Let's Scrap 7-10-13

Hello Friends!  Can you believe we are already in the middle of the week!  I have been busy cleaning my crafty space and destashing this week and I have found some great 12x12 papers that I forgot I had!  I have been putting together small kits for myself to scrap and I am going to share with you a layout I did last night with one of my kits!  I used the current sketch from Let's Scrap as my inspiration for my  layout.  Here is a look at the sketch

I created a one page layout and used the left side of this sketch as my inspiration.  The kit I created has a lot of scraps and papers from Heidi Swapp and a piece of 12x12 glitter paper from Close to My Heart.  I also added some color shine and used one of Heidi Swapp's stencils.  The pictures are of my oldest son and I when we lived in California.  Here is a look at my layout

I had a lot of fun creating this layout and my hands were very inky and full of teal paint when I was finished!  I love to get inky!  Thanks so much for stopping today and I hope you join us this week at Let's Scrap and create something fun with this sketch!!  Our sponsor this week is Fab Scraps and they have this fabulous prize for the weekly winner!

Challenges I am entering
Red Carpet Studio-Layout using one or more stars
Simon Says Stamp & Show-A Little Stamping

Embellish Me Happy July Challenge

Hello Friends!  It is time for another challenge from Embellish Me Happy!  This Months challenge is to create a project about  what you celebrate during the month of July.  Here in America we celebrate the 4th of July!  What do you Celebrate?  It could be anything, a birthday, an event, graduation, whatever it is scrap it, create a project,  ATC, smash book page you name it!  Here is a look at the layout I created for this challenge!  I used a picture taken on the Fourth of July in 2003!  We were in our back yard waiting for the fireworks to start!  We lived very close to where the fireworks went off every year so we could enjoy them from our backyard!!

I used some old Close to My Heart papers I had in my stash some embellishments I had sitting on my desk from previous layouts and some Thickers for my title!  Great way to use up my stash!  This month our sponsor is Scrap Stuffz

Now if you are into Project Life, and I know a lot of you ladies are Embellish Me Happy has a great Project Life Challenge this month!  This month’s challenge is to create a Project Life journal card with sewing on it…you can sew a design, a word, whatever you want. 

Both challenges are due August 10th 12am EST!!! Please post challenges Via In Linkz in order to be eligible for the prize.  I am looking forward to seeing what you will create!!  Thanks for stopping!!

Challenges I am entering
Red Carpet Studio-Use one or more STARS
Love To Scrap-Anything Goes
Scrap It Girl-Red, White and Blue
Berry71bleu-Anything Goes

Monday, Monday!

Monday Monday, so good to me,
Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be
Oh Monday morning, Monday morning couldn't guarantee
That Monday evening you would still be here with me.

(The Mamas And The Papas)

 

 

Hello!  Just thought I would share a little bit of one of my favorite songs from The Mamas And The Papas on this Monday morning!  Hope you all had a great weekend and are ready for a super cute card share!  My crafty mojo has been in hiding this last week and every time I go down to work on something I draw a blank and end up cleaning and destashing!  So today I found some challenges and a sketch and went to work!  I started out at Heartstring Designs  new community and found the July Gallery Challenge Anything "Summer" Goes and I used this sketch from Retro Sketches 

 



Here is a look at my card..

I created a square card and used papers from the Simple Stories I{HEART}SUMMER collection and a stamp from Simon Says stamp.  Here is a list of a few other challenges I am entering my sweet little card into.

My Creative Time-Square Card Challenge

Great Impressions Stamps-Anything Goes

Jo's Scrap Shack-Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping today and have a great day!!

Let's Scrap 7-3-13

Hello friends!!  I am here to share a new sketch from Let's Scrap.  My Design Team term is coming to an end soon with Let's Scrap and I have had a fabulous time being a part of the team!  They are holding a Design team call and you can find all the info on their website HERE!  Here is a look at this week's sketch

I used the left side of this sketch for my inspiration and used papers and embellishments from Simple Stories I{HEART}SUMMER Collection!  This has been one of my favorite collections from Simple Stories and I am having so much fun creating with it!  Here is a look at my layout

This week's sketch is sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs and they are giving away three digi stamps of your choice to only lucky winner!  Make sure you link up your projects by July 9, 2013 no later than 11:59p.m.   Can't wait to see what you all can come up with using this sketch!!

Follow me on Bloglovin

Hello!  As you may all already know, Google Reader is shutting down very soon so if you like to get updates from my blog, please click on the follow me Bloglovin button to the right! Thanks.  I have a card to share with you that I created for Scrapbook Nerd Summer Camp.  This early arrival challenge is the first of many challenges this summer!  I also uploaded my card into their gallery!  If you have not yet signed up for their summer camp please head on over and check it out HERE!  Here is a look at my card

I used two Close to My Heart stamp sets Tropical Paradise and Surfs Up and ink colors from Hero Arts, Close to my Heart and Stampin Up!  I hope you join me and sign up for Scrapbook Nerds Summer Camp!!  I can not wait to the next challenge!  Thanks so much for stopping today!

Mini Album

Hello!!!  Well it is Friday night and I am so ready for bed but I wanted to get this post up first!  I have not made a mini lately and I am feeling a bit sad about it!  I have been so busy creating layouts and cards my minis have been pushed to the side!  Mini's are my absolute favorite thing to create so it is time to put one together!!  I pulled some product from my stash of goodies along with a Heidi Swapp wood album I recently purchased from Michael's and some Heidi Swapp rub-ons and stickers!  Here is a look at my product I plan on using for my girly mini album!

I posted these photos on my Instagram feed as well so if you are a follower you have seen them already!  If you are not yet a follower head on over to Instagram and you can find me MEDGA902  Tonight I found some time to get a good start on my mini!  I used color shine in Primrose for my cover and finished this first page of my album along with getting all my photos printed cut and matted!  Here is a look at the first page of my album!

 

I love the way this page came out and I still want to add a little cluster of embellishments in the bottom corner.  There is a Close to My Heart mini bag behind the photo that holds a tag for journaling and to put more photos!  I can not wait to get this album finished up because it is a friend and I can not wait for her to see it!  She asked me to photograph her delivery and it was one of the most amazing moments!!  I of coarse took a million photos and this one is my favorite!  Baby grabbing hold of mama's hand!  I hope you enjoyed my post today and are inspired to create something fabulous!  Are you a mini album addict like me or do you stick to layouts or cards?  I would love to know what are your favorite things to create!!

Let's Scrap 6-26-13

Happy Wednesday!!  Hope you are all having a fabulous day!  I just got home from my sons baseball game and they won 9-4!!  They are doing amazing and we have another game tomorrow night!  Today it is time for another Let's Scrap sketch and layout share!  I am so excited for all the ladies who have joined Let's Scrap and I am loving seeing your work in our gallery!!  If you still have not joined us I hope you will soon!  Here is a look at this weeks sketch

I created a one page layout using this sketch and used papers from the Heidi Swapp No Limits paper pad.  I seriously can not get enough of these paper pads from Heidi Swapp!  I love the cut apart sheets that come in the paper pads and I am running low!! Yikes!  I also used some of the Heidi Swapp Ghost Letters from my stash and I have been hoarding these for awhile but thought they would be great with this layout!  Here is a look at my layout

This week our sponsor is Scrapbooking@Aquila and they are giving away a Prima Lyric kit! 

To be entered into the draw you must post your layout/card no later than July 2, 2013 at 11:59 pm (by the main page clock).  I hope you join us this week and upload your card or layout!  If you upload your project to the gallery and come back to this post and comment that you did I will enter your name to win 2 packs of American Crafts Thickers and some washi tape!  Good luck and I can not wait to see what you create!