It's not easy being green...

Happy Friday! I have 2 layouts to share...and they are both very green :)

This first one is for the current inspiration challenge at Punky Scraps:
And this one is for the current sketch challenge at Butterfly Crafts:
Thanks for stopping by!!

March House of Art Projects

Hey, everyone!

Did you see that the March House of Art kit was revealed? It is such a gorgeous kit and I had such a great time playing around with it. Here are the projects that I created:

So, hurry up! Grab your kit before they're all sold out! :o)

House of Art Blog Hop...Reveal Day

Woo hoo! You've made it to the final day of the House of Art blog hop. We have one more sneak to show you and then the full reveal of the kit will be tonight...so exciting!!!

Here's the last sneak:

Gorgeous, aren't they? Be sure to hop on over to Lisa's Blog and leave a comment!

House of Art Blog Hop...Day 3

Day 3 of the House of Art blog hop is under way...and that means you need to leave a comment on my blog today! In case you missed the rules of the blog hop, you can see the original post here.

Here is today's peek:

Aren't you getting excited? The full kit reveal is tomorrow...I think you'll love it!

House of Art Blog Hop...Day 2

Hey, everyone! It's day #2 of the House of Art blog hop...which means another sneak peek...Don't forget to go to Taraleigh's Blog and leave a comment!

And, just in case you missed the rules of the blog hop, you can see the original post here.

Quick Share

Hi, all!

I just have a quick layout to share with you that I did for the Just C & S blog:

Lovin' orange right now :) Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your weekend!

House of Art Blog Hop...Day 1

The House of Art BLOG HOP is finally here!! The Blog hop will run from the 11th(Friday)-14th(Monday). Each day of the blog hop, there will be a new SNEAK PEEK of the March Kit: Carnival Ride!! The Hop will end on Monday with the last sneak peak and the Main kit being revealed!!

Here is a schedule of who's blog you need to comment on each day:

Friday(11th): Nicole Martel's Blog

Saturday(12th): Taraleigh Gray's Blog

Sunday(13th): Kat Poole's Blog (that's me!)

Monday(14th): Lisa Houpt's Blog and then ending at the House of Art Blog with a comment on the kit reveal photo!!

Each day, just comment on the sneak peek post on the designer's blog and at the end of the blog hop, Ariana will choose a winner who has commented on all of the blogs!! Dont forget that one lucky winner will receive a mini kit!

Here's today's sneak peek...Pretty, huh?? Now "hop" on over to Nicole Martel's Blog and leave a comment!

Lots of news for you!

Hey, all! Happy Friday!! I have lots of information for you today...

First, there is a new challenge up at Punky Scraps. It's a recipe challenge. Use at least 3 out of 5 of "ingredients" on the list to create a layout. The "ingredients" were misting, distressing, black & white photo, flower(s) and sparkles! Here is what I came up with:
And, let me just say, I am kicking myself for not using a b&w photo. I use b&w photos all the time, but while I was doing this layout I completely forgot that was an ingredient...grrr...oh well :)

In other news, the Butterfly Crafts challenge site is back up and running...and I am lucky enough to be a design team member! There will be one challenge a month...our first challenge is March 15th.

And finally, House of Art will be kicking off it's housewarming party next week (it was delayed because Ariana was waiting on some awesome product that arrived from the maufacturer a little late). Here is what will be happening there:

That's all for today! I encourage you to bounce on over to Punky Scraps to see what the other ladies created with the recipe or head on over to Butterfly Crafts to meet the new design team or check out House of Art...or do all 3 :)

March ScrapStreet

Hello, everyone! Can you believe that it is March already?!?! Geez...2011 is flying by.

Since it's the first day of March that means that the newest issue of ScrapStreet Magazine is published. I was lucky enough to have 2 layouts published this month:

Full article here

Full article here

I hope you have a wonderful week and as always, thanks for stopping by!

Playing with Studio Calico

Good morning, everyone!

I am lucky enough to have a long weekend this week (yay for Presidents' birthdays), so I've had the opportunity to be crafty. Besides doing some design team assignments, I've also had the chance to play with the Metropolitan kit from Studio Calico. Even though I bought the kit a few weeks ago, this is the first real chance I've had to take it out and play. *sigh.* This is my PERFECT kit. I love the colors and the embellies (my love for the Sassafras flowers is strong!).

Anyways, enough rambling...here are 2 layouts that I made with the kit:

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy your week!!!

Quick Layout

Hey, all!

I just have a quick layout I want to share with you. I made it back in the beginning of January, but just never got around to posting it:
It was super quick and simple to make. The title was made by tracing chipboard letters...so I actually saved money because I can use the chipboard letters again later! I also punched circles out of some newspaper and then cut them in half to make the scallop-ish border.

Thanks for stopping by!!

House of Art Announcement....

New house just built!! Vacant and empty and looking for an artful, creative family!!! Under this roof, we have kits on our mind, and our minds on kits! So if you go kookoo for scrapbooking kits, you have DEFINITELY found the perfect home to get cozy in and let your creativity sore! We are going to be releasing our very first kit on March 1st…buuuuttttt…we cant get this show on the road without having a house warming party! That is why we have planned a week long party that will be filled with fun, games, and lets not forget about the party favors! Our house warming party list of dates and events will be posted Feb.18th…so be sure to check it out here.

Happy V-day!

Good morning, all! Happy Valentine's Day. This isn't really a day that I get into too much, but I decided to make a quick layout to celebrate the day anyways...here is a layout of my valentine and I:

Thanks for stopping by...have a wonderful candy-filled, cupcake-filled day!

introducing "House of Art" and "Sketches 2 Scrapbook - Cards"

Hey, all!

I just wanted to pop in and tell you about a new kit club...it's called House of Art. The owner, Ariana, seems like an awesome chick and promises fun and colorful kits...yay!
I was lucky enough to be selected as one of the desingers and I can't wait to dive in and play...good news is that there will plenty of opportunities for you to get in on the fun, too. House of Art will be having a "housewarming party" where you can win fun prizes, etc. More details will be released next week...so stay tuned... ;)

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In other news, Anam Stubbington has released a new iPhone app called "Sketches 2 Scrapbook - CARDS." There are 2 downloads: one is FREE and includes 12 sketches and is found here. The other is a full version that includes 104 sketches (+ the 12 free ones) for only $4.99. That one can be found here.

I was lucky enough to design a card for this app:
Don't really know who gives cards for traveling, but apparently, I do...haha!

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to go check out House of Art and Sketches 2 Scrapbook!

A few layouts to share...

Good morning, all!

I just have a few layouts that I want to share with you today. This first one is just one that I did for fun. I made it with a lot of my Sassafras stash:

And this one is a layout for my challenge at Just C & S. The challenge was to use only 4 products to create a layout. Here are the products I used:

And here is my layout:

Thanks for stopping by...happy Thursday!

CS #141

Good morning!

Today I'm playing along with last week's sketch from Creative Scrappers. I thought it was a fun sketch, but I didn't get time to play with it last week. Here is what I came up with today:Don't the boys look good? One of Eric's best friends got married on New Year's Eve on the beach. All their pictures turned out gorgeous! And you can't tell from the picture, but there are tulle stars on here as well as some beige bubble wrap pattern. I guess they are both so light in color that neither will show up in the scan...oh well! :)

This layout was inspired by Ronda Palazzari's layout, found here.

Enjoy the rest of your day.

Punky Scraps Challenge #6

Hey, everyone!!

There is a new challenge posted over at Punky Scraps today. And even though it's Team A's month to participate in the challenges (I am a member of Team B), I decided to play along here on my blog. The challenge this week is a picture inspiration challenge. Here is the picture:
And here is the layout that I created that was inspired by the picture:
I also scraplifted Maggie Holmes' cool layout, "muffins," found here.

Head on over to Punky Scraps to see what the awesome Team A ladies created.

SOTB - February

Hey, all!

The newest challenge is posted over at Scrap Outside the Box. The challenge this month: use a popsicle stick (or more, if you like!) on your project. Here is what I created:

Isn't that picture great? Even Duke, the dog, looked at the camera. I ♥ it!

I also used this cool PageMaps sketch to create my layout:

Hop on over to SOTB to see other takes on the challenge. All participants are entered for a chance to win an iTunes gift card.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice day!

February Scrapstreet

Hey, everyone!

The newest issue of Scrapstreet is now published and I have one layout featured in it:

Find the whole article here.

Thanks for stopping by!!

2 challenges, 1 layout

I have been feeling super, super "scrappy" this weekend and I have more time today to be scrappy...love these lazy weekends :-)

Today I am playing along with 2 challenges: The Studio Challenges and These are a Few of my Favorite Things. The Studio Challenges is having a sketch challenge, with the smaller challenge of using handmade embellishments. TAAFOMFT is asking that we scrap one of our favorite games. I combined the two to make this:

I just hope putting together puzzles counts as a game. I think it does, though...

And here are some close-ups of some of my handmade embellishments. I don't do a lot of the handmade thing, but this was pretty fun, so I may try to start incorporating my own embellies into my projects a bit more.

Thanks for stopping by...have a nice day!

Polka Dot ♥♥♥

Hey, all!

I hope your Saturday is going well! I actually scrapped for fun this morning...I figured I will work on my scrappy projects that have a deadline tomorrow...a little procrastination can sometimes get the creative juices flowing {I hope} :o)

Here is what I created today:

I love the new luggage that Eric got me for Christmas so much that I had to scrap pictures of it...Weird? Maybe so. Hee! But seriously, the luggage is hot pink and it has polka dots...it was made for me!

I also knew exactly what products I wanted to use to scrap these pictures: Toni's blooms! Her Gumdrop Embellishment Kit was made for this layout. The colors are so fun and vibrant and who doesn't love that fun pink and white polka dot ribbon?!?! Stop by her Etsy shop to see all her lovely, scrappy goodness. And I promise she did not pay me to promote her store...I just think her stuff is totally fun.

Thanks for dropping by today. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!

Punky Scraps Challenge #5

Hey, all!

Happy, happy weekend! Yayyyyy! :)

The last challenge of the month is up now at Punky Scraps. This challenge asks you to make a layout inspired by the quote that is posted on the site. Here is my take:
The tag pulls out and contains some hidden journaling...a message that I wrote to myself :)

Hop on over to Punky Scraps to see the quote and the rest of the wonderful ladies' interpretations of the challenge.

Butterfly Madness

Good morning, everyone!

This weekend I channeled my inner Elizabeth Kartchner. I am a particularly big fan of her trademark style of layering butterflies and tickets and I thought that I would give it a try. I don't pull it off nearly as well as she does, but I thought it was a good jumping off point. I used her beautiful layout, found here, as my inspiration. Here is what I came up with:I was also excited to finally play with some of my new Christmas presents: The Indie Girl line by Sassafras and that sweet Martha Stewart butterfly punch. I LOVE this punch...and think I am becoming a bit butterfly-obsessed...I went somewhat butterfly crazy this weekend...you'll see what I mean in the coming months, but maybe they'll be spaced out enough that you won't be able to tell ;-)

And...don't forget about the fun Core'dinations giveaway, going on here.

Thanks for stopping by...have a lovely week!

CS #139 and a Giveaway Opportunity!

Hey, all!

Since I have a long weekend, I figured I could waste a day being crafty...and since it's Sunday, that means I got the chance to play along with Creative Scrappers right away. Here is a layout that literally took me about 15 minutes to make:

Do you love that paper? It's the new Sassafras Paper Crush collection. I was lucky enough to win it in one their blog giveaways. It came in the mail yesterday and I had to use it immediately.

Speaking of giveaways...I wanted to tell you about a sweet giveaway that is going on at Core'dinations. Core'dinations is actually giving away FIFTY of their new paper packs. Click here to see the packs up for grabs and to enter. Entries are being accepted from now until January 21st.

Thanks for popping by!

Punky Scraps Challenge #4

Hey, all! I am here to share my take on the newest challenge over at Punky Scraps. It is a sketch challenge. Here is my layout:

These pictures were taken at the Marine Corps Marathon. These guys actually ran the MCM 10K. The race was on Halloween, so they decided to dress up as The Avengers :)

Bounce on over to Punky Scraps to see the sketch and what the other ladies did with it.

Don't forget, this month's prize is the Tree Love Collection from Nikki Silvis!

Thanks for stopping by!

A scraplift...

Hey, all!

I have a quick new layout to share with you...it is a scraplift of Lisa Dickinson's wonderful layout "9 months," which can be found in the August 2010 issue of Scrapbook Trends Magazine.

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy the work week!

December Daily Wrap-Up

FINALLY! I finished my December Daily! Better late than never, right?!

I will spare you all the boring pictures and just share a few of my December Daily faves:
This project was great for me because I'm not big on journaling. However, I tried to do a little journaling on almost every page...baby steps, I guess!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a nice weekend. :)

To see all my December Daily posts, click here.

Punky Scraps CHallenge #3

Hey, all! Happy Friday!

I have a new layout to share with you. It's for the newest challenge over at Punky Scraps. I gotta say, this layout is far from my best work, but oh well, here it is:
Hop on over to Punky Scraps to play along. The winner this month gets the Tree Love Collection from Nikki Silvis...sweet, right?!?

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the weekend!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ERIC!

I just want to quickly wish my Mr. Amazing a very happy 28th birthday. I'm not usually very mushy, but I do want him to know that he means the world to me...He's the star of many of my layouts, so if you read my blog occasionally, you should already know that he is crazy, goofy, silly and the most fun to be around. I have had the best time with him over the last 5 1/2 years and I'm looking forward to the future to make more fun (ridiculous?) memories. I am so, so, so lucky to have him in my life.

I already gave Eric a list this morning of 28 reasons why I love him and I made a special layout just for him with the list on it {Ha! Now he'll have to figure out what to do with it ;o)}:

January Scrapstreet

Hey, everyone!

I hope you all had a fabulous, fabulous new year celebration!

I wanted to quickly re-share 2 layouts that I have in the January issue of Scrapstreet Magazine:

For the "Pack in the Photos" article:

For the "Easy Street" article:

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!