Feeling Green?

I was when I made this Project Life spread.  On March 16th, there was a St. Patrick's Day festival in my local area.  I took a lot of pictures at the event, so I decided to do a whole 12 x 12 spread that focused just on the day...and since it was all about St. Patty's, I had to keep it green :o)

To see my whole week 11 spread click here.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a happy Friday tomorrow!

Supplies: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design F); Journaling Cards: Recollections, Studio Calico; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, American Crafts; Alphas: American Crafts, October Afternoon, Queen & Company; Wooden Arrow Word: Freckled Fawn; Black Paper Borders: Doodlebug Designs; Washi Tape: October Afternoon; Label Stickers: Simple Stories; Paper Label, Wooden Letters: Studio Calico; Enamel Dots: Basic Grey; Staples: Tim Holtz

Tackling Some Challenges

Good morning, everyone.  I have two layouts that I'd like to share with you today.  They were both done for challenges over at Studio Calico.

This first layout was made for a scraplift challenge.  We were supposed to scraplift this amazing layout.  Here's my take:

For the second challenge, we were supposed to use a mask:

For the background I used a cool technique that was shown in a video by Corrie Jones on the Evalicious blog.

Thanks for stopping by...happy hump day!

Supplies:  Layout 1: Cardstock: Bazzill; PL card, Tag, Mist: Studio Calico; Day Card, "Not This" Tag: Evalicious; Doilies: Maya Road; Patterned Paper, Clothespin: American Crafts; Washi Tape: Freckled Fawn; "Remember" Circle: October Afternoon; Staples: Tim Holtz

Layout 2: Cardstock: Bazzill; Mist, Mask: Studio Calico; Alphas: American Crafts; Word Sticker: Heidi Swapp; Tags, Badges: Evalicious

The Studio || March Sketch

Good Sunday morning, everyone....and Happy St Patrick's Day!  May your day be full of lots of green...

The Studio has a new sketch challenge up today...and I love the sketch.  I always love Valerie's sketches, though...Here it is:

And here is my layout:

Even though our Catalina trip was a few years ago, I still have some pictures to scrap.  This sketch just seemed perfect for my photos.

Hope you can play along with us this month.  Head on over to The Studio to see the other fabulous layouts that are featured!

Layout: Cardstock, Green Borders: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: American Crafts, ILS, Studio Calico; Washi Tape, Alpha Stickers: American Crafts; Travel Tickets: KaiserCraft; Wooden Shapes, Geotag Sticker, Mist: Studio Calico; Twine: We R Memory Keepers; Staples: Tim Holtz

Some Random Shares

Hey, everyone! I just wanted to pop in quickly and share a few different things that I've been working on recently.  The first is a layout that I made based on a Studio Calico sketch that I have been saving for a while.  Unfortunately, I can't find the sketch on the site, so I can't link it back.

 

And, I have a PL spread to share.  My week 10:

And here's a close-up of the title card:

Layout: Cardstock, Lime Green Borders: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Stars, Clothespins: American Crafts; Frame, Grid Journaling Card, Mist: Studio Calico; Diecuts: October Afternoon; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Badge: Marcy Penner

PL Spread: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design A); Journaling Cards, Printable Layouts, Wooden Arrows, Wooden Letters, Wooden Heart: Studio Calico; Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn, American Crafts; Wood Bubble: Freckled Fawn; Alphas: American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs, Studio Calico, Basic Grey; "Noted" Tab: Evalicious; Yellow Labels, Yellow Star: Twine & Ink; Enamel Dots: Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye; Staples: Tim Holtz; Sticker: Basic Grey

Punky Scraps is Ready for Spring!

They are...because that's what their current challenge is all about!  This month's inspiration photo is totally Spring-y and fun:

And here is how it inspired me:

I stuck with the Spring theme and the fun, bright colors.  I even threw a few flowers in there!  Please head on over to Punky Scraps to see what the other awesome ladies did and to play along for a chance to win this month's prize!

Supplies: Cardstock, Green Border: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Wooden Flower Button: American Crafts; Poloroid Frame, Rub-on: Heidi Swapp; "Live It Up" Card: Recollections; Paper Clip: K & Company; Mist, Wooden Hearts, Pink Tab: Studio Calico; Staples: Tim Holtz

Project Life || Week 9

Good morning, everyone!

I have a quick PL spread to share with you today:

My favorite part of this layout is the Week 9 Title Block.  I actually scraplifted this from Leenah Loh's Studio Calico Neverland Gallery.  Her PL spreads are so great and inspirational!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Supplies: Journaling Cards: Evalicious (This Week), Studio Calico (Hello, Days of the Week), Recollections (5Ws); Patterned Paper: Crate Paper, American Crafts, Studio Calico; Printable Labels, Wooden Arrows, Pink Paper Tab: Studio Calico; Alphas: Basic Grey, American Crafts, Sassafras Lass; Washi Tape: October Afternoon; Label Stickers: Twine & Ink (yellow), Simple Stories (pink, grey); Crazy Rub-on: Heidi Swapp; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Staples: Tim Holtz; Circle Border: Doodlebug Designs

The Studio | March Recipe Challenge

Good morning, everyone!  Where is the year going?  It's March already!!  However, a new month means new challenges at The Studio.  Today's challenge is a recipe challenge that was created by yours truly.  I picked a fun, easy recipe that contained products that I felt certain almost everyone has in their stash:

*Kraft cardstock

*Mist or paint

*At least one tag

*At least 2 different types of alphas

I love the results from the design team!  Everyone on the team has such a fun, unique style, so you get so many different, cool layouts.  I actually created a layout that strayed a bit from my usual style:

Like I said, it's a bit unusual for me...and I hated it at first, but it's growing on me and I think I actually sort of like it now...

Please pop on over to The Studio to play along!

Supplies: Cardstock, Journaling Card, Tags: Recollections; Patterned Paper, Mistable Stars, Turquoise Alphas, Arrow Sticker, "Fun" Sticker, Mists: Heidi Swapp; Gold Alphas: American Crafts; Twine: We R Memory Keepers

2 Weeks Worth of Project Life!

So...I may have gotten slightly behind on Project Life...but only by a week!  I am now all caught up again.  The strangest thing about doing this project?  I can always tell you what week of the year it is.

In my Week 7 spread, I had to play around with sequins again.  I love making the little confetti pockets.  I also played around with REALLY messy stitching on top of two Chinese fortunes:

Left side:

Right side:

In my Week 8 spread, I added another little confetti pocket.  I love the tiny calendars from Studio Calico, so I want to try to use one every month, if I can:

Left side:

 Right side:

Thanks for hanging in for this rather photo-heavy post.  Hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Week 7: Left side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design G), Patterned Paper, Journaling Cards, Printable Tags, Wood Veneer Hearts/Arrows: Studio Calico; Alphas: Basic Grey, American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs; Washi Tape: Little Yellow Bicycle; Chevron Envelope: American Crafts; Wooden Word Bubble: Freckled Fawn; Label Sticker: Simple Stories; "This Makes Me Smile" Tag: BananaFish Studio; "Delight" Sticker: Heidi Swapp; Staples: Tim Holtz

Right Side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design H); Grid Journaling Card, Patterned Paper: Studio Calico; Alphas: October Afternoon, Lily Bee Designs; Word Sticker: Heidi Swapp; Star Sticker: Twine & Ink; "My Ideal Day" Journaling Card: Recollections; Staples: Tim Holtz

Week 8: Left Side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design H); Journaling Cards, Wood Veneers, Circle Label: Studio Calico; Alphas: American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs; "So Very Happy" Label: BananaFish Studio; Staples: Time Holtz; Star Stickers: Twine & Ink

Right Side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design F); Journaling Cards (with the exception of the orange "Good" one and the pink "date" one), Wood Veneers, Labels: Studio Calico; Alphas: American Crafts, Basic Grey, Lily Bee Designs, October Afternoon; "Smashing" Clip: K & Company; Orange Journaling Card, Pink "date" Card: Recollections; Word Stickers: Heidi Swapp; Label Sticker: Simple Stories; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Staples: Tim Holtz

Scrapping for fun!

Hello, everyone!  If you're in the U.S. I hope you had a nice President's Day.  I never complain about a day off :o)

With my extra day off I finally got to do some scrapping for fun.  Work has been so busy lately that I've really only had time to do my layouts for my design teams and my Project Life spreads.  Before I created this layout, E and I went on a Michael's shopping spree (he encourages me to buy every scrappy product in the world!).  Did you know Michael's carries Heidi Swapp products now?  I had no idea, but I am now all stocked up :o)  Here is what I created:

I'm glad you were able to stop by...hopefully I'll be back soon with a PL share!!

Layout: Cardstock, Chipboard Frame, Kraft tags, Journaling Card: Recollections; Alphas, Chipboard Hearts, Banner, Word Stickers, Mist, Rub-ons: Heidi Swapp; Twine: We R Memory Keepers

The Studio || Patterned Paper-less Challenge

Hey, everyone!!  There is a new challenge posted this morning at The Studio.  We challenge all of you to create a layout without using patterned paper...and to add in washi tape.

I have been having Silhouette problems lately (just can't get my cut settings right even when I follow the settings that the program tells me to use!).  Instead of whining about it (which I am super good at...just ask my husband!), I decided to use my Silhouette "issues" to my advantage. I made a border for my layout and knew that my Silhouette probably wouldn't cut all the way through the paper. I was right! So, I used a few different colors of mist to color around the edges of the page. The mist showed up darker where the cuts had been made and ended up creating a really cool effect:

You should also go check out what the other ladies created.  There are some really cool ideas for washi tape posted over there!

Thanks for stopping in!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Cutting Machine: Silhouette; Mists: Tattered Angels, Studio Calico; Alphas: American Crafts; Wood Shapes: Freckled Fawn (arrows), Studio Calico (hearts); Mustache Clip: K & Company; Paper Tab: Bananafish Studios; Washi Tape: Target; Staples: Tim Holtz

Project Life 2013 || Week 6

Hello!  I am back to quickly share my latest Project Life spread.  I am still keeping it up with it!  Can you believe it?!?!

It was a pretty busy week for me last week, so I actually made a 2-page spread (my first of the year).  Apparently, I also only wore mint green clothing last week.  (Isn't it funny the things you notice when you do a project like this?)

Week 6 Combined:

Left side:

Right side:

If you're doing PL, how is it coming along for you?  Leave me a link to your latest spread..I'd love to see!

Thanks so much for stopping in!

Supplies: Left side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design A); Patterned Paper, Journaling Cards, Wooden Letters, Arrow and Heart, Paper Label: Studio Calico; Alphabet Stickers: Basic Grey, American Crafts; Wooden Word Bubble: Freckled Fawn; Chipboard Heart: Maya Road; Star Stickers: Twine & Ink; Paper Border: Doodlebug Designs; Paper Tab: October Afternoon; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Staples: Tim Holtz; Washi Tape: Target

Right Side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design G); Journaling Cards, Wooden Letters, Hearts, Arrow, Paper Label: Studio Calico; Alphas: Basic Grey, Lilly Bee Designs; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Diecuts: October Afternoon; Chipboard Heart: Maya Road; Star Sticker: Twine & Ink; Washi Tape: mt, Target

Punky Scraps - February Challenge

Hey, everyone!!

There is a new challenge up today at Punky Scraps.  This one was an inspiration challenge and two pictures were given for us to choose from.  I chose one that was all purple.  I do love monochromatic layouts!  Here is what I created:

Please head over to Punky Scraps to see all the beautiful layouts and to compete for this month's prize!

Thanks for stopping in!  I had a busy week last week, but I'm hoping to catch up quickly and be back with another post soon!

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill; Paint: Apple Barrel; Wooden Shapes: Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn; Chipboard Heart: Maya Road; Cardstock/Button Flowers: Sassafrass; Twine: My Mind's Eye; Bling: Prima; Envelope: Paper Source

The Studio - Lots of ♥s Challenge

Good morning, everyone!! There is a new challenge up at The Studio this month: In honor of Valentine's Day, use at least 5 hearts on your layout.  Here is what I created:

Lots of hearts on my blog recently, huh?
To make this layout, I also used a sketch from Studio Calico.

Head on over to The Studio to see what the rest of the ladies made.  There are a ton of great layouts posted over there today...very inspirational!

Thanks for stopping by!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas: American Crafts; "You & Me" Sticker: Pebbles; Chipboard hearts: Maya Road; Label: Evalicious; Wooden People, Shipping Tag: Studio Calico; Envelope: Whisker Graphics

Currently Craving - Hearts Edition ♥♥

With Valentine's Day just a few weeks away, I thought it would be fun to do a "Currently Craving" post featuring some inspirational heart projects:

1. Paper heart canvas   2. "Love is all" canvas   3.  Button heart   4. Felt hearts on a stick   5.  Felt hearts   6. Heart lollipops   7. Pin cushion   8.  More felt hearts   9. Burlap heart banner

I hope you feel inspired!!

Project Life || Week 3

Hello, everyone!!  I've read a lot about Project Life and many people talk about how difficult it is to stay on task and how they become unmotivated to scrap their weeks.  I can definitely see how that can happen, especially if you fall a few weeks behind.  Luckily, I am still so excited about the project that I tackle it the first moment I can.  I actually completed my week 3 layout on Sunday morning.  I wanted to start it on Saturday afternoon, but I made myself complete my design team commitments first. Ha!  I hope my motivation keeps up, because like I siaid, I'm having so much fun with it.

I told you that I would try to refrain from sharing every week on here.  However, I did post my week 2 spread in my Studio Calico gallery, in case you do want to see it.  For now, here is my Week 3:

This week I had a lot of memorabilia that I wanted to include: a gas receipt so I could document the price per gallon, a movie ticket from a girl's night out and a cute note/picture from my niece.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design F); Journaling Cards: Studio Calcio, Evalicious; Polka Dot Envelope: Whisker Graphics; Wood Veneers, Green Label: Studio Calico; Yellow Labels: Twine & Ink; Word Stickers, Arrow Sticker; Heidi Swapp; Alphas: American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs, Basic Grey, Tim and Beck; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Washi Tape: mt, Target; Brads: Making Memories; Chipboard Hearts: Maya Road; Staples: Tim Holtz

The Studio | January Sketch

Happy Sunday, everyone!  I hope you're enjoying the weekend...I've been suuuuuper lazy and I'm okay with that ;-)

There is a new sketch challenge at The Studio this morning.  Here is the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I hope you are able to play along with us this month!  A cool prize is up for grabs.  For more info and to see the other fabulous ladies' layouts, head on over to The Studio.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Word Stickers: Pebbles; Alphas: Basic Grey; Washi Tape: mt; Diecut Frame, Wooden Man, Label: Studio Calico; Diecut Tabs and Circle: October Afternoon; Brads: Making Memories; Mist: Tattered Angels

Project Life || Week 1

I mentioned on Saturday that I have decided to take on Project Life.  I am really excited about the project and wanted to share my first week with you.  I did a whole small page protector just of our NYE celebration (it's the back of the title page) and then a regular 12 x 12 spread for the rest of the week. I really like combining different sizes and layouts.  It makes everything seem more random and fun for me.  However, I do think most of my pages will consist of the Becky Higgins, Design A protectors that I used for the rest of my week 1.

Anyways, here is my first week:

The left side is all about NYE celebration.  The fun "Hello 2013" is actually one of Simple Stories' free printables.  I included a pic of the group, a pic of E & I, my sparkly Chucks that my sis-in-law gave me and a map of where we were.  Oh yes, and of course, some sequins :o)

The right side documents the rest of week 1, including E's 30th birthday.  As a side note, I don't really think he is old.  He's just older than me, so I am allowed to give him a hard time about it.  :o)  We also finished puppy-sitting that week and I documented a bit about one of my new Christmas presents: a Fitbit.  I am totally obsessed with that thing.

Thanks so much for stopping by and sticking with this loooong post.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your week!

Supplies: NYE side: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design J); Printable, Label Stickers: Simple Stories; Journaling Card, Chipboard Stickers: Studio Calico; Sparkle Paper: American Crafts; Chipboard Heart: Maya Road; Staples: Tim Holtz; Alphas: Basic Grey, Lily Bee Designs; Sticky Gem: My Mind's Eye; Sequins: Making Memories

Week 1: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design A); Journaling Cards, Patterned Paper, Chipboard Stickers, Paper Label (yellow): Studio Calico; Label Stickers: Simple Stories; Alphas: Basic Grey, Lily Bee Designs, Studio Calico; Star Stickers: Twine & Ink; Staples: Tim Holtz; Sticky Gems: My Mind's Eye; Chipboard Heart (Blue): Maya Road; Chipboard Heart (Red): Unknown

Project Life 2013||Challenge Accepted!

Hey, everyone! So, I have given in to all the hype and decided to tackle "Project Life" this year.  I made this decision last month when I was having so much fun working on my December Daily.  I think I really love scrapping in little pockets.  Is that weird?  Ha!

To get me started on the right foot, I have subscribed to Studio Calico's Project Life monthly kit and am currently taking their Project Life class, Day-by-Day.  I'm learning a lot and am super excited to document this year.

I don't really have a plan yet for how I am going to organize my weeks.  I already know that some weeks may be very boring, while others will be more exciting and picture-heavy.  So, for now I am taking it one week at a time, knowing that I may combine weeks in some spreads and only mange to cover a weekend in others.  I don't plan on putting too much pressure on myself.  The point of this is to have fun, right?

I also don't plan on showing you every single Project Life spread that I complete.  I don't want to totally bore you with all the details of my life!  ;o)  But...I will show you my title page for now and then update you with sporadic weeks throughout the year:

I know, I know.  That one particular piece of patterned paper from Crate Paper is getting quite the workout recently.  I just love the chevron pattern and the fact that it is so colorful!!

The journaling in the bottom right corner briefly talks about what Eric and I are up to as 2013 begins and what our goals for the year are.

Thanks so much for stopping by, especially since this was such a long, rambling post.  Are any of you taking on Project Life?  If so, leave me a link...I'd love to see!

Supplies: Page Protector: Becky Higgins (Design J); Patterned Paper, Diecut Ampersand: Crate Paper; Cardstock: Bazzill; Journaling Cards, Wooden People, Wooden Letters, Labels: Studio Calico; Alphas: American Crafts, Basic Grey; Chipboard B, Sequins: Making Memories; Sticky Gems: My Mind's Eye; Staples: Tim Holtz; Mists: Tattered Angels

Punky Scraps - January

Hey, everyone!!  Punky Scraps recently made a few changes. They will now only be posting one challenge a month, but the whole design team will participate in every challenge.  This month's challenge just went live today.  The challenge: scrap about yourself, which is always difficult for me.  They also provided a photo as inspiration.  Here is what I came up with:

I hope you can play along with Punky Scraps this month.  Up for grabs is a fun journaling prize pack.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Crate Paper; Wooden Letters, Wooden Woman, Diecut Tab: Studio Calico; "Record" Label: Evalicious; Diecut Butterfly and "HAPPY": Crate Paper; Brads: Basic Grey; Mist: Tattered Angels; Tag: Paper Source

The Studio New Beginnings Challenge

Good morning, everyone!  I hope that you are enjoying the new year.  Today The Studio has a new challenge up that is all about "new beginnings."

For my layout I decided to focus on the my goals for the new year.  I had 5 main ones:

I also thought this was a good way to bust my alpha stash.  I have waaaaaay too many alpha sheets laying around...and patterned paper...and embellishments....wow,  I probably need to do a cleaning soon.  ;-)

Head on over to The Studio to play along and to win a fun prize from the Swedish scrapping company, YouDo.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill, Recollections; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Crate Paper, Doodlebug Design; Alphas: American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs; Basic Grey; Tab diecut: October Afternoon; Wooden Asterisks, Mist: Studio Calico; Sticky gems: My Mind's Eye