Aug 4th Elle's Studio Christmas Layout

Happy Monday!

I wanted to scrap this weekend but I have to say I didn't have a lot of  mojo so I found a sketch from Elle's Studio from their Sketch Thursday Challenge.  I love  these challenges to jump start me and I have to say this sketch was just so much fun to work with!

So I am still working on my goal to finish 2012 and so I have a Christmas Layout to share!

Can I just say I had so much fun playing with this paper collection.  Love all the fun papers and fun embellishments.

I have a video for you on how I made this layout.

supplies
enamel dots - glitz
paper-tags-frames, die cuts- Elle's Studio

Thanks so much for joining me.  I will be back tomorrow with the new Digi Release from Some Odd Girl!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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July 22 Happy Halloween

Happy Tuesday!

I am still working on Halloween 2012!  This is my final layout.  It is of my cutie at his preschool Halloween party.  He was Buzz and he was so happy!  I once again broke out the Imaginisce Halloween paper!  I finished it up!  I am so excited.  I also added some fun Chic Tags and Elle's Studio tags to add to the fun!

cardstock-AC
pattern paper- imaginisce
die cuts- chic tags, elle's studio
twine- the twinery
gems- imaginisce
mist- studio calico

Thanks so much for stopping by.  You might want to check back here tomorrow!   Just Sayin'.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Tuesday SOG Digi Release

Happy Tuesday!

It is Tuesday and that means it is a new release from Some Odd Girl.  Today I am sharing the most awesome digi cut file package EVER!  Once again Kristy has out done herself with these awesome cut files that use her caligraphy skills.  I used all the sentiments in my title for my layout!  I just loved them all and they all describe my little one.

For my layout I used some Elles' Studio pattern paper and tags.  I then cut my title using the brand new sentiments using my Silhouette.  After attaching the title I added some fun stamping using the Photo Kaylee stamps-heart and star.

I have a process video for you to see how this layout came about.

supplies
cardstock-old old old cardstock- not sure
paper- Elle's Studio
alphabet- jillibean soup
Some Odd Girl Digi Cutfiles and Clear Stamps

Stop by the SOME ODD GIRL SHOP  to see this and all the wonderful things that are new in the store!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Thursday Special Night Movie Night

Happy Thursday!

I am LOVING my new found free time.  I really feel awesome about my hobby again! I have been playing in my stash and using it up!!!!  I love it and when I saw this challenge over at Elle's Studio I knew it would be awesome to play with my Noel paper collection.  So here is the awesoem sketch.

Isn't fun??  I have had this photo from 2012 with my boys and we were getting ready to start the Elf on the Shelf and to begin we watched the DVD for our special movie night.  The boys were sooo excited and I love this photo of them.

I combined my Noel collection along with my Some Odd Girl stamps.  I just can't seem to stop stamping on my layout lately!!!!

supplies

paper, tags, journailing cards- elle's studio

stamps- some odd girl

alphabet- jillibean soup

flair- ???

sequins-???

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will see you soon.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Friday You are Wonderful

Happy Friday!

I have really been motivated this week.  I think playing in my stash has really reenergized me!  I made another layout this week for another Elle's Studio Challenge.  The challenge was to create a layout using the color green!  Here is what I came up with.

The photo is of Jack in 1st grade.  He came home so excited becuase he made this cool hat for Columbus Day.  He loved it!  Once again I have been wanting to scrap this and I just never had the time.  I am trying to wrap up 2012 in my scrapping! LOL!!  I am almost done!  Hooray!! Plus I had so much fun making this layout- I combined some fun paper and tags from Elle's Studio along with some Some Odd Girl Stamps and other fun embellishments!

supplies
paper-tags- Elle's Studio
stamps- Some Odd Girl Stamps
ink- jenni bowlin
word and alphabets- little yellow bicycle and jilliebean soup
mist- studio calico
sequins- ?

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with some new projects!  I can't wait to share them! See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
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Wednesday REading with Nanny

Happy Wednesday!

I know I don't usually post on Wednesdays but I wanted to get my layout entered into the Elle's Studio Challenge. When I saw this sketch my mind was just so full of ideas!

Here is my take on the sketch.  I followed it pretty closely becuase I really loved the design. I had this photo of my boys sitting on the couch with my mom reading together.  I just love that they are so close to her and that she is a part of our everyday life!  So when I saw this sketch I immediately thought of this photo. 

For my layout I used the Everyday moments collection.  I splurged a couple of months ago and bought this.  I really love the collection because it is very gender neutral and really works with everything.  I layered my paper and then added the journaling tag.  I cut out the circle so that it would bit on top of the layers and photo.  I then wanted to add different textures to my layout and I stamped some stars using a Some Odd Girl stamp in brown and red.  I also stamped the sentiment awesome sauce with a Some Odd Girl stamp as well.  Next, I mixed Studio Calico wood veneer stars with Elle's Studio wood veneer stars.  Finally I cute out the happiness tag and added that at the bottom.   I really love how it turned out and I have to say I had soooo much fun making it. 

supplies
paper- elle's studio
wood veneer- elle's studio and studio calico
stamps- Some Odd Girl
alphabet- October afternoon
sewing machine

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a Moxxie post.  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Saturday SOG Monthly Challenge

Happy Saturday!
Popping in on this wonderful Saturday becuase it is the first of the month and that means a brand new challenge over at Some Odd Girl!

This month the challenge is really fun.  The challenge is to use a stencil or mask. I used a Heidi Swapp stencil and used my mists to create an awesome background for my layout.  I then layered my pattern paper.  I am really into making my paper pop so I used my perfect layers tool to create matts for my pattern paper. With the wonderful tones of white, grey, pink and red, I knew that the chalkboard look would work really well with this and Core'dinations cardstock is so perfect for that.  I cut a word bubble using the Silhouette and then sanded it.  I then heat embossed the sentiment "love love love" using the I Do clear stamps set in white embossing powder.   I then did the same thing with the smile banner.  I used the sentiment from the clear set Photo Kaylee.  For  my title and doodle cut I used an Elle's studio cut file.  I added some October Afternoon stickers to continue my title and then I stamped my banner using Everyday Smiles " All day Everyday" to finish it off!  I LOVE how this one turned out.  Have you tried stamping on your scrapbook layouts?  I love it and don't be afraid to mix and match different sentiments from different collections.

This is a funny photo my boys and I took of ourselves on Instagram.  We were hanging out being goofy on one of our snow days and I thought to capture us all huddled together reading a book under a blanket.  We had so much fun.  The title really says it all I LOVE hanging with my boys all day everyday!!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
stencil- heidi swapp
paper- imaginisce
mist- studio calico
cut files- elle's studio
stamps- SOME ODD GIRL
embossing powder

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with all new projects.  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
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Friday Echo Park Wanted

Happy Friday!
I am sooo glad it is the weekend!  Do you have any big plans?  I don't really but hubby and oldest son are headed to the Bengals playoff game on sunday!  They are soooo excited.  I will stay home and craft and watch the game on t.v.

Today I have my 3rd layout to share with you using the Paper and Glue Collection from Echo Park.  I love getting these collections and just cranking out some layouts. 

I took this picture at the 1st grade open house.  Jack was so excited to see his name on the bulletin board and I took his photo.  I added in some Elle's Studio tabs and jouraling cards because I thought the sentiments were sooo true and it formed my title:  Big Story!  Adventures Ahead!  How perfect for 1st grade! 

supply list
paper-stickers- echo park
pearls- doodlebug
elle's studio journaling cards and vellum

If you missed my other projects using this collection you can go HERE and HERE!

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back on Monday with some new projects.  Due to cutting back on Design Team work I am also going to cut back just a bit on blogging as well.  I plan on going to a 4 day week with blogging.  Hope you stick with me!  See you next week.  Have a wonderful and crafty day and weekend!
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Thursday Paper Smooches Challenge 12/23

Happy Thursday!

Did you have a wonderful Christmas.  We sure did!  I loved every minute of spending the day with my family! 

Today I am playing along with the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge!  This week's challenge is a sketch challenge.  I have been low on the mojo so this was right up my alley!  Here is a look at the sketch!

Great sketch!  Right?

So I broke out my scrap bin and found some scraps from Elle's Studio and this is what I came up with.

I love Paper Smooches stamps and I thought this little cow was just adorable. Plus I LOVE the sentiment!

supplies
paper- elle's studio
tag- jillibean soup
stamps- paper smooches
ink- hero arts, memento
markers- spectrum noir
sequins- ?

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with another CAS card!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Monday Life Paper Scrapbook Sketch

Happy Monday,

I was cruising the scrapbooking blogs last week and I wanted to make a quick layout but I really didn't have any mojo.  I found this sketch over at Life Paper Scrapbook- have you checked them out?  I really love their magazing ( I have been published in it twice! ) and I came across this sketch challenge.  It was past due but I loved the sketch so I decided to go ahead and use it anyway.  Here is the sketch.

For my layout I broke out my Elle's Studio Saltwater collection and got busy!  Here is what I came up with.

These are photos I took of my little one last summer at a local park.  He LOVED climbing in the tubes and then popping out!  I love his expression when he was coming out!  I followed the sketch pretty closely and had a really fun time with it! 

supplies
paper- die cuts- elle's studio
digi cut files- Some Odd Girl and Silhouette
sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Tomorrow is a Digi Release from Some Odd Girl so I know you are going to want to check it out!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Tuesday SOG Arrow Cards

Happy Tuesday

You know what today is??? The digi release from Some Odd Girl!  I have the new digi cut files to share with you today.  I am in LOVE with these cards.  The are sooo useful.  They are just not for card making and project life but they look awesome on layouts as well. 

I used 2 out of the 3 cards on my layout.  This is a layout of my son running in the waves in Florida on vacation last year.  I used the Elles' Studio Saltwater collection for this layout and then added the awesome cards.  They worked so well.

 

supplies

paper-die cuts- vellum- tags- elle's studio

sequins

studio calico- wood veneer

arrow cards -Some Odd Girl

 

So stop by the store now to pick up these awesome digi cut cards.  HERE

 

Thanks for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with two Thanksgiving projects from Core'dinations.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day.

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Friday SOG NING COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

Happy Friday!


I made to Friday.  I didn't think I was going to make it.  TGIF!!!!! 

Today we start a fun weekend of challenges over at the Some Odd Girl Ning Community.  I am kicking it off with the first challenge!  So are you ready?????

The challenge is to create a project - other than a card or tag and use at least one SOG  digi cut file and/or one SOG stamp.  Here is my project.

For my project I the SOG speech bubble cut file.  I pulled up the speech bubbles using my Silhouette and then I added a part of my titles in the center of it to create some negative space.  I also used 2 SOG stamps- the long brown arrow and the bottom of the page and the red heart near the love note tag.  I love incorporating my SOG stamps and cut files into my scrapping!  I love getting the most of my supplies and it combines my favorite things- scrapbooking and stamping!  What could be better?

So let's get busy. Head on over to the SOG Ning Community and click on my post challenge in the forum section.  Can't wait to see you work.  (The challenge will be posted around 9:00 am est)

Supplies
paper elle's studio
tags- elle's studio
rub ons- glitz
stamps and cut files- SOG
sequins- ??

Thanks for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with some new projects.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Thursday Core'dinations Your Day

Happy Thursday

Do  you ever get worried that you are behind in  your scrapping?   I don't for the most part.  I know a lot of people feel nervous if they are behind but I don't.  For example this was a photo that I have loved for over a year now.  It hangs on my wall at school.  I love these guys so much! This photo was taken last year on Father's day (2012).  I have been wanting to scrap it but I just haven't gotten around to it.  So when I was looking for a project for Core'dinations I came across this and said this is the one!

For my layout I first started out scoring my cardstock.  I then cut the circle mat from my Silhouette.  I then punched the negative space using some Core Cardstock and then a couple pattern pieces from Fancy Pants.  After filling the negative space I then layered my photo using some pattern paper from Fancy pants, some tabs from Elle's Studio and tags from Core!  I then randomly placed some embellies and some word stickers on some of the circles.  Finally I added a frame and the title.

supplies
cardstock- tags- Core'dinations
paper, stickers and die cuts- fancy pants
frame, tabs, die cuts- elle's studio

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new card featuring Imaginisce.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day.
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Monday Core'dinations Happy Boy

Happy Monday,
How was your weekend?  Ours was pretty nice.  Saturday ran errands and such and then Sunday just had a quiet day at home with the family.  I just love those!!  I was able to craft just a little so that was nice.

Core'dinations has some of the most awesome tags and I have a layout that features them along with my Michael.  I first started with a Core piece of cardstock and then began stamping and misting on it.  I love Core because it handles all the different mediums just perfectly.  I then made a banner with all my tags.  I first embossed them and then sanded them lightly.  I then added some Lily Bee paper and some awesome Elle's Studio tags.  For my title I had some LYB and Jilliebean stickers.  I really broke into my stash and pulled out some goodies for this layout!

cardstock and tags- core
paper- lily bee
elle's studio
mist- heidi swapp
stamps- studio calico and american crafts
 wood- studio calico
flair- a flair for buttons

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I have an all new week in store!  I will see you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Wednesday Moxxie At the Ball Game

Happy Wednesday,

All week long on the Moxxie Blog we are featuring the brand new collection At the Ball Park.  This is an awesome collection if you love baseball.  In our house it seems like baseball is always going on.  Both boys play baseball or t ball and we love the Cincinnati Reds and the Dayton Dragons.  I always have a TON of photos to scrap for this sport and this collection is so perfect for all them.

Last spring we went to cub scout night at the Dayton Dragons.  It was really freezing the night that we went but we had a ton of fun!

supplies
paper and stickers- moxxie
wood veneer -??
tags- elle's studio
pearls- doodlebug

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new layout from Imaginisce.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Friday Moxxie Sketch and Good Times

Happy Friday!
Today is bittersweet for me.  It is my last day of summer vacation.  I am very very sad about this. Usually I am ready to go back to work but this is my first year that I am not excited.   Monday I am back to work.  This will be year 25 for me.  Wow!  Time sure does fly!

Today I have a new sketch and layout to share with you using some yummy Moxxxie, Core'dinations and Some Odd Girl cut file!!  So let's get right to it!

First the sketch!

And now the layout!

For my layout I used the Midway collection from Moxxie.  I made my strips of paper from the sketch into banners.   Next I took my Core Cardstock and scored a border around the edges and then sanded them.  I then took my Sand It gadget and sanded the entire piece to give the paper a more distressed look.  I like how it turned out.   I then used my Some Odd Girl Cut File with the arrows and then used the arrows in my layout.  I love the use of the negative space!  Finally I added some tags from Elle's Studio and Moxxie.

supplies
paper- Moxxie
cardstock- Core'dinations
cut file- Some Odd Girl
tags- Elle's Studio
wood veneer- studio calico

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a Back to School project from Imaginisce.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
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Monday Banana Phone

Happy Monday,
Did you have a nice weekend?  We sure did here.  I hosted the O'Brien family reunion (my father's side) party at our house and we had a blast.  We host every year and it is so great to see my family.  Then on Sunday I literally was on the couch all day! LOL! It was so awesome but now I have sooo much to do! LOL!!

A couple of weeks ago I went to Archiver's to scrap with my friend Jill and I was able to scrap just for me and this is what I came up with.

There is a song that is played during rain delays for Cincinnati Reds games called Banana Phone and we always sing it.  One day last summer the boys grabbed a banana from inside and came out singing the song.  Of course, I had to capture them being silly!

For my layout I used the new Cameron collection from Elle's Studio.  I love this boy collection and the bright yellow worked so well with the bananas!

supplies
paper, tags, elle's studio
stamps and digi cut files- some odd girl
alphabets- jillilbean soup
arrows- studio calico

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new digi release from Some Odd Girl.  See you then.  Have a wondeful and scrappy day!
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Thursday SOG August Monthly Challenge

Happy Thursday!

So it is the start of another month.  Can you believe that it is August 1st already?  Boy, I can't.  School starts for me in 18 days.  I am just so sad!!  Why does the summer have to fly by??  But, with the start of the month that means I have a new Some Odd Girl challenge for you!  Here is the sketch.

For my take on the sketch I used the some of the Some Odd Girl clear stamps.  I used Big Day Tobie and a sentiment stamp from one of the sentiment collections.  You can see them HERE in the shop.  I colored Tobie with my Spectrum Noir markers and I used some paper scraps from the Cameron collection from Elle's Studio.

You have all month to get your project in.  Be sure to link it up and you could win the August challenge!!  For more inspiration please head on over to the Some Odd Girl Blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the Moxxie August Blog HOp.  This one is going to be fun featuring the new Quite Contrary collection!!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Wednesday Elle's Studio Saying Good Bye

Happy Wednesday,

4 years ago my father passed away and I inherited his car.  It was a 1999 Lexus but when I got it it only had 28,000 miles on it.  It ran perfectly!  I so loved this car.  It was my first "luxury" item.  My dad was a HUGE golfer and in the back trunk he had several golf umbrellas and visors.  When I got it I just couldn't part with them and for 4 years I drove with these items and also his CD's in the car.  It still felt like HIS car.  Well, in June the car was having problems and the dealership said that it would cost more to repair than what it was worth.  So we decided to trade it in.  When we were leaving the house to trade the car in Jack asked me "Mom are you sad that you are getting rid of the car?"  and in that moment I realized that I was getting rid of the car AND my Dad in a way.  It always just felt like maybe he was still around because I had his things with me.  It still hurts to have lost him.  He was diagnosed with cancer in November and died just 4 months later.  So I wanted to do a layout about this experience.  It was really cathartic.  (I am sorry to be rather personal today on the blog but this layout means a whole lot to me! and I am VERY happy about it!)

This layout uses the April Paper Bakery Kit.  I used all the Elle's Studio components in the layout along with other odds n ends that I had in my stash from studio calico and Elle's Studio.

supplies
Paper , tags, elle's studio
wood veneer- studio calico
doodlebug pearls
alpha- glitz
sewing machine

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back with the new SOG August Challenge!  See you then, Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Thursday Oh So Good

Happy Thursday!

So what have you been up to?  I was actually able to scrap a bit for myself last week!  I have been working hard these last couple of days on DT work but I am now taking a couple of days off!  I cleaned my scraproom from top to bottom so that when I get back to crafting next week sometime I will ready to go!!  I do this every couple of months -- I clean like crazy and then take a little break to recharge and then I come back ready to go.  This way I never get burnt out from my hobby.

So as I mentioned I did a little scrapping for myself last week.  I entered the Elle's Studio weekly challenge.  You can go here to see the details.  I broke out my Paper Bakery Kit from March and I made a layout about my favorite thing- Peanut butter and chocolate frozen yogurt.  I am totally addicted and I have to  have it at least once a week to get my fix! LOL!!  I used my silhouette to cut out the sunburst pattern and then used the negative space and backed it with Elle's Studio paper.  I then masked it off and misted my paper with some pink paint. ( I NEVER get to use the pink and it was soooo fun!).  Next I layered some file tabs and paper behind my photo. Finally I added some yummy pink twine from The Stringery!  I love how it turned out!  I didn't win the challenge but I had a ball making it!

supplies
cardstock- core'dinaations
paper- tags- elle's studio
flair- paper bakery
twine- the stringery
mist- studio calico
alpha- glitz

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with my Moxxie Friday layout!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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