Thursday

Happy Thursday!

I made this layout about my son's Pine Wood Derby entry in 2013.  He was so excited becuase it was his first try.  I was able to snap a photo of him and his car before he left.  For my layout I broke out my favorite things- Core'dinations Cardstock, Some Odd Girl Stamps and Echo Park paper!  How fun is that?  I love how everything came together!

I made a video on  how I made this layout.

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
paper- echo park
stamps- some odd girl
twine- the twinery
dies- paper smooches

Do you have plans for the 4th?  We have a couple of family members coming over and then it is just family time to relax and hang together.  I am so looking forward to it!  I hope everyone has a wonderful long weekend!

Thanks for stoppign by.  I will be back next week with lots of fun!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Lax Tough

Happy Friday!

I am soooo glad the weekend is here!  We have a super fun weekend planned with lots of family time!  I can't wait!

I have been super crafty this week.  I actually got to play with my stash and I came up with this layout.  Again I am trying to finish up 2012!  In June Jack started with Lacrosse at the Y with a beginner class and he instantly fell in love with it.  This was him at his first game.  He was so darn cute!

For my layout I broke into an older Echo Park Boy collection.  I know it came out like 2 or more years ago and it I thought it worked perfectly with this photo.  I started off with a piece of Core'dinations Graphic 45 Cardstock and then layered my paper- stickers- chipboard and brads.  I loved playing with all of it!  So much fun!  (Lax is the name for LaCrosse just in case you didn't know.  I know I had no idea until Jack started playing- LOL!)

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
paper,stickers,chipboard,brads- Echo Park
sewing machine

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with  a couple of new projects.  See  you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Winter

Happy Friday!

Love that it is the weekend!  Do you have any fun plans.  I have a ton of tennis and that is about it.  Jack is always busy and on the go so that is a constant!  I just love being home with my guys!!

Last year we did not get a lot of snow.  I think it snowed only 3-4 times but each time the boys would get so excited.  Jack wanted to make snow angels and I happened to catch him.  He is my little sow angel. 

For my layout I started with a navy Core background and scored and sanded it.  I then took a Core Whitewash Barn Siding piece and embossed it with my Couture embossing snowflake folder.  I then lightly sanded it to bring out the red.  I then made a Core tag using coordinating Core essentials cardstock.  Finally I punched out my snowflakes using a Marvy punch.  I used the Glitter Silk paper for my snowflakes.  Lastly I then built my layout layering the cardstock elements and some left over pattern paper from Echo Park.  I added some fun stickers as embellishments and wrote my journaling with a white gel pen. 

supplies
cardstock- Core (Core Essentials-darks and neutrals, Whitewash, Glitter Silk)
paper and stickers- echo park
twine- the twinery
marvy punch
tiny attacher
white gel pen
Silhouette- title

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will be back tomorrow with a rare Saturday post because it is the 1st of the month and we have a really fun challenge for you over at Some Odd Girl!  See you tomorrow.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SOG Digi Release Grandpa

Happy Tuesday!

I love Tuesdays because Some Odd Girl has their digi release and this weeks release is so awesome.  Meet Grandpa!  I just love him.  He is too darn cute. 

For my card I broke into my Echo Park paper packs (if you have been following me my goal is to use up my stash.  This is the next paper pack I will be using up!).  I thought the paper and sticker were just so perfect for Grandpa!  I colored Grandpa with my spectrum noir markers. 

supplies
paper, sticker- echo park
cardstock- core'dinations
spectrum noir markers
digi stamp- some odd girl
tiny attacher

Stop by the Some Odd Girl store and pick up Grandpa and have a look at the other new releases!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Thursday and Friday with all new projects!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Echo Park Glue and Paste #4

Happy Friday!!

So glad for the weekend.  We have a long weekend with Monday off and I am sooo happy!  Need a little break to hang with my boys!

If you have been following my blog for the last month or so I have been on a mission to use up my personal stash.  I am running out of space and I am determined to scrap and use up the supplies.  I started with the Glue and Paste Echo Park collection pack. 

This is my final project that I made with the Glue and Paste collection.  I love it that I am breaking into my stash and using it up.  I pulled out this collection and went to town using it.  This is my fourth project and all I had left were scraps.  The paper pack is now HISTORY!!

This is a photo of my little one!  It is his Pre School  school photo and he looks so grown up.  I can't believe it. 

supplies
cardstock- Core'dinations
paper-sticker- journaling card- Echo Park
studio calico mist
sequins

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with another jammed packed week with new layouts and cards!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

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!
mp

Monday Echo Park First Day

Happy Monday,
Did you have a nice weekend?  We did but you know it just wasn't long enough.  I did get a lot accomplished towards wrapping presents, getting teacher gifts ready for the boys to take to school etc.  So I was very pleased about that as well.  I also got some crafty time in. 

Here is the second layout I made using the Paper and Glue collection from Echo Park.  These were photos of Jack on his first day of 1st grade. 

supplies
paper-stickers- journaling card- echo park
pearls- doodlebug
flair- the paper bakery kit club

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the new digi release from Some Odd Girl.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Echo Park School Supplies

Hey Everyone Happy

Recently I have made some changes in my life to try to eliminate some stress. The boys are getting older which means more homework-sports-running around etc, work, daily life stuff and paper crafting.   I was getting a bit overwhelmed and VERY stressed out.  Something had to give and  one of the things that I decided to slow down on was design team work.  I LOVE my hobby but I over extended myself sooooo  now I have some free time just to sit and create for ME! 

One of my goals is to create for Me and my family.  I do not scrap chronologically but I do hate being over a year behind in photos.  I also hate that I have a TON of paper and it wasn't getting used.  So I started with my paper and I had this brand new pack of Echo Park school paper so I decided to get busy.  Over the next couple of weeks you will see all the projects that I created with this awesome collection. 

Here is my first one--New  Supplies!

I had just finished shopping last year for Jack's 1st grade school supplies.  I had them all in a box ready to be marked with his initials etc. and Jack and Michael wanted to check them all out! They were so cute looking at everything and I snapped a photo. 

For my layout I used the paper kit.  The only things I added were the Core'dinations cardstock, some enamel dots, wood veneer and thickers.  Everything else was from the kit.  I fell I love with this kit when it came out over the summer and I thought it was perfect for my boys. 

Thanks so much for stopping by.  I will be back on Monday with a new project.  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend.
mp

Wednesday SOG Little Loves

Happy Wednesday!

It is now Hump Day and that means we are now working for the weekend!  I can't wait!! 

Today Some Odd Girl is releasing the 3rd new clear stamp set Little Loves.  This set is just too cute.  Here is a look at my project. 

When I first saw this little cutie I immediately thought of my boys when they were little.  My Michael had a little bear like this and he was the softest little bear.  I colored him to resemble the bear.  My card is made from scraps from Echo Park and I stamped my sentiment right on the pattern paper.  Way too cute!

Stop by the SHOP to pick this set up and then head on over to the BLOG to see the video I made using this new set!

Thanks for stopping by.  I will be back tomorrow with a new sketch and layout for Moxxie!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Scrapbook Steals Steal of the Day- Echo Park

Happy Friday!!

Today I am so excited because the over at Scrapbook Steals the deal of the day is AMAZING!!!  Can I say Echo Park and Christmas?????  Well, it is Christmas in July and the steal of the day is a paper and sticker collection that is OUT of this World!!!  In the collection you will receive TONS of Echo Park Christmas collections with coordinating stickers, journaling cards and paper!  I got to play with this collection last week and let me tell you was so much fun.

I created 4 projects with this kit and I could have make about 10 more projects easily.  There is so much stuff!  I made 2 layouts and 2 cards for you.  Here on my blog I will reveal 1 card and 1 layout and then you will have to pop over to the Scrapbook Steals sight to see the others.  So let's get to it!

My first card I used the Dots & Stripes collection.  I just love this collection because it is your basic collection pack and it works back to the other collections so beautifully.  I love it when things can coordinate from different collections.  I used the paper and coordinating stickers for my card.

For my second project I created a layout using the Merry Christmas collection.  In this layout I used the pattern paper and the stickers to create this clean and simple layout.  I love using the stickers because the are such a fun embellishment!

So now if you are getting in the mood for Christmas and you want to see more Christmas inspiration and you want to see more of this awesome kit - head on over to Scrapbook Steals and check it out.  I would love it if you could leave a little bit of love over there too if you have time!  ( They are on mountain time so if you head on over early it won't be up yet!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back on Monday with a sneak peek at a new clear stamp set that is going to be released next week at CHA for Some Odd Girl!  Now that is fun!!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend!
mp

Monday Some Odd Girl July Challenge

Happy Monday and Happy July 1st.

Can you believe how fast this summer is going.  I can't believe it is July 1st already.  Please time SLOW DOWN!

Some Odd Girl is having there monthly challenge and this one is once again a sketch challenge.

For my take on it I used Kaylee.

supply list
paper- echo park
wood veneer- studio calico
digi stamp- some odd girl
markers- spectrum noir

Now you are going to want to head on over to the Some Odd Girl blog (HERE) and check out the rules for entering the challenge.

I will be back tomorrow with a new project and video for you!  See you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday Moxxie Running!

Happy Monday!

Moxxie always comes out with the best themed sports collections and the Running Collection is just awesome.  When I first received the collection I was totally stumped because we are not runners but then I remembered my friend's son ran Track in high school.  This is a photo of Bobbie Gallant in a Medley Race.

I layered the paper and used some of the awesome die cuts to make the title and add some inspiration.  Finally I added some buttons from my stash and a flair badge along with sume yummy solid twine from The Stringery.

supplies
 paper- dice cuts- stickers- moxxie
buttons- ??
flair- a flair for buttons
washi tape- echo park
twine- the stringery
studio calico wood veneer

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with the Debut of Imaginisce's new collection Black Ice!  See you then. Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday Lazy Day Kaylee Some Odd Girl

Happy Monday,

Did you have a good weekend?  It was very good.  I had a wonderful Mother's Day!  My mom came over for brunch and if I have to say so I made the best little dessert.  Mini Blueberry Pies!!!  I am not a huge baker so this was big for me.  They turned out awesome.  Hubby was wild for them because he is a big pie lover-- me not so much but they were awesome!!

This week over at Some Odd Girl the Stamp Feature is Lazy Day Kaylee.  I have to say Kaylee is one of my all time faves and this digi stamp is just so awesome!!  For my feature I made a card using some older Echo Park paper.  I colored her with my Spectrum Noir markers and I topped it off with some yummy twine from the Stringery.

supplies
paper- echo park
digi stamp- some odd girl
clear stamp- some odd girl
markers- spectrum noir
ink- hero arts
twine- the stringery

Stop on by the Some Odd Girl Blog  to see what the other DT members have created AND pick up Lazy Day Kaylee!

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

Monday Scootin' Around

Happy Monday,
Did you have a nice weekend?  Oh we did!  Hubby and I had a date night.  It had been almost 2 months and we had a wonderful time.  The only thing I didn't get to was crafting.  I had high hopes of maybe getting to 3 project but nope.  Didn't even step one foot in the craft room.  Oh well that happens.

I did get some crafting time in this past week and I made a layout for myself.  I broke into this old collection from Echo Park.  I believe the name is Sweet Days.  I really loved it when I bought the collection but I had some difficulty with it.  The colors where so soft and they all seemed to blend together.  So I decided to matt everything in brown and I really liked the effect because it made the colors POP a bit more.  I also used my Silhouette a bunch with the triangle background, the photo frame and the the title.  For some embellies I broke into my flair jar and some wood veneer from Freckled Fawn.  I also broke into my stash of twine and ribbon from The Stringery.

The photos are of Jack riding his scooter.  The bunny brought him a new scooter last year and he rode everyday for the longest time.  These were taken of him as soon as he got home from school.  He is always on the go!

supplies
cardstock- bazzill
paper- die cut- echo park
wood veneer- freckled fawn and studio calico
alpha stickers- jillibean soup
flair- a flari for buttons
ribbon and twine- the stringery
Silhoeutte

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday TAWS Be Inspired #26

Happy  Monday,
Did you all have a nice weekend?  We did but boy oh boy was it cold out.  Jack had his opening day ceremonies for baseball and it was freezing out with a strong wind.  We were all bundled up.  It was miserable and then sunday he had his first game.  The sun was out at least but still freezing.  It was fun to see him in the game and have fun.

It is time for another challenge from The Alley Way Stamps and this one was a fun one (well, aren't they all fun?).  You can go HERE to see all the rules!  Here is the inspiration.

And here is my take on it.  I went with the color orange and stamped out the balloon.  I used some Echo Park paper from a couple of years ago and then added some more clouds and colored some pearls orange.  I like how it turned out!

supplies
paper, stickers- echo park
stamps- TAWS
pearls- hobby lobby
dies- pti

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project from Some Odd Girl (there is a new digi release this week and it is awesome).  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Gift Bag and Tag

Happy Thursday,

Jack had a birthday party to go to and I needed to make a gift bag and tag.  I broke into my stash and came up with the the awesome Echo Park Boy collection.  This collection is VERY old but I keep all my scraps.  For the bag I layered some pattern paper-- 

For the tag I used an October Afternoon monster stamp and colored him with my spectrum noir markers.  I also made a cute tag from Paper Trey ink.  I added them to a basic tag and I was done!  It all came together in about a 1/2 hour.  I totally love it when it comes together so easily!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SS Challenge - Child's Play

Happy Tuesday!
Did you make through Monday?  Mondays are so hard for me- getting up again at 4:45 am, not seeing the kids till 3:30 in the afternoon etc.  but I get used to it once the week marches on- Mondays are just rough!

Today over at The Stamping Shack there is a brand new challenge!  The challenge is Child's Play- Make a project that is for a child!  You don't have to have a one of The Stamping Shack's digi stamps to play along.  You can use any stamp! You can see all the details HERE!

For my project I used Oscar with a Plane.  I love this little guy and he is just perfect for my birthday tag I made.  Michael has a birthday party to go to and I thought this would be perfect to add the bag.  For my tag I colored Oscar with my Spectrum Noir markers and I used some old Echo Park paper to embellish my tag. I then added some yummy twine and chevron ribbon from The Stringery!

supplies
digi stamp- The Stamping Shack
markers- spectrum noir
clear stamp- hero arts
ink- hero arts
paper-echo park
ribbon and twine- the stringery
button- paper trey ink

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then! Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday SS Oscar on Sleigh

Happy Thursday

Today I have a card to share using one of the awesome images from The Stamping Shack.  This little cutie is Oscar on his Sleigh.  I just fell in love with him as soon as I saw him.  For this card I broke into my stash once again and found the Echo Park Winter Collection from last year.  I colored him with my Prismacolor pencils and my Spectrum Noir markers.  I didn't have any matching gems so I colored my pearls with my markers so that they would match!

Supplies
digi stamp- The Stamping Shack
paper- echo park
pearls-hobby lobyy
markers- spectrum noir

Have a great day.  I will be back tomorrow with a fun Moxxie home decor piece and a chance for you to win the awesome Winter Wonderland collection!!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Thursday Flying By!

Happy Thursday,

I have been really trying to use up my scraps lately.  I store all my scraps with my collections and I need to make room.  So therefore, I have been making a ton of cards lately.  This card is a quick one that I made for Cord Scrapbook Studio using the travel mini collection from Echo Park.  I really liked this mini.  I had a little bit of paper left and a couple of stickers.  I matted the paper and put the balloon sticker in the middle and then used some paper trey ink dies for the clouds and the greeting.  Super easy!

supplies
cardstock- bazzill, neenah solar white
paper and sticker- echo park
clouds, stamp- paper trey ink
ink- hero arts, Tim HOltz distress ink

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!
Have a wonderful and crafty day!
-mp

Friday Blog Hop

Happy Friday Everyone!!

Today I am here with the Scrapbook Steals July Blog Hop!  Have you ever visited the Scrapbook Steals  website and blog?  I found them about 7 months ago and I was instantly hooked.  This is the best place for Scrapbooking supplies !  Every day they have a special deal on a certain product.  That sale price is good for just 24 hours.  There deals are sometimes 20-75% off the retail value.  I LOVE a good bargain.  I have bought so many of my favorite products from Scrapbook Steals like October Afternoon, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, and much much more.  They also have a wonderful blog that is filled with scrapbooking ideas.

So when Kristy asked me if I would like to be a part of the July blog hop featuring the Fancy Pants Design Ribbon Bundles I quickly said YES!!!    I was fortunate to receive the Fancy Pants Beach Babe Ribbon Trim.  I so loved this collection.  I fell in love with it as soon as I received it.  I couldn't wait to start working with it.  

The first thing I made was a very fun layout using the blue pom pom trim.

I placed the trim underneath each photo.

Supplies

cardstock- bazzill

paper, stickers- echo park 

ribbon- fancy pants

tools- silhouette

My next project uses the very fun floral ribbon.  

supplies
cardstock- october afternoon, bella blvd.
flower- bella blvd.
ribbon trim- fancy pants
stamp- lawn fawn
ink- hero arts

My third project uses the striped ribbon.

 supplies
cardstock- neenah solar white
paper- echo park
die- paper trey ink
stamp- paper trey ink
ink- hero arts and jenni bowlin
ribbon trim- fancy pants

Now we would love for you to hop along with us and see what all the other members created with their ribbon.  I have seen some of the projects and let me tell you you are totally going to be inspired.  The blog hop starts at 9 am today.  If you hop to all the members and leave a comment - One person will be chosen to receive a $20 gift certificate to scrapbook steals.

1. ScrapbookSteals (This will launch at 9AM as will each of yours).
2. Julie Koets  http://jkkoets.blogspot.com/
3. Sherri Thompson  http://www.sherrithompson.blogspot.com/
4. Corina Colquhoun http://anotherthingoffthelist.blogspot.ca/
5. Mary Pat O'brien-Siehl http://siehledwithakiss.blogspot.com/--Your are HERE******
6. Michelle McClure http://outofmybook.blogspot.com/ -- NEXT********
7. Savannah O'Gwynn http://www.savannahland2.blogspot.com/
8. Melissa Dehne http://abitofscrappygoodness.blogspot.com/

Have fun on the blog hop!  Be sure at the end to leave a comment on the Scrapbook Steals blog ( HERE ) and leave a final comment.  I will be back on Monday with a new project!  See you then! Have a wonderful and crafty day and weekend!
-mp