Wednesday SOG Digi Release Celebrate

Happy Wednesday!

Yesterday was Tuesday and that means that Some Odd Girl had a new digi stamp and cut file release.  I chose the digi cut files to highlight today.  On my laout I have the title Celebrate and that comes from the new sentiment digi cut file release.  I love the scripted font.  Kristy made this using caligraphy.  Isn't is awesome!

For my layout I really dug into my stash and pulled out some totally yummy supplies from Imaginisce, Core'dinations, Freckled Fawn,Some Odd Girl Clear Stamps, and Paper Bakery kit club.  I love how all the odds n ends come together to make a really fun layout.

The layout is of my little one's 4th birthday.  Yes, I am behind because now he is 5 1/2 yrs. old  I am doing my best to get caught up just a bit.  I don't mind being behind but 2 years is a little much.  LOL!!  This summer my goal is to finish 2012!  I can do it. Right??

I made this video on how I made the layout and how I used all the embellishment.

Thanks so much for joining me today.  I will see you soon.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Some Odd Girl and Freckled Fawn Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday!

So excited about today becuase Some Odd Girl is teaming up with Freckled Fawn!

A Freckled and Odd hop!

Fawnies and Oddies share the stage, mix up products and bring the WOW with a fun blog hop that runs now through Monday, May 5th at midnight EDT! See how cute and quirky stamps pair up with sweet and darling embellishments as you hop along, and be sure to leave a comment at each stop because there will be two winners! Each will get a fabulous prize from BOTH Some Odd Girl and Freckled Fawn!

You might have arrived here from the Freckled Fawn blog.   if so, you’re on the right track!  If not, you can get started at the Freckled Fawn blog.

For my project I used the April Oh Deer Me embellishment kit.  This kit totally rocks! There was washi tape, wood veneer, alphabet, and puffy stickers!  Yeah, I know embellie heaven!  

So now it was time to play! I decided to make a layout about my boys adventure at a local splash park.  

The washi tape had a pink/red tone combined with gold and I placed that at the top and bottom of my layout!  I LOVED the epic wood veneer banner.  For som reason my oldest says this ALL the time and thought it would be fun to add that to the title.  I then went through my stash and found some more wood veneer from Feckled Fawn and added them to tie together the embellies!  The vellum alphabet is totally amazing.  I love that teal/green color! I then added a puffy heart.

Now it was time to start adding my Some Odd Girl stamps.  I used stamps from 4 different sets (the camera, two different hearts, and 2 different sentiments) I stamped them using my Jenni Bowlin ink in red and grey to tie the colors together. I also added the yummy gold doily from the shop as well.  The Some Odd Girl stamps just rock for adding them to a scrapbook layout!

Now here is the important information you need for the HOP!

Here is your hop list… Feel free to hop at your own pace over the next few days but be sure not to miss anybody, because our winners will be randomly drawn from ANY of the blogs along the hop! Ready? Here we go!

Freckled Fawn Blog

Mary Pat  You are here

Jo

Kristina

Leah

Brianna

Soraya

Judy

Alexis

Kristin

Melissa

Kristy

Adrienne

Some Odd Girl Blog 

Enjoy the hop, folks, and we sincerely hope you’re inspired by all the fun stuff you see along the way! Thank you SO MUCH to Freckled Fawn and the amazing Fawnies for joining us for this event! Happyhump day, and join us next Wednesday when we announce the winners!  Now you’re off to Jo’s blog, and remember you have until MONDAY, MAY 5th at MIDNIGHT EASTERN to leave your comments. Good luck, and have fun!

supplies
paper- paper bakery kit
stamps, gold doily- some odd girl
wood veneer, alphabet, wahsi tape, puffy sticker- Freckled Fawn
ink- jenni bowlin
sewing machine

Thanks so much for joining me today.  See you soon.  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
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Friday Core'dinations Intro

Happy Friday!

Are you ready for the weekend?  Oh man Oh man am I!!  This has been one long week!  I can't wait.  We don't have much on our agenda this weekend but we do have a fun local little festival.  The boys always love it so I can't wait.  I also want to get in some crafty time.  I would love this weekend to create just for me.  I am a bit ahead of schedule on DT work and I have had this idea in my head for a layout that I want to get done of my little one on vacation last year.  I splurged and bought a couple sheets of Fancy Pants paper for this layout.  Fingers crossed I can work on it!!

Today is a big day for me.  It is my introduction on the Core'dinations blog (HERE!)  Our assignment was to create a layout that represented you.  I knew exactly what I wanted to make!  I picked my favorite photo of me and I love the colors in the photo so I picked some awesome cardstock that matched the photo and then picked out some of my fave papers from  Jillibean.  I then got out my Silhouette and made speech bubbles and put in a noun that describes me. 

I really had fun with then embellishing this layout.  I am totally addicted to wood veneer so I couldn't create a layout about me if I didn't include it- so yes, I went a little crazy with it but it was so much fun.  I also included a flair badge because I love flair!!! and then I included the feather for fun.  I love to have fun with my craft. 

For my techniques with the Core cardstock I embossed and sanded it to give it a bit of a distressed look.  I also sanded my title. 

cardstock- Core'dinations
alphabet stickers- jillibean soup
pattern paper- jillibean soup
wood veneer- freckled fawn, studio calico
flair- a flair for buttons
feather- bella blvd. 

Now here is the fun part!!!!!! Core'dinations is giving a a paper pack of their awesome cardstock EVERY day that they are announcing the  design team.  All you have to do is head over HERE and leave a comment and you have the chance to win!  How easy is that?  Plus I would love it if you stopped by to say hi!  Thanks so much!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with all new projects.  Some Odd Girl will be having their clear stamp release and let me just say the stamps are sooooo much fun.  I will see you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend. 
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Monday My Little Trooper

Happy Monday!

Did you have a great weekend?  What did you do for NSD?  We hung out and then went out to lunch and then I dragged my crew to Archiver's.  I got a couple things but nothing much.  Still trying to be good.  When I got home I worked in my scraproom and I totally purged a bunch of paper.  I Tneeded to make some space for my DT stuff and I am so OCD that I have to have a space for everything or I can't scrap.  So I worked and got it all done!  It felt awesome.  Now the boys have a ton of paper to play with and I have a bunch to sell in an upcoming garage sale.

Today I have a layout that I made just for myself.  I was playing around with my supplies.  I made a triangle die cut using my Silhouette and turned it into a mak.  I sprayed with some mist to create my own background.  Next I just broke into my supplies and played around with some MME.  I really loved playing with my stash on this because there are so many little things from mme, silhouette, freckled fawn, the stingery, october afternoon etc.

This is a photo of my little one who was such a trooper last summer going to Jack's sporting events.  He hated going to them but he sat through them all.  I love him!

supplies
cardstock- bazzill
paper- mme
stickers- mme
alphabet- october afternoon
brads- mme
wood veneer- freckled fawn
mist- heidi swapp

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

Thursday Imaginisce and The Twinery Blog Hop

Happy Thursday!

Today is a really fun day because Imaginisce has teamed up with The Twinery!  There are so many fun things going on this week! 

For my project I made a layout using the Endless Summer collection.  I am still working on our vacation from last summer and this is a photo of my little one having so much fun at the beach.  He became my little beach bum because he NEVER wanted to leave!  

For my layout I created a sun with the twine and then used the negative space and layered my twine for the clouds. 

I have a video that shows how I made the sunburst and clouds using the yummy twine from The Twinery. 

supplies
cardstock- bazzill
paper, die cuts- imaginisce (endless summer)
flair- a flair for buttons
wood veneer- freckled fawn

Now you are going to want to check out the hop that is taking place today and all this week because there is so much inspiration going on. Here is the Imaginisce blog hop list:

Fleur Smith

Mary Pat Siehl  -- You are here

Apryl Holland

Here is the list of The Twinery Design Team

 
Thursday
Kellie Winnell
Jennifer Carter
Natalie Clause

Oh did I forget to tell you that there is an AWESOME prize package just for leaving a comment on the Imaginisce Blog HERE?  Yeah, the prize package included the entire Endless Summer collection and an I Rock and a compact filled with awesome gems!!  Here is a look at the prize package.  So what are you waiting for- get hopping!!

 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!
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Thursday MME Sketch Challenge

Happy Thursday

The weekend is getting close!  I can't wait!  This week seems like it has been creeping along.  Have you been getting in any craft time this week.  I have been getting in a bit- not much but just enough.

Over my Spring break I was able to play around with some of my supplies and some of my new paper.  My Mind's Eye is having a sketch challenge and I thought I would play along this month!  I really loved this sketch. You can go HERE to check out the rules!

Here is my take on the sketch.  I used the Collectibles collection.  I just love the colors.  So perfect for this layout of Michael.  On the last day of the season we went to Kings Island, a local amusement park.  Michael just loves to ride the old carousel.  He had so much fun.  When we got in the car he said "This was the best day ever!"  It was so cute. 

One of the things that I love the most about the MME collections is the wonderful assortment of brads.  I just love them.  I also included some wood veneer from Freckled Fawn.  It seems like I can't make a layout without the wood veneer. 

supplies
paper, brads, stickers, die cuts- mme
wood veneer- freckled fawn

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