Sassy Scrapper | Project Life Week 40...

Hi Everyone!  I just wanted to share that my PL Week 40 is up on the Sassy Scrapper blog today.

 

"Week 40"

 

I would love to know what you think.  Thanks for visiting...x

 

 



Jillibean Soup | June Layouts...

Hello Friends!  Today I want to share with you one of my layouts from the Jillibean Soup blog this week.

This month I've had fun playing with the new releases.  In particular, Spicy Social Soup and Sightseeing Stew.  Layering them all together is one of my favourite things to do. And I really wanted to use orange, green and grey in a colour combination.  Weird.  I know! *grin*

"Swing Me"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; alpha - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: Spicy Social Soup pea pod parts (die cuts), soup labels, clear stamps; mist, Archivers Ink, small clothes peg; tools - machine stitching, alpha die & big shot.

After I had added my layers, I knew I needed to add something.  Just a little something but it has made a fun impact.  The clear stamps from Spicy Social Soup was my solution.  These hashtags are my fave! # epic # you&me # lovethis

The large white alphas are from a MFT die and I love mixing up the different text sizes and fonts for my titles.

My second layout involves this month's designer challenge.  We were challenge to select a quote from Pinterest and use it in our designs.  I went looking and probably stayed on Pinterest for days!!! LOL!  Before I finally fell in love with this image.

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I love the font, the type and the stylized way the letters are formed.  But most of all I love the words.

This is the layout I was inspired to create...

 

"Amazing People"

Thanks for visiting today!  I always appreciate it and the lovely comments you leave behind...x

 

 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | November Sketch...

Wow!  Can you believe we are almost through another year?!  Life certainly gets busy and in the blink of an eye, time suddenly disappears.  Thankfully we have those scrapping moments where we can look back on the year and celebrate the life we are living.  Today I am sharing the November Sketch release over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook.

 

"Best Water Fight Ever"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup, Bella Blvd, American Crafts - Dear Lizzy; alpha - Scenic Route, Kaisercraft mini alphas, Jenni Bowlin, Simple Stories; other - staple, black paint, Lux stickers, vellum, October Afternoon cardstock labels, Jenni Bowlin banner stickers, Studio Calico: wood veneer heart, Crate Paper stickers, ink; tools - silhouette portrait.

Yep.  I've changed it up again.  But the main elements are still there.  I promise! *grin* 

There are so many elements on this page already, that I will go back and create a pocket just for journaling.  Normally I would write the story directly onto the back of the page but my dear friend Melinda Spinks, has just shared a really cool way to do this on the Jillibean Soup blog. 

 

 

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And now for the fun part!!  This month's prize for the Life.Paper.Scrapbook sketch challenge, has kindly been donated by...

...and the winner can chose any sketch ebook from the store, including the brand new ones!  How awesome is that!!!

Scrapbook Generation is a Springfield, Missouri retail store started in 2004 by two sets of sisters: Debbie Sanders and Karin Rush, and Debbie's daughters Stacey Atchley and Allison Davis. In 2010, the family business grew to include Scrapbook Generation Publishing, which sells and distributes a line of 15 sketch books for scrapbooking and cardmaking. In addition, a wide variety of sketch products ranging from single sketch to books can be purchased as downloads at scrapbookgeneration.com. Each month, SG also produces six kit clubs and Allison Davis hosts Sketch Week on her blog. At the start of 2014, SG will launch an expanded online store.

 

To be eligible to win this prize, please don't forget to mention LPS in your blog post and link back to the LPS blog.  I can't wait to see what you create.  Happy scrapping and thanks for visiting..x

 

 

The Scrapbook Store | Scoot..

Hello Friends.  Today I have a little scrappy share for The Scrapbook Store.  I've been given the gorgeous Carta Bella "Rough & Tumble" collection to play with and what better way than to focus a layout on all three of my boys!  *grin*

 

"Scoot"

products used: cs - bazzill; pp - Carta Bella (Rough & Tumble); alphas - American Crafts; other - Carta Bella: cardstock stickers; Scrapfx chipboard scooter; tools - black pen, hole punch.

These guys have been riding their scooters around and around our patio table non-stop lately.  Especially first thing in the morning, before they are fully dressed to go to school!  They have races with each other and always declare themselves the winner!  LOL!  The rules to the game change constantly as well and before it gets nasty... I chase them inside to finish getting ready in time to catch the school bus!

This chipboard scooter was a perfect embellishment highlighting my boys' favourite craze at the moment.  Isn't it super cute!

I've again used plenty of stickers from the Rough & Tumble collection.  They are so easy to layer and play with.  For a little extra dimension, I've hand cut three stars (one for each boy!!) and mounted them with foam tape.

 

 

Don't forget to visit The Scrapbook Store for all your papercrafting needs.  Thanks so much for visiting..x

 

 

Jillibean Soup | Strawberry...

Hello Friends.  Today I have a double spread layout to share.  Yep. You read that correctly.. A DOUBLE!!!

 

"Pick Your Own Strawberry"

 

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products used: cs - Kaisercraft; pp - Jillibean Soup; alpha - Jillibean Soup; other - Jillibean Soup: soup labels, banner bites, pea pod parts; pearls, mist, toothpicks; tools - typewriter.

Just recently we took the kids to a local strawberry farm.  These farms are so close to us, I really don't know why we haven't been there before!  It's been on our list of things to do for sometime and now we can tick it off.  No doubt, we will be going back at least a few more times before the season ends. 

The kids were shown the correct way to pick the fruit and they learnt quite a lot about growing strawberries from our charming host, Percy.  There are signs all over the farm telling you not to eat the strawberries as you pick them.  They really need to be washed first.  *grin*  But Percy kept picking them and telling us to try them.  He had a real soft spot for the kids.  And as he was the boss... well, we weren't going to get in trouble!  Besides he was eating them just as much as the kids were! *grin*

 

I've teamed these photos up with the gorgeous Jillibean Soup: Coconut Lime collection and I've done quite a bit of fussy cutting.

I actually quite enjoyed creating this double page spread.  And it surprised me too! LOL!  Maybe I just needed the right collection of photos to scrap.  *grin* Thanks for visiting..x

 

The Scrapbook Store | August Sketch...

Hi Everyone!  Just sharing with you the new August sketch for The Scrapbook Store.  It has been designed by the fabulously talented Melinda Spinks and I think I pretty much followed it exactly!  *grin*  If you would like to join in, share your layouts in the gallery here.

"The Cow & The Car"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft, kraft, DCWV; pp - My Mind's Eye: Collectables; Jillibean Soup/Soup Staples II; alpha - Jillibean Soup; other - Studio Calico wood veneer, Greatest View sequins, MME enamel dots, embroidery thread, vellum, mist, Kaisercraft ink; tools - sewing machine, photo corner die, typewriter.

 

 

I had quite a bit of journaling to go along with this layout but I couldn't really find a suitable area to place it on the front, with all of that hand stitching.  I eventually settled with typing it up on my typewriter and adhering straight to the back of the page.  In hindsight, I should have made a mini file folder to slip under the photos, but having the journaling placed on the back works for me too!  LOL!  At least we will still know the story that goes along with this odd title! *grin*

 

As for the hand stitching... sigh.. It must be a side effect from all the school dance costumes I've been sewing of late!  :)  Thanks for visiting..x

 

Life.Paper.Scrapbook | Sketch Challenge...

Hello lovely Friends.  I just wanted to pop in here today and thank everyone for all the wonderful comments that have been left on my blog of late.  And to my new followers.  Welcome!  I hope you like what you see here and just know that I am truly appreciative of the time you have taken to come and visit.

Today is also the day to share with you the next Sketch Challenge over at Life.Paper.Scrapbook. 

I don't usually play nice with circles!  So this sketch had me thinking.  *grin* And then I remembered all of those awesome pie charts that have been floating around in creative ways.  I will admit that I jumped up in the middle of the night with this idea.  Straight out of bed... LOL!!  Have you ever done that?  I think I must have been dreaming sketches!  LOL!

I stayed pretty true to the sketch in the end.  Here is what I created..

 

"Jump & Fly"

products used: cs - Kaisercraft; Kraft; pp - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy), Kaisercraft, Jillibean Soup; alpha - American Crafts: glitter thickers, chipboard thickers; other - Mister Huey's mist; tools - machine stitching, foam tape, black pen, circle punches, silhouette portrait.

This poor trampoline doesn't get the workout it use to anymore.  Now all my boys are interested in, is playing on the x-box or their iPods! Don't get me wrong.  They still run about outside and play, but they play soccer or cricket instead of jumping on the trampoline (which has seen better days!). 

 

I hope you head on over to LPS to check out the details and the awesome prize up for grabs this month.  Don't forget to link up your layout on the LPS blog so we can all see some amazing interpretations.  Thanks for visiting..x

 

 

Hampton Art | Look Out...

Hello Everyone!!  Today I want to share my layout up on the Hampton Art blog.  It has a cute little story to go along with it, all about my son's journey into bike riding.  *grin*  And maybe, the title of this particular layout, gives you an insight into the story before you even read my journaling! 

 

"Look Out For That Tree!"

 

products used: cs - American Crafts; pp - Jillibean Soup; alpha - Jillibean Soup; Stamps -  Jillibean Soup | Irish Farm House Soup large (JB0012), Jillibean Soup | Chilled Cucumber Small set 2 (JB0042), Echo Park | Oh Snap (SC0529); other - ink: VersaMark Dazzle (Champagne), Archival Ink (sepia), Close To My Heart (crème brulee); embellishments: Jillibean Soup | Grandma's Lima Bean Soup coordinating cardstock stickers, Bean Stalks, Kraft tags; foam tape; tools - typewriter.

I absolutely fell in love with the bicycle clear cling stamp in the Jillibean Soup | Irish Farm House Soup large stamp set (JB0012) and knew that I wanted to use it on a layout to document Ethan's bike riding journey.  When he was learning to ride his bike, we took him to a very open space, so he could learn without fear of crashing into something.  Unfortunately he found every tree in the area and kept riding directly  into them. No matter what we tried to do to help him over-come his compulsion to aim for trees, he still couldn't avoid them!

When I created this layout I really wanted the bike stamp to become a main feature.  I stamped the image with VersaMark to create a watermark look onto the kraft tag.  I then stamped a second image of the bike with a slightly darker ink (sepia) onto a second tag and fussy cut around it. Using foam tape, I've layered the fussy cut bicycle onto the same stamped  image to make it pop on the page.

 

I hope I have shared some inspiration here today and I'll sign off by asking the question: "Have you ever created a layout or card, after being inspired directly by an image of a product?" ..  *grin*  I am looking forward to finding out what examples you share.  Thanks for visiting...x