Crate Contest

This is a contest that I gave a go over at ScrapAttackScrapbooking.
It's such a fun place to hang out with lots of challenges and inspiration. Come on over and join us!

Grab a box, a "crate" or even a drawer full of paper because we're kicking September off with a contest! We’d love to see what you are creating with using Crate Paper products so we hope you can join us for a little contest. Listed below are the details:

• Your layout or project must contain at least 75% Crate Paper products on it.
• Your entry must be new and made specifically for this contest. Layouts that have been previously made or used for other contests or challenges will be ineligible for this contest.
• 1 entry is allowed per person and this is open to US and International designers.
• Deadline for entry is midnight PST on September 30th, 2010 with a winner being announced within a week.
• For those that want an extra challenge – and an extra entry into the drawing – see if you can use the letters in CRATE when creating your layout. Each letter should represent the name of 1 item on your page. You can pick the items as long as they spell CRATE. (i.e. C=cardstock, R=ric rack, A=alphabet, etc.) The options are endless, just be creative.

Here is my entry. I pulled out some older Crate.





Cardstock,pp,tag & alphas - Crate
Chipboard - K&Co.
Ink - Tim Holtz
Stickers - Pink Paislee
Ribbon - Savvy n Sassy
Punch - M.S.
Embossing Folder - Provocraft
Machine stitching

Wonderful Mother

The new Twisted Sketch is up. It's #068. Here is my take on it.
I used photos of my sister and I with Mom on the day of their 60th wedding anniversary.


PP:Sassafras
Cardstock:unk
Punch:M.S.
Flowers:Prima
Journal Spot:Prima & unk
Stamps:SU & Creative Imaginations
Embossing Powder:P K Glitz

Can you guess what the "twist" is?
Make sure you head over to Twisted Sketches to see the sketch,the twist and all the projects by my fellow sisters".

Trees of Color

Trees of Color is the name of the September Ribbon Kit over at Savvy n Sassy. Here is a picture of it. Isn't it pretty?



I can now share my projects using this ribbon with you. All of my layouts are 8x8 pages created for the album that I made for my Mother for her 80th birthday.

This page is about my Mother being a baker and I listed some of the Mennonite goodies that she always made for us and still does actually.

PP - BG & Websters
Ribbon - SnS
Stickers - BG
Journal Spot - Jillibean
Pen - Uniball Signo
Liquid Pearls - Ranger

This page is a photo of my Mom with her parents and my Dad's parents.

PP - M.M.
Ribbon - SnS
Stickers - Collage Press
Pearls & flowers - Prima
Ink - SU
Copic marker & DMC embroidery floss

A baby picture of my Mom.

PP - Websters
Ribbon - SnS
Ephemera - Etcetera
Stickles - Ranger
Floradoodles - Petaloo
Cardstock - SU

Mom's 50th birthday party.

PP & stickers - BG
Ribbon - SnS
Stickles - Ranger
Pen - CM
Metal Dots - Colorbok
Ink - Colorbox
Punch - SU
Embossing Folder - Provocraft



PP, layered buttons, stickers - M.M.
Ribbon - SnS
Stickers - Pink Paislee
Cardstock - SU
Punch - Martha Stewart

A picture of my Mom from this past Mother's Day. I made the heart out of little ribbon bits.

Cardstock - SU
Ribbon - SnS
PP & Stickers - Bo Bunny
Punch - EK Success & CM
Gelly Roll Pen - Sakura
Ink - Colorbox
Nestabilities & Fiskar scissors

A little altered Pillow box.

PP, cardstock, bling & stickers - Bo Bunny
Ribbon - SnS
Stickles - Ranger
Stamp - Gel-a-tin
Punch - MS & Marvy
Ink - Colorbox
Stickers - K&Co.
Shapeabilities - Nestabilities

Well that's it for now but I know that you will be seeing some of the Oct. Savvy n Sassy ribbon kit on some more pages of my Mom's album.

Twisted Sketch #066

Hi everyone. I apologize for getting this up late this week but my blog was all wonky and I didn't know how to fix it but thanks to Heather I'm back in business!

So sketch #066 is up right here. It's another great one so make sure you go check it out. The twist this week is "fabric".

I chose to use some aida cloth from my very neglected cross-stitch supplies to make some flowers for my page.







Cardstock - Bazzill
PP - Sassafras
Punch - M.S.
Stickers - AC
Glimmermist - Tattered Angels
Tags - M.M. & Sass
Buttons & Butterfly - Chatterbox
aida cloth

What a Great Sketch!

The new sketch is up at Twisted Sketches. It's sketch #064. Go check it out right here and see the awesome sketch and find out what the "twist" is.
Here is my take on it. I rotated it 90 degrees to suit my photo.



Those little guys are my grandnephews. Aren't they cute?

Cardstock - Bazzill, SU
PP - Dreamstreet Papers
Stickers - American Craft
Chipboard - Magistical Memories
Stamp - Fiskars
Punch - SU
Rhinestones - Kaiser, Martha Stewart
Blossoms - Sassafras
Jewels - Maya Road
Brads - Bo Bunny
Ink - Colorbox
Versamark - Ranger
Ritzy Ditzy Glitz & Embossing Powder - P K Glitz
Unk felt & ticket

I'm So Excited

Guess who is one of the first ever Guest Design Team members for Flamingo Scraps?
Me!!!!
It's going to be so much fun working with the rest of the team.
See who they are and the whole announcement right here.

Make sure you take a moment to check out the store. FLAMINGO SCRAPS features such brands as Prima Marketing, Pink Paislee, Maya Road, Webster's Pages, Tim Holtz and more! It's a unique shop dedicated to the hard to find and the finest to be found.

I hope you keep following the blog to see how Flamingo Scraps will inspire and excite you!

Twisted Sketch #062

I almost forgot to post this page.



My DD is thrilled(ya right) that I'm posting this. She was goofing around in our pool with her niece and I couldn't resist snapping some photos.
Go check out the sketch over at Twisted Sketches. The "twist" is smooth. I used smooth Prima pebbles on my page.

PP, flowers & Pebbles - Prima
Punch - MS
Chalk - Colorbox
Stickers - AC

Happy Birthday Simply Obsessed!

That's Right...It is Simply Obsessed's 3rd Birthday and we are having a Party!

You should have come to my blog from Angie's blog if not, please start at the beginning at the Simply Obsessed blog and work your way through, to the end.

Everyone is invited, and we have a long list of attendees who have helped by contributing to the "Party Favors"! All you have to do, is "hop" to each blog and check out what "Party Favor" they have contributed to the celebration. It could be a layout, a card, or a gift bag...but it is all Birthday themed for some inspiration for you. Be sure to leave a comment on each blog you visit, and when you are finished, come back HERE and let us know how you liked the hop!

THEN....(Oh yes...there IS MORE!!!....)
Then, come join us on Friday for the AWESOME Online Crop Celebration hosted by DT Member Jenny! She has fabulous games and super fun challenges prepared for this fun~tastic Birthday weekend!

And, what would a Birthday Celebration without GIFTS??

Rather than us receiving the gifts for our birthday, YOU will! The more you participate, the better chance you will have of getting one of the MAGNIFICENT gifts we have waiting to be opened!

For this birthday bash I made a party loot bag. I need something to take all my treats home in! (click on the image to enlarge)



Ritzy Ditzy Glitz: Sapphire (P K Glitz)
Glitter: Azure, China Jade (P K Glitz)
E P Max: Golden Diamond (P K Glitz)
Sticky Tape: 1/4 inch (P K Glitz)
Quickie Glue Pen: Sakuira (P K Glitz)
Patterned Paper: Bo Bunny
Punch: SU
Misc: Ribbon, Brads

Thanks for stopping by to visit me!

Now make sure you hop on over to Joyce's blog for some more birthday fun!

Hey Sista!

I have some exciting news to share!
Anam has asked me stay on as a Twisted Sister on the Twisted Sketches site. She has the best sketches ever and they always have a little "twist" to them just to give you a little extra challenge.
Come and play with us and be inspired by Anam's sketches and my "sisters" beautiful creations.

Summer Adventures & Twisted Sketch #060

No this is not about my summer adventures. It's the name of the August Ribbon Kit from Savvy n Sassy.
Doesn't it look like summer?
I wanted to share with you the pages I made using the ribbon from Summer Adventures.

2 In The Bed



Fun In The Sun


Dude


First Dip


Catch A Wave




Play All Day




Cute


Joy @ 55
This last layout is also my take on Twisted Sketch #060.
Go check out the sketch because I'm not going to tell you what the twist is. Haha!!

Simply Obsessed's Birthday Blog Hop

Simply Obsessed turns 3 in August and we would like you to help us celebrate! We will be doing a blog hop and want all of you to participate! If you would like to join in on the hopping around sign up now. The blog hop will start Thursday, August 12th and will end with a crop starting on August 13th! You can make anything birthday related for the blog hop! Help us get the word out too! Sign up now! The deadline to sign up will be August 9th.

Better Living Through Scrapbooking

I wanted to tell you a little more about this new site. I think I will just tell you in their own words.

"Better Living Through Scrapbooking is a brand new blog that offers scrapbook challenges and scrapbooking inspiration to the paper crafting community. Our goal is to encourage scrapbookers to embrace and scrapbook all their memories and life events, even if they didn’t turn out exactly as expected. We will provide weekly scrapbook challenges as well as examples and prompts from our design team. Weekly and monthly prizes will be offered as incentive to join in on the fun!"

The site will launch in about one week so check it out right here.

Come Join the Party

Simply Obsessed is having a Just Beachy Crop and the pre-crop games have started today so come and join the fun right here.

Found a new site!

Check out this new blog site that I found. It's called Better Living Through Scrapbooking.
Here is a link: http://www.betterscrap.com/
They have a giveaway on their facebook page so hurry up and get over there!
I think it's going to be a fun place to hang out!

July Savvy n Sassy Projects

Isn't the kit pretty? It's called Sandbox Play.
Here are the projects that I made with it.





















I have so much ribbon left to play with too! It's such a great bargain. Go check it out at Savvy n Sassy!

Twisted Sketch #056

The sketch is up at Twisted Sketches and here is my take on it
I used the Savvy n Sassy July Sandbox Play ribbon kit on this page.









Go check it out right here and find out what the "twist" is and play along.