Meeting Ryan & Scrap-Tastic

I had my Scrap-Tastic June kit out again today and got this layout done. It's about the first time that we met our grandnephew Ryan.



Kraft cardstock;myStampBOX stamps;Tattered Angels glimmer mist;MME,Fancy Pants patterned paper;Colorbox ink;Jillibean Soup twine;Prima pearls and lace;Elle's Studio cut outs;unk buttons;Glossy Accents

I used another sketch by Liz at the Scrappiest. Told you that I love them!! :)

I had fun making my own border strip using the camera stamp from the Symbols collection.


See my flower? I made that with the Prima lace from the kit.
Don't worry I will let you know when the kit is in the store. :)

Once Upon.........and Scrap-Tastic

Here is another layout using the awesome June kit from Scrap-Tastic!!



I used the sketch and journalling challenge from Once Upon a Sketch. This is the first time that I've played along but I'm sure it won't be my last. :)

I added some handstitching along the edges to frame it all.
The tag from MME provided the perfect title.



Isn't that flocked paper gorgeous???

CI, Chatterbox,FancyPants patterned paper;MME tag & stamp;DMC floss;Ranger Stickles;Tim Holts,Memento ink;M.S.,C.M.,Fiskars punches

What?

I've been creating with the June Scrap-Tastic kit and having a great time! It's not in the store yet but I will let you know when it is. :)

For this layout I used a sketch by Liz over at the Scrappiest. She has wonderful sketches and I love using them.



My daughter was keeping the bugs away from all the sweets at my Mom's 80th birthday part. Hahaha!



I cut out some of the flowers from the MME paper to use as embellishments on my journal spot.

Aren't the colours so pretty?

CI, MME, Chatterbox, Fancy Pants patterned paper;Tim Holtz ink;Spellbinders;Machine Stitching;Chatterbox letter stickers;Prima ribbon;Ranger dimensional Pearls

Echo Park Love

My favourite manufacturer at the moment (actually for quite awhile now) is Echo Park!

I wanted to share some of my projects using A Walk In The Park Collection.

I needed to make some little gifts for the ladies in my fitness class so I came up with these Post it Note Holders.


They came together so quickly using the papers and stickers. Here are the closeups.





EchoPark A Walk in the Park collection;M.S. & Fiskars punches;Prima,Kaiser,Bazzill jewels;Tim Holtz ink

This next layout is of my niece and her miracle baby Ryan. I was excited that Echo Park actually chose it as their Facebook Fan Friday winner. This totally made my day!!!



The flowers made from the patterned papers turned out so adorable!


Echo Park Walk in the Park collection;Bazzill cardstock;M.S.punch;machine stitching;Sketchabilities sketch;A.C. stickers;unk buttons

My next layout features 3 of my favourite things, Echo Park, handstitching and my Silhouette.






EchoPark Walk in the Park collection;Bazzill cardstock;EK Success punch;Recollections rhinestones;DMC embroidery floss;Silhouette;sketch by Jana Eubank

Make sure you check back soon for more Echo Park love!

Scrapbook Star May Kit

The May kit is now in the store so take my advice and get over there quick! Here are the rest of the projects that I made with the kit.

I loved how this card turned out using one of the tags. I embossed the sentiment which is from the myStampBOX set Straightforward. I added some Stickles to the flower and topped the tag off with the gorgeous ribbon.


May Scrapbook Star kit;myStampBOX stamps;Uniball Signo;Stickles;SU embossing powder

This next layout uses a photo of my parents at my daughter's wedding. It was such a proud day for them. The first grandchild to be married.

I used the sketch #118 from The Scrappiest. Liz has amazing sketches.


Scrapbook Star May kit;M.S. punch;Tattered Angels mist;PK Glitz glitter;Stickles;unk. brad

This flower was made using the sticky backed canvas that you get in the kit and lots of glitter of course!


I broke out the Stickles for this page too.



On my next page I thought that all the floral papers went so well for a picture of my Mom at her 80th birthday garden party.

For this layout I used sketch #155 from Creative Scrappers.


Scrapbook Star May kit;Mr. Huey & Tim Holtz ink;SU cardstock;M.S.punch;Sizzix die;Cuttlebug

I used the sticky back canvas to make my leaves. I love the texture it gives.



Here is another card that I made with the kit. I thought the lace frame was perfect to use on a card.

I love how this flower turned out with the sticky back canvas too!


Scrapbook Star May kit;Sizzix die;PK Glitz glitter;B.G. brad;Uniball Signo pen

Another cute little card where the lace frame just framed (haha pun intended) the sentiment perfectly.


May Scrapbook Star kit;Bazzill cardstock

Guest Designer

I am very honoured to be the guest designer at Sketchabilities today.

This is the layout I created using Sketch #47. I also used the May kit from Scrapbook Star. It's full of yummy goodies from K&Co.



I love the banner on my page that I created using the Pennant stamp set from myStampBOX.

May Scrapbook Star kit;Studio Calico mist;myStampBOX stamps;Memento ink

Make sure you stop by Sketchabilities to see all the other DT layouts based on the sketch.

Scrap-Tastic's Primalicious

Scrap-Tastic's May kit is chock full of Prima goodies....hence the name Primalicious.
I've already shared the 2 cards that I made with the kit and now I want to share the 3 layouts I created. I do have to tell you that I still have tons of product left to play with.

I have heard that there are only 2 kits left so you had better get over to the store quick!!! Here is the link.

For my first layout I used a photo of my daughter Amy and my niece Teri-Lynn as her maid of honour on Amy's wedding day. I cut out the center of the paper and popped up the outside as a frame.



I used glossy accents to look like dew drops.


I loved making that flower as an embellishment.

Glossy Accents;Perfect Pearls;Stampendous stamp;Doily;MM button

My next layout uses a photo of my Mom and my nephew Brandon as a baby.


I fussy cut some butterflies and popped them up onto the butterflies. Love the dimension. I also drew some circles and then hand-stitched around them I love to do this. :)

DMC embroidery floss; Nestabilities; Stickers

My friends from highschool and I still get together at least a few times a year. We have a close friendship that will never end.
This layout uses an old photo of us. Check out those hair dos!! LOL!!


I did some extra stamping right onto my page. Love that bird cage!!

M.S. punch;Perfect Pearls;MME stamp;Memento ink

Thanks for letting me share and thanks Becky for a gorgeous kit!

NSD

I hope you all had a happy National Scrapbook Day on Saturday. My kids thought I was a little crazy when I wished them a great one but I know that you all understand. LOL!

Over on the blog at myStampBOX the DT all shared a layout in celebration of the day. For some great inspiration go check out all the projects.

Here is my layout. It's my parents on their 50th wedding anniversary. What a special day that was.





MME patterned paper; Tim Holtz ink; A.C.Stickers; Kaiser pearls; Etsy ribbon; myStampBOX stamps(Pennants); Inspired Blueprints Sketch

Mother's Day

Have you made your Mother's Day card yet?
I made my Mother her card by using the wonderful May kit from Scrap-Tastic and the sketch from Viva La Verve and used The Tuesday Trigger for my colour inspiration. I liked the greens and pinks.
I once again pulled out myStampBOX stamps!




Cardstock:Bazzill
PP & Journal card:Prima
Embossing powder:Gelatin
Stamp:myStampBOX
Liquid Pearls:Ranger
Zapdots:Helmar

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day!

Card Patterns

My Dad turns 85 on Tuesday so I just had to make him a card for his big day!
I used Sketch #113 from Card Patterns and the latest kit from ScrapTastic which is full of Prima goodies. Of course I used a stamp from myStampBOX.

PP:Prima
Cardstock:S.U.
Stamp:myStampBOX
Embossing powder:Gelatin
Nestabilities
Dimensional Pearls:Ranger

This made my day!!

It was so exciting to see my layout featured on Echo Park's Facebook Fan Friday blog post.
You can see it here.

Thanks Echo Park!!!

Pastel Project

The DT for myStamp BOX was asked to create a project using Pastel colours. Well this was perfect since I needed to make some Easter cards.
Here is my card that I will probably give to my grandnephews. I need to whip up another one so there is NO fighting over it! Haha!



Here is a closeup so you can see the embossing on the eggs. I used the oval shape in the Back to the Basic stamp set to make my eggs. I just stamped and embossed on pastel scraps of pp.


Cardstock & Embossing Powder:SU
PP: all sorts from my scrap bin
Ink:ColorBox
Ribbon:Etsy
Tag:unk
Stamps:myStamp BOX (Back to the Basics,All Year Round)
Versamark
Machine Stitching
Silhouette
Cuttlebug

Make sure you go and check out all the the other DT's pastel projects on the blog. They are awesome!

My April Challenge

My challenge this month over at Scrapbook Star is called "It's Sew Easy".
I want you to do some handstitching on your layout.
Here is my example.






Cardstock-Bazzill
PP-Echo Park
Punch-EK Success
Rhinestones-Recollections
Embridery Floss, Silhouette, Sketch by Jana Eubank

I hope you can come and take the challenge and check out the other DT challenges.

Hi all! We had snow today! ACK!!! It didn't stay but I did have to use my snow-brush this afternoon.

I have entered the following layout in a challenge over at Scrapbook Star and at The Paper Variety.
The photos are of my grandnephew Ryan at our pool this past summer.
Aren't those flowers cool? They are made from the tissue found in sewing patterns. I love them!!!

Don't forget to click on the photos for a larger image. :)






PP-Creative Imaginations
Cardstock-Bazzill
Stamp-S.U.
Foil-STIx2
Ink-Tim Holtz
Buttons-unk
Nestabilities,Cuttlebug,Silhouette

Scrapbook Star has an online crop going on til Friday at midnight so if you want a chance to win some prizes or just to get your mojo going come on over!

myStamp BOX

Well today is my very first blog post for myStampBOX and this is the card that I made.
For a full tutorial on how to make it please head over to myStampBOX blog.
What do think? Did I do alright?


Stamps-MyStampBox (straightforward, funky flowers)
Cardstock-SU
PP-BG
Ribbon-etsy(Sugar Pink Boutique)
Ink-Memento
Nestabilities
Rhinestones-Kaiser

P K Glitz

I used to be on their DT and they were so nice to work with and their products are amazing!
Well they are so sweet to be featuring me on their blog this week. If you have a minute please stop by right here. You will see some of my projects using P K Glitz.

Spring Fling Crop & Sketchabilities & Scrapfit

I just wanted to let you all know that there is going to be a really fun filled Spring Fling Crop at Scrapbook Star starting tomorrow.
Play along and you could maybe win a prize.......just sayin! LOL!

I'm going to share a layout that I created for one of the challenges of the crop. I'm just not going to tell you what the challenge is! Sneaky I know but you will just have to wait til the crop starts to find out!

I used the Sketchabilities sketch #44 to create my page. It's an awesome sketch! go check it out.
I am also entering this in the Workout #41 over at Scrapfit




Cardstock-Bazzill
PP-Echo Park
Stickers-A.C.
Buttons-unk
Punch-M.S.
Machine stitching
Sketchabilities Sketch #44

See you at the Spring Fling Crop!!!

I'm a Swanky Gurl!!

That's right! I'm excited to tell you that I am a Swanky Gurl. That means that I am on the DT for Urban Swank. They are the distributor for all Urban Lily products. You can see the announcement right here.
Can't wait to start creating with all those fabulous women!