New challenge at Scrap & Play!

Scrap & Play has a new challenge for you...come on over and check it out! Can't wait to see what "spooky" project you have to share.

Scrap & Play challenge 7

Hi everyone! The new challenge is up on the Scrap & Play blog. This challenge is being sponsored by the awesome Paper Issues. Not only are they providing one lucky linker a $20.00 CG to their store, if you shop over there now and use the code...scrapandplay you will receive 20% off your order...so what are you waiting for...check out my interpretation and go to the Scrap & Play blog to leave us yours!

I was inspired by the mint greens and peach colors. I also used a background paper to "mimic" the slices of watermelon...

Products used:
WRMK 12x12 Inked Rose-Frames 

WRMK 12x12 Chalkboard-Monochromatic 

WRMK 12x12 Chalkboard-Illustrations 

WRMK Chalkboard Embossed Stickers 

WRMK AME Arrow Dies

New Scrap & Play Challenge...

Scrap & Play is teaming up with Paper Secrets for a special challenge. Paper Secrets is our sponsor for the July challenges, and they have provided a sketch for the first challenge this month. The twist from Scrap & Play is to use items on your project to represent each letter in the word "SPLASH". Here's the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch...

For the word SPLASH I used: S-Stickers P-Patterned Paper L-Lace A-Arrows S-Sweet Sentiment H-Hearts Link up your project to both the Scrap & Play and Paper Secrets blogs for a chance to win prizes at each site! We look forward to seeing your creations!

Products used: We R Memory Keepers-
Indian Summer 12x12 Wildfire
Indian Summer 12x12 Whitewash
Indian Summer 12x12 Aztec Brick
Indian Summer Embossed Stickers
Indian Summer 6x6 Patterned Paper
Indian Summer Instagram AME

Scrap & Play Scraplift Challenge...

Scrap & Play has a new challenge up and running! Fancy Pants is our sponsor for this month so what better to have as a challenge...scraplift this wonderful layout from their designer Anna Kossakovskaya. Link up your creation on the Scrap & Play blog to win a wonderful prize pack from Fancy Pants!
Here is your layout to lift...

Here is my take on Anna's wonderful layout...

Products used: Fancy Pants Nautical

WRMK Inked Rose...

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying the nicer weather that has finally decided to come our way. I know things are going to start to get hectic with graduations, parties and just enjoying time outdoors. I for one can't wait. I have had some free time to work on some layouts so today I wanted to share one with you. For this layout I used the Inked Rose line from We R Memory Keepers. I just LOVE this line, the colors and prints are just amazing. I also took some time to play with my eBosser that I won a few months back...why it took me so long is beyond me, this thing is great!

Products used:
Inked Rose:Butterflies 12x12 Paper
Inked Rose:Triangles 12x12 Paper
Inked Rose:Orange Wash 12x12 Paper
Inked Rose:Words 12x12 Paper
Inked Rose:Striped 12x12 Paper
Inked Rose:Embossed Stickers
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Octagon Die
Craftwell eBosser

Exciting news and a challenge...

Hi everyone! I have some exciting news to share with you all. I have been asked to join the Scrap &  Play Design Team! It is a new challenge site that will have 2 challenges a month for you all to participate in for the chance to win some awesome prizes. Make sure you check out their page and go like them on Facebook so you don't miss a thing. Right now they have a new challenge up. The challenge is to create a layout and include at least one item on your page using each letter from the word FLOWERS.

Here is my take on the challenge:
F- FRAME and FLOWERS
L- LAYERS
O- OPALS
W- WOODEN WORD
E- EMBOSSING
R- ROUNDED CORNERS
S- STICKERS

Products used:
We R Memory Keepers:
Roses 12x12 Patterned Paper

Inked 12x12 Patterned Paper

Butterflies 12x12 Patterned Paper

Inked Rose Embossed Stickers

Inked Rose Wooden "Hello" Word

Inked Rose Embossed Die Cut
Inked Rose Embossed Die Cut Tag Inked Rose Pink Textured 12x12 Cardstock
Inked Rose Mint Textured 12x12 Cardstock
Doily 2 Edge Punch

Fun with the We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile

Recently I created some projects for the Create and Craft show using the We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-dile. The layout I am sharing with you today shows a simple way to use the Crop-A-Dile to add eyelets as an accent on your page. I created a pleated paper boarder and used the Crop-A-Dile to punch holes in the pleats. Once my holes were punched I was able to add my eyelets and then set them with the Crop-A-Dile...no need for several tools, the Crop-A-Dile does it all!

Products used: 
We R Memory Keepers-
  Crop-A-Dile 
  Eyelets 
  Famer's Market:  Artisan 12x12 
 Simply Spring: Bloom  12x12 Textured Cardstock  
Country Living: Brown 12x12 Textured Cardstock 
 Down the Boardwalk: Pier 12x12 Textured Cardstock 
 2 Edge Punch: Raindrop 
  Lifestyle Craft Punches: Hearts

Fusion blog hop with Ruby Rock-It...

Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans!  We are so excited to be creating with our gorgeous new Fusion collection that debuted at CHA Winter!

Each color family has 4 beautiful double sided patterned papers, and they blend so nicely with our Sugar Candy card stock, Bella! Bling our Fundamentals embellishments!

Here's the order of our blog hop... RRBF Blog
Alicia Barry
Beckie Dreyer
Carrie Walz
Erin Yamabe
June Goh
Liana Suwandi
Linda Kretz
Pattie Beltran
MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ONCE YOU’RE DONE HOPPING ALONG RUBY ROCK-IT TRAIL! Our prize includes the entire Fusion collection! That's all 6 fabulous colors! Comments will close on Monday, March 10th at 11:59pm PST, and we will announce our winner later in the week!

Sneak Peek revealed...

If you saw my sneak peek the other day you can now see the full creation! You can also see this and a whole bunch of other inspirations using the Ruby Rock-It Mini Ranges over at the their blog. All month the design team has been sharing some wonderful projects showing off this line...

Sneak Peek...

I am going to be up on the Ruby Rock-It blog tomorrow, thought I would share a little sneak peek with you...You will be getting to see one of the new Mini Ranges that we have been creating with all this month.

Linking up with Paper Issues again...

Hi everyone! Today I am linking up to Paper Issues again for the new theme they have going on. "Color by Numbers".  Don't forget, you can interpret this any way you see fit. I am choosing a layout showcasing a number as one of the main focal points. Make sure after you are done looking here you link up one or more of your wonderful creations because not only do we all want to see your work...there is an awesome prize from the sponsor.. Pinkfresh Studio!

Products used:
Bella! Boutique School Days Chip Accents 
Bella! Boutique School Days Inspiration Kit 
Bella! Boutique School Days Paper Pack 
Bella! Boutique School Days Words to Go 
Bella! Boutique School Days Shapes to Go

Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop...

Hello Ruby Rock-it Fans!  This month, we are featuring our beautiful, vintage inspired set of NEW MINI RANGES!  

We have SO many categories...Mother, Father, Christening, Family, Baby Boy, Baby Girl, 21st Birthday and Military!  Each range comes with 3 double sided patterned papers, a fun 3d sticker set, and fun die cut pack!

Here's the order of our hop, in case you get lost along the way...

RRBF Blog

 Alicia Barry 

Beckie Dreyer 

Carrie Walz

 Erin Yamabe 

June Goh 

Liana Suwandi 

Linda Kretz 

Pattie Beltran

MAKE SURE YOU LEAVE A COMMENT ON EACH DESIGNER’S BLOG AND THEN ON THE RUBY ROCK-IT BLOG ONCE YOU’RE DONE HOPPING ALONG RUBY ROCK-IT TRAIL!

Our prize includes our winner's choice of two of our Mini Range papers and embellishments!

 Comments will close on Sunday, February 9th at 11:59pm PST.  We will announce our winner the week of February 10th!

Linking up with Paper Issues...

So, is everyone calmed down from the Super Bowl yesterday? To me it was just another excuse to eat lots of yummy food that has no nutritional value what so ever! It also means that we are that much closer to me getting to watch baseball and cheering on my my ROYALS...but enough sports talk for now, today I am sharing with you a card I made some time ago. I never shared it with you because it was kind of a sore subject for me. I made this card for a magazine submission and I really thought I had a chance of it getting picked up but the magazine thought otherwise. LOL! So today when I was checking out the Paper Issues blog and saw the new theme they had going on I figured it was time to share...the theme is quite simple "Fill Er Up". What I really love about Paper Issues is that their themes are so open to any type of interpretation so this is my take on that theme. I made the card with a pocket off of a pair of my daughter's old jeans and "filled" it up with pretty felt flowers...

 

Day 2 of the New Year!

Well, Christmas has come and gone and now it is the second day of the New Year...I can't believe how fast the time goes. It seems like the older we get the faster the days go by. So as I write this, I have done some thinking. Every year I vow to make new years resolutions and never do. Not because I forget, I just come up with very "un-realistic" ones so....this year I decided to make some that I could possibly stick to. 2013 was not a bad year...my daughter entered Jr. High, my son graduated from High School and then started a new journey in life known as College! 2014 I am making ME changes...changes that I hope will make this year a very good year. So as I try to stick to my resolutions I might as well start with an easy one...I am sharing with you a layout that some have seen already but that is okay because right now I am starting to fulfill 2 resolutions at one time...keeping up with my blog and staying more current with my layouts. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you come back again because I promise, I will have lots more to share with you!

PRODUCTS USED:
We R Memory Keepers:
North Pole-Snowflake 12x12 patterned paper
North Pole-Side B of Candy Cane 12x12 patterned paper
North Pole- Poinsettia 12x12 patterned paper
North Pole-Embossed Stickers
North Pole-Die Cut Tags "Christmas"
North Pole-Garland textured cardstock
North Pole-6x6 Pad