Happy Saturday!!

I have soooo much housework today....and NO desire to even get started. I thought I would start the day off on a good note and work on some layouts. :)

Here is my take Sketchabilities #62. I handout the scalloped circle. My newest obsession is liquid pearls. I've been using them all the time instead of swirly bling. Not that I won't use bling anymore, I just need to go shopping. :)

I made this layout using sketch #114 from Let's Capture These Memories. These papers are from a Colorbok paper pad from Walmart. Sooo pretty!! Again, I used some fun liquid glitter to make my swirls. I also fussy cut some of the roses from a few other sheets of the paper.

This is so time consuming, but I absolutely love how they look. :)
Now I need to decide what to make for breakfast...while I work on another page. :)

Happy Saturday!!!

Paper Lovin' Gals #13- Looks like Christmas

I dropped the ball on this one. I thought I had a scheduled to post and I never finished it up!

Here is the inspirational photo for challenge #13 at Paper Lovin' Gals. This bird is just too adorable. And he really looks like he is enjoying all that snow. We, unfortunately (?) haven't had much to speak of...yet.

They say it's coming and it's going to be just as bad as last year....we shall see....

I loved that little birdie so much, I chose a layout where I could add him. These are some fun elements from K&Company. This paper is just gorgeous! And I was able to use up quite a few pieces of ribbon from the stash.

Come and see what the Paper Lovin' Gals design team created with this little bird! So many fun ideas!!

My Scraps and More Blog Challenge

YAY! I found all the elements needed for a recipe challenge for the My Scraps and More Blog Hop!

I tore into a new Jillibean Soup kit that I just bought last week.

The recipe included:

Chipboard - I used chipboard photo corners and a chipboard tag, colored with markers

Twine - for the tag and the buttons

Buttons - to hold the twine together...lol

Journal card - I had wrote the info on the card...I hate my handwriting!

2 fonts - I used the 2 different letters stickers that came with the kit

And the sketch is from Liz Chidester at The Scrappiest.

:)

Happy last day off

I hate that I can't sleep late on my days off. But as long as everyone else does, I can have some peace and quiet so I can scrap. :)

I did this page using My Sketch World's January sketch. The color scheme came from the challenge at The Paper Variety...black, white and a kiss of color.

I used these fun fibers to match the fuzzy monkey. :)

I made this page using the same color challenge, but since I can only submit one, I like the purple layout better.

This sketch is from Show Us Your Stuff.
Scrap Friendzy is having a sketchathon this month. I'm new to this site, so I thought I could try to play along. Here is my take on the first sketch of the month.

I also used my newest toy, the I-top tool from Imaginisce. I used lots of pretty paper from Prima. The flowers are from the stash and I punched out the pink flowers with a new flower punch that was in my stocking. I entering this for the challenge at Frosted Designs, which was to use something new. :)
And we finally have snow!!! I just might go outside and play!!!

Dear Santa by Reminisce...

The papers from this Reminisce collection are so stinking adorable!!...and just about impossible to find. I was able to find 2 sheets!

This sheet was so pretty and I had a great picture to work with. The other side was a collage of Santa images. Again, so adorable! I cut an image from the 2nd sheet of snowmen images to use as an element.

I used solid cardstock and a border punch for all of the mats.

The flowers are from the stash and the title square came from the Reminisce collection called Candy Cane Christmas.

I need to play with these snowmen images.....they are just the cutest!!

I hope you are enjoying your Sunday!!

We are Young...

Here is my second page using my Artful Delight kit.

I put all the kraft aside and decided to use up some of the Studio Calico goodies.

I fussy cut the patterned paper and used it as an overlay on the solid cardstock.

I cut out a few more flowers and put them on pop dots.

This is for sketch #189 from Creative Scrappers. Instead of using strips, I used some of the pretty pink twine that came in the kit.

The title came from the challenge at ScrapFit #60. It's a new music challenge and the song to inspire us was Love is a Battlefield by Pat Benatar.

Happy Scrapping!!!

First layout of 2012!!

Went to bed HOURS after my normal bedtime and still woke up too early. :(

This is going to be another long day. But at least I have nothing planned, so I can scrap all day.

I broke out my new kit from Artful Delight! There is so much kraft in here, I was a little (a lot ) overwhelmed. I haven't had much experience with kraft, so I wasn't really sure where to start.

I settled on sketch #188 from Creative Scrappers and found this cute pic of me and my oldest daughter.

The paper is from the Funday Collection by My Mind's Eye. I used the Mister Huey mist on the background paper a little bit. The blue strips and the butterflies are from Studio Calico. I used different inks on the butterflies. After I put them on the page, I wasn't happy, so I popped them off and added some pop dots. Now it looks like they are flying! lol

I also added some twine to some of the strips. I was going to be creative and trying a stitching technique, but it wasn't cooperating with me too well. The fun stitched circles are very cool!

And I used a little bit of ink on the Thickers letters.

I really like this kit and I'm glad I built up my kraft stash. Now I'm off to find more inspiration so I can do it justice!!!

Have a great day and Happy New year!!!!