Bathing Beauty

Sketch: CTMH "Reflections" scrapbook program
Pattern paper: From a Spring Big Stack I bought at Michael's
CS: CTMH Bubblegum, Buttercup, White Daisy
Making Memories Alphabet Rub-ons
Offray ribbon
silver brads
CTMH clear & Buttercup buttons
CTMH hemp
CTMH paper flower

Chillin' with US # 66

It's Saturday, and you know what that means...another terrific sketch from the gals @ Unsrcipted Sketches!!! With all the heat lately, I decided to make a card to cool off LOL I just LOVE the cute polar bears in the Chillin' stamp set! As a base, I used the B & T from the Aspen paper pack and cut out the snowflake then added some stickles plus a button center. I stamped the polar bear in his igloo with Twilight ink and added a lil Prisma glitter for more sparkle. The snow is just torn White Daisy CS. I added silver eyelets with a bit of ribbon tied in knots and stamped the sentiment with Outdoor Denim ink. The i's are dotted with clear sparkles. Thanks for looking :)

My 1st Pencil Lines Sketch

I discovered a great new sketch blog called Pencil Lines! I'm really excited cuz I've found tons of blogs devoted to card making, but not so many for scrapbook layouts. I miss 52 sketches :( If you haven't checked PL out yet, I encourage you to do so! I'm also submitting this one in Pile It On's plastic challenge...I've got LOTS o plastic buttons on there LOL OOH and just realized this fits the challenge criteria over at Practical Scrappers...had to use at least 7 different items....I did :)

*All supplies are CTMH*

Paper Pack: Evensong
CS: Cranberry, Desert Sand, Olive, New England Ivy, Colonial White
SS: Playful Flourishes
Ink: New England Ivy
Accessories: Paper flowers(Yeah, I love these and use em on just about every LO or card I make! LOL), Holiday buttons, Edge Anchors, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon

Teabag Holder

I've been wanting to make one of these for a workshop and finally got one done with the help of a couple blog challenges :)

Color Challenge(Vineyard Berry,Blush & Creme Brulee) @ H2H
CAS Lesson 5 @ PCP: Adding an embellishment

You can find the instructions to make one of these holders here.

*All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted*
Pattern paper: Emporium (Creative Basics)
CS: Vineyard Berry, Blush, creme Brulee, Colonial White
SS: Cup of Friendship
Inks: Vineyard Berry, Creme Brulee
Accessories: Paper flower, button
Ribbon is from Michael's stash

Sweet Baby

Here is my interpretation of the sketch over at Unscripted Sketches this week. I'm also submitting this LO to Scrap & Stamp, challenging us to use buttons and at least one stamp. The flowers are handmade using a crumpling technique. You can learn how to make your own with this *awesome* tutorial :) The journaling is on a tag hidden behind the photo. I don't always include a story, but wanted to explain that I had crocheted this outfit for my cousin's darling baby. Thanks for looking!

*All supplies CTMH unless otherwise noted*
Pattern paper: Sweet Home
CS: Buttercup, White Daisy, indian Corn Blue, Garnet
Inks: Indian Corn Blue, Garnet
SS: Adorable and Love of My Life
Accessories: Felt pieces from Heartfelt Wonders collection
silver brads, white buttons and white organdy ribbon from my stash
Title was generated on my cricut and border punched with Fiskars Threading Water punch

Mojo Monday 148/Hoppy Birthday

Another creation using the Live Simply Cricut cartridge. The sketch is from Mojo Monday. There's still time to play along with their challenge...it's too hot to do anything outdoors, so might as well spend time in your craft area, right? My cousin is gonna turn 40 in a couple weeks, and I plan on giving her this toad-ally cool birthday card :)

*All supplies CTMH unless otherwise noted*

Pattern paper: Lazy Days of Summer
CS: Cranberry, Lilac Mist, Garden Green, Olive, White Daisy, Black
Accessories: Lazy Days of Summer Stickease, clear sparkles, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon
The froggy was made using my Cricut and the title is computer generated.

Emmalee & Elizabeth At Play

Took these pics when we visited my brother and his family at his new home on Memorial Day. The girls had such a good time playing together! I wasn't sure I'd get a pic of them in the jeep...everytime I lined up the shot in front of them, they hit the gas! LOL The sketch is from the CTMH Reflections How-to-Book and the title was generated using my cricut.

*All supplies CTMH unless otherwise noted
Pattern Paper: Whoops A Daisy Level 2
CS: Bubblegum,Hydrangea,Ocean,White Daisy
Accessories: paper flowers, White Daisy grosgrain ribbon,clear sparkles
pink & silver brads & photo clips from my Michael's stash.

I'm in the Top 3!

My Princess Emmalee LO made the Top 3 at US this week! Thank you to the DT for choosing my work...I feel so honored!!!

PCP: CAS Card Group Lesson 4

I am LOVING these lessons for Clean and Simple cards! If you haven't visited Paper Craft Planet lately, check out Lyn's FAB ideas :) Also, I just picked up a new cartridge(Live Simply, my new fave!) for my Cricut, and I'm having so much fun creating adorable creatures like this snail. Papertake Weekly is having a CUTE challenge and I think this one qualifies :)

Pattern paper: Papermania 6x6 stack
CS: CTMH Pansy Purple, Black, White Daisy & Amethyst
Accessories: CTMH paper flower & button; ribbon & googly eye from my stash

Princess Emmalee

I created this LO using sketch # 64 over @ Unscripted Sketches. I usually make cards for these challenges, but this sketch seemed to be perfect for my scrapbook. Also the ladies over at Scrap & Stamp challenged us to create a LO using a B&W/sepia tone photo and at least one stamp. This is what I came up with :)

*All supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted.
Playful Flourishes SS; Blush ink; That's Amore PP; Tulip & Chocolate CS; Just Blooms Big Pinks flowers; Blush brads;twill ribbon; opaques/pearls. Title was made using Cricut.

"Silhouette" Wedding Congrats

As soon as I saw this sketch from PCP, I knew it would be perfect for this card I wanted to make for my nephew. I just love this paper pack for wedding cards! I heat embossed the image made with the cake stamp(from my rubber stamp stash)and added a bit of prisma glitter. Also I've been dying to use my pretty pins and thought they added just the right pop of pink, along with the ribbon flower. The black border was made using a Fiskars punch and I put the brand new Opaques(pearls) from CTMH in the corners. I've been on a roll lately and I haven't felt like I'm trying too hard...hope this creative streak continues! :~)

"Bella" Thank You

I'm having fun trying new color combos. This is my first time using the CTMH Bella papers. They are so beautiful, and I think my favorite since they retired my beloved "Let's Get Together" PP. The LO is a rotated sketch from Originals. Add a Just Blooms paper flower with a button center, some White Daisy grosgrain ribbon, clear sparkles and stamp the sentiment (From Me to You SS) with olive ink...et voila!

With Sympathy...

Here is a card I created for a dear family member who lost her husband recently. I have gotten away from card making cuz it seems papercrafting has gotten so FANCY and it intimidates me a bit. I prefer to keep it clean & simple...I get more done that way. I certainly admire those of you who take all the time to create beatiful cards & LOs that truly are works of art, but I just can't seem to find the time :) So here is my CAS sympathy card...hope you like it!

CTMH supplies used: The Present SS; Comforting Thoughts SS; Treasures SS; Creme Brulee, Garden Green, Chocolate CS & inks; Colonial White CS; clear sparkles; Chocolate organdy ribbon.

Friendship Flower Pots

I saw this idea on the CTMH Facebook page, and thought it would make a darling hostess gift. The card has a packet of flower seeds attached to the back...how clever! :~)

CTMH Supplies: Hollyhock CS and ink; White Daisy CS; "Delight in Everything" SS; adhesive backed pearls; hemp; edge distresser; glue dots

Other: silver eyelet, dotted green ribbon; yellow basket stuffing; mini clay pots

Quilted Scrapbooks...an oldie but a goodie!

The Pink Elephant has scrapbook challenges now...HOORAY! This week is a color challenge...PINK! If you are in need of some inspiration, check it out...the artwork there is amazing!!!

I decided to challenge myself a bit today as well. I need to start using some things in my scrapbook room that have been just sittin around collecting dust. You KWIM...the supplies you bought years ago before scrapbooking became so popular and you look at them now and sorta cringe LOL

Among my MANY resource books, I had tucked away "Quilted Scrapbooks" by Memory Makers. It features layouts that were inspired by, you guessed it... quilts. I've NEVER used it...until now that is :) The pattern is patchwork and incorporates paper folding. There are 2 types of folds...the Triangle Fold to make the flowers and the Kite Fold for the corner accents. Very simple to do and adds nice dimension to the page.

The pattern papers are from DCWV and just one big stack of many that I own. I'll prolly NEVER go through all the paper I have, and yet I still want more!!! LOL Thanks for looking :)

National Chocolate Chip Day!!!

It's Saturday and you know what that means...a brand new super *awesome* sketch over at Unscripted Sketches :) And according to the ladies, it's National Chocolate Chip Day. In honor of this auspicious occassion, we are to use something chocolatey on our project...what could be better than that??? LOL Here is my entry and a list of the other challenges that I am participating in. Thanks for looking!

Wednesday Stamper-flowers and a rubber stamp
Color Dare #66-I used CTMH colors(Goldrush,Crystal Blue,Sweet Leaf,Bamboo)
Pile it On-Cute & Cuddly
Heart2Heart-use mostly CTMH product and a technique( I random stamped the background and sponged ink/distressed around edges of flower accent and image. Also added liquid glass to image for dimension))
Cute Card Thursday-someone special(even though this isn't a very masculine card, I'm giving it to my DH...he DOES make me smile and even LOL alot!)

CTMH Supplies used:
"Twitterpated" Level 2 pp,Hello There SS, Bamboo & Goldrush CS, Chocolate ribbon, Colonial White brads, Just Blooms paper flower, Chocolate and Sweet Leaf inks, liquid glass

Other: Fiskars border punch, flower punch, googley eye, pop dots

Mother's Day Explosion Box

I was so excited when I saw they were offering scrapbooking classes at the library. I signed up immediately to make this beautiful box! What a deal for $5!!! For July's class we are making a star album...I can't wait! It was a nice change for me to be the student and not the teacher. Check out what wonderful activities are available at your local library :~)

Happy Mother's Day Flower Mini-Album

YAY! I finally finished all three Mother's Day mini albums I was working on...whew! 2 have to be mailed to NY for my MILs. I didn't realize how much work would go into this project until I was already committed to do them. Tracing and cutting out all of those flower shapes was bad enough, but then sanding off the excess paper was a chore and a half! There are 10 pages in each of those albums *eek* Next time, I'll just stick with a circle and use my coluzzle. LOL Anyway, I'm pretty happy with the end result...I didn't have enough time to embellish every page like I normally would, but I think it looks nice just the same :)

flower chipboard album (Colorbok)
Simply Sweet PP (K & Company)
Cardstock ( CTMH...Citrus Leaf, White Daisy, Moonstruck, Barn Red, Cranberry, Autumn Terra Cotta, Heavenly Blue, Bubblegum, Buttercup)
Silver brads and ribbon from my stash
Tools: Crop-a-dile,paperpiercer,sanding block & file,Coluzzle cirle template, small flower punch, precision-tip scissors

No eye candy today...I'm furiously working to finish the Mother's Day mini albums I mentioned in an earlier post. AGHHHH I'm feeling the time crunch! 2 of 3 have to be mailed, so I must get finished QUICKLY. On a positive note, DH bought me two Expedit bookcases from IKEA yesterday, that I've been hinting about for over a year...YAY! Now I have lots more cubbies to help me organize my craft space. The REAL bummer is I found that my cropper hoppers don't fit...GRR. They ALL have to be cut down :( Alas, that is gonna have to wait...at least till I get my other work done. I'll post a pic when I get it all fixed up :~) Happy Monday!!!

Garden Girl

I finally got a scrapbook page done to slide into my calendar for May...I had every intention of having my calendar completely done before the beginning of the year, but alas I am behind LOL For this page I borrowed a sketch from the Scrappy Sunday challenge over at PCP. They have a new format and you must complete all 4 LO before the end of the month and post them all at once. IDK if I'll get to the others, but this sketch was perfect for the pics of Emmalee helping me in our "garden". Thanks for looking :)

"Simply Sweet" DP (K&Company)
Cricut All Mixed Up cartridge
Just Blooms paper flowers, Bubblegum, White Daisy & Citrus Leaf CS, White Daisy ric rac (CTMH)

Here Comes Peter Cottontail...

Ok so some of you already saw this LO when I posted it earlier using the sketch from Scrapbooks etc. BUT I saw that The Pink Elephant is now including scrapbooking challenges...that's in addition to their fab card sketches not instead of... Yahoo!!! This week's challenge was to create an Easter page, so I'm submitting this one of Emma visiting the Easter Bunny this year. Thanks for looking :~)

Good things come in threes!!!

I love when I can combine several challenges to create a card! Here, I used Sketch 51 from the DT over at Unscripted Sketches. I can see me using this one again and again. I LOVE these colors together...it's a combo for this week's Color Dare (I used CTMH colors: Olive, Sweet Leaf, White Daisy and Buttercup). And lastly the talented gals @ Project Tuesday asked us to create a spiral card. This was my first attempt...so easy and I really had alot of fun making it. I sure hope it brighten's my Nana's day :~)

*Supplies are CTMH unless otherwise noted*
Black, Buttercup, Honey, Olive exclusive inks
PP from "Paper Garden" Level 2
CS: Buttercup, White Daisy, Textured Olive
Black brads
Bee and hive stamps from Spring IB Petite Perks
Sentiment, flowers & stems from Dainty Thoughts
edge distresser
colored pencils
Fiskars border punch

Just add water...and sunshine!

So I didn't get much time to scrap/stamp today...too nice to be indoors. I DID cut papers for the Mother's Day albums I'm working on, but haven't assembled them or chosen pics yet. My hand hurts from cutting all those flower shapes...YIKES!

Emmalee wanted to plant some actual flowers out on the deck today. These were the pink and white petunias she picked out at the market yesterday...after she watered them, she remarked, "How come they're not growing!?" Talk about wanting instant gratification, LOL

What a deal!!!

No artwork today, BUT I had to share this *AWESOME* deal I happened upon at Target today. These little flower-shaped chipboard albums from Colorbok were only 99 cents!!! I grabbed more than one, cuz I thought they'd make great Mother's Day gifts. I'll post again when I get 'em embellished :~)

Okay so I have TOTALLY neglected my blog, but I do have legitimate excuses, er I mean reasons...

I am STILL having stomach pain even after my gallbladder surgery over a year ago... BLECH! I've had bloodwork, ultrasound, MRCP...docs cannot explain it, but I am suffering nonetheless :( Somedays I'm fine and others, I am confined to bed with no relief except the heating pad. I did teach myself to crochet...nothing will keep me from crafting altogether ;)

Also, DH and I planned a move in January and I thought I'd get a head start packing by boxing ALL my craft supplies. Well the move didn't happen and I kept putting off unpacking and arranging stuff again. Yesterday, I just bit the bullet and got it all back out.

It felt SOOOO good to create something today!!! Here is a scrapbook layout of my DD Emmalee with the Easter Bunny.

Sketch: Scrapbooks Etc.
PP: CTMH "Life Delights" Level 2
Ricrac: CTMH (Hollyhock)
Other; Butterfly button and flower brads from my stash
Title: Cricut "All Mixed Up"

***UNDER CONSTRUCTION***
Oh and please excuse my blog appearance. I tried unsuccessfully to do a makeover LOL I'll fix it up later :~)

"Meowy" Christmas/CPS144

Oh my gosh...I can't believe I have been away this long :( I found some time to create today and it was heavenly! It's been snowing all day and the view outside my scrapbook area is spectacular :)

Anyhoo, I was really excited to make some cards for a group of special women that visit with me everyday online. We are all part of a WL BB and the friendships we have forged are AWESOME!!!

I needed a little inspiration(kind of feel like I lost my mojo), so borrowed the sketch from CPS(Card Positioning Systems). They just announced their 2010 Design Team. If you haven't visited lately, take a moment to congratulate them :)

I used textured White Daisy CS for the card base and CTMH Aspen PP. You can't tell from the photo, but the dark blue paper has snowflakes. The little kitty cat snowman stamp is from All Night Media. I got him at a garage sale a few years ago cuz I'm cat crazy, but never used it. The sentiment is from the CTMH "Seasonal Thoughts" SS. I added a couple clear sparkles and some organdy ribbon . Although it doesn't show well here, the snowman is outlined with Stickles.

Jingle Tri-Shutter Card

My gosh...I can't believe I've neglected my blog this long :( I sure have missed papercrafting. I hosted a Fall workshop last weekend that went very well...I STILL need to upload pics and post the *spooktacular* projects we made. But for now, here is a card I made today. I have seen these tri-shutter cards all over the blogosphere and decided to try it out myself. You can find the directions and many other terrific samples here.

CTMH Supplies: Jingle PP; Evergreen and Fabric Finishes SS; Juniper & Tulip inks; White Daisy grosgrain ribbon; snowflake buttons; oval coluzzle template; silver brads