B&W MINI ALBUM PAGE 5

Good afternoon.

I was finally able to work on page 5 of my mini album. 

Im really loving how this is turning out. Im sorry about the bad quality 

of the pictures but been having camera issues. 

 Front of Tag

 Inside of tag with smaller tags. 

 inside tag with smaller tags removed. 

B&W MINI ALBUM PAGE 3 & 4 FOR SCRAPPING CAROLINA

Good afternoon everyone. Today I wanted to share with you page 3 and 4 of my B&W Mini album for the challenges going on over at scrappingcarolina.ning.com . 

The first is a Tic Tac Toe Board. 

For my page I used the bottom row:

Use a diecut, create a page, and use glimmer mist.

The 2nd page challenge was to use material on your page. 

The material I used was a silk flower & lace. 

I am so happy with how these pages are turning out and I cant wait to complete this album. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week. 

Anniversary Card and Butterflies

Happy Monday Everyone. 

Today is a good day for me as it is mine and my husbands 7th Anniversary. I wanted to stop by really quick and share with you the card I made for my husband. 

The image I used was from Stampers Best, 

The paper is by Bo Bunny, 

The lace and trim are from my stash, 

Bling is from Prima Marketing,

 and the butterfly I created from a piece of lace that I cut apart and attached pearls, a stamen, and a feather.  

Below is some more butterflies that I made for my husbands cousins wife. 

I Hope she likes them. 

I hope you all had a wonderful weeked and have a fantastic week. 

B&W Mini Album Page 1 & 2 for ScrappingCarolina.ning.com

Good Afternoon everyone. I hope you all are having a fantastic weekend.

Well as I am sure you all know, I have been MIA for awhile.

 I took a break from crafting and needed to get my mojo back. 

A couple of months ago I joined a new ning site called ScrappingCarolina.ning.com and I have been addicted to that site since. The members there are fantastic and so much fun to chat and get creative with. 

I am here today to share with you my completed page 1 and 2 for the first challenge. 

The challenge was to create a 7x7 ( I made mine 6x6 ) page layout that will include a pocket and tag on one side and a page with a flap on the other. 

This is the first page with my pocket and 2 tags. The paperline I used is from Recollections. I added a gardenia flower and hot glued a few white silk flowers from AC Moore to the center. The leaves are also from AC Moore. I used a diecut that a friend gave me for the pocket and embossed it with one of my sizzix embossing folders. The sentiment diecut is from another paper line I purchased at Walmart and I popped that up on some pop up dots. The lace at the bottom of the page was purchased online at hobby lobby and I layered a strand of Cynthialoowhoo bling mesh on top. For the top of the tags, I used a prima flower and added a beautiful gem heart button from michaels to the center of the flower. 

This is page 2 of my mini. This flap pocket was made using a tutorial I found of youtube. I really love how this page turned out. I created the flower using, lace, satin ribbon, and another one of the silk flowers from AC Moore. I used the same lace from the flower along the bottom and top edges of my page. The leaves were the same white leaves from the first page but died them with Lindys Black spray. The bling used on the cover is recollections bling that I found in the dollar bin. The black and white trim was from my stash and the border punch is from fiskars. 

The flap opens up and has space for 2 photos.

The page then flips open for another 2 places for photos.

This is the front view of both the tags.

And the back view of both the tags. 

The top tag I stamped with a stamp I found from the Michaels dollar bin and left it fairly plain for journaling.

The tag on the bottom was stamped using 2 stamps from Stampers Best. 

Well, I am off to go make dinner and then start on the next page challenge. I hope you all will come join us. 

Have a wonderful weekend and a safe and Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. 

I Heart You

Good Morning everyone. I hope you all are having a wonderful week. 

Its Wednesday and that means its time for another fantastic challenge over at Inky Impressions Challenges.  

This week The challenge is 

"I Heart You." 
We would like to see you create something with hearts on it. 
You do not have to use an Inky Impression stamp but would love it if you did.

For my Card today I have used the Cupcake & Candy Factory Background Digital Stamp.

Isnt this digital just so delicious? 

To create this card I have used a sketch from Seems A Little Sketchy Challenges.

My Card Recipe:

Digital: Cupcakes & Candy Factory Digital Stamp

Papers: Bo Bunny

DieCut: Had in my stash

Pearl hearts: Hobby Lobby

Pearl Strand: Hobby Lobby

Flat back Pearls: Inky Impressions Store

Markers: Copics

Flowers: Recollection Roses, Lace, Satin Ribbon, and Prima Flower

Misc : Liquid applique, stickles, Glossy Accents (for the cherry)

Thank you for stopping by.

Other challenges I am entering this card into:

Craft Your Passion Challenge: Color Bingo 

Seems A Little Sketchy: Sketch Challenge

Chocolate, Coffee, & Cards: Glitter Latte

The Pink Elephant: Photo Inspiration

Papertake Weekly Challenge: Happy Highlights (used glossy accents on the cherry, Stickles on the gum drops).

One Stitch At A Time: Round and Round

Just us Girls: Color Challenge

Card Makin Mamas: Something Old ( Bo Bunny Papers)

LiLi's Stuffed Bunny Wall Hanging

 Hello everyone. I am here to share with you my latest project for Inky Impressions Rubber Stamps.

For todays project I made a Wall Hanging using the adorable LiLi's Stuffed Bunny stamp.  

I found this adorable wooden heart at hobby lobby.com and new it would be perfect for one of Inky Impressions wonderful stamps. I am super happy with how this turned out. 

I painted the wooden heart with a bubblegum pink paint then added my paper to the front of the heart. 

I then glued some beautiful bling mesh from Karals001 Etsy store and gorgeous pink lace from frog feathers on etsy around the edges and fussy cut out LiLi's Stuffed Bunny. Added some pop up foam dots to the back of her and centered her to the center of the heart. I also added some prima say it with pearls  to the top right and lower left side of the heart and used recollection roses.

We have a new challenge today on the Inky Impressions Challenge Blog. This week the challenge is "Shape it up." You can use anything but a square. I hope to see you all there.

Thank you for stopping by.

I hope you have a wonderful week.

Challenges I am entering my project into:
Lexi's Creations- Anything Goes
One Stitch At a Time - Anything Goes
Dream Valley Challenges - Anything Goes
The Crazy Challenge - Tic Tac Toe ( used Lace/ Image/ Pearls)
The Pink Elephant - Favorite colors (pink and white)
Totally Stampalicious - Valentines theme
Papertake Weekly Challenge - Button, Bows, Bling & Blooms
My Time To Craft Challenge -  Favorite Embellishment ( lace and bling)
Pixie Dust Studio Pixie Challenge - Put your heart into it
Moving Along With The Times - Spots or stripes
Fairy Tale Challenge Blog - Something New ( new lace)
Paper Cutz Challenge - Any color you like
Crafty Cats Weekly Challenge - Use something new (Bling mesh and pink lace)
Delicious Doodles Challenge - All Things New ( Bling mesh and Pink Lace)
Simply Create Too - Layers, Layers, And More Layers
Challenge Up Your Life - Bingo (Swirls, Pearls, and sparkle)
A Gem Of A Challenge - Photo Inspiration
 

Pile it on - Fuzzy Friends
Robyns Fetish Challenge Blog - Animals

Calling All Stampers... Blog Hop and Release

Calling all stampers! Are you ready to get Inky! Today the Inky Inkettes are sharing lots of fabulous Inky creations to warm you up during this cold winter.


Today not only are there projects galore to ogle over, but we are also releasing 3 brand new Rubber Stamps!


Please welcome:
Chatterbox Lili
Teary Eyed Lili
TuTu Cute Lili


Be sure to comment at each and every stop along the way because one lucky winner will win this amazing prize package!

It includes:


Winner's choice of 1 of the 3 New Releases (Chatterbox LiLi Rubber Stamp, Tu-Tu Cute LiLi Rubber 
Stamp, or Teary Eyed LiLi Rubber Stamp)
Angelica's Bunny Rubber Stamp
LiLi's Slumber Party Rubber Stamp
3 Sentiment Rubber Stamps: My place or yours, Bring your jammies & Uh-Oh Spaghetti Oh's
Padded Butterfly Trim in 3 colors: Bright Pink, Turquoise, & Lime Green
4 packs of Inky Pearls in Bright Pink, Lime Green, Turquoise & Tangerine
4 packs of silver charms- Butterflies, Flowers, Dragonflies, Cute Little purses
1 pack of beautiful silver flower centers
1 pack of Inky Dinky Drops in Clear
AND 2 packs of Inky 6mm brads in Bright Pink & Light Green


What more could anyone ask for? You have until Wednesday, January 18th to comment on each and every stop along the hop and add our blog hop information to your personal blog sidebar to be eligible for these fantastic prizes!

Now on to my card. I have made a shadow box card using the adorable "Tutu Cute LiLi." 

I have colored LiLi and her sweet little kitty with my copics and fussy cut them both. For the back ground behind LiLi I used some bling mesh and added some crystals flowers to all four corners
 of the card. I used some beautiful pleated pink lace to give it the look of a frame and added pearls to the center of the trim.

For the inside of my card I stamped this great sentiment from Inky Impressions onto a paper doily and added a couple of ballet shoes buttons.

 You should have arrived here from Jackie's  Blog, if so you
are in the right place. If not, we kicked things off at the Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog, so if you haven't been there already be sure to head back so you don't miss out on any of the fun.


I hope that you enjoyed this stop on the hop! Be sure to head on over to Joey's Blog and see what she has created today, with these stamps it's sure to be amazing! 


 Enjoy your journey, and be sure to stop by and check out the Inky Impressions Store once your through hopping and pick up some of this amazing new rubber!


Here is today's Blog Hop line up in case you get lost along the way:

Inky Impressions Inspirational Blog 

Anita

April

Carrie

Anne

JoAnna

Lesa

DeNetra

Joni

Raven

Domi

Jackie

Shannin

Joey

Kerry

Tanya

Tracy (GD)

Tracy

Sharon

Dawn (GD)

Inky Impressions Challenge Blog

IM SO EXCITED

Good morning everyone. 

I am super excited. Awhile back I ran across a stamp store that I completely fell in love with their images and a couple of months ago they had a DT call. Well I thought "What the heck, I know there are so many wonderfully talented ladies applying but I will give it a shot." Now everyone that knows me knows that I am my own worse critic. I am so hard on myself with everything I create.

Well, I received the email from them that had me jumping up and down in my seat. I had been chosen to be a part of their extremely talented DT.   I was able to finally tell you all a couple of days ago, but wouldnt you know that blogger wanted to be a stinker and not let me post. lol. 

If you havent seen their wonderful stamps, head on over to their store. They have so many adorable stamps and each and every stamp made is "Extra Deep Etched" on quality red rubber for a crisp impression everytime.  Also all Inky Impression Rubber Stamps are sold with EZ Mount so they are ready to ink up when you get them. 

Inky Impression Challenges is a weekly challenge that runs from Wednesday to Tuesday the following week and there are no limitations to the number of challenges you can combine on your project. 

This week the Challenge is "Anything Goes". 

 I hope to see you all there.

Chipboard Mini

Happy New Years Everyone! 

Today I want to share with you why I have been MIA for awhile now. As most of you know, I moved across the country a year ago last Nov.  When I lived in California, my dad lived 4 hours away from us so we  didnt get to see him very often and now, I am not sure when we will be able to visit. So I put together this mini album for him using some of my favorite pictures of his grandson. This is only my 2nd mini I have ever made so any suggestions would be wonderful. 

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year and may the new year bring everyone many blessings.

Holiday Havoc 2011 Blog Hop

Welcome to Craft Your Passion Challenges "Holiday Havoc 2011" Blog Hop!!

We are very excited about holidays and wanted to add to the chaos and havoc. 

What better way to do that, than to have a BLOG HOP!!!

If you have hopped over from Jenn's, then you are in the right place. If you just happened to stop by and would like to join our hop from the beginning, please go to Craft Your Passion Challenges and follow along for a chance to win some AMAZING blog candy along the way and PRIZES at the end.

All Craft Your Passion DT members are going to be playing along in the hop with some very special guest designers.

Each designer along the way is featuring a project that showcases a digital image from at least one of our amazing Blog Hop Sponsors.

What’s more exciting is you can participate too by creating a project and linking it up over at Craft Your Passion Challenges for a chance to win one of several prizes.

But, there’s a twist. Be sure to visit all the stops and leave a comment (we will be checking). Once you have finished the hop, we would like you to create a HOLIDAY project using at least one digital stamp and enter it with our Linky tool.

While you are hopping, be sure to check out the blog candy the designer's have to offer you. You don't want to miss out on any of it!

 For my projects I decided to alter a couple of ornaments from my local dollar store.

 
For this ornament I used the adorable "Santas Cute Helper" from The Paper Shelter.

For this ornament I used stickles all around the image. I added some bling I had from my stash in red and green. I then added a poinsettia. Added some red stickles on the petals and a green gem in the center. 

 For my second ornament I used an adorable image from another of our wonderful sponsors Bugaboo. The image I used is "Little Penguin Winter". 

The image is colored with my Copics. I added some liquid applique to the image to make the snow pop and a touch of stickles over that. The poinsettia I purchased from my dollar store and was originally gold . I used some alcohol ink and a blue glitter embossing powder to change the color of it. The leaf was from Micheals. The Blue pearls I colored with my copic markers to match the blue of the flower and the purple gems were from my stash.  

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all enjoy the blog hop. I wish you all a wonderful weekend. 

Next stop is Christine's blog, to see what she has in store for you today.

Remember, once you have hopped to all the stops and left your comments (we will be checking), it's your turn to show us your "Holiday Havoc" project.

Make sure to include a digital stamp somewhere on your project, and link up your project over at Craft Your Passion Challenges by Midnight CST December 23 to be eligible for the prizes. Winners will be announced on our Monday, December 26th Challenge post.

CYP Challenge 88

Good morning everyone. I hope that everyone had a beautiful weekend. I was a bit chilly here this weekend so my son and I stayed snuggled in the house. 

Is everyone ready for Christmas? I cant believe that there is only 2 weeks left and I still have cards to work on. I guess I better get my rear end in gear.  

Well its time for another challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenge.

These weeks theme is :

Tag Your It

All you have to do is make sure that you add a tag somewhere to your project.

Our wonderful Sponsor for the week is:

STRETCH n BUBBLES

with a prize of 4 images. 

For my card, I Chose to make a tag card and am quite happy with the way it turned out. 

Recipe for this card.

Digital Image: Stretch n bubbles "Dorothy"

Pattern Paper:

Charm: Butterfly charm was a gift from Jenn. (Thanks so much Jenn)

Punch: Martha Stewart

Ribbon and Bling: From my stash

Thank you for stopping by my blog and I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Happy Birthday

Good Morning Bloggers!

Sunday is my step moms birthday and I wanted to get a card made and in the mail before her birthday. I have a horrible habit of mailing things at the last min. 

I have made an easel card. Its the second one I have ever made and I like the way this one turned out  much better than my first. 

I cut the base out with my Cricut "StoryBook" cart. 

This adorable image is a digital stamp from Wee Stamps called "Sweet Blossom" and I have colored it using my Copics. 

The papers I have had for a couple of years and just couldnt bring myself  to use them. They are Chatter Box Scrapbook papers "Violet Parlor Paisley", "Light Parlor Plaid", and "Light Parlor Stripe". 

 The flowers I used on this card are "Recollections" from Michaels.  

The die cut on the base of the card is Spellbinders "Fancy Tag"  and the sentiment is from Inkadinkado "All Occasions" stamp set. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful week.   

Maya Road Warehouse Sale!! Hurry ends Soon

Just a heads up. I was surfing the web and ran across this. I missed the sale they offered earlier in the year and think about what a great gift this would be for yourself or someone you love for christmas. 

For a limited time – get over $129.50 of Maya Road products for $42.50 - a savings of over 67%. 

Ends Dec 12 or until their kits run out. These go fast so hurry over there.

All the kits have been packed up and are ready to go for this Virtual Warehouse Sale! This is their last sale until Spring 2012.

If interested click here for their page. 

Stellas Sleigh Ride

Well Im back for the second post of the day with some exciting news and a card to share. 

Today is the grand opening of Seems a Little Sketchy Challenges and I have had the honor of being asked to be on the DT.  Challenges will run every other Monday. 

This weeks Sketch challenge is sponsored by 

For prize details please check out the challenge blog. 

Are you ready to see the adorable sketch that we get to play with this week? 

Isnt it great? 

The image I used for my card is called "Stella Christmas-Sled" by Bugaboo which can be purchased here.  Doesn't she just crack you up? The papers I used are from my box of scraps I had so I unfortunately can not tell you where they are from. The ribbon I used I purchased at Michaels a few years ago as well as the foam  snowflake. I used Liquid Applique  for the snow below Stella sleigh then added some snow to it and along the edges of the circle. 

Other challenges I am entering my card into:

Lollipop crafts - This week at Lollipop Crafts....They want to see your B's....bling, bows, buttons, blue, brown....etc, whatever you can come up with that starts with B They want to see it!  This week their sponsor is Karber Stamps!

Craft your passion - ~Tis The Season~ 
The crazy challenge - ~Stars and / or Snowflakes~
Paperplay time - ~ SAY IT WITH SENTIMENTS~
Cheerful Stamp Pad - ~ Who`s Wearing Santa`s Hat ~
Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge - ~Christmas ~
Hooked on Crafts - ~Winter Wonderland~
Kaboodle Doodles - ~Bundle Up for Winter~

Paper sundaes - ~Winter Wonderland~

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week.  

Tis The Season

Good morning everyone. I hope that everyone had a beautiful weekend. 

Well its time for another challenge at Craft Your Passion Challenge.

These weeks theme is :

"Tis The Seaon"

We have 2 wonderful sponsors this week. 

Simply Betty

and 

Letraset

Please check the challenge blog for prize info.

This adorable image is Seasons Greeting Lola from Simply Betty Stamps and I have colored her with my Copic Markers . The papers I used are Bo Bunny Blitzen Paper pad, red cardstock, and kraft paper. The red roses are from Recollections and the tan flowers (sorry I dont know what they are called), was a prize from Nutcrafters Challenges Blog.

Other challenge I am entering my card into :

Cupcake inspirations  ~Photo inspiration~

One Stitch At A Time - ~Seeing Red~

Stamptacular - ~Anything Christmas~

Pile it on - ~Sugar and Spice (Girly, baking, color, etc.)~

Pollycraft- ~ Christmas Fun (ends Dec 18)~

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenge -  ~Christmas (ends 4th Dec)~

Kaboodle Doodles - ~Bundle Up for Winter~

Make it Monday with Kraft Outlet -  ~(must include Kraft cardstock) - Cristmas Card~

I hope you all have a wonderful week.