Double Digits

 More photos from my daughters birthday. Lots of fussy cutting and staples on this layout in keeping with the steampunk look. I added a bit of vellum to help the butterfly and gears stand out.

 ~ Double Digits...Double Trouble ~

 This is the second half of this double page layout.

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Staples:Making Memories

Tiny Type:Girls Paperie

Punches, Vellum, and Ink:CTMH

Template:Kiwi Lane Designs

Trim:Stash

Sketch:

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~

 



This Is 10

 I have stacks of partial alphabets stashed away. There aren't quite enough letters to make a full title. When I started this layout of my daughters birthday I decided that the jointed look of piecing the letters together would match perfectly with the steam punk style of the paper.

 ~ This is What 10 Looks Like ~

 This page is the first half of this double page layout.

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Alpha:American Crafts

Trim:Stash

Stitching Tools:WeRMrk

Die Cut:Graphic 45

Template:Kiwi Land Designs

Ink:CTMH

Sketch:

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~



How Tuesday: MistScape

Mist is one of those great techniques that can altar the look of patterned paper while letting the original design show through. Stop by the Scrapbook Steals blog today and check out the step-by-step tutorial for creating a mistscape like the one illustrated by these projects.

~ The days of Wonder and Whimsy ~

~ Twilight ~

~ Life is not measured...

Click on the titles for the original blog post and a list of supplies.

 

~charity~

 

 

 

 

 



Scrap O' Luck

Today is my first Special Ops post on the SWAT blog.
You'll find detailed instructions for making this great St.Patrics Day ship.

Click here to be taken to the SWAT blog.



I would LOVE to see any project this post inspires!!!

Post your projects to the Facebook page, to the comments on this blog post, or the Step-by-Step post on the SWAT blog. 

 

~charity~

 

Great Grandma's Chair

This rocking chair has been in my Grandfather's house for as long as I can remember. Having it in my house is like having a little piece of my childhood, of my Grandfather's presence, with me. I loved hearing Grandpa tell me that his Mom brought it with her when she emigrated from Norway.

 ~ Great Grandma's Chair ~

Supplies:

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Cardstock:Bazill

Ink:CTMH

Stitching Tools:WeRMrk

Twine:MME

Punches:7 Gypsies and Martha Stewart

Patterned Paper and Die Cuts:Pink Paislee

Sketch:

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~

Card Sketch:Practical Scrappers

Patty has a fabulous card sketch up at Practical Scrappers today. Our design team has done some wonderful things with this sketch. Stop by the blog for inspiration, then create your own card and post it to the Facebook Page so we can all admire it!

~ Thanks ~

Supplies:

Ink:CTMH

Punch:EK Success

Paper, Twine, Brad:MME

 

~charity~



Imagination

Kerys:Title Art Challenge
Rochelle:Color Challenge
Brenda:Sketch Challenge
Kristi:Stash Challenge...Moustaches, Pennants, Dry Embossing
(I embossed the cardstock for the pennants before cutting them out.)
~ Believe in Magic and Imagination ~

Supplies:

Cardstock and Ink:CTMH

Pennets:Pink Paislee

Green Flower and Keys:Petaloo

Pink Flowers:7-Gypsies

Embossing Folder:Provo Craft

Punch and Heart Brads:WeRMrk

Trim:May Arts Ribbon, MME, Recollections,and Stash

Patterned Paper, Alpha, and Title:Bo Bunny

Sketch:

Amarylis

 

~charity~



Seahorse Wall Art

Washi, washi, everywhere! The newest challenge at the Paper Girls Challenge Blog is all about washi tape! Stop by the blog to see the design team inspiration, then create a washi project and link up!

For my project I made two 5x7 sized Wall Art.

Supplies:

Paper, Wood Die Cuts, Stamps, Chipboard:Pink Paislee

Twine:Doodlebug Design and Stash

Tiny Type:Authentique

Black Diamond Stickles:Ranger

Washi Tape:My Minds Eye

Punch:Martha Stewart

Brads:Recollections

 

I made them to compliment this 8 1/2x11 piece of wall art:

{Original Blog Post Here}

 

~charity~

 

 

 



Beach Walk

Drill #2 is up over at SWAT today. Stop by the blog and take a look at the requirements. Then complete your project and link up for a chance at the prize! 

~ Beach Walk ~ 



Supplies:

Paper:Ruby Rock-It

Alpha:MME

Chipboard, Trim, Flowers:Prima

Sketch:

Jenessa Franco

 

~charity~

 

My Sanity

I've recently started following Pretty Little Studio because 2 of my fellow designers at Practical Scrappers are on the team. When their most recent sketch challenge popped up on my facebook page I fell in LOVE!!!! Although I'm in the middle of moving and other life changes I whipped out my supplies and did a page about everything I was feeling right then.

~ My Life...My Sanity ~

Supplies:

Paper:Kaisercraft

Chipboard:Dusty Attic, Blue Fern, Basic Grey

Alpha:American Crafts

Tiny Type:Glitz Design

Canvas Stickers and Chalk:Prima

Mist:Tattered Angels

Vellum:CTMH

Sketch:

Kerry Babbit for Pretty Little Studio

 

~charity~

 

Fancy Flames

 

My kids are very much into specialty candles. When I found birthday candles with colored flames I knew they would be a hit. The oohhh's and aahhh's that accompanied the lighting of these candles were all I could wish for.

This is my entry for Use It Tuesday's latest challenge: Fasteners. My hoarded item is the pigment Ink I used to paint the cardstock. I bought the refill at a yardsale over the summer and still haven't used it to re-ink my stamp pad!

~ Fancy Flames ~

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Card Stock:Bazill

Twine:The Twinery

Punch:Fiskars

Pigment Ink:CTMH

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Eyelets and Brads:Recollections

Sketch:

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~

Hawk Moth

Sketch Inspiration today at Practical Scrappers. Come see the sketch by Liz Chidester and get busy creating!!!

I spent a great deal of time last fall collecting pickle jars to house the caterpillars my kids had become fascinated with. We ended up with a total of four caterpillars. This gorgeous creature was one of them. Once we had identified him we discovered he was a bio agent and so we released him. The other caterpillars were 2 Wooly Bears,

 and a Penguin Back. (Yeah, we couldn't identify

the last one so we named him ourselves.)

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee

Ink:CTMH and ColorBox

Candy Dots:Pebbles Inc.

Washi:MME

Alpha:Basic Gray

Tiny Type:My Little Shoebox

 

~charity~



Can't Outgrow These

Ten Things Tuesday at Practical Scrappers and today we are featuring staples.

My favorite way to use staples on a project is to arrange them in rows of  X shapes, almost like cross stitching. For this layout I was inspired my MME's January Guest Designer: Gina Rodgers.

I love how her projects use TONZ of white space as well as layers.

 

Supplies:

Paper, Chipboard, Stickers:MME

Gems & Brads:Recollections

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Ink:Ranger

Staples:Making Memories

Embossing Folder:Darice

Transparency Shapes:Melody Ross

 

~charity~

Sandy Day

 Periodically my sister sends me photos of her adorable children to scrapbook. Who could refuse such sweet subjects?
I love how the orange in the photo is the exact shade of the spots on the stars and framing page.
~ All On A Sandy Day ~

 

Supplies:

Ink and Cardstock:CTMH

Orange Dots:Pebbles Inc.

Black Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Embossing Folder:Provocraft

Twine:Stash

Everything Else:MME

Sketch:

Ronda for My Minds Eye

~charity~

Silas

This is my entry for the first challenge of the brand new blog: About A Boy. The first challenge is to include the name of your boy somewhere on your layout. It seemed easiest
to use my sons name as the title.
Silas found this deer statue in the outdoor garden of our favorite green house. He wanted several photos taken with it. He looks so cute, and quite pleased with himself! 

 ~ Silas ~

Supplies:

Paper:Heidi Swapp and Creative Imaginations

Chipboard:American Crafts

Brads:Recollections

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Tiny Words:MME

Stickers:Bazill

Cardstock and Ink:CTMH

Burlap:Stash

Sketch:

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~

First Day Fun

 The kids were so happy to pose for their first day of school photos! I got some fabulous pictures that day, but this one is by far my favorite. Such sillies!!!
This is my entry for the My Minds Eye/Gossamar Blue
Guest Design Contest. Find that link
here.

 

 ~ First Day Fun ~

Supplies:

Alpha:American Crafts

Ink:Close To My Heart

Everything Else:My Minds Eye

 

~charity~



She Said

I was thrilled to work with Gina's Designs lasercut chipboard pieces I received from Christine Meyer. I was so inspired by them that I went straight to my crafting table and didn't leave till I had finished a layout. Lucky me, I had this photo of my two girls sharing a moment to embellish. The heart lasercuts and the valentine sentiment stickers from SRM were the perfect accents to my page.

~ Thank you, She Said, I love my present. ~

Supplies:

Chipboard Lasercuts:Gina's Designs

Brads:Recollections

Twine:MME

Ink:CTMH and Ranger

Cardstock:Bazill

Embossing Folder:Darice
Stickers:SRM

Patterned Paper, Diecuts, Tags:Pink Paislee

 

~charity~



Lucky Charm

Practical Scrappers is featuring Heart Punches today.

Stop by the blog and see what our amazing batch of designers has come up with!!!

 

I chose to use the negative of a heart punch for my project.

 

You Are My Lucky Charm

 

Supplies:

Paper:MME

Chalk/Ink:Prima

Gems:Recollections

Alpha:The Paper Studio

Punch:CTMH and EK Success

 

~charity~

Love that Twine

Twine is the name of the game at the Paper Girls Challenge.
Our designers have come up with some sweet samples of twine usage. Stop by the blog and get some inspiration, then pull out your twine stash and get busy wrapping!!!

 

Supplies:

Paper, Twine, Die Cuts:MME

Black Diamond Stickles:Ranger

Brads:Recollections

Ink:CTMH

 

~charity~

All About Me

Our first challenge ever for S.W.A.T. is a full page layout all about yourself.

I had lots of fun with this one. I used my fav paper line with guest appearances by a few other companies. I embellished with my fav techniques and included a photo taken of me the first time I met one of my scrappy friends!!! Stop by the blog and get the details.

~ Charity ~

Supplies

Paper:MME

Large Alpha:Authentique

Tiny Type:Authentique and Girls Paperie

Diction Sticker:Making Memories

Banner Punch:Fiskars

Yellow Trim:Gift from Misty Buck

Twine:The Twinery

Heart Punch and Paper:EK Success and 7 Gypsies

Sparkle Thread and Stitching Tools:WeRMemory Keepers

 

~charity~