Robin's Egg

Early this summer my son found this beautiful egg on our walk.

He kept exclaiming, "Poor little fella!" Their was no consoling Silas until I reminded him that at least now it would never be cold or hungry. We decided to take it home and keep it with our collection of feathers and bird's nests. Now it won't be lonely either!

~ robin's egg ~

To get the edges of color on my photo mat and punched pieces I poured a bit of Dylusions into a plastic lid and dipped the edges of the paper. To prepare the photo mat I tore the edges.

Supplies:

Paper:Fancy Pants, Bazill

Trim:Memorable Seasons Kit

Spray Ink:Dylusions

Die Cuts:Fancy Pants

Wood Embellishment:Momenta

Stick Pin:Little Yellow Bicycle

Tiny Type, Word Stickers:Jillibean Soup

Hexagon Punch:Fiskar's

Flower Punch:Kreaxions #309

 

~charity~



Un Beso

I'm up on the Memorable Seasons blog today with a pet challenge.

Stop by and check it out!!!

 

~ Un Beso ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:Fancy Pants, Basic Grey

Stickers:Basic Grey

Sequins:Lawn Fawn

Glitter Glue:Ranger

Frames:Fancy Pants

Twine:Twinery

Alpha:American Crafts

Punch:EK Success

 

~charity~



My Other Hobby

Today's project is from a recent challene at Memorable Seasons.
Scrapbooking is my favorite past time for sure, but there are many other things I love to do. Gardening is one of them. This photo is my hollyhocks, planted from last years seeds!!!

 ~ my OTHER hobby ~

Supplies:

Paper:Fancy Pants, Bazill

Trim:Memorable Seasons Kit

Stickers:Jillibean Soup

Twine:Twinery

Spray Ink:Dylusions

Alpha:Little Yellow Bicycle

Brads:Recollections

Punch:Kreaxions #303

 

~charity~



My Hero

Swat Drill #36:Mood Board

The inspiration for this project lead me in several different directions before I finished here! I was finally able to organize my thoughts and complete a page when I found Page Drafts most recent release. This is option #4. Find the other choices here!
~ my hero ~

These photos are of my Grandfather during WW2. He served in the navy, although he longed to be home, working on the farm. Carta Bella's Ahoy There collection was perfect for catching the flavor of these memories.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Carta Bella

Stickers:Carta Bella, Echo Park

Chip Board:Farm House Paper

Grunge Board, Spray Ink:Ranger

Flowers:Webster's Pages, Michael's

Wood Flourishes:Momenta

Twine:The Twinery

Stars:Bead Landing

Sequins:Lawn Fawn

Enamel Dots:MME

Gems:Pink Paislee

Alpha:Making Memories

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Page Drafts

 

~charity~

 

 



Flutterby

 

 I took this photo while on vacation in Wyoming.
The wings of the butterfly are so thin you can see
the blades of grass right through them!

 White With 1 is challenging participants to use duck egg blue this month. My photo of this butterfly worked perfect with that color scheme!

(Find that blog post here!) 

~ flutterby ~

To add visual interest to the photo I dry-embossed with an embossing folder and dabbed with pigment ink, to frame the butterfly.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Crate Paper, Color Bok, Kaiser Craft, MME

Dimensional Stickers:K and Company, WeRMrk

Shape Stickers:Heidi Swapp

Flowers:Petaloo

Butterflies:American Crafts, Pink Paislee

Alpha:Prima

Pearls:Spare Parts

Stick Pins:LYB, Fibre Craft

Trim:Webster's Pages

Ink, Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Embossing Folder:The Paper Studio

Cork:DCWV

Border Punch:Kreaxions #303

 

~charity~



Doggy Bed

This great photo brings back so many memories of our dog Phantom and his side kick, Tiny Mickey. We fostered Mickey for 9 months and Phantom took on the responsibility of caring for this feisty little mite from the beginning.

~ doggy bed ~

 While sorting through photos one day I showed this to my daughter. She giggled and said, "Doggy Bed!" I knew right away that was the title of my next layout!!!

Supplies:

Paper:Carta Bella, MME

Ink:Ranger, CTMH

Stickers:Carta Bella

Die Cuts:Fancy Pants

Trim:May Arts Ribbon

Brads:Sanford

Stiching Supplies:WeRMrk

Embossing Folders:Darice, Provo Craft

Border Punch:Kreaxions #304, #917

 

~charity~

Have Turtle, Will Travel

Paper Girls Challenge #59
Red, White, and Blue 

 The single page sketch in SG Create March issue was so square and exact it had me coloring outside the lines from the get-go. I knew right away I wanted photos with lots of "awwwwww" appeal but simple color schemes. These photos of my youngest two children's train ride were just the ticket.

 ~ Have Turtle, Will Travel ~

To allow more room for the strong colors of my washi tape I chose kraft paper for my background.

I started by laying strips of washi on the kraft paper, then I misted with London Blue Dylusions, added modeling paste, and dripped Postbox Red Dylusions over it all.

I used the very necessary drying time between layers to cut my black frame and title card as well as punch my banner pieces.

I'm super thrilled with the opportunity to use my travel washi tape.

It is definitely time to quit hoarding and start using!!!

 

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV, Recollections, Darice

Ricrac, Tickets:Stash

Gems:Recollections

Wood Pieces:Prima

Stencil:The Crafters Workshop

Mist:Ranger

Chevron Ribbon:May Arts

Twine:The Twinery

Washi Tape:Crafty Steals, Target, Anrich, MME

Corner/Border Punches:Kreaxions #902, #909, and #910

Sketch:SG Create: March

 

~charity~

 

 



Cuteness

My turn to offer a challenge at Memorable Seasons. Stop by the blog and see the photo progression of this embossing technique.

~ cuteness ~

Supplies:

Paper:Bella Blvd

Trim:May Arts and Webster's Pages

Title and Shape Stickers:Heidi Swapp

Sequins:Lawn Fawn

Ink:Color Box

Embossing Folder:The Paper Studio

Stick Pins:LYB and Fibrecraft

Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Butterflies:American Crafts

Cork Border:DVWV

Border Punch:Kreaxions #917

 

Sketch:

Shawn Lahr for Nuts about Sketches

 

~charity~