Tall Tale

I received a large kit of October Afternoon:Public Library from Memorable Seasons.

I have so many photos of my kiddos reading books that this collection will be gone in no time!!!

~ Tall Tale ~

 

Silas LOVES be read to. He is fortunate to have two older sisters who are ready to read to him anytime. He brought Traction Man home from the school library. He loved it so much we read it

three nights in a row!!!

Supplies:

Twine:Twinery

Trim:Memorable Seasons Kit

Mist:Heidi Swapp, Ranger

Enamel Dots:Teresa Collins

Roses:Recollections
Modeling Paste:Liquitex

Stencil:Momenta

Stamps:Pink Paislee

Ink:CTMH

All Others:October Afternoon

 

Sketch:
Sketchabilities #122

 

~charity~

The Open Road

For the KLD blog hop click here.

SWAT Drill #38

Summer Vacation

For this drill I used photos of my drive to and from Jackson, Wy.

I got some great shots through my windshield of the sun rising and setting.

~ The Open Road ~

I used Page Drafts Sketch #33.3 for inspiration.

I turned the sketch once clockwise.

Stop by the blog and see the other choices for this collection!

Supplies:

Paper:Bo Bunny, EP

Cardstock and Flowers:Recollections, CTMH

Alpha and Hex mat:Cut with Silhouette Cameo

Red Flourishes:Making Memories

Brads:Sanford

Spray Ink and Stickles:Ranger

Frames:Momenta

Washi Tape and Gems:Michael's

Shape Punches:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Page Drafts

 

~charity~



Kiwi Lane Designs Blog Hop

Welcom to my blog and thanks for joining the KLD hop for this month.
I was sent the Playtime accessory set.

The dragonfly caught my eye and I decided to use it with a bit of glitter and shine. First I traced the dragonfly on transparency and just the wings on glitter netting. Then I traced the dragonfly 3 times on blue patterened paper and 3 times on gold glitter netting.

~ dream ~

To form the flowers I tucked the "head" under the body and crimped the paper so that there was no gap between the wings. I stacked the gold netting on top of the blue paper and then added purple Stickles and a black center gem.

 

Grab yourself a set of these great designer templates and see how you are inspired!!!

 

A random winner from ONE of the 10 blogs (including the Kiwi Lane blog), will be given a $25 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane Shop, for leaving a comment.

Here's the order of the blog hop:

 

1.Kiwi Lane http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/

2. Barb http://www.mommaducksblog.blogspot.com/

3. Alicia http://www.goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/

4. (You are Here!) Charity http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/  

5. Gail http://glowormdesigns.blogspot.com

6. Connie Wallenbrock http://conniecancrop.blogspot.com

7. Brittany http://craftypaperbee.blogspot.com/

8. Christina: http://tinasscrapcrap.blogspot.com/

9. Erica http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com

 

I'd love it if you would join my blog!!!

 

Project Supplies:

Frame and Lace:Thrifted

Paper:Color Bok, CTMH

Vellum:Glitz

Netting:Webster's Pages

Gems:Michael's

Glitter Glue:Ranger

Title:Heidi Swapp

Border Punch:Kreaxions

Dragonfly Template:Kiwi Lane Designs

 

~charity~



Top Knot

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge

Here is my entry for the August layout sketch.

This series of hilarious photos were taken a couple of years ago.

My children thought my boots looked better on top!

~ Top Knot ~

 

Supplies:

Paper and Cork:DCWV

Steampunk Botanica

The Cork Stack
Alpha:Prima

 

Sketch:

Diana Fisher

 

~charity~



4th of July Surprise

Paper Girls Challenge Blog Drill #62:

Make Your Own

Jessica is offering us this template for inspiration.
I chose to use the left vertical strip.

I didn't have any "official" 3x4 cards so I cut two pieces of scrap paper to 3x4 and cut stars into the top one. I also cut my photo to a 3x4 size.

~ 4th of July Surprise ~

These beautiful lily's were left by previous renters.

They bloomed on the 4th.

What a lovely thing to wake up to!

I used Page Drafts Sketch 33.1 for a little more inspiration.

Stop by the blog and check out the other options for Release #33

 

Supplies:

Paper:Simple Stories, Glitz, Teresa Collins, MME

Trim:MME, May Arts, Hobby Lobby, Stash

Modeling Paste and Gesso:Liquitex

Milk Paint:Recollections

Ink:CTMH

Stamps:Glitz, Clear Art, Stash

Spray Stencil:Heidi Swapp

Gems:Michael's

Alpha:Prima

Mettalic Rub:Inka Gold

Star Dye:Momenta

Butterfly Dye:Kreaxions

 

 Sketch:

Page Drafts

 

~charity~



Shine Shimmer Sparkle

 I just LOVE playing along with C'est Magnifiques Sketch Challenge when I get a chance.
This month life was a little slower and I got messy!!!

 ~ Shine Shimmer Sparkle ~

 The background paper is from an earlier C'est M. kit.

Supplies:

Paper:Pion Design, Glits Design

Cardstock:DCWV, CTMH, MME

Lattice:Silhouette Cameo

Transparency:Little Yellow Bicycle, 7 Gypsies

Pearls:Kaiser Craft

Gems:Michael's

Rub-Ons:Ranger, Michael's

Spray Ink:Ranger

Acrylic Paint:Craftsmart

Washi Tape:Recollections, MME

Milk Paint:Recollections

Pigment Ink:CTMH

Gesso, Modeling Paste, Texture Gel:Liquitex

Metal Charms:Momenta

Trim:Creative Charms, May Arts

Alpha:Prima, Authentique

Flower Punches:Martha Stewart, McGill

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Punch:Kreaxions #305, #604

 

Sketch:

Sarah Routledge for C'est Magnifique

~charity~



Sun Dance

 

Drill # 37 on the SWAT blog today.
We are using the Watermelon Crawl by Tracy Byrd as inspiration.

 

~ Sun Dance ~

 

For my layout I choose photos of my girls dancing as well as a watermelon color scheme. I used a star template to add black, white, and gold stars to my papers.

This is my first try using Inka Gold Mettalic Rub. It gave the stars dimension. I just LOVE it!!!

 

Supplies:

Paper, Alpha:American Crafts

Trim:May Arts Ribbon

Star Stencil:Memory Box

Ink:CTMH
Mettallic Paint:Inka Gold

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~



Steel Family

Paper Girls Challenge #61
Superheroes



Michele is hosting a super challenge this round!
Stop by to see what the designers have dreamt up.

~ Steel Family ~

A few years back we took a road trip to Georgia.

We asked a stranger to snap this picture of us in Metropolis, Illinois,

one of the out-of-the-way places we toured along the way.

 

This layout is also my entry for the Scrappy Friends Challenge.

First a color challenge by Kelly,

I used both the blues and the red.

Then Tic-Tac-Toe by Rochelle,

I used top right diagonal:Felt, Circle, Pearls

And finally a sketch by Brenda.

 

Supplies:

Cardstock:Darice, DCWV

Star Template:Memory Box

Spray Ink:Ranger

Alpha:Authentique

Pearls:Kaiser Craft

All Else:Oriental Trading Company

 

~charity~