Scrapping "Just for Me"

I've been on vacation for a week now, and I've FINALLY scrapped something just for me! It took me all day long to get it done. I think I've lost my mojo! LOL! I've been doing some cardmaking and some scrapping, but most of it was for someone else....so this one was just something I wanted to scrap!

Photos of my newest granddaughter, Maggie, who was born last November. I took these photos when she was about 9 days old. The shaped paper is a Jenni Bowlin paper, the pink and green patterned paper is from Paper Hearts. I matted the photos with a piece of bright pink and punched the bottom edge with a Martha Stewart deep edge punch, then tied a ribbon around the bottom. The title tag was made by stamping the gerber daisies (Flourishes stamp), and then cutting out parts of it before cutting the Spellbinder label. I colored the daisies with Copic markers and inked the tag with some pink inks. The Sweet Dreams label was printed on the computer then cut with a Spellbinders die. The big rubon (I love you) is a Daisy D rubon that I've had forever. The pearl swirls are Prima pearls...and the little pearls on the title tag are from Robin's Nest. The two tickets in the top left were cut with the Tim Holtz ticket die, then I stamped the sentiment on them and hand drew the border lines. The shaped mat was smooth edged, but I trimmed it with my scalloped scissors and added a little doodled dot to each scallop. I also added a bit of faux stitching around the edges of the large mat. The journaling is tucked behind the top photo with a little scalloped pull that I added pearls too.

WHEW! Now...off to go grocery shopping (UGH!) and then hopefully I can get a little more crafting done today! Thanks so much for stopping by....Until next time...

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OLW19 - Black & White with a touch of color

It's time for another one layer Wednesday challenge by Susan Raihala at Simplicity blogspot. This week the challenge is to make a one layer card with just a "touch" of color. One of the quickest cards I've made in a while. I think it took me longer just to figure out which stamp I was going to use! LOL!

The stamp I chose is a Flourishes stamp called Fanciful Flourishes. The sentiment stamp is Birthday Basics from Papertrey Ink. I scored two lines above and below the sentiment (well, actually, I scored the lines and then stamped the sentiment.) My touch of color is three small red pieces of bling. That's how easy this card was...and I love it!

Thanks so much for stopping by...Until next time...

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Creative Scrappers - Reveal #120

Here's today's reveal from Creative Scrappers. I absolute loved this sketch.

I used Bo Bunny papers for this and the title work is cut with Quickutz and the Silhouette. The photos were taken at Pensacola Beach and are photos of my grandchildren, Adam and Katie.

Here's the sketch. Give it a try!

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time...

Hugs!

Susan

Fall To Layout 106

Here's another card...this card was designed using the fabulous Fall To Layout sketch #106 from the Clean and Simple blog.

I used a white card base. I scored at 1/4 inch intervals around the outside edges of the card. I added a piece of solid green cardstock, stamped a sentiment on it, and then added the little K&Company butterflies. Simple, quick, and totally cute! Here's the sketch, now you can give it a whirl! Quit buying birthday cards...save some money...and use up your scraps all at the same time!

This one was definitely one of the quickest cards I've finished in a long time. Fifteen minutes...tops!

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by...Until next time...

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OLW18 - Trees

This week's challenge at Susan Raihala's Simplicity blog was to create a card with a tree on it. Well, this was a great challenge for me...or so I thought! LOL! I have 8 or 10 different tree stamps and was anxious to get started. I wanted to try something a little different for me...and here is the result:

I covered the bottom part of the card with a mask (to be colored as the ground), then punched a circle as a mask for the sun. I inked the sky with several different shade of ink (blue, dark blue, and 2 different purples). Then I masked the sky, and took the sun mask off and inked the sun in oranges and yellows. I added a mask to cover the sky and sun and then inked the ground with several shade of green, yellow and brown. Then I stamped the tree with a cocoa brown ink and colored it with some Copic markers. It was a lot of work to do this...and I think I like it, but I wish it was a little more perfect with the blending of the colors...Ugh! I think I might be my own worse critic! The sentiment is from Stampin Up.

That's my take on the challenge this week. I've been spending as much time as possible getting things ready for Bella Blvd and Creative Scrappers. I love these teams, but I have such a hard time holding on to my layouts and not sharing! LOL!

After putting so much time in the card, I'm going to have trouble giving it away...would you?

Until next time...

Hugs!

OLW17 - Border Stamps

The most recent challenge from Susan Raihala's Simplicity blog was to create a one layer card using a border stamp. How difficult could that be, you ask? Oh yeah...I had trouble again! Now bear in mind - I have quite a few (okay...hundreds!) of stamps. I searched through all of them and I simply can't believe I only found three stamps that I would consider border stamps! What's up with that!? Does this mean I'll have to do a little stamp shopping? Oooooo....probably! LOL!

After much debate over which of the three border stamps I would use, I finally settled on this one (mostly because I've never used it before...GASP!). After stamping it in black on the white card base, it really looked a little blah. Maybe I should have tried another color, or used multiple colors across the stamp....who know! Anywho, to brighten it up, I decided to added a little bling and some glitter. Not sure I'm totally happy with the results...but hey! Another card is finished to add to my growing collection of cards. Soon I will have enough cards to get me through the gazillion birthdays we celebrate each year.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Leave me a comment. I'd love to know if you think the glitter is too much or just right....Until next time...

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Creative Scrappers Reveal - Sketch #118

It's reveal day again at Creative Scrappers! This is sketch #118. A totally fun sketch! This is the first time I've made a banner. Turned out kinda cool too! LOL!

All papers are from Close To My Heart. The title "everyday" is a chipboard title that I've had forever, and I hand wrote the word "moments" below it. The little pinwheel flowers I cut from the patterned paper, then added a little doodling to the edges. Some of the flowers are also on pop dots. The scalloped edges on the banner were cut with a pair of decorative scissors. I added rub on letters on the banner and then drew a couple of little flowers on the end banner pieces. Banner pieces are attached to a pink ribbon. This is one of the photos I took a couple of years ago at a local park in town.

And here's the sketch....give it a try!

That's all for today. Thanks for stopping by! Until next time....

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OLW16 - Create a Scene

Ha! Bet this subject caught your eye! Those who know me...well, they KNOW I would never "create a scene". However, in this case, I can definitely create a scene on a card. That's the challenge this week at Susan Raihala's Simplicity blog. I've missed a couple of weeks, but I'm back!

I created this card with the beautiful stamp set Beach Life from Flourishes. I actually had to do a little masking to get the water stamp around the chair and trees. I used three stamps from the collection to make this card....the chair, the trees and then the water background. Kind of proud of myself for being able to combine these three stamps to create my "scene". I then colored with a combination of water color pencils and a couple of Copic pens. I love this scene...so peaceful!

Mood when I finished....happy!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time....

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***BIG NEWS***

Guess who's a new Bella Artista?....give up? ME! I'm so excited...and can't wait to get started. Check out the announcement and all the other fabulous Artistas on the team!

Ginger Williams

Gretchen McElveen

Julie Howard

Kerryn Fry

Kim Holmes

Laura Vegas

Mahlin Wiggur

Misty Willis

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Thanks for stopping by and sharing my excitement with me! Until next time...

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Creative Scrapers - Sketch #116

It's time again for a new reveal from Creative Scrappers. This week is sketch #116 designed by Nichole . Here's my take on the sketch:

This sketch was a bit of a challenge for me. VERY open spaces...and I tried to stay true to the sketch. I used some Glimmer Mist in a royal blue, for the first time. It made my paper a little bubbly, but I finally managed to flatten it out again. The circles are drawn with a zig pen, and the three clear background squares behind the photo I did by making rectangles in word and overlapping them, then printed them on a transparency. The journaling block I made by cutting a pattern from a piece of copy paper, then tracing it onto my card stock for cutting. I used Thickers for the title....added some doodled lines around the edges and a little white doodling to the journaling block. Yep...this was totally out of the box for me...but I definitely enjoyed the challenge! Here's the sketch:

Now it's your turn...give the sketch a try. Then let me know where it is so I can come by and leave you a comment!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next time.....

Hugs!