Father's Day Card

Here is a Father's Day card I created for the Practical Scrappers Tiny Things post.  I used the Paper Secrets sketch although with Bo Bunny Grease Monkey papers.  It isn't a perfect picture (it was windy the day I had to take it, so it kept blowing over), but I think you can see the detail anyways.  My tiny things on this one were the brads I used under dad to give it a little extra interest

Here is the sketch:

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Anything Goes Cards for UIT!

Well, with the busy-ness of summer rolling in, the new Use It Tuesday challenge is perfect.  It is Anything Goes!  So, as long as you use some hoarded items (that you mention), mention Use It Tuesday, and link up, you are in!

I decided to pull out some My Little Shoebox (Green) stamps that I have had for probably two years and hadn't inked up.  I then pulled out my Webster's Pages Petite Papers that I bought last June and had barely touched.  I decided to go with some bright and colorful papers for these birthday cards.  I started with this first card, which is based off of the Artful Delight's May sketch.  But, since that challenges was over last week, I decided to make another one just for the Use It Tuesday challenge - and it isn't from a sketch :)  On both of them, I added some of the mushrooms that I colors with my Stampin Up pencils.  One of these days I will work on my coloring skills and get some shading going on.  But, with the bright colors of the paper, I think the elementary school coloring works just fine.

Now it is your turn to create!  We can't wait to see what you make.  And don't forget the design team call!  Applications are due on Thursday - May 30!

Share Everything Except Bad Ideas

So, I think I hit a challenge max with this one, but I LOVE how it turned out.  And since three of the challenges are "supposed" to be combined, I don't feel so bad about having 5 challenges complete with one layout.  It started with the sketch from ScrapbookSteals - Peridot 4.  When I saw the three photos in the sketch, I quickly decided on these photos of my kids sharing the tricycle.  All three of them get to enjoy playing with it at once - although probably in different positions than most would expect.  Then I thought about Kerys's challenge.  The layers were obvious in the sketch, so it was easy to add the stars and stamps. Since some of the papers I chose already had stars, it was even easier :)  Then it was time to think about the title, and Rochelle's word art challenge along with Scrap Your Story's font challenge worked perfectly together.  The Share Everything was just perfect, and of course with the five words, I would use 5 alphas probably anyways.  Last is Kristi's logo challenge.  I wasn't sure I was going to include it, but when I had the spot on the bottom left that need an embellishment, the Radio Flyer logo was a perfect fix.  

For the details:  Papers are all 6x6 from MME, WP, and CP.  I used stamps twice - for the stars (I think they are Imagenisce, but I am not 100% sure) that I fussy cut and the word cute (MME Collectable).  The alphas are Thickers, Silhouette cut, and MLS tiny alphas.  I finished off the pinwheel with a Oriental Trading button and some Twinery Twine.  I have decided I need a date stamp after this layout, and I will add that to the bottom left.

Mother's Day Card - Paper Secrets

I made this card last week for my mom.  I used the same flowers as I did here and the same paper.  I just used the sketch from Paper Secrets instead :)  I loved the simplicity of their first card sketch!

Here is the sketch:

Use It Tuesday Design Team Call and a Layout

Use It Tuesday Design Team Call!

This will be Use It Tuesday's 5th Design Team call and we encourage people from all experience levels to apply.

Term: July 1 to December 31st, 2013

Requirements:
- have an online gallery and/or a blog
- if you have a blog, you need to be a follower of Use It Tuesday to apply  

- have a Facebook account or a willingness to make one
- be able to work with deadlines
- make and post 2 inspiration projects per month
- comment on players’ projects
- be a team player
- have a positive attitude

Interested? Please email the following completed application to UseItTuesday@gmail.com by May 30th.

1. Name
2. Links to your online galleries and/or blog
3. Your previous DT experience, if any.
4. Please tell us a little about yourself.
5. How did you hear about our DT Call?
6. Have you played with us previously?
7. Please tell us why you would like to be on our team.
8. Please share one fun fact about yourself.

I have REALLY enjoyed the two terms I have served on the Use It Tuesday design team.  It is definitely a great team to work with, and I recommend anyone with stash they want to use to apply!

And now for a layout!

 A friend on the Practical Scrappers design team let me know that they might need another project with water colors Monday (for a post on Tuesday).  So, I got to work on Peridot 2 over at ScrapbookSteals with the plans of using a lot of water colors.  The strips on the layout made it easy to use lots of techniques.  On the bottom strip, I lightly watercolored the paper and then stamped with numbers - something I love.  On the second layer, I used texture paste and then water colored on top of that.  I just used my kids' Crayola water colors, and it came out so fun!

 On the third layer, I doodled using my Stampin Up water color pencils.  I drew little clouds and then muted the drawing with my water pen.  On the "top" layer I used some more stamps and my water color pencils.  Since I had a little more room at the top, I finished it off with some blue paper and twine.

The theme of the layout is based off a challenge by a friend to scrap myself.  I had to use my favorite color(s) - which are blues and purple - and something I love - the numbers.  I haven't don't the journalling yet, but it will be on the black tag that can pull out.  I think I am going to journal about being content with here I am.

Can't Touch This - UIT Reveal

Our challenge over at Use It Tuesday is to use something that you have been afraid to touch - something you have been "saving" for the perfect time.  And we all know we have some of those in our stash!

I decided to use a mini album that I got over 2 years ago.  I got a set of three, and quickly used two for Christmas presents for my mom and MIL.  But the third I stashed away for the perfect use.  And the perfect use showed up recently!  My daughter is in a children's choir, and her age group is the Sparrows.  The bird on the cover was perfect for a mini album for their director from all of the kids.

I used my trusted Silhouette (which I haven't been using as much as I should because I also am "afraid" to waste the blade and mat) to cut out the "title" for the album.  And I used some hoarded ribbon to decorate the binder rings too.

Inside, each child gets a 2 page spread.  At the top, I am going to put pictures of them in their choir "uniform" matted on some layered papers.  And then their names are going on the right side.  On the bottom, I am putting a picture each child drew for their director.

At the end of the book I am going to add more pictures, but I haven't gotten the pictures printed just yet.  I hope she enjoys it!

Now it is your turn!  Pull out some of those "cant' touch this" items and create something!  Let us know what was hoarded, mention Use It Tuesday in your post, and link back up.  We can't wait to see what you make.

(I am entering this into the ScrapbookSteals MCM #25 - Layering)

Smile

The fabulous Kristy Lee challenged me to create a layout with the following "rules:"

• 1 page
• 1 4x6 photo + 5 2x2's
• Banner
• Washi
• Journaling in a circle
• Misting

That day my oldest lost her first tooth, and I decided photos from that would be perfect!  I knew I wanted to do the filmstrip for the 5 close-ups.  And I figured out the journalling and misting quickly.  But the rest sort of just mulled in my head for almost 2 weeks.  The colors, papers, etc weren't so easy since her outfit was just a white shirt (and black skirt that you can't see).  Last night I finally decided on black, white, and pink.  I got the film strip done, and then was stuck again on the papers to use.  This morning I decided to go with washi tape, but then I got stuck again thinking the layout was boring after getting the "basics" on.  So, I turned to some of my other favorite challenge sites - SWAT and TPGCB.  Over at SWAT, the challenge is a tic-tac-toe board.  Of the nie squares, I used 6 of then, but I only got one line (And that one is a little stretch).  I have 3 buttons (the little hearts below the title), stitching (at the top right corner of the photo), and 3 manufacturers in the washi (Downtown Tape, Freckled Fawn, and MME).  I also have doodling, which is also the challenge over at TPGCB, misting, and skip the pattern paper.

The best part of the challenge for me was creating a layout on y own without a sketch.  I so often use sketches, that I am starting to like the challenge of doing it on my own :)

Her Bible

So, scrapping mojo has been slightly lacking around here lately.  I will blame it on being busy for sure!  But, I was able to squeeze out this week's MWM over at ScrapbookSteals and incorporate one of their challenges  for NSD (#1 - "5").  The papters are a mix of AC Amy Tangerine, MME, and Authentique (Uncommon).  For the 5 things:
Word areas - Paper, title, journalling, and two groups of word stickers
Patterned Paper - Pink wood grain (MME), Grey text (A), Paper dolls (AC), Hot pink grid (AC), and pink with text circles (A).
Embellishments - Die cuts, button, brad, wahi, and stickers

Here is the wonderful Peridot 1 sketch:

ScrapbookSteals Blog Hop!

Welcome to the last stop on the ScrapbookSteals May blog hop!  I am so happy to be asked by such an amazing company to help promote a steal.  ScrapbookSteals has been my go-to-place for products, inspiration, and all things paper-craft related for the last three years!  

Melodee asked us our color preferences, and I asked for navy or yellow.  You can only imagine how happy I was when I got a roll of blue AND yellow twine - in one - from Two Berry Creative!  I originally thought about doing a nautical theme, as these two colors are so nautical (and nautical is "in").  But, life got busy!  So, I decided to make a cute graduation card for my brother in law.  His college school colors are blue and yellow, so it was perfect!  

I used my SIlhouette to cut out this graduation hat and the phrase.  Then I used my Xyron X to cover some cardstock with adhesive (one piece for the hat and one for the sentiment).  I laid the twine on it, running it back and forth to completely cover the strips of cardstock.  To add a little dimension, I had removed the big portion of the tassel from the Silhouette image of the hat, and I made my own little tassel out of more twine.  It turns out the foam pop dots I had were the perfect thickness to pop the white cardstock and fit the twine behind.  

To continue in the National Scrapbook Day Celebration, play along with the challenges from ScrapbookSteals.com.  Here is thefourth challenge:  

Challenge #4 - Right Now
Create a project about Right Now.  It could be a layout about yourself, one of your kids, how much you love someone, or your hopes and dreams for the rest of the year.  Whatever inspires you about the words "Right Now"  

Check out all of the challenges here:  National Scrapbook Day Celebration

And in case you got lost along the way (or this is your first stop), here is the rest of the line-up.  Remember that one lucky commenter will win a gift certificate to ScrapbookSteals!!!!

1. ScrapbookSteals 
2. Memorable Scraps - Neela 
3. Want Less Create More - Judy 
4. Alison Day Designs
5. Scrappin' Chaos - Charity
6. Stephanie's Scrap World (You are here)

Fishing

 I have had these pictures sitting on my desk for almost two weeks waiting to be scrapped.  Since the Paper Secrets deadline is looming, I forced myself to get it done today.  I used a variety of blue papers - MME, MLS, AC, and Recollections - as well as some washi (Studio G and Freckled Fawn).  Then I pulled out a variety of little embellishments - buttons, wood veneers (inked with blue ink), and brads - to make a "mess" on the right side like the sketch.  I wanted to add some journalling, so I thought a pocket would be perfect.  Then I got an even more fun idea - turn the pocket into a fish!  Luckily there was a simple origami tutorial online for making this (although the tutorial is meant for an even bigger fish and snacks).  I think it turned out cute with a brad for the eye.  Here is a close up:

And here is the Paper Secrets Sketch: