Wedding Layout

Hi today I'm super excited to show you this Layout I made.  I don't know if you remember but a couple of days ago I had posted some 3"x3" boxes I had made for a wedding.  

Well I had received a wedding invite from the Bride. 

 To be completely honest with you this summer has been rough and I just didn't have it in the budget to go get a wedding gift. So, I made it.  I had bought a couple extra 12"x12" frames when they had gone on sale so I decided to take her engagement photo and wedding invitation, make a layout out of it and then frame it.

• 12"x12" dark purple paper I put it on my score board and scored it at every line to give it the texture that it has.
• I then took a light purple cut out with Lucky 8 punch and also scored it at every line.
• I used Home Decor & Home Accents for the swirls cutting them all around 4.08" out of light yellow and some purple.
• The Love is cut from Home Decor at 2.06" out of light yellow
• The Mr & Mrs were cut from Quarter Note at 1.46" Then welded together with Gypsy
• The tag at the top was one of the tags I put on the inside of each of the Wedding favors, I added it to the layout.
• Flowers are just an assortment of flowers from my stash.  Just pulled out all yellow and purple flowers, added brads for the centers and arranged them.

If you'd like to check out the 3"x3" party favor box post check it out here.

I didn't take a picture of the layout in the actual frame but it was a black frame and it looked amazing.  I haven't talked to the bride since the wedding but her mother did say to me how beautiful it was and that she absolutely loved it.  So mission accomplished :).

Thanks for coming by, don't forget to say hi! Have a great day.

DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge

Hello again and thanks for stopping by.  I've totally and completely dropped the ball with my paper crafting and I don't like it at all.  So I decided I'm going to do as many Challenges as I can do.  Well this is the first Challenge that I came across.  It's the DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge.  You can find it over at DCWV's Blog.

I have found that I tend to make more cards then Layouts and I'm super behind on Scrapbooks so this layout challenge for me was perfect, especially with Christmas just passing. 

With this Layout I used...

DCWV paper stack Holiday Shimmer

DCWV paper stack Christmas Combo Stack

Cartridges used for Santa was Christmas Cheer

Cartridge used for "Santa" was Don Juan

Cartridge used for banner was Just a Note

Ribbon stripe used was from Michael's Holiday Cheer.

Twine is Martha Stewart

Glitter is Stickles

eK Success punch for scallop border.

Thanks DCWV for this great Challenge. It has really gotten my creative juices flowing and that is just what I needed.

Well thanks so much for stopping by and taking a peek. Hope you come back again soon. I hope to be back tomorrow with a fun project I gave for Christmas.

The Scrapoholics Sketchy Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday everyone.   It's time for another Sketchy Saturday Challenge over at the Scrapoholics blog.  You can take the sketch below make a page using the sketch as inspiration. Then take your sketch over to The Scrapoholic and link it. But before you do, go see what the design team has come up with.  It's always fun to see how different people perceive the sketch.

Here's the sketch....

This is what I came up with.....

I feel like it doesn't look much like the sketch. But I did start with the sketch and as the page progressed I took some things off and added some things and this is what I came up with.

The "Happy Birthday" I welded together with the Gypsy using Quarter note.

The cake is from Simply Charmed and was cut at 3 inches. I then added googlie eyes and stickles.

The tags were cut with T,B,B&M.

The zig zag on left is a punch from eKSuccess.

The background printed paper is DCWV.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I hope that you like what you saw and you come back again soon.

The Scrapoholic Sketchy Saturday Challenge

 Hello! It's that time again, Sketchy Saturday Challenge. Head on over to The Scrapoholic to see what the Design team has created and then create something of your very own to share.

Here is the sketch we used this week.

Here is my take on the Sketch.....

For this Layout I used;

Trees=Sweethearts Cartridge

Grass= Everyday Paper Dolls

Mushrooms= Cindy Loo

Dragonfly and butterfly = punches.

I used Peachy Keen stamp set, Simple Sallies

I sewed around the photo to add a little texture.

I inked everything from the grass to the side of the page.

I added stickles to the punched art and did some doodling.

There is a lot of dimension in this Layout I hope that you can see it with these photo's.

Well that is my take on a great sketch.  I would love for you to give it a try and then share for us all to see.  Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

Scrapoholic Sketchy Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday and Holly smokes, Where did the last 2 weeks go?  I cannot believe how fast time is going.  I've been crafting, but apparently not blogging. Besides my new blog look, I will show you what I've been up too in the next couple of days.  But for today it's Sketchy Saturday!  If your not familiar with sketchy Saturday,  Jill over at the Scrapoholic post a Sketch, one of a card and one of a Scrapbook Layout. Then you take the sketch and  create a card or Layout.  That easy!  Then you link it to Jill's blog, The Scrapoholic for a chance to win prizes and so that everyone can see your take on the Sketch.

This weeks Layout Sketch.....

My interpretation of the Sketch with a Back to School Theme.....

The background paper is from the DCWV Grade School Glitter pack.

The different school themed paper were out of my scrap box.

The "First day of school" is from Locker Talk cut at 4"

I used my sewing machine for all the stitching.

I added a couple random tags/ribbon.

Well I hope you liked and I hope that you play along.  So head over to Jill's page and see what you can come up with.

Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to say hi.

                                                             

The Scrapoholic Sketchy Saturday Challenge!

Happy Saturday everyone. I made it back from 5 days of camping in the mountains.  It was absolutely amazing.  As much as I missed everyone and everything here at home, (Showers, toilets, blogger etc...) I do kinda wish I was still there.  It was absolutely beautiful.  Anyhow, today is  another Sketchy Saturday Challenge hosted by Jill over at The Scrapoholic. So head on over and see what the design team has created then grab the sketch and play along.

Here is the sketch...

Now after I finished this layout I didn't think it was really a lot alike.  But that is what a sketch is all about right? I used the sketch for inspiration.  In the sketch I saw lots of swirls surrounding photos.  So that is how I made my sketch.  I love this green I think it looks really pretty with the black and white.  The background paper is from All Dressed up by DCWV. I used the Home Decor cartridge for all the swirls.  You can't see it in this photo but I did glitter up the white swirls with Martha Stewart Crystal colored glitter

Now as I have said before, I really love seeing all the different interpretations of a single sketch.  How I perceive it can and usually is completely different from how someone else might view it.  So please go give it a try.  Then link it so we can see it.

Thanks for stopping by, Hope you come back again real soon.

Happy Happy Birthday

Hello everyone and happy Sunday to ya!  Today I have a fun Layout to show you.  I needed something quick yet to the point. I was teaching a class on 12x12 scrapbooks and so it needed to not be to difficult. 

*The background paper is from DCWV.
*The cupcake is from Straight from the Nest, *Face is peachy Keen.
* Cherry is glittered with MS Garnet glitter
*The Happy Birthday I welded on my gypsy using Quarter Note. This is my most favorite font.
*The scallop circle was a preloaded shape on the E2.

Thanks for looking hope to see ya back again soon!

The Scrapoholic's Sketchy Saturday Challenge!

Welcome to another week of  Sketchy Saturday.  Every week there is a Layout and a sketch posted for you to try.  So head on over to The Scrapohlic to see every ones work and then give it a try yourself. Don' forget to Link your LO so we can all see it.

Here is this week's sketch......

Now I know Easter has come and gone and Beach is more appropriate for the season but I've done so many summer themed project all ready this year I really didn't have anymore photo's.  So I chose Easter. Since I needed to scrap them still and I could get the tittle to work like the sketches.

On this LO I used DCWV background Easter paper from one of the spring packs.

The Easter basket is cut at 3" from Doodle Charm.  I added in the Eggs. I covered each one with glitter from Martha Stewart.

The grass is from A Child's Year

The Tittle is cut from Martha Stewart's All Occasions Cake Art.

Well thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other sketches and play along.

It's Officially Summer Blog Hop!

Welcome to the It's Officially Summer Blog Hop! I would say it's definitely officially summer.  It's suppose to be 113 degrees here on Wednesday. What better way to spend time keeping cool then to be inside nice and cool participating  in a blog hop.  If you came here from Debbie then you are in the right place. If you just stopped by my blog and would like to Hop along from the beginning then hop on over to  Jill,the Scrapoholic.

 As I have mentioned before I live in Arizona and we live rather close to a couple Lakes and Senators Wash.  It's only about a 30 minute drive.  We spend as much time there as possible.  For today's hop I did a scrapbook double layout with photo's from one of many River trips.

This was a LO that was put together using one of the Creating Keepsakes Kits I had purchased a long time ago on QVC with Lisa Bearnson.

The sentiment was perfect! PLAY That's what summer is all about.

Here is  the second page to the LO.  I added my own Ribbon which is across the middle and added the Day in the Sun sentiment from the H2o Cartridge in the center.  I then stamped the year on the upper right

So that is it.  I hope you liked it. Please feel free to leave a comment. Leave me your blog address and I will visit you too.  Don't forget to check back tomorrow for day 2 of the hop.  I will have a new summer themed project for you to see.

Your next stop on the hop is over to the talented Jackie.

If you get lost along the way I've included a list of all the stops. Thanks again for hoping by!

Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

Debbie ~ http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Sarah ~ http://simplyshaddock.blogspot.com/YOU ARE HERE!! 

Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/

Abby ~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Jenny ~ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Meighen ~ scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com/

Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

My Entry for the Provo Craft E2 Contest

I could not believe somehow I never heard about the contest Provo Craft was holding for the E2.  I read about it at work on Tues the 19th of April.  I had to try and win one. You were allowed 3 entries. So that night the goal was to make 3 Layouts.  Well I don't just whip up Layouts, I take forever.  So I was only able to enter one.  I took it the post office on Weds. the 20th.  They had to be in Provo Crafts office by 5 pm on the 22nd so I paid Extra shipping to get it there on time.  I had just gotten the Mini Monster Cartridge so I decided to use it.

I've seen many of the entries all ready and it puts mine to shame but it was fun to enter and I can't wait to watch it all on HSN.

Thanks for stopping over to look and if you've entered to win the E2, Good luck!!

                                                           

The Scrapoholic's Sketchy Saturday Challenge

Hello Everyone it's that time again, Sketchy Saturday over at The Scrapoholic Now every couple of weeks Jill will post a scrapbook Layout sketch and a card sketch that you may use to create your own page or card. Then you can link it to her page and share with everyone. Keep in mind 2 words...blog candy.


The Scrapbook sketch this week was a 2 page layout...

I decided to go with a beach theme. I am still catching up from last summers pictures. The pictures aren't turning out anywhere near what the actual page looks like. I've tried different lighting and still the photo's really don't do justice to the bright brilliant colors of these layouts.

I used all papers from American Traditional Designs "Beach Fun" pack.  The ribbon is from the Beach "Summer" ribbon from DCWV.  I used the I-rock for the little blue/orange bling.

Thanks for looking and please go check out every ones sketches and give it a try.  I love to see all the different interpretations of each sketch.  So until next time, Happy Crafting!!

Gift Card Holders

Hey everyone! If any of you are like me you watch everything that goes into the garbage because, "I might be able to do something with that."  Well that went for the Toilet paper rolls as well.  I wanted something cute to mail a gift card in.

The frog and the bee are from Create a Critter and the cute little dancing owl is from Twinkle Toes.

Here is a quick show of how I made these.

This cupcake was make using the Sweet Treats Cartridge. I used Martha Stewart

Tourmaline Glitter for the heart.

                                      Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see you back again soon!

                                                                

The Scrapoholic's Sketchy SaturdayChallenge

Hello Everyone!! Today is the first day of the Sketchy Saturday Challenges over at The Scrapoholic and my debut as a Design Team Member. I hope you will head over and check out every ones projects and play along.

Here is the sketch that I used:

This is what I came up with...

For the Swirl border on the left I used the Martha Stewart punch around the page.  The circles and flowers were also punches. I used the basic shape in my Imagine for the large pink shape under the flower line. Then doodled black around all the pink.

I added a little extra and decided to sew on the page. I sewed down the left side and across the rick rack.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Don't forget to head over to The Scrapoholic and see all the great talent and play along I'd so love to see every one's sketch.