DT Rejects

These are the ScrapGoods DT rejects. I submitted the three I really liked (I love them all of course) and once the announcement is made, I will post the three submissions. I made myself stop doing any more LOs! Or I would never be able to choose! These first two where done with the May ScrapGoods kit - Make your own Bling Designs. I covered the title in bling, Ring around the journal block covered in bling, and bling ALL over. The bling placed in the scallop frame around the pic are actually colored 'butterscotch' with alcohol ink.FP About a boy transparency, prima swirls bling, Heidi Swapp plastic letters... more bling around the circle mat. Pictures are of us at the Dinosaur Park in the T-Rex head.
ScrapGoods Dec 07 Kit - Stitching. Everything is from the kit except the thickers and primas. Used blue embroidery floss to stitch the felt and flourishes around 'Cutie'
ScrapGoods Sept 07 kit - clear pages and transparencies. I didn't do a clear page, but there are lots of transparencies on this! Used a french curve ruler to cut the flower stem.
This one I actually put into the ScrapGoods 'History with Bling' contest. We were supposed to find a memorable day (Mr. Potato Head debuts) in May and do a LO on it with bling... here is Karis and her M. Patate Pirate!

LOL!

I really thought I was scrapped out for a bit - but then ScrapGoods announced their DT search and a May Challenge... since Sunday I've done 7 pages!!! LOL! And I have two more planned! The DT application only calls for 3 LOs, so I figure I can just chooose the best three out of... however many I plan to do! I'll be sure to post the LOs I don't submit.. and those that I do, you'll just have to wait until next month (not too far away)

NSD Weekend Goodies!

Okay, I think I'm scrapped out for a bit! Here are my layouts I finished this weekend - hope you all had a great National Scrapbook Day :D

Daddy's Little Guitar Heroes

This LO was done for a sketch challenge at MBI and ScrapGoods !

Chow Down
This LO is for a Telephone Scraplift Challenge at MBI.

Toes
Just a fun LO I did at the NSD crop I went to. My and Karis' toes when she was about 8 months old.

Wonderful 2
Another LO using the May C2P kit - Ruby at 2

Flower for my Pocket
Another LO from the May C2P kit. Karis has been picking flowers and putting them in ANYONE's pocket. We can't hold them, they have to go into a pocket! LOL!

American Splits
LO for Kylie's Challenge over at ScrapGoods. Used the Red piece from the Dec 07 SG kit.

Sour Pus!
This LO is based on the new sketch up at Gettin Sketchy! You have until May 25th to post your take! So check it out!

National Scrapbook Day

Tomorrow is National Scrapbook Day! Woohoo! My friend is visiting from the Netherlands this weekend and we are planning on going to a crop at Ramstein tomorrow. Also, Memory Book Inspirations will be hosting an all-day cybercrop, full of challenges, prizes and Bert's Famous Bingo Game! Of course, we'll also be offering 25% off your ENTIRE PURCHASE at the Memory Book Inspirations Store! Hope to scrap with you soon!!! And while you're there, check out a MBI May kit... here are some layouts using the kit:

May Commit2Paper

I got such a yummy kit in the mail on Saturday... the May Commit2Paper kit! Oh wow!! So gorgeous. Lovely pink, purples, teals. Yummy chipboard buttons and letter. Awesome vinyl thickers! And delicious rubons! But nobody posted that they wanted to see... well, except Amy. Maybe I'll just email them to her and let the rest of you wonder what you have in store when you get your kit in a couple weeks....

But back to the kit... I loved it so much, and it was so perfect for my gorgeous little girls! I did 4 - YES FOUR!!! Layouts with it... just yesterday! And I have another one in the making! Oh, and I'm thinking I might do a little mini tag book too. Its absolutely wonderful!!






**SIGH** I'm so unapreciated! I guess if there is nobody to tease I'll just post my layouts. LOL!

Guess What I got today!!!

My May IS C2P kit!!!! Ooohhhh sooooo preeettttyyyy!!! I've already done two layouts with it!!! YUM! Off to play some more... and maybe if you're nice, I'll post some spoiler sneaks later!

New Stuff and Gettin' Sketchy

Bee has asked me to be on her Creative Team for her and Thorunn's Gettin' Sketchy sketch site. So excited - I love her sketches. So head on over there and check out the April sketch... Sketches are posted the first of the month and due by the 25th! Make sure you check back there May 1st, I'll be posting the new sketch! And Dee from My Acrylic Album has generously provided a $10 Gift Certificate to her store for the winner!! Click the banner below to check out her store!

Here are some recent Layouts. This one was based on a sketch from Becky Fleck at PageMaps
This is another LO using the Commit2Paper kit. Joyce has a challenge on her blog using the kit! Check it out, you have until Sunday to get your LO linked to her!
My little Monkey!! Karis climbing on...well, everything!!! See that cute little journal tag... that's from Elle's! Check out her blog and Etsy shop, I love her tags!
And the LAST page in my Disney Album!!! WOOHOO!! FINALLY DONE!!! Used the MBI April kit for this LO! It came with a Crafter's Workshop template that I used to draw the flourishes and then cut out. Also for a challenge using progressive counting. 1 piece CS, 2 pieces PP, 3 photos, 4 flourishes, 5 flowers, 6 pieces ribbon, 7 letters, 8 buttons, 9 pieces of bling and 10 brads!

More April C2P stuff

Some more stuff done with the yummy C2P April kit and textured Daisy Bucket papers!!! Did I mention how much I love these papers! Here is a cute little card. The 'paper ribbon' that came in the kit was able to be curled, and I so wanted to curl it!!! But I knew it wouldn't work on a LO, so here you go!! Isn't it neat! I tied some strands around the middle of the ribbon, split them down the middle and curled with my scissors. Scrap piece for the scalloped square and a Studio G sentiment.Absolutely Fabulous!!! Yep that's me!! LOL! Used all kit stuff except HS journal spot and stamps. Grunged up edges are a stamp from ScrapBook Takeout, and absolutely is part of a SU stamp. Used the velvet scallop box, cut in half, punched out the circles and added them to the top of the PP along the edge. The bigger circles were cut using a circle punch and I punched in between the flowers, etc on the velvet sheet, using the scraps. Journaling reads, Well, at least your kids and hubby think so. And I guess you do have your moments! :wink:

Thanks for looking... and I can't wait until next month! Rumor has it its gonna be GIRLY!!! YAY!!

Commit2Paper April Kit

Here is a LO I did with the C2P April kit. You can see more layouts on Joyce and Amy's blog. The papers have SUCH a yummy texture... seriously, they're great. And one of my all time favorite colors is the lime-ish green that is featured in these papers! Paired with blue, it really makes it pop!! Thanks for looking!

All Scrapped Out!!!

I think I am officially done with all I'm going to do for the MBI crop!! Whew! I'm pooped!! And I'm coming down with a flu bug on top of that! Here are the challenges I finished!

Faux Cloisonne Technique

The Technique tutorial is up at MBI! Here are some of my examples:




Make sure you head on over to find the complete instructions! And don't forget about the Cyber Crop and awesome deals they have for this weekend!

MBI Cyber Crop

Memory Book Inspirations is having a Cyber Crop this weekend, April 4-6th. There will be tons of Challenges, chances to win items on your Wishlist, and a 15% discount in the store that weekend!! And for all you newbies, you only have to have 25 posts to be eligible to win your wishlist!!!

So join us for some sketch challenges, card challenges, and I will be posting another Heat Embossing Tutorial featuring faux cloissone and embossed doodling.

KIT DEBUT'S

Okay... thank goodness its payday!!! A bad thing about that is that its also kit debut day across the WWW!!! And I have been bad today... I bought 3 kits!!! Today only!!! Not including my SG sub - oops!! Oh well, its not like I won't use them! LOL!

So, you know you want to live vicariously through me and see what goodies I have coming in the mail!!!

MBI April kit- only $12.49!!! I couldn't pass that deal up!!! Kit includes: 1 package of Doodlebug Brads in Swimming Pool, 1 Mini Flourish Template from The Crafter's Workshop, 1 boxed set of Cool Me Down Ribbon from Daisy D's, 4 sheets of coordinated Daisy D's papers: Capri, Espresso, Loden and Striscia, and 6 assorted flowers*, also from the Cool Me Down line. *Flower sizes and colors will vary by kit.

Okay, onto Commit2Paper... Their kit was $25 and the pic is just a teaser, but I've been assured it is totally yummy! Kit includes: 2 sheets each of 6 different patterned papers by Daisy Bucket Designs, 2 sheets of 3 different coordinating cardstock papers, 1 specialty paper, 1 yard ribbon, embellishments, and 1 package of letters.

And last but CERTAINLY not least, ScrapBookTakeout!! This kit retails for $16 (and I added the stamp set for another $12) Kit includes: 1/2 sheet Hambly Clearly Heavy Overlays, 1 pack Imaginescence Steel Magnonias, 1 sheet Cosmos Cricket Tank Mix Die cuts alpha, 2 Foam brushes, 1/2 pack American Crafts Photo Turns-various colors, Heidi Swapp Bark Acrylic Paint, 1/2 pack Prima Fancies Flowers, 3 Basic Grey chipboard tags, 20 Heidi Swapp Mini Ghost Shapes-Variety Pack, 1 Prima Pencil Box, 10 Prima Esprit Blue Flowers, Prima Elsyee Velvet Ribbons 1 yd - colors will vary.

Stamp Set

YUM YUM YUM!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!

Purple Snurple!

{Caardvarks} micro challenge is to make a card using purple!! Well, here are some of my purple cards (shhh... marroon counts! LOL!)

Lotsa Pretties!!!

Okay, bear with me, I've been a busy bee, but there are lotsa pretties in this post!! Well, at least I think so!! LOL!

My favorite project I did this week was a gift for someone. And stupid me, I forgot to take a picture of it!! So, to whom it may concern, when you get the clipboard, please snap a pic and email it to me :D

This layout was done with the March ScrapGoods kit and for the scraplift challenge on their message board. We got whole sheets of uncut grungeboard, so I cut a corner and the title from it, painted it white and inked it with pumpkin pie spice SU pad. I also cut the felt corners apart to get the scrolls.

This LO was done for the Savvy Scrappers Club over at MBI. You get $1 store credit for every challenge completed and $3 for every quarterly challenge. This was the Daisy D quarterly challenge. The PP and ric rac are from the MBI store, rest of stuff from my stash.
Another SG March kit LO. The technique was mitering frames, so I put some frames on this page. Also used Elle's journal tags. Story is courtesy my nephew! LOL! He had Sierra busting up with his ' YOU ATE POOP!' joke.
This LO was for a sketch challenge at Itty Bitty Scrap Shack. The girls in their Mouse Ears!
These next ones were all done for the ScrapBook Takeout National Craft Month Crop this weekend.

This was a 'Go Green' challenge. We were supposed to repurpose something that you would normally throw away. I plan on using this as an ice cream money container when the ice cream man starts coming by.
Another SBTO challenge - make a home decor with pics that is NOT a frame or LO. Used 6x6 acyrlic sheets to hang these adorable pics!
SBTO challenge, make three cards that have the first letter in common. P: pink,punches and paint. G: green, glitter and gamsol. L:lilac, layers and lace. The purple one is also based on a sketch from Tonya at MBI.
SBTO Challenge: use something in your stash +1 year old. These CC papers are about 1.5 years old, also based my LO on the Shackin' Up with the DT contest at Itty Bitty Scrapshack. I lifted Sara's LO, which coincidentally was based on a sketch by Valerie Salmon.
SBTO Challenge: use a stamp you've never used before. The "P is for Princess" stamp on the scallop circle in the bottom right. Also MBI SSC Week 11 challenge Glitter and Paint. Painted scrolls and glittered the title.
SBTO Challenge: letter to your younger self. I wrote a letter to my 17yo old self about my future husband
SBTO Challenge: stitch on your layout - I used a Bazzill in Stitchez template to embroider the scroll
SBTO Challenge: monochromatic embellies. Ribbon, brads, buttons, felt shapes and flowers are all pink!
SBTO AD Challenge: did this LO based on this ad
SBTO Challenge: take a 1page LO and make it a 2 page LO. I used a sketch from PageMaps and adjusted the pics to make it a 2page LO.

SBTO Challenge: use a slang word or phrase from the decade you grew up in. I used PSYCH! from the 80s LOL!! I remember saying this ALL the time. LO reads: How my parents used to punish me... PSYCH! Gotta love being a child of the 80s! :D

Whew!! Thanks for taking the time to look at all my stuff... if you made it this far!!! LOL!