Sweet Warm Ups

Good morning!

Today I'm sharing my Day 18 card for the Scrappin'-n-Chattin' 30 day Christmas card challenge. The prompt for that day was "sweets" - a yummy prompt for sure!

I created this card using an image from the Sweet Warm Ups set and the sentiment is from the Sweet Christmas Wishes set, both available at Daydream Designs!

I used this week's sketch from The Sweet Stop. This week was a sketch with a spin - use die cuts or punches. I used my EK Success Scallop border punch and a Spellbinders Ribbon Tag die cut. The "topping" was made using White Opal Liquid Pearls - my first time using them. Love how it looks :)  The paper is from the MME Be Merry 6x6 paper pad.

Here is the sketch~

TFL!

SnC Furever Friends Blog Hop!

Good morning!  Welcome to my stop on the SnC Furever Friends Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from Sandi's blog at Slightly Off Center, you are in the right place. If you just happened to stop by (Hi!!), you can start at Suzanne's blog to see all the wonderful creations along the hop. Here is the complete list in case you get sidetracked by awesome creations on the way :)

Suzanne - Scrap With Suzy 

Kim - Me Ma Kim's Place

Sandi - Slightly Off Center

Kristie - Scrap, Color, Read and Repeat (You are here!)

April - Scrapper Forever

Sue - The Scrappings of Sue

Abby - Midwest Memories

You don't want to miss seeing all the "furry" projects we have for you, as well as chances to win some awesome blog candy!

There are 7 of us in today's hop. We are all online scrapbooking friends in a Yahoo group called Scrappin-N-Chattin.  We love to chat, share our creations and challenge ourselves and each other to create lots of wonderful pages, cards and projects! We do tend to get chatty but that is part of the fun :)  We have so many activities, challenges and prizes to keep you scrappin' those memories. 

One of the activities we have is a rak called It Girl.  There is a group or two of names and each group starts with one person and then that person will select a name and send a RAK gift off the person's wishlist.  The recipient then will pick a name from that list, shop and send a RAK to another name and so on. It's always fun to get a surprise in your mailbox!

You can visit our group {HERE}! We love to meet new people :) We also love to blog hop and share lots of inspiration from around the web.  For today's hop, we each created a "furry" project.  Instead of scrapping my adorable "baby" Amber, I chose to do a bookmark and a few cards. All tutorial links and supply lists are located way at the bottom since this is a long post!

First up we have my first ever corner bookmark! It was so much fun to make and I see a lot of them in my future :) 

Next up is an easel card. It's one of my favorite 'fun' folds. It's so easy and makes a nice impact on a card. Especially when you have a larger image like mine. 

My final creation is a card using a new stamp I bought a few months ago.  I couldn't resist this cutie and her puppy! The layout of the card is using Sweet Sunday Sketch #160. 

And for the heck of it, here is a picture of my girl :) She loves to hang out behind the couch cushion LOL. She was being a lazy doggy yesterday morning. 

It wouldn't be a blog hop without candy, right?!

Here is what I am offering:

For your chance to win these awesome Basic Grey goodies (and believe me, you do *want* them as they are hard to find since they are JoAnn Store exclusives!!), please leave a comment on this post.  If you would like to become a follower (if you aren't already), I would love for you to do that but it's not a requirement to win.  I also have a fan page for my blog on Facebook, if you would like to follow me there. Click {HERE} for that page. 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today! I hope you enjoyed viewing my creations and will visit again soon.  Prize winners will be announced on Thursday (mine will be posted at night since I work during the day).

Your next stop on the hop is April at Scrapper Forever!

Project #1: Corner Bookmark

Stamps: Cuddly Cat by Stamping Bella

Paper: Basic Grey Max & Whiskers, Bazzill cardstock

Other: copics, twine, EK Success Threading Water border punch, ribbon from stash, MFT Circle Stax 1

Tutorial Link: Corner Bookmark from SCS

Project #2: Easel Card

Stamps: Dogwalkabella from Stamping Bella

Paper: Georgia Pacific cardstock, Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey Max & Whiskers

Other: Memento ink, copics, brads from stash, ribbon from stash, BG Max & Whiskers flower sticker

Tutorial Link: Easel Card from SCS

Project #3: Card

Stamps: Puppy Girl from MFT Stamps

Paper: Bee cardstock, Bazzill cardstock, Basic Grey Max & Whiskers

Other: Memento ink, copics,  BG Max & Whiskers stickers, rhinestones from stash, brad from stash, MFT Fishtail Stax

Life is a Daring Adventure...

Just a quick share from me this morning!

I made this at the crop a few Saturdays ago.  It was supposed to be for the MTME Pretty Patterns challenge but I missed the deadline since I didn't unpack for a week. LOL

I love how it came out. I think the inked edges really make each layer pop!

I used my last scrap of pleated black ribbon that I bought at the crop I went to in September. This time I bought some white, cream, silver and brown to use.  They were out of black, bummer!

The quote is from Paper Makeup Stamps, I used the large version for this card. There is also a small version and you can get it as a digi!

The paper is MME Vanity Fair which you can find at SCACD, my fave place to buy papers! I popped the quote off the layer underneath to give it a little dimension. Pearls are from my stash and the border was punched with an EK Success border punch. 

Here is the sketch! I think it's one I will use again :)

TFL! Have a great day!

LOAD - Day 10

Not my best page ever but it's another one done...

Long day/night and I didn't have time or energy to do much, not ready to throw the towel in yet either lol (I'm stubborn like that!)

I used today's Artful Delight sketch which you can see HERE.

TFL!

Butterflyabella for FBW #151

Time for a new Flutter By Wednesday challenge!  It's #151 and an open theme - just remember to include a butterfly, fairy or angel! Click HERE to enter your creation and to see wonderful samples, check out the DT listed on my left sidebar. 

Here is a lame story for you all LOL - I really wanted to ink up one of my new Magnolia stamps but I haven't touched my copics since class on Saturday and was feeling slightly intimidated by them. Silly I know! So I decided to finally try gamsol with my prismacolor pencils, I don't think I did too bad for my first try!

I used a sketch I saved a few weeks ago from The Pink Elephant, it was perfect for my image!

Products Used:
Stamping Bella Butterflyabella
Basic Grey Hopscotch
Misc. cardstock
Prismacolor pencils
Gamsol
Martha Stewart punches
Misc. bling from stash
SU Corner Rounder
EK Success Scalloped Border punch

TFL!

P.S. Come back at 11:00 A.M. EST for the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Hop!

Birthday Sundaes Challenge #5

Good morning! 

Quick post since I've got a lot to do today! 

Birthday Sundaes Challenge this week is an easy one - Anything Goes Birthday Card. Just remember to include birthday wording somewhere on your card. You can see all the DT samples and enter your card HERE. 

My card for this week uses Stamping Bella's Cecily Cinnamonsticks. This was the first time she saw ink and I've had her for *years*. I'm having fun rediscovering my old stuff mixing it with my new stuff. 

I used Verve's Viva La Verve March sketch #5 for the layout.

Products Used:
Stamping Bella Cecily Cinnamonsticks
Basic Grey Hopscotch 6x6 pad & Bloomer
PTI cardstock
copics
EK Success border punch
Verve Stamps sentiment

TFL!

Man and his best friend

So I'm quite late with my Lasting Memories challenge post...it's been a whirlwind weekend and I can't believe it's just about over already!

We are challenging you to a recipe this week - 1 diecut, 2 brads and 3 layers - fun!!

Here is my take ~

I was so happy to finally use my sweet spots from Precocious Paper! Love these, they were part of a holiday set and the two brads on the top spots were perfect for this page :)  Had to get a little girly stuff in there for my pup lol!  The journaling reads "I just love this picture of my husband and our dog, Amber. I captured this moment at my parents' house while we were celebrating Pat's birthday."  I had a lot of fun with the title, I went back to my 'roots' and stamped it with 4 different sets from Close to My Heart - Swirl Stroke caps, Swirl Stroke lowercase, The Works Alphabet and Simple Stitches.

This is the sketch that I based my page on (from Get Your Sketch On - a cool newer sketch blog!)

To link up your own Lasting Memories challenge, click HERE and check out the DT samples while you are there!

TFL!

Tri-Shutter Friendship Card

On another yahoo group I belong to, Scrap Friendly, we were challenged to create a tri-shutter card. Seeing as I never made one, I decided to finally try it out. I used this SCS tutorial, I had a bit of a tough time getting the card base right...probably since I started it really late last night lol! I incorporated a friendship quote to enter The Paper Variety's friendship challenge.

The paper is Memory Box Brioche, I picked it up at a stamp store a few weekends ago and yes, shocker I cut into it already! The quote is from The Purpose of Friendship set by Paper Makeup Stamps. I accented the card using a Martha Stewart punch, bling from my stash, felt flowers cut out with Nestabilities and an EK Success border punch.

This is the full card~

Another shot with a better view of the quote~

TFL!

TE Blast from the Past Blog Hop!!

{Please scroll down if you are here to see my Flutter By Wednesday post!}

Welcome to my stop on the Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop! I'm so glad to be playing along this month! If you just happened upon here, please start at the TE blog so you don't miss anything! You will find a full list of participants below as well.

I've got two fun creations to share with you all today using the theme 'Love'. The first is a card using a sketch created by the fabulous Sankari! I flipped it to accommodate what I had in mind.

I used the Love Everywhere set, seeing as I have my own lovable dog now I just had to use the pooch from this set! This set happens to be on sale right now too!



Here is my 2nd creation! I used the TE calendar template along with the Love Everywhere set again. I had fun blinging it up with my stickles.



Happy Hopping!

First Snow

I scrapped my first page of the year today. Yay!!!

Here's a sneak peek of the title ~ it wasn't my brightest idea to use the vinyl thickers since they don't show up well in the photo!

Of course I couldn't resist incorporating a few challenges~

The Paper Variety - started by my friends Abby & Suz months ago and I finally have the time to participate, woohoo!

and I'm entering it into the Double Dip challenge on the Yahoo Group Scrappin-N-Chattin, enter a challenge on a blog, forum, etc. and share that challenge with SNC.

These are the first pics that I've scrapped of our dog Amber. She's now 10 months old so this is her first experience with snow. We rescued her through the SPCA and she came from Alabama.
I used Bo Bunny's Winter Joy for the designer paper as well as the coordinating chipboard. The cardstock is Bo Bunny Double Dot. I just had to use my EK Success paw print border punch along the photo mat to mimic Amber's prints in the snow.


I used an older sketch from the Sketch Inspiration forum~

TFL!!

Fluttering into 2011 Blog Hop!

Welcome to my stop on the Fluttering into 2011 Blog Hop!

You should have arrived here from Harriet's blog, if not please go to the Flutter By Wednesday blog where all the fun is starting! We are so happy to be back with weekly challenges and we are also introducing new FBW team members today!

Please Welcome~

Anna

Jennie

Kristie (me!)

Peggy

This week's challenge is an open one...just remember to have your butterfly, fairy or angel on your creation and link it to the FBW blog.

Here is my creation. I used the January sketch from My Sketch World, you can view the sketch HERE.

Your next stop on the hop is Jodi! I am sure she has something fabulous to share with you!

Card Details~

Stamps: Forever in Our Hearts ~ Verve Stamps

Paper: Basic Grey Wisteria

Ink: Memento

Other: EK Success scalloped scallop border punch, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, Recollections pearls, mini pop dots, Marvy scalloped circle punch

Many Blessings to You!

Here is another card I made on Saturday ~ it is for a Fall Colors swap.

I mixed old and new on this card. I finally opened up a Hero Arts stamp set that I bought 2 years ago, a border punch I bought a year ago and the new is the paper (Imaginisce Apple Cider collection) from this month's Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit. It's hard to see but I embossed the background with my cuttlebug pumpkins folder.

I used another Taylored Expressions sketch~

and incorporated these challenges:

Treehouse Thursday #72 - Thankful

MelJen's #30 - Anything Goes

Daring Cardmakers - Autumn Leaves

Stamping for the Weekend #49 - Halloween/Fall

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Happy Thanksgiving ~ Hero Arts

Paper: Imaginisce Apple Cider Collection, Prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento

Copics: YR18

Other: EK Success border punch, cuttlebug pumpkins folder, big scalloped circles lg nestabilities

TFL!

I'm back (and have a card to share!)

I'm not quite 100% yet but I'm back! Still coughing up a storm but otherwise am feeling okay finally.

This is the first of 10 cards that I made yesterday at the crop and it's for this week's Paper Cutz Challenge! Create a LO, card or project for Halloween using stars, circles, diamonds or crescents. I've got some circle gems and I used my EK Success star border punch.

While I was at the crop, I did shop LOL! Tim Holtz has some super neat embossing folders out and I got a Halloween set and a Christmas set. The one used above is called Halloween Words, thought it was so cool! The paper (Echo Park Paper Company) and cardstock are from the Taylored Expressions Halloween project pantry kit and the image is from the TE Trick or Sweet set, I was able to make 6 cards altogether using the images from the set. I'll be showing them all week!

I used this sketch from Taylored Expressions~

To play along with this week's Paper Cutz Challenge, please click HERE!

Card Supplies~

Stamps: Trick or Sweet ~Taylored Expressions

Paper: Echo Park Happy Halloween, prism cardstock, image stamped on Georgia Pacific

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black & Sweet Plum

Copics: C1, V09

Other: Tim Holtz Halloween Words embossing folder, EK Success star border punch, pumpkin smooch, gems from the TE Project Pantry Kit

TFL!

Flower Cupcake

I've managed another card, yay!

I found THIS sketch for World Card Making Day in the Scrapbook Challenges forum.

I got this cupcake from My Grafico sometime last fall...I can't provide an exact link as I can't find it on their site anymore. However, they have LOTS of cute cupcakes to buy!

Here is a close up of the sparkle~ I added Smooch Illuminate to the flowers on the cupcake and the prima flower.


Card Supplies~
Stamps: Cupcake ~ My Grafico; sentiment ~ Hero Arts
Paper: Basic Grey Two Scoops, image printed on Georgia Pacific
Ink: Memento Angel Pink
Copics: R11, Y11, G21, G24
Other: prima flower & brad from stash, Basic Grey Bling It, Marvy punches, Studio 18 rhinestones, EK Success scalloped scallop border punch

TFL!

Lollipop Crafts Challenge #7

Happy Monday!

Today's Lollipop Crafts challenge is 'All About Family'. Please create a card or project about family and link it to the Lollipop Crafts challenge blog. This week's sponsor is Stamp and Create, you will find all the prize details and challenge rules on the blog.

I decided to create a project focusing on my adorable nieces. I just love to scrap pictures of them and am so pleased with how this page came out.


The layout is this week's Sketchy Thursday sketch. The papers and embellishments are from the Basic Grey Olivia line and I used word stamps from the Dream Big Verve stamp set near the bottom of the page.

Have a great day!

Critter Sketch Challenge #30

This is my 2nd post for today.

Please scroll down to see my Lasting Memories Layout Challenge!

I've been itching to use my Taylored Expressions Pet's Place Project Pantry Kit again, so I found this sketch over at Critter Sketch Challenge and am cutting it close to the deadline, eek!


Here is the sketch~ I flipped it to better accommodate my image.


Card Supplies~
Stamps: Dogwalkabella ~ Stamping Bella, Happiness Messages ~ Hero Arts
Paper: Basic Grey Max & Whiskers, image stamped on Choice White from Taylored Expressions
Ink: Memento
Copics: E00, T1, T3, E15, BG07, E18, E25, YR24, R27, E17, YG17, B93, B95, N7, YG25
Other: Max & Whiskers Element Stickers, EK Success Paw Print border punch

TFL!

TE Blast from the Past Hop #3

Welcome to another fun filled Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Hop!

We have another great sketch from Sankari this month~

My card uses my favorite TE Christmas set ~ Season's Sweetings

My favorite part of this card is the trim on the tree. I finally opened up my sparkly fluff, if you click on the picture you should be able to see the sparkle :)

The paper is from my American Crafts Jolly stack, love the sparkle and shine on the paper....it just doesn't show up well in photos.

I hope you enjoy hopping around today, I can't wait to check it out tonight!

Birthday Wishes

Good morning!

I thought I'd share a card with you today that I made a few weeks ago at a crop. I just love the bright fun colors of the dp and how neat the sentiment looks stamped on dp!


This is the Techno Stamper sketch that I used~


Card Supplies~
Stamps: Big Wish ~ Verve
Paper: PTI cardstock, Delovely dp by Cosmo Cricket
Ink: Memento
Other: EK Success Apron Lace punch, big scalloped circle nestabilities, kaiser pearls

I'm off to my first dress fitting! Have a great day!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Lasting Memories challenge!

PTT #9

Happy Tuesday!

Today’s PTT challenge is an easy one – the popular Anything Goes Birthday, just remember to include a birthday sentiment/greeting on the front to qualify!

I made this card for my neighbor’s birthday a few weeks ago. She loved it :) You can find a tutorial for easel cards here.

I used the Pet’s Place stamp set and Project Pantry kit from Taylored Expressions for most of the card. I add the stamped greetings from a Verve set, the name escapes me at the moment and I’m not sure where I put my notebook lol

To play along and see some wonderful samples from my team and the July Guest Designer, please check out the Party Time Tuesdays blog for all the details. Links are on my left sidebar as well.

Have a great day!

TE Blast from the Past Hop!

(2nd post for the day - please scroll down for my Party Time Tuesdays card)

Are you enjoying the hop so far?? If you've hopped here from Tina's blog, you are in the right place. If not, please start the hop at Taylor's blog.

I decided to go with a Christmas in July theme for my hop card, I used the very first TE set that I bought - Season's Sweetings.


The sketch by Sankari was perfect for using lots of patterned paper - love this BG paper. Can't wait to see what the new Christmas line will be this year!


I hope you enjoyed your visit, it's time to hop to Shelby's blog now!

In case you get lost on the hop, here is a list of the participants: