Happy Easter

Here is a card I threw together this morning.  I created it for the challenge over at  The Paper Players and since it's Easter why not make an Easter card! I've recently started distressing the edges (again) and love the look of it.  It's an older technique but one I find myself going back to often.

This is the sketch for this week. Once I figured out what image I was going to use it just all came together.

 

 

It's a bit hard to see in the picture but I used a dotted embossing folder on the background to create some dimension.  

Supplies:

SS: blessings4kitclub (the stamps of life), crazy about you (stampin up)

INK: pistachio pudding, calypso coral, coastal cabana, vintage photo, black memento ink

CS: light blue, dark brown, happy day dcp (my minds eye)

ACESS: dotted embossing folder, basic jewel rhinestones

 

Backyard Golf

This is the first layout I made using my new templates form Kiwi Lanes.  These were so fun to use and made the layout come together so fast.  I'm loving how polished the layout looks and it barely needs any embellishments. 

The pictures themselves are the greatest but I couldn't pass up scrapping these.  My son got a kids golf set for his birthday and couldn't wait to use it the first nice day.  He had a blast playing and I was able to get some fun pictures. 

Cross Over Challenge layout

I am so happy to be scrapbooking again!  I can't even tell you how much I've missed it.  My husband gave me a wonderful weekend retreat as part of my birthday present and it has ignited my creativity again.  I was able to get 16 full layouts done (pictures to come soon) and with my craft supplies now nicely tucked downstairs, where I'll use them more, I can't wait to pull out my supplies and get busy!


I decided to create this layout using a sketch from Kiwi Lanes.  I've heard of there wonderful templates before but just never took the leap into buying any.  At my weekend crop one of my table mates was using them and I just fell in love. When I got home I purchased my first few sets.  I love them.  They help make scrapbooking easier as well as helping to make nice clean looking layouts.

This is the challenge for this week.  It ends tomorrow (3/27/2016) so I got this in at the last minute.

 

Here is my two page spread.  I love how all the patterned papers work together.  This is the first layout that I've ever done and not added embelishments.  I just really don't think they are needed.

 

 

 

Supplies:

Paper: cranberry and chocolate cardstock, patterned paper

INK: tim holts distress ink vintage photo

Templates: clara lane, elements, adventure

Open Your Bible

While I was home on leave for surgery I got to browsing the web and found a great site that offers online and small group bible studies.  I have been looking for studies that I could do at home since with the work I do I'm not always able to go to church and do them on the nights they offer them.

LifeWay Christian Resources is where I found these great studies and they are offering a new one to come out on November 1st called Open Your Bible.  It's a 7 session study that gets you opening your bible and digging deeper into HIS word.

Click the link and check out this great new study.  #SRTOpenYourBible

Missing in Action!

So, I've been missing for quite some time and I wanted to share why.  For the past two years I've been fighting with my left wrist.  I injured it and have been having pain and problems ever since.  I've been seeing the doctor and he's been working to help me get back into the swing of things by doing shots and theraphy.  Unfortunately, this hasn't worked.  With the type of work I do I'm contantly using the hand and wrist and it just wasn't getting the time off it needed to heal. 


I finally went in for surgery a week ago and already I'm feeling some relief.  I've started therapy, again, and hopefully at the end of the six weeks I'll have full use without all the pain.  I can't wait to get back to my craft closet and start creating again.  Expecially with the holidays coming up.  I love making cards and scrapbooking.  I've got so many pictures and I can't wait to scrap them.

Thanks for standing by and I hope to see all of you in craft world very shortly!!

Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge May 14-June 10

I have today off from work and what a better way to spend my time than stamping?!!  Okay, Okay I've been cleaning and doing laundry to lol. But I just had to create something! It's been almost 3 full weeks since I got to sit down and stamp.  And with a possibility of a cast on Friday I'd better get all the crafting in that I can!!

I love these monthly {Be Inspired} challenges from Unity! It  always has me pulling out my Unity stamps and getting crafty with them. I absolutely love this company. 


This is the card sketch that is offered up to create with.  I changed mine up just a bit so I could use the May 2015 kit of the month.

 

Supplies:

SS:  May 2015 kit of the month (unity)
INK: blackberry bliss, lost lagoon
CS: blackberry bliss, hello honey, sahara sand, whisper white, moonlight dsp
ACCESS: blackberry bliss ribbon

2015

So it's finally time to start thinking about Graduation announcements and invitations. Say WHAT!!! I can't believe that in one short month my oldest will be graduating. I know he's so ready to move on and be done with high school but I'm not sure I'm ready for it. He's come such a long way and I can't wait to see what the rest of his life has to hold for him. 

Here is what I came up with so far.  This one would be an invitation to his party, which he really doesn't want. 

I used a sketch from Mojo Monday.  It's a tall and skinny but I made this card a standard A2. I'm happy with the way it came out. 

 

 

Supplies:

SS: SU! date, time place & class of 2015, CTMH cricut artiste collection Kudos

INK: MFT electric red, black liorice

CS: CTMH black, red and cream

ACCESS: CTMH silver shimmer trim, darice star embossing folder

Unity FWF, FMS184

It has been a very long week here.  Between work, kids and injuries I'm glad its almost over.  It took me so much longer to create this card than normal due to a wrist injury that just seems to get worse instead of better.  As long as I can craft I'm good.

I chose a sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to use for the Unity Friends With Flair. I don't usually get another day to create so Fridays are my day.

I like this sketch due to it's simple layout.  I had such a hard time deciding what kind of embellishments to use and where to put them. I decided on just some hemp.

I used Quick Quotes powder puff chalks to distress the edges and not have so much "white" space. 

 

Supplies:

SS:

INK: cherry cobbler & pik pirouette pads, maraschino cherry, cherry blossom & green with envy chalk ink

CS: red, green & cream cardstock, authentique lovely collection

ACCESS: hemp twine, oval & oval scallop punch

 

Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge

I have these wonderful old photos from my Grandma that I just haven't been able to scrapbook.  I went out and bought paper, cardstock and embellishments and they've been sitting in a box waiting to be used.  I lost her in January and am just now wanting to take these out and do something with them. 

I chose to use the layout for the Unity {Be Inspired} challenge.  The layout is simple and really wanted to use it.  I normally scrapbook in 2 page layouts but since most of the photos I received have only one or two that go together, this was perfect.

I was having a hard time leaving the one section clear of any photos or embellishments.  I decided to make a journaling tag to go in the space but once I finished it and went to adhere it, I didn't like the way it looked.

 

We were very lucky growing up.  We lived with my grandparents and my mother.  Due to this I grew very close to my grandparents. 

 

 

This is my mother, sister and myself

 

This is my grandmother, sister and myself

 

Supplies:

SS: January 2014 kit of the month, journaling stamp

INK: rose red, maria mist, old olive ink pads, cherry blossom & mocha mama powder puffs

CS: vanilla, chocolate, cherry cobbler, country road paper pack

ACCESS: decorative label & tag punches, xl tasteful trim & typeset alphabet dies, jewel basic rhinestones, spare parts antique gemstone brads, cherry fibers

 

 

Unity Friends with Flair Linky Fun

 I found this great Linky fun over at Unity's blog today and decided to pull out one of my many new sets that I haven't used yet lol. I fell in love with this set right from the moment I saw it.  They heart of butterflies is what drew my attention to it. 

I also played along with this challenge
The Paper Players color challenge
I used this Deconstructed sketch

 

 

Supplies:

SS: {...everything resides in hope}

CS: strawberry slush, coastal cabana, pistachio pudding, whisper white, crumb cake

INK: strawberry slush

ACCESS: top note die, strawberry slush bakers twine, 1" square punch, in color medallions 

Unity {Be Inspired} Challenge for March

I finally took the plunge and bought the April sentiment kit and I'm so happy I did.  The images are larger than I thought they'd be and they are wonderful!  I decided to play along using the sketch and the stamp set together.

I love the flowers with their cute hearts in the center.  I used the "huffing" technique to create the multiple color look.  I love the bird embossing folder I found and thought it worked great along side these flowers.

 

 

I decided to put both photos up because I couldn't choose between them.  I like the upper one due to its brightness but I'm loving the shadows and depth captured without the flash on the bottom one. 

 

 

Supplies:

SS: thanks above & beyond

INK: gumball green, daffodil delight, melon mambo, coastal cabana markers, coastal cabana, melon mambo and gumball green ink pads

CS: night of navy, gumball green, whisper white, daffodil delight

ACCESS: melon mambo striped ribbon, bird embossing folder, corner rounder, rhinestones

TECH: huffing, embossing, sponging