Imaginarium Design Team Call

Applying to be part of the Imaginarium Design Team!  Wish me luck!!! Just recently started using the bare-chippies and making my own from my dies and cricut in my layouts and projects. Here are my favorite 10 projects and how I use chippies: 

On Layouts:

On Cards:

On Home Decor:

On Mini Albums:

As Albums:

Happy Birthday To My Little Boy!

Today is my little boy's birthday! Happy Birthday Eric! May you enjoy and have a memorable 20th birthday. OK, maybe he's not so little anymore.....but he will always be my little boy!Here's the birthday card I made and sent him. It (I believe) resembles him and his little furry buddy, Nitro.

 

Supplies Used:

Chipboard, Various Cardstock, Cricut Cartridges: Four Legged Friends, Winter Woodland, Bloom & Everyday Paperdoll

The World Is But A Canvas To The Imagination

Hello to all!  I hope everyone is keeping warm and sipping on some hot coffee or cocoa.

Just wanted to take the time and share a layout that I did last month, but just hadn't taken the time to publish it.  I had a scrapbooking disaster this evening and ran out of tape runner!!  I know.......scrapbookers nightmare.  That put a hault on everything!  Which is not good.....I decided this year I would make my mom, mum and two grandma's their Christmas gifts...........so being in this jam is not good, to say the least; it brings my production numbers way down lol.

I've been wanting to join a kit club for the longest time and so I finally did in November. My first scrapping kit came from a site I came across through another site blog (you know how that goes) but I was very disappointed with what I got for the amount of money I paid for the kit; for that reason I won't share the site blog/kit club I am referring to. They have several add-on options with each kit but they too in my opinion are over priced. Lesson learned! Needless to say, I did however paid for the kit, so I might as well put it to use. The kit came with the monthly sketch if you so desire to join in "Their" monthly challenge.


This is my take on the sketch that was provided in the kit:

Here's the sketch:

Here's the kit:

The Main Kit includes:
Patterned Paper by: Bo Bunny, Basic Grey, and Quick Quotes Julie Je t'aime
Along with:
Kaisercraft Alpha Chipboard #3
Bo Bunny Garden Girl: Noteworthy die cuts

ZVA CR-03CA-116
Paper Moon Supply - Magic Tag
Quick Quotes - How Wonderful Vellum Journaling
Basic Grey - Indie Bloom Accordian Stickers
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Cantaloupe
Hand dyed Silk Bias Cut Ribbon
Peace sign brads

Thus far, I have made 2 layouts. The kit is super generous with the amount of paper you get (double-sided).  As for my second layout, I will post early next week.  I am waiting for photos to arrive via USPS so that I can adhere them to my layout.  My second layout will also be my take for the Challenge Me Happy Challenge #12 .

See you then,

Timepiece & Fall Fun

Hello!  Hope everyone's weekend was filled with all the stuff that you enjoy doing!

Just wanted to take the time to share with you a couple of layouts that I did about a month ago.  I didn't publish them then because I couldn't at the time but now I am free to do so.

"Timepiece"

Supplies Used:

Paper:

Embellishments: Tim Holtz

Dies/Cricut Cartridges/Embossing Folders: Cuttlebug, Spellbinders, Provo Craft

Embossing Folders/Stamps: Provo Craft

Inks/Mists/Etc: Tim Holtz, Tattered Angels

"Fall Fun"

Supplies Used:

Paper: DCWV

Embellishments: The Paper Studio, Prima

Dies/Cricut Cartridges: Scary Chic - Provo Craft

Embossing Folders/Stamps:

Dies/Inks/Mists/Etc: Tattered Angels

Cherish - Challenge Me Happy Challenge #12

I've been wanting to join a kit club for the longest time and so I finally did in November. My first scrapping kit came from a site I came across through another site blog (you know how that goes) but I was very disappointed with what I got for the amount of money I paid for the kit; for that reason I won't share the site blog/kit club I am referring to. They have several add-on options with each kit but they too in my opinion are over priced.  Lesson learned!  Needless to say, I did however paid for the kit, so I might as well put it to use.  The kit came with the monthly sketch if you so desire to join in "Their" monthly challenge. Here is the sketch and the kit:

The Main Kit includes:
Patterned Paper by: Bo Bunny, Basic Grey, and Quick Quotes Julie Je t'aime
Along with:
Kaisercraft Alpha Chipboard #3

Bo Bunny Garden Girl: Noteworthy die cuts
ZVA CR-03CA-116
Paper Moon Supply - Magic Tag
Quick Quotes - How Wonderful Vellum Journaling
Basic Grey - Indie Bloom Accordian Stickers
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Cantaloupe
Hand dyed Silk Bias Cut Ribbon
Peace sign brads

Thus far, I have made 2 layouts.  The kit is super generous with the amount of paper you get (double-sided).  I did do my take on the sketch (my first layout I did using the kit) but I decided to use it as a DT submission so I can not publish it at this time. So I decided to create another "take" and this is what I came up with below.  This is also my take for the Challenge Me Happy Challenge #12.  Challenge #12 is a Colour Challenge.  Where you are to use the colours below in your creation. How much of each colour you use is your choice, but they want to see these colours in your submission! 

So here is my take:

I used this layout for the Imaginarium Design Team Call:

Supplies Used:

Paper:  Garden Girl - Bo Bunny, Quick Quotes Julie Je t'aime, Amber Autumn Stack - DCWV, The Pocket Full of Posies Stack - DCWV

Embellishments:  Floral Embellishments - Recollections, Jublilee Die Cuts - K&Co, Brenda Walten Flora & Fauna Swirl Adhesive Borders - K&Co, Mini Branches - Dusty Attic, Birds on a Branch - Dusty Attic, Eggs - Ashland, Spanish Moss Nests - Handmade by Miro Jones, Butterflies & Butterfly Trial - Stampendous,  Bird - Inkadinkado

Stamps: Spring Mini Stamps - Inkadinkado, Flutterfly Friends - Stampendous

Circut Cartridges: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More - Provo Craft

 

 



I Love Mocha - Challenge Me Happy Challenge #11

I created this LO for two DT submissions I am working on, then I popped over to Challenge Me Happy and saw that their challenge was to do with the word Love.......how lucky was I to "kill three birds with one stone"?  So here is my take for Challenge Me Happy Challenge #11 and submissions for two DT Calls that requires the use of chipboard and stamps.



Supplies Used

Paper: Basics Manila Paper Pack - Basic Grey & Corrugated Cardboard - Canvas Corp,

Embellishments:  Cut N Paste Adhesive Borders - K&Co, Blank Tags - The Paper Studio, Ribbon-Style Tags - Martha Stewart, Flocked Chipboard Letters - The Paper Studio, Family Words Keychain - Maya Road, Coffee Sleeve, Stickers & Stir Stick - Starbucks

Stamps: Latte Love - Fiskars, Coffee Mug - From My Kitchen & Superstar Alph's - Scrappy Cat

Inks:  Vintage Photo Distress Ink - Tim Holtz, Tuxedo Black - Memento, London Fog - Memento & Water Color Crayons - Staedtler

Busy Creating

Hello Everyone!  It's been awhile since my last post but I am here today to update you on what I have been up to.  There are several DT calls out there that I have busy creating new LO's for with deadlines only days apart from one another.  Some LO's I will be able to share with you but some I won't, since they are requiring new never seen before or publish LO's.  But I can share with you some of the supplies that I have used or will use for these LO's.  Stop by later this afternoon, as I will post up a LO for one of these calls.  Have a great day everyone!



School Days

Recently I have been going through some pictures my Mum-in-law had given me of my husband as baby through growing up as a boy to young adulthood.  I have been busily invading my stash putting these pictures onto layouts.  The only problem has been that none of these photos have any dates on them and my mum-in-law doesn't quite remember either.  So here is a layout I titled  School Days, it's of my husband sometime in elementary school.

Materials Used:

Paper: A to Z - Samantha Walker for Creative Imaginations

Embelllishments: Smarty - Helen Dardik for Creative Imaginations, Off to School - Fancy Pants, Kraft Library Cards - Maya Road

Cricut Cartridges: Plantin Schoolbook

October 31 - Challenge Me Happy Challenge #10

Hello My "Prettieeeeees",

Ok, no it's no longer October and Halloween is over BUT I just realized, I didn't post up any Halloween layouts in the month of October (booo, for me!).  So I am going to post up this layout I did with a picture I purchased from an antique store.  This is also going to be my take for the Challenge Me Happy Challenge #10 ~ Anything Goes.  The purpose for purchasing the picture was 1. I thought it was a pretty neat picture and 2. I thought it would make for a great layout.  Everyone enjoy!

October 31:

Materials Used:

Paper: Haunted - My Minds Eye, Classic Halloween & Elegant Witch - Martha Stewart Crafts, Halloween Icon Border Pad - Martha Stewart

Stamps: Lavish - American Crafts, Solos "5" - Close to my Heart

Cricuit Cartridges:  Chic & Scary - Provo Craft

Stickers: Glittered Spider Stickers - Martha Stewart Crafts

Challenge Me Happy Challenge #9

Hello to all,

Challenge Me Happy Challenge #9 is to create your own embellies.....so the layout I created was of my mum-in-laws parents at their wedding in England.  I made the paper flowers shown here.  Here's my take, I must get this on Challenge Me Happy blog before it's too late.  Have a scraping weekend everyone!

Materials Used:

Paper - K&Co Hopscotch, Provo Craft

Embellishments - Maya Road Decorative Scrolls, Recollections Adhesive Faux Pearls, Recollections Gemstone Brads, Dress It Up Wedding Rings, K&Co Cut N' Paste Adhesive Borders, Prima Shabby Chic Treasures Bird Houses

Stamps - Stampabilities Faded Text Background & Composer's Dream

Dies: Tim Holtz Mini Butterflies Set

Paints, Mists, Inks & Mediums: Making Memories Scrapbook Colors Celery, Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint Fleshtone, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Dreamsicle & Lemon Zest, Folk Art Crackle Medium & Ranger Glossy Accents

Punkin Patch Stamps - New stamp line!

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Challenge Me Happy Blog

Here's a new challenge blog I decided to give a try.  Challenge Me Happy will post one challenge on the 1st and one on the 15th of every month. You will always have two weeks to complete every challenge.  Everyone and anyone can participate in their challenges.

The second challenge for the month of October is to use STAMPS on your creation! That’s it! Digital and/or “traditional” stamps doesn’t matter. Stamp away ’til your heart is content!

So here is my take:

Materials Used:

Paper - K&Co Hopscotch

Embellishments - Spare Parts Neutral Doily Ribbon, Prima Flowers Wildflowers Pillar White, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Jump Rings & Mini Paper Clips, K&Co Amy Butler Lotus Ephemera Die Cuts & Spare Parts Antique Brads

Stamps - Stampabilities Faded Text Background & American Crafts Lavish

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Autumn Mini Chipboard Set:

Time Flies Kraft Clocks:



Deorative Scrolls Chipboard Set:

Trees Chipboard Set:

Ledger Stamp Set:

Library Cards w/Envelopes: