Blessing

Good afternoon my scrappy friends, this morning I have my latest layout that I wanted to share...I used the sketch from Blue Fern Studios for their September challenge and also the criteria from the Frosted Designs newest challenge "add "Graffiti " To your project: Paint, Doodling, and/or handwriting."

here is what I came up with....

 I started with Tim Hotz paper and a couple pieces of scraps leftover from another project..added some old pages from a dictionary....I layered the strips of scraps then added the ripped pages of dictionary paper...added a bit of gesso....then tried to pick out some matching mists (lol I don't own many) .....added a bit of washi tape.....while I was waiting for the paint to dry I made a couple flowers to add to my layout...

I really loved the sketch this month but I didn't have a big circle piece of chipboard from  Blue Fern Studios so I made due with plain cardstock...I cut the design from my Silhouette portrait then painted it...I dug through my stash of Blue fern chippy pieces and pulled out a couple tags that would work with the design in my head (not that it always turns out as planned lol), I gesso and stamped both tags...one I stamped with a sentiment/title in the upper left corner and the other is behind the photo... I hand wrote a couple phrases around the photo and also doodled the arrows around the whole layout...

 added a bit of twine and voila my layout is complete ....

Thank you so much for taking the time to check out my latest project!
Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

A gift...

with the holidays coming and so many special occasions I thought it would be nice to make a couple things to hold gift cards...this just happens to go along with the challenge over at frosted designs - asking everyone to play along with my "gifted" challenge. It is wide open: create a card that holds a gift or gift card, a gift tag, bag, box, a layout about a gift!

here are a couple example of what I made.... this one I just finished...I have three other just like it for christmas

 this one I can add a gift card and small items

 and this one I made for my best friend...since she put up with me and Hubby for a whole week,she deserves something special...the way to her heart is a coffee gift card LOL

thanks for coming to take a peek!

You are unforgettable

Good afternoon scrappy friends I have two things I want to share....first is a layout I made using the sketch from C'est Magnifique , I tried to use the colors in the photo..haha they were all so vivid and fall like!
this picture was taken Sept 28th...it was a rough day all around but this picture tell me a story...to you it might look like a hot mess but to those who know it shows just how much a short life meant to so many people...it show just how many lives my daughter touched and just how much her friends miss her! See they took it upon themselves to kind of keep a memorial,they leave cards and poems...they even started an annual Anti Bully walk in honor of my Stephanie...it touches my heart! last year we did a walk and a balloon release on her birthday since she passed away  just shy of her 14th birthday...On Sept 28 1 full year has passed and they decided to have the walk on that day...(but we will still have the balloon release on her birthday in Nov.) I was truly touched when her friends stood and spoke of their memories and how much they missed her!

My second project is a card I made for Frosted Designs challenge -kraft paper, flair and chipboard on your project

thank you for coming to take a peek!

A majestic moment

I had these fantastic pictures of  Devils lake ...I love how the clouds light up from the sun...it looks like its floating on the water!
I used the sketch from Skissedilla and the challenge criteria from frosted designs which is to use texture on your page, I used a stencil and molding past......

thank you for coming to take a peek!

Best Day Ever

Evening all you lovely scrappers...I wanted to share my latest layout,I've been experimenting in mixed media for awhile and I think I just like to make a mess..lol So this page I decide to make my own background...

I used the challenge criteria from frosted designs and picked  arrow, hearts, stars and circles....as you can see I have plenty of circles LOL the hearts stars and arrows are all brads that were bright colors and I painted them all black

 the arrows are pretty easy to spot..the hearts are on the rt side of the picture

and the stars are in that circle on the left....this page is linked up with the Frosted Designs challenge and Get Creative anything goes layout challenge!

thank you for coming to take a peek!

Special Day

Good morning Scrappy friends....I hope everyone is having  a lovely weekend! I just wanted to share a page I finished last night...I used the sketch from Blue Fern Studios and also the chipboard criteria from Frosted designs which just happen to be to use chipboard. I used this beautiful window from Blue fern studios!

 okay I admit it I used the packaging from the chipboard piece (under the window) and the pearl flourish(as a matte for my photo) they were too pretty to just throw in the trash LOL

thanks for coming to take a peek!

His Mini Me

Oh I love that title because it sure fits my bother and his sons...they both take after him so much and at every age they look just like he did...anyway I chose this picture of my bother and his youngest son Hunter from one of our many family BBQ's...I chose it to go along with the great outdoor theme over at Frosted Designs
but that was as far as I had gotten until this morning when I saw the post over at S.W.A.T.  (scrap warriors advanced training) their sketch is awesome and it just flowed after that...Oh Oh the twist is you have to use only pattern paper NO card stock! so I combined the outdoor theme with the sketch and here is what I came up with....

 I figured between the photo and the butterflies,wood pattern and flowers it was outdoors enough LOL I used mostly scraps I had in mu bin

 I have to say I am really loving my Silhouette Cameo and I thank my husband everyday! :D

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Girlie and festive

I wanted to share two cards that I've made as most of you know I'm really not a big card maker but I really like both of these!......the first one I made for the frosted designs blog hop..

My girlie card

 and the other card I made is for S.W.A.T (scrap warriors advanced training) for their red,white and blue challenge! I had a sentiment for the front of the card but I really like it so much better without one!

My festive card!

A fresh start

Hi All I just wanted to share a layout I did with my new flowers....I actually thought we killed them off but it looks like they got a fresh start LOL no matter what I do to these rose pushes they come back last year he accidentally butchered them with a weed whacker.....anyway I used a sketch from Pamela's world of scrap and I am also linking up with Frosted designs for their Polka dots challenge...

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Explore-Hoh Rain Forest

Good morning all...It a fine rainy day here,we haven't seen the sun in days..lol As you know you yesterday was Monday which means a new sketch came out over at Lets Get Sketchy 
So here is my take on the sketch...

I love this picture from the Hoh Rain Forest in Olympic national park...its just incredible!

I am also linking up with Frosted designs for their Punch challenge,I used a border punch and a circle punch!

Life is a Journey, Enjoy the ride.

So I thought I would try my had at making another card...I am entering this in the frosted designs challenge for Travel and also over at  Get creative "Your challenge is to make a unusual shaped card
NO squares or rectangles allowed!!" Also linking up with the Paper Girls for their travel challenge

Life is a Journey, Enjoy the ride....

 

thanks for coming to take a peek!

Spring inspiration

Hop into Spring Bloghop is live at SEM. Please head over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles for all the fun and prizes!!!!!That isnt all the fun we have for this weekend!!!! They have a CHALLENGE for their Chit Chat Group!!!! They would like you to create a project inspired by Spring or Easter that includes flowers on it! also Frosted Designs has a challenge (Make a card, layout or off the page project with scallops on it )

I really couldn't get into any of the holidays  they seem to be a bit difficult for me and my family, I even went so far as not to go into any stores except the grocery store after a small mishap....I was actually getting stuff for Stephanie's Easter basket,when it was brought to my attention what I was doing I had to leave....that lead to a couple of very hard days.It's really hard to believe that I will never see her beautiful smile or listen to her little sarcastic comments...I miss her everyday!
So I decided to make something special for myself....I made a cute little mini with all the colors inspired by spring. (sorry I took lots of pictures so bare with me)

 I had all of these little girl/baby embellishments and I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them....so I made a baby book....I took all those off center odd pictures and used them to make something very special!

Look Scallops and flowers....

Stephanie with her big Sister Sam

one of my all time fav's but the picture was taken too far away

she was all smiles

such a cuddle bug

she looks a bit shocked LOL

Thank you for taking the time to come and look at my project!

I am in awe..

I have known these boys forever and not once have they ever been quiet or gotten along...maybe its a boy thing or just a brother thing....so to see them all getting along and playing a board game while being quiet....now that's a day I want to remember..lol....and I bet their mother does too

I did this lo for Creative Craft world using their sketch and an also linking up with Frosted designs for their chevron challenge

Little paint a little ink.....just a splash of color with the chevron paper in the back..I tried to keep it boyish since they consider themselves manly men LOL and its for their moms (my bestest friend :D) album

Here is the sketch I used...

thanks for coming to take a peek! have a wonderful day!