Love is the Air

Happy Monday Bloggers!
  I recently stumbled upon Scrappy Friends Challenge. Four young ladies create individual challenges every month. If you combine all four together, you are entered into a seperate prize. I was suppose to have upload my layout days ago, but time got away from me. This is my first time playing along and I'm so happy I did. I love using all the different challenges like this on a layout. These are a couple of engagement photos ofhubby and I(aren't we adorable...lol). Here are the challenges...

 

Rochelle- Color Scheme

Kery-Use hand stitching, a punch, mixed alphas

Brenda-Sketch

Kristi-Something that flies

 

Here is my take...

 

Papers I used are from American Crafts and Fancy Pants. I did some mixed media on my layout using my homemade modeling paste. I used Crafter's Workshop Reverse Chickenwire stencil. I did some random stamping using Glitz Design stamps and Momento ink. I used EK Success flower punch, did some hand stitching around the white circle, and fussy cut butterflies. This was fun and I look forward to entering more of their challenges!

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,

 

xoxo

Sweet Love-Color Me Scrappy #36

Happy Monday Everyone!
 I can't believe the middle of April is upon us...where has the time gone?!? The weather here in Texas has been so great. It is finally feeling like spring with the flowers blooming and the nice weather. I don't want it to dip back down later this week. But on to the challenge...

I have another Guest Designer layout share today with Color Me Scrappy #36. This challenge is to use a color theme, as well as 2 of the same photo, and butterflies. I really enjoyed using my Crafter's Workshop stencil with some Studio G chalk ink. I splattered some acrylic paint in different areas. I white washed some corrugated card board. I also used doillies, skeleton leaves, and Tim Holtz grunge board pieces. Because I didn't have a paperline that matched the color theme, I used a 12x12 sheet of Recollections white cardstock. Michael's flowers, as well as, my handmade flowers added the pop of color.  

Here is the color theme...

 

Here is my layout...

 

I am also playing along with C'est Magnifique Kits-sketch created by Michele Singh...

 

And Berry71bleu April Challenge-Flowers...



 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by! Please feel free to comment. Have a blessed day!

 

xoxo

The Shabby Tea Room #160

After a long day yesterday of celebrating by baby girl's 2nd birthday, I made myself get up this morning and join some of these awesome challenges. I decided to make a card for The Shabby Tea Room ~Beautiful Blues~. This week you are to create a project inspired by the photo, use blue, white or cream, kraft, and add a sentiment. Here is the photo...

 

I used MME Moments paper pad and kraft and white cardstock from Recollections. I love how crisp the blue and white colors are. I used my Sizzix flourish die. I printed the sentiment from my computer and cut it into a banner. The flower is from my crochet stash. I added a doily, pearls, and tulle. I also made the leaves from my MS leaf punch. Here is my finished card...

 

 

 

 

I will also be joing MOJO #287

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

xoxo

 

Color Me Scrappy#35-I adore You

Good Afternoon Bloggers!
  Hope everyone had an awesome Easter! We sure did. The kids had so much fun at the egg hunt my sister in law put together for them. I have a Guest Designer share today for Color Me Scrappy. I was super excited when I was asked!! This challenge requires a sketch + color theme. The amazing sketch was created by Christina Collins. The colors chosen for this challenge were soft and pastely. I really enjoyed thinking out the box for my layout...

 

 

The layout is of my two adorable kids. Both baby pics are when they were about one month old. The bottoms pics are one of very few of them being still for the pic. I love and adore them so much!

 



 

Supplies used:

Paper: Recollections-The Bright and Bold Pad; White cardstock

Stucco Paste

Craftsmart paint: Coral

Crafter's Workshop: Chicken Wire Reversed

Spellbinder's Die: Lacey Circles

MME stamp: Miss Caroline-Howdy Doody Baby

Fussy cut the butterfly and used flowers from my stash

 

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!!

xoxo

 

PDCC #175-Thank You

Morning everyone or should I say Good Afternoon!
  I created a card for The Play Date Cafe Color Challenge. This was probably the quickest and easiest card I have ever made. My children didn't distract me at all...lol. Usually it takes me a little over a day to complete a card or project because I have to constantly start and stop. The colors for this weeks challenge were so soft and just beautiful. I used and tweeked a sketch from Mojo Monday. So let's get right into it.

 

Lavender ... Buttercream ... Vanilla

 

 

Here is my take...

 

 

Supplies:

Paper: MME The Sweetest Thing-Lavender, Recollections

Fiskars: Seasons Greeting Sentiment

MFT: Royal Rolled Rose

Martha Stewart:Leaf punch

Pearls, Ribbon, Lace, Handmade flowers

 

Thanks for stopping by!!

 

xoxo



SIT#105-Father and Son

Hi all!
  Today I have a quick layout to share. I'm playing along with Sketches in Thyme #105. The photo is of my son when he was about four months old and my husband.

Here is the sketch:

 

Here is my take:

 

 

Paperline -Recollections

MME-tags

Crafter's Workshop-Chicken Wire Reversed

Fancy Pants-Chipbaord Letters

Flowers-from my stash

Stamp-Stampendous

 

Thanks for stoppin by and have a great day!!

xoxo

 





You and Me

Good Afternoon!

 I would like to share with you today a layout I created of me and my grandmother. The photo was taken at my son's 1st birthday party about 3 years ago. This was the last photo we took together before she had a stroke. The stroke took a toll on her but I thank the Lord that she is alive. Okay enough enough, let's move on to the description of my layout...lol!

 

I am entering Color Me Scrappy#32 and C'est Magnifique Kits challenge.C'est Magnifique Kits has monthly sketch challenges which I love! Here are the sketches:



 

 

Here is my layout:

 I used so many different elements on this layout. I don't know where to begin...lol!
I first white washed the edges of my paper and photo with vanilla craftsmart paint and water. I then used a damask mask and all purpose stucco to give some dimension to my layout.

 I tore some pages from an old book and some brown Recollections cardstock to mat my photo. I fussy cut some doillies from My Mind's Eye Love Me collection. I also used some paper from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found II Breeze collection.





 I used some flowers from my stash as well as some handmade ones. I used my Ek Success decco flower edge punch...I believe that's the name of it. I also die cut some flourishes using my Sizzix Flourish #9 die. I stamped the birdcage with a Ditto stamp. I tore the side of the page, rolled it back, and stuck some Hobby Lobby lace in there. My title letters came from Studio G, Colorbok, and American Crafts. I also used buttons, pearls, and a handmade stick pin.

Hope to inspire you! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo