Post NSD 2

   The page I am about to share with you tonight is the first one that I created on National Scrapbook Day. I used the Day 5 from Scrap Our Stash Freaky Fast with striped paper. I have to say that I never did this type of a challenge before and I absolutely loved it. 

   Here is my take on it, of course, I scrapped a birthday coffee drink,

Supplies: pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs, Basic Grey and Crate Paper), doily (Doodlebug Designs), wood veneer (Crate Paper),  stickers (Crate Paper and Fancy Pantes Designs) and typewriter (We R Memory Keepers)

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Tonight over at SpiegleMom Scraps blog I am up with my last guest design team post. I am sharing with you a cute anniversary card I made for my parents upcoming 36th wedding anniversary.

    Here are a few close up shots.

Little Missy - SBC SS 16

   This Scrapbook Challenges sketch #16 Sizzlin Summer is the final one in the series. This month so went by fast. 

   Here is my take on it. As you can see I scrapped some baby pics of my mom. 

Supplies: pattern paper (American Crafts and Basic Grey), stickers (Basic Grey, American Crafts and Bo Bunny), doilies (Doodlebug Designs), tags (American crafts), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps) and cork die cuts (SpiegelMom Scraps)

   A little mad Thicker cutting doctor made her appearance again. I ended up having to cut "8's" into "S's". 

   If you want some of these sequins and cork shapes I used on this page head over to SpiegelMom Scraps shop. Don't forget to use coupon code mandi15 for a 15% off discount.

   Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Freeze Frame - SBC #495

   Hope everyone is while rested for the start of another work week. My weekend turned into work days but I didn't mind since I did spurge on some new fall boots. I say that was a good reward for myself after a busy week.

   Today's Scrapbook Challenges sketch #495 reveal is great if you are in love with grids. I for one don't care for them since I am a little OCD and I have to have everything lined up perfectlf. This grid was perfect for this brain since it was a messy grid. 

   Here is my take on it. This photos here are pics of my mom and her friends from back in the day. 

Supplies: cardstock (American Crafts) pattern paper (American Crafts and Basic Grey), stickers (American Crafts, Crate Paper and Basic Grey), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), die cuts (SpiegleMom Scraps), mist (Tattered Angles), sewing machine (Singer) and thread.

   Here is a closer look. No "E's" for frame so I used a "M" instead.  

   I just love the sequins and cork shapes SpiegleMom Scraps has to offer. Use coupon code mandi15 for 15% off your purchase.

 Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

Currently This June - SBC #490

   Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend, while  was busy being juggling balls between business and home.

   This week's Scrapbook Challenges #490 sketch is a fun one that really focuses on the photo. Because i didn't have any photos that would work as a portrait turned the sketch into a landscape. 

   Don't forget we are also adding a fun challenge to the weekly sketches. 

   Here is my take on it. 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Crate Paper and Basic Grey), washi tape (My Mind's Eye, Big Picture Classes and Fancy Pants Designs), stickers (Studio Calico,My Mind's Eye and American Crafts), doily (Doodlebug Design) journaling card (Project Life) and pen (Project Life)

   Here is a close-up of the journaling. I like the first bullet point, no glasses. That is right the photo was taken as I was doing the computer with no visual correction. I am happy to say I am still glasses free. I sure gained a lot of vision back since the eye surgery in April. 

   For the title work I first added text in white to the photo before I printed it out. The main reason I did that was I just hooked up my photo printer to the computer for the summer.

   Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

A Time to Visit - SBC #487

   Sketch #487 from Scrapbook Challenges is one that is great for that one photo that is special and you want to showcase it. 

   Here is my take on it. I ended up scrapping a Christmas photo from the 71 of my mom and her aunts. Because it didn't look like a very Christmasy looking I decided to treat it as a everyday moment.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio) pattern paper (Crate Paper, Basic Grey and My Mind's Eye), stickers (We R Memory Keepers, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Studio Calico and Elle's Studio), rosette (Crate Paper), canvas embellishment (Studio Calico) sequins (SEI), mist (tattered Angels)tag (American Crafts), journaling card (Project Life), pen (Project Life).

   Here are a few close-ups. 

 Don't forget to link up your creations on the Mr. Linky at Scrapbook Challenges to have a chance at winning this month's prize.

My May Cards

   This past month I have been super busy juggling my usual housework, including the yard, design team work, holidays and my MJ's Kraze etsy shop. Even though that sounds like a lot it is even more mind blowing when I say I made over 50 just in May. That is right I did over half of my usual card making amount in just one month. 

   Here are some of the cards I made. These were 30 cards I did for a custom order for Clear Choice Custom Lasik Center in Brecsksville, Ohio, that was were I did my two eye surgeries for keratoconus. I am pleased on how these came out and was able to complete them in 3 days. Not bad since it was my first time doing computer printed sentiments and back logos. 

   If you like my work but don't see anything in my shop that fits your needs I can always do custom work.

Yummy Take Out.

   Last Thursday, a early National Scrapbook Day challenge was released over at Scrap Our Stash and The ScrapRoom blog's. They teamed up to create this very inspiring challenge. 

Sketch was done by a Steffanie Seiler of The ScrapRoom 

This was the stash list from Scrap Our Stash. 
The underling words are the ones I used on my layout.
                                                    S ~ Sequins, Staples, or Stickers
                                                    T ~ Tags, Tape, or Transparency
                                                    A ~ American Crafts, Ampersand(&), or Arrow
                                                    S ~ Stencil, Stick Pins, or Striped Print
                                                    H ~ Hashtag (#), Heart(s) or Hemp (cord)

Supplies: pattern paper (Basic Grey and Simple Stories), jounaling cards (Project Life and Simple Stories), chipboard (Pink Paislee and Studio Calico), stickers (Elle's Studio and American Crafts), die cuts (American Crafts and Simple Stories), twine (Bella Creationz), stitching template (American Crafts), pen (Project Life), wood veneer (American Crafts), sequins (Crate Paper).

   Here is a closer look. I love how the stitched number dresses up this box.

 I am loving the layer tag from Shimelle's True Stories collection. I even dressed it up more by adding foam adhesive behind the ampersand.

 Here is the journaling. I left if super simple since I am going to be doing a pocket page that goes along with this page. Right now, I am loving mixing those together for celebrations or whenever I have a lot of photos from the same day.