A Look Back and Ahead

Little over a week ago Diana from Design by Diana celebrated her 3 year blogiversary with a blog hop and sketch challenge. I wanted to create a page using these photos I picked out a week ago and came up with this cute baby page of me. I also used this challenge with two challenges over at Club CK.

I made the stick pin with some basic die cut flowers. tulle foam tape, head pin and a little gem.

Coming up this week:
Product reviews from Robin's Nest,
Review on the i-magicut Ribbon Cutter & Sealerand
Mother's Day blog hop May3-4
 

Hexagons

Have you notice how popular this geometric shape is? I for one love this trend but the sad thing I am having a hard time finding stuff with it. The current Friday challenge over at Frosted Designs is to use Hexagons. Since I knew for me it was going to be a challenge just to find the beloved pattern in my stash, I almost past up this challenge. At last I found a 2 inch scrap of brown pattern paper by American Crafts. I came up with this birthday card for my brother. I used CPS card sketch #262 Part 1.

Supplies: Washi tape (Target) Pattern papers: American Crafts, Basic Grey,Simple Stories) Accents: Scenic Route, Basic Grey) Baker's Twine (My Mind's Eye) Stickers: Glitz Designs) Stamp: (EK Success) Other: blank ink, hole punch and tickets

Party Day

While my brother's birthday is coming up and my Mom neeed a birthday card so I made her this card. I used the Paper Bakery Sketch (can be found here) and the grid challenge from Quick Quotes ( the blue pattern paper was a diagonal grid.)

Supplies: Cardstock - the Paper Studio; Pattern Papers - Quick Quotes; Rub-on - Crate Paper; Buttons - Making Memories; Bakers Twine - We R Memory Keepers; Balloon die cuts - George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge; Staples

Layout and Card

    As you know I like to do challenges. I created this layout using CSI #15 case file, Sketch Inspiration #316 sketch and I am sure there is one more but my mind is drawing a blank since as I am typing this it is after midnight.
Here is the case file

Here is my page.

   Now, on to a Christmas card. Yes, you read that right. I cute card for this week's Club CK card challenge, Frosted Designs #16 card sketch and Crafty Steal's Blog challenge to use brads.

Please stop by Crafty Steal's blog and vote for your favorite project.
Thanks, Mandi

Sketches In Thyme DT Call

I saw the call for a new DT over at Sketches in Thyme and I knew I wanted to try out for it since I love to use sketches,
I had to make a page based of their sketch here.
Here is what I came up with.

For this page I used some of the hottest things in the scrapbooking industry. Pom-poms,chevron, washi tape, burlap and misting.
Thanks for stopping by.

Easter Blog Hop

 If you didn't arrive here from Emily's blog then go back to Jordan's blog to start from the beginning. She will have the list of all the blogs to visit in this hop.

Welcome to the color Green.I picked this color because I thought it would be challenging to create an Easter page without making it look like something from St. Patrick's Day.

I needed some help with the design so I used this sketch from the Paper Bakery. 

Supplies: Coredinations, American Crafts, K & Company, Scenic Route, Simplicity, My Minds Eye, EK Success, the frame and ribbon I don't know the names of the manufacture. 

Your next stop is Heather M she has the color Violet.

 

Recycle

You know how I love to use items that would have been trashed and turn them into something new.
As you can see I have used leftover flooring materials to created these cute home items.

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MJsKraze/0/0/161502

http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/product_view/mjskraze/2363329/rustic_upcycled__linoleum_tree_inlay_coasters_-_set_of_4/handmade/housewares/home_decor/coasters
So when I saw the challenge over at Frosted Designs. I knew I wanted to participate in it.
I used an embellishment package on the first tag. I stamped the circle tag that is behind the "One of a Kind" sticker.

If you want to see some more of my items that are made from reclaimed items check out my store.
http://www.artfire.com/ext/shop/studio/MJsKraze