Goodbye Layout

   I am sure I am not the only one who created a layout based on a sketch for a challenge and then lose where the said sketch came from.  that is what happen to me and it took me about 15 minutes to track down the source. This sketch came from Stuck? Feb. 1st challenge. 

   I ended up documenting saying "goodbye" to 2016. 

 Supplies: cardstock (My Mind's Eye), pattern paper (American Crafts), stickers (American Crafts, Jillibean Soup, and Authentique), doily (Doodlebug Designs), die cuts (Simple Stories and SpiegelMom Scraps), journaling cards (Making Memories and Project Life), punch (We R Memory Keepers), washi tape (The Paper Studio), wood veneer (American Crafts), chipboard (Simple Stories), enamel dots (My Mind's Eye), typewriter (We R Memory Keepers), and pen (Project Life)

   Here is the little title cluster.

    I did two types of journaling on here. The visible is the "fluff" journaling about how my family celebrated and the hidden journaling is how the year treated us. 

Cards from WCMD

   Over the weekend I realized that I have never shared my World Card Making Day cards that I did back in Oct. I played along with challenges from Studio Calico and Sketch~N~Scraps. I am about to share with you 9 cards that I did that day. I loved how they all came out. If you like them and would like to have them head over to my Etsy shop. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Photo Play Paper), washi tape (The Paper Studio), stickers (SRM Stickers and Photo Play Paper), punches (EK Success), die cut (The Paper Studio), doily (Sunny-side Bakery) and SpiegleMom Scraps) 

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Echo Paper), washi tape (We R Memory Keepers), rub-on (American Crafts), punches (EK Success) stamp (?), ink (Tsukineko), chipboard (Simple Stories), and paperclip (Pink Paislee)

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (My Mind's Eye), journaling card (Simple Stories), stamp (Studio Calico), embossing powder (American Crafts), embossing powder (Versa Mark), sequins (SpielgleMom Scraps), die cuts (SpielgleMom Scraps and Simple Stories), punches (EK Success), doily (Doodlebug Designs), and heat gun. 

  Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), stamps (Studio Calico), embossing powder (Gel-a-tin), inks (Close to My Heart and Umbrella Crafts), stamping tool (MISTI), watercolor crayons (Faber-Castell), and punches (EK Success)

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Crate Paper), chipboard (Crate Paper), die cuts (SpiegleMom Scraps), doily (DoodleBug Designs)m sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), stickers (My Mind's Eye)m and punch (EK Success).

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), stamps (Studio Calico), embossing powder (American Crafts), ink (Umbrella Crafts and Versa Ink), stamping tool (MISTI), washi tape (My Mind's Eye), enamel dots (My Mind's Eye) and punches (EK Success)

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), transparency (Webster's Pages), pattern paper (Webster's Pages)stamp (Studio Calico), die cut (The Paper Studio), ink (Close to My Heart) and punches (EK Success)

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics and American Crafts), pattern paper (American Crafts and Studio Calico), stickers (My Mind's Eye, SRM Stickers, and Studio Calico), doily (Doodlebug Designs), sequins (SpeigleMom Scraps), chipboard (Crate Paper and Um Wow Studio), and punch (EK success)

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics), pattern paper (Echo Park), sequins (Studio Calico), burlap string (Maya Arts), stamp (Karen Foster), ink (Tsukineko), doily (Doodlebug Designs), markers (Spectrum Noir), punches (EK Success) and rub-on (American Crafts).

It's Your Day Card - Die Cut Embossing

Over the weekend, I got to play along with the My Favorite Things "Camp Create". This post is for the Divine dry embossing

   Here is my take on the challenge. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs), stamp (My Favorite Things), ink: (Tsukineko), die (Spellbinders), die cut (Sn@p), chipboard (Crate Paper), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), manual die cuter (Spellbinders), punch (EK Success), mist (Tattered Angels) and washi tape (We R Memory Keepers)

   This was my first attempt to emboss with a manual di and I have to say I am hooked.

Here is a closer look at the layers.

Awesome & Free - SBC #493

   Scrapbook Challenges #493 is one that I created. I really loved how this sketch looks. 

   Here is my take on it. 

Supplies: pattern paper (American Crafts, Fancy Pants Designs and Simple Stories), die cuts (American Crafts and Simple Stories), chipboard (Simple Stories), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps) cork die cuts (SpiegleMom Scraps), border punch (EK Success), washi tape (Scotch Brand Expressions), rubber embellishment (Studio Calico), stickers (Basic Grey)

   Here is a closer look. I love this title cluster 

If you like the sequins or cork stars head over to SpiegleMom Scraps to pick up yours. 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.

#MakeMe - SBC #489

   Sorry to the delay at posting Monday's weekly sketch #489 reveal from Scrapbook Challenges. You know the old saying better late than never. 

   This month there is a special twist on the Monday sketch reveals. Instead of just offering a sketch we will also be revealing a challenge. 

  

   He is my take on this sketch and challenge. I named this page #MakeMe since that is my dad's current favorite I am being goofy saying and I am sure that was something he would have always said when he was little. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Fancy Pants Designs), pattern paper (American Crafts and Crate Paper), die cuts (Kaiser Craft, Crate Paper, Simple Stories and My Mind's Eye), stickers (Studio Calcio, American Crafts and Big Picture Classes) rub-on (Doodlebug Designs), foil (Heidi Swapp), wood veneer (American Crafts), mask (Heidi Swapp),modeling paste (Liqutex) 

   Here is a closer look. I recently got some foil in the mail and I knew I wanted to try it as soon as possible and I only had some rub-ons that were adhesive so I knew this was my only option until I ran to the craft store for the foil glue pen. As you can tell it worked out great for the first 3 letters but the "E" was a hot mess but I embraced it since it looked perfect for the boy page. 

   I did a little paste work on this page also since I wanted to add some extra dimension to a flat page.

   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.

Oh Yeah! Starting Room 203 - SBC #485

   Can you believe it is already June?  Time is going by fast and I can't wait for all the fun things summer has to hold, even though it means work outside long hours at this storage business. 

Enough of my ramblings. Here is today's Scrapbook Challenges sketch #485 reveal.  

   Here is my take on it. 

Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (American Crafts and Crate Paper), journaling cards (My Mind's Eye and Simple Stories), stickers (Studio Calico, October Afternoon and American Crafts), electronic die cutter and cartridge (Cricut) and transparency (American Crafts). 

   Here are a couple of closer looks. I love that overlay on this photo since there was no real focal point in the photo because it is all clutter. 

   Those "space" chipboard stickers have been in my stash for so long that I have always wanted to toss them when I did some organizing but they always found their way back into the drawer. I think they worked on the page since this page was a about a storage space renovation.

 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.

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.