SBC #395 Reveal

Happy Memorial Day. I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who has risked their lives to protect our country. For our family our hero's were my grandfather's. They both served during WWII. One grandfather was only in the navy for a year and the other was there during D-Day.
Now, onto sketch #395 reveal over at Scrapbook Challenges. Unlike, last week I fell in love with this sketch.

This page is corresponds with the previous layout I showed using last week's sketch. As you can see this building is getting better. Looks can be deceiving though. The outside looks great but the inside is a wreck. Hopefully, it wouldn't be like hat for long since my dad has been working every chance he gets to work on it. I try to help as much as I can but somedays I just can't do that and take care of Buster and do my normal routine.
Here is a close-up of my mixed media work.

I love modeling paste and gelatos. The mask I used here was a great find I picked up at Hobby Lobby clearance section for about $2. Because this page has some mixed media work on here I was able to incorporate one of the two challenges this week.

SBC #394 Reveal

It has been awhile since I scrapped photos of our family big project, aka warehouse and storage. I love how I this wonderful hobby allows you to document everything. Since this place was in so rough shape I want to remember it the way it was and to the road to the finish results.
For this page I ended up switching the sketch up. To be completely honest I didn't care for the sketch. The size of the pics and those circles threw me off so much that I almost didn't hand in a layout for it.

Supplies: pattern paper (Studio Calico and Crate Paper), washi tape (Hazel & Ruby), stickers (American Crafts, My Mind's Eye and October Afternoon), project life card (American Crafts) and enamel dots ( Studio Calico)

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check back later this afternoon for the latest sketch  reveal for Scrapbook Challenges'. 

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day. Thanks to all the brave men and women who protect us. 

Etch a Sketch Inspired

This week is the second reveal over at Child's Play Challenges. The toy for this round has a love hate relationship with a lot of people. It is none other than the Etch a Sketch. For my it was a 50/50. I loved playing with it but only could draw a basic house. 

Anyways, when I saw this challenge I knew I wanted to use a pencil sketch photo I had of myself. To create it the image I just used the sketch setting on my older camera. 

 Supplies: pattern paper (My Mind's Eye, Crate Paper and Studio Calico), washi tape (My Mind's Eye, Doodlebug Designs and Hazel & Ruby), sequins (Hazel & Ruby), gelatos (Faber-Castell), stickers (American Crafts), wood veneer (Maya Road),  paint, doily, stitch template (American Crafts), twine (Timeless Twine), pom-pom trim, and photo filter (Studio Calico kit)

I basically, design my layout around the project life card. I loved the camera that was printed on it. I just painted with the gelatos. I also cut the heart a little bit so I could slide my photos under it. 

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 Here I got a little creative with my title. I didn't have any S's in the set of Thickers so I took out my craft knife and cut one out of an 8. I also was feeling a little lazy when it came to the word "Sketch". I wanted to cut out a welded title from my Cricut but it was late and I didn't feel like fighting it so I took out my paint and  wrote it out onto my layout. I was scared that I was going to mess up since that was the last thing I needed to do. I am glad it came out great.

Be sure to pop by Child's Play Challenges to see the full reveal. Also, while you are there you might want to play along for a chance at winning some ephemera by Fancy Pants Designs or you might want to check out our design team call.

Kaisercraft Design Team 2014 Entry

   This post is about my latest creations I made with the Attitude 6 1/2" paper pad  by Kaisercraft. I love this /collection because it is the perfect guy collection. Which everyone knows that guy collections are hard to find. 

   I created three projects for the application, card, bag and a layout. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), gems (Kaisercraft and Prima), mask (Studio Calico), twine (Timeless Twine) , stitch template (American Crafts)and modeling paste

 I didn't want to use plain alphas on this card so I took out my needle and twine to stitch "DAD". It adds a little more texture to this card.

 Up next, is a Father's Day bag. I took a plain kraft bag I got at Target to create this great gift bag.

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), gems (Kaisercraft), mask (Studio Calico), stamp (TPC) , ink (Stampabilities and Quick Quotes), washi tape (Fiskars) and modeling paste

 My last project is a layout of my brother's birthday this month.

Supplies: pattern paper (Kaisercraft), die cuts (Kaisercraft), mask (Crafter's Workshop), twine (Timeless Twine and My Mind's Eye), stamp (Deep Red Rubber) ink (Stampabilities and Quick Quotes), wood veneers (Studio Calico),sequins (Studio Calico), glatos (Faber Castell), stapler and modeling paste

Here are some close-ups. 

 I love how the stamp image can still be seen under the modeling paste.

Thanks for stopping by to see my application projects. Thanks.

Tulips

I know a late post for me but I wanted to share a layout I just completed for The Two Midwest Scrap Girls Challenge which just happens to end within the hour. The challenge was to scraplift a page. I knew whose page I was going to. The creator of the page is Maggie Holmes. I am head-over-heels in love with her style and products. My style is like hers and so I found very easy to lift her page. 

 Here is my page.

Supplies: pattern paper (Crate Paper and American Crafts), twine (Timeless Twine), enamel dots (My Mind's Eye), stickers (Lily Bee Designs), stamps (Glitz Designs), ink (Stampabilities) flower (Pebbles Inc.), photo filter (Crate Paper), sequins (Hobby Lobby) and doily (Hobby Lobby)

Here is a close-up

I love how this page came out. The only Maggie Holmes paper I have are the 6x6 pads. I ended up piecing four sheets together to create the base for my layout. I am still working on the Dear Lizzy Enchanted collection so I mixed those papers in. 

This page is of the tulips I gave my mom last weekend. They are her favorite flower and she had no idea I was getting them for her. 

I will be posting another blog post later tonight. This time it will be for the Kaiser Craft design team application. 

NSD & Sketch Reveal

If you are a scrapper chances are you know today is National Scrapbook Day. Over at Scrapbook Challenges we thought it would be a good time to do another sketch reveal.

 Here is what I did with this sketch #391

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Studio Calico), twine (Timeless Twine), sewing machine, black thread,, modeling paste, stitching templates (American Crafts) sticker (My Mind's Eye), diy enamel dots, mask (Crafter's Workshop), washi tape (?) and mist (Heidi Swapp)

 I just bought some more of these fabulous stencils by Amy Tan at Scrapbook Steals. I bought two sets and I am loving them both as you can tell since both are in use on this page.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope after this weekend I will be back into my scrappy mood. I am aiming to get 40 projects down this weekend. Wish me luck

Bedroom Artwork

   I know today is Monday and you are probably here for the latest sketch reveal for Scrapbook Challenges but due to technical problems the post for last week never went live, so it will be today and this week's will be revealed this Saturday for National Scrapbook Day. If you want to see my project again click here.
Over the last month and a half I have been busy redoing my bedroom. Last week I completed it. I had finished all the artwork and hung it up.  Some of this work I am about to share with you might look familiar. I shared the burlap piece last year and the mason jar lids two years ago. I just never hung it up because I never painted my room since I moved into it two years ago.
    I knew I wanted to have the quote "I love you a bushel and a peck and a hug around the neck". It holds a lot of meaning to me. Every night, when I was a little girl my jido (grandpa) said that to my brother and I and we replied back with the same quote. When I saw this challenge from my friend Kelly I knew I need to stop putting this off so I cold enter it.

 Here are some closeups.

I used a project life card to create this canvas.  

 This one I covered the canvas with fabric, added vinyl sentiment and painted over the with paint I had leftover from my desk. While it was still wet I removed the vinyl. After it dried I outlined the words with a waterdown black paint. I 

 This one was so fun to do. I did the same steps as the previous canvas but this was done on a dollar store tray and painted with chalkboard paint. 

This canvas I went a little wild. I had fun with gelato, stamps, maks, spray inks and modeling paste on this. 

 This was the first canvas I made for my room. I printed a photos on to photo transfer paper and ironed it onto the canvas. It took a couple of tries but I love how it came out, even it there are cracks in it. I think it makes it look like it was hand painted. 

This I always had in my room but never hung up until last week. 

 Here all those mason jar lids. I need to make more of these so I can changed them out through the seasons. 

I couldn't do all the pieces and not have one of Buster. I the photo transfer technique on this too but embellished is with a washi tape and gelato.   

Here is my desk and clock. I am loving this color. It is my all time favorite color right now. The walls came out great too. I love the white border between the two colors. It looks like a piece of trim was attached to the walls. 

Thanks dropping by and I hope you enjoyed a small tour of my bedroom. 

Scrappy Milestone

Friday a scrappy sketch site celebrated their birthday. I ended up decorating a apple coffee cake muffin for the occasion.

Happy Birthday Creative Scrappers. Keep those awesome sketches coming.

Super Mom Card

Buster came home Monday at noon. He was still groggy from the anesthesia but never fell asleep until about nighttime. Me on the other hand had to take a nap in the afternoon. I was exhausted because I only had four hours of sleep and was worried about Buster. He is just has two vet visits this week to flush out the ears and then the stitches are being removed in 13 days. I am sure if Buster could count he would be doing a countdown so he wear the e-collar. 

Today, I am going to share a card I made for the current challenge for the monthly challenge my friend Kelly co-hosts.Also, I am entering it into the handwriting challenge on the Moxie Fab World's blog. The challenge is to use a quote. When I saw this quote on Pinterest  I knew I had to use it on my mom's Mother's Day card. Follow me in Pinterest to see my latest inspiration. 

                                             

Here is the card.

Supplies: cardstock: (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs and Crate Paper), twine (Timeless Twine), stickers (Jillibean Soup, American Crafts, Lily Bee Designs, Studio Calico and (?), sewing templates (American Crafts), doily (DoodleBug Designs), sequins (Hobby Lobby), and punches (EK Success)

I am sure my mom is going to get a little teary eye when she reads this. I am good with that as long it is not me doing the watery eye bit. Tears and my eyes don't mix. In other words if I do my eyes will be stinging for the rest of the day. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope I got you thinking about your Mother's Day cards that need to be made.

Buster & Layout Sketch = Card Reveal

Today is a day of pet prayers in this family. At 8 this morning our beloved 13 year old dog, Buster, went to the vet for his second ear laser surgery in the last 13 months. Last year, he had 50% of both of his ear canals removed due to growths. This month the vet said he should have another surgery to burn the new growths but the canals won't shortened anymore. We are hoping everything will go as plan and he will be back home later this afternoon.  

Now onto, the layout week's of this week's sketch over at Scrapbook Challenges.

 However, this week I didn't make a layout but used the sketch for a card. It is a Mother's Day card that is for my dad to give to my mom. 

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (Studio Calico and Crate Paper), tags (SEI), twine  (My Mind's Eye), sequins (Hobby Lobby), stamps (The Paper Company),embossing folder (American Crafts), stickers (October Afternoon), ink (Stampabilities and Prima), punches (EK Success), electronic die cutter, cartridge and software (Provo Craft), brad (SEI), gelato (Faber-Castell),doily (Hobby Lobby) and wood veneers (I got them from a friend who cut them out)

I just recently purchased a 1" circle punch so now I can make the envelope seals faster. Before I had to mess with my Cricut to cut that size on a scrap of matching pattern paper and it it is a pain when you only have that one small piece leftover.  

Be sure to stop by and see the full reveal. If you like this post please leave some love. I love reading your comments.

A Game of Simon

This is the second Wednesday of the month and that means it is time for another fun challenge over at Child's Play Challenges. This round has to do with the memory game Simon, which I never played but had other versions like Henry and Bop It. 

This game inspire me to use the game's pie shape design on this layout. I have been wanting to do a pie chart on a layout  for awhile now. I am glad this challenge came around or this would still be sitting on my someday soon to do list. 

Supplies: pattern paper (Glitz Designs), diecuts (Chic Tags and Basic Grey), stickers (American Crafts), twine (Timeless Twine), stitch template (American Crafts), flair (Zappy Dots), doily, sequins (Studio Calico and Hobby Lobby), ink (Stampabilities) and stamp (K & Co.)

This page came together within an hour but it took almost 2 hours to complete the title. Yes, you read that right. I did the stitching with twine and by hand. I am sure it would have gone faster if I didn't start it when I was half asleep at 2a.m.

 Right now, I am loving the these premade tags that Chic Tags and Elle's Studio makes.

Thanks for stopping by and I promise more posts will be posted this week. Be sure to see the full design team reveal at CPC.