Sketches in Thyme Project Life {Carry an Umbrella}

Hello! Today I've got a Project Life card I've created and used in another traditional layout. 

I used a fun sketch that's over on Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style. Here's my take on the Project Life card sketch...

I just love that cute little bird and umbrella! I covered them in some ink and then used some Stickles. 

Here it is on my layout.

Now go stop by Sketches in Thyme Project Life Style 

to check out the original sketch and play along with us! 

Thanks for stopping by, have a scrappy day! :)

Nuts About Sketches {Amazingly Adorable}

Good morning! I have to apologize for being MIA this last week. I got hit with a horrible flu bug that laid me up all week! But I'm happy to report I'm on the mend!

This was my last sketch as a Nuts About Sketches design team member. I have to say it makes me a bit sad! I'm sure going to miss being on her team. But don't fret! It doesn't mean she won't do sketches any more, Shawn says she will still post new sketches periodically!

The sketch was so much fun! It had some great layers. 

This little girl of mine is Amazingly Adorable! She has the sweetest personality! She is such a sweet and caring little girl. My base for this layout is a sheet of cardstock and then I started layering around the edges. I used some designer paper and cardstock for some of the layering but I also decided to use Washi tape. Washi tape comes in all different widths, so on some of them I lined them up the best I could and made them twice as wide. I did my faux stitching in different colors all around my layout to really add more color and interest to it. As for the title I just used some 3D foam dots to "pop" it up and make it stand out a bit more on the layout.

I love all two flair buttons I found, they just seemed perfect for this layout and I'm in LOVE with enamel dots! They are so cute and fun to play with! here's some close up's of all the washi tape and embellishments. Enjoy! :)

Don't forget to make a stop over at Nuts About Sketches to see the sketch and to see the teams last take on it! I promise you won't be disappointed! Great talent there. I loved working with such amazing women. :)

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Layout {CUTE }

My how time has passed! My oldest, who is grinning so proudly in the top picture at becoming a big sister, will be 13 years old this month!

I created this layout using this sketch from  ACOT (A Cherry on Top) that they had for a sketch challenge.

It was fun sketch to play with. I started my base out with a sheet from Moxxie's Faith line and then pulled out Moxxie's Springtime line to start layering, embellishing and punching. :)

Here for the title I used a wooden veneer and sponged on some white ink. I then adhered it to the little banner I had cut out and done a bit of punching on and added an eyelet and threaded some linen thread through the eyelet and then adhered it to my layout with some 3D-Dots to give it some dimension.

I tucked a cute little paper doily behind the corner of one of my pictures and then added some of Moxxie's cardstock stickers right onto my picture. I love the colors.

I fussy cut a butterfly out of one of Moxxie's Springtime sheets, inked the edges with some white ink and adhered it to a wooden arrow. I punched the sides of my purple piece (as you can see below) with a Martha Stewart punch. I love this punch, it looks so beautiful and delicate to me.

I love how the overall layout turnout. Here's another look at it.

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Moxxie {Blog hop & Valentine's Box}

I LOVE Valentine's Day! I'm such a romantic. I enjoy decorating and making all sorts of fun Valentine's Day decorations. Today I've got a fun Valentine's Day gift AND a GREAT giveaway stick around until the end for details on the giveaway!
I made my fun gift using three of Moxxie's new lines. 

Tiny Dancer

Grid Iron

Springtime

 I made this cute little box and since have decided to make two more. One for each of my girls and surprise them with them on Valentine's Day.

 The cute little box was one I got from Stampin' Up! many years ago. It's such a small and cute little box perfect for small gifts. I used a strip of Springtime paper to wrap around the box and then began layering different pieces.

I made the paper rosettes out of some Tiny Dancer & Springtime paper. Here's a close up of them.

Then I punched  the hearts out of Grid Iron the Football themed paper. I just love the richness of the brown in that line. Next I popped those cute hearts up with some 3D-Dots

 to give them a bit of dimension. 

Then I inked up the wooden arrow with some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo distress ink and covered it in some Crystal Stickles. Then I used some of Moxxie's Alphas for the "XOX". I'm in love with the turquoise/blue ones. Such a gorgeous color. I then wrapped some twine around the box along the top to fill in some "empty space". I love how cute it turned out!

Below are the details for the giveaway along with the hop list! Good luck & have fun!
Thanks for stopping by! :)

Samantha Taylor

Jennifer Taylor

Amelia Harris

Julie McGowan

Leslie Mitchell

Wendi Robinson

Renee Robbins

Joan Liddle

Daniella Hayes

Amy Allred

Rebecca Price

Ange Weisbeck

Moxxie

 To be eligible to WIN 

(Of course there's a PRIZE!)

 all you have to do is comment on the Moxxie blog.
(US addresses only please) 

Extra chances to win include:
  Comment- on any (or all) of the designers blogs
  Facebook- share the blog hop post or one of the challenge posts (let us know by leaving a link on the Moxxie blog)
  Pinterest- pin any (or all) of these wonderful projects (leave a link for each pin on the Moxxie blog)
  Challenge- Enter your paper-made take on our LOVE challenge using the link up below. 3 extra entries if you use MOXXIE product! Link directly to your project or project post.

Commenting and Challenge end Feb. 28th
Winner announced Mon. March 2nd.

Moxxie Products Used:
Tiny Dancer
TD- 1504 Shine

SpringTime

SPR- 1524 Springtime Cutouts and barcode strip

SPR- 1520 Dandelion Wishes barcode strip

Grid Iron

GI- 1469 Football

Alphabets

AL- 2290 Turquoise/Blue Alpha

Moxxie {Neighbor Gifts}

Good morning! I have some fun and very easy gifts you could put together. They make great neighbor gifts. :) They could easily be paired with a roll of wrapping paper & some tape. I used two of Moxxie's amazing lines- Winterland & Happy Pawlidays.

These are 6x6 sheet protectors that I decorated and turned into envelopes! The one on the left holds 3x3 cards and the other one holds some Christmas tags, even some for those furry friend gifts! :)

You start out with a 6x6 sheet protector and carefully cut off the side with the punched holes, make sure not cut the seam that keeps it closed! Then I cut out a 8 1/4" x 6 1/2" piece of cardstock, score it at 2" down from one of the long ends. Then you also need two pieces of designer paper- one to decorate the front side (so this can be any size) but for the insert that goes INSIDE of your sheet protector you need it to be 6" x 6 1/8". Next we will add some sticky tape to the back of your sheet protector and center and stick it the back side of your cardstock below the score line. Next you'll cut off the two corners at the top to make it look like an envelope flap and add a Velcro dot towards the center (I like to keep the dots together, stick it to one side then press down to stick it to the other side) It should look like this...

Now because you can see those sticky strips and they just aren't attractive! We insert the piece of designer paper you cut earlier, the 6" x 6 1/8" one.

Now make what ever you want to put inside of them!

I made some 3x3 cards for one and some cute little tags for the other.

Well I hope I've helped you out with a last minute gift idea!
Thanks for stopping by! :)

Moxxie Product Used:

Winterland

WN-1480 Frozen

WN-1481 Snow Buddy

WN-1482 Slip Slidin'

WN-1483 Ice Princess

WN-1484 On the Edge

WN-1485 Winterland Cutouts

WN-4024 Winterland Diecuts

WN-2234 Winterland Element Sticker

Happy Pawlidays

HA-1458 Santa's Little Helper

HA-1459 Define Naughty

HA-1460 Merry Christmas

HA-1461 Pawliday Cutouts

HA-2272 Pawliday Cardstock Sticker

Other Products Used:
Twine
Wood Veneer
Stickles
Silver Cord
Silver Ribbon
3D-Dots
Stampin' Up! All Year Cheer 1 stamp set
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Nuts About Sketches {Together, Me & My Sister}

Good morning! Hope everyone had a great weekend! Did you get any crafting done? I put together a fun layout using Nuts About Sketches sketch. I love Shawn's sketches! They are always so much fun and so easy to read. Make sure to swing by her blog and take a look around, she has her past sketches organized by the number of pictures on a sketch. :) Here's this week's sketch...

I rotated the sketch counter clockwise to make it work with the photos I had on hand. Don't be afraid to change things up a bit to make it work for you. :)

These two became great friends from day one! I love how well they usually got along, they are sisters after all! ;) I used Scraptastic Club kit April 2014 Worth Wondering on this layout. I started out with the chevron sheet and inked around the edges using Tim Holtz Distressing Ink Pumice Stone and did ink spots all over

I also did some inking around the wood veneer.

I love the cork butterflies, they are just so cute!

Make sure to head over to Nuts About Sketches for more inspiration on this awesome sketch!
Thanks for stopping by! :)

Scrap It Girl {Silly Girls}

Happy Friday! Anyone have some fun plans for this weekend? Around here it's rodeo weekend lots of fair burgers to eat and rides to ride! :) Well if you don't have some fun plans how about a crafting weekend? I have the perfect challenge for you! Scrap It Girl has a fun challenge going on for this month create something using arrows and/or numbers! Here is a layout I created using arrows. Love those cute things. :)

I found these cute pictures of my oldest with her friends. If you can't be "Silly Girls" with your friends then who can you  be silly with!? I used Echo Parks collection- Capture Life. LOVE IT! I won it a few months back and have been waiting to pull it out for the perfect pictures. Here's a few close ups. 

Now go over to Scrap It Girl and link up for a chance to win the awesome prize! Just remember to keep with the theme, you can enter up to 2 projects for the challenge and to add a link back to the Scrap It Girl blog with the challenge posted along with our project. Good luck & have fun with it! :) Thanks for stopping by! :)

Exciting News & Nuts About Sketches

I have some more exciting news! I've joined Nuts About Sketches (NAS) Design Team! I'm so excited to be part of this team! I have nothing but pure love for Shawn's sketches. The are awesome to work with! Go check out the new team and all the great layouts! 

Here's my first sketch as a Design Team member...

I LOVED this sketch! It was so much fun to play with! I used the sketch exactly as it was and used a my Scraptastic Club Blackbird Oct. 2013 Kit . This kit has so much fun Halloween-y stuff! 

I used the sheet of paper that had words all over it as my base and then layered the spiderweb & bat one on top. I did a bit of ripping along the edges. I then used some Tim Holtz Distress Ink- Vintage Photo to ink up the edges. I love the look of inked edges. Don't you? I also used some Stickles to outline the my title label. I just wanted to draw a little attention it's way and what better way to do it than with a little glitter bling. ;)

I then accordioned my banner strip just to add a bit of texture and had some fun inking it up with a sponge so I could make sure to get those edges well. 

Another little "extra" that I did with my page was to bend down some corners. I have to admit that the first one was an accident but I decided to just go with it and loved the little "extra touch" it added. Love having the other side of the paper showing even if it is just a tiny bit. Have you ever had an oopsie on your page and then just incorporated it? 

And my favorite part are the little spiders! Aren't they cute!? They are wood veneers that I just added some ink directly on it to color it and left it to dry for a few minutes. I loved how well and easy everything came together. 

Now go over to NAS and check out the new design team and their awesome takes on the sketch HERE! :) Thanks for stopping by!