Elizabeth's Scrappin' World

Leader

2010-03-30T18:21:00.000-07:00

Been very busy lately and when I get home all I want is a cup of tea and my bed, but I manage to complete a 2 page LO tonight still working on my mum's album. For the first page, I use the sketch from Capture these Sketches #29

The second page was done using the sketch from Creative Scrappers #97

So the 2 page looks like this

Creative Cards

2010-03-24T20:08:00.000-07:00

I made two cards today, I tried being a bit more creative and go outside my comfort zone and I think they both turn out great.

The first card is for a co-worker that just lost his dad, it has really been a thought year on the losing Dad front but life goes on. The image was a freebie from Marjie's Malarkies

The second card is for a friend getting married this weekend in Hong Kong, my husband will be attending but due to work and the kids I won't be. I use a valentine day 3d folding project from the Paper Craft Inspiration magazine, really wish I am able to get this locally, $10 is alot to pay but it really is worth it and I thing it turned out beautiful, really hope they like it, my husband is not crazy about me making a card but I wanted to do it any way.

Mothers

2010-03-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

Still working on my mum's album, so using the new sketch from creative scrapper #96, I did one more LO

Then since I am way behind on my son's album and the fact the he turned 19 today, I decided to add a page to his album and ended up doing 2 when I found the beautiful 2 page sketch posted by Pam over the The Scrapbook Challenges Sketch 190

Queen/Mother

2010-03-18T19:09:00.000-07:00

My mum is turning 70 next month and I have been working on an album for her, well I haven't gone very far since I noticed today that I only had 2 LO in her album, do in an effort to catch up I did 2 LO today using 2 different sketch for 2 different challenges for a 2 pager. This is heavy on the inque board, I love using them, the PP is American Craft, flowers were cut using my bigshot.

Page 1 was done sketch 178 at the the Pencil Lines ,

For page 2, I use the sketch from the Scrapbook Challenge,

Let's Ride

2010-03-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

I was able to get 2 projects done after work today, I was so stress after being in meetings all day and this was just what the doctor ordered.

The Scraproom blog had a beautiful sketh for week 11 Challenge and I couldn't wait to use it. I will also be submitting this LO for my second entry at The Practical Scrappers - Use Chipboard

Then for the second project, I use the free digi image from A Gem of a challenge but then forgot to use the sketch provided by Janet, just went about trying to use up scraps and I thought the cutout square was perfect as a frame for the heart.

I will also be sub,itting this card for Crafty Creations #50 - Spots and dots, Creative Card Crew #46 going Dotty, Flutter by Wednesdays #101 Green + Butterfly and Cupcake Craft #82 Going Green

So I went ahead and made another project using the beautiful Moosetrack Monday Freebie from Paper Popsicles and the sketch from A Gem of a Challenge to make another card

Miss Hanging

2010-03-16T19:49:00.000-07:00

I needed to make a care for my coworker that had surgery yesterday so I figure out I may as well knock off some weekly challenges, so using the Sketch from Our Creative Corner and the free digi image from Sassy Cheryls (she gave this out for having 200 members, the more members, the more freebies, so sign up and don't forget to check out her store she has some awesome images)

I will also be entering this card for the Sassy Cheryls Challenge #3 which is a color combo orange, green, black and glitter (on the shorts, glitter gel pen for the lettering and also on the large butterfly)

Family

2010-03-15T19:39:00.000-07:00

Am kind of behind with the challenges at Capture these Sketches, so I combine this week and last weeks for a 2 page LO. Both week was a combination of Sketch and color challenge.

This week sketch 28 Color Green & Brown

Sketch 27 Cream and Green

I will also be entering both sketches in Practical Scrapper Chipboard Challenge

Make a wish

2010-03-09T19:20:00.000-08:00

Sweet Pea Fairy a free digi image from AiFactory is what I use for the "B" Challenge #26 this week at AiFactory, and the sketch inspiration was from Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, I love how the card came out.

I will also be entering this card for the following challenges Simon Says - Mother's Day/Girly, Hand Full of Stamps - Shine and Flutter by Wednesday - Inspirational Fairy.

Filled with Joy

2010-03-08T19:36:00.000-08:00

Using the sketch from Clearly Delightful, photo inspiration from Flutter by Wednesday and Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge inspiration of expression of Joy or Joyfulness in the Lord I made the following card.

Sentiments at the bottom reads: The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. Psalm 126:3

Also, I got my RAK from Melissa at Paper Popsicle for being the February winner, I was so excited to get it so fast. Please stop on by at the Paper Popsicle, the challenges are fun and M always have lots of digital templates and freebies.

Happy Birthday

2010-03-07T18:54:00.000-08:00

Nina May over at There's Magic in the air made Orson with Cake available to use as part of the challenge this week if you so choose.I went back to chalk while I work on my watercoloring, so Orson is painted with chalk and the cake is gel pen, the PP is Inque boutique and the bling is K&I

I will also be entering this card at the Creative Card Crew Challenge theme is Celebration and Ooh-la-la-Creations Challenge #49 anything goes

With Dad

2010-03-06T09:29:00.000-08:00

After my 6 miles run this morning and cor workout, I sat down to d 2 quick projects before heading to Columbus for the Arnold Classic (Body Building and fitness is another passion of mine and I look forward to this event every year) .

The first project I worked on was an hello card for a friend , using the beautiful sketch from Mojo Monday and the free digi image from Robyn's Fetish. Well, my water coloring still leave a lot to be desire but I'll keep working on it.

I will also be submitting this card for the Lexi's creations #8 (anything goes) and Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays #30 (open)

For the second project, I use the Sketch Friday sketch at Practical Scrapper to make the second page of a LO I did for the Twisted Sketch wood challenge. When I did the first layout, I thought I had 2 pages of the PP, but when I went to do page 2 couldn't find the PP, so I have been trying to figure out how to the make page 2 work and this sketch seems to work just fine.

Indoor Pony

2010-03-05T19:57:00.000-08:00

Really needed a stress release after work today, so decided to work on The Scrappiest Sketch Challenge #54, I remember when my son came home after this picture was taken, how excited he was about the pony indoor. The Challenge on the Practical Scrapper is use Chalk or Ink so I will be submitting this LO for that too. The Inqueboards are painted with the Paintbox pigment ink scarlet and Momento dew drop rich cocoa, the edge of the scalloped circle is held down with Studio G glitter glue,cardstock are inked with momento dew drop rhubarb stalk and rich coca, and the PP is Colorbok.

Fun in the Sun/SSCC #28

2010-03-03T18:32:00.000-08:00

Over at Paper Popsicle for the first challenge in March (Moosetrack Monday sketch Challenge) we had to think Spring, being in Ohio it will take a lot of imagination to come up with spring right now but I found some beautiful pictures of my son that at least warm my heart. Don't forget to stop by at the Paper Popsicle blog to get your free Moosetrack Monday Freebie before they are back in the store.

For Stamping Sister's in Christ Challenge #28 - Colossians 3:17, this is an open challenge but to be done with a prayerful and thankful heart. I use this free image from Jennie Baer at Homeberries this is actually a stitching pattern but it works great for the card.

Just like running, scrapbooking and card making calms my mind and renew my spirit, with running I say a prayer for each step I am able to take and I am thankful for the joy and peace it brings. With Crafting, I am so thankful for the joy of being like a child to be able to create, get messy and sticky and not worry about the problems of the world or the responsibility of adulthood, it is always at this times that I always remember that I have a father that loves me no matter what. I am definitely blessed and loved.

Blessed

2010-02-27T19:44:00.000-08:00

I am working on an album for my mum as a surprise for her 70th birthday, she loves butterfly so using sketch #92 from Creative Scrapper and lots of butterflies I did page 2 of her album. This will also be submitter at Flutter by Wednesday since we are still in an open week. Don't forget to stop by both blogs to see the beautiful DT inspirations.

Really Happy

2010-02-27T10:41:00.000-08:00

The Friday Sketch at Practical Scrapper is below, I had this torn picture that I have been looking for the right LO for and this was just perfect. I was able to use the use the 2.25x3.00 oval on my Fislars tempelate to cut out a decent picture and then I just cut out different oval sizes using the template and glue together using foam dot to give it a 3d effect. The PP is American Craft amplified.

Time Heals

2010-02-27T09:00:00.000-08:00

There was a beautiful sketch (#10) at The Pixie Cottage this week but instead of an oval I changed it into a square so I can use it at the Clearly iStamp It's Hip to be square (CIC8) challenge. Challenge #27 for The Stampin' Sisters in Christ is to make a project to denote time, so I use the seneca saying of "Time heals what reason cannot."

Happy St. Patrick's Day

2010-02-26T23:46:00.000-08:00

Challenge #7 at Tellen's Place is Anything goes but you also got a free beautiful Tellen Design image to use if you want, so I decided to use the image and make a St. Patrick's day card for my girlfriend. Don't forget to stop over at Tellen's Place to see all the beautiful image from the DTs and also get your free image. I also ended up using the last free image I got from Paper Popsicles and this week Challenge at The Practical Scrapper is stamp, I will turn this card in for both of them.

I tried water coloring again with the dress, I think I am slowly getting there and the background is from a colorbok sticker packaging, I think I bought the stickers really for the packaging and it worked great for this card.

The Irish Blessing on the card reads (had to look for the one that says heart since she had those in the basket):

May you always have

Walls for the wind,

A roof for the rain,

Tea beside the fire,

Laughter to cheer you,

Those you love near you,

And all your hearts might desire!

Love Makes the World Go Round

2010-02-26T22:18:00.000-08:00

Challenge #3 at Simon Says Stamp Challenge over at PCP is a recipe use the colors Dark Brown, Vanilla and Teal and The Scrappiest had a sketch #53 for this week, so recipe plus sketch equals what you see below.

I use Momento Desert sand on the Inqueboard bur it came out a little darker than I wanted

Irish Blessing

2010-02-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

Using the card template and the free digital image from Paperpopsicles I made my son's St. patrick's Day card. I was looking for something different to make for him and this was just perfect. I tried 8x8 paper in my printer for the first time and it worked, so this came as smaller than I wanted but it is still perfect and I now know I can print 8x8 and stop waiting 8x11s. I tried watercoloring again and I think I did a much better job this time, as you can see I use left over scrap from the last LO I did.

The inside of the card reads, May the saddest day of your future be no worse than the happiest day of your past

Irish 4 a day

2010-02-24T19:27:00.000-08:00

My family have already celebrated every holiday in one fashion or the other, and St Patrick's day is one of our favorite just because everything gets colored green for the fun of it, so using Melissa's sketch (okay started out with the sketch )and free digital at Paper Popsicle project theme was St Patrick's Day, I created an Irish LO for my son, he is born in March so everything in March is celebrated. He was only one in this picture, this year he will be 19, so I guess I am a tad behind.

I will also be submitting this project for Lexi's Creations Challeneg #8 - Anything goes, Flutter by Wednesday - Open need a butterfly, fairy or angel, there is a butterfly by each pot.

Bird Watching - Wood

2010-02-23T16:50:00.000-08:00

The Twist on the Twisted Sketch # 39 was to use wood, I knew which PP I wanted to use as soon as I saw the challenge , just because I wasn't quite sure how I was going to use it. So using the PP that look like tree veins from Poppy Ink and some cardstock, real wood alphas that are got from the dollar store I created a LO using the sketch below. The PP is interesting it has the same pattern on both side.

Thanks Jess

2010-02-22T16:42:00.000-08:00

Got my beautiful RAK from Jess today for the doing the Pink Elephant blog hop included with a gorgeous handmade card from Jess.

Artist at Work

2010-02-21T17:58:00.000-08:00

For the ScrapRoom week 7 challenge I dug out a picture of my son Michael, he loves to draw and color then and between the 2 of us we still spent a lot of Money at hobby stores since he still loves to color and draw.

This is the sketch from the ScrapRoom

and this is my interpretation

Alpha - Angela Ash
PP- S.e.i
Bling - Elsie & Heidi Grace
Chipboard - Inque boutique

Arabian Night LO 1

2010-02-21T17:04:00.000-08:00

Using the sketch from Priscillastyles Midnight Madness #41

came up with a LO for one of the Arabian Night Picture, the 2 PP are scrap paper left over from a previous paper, flowers are M Flowershop.

Congrats Card

2010-02-21T16:47:00.000-08:00

The next dwarf in the sleeping beauty challenge at Let's Capture this Sketch is Doc, you have a choice of card using the sketch below.

I had a not so girly card in mind, clean and simple, it turned out beautiful but it doesn't photo too good, oh well

All scrap paper, sentiment cosmo cricket, flower Brenda Pinnick

Winter Theme Birthday Card

2010-02-20T21:08:00.000-08:00

Daring Cardmakers wants a Winter theme birthday card, I tried to use a PP but I had none that really seems wintery, not really surprise, winter here is so cold and dreary that the thought of picking up a winter theme PP probably never cross my mind tend to gravitate towards bold summery colors. then I rememered that I had bought a birthday Stencil kit and decided to use it instead. First time stenciling messed up the edges a bit so trim with with the Sunflower Fiskar Scissor but practice makes perfect.

The cake is colored using gel pen and for the other I use Martha's Aquarium pigment ink collection. Paintbox for lettering.

I will also be submittig the card for Tellen's Palace - #6 Birthday and Penny's Paper Crafty - Birthday

To Love and Be Loved

2010-02-20T19:22:00.000-08:00

Simon Says 3 embellishments (Ribbon, Chipboard flower and brad), 2 PP and 1 image for the Happy Hello Hop and Recipe Challenge, so using Sketch #91 from Creative Scrappers, I attempted Simon's recipe.

Sentiment Reads : There is only one happiness in life, to love and be loved. George Sand

Get well soon

2010-02-20T11:42:00.000-08:00

I made this card this morning for one of my lab technicains that recently had surgery for brain tumor, he is in my prayers and so is the rest of his family because his father was also found to have the same tumor. So don't forget to count your blessings today.

I use 3 different PP from Inque Boutique, 2 ribbons (red & Green) , 1 hand cut flower using a template from Scrapbook etc, 1 blue flower from Marcella with blue bling brad. Alphas are Cosmo Cricket.

Entering this card in the following Challenges
Die Cut Dreams - #35 Recipe 3PP, 2 Ribbons, 2 flowers and 1 gem
Squigglefly - Color Challenge Red, green blue
The Pink Elephant - #54 Ribbon
Creative Card Crew - Get Well Soon

What will I do without you?

2010-02-20T06:27:00.000-08:00

I love this image from Selina Fenech (She request no direct link so she can be found here www.ageofenchantment.com), I actually had the image printed/colored a while and was just waiting to use it.The butterfly was a free hand draw and then cut out. Both image are colored mostly with glitter gel pen and Marvy LePlume II.

Cardstock - Paper Reflection embossed with my Bigshot

PP - K Marcella

Sentiment Printed out using P-touch

Friends Bling - Unknown

I will be submitting the card for the following Challenges.

Flutter by Wednesday - #97 Fairy, Butterfly and Love

The Pixie Cottage - #9 Love Theme

By the Cute and Girly - Feb Challenge - Love

Pile it on - #6 Flowers

Creative Belli Challenge - Butterflies or dragon (#2)

Digital Tuesday - #46 All Things Girly

Thank you

2010-02-18T17:37:00.000-08:00

Made a quick thank you card for my girlfriend, no matter what is going on in my life she is always there and I try to thank her once in a while so as not to take our friendship for granted. I will be submitting this card for the Paper Sundaes Challenge #5 - A Glittery Spring there is glitter on the flower and shoe, this was also my first attempt at water coloring, a lot harder than I was expected but will keep practicing. Creative Belli Blog, Challenge #85 - Butterflies or dragon

The digi image is free from Sliekje digi stamps - thanks

No More Snow

2010-02-17T17:53:00.000-08:00

Been having so much working with digi images and making cards that I haven't done a LO in a while but today using Capture these Sketch #5 Sneezy Sketch which is part of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarf Challenge for this month, I made a LO of my son, I guess reflecting how we are all feeling about the none stop snow we have been getting, I believe Hawaii is the only state currently without snow.

I am also going to enter this LO in Robyns Fetish Color Challenge

royal blue
light blue
black
white
grey/silver

Cardstock - Paper Company
Black & white/Blue with Spiral PP - Colorbok
Navy Blue with Dot - Making Memories Sydney Collection
Alpha - Angela Ash
Kirigami Snow flakes cut by me
Snowman Online stock

Thinking of you

2010-02-16T17:55:00.000-08:00

Using the free digi image from Hope Jacare, I worked on making a card for Sew Many Cards Challenges #4 - Red, Pink and white. I had this sheet of flowers from Cosmic Cricket wasn't quite sure what to do with it but it ended up being perfect to cover the white card up, before covering the white card with the flower, I did go over it with Holtz' fired brick distress ink, also went over the white flowers with the distress ink. There are 139 little flowers on the card.

I will also be submitting the card for the Daring Cardmakers Have a Heart Challenge

Crazy About You

2010-02-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

Took the day off work today since my son had no school and got some much needed stuff done outside the house but I was able to make a quick card to cover a couple of challenges. Right now I think I need to go back to making LOs but I really seem to be enjoying making the cards since I get a change to try different techniques. So using the Sketch over at Sassy Lil Sketches February 14th Sketch

I will also be submitting this card for the following challenges, AiFactory - #23 Lots of Hearts and The Pink Elephant - #54 Ribbon

Cardstock/Sentiment - Cosmic Cricket

Pattern Paper- AC-Romance, Brenda Pinnick, S.e.i

The heart is an inqueboard cover with the AC Romance Paper

I also spent the day working on using my Wishblade, finally got something to cut but still have no idea what I am doing. oh Well.

Ducky Great Day

2010-02-13T09:28:00.000-08:00

The theme for Clearly Digital Challenge #2 is Ducks, I had found this cool duck image from the Coloring Book Fun website so I couldn't wait to use it, I will be entering as my second one on Digital Tuesday #45 - It's all about Animal and also in A Spoon Full of Sugar #90 Recipe(1 PP, 1Ribbon, 1 embossing and 1 button)

PP and Sentiment - Cosmo Cricket

Flower - M Flower shop

Coloring Using Gel Pen and Fibracolor

Ribbon - The Sweet Life

Card for Delia

2010-02-13T09:03:00.000-08:00

A call went out from Dustin Pike to make a card for a 10 year old girl Delia who is battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Dustin made free Owl digi to use since this is one of Delia's favorite things, please go to Dustin's blog for more information and if you have the time to made a card for Delia please do so. I use the sketch from Midnight Madness Challenge #40

I am also going to be submitting this card for Digital Tuesday #45 - It's all about the animals

Card Stock and sentiment- Cosmo Cricket
Blinks - K by Marcella
Brown Ribbon - The Sweet life
Digi Owl Image - Dustin Pike
PP - S.e.i
Use Marvy Le Plume II and g Studio chalk for the coloring

Be Mine

2010-02-12T21:45:00.000-08:00

I found this beautiful image by Selina Fenech www.selinafenech.com/freestuff.html (copy to open she requested no direct linking) and it was free and it just seem like another perfect one for the many valentine day card challenge.

I had problems with the antennas when coloring, cutting and gluing after a while gave up and cut them off. Am entering this card at Flutter by Wednesday - #96 Theme of Love, Creative Card Crew - Valentine Penny's Paper Crafty -Valentine/Love Ooh La La Creations - #47 Love Simon Says - Love, Delightful Sketches #16 - Love

Enjoy V Day Diva Style

2010-02-11T19:34:00.000-08:00

Finally, life settled down abit and am able to get another card out, I guess with Valentines day around the corner lots of love/hearts challenge. I really love coloring and playing with images which is an unexpected surprise and boy do I love to cut. Todays image is another freebie from Tellen's Place, Challenge #5 is Valentine Theme + 5 hearts,I started out using the sketch from Our Creative Corner, the intention was to create a bar scene with a door behind the diva but the card took on a life of it's own.

I will also be entering this card in the following challenges,

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge Valentine/Love , Raise the Bar Challenge #4- Heart to Heart Talk, Crazy 4 Challenges C23 - Valentine, Tuesday Taggers - Love Theme, C.R.A.F.T Challenge #37 - digi colouring, The Pink Elephant - Mushy Gushy Valentine

The Pink Elephant Birthday Blog Hop

2010-02-09T10:04:00.000-08:00

In celebration of The Pink Elephant's 1st Birthday , I volunteer to be on the hop, what we had to do was make a card using any previous challenge. I pick challenge #50

Congrats/Happy Birthday to The Pink Elephant and it's Design Team who showcase an incredible talent every week, thanks for the inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by my blog, please leave a comment then hop on over to Lisa aka Myran

Be Mine or else

2010-02-06T10:55:00.000-08:00

After my 5 miles run this morning, sat down and worked on my card for A Spoon Full of Sugar Challenge 89-Lets get Sketchy, love the sketch by Sonja

my interpretation

Thanks for stopping by.

Pink and Furry

2010-02-05T21:42:00.000-08:00

The digi Nebitt is free from Paper Craft Planet in celebration of their 300 followers, they have some other free digi images so hop on over and grab it, the Cherub one is really cute. Am entering the card in the following challenges The Pink Elephant - #52 All about Pink, Cup Cake Craft Challenge - #76 Four Legged and Furry and S2G Challenge - Party, Celebrate or Birthday. Need to find the right material to get the right color and texture I want for the body still not right.

Thanks for stopping by

Tellen's Place

2010-02-05T18:40:00.000-08:00

Okay I got to Tellen's place while blog hopping and immediately fell in love with the challenge and not only do I get a free digi (wasn't quite sure initially what this was, since most people normally say they are digi scrapping, so many scrapbooking lingo to keep straight) to play with but I also get to play tic-tac-toe.

Since I have never painted a digi before I made 4 copies, I had some Studio G fresh chalk that I bought from J when they were on sale for $0.25 didn't know what I was going to do with them or what you did with them but I bought them any way, my reason was they were cheap and in scrapbooking section so I should need them. I had a hard time getting the skin tone they way I wanted after 2 tries got the skin somewhat right but then I had nothing to get the shade of the hair anywhere close to where I wanted which result in a trip to M since I had a 50% off coupon (probably just an excuse). In the art section I picked up a box of 100 Fibracolor Markers for the grand price of $12 after discount I felt they were worth a short and the colors worked beautifully, did not soak through the paper and went on smoothly.

I had the coloring about where I wanted (well to the best of my minimal artistic ability anyway) so I decided to cut it out (just love to cut things out with my cute little Cutter Bee scissor, this is a must have for any crafter) but accidentally cut the jump rope by the loop which now meant I was picking ribbon, so go down or across. I had no clue what dew drop was, did a goggle search and still wasn't sure so when down, ribbon-punch-button. For some reason, I couldn't figure out what punch was, even though a had my row of punches looking right at me then I finally had a light bulb moment. So decided on the Martha Stewart landscape punch which I bought from M on clearance but never used. So punch is set, ribbon is a go and my digi is painted looking pretty with a button as a buckle so ended up with this hope you like it. Also submitting this card for the ABC-Challenge blog for N= New digi, punch, chalk & color pen and Creative Belli Blog - Ribbon use for the jump rope.

So now that I have done 2 cards, I am absolutely in love with making them, so will definitely be doing more.

Thanks for stopping by.

Simple Me Giveaway-Scarlet Lime Kit

2010-02-05T12:31:00.000-08:00

Donna at Simply Me is doing a Scarlet Lime February Kit giveaway, hop on over and take a look.

Grand Winner at Practical Scapper

2010-02-04T19:20:00.000-08:00

My LO was the grand winner at Practical Scrapper Pattern Paper Challenge, I was so surprise but extremely excited. New to scrapping only 3 months but loving every minute and it was nice to know that I am doing something right. Practical Scrappers Challenges are fun and so easy to combine with other challenges so go on over and have some fun. Finally got my blinkie to work.

2010-02-04T18:39:00.000-08:00

Practical Scrapper's Challenge this week is to use a die cut machine so using the Bigshot and the Sizzix Flowers and Vines decorative strip I made some leis for Paoa Kahanamoku, many people have been to Waikiki beach, taken a picture by the statue and still don't know who he is, now you do, so next you are in Waikiki don't forget to give him a lei. Also going to enter this in the Scraproom Blog Challenge - Lots of flowers and in Flutter by Wednesdays - Butterflies or Fairy in project

Butterflies were made using Sizzix Butterflies and Vines decorative strip.

So after making my first card yesterday, I think I am now hooked and will be doing more.

First Card

2010-02-03T20:31:00.000-08:00

Very first attempt at making a card, boy is this so much harder than doing a LO, I will be submitting this card for a couple of challenges just because it is my first and I want to make it count. The Sketch is from Mojo Monday, really love it,

Am also going to submit the card for Paper Sundaes 3rd Challenge - Valentine, Lexi's Creations - Valentine Challenge up your heart #13 - Valentine , Corrosive Challenge #49 - All you need is love, Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Valentine/Love,

The cardstock and ribbon is Cosmo Cricket, the heart is inqueboard colored with Colorbox Paintbox Magenta, the stamp is Inkadinkado, bling is K by Marcella also use Marvy LePlume II pens., the red thingy (not sure what it is suppose to be) is Brenda Pinnick

2010-02-02T19:12:00.000-08:00

The LO for Sketchy Thursday is done just in time, it turned out pretty good, this may actually end up being a two page LO will see. Really love the sketch, it is simple and clean which makes it to easy to interpret anywhich way you want. DH comes back from his business trip tomorrow which means scrapping time is going to be limited.

Draw the surfboard on cardstock then ink with Momento Rich Cocoa and use Marvy LePLume II black to line it out, the inque board (just love this things) are painted with Martha Stewart dusk blue pigment ink, Autumn Leaves Clear Stamp Word Art and some generic blink. No PP but use some chalk on the cardstock for effect. Alphas are Angela Ash

Stopped by Tuesday Morning for their big Scrapbooking sale and all the good stuff was gone, which I expected since I called the 1-800 number yesterday and the stores only had about 2 of the good stuff but found some cheap K&I flowers and butterflies.

2010-01-31T18:42:00.000-08:00

Spent the day today with my sister and are kids scrapping, I gave the oldest an album for Christmas, I had a lot of her baby pictures so I started the album and included some supplies for her to continue. What I didn't expect was that the other kids will be interested, so everybody wanted an album and wanted to come over to start it. I picked up the Cosmo Criket kit from Tuesday Morning and predesign a lot of the pages for the 2 little ones (7 &8) but the two older ones had 12X12 album and the boy had a special manly looking album that looks more like a drawing book. We had a blast, I wasn't sure about the younger ones attention span but boy did they actually get into it, they did all the work them self, I did the cutting and inking the stamps. They went through 2 glue runners, 2 glue stick, half a pack of glue dot, lost count of the flowers after about 50, multiple spool of ribbons, but the time spent with them seeing gthe joy on their faces after each LO is complete is priceless. After scrapping, we had a big lavish dinner made by me in between scrapping, baked cookies and cleaned up.

My nephew initially wasn't going to scrap with us, saying it was too girly, but we were having so much fun and he kept coming back downstairs (boys/men were upstairs playing games) and hovering. So I asked if he wanted to join and he said maybe, so I went I got the album I have gotten for him and boy did he have fun. You can see my baby girl C every time the camera goes up, she hold up her current LO to show off. You are only seeing one of the tables, the other table had the Bigshot, stamps, ink and paper cutter.

2010-01-30T11:16:00.000-08:00

This is the Practical Scappers Friday Sketch, the PP is really hard to work with, actually I think the whole kit is hard to work with, the PP are double sided but they have the same pattern on both side. PP Poppy Ink, alphas Angelas Ash, inqueboard.

You can see my Christmas Cactus in bloom in the back, tends to bloom year round so most like the location, had it for about 7 years now.

2010-01-29T21:24:00.000-08:00

Finish up the LO for the Two Peas Pattern Paper Class , using it for The ScrapRoom week 4 Challenge and also the Practical Scrapper PP challenge. This was a lot of cutting but it was a fun LO to do.

The PP is K&I Bloom really love the paper, the flowers in the heart all came from 1 sheet of PP including the strip below, so the whole PP look like the strip. There is an inqueboard heart shape below the flowers that outline the heart and the rest was just filled in, the butterfly also came from a sheet in that kit, the alphas are Bubblegum Shoe box thickers.

Stopped over at Tuesday Morning on the way from home today and they had two new scrapbooking kit one was a Brenda Pinnick for $14.99 this is an amazing kit previously from QVC the album alone is worth the cost not to talk of the paper and embellishments. The second kit is by Poppy Ink also from QVC for $9.99

2010-01-28T20:02:00.000-08:00

This LO for Scrap a Little and Practical Scrapper is finally complete, for Scrap a little the challenge sounded easy use pink, blue, brown and the word new. Had the picture I wanted right away but finding the right combo of pbb was hard, most of my initial LO looked horrible but finally settle on this one, I think it worked out okay. I love the blue flowered PP, it is part of the Colorbok everyday memory kit, the chipboard are inqueboard think I have a boat load of these things and I think I now have a better way of painting them in, the flowers are Making Memories Flowershop and the alphas are unknown. ~~Would see if I can get a better picture during the day, my schedule has been so hectic~~. This is my sister's wedding and it is the blending of 2 families. Practical Scrapper was use a PP.

2010-01-27T19:26:00.000-08:00

Today's LO is done using Scrapbook Challenge Sketch 183 last one for January, love this sketch and was able to find a fun picture of my boys to use with it.

PP Colorbok Perfect Pages Glamorous girl page kit (got the whole kit on clearance at for $2), alpha - Angela Ash and inqueboard.The spaceship design on the cream colored card stock is made with an old D.O.T.S N241 Spaceship stamp had this for about 10 years and this is about the second time using it Also found some Snapload at Walmart for $0.50

Kiki Art Giveaway

2010-01-27T09:25:00.000-08:00

Kiki Art is doing another giveaway head over to Sandra's Blog for more details. Haven't tried them yet but love what I am seeing so far.

2010-01-26T17:32:00.000-08:00

I completed my sketchy Thursdays challenge today since that is due tomorrow, this had circle in them but instead I cut 6x6 PP using Kirigami since I am way behind with my practice, I think they turned out okay so far I think the spider fold is the easiest.The PP is inque boutique Out of this world 6x6 paper, alpha is unknown and the My boy is Cosmo Criket.

Stopped by Tuesday Morning after the Movies yesterday, my son was off of school for Teacher's Professional Day, we went over to the CineMark and saw the Book of Eli. It was a very good movie even though I know the reviews were mixed but you have to have patience till the end because that is when you really get it, it is also one of those movies that you need to watch more that once to truly understand.
At Tuesday Morning found K&I Bloom paper that I have been wanting for $3 and 16 pack of Angela Ash Alphas this sold originally at QVC for $3.99, 4 different colors (silver, black, gold and clear), American Craft eternal love pp for $2 (25 count) and they also have this cute little tin collection of Making Memories flowershop for $2. I spoke to the store manager and she said they have a warehouse full of scrapbooking stuff and they don't officially come out until the 2/2.

2010-01-25T09:06:00.000-08:00

I am still working on the LO for my 2009 races actually I am not even done with 2008, but yesterday finished up the LO for my last half marathon of 2009 which was also my first away race using sketch #87 from the Creative Scrappers

The PP is from Making Memories Scrapbook Project Pad Note Worthy, found at Tuesday Morning last year for $2. I use an orange gel pen to outline the flower in the PP for more dimension, cut out the flowers using my Big Shot and the Hello Kitty Hibiscus Flower Die.

I have been following the 2010 CHA via Two Peas in a Bucket and have been quite amaze at some of the new things coming out, so now when I grew up I want to be a scrapper and a runner. Life is good.

2010-01-24T12:11:00.000-08:00

Finished up Sketch 182 for The Scrapbooking Challenge, which is also the start of my son's graduation album. He picked out the PP himself and I just had to make it work, but it ended up being a beautiful paper from DCWV, I really am beginning to like the DCWV line, very versatile to work with. The Chipboard star is painted inqueboard which I absolute love and the ribbon is Martha Stewart Putty Walnut which is reversible.

This a 2 page layout and for the second part I use sketch #25 from Capture These Sketches, to make the second page

2010-01-23T19:53:00.000-08:00

pent the day working on this weeks challenge from The ScrapRoom Blog but that was after crusing a couple of Walmarts, Michaels and Tuesday Morning, I think I enjoy the shopping as much as the scrapping. Picked up the Cosmo Cricket 8x8 box for $14 for my nieces, they are coming over next week, I gave the oldest a started album with supply for Christmas and she gets to fill in the rest but the two youngest ones also wants theirs so they all will be coming over to play.

2010-01-21T20:12:00.000-08:00

Stopped at Tuesday Morning after work today and they had thickers for $0.69, Martha Stewart texture and dimensional stickers for $0.99 and quite a bit of American Craft paper for $1.99 the same paper design on one side solid on the other, 25 count. So I bought a bunch of thickers, 1 pack of the MS stickers, one of the AC paper called Minstrone and a small vertical Chopper storage box for my desk. The sales clerk indicated that the next big sale coming up has a lot of scrapbooking if I want to come back next week since they are getting the bulk of their shipment Monday.

2010-01-20T16:38:00.000-08:00

For Sketch 181 at Scrapbook Challenge, I pull out 2 fun pictures of my boys, the funny thing about their baby picture now that they are both grown is that it brings back lots of fun memories not only for me but alo for them when I explain to them what was going on or where the picture was taken.

This was also entered for the use lot of notions challenege and also paper cutting challenge. The top flower on the right was stamped on the cardstock then on scrap paper and then cut out. Then bottom right was an idea from an old copy of a scrapbooking magazine, just a bunch of different size circles using decorative scissors to cut them out, crumpled and edges inked. The PP is from a K&C company stack I think it is called Roam and the yellow flower on the left is from prima, edges inked using Marvy Le Plume II 82. Persimmon.

I found the Marvy Le Plume II markers on clearance at M, since 1 or 2 was missing so I bought the victorian and bright set for about $9, really enjoy using them so far.

First Scrapbooking Post

2010-01-19T18:03:00.000-08:00

I decided to create a separate blog for my scrapbooking separate from my fitness/running blog, it was beginning to get a bit confusing to post SC things on my running blog or to link my running blog to a SC challenge. You are welcome to read either one, I am going to be going back to running at the end of the month currently on a 2 months break to let my body completely heal from injury.

Did a LO for the sketch of the week at Sketch Inspiration

The music notes were hand cut and I use an inqueboard to make the drawing on the left, the yellow paper is part of the Perfect pages young at heart scrapbook page kit.

Am really new to this, only being scrapbooking for 3 months now but I seem to hvae acquired a lot in such a short people definately easily enabled.