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Bella Blvd Challenges #3

2012-02-27T10:53:00.003-05:00

Well, I'm on a roll... I've managed to get three of the five Bella Blvd. challenges done before the Friday due date! Of course, I haven't folded the laundry or made my bed ... Anyway, the challenge from last Wednesday was to use Bella Blvd. patterned papers as the main embellishment on your page. Here's my entry, a picture of my daughter after her latest gymnastics meet... she had a fantastic meet, placing in every event, and in the all-around. I used Bella Blvd. Making the Team collection.

I die cut stars using a an old Sizzix Sizzlet and my MFT Stars Die to add the row of stars beneath my picture.

I really have to say I'm enjoying these challenges. First, they make me think of different ways to use my supplies, and second, I don't have enough time to obsess over every detail, so I'm much more productive. I think I'm going to try for all five... we'll see. I think my family might like some clean clothes, and maybe some dinner....

Bella Challenge Day 2

2012-02-24T21:26:00.005-05:00

I've decided to try as many of the Bella Blvd. challenges I can do this week... this is the challenge from Tuesday. The task was to use patterned papers from at least four different Bella Blvd. lines in one layout. Since I own about a million Bella Blvd. lines, I figured I had to take this one on! Here's my attempt...
I used papers from the Sophisticates, Winter Wonder, Spring Flings and Easter Things, Tail Waggers and Cat Naps, and Christmas Wishes lines. I LOVE that Bella uses the same color families across their collections! The picture is of my difficult to love kitty Daisy... I love her, but she has her moments!

And of course, I had to add a Whimsy Button and some Twinery Twine!

My goal is to finish at least 3 of the 5 Bella Blvd. challenges... we'll see what I can do. I will say that it has been very fun to do a layout for the sake of doing a layout! The other good thing is that I don't have time to obsess over every little detail, so I actually get things done quickly! Hopefully I'll be back with another challenge in a couple of days!

Some Lily Bee & MFT Goodness

2012-02-24T07:27:00.006-05:00

I got to do a very fun project for the DT over at Right at Home Scrapbooking this week. I was asked to do a home decor project featuring some Lily Bee Designs and My Favorite Things Die namics. I opted to do a photo tray, something I've never done before, and I'm so happy with how it came out!

The pictures are from a trip to Chatham a few (ok quite a few) years ago. My daughter LOVED playing in the waves and sand! I created a beach scene using the MFT Cloud, Sun, Wave and Woodgrain Fence Die namics.

The clouds, sun and roses are Canvas Corp. canvas that I colored with Glimmer Mist and cut.

Don't the rosettes look like shells??

And a banner to top it all off with some Charcoal Twine from the Twinery. I'm so happy with the results of this project! Can't wait to hang it in our new room!

Just for Fun

2012-02-23T09:54:00.006-05:00

It's school vacation week around here so I took my daughter to Right at Home Scrapbooking for one of their Wednesday morning coffee crops. While she worked on a mini book of our trip to the Keys last spring, I opted to do a "for fun" layout. I decided to try some of the challenges over at Bella Blvd. They have a week of challenges going on, and this one was from Monday. The challenge was to use some of their Cute Cuts on a page. Here's my LO.. a picture of my daughter skating last year. I used Bella's Winter Wonder Line. The layout is loosely based on this PageMaps sketch.

I used the ice skates from the Cute Cuts page, and embellished them with a couple of Twinery Twine pom-poms.

It was tons of fun to take on the challenge, I think I might try a couple more this week. The other challenges are: To use patterned paper from at least 4 Bella Blvd. lines in a project, to use patterned paper as an embellishment and today's is to use their border strip paper. I probably don't have time to do them all, but I'm definitely going to try at least one more. The prize (random drawing) is $100 of Bella Blvd. goodies... I could absolutely use those!

I'll be back soon with my latest project for Right at Home!

Let's Capture These Sketches Reveal Sketch 120

2012-02-21T08:34:00.005-05:00

It was a very busy blog week last week, and I never got to post my reveal of Sketch 120 from Let's Capture These Sketches. Here's the wonderful Sketch created by J.J. Sobey.
And here's my take on the sketch. These pictures are from last winter when my daughter and friends went ice skating at Frog Pond in Boston. They had such a good time. I used Fancy Pants Winterland papers. I love the soft colors.

I cut the skates and the larger snowflakes using the Cricut Winter Woodlands cartridge and the smaller ones were cut using MFT's snowflake Die namics. And of course the skate laces are made from Shore Twine from The Twinery. Make sure to stop by the Let's Capture Sketch Blog to see more layouts from the other ladies on the Design Team!

The Twinery and CPS Challenge

2012-02-19T07:46:00.007-05:00

Hi Everyone,

This week The Twinery is sponsoring the sketch challenge over at Card Positioning Systems. Here's Sketch 253 that was created for this challenge.

And here's my take on the sketch.

I used Bella Blvd.'s Spring Flings and Easter Things papers and stickers... LOVE the colors. The Rainbow was cut with the MFT Rainbow Die namic and then I wrapped the twine around each of the arcs. The clouds and sun are also MFT Die namics.

If you 'd like to take the challenge and possibly win a sampler pack of Twinery Twine, you can hop over to CPS to find out the details and also make sure to stop by The Twinery to see what our designers have created for this challenge!

The Twinery and The Play Date Cafe & a Celebration

2012-02-16T06:47:00.008-05:00

Boy, it's been a busy week of posts! I think it might be some kind of record for me! Anyway, Today I'm writing because The Twinery is sponsoring this week's Color Challenge with the Play Date Cafe. The challenge is a "color splash" challenge, which means you use black and white with a splash of color. We used some Pink Sorbet Twine as our color splash. Here's the inspiration:
And here's my take, a layout featuring some fabulous Doodlebug Design Classic Collection, and of course, Twinery Pink Sorbet Twine.

I created a twine heart by adding some adhesive to a die cut heart, then winding the twine around.

LOVE Banners and created this one with MFT's Fishtail Banner.

Topped it all off with a Whimsy Button! If you'd like to participate in the challenge, you could win a prize pack of twine from The Twinery. The rules and deadlines can be seen here.

And now for the Celebration....The Twinery has reached over 10,000 fans on Facebook so we're having a party! Not only can you get a discount but you can win one of six FAB prizes. To get the 10% discount, just place your order by midnight EST Saturday, Feb 18th and use DISCOUNT CODE: FB10K {discount code good through midnight EST, Feb 18th}. For the prizes, take a look at The Twinery Blog to see how you can win All 18 spools of Twinery Twine, Stamps from Market Street Stamps, a Creatopia from Xyron and goodies from Momenta and more!

That's it for today, I'll be back tomorrow with more layouts!

2012-02-15T08:00:00.000-05:00

Just a note to have you go over to the Bella Blvd. Blog today to download the February issue of The Bella Buzz, their e-newsletter. It's full of lots of fun ideas... and I'm lucky enough to get to be a part of this month's issue!

2012-02-15T06:55:00.003-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm back with a layout I created for Right at Home Scrapbooking. The assignment was to take a 8.5 x 11 PageMaps sketch (seen here) and stretch it to a 12 x 12. Here's my take using Pebbles, Inc. With Love collection.

I LOVE this picture of Caroline. I bought her a tiara as a joke at Christmas and she obviously loved it! The quote comes from a pencil we found while shopping one day... it's become a standard around here!

The theme for this month at RAH is flowers, so I created these rosettes using MFT's 1/4" Rosette Die namic. The crown border is also a Die namic I topped off with some bling.

I'll be back later this morning with some fun news (can't announce until 8:00am EST!)

This Week's Layout Workshop

2012-02-13T09:15:00.004-05:00

Hi Everyone... back from a very scrappy weekend with the ladies from Right at Home. I had lots of fun and laughs and even managed to get a few layouts done between the chatting sessions...including this one that I created for the Layout Workshop class this Friday.

We'll be using Echo Park's Little Girl Collection... LOVE the bright colors! We'll also be using plenty of MFT Die namics... and a little Twinery Twine!

If you'd like to join our monthly club, make sure to give the ladies at Right at Home a call to reserve your spot! I'll be back later this week with some layouts I've created for Let's Capture these Sketches and the Twinery!

Creative Scrappers e-book winner

2012-02-12T09:14:00.005-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to drop by with the winner of the copy of Kristine Davidson's new Sketch e-book. Here's the results:And the winner is:

Anita Feb 6, 2012 07:14 AM
Congrats Kathy, so cool.

Anita, I'm going to forward your e-mail to Kristine and she'll send you your copy! Thanks to everyone who commented. If you would like to get a copy of the book, you can go to http://www.creative-scrappers.com/store/ to order a copy of the e-book or to pre-order a copy of the printed version.

My First Twinery Post

2012-02-08T08:12:00.003-05:00

So excited that today is my first official post for The Twinery. Here's a sneak peek at what I've created:

Make sure to stop by The Twinery Blog today to get the full story!

The Creative Scrappers E-book is HERE!!!

2012-02-06T09:44:00.006-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I have some very exciting news! The very talented Kristine Davidson of Creative Scrappers has created over 100 sketches and coordinated with 50 designers to put them together a new e-book! Even more fun, I get to be a part!

The e-book is available on line now here, and it can be loaded onto your electronic devices... perfect for bringing to crops! A printed version will also be made available and can be pre-ordered soon.

Here's a peek at the layout I created for this awesome book:

Wait... still more good news... I have a copy of the e-book to give away to one lucky person. To enter, make sure you're a follower of my blog and leave a comment here by midnight, Saturday, February 11th. I will pick the winner's name on Sunday, February 12th.

Sketch #118 Reveal

2012-02-03T10:57:00.004-05:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm back with the reveal of sketch 118 from Let's Capture These Sketches. We got to work with an awesome sketch by JJ Sobey... take a peek.

And here's my take on JJ's sketch. I used some Bella Blvd. Finally Fall to showcase some great apple picking pictures from October.

LOVE the word stickers that come with this collection, they're perfect to sprinkle around your layout, and the big brown Whimsy button matched the colors perfectly.

I wanted to include an apple tree so I combined the branch Die namic from MFT with an apple I created using some Twinery twine.

Make sure to take a look at the fabulous layouts the rest of the team created here.

Whoo Loves You

2012-02-02T06:19:00.003-05:00

OK, a bit "punny", but I couldn't resist. I was asked by Lisa over at Right at Home Scrapbooking to create a Valentine's themed treat bag for one of my DT projects this month. I knew I wanted to do something with owls... so I searched Pinterest (love it, but huge time black hole) for owls and found my inspiration for this:

Isn't he cute??? And of course I had to take his picture in a tree... This was really an easy project to create. I started with a pillow box that I cut using an SVG file from Lettering Delights. The body feathers are just punched circles, as are the eyes. The feet and beak are punched hearts and the wings are oval shapes. All the papers are from the Pebbles With Love line... I just love the colors!
For the tag, I used my Cricut to cut out the words on a tag shape, then layered it onto another slightly larger tag. And of course, a little Twinery Maraschino twine to complete the look!

The best part... when you open up the pillow box, it's full of CHOCOLATE! That's it for now, I'll be back Friday with my latest from Let's Capture These Sketches!

Color Challenge at RAH

2012-01-27T05:27:00.004-05:00

Hi Everyone,

Right at Home Scrapbooking is having a color challenge this month using some of my favorite colors! Check out our inspiration:
I LOVE blue, green and brown together! Here's my take on the challenge, a very funny picture of my fluffy kitty Rosie reaching out to "bap" the camera.

As soon as I saw the challenge, I immediately though of the new Style Essentials Collections from Echo Park. They're so versatile, and you can use both sides of each paper, same colors, different patterns.

I created some twine hearts using some Caribbean, Honeydew and Cappuccino twine from The Twinery. And of course... my Whimsy kitty and buttons...LOVE that kitty!

For the title, I cut some letters using my Cricut and combined them with some little alphas from the EP Dots and Stripes Candy Shoppe line. I was very happy with the results! I'll be back next week with a fun Valentine's treat holder for Right at Home and also the reveal of sketch 118 from Let's Capture These Sketches!

1st Reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches

2012-01-20T06:43:00.009-05:00

So excited, it my first reveal at Let's Capture These Sketches. We had a great sketch to work with this week designed by Natalie Roy, take a peek:

And here's my version...

These pictures are actually from Christmas. We were trying to get a picture of all the grandchildren to send to Nana down in Florida. Of course, my husband had to get into the action with his version of the "Tebow"... well at least he got them all smiling.

I used Echo Park's Yours Truly, perfect for Valentine's and love-themed layouts. The hearts along the border are painted.

And of course... some Charcoal Twine from The Twinery and a Whimsy button to top it all off! I'll be back next week with some more layouts... finally getting "back in the groove" after some time off! Make sure to stop by Let's Capture These Sketches to see the awesome layouts created by the other members of the team!

A Two-Pager

2012-01-13T16:10:00.004-05:00

Wow, two posts in two days, I'm on a roll! Just thought I'd share a two page layout I did for the DT over at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Lisa gave me a great PageMaps Sketch and some Echo Park Happy Days to work with. I don't do a ton of 2 pagers, and was worried I wouldn't have enough pics, but I found some and they worked perfectly with the EP goodies.

These pictures are from the Taylor Swift Concert last June at Gillette Stadium. The girls had a great time tailgating, and the concert was awesome. She really puts on a great show! I was particularly impressed by how she kept right on going in the middle of a torrential downpour!

The EP Happy Days papers coordinated great with my theme, lots of music inspired embellies.

I even added one of my own, creating a music stanza and a G-Clef with some Twinery twine (of course!!)

I'll be back soon with some more layouts, including my first reveal for Let's Capture These Sketches.

I Design with Twine!

2012-01-12T08:00:00.008-05:00

Boy, it's been forever since I've posted! I'm finally getting back to normal ... or my version of it! Well, to kick off 2012, I have some wonderful news...as they say, a picture's worth a thousand words, so here goes...

I'm so excited to announce that I'll be part of the 2012 Twinery Design team!! Today, on The Twinery blog the first group of designers have been announced, including:

Teri Anderson
Dorangela Bobet
Helen Bird
Lauren Brewer
Natalie Clause
Amy Crockett
Tifany DeGough
Carolyn King
Kathy Skou { Yippee!!!}
Kellie Winnell
Angelica Suarez - Senior Designer
Monika Wright - Senior Designer
Julie Ranae - Design Team Coordinator

Words cannot express how happy I am! I LOVE The Twinery's baker's twine... I use it all the time! Make sure to check their blog tomorrow to see the second half of this list...it's a fabulously talented group of ladies!

MFT Fan Club at RAH

2011-12-20T08:13:00.003-05:00

Not sure how I did it, but I managed to complete the layout for the MFT Fan Club at Right at Home. I based the layout on sketch 186 from Creative Scrappers. Take a peek!

I used Crate Paper's Portrait Collection and some of the latest MFT Die namics including By the Letter and Fringed Perennial.

OK, no more playing... I'm off to wrap all the presents! Have a wonderful Christmas!

Packaging Christmas

2011-12-19T12:32:00.004-05:00

It's down to the wire now... only 6 more days until Christmas. Not sure if it will all get done, but I'm slowly chipping away. Every year I make cookies for the neighbors and realized this year I forgot to buy tins to put them in. Luckily I have an endless supply of scrapbooking goodies, and was able to come up with this idea..

I just cut a piece of Echo Park Dots and Stripes Christmas to fit over the top of a lunch bag. I added a snowflake and some Twinery twine and DONE! The little birdie is new from Poppystamps.com and comes with a coordinating die... too cute!

Next up was all the gift cards for teachers and nieces and nephews (too hard to get them what they want anymore!) I hate to give just a gift card, it needs to be pretty so I came up with these ornament holders. I used the Echo Park Holly Jolly Ornament SVG from iDiecuts.com as the base and just sewed a half circle on the back to hold the card. I finished it off with some Twinery Twine and the dog tag Die namic from MFT.

OK, I'm off to finish my layout for the MFT Fan Club over at Right at Home and wrap presents. Laundry and dinner are on hold.

December Layout Workshop LO

2011-12-10T11:35:00.003-05:00

Flying right through December! The Layout Workshop at Right at Home Scrapbooking will be held this coming Friday, December 16th at 7:00pm. We'll be playing with Echo Park's Dots and Stripes Christmas, some baker's twine from The Twinery and Stickles for a bit of sparkle! Here's the layout we'll be creating...

The mittens are cut from a Sizzix Die and the twine is Stone from the Twinery.

The snowflakes were cut using MFT's Snowflake Die namics and covered with Ice Stickles.

We hope you can join us! To learn more about the Layout Workshop you can check out Right at Home's Blog and calendar.

Tag-a-Polooza Day 8

2011-12-08T06:55:00.004-05:00

It's day 8 of tags and cards over at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Here's what I created using Jillibean Soup's Christmas Eve Chowder and some twine from the Twinery:

I cut the tag from my Cricut Cartridge Bags, Tags and Boxes. The snowman was created using the 1/4" Rosette from MFT. My favorite parts are the braided twine scarf and twine pom-pom! The snowflakes and sentiment are from MFT as well. Make sure to check the Right at Home blog to see all the fun tags and cards the ladies have created!

Tag-a-Polooza at RAH!

2011-12-01T07:09:00.003-05:00

It's Tag-a-Polooza at Right at Home. For the next 12 days, the design team ladies will be sharing their tag and card creations to get everyone in the holiday mood. I got to go first.. here's my tag using Jillibean Soup's Christmas Eve Chowder papers and some fun twine from The Twinery. The tree was inspired by a blog-hop over at The Twinery a few weeks ago.

Make sure to stop by the Right at Home blog each day to check out the fun creations!

Crate Paper at RAH

2011-11-26T09:44:00.004-05:00

I got to play with some Crate Paper Farmhouse at Right at Home this month... perfect for fall themed pictures! Here's what I came up with.

I based this layout on a sketch by Frances Sylvia. The picture is of my daughter and friend apple picking at Dowses' Orchard in Sherborn, MA. I finally got to use my apple Whimsy pin!

I loved the fan fold flower embellies that are part of the Farmhouse Collection.

For the journalling, I stitched lines on a tag.

My next layout was based on Creative Scrappers Sketch 182. The picture is from the same day, we went to their farm stand store. Loved the pumpkins!

I cut the leaves on my Cricut using files from SVG Cuts and added a cute little acorn Whimsy.

That's all for today... I'll be back soon with some December Projects!

Zipper Cuties

2011-11-21T17:38:00.004-05:00

I fell in love with Maya Road's Zipper trims the first time I saw them. They were just so different and fun. This past weekend I was away at a crop with the ladies from Right at Home Scrapbooking and got to play some more with the zippers. I stated out with a simple flower...

The leaf is made of Leaf Trim from May Arts. I colored it with Distress Ink. I cheated a little and used a Gluber as the base... much easier than sewing! The flower got the creative juices flowing and gave me the idea for my snow lady...

Her hat is made of felt, with a little velvet ric rac added and a flower. The scarf is the same ric rac. I backed it with some white felt to make it more stable. She was very fun to make! I'll be back later in the week with some Right at Home Layouts.

Echo Park Redux

2011-11-15T12:09:00.007-05:00

With all of the fun papers that Echo Park has out this holiday season, (I own all three collections!!) I thought it would be fun to try for their Fresh Faces Design Team again. This time, my projects are all Christmas themed... a little bit of everything, decor, gifts and of course, a layout! Take a peek...

Christmas Canvases

(Supplies Used: Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas: Stockings Hung, Up on a Housetop, Glad Things, Fa la la la la, Journaling Cards, Decorative Brads
Claudine Hellmuth Studio: Multi-medium Matte, Studio Paints: Blank Canvas, Sky Blue, Dab of Yellow, Yellow Pastel, Dash of Red
Ranger Archival Ink Black, Canvases: Michaels.
iDiecuts: Holly Jolly Ornaments, Holly Jolly Presents, Holly Jolly Tree)

I have been bitten by the multi media canvas craze and when I saw the cute little Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas die cuts at iDiecut.com, I knew I had to use them in a project! If you've never created on canvas before... it's really easy and tons of fun! First, I covered the canvas with scraps of torn paper using Studio multi-medium. This give it some texture. Next I painted over the paper. I used a piece of note card to scrape the paint across the canvas. This allows for some of the paper to show through. I dipped my finger in the paint and covered the sides, then added some colors from the other canvases. I then added the die cut shapes in layers using the Multi medium again.

Once these steps are done, the fun begins! Using stencils and stamps, I added paint and ink all around the canvas. The last step was to doodle a bit around the shapes to make them pop a bit more. As a final touch, I couldn't resist adding the Holly Jolly Decorative Brads to the tree!

Wine Charms

(Supplies Used: Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas: Snowy Tree Tops
Ranger Glossy Accents
Jewelry Findings: Wine Glass Rings, Jump Rings, assorted beads and tiny jingle bells)

I'm always looking for that easy & fun hostess gift idea during the holidays, and it doesn't get much easier than these adorable wine charms! You won't believe how simple they are to make!

To start, I cut a few Christmas Trees from the Snow Tree Tops paper. I left a little white edge to make the colors stand out. Next, I poked a hole in the top. I then covered the entire tree with Glossy Accents. I added two coats to make the trees sturdier. It's like making your own epoxy stickers. Once dry, I added a jump ring through the hole. All that's left to do is to add the trees and some beads to the wine rings and voila!

Trimming the Tree

My final project is a layout that I created for a class I teach at my LSS Right at Home Scrapbooking.

(Supplies Used: Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas: Snowy Treetops, Snowy Sidewalks, Glad Tidings, Yuletide Blue, Holiday Wrap, Stockings are Hung, Dash Away, Fa la la la la
Card stock: Bazzill
Twine: Maraschino from the Twinery
MFT Die namics: Pleated Rose, Snowflakes, Ornaments, Wonky Border, Bracket Tab, 4-Point Label, Loopy Bloom
Buttons: Stash
Stickles)

I had so much fun creating this layout... And the picture is one of my favorites: my husband and daughter trimming the tree.

To create the layout, I first adhered 3 1/4"x 5" pieces of the Dash Away, Fa la la la and Glad Tidings Papers to the Snowy Sidewalk background page. I then created a "scene" in each block. The snowman is made from two pleated flowers I created from card stock. I decorated him with buttons and a strip of paper for his scarf. The tree was created by adding layers of fringed paper to a triangle backing. I completed the look with a die cut star, some buttons and a stem. Finally, I die cut the ornaments and "hung" them from a baker's twine bow.

To complete the layout, I added a tab for the date, a title label and Stickles!

I had a lot of fun putting these projects together, and the process definitely got me in a holiday mood! Keeping my fingers crossed!

Halloween Mini

2011-10-27T07:39:00.006-04:00

Here's the latest project I just posted over at Right at Home Scrapbooking... a Halloween Mini Album! I found pictures of my daughter from every Halloween and I couldn't resist putting them all together! Take a peek....

I used Doodlebug's Monster Mania... LOVE this line... those little monster DoodlePops are so stinkin' cute! I also couldn't resist a few Whimsies!!! I finally got to use my kitty pin!! That's all for now... I hope you all have a fun and safe Halloween!

Layouts from the Weekend

2011-10-24T10:15:00.007-04:00

I had so much fun this weekend cropping with the girls from Right at Home Scrapbooking. I was somewhat productive... got some DT stuff done and also a couple of "for fun" layouts. Take a peek...

I based this layout on the Jillibean Soup October Sketch...and the papers are from their Homemade 6-Bean Soup Line. The picture is of my daughter about 12 years ago. She was home sick and I was trying to participate in a conference call... she had so much fun tearing into the folded laundry...

I LOVE the Jillibean Corrugated Alphas, and the Jute Flowers were just perfect!

The other "for fun" layout I did was based on the 10/15 Saturday Sketch from Bella Blvd. I used Making the Team...SO happy to finally find a sports line that works for gymnastics! These pictures are from States last May... the Quiggs Prep Novice Team did Awesome!

The word stickers were perfect! I also loved the little banner stickers and created a hanging banner with them and some twine from the Twinery.

I'll be back later in the week with a fun Halloween Mini and my final (sniff...) LO as part of the Marketing Team for LCOM.

RAH Class Layouts

2011-10-19T09:51:00.005-04:00

It's been a busy week trying to get my class layouts done for Right at Home's Layout Club this Friday at 7:00 and the MFT Fan Club Layout for later this month. Here's a peek at what we'll be doing in those classes...

Layout Club - We'll be working with My Mind's Eye papers and also Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves Die and some MFT Die namics! We'll also take the iTop out for a spin to make some custom brads.

MFT Fan Club - We'll be working with some Memory Box papers and many of the new Die namics from the October Release including the Contempo Cage, the Oval Tab and the Oval Decorative Doily!

There are 2 dates set for the MFT Fan Club.. Saturday, October 29th at 12:30 and Thursday, November 3rd at 6:30.

If you're interested in joining us at either club meeting, please call Right at Home Scrapbooking at (508)695-9290 to reserve your spot!

CS Guest Designer

2011-10-16T14:58:00.005-04:00

I was very excited to be a guest designer on Creative Scrappers this week! I love their blog and look for inspiration there all the time! The sketch Kristine gave me to work with can be seen here, and here's my take on it.

I used Doodlebug's new Monster Mania line... I just can't get enough of those little creatures!

I was inspired by my recent multi media class to paint on my layout. I used bubble wrap to apply the color.

Even the spider is cute! It was lots of fun to play with this line and the CS sketch! I'll be back later this week with some goodies from Right at Home!

Yesterday

2011-10-06T10:00:00.005-04:00

This week my husband and I celebrated our 19th Anniversary. I have a hard time believing we've been married that long. I think I may have to give up telling everyone I'm 29... it's beyond the respectable limits at this point! Since I had a post due for LCOM on our anniversary I thought it would be perfect to scrap our wedding photo. I still haven't done a book for our wedding... talk about a bit behind... someday I'll get to it! Here's the layout I created using Bo Bunny's Garden Girl Line.

I love the chipboard pieces that come with this line, I used the leafy flourish as a backdrop for the flowers I die cut using MFTs new Prima Donna Petals Die namic.

The butterfly was "fussy cut" from the Garden Girl Paper.

That's all for now... it was fun to look back many years (and a couple of dress sizes!) Check out the Bo Bunny Garden Girl Collection Kit at LCOM! You'll love the colors and patterns!

Simple Stories at RAH

2011-09-30T10:26:00.005-04:00

I got to play with some Simple Stories Happy Day at Right at Home this month. I've decided that Simple Stories is becoming one of my new favs... LOVE the colors and there are so many embellies with each collection. This picture is from my daughter's 13th birthday party last month... a small affair... just 18 of her closest friends. Oh well, live and learn. At least the weather was good and they had fun! The layout is based on Creative Scrappers Sketch 164.

I used some cappuccino twine from the Twinery to make a balloon bunch.

There were so many alpha stickers with the collection, I decided to do all of my journaling in stickers!

That's all for today... I'll be back soon with the layout I created for the MFT Fan Club at Right at Home featuring a bunch of the new September MFT Die namics and some Jillibean papers!

Some Bella Blvd. Layouts

2011-09-23T07:09:00.007-04:00

Recently I sent in an application to the Bella Blvd. Design Team call... didn't make it, but was very happy that one of my layouts was featured on their blog as a project that "caught their eye." Made me happy that they did like my work! Here's some of the layouts that I submitted.

I love this picture of our kitty Rosie, she's so squishy. I used Bella's Tail Waggers and Cat Naps for this layout.

This next layout uses the new Too Cute to Spook. LOVE this line. It's full of cute monsters and great colors.

I stamped this little spider using the coordinating Unity stamps, leave it to Bella to make a spider cute.

Finally, here is the layout that was recognized on Bella's Blog. I had fun with this one, comparing my daughter's first day of school pics and "likes" from the beginning of middle school to the end.

That's all for today.. I'll be back soon with more projects!

September RAH Layouts

2011-09-21T07:34:00.005-04:00

It's been a busy month over at Right at Home Scrapbooking...lots and lots of new CHA items coming in!! Not so good for my wallet. Here are a couple of layouts I created. The first was created from the goodies in the Layout Workshop take home kit using Bella Blvd's Family Dynamix.
The banner was created with MFT's Fishtail Banner Die Namic and some twine from the Twinery.

I hand cut the flowers and added some Whimsy buttons... they coordinated perfectly!

Finally, I hand cut the tree from the Cute Cuts sheet and added a Bella Blossom and a little birdie Whimsy pin.

This next layout was created for the DT, using some fun papers from Jillibean Soup Pasta Fagioli line. I also used a bunch of the MFT Die Namics from the September release.

The corner goodies were created using the MFT Medium Scalloped border, the new Dog Tag and the heart from the new Homespun Birdhouse Collection.

The new Ticket File Tab is perfect for a date or a little journaling.

The new Rolled Mums are awesome, and add such a fun touch.

Finally, I used the Mini Pennant to create a little banner decoration.
I'll be back soon with some more RAH Layouts... featuring Simple Stories Happy Day!

Feeling Dotty... Again!

2011-09-19T06:34:00.005-04:00

I've had such fun playing with Echo Park's Dots & Stripes this month over at Let's Capture our Memories. Both the Metropolitan and Candy Shoppe lines are so bright and cheery!
I decided to go off the page once more and created a perpetual calendar mixing the Metropolitan and Candy Shoppe Lines.
All this project required was some chipboard, papers stickers, and my Zutter Bind-it-all.

I used two sheets of the Metropolitan Alpha stickers to create the days, months and dates.

And once I reacquainted myself with my Bind-it-all... it went together really quickly. I'm thinking this would make a great holiday gift for teachers and coaches.
For my other project, I created a really cute layout featuring my daughter and a neighbor at a tea party that was held for the girls in my neighborhood. They're just soooo cute!

I created a little banner by folding the Dots & Stripes pennant stickers over a piece of twine.

And of course... a Whimsy to complete the title. That's all for now.. I'll be back soon with some more projects!

Dots and Stripes at LCOM

2011-09-08T10:33:00.003-04:00

A few of the ladies over at LCOM created some beautiful altered items last month, and inspired me to create something off the page! Looking through my stash, I found this great memo board frame from Canvas Corp. and decided it was a perfect base for this project I created for my daughter's room.

I used Echo Park's Dots and Stripes Metropolitan to cover the frame and the background and back the pictures, and I used twine from the Twinery to hang my items from. The mini clothes pins are Canvas Corp.

The canvas banner pieces and the kraft tags are Maya Road. I colored the banner pieces with Maya Mists and stamped on them with archival ink.

And of course... there are Whimsy buttons!!!

It was a lot of fun to create something a little different!!! I think it gave my creativity a boost!! That's all for today, I'll be back later this month with some more EP Dots and Stripes!

PageMaps Layout

2011-09-02T11:26:00.006-04:00

I was so excited to get an e-mail from Becky Fleck last month asking me to be part of the September PageMaps newsletter!! I LOVE PageMaps... have both her layout sketch books and often use her sketches for inspiration. Here's what I came up with using her fun sketch.

Last June, my daughter was invited to a birthday party where the girls got to play "dress-up" with cocktail dresses and evening gowns. They had so much fun and each girl got to take a dress home! It was a fabulous party! I thought that Bella Blvd.'s Sophisticates line was the perfect fit for this layout.

I also used MFT's Rolled Roses Die namics and Doily to enhance the "girly" theme. It was such a fun layout to create! Check out the September PageMaps newsletter to see some of the other wonderful layouts!

August at LCOM

2011-08-31T09:17:00.006-04:00

Just wanted to share a couple of layouts I created for Let's Capture our Memories this month. I got to work with My Mind's Eye's Hip Hooray Girl collection... love the colors in this collection, so bright and cheerful! Perfect for birthdays and celebrations.
Last year, Caroline had candles at every meal on her birthday... including breakfast! I had fun with the details on this one... especially the corrugated owl from Jillibean! I also made the ribbon flower using Maya Road Pleated trim and a Gluber. And of course... there are Whimsies!

After using Hip Hooray for a couple of birthday layouts, I tried to used them for another theme... I almost succeeded! This is a picture of Caroline at a friend's birthday party... since it was the 3rd of July, they had sparklers!

I sprayed the Jillibean corrugated shapes with some Glimmer Mist to make them shine and I used Stickles on the letters to keep with the sparkle theme.

That's all for today.... I'll be back with some Echo Park Dots and Stripes projects next week!

Some EP Layouts for RAH

2011-08-28T13:25:00.004-04:00

Since I'm stuck inside waiting for Hurricane Irene to pass me by, I thought it might be a good time to update my blog!! It was an Echo Park month at Right at Home Scrapbooking this month! I got to work with both the new Victoria Gardens and some more Splash!!! My first layout uses Victoria Gardens. It's a picture of my daughter with her grand parents in Florida. We had a lovely dinner out for her birthday at a great restaurant called Blue in Flaggler Beach. It was a wonderful night! I really love the Cheerful Words paper and the Element stickers are perfect!
My next layout used EP's Victoria Gardens as well. The picture is of my daughter and her best friend at the Scholastic Awards in June. I created the flower by dyeing seam tape with some Glimmer Mist and looping it around on a Gluber. The tutorial I created can be seen here.

My last EP layout of the month uses the ever fun Splash collection. I also added a couple of Whimsy buttons and fishy pins! Love those Whimsies!

We'll, that's it for now. I'll be back soon with some fun layouts using My Mind's Eye's Hip Hooray Girl Collection. Hope everyone stays safe in this weather! Just hoping my trees hold out!

I {heart} Echo Park

2011-08-19T10:57:00.015-04:00

Anyone who knows me, knows that I absolutely adore Echo Park. I've been so astounded by the fabulousness (made up word, yes, but it fits) of their collections! They fit my scrapping style to a tee! So... when EP announced they were holding a Fresh Faces Monthly Design Team call... I just couldn't resist! A couple of these projects have been shown on my blog before, so I'll start with something "Fresh"!!!

LOGAN

Supplies: From Echo Park Little Boy: PPs Rad Plaid, Journaling Cards, Strawberry & Sky, Denim & Lizard, Rockstar, Buttons, Element Stickers
Other: buttons: Cosmo Cricket and BasicGrey; Ribbon: Bo Bunny; Twine: The Twinery, DMC Floss; Cricket Cartridge: Mickey Font; Frame: AC Moore

I have a daughter, no boys, but when I saw the wonderful colors and adorable element stickers of Little Boy, I couldn't resist buying it! When my good friend had her third boy, it gave me the perfect excuse to have purchased the collection! I made this frame for her little cutie!

This is really a simple project.. and it makes a wonderful gift. I purchased a frame from AC Moore, took out the glass and used the cardboard insert as my background which I covered with the Sky Card stock. I then cut the letters from the various Little Boy patterns using my Cricut Mickey Font (4" letters). I used the Denim Blue as a shadow to make the letters pop a bit more, and I put foam tape between the layers to make it more dimensional.

I flossed some buttons from my stash and glued them on. I also used some of the absolutely adorable Little Boy element stickers to add more pizazz! A little bow completed the letters!

I thought I was done, but just couldn't resist adding the little plane with a floss swirl to the frame! In all, it didn't take me very long, but I know my friend will appreciate the effort!

My next project actually won the Facebook Fan Friday award over on Echo Park's blog on June 25th. I was so flattered they picked my layout. I always look to see what folks have posted, and let me tell you , the work is fantastic. I never expected to be among the winners!

I Scream...

Supplies Used: From Echo Park's Summer Days Collection: PPs Big Dots, Rainbow,Banners, Double Sided Blue, Quilt, Scallops, Ice Cream. Chipboard pieces, Rub Ons, Cardstock Alphabet.
Other: Maya Road Daisy Trim; Shimmerz Chalkboard Spritz (peacock); Twine: The Twinery: MFT Die namics Sun and Flat Clouds; Pin: My Little Bit of Whimsy; Buttons: Joann Fabrics; SVG Cuts Lacy Shapes.

As soon as I saw the Summer Days Collection, I thought these pictures. Every year on the last day of school, I take my daughter and friends for lunch and an ice cream at a local restaurant. As you can see... they are so very camera shy!

As a background for the pictures, I cut a rectangle lacy shape from the purple side of the banner paper using my SVG Cuts Lacy Shape collection and my Cricut. The pink and green scallop circles also come from that collection. To give my layout a layered look, I added a smaller rectangle using the quilt paper and matted my photos on the pink side of the scallops paper. I completed the look with a strip of green from the quilt paper. To make the colors pop , I lightly inked the edges in black... I think it makes the colors really stand out!

I colored the daisy trim using some Shimmerz Chalkboard Spritz, and added the adorable chipboard flowers. The little buttons completed the look! I also added some twine and one of my favorite stick pins from my Whimsy collection!

The letter stickers and rub-on from the Summer Days collection made a title easy! To complete the layout I added a strip of the quilt paper that I cut into a penant shape and a scrap of the pink from the scallop paper. I topped it with a sun I made using the MFT Sun Die namic and the Big Dots and Ice Cream papers and a couple of white cardstock clouds.

I have to say, this is one of my favorite layouts this year!

My final project is a layout I completed just recently for the design team at Right at Home Scrapbooking using the fun Splash! collection. I was so excited when I was given this line to work with... I LOVE the little fishies! The pictures are of my daughter and husband trying to keep cool on a recent trip to Florida. (July + Florida = UBER HOT!!)

Staying Cool... In the Pool

Supplies Used: From the Echo Park Splash! Collection: PPs Journaling paper, Splash, Borders, Diagonal Stripe, Big Dots; Element Stickers, Alpha Stickers
Other: Cardstock Bazzill; Cat's Pajama's Easy Daisy Die, MFT Die namics Sun and Flat Clouds, Liquid Pearls, DMC Floss; Karen Foster Scrapbookers Floss

This layout was really easy to put together. I started with 4" squares from each of the Pink grid from Journaling paper, the waves from the Diagonal Stripes paper, the blue side of the Big Dots Paper and the blue side of the Fish paper. I mounted them a bit askew on the kraft cardstock and then the fun began!
For the top left square, I cut the banner pieces from the Borders paper and created a banner using some twine and my tiny attacher. I used foam tape to pop it. The fish are from the sticker and border sheets and the fun word stickers are from the alphabet sticker sheet. I finished off with some bubbles using the liquid pearls.
I added another layer of waves to the bottom right square and popped it with foam tape so the fish looked like they were coming out of the waves. The title is made up entirely of stickers from the Element and Alphabet sticker sheets. Again, I added some liquid pearls for shine! Finally the last two squares focus mainly on the pictures with some die cuts and stickers to accent. I love how easy and fun this page turned out to be!

I've worked with so many Echo Park Collections this year, it was hard to narrow my selection down! Some others that I've featured on my blog can be found here. Thanks for reading, and I'll let you know how it all turns out!

Hip Hooray!!

2011-08-11T14:27:00.001-04:00

OK, it's been a while since my last post... but I've been very busy!! Lots and Lots of DT Layouts in the works as well as the class layouts for the Layout Workshop and the MFT Fan Club! I've also been asked to create a layout for the September Pagemaps Newsletter!! I'm VERY excited about that! Here's what I created for the Marketing Team over at Let's Capture Our Memories. I got to use My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray Girl and some fabulous Jillibean corrugated shapes!
I had fun painting the corrugated shapes to match the papers and the cupcake theme, coordinated perfectly with my picture!

Of course, I had to add some Whimsy Buttons and pins from my stash, and some twine from the Twinery to finish it all off!

That's all for today, but I'll be back soon with some more Hip Hooray and also some Echo Park Victoria Gardens!

Splash!

2011-07-30T07:54:00.005-04:00

Echo Park has really had a great year. I'm in love with (and own) every single collection they've put out so far! I was very happy to get to work with the Splash line for my July work at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Here's what I came up with.

Staying Cool in the Pool
I cut the banner pieces from the Borders sheet and attached some black cord with my tiny attacher.

I also used some liquid pearls to make the fish bubbles and the edge of the waves.

Kissed by a Fish

This layout was based on a challenge by Frances Sylvia for Right at Home Scrapbooking. She challenged everyone to create a layout using a 12"x6" strip of paper, a 6"x6" piece, two 2"x12" strips and two 1"x12" strips. You were also allowed to add some embellishments, buttons and ribbon. It was very cool how different every one's layouts were!

I used the Cat's Pajama's easy Rosette and of course some Whimsys!

That's all for now. I'll be back with some My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray next week!

Beach Babe Layouts

2011-07-27T08:39:00.003-04:00

Boy, I don't blog for 2 weeks, now my 4th post in a week! Playing catch up I guess. I was lucky enough to get to work with Fancy Pants Beach Babe Line over at LCOM this month... this is such a fun collection! Bright colors, fun embellies... perfect for summer and vacation photos! My first layout shows my daughter under the Caroline St. sign in Key West, FL. We just couldn't resist! I love the Beach Babe paper flowers, and of course a Whimsy Cloud!

My second layout is also from the Keys... my daughter would've been more than happy to spend the whole time in a beach chair with her book and her iPod! I made the zipper flower using a Cosmo Cricket Gluber and some Maya Road Zipper trim.

I'll be back later in the week with another Splash layout... LOVE the collections this summer!

RAH Layout Workshop Layout

2011-07-26T09:47:00.004-04:00

Just a quick post to show off the layout I created with my take home kit from the Right at Home Layout Workshop. We got to work with some Jillibean Dutch Mustard Soup papers!

I took this picture last week while we were out to dinner celebrating Caroline's 13th Birthday in Florida.

I cut out the hearts from one of the papers to create a cluster and added some ADORABLE Whimsy pins! I also used the MFT tiny ticket and file tab Die Namics. If you're interested in joining us for the Layout Workshop, give Lisa a call at Right at Home. Our next meeting is August 19th. That's all for now, be back soon with some fun Beach Babe Layouts!

Christmas in July!

2011-07-24T22:52:00.004-04:00

Head on over to Let's Capture Our Memories for their Christmas in July sale!! Lots and lots of goodies!

Some Bo Bunny Layouts

2011-07-22T09:26:00.006-04:00

I've been a bad blogger this month!!! Just realized I haven't posted for over 2 weeks! It's been busy... We spent some time down the Cape and we just got back from a week in Florida...now, back to reality, 100 degrees and a lot of laundry!

This month, I got to work with Bo Bunny's Liberty Line for my DT projects at Right at Home. I really love all things Bo Bunny!!! Here are my layouts... both featuring pictures from the Chatham, MA 4th of July parade in 2010.This first LO, Celebrating Freedom shows my daughter, husband and mom enjoying breakfast on the church lawn, while waiting for the parade. I painted the chipboard letters to match the colors and used the MFT stars Die namic.
This next LO is based on a sketch by Frances Sylvia for Right at Home. It's my daughter and some of our favorite parade floats. The banner is the round banner Die namic from MFT.
That's it for now... I'll be back next week with some layouts done for Let's Capture our Memories using Fancy Pants Beach Babe line... stay cool!

Relaxing

2011-07-06T08:23:00.004-04:00

I have actually been relaxing for the past few days! The weather has been great down the Cape! Of course I did get a sunburn... they have to start making SPF 225 for those of us that are of pasty pale Irish descent! I am getting some great pictures though... we had a birthday party and a big parade down here... so I'm learning my new camera on the fly!

Anyway... the real reason I'm posting today is to share my latest creation for Let's Capture our Memories. For July, I get to use Fancy Pants' Beach Babe line. I absolutely love this line... full of bright fun colors and FABULOUS embellishments!

This is a picture from last year when we took the boat out to Sesuit Harbor to go fishing. Caroline likes to fish, but I think she liked relaxing more! I did some fussy cutting of fish and added some of the die cuts and chipboard pieces.

The sun is from the fun rub on sheet and the clouds were created using MFT's flat bottomed cloud Die namic.

I added some Stickles to the chipboard pieces and the fish on the paper to make them shine a little and some Glossy Accents to the water drops and bubbles. I love how it adds a little dimension.

Finally I stitched some "waves" into the water to add a little something... it was a very fun layout to work with! I'll be back later in the month with some more LCOM layouts using Beach Babe. I hope you're out enjoying good weather and taking plenty of pictures!

What a Week!

2011-06-25T08:46:00.007-04:00

I'm back to show the last of my LCOM Layouts using Bella Blvd.'s Tail Waggers and Cat Naps, but first, I had to share what an amazing week I've had! I usually don't enter a lot of layout contests, I kind of go in spurts, if I have something that fits the contest requirements, I'll enter it. This past week, I was surprised to be recognized three times!! First, Echo Park picked one of my layouts to display on their weekly blog post, I Spy Echo Park. Right after that, I got an e-mail from Becky Fleck letting me know that I won the MLS LO Contest on the Page- Maps blog with one of my Tail Wagger Layouts! Finally, yesterday I was roaming blogs and saw that one of my EP Summer Days layouts was chosen as a winner on Echo Park's Facebook Fan Friday Post! I guess when it rains, it pours!

Anyway, back to my final Tail Wagger's LO. This is a picture of my very unstable kitty, Daisy. It's a typical pose for her, she's a bit crazy!

I had a lot of fun with this LO... To add a little "something" to the top corner, I cut a bread tag using MFT's new Die namic.

I stitched a bit crazy... tried to make it look like yarn, not sure if I succeeded, but it added to the crazy feel.

The chipboard pieces from the Tail Waggers' line were fun to work with, and I had to add a couple of Whimsy Buttons!

I finished it off with some twine and rolled flowers made using MFT's Rolled Flower Die namic.

That's it for now, I'll be back next week with a patriotic LO using Bo Bunny's new Liberty Line.

I Scream (You Scream)....

2011-06-17T06:30:00.000-04:00

It's been a busy month for layouts!!! I'm back with another layout using Echo Park's Summer Day for the Right at Home Scrapbooking Design Team. I just love this line... the colors are just so bright and cheery... it's easy to work with! This layout shows the girls on the last day of school last year, enjoying their ice cream, as has become our tradition!

I pulled out my MFT Die namic flat bottomed clouds and sun to add a little pizazz to the corner.

In order to make the colors pop a bit I lightly inked the edges in black. I really think it brings out the colors even more! Echo Park had some adorable chipboard flowers to go with this line, I couldn't resist them! For the daisy trim, I misted some Maya Road trim with Shimmerz Spritz to get it to match the colors in my layout.

To finish it all off, I added some twine around a Whimsy ice cream stick pin... I just love those Whimsy's!

That's all for now, I'll be back next week with my last LO using Bella Blvd.'s Tail Waggers and Cat Naps!

Pay Purr View

2011-06-15T06:51:00.007-04:00

I'm back with another Tail Waggers and Cat Naps Layout I did for the Marketing Team over at LCOM.

My two kitties love an open window or door... it gives them a glimpse of all the critters outside! They'll spend hours looking out, talking and twitching!

The clouds and sun are chipboard minis from Maya Road that I painted. I misted the edge of the clouds with Shimmerz Spritz. The little bird is a pin from My Little Bit of Whimsy.

I made the yellow flower using Maya road Pleated Ribbon Trim and a Gluber. The gingham flowers are Maya, and the cute little bumble bee is a Whimsy.

I added some twirly hand stitching and a banner made using MFT's Fishtail Banner Die namic. It was a fun layout to play with!

I'll be back Friday with some more Echo Park Summer Day.

Summer Days are Here

2011-06-10T15:09:00.007-04:00

Here's the latest layout I did for Right at Home using Echo Park's ado.rable Summer Days line. the colors of this line are awesome!!! Very bright and pretty! My layout is based on Frances Sylvia's sketch for RAH.

To make the colors pop a bit more, I stitched in black and doodled on the fun chipboard and sticker embellishments that come with the Summer Days line.

And the rub-on title was the perfect addition!! That's all for now, I'll be back in a few days with some more from Bella Blvd.'s Tail Waggers and Cat Naps!

Tail Waggers at LCOM

2011-06-08T07:23:00.009-04:00

I'm back with some more Tail Waggers and Cat Naps from Bella Blvd. I'm so happy to get to work with this line for my June LCOM posts! I can finally catch up on scrapping all my kitty pics!
I love these pictures... they are of my Rosie hunting an ant that crawled into the waste basket. She was hysterical... wouldn't stop until she got that ant! I had fun with the chipboard pieces and stickers that come with the Tail Waggers line, and the Cute Cuts sheet had great pictures to cut and add like the paw print.

To finish it all off, I added a cute yellow button from My Little Bit of Whimsy and stitched around the edge and added some ants made from brads.

That's it for today, I'll be back soon with some Echo Park Summer Days and more Tail Waggers from Bella Blvd.!

MFT Fan Club

2011-06-03T06:30:00.005-04:00

Hi Everyone!
We had our first MFT Fan Club at Right at Home Scrapbooking last night. It was a lot of fun and a lot of laughs! I created this layout for the ladies to do in class. It uses My Mind's Eye Good Day Sunshine papers and lots of Die namics from MFT. We featured the rolled daisy, but it also uses the Dainty Doily, Dainty Border,Butterflies and Layered Label.

That's it for now, just a quick post. I'll be back next week with some Bella Blvd. Tail Waggers and Cat Naps!

Study Buddies

2011-05-31T06:32:00.006-04:00

I love it when designers come out with cute lines for pets, especially since I have hundreds of pictures of my crazy kitties! Bella Blvd. has a new fun line Tail Waggers and Cat Naps which is perfect for these pics! I created this layout for the DT at Right at Home Scrapbooking.

I love this picture of Caroline and Rosie! It's so funny... where ever Caroline is these days, Rosie follows and demands attention. It's really cute. She's such an easy-going kitty!

I cut the paw and the funky circle from one of the Tail Waggers and Cat Naps papers and painted some of the Maya Road and Bazzill Chipboard pieces from my stash to match the color scheme.

The word stickers are a perfect detail for pet pages!! A few Whimsy Buttons and done! I'll be back soon with some more Tail Waggers and Cat Naps!

Smiles

2011-05-28T08:38:00.008-04:00

Just a quick post to show my last layout using Lily Bee's Picket Fence from LCOM! I'm officially in love with this line now! These are pictures of my daughter and neighborhood friends at our annual block party.

I spritzed some Little Yellow Bicycle doilies to match the paper and the flowers were created using the new MFT Rolled Daisy Die namic.

And of course, there are butterflies! Love the butterflies. I made these with MFT's Butterfly Die namics and created the antennae using seed beads on a piece of wire.

That's all for now! Stop by LCOM soon to get some Lily Bee Picket Fence and take a peek at their other fun lines!

Picket Fences

2011-05-21T12:17:00.004-04:00

I'm back with my latest post for LCOM using Lily Bee Picket Fence. LOVE the colors in this line!

We took a ride around the Keys one day on our vacation and stopped at this great restaurant right next to the Seven Mile Bridge. The view was gorgeous, and so were the flowers.

I made the flowers using the MFT Upsy Daisy die... love how they come out! I'm also loving the newsprint pattern!

You can get Lily Bee Picket Fence at LCOM now... they also have a couple other Lily Bee lines that are so pretty!!

May RAH Sketch

2011-05-17T17:36:00.006-04:00

Hi Everyone... it's Right at Home sketch time again. Our DT Coordinator Frances came up with a great sketch to work with this month. Here's my take on it.

My kitties provide me with endless photo ops!! Even when they're just lazing around (which is most of the time!) I used Bella Blvd.'s new line Tailwaggers and Cat Naps for this layout. The line is just adorable!

I spritzed the twill tape and Maya Road zipper trim flower with Shimmerz Spritz to give them color. The rolled flower was made using MFT's Rolled Flower Die-namic. The button flower and cute little lady bug are from My Little Bit of Whimsy.

I just love that little lady bug!!! That's it for now, be back later this week with some more Lily Bee layouts!

Key West

2011-05-14T07:52:00.005-04:00

I had a wonderful time at the Right at Home Book Club last night. What a fun group of ladies! This session we're working with Scrapbook Tips and Techniques 2 by Creating Keepsakes. It's a fun book full of great ideas. One of the projects I did this month was this layout from our trip to the Keys... I love this picture!

My layout is based on Creative Scrappers Sketch #152, and I used the great new line from My Mind's Eye.. A Summer Day. The card stock elements were perfect! To finish it off I used a couple of cloud buttons from My Little Bit of Whimsy and created the banner using MFT's new Dienamic, Fishtail Banner.

It was a fun layout to make, and I really wish I was back there, especially with the weather report around here! I'll be back soon with a mini brag book I made for a good friend who just had number 3!!

Lily Bee Design at LCOM

2011-05-12T06:30:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone,
I'm back with a new layout done for the Marketing Team at LCOM. I got to work with a line that's new to me... Lily Bee Designs. I used their new line Picket Fence for this Easter layout. Our cherry tree, when in bloom is gorgeous, and we always try to get a picture to capture the blossoms. It was in it's full glory this Easter!

I went a bit crazy with the misting on this one, misting the eyelet trim, lace and flowers with Shimmerz Spritz. The flowers are Prima.

I added some machine and hand stitching to finish it off! Be back soon with some more layouts!

Some MFT Cuteness!

2011-05-10T11:23:00.006-04:00

I just had to share this project... I decorated these flip flops for a Beach Party that's being held at Right at Home Scrapbooking this coming Friday evening.

They were super easy to make! I just tied strips of green fabric around the tops of the flip flops, then topped them off with fabric daisies I made using the new MFT Rolled Daisy die! Can't wait to wear them! I think I'll need to go get a pedi now!

An Ad-Lib Mini

2011-04-29T06:29:00.007-04:00

Hi Everyone..I'm back with another project for Let's Capture Our Memories using Bo Bunny's Ad Lib line. I decided to to a mini album to document an award my daughter received for Youth Art Month. She designed a flag that was chosen to represent the State of Massachusetts at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. It was really exciting, we took a trip down to D.C. for the festivities and got to meet with Congressman McGovern and Senator Brown from Massachusetts!
I scanned her design and used it for the cover art of a Prima Canvas album which I painted and added the ribbon trim.

There were so many brochures, invitations and letters of congratulations that I decided to make envelopes and put them into the clear inserts that came with the album.

It really was a fun album to put together! Stop by LCOM to check out all of the Bo Bunny Ad-Lib goodies!

Ad Lib at LCOM

2011-04-13T09:30:00.009-04:00

Hi... just wanted to share a layout I did for the Let's Capture Our Memories Marketing Team this month. I was very excited to get to work with Bo Bunny's Ad Lib. The colors in this line are fantastic!! It's definitely one of my all time favorites!! I had a lot of fun with this layout... last year we took our daughter to her first concert... Taylor Swift. She had such a great experience. I chose to make the journalling a major part of my layout because the story was so fun! I also wanted to include the ticket stubs as well. Since there was a lot going on with the journalling, I kept the rest simple with a cute little border using MFT's Banner Die-namic and some of the fun rub-ons from the Ad-lib line.

That's all for now... stop by LCOM to check out the entire Bo Bunny Ad Lib line!

A Bit of Fun News

2011-04-07T07:27:00.005-04:00

I got a bit of fun news today... I've been asked to be part of the Design Team for Sketches 2 Scrapbook!

If you're not familiar, Sketches 2 Scrapbook is an iPhone/iTouch/iPad app for scrapbookers. It's full of fun sketches and samples... great for anyone who loves sketches, or scraps "on the go" at crops or at a friend's house!

Their facebook page is here.

Their website is here.

Check them out... it's an awesome app!!

Signs of Spring

2011-04-04T06:48:00.010-04:00

Hi Everyone... just wanted to share a layout I did for the monthly sketch at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Every month our DT Coordinator Frances Sylvia puts together a great sketch. Here's a look at the sketch and my take on it for the reveal:

Frances' Sketch

A Sign of Spring

I had a lot of fun with this Layout. I got to play with Echo Park's new Springtime Line. The colors just scream spring! For the background, I wove strips of the green to create a basket look. The letters are corrugated alphas from Jillibean, which I inked and added some stitching. The flowers were created by twisting some ribbon around and securing to a piece of chipboard.

Finally the butterflies were created using MFT's Butterfly Die namics and some Art-C wire for the antennae.

It was a fun sketch to play with! It was also so nice to see the sunshine! Hopefully it will stick around... I'm so done with the snow.

Echo Park at LCOM

2011-03-29T09:01:00.004-04:00

Hi Everyone... I'm back with my second layout from LCOM using Echo Park's For the Record. I had these great pictures of my daughter at a gym meet... all of them showed her airborne! I was saving them for a single layout, and once I saw the hot air balloon on the For the Record sticker sheet, I knew exactly how to scrap them! I used Maya Road Tiny Kraft tags to label the photos and had a great time finding the perfect element stickers to add to the layout!

That's all for now, stop by LCOM soon to check out all of the new goodies coming in daily!

Some RAH Layouts

2011-03-24T08:02:00.008-04:00

Hi Everyone... back with some more layouts from the Crop on the Cape...(of the few I actually completed :) ) I got a great bunch of goodies from Lisa at Right at Home Scrapbooking to work with this month... My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Collection. I LOVE this line. It has tons of blues and greens and begs to be distressed.

My first layout is the annual picture of my daughter and her Cape Cod friends...

I created the layered scallop flowers by stacking and distressing 5 layers and attaching them with a brad. For March, we had a challenge to re-use or re-purpose something on our layout so I used a cardboard coffee sleeve to create my title letters.

My second layout showcases pictures of my kitty Rosie on her first outdoor adventure. (She's an indoor kitty) My husband bought a harness because he thought she'd like the outside... The results were mixed, but she did like the flowers! (or maybe it was the chipmunk hole under the bush....)

I created the flowers and butterflies using MFT's Die-namics and the tags and title were made from the recycled coffee sleeves.

That's it for now, I'll be back next week with the last of the layouts I created.. I know, sad, a whole weekend to scrap and only 4 completed!

First LCOM Layout

2011-03-21T08:45:00.009-04:00

Hi Everyone! I'm back from a fabulous weekend down at the Crop on the Cape!! I went with a group of 8 friends, and we had a blast!! Of course, I didn't get tons done, too much laughing and gabbing!! I was able to complete my first layout for the LCOM Marketing Team!! I was lucky enough to play with Echo Park's For the Record line.

I took this picture of my mother and daughter last year on my daughter's birthday... I love how it came out!! The layout is based on Sketch 144 from Creative Scrappers. I had lots of fun with the embellishments on this one... the zipper flowers are made from Maya Road Zipper trims. I colored the blue and red ones using some Shimmerz Spritz and Luminarte.

The banner was made using Maya Road's new canvas banner minis and topping it with Maya's yellow ruffle trim.

Finally, the best part, my good friend Lynn Kopas who designs for Petaloo, found this adorable dragon fly in her stash. It matched my mom's shirt perfectly!! I colored him with some Shimmerz Spritz and hand stitched a little swirl to complete him!!

I'll be back soon with some more (of the very few...) layouts that I completed at the crop. Stop by Let's Capture Our Memories soon to check out all of the new goodies that are coming in daily!

Layout Club Project

2011-03-16T10:13:00.005-04:00

Hi Everyone... just wanted to share a layout that I created for the Layout Club at Right at Home Scrapbooking. It's a great club, each month we get a kit to work with and create layouts to share at our meeting. In the meeting we do a project as well! It's a great way to get caught up!

This month we got to work with Basic Grey's Marjolaine line. I LOVE this line.. blues, greens, browns, it's right up my alley! Here's what I came up with:

This is a picture my mother, husband, daughter and me on the front steps of the Chatham Bars Inn. We go there each summer to celebrate my parents' anniversary. I based the layout on Creative Scrappers's sketch 146.

I had lot of fun with the flower embellishments and I couldn't resist adding some cute butterflies made from MFT's Die-namics butterflies.

I finished it all up with some machine and hand stitching. I'm really happy with how this came out!! Well I'm off to the Crop on the Cape this weekend... I'm hoping to be very productive!!

Shamrocks at RAH!

2011-03-11T06:30:00.006-05:00

Hi Everyone... just wanted to let you know that I'll be at Right at Home Scrapbooking this Saturday to teach a fun make and take. We'll be creating this adorable shamrock pin from Sticky Canvas, paint daubers and MFT's Die-namics! I'll be there from 12:00 - 1:30... Hope to see you there!

A Little Twig

2011-03-07T09:53:00.011-05:00

Hi there... thought I'd share a layout I did over the weekend. It's based on a sketch by Inspired Blueprints, and I used the Little Yellow Bicycle Twig line. This line is awesome, full of my favorite color combo... blue, green and brown!

The Twig line comes with all sorts of great embellies! I fell in love with the canvas banner and the button flowers! The butterflies were created using MFT's Butterfly Die-namic and the mini clothespins are from Canvas Corp... they were just so cute I had to have them!

The pictures are from Caroline's 12th birthday party... so glad the girls can still be goofy! That's it for now.. I'll be back soon with some pictures of our day trip to D.C. We're going down because Caroline's Youth Art Month's flag design won for the state of MA. They're making it into a 3'x5' flag and having a flag raising ceremony at the Capitol! It's very exciting. We've also been invited to visit with our local Congressman, who was unable to make the ceremony but wanted to meet Caroline. Back Soon!

February RAH Projects

2011-02-28T07:37:00.011-05:00

Hi Everyone! Just spent a great weekend working the Croptopia event in Mystic, CT. It was a first for me, helping to run the on-site store for Right at Home Scrapbooking, we had such a good time, an met some wonderful ladies!

I wanted to share with you the projects I did for Right at Home for February. I got to work with a couple of lines from My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Collection. The papers are great, very vintage and romantic!

My first layout features a picture of my grandparents when they were dating. I love this picture! They are so young! I based this layout on sketch 54 by Creative Scrappers.

I created the roses by coloring fabric with Shimmerz Spritz and stiffening the fabric. I then cut the roses using My Favorite things Rolled Rose Die-namics. I added some stitching and pearls for a vine look.

My next layout used the Portobello line from MME's Lost and Found collection. I LOVE the blue/green/brown color combo!

The picture is my daughter Caroline. It's one of the five hundred tries of our Christmas Card picture! I converted it to black and white to keep the vintage feel. The hearts and rolled flowers were created using MFT Die-namics. The trims were colored using Shimmerz Spritz.

Finally, we were asked to create something different than a layout. My assignment was to create a home decor item. I decided to create a vintage looking frame to showcase my grandparent's wedding picture. The flowers and hearts were created using... you guessed it.. MFT Die-namics! The roses are fabric that I stiffened and colored. A little paint and an inexpensive frame is turned to something worthy of such a special picture!

That's it for now. I'll be back soon with some layouts from Right at Home and also, my reveal for Lets Capture Our Memories!

Exciting News!

2011-02-22T18:20:00.000-05:00

Hi Everyone! Just thought I'd let you in on some exciting news. I've been asked to be part of the Let's Capture our Memories Marketing Team! This is a great opportunity and I'm excited to be working with such a talented group of ladies! I'll be posting more later, but couldn't wait to spread the news! Check out their site, it's full of all sorts of goodies!

It's About Time!

2011-02-21T10:36:00.001-05:00

After two years of talking about it, I finally got my act together and joined the blogging world! I know that many of my good friends are saying, "It's about time, we're tired of hearing you talk about it!" Well, now they don't have to listen to me complain anymore!

I got to show off my new blog design (created by the VERY talented Kristine Davidson) this weekend at the Right at Home Scrapbooking Winter Crop. What a fun weekend we had. I took my daughter Caroline and we spent the weekend scrapping and laughing with a wonderful group of ladies! I wasn't terribly productive, but I did get a couple of projects started. One thing I started was a mini binder to hold all of the MFT Die-namics I've been accumulating. I was getting tired of losing them, looking for them, finding them and losing them again, so I figured it was time to find a better solution. Here's what I came up with.

The album is a 6x6 Bo Bunny Binder and I've decorated it with the new Basic Grey line Hopscotch. LOVE the Hopscotch paper... it's so cute! The chipboard pieces and felt flowers are awesome! To hold the Die-namics I found some 6x6 tie envelopes from a company called PaperPresentation. I replaced the chipboard pages of the album with these envelopes and decorated them with the die cuts they contain. I'm not completely done (I still have a few more Die-namics ) but I'm well on my way!

It really was a fun project to create! We might even be making it into a class at Right at Home! I'll post details when it's scheduled!

That's it for now... I'll be back soon with some more creations from my scrap weekend!