30gratefuldays Mini Album

Hi Everyone...well I did it!  I completed my #30gratefuldays mini album for Paper Issues!  If you're not familiar, Paper Issues asked their Instagram followers to post pictures each day of November of something they were grateful for and tag it #30gratefuldays.  The response was huge!  I decided to put my pictures in a little 4x6 mini.

 

To make this an easy project, I made myself follow some guidelines.  First, I could only use one collection...Jillibean Soup's Cold Avocado Soup.. along with just a few coordinating embellishments such as washi, twine, doilies, sequins and clips.  Second, I printed 30 project life sketches I got from the Citrus Twist blog... I had to use them in order.  This prevented me from agonizing over every little detail and it really made it such an easy project to complete!  I may try this again for something like a December Daily.  Here are all the inside pages. (click on the picture for a closer view)

I love how it turned out!  That's it for today...I'll be back soon with some layouts for Paper Issues!  Thanks for stopping by.

I have Issues!

I can think of at least 5 friends who will have a snarky comment to my title...sorry to disappoint, but I mean Paper Issues!  Today is my intro post over on the PI blog.  Words can't express how excited I am to be part of such a fun and talented group!  As part of our post we were asked to give 5 random facts about ourselves.  I never scrap about me, so I thought it would be fun to make a layout featuring these facts.  Take a peek...

I had a lot of fun putting this layout together...I used Allison Kreft's new Composition and Color collection for Webster's Pages as my back drop and then sprinkled in lots of fun embellies.

Fact 1 - I am a crazy cat lady.  I know this will NOT be a surprise to most.  I decorated my photo with the cute kitty clip from Studio Calico, some fun Queen and Co. washi and of course the perfect flair from PandaEight.

Fact 2 - I'm secretly jealous of my daughter's ability to take awesome selfies...true story.  My selfies are very scary.  I decorated this photo with some painted corrugated words from Jillibean and some wood veneers from Studio Calico.

Fact 3 - I am addicted to coffee.  So true. I used a cute little coffee .studio file cut with my Cameo.

Fact 4 - My husband and I are huge Jimmy Buffett Fans and go see him every year...grass skirts and all.  I highly recommend this activity.  The tailgating is phenomenal and the people watching is pure amusement.  The stamps I used have been in my stash for years...and I love the little Instagram frame from Studio Calico!

 

Finally...Fact 5 - I have been friends with my husband since we were 15.  I do want to point out that we did not start dating until we were seniors in college.  I do know where all the skeletons are buried.  This pic is from our recent trip to Key West to celebrate our 20th anniversary.   I embellished it with more words from Jillibean and a SC wood hash tag.

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Creative Scrappers Sketch #238

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all enjoying your weekend!  I'm back today with Creative Scrappers Sketch #238 by Juliana Michaels.  This was such a fun sketch to work with!  As soon as I saw it, I knew what I was going to create!  Here's the sketch:

 

And here's my version.  I tipped the sketch sideways and instead of a sunburst, I created a Union Jack flag.  My daughter has this thing for guys with British accents (we're in trouble...), I blame it on One Direction.  She HAD to have these jeans as soon as she saw them, and as you can see, she was happy to show them off!

I used papers and stickers from Jillibean Soup's Soup Staples 2.  I LOVE the patterns and colors.  They made the perfect foundation for my picture.  I used some MFT Die namics to cut the flag and photo corner pieces.  My favorite parts of the layout are the ADORABLE Union Jack Buttons created by the uber talented and super sweet Stephanie Hart from My Little Bit of Whimsy.  They totally "make" my layout!

That's it for today...make sure to stop by the Creative Scrappers Blog to check out all of the gorgeous creations from the team!

Octoberfest

I'm back with a fun fall layout I created for Right at Home Scrapbooking.  Over Columbus Day weekend, we were invited to an Octoberfest Party...the kids had a ton of fun...and the food was FABULOUS....smoked ribs, cole slaw....it was a great day!  When I got Farmhouse's new Sugar Hill line to play with, I knew it would be perfect to use with the pictures from the party!

I used a ton of MFT Die namics on my layout... the Primitive Pumpkins and Wood grain Fence were perfect for my theme... I also got to use my new Impression Obsession Leaf Dies...I love how the dies also emboss!

For my journalling tag, I stitched some lines on a Jillibean tag and used them as writing guides.  My title was created using MFT's By the Letter Die namics.

That's it for today...Lots more on my scrappy "to do" list these days, some more Right at Home DT work, Class layouts for Layout Workshop and MFT Fan Club and I also start my term at Creative Scrappers very soon!!

Kitty Smooches

I was looking through some old pictures a while ago and found this picture of Caroline with our kitty Spike from 2005.  He was such a good boy...always very tolerant of Caroline's efforts to love the stuffing out of  him.  Caroline loved him so much, her first word was "kit."

 

I used a few different Jillibean Soup lines for this layout including Hearty Barley Soup and some of the original Soup Staples papers.  I love those papers...they're on my all time favorites list!  I created the chevron patterns using triangles, and stitched them down.

The banner was made by fussy cutting the hearts from the Hearty Barley paper and stapling them to a piece of Honeydew Twinery Twine.

That's it for today...I'll be back on Wednesday with a layout for The Twinery!  I hope all of my US friends enjoy the Columbus Day holiday and a Happy Thanksgiving to my friends in Canada!

Camp Memories

Facebook and cell phone cameras are my saving grace these days.  My teenage daughter doesn't let me take her picture so much anymore, but will allow me to use pics her friends take and post.  I've really gotten some great pics this way, including this one from her trip to camp this past summer.  I guess I should have warned her that it was dangerous to fall asleep in a cabin full of girls!!!

 

After two weeks of camp, packing to go home was just a bit too much for her!  She fell asleep on the floor on top of her bag, and her cabin mates took advantage of the funny shot! My layout is based on sketch 221 from Creative Scrappers.  I used the fun Jillibean Soup Neopolitan Bean Bisque Soup from the take-home kit I received from the Layout Workshop at Right at Home Scrapbooking.

 

The stickers and punch outs were perfect for my pic...my favorite is the "I'm not here right now..." tag. 

I added some Jillibean epoxy buttons I had in my stash...the colors matched perfectly!  That's all for today...I'll be back this weekend with a peek at the MFT Fan Club Layout for October!

Photo Op

Hi Everyone...just wanted to share the layout I created for this month's Layout Workshop at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  Take a peek...

 

I used Jillibean Soup's Neopolitan Bean Bisque Soup papers and a bunch of MFT Die namcics and stamps for my layout...I am in LOVE with all of the fun patterns and colors!  They went perfectly with the fun and goofy pics from my daughter's 14th Birthday party.  The girls had a blast with some fun mustache, lip and feather boa picture props!

 

I love the "negative space" trend that's everywhere these days and used the technique for my title.  I also colored this ADORABLE little mistable camera from Studio Calico.

 

 

Flags are another trend I'm fond of these days and I made some using the MFT Flag Stax and some fun pins.  Well that's all for today...I'll be back soon with some more projects!

 

Margaritas, Tailgating and Buffett

I've been a neglectful blogger these days... I have tons of projects to post...the timing is just off between when the projects were completed and when they're due to their respective DTs!  Anyway, I do have one I can share today.  It's a rare 2 pager for Right at Home Scrapbooking using Jillibean Soup's new Coconut Lime Soup.

When I saw the limes in this collection, I knew what pictures I'd be scrapping!  Every year we make the pilgrimage to Jimmy Buffett...we now have the tailgating down to an art form.  Full dinner and of course Margaritas made with the secret recipe sour mix!

I created my little banners by punching out the limes from one of the papers, folding them over some twine and stapling.

 The margarita glass was cut using the MFT Let's Toast Dienamic.  I colored it, then coated it with Glossy Accents.  And of course, some Stickles for the "salted" rim!

I'll be back this week with a couple of posts...first the reveal of sketch 132 for Let's Capture These Sketches and on Thursday, I'll be taking part in a product showcase between The Twinery and my FAVORITE manufacturer....wait for it....BELLA BLVD!!! (I'm a little excited).

Hunting Eggs

Every year my neighborhood has an egg hunt for all the kiddos, it's really a fun morning. When I got Jillibean's new Southern Chicken Dumpling Soup from Lisa at Right at Home Scrapbooking, I knew it would be a perfect combination!
I framed my photos with a little twine to make them pop a bit.

The butterflies were made using Jillibean's corrugated butterflies. I layered them with some of the patterned papers then created a butterfly body by wrapping a piece of toothpick with twine.

To complete the look I created swirls with twine so that the butterflies looked like they were moving. Make sure to check back tomorrow, I'm part of a product showcase with The Twinery and Nikki Sivils... there will be prizes!

Tag-a-Polooza Day 8

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!

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!

Layouts from the Weekend

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.

September RAH Layouts

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!