All You Need is Love & a Cat

Hi Everyone!  It's been a while but I actually scrapped just for fun this weekend!  I spent a fun filled few days with some great friends at the Crop on the Cape, and actually got some stuff done!  I tend to chat more than scrap at these events lol.  Anyway, here is the first of the layouts I scrapped ...

This weekend was also the Spring Crop at Paper Issues.  They had a ton of challenges, and I created this layout for their Lucky in Love Challenge to scrap about someone/something you love.  Of course being a crazy cat lady, I scrapped my sweet boy Jax.  I used the new Meow from My Mind's Eye... It is such an adorable collection!

The cute little card from the Journal Card Pack was perfect for my title, and the die cuts and puffy stickers are too adorable!  I have a few more layouts I will try to blog later in the week, but If you're looking for some scrappy inspiration, check out the challenges over at Paper Issues, there's a little something for everyone!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: It's a Plan Class 3rd Layout

Just a quick post today to showcase the third layout I created for the It's a Plan class at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  Take a Peek:

 

The papers are from My Mind's Eye Cut and Paste Charm collection.  I thought they were perfect for this picture of my husband on vacation.  Didn't think I was going to be able to get him to come back home!  The title was cut from a Kerri Bradford file.  That's it for today...I'll be back with some Doodlebug & Right at Home Projects later in the week!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: It's a Plan Class Layout 2

Hi Everyone...I just realized I never posted the remaining layouts from my June It's a Plan class at Right at Home Scrapbooking!  This is the second layout...

 

 

The papers and stickers are from the My Mind's Eye Cut and Paste Charm collection.   The pictures are just some silly selfies my husband and I took on a recent weekend down in Cape Cod.

 

I'll be back tomorrow with the last of the three layouts from my class...that's it for today, thanks for stopping by!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: It's a Plan Class Layout

Hi Everyone, I have one of the layouts I created for this month's It's a Plan Class at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  We played with some My Mind's Eye Cut & Paste Charm to put together this layout:

 

The Hello Summer is from the Silhouette Store, and the sun & clouds were cut using Lawn Fawn's Spring Showers dies. 

 

 

I have a couple of more layouts from our class that I'll be posting over the next week.  I'll be back tomorrow with my last Guest Design post for The Twinery!  Thanks for stopping by!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: June Mood Board

Hi Everyone...I'm back today with a layout I created using the June Mood Board over at Right at Home Scrapbooking and Sketch 271 from Creative Scrappers.  Take a peek at the Mood Board & sketch:
 

 

And here's what I came up with:

 

 

I love this picture of me and my cousins... it's the first time in years we were all together for my cousin Christine's bridal shower.  It's always a good time with these girls!!!  I used some goodies from My Mind's Eye Now & Then Dorothy collection.  Love the touches of silver!



That's it for me today...I'll be back tomorrow to showcase the layouts I created for the last It's a Plan class at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  Thanks for stopping by!

 

Right at Home Scrapbooking: May Class Layout

Hi Everyone...I have another layout for Right at Home Scrapbooking today...this time it's one of the class layouts we'll be creating in this month's It's a Plan class...take a peek...

 

 Love these pictures...we were just hanging out one day and decided to take some Family group selfies! The papers are from My Mind's Eye Cut and Paste Collections, and  I used the Cute Cameras 2  and Precious Polaroids MFT Dienamics ...thought they were perfect for this layout!

 

 

 

 

 

If you're local and would like to join us...this month's class will be held on Saturday, May 31st at 10:30am. That's it for me today..I'll be back on Sunday with a post for Paper Issues.  Thanks for stopping by!

Right at Home Scrapbooking: Fabulous

Hi Everyone...I have a fun layout today I created using the May Mood Board from Right at Home Scrapbooking...take a peek at the board:

 

And here's my layout... some fun "strike a pose" pics of my daughter and her good friend before their sophomore semi formal ring dance.

 

 

I used some My Mind's Eye Cut and Paste papers for my layout...the colors were perfect!  My triangle background was inspired by a PL card created by Nicole from Right at Home.  I cut them using the Jumbo Banner Day Stax from MFT, and stitched them down for some texture.

 

I added some cut tags cut with my Silhouette.  The Totes Adorbs stamps are from Paper Smooches Slang Gang stamps.

 I love this new lace tape from Maya Road...so pretty!  That's it for me today, I'll be back with a layout for the It's a Plan Class at Right at Home and a fun card I created for Paper Issues.  Thanks for stopping by!

Another Twinery Challenge - In the Round

Hi Everyone..I'm here today with my take on The Twinery's latest Challenge "In the Round."  The challenge is to use baker's twine and circles of some sort to create a fun project to win a great prize! 

 

Here's the layout I created.  It's based on Creative Scrappers Sketch 251 and features my "Soft Kitty" Rosie. I used the new My Mind's Eye Cut and Paste Adorbs Collection.

 

 

I incorporated a number of circles into my layout, including these stitched spirals using Solid Honeydew, Solid Denim and Solid Strawberry Twine. .  I also used a number of "circle" embellishments like the Adorbs enamel dots and buttons and the adorable polka dot washi. 

 

 

The wood heart veneers are from Studio Calico and the adorable Heart Clip is from Allison Kreft Recorded Collection. 

 

There are still a couple of days left in the challenge!!  We'd love for you to play along and we cannot wait to see what you create!  Just use twine and a "circle" pattern of some sort and you can enter to win our fabulous prize...

 

 

All the details and the link-up can be found here!  Thanks for stopping by today!

October MFT Fan Club

Just a quick post to give you a peek at this month's MFT Fan Club Layout.  We'll be using some MME's Stella and Rose Papers (some of my all-time faves!) and tons of MFT Die namics...take a peek.

 

My mom took this picture of their harvest this year...quite the bounty and that's not even all of it!  I was lucky, they saved the biggest for me!

I love the Primitive Pumpkins Die  namic... so cute!  And of course I had to embellish them with a little Cappuccino Twinery twine!  That's it for today...I'll be back with some more craftiness soon!

August Layout Workshop

Hi Everyone,
I'm finally really getting back into creating...so happy to be crafty again.   I had tons of fun putting together the class layout for this month's Layout Workshop at Right at Home Scrapbooking.  Take a peek...

I know I've said this before, but I am SO grateful for cell phone cameras!  Since I was laid up for most of the beginning of the summer, I really couldn't get out and take pictures.  I was lucky that my daughter and friends have cell phone cameras and were willing to send me any and all pics that they took!  My daughter's friend took these one day while they were out on our boat in Chatham.  They're just too cute!

I based the layout on Creative Scrappers sketch 217.  I used My Mind's Eye's On the Sunny Side papers...which were perfect for my nautical pictures! I also used some of the newer MFT Dienamics including Sea Charms, Round Banner Stax and Cloud Stax.  I even used some of my new Ocean Twinery Twine!  I think it's my favorite new color.

 I'll be back later this week with some DT work for Right at Home.

Some Miss Caroline

I feel like I've been very neglectful of my blog...but I have an excuse. We just returned from a week of warmer climates! We started out in Ormond Beach, FL visiting my in-laws, then we all got on a ship for a quick cruise to the Bahamas...it was just so nice to be warm! We spent one day at Atlantis...love that place! We ended with a day at Disney Hollywood Studios... and about 5 rides on the Rock and Roll Roller Coaster! Now, back to reality and laundry...lots and lots of laundry...

I also need to get my mind back to scrappy things...some blog hops coming up and I'm teaching a class tomorrow at Right at Home Scrapbooking. These are the two layouts we'll be creating using My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline Fiddlesticks collection.

The first layout is a series of recent pictures of my Miss Caroline. A good friend had given her a makeover.... still not sure how she got those curls!

We'll be using tons of MFT Die namics including the Botanical Beauties.

The second layout shows how versatile this line really is... instead of distressed and inked you can also go playful. It also makes me feel a bit old, since this too is Caroline, many, many years ago!

Again we're going to use tons of MFT Die namics including the fishtail banner and pretty posies.

If you're interested in the class, it's tomorrow (Saturday) at Right at Home Scrapbooking. If you can't make the class, you can also ask for the kits while they last.

MFT Fan Club Peek

I finally finished the layout for this Saturday's MFT Fan club over at Right at Home Scrapbooking. Here's a peek.
I got to play with some My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy papers... so springy! It's helping me keep my head up during this SNOW!

The pictures are from a couple of years ago when all the neighborhood kids got together in a friend's yard to use the zip line. None of them cared how muddy it was!

That's all for today... I'll be back tomorrow with another Let's Capture These Sketches reveal!

August at LCOM

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!