a few cards

Just wanted to share a few of my recent cards. I've been making more lately -- I love that I can use up little bits and pieces of my scrap supplies :-)

SCRAPFIT challenges

Thought I'd try a couple of these challenges this month :-) They have some wonderful sponsors! Scrapbook Circle is donating a kit, and  there's also a digital kit from Chelle's Creations.

This layout is for Workout #45 -- use a household item on your layout. I used a medicine cup to stamp circles on my page.

Workout #46 has to do with school supplies/theme. This layout is about my son's fascination with numbers! I used a transparency, in which I copied some of my son's math problems.

Thanks for looking!

You are invited....

to Sisterhood of Scrap's FOURTH Birthday Party! Grab a friend and come join us for a week-long event. Lots of fun challenges, games and sur-PRIZES!

The fun is starting tomorrow morning (April 8th). Hope to see you there!

Recent layouts

Just wanted to share a few of my recent layouts with you :-) ENJOY!

I used Bo Bunny Timepiece for this one.

Used my Scrapbook Heaven April ELITE kit:

LOVE this photo of my great-grandmother and her sisters -- even though the photo is over-exposed. Their hair and dresses look so nice! Used Bo Bunny Timepiece.

October Afternoon is so fun!

This was for a challenge to use the word "seriously" in a title :-)



I created this layout in less than one hour! Helen hosted March 1-hr crop on Sisterhood of Scrap. This layout was inspired by her sketch.



my weekend

I had a productive weekend scrappy-wise :-)

This was based on a PageMaps sketch, which I rotated. Pictures of my daughter at 1 yr old, picking at my sister's purse :-) I used some old paper on this one -- the striped paper is Arctic Frog (remember them?) and the gingham is some old $ store paper. Newer papers are Bo Bunny (the turquoise strip) and Belle BLVD (the flowers).


I just LOVE this "Love Me Do" line of papers from "My Mind's Eye" and I have a bunch of layouts done with it. I know this is an older line, but I picked up some extra sheets from Lovebug Scrapbooking just last month. These are just some random pictures of Luke when he was 8-9 months old.


Another layout with the "Love Me Do" line. Notice the little tag that says Love Me? I cut that from the strip of patterned paper on the bottom of these 12x12 sheets. Gotta use up every bit of paper :-) It also fit with Jules' challenge on Scrapbook Heaven. Did you know there's a GOING GREEN crop happening there all this month?


Here are a couple of birthday cards. I must say I'm kinda enjoying card-making more than ever lately! These are pretty simple looking.

Artist Trading Cards

Have you ever made artist trading cards (ATCs)? I didn't, until the girls at Sisterhood of Scrap challenged me to! And, if you know me -- I love a challenge :-)

Recently, I've been introduced to "arch" cards -- basically they are like regular ATCs but are bigger (2.5x4) and are arch-shaped.

I'm participating in an Arch Swap on Sisterhood of Scrap. I needed to make 3 cards. Here they are!

I used my March Petite Kit (plus the Add-On kit) from Scrapbook Heaven for these projects.

Thanks for looking!

The Sisters are having a birthday

...... and you are all invited!!

That’s right, the Sisterhood of Scrap turns 4 in April and we would like to invite you to join in on our Birthday Bash week April 8th – 15th.

We will be posting challenges and games all week for your chance to win prizes from our generous sponsors.

So mark your calendars, grab some cake, and come and join in on the fun!!

See you at Sisterhood of Scrap on April 8th!!

March Holiday Madness

Join us at Sisterhood of Scrap for some wild holiday challenges :-) Did you know that March is "National Noodle Month"? LOL! For a complete list of holidays, check HERE

The DT will be posting several challenges today, so be sure and check back. You'll have until the 14th of March to complete and post your projects.

Bo Bunny Contest

I created this layout for a challenge on the Bo Bunny blog. My hubby is such a big kid :-)

Lip Balm Valentine Holder

Worked on this little tutorial today and wanted to share with you all!

You'll need a small piece of cardstock, some patterned paper, 2 6-inch pieces of ribbon and other embellishments as desired.



Step 1: Cut a piece of cardstock 3 1/2 X 5 3/4 inches
Score at 2 1/2 inces and 3 1/4 inches. If you don't have a Scor-Pal, you can use your cutter and bone folder/other tool as shown.



Step 2: This is what it should look like



Step 3: Measure down 1 1/2 inches from the top, and also 1 1/2 inches from the bottom. Using a blade, cut two 1 1/2 inch slits, making sure the cuts start at the right edge of the fold line and extend to the left. Hope this makes sense!

Step 4: Fold this piece forward. You'll notice that the slits run totally through the back fold and extends about another 3/4 inch.

Step 5: Measure up from the bottom 1/2 inch. Cut 2 more slits here, for the chapstick to rest on. This will be a 1-inch cut.

Step 6: This is what it will look like when closed.

Step 7: Adhere one strip of ribbon on the center of the back cardstock.

Step 8: Spread glue (or other adhesive) on the outside of the cardstock, front and back. Don't add it on the folded strips. Also, adhere the second piece of ribbon to the front (I didn't get a picture of this)

Step 9: Cut a piece of patterned paper 3 1/4 X 5 1/2 inches. Score at 2 1/4 and 3 inches (as you did with the cardstock).
Adhere to cardstock to cover the holes on the back.

Step 10: Decorate the inside , if desired.

Step 11: Embellish the front.