Scrappin' Fool . . .

So my scrappy friends over at JuJu Bee's have been having an on-line crop this weekend and it's been so much fun completing their challenges!! The above card is one that I created for a challenge called So Sketchy. I just had to create a card from a sketch . . . I used Fancy Pants products!


This was a card that I created using another card sketch . . . I used Piggy Tale Mary, Mary for this card!
For this layout I had to make a list of my favorite things from this summer and then use it in my journaling!
For this one I had to use the JuJu Bee colors: red, white, black, and yellow!!
For this layout, I had to use the colors orange and brown in a layout!
For this layout, I had to scrap the first day of school!!
This layout had to have a flourish and a two color title . . . and the crazy to the bubble chaser and there's the two color title!!
For this layout I had to use a giant circle!!

It's been so much fun and I've been getting a lot of stuff finished . . . it feels good being so creative!

Recent layouts . . .

Hello all . . . I've been holding onto these pictures for a while by accident and I just realized today while I was working in my studio that I hadn't posted them yet!! OOPS!! Anyhow . . . I created this layout for the September 1st Studio 101 Challenge . . . Here's the info:

1. Focus your layout on something from your daily routine. (We see bubbles at our house almost everyday!!) This can be a whole day, or just one item you use or someone you see every day.
2. You can journal as much or as little as you like, but you should answer the following questions within it: “who or what?”; “when?”; “where?”; and “why?”. (I incorporated this info in my journaling cluster!!)
3. You can use no “bought” patterned paper – you must make your own patterned paper! Paint it, stamp it, or do something else creative! (I totally stamped this paper by hand using Tim Holtz Distressing inks, Papertrey Ink stamps and My Favorite Things stamps . . .one of my friends was looking to see who made the paper while I was showing her the layout . . . hee hee!)

There's still time to participate . . . I'd love to see your interpretation of this great challenge!

Croppin' Paradise August Projects . . .

Made this cute card using scraps from the Piggy Tales Yankee Doodle Dandy Papers and Epoxy stickers! Love how it turned out!

This is a close-up of the flowers that I cut out, distressed, and layering in the 6 x 12 layout using more of the Piggy Tales Yankee Doodle papers!
The actual layout . . .

Close up of the details using the MME Oh La La papers for Boy

I knew that I wanted to use this picture of my husband . . .
on the sun I put the word "adversity" . . .
it's been a rough year so far, but now we are all beginning to see the light with a new school year and a new job prospect. It's an exciting time for our little family.
The girls are glad to have their dad back
and I'm beginning to see the light come back into his eyes again . . . that's a GREAT thing!!

Pictures from this week . . .

This is my left over make-up from the photo shoot that I did for my hairdresser . . . it was soooo much fun! It was 5 hours of complete and utter fun! Getting my hair and make-up done was a real treat!! Stephen's staff at Salon Salon ROCKS!! They really kept me calm and focused and at ease! It was a lot of fun . . . that is me with my eye make-up and false eyelashes!!

This is Em and I on the first day of school . . . I had my friend snap this before taking her off to class . . . that's my new hair color and cut . . . it's soo cute! She was such a big girl . . . so excited and thrilled to be starting a new experience . . . she's getting to be such a big girl!!

And then . . . I finished off the week with dinner and a photo shoot with this little guy!! He's such a doll baby!! Marcy had the girls and I over for dinner and drinks after the first day of school! It was so great! We relaxed and talked while Paul and the girls played in the sprinklers!! I was able to take several more shots of him while his mama was giving the girls a quick warm up and get the grass off bath! It was a great conclusion to my first week back to work!

Pictures Part One . . .

These are a few favorites from my visit with my SISTA!! We went on this great 4 miles hike before I had to leave to board the plane. I love how the sun was shining through these leaves.

This is my sista walking and looking through her pictures that she had just taken . . . love that she's multi-tasking and just enjoying herself!!

This was at the 2 mile mark . . . Took this with the timer and my tri-pod was the mile marker! Not the greatest shot . . . but it was a nice reminder of the hike!! I had a blast and I can't wait to see her again!

Rest of my CW projects . . .

This above layout is one of my other Craft Warehouse projects. We had to use My Little Shoebox papers to create a layout that will go into a shadow box. The colors of papers are so brilliant .. . I thought they matched perfectly with this picture of my sista!!

We actually had to create 2 layouts that would go into shadow boxes and this is my other layout. I'll admit this layout was really frustrating to put together . . . I just couldn't get the papers to come together in the right way . . . it took me a looonnnngggg time to get this complete!! I think it turned out pretty good in the end though!

I have to say that this one is my personal favorite and I'm sooo sad that it will be going away!! The red flowers are my favorite . . . I added lots of bling to them so they really sparkle!

I am just in awe of the generosity of Craft Warehouse! I'm so lucky to have made this Design Team because they are so great to work with!! The products that I have been able to use have been so awesome! The other girls on the DT are really great as well! I can't wait to send of my projects and get my next one in the mail!!

Craft Warehouse Canvas Project

Oh my goodness . . . I think this has been my favorite Craft Warehouse project so far!! We were given a stack of Pink Paislee papers and some chipboard embellishments along with a 12 x 12 canvas and told to create a piece of home decor!! This project was so up my alley!! I turned the canvas over . . . the back is now the front and vice versa!! It's so much fun to scrap the canvases like that!! I still have 3 more layouts to do which I hope to get started on tomorrow!!