I'M ALIVE!!!!!!

LOL! I know it has been like 2 months since I have blogged! Shame on me! I have been so busy with all the summer activities, work and school starting back up and then on top of that I tore up my craftroom with the intentions of reorganizing, well needless to say it has taken me 2 months with everything else going on...lol. Now I have to find my mojo again. Has anyone seen it? Got some spare to share?

Patrick is a 1st grader this year and isn't too happy about it either..lol. The problem you may ask? He seems to think he should be able to talk whenever he wants and thats just not happening..lol! Other than that it is going well.

So this week we at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle we are helping celebrate Operation Write Home's birthday celebration! We hope you will join in the fun. OWH turned 3 on Sept 12 but they are having a month long celebration! So head over to their site to find out all about it.

The challenge this week is Birthday Cards. We are asking for cards specifically because we would like for you to commit to sending them in to OWH! We have a great prize up for grabs from Craft Brulee also. There is also a DT CALL going on at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle, so head over there to find out all the deets!
Now at Scrap and Stamp the challenge is Numbers! We want you to use numbers in a fun way, in the papers, the title, anyway you can think of. Be sure to use at least one stamp on your page too! The Cutting Cafe is sponsoring us this week and someone will get 3 cut files!


I promise it will not be so long until I post again. It might now be crafty related because I am in serious need of finding my mojo!!! Have a great weekend!!

SSDS and SSS challenge plus new additions

I am a little late getting my projects up for the new challenges that went up on Saturday. I made the challenge posts and then forgot about my own blog..lol. But I am here now. I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July weekend. We kept it close to home since Patrick is gone right now. We just lounged around watching movies and grilled ribs..yum! Actually our whole weekend has been lazy. It is so nice to have one of those at times..lol..and it has been well over due. So what did you do this weekend??

This week at Scrap and Stamp the challenge is to use the color RED with at least one stamp on your layout. Easy enough right?
This is one more photo from Christmas Eve of Patrick and Nick playing with the rocket. I cut some of the stars from the pp for the embellies and used a fun stamp set from Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream.
supplies: Bazzill cs, Inique Boutique pp and sticker, American Crafts thickers, KI Memories shaped paper, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream stamp, Making Memories ink, markers

A little close up of the embellies.

At Stamp, Scrap and Doodle we want to see a shaped project. Anything at all works as long as it isn't a square or rectangle. Our sponsor this week sent us these fun The Angel Company products to use. I use the papers and only the sentiment stamp.

I used a Tattered Angels mask as a template for the butterfly.

supplies: The Angel Company pp and stamp, Recollections cs, sharpie, gems, chalk ink

The inside is simply stamped...

I hope you will join us this week with both challenges. Be sure to head over to the blogs and see what the design teams did with the challenges.

On another note. Our sweet Sophie had her kittys last weekend, they were a week old yesterday. She had 3 that look exactly like here. Here is one of mom and babies.
And just the sweet babies. They are so cute and already opening their eyes.

Well I am off. Got to figure something out for dinner. Have a great night!

I don't know about you but I am glad this week is over! You know what today is then? A new challenge at Scrap and Stamp and at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle!

This week at Scrap and Stamp we want to see a birthday layout with at least one stamp used! I did a 2 pager, it seems like it has been forever since I have. Patrick had a request that it not have cupcakes and balloons...lol. Since when did he become so opinionated about my pages at least? Our sponsor this week is MelJen's Designs. Be sure to go and check out the design teams work some of them worked with a couple of MelJen's images...so cute!

My stamping is inside the chipboard circle (clock) and a journaling block hidden behind the photo.
I don't know what is going with blogger tonight. I just can't get this photo to turn the correct way. At least you can get the idea of the stamping with this wonky pic..lol. I still have to add the journaling.
At Stamp, Scrap and Doodle we have a fabulous sketch for your by our very own Nicole and Polly crafts is our sponsor this week. I have a card but bad ol' me. I have already given it away without getting a pic of it. I can't believe I did that..lol. So I am going to see if she will take one for me. But for now head over to the Stamp, Scrap and Doodle blog to see what the design team did, some of them are working with Pollycraft images!

Sorry there are no links in the post but it is not cooperating with me tonight. I will try and fix them in the morning.

This will be a quick post because I have to head out soon. It is time for a new challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle today. We have Heather from Fresh Brewed Designs sposnoring us again. I just love her images, so cute! The challenge is to do a masculine card. This little surfer dude is one of hers "surfer tommy." I colored the surfboard twice and poped one up and added glossy accents to make the board shiny. Afterall I have never seen one that wasn't...lol. I lightly colored the sky and sand but I am noticing that it all looks washed out in the photo. I guess thats what happens when you take it inside at night. I will try to get a better one when I get home today. The inside simply says Parte' since I used the double sided pp it has a beautiful light blue pattern to it. I will be using this for a friends preteen sons bday that is coming up.

It also works for Dare U 2 DigiStamp (anything goes), Shelly's Images (anything goes), Whoopsi Daisy (as you like it), One Stop Craft (summer breeze), Our Creative Corner (masculine bday), Allsorts (birthday), Cute Card Thur (someone special), ABC (u is for unused stash),

supplies: Crate Paper pp and diecuts, Fresh Brewed Designs digi image, prisma pencils, OMS, Colorbox ink, glossy accents, brads

Of course this means it is time for a new one at Scrap and Stamp too! We want to see ribbon on your layout with at least one stamp this week. Easy enough right? Our sponsor is the wondeful Alota Rubber Stamps. This is our sweet Smokey, some of the last pictures I got of him. He loved to sleep in the dryer. If you ever messed up and left the door open, even just to turn around and grab something, he would be in it. Empty or full, hot or cold, wet or dry he didn't care...lol. It drove me crazy at the time but I kinda miss it now that he is gone.

it works here too...Praire Fairy (flowers)

supplies: Bazzill cs, Kaiser Kraft pp, American Craft thickers, Offray ribbon, Basic Grey buttons, Grungeboard, Colorbox ink, twine, Shakura gel pen, sharpie, Heidi Grace stamp, Rita Marie tiny alpha stickers

I hope you will join us. Be sure to check the SSDS and SSS blog to see what all the DT did! There is a freebie on one of the SSDS designers blog.

Scrap and Stamp Saturday reveal

It is hard to believe that another week is gone. But I am sure glad that it is the weekend, it has been a long week!
We have a fabulous sketch for you at Scrap and Stamp this week, be sure to go over to see it! Here is my take on it. I have been trying to get these photos scrapped since Christmas but just haven't been feeling it until I saw this sketch!
Patrick got an air rocket for Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve evening out in the drizzling freezing rain to play with it! It was such fun though!

supplies: Bazzill cs, Inique Boutique pp, chipboard and felt, Making Memories espresso ink, Studio G alpha stamps, American Crafts thickers, Doodlebug alpha stickers, colorbox ink, sakura red glitter gel pen

Here are a couple of closeups...

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day and get to spend it with your families! Be sure not to spend the whole day in the kitchen...lol!

Be sure to stop by the Scrap and Stamp blog to see the sketch and to find out what the prize is!

Be sure to go to Stamp, Scrap and Doodle to see all the beauiful projects and what you could win! The challenge this week is to do anything but a card. I was working on mine but my printer ran out of ink so I will be finishing it up this weekend after a trip to Walmart!

Happy Crafting!!

SSDS and SSS challenge a little bit late!!!

This week I am a little bit late getting my projects up! I went to an all day crop yesterday and forgot to post before I left...oops! But it was worth it, I had a great time and it has been wayyyy to long since I have been able to go to a crop. But I can't share any of it...lol. I got 8 pages done (2doubles), a set of cards, gift item and 6 cards, but they are all for dt assignments during the next month...lol. I will be going back to work part time next with, another part of the census, so I wanted to get ahead!

Before I get to the pages I have to share. Nick took Patrick fishing while I was gone. They had a great time and they saw several gators. Which he loved!! Nick said the gator was about 15ft from the boat and that Patrick grabbed the net. When he asked him why, Patrick said "because I am going to catch him so I can get a better look!" Only a kid..lol. I don't know what he thought he would do with a 4 1/2 foot gator!

This week at Scrap and Stamp the challenge is to do a summer layout or use summer colors with stamping. I knew I wanted to do these pics of Patrick learning to swim last summer. He pretty much taught himself and was so proud!! As were we! The only thing...now that I am looking at the page the colors don't look really summery, but they do look fresh and clean.

supplies: Bazzill cs, Making Memories stickers and pp, Tim Holtz stamp, Robins Nest dew drops, Paper Salon ribbon, sharpie, colorbox ink

Now onto our Stamp, Scrap and Doodle challenge. We want to see an easel card! I also kept it simple. I left one kitty white and the other is a light grey. After coloring the grass I added a little bit of green with the gel pen for something extra.

supplies: Pebbles Inc pp, Prima flowers, Miss Elizabeth rubon, Recollections pearls, Digi Stamp Character image, Prizmacolor pencils, sakura gel pen, Martha Stuart punch

it also works for the following challenges...

Stamp Simply (3D flowers), Spoonful of Sugar (3D), Creative Card Crew (April showers equals may flowers), Daring Cardmakers (easel), Dutch Dare (easel and repeated the pearls), Secret Crafters Sat (friendship)

I hope you will join us at both Scrap and Stamp & at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle. Be sure to stop by and see what the prizes are this week and what the design teams came up with!

Have a great night!

Scrap and Stamp & Stamp, Scrap and Doodle challenges

Its time for a new challenge at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! This week we want to see something girlie!

I did a layout of a friends little girl. I don't get to do to many girlie pages with all the boys in my life...lol! So when I do get some pics of the few little girls I know I go nuts..lol.

We hope you will play along with us because one lucky winner will win a full sheet of rubber stamps from Sweet Pea Stamps. Be sure to stop by the SSDS blog to see the prize and all of the wonderful cards and more that my DT came up with! They are so talented!

Of course it is time for another challenge at Scrap and Stamp too! This week we also have a fabulous tutorial to go along with our challenge from the talented Pamela! We want to see debossing with at least one stamp! Have you done it before? Have you never heard of it? Well head to the blog and learn all about it and play along!
I have to be honest I didn't really know what it was, but it was so much fun to do! It was easy too and I love the effect! It is something I will be doing again! We would love for you to play along one winner will get a 12x12 paper pack from GCD. Go to the SSS blog to see the prize and what the rest of the fab dt has done! They rock!!

I wanted to do a page about our new kitty, Sophie. I love this pic of her and Patrick so I was trying to do a page that wasn't over the top girlie! I have to say that it isn't quite what I was going for and I am still not totally sure about it..lol I do love all the different dots though!

Here is a little closeup of the debossing. I used an old diecut tag that I was never going to use the way it was. I embossed the entire tag with yellow and then used a Heidi Swapp stamp to do the debossing. A little tidbit of info....if your stamps are stained by ink it may come off on in your embossing powder, it did with me the first time. It took several more layers to cover up the ink but I think that may be due to the light color of the powder. I had planned to deboss Sophie's name but it didn't look quite right, so I stuck with just the crown. I also stamped 2 crowns and added to the page as well.

I hid my journaling behind the pic on a journaling tag.

supplies: GCD Studios pp and diecuts, Prima flowers, Heidi Swapp stamps, Making Memories pin, Doodlebug Designs alphas, Catseye ink, ribbon, buttons, embroidery floss, an old Fancy Pants tag, embossing powder


This one works for the embossing challenge at Kaboodles!

Today is the day for the new challenges at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle as well as Scrap and Stamp.

This week at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle we have Sew Many Cards as our sponsor. I of course used a Sew Many Cards image. Isn't Toga the Turtle just too cute. When I got this image it just screamed late birthday to me..lol. I kept this one very clean and simple. The challenge this week is to use buttons, bows and bling.
Don't forget to check out the sale at Sew Many Cards!!

supplies: Pebble Inc pp, Reflections cs, Sew Many Cards digi, Prisma pencils, stickles, sharpie, buttons, computer generated sentiments

It also works for these challenges...
Alsorts-stitching
Creative Card Crew-birthday
ABC-sparkle

And this week at Scrap and Stamp we have Gauche Alchemy as our sponsor. Be sure to check out their store if you haven't before they have some really cool kits with all sorts of doo dads in them. The challenge for you is to use a non-traditional scrap item on your layout. It can be anything you can think. I used 2 types of mesh from Gauche Alchemy, one of them fells like the screen you would use on a screened in porch. It is awesome!!

The journaling reads...Easter '09, Sadly, this is the best pic from that day. But it makes me laugh. It reminds me of the hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil monkeys.

They had so much attitude by picture time that day...lol

supplies: Pebbles Inc pp and candy dots, mesh from Gauche Alchemy, Basic Grey(blue) and October Afternoon(green) alpha stickers, My Sentiments Exactly(alpha) Creative Imaginations(date) and 7 Gypsies(journaling) stamps, sharpie

this one works for these challenges...
Stamp Something-layers
Cupcake Crafts-childhood memories

I hope you will play along with us this week! I am now off to go and get Patrick, he has been at the beach all week during spring break! I am so ready for my baby to come home...lol.

I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything, I am sorry about that. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day lately. But I am glad to say that the recent PTO fundraiser is over...finally! Now we have a little break before I will get started on the next one.

Today is the day for a new challenge at Scrap and Stamp and at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! This week at Scrap and Stamp, Lacey owner of Stamp and Create is our sponsor. They are having a Wags n' Whiskers new stamp release this weekend. They are the cutest sports themed stamps. You can see one on my layout below. So be sure to head over to Wags n' Whiskers to see more!

With their release in mind our challenge this week is to do a sports or outdoor activity page. I finally got around to scrapping Patrick's tball pictures from last year. I know the purple looks out of place but I promise his shirt is purple...don't know why it looks blue here?

I kept it really simple. I painted my chipboard letters and then inked them with distress ink. and turned the negative into a ball.

Also, we are having a DT Call at Scrap and Stamp, if you are intreasted stop by the blog and find out what you need to do!

supplies: Bazzill cs, Flair Designs pp, Making Memories chipboard letters, Scenic Route rubon letters, Doodlebug alpha sticker, Wags n' Whiskers stamp, Little Yellow Bicycle acrylic journaling block, Prizma pencils, Sansodor

This week at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle our challenge to you is to use wings...any type, fairies, angels, birds, bugs. I just wanted to show that it doesn't have to be girly. Eventhough that is what comes to mind first for me!
This is one of my favorite Dustin Pike images. I used blue chalk all around the image.

supplies: Dustin Pike digi image, Inique Boutique pp, prizma pencils, buttons, twine and Peebles Inc chalk

I have some big news but I can't share just yet!! Hee Hee, but soon I promise! I know such a tease right??

Well thats it for today, because I have tons of things to get done before tomorrow. We have family coming over for Easter! Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!!!!

I can't believe it has been a month since I blogged. I thought I should tell you all what has been going on and let you know I am still around...lol.

Last month I started working part time with the census. Well it was suppose to be part time but it is more like full time! Between trying to figure out how to balance all I have to do it hasn't left much time for crafting, which I desperately miss. We are in the midst of a big PTO fundraiser right now too. It will be over soon...yeah!!

Yesterday I announced the new design team members for Stamp, Scrap and Doodle! We have another awesome team! There are so many different styles, I am sure you will be inspired. Please stop by the blog and welcome them when you get a chance!

This weeks challenge is to use tearing! Here is my take on it!! Stop by SSDS and see what the team did. You will even get to see some of the new team members creations. They whipped up a card in just a couple of days!

Now that I have the dt call over with at SSDS it is time for one at Scrap and Stamp so stay tuned it will be announced soon!

Be sure to check out this weeks challenge at Scrap and Stamp too, it is to use masking, heat embossing or both with at least one stamp. I didn't have time to get one done this week but I hope to play tomorrow and make one. I have it all planned out in my head just haven't had the time to get it out of there...lol Carina also did our 2nd tutorial for Scrap and Stamp so please stop by and check it out!

Well thats whats going on here. I am off to finish cleaning and bake a cake we have the family coming over tomorrow for my MIL birthday party!

I am a little late getting my post up for today. I guess it is better late than never, right?? I had to run to Walmart this morning to get a few things including ink for my printer.

Before I get onto my layout and card for the new challenges at Scrap and Stamp & Stamp, Scrap and Doodle I wanted to share the little cookies on a stick we made for Patrick's class for Valentine's. Well actually these are some we made for friends and family, the ones for the class had red m&ms for the nose. I ran out and decided to just go with what we had for the others. They turned out super cute and are not as large as the others we have made in the past! Everyone loved them and they we pretty simple to make...Really!! I tied them up in a little baggie.

It is time for a new challenge at Scrap and Stamp! Be sure to stop by to see what the rest of the design team came up with! It will be worth the trip!!! This week we have a wonderful sponsor who offered us a beautiful digital kit to play with. So the challenge is to use something digi on your traditional layout. Don't forget the stamp, it can be digi or traditional. One of the things we decided to do for the new year is tutorials. So we will be offering at least one a month and today is the day for our very first one! Lacey has written up a wonderful tutorial on using digi elements on traditional pages...just in time for you to play along with us! So please go and check it out and let us know what you think!

For my page I printed out some of the papers, flowers, and ribbon from the Pasionately Paisley kit (Stamping Dragon Designs), I also used a digi stamp (Penny) from Stamping Dragon Designs. After I added everything except for the alphas, stamp and picture I spritzed the entire thing with pink glimmer mist. I love glimmer mist!!! I added some stickles to the flower centers and Penny's tummy, bow and wings.

supplies: Bazzill cs, Stamping Dragon Designs papers, flowers and ribbon (Passionately Paisley digi kit) and digital image, Tattered Angels glimmer mist, Three Bugs in a Rug alpha stickers, prizma colored pencils, stickles, sharpie

And at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle this week we have a "charming" challenge. Be sure to go and check out what the design team did. I have had this charm in my stash forever it is from the sewing department. I added stickles to the wings and shoes.

supplies: GCD pattern paper, Paperbilities cs, Prima flower, Ellaphantastic Cards and Crafts digi stamp, Blummenthal charm, Studio G stamp, ribbon, sharpie, prizma colored pencils, chalks chalk ink, stickles

I hope you will play along with both challenges. You have until Friday night at 11pm EST for both!

Yesterday a new challenge was posted on both Stamp, Scrap and Doodle Saturdays as well as Scrap and Stamp! This week we have a fabulous sketch at both sites with a great prize up for grabs at both. Please stop by and see what all of the design team members did! They all just amaze me each and every week!
I am a day late getting my post up, sorry about that. I have spent the last 2 days out playing in the snow with Patrick! Yeah I said SNOW...LOL. That is something we never get in south AL. We actually got about 8 inches here. Which is a huge deal but I have to say we are now into day 3 of snow on the ground and I am ready for it to be gone! It will be gone today though it is starting to really warm up. So bless all of you that have to deal with it for months!! I will be posting some pics in the next few days!

Now on to this weeks challenges! Here is my page based on a PageMaps sketch for Scrap and Stamp. Lacey of Stamp and Create is sponsoring us this week. And we were lucky enough to get to work with some of the Wags 'n Whiskers new release stamps. The release party is going on now, so check it out!
I just wanted to use some of my fav pics of Patrick from last year, they just scream "Patrick". But now that I am looking at my page I kinda wish that I had put the title cluster below the strip of pp.
supplies: Heidi Grace paper (solid blue), GCD pp, alphas and diecuts, Prima flowers, Wags 'n Whiskers stamp ("Just for You"), sharpie, sakura glaze pen, prizma pencils and sansodor


At SSDS this week we have a sketch by Carlie. Do you want this image? Well you could win this one and 2 others from Tiddly Inks. Go to the SSDS blog to find out all the details! Also, we are still having our "hop into love" blog hop you have until midnight tonight!!!

Of course I didn't follow the sketch exactly....lol. I promise to start using some other papers for awhile. I realized I have used these same BG boxer papers for about 2 weeks now...lol. It s a small card really about 4.5 inches across. I just used a scrap of ribbon and popped the heart balloon up! Inside I stamped "I Love You"

supplies: Bazzill cs, Basic Grey pp, Tiddly Inks digi stamp, stickles, distress ink, Prizma colored pencils, sansodor, marker, Craft Mate stamp

I really hope you will join us for some fun this week! Be sure to check out both SSS and SSDS to join in the fun!!!

Today is the day!!! We are having our first ever blog hop at Scrap and Stamp! We are super excited! If you just happened to stop by my blog today, thank you, but you should go to Scrap and Stamp to get all the info on the hop. If you are coming here from the Scrap and Stamp blog you are on the right track, thank you!

I want to say a huge thanks to my design team! They are the best I couldn't do it without them and their gorgeous creations!!

Now I love Scrap and Stamp because it makes me use my much loved stamps on my layouts. As stampers we all tend to use them on cards but not so much on our scrapbooks. Why is that exactly?? I don't really know. But they make for great embellishments that are cheap (well in the long run) and plentiful since we can use them over and over. And if you get creative you can give the same stamp several looks. We offer a new challenge every Saturday so I hope you will join in the fun.

On each blog you visit you will see a fabulous layout based on this sketch by our very own Pamela. So there will be lots of "love" inspiration this weekend!

Here is what I did with the sketch. It is a layout of me and my hubby! I kept it really simple. It seems to be the style I am stuck on right now...lol. I used a gltter glaze pen on the arrow to give it a little sparkle. I love this stamp it comes with 3 different arrow heads so you have 3 different looks. You can find this stamp at Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream.

supplies: Basic Grey pp, Bazzill cs, Maya Road chipboard alphas, American Crafts chipboard "&", Making Memories rubons, paint and glaze paint, Recollections pearls, Wilton paper doilie, distress ink, Inique Boutique border stamp, Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream arrow stamp.


There will be 3 huge prizes plus a few RAK's along the way. Here is the low down on the prizes and how you can win!!

The first prize drawn will be for someone who comments on each blog. It consists of this fabulous package donated byLacey of Stamp and Create

and a $5 gift certificate to Stamping Dragon Designs!!

This package contains a 12x12 Basic Grey Sugar Rush paper pack

1 Basic Grey Hearthrobe Clear Stamp Set

1 Wags and Whiskers "Steal a Kiss" rubber stamp

and $5 Gift Certificate to Stamping Dragon Designs

The second prize is for someone who comments on each blog and completes the sketch and links it back to Scrap and Stamp before midnight on Sunday.

This package contains...

4 each of 7 double sided Glitz Designs pattern papers

1 package of Glitz Designs pink and white flourish rubons

4 packages of Glitz Designs frosting

And the third prize pack will be for a new follower to Scrap and Stamp who also comments on all the blogs.

This package is a Tango kit from Studio Calico.

It contains...

4 Basic Grey pattern papers

1 sheet of Basic Grey alphas

1 package of Basic Grey woolies

1 package of Basic Grey rubons

1 package of Little Yellow Bicycle clear cuts

1 package of Making Memories pearl brads

1 Studio Calico acrylic stamp

I will be giving a $10 gift certificate to my friend Sheila's shop....Thats Jazzy Stamp Dream. You can find here site HERE or her etsy shop HERE! Winners will all be picked on Monday Feb 8th!
If you become a follower (or already are) of my little blog I will put your name in twice...just leave a second comment saying so.

So now you need to hop on over to Pamela's.

Here is the hop order just in case you get lost along the way....

Regina Jones (http://rjones-scrapcreations.blogspot.com/)

Pamela Young (http://pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/)

Chris Severs (http://chriscorner-23.blogspot.com/)

Boni Boutelle-Jones (http://bonibleauxdesigns.blogspot.com/)

Isolde Pyncket (http://sollie79.blogspot.com/)

Michele Kovack (http://chelemom.blogspot.com/)

Lacey Stephens (http://www.handstampedbylacey.typepad.com/)

Janette Padley (Stamping Dragon Designs) (http://stampingdragondesigns.blogspot.com/)

Cariena Basson (http://www.cariena.blogspot.com/)

Scrap and Stamp(http://scrapandstampsaturday.blogspot.com/)

Were did the week go? Time seems to be flying by lately. This week Patrick had to turn in his first big school project! I was so excited I have been waiting for this...lol. He has done little ones like decorating a Christmas tree or dressing up Tom Turkey to hide him at Thanksgiving (all on just a sheet of construction paper). He had to do a time line of sorts with photos from each year since he was born with so fun facts. The idea was to see how much everyone has changed. So here he is with his completed project! He did a great job...mixed his middle and last names up when writing them but no biggie! I am so proud of him!

Now on to crafty things. Today at Stamp, Scrap and Doodle the new challenge is "spring." I did something a little different for me. I used some felt flowers and leaves, added various ribbon for the stems, and stickers. I really like these dragonfly stickers with their irodesent wings. Stop by the blog to see all the lovely work from the DT!

I am also using this one for the fruity colors challenge at Charisma Cardz.
supplies: Bazzill cs, Reminisce pp, Jolee dragonfly stickers, BoBunny quote sticker, American Crafts felt, various ribbons

There is also a new challenge up at Scrap and Stamp. We would like to see you use up your scraps with at least one stamp. Gotta make room for all those new goodies that are about to be hitting the shelves. I think everything I used I have had for over a year or more except for the unity stamp. The photos are from 3 years ago, just never got around to scrapping these. Be sure to stop by the blog to see the work from the DT they amaze me each and every week!

supplies: Basic Grey pp, Bazzill cs, The Paper Studio ribbon, Unity stamp, Crate Paper and Making Memories (alphas) rubons, Pink Paislee chipboard, Pebbles Inc paint, October Afternoon alpha stickers, bubble wrap (for painting)

Ready for some new challenges???

So yesterday was the day for a new challenge at Scrap and Stamp and also at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle! I have been having problems posting on my blog this week and of course yesterday was no different...lol. Surprising the challenge this week at both sites is girly... Honestly I didn't plan it that way it just happened!
At Scrap and Stamp we would like to see a girly layout with at least one stamp. I used a photo of my nieces for 2001. This is still how I see my girls it is hard to believe they are preteens now! I misted everything, except the photo of course, with pink and copper glimmer mist. Oh how I wish you could see the shimmer!

supplies: Bazzill cs, Pink Paislee pp, American Crafts thickers, Offray ribbon, Tattered Angels glimmer chip and mist, Prima flower, Luxe journaling block, Heidi Swapp photo corner, Unity stamp, chalk ink, gems, leaves

At Stamp, Scrap & Doodle it is girly as well. This is another yummy Sweet Pea Stamp stamp! I am in love with these! I had planned to tie a bow but the fibers are so limp that a bow just didn't look right. I added lots of stickles to the image!

supplies: Basic Grey pp, Sweet Pea Stamps stamps, unknown cs, Pebbles Inc chalks, stickles, colored pencils, gems, fibers, distress ink

Please stop by both the SSS and SSDS blogs to see what the rest of the DT came up with and to join in on the fun! Links are in my sidebar!

Well I am off to try and finish cleaning up my scraproom before I have to go and pick up Patrick tomorrow. He went to MS for the long weekend to see his Honey (grandma).