Owl card

Now, isn't this a fun way to use a border? I didn't think of it on my own. A lady from my stamp club had us use this technique Thursday night! All you do is take a 3 inch square and punch each side in the center. Easy to do, easy to mail!!! I am entering it in The Paper Variety's challenge to include a forest friend and Simon Say's Stamp's use sparkle & bling challenge because I added Stickles to it!

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My Sister, My Friend

Here is my twin sister in various moods at the Heard Museum in Phoenix earlier this summer.  I was really excited this morning when I found this sketch by Sketchy Thursdays and the combined "friend" challenge at Scrapfit!!!! I'm crossing my fingers that I'll get lucky this week! I play these two challenges all of the time and haven't won a prize on either challenge--now, mind you, I have been very lucky all over blog-land winning prizes, and I am not complaining!  I just love the prizes being offered this time! :-)  My friend Stacy wanted tickets on a layout, too. They represent "ticket to fun" to me.  I've won many of Stacy's challenges, so I play for fun (though I still win a lot) there and hope more of you will play along so she can send prizes out to as many different people as possible!!! She's such a gracious and friendly host!  I did a little spritzing on the layout which is hard to see in the photo but looks pretty good in person!  I'd been hoarding the multi-colored clouds for a while as the company who makes them is no longer in business to my understanding.

Thanks so much for visiting! I won't be posting much in the next few days!!!!

Panda at the San Diego Zoo

In keeping with the zoo theme, I decided to make a layout all about the Panda we saw at the San Diego Zoo.  I am entering this in a challenge over at the CK blog to layer at least 3 textures.  I layered the flower with some wedding/netting, felt, foam and a metal/epoxy brad which is layered over ribbon and paper!

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Our Wedding

I made this using a PageMaps sketch found at Sketches 4 All for Scrapfit's Only You challenge.  It also fits The Paper Variety's week 33 big screen! challenge.  I really like the movie of the same name: Only You with Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.


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Fairy Mother's Day Card

I made this Mother's Day card for this month's Crafter's Companion challenge! I used Stickles on the wings!

1965 Twins - Grandmother "Lovey" is Feeding Us

This is my grandmother "Lovey" feeding my twin sister and me when we were babies!!!

I made this for Scrapfit's Workout #42 - Back In The Day and Sweet Peach Crop shop's Baby pictures challenge.

challenge using The Scrappiest's Sketch 115! It was my friend Stacy's idea to use: bling, vellum, Stickles and stamps!

Supplies:

Paper:  Crate Paper, Sweet Branch

Stickles:  Copper

Jewels:  Reflections

Vellum

Stamp:  CTMH

1971 Birthday

I made this for PageMaps Scrap That! blog hop and layout contest, but there is a twist! I also entered it in my friend Stacy's Mix It Up challenge in which you were very limited to what you could include on your layout.

Here is what Stacy had to say: 

"And here is the tricky part....these are the only basics that you can use on every lo you make:

Paper, Photos, Adhesive, Black Pen and A Shape Punch.

I had my lovely assistant draw 4 other things from the hat that you MUST USE ON YOUR LAYOUT.

Here they are...

Buttons

A Quote

Bling

Stickles (or a glitter type product)"

Valentine's Card for You Know Who

Shh. Don't tell. This is my Sweetheart's Valentine's card.  I made it for The Paper Variety's cupcake challenge using the sketch from Card Positioning Systems and the colors from The Color Throwdown!  I thought they all went well together, and I was having a hard time deciding what to do for "You Know Who."  Anyway, I used some embossing folders and my Cricut so this went together really quickly!

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Opening Mitchell's Snowman -- 2009 Christmas

My son made this snowman for his Grandma Massman for Christmas last year! I scraplifted Leanne from Artful Delight for Sketches 4 All.  I also misted on the paper and included a sequin for Christy's bling challenge.  The paper is CTMH.  The ribbon is Crate Paper, but it was made to match (it seems)! I made my own shimmery mist and used some punched snowflakes for the masks!  I'm entering this into Really Reasonable Ribbon's Challenge #15 is a 'Something New Plus Ribbon' Theme.  The new is the Crate Paper snowflake which I've made into a brad with Stampin' Up brad maker.  Also, the hand-made shimmery is new as well as the Crate Paper ribbon (well, it's new to me anyway)!  Thanks for the fun challenge!

My twin sister and me at Christmas 1967 with our Daddy and Mommy

I made this layout of my Daddy and Mommy holding us twins in 1967 at Christmas!  I used My Mind's Eye for the paper and chipboard (except the large ornament, which is Harmonie), the green ribbon is CTMH and the red ribbon came from some Godiva chocolate that I got for Christmas this year!  The scallop at the top is from GCD.  Each small ornament has a jewel from the I-ROCK--hard to tell from the photo, but it's fun in real life! The large ornament has 3 jewels and some Stickles... I thought it turned out well!

This LO qualifies for By the Cute and Girly (bling on ALL of the ornaments plus the paper is very sparkly)!

January 2010 - Shoveling Snow

I made this layout based on an Artful Delight sketch.  I'm also entering it in the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.  It was the boys (my husband Steve and son Mitch) shoveling snow last January.  I tell you, she sold out of her beautiful December kit! It was really pretty. You might want to check out her January kit as soon as it goes live! If it's half as pretty as the December kit and you are a kit buyer, you'll love it!  I've used Harmonie here with some punched snowflakes and the letters are from My Mind's Eye.  Thanks for looking!

Merry Christmas!

2009 Christmas

Yes, I'm lame. I'm just now getting to last year's photos!  I used Graphic 45, Teresa Collins and the trim is from Crate Paper. The only other thing I used on this simple layout is Crystal Stickles around the Teresa Collins accents! I used The Scraproom Blog Week #50 SKETCH and The Paper Variety's Week#14 Photo Inspiration Challenge.  For The Paper Variety, I used the colors and the Santa Hat (both on the Graphic 45 Santa and on our son!  This is the first layout I've made in a while! I almost forgot how to do it!


Merry Christmas to all the lovely bloggers out there who read my blog!!!

Canvas Flower

Here is a canvas flower I made with my Sizzix.  I added some ink and Rock Candy Stickles on the large flower and some chalk ink on the smaller flower.  Then, I attached it with an American Crafts brad. I thought it turned out pretty cute for my first one!

Christmas in Blue

Here's the Christmas card I made for the little stamp club I attend every month! Very simple--it has Crystal Stickles on the snowflakes!  I used yarn instead of ribbon!

Finally, a Layout - Stuart with Tractor -- Christmas 2009

I made this using a sketch from Frosted Designs for The Paper Variety's challenge to create a project about a child!

I put some liquid applique on Santa's beard, etc. "Joy to the World" is embossed in white. And, crystal stickles are on the snowflakes (but that is hard to see)!

I used My Mind's Eye papers on this!

Snow-y card

I don't know. This was so much cuter in my head!  I made this based on CPS 196 sketch this week and used the colors from the Color Throwdown #122.  The other colors are obvious, but I used green ink under the swirls, and there is some on the houses.  I added the glitter for Moxie Fab World's challenge:  Glitter is Glam!

A card

I made this card for my friend Stacy's challenge over at Sketches 4 All.

Here is a picture of me starting to get our Christmas decorations out! I haven't gotten very far, and I started over a week ago!

And, finally, here are some ornaments, bowls, pens, candles, and wine stoppers at my husband's booth at the show last weekend. 

Jolly by Golly - Cosmo Cricket Card

Cosmo Cricket is having a challenge. I created this cute little card for it!  The Pink Stamper has also issued a winter challenge, and I thought this would work well for it also! And, yes the coffee mugs are on a slant and so are the birds. I thought it made it more fun. I fussy cut the little birds because I wanted to have them walk down the dark pink part of the cute patterned paper! Anyway, I made the little spiral flower and added a pink button, a little ink and Rock Candy stickles on it. The BRRR sticker is SRM stickers!  Thanks for looking!

Homecoming 2010

I made this layout for Sketches 4 All!

Raking Leaves - 2001

I created this using a sketch from Sketches 4 All.  I also took a challenge by Toree at CK to use only patterned paper, some ribbon, either brads or eyelets and some glitter/Stickles.  I thought it turned out pretty cute!