Fun night

Tonight my sister, Jill and her friend Steph came over and we made cards together and I made a scrapbook page. We shared stories, drank some wine, and laughed a lot. It was a great time. Here is what I made. The first card is for my ds's 3rd birthday (which is on Wed.). The stamp is by Penny Black and the sketch is from Anna Wight's previous sketch challenge. The second photo is of the scrapbook page. The patterned paper is by A2Z Essentials-It's Elementary.

The third card is a stamp Steph brought over, again this one is from Penny Black. Background is SU! Floral and the sentiment is SU!

Lastly, I used a Page Maps sketch for this card. The patterned paper and transparency are by My Mind's Eye, Bohemia and the stamps are SU! Noteworthy and Small Script.
Thanks for looking!

Explosive

 
Here is another layout I did for the Scrapbook Variety Challenge on Splitcoastampers. The challenge was to use something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.

Old- CTMH clear stamps- Distressed Lowers
New- Basic Grey Mini Monograms chipboard
Borrowed- Sketch from Pencillines blog, #68
Blue- Heart

Patterned paper and cardstock from My Mind's Eye-Wild Asparagus.

I have been awarded

Vicki nominated me for an award! Thank you so much Vicki...you are so sweet! I am supposed to nominate 10 others for the award...but I hate leaving anyone out, so this is for each of you that read my blog. Thank you!

Celebrate

Here is a layout that I finished last Friday. This one was for the week's Designer Diva challenge on Splitcoaststampers....GinaK and her Design Team. This page is from Amy Rysavy's sketch challenge. Patterned paper by Sweetwater.

We spent the weekend in Wisconsin Dells and had a wonderful time...no complaints at all. It was relaxing and the kids really enjoyed the indoor waterpark.

Love you Grandma

 
I have fallen behind on my layout of the day challenge. Life started getting in the way...yesterday I worked at both nursing homes and went to bed early. I can still qualify for prizes with each layout I upload and at the end there is a prize package that you can win if you finish 31 layouts in the month of Jan. Right now...it is not looking very promising, as we are going to Wisconsin Dells for the weekend...so I will be 5 layouts behind...yikes.

This layout is of my mom and my 2 kids. My mom has lung cancer and has had it almost 3 years. I really cherish the moments that my kids get to spend with her.

Patterned paper is by October Afternoon- County Fair. Cardstock and Stamp are by SU! Thanks for looking. Tomorrow is my husband's 37th birthday so I hope he has a memorable day.

Pay it Forward time

I visited Lastel's blog and found that she was "Paying It Forward" and since I was one of the first to comment on her blog article..I get a "prize" from her, but I also have to offer up prizes to others. So, if you are one of the first 3 people to post on this blog article, I will email you for your address and send you out a goodie. I ask that you are living in the U.S., so shipping doesn't break the fragile bank...thanks!

Our Home

Here is the 14th layout for the month of Jan. Rub-ons by Me and My Big Ideas, Patterned paper by KI Memories-Pop Culture. I loosely followed a sketch on Pencillines (#67). Title letters are American Craft Thickers and Mini-monograms by Basic Grey...painted white. Thanks for looking!

Keeping up with my Layout a Day challenge

 
Here is today's page for the Layout a Day challenge on Big Picture Scrapbooking. It is digital and someone (Angelica E from Sweden) actually drew all those flowers, painted them, and scanned each one. WOW! Ok, here's the credits: Background Paper by Raspberry Road Designs; Doodles by Angelica E designs; Word Art and Ribbon by Rhonna Farrer, and font by 2Peas. Thanks for looking.

Still scrappin'

 
 
2 more pages done. Cardstock by Bazill for both layouts. For the corn page, I used AtoZ Essentials-It's Elementary paper. On the 3 Girlfriends and a boy page the patterned paper is KI memories-Pop Culture.

I am really drawn to layouts with a large place on the page to rest your eyes...and it has influenced my own scrapbooking style. What do you think?

Flower Child

So far I have been able to complete a scrapbook page a day in Jan...with the exception of yesterday. Here is tonight's layout. The patterned paper is by Autumn Leaves and is call Mod Techno Pop. Stamps are Fiskars and Autumn Leaves. Thanks for looking!

Thought of You

I LOVE owls and I really love that they are the trend now. I am seeing them on fabrics, scrapbook paper, rubber stamps, and my daughter even got one on a sweatshirt for Christmas. I couldn't be more happy! With my Christmas money I stopped at a scrapbook store and couldn't resist this owl stamp by Inkadinkado. The background is by Cornish Heritage Farms...Weave Backgrounder and the sentiment is a StudioG clear stamp. The branch is from the Angel Company. This card I made for the color challenge this week on Splitcoaststampers...Wild Wasabi, Barely banana, and Bayou Blue. Since I don't have Wild Wasabi or Bayou Blue, I improvised by mixing the inks that I DID have. For the Wild Wasabi I mixed Certainly Celery and Garden Green. For the Bayou Blue I mixed Tempting turquoise and Brocade blue. Thanks for looking!

Cowboy Rondell

 
Here is another page to fulfill my Layout of a Day challenge. This is my ds (2). Journaling says, "Grandma Marilyn bought a pony ride for Kari and RJ at the Dunn Co. Fair. RJ was a natural and was always smiling". The pp is by We R Memory Keepers. Thanks for looking!

My Recipe

The Recipe For Erika

3 parts Wisdom 2 parts Enchantment 1 part Whimsy Splash of Craftiness Sip slowly on the beach

What's the Recipe for Your Personality?

Christmas Cheer

 
Here is one of my favorite photos of my dd when she was real young. The sketch I used is from Pencillines #63 and the pattened paper and cardstock stickers are Basic Grey Figgy Pudding. Journaling card is October Afternoon- County Fair. Thanks for looking!

More Scrapbook Layouts

You should be seeing a whole lot of scrapbook pages on my blog..I am in a "class" on Big Picture Scrapbooking that requires a layout a day (LOAD). Here are 2 pages I have done in the past 2 days. The first one has pp by October Afternoon- County Fair (LOVE it!)...which was part of my Nov. kit for The Scrap Room. The second one was in my Dec. kit and pp is by Scrapworks. Thanks for looking and wish me luck with my lofty goals!

Oh...I almost forgot...next week we are getting DSL! You can't believe how excited I am!

Some Quick Thank You Cards

Here are two thank you cards that I made for Christmas gifts we received. The first one is a 4 1/4" square card. The patterned paper is Scrapworks and cardstock is Choc. Chip, Always Artichoke, and GP white. The stamp is by Inkadinkado and sentiment is SU! Happy Harmony (retired).

The second card was just a real quick one and measures 3 1/2" square. The patterned paper is My Minds Eye, Wild Asparagus. The card stock is Barely Banana, Baroque Burgundy. Thanks for looking

Another Digital Layout

 
Another digital page....this one is from a free download by Shabby Princess.

ANOTHER layout inspired by Emilie Ahren

 
I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We were plagued by a stomach virus, but otherwise we had a wonderful holiday.

This layout is one that again is inspired by Emilie Ahren. I thought the photos were kinda bright and busy, so I didn't want to add a lot of busy paper, so I again used the StudioG stamp to stamp along a circle I made using my dh's handy dandy compass. The title letters are foam Thickers by American Crafts (I am lovin' Thickers). Thanks for looking!

My First Digital Page

 
My goal for 2008 is to learn how to do digital scrapbooking. I don't want to get rid of paper, and with dial-up...frankly I don't care to do to much more of digital scrapbooking. My friend Renata and I have been scouring the internet for digital freebies to try it out. She did her first page yesterday...and I thought it would take me a year to learn...guess not! This was a download that I have had for a while..I hope I credit it right: mlima_papersampler

Thanks for looking!

Procrastinating

On Sunday, Dec. 23rd I am hosting our family's Christmas party. There should be around 20 people here...so I have plenty to do. Do you think I did much of anything? Um...yep...2 scrapbook pages and a card. The card was a CASE of Lisa Zappa's card...she's the Featured Stamper on SCS. Here is her card: Blooming with Happiness. The two scrapbook pages were done for the Scrapbook Diva challenges...Lizzie Anne design team handed out 5 challenges.
Thanks for looking

Somethin' to make you smile

 
My friend sent me a bunch of emails today...and this was a funny photo she sent. It made me chuckle...seeing as I live in Wisconsin...and most of the males in this area will be doing this very thing tonight. Have a great Friday!

Another Anna Wight Sketch card

 
Here is another Anna Wight sketch card. This card also fits the SCS Ways to Use it Challenge for the day...monochromatic cards. The trees are embossed in a very pretty glitter embossing powder...so it really shimmers. The trees are a stamp by Northwoods Rubber stamps and the snowflakes are a SU! set called Snowflakes. The kids grabbed and man-handled the card before I got a good photo of it...so you can see the wrinkles...grrrr.

I made this card to send to a SCS and blogging friend. Her favorite color is purple and her comments on my projects always make me smile *wink. Thanks for looking!

Sweet Miss Daisy

Here is a card I made for Anna Wight's blog challenge...use her sketch as a starting point. If you haven't visited Anna's blog...you are in for a real treat! She is a crafter extraordinaire! Here is her blog: Sassy & Sweet.

For my card...I used some My Mind's Eye Bohemia double sided cardstock and the stamped image is from SU!'s Summer by the Sea and the sentiment is SU! Noteworthy. Thanks for looking!

Santa's Here...

 
and all he brought you was this stinkin' gift card!

That is what I am going to write on the inside of this tri-fold gift card holder. The technique I used is paper piecing and for his beard I used polyfill. The gift stamp is a $1 clear stamp set from Michael's (StudioG). Again I used that Angel Company stamp set...which I don't know the name of. Thanks for looking!

 
Here is a tri-fold gift card holder. The stamp set is a retired Angel Company stamp set (?). If someone knows the name of this set...let me know. I used Stickles on Rudolf's nose, bell, and the holly berries. Thanks for looking.

That Smile

 
This is a page for SCS's Scrapbook Diva challenge...use swirls on your page. The patterned paper is Sweetwater-Make Life. Thanks for looking!

An angelic ornament

 
Another altered CD. This is my dd 2 years ago in her Sunday school program. Patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket- Gretel and We R Memory Keepers. I cut out the scalloped mat from the patterned paper. Thanks for looking!

A Perfect Day

Here is a page for the Scrapbook Variety Challenge on SCS...get inspired by an ad. Here is the ad- Princess.

The patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket Gretel that was part of my Scrap Room Nov. Kit. Today my Dec. kit came...oh, I hope I get some good photos this Christmas because the paper and embellishments in this kit are so fun! Thanks for looking!

Delightful Child

Get inspired by Emilie Ahren...that was this week's Scrapbook Designer Diva challenge. Here is her layout: Sugar & Spice. I am having such a great time with this new challenge...trying on others' styles...just for a page.

My mom bought me 3 months of a scrapbook club subscription and after a lot of late night research I decided to try The Scrap_Room. I am lovin' all the fun papers, cardstocks, and embellishments. This page is in the Nov. kit...KI Memories Pop Culture patterned paper and softies. The stamp is a $1 set I found at Michaels...StudioG clear stamps. For the title I used American Crafts black vinyl Thickers. Thanks for looking!