Challenge Masters Sketch Challenge

Here's my latest sketch for the Challenge Masters site. I did it in MS Word and I think next month I will go back to doing it my own way.

Nook Stuff

I couldn't wait to dig into the August Scrpbook Nook kit that came the other day. It was packed with Sassafrass Lass Indigo Girl and some fun embellishments.

Here's a layout of Amanda and Jessica. I love this picture although they have grown up a lot in the 2 years since this photo was taken!I am a sucker for decorative tape. The green one here is from Basic Grey. I folded it into a loop to make faux leaves. LOVE it!

More BG deco edge tape on this card and more Indigo Girl! I can't sew but it looks like I did by adding some DCWV colored rubons over my little banner letters.
A card I made with some October Afternoon papers that came in a Nook kit from a few months ago. The card is based on a sketch from The Nook's forum. I also used some Chatterbox felt and chipboard stickers, some cute Bo Bunny brads, flowers I punched out of some vintage dictionary paper and some Heidi Grace flourish rubons.

A few of my favorites

When my nieces came over the other day, they went looking through all my old albums. I came across a few that are my faves.

I love this one because I was inspired by some angel cards. I try to take notice of the signs that come my way.

This one is for Cindy. I think scrapbooking is very theraputic for me.

I love this layout because it expresses how I feel about this life I lead.

I only have a handful of baby pictures of myself (the curse of being the youngest of 6) so this one is precious to me.

I created this layout after seeing color combo #150 at http://colorcombosgalore.ning.com/

I bought the postcard a few years ago in an antique store beacuse it captured the feeling I had about summer vacations spent at a motel in Massachusetts when I was little.

If I hadn't just come a cross it a few days ago, I would have totally forgotten I had it.

After creating it, I went right out to the antique store in search of treasure. More on that later!

Crate Paper Creations

Yesterday, I spent my first day of summer vacation scrapping. Hooray! This birdhouse had been in my "to-be-altered" pile for about 5 years.

I used some Crate Paper Little Sprout patterned paper for the roof and fringed it. The birdie peeking through the hole is actually a fabric button from Brenda Walton that had just been sitting on my desk. It worked perfectly with the Crate Paper Lillian"Home" pattern that I used to cover the front. I had a bunch of coordinating Crate Paper die cuts so I layered a few
for the peak. I love the little leaves with the words on them. Too Cute!I used the backside of the Home pattern (pink) for the eaves. I cut them with a scallop edge and then adorned them with some Basic Gray rub ons that I always have in my stash. Lots of rub on surgery required but I happen to love that kind of thing. Some pretty mini wired prima's wound around the front perch finished off the front.
I used one of the pretty glittered diecuts as a hanging tag off the perch too.

I love the way it turned out and I think it will grace our mantel for the summer.


Today is my niece Diana's 28th birthday! Can that be right? I love the woman that the spunky little girl has become. I made her this glittery birthday card. I hope she likes it!

I cut out a large hydrangea image from a piece of Crate Paper Samantha Collection and glittered the edges with purple glitter. I then pop dotted the image over the same piece of patterned paper for a 3D effect. I also added some green glitter to the leaves and stem.

I topped the card off with a doily, some buttons, a blingy inked butterfly and some pretty sheer ribbon.

This page I made for Color Combos Galore was chosen as a featured page last week. I thought it was so cool to click on the gallery and see Jessica's sweet baby face staring back at me!http://www.colorcombosgalore.ning.com/

Only a few more days and I will be done with work. I am looking foward to the lazy days of summer! I am also looking foward to spending some time at my scrap desk.

I did this layout for the sketch challenge at Challenge Masters where I am part of the design team. Loved Audrey Yaeger's sketch!

http://www.challengemastersonline.com/forum/index.php

Mom

My latest page. I made the tag for a challenge at Ch{all}enge Masters. I loved digging through my stash and finiding stuff I had long forgotten about. See, there is a reason that I didn't purge everything.