Some more exciting news!

Hi Scrappy pals! I wanted to share that I made it onto the sketch team over at Stuck On U Sketches. I am super excited to get to know everyone and just get my scrappin on. Go on over and see who else made it on the team. >>http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/


I want to share a couple layouts I haven't blogged about yet. I don't like leaving a post without photo's. It just looks funny without pictures.  I don't always share every layout I make and I participate at a lot of different challenge sites. I like to play along at CSI Color Stories Inspiration challenge site. I was lucky to win a prize for participating in one of the April challenges. The top photo is the layout I won the scrappy goodies from Citrus Twist Kits. I can't wait to play with them.

Live..Love...Eat

Spring fun is on the wanted list there.

This is for the latest challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great scrappy weekend!! xoxoxox

Project Life Week 17

Hi again folks! I just wanted to share my Project Life Week 17 spread. Yep a bit behind again about 2 weeks. I need to get to the store for some photo paper. Seems I run out pretty quickly.

Full Spread

Left side

Right side

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love!

Supplies:

Becky Higgins Clementine project kit

Elles Studio Papers and other products

Washi tape

Puppy Love Layout inspired by Scrap Around the World's 1st Challenge

Hi Scrappy friends!  There's a new scrappy challenge that I was inspired to make this layout for called Scrap Around the World.  I enjoy mixed media and creating my own backgrounds but haven't made as many I would like to. They tend to be time consuming for me but a lot of fun getting my hands icky with the different mediums. The picture in this layout is of my daughter and our fur baby Roscoe. I was inspired by the colors and textures of the mood board and of course the cool sketch.

Mood Board

Sketch

Puppy Love

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love!xoxoxo

Supplies:

Liquitex Modeling paste

Prima Stencil

I am roses flowers/leaves

Lindy Stamp Gang Mist

Ranger Alcohol ink

Tim Holtz Distress Stain, Distress Paint

7 gypsies Chipboard

Want2scrap chipboard

Beads: jewelry stash

Burlap

Hemp Twine

Heart Woodsies

Websters Pages Netting

May Arts Ribbon

Good News!!

Hi Scrappy Friends! I would like to share that I have made it on the Sketchabilities Design Team. I'd like to thank Karan Gerber for choosing me to be one of the designers to work with her truly inspiring sketches.  I look forward to getting to know the other designers as well. I just know its going to be lots of fun creating for this team.

The Sketchabilities Team

MANDA MOORE - AUSTRAILIA

ULRIKA BLOMFELT -SWEDEN

ALEXANDRA POLYZOU-GREECE 

NICOLLE KRAMER-U.S.A <<<< Whoot whoot that's me.

ANJA AKKERMANN-GERMANY

NATALIA SHALYGINA-UKRAINE

SALLY CRANNEY-U.S.A

CATHIA LEBLANC-CANADA

CAMILLA BORSSOI-BRAZIL

CHARLE G. GARGLIANCO-PHILLIPPINES

WILMA VOERMANS-SWITZERLAND

NATALIYA SEROVA-UKRAINE

ORLI SHAMIR-ISRAEL

CAROLINA SCHULZ-CHILI

OLGA RYZHKOVA-RUSSIA

LEAH CAMERON-AUSTRAILIA

PLEASE JOIN US ON JUNE 15TH, WHERE WE WILL HAVE AN AWESOME SPONSOR AND A BRAND NEW REVEAL WITH OUR NEW TEAM!! 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and love!!xoxoxox 

Together Layout using Prima Marketing's Engraver Collection for The Hen's Den

Prima Marketing Engraver Collection

Together Layout

 Designed for: The Hen's Den

Happy Friday Friends! Today I am sharing a layout I created with this amazing Prima Engraver kit.

 Mother's day is Sunday and I figured I would share a layout I created with my mom and I. This photo was taken of us on my birthday.
So I was debating whether this would be a bit of a personal post or not. I typically don't get very personal but I figured I would give it a try. I am trying to improve my writing skills. The main reason for my debate is I wanted to try to keep this light-hearted and happy. Being the honest and upfront person I am it's a bit difficult. Although I love my mom dearly I can not say that I always like her. Let me explain, my mom suffers from mental illness. This disease can be a very selfish one. I want to clarify I am not looking for sympathy I am just trying to keep it real. We all have our own journey.  As a child I suffered many embarrassing situations and she spent a ton of time in the hospital. Even still today I find her difficult to deal with. I often feel the role is reversed and she is the child. I envy those who were blessed with a mother they could confide in,be nurtured by, receive guidance from and not only be a mom but have an amazing friendship into adulthood. Instead I felt neglect and abandonment. I grew up a very shy, easily embarrassed, people pleasing child maybe searching for acceptance I suppose. I guess a "normal mom" wasn't in the cards for me and have learned to live with it. I am sure having a mental illness is not a day in the park. Please know I have compassion, understanding and love for those who do suffer. I realize no one wants to go through these things. I can only imagine her pain as a sufferer. Acceptance is something that took a very long time and society doesn't make it any easier. My mother is a hand full but I love her. She is on medication to control the symptom's. It's not a cure but it helps. My mom is not completely awful person. She is a silly, loving , caring and a somewhat giving person. As giving as she can be. The word's of my late dad (which often ring in my ears when I am upset with my mom) "she's still your mom you know."  With all that said I hope everyone has an amazing mother's day filled with lots of love and hugs. Umm and I can't forget patience. Wink, wink!

I went to a big chain craft store this past weekend and spent the birthday gift card that I received from my son. I bought a few new punches (not like I needed them) and used them on this layout. I bought a new border heart punch and an all over the page heart punch both by Martha Stewart. I enjoyed punching into these fabulous Prima Engraver papers. I made a bit of a fun mess misting the resist canvas too. So much fun.

Look at these yummy flowers by Prima in the cluster I created. I am sure you know by now I enjoy making clusters on my pages. I mixed in a trinket and chipboard piece from prima as well. For added interest in the cluster I fussy cut a few flowers from one of the their papers. I like many different manufacturer's but Prima is one of the must have's in my stash.

Here's a few different layered and punched strips of paper. I even used the bits of hearts left over from the punch on my layout. Don't forget you can find this amazing collection at The Hen's Den Store.

Have a fun and  happy weekend creating those memories. Hug those momma's!

We would love to see what you come up with using this sketch. Please share at The Hen's Den Facebook Page.

Supplies:

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Atlas

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Arcade

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Cartouche

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Chipboard Pieces

Prima Marketing- Engraver- News Print Mini Frame

Prima Marketing- Engraver- Resist Canvas

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Silk Brown Flowers

Prima Marketing - Engraver- Trinkets

May Arts Ribbon- Crochet- 1.5

Love Layout using Elle's Studio Products

Hi scrappy friends! I am back again with another post. I was inspired by Elle's Studio's Thursday 5/2 Sketch. I recently won a 10.00 giftcard for entering one of my layouts in their sketch contests. I used the product i purchased from them on this layout. The fun  You and Me collection. I love the colors and designs of the papers. I took a lot of photos on my Birthday this year. I was sort of a ham this year. I created this layout with a couple pictures of my daughter and I. Jolie is my youngest and she's such a cute lil poser. I figured I would snap some of her and we got a little lovey. She is actually embarrassed of this photo.  This morning I asked my almost 20 year old son if he thought this was embarrassing to share. He said no I think it's cute. Haa haa  Jojo 2 against one! Nah nah nah nah nah nah. Well I am posting anyway she's just so darn cute.

Elle's Studio sponsor's Paper Issues and they have a contest to link up projects preferably using Elle's products but you don't have to. Elle's is giving away 5 serendipity prize packages...yumm

Love

Having some stitching fun with my sewing machine. The design around the page reminds me of a heartbeat.

Stitched the tags in place.

Here's the "embarrassing" kiss. I love my lil poo poo...(yes it's a strange nickname, but I mean it in the most loving way). She knows that too.:) My baby girl.

Supplies:
Elle's Studio You and Me products
Woodsies hearts
Sequins/stash
Recollections pearls
Acrylic paint

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and Love!

12 Tags of 2013 - May

Hi scrappy friends! Wow May already, this year is flying by. I created a tag inspired by Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2013. So far I have made them all for this year. I put them in my project life binder. I didn't want to just throw them in a pile. It's a little history of my artsy self handed down. Tim's tags are so much fun. I love getting all messy with his products and learning new techniques. I have been hoarding all the Tim Holtz products I buy just for these tags.

May Tag

For the background colors I used alcohol inks, distress paint and distress ink.

I used some rub on clocks to represent time and the birds and butterfly  for time flies. 

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and Love!

Supplies:

Tim Holtz distress ink, distress paint.

Ranger alcohol inks

Tim Holtz rub-ons

Tim Holtz stamps

Tim Holtz film strip

Tim Holtz crinkle ribbon

Tim Holtz mini fasteners

Tim Holtz reinforcer

Tim Holtz game spinner

Tim Holtz Philosophy Tag