Up for a Challenge....Give it a POP of COLOR!

New month, new challenge at Scrap It Girl!  This month....use black and white and one color to add a POP of color!!

I had a GREAT time joining in an online crop just over a week ago, with Paper Issues.  They issued all sorts of challenges, and I decided to use one of my challenge items as an example for the Pop of Color challenge at Scrap It Girl:

Sometimes clean and simple is just right....a little Dylusions Ink splatter,Doodlebug paper, letters, and  October Afternoon letters, enamel dots are from Recollections.

Make sure to check out the challenge....you can link up your Pop of Color creation HERE on this post.  You can see more inspiration on the Scrap It Girl blog HERE.

And before I go, going to share I was excited to have won the Grid Layout challenge over at Paper Issues! this LO using the new Bella Blvd. Color Chaos line....hey, perfect for the challenge...yet, funny....I left this one entirely B&W....think it's a pretty striking background for these pics....one of my new faves:

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  Stop back soon!

February 2015: It's a Challenge!

February in the Midwest carries it's own challenges....like 19" of snow yesterday.....lol!  But it's time for a new challenge of the month over at Scrap It Girl!  This month we have a recipe challenge for you....use Blue, Arrows, and a Number on your page/project.

Here's a little inspiration to get you started:

Nothing like dreaming about the beach in the cold, cold winter months!  Had a lot of fun creating during the Super Bowl (since my Packers were out *pout*).  Was great to get some ink, paint, distress playtime!!  And breaking open my hoarded packages of UmWow Studio and 7 Dots Destination Unknown made it better yet!  Love these!

Thanks for stoppin' today, and remember to link up over at Scrap It Girl on THIS POST.  A great prize pack this month too:

Lots of time....you have until the end of February to enter....so get out that stash and get creating!

Supplies Used:
UmWow Studio Destination Unknown Collection (chip, flair, stickers, tags, punch outs, mask)
7 Dots Destination Unknown Paper Collection
Tim Holtz Distress Ink--Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Paint--Antique Linen, Pumice Stone
Tim Holtz Perfect Pearls Mist--Biscotti
Dyan Revealy Dylusions Mist--Black Marble
Rope string--from stash

Making Merry and a few of my Favorite Things....

Happy Holidays everyone!  Are you ready?  Many have already been celebrating, and I'm in that final few days push before the big day on Thursday.  Still gifts to wrap and goodies to make, including those Christmas cards!  I got a few made last nite, and I have a few more I'd been working on.

Remember you can join us over at the Scrap It Girl blog, we shared some of our favorite gift/wrap items, and we'd love to have you share what you've made too! If you've made any kind of packaging or even a LO or card with gifts (like the one below) you can link up to our "Wrap It Up" challenge....you've got until Dec. 31st!!  Link up HERE.

Here are a couple of my favorites I've made so far:

It was made using Doodlebug's Santa Express goodies and this one as well:

I'm a huge fan of twine....can you tell?!!

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a wonderful day!  I have some quick and easy cards coming tomorrow!

Somethin's Cookin': Favorite Things Friday

Hey everyone!  TGIF!!!  Ready for a great weekend....and it's supposed to get a wee bit warmer again....wahoo!!

I'm sharing a little sneak of something I "cooked up" over at The Rubber Cafe':

If you want to see the entire card, and would love directions to make it.....stop on by The Rubber Cafe' blog HERE.

It's also Favorite Things Friday (FTF) over at Scrap It Girl.  We are sharing some of our favorite fall projects, and we'd love to see yours!  Link up over there, and share with us!

My favorite is a fall wall hanging I created a year ago at a crop and won a prize for:

It's made with LYB Acorn Hollow papers and chip.  Love the colors in this--I can't get enough of home decor altered item projects!

Thanks for stoppin' by today....always more inspiration to save for another day.....see you soon!

Favorite Things Friday: Halloween Edition

It's time for a little FTF....with a belated Halloween Edition!  Scrap It Girl is the place to share your favorite Halloween projects!  Link up in THIS POST, just for fun!

I shared a Halloween Printer's Tray I made this year using the Doodlebug Ghouls and Goodies collection and fun laser cut wooden pieces from Unique Laser Designs:

And another of my faves was this little decorative trio featured over on the Trendy Twine blog:

I love this collection, and I really enjoy making home decor projects for any holiday!  Looking forward to sharing some fall and Christmas creations this week.....stop back soon!

Favorite Things Friday---Belated! And a giveaway!!!

Hey everyone!!!  I have some fun today!!!  First up....a belated FTF for the Scrap It Girl DT!  We are sharing our favorite mini albums.....would love to see mini's you've created too!  You can link yours HERE.

I've done a lot of minis.....one of my faves was this one of my lil' cowpoke!  (who is now 21!!  yikes, how did THAT happen?!!):

And I've been promising a giveaway.....leave a comment.....let me know if you've made a mini album, and if so....what has been your favorite?  I've got a mini album and lots of goodies to go with it to give away!

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  I'll choose a winner on Monday!!

Throwback Thursday Time!

Well how about this for a Throwback Thursday:

Yep, me back in 1970....Kindergarten!  I did this LO for the "old school" challenge we had over on the Chicagoland Scrapbooker Magazine blog.

Gotta love that plaid and Peter Pan collar....haha!  But the colors in the BoBunny Pop Quiz are perfect:

Love the chip shapes with this collection too!

Now on a totally unrelated note.....make sure you stop by the Scrap It Girl site to join in this month's challenge....it's all about embossing!  Here is a card I made with one of Darice's newer embossing folders and 3 birds papers and mirror cardstock:

Pop over to HERE to link up your projects for the October challenge!

Thanks for stoppin' by today....and will have a pic up in the next couple days for a fun giveaway!  Keep an eye out!

Arrows and Numbers: Scrap It Girl Challenge Time!

Who's up for the challenge?  Over at Scrap It Girl, the August challenge has started!  Make any project using arrows or numbers!

This time I did a LO using the new Echo Park Walking on Sunshine collection:

The colors are bright, fun, and perfect for our beach trip....it's all pics of my guys fishing on the pier.....definitely "The Boys of Summer".

Lots of arrows too:

And here is the summer fun prize up for grabs:

C'mon over and link up....join us for the August Challenge!  You can find all the info and linky on the Scrap It Girl site HERE.

Thanks for stoppin' by....soooooo busy making projects (I made TWENTY last week!) and working on moving the LSS I work at....fun, fun, fun ahead, so keep checking in!

It's Time for a Few Faves!

Yep, it's that time....Favorite Things Friday!  If you stop over at Scrap It Girl, the entire team has shared their fave electric die cutter today.  You can link up for fun....we'd love to see your faves too! 

I like my Cricut, but love my Vagabond! 

Love the way it cuts and embosses my Tim Holtz dies....works for all type of dies and embossing folders....LOVE....and no cranking....DOUBLE LOVE!!! 

So let me know.....what is your favorite?

Challenge Time--Things With Wings

It's a new month, and you know what that means!!!  A new challenge over at Scrap It Girl!!  For the month of June, it's any project you can create using wings....so many possibilities!  I used the sweet Here and Now collection from Echo Park to create this Pop-Up box card....my first!

I used a tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers HERE.  I love that this particular card fits in a standard A2 size envelope....I used the altered instructions from the typical card (that takes a 5x9 env) to make this one.  Here it is closed up--yes I can't even resist decorating the entire outside....lol:

And here is the look when the top flaps are down if it's sent that way (and haha....do you notice the "change"?  Couldn't resist adding a little something more to the flap....thought it would be fun to leave the "before and after" pics:
 

Lots of "Things With Wings".....pretty butterflies flitting everywhere!

So are you up for the challenge this month?  Join us over at Scrap It Girl HERE to link up your projects with wings!  (PS a great prize pack this month too!)

Thanks for stoppin' by....have a great day!         

Favorite Things Friday....and a WINNER too!

My oh my....where does the time go?  Over a week since my last post.....a little working 3 days at Scrapbook Expo in Milwaukee, plus new carpet in 3/4 of our home, plus working 2 extra days this week....um, that equals TOO CRAZY!!!

Time for some catching up....and better yet, it's Favorite Things Friday over at Scrap It Girl!  We are sharing our favorite embossing folders...and tho I love them all, my two newest are my 2 new faves:

I got an Craftwell Teresa Collins Ebosser for Mother's Day!  Woot, woot to my awesome guys!!!  And I used these before they were released at a class over at Hannah's Home Accents, in Antioch, IL.  They are AWESOME!!!  They even have the slits pre-cut in the sides to use with cards.....LOVE!!!

And another of my favorite things today.....the KOTM over at The Rubber Cafe'!!!  This month's kit is called "How Sweet It Is"....and sweet it is indeed:

This is only a "sneaky peek"....you can find the entire post and directions on making this sah-weet card over on The Rubber Cafe' Blog.

And another of my favorite things.....giveaways!  Congrats to my lovely randomly chosen winner Sue D!!!
I'll be sending you an email and goodies will be on their way once I get your addy!!!

Hope you have a lovely Friday.....full of YOUR favorite things!  Thanks for stoppin' by!

Friday Favorites and a Floral Flip

Happy Friday Everyone!!  Today is a new Favorite Things Friday post.....catching up with last Friday's too.....so I'll post both my favorite re-purposed item in my craft room:

This was a great find--a granite shop sample cabinet....they were getting rid of it!  Looking forward to filling it up *wink*

And for this week.....my favorite place to scrap, my scrappy desk in my scrappy room:

Show us your work space....link up over at Scrap It Girl--just for fun....and while you are there, don't forget our birthday challenge this month....you can find it HERE--great prize pack for that one!

As for the "Floral Flip".....head on over to The Rubber Cafe'!  I'm up today with a flip card tutorial that will give you a jump start on spring!  You can find it HERE.  But here's a peek:

Thanks for stoppin' by today....take some creative time for yourself....you'll be glad you did!

Na na na na na na....You Say It's Your Birthday!

It's time for a Birthday Challenge....Yeah!  Today is March 1st....wow where did February go?  We are definitely in like a lion since it's snowing....AGAIN.  But I'm thinking bright, warm thoughts of happy, fun,
birthdays today!  Scrap It Girl's challenge for the month of March is Birthdays!  Check the post HERE.  You'll find a linky and an awesome prize pack, and best yet....a lot of inspiration!

Here's my birthday project:

I went with a clean and simple look using the My Mind's Eye Hip-Hip Hooray collection.  And I broke out the Stickles....haven't done that for a bit....there's a bit of frosting on that cupcake:

And can you see that texture in the above pic?  I also decided to Stop The Hoarding Madness and crack the seal on my Fancy Pants corrugated paper....can I say LOVE!  Now that it's open, it's going to be getting a workout!

Thanks for stoppin' by today....remember to pop on over to Scrap It Girl....get some inspiration (some amazing projects this month....the DT rocked this!)....and link up your birthday creations!

Have a great, crafty weekend!

Time for Favorite Things Friday!

When you craft, scrap, make cards, work with mixed media......do you listen to music?  If you do....share your fave with us over at Scrap It Girl!  This week's Favorite Things Friday post and linky can be found HERE.

I love creating to music.....it gets those creative juices flowing!  I love all different music, soundtracks (like  Hairspray or Pitch Perfect), Christian (a few faves....Stephen Curtis Chapman, Amy Grant, and Michael W Smith), current pop (Brittany, Pink, Gaga, just to name a few), but my go to I want peppy fun music that I can sing along with (yes, I am one of THOSE peeps....lol) is 80's music:

Pat Benetar, Michael Jackson, Journey, Madonna, Duran Duran, Wham.....the list is endless....as an 80's girl, I love 'em all!

So how about you.....what's your favorite type of music when you create?

And speaking of creating.....make sure to stop by and say "hi" over at The Rubber Cafe' today!  I'm over there with all the details on how to make this card:

Thanks for stoppin' by today, and don't forget to visit Scrap It Girl....let us know....what's your favorite?!

A Few of My Favorite Things....

Hey....it's Favorite Things Friday!  The Scrap It Girl DT is sharing our favorite storage ideas with you and I can't help but share one of my favorite recent projects, too, just for fun!

I'm a bling girl, and I found this photo storage box (at Michael's) and it is perfect for organizing bling (or chipboard or any "odd" embellishment you'd like to keep in package!):

I labeled it using my Brother brand label maker....LOVE that thing!

And here is a Christmas LO I did using MME's Vintage Christmas collection:

Fun papers, I'm really into tags right now....great layering pieces....and the chipboard is awesome too!

Now if you'd like to share your favorite crafting storage ideas with us.....link up over on the Scrap It Girl blog on THIS POST....and make sure to keep an eye on Kimberly's blog....there might even be a prize in the works soon since it's her 6th anniversary!

And hey....I'm also up over at The Rubber Cafe' today....a cute lil' stamping project using super trendy polaroids I created myself....and adorable stamps from the Creative Cafe' KOTM!  Check it HERE. 

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  And if you'd care to share....what are some of your favorite organization ideas?

Red, White and Blue Challenge Time!

Join us over at Scrap It Girl....every month Kimberly has a fun challenge for you 

to link your projects to on her blog.....and best yet, there is always an amazing

prize pack for you to win!  Here is this month's prize:

You simply need to make any project using Red, White and Blue....here is the
inspiration card I made using the BoBunny Liberty collection:

Remember to play along this month....you can find the link and more inspiration from 

the rest of the design team right HERE.

Supplies Used:

Paper: BoBunny Liberty; Core d'nations-red, Carta Bella-Kraft

Embellishments: BoBunny Liberty-stickers; Recollections rhinestones; AC jute; misc buttons & burlap

Ink:  Distress Ink-Black Soot