Silly & Sillier

Hi everyone!
Hope your morning is off to a great start. I have been very busy with planning for Christmas (the kids are out of school tomorrow) and planning for CHA. This is my first year that I am creating more than 1 or 2 pieces for the show. I am actually in charge of a large display for a new Embossing powder company from the UK debuting at the show. I love the creative work, but it has been keeping me very busy and unfortunately I am not able to share my creations with you until after the show. I do however have a few layouts that I recently created for a call that I can share with you.

Here we go...

Silly & Sillier layout:

I used papers from Studio Calico and October Afternoon. The mask and ink (Mister Huey's) is from Studio Calico. I had so much fun with this mask and inking up my page!


Dream layout:



I love this self portrait that my daughter took recently using my iphone. The journaling is about her dreams of having a career in the fashion industry. So, I thought that I would carry that theme by using lace, fabric (handmade yoyo's) and sequins on my page.

I used Sassafrass Lass and Glitz papers, and Amy Tangerine embellishments.
Here is a close up:


Thanks for stopping by today. What creative projects are you working on?

busy day ahead...

Good morning everyone, I have a busy day ahead. My daughter and her classmates have term1 finals for 7th grade today. Can't believe the year is going by so fast! I am driving the carpool today and taking them out to Starbucks this morning for a special treat before testing. I just wanted to post a couple of quick cards before I go...
I made these quick cards for a challenge last week.

I miss you card

I cut the flowers on this with my Slice, and then added stitching, lace and brads. I also used Crate paper, Sassafras lass and Glitz (sticker).


HB wishes

I added stitching on this one with my Sew Easy from We R Memory Makers I also used October Afternoon papers, Basic Grey pops. TFS!

Thanks for letting me share! Enjoy your day!

Back to school blog hop

Hi friends,
Thanks for joining us for our back to school blog hop today.


If you came from April's blog you are in the right place. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop please go to Rebekah she is the wonderful host of our hop at http://colorkraft.blogspot.com/

I would also like to thank Rebekah for hosting this wonderful hop.


Have your kids gone back to school yet? Mine will go back to school on Monday, so we have spent the last few days getting well care visits, dropping off shot records at the school office, picking up new school supplies and shopping for new clothes, backpacks and shoes. It has been a little exhausting and I will feel better after the kids go back to school and we get back into a routine again.

I wanted to share with you my first project that I made for our back to school hop. A couple of weeks ago we stopped by the Old Sacramento school house and I was able to get some fun pics of my kids sitting in an old fashioned classroom. They got to sit at the desks, write on the chalkboards, and learn about what it was like to go to school in the 1800's. So, I was so excited to get the chance to document our trip on a layout, and this is what I made:

Old Fashioned School house layout


Here is a detail shot up close:

*Tip- a quick and easy way to add interest to your page is by layering custom buttons to premade flowers. I used my button studio maker from Epiphany Crafts to make these fun buttons. Then popped them up with foam tape on top of the premade flowers.

Thanks for stopping by today. Be sure to come by again tomorrow for more fun school themed projects and prizes. Leave me a comment today, and I will enter you in a drawing for a sheet of 4 Prima mini stamps with rhinestone jewels.



Be sure to check out these crafty girls next for more inspiration and a chance to win more prizes.

okay, go......

Blog Hop line up:

~ you are here ~ Gina
next ~ Rebekah
~ Doreen
~ Nicolette
~ Amanda
~ Melissa
~ April

Next stop on the hop is Rebekah, so stop by her blog to see what wonderful project she has to share with you.


Old Fashioned school house credits:
pattern paper: table cloth paper, borders paper, fabric store paper - For the Record collection (Echo Park);
play fair paper, How you've grown paper - Life of the party collection (Basic Grey);
recipe box paper - Cherry Hill collection (October Afternoon); sweet score paper - Ellie's tale (Sassafrass Lass)

stickers: thickers (American Crafts), teeny alpha (Glitz), entwined blooms (Sassafrass lass)
pen: brown (American Crafts)
tools: round 20 button studio maker, round 14 button studio maker, round 20 acrylic buttons,
round 14 acrylic button (Epiphany Crafts); postage stamp edger scissors (Fiskars)
fibers: licorice twine (Divine Twine)
adhesive: glue glider pro (Glue Arts), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

New Scarlet Lime kit layouts

do you subscribe to a kit club? I purchase 1 every month from Scarlet Lime . The Scarlet Lime kits are always fresh and fun and jam packed with cool and unique goodies. I would like to share a few projects with you that I recently created with my August Scarlet Lime kit.

Follow your Heart:


supplies:
cardstock: pink (coredinations), white (Recollections)
pattern paper: Remnant paper, junk drawer paper Odds and Ends line (Cosmo Cricket), enlighten paper Sunshine Broadcast (Sassafrass Lass)
Big pine creek paper Campy trails collection (American Crafts)
stick on: Neighborhood collection border stickers (Crate paper), Olivia canvas tag (Basic Grey)
font: prestige elite std (adobe)
tools: round 25 shape studio maker, round 25 bubblecap (Epiphany Crafts),
black Glaze pen (Sakura), tiny attacher (Tim Holtz),
basic elements font Slice (Making Memories)
adhesive: glue glider pro (Glue Arts), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)
other: buttons, bottlecap (Michael's)

Smile:



Detail shot *Tip- I added dimension to my page by trimming a few pattern paper shapes out
and then layer them on top with 3d foam squares.

Thanks to my good friend Ashley for letting me use some of her air mail twine from Divine Twine. I had fun adding a thin layer of glue and wrapping my twine around my journaling to create a fun journaling spot!

supplies:
cardstock: white (Recollections)
pattern paper: daily junque paper, spare change paper - Odds and Ends line (Cosmo Cricket), 
            all systems go paper - rocket age line (October Afternoon), kindle paper - Sunshine Broadcast (Sassafrass lass)
stickers: labels (Studio Calico)
pen: black Glaze (Sakura)
punches: corner punch (EK Success)
fibers: air mail twine (Divine Twine)
other: vintage game piece, tiny attacher stapler (Tim Holtz)
         decorative clip (Basic Grey)
adhesive: glue glider pro (Glue Arts), foam squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)

Thanks for stopping by!