October 2013 MemoryWorks Express Kit Projects

I got to play with the Express Kit this month...I made 2 layouts, 4 cards, and included in the kit was a little clipboard to alter. It is filled with fun stuff from Teresa Collins, and My Mind's Eye; and has super fun embellishments like glazed brads, beautiful ribbon, binder clips, and shipping tags....which I think are always an excellent addition.

October  2013 MemoryWorks Kit Contains:  

 Patterned Paper

{1} 12x12 Spooky - Happy Haunting (My Mind's Eye)

{1} 12x12 Chevron - Happy Haunting (My Mind's Eye)

{1} 12x12 Party Banner - Masquerade (Teresa Collins)

{1} 12x12 Brocade - Masquerade (Teresa Collins)

{1} 12x12 Icons - Masquerade (Teresa Collins)

{1} 12x12 Webs - Masquerade (Teresa Collins)

Solid Cardstock

{1} 12x12 Tangerine Blast (Bazzill)

{1} 12x 12 Walnut Cream (Bazzill)

{1} 12x12 Coconut Swirl (Bazzill)

{1} 12x12 Blackberry Swirl (Bazzill)

{1} 12x12 Flintstone (Bazzill)

 Embellishments

{1} 12x12 Masquerade Die Cut Sheet (Teresa Collins)

{1} Package Masquerade File Folders (Teresa Collins)

{1} Package Masquerade Decorative Brads (Teresa Collins)

{1} Package Haunted Hallows Gems (Teresa Collins)

{1} 6x9 Sparco Clipboard (MemoryWorks)

{4} Mini Binders Clips (MemoryWorks)

{5} 2 3/8 x 4 ¼ Manilla Shipping Tags (MemoryWorks)

{2} Metal Book Rings (MemoryWorks)

{1} Yard Black Lace (May Arts)

{1} Yard Orange & Black Checked Ribbon (May Arts)

Cards

{1} 5.5 x 8.5 Tangerine Blast (Bazzill)

{1} 5.5 x 8.5 Walnut Cream (Bazzill)

{1} 5.5 x 8.5 Coconut Swirl (Bazzill)

{1} 5.5 x 8.5 Blackberry Swirl (Bazzill)

{1} 5.5 x 8.5 Flintstone (Bazzill)

{5} 5 3/4 X 4 ½ Clear Envelopes

Incredi-boy

Trick or Treat

Haunted House Card

Skeleton Card

October 31

Cat Card

Altered Clipboard

The MW Express Kits are always filled with amazing products, and if you hurry the October kit is now available for purchase while supplies last!

Thanks for looking!

A Recent Layout

Hi! Just sharing a random page that I recently finished.  I'm forever trying to catch up in the kids' personal albums, right now I'm working on Owen's from....2010. Yep, I'll probably never be current.  I've been playing recently with the Playtime kit from Craft Junction.

It has a lot of Echo Park goodies in it, which I love.  The photos on this page are of Owen and Oliver together, I usually include photos with more than one child in each of their albums.  I've already done pages with these photos for Oliver's 2 year book, but I like this one better. Anyway, these pictures are several years old...and Oliver has Cheetos all over his face :)

Brothers

They look so little :)

Oh, and if you're in the area, you won't want to miss this going on today....

Thanks for looking!

Oskar's 3 Year Pictures

I take pictures of all the kids right around their birthday, and Oskar's was on the 12th.  I was starting to panic when the weather cooled down so fast...that I was going to miss my opportunity to get his in.  Luckily yesterday's weather was beautiful, so we walked down to the park for a little photo shoot.

Being a typical 3 year old, he was not cooperating at all for his pictures. So, when he reached in his pocket to find Lego Superman...I just went with it.

Needless to say...he was sooo excited with his find....

...and he talked about how cool it was that he found Superman in his pocket.

The pictures became all about Lego Superman after that...

Here's my favorite....

He may not be smiling, but at least he's not crying :)  Notice, he still has Superman in his grips....

Thanks for looking!

Bella Blvd Monday Morning Challenge

***If you're looking for the MemoryWorks Fall Blog Hop post,  go HERE.***

Welcome to the Monday Morning Challenge! The challenge was to use the Trick or Treat collection to create everyday layouts and cards.  It's always fun to use holiday and/or themed collections for other things than their intended purpose as there are so many pieces that can fit into our everyday photos and memories.

The Candy Factory:

Supplies:
Trick or Treat: No Brainer, Leaf Storm, Spooky Town, Daily Details, Paper Pieces, Tabs, Alpha+Bits; High Five Alpha Stickers: Black-White; Designer Tape: Polka Dot Combo, Chevron Combo, Yellow Chevron

Any good Halloween collection has to have embellishments about candy!  That's one reason why I think the Trick or Treat collection worked for this non-Halloween themed layout. The other reason being the mix of super fun colors, they enhance the wall of candy bins perfectly.

Be sure to check out the Bella Blvd Studio Blog, to see all of the great projects made for this challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Memory Works Fall 2013 Blog Hop

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Memory Works fall blog hop, you should be arriving here from the very talented, Gia's blog. If you happen to get lost, just head back to the MemoryWorks blog to get back on track.  We're featuring products from the new fall 2013 catalog, and I have chosen the Charm collection from My Mind's Eye....

My Mind's Eye Charm

Oskar in a Box:

The patterns and colors for this collection are so fun, and I love that it has matching designer tape.

Sweet Child of Mine:

Those little clouds are so adorable...perfect for photos with sleeping babies :)

Happy Birthday:

I loved these circle flowers, and thought they were a perfect focal point for a card.

That's it, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance to win...and, now you're off to see Amanda!

Thanks for hopping!

Bella Blvd WCMD Celebration

You won't want to miss the fun over at the Bella Blvd Studio Blog...2 new cards every hour, for 12 hours! 

I'm celebrating fall with my card, using the Thankful collection...

Thank You:

Supplies: Thankful - Bountiful, Our Spot, Alpha+Bits, Just Write Journaling Stickers; Button Market: Masculine Mix

So, if you're spending World Cardmaking Day making cards...you won't want to miss out on all of the inspiration!

Thanks for looking!

Bella Blvd: Design team Intro

This week is the start of the introductions to the new team on the Bella Blvd Studio Blog.  Today it's my turn, along with Tiffany Hood, Ashley Marcu, and Kathy Martin.  I'll be sharing 3 of my submission projects, and then you'll have to head over to the Bella blog to see the other 2. I used Sand N' Surf for all 5 of my projects, along with some leftovers from Sunshine & Happiness that I had on a couple of them.

Brr...

 Phone Hog

So Sweet

Be sure to check out the projects from Tiffany, Ashley, Kathy, and my other 2 projects HERE.

Thanks for looking!

We R Memory Keepers Guest Designer - Bewitched

Hi everyone! I am SUPER excited to be a guest designer for We R Memory Keepers. I was given the Bewitched line, and I had so much fun with it! I will be sharing 3 layouts, and a card...then you'll have to head on over to the WRMK blog to see the project that I made for them :)

Batty:

Roar:

Venom:

Hocus Pocus:

To see the project that I made for We R Memory Keepers, be sure to check out their blog, HERE.

Thanks for looking!