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!

Bella Blvd. Project Share - Altered Vintage Typewriter Case

We drove through Allen, MI a couple of weekends ago, which is a little town FULL of antique shops.  We were just looking, but we came across this vintage typewriter for $20, and the old luggage rack it's sitting on for $10....

I already have an antique typewriter, that is way too old to actually use.  I have it sitting on top of my scrapbooking cabinet, and occasionally use it to hold my cards or tags when I photograph them.  But, I really wanted one that I could stick some journaling cards in, and type on. This one actually works, although I haven't been brave enough to try it, yet.... I need to just stick some plain cardstock in there to practice a bit.  It also came with a case, which is pretty dirty and worn. 

I washed it up a little with a damp rag, and decided it needed some love...

I used Piggy Punch High Five Alphas for the quote, it says: "Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences."  -Sylvia Plath

I used a little Modge Podge to stick back down some of the fabric that was peeling up at the corners, and then used Designer Tape (Ice Stripe, Pony Stripe, Piggy Pink Stripe, Yellow Chevron) over some of the really worn spots. I also applied some Modge Podge over the tape, to make sure that it didn't peel back up.

That's my fun new addition to my little scrapbooking corner...Now, I just need to try it out!

Thanks for looking!

Bella Blvd. Page Share - Mama's Boy

I got my box of Bella goodies...and couldn't wait to dig in. So, I grabbed a photo of Oz & I...and chose the Kiss Me collection.

Mama's Boy:

Love Notes, Borders and Cute Cuts, Alpha+Bits, Just Write Journaling Stickers, Freestyle Pickle Juice, Freestyle Scallop, Piggy Punch High Five Alphas, Blueberry Sienna Alphas, Scallop Crochet Hearts, Masculine Mix Buttons, and Pink Arrows

Those little speech bubbles were perfect, because he is always saying 'I love you' in some sort of way.  "I love you too, Mom", "I love you so much, Mom."...If I just say 'I love you', he'll tell me, "No, mommy...you have to say: I love you too, Oskar."

I had such a good time pulling things out of the box to go with it.  I also used some of the Sophisticates line. So fun to mix and match, I can't wait to do some more :)

In other news, here is how I spent the first half of my Saturday....

After soccer, we went down to the Historical Blair Farm.  Today was the day for their annual fall festival, and it was beautiful weather for it.  We checked out the old farm equipment, went into all of the old buildings and read about Homer's history, listened to a cute little dulcimer band while we ate our hotdogs, checked out the craft booths, and finished up with a relaxing wagon ride....

Then, we had icecream for dinner, and watched Ironman III.  It was a pretty good day :)

Thanks for looking!

Big News...

Soooo....this happened:

I was invited to join the 2013 Bella BLVD design team, and I couldn't be happier about it. I can't wait to get started, it's going to be a great year!!

Introductions to the new team start Monday, September 31st. Go check out the Bella BLVD blog to see the announcement.

Color Combos Galore #248 & #249...and Current Challenge: Flashback Week

 Whew! I've got some catching up to do with my Color Combos Galore challenges!  I was out of town when CCG248 went live, and didn't get home in time to participate in the CCG249 reveal....and then got my project for flashback week done kind of late!  So, this post is kind of a mash-up of all of them together :)

 Week 3 of July: Sweet Serenity

Parade Fun 

For my page, I chose Inspiration Photo #4 and used Speech Bubbles. I also used circles, inspired by the muffin tin, also in photo #4; brass hardware, inspired by the mirror in photo #3; and Baker's Twine, seen in photo #1.

Supply List:

Stampin' Up! - Star Punch

GCD Studios [Indian Summer] - Patterned Paper (blue chevron, taupe polka dot); [Fun&Funky] - Chipboard Alphs

Echo Park [Dots & Strips] - Patterned Paper (green polka dot, grey strip)

Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Speech Bubbles

WeRMemoryKeepers - Brass Hardware

Heidi Swapp - Journal Spots

Colorbok [Antique Paperie] - tag, library card

Bloomerie - Baker's Twine

Happy Birthday

For the card, I used Inspiration Photo #1, and tried to use twine in a unique way.  I also used a banner, as seen in photo #4; rhinestones inspired by the mirror in photo #2; and tried to mimic the flowers in photo #2.

Supply List:

Stampin' Up! - Cardstock (Whisper White); Stamp (It's Your Birthday); Ink (Basic Grey); rhinestones; Linen Thread; Punches (banner, large scallop, five petal flower, 1/4 inch hole, 1/2 inch hole, corner rounder, slot)

Cuttlebug - Embossing Folder

Colorbok [Antique Paperie] - Report Card Tag

Echo Park [Dots&Stripes] - Patterned Paper (grey stripe, green polka dot)

GCD Studios [Indian Summer] - Patterned Paper (blue chevron)

Week 4 of July: Good Day Sunshine

Big Kid

For this challenge...I chose Inspiration Photo #4, and used a grid design.  I also used arrows and chevrons inspired by the chevron throw seen in photo #3.

Supply List:

Stampin' Up! - Cardstock (Basic Grey, So Saffron, Crumb Cake); Stamp (Extreme backgrounds); Punches (Word Window, Tab, Corner Rounder, 1/4 inch hole)

Simple Stories [24/7] - Patterned Paper (yellow chevron); stickers; journal card

Basic Grey [Serenade] - Patterned Paper (yellow polka dot)

Echo Park [Charming] - Patterned Paper (remember this moment forever)

GCD Studios [Indian Summer] - Patterned Paper (taupe chevron)

Apple Barrel - White Paint

American Crafts - Corrugated Thickers

Fancy Pants [The Good Life] - Yellow Letter Stickers

Week 1 of August: Flashback to 2013 (CCG 230 - 249)

I chose CCG245: Sunny Sensations

You can see my original project for this challenge HERE.

He Loves Her

I didn't get to use triangles the first time around on this challenge, so I went ahead and used them as seen in photo #2. I also used circle elements, also inspired by photo #2; and paint spatter inspired by the feathers in photo #1.

Supply List:

Stampin' Up! - cardstock (Whisper White, Early Espresso)

Echo Park [About a Boy] - Stickers

Basic Grey [Bow Ties] - Patterned Paper (lt. blue, orange)

Bo Bunny [Double Dot] - Patterned Paper (turquoise grid)

Elle's Studio [The Sweet Life] - journal tags; [Lil' Snippets] - Tiny Labels

DoodleBug Designs - Mini Pearls (tangerine assortment)

American Crafts - brads; [Remarks] - White Letter Stickers

Fancy Pants [The Good Life] - Yellow Letter Stickers; [Hopscotch] - Lt. Blue Letter Stickers

Ok...I think I'm all caught up ;)  I hope you'll play along this week....you can pick any board from 2013, and there are a lot of good ones! The deadline is August 28th.

Thanks for looking!

Sketchabilities #96

Happy Sunday! Sunday happens to be my favorite day of the week :) Not only is it a day of Worship (which is my favorite part), but also an afternoon of either napping, or playing with paper.  Obviously today was a paper playin' day.  I've got so much catching up to do in the kids' albums. I'm so behind, in fact, that Oskar probably won't even have a completed baby album until he's 18. So, even though I love making cards... because they're so fast and easy, I really need to focus on scrapbooking.  I went browsing some challenges (I haven't done that in awhile), and I decided I liked this sketch:

 Sketchabilities #96:

I went digging through some goodies that I recently got from Craft Junction, and this is what I came up with:

Face Art:

Supply List:

Stampin' Up! - Cardstock (Early Espresso); Ink (Soft Sky); Journaler (Going Grey, Whisper White); Punches (corner rounder, ticket corner, heart)

American Crafts - Patterned Paper (notebook); Brads

Echo Park [Dots& Stripes]- Patterned Paper (Lime Sherbet Tiny Dot, Seltzer Grey Small Dot, Mango Large Dot); [All About A Boy] - Stickers; Layered Stickers

Bo Bunny - Patterned Paper (Turquoise Journal)

Basic Grey [Serenade] - Patterned Paper (Yellow Polka Dot); [Bow Ties] - Patterned Paper (orange grid)

Elle's Studio [Lil' Snippets] - Tiny Labels

Doodlebug Design Inc. - Mini Pearls (Tangerine Assortment)

Fancy Pants [Hopscotch] - Letter Stickers (Brown)

Lilybee Design [Allspice] - Letter Stickers (White)

other - washers

I usually have to modify sketches a little for my 8.5x11 pages...so, I moved the title and journaling, and sort of cropped off the right side. I thought the sketch was really fun...and love how my page turned out! Do you follow sketches exactly, or do you like to change it up?

Thanks for looking!