Tote anybody??

I am just loving this Around Town Tote by Lauren Meader!! I have made two of them and I am just HOOKED!! I think it is one of her best templates. It's big too - don't let the pictures fool you - it's about 9" in height (that's a guess - I didn't measure.)

This first one uses LUCKY by Amanda Heimann - a great digital kit that you can find over at Scrap Orchard. Now I just punched two holes into the top, threaded the ribbon through and called it closed. I can very easily until the ribbon to add my tag when I am ready to use it.


This second one uses BUCCANEER BAY, a new collab from Ziggle Designs & Megan Turnidge. It's this one just the cutest?!?! Would be great for any little boy!

I just LOVE them both! Be sure to run over to Scrap Orchard and check these two FANTABULOUS kits out!!

Devilish Angel

I love this layout - although I think my daughter was offended! LOL Just a quick little post today - this layout was created using a NEW template from SUSAN ROBINSON DESIGNS, so you can hop on over to her store at Digital Scrap Ink and check them out!



The kit used is Shawna Clingerman's ABSOLUTE CHERRY CRUSH...it's actually a collab with Lauren Grier and Penny Springman - and it's ADORABLE!! So you can check that out too!!

See - I told you it was a quick post!

One Moment

I really do love this layout! Another team collab - well, but me - not the designers! LOL The template is Amanda Heimann - I Heart Paper. The kit is Future Star by Spinky Dink Scraps.


This is practically a MINI post! LOL....oh well, there's more for tomorrow - I already scheduled it! So it's a definite!

Thanks for stopping by!

Dinky

Love this cute layout!! It's a combination from two teams!!


The template is from Susan Robinson Designs - Love of Clusters.

The kit is Shawna Clingerman - Pink Elephants & All That.

Those elephants were perfect for this layout...Okay - just a quick post but thanks for stopping by!

New Team - LaunchPads!!

I am very HAPPY to say that I am one of the newest members of the LaunchPads Creative Team!! Wooo Hoooo!! Most of you know I recently (about 8 months ago) switched from paper to digital. Well, not know the digital ropes, I have turned into a template queen! I just LOVE THEM! They make creating layouts sooooooooooooooooo easy!! So all of these templates are from my newest team - LaunchPads by Bree Clarkson!

Bree - Thanks for the opportunity to work with your amazing templates!


LaunchPads Collection #26
Kit is Jake 100% Boy by Randi Oh
This is almost my layout for Randi Oh's PlayDay over at Scrapbook Graphics! Be sure to check it out!



LaunchPads Double Ups
Kit is Apple Blossom by Wild Dandelions & Kristen Cronin-Barrow


LaunchPads Collection #26
Kit is Tuff Stuff by Amanda Carlson


LaunchPads - Inspired by Becca
Kit is About A Boy by Shawna Clingerman, ScrapKitchen Designs & Libby W.


LaunchPads Solitaire #9
Kit is Monstrosity by Dani Mogstad


And that's all she wrote for my intro post!

Spinky Dink Scraps

Hey there!! Got a couple of projects to show you today! Some of these were actually done a while ago, but I am behind in my blogging!! (BAD BLOGGER!!) They are all for Spinky Dink Scraps. I have actually been freelancing for her for a while and when she had a call, I decided to go for it!! She was crazy enough....oops...I mean nice enough to take me on permanently!! YAY!!

Anyway, these first two were made with her Unforgettable kit! I ADORE this kit! It has gorgeous colors and the elements are AMAZING!! If you have never tried her stuff, you can't lose with this one!!

These boxes were made by printing her papers out on plain white cardstock. The template I used is by the Cutting Cafe!


Next I have this layout, which was created using a template from Susan Robinson Designs and is available at Digital Scrap Ink!

So...let's switch kits!! These next two layouts are made from her newest kit - FUTURE STAR!! I love the colors in this kits! It's one of my favorite combos and we all know those boy combos are tougher to find than the girls combos/kits! This one is AWESOME!! This one is exclusive to Elemental Scraps!

This first layout was made using a template from Amanda Heimann Designs and you can find it HERE at Scrap Orchard.

I also created this layout with a template by Denise Beatty originals. Yes - I use templates a LOT!! They are my best friend - I totally love them!! Being a relatively new digital scrapper (I assume I am not going to be able to say that for too much longer) they make easy placement!

And that's it for the moment!!

A couple of boxes and a princess...

How about a couple of boxes today?!?!? I made both of these using Kelleigh Ratzlaff's Pencil Box Collection, which is available over at the DigiChick.

I think they came out adorable!! (If I do say so myself...). This first one uses Shawna Clingerman's new BOOTIFUL kit, a collab with Christy Lyle. I must say I messed up on this one. As you will see from the next photo, the inside of the box is gray...well, I had meant of the outside to be gray (kind of like a coffin) and the inside to be yellow. But, oh well....I will plan better next time.

In looking in The DigiChick gallery, I found that Julee had made the discovery that 12 Reese's Peanut Butter cups fit perfectly inside the box. Well, I took her discovery and ran with it!! Thanks Julee!!

This second one was made using Amanda's Heimann's new kit, Fall Frolic, a collab with Jennifer Fox. On this one I decorated the front flap, printed an extra copy of the Happy Fall and popped it up and added a pretty ribbon to the top.

I then printed some pumpkins, used my 1" circle punch and attached them to the top of the peanut butter cups! Cute, huh??

I have actually done three of these at this point and might do a couple more. Would probably make great teacher gifts!

I also have a layout for you today. This was done using one of Susan Robinson's new template - available at Digital Scrap Ink! This one is from a set of four called LOVE OF SIMPLICITY. She has BEAUTIFUL templates - be sure to check her out. The kit is Cupcaking by Eva Kipler.

Hope you like them! Give the designers a lookie - they all have GREAT stuff!

First Day - Impressions of Harvest

Hello bloggers!! I have a layout for you today! Has everybody checked out the Studio Girls collab this month?? You should! It's filled with warm rich fall colors - it's GORGEOUS!! It's called IMPRESSIONS OF HARVEST.

I made this page using the collab - I know - I still have that paper scrapped looked. I can't help it! And my friend Chel made this template for me out of a sketch I had seen and liked! She's SOOOO talented! I want to make templates like her when I grow up! (And Lita too!!)




So this is my son on his first day of school. It's not what I consider the "official" picture, but I wanted to capture the look on his face as we were waiting in the playground that morning. It's a simple page - but my scrapping moto has always been "Simple Pages - Completed Albums". I like to focus on the pictures - that's what it's about, right?!?!

I hope to have more tomorrow!! (If I blog in advance, I will!) Thanks for stopping by!

Take Note!

Hello everybody in blog land!! Thanks for stopping by. Today I have a really cute, fun and EASY project!! I believe I have shown you one of these before. All you need is a self-standing acrylic picture frame.

Take a peek.....(I apologize now for the icky photo!)


Then all you need is a dry erase marker, write on the picture frame and you can make notes to yourself all the time!! As you can see from the above photo, I made this a couple of weeks ago and am just getting around to blogging it now. I have obviously been a bad blogger. :(

Here's the artwork so you can see it a little better:

I used mgl Scraps AWAKENING kit, which is available at Scrapbook Graphics! It has gorgeous colors in it and you could really use it for anything!

And that's it for this quick little blog post! I am going to try to get tomorrow's post ready so you will have something to read if you stop by!

The Usual Suspects....

This is pretty much a just for me layout! Ok - I was also testing the template for my friend Lita, but otherwise, it's really just a "for me" layout...which I really haven't done in a while.


So really not too much to say on this one...just credits I guess:

• Template - my friend Lita! (love it!!)
• Kit: Beep Boop by Lauren Grier & Kristen Cronin-Barrow - available at Sweet Shoppe
• Word Art - Trouble 2 Pack - Elegant WordArt by Bethany - available at Scrap Orchard

That's about it on this one!! I enjoyed doing a layout just for the sake of doing a layout. It was fun!

Come back tomorrow - I will have more!! PILE IT ON! Newest challenge will be up then...hopefully on time this week!!

Urban Dreamer & New Templates

Amy Stoffel has created the most FANTABULOUS kit and it comes out TODAY!!! It's called Urban Dreamer and I think it's my favorite!

And you see that BIG CIRCLE on my page, right? That is a new template from Susan Robinson Designs. It won't be out until tomorrow, so you have to wait, but here's the LINK so you will be ready to go and grab them! They're FANTASTIC! There's a set of four and you can put them anywhere you want to on the page!! She's got several other new releases tomorrow, so be sure to check out her shop!



Okay - back to the kit....Do you see those FANTASTIC colors!! And that alpha - it doesn't come with the kit - it's FREE!! You just need to go over to her BLOG and grab it! It's clear and shiny with a hint of pink! I ADORE IT!

Look what else I made....



Yes, it's another box. This one was created with Kelleigh Ratlaff's Pencil Box template and you can find it over at The DigiChick.

And look what's inside.....

a great big THANKS (that alpha is included in the kit) and 12 mini Reese's Peanut Butter cups! They might still actually exist (of course, I might have eaten them - I would have to check). So run on over to Scrap Orchard and grab this SUPER CUTE kit. This is one you don't want to miss!

Digi Shop Talk - October HOT Product

How about some more boxes!! I am in LOVE with these templates from the Cutting Cafe, and you will see more of these I assure you!! They are easy and if you just fill them up with candy, pop a ribbon onto it - it's a great gift! Think of teachers, coworkers, etc...anybody you just want to give a little pick me up to!!

This set was made using the DigiShop Talk's HOT PRODUCT for October. It's called Sunshine & Songbirds and it's by DIGI-Licious Designs and is available HERE.



I am relatively sure you can't read it in my photos, but the word are on top says - Life is a Song - Love is the Music. It's a lovely phrase and comes in the kit!!


I am actually not showing you much of this kit at all! I am really only showing you two of the papers and the word art - there is SOOOOO much more to this kit!

So run over to Divine Digital and pick it up! Why are you still reading?!?!? Go!

Out of this Universe!!

You should know by now that I totally love boxes!! I could say they're the reason I live, but that would definitely be pushing it! LOL But I do have a blast making them! This little set is made using templates from The Cutting Cafe, who was a sponsor over at Pile It On! a few weeks back. Truly easy to work with.

I paired those templates with one of Shawna Clingerman's newest releases over at Sweet Shoppe Designs called Center of My Universe and came up with this little set! Truly LOVE it!

Then I made this adorable (IMO) matching card using a new template from Susan Robinson Designs, Sketchcards #1 Collection which you can pick up over a Digital Scrap Ink. I actually got a gallery stand out of this card over at DST. I might have to keep this one!

And here's the set together!! I am thinking it will make a cute gift to somebody - if I can bear to part with it of course!

And that's all for today! I am trying to get some posts done in advance on some projects I have already finished, so hopefully you'll have some reading material here for the next couple of days, so be sure to stop by soon!

SBG & Project Tuesday

Hello everybody out there in blog-land!! If you have visited my blog before, you know I have a love of combining stuff. Well, when I did this little project, I wasn't trying to, it just kind of fell into my lap - gotta love it when that happens!!

I had actually originally made this little project for my very FIRST post as part of the SCRAPBOOK GRAPHICS STUDIO CREW! I will be doing a hybrid post over there the third Tuesday of every month, so be sure to stop by!!



This also happens to be this week's Project Tuesday!! It is a mini-birthday book. A place to keep all those dates you don't want to forget that take place on the same date every year.



There is actually a tutorial & template that can be found HERE. I, however, did mine a little bit differently. Mine is digital - done using a digital template from Studio Wendy at Scrapbook Graphics that can be found HERE.





In the end, the result is the same - you end up with an ADORABLE mini perpetual calendar that keeps all your birthdays, anniversaries and some holidays all in one easy place. Mine is 4.25" x 5.5" (actually I think it's a bit smaller after I printed it, but...) All papers and elements that I used were from Baers Garten and can also be found at Scrapbook Graphics.

It can easily be hung on a key rack, a hook, even a refrigerator magnet - depending on what you use to "bind" it of course! Mine is held together with a simple ring and decorated with ribbons.

I hope you like this little project!! Be sure to check out the Project Tuesday blog to see how the rest of the design team created theirs!

Need to get organized?

Hi everybody! I am here today with a relatively simple project, but to me - ULTRA IMPORTANT!

I have recently dipped far into the digital side of scrapbooking - and I am loving it! However, I am on several teams and there's a lot of stuff to keep track of, so I needed a way to keep track of it all and obviously I wanted to make sure it was going to be sturdy. MOSD to the rescue!!



Ain't it cute?!?! This uses the MOSD CLEARLY DESIGNED SHOW OFF Album! There are actually four pages included, so you can use this album in accordian style or truly as a four page mini album. I, however, only used two pages and used them as a coverset for my CT book!

I used the MOSD Spiral rings in order to bind my book together and they are great!! They are plastic, but like a keychain ring, so it makes it very easy to add or remove pages!



These are my organizational pages - you happen to be looking at a blank one - I also have them customized by team, depending on the team's requirements.


Think of all the uses for this little album! Again, I only used two pages, so I could very easily make two books - my CT book and then perhaps a recipe book, a prayer book, and address book...the possibilities are endless!

I also believe this is the perfect size for Index Cards! How easy would that be?? My daughter has a teacher who requires index cards for their notes/studying!

The inside cover was decorating using a digital kit, as were the pages. The little robots - I Love You a Bot kit belongs to Nikki Boudreau and the pages belong to JM Designs pm kit.



Again, it's a simple project - but very useful and it hasn't left me since I created it!! I carry it with me everywhere and actually needed to make some notes so I jotted it down on the back of one of the cards - tells me I need to add extra note pages!

I hope you like this little project and if it does nothing more than inspire to you create one of your own - my job here is done!!

Miscellaneous

Okay - so no fancy title here! I guess my brain is fried!! So here's stuff that I have created recently, but just didnt' really post in a timely manner! I hope to fix that soon - and when I do, you'll see that project too.

This was a great simple and useful project!! It's made with JM Designs pm Kit. The notebook element was perfect for this note/message stand - I guess you could call it. Made from a self-standing acrylic frame I picked up at Target for $3.99 and you can write on it with dry erase markers, so.....I am 99.9% sure the dry erase markers work on glass as well, if you wanted to do something fancier.



This sweet little box was made using Kelleigh R's Top Heavy box and the Cafe Latte kit which is a collab between Sugarplum Paperie and Tracie Stroud! Both of these items are available at the DigiChick (as is JM Designs pm kit, which is mentioned above!)



I love this layout!! It was made using Hillary's Tilt-A-Whirl template. The kit is Joy to the Fishes by ah! Designs! I love being on Hillary's template team!! I guess you could say it allows me to use my "purchases" for my CT work, instead of just the CT stuff!



That's it for this post!

Smiles for Mom

Now maybe I am biased, but aren't these kids the cutest?!?!?


I did this layout for last month's mgl Scraps template challenge, and just realized I never got it posted!! It uses her Ode To Joy kit, which is one of my favorites!! I love COLOR! I might change the titling on it, but for now I am good with it!

Oh, and did I tell you I was asked to come on as a permanent part of the mgl Scraps team?!?!?!? I am a "blog chick"! So go check out the mgl Scraps CT Blog - we always have a lot going on!

Owl Set- Digichick

I love making cute little matched sets! I made this one for The Hybrid Chick - check out that watermark, huh?!?!?!? Very excited to have been asked to be a part of this team!

This set was made using Dani Alencar's Lucky Day kit. Again - what I love about digital - I can't stamp! Now I know there are stampers out there who can make this owl look exactly the same with markers and ink, but I depend on wonderful designers like Dani for that!




So here's the magnets that are inside the tin - and of course because it is tin - your gift won't move around in it's packaging! These are just bottle caps - I won't tell you the brand on the back, need to keep the post rated G. :)


Close up of the tin....all I did here was used my Nestibility cutting dies for the circles and attached them right onto the tin. The twill ribbon was preprinted so I just made sure it was properly placed and went on to attaching it!



This cute little card is just 3x3 - perfect to go along side the tin without an overpowering presence. The "enjoy" is a PaperTrey Ink stamp. (see, I do stamp once in a while - I just don't color!)

And that is it for this cute little project! If you try it, link me up!!

Project Tuesday - Flower Pot Box

Welcome once again to Project Tuesday!!

This week we have been challenged to create a flower pot box. You can find the tutorial by following this link. You will need to print out the template on cardstock. It's really a quick little project and didn't take long to make at all! I often look at them thinking they're going to take a lot of time and they NEVER do! I think just filled my cello bag with Hershey kisses and I now have a great little gift for somebody! (not sure who yet!!)


Please be sure to hop over to the Project Tuesday blog to see what all the other Design Team members have made - their samples are AWESOME this week!

Mine was made using white cardstock, my papers and elements were done digitally using the IN THE MEADOW kit, which is a collab between mgl Scraps & Sugarplum Paperie. It's got some really cute elements in it!

Thanks for stopping but and I am hoping for more regular blogging, so keep stopping by! Leave me a comment - I LOVE hearing from you!

Some layouts & stuff...

A couple of things I have created recently - I am trying to go back to my regular posting. This first one uses Flergs TroubleMaker kit and a Template from Chrissy W. - two of my favorite designers combined - what could be better!!

The journaling, which you probably can't read, is a story that I often read to Devin at bedtime. It basically tells him that no matter what he does - I still love him.


This next one is using a new kit called In The Blues from Studio Ziska and a template from Jen C - both over at Scrapbook Graphics! It happens to be Jen C's playday at the Studio, so you should head on over and play with her templates - they're fabulous!!



Last, but certainly not least, are fortune cookies I made for The Hybrid Chick - but I am not going to tell you much about them here. Stop over to The Hybird Chick blog and read the whole post and see my tutorial!



That's it for now, but stop back tomorrow, I have will have Project Tuesday to show you!!