NSD Leftovers...LOL!

Hey there!! You must scrap on National Scrapbooking Day, as well all know!! Anyway, here is a layout that I have done, and I am not 100% sure I like it - but here goes.

For Apron Strings Designs - we had Menu a La Carte. Earlier in the week, we chose our menu and weren't told what our menu items meant til yesterday. This layout is the result of that menu.

Which is this:

• Starter - cardstock - one or two
• Drink - Raspberry Lemonade - Floral Paper
• Appetizer - Shrimp Cocktail - Handwritten Journaling
• Dinner - BBQ Chicken - 2 photos
• Dessert - Cherry Pie - glitter or bling

Next came the sketch. It's from Jenn Buck. I love her CAS Sketches. She does a challenge every Sunday. This week, if you upload today, you also have a shot at a prize from Unity Stamps. I love Unity and their scrapbooking stamps are FANTABULOUS! As you can see from my layout, I did use their journaling stamp to put my handwritten journling into!! Here's a details shot of the box, journaling and my lovely bow!!

All the papers and embellishments came from my Apron Strings Design Smaller than a Breadbox kit from October, 2008. The stamp is Unity. The ribbon was the only thing not in my kit was from my stash!

I think I veered from Jenn's sketch slightly, but I am thinking I did pretty good overall sticking to it.

Thanks for visiting...this might be all for today. Hope you had a good NSD!

Stripes, Polka Dots & Pink...and some Scallops!

This week's challenge over at Card-a-Licious is to make a Thank You card and to use Stripes, Polka Dots & Pink!! Now the stripes and polka dots are in the flower - there is also pink in the flower, as well as the matting - it is a raspberry pink, but it's still pink. I would assume it counts!

Next - it's a challenge over at Creative Inspirations to make a card using Scallops!! Well, there are bunches of scallops on this card!

I am just LOVING these flowers!! I originally saw flowers like these on Jenn Buck's blog -they are by Prima I believe and they were $2.99 for two of them. Of course, being as crafty as we are, I figured they had to be easy enough to make - so I did! If you go down a few posts, you will see where I used it to top off an Easter Box. Needless to say, mine end up being much cheaper (as you can make them with scraps) and I can make them into a perfect match! Now I used the scalloped nesting flowers from QuicKutz, but I think circles and some edge distressing would give you a much closer look to the originals, if that's what you're going for.



So I made this cute (and bright) thank you card, which is an exact CASE of the card I found on Jenn Buck's blog.



As always, thanks for visiting!

• Apron Strings Designs STABB - September 2008
• QuicKutz Nesting flower die
• American Crafts Ribbon
• PaperTrey Ink Mini Messages

CAS - Take Two

Thanks to all of you who left comments during the Unity Blog Hop!! I am still actually hopping!! But I intend to hop until I get to the end! LOL

Onto my next creative endeavor....Jenn Buck is now doing a weekly sketch challenge...CAS...here's the link - and here's my take on her sketch!

The picture is of my lovely daughter - if you visit often, you'll see her a lot! She's a varsity cheerleader and just to brag a bit - they took second at both States & Nationals this year!!


I am a BIG fan of simple for scrapbooking so I hope to be able to do this challenge every week. And if you've never been to Jenn's blog (shame on you) be ready to be inspired!!

As always - thanks for visiting!!

CAS Challenge!

I love a challenge! Especially those that challenge you to be simple! Simple is not always easy...

Jenn Buck is one of my favorites for simple - her term EPLS (easy peazy lemon squeezy). You'll have to ask her where it came from! LOL I love her blog and am inspired EVERY TIME I go there -- which is often!!! Anyway - she started a new challenge and as soon as I saw it I KNEW I had to participate. So here it is....click on her name and it'll take you to her blog so you can see the challenge yourself if you'd like!

The black and orange cardstock came out of an Apron Strings Designs kit. The stamp is Unity. The ribbon from the stash; flower and lettering (QK Chickadee alphabet) are both from CropStop.com.

As always thanks for visiting - and be sure to stop by on Saturday. I am participating in the HUGE HUGE HUGE Unity Blog hop!! And THAT - you don't want to miss!