Weekend Challenge #3

My third challenge during the crop was to create a PINK layout using the following elements:

C-chipboard
U-a photo of YOU
R-ribbon
E-eyelets

For my example, I chose to use up some old products and a photo of me that is about 21 years old.

It felt good to use pink, as I don't get that opportunity too often. (with having 2 boys)

I was so happy to see several of the members participating this weekend and I thank each and everyone who did my challenge.

Weekend Challenge #2

My second challenge to the members at Scraptures during the Breast Crop Ever was to create a layout based on one of the 2 ADs.

I chose the first one as my inspiration for my example layout!

Weekend Challenge #1

During the Breast Crop Ever at Scraptures, I made 3 challenges to the members. It has been great fun seeing what all of the gals have been creating this past weekend, and since the challenges are open until June 11th, I am looking forward to seeing even more great creations in the days to come.

My first challenge was to create a layout/card/project using one of the following 4 quotes:

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
Agatha Christie

Life is a succession of moments. To live each one is to succeed.
Corita Kent

Only when we are no longer afraid, do we begin to live.
Dorothy Thompson

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.
Marie Curie


I chose this last quote for my challenge example!

Scraptures Inspirational Blog Hop

Welcome to Scrap~tures first ever Inspirational blog hop!!Thanks so much for joining us! We are very excited to join the world of blog hopping and hope that you gain lots of inspiration and continue to hop with us!!

If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Scrap~tures and start the Hop. You won't want to miss all the inspiration from our team....... or the chance to win a Rak

For our very first blog hop we have had the opportunity to use a sketch created by Sarah De Guzman. Thank you Sarah for allowing us to use your sketch!Now this sketch was very inspirational and I couldn't decide on just one project to do, so I created 2 layouts and a card.


For this first layout, I chose to turn this sketch to work with my photo. I created this layout using product that is available in the Scraptures store, so stay tuned for further details about that.


The card was creating by turning the sketch and was created using leftovers from the layout above.


This last layout was created with the sketch as the original.


This blog hop will run from today, June 1st – June 3. We will be drawing for a winner on June 15th.

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Teresa.

Now I hope that you have been inspired by visiting my blog. Don't forget to check out everyone's blogs, as there is a lot of inspiration going on here today.

Also, don't forget to leave a comment for your chance at a RAK. If you become a new follower on my blog, I will do a random draw for a prize here, as well. Remember to leave in your comment that you are now following me.

Bite ME!!!

Last year DH and I spent a day in Niagara Falls, NY and while we were there we visited the Aquarium. I hadn't been there since I was a child, and it was so much fun and really brought back a lot of memories. It has changed a bit since I was last year, but it was truly an enjoyable day. Was a nice day and spending it with my honey, well that just made it all the better!


While we were at the Aquarium, we visited the shark exhibit and of course outside on the deck was this large jaw, which brought the perfect photo opportunity. We really couldn't resist being silly and letting our inner child out for just a little while. I just love these photos and new what the title would be, the minute I saw the photos. It just struck me funny, and yes, I do use this phrase often!!! It is just the perfect fit for this page, and well, it makes me giggle!



The papers are really old K & Company, Bazzill cardstock, plant life, shells, shark and fish are cut from my Cricut. I inked the shells with Tim Holtz vintage photo distress ink and added pop dots for dimension. Title lettering are American Crafts thickers that I used my 'peeks' decorative scissors to take bites out of each letter. It seemed fitting to reflect the title. I also added micro beads to the shark and fish, and of course finished them off with google eyes! Just brings these little creatures to life (some say google eyes are my signature on cute things) I also used Prima flowers with Stickles for the centres.

Believe

Well anyone who follows me here, or knows me personally, has already got to know that I LOVE Bo Bunny products, so here is another layout created using their product!

This layout was created using the Bo Bunny Kitchen Spice papers, Bo Bunny Flutter Butter flowers and buttons, Prima butterfly, bling swirls from the Dollar Giant and the title cut from my Cricut and inked with Tim Holtz Vintage photo distress ink. I am quite pleased with the way this one turned out and will be making a second page to go with this that will have the journaling on it.

Lots of little details on this layout, created by cutting out flowers from the pattern paper, adding pop dots and adding extra dimension with layered flowers, bling and buttons.

Bo Bunny has some of the best patterns and greatest colour combinations. They are so fresh and fun, and are always so inspiring and eye catching! I am really looking forward to the the lines of Bo Bunny to hit my LSS, and I have already started to visualize some new projects using these new collections. If you haven't checked them out yet, take a peek here.

Scraptures May Kit REVEAL

Well, I have to tell you that I am so very excited to now be a part of the team, as a guest, at Scraptures. May is the beginning of my term, and I got the opportunity to play with my first kit. It is absolutely beautiful, and I found it so inspiring. The product is just marvelous and the ideas just kept flooding my head.
For the month of May, the kit included the most gorgeous papers and products from Pink Paislee! I just LOVE this product. The BayberryCottage collection has the most beautiful papers with a unique colour combination that is stunning. I am not a green girl, but I honestly love the way that this all works so well together. The patterns are stunning and I got great inspiration from everything.



The Kit: to purchase, be sure to check out Scraptures kits, there is even a card kit there to check out!

All of these layouts and this cute purse card project is what I came up with using the kit. I hope that you will be able to get some inspiration from this. Have fun with the kit and just let your imagination flow! I do have an extra couple of projects to share as well, but stay tuned for those!


Also, don't forget to check out the rest of the reveal here: Gallery All of the gals did an amazing job and I am so glad to be able to say I am apart of this team! There is always such great inspiration being shared, and it really is contagious.

Latest creations.

Last weekend was National Scrapbook Day (on Saturday), and I had a very busy day. I was fortunate enough to have the day to create and have fun and participate in some great challenges!
I got to hang out at Scraptures, with the fun gals there, and there was lots of creating and chatter going on for the day! I even managed to get some things accomplished!

One of the challenges was to take a sketch and make 4 cards from it, simply by turning the sketch.The other specification was that each card had to be for a different occasion. For these cards I was able to use up different scraps from Bo Bunny, 3Bugsinarug and even some really old Basic Grey. I love that I can get things accomplished from my scrap bucket, as I don't throw anything away! It is all just so pretty, and I know that there is always something that can be done with it down the road.
Here are my cards:
Another challenge was to use a photo that was shared for inspiration. The photo was of a multi-coloured sock. I loved the colours, and this is what I came up with: For this project I used toilet paper rolls and created this fun little Valentine type booklet. I used the Bo Bunny Love Bandit papers for this project, which were just perfect! On one of the sheets of paper, there are actually Valentines. They were the perfect size to fit inside each of the toilet paper rolls. I added ribbon to each one to make it easier to pull it out! I love the finished result here! Too cute!

Then there was a layout sketch challenge and I turned the layout so that it would work with my photos. For this layout I was able to pull out some really old Basic Grey papers that have been sitting around for quite some time. It is a pretty simplistic layout, but I am happy with this one, as well.
As usual, I didn't get as much done as I would have liked, but that is nothing new. There is never enough time in my days to get all of the projects and ideas done that are always swimming around in my head.

Since the new month has begun, I have been swamped with creating and not finding a whole lot of time for posting here on my blog, but hopefully that will all settle down very soon. Lots of life things happening, scrappy things happening, and well, I just have to find the balance!

Enjoy!

Love me some Bo Bunny Inspiration

Anyone that knows me, knows how much I love Bo Bunny products and I love visiting their blog for all the wonderful inspiration that the team creates! This past Friday, they had posted on their blog, Layout Challenge Friday. When I saw this sketch, I just knew that I would have to try and play with it and see what I could come up with! They posted this sketch for inspiration and have asked us to play along and share our creations with them. Of course, I love a good challenge, and therefore got working on this immediately.


For my layout I used the Bo Bunny Flutter Butter papers, rub-ons, stickers and buttons and bling. I did a lot of slicing of the original pattern papers to get the most out of it. I didn't have the flowers that went with this collection, and therefore I cut them out from the pattern papers and pop dotted them on my layout for added dimension. My inspiration for this layout came from the quote on the Bo Bunny sticker: Whatever you are, be a good one!


I used this photo of me, that was taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 2007. We frequently visit there and my husband thought that I needed to scrap more photos of me. So here we have it, another layout of me for our albums.
In addition to my Bo Bunny products I used bling swirls from Dollar Giant, Bazzill Cardstock and American Crafts Thickers for my title.