TOO SEXY . . .

… for my SHORTS!

Believe it or not, I actually was not trying to get my son to pose like this. I was just snapping away with my camera and these were the shots I got.

He looks like he was born to be a model in the one photo, right!? Really . . . I don't usually get that kind of photo of him. But I couldn't resist making a page about it either!

I must confess, I'm not entirely happy with the page. I think it looks ok, but not my favorite other than the title. I think because I used a busy background which normally I shy away from.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Supplies:
FP: Rusted Sun Collection
MME scraps
Wooden embellishments
Dymo Label
SCAL 3 for title
stickers
brad from BoBunny collection
Other

SOUS DIECUT CHALLENGE: "GOING SOMEWHERE"

THERE & BACK

Hello and welcome to this week's die cut  challenge at SOUS.  We are to use a die cut that represents "go". It could be a car, bus, train, boat, etc etc.

The vacation of 2010 was a wonderful week in Florida. I took so many pictures that I kept believing I hadn't scrapped about it. It turns out that I have done at least 5 pages so far, all of them showing how much fun we had. I just tackled them slowly with a lot of other projects in between.

Without further ado, here's my latest project. This layout shows the 1 hour drive to the beach and the drive back. "Is there anything more wonderful than a happily tired 3 year old?" Every single day it was like this, with my son passed out in the back seat. Good memories!!!

If you haven't already, go check out what the rest of the design team has put together for your inspiration for today's challenge.

EP Die cut boat from Silhouette online store. It really
is paper and not a sticker!! LOL

Supplies:
EP - Scoot Collection
Brads from . . . somewhere
Title cut using SCAL 3
Wooden Embellishments
Other stuff from various places

SOUS DIE CUT CHALLENGE: IN THE WATER

Hello there and welcome! Today's post features SOUS Die Cut challenge: In the Water. LOVE the open-ended challenge this week cause the possibilities are endless!!!

For me, I chose the die cut layout from SVGCUTS. Super, super easy. I cut out most of the items provided in their file and added a few embellishments of my own.

Photos are from our vacation at Clearwater Beach, FL in 2010. We were there in September while it was still hot but the beach was practically abandoned on a weekday. Best time to go!!

Go check out what the rest of our fabulous team put together for your inspiration!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Supplies:
Bo Bunny's Key Lime Collection
EP patterned paper (the wave)
AC 3-D stickers
October Afternoon Buttons
Bling
SVGCUTS Wet n' Wild File

SOUS Die Cut Challenge: Animal

Hello! This week's Friday challenge at SOUS is to make a die cut ANIMAL (any of your choice).

I LOVE making animals and have a ton of files to choose from. The rabbit is from Treasure Box Designs.

I actually made this card as a request for someone who wanted to give something special to her parents. This is also great as a baby card, Easter, or anything else you can think of.

Thanks for stopping by today!! Please check out what the rest of our fabulous DT members have come up with for your inspiration.

Supplies:
MME: Quilting Bee 6x6 PP
(background)
Black CS
Corner Punch
Sentiment from "My Craft Spot"
Red Twine
Flower from Michael's (I think)

Family Always

Today we took our exchange student, Tobias, to the airport. It was bittersweet for everyone. Tears, hugs and "well wishes" can't really begin to sum up the last 10 months. He is ready to go home . . . he wants to stay . . . All of our hearts are a little broken.

We have laughed with him. We have been frustrated and angry. We have loved and protected him for nearly a year. He has been our German teenage son and a wonderful brother to Joscelin.

We love you!!!

We will miss him so very much.

Usually I am behind the camera. So this very rare picture of all four of us is precious to me personally.

I am not big with gushy words so I will leave you with this layout. I express myself thru scrapbooking and sometimes even that is not enough.

I used April's Hip Kit Club for this layout with a few extra embellishments from my stash.

Thank you stopping by today.

For more photos please stop by my photography blog as well.

August 10, 2013 thru June 10, 2014

Supplies:

Hip Kit Club - April
--AC Amy Tangerine - Duo
--Studio Calico's Wanderlust - 3rd & Pine
--Studio Calico's LemonLush - in a hurry
--Hearts, Butterflies and flowers
--Sequins
My Stash:
Teresa Collins - He Said She Said - Die Cut Accessories
EP Note to Self Alpha Stickers
Silhouette with SCAL 3 - Title

a great day

I have recently been greatly inspired by the "Hip Kit Club" and especially Ashley Horton. It SHOWS that she has fun making scrapbook pages. I want to be like her when I grow up!! LOL

Nearly everything you see here came from the August 2013 kit. I added my own title from Silhouette Studio and brads for a little "shine".

I followed this sketch from "MyScrapsandmore".

On a personal note, this "day" was actually wonderful. Sunny skies, warm weather without the humidity and delicious strawberries. My photography was very much in the beginning phase at this point. I think I was still tripping around manual mode (if I was even that far).

Thanks for stopping by today!!!

Orange/white twine is from my stash.

The brads are actually copper colored.

Supplies:
Hip Kit Club August 2013
--AC Amy Tangerine - Hello
--Crate Paper The Pier - Carousel
--MME - Sky's the Limit
--EP Here & Now - Clouds
--Cork Hearts
--Frames
--EP Stickers - Here & Now
--AC Stickers
Copper Brads
Black CS - Silhouette Studio for title

SOUS Die Cut Challenge: CIRCLES

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I am featuring the SOUS die cut challenge using "circles".

I will admit at first I was stumped. But then I started exploring ideas and have been really inspired by all the use of negatives on pages.

I was also greatly inspired by this sketch from Pinterest.

Finally, I used the April scrap kit I purchased from the Hip Kit Club. Wow!!!!! I believe I have found a new love in my life. Who knew, right??

Thanks for stopping by today. Check out what to rest of our fabulous DT members have come up with for inspiration as well.

The circles were designed on SCAL3.

Vivian R. Lake Photography

Supplies:
Hip Kit Club: April
Gold brads from my own stash
"Fun" Wooden embellishment (own stash)
SCAL3 for the circle template

Celebrate Each New Day

Occasionally I get asked if I sell my cards. Well, yes and no. I make them to order if someone inquires. This card was a request for parents who recently moved to Florida and are also celebrating an anniversary.

I used one of my favorite files from Treasure Box Designs - the sun!! I wanted to make this card "large and full" so I purposely have the sun and clouds sticking past the edge. Gotta go make a custom envelope now.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Supplies:
AC card stock - cocoa
MME PP - Tangerine 6x6
My Craft Spot die and stamp
Cuttlebug Embossing folder
Bling from Recollections

SOUS DIE CUT CHALLENGE - 3D

Hello and welcome!!

Today I would like to share with you my project for today's challenge with SOUS die cut team - a 3D project. We can make anything we want as long as it's a 3D project using a die cut.

SVGCUTS has a new design on their website that I simply fell in LOVE with - box cards!!! If you didn't get a chance to stop by my site last week, check it out now. I featured a box card for Mother's day then.

This one I made for my sister. Hopefully she has it by now. I used BoBunny PP called Flutter Butter, which is several years old. I thought it was perfect for this card. The only large sheet of paper you need is for the foundation. So grab your long forgotten stash!! The possibilities are endless since SVGCUTS was so nice to actually also give a blank card to work with if you wanted to.

Don't forget to stop by SOUS's blog for more inspiration!

Use any sentiment you need for these cards!

An envelope is provided and you can "flatten" these and mail them!!

Supplies:
BoBunny Flutter Butter PP
AC cardstock Vanilla
Pearls
Sentiment Stamp from My Craft Spot

Mom - I love you

Happy Mother's Day!!

A couple days ago I shared with you a box card I made for my mother. Today I would like to show you the box card I made for my MIL.

My husband picked out the hot air balloons for his mom over the flower design. Either way, these cards are SO much fun to make and super easy. You can change the sentiment and voila!! You have a cute card for any occasion.

I thought my MIL would really like the bright colors of Heidi Grace: Tweet Dreams I picked up from Joann's a few years ago. I embossed the clouds and added a couple buttons. DONE!

SVGCUTS is where you can find this file and they do such a wonderful job with a 'how to' video and pdf file. It's all the instructions you're gonna need.

P.S. You will need several sheets of paper to work with. The box itself takes a whole sheet and the rest is smaller samples.

Thanks for stopping by today!! And Happy Mother's Day to all of us moms everywhere! 

Supplies:

Blue card stock: base of box

Heidi Grace: Tweet Dreams PP

Sentiment stamp from My Craft Spot

Embossing template

Buttons

Glue

Mother's Day Box Card

Hello! Happy Mother's Day to all moms everywhere! I know, it's not quite Mother's day but you still have time to make your special mom an AWESOME gift card.

Or should I say box card  . . . 

This die cut "svg" file is from SVGCUTS. It's new and I was thrilled to get it AND discover how easy it was to put together. They do an awesome job with a "how to" video so I won't go into details here. When I showed it to my husband even he was impressed with it. He made sure to tell me that I needed to make one for his mom as well. 

Come back on Mother's Day and I'll show you that one!

PP is Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Garden.

The possibilities are endless. You can use
this design for any number of occasions.

Supplies:

Green card stock (base of box)

PP - Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Garden

Dots, gems, pearls whatever for center of flowers

Glue

White gel pen

It's that easy.

Gift Box

Hello!

Here is a quick post to share with you a gift box I made from SVGCUTS. The purchase comes with several choices of designs for the boxes.

Endless possibilities for decorating and pattern paper choices. Oh - and SUPER EASY to make!!!!

The flower is handmade using a border punch, a large circle and strong glue (ATG in my case).

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Supplies:
PP: Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Garden
Border Punch - for flower
Glue
ATG - flower
Embossing Folder

SOUS DIE CUT CHALLENGE: TREE

Hello SOUS fans and welcome to today's die cut challenge: a TREE!!

I admit that I went on the hunt thru all my favorite SVG sites for inspiration. I finally settled on this easel card from My Scrap Chick. I did tweak the eyes a little cause I really LOVE large eyes on my bears. I also cut out two extra trees with kraft paper to help the card be more sturdy.

I reached for my brand new girly paper for this card - Graphic 45 Botanical Tea. As you may know, I hardly have any girly paper much less get excited about using it. It's just plain fun!

Enjoy! Thanks for stopping by today. Please go to Stuck on U Sketches for more inspiration by our talented team members!

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Supplies:
Graphic 45: Bontanical Tea
Pearls: Butterfly and flowers
Flower punch (instead of the svg file)
AC cardstock Smoke: Bear and title
AC cardstock Chestnut: Tree
AC cardstock Blush: Silhouette of Title
White Gel Pen