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

Cassie

Hello there! Recently I have been in "let's make something girly" phase for several projects in a row. I wanted to partake of My Scraps and More sketch #77 for the month of April and decided to make a layout about my dog, Cassie.

"I found this little dog on the side of the road. She was hungry, skinny and filthy. It took 20 minutes to catch her and she screamed when I picked her up. Within hours though, she had forged a bond with our other dog, Sky." February 2012

I don't normally scrap about my pets, but I realized I have not made anything talking about Cassie. I was happy to have to chance to dig thru all my saved flower tutorials to come up with something pretty and pink for this layout.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

The white gel pen really came to the rescue for that
added touch of embellishment to this layout.

The two larger flowers are handmade.

Supplies:
PP: Riddersholm (UK paper purchased thru the Flying Unicorn)
White Gel Pen
SCAL3 and silhouette for title
Border punch
Flower punches and spellbinder roses
Wooden fence
Pearls
Leaf punches (two different kinds)

SOUS: Die Cut Challenge - SPRING

Hello and welcome to this week's challenge at SOUS. Our theme for this week is Spring!!!

I actually really loved this theme cause it got me thinking about all kinds of cool home decor that I never get around to doing. Especially "girly" stuff!! Our team came up with a whole range of wonderful themed ideas so be sure to hop on over to the SOUS blog for inspiration.

This project is from SVGCUTS. I really enjoy this site's wide range of collections to choose from as well as it's polished and professional look. I don't normally get so picture heavy in my posts but I couldn't resist.

Join us this month at any of the SOUS challenges for a chance to win $30 gift certificate from Scrapbook Circle!!

Thanks for stopping by today!!! Supplies listed below.

Supplies:
SVGCUTS file
Echo Park: Reflections PP (need two sheets with same print for vase)
AC Vanilla - 6 sheets!!
3/16" dowel rods
floral tape
Die Cut butterflies
brads (on handles)
Lots of glue