Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 3

Happy Memorial Day! Here is my project showing the faux tea rose technique for Compendium of Curiosities 3, Challenge 3 from Linda Ledbetter. All the products used except for the tag base are from Stampin' Up! The flowers were cut using "Secret Garden" framelits and the butterflies are from the "Beautiful Butterflies" Bigz Die.

OWH - Sketch #226

Thanks to everyone that participated in the blog hop yesterday. I really enjoyed seeing all the variations on red, white and blue. For this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #226 I used one of the new stamps from SU called "Life's Adventure."

OWH - Memorial Day Blog Hop

Happy Memorial Day Weekend and welcome to the Operation Write Home Blog Hop! For my card I used sketch #9 ... although I did deviate quite a bit. The focal point for this card is a stamp from the SU "Liberty For All" set (retired). For the sentiment(s) I used ChitChat stickers from Tim Holtz.

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SBC - Sketch #393

Here is my digital layout for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #393. These pictures were taken last Friday at Amgen's Tour of California. The bicycle chalk graphic was a free download from Persnickety.

OWH - Sketch #225

Happy Sunday! Here is my card for Operation Write Home's sketch #225. This week I'm using a new 2014-2015 hostess stamp from Stampin' Up called "Hello Love".

Weekly Challenge :: Scrapbook Paper Strip

Here is my layout for a this week's challenge posted by Relly on Shimelle's page. Although I have tons of paper strips and scraps of paper hoarded away in the "real world", I decided to stay digital for this layout. I used Stampin' Up's designer series paper called Cottage Wall. Enjoy!

OWH - Sketch #224

Happy Mother's Day! Here is my card for Operation Write Home's sketch #224. Almost all the products used including the butterfly punch are from Stampin' Up! The rhinestones are the exception.

SBC - Sketch #392

Happy Saturday! Here is my layout for Scrapbook Challenges' sketch #392. These pictures were taken in Japan at the Sagano Bamboo forest near Kyoto. The layout was made using Stampin' Up's MDS software.

SBC - Sketch #391

Last Saturday was National Scrapbook Day and Scrapbook Challenges put out a special sketch to celebrate the day. Here is my take on their sketch. I used a photo of my niece and her friend at her school district's 24 Game tournament as the focal point for my layout.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2014 (May)

Here is this month's tag for Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of 2014 challenge. To me this was quite a departure from Tim's previous tags and even more of a challenge for me since I did not have the shadowpress folder or a wide selection of embellishments. So with that I had to do some improvising. I started by cutting the word "beautiful" with my silhouette in two colors of cardstock with the idea that one would be placed in the background to create the shadow effect and it actually worked.

OWH - Sketch #223

Happy May! Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #223. I created the image by stamping with bleach on espresso cardstock and applied gold ink with the Stampin' Up! air spritzer. I cut the image about 2/3 of the way down and layered it on several pieces of cardstock. The ribbon was tied using the bow maker.

SBC - Sketch #390

I hope you're having a great day scrapbooking! Here is my second layout for the day using sketch #390 from Scrapbook Challenges. These are photos of my nephew at his first track meet.

Weekly Challenge :: Make The Most Of Your Title

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! Here is my page for Shimelle's weekly challenge. The photos are from a rattlesnake aversion training class that we took both of our dogs to a few weeks ago. The page was created using MDS software and most of the supplies used are from Stampin' Up!

OWH - Sketch #222

Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #222. The hexagons were left over from another project and were cut using a Silhouette.

Weekly Challenge :: Starting Point

This week's challenge from Relly was to make the most of a light background. I choose one of the new Paw Parade digital papers from Stampin' Up! and paired it with some travel themed papers and paint. The sentiment is from Ali Edwards and the page was created using MDS software.

SBC - Sketch #389

Happy Easter! Here is this week's layout for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #389. Although it's not quite Easter themed there are bunnies in the photo. LOL!

Weekly Challenge :: Journal About Places

For those of you that are fans of Shimelle you know that she is out on maternity leave and will be having guest posts on her website. The first guest post was from Relly and includes a scrapbook challenge titled "Journal About Places." Hope you enjoy my digital page showcasing a few photos taken last fall in Kyoto, Japan.

OWH - Sketch #220

Happy Sunday! Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #220. I used a butterfly that I had created a while back using the acetate and tissue technique.

SBC - Sketch #388

Here is my layout for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #388. As you can see I am still making my way through all of our Japan photos from last fall; not a bad problem to have when scrapbooking. 

Happy 90th Birthday Patrick!

Today is Patrick's 90th birthday and I wanted to post some photos of the box card that I made for him.   Aside from being an amazing card, it lays flat for mailing in an A2 envelope. The template for the card was courtesy of Lori Whitlock using a template I downloaded through Silhouette's website. If you're interested in making the card on your own I am linking to Lori's blog and her YouTube video. You can also google for additional instructions and templates.

SBC - Sketch #387

Last Wednesday was Day 1 of Rob Thomas' solo acoustic tour. This is the fourth time we've seen him in concert; second time solo. So talented! Several of the photos are from Pechanga's Facebook page and I used Turbo Collage to merge the photos into one 4x6. I used sketch #387 from scrapbook challenges.

OWH - Sketch #219

Hope you're having a great weekend. Here is this week's card for Operation Write Home's sketch #219. I had cut out this bunny using my Silhouette while I was working on my Tim Holtz tag and I really had no idea how I was going to use it until this morning. This card is for my nephew and my niece will get a pink version of the same.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2014 (Apr)

Here is this month's tag for Tim's 12 Tags of 2014. I used my Silhouette to cut the hexagon lattice as well as the mums. All the of the cardstock, ribbon and ink are from Stampin' Up!

Lollipop Covers

Is it officially Spring yet? These adorable lollipop covers are really simple to make and would be great for any occasion. The toughest part is finding the right lollipop. If you need directions just google "lollipop covers" and you'll find a lot of great videos and blogs.

SBC - Sketch #386

Here is my page for Scrapbook Challenges sketch #386. The papers are from Stampin' Up! and I used MDS software to put everything together. This picture was taken in Japan from our room at the Biwako Hotel.