Another Cascading Card

As you can see I'm currently obsessed with the cascading card from Dr. Sonia. This is the card that I made for my sister-in-law.

SBC - Sketch 479

As many of you know the weather across the country has been a little crazy lately and we've had our share as well. For sketch 479 from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to feature this snowy photo taken earlier this week.

Thank You!

I made this cascading card for Administrative Professionals Day! All supplies are from SU. I hope they like it.

SBC - Sketch 478

For last week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought I'd use another adorable picture of Liam.

Cascading Card

We were invited to a birthday party and specifically told not to bring any gifts. ....so what's a crafty girl to do other than make a fabulous birthday card? I found the idea for this cascading card on Pinterest so I have to give a shoutout to Dr. Sonia. The only change I made was to add a solid panel to the front and back of the card. When folded flat it fits in a 6x6 envelope. All the products used are from SU.

SBC - Sketch 477

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I wanted to scrapbook something wintry. Although we haven't had much of an El Nino winter, we did manage to get some Spring snow last week. I hope you're enjoying your Spring.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2016 (Apr)

Well this month's tag from Tim was by far the most labor intensive and time consuming tag that I've ever created. Since I did not have the pre-made mosaic pieces I created my own using magazine clippings coated with crystal effects. The rooster is from Silhouette. Of course, in the end it was all worth it.

Welcome Haddy!

Today our two girls (with 4 legs each) are going to meet their new their cousin Haddy.  She is a miniature schnauzer originally from Oregon and got to fly to California with her new mom to start her new life.  We thought it would be really cool to welcome her to the family with this dog themed card using supplies from SU.

SBC - Sketch 476

Here is the last sketch of the month from Scrapbook Challenges. These photos were taken last weekend while hiking through our local ski resort.

SBC - Sketch 475

For this month's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I used this photo of my husband's +90 year old Aunt Rita in Ireland. (I believe she may actually be 94 ???) Doesn't she look awesome? I found the cat png file on the internet.

SBC - Sketch 474

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought it would be nice to celebrate Spring with some bright colors. Liam, my husband's great-nephew, is pictured here with one of his faithful companions...Charles. He celebrated his first birthday on March 14th.

SBC - Sketch #473

Here is this week's page for Sketch #473 from Scrapbook Challenges. The focus of this page is a construction photo from the California High-Speed Rail line just outside of Fresno, CA. The papers are mostly SU and the embellishments are png files found on the internet.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2016 (Mar)

For this month's tag from Tim, I used cardboard to create the texture and tore away pieces to expose the corrugation. For the texture within the butterfly I opted to use an embossing folder and markers. Since my butterfly die was so large I had to turn the tag horizontally which I believe is a first for me.

SBC - Sketch #472

Last week we participated in the 3rd Annual Emerald Necklace Grand Tour in Redlands. While it was a relatively easy ride I thought this sentiment went perfectly with the photo since I use this phrase incessantly when going up hills. This is Sketch #472 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch #471

These photos were taken on Valentine's Day near our house.  It's a local mountain road that closes every winter so it's a great place to walk with the girls.  Unlike the rest of the country we've been having unseasonably warm weather so it was a perfect day. This is sketch #471 from Scrapbook Challenges.

SBC - Sketch #470

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I thought these three vintage photos worked really well together. The papers and the embellishments are from SU.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2016 (Feb)

This month's tag from Tim features a really cool 50s era vintage photo and a coordinating background made with a lace stencil. I decided to switch it up a bit by using a dark SU patterned paper with a current selfie made to look vintage.  The sentiments in the background are Heidi Swapp and embossed with gold SU powder.  The flower is handmade.

SBC - Sketch #469

For this week's sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I'm sharing more biking photos. As you can see, this bike trail ends at a cul-de-sac.  How cool is that?  All the papers used are from SU's digital collection.

SBC - Sketch #468

Last week we rode in our first organized ride, the Tour de Palm Springs. The weather was absolutely spectacular at 70 degrees and we finished our 25 mile ride in 2 hours.

SBC - Sketch #467

When I first saw this sketch from Scrapbook Challenges I instantly thought of this photo and this background paper from SU called "Old School". I went through at least a dozen titles before settling on the very simplistic "run".

SBC - Sketch #466

This year I'm trying to do a better job of scrapbooking my photos and so far, so good.  Initially I had dismissed this sketch from Scrapbook Challenges as being too busy but ultimately it turned out to be a good way to use five photos on one page. The journal cards are SU Project Life, the cactus I found online and the quote at the top is courtesy of Ali Edwards.

SBC - Get Messy Challenge

Back in November we visited Tucson and had an opportunity to ride on The Loop.  For this challenge from Scrapbook Challenges I attempted to "get messy" digitally which wasn't easy.

SBC - Sketch #465

Here is my layout for Scrapbook Challenges' Sketch #465. All the products used are from SU's retired digital line of products and were assembled using their retired software, My Digital Studio.

Tim Holtz - 12 Tags of 2016 (Jan)

Happy New Year and welcome (back?) to my blog. If you've been following me you'll know that I'm a die hard Tim Holtz fan and I live for his monthly tag challenges. You may also know that I'm a SU demonstrator and I often use SU products. That being said, my goal is not to sell you anything but only to share in the creativity inspired by Tim. Enjoy!

12 Tags of 2015 - Year In Review

For those of you that have been following my blog all year long (or not), I have posted all 12 of my tags from Tim Holtz's yearly challenge.  If you click on the photo you will be taken to the actual post with an additional photo and some details as to the products used. To see all of Tim's tags click here. So, which one is your favorite?