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Paper Bag Gatefold Halloween Album

2011-10-04T21:02:00.000-07:00

Hola Chicas! Hope this finds you frightfully well! This is a paper bag gatefold mini I've been working on....so much fun! The cover is a combo of Happy Hauntings (enter if you dare) and Ornamental Iron....Iron doors.......the entrance to my halloween memory mini!

as you enter the mansion you see some creepy friends waitin to hold some fav spooky pix,(Happy Hauntings)....a spider web (Paper Doll Dress Up)attached to a closet door....door handle and keys from Sentimentals and images found online.....

and yes, we all have a skeleton or 2 in our closet......photo mats dry embossed with my cuttlebug....

the haunted forest....courtesy of Happy Hauntings leads to the gate(Ornamental Iron) of the witch's haunted mansion....

some ghostly ghouls guarding the path to the hunted house....we can see the witch is returning home aboard her trusty broom...flying in front of a full moon.....(all cuts from Happy Hauntings)

a frame to hold a ghostly photo.......(Happy Hauntings)

view with the accordion photo mats displayed.....

the back of the book......

close up of the Ornamental Iron shelves holding the computer generated font....some handmade flowers and lots of fiber...

here you can see the additional tags....note the large photo mats tucked inside the bags.....lots of all hallows eve memories will be stored in this mini......the book can stand alone to create a fun fall decor piece so the photos can be enjoyed throughout the holiday.......hope you enjoyed my spooky book.....I can't wait to add the photos....thanx for stoppin.....happy hauntin......

Sandy

Halloween Paperbag Album

2011-10-02T18:27:00.000-07:00

Hideho neighbors....just wanted to share a sneak peek at the paper bag album I'm working on....hope to have it done soon so I can post pics of the whole thing....hope this finds you scrappy and happy....Sandy

Give Thanks

2011-09-25T19:21:00.000-07:00

Hola friends....Among the busy hours of the weekend I had a little bit of time to create something I've been wanting to do for awhile....My first reverse canvas altered art piece.

I wanted this to be somewhat monochromatic in nature....I love the fall colors and am so please with the outcome of this piece. The papers are from BoBunny....just luv them! I used my cricut and my Mothers Day bouquet cart to make the flowers...except the middle one which is from Prima....I used A Child's Year for the leaves....cut in gold and then inked with green and brown. I had to have the Inspired Heart cart when I saw all the luvly fonts...that is where I got the Give Thanks.

Tim Holtz's pieces accent the edge of the frame....a swivel hook, key and keyhole....you can see a bit of the Prima bling as well....

One of Tim's pins make the body of my butterfly cut from Sentimentals....ink, stickles and adhesive pearls finish him off.

I also used adhesive pearls to accent the letters....

Love the way the flowers turned out.....some fiber and feathers help to finish the piece off....I plan on making a companion piece to go with this one....I feel a Ustream class coming on~

Thanx for stopping by today.....

Happy Scrappin,
Sandy

KISS n Crop November Event

2011-09-24T18:49:00.000-07:00

Kiss n Crop is a huge event in Joplin, Mo. There will be hundreds of scrappers, lots of vendors and and array of classes and instructors during this scrappy weekend event November11, 12 and 13th. I am proud and excited to be teaching the project classes pictured above.....the 1st altered book class is already full and I hear we are going to schedule a second....I am so blessed and excited to be a part of this wonderful weekend of scrapping goodness! Follow the Kiss n Crop link to view schedule of events.

Advent Calendar from Printer Tray

2011-09-14T05:04:00.000-07:00

Hello all....I have the great opportunity to submit some things for a big crop in Joplin in November. There will be over 300 people at the crop with several classes offered. One of the items I am submitting is this advent calendar made with a printer tray. I've used Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium papers...what fun they are to work with!

the back of the calendar

I cut the naugty or nice list from the paper and added a pen nub from Tim Holts over a Martha Stewart punched snowflake.

I used another MS punch to created the wreath...there was already one on the image and I just wanted to add deminsion to it.

The scallop circle is yet another MS punch and the numbers are cut from Winter Wonderland at 1 inch.

The edges of the box are trimmed with paper cut at 3/4"...then I added tissue tape from Tim to all the edges of the tray and each box. I've also inked the edges of each box.

There are so many beautiful tags and images in this stack that the possiblities for embellishing are endless. Just added a few punches, bling and stickles.

I used my punches throughout the box to add interest.

This is the inside of one of the boxes....I used the opposite side of the cardstock I used to make the lid to cover the bottom of each box...on this one I added some stickles and bling.

Other images cut from the papers accent the interior of several of my boxes.

There were not 25 boxes so I improvised and divided the two large boxes into 3 by making 'lids' for my own compartments.

The image of santa is just to die for...luv this paper....Each box can hold a special 'treat' for the opener as you count down the days til Christmas with you family....I plan on adding some 'christmas past' family photos to some of my boxes as well...the box will be beautiful to look at all month long.....
The pulls are made by hot glueing a ribbon loop unter the number of each box...this is strong and study enough to stand up to the gentle pull needed to open each box.
I saw the paper cutting pattern for the majority of my boxes on this video by Laura....Following the Paper Trail....the rest of the design was my own...tho I am sure someone somewhere has done it too.....The triple compartments are made by measuring the interior of the box...divided into three...when I cut the paper I backed off the shorter measurement on one side by 1/16 of an inch to give some room...then I just assembled a 'lid' just like the ones I've made for my explosion boxes.

Hope you enjoyed my calendar...wish me luck on the class submission! and oh....Merry Christmas....LOL

Sandy

Wish...birthday photobox/card

2011-09-09T16:39:00.000-07:00

Still on my explosion box kick...this one is for a co worker who is celebrating a birthday...I love the pink and black together...one of my fave combos...this stack has been in my stash forever....i've inked, laced added tags, ribbon and a few charms...as well as some prima flowers...

Wish is on a piece of wire and is anchored by a flower from Mothers Day Bouquet....

the top of the box is accented with some fun trim and one of my 'tutu cute' blooms made from wired ribbon as well as a bit of glittered flourish...

one of the butterflies from Hannah Montana sits sweetly upon the flower...accented with pearls and stickles...

hope you enjoyed my project for today....

Sandy

You Have My Heart On A String

2011-09-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

Ah yes, my sweet son does surly have my heart on a string. Mcauley is turning 16 tomorrow and I just had to do a layout of him as a baby...therepy I guess...the years have gone too swiftly. I am so very proud of my dear son...he is the best son a mother could ask for and I am so very proud and blessed to call him mine.
I've used Tim Holtz Vintage Shabby paper stash for this layout.

My hearts are cut from Sweethearts...love the punched scallop edge...I've added stitching and some lace to some of the hearts...part of the title is computer generated, cut apart, and inked. I've added some additional stitching randomly to the circle frame. I cut my circle with Plantin Schoolbook....@ 9 1/2 inches with the center point on and then @ 9 1/4 inch with the center point on...this makes it easy to cut the narrow circle frames for you layouts. I' ve also used the center point to cut my squares from the middle of my papers.

Sentimental frames accent the grunge letters that spell out my and heart...I've added picket fence crackle paint to the the title. I've also added deminsional paint to the frames to give them some depth.

The butterflies are from Sentimentals...inked and pearl accents added....all of my flowers are from Mothers Day Bouquet and the leaves are from A Child's Year...I've poked a hole in the corner of the photo and the photo mat and added a little charm held by a piece of string....

I've used string to 'write' string....just ran the string through some glue....spelled the word, let it dry...and viola....a string font all of my own....I've also added a little heart charm to the g.

Martha Stewart edge punch on the sides of the paper strip.....

lots of lace and the same Martha Stewart punch in the corner variety...

hope you enjoyed my little project...have a great day....thanx for stopping by!

Sandy

Anchored In LOVE....Explosion Photo Box/Card

2011-09-04T12:36:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun making the explosion box for sis I decided to make one for my sweet son. Mcauley is turning 16 on Thursday...is that even possible?
So anyway...in case anyone has never made one of these I wanted to let you know some measurements as I tried to keep these as simple as possible....My papers are 2@ 12x12 1@ 9x9 and 2@ 6x6....numbers easily divided for scoring....the 12x12 page has two papers put together with adhesive, wanted the outside as sturdy as possible...score the 12x12 @ 4 inches rotating the paper each time to get a tic tac toe pattern....the 9x9 @ 3 inches and the 6x6 @ two inches....cut the corner square from each piece of paper to make a cross....cut one of the 12x12's and then glue it to the other....use it as a pattern to cut the second piece. I like to round my corners....my boxes are glued together at the center square at an angle...I like this much butter than stacked evenly...but you can do it either way...I use my xtra squares that I cut off the embellish the inside of my boxes.....the other 6x6 is now scored from the outside @ 3/4 of an inch...cut one side on each corner to fold in to make the lid.

The rest is the fun part....just embellish the way you would like to.....I have added sand to the top of my box and written my son's name in it...the blue stickles are spread across the opposite corner...pushed up near the 'shore' to simulate waves....my message in a bottles says....'how do i love thee...let me count the waves.

My son dreams of becoming a marine biologist....so my Life's A Beach cricut cart was perfect for this project.

The center cuts are attached with wire and my glue gun....so much fun!

The interior of the lid holds my card and my bday message to my son.

So that's about it....please click on the link below to watch my youtube video for additional views...hope you like my project...can't wait to give it to him....so happy you stopped by today...enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

happy scrappin,

Sandy

Anchored In Love YouTube

Inspired From Within....Explosion Box Card

2011-09-03T05:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone! Today I would like to share an explosion box card I made for my sis. She has been in the hospital and is not feeling well....so I hope this brightens her day a bit.

The top of the box has one of my tutu cute blooms (tutorial @ Stuck on U Sketches, March 2011). I added some fiber and a little tag that says "inspired from within". The tag is computer generated, inked and curled.

side view

My sentiment is inside the lid....it says..."Happiness...it's an inside job!" and then a short note to my sis...the tag is computer generated, inked and curled...I added a stamp and accented with stickles. The flowers are from prima and the die is the Sizzix clock die....I also glimmer misted the inside of the lid.

This pic is a bit bright....the colors are really very rich. The papers are from DCWV Once Upon A Time stack.

another view

Hope and enjoy are cut from Wall Decor and More.

Believe/Wall Decor and More....Faith/Home Accents

Laugh/A Child's Year...Love/Wall Decor and More

Forever/Home Decor....&/Heritage...all of my corner accents are from Heritage as well.

Butterflies are all from Sentimentals.

My tags are inked, stamped, stickled and accented with adhesive pearls. The stamp reflects the sentiment on the flap behind it.

The reverse of the tag has a bible verse that reflects the message of each word...believe, joy, faith and love and laugh.

Hope you enjoyed my little project...have a scrappy day!

Sandy

Halloween Canvas

2011-08-27T08:30:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday to each and everyone of you wonderful bloggy chicas! How much fun are these simple canvas's made with my cricut Happy Haunting, Distress Inks and Paint Dabbers???

Start this project by inking up your canvas in fun fall colors....I used Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain, Wild Honey and Tea Dye....ink to your hearts delight.

Using a script stamp (mine is from inkadinkadoo) I 'inked' up my stamp with Terra Cotta paint and stamped the script all over the canvas. Next, I've used some cuts from Happy Haunting that make good 'stencils'...I chose spooky and beware....then using Butterscotch and Terra Cotta paint dabbers I placed them randomly on the canvas.

You can see I did not try to achieve a 'perfect' stamp or stencil...the randomness adds to the look I was going for.

This one is my fave....luv that crow.....I then cut my silhouettes from Happy Haunting and glued them in place

Using a gel medium (similiar to mod podge, but much easier to work with, you can find this in the painting aisle at most craft stores) I 'painted over the entire canvas to both seal and add texture.

On this canvas I've also added a flourish stamp...again inkadinkadoo...to a couple of the corners.

Simple and fun fall decor....I will be doing a class on this one...can't wait....

I will be making kits up for the LSS in instruct at, as well as doing a ustream class on the banner....so excited for all the fun opportunities I have been blessed with....

Happy Scrappin,

Sandy

Fall Banner

2011-08-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

Is it toooooo early to start thinking of fall??? With all the 100 degree temps in SE KS the crisp autumn air will be so refreshing when it arrives....In anticipation of the coming season I created a fall banner.

I have Incorporated a ton of ribbons and fibers on my banner....toooo much is never enough...lol!

I visited the Graphics Fairy and used some of her awesome vintage images to create charms. If you've never done this before it is such an easy process...simply apply glossy accents to a Tim Holtz fragment...apply to image...smear around a bit and place on the part of the image you want on your charm...then just cut out...so much fun! My letters are cut from Storybook...I've layered three of each, embossed, inked and then added some perfect pearls in green patina.

Don't you just love the big harvest moon I found on her sight....I save the photos to my computer...inserted them into a word document...made them the size I wanted and printed out on photo paper...card stock will do in a pinch.

I've also made charms from calenders from one of Tim Holtz's paper stacks...these are from the Lost and Found stash...I made charms from all of the months included in the fall season...and added charms that reminded me of the holiday we celebrate in each month.

I made a little alpha charm from the same TH stash...q for quail...reminded me that school begins....I also added a charm that I made using a b/w photo of my boys....you can see it in the right corner.....

The shipping tags and the chipboard leaves are both distressed with the same technique...I used fall colors in these distress inks for the tags...spiced marmalade, rusty hinge, and scattered straw...for the leaves I used those and wild honey, walnut stain, tea dye, forest moss and bundled sage. Blot craft mat (i use a laminated placemat that I picked up at the $1 store) with the ink colors you want to use, being careful not to mix colors on your pads...then spritz with water and run tag or chipboard piece through them...Tim has the best techniques...after the tags dried I ran them through my cuttlebug with one of his embossing folders and then double distressed them with walnut stain, running the pad directly over the raised image and along each edge of the tag. I added some of the green patina perfect pearls to the chip board leaves and finished them off with stickles.

I also added a word tag by Tim and a heart trinket from FabScraps....please enjoy my video if you would like to see additional views.......thanx for stopping by today....

click on link to view video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6AsIYYXC7o

Happy Scrappin,

Sandy

Just wanted to add some outdoor photos...last night i was in such a rush to post...these are a bit easier to see!

Grapic 45 The Magic of Oz Altered Book

2011-08-17T15:47:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone...I'm enjoying my last day of summer vacay relaxing at home with my son and working on some projects. Today Mcauley assisted me in creating my first video for youtube. We are a work in progress and promise to get better...but not bad for beginners...LOL!
I am so excited to share one of the projects I've been working on, this altered book with The Magic of Oz papers by Graphic 45. I am going to be instructing an inspiration class for this book. The store I work and instruct at is called Scraps and is located in Joplin, MO. In light of the horrific tornado that struck Joplin this past spring we thought it would be appropriate to host a class for people to create a journal to remember their experiences and these papers were a perfect for such a book.

This is a close up of my poppies...created with my Serenade cart...the butterfly cut....using 2 butterflies...cut one in half the other in fourths....attach layers to a piece of cardstock cut into a circle...use the MS cornflower punch and some bling to create the center...add leaves from A Child's Year and some fiber.

click on the link below to see the video of this book
Altered Book/Graphic 45 The Magic of Oz

Happy Day....Sandy

Lots of fun to share......

2011-08-06T09:43:00.000-07:00

I am so blessed to have so many people who love me in my life. My bestie (since we were 16) and her family provided accommodations for us at Panama City Beach, Florida for a week. There were a total of 15 of us on the trip and it was priceless. I wanted to create something for them to remember the time we shared and here is what I came up with...hope you enjoy.....

I chose some of my fav photos of their family and created another photo frame with a fun beach theme...the cuts are all from Life is a Beach...cut at various sizes to fit the photo blocks....

I inked my leaves only...leaving the rest of the cuts fresh as a sea breeze.....

added net and shells.....and a bit of picket fence

pelicans guard each of the bottom corners of the frame....

my girlfriend liked the title "Beach Life" on something she saw while shopping on the beach...so that is the title I chose as well....

inexpensive stemware made fab candle holders for each of the travelers....I added name, PCB (panama city beach) and 2011 to each glass...then I chose images from my cart that reflected something personal for each of us....Palm Trees, Pelicans, Flip Flops, Bikinis, Mermaids, Crabs and Shells.....

I filled the bottom of the glass with sand and added some shells purchased on the trip...then a little tea light in the center of each.....

the bikini and flip flops were some of my fave cuts for the teen girls.....

even the tiniest details were etched into the glass from the slits in the cuts...they look fantastic lit.....

paper scraps and a 50 states cut house the DVDs i made for everyone....i took nearly 500 pix and wanted to save them all...a wonderful music DVD will help us remember our trip always....

these are some glasses etched with cuts from Ashlyn's Alphabet....the glasses are filled with bath salts which add to the senses when burning the candles....

believe, dream, and imaging....cut at 1 1/4, 1 1/4 and 1 inch......

faith, home and family from Home Accents @ 1 inch and then the frame from the same cart cut at 2 inches...cut from vinyl, applied to the candles...then I added some Glue n' Seal just to be sure they did not come loose.....I think they look fantastic....will be teaching a vinyl class at my LSS this month for these pretty home accents.

I hope you are all enjoying the last of summer....I know I am.....thanx so much for stopping by...thanx for the sweet comments and your continued support......happy day to all!!!

XOXO
Sandy

Life's Moments

2011-07-03T06:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Sunday!!! Today I have a layout and a framed project to share...two more class ideas for my local scrap store.

These papers are just so beautiful...I forgot the paper line and the layout is at the store...but I will add them later. Lots of feminine touches on this one.

These flowers were created with the tattered florals die....the leaves are from A Child's Year...inking helps bring them to life.

I used my Martha Stewart corner punch to create the strips...cut them at 2 inches and then corner punched the edges...at 2 inches you can push the paper all the way in to get an even punch...then I've laced them with some cord and added some rhinestones.

My photo mats are from A Child's year and I used some of the left over layers from the die to create the 2 smaller flowers.

My circle was again created using the corner punch...lots of YouTube vids on the corner punches...gotta luv YouTube...can't really give anyone specific credit...so many out there. I've added ink and pen to my butterflies cut from Serenade...the metamorphosis from plain card stock to these pretty butterflies is wonderful.

This is my take on the framed piece by Tim Holtz...I've used his Salvage Stickers, grunge paper to add layers to some...the clock, calendar and compass are also from the sticker stack...filmstrip ribbon, tape ribbon, game pieces, keys & locks, tassels, word sticks and hinge clips help finish the piece. The background is made up of 3 pieces of Bazzil that have been embossed with the wonderful texture fade embossing folders...Tim has such yummy stuff....luv it!!
Hope everyone is getting ready for a funtastic 4th!!
Luv & Hugs,
Sandy

A Boy's Journeymixed media altered frame

2011-07-01T07:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone!!! I am having soooo much fun altering these frames...this one is for my youngest son, Macauley...the gears are already spinning for the next one....LOL

I've used several different media for this one....Broken China distress stain accented with Walnut distress stain cover the frames...I luv this stuff!!!! Once again taking advantage of the wonderful grunge shapes by Tim Holtz...again covered with stain and accented with a little black ink.

U TWO and the clock, calender and compass are from the fun Salvage Stickers from Tim. I love the look of the wooden alpha beads....picked them up at WalMart.

I've add white alpha stickers for....is the destination....under the LIFE ticket.

The gears, crosses and wings are all from Indie Art.

The clock hands are from Graphically Speaking and the word LIFE from Storybook. I bought the library cards and tickets from US Toys...really inexpensive and easy to alter. I've crumpled and added walnut stain to both....the card reads.....Author: Heavenly Father, Title: Your Life, Borrower: Mcauley, Due Date: ? and the note says...Write your own story!!!! Love, God

This is what the frames look like packaged....i paid $5.97 in the WalMart craft department!

Hope you likey!!

PS.....to all my bloggy buds.....I've tried to leave comments and am unable to for some reason...one of the reasons i don't blog as much as i used to is the frustration with the system....but I sooooo appreciate all of my followers....everyone that stops by....each heartfelt comment....I hope I offer some inspiration to you....thank you all for all the inspiration and support you give me!!

Scrappy Hugs & Love,

~~~~Sandy~~~~

"Family"....Altered Frame

2011-06-28T12:11:00.000-07:00

Hi all...hope this finds you happy and well. Summer sure is speeding by all tooooo quickly. I'm loving every minute but they sure to fly by.
Time to start getting ready for my July classes for Scraps! when I saw this frame in the craft department of my local WM I had to grab one and see what I could come up with....and here it is.

The frame is 12x12 and comes with nine, four inch pieces that fit inside of it. I decided to 'think outside the box" and use them as mini 'frames' to surround the larger one. I used BasicGrey papers...yummy designs from the Sweet Threads collection.

My fonts, words, and photo corners are all cricut cuts...you will probably recognize....Heritage, Home Accents, Home Decor, Opposites Attract, A Child's Year and Wall Decor and More.

I've cut my green paper at 3 1/2 inches and then used a corner rounder punch on them. The frames are stained with Peeled Paint Distress Stain by Ranger and accented with Walnut Distress stain, also used these to color my grungeboard. I've also added some fun grunge shapes from Tim Holtz.

Have you seen the Enamel Accents by Ranger???? Just luv them...I've added them to accent the grunge cuts and used them instead of brads in my hinges.

A bit of lace, a button, and some fave pix of my boysss completes the project....hope you like...can't wait to teach this class!!!!!

Hugs,
Sandy

Tim Holtz Weekend

2011-06-20T10:42:00.000-07:00

I can't say enough good things about this weekend. Tim Holtz is the most personal, genuine, crafty guy I've ever met. He taught us sooooo much in such a short time....My favorite part was watching everyone create something wonderfully unique....even though we were all given the same products.
Tim's wait list for stores in 7 years!!!! Wowzers...I feel so fortunate to have been able to see him....I hope I have another opportunity to do this again...but if not...I'm sure grateful for this one.
Tim gave permission to teach any of these in classes....so believe me...I will be teaching and sharing....watch for upcoming information on his fantastic techniques!!!
There is an album on my facebook if you would like to see the photos in color...thanx for stopping by...
Sandy

2011-06-17T05:18:00.000-07:00

Hi all! Hope this finds you well and happy. I've been working on some decor for a baby shower and wanted to share the final product. I made three centerpieces and a banner for a little one that's on her way. The colors for the shower are purple, lime green and zebra print.

The wee ones name is Avery....Storybook and Ashlyn's Alphabet were used to make the banner.

another view of the banner...had to add some bling...a girl is never tooooo young to appreciate bling...lol

this is the 'back' of the centerpiece....the back of the frame has Avery's first initial. Each side has 3 sock rosettes and 3 cricut flowers cut from Mothers Day Bouquet.

The frame that holds the ultrasound pix is from Sentimentals, each frame holds a different pic.

I found the fun socks in colors to match and zebra print....they made perfect little rose blooms.

I also added a teddy sporting a tutu and a zebra ribbon bow...I used the ribbon to adorn the vase (which is a large purple Chinese 'to go' box. The black and white headbands can be used for the babe once she arrives.

The tutu's are made from tiny bathing suits...I made little tutu skirts with headbands and tulle...accenting with zebra ribbon and some hand made ribbon flowers.
These were lots of fun to make, hope the mommy loves them as much as I do.
Happy Day....I'm off to get ready for my Tim Holtz weekend....Take care,
Sandy

Daditude

2011-06-03T08:48:00.001-07:00

I recently posted a faux metal layout using foil....I was inspired by a wonderful crafter named Connie...she is one of the many talented teachers at Treasured Memories....my sweet bloggy friend Bea also teaches there....please follow the links to see some of the awesome creations these crafty wizards have come up with.

This layout was created with metal tape...suggested by my dear friend Sandi....and I think closer to what Connie does with her technique. I have simply layered grungeboard and chipboard onto a piece of cardstack...covered with tape....distressed with alcohol inks and craft paint...embellished with cricut cuts, adhesive pearls, hand made dragon flies, a clock face, buttons, bottle cap and lace......lots of embossing and texturing....SO much fun!!!

I will be teaching my version of this technique at my LSS...wish I were close enough to take the class from Connie.....and a class or two from sweet Bea....I will be working part time at the LSS this summer and look forward to lots of scrappy fun!!!! Thanx for stopping by....have a fab day!

embellies are a combo of cricut cuts/alterations grungeboard/chipboard--glue to layout, cover with tape, distress away, add additonal embellies on top and viola....a great way to impress any man with DADitude!
~~Sandy~~

Versatile Blogger Award

2011-05-15T08:15:00.000-07:00

I would like to send a big shout out to Jen 3 Cats and a Bug I am so blessed that she thought of me for this fantastic award...thanx Jen, you are tooooo sweet.
The rules for this one are to share eight things about myself and then share the award with fifteen other bloggers.

8 things about me...

I love God and Family.
I Don't get to scrap as much as I'd like.
I have decided to become an instructor at my LSS and my first class in the 31st of May...so excited.
On my days off sometimes I shower and put pj's back on....luv those days....lol.
I am turning 50 on the 26th....what a blessing.
I don't make enough money at the job I chose but my family has always been my priority and so I chose this career to be available to be a Mom first and foremost.
I luv to learn and share new scrappy techniques!

I have been blessed to have several new followers to my blog...I am not very active right now so I really appreciate the support they share with me....so my fifteen recipients of this award are some of my newest followers...thanx to all of you....I so appreciate everyone out in blog land who shares inspiration, support and crafty luv....

Justine Crafts and Cards Cricut Corner
Stephanie Paperandi
Jenn Myimajennation
Julie Precious Memories by Julie
Ira Ira's Crea Corner
Eni
Marilyn Scrapping In Paradise
Bonnie Pretty Little Somethings
Janice Craft Place
JoAnn Crafy Nana's Blog
Gail Doodles of Life
Zandra Scraps To Beauty
Elizabeth 217 Creations
Mary Scrapbooking Grandma Crafts
Rexann IBeCircled

Please take a minute to visit each of these ladies...u won't be sorry~

Hugz, Sandy

Embrace Your Imperfections!!!

2011-05-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

In honor of Mr. Tim Holtz himself I have created this project for my first class at my LSS. I am so very excited. Let me first say thanx to all the wonderful inspiration out there in cyberland...I so appreciate everyones willingness to share ideas and inspiration! I feel so blessed to be able to share my love of scrapping with an actual class...it's a dream come true!

I used the Lost and Found paperstack by Tim...wonderfully fun. I will also be teaching the rose he inspired and all my luvly bloggy friends have adapted and used so many times. I have used my cricut to cut the hinge (storybook) and frame(sentimentals) and will be teaching a faux metal technique for these embellishments.

Just a quick peek at the side of the box....

A couple of the mats I've created for the pockets in my box...Alteration embossing folder and distress inks.

Wish me luck ladies...and send me your prayers as well....

Hope your week is going wonderfully~

Hugz,

Sandy

My Weekend With Tim Holtz

2011-04-28T14:10:00.000-07:00

I am so very excited! I turn 50 on the 26th of May and Mike just bought me an early birthday present! I am going to Shawnee, KS to spend a weekend with Tim Holtz.....lucky me!!!! LOL

Tim will be visiting Stampers Ink (click on name to visit store) for a book signing and several classes, here is my tentative agenda...

Friday 6/17... 6pm-8pm book signing/reception

Saturday 6/18....9am-1pm Creative Blocks-multi layered canvas project showcasing techniques with inks, paints, mediums & beeswax.

Sunday 6/19....10am-1pm Idea-Ology Intrigue-creating several pieces of wearable art with Idea-Ology products.

Sunday 6/19 4pm-8:30pm-Configurations Of Your Imagination-create a one of a kind configuration of your imagination with techniques in inks, paints, collaging, and layering.

I am super stoked about this....thanx for letting me share it with all of you! Can't wait to see what wonderful things I can learn from such a gifted person....YAY TIM!

getting older isn't all bad

cya,

~~~Sandy~~~

Wired Ribbon Flower AKA Tutu Cute Bloom

2011-04-26T20:10:00.001-07:00

Hello again my fair ladies....just wanted to share a quick and easy flower tut....was playing around with some craft ribbon I bought for Easter and happened on to this fun little flower...

what you will need...

circle punch, I used a 1" (or cut with cricut)
scissors
card stock
hot glue
wired craft ribbon 2 1/2" in width
assorted buttons

I found tons of this craft ribbon in lots of spring colors at the local all for a dollar store...

Cut two pieces of ribbon 1 @ 20 inches and 1 @ 10 inches...

I found it helpful to pull a bit of wire from each end and fold it over, this way I didn't 'lose' it in the ribbon.

Start gathering the ribbon into a circle...

Once you have it as tight as it will go tie off the wire...

Do this to both sides, trim the wire...this is what you will end up with...

Now...repeat this on the other piece of ribbon...

Grab your card stock circle...

Add some hot glue to the edge of the circle and attach the larger ribbon ring...

Glue the smaller ribbon ring into the center....add the button...and viola...it's that simple....

Gotta be one of the simplest flowers I've ever made....wouldn't they look super cute on a headband for a wee princess???

You know me though....these will be turning up on one of my layouts real soon...LOL! I think they look like a little mini tutu....hence the name....

Hope you enjoyed this quick little tutorial....take care until I see you again!

Blessings,

Sandy

E2 Contest Entries....

2011-04-26T15:26:00.001-07:00

Hey there! Along with many other faithful cricuteers I recently submitted birthday themed layouts for the wonderful opportunity to win a new E2....I would like to send a big shout out to all those lucky, talented winners...CONGRATS to each of you...what beautiful entries each of you had!

I would like to share the pages that I submitted...it was a wonderful experience to be a part of the contest....it was the first time I ever entered one and it really was a great challenge....so, thanx Provo Craft for the wonderful opportunity!

This layout is made with K&Co papers and Bazzill card stock. Photo mats are cut with A Child's Year, banner, cake, happy, and celebrate were all cut from Straight From the Nest.

The flowers were all made with Mother's Day Bouquet....as were the leaves....I used a leaf cut to create the calla lilies as well....some details added with pens and chalk. I also added lots of stickles to everything...lol...and chalked the leaves....My butterflies were cut from Hannah Montana....once again using chalks and pens to add details...several creative crafters have done this and I just loved the look so had to give it a go...luv the outcome!

The clock...it's about time....is from Graphically Speaking....added lots of adhesive pearl accents throughout the layout... I used my diztress it all to distress the edges of the papers...luv this thing!

This layout is Glitz and Bazzil....some cuttlebug embossing and offray ribbon accent the cuts. The Stamping cart is used for the mats, circle and all the words...

cake and candles are from Stretch Your Imagination the lips from Indie Art.

The gift is also a cut from Stretch Your Imagination....little dots accent several of the cuts.

This fun layout uses DCWV, Bazzill and Recollection papers. Pooh and Piglet as well as the honey pots, honey and font are all from Pooh Font. Offray ribbon accents the gifts and the photo mats.

The gifts, balloons, xo, cake and mats are all cut from A Child's Year.

Several cuts are accented with pens and stickles....isn't pooh just toooo stinkin cute!!

Okay ladies...that wraps up these birthday layouts....congrats again to all the winners....until next time...cya

Sandy

~Faux Metal Layout~"These Two" & Stylish Blogger!!

2011-03-29T16:44:00.000-07:00

Hola blogging buds!! I am so excited to post this really dramatic yet simple layout using a faux metal technique! I was inspired to do this page by a layout I saw on face book, you can see it here . Since this was a post of a class project I did not have any real instructions. Well, you know me, last night I had to dig in and give it a go!!! I think I will post a small tutorial on the process in the next few weeks...let me know if you are interested...I am sure there are lots of tuts on similar techniques, but I would be glad to share my trial and error experience! The pieces are simply card stock covered in foil, embossed and then some painting techniques applied....HOW FUN IS THIS!!! So, this is a photo of my sweet son and our pup. I have used several cricut carts and some cuttlebug embossing folders to create this project. The Fleur de lis is cut from Stamping, the findings are cut from Ornamental Iron. I've used lots of little hinges, metal pic hangers and brads.

The font is from Wall Decor and More, each letter is embossed with a different cuttlebug folder.

I've added some eye hooks to the sunburst cut from Ornamental Iron, some buttons and a "forever friends" brad from my stash. The frame for the picture was created by cutting some card stock @ 1x4 1/2 and 1 x 6 1/2 and then mitering the corners. (this was done BEFORE I glued the foil to the card stock)

The clock and compass are both from Wall Decor and More. There is a button in the center of the clock. I've used some nails as clock hands and added a little metal finding over the top of them and another brad in the center of the compass. I cannot wait to do this again...I already have a picture and title in mind!! This technique is just so perfect for a masculine layout!! Yay! I hope you liked it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Sending a special thanx and big hug out to Brenda from Una Crafting

for this luvly award. Please stop by and see Brenda, she has some awesome layouts and cards to share. Her crafty projects are a wonderful inspiration!!

The rules are to list seven random things about yourself and then pass to seven blogs you have recently discovered. I have been unable to do a lot of blog hopping lately and love each and everyone of you dearly. I get so much inspiration from all of you! I have been blessed with several new followers recently. I would like to pass this award to each and everyone of my followers so that I can share the love...if you would like this award and follow my blog please accept it and pass it to those who inspire you!!!

Thanx again Brenda and each and everyone of you!

My seven random things...

I love God.

I adore my children.

My family is very important to me.

I look forward to time to create ( i don't have enough, LOL).

Every child I encounter blesses me and touches me in some way.

I am grateful for all of life's lessons (even the hard ones).

I am looking forward to summer break.

Thanx for stopping by....have a great week!!

~~~~Sandy~~~

It's Life's Little Moments I Love

2011-03-12T07:14:00.000-08:00

True to my heart I love the everyday details of life, this is a photo of my 3 oldest boys back in 93 when we lived in Salem, NH. I love the simplicity of them just enjoying the moment. I also love that I can take an old snapshot and play with it in photo impact to add my personal touch to it.
I've used several brands of paper here, K&Co, Glitz, DCWV and some plain card stock. I think the chipboard pieces are from Basic Grey...not sure.

The ticket is cut from Wall Decor and More. My filigree cuts and banner are from Straight From the Nest, I've added some metal findings that I picked up from a jewelry clearance bin @ M's as well as some natural string. It's is cut from CindyLoo, I cannot remember which cart I cut little from...so sorry...if I figure it out I'll add it...I guess that means I have to many carts...lol.

I've tucked pix of the boys faces into some of the flowers...the yellow flowers are from Mother's Day Bouquet and of course the black flower is from my tutorial for SOUS this week...if you missed that pop on over and check it out!

The alpha's for Life are one of Colorbok's sticky alpha stax.

I used my Martha Stewart punch for the edge of the light card stock. Plantin Schoolbook for the hearts and once again my Mother's Day Bouquet for the leaves. After I cut the leaves I used a marker to edge the leaves and add the veins and then added some Ranger Meadow alcohol ink. The tiny alpha stickers are Memory Makers.

Another one of my fleur de plume flowers, the inside of this one is another Mother's Day Bouquet flower, water distressed. The flower centers are beads held in place with glossy accents. There is a glimpse of some more of the Straight From the Nest filigrees.

I've also added glossy accents on the title fonts.

My boysss...what a blessing...miss these days...Here you can see the Offray ribbon I've meandered along the bottom of the photos. (kinda like me meandering down memory lane today)

Hope you are having a happy day!

hugs,

Sandy

fleur de plumes Flower Tutorial

2011-03-11T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hey there!! Happy Friday to all! Once again I've been invited to be a Guest Designer at Stuck On U Sketches.

This week I've created a tutorial for all you flower lovers....pop on over and give it a go...and then pop back and let me know how you liked it!

Hope to have a layout up later today using these flowers!

Until then...

hasta luego,

Sandy

Spread Your Wings~SOUS Guest Designer~

2011-03-04T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hola mi amigas!! I hope this finds you as happy and blessed as I am! I am so very honored to be Guest Designer for my fav challenge blog, Stuck On U Sketches, aka SOUS. As many of you already know I used to be a part of this talented group of ladies and it is so fun to be sharing the limelight with them this week. Sandi sent me this super funtastic, sandylicious sketch by Suepup....isn't it just delicious?

I luv, luv, luv the sketch so much that I did not stray far from the original design. I used some yummy K&Co papers (big surprise, LOL). I adored the look of the paint wash over the page so I added that to my layout as well.

The photos are of my sweet little DGN, Madalyn. I changed the pic to b/w, overexposed it to get the subtle look and then added some color back in on her eyes, cheeks, mouth, the wings and a few of the rose petals.

I used PhotoImpact for all of the enhancements.

Spread and Wings are both cut from Songbird and the circle is cut by making a centerpoint circle cut in two sizes, the second 1/4 inch smaller than the first, using Plantin Schoolbook...this is a great way to get the circle accents in the narrow sizes. I've added some pearl adhesives to the circle, butterflies and title. The journal tag is from K&Co and originally read, 'what did you want to be when you grew up?' I used computer generated words to alter it to read, 'what do you want to be when you grow up?'

The bird is from Indie Art and is layered over a peacock feather. The 'wrought iron' cuts are all from Ornamental Iron.

Oh you just have to love the Mother's Day Bouquet cart....so many flowers, so little time...LOL. The frosted lace stickles are just so funderful to use on florals...love the look they give. These leaves are from a cuttlebug die.

Some more yummy MDB flowers anchor the corner of the photo. My tag cut is from Plantin Schoolbook. The bingo card has been miniaturized and layered onto the tag, I then added a frame of adhesive pearls.

Here you can see the funderful butterflies from Sentimentals...I've added some adhesive pearls and made antennae from craft wire. I've added a pin to pierce the 'y' alpa bead in the word your.

Once again I want to thank the SOUS team for the wonderful invitation to join in on this super delicious sketch....give it a go and link it to the SOUS site to share your insipration!!!

Thanx so much for looking, have a great day!

Much Love, Sandy

The Best Is Yet Unwritten

2011-02-26T09:16:00.000-08:00

Good Saturday everyone, I hope this finds you and yours well and happy! Today I'm posting a scrappy page of me....I do not consider myself very photogenic and seldom have photos of myself that I like...along with that I am soon to turn fifty in May....I actually like this photo and when I thought about the transition from my forties to fifties I thought this is how I would like to remember being 49. I also think that we can spend a lot of time stuck in our past and lose sight of the future....So, this layout is inspired by the song "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield...I tweaked the words a bit from 'the rest is still unwritten' to 'the best is yet unwritten'. I believe that regardless of the ups and downs of life...while we may not be able to control our destiny...we can certainly influence it....we are each born many man, yet die but one. So it is time for me to live my story...What a wonderful time to be me, I am grateful for everyone in my life and the lessons and experiences they have helped me gain...without each of them I would not be me...I am grateful to God for guiding me...he never said it would be easy...he simply promised to be there!
I have once again used K&Co papers, lots of distressing, inking and layering. I have used several new techniques on this layout...hope to remember to give credit where due....and made some fun flowers as well.

So have you seen the wonderful Prima Romani Rose collection? They are the inspiration for my large fabric flower. I had to give it a go on my own and I have to say it was quite easy to make and I am very happy with the outcome. The butterfly is from M's recollection series...as are the tiny rosebuds. Gate is cut from Ornamental Iron and I've added a faux metal technique that I found on youtube, click here to see that video by Scrappinings. Mine turned out a bit different that hers but I love them and will do it again! I just love youtube vids for inspiration and Scrappingings has lots of fun tuts!! The alpha stickers are from Destinations, found them on clearance @ Big Lots.

The paper flowers are all from Mothers Day Bouquet. I have added puff paint to the larger ones, and stickles to the others. I have added stamen to two of the designs. The title font is the diamond cut from Jasmine. The photo corners and the branches are from Straight From the Nest. I have computer generated...Everyone has a story...how mine ends is up to me! I used glossy accents to adhere them to Tim Holtz fragments and then backed them with a frame cut from Heritage.

The is made from the letters that were left from the diamond cut part of the title. These flower centers are made with adhesive pearls and then I covered them in glossy accents.

My feather is from Sentimentals. I cut the peacock feather and then the plume pen @ 2 1/2 inches and then added the pen tip to the peacock feather.

Well, I hope you like it! I really enjoyed making it.

Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!!!!

The Blizzard Of Oz...There's no place like home!

2011-02-12T09:00:00.000-08:00

Good Saturday to everyone...Many of you have suffered the onslaught of snow brought by the 2011 blizzards throughout the country. Well, here in Southeast Kansas it is very unusual for us the have a real 'blizzard'. So of course Mcauley, Icah and I had to go for a walk on February 1st when the snow fell up to 3inches an hour, with totals well above 18 inches in our little town by the time it ended....had to save this memory! I used K&Co papers and some of my newest cricut carts!

I computer generated a little newspaper with the snow totals and commented on school being closed for four consecutive days...you can't read it in the photo but it looks really good on the layout. The flowers are from Mother's Day Bouquet cut at 2 inches and 1 1/2 inches with the snowflake center cut from Home Accents. A little pearl accent finishes them off.

The film strip is from Wall Decor and More and I've added a little Jenni Bowlin calendar to document the month. I used my 50 States cart to cut Kansas and marked out location with a little blue bling star.

What would the Blizzard of Oz be with out a hot air balloon....I created this with four cuts of the parartrooper from Stand and Salute...added the basket from Happily Ever After, a little embroidery floss and some pearl accents and viola...a balloon to carry the blizzard away...and of course we are all familiar with the famous line...."There's no place like home!", that I have framed in one of the K&Co metal frames I so adore. The words the and of are from Hannah Montana.

My photo mat is from A Child's Year and the filigree corners are from Ornamental Iron. Snowflakes, branch and skis are from Winter Woodland. I used my new Happy Hauntings cart to cut the words Blizzard and Oz and also cut the shadow cut for Happy Halloween to use as my icicles at the bottom of the page....I wish you could see how the white pearlescent paper and the icicle stickles transform this gruesome font into a wintery wonder!

Well, that's it for now...hope to be back soon! Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!

New Inspiraton On It's Way

2011-01-30T20:58:00.000-08:00

Those of you who know me know I love to take pix...well just wanted to share the most exciting news....I have finally decided to take the plunge into the world of DSLR and my new Pentax k r should be here by the end of the week...just can't wait to see the photos I can take with this one!!!

Attitude...Who? Me!!! LOL

2011-01-30T19:50:00.000-08:00

I must say this has to be one of my fav awards...Thanx so much Mary for thinking of me...I am so very touched.
I have not been out and about much these days and post very seldom so what a wonderful surprise it was to receive this awesome award from an incredible lady. If you have never visited Mary's blog you sure are missing out! She has wonderful tuts, creations, and information....her cup sure does runneth over!!
The conditions of this award are to list 3 things about myself that make me different from everyone else and to pass it to 5 other bloggers.

hmmmmm....I am sure there are people who share these qualities...but here are some things that are me...Mcauley helped me a bit...

1. In a cynical world I always look for the best in people....I have been called naive but I prefer to think of it as trusting...people are innocent until proven guilty in my book and that has to be experienced by me personally...I never judge someone based on someone else's opinion...there are plenty of people who love to bring themselves up by bringing others down...expect the best of people and you just might get a surprise!

2. I loved being pregnant!!! I was never sick....just fat and happy....LOL....carrying my boyssss has to be some of the most precious time in my life....they are truly my greatest accomplishments.

3. Love, hope and prayer go into my creations...when I am scrapping a picture of a person my heart and soul are with them...whether it is a relative I've lost through death, a family member that may be estranged, or a loved one close by I pray for them and feel such a connection to them. I smiled as I was scrapping the photo in my last layout of Mcauley and Icah...continually calling Mcauley to look and see if he liked what I had done...I told him that even though I was driving him crazy now it brings me joy to think of him sharing these pages with his own children saying, "I remember when Mom scrapped this page." He only giggled and said, "Mom, you will be showing them to my children!"

so now to pass this on...
I have to share with my sweet ladies from SOUS and a couple of crafty friends...

Sandi
Nanne
Leah
Brenda
Barb

I hope you will pay Mary, Sandi, Nanne, Leah, Brenda and Barb a visit...you won't be sorry!! I have been inspired by each of them and I am sure you will be too!!

Angels Unleashed...Mcauley & Icah...It's a boy thing!

2011-01-23T12:15:00.001-08:00

Well hello and happy 2011 to all of you beautiful bloggers!! I am trying to make a promise to myself to post at least once a month in this new year....maybe more if time allows....

This is a photo of my son and our newest addition, Icah...he was a Christmas gift and has brought us so much joy in a short time...so much fun! I changed the photo to b/w and added the eye color...and here are my lovely angels unleashed!!!! The papers are from DCWV, from the Be Mine collection and the Le Creme Stack. I water distressed the papers, crumpled, tore and then did some lacing with embroidery floss. There is a book page peeking from under the marquee that I cut and laced.

Several cricut carts were used for this one. Angels was cut from Graphically Speaking...the word was angel, I cut past from the same cart and added the S. The gorgeous fence is from Heritage. The shimmer papers cut wonderfully...especially for small, detailed images. I added the Griffin brad from Creative Imaginations.

The wings again cut from the shimmer card stock are from Indie Art, the clock from Graphically Speaking, and the lock and key are from Sentimentals. the Friendship tag and flower were both from my stash. I cut the marquee from Sentimentals and the photo mat from A Child's Year.

The 'collar' is embossed with my cuttlebug and then some faux stitching added to help with the total look. The metal items are all from Hobby Lobby...things I've picked up on clearence here and there. The It's A Boy tag from the baby isle at Michaels. I have added Mcauley and Icah to the 'dog tag' along with the date. Both unleashed and thing are computer generated, letters cut apart and inked.

The clouds are cut from Zoobaloo, the stars and star flourishes both from Home Decor. I also added some feathers to create a since of wings. The quote is "Each of us are angels with one wing, to fly we need only embrace each other."

Thanx for stopping by, hope you have a fab day!!!!!

Much Love,

Sandy

These Magic Moments

2010-11-20T06:02:00.000-08:00

Hola!!!! I hope this finds you all well and happy!!! I have had this layout done for awhile and finally had an opportunity to add it to my blog. I hope you like it! I adore the photo of Carsyn...she looks so dreamy! I added the moon in photo impact....with the pumpkin and toy horse in her hand she reminds me of Cinderella at midnight.....
Lots of my fave K&Co papers here....I cut a hole with Plantin on the top layer....soaked it with water and scrunched it up to add lots of distress to the page! The tree is cut from Heritage and stretched in DS.

Blackletter for magic and computer generated 'these' and 'moments'...I cut 'moments' into to squares and added some TH distressing ink to the edges....a book page and a marque cut from Sentimentals. Photo corners are from Heritage and I've added some pearl accents.

The little mice are from My Community...I cut them in black just to add a quiet idea that they could be the horsemen.....Pumpkins and vines are from Happily Ever After....I've added some glossy accents to the tops of the pumpkins and tree to add a frosty look.

The clock strikes twelve...cut from Graphically Speaking...the little yellow flowers are also from this cart...lots of layers and scrunched and scrunched.......I've added a bit of the top of a corn stalk to the florals.

The scallop flower is from Plantin...just a circle cut and layered...the other flower is from Home Decor....I found these precious pins of the 'glass slippers' at the Dollar Tree...could not resist tucking them into the scene.
Hope you are all looking forward to lots of family fun for the Thanksgiving holiday coming up....I hope to be back soon!!!!!

Hello!! Is anybody out there??

2010-10-06T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hello all you wonderful crafty souls!!! Among the things that have been keeping me busy these past few months is an upcoming wedding of my dear friend. I am the matron of honor and I just finished her gift. I don't know when I will post again or get around to all you other beautiful bloggers but I wanted to share this shadow box, I am so pleased with the outcome.

No surprises here....my usual loves went into this creation. I used some K&Co papers, prima flowers, ribbon, pearls, frames, stickles and pearl paints along with some of my fav cricut cuts.

I made a little flower out of tulle and a brooch using the graphically speaking clock to set the date of the wedding, a wonderful dollar frame from michaels, leaves from a child's year that I distressed with chalk and ink....also used a child's year to cut the mats for the invitation and the photo. The ribbon is ribbon from my friend that is being used in the wedding.

I just love the way these re purposed pearl beads look surrounding the photo mat and looped through the flowers.

What would a Sandy creation be without butterflies cut from sentimentals from sheet music and accented with black card stock. Live laugh love is from home accents. United and Love are both cut from Heritage.

The little orange flowers are re purposed earrings and the rose buds are my paper interpretation of a ribbon tutorial you can find on the ever inspirational blog What A Beautiful Mess. Lisa always has such lovely tutorials!!!

The flourishes are from home decor.

Forever is cut from home decor and accented with some pearl paint.

Well off I go....I hope to find more time in the near future for blogging and creating....miss you all so much!!!!!

Hello Friends

2010-07-14T19:30:00.001-07:00

I am taking some much needed time out from scrapping. Life just does not seem to allow for the luxury of scrapping and posting right now. I really appreciate all of you so much, the comments and friendships that I have made through this passion are countless and priceless.

I hope to get back to crafting and posting when the time is right. In the mean time hugs and prayers to all of you.

Much Love,
Sandy

Photo Opportunity

2010-06-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

Wowzers....another Friday....how time flies when you're having fun!!!! Why do the summer days go by so much more quickly than the others.....truly fleeting!!!
This week @ SOUS we have a fabulous 2 page sketch....lots of fun for lots of pix! I took advantage of the layout to use the recent pix from a photo shoot I had with Mcauley at the local university lake. Lots of old papers here....DCWV Once Upon A Time stack, some sheet music and some book pages.

The clock is welded onto a lamp post in DS...both from Graphically Speaking, fence and marquee from Heritage, leaves are Paper Doll Dress Up and the flourish from Storybook.

Heritage is once again the cartridge used to cut this fun camera which fit perfectly with my layout title.

Aren't these gorgeous roses just to die for? A gift from Floren @ Generations Crafting...you gotta check her out girls...the best deals ever....click on her icon on my sidebar and give her a little visit. The clock is set @ 6:11,the date the photos were taken.

somemore beautimus flowers!

Mcauley is standing by a lamp post in the photo...so I thought why not continue the theme onto the page....I topped my lamp off with a cut from Heritage.....I folded it to give it a dimensional look and then added vellum to look like 'glass'...pop dotted to give the 3D feel. More Paper Doll Dress Up vines.

You can see that I used a mask on the corner of the paper....it is a clock and I sprayed it with some Tim Holtz ink watered down in a spray mister. The charm attached to the fiber says 'reach for the moon'.

My dragonflies are cut from Lyrical Letters...I added some vellum wings which are coated with stickles.....various adhesive gems are added for body and eyes!

Hope you enjoyed the layout...thanx for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

The Graduate

2010-06-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday everyone! This wseek we have a really fantastic sketch @ SOUS...so much fun to put this layout together and an oppotunity to use lots of pix. I chose to make all my photos b/w and keep the same theme in the papers for the layout. This is a stack I've had forever from Me & My Big Ideas. Lots of distressing and inking on the papers.

As part of an English assignment the students had to write a speech about middle school. This is a copy of Mcauley's. I used Blackletter for my font on this layout and welded the main title in DS.

PCMS....the middle school my son attended. The graduatation cap is from A Child's Year and I've highligted a bit with some starlight stickles.

The diploma cut is also from ACY....I've placed adhesive bling in various shapes, sizes and colors to accent some of the pics

I jus adore the photo of Mcauley in the Fadora and of course my DGN, Donny, had to try it out....toooooo funny.
I really like this sketch, may have to use it again.....so versitile and fun....so now go check out the rest of the DT and the wonderful submission by the talented Barb (aka crafygirl)! We are so pleased to have Barb join us this week as a special guest designer!

That's it for now......thanx for stopping by!!

Momma's Boy

2010-06-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

It's Friday again...wooowhooo! I must start this post with yet another apology. I was so excited last week to start visiting all my bloggy buds and had a great start...then I started feeling ill and ended up in bed with what I thought was a stomach bug....but after several days of getting worse I finally went to the ER to learn that I had appendicitis....so I am now recovering and still lagging behind with all the fun in blog land.....I must ask again for forgiveness and send out huge hugs to all of you who have been such great sources of encouragement. I really do like my life to be ho-hum....and hope to get back to that soon. It just seems to have been one thing after another lately. So as I recover I promise to get out there and pay you some much overdue visits!!

This week I am combining the SOUS challenge with a DT submission for Generations Crafting. We had no sketch this week @ SOUS....but a fun embossing challenge. These wonderful Lullaby LaneWebsters Pages just require so little work...they are so beautiful all alone, so there really isn't a whole lot to this page.

The photo is of my precious son with the lovely bouquet of roses he gave me for Mother's Day this year. The title font is from Lyrical Letters. One of the embossed embellishments on my layout is this hinge I made in DS with the hinge from Storybook with the Fleur De Lis from Home Decor. I embossed with my cuttlebug and then added some Perfect Pearls by Ranger to enhance. I also used my crop a dile to add the grommets.

I've added 3 of the way fun to make Tim Holtz roses that are so ever popular right now. I love to add some xtra petals and have a tutorial coming up showing this technique. I have added a couple of Say It With Crystals Prima Bling to each side of my flowers.

I've used my A Child's Year cart to make the leaves to accent my roses. The buckle was a mark down find @ M's in the sewing section. I have cut 1/2 inch strips of card stock to resemble a belt and embossed with a border folder from cuttlebug. I used my black pen to add some 'stitching' and once again some of the perfect pearls in silver. Behind the photo I've also added two distressed pieces of card stock embossed with the handwriting folder and then accented with the green patina for Perfect Pearls.

Hope you enjoyed my take on the embossing challenge.....Please check out the other projects from the DT @ SOUS.

Please remember to check out Generations Crafting for all of your scrappy needs....you will find these wonderful Websters Pages and the beautiful Prima Bling along with so many other products available at wonderfully competitive prices!

Thanx for stopping by today!

Pecking Order

2010-06-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone, I'm back!!!! I was whisked away for a little birthday trip last week and have missed being involved in the SOUS reveals for the past 2 weeks! It was wonderful to get back to scrapping and set aside all the other stuff life brings my way!
This week we have a wonderful sketch from pagemaps and I used the double photo design to scrap some pix of myself and my siblings from my birthday last year. My family does not love to have pix taken but I will keep taking them and scrapping them even against their will....LOL! We seldom have an opportunity to get everyone in a photo so I am happy to have these. I used K&Co papers and my new Songbird cartridge for this page.

All of the birds and birdcages along with the title are all from the circut cart Songbird.

I distressed my papers and inked the edges, a bit of lace between the pix and lots of adhesive pearl accents.

Together is cut from Graphically Speaking.....The numbers that show our sibling 'pecking order' are from a clock making kit. I used the clock mechanism for another project and had thrown the adhesive numbers into my scrap supplies...finally found a great use for them!

The birdcages on the Songbird cart were the whole motivation for adding it to my collection, I just love them!

Being the frugal scrapper that I am I knew I could create the tickets that are so popular on layouts....so I did just that~ I purchased a roll of plain white tickets @ Constructive Play Things for a song. I distressed them with some ink and added the words using the font from Storybook. I also used my Crop A Dile Big Bite to add the grommets to the flowers made with the cornflower punch from MS. The blue flowers have several layers of the same flower bound together.

My birds are cut with the Songbird cart and I added wings from Indie Art. The greenery is from Stretch Your Imagination.

I have missed all of you so much and cannot wait to pay you all a bloggy visit to see what you've been up to!!!!

So now hop on over to SOUS and check out the teams designs...they are all awesome....and we have a winner to the blog candy give away as well.....congrats Lisa.....hope you enjoy the goodies!!!!

Kansas Son Flowers Bloom In Heaven

2010-05-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

HI!!! Hope you are all well! This weeks challenge at SOUS is to use buttons...so buttons I used!
For this layout I chose a picture of my dad and uncle as wee lads....1932...wow~My dad is the wee one on the right....just a boy of 2yrs. I chose the title to represent these boys as sons of my dear grandmother...of course all of them are blooming in heaven now.
I used K&Co Tim Coffey stack. The marquee is from Sentimentals and is double layered with a solid card stock. The 'button holes' were created with markers and then I added the buttons that are stitched with embroidery floss. I laced the ribbon around the buttons to 'attach' the marquee that I cut apart.

Kansas is cut from 50 States, Son Flowers is from Lyrical Letters, welded in DS. The tractor and windmill are both from Heritage.

I created the sunflowers by layering 3 of the flower cuts from Graphically speaking @ 1/2 inch increments. I used the sun cut from the same cart cut at 1 inch and 3/4 of an inch and then added buttons to the centers. I used my fingers to curl the petals a bit. The leaves are from Heritage and the wheat stalks from My World. The fence is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up.

1932 is cut from Pooh Font, I love love love the 'wood' look. In the center of these flowers I added some beads held in place with paper glaze.
Hop on over and check out the DT creations.....you will enjoy what you see!

Thanx for stopping by today!!!!!

You're Going Places Baby....what a fab award!!!

2010-05-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

Well what can I say....except thanx Barb.....I have received so many lovely awards and must apologize to the sweet blogger buddies who have passed awards that I have not had time to share....hope I can make amends when school is out on the 21st.....yay!!!!

I swore I would not allow that to happen again so here is a wonderful award passed to me by our sweet craftygirly.....hope you will pay her a visit...she is so very talented and just the bestest bloggy bud!!!

For this award I must talk about where I see myself 10 years from now and pass along to 10 other bloggers....so here goes....a little quote I like....I know it's a bit ironic for a scrappy little me...but I love the truth of it....so while I scrap my memories I try not to get bogged down in the past and focus on the future...so this is a wonderful award....

"I know why God put our faces on the front and not the back....because he wants us to look where we are going and not focus on where we have been."....touched by an angel....

Ten years from now.....I would love to have all unresolved issues with my son's in the past....I see myself being a fantastic gramma....very possible as my oldest son is 20 and youngest 14.....spending time with all of them and building more wonderful memories.....I hope to find myself settled.... emotionally, spiritually, financially and physically. I would love to be remarried to a true soul mate looking forward to many new and fun experiences together. I love to travel and hope to be able to do even more....I am sure I will still be a scrappy little blogger binding the friendships I have now and creating new ones.....

with that said I am passing this to SOUS....I love my sistas I'm not counting them in my 10....love to make up my own rules....LOL

I am passing to some faithful followers and some new followers....I want to pass it to all of you...but the fun thing is...we are such a small blogging world....I know you will all get it in time....as far as I'm concerned...we are all going places baby~~

Jill

Terry

Vanessa

Scrappinlil

Kelly

Brenda

Jamie

Maureen

Sandy from Ukiah

Sandy Davis

You make me smile!

2010-05-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!!! Yay....another Friday and another reveal for SOUS. This week we have another beautiful Liz Qualman sketch to inspire everyone, and all of us have some very fun diverse layouts to share with you.
I chose these pics of Mcauley and I...my own little Mother's Day memento....You make me smile....and he does. I changed the photos to b/w and added the blue to my denim jacket. I had this fab 29th Street Market paper that I paired with some K&Co prints from the Tim Coffey stack.

Instead of my usual cricut flourishes I decided to use some pearl sprays and accent the layout with adhesive pearls to tie it together. The alphas are from Memory Makers. I purchased an inexpensive book called "Letters To My Mother"....I tore some of the pages out to add to my layout. I've used distress ink in tea dye on all the edges.

I'm still using up that lace doily...LOL....a little trim and another flower....boy I've really gotten lots of goodies out of one doily....and more to use! I've also added some metal brads tot he flower center. The paper flowers are layers of the K&Co paper along with some solid card stock. I've cut the flowers from the snowflake/flower cut on my Home accents cart....2 ea in 2 and 2 1/2 inches. I then pulled the petals from behind each layer to the front of the patterned paper.

I've been wanting to add a banner to a layout and this worked beautifully. I used Stand and Salute to make the banner....added some lace and pearls and then cut the title font from Storybook. There is a small MS doily punch border accented with pearls along the bottom of the pic. The marqee is also from Storybook.

Hop on over to the SOUS blog to see all the other fab creations and check out the winners of the Guest Designer spots.....Thanx for stopping by today!

Legacy of Love

2010-04-30T15:29:00.001-07:00

Hi all!!! Better late than never applies to this post in so many ways...sorry I was behind on getting this layout ready for the SOUS reveal today...but life happens. Speaking of life happening this is a photo of my maternal great grandparents. I have so little information on them it makes me sad, but I sure love this photo!
To the best of my knowledge this my great grandparent's wedding photo. I used some editing to create the individual pics from the original portrait. I am really inspired to get started documenting my family tree....few relatives left to help put the pieces together but through ancestry.com I was able to contact a third cousin who has already offered so much help to get me started....if you're reading this Mike a big cyber hug and many thanx!!

I used my fave K&Co papers for this layout (sketch by pagemaps). I also added some sheet music, lace, pearl necklace, bling, prima and handmade flowers. The title is cut from Heritage.

My frames, birds and marquee are from Sentimentals. The other cricut cuts are the Home Decor flourish.

I had purchased some old sheet music from a flea market and ran across these pages of The Wedding of Punch and Judy.....lol....I thought some of the words from the song worked really well for the theme of this page. My roses are the Tim Holtz that everyone is making right now. I also added some of the lace flowers I've been making from an old doily.

The light frame in this photo has been accented with paper glaze to help it stand out a bit from the background paper.

Some buttons for flower centers and accents...the letters for the initials are cut from Storybook.

I added a little poem that I thought of as I made this layout...Computer generated with Isabella font.

another doily flower....

a close up of some of the sheet music, lace and pearls....

The poem reads....

A little bird once told me of your legacy of love,

how two hearts were joined, with blessings from above.

But I only know small pieces of this tale you see,

I wish that you could bend from Heaven and tell the rest to me.

I know that my great grandmother passed away when my grandmother was very very young....I wish I knew the rest of the story....maybe I'll find out!

Thanx for stopping by today...don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's creations for this fab sketch....come along and play with us if you have time!!!!

Butterfly Kisses and blog candy winners!!!!!!

2010-04-26T18:26:00.000-07:00

Oh how exciting for me! I get to post on a Monday...what a luxury!!! Not only do I have this fun layout for my DT spot with Generations Crafting....I am also announcing the winner of my blog candy....Jill is the wonderful bloggy friend who will receive a little surprise pkg from me as soon as I get her addy...Congrats Jill!!!!!

I would like to thank all of you for making the hop such a success...we all appreciate your support so much!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! Our winner at SOUS is Emily...Congrats Emily!!!!
My double page layout features pics of my great nephew and nieces....they all spent the night a few weeks ago and I have so many fun pics to scrap. Little Madalyn Mae was just born in Feb and her 2 big sisters, Lily and Adrianna along with cousins Donny and Carsyn welcomed her to the world with lots of love!!!!!!

How fantastic are these Websters Pages from the Lullaby Lane collection???? The are so soft and sweet...Just love them!

I fussy cut the image at the bottom right corners to tuck my pics into. I added lots of Prima flowers mixed with some silks and the lace is from a doily I picked up at a flea market...I cut it apart and made the strips and also made some flowers with some of the pieces. My flowers are accented with buttons, bling, pearls and stickles. I used my cricut to cut the flourish from Home Decor and the leaves from A Child's Year. My butterflies are from Setimentals. The image among my flower is from the paper collection. The scallop circle was cut from Stamping and I used the center cut feature to get my image in the middle of the circle. I've also added layers of book pages and doilies behind my photos.

The paper doilies are inexpensive white ones that I've sprayed with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in pink bubblegum. The are so pretty, wish you could see the glimmer on them. I also took apart a 1 tree candle holder to create my metal photo corners. The font stickers are from Basic Grey Nook and Pantry collection.

Visit Floren @ Generations Crafting for so many wonderful scrappy goodies....you can find these Websters Pages, Prima, Tattered Angels, Basic Grey and so many other wonderful products at her store. Don't forget to mention my blog for a free Prima bling this month with your order!!!
Thanx for stopping by...I so appreciate all of you!!!!

Fairy Sweet.....Reflections....Blog Hop...Glitz Challenge!!!!!

2010-04-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! Hope you are having a great Friday! Thanx so much for stopping by today....We have a fun blog hop going on for SOUS.....you will have so much fun visiting all the fun blogs and seeing all the creative stuff our DT has in store for you....and a bit of candy as well!
For this weeks challenge we had a sketch by Beggahuna and some fantastic Glitz papers to create with~ We all used the same sketch and the Maya collection for our layouts this week...I love to see what different ideas each of us have when using the same products...so much fun. My submission is a double layout of my grand niece and nephew.....Fairy Sweet Reflections of my little sweeties, Donny and Carsyn.

For Carsyn's page I used the hot pink as my accent color choosing to use the dark blue for the background on both pages. The fun green paper was a perfect complement to the pinks and blues~ I used my photo impact to make the pics b/w and add the pink to make her little tutu and flower pop.

The large circle is from Lyrical letters, the photo mats from A Child's Year and accented with pearl paint.

I fussy cut the flowers from one of the patterned papers from the collection, spritzed with glimmer mist and then added some silks in the soft green and hot pink. I used 2 MS punches for the centers and the leaves. The font is from Lyrical Letters.

The wings and butterflies are from Sentimentals and are accented with adhesive pearls as are my flower centers.

For Donny's layout I used some of the bold green and striped papers along with the patterned green and blue paper. My train, tracks, tree and fence are all from My Community.

My sun is from Graphically Speaking the clouds from Zoobaloo. The dragon is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up and and it's wings from Indie Art. The train and dragon represent the toys Donny is playing with in the sweet photos.

I chalked the fence with lots of yellow to fade the pink to more of an orange....matches his shirt so well!

Once again my circle and font from Lyrical Letters.

Hope you enjoyed what I've created this week. I will have a bit of surprise candy available to a random winner so please leave a comment to be eligible for that!!!

Now hop on over to Nanne's Blog....I know you will love what you will see there!!!!

If you have not been there yet don't forget to stop off @ SOUS for your chance to win these wonderful papers!!!!!!

Warning.....When I am an old woman I shall wear purple!

2010-04-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Happy Happy Friday.....only 5 more Monday's left before Summer vacay....yay!!!! This weeks SOUS sketch is by our beloved Aymee Gandy....what a fun time I had with this one!!!! I used DCWV Le Creme stack and some fun findings I picked up at a flea market! I also featured a fave poem by Jenny Joseph....Warning....When I am an old woman I shall wear purple! Purple being one of my fave colors and the theme of the poem dear to my heart!!! With my 49th bday just a few weeks away I figure I should get in as much practice as possible!!! HEEHEEHEE!!! The pic is of silly little me.....a little photo shoot by my dear son Mcauley! He took the photos and chose the one for the layout.

The lace, flowers and butterfly are all from the flea market finds....the leaves are from heritage...can't really tell in the photo but I added some chalking to give some depth to the leaves.

How fun are these boots from Heritage and this wonderful dress form from Forever Young....how ironic is that....LOL.....once again the red lace and rosettes from my find....

The silhouette is from heritage the lace pieces and jewel flea market goodies....I added some ribbon and fiber to the brooch clasp to cover it and love the look of it!

The glove is from Sentimentals with fiber and a pearl accent....The date is MS alphas...the hat from Forever Young, photo corner Heritage and photo mat A Child's Year....

My title font is Blackletter and the poem is downloaded from the net.....Hope you all enjoyed my fun little layout....stop by and see my sisters @ SOUS....and join in on the fun if you have time.....don't forget to check out my side bar for a link to Generations Crafting....you can get a free Bling with a purchase....what fun.....just mention my blog or SOUS!!!! Thanx so much for stopping by today....hope you are all well and happy!!!!!

Here is the poem for those of you not familiar....

Warning....

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple

with a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,

and I shall spend my pension

on brandy and summer gloves,

and say we've no money for butter.

I shall set down on the pavement when I am tired,

and gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells,

and run my stick along the public railing,

and make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

and pick the flowers in other peoples gardens,

and learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat,

and eat three pounds of sausages at a go,

or only bread and pickles for a week,

and hoard pens and pencils and beer mats,

and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry,

and pay our rent and not swear in the street,

and set a good example for the children.

We will have friends to dinner and read the paper.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?

So people who know me

are not too shocked and surprised,

when suddenly I am old

and start to wear purple.

Jenny Joseph

Bloomin Love

2010-04-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody! It may very well be that all I get to do is post for SOUS on Friday's until the end of the school year. The days just seem to be whipping by. I have not forgotten the wonderful bloggy buddies who have passed the awards to me, I hope to have time to add those this weekend. Thanx so much for your patience with me. Only a few more weeks of this and then I promise to be a better blogger, I miss all of you so much!!
Now, onto the challenge for this weeks SOUS layout. We do not have a sketch but our challenge this week is to add the most unusual thing to your layout. I add lots of stuff to mine on a regular basis so this really was a challenge for me! I was setting at my crafting table and saw this roll of drywall tape and thought.....hmmmmm what can I do with that!
The papers for this layout are a from The Paper Studio. My photo is of sweet Carsyn...she is so photogenic and always so willing to be in the lime light....I can't help but scrap her! This is one of the pics I snapped last weekend....I hope to scrap more of the weekend as I had five babes altogether!
I used a strip of the dry wall tape and added some ribbon and some embroidery floss to give it some artistic flair....it really is easy and fun to work with! I also cut strips for L,V and E. I added embroidery floss and buttons to the letters and a rose for the O. I curled back a corner of my paper and added some lace ribbon peeking out....I used a scrap of the ribbon at the folded corner.

My butterflies and marquee cuts are from Sentimentals accented both with a few adhesive pearls and some yellow stickles on the butterfly wings. Most of my flowers are silk but I threw in a few left from my tute last week. I also tore three places in the top of the layout, added some more of the lace ribbon and a little satin rose at the bottom.

I've also added some little dragonfly buttons and a little strip of a MS doily punched piece of card stock.

My leaves are all from A Child's Year. I hope you enjoyed my little bloomin beauty (i just think she is so stinkin cute!) and you are all having a fantastic day. Thanx so much for stoppin by to see me....I can't wait to catch up with all of you....If you are looking for a fun challenge lets see what unusual things you can come up with to scrap with....don't forget to go check out the girls and see what they have all done as well!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T06:08:00.001-07:00

Just a quick note to say happy Easter and also a thank you to all of you for all of your support and encouragement. I have several sweet friends who have passed awards to me....Thank you so much. I will get them posted and passed as soon as possible!!!!

Home....a house where love lives

2010-04-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday!!!! Hi all....I've been very challenged this week as my computer has been in the hands of the Geek Squad @ Best Buy.....it is running much better but I have been limited in access and time as I have been trying to work with the store to get everything up and running. So not only did I not have access to my photos, DS and computer....I have spent several evenings dealing with the problem.....Yay! I have my computer back and it seems to be running much faster....how much I depend on this thing!!!!!
So this layout was put together very quickly...just a couple of hours....so I feel like it's not quite done...but considering everything I am happy with it! I used Deja Views Home Collection stack...the papers are so pretty.
I titled this "Home....a house were love lives" because I went from being a SAHM living a very comfortable upper middle class lifestyle to a single working mom struggling to get by. This meant that Mcauley and I would have to move into a very modest rental property....We have been in this house for 3 years now. I am prayerful that I will be able to someday own my own home again....but I must say our home is so full of love....and that is so much more important than anything else!

My houses are from Zoobaloo...the 'smoke' is a flourish from Home Decor. The butterflies are stickers. The chipboard 'a' is from Heidi Grace.

Home is also cut from Home Decor as well as the larger flourish....the scallop mats are from A Child's Year....I have used both blue and white pearl paint to add some details.

The leaves are from Stamping and luckily I had some flowers left from the tute I made....the scallop border is from Home Accents.

My house is decorated for Halloween in this photo...the photo of the house and the pic of Mcauley and I were taken about the same time....that is why I chose these two photos.

I really love the sketch this week....and the other girls have come up with some gorgeous layouts...hop on over and check em' out....join in if you have the time...we'd love to see what you come up with.

Thanx so much for taking the time to stop by....I so appreciate all of you....your comments make my day!!!

My Bliss

2010-03-28T17:03:00.001-07:00

Hi all! I don't get to scrap as much as I'd like and the last couple of days I really wanted to squeeze in some personal stuff. I so enjoyed making the tute yesterday and with all those new blooms was inspired to make this layout. Because I called the flowers blissful blooms what better title for this layout than My Bliss...these, of course, are my boyssss. They truly are my bliss, this is one of those machine drawings and I love it. It was in 05 while we were in Dallas.

I get lots of comments about flowers, butterflies and vintage layouts with boys. The way I see it even tho I am making the albums for future generations I am making them for myself right now. My grand kids will giggle and say....."Gramma really loved flowers and butterflies!" A little piece of me I am passing on to them with the photographs. So as much as I try other styles I always end up with pages like this being my fave...so if you have boys or girls....I say scrap em' the way you like! Remember that while we are showcasing the photos and precious memories, we are adding so much of ourselves to each layout......hopefully that is part of what will be treasured.

I used K&Co for the floral paper...the card stock is just from my stash. I purchased some really fun old sheet music and love it so much. I have created a cut file for the lace edge I made for this paper....It is cut with Plantin and Heritage. I added some pearl paint to the tips of the antennae and also created a faux stitch around the page with it. My lace is from the bridal aisle at my local WM.

Of course the tute for the blooms is below this post...I will be doing a tute for the rose very soon. The little pearl flowers are actually earrings from a bag of finds I picked up at a flea market.

The bling is all Memory Makers and I cut bliss from Stone Script from the sheet music.

How fabulous is the wonderful butterfly button???!!!!! I added some cording and brought it up from behind to form the antennae. My sweet friend Michele sent a bag of these handmade buttons. Please see Charlene's RAK on by right bar she makes the most beautiful buttons!!!!.....click on the image and visit her blog, she just opened an etsy and don't forget to leave her a comment so you can be eligible for her amazing RAK! Stop by and see Michele too....you will be so inspired by her talent!

This pin was also in my bag of finds....I just love little treasures!

There is a safety pin holding on to all the precious little charms here....the heart locket is from my bag of finds....I've also added a tiny key and some beads. The top of the safety pin is covered by the Believe brad with a little butterfly brad to boot~

Well everybody that's it for now.....hope you are all having a great day!!! Thanx for stopping by...your encouraging comments me so much to me!

If you would like to download the cut file for the lace edged paper here is the link...

Heritage Butterfly Lace Edge Paper

Blissful Blooms Tutorial

2010-03-27T15:13:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday everyone! I thought I would put together a quick tute on the one of the flowers I had on the Friday post for SOUS, Heavenly Delight.

I used my Home Decor cart and cut the 6 petal flower from the shadow shift feature @ 4 inches. The flower is really only about 1 1/2 inches but because this is actually a flower center I had to cut it at a larger size. Any six petal cut will work, you may even have a simple punch. You will need two flowers in the same size to create this bloom.

First, you will cut a slit in one layer, overlap the petals and glue. Next, using a a skewer curl all the petals under.

Then simply glue the two layers together. This will create a six petal bottom with a 5 petal top....Now another version.....

For this version you will slit one layer and then cut one petal from the second layer, overlap each and glue....You can see the cut layers along with the glued layers here.

Once again you will simply glue the two layers together. This will create a bloom with a 5 petal bottom and a 4 petal top.

Now lets add a little fun.....Choose a chalk in a similar color or a contrasting color to add some shading to the center of each layer.

I used some store bought stamen and a floral pic to create my centers.

What ever you decide to use will be glued to the center of the flower.....I like mixing it up bit so I added different types of centers to create some different looks.

Finally, I added some stickles in a variety of patterns to all of my blooms. I found that making several of these at a time really is the best way to create a little stash of flowers....but you know me....I'll probably end up using them all on one layout...LOL!

Hope this little tutorial was inspiring to you....have a great weekend!

Heavenly Delight!

2010-03-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Wow it's Friday again! That means only 8 more Mondays until the end of the school year! It also means another reveal @ SOUS! This week we are working from an Aymee Gandy sketch, we all have some very different takes on this one.
I chose a picture of 4 of my sister's grand babies....I love this photo...snapped it last summer and enhanced it in Photo Impact.
I used K & Co papers, they are great for a vintage feel. I used my MS border punch, some lacing, a wonderful fence cut from my Heritage cart, offray lace ribbon and some fantastic handmade flowers~

This pic shows the gate opened. Don't' they really look heavenly and delightful! What precious babes! I used lots of distressing and inking on the edges of my papers.

A close up of the photo....you can see I did a zig zag stitch around the pic.

My lacing is done by punching a series of holes in the two aligned papers...I held them together to punch for even spacing. I used simple satin ribbon and laced not quite to the top rolling back the sides left open...you can see my little Sentimentals keys poked in here and there.

The large flower is a combo of the Tim Holtz rose with a little personal twist to make it a larger bloom. I added both distressed stickles in brick and frosted lace stickles. The off white torn flowers are from a tute I found HERE....Gabi's work is wonderful. I used a 5 petal flower cut to make the smaller blooms....one in blue and one in soft yellow...added some chalk, stickles and some store bought stamens.

Another torn flower, a Tim Holtz rose and some more of the 5 petal layered blooms. I think I will do a quick tute on these soon....they are very simple and quick to make.

More bloomin close-ups!

Lots of pearl floral sprays and little vines cut from Paper Doll Dress Up.

I used a metal garden stake to hold Matthew 19:14. I love the idea that God wants us to be more like children in our faith, honesty, trust and joy.

The gate holds the title Heavenly Delight cut from Stone Script and welded in DS. I added some blue adhesive pearls to the little hinges cut from Storybook and a little lock from Sentimentals.

I love how the little ones are peeking out from the gate and the interactive part of the layout with the gate opening....so much fun....obviously this will be framed...maybe for a mothers day gift for my sis!

Well, I hope you like it...stop by and see what Nanne and Leah came up with....our sweet Sandi is still taking some time off but we are so happy she is home safe and sound and look forward to her joining in with us next week, we miss her soooooooooo much! Maybe you will have time to play along with us this week, we would love to see you strut your stuff!

Can you feel the blog LOVE????? I can!!!!

2010-03-21T16:40:00.000-07:00

Check out all these wonderful awards I've been given!!!! How blessed do I feel? Very!!!! This first award is from Barb....how sweet is this lil Ms Bright Side....

This Sweet Blogger award comes from Julia....and it is so lovely with the little butterfly, how much better can you get than a butterfly???

Julia and Sherri also shared this wonderful Sunshine Award with me...you can never have too much sunshine.....especially this time of year!

Julia and Claudette both passed this Beautiful Blogger award to me...WOW...what can I say.

I want to thank each of you ladies for your thoughtfulness.....Your support, encouragement and bloggy friendships mean so much to me.

Now to accept the awards there are some things I must do.....for the Ms Bright Side I need to share the 10 top things about myself and then share 5 bits of trivia...I am allowed to pass this award to 5 other bloggers....

Top 10 things that make me happy

5 trivia things about me

pass to 5 bloggers

link the person who passed and the people I pass to

my top 10 happy things....

1. God

2. my boyssss

3. my family

4. sleeping in

5. jammies

6. coffee

7. scrapping

8. getting organized....an ongoing process.....but I feel so much better when I am

9. chocolate

10. my friends.....online and IRL

5 bits of trivia

1. The best and most rewarding job I've ever had was being a SAHM to my four boyssss.

2. I lived in Germany for a year.

3. I've been blessed to live in many places throughout the US....born in Louisiana, then...Michigan, Texas, Colorado, New York, Kansas, New Hampshire, back to Kansas...back to Colorado and then back to Kansas....the final move back to Kansas was in 2000 and I'm itching for another move!

4. Because I've lived so many places I've been blessed to see many parts of the US and visit many other States....I am happy to have had all these experiences because they have opened my mind and my heart.

5. I love the beach....have been to the East Coast, West Coast, Gulf and Hawaii.....Florida is my fav at the moment and I long for another visit!

A little bird told me that my SOUS sistas have received this award....yay.....the 5 blogs I would like to pass to are....

Julia

Kim

Terry

Fern

Beatriz

I would like to pass the Sweet Blogger to...

Nanne

Sandi

Leah

Staci

Lidia

Sherri

Claudette

Donna

Barb

Michele

Sheila

Kelly

Judy

Wanda

Brenda

Tammara

Kaye

Debbie

Monique

As for the Beautiful Blogger and Sunshine award....if you are a follower of mine and do not have these awards....please, please, please take them!!!!!!!

Okay girls...thanx again....please check out all the links above.....if you've never visited you will get a scrappy treat!

Arr Star

2010-03-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

What do you get when you start with some fantastic Graphic 45 papers and add some Dollar Tree finds and some circut cuts? Well when you pair them with these fun photos of Mcauley in his recent school play it all adds up to a fun layout matey!!!
Hey everyone...time for another Friday reveal @ SOUS....This week we had a really fun sketch to work with. I knew I wanted to start scrapping Mcauley's school play so this was a great beginning. I used some papers from On The Boardwalk by G45 I close up of arr star and a couple of family shots.

When I was looking for some fun scrappy bargains @ the local Dollar Tree I ran across a bag of little wooden pirate cutouts and thought of Mcauley. He was a pirate in the school play, Night at the Wax Museum. I added the title with Stone Script. The fun scroll is my little treasure map...Mcauley gives us lots of entertaining moments...no better treasure than that. I used my Heritage cart for the cut and added the x from Indie Art to mark the spot.

The stars are from Plantin. If you have never used you center point on your cricut it is so much fun. I printed the info on from my computer and then cut them out with the center point feature....love the look and it's a great way for handwriting challenged people like myself to add some journaling to a layout. The film strips are cut from Mickey and Friends...these are so much fun and have so many uses. I covered the back of the paper with a book page, cut a slit and added some eyelets and lace to mimic his piratey shirt.

The little chipboard frames were covered in red card stock....the frames were a Big Lots find.

So stop by Generations Crafting and pick up a pad of this versatile paper....I really have to order some more of these pages...I love the black and red and the prints are the bomb. Pop on over to SOUS to check out the rest of the DT's work and our fantastic guest designer, Jennifer! Thanx for stopping by!

So Proud You Are Mine

2010-03-17T10:27:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone...wanted to share my layout for Generations Crafting DT. These are the new Websters Pages....Garden Gala....aren't they just gorgeous....so little to do with such lovely papers....I wanted to scrap this fab pic of Mcauley @ 12....I think he is just he greatest!
I used the Welcome Gate paper for the background and then stitched the die cut from the series to the page.

These birds are cut from 50 states...I have chalked them and added some stickles as well. The branches are from Home Decor and the leaves from Heritage. I added some little Queen & Co pearls as well as a little dragonfly button.

The photo corners and tag are from Heritage....love that cart! I used a Cosmo Cricket rub on for this part of the title....love the look. How about that fab brown ribbon lace by Prima, it is from the Urban Cosmos collection and works beautifully with these pages. I also used my MS punch to create the paper lace

The title font is Blackletter, it has a fab look!

Okay...that's it for now....check out Generations Crafting for Prima, Ranger, Queen and Co and these extraordinary papers along with all the other goodies available....I am so proud to be a part of the fantastic DT!

On The Boardwalk With Generations Crafting!!!

2010-03-15T19:13:00.001-07:00

When I received this fantastic paper pack by Graphic 45 from Generations Crafting I just could not stop looking at all the fun double sided papers!!! They are so nostalgic.....from newsprint page, vintage photo designs and fantastic colors and patterns there is something in this stack for everyone to love....my delightful challenge....what to create with it....so this is what I came up with.....

I used an inexpensive child's board book to create my mini Boardwalk full of pages to capture fun memories....I could easily fill this mini with beach pix, vintage photos. or just fun family snapshots...still not sure which I will choose.

I covered the book with a fun filled paper with cheerful photos and colors. The title is just one of the fun borders that is a part of this pack. I used some of the vintage photo tags to embellish the top of a larger interior tag and added some Prima flowers and a fun shell to the cover.

Aren't these photo tags just the bomb!!!! Love them! I also added some circles cut from of the scraps I had left from making the album...such fun patterns!

I used sandpaper to created my pocket on this page....gotta love that bathing beauty tag not to mention the other ladies hanging out on the beach...I used another of the border pieces along the side of the page to add a title. the the top of the page you can see the back of an old clip on earring...I will use it to hold a photo.

These pages have lots of room for photos or journaling....I have to share the link I used for this fabulous envelope page...check out this super fun tutorial by Laura from Following The Paper Trail
The shell was cut with my Ocean of Words cart and opens...you will see that soon.....

Check out this fantastically fun paper....I could not bring myself to add more that some eyelash yarn.......lots of room for photos here....I may not add much at all...could not bear to cover up those 3 handsome gents in the corner!

Here I have added an envelope with a brad and floss closure...the envelope is cut from Plantin...there are more photo mats hiding inside. The frames are covered with more paper from the stack...and those fun tickets....don't for get to click to enlarge the photos...they are actually a border on one of the papers...I love the look of them!!!!

The last 2 pages are covered in fantastic designs....I used my Mickey and Friends cart to cut eh film frames, added some more of the tags from the stack and a bright Prima with a starfish bling as a center.

Here is a view of the envelope open with the additional photo mats....oh and did I say WOW....I just adore this beautiful orange lace ribbon by Prima!

I sniped a scrap from one of the post card pages.....I placed it inside of a clear adhesive tab.

A pic of the shell opened up...don't know if you can see it in the pic but the two inside pages have been embossed with my Cuttlebug. The tags from the envelope page have some fiber and I added a shell to the smaller of the two...the post card is cut from one of the papers...it is accented with a paperclip with some buttons glued to the top.

One last shot of the the fun, fun tags from the 1st page.

All of the papers except for the plain white and black card stack are from the On The Boardwalk paper stack...it is filled with fun xtras....the tags and borders...pop over and pay Floren a visit....along with Graphic 45 and Prima she has so much scrappy goodness @ her online store Generations Crafting!

Hope you enjoyed the mini....cya soon~

My Wish My Boyssss

2010-03-12T00:01:00.000-08:00

This is a really exciting week @ SOUS...We have a paper challenge....Yes, all the designers are using the same papers from one of our fabulous sponsors Generations Crafting. Floren generously provided all four of us with the same paper to see what we could come up! We also have a fabulous sketch from pagemaps and some yummy blog candy!
I chose a picture of my four boysss from my 45th bday....most of you know the relationship with my 3 older boys is estranged and the title My Wish says it all....my wish is to spend many more bdays with these 4 wonderful blessings. God willing, that will happen.

The secondary theme to my wish my 4 boysss in time in a bottle. I have added little clocks that I cut from DCWV At Home paper...aren't they lovely!

I added some beaded ribbon layered with some black eyelash yarn. The papers are all from Generations except the plain pink, black and gold card stock. I used the reverse of the main papers we chose for the challenge to add some extra punch. The marquee cuts are all from Sentimentals and I distressed them with some black acrylic paint. I added some handmade roses and the ivy from Paper Doll Dress Up, accented with some craft wire.

The candle for the I is from A Child's Year stretched in DS....I'm lovin the butterflies from Sentimentals...cut from a book page with the layer cut from black card stock. My Memories alpha stickers and a few adhesive pearls.

another close up...

This bottle is cut from Oceans of Words and the words from Time In a Bottle by Jim Croce are printed on vellum.

My is from lyrical letters and w,s,h are all from Plantin.

These butterflies look like they could fly right off the page.

A close up of the small butterfly and the vellum label. A heart paperclip to hold the vellum in place.

So this is my wish...

I hope you will pop over and check out what the other DT members did and play along....try for our fun blog candy giveaway too!

Take a minute to check out Generations Crafting....I have some exciting projects in mind with some of the fab things she sells at her store!

The Rest of the Story....

2010-03-06T09:54:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone...just wanted to take a minute and post the rest of the mini album I've been working on. Just to share a bit...Mcauley has had a rough couple of weeks and so this is dedicated to him....I just want him to remember how special he is to me. I also want him to always place more value in his faith in himself than what others may think of him...something I could work on too...LOL...
DCWV At Home paper stack. I have to give a big shout out to Beatriz for the inspiration for this album. She recently showed how she took a plain inexpensive child's $1 board book and altered it...I could not wait to try it....check out Beatriz's amazing work @ her amazing blog...AMAZING GRACE.

When I go to M's I always check out the end cap clearance items, these Blue Moon charms were among the treasures I found on my last trip. They are attached to key clasps and then looped on to some wire that I embellished with some beads and attached to the blue satin ribbon by Offray.

There is a key hidden behind the marquee....the key and keyhole are both from Sentamentals, the key hole is the negative cut from the lock with a bit of trimming.

On these 2 pages I added the title of stay faithful....I used Memory Makers alpha stickers and Plantin for the title font....

Knock Knock is from Sentimentals as is the door knob. The door is cut from My Community and the wooden accents are from part of a layer cut again from Sentimentals. I added some little hinges I picked up at a discount store and some bling. The door is embossed and chalked.

The row of beads is from the dollar tree...a necklace type holder for eyeglasses...i glued it into place before cutting away the wire strand.

This is an over sized cut of the same doorknob....I used some Aileens paper glaze to accent the knob and the edges of the cut. The tags are from Plantin....I used my Fiskars border punch for the corner pocket and Sentamentals again for the keys.

From Matthew 7 I have paraphrased some reminders to my son...Knock and the door shall open...along with a pic of him on the inside of the door.

Seek and ye shall find is in the K&Co mini frame and behind the tags....ask & it shall be given unto you.

I embellished my tags with the words Peace, Hope and Love and some question marks from Plantin....a safety pin with a mini button and some little charms finished off with a bit of ribbon. I will put additional pix on the back of these tags.

These pages are called Sonlight to reference Christ and to also remind Mcauley that he will always be a light in my life. The fence, tree and lamp are all from Heritage. Frames from Sentamentals, Sun cut from Life's A Beach and path from Mickey and Friends.

The Bible is from Heritage....I printed this verse on vellum and added a bit of silver paint on all the edges.

The fence is embossed with my Cuttlebug, added a bit of blue pearl accents to the frame and some starlight stickles to the lamp.

The tree and sun are also embossed...the birds are from Sentamentals...starlight stickles accent a few of these cuts as well.

Plantin and Heritage for the title fonts on these pages....another Sentamentals frame, old world ribbon by DCWV, The boys profile cut is also Heritage, tags from Plantin and compass from My World.

Another piece of inspiration I found while I was out bloggin about was this flower....Amanda had a great video tute on these flowers with crepe paper...I chose to use a very sheer wide ribbon and add a button to the center....Check out all of Amanda's creative inspiration HERE.

I want my son to remain unique...I loved this quote " The white light streams down to be broken up by these human prisms into all the colors of the rainbow." My personal interpretation of this is God is the white light and he did not create any of us the same....and how beautiful would a rainbow really be without all the shades of color...as our lives would be quite boring if we were all the same.I added a bit of garland to this page to accent the flower.

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no ones definition of your life. Define yourself." What a fab quote and something I hope my son takes to heart. I have added a little charm to complete this title....be you.

When the butterfly paperclip is removed it opens a little tag album that is attached to the last page...the world map has a bit of Romans 12....be not conformed to this world but be transformed. I used my photo impact program to wrap the text...you can kinda see it in white on the map. The tags have been embossed and will hold additional photos.

Hope you enjoyed the rest of my mini album....I will be back later to do a bit of blog hopping...Have a great day!

SOUS weekly challenge and some exciting news!

2010-03-05T00:01:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday everyone! Another reveal @ SOUS! For this weeks fab challenge I decided to create a mini album. I used the challenge sketch from Becky Fleck @ Pagemaps and lots of creative freedom to design the cover of my book. I took the liberty of turning the sketch and played with the paper placement. I had hopes of posting the whole album but that will have to wait a day or so. I used Plantin for the squares and title font, Sentimentals for the marquee and a fab dollar frame from M's with one of my fave pics of Mcauley and I. We have added bling to the challenge this week and I ran across these fab blue swirls @ M's for 1.99, the blue rhinestones where included in the package...what a deal! I also found some wonderful blingy dragonflies, perfect for boy pages. The alpha stickers are by Making Memories. I used the new DCWV At Home stack....wonderful papers with lots of glitz and fabulous creams, browns and blues. I created a little wire embellie with beads to hold the key clasps...the little charms are by Blue Moon. I will include a little more info and close ups when I post the completed album.
I also would like to share some really exciting news. I had decided not to put anymore on my plate but then was asked to join the DT for Generations Crafting. Floren is a doll and made me an offer I could not refuse....LOL...so with school almost over I have decided to join her team. I hope you will pop over to her store and check out all the fab scrappy goodness she has....her papers and embellies were a perfect fit for me and I am sure you will love them too. So watch for some fun projects featuring the products from her store.
Head on over to SOUS to see what Nanne, Leah and Sandi came up with plus a wonderful surprse from this weeks guest designer Debbie.
I'll post the mini album soon so keep a look out!!!! Thanx for stopping by and have a great day!

So Blessed!

2010-03-01T17:22:00.001-08:00

I am so touched to receive two more awards from some of my wonderfully bloggy friends. Brenda, Sheila and Kim have passed me the Beautiful Blogger award and Staci has shared the Sweet Friends award with me.

All four of these ladies are incredibly talented and generous. They share not only inspiration with us but also their kind support and encouragement. I cannot say enough about these ladies, they have truly touched my heart.

I have been so busy with life lately I have not been able to be the bestest bloggy friend....I love visiting and commenting on all the wonderful blogs out there...all the projects I see and fantastic inspiration I receive is just beyond words fantastic. That said I am breaking the rules a bit and sharing these awards with everyone....please take one and share the love with some of the wonderfully creative people you know in the blog world....we all need to get a little love everyday.....I know it means the world to me......so I am to share 10 things that make me happy for the Friend Award and 7 things about myself for the Beautiful Blogger Award.

10 things that make me happy....

1. God

2. Mcauley

3. My Job

4. Children

5. Days Off

6. Coffee

7. Chocolate

8. Jammies

9. Scrappy Goodies

10. My Friends...bloggy and IRL

7 things about myself (I loved Barbs take on this so I asked Mcauley and he said...)

1. You're nice.

2. You have a kind, beautiful heart.

3. You always want to find out whats bugging people and make sure that they are ok.

4. You never give up...you always do your best no matter what it takes.

5. You will give up anything for someone else.

6. You're beautiful.

7. You're amazing.

After asking Mcauley his view of me and listening to his answers I am ready to cry. What else could I want when I have a fourteen year old son who sees me this way?

Don't' forget to take your awards and stop by and see my lovely friends who shared these with me...you wont be sorry!

Madalyn Mae...Precious Gift

2010-02-26T00:01:00.000-08:00

Alrighty then another Friday reveal @ SOUS. I'm headed out of town to the Oklahoma Aquarium and Tulsa Zoo, we have a long weekend from school, yeah! I am so happy I get to share this post before I leave...
This is my sweet new grand niece....isn't she lovely...she was born on the 16th...another precious baby girl to bloom on our family tree!
This weeks sketch by our lovely Aymee Gandy. The background paper is from Fancypants....a gift from a dear friend. The other papers are some pink card stock and My Minds Eye.

This beautiful butterfly heart is from Love Struck...I added some xtra butterflies from Sentimentals and lots of stickles.

I used alpha beads and wire for precious and Lyrical letters for the rest of the title...a little pink heart paperclip just for fun. I adore this sheer ribbon, I added some heart beads to gather it in three places.
Some more wire, ribbon and a couple of tags.

I love, love, love the butterfly on Sentimentals...isn't it just the bomb...some bling and stickles to add a little glitz!

This fancy little square cut is from Sentimentals as well....I added another bead, a little charm and some more ribbon to the corner of the frame. The frame and scallop squares are all from stamping. I also added some dimensional paint to the title.

I threaded some beads onto a straight pin and stuck it through the ribbon. Hope you like....and hope you will have a chance to check out the rest of the DT's fab projects @ SOUS...maybe even show us a little something of your own.....cya later!

Expandable Photo Box & Cut File

2010-02-24T16:49:00.000-08:00

Hey Hey Hey!!! Okay, here I am with the project and cut file I promised earlier this week. This is a photo box that the lovely Marion Smith created. I found this tute while visiting her blog, A Piece of Craft. Marion is simply amazing and if you have never paid her a visit I hope this encourages you to. To find the tute for the box click HERE for her blog...then got to kit boutique and then to videos....look for the expanding photo box, it is a two part tute. I am including a cut file for my cricut friends so all the measuring for the box and the papers are all done for you. I would like to give a big shout out to Judy for helping figure that out...check out Judy's awesome blog candy....click on the link on my sidebar. One cut file will be the box only and the other will include the box and the cuts for the flowers and some of the other embellishments I used on my box.
The front of this memory box is embellished with a button closure...Heritage for Memories, offray lace, and some fun beaded trim.

I used my K&C0 Life's Journey stack to create my box...just love those papers! I adore how the postcard paper looks for the expandable sides.

another view....

This pic shows the top inside of the box where I added some lace ribbon and this also gives a view of the dividers and tabs.

I decided I want to embellish my tabs and have not had time to finish them...but did not want to put off this post any longer.

Just some pics of what I have done on the tabs so far. The corner flourish is from my new Heritage cart...this is the first project I've used this wonderful cart on.

Thank you Barb for using vellum for your butterflies...it inspired me to try it again~These are cut from Sentimentals and then the edges are sponged with gold acrylic paint.

The flower was created with several cuts from plantin.

These cuts are also from Heritage....so much fun!

More of the Tim Holtz roses....click HERE to see how fun and easy these are to make....

My larger flower is the Tim flower with the xtra heart cuts from Home Decor as the bottom layer...all on the cut file. The wonderful flourish again Heritage. I am not sure if I want a pic or a quote in the K&Co frame...so it is empty right now.

My pink flowers are accented with Frosted Lace stickles while the newsprint roses have accents of Scattered Straw distress stickles. I also found this fab stem @ M's and knew it had a home on the top of my box.

Here are the cut file links....first time I've done this...hope it works!

Expandable Photo Box with flowers and flourishes

Expandable Photo Box

Some more sunshine to spread and a little peek!!!!

2010-02-22T03:56:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone.....I started the coolest project yesterday and wanted to give you a little peek....I'm lovin it....I have an awesome tute to share that I found on the net from an amazing artist....I am also trying to figure out how to share cut files for DS so I can share this with my cricut friends...it makes the project so easy and relatively quick to put together....can't wait to finish and post!

If anyone has any how to tips on the cut files....please leave a comment and let me know...I've never done it before.

I also want to spread some more sunshine.....My original post for the Sunshine Award follows this post....I was so excited and touched to see that Kaye has passed me this award as well....I think that means God wants me to spread a little more too....so 6 more friends to share with.

Sandi....an amazing artist and wonderful encourager

Judy...xtra talented and so generous to always share her files with everyone

Damaris....cheerful and full of talent, she shares some awesome inspiration on her blog

Kelly....makes the most amazing cards...always super cute for the little girlies in her life

Margie....super inspirational and very talented

Leanne....such a sweetie and another awesome paper artist

I'm going to sneak one more to my kiddos at school....you may know they started a blog in class and I think they would be tickled.....

ESOL Cool Kids....because they bring a ray of sunshine to me everyday!!!

Thanx for helping me spread some more love Kaye!!! Please hop on over to Kaye's blog and check out her awesome work!!!!

Spread The SUNSHINE!

2010-02-21T05:37:00.000-08:00

I am so blessed to have received this award from not just one but three of my blogging buds. Nanne , Debbie and Aaron have all shared this wonderful Sunshine Award with me and I am so very touched. All of these ladies are so sweet to me, always leaving thoughtful comments that are such a great souce of encouragement, true rays of sunshine in my life. I could pass this to all of you as each of you, my friends, bring such light into my life with all the love and wonderful inspiration each of you share with me. It's so much fun to receive these and see how they spread through the blogs...we are all like a little family...always there to give each other a little boost!!!! I thank each of you so much for that!

the rules for this award....

place the award in your post or within your blog

pass this award to six of your followers

link the nominees to your post

let the nominees know they have received the award by commenting on their blog

share the love and link to the person you received the award from

so my six

Monique....she has just started her blog and is an amazing artist...get to know her if you don't already, she is a sweetie

Brenda....I dub Brenda my all time encourager....I think she left the first comment on my first post when I first became part of the cricut mb

Sheila....she is so kind and so willing to share her wonderful creations and techniques...her blog has taken off like a rocket

Terry...she is an wonderfully talented in both art and sharing her sweet, sweet spirit

Kim...her work is amazing, she always shares so much of herself and her family in her projects

Dawn...she is also one of my first inspirations and cribut mb sisters....she is so very talented and juggles her family and her crafting so well

As I said....I could pass to all of you....you are all such a blessing...thanx for all the wonderful encouragement each of you provides....it means so much....hop on over and visit the ladies I mentioned...you won't be sorry!

Details by Sandy

Paper Bag Gatefold Halloween Album

Halloween Paperbag Album

Give Thanks

KISS n Crop November Event

Advent Calendar from Printer Tray

Wish...birthday photobox/card

You Have My Heart On A String

Anchored In LOVE....Explosion Photo Box/Card

Inspired From Within....Explosion Box Card

Halloween Canvas

Fall Banner

Grapic 45 The Magic of Oz Altered Book

Lots of fun to share......

Life's Moments

A Boy's Journey~~~~mixed media altered frame~~~~

"Family"....Altered Frame

Tim Holtz Weekend

Daditude

Versatile Blogger Award

Embrace Your Imperfections!!!

My Weekend With Tim Holtz

Wired Ribbon Flower AKA Tutu Cute Bloom

E2 Contest Entries....

~~~Faux Metal Layout~~~"These Two" & Stylish Blogger!!

It's Life's Little Moments I Love

fleur de plumes Flower Tutorial

Spread Your Wings~~~SOUS Guest Designer~~~

The Best Is Yet Unwritten

The Blizzard Of Oz...There's no place like home!

New Inspiraton On It's Way

Attitude...Who? Me!!! LOL

Angels Unleashed...Mcauley & Icah...It's a boy thing!

These Magic Moments

Hello!! Is anybody out there??

Hello Friends

Photo Opportunity

The Graduate

Momma's Boy

Pecking Order

Kansas Son Flowers Bloom In Heaven

You're Going Places Baby....what a fab award!!!

You make me smile!

Legacy of Love

Butterfly Kisses and blog candy winners!!!!!!

Fairy Sweet.....Reflections....Blog Hop...Glitz Challenge!!!!!

Warning.....When I am an old woman I shall wear purple!

Bloomin Love

Happy Easter!

Home....a house where love lives

My Bliss

Blissful Blooms Tutorial

Heavenly Delight!

Can you feel the blog LOVE????? I can!!!!

Arr Star

So Proud You Are Mine

On The Boardwalk With Generations Crafting!!!

My Wish My Boyssss

The Rest of the Story....

SOUS weekly challenge and some exciting news!

So Blessed!

Madalyn Mae...Precious Gift

Expandable Photo Box & Cut File

Some more sunshine to spread and a little peek!!!!

Spread The SUNSHINE!

A Boy's Journeymixed media altered frame

~Faux Metal Layout~"These Two" & Stylish Blogger!!

Spread Your Wings~SOUS Guest Designer~