All That Scrap For Me

Well hello again! Are you all enjoying your summer? I, for one, could do without the heat and humidity of the South! I've enjoyed having a bit of time in my scraproom though to get out from the heat. This month's sketch challenge by Shannon White ( http://scraplady324.blogspot.com/ ) was fun for me to work with. I had these couple of pictures from when my youngest niece was born and I thought they worked out perfectly for this layout. This pushed me outside of my shell a bit as I don't normally do baby layouts since we do not have human children (only fur-babies). Anyway, here is Shannon's sketch this month: And here is my take on her sketch: I followed it relatively closely this time around with just a few alterations. I couldn't get my second picture small enough so I just kept it larger and just made a slight variation to suit my needs. Overall, you can certainly "see" the sketch in my layout - which is the point right?! :) The details for this layout a...

Hello fellow bloggers! I hope you all are enjoying the start of your summers. It has been crazy hot here in SC which has kept me indoors as much as possible (I hate summer with a passion as I can't stand being hot). It's time for the monthly sketch challenge by Shannon White, The Sketch Lady . This sketch was meant to focus on the "burst" in the background. I have never worked with a burst like this and decided to alter mine to a "flower" to fit my pictures. Here is Shannon's sketch this month: This layout was included in a scrapbook I made for my oldest niece as a graduation present. She was such an adorable kid (and gorgeous young lady now) and I couldn't resist using these pictures of her and my nephew. It's hard to believe that she's already graduating (where did the time go?!). I kept the layout as simple as I could as I didn't want to overwhelm these cute pictures. Here's what I came up with this month: The details on this lay...

Hello blogland! Wow! Life sure has been crazy busy for me lately. I can't believe how fast time is flying by. It's time once again for the monthly sketch challenge issued by The Scrapping Stamper. Shannon White designs her own sketches each month and sends them out to her sketch team to see what we can come up with. Here is the sketch for this month: I love love love double page layouts. This one was a bit of challenge for me as I don't typically have any lap over between my pages (meaning, there's not normally anything like pictures or circles that cross between the middle part of the layout). However, now that I challenged myself to give this a try, I discovered that I really like the way it turned out. So, without further ado, here's my take on her sketch: Want the details behind this layout? I used my favorite circle cutter by Creative Memories. The decorative paper is part of the Show Choir line by Moxxie (purchased at a LSS - Scrapnesia). For the cardstock, I ...

The swaps and challenges for the month of April have been posted over at Fancy Paper Crafters . You can check out the swaps here: http://fancypapercrafters.ning.com/forum/topics/april-2011-swaps and the challenges here: http://fancypapercrafters.ning.com/forum/topics/april-2011-challenge . We've got lots of fun stuff going on so be sure to check it out today!!

Well, it's that time of month again ... time for the monthly sketch challenge issued by The Scrapping Stamper . Shannon White designs her own sketches each month and sends them out to her sketch team to see what we can come up with. Here is the sketch for this month: This one was so much fun to play with and was super easy to follow. Sometimes I use sketches that are just too busy and have way too much stuff going on that it makes it very difficult to decipher. I end up getting frustrated and tossing out the whole project and starting over. Here's my take on her sketch this month: Want the details behind this layout? It's pretty simple ... I used Bazzill Chocolate Chip as my base and part of the picture mat. I used Coredination cardstock for the yellow and the orangish part of the picture mat. The title was from an old stack of stickers (my scrappy friends will be shocked that I actually used a sticker but I just thought this one fit so perfectly for this layout!). The blin...

I'm posting again already :) ... I'm quite proud of myself LOL. This little card was special ordered by a friend of mine. I take a lot of pride in my work and hope that I have earned a new customer. In case you didn't know, I have my own company, Fancy Paper Company in which I create specialized cards, invitations, scrapbooks, etc. This card is also serving another purpose ... Katie Cotton, owner of Paper Makeup Stamps , has set up a new Facebook business page for Paper Makeup Stamps . She's got a little contest going on to feature her stamps. Whichever card receives the most "likes" under the Feb Fan Favorite Contest will receive a $20 gift certificate! I've submitted my card and would very much appreciate you "liking" my card. Please click HERE to vote and "like" my card ... voting will end March 6. So, the details of my card are pretty simple. I found this general sketch on the Split Coast Stampers website. The brown card base is p...

Hey y'all! Wow I am so falling behind on my goal to post more on my blog this year! Here's a little post for the monthly Sketch Challenge being put on by Shannon White over at http://scraplady324.blogspot.com/ . She creates her own unique sketches and provides them to a group of her fellow scrappers. This was the sketch for the month of February: This month, I took the traditional approach to scrapbooking and made a 12 x 12 layout. Since we do not have any human children (yet!), I of course had to scrap my furry baby girl, Freckles. I had lots of fun with this sketch. She loves chasing lasers and these are a few pictures I was able to snap quickly before she ran off after it. Be sure to check out Shannon's blog so you can see all the samples using this fabulous sketch! Happy scrapping!! :)