It was bound to happen...

 

My second round of 50 projects is out the window! I fell off the wagon - and hard!

 

Now some of these things are for prizes that I give out in a group that I do monthly card challenges in, and some are things for some pocket letters that I need to send out (like I needed another addiction!), but for the most part this is for me!

Now in my defense, I don't get to shop at Michael's, JoAnn's, Target, or my awesome "local" scrapbook store - Scrapbook Generation - as they are about an hour away, so when I went I had to take advantage of it. And I didn't even know that Springfield had a Tuesday Morning store until recently, so I had to check that out and see if they had any good deals. I couldn't pass up their paper pads they had that are regularly $14.99 for $6.99, and the 25 packs of paper for $3.99. Yes, they are the same papers, but I picked up the more generic ones that can be used for lots of things.

Hopefully I've got my spending out of my system for a while. I will start over on my second round of 50 Projects. With summer coming it shouldn't be too hard to stick with it!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend - as for me, I plan on getting scrappy!

Feeling Sketchy #121 - Hello

Happy Friday everyone! Today is the 15th and that means a new sketch is posted over on the Feeling Sketchy blog today.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Bugaboo Stamps.

Here is the new sketch:

And the card that I made using the sketch and a digital stamp from Bugaboo Stamps:

 

 

I actually stayed true to the sketch and made another square card. I don't make square cards very often - I mostly stick to the A2 size - and I've got to say that these square cards have been fun to do something different. 

Be sure to check out the Feeling Sketchy blog and see the rest of the design team's creations and to find out more about our sponsor.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Tis the season for graduations!

Good evening! I have a quick card to share with you tonight and if you couldn't tell by the title of my post - it is a graduation card.

When I saw this week's sketch over at Try Stampin - Or Not - On Tuesday, I knew I wanted to use it to make my card. Here is the sketch:

 

 

and my card:

My youngest son, Shane was to graduate from the 8th grade on Tuesday night. Unfortunately, when we got there he had a major meltdown and we felt it was better for him to not participate in the ceremony. Ah - the adventures of having a child with autism - you just never know what's going to happen! But before we left they did want to give him his diploma, so we met in the hallway outside of his classroom, where it was much calmer and quieter, and he received his diploma. I can't believe my baby will be a freshman next year!

 

 

If you haven't checked out the Try Stampin  - Or Not - On Tuesday's challenge blog, be sure to stop by and check them out. They have fantastic sketches every week.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow with another card for you!

Use Your Stuff #183 - Sunshine

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend. It's Monday and that means a new challenge is up on the Use Your Stuff blog today.

Our challenge this week comes from Michelle and she would like to see some SUNSHINE in your creations.  What's your interpretation of this theme?

Whenever I think of sunshine the color yellow always comes to mind, so I have made a card featuring the color yellow. I enjoyed using my embossing folder so much last week that I decided to use another one for this week's card.

Be sure to check out the Use Your Stuff blog and see how the rest of the design team interpreted Michelle's challenge.

I hope you find some time this week to get crafty and make a little sunshine!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic day!

Lasting Memories #241 - Beautiful Bride

Good Sunday morning and Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms out there! We have had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend filled with lots of family and memory making.

I am back today with the new challenge from Lasting Memories. The theme for May is Life Affirmations and this week's challenge is - Beautiful - make a layout about someone or something that is beautiful.

I snapped this photo of my beautiful daughter on her wedding day after the ceremony. She had found a few minutes to just relax after all of the excitement. She looks absolutely beautiful and so happy in this photo - and I'm sure just a little bit relieved that it was all over!

I used the April 1st sketch from Stuck?! Sketches. (One of these days I'll actually get around to using the sketch in the month it is posted!)

 

 

I stayed pretty true to the sketch - just adding a little cluster at the top for my journaling tag. I definitely wanted to keep the focus on the photo.

 

Be sure to stop by the Lasting Memories blog and see the rest of the beautiful creations from the design team. I hope you can find some time this week to get scrappy!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today. Have a great day!

Use Your Stuff #182 - Embossing

Hello Monday! It's back to the old routine today. I hope you all had a good weekend and that you were able to get a little scrapping done on National Scrapbooking Day. I didn't get to do as much as I wanted to, but it was a great day any way.

We have a new challenge up over at Use Your Stuff today. Tammy is challenging us to use embossing on our projects. You can use wet embossing, dry embossing or both!

I pulled out my much neglected, but favorite embossing folder and made a card.

I used this card sketch from Technostamper's Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge #361.

I love the simplicity of this sketch and since Mother's Day is quickly approaching, I thought I would make this card for my daughter.

 

I used a stamp set from Close To My Heart - C1543 - Perfect Fit - Mom - and cut it out and popped it up on some foam tape.

  

Be sure to check out the rest of the Design Team's work over on the Use Your Stuff blog. There are a lot of pretty projects.

 

I hope you find some time this week to do some embossing and share it with us.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!

Swap Fun at Inspired To Scrap

Hello, everyone! I hope you all are having a great weekend. I've got a fun little project to share with you today and it would make a great, quick Mother's Day gift.

My friend, Lu, over at Inspired to Scrap always has the best swaps! For April we were to send our swap partner 5 - 2x6 pieces of paper and 3 embellishments, and then we were to make a frame like this one that she had found on Pinterest:

 

And here is the frame that I made:

 

 

I forgot to take a photo of the papers and embellishments that I received before I made my frame. I did use all of the papers and all of the embellishments from my swap partner. The only things that I added from my stash were the kraft and off white cardstock, the pearl accents and the punched heart.

 

I guess with Mother's Day coming up I was missing my Mom and wanted to make something that would remind me of her. I love the way that  this turned out and I think I may make one of these frames for my daughter with a sweet little picture of Ada, and I'm sure it will be done I pink and teal!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Feeling Sketchy #120

Happy Friday everyone! I can't believe it is already the first of May! Why is it that time seems to go so much faster when the weather is warmer? I am thrilled that we are finally experiencing some warm, sunny days!

The first sketch for May has been posted over at Feeling Sketchy.

 

 

And my card:

 

 

I stuck pretty close to the sketch and kept my card pretty simple. There are so many ways to really dress up a card, but I was just feeling clean and simple.

 

Tomorrow is National Scrapbooking Day. Do you have any fun plans? Be sure to check out the Feeling Sketchy as they have some special challenges planned.  I plan to play along with some challenges - hopefully my boys will be okay with that.

 

Be sure to stop by the Feeling Sketchy blog and check out the design team's creations - lots of beautiful work and inspiration!

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a fantastic Friday!



Use Your Stuff #181 - April Showers

Happy Monday! The countdown for the last day of school has officially begun in our house. Just 20 more school days and the boys will be free for the summer! We are all excited about that.

The new challenge is up over on the Use Your Stuff blog today. The challenge for this week is - April Showers - anything that has water on it.

I have made a layout about a big rain that we got several years ago. So much rain that it flooded the road below our house. That almost never happens!

Shane was in heaven! He loves water and one of his favorite pastimes has always been throwing rocks into puddles, ponds or creeks! You can just tell by the pictures that he is in awe of so much water in the road.

I used a couple of different Echo Park paper collections - A Boy's Life and That's My Boy - for my paper strips, and I used an old downloadable sketch from Scrapbook Generation.

I will be linking this up over at Crash Your Stash - round 2 of 50 Projects - #7/50.

Be sure to check out the Use Your Stuff blog and see the fun projects the rest of the team created. There are so many different interpretations of this challenge that you're sure to be inspired!

Thanks so much for stopping by - I'll be back soon!

Lasting Memories #239 - Gratitude

Good Sunday morning everyone! It's the start of a new set of challenges over at Lasting Memories  this week. The theme for May (we're getting a head start!) is Life Affirmations and this week's challenge is Gratitude - someone or something you have gratitude for.

Now it was really hard for me to pick just one thing that I am grateful for - there are so many - but in the end I chose to make a layout about my daughter and granddaughter. I am so grateful to have these two beauties in my life. They make every day just a little more special! I am planning on doing some more personal journaling and adding later.

I used the April single page sketch from Stick It Down:

 

I am also linking this up over at Crash Your Stash - Round 2 - Project #6/50.

 

Be sure to check out the Lasting Memories blog and see what the rest of the team is grateful for. I hope you have some time to play along with our challenges this time around!

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today and have a blessed day!