LTSCB #93 - Anything Goes

Hello again! This is my second post of the day, so if you are looking for my Christmas Cards All Year Round reveal, please scroll down or go here.

I am back to share my mid month inspiration for the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog. We are now a once monthly challenge blog with more design team inspiration for you on the 15th! We do have a few rules for you to follow, so check them out on the blog on the right sidebar.

Our challenge for January is "Anything Goes".

I am part of Team A and we got to work with images from DRS Designs. I picked Snowman Bird Buddies and Snow Better Friend greeting.

For my card I used up some more scraps from Echo Park's "I Love Winter" 6x6 paper pad. I thought it was a great match for this little snowman and his little birdie friend!

Stop by the Love To Scrap Challenge Blog to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. You have until the end of the month to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I will be back soon with another project to share with you!

Christmas Cards All Year Round - January Mid Month Inspiration

Hello everyone! I hope that you are having a good weekend! We did get the ice that was forecast for Friday - about a quarter of an inch - and thankfully we only lost power for a couple of hours early on Saturday morning. The temps are staying above freezing now, so it looks like we are done with the ice for a while!

Since it's the middle of the month, we are sharing some mid month inspiration with you over at Christmas Cards All Year Round today. Our January challenge is to add "Snowflakes" to your project. I would have rather been seeing snowflakes instead of ice this weekend!

For my card I have kept it pretty clean and simple. I am still trying to keep my cards a little flatter for mailing, but I think a few added sequins or some bling would really add to this one.

I used the inlaid die technique for this card. I die cut the lacy circle die and the snow flake die at the same time in white, then die cut another snowflake in the mint green color, and pieced it back together. I embossed the mint green square with my swiss dot embossing folder and matted it on white. The sentiment is from a Studio G $1 bin stamp set that I got ages ago. Another quick and easy card!

Head on over to Christmas Cards All Year Round to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. We have a fun prize being offered up, and you have until the end of the month to play along!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! It's going to be a busy day around here, so I will be back soon with another project to share!

PDE Linky Party Ch #155 - Cards Or Project Life Cards

Hello everyone! Happy Friday to you! Due to the threat of an ice storm today, we are once again out of school. I could get used to these three and four day weekends - unless we are without power, then it wouldn't be so fun!

We have a new challenge up at PDE Linky Party today, and since it is the second Friday of the month our challenge is :

Ch# 155 - Cards or Project Life Cards

We have changed things up a bit for the new year and have added Project Life style cards to the second Friday challenge.

Since I am trying to stay caught up on my 2017 album, and finish 2015 and 2016, I decided to make a Project Life style card for this week.

All supplies on this card are from Simple Stories "Life In Color" collection, and the "picture perfect" stamp is from Simple Stories "DIY" clear stamp set.

A quick little card that is ready and waiting for a spot in my album!

Be sure to check out the PDE Linky Party blog to see the beautiful cards and Project Life style cards from the rest of the design team. I hope you get a chance to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you are seeing some winter weather like we are, stay in and stay safe! Have a great day!

Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style Sketch #58

Hello, hello! I am so happy that you are here! We are preparing for a possible ice storm around here tomorrow...I am just hoping we don't get it!

Today is my day to be featured on the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog. This week we are working with this great sketch from Cherie Averill:

Here is my take on the sketch:

I turned the sketch and made a 6x4 filler card for my title page for this year. I used Simple Stories "Posh" collection for this layout.

I kept my title page pretty simple for this year. I don't have any die cutting machines - although I have one on my wish list - so I went old school on the numbers for my year and traced some old chipboard numbers that I have and cut them out.

I look forward to getting started on my 2017 album, and I am so hopeful that I can somewhat keep up with it, and finish 2015 and 2016.

Check out the Sketches In Thyme Project Life Style blog for inspiration often. I hope that you play along with us in this new year!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a great day!

Paper Play Sketches #30

Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday to you! I do believe that we are finally settling back into our old routine! Finally!

The middle of the week means a new sketch is posted over at Paper Play Sketches today. Janis has created another fabulous sketch for us to work with, and it is one that I know I will be using again!

For this card I have used all scraps from my scrap pile. They were all laying on top and I thought the teal and the red looked great together, and it meant more scraps got used up!

The stamp is from Imaginisce (B-day Bash), and I stamped it using Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The present was colored with Juniper ink from Close To My Heart.

Another card that came together very quickly!

Be sure to stop by Paper Play Sketches to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. Remember - your project can be any type of paper project - it doesn't have to be a card!

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #194

Hello, hello! I hope you are all having a good day! I am back with a quick post this afternoon, sharing the latest sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!

For this card I stayed fairly true to the sketch! All of the elements are in the same general area, I just made my background pieces a little larger, and the strip at the bottom I turned into a big banner.

I used Simple Stories "Posh" collection for this card, with the exception of the background, it is from Simple Stories "Let's Party" collection.

A pretty quick and easy card today!

The design team reveal for this sketch will be tomorrow, so be sure to stop by Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the team. We have a design team call going on, so if you're interested in that you can find out all the details on the blog. This is a great group of ladies to work with!

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

Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday #304

Hello everyone! Good Tuesday morning to you! I hope that your week is off to a good start.

After a little break we are back with a new sketch today at Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday. Kaylin has created a great sketch for us to work with, and our optional theme is - "Something old and something new".

I am getting a head start on a few Valentine's Day/Love cards, so expect to see quite a few over the next month or two! I had every intention of using both something old and something new on my card, but as it turns out I just used only old things on my card.

I've used some old Doodlebug papers for the reds, some old stamps from Close To My Heart, an old embossing folder that has been in my stash forever, and this may just be the first time I have used it, and an old scalloped circle die. I love the way this card turned out, even if it is made with old product!

Stop by the Try Stampin' - Or Not - On Tuesday blog to see the beautiful cards from the rest of the design team. You have two weeks to play along, and you can link up over on the blog or on our Facebook page here.

We also have a design team call going on now, so if you are interested, check out the blog for the details.

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

Lasting Memories #326 - Buttons, Brad, Bling

Hello everyone! I hope that you have had a good first week of the new year! This first week of the new year has brought us freezing cold temperatures, a little bit of snow, and our first snow days of the season! Now it can warm up and we can be done with the snow! If only it worked like that!

We've got a new challenge up over at Lasting Memories today! For January we are focusing on using up some of our stash. This week's challenge is

LM #326 - Buttons, Brads, or Bling

Use some buttons, brads, or bling on your layout. You can use a little, or a lot, use just one of the items, or use them all.

For my layout I have used some wood buttons and some bling. 

Supplies used - Patterned Paper - grey background - Echo Park - Capture Life, red strip - Echo Park - Family Reunion, all other paper is from Simple Stories - Life In Color. Wood buttons - American Crafts, bling - Studio G,  other wood veneer and doily transparencies - from my stash.

I just love these photos of Ada when she was 9 months old. She and Abby were down for the night, and we decided to go to town to pick up a couple of movies and some snacks. I don't think Ada was very happy with our impromptu trip to town. I think she would have rather stayed home! I love that serious look on her face, and the way she is hugging her sock monkey!

My layout was based off of this October 2016 sketch from Picture This! Challenges. 

Head on over to Lasting Memories to see the layouts from the rest of the design team. If you have some buttons, brads, or bling in your stash that needs to be used up, why don't you join our challenge this week? You have until January 27th to play along with us!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today! I hope you have a fantastic day!

2017 Scrappy Goals

Hello friends! I am popping in here really quickly to share my 2017 scrappy goals with you. I did this a couple of years ago, and I really enjoyed being able to go back at the end of the year and see how much I had done. I realized that I never posted any goals last year and I kind of missed it, so I am getting this on here now so I don't forget.

My scrappy goals for 2017 are as follows:

• Stay current on my 2017 Project Life album - really my plan for this is to have January done by the end of February, February done by the end of March, and so on. I know "me" and I know that I need to be a little bit behind. I'm not sure why, but it probably has something to do with stressing myself out to the point of not wanting to do it, if I put a weekly deadline on it. 

• Finish up my 2015 Project Life album and start 2016 - Yep, I am still working on 2015, and I thought I had some weeks done in 2016, but nope, I haven't even started on it! I don't worry at all about being behind. I have my planners with a ton of information in them, and I am confident that one of these days I will get them done!

• Finish Ada's First Year album - this was meant to be a first birthday gift...Ada just turned 3! It is time to get this album finished up!

• Make at least one layout a month using older photos - I have so many photos of my kids when they were little that I still want to scrap. I am hoping if I make it a goal to make at least one layout a month, that it will be a good reminder for me to get it done!

• Keep printed photos organized - I did really well in 2013, 2014, and 2015 of keeping my printed photos in order by week and month in photo boxes. 2016 I still need to get organized. So, I am going to make sure I start 2017 off right and keep them organized by week and month as I go. I will also be working on 2016, and then I will go back to my older photos and try to at least get them in the right years!

• Get finished layouts into albums! - I need to find me a good album sale, because I am going to need quite a few in order to get all of my finished layouts into albums, but it is my goal to get it done this year.

• Get my embellishments organized - I desperately need to get this done. I need them organized so I know where everything is at. I am tired of looking for hours for something I know I have and not being able to find it. This is the year to get it done!

• Make up kits mixing my older stash with my newer stuff and use them! - I know this will help me out immensely when it comes time for me to sit down and scrap. If everything is all together in one kit so I am not searching for it...that will save me a lot of time!

• Send out all those cards that I make throughout the year - I am thinking at least 2 cards per month, but I would really like to send out one a week...we will see!

That is it! I will revisit these at the end of the year, and hopefully will be able to say that I met most, if not all, of these goals!

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

PDE Linky Party Ch #154

Hello and Happy Friday! Thanks to a little bit of snow we are having our second snow day, so it's going to be a nice long weekend for us!

We have a new challenge up today at PDE Linky Party, and since it is the first Friday of the month, our challenge is:

Ch #154 - Anything Goes

I am trying to get a head start on the birthday cards that I am going to need over the next few months. Over in our 100 Pattern Paper Challenge Facebook group we are focusing on stickers in January. As I was rounding up the stickers that I hope to get used up, I came across these birthday stickers and decided to use a couple on this card.

All of the papers on this card are from my scrap bin. I embossed the background with a triangle embossing folder. I wish I had paid more attention before I stuck the papers down - the more I look at the embossed triangles, the more they look like little banners to me...if I had just turned the paper the other way! I'll remember that for the next time!

I also based this card off of this sketch from Mojo Monday.

Be sure to stop by PDE Linky Party to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the design team. We hope you start the year off right by joining our challenge!

Also, if you are like me and are looking to use up your stash in this new year, come check out our 100 Pattern Paper Challenge group. Not only are we working on using up those older patterned papers, but we will be working on other stash items throughout the year as well. We would love it if you joined us!

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