A Late Night Read @ My Scraps

Hey there, scrappy friends!  I am so excited about the new releases coming soon to the My Scraps and More store...with CHA this weekend, it won't be long before we will want to buy up all the new scrappy goodness!  I'm on a mission to use up some of my older lines.  This For The Record 2 Documented line was one of my favorites from Echo Park.  I believe this is my fourth page using it, and I still have more to go.  If you've been following fellow DT member Tracy's posts, you'll know that she suggested this idea, and I decided to give it a go.  There is no sense in hoarding all of those beautiful papers!

Anyway, here is my page...lots of fun layers, some misting & stamping...some buttons & twine...and some washi tape thrown in. This page was up on the blog HERE yesterday.

You can still get a lot of these papers in the store HERE...and if you go now, you can get 40% off of whatever you purchase!  That's almost HALF OFF!  We have to make room for all the new releases, so go on over and do some shopping!  Use the code CLEAROUT 0113 at checkout.  Today is the last day!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a GREAT week!

My Scraps Sketch #11 - {hello} Sweet Paige

Happy Friday!  Just wanted to let you know there's a brand new sketch up on the My Scraps Sketch Blog today!  It's a really good one, too :)  If you love Kristine Davidson's sketches, then you're in luck.  Here's my layout based on the sketch.  I'm trying to use up my For The Record 2 Documented line from Echo Park.  The yellows, greens & blues are amazing in this collection.

I've been playing with my Cameo again!  I cut out all the hexagons, my title, and the hello bubble.  I LOVE this machine!

Here's the sketch:

Remember, there's a new sketch up every Friday on the blog HERE.  You can play along with any of them and have a chance to win one of My Scrap's monthly kits!  What are you waiting for?  I hope you join us!

Have a GREAT day, and thanks for stopping by!

Her Sweet Side

Hey there, friends!  I hope this Wednesday finds you doing well :)  I'm popping on this afternoon to share a layout I created for {stash} challenge at My Scraps and More earlier this week.  The challenge was to use up some of your twine or floss...in any way you want!  I stitched some and made some loops.  Usually, I tie bows in my buttons with it, but I didn't use any on this page!  I'm trying to use up what's left of my So Happy Together line from Echo Park.  I still have more to go!

I wanted to try out a background shape with my Cameo, so I cut this hexagon pattern.  I love how it turned out!  I'm sort of obsessed with cutting shapes & words now :) 

I used this month's sketch over at Artful Delight...check it out!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

ScrapFIT - Negative Punches

Happy Sunday, scrappy friends!  I hope you've had a great weekend so far.  School starts back up for the kids around here on Tuesday, so we have today and one more day to be lazy before the craziness goes back into full effect.  I'll be somewhat glad, though, to get back into our normal routine.  And I know the girls are getting bored...they'll be glad to get back to school.

Anyway, I wanted to share the latest Warm-Up over at ScrapFIT.  The rules are to use NEGATIVE PUNCHES on your project.  Sometimes it seems like we punch our shape and then the paper we have left with the big hole in it is just trash.  Not so!  Don't throw those scraps away....use them!  I used both the punch itself and the negative.  I love how this turned out!

I'm on a mission to use up my So Happy Together line from Echo Park...I've made about five pages from the leftovers so far...and I still have more!

If you'd like to play along with this challenge, you need to link up your project by noon on January 19th on the ScrapFIT blog HERE.  The winner will be featured in our FITGirl Spotlight later this month!

Thanks so much for visiting me today....have a great day!

Still scrappin' Halloween...

 Happy Saturday, friends!  Saturday is my new blog posting day over at My Scraps and More.  Today I'm sharing a page I created using the Witch Hazel line from October Afternoon.

The line is still available in the store HERE.  It's a lot of fun, and I like that it throws in some blue and that witchy green color.  It reminds me of the Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz...her exact skin tone!  I always thought that Halloween pages could only consist of black, orange & some purple for some reason.  Not true!  The embellishment stickers are fun in this line, too!

To create this page, I started off with a busy patterned paper.  Those chevrons are like an optical illusion...so I took an old credit card and smeared some black paint all around.  I like how it's transparent...you can still see the chevrons, but they're really toned down.  Plus it anchors everything else.  I knew I wanted to use that black tree since these pics were of my girls outside on Halloween.  The rest just came together.  I love the colors and how it turned out!

I used one of Diana Fisher's sketches...I never tire of them. They are all amazing!

Thank you so much for stopping by...I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Tickes & Giggles

Happy Thursday, friends!  I have a page to share today.  It's for today's {play}challenge at My Scraps and More.  The challenge is to use some kind of DIE CUT on your page.  I'm having a blast playing with my  new Cameo...and I've become obsessed with cutting new fonts!  I just love it.

I kept wanting to add more "stuff" to this page, but I couldn't figure out what, so I just left it.  I gessoed the striped paper and then went around the edges of all my layers with some reddish-pinkish paint.  I just smudged it with my finger.  I feel like it needs something more....but I get frustrated when I sit and stare at it for so long.  So I just decided to keep it as is.

If you're looking for a place to get inspiration from, My Scraps is the place!  There are challenges nearly every day, crops at least once a month, and lots of prizes to win!  There's even a sketch blog with a weekly sketch.  The women are so friendly and supportive...no drama at all.  I love it there, and I'd love to see you there, too!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Challenge Me Happy #37 & ScrapFIT #83

Happy New Year, scrappy friends!  I hope you're enjoying the first day of 2013 so far.  We tried to stay up until midnight, but my eyelids weren't having it...haha.  It's time for a few reveals since it's the FIRST of January!

First up is Challenge #37 at Challenge Me Happy.  It's a recipe challenge.  You must use the following on your project:

* a quote
* stamping
* bird/s
* arrows
* brads

I pulled out one of my favorite lines...Sketchbook by AC.  My little Paige is always dumping her Cheerios onto the floor, and then she likes to sit there and eat them off the carpet.  It always makes me think of the "5-second rule," so I had to use that as my title :)  They are there a lot longer than five seconds, though...haha.  I used used a mask & ink to create my arrows, my birds & loopy loops are stamped, I used coordinating AC brads, and my quote is at the bottom.  

The winner of this challenge will win a prize pack from Zva Creative!  You have until midnight January 15th to link your project up.

Next up is Workout #83 at ScrapFIT - Wish Upon a Star!  That's right...you must use STARS on your project.  Easy peasy, right? :)  Here's what I came up with...

I used a mask and some ink to create my background stars.  I used my Cameo to cut the larger stars.  My papers are from a MME 6x6 paper pack...love those!  I added a few buttons, some washi tape, some ink drips, and a few embellishments from other MME collections.  I also used my Cameo to cut my title.  I love how this page turned out...so much fun to create!

The winner of this Workout will win this amazing Low Cal FITKit!  You have until January 31st to link up.

Be sure to visit both these blogs to check out what the other DT members have created.  I promise you'll find lots of inspiration to get you scrapping in the new year!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a WONDERFUL day!