Monster-ous Birthday Wishes

Just stopping in to wish my brother Jim a very happy birthday!!

Love you big bro!!

And here's his card that I made using the Silly Monsters stamp set from Your Next Stamp.

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Summer Fun & Sun - Stick it Down

It's time for the full double sketch reveal over at Stick it Down.

Created using the Simple Stories' Summer Paradise collection

Be sure to pop by the Stick it Down blog to check out the other fantastic creations!

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Best Friends Forever.

Just popping in to share a couple of layouts featuring some of my very favourite girls!!  Maya and her cousins have the very best relationship.  They truly are BFFs and I hope I they stay that way forever!!

Both of these are created using the Best Friends Forever collection from Echo Park.  Love the bright colour palette!!

Additional supplies:  American Crafts Thickers; Your Next Stamp Gumdrops

Additional supplies: The Crafter's Workshop Microbial Template; Heidi Swapp roller date stamp

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We have another Extreme Cold Warning today.  Man, I am sick of Winter!!

Together

Found a new sketch blog and decided to play along.  Check out GrandDiva's Creative Corner.

Here is their sketch from February 1st....

And my take on it....

Supplies:

Fancy Pants - Oh Deer collection

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

American Crafts - Thickers

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Have a very happy birthday!

Today is my baby sister's birthday and I can't let the day end without dedicating a post to her.  She is a pretty amazing sister and a pretty incredible woman!  She's had a very eventful year - some good (getting married) and some bad (losing our Mom and her own battle with cancer) but through it all she has been so strong and I couldn't be more proud of her!!

Happy birthday Scoots!!  Love you too much!!

Here's a shot of her and I at her wedding last September...

And a shot of her rocking her beautiful bald head last week on World Cancer Day (which also happened to be the day after her last chemo treatment!  Yay!!)...

And here is the card I made for her....

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye - Miss Caroline (Dolled Up)

My Favorite Things - Die-Namics (Blueprints 6); Stamps (LLD Delicious Birthday)

Your Next Stamps - Gumdrops

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Together - Stick it Down

It's time for a new sketch at Stick it Down.  I am glad to be back playing along with these.  My mojo hasn't fully returned yet but I am hoping that it is at least on its way!!

Supplies:

Stampin' Up! - Designer Series Paper and cardstock
My Favorite Things - Die-namics (Bracket Tab)
Papertrey Ink - black felt
Your Next Stamps - Gumdrops
QuicKutz font - Chicago

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Screen Time

Well, I actually scrapped today.  It was not an easy process.  I need to get back in the swing of things I think so my mojo can start flowing.  I am not really feeling it yet but I am hoping that if I keep sitting at my table, it will start to come.

I can't share what I created today yet so I thought I would share an older page.  I put this together using the August kit from My Creative Scrapbook.

Supplies:

Echo Park - We Are Family

Close to my Heart - Stamps (Geek is Chic, Keyboard Uppercase)

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

American Crafts - Thickers

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Summer memories with Echo Park

Just popping in to share some summer-y layouts I created with the Summer Bliss collection from Echo Park!

So many fabulous summer memories!!!  Love getting them documented and into my albums!!

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Sweetest Little Thing

Confession time - I LOVE sketch challenges!!  I don't seem to get much scrappy time anymore and sketches just make the process so much smoother and faster.  I am, however, apparently incapable of completing a sketch challenge on time!!

Oh well, I am going to share anyway!  :)

This sketch is from ScrapMuch?

And my take using supplies from my July My Creative Scrapbook kit....

Supplies:

My Mind'e Eye - Market Fresh

Bazzill cardstock

The Crafter's Workshop - Stencil (Stained Glass TCW462)

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

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Sketchy Tuesday!!

Looking for some sketchy inspiration?!?!  Scrapping Turtle is now offering a weekly sketch challenge over on their Facebook page.

Here is this week's, designed by Bev Code....

And here is my take on it....

Supplies:

(available at Scrapping Turtle)

Simple Stories - Summer Paradise collection

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

I would love to see what you do with this sketch too!  Be sure to pop over to the Scrapping Turtle Facebook page and link up your page!!

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Smile - MSAM83

It's Friday!!  Yay!!!  It's not been a terrible week but it feels like it has been so loooooong!!  Looking forward to the weekend to relax and recharge!!

Anyway, Friday also means a new sketch challenge from My Scraps & More.

This week's great sketch (MSAM83).....

And my take using a throwback picture of myself and a couple of my siblings.  Taking it WAY back to 1993 - we were babies!!

Supplies:

Fancy Pants - As You Wish collection

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

miscellaneous washi tape

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A fabulous weekend to you all!!

Some layouts......

Popping in today to share a couple more recent layouts.  Both of these ones were created for the recent Sketchathon at My Scraps & More.

Supplies:

Echo Park - Summer Bliss

Bazzill cardstock

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

Miscellaneous Washi Tape

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Supplies:

My Mind's Eye - Now and Then (Milo)

Bazzill cardstock

Smooch (yellow)

Maya Mist (Emerald Metallic)

Heidi Swapp Color Shine (Tinsel)

My Favorite Things - Die-namics (Mini Tabs Foursome)

Papertrey Ink - Dies (Sketched Shapes)

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Home is Where the Heart is - Stick it Down

It's time for a double-page sketch over at Stick it Down.  This month provides another fantastic one from Shelby.  Check it out....

Supplies:

Simple Stories (Homespun)

Your Next Stamp (Gumdrops)

Close to My Heart (wood veneer hearts)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Be sure to pop on over to the SID blog to see what the rest of the team came up with!!

Family - a layout

Just popping in to share another layout.  

Spring was here and apparently has left already.  It is COLD today and I see SNOW on the ground!  Mother Nature hates us all!!

Anyway, back to the layout......

Supplies:

Simple Stories - Homespun

Stampin' Up! - buttons

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

"Family" wood cut from Michael's

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A layout & a concert....

Happy Tuesday all!!!  So, I am thinking that Spring may finally be here!  I, for one, could not be happier!!  I am SO ready to leave Winter behind!!

Anyway, just wanted to share a layout....

Supplies:

We R Memory Keepers - Notable

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

My Favorite Things - Button (Berrylicious)

Cricut - for title

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This past weekend, I took my girl to her very first concert!!  One of my sisters invited us to tag along with her and my niece.  The noise was a little much for Maya at one point but mostly she had a good time!

We saw R5 - a band I had never heard of until we were invited to go.

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Our Family - MSAM75

It's time for another sketch challenge by My Scraps & More!  I can't tell you how much sketches are keeping my mojo going lately!!  It seems I can't scrap without them!!

Here is another fabulous one from Tammi (MSAM 75)....

I had a lot of fun with this page!  I decided to pull out my MFT stencil that had yet to be touched and some inks and play a little!  I really like how it turned out!  A little out of the norm of my typical clean and linear style!

Supplies:

Simple Stories (Homespun)
Bazzill cardstock

My Favorite Things (Stencil - Concentric Circles; Die-Namics - Peek-a-Boo Chevrons; Felt - Jellybean Green; Ink - Black Licorice & Paver Red)
Stampin' Up! (Ink - Bermuda Bay)

Papertrey Ink (Stamps - Boy Basics: Simple Circles)

Your Next Stamp (Gumdrops)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Be sure to head over the the MSAM Sketches Blog to see what the rest of the ladies have created!!

Proud Moment - a layout

It's Friday!!!  Bring on the weekend!!

Just popping in to share a layout of my sweet girl the day she was born and getting cuddles from Grandma & Papa!

Supplies:

Stampin' Up! - More Amore Designer Series paper; button

Your Next Stamp - Gumdrops

Stamps - Technique Tuesday

Miscellaneous washi tape

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Just Be You - Stick it Down

It's time for this month's double sketch challenge from Stick it Down!!

Here is the fabulous sketch from Shelby....

And my take on it....

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye (Cut & Paste)

Your Next Stamp (Gumdrops)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Be sure to pop over to the Stick it Down blog to see what the rest of the team came up with!!

Sleepy Girl - MSAM73

One of the great things about being on a sketch team is the push it gives me to create!!!  I am back today with another layout for the My Scraps & More Sketch Blog.

Here is the sketch from Tammi....

And my take on it...

Supplies:

My Mind's Eye - Cut & Paste

Bazzill cardstock

Cricut Cartridge (photo frame)

Your Next Stamp (Gumdrops)

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Miscellaneous embellies from stash (ribbon, brads, metal clip)

Thanks for stopping by!!

Be sure to stop by the My Scraps & More Sketches Blog to see the rest of the team's creations!!

Lunch Date - Stuck?!

Popping in on this Monday to share another layout!!  This one is based on the sketch below from Stuck?!

Supplies:

Echo Park (Everyday Eclectic)

Your Next Stamp (Gumdrops)

Stampin' Up! (Punches - Modern Label, Heart)

Miscellaneous washi tape

Gesso

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