Only two more Continental Kits left!

The Paper Passion. Be there or be square.

HURRY AND GET YOURS NOW or you will be VERY, very sad.

Trust me. I have five layouts and two cards so far.....and I got more to go! Continental Breakfast :)

I love the pops of red in this kit....the fun embellies like the arrows...you have to get yours because there aren't many left. Well, TWO to be exact..that's it. 

I love love love love love love these brand, new Heidi Swapp papers that I used on this layout.

Laci mixes patterned papers and embellishments so beautifully. Anyone can put an entire line of the same company

together in one kit but mix product like this takes skill, baby!  So I kind of set these up a two layouts that would go next to each other since the papers go so well together. It isn't really a two page  layout....but it's more two pages that will look together :)

So for these super fun and cute envelopes...get out that Cuttlebug (any embossing machine will do) and emboss them. I love to do this, well, I emboss anything! Cardstock...pp...glycine bags...fabric...the kids...LOL! And then I took the white Maya Road from the kit and then ran it over to really make the circles pop.

And I am not sure if these Smash Book journaling cards could be any funner! (Yes, I said that, LOL!)

And who doesn't love Studio Calic rubons?!?!?!?!?!?

{button not from kit}

And another favorite thing of mine to do is to put stickers on wax paper and then run them through my Cuttlebug, too!  I did that here with the Studio Calico stickers and then sanded them a bit.

Back to the Grind

Welp, our long weekend at Aunt Amber's is over. Why does it go so fast???

We had so much fun! Anyone else a day behind? I can't seem to get it straight. I did some cleaning today and was so excited that I cleaned on a Monday. OOPS! Well, still impressive for me on a Tuesday ;)

I wanted to share a tutorial with you that I created for the Scrapdango newsletter. You know me and my wax paper! It seriously is a staple in my scrapbooking arsenal of tools. I use it for so many things, especially for my Cuttlebug.

So..what do you need?

Alpha stickers

Wax Paper

Embossing machine & folder

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Place the letters you want to use in your title on the wax paper....

And run it through your embossing machine....

And here is the layout,. I used lots of Studio Calico goodies and how much do you love this color combo????? I was inspired by one of their challenges over NSD.

It was perfect for these Easter photos.

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Have a great week!

Scrapdango Blog Hop

Welcome to the Dango Girls' Blog Hop. I'm so glad you hopped on over to my pad. We've got a lot of fun coming your way for the weekend and through the week. If you just happened to hop on over here and didn't know about this blog hop, then hop on over to the Scrapdango Blog where you should start this hopping good time. Okay, enough with all the hopping. Let's get down to scrappiness.!!!

We have a brand new DT over at Scrapdango, and this blog hop is a way to introduce everyone. You will learn a little about each of them, and they will each post a challenge. You have until next Friday the 20th at midnight EST to post comments on each blog and to complete the DT challenges. There will also be other ways to earn draws, and one lucky person is going to win a fantastic prize of one of Scrapdango's fabulous kits chock full of scrappy goodness. Here is the breakdown of how you can earn draws:

--1 draw by posting comments on each DT member's blog (must comment on all blogs to get the draw)
--1 draw for each challenge that you complete. Please provide a link to your challenge in a comment.
--1 draw for becoming or already being a Scrapdango Blog follower
--1 draw for becoming or already being a fan of Scrapdango on Facebook

--2 draws for correctly answering quiz questions on the DT members. The quiz can be found on the Scrapdango forum here.

Here is the order:

Scrapdango Blog
Heather's pad (get it...it's a hop :):):):):)
Laura's pad
Celeste's pad
Megan's pad
Ellen's pad----->you are here!
Vanessa's pad

Soooooo.......Here is my challenge for you!

I love love to stamp and I like to stamp on my layouts, too. Using white pigment ink is one of my favorite techniques and it looks so good on colored cardstock

SO....my Challenge to you is to stamp your own background on a layout on a non traditional color! Yes, you guessed it...your background cardstock or pp must not be (any shade of) white or kraft. You must use patterned paper (yes stamping on pp looks cool!), black, gray, or any other color.

heehee...I love this little guy. I cut him out with my Cuttlebug and Cuttlebug die. That is the new Glitter Silk from CORE! It cuts beautifully.

Ran the cardstock stickers through the Cuttlebug, too.

And a close up of the stamping.

Okay...a little bit about me for the quiz ;)

I live in a very small town in Northeast PA about an hour from Hershey, PA...YES! Where they make the delicious chocolate. I was born in Allentown, PA and just love this state. There are so many great places that we can drive to in a weekend it will be hard to move from here.

I am very forgetful and quirky, LOL! So I do silly things like brush my teeth in the shower b/c I am always late.

I am married to a wonderful guy...we have two boys...owen and henry and we have two dogs, too....max (our big beefy lab) and chase (the quirky boxer). We travel a lot and love hanging out with our family and friends. We stay active and exercise together almost every day. I mean...if I played field hockey for 13+ years than I can at least get a run in every day.

I am so so excited to be part of this team. I love the community and of course, the kits!!!

You will be able to tell my favorite color from this layout!!! (It's the color of the Core'dinations Cardstock).

Phew!

Well, this last week just flew by, didn't it? The scrappy weekend with my girls just came and went, the flu bug that hit our house, okay well just me, this week came and went...and now finals are here and the craziness begins once again, LOL!

I did get some scrappiness done this weekend which was fun! I am excited b/c I got to play with some new Studio Calico! I got all my new S.C. from Norma over at For the Luv of Art.

I stamped around the cut out alpha and then ran it through my Cuttlebug along with the birdie.

Another fun detail. You know how I looove to use my Cuttlebug!!!! AND A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO LEAH!!! I won this Lifestyle Crafts die cut on her blog and I put it to use ASAP!

And here is some older papers I had in my stash. Turns out that you kind find some amaZing goodies when you aren't looking for them. I was going through some older stuff b/c I made a pact with myself I would use my older stash before the new CHA stuff and I found an entire Studio Calico goodie bag! It was one that I got from a Scrapbook Trends pub and it go buried somehow so I tore into it ASAP!

For this background, I ran my Washi Tape through my, yes, you guessed it... Cuttlebug, LOL!

l.r.a.r stands for Little Rock, AR. Since we booked our tickets to go see Uncle Dave and Aunt Suzie I thought I would celebrate with a layout :)

Today's a Card Day!

So today is Cuttlebug Be Inspired #99! Can you believe we are up to 99?

Here are my cards featuring some goodies from September's Little Black Dress kit club. Lots of October Afternoon and these fun Studio Calico cards. I used some Core'dinations and ran it through my Cuttlebug with the Argyle Folder. AND these cute little stamps are from My Pink Stamper who sponsored us this week. I love these teeny tiny sentiment stamps!

I used some Zapdots on here to raise the image so I could get the ribbon underneath it...

Here is a Congratulations card that I made for Brain's uncle's son. He graduated this year and these colors were perfect for a more masculine card. I added an SRM sticker to this one. Oh, and I ran the Studio Calico card through my Cuttlebug, too!

myStampBOX goodies and a Studio Calico bag...

What? Yup, you heard me right...myStampBOX goodies and a Studio Calico bag!

I have ordered a few Studio Calico kits here and there and I normally I put these 12x12 bags in the recycling bin but this time I set it on my desk and it kept talking to me, telling me "make me into something" and when I saw the challenge this week over on their blog, I went for it. AND I used some of the new American Crafts Dear Lizzy I got over at Scrapgal.

I turned it upside down, added some closures and just went from there....I explain it below with the detail shots....

Here is a detail of the myStampBOX stamp right on the photo with some Stazon Ink.


I had these little peg things that I used for the wall mount. I adhere the Pink Paislee Chipboard piece {from one of the alpha set I used below} and used my Crop-a-dile to punch a whole through it and the bag. Then I painted the peg "thingy" and added some Glitter to it and stuck it through the whole for the mount.


Here, I used another Studio Calico bag that I had and ran it through my Cuttlebug with a Spellbinder's die for the scalloped flowers. I used Helmar Adhesives for these, too.


And here is the hive that I used some Core'dinations Black Magic Cardstock and a Cricut Cartridge...some Shimmerz on the wooden buttons....

Welcome to Be Inspired # 70

First off, I want to thank Betty and Maggie for letting me take a little break for a few months to get some things in order and I am so excited to be BACK with Wednesday's Be Inspired challenge. And if you are here for the mStampBOX blog hop...click here when you are done ;)

Don't forget to check out the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog and this month's challenge/contest to leave as many comments as possible on the blog! click here for more info on that...

Today's Challenge was to incorporate fabric into your layout...see this cool circle pattern? That is some vintage fabric that I found hidden in a compartment in the stool that came with Brian's Pap's sewing machine. SO COOL! I have been dying to use it and it I just loved the yellow, red and teal combo so I tore into my Core'dinations right away and this is what I came up with...I know the photo of owen is a bit scraptastic but I just love him all sweaty, intense and smiley. I just envisioned him growing up on me ;)

Then I ran my Sassafrass alphas and my Thickers through my Cuttlebug. Anything sticky like that, just put wax paper behind it and the peel off. For the Thickers, use your C mat and a shim and you get the perfect impression.

The fabric strips are Studio Calico.

AND I used my NEW ">Shimmerz Pearlz on the button...LOVING them!

the last week of october...

can you believe it? this is one of my fave months of the year and i feel like i have missed it ;(

things have been so crazy but i am discharging a few clients this week so things will slow down for me a bit which is good. i know i have been a bad blogger when it comes to visiting and i promise to change that this week!

Here are a few lo's i did for some crops the other weekend at Serendipity Scrapbooks and A Million Memories...

This is my very good friend, Beth...her brother and brian are best friends and we hit it off and are mad friends. we love texting each other with fun inside jokes...she has a sick sense of humour like me ;) and just moved to NC which makes me sad but when you are young and free you gotta do that kinda fun stuff. i know i am glad that i got to do all of that...so this lo is about hoping we stay friends...

And...if you haven't seen Darcie's papers and products before you gotta get some here...

I used Chocolate Box from Core'dinations {this is my fave line of theirs for sure} So when you and the brown, the color core comes through and how fun is pink and brown????


and this layout is when owen and brian went flying with our friends...owen actually held the controls! i sanded the swirls from the plane through the Chocolate Box Core'dinations. seriously...if you have gotten some Core'dinations Color Cardstock yet, you better! click here to check out my fave place to buy it ;) okay...okay...Serendipity Scrapbooks!



Love this plane from Studio Calico and I added some Collage Press goodies.

self portrait challenge

TWO posts in one day?! well call me uncle...lol...we use to say that, i don't know why.

anywhoo ... took a couple of self portraits for emily pitts challenge over at SC. she really made me think outside the box on this one...

i wanted me and reflections and to capture what a gorgeous day it was outside so this is what i came up with...

i opened our sliding glass door to the back porch and i took the photo through the glass so you can see me and the reflections...i took a bunch but these two are my faves and i am smiling in one! ;)