February Projects of Love

February projects have been a labor of love for me.

Each one is an outward expression of my month of Love.

I like to use challenges to help keep me motivated. Making sure bits of time are in the day for a creative outlet.

 Which is very limited these days !

Combining a "Catch Light" photo challenge and a challenge by Helen to use four different types of stickers inspired this fun project.

A canvas (Dollar Store) and Crackle paint for my background

 Poppies and a beautiful little girl (one of my Granddaughters) helped to inspire!

Pleased with finally using up stickers that I have had around for some time.

Art Journal Project

I really wanted to slip in some time to work on my Art Journal this month and again used a Word challenge for creating a scrapbook page .

Sadly, I thought I had saved the link to this challenge site. So sorry :(

The word to inspire was "Drama"

My art journal is based around trying different techniques and mediums.

Using Plastic Wrap and acrylic paints to create the background.

Clear Acetate Sheet used to create the wings with a touch of "Dollar Store" Glitter Glue.

Stenciled in the stone wall onto black Card stock.

Part of the Challenge... use journal on your page.

 I thought it might be fun to push myself and use symbols for what I was trying to express.

Clear Crackle Glossy Accents add both a smoky glass effect to my door and age to my hand Silhouettes.

Quote by Erma Bombeck

When I stand before God at the end of my life,

I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say

"I used everything you gave me."

Love the Time Piece from Tim Holtz Collection!

Thank you Paper Secrets for all the hardware!

             The  "Sisterhood of Scrap" Hosted a Month Long 
                               "Your Crop Your Way "
                           for the month of February.

      Sisterhood Feb "Your Crop Your Way" Challenge
     Jackie's Challenge /  Love, Acetate and Hidden Journal 

      Paper Secrets /  Feb Technique Challenge
Two very loving people I know...my DS AND DIL.

I loved seeing you both over the Holidays, thank you for the Christmas memories XXOO

Sisterhood Feb "Your Crop Your Way" Challenge 
Lindy's Sketch Challenge using a Sketch found on Page Maps.com

My youngest Granddaughter ,DS & DIL celebrated her first Christmas this year.
What a happy little baby ! XXXOOO


Sisterhood Feb. "Your Crop your Way" combined 2 challenges

Tabitha's Challenge / Journal Strips


 Jo's Challenge / 3 different ribbon used 3 different ways.

My 2 little Granddaughters and (Grand niece in the middle)
A special little moment they shared together at their Great Grandmother's house over the Christmas Holidays.

Silly little girls... :) XXX OOO

And my contribution challenge to the "Your Crop Your Way Challenges"  Create an ATC Holder.

The SOS is also hosting an ATC Swap for the month of Love,
this little project could come in handy for those of you who like to create and trade those little pieces of Art.

Will post my ATC once the swap is complete.

Here are a couple of videos to help along in creating these
  little holders.






Last, certainly not the least  this wonderful Art Inspiration piece contributed to the "Your Crop Your Way" Challenge by Gail D.

Also, my inspiration came from two very special friends in my life.

Will post my finished project in the next day or so.

There are photos, links and details I would like to share with you for this project.

This beautiful piece of Art Work inspired me in so many different ways, one of the favorite ways I like to challenge myself.

Thanks so much, Gail for sharing this lovely and serene art work.

I think I would like a copy of this for my home!

And to my long lost friend.  Laurie...it was a lovely surprise to reconnect with you after so many years!

Enjoyed our visit very much.

Happy you liked and could use the "Paper Bag Wreath"  

Thanks for stopping by ... it's always a pleasure to see you all  :)

Happy New Year

Hope, everyone has had a peaceful and Happy Winter holiday's season celebration.

This poor old Blog of mine sure has been neglected this year.

Not, for a want of some great crafty, scrappy ideas or projects that I have come across in my blogger travels .

There are some wonderful techniques and projects out there that have been shared.

 To many Hats for me and not enough hands for the day ! ; )

Still here, though  : )

Looking forward to a Fresh New Year!

  I am going to attempt to clean up and organize this blog.

Hoping, it will make it a little easier to find links and projects I have shared with you all in the past and will be bringing to you in this New Year.

To end off the last post of the year for me.

I just want to give you a little update on what is happening with the ladies at the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Forum for the month of January.

Going to be some fun Challenges for you all.

Come on over and join the girls at Sisterhood of Scrap (SOS)! This is a great place to hang out, meet other like-minded crafters, and have a good time!! January happenings at SOS:

*We are going to be having a photo challenge by our esteemed photographer Sonya!! (Can't wait for this one!).
*Maggi is going to present a Photo Shop Elements (PSE) Challenge along with some tuts!!
*Colleen, our culinary queen, is going to host a Recipe Challenge of sorts!!
*We are going to be presenting a "Sister Blog" of the month!! Not telling you who the first one will be 'cause I don't know!
*We are going to be having a one-hour crop on January 23d hosted by Helen!
*We are going to be holding a "January White Sale" Contest (that will be flipping amazing!) with a prize to be won.
*And there will be a few other things too, but I can't tell you yet...
Come on over and join in!! Looking forward to seeing you over there soon!!

Thanks to, Helen for this update!

For those of you who are staying home to quietly bring in the New Year of 2011.

Scrapadabadoo will be hosting a New Year's Eve bash with projects and prizes to help bring in the Mo Jo for 2011!

 You must send off an email  to be eligible to participate in the prize drawings.

Laura Denison of "Following the Paper Trail" will be teaming up with Scrapadabadoo

for the New Years Eve Bash!

Here is a little preview of a project she will be working on with everyone.

You may find video tutorials for some of her other projects on her USTREAM Channel.

Couple of Projects of hers that I tried over the Holiday Season



Recipe Card Holders



PB and J Album

 Hoping, the New Year finds you all with many Blessings along the way.

Thanks for stopping by : )

25 Days of Card Making Challenge

The Sisters are at it again!
Need a push to help get those Holiday Cards  ready?


Starting Monday, November 1st, the DT and Carla and Helen will be posting a daily card challenge, tutorial, or other goodie to challenge you to make 25 cards by the end of the month of November!! A new challenge will be posted every day for 25 days! That is right!! 25 of them! You will have until November 30th to complete them, and upload to the thread the challenge came from! Easy Peasy!!!




It can be Christmas cards, any other type of card, note card, even an ATC!!!

If you don't make cards or such, than you can use the daily challenges for layouts!!!



How it will work is like this...

For every challenge that you do, and Helen will be keeping a close eye on this, your name will go into a hat for a chance to win the grand prize which is donated by Carla!!!



So stay tuned, and get ready for some serious card making!!!

The first card challenge has been posted!

Also let's not forget all the other fun challenges that will be posted for the month of November!  Hope to see you there :)

Card Holder and a Little Extra.

Hope you all had fun this past weekend celebrating World Card Making Day!

I was able to fit in a few Card Color Challenges.

 For the Mini Crop over at the "Sisterhood of Scrap"  Forum.

 I posted a Card Holder Tutorial. If you would like to try it, out the instructions may be found here.

Here is the Holder I created for this tutorial.

As I mentioned in my last post, I am now on the Design Team at the "Sisterhood of Scrap".

This past Monday I posted my first Monday Challenge.

Here is the layout created for this challenge...you can see what the challenge consisted of here.

Here are a few cards I was able to fit in over the past weekend for the WCD Challenges.

Just to let you know, the Sisters have a "Spook-tacular"  Challenge up for the month of October.

Stop on by and check it out!

Also, there are some fun plans in the works for the Weekend of October 15th and 16th!!

Hope you all have a creative and happy weekend! Thanks for stopping by :)

A Little of This and a Little of That

Hope all is well in your world.
Has been a very busy month of August for me her in My World.

First, I would like to introduce you all to my new Grand Daughter Sydney Elizabeth.
I know I may be partial but...isn't she the sweetest?
August 29 TH she made her arrival. All is well.

A Primitive Door Hanger I just finished up for the arrival of Fall.

A close up of the buttons. They were my G.G. Aunt Alice's. Perfect for any Primitive project!

A close up of the Sunflower.

Challenges I have been working on hosted by the Sisters of the Sisterhood of Scrap Forum for the month of August.

ATC Card

Summer Sizzle and Sketch Blog Challenges hosted by the Sisterhood of Scrap

Another sweet Grand Daughter of mine.

and another

My Aunt & Uncle when the got engaged.

Summer Sizzle Challenge/ Vintage Images are from old Sheet Music sized and turned to Black and white.

Summer Sizzle ABC Challenge/ tough one here... a list of products from A-Z to be used on One layout.

On the list was to use the Alphabet , I snuck mine in by adding them to my flowers.Hey, whatever works! Right?

Next is a little door hanger for my Grand Daughter's room. As of Sunday she has a new little Sister and will soon be moving into a big girl's room.

Hoping this makes the transition a little smoother for her.

Now this was really a different type of Challenge and I recommend that everyone should give this a try! It will really make you look at your photos in a whole new light.

First take a photo

Next create a sketch based on your photograph.

Then Create a layout based on your sketch! Wonderful way to create those layouts when you are feeling a little stuck for inspiration.

Last , but not the least A layout created from the August One Hour Sketch Challenge. Love this monthly challenge...though my Craft room always needs a major cleanup when I am done.

That's it for now, will be back soon! I hope!

Take care :)

New Sketch Challenge Blog !

Just thought I would pass on this new Sketch Challenge Blog to you all.

Sometimes, we all get a little stuck on where to begin when looking to Scrap all those wonderful photos and memories.

Heading to your favorite go to for Scrapbook Sketches can really be a such a helpful hand.
Here is a new one you can add to the mix!

The Sisterhood of Scrap has started a new Sketch Blog!!!

Not only is it a great place to find some awesome inspiration, it is also a place to try your own hand at designing a sketch!!
There is also a weekly draw for some fun prizes

So stop on by and check it out and join in the fun and give the Sisters a shout out!
Hope you have a Scrappy, Crafty Week : )

Crop & Hop

Hello Scrapbookers!
Are you looking for some Scrappy fun? Would you like to get caught up on some of those pages you have been wanting to Scrap?

Well .....the Sisters at the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Blog will be hosting a combination Crop & Blog Hop!! In celebration of their 3 year Anniversary!!
Starting tomorrow April 9Th through the 16Th you will find many Challenges to get you motivated! Plus there will be RAK prizes to boot!

If you would like to find out more about the details you may read all about it here!
While you are visiting check out the weekly challenges that are posted every day.
This months sponsor is a new Online store "Timeless Daydreams" they have donated a lovely prize for this months giveaway.

Hope to see you at the Sisterhood! A fun & friendly place to share ideas & creations!

Spring is in the Air

Finally the sun has been shining the temperature rising and the snow melting.
Spring is in the air!
Cleaning up the yard and raking out the flower beds have been the priority for the last week.

While waiting for the snow to melt I have been working on a few crafty and scrapbook projects in my free time.

Something new for me has been ATC cards.
I never real understood what is the purpose of an ATC card besides a way of introducing yourself in Craft and Art circles.

I discovered they are a fun way to mix and try out different techniques on a smaller scale.

My first ATC (ARTIST TRADING CARDS) I was really pleased with until after it's completion.

I discovered that I should have done a little googling to discover the ins and outs of ATC's.
First mistake I left out all designer information!
2ND mistake ...I misquoted the quote!!
3rd mistake I submitted it into a challenge!!!!!
So for all those who are interested in trying an ATC for the first time here is a link
explaining the basic rules of ATC.

All in all I am happy again, by slapping a magnet to the back, I have redeemed myself by turning my mistakes into a refrigerator magnet!!

Vintage ATC #1 "Dancer"



This next ATC was created for a RAK Challenge posted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap".


With a little more of an understanding on ATCs and feeling a little more confident .This little project came together without a hitch!
Using free vintage images from the Graphics Fairy (link in the right hand sidebar).

Vintage ATC #2 "Secret Garden".

I discovered they really are fun to create. If nothing else they can come in handy as a visual reference for different techniques.

They are also a great way to fill the need to create when the desire hits you but your time is limited.

They can be as simple or complex as you would like, no wrong or right...just a few simple rules to follow.

I also managed to complete 5 new Scrapbook layouts during the Winter Olympics

by participating in the "Olympic Crop" that was hosted by the "Sisterhood of Scrap".

Great fun to watch the Olympics while having your own challenges to complete.

If you would like to check them out they may be found here.

If you are in the mood for a Challenge all March Challenges have been posted for the "Sisterhood of Scrap" links may be found here.

Also tomorrow the Sisters will be hosting their One Hour sketch Challenge .

Beginning at 7:00 pm EST you will have until 8:00 pm to complete and post on the forum by 8:20 pm. Great fun and a real challenge!!!

Also you have a chance at a wonderful and generous prize!

Don't forget to stop by Create It-Green Blog on March 15Th for the design Team Reveal.You will find many ways to recycle ,up cycle and refurbish everyday items into your creative process.

Thanks for stopping by :)

Hello Crafty Bloggers

Seems lately I just have been so neglectful when it comes to my blog posts.
Life has just been so busy around here.

Thought I would stop by and say hello to you all and share a couple of layouts and an update on what will be coming up this Saturday.
This first layout was done for a Saturday Soup Challenge posted on the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Forum.

My Grandniece Hannah and my 2 Granddaughters photo was taking last February.
Sophia's first visit to Grandma's house from across the country.


This layout is of my Granddaughter for her 8 month layout for her 1 year photo album. She loves her Sweet Potatoes!
Created for a Monday Challenge also found on the "Sisterhood of Scrap" forum.
Created using Sakura Glitter Jelly Roll Pens and Souffle 3-D Puffy Ink.

Next I would like to remind you all that Saturday the 6TH of February, Create It-Green will be hosting their Second Blog Hop.

I have a recycled Project that I will be sharing with you all then and an RAK Prize to be giving away.

Stop on by and check out all the fun projects that will be posted.

Hope to see you all join in the fun.

Till then take care and Thanks for stopping by! :)

What's New ?

Hello :)
A couple of announcements and a layout to share.

Over the weekend the "Sisterhood of Scrap" Forum hosted their second "One Hour Sketch Challenge". Sketch was provided by Deanne Burton from "Am I a Scrap Addict".
You may find Deanne's Sketches on her "Just My Sketches Blog".
What fun and a great way to learn to focus on the task at hand.

My layout is one of many that I would like to get done from my Genealogy hunting with my cousin, in our search of the sites that go along with our ancestors written trail.

Next up...Create IT- Green will be hosting a Second Blog Hop on the 6TH of February. Just in time for Valentines Day.
There will be prizes offered and inspiration for creating those Green Holiday projects!

And last but not least...We have "Cooking With Carla"

Carla has started a Monday Cooking Carnival on her blog.

Each Monday has it's own theme and she encourages you to share your recipes and a link . What a great way to find new recipes! I for one am always interested in ways to add new recipes into the family meals.

Stop on by and see what is new in the kitchen this week!

CD Holder & Tutorial Link

Playing along with this weeks Saturday Soup Challenge on the Sisterhood of Scrap.

I came upon this easy to make CD Holder tutorial while surfing through some Crafty Blogs.

This little Holder will hold 2 Cd's along with their cases.
You may find the tutorial and templates here if you would like to give it a try.

Inside view of CD Holder.
Layout created for the Sisterhood of Scrap One Hour Sketch Challenge.

Sketch was provided by Deanne Burton.

Good time was had by all !

Hope all the American Crafters and Scrapbookers have a Wonderful Thanksgiving!

A big Thanks to all of you generous folks from across the lands, who take the time to share your ideas, tutorials, projects and Scrapbook pages. You help make the community a better and fun place to create in.