Inspired to try something new...

If you "follow" my blog, you know that I have been guest designing for SPCC...this is my last week :o( I have had such a great time & been so inspired by everyone that plays along! & Samantha gives us great color combo challenges! I look forward to playing along with SPCC in the future as well! This week Samantha has a pile of decorative edge scissors to give away...I'm thinking I need to dig mine out & put them to use...thanks for the reminder Samantha!

Here is SPCC #34:

I love this color combo...gorgeous colors! I had it in my mind that I would create a Valentine's Day card...then I came across a FABULOUS tutorial at Scrapbook Circle by Aymee! Here's a link to her blog...you will want to make her a favorite! I knew I had to give her Easel card a try :o) She is so talented & always willing to let us in on her secrets...ha, ha! Thanks so much, Aymee, for sharing your creative talents with us!

So here is my easel card...."light UP MY LIFE":

I am LOVING how this card turned out! & it really was EASY! & the colors turned out so pretty together! Hope you get a chance to play along with SPCC this week!

Supplies:

Cardstock-Hobby Lobby, Jenni Bowlin Mini Calendar Card set 3x3, PP-Creative Memories & The Paper Studio, Kaiser pearls in chocolate, Double Frill elastic velvet ribbon in brown-Hobby Lobby, K & Company-Urban Rhapsody Icon Saying-Grand Adhesions, Fiskars Threading Water punch, machine stitching, Tombow Momo Adhesive, tutorial by Aymee.

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This totally cracked me up!

Just had to share this funny ha-ha that my dad shared with me...thanks dad...you totally made my day!

First, just a little background: 1)My oldest son's name is Jeremy. 2)I love to scrapbook. 3)We had a snow storm move into our area last week on Thursday evening...I was PRAY-ING (yes, that is my one little word for 2010) for a snow day on Friday...'cause I really did not want to go to work. But I called my hubby & he said the roads were clear...darn it! I had a ton of work to do anyway, so I headed for work.

Then Friday at the basketball game, my dad hands me an envelope & says "I really wanted to get this to you yesterday..."

So I open up the envelope to find this note:

Along with this ZITS cartoon:

Priceless, huh? I LOVE IT! & so did my family...apparently they can relate :o)

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SP Color Combo #33 & a sweet sketch!

Wow! Week #3 already for my Guest Diva honors over at SPCC...& this week the color combo is is FUN! Just take a look.....

SPCC #33:

I decided to use a sketch from Sketchy Thursdays...LOVED this sketch when I first saw it, but just didn't have a chance to enter the challenge.

Here's my layout using SPCC #33....i (heart) u

I am really liking how this turned out :o) A picture of my 2 favorite kiddos in the whole wide world and some fun colors & an awesome sketch...I just couldn't go wrong!

Supplies:

PP-Sassafras Vintage Yummy-Memory Lane, Prima Flowers-Lollipop Punch, Making Memories-Jumbo Blossoms-Paper Flowers-Daisy Red, Making Memories-crystal brad, October Afternoon-Road Map-Label Stickers, Sassafras-Sweet Treats cardstock stickers (heart), Stampin' Up Ink-Real Red, Jillibean Soup-Kraft Corrugated Alpha, Foam Adhesive-The Paper Studio, Buttons-Favorite Findings, Martha Stewart journaling pen, embroidery thread, watercolor paint, Alpha-EK Success

Thanks so much for stopping by! Take care!

Before & After

Hi everyone! Hope you have had a wonderful weekend so far...in just over an hour I will be getting ready to host the high school youth groups from 3 towns for a pizza party and then we are all loading up and heading to the movie theater to see TO SAVE A LIFE. I can't wait! I have heard so much about this movie & hope that it will be a blessing to those that see it!



UPDATE on me: I'm almost back to 100%...LOL! If there is such a thing! See this post. My smile is back...yeah! & my eye will almost completely close. Still wearing glasses, but maybe this week I can go back to contacts. Thanks to those of you that sent prayers my way :o)



My niece had a baby this past week, so any excuse for me to go shopping for baby girl stuff is always fun! I picked up this $1 gift bag @ Walmart & already had this pink scallop card in my stash:







I looked over a few other gift bag options that were much more pricey...& then decided to add a little something to my $1 bag & scallop card.....

Holy cow! This turned out so stinkin' cute if I do say so myself! Here are a few closeups:

The double frill elastic velvet ribbon is new to my stash :o) & I LOVE IT! You can find it at Hobby Lobby!

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SP Color Combo #32

This is my second week as Guest Diva over at SPCC and I have loved every minute of it :o) Thanks again, Samantha!

So here's Color Combo #32:

This color combo was a little bit tough for me for some reason! I think it is very masculine...but I ended up adding a flower to my card anyway! ha, ha!

Follow Your Dreams:

Here's a close up of the Kaiser paper flower with Stickles-Star Dust added just for fun :o)

Supplies: Kraft card stock-The Paper Studio, PP-Creative Memories, PP-Creating Keepsakes-KOTM Project 365, Rubons-Creative Imaginations Narratives by Karen Russell, Kaiser-paper flowers, button-unknown, October Afternoon-Road Map Label Stickers, Sentiment-PSX-Pixie Affirmations, Ranger Stickles-Star Dust, Stampin' Up ink-Close to Cocoa, embroidery thread, machine stitching

Would love to have you play along over at SPCC! Thanks for stopping by! Take care!

Stacy

Thinking of Valentine's Day yet?

I was lucky enough to sneak over to my scrap-happy place late this afternoon...& decided to create a Valentine. I'm pretty tickled with how quickly this came together...& how it turned out :o)

I used this card sketch from Sketchy Thursdays & their Second Chance Challenge: (super cute ippity by Unity stamps are up for grabs!)

A pretty funky sketch...but inspiring for sure! I just had to "tone" it down a bit! ha,ha!

And for the fun challenge site of Caardvarks (can't believe I just discovered this site-I can see that I might get addicted to this one too!): Red Heart Challenge

And for another challenge I found while blog hopping...Belli Challenge #83: Use hearts

So here's the card I came up with:

How fun is this??? I used empty toilet paper tubes to create the inked circles...I had been wanting to give this a try forever & finally found a sketch that it worked for! So easy & fun! Like I said, I toned down the sketch a bit...I just can't do GRUNGE...ha, ha!

Here are a few close ups too:

I used a red heart ribbon brad by The Paper Studio & a fun red bling heart that I picked up last year at Hobby Lobby. & of course, no card is complete without a little stitching :o)

Notice the "stamping tubes" in the background?

Supplies:

Pink scallop note card-$1 bin @ Target, white cardstock-The Paper Studio, Heart Ribbon Brad-The Paper Studio, Heart Bling-Hobby Lobby, Sentiment stamp-Inkadinkado, Journal w/ Brackets stamp-Stampabilities, Inks-Pink Passion & Real Red by Stampin' Up, Onyx by Stampology/Autumn Leaves, red tulle-recycled from Christmas gift wrapping, machine zig zag stitching

Thanks for stopping by! Take care!

Stacy

A Scrapjazz article by ME :o)

Hi ladies! Just wanted to share a link with you to my latest article for Scrapjazz! I did a product review of the FABULOUS Jillibean Soup Corrugated Kraft alphas!







I absolutely LOVE these alphas! & did you see the CHA sneak peak on the new corrugated alphas coming out?????? Cute, cute, cute!!!



Just got up from a much needed, lazy, Sunday afternoon nap :0) Wow...I can't tell you how long it has been since I've done that!



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Stacy