Scrappin' the Details

At the beach with {Fancy Pants}

Hi, everyone!

Yesterday, I had a new page on the Fancy Pants Blog. Take a peek here for the entire page.

The focus were on the Fancy Pants Summer Soul rubons, and here I tried something I have not done in the past. It is pretty simple. All I did was embossed over the rubons. I thought this was pretty cool, and loved that the rubon stayed intact even when sent through my Cuttlebug.
Have a great day! I have a field trip planned.....to Costco(: 

Child's Play {Fancy Pants}

Hi, friends!

Today, I have a few Fancy Pants projects to share with you. All of he following projects used my favorite collection from Fancy Pants, Childish Things.

First, is a scrapbook page I created of my Miss Macie. Look at how small she looks in the photos! These were taken at Roman's Birthday party, and she loved the ball pit. She did not want to leave, and was so content playing.

Child's Play 

This collection is full of fun, and whimsical patterns. I really love the primary colors on the kraft background. Seriously in love with this collection, and need to restock my stash soon.(;
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Now, if you follow my blog, you probably know I love my embossing folders! On the brown paper, I embossed it on the wrong side. However, after laying it down onto my page, I was okay with it, "as is." Sometimes, mistakes turn out to be fun mistakes. The word play is from one of the journaling tags from this paper, and I used the letter stickers from the same collection on top. How beautiful is that blue button? My favorite buttons are Fancy Pants, and this primary package is one that I will be so sad to see depleted. 

Another journaling tag holding my date, and a cute chipboard horse to add a fun detail. In the corner you can also see a bit of the star rubons I used from the Childish Things Rub ons package.

With my scraps, I usually tend to throw them away. Yes, I did just write that. I simply do not have the space, or the time for another filing system. So, ususally after a project, my scraps are thrown away. This time I took this opportunity to create two cards:
Smile {Card}

I started in a whole other direction with this card, but love the simple end result. The "twinkle twinkle little star" strip from the music paper, inspired the card. Simple, but so sweet!
Believe in fairytales {card}

How adorable is the prince, and princess? If you have not purchased this collection, I think it should be on your list(; I love this card, too. Every time I look at it, I feel like it was meant as a card for Gabi. Not sure why, but it will be in a safe place until that time presents itself. A Princess cannot have a crown without a bit of glitter. So, I ran the journaling card through my Xyron, and then dusted Diamond Dust all over the top. I have not pulled out my glitter in awhile! I hope you enjoyed my projects, and Two Peas has the entire collection in stock. You can find it here.

Also, here is a peek at an upcoming mini I have to share with you. Hopefully, I will not be in trouble for showing just a small peek(;

I will do my best to share it in the morning, but I am heading to the Scrapbook Expo tomorrow with friends. Now, I am not sure why I am going. What else could I possibly need?? (:

Have a great night!

On the Sunny Side {My Mind's Eye}

Hi, friends!

Today on the My Mind's Eye blog, I am sharing the following page:

Summer Loving

Brand new product from My Mind's Eye called, On the Sunny Side. The colors above are definitely bright, and simply happy colors! 
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A closeup of the sun using banner shapes. Love these trendy banners, but thought they were perfect for the rays of the sun!

If you love birds, you are going to love the sweet ones found in this collection!
For a complete list of supplies used, {click here}, to hop on over to the
My Mind's Eye Blog!

Have a Sunny Day!!

Egg Party {Pebbles Inc. Country Picnic}

This page went up on the Pebbles Blog yesterday, using the new Country Picnic. The theme is Easter week, so hop on over for lots of spring inspiration from the design team. I really like the finished project of this page. It is simple, and clean with just the right amount of details. I could have done better coming up with a title, but egg party will have to do.(;
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Love these corrugated chipboard letters from Pebbles! I used my flower die from Tim Holtz to create the flowers. Then cut the doily shapes from this paper. A small pearl embellishes the centers. 

Here you can see I simply cut a few strips from the paper to create vertical borders along the right side of the page. Of course, I added a bit of embossed vellum, too.


I cut part of one of the kraft tags to add my journaling. I punched a few random circles at the bottom, inspired by the dot paper behind it.  
For complete list of supplies used on this page, {click here} to hop on over to Pebbles! 

I hope you are having a great start to the weekend! I am going to clean my scrapbook desk, and the piles surrounding it! LOL I have lots of crafting to do, and classes to design. So I better get to it! 

Pink Paislee {Guest Artist}

Happy Monday!

It has been a busy weekend! It seems I am always saying this! LOL From cheer competitions in Los Angeles, and the Pinewood Derby, I can say I am truly exhausted! (: However, it is Monday, and we are not off to a good start. Roman went home sick today, so I had to leave work earlier than planned. While he is resting, I thought this might be a good time to blog about something that made me one happy gal(;

On the Pink Paislee Blog on Sunday, I had a few projects featured. Can you say, "Woohoooo, with me??" I was one of the twelve Guests artists for 2011. So, this month I am able to share with you a few items I created using their product. I am a big fan of Pink Paislee, and loved everything that was sent to me. So, very thrilled for the opportunity to be featured on their blog! So a BIG thank you to Pink Paislee for having me!

Here are the projects I created using their Mistables, Vintage Vogue, and Grand Prarie:
Fly High

 

Bright SunShiny Day Card:

Sweet & Adorable You

Friends Card:

 

& finally an elegant altered box:

 

Thank you for letting me share in my excitement! I hope you enjoyed my papercrafts I created using Pink Paislee's fabulous products! Again, a thank you to Rebecca Cross, and Pink Paislee for having me!!! If you want to read a bit more about me, and a view of these projects, join me on the Pink Paislee blog, by clicking {here}.

Back to my little guy, and carpool! Have a wonderful evening!! 

hello, there {My Mind's Eye} Scrapbook Page

Hi, everyone! 

Today, I have a page using My Mind's Eye, On the Bright Side Collection! I thought I mix it up a bit, and share a page of my sweet son! He will be nine soon! Where does the time go? He rarely likes to stop for a photo. So out of fifteen, this is the only I captured of him smiling(;

"hello there, handsome"

I love all the woodgrain papers found in this collection, and used it as the backdrop for the page. One of the things I love about My Mind's Eye, are all the tags, brads, and titles! I am able to create pages quickly, and love being able to add different details to them.

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It seems stars just go well with boy pages. Here I diecut a star out of the red dot paper, and used the premade circle embellishment on top. I did a bit of inking using Towbow's Dual Craft Markers. The gray pen was a perfect match to the papers.

I cut several strips of paper to layer over the premade journaling tag. They are not just for journaling! They make for perfect accents to your pages.

Here I created a bit of a pocket using pop dots. This helped to raised my title over the patterned paper. I wanted to be able to tuck in my journaling, and a few stick pins for fun accents.

Okay, time for me to get ready for work. I am usually off on Tuesdays, but someone needed my help today(: Tomorrow, I will share the two page layout I created for a recent class. It uses the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection.  I do have nine kits avaialble, so if you are interested in seeing the page, please come back tomorrow(; 

Thank you for visiting today!

Timeless Treasures Scrap Camp

Hi, everyone! If you live in Orange Couunty, you do not want to miss Scrap Camp at Timeless. The date is March 17-18. Two fun filled days with eight different instructors. You will leave with eight fabulous projects. I have seen a few of the projects up close, and all I can say is that you are in for a treat.

I will be teaching a two page layout with the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan Collection. I cannot share the entire page, so here is just a peek:

The cost for the entire weekend is $100.00. For more details call Timeless Treasures at (949)888-7151.

Hope to see you there!

Fancy Pants & Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Blog Hop

Happy Friday! 

Come join me on the Fancy Pants Blog today! This week there is a blog hop with 3L Scrapbook Adhesives.

Here is a peek at the page I created with the Childish Things Collection. I love, love, love this collection! Yes, I do(:

                      "A Day With You"


To see my page, please {click here} to hop on over the Fancy Pants Blog. The best part is that they are giving away scrapbooking goodies from Fancy Pants, and 3L Scrapbook Adhesives. All you need to do is leave a comment on the Fancy Pants Blog. There are tons of other projects, too. So the more times you comment the more chances you have to win.

Thank you for visiting today, and have a great weekend! Tomorrow, we will be in Ontario for a cheer competetion! Go Peach! 

It's The Little Things {Pebbles}

Hi, everyone!

This is one of my busiest weeks! So, while I have a few minutes I thought I would share a page that went up on Monday on the Pebbles Blog. The theme was Mix & Match Monday. This page was created with Fresh Goods mixed in with the With Love collection. 

I love the graph paper background, and acutally picked up a similar style at Timeless today.Okay, I bought five sheets. You can never have enough of a simple pattern! Love how it softens the page, and the fun colors of Fresh Goods really pop off the page.
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Here you can see a closeup of my diecut title, and how I punched circles into the blue graph paper. I layered the heart paper underneath to follow the patterns of the larger punched hearts on the page.

I rarely used my own handwriting on my pages, but I could not resist using the chipboard journaling label.  I should have embossed it instead! LOL
For a complete list of supplies on this page, {Click here} to hop onto the Pebbles Blog. 

Okay, time for me to get my kiddos off to bed. We had the carpets cleaned, so everyone is off their schedules, too. Tomorrow, is a big day for Roman. He has his first baseball game of the season. I will only be there for thirty minutes, due to a store meeting. So I am counting on Steven to snap a few photos for me!
Have a great night! 

Scraplifts on the Pebbles Blog

Happy Tuesday!

Last week on the Pebbles Blog, the feature was all about scraplifts! We each chose a layout to scraplift, and make it our own. For my page I used  the Fresh Goods collection. I really love the brigth colors, and the fun patterns. I was really drawn to Laura's page. She has a way of mixing patterns, and creating a strong graphic feel to all of her pages!

Here is my take on Laura Craige's page:

The Best Pout Ever

My sweet little Macie displaying her best pout one sunny afternoon. If I remember correctly she simply wanted to go to the park. However, I think we had another committment that afternoon. However, I ended up rescheduling just so she could play for an hour. It was a beautiful day, and I could not say no.

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For my page, I cut flowers out of white felt. Then layered them with different shapes of vellum. For the large flower I used this paper for the circle, and the brads from the same collection.


I really, really love these letter stickers from Pebbles! They are the perfect font, and love the color of them. I was hoping to buy another package at Timeless, but while I was working another customer picked them up! LOL 
For a peek at the page that inspired me, {click here} to join me on the Pebbles Blog.

Hope your day is great today! We returned from a weekend trip to Las Vegas for Macie's cheer competiton! We had a fabulous time, but time to get back into some type of routine over here.