Scrappin' the Details

Fancy Pants {Be Mine Baby Collection}

Happy Thursday!
Today I have a page on the Fancy Pants Blog featuring the new baby collection, Baby Mine. As soon as I received the papers, I wanted to scrapbook some of my children's photos. However, most of my baby photos have been documented, or were before digital! So, I definitely need to take some this summer, and organize my photos.
I asked my friend, Katrina, if she would not mind if I used one of her photos for this assignment. She said, "Yes." I secretly was hoping to document one of them when she posted photos of her sweet baby girl, Macie. We both have daughters on the same cheer team, and girls with the name, Macie!So thank you my friend, for letting me document your three gorgeous girls!
To see the complete page, {Click here}to be directed to the Fancy Pants Blog!

Enjoy the day! 

25 cents Gumballs {A Merry Sweet Treat}

Gumballs!!! We all scream for gumballs! Well, my children do anyway! LOL About a month ago, I created the following scrapbook page with the cheery Love Birds Collection from Fancy Pants. 

25 cents Gumballs


(Now, I do plan on rephotographing this page! My embellishment must have fallen as I was photographing, so hopefully you get the idea.)

 details:

 The font used for the numbers is by Quickutz, and it is called No. 73 Number Set. Of course, I love to add texture simply by using an embossing folder.


How fun are those buttons??? I love the bold, and happy colors! The scallop heart punch is by EK Success, and you can find it {here}.

Now, the above snapshot of Macie was taken with my IPhone.(On that note, I have lost my phone! It has been so difficult without it! Here is to hoping Santa will have it in his heart, to put a new one under the tree. LOL) Anyway, it is not a great technical snapshot, but I love it just the same! I knew I wanted to document this moment in Austin, Texas, but simply was waiting for the right paper. Love Birds was the perfect match! 

Now, the snapshot again inspired my next project!  After looking at the rows of gumballs, I knew they would be the perfect sweet treat to give to Teachers, or as a Hostess gift at Christmas time!

I found plastic round ornaments at Michael's. I think I paid about 50 cents for them on Black Friday. I knew they would be perfect to slip in gumballs, m & m's, skittles, or any small sweet treat! Of course, I had my little helpers to help me with the assembly line!


Choosing the colors was easy! I simply used the colors from my scrapbook page! They are the perfect combination for the not so traditional Christmas, and can you say, perfect for Valentine's too?? (I am on the search for the perfect Valentine's Container.)
I love this snapshot of Macie's tiny hand. I took her to the American Girl Store this past weekend as a surprise. As we were eating lunch, my friend told me my mascara was running. She asked if I had been crying. Yes, I had been crying. To look across the table at my little girl, slowly starting to grow before my eyes, makes me so sad. I am so thankful she loves, loves dolls, and I want to remember her tiny hands forever.
Gumball Ornament

Here you can see the ornament filled with yummy treats! I added some coordinating tulle, and red ribbon.I am all about the tiny details, so how about a candy cane, finished with a silver jingle bell??? A child can never have too many sweet treats! 

Now, I found these fun jars to fill them with gumball goodness!!!! 

I thought these were perfect! I love that they have the blackboard label, so it can be changed according to theme, or season!
I also found the perfect size scoop, for scooping the giant gumball!

Now, I found another way to dress up these cute Starbucks cups, by simply embellishing with a Gumball ornament.

Attach a fun gift card, and you have the perfect sweet gift!!!

Now, here is hoping the rain will stop, so we can pass out the remaining gumball ornaments to friends.

Finally, Jeannette like this idea so much, she decided to add her own twist to Gumballs! {Click here} to see her fabulous ideas! (If you love Copics, you may want to hang out for awhile!)

Thank you for visiting my blog during this busy, but merry time!!! I am sorry to say that I will be posting my December Daily next week. There is so much to share, but not enough hours in the day! Tomorrow, come back  because it is all about a My Mind's Eye Blog Hop!! You will have the opportunity to win some gorgeous product! Friday, it is all about Traditions with Pebbles!!!!

See you back in a couple of hours for the blog hop! I am on my way to Toys R Us, and hoping I can make Macie's wish come true! Wish me luck!

Hugs,





 

Hopping With Adornit {Day Three}

Welcome to Day Three of the Adornit Blog Hop, and today we are celebrating Pink Hoot & the Fern Collection!  You could win the entire collection, simply by playing along.  
I was really excited to alter the Vintage Groove Storybook for my Miss Macie. She and her big sister, are very close, and she loves looking through our family albums. I decide to create one just for her little hands. In this book, I tucked in a few snapshots of her with her big sister.

"You & Me" Mini Album

I loved all the beautiful border edges of the storybook album, and the Pink Hoot Collection was a perfect pairing! I love all the whimsical designs of Adornit's patterned papers!

a few details of the inside:

I stamped part of the tile onto the large Cloud diecut. Originally, I was going to color it in with Copic Markers, but I did not have the right colors on hand. So the finished title came together, simply by accident, and I instantly fell in love! 
Word Glitter Stamping Technique: Stamp sentiment onto paper, run through your Xyron Machine with the sentiment facing down, remove from adhesive sheet, and sprinkle glitter. The finished image is so beautiful. I used Dazzling Diamonds on my title.(I will be sharing this technique again on a Christmas Card.)

Included with the album are 8x8 page protectors. A great addition for scrapbook pages, or to include an 8x8 snapshot.

On all the outer edges, I painted white, and while the paint was wet, sprinkled glitter on top! Little girls, and bling are a  fabulous combination!
 

Macie is always laughing! She bring so much joy, and laughter everyday!

 one last detail:

 
Love this sweet snapshot of my two favorite girls! The Pink Hoot Collection had so many bold designs, and it matched the "loud" personalities of my girls!

Thank you for taking a peek at my mini album! Now, it is time to hop on over to Aphra Boyler, and see the gorgeous project she created. {Click here} to hop onto to her blog. Do not forget to leave a comment on my blog, as well as my talented friends. Your last hop should be Adornit, and you will be entered to win your own Pink Hoot Collection!

Here is today's order of the Blog Hop:

Melinda Spinks

Liz Qualman

Me

Aphra Bolyer

Robbie Herring

Frances Sylvia

Adornit 

Thank you so much for joining us the last three days! We hope you had as much fun as we did creating with this fabulous product! A big thank you to Georgana Hall, and Adornit!!!

 

Hopping with Adornit - {Day 1}

Woohooo!!! Welcome to Day 1 of Hopping with Adornit! Thank you for stopping by! If you found my blog through this blog hop, Welcome! If you are a reader of my blog, so glad to have you return for another visit! It is the most wonderful time of year, and what better way to jumpstart your holiday, than with an Adornit Blog Hop, full of inspiration! 

I was so excited to create with three collections from Adornit, and Misty's collection was simply full of vibrant colors,and lovely florals. One detail that I simply have come to enjoy with Adornit's product, is the artwork on their papers. They introduce such fabulous, and lovely designs on the papers. I tend to draw my inspiration from their gorgeous artwork!
With Misty, I chose to create a scrapbook page. I love, love the grid patterned paper. It reminded me of school, but it paired beautifully with the floral paper, and touches of hearts. This page has simple details, but it is full of memory, and happiness! Love, this color combination!

"Happy, Happy Together"

This playful page is of my little Macie, with the newest addition to our family! We are so blessed to have Sammie, and of course his "first" page needed to be in the albums! The Misty Collection was perfect for documenting the happiness of my little girl. We are still working with Sammie on camera cues! LOL

Supplies: Misty Collection Blooming Red, Misty Collection Wonderful Misty, Misty Collection Graphs,Misty Collection Delighted, & Misty Bird, Adornit Ribbon
other: string, quickutz,pin, jewelry punch, flower punch, brads 

detail of layered paper flowers:

I tend to love dimension on my pages, so this paper flower has about seven layers. (embossing, and string are being counted, too) I began by punching a large white flower,  then embossed with an embossing folder, layered with another punched  blue scallop flower.  I used a journal sticker from the Misty Bird Sticker sheet to adhere over the blue flower. Journaling stickers can be used for adding extra details to your projects. They do not have to be used just for journaling. Finished the top with a punched heart, simple white string, and two white small flowers. 

Now, another fabulous detail I love about Adornit's papers are the phrases, and the preprinted titles. Here I was able to use "Happy" as part of my title, and to create a border. So  simple, and fast! 

To win your own collection of Misty, all you need to do is leave a comment on my blog. 

Thanks for taking a peek at my page! Now it is time to hop on over to the Adornit Blog as your final hop!
Just in case you missed my friend's blogs, here are their links:(This is one group of talented women, and their work is filled with lovely inspiration)

Aphra Bolyer

Frances Sylvia

Liz Qualman

Melinda Spinks

Robbie Herring

Have a wonderful day,

 

 

Play (all day) with Adornit {Ella Publishing}

I was thrilled when Georgana Hall, asked me to contribute a page for her article for Ella Publishing. The article is called Make it Masculine {Product Formula for instant dude appeal.} My assignment was: stripes + stars + distressed edges. When I saw this, I was relieved! These elements are definitely things I love to do in my scrapbooking.
My page:
Play (all day)
 

I love, love Adornit's Jamboree Burst Collection, and with the beautiful star artwork, it was perfect for my assignment.  I used this adorable snapshot of my son with his toothless smile! (Gosh, he has changed so much in a year!)
I used one of my new embossing folders from Cuttlebug . You can find it {here}. I embossed a 4x6 blue piece of cardstock, and then went over the whole thing with my sanding block. Love that it gave, a cool distress look to the paper.It really lifted the embossed stars off the page!

a detail of the distressing, and layering:

Since, (all day) was part of my title, I stamped the days of the week, to create a border underneath the stripe paper.
I was also happy to know, that my talented friend, Liz Qualman was also contributing to the article too! I love, love her work! She is so inspiring, and her pages are full of bold designs!
{Click here} to read Georgana's Article. She also created amazing boy pages!!! While you are there, you might also want to purchase some of Ella's Publishing Ezine books. So many ones to choose from! It will be hard to pick just one! A great source of inspiration, for such a great value! (I bought a couple myself!) (:   
Thanks again to Georgana for the opportunity!!!
Have a Happy Thursday, and thank you for visiting today!
 

Giveaway + Giveaway = {Two on Thursday}

Like, how I am so creative with titles?? LOL  I hope you are having a fantastic Thursday! I wanted to let you know about an amazing giveaway on my super, uber, talented friend's blog! Melinda Spinks is giving away a supersize assortment of Imaginisce scrappy stuff on her blog! So {click here} to enter for a chance to win!!!
(While you are there, stay awhile, her creativity is amazing!) 

I decided to do a giveaway too! Do you love Thickers, as much as I do??? I have an overabundance of them, and thought I would give a few away, to one of you!

 
All you need to do is leave a comment. You can tell me what your favorite colors is, your favorite CHA new release, ask me a question, or simply say, "Hi!" I will leave this open until July 31st!

Thank you for stopping by today!!! I will be back to share my small, chunky, mini with you tomorrow!
Happy Thursday!! 
 

 

a few {new] scrappy things.......

I wanted to share a few "new" scrappy things, I am anxious to use! I was hoping that during the summer,  I would have more time to create!  LOL However, it has been extremely busy! Our days have been filled with summer school, cheer practice, tutoring, football parties, camps, etc. There has been little downtime, and in about nine days, our days will become longer!  Football practice for my little boy, will begin soon. Roman will be practicing five days a week, for two hours a day!  However, I will let you know, I am so ready, to see him on the field!!! I am grateful that I am able to stay home, and be a part of my children's activities. Sometimes, I feel like I am in my car all day long!  LOL However, I would not trade it for anything! I am feeling pretty blessed that my children have found something that they enjoy! (Though, I wish Roman would not use me, to practice his tackling skills!!! LOL) He will be a force to reckon with, on the field, of course!

 
{I know I am!!!!}

Today, I had about thirty minutes in the afternoon, so I headed over to Michael's. (I needed a couple of things for a quick project.) I found a few "new" things, and I thought I would share them with you!

I always said I would never buy this, because of its size. I have a smaller version, and do love the gliding motion. So when I saw this at Michael's, I immediately put it into my basket. I was able to use my coupon, so I felt a little better in my decision. (FYI: The one at Foothill had one left when I left there today) Just saying...(now I am sounding like my friends, Deena, and Sarah) (:

{Advanced Tape Glider by 3M}: I really think the color "PINK" sold me!!! I love the color pink! Most importantly, 3M is donating to the Susan G.Komen foundation with each purchase!

 

Stamps, stamps, and more stamps! I love stamps, and love using them on my projects. I picked up the following today, to add to my stampin' inventory!    

(I could not get a great photo, so sorry about that)

1. {Music Score by Stampendous} I think this is my favorite!!!!! I do not know why I am being drawn to the stamps with music. However, when I saw this large background stamp, I did not hesitate! How fun will this look on chipboard letters, cardstock letters, etc. I cannot wait to have a chance to play! I do have this one by Prima Marketing, too.
2. {From My Heart by American Crafts}
3. {Birds of a Feather by Hampton Art}-I love owls, and thought this was too adorable to pass by!
4. {Remember this Background by Hampton Art}-Anything with the word photographs, story, etc., I am going to love
5. {Vertical Clouds by Hero Arts}
6. {Cupcakes by American Crafts} Now, who can say, "No" to a cupcake???

 I thought these were so fun! I love stick pins! They are fantastic embellishments, and these were                         just so colorful!
  

   
 

{Martha Stewart}-I love so many of her products! (I was hoping to find her new Halloween punches, but nothing yet.)  The bottom scissors are my, "go to" for cutting ribbon.
You can find them {here}. The top scissors are new ones, I have not seen!! They are fringe scissors!!! How awesome is this??? I know you can use regular scissors, but these are really fantastic. Easier too. You can read about them {here}, too.

Finally, always looking for that extra something special to add layers to my embellishments. I thought these would be great for layering flowers, or journaling spots. (They were on clearance, too.)
I did not get any scrapbooking done today, but I did find some special items! I am going to a crop on Friday, so maybe I will take a few of them with me!
It is almost midnight, so I am going to try and glue down a few things, and hope to share that "Summery" layout with you tomorrow!
Good night,
 

hello Sunshine {Jillibean Summer Squash}

Sometimes, you just need a new collection to inspire you! I stumbled upon the new summer line from Jillibean Soup at Timeless Treasures! I loved the Summer Squash Collection, and was happy to see it fully stocked! 
This week has been a little challenging for us (me), so I wanted to create a cheerful layout! This line is perfect for all your favorite summer moments.
I used a snapshot of Gabi playing outside, wearing her favorite white sunglasses. (She still has them.) This snapshot was taken a week before we moved to Texas. It was a sad, and happy moment, all rolled into one!
"hello sunshine"

I tried a few alternative colors for the background of this page, but decided the white was the best. I spritzed Tatttered Angels Glimmer Mist (Pink Bubblegum), on the background, to add a touch of color. (I also pulled out my crimper for the blue strip, and blue circle diecut. Thanks to the amazing Melinda Spinks! She used it on one of her recent projects! Thank you my friend, for the inspiration! (Click over to her {blog}. It is filled with inspiration, and gorgeous projects!!!)  
A few details:

I did more stamping on this layout. I am in the process of organizing/purging my stamps , both acrylic, and wood. I realized I do own quite a bit, so I need to try and use them more on my projects.  I am not fond of my handwriting, so I decided to stamp my journaling, using a one line sentiment.
I also used cork on my page, because I found this package at Michael's. (Thanks to the talented Dawn McVey, on where to find them! Her blog is one you do not want to miss!) Her projects are stunning!
 

  

(Working on a home decor project, and hope to finish this weekend) I was actually looking for 12x12 sheets, and was happy to find this size. A word of caution, the sheets are really thin!! I cannot tell you how many pieces I ruined due to adhesive. I learned not to apply the adhesive directly to the cork. The positive of these sheets,are that they can be used with your Sizzix, and Cricut. You can also used your punches!!!  ( notice my photo corner)They are fantastic to stamp on too. 
(The Bracket at the bottom of the page, was cut from Tim Holtz's Sizzix Bracket Die in the above snapshot.) 


One last detail:
Here I used the negative from the flower, and placed a portion of the floral pattern, underneath my diecut flower. I thought it added more color to my page.
Thank you for stopping by today! Roman is not feeling well, so we are spending this day at home. I am going to clean my workspace, and back to work on my stamps!! (Speaking of Stamps, have you seen the new Stampin' Up Catalog??? It is beautiful, and I will be placing an order later today! Okay, did not just write, I have enough stamps!!! Well, out with the old, and in with the new!  LOL)
I hope you have a Happy Fourth of July with family, friends, and fabulous food!! 

 

Happy Birthday, Laura Vegas {Blog Hop}

SURPRISE!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy 40th Birthday, Laura! When Lynn, asked if I would like to participate in a blog hop for Laura, of course I said, yes. I am so glad that I am able to celebrate her special day, through this fabulous Birthday Blog Hop!  The party begins at Lynn Ghahary's Blog, so click {here}, to get this party started!!!! 

I created this special card for you, my friend:
"Happy Birthday"
  
If you were to ask me to describe Laura, the following words come to mind: Fun, funny, creative, inspirational, quirky (in a good way), sweet, helpful, and amazingly talented! When I saw the Travel Line, by Margie Romney Aslett, I knew it would be the perfect color palette for her card! It is bold, fun, and colorful! 
Laura, I want to wish you a blessed, and fabulous 40th Birthday Celebration! I am so glad that we are friends! Thank you for reading my emails, for making me laugh, answering my (countless) questions, and for inspiring me!  CELEBRATE BIG!!!!!!! 
Laura, your party continues at Summer Fullerton's Blog, so click {here}, to keep your birthday celebration going!!!! Happy, Happy Birthday!!!!!
Hugs,

 

Making Memories Panorama Project by Laura

Happy Monday! I cannot believe it is the beginning of a new week! Where did the weekend go? It went too quickly for me, but I can see summer vacation around the corner!! We cannot wait, and I am anxiously counting the days until our trip to Texas. It will be fantastic to see my family, again!
Today, I thought I would share the link to a fabulous project that Laura Vegas created. I have always loved her work, and so glad that we have become friends! Everything she creates is fantastic, and I am a little bit bias on this project!  LOL
Remember this snapshot:

 

You might just spot it, by clicking {Here}. Making Memories, also created a fantastic video, so you can create one of these door hangers for yourself! Enjoy!
Have a great day!!

p.s. I will be back tomorrow, with a butterfly collage I designed for Pebbles!