Mid-Week Sale!

September 14, 2011 | cristina

I love that with all the incredible sales going on at The Lilypad for Tadpole Tuesday and Wibbit Wednesday now my I have something to look forward in the middle of a busy week: on Wednesday I can share my pages with these pretty goodies! This week I used these gorgeous frames by Karah Fredricks

and this super versatile stamped alpha by Amy Martin

to make another page for my 2012 calendar. I just love this photo!!

Credits:

Fancy Schmancy Frames 6 by Karah Fredricks

Stamped Alphas by Amy Martin

Woodly Lane and Woodly Lane Felties by Valorie Wibbens

Then I also used this gorgeous alpha

these pretty papers

and these fun photo corners

to make this birthday page:

Credits:

My ABC Stickers (coming soon!) and Waiting for Summer papers by Valorie Wibbens

Cornered in Metal by Amy Martin

Fruitloop Alpha by Lauren Reid

My ABCs – Flash Cards & Tracing Cards by Amy Martin and Valorie Wibbens

Also a Very Small Alpha by Allison Pennington

That’s all for today, I’ll be back with more goodies on Friday!

Card Fun

September 13, 2011 | cristina

I haven’t posted my P52 cards in quite a while! I gave this one to DH shortly before our vacation to Alaska:

You can see the Week 32 card here.

You can see the Week 33 card here. This next one I left for him at home when I went on a business trip to San Diego:

You can see the Week 34 card here.

You can see the Week 35 card here.

You can see the Week 36 card here.

You can see the Week 37 card here. All caught up now! 😉

New ScrapMatters Magazine!

September 12, 2011 | cristina

I’m a bit late in posting this, but if you haven’t noticed already, the monthly newsletter at ScrapMatters has turned into a full-fledged Magazine. It’s a quarterly release, and it’s chock full of amazing inspiration! You can sign up here (in addition to the magazine, you’ll also receive the weekly new release newsletter). For this quarter, the topic is travel, and I made two very cute projects (if I say so myself) with a detailed tutorial. 🙂 The first is a beginners project, a luggage label.

Credits:

Summertime Fun: On Travel bundle by Jady Day Studio

And the second project is more advanced but adorable: a magnetic tic tac toe game, perfect for road trips and more.

Credits:

Great Escape bundle by WM [squared] Designs

Now, to brainstorm the projects for the next number! 🙂

Home Sweet Home

September 10, 2011 | cristina

Jenn Barrette has a new kit out today and it is gooooorgeous! I love the theme and the colors, everything is just perfect!

It’s 20% off throughout the weekend too! I made a card that turned out really well! I’ll give it to DH when he comes back from one of his business trips.

Credits:

Home Sweet Home by Jenn Barrette

I have been more in scrapping mode than hybrid mode lately, but I love the two cards I’ve made this week. 🙂

Friday Again!

September 9, 2011 | cristina

It’s Friday already, and there are many, many gorgeous new products for sale at The Lilypad! First off, let me share these gorgeous leaves by Sahlin Studio:

They are so pretty! I was totally inspired by these leaf bookmarks by Ana Paula, so I crumpled up my leaves and used them to make a card. 😉

Credits:

(Fall)ing Leaves and Autumn Mixed Media by Sahlin Studio

ETA: My card was picked on a new website, One Story Down!

Next, a basic white paper pack by Karah Fredricks.

But this isn’t just a plain white paper pack. The textures on these papers are fantastic!! And a gorgeous pencil sketched alpha by the queen of alphas, CD Muckosky:

I used them to make another page for my 2012 calendar:

Credits:

Plain Jane papers and Crunchy brush pack by Karah Fredricks

(Fall)ing Leaves by Sahlin Studio

Pencil Sketchers by CD Muckosky

Up next, a really cool kit by The Tattered Pear:

some unique acrylic elements by Amy Martin:

and an extraordinary alpha by one of this month’s guest designers at The Lilypad:

I made this page about the book club at The Lilypad:

Journaling:

I’ve never been part of a book club IRL, but I’ve always wanted to. I just don’t have a group of friends to make it happen. So when they proposed to start an online book club at my favorite digital hangout, I was over the moon! We started in July, reading two books: The Giver by Lois Lowry and Matched by Ally Condie; in August we read The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons; in September it’s Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman, and we’re about to pick the books for the rest of the year.

Credits:

Bookmarked by The Tattered Pear

Acrylic Skies by Amy Martin

Happiness Makers Alpha by Wish Bliss Studio

Pencil Sketchers by CD Muckosky

Font: The Typewriter font and The Sidekick Kid by Heather Hess

and this one about my new e-reader!

Journaling:

Taking advantage of the closeout sales at Borders, DH got me a Kobo e-reader. I’ve never been interested in getting an e-reader, but when our friend Filippo came to visit and showed us his Kindle, I must say I liked it. I got my Kobo as an early birthday present and tried it out right away on a business trip. It was great not to have to pack two or three big books for the trip to the West Coast! I have resisted switching to e-books for a long time, but I must admit that there are just too many advantages: it makes traveling so much easier, it saves trees, it makes it possible for me to borrow books from the library (I just hate the used library books with the filthy covers!)… And as of this weekend, my Kobo also has a bright, fun pink cover+sleeve! We got the Kobo over the Kindle or Nook because it was the cheapest option, but I am really glad we did, because it’s the smallest one and it fits in one hand!

Credits:

Circling Fall templates and Needed More Stitching Bundle by Amy Martin

Bookmarked by The Tattered Pear

Acrylic Skies by Amy Martin

Happiness Makers Alpha by Wish Bliss Studio

Pencil Sketchers by CD Muckosky

Font: The Typewriter font by Heather Hess

Whoa, that was a lot of stuff to share! 🙂 Have a great weekend!

Summer’s Over

September 7, 2011 | cristina

It really true that summer is over once Labor Day has passed. We’ve been having rainy, gloomy weather here this week! All the better to get into mood for Christmas. Yes, it’s time to get working on my 2012 calendars! This year I have not been doing well – I’ve only done one page throughout the year! It’s time to catch up, and I took advantage of this week’s Tadpole Tuesday and Wibbit Wednesday sale items at The Lilypad to do just that. 🙂

I know I will be using these borders a lot!

I made the September calendar topper with these gorgeous projects, in addition to some of this month’s BYOC goodies:

Credits:

Hodgity Podgity 15 and Stuck on Summer alphas by Amy Martin

Graffiti Spray: Beyond Borders and Funk-a-Dellic Falling by CD Muckosky

Macho alphas by Jenna Desai

Papers from Waiting for Fall by Valorie Wibbens

For my next page, I used some other great templates by Amy Martin and adorable elements by CD Muckosky:

Credits:

Circling Fall templates by Amy Martin

I Love You Because… by CD Muckosky

Homey and Sprinkles v4 by Valorie Wibbens

A Bit More Mess Stitching by Amy Martin

Fun and Funky alphas by Designs by Lili

Fonts: The Serif’s Sister and The Typewriter font by Heather Hess

I modified this page to be my October calendar page. 3 down, 9 to go, plus the cover! 🙂 Finally, I also used these other goodies on sale:

Check out this alpha, I.am.in.love!!!!!! It comes with a brush file too, and it is a must have, especially at this sale price!

I scrapped another birthday picture (I thought I was done scrapping my birthday, but I am not even close! 🙂 ).

Credits:

Yesteryear by The Tattered Pear

Also a Very Small Alpha by Allison Pennington

Photo Frames No. 2 by Jenna Desai

The Serif’s Sister font by Heather Hess

Birthday Pages

September 4, 2011 | cristina

I’ve been having a good weekend so far, lots of relax and scrapping time. 🙂 I finished scrapping my birthday pages using many of the new BYOC products:

Credits:

Sugar Maple templates by Sara Gleason

Waiting for Fall and Sprinkles v4 by Valorie Wibbens

Matilda Papers and Clementine Fabric Blooms by Sahlin Studio

A Bit More Mess Stitching by Amy Martin

Plaid Addict Alpha and At Summer’s End by Rachel Young

Font: Typewriterhand

Credits:

So You Think You Can Chevron Kraft and heart and journaling block from At Summer’s End by Rachel Young

Paper Cuts 3 alpha by Designs by Lili

Yellow paper from Waiting for Fall by Valorie Wibbens

Frame, flourish, stitched paper and stars from Today by Designs by Lili

Chalkboard Alphas by Jenna Desai

Spray paint from Rock It by Emily Merritt

Finishing Touches 6 by Karah Fredricks (on yellow paper)

Font: Typewriterhand

I can’t say I am happy about having turned 30, but I’m trying to take it in stride. 🙂

Journaling:

I guess it would be pretty easy to let myself wallow in thoughts about how fast time is going, how many things I was hoping to get done before turning thirty, how different I was hoping my life to be. But why bother? I am happy with where my life has led me so far. And this year, for the first time in my whole life, DH has managed to take some decent pictures of me on my birthday (he says it’s because of my beloved 28mm lens 🙂 )! There are good things to come.

Credits:

Birthday Booya and Free Spirit Alpha by CD Muckosky

The Everyday papers by Valorie Wibbens

Bubble Wrap Stamps by Emily Merritt

Paper Cuts alpha by Designs by Lili

Fonts: Typewriterhand and CK Regal

The weather is still warm, but it does feel like summer is over already. I want to enjoy the long weekend as much as I can!