July BYOC!

Yay, I am so happy to share another gorgeous BYOC at The Lilypad! I know I say this every month… but I’m really in love with this month’s BYOC! πŸ™‚

I love these colors!! I started by making a page with a picture from the 4th of July. It was a super hot day, but we braved the heat and went to see the fireworks show (LO to come..). πŸ™‚

4th July 2012

Credits:
Shaped Up: Stars by Amy Martin
Blocked Out Alpha by Emily Merritt
Make It Messier by Kaye Winiecki
Rocket Pops papers and Sprinkles v6 by Valorie Wibbens
The Snow Bunny font by Heather Hess

I also made a card:

You Are Awesome card

Credits:

I know I’ve mentioned it already, but I just love how having my own scrap desk now makes me create so much more! It takes no time at all to fire up my Silhouette, and I even added glitter to this card (on the flower). πŸ™‚ I love glitter, but I often am too lazy to play with it.. But I really should get it out more often!

I know I’ll be definitely using this gorgeous BYOC for a few more pages, hopefully this weekend!

New (Old) Kit!

Leora Sanford has re-released a great collab kit with Designs by Lili:

And it’s 20% off! This is one kit I’ve always liked, but for some reason I’d never used it before now. Here’s what I made with it:

A - A Day To Remember

Credits:
Boy, Oh Boy by Leora Sanford and Designs by Lili
The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

I love this picture of my husband!

Finally Saturday!

I have two gorgeous new releases to share today! One is a sweet kit by Mari Koegelenberg:

I love these pretty colors! I used this kit to scrap about one of my favorite things in the entire world. πŸ™‚

Nothing Sweeter

Credits:
Tea for 2 and Kraftelicious no. 2 alpha by Mari Koegelenberg
Fonts: Strangelove, Wisdom Script AI

Next, Jenn Barrette has an awesome new collab in the store today.

I started designing a card, and then suddenly I had the inspiration to make a cutout with my Silhouette. I am so excited about how it turned out! πŸ™‚

Happy 4th Card

Credits:
Life, Love, and Liberty by Jenn Barrette and Stolen Moments

ETA: this card was showcased on the MSA blog. πŸ™‚

Have a great weekend!

50% Specials at The Lilypad

I’m just stopping by with a quick post with a page using the 50% off specials at The Lilypad for Something Old, Something New.

Halfway Through 2012

Credits:
Finishing Touches 8 by Karah Fredricks
This Is Me bu Sabrina Dupre
Lefty Lucy alpha by CD Muckosky
Typeset Alphas no. 1 by Sahlin Studio
Fonts: The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess and The Doodled Alpha Font… Two Ways by Emily Merritt and Heather Hess

Also, there is a retirement sale going on and hundreds of products are 50% off!

Don’t miss it!

Grand Opening at {scrapflower}

I am excited to share some new products by creashens today! Catscrap has closed its doors, and {scrapflower} has opened in its place. To celebrate the opening, everything is 25% off through Monday, so check out creashen’s store! Here are some of her new products that you cannot miss!

The pink+aqua combination is so yummy!

This brush set is one thing I know I will be using over and over again – I love paint!

Vellum and chevron? Yes, please! πŸ™‚

These vellum papers are great to use as a background, or just as an accent piece. And here’s my page!

5th Anniversary

Credits:
Font: Strangelove

I love how it turned out!

Fresh

Oh my goodness, I haven’t posted on my blog in almost a month! This goes to show how busy I’ve been lately… πŸ™ To top it off, I was in the office until midnight last night. Yes, midnight!! πŸ™ But I still managed to squeeze in a little time earlier in the week to play with Sahlin Studio’s latest collab, Fresh:

Isn’t it just gorgeous?? I lately got a new desk for my crafts, and I tried it out for the first time working on this card. I also used my Silhouette, since with the new arrangement it is much easier to turn it on and connect it to my computer. So expect to see plenty of cut out goodness in the future! πŸ˜‰

Fresh card 
Credits:
Fresh by Sahlin Studio and One Little Bird
Vintage Labels: Sweet Sips by Sahlin Studio

So while the design and cutting of this card went very fast, what took me the longest was actually putting the card together: there’s lots of layering so at some point I felt like I needed an extra hand. πŸ˜‰

Fresh card 

Have a great weekend!

Project Life – Week 17 and Week 18

I did manage to catch up quite a bit this weekend, although not completely, and I have two more weeks to share. πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 17

Very little digi on this week, and plenty of stamping.

Project Life - Week 17

I mapped out on Google Maps an itinerary for a trip we planned but I overlapped a screenshot for sharing because I don’t want to divulge where I live.

Project Life - Week 17

Yum, DH made pretzels this week, and they were so good! πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 17

I went green on green for the title. πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 17

Lots of fun stamping! πŸ™‚

Let’s move on to Week 18. I really love how this one came together! Once again, I have almost no digi parts.

Project Life - Week 18

Here’s a closer look to this week.

Project Life - Week 18

The color scheme for this week is orange and navy. I found an old ink pad that I bought almost 5 years ago, well before I started any hybrid- even before I started digi scrapbooking in fact. It’s orange, and it stamps so well!! It’s a pigment ink, and now I am convinced I must buy more pigment inks. It stamps so easily, and the images are so clear. I am so excited! πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 18

Very simple to put together, I just had plenty of fun stamping.

Project Life - Week 18

I am so proud of how I made the eight out of a B! πŸ™‚ Just a few more closeups, because I love these stamps so much. πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 18

And these…

Project Life - Week 18

And these! πŸ˜‰

Project Life - Week 18

I have the first half of Week 19 done, but alas I had to stop. I’m currently 1.5 weeks behind, but it will get worse in the next few weeks, as I won’t have time to catch up. πŸ™

Supplies:
Week 17

Papers by Lawn Fawn
Insta-frame Templates by Sahlin Studio
I Love You More Than Ice Cream by Jenn Barrette
4×6 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili
Food stamps by TPC Studio
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps
Amy Tangerine Stamps – American Crafts
Smash date stamp K&C company
Week 18
Credits:
Papers: Studio Calico (Abroad) and Lawn Fawn
Alpha and sticker by Crate Paper (Random Collection)
“Guess what” bubble from Love+Grace collab (retired)
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps
Amy Tangerine Stamps – American Crafts
Alpha stickers by Prima
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Border stamp by TPC Studio
Smash date stamp K&C company

Card for Mom

My mom is coming to visit in exactly a week, so I made a card for her using the gorgeous new releases by Sahlin Studio, and following the instructions for the Mother’s Day card on Club CK.

Love You Mom card

It was so much fun!! Here’s what it looks once it’s opened up:

Love You Mom card

And here are a few detailed shots.

Love You Mom card

I will be adding text on this left side.

Love You Mom card

I had lots of fun spraying this brown envelope! πŸ™‚

Love You Mom card

I made the banner out of washi tape.

Love You Mom card

The pictures are ones we took when my mom came to visit last spring.

Love You Mom card

I know she will love this! πŸ™‚

Credits:
Butterflies: Drawn and Spritz bundle, Sketch Pad Papers and A Wonderful Day Mixed Media by Sahlin Studio
Chevron mask, Mr Huey mists, butterfly wood veneer by Studio Calico
Tulle flower by Imaginisce
Chipboard shapes by Crate paper (Restoration) and Dear Lizzy American Crafts (Neapolitan)
Alpha – Dear Lizzy American Crafts (Neapolitan)
Sticker Letters – Random Collection by Crate Paper
Twine by Jillybean Soup
Doily by Wilton
Washi tape

Project Life – Week 15 and Week 16

Wow… almost 2 weeks since my last blog post! I have been really busy lately, and it’s not over… But I do want to share some of my Project Life. I am 3 weeks behind – I seem to be  constantly 3 weeks behind. Let’s see if I can catch up some during the weekend. Here is Week 15 – I love how it turned out!!

Project Life - Week 15

I used the April BYOC from The Lilypad for this spread. I love the colors!

Project Life - Week 15

I also put my Silhouette to good use this week to cut out a few words.

Project Life - Week 15

This week we went car shopping, so that was the theme of the week.

Project Life - Week 15

I used my new stamps from Ali Edwards, in addition to the Studio Calico ones. I painted the alphabet letters with orange acrylic paint, and spray misted the wood veneer car.

Project Life - Week 15

I am loving these screenshots of my and DH’s votes for Dancing with the Stars each week!

Project Life - Week 15

I cut out words for all the car manufacturers we visited this week. I love the doily stamp by Amy Tangerine!

Project Life - Week 15

Here I stamped and wrote on the digital labels by Valorie Wibbens. Cute!

Project Life - Week 15

I am in love with the wood veneer stars!

Project Life - Week 15

I tried stamping on the blue masking tape – it worked! The orange stamps here were stamped with acrylic paint.

This is one of my favorite weeks ever! Now let’s move on to Week 16.

Project Life - Week 16

I kept it simple this week, with little digi, mostly is paper and stamps. I love the look!

Project Life - Week 16

I had tons of pictures this week, since we bought our new car and I had to document that, but I didn’t want to have to add inserts. I think it worked out well! The entire left page is just about one day. πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 16

I spray misted the wood veneer car with a silver coat, so it looks like our car. πŸ™‚

Project Life - Week 16

We recently got in the mail one of those ads – “you won a car!” – and as soon as I saw it I knew I’d be using that key in my PL album! πŸ˜‰ The timing was just perfect! πŸ™‚

Here is the list of supplies.
Week 15:

Naturally Organic papers by Jenn Barrette
A Wonderful Day Papers by Sahlin Studio
4×6 Photo Collages no. 2 by Designs by Lili
Label It by Valorie Wibbens
Amy Tangerine Stamps and Thickers – American Crafts
Alpha stickers by Prima
Transportation and star wood veneers by Studio Calico
Technique Tuesday stamps by Ali Edwards
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Smash date stamp K&C company
Week 16:

Markerific alpha by CD Muckosky
Stampendous alpha stamps
Wood veneer by Studio Calico (arrows, hearts and transportation)
“vroom vroom” tag from Twenty-three by Cosmo Cricket
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps
Yellow paper and fork+knife stamp by TPC Studio
Technique Tuesday stamps by Ali Edwards
Washi tape from InTheClear and by K&C Company
Smash date stamp K&C company