iNSD 2012

May 5, 2012 | cristina

I have SO many goodies to share for iNSD, and I’m going to put them all in one post – so be prepared, because it’s going to be a long one!

Let’s start with what’s going on at The Lilypad. The May BYOC is in the store, everything is 30% off, there’s a free with $15 purchase collab, and fun and games and chats.

Make sure you check out the forum to keep up with all that is going on! This week I finished up the last 2 pages that were missing to complete the album about my mom’s visit last year, and I placed the order for a 60-page photobook. It should get here just in time for her next visit, I’m really excited! I used the May BYOC to scrap the cover and 1 page:

Credits:

Kraft paper from Highlight of the Week Templates by Emily Merritt

Puddy Muddy Touch of Magic by Kitty Designs

Splattered alpha by CD Muckosky

Sloppy Stencils alpha by Michelle Godin

Tiny Marker Alpha by Kate Hadfield

Font: Hootie

I love those painty backgrounds by Kitty Designs! And the stamped alphas by Michelle Godin are awesome too!

Credits:

Puddy Muddy papers, Puddy Muddy goodies and Puddy Muddy Touch of Magic by Kitty Designs

Background Noise and Naturally Organic elements by Jenn Barrette

Petals by Sara Gleason

Sloppy Stencils 2 by Michelle Godin

Typeset Alphas no. 1 by Sahlin Studio

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

I also made a page about a few of the things that happened this week.

Credits:

Everyone Has a Story papers and Everyone Has a Story elements by Captivated Visions

Sloppy Stencils 2 by Michelle Godin

Typeset Alphas no. 1 by Sahlin Studio

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

Then I made two quick cards using BYOC goodies by Sahlin Studio and Jenn Barrette:

Credits:

Naturally Organic papers and Naturally Organic elements by Jenn Barrette

Font: Blackout

I am in love with that paper! Look out for it to make an appearance soon in my Project Life album. 🙂

Credits:

A Wonderful Day Mixed Media by Sahlin Studio

To make the other missing page in my mom’s album, I used the new release by creashens, which is 35% off:

Credits:

And by creashens

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Here’s my page:

Credits:

And by creashens

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

It wouldn’t be iNSD without freebies, right?? Ju Kneipp has a gorgeous one on her Facebook page!

I love the page I made with it, and it came together in no time!

Credits:

With All My Heart – Facebook Freebie by Ju Kneipp

Super Sloppy Alpha Stamps by CD Muckosky

OK… almost done! 🙂 Mari Koegelenberg has 2 new releases out today, and they are both gorgeous!! The first is a kit packed with essential supplies:

I love how my page turned out!

Credits:

Essentially Me by Mari Koegelenberg

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

And the second kit is so bright and cheerful!

I used the stamped alpha from the essential kit on my page too.

Credits:

Berry Sweet and stamped alpha from Essentially Me by Mari Koegelenberg

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

Phew! Well, I think that’s all I have for now! 😀 Have a fabulous iNSD weekend! 🙂

May Featured Kit by Sahlin Studio

May 4, 2012 | cristina

Have you seen the May featured kit by Sahlin Studio?

The kit and the word art pack are 30% off for the whole month, and if you head over to Krista’s blog, you can enter your page to win a gift certificate to her store! I love the colors and designs of this kit! I used it to make this mini album cover:

Make sure you stop by tomorrow: iNSD is this weekend, and I have a ton of new releases and fun games to share with you! 😉

Project Life – Week 13 and Week 14

April 29, 2012 | cristina

I finally have time to share some of my Project Life. I finished the first spread last week, and the second one this week. I am still 3 weeks behind, but I cannot seem to be able to catch up with all the things that are going on lately! Here’s Week 13:

I love these bright colors! I had started using the colors I eventually used for Week 14 on this spread, but they just didn’t work with the photos, so I started over and picked the colors from my little birds art piece. Much better! 🙂

I painted the birds wood veneers from Studio Calico to match the color scheme.

Sorry, I had to block out a few pictures on the top left. Here are some details:

Labels are hot for Project Life right now, and I am starting to see why! 🙂 I loved using these ones by Valorie Wibbens this week!

We still had the palm from last year, so I cut a few pieces to put in my album. I love how it turned out! The “yum” was cut out with my Silhouette. I used mist paints to spray the numbers.

Let’s move on to Week 14! 🙂

The color for this week was purple – inspired by the lovely kit by Jenn Barrette, it went perfectly with an insert I had from the chocolate we bought at church. 🙂

The main ingredients this week are digi papers, stamps, wood veneer, cutouts, and paint. I framed all the photos with the new frames by Designs by Lili – they are so cool!

I love how this week turned out! Here’s a few details.

I used acrylic paint to stamp. It took a bit of patience to get it right on the little stamps I used for the title, while it was much easier with the bigger letters. I love the look! I took a screenshots of my votes for Dancing with the Stars, and made DH do the same. I will have a similar inserts for the next few weeks too. 🙂

I stamped this doily stamp with acrylic paint and distress ink.

More stamping with acrylic paint.

Here I painted on the kraft colored alpha stickers – I love how they turned out! The calendar is a Facebook freebie by Mari Koegelenberg – I love it!

Love the painted wood veneer!

I did a mix of stamping here for the title – so pretty!

Here I painted the cutout from my Silhouette. Originally, I tried using this as a mask to paint the letters, but it got messy and it didn’t work out.

Supplies for Week 13:

Everyday Storytelling Collection by Jenn Barrette and Kristin Cronin-Barrow
Papers from Good Day Sunshine by Karah Fredricks and Traci Reed
Label It by Valorie Wibbens
Wood veneers, alpha and Mr. Huey paint by Studio Calico.
Supplies for Week 14:

Chin-up Buttercup by Jenn Barrette
2012 Calendar Cards by Mari Koegelenberg – Facebook freebie
6″ Photo Strips by Designs by Lili
Stampendous alpha stamps
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Amy Tangerine Stamps – American Crafts
Transportation wood veneers by Studio Calico
Alpha stickers by Prima

April 29, 2012 | cristina

My super busy streak is clearly not over, but I have a pretty new kit by Mari Koegelenberg to share with you today.

Here’s my page!

Credits:

Barefootin’ by Mari Koegelenberg and Traci Reed

Font: CK Ali’s Hand

I’ll be back tomorrow to share some Project Life. 🙂

Adventure Awaits

April 21, 2012 | cristina

Wow, it has been a whole week since I last blogged (and scrapped)…! It’s a pretty good indication of how busy I’ve been lately. 🙁 Boo! But Mari Koegelenberg has a new kit out today, and it is gorgeous!

I had so much fun scrapping with it!

Credits:

Come Away With Me by Mari Koegelenberg and Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Font: CK Rough Script

I hope to be back soon to share a new spread of my Project Life album.. but since it is cloudy here today, I cannot guarantee I’ll be able to take photos. 🙁

Hello Hello

April 14, 2012 | cristina

Mari Koegelenberg has paired up with Shawna Clingerman to design this gorgeous new kit!

With the theme, I scrapped a screenshot I’d taken of a Skype call with my mom and grandma.

Credits:

Hello Hello by Mari Koegelenberg and Shawna Clingerman

Font: Typewriterhand

Have a great weekend!

Friday!

April 14, 2012 | cristina

It’s time for the quarterly sale at The Lilypad!

The new releases out today are absolutely gorgeous, and they are all 30% off too! I have had a crazy week, so I was only able to do one quick thing. I used the new products by Sahlin Studio – I am totally in love with them!

These vintage cards are so much fun!!

I made a card for my Project Life:

Credits:

Sew Artsy papers by Michelle Godin

Vintage Playing Cards and Anagram Tile Letter alpha by Sahlin Studio

Since I’ve been tracking my weight weekly in my PL album since January, this card was just perfect!! 🙂 I also used some new stamps I just bought this week (for “LOG”) – cute!

Hoping to get caught up a bit on my PL album this weekend.. but since I have work to do (sigh…), I’m not sure how much progress I’ll make. 🙁

More BYOC

April 12, 2012 | cristina

In the middle of a swamped week, let me stop by to share another page I made over the weekend with the April BYOC. Have I told you how much I love this month’s BYOC’s colors? 🙂

Credits:

Sketches: Vintage Angle 3 by Amy Martin

Something Good papers and Something Good elements by Jenn Barrette

Insta-frame Templates by Sahlin Studio

Life Recorded: Labels by CD Muckosky

The Dry Ribbon font by Heather Hess

InstaFun

April 9, 2012 | cristina

There is a new fun pack of frames by creashens that came out this past week!

These frames come with worn overlays, and they are so cool! The square format makes them perfect for the Instagram pictures we’ve been taking with DH’s iPhone. I also used the gorgeous kit by creashens that is free this month for MSA newsletter subscribers – make sure to join here if you haven’t already.