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Pages from the Heart ~ Final Reveal

2011-10-17T15:02:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe that my 6-month term is already over at Pages from the Heart... This is my final project as a member of the design team.

I was given paper from the WeR Memory Keeper Autumn Splendor collection and let me just say that I LOVE this line. It is the cutest fall paper line that I have seen in a very long time and I think that I had just the perfect pictures to go along with it. Our only requirement on this project was to use some type of paint or stain effect on it. I chose to use the Viva Decor Pearl Pens to accent around one of the embellishments on my page. These are great pens that are very easy to use.
Thanks for stopping by and I will try to get back with some additional layouts that I have been doing this month.

Final Sketch for Sassy Send Off

2011-10-11T10:15:00.000-07:00

I am still so sad that this is the last sketch from Sassy, but be sure to link up your creations from any of the sketches from the Send Off and be eligible for your very own copy of Cherie's Sassy Sketches Ebook. Here is the Sketch 8:

And here is my take on the sketch:

If you want to play along, be sure to link your creation to Sassy Lil' Sketches Blog by October 23 to be eligible for one of the Ebooks.

Sassy Send Off Day 4

2011-10-05T08:21:00.001-07:00

Cherie and Katie have decided to close Sassy Lil' Sketches on October 23rd. They are hosting a Send Off that started on the second. Here is the schedule and the rules.

Before we say our final good-bye we are hosting a Sassy Lil' Send Off!

We are posting one sketch a day starting from October 2nd through October 9th(the schedule is below). The deadline for participants will be midnight October 23rd & we will be announcing prize winners on the 24th. For each sketch we will be giving away one prize of the Sassy Lil' Sketches Ebook.
So 8 total!

Send Off! Schedule:
Oct 2nd - Week 1 Layout Sketch & Switch it Up!
Oct 3rd -Week 1 Card Sketch
Oct 4th - Week 2 Layout Sketch & Switch it Up!
Oct 5th - Week 2 Card Sketch
Oct 6th - Week 3 Layout Sketch & Switch it Up!
Oct 7th - Week 3 Card Sketch
Oct 8th - Week 4 Layout Sketch & Switch it Up!
Oct 9th - Week 4 Card Sketch

If you chose to Switch It Up! with any of Sassy Lil' Send Off layout sketches, you will earn an extra entry in the prize drawing. Just be sure to note in your blog post how you Switched It Up!

We are hoping you will all join us for this final event.

Here is my card for the Week 2 Sketch:

I will be back on Sunday with my final card as a Sassy Design Team member.

Card Reveal Day at Sassy Lil' Sketches

2011-09-29T12:37:00.000-07:00

Here is the card that I made this week with Cherie's sketch. I used October Afternoon 5&Dime collection. I also used my Epiphany to make the squares that I turned to use as diamonds at the bottom.

Our card sponsor this month is Authentique Paper, so be sure to upload your card to the Sassy Lil' Sketches blog by October 5th for a chance to win.

Christmas In September at Pages

2011-09-20T09:04:00.000-07:00

This month my design team project was to do a two-page layout (right up my alley) with the Authentique Christmas line. I just love this collection. For this layout I used the Yearning, Expectation, Curiosity and Awe. I also used a sketch from Scrapbook Generations and my Vixen alpha set from QuiKutz for my title.

Here is the boxed flower that I made for my embellishment on the layout. You can go over to Pages from the Heart to check out the tutorial on the boxed flower.

Thanks for looking.

September Week 2 Sassy Reveal

2011-09-14T22:00:00.000-07:00

It is reveal day once again for the card sassies over at Sassy Lil' Sketches. This is Cherie's sketch for this week...

And this is my take on it...

For this card I used October Afternoon 5 & Dime paper, my Tim Holtz flower die, and an EK Success border die and label die.

Our card sponsor this month is Authentique Paper, so be sure to upload your card to the Sassy Lil' Sketches blog by October 5th for a chance to win.

It's Card Sketch Thursday at Sassy Lil' Sketches

2011-08-24T22:00:00.000-07:00

Today is Card Sketch Thursday at Sassy Lil' Sketches and this is Cherie's great sketch:

And here is my take on the sketch.

For this card I used the AC Confetti paper line and an Inkadinkado stamp, a Bazzill chip to raise my sentiment and I even used my Copics to color in the cupcake. I also used my new Viva Pearl Pen to color in the sprinkles on the cupcake.

Our August Card Sponsor is

My Favorite Things

Cards must be uploaded below by September 5th, 11:59 P.M. EST to be eligible for the August random prize drawing*.

Specific rules for the Sassy Lil' Sketches site can be found on our Sassy Lil' Sketches "Rules" page.

Another Card for Pages...

2011-08-24T10:41:00.000-07:00

This is another one of the cards that I made with my DT kit from pages this past month. Have I said how much I just love this AC Confetti line? I love the colors in it. This card was made using a sketch from Scrapbook Generations Sketches for Cardmaking Vol. 2. I also used two of my crocheted flowers that I made as my homemade embellishment.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look. I will be back again tomorrow with my card for the Sassy Lil' Sketches Thursday Card Sketch.

Another Project for Pages From the Heart

2011-08-17T16:32:00.000-07:00

This is the layout that I made this month for Pages from the Heart using the American Craft Confetti line, Creative Memories CS, EK Success Border Punch, EK Success Punch, Fiskars Border Punch, Spellbinders Die Lacey Circles, Colorbox Chestnut Roan ink, Best Creations 3D foam tape and ribbon from my stash.

I made the fun orange flower with my ribbon and love the way that the border punch turned out at the bottom with the ribbon threaded through it. I also used some of the punches that came out of the border as dots along the top outside edge.

Thanks for looking and if you are interested in learning how I made the flower, you can check out the tutorial on the Pages blog.

Pages from the Heart Reveal Time

2011-08-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that I made with my kit from Pages from the Heart this month. My kit was the American Crafts Birthday line. We were asked to do a homemade embellishment. For this card I chose to make the ruffle at the bottom of the card. I really love this paper with all the bright colors and the fun baloons. If you are in the area be sure to stop by Pages and pick some up.

Reveal Day at Sassy Lil' Sketches...

2011-08-11T10:30:00.000-07:00

Today is reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Sketches and here is the sketch and my take on it.

This is my take on the sketch...

Our August Card Sponsor is

My Favorite Things

Just Delightful Clear Stamps

Cards must be uploaded below by September 5th, 11:59 P.M. EST to be eligible for the August random prize drawing*.

Specific rules for both Sassy Lil' Sketches site can be found on our Sassy Lil' Sketches "Rules" page.

New Month and New Format at Sassy Lil' Sketches

2011-08-01T13:53:00.000-07:00

WOW, can you believe that it is August already??? Things are changing up over at Sassy Lil' Sketches. Along with a new Design Team starting up (which I am still a member of) they are going back to one blog for both cards and layouts. Tuesday's will be reveal day for the layouts and Thursday's will be reveal day for cards (I am part of the team that reveals on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month). They are also revealing on Saturday's with a Change It Up design team, showing different ways to change things up with the sketches. They will still be offering a paper and digi prize for the layouts and a card prize for cards. Be sure to link up your creations to the blog by the 5th of the following month to be eligible for their prize.

I will be back on the 11th with my first reveal for the new term.

Birthday Wishes with Sassy Lil' Card Sketches

2011-07-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

It is that time again for another sketch from Cherie at Sassy Lil' Sketches. Here is the sketch for this week:

Here is the card that I made using Pinecone Press paper and my Sew Easy to punch the faux stitching.

Our sponsor this month is:

Remember that you have until August 5th to submit your cards for a chance at the prize.

Sassy Lil' Card Sketches July 14 Sketch

2011-07-19T22:20:00.000-07:00

I got a few things made this weekend, but some of them are DT projects, so I can't share just yet. Here is one of the cards that I did get done using the sketch from Sassy Lil' Card Sketches. I loved this sketch and love how this card turned out. I used some scraps from a kit that I had with one of the older BoBunny lines.

I'm Back...

2011-07-15T08:28:00.000-07:00

I don't know where the past 3 months have gone... I was at the Sisterhood of Scrapping Retreat back in April and had a great weekend. When I got home that evening we got a call from my father-in-law that he was in the hospital and had been diagnosed with cancer. We headed up north by the end of that week to see how he was doing and what we could do to help him. He had to go through two weeks of radiation so we decided to stay up with him during that time. Well, my time got cut short there at the beginning of the second week as my mom fell at home at broke her hip. I got on an airplane and came home to be here for her surgery. She spent a week in the hospital and two weeks at rehab, but is back home now with some help but doing great, especially since she is almost 90. On the 3rd of June we headed back up to Redding to go relieve Barry's brother and help take care of his dad. He started getting worse the second day that we were there and he passed away while we were there holding his hands on the 21st of June. We were able to come home on the 25th, but it has been non-stop trying to take care of business ever since.

Needless to say I really haven't done much scrapping for these past 3 months except a few of my DT assignments. Well, I hope that this is changing starting this weekend. I am off to another weekend with Sisterhood of Scrapping and hope to be able to get a few things done and will be back this week to share some things with you. Have a great weekend!

Did You Say Mini???

2011-06-28T10:05:00.001-07:00

Yes, that is what they said. Over at Pages of the Heart, one of our DT projects this month was to create a mini album. Well if you know me at all, you know that this was a real challenge for me. I usually only do 12x12 albums, but I have to say that I really like the way this one turned out. Take a look...

This was created from the October Afternoon 5 and dime collection. I am really loving this paper. You can buy it at Pages from the Heart.

Sassy Lil' Card Sketches ~ June 21 Reveal

2011-06-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

It is that time again for another reveal over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches. My life has been really crazy the past two months so I missed the first reveal this month, but I was able to get this one done for today's reveal.

Here is Cherie's sketch:

I used this sketch doing a mirror image:

For this card I used my scraps of the October Afternoon 5 & Dime collection. I just love this paper and really like the rosette flowers made with the Tim Holtz Mini Rosette die topped with a button made from the Epiphany Round 25. I also accented along the strip with Recollections Mini Round Gems. I also used one of my Ippity stamps from Unity.

Our sponsor this month is:

It is that time again!

2011-06-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

Can you believe it, it is time again for the design team call over at Sassy Lil' Sketches and Sassy Lil' Card Sketches. They are looking for a few talented layout and card designers. If you are interested, here are all the details.

How to apply for our August '11 to January '12 Sassy Team
Please send an e-mail to sassylilsketches@gmail.com with the following information
by JULY 7th:
1) specify LAYOUT or CARD DT in e-mail subject line
2) your full name
3) your email address
4) your blog address (or online gallery if you do not have a blog)
5) a short bio
6) one layout or card (depending on which team in which you are applying) based
on any Sassy Lil' Sketch/Sassy Lil' Card Sketch on our blogs. Please include the date of the sketch you used.
7) one layout or card (depending on the team in which you are applying) that showcases your individual style.

International applicants are welcome.

Sassy Lil' Sketches expectations:
1) Layout Sassies: Create one layout a month based on a Sassy Lil' Sketch.
Card Sassies: Create two cards a month based on
Sassy Lil' Card Sketches.
2) Share your monthly Sassy Lil' Sketch creation(s) on your blog and any online galleries which will allow you to do so.
3) Join our Sassy Lil' Sketches Forum. While active participation is not a requirement, it is encouraged. The forum is how we will communicate with our Sassy DT.

A note from Cherie and Katie:
Our sketches are designed by Cherie to be shared with the scrappy world. We maintain the two sketch blogs for fun and inspiration. At this time there is no compensation for our Sassy DT members except the pure joy in inspiring others to create. We hope you will apply to be one of our Sassies!
Thank you,

2011-06-13T18:58:00.000-07:00

Today is my first project reveal over at Pages From The Heart I was given paper from October Afternoon 5 & Dime Collection. This layout was a lot of fun to do using one of the sketches out of Sketches for Scrapbooking by Scrapbook Generation Vol. 7. I made lots of the rosette flowers from the Tim Holtz mini rosettes die. These flowers can also be made from scratch by using a scor-pal, they were a lot of fun to make and I love the Epiphany Round 14 and 25 that I used to make the tops for them using coordinating paper. I also used the Sew Easy Stitch Piercer for the first time on this project. I will be back to post the mini-album that I made with this fun paperline a little later. Be sure to check out the Pages blog to see more fun projects from the design team.

Reveal Day Already

2011-05-21T08:22:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it is the 21st and reveal day already. Where has the month of May gone? That is a whole different post for another day.. Here is Cherie's sketch for this month:

Here is my take on the sketch.

My card is made from Jillibean Soup Spotted Owl Soup, MFT dienamics die, DCWV mat stack, Creative Imaginations Creative Cafe Impress-on, Ribbon, Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Tea Dye, Helmar Zapdots, Helmar Tape Runner and Imaginisce Pogo.

Our sponsor this month at Sassy is:

I hope that you will hop over to Sassy Lil' Card Sketches and give this sketch a try for a chance at this month's prize.

May 7th Sassy Card Sketches Reveal Day

2011-05-07T11:17:00.000-07:00

Today is reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches. Be sure to go check it out and join in this month for a chance at the prize from our sponsor.

This is the Cherie's sketch this week:

And here is my take on the sketch.

My card is made from the Bo Bunny Peacock Lane Collection, CTMH Kraft Borders, Spellbinders Lacey Circle die and butterfly from stash.

Happy Easter

2011-04-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

I know that I am a couple days early, but I signed up for an Easter Card Swap over at Sassy Lil' Sketchs Forum where we made an easter card and sent it off to the person we were assigned along with an embellishment. I hope that the recipient of my card and goodies liked them. I really liked the April 21st sketch at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches, so I decided to use it again for this card.

This card was made with Cosmo Cricket Delovey PP, Sizzix Accordian Flower, Buttons from stash, Ribbon from stash, Studo G Wood Stamp, and Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I have been collecting 6x6 pads for a little while now and have decided to make a concentrated effort to start using them rather than just collecting them. I won the Delovely pad last summer from The Scrap Review and I really like it. I am really glad that I used it on this card as I think that it is very springy and made a great easter card.

Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat

2011-04-22T09:31:00.000-07:00

Last July when I went to my first retreat with Sisterhood of Scrapbooking I won the grand prize, which was two nights in a suite at the Holiday Inn. This layout is one that I did this past weekend while at the retreat. I ended up sitting next to Carole this weekend and she said, oh, I took those pictures! We had a great time at the retreat and I got a few layouts done. I will try to share a few more over the next week or so.

I tried a new technique which was pleating. It was fun to do. I used a scorpal to do it, scoring it at the 3/4" marks and 1" marks. I used BoBunny Peacock Lane Collection, Imaginisce I Bond, Epiphany Round 25, Tim Holtz Paper Rosette, Recollections Mini Round Gems, Ice Stickles Glitter Glue, Helmar 450, Helmar Gemstone Glue, CTMH Kraft borders, Spellbinders Lacey Circle, and CTMH Lagoon Ink Pad with sponge dauber.

It's Sassy Lil' Card Sketches Reveal Day Once Again

2011-04-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Boy, I don't know where this month is going. It seems to be flying by...

Well, it is that time again and Cherie has another great sketch for us.

Here is my take on the sketch. I wanted to make a thank you card for Barry's boss who invitied us to join her, and some other people from the group that he works in, in a suite at the Dodger game opening weekend. We had a really good time and I wanted to make a card for her. I thought that this was the perfect sketch to use for it.

For this card I used Chatterbox Rubon Alphas, MFT Banner Die Cut, Bazzill CS, Stamping Station PP, Double Mates CS, Creative Imaginations PP, Best Creations 3D Foam Tape, Colorbox Charcoal chalk, and Baker's twine.

Don't forget that by using one of the card sketches this month and linking it to the Sassy Lil' Card Sketches blog by May 5th, you will be eligible to win a prize from one of our sponsor this month.

Remember that they are revealing over at Sassy Lil' Sketches today also. If you enter a layout on that blog you will be eligible for a prize from one of the layout sponsors.

Thanks for looking.

Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat and News to Share

2011-04-15T12:05:00.000-07:00

I am off to the Holiday Inn in Fullerton for the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat. I am looking forward to seeing several of the ladies that I have met at the past retreats and meeting some new people. It starts this morning at 11:00 and goes until 4:00 pm on Sunday. The scraproom is open non-stop for the whole weekend and we could scrap the entire time, but of course I won't be doing that. I am not staying at the hotel this weekend. It is only about 20 minutes from the house, so I will be going home each night. Hopefully I will spend enough time scrapping to have a few things to share over the next week or so.

Also, I have some exciting news to share today. I believe that the brand new (first time ever) design team is being announced at Pages of the Heart today. Go check it out here.

Enjoy your weekend!

A Day at the Park

2011-04-12T07:00:00.000-07:00

This has been a crazy busy weekend here with my sister visiting from Colorado. I have hit a few of the local scrapbook stores in the area, but haven't had a chance to do any scrapping. This is one of the layouts that I did recently with some pictures from one of our Willow Street Reunions.

These layouts were created with the Echo Park Sweet Summertime Blue Sky, Citrus Circles and Element stickers. AC and Bazzill CS, Sunny Days Border, Cricut Chery Limeaid cartridge, scrapmart spellbinder die, Paper Studio gemstones, ColorBox Chestnut Roan chalk, and Versa Magic Turquoise Gem chalk. I hope you like it and thanks for looking.

Sassy Lil' Card Sketches Reveal Day

2011-04-06T22:00:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that it is reveal day already. Here is Cherie's new sketch over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches.

As soon as I saw this sketch I envisioned buttons on it, therefore you see buttons!

I was given the opportunity to buy the Sew Cute paper line from My Little Shoebox and I said no, I don't think it is for me. Well, the very next day I was in the scrapbook store and saw the paper there IRL and fell in love with it. Then I saw the Epiphany Round 25 and thought I might like to have it. Towards the end of the day I was contemplating returning it until I started making this card and found the perfect use for it and now I LOVE it.

This card was made with The Sew Cute paper line Made with Love, Nothing but Buttons, and In Stitches. Don't you just love the colors! I used American Craft Elements Confetti Buttons, the Tim Holtz Paper Rosette die, Sizzix SU Bigz Top Note die, Epiphany Round 25, Imaginiesce Ibond, Memento Tuxedo Black, Colorbox Chestnut Roan chalk and a Happy Birthday stamp out of my stash (manufacturer unknown).

Don't forget that by using one of the card sketches this month and linking it to the Sassy Lil' Card Sketches blog by May 5th, you will be eligible to win a prize from one of our sponsor this month.

Remember that they are revealing over at Sassy Lil' Sketches today also. If you enter a layout on that blog you will be eligible for a prize from one of the layout sponsors.

Thanks for looking.

Kristi Lacy "Come On Down"

2011-04-04T05:30:00.000-07:00

As some of you know last September Kristi turned 30 and wanted to go to The Price is Right. We went on line and got 8 tickets and decided to go try to get in. If you don't know, just because you have a ticket it doesn't guarantee you to get in. So Kristi, Andy, Erin and Jen went up to LA Tuesday night about 11:30 and got in line. There was only one other person in line in front of them. Becky, Joyce, Robyn and I joined them about 5:15 to be there before they had out the Order of Arrival tickets at 6:00 am. We got our tickets 2-9 and had to be back by 8:00. We went next door to the Grove and got a bagel and then headed back over there. The taping was at 11:30 and none of us made it on the show, but we all sat in the first row, so we got lots of air time. At the end they said that they needed more people for the 4:30 taping and that they would be picking some of the contestants from the people that volunteered to come back. So, we decdided what the heck. Of course, we could leave the area, so we just grabbed a sandwich from their vendor and stuck around. Well, it was worth it because Kristi did get called down. Unfortunately she didn't make it up on the stage but she had fun and got some nice prizes anyways. We had so much fun that we got on their callback list and have been back for another taping and may just do it again.

Here is the layout that I did with the picture we had taken and some of our tickets.

This layout was made with Best Creations PP, Doodlebug Petite Prints, Sizzix SU BigZ Top Note and Bazzill CS.

Thanks for looking!

It's Your Birthday

2011-04-03T14:15:00.000-07:00

I have had this sketch from Sassy Lil' Card Sketches sitting on my table since it came out on March 14 and finally got it done today. Here is the sketch:

This is the birthday card that I made from it which qualifies for Frosted Designs bling challenge this week.

This card is made from Nikki Sivils - It's Your Birthday, Imaginisce - Pretty Maids In A Row, Helmar Scrap Dots, Best Creations 3-D Foam Tape, Imaginisce - IRock Bling, Color Box Charcoal chalk and Spellbinders Lacy Squares Die.

Master Mechanic

2011-04-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of the layouts that I did this past weekend. I love these pictures of the boys working on the Jeep. I especially like the ones with Tom in there checking things out and the one of him with Barry. We treasure all of the time that we get to spend with him since he lives so far away.

These pages were made using Karen Foster Auto Mechanic Tools Paper, Bazzill cardstock, Tim Holtz Alterations BigZ Gadgets Galore (thanks to Karen for letting me be the first to use her new die), and Colorbox Charcoal chalk.

Happy Birthday Poppy

2011-03-30T06:30:00.000-07:00

No, today would not have been his birthday, but I wanted to share this layout that I did. This was from the last trip that we took together to Colorado and it was his birthday, so Lauren and Emily decorated for us to have a party for him. We had lots of fun and took these pictures.

This layout was made with the Pink Paislee Sweet Cakes and Office Lingo Collections. I picked up this paper some time ago at The Scrappin Table in Placentia (which has now been closed for over a year), so that might give you an idea of how long I have had it, but my goal this year is to start using up all of this paper that I have been collecting.

Thanks for looking!

Reveal Day Over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches

2011-03-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

Today is reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches so be sure to head over and check out the new sketch and what the design team has done with the Nikki Sivils paper. Also, be sure to go to the Sassy Lil' Sketches blog to check out the new layout sketch. I hope that you are all having a great Monday!

Epiphany Button Maker

2011-03-27T22:25:00.001-07:00

Back in January my friend Liz gave me an Epiphany Button Maker. I have not used it, but yesterday I went to a crop with her at Pages from the Heart in Monrovia. While we were there they had a make-n-take to make a card using the Epiphany small round with their new charms. They also showed us how to use the button maker, so maybe I will start making some buttons. I also bought the Round 25 and have already used it. Karen had invited Liz and I to join her at the crop, but then realized that she had another engagement for that day that she couldn't get out of. We had a good time and got some scrapping, shopping and visting done and were happy to see Karen when she stopped in for some visiting and shopping at the end of the day. Here is the card that we made for the make-n-take, which was made with Cosmo Cricket Salt Air paper.

Thanks for looking.

LOVE my Scanner

2011-03-23T04:56:00.000-07:00

This layout was scanned on the new scanner that I got for Christmas this year. I can't believe that I had not installed it and tried it before now. I just love it! It was what Barry gave me for Christmas and I think he was disappointed because it was delivered to the house on the one day that I came home early and found it sitting on the front porch, and then I didn't install it for a long time. He was with me today when I installed it and these were the first images that I scanned. We both were very pleased with the results. I hope you like them...

This is a layout that I did with a little help from Sarah. We were doing the layout of the birthday celebration for my mom, Andy and Sarah. Sarah helped me cut out the cake and balloons from my Cricut and wrote the names and ages on the balloons. We had fun working on this together.

Blog Makeover

2011-03-21T11:16:00.000-07:00

My blog got a makeover this weekend thanks to Shanna Vineyard. She has started a new business of creating blog banners and I think she did a fantastic job on mine. It makes me want to have my blog open all the time to look at it.

Seriously… I’m IN LOVE with what she created for me and she could do the same for you! Do you need/want one for your blog? Is yours boring and blah and not really you??? She would love to help! $35.00 gets you one customized to fit/match your blog background AND personality.

Email her and let her know what you’re looking for. shannavineyard@comcast.net

I'm sure that you would love what she can do for you as much as I love what she did here. You can check out some of the others that she has done from the Icon on my sidebar.

March 21st Sassy Reveal - Make a Wish

2011-03-20T22:00:00.000-07:00

Today is reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches with another great sketch from Cherie...

We are still working with the papers that were furnished to us by Nikki Sivils, our sponsor this month. For this card I used the It's Your Day paper line and ribbon from The Fabric Barn. My friend Evelyn at work is having a birthday this Saturday and I think this will be a perfect card for her especially since green is her favorite color.

Be sure to go by and check out all of the other cards that the DT has created with the Nikki Sivils papers. Don't forget that you have until April 5th to use any of the March sketches to be included in the drawing for March. Have fun and thanks for looking.

You might want to also go by and check out the new sketch and layouts that were created for the reveal over at Scrappy Lil' Sketches.

Another layout to share...

2011-03-19T08:00:00.000-07:00

These pictures were taken on Mothers' Day 2010. We had breakfast in the morning with the kids and then I fixed dinner later in the day for my mom, but of course I forgot to take pictures when mom was there, so I included the picture of the card that I had made for her in the layout.

This was done with Close to my Heart Splendor Paper Pack, Prima flowers, Spellbinders Label 11, Martha Stewart border punch, Cricut - Cherry Limeaid font and bling from stash. Thanks for looking...

Housewarming Party Winner

2011-03-18T09:14:00.001-07:00

Last week I was doing some blog hopping to try to check out what some of the girls from Treasured Scrapbooking have been doing. I stopped by to check out what Lisa Houpt "Just Lisa" has been doing and happened upon her sneak peak Housewarming Party blog hop for a brand new kit company ~ House of Art, so I decided to check it out and went each day to comment on the blogs. Then on Monday I was surprised to see that my name had been drawn for the prize. When I emailed my address to the owner, Ariana Mangum, I was surprised to find that she is very local to me. She is very nice and I hope that you will go by and check out their kits. This is the prize that I received yesterday. I can't wait to use it. I will definately be checking them out each month to see what they have to offer.

The Original Three Ts

2011-03-12T06:00:00.000-08:00

As promised here is the last layout from our visit with the Thurbers. When I did this layout it reminded me of Michelle's blog that was once called the Three Ts. These are the original 3 Ts before sweet Lincoln came along.

I really like how this layout turned out and it was the first time for using my new Scrapbook Generation Sketch book for two-page layouts that I received as a gift from my friend Liz. I just love the sketches and ended up ordering two more volumes. I also used Bazzill CS, October Afternoon Seaside PP, Sizzixs star die, Thickers, Buttons from stash and Queen & Co pearls. Thanks for looking.

Butterfly Blog Linky Party with Eva

2011-03-11T08:59:00.000-08:00

My friend Eva is hosting a Butterfly Blog Linky Party this Sunday March 13th. Be sure to go to her blog for all the details. I need to look and see what kind of butterflies I have to join in on the fun and hope that you will too.

Dinner at Red Robin with the Thurbers

2011-03-10T06:00:00.000-08:00

This layout is some more of the pictures that were taken when we had dinner with the Thurbers last September. We had such a good time visiting with them. I have one more layout from their visit and will share that in a couple of days.

For this layout I used Bazzill CS, Cosmo Cricket Lil' Man line, Sizzix die, MFT dienamics, spellbinders Lacey Circles and a sketch from Scrapbook Generation.

Sassy Reveal ~ March 7th ~ It's Your Birthday

2011-03-06T22:00:00.000-08:00

It is reveal day once again over at Sassy Lil' Card Sketches. This is the newest sketch from Cherie...

Our sponsor this month is Nikki Sivils and she was very generous to supply the DT with some of her paper to create with. This is the card that I came up with for this sketch using her "Its Your Day Birthday Wishes" line.

Be sure to head over to Sassy Lil' Sketches to check out the rules and enter your take on the sketch.

Bowling in Las Vegas

2011-03-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

We are in Las Vegas this morning bowling our sweepstakes. Hopefully we will all do well and win a little money, but even if we don't I'm sure that we will all be having fun!

These are the pictures that I took last August when we were in Vegas for our Sweeps. I scrapped these last weekend, I figured I better get them done before I get more pictures and get further behind on my scrapping. I hope that you are all having a great weekend!

Tomorrow we will be off to the Nascar Cup Series here in Las Vegas. We are hoping to see a good race and hope to see one our favorites do well.

Happy Saturday and thanks for stopping by...

Cousins ~ White Space Challenge

2011-03-04T05:00:00.000-08:00

This is one of the layouts that I did this past weekend at the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat. It was really hard for me to leave all of the white space on it, which inspired me to host a White Space challenge over at Sassy Lil' Sketches Forum. I hope that you will come over and check it out and maybe even join in on the challenge.

This layout was created with the Close to My Heart Zippidee Collection, Tim Holtz Paper Rosette, Junkitz Rubons, and Color Box Chestnut Roan Chalk

Sassy Birthday Wishes

2011-03-03T06:30:00.000-08:00

This is another card that I made from scraps using the February 14th Card Sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches . I used Cosmo Cricket - Togetherness line, Creative Memories CS, Hero Arts stamp, EK Success Border Punch, Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and Color Box Chestnut Roan chalk. This was a really fun card to make. Thanks for looking.

Blog Makeover

2011-03-02T09:33:00.000-08:00

Isn't it beautiful! I got a new Blog banner from Shanna Vineyard, and boy do I love it! She is just getting started with her new business of creating blog banners and you too could have one...

Seriously…. I am IN LOVE with what she did for me and she just LOVES creating them! Do you need/want one for your blog? Is yours boring and blah and not really you???

She would love to help! $35.00 gets you one customized to fit/match your blog background AND personality.

Email her and let her know what you’re looking for. shannavineyard@comcast.net

Together with Family

2011-03-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

This was created using the Sassy Lil' Sketches February 7th Sketch with Cosmo Cricket's Togetherness line, Creative Memories CS, BoBunny Ocean Dot, and Teresa Collins - Celebrate clear stamps.

Sassy Card Sketch

2011-03-01T06:00:00.000-08:00

I attended the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat this past weekend and this is one of the cards that I made with the scraps from one of my layouts. This was made using the February 14th Card Sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches using the Cosmo Cricket Lil-Man line, MFT Dienamic Open Scallop Border, Hero Arts Stamp, Memento Tuxedo Black, and Color Box Chestnut Roan Chalk.

Thanks for looking!

I Scored Big at the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat this Past Weekend!!

2011-02-28T21:39:00.000-08:00

I think I did pretty good this past weekend at the retreat getting 8 2-page layouts done and 4 cards, but I really scored thanks to my DD Kristi. She was checking out the consignment table and came in and asked me if she needed a Silhouette. I told her that I have been wanting one for sooooo long, so she told me I should go out and buy it. Someone had one on the consignment table, in the box for $25.00. Can you believe that, so now I am the proud owner of it. Hopefully I will find the time in the near future to clean off a space for it in my scrap room and to be able to figure out how to set it up and start using it. Wish me luck! Thanks again Kristi!

Off to Scrapbook Expo...

2011-02-25T07:30:00.000-08:00

I am off to the Scrapbook Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center this morning. I am meeting up with a few of my friends from Scrappin In The Hills and we will do a whirlwind trip around the expo before heading off to the Sisterhood of Scrapbooking Retreat in Fullerton. Kristi can't make it to expo with us since she has to work, but she will be meeting us at the retreat. I hope to get lots of scrapping done this weekend and have lots more to share with you. For now here is a layout that I did of Sarah and Sahara planting some flowers in little pots that we bought at Target. Have a great weekend!

Ouch!

2011-02-24T06:30:00.000-08:00

Here is a layout I did with the pictures from Andy's knee surgery back in 2009. I have had these pictures and I found this kit at Out On A Limb and thought it would be perfect for them. He made us promise that we wouldn't take the camera to the hospital, but we didn't promise anything about once we got home.

February 21 Sassy Reveal

2011-02-20T22:00:00.000-08:00

Today is another reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Sketches Card Blog.
This is Cherie's great sketch:

And this is my take on it:

My card is made with Cosmo Cricket - Nutmeg, Bazzill CS, Color Box Chestnut Roan Chalk, Best Creations 3D Foam Tape, Pinecone Press Owl and Label, Ribbon from stash and Spellbinders Scalloped Oval and Oval dies.

Be sure to stop by Sassy Lil' Sketches Blog to see the layout reveals also. If you play along with us this month we have great sponsors and your name will go into the drawing for a chance at one of their prizes. The card sketch sponsor is Cosmo Cricket and the layout sketch sponsors are the paper sponsor, Expressions Vinyl and the digital sponsor Lauretta's Digital Stamps

Christmas Morning 2008

2011-02-18T06:00:00.000-08:00

Here is another layout from Christmas morning with the presents all stacked up.

This layout is made with Echo Park paper line and the presents were leftovers from the Jolly Christmas page that I didn't use.

Holly Jolly Christmas

2011-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

I am soooo far behind on my scrapping, but I am trying to spend at least one weekend a month going to a crop or getting together with friends to scrap. Here is another layout that I did earlier this month with some pictures from Christmas 2008. Our Maddie was enjoying her fun bell collar while Kristi's little dog Daisy seemed to like being put in a box.

This layout was done with the help of a kit that I bought from Outonalimbscrapbooking.com. Of course I buy kits because I think that they will be easy to just whip them out, but then I find that I need to change them up some, so I am trying to get away from buying them, but need to use up all of the ones that I have been collecting over the past few years.

It Was Snowing...

2011-02-16T06:00:00.001-08:00

These pages were done with the pictures that I took when we were on our way to Utah last February. This was a lot of snow for us, but I know that for everyone in snow country this year, this is nothing at all.

These pages were done with the Echo Park Wintertime line. The colors were just perfect to go with my pictures, I thought.

Vistiting the Lacys

2011-02-15T07:00:00.000-08:00

Here are a couple more pages that I did from our trip to Utah and our visit to all of the kids that live there by Tim and Wendy. We went to visit Danny and Jill and the kids wanted to show us their rooms. They are all painted really cute and Danny and Jill did all of the painting and art work themselves. They did a great job. Jill also made the bathroom cabinets (which is why I took a picture of their bathroom), she is very talented. We really enjoyed our visit with them and hope to be able to go back again soon.

Happy Valentines Day...

2011-02-11T10:32:00.001-08:00

Happy Valentines Day everyone... We are not ones that really celebrate this holiday but if you are I hope that you are doing something fun!

This is a card that I made for a Valentine swap over at Sassy Lil' Sketches. We were given a name and asked to send a valentine card with an embellishment inside. I hope that the person that got my card liked the embellies. I know I did because I had to buy duplicates of them so I would have some too.

Another layout to share...

2011-02-09T07:00:00.000-08:00

Here is another layout with pictures taken from the trip to Utah last year. This is Michelle's family.

I started this layout with a kit that I had bought several years ago. One of my focuses this year is to use up a lot of what I already have. So I am trying to use up my kits that I have been collecting rather than using. I added the Family tag and cut some flowers with the Tim Holtz flower die. You will probably be seeing a lot more of these flowers, just love them! Thanks for looking and I will try to be back to share some more this week.

Happy 35th and a Layout to Share

2011-02-08T10:14:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Barry and I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe that it has been that many years! We had a very nice dinner at Chomp in Fullerton at their Tappan Bar. The cook was amazing with all of his little tricks and the food was wonderful! On to the next 35...

Also I have gotten off to a decent start on my scrapping for this year, just a little slow at sharing it. I went with my friend Liz back on the 14th of January to Scrapbook Daisies and we scrapped for two days and I was able to get 12 pages done. I went back there this past Saturday and completed 6 more. I will try to share them with you over the next couple of weeks. Here are the first two, these are a 2-page layout, which if you know me, that is all I do... These were pictures that were taken last February when we went to Utah to visit with Barry's brother, Tim and his family. These pictures were taken at Karen's house with her and her girls. As you can see she was very pregnant and welcomed her first boy into her family just a few weeks after we were there.

February 7th Sassy Reveal

2011-02-06T23:00:00.000-08:00

Today is the first reveal for the new Sassy Lil' Sketches Card Blog, I hope that you will go over and check it out. They will be revealing a new card sketch on the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th. They will also continue to reveal layout sketches on the Sassy Lil' Sketches Layout Blog

Each site has their own sponsors this month. The card sketch sponsor is Cosmo Cricket and the layout sketch sponsor is paper sponsor, Expressions Vinyl and the digital sponsor is Lauretta's Digital Stamps
Here is the sketch for the 7th:

And this is my take on it:

This card is made with Crate Baby Bee Collection, American Crafts ribbon, Basic Grey rub-on, Spellbinders - Lacy Squares, Helmar Zap Dots, Color Box Chestnut Roan Chalk and Bling from stash.

What a Great Birthday!!!

2011-01-31T09:29:00.000-08:00

Wow, I can't believe another year has passed me by! My birthday was last Wednesday and we celebrated by going to watch the taping of The Price Is Right once again. It was a fun day spent with Kristi, Andy, Robyn, Becky and Joyce. We met up in the morning at Mom's house and took off for LA. We parked our car at The Grove and headed over to Chipolte for some lunch before heading into the studio. On our way out of the parking structure we found this cute little cupcake store called "Wonderland Bakery". We all looked around at all of the cute stuff that they had in there and I found some really cute ceramic items that I thought about getting to display in my garden kitchen window. We also found some yummy looking cupcakes, so we checked to see how late they were going to be open and decided to come back by on our way home...

While we were waiting to go in to the show, Andy went into the gift shop and bought me a Dancing With The Stars sweatshirt! It was very sweet of him since he knows that I just love that show and it is very comfy and warm!

So after the taping of the show we all went to Wood Ranch for a yummy birthday dinner.

Then we headed out to the cupcake store... only to find out that while we were at The Price is Right, Wonderland Bakery was in the middle of a dispute with the property management company and they were no longer at this location! Can you believe that??? In the few hours that were were gone they had moved out, blackened the windows and had a security guard stationed in front of the store. We were all disappointed that we weren't going to have a cupcake for dessert and I wasn't going to get any of their cute ceramic items... Oh well.....

On Friday night Barry, Andy, Kristi, Rich, Sarah, Mom and I went to Hibachi Steak house for dinner. Mom gave me a gift card for Amazon, which will be perfect to help keep my kindle full of good reading... Kristi, Rich and Sarah gave me a mouse for the new laptop computer that Barry ordered for me and is due to arrive any day now!!! Yeah, I can't wait.

Well, Kristi had another surprise for me also... She had gone to the Wonderland Bakery website and ordered these for me... What a surprise and I can't wait until they arrive.

This was one of the best birthday's I have had in a very long time... I guess it is ok to get older. Thanks everyone for helping to make it a special birthday!

Another Sassy Reveal

2011-01-14T00:01:00.000-08:00

Cherie had another great sketch for us this month at Sassy Lil' Sketches. I hope that you will stop by and check out all the cards this month and join in. We have two great sponsors again this month. Our paper sponsor is Tidbitz in Time and our digital sponsor is CoCoDinGo.

This is the card I made using We R Memories Keeper's White Out Collection. Pia issued a card challenge to us over at the Sassy Lil' Sketches Forum to use only scraps on cards. This was my first card this year and it was made with my scraps.

This is the last month of the current term on Sassy Lil' Sketches and it is the last time I will be revealing on the 14th. Starting next month they will have a card sketch blog with reveals on the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th. My reveal dates will be on the 7th and 21st. Be sure to watch for all of the great sketches by Cherie.

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T09:37:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year everyone. What a great way to start the new year. Sassy Lil' Sketches has announced their new Design Team for February - July 2011 and I am still on the team. They have made some changes this year, they will be revealing a layout sketch and a card sketch 4 times per month. I will be a card sassy revealing with the sketches on the 7th and the 21st. Head on over to the Sassy Lil' Sketches Forum and check out the new team.

Happy Day After Christmas

2010-12-26T17:43:00.000-08:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We had a very enjoyable day spending time with family and having a very yummy Christmas dinner. It is hard to believe that it is already over, it is a very hectic time of the year, but very enjoyable at the same time. I haven't done any scrapping for a couple of weeks but now that Christmas is behind us I hope to be able to get a few projects done. Have a great week and hope to be back before the year is over.

Sassy December Reveal

2010-12-14T00:01:00.000-08:00

Today is reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Sketches. You can now see all of the sketches at the new Sassy Lil' Sketches website and forum. I hope that you will pop over and check it out. Cherie and Katie have been very busy making a great new site for us to visit and get great inspiration.

Now for the reveal, here is the sketch:

Here is my take on this sketch using an image from our digital sponsor this month, Stamping Dragon Designs.

We also have a paper sponsor this month, Lawn Fawn, so be sure to post your creations over at Sassy Lil' Sketches blog site for a chance for one of the prizes this month.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Design Team Call

2010-12-06T08:59:00.000-08:00

Sassy Lil' Sketches is having their Feb-July 2011 Design Team Call, so if you are interested please head over there and check it out. This is a great sketch site with lots of new and exciting things happening. They have just opened a new forum, so if you haven't already been over to check it out head on over.

Guest Designer at Unscripted

2010-12-06T08:49:00.000-08:00

I was asked to be the Guest Designer over at Unscripted this week. They always have great sketches that are perfect for cards and layouts. I hope that you will go by and check them out if you haven't already. Here is their sketch for this week:

And this is my take on it:

Happy Thanksgiving

2010-11-25T08:29:00.000-08:00

I would like to take a moment to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that everyone that is out traveling today to be with family and friends will have very safe travels and a very enjoyable day! I am looking forward to spending the day with my family here at home and will be thinking about all of my family that won't be with us today. I will also be thinking about all of our family members that are no longer with us but I am thankful for all of the time that we did have them with us. Wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday!

Sassy Lil' Sketches November Reveal

2010-11-14T00:01:00.001-08:00

Here is the sketch for this month's card challenge over at Sassy Lil' Sketches.

And here is my take on the sketch:

My card was made using Echo Park Life is Good line, MME fine and dandy layered sticker, ribbon from stash and digital image from Sassy Studio Designs, colored in with my copic markers and stickles.

Once again we have two sponsors at Sassy Lil' Sketches. Our paper sponsor is:

And our digital sponsor is:

Hippity Hop Blog Hop

2010-11-12T00:01:00.000-08:00

Sassy Lil' Sketches is involved in the Hippity Hop Blog Hop starting today November 12th and going through November 14th. The hops starts at Sassy Lil' Sketches! You'll need to visit each of the blogs to complete your layout! You will get an element at each of the 5 blogs. Using the elements create a layout or card and post it to all 5 blogs for a chance to win up to 5 times. The five blogs in the Hop are: Sassy Lil' Sketches, Scrap Fit, Crop Suey, Scrap Tiffany, and Cuttlebug Spot.

Here is the layout that I did for the Hop. I hope that you will join in and have a chance to win.

My layout is created with the Fancy Pants It's Your Day collection. I also used Teresa Collins Celebrate Stamp set to make my banner, bazzill card stock and Just the Edge. I embossed my Just the edge pieces with my cuttlebug embossing folder, inked the edges of everything with my Chestnut Roan cats eye and added the felt flowers from our sponsor at Sassy Lil' Sketches, Wendy Hammer Designs.

I will have a drawing at the end of the hop for an RAK. All you have to do is leave a comment here on my blog and become a follower (if you are not already). Thanks for looking and I hope you have fun on the Hop. Now head on over to Sassy Lil' Sketches so you can get started on your layout.

Another Drawing for a Gypsy

2010-10-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

Lisa Falduto is giving away another Gypsy when the comments on her post reaches 400. Go check it out, spread the word and have a chance at a free Gypsy.

Another Sassy Lil' Sketches Card Crazy Card

2010-10-18T08:51:00.000-07:00

Here is another card that I made this past week using the Card Crazy Sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. It was for one of the girls at work and she really liked it.

For this card I used Pink Paisley PP, Bazzill CS, MM rubon, butterfly from stash, SU border punch.

A Couple of Layouts from the Retreat

2010-10-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple pages I did this weekend with the pictures from the 4th of July. We were sitting out in the front yard. Kristi came by and Andy decided to have a few friends over and play some beer pong. We barbequed hamburgers and they all enjoyed the food and the beer.

It was fun doing these pages. I used a CTMH paper paper pack and cut out the title and fireworks with my Cricut and then glued the bling onto the fireworks.

Sassy Lil' Sketches 10/14 Reveal

2010-10-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that it is that time of the month again. Here is the October 14th Card Sketch over at Sassy Lil' Sketches

This is my take on the sketch:

My card is made from Crate Paper PP, MM brads, Ippity stamp, bling and flowers from stash.

We have two great sponsors again this month. Our paper sponsor* is:

Our digital sponsor is:

Be sure to check out Sassy's generous sponsors!

To be eligible for the October prizes your layout/card needs to be uploaded at Sassy Lil' Sketches via Mr. Linky below by November 5th at 11:59 PM EST.

*The paper prize is open to US residents only. The digital prize is open to all US & International residents.

Gypsy Giveaway

2010-10-13T09:37:00.001-07:00

Check this out! How would you like to be the proud owner of one of these? Pinky is giving away two of these on her blog. All you need to do is follow her blog and leave a comment. Give it a try, she is giving away two.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Card Crazy Week Two

2010-10-11T00:01:00.000-07:00

Cherie has created another great sketch over at Sassy Lil' Sketches for Card Crazy Week Two. Every Monday in the month of October they are posting a new sketch and you can have a chance to win a Mini kit from CupCards {To Go} by submitting your entry by October 31st.

Here is the sketch:

And my take on it. This card is made from the BoBunny Whoo-ligans collection.

WOW What a Weekend

2010-10-10T18:08:00.001-07:00

I have been gone all weekend for a 3-day crop with Sisterhood of Scrapbooking. I got there at noon on Friday and scrapped until 2:00 Friday night. We then got up and started going about 7:30 Saturday morning. Unfortunately I had to leave in the middle of the day for a few hours to go to a Memorial service. But got back to scrapping about 3:30 and with a break for dinner, scrapped until 4:00 am. Back up and moving about 8:30 this morning and scrapped, cleaned up, packed and visited until 3:00 this afternoon. Needless to say I am very tired right now but I do want to share a card with you that I made last night. This is from a sketch at Sassy Lil' Sketches for their Card Crazy contest that they are having all month. They will be posting a new sketch each Monday and you have until October 31st to post your entries for a chance at the prize from CupCards {To Go}. Be sure to head over to Sassy Lil' Sketches to check it out.

Here is my card for Week 1 Sketch:

This card is made with Echo Park Printed Paper, Kaisercraft Rubon and ribbon from my stash.

I will try to come back later this week with some other items that I did this weekend.

Catch Up Time...

2010-10-02T20:40:00.000-07:00

Well, it seems like it has been a while since I was on here and a lot has been going on. Here is the card that I made for Sarah for her birthday and didn't get back to post it.

This card was made with Bazzil CS, Echo Park PP, Ric Rac from my stash, MFT banner die cut and fonts from my Cricut.

Here is a little catch up on what has been going on...

I have been spending time on the weekends going to Sarah's soccer games.

Michelle and her family came to Southern California to go to Disneyland and we were able to meet up with them and have dinner at Red Robin

And of course we had to take a cousins picture with Kristi, Michelle and Andy with a bonus of Lincoln.

Last weekend we had a birthday party for Kristi to celebrate her 30th birthday...

Her birthday was actually on Wednesday and to celebrate it a group of us (Debbie (me), Becky, Robyn, Joyce, Erin, Jennifer, Andy, and of course Kristi) went to see The Price is Right. Here is the picture we had taken.

We had a great time but were exhausted at the end of the day. Kristi, Erin, Jennifer and Andy went up Tuesday night and got in line at 11:30 (2nd in line) and then Becky, Joyce, Robyn and I went up at 4 am and joined them. We were in the different areas of the studio from 8 am until we left there at 6 pm. So needless to say that by the time we got home at about 8:30 we were all pretty tired. I almost forgot to mention that we saw two tapings. The first show will air November 4th and you should see a lot of us since we were sitting in the front row. The second show will air December 6th and it had a guest star and you might just see more of us, or at least one of us...

Thanks for stopping by and I will try not to stay away so long next time.

Sassy Lil' Sketches - September Reveal

2010-09-14T00:01:00.000-07:00

We have another great sketch this month from Cherie at Sassy Lil' Sketches.

and here is my take on it:

My card is made from Echo Park Life is Good, Bazzill CS, Scrap Mart exclusive spellbinder die and krinkled ribbon. This card will be used for one of my many September birthdays this month.

We have two more generous sponsors for September.

Our paper prize is a Cricut cartridge from Memory Miser.

Our digital sponsor is a $10 gift certificate to Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

Please be sure to check out both of our awesome sponsors!

I hope that you will come and play along, be sure to head over to Sassy Lil' Sketches to check out all the details on how you can win this month.

Birthday Time and Unscripted 71

2010-09-05T13:27:00.001-07:00

Well our birthday month has started... Yesterday was my DS, Andy's 26th birthday. It is hard to believe that my baby is 26. We are going to a friend's house for dinner tonight to start the celebration and then continue on tomorrow with a family BBQ. We will also be celebrating my mom's 89th birthday which is the 7th along with Sarah who will be 11 on the 7th. Here is the card that I made for my mom using the sketch this week from Unscripted. This was their sketch this week...

And this is my card...

The supplies that I used were: Recollections CS, MME Garden Party PP, MS Border punches, Spellbinders label, Cuttlebug embossing folder and American Crafts Rub-on.

Thanks for looking and I will hopefully be back to post a few more cards tonight or tomorrow...

Unscripted Sketches #70

2010-09-03T07:19:00.000-07:00

Okay, so last night I needed to make a birthday card for one of the girls at work. Her birthday is Saturday so I need the card for today, nothing like waiting until the last minute. So I decided to use the sketch from Unscripted. Here is the sketch:

And here is my card...

The supplies that I used for this card were: My Minds Eyes Home Glitter, Basic Grey PP, Bazzill CS, MS Deco Fan border punch, Kaiser Rhinestones, Copic Pen to color center rhinestone, Ribbon from stash, Stamp (unknown manufacturer), Marvy scalloped punches, Color Box Chalk - Chestnut Roan, Memento - Rich Cocoa, my ATG gun and Helmar Gemstone Glue.

Thanks for looking.

And the winner is...

2010-08-30T20:15:00.000-07:00

Thank you everyone for visiting my blog during the Sassy Lil' Sketches Blog Hop! I hope that you will stop back by on a regular basis and check out what is going on. I used Random.Org to find the winner of my handmade crocheted flowers.

True Random Number Generator

Min: 1
Max: 52
Result: 42
Powered by RANDOM.ORG

And the winner is...

Karen AKA Soccerboyzmom said...
Great choice of colors on the card.

I will get the flowers off to you in the next couple of days. Thanks again for stopping in.

Stay tuned for the announcement of which blogs are holding the hidden treasures and the winners of the Blog Hop prizes.

Sassy Lil’ Sketches “Hidden” Treasures Blog Hop

2010-08-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

We are having a Blog Hop…Sassy Lil’ Sketches style! We want you to get to know our new Sassies. There are some pretty fabulous prizes to win, too!

The "Hidden" Treasure Blog Hop starts at Sassy Lil’ Sketches where there are two of our sassy sketches and rules for the blog hop. After visiting Sassy Lil' Sketches you can choose which Sassy you would like to visit next. We recommend visiting every Sassy because we have "hidden" treasure at four of our Sassies' blogs.

Here is the card that I made from one of the sketches.

I hope that you enjoy the hop and will visit all of the Sassies' blogs. You have until August 30th, 9 PM. EST to participate and leave a comment on the blogs for a chance to win. We don't know where the hidden treasures lie, so be sure to check us all out and leave a comment. Be sure to leave a comment here on my blog for a chance to win some of my hand crocheted flowers.

The Sassies:
Aimee
Amanda
Amy
Brenda B.
Brenda R.
Carla
Cherie
Cheryl
Christine
Deanna
Debbie
Denise
Isabelle (Zabou)
Jessica Bree
Katie
Kelly
Laura
Martine
Nancy
Rebecca
Sandra
Shana

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Sassy Lil Sketches - August 7 Sketch

2010-08-22T11:54:00.000-07:00

Here is the sketch that they had up at Sassy Lil' Sketches for August 7th...

and my take on the sketch.

This was a fun sketch to work with. Head over to Sassy Lil' Sketches and check out all of their sketches so far this month. They have two great sponsors this month, ScrapFreak and The Cutting Cafe.

Also, we have a Blog Hop that will be starting tomorrow so head back over tomorrow to check it out.

Summer Card Swap at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast

2010-08-22T11:45:00.000-07:00

We had a summer card swap over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast and this is the card that I made. The theme for this was "Summery Cards".

Materials used: Bazzill CS, Echo Park Summertime PP, Ippity Stamp Set, Michaels Felt ribbon, Fiskars Border Punch.

There eight other people who joined in on the swap and they were all really cute cards. Head on over to SC2C and check them out.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Reveal Day

2010-08-14T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today is my first reveal day over at Sassy Lil' Sketches.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take on the sketch using the cupcake image from The Cutting Cafe, our digital sponsor this month. I never thought I would use anything digital, but it has opened a new door for me and you will probably be seeing more digital images on my cards in the future.

I hope that you will join us and show us your take on the sketch. We have two great sponsors this month. Scrap Freak is our paper sponsor and The Cutting Cafe is our digital sponsor. Each entry this month will get their name in the drawing for a prize from one of the sponsors. So head on over to Sassy Lil' Sketches and give it a try.

Faux Stitching

2010-08-06T07:27:00.000-07:00

This is a layout that I did for a challenge over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast. The challenge is to do faux stitching somewhere on your layout or card. I cut a journal box with a Sizzix Tim Holtz Die and did faux stitching around it. I have to say that it is so much easier than trying to do it on the sewing machine.

The products that I used on this layout were: K&Co Lemon Drop PP, CM CS, and MS Punch

Thanks for looking.

Retirement Card #2

2010-08-04T07:26:00.000-07:00

This is the second card that I made for Becky which I sent her myself. I loved the way this card turned out.

This card was made from Bazzill CS, AC Botanique PP, Ippity stamp - The Simple Things, Memento Ink, Crocheted flower (crocheted by me), Button from stash, Spellbinders, Fiskars punch, Best Creations 3D foam.

Thanks for looking.

Congrats!

2010-08-03T07:24:00.000-07:00

Today is the first day of my cousin Becky's retirement. This is a card that I made for my mom to send to her. I'm sure that she is enjoying it today, but it probably hasn't really sunk in.

This card was made from the Echo Park - Life is Good Line. I also used the Now & Always stamp set from Ippity, and a SOLO stamp, Memento ink, MS punch, Ribbon from Fabric Barn and Best Creations 3D foam. It was a fun card to make and I like the way it turned out.

Thanks for looking.

Goodbye Scrappin In The Hills

2010-08-01T00:11:00.000-07:00

It was so sad to say goodbye at my LSS tonight. They are closing their doors for the last time tonight. I spent last night and today at a crop at their store and it was very difficult. I had a few bumps in the road to limit my time there and a real lack of mojo. I did manage to finish two cards I needed to make and will share them this week when I get a picture taken. My mom and I both are sending them to my cousin who is retiring this week, so I was glad to get those done. I'm not sure when I will be going back out to scrap, but hope to get going here at home again.

Have a great week everyone!

ScrapFit's WO #24 "Freestyle Relay"

2010-07-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

These are two pages I did this weekend for the WO #24 over at ScrapFit. The challenge was to lift a layout by one of the designers but change something. I chose Laura Jean's Things are better in 2's. She actually did 2 6x12 layouts so when they are put together it looks like one.

These are her layouts:

These are mine:

It's been a while...

2010-07-26T20:19:00.000-07:00

Wow, I have been bad about getting on here to post. Let's catch up a little. We had a wonderful time at the Sugarland concert, they were even better than they were at stateline. Barry did a great job of picking out our tickets and he packed a nice picnic dinner for us to eat in the parking lot once we got up there. We stayed at a Days Inn in Hollywood so we didn't have to drive far after the concert. Barry read that we couldn't take cameras in so all I had was my little pocket camera so I didn't get too good of pictures. This is a picture of the stage from our seats.

We took our time about getting up the next morning and then took a scenic drive through Hollywood and went to Patrick's Roadhouse on Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica to have brunch. Barry had seen it on Diners Drive-Ins and Dives and wanted to go check it out. It was really fun to check it out and the food was great.

On Sunday the 11th Donna (my sister), Lauren and Emily (my nieces) all came to visit from Colorado. They were here for a week so I was off work spending time with them all week. We spent that Monday at the hospital while my mom had a procedure done and then spent the rest of the week at her house playing games and visiting.

Then I had to go back to work for four days. I was off last Friday and took mom to a couple of her doctor appointments and out to lunch with Andy. After we had lunch I took her home and then headed to the Holiday Inn in Fullerton for the Sisterhood of Scrapping Retreat. I had a great time and met a lot of new people and got a little bit of scrapping done. I didn't get as much as I would have liked to, but I did complete 10 pages and a couple of cards. I will try to get pictures this week of some of the layouts and share them with you. The cards are for my Sassy Lil Sketches DT work, so you have to wait for the reveal days to see those, but hopefully I will have time to get a few more cards made this week and I will share those.

So, I guess that catches you up on what I have been up to and I will try not to wait so long to catch up.

BTW, here is the card that I made at the Copic's class that I took the first part of the month.

Happy Birthday Barry!!

2010-07-08T07:00:00.000-07:00

Today is my darling husband's birthday and to celebrate we are taking off this afternoon and heading up to LA to the Greek Theatre to see Sugarland. We had so much fun seeing them a few months ago that we are really looking forward to seeing them again.

This is also the beginning of my week off of work as my sister and nieces are coming to town on Sunday so we will be doing a lot of visiting, so I'm not sure but we are hoping to get one day to make cards, hopefully that will happen.

Busy Week...

2010-07-07T21:53:00.001-07:00

It has been a crazy busy week, I think because it is such a short week at work for met. After having a nice long weekend I worked yesterday then took a Copic's card coloring class last night. Today was a busy day a work with a deadline to be met and then out to dinner with the boys. I did make a card on Monday that was fun and I am trying to use my copics as I am learning. I used a sketch that Elizabeth posted over at Treasured Scrapbooking. Here is the card, doesn't it look yummy and make you want to eat some ice cream!

Trishutter Card Challenge

2010-06-30T09:00:00.000-07:00

Ruby aka Inspired Scrapper was our Member of the Month over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast for June and she hosted a challenge. She challenged us to make a trishutter card and this is the card that I made for it. This was a fun card and I will probably make another one in the future.

Birthday Card Parade

2010-06-28T20:13:00.000-07:00

I had a couple of requests to make 4 different birthday cards plus one that I needed to send out. This first one was a card that my mom wanted to send to my cousin for his birthday. I made it for Casey Lu's masculine card challenge over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast and I used this month's card sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches. Head on over to Sassy Lil' Sketches and check out this month's sketches. You have until July 5th to enter for one of the prizes from this month's sponsors.

This is a card I made for Katee's challenge over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast, which was to make a card using up scraps. These were the scraps from the card that I made above.

This is the card that I made for my niece Lauren who had a birthday last Wednesday.

Tina had asked me to make a couple of cards for her friend's twin daughters, one needed to be pink and the other purple. This is what I came up with.

Great News to Share

2010-06-27T17:13:00.001-07:00

The announcement was made today at Sassy Lil' Sketches that I made the Card Design Team. We were given this sketch

and this is the card that I did for it.

My term starts August 1, 2010 and my first card will be posted on August 14th. Be sure to go by and check it out they have one card sketch a month and three layout sketches. Cherie does a great job with the sketches and they have sponsors that will be offering prizes each month, so be sure to participate and get your name in there for a chance to win!

Card Challenge at SC2C

2010-06-19T09:08:00.000-07:00

Here is a card that I made for Katee's Sketch Challenge over at Scrappin Coast 2 Coast. Come by and check it out and join in.

Frame It Up Challenge

2010-06-13T16:58:00.001-07:00

Eva hosted her last challenge as Card Designer over at Treasured Scrapbooking this month and this is the card that I made for it:

More Layouts from Last Weekend

2010-06-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

Here are the rest of the layouts that I did last weekend.

This layout was done with pictures from Thanksgiving last year when we went to Barry's dad's and enjoyed a great weekend with Tom, Tim and Wendy. I didn't get very many pictures but wanted to scrap the few that I had.

When Donna, Lauren and Emily came to visit last June, we went the Aquarium in Long Beach and these are a couple of the pictures from there. I did some layouts with other pictures at the NSD crop, I will try to take pictures and post those later.

These pictures were from a trip to Arizona last October to go to the Bazzill Sale. We got to meet up with a few friends and have dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. I fell in love with this paper while at the crop and just had to get it. I thought it went really well with this set of pictures.

These pictures were taken back in 2005 when Donna, Anne, Lauren and Emily came to visit and we were on the way to the airport. We stopped off at Starbucks to meet up with Kristi for a few minutes before they left.