Live happy

Supplies: Patterned paper: Webster's Pages (main) & Scenic Route (photo mat), Journal tab: K & Co, Photo tab: 7 Gypsies, Puffy sticker: American Graft, Stickers: Adorn It, Brads: Imaginsce (white) & Basic Grey (maroon), Others: Book paper, distress inks, lace, ribbon, cardstock, white pen, rub-on, brown pen.

This week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is to use handmade flowers on your layout. I made mine with some scrunched up book paper and distress inks...added ribbon & secured the layers with brads..love the added dimension on my page...Live happy...:)

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Make the world a brighter place

Supplies: Patterned paper: Pebbles Inc, Sassafras, Scenic Route, My Mind's Eye & Teresa Collins, Cardstock: Bazzill, Chipboard: Bella, Stickers: Adorn It, Journal tab: K & Co, Others: Thread, cardboard.

Another new week ...another great song over at Scrapping the Music..."We are the World"...This fabulous song was a charity single written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie in 1985 and recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa. To date, it has raised $63 million for humanitarian efforts in Africa and the USA. My friends, take a moment today to be grateful for the things that we take for granted: daily meals, clean water and sanitation. Almost half of the world's population (some 3 billion people) live in poverty. We can make the world a brighter place by living a meaningful life.

Have a great Monday! :)

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B is for boys

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Cosmo Cricket, My Little Shoebox, Cardstock: Bazzill, Chipboard: Pressed Petal, Felt crowns: Fancy Pants, Stickers: Adorn It, American Crafts & ProvoCraft, Mask: Tim Holtz, Others: Corrugated cardboard, ribbon & floral iron-on (Courtesy of Jeanet), thread, duck (hama beads), Dymo tape, distress inks, glimmer mist.

...B is for boys...thank you Picasa...because of you, I didn't need to go look for old photos in my CD library...I found these pictures of my nephews right on my computer...

I'm loving the masking, inking and misting technique a lot...can you tell? This was a really fun layout to do...comparing how different my nephews look when they were about the same age.

Inspired by PageMaps.

* Edited* I made Layout of the Week at my LSS MWL! :)

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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Cardstock: Bazzill, Mask: Tim Holtz, Others: Distress ink, glimmer mist, stickers, thread, glitter letter stickers (courtesy of Jeanet).

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongBob SquarePants! :) He's not everyone's cup of tea but I find him hilarious! What cartoon do you like?

Just some scraps, masking, misting and stickers!

Inspired by Category Stories.

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Story Time

Supplies: Patterned paper: Scenic Route & Luxe, Cardstock: Bazzill, Chipboard: K & Co, Others: thread, stickles.

...Story time...it's official...I've run out of sentiments for cards...the stamps I have are for scrapbooking and are generally too big for cards (which I started making this March in an effort to use up my scraps)...I marvel at witty sentiments by seasoned cardmakers...Do you have problems thinking of wonderful sentiments for your cards/creations?

Inspired by CPS.

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JBP

Supplies: Patterned paper: Scenic Route, Cardstock: Coredinations, Puffy stickers: American Crafts (JBP) & EK Success (Y), Stamp: Luxe Designs,Others: Cardboard, ribbon, charm, safety pin, notepaper, paper clip, brown pen, brown ink.

JBP...A day at the bird park...Just a super quick layout...I love patterned paper that does most of the work for you...Playing along with Dreamgirls challenge to use packaging, trees and journaling on notepaper.

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Life has got to be lived

Supplies: Patterned paper: October Afternnon, Making Memories, Prima, Scenic Route, Basic Grey & Sassafras, Flowers: Prima, Brads: Basic Grey, Word Sticker: 3 bugs in a rug, Felt & rubber embellishment: Tinkering Ink, Others: Buttons, ribbon, black pen.

This week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is to use a quote in your title and use only one part of speech in your journaling...all nouns, all adjectives, all verbs, all interjections, all adverbs, all prepositions, or all pronouns. Quite a challenge eh? I used the quote "Life has got to be lived.- that's all there is to it.." by Eleanor Roosevelt...Used a lot of little random scraps for this. Printed the quote on a transparency...

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Boo!

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras & Basic Grey, Cardstock: Bazzill, Mask: Tim Holtz, Ink: Distress ink in Black Soot, Others: Glossy accents, ribbon, stickles, felt spider, glitter letter sitckers (courtesy of Jeanet).

Boo! I'm working on my Halloween cards now...Had a little fun with this...masking the web and then adding glossy accents for dimension....paper scraps and some stickles over the spider...

Inspired by Get Sketchy.

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September moments together

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Basic Grey, Chatterbox & My Little Shoebox, Cardstock: Bazzill, Stickers: American Crafts, Others: Buttons, journaling tab, black sharpie.

I've joined the Design Team at Scrapping The Music and this my first layout as a DT member. This week's song is Wake me up when September ends. I've never heard this song prior to this challenge but I quite enjoy it...:) Come play along! :) My layout, September Moments Together, features a family outing last week, using lots of Sassafras and Basic Grey...:)

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Together

Supplies: Patterned paper: Chatterbox (pink & red flourishes), Basic Grey (flowers & leaves) & My Little Shoebox (together), Cardstock: Bazzill, Brad: American Crafts, Flowers: Prima, Others: Thread, brown ink, brown pen,ice-cream stick

Hope you are together with your loved ones today! Happy Sunday!

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Home Beauty

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Basic Grey & Cosmo Cricket, Cardstock: Bazzill, Stickers: 7 Gypsies & Ptovo Craft, Others: Glitter stickers, butterfly applique (courtesy of Jeanet), transparency, masking tape, black ink.

Meet my Home Beauty...my suede boots...that I've only worn out once since I got it in 2007...why? Because it inadvertently rains the moment I think about wearing them. Oh yes, I can conjure rain by thought. If I think about the boots the night before, it rains the next morning. I have dresses and a matching bag to go with these boots but can only admire them at home...:(

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Friends forever

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Cardstock: Bazzill, Chipboard sentiment: K & Co, Others: Ribbon, lace, buttons (courtesy of Jeanet), thread, stickles.

...Friends Forever...:) ...I love the buttons...just some of the sweet goodies my friend Jeanet sent me from The Netherlands...:)

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Monsieur Laugh a Lot

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras, Cardstock: Bazzill, Mask: Tim Holtz, Stamp: Making Memories, Others: Glimmer mist, black paint, Dymo labeler black pen, buttons.

Just a cutesy layout...Monsieur Laugh a Lot features my littlest nephew J...who loves to laugh out loud...I added a little moustache to his picture to mimic the monsters on the Sassafras paper. Trying out the misting technique...:) Fun!

Inspired by Method Playground, Ad This and Pile it On.

*Edited* Sassafras was nice enough to feature this layout on this blog post...cute on overload! :)

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Grandparents

Supplies: Patterned paper: Websters' Pages (base), K & C0 (photo mat), Stamps: Inkadinkado, Chipboard letters: American Crafts, Others: Ribbon, buttons, paper flowers, lace.

This months's challenge at Scrap Inspire Create is up! It is a fun pick & mix challenge where you choose a theme and pick an item from each of the DT member's list. My layout features my maternal grandparents in one of the few studio shots they took together. I kept close to my theme of vintage and chose lace, ribbon, buttons and stamping...I stamped those birds in the background...the "lone" button is actually 2 buttons layered on top of each other....I tried the pleated ribbon technique...it wouldn't stay down so I handstitched it to the paper...which took forever...it didn't occur to me to iron the pleats until after....so silly of me...lol.

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Cheeky cheeky faces

Supplies: Patterned paper: Sassafras & Kaisercraft, Stickers: Provocraft & Doodlebug Designs, Others: Cork paper, Sharpie pen, white pen, stickles, google eyes, Halloween pumpkin embellishments, crackle paint, distress inks, corrugated cardboard.

This week's challenge at Scrapping Out Loud is to scrap out of season...to use seasonal products unconventionally. Think outside the box for this! :) I love these Cheeky cheeky faces my oldest nephew S made when I asked him to pose. This day was especially memorable (even though it happened over a year ago!)...it was the day he told me he loved me, without any prompting from me...awww...sweet. I only see my nephews once a week, on Saturdays, the day I play "parent"...kudos to those (parents) who have to do it everyday! It's not easy but I have them on scheduled activities...especially naps. ..:) Okay, can you spot my seasonal product? Hint: I added googly eyes on them...:)...may have gone overboard with the stickles all over though..Don't you just love sparkly pages?

Come play along!

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