Dream Big

I am taking part in the Big Idea Festival over at Big Picture Classes.  For 14 days, there are inspiring videos to watch from some of the most creative minds in the scrapbooking industry.  I am so thoroughly enjoying these challenges and the thought process behind them.  I think every once in awhile it's good to be reminded why we scrapbook, and this series is definitely helping me remember!

The challenge from Courtney Walsh for Day #3 was to focus on dreams.

My layout is done completely without photos, and I enjoyed completely this focusing on the imagery of the dream and the story behind my dream.

I was gifted with some Bo Bunny Weekend Market paper some time ago, so I used this opportunity to pull it out and create.

The Cricut Artiste and Cricut Art Philosophy did most of the work for me, and all I needed to do was bring it together.

This is an unusual layout for me - and not one that I accustomed to creating.  But I think I will really like looking back on this layouts and reminding myself of this dream that makes me very, very happy!

Yippee!! What Fun News!!

I had a page picked up to be a bonus project in the online magazine Scrapbooking.com this month.  I was so excited about this and couldn't wait to share the news with you!!!
If you go HERE, you will find the project along with instructions.  But what's really cool is that Scrapbooking.com creates a YouTube video, too, so I am going to share that with you!!

Congratulations

Hi again!  My second post for the evening, so be sure and scroll down whenever you visit me.  I am going to get a lot done at this retreat!
I am combining the sketch from Mojo Monday and Our Creative Corner's wedding theme challenge.

I used some Bo Bunny Gabrielle with a couple Imaginisce Roly Rosies to make this card.

The Martha Stewart Doily Lace punch added just the right touch to this delicate wedding card.  Other items used are CTMH Gracious Greetings stamp set; Really Reasonable Ribbon organdy; CTMH Mocha Opaque Gems; and CTMH Glitz Glitter Gel.  I have to tell you something about this Glitz Glitter Gel.  It is comparable to Stickles, so you might wonder the difference.  It is sooooo shiny (it's hard to tell in the picture), and it is already dry on my card.  I think the drying factor makes the biggest difference to me!  Back to work now (or I should say back to play)!!

Don't Forget the Sunscreen

As I promised, I'm back with some artwork.  I found a sketch over at The Scrappiest, and it looked daunting to me.  For that very reason, I challenged myself to create with it!

Shane was just 14 months old in these photos.  That little baby belly - so cute!!  Other than the orange twine from Really Reasonable Ribbon, I used all Bo Bunny Sunkissed for this layout.  I so like when I have all the matching "stuff" for a layout.  It makes it all so quick!  I took a little extra time using my Imaginisce de-stresser to rough up all the edges.  I also used a craft knife to cut around the bicycle a little so that I could tuck the circle underneath just a bit.  If you need to see anything a little better, just click on the photo to enlarge.

Grads

I really the like the sketches over at The Scrappiest this month.  Liz creates great inspiration points.

These are a couple of pictures from Jerry's graduation.  That's his twin brother in the picture with him.

As long as their was still some Bo Bunny on my desk, I went ahead and used that.  The colors matched perfectly with their graduation gowns, I think.  All the elements used are from the Learning Curve collection.

Picture Perfect

I found this picture of Shane tucked in a box.  I think I must have put it there some time ago in order to scrap it, but amongst all my pictures it was forgotten.  I used a very versatile sketch from Lasting Memories Challenges.

And how could I forget this?!  You be the judge ~

What a stinkin' cutie!  Shane was just 2 years old in this photo.  Thank goodness for being able to enlarge the photo to see the newspaper date!  Doesn't he look quite serious about whatever he is reading?  He really copied Jerry a lot when he was little, and my guess is that he was trying to be just like Daddy.

Items used:  Crate Toy Box papers and Restoration chipboard and stickers; Bo Bunny Mama-Razzi title strip; Really Reasonable Ribbon baker's twine; CTMH Picture Perfect stamp set

Graduation Layout

My sister gave me these graduation photos of my nephew who also happens to be my godchild.  He's such a great kid with such a big heart.  I wanted to create a really special layout of his pictures.

I had two sketches sitting on my desk that were so similar so I put them into one layout.   Both are such versatile sketches, so I was happy to have just the photos to use.

Sassy Lil Sketches April 7th Sketch

Sketchy Thursday April 21st Sketch

Item used: Bo Bunny Learning Curve paper and stickers; Really Reasonable Ribbon twine; CMTH button 

Blast Off!

This is my second post for the day.  Be sure to scroll down to see the Sassy Lil Card Sketches reveal!

Such a great picture at For Your Inspiration this week!  To play along, all you need to do is let the photo inspire you!  Here's the photo:

I was inspired by the moon and choose to create a party plate:

I used Bo Bunny's new Blast Off collection. I found some acrylic plates at Target for 14 cents (yes, that's what I said!). I cut the paper and adhered it to the bottom of the plate using Martha Stewart decoupage. I put a layer of decoupage on the top of the paper, too, in order to seal it a bit. Starbust and Skittles seemed the perfect candy to go with the moon!

Now what can you create using this photo as inspiration?  I hope you have the chance to play along for your chance ot become "The Lovely Lotus" !!

Sassy Lil Card Sketches Reveal

Time for a new sketch at Sassy Lil Card Sketches!  Cherie has created such a lovely sketch, and I think you are going to love the versatility of the sketch.

I used a Crafter's Workshop template (Mini Daisy Cluster) over white cardstock. I heavily misted it with sapphire and lily pad glimmer mist.  The flowers are hero arts, the buttons are Bo Bunny, and the gems, thread, and stamp are CTMH.

We have a couple of great sponsors this month at Sassy Lil Card Sketches.  There are four sketches during the month (7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th).  The deadline to have any or all cards linked up is May 5th to be eligible for the prize.  We have two sponsors this month:

Walking on Sunshine

Time for another challenge at The Studio!  This is a great challenge - created a project based on one of your favorite songs.  "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina & the Waves is one of my very favorite happy songs.  So I pulled out some Bo Bunny Sun-Kissed knowing that it would be bright enough to mimic the sunshine.

The pretty orange twine is from Pink Paislee's House of Three.

Hop over to The Studio challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has done.  If you play along, you have a chance to win the monthly prize!

Love and Metal at Scrap Tiffany

It's time for another challenge at Scrap Tiffany!  For this second challenge of the month, we are using metal or craft wire.  What can you come up with?  Here's my example for you:

I've used a metal scalloped circle form CTMH as the focal point of the card.  The paper, letter stickers, and gems are Bo Bunny, and the ribbon is May Arts.  Now it's time for you to dig out those metals or that craft wire that's hiding in your craft room.  Hop on over to the Scrap Tiffany blog and play along for your chance to win!

Reading

The challenge at Bo Bunny Card Challenge Tuesday is to use their wraps or trims on a card. 

I think this is one of the best elements that Bo Bunny has introduced.  The trims and wraps for the lines are all so unique and add so much flair to a project!  All of this product is from the Learning Curve collection.  The base of the card is a 6x6 mat.  To the journaling box, I added one of the dimensional stickers to raise up the book s a little.  I simply love that saying!  I used a couple ribbons form the collection.  The first is simply wrapped around the card, and I used the denim ribbon to make the rosette.  Such a fun "back to school" card!

Child of Mine

First of all, I've been posting a lot in the last couple of days, so be sure to scroll down if you'd like to see more artwork!

I saw the sketch over at Bo Bunny and decided I just had to play.  I had taken this picture of Shane with Miss Chanel #5 on Christmas Day, and I just knew Bo Bunny's Noel was the paper I wanted to use ot scrap it.  Here's the sketch from layout Friday:

As you can see, I replaced the two photos with one 5x7:

When you have all the matching elements, a layout can come together pretty quickly and this one did.  The only part that took a bit longer was fussy cutting the holly from a sheet of paper.  But those of you that know me well know that I love to fussy cut, so it's never a hindrance for me!

The challenge at Lasting Memories is to show your style, and this layout depicts my style perfectly.  I like clean lines and matching elements.  Mostly though, I like to embellish in a way that is "just enough."  I never want my pictures to be hidden but rather to be the first thing you see.

Back to my paper, inks, and embellishments!

Santa & Winter Wishes

I so wanted to use the image that Laurel provided for her blog candy challenge.  It's such a sweet vintage Santa, and I found it to work perfectly with kraft paper:

I used the sketch from CPS for the week, and this also fits the challenge for Frosted Designs - ribbon.  This is a much simpler card than I am used to making, and it was fun! The paper is Canvas Home Basics, the ribbon is May Arts, and the pewter brad is from CTMH's Mistletoe collection.

I used the sketch at Our Creative Corner for the next card. 

I made this card using two stamps - New Fallen Snow from CTMH and the Unity freebie from Paper Crafts magazine.  How generous were they to put a free stamp in the last issue?!  The paper is Midnight Frost from Bo Bunny, and the ribbon and gems are from my stash. This cards fits the Sentimental Sunday challenge - Let it Snow with a sentiment and Frosted Designs - ribbon.

O Christmas Tree

I lvoe to play along at Keep it Simple!  One of the reasons is because it's a true challenge for me to keep my paper crafting simple.  I just always want to add that little bit more!  The challenge this week is evergreen, and here is my card using a lovely stamp from Penny Black.

I used Bo Bunny Noel papers, and I embossed the tree.  It really is very easy to get two different embossing powders on one stamp such as I did here.  First, stamp with Versamark.  Then pour one color at a time.  On this image, I poured CTMH Olive embossing powder on the tree and tapped it off.  Then I poured Judikins tinsel embossing powder on the flying snow.  The sentiment is from CTMH's Evergreen set.

A Little Midnight Frost for Christmas

When I went to the store to pick up some paper, Shane actually picked this paper up from Bo Bunny and said it was the most beautiful paper he has seen.  WOW, I knew I had to grab some and make a few cards!  Discount Cardstock is asking people to post some different Bo Bunny work on their wall, so it was the perfect opportunity for me to grab a couple sketches from CPS and Card Patterns and get to work.

CPS sketch:



Other than my white Bazzill card base, I use all Bo Bunny Midnight Frost paper for this card.  The ribbon is May Arts, the buttons and brads are CTMH, and the stamp is Penny Black.

Card Patterns sketch:

I flipped this one on the side.  Again, all but the card base is Midnight Frost.  The ribbon is May Arts, and the other embellishments are all CTMH.

For both cards, I used pop dots to make the snowflakes stand up a little.  The snowflakes were cut with my Slice FaLaLa design card.



Joy

I know Halloween is right around the corner, but I am still working on my Christmas cards.  It has been really nice to continue them throughout the year so that when December comes, there is no rush!  For this card, I used the Card Crazy #3 sketch from Sassy Lil' Sketches again.  I love this simple sketch!!

Here is the card I came up with:

This card also fits a few more challenges. 

• CARDS - bling
• Christmas Card Challenges - flower
• Sarah Hurley Challenges - Christmas card with no red and green

Items used: Bo Bunny Snow Serenade paper and stickers; Petaloo flower; star shaped rhinestones (I'm sorry - I can't remember where they are from, but I LOVE them!)

I have had the pleasure of my own personal retreat this weekend.  We had nothing on the calendar, and I didn't have to work.  So I have been in my craft room creating away all weekend.  What a joy to sit down and create without hurrying.  I love that!  I hope you've had the a good weekend - whatever you are doing!

Wish

I am still getting that little bit of a jump on my Christmas cards!  It will be so nice to pick out various cards rather than to make in bulk this year.  I am so grateful for all the challenges that keep me on my toes!  This card fits into three challenges - Just Inspirational (Christmas), Glitterbabe (embossing), and Scrapbook Challenges (holiday).

I used the beautiful Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade paper.  I fussy cut the snowflake from a piece of patterned paper.  The CTMH stamp "wish" is embossed with sparkly Bride's Tinsel embossing powder from Judikins.

Sassy Lil' Sketches Bonus Sketch!

When Cherie posted that she created a bonus sketch for the month, I was really excited!!  Sassy Lil' Sketches are so much fun to use, so I sat right down to get this one done.  Any time you participate during the month, you get an entry into the drawing for the monthly prize.  I LOVE that!  We all get busy, so it's nice to know that you can participate here and there as you have the time.  Scroll down my right sidebar and you'll see the prizes for the month.  Now here's that bonus sketch, and the simple page I created with it:

I had these pictures from a walk Jerry and I took, and I've not known how to scrap them.  This is actually four pictures, but I've cut them all in half to take up 8 spots.  I really like how this simple layout turned out.  You know I'm all about making sure the picture is left to be the focal point, so I think Cherie's sketch was perfect.

Items used:  Bo Bunny Roughin' it paper, buttons, brad, and chipboard; May Arts ribbon

Let's Scrap Reveal Day!

Another great sketch form Cheri at Let's Scrap! 

I actually did a 2-pager this week.  I had the perfect pictures for it, and I know my sister's been waiting for these fabulous pictures of her son and grandson to be scrapped!  I took the picture in a 2-page format, so if you'd like to see it closer just click on the photo.

These pictures are far too wonderful!  I wanted to use all the elements in Cheri's design and yet keep it simple enough so that the photos are center stage.  I like the way this one turned out!

Come back on Friday because I am going to share a challenge for the week for Let's Scrap!

Items used: Bo Bunny Learning Curve and Block Party; Martha Stewart Double Loops Punch Around the Page; Spellbinders Circles and Scalloped Circles; Slice Design Card Just Chillin'