Precious - Let's Scrap

It's that time again!  Another spectacular Let's Scrap sketch has been posted and you have the opportunity to play along for your chance to win a fun prize from this week's sponsor.

Having one teen graduated from high school (how is that even possible?? pfft! I'm far too young for that...LOL!) and the other a freshmen this year (double pfft!! for that) it has become increasingly more difficult to get pictures of them.  So what's a mama to do?  Take pictures of her goat babies of course!

This is Twilight, one of my loves around here on the farm, and I was super elated she actually stood still for this shot!  You don't even know how incredibly hard it is to get goats to cooperate for photoshoots until you have them trying to nuzzle your face while doing so.  I don't mind the nuzzles just wish I wasn't deleting so many photos after. ;)

The sketch this week was perfect for me to use to highlight her precious beauty on a gorgeous Fall day.

For the background I used on the newest ScrapFX stencils, Hash (2014290) to create a bit of country texture with some paste.  I also added bits of glitter glue to this when it was dry but you can't see the sparkle in my photo - bummer.  I really struggle capturing glitter at times.  I then stamped some subtle chicken wire patterning in a greyish tone around the background using my ScrapFX Chicken Wire Stamp (2013382).  In real life this is a really great touch - photo not so much against the mustard background. Of course there are the chippies and then the leaves were also stamped using a ScrapFX stamp onto some patterned paper.  

Here is this week's sketch I used:

My take is from the left side and I adjusted the photos to suit my needs.  I love being able to make sketches meet needs in this way.  Whether you use both sides and make a double page spread (you go with your bad self!), pick a side, adjust it to meet your needs, or follow along precisely, I do hope you play along! 

You can see the rest of this week's DT takes and link at Let's Scrap, here.

Take care and I'll see you soon as I have so much to share my to blog folder is bursting. O.o

Happy!

Greetings!  This is a late night post for me as days are busy, but it is a happy one!

First off I must share I've joined the Let's Scrap DT - Woot!

This is super exciting as back in the day it was one of my very first teams and now to be back with them is a joy.  There are oodles of changes as well.  Gone are the days of the Ning site.  While this is a bit sad, I think ultimately it is pretty cool the challenge site is now blog based - it makes it a lot easier for all of YOU to play along!  There is also a Facebook page for anyone on that social network so be sure to check us out there too!  This is where the chattiness happens. ;)

My first sketch reveal was with this team thos past Wednesday and here is what I came up with:

I've been working diligently on using my stash and I love this October Afternoon line with the Campbell Soup kid-like images so much.  I couldn't resist using them on this card.  The background here is a heat embossed resist using some of the new ScrapFX cloud stamps and NeoColors II, can you guess how much I love these stamps??! ahahaha!!

What I love about this technique is how it allowed the details of each stamp to still shine through.  Here you can see the word happy much better than in the first picture.  You'll also notice the little confetti speckles in the upper right hand cloud.  The color seeped into these areas yet resisted the clouds - love that.

Here is the sketch I based my design off:

And now it's turn.  Create a card, or LO if you choose, and link it up to the Let's Scrap site for your chance to win a prize from this week's sponsor.  Hope to see you playing along! :)

Until next time, take care!!

A LO and a Card

Happy Monday Peeps.  Hope weekends were enjoyable and time with loved ones abundant.  Half of my weekend was spent watching DD play softball at an indoor tourney and the other was spent relaxing and scrapping, so all around a great weekend.  

 

Two of my favorite sites, MSW and Let's Scrap,  have lots of fun stuff going for the month of February so you'll wanna check them out.  Lots of awesome sketchiness and super fun prizes.... but the best part are all the ladies.  So many wonderful, inspiring friends to hang out with. 

I'm elated that I actually got going on Lucy Lou's Sketch-A-Thon.  Its been soo long since I played along there and it felt so good to knock out one of the 6 sketches that have been posted so far....I'm running a little behind LOL ; )  Here's a card I had a tremendously good time creating:

 

Chipboard, Molding Paste, Modeling Paste, Ink, and Shimmer oh my!  I don't think I'll ever tire grabbing for these supplies or using clouds, raindrops, and rainbows in my creations.

 

The background was created by using a combo of mists and ink to go over the patterned paper and pastes that were applied.  I altered up the chipboard with paint, pastes, shimmer, and glaze. Supplies Used: Sassafras papers and sticker, Maya Road chipboard and doily, Liquitex and Golden pastes, Crater's Workshop stencil, Studio Calico stamp, October Afternoon sticker

Here's the sketch:

Speaking of sketches check out this week's from Let's Scrap:

Suer fun with those strips of paper right?  The minute I saw those cloud shapes I was sold on having to get this one done.

One of my favorite Sassafras lines - Bungle Jungle animals in effect.  I highlighted the papers by brushing metallic paint over some areas and also adding puffy paint.  I heart puffy paint.  Some buttons for the giraffe and it was painted with some orange mist since I didn't seem to have any orange metallic paint.  I NEED to get some. A couple Maya Road pins, a Crate paper brad, and the hot air balloon is a stamp from Studio Calico.   Journaling done of cloud sticker made by Sass.

I've been holding on to this cutie lil helicopter for a long time and am so glad to finally rid it from my stash and onto a page.  I spruced it up a bit with some Perfect Pearls and added the brad so I could attach the twine for the banner.  Here you can also see the stars stamped on with gold paint and some of the mist splatters.

This LO while fun and playful really tugs at my heart strings.  Its all about how my boy (not really so much a boy anymore) finally outgrowing me.  He waited and waited for this moment, so elated when it came.  For me it was exciting to know he was growing up, but bittersweet knowing how quickly he'll be off.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Hope you've found something to make you smile, if not go do so, no time like the present.

It's September!!

ACK!! Where did the summer months go? It just flew by soo quickly and school for my kiddos is just right around the corner. I will have a freshmen in highschool!! and a 5th grader. Sigh..... I wish I could turn back the time to when they were little. They have grown too fast!

Ok, moving on to some scrappy stuff. With the first of the month comes some reveals for me to share.

My Sketch World has new sketches up for both LOs and cards. I am on the card team and am loving the fact I get to do ATCs, tags, arches, or cards with Lucy's sketches. I have really gotten into trying out some new things and having one of her fabulous sketches as a starting point is a great help!

Here is the My Sketch World card sketch for the 1st:

Isn't it wonderful??! This sketch just screamed ATC to me so that's exactly what I created.

I Sing:

This little birdie needed some help one day when it got stuck in the side of a kennel outside in our driveway. DD and I enjoyed looking at the little fellow and trying to help him find his family again. This picture reminded me of the gospel song His Eye Is On the Sparrow; it is one of my favorites.

head on over to My Sketch World to see the rest of the fabulous designers takes on the sketch, as well as the new LO sketch and inspiration. There is also still time to get some projects done for the ABC crop, so if you haven't checked that out do so while you are there too!

The 1st of the month also means A Walk Down Memory Lane is featuring some new manufacturers of the month! This month the designers will be helping showcase the wonderful products of Graphic 45 and stamps from Stampendous!! You can receive 25% off both of these manufacturers products. Also remember if there is something your little heart desires that is not in the store, just let Lisa know and she can order it for you!

Remember yesterday's sneak peek?? Well here is the full card:

MMMmm, I used some yummy new Steampunk from Graphic 45 on this card! I have been doing a lot with this line both the 8x8 size and 12x12. The colors are soo rich and I really love all the cool patterns and things you can cut out! To create this card I used fabulous sketch from the beautiful Kimmy over at Let's Scrap. She always has great card sketches from us over there once a month. Here is the sketch:

So there you have it, 2 great sketches for you to use as inspiration and 2 great new manufacturers to save on this month.

Thanks for stopping by today. Hope your day is filled with happiness and God bless!
Scarlett (Still trying to figure out how to get a siggy, but I WILL figure it out! LOL!!)

F is for 4 Photos

Eeek! {Gasp!}..... Use more than 1 or 2 photos??! Yup, that is the challenge for letter F and let me tell you, it certainly was a challenge for me because I really do not do more than 2 photos on a page and even that's a stretch. Thankfully this week's sketch at Let's Scrap had more than 2 photos so I was able to do double duty by getting my DT LO done for there and completing this My Sketch World ABC crop challenge!

Here's the fabulous sketch Cheri whipped up for us to use this week:

I chose to use the left side of the sketch and came up with something a bit funky!! I am totally trying to use up my stash these days since there are oodles of new things I want coming out! So I dug into my American Crafts Backyard collection along with some Echo Park and this is the result:

This Lil' Birdie

This lil' birdie DD and I are holding found itself stuck in the side of a dog crate we had outside drying from being cleaned. The poor little things head was stuck and couldn't get out. So DD came running inside to get me to rescue it. He was soo cute and I think pretty grateful we got him out!

Some Close Ups:

Love all the wonderful stickers that came with the Echo Park Sweet Summertime collection! I also really love those birdcages and am not really sure why I haven't busted them out before this. I see lots of cute projects in the future for them.

Of course I had to a bit of Sass into this funky mix! I love that Nerdy Bird. The glitter alphas are made by them as well.... can't wait to get my hands on the new colors!

And here is the cutie lil' birdie all framed up with a K&Co frame that was part of a border. He was just so sweet, but his mama wasn't!!!! They started calling to one another and so I walked to get closer to the mama bird's call. Next thing I knew I had one angry mama bird all up in my face!! She was NOT pleased I had her baby!!! I promptly put him down to save my eyes from being pecked out and the rest is history. They are all living happily in our oak tree and the lil' birdie can now fly!!

Thanks for stopping by today! Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!
Scarlett

B is for Border Punches!

Happy Wednesday Everyone! I am so excited to really be getting my scrap on again! The mojo has been flowing and it feels good to participate again at some of my favorite places to be like My Sketch World and Let's Scrap!

Hopefully I will be coming to you daily with each challenge I complete for the ABC crop currently going on at MSW. See yesterday's post for more details! Challenge D is already posted, but maybe

I can knock C and D out today to get current!
For the B challenge I used the fabulous sketch posted this week at Let's Scrap!

Here is the sketch:


My take using just the left side:

Ma & Pa

I used a lot of different manufacturers on this one: Studio Calico, October Afternoon, Basic Grey, K&Co., Martha Stewart, Cosmo Cricket, and punches from Fiskars and EK Success.

Some Close Ups:


I have been wanting to use this cow from Cosmo Cricket for soo long! I just {heart} cows! Really happy to have my Cosmo Cricket Unity stamp set from A Walk Down Memory Lane as well! That is where the stamped sentiments on the cardstock stickers came from.

This bee is from the Unity stamp set as well. I was really pleased with how my banner came out and plan on layering up banners more often, it really adds a lot of character, don't cha think?

These little chairs from Studio Calico kind of threw me for a loop, but I loved them and thought they were so stinkin' cute.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Happy Scrappin' ~ Scarlett

Sketchy Wednesday

Hi There! Hope you all are having Happy Wednesdays!

I love that I get to be a part of 2 great sketch communities. Sketches make it so easy and quick to create beautiful LOs and I feel I follow along with 2 of the best sketch artists around in Lucy, from My Sketch World and Cheri, from Let's Scrap! Right now both sites have fabulous sketches up to kick start your June mojo!

Here is the June 1st Sketch from My Sketch World:


My LO is titled Beach Baby

I used Graphic 45 Boardwalk papers for this LO! I am lovin' the colors and fun patterns of this line!

WooHoo! I finally used some bottlecaps on a LO! I have only done this once and look forward to using these gems again! I used my circle punches to punch a base background paper and the little soda cap images from the patterned paper for inside the bottle caps. The little saying is also cut from the papers.

Here you can see the bottle caps a bit better, as well as my dyed eyelet lace. I used my glimmer mist on it. I used a Jillibean Soup journaling sprout and distressed it with my Ranger inks to make it match the papers, instead of being shockingly white.

I wanted my tickets to look more realistic on the page so I had the idea to create these lifts in the line. I really like the way it turned out. Using sandpaper, I distressed my Thickers to have them match the overall feel of the LO.

Here is the sketch from Let's Scrap:

Cheri always provides 2 page sketches and I love that they work so well by themselves or together. My preference is to do one pagers so I chose the left side of the sketch..... I mean how could I resist that circle!! LOL! It's my favorite scrappy shape!

This LO is titled Love Makes.....

I really love this picture of DH and I. It is so rare that we actually get a picture together, so thank you to my DD who took this picture last year on the 4th of July. I used a lot of scraps I had of some of favorite lines from some of my fav manufacturers to create this LO.

I outlined the letters for GO with a Sharpie to make them pop out and I told you this accordian fold flower was quickly becoming my fav to use! I inked the chipboard bird, outlined it, and then embossed it with UTEE to get a nice sheen.

I used up lots of random bellies and stickers, just love that big ol' pink button.... yup it was a button, just took off the backing.

I again dyed some eyelet lace for this LO and created the chipboard heart myself out of some plain chipboard sheets I had, then glittered, and used hairspray to seal.
Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my creations. It's always so fun to share.
Make sure you head on over to Let's Scrap and My Sketch World to complete these sketches. Both sites have great prizes connected with them this week!
Until next time, Happy Scrappin' ~ Scarlett

I Challenge You To.......

1. Join me at Scrapbook Deal 4 U in the Camp Rock summer crop!!! Here are the deets:



GET READY TO ROCK!!!!
With only a couple of days until the first challenge is issued, we thought we would let you all in on the details!
Below, you will find a couple of lists. Please take a look at these and if you have any questions, please post it here, or PM any member of the DT and we will do our best to help you out!

***Remember, you can play along JUST for fun, or you can play to earn points...either way, you are certain to be inspired, challenged, and hopefully even have a bit of fun over the next few weeks! EVERYONE will earn badges for each challenge they complete!
***Anyone can join in at any time...you can play one challenge or all...there is no minimum requirement. We want this to be fun for everyone!
***Each "Jam Challenge" will be issued on Friday and Due by the following Tuesday at midnight PST. The poll will then be set up and no additional entrants will be allowed into the poll. The polls will be set for 2 days so Please remember to come back and vote! The first Jam will be issued on June 4th, and the Final Jam will be on July 16th.

HOW TO EARN POINTS during summer camp.

Ok....here is the break down on how to earn points throughout camp...

Pre-registering......................................................10 points
blog/fb/twitter......................................................5 points
invite friends (they must participate)..............................5 points EACH
daily participation in MB.............................................1 point for every 5 comments (up to 100pts.)
gallery participation..................................................1 point for every 5 comments (up to 100pts.)
random game participation.........................................5 points for participation...10 points for the winner if there is one
Ad photo to your Avatar.............................................5 points* We want to see YOU! Your own face for this one please!

How to earn points through the challenges each week...
layout entered (on time)............................................10 points
Top vote getter.....................................................100 points
2nd....................................................................75 points
3rd.....................................................................50 points
4th.....................................................................35 points
5th.....................................................................20 point

***there will be points awarded to the top 5 vote-getters. In the event that there is a tie, points will be awarded to both...no tie breakers...it is still just for fun
I will try to post up to date point tallies periodically throughout camp.
At the end of Camp, totals will be tallied, and top point earner will be our next Guest Designer! The 2nd place point earner will receive a past SD4U kit filled with goodies and 3rd place will receive scrappin' goodness worth $20.00!

My Daughter is absolutely thrilled I am participating in this and we have had to watch Camp Rock 3 times so I can get in the mood....oy, oy, oy! LOL

2. To head on over to the A Walk Down Memory Lane DT blog and check out my sketch challenge for the month of June. The beautiful Miss Lucy from My Sketch World gave me permission to use one of her fabulous sketches and this is the Lo I created with it:


Of course I had to use some October Afternoon for this.... I am totally obsessed with their papers these days and it is totally helpful the A Walk Down Memory Lane store has them for 25% off the entire month of June!

I made my flowers for this LO out of DDs favorite pair of jean capris she finally outgrew. I swear she lived in these things during all seasons, LOL!, so I had to save them and use them for a LO!

3. To hurry up and head on over to Let's Scrap, where they have a super sketch posted and you still have time to create a LO using it!! Just get it uploaded by midnight tonight for your chance at some delightful scrappy goodies from Memorable Seasons!
Here's my take:

I really like how this LO turned out. MY DS is 13 now so it's a bit harder to scrap pages for him. I want them to have a more mature look and I think this worked out perfectly.....again using some October Afternoon papers from a variety of collections.

These flowers are quickly becoming a fav of mine now that I actually have the hang of craeting them! I love adding stuff to the tops of them and they work great for boy pages since they aren't too girly looking! I drew lines onto my patterned paper to create the underside of my mushrooms and then I embossed them with some clear embossing powder, even though you can't really tell that in the picture.

I love how rolling down the edges of my green paper strip revealed the underside pattern. I think it adds a cool touch. I cut the circle strip out of paper from the Fly A Kite October Afternoon collection and then added the buttons. The letters are also from Fly A Kite and I just outlined them with a Sharpie to help them stand out a bit more.

4. To capture a rainbow!! I know lots of us have been experiencing much rain and it can get you down, but there is always a rainbow somewhere. I love that God has given us this great gift of beauty amongst the rain!

This is DH with our daughter and old gurl, Tika, in the background. He loves playing in the rain with the kids! Not sure where DS was at??!! LOL!

Thank you Lord!

Well that's it for now..... I think I gave you all enough food for thought!! LMBO! With blogger being down I got a bit behind on what I wanted to share.
Have delightful days my friends and thanks for stopping by!
Scarlett

Let's Scrap Blog Hop!!

Hi there and Welcome to the Let's Scrap 1st Ever DT blog hop!! I am your 7th stop on the hop!!

National Scrapbooking Day was last weekend, right? Well not at Let's
Scrap.
We are celebrating our scrapbooking ALL MONTH LONG. We started with some
great games and challenges during NSD weekend, and now we are back with
the
Let's Scrap Design Team Blog Hop. Below you will find a list of those
DT's
who are joining us in the blog hop. Each stop on the hop will offer you a
different challenge. Become a follower of each Design Team Member's blog
and as you complete each challenge, upload your finished project to
http://www.letsscrap.ning.com. Return to each blog and make sure to
leave
a comment letting us know that you have completed the challenge and
uploaded
it to Let's Scrap. Make sure you tag your project with the appropriate
tag
(you will find those instructions on each of our blogs-ie: bloghop1,
bloghop2, etc.).
Each Design Team member will randomly select a winner of a small prize for
participating. For the ULTIMATE challenge, and for a chance to win a $50
gift certificate to A Cherry On Top http://www.acherryontop.com, complete
the challenges you will find on EACH stop on the blog hop. Make sure to
tag
your uploads properly so you are sure to be entered into the random
drawing.

So now that you have read through some details.... ready for the challenge?? My challenge to you is to create a monochromatic LO!! You can use a very teeny amount of accent color, but your LO should scream monochromatic!! LOL! The other requirement is that use one of teh fabulous sketches posted on the site, old or new!

Here's my sample for you:



For my challenge please tag your LO or card if you choose, bloghop7.

I will be offering up a handmade necklace or a mini album kit (your choice) as a RAK and will post a picture of both soon!! To receive 1 entry, simply leave a comment to this post, to get 2 entries become a follower (if you already are I thank you so much for sharing in my journey, please remind you follow along) and leave a comment, and to get 3 entries become a follower, leave a comment, and then come back and link up your project to this post.

Your next stop is Carolina!

You can start anywhere along the way within this great group of blogs and
each one will link from one site to the next where you will find all the
great challenges! And the best part is you have two complete weeks to
upload your challenge entries. Even if you don't win the grand prize, if
you choose to complete all the challenges available, just think, you will
have 10 completed projects!

Let's get this hop started!! Remember, to become a follower and return to
leave a comment after completing each challenge. Good luck, and have
fun!!!!

1. Susan - http://www.paperdaisydreams.blogspot.com
2. Cori - http://www.creativechat.blogspot.com
3. Deb - http://debhorstcreaterofsendablesentiments.blogspot.com/
4. Jean -http://www.Pagesintime.blogspot.com
5. Sally - www.sallyschallengechatter.blogspot.com
6. Rosalie - http://www.fivetulips.blogspot.com/
7. Scarlett - http://scarlettsscrapoirs.blogspot.com
8. Carolina - http://www.caromgar.blogspot.com
9. Nana - http://www.youniquereflections.blogspot.com/
10. Kristie - http://www.lotstoscrap.blogspot.com

Please scroll down to see current posts

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!

Saturday Greetings to you!! I want to thank all of you that participated in the Let's Scrap Blog hop! It was so much fun to see each and everyone of your creations and I thank all those who just popped in to visit. I hope you stick around and keep on visiting me... I love company!

Without further ado the winner of my challenge is: Stacy Harper - Watson!!!! YAY! Congrats to you! Please PM on Let's Scrap so I can get your info to send you this:



Hope you enjoy your mini album kit!!

Card Sketch for Wednesday

Happy Wednesday! It is a gorgeous day today and a perfect match for the card I have to share with you based off the new sketch up at Let's Scrap. Kimmy has brought us another super fabulous sketch to work with and I had a blast turning this one out! This week's sponsor is Carta & Ricordi and they are offering up some yummy goodies including a Fiskar's border punch!

My card is a note card this time around.



I just love October Afternoon and this new Fly a Kite collection is delightful to work with. I punched the circles out of the patterned paper and also cut out the kite pieces.



Thanks for looking and be sure to head on over to Let's Scrap so you can get crackin' on your own version of the sketch posted there for you!

Sketchy Wednesday!!

Greetings! Happy Wednesday to you!

Wednesdays always mean there is a new sketch up at Let's Scrap and I am delighted to say this week's sketch was inspired by a LO I created for the Feb. issue of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine. How cool is that??! My work in sketch form...WOW! I am honored Cheri would ask for some of my work to create sketches off of!

Here is the sketch:


And here is the LO inspiration for it:

Not Getting Up



I just LOVE Dr. Seuss and this was such a fun call to create for Scrapbook News and Review Magazine!! I used Sassfras Lass papers and letters, along with some Basic Grey letters, K&Co letters, and EK Success letters.



The Dr. Suess images came from a note pad my daughter gave me for my birthday. She knows I love Dr. Seuss and thought it would make for good scrappy supplies. She's so in tune with her mama!! LOL! She was elated when I began cutting out the images for this LO. All the wording on this LO are inspired by the Dr. Seuss book I Am Not Going To Get Up Today! Worked perfectly for this sleeping picture of my son when he was just a little guy.... now a days he is looking me right in the eye and will soon be past my height! Gosh how time flies!!

Thanks for stopping by today and please head on over to Let's Scrap. I would love to see YOUR take on this week's sketch!! As always there is a fantabulous sponsor for this week and lots still going on in celebration of NSD!
Be blessed and Happy Scrappin ~ Scarlett