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Sketch # 11 - Pink

Though the Sketchbook Four class is over, I am still plugging away at the sketches. I get on a bit of a roll and I just want to complete them all-ha! The layout below is my take on KP's sketch #11:

The pics are from Bryant's fifth grade play (Tide Pool Condo's)last year. I have been meaning to scrap them for like...forev-ah! He did so good. He spoke his lines loud & clear. He knew all the songs. He knew all the dance moves. The only thing that he did not like was...that his costume was pink! Oh well...

A bit more sketchy fun...

Everyone knows that I love a good sketch. Some sketches grab my attention right away and others I look at as a challenge. I looked at the one below as a challenge. It looks so simple, right? That is where I have a problem. I have a hard time with simple. I like lots of 'stuff'. The sketch below is last weeks 'Sunday Sketch' from the Studio Calico blog:

Here is what I came up with. I love this pic that Steve took of Bryant. Steve won some Red Sox tickets and took B, not me. That's okay though. They tried their hardest to get noticed by our local tv announcers to let me know that they were thinking about me. Love that!

Though Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook Four class ended this week. I have a few in process and I still have few more to work with. Very inspired! This layout is a couple of pics I took last summer of B and his cousin Ben. They look and act more like brothers, rather than cousins. They really are the coolest-ha! I found the perfect papers called 'A Boys Life' by EP. The colors and designs were perfect, cause you know that I am all about the matchy, matchy.

More projects to share soon!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #8 - You'll shoot your eye out kid!

I have had these pics of Bryant for a while now.

My Dad has been teaching him how to handle a gun properly.

Bryant is a bit obsessed with guns.

I think that it has to do with all the 'shoot em' up' video games out there...                                            

This sketch from Kelly was perfect.

Simple enough to really showcase all the pics

and

the 'City of Lights' & 'Sorbonnne' kits from Studio Calico

had the perfect colored papers.

I really am all about the matchy, matchy-ha!

I love how this layout came out!

More to share tomorrow...

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #1 - Art Show

Mom's favorite had a piece of his artwork

 in the Arts Alive art show last Spring.

This show is a combination of art work

from many students, from multiple schools,

in the area and held at our local highschool.

We were so proud that Bryant

was asked to have one of his projects

in the show.

Here is his artwork up close:

Oh yea...and I had to scrap about it!

I have had these pics for a while,

waiting for just the perfect layout.

I love the sketch I used by Kelly Purkey.

Sketch #1

This sketchbook four class really

has inspired me.

I mean really,

who doesn't love a great sketch?

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #6 - So Full of Wonder

This layout is my take on sketch six 

for Kelly Purkey's

Sketchbook four class.

I am on a roll!

I got to play with Studio Calico's

newest kit, 'City of Lights'.

It is so pretty!

Our kitty Theo is an indoor cat,

and a part time outdoor cat.

We bought him a little harness and leash

and he loves it.

He is a little timid, but always amazed.

The birds always catch his attention...ha!

I took this cute pic of him,

one of the first times he went outside.

I love his look of wonder.

I think that this may be my favorite layout so far. :)

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #4 - Aeropostale

Bryant has been asking to get an Aeropostale sweatshirt for a while now.So for Easter this year, we decided this would be the perfect gift, since he no longer believes in the Easter bunny (insert sad face here.) They grow up so fast. He also wanted a few t-shirts too...

Imagine his surprise when he woke up Easter morning to all these goodies! I love this pic of him with all his new fashionable goodies. Yes, off course I had to scrap about it!

This is my take on sketch #4 from Kelly Purkey's Sketchbook Four class over at Studio Calico. I have been so inspired by this class. It definately has brought my mojo back. The sketches are really great and the takes on them have been amazing!

More to share soon.

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #3 - Part Time Bubba

I love this paper.

Journey by Authentique.

I used it for my blog banner.

The colors are amazing!

I also used it for this layout.

Do you remember?

And...

I have used it, again,

on this layout.

The second layout (above) is my take on sketch four

from Kelly Purkeys Sketchbook Four class,

over at Studio Calico.

This sketch was so much fun.

I love this pic of B.

It was taken at his first live concert.

Jason Aldean & Eric Church.

He has been surrounded by all kinds of music,

his whole life.

Country, rock, pop, etc.

He likes it all.

A little bit country &

a little bit rock-n-roll.

Part time rocker,

Part time bubba.

I love it.

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sketch #2 - Enjoy YOUR Day

I love all things Christy Tomlinson.

From her Scarlet Lime kits that I have enjoyed for years,

to her creative online art classes.

She is very talented

and

she makes it look so easy.

She has finally come out with some products of her own!

Starting with this line,

'She Art'

created for Pink Paislee.

I love it.

No. I really LOVE it!!!

I finally got my hands on some of the papers

and was able to create this layout,

based on Sketch 2

from Kelly Purkeys Sketchbook Four class

over at Studio Calico.

I love this pic of B,

taken on his birthday last month.

Having a March birthday

is always hit or miss with the weather.

This year it was cool & a bit gray,

but that did not dampen the mood!

Bryant loved his 'Angry Bird' balloon bouquet.

Drab background.

+

Colorful kid.

+

Great sketch.

=

Fun layout.

 Happy Scrappin'!!!

Got Flowers?

Papercrafting is my obsession.

I love to create.

For me.

For my family.

For my friends.

That is what it is all about, right?

I made this this for my friends Birthday.

She loved it.

It made her smile.

That makes me happy.

Here is another view.

Everything used to make this, I had in my stash.

Except the flowers.

The flowers I bought separately.

Basically all it cost me was my time.

They say handmade gifts are the best.

I tend to think so too.

Plus I love to make things for my friends & family.

It's what I do.

It's what I love to do.

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Sunday Sketch

It has been a while since I played along with a sketch challenge. This one recently caught my eye, over on the Studio Calico blog. They do a 'Sunday Sketch' challenge every week and this is the latest edition. A very simple sketch, with so many possibilities.

Here is my take. 12 at twelve. A list of twelve things that B is enjoying at the moment. I was inspired by a couple of different things when creating this layout. First I like the idea of splashing/dripping the Mister Huey's Calico White misting spray instead of spraying it on the layout. The white really 'pops'! Second, I got the idea for (remember inspiration comes from everywhere) the woven strip square in the center from a potholder. Remember those ones you use to make as a kid? The ones made with the cloth strips and the plastic loom. I think my mom still has some of the ones I made as a kid.  I actually saw one of these little potholders hanging in a co-workers car, It brought back those childhood memories and new creative inspiration. Fun!

Speaking of inspiration...this class starts tomorrow:

So excited!

Happy Scrappin;!

Studio Calico Fun

I love to create. A bit obsessive about my scrapbooking at times. I just have the need to create everyday. I love the process. The idea, the story, the pics and the papers. I had a lot of fun creating a couple more layouts with the Story Hour. kit from Studio Calico. The first one is pretty simple. This one really is all about the pictures and the story. Since my dad retired, he has become quite the wood worker. He has already built a hutch, a rocking chair, and some beautiful deck chairs. All are awesome, but this toy truck and trailers was the coolest. Bryant and my dad built this from scratch over school vacation:

Here is another layout, just for fun, of our sweet kitty Theo. Love him to pieces!

I also had fun using SC's Memoir 6X6 papers & Memoir chipboard buttons for this Fall layout of our annual trip to the farmstand I use to go to as a kid.. The colors of this collection really drew me in. I am all about matchy-matchy and this line matched the pics perfectly:

I also used the Memoir papers & buttons to make this pretty card for a co-workers baby shower this past week.. I love these colors!

Love all things Studio Calico.

Looking forward to playing around with some of the new stamps, masks & mists I just got.

More to share soon.

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Happy Birthday Bryant!!!

My baby turns twelve today!

Scrappy Happy

Yay! My Studio Calico Story Hour kit finally arrived. It was a bit delayed per UPS, but it is here now. I have already created one layout and I have 2 more in progress. My first layout with Story Hour is below. One of the cool ideas I got from Amy Tan in the stretch your kit class was to scrap a collage photo. I order these all the time and often have them framed on my desk. I never thought to scrap them, but what a cool idea to get multiple pics on a layout. I also like the new trend of 'confetti' on layouts. It is such a cool fun look. This layout is all about our trip to Boston last year for the Red Sox opening weekend. We went to the second game of the season (not quite opening day). A great time was had by all!

A new idea book/magazine started in January. The issues are specific to one artisist. When I heard about these last year, I subscribed right away. The first issue is all about the fabulous Teresa Collins

.My issue just arrived yesterday. Yes, a bit late, but that is a story for another time. This issue is awesome and filled with amazing projects. I am look forward to future issues featuring Donna Downey, Kelly Purkey, Heidi Swapp, etc. You can check it out HERE 

Happy Scrappin'!!!

...and even more...

...Stretch Your Kit layouts. I think these may be the last ones, because there are really just bits and pieces left of this kit. So sad, but my new Studio Calico kit (finally) arrived yesterday. It is awesome! I can't wait to create with it! In the meantime here is a layout I did with some of the pretty backsides of the paper. The colors of the Boardwalk kit were mint, lime, cream, white, khaki, but the backsides had some fun pink, blue and brown. So I created this girly page. I made some fun hand cut embellies. I handstitched. I used acrylic paint and I scrapped pics of me. A fun, colorful girly layout. So fun!

This is a layout about my son, Bryant's new Winter coat. Our Winter has been so non existent here in New England, that I almost did not even buy him a new coat this year.I say almost, because I could not pass up the awsome deal on this cool grey with lime striping snowboarders coat I saw at Sears after Christmas. It was a steal, but I did not know if he would get a chance to wear it this year. That is until it snowed last week, He got to wear it one day and now we are back up in the 50 and 60 degree temps. It did really make for some fun pictures and a great layout:

Class was fun, but it is over. I am looking forward to the next one, which is Kelly Purkey's Sketch 4 class. So much scrappy inspiration. Come play along. Class starts April 1st over at Studio Calico.

Happy Scrappin'!!!

...and more 'Stretch Your Kit' fun, plus my blog hop winner!

One of the challenges for the Stretch Your Kit class was to recycle an item of mail. Whether it be junkmail, a sales flyer, etc. Just be creative. I chose to use the tiny padded envelope that the earrings I ordered from etsy came in:

I used more scraps from my Studio Calico Boardwalk kit and made a cute little mini book. Here is the front cover:

Inside I used kraft paper for the pages and more colorful scraps for the page tabs. The little book is all ready for pics and journaling:

Here is the whole cover, front and back. I stitched all around the edges and also used Sass paper edges on my binding. Just a bit of color pop. Fun!

I decided to treat myself with the March Studio Calico kit, It has been a while. It's called Story Hour. Love the color combo. Good boy colors.  I think it will be great for some fun Bryant layouts. Ha!

The blog hop over at Let’s Scrap is over. So many beautiful cards were made. I loved them all! But, alas, only one person can win. So without further ado, my winner is:

Andrea Green

Look at the beautiful card she made:

Congratulations Girl!

Enjoy your RAK!

Happy Scrappin'!

Stretch Your Kit-Part 2

I have to say, that I really am getting alot out of this kit. That kit being Studio Calico's Boardwalk kit. So glad I finally cracked it open. I have been having so much fun. Here are a couple more layouts that I did with it. The pic of Bryant in this particular layout, I took last Fall. Just an everyday pic, but he looked so cute that I had to do something with it. Right? The pretty Sass cloud paper made the perfect background and all the green cut up strips (along with a bit of kraft) made the perfect frame. I also cut out some of the star flowers  from the Basic Grey paper for jus a littlle something extra. I loved the result!

Another one of my favorite things from the class is how Amy and Jen J use lots of colored strips on their layouts. I saw this loose weaving idea in a magazine and thought that I would give it a try. I also wanted to use the lime bakers twine and brads that came with the kit, so I created a little frame around the main photo. Bryant bought a little tree bud home a few years ago and he and his Nana planted it next to our home. It continues to grow a little bit every year.. We look forward to years from now when it is a big strong tree.

Oh!

This post would not be complete with out Mama's favorite meow.

It has been like having another kid

and

I love him so!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Stretch Your Kit

  BLOG HOP 

One more day!

I love color combo pallettes. Especially ones that come with a photo for inspiration. I find a lot of great ones on Pinterest. I am not sure where I found this one, but it drew me in. Or maybe it was the pic of Marilyn. I don't know, but I loved it.

 Then last Summer Studio Calico came out with this beautiful kit called Boardwalk. It was perfect. I loved it. I had to have it. Then I did what a lot of us scrappers do, I hoarded it. It was so pretty and I had big plans for it, but then it just sat in my stash. Well, until now that is. For the month of February I have been taking Amy Tan (& friends!) 'Stretch Your Kit' class over at Studio Calico. It has been awesome! They are actually using The January kit, but I am using this one. I have created so many projects with it so far and I am also collecting so much inspiration.

The pics in the layout below have been just waiting to be scrapped. I met some great new friends at Teresa Collins' Inspiration Unlimited event in Vegas last year ( I can't wait to see them all again this year. Teresa too!) Anyways, I got some great pics of us all and I wanted to always remember the fun we had.

One of the cool things from the class that I tried on this layout was Kelly Goree's idea of using little rolls of scraps. I really like how it looks behind my title.

I also liked Jen Jocksich's idea to use lots of tiny scraps. It really really looks so cool and colorful.. It really made the pics of my kitty 'pop'. He likes to be everywhere that mama is. Yup, he loves mama. Ha!

This class has been so fun and I have gotten so many cool ideas. I have a few more ideas to share. Even more to create. Yes, there is still a bit more of the kit left. Woo Hoo!

Happy Scrappin'!!!

Treating Myself

We don't really 'celebrate' Valentine's Day in our house. Meaning we don't buy gifts on just that day. It really is just another day. That doesn't mean I can't love me, myself and I by buying some things that make me happy, right? I thought I would share a few things that I have treated myself to lately....

I came across the the coolest new scrapbook magazine at my local Barnes & Noble last.month. It is called Scrap 365. I loved that it was fresh new artsy styles from people that I had never heard of. There are so many creative people out there, but it always seems to be the same people on DT's and being published. Don't get me wrong, they are all very talented, it is really nice to see some fresh faces (at least to me). It is a little price-y, but I am worth it!

I found this cute little basket on clearance at Michael's. It brightens my desk and makes me smile

I recently saw a give-away on Shimelle's blog for these sweet earrings. Alas, I did not win, but I did check out their etsy shop and I had to buy these:

I love happy mail! You can check out their etsy shop for all kinds of cute earrings.

Speaking of happy mail, these awesome Supahfans shirts finally arrived from my friend Kevin's Boston store. Better late than never, right? I am bummed about the Superbowl loss, but I still love my Pats!

Check out what is new from Tim Holtz! Ranger Ink Distress Markers! They are so cool! I already pre-ordered them:

And boy do I love this little guy. I know I did not necessarily buy him, but he has been a true gift to our family.  Even when he is being a pain in the butt.. I mean really, look how cute he is...

Still got a a few crafty things in the works.

The Let's Scrap Blog Hop is still going strong.

There is lots of time to still play along.

I am also working on some layouts for the Amy Tan/Studio Calico Stretch your Kit class.

I have also finally got my hands on some new scrappy goodies, that I can not wait to play with.

Happy Scrappin'!!!