no words necessary

I didn't put any words on this page because there is to much to say, this is a pic of my gramma with 2 of my 3 kids, the last pic of her that I know of before she passed.  Even though there is a lot to say, for me there are no words necessary.

     Natalie and Amy are having a die challenge, the winner gets a stamp and die set. For my dies I used six different dies, four tim holtz dies, one for the birdcage stand, the birdcage, and two different flourish swirly ones, a leaf die and a die for the picture frame.
   Simon Says is offering a $50 gift voucher to the winner of the shabby chic challenge, they are always so generous, think what you could do with $50.
   It's anything goes over at Flutter By Wednesday use any winged creature, I have two butterflies on my page.  
   There's a new sponsor over at One Stop Craft Challenges, it's Dr. Digi's and the challenge is anything goes. 
    Fashionable Stamping is having a swirly challenge and they have moved to a .com., so be sure to bookmark the new addy.  Now I know my swirlies are not obvious but they are there, there is a swirly above and below the picture they blend in but if you look close you can see them, there is a swirly hanging up the birdcage and the birdcage stand is a little swirly and yes I stamped the small butterfly and circle flourish around it.  There is also the blue swirly on the side of the pic.  
    There's also a new sponsor at Craft Us Crazy, it's SK Digi's, the challenge is anything but a card.  
    I have followed the sketch below from C'est Magnifique,  they have beautiful kits over there.

 

Thank you all for looking and leaving comments :)

Smile

This boy turns 18 in a couple of days, boy how time flies.  He always has the most wonderful smile, now you know how far behind I am on my scrapbooking!

I have used some misc paper on this one, along with washi tape, dies , punches, buttons.  Underneath the picture it says smile but it didn't photo well.

I am entering this in the following challenges:  Craft Us Crazy , it's an anything goes challenge with a fab sponsor.  It's to die for over at 4 Crafty Chicks, break out the dies (  I used an arrow die and tags die).  Oh and I love Lori's color combo on her card.  I decided to do this page in pastel colors with only a pop of red and the challenge at 2 Sisters is pastels, I think this qaulifies.  It's to die for as well over at Stamptacular Sunday, don't forget to stamp though (my stamping is the brackets around the newborn pic, the ducky on the tab, the grid on the arrow and the onesie on the tag).  Last but not least I have started watching whats going on over at Sketchbook 365 and followed this sketch for the challenge.



Thank you all for looking.

Be Yourself

Whether you wear pink hats and tutu's or have tattoos and piercings.  

Be Yourself.

Here is my project for March's challenge at Scrap It Girl.  This month is a recipe challenge, The challenge is simple.. 1 stamped image, 2 punches, 3 patterned papers.

I used one  Tim Holtz stamp that I stamped on my cardstock then stamped several times on other cardstock in different colors and cut out the hat, wings and words and adhered them to the stamped image on the cardstock.  I drew a box for my stamped image to sit upon. I used two punches both scalloped circles different sizes though, to make the flower.  I used three different scraps of paper to hand cut the flags/banner, which is the same paper I used to make the flower.  I inked the edges of the the cardstock and added some brads at the bottom to balance things out.  I really wanted to stick to only using the recipe but the brads really balanced things out.

You can enter this challenge at Scrap It Girl , you have all month to enter, that gives you plenty of time to make something fabulous!  You can enter up to two times and make anything you want.  You can check out all the rules here to make sure you qualify, it's really easy.
While your over there check out the gallery, tons of inspiration, I love the boxes.

This month is being hosted by April and this is what she is offering to the lucky winner.



It includes a 6x6 My Mind’s Eye paper pad, a Fiskars stamp set, an Inkadinkadoo stamp set, American Crafts This To That foam squares, American Crafts ribbon, a Craft Smart ink pad, a baggie of Studio Calico chipboard butterflies, K&Company paper ribbon and some Recollections flowers. Perfect for Spring! :)

You can check out her blog here. 

I also thought I'd enter these challenges as well: Craft Us Crazy is having an anything goes challenge with a great Saturated Canary prize.  Krista's images are so adorable.  Over at Moving along With The Times they are getting ready for Mother's Day so the theme is make a card/creation with or for a female.  It's anything goes over at Simon Says Stamp, my favorite kind of challenge.  At the very inspiring Fashionable Stamping blog the challenge is to use red, brown and black.  I am very pleased I was able to accomplish this I would have never picked this color combo, the design team over there had no trouble at all , gorgeous creations.  Put on your wings and fly on over to City Crafter and join in on the wings challenge.

That's all for now, thanks for coming by!

Be Mine

Ahhh, the month of LoVe, how sweet it is, all that chocolate!!!  Isn't she adorable, so vintage.  I am sharing this with you because there is a new challenge at Scrap It Girl. 

For the February challenge it's time to use your Wool,  Burlap, Canvas, Felt, Fabric, Fussy or soft stuff.. as long as you are using material of some kind you can submit it.  How easy is that??  I chose to use felt for my hearts and I used two different ribbons which are fabric.  I also added some stickles for a pretty tutu and hat and colored her with mostly copics.  The stamps are from Artistic Outpost their called Cutie Pie.  I also used two dies form Stampin Up.  Perfect for Valentines.  Now you can join in the fun over at Scrap It Girl just click here and link up your project, you can enter a  card, a scrap page or altered item, just make sure to check out the rules , don't worry there's not that many, its easy.  You can also check out what the other Design Team members made this month just click on their links in my side bar.  If you are the winner of February's challenge you will win the delicious items pictured below, sponsored by Design Team member Laura Cox at Scrapaddict (4) Life, can everyone say DEE-lish-USS !!!

Scrap It Girl Prize Package

Now for some other awesome mentions go check these out too
Artistic Outpost  referral program - open , no theme.  You should check out there stamps, their fabby my wishlist is long but I have my eye on Picture Star
 Craft Us Crazy - The challenge is to use your cutting machines and or favorite technique.  I use my big shot to cut my dies.
Desert Island Crafters - use at least three from this list February 1st Itinerary, 1. Love/Romance, 2. Hearts, 3. Pearls, 4. Pink & Red Theme, 5. Lace, 6. Sentiment, 7. Paint, 8. Eyelets, 9. String/Raffia
10. Image of a “Couple”
I used #'s- 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6
My Time To Craft - Valentines, wedding or anniversary as long as its lovey dovey
One Stop Craft Challenge -  Anything goes
Paper Issues - This theme is all about the cuteness!
Sugar Creek Hollow - ROMANTIC LOVE.  Since February 14th is fast approaching, your project could be for Valentine's Day or it could also be for a special Anniversary or even for a Wedding.
Top Tip Tuesday - Let me call you sweetheart
Unique Crafters Challenge - Lace and fabric, I have felt hearts and fabric ribbon and one ribbon is lace and I used a lace border punch.
Victorine Stamps - Valentine's and Hearts
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - Show some love
2 Sisters Challenge - color challenge white, red and or pink



Happy Crafting!

Create

I was ready to do a fun page, paint splatters and all.  I used some fabric (new) for some of the background , I kinda thought it looked like a painters tarp (guess that's what they are called).  I sprayed and misted and flicked until I was happy.  Punched out some flowers, used my th tab die (new to me), stamped and punched the create medallion (again new to me), and I made something new I have never made , a paint brush  from a ms punch, and a gallon of paint,  looking good!
I am entering this in the following challenges, go check em out!

Wow so many entries over at Penny's Paper-crafty -where the current challenge is  anything goes, an easy one huh?
You can get inspired from the photo for the challenge at Craft Us Crazy - or they have given you a choice of something new.
On the island this challenge is lot's of F's to choose from at Desert Islands Crafts - pick at least three from list , I have 4 colors, fabric, flowers
There's tons of inspiration at Sketchbook365   just follow the sketch below

                                thanks for looking :)

Mom

 I have created another page for my brothers album, you will notice there is no title, there is no journaling.  He won't need it he will know who this is, it wasn't a special moment or birthday, this was just a picture I had snapped on an ordinary day. I just really like the picture.  You see I have this incredible pressure I feel when I am making a page that  I have to journal on them, I STRUGGLE with this, I am not a word person, you will notice this if you go back through my blog and if you read this paragraph I am sure I have to many and's and commas. I am a visual person.  So this time I have no words and you know what I'm ok.

Some things that I used, all the flowers are handmade, tim holtz die, tim holtz paper tape, fabric, stampin up stamps,  lost and found buttons, recollections border punch and pearl tape border, glitz design stamps, tim holtz stamps, martha stewart punch, misc lace.
These are the challenges I am entering:
At Our Creative Corner they have a shabby chic style going on, one of my favorite styles.
Craft Your Passion is also having a shabby chic / vintage style challenge, you could win 4 images from The Sugar Kissed Cottage.
C'est Magnifique has a sketch challenge going on , here's the sketch , and you should definetly check out the blog for some gorgeous inspiration.





Over at CRAFT challenges it's a color pallette you need to follow,
  there are several sponsors for this challenge, go check it out.

Time for Bling in 2013

Bling it up baby!!  

It's time for a new challenge!

My bling pieces are the rhinestones, 2013 is covered in glitter, glitter on the angel wings, glitter stars in the upper left corner and the doily is sprayed with shimmer paint, silver staz-on, silver ribbon

If you look real close you can see where I stamped flourishes on the  glass with silver staz-on

 The January challenge at 

Scrap It Girl is 

Bling, Glitter, Sparkles or anything SHINY~

Now you have a whole month to create something fabulous it could be a card, scrapbook page,
 or altered item.  Make sure you check out all the rules here, they are pretty easy , really.

You will have a chance to win this fabulous blingy prize

3 bling ribbon sliders, Fine Glitter by Rubber Cafe, Color Shine Tinsel by Heidi Swapp, Gelatos by Faber Castell, Bling by Zva, Sparkle Pins by Webster’s Pages, Bling sticker letters, Pearl Flourishes by Close to my Heart.  Lots of Bling & Shiny stuff for the winner.

and don't forget to check out what the other design team members made, just click on the links in my side bar.


Here's a little bit about my project:
I knew I wanted to use these colors white, ivory, grey, silver and blue.  First I was going to make a tag and then that turned into a hanging picture so I stopped by the dollar store and picked up a cheap frame.  I am sure I have one at the house somewhere put away in box labeled things to alter but I dunno where the box is, sound familiar.  I stamped the glass with silver staz-on, if you look real close you can see, it doesn't show up reall well in pic.  I stamped the vanilla background paper with flourishes using versa magic sea breeze.  Embossed a frame for the 2013 which was Tim Holtz.  Used Tim Holtz grungeboard numbers which I covered in glitter.  The rosette is a Tim Holtz die I used some Stampin Up paper for that.  The angel stamp is from Stampin Up, as well as the frame around it, those are backed by some Recollections paper and the swirly bling is also by Recollections.  I also colored around the swirly frame in a gray color from Copic and added a little color to the angels as well using the same.  The angels wings have glitter on them but it just isn't showing up in any of the pics.   The white flowers are Recollections, the blue are from I am roses.  The banner die is from Tim Holtz stamped with Stampin Up.  Border punch on the bottom is Recollections.  Misc ribbon and lace.  Stampin Up doily die which I misted with shimmer paint.  Finally the shiny spray in upper left is pieces I cut from a weighted balloon holder I had and added some glitter stars.  I think I covered everything. :)

I am also entering this in the following challenges
Fashionable Stamping Challenges - anything goes
City Crafter Challenge - vintage girl and boy ( I think this counts if not I'm sorry for the misinterpretation)
Desert Island Crafters - pic 3  from list , I picked something new I used a new border punch and it's a new year, glitter, gems and it's not a card.
Order of the Opus Gluei - free for all
Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - use favorite embellies mine are the glitter rhinestones and flowers
Simon Says - anything goes
Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - doilies
Unique Crafters Challenge  - new beginnings
Anything But A Card - anything goes
2 Sisters Challenge - anything but a card
Just Us Girls -see pic below