VIEW FROM THE BALCONY

Last night I created this layout and was so exhausted I went straight to bed.  Today was so hectic and busy I never got around to uploading it.  I figured I would put it with today's creations but as of yet there haven't been any because of all the busy-ness!  So without further ado...

I used sketch #44 from My Scraps and More which I rotated to accomodate my photos.

Here's the Sketch:

And my Layout:

Tonite I did another page from Hagley using sketch #3 from the 2 Broke Girls Spice and Sugar Blog Hop.

Here's the Sketch:

And my Layout:

Hopefully tomorrow I will have a post for you during the day before I head to the Women of Faith Conference in Philadelphia.  Thanks for stopping by!

THREE MORE FROM HAGLEY!

Tonite I have 3 pages to share with you.  I completed one last night and the other two this evening.  I am winding down my day at Hagley.  There will probably only be two or three more pages.

My first layout uses a sketch (and a butterfly) from Scrapping Everyday Miracles, and includes at least five embellishments for the Colorful Creations Use Your Stash challenge.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

My second layout uses My Scraps and More  Sketch #43.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

And my last layout for the evening uses Sketch #17 from 2 Broke Girls which I rotated 1/4 turn clockwise and used 2 photos instead of the journaling strips.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

By the weekend I hope to have completed my pages of Hagley and I will do a few different things and then either work with the photos I posted earlier today from Lums Pond or I will start Rockwood Mansion and Park.  And now it's off to bed for me.  Sweet dreams to all.  Thanks for stopping by!

IN AND OUT OF HAGLEY

For this evening I have two more Hagley layouts.  The first is from the Powder Yard.  I used Sketch #1 from Scrapbook.com August Page Maps challenge.

Here's the Sketch:

And here is my Layout:

My next layout is from one of the bedrooms in the mansion.  As photography was not permitted the photo is actually a postcard.  For this layout I chose sketch #16 from 2 Broke Girls.

Here's the Sketch:

And here is my Layout:

Tomorrow is Thomas' first day of High School - and the bus comes before 7 am so I am off to bed.  I hope that you have enjoyed viewing tonite's creations and plan to stop back again soon.  Sweet Dreams!

2 BROKE GIRLS GO TO HAGLEY

Running out of catchy titles for my Hagley layouts! 

Tonite I used sketch #14 and #15  from 2 Broke Girls Scraps for my layouts.  

and Sketch #14:

and my Layout:

Here is Sketch #15:

and my Layout:

And tomorrow is an early workday for me so I am off to bed.  Thanks for stopping by.  All comments greatly appreciated.

HAPPY SUNDAY!!!

I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!  I had an awesome day yesterday at Lum's Pond State Park with Michael and my youngest son Thomas.  Followed up by a yummy dinner at Old Country Buffet.  I will always remember yesterday as the day of the butterflies. I have never seen more butterflies in my entire life as I did yesterday.  Before I get to showing you todays creations I want to show off a few of the beauties we saw yesterday that I was able to capture on film.

And now, for today's work.  I'll start with a card I created using Paper Sweeties Sketch Inspiration #10.

The Sketch:

My Card:

My next 2 creations are layouts that I did using sketches and a color combination from Scrapbook.com. The color combo on both is Yellow Green and Brown (just like the card above!)

The first was from the Page Maps sketch challenge Sketch #3.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

My last creation for today was done using Scrapbook.com Monthly Sketch Challenge Bonus Sketch #1.  I also used lots of leaves for challenge #48 on Let's Get Shabby.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Of course I'm sure you already realized that the photos on the layouts are more from my day at Hagley.  I hope that you have enjoyed today's work and my butterfly photos.  I'm off to get a good nite's sleep as tomorrow is a VERY busy day!

MOMENTS IN TIME

For tonite's challenges I decided to go with the Creative Monthly Project at Colorful Creations which called for tearing, color palette and inspiration from Color Combos Galore Board #234, and the Use Your Words challenge for August using the word 'Moment'.

Color Palette & Inspiration Board:

  

For this challenge you needed to use all 5 colors as well as select some inspiration from the photos.  It's hard to see the blue grey but it is part of the argyle pattern on my background paper.  I chose photo #3 for my inspiration and inked my edges and used metal embellishments.  

My Layout:

The photos were taken in the workshop at Hagley.  I really enjoyed my visit to Hagley which was like a trip back in time.

A FEW SCRAPBOOK EXPRESSIONS

Today I created 2 projects for Scrapbook Expressions Blog using their August Card sketch and Single page layout designed by Becky Fleck.  

Card Sketch:

I created the card with leftover scraps from the SEI Claire collection.  I added some flowers from a border I had, a metal tag and some 3 Girl Jam crinkled ribbon.  I used a circle punch to cut some silver cardstock which I embossed with a chevron folder and inked, cut a heart with a Sizzlets die and used some Star Dust embossing powder.

My Card:

and now it's time for the

Layout Sketch:

The layout was rotated 1/4 turn clockwise.  I used photos from the entrance to Hagley Mansion, a doily which I stained, inked and added rhinestones to, a journaling card, a key embellishment, 2 borders, some ribbon, some inked flowers with a brad and the final touch was a dried flower embellishment.

and the Layout:

And now it's time to say good nite!  I hope you have enjoyed viewing today's creations.  Sweet Dreams.

A VISIT TO ELEUTHERIAN MILLS

Part of my trip to Hagley included the Eleutherian Mills Mansion which was the home of the duPont family.

For my first layout of the home I used the Claire collection by SEI which had the absolutely perfect colors for the Color Combos Galore Color Palette challenge #230.  I used sketch with a twist challenge #3 from The Memory Nest as well as the Colorful Creations Plus Challenge calling for circles, flowers and butterflies.

Color Palette & Inspiration Board:

For this challenge you needed to use all 5 colors as well as select some inspiration from the photos.  I chose photo #3 for my inspiration and used an embossed background by Cosmo Cricket Core Impressions.  I rotated the sketch 1/4 turn clockwise and chose to use 2 photos.  (the bottom one is actually a postcard as the cars were not available for photos that day).

The Sketch & Twist:

Twist - use brads and buttons

My Layout:

My second layout uses Color Combos Galore Color Palette challenge #233 and more papers from the SEI Claire collection.  I used the August Week 1 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy and layers and buttons for the 'E' Challenge at Colorful Creations.


Color Palette & Inspiration Board:

         

For this challenge you needed to use all 5 colors as well as select some inspiration from the photos.  I chose photo #3 for my inspiration and used flowers and ribbon.

The Sketch:

My Layout:

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you are enjoying sharing in my day at Hagley.

KRAFTIE KRE8ATIONS DESIGN TEAM BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Kraftie Kre8ations Design Team Blog Hop! KK8 is a wonderful new and very active group and I am proud to be one of it's first designers.They have a Facebook page at

https://www.facebook.com/groups/kraftiekre8ations/ 

and a blog at http://kraftiekre8ations.blogspot.com/


Kraftie Kre8ations is proud to have this opportunity to introduce our "new design team" members. We have a talented group of ladies starting this month. Here is their opportunity to introduce themselves and for us to allow them to truly shine. Just wait until you see what they have to show you on this hop!


Our sponsor for this hop is Stampin' Up: http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/scrappinvon/

Let me tell you how this hop is going to work! After the hop, we will select the lucky winner from those who commented along the way and became a new follower of the Kraftie Kre8ations's Blog, which is the last stop on on the blog trail. We hope that you enjoy our welcoming blog hop!

And now for my bio and project - My first project is an ATC showing you who I am. I have never done an ATC before or worked on anything SO small. It was certainly a challenge. I hope you like it:

front

back

Basically, this is telling you I am very laid back, independent and unique, that I love the beach, collecting shells and flowers. The umbrella is because I was born in April and I'm sure you know April showers bring May flowers. The cross is because I am a Christian. The medical symbol is because I was in the hospital in March and April and have spent much of the following months seeing various specialists to try and get a host of physical ailments under control. I love butterflies. The paint and brushes are because I am an artist and the rest is bling!

My Interview:

What is your scrapbook "kryptonite"? (What style/color/etc. will people never see on your creations because you cannot deal with it???)

There really is very little I won't try or won't use. In fact I can't think of anything that I have tried and won't do again other than using a Cricut which I tried in a store and found very complicated compared to Sizzix. 

What do you listen to or watch while your scrap and WHY?

If I am listening to music it usually will be Contemporary Christian, Classic Rock or 80's. If I have the TV on it will usually be Law and Order SVU or NCIS. Often it is just peace and quiet.
How do you jump start your creativity when you find that it is missing?
That is a tough one. I guess it would probably be to go through all the open challenges I can find on various online sites and see if there is anything that strikes my fancy or calls for specific pictures that I am in the mood to work on. If that doesn't do it I will usually pull out my art journal and some different media like molding paste and various types of paints and my Crafters Workshop Templates and just play and then add an inspiring quote to it when I am done. 

Here is a page from my art journal:

At what time of day are you most creative, or do you prefer to create?

Occasionally I will create during the day, but I would probably say from after dinner until bedtime is my norm.

What is your favorite technique(s) to use right now and why? What are some tried and true techniques you love to use?

I would have to say that my favorite technique would be to use my favorite product - patterned paper - lots of it and a tried and true technique would be inking. And...I love using my embossing folders.

Show us a new project of your choice:This is my most recent layout. I really enjoyed creating it as I have not done too much steampunk style and I loved embossing the tag and using various inks on it as well as the diecuts which were colored with Distress Stains and various colors of Perfect Pearls. The photos were from my recent trip to Hagley Museum in Wilmington, DE which is where the duPont Story began. 

Hagley Museum and Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. Hagley Museum has been accredited by the American Association of Museums since 1972. Located on 235 acres along the banks of the Brandywine River in Wilmington, Delaware, Hagley is the site of the gunpowder works founded by E. I. du Pont in 1802.
Find out more at: www.hagley.org

Show us your old favorites and why:This layout is not all that old but it is one of my current favorites as it was selected as a winner in the Carta Bella Paper Company Giddy Up Boy Contest. The photo is of me and my younger son at Wild West City in Netcong, NJ. They have been there for over 50 years. I went there as a child and have taken my sons for years.

Here are a few layouts I did back in 2010 of favorite photos of my Mom. I really enjoyed working with the vintage photos.

And now it's time for you to move on to the next blog on the hop - 

• Here is the "hopping" order:
  
  
  Shavon Borders:http://scrappingvon.blogspot.com/ START HERE
  Meka Matthews:http://mmdesi9ns.blogspot.com/
  La-Vie Borde-Perry:http://cestla-viedesigns.blogspot.com/
  Lyne Schnable-Blodgett:http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com/
  Carolyn Smith:http://www.grandmacarol46580.blogspot.com/
  Paula Jennings:http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com 
  Alicia O'Bryant:http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
  Charmagne Welch:http://sanurascraps.blogspot.com/
  Kisha Taylor:http://www.iamartserae.blogspot.com/
  Kraftie Kre8ations:http://kraftiekre8ations.blogspot.com/
  
  
  Good luck and happy hopping!