BEE HAPPY! BEE SCRAPPY! - MONDAY MONDAY!

Another fun day at Robin's Scrap Nest Bee Happy! Bee Scrappy! Crop at the Carlisle Inn Walnut Creek in Ohio's Amish Country. 

Monday I had some mojo and got a lot done...

First up is a layout from my son 

Thomas' 16th Birthday.

I used the sketch from SC89 challenge 

over on Soul Scrappers.

The sketch -

and here is my interpetation - 

I chose to modify it by using two photos.

and a few close-ups-

How about all these fun embellishments?

a fun saying and showing off my new 

Martha Stewart punch!

My next layout uses 

Let's Get Sketchy April Week 2 sketch -

Now here is my take -

and a few close-ups -

some great metal!

more great metal, molding paste 

(a/k/a Dry Dex Spackle), ribbon banner

My next layout is for the April 1 challenge at Picture This!

The challenge calls for using one photo, plus corners plus splatters.

Here is my take -

Obviously you see the one photo...

now here are some close-ups.

Here you can see both the corners 

and some splats!

Don't you love the yellow flower on the left? 

 I got that in the flower swap at the crop!

Here is my last layout of the day 

with some beautiful flowers taken 

at Mt. Cuba in August 2013.

I am going to enter this in 

Word Art Wednesday challenge 179.

And the grand finale - I borrowed the Julie Nutting Mermaid stamp and you will see this on a beach page one of these days...

There will still be another post from the final day of the crop hopefully tomorrow!

IT'S LOOKING A LITTLE BIT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

I started my first Christmas 2014 layouts with this sketch from Stuck?!Sketches.

I chose the quote 'tis the season to be jolly' for QC44 over at Soul Scrappers.

 and I created the double circles in the layout with some twine for Sketches4All Stacy H-W Stash Challenge

 

Here is my layout -

And here are a few more close-ups of some of the other details for your viewing -

 

 
and here is my son sporting the hat I made for him - over December I got very little paper crafting done as I was busy with Loom Knitting...one of my latest hobbies!

Thanks for stopping by.  I will have lots more of Christmas to share as well as getting back to our 2003 Civil War Re-enactment photos!



FALL MAY BE UPON US BUT SUMMER SAYS HELLO!

All I got done tonite was one card.  I was looking forward to going to an all day crop tomorrow in Marland but my scrapping buddy has the flu and my throat is pretty raw and I've been sneezing like crazy all day.  So instead we will both be home nursing our illnesses and hopefully at least doing a tad of creating. I really enjoyed using the inspiration photo from the SEI Lifestyle blog along with Sketch #DS127 from Deconstructing Jen and some twine for challenge #146 at Party Time Tuesday, Colorful Creations Creative Card Challenge and T is for Twine at The Alphabet Challenge Blog.

Here is the Inspiration photo:

From the inspiration photo I chose to use the colors (and the SEI On the Coast collection).  The colors in this range of papers was simply perfect for this challenge.  And then I mimiced the crab with a fussy cut flower that I inked the undersides of with Distress Ink in Ripe Persimmon. Next I fussy cut a leaf to resemble the top of the pineapple. I kept both of these only tacked in their centers to give dimension.   Last I looped twine all around the sides and added a twine tied button to the flower center and stamped the sentiment 'HELLO' at the bottom

And here is the Sketch:

Here is my Card:

I forgot that I am blog hopping in the morning so I am off to make another creation before I head off to bed! Please stop by again later and hop along - there are prizes! 

ONLY ONE TONIGHT

I was only able to complete one layout tonight but it was out of my comfort zone and it turns out I am pretty happy with it.  I started it for Random Wednesday on the Colorful Creations .  I used twine for Critter Sketch challenge #155 Use Twine, Kaboodle Doodle #162 - 3 Dimensional, There She Goes #198 Color Challenge - several shades of green, Pink Elephant TPE190 Happy St. Patrick's Day - use the color green, Shabby Tea Room #157 - Oh So Pretty in Pink, Whoopsi Daisy Buttons or Bows (or both!) and Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes #70.

Here is the color palette I worked with:

some inspiration:

and here is my layout:

It's late and I am expecting a long day tomorrow so I will be off to bed.  Sweet dreams to all!  I'd love to hear comments if you have the time!

Ginger Snap Scraps Grand Opening Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Ginger Snap Scraps Grand Opening Blog Hop!

Ginger Snap Scraps is owned by Cori Wagner, a stay at home mom who has been scrapbooking, card making and rubber stamping for 15 years!

Ginger Snap Scraps carries Cricut Cartridges always for $35 and under. They have popular brands such as My Mind's Eye, Tim Holtz, Copic, Doodlebug Design, The Twinery, Bella Blvd, Graphic 45, La La Land, Little Yellow Bicycle, Riley & Co., Peachy Keen, and any more!

Many wonderful ladies have created projects to show case some of the brands that are available in the store.

I decided on a simple mono-chromatic birthday card for my project.  I started with a 5x7 base card and covered it with aqua cardstock.  Then I took the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder and used another piece of the aqua cardstock.  I distressed and inked the edges and the embossing with Versa Magic Chalk Ink Turquoise Gem.    Then I took Carribean Blue twine and wrapped it around the card 3 times in each direction.  In the center I put the aqua flower brad from American Crafts Flower Shoppe.  Inside I stamped the sentiment "May all your Dreams come true" in Turquoise Gem.



Please visit Ginger Snap Scraps today and enjoy free shipping on $25 orders to the U.S. and Canada!

The full line-up for the hop is:

Ginger Snap Scraps - http://ginger-snap-scraps.blogspot.com
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com
Pam - http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com/
Pam L- http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
Jamie - http://thesassyprincess.blogspot.com
Liz - http://scrapiliciouslife.blogspot.com/
Julie- http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/   YOU CAME FROM HERE!
Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/    YOU ARE HERE!
Tammy- http://tampatha.wordpress.com    GO HERE NEXT!
Vicki - http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com
Barbara - http://blackholeartstudio.blogspot.com
Missy- http://tangledwebsoftangwen.blogspot.com
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com

Barb - http://www.bugbites411.blogspot.com/

Your next stop along the hop is Tammy- http://tampatha.wordpress.com