BACK TO HAGLEY

For tonite's layout I resumed working with my photos from Hagley.  I have two photos I took in the museum area before I went to the workshop, powder mill and mansion tours.  I used some Prima Resist Canvas shapes for the first time as well as some diecuts and an embossing folder.  I colored them with Distress Stains, Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls.

I used a sketch from Scrapbook.com Page Maps Challenge Sketch #4 and also entered it in the Scrapbook.com 2 Pic Challenge.

Here's the sketch:

And here is my layout:

I had a very severe migraine today so I am limiting myself to this creation and heading back to bed.  Hopefully tomorrow will be a better and more creative day!  Sweet dreams to all!

GOING BACK IN TIME

Tonite I created a layout using photos from a play that my youngest son Thomas was in back in January 2007.  He was only 8 years old and in the Second Grade at the time.  I chose my photos for the Colorful Creations Song Challenge which was to use something from the lyrics of 'Private Eyes' by Hall and Oates.  I chose the phrase 'watching you'. This was a big accomplishment for him, being so young and landing one of the lead parts that had lines that needed to be memorized in only 3 days so I am entering it in the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Main Challenge #31 which called for creating something that was about an accomplishment. I embossed a tag for Top Tip Tuesday which I colored with Distress Inks and Distress Stains and Adirondack Paint Daubers and placed my title on it.   My tip is to start by using Distress Inks to edge everything and over the top of the embossing.  Next I dab a bit of stain and bit of paints on my non-stick craft sheet.  I use a cosmetic sponge to dab them in various places on the tag.  I also sometimes add a bit of Perfect Pearls on top but this time I chose not to as I wanted to be sure that my title would stand out.  I am entering it in the Kaboodle Doodles challenge #184 Music and the Arts, Kraft Journal challenge #133 Sew So Simple which called for using Kraft paper (heart and star on tag) and sewing and the Whoopsi Daisy challenge Show Us Stitching! I have also entered this in the Scrapbook.com Multi Pic Challenge calling for 3 or more photos.

And finally, here is the layout:

I really enjoyed doing this layout and remembering seeing him in the show.  I hope you have enjoyed sharing my proud Mommy moment!

KRAZY CRATING CREW'S VACATION BLOG HOP

Welcome to the Krazy Crafting Crew's Vacation Blog hop!

Summer is almost over (gasp!) and hopefully you've gotten some great vacation memories. 

This hop is all about crafting our vacations.

To start from the beginning of our trip head on over to Cicily the PinkDalmatianScrapper. 

Be sure & comment on our great vacation inspiration to win some awesome CTMH blog candy!

For my project today I scrapped some photos from our road trip in 2010.  We started at home in New Jersey and drove 6 hours to Virginia Beach spent a few days, drove another 6 hours to South Carolina and spent a few days and then drove another 6 hours to Orlando, Florida for a week at Disney World.  Going home we did the same thing in reverse.  These photos were from Virginia Beach.

I created this layout for the 4th challenge over at The Memory Nest.  It was a color challenge with the twist of using chevrons.  I created my chevrons with my Crafter's Workshop template and Distress Inks.

I am the end of the hop so I hope that you have enjoyed all our travels and left comments along the way at all the stops so that you will be in the running for a wonderful prize!  

If you get lost in your travels the complete lineup is below:

Cicily - www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com

Lissa Marie - http://www.somanycrafts.com/

Zenita - http://www.scrappinwithz.blogspot.com/

Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/

Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/

Katina - http://www.lovinglifeslittleblessings.com/

Paula - http://www.preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

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!

WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY

It seems today I've got the blues - I used sketch #298 from Mojo Monday and a Monochromatic Color scheme for Random Wednesdays at Colorful Creations to make a birthday card.  The Flying Unicorn is also having a Use Your Stash challenge.  To create the card I used all paper scraps, a chipboard star from a box of chipboard I've had probably 4 years, tiny tags that I've had for at least 2 years, and paper ribbon that I've had for over 10 years.

The sketch:

My Card:

And I just joined Daisy Yellow Index Card a Day Challenge and for my first index card I used the theme stitching and the prompts polka dots and stencil.  I colored my card with Distress Stain Broken China then used Distress Ink Salty Ocean and a Crafters Workshop template for the dots.  I used a Bazzil Stitch template and pricked in the word LAUGH which I then stitched in navy blue embroidery thread.

Here's my first Index Card:

It's getting late so I am heading off to bed.  Thanks for stopping by.  Sweet Dreams.

LAYERS OF LOVE

Just finished this pretty in pink card and wanted to share it with you.  For inspiration I used color palette #130 over at The Color Room, a Love scripture for Word Art Wednesday challenge #48 and My Mum's Craft Shop challenge #78 Love is all around.

This is the palette:

For my card I started with a layer of banana leaf in Cranberry, then a mat of SEI pink patterned paper, my next layer was a pink dotted paper from Creative Imaginations which I embossed with a Sizzix embossing folder and then inked with Distress ink in Raspberry.  My center layer was done with a Unity stamp and a background of dots using the Distress Ink Raspberry with a very light touch and a Crafters Workshop template.

Here is my card:

Thanks for dropping by for a spot of love.  Have a great day!

Party Time Tuesday!

This morning I discovered another fun site called Party Time Tuesday that was having a fun color challenge.  I hopped right on it.  Here is the color palette:

and here is the card it inspired:

Hope you are having a most awesome day!  Please stop back again later for more new creations.

KRAZY CRAFTING CREW AUTUMN COLORS HOP

Welcome to the Krazy Crafting Crew's monthly hop. This month's theme is "Autumn Colors." Our creative crew has been busy creating beautiful and fun projects with the colors of autumn so please take a hop through to see their projects and to leave a comment of encouragement.

Our hostess for this month is

Katina- Loving Life's Little Blessings

if you have stumbled upon the hop and want to see it all that's were to go.  She will have the full line up posted in case you began in the middle of the hop or find a broken link.   If you have came from

Pam L - MzLavr2

you are coming right along.

We also have a special sponsor each month - This month our sponsor is Scrapbook Stamp Society

• They would love to reward one special blog visitor with a prize from their store. To be qualified for their drawing, please comment on all participating blogs and let them know you have.

  
  

  You can receive extra entries for following them on Facebook at (http://www.facebook.com/groups/205539419562521/) and for commenting on the Scrapbook Stamp Society blog (http://addicted-to-stamps.blogspot.com/).

  
  

  Here is my project for the Krazy Crafting Crew:

  
  

  I decided that for today's project I would like to make an autumn colored card. I have some wonderful distress inks in fall colors and started out with them.  I inked and matted everything, choosing one of my favorite sentiment stamps. Here is my card:

  
  

  

  
  

  
  

  Thank you so much for stopping by today and don't forget to return for day two tomorrow with another wonderful autumn project.

  
  Complete Line Up
  
  

  Katina- Loving Life's Little Blessings

  Lissa - So Many Crafts, So Little Time

  Ellen - Card Monkey's Paper Jungle

  Zenita- Scrappin' with Z

  Liz -Tryin' to Craft

  Robin - Scrap and Chat

  Jearise - Lorby's World

  Lisa -Hand Made with Love by Lisa

  Anita - Anita and Bugs

  Cicily -Pink Dalmation Scrapper

  Jessi - My Life in Arts and Crafts

  Pam L - MzLavr2

  Paula - Precious Pages by Paula

  
  
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HELLO FRIEND!

Tonite I decided to make a note card for a friend back in NJ that I haven't heard from in awhile.  I used a sketch from the SNR blog  and an idea for a pocket I had gotten when doing a challenge over at Colorful Creations.  I started by using Distress Ink to make a background in shades of blue.  I used the same colors to ink a shipping tag to use as an insert. I rotated the sketch horizontal and made the block on the front (which I embossed and sanded) into a pocket.  I inserted a tag with a message and the inside of the card is blank so I can write a letter.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

and here is the tag insert:

Off to write my letter so the postman can pick it up tomorrow and send it on it's way!