Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Stash Challenge #17

I am sharing my layout for the Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Challenge this month. This one was definitely tough for me as the Challenge is to use older stash. Here is the challenge:

Complete a layout inspired by the sketch above...

AND...75% of the product used to create your page must be from some of your OLDEST stash of paper and embellishments..the older the better.

You must note in your write up, what products you used from your older stash!

Here is my take on the challenge:

I have de-stashed a lot of my older stash of products, so it took me a little bit to figure out my oldest products. I went through some of my paper and found some American Crafts "Play" paper, and this has to be some of my oldest. I also added in some felt flowers and letters stickers from American Crafts. There are a few "newer" embellishments added in, but most of this is definitely old!

This month's prize is from Nani Ke Ola who is giving away ONE 7 Dots collection pack from the choices below:

To be entered to win the prize, just link up a layout at Scrap Our Stash that meets the challenge criteria. We would love to see your take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Scrap Our Stash Layout - Sketch with Stash Challenge #15

Today, I am sharing my layout for the Scrap Our Stash - Sketch with Stash Challenge #15. The Challenge is to create a layout using the sketch below and you must include enamel dots or sequins AND 2 different types of alphas. In addition, SOS is teaming up with the Child's Play and their Tie Dye Inspiration Challenge, so there is an extra challenge to combine the SOS challenge with the Child's Play Challenge. Here is the sketch and Tie Dye inspiration:

Here is my take on the challenge:

For this layout, I scrapped a picture of my son, Max in our "backyard" pool. Even though it is small, he has a lot of fun in it! I followed the sketch fairly close but did only use one photo. I was inspired by the Tie-Dye Challenge to make my own background. I used some Sixxiz circle dies and a Versamark pen to draw the circles on white cardstock. I then embossed them with white embossing powder. After embossing, I sprayed the background with three different Mr. Huey mist colors. To keep the circles white, I wiped the mist off with a baby wipe. I used vellum for the strips going from the top - down on the layout so the background would still be visible. I used two enamel dots in dark pink and used green thickers for "Pool" and small green block letter stickers for "Max".

The prize this month is a $15 Gift Certificate from Freckled Fawn.

All you have to do to be entered to win is create a layout that meets the challenge guidelines and then link it up at Scrap Our Stash by June 29th. We would love to see your take on the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Scrap Our Stash Challenge Layout for April

Hi All - I am a little late with this but I was thinking my day for the Scrap Our Stash blog was today but it was yesterday - oops! Anyways, there is still plenty of time to join the challenge so here goes.  The challenge this month is a Spring Challenge:

Here's how this challenge works:

Create a Spring Layout using spring colors and include the following Pre made/packaged items from your stash:  Paperclip(s), Journal card and at least one 3D embellishment.

DUE: 4/29/2014 midnight PST

You are allowed to add whatever else you want to your layout as long as you meet the requirements above.
And one more important thing...click HERE for the SOS Challenge Guidelines!!!

Here is my take on this challenge:

"When I think of a Scrapbook line with spring colors, I immediately think of Dear Lizzy. I used a lot of her Neapolitan and 5th & Frolic collections on this layout of my niece, Micah, and me. For the 3D embellishment, I added some butterfly embellishments from Basic Grey. I used a paperclip to hold the "2" in place. The journaling card I used was originally a 3x4 card that I cut in half. I wrote my journaling and added it to the lower left corner. I finished the layout off with a stitched banner."

Make sure to check out the Scrap Our Stash blog. This month there is great prizes from Your Scrapbook Stash!

Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

The Greeting Farm - Birthday Cards

Happy Monday! Today, I am sharing a couple of birthday cards I made with The Greeting Farm stamps. I love to color in their stamps and think they are so adorable! On the first card, I used one of their cling rubber stamps and on the second one, I used a digi stamp.

Supplies Used:

Card 1 -

- Birthday Anya 3

- Coloring - Copic Markers

- Copic Xpress It Blending Card

- Greeting stamp by Mama Elephant from the Studio Calico Blue Note card kit

- Ink - Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Navy

- Flower paper - Studio Calico Wanderlust 6x6 pad

- Chevron paper - American Crafts 6x6 paper pad from Target

- Doily - Whitman from Michael's

Card 2-

- Cupcake Anya - Digi

- Ink - Memento Black

- Coloring - Copic Markers

- Copic Xpress It Blending Card

- Greeting Stamp - Hero Arts/Studio Calico Hey Day Sentiments

- Ink - Versafine Black

- Paper - Studio Calico Lemon Lush 6x6 pad

- Heart die - Lawn Fawn

Hope you are having a great start to your week - Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Use my Stash-Layout 3 using Dear Lizzy

Hi All - Well I have been really bad at posting my "Use My Stash" layouts and to be honest, I have been scrapbooking but mainly using my kits. I have found that I make a lot more layouts when I stick to one kit and then throw in my older stash as needed. I subscribe to Studio Calico kits and so far this year I have made 10 layouts from January's kit Copper Mountain, 6 layouts from February's kit Sugar Rush and 5 layouts from March's kit Office Hours. I have also made other layouts that I have mostly showed here but in total, I have made 31 layouts so far this year! That is quite a lot for me and it has helped to start with my kits and go from there...

Anyways - Today I am sharing a layout I made with some older Dear Lizzy I had in my stash. Most of the items are from Neapolitan and 5th & Frolic. The Neapolitan I used is actually mostly from a paper pad I bought at Michael's that was re-branded for their stores and I bought a lot of the 5th & Frolic at Joann's and TJ Maxx. Here is the layout:

This is of my grandpa and my niece Micah when she was a baby. I actually pulled out and used part of the stitched banner on another layout I will be sharing later, so I covered up the "hole"  in the middle with patterned paper and then added my photo and other layers on top. The gold thickers are from Maggie Holmes' first line for Crate Paper and are some of my favorite!

Hope you have a happy Friday - Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Scrap Our Stash - February Sketch Challenge

Today I am sharing my layout for the February Sketch Challenge at Scrap Our Stash. The challenge was to use the sketch below plus heart patterned paper and at least one pre-packaged heart and arrow.

Here is my take on the challenge:

For this layout, I scrapped a picture of my husband and I from the fall. I substituted doilies for the hearts in the sketch and added in lots of layering. For the heart and arrow, I used wood veneers and colored them with chalk ink. I cut out the title and a few other elements from gold POW paper from American Crafts using my Silhouette Cameo. The products are mostly from Maggie Holmes' lines for Crate Paper.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to check out Scrap Our Stash in March as they have a new challenge every day to celebrate their birthday month and lots of prizes!
Megan

Scrap Our Stash-February Stash Challenge

Today, I am sharing my layout for the February Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash. The challenge this month is the SWAK challenge. Here is the explanation of the challenge:

Create a layout with Red AND/OR Pink (50% of layout) with the following stash items: 

S. - Stitching (machine, hand or faux), W. - Washi Tape
A. - Arrow, K. - Kraft paper/embellishment
(Arrow, wash tape and kraft embellishments must be PREMADE/PACKAGED scrap products and each letter MUST be a separate item.)

You are allowed to add whatever else you want to your layout as long as you meet the requirements above.

Here is my take on the challenge:

This is a layout of my sons and their cousin, Will playing in their cousin, Micah's room. I love how I captured the boys playing in a pink room! I used mostly Dear Lizzy and Amy Tangerine on this layout. My stash items were:

S- Stitching - I hand stitched the yellow feather using an Amy Tangerine template.

W- Washi tape - I used a strip of yellow washi tape on the left of the layout and a strip of multi-colored washi under the photo.

A- Arrow - I added a pink chipboard arrow in the right corner of the photo.

K - Kraft - I used Kraft paper with a chevron design in the middle of the layout.

Make sure to check out the SOS blog and link up your take on the challenge.

Thanks for stopping by -

Megan

SOS Challenge - Summer Time - Amy Tangerine Yes, Please

I am sharing the layout I made for the Scrap Our Stash Challenge #6 - Summer Time. The challenge is to make a summertime layout and include 3 or more premade die cuts.

As soon as I saw the challenge, I thought of the Amy Tangerine Yes, Please line. I always love the die cuts that are in the AT lines and Yes, Please is such a summery line...and one that I had but had not used yet! The line is a little more "girly" so I scrapped a picture of Eli and I at the pool from last summer.

I really enjoyed working with this line and completing the challenge. Scrap Our Stash challenges seem to work for me as they are not "too constraining" and they get me to use my stash..really enjoy them.

Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Scraptastic April Kit-Blanket Love

A month or so ago I shared two layouts I had made with the Scraptastic Kit Awake My Soul.  There was some Fancy Pants Design in the kit, but I added some Fancy Pants and Dear Lizzy from my stash as well to make the layout below. Eli absolutely loves his blanket - cannot really sleep without it - so this photo was a perfect reason to scrap that about him.

I cut the "love" with my silhouette cameo. I really like using script fonts in my titles and a big reason why I bought the cameo.

   Some of the die cuts and paper are from Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic - Still love that line and how well it mixes with a lot of the other lines I own.

I was out of the letter "A" on my sticker sheet from Basic Grey so I needed a substitute - This @ flair from Studio Calico was perfect and I like how it adds "more" to the title. I also used the Anchors Away paper from Fancy Pants Design again - I can't stop using it - definitely one of my favorites!

Hope you are having a good week! Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Layout - Love this Boy

Today, I am sharing a layout I made of my son, Max. I started with the Big Dipper Add on from Studio Calico. However, the papers were not really working for me. I think it is because Max is in a wood play house (though a little hard to tell) and the papers in the Big Dipper Add on felt less outdoors-ey and more city-ish (are those words??) Anyways, I ended up using some embellishments from the Big Dipper Add on but switched out the paper and added some other embellishments, as well as stitching. I used the Amy Tangerine Embroidery Stencil Kit for the stitching. I was hesitant to buy the stencil but I am glad I did. It makes stitching easy!

One thing I have definitely learned about myself is I really enjoy getting kits because there are a lot of times things I would not normally use and it "stretches" me. But on the other hand - as you can see from THIS POST - I don't really like to confine myself to "just the kit". I like to add in things from my stash. Everyone works differently, and you have to find what works best for you.

Here is my layout - using some My Mind's

HERE is a link to my layout at Two Peas, which shows a lot of the products I used.

Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm

I made these layouts using Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm awhile ago but just realized I had not shared them on my blog.  I was really excited about this line when it first came out and I was not disappointed! I have to say I really wasn't sure about it when I saw it in person but decided to buy some of it anyways. I am really glad I did because it is so fun to work with and I have ended up buying quite a few more pieces of it. I also used some of Dear Lizzy's previous line, 5th and Frolic. They mixed really well together.

Here is Layout 1 of my youngest, Max:

And Layout 2 - one of my parents with all the grandkids at the time (there are now 6!):

You can see most of the products I used at Two Peas, which is HERE and HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!
Megan

Layout-My Boys

I am sharing a layout that I made on Mother's Day of my boys and I. I really didn't even think about the fact that it was Mother's Day until after it was done. This is probably one of my favorite layouts - I used a lot of new items that I have been wanting to use - instead of hoard - and I really like how it turned out! I used Maggie Holmes' line for Crate Paper, Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm and Fancy Pant's Trendsetter. These three lines really compliment each other.

Full Layout

I resisted buying the Maggie Holmes' gold thickers for awhile but finally caved and glad I did! I also love the paper I used as a background. I used it on another layout - you can see that here - and think I could use it on a few more....

I cut the "love" with my cameo using POW glitter paper.

I plan to write some journaling and put it in the patterned envelope - I love these envelopes and have quite a few. I am really glad I finally used one on a page!

If you want to see the majority of the products used, you can find my layout HERE at Scrapbook.com. (I normally upload to Two Peas but could not get it to work.)

Thanks for stopping by and hope you have a Happy Monday!

Megan

Project Life-Week 9 2013

I am sharing Week 9 of my Project Life today. I used Glitz Designs' Color Me Happy this week, as well as a lot of other products (I really did not realize how much different product I used until I started linking items!) The Color Me Happy line is such a bright and fun line! I also used sequins for one of the first times (I have used sequins on one or two 12x12 layouts before) and I pretty much fell in love with using them! Someone on the Studio Calico message boards wrote that they used them like enamel dots...This was kind of an "ah-ha" moment for me so I thought I would try it, and I loved the results...plus they are less expensive than enamel dots. I was able to find a huge pack of assorted sequins at my local Michael's. I think they were $2.99 but may have been $3.99. They were in the kids craft area in case anyone wants to look for them. I also used the sequins from Studio Calico's Atlantic collection - love that there is woodgrain sequins in the pack!

Week 9 Spread

Left Side

I tried to stamp more and use more die cuts from my silhouette cameo this week. My key to using the die cuts is to cut them out before hand. Usually when I am cutting one shape for a certain project, I go ahead and cut some other basic shapes or words that I know I will use later.

Right Side

I really like the woodgrain stars in the bottom left corner. They remind me of these stickers in the SC Main Scrapbook Kit-Spencer's. I used an old star punch and some wood grain paper. Then I stapled them with the tiny attacher...Super easy.

To see most of the products I used this week, here is a link to my project at Two Peas. Some of the items are not carried at Two Peas so here are links to some of those items:

-Studio Calico Labels (these change each month with the new kits that come out)

-Fave Journal Card from SC PL kit Neverland (If you like this card, you can buy a digital version to print - Link to Paislee Press card.)
-Rated Journal Card from SC PL Kit Spencer's
-Freckled Fawn Star Washi
-Freckled Fawn Woodgrain Washi
-Webster's Pages Sweet Note-Happy Day Stamp Set
-Webster's Pages Snap & Click Stamp Set
-Basic Grey Hey Boy Alpha
-Scraptastic Everyday is Like Sunday Stamp Set
-Becky Higgins Design A Page Protectors

I am linking up at The Mom Creative.


Thanks for stopping by!

Megan

Friday Favorites

Well, it has been a long week...have you ever heard the saying, when it rains, it pours? That is how I feel right now... Not to say everything going on is bad but there has just been more than normal going on lately. I am definitely ready for it to slow down....Anyways, all that to say, I have been absent from my blog the last week or so but am stopping in today to share some Friday Favorites:

Basic Grey Mint Julep 6x6 Paper Pad - Link to Two Peas (currently sold out), Link to Scrapbook.com, and Link to Blue Moon Scrapbooking

If you have read my blog at all, you know I only have two boys, but I could not resist buying at least the 6x6 pad in this collection as well as a few embellishments (if interested, I bought the flair and chipboard - the chipboard was my favorite!). I really love it! I used it on a couple pages of my neices and I think it works great for baby girl and little girl pages.  If you are a girl momma or just have some sweet girls in your life that you want to scrapbook or want an excuse to scrapbook your own little girl pictures, I recommend this collection...It is adorable!

Hero Arts Shadow Ink in Navy - Link to Two Peas (currently sold out), Link to Scrapbook.com, and Link to Blue Moon Scrapbooking

I like a lot of the shadow inks from Hero Arts, but this is one of my favorites. It is the perfect navy and for me, it has worked well with Shadow stamps as well as other stamps.

Studio Calico Hey Day Sentiments stamp set - Link to SSS

This is an older stamp set so I only found it at Simon Says Stamps.  I love this set and use it a lot - more than any other stamp set I have. The sentiments work great for layouts, project life and cards...Definitely a versatile stamp set to have!

Glitz Design-Uncharted Waters Washi-Happiness - Link to Two Peas and Link to Scrapbook.com

I first saw this washi in a Studio Calico kit. I didn't get the kit but did end up ordering this washi. It is a perfect neutral color, and I have found myself sticking it on white cardstock, cutting it out and using it as an embellishment or layering piece on my layouts.

American Crafts Cardstock in Mediterranean - Link to Blue Moon Scrapbooking

I got this color in a Studio Calico kit and really love it. On my screen, the picture looks more blue than it is in person. It is more of a green and it is a great shade. It goes well with a lot of collections right now that have that darker mint green kind of color.

Well, thanks for stopping by and I hope you got some good ideas for your next purchase. Have a good weekend!
Megan

Project Life - Week 8 2013

I am sharing Week 8 of my Project Life today.  This is actually the last week I have finished so I am a little behind....I have had a lot going on with family, etc. the last few weeks and have been enjoying 12x12 scrapping so my PL has taken a back seat.  Week 9 is started and I plan to finish it this week and get going on my other weeks!

Back to Week 9 - I used the Studio Calico's March 2013 PL Kit - Neverland a lot this week. Along with the kit, I used the Studio Calico Snippets 6x6 Paper pad, as well as some American Crafts Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm. Here are my pages:

Spread with no insert

Left Side

Right Side

Spread with insert

 

ETA: Here is the LINK of my layout at Two Peas that shows most of the products I used.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great Thursday! I am linking up at The Mom Creative.

Megan