A bunch of layers and a big ol' title

Hi scrappy friends! I've been a horrible blogger!  So I thought I'd throw one of my favorite recent layouts up here just so you would all know that I'm still in the land of the living.

 

Did You Put a Sticker On the Dog's Nose?

 

During my spring break, I took my little niece into the backyard to dye some Easter eggs.  My dog, Bailey, was hanging out doing doggy stuff back there and eating the hard boiled eggs we accidentally lost to a fall from the table.  As we were cleaning up, I happened to look down and saw the Bai had acquired a lovely Easter-type decoration upon her nose.  So, I asked Ellie, "did you put a sticker on the dog's nose?" - thus my title...  To which she replied "uh huh."

 

I added a bit of machine stitching to my layers which involved a medley of scrappy supplies.

Supplies:  patterned paper - American Crafts, Crate Paper, Echo Park, My Mind's Eye, Pebbles, Studio Calico; die cuts, flair badge  - American Crafts; journaling card, wood veneer, tab sticker, star stickers - Studio Calico; letter stickers - October Afternoon, Pebbles; washi tape stickers - Basic Grey

In other news, I'm anxiously awaiting October Afternoon's Travel Girl line to hit the stores.  October Afternoon is my very very fave manufacturer ever!  Who's your fave scrappy manufacturer?

 

Dear Lizzy

So last week I came to you with a layout featuring mostly Dear Lizzy's Lucky Charm line.  I seriously love this line.  I purchased most of it separately, but pieces of it keep popping up in various kits I've gotten. 

You Make My Heart Sing

 

I'm not a feather person.  I received a pack of the Bella Blvd feathers in this month's Scrapbook Circle kit and decided I needed to try to use it. So, I layered it in behind some of the paper layers.

I've been using my sewing machine a lot more frequently late, particularly over alphas and titles

 

I love anything paper-clippy added into my page.  I just got these yo-yo flower paper clips and have almost gone through the entire package already.

 

Supplies:  patterned paper - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy), Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye; paper clip and die cut card - American Crafts; feather - Bella Blvd; other - buttons, wood veneer frames, twine

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Massive Blog Fail.

Failure!  Last week was to be a week of Walt Disney World here on the good ol' Adventures of Me and I did not get my other posts up.  So I'm going to jump ahead a week and pick up where I left off. 

Pop Century Giant Jukebox

It is no surprise to my frequent readers to hear me say that I used a ton of October Afternoon on this layout.  Specifically, the newish Midway collection.  Such a super cute and fun line! I'm loving all the bright colors and fun graphics in this collection.  And I think it suits a Disney-related layout perfectly. 

Pop Century has been the only hotel I've stayed at for my last FOUR WDW trips.  I love that place.  And as a fan of the 50s in general, it is always fun to go check out the 50s pool at the resort.  On this particular trip four years ago, we stayed in rooms that opened directly onto the pool. 

 

Since this is such a fun photo of a big icon, I wanted to include lots of fun elements on my page.

 

The telephone sticker comes from Echo Park's Happy Days collection from 2011.  I love that collection, especially since it's 50s themed. 

 

I'm really into using Studio Calico papers as my backgrounds lately.  The light chevron pattern on this one worked really nicely.

Supplies:  patterned paper - Echo Park, Lily Bee, October Afternoon, Studio Calico; transparency - Hambly; brads, flair, letter stickers, die cuts, spray ink - October Afternoon; stickers - American Crafts, Echo Park, October Afternoon

Still Here

I haven't blogged in about ten years!  Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's been awhile.  Things have been crazy since school started back up and just haven't had the time to sit down and post some stuff.

I just finished this layout today and thought I'd throw it up on the ol' blog.

Ice Cream Aftermath

This is NOT a great picture and by some standards probably even kinda yucky, but I scrapbooked it as it's a photo of one of my favorite desserts:  fried ice cream!  Anytime I go to a  Mexican Restaurant that serves this little treat, I have to order carefully because I know I'm going to consume this puppy afterwards.

When Lisa was over in the States a couple of years ago (wow...it's been that long since her first visit...really?), I took her out one night and she got to pick everything we did.  She had been staying at my apartment during the days while I was at work and was understandably feeling pretty antsy.  So we started with dinner at a Mexican restaurant called Don Pablo's.  We ate our meal and shared a fried ice cream (!!!!!!!!) afterwards and I snapped this little photo.



I used bunches of the Cakewalk Flower Sack die cuts from October Aftnoon and layered them.  I threw in some wood veneer stars and stamps from Studio Calico.

I love these food related stamps from Studio Calico and this flair from Ormolu was perfect. I used the Fiskars Swiss Cheese border punch on the hole punched strips in the background. 

I combined a couple of different Thicker sets to give the title a little punch.

Supplies:  patterned paper - Echo Park, October Afternoon, Lily Bee Design, Pebbles, Basic Grey; punches - EK Success, Jenni Bowlin (Fiskars); die cuts - October Afternoon; letter stickers - American Crafts; stickers - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy), October Afternoon; wood veneer stars - Studio Calico; stamps - Studio Calico; ink - Jenni Bowlin (Ranger); other - tag, ribbon

Thanks so much for reading!  I hope to post again soon!

Momenta Thank You Card

Hey kiddies!  I have a great Thank You card I made recently to share with you today.

Thanks

This is not the best photograph, because I actually made this card for my sister to give to my niece's teacher for Teacher Appreciation week.  It was already dark out and she needed it for the next day, so I had to create my own lighting.  I wanted to make sure I got a picture of it before it was gone!

I used all Momenta papers on this card and I absolutely love how it turned out. I've never liked a card I've made as much as I like this one!

The large flower was made using a Fiskars seal punch and I punched the butterflies with a Jenni Bowlin punch.  I added a smaller flower to center of the big one, and added some little gems to the butterflies for some visual interest.

Supplies:  patterned paper - Momenta (Super Paper Pad PA-1839, Chloe's Garden Pyramid Pad PA-2384); small flower - American Crafts; pearls - Doodlebug Designs; letter stickers - Dear Lizzy (American Crafts)

Thanks so much for reading!  I'll be back with a layout tomorrow!

Hey all, just a couple of layouts I did over the weekend...

Better Together

This one was another Studio Calico Sunday Sketch layout. I basically used took the layering and the title placement and went from there. I was super happy with how it turned out. :)








Supplies: patterned paper - Crate Paper, Pebbles, Authentique, My Mind's Eye, Sassafras, Dear Lizzy (American Crafts); letter stickers - October Afternoon, American Crafts; flowers - October Afternoon, American Crafts; chipboard - Dear Lizzy (American Crafts; butterfly - Jenni Bowlin; cardstock flag - Elle's Studio; brad - Crate Paper; washi tape - Amy Tangerine (American Crafts); epoxy stickers - Dear Lizzy (American Crafts); spray mist - Mister Huey's (Studio Calico); flair - Marcy Penner; border sticker - Crate Paper

You and Me

Another layout about me and Lis. We took this picture of ourselves at Walt Disney World in the Animal Kingdom almost exactly a year ago today. Oh my goodness, a whole year away from WDW is too much for me to handle! hehe

The patterned paper here makes me happy as it is 1. All from the SC March kit and it's all from Crate Paper's new Storytellers line. LOVE this stuff!






Supplies: patterned paper - ; letter stamps & Chevron stamp - Studio Calico; tag - Jenni Bowlin; ledger paper - Stupid Flamingo; twinkle goosebump - Queen & Co.; stickers - Dear Lizzy (American Crafts); washi tape - Bazzill, Sweet Bella; chipboard tab & punch - Jenni Bowlin, Fiskars; border punch - American Crafts; spray mist - Mister Huey's (Studio Calico)

Thanks for reading!

Sketch Adventure Saturday

Okay so I'm trying to branch out there in my blogdom. So, I present to you "SKETCH ADVENTURE SATURDAY"! If I'm stepping on any toes by using this name, please let me know because it's entirely unintentional.

So, the idea here is to use the following sketch (my creation, but digitally drawn by my AMAZING girlfriend, Lisa Carroll!) as inspiration and design a layout, card, piece of wall art, or whatever! Send an attachment of your creation to me (my email addy is in the upper right hand corner by that silly little picture of me). I will then pick a handful of projects I think best used the sketch (though I know it's going to be hard, because they'll all be amazing) and post them the following Saturday on my blog (with the designers' blog links), along with a new sketch. So Saturdays will be Sketch Adventure Saturdays from here on out to the best of my ability! All layouts must be received by 11:59 PM (CST) Friday, February 24

And in celebration of this new announcement, I'm having a giveaway! Leave a comment by 11:59 (CST) NEXT Friday, February 24 to enter. I will pick a winner at random. I have some great kraft mini envelopes and letter stickers from Pebbles to give out:



And now for our first sketch!




And here's my take on this sketch:

Future Photographer



Supplies: patterned paper - October Afternoon, Pebbles, American Crafts, Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye; chipboard - Dear Lizzy for American Crafts; sequins - Pebbles; tab punch - Jenni Bowlin; ink - Ranger, Colorbox; pens - Zig, Uniball; stamps & spray ink - Studio Calico

And here's another layout using the sketch. This time a digital layout - again by the lovely Lisa Carroll. :)

Pretty in Pink



Digital Supplies: patterned paper and elements by Marisa Lerin; heart border by Lisa Carroll

Remember, all layouts and comments must be entered by 11:59 Central Time on Friday, February 24! Thanks so much for reading!