Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!!!  I hope everyone is a having a blessed weekend with family and friends.  I heard a little saying the other day if you only had today what you had thank God for yesterday...What would you have?  I know my list would be to long to name.  I truly am blessed with my family, friends and my life.

Today I created a treat box for you using My Mind's Eye Christmas Lost and Found Collection.  You can pick yours up at Beary Scrap.  I also used the adorable Gingerboy Chef from Scrapping Cottage.  He is from a special release just for Black Friday and is on sales this weekend along with a ton of other great goodies, so be sure to check it out on this shopping hall of fame weekend. 

Lastly I wanted to share some bittersweet news...The Beary Scrap Challenge Blog and Design Team is coming to an end.  Don't worry the shop will still continue on bringing you those collections you love.  I'm sure Kimm from Beary Scrap will be coming up with awesome ideas to share with you all in the future so she'll be seeing you around blogland, just not through the challenge site.  I've really enjoyed my time with Beary Scrap and will miss the rest of my design team sisters...they are so wonderful. 

Have a great holiday and know YOU are on my list of things to be thankful for. 

Hugs,

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like.......

Christmas!!!!  I can't believe Christmas music is already on the radio...really?  I do love the season but somehow this year I'm not getting into it quite yet.  Maybe this card will do the trick. 

The collection of paper is from Beary Scrap/ My Mind's Eye 12 Days of Christmas.  I love the retro feel of the paper...50ish looking.  It really is different and fun and you should have it in your collection for sure.

The stamps and dies I used are from Prickley Pear, along with the sketch.  I love the way Prickley's clear stamp line up with the cut dies perfectly...really it makes creating super fun.

Now here is the really great part... Prickley Pear has changed their sketch challenge...you don't even have to use their stamps, just follow the sketch, link it up and you might win a $15 gift certificate for whatever your heart desires in the store.  What it even better...right now at Beary Scrap it's anything goes and you could win a $30 gift certificate to the store...WOW!!!  Just think one project would satisfy both challenges and there are some great prizes out there.  So jump in and play.

Hugs,

It's Celebration Time

I wanted to share with everyone Beary Scraps latest challenge...IT'S AWESOME!  Anything goes...yeap you got it, ANYTHING, plus you can enter as many times as you'd like.  At the end of the month one lucky winner will win a $30 shopping spree!!!! So be sure to link up your projects, you might just win.

For this card I used the paper collection from My Minds Eye: Lost and Found.  It has so much diversity, it's so fun to use.  The die is one of Scrapping Cottages newest Christmas releases...and let me tell you the Ornate Poinsettia die is beautiful. 

Have a great day and be on the lookout for some weekend posts from me. 

Hugs

A Beautiful View

I love this sentiment ( Beautiful View) from Prickley Pear Stamps as well as the birds (Small Winter Lovebirds)...so sweet.  Sometimes in life we just have to take a moment and be thankful for the things we have...enjoy the view that life has given us. 

The paper collection is from Echo Park "For the Record".  You can pick up your pack at The Beary Scrap.  Right now Beary Scrap is holding their challenge double or nothing...so I doubled up a couple of time, pins and also the two little birds.  Be sure to jump in to the double fun and you might just win a $20 gift certificate for Beary Scraps store.

This card qualifies for the following challenges:

Card Patterns: Sketch 139

Hugs,

Boo To You

I have to admit I'm not one of those artist that has a concept of a project before I begin and then go and create what my mind conceived.  Nope...not me at all.  I'm more the speed of sit down and see what happens.  I might have a die, stamp or paper line I have in mind but that's about as much planning as I do.  So as you can imagine, sometimes my projects are home runs and sometimes...well just ...let's just say some aren't, LOL.  This card to me is one of my home runs...I LOVE IT!!!!  

I started with the My Mind's Eye Mischievous paper line that Beary Scraps has just gotten in and it's super cute.My paper helped me choose my puppies colors and then everything started to come together for this double Z fold card.  Don't you just love this puppy die from Cottage Cutz dies....so stinkin cute. The puppy actually is connected to the card/pumpkin by twine so he can be pulled out to say BOO TO YOU, but he won't come all the way out, which ensures he stays with the card :)

Once you untie the front a Happy Halloween Sentiment is ready to pop out and greet you.  Overall I adore this card... everything about it just came together perfect. 

Here is a complete list of all the adorable dies I used for this card all from The Scrapping Cottage/ Cottage Cutz.

Be sure to scoop up your dies...I've heard they are selling out. 

Hugs,

Bling in the Season

This is My Mind's Eye's new Christmas collection paper " Lost and Found Christmas".   Isn't it just yummy with all it's glitter and bling.  Did you know that the new challenge for Beary Scrap is up right now and it's SUPER EASY!!!  ANYTHING GOES!!! yeap create something stunning and beautiful your pick and enter it in our challenge where you could win a $20 shopping spree.

Hugs,

Fall Leaves with Glitter

This is a tag I created for Beary Scraps current challenge...FALL.  I had the idea to cover the leaves with glitter and I love the way it turned out.  The paper is from the Authentique Glowing Paper Pad.  It's chocked full of all those orange, brown and black colors that are all around this time of year.  The base tag was colored with Distress Ink so I could match up my colors as I wanted.  The kocha/brown seam binding ribbon added the final touch to my tag.

So are you inspired to make a Fall card?  I hope so...and be sure to link it up to our Beary Scrap challenge here...you could win a $20 gift certificate, so why not?

 

Hugs,

This tag quaifies for the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp and Show: Masculine

Bingo Box

Happy Thursday everyone! Beary Scraps bingo challenge is still going on so this week I picked Distress, Glitter and Lace. The base for my box uses Echo Parks newest collection Victoria Gardens. I adore the versatility of the sheet music paper...perfect for this project.

The distressing was done several ways...first I inked the edges of the box with Distress Ink...then I stamped the leaves with Distress Crackle Paint. After the paint was dried I re stamped with Memento Ink.

The flowers are from Prima and I added Stickles Glitter to the edges for a little extra pop.

Finally for the lace, I created the lace handmade flower. It was so easy. I just took a scrap piece of lace and formed it into a circle and applied it to some Scor-Pal Tape...have to say if you want strong tape, goods lands it's great.

So that wraps up my Bingo Box....It's ready to pop a gift card or a small trinket inside and pass it along to a friend.

Be sure to check back this weekend as I have a great layout to share.

Hugs,

Life is Better.....

I'll be honest, I'm the world's biggest sap. When I finished this card all of could think of was my family...my boys, sister, brother-in-law, and parents. My life is what it is because of them and I couldn't have picked any better than what God has blessed me with. Really the sentiment says it all...my life is better with you in it...and that goes out to each of my family members.

The colors are my favorite as I'm sure you've noticed. I love to use pink and green ....ALOT. Knowing that you can only guess how thrilled I was when I opened up my Beary Scrap goodie box and saw the new Echo Park Victoria Garden Kit.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L

I have to tell you this is one you'll want to be sure to get the whole kit. The papers are so vibrant and pretty and I love the sticker sheets that come with the kit. So for the tic-tac-toe current challenge I did the flower, charm, and dry embossing...

The flower was created using the orchid die from Scrapping Cottage...it's beautiful all put together.  Really it's so much prettier in person than even the picture portrays. 

Have you gotten your challenge in for the Beary Scrap yet? If not hurry there is still time and you might just win. I'll see you next week and in the meantime be sure to tell someone you love, your life is better because of them.

Hugs,

What's Your Take?

Over at the Beary Scrap the current challenge is a sketch.  Let me tell you, I'm am one of those girls who always follows the rules, so when I see a sketch it's hard for me to think outside of the box..meaning if it's in a square shape on the sketch...my project will be square. Sometimes I'll look at other challenges and see designers interpretations of them and think ....REALLY? but honestly I love there take and to see how they creatively saw it. I'm not sure what took over this week with me but I actually thought outside of the box on the sketch and this is my take of it. I can still see the base there and hope you can too, but man I love the shapes in this project.

I used Pink Paislee's Butterfly Garden collection for this card. With the clear butterfly stickers I made sure to bend up their wings to give the illusion of flight and to add more dimension. You know me...if it fits in an envelope it's not finished. LOL

Be sure to jump in the challenge yourself and show us what your take is of the current sketch. I can't wait to see. Until next time...have fun, crafts lots and do something nice for someone.


Hugs,

SUMMER FUN!!!!

Hi Everybody. With the heat of the season in full gear it's hard not to think of summer fun. Outdoor parties, afternoon pinics and breezy nights at an amusement park. So Scrapping Cottage's  new carnival collection is so awesome, in fact I couldn't stop creating so I have two cards for you today.

My first card uses the Carousel Horse Die .  I used Mcgill paper bloom tools to curve the body out and make it 3-D then I added all of his detail.  The tickets from the Ticket Booth Die were perfect for adding sentiments

My second card I fell in love with the Airplane Ride Die. How stinkin cute is it?...LOVE IT!  The paper collection I used is from Echo Park / Country Drive where you can pick it up from The Beary Scrap. I also used one of the chipboards clouds from the Country Drive collection to mask for inked/sponged clouds in the background.  The sketch for this card is Beary Scrap's latest challenge...you need to jump in an particpate if you haven't already.

For the leaves of the rosette cluster I used the Orchid Flower Leaves and it really finished off the cluster perfect. The Carnival collection is just so much fun and I know you'll have fun playing with them yourself.

 

Hope you enjoyed my fun!!! 

Hugs

See ya next week,

My First Post with Beary Scrap

Today is my first day as Beary Scrap's new guest designer.  I'm thrilled to see what the next three months are going to bring.

Believe it or not Christmas is right around the corner and now is the time to start those Christmas cards... For this card I used Webster's Pages Waiting for Santa/ Sweet Season 6x6 pad.  I love the way Webster's Pages has such unique graphic pages in a collection but then also have a nice choice of rich patterns, for a perfect  mix. 

Hugs,

Welcome Spring!

I'm so happy Spring is finally here.  This winter has seemed to go on forever, so I'm thrilled that I'm starting to see little flowers peeking their heads out.  This card is one I did inspired by the spring season.  The paper is from Echo Park and I love the color combo.  The stamps are from the new collection from Just Rite that coordinates with Spellbinders.. you know how I love Spellbinders.  The roses were created using Spellbinders and backing on fussy cut flowers from the base paper. 

I hope you have a great first week of Spring 2011. 

This card meets the following challenges:

Beary Scrap : Spring
Just Rite: An Act of Kindness
The Cheerful Stamp Pad : Spring
Joan's Garden : Pink and Green, Thank you, Scallop (spellbinders scalloped oval) Stripes- Ribbons

Happy Birthday Beary Scrap!!!!

Beary Scrap Design Team Challenge Blog is having their 1st birthday and so it's time to CELEBRATE.  What better way to do it than to offer some out of this world prizes and some great sketch challenges.  This is my version of the first sketch challenge.  If you haven't participated yet be sure to jump in to win!  Oh and you may not have seen but I'm going to be Beary Scrap Guest Designer starting in July so you'll be hearing a lot more about their great online store in future posts. I'm super excited about this offer as their Design Team totally ROCKS!!!!

This is a card I created for using Heartfelt Creations Stamps, Distress Inks, Spellbinders, Emporium Paper from CTMH, and some bling-bling. 

Close Up

Let's kick this week off with a bang and get some serious crafting done.