Girly Card? Not

This week over at Beary Scraps our sketch challenge continues.  The design team wanted to take a twist with the sketch this week and wanted to make non-girly cards.  For me this really was a challenge when it came right down to it...I adore pearls and handmade flowers...so what the heck. 

Here is my impression of a non-girly card...I still had to add some bling and a handmade flower, but tried to make it not quite so feminine.

 

Hugs,

Tear Bear? Elephant

Happy September Everybody...can you believe it's already here? Wow does time fly. With it being the start of the month a new Beary Scrap  challenge is here. Our newest challenge is a sketch and you'll love your finished project with it for sure. Be sure to hop on over to the blog to check it out and submit your entry.

This week I wanted to give the Tear Bears a shot. Granted I'm not Patricia who so totally rocks out Tear Bears, but I think I did a good job with my little Elephant. I used the Springtime Echo Park paper wanting that last little bit of poppy colors before the fall colors move in.

Recipe : Emma Elephant Tear Bear Pattern,

Mulberry Paper,

Scor-Pal Tape,

Echo Park 12 x 12 Kit

Look forward to seeing you next week and remember to join in our new challenge and you might just win...

Hugs,

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,

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,

Spring Layout with Creative Charms Flair

Happy Monday....I hope everybody had a great weekend and was able to spend some time with family or friends.  I wanted to share with you a 12 x 12 layout I did featuring Creative Charms May Kit of the Month and Echo Parks Springtime collection. The two are a perfect pair and made such a cute layout. 

                

Be sure to hop over and scoop up your Creative Charms May kit...it's discounted and limited...so don't let them sell out before you get yours.

Have a great week

Hugs,

10 Things I Love ....

This was actually a challenge for me to do a layout page about myself.  I love to scrapbook my boys and family but to sit down and do a layout about me...that was hard. 

I used Echo Park's paper and Unity Stamps that coordinate with the Echo Park line.  I also used Tim Holtz's bird cage die cut...by the way if you love Tim Holtz you should check out the sale Joann's is having on his metal embellishments...below wholesale.  I ordered way to much last night, but boy will it be fun when that order comes in. I also used some yummy sequin ribbon and chipboard from Maya Road and the pretty numbers are from Pink Paislee.

So today I'm bit and determined to get some more scrapping done as I've been really lazy over the holidays and I need to feel my days off amounted to something...

I hope everyone has a safe and happy New Year and I'll see you next year.