Scrap Your Stash Blog Hop

Hey everyone!  Today I am participating in the Scrap Your Stash Blog Hop!  You should be joining me from Majken's Blog!  Welcome!

Here is the layout that I created for today...

A few weekends ago, I scrapbooked with a friend of mine and I decided to get all caught up on the birthday layouts of my kiddos!  My daughter is almost 6 and just am all caught up on her Birthday Scrapbook!  YAY! 

I love this little embellishment and the washi tape!

I think I get bonus points for this layout!  I actually am scraping someone else's stash with this Cinderella embellishment!  I took this off of someone else's hands a while ago and I finally used it!

Now don't forget to head on to the next blog in the hop.  When you are done here you are headed back to the top to see Cathy's Blog!  So have fun and leave some love along the way!

Participant List

Cathy http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/

Juliana http://www.17turtles.com

Charity http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/

Laura http://scrapaddict4life.blogspot.com/
Sandy http://itsafamilyaffairwithscrappynana.blogspot.ca/
Christine http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com
Alison http://alisondaydesigns.com/
Wendi http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com

Suzanna  http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/

Lee-Anne http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com
Bobbi http://vintagemusedesigns.blogspot.com/

Wendy C www.stampingrules.com
Monica http://scrapinspired.com/
Kristy http://alwaysaworldaway.blogspot.com
Jennifer http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com
Majken  http://chocoscrapaholic.blogspot.com
Kim http://rydenkim.blogspot.com/

Practical Scrappers: 10 Things Brads

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are talking about Brads and Eyelets.  We have 10 ways that you can use these wonderful little embellishments.

I chose to go digital for my project today!  I love Stampin' Up!'s My Digital Studio! 

I created this card and I can't wait to print it and give it to someone I love!

Adding digital brads gives dimension to your project and you will NEVER run out of them!!  YAY!!

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Thank you for stopping by my blog today!  Please be sure to check out the other projects made with brads and eyelets today over at the Practical Scrappers main blog!

Practical Scrappers: Scrap Your Stash Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop 

where we are Scrapping our Stash.

This month we are focusing on scrapping our Valentine's stash, or at least stash that has to do with love.  I love Valentine's Day so it seems that I always have a lot of crafty items to use when February 14th gets closer!

You should have just arrived from Christine's blog.  Isn't her Valentine's project so cute?!  If you didn't get to see it be sure to make your way through the hop or check out the list of participants at the bottom of this post!

Today my card features some cute pink jewels that I have been hanging onto for a LONG time!  I also used Stampin' Up!'s Pool Party Core'dinations Cardstock.  This cardstock has been in my craft room for a while as well!  

The Hero Arts Chevron Heart Stamp is new but oh so cute...I just couldn't leave it out!

I hope you enjoy what you have seen here today!  Please stop by the Practical Scrappers blog to check out how you can win some great prizes for just hopping with us today!

Now head on over to Patty's blog!  You won't want to miss her post today!

Practical Scrappers Blog Hop List

Practical Scrappers

Krissy Clark

Christine Meyer
Kim Ryden  < You Are Here!
Patty Selah
Charity Hotrum

Lissa Mitchell
Jennifer Haggerty
Alison Day

Bobbi Smith

Michelle Johns
Kerri Yarus

Cathy Harper

Nicole Laha
Lanette Erickson

Majken Pullin

Erin Morehouse

Lisa Peeples
Claude Campeau
Wendy Coffman
Lee-Anne Thornton

Practical Scrappers: February Card Sketch

It's Card Sketch time over at Practical Scrappers today!  Today we have two sketches so make sure you head on over to the Practical Scrappers blog to see both of them and be inspired by all of the Design Team goodness!

Here is the sketch I chose to use today...

And here is my card...

Creating valentines is totally what I'm all about lately.  I love Valentine's Day and all of the fun reds and pinks and hearts!

Hope you enjoy what you see today!

Practical Scrappers: Valentines Day

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are showing you some fun Valentine's Day themed projects!  I had a little bit of a preview and you WILL NOT want to miss out on these projects!

Here is my card...

I just got this fun Hero Arts Chevron Heart Stamp at Archiver's yesterday!  And it was 75% off!  YAY!!  Not yay that Archiver's is leaving us but YAY that it was only $2.50!!!

Thanks for stopping by today!  I hope that you enjoyed today's post and that you visit the Practical Scrapper's blog to see the other Valentine creations!

Practical Scrappers: February Layout Sketch

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are showing you our February Layout Sketch!  Check it out...

 

 

I just love all of the hearts and when I saw this sketch, I knew it would be perfect for any pictures of my little girl!

 

Brooke started gymnastics a few months ago with a friend and I love these little pictures of her!

 

 

 

I think my favorite part of the layout is the little elements in the top left corner!  I love the "the BIG day" stamp by Heidi Swapp.  It's prefect because Brooke was so excited about her first day of gymnastics!

 

I hope that you will stop by the Practical Scrappers blog to see what the other Design Team Members created today and leave them some comment love!  Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Practical Scrappers: On Trend - Chalkboard

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are showing you example of the fun Chalkboard Technique!

 

You can create the chalkboard look with black cardstock and white ink or paint or chalk.  But there are a lot of companies that are now creating papers, stickers and embellishments with the Chalkboard Technique already applied to them. 

 

 

 

On my card today I used a sticker that was created as a Chalkboard word bubble.  I just love this card and I hope you do too!

 

Make sure you head on over to the Practical Scrappers blog today to see what the other Design Team Members came up with!  You won't want to miss the fun layouts and cards!

Practical Scrappers: Ten Things Ribbon

Over at Practical Scrappers we are talking about 10 ways to use ribbon this weekend! 

Check out my project...

It's fun to use ribbon scraps to create a fun banner on a card or scrapbook page!  So simple and so much fun!

Make sure you head on over to the Practical Scrappers blog so that you can see what the other 9 Designers came up with!  You won't want to miss these projects!

Practical Scrappers: Scrapping Your Stash Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop 

where we are Scrapping our Stash.

CHA is this weekend and that means the industry is putting out all kinds of fabulous new product.  So what better time to kick off our new monthly series of Scrapping our Stash!  A special shout out to the sponsor of today's hop: Kiwi Lane Designs!

Kiwi Lane Designs creates templates that help take the frustration out of scrapbooking!  And one lucky winner today will get a border set and an accessory set from Kiwi Lane.  We are big fans of Kiwi Lane Designs and in fact have several members of our design team who either currently or in the past have been a part of their design team!  Details on how you can win this prize are at the bottom of this post!

Thanks for stopping by after visiting Lisa's blog!

I love the fact that we are breaking into our stashes today to use what we have laying around in our craft rooms!  I know that I have a TON of supplies to use and I just keep purchasing more and more.  SO...using what I have is just what I need to do!

Here is my layout...

I love this picture of my little man, Noah.  He was so cute on this day when he drove up and parked his car right next to Daddy's.  He loves his Daddy so much!

I hope you can continue on this hop and stop by Laura's blog next!  You won't want to miss her post!

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  We recognize that this is a huge list for the blog hop and would love for you to visit as many as you can...but we are not making that mandatory to qualify for the prize here.  That said, many of the designers are offering prizes of their own so I do recommend seeing what you can get in on :).

Practical Scrappers Blog Hop List

Practical Scrappers

Charissa Miller

Cathy Harper  

Jennifer Haggerty  

Christine Meyer

Kristina MacKeen

Erin Morehouse 

Nicole Laha 

Krissy Clark 

Wendi Robinson 

Lissa Mitchell 

Deborah Johnson  

Jessica Arrant 

Kerri Yarus

Lisa Peeples 

Kim Ryden < You are Here

Laura Cox < Next Up

Kelly Jean

Lanette Erickson

Alison Day

Wendy Coffman

Michelle Johns

Lee-Anne Thornton

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Kelli Fortier

Now, how to get in on that prize! You can do any or all of the following for up to three entries! 

1) Become a follower of Practical Scrappers

2) Become a fan of the Practical Scrappers facebook page

3) Become a fan on the Kiwi Lane facebook page and make sure to tell them we sent ya!

Leave us a comment on the Practical Scrappers Blog so we know what you did!!!

Practical Scrappers: January Layout Sketch

Today is Layout Sketch Day over at Practical Scrappers!  Here is the sketch that we had to work with...

And here is the layout I created...

This layout is for the January spot on our 2014 calendar!  I just love this picture of my littles!  

And here is what the calendar looks like hanging on the wall!

And a little up-close shot of my Glittery Snowflake embellishment!

Please be sure to stop by the Practical Scrappers main blog today to see what the other Design Team Members came up with!  I think you will love them!  AND...play along with us!  Link up in the comments!

Practical Scrappers: December Layout Sketch

It's time for the December Layout Sketch over at Practical Scrappers.  I love Layout Sketches!  They are the best thing to get you going when you just don't know what to do!

Here is our sketch this month...

And here is my take on it...

I just love this picture of my little man, Noah.  It was taken right after waking up from a nap about a year ago.  He still looks like this after nap time most days.  He just doesn't like to wake up...but Momma likes for him to go to bed later that night!

I used the the Echo Park Kit, Scoot for this layout.

I hope you enjoy my take on the sketch.  Be sure you stop by the Practical Scrappers main blog and see what the other ladies have been up to this week!

Practical Scrappers: December Card Sketch

It's time for another Card Sketch over at Practical Scrappers!  I love card sketches!  They are so great when you are in a creative rut OR when you have a 2 year old that really wants to play with you but you have to get a card made and posted for your Design Team.  Hypothetically speaking of course!

Here is the sketch we are working from today...

And here is my take on it...

It's so easy to look at this sketch and think...Christmas!  But I just got this cute paper pack: You Are My Happy by Teresa Collins and I wanted to use it!!

Make sure you stop by the Practical Scrappers blog today to see what the other Design Team Members have created based on this sketch!  You won't want to miss these cards!

Practical Scrappers: October Layout Sketch

It's time for another Layout Sketch over at Practical Scrappers!  I just love this sketch by Liz!  She is amazing...month after month!

 

 

 

And here is my layout...

 

 

I did a fun layout of my kiddos playing with the leftover balloons from Noah's 2nd Birthday Party!  Those balloons were so much fun and I think this layout is too!

 

 

Make sure you stop by the Practical Scrappers blog today to see what the other Design Team Members have created!



Practical Scrappers: October Card Sketch

It's time for another card sketch over at Practical Scrappers!

 

This one is a little bit funky!

 

 

Here is my take on it...

 

I used a lot of my My Mind's Eye Goodies when creating this card!  I love MME almost as much as Stampin' Up!...Almost!

 

Thanks for stopping by today and be sure to head on over to the Practical Scrappers blog today to see what the other Design Team Members have created from this sketch!

Practical Scrappers: Witches Brew Washi Tape

Head on over to check out my post on Practical Scrappers to find out more information on the Witches Brew Washi Tape!

 

 

Thanks for checking it out!  See you back tomorrow with some more Halloween Goodness!

SSINKspiration: Quick & Easy Cards

It's time for some Quick & Easy cards over at the SSINKspiration blog today!  I love Quick & Easy cards!  It's what I mostly create!  I don't like to spend more than 20 minutes on one card! 

 

Today I have a little Halloween card for you!  I used the Witches Brew Washi Tape that is in the Holiday Catalog!  I love these designs!!

 

 

 

I started this card with a Basic Gray card base.  I added a strip of Tangerine Tango chevron DSP from the Brights Stack of DSP.  Then I wrapped washi tape around some Whisper White Baker's Twine and tied a bow on each end. 

 

The "Trick or Treat!" sentiment comes from the Best of Halloween Stamp Set!  It's one of my favorites right now!

 

Make sure you stop by the SSINKspiration Blog today to see the other Quick & Easy Cards created by the Design Team.

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Basic Gray

DSP: Brights Stack

Stamp Set: Best of Halloween

Ink: Basic Black

Embellishments: Witches Brew Washi Tape, Baker's Twine - Whisper White

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

 

Purchase these SU products HERE!

 

 

Also...head on over to Practical Scrappers to see my Individual Feature with 2 other cards I created today using the Witches Brew Washi Tape!

Practical Scrappers: September Layout Sketch

**If you are here looking for my Friday Favorites post, please click here or scroll down to find it.  Thanks**

 

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are working with a fun Layout Sketch!

 

Here is the sketch that we were given to inspire us this month...

 

 

I loved this sketch but I decided to make it a two-page layout.  Most of the scrapbooking that I do ends up being two-page layouts because I have so many pictures to work with.  I'm kind of obsessed when I'm behind the camera!

 

Here is my layout (Click on the picture to enlarge)...

 

 

 

This layout is about the day when we visited a local dairy farm, Shatto Milk Company.  It was rather easy to make this one-page sketch into a two-page layout!  When you so many pictures to include, you don't need much else on the page, right?!

 

I wanted to highlight a great scrapbook embellishment that you can typically find when you got to a touristy business or on vacation...a cloth patch.  These patches are typically ironed on to a bag or jacket or might even be pinned to a bulletin board.  But I love to use them for scrapbook embellishments.  They are usually under $5 and so cute!  The cow in the top right of my layout is a patch.

 

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today!  Make sure you check out what the other Design Team Members did with the sketch today over at Practical Scrappers and leave them some love! 

Practical Scrappers: Frugal Finds - Kids Craft Supplies

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are becoming kids again!  We decided to break out some of the craft supplies in our houses that are meant for our children. 

 

Frugal Finds: Kids Craft Supplies

 

My craft supply was crayons...

 

3 of my favorite colors: blue green, red violet and purple.

 

 

And here is my card...

 

 

I used the Chevron Background Stamp with Smokey Slate ink on Whisper White Cardstock.  I then used my crayons to color in the white space.  I love the colorful background that the crayons created!

 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock: Smokey Slate, Whisper White, Pink Passion (Retired)

Stamp Sets: Chevron Background Stamp, Label Love

Inks: Smokey Slate, Melon Mambo, Elegant Eggplant

Punch: Artisan Label, 3/4" Circle

Tools: Paper Snips

Adhesives: Snail, Dimensionals

Other: Crayons

 

 Purchase these SU products HERE!

Practical Scrappers: Storage Ideas

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are talking about Storage Ideas.

 

Did you know that Stampin' Up! sells empty stamp cases?!  I love them, not just for extra stamps that I have hanging around my craft room, but for organizing all of the little things that come with crafting!

Full Wood-Mount Stamp Cases (set of 4) #127551  $6.95

 

I started using these cases to keep my current Stampin' Up! embellishments in order.

 

Here is what I keep in the boxes:

*Baker's Twine and Linen Thread

*Candy Dots, Jewels, Pearls

*Ribbon Scraps

*Washi Tape

 

 

 

I also started using these boxes for my reinkers! There are 10 colors per collection and 10 reinkers fit rather nicely into a case!

I went a little crazy ordering these cases!  What else can I put in them?!  Hmmmm....

 

Don't forget to stop by the Practical Scrappers blog today to see other ideas on craft room storage!

Practical Scrappers: September Card Sketch

It's time for another card sketch over at Practical Scrappers!

 

Here is the sketch that we were given to be inspired by this month...

 

 

And here is my card...

I basically took the idea of notebook paper and the school theme and then made it my own!

 

I created the file folder card using Stampin' Up!'s new envelope punch board!  If you would like to watch a tutorial, you can click here.  This video isn't done by me but she does a really good job explaining everything!

 

So create the spiral notebook paper look, I punched little holes along one side of the designer paper and then cut from the edge into each hole.  After cutting you will just bend, fold, and ruffle those edges so that it looks like this piece of paper was torn from a notebook!

This sentiment is stamped on the inside of my card!  I love this for a teacher!!

 

 

Well thanks for stopping by today!  Don't forget to visit the Practical Scrappers main blog today to see what the other Design Team Members came up with!

 

Envelope Punch Board  #133774  $19.95 USD