Once upon a Sketch

Tidbitz in Time is sponsoring Once Upon A Sketch this month so I decided to play along. Its probably the most amazing sketch blog Ive ever seen. Now those that know me know that Im not a fan of sketches. For the most part they stifle my creativity and make me stay in a box.... but I love these sketches! Plus the design team is to die for! So much gorgeousness on one blog is almost too much for me. It just makes me need to create!

Here is Nadia's sketch for August 1st

and here is my take. You can click to make it bigger

I also had to use the journaling prompt..... "A perfect Day"

A Moment like This

After playing with the deliciously elegant August kit from Tidbitz in Time I am officially in LOVE with Crate Paper again. The Portrait collection is indeed to die for and this kit has all kinds of goodies paired with it....... Printed chipboard shapes, laces and trims, 4 different kinds of flowers, 2 alphas, border sticker strips, and bling frames! Take a peek and fall in love....

I used it for baby and wedding photos but I think the papers are classic enough to be used with almost anything. I love the unique color combo too. I went through this kit in 2 days I loved it so much. Here are 3 of my layouts and 1 card. I have another layout coming soon... its a guest layout for Once Upon a Sketch so I cant share it yet.

I added the red doilies, bakers twine and shipping tags to this layout

I added the yellow flowers and kraft cardstock to this layout

I added a red heart doily and red cardstock to this card I made using the paper scraps. 

This layout has a white cardstock background that you cant see in the photo very well

Dont wait a lifetime for "A Moment like This"! Get yours before its gone!

Dream in Color

Oh holy fricking gorgeousness!! Have you seen the July kit from Tidbitz In Time? I think it is one of my favorite kits EVER (and that is saying a ton because back in the diz-ay I was a bit of a kit whore) The papers are from Girls Paperie and Prima. Its full of sequined butterflies, prima flowers, flocked alphas, pearls, lace, tinsel, sparkly chipboard and beaded gem sprays! Check out this amazing kit!

 

I made 6 layouts, 3 tags and 1 card with this kit. I just couldnt get enough!! Here are a few of my projects.

 

Ive already shared the card and the tags..... and I'll be posting the rest of the projects in a few days. In the meantime get your keyster over there and get that kit!!

Insomnia

Another night of insomnia seems to be upon me. I am usually a night owl but my lack of sleep the last few weeks is getting ridiculous. I find myself exhausted but unable to sleep. Its getting really annoying. I have the creative itch but  I cant sneak back down to my scrap room because I wont hear the baby. (who has been waking constantly as well) So here I sit watching Veronica Mars on netflix (never watched it when it was on) and playing games on facebook.

and of course pinning things

Im trying to think about the GOOD things going on. . Its almost farmers market season. My herb garden is starting to pop up in large numbers. We get to go to the pool twice this week. Aubrey's personality is blossoming and she is cracking me up. I got to scrap a LOT this week. I got to see a LOT of my family on Father's Day

Thinking of good things helps :)

Here is a simple layout I made a few days ago using Sassafras Applejack. It was still sitting on my desk from last week's card-a-polozza

I also have a couple peekies for the oh so pretty July Tidbitz in Time kit!! I have 5 layouts and 1 card done so far! I LOVE LOVE this kit.

 

Oh well. Its almost 6am and I need to sneak back into bed before its time for my husband to get up for work. Fingers crossed Aubrey sleeps in tomorrow so Im not a walking zombie mommy.

MAGPIES AND MONARCHS

What is soft and pretty and full of butterflies? The June kit from Tidbitz in Time. This kit is packed with papers from Pink Paislee and 7Gypsies, flowers and bling from ZVA Creative and gorgeous unique trims and die cuts. The tissue paper is to die for!  Its such a beautiful kit! Check it out

Here are a few layouts I created with the kit. I have more coming!

 

I'll post the rest of my creations later in the month! If you love this kit make sure you pop over to the site and snag one before they sell out (like last month's kit)

Monday Monday

I woke up today with a case of the Mondays. I feel like Im stuck in some bad comic where a frazzled woman sits at her desk all squinty eyed holding a massive cup of coffee. I honestly didnt think that was possible to get the Mondays since I'm a stay at home mom and my kidlet is still in diapers. Hell there are many days where I swear I have to THINK about what day it actually is. .....

Anyway.... here I am... in the Monday zone. My kid is cranky. I am cranky. Im crampy. Im dressed.... but that just involved getting out of my pretty nightie and into yoga pants and a tank top so it almost doesnt count. Aubrey is wearing pants and no shirt (she has taken it off 4 times and I have finally given up trying to put it back on) All she wants to do is nurse nurse nurse. I just want to go crawl back into bed and sleep til tuesday..... but i cant... too much to do. The most I can hope for is Aubrey taking a long nap so i can have some peace and play with paper.

Is it nap time yet?
Is it nap time yet?
Is it nap time yet?

Ugh!

At least I was able to get my crop on this weekend. Thanks to the lovely Zarah I checked out a My Scrapbook Nook. They had a wild crop going on this past weekend and I was able to create 5 layouts and a card for challenges! Here are a few of them

For the random placement challenge.... where you glue and you go and no moving stuffs. I used Webster's Pages Lullaby Lane

For the doodling challenge...  for this I used Sassafras AppleJack

for the sketch challenge using October Afternoon Modern Homemaker

Obviously I had a thing for pink and kraft this weekend :)

Hopefully my Mondays will go away soon. Im sure a little crafty time (and perhaps a Vicodin for the cramps) will make it all better. I hope you are having a better Monday than me.

Picking Flowers!

Are you ready for some spring? The May kit from Tidbitz in Time is just that. A happy vintage romp through the spring flowers! *swoon*

Check it out!

Its sooo pretty! Papers are a mix of Webster's Pages Spring Market and Jenni Bowlin. Embellies are Maya Road and some super cool unique finds. I *heart* this kit! I managed to make 4 layouts and 3 cards with it and I want to make more more more!

Here are the layouts... we'll visit the cards in a few days as some of them are still top secret til thursday :)

 

*Sigh* :)

Going back to 1934

 First.... Some happy news! I found out I was spotlighted at Paper Variety! They chose to feature my Puddles card with Stompin' Tobie for their April Showers challenge
 Yay!!....................AND...... I won the Lollipop Crafts challenge last week so I'll be getting  some stampy goodness from inky impressions

Now Im going to tell you a secret about me.  I am a paper whore. Every CHA I drool and sigh at all the prettiness. BC (you know before child) I would then buy the entire line, use a few of the papers and then it would sit in my paper cupboard til I thought of it again. Now my budget is SO tight it squeaks. I spend now in a year what I used to spend in a month. I rarely get any new stuff that doesnt come from design team gigs.

That being said when I saw the Cosmo Cricket circa 1934 line I HAD to have it. Since I couldnt have it ALL I settled with just buying a few bits and pieces. I bought 3 patterned papers and 1 journal block paper. I pulled it out last night and got my scrap on. Here is what I created....

and there is another layout i have started on my desk using the scraps! ohhhh and there is a card

Im entering the card into the following challenges
Truly Scrumptious (vintage)
Stars and Stamps (layers)
Stamp Insanity (flower power)
Paper Pal Arts (flowers ppa89)
Mami doodles (kraft)
Cupcake Crafts (lots of layers)
Pixie Dust Studio (sentiment)
Paperplay (photo)

Not bad for only a few papers eh?

Make Me Happy!!

The April kit "Make Me Happy" from Tidbitz in Time comes out today.... and believe me it lives up to its title. When I opened my design team box it immediately made me smile. It so full of color.... its like a rainbow of happiness! The papers are the brand new release American Crafts City Park line, full of clouds, hot air balloons and flowers just ready to cut out. There are also many colors of primas, sparkly thickers, rainbow pearls and a book of remarks journal blocks. This is the perfect kit to get you ready for spring!!

Here are a few projects I made with the kit

 

That is 5 layouts!!! I also made 2 cards that I plan on posting tomorrow. I also have plenty of embellishments left to play some more. This is a fantastic kit. Be sure to check it out before it sells out

Happy Monday!

This past weekend we took Aubrey to her 1st movie in the theater! I was a little nervous because she is so little, but she did great! We took her travel Booster Seat and buckled her in, gave her some snacks and she was ready for the show. We went to see Tangled since it was showing at the dollar theater and I figured if she freaked out and had to leave we were only out $2.50. It was SUCH a cute movie... and she loved it! She loved seeing all the kids at the theater too. She kept waving hi and trying to talk to everyone. She also kept petting my hair since Rapunzel had such long hair. Ive always loved going to see movies at the theater and it was so fun sharing that experience with my baby girl

Afterwards we drove out to one of the local farms to buy apples, cider, and cheese. Ohhh so good! I cant wait til summer when farmer's markets are in full swing.

I also had some crafty fun this weekend! I finished my survivor week 6 layout, tons of cards with the new some odd girl acrylic stamps and then broke out my April tidbitz in time kit for seconds. I so needed to get crafty.... good for the soul

I made this little teeny card for Aubrey since she is in love with the GIIIRRRRRLLLLLLL (aka my oddie girl stamps) I give her images all the time to colors, but she always wants to pretty colored ones. Now she has a girl of her own she can play with and she will keep her mitts off my stash.

I used BEE TIA for this baby card for my baby

Im entering my lil bee into the following challenges:
Pile it On (cutie patootie)
Totally Papercrafts (cute and cuddly)
Stamping Vacation (no fancy borders)
Digital Tuesday (button up)
StampInSanity (punch it out)
PaperPlay (anything goes)
PaperSundaes (photo inspiration)

I scrapped this picture because I was in the mood for some warm weather. Im so anxious for spring to be in full effect! I also seem to be in love with yellow lately............

That's all from me today. Happy Monday all! :)

Sur-vi-va (week 5)

So last week was week 5 of Survivor at Tallyscrapper and Im still going strong.... whoooo hooo!! I cant believe Ive made it this long. Here is the challenge they gave us for week 5

*****This week is an easy week, we have all been working so hard on our challenges.

Since Russell is known for the first season and burning socks you must incorporate SOCKS into your LO.  Either in the TITLE (not the journaling) An embellishment or a PHOTO (not just a person, you must see socks!)************

They other team was assigned HATS..... which I think is way easier...... but they asked for socks.... they got socks.... I stapled one of Aubrey's single baby socks to the page. The other one is LONG gone off in dryer land (or maybe stolen by the Underpants Gnomes gone SOCK.... you never know)! 

Here is my layout

Papers are really old Sassafras (my love love love). They were so pretty and pink and went so well with the photo and the sock so I used them. Plus Im trying my best to rediscover fabulous in my stash. Aubrey was 6 days old in the photo. I cant believe she was ever that teeny tiny. *sigh*

Lucky

The new challenge from Scrap that Baby is up and ready. The challenge (in honor of St Patty's day is " IM LUCKY TO BE YOUR MOMMY" (and you get bonus points if you use a bit of green)  My design team REALLY rocked this challenge.... and many of the new girls played along too.

The prize is a $20 gift card from the fabulous store Ally Scraps. I love this store! She carries a ton of popular brands, has frequent sales and shipping is very reasonable. I designed for Ally Scraps back in 2007 (i think) and it was a ton of fun! You should LIKE Allyscraps on facebook for sales notices and all that jazz

I actually did 2 layouts for this challenge. This one I did some time ago for the challenge and forgot I did it. I found it the other day while going through my computer. Its a little funky and fun but the journaling is on the back

Stop by the blog to see what the design team did... and submit your entry for your chance to win.