I've Been Published!!!!

Doing the happy dance!!!

It's a first for me!!!

 Thanks to my awesome SFF, Rochelle Spears who encouraged and pushed me to submit my work, I am so excited and honored to have two layouts published in the current

Life. Paper. Scrapbook. 

Online Magazine

  Not only was I published in this issue, but Rochelle as well as my other scrap friend, Kristi B are published in this issue too.  

How cool is that?

You can check out LPS and all the awesome submissions by clicking HERE

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

You Are An Awesome 24/7 Dad!

Happy Friday!!!!

Sharing a layout I created inspired by the June Sketch with Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash!

My favorite nephew is the best father and husband and so I created this page as a tribute to him for his unwavering dedication, and caring for his family!

And here is the sketch...

Products:

Patterned Paper, Journal Card, Alphas, and Cardstock Stickers:  

Simple Stories  "24/7" Collection Kit

Brads:

Recolllections

Twine:

Queen & Company

I am also entering this layout in the following challenges:

Polka Dots ~ Frosted Designs

Drill #10: Hot Fun in the Smmertime ~ S.W.A.T.

AND...also sharing up with the 

Memory Nest Designs Whimsical Wednesday Link Up 

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Have a great weekend!

Hey, This Is So Yummy....

Good Morning!  

The new sketch challenge is up at Paper Secret's and the twist is to use product with numbers!

Here is my DT Reveal. I used this challenge to create a companion page to my "Um ~ Um Good" layout.  I turned the sketch, and for the twist portion of the challenge I used a mini bingo card, and several patterned papers with numbers as part of the design:

Here is the PageMaps sketch:

Supplies:

Basic Grey "Hey Boy" Collection:  Patterned Papers, Chipboard, Sticker Alphas, Brads

Thickers:  Title Work

Studio Calico: Wood Veneer Arrows

Misc Twine

Hop on over to the Paper Secrets Blog to check out the challenge details and how you can enter to win a $10 gift card to the Paper Secrets Store!   

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your weekend!

Um ~ Um Good!

Happy Friday Everyone!!!
The Stash Challenge at Scrap Our Stash this month is to create a layout about a "guy" and you must include (5) or more brads on your layout.  

I paired the SOS challenge up with Practical Scrappers June Sketch and here is what I created with the combination:

...and here is the awesome sketch by Liz Chidester

I am also entering this layout into the following challenges:

WWP #12: Today: ~  Sketches4All

Challenge # 57: Masculine ~ Use It Tuesday
Challenge #88 : Flags ~ Use Your Stuff
Upper Cut & Punch it Out Challenge ~ Southern Girls
(the circle layered under the arrow, was cut using my Cricut)

Thank you for stopping by today, have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Basic Grey "Hey Boy" Collection:  Patterned Paper, Chipboard, Brads, Cardstock Stickers and 

Canvas Embellishment

Little Yellow Bicycle:  Wood "Happy" Stick Pen

Title Work:  Thickers

Misc Twine

Basket Full of Cuteness

Hello there!

It is Tuesday and time for Ten Things... at 

Practical Scrappers

This week the design team was challenged to create projects using BAGS!

For my project I mounted my photo on a 4.25"x 5.5" Kraft Bag, inserted a tag and a cardstock sticker journaling card inside of the bag.  I also folded down the the top half of a smaller kraft bag and placed over the edge of the top of my page, inserted a tag and created an embellishment cluster using a deccorative brad, twine and a layered sticker.   

This layout was also inspired by the following challenges:

"All About Our Guys Challenge" at Scrap Our Stash 

"Use Your Dies" Challenge at Scrap it Girl   

(Triangles & Tags cut with my Cricut)

"Anything Goes" ~ Sketches4All

The design of my layout was inspired by the May 23 sketch below from Elle's Studio:

Check out the Practical Scrappers blog and see how the design team came up with various ways to use bags.  

AND...

if you would like a chance at winning the June Prize at Scrap Our Stash,

click HERE to check out the challenge and details.   The challenge ends Jun 29th

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Products:

My Mind’s Eye Sweetest Thing “Bluebell”:

6 x 6 Paper Pad, Brads, Chipboard, Cardstock Stickers, Layered Stickers

Canvas Corp: Small Kraft Bag

Paper Accents: 4.25"x 5.5" Kraft Bag

Ruby Rocket:  Twine

Scrappy Friends June Challenge and WINNERS!!!!!

Hello and welcome to my June Scrappy Friends Sketch Challenge!

Your challenge this month is to create a LAYOUT using this sketch:

You can create a page exactly like the sketch, or you can flip it, turn it, or change the sizes of the photo, as long as I can tell your entry was inspired by the sketch:

I also combined my challenge with the other (3) Scrappy Friends Challenges:

Rochelle ~ Pinterest Inspiration: Color, floral and wood grain

Kerys ~ Recipe Challenge: 3 Patterned Papers, Twine and Washi Tape (Wednesday)

Kristi ~ Technique Challenge: Color Resist: Heidi Swapp Color Resist Alphas (Title Work)

THE RULES:

To be entered into the June prize drawing you must: 

Link your NEWLY created layout below by 

Jun 29th 11:59 PM (PST)

NO DIGITAL ENTRIES ALLOWED

Be a follower of my blog

When posting your entry on your blog or gallery, you must include a link back to my blog.

If you upload your entries to an online gallery that requires you to sign in, I may or may not be able to leave you a comment.

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

My Minds Eye ~ "On The Sunny Side" 12 x 12 Collection Kit

Combine  any of my Scrappy Friends challenges below  with my sketch OR complete 2 or more of the challenges below and you are automatically entered into the BONUS PRIZE Drawing:

Rochelle Spears ~ Inspired By Pinterest Challenge

Scrappin' Happy ~ Recipe Challenge

Kristi B ~ Technique Challenge

GCC - Sketch

Here is the BONUS PRIZE for May:

Martha Stewart "Circle Edge Punch Starter Set"

Now for the May WINNERS!!!!

Thanks to everyone who played in my May Sketch Challenge and all of the wonderful entries!

Let's give a big shout out to 

#1 ~Tamika R

she is the randomly drawn winner of my May Sketch Challenge

&

Melinda Felicida

she is the winner of the May Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES

Tamika  be sure to comment below and then email me at:

 msbrags@gmail.com

 with your mailing address and I will get your prize out to you. 

Melinda be sure to comment below and then  email your mailing address to: 

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your  prize.

Thanks again everyone!!!

Have a great weekend!