"Merry Christmas 2013" Layout

Happy Monday everyone!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends!

Today I am up on the 

Scrap Our Stash Blog

sharing a layout I created inspired by this month's

Sketch Challenge

Loved that the "Stash" element of the Sketch Challenge for this month was to use up some of the older product in your stash. 

Well, it's that time of year to make room for some of the upcoming CHA releases and the scraps and papers I had left from WRMK's "Peppermint Twist" 2011 collection, were perfect for these sweet photos of my great-nephews. 

I had to scale down the elements of the sketch to enable me to use the large 12 x 12 die cut, which worked out just fine. 

Of course I loved working with the sketch, mainly because it was quick and easy and the other reason, I designed it! LOL

The challenge ends tonight, but make sure you stop by for our sketch challenge next month at 

Scrap Our Stash.   Each month starting in January we will be featuring a Guest Sketch Artist along with a sketch created by the artist, exclusively for Scrap Our Stash!   

And...the first of each month we also host a Stash Challenge!

Also entering this layout in to the following challenge:

December Color Combo Challenge  ~ S4All
Wrap It Up Challenge ~ Scrap it Girl

Have a Safe and Happy New Year Celebration!!!!

The ScrapRoom December "Flavor of the Month" and "Double Shot" Kits

Today I am sharing the projects I created using the December kits from 

The ScrapRoom

First up is the wonderful Flavor of the Month Kit

which contains lots of yumminess!!!!

I created the layout below using the Simple Stories "Cozy Christmas" products found in the kit:

"Happy It's Almost Dec 25th"

My second and third projects are the layout and card below created using the 

"Get Happy" Gossamer Blue products found in the kit, inspired by The ScrapRoom

December Sketch by Pagemaps:

"Holiday Happy"

  "Falalalala" Card

My final two products were created using the Fancy Pants "Oh Deer" products from the kit.

December Recipe Layout

"Ho Ho Ho, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas"

Ho Ho Ho Card

The December Double Shot Kit contains two fabulous collections that I just love:

WRMK "Silver & Gold"

 and 

Simple Stories "DIY Christmas"

I created the following two layouts with the awesome 

Simple Stories " DIY Christmas" products found in the Double Shot Kit:

"Spread Joy & Have A Very Merry Christmas"

 "Happy Holidays"

The layout and card below were created using products from the 

Silver and Gold" by WRMK found in the Double Shot Kit:

"Were You Naughty or Nice?"

Thank you for visiting my blog and why not stop by the ScrapRoom and check out all of the kits up for sale this month as well as get the details on signing up for their monthly kits.   

Just an FYI...each month Tammy puts together some wonderful kits!!

Have a Beautiful Day!!!

"All Bundled Up..." Layout

Hi everyone!!!
I'm up on the Scrap Our Stash blog today with this layout I created inspired by the December

Stash Challenge #21 ~ Photo Inspiration

Here is the inspiration photo:

Stop by Scrap Our Stash and check out the challenge!

You have until December 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) to link up your entry

for a chance to win this month's prize:

$20 My Scraps and More Gift Card

My layout was further inspired by the following challenge: 

S4All Anniversay Tic Tac Toe Challenge #7

Challenge ends Dec 31st

I completed 2 rows!!!!

Row 1 Across:

Die Cuts:  The Snowflakes and Hot Cocoa 

Punches:  Bow (WRMK  Envelop Punch) ~ Tag (Fiskars Tag w/Eyelet Punch) ~ 

Tab (Teresa Collins Tab Punch)

Charm:  Snowflake attached to twine/tag

Red:  Patterned paper and alphas

Row 3 Diagonal:

Charm, Bling, Snowman

I am also entering my layout in the following challenges:

December Challenge at Clique Kits

Challenge ends December 31st

Snowflakes Galore at Lasting Memories

Challenge ends December 26th

Winter Challenge at Scrapping4Fun Challenges

Challenge ends December 31st

and the 

Winter Mood Board Challenge at S.W.A.T.

Challenge ends Jan 2nd

Frosty Winter Mood Board Challenge at

Scrap Around the World

Challenge ends Dec 31st

Inspired by the Snowflakes, color blue and Baby It's Cold Outside

Thank you for stopping by!

 I know it is a busy month, but I hope you get a chance to play along in all of the above challenges!!!

December Sketch and Scrappy Friends Challenges

Hello!
Hard to believe December has arrived and we have 30 days before the new year begins!!!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving and ready to tackle the December Scrappy Friends Challenges before you get into full swing celebrating this holiday season!
Here is the sketch for December:

And...Here are the RULES for this challenge:

Create a layout inspired by the sketch and...

• Your layout must be NEW as of December 1, 2014

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by

December 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

No Digital Layouts

Here is a look at the layout I created inspired by the sketch and the other 

Scrappy Friends Challenges:

Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge

1st Row Down: Flair, Doily, and Metal

(Studio Calico DIY Flair, Pebbles Chipboard Doily, and

Maya Road Speech Bubble Paperclip)

and

Kelly's Word Challenge

(I used the words Angel and Together)

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:
FANCY PANTS "OH DEER" PAPER PACK
(12 Sheets of Pattened Paper)

Combine any two or all three of the Scrappy Friends Challenges below:

AND... you will be automatically entered into our

December's BONUS Prize Drawing.

Here is this month's BONUS Prize:

$20 gift card to shop at 

Creative Embellishments

It's now time to announce the November WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Wonderful inspiration and awesome takes on the sketch as well as the other

Scrappy Friends Challenges

The randomly drawn WINNER of my 

November Sketch Challenge is....

#6 - JOLANE DONALD

AND...

REBECCA DALY

is the winner of ther November Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Jolane 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. 

Please add GCC November Winner in the subject line.

Rebecca be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com 

to claim your gift card.

Please add November Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thank you for stopping by today to check out the December Scrappy Friends Challenges!

I am looking forward to see all of this month's entries inspired by the sketch.
Have a Scraptabulous Day!!!!

"Love My Life" Layout

Hello Everyone :)
Today I am sharing a layout I created inspired by the
November 'Countdown" Challenge at
Scrap Our Stash 
using  the
"Hello My Name Is" Collection by Teresa Collins:

5 ~ Patterned Papers

(7) Patterned Papers from TC "Hello My Name Is" Collection

4 ~ Stickers/Cardstock Stickers

(4) Phrase stickers, (1) Layered Cardstock Sticker (Butterfly), and (2) Alpha Stickers

3 ~ Numbers

Date

2 ~ Rub-ons or Stamps

Rub-ons:  Hello, My Name Is, 3 Stars

1 ~ Paint or Mists

I am also entering this layout in the following challenges:

Sketches4All ~ Layers Challenge (6 +)

Background, Patterned Paper, Memories Journaling Card, Photo Matting, Photo, 

For The Record Die Cut

Clique Kits ~ November Anything Goes

Scrap It Girl ~ Paint, Gelatos, Water Colors Challenge

I used splattered black acrylic paint on my page.

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you check out each of the challenges mentioned above!

The ScrapRoom November "Flavor of the Month" and "Double Shot" Kits

Hello all!

On the blog today sharing with you the beautiful

 November ScrapRoom

"Flavor of the Month" and Double Shot" kits 

and the projects I created with them.

First the November "Flavors of the Month Kit"

This kit includes:  Crate Paper "Open Book", Gossamer Blue "On My Desk"

Bella Blvd  "Hello Autumn & Simple Stories "Sweater Weather"

I used Crate Paper's Open Book products to create my first layout.  I love the variety of fun and cool patterns in this collection as well as the embellishments, which matched well with this photo of my granddaughter. 

"Shine Bright Like a Diamond"

 I have been wanting to scrap these photos of my great niece, Dominique, but I have had a problem finding paper I wanted to use because her cheer uniform is red, black gold and white.   Problem solved:  I really liked the wood veneer words that came in this month's kit which were perfect for using in the title work for my photos, so I turned them to black and white so I could use the words and these very pretty "Hello Autumn" papers by Bella Blvd:

"You Want To Know Who is Lovely, Amazing, and...."

 The cute photos of my great nephews and the Simple Stories " Sweater Weather" paper and embellishments in the FOTM really worked well together:

"Piles of Autumn Smiles"

 My next layout was created using the Simple Stories "Sweater Weather" products in the kit,

The ScrapRoom November Sketch by Page Maps
and photos of my beautiful friends Avis and Kenny taken one afternoon while we were all out enjoying happy hour in Portland.  

"Together"

 LOVE LOVE LOVE the beautiful papers from the Crate Paper "Open Book" in the FOTM Kit and I was asked to complete a double page (TSR Recipe Card).  The gold glittered Thickers are from the TSR November Extra Embellishment kit and and the black Thickers and twine are from my personal stash.

The butterfly and tabs are from a previous TSR kit:
"Hello, You Are Toadlly Awesome"

More loveliness found in the November Double Shot Kit:

The November kit includes 

This kit includes WRMK "Shine" and Heidi Swapps "September Skies"

This first layout created with the super cute Heidi Swapp, September Skies" which had the perfect paper and embellishments for this photo of my 3 year old granddaughter removing the training wheels from her bicycle:

"Lovely Powder Puff Mechanic"

And for my last layout I used the WRMK's " Shine" products found in the kit whicho complimented this fall photo of my nephew and his beautiful family:

"Our Blessed Family"

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you stop by 

The ScrapRoom 

and check out their awesome kits 

and other items in the store. 

  

November Sketch Challenge and October Winners!!!

Hello All!

Time to announce this month's challenge and the October winners!

As you can see I doubled up for the challenge this month.

Ror those of you who do not create double layouts, check out the rules before you get excited...LOL!

Here is the sketch:

This sketch was inspired by the awesome layout below, created by 

Monique Fox:

And...Here are the RULES for this challenge:

You can create a double layout OR a single layout using either side of the sketch!

• Your layout must be NEW as of November 1, 2014

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by

November 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

Here is a look at what I created inspired by the sketch and the other 

Scrappy Friends Challenges:

Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge

1st Row Down:  Fall Theme, Arrows, Journal Card
!st Row Across:  Fall Theme, Punches, Alphas

3rd Row Across: Journal Card, 4 Patterned Papers, Buttons

and

Kelly's Color Challenge

Here is the prize you are playing for this month:

Teresa Collins "Hello My Name Is"

(6 x 6 Designer Pad ~ Alpha & Label Stickers ~ Chipboard Buttons ~ Ephemera)

Combine any two or all three of the Scrappy Friends Challenges below:

AND... you will be automatically entered into our November BONUS Prize Drawing.

Here is this month's BONUS Prize:

$20 gift card to shop at The ScrapRoom

And now for the OCTOBER WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Wonderful inspiration and fantastic takes on the sketch as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my 

October Sketch Challenge is....

#12 ~ Becky S

AND... 

Heather Robertson

is the winner of the

October Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

Becky 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. 

Please add GCC October Winner in the subject line.

Heather be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your gift card.

Please add October Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my October Sketch Challenge and/or any of the other two Scrappy Friends Challenges!

I am looking forward to see all of this month's entries inspired by the sketch!

"First Day of School" Layout

Good morning everyone!

Today I am sharing the layout I created inspired by the  

October Sketch/Color Challenge at Scrap Our Stash

The Challenge:   

Create a layout inspired by the sketch, AND...

(4) or more colors for the 2014 Fall color palette provided.

The only other colors you can use are Black, White and Kraft!

Here is the sketch:

 And here is the color palette:

Here's my take on the challenge:

I was inspired by the colors:

 Royal Blue, Cypress Aurora Red, Misted Yellow and Aluminum

 I combined Bo Bunny's "Pop Quiz" Collection with:

 Simple Stories "Smarty Pants" Collection

(Cypress graph paper, brads, tennis shoe and push pin sticker)

Fancy Pants "Off To School" Collection

(Eyeglasses and Star)

Echo Park " Paper & Glue" 6 x 6 Pad

Numbered patterned paper

Lawn Fawn

Twine

I am also entering this layout in the following challenges:

Clique Tags ~ Anything Goes

October Sketch Challenge and September Winners!!!

Hello there!

It's reveal day for my October Sketch Challenge along with my 

Scrappy Friends Challenges!

Here's this month's sketch:

And...Here are the RULES for this challenge:

• Your layout must be NEW as of October 1, 2014

• You must be a FOLLOWER of my blog

• You must link your entry below with Mr. Linky by

October 29th, 11:59 PM (PST) 

• You must include a LINK back to this challenge post when posting your layout on your blog or gallery.

Here is a look at what I created inspired by the sketch and the other 

Scrappy Friends Challenges:
Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge

3rd Row Diagonal ~ Diecut, Orange, & 4+ Patterned papers

and

Kelly's Word Challenge Challenge
I used the words, Adorable, Sweet and Friend

Continuing into this month on my stash busting mission, my page was created with a Summer 2010
MME Collection ~ "Alphabet Soup" as well as some old Thickers I found in the bottom of my piles of Thickers.

The prize you are playing for this month is:

WRMK PILLOW PUNCH BOARD

Combine my sketch challenge with one or both of the following 

Scrappy Friends Challenges

and you will be automatically entered into our October BONUS Prize Drawing:

Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe Challenge:

 Kelly's October Word Challenge:

And here is the OCTOBER BONUS PRIZE:

You get to choose where you want to shop...ANY ONLINE SCRAPBOOKING STORE or KIT CLUB, OR your choice of one of the following: Michaels, JoAnns, or Hobby Lobby!!!

And now for the SEPTEMBER WINNERS!!!!

Thank you so much to all of you who played along last month! 

Wonderful inspiration and fantastic takes on the sketch as well as the other Scrappy Friends Challenges!

The randomly drawn WINNER of my 

Seotember Sketch Challenge is....

#15 ~ SnazzyJJ

AND... 

KARRIE

is the winner of the

September Scrappy Friends BONUS PRIZE

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES!!!!

SnazzyJJ 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. 

Please add GCC September Winner in the subject line.

Karrie be sure to comment below or on any of the other Scrappy Friends Blogs then 

email us at:

scrapfriendschallenges@gmail.com

to claim your gift card.

Please add Septmber Bonus Winner in the subject line.

Thanks to everyone who participated in my September Sketch Challenge and/or any of the other two Scrappy Friends Challenges!

I am looking forward to see all of this month's entries inspired by the sketch!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

"Know Thy Selfie" Layout

This month Rochelle Spears has provided a fabulous sketch for the September

"ABC ~ 123 Sketch Challenge" 

at

Scrap Our Stash

Here is the layout I created inspired by the challenge:

And here is the sketch by Rochelle Spears:

For the 123 part of the challenge I added the following required elements:

1 ~ 4 x 6 Journaling card

2 ~ Photos

3 ~ Patterned papers. 

And…for the ABC part of the challenge I included the following elements:

A ~ Arrow

B ~ Bingo Card (Click)

C ~ Camera, Chipboard

Thank you for stopping by and please make sure you visit Scrap Our Stash to check out the beautiful creations from the Design team members as well as to get the details on the challenge.