" You Are A Miracle!" Layout

Hello and Happy Friday Everyone!

Today is September Sketch reveal day over at 

Practical Scrappers!!!

Below is my take on the sketch using a photo of my youngest grandson and 

Authentiques "Original" Collection and wood veneer stars from Studio Calico!

My layout was futher inspired by the "Got Wood" challenge at

Scrap It Girl

Here is the sketch by Liz Chidester ~ The Scrappiest

Make sure you take time to visit the Practical Scrappers Blog and check out all of the fabulous Design Team layouts inspired by this month's sketch!

AND....come back to my blog a little later this morning to check out my reveal for the 

Scrap Our Stash Blog Hop!

I will be giving away a gift certificate to Creative Embellishments to one of my followers!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Practical Scrappers and Paper Secrets Blog Hop!!

Practical Scrappers Ten Things Team has teamed up with the Design Team members at Paper Secrets to inspire you with a fun, trendy product "WOOD!"  Along the hop you will see a variety of ways to use wood products in a variety of crafty ways!

You should have arrived her from Sue Kithcarts Blog, if not click HERE to start at the beginning, because you do not want to miss any of the awesome inspiration the designers have created to share with you.

For my project I created a layout using a Recollections wooden doily and also a  K & Co wooden phrase for my title work.

My layout was further inspired by the
August "Game On" Sketch with Stash Challenge at
Scrap Our Stash
and the
Chipboard Challenge at Frosted Designs
*Cute Girl & You Are the Best labels also used raw
chipboard for layering.

How would you like to win this prize package of  wooden ptoducts, generously provided by 

Paper Secrets:

All you have to do is compl;ete one or more of the following items below and then go to the Practical Scrappers Blog and leave a comment for each item you completed:  

 Be a follower at Practical Scrappers 

Be a follower at  Paper Secrets Blog

Like the Practical Scrappers Facebook Page

Like the Paper Secrets Facebook Page

You have until 11:59 PM (CST) on Sunday, August 25th to enter.

Practical Scrappers will announce a winner early next week

AND...
 for a chance to win the following prize from me:

You must:

Follow my blog

&

Leave a comment below no later than 
Sunday, August 25th 11:59 (PST)

I will randomly select a winner and post on Tuesday, Aug 27th

Thank you for hopping along with us!!!
Enjoy and have a Hopping Good Day!!!

Your next stop:  Charissa Miller 

Practical Scrappers

Charity Hotrum

Lisa Moen 

Jessica Arrant

Kristi Biesel

Stephanie U

Patty Selah 

Karen Sessions

Kelly Holfield 

Wendy Coffman

Deborah Johnson

Krissy Clark 

Rochelle Spears

Kerri Yarus 

Lee-Anne Thornton

Leslii Wagner

Kelli Fortier

Kim Ryden 

Lucy Kelleher

Sue Kithcart 

Brenda Ragsdale  YOU ARE HERE

Charissa Miller - NEXT STOP

Christine Meyer 

Sarah Clark

Kelly Jean Guzlas

Paper Secrets

"Happiness Is..." Layout

Good Morning!

Today at Practical Scrappers it's all about eyelets!!!

Below is my DT reveal using eyelets as bullet points for my journaling:

 My layout was futher inspired by this sketch from  

Citrus Twist:

I am also entering this layout into the following challenge:

Southern Girls:  Things Beginning with "F"

(Football)

 For more "eyelet" inspiration, click HERE to see all of the wonderful projects the Practical Scrappers Design Team came up with.
And...you still have a few more days to join in on the "Thing Beginning with F" challenge at
Southern Girls

Thanks for stopping by!!!

"You Are One of A Kind" Layout

Today is reveal day for the August Sketch at 

Practical Scrappers!

Below I am sharing my DT Reveal created using a photo of my granddaughter and My Minds Eye's Sweetest Thing "Lavender" Collection

My page was future inspired by the 

ScrapStuffz~ August "Inspired By" Challenge

and

S4All ~ Just Us Girls Challenge

and here is the sketch by Liz Chidester (The Scrappiest)

Stop by the Practical Scrapper's Blog to see all of the fantastic pages the design team created inspired by this wonderful sketch!

And...

if you are into creating a girly layout this month, visit S4All and check out the

Just Us Girls Challenge , you have until August 31st to get your entry uploaded.   

Or...if this inspires you:

Visit ScrapStuffz and get the details on thier challenge

Thanks for stopping today!

The Best Nephew...

Hello Everyone!

Today I am pulling double duty! 

Today I am sharing a layout I created inspired by:

Paper Secrets ~ July 15th Sketch Challenge 

(Twist:  Use Photo Freedom Card)

&

Practical Scrappers ~ Ten Things: Tags

(I cut several tags from patterned paper to add layering and a decorative element to my layout)

Products:

Patterned Paper, Large Sticker Alphas, Cardstock Stickers

Echo Park "Photo Freedom ~ Vol 1"

Super Cool Cardstock Sticker

Echo Park " Scoot"

Yellow Arrow

Simple Stories "24/7"

Twine

Twinery

Here is the PageMaps sketch:

Visit the Practical Scrappers Blog to see all of the creative ideas the Design Team came up with using tags.

AND....

how about creating a layout inspired by the sketch above, and uploading it to the sketch challenge at Paper Secrets for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Paper Secrets Store. 

The challenge ends July 31st!

 For details click HERE

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your day!!!

Be Bold...

Good Morning!

It is Tuesday and time for another Ten Tuesday at 

Practical Scrappers!

This week the design team was challenged to create projects using

STARS!!!

For my project, I created a layout and added the negative space from three stars I cut using my Cricut.   I also added brads to the middle of the 3 stars that were part of the design in the patterned paper.   

The design of my layout was inspired by Page Drafts

"BE BOLD" Challenge

The challenge is to using the sketch below along with the theme of "Be Bold!"

After seeing the photo below on FB of my great nephew, I knew exactly what photo I was going to use for this challenge:

Products:

Patterned Paper, Chipboard Embellisments:

WRMK "For the Record" Collection

Title Work:

AC Thickers, and Remarks Sticker Alphas

Wood Veneer Star:

Studio Calico

Misc Brads

Page Drafts Sketch:

Visit Practical Scrappers to see how all of the creative ways the Design Team used stars!

You also have until July 6th Australian EST at 1:00pm to link up your entry for the 

Be Bold Challenge at Page Drafts

Thanks for visiting my blog today!

Enjoy the rest of your day!

Don't forget to start following me on Bloglovin'

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

Two Design Team Reveals Today!

Hello! 

It's time again for Ten Things Tuesday at

Practical Scrappers!

This week the Practical Scrappers Designers are featuring TITLES!

For my project I combined Lilybee small sticker alphas with a premade chipboard piece to create my title: 

"Always On the Go"

I am also sharing with you today, a card I created for the new Card Sketch Challenge at

Paper Secrets

 

Here is the PageMaps sketch

Supplies for both projects:

Ruby Rocket " Paper Boy" Collection

Bella: "Paper Boy" Sickers and Chipboard

Studio Calico - Wood Veneer Arrows

Lilybee Buttercup Collection Alpha Stickers

(All from the Paper Secrets Online Store)

Make sure you stop by the Practical Scrappers Blog to see all of the awesome TITLE inspiration the design team created!

You must also check out the Card Sketch Challenge at Paper Secrets, for the details on how your entry into the sketch challenge can land you a GDT spot!  

I am also entering my layout into the following challenges:

Sketches4All ~ Twisted Thursday - Use Wood

Being Brothers Is The Best!

Hello!  

It's time for Ten Things Tuesday at Practical Scrappers!

This week the Practical Scrappers Designers are featuring "Paper Folding" projects!

For my project I folded patterned paper to create a shirt to use as an embellishment on my layout:

This layout was further inspired by a sketch from the One on One Sketch book from Scrapbook Generation

Supplies:

Patterned Paper and Cardstock Stickers: 

 Echo Park " Brothers" Mini Theme Kit

Kraft Paper:  

The Paper Studio

Wooden Heart:

Studio Calico

Small Alphas:

Jillibean Soup

Twine and Brads:

Misc Stash

Please visit the Practical Scrappers Blog and check out all of the wonderful paper folding projects the Design Team created!!

Thanks for stopping by!  

Be Careful With Your Words...

Happy Friday Everyone!

Just a quick post to share a layout I created inspired by the April Sketch at Practical Scrappers!  I loved working with this sketch and I think it worked well with 

 Pebbles "Seen and Noted" Collection

  

and here is the awesome Liz Chidester sketch we had to work with

Click HERE to see all of the wonderful layouts the Practical Scrappers Designers created inspired by this month's sketch! 

Practical Scrappers: 10 Things To Do With BURLAP!

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

This week for 10 Things Tuesday at Practical Scrappers, the challenge is to use BURLAP! I have been purchasing and adding various burlap items to my scrap stash for the past year, but have not used a lot of it. I love the texture that it adds to layouts, although it makes a mess when cutting.  And... I have discovered I am allergic to it. I itch constantly while working with it. 

For this challenge I adhered a 6 x 12 piece of burlap to a 6 x 12 piece of cardstock that was adhesive on one side.  This made cutting the burlap a lot easier and gave me cleaner edges when I cut my tag and banner piece.   I then sewed around the edges of the banner and tag.  I punched a star in the middle of the small kraft bag so the inserted tag would show through the bag, added a button and twine.

 I layered the burlap banner with a smaller banner cut from a piece patterned paper and also added a punch border, button and twine to create a small bunting for the upper right hand corner of the layout!.  

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Supplies:  Badic Grey~ Hey Boy Collection

Simple Stories ~ "Awesome Collection" Bingo Card

Canvas Corp ~ Kraft Bag & Burlap

The design of my layout was inspired by this Susan Stringfellow sketch:

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Please stop by the Practical Scrappers blog to see all of the creative and inspiring ways the Design Team used BURLAP!!!

I am also entering this layout in the following challenges:

Southern Girls ~ Button Up Challenge

(Buttons on the bunting and the tag)

Love to Scrap ~ Cut It Out Challenge

(Punches:  MS Border and Star Punches, Cricut Plantin Schoolbook: Circle)

Scrap it Girl ~ Angels an Arrows

(Arrows)

Sharing a few layouts....

Happy Friday!  

Today I am sharing two layouts I created for DT assignments:

My first layout was created for the second March Sketch Challenge at Paper Secrets...the twist was to use chipboard.   My chipboard items, Thickers, photo corner, buttons and I also mounted some cardstock stickers on raw chipboard.  This layout is of my oldest son at age 2 with his first puppy!

Sketch by Liz Chidester

Supplies: 

Echo Park This & That Charming Collection

Thickers ~ Amy Tan

Studio Calico - Wooden Arrow

This layout was futher inspired by the:

Make It Green Challenge at Sketches4All

In Like A Lion Challenge at Back Porch Memories

My second layout was created for Practical Scrappers Two Page Layouts!

I used a sketch by Laura Whitaker and MME Indie Chic Collection to complete my layout:

Sketch by Laura Whitaker

Supplies:

MME Indie Chic Collection

Tim Holtz ~ Ticket

Ruby Rocket ~ Twine

Thickers

LillyBee ~ Small Alphas

This layout was further inspired by the:

Tag You're It ~ Southern Girl Challenges

Playing With Mists ~ S.W.A.T

Cook 2 Challenge ~ Sketches4All

So Stinkin' Cute

Happy Tuesday Everyone!

Sharing a layout I created using a photo of one of my adorable great-nephews.  This layout was inspired by Scrap Our Stash "Anything Fuzzy" Challenge, Eleven Things You Can Do With Heart Punches at Practical Scrappers and the Material Challenge at Scrap It Girl

For the "fuzzy" items, I used the striped paper which is flocked and there is also flocking on the chipboard journaling embellie.  After creating the burlap flower for the material challenge, I noticed there was a lot of fuzz on my working surface and it dawned on me that burlap, although it has a rough texture, it is a "fuzzy' fiber.  

I created the butterfly by using the MS "Heartbeat" deep edge punch.  I glued two of the larger hearts together to create the wings and then added a thin  piece of chipboard to the back of one of the smaller hearts and placed it on top of the butterfly where I adhered the 'wings" together.  I added fiber from the burlap to the butterfly for the "antennas"!  

Supplies: 

WRMK "Tres Elegant" Collection

Thickers

Lillibee Designs Alphas

Thanks for stopping by...enjoy the rest of your week!

Practical Scrappers 2013 Card Contest

Hello Everyone! 

Just a quick post to let you know about or remind you of

Practical Scrappers 2013 Card Contest.

First round entries are due by Wednesday, January 30th at 11:59 pm EST .

For this round the cards should have a Valentine or Love theme and must be never before seen!  

The top 25 will be announced on Friday, February 1st.

If you are interested in playing along, you can find all the details HERE

Have an awesome scrappy weekend!

Practical Scrappers DT Annoucement!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Here to share some wonderful news with you today!!!!

So excited to announce that I have accepted a DT positon at Practical Scrappers

for the Ten Things Tuesday Team!!!

I have been a long time fan of Practical Scrappers and I am thrilled to have been given the opportunity to share and contribute to this awesome site!

I am so looking forward to working with this talented group of ladies!

Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the Practical Scrappers Blog, where you will find lots of exciting things planned for 2013!!!

Have a wonderful scrappy week!