Queen of the Crop

It is with a sad heart that I tell you that Beth, from Scraptacular , her uncle passed away this past weekend. He is the owner of the carpet store in which her "brick & mortar" store is located. She saw him daily, he was healthy, & it was unexpected. Please keep her & the family in your prayers as they deal with this difficult time. Thank you. With that said, her November kit is making its debut a little late this month. I did want to share with you the creations that I made using the fabulous Basic Grey (my fave!!!) kit that will be hitting her store soon. Keep an eye on the kit section in her online store for it. ( CropStop September sketch used for this layout) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( CropStop 's Novemer card sketch used for this card) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( CropStop 's October card sketch used for this card) -----...

I have made a few previous posts with tutorials mentioning that I was asked to design with the September Snobby Walrus kit . I was to be featured on their blog in September, but their blog is still undergoing maintenance, & it just didn't happen. But I was able to create some some cool project w/ their awesome kit!! And here is all the I created with it: We had spent the day with Tony's cousins & Aunts, it was the first time that they had met the girls, & they were smitten w/ Audra. I had done a previous post w/ this lo on altering overlays. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An ATC that I had made w/ the scraps. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Audra on Easter at my parents house, doing one of her favorite things to do at their house. Run around the backyard in her barefeet. What was so cute about it is that she was still dressed up from church. I had posted a...

I am just about caught up with sharing my Nuts About Sketches designs. By next week, I will post 2 more & be all caught up! Ya-hoo!!! So, here are my next 3 weeks of NAS designs. #130 This lo was done for my youngest daughter & the lil boy, Max, that I watch. When Emma & Jack got on the bus for their 1st day of Kindergarten, the two of the them were Left Behind. All the focus was on the older kiddos & the younger two were kinda lost in the shuffle. That is why I took a few pics of the younger ones. Look at Audra sitting under the tree..... lol. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #131 This was Emma a long time ago. When she was pulling herself up, but not quite walking yet. She was into everything she could get her hands on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #132 One of the many many many pics I have of Emma eating. Why did I take so many of her eating & messy?? Tha...

I hope you are ready for some more fun with the Snobby Walrus September kit , & another tutorial that I've put together for you. For this you will need glitter (I used Pink Paisley Pixee Stix from the kit ), chipboard (that I had in my own stash), & some paper glaze. I know I've said this before, but please do not mind the messy & stained craft table! I surely hope that you can relate to the mess that we can make when we are deep into our creative modes! Here are the items that you will need: 1) You want to cover the entire chipboard with the paper glaze. 2) Take the glitter & generously put it over top of the glaze. 3) Pat it down with your finger. 4) Pick it up carefully & shake all the excess glitter off. 5) Let it dry for a few minutes. 6) Then you want to cover all of the glitter with the paper glaze. 7) Set aside & let completely dry. 8) Adhere to your project You will have something that looks like this: an...

With today being Halloween & all, I thought I would share with you my October reveals for From Here 2 Scrapternity . Once again, Pam out did herself w/ the supplies that she sent me to use. Here they are: I used a sketch from from TES for this lo (see previous post). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is one of my new fave los. It is Emma & Audra & my cousins kids (Nicholas, Kaitlyn & Sophia), trick-or-treating last year. We crossed paths at my parents house. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trick-or-treating in the neighborhood in 2007, with Dora & Boots, I mean, Emma & Audra. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This was pretty cool, Pam sent a bag to decorate. It was fun coming up with a fun simple design. Now who will be lucky enough to get this cute bag?? ----------------------------------------------------...

From Here 2 Scrapternity had an online crop a few weeks back, & one of the challenges was to create with vintage images. I had never done this before, so it was outside my comfort zone. But I chose a few images & created a few cards & a tag. Here is a card & the tag, & I will post the other card in tomorrows blog post re: my DT reveal for FH2S supplies. They were super fun to make & I am happy w/ the way they turned out. Enjoy your night!

Now that I am on a roll with my blog posts, here are the October sketches created by Mia Clarke especially for The Everyday Scrapper . Please feel free to check out the appropriate threads in the forum to see the actual sketches & what the sketch team has created with them. October 3 : We have a similar picture of Emma, so we thought it would be only fare to torture Audra with these glasses as well. Right? This is Audra at about 4 months old. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 10 : Emma at 7 months old rolling over on her own for the first time in her "crib". Since she was premature, this was a wonderful accomplishment for her! We were thrilled. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October 17 : It seems I am getting a lot done of Emma when she was a baby. One of these days I will get a lot done of Audra too. This is Emma & my dad in 2005. -------------------...

Yes, you did read that correctly. Even though we are at the end of October, I never posted what I did with my September supplies from Pam at From Here 2 Scrapternity. Told you I was way far behind! Here is what I made using what, the every so generous Pam, sent me: Emma wearing my hat before the Tim McGraw concert in 2005. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma's very first Christmas Eve, 2005, before we were leaving to go to church. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tony & I in April of this year at an old friends party. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emma in 2006 thinking that she can fit into a toy train, & then getting stuck. It was the funniest thing to watch!!! Well, thanks for looking. & come on back anytime! Have a great day!

Being on the Nuts About Sketches design team again is awesome! First of all, Shawn's sketches are always great! & secondly, that means that I at least get to do one layout a week! I have 6 that I have not shared on my blog yet, so I will start with 3, & give you the others in another post. But here are 3 of my creations using Shawn's sketches: #127 Emma & Tony in 2005. The first time she ever made daddy proud by wearing a Giants cheerleader outfit. She looked so stinkin cute! #128 This was Emma, way back when - again, just messing around in her room. She was so content that we let her go & took lots of pictures. #129 & this is my cutie-patootie, Audra, this year on her first day of the 3-year program at preschool. She was being all silly & posing & making cute faces, & I was able to capture all of her personality. Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my layouts. Stop back tomorrow for some more of my projects...... I'...

Can you belive that we are almost through October already? Where has the month gone. I surely hope that everyone is doing well, & having a fabulous fall season! I am pretty sure that I never mentioned that I was asked to design with the S eptember Snobby Walrus kit for Snobby Walrus . I was actually to be featured on their blog in September, but it seems their blog is still down for maintenance since August. I did post this tutorial on The Everyday Scrapper , though, & thought that I would share with you here as well. There is a sheet of frame overlays in the September Snobby Walrus kit . I have to tell you that at first glance, I was quite intimidated by them. I really had no idea what to do with these overlays. I cut off some of the ones on the end, the ones that were cut in half, & started to play with them. Paint, stamps, sanding....which all turned out ok, but I found 2 techniques that I really liked & that worked with these overlays. I am goin...