Beachy Keen 6x12

Another Croppinsville, USA project..lovin' these 6x12's!!

BoBunny items:

Day at the Beach Cardstock stickers

Deep Sea Dot Cardstock

Beachy Keen words PP

Beachy Keen Lei PP

other:

Making Paint~ sky

Bazzill Cardstock

Crate Paper paper band, Crush collection

Bo Bunny Beachy Keen project

I've been a busy bee this weekend at work, ROFL! Here is a wall hanging I designed with the new Beachy Keen collection by BoBunny.

BoBunny supplies:

3 6x6 chipboard refill pages (cut one in half for topper)

Anna Sophia worn dots PP

Beachy Keen words PP

Beachy Keen Day at Beach Cardstock stickers

Other:

Making Memories Paint

Heidi Grace deco tape (summer)

chocolate twill

cream twill

twine in cream and chocolate

Crate paper Crush collection green frame

All Bo Bunny items and twill can be found at Croppinsville, USA

Birdie bits by Dream Street papers...

I just love this birdie paper collection. The brights are really awesome with the stripes, dots and checks. I made this baby bird layout using a pic of Jake peeking around the tree. I thought the paper really accented his shirt. Hope you like!

Shout out

Ok as I was surfing around..I found another awesome sketch blog for all of you who love sketches: http://sosketchy.blogspot.com/ go check out her awesome sketches!

Cast your votes..

Everyone head over to www.luckybugcreations.blogspot.com and cast your vote for your favorite 4th of July card! Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe holiday! We had a cookout today and watched fireworks from our deck of all the neighboring subdivisions it was awesome!! Food was yummy and everyone had a great time! Happy 4th!!

Final Cosmo Cricket blackboard pages....

Woohooo...got the last two pages finished! Just in time to add my beach pics!

a scrappy wall hanging

It was my Gran's birthday and I made up this cute little wall hanging of the boys for them to give to her. It was super easy! I took an 8.5" x 11" piece of chipboard and covered it with cardstock. Use coordinating PP to embellish the sides, add photo's and those cute little Heidi Swapp photo corners, add some stickers and chipboard letters for embellishment (I used boy 97% complete stickers from 7 gypsies and MM chipboard "boy" letters) When you are happy with the results~ use your handy dandy hole punch and hammer (in your tool kit) and punch two holes in the top for hanging your ribbon. I used 3 Bugs in a Rug designer brads "Seeing Stars" to attach my ribbon knots through the hole. Hope you like!

Well..I'm back from vacation

We had a wonderful 5 days at the beach with our friends.. the weather was wonderful, the water was perfect and the pina colada's were yummy! haha! Have to share some pics..

Happy 4th!!

To celebrate the 4th of July I invite everyone to head over to http://www.luckybugcreations.blogspot.com and check out Heidi's blog challenge. Heidi is giving away some great blog candy to the winner of her 4th of July card sketch challenge!! Woohoooo! Who doesn't love blog candy...its a great sketch, go check it out!!

WANTED...my fav. Cosmo Cricket line...

Here is one of my favorite layouts of the boys using Cosmo Cricket's Wanted line..I just love the colors and the shabby chic look!!

Blog challenge ~ Free Primas

This challenge is super easy..and the prize package is free primas..Allie is giving away some free Prima's to one lucky winner. All you have to do is head over to : http://tinyurl.com/5l7w3x and let Allie know your favorite primas...not only do you get a discount for submitting your suggestions but you may even get your order free. Wooohooo...what is better than that??? You have until Sunday night 7pm..so ya better get on it! lol! hugs,T

Bo Bunny Glee projects

I got this cute prize pack from http://www.croppinsville.blogspot.com/ Its a BoBunny purse board book kit!! How awesome is that! I decided to use some of the pieces for some flowers I have been itching to make, and an altered clothes pin from Creative Imaginations. Hope you like!

The cute little bucket is from Prima.

Other supplies:

Pattern papers: BoBunny Glee Plaid, Glee stripe, Glee Dots

Ribbon: BoBunny Sweet & Sour

Brads: BoBunny Sweet & Sour

Silk Flowers: BoBunny Soft white precious petals

Rubons: BoBunny spring jewels

Cosmo Cricket blackboard mini album pages

Woohoooo! Finished two more pages in my blackboard mini album..now we are moving right along, hee hee...may have it finished before the months up. Just in time for the pics from our beach trip at the end of the month...ahhh! I am so ready for the beach!

Fall Card fronts

Well, I've been playing catch up a little...organizing my room..cleaning..organizing some more..seems that part is never ending! But I did get something crafty done~ I stamped up these little bears playing in the leaves and made some fall card fronts for a swap coming up. The object of the card front swap is to design just the front on a piece of cardstock. I keep mine in a little deco box and when I need, say a bday card..I pull out a bday card front and adhere it to the front of a card base...easy peasy! Allie gave me this idea awhile back, I think its great! Cheaper shipping when doing swaps and takes up less room in your card storage.

more Blackboard mini book pages

One of these days I'm going to be finished with this baby..but for now I'm satisfied with doing 2 pages at a time, hee hee! Here are my 2 newest additions. Embellished with more Grafton with a Bazzill paper edge and some primas thrown in. Also used this cutey Basic Grey frame that I've been hanging on to.

Christmas in May, ROFL!!

Well, its no wonder I can't get my scraproom organized...everytime I start on one end and before I get halfway across the counter, I find something that needs immediate attention. Well, tonight I found this cute pic of Jacob at his little polar express party at school. It was stuck in with some Christmas embellishments that I was going through awhile back. Yes..its that messy! haha! So, I had this partially done page with this awesome Rhonna Christmas paper (she makes the best swirly flourishes!!) So, I finished it up tonight..better late than never I guess. hee hee! Have a wonderful holiday weekend wherever you are~ I'll be heading to my SIL's family lake house to spend with Hubby and his family tomorrow night. Can't wait for a nice relaxing time. hugs,T

EK success corner rounder

Woohooo...I'm finally getting to play with my new EK success corner rounder, I love this little thing! I saw a tutorial a while back on doing your own scallop edges. You use this little darling. All you need to do is remove the edge attachment, turn it upside down and start punching. I couldn't wait to play with it so I practiced on this card for my nephew Josh who just turned 16. Notice how nice and crisp the scallop cuts are. I'm going give it a whirl with a circle next. I know my cricut cuts scallop circles but I love the large deep scallops.

Blackboard mini album pages..

Hooray, I finally finished up two more pages in my Summer mini album. I'm going for the beach theme. I'm using papers and embellishments from the Grafton line of Scenic Route..love it!

Another easy blog challenge...

www.croppinsville.blogspot.com is hosting another easy blog challenge. Go here http://tinyurl.com/3gg3nb and post your comments about what you are looking for in a good scrapbook store. You may win a cool prize pack!

A new Cosmo Cricket project

Ok, I have in my hands a new blackboard mini book...I love it! I love scallops, I love the black, I love the size..its just perfect! So, I started on the front page today and I've decided to use this one for a mini summer album. The large flourish stamps by Fancy Pants works great on these with a little white embossing powder.

Clock revamped..

Ok..I added a little something something to my altered clock. A shout out to all the girls on the Croppinsville Creative Crew for all their suggestions toot toot..here is my finished product. Hope you like it!

Overlays...

I was looking through my pics and found this layout using an overlay..ya gotta love these things! I think this one is from Autumn leaves because I recognize those Rhonna flourishes..she does the best flourishes! All you do is add a couple pics..a few embellishments and you have an instant layout...perfect!

Cosmo Cricket altered clock....

Isn't it amazing how when you go to the store you start visualizing how certain things will look altered, haha! I found this round wooden clock that originally had a rooster on it..it was begging to be transformed.

Step 1: sand off rooster

Step 2: paint entire surface with sage green paint

Step 3: grunge it a little with a brown paint leaving just a little bit of the numbers showing

Step 4: use your pattern papers, die cuts, and rhinestones to add a little spunk to the background.

I used Cosmo Cricket "Fleuriste" papers and die cuts.

This little creation is going to Croppinsville USA ~ Allie needs a clock don'tcha think?!

Croppinsville,USA

We are all super duper excited about Allie's new store... Croppinsville,USA... The grand opening is
fast approaching with the online store a few steps ahead of the brick n mortar. To celebrate the upcoming event
Allie will be giving away some great scrapbookey prizes to the first orders going in during grand opening. So come over and
join us in the countdown to opening day! www.croppinsville.blogspot.com While you are there, check out the awesome 'go green' blog challenge. See how Croppinsville USA is doing their part to better the world for our children, and see what things you can do to make a difference as well. You might even win a box of 'go green' blog candy for your efforts!

Stay tuned for more great happenings and creations as I 'dust off' this blog and get busy!

Its Springtime....go play!

New blog topper

I have made a new blog topper using a freebie digi kit from www.shabbyprincess.com I just love their site. Go check them out and try making your own blog topper, its super fun!

Little matchbox treasures..

Laura got me hooked on these little cuties...All you do is alter and fill a little matchbox. Too cute! Here are 3 that I did.

sketch

My friend Heidi over at luckybugcreations has a blog sketch challenge going on..so I thought I would use some of these cutesy pics of Pierson using the challenge sketch.

Spring pages

Spring pages

I finished up some spring pages for a swap...I love this tulip die! I couldn't bring myself to punch them out of plain cardstock though, I used Basic Grey instead and I think it gave them more character. Hope you Enjoy! hugs,T

Deanna

My Best Friend Deanna... She is just the sweetest most caring person you'll ever come across! After mentioning her in my tagged info..I wanted to share a pic. She's the red head and this is when we were in highschool..seems like eons ago! I guess it was, lol.. Man we are getting OLD!

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by my great friend Heidi over at http://luckybugcreations.blogspot.com/ Go check out Heidi's blog for some beautiful paper art pieces! OK I am supposed to come up with 7 things about me.
1. I use to be somewhat of a Tom Boy, always in the woods playing when I was young. I hated Barbie dolls!! I am so happy that I have boys so I can climb trees and play hide and go seek with them! However, I would love a little girl to doll up!
2. I have been in 7 wrecks since 17..Wow..that's ALOT!
3. I use to be very shy, HAHA..not that IS a shocker!!
4. My sign is Scorpio and it says that I am sometimes to nice for my own good and I sometimes agree with that. I tend to get myself in to some major messes by trying to be nice.
5. My secret dream is to have a photo studio..I would take baby pictures all day long!! LOVE IT!
6. I have had the same best friend since the 5th grade...thats like 22 years! Her name is Deanna and she is a Godsend! She lives a couple hours away from me now and I miss her like crazy!
7. OK..now this one is a kicker..I had a close encounter with some strange ball of light when I was younger. Thank goodness my cousin was with me because noone else on earth has really believed us, lol!

I'm not going to tag anyone because everyone that I would tag has been tagged already but here are some really great blogs to go check out:
http://scrapncook.blogspot.com
http://boscraps.blogspot.com/
http://thepayneofscrapping.blogspot.com/
http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
http://abeanabugandabird.blogspot.com/
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-Z_vFeWgherIUxwRFbRJZEvWfuDs-?cq=1

More little Pierson pics...

I love this idea Laura had to make a heart out of his little feeties. So precious!!

Little Jonah

Who could resist taking a pic of this little smiley guy..Jonah is my friend Dawn's son and he is a little doll~ So fun to take pictures of, he had no problem posing

Lil Pierson

More pics of little Pierson..

Wow..its been awhile!

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Happy Valentines day everyone, lol! I hope everyone has been busy scrapping their heart out. I wanted to share some pics I took of my friend Laura's new baby. His name is Pierson and he'll be a month old tomorrow. We had our own little photo shoot and he was such a little ham! So I helped Laura make birth announcements using some kits from www.shabbyshoppe.com and www.shabbyprincess.com I just love their digi kits! Didn't they turn out just darling! We think so.. hugs,T

More card candy

More yummy morsels of card candy...

Woohooo..my new love...Card Candy..

I am loving this stuff!! I've made up several different fall/winter themes to use for cards and pages. I thought it would be really neat to store these by theme in a photo box.

Sing a Song challenge..

OK for this challenge I did some Christmas pages in the theme of "Joy to the World"

and a few more...

Fashion inspired pages...

Well..I had high hopes of getting bunches done..but the robbers thought otherwise and came and ramsacked my car and took off in Shauns car with my purse and all my personal belongings in my car..so dang if they didn't take Shaun's brand new cell phone and both our XM radios..Jakes brandnew baseball equipment. Poor little guy started baseball last night and we had to run out right before practice and buy him another bat, ball, glove, pants..etc. etc... So needless to say it has been a terrible week! BUT..I did manage to get a few pages done before bad luck struck again..YIPPEE!

These are layouts done for the fashion inspired challenge..and you can see from the articles of clothing how they relate to the layouts. This was alot of fun...picking out cutesie clothes and mimicing the designs. I wish I had more time to research for more ideas.

Wish me luck in recovering my purse and vehicle! hugs,T

Man OH Man...

I'm having a really tough time with the reusable challenge..

Can't get in the groove to dig out my stamps that haven't seen the light of day in 2 years. Luckily I have a couple sets of acrylic I can use, but that really limits me in theme choices!!! So, I will not have a high page count this round for sure!

I did however manage to get my first set of

CD calendar pages done..well, only October..but I've at least got one month finished!! Yipppeee!

Swap layouts with a little bling..

More swap pieces, the top one is made by Donna and the bottom one are pieces from Rebecca both from Creative_SB_Creations.

Using my swap stuff..

I have accumulated a large stash of wonderful swap items,
and I desperately am trying to get them all scrapped. Here is some wonderful pieces made by Christine from Creative_SB_Creations. I just love the palm tree tag. I'm waiting on the perfect beach photos to finish these two out.

More Blingy layouts...

It's all about the BLING!

Bling Bling and more bling!~