FF #36

Where has the time gone?? I haven't blogged in awhile, since I've been crazy busy! We bought a travel trailer and my parents bought an RV, so we've been camping a lot here lately. I just love going out and seeing new places.....and the kids seem to enjoy it too (except when they want to hang out with their friends....LOL!!!)

Here is a page I did for The Shoe blog. It was a photo inspiration of this photo:

I decided to use the "princess" part of it and used pics of my daughters and our friends kids from our WDW trip (April 2007). We had breakfast with the Princesses at Epcot and it was so cool and we had a blast. Below I've listed the items used for this project.

Products:

CS & PP - CTMH (Key to My Heart); Flowers - CTMH White Daisy blooms (painted); Punch - Martha Stewart Doily Lace Trim; Paint - Craft Smart (from Michaels) in Ivory & Aqua; Shimmer - Shimmerz Paints in Babys Breath; Eyelets - Unknown; Bling - Kaiser Craft Pearls in Champagne & Teal; Grunge Paper - Tim Holtz; Alphas - AC Thickers Glass Slipper & Marcella by K; Pen - Gelwriter; Tools: Crimper - Unknown; Sizzix Big Shot, Tim Holtz Alterations Die "Ornamental", Cropadile; Adhesives - Zots, Glossy Accents, Adtech Dot Runner, EK Success 3-D Dots.

Hope you enjoy! Thanks for stopping by!

xoxo- Karen

Crazy for Plaid - FF #23

For the challenge over at The Shoe this week is Crazy for Plaid.....simple, right? Just use plaid in your project!


This is from our cruise in 2009 to Nassau, Bahamas where my silly DH decided he was gonna grab the Pirate (inappropriately) in front of the Tortuga Rum shop. Of course, I just had to snap a picture of him doing it, huh? That's why I love him.....he does the silliest, craziest things to make me laugh!!


I also made another one, this time with my PaPa at his 88th birthday party. I don't have very many pics with just he and myself, so I just knew I had to get one taken with him.....I just love him to pieces!

Hop on over to The Shoe and see what all the other DT members made this week. I look forward to seeing your work!




Products used:
CS - unknown
PP - Fancy Pants - Best Friends
Adhesive - Zots, Herma Vario, Xyron, EK pop dots
Font - Hey Gorgeous, which I cut using my new Wishblade!
Hand - Wingdings
Metal Divider - MM Tag Words FA
Paint - Twinkling H2O's in Orange Peel
Ink - CTMH in Autumn Terracotta
Punch - EK Success Edger Punch (notebook paper look)

Products used:

CS - DCWV

PP - Cloud 9

Mulberry Paper Sky Blue - unknown

Punch - EK Success

Paint - Adirondack in Cloudy Blue

Sketch - PageMaps (Dec. 2007)

Chipboard - Art Blanche "Merkin"

I Love You Card - The Shoe FF #22

So the challenge over at The Shoe blog this week was a Recipe challenge. The recipe is: ribbon, hearts and 3 eyelets. Of course since it is February and Valentine's Day is Sunday, I decided to make a Valentine inspired card. Head on over to The Shoe and see what all the other wonderful DT members made! Can't wait to see your work!



Products used:
CTMH Card Confidence Originals pg. 25
PP - Creative Imaginations
CS - unknown Pink & Red
CS - DCWV Black
Stamp - Smitten from CTMH
Ink - CTMH black & holiday red
Ribbon - unknown
Adhesive - Zots & Herma Vario
Eyelets - Eyelet Outlet
Pop Dots - EK Success
Chipboard - unknown
Paint - Adirondack in Snow Cap

A Wishblade and My 1st GDT entry....

I went and bought a Xyron Wishblade this week (only $149 at Tuesday Morning) and I've installed the software....now what?? It is a little intimidating to say the least, so I've joined the Yahoo group on the subject. Hopefully they will lessen my anxiousness at using it! I would love to be able to cut out words, in one of the 1000's of fonts I have on my computer, with it. I will keep you posted....LOL!! And now, FINALLY, my very first assignment for If the Shoe Fits blog came out today....YIPEE!! I'm super excited to be on the GDT over there, as they are wonderful ladies! If you are looking for weekly inspiration to get your scrap on, this is the place to visit!

Now, the challenge this week is a COLOR CHALLENGE....Red, Pink & White. I've created my "Je T'aime" page for this weeks challenge. Although I absolutely LOVE my layout, the other women on the DT with me are PHENOMENAL!!! I guess that just means that I need to up my "game" and start to think outside of my comfort zone. You can Click Here to go directly to the challenge.

Here is my recipe of items used:

1 - Flowers - cut out with Sizzix (brads, cs & pp unknown-from my stash)

2 - Alphabets - AC Thickers Daiquiri

3 - CS & Stripe PP - white & pink from CTMH

4 - Ink - CTMH in Hollycock, Holiday Red and White

5 - Stamp (inside the tag) - CTMH

6 - PP Circle - Deja Views "Lovely"
7 - Tag - MM

8 - Scallop cutter - Cutterpede

9 - Love Metal circle - CTMH

10 - Stickles (on Flowers) - Xmas Red

Thanks for stopping by....until next time....

xoxo,

Karen

2010 and I'm off to a slow start!

But at least I started, right?? Below is a LO I made of my 2 daughters & their Auntie after their 1st time snowboarding. I LOVED this pic and knew I had to scrap it when I got home. It helps that my hubby got me a HP Photosmart A532 wireless photo printer for Christmas....this printer ROCKS! All I had to do (after following directions) is to insert my SD card from my camera, chose the picture I wanted and hit print! It does 4x6, 5x7 and I believe 4x11 panoramic pics (although my camera doesn't do panaoramas). I'm gonna love using this and the pictures print out so crisp you would think I had them professionally printed!

Anyways, back to the LO. I did this for a challenge over at If the Shoe Fits... for Fashionista Friday #16. The challenge was to use 10 of one embellie (and I hope that 10 PP works)....not sure you can tell, but there are actually 11 PP on this page. I also took the sketch from Scrapbooks, Etc. magazine's Aug/Sept issue (page 20) and switched it from an 81/2 x 11 page to a 12x12 page.

Stop on over at The Shoe every Friday for their challenges....they are a great group of talented women and they love meeting new people!

Supplies used:

- CTMH Aspen PP & CS (except the white one lined like school paper, which is Lily Bee's Vintage Poppy diecut)

- Alphabets - American Crafts Thickers (in vinyl...not sure what font though)

- Paint - Adirondack (in Aqua, Lemonade & Sandal)

- Chipboard - unknown (the snowflakes & photo corners)

- Pen - a regular Bic ink pen