DCWV stack challenge

I did the September challenge on DCWVs blog.

http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/09/september-stack-holic-template-challenge.html 

I used the Spring Fling and Summer Days papers! I love these papers because they are veryyyy sweet and very girlie and scrapping my granddaughter is SOOO easy with these!!! These are 2 more portraits 

by Stew

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewieb/

this is the awesome sketch 

and here is the layout I did while at a wonderful crop my wonderful husband paid for for my birthday this week. 

I had a hard time with the title. I finally came up with Seriously Sweet cause she's so serious in the fist photo and sweet, tapping her fingers in the 2nd. I hand stitched a lot, which is one of my have things to do. I LOVE using stick pins too!!!

Sketch n Scrap Layout 17

I did this layout for Sketch N Scrap

http://sketchnscrap.blogspot.com/2012/09/sketch-n-scrap-17.html

This is the wonderful sketch - that I LOVE because it really showcases ONE great photo. The photo I choose was one of me and my wonderful DH in March. This is a professional photo done by 

Stewie B -http://www.flickr.com/photos/stewieb/

AND here is the layout I did while at my first crop here in Tampa. I had a great time - meet some great ladies and got 3 lovely layouts done - this was the first ....

My life truly is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Challenge fun at Creative Scrappers

Here I go - again! I love to do challenges on this site!!! This months' sketches are 

AMAZZING!!!!

http://creativescrappers.blogspot.com/2012/09/sketch-225.html

here is sketch 225 I did 

Here is my layout. Yes, it is simple because it is for my husbands retirement album and well he's SOOOO not girlie (hehe) and Im trying to keep it fun but "professional".

I flipped the layout so my 2 photos would make sense on it.

I hand stitched the circle and stars on the left corner and the title is rub ons. 

The picture is my wonderful husband, myself received a letter from the President for being a military spouse and a great friend, Retired Chief Ted Millard. 

ScrapMuch? Double LO sketch

AGAIN.....I get to scrap my granddaughter! and to scrap her with her Papa O is even more fun! and YUP I got to use PINK again, with some blue for Papa O!

These pics are random shots at the airport as we waited for their plane. I thought they were just too cute! I was so happy to find a sketch I could use them on all together and a double was perfect. 

This sketch is from SCRAPMUCH?

http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2012/09/sketch-y-friday.html

I used a few more pictures but did do the banner, which is a stretch for me. 

I used lots of bling and pretty-ness. 

I used the blue felt ribbon (MME) that I received this week as a prize from last months challenge on ScrapMuch? and stickers from the Grandparents page from 7Gypsies. 

Scrap It Girl! Recipe challenge

Scrap It Girl offers amazing challenges!

This is for this months recipe challenge and I dove right in.

September’s Recipe Challenge

Ingredients Needed:

• Twine
• Arrows
• Circle
• Bird
• Red

http://www.scrapitgirl.net/index.php/2012/09/01/september-challenge-augusts-winner/

I got red and white twine as borders on the red pp, and white in the buttons, i used a BIG arrow, the circles are the buttons, the title chipboard and i stickled a few too. The birds was harder for me as its not something I use much, but i found a cute bird and cloud rub on in my stash that was perfect! and the red, well you can see where I used that! I love the simplicity of my LO and my journaling is done in all alphas, one of my fav things to do!!

I used another awesome photo from 

http://www.stewiebphotography.com/index2.php#/home/

of myself, my boy and my Aunt Suzy! She is MY aunt which makes her Ryans GREAT aunt that she IS just that - GREAT, Fantastic, Awesome, Respected, Loved! She has always had a HUGE influence on me, I spent the hardest part of my "childhood" with her. She taught me so much, taught me what not to do, how to keep a house clean, be a great mom and she is the most compassionate, sweetest, funniest, most caring woman I know. She is a SAINT if you ask me!! 

Piece of Scrap SKETCH-TEMBER 9th sketch - Grandpa

I LOVE doing layouts of Serenity! A - she's stinkin the cutest thing ever B-I can use PINK!!! and to do a layout of her and her Papa O is just the icing on the cupcake!!!

This is a professional photo done by the amazing Stewie B 

http://www.stewiebphotography.com/index2.php#/home/

taken in March of this year. 

I LOVE this layout cause I finally overcame my fear (for now!) of paper like this. I adore it but MAN, it freaks me out. How do I do it justice? But i hope i did. POS is doing an awesome crop and this is for one of the sketches provided over there.

the sketch is from 

http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com.au/

LOOK AT THIS!!!!!

Last month I played along with ScrapMuch? and won a prize! And I love them! MME is one of my favs!! The little card is soooo cute. 
If you want to play along with a great bunch of inspiring gals....this is the place.

http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.com/

Fall Colors!!!

LOVE EM! Esp after a LONG HOT summer!!! 

One of my new favorite places to visit is SCRAPMUCH? - they are awesome. I love the inspiration they offer and what the other people who play come up with! 

For September they are offering up THESE colors!!!

http://www.shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2012/09/september-colour-challenge.html

So I rummaged through my scraps and come up with this. Using a beautiful darker cream card stock I layered 3 patterned papers and one used to matt the pictures of a stormy sunset here in FL. Hand-stitched around the edges and inked around the journal spot. added a few buttons and darkened a corner. Its super fall and I enjoyed it - I have it hanging in my scrappy room - too pretty to put into a book just yet! Maybe in December ;)

Sometimes...I just love it

what I create...thats what I "sometimes" love. Sometimes I don't. Take the card I made yesterday. Oh in my head, it was uber cute. The finished product, not so much. As Kerri would say, it sat in timeout for a few hours. But then I finally realized that making a mistake is totally OK and I would trash it.

So this morning I noticed I have not used my Bo Bunny recently. This line I have is different for me, its "dark", its "romantic", its "strong". Three things I am not use to doing. But I LOVE it. So I checked out Bo Bunnys Blog to see what they had going on to give me some mojo. And I found this!!

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Card Challenge 

                     http://bobunny.blogspot.com/2012/09/card-challenge-and-last-months-winner.html

Good Morning Friends!!!

Welcome to our new card challenge for the month of September.

This months challenge is a card sketch designed by Juliana

and goes something like this

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I like it lots. I like the rounded corners, the circle, the art that reminds me of bling. 

So I made a mess on my desk and came up with a card that I have to say....

I LOVE!!! Its beautiful!!

I used Bo Bunny Cambridge - Post is the double sided paper I used. and then 2 chip boards, stacked. 

There are a few more things on there too, some Savoir Faire bling, The Ribbon Boutique maroon and black ribbon, Three Bugs In a Rug card stock sticker sentiment and inked the sides.

I DO find this card to be "dark, romantic and strong" - and I hope you agree!