An Obsession...

I have decided to start a Book of Me, and this is going to be the first page for it! With digital scrapbooking I am doing AT LEAST one page a day! Most days more than that and possibly a hybrid project too!

This page will also ANNOUNCE that I have been asked to be on the
CREATIVE TEAM for
GENIA BEANA SCRAPS!

She has the most AWESOME kits and this one is called Dad's A Geek! Of course, I am loving green these days and have always liked yellow, so I fell for this kit immediately. This also uses Template #4 of her Strippy Templates set - both of which can be purchased at Scrapable!



So again, the first page for my "book of me!" and it's about my newest obsession - DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING!

Join me in making a "book of me" - I dare you! LOL

Project Tuesday - Ghiradelli Box

Hello out there in blogland! How are you doing today?? Guess what?? It's Tuesday and that means - Project Tuesday! Today we are making a Ghiradelli Box - and if you go over to the Stamps & Smiles Project Tuesday blog, you will not only see it will hold more than just Ghiradelli chocolate squares, you will also meet a new member of the Project Tuesday team!



Now I did my closure a little bit different than what you will find in the tutorial. I used my Fiskars Threading Water (I think that's what it's called) punch and threaded my ribbon through the holes and tied it into that nice big bow!



I like the way it came out, if I do say so myself!!

On the Road Again

Good morning everybody! Hope this Tuesday finds you well! I have two layouts to share from you - both are made with the On The Road Again kit by RK Designs. You can find it over at Designs in Digital.

I LOVE this kit!! The little street signs, cards, buttons - you name it - it was a winner for me! I knew I had these pictures of my kids over at Lake Compounce in the cars, so I immediately pulled them out and put this kit to use!!


Then, while we had three hours of sunshine (and that's good around here lately) my husband and son washed the vehicles in the driveway - perfect photo op and another great opportunity to use this kit!




I am thinking they both came out pretty awesome - but I am probably biased! Thanks for stopping by!

Drama King - Game King

Got a little boy? Have trouble finding a kit to scrap his photos with? Look no further!!! Pretty Scrappy's July Collab kit is perfect! It's called DRAMA KING and has all sorts of "boy" stuff in it. It's loaded with papers and elements. I am TOTALLY loving how my layout came out too! As most of you know (if you read my blog regularly anyway) I am a new digital scrapper. This layout was made with a template - which is like a sketch if you're a traditional scrapper - and I just put my own spin on it!

You can find the kit HERE at Pretty Scrappy.

And the template HERE at Brandy Designs blog - it's free!


As you can see, I made my little boy into the GAME KING! He loves that Nintendo DS - even though it did hit the toilet and he had to go back to using the old one - or his sister's pink one!! LOL

Thanks for stopping by!!

Let Freedom Ring

Hello there! I have more digital for you today!! These are all from DESIGNS IN DIGITAL and they all use the July Mega Kit - LET FREEDOM RING - and let me tell you - when they say MEGA they really mean it! This kit is LOADED!!!!!

Everything you see here was made from the kit! Plus there was SO MUCH MORE in the kits that I didn't even use. So if you have Independence Day pictures you are waiting to scrap - I would RUN over there and grab this kit!

This first one is Devin & I last Fourth of July taken at a friend's house during their annual celebration - actually, I think the party was on the third! :)



This isn't even a Fourth of July picture. This is Devin at his recent field trip. We went to Save the Bay which is an organization in Rhode Island to keep Narragansett Bay clean and to teach the kids not only about keeping it clean, but recycling as well.

Lastly, my beautiful daughter taken at one of her cheerleading competitions last year. I love this photo and will probably scrap it again!

Thats it for now - thanks for stopping by!!

PILE IT ON! - Challenge #6 - Sketch

It's Sunday and time for the next challenge at PILE IT ON!! This week, my lovely partner in crime Dalis has provided the Design Team with a sketch!! Be sure to run on over to the PILE IT ON! Blog and check out all the details. Remember - need to combine our challenge (this week is the sketch) with at least one other CURRENT challenge!

Here's mine:


Challenges....

• Pile It On - Sketch
• Raspberry Ribbons - Circles & Ribbon
• Belli Challenge - Texture
• Stamp Something - Pink, yellow, green

Thanks for stopping by! Can't wait to see what you create this week!

Star Studded Saturday - Danielle Corbitt

Hi all! It's Star Studded Saturday over at the Danielle Corbitt Starlets blog and that's my day!! I have a teeny little project to share with you today - something that maybe you can even have the kids help with. This is a little refrigerator magnet for your kids' artwork. It's sized at 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 (I think - but it's on the package). It's made with business card magnets that you can pick up at your local office supply store. I used Danielle's Sk8er 4 Life kit - which you can find in the store.





Cute little thing, isn't it?? I was even able to put his photo on there - just create, print and the magnets are self-adhesive so you don't even need any other supplies!! Would love to see what you create!! Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop at the store and pick up this GREAT kit!!

P.S. This one is digital - you could just as easily make it out of cardstock and embellishments for my non-digital readers out there - which I probably have more of right now than digital readers.

THIS IS LAST WEEK'S POST - SLIGHTED EDITED FROM THE BLOG....

In honor of it being the Fourth of July, I figured I would use Danielle's Deep In the Heart kit - which is full of beautiful red, white and blue and a little bit of brown. I am truly a red, white & blue girl - so this one was definitely for me.

What I have made for you today is a cute little badge album! The actual pages, including the cardstock I mounted them on, only measure 2 3/4" x 3 3/4". It is made with ID Badge holders and a ring - both of which you can get at a local office supply store and a bunch of coordinating ribbons! It'll just hang off any bag you have - whether it be your purse or a tote and you can carry your photos with you everywhere!


And since you obviously can see the pages as shown above, I have posted them below so you can see each one!!




Thanks for stopping by!

Etsy Inspired -

Hi Again! It's Saturday and it's July - that means I am continuing my guest design stint over at Heart Hugs for the Etsy Inspired Challenge. This week's shop is Verbena Custom Blends and they make specialty soaps (feel like I'm at work! LOL) Unfortunately, our shopowner is on vacation for the week, so please check out her "sold" items for your inspiration. Here's mine:



I obviously picked up on the colors and the hearts - so here's the card:


And if you know me - I got a few more challenges into this one:

• Stamps & Smiles - Sketch
• Stamp Something asked for pink, yellow, green
• Spoon Full of Sugar asked for hearts
• Etsy Inspired - obviously! :)

Thanks for visiting! They'll be more tomorrow so be sure to stop by!

Christmas In July

Ho Ho Ho and all that jazz! Okay- since it's July - our challenge peeps seem to ask for Christmas in July, so I didn't want to disappoint anybody! Here's the card:



Of course it's Thursday - so it's also Stamps & Smiles day here at my blog and the Sketch team over at the Stamps & Smiles blog have some wonderful samples for you, so be sure to check them out.

So this card is for:

• Stamps & Smiles - Sketch
• Flutter By Wednesday - Butterfly, buttons & bows (well, only one bow!)
• Charisma - Buttons
• Stamp Something - Xmas in July
  
• Stamptacular Sunday Challenge - Xmas in July
• Getting Creative with Ann - Basic Tools - the only tools I used on this were my cutter and two hand punches (not even my Cuttlebug)
• Pile It On! - three different embellishments - buttons, ribbon, and rhinestones
  

And that's about it for this one...check out the post below and you will see my layout for ScrapSchemes this week!

Loving Digital!!

I am soooo loving working in Digital! My friend Gloria told me she's "lost me to the dark side"! LOL Although I still love my paper, I don't have to search for my supplies for digital, and I can pack it up and take it with me wherever I go!

Anyway....here's my latest layout for Pretty Scrappy. The kit is called Cheerful and the designer is Share Your Moments Designs. I literally picked this kit to match my daughter's dress! It was so perfect too...and being the daisy-lover that I am - I was THRILLED to find it had daisies too!




I just LOVE it! Although because it has a partially white background, it's hard to tell where the layout ends...I will have to figure out a way to fix that one!

Anyway, come back tomorrow for the Stamps & Smiles card sketch - and my ScrapSchemes post, also a digital layout for Pretty Scrappy, is below.

ANNOUNCEMENT

Have I told you lately how much I am enjoying DIGITAL SCRAPPING??? I am enjoying it sooo much that I opted to apply for a few Digital Creative Teams - and guess what?!?! You are viewing the blog of the newest member of the Creative Team for:

PRETTY SCRAPPY

I am soooooo excited!! This was my first CT assignment for them...it was created by Armina Designs and she has the LOVELIEST KITS!! This one is called ORANGE CRUSH.

This is also my DT Assignment for ScrapSchemes. I just realized I posted it a day early - oops!! Be sure to check them out to see the inspiration piece. (I am obviously not posting that a day early! LOL)

Never fear - you will still see cards and traditional scrapping from me. Of course, some of those could very well be made with digital papers now! I think I'm addicted! :)

As always, thanks for stopping by!! Be sure to come back tomorrow...never know what you might see.

Project Tuesday - Bag Tag

Hello and Happy Tuesday!!! Once again - that means PROJECT TUESDAY!!

**ETA** Okay, it's really Wednesday - all I can say is it is currently not safe to trust the blogger pre-post option. :)

Our challenge this week is to create a BAG TAG. All you need is a badge holder with hinged rings, both of which are available at a local office supply store. Cut your cardstock to fit inside and decorate. Lastly add your ribbon - extra holes may need to be added depending on how much ribbon you want to add.



I made this one for my son Devin using a cute Crayon stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps. I got it as a single stamp and I really think it was just $1!! It will go on his backpack in September for easy identification! I love these and have made several and placed them on kids bags, luggage (although they don't travel all that well) and they're a great extra fora Baby gift - for that big ol' diaper bag.

Run on over to the Project Tuesday blog and see what the rest of the Design Team came up with. Thanks for stopping by!