You Love Deals - Giveaway!

My friend Georgana Hall from Adornit, always the entrepreneur, has found another way to dress up the scrapbook world at unbeatable prices.  She has created a website called You Love Deals, where she will offer unique boutique items at a huge savings.  She said I could giveaway one of these lovely scarves to one of my readers just for taking a peek at her website and leaving a comment here at MY Blog about what you liked.  Also if you "like" her Facebook Page, you get another opportunity to win something.  Check out the selection.

I want one!  She also told me that if you place an order by March 12th, she will give you free shipping and free gift!  How is that for a good deal?  Hope you will check it out and leave me a comment here for a chance to win one of these scarves.

 

Have a wonderful day!

Sunday Sketch March 4th

 

I was thinking a very simple sketch this week would be a fun way to get some photos scrapped.  However, there is no doubt in my mind that many of you will take this simple sketch and make it into something over-the-top fabulous.  Obviously you can change up the single 5 x 7 photo into more smaller sized photos.

I find with baby photos, the pages are best kept simple, so all of the attention is focused on the munchkin in the photo.  These are some baby papers that the fabulous Adornit Crew sent me for a guest design spot.  I didn't want to cover up all of the fun artwork in the paper, so I just added the two simple patterned paper shapes that were cut with my Grand Calibur and are meant to "shadow" each other. 

Adornit makes some really fun foam embellishments that match many of their collections.  I combined this foam title with one of the journal sentiments to create the title.  If you vary the heights of the letters in your titles, especially if the words are big and short, it give is a fresh look.

These stars are cardstock stickers that have been layered and pop-dotted for added dimension.  I also inked the edges to make some subtle shadow.

Hope you start your week off right!  Thank you for stopping by!

Sunday Sketch January 15th

It's another Sunday and time for another sketch.  I know this one is a little simple, but I am sure a few of you will take it over the top with ideas for embellishment and I know some of you will have fun with the simple design - so all is good.  I have to tell you that it makes me happy to regularly share sketches again - 2011 was such a busy year for me and I kinda want to get back to my roots.  I also cannot believe how many of you have shared links to your projects with me.  Please keep them coming!  I really get a lot of joy seeing what people do with my sketches and I have always been a proponent of sharing my sketches with no strings attached.  Thanks for leaving me a link to your pages so I can drop by and admire your wonderful work....seriously!

If you do not regularly visit the Adornit blog - you are missing out on some serious inspiration.  Not only does Adornit still create quality scrapbook supplies, but they have moved into the quilting industry too and the women in the family are so talented.  I just love everything they do.  Please stop by and tell them I sent you!  When I saw Adornit's Circle of Friends collection, I knew I had to use the gorgeous pink paper on my project with my sassy little daughter.  It looks so bright and fun and a nice compliment to these photos.   Since there was no friend in the picture I decided to mix and match collections. I cut off the bottom of the Circle of Friends patterned paper and added it to the blue striped patterned paper from the Photo Girls collection. Then I added the “whatever” sentiment from the Girly Glam cardstock stickers

When was the last time you used clear stickers? ADORNit makes some of the best and they have so many different themes that there is a lot to choose from.. The flowers and the words “sweet” and “adorable” are from the Princess Clear Stickers. They added just the right amount of pizazz to the project. Then I tied on some of ADORNit’s Squiggle Ribbon. It is so cute and there is just a tad of glitter on the stitching on the ribbon, BUT, since it is what I call “responsible glitter” because it does not come off and get all over you!

I also had to include some of the tiny alphabets and used the Multi Reds Tiny Alpha to weave my title. I also added some pink and purple flowers from the Princess Foam Stickers. This is such a happy page and it was fun to mix and match all of the wonderful collections and embellishments.

ADORNit Products:
Circle of Friends collection – Circle of Friends patterned paper
Photo Girls collection – Photo Smiles patterned paper
Multi Reds Tiny Alpha
Foam Stickers – Princess
Clear Stickers – Princess
Cardstock Stickers – Girly Glam
Cardstock Stickers – Princess Dreams
Ribbon – Squiggle in Turquoise

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Guest Blogging with Adornit & Sketch

I have the pleasure of working with Adornit this week and will share a few creative projects.  However, I really want to announce that they have a Brand NEW Blog to inspire everyone.  Please hop over there to see what is going on with Scrapbooking, Quilting and Fashion because this talented family endeavors in so many different aspects of the crafting industry.  I am inspired every time I visit.

It wouldn't be like me to leave without a sketch to inspire you to create your own project.  Please be sure to visit the Adornit blog for details about both the page and the materials I used to create it.  Leave a comment and tell them I sent you.

Thank you so much for stopping by -

Friends at CHA and Something from Little Yellow Bicycle

Myself with Madison and Jody from Echo Park

While I was walking around at CHA yesterday I ran into some of the most talented and nicest people. Had to stop by the Echo Park booth before they got swarmed by the masses for a photo with Madison and Jody. Their new collections For the Record and Springtime will be just as popular as the others. I can't wait to play with them.

Suzanne Sergi and Miss Carolee herself from Adornit

It was so much fun to visit the Adornit Booth. Carolee and her girls were so sweet and they displayed all the work my friends and I did for the mini blog hop back in December. I also got to hang out with my friend Suzanne Sergi who is probably a long lost sister, because I think we laughed the entire time. I feel very fortunate to have met so many wonderful people through this hobby.

Vintage Groove Cards sitting on a Vintage Groove Quilt

The booth is delightful and I was so tickled to see my cards sitting on the matching fabric. All of Carolee's daughters work with her in the Adornit Company and they are one of the most talented families I have met. Below is Alison or many of you know her on facebook as Ali Rae and she does much of the graphic work. Wait until you see her Easter collection - so sweet.

Myself and Ali Rae Lindhardt

Last night I also spent some time with my friends at Little Yellow Bicycle, but will have to get photos later today. We ate Sushi and it was really dark in the restaurant, so I will have to take some photos of the crew today. However, I can start to share some of the work I have done with the Twig collection, which is probably one of the most wonderful collections I have ever worked with.

My son Henry is such a little ham these days and will finally look at the camera (kind of) for photos. Captured these pictures of him over the holidays at a nearby park. I love how the earthy greens and browns look with the blue - perfect for boys or girls.

The dimensional butterflies that come with this collection are so pretty. Here you can see the layers of paper that make them look like they will fly off the page. I just added some bling for good measure. The chipboard letters are really old Kurio letters I found at Walmart (literally years ago) and were bright green, but I covered them with a dark brown metallic chalk and am happy with the "new" color.

It wouldn't be Little Yellow Bicycle if they did not include fun journal cards, chipboard and cardstock sitckers. LYB truly does the most amazing embellishments and the button flowers are the bomb!

The canvas borders come in these fun banners this. I cut them to angle my banners just a bit on the project and then pop-dotted them to make them stand out just a bit more.

I have one more day to explore and will share more photos later today or tomorrow. Thank you for stopping by -

Hopping with Adornit - Day 3

We have one more day of fun from Adornit.  Today it is a Potato Sack Race to all of the blogs to check out the fun we have planned with the two Adorable Owl collections from Adornit - Carolee's Creations: Pink Hoot and Fern.  I really love both of the collections, but I opted for the more masculine Fern collection to make this sign for my son.  I know you will find projects from both of these super cute collections as you hop from blog to blog.

This Happy Wood Photo Plaque sign is also from Adornit.  It happens to be one of their wood decor items.  It measures 7 x 22 inches and has a lot of real estate to cover, but the design is so darn cute, you don't notice the size - LOL.  I thought it was a really interesting feature to hang these three little plaques from the sign, because I also thought it would be really practical to use the pegs on the sign to hang some of my son's hats.

I used this Owl Hoot B paper to cover the two little plaques below.  Isn't it adorable?  Then added a few cardstock stickers for the sentiment.  The owl motifs totally crack me up.

The larger Hoot stickers were great to decorate the word 'HAPPY'.  I used the one below to embellish the 'H'.  I think it is a perfect fit.

Win this wonderful collection by leaving a comment on each of the designers blogs and a final comment on the Adornit - Listen In blog.  

Melinda

Liz

Suzanne

Aphra

Robbie

Frances

Adornit - Listen In

One final thing I should mention about Adornit...you can purchase all of their collections and embellishments directly from them at their store.  They have wonderful customer service and I always receive my packages right away.  Plus they have some amazing bargains.  I recommend checking it out here - Adornit Store.

Thank you so much for hopping with us, especially those of you who have been here for all three days.  We appreciate all of the encouragement and hope to see some of these wonderful collections in your own work.

Hopping with Adornit - Day 2

We couldn't do just one day with Adornit - Carolee's Creations, because they have a few amazing collections to share.  So we had to plan 3 full days of fun (this being day 2).  Yesterday was hopscotch, but today we have a little Sock Hop to get our groove on.  All of the designers in the hop are featuring projects with the gorgeous and decadent Vintage Groove Collection.  It's the perfect combination of reds, yellows, grays and blacks that will take you back in time, maybe create some nostalgia and put a smile on your face, just like a Sock Hop...

I really enjoyed creating this set of cards with the Vintage Grove collection.  I love how different all the patterns are and how the colors complement each other so well.  Even thought these cards are distinctly different, they still have a wonderful complimentary color palette.

This is my favorite of the two, because I really love how Adornit makes a lot of paper with text and this one has such a sweet sentiment and works so well with blue paper and cardstock stickers.  All it needed to dress it up was a little ribbon and some pop dots to make the Family stickers stand out.

I also love the clear stickers that come with each of the Adornit collections.  They make the most beautiful flourishes and because they are clear stickers, they are such a great layer to any project and a wonderful and subtle embellishment.  I love the simple stem on this card with the over-sized sticker flower.

Now for the best part, you could be the lucky winner of the entire Vintage Groove collection.  All you have to do is complete the sock hop, leave a comment on each of the designers blogs and then a final comment on the Adornit Blog telling a little bit of what you saw when you were hopping around.

Just keep hopping, just keep hopping...

Suzanne

Robbie

Melinda

Liz

Frances

Aphra

Adornit Listen In Blog

Stay tuned...tomorrow we will have two collections to share and one more day of hopping.


Thank you so much for stopping by -

Hopping with Adornit - Day 1

Please join some of my friends and I for a little Blog Hopscotch today. We are showcasing the amazing Misty Collection from Adornit - Carolee's Creation and there is a giveaway opportunity on the Adornit Blog at the end of the "game." It is really a pleasure to work with such amazing product and this collection is one of my very favorites. Not only are the colors and patterns gorgeous, but the quality of the paper, stickers and ribbon are some of the very best in the industry. Take a peek at my project below to see exactly what I am talking about.

These are photos of my kids from this past summer. I try to dress them in red as often as I can, because it is truly my favorite color to scrapbook - LOL. And, the Misty Collection from Adornit - Carolee's Creations has the best palette of reds, blues, greens and browns. It's simply fabulous.

Tiny alphabets are so popular and Adornit has some really fun colors to choose from. I thought it was a cute idea to include the lyrics to the song, "So Happy Together," since it is also the title of the layout.

Adornit creates the most wonderful clear and cardstock stickers with each of their collections. They also make interesting journal cards, which I cut out and added as an element to the design of this page. The little brown scallops are actually a scalloped strip of cardstock stickers.

To win the complete Misty Collection for your very own, continue hopping to the blogs listed below and leave a comment here and for each of the other designers. Then hop back to the Adornit Blog and leave a comment telling them of a few highlights from your hop and you will be entered into the drawing.

Just Keep Hopping, Just Keep Hopping...

Aphra

Frances

Liz

Melinda

Robbie

Suzanne

Adornit - Listen In Blog

Next stop Melinda!

Please check back tomorrow for DAY 2

Thank you so much for stopping by today -

Sunday Sketch, Guest Designers and Me

It's our first sketch of November and it's a simple design just to keep you die hards interested in the upcoming month that I am sure will be very busy for most of us.  Hope you all like the clean lines and can really showcase some of your photos.  The guest designers did a fantastic job of creating examples, wait and see...  I'll post the winner of the October challenge some time tomorrow and then put the November Sketch Challenge up shortly thereafter.  As always, thank you for playing along.  I love to see what all of you do with my sketches :)

Sandra Dunne is our featured designer this week and she created a very fun layout to share with all of you.  Here is a little bit about her, "I am a married SAHM in Ireland. I started scrapbooking in 2006 after my daughter was born but quickly found out that I loved to make all kinds of papercrafts. I especially love mini books and paperfolding projects. My style of scrapping varies depending on the subject or my mood at the time, I can go from over the top embellishing to very clean and simple."

This is what Sandra told me about her project and working with the sketch this week, "I followed today's sketch quite closely as I love the positioning of each element. I also loved that I needed only to use one flower to keep the sketch unchanged as I tend not to use a lot of flowers on boy layouts. I am delighted to be one of Liz's guest designers and look forward to seeing everyone else's take on this sketch"

Close Ups of Sandra's Work

Please visit Lisa's blog Papered Memories for more information about her and details about her work. 

Lisa Watson had this to say about her project with the sketch, "After checking out the sketch I decided to play with some Jillibean Soup Monster Stew papers. I knew I had some photos of my son with this monster shirt.  I used a star border punch to create the bottom border and fussy cut some of the monsters for embellishments."

Please visit Lisa's blog Pictures 2 Pages for more information about her and details about her work.

Bonnie Friesen returns for another to share her wonderful work.  This is what she has to say about working with the sketch, "I was really excited when I saw this sketch of Liz's!  It is a simple sketch that you can do alot with.  I wanted to use as many different kinds of techniques as possible, from the water distressed papers, handmade flowers and sugared letters and lots of ink!  I am very happy how this layout turned out, and it all started with this great sketch by one amazing artist! For more details and close ups check out my blog!"

Please visit Bonnie's blog Pretty Little Somethings for more information about her and details about her work.

Me - I love simple designs so that the photos do all the talking.  I created this layout of my daughter with the adorable Pink Hoot collection from Adornit. 

Hope you all  have a fantastic week and thank you so much for stopping by -