Saturday, November 30, 2013

Today

Hey y'all!
I hope everyone enjoyed the Thanksgiving holiday. We had a great time with family & enjoyed the delicious meal (cooked by others, which made it even yummier)!
I am now sick and our bathroom remodel hit a snafu yesterday! UGH! I knew things were going too smoothly. The contractor found scratches all over the new bathroom tile floor. We are hoping it can be buffed out & that the floor doesn't have to be pulled up & replaced.
After the vanity cabinet was removed from its box, Ty had a heyday creating a fort! He was waiting for that box since we picked the cabinet up from the store!!
   Here he is with a playmate in the new fort! HA!!

I want to share a layout that I made for some of the Scrap Your Stash classes at TwoPeas.



I used the small envelopes from Basic Grey to hold my journaling.
 The "today" wood frame is from My Mind's Eye.
These small wood veneer shapes & dogs are from Studio Calico.

All of the paper is left over from my Memorable Seasons kit-Fancy Pants' Collecting Moments.

The photo was taken on the day we had to put our dog Luke down. He had just finished going through a  4 month course of chemotherapy a week prior. He had lymphoma & we wanted to try all of our options. Once the treatment was over, our vet told us there was no more that could be done. Lukey could hardly walk & had stopped eating. We knew it was not a pleasurable time for him & we were devestated watching him suffer. He was a great dog & is still missed by all of us. 

Have a great night! I hope to be back tomorrow to welcome in December!!
~Stephanie   

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Thanksgiving Eve

Hi everyone & happy Thanksgiving Eve!!
I am amazed at how quickly this year is passing. Weren't we just enjoying the lazy days of summer?!
It is rainy & cold here. I have to go to the grocery store (I really don't want to) & then we need to go choose our toilet, sink & faucet for our master bath remodel.
I will share before and after pics once it is all complete, but for now I wanted to share this photo:
  Ty thought the bench that we had built in the shower was the coolest thing! He asked if he could sit on it so I instantly snapped a picture! Ha!!

I also have a layout to share. I have loved this piece of patterned paper from Glitz since I first laid eyes on it!
 
As I have said before, I am a scrap hoarder! I bought this awhile ago but did not want to use it. I needed to think of just the right way to enhance the beauty of the print & colors!
Here is what I came up with:

 I didn't want to cover up the paper too much, so I kept everything in one area. I drizzled some white paint on the cardboard & added the doily under my photo. I did a bit of whitewashing on the paper. From there I just began adding embellishments where I thought they were needed. They are a mix of Glitz, Elle's Studio, Basic Grey (the wood veneer arrow & "Look") & K&Co.



The alphas are from American Crafts Thickers. LOVE the gold glitter!
This photo is from 2 summers ago when I made a deal with the kids-if they could go an entire day without fighting, I would let them have ice cream sundaes for dinner. Well, they did it! And they got their reward-whipped cream, cherries, sprinkles & all!

I hope each and every one of you has a fabulous Thanksgiving. Enjoy the day!

Stay scrappy!
~Stephanie    

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Happy BIrthday Lovebug Creations!

I wanted to pop in today & share some big news-Lovebug Creations is one today!! One year ago, Kimi & her mom opened this fabulous online store that sells magnificent rumple ribbon, mesh & other fun accents for your crafting projects. In honor of the big day, the store  is having a HUGE sale-50% off everything in the store!! WOW-that's an incredible sale! Just use code LBC1 at check-out now through Sunday.

Congrats Kimi & Mama Lovebug! It has been fun joining you guys on your journey! I love working with you both!!

I want to have a little giveaway here too to honor these fabulous ladies! Make sure you are a follower of my blog & leave me a comment here by Sunday, November 24. Do you have  favorite LBC product? Let me know! I will choose one random commenter to receive some fun Lovebug Creations' goodies!!

    















There is some rumple ribbon, mesh, new sheer ribbon & retired Fun Footz! You will love them as much as I do, I'm sure!!

I also want to share 2 thank you cards I made using my Fancy Pants' Collecting Moments kit from Memorable Seasons:


 




Thanks for stopping by today. Remember to enter my giveaway!
Stay scrappy!
~Stephanie

Monday, November 18, 2013

Mama's Mesh Monday!

Hi everyone! Happy Monday- Mama's Mesh Monday!!
Today is also my nephew's 19th birthday-happy birthday, Hayden!

I made him a card using Lovebug Creations' Mama's Mesh. I wanted the card to have a masculine, mature feel to it & struggled with a design. After much hemming & hawing, this is what I came up with:


I started with the textured cardstock and adhered Mama's Mesh in black from the Hallo-Mesh collection. I then punched squares from scrap cardstock and adhered the burgundy mesh from the Merry Mesh collection to them. The sentiment is stamped using an Imaginisce stamp and Stamp It Up ink.
The "19" chipboard numbers are Thickers from American Crafts.

  
Hopefully this card will be well-received! (he is only 19.)  LOL!!

I hope you all have a fabulous day.
Thanks for visiting me!!
~Stephanie

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Sketch N Scrap #45

Hello friends! Happy Saturday!!
I am a day late in posting the newest sketch from Sketch N Scrap. It was designed by the fabulous Kelly Holifield:


Here is my layout:

I used my Fancy Pants' Collecting Moments kit from Memorbale Seasons.





Be sure to stop by the Sketch N Scrap blog & link up your layout for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Kiwi Lane!! Make sure and link back to Sketch N Scrap's site in your blog post by November 30. Each project you enter gives you another chance at this month's prize!
Have fun!!
Stay scrppy!
~Stephanie 

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Winner, Winner & December Daily

Hi y'all & happy Hump Day!

I forgot to post the winner here yesterday from the Sketch N Scrap Holiday blog hop. I used random generator to choose the winner from the 12 comments, & number 11, Sandi is the winner! Please email me at dreweaken@comcast.net your physical address so that I can send you your goodies!

I also wanted to share my finished December Daily album that I started LAST YEAR & never completed!! I am notorious for doing this with my mini albums! Sometimes they sit for months & I don't touch them. I may create a few pages at a time, & most of the time, this works fro me!
I used this Teresa Collins Christmas Countdown memory album kit:

 Teresa Collins - Christmas Cottage Collection - Christmas Countdown Memory Album Kit
Here are my finished pages (minus the photos & journaling):














While the kit was chock full of goodness, I also added a lot of things from my stash. I love to mix and match & pull from what I already have.
If you want to see the beginning pages of the album, check out this post.

So I finished this DD album just in time to start this year's!! Are you all creating a Decemeber Daily this year? What album are you using? I'm always looking for a good one!

Have a fabulous day!
Stay scrappy....
~Stephanie   

Monday, November 11, 2013

Mama's Mesh Monday

Hey everyone & welcome to another Monday! They sure do come around quickly, don't they?!
While they are difficult, I find them exciting now, as I get to share my projects using Lovebug Creations' mesh!

Today I made a Christmas tag. I am trying hard to be vigilant & stay ahead of the curve his year. I don't want to get caught in a tight pinch as the big day draws near!!


I used Mama's Mesh in burgundy from the Merry Mesh collection to cover the chipboard hexagon. First, I misted it with a red Glimmer Mist. My alphas are AC Thickers and I topped my tag off with a beautiful bow made with Christmas Grunge  rumple ribbon.

Thanks for letting me share with you today. I hope you all have a great day!
See ya' soon,
~Stephanie  

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Inspired By

Hey everybody!
Hope you all had a great Sunday. It was non-stop busy around here! We are beginning our master bath (total gut & remodel) in the morning, so today was spent clearing the room out & getting ready for our contractor to show up bright & early. I will post before & after pictures when it's done. And I hope it's a quick project!! I do not like sharing a bathroom with the kids!

I want to quickly share a layout that I did for my challenge over on the forums at Memorable Seasons. It is to take inspiration from this picture & create a layout or card:
(photo from www.thehappyhousie.com)

  Here is my layout:





I took my inspiration from the texture in the picture. I used burlap, sequins, a flocked number & twine. I love the pink woodgrain paper from Fancy Pants & the blue chevron paper almost matches the fabric on her pillow exactly!
I would love it if you had the chance to play along! Link up over on the forum  for a chance to win a gift certificate to Memorable Seasons.

I also have forgotten to share pics of the kids from Halloween! Leah was a pirate & Ty was the grim reaper:

    


They both had a great time, but Ty, as usual, tuckered out before anyone & wanted to head home. So Drew took him home about 30 minutes before everyone else was done!

And one last layout before I hit the sack for the night: 

 This layout was made using Elle's Studio papers & tags.
The photo is from Tyler's 2nd birthday! (He will be 7 in January!!)

Thanks for dropping by!
Stay scrappy : )
~Stephanie

Friday, November 8, 2013

Sketch N Scrap Holiday Blog Hop

Hi everyone & happy Friday!!
Welcome to the last stop on the Sketch N Scrap holiday blog hop! Yesterday Stephanie Ho made a fabulous Rememberance Day project. If you have missed some of the blogs along the way, check out the Sketch N Scrap blog and follow the link on the right hand side.

For my holiday, I chose Christmas. No surprise there-it is my favorite holiday!!! And now it is right around the corner!
I made this gift tag:
 I started by misting the tag with red & blue mists. I added the flourish from Teresa Collins & the snowflake on top of that. The Santa diecut is also from TC. The "joy" alphas are from Thickers.
I now have ONE gift tag ready for the big day! LOTS more to make....

Leave me a comment here & let me know if you are getting ready for Christmas already. Be sure to become a follower of my blog as I have a few Christmas goodies (& more) to giveaway! I will choose a winner on Tuesday, November 12.

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Have a great day y'all!!
 
~Stephanie

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Collecting Moments

Hey everyone! It is the sixth of November & I just realized that I have not shared my November kit from Memorable Seasons!!
This month I received Fancy Pants' Collecting Moments collection:
  I love all of the papers in this line & have had so much fun playing around thus far!!




That's all for today! I am running up to the kids' school to sell at the book fair. It ends on Friday & I hope then I can get back to "normal" around here!!
Thanks for stoppin' by!
~Stephanie