Use It Up Tuesday (on Wednesday!)

Hey friends!! I know I am a day late sharing my UIUT post but yesterday was busy around here!

My daughter made the middle school gymnastics team & they FINALLY got to compete in their first meet yesterday evening! 3 meets were canceled due to snow & missed school days! What a way to start an already short season. But last's night meet was a tri-meet that lasted for 3 hours!!! The girls did great (even though their team came in third) & all worked well together & were fabulous supporters for each other. It's so great to see Leah as a part of a team & bonding with some new friends. She only competes in beam, & while she was so nervous, she placed third last night! We were so proud of her!!  

So, on to my layout! Last Monday night I attended my once a month scrap club (with a group of friends that I always look forward to seeing) & we began this page. I had to finish it up at home & this is what I created:

 

The papers were supplied by a friend in our group (I think they are from recollections?). I added some gold mist splatters to the white cardstock & placed some white tissue paper behind my photo.

 

I pulled out some older embellishments from my stash & started layering & adding!! The "party" chippie is from a pack of birthday-themed chipboard & is so old that I can not remember  the manufacturer! The silver doily is from Studio calico. I bent the edges of the banner pieces to give the page more dimension.

 

The flowers are from Prima & are, again, so old!! The date sticker is from Jenni Bowlin (a classic).

 

The cork tags above are from Scrapbook Circle & the flair is from Heidi Swapp. I placed a 9 (AC Thickers) on top of the star to note my daughter's ninth birthday. Her wish was to go to Great Wolf Lodge, so we took her best friend & my sister, brother-in-law & nephew went with us. It was a fun weekend getaway & she said it was "the best birthday ever"! That made it all worthwhile, even the fact that we got sick when we arrived home! Sweet memories were made for sure.

 

   

Thanks for visiting y'all!

Stay scrappy....

~Stephanie  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Wednesday

You are a godsend to me today! The kids were home from school Monday & yesterday due to snow, & I so needed them to go back today. I have so much to do & having the kids at home, while as nice & relaxing as it can be, puts a crimp in getting things done. They went in 2 hours late today but at least that gives me some time to get things accomplished.

Today is my favorite aunt's birthday, so I made her this card: Happy birthday Aunt Mary!!

     I cut the circle from a piece of patterned paper from Echo Park. The ribbon "flower" is made using Simple Blue rumple ribbon from the Star Spangled collection. I added a Prima gem to the center for a touch of bling. The edges of the card are inked in a dark blue ink.

Tomorrow my husband & I will celebrate our 15th wedding anniversary!! How is that possible?! I know he really doesn't appreciate my crafting as much as he could but figured I needed to make him a card anyway!

  The orange chevron paper is from Echo Park and the patterned paper that I fussy cut is from Pink Paislee (love it!). Here I used the Caddy Blue "On the Edge" rumple ribbon and tied it around the edge of my card. The sentiment is a stamp from Jaded Blossom from their "Wedding Wishes" stamp set. I hope he enjoys it!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you all have a fabulous day!

 

A Birthday Card

Hey everyone! Sorry I have been MIA the past few days. The kids had 2 days off of school last week due to snow, so that really put a kink in the week!
Friday was Valentine's Day & they were home. We went to lunch with a neighbor & her kids & they all played together, which was nice & entertaining for them. Friday night we ordered pizza at our house with my sister, b-i-l & nephew & the same neighbors that we had lunch with. The rest of the weekend was relaxed but it flew by quickly!
Now here we are staring at Wednesday. I want to share a card that I made for a dear friend whose birthday was Sunday.

I originally saw a similar design on Pinterest & loved the patchwork design. My papers are all pulled from my scrap stash. I used Lovebug Creations' rumple ribbon in Hugs from the "Loves Me...Loves Me Knot" collection. This color is so very versatile! I have used it for both feminine & masculine projects. Love that!

In the center of my ribbon is a gem from Prima. The butterfly was cut using my Martha Stewart punch.

Thanks for stopping by today. Make it a great day!!
~Stephanie

Sketchabilities #83

Hey y'all! I wanted to share my latest layout that uses this sketch from Sketchabilities:
 
And here is my layout:

This layout was started at my once-a-month scrap club. Each month one of us teaches a new technique or trick. This month, we stamped with celery! Yep, the "roses" on the cardstock were stamped with the stalk of a head of celery.

I then outlined them with my Gelatos in black & white & used a damp paintbrush to blend the colors together.

The wooden tickets are from Prima; the circle banner is from Glitz; the chipboard phrases are from Teresa Collins &  the chipboard flower/vine is from Crate Paper.

This was a really fun and different technique for me & I plan on using it again!!

Thanks for stopping by! I  hope to be back soon to share some stories from Ty's birthday.

Have a great evening!

~Stephanie       

Whispers & Kisses

Happy Saturday to you all! It's a damp & chilly day here, so it's perfect to stay in & scrap. And in my case, finish taking down all the Christmas decorations!  I did manage to finish a layout today though, in between doing laundry also. It's for the color challenge at ScrapFriends. Here is the palette:

And here is my layout:

I started with this gorgeous 7Gypsies paper that I have been hoarding for probably two years! I dribbled white paint all over it then sprinkled in some microbeads while wet. I cut some hexagons from MME paper, dripped some black ink, punched some butterflies from tissue paper & added a few little details to finish it off. The alphas that spell out "whispers" are AC Thickers & the small sticker alphas are from Prima. I am also entering this at Bird is the Word for their current challenge.  
Now back to dismantling & cleaning!
~Stephanie

LCTS #149 & MME Challenge

Hey-I'm back again!! LOL!
I wanted to share my layout for this week's reveal over at Let's Capture These Sketches. The sketch is from the fabulous Natalie Roy. Here it is:
 And here is my take on it:

I used a mix of My Mind's Eye papers for this. The alphas are AC Thickers. The metal flower is from MME Indie Chic collection. The large flower at the top is from Prima & the smaller ones are from Petaloo.

Thanks for stopping by!

I am not feeling that good so I am off to bed with my book.

~Stephanie