Loving My Life

Hey y'all. Is it hot where you are? It's supposed to reach 102* here today! That means that even the pool won't be refreshing. The oppressive heat is the one thing that I can't stand about summer! We will get through it, though. And next week we'll be at the beach so it will be fine!
We do  love to travel in the summertime & have many wonderful memories of fun family trips!
I have created a PL page to share some of  those memories.

 

This was a trip from 2010 when we went to Chincoteague. It was very relaxing & fun. We went on a dolphin tour, saw wild horses & as always, enjoyed time together!

 

All of my journal/PL cards are from We R Memory Keepers. And all of my flair buttons are from The Crafty Pickle.  I used the dragonfly from the Cute Bugs set and the bee, butterfly & bird from the Spring season collection.

 

 

 

The "travel often" wood frame is from Studio Calico.

The large flower is from Basic Grey. 

 

I love the flat back flair buttons! They are less bulky than most & fit nicely in my albums. And they are so darn cute!!

You an check out all the flair, & more, in the shop. 

 

Have a great day & stay cool!

~Stephanie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Life Is Beautiful

Hey y'all! Hope you are having a Wonderful Wednesday.
I have a PL spread to share today featuring flair and sequins from The Crafty Pickle!

I have used the Autumn flair and the Autumn Sequins mix. The flatter back of these flair buttons make them easy to add to my PL pages & they fit in my album without a ton of bulk! Check out the awesome selection in the store.

The two larger journal cards are from WRMK & the smaller "Gratitude" card is from MAMBI. Fall is one of my favorite seasons & I adore these photos from a trip to an apple orchard that our family likes to visit. The flair & sequins helped give the feel of Autumn to my page.      

Thanks for visiting today. Keep crafty!!

~Stephanie  

 

Last SOUS PL Challenge

Hey y'all & happy Monday!
Sadly, today is the last PL challenge at Stuck On You Sketches! The challenge is a fun one-use woodgrain on your spread, so be sure to play along!!
Here is my page:

The large PL cards are from WRMK. My sequins is from The Crafty Pickle. It's awesome & I love the tiny leaves! 

My woodgrain alphas are from Cosmo Cricket (I've been hoarding them for awhile!)

The wood arrow is from Scraptastic Club. 

We hate to see the PL challenge go away, but know that SOUS will have many other great challenges to play along with!! 

Thanks for visiting. Make it a crafty day!

~Stephanie  

Keep Calm &.....

Another Monday is upon us & this one brings with it a new PL challenge at Stuck On U Sketches!
This week's challenge is to use a "Keep Calm" card on your project. There are many out there so the possibilities are endless. And if you can't find the perfect one (I printed mine from the web), you can always make one of your own!
Here is my spread:

I  used the "Keep Calm and Call Batman" card knowing it would work perfectly with this picture of Ty from Halloween 2010! He went through a super hero phase at this age and I loved it! 

 The two smaller cards at the bottom are from Simple Stories. The wood veneer heart is from Studio Calico & the yellow alphas that I used to spell out "super" are from Cosmo Cricket.  

The arrow card is from WRMK & the cork telephone (how appropriate!), "love" & 3 tags are all from Crate Paper. The wood arrow is again from SC.

We hope you find the time to play along with this, or any of our monthly challenges, at SOUS. We love seeing what you create!!

Til next time, keep calm!

~Stephanie  

Oh Happy Day

Hey y'all! Hope your day is starting out as a happy one. Mine would be if I could get rid of these allergies!!
UGH! They are bad this year. We are all popping Claritin & hoping for rain around here!
But I won't complain too much because the dreaded winter is behind us & I love Spring!
That leads me into today's Lovebug Creations' project. I made this simple card using Mama's Mesh in white and the gorgeous "Purple-Dise" rumple ribbon from the On the Edge collection.

I just love the white ribbon with a touch of purple on the edge. It is so fresh and pleasing to the eye. And the mesh gives it some added texture, which this card needed because of it's simplicity.
The tag and "springtime" paper are from We R Memory Keepers.

  Be sure to check out all the fabulous products in the store and head over the Lovebug blog to see more inspiration from the wonderful ladies on the creative team!!

Stay scrappy!
~Stephanie

PL with SOUS

Hey y'all & happy Monday!
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter (if you celebrate). Ours was great! We hosted the family dinner here this year. The weather was beautiful & we all had a nice time. I will say though that I am glad it's over! It's a lot of work & now that it's done, I can relax & enjoy doing what I want, instead of what I need to do!  
 
I created the following layout for Stuck On U Sketches' current PL challenge, which is to use a stamp.

I used one of my favorite stamps, the bubble wrap stamp at the top of my page. I also used the banner stamp on the side of my "family" card.

All cards, along with the egg stickers, are from We R Memory Keepers. The wood veneers are from Studio Calico. This photo is of the kids & their cousins & friends getting ready for the egg hunt on Easter of 2010. 

( I am just a little bit behind!) 

If you get the chance to play along with this challenge (which we really hope you do), be sure to link up here . Every time you play along with one of the monthly challenges at SOUS, you will be entered to win a prize. This month's sponsor is 

     

They have generously offered up a $30 gift certificate to the store!! Awesome! 

Thanks for stopping by. 

See ya' soon, 

~Stephanie 

Spring & Easter Theme Pack

Hey y'all!
I recently received this gorgeous Spring/Easter theme pack from The Memory Nest  to create with
 
This product pack is jam packed with papers and embellishments at an amazing value.   TMN is clearing out the old to bring in the new. If you have Easter pics to scrap or fun spring ones, this may be the deal for you!!! I am having a blast creating with this kit!! 
Here are 2 layouts and a card that I have already made. (When Spring Break & Easter are behind us, I plan on creating a lot more!!)

  Everything here is from We R Memory Keepers & is from the kit, with the exception of the alphas (Thickers) & the flair (Recollections). I love how easy it was to put this layout together!
Here are some detail shots:

And here is the second layout: 

I am in love with this pink woodgrain paper from Jillibean soup! The rest of the papers & embellies here are from We R Memory Keepers. (The alphas are from my stash & are by Fancy Pants.)

Here is the card I made for Ty for Easter 

It's simple enough for a 7 year old boy to appreciate! 

Be sure to check out this, and more, deals at The Memory Nest. 

Have a great day y'all! 

~Stephanie 

 

PL with SOUS

Happy Monday & Spring y'all!
It was a gorgeous, spring-like weekend here. Although, today is a different story. The temps have dropped & there is talk of snow in the forecast tomorrow!!

But over at Stuck On U Sketches, they are getting ready for Spring with the newest Project Life challenge. It is to use butterflies on your spread! Love it!!
Here is my layout:

  I love the bright colors on this page & how they pop against the white background. All of my PL cards are from WRMK. This spread came together so easily! Isn't it fabulous when that happens?!
 My butterflies were punched with my Martha Stewart punch.

My alpha stickers are from Fancy Pants. I liked using the 2 journal cards here to document our trip to North Carolina for a family reunion on my husband's side. I added some gems around the page for more sparkle!

Be sure to link up here for a chance at this month's prize-a gift certificate from Creative Embellishments!
    
You have two weeks to play along! We love seeing your projects!!

Have a great day & stay scrappy!
~Stephanie