1st Day-PL Style Layout

Hi Crafty friends! Sorry things have been a bit quiet around here lately. We have been busy with back to school; a trip to the beach to visit my sister who moved to SC two weeks ago; and the normal busyness of life in the summertime!!

  I'm popping in today to share a layout that I created in the PL style. My kids just went back to school last week, so in honor of the big day, I made a 1st day of school page! (Granted, the photos are from two years ago-but they're now scrapped!)



I used several flair buttons from The Crafty Pickle as well as some small stamps from Close To My Heart that work great for Project Life projects!! 


I used a big mix of PL & journal cards from WRMK; Crate Paper; My Mind's Eye & Glitz.







Now is a great time to buy some stamps from CTMH. I am hosting an online party through my friend Taniesa who is a consultant! Click here to view all of the wonderful stamps!!
Thanks for visiting today!!
Supplies used:
LOL stamp set
Love This flair button
I Love Books flair buttons
Documented flair button

~Stephanie

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Love You

Wow-another post today! I am on fire!!
I love everything about Valentine's Day (I am a romantic at heart)-the colors, the candy, the flowers, expressing your love for others, even all the cute scrapbooking supplies! I have a PL spread to share with you that uses Valentine's Day supplies for a non-Valentine's picture. It's of my son (who was 3 at the time) dressing up in his sister's dress-up clothes! And check out  the adorable flair from The Crafty Pickle :

 

I used one of the flair buttons from the Watercolor Hearts set. It's perfect for just about any project!!

 

 

I also used the "Love This Face" button from the Everyday Photo set.   These are so much fun!!

 

(And oh, how I love that face!) 

 

These journal cards are from 7Dots Studio; the alphas are AC Thickers & the sequins is also from The Crafty Pickle. Taniesa even creates custom flair buttons! Check it all out in the store.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.

~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  

Plaid-SOUS PL Challenge

Hey y'all and Happy November! Before we know it, Christmas will be upon us! And I couldn't be more excited!! Only 7 more Mondays-wow!
This Monday there is a new Project Life challenge up at Stuck On U Sketches . It is to use plaid somewhere on your spread. Here is my page:

I used some scrap papers from my stash & cut them to fit in the pockets. 

 The flocked alphas are Thickers of course! The scalloped vellum banner is from Crate Paper. The wood veneer heart is from Studio Calico.

 This camera journal card is from We R Memory Keepers. The arrow paperclip is from Freckled Fawn & the wood arrow is from Studio Calico.

   These pictures are some of my all-time favorite fall photos! We took the kids to a few different spots around town & Ty did not want to cooperate-until he saw the train tracks & cars! What a little sweetheart!!

We would love it if you all played along & shared your "plaid pages" with us at SOUS!

Thanks so much for visiting!
~Stephanie

PL with SOUS

Good Monday morning y'all! Fall weather was upon us this weekend & it was wonderful! We spent lots of time outside at baseball games (Ty's team won!) & Leah spent all day Saturday at the barn. They are having a show next weekend, so the kids had a pizza & painting party to get ready! We snuggled together Saturday night & had family movie night.Sunday the kids decorated the outside of the house for Halloween; now I just have to do the inside! Are you ready for Halloween?

Stuck On U Sketches has a new Project Life challenge up today, the second one of the month, & it is a color challenge! Use orange, black & white on your spread. But that doesn't mean it has to be Halloween themed. I created a Fall page.

I went through my stash & first pulled my papers that had orange & black in them. They are older My Mind's Eye from their Indie Chic collection. My black & white journal cards are from MAMBI. 

Then I went searching for embellishments!  I  love shopping my stash!!

  I used some mistables from Studio Calico (misted with orange Heidi Swapp mist); some stickers from Glitz; & some paper flowers from Teresa Collins. And my page came together just like that!
We would love to see what you do with the color combo! Link up here  if you get the chance!!

Thanks for stopping by today. I so appreciate it!
Til next time,
~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  

A List

Hey y'all! Hope the weekend was a good one. We enjoyed it & were even productive around the house! It always feels good to tackle some projects and check off the list.
Speaking of lists, the current Project Life challenge is up today at Stuck On U Sketches  and it is to add a list to your spread.
   
Here is my page:

I used a mix of manufacturers here. The large leaf journal card is from Echo Park. The "remember this", "hashtag" & light green cards are all from My Mind's Eye's Now and Then collection. 

My list contains several things we love about fall. The die cut leaves are older from Fancy Pants & the number stickers are also from Fancy Pants. 

I love this photo of Ty at Field Day of the Past in 2010!! He was such a cute little baby still.

Make sure to play along with this week's PL challenge and link up here for a chance at this month's wonderful prizes! And don't forget about the anniversary blog hop taking place too. You can revisit the PL hop here and the die cut blog hop here. The sketch team's blog hop is happening on September 26, so be sure to check it out then!

Thanks for visiting!

Stay carfty!

~Stephanie 

     

SOUS 5th Anniversary PL Blog Hop!

Welcome to Stuck On U Sketches 5th Anniversary Blog Hop! To celebrate this month, each team will be having a hop & today is the Project Life hop! Our blog hop will run 5 days, starting today, & run through Friday, September 12 at midnight EST.

If you have come from Sandi's blog , then you are in the right place! If you'd like more information on the hop, head back to SOUS .

To be eligible for our sponsored hop candy, we ask that you visit EACH blog, commenting & following each one along the way! Once you finish the Project Life hop you'll be eligible for the $25 store credit from
The Cut Shoppe! https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCutShoppe


Also if you join ANY of our challenges this month you will be eligible for one of our 2 grand prizes!! The more challenges you complete, the more chances of winning! We'd like to thank Fancy Pants Design & Zeus & Zoey for their kind & generous sponsorship!




https://www.etsy.com/shop/ZeusandZoe/

Remember to make sure you are also following SOUS! Please finish at SOUS to let us know you have completed the hop & followed all of the blogs.
Let us know if you are following on Facebook & Pinterest for more chances to win!
All winners (grand prizes & blog hop winners) from this month will be announced on Friday, October 10.

Now onto my Project Life spread.

I used silver metallic alphas from Thickers.

Other materials used: papers- Crate Paper, Fancy Pants, Glitz, My Mind's Eye
journal cards-Scraptastic Club
3D title card-MAMBI
arrow sticker-Pink Paislee
"Relax" & "flip flops" stickers-Cosmo Cricket

Here is the full hop line-up:
Charlotte-
Connie-http://timestocherish.blogspot.ca/
Darcy-http://www.ourhouseofe.blogspot.ca/
Holly-http://scrappinbytes.blogspot.com/
Julie-http://cardsbycricut.blogspot.com/
Leah-http://leahschaeffer.blogspot.com/
Nanne-http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/
Rosie-http://rosieposieneu.blogspot.ca/
Sandi-http://lifeatthebeach51.blogspot.com/
Stephanie-<<YOU ARE HERE>>!!!!
Wendi-http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/
Wilma-http://swissdutchy8.blogspot.ch/
Stuck On U Sketches-http://stuckonusketches.blogspot.com/

Your next stop on the hop is the fabulous Wendi! Thanks for hopping with us & have fun!!!
~Stephanie

PL with SOUS

Hey y'all! It's Monday again, the last one in August!!
Today the newest Project Life challenge is up at Stuck On U Sketches and it is to use twine on your spread. So easy, right?! There is no reason to not play along!!
Here is my page:

I used twine to tie a bow onto the stem of the little flag (which is from Basic Grey) and tied some more around the "hello" card (from MAMBI). 

 The blue foam alphas are Thickers. The "remember this" card is from Glitz. The small yellow alpha stickers are from Cosmo Cricket.

I have used a mix of PL cards here from Simple Stories, MAMBI & MME.
This month's sponsor for the challenge is

Be sure to play along with as many SOUS challenges this month as possible, and link up on the blog, to increase your chance of winning!
Thanks so much for visiting!
~Stephanie

PL with SOUS-Quote Card

Hey y'all & welcome to another PL challenge with Stuck On U Sketches! This challenge is all about quote cards. Here is an example of what it is meant by "quote card":
  
And here is my spread:

My quote card is from a pack by MAMBI. I have also used an old journal card from Fancy Pants ("on this day") & I added the "smile" sticker to it.
We took the kids to our local Children's Museum 3 years ago to meet Spider Man. Ty was in heaven!!

We would love it if you played along with this challenge! There is a great prize to be had, offered from Lime Citron!


These stamps & flair buttons are valued at $60!! Wowsers! Don't miss out on your chance to win. Just enter this, or any of our August challenges, by the end of the month. Good luck!

I hope to be back soon. We are headed up to DC for a few days & Leah & I are going to the 1Direction concert tonight! She is beyond thrilled (I'll keep my thoughts to myself-hee-hee)!
Take care,
~Stephanie