Bits & Pieces (& scraps)

Stephanie Eaken

Hey guys! It's been a long time since I have been around this ole blog! Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays.
Our holidays were good but busy. My sis, brother-in-law & nephew were in town so we spent a lot of time with them.
New Year's Eve was very quiet & we stayed home. My mom & her husband, my sis, bro-in-law & nephew came over & Leah had 3 friends come spend the night.
Ty has been sick with an unbearable cough & cold for the past week & w are hoping he can go back to school tomorrow!

I want to do a quick post with my favorite projects of 2015. I didn't do as much scrapping or crafting this year, so I hope I can come up with 15!!
Here they are (in no particular order): And if you can get through the entire post, there is a giveaway at the end!

1. I loved the way this card turned out. It started with a sketch from Sketch "N Scrap.

2. This layout uses mostly Bella Blvd products & started with a sketch from SOUS.

3. This page also uses Bella Blvd goodies and began with a sketch from My Scraps & More.

4.These mason jars were so fun to decorate for Valentine's Day! (featuring flair from The Crafty Pickle.)

5.I loved the Capture collection from Basic Grey. This layout began with a sketch from My Scraps & More.

6.This page uses a mix of Basic Grey's Capture collection & Simple Stories' I Am collection (which was probably my all-time favorite collection of the year!).

7. Here I mixed I Am with October Afternoon's Saturday Morning & love the end result!

8.There is a lot going on on this page, but I love it & the subject matter.

9.This simple page began with a sketch from MSAM.

10.This card was created for CAS-UAL Chic using CAS-UAL Fridays stamps.

11.Here is another page using a sketch from MSAM. It was so fun designing for Audrey!

12.This page had me pulling out lots of old supplies & I love that I finally used them!

13.This card was also created for CAS-UAL Chic. I really enjoyed using string on my projects this year!!

14.I loved this line from Pink Paislee, even though it's a couple years old. A true oldey buy goody!

15.And lastly is this simple layout that I created to play along with Scrapbook Circle's sketch challenge. Look at those sweet faces!!

Now for my giveaway! Comment here & tell me which of the above 15 projects is your favorite. I'll choose one winner on Friday, January 8 to receive a box of scrappy goodness from me!

Thanks for sticking around! I'm hoping 2016 allows for a lot more scrapping!
~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all! Sorry I have been MIA around here!
We have had some snow &, unfortunately, here that means things shut down! My kids have gone to school 3 days in the past two weeks!! I am slowly losing my mind....
I did happen to remember today that I needed to pick a winner for my giveaway from The Crafty Pickle blog hop from last week!
Thank you to all who visited & commented here. Each comment warms my heart & I truly appreciate you all! So I had my son choose a name out of the 10 commenters, & the winner is...

LORI!

LoriFebruary 19, 2015 at 6:40 AM

I just "liked" your Facebook page!

Congrats to you Lori! Send me an email at dreweaken@comcast.net with your address so I can send you your flair buttons & sequins!

I will leave you today with some snow pictures. We are all ready to move on to Spring now, thank you!

Have a great Saturday!

~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all! Sorry I haven't blogged in awhile, but we all know how busy & hectic this time of year can be!
I have finally finished decorating the house & the Christmas tree-whew!! That took much longer than I expected. I must be getting slower as I age!
I have pictures to share, but first, I recently realized that I never announced a winner from my "grateful" giveaway! I am so sorry for the delay! Lori is the lucky winner!! Yay! Please email me at dreweaken@comcast.net with your address so I can send out your prize.

Lori December 1, 2014 at 7:17 AM

How sweet of you to do a giveaway! I am already a follower and I am grateful for the chance to win!

Now onto some Christmas décor photos!! I love this time of year!

These plastic reindeer were in my home as a child & I so clearly remember playing with them once mom put them out. I cherish them for sure!

Leah's Nutcracker collection grows every year!!

And lastly is the tree!

I hope you all are ready for the big day!!

Take care & enjoy!

~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Happy Sunday y'all! With the Thanksgiving holiday just behind us & Christmas right around the corner, I'd like to do a little giveaway here! I am so very grateful for many wonderful things in my life-my health, my family, my amazing children, all of you-just to name a few!!
So to show my gratitude, I'd love to send a scrappy goody bag to one lucky commenter. Please leave a comment here by December 6 (& make sure you are a follower of my blog) & I will choose a random winner then.
Thanks for visiting!!
Take care,
~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

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

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all & good Friday morning!
Today Lovebug Creations & Craftin Desert Divas are hosting a "Christmas in July" co-hop over on Facebook! You don't want to miss all the fun, wonderful projects & prizes!! You can get started here.

The project I made is a Christmas card. I used Envious rumple ribbon to tie a beautiful bow on the side. The stamp set is called Holly Day Punnies & I chose the "Happy H-owl-idays" sentiment. But, since I am such a huge dog love, I went in another direction with it! Here is my card:

I started with the white cardstock, that I misted with red mist from Heidi Swapp, & stamped the sentiment at the bottom.

The wood veneer dogs are from Studio Calico & were also misted, some in Dark Calico from SC & some in gold from Heidi Swapp.

The next step was to add all of the sequins! Oh what fun!! I love the festive look it gives my card! To add a bit more bling (because it is a Christmas card!) I topped the bow with a white glitter dot.

I really like the way this card turned out & know I'll be making more before December hits!

Be sure to visit all the stops on today's hop for some very inspirational projects (& the chance to win fabulous prizes)!!

I hope this got you in the Christmas spirit, albeit a little early!

~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all!
I just realized that I am almost at 150 followers here on my little blog! That is so exciting to me, and to show my appreciation, I want to giveaway a HUGE grab bag full of scrapbooking goodies! Just help me reach 150 followers & leave me a comment here & I will draw a winner as soon as I hit that milestone!! Easy-peasy! Spread the word on all your social media sites too!
Thanks for following & helping my blog grow!!
Scrappy hugs,
~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all!
Good Tuesday mornin' to ya!
I recently received my last kit from Memorable Seasons. My DT term is up. I was sent Crate Paper's StyleBoard to work with:

This collection is right up my alley! I always love CP's collections, & this one is no exception! It is so fresh & crisp-perfect for all my Spring & Easter scrapping.

Here is the first layout I have completed:

The doily is one from a pack I bought at the grocery store! (I am always looking for scrappy supplies wherever I am!) The alphas here are AC Thickers.

I also have my last challenge up over on the forums at Memorable Seasons. I would love for you to check it out & play along here. It is a Spring recipe challenge:

-use at least 3 butterflies

-use flowers

-use ribbon

-give your project a Spring related title

I would love to see your creations if you play. Post a comment here with a link so I can view & comment on your layouts! I may have a fun goody bag to give away too if you share!

Have a wonderful day y'all!
~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hey y'all!
Sorry I forgot to post a winner here yesterday from the Fleurette Blooms/Lovebug Creations co-blog hop. I have a grab bag full of Spring papers & embellies to pass on! I used random generator to choose a winner from the 19 comments I received, and the lucky lady is #10:
Very PRETTY! Great job!
Have a wonderful day,
Migdalia

free spring wallpaper 53 Free Spring Wallpaper

Congrats, Migdalia! Email me at dreweaken@comcast.net with your mailing address & I will get your goodies out to you soon!

Hope y'all are having a great day!

~Stephanie

Stephanie Eaken

Hello everyone! Welcome to a cross promo blog hop from Stuck on U Sketches

and Scraps of Darkness and Scraps of Elegance Design Teams!

The hop will take place February 14-16, 2014, midnight to midnight.

We've all created layouts based on our February 14th sketch

and the Scraps of Darkness teams have created theirs with the awesome kits from their shop!

As you know Scraps of Darkness is our sponsor for this month's

blog candy and we are so appreciative of them!

So don't forget to join any challenge here at SOUS this month

for a chance to win that candy!

We are offering candy for this hop as well for hop participants!

A collection of Basic Grey paper and embellishments!

Blog candy winner will be announced Friday, February 21.

(sorry, North America only)

Here is my layout:

I used a mix of supplies from my stash here. The background paper is Teresa Collins' Santa's List. The large red heart is hand-cut from Echo Park's Head Over Heels line. The banner is from Basic Grey. The "happiness" & "enjoy" stickers are from Heidi Swapp. The stars are Studio Calico & the resin flowers are from Fancy Pants. Whew!

Rules for the hop

-Visit and comment on each blog

-Follow Stuck on U Sketches

-Follow Scraps of Darkness

-Return to SOUS and let us know you've completed the hop!

*Bonus: Become a follower of my blog & I will send one commenter a RAK!! I will also announce my winner on 2/21.

Blog Hop Order:

Charlotte Brochu Scrapsational

Karen Zueger-Brownell Lost Coast Scrapper

Mayra Duran-Hernandez Mayra's Designs

Stephanie Eaken Bits & Pieces (& Scraps)<<You Are Here>>

Bente Fegerberg Paper and Glue Heaven