Happy Birthday (A Couple Days Late)

Hey y'all! It's Monday again-man they come around fast!
My kids now only have 1 Monday of school left!! This year flew by!
May 30 was my husband's 44th birthday. We went to the school carnival & then went out to dinner with the family that night.
I made him this card:

I used all papers from my stash.

 

 

The chipboard frame & mustache are older pieces from Crate Paper. I lightly distressed the background paper with my distress inks & then added some black ink.

 

I hope he enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it for him!

 

Thanks for stopping by tonight.

Have a good one!

~Stephanie

 

Christmas Tags-Nani ke Ola GDT

Hey y'all & happy Friday to you!
I am  here to share another project for my guest design spot over at Nani ke Ola. I was sent the oh-so adorable Holiday Cheer from Pretty Little Studio to work with this month. It is vintage and whimsical & great to play around with this time of year!
I always have many presents to wrap & give, so I thought I would start by making some cute and fun holiday tags!

I started with pre-made tags & cut the patterned papers to fit. I love that the papers in this collection aren't too Christmas themed & work great for all holidays & winter alike! 

I added a doily to each tag & then layered it with the name tags and word flags from the collection. 

I recently purchased the buck punch from EK Success and am loving using it on all my Christmas projects! 

A ribbon & some twine, a sparkly sequin & a silver bell help to make these gift tags feel so very festive and fun!!

Be sure to visit the Nani ke Ola store to purchase this fun collection and much, much more!!

Thanks for visiting today! Don't forget to enter the giveaway on my blog!  

Have a great, & crafty, day!

~Stephanie 

  

5 & 12

Hey y'all! Hope this Tuesday finds you well & (if you're in the US), getting ready for the Thanksgiving holiday! It's such a great time for being with family & giving thanks for all that we are fortunate enough to  have. And then, it's time to gear up for Christmas! While I love the season & am really excited, we have some birthdays to celebrate first! My nephew has a birthday in November & my youngest nephew's birthday
is on December 12. Leah's birthday is December 10 & she will be 12 this year! Holy-time is flying!!!
So before I dive head first into the Christmas season, I made some birthday cards. Both feature flair & sequins from The Crafty Pickle.

I used the Birthday button flair set & the Winter Sequins mix for both of my cards. 

For my second card, I started with sketch #111 from Cardabilities and made Leah's birthday card

I love the shimmer of this "Happy Birthday" flair! It's great for a 12 year-old girl!!

be sure to visit The Crafty Pickle shop to see these products, and more! 

Now that these birthday cards are behind me, I can make more Christmas projects!! 

Have a good one!

~Stephanie

Supplies: 

cardstock-Bazzil

patterned paper-7Dots Studios

flower badge-Crate Paper

feathers-miscellaneous

chippie numbers-AC Thickers

ribbon-Lovebug Creations

balloon punch-Martha Stewart   

   

School Days Mini

Hey y'all & happy Friday!! Remember when I shared this layout a few weeks ago? I am continuing with my guest spot at Nani ke Ola this month & was super excited to create this mini album using the 7Dots Illumination collection!! 
I said before that this collection reminded me of school days, so I went with that theme again & this time made a mini album from all of the tags! Have you ever wondered what to do with all the tiny 2x3 sized school photos of your kids? I found just the right solution!! Now they can all be kept in one spot.

This is the cover. Everything here is from 7Dots (with the exception of my alphas & numbers, sequins, ribbon & birds' nest charm) & can be found in the store.

I used the smaller tags to put Leah's grade level on. They worked perfectly for this purpose! 

Her school picture, along with a word or phrase & a sequin or two, & the tag is done! 

  

And there you have it- a simple, but so very cute mini album to showcase school photos through your childs' school career! 

extra supplies: 

-alphas & number-American Crafts Thickers

-rumple ribbon-Lovebug Creations              

-sequins-miscellaneous                                

-pearls-Prima                                            

                    -keyhole charm-Melissa Francis                       

             

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Stay crafty!!

~Stephanie  

 

Lil Baker

Hey everyone! Monday is upon us & it was a rainy & dreary one here. Fall is settling in & I couldn't be happier!
I have a layout share today. This one was created for the September technique challenge at Scrapbook Circle  which is to use sewing or stitching on your project. Here is my page:

I hand stitched the word "yum" on my tag. 

I used the paper's from the 6x6 pad from Crate Paper. The stickers are all from Crate's Notes & Things collection. The "love you " cork tag is from Scrapbook Circle. 

The "enjoy" chippie is from Heidi Swapp.  All the wood veneer hearts, arrows & the small camera are from Studio Calico. 

 The "no. 3" chippie button & enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye's Market Street collection.

My glitter alphas are Thickers. I am also playing along with the challenge at Scraptastic Club to add glitter to your page.

How sweet is this photo of Ty helping me make brownies?!! Love it!  

Thanks for stopping by & have a wonderful night! (My bed is calling my name!!zzzzzz)

~Stephanie  

 

Another Layout

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a fabulous weekend-I know we did!! I hate that it's coming to an end.
But the school week means that I get lots of scrappy time! And I am loving that I have found so many fun challenge sites to play along with!
This layout was created for the current challenge at Scrap & Play, which is to incorporate a top 10 list on your page. Here is what I came up with

I asked my daughter (who just started middle school) to list her top 10 favorites about her elementary school (she is missing it some now). 

I also played along with Scrap Our Stash & stash challenge #18-Back to School. You can read all the details here. 

I used book paper & lined paper; a pencil (the sticker from Crate); paper clips; alphas & numbers.  

I lvoe the way the tag turned out. I used the small cloud mask from SC & my Tattered Angels blue mist to create the background. The sentiment is from Crate. 

Supplies: cloud mask-Studio Calico

-rumple ribbon-Lovebug Creations

-patterned paper-Crate Paper; My Mind's Eye

-enamel dots-My Mind's Eye

-stickers-Crate Paper

-"favorite things" & "no. 1" chipboard die cuts-Echo Park

-flatback-Jenni Bowlin

-Fiskars star punch 

Thanks for popping into my lil' blog today! I hope you have a great evening. 

~Stephanie 

 

Thursday This & That

Hey y'all!
So the kids are adjusting well to back to school & their teachers & classes. Me? Not so well. I went to bed last night at 8 p.m. & was out like in a light! I am not liking these early mornings one bit!!

I am super proud of Leah & how well she is handling middle school! She was assigned her locker today & couldn't be more excited. She is liking all her classes & teachers & has everything organized & taken care of (I only hope her enthusiasm continues all year).

 Her first day of pre-school (21 months old).

 Her first day of kindergarten (5 years old).

Her first day of middle school (11 years old).

Ty is doing well with his routine & the mornings haven't been too terrible yet! If you remember, he does not like to be woken up & prefers to sleep til 9 or 9:30 in the morning! He is however, already moping & groaning over his homework & the hard part hasn't even begun (Lord, give me strength)!

It's hard to believe that we were spoiled with a beautiful & relatively cool summer, then on the first day of school it was 100*!! The poor kids got off the bus (which was 30 minutes late) soaking wet. I am ready for winter weather now!

I have a layout to share that I created using the August mood board from Life. Paper. Scrapbook
  
I was inspired by the chevron pattern on the blanket & the many, colorful buttons!

The background paper that I chose is from Fancy Pants' Meology collection. I painted a white rectangle to mount my photo on.

I then just started adding buttons, sequins & embellies that felt right. This is a photo of Ty & our dog Nellie from 3 summers ago. He thought it was hilarious when she jumped in his little pool with him!

 The "forever" flair is from Scraptastic Club.My tag behind the photo holds my journaling & is from Pink Paislee, as is the "hello" die cut.

Thanks for stopping by tonight. I appreciate it & your comments sooo much!
~Stephanie

Layout Thursday

Hey y'all! Summer is quickly coming to a close & as sad as I am about seeing my kids go back to school, I will say that I am looking forward to some "down time" on Tuesday! My house has been lacking on TLC this summer & I could sure use some quiet time (and scrappy time)!

I have a layout to share today. I played along with this sketch from Life. Paper. Scrapbook:

And I also played along with this color combo at Color Me Scrappy

I started with the gold mist splatters & then added some areas with blue mist. The flower pp is from Crate Paper & the yellow paper is from My Mind's Eye.

I stamped the word phrases with my Dear Lizzy stamp. The mini clothespin is also from Crate, as is the black & white flower.
This will be LPS's last challenge. They have brought such fun & unique challenges to the scrapbook world & their magazine was always full of wonderful inspiration! I will be sad to see them go!

That is all for today. I am really hoping to get some scrappy time in this weekend, although it's shaping up to be a busy one! What are our plans for the holiday weekend?
Til next time,
~Stephanie

Birthday Tags Featuring LBC

Hey y'all! I hope you are enjoying the last weeks of summer. I know we have had a great one & are shocked at how fast the time has flown by!! It is still busy as ever with a trip to D.C. in our near future, a 1 Direction concert, middle school orientation & lots of birthday parties for friends!
Today I have 3 tags to share, that I created for those birthday parties, that all use Lovebug Creations' rumple ribbon:

  I picked up a pack of pre-made tags at Target & used those, although the middle tag is from Crate Paper. I tied on some rumple ribbon to each to add that perfect touch of color!

 This tag features Simply White & Simple Grey from the Just the Basics collection. I used my Fiskars balloon punch & some cardstock scraps to make the balloons. The sentiment rub-ons are from Pink Paislee.

For this tag I used Caddy Blue from the Island Breeze collection. I love this color! It is so cheerful!!

  And for my last tag, I used Simply Grey along the bottom & "Icy Sky" (which is now retired) is tied  to the top. You can find many gorgeous colors of rumple ribbon in the shop, and much more!! Be sure to stop by and check it out. 

Happy crafting!!

~Stephanie 

Two Layouts

Hey y'all! I hope this day finds everyone well. We have a house full of kiddos here & A LOT of noise!! I have escaped to the office for a moment of solitude! We were supposed to go to the pool but the weather is cloudy & rainy, so it's another day at home.
I want to share my most recent layouts while I have a minute. I fear things could turn sour at any time!!!!
Both of these were created using sketches from Sketchabilities. The first one uses their sketch #116:

Here is my layout:

I grabbed a lot of supplies from my stash. The background was created with splatters of mists, stamped circles & a Dear Lizzy  word stamp.

The fabulous gold circle vellum is from Pretty Little Studio, as are the phrase die cuts. The "bliss" & heart chippies are from MAMBI. The gorgeous clay flowers are from Lovebug Creations. The bird/music paper is part of a Basic Grey packaging. The circle banner under the photos is from My Mind's Eye.
I had a blast pulling things & adding a ton of items from my stash!

This next layout uses skecth #118:
    
And here is what I created:

I stamped circles with black paint & then started layering! I used much of what I had laying on my desk for this one & what fun it was!!
All of the tags, the gold doily & the initial banners are from Crate Paper. I  used the gold circle vellum again from PLS. The glitter alphas are Thickers.

The "happy" chipboard, hearts & camera are from Heidi Swapp.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful Thursday y'all!
~Stephanie : )