BoBunny Layout Challenge - ADORABLE

First off --- don't forget about the blog candy post HERE!

Wow... has it been less than 12 hours since my last blog post? I couldn't sleep... my little guy (who is seen on this page!) woke up in pain. I'm thinking 2 year molars, but not sure. Anyway -- I decided to scrap a page 'really quick'. Ha! Digging around in my google reader I found this Friday Layout challenge from BoBunny's blog, so I figured I'd try that, slap a few pictures down with some BoBunny goodness (hey, it was their challenge, I'll use their goodies!) and see what I came up with...
Here's the sketch:


and here's what I ended up with:


Some closer-up shots of some of that BoBunny goodness (along with a few other various and sundry scrappy goodies..)





All patterned papers: Block Party by BoBunny
Brads: Block Party by BoBunny
Chipboard: Block Party by BoBunny
Corrugated cardboard shapes: Jillibean Soup
Tape Measure Ribbon: Tim Holtz
Alphas: Tiny Type by Cosmo Cricket and Felt Alpha Green by Making Memories
Cardstock: Bazzill
Twine: Mandarin by The Twinery
Staples: Tiny Attacher by Tim Holtz

Thanks for peeking!

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge 43

Hey friends! Just a quick post! Over on the left is the sketch for the challenge over at the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge blog and I wanted to post it before I forget!
(Also - make sure you check out the blog candy below this post -- I have some pretty big prizes I'm giving away to celebrate my new blog makeover!)

And here's my take on it!


Patterned papers: Greenhouse by K & Company
Felt ribbon: Berry Sweet by K & Company
Twine: Mandarin by The Twinery
Bling: Crystal Stickers by Mark Richards
Brads: Lush by My Minds Eye
Punches: Butterflies by Martha Stewart Crafts, Circle and scalloped punches by EK Success
Inks: Chestnut Roan Chalk by Color Box, Rich Cocoa by Memento
Stamp Sentiment: Signature Greetings by Paper Trey Ink

Puppy Surgery

This layout is a page of my daughter showing her love for her stuffed puppy (which happens to be a backpack) after this puppy had to have a little surgery. The arm was falling off, but luckily mommy is experienced in sewing/fixing stuffed animals. :)

I used the Cosmo Cricket 'Material Girl' line for most of the embellishments and papers in this layout, a few handmade embellishments and other randoms. Let me know if you have any questions -- I'm happy to reply!



And some closer shots so you can see the details...

Blog Candy! And a fun layout...

First up, here's some fun blog candy!!
To enter for a chance to win the blog candy, please leave a comment on this post and follow me! (Also, pretty please make sure I have a way to reach you if you are not a registered user with blogger! I want to make sure I can send the goodies to whoever wins!)

I will use random.org to pick a totally random winner on Sunday night... random is fun!

Now onto the goodies... I thought it would be rather appropriate to some "Dear Lizzy" goodies. :) There are 7 double sided papers and 1 adhesive backed fabric paper, for embellishments there are brown glittered thickers (alpha stickers!), fabric brads, crocheted flowers, Remarks phrase stickers, and some layered felt embellishments all from the Dear Lizzy line. I love the patterns and colors! I also threw in some of the new American Crafts premium ribbon and some white ball trim (you may notice I use this stuff a lot! LOVE ball trim!). (Sorry for the dim pictures, I forgot to take them when it was still light out!)

Up next, my friend Mandy was the guest designer over on Everyday Cricut this week - go check out her fabulous projects there and her blog - The Polka Dot Spot, too! :) She's sharing some blog love with me, so I want to give back to her! Thanks Mandy! Oh - and she has some blog candy you could win... make sure you check it out.


And the layout I wanted to share today... this is from my daughter's 5th birthday. The only thing she kept telling me she wanted for her birthday was a ballet ornament. So here she is opening her birthday present(she was born on Thanksgiving day and this year her birthday falls on Thanksgiving again!).... a ballet shoe Christmas ornament! It was super sparkly and hangs in her bedroom year round. :)

Finally finished!

I started this layout a week and a half ago while I was at the LSS croppin' with some ladies. I just needed to put the finishing touches on it... so here it is!





Most of the products on this layout are from the Basic Grey Kioshi line, with the exception of some Prima flowers, Tiny Type Cosmo Cricket letters, Making Memories fancy alphas, and some Thickers. :) All of the buttons, brads, pp, and paper ribbon are BG! Woot!

Crate Paper

I have a lot of Crate Paper now and I have yet to use any of it. This line just screams "little boy" pictures to me, even though its called 'Brook'. Loooooove the vibrant colors and all of the fun curves and textures in the paper.
Anyway, sorry for the critique on Crate Paper - but their paper is fantastic. Really. Get some today! :)

Here's my layout of my little guy last summer... he wasn't so sure if he liked sitting in the grass but he loved watching all of the animals and was very curious what was going on in the bushes!

A couple new layouts! :)

I did these a week or so ago and I just haven't had time to post them. Today I made time during morning nap, so here we go! :)

There are a couple of these that are unusually simple for me, but I love the paper and colors and they worked perfectly for the pictures I had. Don't you just love when that happens?

Paper and products from the first two layouts are from the new My Mind's Eye lines. :)









And one more for now.... :)




Paper from this layout is from the Little Yellow Bicycle's 'Lucky' line.

What a pretty picture!

I forgot one from this weekend... so here it is! :)

This is a picture that my lovely daughter was so proud to show me... and I'm so very proud of her! She's a fun kid. :)

(I have edited and resized my photos at least a dozen times... and they aren't working for me. Maybe its just my browser? I think if you are having troubles viewing you can click on the picture to see it better... I hope that works, sorry!)





And I'm going to link up here -- check out Scrappy Gifts! There are some really neat ideas:

Catching up a bit!

There are a couple layouts I've done recently and haven't posted, so I need to catch up!
This is with a page kit from a swap -- I tried some glimmer mist and stickles on this layout to distress some of the patterned paper and flowers. It was fun!





And this one was a layout that I was doing for a fast scrap and I was a complete dork and didn't read the rules clearly enough. The fast scrap was for a CARD, not for a layout! No matter, I got a layout done in less than an hour and I think it turned out pretty good! See -- this is proof I can scrap faster. :)