Happy Hobby!

Here it is - one of my favorite challenge themes - and I resorted to a very simple card. The paper is from the Just a Song Collection (We Are 3). 

This very simple and quick card is my design for the Paper Ala Mode challenge - Hobbies. I simply printed and cut the train - added a glittered border - added a sticker from my train stash. If you'd like to join us, check out the challenge at Paper Ala Mode.

We Are 3 Digital Papers from the Dragonflies in Flight Collection

This week at Power Poppy, the Creative Confetti Challenge calls for metal. I wanted to multi-task and make a layout for a friend, as well as enter the challenge, so I had a bit of a tough time coming up with something with an image I could color. This time I used Happy Bird 2 from Doodle Pantry. The title is computer generated, and I added a metal heart to the bottom left of the layout. The papers are from the Dragonflies in Flight collection from We Are 3. Isn't this paper gorgeous? However, my camera has made the turquoise much too blue here.

Of course, I popped the bird for some dimension.

Be sure to stop by Power Poppy to see fabulous creations.

We Are 3 Garden Layout

Happy Summer! Hope your summer has been full of love. I thought I'd sneak in this quick layout. I love the fun pinks and blues of the Look Up collection. While this is actually a clean and simple design, I do the color combo of pink and blue, and I think the flowers turned this layout into something quite elegant.

We Are 3's Just Autumn

If you're a regular visitor to my blog, you know I'm a designer for We Are 3. I so love digital papers - the flexibility is just my cup of tea! They give me the opportunity to complete a complete scrapbook without fear of running out of coordinating papers. I can't believe I am working on the fifth scrapbook for my oldest grandchild. Here I resized a sheet of Just Autumn to get a tiled effect. I used some alphabet letters from my stash for the title. 

Splitcoast Stampers Featured Stamper Challenge - J R Holbrook

This week at Splitcoast Stampers, Judy Holbrook is the Featured Stamper. After being inspired by several of Judy's creations, I finally settled on her Before the Storm to case. It seemed to be an easy single-layer card.

For the background, I used beautiful Ceremonie digital paper from Sarayane.

I used Dreaming Tree's Scarecrow Paper Scape file for the scarecrow, and then added Bat Boo from Miss Kate Cuttables.  The twine at the bottom was knotted a few times to resemble Judy's dimensional fiber. 

I matted the single layer with black and orange.

Be sure to check out Judy's fabulous creations HERE...you will want to come and play along.

Just Autumn from We Are 3

Background paper is from We Are 3's Just Autumn collection. Busy, I know - but I love the color combination.

Be sure to stop by the We Are 3 shop to view all the fabulous digital papers.

The Polar Express Scrapbook Layout

One of my favorite things to scrapbook is The Polar Express.

I get to add all those cute train embellishments I've been collecting for years.

We Are 3 Dragonflies in Flight Scrapbook Layout

I love scrapbooking for my grandsons - but I always wanted a little girl to scrap for. My sister has a friend who has a daughter who's been through some rough times....village chipping in now. So I offered to start a scrapbook of her new life in my sister's small town (actually small island). For the album, I chose to use We Are 3's Dragonflies in Flight - not really girlie, girlie - but I love the pink and turquoise color combo against the neutrals.

More We Are 3

I used paper from the Just For You collection for the background. The bear is Starburst Bear, and I've also used the new White on Black sentiments. For a little something different, I made this into a gatefold card.

 

Festive Friday Challenge

In celebration of my birthday, this month We Are 3 created all kinds of Cactus fun. Here's a card using Cactus paper, Camille's Cactus, Camille's Cactus Flower, and Cactus Greetings. These collections are way fun! 

I made this for the Festive Friday Challenge at The Outlawz.

                        

The Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge

This week at Power Poppy is a Creative Confetti challenge with a few options - I chose to go with two of the options - a tag inspired by nature. I used the Up 2 No Good Tag from Simply Crafty in paper from the Fairy Backgrounds collection at We Are 3. The flowers are Pansies from Power Poppy - I'm not sure pansies are available in these colors. But my true inspiration is my Mexican Bird of Paradise in beautiful hues of red, orange, and yellow. Since I can't find a digital stamp of a Mexican Bird of Paradise (hint, hint, Power Poppy), I just used its colors for inspiration.

Be sure to stop by Power Poppy to see great designs from other crafters.

Power Poppy Creative Confetti Challenge and Wow! What a Birthday Gift

Woo Hoo. I've been so excited playing with two new digital stamps created just for me by Bonnie at We Are 3 - Camille's Cactus and Camille's Cactus Flower. Besides these fun images, I am using Cactus digital papers and a sentiment from Cactus Thoughts - all new releases at We Are 3. Check out these fabulous items HERE.

I'm playing catch up on Creative Confetti challenges at the Power Poppy blog since I wasn't able to get to my craft table for the past few weeks.  Last week, the challenge was to Make it Shimmer!  For this challenge, I made a treat box with an acetate lid - embellished with a belly band and some Cactus decor.  For the shimmery inspiration from Power Poppy, I sprayed the cactus with some metallic shimmery spray paint...difficult to see in the above photo, so here is a close up of the shimmery cactus.

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The Outlawz - Freebie Progressive Challenge

This month's Freebie Progressive Challenge is called Stars and Back. Here's my challenge card. I colored the image digitally, used some scraps from Free Digital Scrapbooking, and Voila! I look forward to each month's freebie - almost forgot this one, though. 

The Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers

Here's a layout I made for this week's Featured Stamper Challenge at Splitcoast Stampers. It was inspired by a digital layout in the Featured Stamper's gallery by Donna Ross. The background paper is from We Are 3. It's available in the Etsy Shop.

Creative Confetti Challenge

I'm trying to get caught up on my favorite challenges after no real access to my craft table for a few weeks. I noticed on the Outlawz site that the Wednesday Sketch Challenge is a sketch I liked (they generally made me run and hide). This sketch looked like something I could manage - so decided to use the sketch for one of my favorite challenges - Creative Confetti. An earlier them at Creative Confetti was Let's Get Crafty - coloring on kraft paper. This is what I came up with. I did try to brighten up the flowers with my colored pencils, but after all my attempts, I really liked the darker look best. 

I used papers from the Honeycomb and Snow Globes collections from We Are 3.  The image is Irresistible Peonies from Power Poppy.

                   

Masculine Birthday Gift Bag Swap at SALSA

Woo, hoo! I'm so excited for this month's gift bag swap at SALSA - using the Masculine Birthday theme. I was so inspired by the adorable birthday card I made for my neighbor that I had to make another mug for the gift bag swap. I used one of my fave We Are 3 digital papers for a little color (HoneyComb) and Father's Day Cheers Card from Dreaming Tree for the beer mug.

Fun in the Sun Grandson's Layout

I love clean, brightly colored scrapbook layouts and decided to use a simple layout for this page. To add dimension, I added some burlap ribbon and burlap scraps in corners of a photo, as well as buttons. I think it looks pretty. I also added some fiber to the burlap and top of one photo.

Happy Birthday!

I just bought the Father's Day Cheers Card from Dreaming Tree. I cut this out using my Eclips (#eclipsecalmaker) using digital paper from the free April Showers Scrapbooking Kit (Free Digital Scrapbooking), and used color correction in Word to create the two-tone colors. The sentiment is computer generated (Print2Cut). I wish Sizzix would include folder names on their embossing folders so I could share those as well. We all know what a pain in the ass masculine cards can be - so be sure to check this out at Dreaming Tree.

There's just enough dimension to keep this card interesting.  I popped the beer foam and the sentiment.  I made a mistake in layering, so had to inset the white pieces into the handle.  I think it's pretty darn cute!  So cute, I don't think I can even put it in an envelope!  LOL!  Will stick it on the gift of beer for all at the party to see.

Happiness Is Red Roses

This week at Paper Ala Mode, we have a KINDNESS challenge.

I used my We Are 3 pre-colored Happiness Is digital printable with Roses are Red digital papers.  I cut out a heart from SVG Attic and smaller hearts for embellishments.  The sentiment is from Special Wishes (We Are 3), popped for dimension.  

So now pop over to Paper Ala Mode to see fabulous creations from the design team.  Be sure to play along with kindness.  We Are 3 has some goodies up for grabs!

            

Sketch Challenge with Stick It Down!

Most of the papers from this layout are from the Look Up collection at We Are 3. The design is inspired by this month's two-page layout sketch at Stick It Down! Stop by Stick It Down to check out the great layouts - come play along for a chance to win a $25 prize pack from Corbett Creations.

Simply Crafty

I so love the Sizzix Eclips Users Group for SOOOO many reasons, but fun, inspiring challenges is the biggest reason. This project was inspired by the current challenge - Back to School. I used Love Shack (Simply Crafty) to make a schoolhouse. I'm really proud that I figured out how to add a steeple. Sooo much fun! The Love Shack file is available HERE. Hope everyone is all ready for the new school year. I will enjoy a cup of coffee on my couch on the first day of school - there are lots of teachers in my water aerobics class - ah, the memories when I hear them sharing the "getting-ready" stories. 

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Stick It Down Sketch Challenge

For the Stick It Down Challenge, I used Camille's Cactus and Camille's Cactus Flower from We Are 3 to embellish my single-page layout. The paper was designed for a previous challenge. 

This simple sketch makes for a really nice layout.  Now be sure to pop over to Stick It Down to see the fabulous layouts by their design team, and come play along.