Candy Ski

I created a fun pop-up card with Candy Ski and A Giant Candy Cane from our sponsor at Kerst Christmas Challenge - The Paper Shelter. 

I needed to fill some empty spots, so I used the tree from Candy Ski printed in different sizes.

Scrap our Anniversary

Today I have a layout inspired by a sketch my friend Tammy created.

Wedding Card

I keep plugging away in my craft room, but I completely underestimate how much time my projects take.   Hope this card makes it to the wedding on time.

And Yet Another challenge

I miss blogs - and blog hops - and sharing our work on blogs where they would be seen.  I loved to see blogs of other scrappers and admire their work.  I loved blog hops (and all the goodies I won).  The only challenges I consistently see now are eCal and Kerst Christmas (because I'm a designer).  I bugged Jan, moderator at the eCal page,  for a long time to have a bag challenge.  Finally she did - and I almost missed it being busy with other projects.  But I managed to get in at the last minute - yeah me!  I decided to give it a go at the last minute, and this is what I made.

Vixen with Sheepski Designs

 Welcome, November!

The delicious deer, Vixen,  comes from the Kerst Christmas Challenge sponsor, Sheepski Designs.  

I started with a Traci Reed patterned paper (All is Calm) that I love for this challenge - include trees.  I decided to use one pattern in two different sizes.

I couldn't resist adding an adorable frame and border, so I added the Intricate Star Frame and Border from Monica's Creative Room.

I used the inside sentiment from We Are 3's Special Delivery.

Ham Radio Fall Picnic

I think these papers (Autumn Enchantment - TraciReed) are my new favorite!  

I love the way this looks, and I really liked the embellishments for this layout.  I was inspired by a Creative Memories sketch - and made it my own.  

Train Vibes

Just wanted to show you a layout I finished today.  Used photos of my nephews Raymond and Bennett.  Papers are from Traci Reed.  I think the sketch is from Creative Memories.

Precious Moments

Images from this train collection are so sweet!  

#redwings

We got to go to a Wings game - back in 2019, I think it was....and I got pics!!

I used Print 2 Cut for my oversized Wings logo for the layout.  For some color behind the photos, I used washi tape embellishments from Traci Reed's Smitten collection - I resized them to be large just to add some color behind the photos.  The word art came from the Smitten and The Love List collections.

Smitten

The local croppers, Paper Dolls, thought of a super fun way for members to learn about each other - having us each create a layout with three things about us.  So I created this page with elements from Traci Reed's Summer Camp (photo mats) and Smitten.

Enjoyable Memories

I created a fun page with Here Comes the Sun...the upside-down rainbows was accidental, not intentional.  That's what I get from cropping and visiting with friends at the same time.  LOL!

Blue Waters

I couldn't resist scrapping my adorable grandson and his first trip to a beach.  For this page, I used paper and embellishments from Traci Reed's Summer Camp kit.

Christmas Story

A few years ago, I kicked off the holidays with a Special Needs event here in Rancho with a ride on the Rancho Polar Express and a wonderful Santa Claus that needed to be scrapped. 

I used a background from Traci Reed's Beautiful Dreamer kit to make this page, but I wanted the photo to be large and blend into the background.  So I erased some of the photo to blend in with the patterned background paper.  I chose the pale blue heart-patterned paper to give a cool, wintery feel.

All in all, I'm really pleased with how it cam out even though the photo is poor quality - I kind of like the hazy feel of the photo.

A Christmas Tag Using Christmas Anna with Last-Minute Manda

Today I'm sharing a bit of inspiration using Christmas Anna.  This digital image set is amazing.  It brings a small taste of Ann in all her Christmas finery.  I love this particular image - Anna is Christmas perfection!  What better way to showcase Anna than to create a simple package topper.

This week I embraced fall and added some buffalo plaid to my nails (yes, my sister corrected me by informing me buffalo plaid is winter - not fall!  LOL!)  My nails inspired me to dress Ann in this winter favorite.  

Once I finished digitally coloring Anna, it was a joy to create my topper.  I started with a frame from Monica's Creative room - digitally paper pieced with a pattern from the Ho, Ho, Ho collection (We Are 3).  I used a sentiment from We Are 3's Special Delivery set.  

This was a great way to combine some of my favorites to adorn Christmas packages with the beautiful buffalo-plaid themed wrapping paper I purchased at Hobby Lobby last year. 

Father's Fun Day Inspiration

This Father's Day Fun collection is full of warm masculine tones - fun for boy's scrapbooks. 

Creating a title using the pattern-fill option created a fantastic title for my layout.

Creating a Simple Layout with Traci Reed's Smitten Digital Kit

Today I'm sharing a layout using the Smitten Digital Kit from Traci Reed!  Today I'd like to share a tip using detailed digital embellishments when you don't have an electronic cutter.   

The Smitten Digital Kit from Traci Reed has some great patterned papers that are perfect for many occasions - not just Valentine's Day.  I pulled out the beautiful dotted pattern for the background of this simple layout.  I prefer computer-generated journaling, and the pale blue allowed me to journal right on top.  The border on the left side is a beautiful, lacy border in the same blue.  My electronic cutter, though, could never handle the detail in this border - so I added a contrasting background to show through the lace (the kit includes solid colors that coordinate - makes it so easy!)  You could then even quickly fussy cut that border and still have a lacy effect! 

Once all my embellishments were cut, I just layered them up. I only used a few so as to not take the focus away from the photo.  I popped up the title and hearts - I think adding the look of dimension outweighs the bulk in the album.

I had so much fun creating this layout with the Smitten patterned papers from Traci Reed.  I would love to see your layouts using this same kit for other occasions!

Fall Tag Inspiration

Today I'm going to share a wonderful tag for Eclips Users Fall Tag Challenge.   

I prepared a tag using the base from Dreaming Tree's Blossom Tag and dressed it up with layers of paper, burlap, and gems. 

Add an image like the fox from Love SVG and burlap strings...isn't it lovely? 

Halloween in a Tag

I'm excited to share an updated paper collection with you - featuring Spider Webs (We Are 3).  It is a lot of fun to work with.

I started off by cutting a tag from The Spider Webs collection - I shrunk the pattern to fit better on the smaller tag.  For the rest of the papers, I dug into my stash and found scraps from the Ho, Ho, Ho collection and the Dog Love collection.  I thought the dog bones added just a little more Halloween interest to the tag.

Christmas Creation with Kerst Christmas

Today I'm sharing an adorable card using wonderful products from Last-Minute Manda and We Are 3.  I hope you love it!

I started this card by printing two patterns from Autumn Shadows (We Are 3) onto colored cardstock.  I decided to stick to a softer palette for my card.  I pulled out Christmas Anna (Last-Minute Manda), digitally colored her, printed several copies, and layered the image.  

I trimmed around the sentiment from the From the Heart collection (We Are 3) and popped it up with foam tape. Then I popped Anna with foam tape.

I love the soft feeling printing Autumn Shadows on colored paper...almost as much as I love Autumn Shadows by itself.

Isn't Christmas Anna just the cutest? She was so fun to color.

 

Blended Canvas with We Are 3

I'm excited to share a new paper collection with you featuring blending and texture...Blended Canvas (We Are 3).

For my card pictured above, take notice of the color variations in the background and the textured embossed design of the paper.  I increased the size of the paper to really make the texture pop.  This subtle background adds a lot of interest to the card.

Documenting Christmas with A Cup of Sweetness by Mirtillamente

Hello, Everyone!  they say it's finally fall - though the temps here are still triple digit.  However, cooler temperatures are on their way and following is Christmas - inspiring me to create!

Today I'm excited to share a Christmas card - infused with paper designed for fall using the newest paper collection available at We Are 3.  I incorporated the beautiful Autumn Shadows and the fun A Cup of Sweetness by Mirtillamente on this card to celebrate my two favorite seasons.  Mirtillamente is sponsoring this month's Kerst Christmas Challenge.

The monotone colors were perfect for this, and I used several of the paper patterns to digitally paper piece the hat, scarf, and teacup.

I cut several copies of the image and layered the pieces to provide dimension.  Then I added a single poinsettia.  This paper collection is perfect for fall, but the gorgeous patterns and monotones are so rich!

To add additional contrast and texture, I added a frame from Monica's Creative Room.

Anything Goes Challenge at Kerst Christmas

I'm back with a design for Kerst Christmas...we'd love for you to join the fun.     

I am featuring All Dressed Up's Christmas Deer digital stamp.

Sketch Fun with Paige Evans

Here today with a layout using a sketch.   

When working with sketches, I try to envision which elements I can make digitally to help the process go smoothly.  Grab the computer, keyboard, and mouse!

Using Word, I created the concentric circles. Paige used stitching...so I changed the line type to be dashed.  I adhered flowers along the circle lines.

This is a red, white, and blue background - so I made the large flowers grey to stand out...accented with red and blue flowers.

For this layout, I used a title from my stash - Sweet Child of Mine.  Unfortunately, I don't remember who created the title.

Once I had the elements together, this is when I selected a splash from - Yeah, don't remember where it came from either.  For the flower centers, I used Stickles.

Happy Times

Autumn is my favorite time of year to create goofy little projects.  Cute critters and fall flowers are wonderful accents to fall projects.  I am joining a weekend crop with a new bunch of scrappin' friends, and I'm taking this fun little project to share with everyone....this little guy will be a fun embellishment to the pages we create to remember this weekend.  It will be an exciting accent that will take us right back to the weekend when we look back at our memories.  This project is a combination of a Facebook craft I saw and the Autumn Gnome from Dreaming Tree.  I simply reduced the size of the hat and sunflower to fit the leaves I have in my stash.  I couldn't find any wood noses to fit that would be delivered before the weekend, so I compromised with some autumn glitter balls....I kind of like it.  I hope it really does look gnomish.

Autumn Gnome Decor by Dreaming Tree

Autumn is my favorite time of year to make special projects - probably because we don't really have autumn here in Arizona!  Dreaming Tree's many autumn projects are perfect for decorating your home quickly and easily.  The Autumn Gnome Decor is a great way to add fun to your decorating.  This svg file is available at Dreaming Tree.  This weekend some of my scrappin' buddies have been invited for a weekend crop - with a "gnome" theme.  I put this together as a hostess gift for the gracious scrapper who invited us.

Winter Delight with We Are 3

My card today features digital paper from We Are 3 called Winter Delight.  I created this using a pattern I put in my stash years ago.

Beautifully decorated house doors always make me happy at Christmas - that's what inspired me about this design.  When I saw the wreath, I  thought the texture from the Winter Delight circles would make a perfect wreath.  Here's a close-up of the layered wreath.  Each wreath layer was attached with foam squares to add extra dimension to the card front.

To bring a little sparkle to the card, I added glitter to my torn layers of snow.

Featured Stamper Challenge Inspired by suepms

Featured Stamper is inspiration for card makers - you can bet I try to participate every week.  It's fun to visit the gallery of each week's new recipient - and other papercrafters making and sharing!

I hope you've had the chance to check out the phenomenal gallery of this week's Featured Stamper.  I'm usually trying to get a sneak peak each Saturday evening.  This challenge is so inspiring.

This card by this week's Featured Stamper (suepms) appears in her gallery from June...just a happy design.  My plan was two-fold in completing this challenge - make a pretty birthday card a friend requested and complete the challenge.

Like Sue, I added a strip of cardstock to set off the sentiment, placing it at an angle.  My sentiment is larger as I just pulled something out of my stash.  I finished it off with a flower because my sentiment is not centered in the circle.  The flower, from Fred She Said, is one of my favorites to keep handy....always seems to work.

Now the ball is in your court.  Find a card in Sue's gallery and create a card inspired by it.  I'd love to see what you create, so be sure to use the keyword FS863 when sharing!

Patterned Paper with We Are 3

This card has two layers of the same patterned paper on it from the Apple Delight Canvas collection.  Look closely at the pattern, and you can see texture that mimic a canvas. 

Layering the layers on top of each other is a simple way to give the card dimension.  After printing the sentiments, I also used foam adhesive to adhere them...as well as the  final embellishment - a glittered hat.

Birthday Greetings with Rainbow Texture

Hello - Camille here from We Are 3.  I am so excited to share our Rainbow Texture with you!  in addition to this dots in yellow, pink, and blue, there are are beautiful rainbow designs added to the mix.  Here's just a small peek - a sample card made with the yellow dots.

Fans of digital papers will love the designs created for the Rainbow Texture collection.  What's great about digital papers - instant download!  Visit our Etsy shop to see our newest releases and terrific birthday sentiments.

August Christmas Inspiration

What better way to add dimension to a card than with a cascade of layers to create the background? I used an image from the cute Santa's Band set from Last-Minute Manda to create this card (these reindeer are Christmas perfection) - I used a few Framed Topper layers from Monica's Creative Room to create my background.

To make sure the card is festive, I added a layered snowflake embellishment.  I kept it in a color near the background so that it doesn't draw from the bear.  A bit of dimensional adhesive is all  you need to make your card pop!

I hope this inspires you to add dimension to your next card.  I cannot wait to see what you create for the Kerst Christmas Challenge that includes an animal.

Saying it with Borders

I am so excited to share today's layout with you!  I won a challenge for challenge ideas in the SCAL Users Group - Woo Hoo!  I can always use an extra $10!  Better yet - they used my idea to this week's challenge.   

So the challenge is to make a border.  So my border began as an image from Creative Fabrica (Mountain Landscape Black Silhouette). I manipulated it to get three separate layers. I colored the mountains in Ecal and did Print 2 Cut for all the layers....as pictured in the reply. Then I added them to the layout with each layer popped up. I LOVE the end result! I also cut the cacti using a freebie from LoveSVG. I didn't plan them as a border....but they sure would make a nice border!!!!

Kerst Christmas Challenge: Santa's Band with Last-Minute Manda

Hello, Kerst Friends!  I'm here today to share a new card and an old technique that will have you adding layers to your images!  Today's card is inspired by this week's Featured Stamper at Splitcoast, and using an image from Santa's Band (Last-Minute Manda), I created a tactile element to the card which is always fun for me.  What a fun way to add interest and dimension.