It's Monday! LMT Post!

Hi! Happy Monday! Hope you had a fabulous Fourth of July weekend! I got a lot of scrapping done-- Yippee! 

Today is my day to post on the Love My Tapes blog, so go check it out! I have a simple tip to keep your scrapbook pages fun and inspiring. Just click on the LMT blink on the left sidebar to visit the blog. Thanks! 

Sperry Love

Ahh… back to scrapping. I have been working on my San Francisco album lately and it's been a while since I have actually layout scrapped! Well, it seems like a while to me. But when I saw the challenge at Chic Tags this week to use triangles on your layout, I knew I "needed" to play along. ;) I did something a little different on this layout and went all "Tina Walker" on it. LOL I have noticed that she uses her Silhouette a lot and cuts out large shapes and layers them on her pages. So I took that little technique and made a page that had triangles ALL OVER IT! I die cut the large triangles with my Cameo and then layered different patterns behind the negatives. I cut some smaller triangles too to layer on top too. I am trying to use up the collections that I have before buying new ones (hahahahaha… that's a laugh!) and so I was attempting to use up my Glitz Design "Uncharted Waters" line. Instead all I did was make more scraps of it. I guess it still wants to hang around my scrap room. 

I am finally printing all my Instagram photos that I have been wanting to scrap for a while now. I bought a Canon Selphy CP900 4x6 printer and I LOVE it! At first I didn't think it would print my collages I make in Picasa, but I found out it does but just doesn't show them on the display screen. They show up as "?". But hey, just as long as it prints the pics, I'm fine! :) 

As for the subject of my layout--- I love Sperrys. I think it all started when Mom and Dad bought me my first pair for my birthday last fall. They are taupe with cheetah print on the sides. And then there is a layer of clear sequins on top of the cheetah print! They're really cute. And girly. I'm all about girly stuff. :) But anyway. I had just bought this new pair of navy Sperrys (I'm a blue girl!) and I instagrammed it so I thought "Why not scrap it?" I mean, I'm documenting life, right?

Oh, and I used this cute flair button I received as a prize from winning the sketch challenge over at The Paper Bakery. Isn't it so cute??

Thank you for stopping by! Happy Saturday! :)

Oops... Late in Posting a Winner!

Totally forgot to post a winner from the PLS giveaway. Ready for the lucky winner? Drumroll, please.... And the winner is...

Heather (goldiecar)!

Yay! I'll be in touch, goldiecar! And how ironic that Heather won a giveaway on Heather's blog...?! Thank you everyone for leaving me comments and for the new followers! Yay! I'm up to 135 followers now! 

The Best Dad

Hello everyone! I haven't blogged in a bit and so I thought I better try to post something soon! :) Actually I do have something to post- two somethings. First of all, I have a new layout up on the PLS blog today. Go check it out-- I hope you are inspired! 

Next on the list is the Daddy Dearest challenge for Scrapbook Circle. The challenge was to scrap about your dad. And I actually got to use a SC kit! Woo hoo! I used the Story Time kit from earlier this year. I loved the Glitz Design "Color Me Happy" line, but I never bought any of it myself. So this was my chance to get some of that line and some other cute goodies too! The only item I added to this page that was not from the kit is the Studio Calico green and yellow cursive stickers for the title. I thought I would use up some stash! 

I really do love my dad. He's one of the greatest people I know. I hardly can put into words how much I love him. ;) He's always there for me. He works so hard for our family. He is a do-it-yourself man all the way. He loves me and my whole family. I really have a great relationship with my dad. I am blessed to have the daddy I have! :) Oh-- and I know he's the best because he took off of work to go with me to San Francisco. And he could care less about visiting cities. But we had a good time. That's another way I know he loves me. <3

Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to enter my Pretty Little Studio giveaway in the post below! It ends tomorrow night! Trust me, you don't want to miss your chance. I have a LOT of good goodies picked out and ready to go to a new home! :)

Introducing... Nature Walk!

Today I'm sharing my VERY FIRST layout using the new "Nature Walk" collection from Pretty Little Studio on the PLS blog (click the blinkie on the <<left<< to visit the blog). I think Nature Walk is my new favorite line from PLS! The colors in this collection are just GORGEOUS! Minty green-blue, coral, taupe, red, and green. Oh. I'm in love. I love all the feathers, little animals, and geometric shapes in this line. You REALLY need to check it out. Why? Because I'm doing a giveaway, that's why. ;) 

I have sorted through my box of PLS supplies and gathered some bits and pieces that I either have duplicates of or I don't think I'll ever use. I have an 8x8 box of PLS product to give away to one lucky reader! And I just *might* have some Nature Walk included in this giveaway! 

So, all you have to do to enter is: 

1. Follow my blog.

2. Leave me a comment telling me your favorite product from the Nature Walk line, which you can see by clicking HERE. 

The giveaway will be open through next Friday June 28th and I'll pick a winner and announce it Saturday June 29th! Don't miss you! :)

2 Projects for Today

Ok you know how I love sketches! I have a layout and a card to share with you today made from sketches! 

This first project is for the Scrap Your Story sketch challenge. I used one photo instead of three and layered a lot on this page! I used the Maggie Holmes collection with a piece of older Crate Paper for the background. I love it when I use up old stuff! I think this particular piece was from the Neighborhood collection. And of course, I scrapped a photo from my graduation! :)

And I have noticed that I haven't made a card in a looooong time! I mean really, I haven't made one in probably 2 months! :O I found a new site with some challenges on it called Paper Secrets. I wanted to participate in their card sketch challenge (click HERE to go to it). I flipped the sketch sideways and made a horizontal card instead of a vertical card. I hardly ever make horizontal cards! I used The Pier collection from Crate Paper. The ephemera pack that I bought had a cute little stitched banner in it and so I used that on my card. It worked perfectly! I didn't do too much embellishing besides that because this will be going in the mail and I want it as flat as possible so it doesn't get messed up on its way to its destination! 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous Tuesday! :)

-Heather

Bring on the Sunshine

Happy Friday, everyone! I have a summery layout to share today made for this week's Chic Tags Sunday Challenge. The challenge was to use song lyrics on your layout. Well, I was so inspired by the Scrap Your Story challenge the other week to use song lyrics that I did another page with lyrics! Good thing there are so many songs to choose from! :) This time I used some lyrics from "All Over Me" by Josh Turner. I don't particularly love that song, but I loved the phrase "Bring On the Sunshine." I thought it fit perfectly with my pool picture I took this week when Laura and I were swimming on Monday. 

I used the "Atlantic" collection from Studio Calico for this layout, mixed with some awesome Crate Paper "The Pier" pieces and of course some Chic Tags! I really enjoyed just layering and layering and layering on this one. :) Can you tell?!

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!