It's Tuesday! That means...

It's time for a card sketch challenge over at Frosted Designs!

The sketch this go-around is so awesome! I knew when I looked at it the first time that I wanted to stitch the blocks of paper. Makes it looks so quilt-ish! I used Crate Paper's "Random" collection for this card. Everything is from that line, with the exception of rhinestones and card base of course. I am in love with Crate Paper. I just bought the "Pretty Party" collection this weekend at the scrapbook retreat! I cannot wait to use it-- Eeeek! 

Play along here! I would love to see some awesome cardmakers participate! :)

A Mini Album!!

First of all, MarLeah, if you're reading this, STOP! Ok. Now I'll go on. :)

Over at Frosted Designs, the Fabulous Friday challenge was to use something new on your project. I took that to mean a new way to make a mini album! On her blog, Amanda showed this awesome technique to make your own binding for your mini album back in November or December and I have really been wanting to try it out! I made my December Daily album with that technique, but I used paper for the binding and it was a little too stiff to flip through the album easily. SO, this time I used fabric. It worked great! We'll see how it holds up. I used my ATG to glue it all together along with some glue dots.

I bought a Crate Paper Restoration collection pack from Hobby Lobby with a mini album in mind, and so that's what I used on this album. You want to know what my LEAST favorite page is of this album?? The cover!! It didn't turn out like I wanted it to... :( My mom said "Well, redo it!" Umm.... I'm not going to take the time! LOL

The only products I used that wasn't Crate Paper was the American Crafts Thickers, some Authentique ({looooveeeee}) and Glitz Design mini letter stickers, journaling tag for the back of the album, and the baker's twine.

A note to MarLeah-- if you looked at this, then it'll be your fault you're not surprised when you get it in the mail... LOL :P

"Sweetie Pie"

Surprise! I am autoposting a layout!

I finised this one yesterday (I'm typing this on Thursday) and I just love it so much! I finally broke out my Crate Paper "Farmhouse" paper and I just love it, love it, LOVE IT!!!

I have had these photos of Laura printed for, oh, about a month now, and just haven't scrapped them! I have pictures of me from this same photoshoot, so keeps an eye out for a layout about me... I thought the colors of the Farmhouse collection were so fallish, which were perfect for these fall pictures! (oops- just realized I need to date this page- I forgot to!)

I started out with a Scrapbook Generation sketch for the background, and then I placed the photos whereever I felt like they went ok. Just so ya know, I'm not a two pager kind of gal. They take way too long to do, and after a while, I feel guilty for using so much time on just ONE layout. So, I don't do that many. Anyway, I'm not too fond of my photo placement, but it'll do. I really liked the tag "pull" technique that Megan Hoeppner used in the Nov./Dec. Creating Keepsakes magazine (I think that was the issue) and I wanted to use that on this layout. Instead of using Thickers for the title like I would normally do, I used one of the journaling card/tags that came on one of the Farmhouse pages. I'm so glad I have my LSS "The Scrapbook Princess" to go to now (it's not new... I just discovered it!) I bought the papers there.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Crate Paper
Cardstock: Bazzill
Brad: American Crafts
Mist: Tim Holtz
Yellow Ribbon Embellishment: Jenni Bowlin
Metal Flower Embellishment: BoBunny
Jounaling Spot: Pretty Little Studio

Hope you enjoyed my "surprise"! Thanks for stopping by!

My Favorite Lines of 2011

Well, we brought the laptop and mifi with us on the trip, so I'm posting a little something for the new year!

Here are my top 5 favorite lines of the year! And the great part is that I have at least a couple of papers from each of these lines! I love having a LSS! :)

Farmhouse by Crate Paper

Sidewalks by October Afternoon


Clementine by Cosmo Cricket

Out of Print by Basic Grey

Sweet and Sour Soup by Jillibean Soup

And one extra one,

Holiday Style by October Afternoon

Finally Sharing My December Daily Album!

I have had my December Daily finished since before December started and I just haven't posted it on my blog!! Bad me!

I used a piece of Pink Paislee "Hometown Summer" paper (black numbers), 3 pieces from the new Authentique line called "Wonder", one piece from The Girls' Paperie line called "Tinsel and Twig" (I think), a piece from the Dear Lizzy Christmas line (music), a piece from the Crate Paper "Restoration" line, and a piece from Jenni Bowlin. For 25+ pages, I think that's good! (only 8 papers!)

This is the first time I have ever done one of these albums and up until now I haven't missed a day writing in it!

I had an extra page in the front of the album, so I thought I'd just make a little pocket to put any pictures I take in. I haven't taken that many- maybe I'll do better next year...

 

Scrappy Shopping! :)

Sorry I haven't blogged in a WHILE, but with my new job, I don't have much time for anything! Time was especially tight this week because we had a revival at chruch, so I would get home from work just to snarf down some food and hop in the car to go to church!

This morning, though, my mom and I made a trip to a LSS over an hour away from us. That's the first time I have been there, and I LOVE it! The lady there is so nice and they carry a lot of nice NEW products! Here are some of the things I got (pics are from google):

Some papers from the Crate Paper Farmhouse line


Some papers, dicuts, and stickers from the Crate Paper "Random" line


Some papers and stickers from the "So Sophie" My Mind's Eye line.


(I thought the colors were great for guy projects! Not the flower page,
but the others will work!)


Some papers from American Crafts' "City Park" line


Some BEAUTIFUL new Authentique "Uncommon" papers (not the mini pad... just showing the different patterns)


Some papers from the "Spendid" Authentique line

(and the sad thing is I bought some diecuts to match... but found out when we were on the way home that I had picked up the ones for the "Blissful" line... Aw man!)


And last but not least, some yummy Jillibean Soup "Sweet & Sour" paper!

(unfortunately, they didn't have the cute typewriter piece! :( )

Frosted Designs Layout!!

I have another layout to share, and it's for the Frosted Designs Sketch Along Tuesdays! I haven't participated in this challenge in a whiiiillllee, and when I saw this sketch, I wasn't quite sure how to interpret it. So, I printed it out and taped it up in my scraproom and thought about it for a while. Then it came to me how I could use this sketch! And I like the outcome! What do you think??

I got to use some of my FABULOUS new papers that I bought from a LSS over an hour away (I have only been there once since it's so far away.). It's some Crate Paper Farmhouse and Random Collections. LOVE it! Then the background paper is a piece from Pebbles... can't remember the line or I'd tell you... :)

And that AMAZING tulle flower...? It's from Webster's Pages!
I won it in a ClubCK challenge about a month ago and have just been waiting to use it!

And as always, THANK YOU for stopping by! I really appreciate it! :)