brothers

My two boys. We went on a really long hike one day like 5 hours. We didn’t anticipate such a long trip but the kids were great and we got some awesome pictures. Here are my boys taking a little rest under a tree. They’re so cute and they really love each other a lot.

Pattern paper: Amy buttler
Ribbon: American crafts
Letter stickers: Pink paislee
Gems: Wal-mart
Stamp: Martha Stewarts
Ink: VersaColor “pinecone”
Walnut ink: Tsukinek “Terra Cotta”
Pen: uni-ball Signo “white”

The Layout of my boys was from Sketchy Thursdays. Love Diana’s sketches, if you’re not there yet you’ve got to head on over and play along.
Also I got inspired by this weeks SPCC color combo. I’ve been totally MIA from SPCC and now they have just exploded. The color combos always challenge me and I like a good challenge. Check them out if you need yourself some inspiration.

White it out

Every February is whale season in Hawaii. My kids love to go and watch or more like play with the binoculars. We saw them good this year such a peaceful, awesome site to see.

Daddy took this picture of me and my baby girl. I love it, it sparks so many thoughts about me and her and what kind of relationship we'll have in the future.

Stamps: Bella Stamps
Embossing powder: Stampendous (detail clear)
Bazzill: In stitch'z
Glitter Letters: American Crafts
Flowers: CTMH
Perals: Martha Stewart
DMC embroidery floss

This weeks Dreamgirls challenges was a White out. Monochromatic white or cream. I thought all white was perfect for this LO. This one was about wondering and not knowing and white is like canvas to add to just like we add on to our future.

Let's get going!

It’s a little retro here today :)
I haven’t ridden a bike in years, but for some time now I’ve been dreaming of a cool beach cruzer. Awe I can imagine it now.

A spoon full of sugar had a “travel” challenge. How fun, I had to make this card. I don’t know if it’s because of my daydreaming or the colors of this card, but it makes me feel happy inside.

Cricut: Going places (bike card), Walk in my garden (flowers)
Pattern paper: K&Company “berry sweet”
Texture plate: Fiskars “bricks”
Ribbon: American craft
Gems, buttons, & wax string (green): Wal-mart
ColorBox: Chalk ink “pink pastel”
Copic markers: Y11, Y15

My first Sarah

I’m feeling a little purple & it feels good :)

Love this stamp. The hat, her bare feet, and cute clothes just make it so sweet.

Stamp: Sarah Kay
Pattern paper: Basic Gray
Brads: Making Memories
Copic Markers
The sketch is from Midnight Madness sketch #15

Priscillastyles, from Midnight madness has another awesome blog candy up for grabs. I mean talk about stamps galore.

So get on over to the Midnight Madness blog. It’s awesome there!

Polaris & Bachan

I love me some Sketchy Thursdays.
Head on over to Diana’s blog for some fun Sketches every Thursdays.

So here’s my take on this weeks sketch.

This is my daughter and her great-grandma at a parade we had this summer in Hawaii. I love this picture of the two, so sweet.

Pattern paper: Basic gray
Spellbinders: Impressabilities “paisley” & circle die-cuts
Paper flowers: American crafts & CTMH
Pearls: Martha Stewarts
Ink: ColorBox chalk “Dark Moss”

twisted sketch #10

Hi all here is Twisted sketch #010 and The twist was to use at least one tag.

My oldest boy, it’s hard to get a picture of him NOT making a funny face. So I had to scrap this one. Now that’s a smile!
The title is “4 reasons why I love you” and on the tags I wrote down four things that make him special to me.

Pattern paper: Fancy Pants design “black”, Three bugs in a rug “rainbow”, Imaginisce “clouds”
Cricut: Opposites attract “saying”, plantin Schoolbook “4”
Tag: pink paper owl
Gems: October’s best

Parade on the farm

My last week was one fun play date with Miss Anya and Ian. Club Anya had an awesome “Week of challenges”. Everyday there was one DT member that posted a new challenge. They came up with some cool stuff and I was so busy creating that I never got a chance to share it with my blog family.

So here it is
A parade on the farm

Rosette's Bling challenge

Stamp: The greeting farm “surfing Ian”
Cricut: Doodletype
Glitter paper: DCWV
Gems: October’s best
Copic markers

This is a color combo from the Colour create challenge. There extra is “beach theme” so I made a blingie beach!!
There’s still time to play with colour create so here is the challenge
Challenge 25 - Blue, Sand, Silver and Black

Jessica's Sketch Challenge

Stamp: The greeting farm “Miss Anya”
RubOns: Pink paislee
Ribbon: American Crafts
Spellbinders tag
Pattern paper: heidi grace designs (pink), Tree bugs in a rug (green)

Traci's Crazy Hair Challenge

Stamp: the greeting farm “skater Ian”, fly away “clouds”
Cricut: Graphically speaking
Copic markers

Love this little skater dude. He won me a stamp from the greeting farm :)

Jacquie's Javablue Challenge

Stamp: the greeting farm “Miss Anya”
Spellbinders tag
Cuddlebug embossing folder
Felt paper: costco
Gems: wal-mart
Copic markers
Ribbon: American crafts

Janna's Back to School Challenge

Stamp: the greeting farm “Miss Anya”, Fly away “saying”
Spellbinders circle die-cuts
Pattern paper: imaginisce
Copic markers

Meet Daisy

Isn’t she to cute? This is Daisy with flowers and she’s from a new stamp company called Squiggle Stamps. If you want to check out all the Daisys and the other super cute stamps they have go the Squiggle stamps.

Stamps: Squiggle stamps “daisy with flowers”, JustRite “Celebrations Demi phrases”
Pattern paper: heidi grace designs “reagan’s closet”
Heart brads: Making memories
Felt flower boarder: Queen&Co
Ink: Mementos “tuxedo black”, ColorBox “frost white”
Copic Markers

I made this card from the Challenge # 64 over at “A spoon full of sugar”. This week it was a sketch challenge. Head on over there and check them out for some awesome challenges.

A wintry Hero Arts card

I’ve got inky fingers! Been working on stamped cards and neglecting my blog, so sad :( Anywhoo I’ve got a lot of sharing to do and what better way to start then with a cool little card and a neat little trick.

Here’s a card stamped all over with Hero Arts stamps. And who doesn’t love Hero Art?

Stamps: Hero Arts “Woodgrain pattern” (my absolutely favorite background stamp) &Hero Arts clear design “birds and butterflies”
Inks: Memento “Desert Sand”, VersaColor “pinecone” & “brown”, ColorBox “Dark Moss” & “white”
Copics: B000 B01 B02
Glitter: Poly Flake
Mod Podge

I love the way the snow cover ground came out. I think it gives it a wintry look. It was super easy to do here’s how:

Using your Copics
Just lay down B02 on the bottom of your paper. I used regular white cardstock and overlapped the color. Try and add more to the bottom section and gradient lighter to the top. Next blend and go upwards with B01using same technique. Usually when you blend with Copics you would make small circles but for this, just make long strokes. And then use the B000 in the same way. After I had the color down with the Copics, I use a stamp with white ink and stamped over the top.
For this one I tore the top edge, painted the tore edge with mod podge, and added glitter.

Bombshell Dream girl

If you don’t already know about uber fantastic “bombshell stamps”, then I’m dropping the bomb on you. LOL I know, I got jokes. Anyways, I’ve been a bombshell stalker for sometime now and finally got my hands on some YAH. Had to get stamping with them and thought it was a perfect match for the “Dream Girls challenge blog”. I just found this challenge blog and love what’s going on there. It’s fantastic. So here’s

Challenge 33: On the wings of love

Prompt: Wings on your project
Technique: Paint
Product: Glitter

Who's behind the doors?

Stamps: Bombshell stamps (click here to check them out)
Flocked paper: Costco pack
Martha Stewart boarder punch
Copic markers
Sakura gliter pen
I got a pack of candy bars from Costco a while back and being a hoarder I kept the box. I used it and a honey nut cheerios box for this “trinket display”. This one is going on my scrapdesk. My knick-knacks will finally have a home.

TS #9

Hi everyone :) missed you all (waving both my hands). I’ve been down on crafting and computer time but my man's back to work. I’ve been daydreaming about projects and cards this past week so I can’t wait to dive into my paper pile and play around.

I love twisted sketches. Just found this blog a little while ago but as soon as I saw what was going on there I knew I had to play along. As you know I tried last week but missed the dead line (that’s the procrastinator in me). But got it together and here it is.

My twisted sketch #9…..

This weeks sketch was to doodle on your page. So doodle I did.

Pattern paper: Disney princess
Ribbon: American Craft
Boarder Punch: Fiskars
Glitter Letters: Kurio
Pens: Sakura “Glaze” in black, “soufflé” in pink

Little PoPo painting her nails or should I say feet. What can I say, she's all girl :)

This ones for you!

Lovely Brenda has sent her followers an award and I wanted to pass it on to all my beautiful followers. Brenda is the nicest person I met in blog land. She does awesome Layouts and always leaves me some love on my post. She’s the best.
Check out her blog @ Brenda’s Joy

So for all my followers "This ones for you"

Suzy-sunshine & Tanya- Who past blog award to me

All the wonderful ladies who I meet through the Cricut MB, PCP, through challenges, and the crafters who found me through the Anya blog hop (how fun was that). This one is even for my followers who don't have a blog (past it on your wallpaper).

I really appreciate all you followers and hope this brings you a smile :)

Side note: I just found out that my “shave ice” summer book was one of five that won the Summertime Challenge from the Zutter Zisters blog. So excited because the winners get a Display-it-all. Check out all the winners and Bind-It-All inspirations on there blog HERE or their new Zutter Zister message board. Oh and as a kaquink-a-dink Brenda was also a winner.

Layouts today

I’ve totally been neglecting my poor computer lately but it’s for good. My man is off from work on a stay-cation so we’ve been just hanging out. Anywhoo I manage to finish some layouts last night. Hope you enjoy.

Cricut: Walk in my Garden, Alphalicious, Opposites Attracted
Pattern Paper: Basic Gray
Pens: Sakura white “pen-touch”, Sakura black “Glaze”

I love my gramz and wanted to do a page of her garden. She always has an awesome garden no matter where she is. The sketch was off of Diana's last Sketchy Thursday. If you have not yet check her out because she’s so nice and I just love her sketches.

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO

Ok so if this next layout looks like a sketch you saw then you probably play along with Twisted Sketches. I’m a little spacey and missed the dead line, ohh well. I still like hoe this page came out though and wanted to share.

Cricut: Graphically Speaking
RubOns: Pink paislee
Gems & buttons: Wal-mart
Border Punch: fiskars
Pattern paper: Basic gray
Ribbon Flowers: If you would like to make one check out this post for instructions

My daughter is such a girly girl. It’s funny because I’m totally NOT. She loves dressing up, putting on accessories and taking pictures. What can I say, she’s an only girl.