New Sketch Sight...Once Upon A Sketch...

I love sketches and I'm excited about a new sketch sight called Once Upon A Sketch that has just started. It looks like it is going to be a ton of fun AND there is a chance to

win an amazing prize kit from the Scrapbook Nook

just for:

***following their blog http://onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com/

****sporting their badge on your blog ***and spreading the word by blogging about it!

Easy Peasy...go check them out! I know I can't wait to play along!

Scrapbook Circle Challenge... Mixed Alpha Title

This is the 3rd challenge that Scrapbook Circle has posted on their blog and I vowed that I would participate because I was superexcited when it was announced that the blog was going to be more interactive, so it only makes since for me to actually play along! So, during my Monday nigt insomia I stayed up literally till the crack of dawn and worked on this LO. I so wish that I were a fast scrapper, but alas like everything I do-- I have over process it!

So....I finally cracked open my March Scrapbook Circle kit, Vintage Market , after drooling over it for a little over a week! I made this layout about my son and I spending the day together on Super Bowl Sunday. I also used some things from the Crate Paper Toy Box collection kit that I added on to my kit. I love me some Crate Paper, and I'm pretty proud of myself for diving into it and not hoarding it like I usually do! (I've also cut into it to make a mini album for a babyshower- yeah- go me). I made some of the cardstock elements from the collection kit more dimensional by adding chipboard under them....love doing this because I feel like I'm getting a bargain by making my own chipboard elements! And I used some twine from the Twinery.

Ok, well that's enough babbling...Thank your for taking the time to stop by! It really means a lot to me! Have a beautiful day!

Sketchy Thursdays 3.17

This LO is based on this weeks Sketchy Thursdays sketch! Iused my February Noel Migon kit- Truely Scrumptious and some bits and pieces from my stash. And, so sorry for the glare, but I just took this pic at like 3AM!!! I should have been asleep hours ago, but I was inspired tonight by watching a live Ustream of the reveal of a new kit club {Front Porch Kits} which is here locally at one of my favorite scrap studios {The Little Blue House}, so had to get a little scrappy during these wee hours while the scrappin' spirit was with me!!!

Project 12....February 2011

February was a fun month filled with lots of memories! I have quite a few pics, but have yet to edit and print them. Luckily, I had this photo available to use as a focal point- a pic of my son on Super Bowl Sunday when we went to downtown Fort Worth to have lunch and watch the live ESPN broadcast in Sundance Square! It was a pretty big deal having the Super Bowl right in our back yards! Oh and that reminds me, I need to document the amazing and surprising snow days that we had too!!! That was a pretty big deal for us to have snow days!

For my layout I used the KI Memories stitched calendar page again, alphas from my stash, and a few bits and pieces from my February Truely Scrumptious kit from Noel Mignon. Love this kit! It is jam packed with sweetness and I have only used a teeny tiny bit of it so far! I do miss using the Becky Fleck Project 12 sketches because two pages allow for so much more--more photos, more stuff, and more journaling space! But I'm going to stick with the calendar pages this year because it does provide a quick and easy way to give an overview of the month. I could always use the provided sketches to make a more detailed LO about the month too! Hmmm...so much to scrap, so little time! Hopefully the scrap fairy will visit me and I will get lots accomplished for the remainder of this month and actually for the rest of the year! That's all for now....

Project 12 January 2011

Here's my LO for Project 12 documenting January 2011. This year I decided to use the KI Memories calendar pages to document each month instead of the sketches provided. I really enjoyed pushing myself to use 2 page sketches last year, but I just couldn't resist these calendar pages because they are quick, easy to use, and super cute! I do need to order 6 more now that I have commited to using them for Project 12. My plan was to make a 5X7 photo collage for each month, so that each page would be uniform, well my plans transformed, but I'm happy with it! I think I need a few more embellies, but it's late, so for now it's complete!

Sketchy Thursdays 2.24

Played along with Sketchy Thursdays this week and here's a layout about one of my favorite lunch dates this month! On Superbowl Sunday my youngest and I went to eat the yummiest pizza I've ever had! Love me some Unos! And after lunch we walked to Sundance Square to catch a little bit of the live ESPN broadcast! Really wish there had been more activites available downtown, but we did spend few minutes walking around snapping pics. Makes my heart swell, that Ky even asked to see the camera and he captured things from his perspective! Must get toe pics scrapped too! We had a great day!

I used my Noel Mignon's February Truly Scrumptious kit to create this LO. I only added the ribbon and the corrugated flower from my stash. OK, next I need to wok on my Project 12 and anther special project that I have in the works!

Have a great week and thanks for taking the time to stop by!

sketchy thursdays second chance challenge...

I'm falling behind on my scrappy goals, but spent a few minutes last night scrapping a couple of cards. This Christmas card is for Sketchy Thursdays' second chance challenge which is in partnership with Jingle Belles....so glad I found out about Jingle Belles because I think if I participate all year long I could actually accomplish one of my longtime goals of making and sending out Christmas cards!!!! WOW!!!