TCR + TSC :)

Hello friends!  The ScrapCake is sponsoring The Color Room this month, and the TSC designers are playing along too.  :)  Here's the latest color palette:

And here's my layout I created for it:

I actually used bits of several different collections from the ScrapCake, including The Bright Side of Life, Spring Awakening, One Moment in Time and My Private Happiness.  

I also used the chipboard people from Magistical Memories, the awesome well from Prima, and the chipboard saying from Fancy Pants Designs.

I winged a tree of stitching, and added a couple charms to the tree.  The one blessed charm was one someone else made when we had a charm exchange forever ago when I was designing for Rusty Pickle (miss those girls!).

And here are the close up's:

Those pink flowers in between the chipboard people are from Creative Charms.

Thanks for stopping in today!!  

Have a fantastic day!  

Hopping with OUAS!!

Welcome to Once Upon A..Sketch' s first birthday blog hop!  It is so exciting to have you here and we hope you are inspired along the way to join in the fun and get creative!!  You should have arrived here from Lene's blog, but if you haven't you need to go back to the beginning of the list below so you don't miss out.

(please note that due to time differences there could be some broken links..please check back later as the blogs will be updated asap) 

Once Upon A..Sketch blog 

Nadia Cannizzo 

Patti Hamil 

Irini Liolia 

Gerry Van Gent 

Mahlin Wiggur

Vicky Varvadouka 

Sandi Taloumis

Jeni O' Connor

Lene Neby 

Pamela Young

Larissa Albernaz

LG Belarmino 

Bente Fagerberg 

Natalie Elphinstone

Georgia Heald 

Jasmine Shea

Mai Kosugi 

Natalie May 

Heather Jacob 

and then back to Once Upon A...Sketch blog to leave your name on the list. 

Our new MONTHLY challenge has just been released! Each Design Team member has created their own  layout based on this sketch and journaling criteria and you need to follow the above list to see what they came up with. 

We would love to see what you create, so please link your project to back at the Once Upon A...Sketch blog. You DO NOT have to participate in the blog hop to enter this challenge. 

Here is this month's challenge....

April Challenge

 The theme of this challenge is HOME.  We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "HOME" however you like based on the following sketch. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must incorporate this theme  and this sketch. 

And here is my example...

I used some fabulous papers from Webster's Pages that I had on hand...not any of the newer stuff, but I am so eagerly awaiting all of it that I felt inspired to pull out what I had.  :)  And then the chipboard fence comes from Magistical Memories and the chipboard corner pieces come from Imaginarium Designs.  

Here are some close up's of my layout:

PRIZES

Our main sponsor of this blog hop is ....

 

Imaginarium Designs chipboard is donating this prize to one lucky winner of the blog hop.

This prize pack includes AUS$70.00 worth of chipboard PLUS inks PLUS Spray Mists PLUS free postage to anyone in the world. 

DETAILS

 ***In order to be entered for the main prize,you must be or become a follower AND comment on ALL blogs along the way and finally back at the Once Upon A...Sketch blog to tell us that you have left a comment for everyone.

***There will also be some other prizes along the way which our Design Team have kindly donated. To win these, you need only comment on and follow the blog which is giving the prize. The randomly chosen winners for these prizes will be announced at that Design Team member's blog.

This is the prize I am giving away....

That is one huge pile of 12 x 12 papers from BasicGrey, and then also some 6x6 pads and embellishments, also from BasicGrey.  

This is open to ANYONE that becomes or already IS a follower of my blog and leaves me a comment on this post.  (This is the standard set by the hop)

 The blog hop starts today, April 1st and finishes midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time) April 5th with the MAIN PRIZE winner to be announced soon after the blog hop ends at the Once Upon A....Sketch blog and the other winners announced at the Design Team member blogs soon after the blog hop ends also. 

Thank you for visiting and taking part in our blog hop!

We hope you found some inspiration along the way.

Your next stop is the very talented Larissa!!!!  

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a wonderful day!

A Bunch of Cards

I have a bunch of cards to share with you. I made them all for calls, but they didn't get picked up so I am sharing them here. :) They all use papers and goodies from BasicGrey. :)

For this first one, I used my 6x6 pad of Oxford papers.

These next two use the Little Black Dress collection. Still lovin' this collection! :)

And then this last one uses the Oxford collection again. :)

That awesome chipboard man comes from Magistical Memories.

Hope you are ready for the holiday! Enjoy it!!!!!!!! And in case you don't pop in tomorrow...Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Once Upon A Sketch challenge and a New Christmas Layout!!

Today a new challenge is up at Once Upon A Sketch. It's not my turn to do it, but I still wanted to let you know about it! I hope you play along with us! :)

The challenge:

Journaling Criteria: This time the journaling criteria focuses on you as a woman. What is the best thing about being a woman? Motherhood? Shopping? Make Up? Girls nights? Gossip? Your journaling can be as long as you wish and in any language, but you must journal at least 2 sentences on the best part of being a woman.

You must combine the journaling criteria with this sketch:

The prizes:

Lots of good stuff to win!

1. The winner of this challenge, as chosen by the Design Team, will receive a pack of fabulous chipboard from Imaginarium Designs...

It includes some of their latest and most popular chipboard. The best thing about this, is that the pack will be different each month and will be customised to fit the winners needs. So if you have girls, you will be sent girly chipboard etc.

2. One randomly chosen winner will receive a mixture of products from The Chip Chop Shop to the value of $25.00 plus postage.

I really hope you play along with us this!!!! You have until Nov. 29th to upload your entry here. Can't wait to see what YOU do! :)

I also have a layout that I want to share with you today. Prepare yourself...it's a Christmas layout! You may be saying that you are not ready for that yet, but I have SO been feeling the Christmas spirit lately...maybe because of all the Christmas projects I've been working on. Or perhaps it's because I already started listening to Christmas music! ;) Too early?

This layout uses the AWESOME (and I can't emphasize the AWESOME enough!) new Christmas line from The ScrapCake, called Cozy Xmas. I have LOVED playing with this line...it's one of my favorites for sure.

So here's the layout:

Every Christmas season we drive around and look at lights. It's a tradition. I did it when I was a kid, and now we do it with our kids. :) I always look forward to it. Anyways, this picture is of a house we saw...it is not my house (I wish), just a fabulously beautiful house that was magnificently decorated for Christmas. :)

Here are some close up's of my layout:

Those chipboard fences are from Magistical Memories, and the alphabet is from Fancy Pants Designs. All adhesive used was from Helmar.

Ok...so now it's your turn, 'fess up...has your Christmas music been on yet? We're all friends here. ;) I can't be the only one.

Have a fantastic day!

Life's a Climb

There ought to be a song called that...Life's a Climb. Oh wait, there is. :) I have another layout to share with you today. It uses the fabulous The Bright Side of Life collection from The ScrapCake. I love how this gorgeous, flowery collection also has papers that you can use for boys in it. This line really is very versatile.

Here's my layout:

Notice how the diamonds are arranged in a way as if they were climbing up the page. :)

That chipboard piece is from Magistical Memories and is from the Deputy Star pieces. Those letters are from Fancy Pants.

Here are some close up's:

I really am very happy with the way this layout turned out. :)

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY TODAY!!!

Stretch Your Chipboard!

Hi everyone!!! Today I am sharing some cards with you as well as some ideas on how to stretch your chipboard and get more use out of them. All of my chipboard is from Magistical Memories. I still have a bunch in my stash and still love it! :)

Here's a simple card I made using the Nesting Circles.

I first glued them on paper and then cut them into two pieces. I made a rainbow for my card. Then I used to remaining pieces to make this card:

I also used the bird on the above card.

Another idea is this...

For the above card I used the Owl Hang Around piece and sprayed it with some Glimmer Mist. Before spraying it, I put a piece of cardstock behind it. Then I used that cardstock for this card:

And added some leaves to it.

The papers for all of these cards come from Echo Park.

Hope you like my ideas and cards! :)

Have an awesome day!!!

WCMD

Happy World Card Making Day! Guess what I am sharing today? You betcha...cards! :) But you'll also want to scroll down to the end because I have a giveaway and some links you'll want to check out. ;)

First up...

This card uses papers from Echo Park Paper Company and chipboard from Magistical Memories. :) That cute "hello friend" stamp is from American Crafts (Love Struck Set). I made this card after making this layout and wanted to take that idea to a card. :)

This pretty card uses papers, gems, flowers and lace from Prima Marketing. I stamped that saying on fabric and added it to the card. The stamp is from Unity Stamp Company. Those circles on the dotted paper were just punched out, then I drew little hearts in them using 3D paint.

And then here is a card using the fabulous Summer's End collection from Fancy Pants Designs. I actually used their ribbon packaging to draw the shape for my card. It didn't turn out perfect, but it is good enough for me. :) I have always said that perfection is way overrated.

I have two more cards up on the Fancy Pants blog today. To see those and other cards using Fancy Pants, go here.

And then, if you didn't already know about it, there is a huge WCMD blog tour going on right now. You can find the list for everyone participating here.

AND FINALLY...

I have some blog candy to give away today! :) Leave me a comment telling me which of my cards is your favorite and you will be entered into a drawing for this:

In it you will find the Elementary collection from Simple Stories, 12 sheets of patterned paper (most from My Little Shoebox), 2 sheets of die cuts from My Little Shoebox, a 6x6 pad of paper from The ScrapCake, 2 packages of flowers from Prima Marketing and 2 stamp sets from My Little Shoebox.

Have a wonderful day today!!!!!

Mish Mash Layout

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping in. :) Today I have a layout to share. It uses papers from Authentique, but it's a mish mash of collections...a little bit of Blissful, a little bit of Journey, a little bit of Uncommon and even a little bit of Glowing. Here it is...

That black part with the holes is from this. It's a sticker sheet containing the letters that I used to spell Eryn. I simply peeled off the negative part and used it on my page, all the letter stickers are still on it, well without the e, r, y, and n...but you know what I mean. :) So I can still use the letters and didn't waste anything.

I also used stamps from Unity Stamp Company...it's one of my favorite stamp sets: She Said. I couldn't find it listed on their site though so maybe they don't have it anymore. And then that chipboard window tab is from Magistical Memories.

Here are some close up's:

It's been a busy week for us here. Austin has a school music concert tonight, but first piano lessons for the boys. You probably know how it is when you run from one thing to the next...well that's our day today. While I will enjoy it, I also look forward to that moment when the kids are all in bed and I can actual sit down and relax. :)

Have a wonderful day today! Take time to relax.

Making a Stitched Grid :)

Hi everyone! Happy hump day (Wednesday)! :) My mom always called it that since it was the middle of the week and we were heading over the hump. Today I have a layout to share with you that uses the gorgeous The Bright Side of Life collection from The ScrapCake.

Before I started my layout I created a grid on my paper using a pencil and a ruler, like so:

Then I built my layout on top of the grid. When it was how I wanted it, I went back and added stitching on top of all the remaining lines of my hand-drawn grid, whatever was still showing. I think it looks pretty cool.

Here are some close up's of my layout:

I used chipboard from Magistical Memories on my layout. I used one of the Biplane pieces and one of the Window Tabs. The chipboard letters are from My Little Shoebox.

Well I've got a busy day, so I better get started. Hope you have enjoyed my post today! Thanks for stopping in. :)

Have a fabulous day!