Who Needs Photoshop!

Hello all!  I have a fun layout to share with you today!  It uses my Cameo and one of my favorite brands ever...Webster's Pages.  Webster's Pages had a challenge up on their blog to get trendy and use die cuts on your layout.  They are right, cutting with your Cameo (or similar machine) is very in right now.

I personally love all the cool things you can do with your Cameo.  Although, I will admit, I haven't used it as much as I want to because I get frustrated.  I feel like I must be doing it all wrong because most the time I can't get it to work right.  I can get it to cut my kraft cardstock perfectly.  Yeah! But if I want to cut patterned paper, it either doesn't cut through the whole paper and I have to use my craft knife to cut out the rest, or it rips up the paper.  Seriously thought I wasn't going to try anymore when I finally got it to work with my kraft cardstock.  But I do wish I could get this thing figured out.  :(

Anyways...

Here's the layout I did for the WP challenge:

I used pieces from a variety of collections for this layout.

This summer my sister-in-law took pictures of me and the kids.  There was four photos.  But just my luck, none of them worked great...each one had at least one person with eyes closed or face turned.   You know how great Photoshop experts can take one person from one photo and put it in another photo and have it match seamlessly so you have the perfect picture.  Well I spent several hours trying to do that.  And failed miserably.  So finally I gave up and thought I would do a better job just me and my craft knife.  So I cut each person out of the best photo they had and then layered them all together on the photo to create the best possible photo for me.  :)  It was actually kind of a cool trick...who needs Photoshop.  ;)

Here are the close up's of my layout and you can see the photo better too:

Well thanks so much for popping in today!

Have a fantastic day!

SSD 127

** I still have a giveaway open here.

Hi everyone!  Hope you all are having a wonderful week already.  My card I am sharing today is done for sketch 127 over at Skipping Stones Design.  I used the beautiful Always Here stamp set.

Here's the card:

This card also uses papers, gems and trims from Webster's Pages, from their Everyday Poetry collection.  I thought I would use several trims on my card, piled on top of each other.  I love it...course, I love trim!  :)   

And here's the sketch:

The sketch was created by the fabulous Heidi Van Laar.  I hope you take the challenge and play along with us!  *You do NOT have to have Skipping Stones Design stamps to play along!*  Play along here. 

And you don't want to miss out on what the rest of the team did with this sketch, check those out here:

* Jennifer Ingle

* JoAnn Valderama

* Karen Baker

* Katie Gehring

* Lindsay Amrhein

* Stephanie Mino

* Wendy Jordan

* Wendy Price

And our guests for the month, along with Dina:

* Jen Rzasa

* Taylor Usry

So, like I said, I hope you play along with us!  :)

THANKS FOR STOPPING BY EVERYONE!!!! 

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!

Trends and Tails

Sooo...you all know how much I love Webster's Pages. It's not a secret...if you've followed my blog for a while then you know that. I've raved about them many times. So this might be shocking....

but Webster's Pages has been sharing a new line with us (if you haven't seen it, check it out here) and that made me realize that I haven't TOUCHED the collections I bought from their LAST CHA release. Sorry WP! I do love them, I promise!

So I pulled it out and made a layout. :)

This layout uses the Trendsetter collection. I actually don't think my layout gives this collection justice. I might have to make another layout. :)

Here are some close up's:

I wonder whether Eryn will grow up calling them tails or whether it will be a short-lived thing.

I know one thing to be true.

She sure looks cute in braids...or tails, whatever you want to call them. :)

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Just For Fun

Just for fun...I took these pictures the other day of a what my son did with the recycle he was supposed to be taking out.

Just for fun...I made a scrapbook page with it, using some fun papers I hadn't had a chance to use yet. It wasn't for an assignment or a call or even to showcase a technique or anything. It was just for fun.

And just for fun...I plan on doing this again tonight. :) Just scrapping something with some products I haven't had a chance to play with.

So here's the layout I made:

It uses the super cool "Daily Junque" collection from Pink Paislee. Here are some close up's:

That chipboard frame around the photo is from Magistical Memories! I just love it. It's called the Out on a Limb Frame. I simply sprayed it with a little bit of Slate Glimmer Mist and added it to my page. Threw in the stitches just for fun. :) There's those words again.

Ok...I have more to share soon!

Oh and just a note....

Webster's Pages has done it again with their awesome new "Let's Celebrate" collection...they are partying all this week. :) Check it out here.

Hope you are having a wonderful day!

Unity, I adore you! :)

Ok...so it's no secret that I ADORE Unity Stamp Company! They are by far my favorite stamp company out there. Their rubber, their quality and their designs are the BEST! So I was thrilled when ScrapStreet featured them in The Showroom last January. Here's one of the layouts I made for that article:

The stamps are of course from Unity. The papers and stickers are all from Webster's Pages (another favorite of mine!). To view the whole supply list, go here.

Here are some close up's for ya...

You can view the Unity showcase article here. If you haven't tried using stamps on your layouts I HIGHLY RECOMMEND trying it! I love stamping. :)

Hope you have a remarkable, fantastic Monday.

Hip Hop!!!

It's Thursday...which means Hip Hop! You'll want to start the hop at the Unity Blog.

Today I will be sharing a layout with you that uses one of the new Itty Bitty's:

Love this set! You can see it/buy it here.

And here is the layout I made with it:

All the papers and trims are from Webster's Pages. It's their Spring Market line. I did this layout for their February challenge to use trims. And boy did I ever use some trims. :) I love trim.

Here are some close up's of the layout:

I used adhesive from Helmar to put it all together, including 450 Quick Dry Adhesive and then some Liquid Scrap Dots (for the small picture and the heart).

Have you heard about the new monthly challenges that Unity is doing? Every month, on the 15th, there will be a new challenge and a new chance to win! This month's challenge is all about the hearts. Check it out here.

You can also win a prize by participating in today's Hip Hop sketch. Check that out here.

And if you haven't already seen the February Kit of the Month, check it out here. It rocks! I seriously love it!

Now it's time to hop on to the lovely Natalie.

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!

Scrapbook Challenges Blog Hop! :) **TONS OF PRIZES**

This is a long post with tons of info, but I promise it will all be worth it, there are TONS of PRIZES!!!!

Welcome to Scrapbook Challenges seventh DT blog hop! :) It officially starts at 10am (MT) and will go through Sunday at Midnight (MT)--which is the deadline for qualifying for prizes.

I am your first stop on the hop.

In case you don't know...Scrapbook Challenges is a fun group filled with wonderful people. We have weekly sketches and challenges. There are monthly sponsors for the group with fabulous prizes to win. I just know if you give it a try, you will love it there as much as I do. I am looking forward to the new things we have in store for this next term. But how about we start with our new DT! I find each and every one of them totally inspiring, and you will get to meet them all today! Sadly, we are also saying goodbye to some wonderful people, but they are only leaving the DT...they will still be around in the group. :)

Today, every blog you hop to will have a layout that they made that is based on this sketch created by yours truly:

OR for those who prefer two pagers, we have this one:

Here's what I did for the sketch...

I used the Sweet Season line from Webster's Pages that I recently won. :) My chipboard is fromMagistical Memories. And I used Helmar to put it all together. Who incidentally is our sponsor this month at Scrapbook Challenges (check that out here). The products I used are theQuick Fix Adhesive Runner, Liquid Scrap Dots and Premium Craft Glue.

Here are some close up's of my layout:

And of course, the best news is that we have lots of FABULOUS PRIZES to give away today! So let me get on with all the ways you can win a prize. :)

1. One lucky person who leaves a comment on all of our blogs in the DT blog hop will win the BRAND NEW "Spring Market" line from Webster's Pages!!!! AND they will get the chipboard buttons and twine with it. :)

2. One person who does the sketch and posts in the Hop On section will win the "Be Mine" line from Echo Park Paper Company!!!

3 One person who INVITES someone to the group this weekend (must be through the invite link on the group) will get this collection of Zapdots from Helmar!!!

4. One person who JOINS the group this weekend will get this BRAND SPANKIN' NEW stamp set from Unity and Webster's Pages!!!

5. And you will find a 5th prize in the Hop On section! :)

6. And finally, I have some HUGE giveaways for TWO lucky people who comment on MY BLOG post and are or becomes a follower. :) It's out with the old and in with the new time for me right now. I need to make room for all my FABULOUS new stuff from My Little Shoebox, so I have piles and piles to giveaway. :)

Those 3 pictures are all of 1 RAK! :) And remember, I've got 2 of these!!!

EACH of these RAKS include the following:

* over 130 sheets of patterned paper (including die cut papers)

* 2 Cardstock Sticker Sheets

* 9 Sheets of Glitter Alphabet Stickers

* 15 Sheets of Sprinkle Glaze Alphabet Stickers

* 13 Sheets of mini alphabet stickers

* 10 sheets of overlays

* 8 sheets of chipboard alphabets

It's huge...really! :) Which is why I don't feel guilty when I ask you to also be a follower of my blog. :) So if you are already a follower, leave me a SECOND comment on this post, telling me you are a follower. If you become a follower this weekend, that's awesome, please leave me a SECOND comment on this post telling me you became a follower. My RAKS are for followers only. :) As a thank you to those who have been or become followers.

Now that I have overwhelmed you with all the FANTASTIC things you could win. :)

I do have one more thing to share with you. I will be introducing you to our first new DT member. :) She is not hopping with us today because she is on vacation! Lucky her.

Meet Helen:

About Helen, from Helen:

Year 5 of living by the sea with my soul mate, our eclectic collection of kids & cats & our live-in helper - makes for a creative life, filled with interesting conversation, colour, hope & possibility. Documenting the journey through my passions - photography, journaling & the art of scrapbooking. A life fraught with challenges but my glass is always half full. I choose to collect pretty underwear, sleep under percale, embrace the warm Indian Ocean air, count the ships every day, drink cider with lemon & sing along to the Parlotones, because life is too short for my glass to be half empty.

Ok...now let's get hoppin...

Hop on over to the FABULOUS and Wonderfully Creative Jolanda!!!!!

Oh, and thanks for joining us today! :)

In case you get lost on the blog hop...

1. Pamela (http://www.pamelasworldofscrap.blogspot.com/)

2. Jolanda (http://jolandascrapsels.blogspot.com)

3. Marilyn (http://marilynrivera.blogspot.com/)

4. Jackie (http://mybasketofscraps.blogspot.com)

5. Amy (http://queen-of-the-crazies.blogspot.com/)

6. Shelly (http://shells-space.blogspot.com/)

7. Amanda (http://afewpacesfromhere.wordpress.com)

8. Janine (http://rachauscratchpad.blogspot.com/)

9. Shannon (http://sdombkowski.blogspot.com/)

10. Jo (http://josocrafty.blogspot.com)

11. Rene' (http://www.stampinginsunnysa.blogspot.com)

12. Yara (http://itssummereveryday.blogspot.com)

13. Dani (http://alongcamedani.blogspot.com)

14. Chanell (www.theinstinctivescrapper.blogspot.com)

15. Ana (http://anazelia-myscrapbookaddiction.blogspot.com/)

16. Holli (http://holligurl01.blogspot.com/)

17. Carmen (http://scrapbookchallenges.ning.com/profiles/blog/list?user=2za8nmp...)

18. Jowilna (www.jowilnanolte.blogspot.com)

19. Patricia (http://www.patriciasperspectives.blogspot.com/)

20. Sookie (http://totallydoodles.blogspot.com/)

21. GUEST from HELMAR: Becky (http://www.beckyteich.blogspot.com/)

22. Sabrina (http://sabrinascrapbook.blogspot.com)

23. Natalie (http://njmacs.blogspot.com/)

24. Cheryl (http://craft-thing.blogspot.com)

25. Mary Ann (http://www.thepapersalon.blogspot.com/)

26. Jamie (http://paperheartproject.blogspot.com/)

27. Brynn (http://www.bzb-designs.com/blog)