Makes a Great Gift! :)

Happy Labor Day everyone!  Hope you are doing something fantastically fun.  :)  I guess Summer is officially over.  I'm ok with that, because it's been so hot and I am ready for cooler evenings.  Has it been incredibly hot where you live?  I don't remember a summer ever being so hot.

So awhile back, I posted this project I made as a gift for my sister.  Well, she asked me to make another one, one she could give as a gift to her friend.  Different pictures, different papers, but really similar projects.

This time around I used the Hopscotch collection from Fancy Pants.  Here's how it turned out:

And here are some close up's:

Well thanks for popping in today!!

Have a fun day!

A Gift for a Teacher

Hi all! Thanks for stopping in today. I just got to tell you....I have been a scrapping fool lately and I have projects piling up to share with you! It's like I've fallen completely in love with this hobby again! Anyways...today I am sharing a gift I made for my son's teacher. It's something to hang on the wall...

I thought it turned out pretty cute. The owl comes from Say It With Letters, and I altered it with papers from Fancy Pants Designs, from their Off to School collection. :)

And then here is a quick card to go with it, using the same collection:

Quick post today. :)

Have a wonderful day!

Hip Hop

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

I have a couple things to share with you today. The first is a layout. And I gotta tell you...I think it is my most favorite layout EVER! :) I posted on facebook about it yesterday...and I hope I didn't hype it up too much....don't want you all lookin' at it and thinking "THAT is her favorite layout????" :) But the truth is...even if you don't like it, I love it. :)

It uses the Christmas Delivery stamp set from Unity and Webster's Pages. Can't get enough of those wonderful Unity/Webster's stamps.

Here's my layout:

All the papers, trims, and that cool berry thing are from Webster's Pages. Can you tell I love their stuff? I used Helmar adhesives to put it all together. I used the 450 Quick Dry for everything but I used Zapdots on the house part to lift it up and then some Liquid Scrap Dots on my tiny picture by the berry thing and the frame around the "holiday cheer". :)

Here are some close up's of my layout:

And I also have another project to share with you. It is another Christmas gift...this one for my MIL. I did up one of those fancy photo trays (painter trays) that 7 Gypsies sells....you know what I am talking about, they are all the rave right now. ;)

I again used Webster's Pages and the new "Christmas Delivery" stamp set. I also used a little of the "Believe in Miracles" stamp set.

Here it is:

Even though I used Christmas stamps and Christmas papers, I tried to make it look like it could be everyday, so it can hang on the wall all year long.

And here are some close up's:

I used the Helmar Premium Craft glue to adhere everything on this project.

You can win some fabulous prizes today by commenting on the blogs and/or in the Hip Hop thread. Winners will be chosen randomly. Check out the deets on the Unity blog.

So I hope you have been leaving comments on all the blogs in the hop and popping in on the Hip Hop chat thread to say hi. :)

And now it's time to hop on to the lovely Natalie.

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

The Beauty of Webster's

Hi everyone! So...4 days til Christmas, are you ready? I'm not quite there yet...still have a couple things to do. Christmas also seems to sneak up on me. So I have several projects to share with you today...and they all have one thing in common...Webster's Pages. Yep...I love them. :)

The first is a Christmas layout. :) It uses the Believe in Miracles stamp set from Unity and Webster's Pages. LOVE this set. All the papers and trims are also from Webster's Pages, from their Waiting for Santa line.

And because I really like to show close up's with you all (I feel like you can really see the details that way), here are some close up's:

And then...

If you are still looking for a quick gift idea...I've got one for you. :) Find a layout you already have (or make a quick layout) and then either frame it or add it to the top of a canvas.

I made a layout and then added to the top of a canvas. I could have just left it and I think it would have been perfect. But I added paint around it, overlapping the white a bit over the edges of the layout to really make it seem whole as a project. Here's my project, which is a gift for my SIL for Christmas..

I used the Love Never Fails set from Unity and IOD on this one. :) Isn't it just a beautiful set? All the papers and trims are from Webster's Pages (again). I used the Hollywood Vogue line. And then I also added chipboard from Magistical Memories. I used Laurel Bird piece, but I changed it up a bit, and I used the Leaf piece. The bird is just sprayed with Glimmer Mist and that leaf was painted white then I added glitter to it. The easiest way to do that is to spray the V2 Vellum adhesive from Helmar over it, wait a few minutes, then cover it with glitter. That black swirl die cut is from Nicole Lombardo.

And again...because I just gotta...

the close up's:

And here is one last layout for you...using Webster's Hollywood Vogue line again.

And the close up's...

I used Helmar adhesives on all my projects...as always. :) Hope you have enjoyed the post today and I hope you are having a wonderful day!

Week of Wonderland

Webster's Pages recently had what they called a Week of Wonderland, with several classes and challenges. I participated and had a lot of fun. Those girls over at Webster's are wicked talented! :) Today I thought I would share some of the stuff I did.

This first project is a gift. It is a jewelry holder. And it is based on Iris's Dress Form class. I really wanted to try some of her techniques, so mine is not much different then hers, but that is ok. :) Here's my jewelry holder gift:

I used the Hollywood Vogue line for my dress form.

And then I wrapped my sister's present for Hilde's challenge:

And finally here are some Christmas tags all ready to be used on gifts. I did them for Anabelle's challenge.

I used the Waiting for Santa line from the present and the tags. LOVE this line and can't wait to make some layouts with it.

Ok...got a lot to do tonight. I sing in a Christmas program tonight and tomorrow morning. I even have a little solo...wish me luck!!!!

Merry Christmas! :)

It's Crunch Time with Unity

**I don't think my sister ever stops by my blog, but just in case--KIM, if you are here TURN BACK NOW. This is a no-Kim zone...well if you are not my sister but named Kim I guess you can stop in. :)

This week for Hip Hop, we are sharing quick Christmas gifts. And we will be using some of the FABULOUS and AMAZING new stamp sets from Unity and IOD. Yep...you heard right...another fabulous partnership. You'll want to start the hop at the Unity Blog.

I got to play with the new Love Never Fails stamp set. I made a layout/project. You probably already guessed it...but it's a present for my sister. :) To prove to you how simple and quick it is...I am going to show you a bit of my process in creating this.

I started off my grabbing a bunch of photos from her facebook page. It didn't matter if they weren't the best quality because I made them all 2 x 2. I laid them out in a collage, but left some spots to add some paper and stamps. Here is what I printed and used as the base of my project:

Then, because I am me :), I wanted some layering to my project so I decide that on two of my spots I would add papers behind the photos and on one I would layer on top. So I cut out two spots:

Then I made a quick piece that included two patterned papers and one stamped image:

Another me thing...I just had to add a bit of quick stitching. Then I made another similar spot with a different stamp and different paper. I layered both of these behind my project like so:

Then another quick bit to add on top of my base of photos:

I did back the whole thing up with some more patterned paper. And it looks like this:

You could stop here and use it as a layout...even for a gift. But I did put it in a frame:

Hope she likes it. Also hope you like it! :) Perhaps you are feeling a bit more inspired to take a crack at making more of your gifts this year.

DON'T MISS ALL THE NEW STAMPS FROM UNITY AND IOD, You can see them all here.

And here are the sales for the week...

1. All NEW IOD Releases $19.99

2. Orders over $50 get 3 pieces of the Beloved Line Patterned Paper and some Webster's Pages Cocoa BLOOMER.

3. Orders over $75 get 10 Pieces of Bella Patterned Paper

4. Selected SAMANTHA Walker kits $16.99

Angela always has so many awesome deals going on...just didn't want you to miss out. :)

ALSO...

You can win one of these fabulous prizes today by commenting on the blogs and/or in the Hip Hop thread. Winners will be chosen randomly...

• Get Scrappy With Material Girl stamp kit & the Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Paper to go with it.
• Material Girl stamp kit & the Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck Paper pad

So I hope you have been leaving comments on all the blogs in the hop and popping in on the Hip Hop chat thread to say hi. :)

And now it's time to hop on to the lovely Eryn.

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!!