Finally a New Layout to Share!

I've been scrapping my booty off working on layouts for the Sketch-a-palooza at Feeling Scrappy! I finished 3 pages in just one day, which is pretty amazing for me! See what a sketch can do for you! I can't show anything until after the Sketch-a-palooza starting March 3rd! Can't wait to share them with everyone! If you haven't signed up for the class you still have time. So many great sketches to work with and a group of fun ladies to help keep you motivated and inspired. You can find some sneak peeks of the examples the Design Team at Feeling Scrappy has been working so hard to provide as inspiration for each sketch.

Back to the point, I finally finished a layout for the Member of the Month challenge this month, just in the nick of time! Nothing better than a deadline to get me motivated. Which is another reason I love challenges. They always give me the push I need to get something done! Well, here it is. It took me FOREVER to totally finish up with all of the finishing touches but I think it was well worth the time and effort. What do you think?

Lots of wonderful MM products. My favorite eye candy right now! I used 12x12 Audrey Scalloped Ledger paper, 2 {note}worthy spiral notebook pages, chipboard buttons, epoxy shapes, and printed blossoms.
The butterfly is a free clipart graphic I found searching on Google. I printed out the butterflies in 3 different sizes on white cardstock and colored them with chalks. I folded them at the wings and attached them with a strong adhesive just on the body so it looks as if they simply landed on the page.I cut all of the letters with my Cricut using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge in a variety of sizes and colors, using the real size dial feature on some of the letters.

I hand stitched the butterfly trails across the page. It was my first time hand stitching on a layout. It was so easy and I love the texture it adds. Definitely seeing that on more of my pages!

Thanks for dropping in and taking a peek at my work!

New Stuff and Improved Scrap Space!

I got a new table and made an "L" shaped working area which gives me so much more space to make a creative mess!



When I went to Target yesterday I found these great shelves with jars that hang underneath! Love it! The jars are perfect for holding my buttons and small scrapbook embellishments. Maybe now that they are at eye level I'll use them more! Maybe.






While I was there I also found these fun scrap goodies. Can you tell I'm ready for spring!? I just love the colors!



Well, I'm off to make a mess with my new goodies!

Speaking of Challenges....

Here's a fun one from Feeling Scrappy's Member of the Month, Stacey Curry.


1) Stitching/sewing or piercing


2) inked distressed edges


3) chipboard


Complete a layout with all three of the above mentioned items, then post it on the February Member of the Month challenge thread on Feeling Scrappy's message board, and you will get your name in a drawing for a super fun scrapbook bag charm from Star Hitched Wagon!


Here's a picture of the charm you could win. So cute!







I can't wait to work on this challenge. I've been wanting to try stitiching on my layouts and this gives me the push to do just that! I look forward to seeing eveyone's layouts.

To post your layouts and join in on all the fun at Feeling Scrappy be sure to register - here.

I Love a Good Challenge!

Feeling Scrappy has some great challenges! And I love challenges. They always give me the push I need to scrap some really great stories and memories that otherwise I may have never thought to create.

Like this one about our typical morning routine, in the Book of Us challenge.

And this one, under the Kitchen Keepsake Challenge, about our usual morning breakfast.

So if you love a good challenge and you enjoy some new inspiration on what to scrap next, you should really check out the great challenges at Feeling Scrappy!

Super Excited!

I was chosen as a new Design Team member on Feeling Scrappy! I am super excited to be a part of the team for the next 6 months. Feeling Scrappy always offers wonderful online classes and now I get to be a part of them! Woo Hoo!
The next class is our Sketch-apalooza! The class starts on March 3rd and ends March 30th. You will be provided with tons of brand new original sketches with examples from the Feeling Scrappy designers during this four-week course. Plus an exclusive sketch made just for us by Becky Fleck of Page Maps! Her sketches are some of my favorites. The classes are perfect for me because I really get motivated to complete the assignments and I'm able to get lots of pages done! Plus there are prizes to win and who doesn't like to win prizes! So if you need some motivation and some ideas to get you scrapping be sure to join me for the Sketch-apalooza!
Even more info about how the classes work on the site so check it out.

Painting the Town

I took a month long class online at Feeling Scrappy.com called "Painting the Town." It was great! I dug out all of my old paint I had stored from when I had time for crafts other than just scrapbooking and had so much fun playing with paint. I haven't finished every assignment with all of the wonderful techniques I learned but I wanted to share some of the creative ways to use paint on scrapbook pages. Enjoy!

Silly Santa
The Christmas paper by DCWV was perfect for this since it looked like it was already painted!
I added the white acrylic paint behind the photos, then covered a journaling stamp with green paint and stamped it right on the pictures and paper.


Dad
I used a masking technique on this one. I placed the KI Memories lace paper on the background paper and painted over it with a dark brown.


{learning, growing, trying to be the best} ME.
I painted chipboard twice with two different colors then after it dried I sanded it to give it a weathered look.


Love Him
I used blue painter's tape to tape off an area and painted the pink stripe in the background.


Roots
My favorite of the month! These are my favorite pics of my mom and youngest daughter. It took forever to cut out all of the fun details from other scrapbook papers but I love how it turned out. I added deminsion and texture using puff paint on the little dots on the flowers.

Bye bye Kisses

I traced a large circle and used pink acrylic paint to freehand the circle.

So This Is Love

It is hard to see in the picture but I used red paint on a stamp and stamped it on the transparency in the bottom right corner.

So many great ideas and lots more I still want to try. Did you know you can make your own embellishments using puff paint! I can't wait to work on a page using the masking technique and a bottle of spray paint!

I hope you were inspired to get creative with paint. Thanks for taking time to check out my latest creations. :)