WOW Basically Bare

Hey there, it's been a while since my last post. I have a good reason for my absence...I started a new job about 3 weeks ago and am still trying to find a way to fit it all in...scrapbooking, gym time, family time, computer time...and sleep. LOL! Although I haven't scrapped in a long time...too long as a matter of fact, I still have some projects to share. I created these mini albums for the Basically Bare booth at CHA.

I used Basically Bare chipboard and acrylic accents, Simple Stories patterned paper, and WOW embossing powder and stamps to highlight the photos of our summertime activities.

I used Basically Bare chipboard accents, Graphic 45 patterned paper, Petaloo flowers, and WOW embossing powder and stamps to highlight the photos of my trip to Bermuda.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Happy New Year!!

Well, another year has passed us by. I for one love the start of a new year. I know, I know, it's really just another day, but the feeling of starting something new makes me think of all the potential that may lie ahead. Hopefully there's a new job in the works...fingers crossed.

There are so many things that I'd like to do creatively...like start a new photography project now that I've completed the 52 week project. I'd also like to get a new blog up and running. I love this one, but I'm looking for something...different...who knows, we'll see how that goes. I have to admit, I've been a little lazy with more than a few of my projects...just a phase, I'm sure, but I need to snap out of that and be the artist that I know lies within me. I want to teach more, for sure. I love teaching scrapbook projects!

Anyway, I need to get my booty off of this computer and clean my kitchen!! Before I go, I'll share a couple of the last projects that I created in 2011.

This project was created using Petaloo's Darjeeling collection and Graphic 45's Tropical Travelogue line. The flowers and papers go together so beautifully and I though they'd look lovely as a hostess gift set. I pulled colors from the papers and then mixed and matched the flowers until it was pleasing to my eye.

I created this card for Basically Bare using the Dress Forms and Blossoms & Leaves sets. To see how step by step instructions check out this post.

iside of the card reads: "...may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature. Ralph Waldo Emerson"

Thanks for your continued support. I look forward to sharing more with you in 2012!!

I'm A Moviegoer

Good Monday morning everyone! I'm here, with a super fun All About Me page created for Cheery Lynn Designs. Anyone who knows me knows that I love going to the movies! There's nothing like watching a good movie on the big screen with some buttered popcorn on my lap and an ice cold pepsi by my side. When I saw the Saturday Morning Movies grunge embossing plate, I knew I just HAD to create a movie layout.

See the bag of popcorn under the photo? It was actually a gift card that my little sister gave me as part of my Christmas. I knew I would eventually get to use it. The movie tickets are from some of the movies that I've seen so far this year. I used one of the Little Stackers Coved Rectangles die to die cut the movie tickets. I painted them with a Luminarte paint dauber so that they'd better match the Graphic 45 papers.

I mixed the School Days Font (and negative space) with stickers to create the title. I embossed the Saturday Morning Movies using Core-dinations cardstock and then sanded, inked, and swiped with paint to further add to the grunge look.

here's a close-up of the tickets.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!