Smile...it's Monday!

Hey everyone!! I created a couple of happy projects using Cheery Lynn Designs dies.

I mixed a few new and previously released dies and created a faux embossed look with the Lattice 1 die by cutting it out of the same color paper as the background that I adhered it to.

Here's a close-up of the details.


Dies used:
Luggage Tag
Darling Daisies
Stacker Flower 2
Leaf
Victorian Romance Flourish
Lattice 1

Cheery Lynn Designs recently released a ton of amazing new die designs. I created these tags to
showcase a the dies that I received. For more ideas, check out what the rest of the DT created.


products used:
Leaf
Stacker Flower 2
Large Lace Faerie Queen w/ Angel Wing
Tiffany Border
Eccentric Circles Embossing Plate

detail shots



Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Until next post...have a scrappy day!!

NEW Petaloo Releases

Hello there blog readers!

It took me a bit to get these projects posted, but here they are, without further adieu.

I used Petaloo's newly released mini Darjeeling flowers and products from the Chantilly and Canterbury collections to add flair and dimension to my Autumn and Christmas projects.

I mixed flowers from Darjeeling Hydrangea Mix and Darjeeling Mini Mix to accentuate this photo of my boys and me.

(all layouts are 8x8)


Lush Chantilly Velvet Mini Blossoms, and Velvet Berry Picks are perfect accents for this Christmas layout.


I added Sunflowers to the Canterbury Vine Spray to give this layout a little autumnal flair.

Canterbury Vine Spray and a mix of Petaloo flowers really take this card over the top!

Darjeeling Petites bring the patterned paper pumpkins to life on this card.


Chantilly Velvet Mini Blossoms and Canterbury Vine Spray add a wonderfully textured feel to this card.

Thanks for taking a look!!

Time Flies

Happy Monday blog readers!! I'm here with a couple of projects that I created for the joint blog hop between Petaloo and May Arts using Cheery Lynn Designs dies and embossing plate.


I matted a couple of the clocks with Scalloped XLarge Nesting Circles and Little Stackers Scalloped Circles and added a few Mulberry Street tie-dye daisies to the cluster.

I used a couple of the new dies, Fanciful Flourish and Border Carnivale to add a touch of whimsy to the layout.

I added a bit of texture using the Do It Yourself embossing plate and large embossing pad and die cut a couple of Keys. I wanted to soften the layout a bit, so I created a flower border using a few of the Petaloo tie-dye daisies. I also used CLD School Days font to complete the title.

I used Exotic Mini Butterflies, Little Stackers Nesting French Flair, and Ribbon Eyelet Border, which I cut in half, to add the perfect touches to this "Celebrate" card.
Close-up of the dies

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!

Scrapbooking & Beyond Pubs

Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine has a new four part series called "Gadget Girls" where 4 designers (Liz Qualman, Pam Callaghan, Robbie Herring, and me) each create a layout using a specific tool. We each rocked out the i-rock tool by Imaginisce in the Spring issue.

We all know how much I love bling and getting to work with this tool was a lot fun!! The i-rock was really easy to work with, too. I used the frames stencil to create the scalloped border, glam rocks in rhinestuds, and hot rocks compacts in jewels on this layout.



supplies used: patterned paper- Bo Bunny; i-rock- Imaginisce; flowers- Petaloo; sticker- Creative Imaginations; rub-on- Karen Foster; Ink- Clearsnap; stickles- Ranger; Adhesive- Helmar; punches- EK Success; trimmer- Purple Cows

Enter Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine's drawing for a chance to win YOUR VERY OWN i-rock tool, plus 3 stencil kits, 3 hot rocks compacts, and a handy dandy tote bag. Just head over to their website and fill out an entry form!!

This next layout was also published in the same magazine. It's the first time I've ever had more than one project in any given publication!! So exciting!!

The photos are of Xander when he was 10 days old.



supplies: patterned paper, rub-ons, stickers, wood veneer- Creative Imaginations; flowers- Petaloo; ink- Clearsnap; punches- Martha Stewart, Marvy Uchida; adhesives- Helmar; trimmer- Purple Cows

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!!

It's A Snowpocalypse

We've had so much snow here in New Jersey that I had to scrap about it. It has snowed every week since the day after Christmas. I'm so sick of snow, I don't know what to do with myself. Our last snow storm left behind a hefty 19" on top of ton of snow already on the ground AND today it's sleeting and the promise of more snow is looming!!

Driving has become a nuisance, not just because of the icy roads, but all of the snow that has been plowed to the side of the road has drastically narrowed streets, sidewalks have all but disappeared causing pedestrians have to walk in street. When I pull up to an intersection, I'm darn near in the middle of the street before I can see around the snow banks. Don't even try to go to the store because the enormous mountains of snow all over the parking lot have reduced parking spaces by 1/3, making them a hot commodity. As soon as I get in your car to pull out of a space and I can't help but laugh at the parking space piranha that a swarming around me.

I guess my Cheery Lynn Designs dies will be getting quite a workout. With all of this snow on the ground the only thing a girl is left to do is scrap.

I used a couple of CLD's new dies, Wittle Weaver and Large Circle Pierce Plate, on this layout to help add some texture.

Here you can see the texture that the piercing plate adds to the scalloped circle. How cute is that pierced snowman? He was really easy to pierce together. I simply cut small scraps of paper and taped them to the section of the die that I wanted. This way, I only had to run the die through my Epic Six once.


I used the Wittle Weaver to cut strips from striped paper to bring all of the colors in my layout together. I love the deep set texture this die adds.

For a complete list of the dies used on this layout, check out this post Cheery Lynn Designs blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today. I hope you are warm in your part of the world! Have a scrappy day!

Favorite Layouts of 2010

It's officially 1/1/11 which makes this my 1st post of the new year!!! Hope you had a safe celebration! I stayed home with my boys, ordered some soul food and just chilled out...nice and simple. I'm looking forward to 2011. I chose WORK as my word for the year and I plan to do just that; continue to work on raising happy children, work on finding work, work on keeping myself healthy, work on getting my house in order, work on bringing you more scrapbooking videos, etc...

Over the next few days, I'm going to share some of my favorite projects from last year. I have such a hard time choosing my favorite layouts because I do so many (115 in 2010) and each has a special place in my heart. Having said that, here are 10 that I think represent my style pretty well.

"Ah Wah Woo" (translates to "I love you" the way Xander used to say it)


"I'm Growing" - I think it's essential to do layouts about me


"Favorite Foods" - About Xander's favorite foods


"Love Overflowing" - The title and photo says it all, no need for journaling. I love them..'nuff said!

"Life @ 35" - This will be fun to look back on later on.


"My Niece Jazz" - with 2 boys, I'll sneak a girlie page in there any way I can


"Star Pupil" - Donovan's kindergarten year

"Beautiful Sisters" - My mom and her sister

"Many Things To Smile About" - Just to remind myself of my blessings


"Cold Snowy Days" - Donovan's favorite time of year and also one of my favorite color combos


Thanks so much for stopping by and for all of your continued support. I hope 2011 holds many blessings for you and yours!

XOXO

A Boy and A Girl Layout

One of the best things about creating for gonescrapbooking/examiner.com is the fact that I get to use anything in my stash and scrap any subject that I wish!! As you can see here, I scrapped a grungy boy layout and then turned around and created a very clean, girly layout.

This past June, I took the boys to $1 night at the New Jersey State Fair and I'm finally getting around to scrapping the pictures. The Bo Bunny papers that I used on this layout really inspired the grungy look. I added some Luminarte Shimmering Spray and acrylic paint that I watered down to create the background. I even dug deep in my stash and pulled out some foam thickers. I gave them an updated look by coating them with stickles (distressed and regular). I love the texture it added.


Journaling:

We had so much fun @ the fair.

• Xander ate cheese fries & rode down the slide w/ me.
• Donovan won his panda bear all by himself.
• The boys ate funnel cake for the 1st time and loved it!
• Donovan rode the bumper cars by himself
• Xander cried to get on the big rides, but he was too small.

Having 2 boys, I rarely get to create little girl pages. My friend Dolores was kind enough to email me some pictures of her adorable little girl, Elisa, so I wouldn't have this problem anymore. Is she a doll or what? Thanks Dee!!

How perfectly does these new papers from My Little Shoebox compliment this photo of Elisa. The little girl die cut even has on a yellow shirt and pink embellishment in her brown hair, just like Elisa does. Love it when things come together so cohesively.

Thanks to my friend sweet Erin for hooking me up with these papers!! I couldn't wait to try them out!!

journaling: Elisa is such a li'l sweetie pie. Not only is she a sweetheart, she's fun to be around and full of spunk!

Here are close-ups of the details.

I really adore the mini pennant banners! I used Bella Blvd coin alpha on one to finish off the title.


I layered a few Petaloo flowers and punched a few butterflies from transparencies and patterned paper for an extra girly touch.


Thanks for stopping by today!! I really appreciate all of you and your wonderful comments!! Have a great day!!

Until next post...

Design Team Projects

Is the summer really almost over? Tomorrow is the first of September, which means school starts for Donovan in 8 more days. Once school starts, that's it! Next thing you know, we'll be celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! OK, maybe I'm jumping the gun a little bit here, but I get excited over holidays. Although I'm not crazy for cold weather, it does mean more indoor time AKA more scrapping time! In the coming months, Ill be able to reveal a big scrappy secret that I've been dying to let you in on. *insert teasing grin*

In the mean time, I'm going to enjoy the last days of summer with my precious boys AKA my main scrap subjects! Speaking of my sweeties, the following layouts, created for gonescrapbooking/examiner, features none other than them!

I used a mix of Pink Paislee papers to create "100 Days Of School". Donovan was so excited about this milestone that he had no problem posing for me.

journaling: It was so cute watching you get excited about reaching the 100th day of school. Your teacher asked the students to bring in 100 of one item and something for the 100th day snack. You brought in 100 pennies and 100 pretzels for the snack mix. After school, you were happy to let me take your picture with that adorable hat you made. age 6 grade K

Supplies: patterned paper, die cut, sticker- Pink Paislee, chipboard alpha- Pink Paislee, American Crafts; brads- Doodlebug, Junkitz, Making Memories; ink- clearsnaps; ribbon- Bobbin Ribbon; pen- Sharpie; floss- Making Memories; buttons; Adhesive- Helmar Premium Craft Glue, Helmar Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner


"Hug & Kiss" was also created for gonescrapbooking/examiner. I used Pink Paislee and Bo Bunny papers, along with flet embellies from Martha Stewart and Chatterbox to create this quick and easy page. The background was created by creating a mask with heart shaped doilies and Creative Imaginations Luminarte spritz (grapefruit).

supplies: patterned paper- Bo Bunny, Pink Paislee; felt accents- Martha Stewart, Chatterbox; cardstock- Bazzill; spritz- Creative Imaginations Luminarte; chipboard alpha- American Crafts; Adhesive- Helmar Premium Craft Glue, Helmar Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner; pen- sharpie



These 2 cards were created for Helmar Adhesives and Purple Cows. I used the 12 pack designer click blades and the 2-1 combo trimmer to create lots of texture. Download full instructions for creating these cards here.


supplies: patterned paper, chipboard alpha- Anna Griffin; trimmer, designer click blades- Purple Cows; ribbon- American Crafts, AC Moore; stickers- Anna Griffin, Reminisce; rub-on- Melissa Frances; twine, thread, button, thread; Adhesives- Helmar Gemstone Glue; Helmar Premium Craft Glue; Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner; spritz- Creative Imaginations Luminarte

inside of the flower card