Cars 2 Giveaway

Happy July 4th blog readers!!! I am thrilled to bring you another Disney giveaway.

Rev your engines as your favorite characters from Cars are back with Cars 2 racing into theatres everywhere on June 24th! Here is a brief synopsis of Pixar’s follow-up film to the Academy Award Winning Toy Story 3:

When star racecar Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen Wilson) and the incomparable tow truck Mater (voice of Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage!



ITEMS FOR GIVEAWAY:

- CARS 2 t-shirt in youth sizes of S, M, L, XL

- CARS 2 set of 3 bumper tickets

- CARS 2 temporary tattoo sheet (2 per winner)

- CARS 2 puzzle





One winner will be chosen to win an item for a total of four randomly chosen winners!!! All you have to do is post a comment here by 11:59 pm EST on July 7th. Winners will be posted on July 8th.

Open to US residents only!!

As always, there are additional chances to win. Help spread word of this giveaway-- tweet about it on Twitter, post it on Facebook, or Blog about it and then post the links here and get an extra entry for each!! You can also get an additional entry by becoming a fan of this blog.

Have a great week and if you haven't seen it already, Cars 2 is in theaters now...check it out, we loved it!!

52 Week Project - June Photos

OK, so I'll be the first to admit that I slacked off a little this month with taking my self portraits for the 52 Week Project. It's all good though, I'll get back on track this month.

Week 23/52 taken 6.4.11 This is my new favorite dress

Note to self: make sure strange piece of paper is not in the background before taking photo!

Week 24/52 taken 6.19.11 (late, but I got it in) Guest blogger challenge: capture a self portrait with a message.

Week 25/52 (photo not taken) Challenge: Self portrait with dad or something that reminds you of him.

I need more time for this one--I'll do it at some point.


Week 26/52 taken 6.28.11 I'll post it as soon as I can figure out how to get it off of my cell phone!

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!!

For The Birds

Good day Blog readers!! Today, I have a gorgeous (if I must say so myself) altered project created using Cheery Lynn Designs dies. I purchased this unfinished wood birdhouse quite some time ago from AC Moore. I was cleaning out my scrap room the other day when I "rediscovered" it. Don't you love when that happens? I decided to give it an overhaul using Creative Imaginations luminarte paints, IOD Devotion collection and several CLD dies and an embossing plate.

After painting the edges of the birdhouse with playful peony twinklings H2Os, I cut panels to fit the 4 sides. Before adhering them, I embossed each using the Bricks and Stones embossing plate to give the walls of the birdhouse a textured look. Next, I cut the Border Carnivale several times and then layered the trimmed strips to the roof to form the shingles.

I cut the Victorian Picket Fence from chipboard and cardstock, layered the 2 for sturdiness, painted with oyster twinkling H2Os, and then adhered to the back of the birdhouse. I embellished the fence with the Grass Border and Exotic Mini Butterflies.


Here's a close-up of the one of the sides. You can really see the layered effect that I created using the border carnivale die.

I added a little shimmer to the edges of the shingles by painting each with luminarte twinkling H2Os paint in oyster. I used a heat gun to dry the paint and curl the edges of the paper.




Here's a close-up of one of the mini butterflies. I really like this size because you can add several of them and still have room on your projects for other embellishments.

I spritzed the "Believe" banner with lime luminarte shimmering mist to match the paper.

Here's a close-up of the grass border and victorian fence. These 2 are an amazing pair!!

I added strips of glittered dome pearls to the bottom of my project to finish it off.

Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope this post has given you a few ideas for ways to incorporate CLD dies and luminarte paints on your projects!!

Cars 2 Review

The boy and I were so looking forward to seeing Cars 2 in the movie!! We had the opportunity to attend a pre-screening of it last Saturday and loved it!! Both Donovan and Xander thought the movie was awesome...so did I. I loved the strong message (the testing of the Mater/Lightning friendship) and the visuals were so amazing that almost forgot that I was watching a cartoon.

Winning!!

Happy Tuesday blog readers!! Today, I have an adorable project created with the Signature Collection Camp line. As we all know, it's June, which means school is about to end (this Friday for Sir Donovan). If your children are anything like mine, then you will soon be bombarded with refrains of "I'm bored" and "I'm hungry". Boy if I had a penny...

I have decided to make up some fun games and ideas for my boys to keep them busy and out of the kingdom of boredom. I created these adorable ribbons to award them for good behavior, etc... Clever idea, right? These were super easy to create, too!

Instructions:

1. Punch 2- 1 1/2" x 6" strips, 2- 1" x 6" strips, and 2 circles from patterned papers.

2. Score and fold the 2- 1 1/2" x 6" strips every 1/4". Adhere both ends together. Press down to form a pleated circle and hold

3. Adhere 1 circle to the front.

4. Adhere the 2- 1" x 6" strips to the 2nd circle and then affix to the back of the pleated circle.

Optional: punch decorative borders in the 2- 1 1/2" x 6" strips before pleating for a different look.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

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!!

I Heart Faces: Let's Hear It For The Boys!

I captured this photo of my nephew, Jaden on the day of his 7th birthday party. He is such an animated little boy! I just love taking his picture!



Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Catching Up

I don't know if it's the warm weather or the lack of mojo, but I just haven't felt like doing much in the way of blogging or scrapbooking. I've been spending a lot of time outdoors, putting a little more time at the gym, and desperately searching for a job, so it's been a long 2 weeks since I last posted any projects.

I hope to get back on track, but in the mean time, I have quite a few Cheery Lynn Designs projects to share with you today.

The first project is an 8x8 layout featurnig my handsome boys and Bella Blvd's Mr. Boy collection. I used several of the new dies that were released from CLD this month. To see more projects using the new dies, check out the blog.


Next up is a 12x12 layout featuring my "Little Monsters". This layout was published in the Summer issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine.

This layout was also created for the joint blog hop between Creative Imaginations and May Arts. I used Samantha Walker's Bloom collection.

How cool is that embossing plate? Perfect for Father's Day, right? I embossed a piece of Core'dinations cardstock and then lightly sanded the pattern to make it pop.

I used Jillibean Soup's Dutch mustard Soup collection on this "Thank You Bunches" card.

Scraps Of Color Reader Spotlight

I have some exciting news to share!! I was chosen as the Reader Spotlight for the Jun/Jul 2011 issue of Scrap Of Color online magazine. I created the following projects for the feature and am so proud of the way each one turned out!!

Today Is A Gift features my little sweethearts...

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Echo Park; Border Punch: Fiskars; Misc: Button, Baker's Twine; Pen: Sharpie



Note To Self features moi, and highlights one of my 52 Week project photos.

Supplies Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Echo Park; Gems: JoAnn's, EK Success; Rub-ons: Basic Grey, Pink Paislee; Hambly, American Crafts; Stickers: Echo Park; ink: Clearsnap; Border Punch: Fiskars, EK Success



Create Art Dressform Canvas is probably my favorite altered piece right now. I went to town and used lots of Luminarte here.

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Echo Park; Chipboard: Pink Paislee; Flowers: Petaloo; Rub-ons: Hambly; Stamp: Hero Arts; Shimmering Paint, Spray Mists: Creative Imaginations; Lace: SavvyNSassy; Ink: Clearsnap, Pearls: Mark Richards; Ribbon: Bo Bunny; Staz-On; Misc: Canvas



Hello Card
Supplies Stickers: Echo Park; Cardstock: Bazzill; Shimmering Mist: Creative Imaginations; Ribbon: Morex Corp; Ink: Clearsnap; Embossing Folder: Provocraft

Check out what Tiare, the SOC design team, and other scrappers created for the issue!! Thanks for stopping by!

52 Week Project - May Photos

Five months have passed and I am still sticking with the 52 Week project. I'm so proud of myself!! Here are my photos for the month of May:


Week 18/52 -- taken 5.6.11 Just us 3 crazies having a good ole time!



Week 19/52 -- taken 5.15.11 My laptop caught a really bad virus, so while a friend worked to fix it, (he ended up having to wipe the entire thing) I had to squeeze in internet time on hubby's computer.




Week 20/52-- taken 5.18.11 Walking it off! Now that the weather is nice, I'm back to walking 3.3 miles at my local park, 2-3 times a week.



Week 21/52-- taken 5.29.11 (took this one late) Chilling in front of the house in my jeans and new jellies, watching the boys have a water pistol show down. Ahhhh, I love the warm weather!



Week 22/52-- taken 5.30.11 photo of Xander and I as we marched in our town's Memorial Day Parade. It was so had trying to hold his hand, the flag, and take the photo one-handed. LOL! This is my take on the lighting challenge.