Easter Egg Smackdown!

Sheesh, the glitter has hardly been brushed away, cupid is just retiring for another year, and there are probably a FEW chocolates still left but here I am jumping into Easter!!! 

March 2011 issue

I made this adorable layout for this week's fresh and happy SPCC color combo:

I've had this picture propped up in front of my crafty workspace for a while now just waiting for the perfect prompt.  It's just so funny!  Only my kids could take Easter Egg dyeing to the hood!! 

The style of my layout (the ribbon rainbow) is inspired by this layout done for this week's Sketchy Thursdays submission by our Guest Design Member Sandra.  I am so impressed with Sandra's style.  It's so gorgeous!!!  Wait til you see what she made for ST for next week!!! 

This type of layout is perfect for me because I own waaaaaaaaaaaaaay more ribbon and fibers than any sane person should.  And I keep adding to my collection!!!!  I can't help myself.  I do have to say, though, that I had a hard time coming up with a decent amount of bright yellow offerings. 

I LOVE the way the stitching came out on this.  I've had this "loopiness" happen before on the backstitch and have often tried to imitate it but can't seem to figure out what set of circumstances initiate it.  It can't be the type of thread because most of my thread is the same type.  But in any event, I ~heart~ the way this looks. 

I just found this alpha stamp set in my foam stamps stash.  No idea why it was in there and I'm bummed I've lost all that time I could've been using it.  It's (can you say it with me?) awesome!!!! 

Be sure to check out what the rest of the SPCC Divas made for your inspiration this week and play along with us!

Have a happy Monday!

Heidi

Valentine's Day 2006

Man, I have sooooooooooooooo many pics the are so scrapworthy and I'm never going to get to them all.   You, too?  When looking through a box of "BK" pics (before kids) I came across a bunch of duplicate pics of the kids much younger made presumably for grandparents.  Pics I'd forgotten about.  Not sure why they were tucked into that box.  In there were these 2 gems staged for a VDay card for my hubby:

January 2011 issue

We all joke that that's the boy's "heartthrob" photo.  Just look at that adorable expression.  Can't you just see that on the cover of Teen Beat (or whatever THE teen heartthrob magazine is these days)? 

I made this layout for this week's SPCC color challenge:

I had this leftover piece of the yellow & white paper already trimmed up like that and thought it looked pretty cool so I left it as is.  To make it a neat rectangle I backed the one side with some yummy leftover Basic Grey.  Ever since spying the gorgeous turquoise and red hot air balloon and birds paper by My Minds Eye on a layout by Tessa I just HAD to have it.  Isn't it just so stinkin adorable??!! 

After fussy cutting out the birds and balloons, I used the leftover red background pieces to cut the hearts.  As you can see from the pic above, there's lots of dimension on this layout.  Of course, had fun with the sewing machine again (the thread is hot pink despite looking red in the pics). 

Can't seem to leave my Dymo alone, either.  Ran some pinkish Basic Grey thru and sanded the raised letters to make them stand out. 

Be sure to head on over to the SPCC blog to check out what the Design Team made for your inspiration.  This was such a fun color combo and you will not be disappointed with the samples.  Be sure to hook up your project to Mr. Linky for your chance to win an awesome prize from Miss Sam herself!

Busy, busy blogging day today.  The first day of the month AND a Monday so lots of fun business to attend to.  Off to make something for the Dollies and then SLEEP!!!  Hopefully I'll actually get some tonight. 

Thanks for stopping by!

- Heidi

Lil Prince (SPCC #31)

H{ippity} Hop post next one down...

Happy Monday! 

Time for another installment of SPCC.  Really love this combo:

October/November 2010 issue

I had just the perfect base paper to begin with, from the Nikki  Silvis "U R My Favorite" collection.

Loving all the little pennant embellies going around out there so tried one for myself.

Most of the paper is from a Martha Stewart Valentine's Day stack with a Colorbok prismatic paper thrown in. 

I also used a few items from the Crop Suey kit I won a couple months ago, the Sassafras Lass chipboard bunny, bird, and journaling piece and a couple of mini cupcake/candy cups which I made into a flower. 

Head on over to the SPCC blog to see what other amazing creations the design team made for your inspiration and join in on the fun!

I've spent the long weekend finally sorting and packing away the Christmas stuff and doing a bunch of cleaning and organizing so I think I'm going to spend its last few hours curled up on the couch snuggling with the kids and reading.  It's rainy and chilly here today which in AZ is a treat and I love to spend days like this all comfy and tucked in.  :o) 

Heidi

Details - Paper & bread(less) tag from Nikki Silvis; Sassafras Lass chipboard & candy cups from Crop Suey; Paper & bakers twine from Martha Stewart; Paper from Colorbok; Hearts by Darice; EK Success alpha stamps; StazOn ink.

SPCC #29

Please scroll down two posts for today's H{ippity} Hop post!

Yep, ANOTHER post for the day.  Mondays are busy! 

SPCC is finally back from holiday!  This week's Color Combo said "frosty and cheery" to me:

Now, to be fair, this combo was originally scheduled to post right before Christmas so my layout was themed accordingly:

I also used a Sketchy Thursdays sketch from 12/10 that I'd originally missed out on making.  (Leah - note the way I interpreted the circle element.) 

I "sugared" up some chipboard with some fun chunky purple, white, and clear glitter. I rubbed the chipboard with my Lavendar Lace ink pad before glittering so it would have a lavendar undertone. I used my metal tipped Art Glitter glue to draw the lines for the darker glitter to adhere to then covered the rest of the board with glue and pressed on the chunky white and clear glitter. 

Dontcha just love those little rosy cheekies?  See, we're from Gilbert, AZ where it doesn't snow so I'm not all snow savvy.  My poor kids' cheekies were red like that for a week after we returned from our snow trip.  Oops!

I also sugared some lavendar brads. You can get a good sense of the circle shapes in the glitter in this pic:

Be sure to check out the SPCC blog to see what the amazing SP Divas made for your inspiration and what yummy prize is up for grabs this week. Come, play along with us!!!!

- Heidi

Details:  DCWV paper; Fancy Pants chipboard; Stampin' Up! ink; Glitter - Joanns, Art Glitter; Art Glitter metal-tipped glue; unknown brads.

Dear Santa, We Can Explain

This week's SPCC colors are SO holiday in my opinion:

I immediately thought of a cute laser cut Santa list I've had for years for the Kraft portion:

I just think my kids have funny little looks on their faces while sitting on Santa's lap:

This was during our Polar Express trip a few years ago (that's why they're in pj's & slippers, but also coats & hats). 

The snowflakes are covered with Diamond Dust.  Love it but have you ever worked with it??!!  It's actually shards of glass (that's why it sparkles so much) but I've been cut a few times while handling it.  It's soooo darn pretty, though.

Details:  DCWV paper; Deluxe Cuts laser diecut; American Crafts chipboard; Doodlebug trim; Diamond Dust; unknown rub ons. 

This week's SPCC challenge is sponsored by Danielle Wycough and Shimmerz.  One lucky participant is going to win 4 Shimmerz paints!!! 

Yummy!!!

You have until next Monday 12/14 to hook up your project to Mr. Linky HERE!

Have a great day!

Heidi

SPCC #25 "Home Sweet Home'

It's me again!  Monday's are so chock full of fun, eh?  At least in the virtual scrapping world. 

This week's SPCC color combo is a very unique one:

My initial reaction was, "COOL!"  And then I tried to make something with these colors...LOL.  I don't know why I had such a hard time because I really do absolutely LOVE this combo. 

Of course, my first instinct was to pull a piece of kraft paper as the base, but somewhere along the way I ran across the gorgeous Pink Paislee die cut paper I ended up using because it very closely matched the certainly celery and very vanilla colors.  (And how funny is this??!!!  Both Diana and I used this same piece of paper and posted it to our blogs at the same time!!  Great minds think alike, LOL!  WHY is she all the way across the country from me??)

The pic above better represents the actual color of the layout but this one better shows off the gorgeous die cut paper shape:

This pic also better shows the stitching along the edges of the paper, too.  My first attempt at the stitching resulted in this:

Apparently the first thread I attempted to use was too thick and stiff and it kept freezing my machine and ripped the paper.  Boohoo! 

The adorable house stamp is from jillibean soup.  Both the stamp and the Pink Paislee paper came with my Lil Scrappin Mama October kit which I so loved. 

Details:  Pink Paislee & Stampin' Up! paper; Jillibean Soup & Technique Tuesday stamps; Stampin' Up! ink & twill; Michaels ribbon; Bazzill chipboard; Fiskars border punch; thread; unknown string.

Come on over to the SPCC site to hook up your creation for a chance to win this week's prize from Memories Forever Scrapbooking:

Also, be sure to come on over to SPCC and check out our NEW Design Team Members!!!  We've added a few new ones to the mix!

Have a great day!!

Heidi

SPCC #24

Just wanted to shout out that SPCC's newest color challenge is up!

I haven't had a chance to play along yet with this cool combo but hop on over to the SPCC blog to check out what some of the other SP Divas made for your inspiration.  Very inspiring stuff indeed!

- Heidi

Splatter Play & Crazy N R G

Happy Monday!! 

It's that time for your weekly color and spunky prompt inspiration!

SPLATTER PLAY

We have a fun color combo for you this week on SPCC:

This reminded me of the sign in our playroom that the kids splatter painted a while back:

I was going for a splatter effect with the buttons but I don't think I succeeded.  Oh, well. 

Come, PLAY along with us this week on SPCC.  You can create anything your heart desires:  a layout, card, 3D item, anything the colors inspire you to make. 

And guess who's back to sponsor this week's prize??!!  iCopic!!!!!!!

Look what's up for grabs:

That's a pack of Multiliner Copic Pens and some Copic paper!!!  YUM!

Hook yourself up to Mr. Linky on THIS POST for your chance to win!!

Details:  Buttons - Stampin' Up!, SEI, unknown; The Paper Company paper; Zig Millennium pen.

CRAZY N R G

For your prompt inspiration this week on Spunky Scrappers we have "Random Thoughts". 

Doesn't that remind you of Jack Handy's Deep Thoughts from SNL??  LOL!

So my random thought is WHY is it that the more tired kids are the crazier and more energetic they become??

So, I was thinking about one of those Super Bouncy Balls when I made this because that's exactly what my kids resemble when they're tired.  The literally bounce off the walls.  (Yeah, tired also equals diminished sense of size so that they often misjudge the size of door-and hallways.  LOL.)

Another I-had-this-odd-sized-piece-of-paper-so-I-just-thought-I'd-go-with-it layout.  I even used the top of the paper where it attaches to the paper pad that is meant to be cut off because I love the contrast of the white expanse next to the unfinished edge of the pattern and because I knew just what to do with the hanger hole. 

The idea for the scribbled edge frame around the picture comes from a layout by our Sketchy Thursdays November Guest Designer Jennifer Campbell.  Unfortunately, I can't link you direct to the inspiration layout because it won't be revealed until this Thursday BUT be sure to check out her blog to enjoy her wonderful talent!

I liked the way it looked with the end of the string sort of petering out at the end, just like the kids eventually and thankfully do at the end of the night. 

Did you know Spunky Scrappers is in the midst of changing from a Ning sight to a Blogspot blog?!!  Woohoo!!  Come on over and check us out!!  No more signing up.  Just follow us!!  It's going to be just that much easier to join in on the weekly prompt fun.

Details:  We R Memory Keepers paper; DMC floss; Brads - Stampin' Up!, Karen Foster.

Hope you are having an awesome Monday!

Heidi

Love At First Sight

Happy Monday!! 

Time for another installment of SPCC:

Such a pretty combo this week. 

I haven't scrapped any baby pics of my daughter yet and this color combo seemed just perfect.  She's 15 days in this pic and it's one of my all time faves.  (She's only turning 4 years old this week so I'm not that far behind, LOL!) 

The design of this layout is this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch:

I love how the Basic Grey papers coordinate despite being from different collections.  And I promise that the background paper is very close to the Creamy Caramel color even though it looks closer to a white in the picture.

Have I mentioned how much I love ribbon and trim?  I hoard it!  I especially love grabbing all the yumminess that comes out at winter holiday time. 

It's hard to see the complete subtitle in the full picture, too,because it gets swallowed by the dark shading of the paper. 

Details: Basic Grey paper, cardstock alpha, & trim; Trim/Ribbon - Michaels, EK Success; Prima flowers; American Crafts rub on alpha; unknown pearls.



Be sure to check out what gorgeous creations the SP Divas made for your inspiration.  Hook up your own entry with Mr. Linky for your chance to win these adorable items from Sammye Jo from 62 Cards:

So stinkin' cute!!! 

Hope you are having a great Monday! 

Heidi

p.s.  Today's the last day to vote for my sushi roll card (see card in sidebar) in Round 2 of Torendi's People's Choice competition.  Thank you so much to all that have already voted!  I would really love to have the opportunity to show you my card for round 3!!  Voting for Round 3 begins Tuesday evening!!!!  The 3rd round is the last round and only the top 2 vote-getters get Design Team positions so I really appreciate every single vote!

Little Piggies and Mommy's Little Pole Dancer & Drag Queen

Hey all! 

First, I want to thank everyone for supporting me and voting for me in the first round of the Torendi Challenge!  I've made it through to round #2!!!  I have made the cutest (IMHO) card and can't wait to reveal it for you later tonight!!  I just need to survive this week and next!!! 

On to today's business...

It's Monday (OK, so it's Tuesday...I'm a day late!!) so it's time for your next installments of SPCC and Spunky Scrappers.

LITTLE PIGGIES

This week's SPCC Color Combo:

At first glance this one brought to mind fall for me.  But this week's color combo had a twist...we also needed to use our sponsor's product on the layout. 

DRS Designs, a rubber stamps and more vendor, sponsored this week's color combo and they generously provided each SP Diva with free stamps to use on our projects!! 

One of the stamps I chose was the cutest little piggie sooooo that made me immediately want to scrap some pics of my kids playing in the rain on a warm summer day. 

You can see the progression of "piggieness" in the pics from top to bottom.  Note how my son's underwear went from white with a blue design to dark brown!!! LOL!!  I didn't mind...they had a blast and they didn't ruin anything that wasn't either washable or replaceable!  I think they were most surprised that mommy allowed them to do this!!! 

I splashed some "mud" (watered down brown paint) on the flower the title piggies are dancing on, as well as on all the piggies to make it look like they were playing in the mud. 

I colored the two chipboard elements, the flower and the flourish, by taking Stampin' Up! ink pads directly to the chipboard and rubbing it all over until they were completely covered.  Then I covered each with Crackle Medium to give them shine and a cracked finished (like dried mud). 

Can't forget to note that the design of this layout is an early Sketchy Thursdays sketch...one of my faves!!

Head on over to the SPCC site to check out the inspiration from the rest of the SP Divas. 

DRS Designs is offering this week's winner a $15 gift certificate to use in their online store!!  They have some seriously cute stamps so you are really going to want to get in on this action!! 

Details:  Paper - DCWV, Stampin' Up!; DRS Designs stamp; Ink - StazOn, Stampin' Up!; Chipboard - Fancy Pants, Stampin' Up!; Ranger Crackle Medium; American Craft white pen; Stampin' Up! marker; Zig Millennium pen; Making Memories felt alpha stickers, paint; Stampin' Up! ribbon.


FUTURE JOBS LIST (not!)

Monday is also time for a new Spunky Scrappers prompt!  This week's prompt - Top 10 Lists. 

OK, so I didn't go for a "traditional" Top 10 list...this is more a Top 10 in Hell List:

See, I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to scrap this particular picture for a while now.  It's so funny.  It's like the picture you never want to see of your kids when they're older and understand what they're wearing/doing.  (AGAIN with the incredibly embarrassing pics!!  Poor kids!  But remember, sometimes mommy laughs AT you.  I just can't help it!!)  I always thought the title would be something to the effect of "Mommy's Little Pole Dancer & Drag Queen".  (I'm going to hell, aren't I?  LOL!)

So, my Top 10 List is 10 future potential jobs this pic brings to mind.  Most quite shudder-worthy, some very tongue-in-cheek.  And at the very bottom I wrote, "So Proud".

As you will notice, this is another non-12x12 layout.  I had an irregularly sized piece of leftover patterened paper so I just went with it without trying to make it fit any conventional layout size.  It's quite freeing and makes things much simpler. 

Be sure to pop on over to the Spunky Scrappers site to play along with the Top 10 prompt and see what the Design Team made for your inspiration! 

Details:  Paper - American Crafts; Sassafras Lass journal card; Making Memories alpha stickers; Zig Millennium pen; thread.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Heidi