It's a new week ... a new challenge

So it's a new week .. and what does that mean?  A new challenge is up at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.


This is Sketch #4

Click here for all the details.


But HERE is the layout that I created.  I loved the challenge of turning this one page sketch into a two page layout!

I really loved the way that this came out.

I used a few files from LSHD

Party Animal Collection (for the turtle)

Birthday Monkeys (for the Balloons)

Fancy Flourish

The picture did not turn out that great ... sorry :(  It's very rainy and dark here these days.  The good news is that my husband is working on a picture taking solution for us (he has his own hobby that requires a camera too) and hopefully we'll have it all figured out in a week or so.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A bright and cheerful layout

I don't know what the weather is like near you .. but here it's back to dark, chilly and rainy.
To fight back ... well, at least mentally ... I picked up a stack of DCWV paper called "Creamy".   It honestly is the brightest paper I've ever seen.   AND ... it's super smooth ... thus the name "Creamy".  It's really a great stack for Springtime layouts ... even summer!


When Tricia, over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs, came out with the Spring Fairies pattern collection this paper popped right into my head.  It was perfect!  Bright, cheerful and really unique!


So with these two combinations (the neat paper and the awesome pattern), I came up with this:

The full layout

The left page

The right page

Close up of Fairy with flowers

 Close up of peeker fairy

Close up of Fairy with Bird

Close up of flying fairy

Close up of Fairy on Mushroom

Close up of pull out tag with charm

A dimensional view

If you are interested in this layout ... CLICK HERE.   Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Superbowl Party!

Somehow I missed posting about this really cute layout last week!
I had so much fun making this ... much more fun crafting (at least to me) rather than actually watching the game!  he he




I'll keep this one short ... This fun layout is available on ebay now HERE but it does end this evening.


I did use all patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.


Have a great day!

Card sketch challenge

Happy monday everyone


It's sketch challenge day over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs!
Here's the sketch for this week.  This week, the goal is to make a card utilizing this sketch.

Now, head on over to the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Design team blog to find out how to enter ... and what you can WIN!  I sure hope that you will consider joining us this week!

For my project this week, I chose to work with the Valentine turtle file.

He's a little cutie, isn't he?

AND .. HERE is my card

Thanks for stopping by today, and please .. consider joining in the fun :)

Angels Among Us

I have a new layout to share with you today.


I think this would be great for newborn pictures, children pictures, or even to capture a memory of a loved one.


I used the "Angels Among Us" paper piecing patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven to complete this layout.

The full layout

The left page

The right page

Close up of angels

Close up of angels

A super close up of one of the girl angels

A dimensional view

There are four pull out tags in the shapes of clouds.  This is a picture of two of them tucked in a mat

And here is a view of the journaling tags

This layout is available on eBay now.  Just click HERE to see the details.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

A mini album challenge

Wow, It's already time for a new challenge over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.
This week was a REAL challenge for me.  I'm a scrapbooker, a layout maker, and I make the occassional stand alone paper piecing set.  But albums .. nope .. not me ... not ever.


Well .. let's just say that this challenge may have changed things a bit for me.


Where do you go when you need Inspiration?  Well me, I go to pinterest.  I love pinterest!  Do you pinterest?  If you don't you should .. you really ARE missing out.  I searched on mini albums, and boy oh boy did I find the mini albums!  I came across THIS one almost instantly and knew at that moment this would be the first album I would tackle.  


I followed her tutorial step by step.  Of course choosing my own colors, coordinating ribbons and patterns from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs ... and came up with this Ca - UTE album.  I tell you .. I am hooked.   What do you think?  I'd love to hear if you'd like to see more of these :)


This is a mini album made of 5 envelopes and some cardstock. 

The album itself measures about 5 inches x 4 inches.

I think it would be perfect to jot notes in and add some fun pictures too.

Making this project actually took me back in time to a college memory where me and a few friends, out of the blue, jumped in a little Eagle Talon and traveled across several states just for fun.  Oh how fun it would have been to capture some pictures and memories into this book :)  

Well, I hope that you've enjoyed my album and that you'll consider joining us on the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Design team on this challenge.  DO NOT be intimidated .. do some searches on mini album tutorials and I am sure that you will find something to tackle.  I am more than certain you'll be happy with your results !

You'll find all the details on the challenge HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today!