RAK from Jewels

My good scrappin' friend Jewels is having a really cool RAK on her blog.  She giving away one of those really cool little sewing machines!  Click on this link to check it out.

http://joy-n-jesus.blogspot.com/2009/11/rak.html

Kindergarten Layout is a Winner (Frosted Designs)

Wow...I'm honored that my Kindergarten layout for the Tri-Challenge was selected as the winner at Frosted Designs.  (Click below to go to their blog) or scroll down to see the layout here on mine.  (but check them out anyways!!)

http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2009/11/tri-challenge-winner.html

A few layouts from last week

I don't usually post layouts here unless they're for a challenge or I REALLY like them. But, I'm rethinking that logic. So, I'm going to post a few of my faves from last week. (Other than those already posted in their own post which you can view by either scrolling down or by navigating to them via the BLOG ARCHIVE section in the right column).

Kindergarten (Practical Scrapper Tri-challenge)

Please note:  There are 2 posts for today, please scoll down or use blog archive in right column to see a "BEARY CUTE" layout.

This week we're having a Tri-Challege at Practical Scrappers in conjunction with 2 other sites. 

http://www.practicalscrappers.com/2009/10/our-first-ever-tri-challenge.html

Sketch from Stuck on You Sketches and Frosted Designs to use an Owl plus our challenge to use 3 ribbons.

I used large red ric-rac, small yellow ric-rac, sheer abc ribbon & red felt border.  I flipped the sketch and put the owl above the photo.  The owl is a sticker that I mounted onto some clear packaging and popped up.  Also, above the photo I stitched a little pocket into the patterned paper & cardstock and made a little pocket and put a little journal card (1st Day of School) and added a sweet little private note to my son.  (I don't usually do hidden journaling, so this was a little departure from the norm for me.---that's always a good thing!)

Beary Cute (Practical Scrappers 3 Ribbon challenge)

This week at Practical Scrappers our challenge was to use 3 different ribbons.  I used some yellow twill under the title, brown ric-rac around the circle edge and a little strip of red along the right lower edge of the photo. 

This is Joseph at his first Build-a-Bear party.  He named his bear "Prince", since he was the only boy at Jocelyn's Build-a-Bear and Princess birthday party.  I just realized I didn't put the date on the layout.  Need to go back and do that.  Photo/party was Sept 20th.

Ride Em Cowboy - Practical Scrapper "punch" layout

This week's challenge at Practical Scrappers was using PUNCHES on our layouts. It's really funny because last week I did this layout...but something was missing (see below).

 So, it's just been sitting on my table waiting for inpiration (or for me to throw in the towel & call it done). 

I added different size circle punches & it's so much better!! What a big difference a few circles can make!!

The striped material is FABRIC (not paper)... TFL!!

Sketch inspiration from Little Shop of Sketches #52.

The BIG chair (Let's Capture Sketch #12)

This layout was designed around sketch #12 from Let's Capture These Sketches (#12)

http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/

I used my October kit from Scrapbook Circle. 

http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/

TFL.

"Your Best Work" (Practical Scrappers - Office Supply Layout)

This is my first project as a Design Team member at Practical Scrappers.  This weeks challenge was to use Office Supplies.  I used a file folder & a paper clip.

I used a file folder (from when I used to work at a body shop)...covered it with some LUXE line paper and added some red thickers.  A little splash of white (squares) is Bazzill Just the Edge.  The paper clip (holding the photo..but the photo is really adhered too)... I picked up a package of really cute clips last week at Staples in the Clearance bin for $2.  Who knew I'd use them so soon!!

Anyway, I showed Joseph this layout and told him this was only for his "BEST" work coming home from school...becuase he brings home like 5-8 pieces of paper everyday.  (my homework!! lol).  So then he said "I'll have to work hard to make every project good enough to go in this folder".  uuuhhh..yea... If I'd have known that's all it took???  Well, if it works, I'll be making 12 more of these for Grades 1-12!!

Here's a closeup too.

Practical Scrappers Design Team

I'm now a Design Team member at Practical Scrappers...what a fun place.  Really neat challenges every week...challenges to "use your exisiting stash"...  and recently added a message board.

Come visit us...

http://www.practicalscrappers.com/

Animal Memories (ScrapFIT #6)

I had a total blast doing this layout!!!  This is for a challenge at ScrapFIT (#6) 

http://scrapfit.blogspot.com/

The challenge was

1) Black & White Cardstock

2)  2 (no more or less) pieces of patterned paper

3) Distressing

4) word "memories" in title

5) Black & white photos

So, this is Joseph at the "Hoe-down" playing in the petting zoo

(yea, I know....I keep doing this subject..but I took lots of photos and I'm not done sharing the stories yet!!)

This also fit a challenge at Personal Scrapper (crop) to create a frame (I framed the black with the white and also doodled a frame border around the outside)