Friday Scrapbook Steals Pebbles Chalk Kit

HELLO FRIDAY!!
I am so happy to see you!!!  This has been one crazy week and I am so happy the long weekend is finally here!!!

Today I have my first post over at Scrapbook Steals.  I am so excited about this because the Steal of the day is the Pebbles Chalk Ink Kit.  I had never played with Chalk Inks before but let me say I totally had a blast and loved them  The colors are so amazing and there are soooo many things you can do with them.  I focused on 3 techniques with this kit.  I will go over 2 of them on my blog here today and to check out the 3rd you will have to check out the Scrapbook Steals Blog

First Technique- Use the amazing stencils to create fun shapes on your projects.  For my card here I used the stencil for the sun and rain drops.

Second Technique - use the chalks to color and entire area.  Create your own background.  I created for my tag the ombre look with different shades of pink.  (sorry the photo is so wonky- it is not doing that on my computer).

I have made a video "how to"  looking at this awesome kit and the different ways that you can use the chalk inks. 

Be sure to head on over to Scrapbook Steals and see my third fun project. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week some fun projects.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend.  I am taking Monday off to spend time with my family- I promised them no blogging for me- LOL!!!  So I will see you back on Tuesday!
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Thursday Imaginisce Outdoor Adventure

Happy Thursday!

It seems like forever since I posted a layout.  Trust me I have been making them but they are for June and July!  I have several coming up in the next week so I hope you enjoy them!

Imaginisce has come out with a new release Outdoor Adventure and can I tell  you that I am just so in love with this collection.  It is just so on trend with the colors, patter papers and designs.  I just love it.  One of the reasons I love it so much is that we are always outside and this collection is all about outdoor activities!! 


This is a photo of Jack in a tree.  Every year (except this year) we go on a hike for Mother's Day.  Jack wanted to climb this huge tree and he did really well.  He looked so cute up  there when he was taking a break. 

supplies
cardstock- core'dinations
wood veneer- studio calico
flair- a flair for buttons
die cuts, bling, paper, stickers, alphabet stickers- Imaginisce
Silhouette

Now all week long Imaginisce has been having a giveaway.  All you have to do is head on over there and leave a comment on the post.  HERE is mine and HERE is today's post.  Good luck!  You will really want this collection.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Tomorrow I have my first post with the Steal of the Day from Scrapbook Steals!  You will want to see the bargain.  It is really fun.  See you then.   Have a wonderful and crafty day

Wednesday SOG Artist Mae

Happy Wednesday!

Today I have another  new Clear Stamp Release from Some Odd Girl.  This is Artist Mae and isn't she just the cutest thing going?  For all of us who craft this is just the perfect image! and I totally love the sentiment. 

For this card I stamped out Mae and colored her with my spectrum noir markers.  I then fussy cut her out.  I then took my cardstock and stamped my sentiment.  Next, I splattered several types of sprays- Heidi Swapp, Studio Calico and Tattered Angles.  Can you tell I just totally love to spray and mist?  I then attached the cardstock onto my card base. 

Head on over to the Some Odd Girl blog (HERE) and see all the totally cool inspiration from the DT Oddies - I think they will really knock your socks off!  Then stop by the shop (HERE) and see all the new stamps.

supplies
cardstock- neenah solar white
markers- spectrum noir
clear stamps- some odd girl
paper- echo park
sewing machine
sprays- studio calico, heidi swapp, tattered angels

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will have a new layout for you tomorrow!  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Tuesday SOG Music Mae

Happy Tuesday,

Today I have another new Clear Stamp Release from Some Odd Girl !  Today we have Music Mae.  I just love her sitting there listening to some music.  She reminds me of my Goddaughter who is 11 years old and is always listening to her music.

For this card I went with a square base (something I rarely do but wanted something a little different).  I broke into my Jillibean Soup scraps and put together this card.  I colored Mae with my Spectrum Noir markers.   I added some of the fun sparkle twine from The Stingery!

Head on over to the Some Odd Girl blog (HERE) and see all the totally cool inspiration from the DT Oddies - I think they will really knock your socks off!  Then stop by the shop (HERE) and see all the new stamps.

supplies
paper-  jillibean soup
clear stamps- some odd girl
twine- the stringery
gems- hero arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back tomorrow with a new project.  See you then!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Monday SOG Hey Mae

Happy Monday,

How was your weekend?  Ours was wonderful.  Saturday we spent the day at my mon's and went to a local festival.  The boys had so much fun and I got to catch up with my oldest friend.  We have been friends since we were two.  Yup, 2 years old.  Our friendship has spanned 44.5 years.  I can't believe it.  It was fun seeing our kids play together and hang out!  Then on Sunday I played tennis in the mornng ( had the best match so far!!- Yes, we won!!) and then just hung out on the patio and watched the boys play and dooze in my chair listening to our little pond.  Just the perfect day!!  I did not get much crafting in.  In fact I got NOTHING done.  LOL!! Oh well, that is ok.

Over at Some Odd Girl they are having their Clear Stamp Release week.  Today's stamp is Hey Mae.  Is she not so pretty?  I love her!  I colored her with my spectrum noir markers and then made my card with some scraps I had from October Afternoon.

Head on over to the Some Odd Girl blog (HERE) and see all the totally cool inspiration from the DT Oddies - I think they will really knock your socks off!  Then stop by the shop (HERE) and see all the new stamps.

supplies
paper- october afternoon
clear stamps- some odd girl
markers- spectrum noir
ink- memento, hero arts

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I have an entire week of all new projects!  I will see you tomorrow!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!
mp

Friday Core'dinations Intro

Happy Friday!

Are you ready for the weekend?  Oh man Oh man am I!!  This has been one long week!  I can't wait.  We don't have much on our agenda this weekend but we do have a fun local little festival.  The boys always love it so I can't wait.  I also want to get in some crafty time.  I would love this weekend to create just for me.  I am a bit ahead of schedule on DT work and I have had this idea in my head for a layout that I want to get done of my little one on vacation last year.  I splurged and bought a couple sheets of Fancy Pants paper for this layout.  Fingers crossed I can work on it!!

Today is a big day for me.  It is my introduction on the Core'dinations blog (HERE!)  Our assignment was to create a layout that represented you.  I knew exactly what I wanted to make!  I picked my favorite photo of me and I love the colors in the photo so I picked some awesome cardstock that matched the photo and then picked out some of my fave papers from  Jillibean.  I then got out my Silhouette and made speech bubbles and put in a noun that describes me. 

I really had fun with then embellishing this layout.  I am totally addicted to wood veneer so I couldn't create a layout about me if I didn't include it- so yes, I went a little crazy with it but it was so much fun.  I also included a flair badge because I love flair!!! and then I included the feather for fun.  I love to have fun with my craft. 

For my techniques with the Core cardstock I embossed and sanded it to give it a bit of a distressed look.  I also sanded my title. 

cardstock- Core'dinations
alphabet stickers- jillibean soup
pattern paper- jillibean soup
wood veneer- freckled fawn, studio calico
flair- a flair for buttons
feather- bella blvd. 

Now here is the fun part!!!!!! Core'dinations is giving a a paper pack of their awesome cardstock EVERY day that they are announcing the  design team.  All you have to do is head over HERE and leave a comment and you have the chance to win!  How easy is that?  Plus I would love it if you stopped by to say hi!  Thanks so much!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I will be back next week with all new projects.  Some Odd Girl will be having their clear stamp release and let me just say the stamps are sooooo much fun.  I will see you then.  Have a wonderful and crafty weekend. 
mp

Wednesday Heads Up

Happy Wednesday,
I just wanted to pass this information along. 

I will be back on Friday with my introduction but be sure to stop by everyday and try to win an awesome prize package!!

See you Friday!  Taking a couple of days off!
mp