Polaroid Layout

I have a fun layout featuring my son to share with you all today. I created the polariods on my new Silhouette Portrait!!!

The DP, washi, button, chipboard and enamel dots are all from the Boy Crazy MME collection. I was lucky enough to win the ENTIRE collection for The Scrapbook Queen!

I used my Distress Markers, in broken china, spiced marmalade and barn door, along with the Hero Arts stamp & cut Arrow set for my cluster in the lower left.

To create a little visual interest and break up the linear lines for my layout a little, I ripped and then curled the edge of my border piece.

*The general layout was cased from this layout here.

Challenges:
Red Carpet Studio - "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

Pause Dream Enjoy - For The Boys

Ch# 5 For the BOYS

Begins: Monday, Mar 4

Ends: Sunday, Mar 17

For this challenge I made a Patriotic Invitation. You see my husband became an American Citizen last week and to celebrate this amazing achievement we had a party.

I used Recollections paper and my Martha Stewart star punch that can be used anywhere on the page. The red stripe was cut with my Fiskars rotary trimmer fitted with a scallop blade.

For the fireworks I used a CTMH stamp that I inked with Barn Door Distress Ink and then colored the star portion with Chipped Sapphire Distress Marker. (I love that the markers know what color they are supposed to be so you cannot cross-contaminate them.) I only inked my stamp once but stamped in four different places on the page!

Since I was making over 20 of these and sending them through the mail I only added a little bit of hemp cording for 3D embellishments.

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Winner announced in the WINNERS Page Tab
Prize MFPS "Buried Treasure" stamp set
(must have a USA address)

Now it's your turn! Make your BOY themed project and link it up at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges.

Celebrate The Occasion - Girl's Birthday

Welcome to the newest challenge brought to you by

Celebrate The Occasion

this weeks theme

Girl's Birthday - must use pink

I took my inspiration from a school project my four-year-old made at school. They took tissue paper and clothes pins to create butterflies. So I bumped it up a notch and used tulle and jute. My dandelions are a Stampendous set that I heat embossed in white. The paper is MME.

I Did It!!!

I took the 10 minute craft dash challenge and actually completed it! To be fair I had to do it twice. The first time I was too disorganized and panic-stricken. But I got my act together and created something I actually like!

I used Close To My Heart stamps and Tim Holtz Distress Markers on my image. The DP is MME, the ribbon is American Crafts and the cardstock is Recollections. I used my Creative Cutter Room bow maker to quickly tie my perfect little bow. The pink paper is embossed with a Sizzix folder and highlighted with Picket Fence Acrylic Paint by Ranger.

I created my card in 9 minutes 20.6 seconds.

Celebrate The Occasion - Valentine With Ribbon Challenge

We're gearing up for Valentine's Day this week at Celebrate The Occasion!

Challenge: Create a Valentine inspired project with ribbon

I relied on my trusty Lawn Fawn again to create these Valentine's for my daughter's class. The stamp sets used are Say Cheese (Polaroid), Cozy Christmas (cookies, milk, ampersand) and Claire's ABCs. I used my Distress Markers again for the coloring. The Polaroid is a wash of Brushed Corduroy, Vintage Photo and Scattered Straw. I used Tea Dye, Brushed Corduroy and Vintage Photo for the cookies. The tray is Worn Lipstick and to give a little color to the milk I did a wash of Tumbled Glass. I embossed the pink background paper with a Sizzix folder and used the Adirondack paint dabber in Snow Cap to highlight. Everything is stamped with Ranger Archival Ink in Jest Black on watercolor paper.

Now, on to my winner of the CTO birthday blog hop. I used random.org to select the winner and that lucky lady is . . . 

UnikByYes

please send my your address by Friday and I'll get your goodies out to you. (tonya (dot) morgan (at) gmail (dot) com)

Thank you everyone for hopping along with us.

I'll be entering my Valentine into the following challenges:
Lawnscaping - Challenge #51 - Be My Valentine
My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #85 - Valentine's For Kids

Pause Dream Enjoy - Mainly Red Challenge

For the next two weeks at Pause Dream Enjoy Challenges we're challenging you to make a project that is MAINLY RED!

Begins: Monday, Feb 4

Ends: Sunday, Feb 17

Prize $15 Gift Cert. to The Robin's Nest

I had a hard time with this challenge. Red isn't a color I use a lot of. So after some thinking I came up with this naughty valentine!

This is not only a door hanger, it's a card too! Here's the inside:

Before putting it an envelope I hand wrote "Wishing you a happy Valentine's Day again, and again, and again!"

A few details: I used vinyl for my details instead of paper since I was using my Cricut and needed to cut my letters pretty small. 

Red Carpet Studio - Love Layout Challenge

This week at Red Carpet Studio we're asking you to create a layout with a love theme. It could be something or some one that you love. I created a clean and simple layout where my only embellishments are chipboard hearts.

I colored the hearts with Sunset and Smoothie inks and used a sharpie to add some doodles. The title is made with Lawn Fawn Bright Side stickers.