SMILE!!!

Hello,

I have a layout to share with you today. I used a sketch from Simply Scrappin 1st Nov sketch and Sketchy Thursdays 10-29 sketch. You wonder how I can use two sketches for one layout? Well to be honest they were almost exactly alike. My layout fit for both. Bonus! Simply Scrapping's sketch had a twist, it was to use one B&W photo and 2 colored photos.

The journaling says: I love that you are so photogenic with that beautiful smile of yours. It brightens my day every time I see it. Never stop smiling! October 2009

The pp is Sassafras, the tiny font is Making Memories and the word smile and the green ribbon is amercian crafts thickers. I also used a Martha Stewart butterfly punch and a recollections blue glitter brad.

Thanks for looking!

Nicole

Published?? Ella Publishing Co.

Hey everyone,

I have some news to share with you all. I have know about it for sometime now and realized I totally forgot to tell you guys.

One of my layouts got published in an online e-zine called Ella. Remember Simple Scrapbooks, the magazine that recently went out of business? Well the editors of that magazine have now started Ella Publishing Co. The e-zine is pretty new, but they chose one of my layouts as one of the Editor's picks.

HERE is the link to it. Mine is Pick #2 and the layout is called First day of Kindergarten.

Go check it out and browse the e-zine...its free so why not!!

Thanks for letting me share my exciting news!

Spelling Homework

Hey!!!

Well I finally get to share one of the layouts I did last weekend. I actually did 2, one I can finally show you today and the other one I cant show you yet. This layout is called spelling homework. This is a picture of my daughter doing her homework.


I made the DT for Simply Scrapping and this was my first DT assignment. This is for the Simply Scrapping weekly sketch challenge. This is the 3rd challenge for October. There is always a sketch and a twist for the sketch. This weeks twist was using rolled paper.

I made an embellishment out of rolled paper. I just wrapped the paper around a pencil and kinda wrapped it together with embroidery thread.

Make sure you go on over and check it out, because there is a drawing every month for an awesome prize and each week that you participate gets you an entry with a maximum of 4 entries per month.

Here is the sketch:

Here is my take, I turned the sketch.


This is a detail shot of the rolled paper.

Clicking HERE will take you directly to the challenge!! Come on over and join us, I mean who doesnt love sketches or the chance to win a prize right??

Nicole

Scrap That Crop-toberfest 23-25

Hello, Hello,

I know its been a while since my last post...okay a long while but I just want to let you all know about this AWESOME group called Scrap That! They are having an online crop this weekend, Crop-toberfest, It started today (Friday) at 3pm and goes till Sunday, but you get till Tuesday to do all the challenges. They already had 6 pre-crop challenges and the fun is just beginning. So make sure you go over and check things out. They are going to be having give-aways and make-n-takes and all sorts of challenges. Its a great way to get a lot done!!

Click HERE to go directly to all the Crop-toberfest activities!!

See you all there!!

Nicole

Sweet Trip To The Candy Shop!!!!

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to let you all in on an exciting, new, and exclusive product that Creatively Green Scrapbook Store will be offering. Here's the deets!

Creatively Green's newest kits will be embellishment kits- some times you just dont need paper, and want something a little smaller, simpler- well have I got the solution for you- and their super cute to boot!


These kits will be packaged in gold candy packaging- the neat thing is they are made from recyclable pet and have really cool dividers in them. Well I want everyone to see the goodies inside, but I hate clear packaging ( even though it can be reused) its just not functional. So the tops of all the candy boxes are 4x6 themed transparencies ( i like the double duty aspect). You can also reuse the base of the candy box as it has dividers....


Each kit retails for $7.50 each. In each kit is an assortment of embellishments as well as a custom glittered set of clay artz embellishments. Every kit has something metal, textured, something recycled, and in all cool themes and color packages! I guarantee you guys are gonna love these!

Anyway: Heres a sampling of whats in the Halloween Candy Shoppe Kit!

12 inches of Vintage Trim
12 inches of Printed Halloween Ribbon

1 Yard of Recycled Paper Ribbon

4 Squares of Eco Felt ( we use these inside the kit, like a candy cup)

2 Frankenstein Brads

4 Pumpkin Eyelets

2 Ghost Eyelets

4 Painted recycled Corrugated Circles ( Lime, white, black and purple)

1 Bag of Glitter

4 Glittered Clay Artz: ( black bat, white ghost, orange pumpkin, and purple cat)

(1) 4x6 Halloween Themed Transparency



Some themes to look forward to:

Ravishing Reindeers

It Leaves You Breathless..

.The Music of the Night....

Peppermint Twist....

A Time of Thanks...

Oh Christmas Tree...

Holiday Lights...

A Love Like No Other...

Bundled Up....

Its My Party...

Here is a pic of these kits in production! Make sure you come and check them out!!

You can also check out the Creatively Green forum HERE! There you will find fun challenges with prizes, tips and tricks for creating "green", a gallery chock full of great ideas and new uses for all kinds of things! Come check us out!

Dont forget that by using the code NT03 at check out will get you a free gift with your purchase!!!

Nicole

Killed 4 birds with ONE stone!!!

Hey hey,


I told you I would be back today with another layout and here I am. I am thinking after today, I will be busy studying for mid-terms so I might not have time to scrap much this coming week till at least Friday. :(

All right...well here it is. The latest and the greatest...haha. I was able to incorporate 4 different challenges in this one layout. For the design, I used this weeks Sketchy Thursday sketch, which I totally loved. Its so simple but that is so me! I also used the current Pink Ninjas prompt which is #17 Addictions. This also counts for the Scrapfit Workout #4 which was use a photo with no peeps and some Cosmo Cricket (my pp is Cosmo). AND, last but not least I did the current Tuesday Technique Challenge over at MAF which was to use paint. I used red paint and outlined/edged my photo and around the outside of the layout.

I feel quite accomplished doing all these challenges in one layout. I combine sometimes but most of the time its like 2 at most. Anyway, about the layout, my addiction is Mountain Dew. Since I dont drink coffee, I consider it to be my coffee, and I can literally feel withdraws from the caffeine if I dont have it and feel tired all day. Sad really, but I have been drinking this since high school. I would buy one from the vending machines EVERY morning before class. So there you have it.

Here are some close ups.... dont you just love that little fabric brad with the heart on it. I got it from Hobby Lobby, and it was my last one:(

Thanks for looking everyone. Until next time.... you all scrap your little hearts out the next few days since I wont be able too!!

Nicole

Its early in the Mornin'....

Hey hey,

Well it is 3:13 in the morning....I havent gone to bed yet. I have been a scrappin and had to post before I went nighty-night. I killed 3 birds with this stone...haha. Sort of.

Well for the sketch I used one of Diana's old Sketchy Thursday sketches that I hadnt done yet. So if that counts then yes, it is 3 birds. lol. Here sketches are always awesome, and in fact I am in the middle of working on the current challenge....just not done yet, but come back tomorrow to see it. Click HERE to see the current sketch, which it totally fab, and you have till Wednesday night, midnight.

This was also for the Monday Funday challenge over at MAF. For that challenge you had use texting lingo in your layout, hence the title (LOL!). I thought it was perfect for this pic, I have had on my desk for months now. It was a really fun challenge, and still have till tomorrow nightif you want to pla along. Click HERE for the link to the actually challenge.

Last but not least this was also for the pile it on challenge this week. Use punches. I used 2. A butterfly punch and a border punch. After seeing some of Mrs. Diana's pages using this notebook edge looking punch, I just had to have it and Hobby Lobby had their punches %40 off last week, *actually the girl gave me %50 off but shhhh, we wont tell anyone. Hey I am not gonna complain. Anyway it is soo cute and I love this punch.
Here is a baby card I made using some K & Company paper. The stamp is one of those lil' snag em' stamps...so cute right? Nothing too spectacular about this one.
Alright, chickas.... come back tomorrow for another layout and maybe a card...
G'night,
Nicole

Sketchy Thursdays and a Cardstock only Challenge

Hello,
I just wanted to check in and show you what I am working on. This baby card here was made using the Sketchy Thursday sketch. The word "baby" is a Heidi Swapp stamp, and the giraffe is a snag 'em stamp by imaginisce. Love those little things, they carry them at our Michael's now for $1.49, so I snagged 3 different ones. Anyway, I stamped it on some Sassafras paper and then cut them out. I used black ink to ink up the edges of my cardstock and wha-la. Simple card for a baby and since its Orange you could really use it for a boy or girl, all though me personally it looks more on the boyish side to me.
This next project here is a layout I did for my MIL wedding album I am making for her. I used a challenge from Creatively Green. The challenge was to create a layout using only cardstock. You could use other embellies but 80% had to be cardstock so that meant NO pp and let me tell you, it was harder than it seemed. The white scallopped borders I did with a border punch. I used some cream offray ribbon and the crystal flourish is from Prima. This layout is very simple but I think it is elegant too and really puts the focus on the pics which is exactly what I wanted to do.
You still have till the end of the month to participate in this challenge and I think there is a prize for the winner. HERE is a link to the actual challenge.

Check back for some more stuff, this is just the beginning. I am currently working on some more stuff but wanted to make sure I got my card in on time.

Nicole