I Heart Right Now [LCOM 82].

Two more days until my big 3-0 but wait no longer for Let's Capture Our Memories sketch #82!

 

I really liked this sketch - as an 8.5x11 size page. So I scaled this down for my page this week. I chose a selfie photo I took with my iphone5S and Instagrammed back in May. This is me, Bentley, and my brother's dog that I rescued Vanilla.

I used my June Studio Calico kit for the background patterned paper, puffy stickers, and chipboard stickers. The dog paper clip, stamps, and washi tape are from a SC mini kit a few months back. Then I used some Project Life dog themed cards (clearanced at Hobby Lobby the second week of June).The geotag chipboard and the plastic heart are also Studio Calico. My date stamp is also by Studio Calico.

The July prize is a copy of Scrapbook and Cards Today Card Maps 4! You can enter your project HERE for a chance to win.
1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM82. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

Scrapping Turtle Deals for

These deals valid for the week of July 25 - 31 only. 

Queen & Co Summer 20% Off 

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Sizzix Pillow Box Bigz Die Only $17.99 (regular $24.99) 

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Margaritaville|ScrapMuch?!

Today is Sketchy Friday at Scrap Much?! Here's our sketch: 

 Here's my layout:

I printed off a couple photos from our cruise in January. This was our day in Grand Turk and around noon a rain shower blew in. We took cover in a nearby Margaritaville.  

Jump over to Scrap Much?!to see what the other designers did with the sketch. You have to link up your project in the side bar to be entered for the prize. Deadline is July 29 at midnight! So get going!!

My patterned paper is Dear Lizzy (Day Dreamer) from the June Studio Calico kit. I used some Freckled Fawn washi from my stash and an old Cosmo Cricket strip of patterned paper. I mixed MME enamel dots with Mister Huey's (Bazinga). My cork pieces are from Scraptastic (June 2014) and my anchor is by Creative Embellishments. I heat embossed it with orange Zing American Crafts embossing powder. I added some stickers from Basic Grey (Hey Girl!) and Sn@P! by Simple Stories. My alpha stickers are also Basic Grey (Hey Boy!)

happy birthday [card] for Scrapping Turtle {Birthday Bash}.

We're celebrating Scrapping Turtle's 2nd birthday! Today at the Turtle Soup forum I'm sharing my card challenge - using banners! Here's my card...

We hope you've been enjoying our birthday bash this month - I'd love you to join my challenge and check out the other challenges as well. If you haven't checked it out yet - you're running out of time! Get over there and get started on the challenges!

a Rafflecopter giveaway  

After you make your project, post it in the Turtle Soup gallery, and then post a link back to the challenge thread in the forum. After you do that, you can come back here and enter to win a prize from ME (in addition to being entered into the prize drawing in the forum).

Brads: My Mind's Eye (Nostalgia)
Stamp: Stampabilities (Tapestry Pattern); Paper Smooches (Sentiment Sampler)
Embossing Powder: American Crafts Zing! (butter, aqua)
ink: StazOn (onyx)

July 18 - 24 deals at Scrapping Turtle.

These deals valid for the week of July 18th - 24th only. 

Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher Only $14.99 (regular $19.99) 

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SRM Calendars Only $11.99 (regular $12.49) 

Promotions valid only during time period specified, no exceptions. While supplies last. Promotions not to be combined with other offers, discounts or coupons.

{Birthday Bash} Sketch Challenge at Scrapping Turtle.

Hey everyone! We hope you're having an awesome time celebrating Turtle Soup's second birthday! Today Bev has a sketch for us and the design team is sharing their take on it. 

sketch challenge

 Here's my page:

June 14 sketch reveal at Scrapping Turtle

These photos are from a friend's wedding last month. My brother's friend. My brother called me about three days before the wedding and said he needed a date. They went to school together, played on the same baseball teams, and the friend basically grew up at my house so he's kind of like a little brother. The wedding/reception were simple and tasteful. The food was yummy and it was nice to see some people we hadn't seen in a while.

For my page, I used mostly my June Studio Calico kits. (Here is my referral link if you're thinking about trying them out.) I added some sprinkles from Doodlebug (bumblebee), cork accents from Scraptastic (June 2014), label stickers from Basic Grey (Hello), and 'Today" stickers by SN@P! (Simple Stories).

If you want to join us on the challenge, or just check out how the other design team members interpreted the sketch, or jump into the Birthday Bash going on ALL month --  go HERE.

second snowiest [LCOM 80].

Hey everyone! I cannot believe it's sketch #80 at Let's Capture our Memories. Crazy. 

I think you'll love this sketch. Really basic, which leaves it wide open for interpretation.

 My background patterned paper is by Studio Calico and came in the May kits. I used a project life card, some Kelly Purkey label stickers, and American Crafts glitter tape. The puffy star stickers are by twine + ink and the sequin wood veneers are Chic Tags. I added Amy Tangerine arrow rub ons and a Glitz giant rhinestone. Those alpha stickers are from my stash - Sassafras and Amy Tangerine (Goodness).

Since it's the beginning of July it was only fitting I go back about six months and scrapbook some photos of my house during Snowpocalypse in January. You may remember THIS layout. I took these photos during the snow storm of the front of my house and the backyard. It was my first winter + my first real snow in my new home.

So check out the blog today to see the layouts and cards from the design team. There are also details on how you can join us HERE. The prize for July is a copy of Card Maps 4 by Scrapbook & Cards Today!

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.

2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM 80. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

hello peonies|Scrap Much?

Today is our sketchy Friday reveal at Scrap Much?. I found this sketch a little difficult - this page definitely took me out of my comfort zone.

I played with my hot off the press June Studio Calico kits on this one. I added some Heidi Swapp Color Shine in pink,some old Making Memories alphas, and some Amy Tangerine rub ons. My washi tapes are from previous SC kits (2013, I think) and the green mist is Mister Huey's in Doris. Using American Crafts pastel pigment ink, I stamped one of the Technique Tuesday stamps from the Simple Joy stamp set.

Be sure to visit Scrap Much? to see the layouts from the other design team members and then we hope you'll decide to join us! Here are a few guidelines:


Link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize. You have until Tuesday July 29th, at midnight to participate in any of July's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

 *note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

sail away party {Birthday Bash at Scrapping Turtle}.

Our Birthday Bash is in full swing over at Turtle Soup Forums. Today I'm sharing a layout and a challenge: To use bright colors on your project. 

Scrapping Turtle Birthday Bash Challenge #9

This is a photo from our cruise in January. I wanted to tell the story about how my boyfriend lost his sign & sail card literally within 10 minutes of us getting on the ship. So we kind of missed the sail away festivities because we had to visit Guest Services for him to be issued a new card.

I used mainly my June Studio Calico kits (gems, label stickers,chipboard shapes, stamp set, striped patterned paper). I did use some patterned papers from Webster's Pages Recorded collection. The geotag puffy sticker is Skipping5, the chipboard is Creative Embellishments, and the turquoise stickers are SN@P! by Simple Stories. My alpha stickers are October Afternoon and Dear Lizzy.

The birthday celebration is going on all month over at the Scrapping Turtle forums - go check it out! I hope you'll participate in my challenge and if you do, you just have to upload your project to the Scrapping Turtle gallery and then link it by posting a comment on the Birthday Bash Challenge #9 thread. After you do that -- come back here and there's a chance for you to win a prize from me. I made a Rafflecopter to make it super simple. Can't wait to see your projects!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

great miracles [card]|Stick It Down design team.

Today is the second Tuesday of the month which means it's the card sketch reveal at Stick It Down. [PS I was asked to join the SID card design team!] This was our sketch:

For my card, I used the Print Shop patterned papers by Studio Calico + chipboard hearts and wood veneers. My sentiment is Unity Stamp Co Sept 2008 kit of the month Friendship, Love, Miracles. 

Here's what I made:

4.5 inches tall x 5 inches wide

The rules are simple...
1. Please no back linking. Your project may be combined with other challenge blogs, but must be created after our sketch is posted.

2.  Please link back to Stick it Down from your blog post. Post your link HERE.

3.  You can rotate, flip, or alter the sketch, but we hope to see how the sketch inspired your creation.

4.  Please follow the sketch format.

a SALE at Scrapping Turtle!

Sale! Read the details HERE.

10% off all regularly priced items.

Plus, visit the forums HERE for the month long Birthday Bash!

Herbal Essences review.

I received these products complimentary from Influenster for testing purposes.

Herbal Essences Naked Moisture Shampoo smoothes and infuses moisture into locks while gentley cleansing to leave dry, rought hair nourished and hydrated with a crisp mint scent infused with notes of rosemary, basil, and lemon.
Herbal Essences Naked Mosisture Conditioner soothes and conditions by gently wrapping each strand with essential moisturizers that revive dull and damaged hair, leaving it smooth and soft without buildup, all with a revitalizing mint and herb fragrance.

The first thing I noticed about this shampoo is how amazing it smells! Light florals like a great summer perfume. I just love it. The shampoo lathered up perfectly and I felt it rinsed clean. With my current shampoo, I feel like there is a sleek residue on my hair that I can't get rinsed out. This shampoo makes my hair feel squeaky clean. It also left my hair soft and smooth. It looks good, which is no small feat in this humidity! 

I use heat on my hair daily (dryer, straightener, & curling iron most days) + I color my hair. Sometimes my hair can look dry and I most definitely have split ends. I think the conditioner really helped in this area. My hair was tangle free and looked moisturized. Not dry. Not processed. It looks (and feels!) healthy.

favorite part of summer [LCOM 78].

We're still celebrating Isabelle's birthday month! Today it's our last sketch share for JUNE. Since my birthday is in July - it's my favorite part of summer :) You can see the sketch and the projects from the other designers HERE.

LCOM78

This is sort of page two of my layout from sketch 76. You can view it HERE. For this page, I used some Studio Calico, Fancy Pants, and Pink Paislee  patterned papers. I used sequins and heart chipboard from Studio Calico. The flowers are very old Sassafras and the labels are Elle's Studio and Jillibean Soup. My black washi taps are Freckled Fawn and the pink/orange washi tape at the bottom is Studio Calico. Enamel dots are My Mind's Eye.

If you want to play along, here's how:

1. Make a newly created project using the provided sketch and upload it to your blog or online gallery.
2. Then leave a link to your project using the Inlinkz widget HERE. Please use a direct link to your LCOM Sketch post and not just your blog address.
3. If you upload to online galleries, please also use tag/keyword LCOM78. LCOM products are NOT required to participate, and you can enter as many times as you want. If you don't have a particular shape indicated in the sketch, feel free to substitute.
4. There is no time limit - you can always play any week at any time, but the linking form will close on the last day of the month at 11:55pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

The June prize (for any of the sketch challenges) is a $20 gift certificate to the LCOM store!

darling gray faces|Scrap Much?!

It's sketchy Friday at ScrapMuch?! Here's this week's sketch from Scrap Much?!

Look at these brown boys with their gray faces. They're getting SO old! Chocolate just turned nine and Hunter will be 12 this month. Cannot believe it.

I love those dog wood veneers from Creative Embellishments. That vellum is by Crate Paper. The vellum, the tags, and the woodgrain cardstock are from the May Paper Bakery kit, along with the Thickers + Amy Tangerine rub ons. The enamel dots are Prima Sugar Dots and the little puffy camera stickers are really old from my stash of Amy Tangerine.

 If you're playing along (and we hope you are!) here are the rules:

Just link up your creations HERE to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize. You have until Sunday,  June 29th, at midnight to participate in any of June's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!
If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

you light up my life [card].

This morning I had time to make a quick, simple card. I was inspired by THIS June challenge at Paper Wings Productions to use chipboard.

I got these industrial hanging light bulb chipboard pieces from Creative Embellishments a few months ago with the intention of using them on a card with a play on words. I used some silver embossing powder from My Stamp Box and heat embossed the light bulb. I stamped my Unity Stamp Co sentiment with white Prima chalk ink. I tried an American Crafts white pigment ink, an American Crafts silver pigment ink, but this Prima one was the best white I had in my stash. I love the simplicity of this card.