appreciate|Whimsical Twist challenge.

It's time for our next challenge at Whimsical Twist - what are you thankful for? 

We don't see many sunsets that are this beautiful around here, so when we do I always stop and appreciate them. This one took place a few months ago. Love that pink sky! 

The rules for our Grateful Challenge are simple!  Create a project with the focus of being grateful/thankful and link it up on the WT blog and you could win a $15 gift card to the Whimsical Twist shop! There is a rafflecopter to make it super easy and other ways you can enter too!

Printshop Gold Star Rub-ons - Studio Calico

Elle's Studio Summer Lovin' Pennants

Elle's Studio Seredipity Pennants

Basic Grey Carte Postale Transparancies & Die Cuts

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merry.

It's that time again... 'tis the season! I received my SC November kits today and I could not wait to get into my Gingerbread kit. Seriously. Holy Christmas. I found a sweet photo from two Christmases ago when we were fostering Choco. He was the sweetest and most tolerable of Bentley of any dog I've ever met.

Pretty much everything came from the kit. I added a few things from my stash - the gold washi, doily, and the gold enamel dots (Basic Grey) are all of previous SC kits. The green star is an old Heidi Swapp resist chipboard piece and the gold glitter tape is American Crafts.

I used this sketch from week 2 at Scrap Much?

A [LCOM sketch #45].

Hey guys! I'm here to share my 12x12 layout for the Let's Capture our Memories sketch #45. 

This sketch started out as a challenge for me because 1) there are a lot of photos and 2) I don't normally scrap photos that small. So here's what I did: 

I used a lot of the new Print Shop line from Studio Calico. It's so pretty.

• wood veneer tiny hearts
• wood veneer hand drawn stars
• vellum die cuts
• rub ons - gold stars
• 12x12 paper (background) - monochromatic

+ some older Studio Calico stamps + the Studio Calico Amsterdam add on kit stamp + the Dublin project life add on stamp. I used pigment ink (yellow) from American Crafts and onyx Versafine ink.

Here are the details for the challenge. The November prize is a $10 gift certificate to the LCOM store!

How to Play Along: 

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 HEREt. 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 LCOM45. 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 8:00pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

Whimsical Twist blog hop|my top 5 product picks!

Welcome to the Whimsical Twist Favorite Blog Hop!  Hopefully you reached me from Carrie's blog, but if not head back to Whimsical Twist blog  and start the hop from there!

Today I am sharing a favorite project and 5 of my favorite items in the Whimsical Twist Shop.

Enamel dots, wood veneer, and labels are embellishments I find myself reaching for on every layout. For this reason, I chose to feature some Elle's Studio pennants and tidbits, Freckled Fawn wood veneer arrows, and Prima Sugardots (yellow hearts). The Recorded collection from Webster's Pages is new and I am loving the colors and designs in this collection pack. Everyday Eclectic was my MOST favorite collection of all time and these two collections are both by Allison Kreft. I used the 12x12 papers, the coordinating sticker sheets, and the paperclips (pink heart).

All blog hops should have a giveaway and this is no exception! At each stop along the hop, make sure that you leave a comment so you can be entered to win a $20 gift card to the Whimsical Twist shop!  One random commenter who has commented on ALL of the blogs will win!

Your next top will be: LISA
Here is the complete hop in order, just in case you get lost along the way!
Whimsical Twist - http://whimsicaltwist.com/blog/

Carrie - http://carrieshappyscrappin.blogspot.com/

Ashley - http://marklandandmain.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://lisascreativeniche.blogspot.com/
Laurie - http://lauriedanielle.com

Sharm- http://craftyliciousme.blogspot.com

Sandi-  http://lifeatthebeach51.blogspot.com/

Alexandra- http://avc-creations.blogspot.gr/

Kristin- http://memoriesbythepageful-kristin.blogspot.com/
Charissa- http://www.akihasmommascraps.com

My photo is from my cousin's bridal shower in August. These cupcakes were SO delicious.

 

Elle's Studio Seredipity Pennants	Elle's Studio The Sweet Life Tidbits	Elle's Studio Serendipity Lil' Snippets - Labels	Anna Maire Sugardots by Prima Marketing
Recorded Collection Pack - Allison Kreft for Webster's Pages	Hearts & Arrows Paperclips - Webster's Pages	Recorded Alpha Sticker - by Allison Kreft for Webster's Pages	Arrow Wood Chips - Freckled Fawn

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Adrienne Looman feature at Whimsical Twist!

If you missed the Whimsical Twist blog yesterday, be sure to stop by today. Today the WT design team is featuring projects using the new Family Traditions line by Webster's Pages that Adrienne Looman designed. 

Yesterday on the WT blog is an artist spotlight and interview with the great Adrienne Looman! Check it out HERE.There is a chance to win a $20 gift certificate to the WT shop - deadline to enter is Nov 15.

Stitch Fix review #2.

You can read about my first experience HERE where I didn't keep anything. It's been over a year and I've seen some really cute pieces in reviews so I decided to try again. Spoiler: it was another fail.

Here's what I got. I do feel like my stylist read my comments and tried to match me with what I was looking for. I also set up a Pinterest board this time and she referenced it so that was awesome too.

First, these maroon skinny pants with pleats. They had a hole in them; it looked like they had just split at the seam. But they were too big (size large) and I don't like pleats.

Next was this blouse, for which the stylist said she took inspiration from my Pinterest board. I liked the colors and I liked the idea of the design but it just wasn't right for me. It was shorter in the front and longer in the back and just had a large overall fit. When I leaned or moved the entire shirt fell off of me. It was really cute and if it fit better I would've kept it.

There was a pretty blue tunic, but the fit was too large which made the waist hit too low and it hung too long.

Then there was a wool coat but I have a similar black cardigan that fits much better. This was itchy and hot and I look like I'm headed to a funeral:

I returned everything this time, but if you want to try Stitch Fix out for yourself, please use my referral link.

Bengals win! [LCOM sketch challenge #43].

This is a great sketch we have for the challenge this week! I love the clusters of embellishments and you could use whatever you wanted to embellish! I didn't use the flourishes or the buttons; I used tags, stickers, and feathers. Here was the sketch:

 Here's my layout:

I included my ticket stub on my page - this was such an amazing game. We drove to the game in Cincinnati after our weekend in Ft Wayne for the Gary concert. We got stuck in traffic right outside of Cincinnati and missed opening kick off. The game was full of ups and downs, mistakes, fumbles, a concussion, interceptions and sacks, etc. Cincinnati ended up winning 34-30. The crowd was unlike anything I've ever experienced at Paul Brown Stadium. It was a super exciting game, we sat around fun people, and I scored sixth row seats on the Bengals side from eBay for about $170/each. 

I have so much going on with this page. The background paper is Glitz Finnley. To add interest to the orange cardstock, I used a Studio Calico mask + sherbet Mistery Huey and I used the Glitz roller from the Raven collection (triangles, so versatile!) with orange pigment ink from American Crafts. The other stamps are by Studio Calico and I used Staz On in jet black.

Most of my embellishments are older, from my stash. I inked the Pink Paislee chipboard heart with the same orange American Crafts pigment ink. The stickers are from Basic Grey Carte Postale collection. The gold stars are Freckled Fawn. The feather die cuts are Studio Calico. The black pearls are Kaiser. The gold glitter foam Thickers are Dear Lizzy.

 Our October Prize

Our October prize is a random selection of Alphabet Stickers!

How to Play Along: 

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 LCOM43. 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 8:00pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

you&me.

My cousin is getting married today. This is one of the photos from her engagement photo shoot. 

I used the Paper Secrets Oct 15 sketch with a twist. Everything is from my October Studio Calico kits + the Jenni Bowlin letter stickers + an older SC stamp set.

high schoolers.

I was inspired by the Oct 1 Stuck?! sketch + the Red Carpet Studio challenge to use metal on your layout. These are my little cousins on back to school day - all in high school now.I used my October Studio Calico kits for this page.

Not from the kits: white cardstock, stamp set (My Mind's Eye Stella Rose), date stamp (Amy Tangerine), label stickers (MME & Jillibean Soup), Thickers, washi, orange pigment ink by American Crafts.

feeding the Carp|Whimsical Twist 'tic tac toe' challenge

Are you ready for the next challenge from Whimsical Twist? We made a tic tac toe board and are challenging you to choose which items you want to include on your project! Here's the board: 

Here's my page. I chose a diagonal with the washi, enamel dots, and Thickers/alpha stickers.

You can visit the WT blog to see some other pages from DT members & to see all the rules for the contest. You have until Oct 25 to link up your entries HERE.

These patterned papers are from the Finnley collection by Glitz Design. I love the greens and browns on this page with such a nature-y photo. It's an Instagram photo from this summer at the lake. There's a lot of Glitz on this page - the roller doodle is from the Raven collection and the washi is from the Color Me Happy Collection.

I used two Studio Calico stamp sets. The brown ink is walnut stain from Tim Holtz distress ink & the green is a pigment ink from American Crafts. I also used the green on the triangle roller doodle. The enamel dots are from My Mind's Eye & those chipboard Thickers are called Elf. The stars are from Freckled Fawn - I am loving these!!

Below are some of the items you can find in the WT store:.

hello Sadie.

One of my friend's had her baby September 6. This is one of the photos they had taken when she was 10 days old - one of the few with her eyes open. 

This scanned a little funky because of the resin hearts. Too much bulk! I used my October Studio Calico kits for this one + a Martha Stewart border punch. The stamp is from the Vienna add on and I used American Crafts pigment ink in an orange shade. My inspiration for this page came from Rochelle's October color challenge -- melon/marigold/tangerine/pool/ash. The colors look really off in the scan but they are very similar in real life.

love & theft.

A few weekends ago we went to Ft Wayne for a country fest show, headlining Gary Allan. One of the performers was Love & Theft. Their song Runaway I was familiar with, but I didn't really know them otherwise. They put on a really good show, had quite a few songs I loved, & they aren't bad looking either!

These are some iphone photos from their performance & I was inspired by this sketch (with a twist to use dots/stripes) at Paper Secrets. 

 All October Studio Calico kits - my referral link if you're considering becoming a subscriber.

you are appreciated [card]|LCOM sketch #41

I'm doing a card sketch for the LCOM sketch #41 reveal. Here is the sketch: 

My card came together pretty quickly. I used some scraps of paper, some twine, washi, enamel dots, and added some of the Studio Calico die cut feathers. The stamp set is Paper Smooches word salad. I stamped the sentiment with onyx Versafine ink. I used old road Prima chalk ink to outline the grey cardstock pieces.

Here's my card:

Supplies:
enamel dots: My Mind's Eye (The Sweetest Thing)
washi: Glitz Design (heart); Freckled Fawn (dot)
twine: Timeless Twine 

You can view the projects from the other DT girls HERE.

Our October Prize

Our October prize is a random selection of Alphabet Stickers!

How to Play Along: 

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 LCOM41. 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 8:00pm (Atlantic Standard Time) to allow us to find a prize winner.

Bentley.

This is a photo from 2011 that I haven't scrapped yet. His precious little face just begs to be put on a page! 

I used chili powder Jenni Bowlin paint dabber with TCW template for the hearts. The papers are from the Sept SC kits. I grabbed some doilies from Maya Road from my stash, along with the Teresa Collins letter stickers, and Crate Paper chipboard sticker wood grain frame. The sequins and wood veneers are also SC. I changed the photo to sepia toned - isn't his face precious?!

September running stats.

Run Distance: 16.11 miles 

Run Time: 2:38:54 min