Hello Christmas|My Stamp Box.

Our ALL PLAY this month is sparkle. I love sparkle. I'll share the layout I made using silver + glitter.

I used silver embossing powder from My Stamp Box + the presents from the MSB Merry Mr Snowman stamp set. I used a green patterned paper from the Glitz Design Hello December 6x6 pad as "wrapping paper" and then the silver embossing as the ribbon. 

Then I stamped the 'Christmas" sentiment onto red cardstock and cut it into a pennant shape. This is one stamp (Merry Christmas) but I cut them apart. The red heart stamped around the 25 is from the MSB Holiday Monkey stamp set. I used Versa Color ink in cardinal.

To add more sparkle, I grabbed some silver glitter tape by American Crafts and a silver star overlay from Webster's Pages/Allison Kreft. The silver star embellishments are from Freckled Fawn and so are the wood veneer houses. I covered the houses with Glossy Accents and then sprinkled MSB sparkling fine glitter on the top.

I haven't done the journaling yet  but this is my first Christmas in my first home and I had two trees up. One in the upstairs living room and one in the downstairs/basement family room. Those are actually project life cards by Technique Tuesday/Ali Edwards.

I hope you'll check out the MSB blog today to see the other sparkle projects!

Sketch N Scrap: guest designer.

My January guest design work continues with Sketch n Scrap as I'm here to share the second layout sketch challenge this month. This is a great sketch! I followed it pretty closely this time. Here it is:

Please visit the Sketch n Scrap blog today to see what the design team members did with this sketch. Also, prize and entry details are available there as well. 

supplies
patterned paper: Heidi Swapp; Glitz Design (Hello December); Amy Tan (Cut & Paste)
decorative tape: Glitz Design
chipboard heart, label sticker: Pink Paislee
cork stickers, puffy stickers: Freckled Fawn

sit. stay. love.

I found this sketch at the 3 Scrappy Boys blog. I used my new January Studio Calico kit + the mini dog kit to make this page:

Highway 5k. [LCOM Media Team sketch #54].

I'm excited to share sketch #54 with you guys! This is our first project and by "our" I mean the new LCOM media team!! Here's our sketch:

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We are featuring the Finnley collection by Glitz Designon this sketch. I really am a huge fan of Glitz (since the beginning!) and I really liked the Finnley collection - I only have a couple of full 12x12 sheets left. I also used Studio Calico stamps with onyx StazOn ink, Elle's Studio Summer Lovin' note tags, Freckled Fawn washi, a Studio Calico mask + Mister Huey's (Hey Diddle Diddle).

Here's my page:

I can't believe I never did a race recap back in October on the Highway Half & 5K race. This race was hosted in my city and really marketed and amped up as a historical event because it would only be done ONCE so if you wanted the chance to be included, you had to DO IT! I think there were over 3,000 participants. I had a goal of running another 5K race in 2013 and this one inspired me because it truly was a once in a lifetime opportunity. I wasn't really in 5K shape, but I'd been running 2 miles about 3x/week for several months so I was ready enough. It was a little chilly but we warmed up quickly once we started running. We had to park about a mile from the start of the race. I didn't feel like it was very well organized. Packet pick up was the night before but we had no idea where the start line was and people were just milling around everywhere. They also didn't stagger the start time which was horrendous because I was literally tripping and running around little old ladies, wheelchairs, and strollers. Not the way you want to start a race. All in all, I was glad to do this, to be a part of history, and to finish with a time of 32:25 which was in no way a PR but at least I finished!

Stop by the LCOM blog to see what the other media girls did with the Finnley papers and to upload your own creation!

Our January Prize

Our January prize is a copy of Scrapbook & Cards Today's CardMaps 3! 

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 LCOM54.  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.

congrats! card|My Stamp Box.

Hello there! Today I'm sharing a card I made for My Stamp Box. I used the Mini Alpha stamp set. 

I heat embossed the sentiment with silver embossing powder from My Stamp Box. The twine is October Afternoon and the chipboard stickers is Crate Paper. 

Be sure you stop by the MSB blog all month for lots of projects from all the DT girls!

saved|Whimsical Twist.

This is a story about a time I saw two 8 year old Lab brothers at a shelter while browsing online at petfinder.com and two days later adopted them. Meet Chocolate and Vanilla. 

We celebrated Thanksgiving with mom on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. That night,she and I were browsing online actually looking for a dog for my brother. Up popped a photo of these two and it was over. I didn't know how I was going to do it with three dogs. I didn't know if my brother would want them or one or if my mom could take one. I just knew they were eight years old and suddenly found themselves in a cold, noisy shelter and it hurt my heart. The following day was Thanksgiving and I worked but when I got off at 7a.m. on Friday, my boyfriend and I drove to Ft Wayne. We got there a little early; they didn't open until 11a.m. We got to meet them and they were the sweetest boys. Only about 60 lbs which was quite a change for us - Bentley is 80lbs! Around 2pm the adoption was finalized and $50, they were mine!

The chevron background patterned paper is Studio Calico (Print Shop) and the woodgrain is Glitz Design (Hello December). I added tags, labels, and other embellishments from Glitz Design, Elle's Studio, and Heidi Swapp (gold rub ons and "happy.) The paw print is from the Etsy shop A Flair for Buttons.

Check out projects from the other DT girls and how they  mixed manufacturers on the WT blog HERE.

Sketch N Scrap: guest designer.

I particpate in the sketch challenges and Sketch 'n Scrap quite often so when Heather asked me to guest design, I was thrilled! You can view the sketch and the DT reveal HERE. Here's the first sketch: 

I converted this sketch to an 8.5x11 for some old photos from a junior high Christmas dance. Using the smaller size meant squishing the sketch and losing a photo. 

I remember velvet dresses being all the rage in seventh grade - that's what all the girls were wearing to the dance.

I used a sheet of Polka Dot Party (American Crafts) for the background + the silver star transparency from Webster's Pages. So pretty! I added labels from Chic Tags, MME, Jillibean Soup, and Dear Lizzy. The wood veneers are from the December Day in the Life Cocoa Daisy kit - I don't do project life but I got this kit because a lot of the embellishments will be great for my album I'm starting about my home.

Thanks so much for checking out my page today and be sure to visit the Sketch N Scrap blog for details about the challenge/prize. You must link up your project on their blog by January 30.

snapshot card|My StampBox

I have one last card to share for 2013. I used some older papers from my stash + 2 stamp sets from My Stamp Box. The pennants are from the Mini Pennants stamp set and I embossed them with MSB white embossing powder. Then I used the Snapshot stamp set with black embossing powder for the film strip.

Merry Christmas wine tag|My Stamp Box.

We made a trip to Chateau Thomas Winery a couple weekends ago to do a wine tasting and pick up some wine. I made a cute wine bottle tag for one of the bottles of Moscato that we gave mom.

I used the Merry Mr Snowman stamp set + black embossing powder from MSB. I love the shiny black look for this snowman.

'M' tag|My Stamp Box.

Today I have another tag to share! For this one, I used the Friday Night Stencil alphabet stamp set + clear My Stamp Box embossing powder.

I stamped the image with Tim Holtz embossing distress ink and used MSB clear embossing powder. Then I used the stamped embossed images as a resist and sprayed the entire tag with mist. I used Tattered Angels Chalkboard mist in Seven Seas. Doesn't that create a cool effect?

Merry Christmas {card} [LCOM sketch #51].

Merry Christmas! Today I have a Christmas card to share using the LCOM sketch #51. I actually turned this sketch on its side and staggered my embellishments. I kept the sentiment in the same place (if the card is on its side). Here's the sketch: 

 Here's the card I made:

I used this Studio Calico stamp set as my starting point. I embossed with Tim Holtz distress embossing powder in fired brick. The sentiment stamp is by Papertrey Ink and is stamped with Versafine ink in onyx. I added some red/white twine and silver glitter tape to finish it off.

So link up with us at the LCOM blogand check out the projects from the other DT members too.

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. 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 LCOM51. 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.

Christmas tags|My Stamp Box.

I am on the My Stamp Box design team (surprise!)and today we're sharing our tags for the December ALL PLAY. I used a couple different stamp sets on my tags. 
Merry Mr Snowman
Let It Snow

The snowflakes and the present are embossed with My Stamp Box embossing powders in black, white, and gold. For the first tag, I used a tone on tone effect by stamping with cardinal Versa Color ink.

I added some red and white twine and some glitter tape and ribbon by Ameican Crafts for a festive look.

the new LCOM design team!

I'm happy to announce LCOM is doing something different with this term starting in 2014! You will have to stay tuned to find out what's going on but I am thrilled to announce I am staying and taking on a different sort of roll on the new media team. Head over to the LCOM blog to congratulate the other girls.

gary|featuring Glitz roller stamps.

We're all sharing projects using our Glitz roller stamps. I have the giant triangle roller doodle from the Raven collection. I love these triangles; I think they're so versatile.

These photos are from last December when we went to Chicago to see Gary (of course!). I used a lot of Studio Calico's Print Shop here. I love the colors in the papers, so pretty. I wanted to use the roller doodle stamp in a similar sort of color pattern to coordinate with the patterned papers. I used a yellow American Crafts pigment ink, farmer jean Prima ink, turquoise Versa Color, and green grass Prima ink.

You can view some inspiration for the other DT girls on the WT blog today. We hope you'll dig out your roller stamps and put them to use!

Christkindlmarket|Whimsical Twist.

I was looking for some December/Christmas photos to scrap for WT and found that I hadn't yet scrapped our trip last December to Chicago. We were there for two nights and one night was a Gary Allan concert. This photo was taken on the first night we arrived. I had wanted to walk down Michigan Ave but we took a wrong turn and ended up at Daley Plaza, where there was a German Christmas festival. So that turned into Plan B.

I used Glitz Design Finnley collection for the background paper and a piece of (yellow star) Studio Calico Print Shop + some accents from Basic Grey Carte Postale. This is a good mix of old and new product. I inked the wood BG piece with American Crafts pigment ink and added a script holiday sticker from Heidi Swapp.

Finnley Collection Pack by Glitz Designs

Printshop 12x12 Paper Pad - Studio Calico

Basic Grey Carte Postale Wood Veneer Shapes

Basic Grey Carte Postale Transparancies & Die Cuts

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