Giddy-up!!

Today I am here to share what I made for the current sketch challenge at Scrap Our Stash! Along with the sketch, your challenge is to use some old stash...the older the better!! I used this old line from October Afternoon, which was perfect for my subject!!

I hope that you get the chance to play along with us this month at Scrap Our Stash!!!

Blog Hop Time!

It is time again for another great challenge with Craft Hoarders but this week we have the added fun of a blog hop! We have teamed up with one of our August sponsors, Altered Pages, to bring you double the inspiration!!! 

But first, let's start with the challenge...Button It Up! Like the title implies, this challenge is all about buttons. If you are like me, and many other hoarders, you have a supply of buttons!! Pull them out of your stash and start creating!!!! This is what I came up with...

But like any good blog hop, you have to start at the beginning to see all of the awesome creations. Here is the links to the Craft Hoarder girls...

Amber Milone

Christy Butters

Debbie Seyer

Donna Idlet

Ginny Nemchak

Glenda Brooks

Gloria Stengel

Jan Marie Ennenga

Karen Zueger

Kathy Clement

Pam Bray

Tammi Bennett

and here is the links to the Altered Pages ladies...

Roni Johnson
http://inkstainswithroni.blogspot.com/

Trisha Too
http://easilyamusedhardtooffend.blogspot.com/

Daniella May
http://www.d-dazzledscraps.com/


Stephanie Siatta
http://stephaniesiattadesigns.blogspot.com/

Tonya Trantham
http://creativeaddictiontopaper.blogspot.com/

Robin Horasanian
http://robinsbirdhouse.blogspot.com/

Debi Tullier
http://fabric-ecraft.blogspot.com/

Barbara Rankin
http://blackholeartstudio.blogspot.com/

Lyneen Jesse
http://dreamingofcastles.blogspot.com/

Have a great time hopping and I look forward to seeing your projects linked up on the Craft Hoarders site soon!!!!

Unwelcome helper

A new sketch is up at Sketch N Scrap!! For this page I dug into some older stash and used a collection from Crate Paper, Storyteller. I thought that the colors worked well with my photos and the memory that I was documenting!!

Please visit the Sketch N Scrap blog to view the sketch and all of the other fantastic takes from the design team!!

until next time...

Summer Lovin'

The new challenge is up at Color Me Scrappy and it is right up my alley..."Ode to Summer" Summer is my FAVORITE time of year so the only hard thing about this challenge was figuring out what photos I wanted to use!!!

I hope you squeeze some time in to play with us at CMS this month!! We have a fabulous prize up for grabs...a $50 gift certificate to Scrapbook Generations!!!!!!!

until next time -

Selfie challenge!

When I first saw this challenge at Scrap Our Stash, I immediately remembered this photo my son took of himself shortly after he got his glasses! This challenge was the perfect way to highlight this memorable moment in his life!

The challenge is to scrap a selfie photo! Since selfies seem to be so popular right now, I am hoping that many of you will join in with us at Scrap Our Stash!!!

until next time -

you are Awesome!

Today is my first time playing with the "Inspired by" sketch at Sketch N Scrap as a design team member! I have loved the inspiration of these sketches in the past and am now honored to be able to join in with the dt!!

Please visit the Sketch N Scrap blog to view the sketch and all of the amazing DT talent you will find there!!

until next time -

Up-Cycle Challenge!

Good Morning scrappy friends! It is time for another fun challenge at Craft Hoarders. Today's challenge is all about up-cycling...


"Show us how you can up-cycle something using something from your hoard!"

I have been needing a place to keep all of my Project Life cards out in the open so I SEE them and 
I USE them!!! This challenge gave me the perfect opportunity! 



1)  I started by taking the top of of two Ziploc boxes ...

2) I covered all of the sides with Canvas Crop paper...

3) I then trimmed the top edges with washi tape...

4) I cut & adhered my patterned paper on all sides...

5) I added a border sticker, alphas & chipboard to the front...

6)  taped the boxes together and attached ephemera with 7 Gypsies clip

And here is the finished project...

Altered Pages and Canvas Corp are the fantastic sponsors this month!! You could win an awesome prize from them for simply playing along with us!! 

Visit the Craft Hoarders blog to read more about the challenge and to be inspired by all of the designers work!!

until next time - 

she loves the snow!!

A new sketch is up at Sketch N Scrap and it is as awesome as always!! I dug out some winter papers from Crate Paper that I have been wanting to use. I am in love with this line!!!

Please take a moment to visit the Sketch N Scrap blog to see the sketch and all of the awesome work from the design team!!!

until next time -