it's been a long week

and I'm so glad that it is saturday! I had some time this week to do some scrapping for the CHA challenges and the sunday sketch at studio calico.

First up is a pic of me and mags...that just never happens...taken by my niece when they were here for a visit over thanksgiving! I used my latest studio calico kit and my martha stewart butterfly punches (I seem to be using these alot)! The challenge was to use hearts on a LO...I misted the canvas heart with red maya road mist...and the other is paper...both cut with spellbinders nested hearts...



Next is my Sunday sketch LO...a new sketch is posted every Sunday on the studio calico blog and you have a week to finish it! I used pieces parts from my past 2 kits...and my martha stewart butterfly punches again!



thanks for stopping in...have a great weekend...mway!

go shorty...it's your birthday

no...not mine...mags turned 8 today! we had a bowling, cookie cake fun filled day yesterday...and today I feel like I need a nap!

I made this for her room...so easy and she loved it to pieces!



This is her posse...I asked them to get together for a pic...and they lifted her up...what a great group of friends!



And I made a fast christmas LO...I think this may be my last christmas LO for 2009...



Working on another LO for the sunday sketch challenge on the Studio Calico blog...just need to get the journaling typed up!

Have a great week...mwah!

happy holiday monday!

I had a whole extra day to get my scrap on this weekend...finished 2 LOs and another one is on the way...go me!
The first one is a challenge to lift a favorite LO from Studio Calico. I lifted this fabulous LO...there are so many talented members over there...but this LO really captured my heart.



I used a little piece of stamped and embossed velum (ala Tim Holtz) as the photo mat and curled it up around the pic...



Next I did a LO for the Inspired Bluedprints #40 sketch challenge...and also for a little challenge with an awesome group of ladies that I am honored to call my peeps...at least 5 pics, 5 pps from 5 different manufacturers, 5 things from your stash, 5 pieces of chipboard, 5 brads, eyelets or buttons...whew!



and a close up of my triple layered butterflies



back to work tomorrow...have a great week! mwah!

happy scrappy saturday!

I have a couple of LOs to share today...and I am on target to finish more this weekend...gotta love that!
Studio Calico has a sketch challenge on Sundays and you have until Saturday at midnight to finish...that's my kind of deadline!
Here is my take on this week's sketch...using my Studio Calico kit Orchestra...a pic of mags a sweet little friend of hers making some very sugary star cookies...



and I didn't even take into consideration when I was planning that the MM glitter frame might make it difficult to put down my picture mat...I should have cut the frame, but it was already down when I went to adhere my pics...so I just backed the mat with some old chipboard and raised up all the stuff around the frame...live and learn:)



Studio Calico also has an awesome challenge forum...this week the challenge was to use a banner on a LO...I have been wanting to do this so it was a good challenge for me! I used my Orchesta kit for this LO too...do you sense a trend here?



That's mags with my brother's daughters...love pictures that capture how truly happy they are when they are together...sigh.

I don't think I have scrapped anything in the last month that hasn't been a challenge somewhere...when I am lacking motivation, that's what I turn to...it'll get me through the lull and hopefully I will come out on the other side better for it!

Have a great weekend...mwah!

Happy Saturday

It is freezing cold here in Texas and so what better way to spend time than scrapping up some pics!

The first layout was done for the Sunday Sketch Challenge posted on the Studio Calico blog...I used my Studio Calico kit, of course! It is a pic I took during my pic a day November for my gratitude journal.



and a close up of the sass flower...I cut the petals to give it a little dimension.



The next LO was done for the Inspired Blueprints challenge...scrapping some pics of mags writing and delivering her letter to santa...I used my December Studio Calico Kit



a little embossed santa stamp



and I used my spellbinders to cut and emboss the scallop border



Hope you have a great weekend! Stay warm!