Summer is Hard...

I mean, I find it difficult to crop during the summer.  My children have me on my toes!  In any case, I miss my hobby (aka therapy) and I am trying to get back in the groove.

To help, I like using challenges to get my mojo going.  The layout below is for the current challenge at Lasting Memories.  The challenge is to use chevrons!

As you can see, I used the chevron pattern on my accent papers.  I hope you can join us in this challenge!  I can't wait to see what you create!  Hurry - links are due September 30th!

Materials Used: cardstock, Echo Park - Capture Life collection (papers, embellishment, and alphabet), Recollection wood veneer accents.

Back To School Crop @ Sketch N Scrap!

Hello Friends!

I am honored to help introduce the next challenge at Sketch N Scrap's back To School Crop on Facebook!  The sketch is an easy one to follow!  Check it out:

I rotated the sketch and kinda changed some of the embellishments to adapt to my photos! 

Forgive the wonky angle of the photo!

I hope you can join us in this challenge!  Links are due October 2nd!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Ribbons, Ribbons, Ribbons...

I love ribbons.  I have a great stash of them.  With that said, I am always looking for new ways to use ribbons.  I found a fantastic tutorial on "woven flowers."  I implemented this technique on my layout below:

The bigger flowers have ribbons that are "woven" into a die cut.  The smaller flower simply has a ribbon tied in a knot for the center.  This was a fabulous idea and I plan on using it again!

I also added a canvas-type ribbon for my white vertical strip down each page.

I decided this was a great entry for the challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbons.  The challenge is to pretty much use ribbon on your project!  Links are due October 4th!




Materials Used:  ribbons, Studio Calico Die Cut stickers, recycled tag from clothing (Legacy), Echo Park - Season's Greetings paper, Recollections- Christmas Noel wood tiles, old ampersand, Teresa Collins - Urban Market enamel dots, Stickles - Icicle, and Tim Holtz Tattered Florals die cut.