January 15th challenge at OUAS!!!

You all need to go and check out the new sketch over at the OnceUponASketch blog, here is a little bit about it, but you need to visit the website to check out the awesome prizes and the beautiful projects by the design team and guest designers at www.onceuponasketchblog.blogspot.com

January 15th Challenge

Journalling Criteria:

HELLO 2012 or GOODBYE 2011?

For this challenge, the journalling theme is new beginnings, upcoming adventures but also saying goodbye to yet another year.. Are you glad 2011 is over? Are you looking forward to starting fresh in 2012? What are your goals or resolutions for the year ahead? What are you most looking forward to? Or maybe you can journal about your thoughts for the new year.

Things that you can journal about: a new job, house, baby or new scrapping adventures or Design Teams. Are you taking time off work? Are you planning a holiday somewhere? Maybe your children are starting school or you are getting a new pet. Or you could tell us why you are glad 2011 is over or why you will miss it. Anything goes really!

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

**You must combine our journalling criteria/theme with this sketch. **

A Few Websters Projects

First of all, congratulations to the new Websters Pages clean and simple design team. And also welcome back to the talented ladies from the Classic design team! Special shout out to my peeps, Gabi and Gerry!!! So glad you ladies are there for another year!!!

I did try out, but was a little confused with the clean and simple, since Websters has such lucious, and such detailed papers!!! But I threw my hat in, these are some pages that I did trying to do the "clean and simple" style!!! LOL!!!

First this is our dd and her baby "Boots", on the hammock! I used some older scraps from the Ladies and Gents and Wonderfall collections!

This one is my niece! Loved the colors in the pics and used some Let's Celebrate for this!
Again, used the Let's Celebrate, and this is of course our sweet baby girl "Harley", she's such a little ham!!! I think my favorite Websters product may be the Storytellers alphas. They go so far, and there are so many, theres always some to go with whatever I'm working on!!!
Well, again, I thought maybe I would wear Brandin down by applying again, lol!!! But I'm sure the amount of submissions was overwhelming and she chose some really talented scrappers. I will be looking forward to seeing all the beautiful work in the coming year! Congrats ladies!!!

"WOW".....OMG you guys, check this out!!!

I've been creating projects for CHA for "WOW Embossing". I can't show them, but I can show a couple of peeks! If you love embossing you HAVE to check out the new Suzy West collections debuting at CHA! And her stamps........they are awesome.....just wait!!! For now, here's a little peek.

And.....please check out the WOW blog every single day for some wonderful tips, tutorials and ideas from the entire DT!!!! It's http://www.wowembossingpowders.blogspot.com/

Her colors are so vivid, and the powders are so easy to work with, and cover completely! Thanks so much for dropping by!!!

A Little Basic Grey

I wanted to share a few layouts that I did with Basic Grey! I had fun playing with all the fun colors, I just used some of the old papers that I've had. This first one is of our two sweeties, Harley and Jefferson!!!

I thought the colors in these papers were absolutely perfect for the fun beach pics of the girls!!! They were having a fun time during Spring Break at PCB!

This is Jenna & Sam in St. Lucia on their honeymoon!!!! Beautiful pictures!!!


This one is Vera & Laura. Two beautiful sisters!!! The colors of their swimsuits were perfect for the paper!!!

Contest and Giveaway at Manor House!

Here's what's going on over at Manor House Creations!!!! Please check it out!

A flower giveaway!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by Manor House Creations

Yep, Manor House Creations is having a flower giveaway !

Here’s what you can win….

…a bag FULL of flowers! There are 3 to win!

(I quickly counted and there are about 50 in one pack and 25 in the other 2).

TO WIN…….

* ‘Follow’ our blog

* Leave a comment about Manor House Creations flowers – what you think, what you love, what you don’t love…we want to know!

* ‘LIKE’ Manor House Creations on Facebook HERE.

* Leave this image and a link to this post, on your blog.

* * * *

The prize winners will be chosen at the end of the month (31st January, 2012) for the best and most useful comments. MHC want feedback!

So anyone can win! But we’ll be checking to see if you have done all 4.

Can’t wait to see who wins!

Happy New Year and CHA?!?!?!

Sorry, I've been a little neglectful of my blog lately, I've been working on CHA projects. Just about done, so will be back posting more regular!!! I've been seeing some awesome sneeks so far. Do you all have favorites? I am totally loving Pink Paislee's Spring Jubilee! And also Prima's Song Bird and Sun Kiss! I'm really anxious to see what's coming from Websters!!! My favorite company!

Here's a peek from Pink Paislee:

And here are some from Prima!


I'll be posting some more when I see something that I just "have to have"!!! LOL! If you are going to CHA don't forget to stop by the WOW Embossing Powder, WorldWin Paper and Websters booths!!!!

New Year and New Sketch at OUAS!

**HAPPY NEW YEAR** everyone! May the year ahead be your best one yet. On behalf of my team and my self I wish you all a happy and healthy 2012.

Our very first challenge for 2012 is here.

January 1st Challenge

Journalling Criteria/theme: New Years Eve!

Our theme this time is New year's Eve. We would like you to journal about your feelings around this time of year, or tell us about your most memorable New Year's Eve. Where were you? Who were you with? What did you do? Why is this one memorable? Note: the photo that you use for this challenge does not have to necessarily be from New Years Eve. For example, if you spent New Years Eve with your family you can have a photo of your family taken ANY time of the year.

Remember that you are allowed to also create a card or altered project based on this sketch and instead of the journalling criteria you need to use a quote.

You must combine our journalling criteria/theme with this sketch.

Here's my take on the challenge. This was tough for me, we lost my Father-in-law and our beloved Bulldog last December one day apart, so our New Year's Eve was spend remembering and reflecting about them.

Products used:

Prima Printery papers

Imaginarium Designs chipboard clock, butterfly and alphas

Prima blooms

Kaisercraft blooms

Prima crystal flourish

embossing powders