Happy Haunts

woooo hoooo!!!! It's Halloween!!!!! Finally, one of my favorite days, and holidays of the year!!! and I couldn't resist but scrap something Halloween today too... These are some photos from a couple years ago of the kids, one at the pumpkin patch and another on Halloween night, about to head out to some trick or treating. I used Echo Park's Apothecary Emporium line for this page.
I used the sketch from Lisa today at My Scraps and More, for the last sketch from the Sketch A Thon... I'm soooo sad it's over, I've gotten sooo much done this month!!!

Also at the Paper Variety the challenge: Create a cute or spooky Halloween project. I added some stitching on the ribbon and added a few pleats along it's way. Plus I had some Maya Road black and white bling jems that were perfect for the page:
Hope you have a VERY spooky and Happy Halloween!!!!

At The Pier

I am always up for a challenge, esp when it includes sewing. I have been lovin my sewing machine for quite some time now, esp when I get to add some sewing onto my cards or pages. I just love how much it can really add to a project. So I jumped all over the Challenge #18 at Scrapbook Circle and used my Sept kit for this page. It's an older photo of the kids taken almost 2 years ago, but I LOVE the photo. I also used the 10/20 sketch from My Scraps & More with the same twist- add some stitching on your page.

I added lots of stitching on the page, I even added two types of stitching also:
the word strips say: Brother & Sister Loves to Smile
Hope you got to scrap some today!!!!

Day 244: Super Sketchy Sunday

Hello bloggers, I am back!!!! I had a bit of a scare, kinda a BIG scare yesterday.. I can to post on my blog and it was gone!!! ACK!!!! So after some freaking out, much reading and my hubby's savvy tech skills we had to do a few things and get it back. So I'm happy to be back!!!

Today at 365 cards challenge blog, Pam has a wonderful new sketch to play along with for this week. It's Day 244 and check it out!!

Here is my take on the sketch, I flipped it. I used Jillibean Soup's Apple Cheddar Soup, a perfect for line for fall projects.
This week the sponsor is: Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5

digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set of their choice.

How cool is that? I used the Basket of Apple image on my card and LOVED it!!!!

added some ribbon and bling, and here it is...
Hope you have a super happy Sunday!!!!

Seeing You

I couldn't resist scrappin a couple more of the ultrasound pics that I found. Here is baby #3, one is of the face and the other of it's cute lil legs, feet and you can even see it's knees... It's soooo cute. I played along with the 10/26 sketch at My Scraps & More sketch a thon, and the twist was to add some bling.. that was easy enough. I used the Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends line again, it just works perfectly.

Adding some bling swirls across the title:
I also sprinkled some bling on the pattern of the paper and added some journaling:
Hope you have a Happy Thursday... the weekend is almost here!!

No. 3 On The Way

It's starting to get closer.... my due date that is, and it's starting to go by pretty quickly, before you know it, we'll have No 3 here pretty soon, and I soooo can't wait!!! Here is a layout I did, using Lisa's sketch for the 10/24 My Scraps & More Sketch A Thon. I used a photo from the ultrasound that Jeremy took off the screen.I can't tell you how excited we are for this lil sweet bundle of joy to come into our family. I used mainly Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends line.It's perfect for an unknown sex of the baby...
If you check out the ultrasound pic, the baby is looking right at us and has it's cute lil mouth open:
Happy Tuesday....

Just Hangin'

Over at Sketches in Thyme, they have a DT call going on right now.. I used their sketch to create this layout.. I mainly used some Echo Park For the Record papers but also a bit from the Happy Days line too. I created a couple of embellie clusters and just looked through my drawer and pulled out a mix of fun embellies...
The photo was of the kids taken almost 2 years ago on our of our Cali trips.. You'd never guess it was December from the photo, since we were in shorts and tshirts, but when your coming from 20 degree weather, anything over 50 feels pretty warm.
Got bling, stars, buttons, butterflies, and some other misc embellies:
Hope you are off to a great start for the new week, Happy Monday....

Park City & Heber Trains

I was going through my desk and found a bunch of older photos, well a couple years old, and thought it would be fun to get down and scrap some of them. These were some of my favorites of the kids on a UEA fall break getaway our family did up in Park City, and then of course hit the Heber Valley trains on the way home, which made for some fun photos. I used Jillibean Soup's Apple Chedder line, which was great for these fall photos... I also put it towards the Sketches in Thyme October Open Challenge to use any sketch...

Here's the 10/21 sketch from My Scraps & More:
Left Side:
Right Side:

Day 237: Super Sketchy Sunday

Yeah for Sundays!!!!! It's been a looooong weekend, so I'm totally ready for a Sunday, some family time, and some relaxing. Pam posted a cool new sketch at 365 cards challenge blog for Day 237 to play along with.
Here is my take on the sketch. I dug into some older Sassafras, which I have been quite enjoying lately... a Hambly overlay and some buttons.
Check out the center button, it's an owl!!!! how cute!!!
So hope you have a Happy Sunday!!!!!

Happy Everything- EAD Color Challenge

I had some EAD sentiments and decided to play along with their monthly color challenge. The colors are sooo rich and pretty, I just couldn't resist. Here is my card for it. I used a mix of Crate and Pebbles papers, then added a mix of trim and embellies.
Here are the colors from the challenge:
Hope you have a happy Saturday!!!!!

Hello Dorothy

Last year Sydney was Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz... She LOVED her costume that her auntie Kristine made for her. I played along with the Paper Variety recipe challenge:
1 pumpkin
2 word title
3 buttons...
Here it is... I also used the 10/19 sketch My Scraps and More and the twist on it, is to add an embellie cluster.. something I LOVE doing, and kinda haven't done in awhile.
Added some stitching across the Thickers title:
YEAH for October!!!!

Two Cards- Cheveron and Fall

This week for the CREATE blog card challenge, Paige challenged us to made a card with cheveron strips!!! i LOVE this pattern and have been wanting to try it out. So, it was the perfect excuse to try something new. This is the card I came up with, I used some older Sassafras and created this card... It was a bit challenging, but I LOVE how it turned out...
Then at Practical Scrappers they are highlighting some Fall inspirations, and I have a Fall card that is posted over there.. Here is my card for the challenge:
with some added twine, buttons, and bling.
Happy Thursday!!!!

Taking Silly Pics

One day me and the kids decided to take some silly pictures together.. Austin held the camera and this is what he took... He was pretty proud of himself too... I used the Echo Park Happy Days line, which is a happy fun line, with lots of bold fun colors.. This worked perfectly with the ScrapFIT Weekend Warm Up challenge #16 ....This one is pretty easy...it's all about BRIGHT COLORS! Create a layout, card or other project featuring bright & bold colors.
I also used the My Scraps and More blog Thursday sketch #10 for the page.
I added some fun word strips what worked great with this page:

Back 2 School

well the kids have been in school just over a month now, but seems like they just started the new school year... They were super excited on the first day, to start a new school and new grades. They were also both super excited about their new outfits to wear also. I used the 10.13 Sketchy Thursday sketch for this page. I really LOVED how much room you had to play around with it and make your own.. so this is what I came up with. I used Fancy Pants for the page...

Adding some misting, a mini banner, and some mixed embellies:
This felt, clear letter paper was super cool:

GDT: City Crafter Challenge blog # 79

I am soooo excited and honored to be the GDT for the City Crafter Challenge blog today... They have a VERY fun challenge to play along to, and fall is forsure one of my FAVE times of the year, so this was an easy one for me...
Check out challenge #79: create a card, tag or any project that relates to the harvest of the land ... you can include images of fruit, vegetables, farm vehicles ... even a scarecrow ..
I created this layout, with a photo from last October with Sydney at the pumpkin patch.. the Jillibean Apple Cheddar line is perfect for some harvest fun!!!!

I added a few apples from the line on my page... and pumpkins in the photo.
The journaling reads "picking pumpkins is piles of fun at the pumpkin patch in october is 1 of our traditions"
Hope you play along!!!!!

Day 230: Super Sketchy Sunday

Pam did it again with another amazing sketch!!!! For Day 230, at 365 Cards challenge blog, she posted a wonderful card sketch to get your juices flowing....

Here's my take on the sketch. I flipped it on the side and created this card... I'm in a festive Halloween mood, can ya tell?
I used some super old Scenic Route orange patterned paper for the background, but some newer fun Halloween embellies:
I adore this fun spider web paper!!!
Hope you have a crafty Sunday!!!!

ScrapFIT Workout #54- It All Adds Up

Check out the super fun new challenge posted at the ScrapFIT blog today for Workout #54.. It All Adds Up....
The challenge: Numbers, numbers and more numbers! Lets see a layout or card with lot and lot of numbers. Can you use them in your title? Can you add them as an embellishment? Can you stamp them? YES you can do all of those and more! Show us how your numbers add up!

Not only did I use numbers patterned paper, but I used a few fun equations with numbers... I guess all those years of living with my dad the math teacher, has taught me the importance of numbers...
I used numbers for date:
I added a number in my title also:
Check out this amazing prize from the sponsor of the challenge!!!!! The Paper Bakery offers a monthly project-based kit each month, anything from a mini album to home decor and they are offering up one of their kits as a prize!!!

This challenge lasts until October 31st, just link your layout or card to the Mr Linky for a chance to win!