Farewell to Summer

It is with a great amount of sadness that I wave farewell to summer.  The end of summer means so many things: the kids start a new, older year in school, our schedule goes nuts until the end of October due to soccer, and I have to go back to work.  But, thanks to my scrappy habit I get to preserve the memories of summer- the big ones and the little ones- so that we'll remember them always. 

Sometimes, I like to create a film-strip, of sorts, to incorporate a lot of photos onto one page.  And, I had the opportunity to use this SUPER FUN paper from the Best Creation Loops & Scoops collection, as well!

Here's a close-up of the title work:

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Don't forget that you have until September 5th to play along in the Best Creation Blog Hop!

Best Creation Blog Hop!!!

Today we have a fun blog hop with projects using thread! Visit each blog listed below to find the secret FALL words! Once you have found the FALL words, email them to mel@bestcreation.us for a chance to win our new 12x12 Hello Fall collection kit!

Winners will be announced Tuesday, September 6th!

Good luck everyone! Now let's get started...
You should have come from Karen's Blog and after your visit, you should go to Julie's Blog but, you get lost, just be sure to come right back to our BEST CREATION BLOG page!

Since it's all about stitching today, I wanted to share with you the back to school cards I made for my kids.  Unfortuntely, their first day of school is also MY first day of school with students, so I'm not usually there to put them on the bus and smother them in hugs and kisses.  So, I started making them cards a few years ago that my husband gives them at the bus stop so they know that they are in my heart, even though I'm not standing there with them.

On Elizabeth's card, I simply used some lime green zig zag stitching to add some dimension and interest to the lime green strip of paper.

And, on Colby's card, I used the stitching to create a border around the patterned paper (to take the place of matting) and also to make some exhaust coming from the bus!

I hope you enjoyed these cards made with Best Creation's Back 2 School collection!  Now, hop on over to JULIE's BLOG for your next stop...of and just in case you'd like to win the Hello Fall Collection, one of your secret words is PUMPKIN!



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Soccer Camp!

My kids LOVED soccer camp this year!  It's a whole week of skills and drills and they smile (and sweat) through every minute of it.  And, the Title Sports collection from Scrappin' Sports & More was released at the PERFECT time to scrap this fun summer memory!

One of my favorite parts of this line is the SUPER fun titles!  I love to cut them out and pop them up!  Don't you LOVe the soccer letters?!  So, so cute!  I used a fun stamp set to add the soccer balls and cleats to the project. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  My mojo has made a BIG return and I'll have lots of new projects to share soon!  Have a GREAT day!

Fun with Scraps!

It's been a while since I shared anything here!  Life has been crazy-- I've painted my house (almost done!), ushered in my daughter's 9th year and even welcomed a new furry baby into the family!  Now that things are slowing down (hopefully!) I'll be able to share more fun things with you!

I played with a few scraps from my Scrappin' Sports & More's Title Sports papers and I created this fun bookmark for my daughter!  It's funny how a few scraps of paper can make a kiddo so happy!  The only one not please was my son, so  I had to make another one!  LOL!

I hope you all are having a fabulous August and that it doesn't go by too fast!  Thanks for stopping by today!

Playing with Pebbles!

No, I'm not throwing rocks!  I'm scrapping with some fabulous products from Pebbles, Inc!  I created this sweet layout of my little girl using their "Happy Go Lucky" collection!  I LOVE the papers and the felt embellishements are super fun to play wtih.  Aren't the colors perfect for my little red-head?!  Let's face it, that hair doesn't go with just anything! 

Check out this fun cluster of felt flowers!  I even cut out some leaves from some of the patterned paper to give the cluster a little extra zing!

The papers and felt embellies are so sweet, but I had the most fun playing with the Candy Dots!  They little dots that look just like that candy you used to eat as a kid (you know- the ones where you ate just as much paper as you did candy?!).  I got the white ones, but felt like they needed a little extra punch on this layout.  So, I reaced for my Copic Markers and colored them to coordinate with the papers!  I even attached a few of them to straight pins and used them as feet for the little birdies and antennae for the butterfly!  Aren't they CUTE?!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Come back again, soon!!

So Handsome

My little man is so handsome and getting more so every day...  I loved these photos I took of him back in June and knew the paper I wanted to use (Bo Bunny's Beach Bum)- all that was left was the inspiration to glue it all down!  And, it came in the form of a great sketch from Liz Chidester at the Birds of a Feather Crop.  It seemed to take me forever tofinally sit down and finish it, but here it is!

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Just Dance!

I am having some BIG FUN with the new Title Sports collection from Scrappin' Sports & More!  The colors are fabulous and the titles are great to leave just the way they are, or you can cut them out and pop them up for some extra pizzaz!  On this layout, I cut out the "D" from the dance paper and popped it with some foam dots, then used it together with some Thickers to create a title that really POPS!

Here's the whole layout!  The purple in the dance papers couldn't have been more perfect to go with my daughter's dance costume this year!  And, the black stripes on the hockey paper are great to make everything jump off the page.  Of course, the awesome sketch from Sketchy Thursdays was great to use, too!

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Life is Good!

Time to share a new layout!!  I've been working like mad and having a great time with Scrappin' Sports & More's new "Title Sports" line!  It's so fun and the bright, fun colors are fabulous to work with!  And, the titles inlcuded on the line are perfect to cut out and play with!  But, I'll show you that later! ;)  Today's layout shows you the "b sides" of the tennis and prom papers.  The bright colors and subtle patterns make it perfect to scrap just about anything!  I chose to use it to share a photo of the baby robins we discovered in our yard this spring!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I hope you have a great day!

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July in the good ol' USA!  It is a beautiful day- one to spend with family and friends.  We must take a minute to remember and thank those who are serving our beautiful country and are not home to barbecue and celebrate today....people like our friend Shawn.   He is our dear friend who serves in the Air Force and is currently stationed in Georgia.  Watching my kids say goodbye to him when he was transferred was one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever witnessed as a mom-- especially for my son, who thinks the world of his "buddy" Shawn.  But we know that we live in a free country because Shawn and lots of brave folks just like him are keeping us safe!  Thank you, Shawn!!

The I {heart} America collection from Best Creation was perfect to honor Shawn and this beautiful (but sad) moment.


I have another project to share with you today- this time with Scrappin' Sports & More papers.  This is a fun project to use as a centerpiece for your 4th of July party!  One of the fun parts of this project was coloring the rice to use in the display jar!  You can find a tutorial on how to do it HERE.  I can see using this rice technique for lots of other holiday projects- just change the colors!

I hope you all have a wonderful 4th of July!  Thanks for stopping by today!

In a Flash!!

It all happens in a flash! You have a beautiful baby and then BAM! You are looking at your baby who is now so grown up and you wonder where the time went. How did this happen seemingly overnight? I took Colby to the playground the other day while Elizabeth was volunteering at the library. All of a sudden I looked at him and couldn't believe how big and grown up he looked. I swear he hadn't looked like that the day before!!


The School is Cool collection from Scrappin' Sports & More is perfect for this layout. This combination of bold colors and simple patterns are just perfect for scrapping my boy- or any boy!
 

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