All I really need to know about Life, I learned Playing Soccer

It's time to share some Scrappin' Sports & More work!!  I created a fun mini album about my son playing soccer and while I was trying to decide how to do it, it occurred to me how many life lessons there are in soccer- or any sport, for that matter. So, I used several different SS&M soccer papers, some SS&M Soccer Rubons, some black chipboard for the pages and some book rings and it came together quickly!

Products Used:
#1349 The Sport is...Soccer Paper
#1248 Soccer Game Paper
#5530 Soccer Balls Cardstock Stickers
#5541 Soccer Cardstock Stickers
#1336 Sports Head On- Wrestling

Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

~Nicole

Fun with Magnolia!!

One of February's featured manufacturers at A Walk Down Memory Lane is Magnolia!  They make some seriously cute stamps that are SO easy to use and FUN to color in!  I'm still learning how to use my Copic markers, but I'm getting there.  I had great time stamping and coloring this sweet little Tilda stamp!  All three of these cards also feature AWDML's other featured manufacturer for February, Imaginisce!

Don't forget- that AWDML always has their featured manufacturer's prodcuts for 25% off for the whole month they are featured!  So, hurry over to AWDML to stock up on your Magnolia and Imaginisce products!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Best Creation Blog Hop!

WELCOME BEST CREATION BLOG HOPPERS!!

We are having our First Blog Hop of the new season today and our theme is "Creating Handmade Spring Flowers" On each blog you will find lots of incredible projects and ways to create and use spring flowers that you can make yourself! In order to win our Grand Prize be sure and collect the kinds of flowers made on each blog and send the list to teresa@bestcreation.us. Also be sure and leave comments along your way on each of our DTs. blogs and especially on the Best Creation blog at the end of the hop. Be sure and check out http://bestcreationinc.blogspot.com/ for the list of prizes you are going to win.

Jona

Brittny

Nancy Burke

Kim Arledge

Petra Offrell

Liz Chidester

Jodi Wilton

Kim Holmes

Irit Shalom

Sandy Ang

Julie Walton

Alicia Barry

Nicole Wise- You are HERE!!

Katarina Damm

Emily Branch

Karen Taylor

Karen Thind

Sarah Mullanix

Tina McDonald

Tracey Taylor

Teresa Horner

Hi, everyone!  Hopefully you have arrived here from Alicia Barry's blog as you hop your way through the BC Blog Hop!
 
The flower I am going to show you is called a "Pinched Circle Flower."  This is a super quick, super easy flower that you can make in any size you can punch a circle in (for this example, I used a 1" punch)!
 
First of all, gather your supplies:  Cardstock, Circle Punch, Glue (I used Helmar Craft Glue!), Ink, Button.

 Next, punch 6 circles and ink the edges of 5 of them.  The un-inked circle will be the base that you glue your "petals" to.

Now, turn one of your inked circles over and using your thumbs, pinch to create a small fold in your circle.  Then, add your glue to the inside of the fold and pinch until the glue is set.  I used Helmar's Craft Glue which dries SUPER fast!! 

 Repeat the pinching and gluing step with all 5 "petals."

Now, cover your base circle (the un-inked, un-pinched one) with glue.  Add your first petal to begin shaping your flower.

Add the remainder of your petals working your way around the circle to form your flower.

Now, add a button to the center of your flower, and it's ready to add to your favorite project!

I took this one step further and added a cardstock sticker from Best Creation's Safari Girl line of paper to the center of the button.

I created four of these Pinched Circle Flowers in three different sizes and used them on the layout below using the Safari Girl line of paper.

Thank you SO much for stopping by today!  Be sure to continue hopping along to Katarina Damm's blog for your next flower!  And, don't forget to write down all the names of the flowers so that you can send the list to teresa@bestcreation.us to win a fabulous prize pack from Best Creation!

Wholly Scrappin' in January!

I made the trek to North Hampton, NH today to deliver two new layouts to display at Wholly Scrap!  This month's goodies included some CUTE Karen Foster Designs baby papers, some Cored'inations Cardstock and some American Crafts Laser Cut Lace Paper. 

First off, the Karen Foster goodies.  This is my son who looks NOTHING like this anymore.  He's still cute, but I miss those chubby cheeks and fuzzy baby hair!  I still call him "Monkey," too!

And, now for the Cored'inations and American Crafts combo!  Little Miss thinks that her latest layout is "really pretty" so that's a score, right?!

By the way, I didn't really get straight on shots of either of these layouts.  So things (*cough*journaling strips*cough*) that LOOK crooked really aren't.  Crooked=lots of paper bag breathing.  I can't do it. 

Thanks for stopping by today!  I'm looking forward to playing with this month's goodies from Wholly Scrap-- Bo Bunny Double Dot Cardstock and some GORGEOUS LYB!  I can't wait to dig in!

The Twinery Giveaway!!

Check out these new colors of Bakers Twine from the Twinery!  Aren't they yummy?!  They are doing a fabulous giveaway on their blog, too!  Check out all the details HERE!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's THAT time of year!

It's almost time for CHA and for the paper manufacturers to start revealing their new lines that we get to play with this year!  Scrappin' Sports and More's new line is called "The Sport is...." and has TONS of sports and activities represented!  The first papers that I dove into was the "Fishing" one.  The red, white and blue is so easy to work with and it coordinates really well with the other fishing papers that SS&M has!  Keep an eye on the SS&M Blog to see other pieces of the line as our Design Team shares them!

Products Used:

#1342- The Sport is Fishing/Hunting

#1309- On the Edge Sports- Fishing 

I'll be back soon to share more of what I've been up to!  Thanks for stopping by!!



Lookin' Good!!

Check out my fresh, pretty new blog!!  I'm so excited that I got a blog makeover and I want to thank Kassie Garlock of "Designs by Kassie" for her time and expertise.  She did an incredible job!  And, if you are in the market for a blog makeover, I would give Kassie my HIGEHST reccommendation!

Wholly Scrappin'!!

I was so excited when I saw the papers that I got from Wholly Scrap this time around!  One look and I knew that these Karen Foster and Basic Grey papers would be PERFECT to scrap my kids' school photos!  It feels good to be caught up on ONE thing- all the school photos are done! 

Colby LOVES to wear ties to school and dress up for any occasion that he decides is "special"!  I hope that he never grows out of it!

Miss Elizabeth looks SO grown up in her picture this year.  Maybe next year will give us a little backwards leap in time!  Here's to hoping!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

2011 is going to be a ROCKIN' Year!!

You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read the news yesterday!  I made it to the Best Creation Design Team!  My name is on the list next to some of the industry's most talented designers!

I'm still in shock!  I can't wait to roll up my sleeves and get to work!  And, just the thought of all of their glitter cardstock makes me so very happy!

Thanks for stopping by!

I {heart} Echo Park!

Echo Park Paper Co. is one of the fabulous featuered Manufacturers at A Walk Down Memory Lane this month!  I am currently working with their Wintertime line and I am LOVING it!

Here's a couple of layouts that I did:

All of the featured manufacturers at AWDML, they are 25% off for the whole month they are featured, so this month, you can save on all in stock Echo Park and Lawn Fawn Stamps!  Have fun!

Thanks for stopping by!