beauty

I really enjoy visiting American Crafts blog. They have weekly themes and share so much great projects with the readers and I get inspired a lot. They also have weekly challenges. I don't get to participate every week but try to do as much as I can. Here is my entry this week. The challenge is to use two or more Botanique products. I have some different embellies by American Crafts but when it comes to papers I only have a la Carte pack and I have used them on every entry for their challenges. I lucked out this week because the prize package I received from BASB included some Botanique papers and the stickers :):):) I was a little stingy using them on this page though. They are so pretty I have to make them last longer!

Supplies: papers: American Crafts, sticker: American Crafts, felt flowers: American Crafts, ribbons: American Crafts, Thickers: American Crafts, buttons: Autumn Leaves, tag: unknown

Lucky

Sassy Lil' Sketches is hosting a blog hop this weekend and I wouldn't miss out the fun. The theme is "Going Green". They came up with the fab sketch to work with and the prompts. Their 20 DT memebers each created the fantastic layouts and cards to inspire all of us. I had a great time visiting their blogs :) Although you need to pick just one criteria, I ended up covering more. I first chose to make the page with the color green as the main color. I also used the supplies more than a year old. And the smaller pieces of papers on this page are all left overs from the pages I made before. I am so proud of the big flower ring I cut out from a cardstock. Since this is a green page, it was natural to pick the word "Lucky" as my title for this page.

So Sweet

I don't think I have created any other pages like this one here before. The current challenge at BASB is to scrap a page using rub-ons, stamps, and border punches. What a combination huh? Stamping is already a difficult challenge for me. I hadn't used this border punch that much since I bought it in December. Rub-ons are something I don't quite know how to use. So it was a good exercise for me to do this page :) I stamped directly onto the cardstock and you can tell I need more practice. I got to do the layering thing with the border strips which I had been wanting to try. Anyway, I can say I'm glad I did this challenge and I'm pretty happy with this layout :)

Broccoli Tortilla

My dd wanted to make something healthy to eat and she wanted to eat broccoli. And this is what she came up with. She gave me a slice and it was yummy! Her (and probably my) kind of cooking... easy and delicious! I created this page for March challenge at Scrap A Little. It is to scrap a layout using a fabulous Helen's sketch.

Sunday Post

It's gotten a little warmer this week and that's a good thing. I am ready for the sunshine. I have slowed down this week as far as my scrapping goes. I kept going way too much last month and it doesn't last as long as I want it to...... hey I'm old...LOL I still have a few more on my list but I just don't feel like working on them. I picked up my February photos this afternoon though. I know I want to do a 2 pager for my Project 12 next weekend.

Prima Giveaway

Remember my post from last Friday??
The winners have been announced but..... here is their blog entry...

That's Right! Prima is giving away two more AMAZING prize packages in conjunction with our BIG SECRET!
We want EVERYONE to have a chance to win so we are changing the rules a bit.
• Please copy this write-up and link us on your blog, Facebook, or any other site that you frequent (please follow their TOU).
• Then post here with a link to your blog, Facebook or site post for your chance to win BIG with Prima!
• One US and one International winner will be chosen on Thursday, March 4th, 2010.

And we are getting closer and closer to revealing our secret-it won't be long now!
Just a couple more days of suspense !

Here is the link to Prima.

Time to Relax

This is a page I created using the current sketch from Sketchy Thursdays. The background cardstock is actually white. I glimmermisted in pink, blue, and yellow just a little bit. This photo was taken in 2005 and she will be 16 in a couple of weeks. She's grown up so much!!