Paper Munch: May 2014

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Summer time sketch

hey everyone...
so I am still digging through all pictures to scrap about.. My baby and I went camping a lot when she was younger. Here is a shot of us at the pool/splash pad in 2001

and the challenges that inspired me:
crafty hazelnuts - pattern paper
little scrap pieces - linky party
the abc challenge - layers
scrappy moms - summer time

Stuck?! - sketch

Bug BITES

Another page for my daughters book to Cuba.

The bugs on the beach took some bites out of the girls and of course I need to scrapbook it!

I used my sewing machine and the little bugs with my cricut

The letters were also done with my cricut

Lovin those bugs!!

and challenges that inspired me:

die cut diva's - one embellishemtn

simon says vacation - my baby's trip to Cuba

pinspirational challenge - photo

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/141581982010199007/

YMCA fun

So I am trying this weekend to get a ton of pages done. Yeah me!!!

Here is another page done - I think it was 7 pages... not as well as i would have liked but... ok :)

And the challenges that inspired me:

feeling crafty - one for the ladies

amusing challenges - atg

scrap stuffz - inspiration

Sketch n scrap - sketch

Paper take weekly - pastel

Love you baby girl

Hey everyone...

another LO inspired by challenges see them below

the feather stamp is from CTMH and i am loving it!

the photo is of my baby girl when she was only two...I am still going to journal... just not sure what I'll say yet

and some close ups... loving this embossed paper as well!!

challenges that inspired me:

bearly mine - flowers

all dressed up - sewing

stamping sensations - atg

get inky - washi tape

paper take weekly - cute

amusing challenges - flowers

paper secretes - sketch

The ones I love

Hey everyone...

I was able to get in some scrappy time and of course I was inspired by challenges listed below

The photo is of my mom who I lost when i was 18... I still miss her at 44

the title is from the song "just breath" Pearl Jam

and as promised the challenges that inspired me:

unstampables - a special person

craft hoarders anonymous - show some metal

catered crop - garden party

crafty sentiments - with a song

scrap it with a song - just breath

through the craftroom door - atg

deep ocean - wings

Monday, May 19, 2014

Japanese garden

Hey everyone...

so my page pic didn't turn out that well but I love this cricut cartridge that I have been using for the Japanese garden visit in Alberta - here is one of the pages with the pagoda cricut cartridge

and some close ups

Challenges that also inspired me:

Simon says- Die cutting

Crafty little fairies - in the garden

QKR Stampede - punch and dies

whimsy stamps - two or more die cuts

Oh my goodness... how did I ever survive before blogging...remember the old days when inspiration came from a magazine or from your head?? now... seriously there are so many challenges out there in bloggy land that this is all I need...thanks everyone!! Ok... the challenges that inspired this LO is listed below...

I am still working on my baby girl trip to Cuba

here are some close ups of the LO

and as promised the challenges that inspired me:

a bunch of challenges for National scrapbooking day but I don't remember them now

love to scrap - atg

penny black and more - atg

lady bug crafts - atg

loves rubber stamps - girly glittery and glam

lmcb - embellish it

Hey everyone

Lasting memories had a new challenge up last Sunday "embellishments not normally used in scrapbooking" but I am a bit slow on getting my LO finished but I still wanted to do this challenge.... I have seen some people try to make their own enamel dot from pony beans and wanted to give it a go. Here is my inspiration for you - using melted pony beads

And a close up of my melted pony beads

To make them melt I popped them into the over on parchment paper at 400 and watched. I have heard some people complain about the smell but it wasn't strong at all

Here is a close up of the two sides

And some more close ups of the melted pony beads

Challenges that inspired me:

Delightful sketches - hello sunshine http://delightfulsketches.blogspot.ca/2014/05/weekly-challenge-hello-sunshine.html

The squirrel and the fox - let's hear it for the girls http://thesquirrelandthefox.blogspot.ca/2014/05/challenge-70-lets-heart-it-for-girls.html

Sketch- http://shopscrapmuch.blogspot.ca/2014/05/sketch-y-firday-team-reveal.html

Sunday, May 18, 2014

PIO #20 Shabby Chic

Hey everyone! Happy May 24 weekend!!!! I am loving this beautiful long weekend weather. Right now I am at a friends cottage, scrapping and enjoying some great company

This week we have a new challenge at pile it on "Shabby Chic". Now this is not my style but wow I have seen some beautiful pieces out there!!! Hopefully you will join us!! We are sponsored byPaper Sweeties (www.papersweeties.com) A $20 GC woohoo.

Here is my inspiration for you

And some close ups. The clear dots are melted pony beads and the rose is a rub on all from my stash

And of course the Challenges:
pinspirational challenge - photo
sweet stamps - polka dots
twisted tuesday challenge - rose and for my sweetie
unstampbelles - special person
my sheri crafts - 3 flowers

paper sweeties - inspiration (colours)
sketch n scrap - sketch

LMCB - sketch

Hey everyone. Lasting memories has a sketch challenge for you this week

Here is some inspiration from me

My photos are from 2010 at the Japanese garden in leithbridge Alberta

It was so beautiful there!!!

And some close ups

I hope you take some time this week to join us!

Other challenges that inspired me:

Charisma cardz- May flowers http://charismacardz.blogspot.ca/2014/05/challenge-11-may-flowers.html

Art impressions stamps - cute as a button http://artimpressionsstamps.blogspot.com/2014/05/challenge-135-cute-as-button.html

Bearlymine - flowers http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.ca/2014/05/may-2014-challenge-flowers.html

A sprinkle of imagination - http://asprinkleofimagination.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page.html

Lia stampz - http://liastampz.blogspot.ca/2014/05/challenge-65-texture.html

Words to scrap by - bloom where you are planted http://words2scrapby.blogspot.ca/2014/05/w2sb-challenge-5-bloom-where-you-are.html

Sarah Hurley -atg http://sarahhurley365.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/challenge-92-anything-goes_5.html

Sweet pea stamps - http://www.onesweetchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/05/mays-challenge.html

Paula holfield crafts - http://paulaholifieldcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/albc-flower-power.html

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Zen

Hey everyone

I am spending this lovely long weekend at a friends cottage scrapping and enjoying great company

Here is the second page I made for a challenge. I used the pagoda cart

And the challenges that inspired me:

Tuesday throw down - spring blossom http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.ca/2014/05/tuesday-throwdown-195-spring-blossoms.html

Fantabulous cricut - mom http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.ca/2014/05/fccb-challenge-210-celebrate-mom.html

Little scrap pieces- atg -http://littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/2014/05/2-winners-and-show-it-off-saturday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LittleScrapPieces+%28Little+Scrap+Pieces%29

Creative scrapers Sketch - http://creativescrappers.blogspot.ca/2014/04/cs-sketch-267-revealed.html

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Sketch n die

Hey everyone... so I thought that I had this ready for posting... arghhh guess what nope!! sometimes I wonder where my brain is at??? oh well... here is the great sketch for the challenge at sketch and die

and my inspiration for you ...

and the challenges that I was inspired by:

crafting by design -atg

artistic inspiration - no designer paper

through the craftroom door - atg

fan-tastic tuesday - cas

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Embossing inking

Hey everyone

So I received an email every week from split oast stampers with new techniques and ideas. This week it was using your embossing folder to do an imprint I really love how it turned out!! Plus I did both sides of the folder so I also have the other print to use for another card!!