The Wedding Party - 2016

At my niece's wedding.

Using the Close to My Heart Workshop called HELLO LOVELY. I wasn't there for this workshop and have started to do these layouts on my own.

Strawberry, Shrimp Salad - 2017

This salad was SO YUMMY! Out for lunch with the retirees of my old division.

Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Photoplay - #thinktoremember
Stickers: Photoplay - #thinktoremember
Doilies: Unique
Journaling cad: Doodlebug
Pen: Pigma
Alphas: K&Company - Berry Sweet
Chipboard: K&Company - Berry Sweet
Sketch: PageMaps - July, 2017

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #274 - Inspired by a Quote

Julia has asked us to create a project that is inspired by a quote.  This quote (well actually song lyrics by the Beatles) was going around in my head when I celebrated my 64th birthday.

Patterned Paper: Little Yellow Bicycle - Saturdays
Chipboard: Little Yellow Bicycle - Saturdays
Doily: Unique
Cardstock: Bazzill
Labeler: Dymo
Numbers: Tim Holtz grunge board
inked with: CTMH ink
Enamel brackets: Teresa Collins
White marker: Uniball Signo
Sketch: Creative Scrappers - July Gaceta

Let's see what the rest of the Design Team has come up with HERE. 

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #272 - Colour Splash

Majo has challenged us to do a project using only black, white and one other colour. 

Patterned Paper: Kaisercraft - #ME Collection
Diecuts: Kaisercraft - #ME Collection
Pen: Pigma
Label: Dymo
Enamel dots black - Teresa Collins
Enamel dots green - unknown
Sketch: Laura Whitaker

Let's see what the rest of the DT members have come up with here. 

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #270 - Magical Music

Heather has asked to use a Disney tune in our project.  In this layout, I have used the song FEED THE BIRDS from the movie MARY POPPINS.

These photos were taken at Gatorland, Florida in March of this year.

Cardstock: Bazzill
Mist: Heidi Swapp
Date stamp: Amy Tangerine
The rest of the products: Fancy Pants - Attwell
Sketch: Creative Scrappers - June 2017

Note: I fussycut the flowers from patterned paper.  The top piece of paper is actually two rows of washi tape on top of patterned paper. The bottom row is washi tape.

 

Now let's see what the rest of the UYS team has come up with HERE. 

USE YOUR STUFF Challenge #268 - Try Something New

Renée has asked us to try something new - it could be a new technique or a new product or tool.  I just recently bought this Taylored Expressions fireworks embossing folder.  I tried several different ways before I came up with this idea.  I used black cardstock with a white core.  Once the paper was embossed, I gently sanded the top so the white would show through.

Cardstock: Close to My Heart
Embossing folder: Taylored Expressions - Fireworks
Arrow diecut: My Minds Eye
"congrats" die: Little B
wooden stars: Studio Calico
white ink on stars: Tsukineko

Let's go check out what new things the UYS DT has used/tried here.

Toys - 2016

This past Christmas, Mom bought us these retro toys: jacks, tiddlywinks and pick-up-sticks.  We had fun playing with them. 

I wanted to use the January sketch from the SCT 365 class I am taking but I didn't have the right paper. I knew what I wanted to use but it took me a few months to get my hands on it.  I completed this layout this past weekend at the Red and White Crop put on by my LSS Crop-a-While.  I even made my own miniature pick-up-sticks using toothpicks and colouring the ends with markers.

Cardstock: unknown - stuff I've had forever
Patterned Paper: Carta Bella - Toy Box
Diecuts: Carta Bella - Toy Box
Stickers: Carta Bella - Toy Box
Borders: Colorbok (I've had these forever)
Ink: Close to My Heart and Tim Holtz