Super Saturday Stretch

Go over to Kiki Halbert's blog and check out my post! I am doing Saturday challenges for her and am very excited! I created a new layout (need a photo of DH grilling though) using something coming soon!!!! Go see it!

Kiki Halbert Creative Team Call!!!!

Come one come all and submit your info for this creative team call. Kiki is a wonderfully fun digi-designer. Check out the info below!

http://www.digishoptalk.com/boards/calls-15/kiki-halbert-designs-ct-call-ends-june-25th-243366/

Do you love my designs? I’m looking for some fun-loving, motivated scrappers to help create layouts for a new business venture!

Do 3 layouts per month
Post to 3 galleries
Be active in my CT forum

Send me an email with your bio and a link to your fave gallery to: kikihalbertcall@gmail.com

Call ends June 25, 2010.

It's A BOY!!!!!

We are proud and excited to welcome Kirby to our home this weekend. He is a retired champion showdog, Shetland Sheepdog aka Sheltie, who needed a nice home and family to live out his days. They will be full of kids, love and a big back yard!



The kit is called Can We Keep him by Royanna Fritschmann of Divine Digital.

The Marvelous Mae West

A quote book of some of my favorite Mae West quotes. I used various papers for backgrounds, distress inks, copper ink, Bombshell Stamps and photos of Mae West.

Front Cover:


I used the Bombshell butterfly wings stamped on transparencies for the corners of the frame on the cover.

Front Cover hidden photo:


Quote on the back of the tag covering the hidden photo.


First page:


I used Graphics45 vintage paper along with a Bombshell stamp covered in rhinestones (above). Below you can see the photo of Mae on the back of the vintage man.



This is the next page I created the background on chipboard using various distress inks and copper ink. The stamps are from Bombshell Stamps and went well with the quote!



Isn't she a hoot!?! Here is the next page using the Dark Fairy stamp found at Sweet Pea Stamps (created by Ching-chou kuik) and another bombshell. The feather is covering the M in made....



Next page:





And now my absolute FAV page of the entire book--I just love how it turned out...and yes it took me a while to make the fishnet stockings! :)



And the very last page....whew.

Spring Flowers

No more snow, just chilly rain, but that is ok as I am working on layouts and fun stuff. I have a quote book in progress, my dd is making an accordian book of inventions she wanted to learn more about and I have 2 new digi layouts.

I share with you now Spring Flowers. Thanks to Char for the gorgeous photos!!! Thanks to Hoppity by Deanna Patterson of Shabby Scrap Designs for the wonderful papers and elements. I also used Template #21 by Stepinette. Very fun!



I have another digital layout I am printing out to add dimension to. I am really excited about my idea and how it is turning out, so be sure to check back!

And the Winner is:

I had 10 people enter my giveaway and I assigned them random numbers as follows:

1. Itzjust4me
2. Carole N
3. Danielle
4. Madeleine
5. Alison
6. Carol-Ann
7. CrazyCreations
8. Betty
9. Kim Wilson
10 ArtDoll Jean

And using the random.org tool the winner is:

Number 9: Kim Wilson! Congratulations to Kim, I will email you so you can get me your information so I can send out this package! Thanks. I will have the next package ready next week. Have a Happy Easter all!

Altered Art-recycled

Over on Smeared and Smudged we have been discussing various things that we alter. There are fairly "normal" things like books and boxes...there are interesting items like light switch plates and there are recycled items such as license plates or packaging. I wanted to share with you something I did recently with packaging.

Here is what the package looked like.



I bought a bunch of fun beads and upon opening one I thought "Hum, wouldn't this be a great frame for a project I am working on?". So I painted it with this awesome copper paint from Jaquard (they make pearl ex powders) and voila--this is what I got:


Now I just need to finish it up with a photo and maybe some texture. Still not bad for a free chipboard frame!

Come back tomorrow to see who the winner is!