Practical Scrappers SKETCH

Hello sketch fans! I have my last sketch for Practical Scrappers to share with you today. I have been with Practical Scrappers for a very long time so this is bittersweet but I have to be realistic with my use of time. Life is just so very busy now and I have to put my focus in the right places. I have LOVED being apart of their team and I will continue to stock their blog for all of the amazing examples of paper crafting.



Check out the Practical Scrapper BLOG for all of the AMAZING examples from the DT. You will love it!

Practical Scrappers Sept Sketch

Hello all! The September sketch on Practical Scrappers is up on the blog.

So here is my question for the day. If you are a girl between the ages of 12 and 13, how do you remain cool when your parents drag you to Chuck E Cheese for your little brothers to play?

Answer: You grudgingly enter the premises and hog up the photo booth, posing like a supermodel with duck lips and sexy facial expressions.

Haha! These girls crack me up.

Check out more ideas on the Practical Scrappers blog using this sketch.

August Practical Scrappers sketch

The August sketch for Practical Scrappers is up this week. I personally haven't tried the sketch YET but the PS DT has and they have some fabulous layouts to share.

July Practical Scrappers sketch

The July sketch is up on the Practical Scrappers blog with some fabulous examples from the DT.
Here is my take on the sketch below:

 

 

 

Products used: Fancy Pants Down By The Shore

I was actually digging this sketch so much I made 2 layouts with it.

My husband and his brother looked goofy in their spear fishing outfits so they decided to ham in up and look even sillier. I love them!!

 

Products used: Jillibean Soup's Macho Nacho

I love that saying. It's so true, isn't it?

Home Is Where These Guys Are

These 5 people are my favorite people ever! -my hubby and my 4 kids. We move often with my husband's job and though that is hard, we can make any new city or house our home because we have each other.

I used an older sketch of mine which I used for the Practical Scrappers sketch to design my layout.

I mainly used the Story Teller collection from Crate Paper but I also pulled various pieces from my stash. I gotta' use it sometime! :)

Have a great weekend!!!

Celebrating our Independence

Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays. I love the fireworks, picnics with friends and family and the morning parade.
This particular parade runs just a block away from my house so we take a stroll down to the bottom of the hill and enjoy seeing the floats, hearing the bands and loading up on cheap candy. These are photos from last year but tomorrow my daughters and I get to walk in the parade with our church's float. Fun!


I cut out several stars with my Cricut machine and folded them to make them dimensional

Practical Scrappers has a large assortment of cards and layouts using red, white and blue to celebrate my favorite day. Check it out here on the Practical Scrappers blog.

June Practical Scrappers Sketch

This month's sketch for Practical Scrappers was revealed on the PS blog a few days. The DT did, of course, an AMAZING job on their layouts using this sketch for inspiration.

My youngest daughter ran her first 5K with her daddy a few weeks ago.  It was long and it was hot but it was worth it. It was good for my daughter to know that she coul d push through the pain and complete something with such a worthy cause.
I used an older Making Memories collection for my layout.

May Practical Scrappers Sketch

Happy Friday to you all!
Here is the May sketch for Practical Scrappers and I must say, I really love how it turned out. The Practical Scrapper gals really blew my socks off with their interpretations of the sketch, you can see the inspiration HERE.



I am a cake decorator but my son requested a banana cream pie instead of cake this year. Sheesh!Go figure! :) It was delicious though.





If you dabble a little with this sketch, leave a pic/link of our new Practical Scrappers Facebook Page!!

Practical Scrappers March Sketch

Hi all! This week's sketch is also this month's sketch  for Practical Scrappers. The Practical Scrappers DT did an amazing job showing the versatility of this sketch. Go onto the Practical Scrappers site to see their creations.

And here is my take on the sketch. I went with a little bit of a cleaner look because that's the way I scrap. :)







Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Zip- a- dee- doo -dah!

Happy first day of Spring. Though where I live we're not quite feeling it yet. My kids went to school this morning zipped up tight.
Speaking of zippers...;) The gals on Practical Scrappers and I showcased 10 ways to use zippers on cards and layouts. I found a huge stack of zippers at my local thrift store for cheap so I was thrilled to put them to good use.


I created this faux ripped/zipper look across my page using Glitz Designs and Helmar's Acid Free glue and Helmar's 450 Quick Dry . The 450 Quick Dry was essential to adhering the zipper on with complete ease.
    

Another way to use zippers is to use them in place of tree stumps or anything else tall like below.




Check out more ideas on the Practical Scrappers BLOG.

Happy V-Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!
Today I'd like to share a few Valentine's Day cards with you.

This card was made using Pretty Little Studio's  Love notes collection as well as the fun heart doily die from Cheery Lynn Designs.
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Today on Practical Scrappers we are getting inspired by Pinterest for our "pinspiration". I found this beautiful home decor piece originally posted on Chase The star. I love the color combination and the unique sunburst.

I decided to make a similar looking card with my window die. In her decor piece she used red and white striped straws, I chose to use baker's twine. To make them stiff, I used Helmar's fabric stiffener. Worked like a charm!

You can see more Pinterest inspired projects today on the Practical Scrappers BLOG.

A Valentine's Sketch

Hello and how are you all on this fine Valentine's Eve?
To get you in the loving mood, let me share a Valentine's sketch for Practical Scrappers. The DT did an AMAZING job with the sketch - so many new and fresh ideas. You simply must check it out HERE .


Here is how I used the sketch:






Let's see your take on the sketch, even if it's not Valentine's themed.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!

Monday Sketch 157

Hello there sketch lovers! I have a sketch for you, which is the January sketch for Practical Scrappers.

Check out the Practical Scrappers BLOG to see how the incredible DT used this sketch.
If you try it, link it up in the comments below. :)

Top 10 Blog Hop With a NICE PRIZE!

2013...I welcome you. It's been a great year but I also look forward to seeing what the new year will bring.

I was invited to hop along with some AMAZING scrapbookers and paper crafters to count down our favorite 10 projects from 2012.
It wasn't easy, but I managed to pick 10.

In no particular order, here are my faves from this year...

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Since so many of my favorites are from assignments for My Little Shoebox , I though it would only be appropriate to give away some My Little Shoebox collections. Yeah!!

Leave a comment by January, 5 2013 and I'll choose one winner to receive all three of the collections below.

Each collection includes 2 sheets of each paper, sticker sheet, alphabet sheet and a 3D Roll-Up Flower and Accents sheet. (Only US addresses are eligible to win.)

Here is the complete list for the hop. As you can see its pretty long so if you get lost, refer to the list below...

Liz Chidester http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com
Marcia Dehn Nix http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/
Monika Wright http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com/
Ivanka Lentle http://ivankascardstudio.blogspot.com/
Christine Meyer http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-ten-of-2012-plus-giveaway-and.html
Jamie Cripps http://jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-of-2012.html
Erin Morehoushttp://sarahspaperbakery.blogspot.com/e http://girlpaperscissors.blogspot.ca/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012.htm
Melissa Elsner http://www.theprofoundbrunette.com/2012/12/top-ten-for-2012.html
Jodi Wilton http://luvalotland.blogspot.ca/
Sarah Hill  http://rockoandbella.blogspot.com
Laurel Seabrook http://want2scrap.blogspot.ca/
Carrie Walz http://everydaymoments-carrie.blogspot.com/
Jen Matott http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/
Jan Tatomir http://www.jantatomir.blogspot.com/
Jennifer Haggerty http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com/
Kerri Yarus http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-10-projects-of-2012.html/
Ashley Nguyen Newell http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-blog-hop.html
Cathy Harper http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012-blog-hop.html
Malika Kelly http://malikakelly.blogspot.com/
Lynn Shokoples http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.com/2012/12/top-ten-of-2012-blog-hop.html
Kris Berc http://stashofprettypaper.blogspot.com/
Julie Tucker Wolek http://thetuckerwolekclan.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-projects-for-2012.html
Rhonda VanGinkel http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/
Savannah O'Gwynn http://www.savannahland2.blogspot.com
Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Katrina Hunt http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/2012/12/my-top-ten-of-2012-along-with-blog-hop.html

Next, hop on over to Marcia Dehn Nix's blog to see her favorites from 2012.