The World Is Mine

Hello all,

It's a beautiful sunny day out!

Remodeling is still going on at my house.  I will thoroughly enjoy when it is finished!  :)

In the meantime, this layout was completed for a Soul Quest Challenge (SSQ27) at Soul Scrappers.  These challenges are so fun and each one has a theme.  This one is "On the Road."  All you have to do is complete the required number of challenges and get signed up.  You will receive FREE goodies to complete your project.

The goodies I received:

1. Bus/train ticket

2. Two pieces of pp

3. A piece of mesh

4. A piece of muslin

5. Some road signs

6. A piece of ribbon

7. A piece of twine

8. Some die cuts

9. Some rub ons

10. Some buttons

Along with trying to use up as much of the goodies as possible, the additional challenge is to use "COLOR."

And here's my layout titled, "The World Is Mine."

My dear friend and I, along with my dog, embarked on a road trip half way across the U.S. 

What an amazing and unforgettable journey we had!  :)

I used ALL the bits and bobs received. 

Paper: DCWV, Washi tape, Mists, Stickers, Stencils, Gesso, Paperclip, Gelatos, Dew Drops

Sketch: Page Maps

The heart is a lace sticker.  I used white cardstock behind the die cut so it would show up better.

A strip of the mesh was used as a border above the photos and behind the heart.

The flowers were stenciled with Gesso.  When that dried I misted them with several different mists.

The ribbon is used as a flower center with one end curling over the other flower.

Colorful washi tape is used as borders.  

In the upper corner I layered the buttons with silver dew drops.

The rest of the muslin was distressed and placed under the photo.  It was also misted with several mists.  You can just see the ends sticking out from behind the photo.

A couple of the pp received were cut in half and layered behind my page title.

Love these cute little car rub ons!

More buttons with dew drops on them. 

Another rub on car is in the upper corner.

The "ticket" was misted and added over the photo of Zoe sitting in the back seat of my car, content as ever!  :)

A closer look at the journaling and embellies received.

A button and silver dew drop were added in the center of the die cut.

One of the pp pieces were cut in half and tucked behind the photo... leaving the word "Adventure" peeking out.

A piece of the muslin was misted, twisted and knotted on each end, acting like a photo corner.

The long strip of pp I received was cut up... and this one was used to add journaling.  The small road signs were paper clipped on the side, and one more rub on was added in the lower corner.

The mesh was cut in half and used as a border on the photo to the far left.

A closer look at the flowers.  I traced and cut washi tape to place on some of the flower petals.  The other petals were rubbed with Gelatos to add a little more color.

A different washi tape was used for these flower petals.

I used a marker to cross out "Yours" and placed "Mine" stickers just below it...which was a more appropriate title for my trip!

I used some of the rub ons below the word "mine" and beside the word "the."

Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)

Nebraska-Bound

Hi again!

Another layout to share with you that was entered for the Using Up Stash Challenge (UUS19) at Soul Scrappers.

It's titled, "Nebraska-Bound."

My Zoe-dog!  The best traveling dog ever!  Isn't she the cutest?

And she's so totally spoiled rotten too!  Love this dog!

This photo was taken on our way across the states in Sept of 2014.

Paper: American Crafts, Sticker Letters, Buttons, Mist, Twine, Burlap, Quilling.

Awwwwww!  Isn't this little doggie button the cutest?

I decided to do a little quilling and made some leaves and used extra pieces as stems, then added a large button with a bow tied with twine. 

The map of the US was cut from pp and used as the background.

The background pp were misted.

The car and cute little bling bones are buttons.  I have a tool to cut the loops off the backs of them.

A strip of burlap was tucked under the pp.

I cut the Nebraska state out of pp and used it as part of the title.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  :) 

XOXO

Hello!

My next Sketch Challenge (SC92) has gone live at Soul Scrappers.  I hope you'll stop by and check it out... and maybe create a layout.  (The sketch is at the end of this post).

This is a photo of my grandson and I.  Love this photo... mostly because he hasn't made a "face" like he always does!  He sure is a cutie!  xoxo

My layout is titled, quite simply and appropriately, "XOXO."

Paper: Studio Calico, SU Stamps: Admit It, Tickets: Sizzlets, Honeycomb Die: Tim Holtz, Puffy Letters, Brad, Beads, Circle Clip, Tiny License Plate Tag, Washi Tape, Mist, Stickers, Circle Punch, Fiber.

Found this cute tag (mini license plate) in my stash... love it!

I cut a portion of the honeycomb for the left side of the page.  The calendar was cut from pp. 

Honeycomb die cut was tucked under the photo.

The fiber (ribbon) was cut into a thin strip and tucked under the circle.

Below the circle washi tape was wrapped around the pp.

Tickets were tucked under the photo and below the larger piece of pp.

In the lower right corner is washi tape, part of a hexagon and the sentiment cut from pp.

You can just see the misting off to the left.

 

The tickets were stamps and die cuts.

The negatives from the honeycomb die were also used.

On the circle is a brad and a tiny heart sticker.

This is the sketch to use for my challenge from Page Maps:

A fun sketch to use up lots of odds n ends you have laying around... and are not quite sure what to do with them.  Tickets, ribbon, circles, rectangles and lots of embellies can be used.  Or you can keep it simple too.  Thought it was a fun sketch using various pp.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)

The Perfect Sky

Hello!

As I sit here trying to figure out what to type, I'm amazed at how far along my kitchen remodel has come!  All the cabinets are in and it looks amazing!  All the fine details are being worked on now.

I haven't had a stove for weeks.  Yup... that's right!  Cooking?  Hmmmmm... what's that?  Hee hee

It might take me awhile to get my cooking skills back into shape!

I am so excited to see my totally new kitchen, which has been long overdue!

And I actually FEEL like and, quite possibly, can't wait to start cooking again!  Whoa!  :)

And while all this stuff is going on... I have to clear off my new craft table and try to work on a few scrappy layouts.  Everything is everywhere... and it's so hard to locate one specific item, but I'm doing it... simply because I have no other choice! 

This layout was completed before we got into the thick of the demolition. 

It's a Song/Lyric Challenge (SLC47) at Soul Scrappers.  I hope you will stop by and check it out!

Here's the lyrics to the song called, "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia.

I thought, I saw a man brought to life
He was warm, he came around and he was dignified
He showed me what it was to cry

Well, you couldn't be that man I adored
You don't seem to know
Seem to care what your heart is for
But I don't know him anymore

There's nothing where he used to lie
The conversation has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's fine, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn

So I guess the fortune teller's right
Should have seen just what was there
And not some holy light

It crawled beneath my veins
And now I don't care, I had no luck
I don't miss it all that much
There's just so many things
That I can touch, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on the floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn

There's nothing where he used to lie
My inspiration has run dry
That's what's going on
Nothing's right, I'm torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I am shamed
Lying naked on this floor

Illusion never changed
Into something real
I'm wide awake and I can see
The perfect sky is torn

I'm all out of faith
This is how I feel
I'm cold and I'm ashamed
Bound and broken on the floor
You're a little late, I'm already torn, torn

It's called "The Perfect Sky," the words I've chosen from the lyrics.

There was always an amazing skyline in Nebraska... I never tired of seeing the beautiful colors!

This sky was seen during a walk in the park with my sister one evening.

Paper: gcd Studios, Prima Flowers & other flowers, Glitter Gems, Ice Stickles, Arrows Die: Tim Holtz, Mists, Sticker Letters: Kaiser Craft.

Sketch: Page Maps

Using the Tim Holtz arrows die I layered various arrows along the left side of the pp.

Then added different size flowers.

The background pp were misted.  I tapped the layout on my craft desk to make the larger mist splatters fun down the page.  I left the stickers within the center of some letters.

A closer look at the flower clusters.  Home made glitter gems were used for the larger flowers.

Stickles was used for the smaller flower centers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)

Merry Christmas

Hello!

Well, I think Fall is here!  We skipped summer all together!

But I'm STILL waiting for the warmer weather... it's out there somewhere!

So... with all the construction going on at my house... I'm pretty much stuck in one room or another. 

And so it goes with a remodel...

It will be all worth it in the end... so everyone keeps telling me.  But I have mixed feelings about it... thinking of all the cleaning I will have to do... from ceilings to floors in every room!  Ugh!

Anyhow... here's a layout that was completed for the "Cooking Up Creations" challenge (CUCC43) at Soul Scrappers.

The challenge is to use the following:

- At least 2 photos

- 1 Christmas tree image

- 1 Frame

- At least 4 different pp (Christmas themed)

- Glitter

"Merry Christmas"

Zoe and I... Christmas at my sisters.  Zoe puts up with a lot from me... 

Doesn't she look so cute with those reindeer antlers on?  Hee hee

Paper: Paper Studio, 3D Embellies, Flowers, Sticker Title, Glitter Gems.

Sketch: Page Maps

The page title is a clear sticker... with an added 3D snowflake embellie beside it.  Both photos were matted on a frame.

3D tree embellie.

Glitter gems were added in the flower centers.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  :)