Happy Monday!!!

What a busy Monday....First off, I went in to do my civic duty ..i.e.. go to jury duty and hope I don't get picked. It didn't look very promising when they announced they were seating for a 23 day long trial plus several others...oh boy! Well, I missed the call for the first 50 jurors that they would interview today and the other cases settled!! Yeah what a great Monday!!

What else is great????

I have lots of stuff to share!!

First off, my reveals for Cookin Up Creations!! Even though I had been asked to do a single layout this week, I had a layout in mind for a photo I had already taken and a tag from The Living Room floor that I knew I wanted to use but needed a photo...so I decided to do both!!!My first layout of my daughter on a trampoline went perfect with the papers and tags from the Best Creations lines of Jubilee and Bella. Both of these lines work well together so I couldn't keep from using a few pieces of each!!

Other than the thickers I used for the name and some Divine Twine, all of the products used are from Best Creation!

My Second Layout started with a tag from The Living Room Floor! My daughter reminded me that she had a shirt with Grumpy on it so she put it on and proceeded to make grumpy faces for the camera. That lasted about 2 minutes before we were laughing and taking random pics!

This layout was made primarily with the Bella line from Best Creation but a scrap or two of Jubilee may have sneaked in there too! I used lots of chipboard from Fancy Pants which I inked and then covered with glitter. I don't usually use glitter, but these papers have so much sparkle themselves that I just had to go all the way and add as much shimmer as I could!! Of course, the layout would not have been the same without the quote tag from The Living Room Floor!!

But Wait.....Today was also my day to post for Amy Mattes Designs! I am so excited to show everyone what I made yesterday withThe Bloom Collection from Chocolate Sundae Designs!The great thing about digital kits is that you can do so much with them! In just a few minutes, I was able to combine a few of the elements of the kit into this cute stationary for my daughter!!!

And the best part is that when she runs out or wants a different size, I can simply print her some more!!! Make sure you check out all the great products on all the Amy Mattes sites....There are new things showing up all the time!!!

Have a Great Week!!
Jo

Crop Chef Challenge #5

We are wrapping up the Crop Chef Competition over at CUC this weekend...I posted my challenge yesterday and thought I would share it today.

First...the recipe...
Ingredients
clear tile or button
rub ons
ink or digital stamped image
scalloped edge

Special ingredient
mesh - can be plastic or metal....or a product like magic mesh.

Techniques:
stamp a date
paint a border

Here is my layout created for this challenge:


clear tile or button Making Memories tiles(have black flowers on them.
rub ons FP Love rubon
ink or digital stamped image scallop stamp from BG repeated along bottom
scalloped edge black sticker border and the stamped image

Special ingredient
mesh - used a plastic white mesh

Techniques:
stamp a date - on side...finally used that stamper!!
paint a border - Painted black edge under/around floral paper

For more info and to see previous challenge favorites...check out the Cookin Up Creations blog
Enjoy!!

This week's reveal for Cookin Up Creations!

Last Month, Best Creations hosted a blog hop with the focus being mini books. They posted a tutorial on how to make these books using only on page of paper! Their cardstocks are heavy and beautiful on both sides so they are perfect for this. Although their tutorial instructs you to glue the backs of the pages together, I decided I wanted more pages so I attached the pages to each other using glue dots and ribbons. You can also vary the lengths of your pages to create different effects. Check out their blog for the tutorial and other great ideas! Since this will be a future gift, I did not put a title or photos in the book until I know exactly who it will go to!
I started with this beautiful page from the Jubilee Collection:

and created this album:





The page above also includes a cute journaling tag from our other sponsor...an Etsy shop...The Living Room Floor. The tag was precut and the perfect colors to go with my book!

Except for a few pieces of ribbon, some buttons and crystals and the tag from Living Room Floor, all tags and accents are from the various papers from the Jubilee Collection.

a few photos and a giveway!

A spur of the moment photo shoot because the sun was shining ended up with some beautiful photos of my girls...I am sure you will see these again once I get them scrapped...but couldn't wait to share!!





and a giveaway!! Nic is hosting a give away on her blog. Scrap me This! Since it contains some of my favorite scrappy items, I thought I would share. Click here and it will take you to the contest....good luck!!

News....Reveals and more Reveals!!

So today is Monday 4-4-11 and it is the first day of Spring Break. It is a beautiful day outside and I am feeling like sharing...a good trait I know...

First of all, I am proud to announce that I have been asked to join the Design Team for Amy Mattes Designs! She has 3 wonderful Etsy Shops: Chocolate Sundae Designs, One Pink Lemon, and A Boy's Life . She is in the process of updating her blog...I will let you know when she is ready for her big reveal!! Here are the first 2 layouts I did for her using products from her shops!!

Speaking of Reveals...here is my Monday Reveal for Cookin Up Creations. Our sponsors this month are Best Creations and The Living Room Floor(Etsy). I haven't had a chance to work with the Living Room Floor products yet, but will soon. I received the Jubilee collection from Best Creations and it is amazing.....and the photo just doesn't show you how shiny and sparkly the papers are!!

Hope you enjoyed my little share and have a great week!

Our first ever CROP CHEF competition begins Thursday, March 31 on the Cookin' Up Creations forum. This is a non-elimination challenge! Entrants earn points through their participation; and the person with the most points at the end of the competition will be named CROP CHEF!

A new challenge will be posted every Thursday and Monday morning from March 31 through April 18. Each challenge will include a list of ingredients and technique that must be included in your layout. The Thursday challenges will be due on Monday evening; and the Monday challenges, on Thursday evening. Forum members will have the opportunity to vote for their favorites. The top two favorites will get extra points; but EVERYONE receives participation points, and there will be other fun ways to earn extra points.

So ...do YOU have what it takes??? Get ready to COOK UP SOME GOODNESS! The first challenge will be issued Thursday, March 31!

I have a secret!

I was just asked to be on another design team for a group of Etsy shops! I am so excited as there will lots of fun new things to play with and share with you!!

More info to follow!!!