DT Calls & Scrapbook & Cards Today

Happy Monday, Party People!

Just a quick post today.

I am Super-Thrilled to be guest blogging at Scrapbook & Cards Today blog,

please come on over & see my challenge on faux embossing with circle punches!

ALSO: Did you know that American Crafts AND Pebbles are both having a DT call??

You can check them both out here:

American Crafts

We’re so very excited to announce the call for the American Crafts 2012-2013 Design Team!

We’re looking for talented and committed designers who love to create with AC products. To apply, please email contest@americancrafts.com with the following information:

1. A single paragraph telling us a little about yourself. When did you start scrapbooking? How would you define your style? What do you love about American Crafts products? Are you on any other design teams? Have you been published before? Be sure to include your name and hometown. Help us get a good sense of who you are and your paper crafting history. Please note that previous design team experience is not required.

2. A link to your online gallery and/or blog that shows samples of your various scrapbooking projects. If you have a scrapbook resume we would love to see that as well.

3. A scan or photo of 2 scrapbook pages, 1 card and 1 other type of project that shows your style and usage of American Crafts products. Please use at least 75% American Crafts products.

The deadline for all applications to be received is Friday, June 29, 2012. The individuals chosen to join the team will be notified via email and the new team will be announced here on the blog in early July. New design team members will serve for 1 year beginning in September 2012 and will be required to submit 3 monthly assignments. International applications are accepted and welcome!

Further questions may be directed to contest@americancrafts.com.

Good luck everyone! We’re excited to see your applications!

Pebbles

We’re thrilled to announce the call for the Pebbles 2012-2013 Design Team!

We’re looking for talented and committed designers who love to create with Pebbles products. To apply, email pebblesincdt@gmail.com with the following information:

1. A single paragraph telling us about yourself. When did you start scrapbooking? How would you define your style? What do you love about Pebbles products? Are you on any other design teams? Have you been published before? Be sure to include your name and hometown. Help us to get a good sense of who you are and your paper crafting history. Please note that previous design team experience is not required.

2. A link to your online gallery and/or blog so that we may see samples of your various paper crafting projects. If you have a scrapbook resume we’d love to see that as well.

3. A scan or photo of 2 scrapbook layouts, 1 card, and 1 other type of project that showcases your style. We’d prefer to see projects that utilize Pebbles products, however all applications will be considered.

The deadline for all applications to be received is Friday, June 29, 2012. The individuals chosen to join the team will be notified via email and the new team will be announced here on the blog in early July. New design team members will serve for 1 year beginning in September 2012 and will be required to submit 2 monthly assignments. International applications are accepted and welcome!

Further questions may be directed to pebblesincdt@gmail.com.

Good luck everyone! We’re excited to see your applications!

 

Thanks for popping in!

HUGS & Happy Surfing!

AC Father's Day Cards

I had ALOT of fun playing with my AC goodies this month!

I think my favorite is my Little Monster Card (made with circle punches, flower punches & hand cut elements for the arms & legs).

Supplies: White (71081) - Cardstock, Denim (71073) - Cardstock, Dandelion (71037) - Cardstock, Jacob Paper (35568) - Chap, Pelican Bay Paper (35733) - Shoreline, Bits Die Cut Shapes (85585) - Shoreline,  Black Journal (53337) - Amy Tangerine Sketchbook Thickers, Remarks Pelican Mini Alphabet Stickers (42248) - Shoreline, Elements Plastic Buttons (85569) - Chap, Notebook Border Punch (63001) - Knock Outs, Dimmensional Dots (61709) - This to That, Solid Glue Runner (61711) - This to That

Supplies: White (71081) - Cardstock, Black (71082) - Cardstock, Dandelion (71037) - Cardstock, Pelican Bay Paper (35733) - Shoreline, Jacob Paper (35568) - Chap, Sunny Day Paper (35608) - Daydreams, Joyful Day Paper (35603) - Daydreams, Flutterbys (35648) - Dear Lizzy Neapolitan,  Rockabye Leaf (42956) - Thickers, Solid Glue Runner (61711) - This to That

 

Supplies: White (71081) - Cardstock,  Kraft (71464) - Cardstock, Jacob Paper (35568) - Chap, Mike Paper (35572) - Chap, Remarks Pelican Mini Alphabet Stickers (42248) - Shoreline, Flutterbys (35648) - Dear Lizzy Neapolitan, Rockabye Leaf (42956) - Thickers, Solid Glue Runner (61711) - This to That

 

**Inside view.

Thanks for coming by!

Hugs & Happy Surfing!

Cards Part Deux

Happy Saturday!

I have  afew more cards to share from the May kit - Can you believe I did a WHOPPING 7 cards?

I usually do 1 or 2 more than I am supposed to BUT I rarely ever post all of them and only usually post the ones I am happy with. I actually liked all of my cards this month for a change.

The cards below cards use the Smash washi tape included with this month's Add-on kit. It is muti-pattern/colored, so I cut each strip where the pattern changes & adhered similar patterns on a small strip of paper and then trimmed into small banners or punched into circles. 

This card is actually quite tiny, it's about 3x3".

Thanks for stopping by!

HUGS & Happy Surfing!

Free Comic Book Day

This year, I found about a fun little celebration called Free Comic Book Day (which coincidentally happened to be on National Scrapbooking Day as well ;) ). We went to down to our local gaming/comic book store where there were a fair amount of comic book fans. Little Man got his head super-imposed on Spider Man's body, ate cake & hot dogs, oogled at all the gaming paraphenia and got some free comics (which he LOVES reading now, BTW). We got to hang out with a good friend and her adorable little boy. The kids LOVED it. The scrappy Mom in me had my faithful Rebel in hand and was in picture-taking-heaven (I am sure I won't be getting away this type of behavior for much longer where Little Man is concerned).

This LO is based on the monthly sketch challenge from Hip 2-b Square for the month of May and features product from the May kit + Add-ons. 

There is also a Card sketch for the month of May as well and this was my spin on it. 

Thanks for visiting!

HUGS & Happy Surfing, Friends!

Hip Cards

I have  a few cards to share from the May Hip kit tonight. I actually went a bit beyond the usual 4 card assignment and did a few more that I will share in a later post. Cards are not usually something I do quickly but this weekend, I was on a roll and went with it. Plus, this kit had Dear Lizzy Neapolitan stickers in it (which is one of my all-time favorite lines) and I think that is what kept me going. ;o)

Made with the May Hip 2-b Square kit + Add-ons.

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HUGS & Happy Surfing!



I Love Every Second

Happy Tuesday!

I have another LO to share today made with the May Hip 2-b Square kit.

Kimberly is such a pro at mixing pattern paper & embellishments.

I can honestly say I really look forward to my kit coming every month - it is always a real treat for me!!

You can check out her awesome kits HERE.

This LO is about Mother's day last month - I got some very sweet and heartfelt gifts from my 2 boys, complete with a homemade card, a breakfast of toast and jam in bed and an extra hour of shut-eye.

It was quite honestly, a perfectly quiet day (just the way I like my Sundays!!)

I intend to store my cards & other memorabilia in the page protector behind the LO for safe keeping.

Thanks for stopping by!

HUGS & Happy surfing :)

& Baby Makes Three

Another hot trend right now is hexagons, I LOVE the look of them but have to admit I was a bit stumped once I got mine all cut out of this pattern paper (Side note: I normally wouldn't be so specific about cutting each shape out seperately, I just knew that I wanted a certain color pallatte in this LO and went with that).

I decided just to make a narrow strip to anchor my photo and dressed a few of them up with some little bits & buttons.

I made the banner with my new-ish Jenni Bowlin penant punch. These shapes are fairly easy to cut out by hand (which I used to do) but it goes so much more quickly with a punch.

If you add alot of penant/banner type embellishments to your LOs, I highly recommend a punch.

**By the way, the pic is of Little Man when he was only several weeks old - look how cute that baby fat is!!! He definately is not that chubby little guy anymore :(

LO made from May kit + Add-ons from Hip 2-b Square.

Thanks for popping in!

Happy Monday!!