Keeping Fit with FITKits!

It's Friday...woo hoo!  If you haven't heard about the new FITKits, you must keep reading :)  ScrapFIT is teaming up with Paper Issues, and the amazing FITKits are the result.  You can buy one right now, or you can enter the ScrapFIT workouts for your chance to win one!  I have one, and it's awesome!  I have already dove in and made a page with it...

I have so many pool pics, and I wanted to play off the oranges, pinks and yellows in some of the papers.  There is a Pebbles sheet included in the kit that is full of little banners with words and small journaling spots.  I used a lot of that one here.  I immediately LOVED the dictionary paper...I smeared it up with paint and mist to give some contrast behind my photos.  I knew the pictures contained a lot of blue, so I used the other bright colors against it.

These arrows weren't planned. They were the trim left over after I cut out the little banner shapes. I decided to let them point to the word "summer."

I really love this cute little ribbon...it reminds me of curtains :)

This was also my first time playing with Washi tape...and, of course, I love it!

Sara, our awesome Head Coach at ScrapFIT, also made a page...check out hers!  Yep, we used the same kit, and what a difference!  I also love that the colors work for a girly or boy page.  I love how she used one of the banner pieces to make a flag!  Genius!

Here's the full kit...it's so much fun!!

Thanks for stopping by today...I'll be back on Sunday with the August Warm-Up for ScrapFIT. Have a great weekend!

ScrapFIT #73 - I Remember

Good Wednesday morning!  ScrapFIT has a new workout up this morning, and it's also the first reveal with the new design team :)  Workout #73 is titled "I Remember."  One of the reasons I scrapbook is so that I will always remember the little things that you tend to forget over time.  We want to see what you create with this title.

Also, ScrapFIT has teamed up with Paper Issues to bring you FITKits!  (PI has a ton of new products & they ship super fast!)

FITKits will be offered up as prizes for each ScrapFIT Workout.   For you die-hard scrappers who want to get in shape ASAP, you can purchase them straight from the Paper Issues Store, along with all the other hot new products there!


Check out the first FITKit, Snowcones and Sunshine!

You have a chance to win it on the ScrapFIT blog by joining in on this workout or you can click HERE to be directed to the Paper Issues Store to purchase your kit!

Here is what I created for this challenge.  These are from Paige's 18-month photo shoot I did on our patio.  She was wearing a cute little Florida Gator dress, so the colors are challenging to scrap!  I found random papers in my stash that coordinated, and I love how it turned out!  I was completely inspired by a gorgeous layout from Ana Castro's blog...what a talent she is!  I did my own version of a lift of one of her pages.

Don't miss out on the chance to win the FITKit...trust me! I bought one and I am already on my second page with it...woo hoo! Head on over to the ScrapFIT blog and see what the new DT created...some serious talent going on!!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day :)

Challenge Me Happy #27 & a DT call

Hello there, friends!  I'm hopping online today to share the newest challenge at Challenge Me Happy.  This one is a recipe challenge.

You must include the following on your page:

* One or more stamps
* 2 photos
* Twine or ribbon or both
* 2 or more paper clips
* No cardstock
* 3 patterned papers or more

**Mist / paint/ ink / border punches are freebies!

Here is what I came up with.  I used papers from 3 Bugs in a Rug, which were sent to me by the awesome Scrappin' Patch.  I was nervous about using no cardstock, but I loved how it turned out!

The winner of this challenge will win an e-book from the amazing Cathrine Pooler.

Here’s a little bit about her: 

Thank you so much for visiting my website! Rubber stamping and scrapbooking have been my hobbies since the 1990′s and became my JOB in 2003! My many hats include, being the owner and founder of StampNation, author of Life Scraps…how to scrapbook your life through storytelling, and being a Stampin’ Up Demonstrator. Spending my days rubber stamping, scrapbooking and teaching others how to explore their creativity is a dream! I do this through my blog, Youtube Videos, newsletter and my membership site, StampNation. Being a demonstrator has brought me things I never dreamed possible, including being recognized by Stampin’ Up as one of their top demonstrators every year since signing on with the company, including the #4 top demonstrator in 2008 and appointment to the prestigious Advisory Board in 2007. I am ecstatic to be living my dream, working from home elbow deep in cardstock, markers and rubber stamps while raising 3 beautiful daughters with my husband, Randall and dog, Kenly. 

And here’s the link where you can find some more info on the prize, a 136 page book that will help you along in your scrapbooking journey: http://www.catherinepooler.com/pages/lifescraps-2/

Also, if you're interested in trying out for the Challenge Me Happy Design Team, click HERE to read all about it!  It's a really great team to be a part of...always lots of fun and great inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by today :)

Quote Challenge @ My Scraps and More

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend.  It's a beautiful Saturday here in Florida...hot, sunny & humid.  Well, maybe the humid part isn't so nice, but that's just part of our daily weather here.  My husband is outside working in the yard, I just finished yoga, the girls are watching Dora, and it's almost lunch time and then some pool time :)  Sounds like a great day to me!

I wanted to share a page I made for a challenge at My Scraps and More.  It was my turn to do the Wednesday {quote} challenge.  I have been wanting to scrap this picture of my daughter's scribbles on the sliding glass door.  I found this awesome art quote and knew it was a perfect saying for this picture.  You may ask why I was so excited that Reese drew on the glass...well, even though you would never know by looking at her, she is on the autism spectrum.  I knew early on that she was special.  I knew when she was 15 months old that something was going on because she had problems making eye contact, she never imitated anything anyone did, she didn't talk, she had no interest in playing with toys the way they were meant to be played with.  I would try and read to her and she wouldn't have it, and she refused to even hold a crayon, let alone color with one.

Long story short...we have spent the last four years in speech & occupational therapy, trying to help her.  She has come a long way, but we still have a long way to go.  She starts kindergarten this year, and that scares me!  We are fortunate to have a wonderful special-needs school nearby that she attends.  She gets her therapy everyday and is surrounded by amazing teachers who love her to pieces.  This is where she attended pre-school, so she is very familiar with everything there.

So this is a layout that showcases a huge milestone for Reese.  Even though she was almost 4 years old before she did this the first time, the point is she finally did it!  After she scribbled on the glass door, she also drew on the walls down the hallway.  Those masterpieces are still there...I refuse to wipe them off :)

The quote I used was:  "Every child is an artist.  The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."  --Pablo Picasso

I love this scribbly circle mask!  It totally reminds me of scribbles & doodles.  I love the look of outlining the edges, too.

A close-up of the misting...

I've had these flowers forever, and the color went with my papers perfectly! Just had to use them.

I based this layout on one of the Got Talent sketches. Kristine Davidson's sketches are SO awesome!

Thanks so much for stopping by today...have a wonderful weekend!

A page just for fun!

Happy Thursday to you!  I am sharing a page I made just for fun today...I rarely have time to do that anymore.  I saw a recent sketch at Creative Scrappers (217) and decided to play along.  I have a lot of July 4th photos that I'm trying to get scrapped, so I made this one patriotic.  These pictures are of Paige in her first bikini two years ago...my little chunk!

I love twine & buttons...I'm always drawn to wrapping twine around a group of papers or photos and "tying" them together.  I just like the look.

I used some chipboard stars as masks, and then misted around them.  I then traced around them with a black pen.

I added a bit of hand stitching here and there.

Here is Sketch 217...isn't it awesome?!

It was great to see you...thank you so much for stopping by! I'll have more to share this weekend :) Have a wonderful day!

One more July page @ Artful Delight

Hi!  I'm finally getting online to post my final July layout featuring the Artful Delight kit this month.  I've been out getting school supplies this morning, and it is SO humid and muggy outside!  We got a ton of rain yesterday, and it's one of those mornings where you immediately start sweating as soon as you walk out the door.  Your hair frizzes out and your face gets oily right off the bat.  I don't mind sweating as long as I'm at the gym, but not when I'm just simply walking to my car.  Ugh!

Anyway, here is my page.  There are still some kits left...hurry on over and grab one! I am so in love with these colors...that orange Authentique paper was one of my favorites in the kit.  Such a rich & fun color!  I love how the blues in the photos really pop against the orange. 

I wanted to showcase these awesome Prima canvas shapes. They are so easy & fun to paint!  I traced around the edges with a pen...there are so many things you can do to these.  I simply rubbed paint all over them, and they absorbed it really well.  I also punched my flower center buttons with a punch.

Thank you for stopping by...hope you have a great day!

Once Upon a Sketch entry + Artful Delight August Kit!

It's Saturday...yay!  I have a lot to share today.  First up, I wanted to share the page I created for the July challenge at Once Upon a...Sketch.  This is only my second time entering over there.  I always feel very intimidated by the level of work I see there...my style just seems so minimal compared to the gorgeous creations I see by the lovely women on the team.  But this time, I really liked the challenge, and I wanted to scrap this picture of me and my sister from back in February.  The theme was "friends," and the sketch provided is just amazing.

The papers I used aren't usually my style, either...they're from the Bo Bunny Country Garden collection.  I saw them in my LSS and thought they were so pretty.  I love butterflies, and I also loved the bright greens, blues, oranges & yellows.  I started with this pretty green page and smeared it up with lots of bright paint and then tore it up on the top & bottom.  I'm usually not a flowery-frilly scrapper, but I wanted to incorporate a few on this one.

Lots of distressing, inking and painting...

Close up of my ribbon and flowers.  I also used a few of the brads that came in the collection.

I also wanted to share with you the gorgeous August kit from Artful Delight...it's being revealed early!

This kit will include:

Bo Bunny - Hello Sunshine collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each) 

Hello Sunshine 

Hello Sunshine Stripe 

Prima Marketing - Doodle-Deux collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each) 

Doodle-Bits 

Lucky Charms 

Button-Up 

Alpha-Bytes 

Basic Grey - Paper Cottage collection - 12x12 sheet (1 each) 

Vegetable Garden 

Backgammon Porch Swing 

Evening Stroll 

Afghan 

Fine China 

Table Linens 

Bazzill coordinating cardstock - 12x12 sheet (1 each) 

Lagoon 

Blossom 

French Vanilla 

Marmalade 

Beetle Black 

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit 

1 sheet - Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection - Sticker sheet 

1 - FabScraps Bird Cage with Bird chipboard shape 

1 package - Prima Flowers - Lucerne Doodle-Deux flowers 

1 sheet - Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection - 6x12 sticker sheet 

1 package - Kaisercraft - Enchanted rub-ons 

1 package - Prima Flowers - Alphabet Stickers 

Approx. 10 yards - Black Baker's Twine 

1 package - Basic Grey PB&J collection - Chiffon Flowers 

1 mini stamp set - Prima Flowers 

1 package - Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection - Wood Buttons 

1 package - Kaisercraft Jewels - Miss Nelly

Don't forget about the card kit, too! 

This kit will include:

Bo Bunny - Hello Sunshine collection - 6x6 sheet (2 each) 

Hello Sunshine 

Hello Sunshine Stripe 

Prima Marketing - Doodle-Deux collection - 6x6 sheet (2 each) 

Doodle-Bits 

Lucky Charms 

Button-Up 

Alpha-Bytes 

Basic Grey - Paper Cottage collection - 6x6 sheet (2 each) 

Vegetable Garden 

Backgammon 

Porch Swing 

Evening Stroll 

Afghan 

Fine China 

Table Linens 

Bazzill coordinating cardstock - 8 1/2x11 sheet (2 each) 

Lagoon 

French Vanilla 

Marmalade 

Beetle Black 

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit 

1 background stamp - Basic Grey/Hero Arts - Curl Pattern 

1 package - Prima Flowers - Lucerne Doodle-Deux flowers 

1 sheet - Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection - 6x12 sticker sheet 

1 package - Kaisercraft - Enchanted rub-ons 

1 package - Prima Flowers - Alphabet Stickers 

Approx. 10 yards - Black Baker's Twine 

1 package - Basic Grey PB&J collection - Chiffon Flowers 

1 package - Basic Grey Paper Cottage collection - Wood Buttons 

1 package - Kaisercraft Jewels - Miss Nelly 

And more note of business...the HOOPLA winners have been announced over at Challenge Me Happy!  One lucky lady won a Big Shot and two Tim Holtz dies...go check out the blog to see who it was :)  My winner of my BOM challenge is KELLY FOSTER!  I also had a RAK winner...and she is MARHAMAH!  This was such a fun contest, and there were so many awesome layouts entered.  Congrats to all the winners!!

Thanks for stopping by today...hope you have a great weekend!