Blue Skies Ahead

Mari Koegelenberg has a new kit out today - and it is so pretty!

I loved playing with it. I used it to scrap a picture that means a lot to me.

Credits:

Don't Cry, Blue Skies by Mari Koegelenberg and Libby Pritchett

Oh So Krafty alpha No. 1 by Mari Koegelenberg

Have a great weekend! :)

Project Life - Week 17 and Week 18

I did manage to catch up quite a bit this weekend, although not completely, and I have two more weeks to share. :)

Very little digi on this week, and plenty of stamping.

I mapped out on Google Maps an itinerary for a trip we planned but I overlapped a screenshot for sharing because I don't want to divulge where I live.

Yum, DH made pretzels this week, and they were so good! :)

I went green on green for the title. :)

Lots of fun stamping! :)

Let's move on to Week 18. I really love how this one came together! Once again, I have almost no digi parts.

Here's a closer look to this week.

The color scheme for this week is orange and navy. I found an old ink pad that I bought almost 5 years ago, well before I started any hybrid- even before I started digi scrapbooking in fact. It's orange, and it stamps so well!! It's a pigment ink, and now I am convinced I must buy more pigment inks. It stamps so easily, and the images are so clear. I am so excited! :)

Very simple to put together, I just had plenty of fun stamping.

I am so proud of how I made the eight out of a B! :) Just a few more closeups, because I love these stamps so much. :)

And these...

And these! ;)

I have the first half of Week 19 done, but alas I had to stop. I'm currently 1.5 weeks behind, but it will get worse in the next few weeks, as I won't have time to catch up. :(

Supplies:
Week 17

Papers by Lawn Fawn

Insta-frame Templates by Sahlin Studio

I Love You More Than Ice Cream by Jenn Barrette

4x6 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili

Food stamps by TPC Studio

See and Stamp alpha stamps

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Amy Tangerine Stamps - American Crafts

Smash date stamp K&C company

Week 18

Credits:

4x6 Photo Collages and 4x6 Photo Collages no. 2 by Designs by Lili

Papers: Studio Calico (Abroad) and Lawn Fawn

Alpha and sticker by Crate Paper (Random Collection)

"Guess what" bubble from Love+Grace collab (retired)

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Amy Tangerine Stamps - American Crafts

Alpha stickers by Prima

See and Stamp alpha stamps

Border stamp by TPC Studio

Smash date stamp K&C company

Card for Mom

My mom is coming to visit in exactly a week, so I made a card for her using the gorgeous new releases by Sahlin Studio, and following the instructions for the Mother's Day card on Club CK.

It was so much fun!! Here's what it looks once it's opened up:

And here are a few detailed shots.

I will be adding text on this left side.

I had lots of fun spraying this brown envelope! :)

I made the banner out of washi tape.

The pictures are ones we took when my mom came to visit last spring.

I know she will love this! :)

Credits:
Butterflies: Drawn and Spritz bundle, Sketch Pad Papers and A Wonderful Day Mixed Media by Sahlin Studio
Chevron mask, Mr Huey mists, butterfly wood veneer by Studio Calico
Tulle flower by Imaginisce
Chipboard shapes by Crate paper (Restoration) and Dear Lizzy American Crafts (Neapolitan)
Alpha - Dear Lizzy American Crafts (Neapolitan)
Sticker Letters - Random Collection by Crate Paper
Twine by Jillybean Soup
Doily by Wilton
Washi tape

Project Life - Week 15 and Week 16

Wow... almost 2 weeks since my last blog post! I have been really busy lately, and it's not over... But I do want to share some of my Project Life. I am 3 weeks behind - I seem to be  constantly 3 weeks behind. Let's see if I can catch up some during the weekend. Here is Week 15 - I love how it turned out!!

I used the April BYOC from The Lilypad for this spread. I love the colors!

I also put my Silhouette to good use this week to cut out a few words.

This week we went car shopping, so that was the theme of the week.

I used my new stamps from Ali Edwards, in addition to the Studio Calico ones. I painted the alphabet letters with orange acrylic paint, and spray misted the wood veneer car.

I am loving these screenshots of my and DH's votes for Dancing with the Stars each week!

I cut out words for all the car manufacturers we visited this week. I love the doily stamp by Amy Tangerine!

Here I stamped and wrote on the digital labels by Valorie Wibbens. Cute!

I am in love with the wood veneer stars!

I tried stamping on the blue masking tape - it worked! The orange stamps here were stamped with acrylic paint.

This is one of my favorite weeks ever! Now let's move on to Week 16.

I kept it simple this week, with little digi, mostly is paper and stamps. I love the look!

I had tons of pictures this week, since we bought our new car and I had to document that, but I didn't want to have to add inserts. I think it worked out well! The entire left page is just about one day. :)

I spray misted the wood veneer car with a silver coat, so it looks like our car. :)

We recently got in the mail one of those ads - "you won a car!" - and as soon as I saw it I knew I'd be using that key in my PL album! ;) The timing was just perfect! :)

Here is the list of supplies.
Week 15:

Naturally Organic papers by Jenn Barrette

A Wonderful Day Papers by Sahlin Studio

4x6 Photo Collages no. 2 by Designs by Lili

Label It by Valorie Wibbens

Amy Tangerine Stamps and Thickers - American Crafts

Alpha stickers by Prima

Transportation and star wood veneers by Studio Calico

Technique Tuesday stamps by Ali Edwards

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Smash date stamp K&C company
Week 16:

4x6 Photo Collages, 4x6 Photo Collages no. 2, 6" Photo Strips by Designs by Lili

Markerific alpha by CD Muckosky

Stampendous alpha stamps

Wood veneer by Studio Calico (arrows, hearts and transportation)

"vroom vroom" tag from Twenty-three by Cosmo Cricket

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Yellow paper and fork+knife stamp by TPC Studio

Technique Tuesday stamps by Ali Edwards

Washi tape from InTheClear and by K&C Company

Smash date stamp K&C company

iNSD 2012

I have SO many goodies to share for iNSD, and I'm going to put them all in one post - so be prepared, because it's going to be a long one!

Let's start with what's going on at The Lilypad. The May BYOC is in the store, everything is 30% off, there's a free with $15 purchase collab, and fun and games and chats.

Make sure you check out the forum to keep up with all that is going on! This week I finished up the last 2 pages that were missing to complete the album about my mom's visit last year, and I placed the order for a 60-page photobook. It should get here just in time for her next visit, I'm really excited! I used the May BYOC to scrap the cover and 1 page:

Credits:

Kraft paper from Highlight of the Week Templates by Emily Merritt

Puddy Muddy Touch of Magic by Kitty Designs

Splattered alpha by CD Muckosky

Sloppy Stencils alpha by Michelle Godin

Tiny Marker Alpha by Kate Hadfield

Font: Hootie

I love those painty backgrounds by Kitty Designs! And the stamped alphas by Michelle Godin are awesome too!

Credits:

Puddy Muddy papers, Puddy Muddy goodies and Puddy Muddy Touch of Magic by Kitty Designs

Background Noise and Naturally Organic elements by Jenn Barrette

Petals by Sara Gleason

Sloppy Stencils 2 by Michelle Godin

Typeset Alphas no. 1 by Sahlin Studio

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

I also made a page about a few of the things that happened this week.

Credits:

Everyone Has a Story papers and Everyone Has a Story elements by Captivated Visions

Sloppy Stencils 2 by Michelle Godin

Typeset Alphas no. 1 by Sahlin Studio

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

Then I made two quick cards using BYOC goodies by Sahlin Studio and Jenn Barrette:

Credits:

Naturally Organic papers and Naturally Organic elements by Jenn Barrette

Font: Blackout

I am in love with that paper! Look out for it to make an appearance soon in my Project Life album. :)

Credits:

A Wonderful Day Mixed Media by Sahlin Studio 

To make the other missing page in my mom's album, I used the new release by creashens, which is 35% off:

Credits:

And by creashens

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

Here's my page:

Credits:

And by creashens

Font: Pea Pumpkin Peters

It wouldn't be iNSD without freebies, right?? Ju Kneipp has a gorgeous one on her Facebook page!

I love the page I made with it, and it came together in no time!

Credits:

With All My Heart - Facebook Freebie by Ju Kneipp

Super Sloppy Alpha Stamps by CD Muckosky

OK... almost done! :) Mari Koegelenberg has 2 new releases out today, and they are both gorgeous!! The first is a kit packed with essential supplies:

I love how my page turned out!

Credits:

Essentially Me by Mari Koegelenberg

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

And the second kit is so bright and cheerful!

I used the stamped alpha from the essential kit on my page too.

Credits:

Berry Sweet and stamped alpha from Essentially Me by Mari Koegelenberg

The Heavy Hitter font by Heather Hess

Phew! Well, I think that's all I have for now! :D Have a fabulous iNSD weekend! :)

May Featured Kit by Sahlin Studio

Have you seen the May featured kit by Sahlin Studio?

The kit and the word art pack are 30% off for the whole month, and if you head over to Krista's blog, you can enter your page to win a gift certificate to her store! I love the colors and designs of this kit! I used it to make this mini album cover:

Make sure you stop by tomorrow: iNSD is this weekend, and I have a ton of new releases and fun games to share with you! ;)