I'm hosting the challenge today over at Frosted Designs and it a fun one - - - Polka Dots!  Create a project and incorporate some polka dots.  I created this canvas using Frosted Designs February Kit, Love Is In The Air.

Check out the post here and why not check out the kit contents here and place an order.

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Love In The Spirit- Frosted Designs/Stuck?!Sketch

  Frosted Designs has teamed up this month with the Stuck?!Sketch Challenge Blog and I created this layout using Prima's Holiday Jubilee collection from Frosted Designs Online Store.

Here is the Stuck?!Sketch:

Create a layout using the above sketch over at Stuck?! for a chance to win Frosted Designs February "Love Is In The Air" kit.

Want two chances to win this kit???  Create a layout using the same sketch, but incorporate some paint, ink or mists and enter it at Frosted Designs for another chance to win!  You can find all of the details here at Frosted Designs.

You have plenty of time to create, as the challenge is open until January 29th.  

Hope you will join us!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Life Is A Journey, Enjoy The Ride

Happy Monday everyone! 

Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge is  Ribbon, Twine and Washi Tape.  

You have to use at least two on your layout.

I did a lot of layering with paper strips and washi tape on this layout of my grandparents.  

Love this photo. ♥

Here I've added a "round" from Purple Pumpkin that has some twine threaded through the button.

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge

Donna Downey Studios 

 

One lucky winner will win an online class worth $65.00

This online workshop includes direct access to the artists, all 15 projects & videos, each artists personal video tutorials, supplies lists and project photos.

Check out all of the details here and join us for a chance to win!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

I Could Kiss Every Freckle On Your Face!

Well,  I'm sure I got your attention with my title!  I snag a lot of pictures from my friend's  FB page and usually use her comment as the title.  The picture is of her cute, freckled face son.

I love how this layout turned out!  I used my June kit from Artful Delight along with the June layout sketch and combined it with the current Polka Dot challenge at Frosted Designs.  I created the heart background from a heart image from the Silhouette Online Store which  you can find here. I right clicked the heart image and chose the offset option which create the outlined heart.

A few closeups:

I cut the bee from an image in the Silhouette online store, which you can find here.

If you are interested in purchasing the June scrapbook kit from Artful Delight there are still a few left along with the June card kit.  Check out the details and place your order here.

Frosted Designs Polka Dot Challenge runs through Thursday 6/27.  Create a project containing polka dots and link it up on the blog here for a chance to win $25.00 gift certificate from Oh My Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Supplies:
Artful Delight June Scrapbook Kit
Purple Pumpkin Enbellishments
EK Success large flower punch
Sizzix Vine Die
Studio Calico grid stamp

Home

There is a story behind this layout.  Every Spring I encounter Finches that insist on building their nest on my front porch.  Whatever it may be, a potted plant or hanging plant, I always worry once the eggs hatch, as I fear when the babies begin to fly that my dog will go after them.  I try each year to check my plants and if I see the beginnings of a nest I discard it.   This year I wasn't on top of nest checking and found one in a planter on my front porch.  By the time I had discovered it, eggs had already been laid, and when I checked on it Saturday, I discovered that the eggs had hatched and the nest contained several little babies.
It's hard to tell in the picture, as the babies are tiny and all curled up.  I thought this picture was perfect for  Bellaidea's May Challenge at Inkido, birds, feathers & birdscages, along with the Punches Challenge at Frosted Designs.

I used a few pieces of papers from Inkido's Beautiful Memories and Forever Summer collections along with some of their Fashion Flowers. I punched a strip using my Martha Stewart Daisy Lace border punch and them stamped it using a Crochet Lace Doily stamp by Recollections.

Here I incorporated a small twig that I found near the nest and added a K & Company bird along with a metal bird cage by Recollections.

A pretty flower cluster.
I painted a small amount of gesso on the flowers and added some spanish moss.

And here I added a few small delicate feathers.

It's a chilly day here today, and quite windy.  I've got a cook out planned for my sister whose birthday is Tuesday.  Looking forward to spending some time with her today.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Love You Beyond Measure

I had a wonderful Mothers Day yesterday!  Hope you all did too!  

Two days in a row with a layout to share!☺  A new record for me.   Frosted Designs Fabulous Friday Challenge is Black and White + one color.  I chose red!♥

 I dug into my stash and came across the Yours Truly collection by Echo Park.  I admit that I forgot that I  had it.  I've got to start looking through my stash more.  I was shocked at the various Echo Park collections that I had purchased and forgotten about.  

Here are a few closeups with lots of Purple Pumpkin embellishments:

Purple Pumpkin red fabric button.

Purple Pumpkin red heart button

Purple Pumpkin red spotty button

I painted gesso on the polka dot paper, added some stitching and stamping.

Frosted Designs challenge is sponsored by

SpiegelMom Scraps

10 Yards of May Arts burlap string (red and Natural) 2 wooden veneers (winners choice) and 2 Washi tapes and again lucky winner, you'll get to choose that too!

Please stop by the Frosted Designs blog for inspiration by our DT and join us in the challenge.  You have until 12:00 pm (cst) Thursday, 5/23!

This Is My Happy Place

Gosh the weekend just flew by . . .  Saturday was beautiful, warm and sunny.  Spent lots of time out side working in the yard.  Sunday on the other hand was quite the opposite, cloudy and chilly, a perfect day to stay in doors and scrap.  I actually got 3 layouts done and here is one I'd like to share with you.

I created this layout for the Fabulous Friday Challenge at Frosted Designs:  Doilies + Sketch.

I had a wonderful sketch to work with designed by one of my fellow DT members, Brenshevia:

I titled my layout "This Is My Happy Place" as I so enjoy working in my flower gardens.  Beautiful flowers bring a smile to my face.

Here are a few close ups:

I used Crate Paper's new Maggie Holmes collection along with some flowers from my stash and lots of Purple Pumpkin embellishments!

Hope you have time to join in on the Fabulous Friday Challenge.  You have until noon, Wednesday May 9th to enter for a chance to win a great prize from our sponsor Vintage Street Market.  Check out all of the details here!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Together Forever

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.  It's cold and cloudy here.  Wondering where the warm weather went.  I managed to work on a layout and it felt good to get it finished.  Life is still hectic and so little "me" time. I used my March kit from Artful Delight packed with papers from Teresa Collins collections Memories, He Said She Said and Stationary along with the March sketch from Artful Delight and the Up, Up & Away Challenge at Frosted Designs.

Here I did a little stamping using the Teresa Collins He Said She Said stamp set included in my month kit:

Here I've added a little cluster. I used some Tattered Angels Candy Apple Red
Glimmer Mist on the pink flowers from the kit.

A little fussy cut work, inking and stamping:

Hope you have some free time to enter the March sketch challenge 

at Artful Delight.  You can check out the details here.

And while you at it, check out the Up, Up & Away Challenge at

Frosted Designs here.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

JAVA

Hope everyone had a nice weekend.  It was a cloudy and cold one here.  There is a storm front heading this way that looks as though will hit my area with some measurable snow.  Not looking forward to the idea of lots of snow.  We've had very little snow this winter and that's the way I like it.  It's a waiting game now.  I've got a layout to share with you today that I created for the Chevron Challenge at Frosted Designs.  This was a hard one to put together.  No matter what I did, I couldn't get it to look right, so I opted for a CAS layout and used lots of stuff from my stash.

  

Last year I bought myself a Keurig coffee maker.  I love it and my favorite morning coffee 

is Donut Shop Bold!

Hope you have time to join in on the Chevron Challenge at Frosted Designs.  We have an amazing new DT and lots of inspiration to share with you for this challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by!

 . . . Debbie

Frosted Designs Fall Blog Hop

Hello and Welcome to the Frosted Designs Fall Blog Hop!!

You should have arrived here from Diana's blog. If you get lost along the way, head back  to
Frosted Designs for the full list.

This is a Recipe Challenge Blog Hop - Now what does that mean??  

We have an overall Theme of "Fall" and the RECIPE can be found along the way.  Each Designer is using one "ingredient" on their project.  There are 12 stops on the hop, which makes 12 Ingredients.  You choose 6 of the 12 ingredients to create your "Fall" project and link it up to the Frosted Designs BLOG.  My  ingredient is STAMPING.
To highlight the picture on my layout I machine stitched a few circles around it and also added some stitching around the edges of the layout to act as a frame.  I am entering this layout in the  Stitching & Sewing Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

I chose to do a little background stamping on my layout after adding some gesso:

and also used a tag, envelope and ticket from my stash that includes stamping:

and here I have a beautiful  cluster of embellishments that include some Purple Pumpkin goodies!

We have some awesome sponsors for our hop:

Prairie Bird Boutique

My Little Shoebox 

Boys Rule Kits

I am also offering a chance to win my RAK:

 Become a follower and leave me a comment. . If you are already a follower, then  leave me a comment  and let me know.  Create a project for our Recipe challenge using stamping as one of your ingredients and come back and leave me a comment for another chance to win my RAK.  I'll announce the winner of my RAK on Thursday, November 15.

 Your next stop along the blog hop is Lori M.

You have until midnight (cst) Wednesday November 14th to link up your project on the Frosted Designs Blog.

Have fun and thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

               

Grumpy

Don't worry, it isn't me, just the title of my layout.  I am still struggling with my creativity but was happy to create a layout using the July kit from Artful Delight and the new Fabulous Friday Challenge at Frosted Designs, a one word title.

Another layout for my friend Julina's album and a cute picture of her and her sweet little one, Zoey. Gotta love those little ones and their moods!

Here are a few closeups:

There are still a few July kits left at Artful Delight.  If you would like to order one you can check out the contents here.  If you didn't see my post from Wednesday, Artful Delight's August Scrapbook and Card Kits are up for sale.  I enjoyed putting these kits together. Check out my post here.

I started another layout last night and that in its self is a hugh step forward for me.  Hope to get it completed and posted by the weekend. 

Hope everyone enjoys the weekend! 

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Today's Story: having a great time

It's Friday and over at Frosted Designs that means a new Fabulous Friday challenge, hexagons!  I decided to join our fabulous group of designers for the challenge.

I love the picture on my son Jeffrey on the  layout and wish it had been better one. The year was 1989 and we were on vacation in New Jersey.  I remember this day as if it were yesterday.  Jeffrey loved trucks and was so excited when he saw this ride on the boardwalk.  I am trying to make a better attempt at journaling on my pages and added this little envelope with an insert that captures my journaling.

Can't explain why, but I added some pop of hot pink to the layout.  It all started when I came across the  heart pin by Pink Paislee.  Knew it when I saw it that it had to be a part of the page.  I added a little stitiching and a little pink here and there.

I used bits and pieces from my February and April kits from Scrapbook Circle.  Lots of rub ons from Heidi Swapp in the April kit as well as some new Amy Tangerine Sketchbook papers.

Hope you will have some free time to join in on the challenge. We have a great prize from our sponsor Vintage Street Market.  Stop on over to see what the DT has created to get you motivated!

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie