EXTRA! EXTRA! - Honorable mention

On Wednesday I received a request to have some of my work featured on Mrs Grossman's newsletter. I am honored to have received this recognition. Mrs Grossman's has always been one of my favorite sticker companies.

Card: Birthday hat

Cardstock: Stampin Up Kraft, SU Pink Pirouette, SU Pacific Pointe, White

Patterned paper: SU DS Holiday Treasures

Embellishments: Fiskars 2" squeeze punch, Mrs Grossman's birthday frog

Card: Birthday cake

More fun with circles!

Cardstock: Stampin Up kraft, white, certainly celery, and pretty in pink

Embellishment: Red Polka dot ribbon (Michaels), Fiskars 2" squeeze punch

Stickers: Mrs Grossman's birthday cake and hearts

Card: Kiss Kiss

One of my favorite stickers is this sheer color Mrs Grossman's bird. In my stash I have some sheer alphabet letters by Mrs Grossman's that I need to find to make a cool scrapbook page and combine them with these birds.

Cardstock: Stampin Up certainly celery, pretty in pink, pixie pink

Sticker: Mrs Grossman's sheer color birds, and hearts

Rubons: K&Co Brenda Walton Mira words

Embellishments: Fiskars 2" squeeze punch, SU Stampin Write marker chocolate chip

Scrapbook: Lana's surprise

A special and lovely surprise gift for Lana. I asked her mommy what her favorite colors were, and from there I created this whimsical layout. I used a grungeboard letter "L" to enhance her name, and embellished it with WILD PLUM Tim Holtz alcohol ink and blending solution. The rest of the name is done with American Crafts Rootbeer float pink letters colored with a purple identipen. The patterned paper is KI Memories Beautiful go go boots. The cardstock is Stampin' Up and the flowers are Prima. I added a small Heidi Swapp "smile" writers block and a Mrs Grossman's sheer color bird sticker.

Cards: Partridge Puzzle

When I saw these Mrs Grossman's sheer color transparent bird stickers I was reminded of the opening credits for THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY. I knew I had to use them in a card inspired by that show. The cardstock is from Stampin Up (KRAFT)... The patterned paper is from We R Memory Keepers and it's double sided (BOHO CHIC WHIMSY WILD).... The puzzle pieces are from Scrapworks (CITRUS, BOTANIC, SEASIDE)... and the rubon is from Stampin' Up. In order to pop out the white rubon a little more I used Tim Holtz's color spreading tool with his distress ink (TEA DYE).

Cool challenge - Old and recent photo

My friend Melina invited me to participate in another cool challenge today. The challenge was "create a layout that incorporates one photo that is at least five years old (can be older) and one photo that is less than a month old. Find a connection between the two photos and create a layout about it. You will get brownie points from me if you incorporate some really old supplies with some new ones too". I found a photo of me taken 38 years ago and set it alongside one I took of myself less than a month ago. Yes, I know I'm pretty brave LOL. Both photos show me with tousled hair and allowed me to use some of my oldest materials (Creative Memories letters, Mrs Grossman's stickers) and some of my newest materials (Heidi Swapp month stamp, Stampin'Up paper) among other things.