The Birthday Bash is On!!

The Birthday Bash for Cookin' Up Creations 4th year is happening all month long. I am so happy to be a part of it. I'veonly been with Cookin' Up Creations for a year and it's an fantastic year. I really enjoy being a part of the DT there.

Ok, Let me tell you me have some fun things planned and already going on the site. In the forum we have challenges being posted(1 -2 daily) and games and I know there will some prizes too.

I was the first to post a challenge. It's called Celebration of course. It a fun color combo + Sketch challenge.

Here is the layout I created for the challenge.

The papers use on this layout are background yellow honeycomb Glitz -Cashmere Dame, dark green mini dot, blue camera are Amy Tangerine, the light green(it look light yellow in the picture) is Dear Lizzy, yellow large dot is Simple Stories, the medium blue paper is from TLC older paper in my stash. Orange light and dark are my stash.

Close up of all the details.

Side view to show dimension. 

Close up of journaling.

I did the journaling on vellum (it has some gold wavy lines and small dot flowers) I had that vellum in my stash for a while so not sure who made it. I know it was a 12x12 sheet I just cut a bit of it to use on the layout.

 All the gold chevron are hand cut from chipboard and covered with gold metallic vellum paper.  The little word strip is from a manufacture strip, Puffy camera & arrow and green swirly flower are Amy Tangerine, AC Glitter tape, enamel & metallic dots, stick pin Joann's. The mist droplets are Color Shine gold from Heidi Swapp & White metallic acrylic paint from Accent

The two shades of orange die cuts are the same shape just one is slightly larger. They are speckled with gesso and metallic white acrylic paint for texture. The little flags are free printable by Banana Fish Studio. The enamel dots are MME, the metallic dots are Heidi Grace, the gold flag is AC glitter tape, the little blue puffy is Amy Tangerine, and the stick pins are from the sewing section at Joann's. 

The gold Thickers Sunrise (chipboard), Maya Road star stick pin. The little flags are free printable by Banana Fish Studio,the gold flag is AC glitter tape, The enamel dots are MME, the metallic dots are Heidi Grace, the gold flag is AC glitter tape, the little puffy heart is Amy Tangerine.

The cardstock words are from the Cricut,, The arrow cutout is Elle's studio. 

I hope you join us over at Cookin' Up Creations for all the Birthday Bash fun. 

Sharing A New Layout for Cookin' Up Creations Design Team Work.

I created this layout for a challenge on Cookin' Up Creations. I will look up and post all the product I used for the layout.

Close up of all the details.

Cookin' Up Creations Design Team Work Share

I recently challenged the group on Cookin' Up Creations to create a project using a few of their older supplies and mix in a few new ones. The challenge A Little Bit if This & That

For this challenge I had them use the following items to create their project.
Punches, Decorative Scissors, Metal Clip, Vellum &Textured paper. Then I had them alter their punched shapes.

You can use this in any combination. Layer it up and have fun with your old stash . Mix it up with  the new papers and embellishments and you'll be so surprised how good it will look. 

Here is the layout I created for the challenge. I used Fiskars Threading Water border punch and a small hand heart punch from Provo Craft to create a new border to fit my theme. I also used pattern, colored & plain vellum from my stash.

Close up of the new border I created for my photo mats which I created to look like Polaroids  

Close up the other border punches and decorative scissors used

Close up of my title (I don't know why this one keeps coming up so blue)

Close ups

Some Layout to share

I've been working on some Cookin' Up Creation challenges. You can see the list of challenge in the earlier post. Here are some of the layouts I created for them.

First one is my current challenge on the Cookin' Up Creation site.
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary : For this challenge we focused on the grow part of the nursery rhyme. I challenge you to grow your embellishments. Make a growing embellishment (well sort of). Bust out those punches, die cuts or machines and paper scraps and follow this easy directions and create you very own growing embellishment.


I made some flowers and butterflies (I made copies my oldest daughter’s favorite book from that time; Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Then I misted them and created my embellishments the maroon flower and butterfly HP & green LOTR) for my layout.
This is my layout.

Close up the flowers & butterflies

For this layout I used the following products: 

Cardstock: Black & Cream - DCWV, Pattern Paper: DCWV - Snap Shot stack, Stickers Letters: Recollections Punches: Scallop Circle & Small Butterfly - Fiskars USA, Large Butterfly - McGill, Die Cuts: Label & Black Scroll - Cricut - Lacy Labels, Other: Copied Book Pages from Harry Potter & Lord of The Ring, Brads, homemade misters in Maroon and Leaf Green, Adhesive: Tombow & Glue Dots

This Layout is for the Hey Diddle Diddle Challenge: Use a Crescent shape on your page. 

For this layout I used the following products: 

Cardstock: Dark Blue, Medium Blue, Sunflower & Cream - TLC (top line creations) , Pattern Paper: Lt. Blue (star one) - Starry Blue- The Paper Company, Cream Wrinkle, Cream Plaid, & Medium Blue circles- TLC, Blue Plaid - SBW (Scrapbook Wizard paper stack # 2) & Vellum,  Stickers Letters: Lt Brown & Black Sticky Keys -Monenta, Blue - Thickers, Deco Scissor:- small Scallop-  Fiskars USA l, Die Cut: Moon TLC, Adhesive: Tombow & Glue Dots, Other; Paint chips - Walmart, Paint:  Cream Paint drops - Plaid, Stamps: Chevron & swirls - Michaels ($1 section), Ink: Studio G.

This Layout is for the Humpty Dumpty Challenge : Use a Tiled photo (cut, show the space and re-make your picture) on your page. 

Close up of the title and mister

 Close up of phote tile

my favorite of the 

little cardinal is staring @ the squirrel 

like you better share!

 Close up of my stamped bird and seeds

For this layout I used the following products: 

Base of layout: Back side of a double sided pattern paper - not sure who, Cardstock: Green - Bazzil, Pattern Paper: Pink & Red Dot - MME (My Minds Eye) Red (back of the pink & red dot) - MME, Striped - DCWV - Pet Stack, 

Stickers Letters:Tall Black Thin one - EK Succes, Small Black - Recollections,

 Deco Scissor:- small Scallop - Fiskars USA Punch: Boarder Punch - Fiskars USA, Stamps: Bird & Small Circle - Studio G, Ink:Black - Ranger Archival, Walnut Stain - Tim Holz, Watercolor Pencils: Faber-Castell,  Paint: Paint Drops - Plaid Acrylic paint in Dark Red and Green, Adhesive: Tombow, Aleene's Quick Dry Glue &  Glue Dots, Other; Corrigated Cardboard, Trimmer - Fiskars USA

Over at Cookin' Up Creations we're having all sorts of fun with Nursery Rhymes. I have today's Nursery Rhyme Challenge. I chose If All The World Were Paper.

If all the world were paper,

and all the sea were ink,

if all the trees

were bread and cheese,

what should we have to drink?

I chose to focus on the Ink & paper part of the rhyme. I challenge everyone to use misters on their projects. It could be a paint or dye/ink mister. 

Here is the layout I created for the challenge

Items I used on this layout are the following:

Carstock: Tan - Darice, Light Pink -DCWV

Pattern Paper: Coffee Bean - Paper Pizzaz, Floral, Stripe & Dot - MME

Stamps & stamp Press: Fiskars - Latte Love, Watercolor Pencils: Faber-Castell

Letters: Cloud9/Colorbok, Ink: Ranger Archival- Jet Black & Tim Holtz Distress ink - Walnut, Paints: Plaid - Brown, Pale Cream, Rhasberry & Black, Washi Tape: Target. Adhesive: Tobow, Pop dots: Recollections, Thread: Coats & Clark, Trimmer & Deco Scissors: Fiskars, Other: Coffee Sleeve - Joe Muggs - BAM

I hope you stop by and join us in all the challenges. If you do the challenge posted above link me.

Another layout for Cookin' Up Creations Birthday Bash. Challenge # 1 -- Use a list in your project. You should stop and join in all the fun. Lots of challenges and prizes.

Ok, so this layout need it's own video soundtrack to go with it. Here is the back story with it. My son Liam loves the Beastie Boys' song Sabotage. He loves the video even more - not sure if it's the cars, moustaches, sunglasses or the 70's vibe of it all. So, one night I hear him singing along to the song. I come into the dining room to find him making a video to this song. he stops it long enough to ask me to pretend to punch him for the drama part of his mini movie. 

Items used to create this layout are:

Pattern Paper: Tim Holtz - Retro Grundge

Polaroids, Camera & List Journaling block: DCWV Snapshot Stack

Letters: Thickers - Felt Pajamas

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Tea Dye

Trimmer: Fiskars USA

Adhesive: Tombow  Pop dots: Recollections 

Friends, Birthdays and Betty Boop...

The month of May was filled with lots of fun activities for our family. We had Mother's day, school functions, Our youngest daughter was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society. Then there was a few birthdays -- my hubby's, several other family members and 2 neighbor friends (One of which I have become so very close to). 

She (Norma) loves all things Betty Boop. So, for her birthday gift I created a mini envelope album. I decided to keep it simple because she doesn't scrapbook and finds it very intimidating. I figured this would be a great way to get her into scrapbooking. After, receiving her album she wants to create one of her children and grandson. 

I love the way envelope album give you pockets to hide journaling on minis. 

Thanks for looking. Leave me a comments.