Natures Genius

The challenge was to use that color palette and your punches. I made the flowers yesterday using my cricut cart Walk in my garden. I used my Prisma pencils to give it some depth and I cut the petals into thin strips and curled them. I love how this one turned out. The picture was taken by me :) over at Mitchell State Park.

Details:
Bazzill cardstock
Martha Stewart Punch
Pink Paislee rub ons
Cricut Cart : Walk in My Garden - Aster & daisy
Old EK corner rounder punch ( one of my favs)
Prisma Watercolor pencils

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Mini Album

Mini album I made for my son. I fussy cut the embellishments from the K&Company Paper. Did a lot of distressing & Inking to give it that grunge look.

Details:
7 Gypsys accordian album
Paper- K&Company, Bo Bunny, Creative Imaginations, Sugar Tree
Bazzill Cardstock
Offray Ribbon
Jolees Boutique
Ranger Distress Ink- Walnut & Tea Dye

Thanks for looking,
Mary

Woohoo Been Published Again!

I sent my LO into the National Examiner's contest and it was chosen to be published this week. You can check it out here if you'd like.

I have been without internet & cable for a couple days...felt like I was in the dark ages LOL, but I did get my sons mini album done. I'll post pics later tonight.

Hope everyones having a great day!

Hugs,
Mary

Just a few photos to share...

Just a few pictures to share that I took on our walk. I have been busy working on another mini album for my son. I made him an album back in May for his birthday of all his graduation pictures from Fire School and the department he is in now. I mailed it 6 weeks ago and he hasn't recieved it..apparently it got lost in the mail. So now I'm back to making a new one. Sad thing is a lot of the stuff that went in the first one were one of a kind memorabilia. I'm just so bummed he didn't get it.

I do have some awesome news to share, but I can not post it until tomorrow. Stay tuned t see what it is..;P

Hope you enjoy the pictures.
hugs,
Mary

What a Day for a Day Dream...

Details:
Making memories Varnished vines greenhouse paper
Basic Grey Paper
Cosmo Cricut Paper
ATD Seashore paper
TPC Studio paper
Basic grey Sultry paper
Making Memories butons
Cricut Cart Plantin Schoolbook

Thanks for looking!
Mary

The Wise One...

This is a photo I took at Sea Pines Nature Preserve. My first time seeing an owl out in the wild.

This lo was made for the challenge over at Color Combos Galore.
Details:
Bazzill
Ranger Distress Ink- Walnut & Tea Dye
Recollections - Autumn Pearls
Cricut Cart - Plantin Schoolbook & Accent Essentials
TA Glimmer Mist - Coffee Shop
Bo Bunny Paper
Junkitz Paper
Bazzill Cardstock
Handmade Flowers
Stickles
Dollar Store- Ribbon, Feathers & Moss



This layout I combined into two challenges: Sketch Inspiration & The Color Room.

Details:
Bzzill Cardstock
Doodlebug Glitter paper
Prima Flowers
Heidi Grace Rub ons
Shoe Lace Dollar Store
Wilton Doily
Buttons- Misc

Thanks for looking!
Mary

We finally got to see the babies...

We have been watching this pair of Yellow Crowned Night Herons at Sea Pines Nature Preserve here on Hilton Head Island for awhile now and we finally got a glimpse of the babies.They are just too cute!!Love those mop tops. LOL

So much to share today!

Wanted to share with you my beautiful birthday roses JC brought home yesterday. Aren't they just gorgeous! The fragrance is unbelievable,our villa smells wonderful!


This was a pictue I took this morning while enjoying my coffee on the balcony.



Cute as a button..isn't she!! This is JC's daughter when she was about 9 or 10. I'm loving the idea of working with girlie pics..LOL For the border I used Making memories paint & bubblewrap..love the look.I also used paint to do the black circle.

For this layout I used:
Creative Scrappers Sketch #108
Making Memories paint
Bazzill Cardstock
Misc flower & buttons
Martha Stewart border Punch
Recollections paper
Cricut Cart Plantin Schoolbook


This Layout I did just for fun..I love the way it turned out. This is also a picture of JC's daughter.

I used the following:
Bazzill Basics
Offrey Lace
Cricut Cart Plantin Schoolbook
Wilton Doiles
Michaels Paper flower
Dollar Store ribbon flowers
Rhinestones Unknown
Want 2 Scrap Bling

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Masculine Birthday Card...

Hope this post finds you all well & happy. Today was another very warm day here in South Carolina. The heat Index was 108 and the temp was 98...talk about melting. LOL We are still trying to adjust to the weather. Our summers on Mackinac Island hardly ever got over 80 and we always had a cool breeze off the water, so this humid weather is very different for us. We are missing our daily walks to the nature preserve...so today we ventued off to the mall and walked around for a couple hours. When we got back I went up to my scraproom and cleaned out my scrap drawer and organized it into patterns and solids..sure does make it easier to use them up. How do you keep your scraps? Would love to get some feed back on that. I think i'm going to buy 6 shallow baskets to put them in, that way I don't have to go digging through to find the colors I want.I even ended up making a card after going through all those scraps. I had to make a birthday card for JC's nephew. I have such a hard time making cards for men...but this one came together fast. I love when that happens.

Bazzill Cardstock
Making Memoried Brads
Making Memories Distress Ink
Cricut Cart - Plantin Schoolbook
Scraps from my stash

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Proud To Serve....

How was everyones day today? It was another VERY HOT day here..heat index was 115 and you guessed it ...I stayed in the air conditioning today and played in my scraproom. This is a Layout I made to honor my son who is a Fireman.I altered the overlay by painting it gold around the edges and painted the lettering...I also added gold to the edges of the black lettering and the matt.
Proud To Serve
Recipe:
Bazzill Cardstock
Scrapbook 101 Overlay
Cricut Cart- Plantin Schoolbook
Opaque Paint- Metallic Gold


I stamped and used my Prisma Watercolor Pencils to color the envelope flap to match the card I made a few days ago.

The Flower Journal is a template from Paper Popsicles. I cut it out on chipboard and used MS Paper, Tim Coffey diecuts and used my cricut to cut out the lettering.
Thanks for looking!
Mary

God Bless The USA!

These pictures are of my Dad when he was in the Korean War. I carried the one on the bottom right around forever..it's a bit tattered and torn, but still one of my favorite pictures of him.
I made the stars using my Cricut Expression and Plantin Schoolbook Cart. I painted them with Tim Holtz's Distress Crackel Paint in Vintage Photo. I saw a tutorial over on Scrapbook & Cards Today to make these..They were so easy!This was for a challenge over at CTS. I distressed the sides using a wet q-tip and my big scissors,then inked them with my distress ink.
The sketch & color combination is for a challenge over at The Color Room.

Thanks for looking!
Mary

"Shopaholic" Martini Card

I made this card for a challenge at SCRAP THAT. Martini Glass template from PAPER POPSICLES.

"Shopaholic" Martini
1 2/2 oz Whit wine
1/2 oz Chambord
1/2 oz Fresh OJ
1 1/2 tsp Lime Juice
Top with chilled champagne
Cherry Garnish

Recipe:
Clear Stamps Studio G Series #7 4911
Autumn Leaves Stampology Onyx
SU Whisper White
Canson Watercolor Paper
Prismacolor pencils
Misc stash

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Join SCRAP THAT for an awesome blog hop....

Join Scrap That's “Welcome Summer” Blog Hop!

HERE'S THE INFO....COME PLAY....I HAD A BLAST!!


We will have 8 AMAZING blogs for you to visit. Each blog will have
some beautiful eye candy and/or a wonderful little tutorial to share with you.

We also have a BUNCH of fabulous prizes to give away. Keep reading and you will find out some of the ways you can become eligible to win!

First of all, you will need to visit all the blogs :) There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog! 8 winners will receive a paper crafting kit from Sassafras Lass.

Next, while you are hopping you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence.

Once you’ve done that you’ll need to swing by our facebook page, and become a friend, and then head over to our social community and become a member. Once you’ve completed these tasks, email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca

All correct entries received will be entered into a draw for the GRAND PRIZE, a Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter!

During the hop you will want to watch for details on one of the blogs about Playing Scrap That! Spot This!!! for a chance to win one of the June “Queen Bee” sampler kits which contains well over $33 in product.

If you are still looking for another opportunity to win a fabulous prize then be on the lookout for information on the Scrap That! “Hound Hunt”!

Is your head swimming yet with the mention of all these prizes??

The hop will take place June 11th and 12th, so get your hop on, and get over to www.scrapthatchat.blogspot.com!

Just Living is not enough...

Quote:
Just living is not enough,
One must have sunshine.
freedom, and a little flower.
Hans Christian Anderson

Recipe:
Martha Stewart Papers
Bazzill Cardstock
Ranger Distress Ink - Tea Dye
TA Glimmer Mist - Coffee Shop
Horizon Glitter glue
Making Memories Brads
Recollections Brads
Cricut Cart- Walk in My Garden & Plantin Schoolbook
Flowers were all handmade ..again using Tara's Tutorial

Challenge was done in combination for Sketch Inspiration & Color Combos Galore.

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Summer Nights....

This Layout is for a Sketch & color challenge over at The Color Room. I made the pink flowers using Tara's flower tutorial.

Journalling;
We miss the peace and tranquility
of our summer nights on Mackinac Island.
The Clip Clop of the horses.
The freighters horn as they pass through the straits.
The fog horn in the wee hours of the morning.
The evening taps from way up on the fort.
This and so much more is what we miss about home
on Mackinac Island.

Recipe:
Deja View Paper - Sweet Romance
Tim Coffey Diecuts - Birds n bees
Basic Grey - Sultrey/Flandigo paper
Bazzill Cardstock
Offray Ribbon
Wilton Doily
Prima Flowers #538712
Horizon glitter glue
Cricut Carts- Plantin Schoolbook / Walk in My Garden
Pink Flowers Handmade

Exciting News...

Three...Yep... Three of my scrapbook pages will be published in the June issue of Scrapbook News & Reviews. I'm so excited!! If you haven't checked out their site yet...please do! There is so much information regarding scrapbooking and card making.

Have a great night!
Mary

Flower tutorial

Tara from Each Moment Only once has graciously let me post the link for the tutorial on the flowers. Tara's site is awesome and I get lost and spend hours looking at her LO's. They are AMAZING!! So have fun with the flowers.. (I'd love to see how yours turns out..please leave me a post if you make them)

Mary

Saw a pair of Hooters This Evening....

Hi Ladies... I hope you all had a wonderful day. We spent a couple hours walking the beach this afternoon, then I came home and played in my scraproom. I made these flowers..aren't they sweeeeeeet!! I found the instructions on a friends site..so easy!! I'll ask her if I can post her blog here, in case any of you would like to give them a try. After dinner we went to the nature preserve and we saw a pair of owls. It's the first time I have captured an owl on camera. We were pretty excited to have seen them.

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Freckles...

Freckles...tender love nibbles form the sun!

This is a picture of me when I was 10. Ohhhhhhhhhhh so long ago. LOL

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Coloring Book Card....

I made this card for a group I joined over at SNR. This was the post:

(My 6 yo loves to get mail, but rarely does. I mean, what kid does, right? About a year ago, I started sending her mail from a "secret friend." It's usually a card I make and sometimes I slip little things into them. She got one today and nearly jumped out of her skin she was so excited.

It got me thinking. A lot of us have kids who would love to get mail. What if we make cards and send them to each others kids?

Let me know if you're interested and I'll set it up. The best thing to do is have everything sent to SNR. I'll collect the names and addresses of the kids and then send each kid a card. This way they'll get them around the same time and if by chance we have a couple people who aren't able to send them on time, one of us can make a couple in a jiffy.

Any takers? If so, put your name down and let me know how many kids you have and if you want to have all of them get cards or just one group card. If you have 3 kids and want each to get a card, then you'll need to send 3 cards and I'll pass them on to either a family with 3 kids or a couple families or if we have extra, I'll take them over to Mott's kids hospital here in Ann Arbor.)

I combined this with the SNB Creative Chicks Challenge.I decided to carry the card one step further and I made a coloring book out of it as you can see I made it so that the coloring pages can be taken off. I really like how it turned out.

Recipe:
Digi Image from Stretch n Bubbles
SU Cardstock
Prisma Pencils
Recollections brads
Crayola coloring pages free downloads
Pattern Paper from swap

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Splish..Splash...

I made this Layout for the monthly challenge at Citrus Tree Studio. CTS is a really sweet site I just joined..lots of friendly ladies there. I stamped the edges with versamark then sprinkled black embossing powder & heat embossed it. I didn't have any chipboard so I took some thin card board and cut out the letters twice, then cut them from black bazzill & glued them all together and used stickles on it.

Recipe:
Bazzill Cardstock
Martha Stewart Papers
E K Success- Water Drops
Bazzill Bling
Cricut Cart - Plantin Schoolbook
Buttons-Misc
Versamark
Stampendous Embossing Powder
Martha Stewart border punch
Ranger Stickles - Frosted Lace

Thanks for looking!
Mary

Harmony...

Have you ever had a layout where things just were not coming together? Well, this one took me all afternoon, but I was determined to make it work. I'm glad I pressed on,because I really like how it turned out. This Sketch is by Trisha at Sketch Inspiration. Challenge #126.

Recipe:
Tim Coffey Carstock die cuts
Bazzill cardstock
Martha Stewart Paper
Recollections Paper
TA Glimmer Mist- Coffee Shop
Ranger Ink- Antique Linen
Prima Flowers
Buttons- Unknown
Ribbon - Offrey

Thanks for looking!
Mary

I Finally Caught Him...

I have been trying for months to get this lil critter on camera and I finally did it. There are quite a few(not sure how many)that have a home in the tree outside our villa. We here them just after dark chattering away all night long.