Wednesday, October 31, 2012

So Lovely!

Hello!

I'm back with another layout created in my pre-blogging days!

I love the soft colours in this one.  I layered various flower punches with some brads and jewels to create a lovely cluster of flowers!




Thanks for popping in today!

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Sweet Girl

Hello!

Today I'm sharing another layout created before I was a blogger ...

This is a sweet layout of my niece looking at a fuzzy caterpillar making its way along the patio stones ... I love the colours and the tag that I used for the title!


Thanks for stopping in today!

Monday, October 29, 2012

LGS Reveal - Oh Wow = A Lift


Hello all --- this is post #2 today ... please scroll down for my Made Especially for You posting!


It's Monday ... and you know what that means ... It's Lets Get Sketchy Reveal time!!!!

This week you are being challenged to lift a layout from one of our design team members!

I chose to lift from this fabulous layout done by Yuki:

 
And this is my lift from her layout!

 
I loved all of the banners and embellies ... so I kept a similar theme ... however I turned my layout into a 2 pager for a mini album type project that I am working on!
 
Don't forget to head on over to Lets Get Sketchy to see what amazing layouts the other Lets Get Sketchy team members have created!

Thanks for checking in!

MEFY Reveal - Colour Challenge


Hello my friends!
Happy Monday

Welcome to this week's Made Especially For You designer reveal!

The challenge this week is sponsored by My Heart Pieces ... and we have been challenged to create a card inspired by the following colour combination.


And this is my take on the challenge!


I used the pinks and peaches from this colour combo!  I love the soft colours!


A little twine, a clear button and some stickers are the perfect easy embellishment!



Don't forget to head over to the Made Especially For You blog to see the rest of the design team creations and to play along yourself!

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Deep in Thought!

 
Hello!

I'm here to share a layout created when I first started scrapping (pre-blogging days).

I love the colours in this collection, so rich and beautiful!  I love it!  I even used some metallic embossing powder to create the bronze title and key embellishments!


Thanks for stopping by today!

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Classy!

 
Hello!

Today I'm sharing a layout that I created for a ScrapMuch? class way back in February this year (before I was blogging :).

I actually used Halloween paper for this ... I loved the patterns and was able to cover up anything that was specifically Halloween themed!


Thanks for popping in today!

Friday, October 26, 2012

ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday Reveal - Eat like a local!

Happy Friday!

Yeah! Time for another ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday reveal!!!!

Check out ScrapMuch? for the challenge details ... basically you have the rest of October to play along and if you enter 2 challenges this month --- you'll be entered in a random drawing for an awesome scrappy prize!!

This week's sketch is another oh so beautiful sketch by the talented Laura Whitaker.


And this is my take on the sketch ... this is actually a 12 x 8 layout ... a layout for my San Francisco brag book!


I chose some flat alphas and a few butterfly stickers for accents!


Some jewel flourishes add a bit of flair too!


Thanks for checking in today!

MEFY Telephone Blog Hop!

Welcome to Made Especially For You's 
Telephone Blog Hop!
 

If you've never heard of the "Telephone" game it's a game most often played by kids that simulates how a story can change from person to person, or how a rumor can start. For example, I may tell Susie that at lunch today I had a peanut butter sandwich, an apple, and some milk, and she may go tell Jackie that I had a turkey sandwich, an apple, and some milk. Although only one small detail was changed, over time the entire story can change. The game is played by starting with a story and whispering it from one person to the next in a circle and seeing how the story changed once the last person has told it. 

We decided to play this game as a design team, not with stories, but with cards! Our DT leader Ashley started with a photo of a card, emailed it to someone, who then created a card based off her card, and sent a photo of it to the next person. As a design team, this is the first time we're seeing the progression of the cards! 

Here is the photo of the card I received from Ashley:


 
And here is the card I created inspired by her card:
 
 
As you can see, I was inspired by the shapes and the colours on this card!  I also really enjoyed the "corner" accents and the button embellishment!

 

What fun is a blog hop without blog candy?! A couple of our design team members have donated some blog candy for those who comment on EVERY stop of the hop!

$15 Gift Certificate

Blog Candy Pictured Below


Please make sure to leave your contact info when you comment to be eligible to win! Participants have through this Sunday, October 28th, to comment. Winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Tuesday October 30th at Made Especially For You.

You're next stop is Robin's BLOG.

Here's the complete lineup in case you get lost along the way:


Thanks so much for hopping with us! :)

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Baby Girl Album - Part10 of 10!

Hello!

If you've been following my blog ... you've seen lots of posts over the last few weeks sharing a sweet baby girl album!  Today I'm going to share the box that I simply adorned with some ribbon to house the album!


A little silver and pink combo goes a long way!



Thanks for stopping in today!

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Baby Girl Album - Part 9 of 10

Hello!

I'm back with one of the last posts of this adorable baby girl album!


I love the added pops of yellow on this page!


A sweet tag ... ready for a sweet photo!


Awwww.... another perfect spot for a photo!


And finally, a soft pink and lovely page!


Thanks for stopping by!  Check in again later for the final post about the album!!!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Baby Girl Album - Part 8 of 10

Hi!

I'm here to share a few more pieces of the Baby Girl Album that I've been sharing lots of recently!


Gotta love the elephants ... I often free handed an extra ear to attach and create some added dimension!


Gotta love the soft colours here on this page!


Another sweet tag ...


And another spot to attach a photo and journal a little!


Thanks for popping in!  Don't forget to check back in later to catch more of the album!

Monday, October 22, 2012

LGS Reveal - More than your typical park!


Hello all --- this is post #2 today ... please scroll down for my Made Especially for You posting!


It's Monday ... and you know what that means ... It's Lets Get Sketchy Reveal time!!!!

This week you are being challenged to create a layout based on the following lovely sketch:



And this is my take on the sketch!

This is actually an 8x8 page that I've created for my San Francisco album!


A few key chipboard pieces and some brads are a nice simple way to embellish!  I love the yellow in this collection!



Don't forget to head on over to Lets Get Sketchy to see what amazing layouts the other Lets Get Sketchy team members have created!

Thanks for checking in!

MEFY Reveal - Mist


Hello my friends!
Happy Monday

Welcome to this week's Made Especially For You designer reveal!

The challenge this week is sponsored by Paper Piecings by Nikki ... and we have been challenged to create a card using mist.

I chose to use mist for a simple way to create a background piece of paper for my card.


To accent my card, I've used some washi tape plus a few chipboard pieces!  I've even sewed around the edge for an added impact!



Don't forget to head over to the Made Especially For You blog to see the rest of the design team creations and to play along yourself!

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Baby Girl Album - Part 7 of 10

Hello!

I'm back with more of the baby girl album that I've been sharing!


I love the different shades of pink on this page!


I've accented a few of these hearts with some stickles ... a great way to add a little bit of sparkle!


Another perfect spot for a photo on the back of this tag!


Isn't this bear such a sweetie??


Thanks for dropping by ... don't forget to check back in later to see a few more pages!

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Baby Girl Album - Part 6 of 10

Hello!

Today I'm back to share a few more pages from the baby girl album that I have been sharing with you bit by bit ...


A ribbon bow and a few pearls make for a nice easy way to accent this page!


I love the crazy paper on this pocket ... lots of animals ... so cute! 


A sweet tag ... as you can see, I've used my sewing machine quite a bit in this project ...


Another sweet spot for a photo! 


Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to check in later to see more of the album!

Friday, October 19, 2012

ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday Reveal - Card Sketch!!


Happy Friday!

Yeah! Time for another ScrapMuch? Sketch-Y Friday reveal!!!!

Check out ScrapMuch? for the challenge details ... basically you have the rest of October to play along and if you enter 2 challenges this month --- you'll be entered in a random drawing for an awesome scrappy prize!!

This week's sketch is another oh so wonderful sketch by the talented Laura Whitaker.
It's a card sketch this week!


And this is my take on the sketch!


I used a lot of stickers on this card ... if you aren't a big sticker person, all you have to do is put the sticker on some cardstock, fussy cut it out and then you've got a die-cut instead of a sticker :)


Thanks for checking in today!