This is MY Spot or At Least Higgins Thinks So!

I realized the other day that I haven't scrapped any pictures of Higgins recently.  If you have "multiple" subjects, do you feel a little guilty scrapping one more than the other?  I don't care if it is kids, dogs, cats, bunnies, or zombies, I feel guilty if one of the dogs gets scrapped more than the other.  Sheldon has been getting a lot of "face time", so it was time to change it up!

Ok my poll is....Do you like how I staged the picture of the full layout?  OR do you prefer it like I normally have them on here?  I just need to know going forward.  I already have some that I have taken this way, but if my readers like the "flat" only layout picture better, I can do either!  PLEASE leave me a comment letting me know.

And if you look close..I got my FAVORITE punch again, yippee!!!!  I couldn't wait to play with it.  I have had these pictures printed literally since I started scrapping.  The cabinet I picked up at Big Lots to hold some of my things in.  When we were getting it set up and the shelves figured out, Higgins crawled on in.  He is a crate lover and that is where you can often find him.  

Supplies - Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up Collection); Die Cuts and Stickers: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up Collection); Flair: A Flair for Buttons Etsy shop; Adhesives: Scotch, Fabri-Tac and Scrapbook Adhesives; Twine: The Twinery; Brads: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up);  Canvas Border: Canvas Corp; Lettering for Title: American Crafts and October Afternoon

Love the flair and it went perfect with the paper collection!

This spot screamed for another butterfly in flight, so yeah, I did it!

This layout is based on a sketch by Kristy over at ScrapbookSteals.com.  It's Turquoise #4 for Mid Week Mojo.  Here is a little more about Mid Week Mojo .  So, there are some great things over at ScrapbookSteals.com for you to play along and I hope you do.  And this leads into the following announcement......

If you haven't heard....Sketch Support is taking a break.  You can read the announcement on the Sketch Support blog.  I know a lot of you are big Sketch Support fans and we love all of you.  I am going to miss creating for Sketch Support while we are on break, but I totally agree with the decision that Allison has made to take a break....sometimes you just need to step back and smell the roses, before picking back up and moving along.....

Happy Card with Authentique Delightful

A while back I order from A Cherry On Top a bunch of goodies that I posted about.  Well, recently I placed another order and picked up a couple of the newer Authentique collections just to get my shipping free.  I happily shop at my LSS, Scrapbook Generation, and I encourage you to support your local stores. Those are becoming fewer and fewer.  But they cannot possibly carry every single thing, it is just not good business.   I pick up the odds and ends that they don't online when I get the urge to get those things.  

Delightful was one of the collections I picked up.  I grabbed it last night to make a quick card for the card sketch over at ScrapbookSteals this week.  Kristy made a cute sketch and I decided I wanted to make a card...perfect combo!  I did change the sketch slightly, but I love the way it looks as a square.

Supplies: Cardstock-American Crafts; Pattern Paper-Authentique (Delightful); Ribbon and Jute Twine-May Arts; Happy tag-Authentique; Button-Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker; Adhesive-Scotch and Fabri-tac

Here are a couple of close-ups....

The sketch is the Monday Card Madness Sketch 85, if you want to check it out!  Like I have said before, it is rare that I use a sketch twice, but I am really tempted with this one!  

Enjoy the weekend!  My next post, I have a question for all of you and I would love your feedback when I post!  

Puppy Kisses are BEST!

I have to declare that puppy kisses are THE BEST!  I had printed these pictures off to use in my mini album of the puppy party, but they were a little big.  So, I held onto them, and then I had the urge to scrap them on a layout!  And yes, sometimes I scrap pictures more than once, but they are MY albums and I don't care!  (especially if it is a REALLY good picture!)

This is for the one page sketch over at Sketch Support this week.  I usually would have passed by this collection, but something about the blue paper caught my eye.  Then I ended up buying the entire collection!  I can't seem to NOT buy an entire collection of anything...at least with the paper anyway!

Supplies - Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up Collection); Die Cuts and Stickers: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up Collection); Cardboard and Chipboard: Basically Bare; Flair: A Flair for Buttons Etsy shop; Adhesives: Scotch, Fabri-Tac and Scrapbook Adhesives; Tags: Elle’s Studio; Twine: The Twinery; Brads: My Mind’s Eye (Dolled Up);  Lettering for Title:  American Crafts and October Afternoon

I wanted to put something in the corner here to fill in and the cardboard heart and chipboard button from Basically Bare fill the spot perfectly...I then added the flair button on top of the for an added touch.

I love to mix my fonts in my titles and since this was a long one, I had plenty of opportunity to do that!

Be sure to head over to Sketch Support and check out the sketch and what the other DT members came up with!  

Did You Hear....and Teething Puppy

Where to begin, since it is 11:30 pm and I should be in bed?!  I am making this short and quick!

This layout was up over on the Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker blog this week and is one of the ones that I hadn't shown here.  Ella LOVES to hang over the couch...actually all the dogs but Higgins do this.  Even Sheldon has picked up the habit!  

This is with the Messages collections and was in the booth at CHA this past January.  She is just so darn cute!

And THIS would be the teething puppy, Sheldon.  Poor guy, he has had it bad this week off and on.  Frozen bagels and rubbing his head seem to help.  I know it has to hurt, because his little gums are all swollen.  He is growing like crazy.....he has gained 10 lbs since we brought him home!  Dr. B was even shocked, but said he is at a good weight and he may just be a big boy!  I caught this picture on my lunch hour this week. 

One last thing...if you didn't see my post yesterday directing you to an announcement, well I made the ScrapbookSteals.com Summer Design Team!!  I am super excited about it.  I love working with them and can't wait to get started!  Here is our cute little badge!

And here are the other two girls on the team...

Kerys Sharrock

and

Regina Mangum

Ok, I am off to bed to read my book...it's call The Denver Cereal and for a free book it's pretty good!  I will be back tomorrow with some fun stuff!

A Fun Announcement!

A fun announcement....

HERE!!!

Silly Girl for Basically Bare

Just a note, over the next few weeks, you will probably see a little more Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker than usual.  I have some things coming up and I realized that I have not blogged a ton of stuff over here!  So, if you love Nikki Sivils, you are in for a treat.  If not, get some ideas from them.  I will just post them here and there and probably won't even do supply lists.

I had a layout up over on the Basically Bare blog this weekend.  I am just now getting around to blogging it.  (note to self, get blog posts scheduled in advance).  I had a ton of fun making this one and it is totally OUT of my comfort zone.  The DT over at Basically Bare encouraged me to try it and see how it went.  I ended up LOVING this!  I don't want to do this type of layout all the time, but if I have time to play, it is certainly fun to do.

Supplies: Pattern Paper-American Crafts (Amy Tangerine Sketchbook); Basically Bare Embellishments-Dress Form and canvas skirt, Fanciful Frame, Banner pieces, Hearts (canvas and cardboard): Punch-EK Success, Jenni Bowlin, and Martha Stewart; Pen-Zig Micron and American Crafts; Stamp-Lawn Fawn; Ink-Jenni Bowlin; Jute-American Crafts; Doily-Wilton; Distress Stains and Martha Stewart Paint 

The pattern paper made is pretty easy to get a little "artsy".  And I had fun doing it!  I went into a lot of detail over on the Basically Bare blog...so I am not going to do it here...If you want to know more about how I did anything, just leave me a comment, email me or head over to the BB blog!  I am just going to post some detail pics for your viewing pleasure.  

I am falling more in love with the dress form...that I thought I would never use or be able to use!  

I lucked out and my little picture fit into the frame!  

Canvas hearts...luv these and then the pink and yellow is a cardboard heart cut in half.  I doodled!!!  LOL

That is all from me today.  It has been somewhat busy weekend and I am just going to try to get thru the week until Thursday.  I took Friday off to make an "extended" holiday weekend!!  See you later in the week!

Add-On Sketch Friday at Sketch Support and Nikki Sivils!

It is Friday and time for the Nikki Sivils, Scrapbook product challenge over at Sketch Support and the Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker blog.  This week is the add-on sketch week.  

I only got one project done for this.  I wanted to do two different ones, but I ran out of time. (note...I seem to be doing that a LOT lately!).  So, since I was so late, this is up over on the NS blog and not Sketch Support. 

BTW, this is a 6 X 12 inch layout....I had this small picture of Sheldon that I had printed, but the problem...it was small!  So, I decided to mix it up a bit.  I have lots of smaller pics laying around that I may start doing a few more of these sized layouts for!  I always print extras or not the right size.   

Supplies: Pattern Paper-Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker (Exit Here); Stickers and Die Cuts-Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker (Exit Here and Noah); Buttons-Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker; Jute-Stampin' Up; Adhesive-Fabri-tac, Scotch and Scrapbook Adhesives; Doily-Wilton

A close up of the add-on that I made for my title.....

There has been some conversation over on TwoPeas about if DT members always have to say they love something.  I only work with products I LOVE!  Yes, there will be things I am not "excited" about or not sure...but I consider it part of the challenge. (and it's like my real job....there are things I really really don't like to do, but I have do to them...part of the job) And yes, you will probably be able to tell, because I won't be "sure" about my projects, but I post them anyway!  I can tell you the Exit Here collection is one of my FAVS from Nikki.  I love the colors and just everything about it. 

And I can tell you...right after the CHA crunch time...yeah...I really don't like or love ANYTHING that I have had to work with!  That feeling goes away after about a month or two, but I do have it!  LOL 

Ok, enough of that!  I just wanted to let you know that yes, there are things I don't LOVE, but that doesn't mean I can't find a way to work with them!  

Have a wonderful, fantastic Friday!