Cousins

Here's my take on Valerie Salmon's sketch for todays Sketchy Thursday over at the Pebbles Inc blog.

I enjoyed putting my own spin on the sketch to fit my pics. The Twitterpatted line makes it so easy to mix and match the papers...without being too girly. These photos were taken on our recent vacation in the US where my kids met up with their cousins. Despite only seeing each other every few years, the kids don't show any wariness and just pick up where they left off, enjoying each others' company right off the bat!

Pebbles supplies used:
Twitterpated Delight (751001),Twitterpated Crush (751003), Twitterpated Giddy (751005), Twitterpated Charm (751008), Twitterpated Cute (751009), Twitterpated Smitten (751011), Twitterpated Journal Stickers (732003), Twitterpated Pebbles Chips (744112), Green Glitter Candy Dots (744215), Charming ABC Glitter Stickers (732000)

Other supplies used:
Cardstock (American Crafts), Punches (EK Success, Fiskars), Die Cut Machine (Making Memories), Pens (American Crafts)

Check out the other wonderful takes on the same sketch on the blog!

Little Miss Purple

Here's my take on Color Combos Galore Challenge 160. Purple is probably te least used color in my projects. Lucky for me, Bianca is currently on a purple streak and insists on wearing purple from head to toe, and yes, underneath as well. This background paper from Kiki-Art was also a godsend as it made it easy to put everything together.

Title: Little Miss Purple

Materials: Patterned paper - Kiki-art; Cardstock - Wassau, DCWV; Chipboard - Dusty Attic; Stamp - Inque Boutique; Ink - Tsukineko; Paint - Ranger; Glitter - Ranger; Pen - American Crafts; Chipboard Alpha - Basic Grey; Foam Alpha - American Crafts; Pin - Making Memories; Misc - lace, bling, butterfly charm 

Journaling: Bianca, at 5 yrs old, loves the color purple and will only wear purple dresses, every day, if she can...and she does. 090310

You all have until this Friday to join this challenge, so come on and join us!

Hang On

Here's a LO using one of Kiki-Art's newest lines Hot Air Balloon.  I hand-cut the clouds and made extras to use as masks for the mist -- love how that turned out. For extra dimension, I added some Stickles to outline the clouds. You have to agree that these Kiki-Art little people are adorable!!!

Materials: Patterned paper and lace - Kiki-Art; Vinyl Alphabet (American Crafts), Stickles, Pens (Zig, American Crafts), Journal Card (Jenni Bowlin), Mist (Tattered Angels), Punch (EK Success), Cardstock (Wassau), Clip (Creative Imaginations), Ink (Tsukineko)

What My Kids Think of Me

For my DT Introduction at Pebbles, I had to create an "About Me" LO. To give it a twist, I used a questionnaire from an old issue of Simple Scrapbooks magazine and asked my kids to answer a few questions.

It was fun to hear what the kids thought of me...now I know I need to be a funnier mom. You see, in our family, Buddy (Daddy) is the funny one -- which is why when he is serious about something, the kids don't realize it until he's really really mad. 

And just to put things in perspective, I interviewed them just as Luis had finished his exams and Nadya was in the middle of exam week --- thus the answer about me doing reviewers all the time -- believe me, I'd rather be scrapping!

But it's nice to know that my kids are the biggest fans of my scrapbooking...they better be since they are my subjects...LOL!

I fell in love with Pebbles' Tree House collection as soon as I saw it...I love the bright happy colors!!!  So try interviewing your kids the next time you create a LO and see what unexpected answers you'll get, too!

Title: What My Kids Think of Me
Journaling:
     What’s the funniest thing I do?

          - Luis: I don’t know
          - Nadya: I don’t know…
          - Bianca: none
     What’s my favorite thing to do?
          - Luis: scrapbooking
          - Nadya: Caring for us
          - Bianca: working on computer
     What do I do when you’re at school each day?
          - Luis: make reviewers
          - Nadya: Make my reviewers or scrapbook or Facebook
          - Bianca: work at the house…Facebook
     What makes me laugh?
          - Luis: when we do weird things
          - Nadya: When we say something funny or when I make long burps
          - Bianca: me
     Am I a better driver than Daddy?
          - Luis: Maybe
          - Nadya: Yeah
          - Bianca: Yes!
     What should I be famous for?
          - Luis: scrapbooking
          - Nadya: scrapbooking
          - Bianca: scrapbooking

Pebbles supplies used: Tree House Merriment (751028), Tree House Melody (751030), Tree House Sunset (751029), Tree House Neighbors (751031), Tree House Journal Stickers (732011), Tree House Pebbles Chips (744114), Tree House Epoxy Brads (747231), Chirpy Glitter ABC Stickers (732008), Candy Dots Red (744203), Red Spool Ribbon (744029)

Other supplies used: Cardstock (American Crafts), Punches (Fiskars), Pen (American Crafts)

Show & Tell

Here's my LO for Color Combos Galore Challenge 159. This color combo is new to me, and add to that the challenge of doing a school-themed LO --not to mention the looming deadline -- 2 hours to go...

At first, I wasn't very sure about the outcome of this LO, but it has grown on me and now I'm glad I did it.  Such that I can't imagine how else I could have scrapped these pics of Bianca doing her thing in school.

Title: Show & Tell

Journaling: Bianca reads her favorite "Knock, Knock" book for Show & Tell in Kinder 1. Feb. 12, 2010

Materials: Cardstock - Bazzill, Wassau, DCWV; Patterned Paper - Prima; Transparency - Hambly; Fabric Letters - American Crafts; Metal Slide - Imaginisce; Pen - American Crafts; Clip - Creative Imaginations; Misc - ricrac

So do try your hand at this challenge and you might love the results just as I did!

Havin' a Good Time

Here's a LO of Luis taken last summer. I love these pics because it tells me that even if, as he says, he is almost as tall as me...he really still is a kid...especially when his friends are not around.

This swing he was on was for little kids, and was so close to the ground his Crocs were scrapping the sand and his feet could barely get off the ground...but he enjoyed the ride just the same.  I just bet that if any of his friends were there, he wouldn't even get near it just because it isn't cool.

Title: Havin' a Berry Good Time
Materials: Cardstock - Wassau (white), DCWV (yellow, red); Patterned papers, buttons & stickers - Nikki Sivils Blueberry Hill; Transparency - Hambly; Pens - American Crafts (black & white), Zig (green); Font : Apple Casual
Journaling: Luis didn't care that the swing was too small for him. All that mattered was that he was having fun. April 2010


Luis is my eldest and turns 10 yrs old in a few weeks...I can barely remember my life before I became a mom.  I know I was happy...after all, I had a job that I loved (and loved me back) and had married my Prince Charming.  But being a mom gave me so much more, that giving up my dream job to be here for my kids was a no-brainer.

Oh, definitely there are times when I wish I was back at work --- mostly when I want to blow away cash the way I used to...but most days, I just wake up thinking I'm the luckiest girl on earth! And if that isn't luck in itself, I don't know what is.

Snobby Walrus Doodlebug!!!

This has got to be my favorite kit yet...I so loved working on these projects! Get your hands on this kit asap because they already sold out on pre-orders alone and already had to be re-stocked!

Title: Sweet On You

Materials: Papers-Hambly Screen Prints- Yellow Frames Transparent Overlay, Sassafras Lass- Affection, Sassafras Lass- Penelope, Sassafras Lass- Sprightly, Jenni Bowlin Studio- Victoria Die Cut, Onirie- Fond a Pois, Onirie- Petit Dessin, October Afternoon- One of a Kind; Embellishments-Prima Marketing Inc- Damsels Assorted, Prima Marketing Inc- Cynthia Lace (1 yard), 

Prima Marketing Inc- Embroidered Canvas Tabs- Home, Jenni Bowlin Studio- Embellished Butterflies- Orance, October Afternoon- Thrift Shop Mini Market Alphabet Stickers- Ledger, Vintage Academia Tags designed by Keri Babbitt; Other: Fancy Pants Ball Yarn, Pen - American Crafts

Title: Fly

Materials: Papers-Hambly Screen Prints- Yellow Frames Transparent Overlay, Sassafras Lass- Arts and Crafts, Sassafras Lass- Recite, October Afternoon- One of a Kind; Embellishments-Prima Marketing Inc- Damsels Assorted, Prima Marketing Inc- Embroidered Canvas Tabs- Home, Jenni Bowlin Studio- Embellished Butterflies- Orance, Tattered Angels- Glimmer Glam- Tide Pool, October Afternoon- Thrift Shop Mini Market Alphabet Stickers- Ledger, Vintage Academia Tags designed by Keri Babbitt

Others: Cardstock - Bazzill, DCWV; Pen - American Crafts; Heidi Swapp Crystals

Title: My Daily Dose of Sunshine

Materials: Papers-Hambly Screen Prints- Yellow Frames Transparent Overlay; Sassafras Lass- Arts and Crafts; Sassafras Lass- Recite; Sassafras Lass- Eclectic Elegance; Sassafras Lass- Penelope; Embellishments-Prima Marketing Inc- Damsels Assorted, Prima Marketing Inc- Encore Lace (1 yard), Prima Marketing Inc- Embroidered Canvas Tabs- Time, Jenni Bowlin Studio- Embellished Butterflies- Orance, Tattered Angels- Glimmer Glam- Tide Pool, October Afternoon- Thrift Shop Mini Market Alphabet Stickers- Ledger, Pink Paislee- Pixee Stix- Butterscotch, Pink Paislee- Expressions Ambrose Alphabet- Coconut, My Mind's Eye- Small Accessory- Tickets, Vintage Academia Tags designed by Keri Babbitt

Others: Fancy Pant Ball Yarn, Dusty Attic Chipboard, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, American Crafts & Zig Pens

Materials: Onirie- Fond a Pois, Jillibean Soup- Diced Bacon, My Mind's Eye- Small Accessory- Tickets

Snobby Walrus Sept Kit Sneaks...

Here are some sneaks of my projects using Snobby Walrus' Sept Kit. I know I'm sounding like a broken record but the kits are just getting better and better every month!

Can't wait for the kit to be up on the site so I can show you what I did with it!!!