Layout #103 2010 Layout Challenge

I am playing with dollies again......Design Dollies that is! I did this layout as part of their colour challenge (Black, white & gray, with a touch of orange) and their element challenges (clean & simple style with brad & beads) this week. To find out more about Design Dollies, visit them at

http://designdollies.blogspot.com

I used two different shades of gray (base look blueish in photo but is slate gray) and an off-white cardstock, all embellishments including the feathers are black, with the single orange flower. Clean & simple!

Layout # 101 & 102 2010 Layout Challenge

Wow, there's only a few more days left in the month - which means only a few more days until I draw the winner for my blog candy. Welcome to all my new followers, I hope you enjoy being here! You still have some time to increase your chances of winning by sending your friends to my blog! (see original post for details) But now, on to another couple of layouts for our 2010 layout challenge. The first layout was my October hostess club layout, I still need to find some photos for this one! The second I did at a crop a few weeks ago. The photos are 22 years old now but it seems like they were taken only a few years ago.

Materials used: 1st layout is all CTMH except the googly eyes! Hooligans level 2 paper pak, My Acrylix "The Boo Crew" & "Party Animal", watercolour pencils, black ink, liquid glass, markers. Title was cut with Lyrical Letters with my Cricut. "Santa Baby" has paper and letter stickers from a Christmas slab from Michaels (old!) and cardstock from my stash, ribbon, metal embellishments (unknown brand) and dimensional stickers from the dollar store.

Pop-up Stage Christmas Card

We had our first snowfall last night and everything looks so pretty! I drove my son to work this morning and witnessed the not-so-pretty driving skills of some people.....a car spun out on a main route and thank goodness there were no other cars around him at the time. I guess it will take a couple of days for everyone to re-learn winter driving! But because it is so pretty out there, it puts me in the holiday mood so I am posting this card. It is the project I will be doing tomorrow with about 45 ladies at an all-day crop and they are a lot of fun to make. Here is one tutorial for making them: http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/2010/09/pop-up-stage-technique.html

Materials Used: All Close To My Heart - Mistletoe Level 2 papers, "A Timber", "Holiday Commentary" and "Neighborhood" My Acrylix stamp sets, Chocolate, Cranberry, & New England Ivy inks and markers, Liquid Glass, Glitz Stardust, Prisma Glitter. I also used some MS red tinsel glitter on the houses.

Layout # 100 2010 Layout Challenge & BLOG CANDY!

I can't believe this is my 100th layout this year.....only 20 to go! When I started this challenge I wasn't completely sure that I could do it but now I know I can! To top it all off, I am celebrating my 1st anniversary of blogging! I think that calls for a little blog candy, don't you? I will photograph and post the picture of the "candy" on Friday, but for now, here is how you can win. Become a follower and leave a comment below to earn one entry - if you're already a follower you will get one entry as well. Then, tell all your friends about my candy giveaway. For every friend that becomes a follower and leaves a comment here indicating that you've sent them, you'll get another entry! If I reach 100 followers, I will add another prize! Man, I feel like Santa Claus! The only stipulation is that only Canadian addresses will be eligible to win due to the high cost of shipping outside Canada. November 30th, 2010 will be your last day to enter!

Edit: OK, the picture of the candy is here for everyone to see! Tons of great winter/Christmas paper including some from Close To My Heart, My Minds Eye (some glitter ones!), Echo Park, etc. Lots of cardstock as well, various brands including CTMH, Core'dinations, Echo Park, & Prism. "Candy Cane" and "Christmas Borders" Cuttlebug embossing folders, American Crafts mini album, CTMH Opaque Pearls, various ribbons and fibers, borders from Bazzill, misc. embellishments.

Layout # 99 2010 Layout Challenge & Christmas Cards!

Wooohooo! Almost to 100!! Another one from the cruise album. Enough said!

The Christmas cards were made using CTMH Jingle and Mistletoe paper packs, My Acrylix "A Timber" and "Holiday Commentary" stamp sets, and I made my own glitter brads with Liquid Glass and Prisma Glitter. Also used: punch from Martha Stewart, buttons from my stash. They were inspired by Jennifer Bennett.

Thanks Kim for your glowing comments on my last post....they warmed my heart!

Layout # 98 2010 Layout Challenge

OK, here we go with some more cruise layouts! I've kind of laid off them for awhile but trying to get them put away once and for all so my next few post are going to be layouts from the Caribbean cruise my Mom and I went on! All these were actually done twice, once for my album and then again for my Mom's. Still only gonna count them once because the second time was just copying. Because I had to do them twice and with limited time, I kept them fairly simple, focusing on the photos and journalling.....which I still have to do on some.

Cardstock and journalling card - CTMH, patterned paper from DCWV "Safari" paper pack and my stash, glitter die cut paper is KI Memories, stickers from my stash and Reminisce.

Layout 93 - 97 2010 Layout Challenge *Swap Spoiler*

This is the second round of layouts I've prepared for Tina Winship's "12x12 Funky Swap". My CTMH sistahs and I have soooo much fun with this swap and it is a fantastic way to get a lot of scrap booking done! I can't wait to get my package so that I can start putting my 25 layouts together and adding photos. (Just a little note: some I still have to find photos for and for my The Outdoorsy Type layout I have to add a big NOT! lol If you know my husband, you'll understand. Love ya honey!)

All materials used are Close To My Heart including stamped images (sets listed below). Some titles & embellishments cut with my Cricut and border punched with MS punch.