I'm a guest designer at Stick it Down

Hi everyone- today I have some exciting news to share.  I was asked by the Stick it Down Challenge Blog to be a guest designer this month.  I am so excited they asked me as  I love doing the challenges at Stick it Down.  Each month they have a double layout sketch,

 a single layout sketch and a card sketch.  

For the double page sketch this month I decided to use some pictures from a recent trip to Disneyland with my grandkids and our visit to Pooh Corner.  

The sketch has room for 5 photos and I divided the two on the left side in 1/2 so was able to use 4 smaller 2 x 3 photos.  For the circles I cut out Mickey head balloons from PPBN designs.  I also used some random stickers and Disney words from my stash.  

So here is the awesome sketch.  Check out all the sketches at Stick it Down and all the great DT inspiration and join in.  

Thanks again Stick it Down for having me as a guest designer.  

A Great Month for me with being a Guest Designer and Featured projects

This past month of March has been a  big month for me!!!!   I have been entering challenges after taking a break for awhile.  (Actually I was too busy at the store where I teach and design kits.)

I am sure we can all admit it feels really good when other scrappers recognize your work.  They are the ones that appreciate the work and creativity you put into your projects.  

First of all I was thrilled to be asked by Barb at Frosted Designs to be a Guest Designer 

Here is my project!

Then I was selected for top three by the designers for the Drip, Drip Challenge.  

I also won Top 3 at Stuck on U Sketches 

For a sketch challenge 

And a Garden challenge 

and also Sketch N Scrap selected me as the March feature scrapper.  

I tell you it sure helps to have gorgeous grandchildren!  

Thanks again for looking and hope you have a great weekend.  

I hope to be scrapping to end my last two days of Spring Break.  

I'm the Frosted Designs Guest Designer today

I am so excited to share with you my project today.   I am  thrilled to be invited by Barb Craft to be a guest designer at Frosted Designs today.   I have followed Frosted Designs for a few years now and have always found the Design team,

 the tutorials and the challenges very inspirational.  

I hope you enjoy my project as much as I enjoyed creating it so I could share with you today.   I love Graphic 45, shabby chic and vintage items so love creating shadowbox and off the page projects.     

This shadowbox from K and Company is 12 x 12 so each square is 4 x 6.  

I bought it at Target last year on clearance.  

Paper collection is Graphic 45 Secret Garden 

Angel, bridge, and shutters are Prima 

Variety of mosses from a bag from Michaels 

Flowers and leaves Wild Orchid Crafts and Michaels  

Glimmer Mist Crushed Shells 

Prima and Tim Holtz Distress Inks 

Other embellishments, bud flowers, stones, tiny shoes, tiny tools and wood box from my stash.  

Yes I admit I collect goodies wherever I go.  

Little stones with words I found in miniature section you can find in craft stores.  

More info with closeup pictures  

Each page is like a little mini page but I also used items over in several squares to tie things together.  

The completed shadowbox

Here is what the shadowbox looked like before I started.  

Graphic 45 papers cut into 4 x 6 rectangles and 3/4 inch strips for sides.

The edge is also has strips of paper glued to it at 1 inch strips.  I started at middle of bottom and overlapped so  pieces did not peel on corners.  

I then sprayed lightly with Glimmer Mist Spray Crushed Shells and used a brush  to mute the white edges and let it sit over night.  

Closeups of each rectangle

Left top corner 

Each center rectangle is inked with brown ink and pop dotted for dimension.  

The roses and leaves are fussy cut from a second piece, inked and pop dotted.  

Used a punch for tag and added Graphic 45 sticker. 

Cherish metal word and bird nest from Recollections (Michaels) 

Top center 

Fussy cut girl, fence and flowers.  Then inked pop dotted,  Added shutters to each edge. 

Metal charm from Recollections (Michaels)

Hug Snug Schiff seam binding colored with Glimmer Mist 

Top right

Fussy cut roses, added chipboard, Prima beads, Prima bird and corners.

The butterfly charm I found in my stash.  

Bottom left 

Fussy cut flowers and leaves and added paper flowers.  They had a touch of pink but I inked them with Prima ink to make them pop more.  

Tiny shoes I got at a Recycle store near me.  They have tons and tons of stuff you can rummage through and use for projects.  

Butterflies Martha Stewart punch double layered for dimension 

Charm from stash 

Center bottom. 

You can see the moss and roses overflowing from top center.  

Fussy cut and added more inked paper flowers, 

Added key from $1 section Michaesl and G45 Chipboard 

Bridge and angel from Prima.  

Fence from miniature section or wood section in craft stores goes across two rectangles.  

Bottom right 

 I fussy cut birds and cage and pop dotted.  Added inked paper flowers and leaves, 

Tools and box are miniatures I had in my stash.  

Chipboard G45 and metal word Love from Recollections.

I hope you enjoyed my Guest Designer project and it will inspire you to try an off the page project. 

Thank you again to Barb for having me.  Also I would love for you to  check out my work on my blog Cricutcraftingrammyblogspot or on facebook.  Happy craftin!

Guest Designer at Child's Play

I often enter the challenges at Child's Play and in June one of my layouts was selected as Top 3 and I was asked to be a guest designer for September.  

Here is the layout I did for the Sidewalk chalk challenge 

So this is my first project as a Guest Designer at Child's Play .  The challenge this week is the great book The Giving Tree.  Usually on Wednesday I am posting for the  Cooking with Cricut Design Team Challenge. So today for the challenge I used the Scarecrow Boy and Girl and Tree from Paper Crafting World.  

The Give Thanks was cut from the Thanksgiving Cricut Cart.  

Double page layout 

Page 1 

Closeup

Page 2 

Closeup

You can find these files and many more cut files and digital files at 

Paper Crafting World

 

I hope you will join   Child's Play   for the challenge.  You have till the end of the month to join all the challenges for this month .  Happy Craftin and thank you  to the ladies at  Child's Play for having me as a guest designer this week.  

I am a guest Designer on Passionately Artistic- Valentine Wreath

Woo hoo! After some computer glitches I am the guest designer at Passionately Artistic. Thank you so much Maggie for the opportunity to be the guest designer today and to share my project.  

If you are not a follower of Passionately Artistic check it out.  I often times participate and check out the linking parties.  So fun seeing all the amazing variety of craft projects.  

So this is my project for Valentines.  I hope you will click on the link and check out my tutorial.  I will share both how to make these flowers by hand or with Art Philosophy.  I would love for you to leave a comment.

Thanks again Maggie for having me and I hope you all enjoy the tutorial.
 Also linked this to Valentines linking party at
http://cheapcraftymama.com/2012/01/23/valentine-party/#more-1966
and An Original Belle linking party