SHINY SQUIRREL

Kissing Booth "Love"

2012-01-28T17:00:00.001-05:00

Here is a frame that I made with the Basic Grey Kissing Booth collection. I really love this line and this is not the first thing that I have made with it. It makes for beautiful home decor. Although it is somewhat "seasonal" I am pretty sure that I will leave it up all year long. I used the Tim Holtz tissue paper with the music design to make the heart and then spritzed it with some Tattered Angels. Love how that came out.

New Canvases

2012-01-25T13:31:00.001-05:00

I am really happy with how these new canvases came out. Someone ordered them from me and at first I felt challenged by the order of "Gymnastics, music and drama" for a young man. Music did not mean that he plays an instrument and it was also supposed to be "bright". I'm pretty happy with how it came out but I especially like the Multi-Sport canvas.

Itsy Bitsy Paper: . . . The Twinery Giveaway . . .

2012-01-24T18:11:00.000-05:00

Itsy Bitsy Paper: . . . The Twinery Giveaway . . .: If you are a crafter then chances are you know about The Twinery . They have an amazing assortment of Bakers Twine. If you aren't familiar...

Valentine's Project

2012-01-12T15:20:00.002-05:00

It's really not the best picture but here is a banner I made using the new Crate Paper "Paper Heart" line. It's gorgeous! It's a rainy miserable day here and I just couldn't seem to get good light for the picture. I may still embellish it a little more...I'm not sure it's shiny enough.

Canvas Fun

2012-01-11T16:24:00.003-05:00

I've really been having a lot of fun making canvases since I took a class in them. I have a lot of images that can be used and I've decided that if anyone I know would like one custom done, I'd be happy to do it. It can really be any theme..sports, whimsical, girly, macho or any color etc. It does not cost a lot to make it's just time consuming. As you can see I have already made a couple "custom" frames that are for some specific kids I know.

Bo Bunny Layout Challenge

2012-01-08T19:29:00.001-05:00

Here is a layout I did that was inspired by a photo on the Bo Bunny Blog. You could take anything that you wanted from the original picture and I was immediately drawn to the color scheme. I just love turquoise and the first line that popped into my head was "Ad Lib". When this line came out, I immediately went to my store and bought everything they had--I was so sure I would use it up immediately but I found it harder to use than I thought. Not because I didn't love it but it was so funky and fun that I didn't' want to part with it!

Basic Grey sketch challenge

2012-01-08T10:43:00.002-05:00

I have been waiting years to scrap this photo of Jake & I. I have always loved it. It was taken on the first day of pre-school at Christian Family Montessori. He just looks so sweet and he was a little nervous. When I saw the sketch challenge at Basic Grey I knew I wanted to use their new "Kissing Booth" line and since there is not a lot of pink and red being worn in this house I had to really think of a picture that I had that would match....so glad I remembered this one. Enjoy.

Echo Park "Times & Seasons" for a layout challenge.

2011-12-29T21:08:00.002-05:00

Is there really anything funnier than a kid with a mustache?

LYB Fall/Winter Sketch Challenge

2011-12-29T18:59:00.002-05:00

I love these pictures of Jake from Red Sox baseball camp last summer. If I hadn't gotten a Groupon worth 50% off I would have never known about it (nor would I have paid full price!). He had the time of his life and when he got to go to Fenway for a field trip they all got their pictures taken with Jacoby Ellsbury...what a cutie! Oh Jacoby is cute too ;)

PageMaps Sketch Challenge

2011-12-23T19:41:00.001-05:00

Here is a layout I made for the PageMaps sketch challenge. It is for a Jillibean Soup package. I used some paper that I really love from the Fancy Pants Beach Bum line. I really used some old school supplies here. I found some raffia in my stash and I also brought out the old Making Memories magnetic alphabet set. I used to use that MM set on almost every layout I did. I'm so glad I keep things, you just never know.

Bo Bunny Card Challenge

2011-12-18T18:11:00.000-05:00

Here is a card that I made for the Bo Bunny Card Layout Challenge. It is based on the following sketch..

I had to use one of my most favorite lines for this...Barefoot and Bliss. It came out last year and blue and orange is my favorite color combination (even more than blue and green!). It just screams summer to me and I miss those warm summery, carefree days.

Inspired by Circles

2011-12-17T18:57:00.002-05:00

I made this layout for the Bo Bunny Layout Challenge "Inspired by Circles". It is made from the Welcome Home collection which I LOVE! Anytime there is paper that has the green/blue color scheme I am all over it! I am a pretty monochromatic scrapbooker so when I realized I had pictures of frogs and nature that matched this paper I had to do it. The funny thing is that I love to incorporate circles onto my pages anyway. Hope the detail shows through.

Echo Park Holiday Card

2011-12-15T13:15:00.000-05:00

Here is a card I made for the Echo Park Holiday Christmas contest. I used the "Everybody Loves Christmas" collection from last year. It's hard to tell from the picture (I need to get better at this!) but there are many layers on the tree. I used stickles to add the "bling". Can you tell I embossed the background paper?

Some Little Yellow Bicycle Layouts

2011-12-14T21:16:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the blog!

2011-12-14T21:09:00.000-05:00

I am attempting to create this blog because I want to start submitting work to various websites and companies. It seems like so many scrapbooking companies have contests or design team calls and ask for your blog address to see what you have done. I figure I will start small and see how it goes.

Many of my friends come to my house at the holidays and always love the crafty things that I have around the house and this will also give me a chance to showcase some of those crafts and who knows? Maybe even make a few $$ selling some things.

Here we go!