Red, white and blue week {pink paislee}

Yesterday on the Pink Paislee blog, I shared this fun layout to celebrate the Red, White and Blue theme for the week. The silver star paper from Luxe was the perfect background for this layout!

I used digital paper from the Pink Paislee store for the pattern paper. The collection is called Declaration and I just love how perfect they are for 4th of July layouts. Throw in some fun Artisan collection chipboard stars inked with red and it's perfect!

Thanks for stopping by to see what I made for Pink Paislee this week.

Sketchy Thursdays {Christmas Eve}

It's time for Sketchy Thursdays! We took last week off for the holiday, but now we're back with a new sketch. This week, some of us on the DT worked with digital files from Digi Doodle Shop. I used three different holiday images for my page: Christmas 1, Christmas Ornaments and Fun with Christmas-North Pole. 

Here is the sketch I made for this week's challenge. I'm sure you have some holiday pictures you are ready to make gorgeous pages with!

I hope to see you playing along with us! Hop on over to the site to see what the rest of the DT made to inspire you. And thanks for stopping by to see my page for this week's reveal.

Merry Christmas!

Wishing you & yours a wonderful holiday season
and many blessings in 2012!

With love, The Fishers

Digi Sources: Pink Paislee via Jessica Sprague, CK sentiment freebie

Sketchy Thursdays {trim the tree}

It's time for another Sketchy Thursdays reveal. Heidi's sketch for this week is inspiring (as always) and a great one for those holiday pictures. Stop by and take a peek. 

There will not be a sketch reveal next week on the 22nd, so this one will last until 12/28 for you to play along. We'll be back on the 29th for a new reveal after that. 

My page is a digi layout. I used some of my favorite pictures of our tree. This year I decorated the Christmas tree in teal and red. I just love how fun it is! It feels more playful for some reason. 

I hope you'll be able to join us sometime over the holidays. I know I'm super busy, as I can guess you are, too. Finding time to scrapbook will be a relief from the busy pace.

Thanks for stopping by today—I really appreciate it!

(Digital Sources: Raspberry Road Designs, Jen Allyson Winter Wonderland, CK Freebie, Verve Stamps)

Sponsoring Miracles

My little Etsy shop is sponsoring the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Challenge #10.


CHALLENGE #10: Nothing speaks of God's miracles and blessing more than nature. God created a world full of wonders and they are all around us. In the Bible Jesus says that if the people stop singing God's praises even the rocks will cry out… Luke 19:40 (NIV) "I tell you," he replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." Your challenge is to find His miracles in the natural world and what they mean to you. It could be through a beautiful landscape or the amazing intricacy of a flower. Open your eyes and camera to the created world around us. You may be surprised at what you find!

Scrap Twist – Re-purpose something to use as part of your layout. It could be a piece of vintage ephemera or an ad from your junk-mail. Or parts of packaging  or other "non-scrapbooking" supplies. Get creative!


Please create a layout or project that deals with nature and uses the scrapping twist of re-purposed stuff. Link your project on their website by November 25th for a chance to win the $10 Gift Certificate to my Etsy Shop or a guest DT spot!  

Here's a digi page I whipped up as a sample. Obviously I'm not playing for the prize, but I wanted to show my support and play along.

The quote in the journal spot says, "I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. —Henry David Thoreau" Isn't that just so true?!


I hope if you have some time you'll be able to play along. 


(Digital Sources: Jessica Sprague downloads, Aimee Harrison Design Studios, Sassy Designs, Michelle Underwood for Two Peas in a Bucket)

Sketchy Thursdays {and easy canvas prints}

As many of you who read my blog know, I love to mix in a digital layout every once in a while. Heidi's latest sketch at Sketchy Thursdays was begging for a digital layout because of the large area for journaling off to the side. I have horrible handwriting, so I just knew it was going to have to be digital.

My little man had decided one day to do his own hair. It resulted in a lot of water on the bathroom floor and a pretty cool spike. I loved it, actually. I wish his hair was long like this again. It's shorter now with school pictures coming up soon.

This week's challenge at Sketchy Thursdays is sponsored by Easy Canvas Prints.

I was approached by Easy Canvas Prints to receive a free canvas to review. And am I glad I said yes! I ordered the 11"x14" canvas and it is gorgeous. Amazing craftsmanship, arrived perfectly packaged and is exactly what I ordered. 

The order process is so easy. It is seriously just upload, a few check boxes here and there, then done! Easy peasy! I ordered the print with the grey solid-colored sides. You can select a color or a wrap around photo or even a reflection.

Now to the cool part! One lucky winner at Sketchy Thursdays is going to be getting their own 8"x10" Easy Canvas Prints gift. Play long and link your entry to the Sketchy Thursdays blog before Wed. night and you are eligible to win. Good Luck!!

Thanks for stopping by my blog today! I truly appreciate you all!!

Digital Supplies: Sir Scrap Alot, Michelle Underwood, Jessica Sprague (Crystal Wilkerson, Carina Gardner Inc), Raspberry Road Designs. 

Fireworks {Sketchy Thursdays}

I haven't done a digital page in a few weeks, so I made one for this week's Sketchy Thursdays reveal. Actually, the husband has had a lot of time off the last month and I managed to fall a bit behind in my scrappy projects. For me, digital pages are much faster and don't require any photo time, so that's a bonus. Plus, I just love to make them!


This is the sketch for this week. The DT seemed to really love it, so I think you will, too. I hope you can play along with us.

This week's winner will receive a fabulous kit sampling from the Cozy Dog shop. So fun! Check out the prize details on the Sketchy Thursdays blog.

Wait... there's more! Paper Issues wants to see your Red, White & Blue! Link up your fabulous creations over there!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my Sketchy Thursdays reveal page. I am officially on vacation now, and I'm not back to work until the middle of next week. My mom is coming to visit this weekend! So excited!!

Digital Sources: Sir Scraps A Lot, Echo Park Paper, Peppermint Creative, Delicious Scraps, JConlon

who's that girl: daily routines

I went digi for my next page. Some of you know that my career is graphic design. I learned all I know in the magazine biz and work as a print production coordinator. I love my job... but that doesn't mean I would want to make digi pages all the time.

I love the traditional scrapbook page for the escape that it is for me. The creativity that it brings that is outside of the creativity that I experience on a day-to-day basis.

But, I have been working on a few digi pages lately. I have this one for Who's That Girl, and another one coming up later this week. (Sketchy Thursdays is going digi this week, folks... get ready for it!)


Who's That Girl has posted the next challenge: Daily Routines. The DT did a great job, and all I can say is that a few of us apparently LOVE coffee. And some of the pages are quite cute and funny. Head on over and check them out for inspiration.

Remember to link up your pages to the comments section and the Flickr Gallery over there. We love to leave you love!!

PS: This sketch is from Kristy at Design Dollies. I made this page weeks ago for the reveal so I didn't get to play along, but I want to give her credit. Thanks for the great sketch, dollie!!

a digi page for sketchy thursdays

Hi all! The new sketch is up and running over at Sketchy Thursdays. And the prize this week is a digital scrapping kit from Sassy Designs, Ltd.

The design team had a chance to play with the kit before the reveal. Take a look over there and see what we were able to come up with ... all very different and all from the same kit. I think that is pretty neat!

Above is the page that I made, and here is the sketch for you to play along with this week. Can't wait to see what you make! Also, the time to enter has been changed. Please submit your Sketchy Thursdays entry to Mr. Linky by 10 p.m. (EST) on Wed. 10/14.