a little bit vintage

Hi there! This was one of the few pages I was able to make for The Studio's Charity Crop this past weekend. The picture is of me and my brother when we were little. The challenge was to scrap vintage, whether it be the style, the time period or the look.

Like the button flowers? I made those using corrugated cardboard, Maya mists, lace, old buttons and string. Don't forget, I sell these buttons in my Etsy store. I hope to put a few more in there over the next few weeks.

Thanks for looking! And thank you to everyone who sent me well wishes to feel better. I am finally feeling a bit more like myself. Big hug!

more lil scrappin mama and a chance to win!

I had a few minutes this weekend to try and scrap again. After being so sick all week, it felt good to get back into the swing of things. Here's another page I made using the November kit for Lil Scrappin Mama.



The first ever Friday Challenge over at Lil Scrappin Mama is going on right now. You'll need to:
1. Make a layout based on this sketch.
2. The layout must have at least one embellishment that you have created yourself.
3. E-mail your layout to kristie@lilscrappinmama.com to be judged...we will post our favorites and the winner will be announced next week.
4. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, November 17th, midnight CST.


The winner will get the November kit all for their very own!

11.12 sketchy thursdays and lil scrappin mama kit love

Here's the next Sketchy Thursdays challenge for you. Sponsored by Torendi this week, one luck winner will get a prize pack from them that you can see HERE. Can't wait to see all of this week's entries!!

And here is my oh-so inspirational page for you this week. Want to know why it rocks a whole bunch? It was made with my Lil Scrappin Mama Nov. kit. Oh yeah... it's a great one! You better scoot over and get one before they are all gone!

Thanks for checking in!

i hope he always believes

Here's my page for the Nov. 1st challenge at The Studio. You had to:

1. Use the sketch provided (by Sketchy Thursdays)
   
2. Your layout and journaling should be based on something you hope or wish for
3. Use glitter in some way on your page

My page is about how I hope Nate always believes in the power of super heroes. The pictures are from when he got his new Spider Man pjs and he thought he could run faster, jump higher and be stronger. The Spider Man statue is from the Strong National Museum of Play display in the new Marvel wing. So very cool!!


And where, you may ask, are all of these great supplies from?! Lil Scrappin Mama kit club, of course!! I got my kit this weekend and it is chock full of great stuff. I love the Bella Blvd. and Sassafras Lass goodies that are in there.

I've made 2 other pages with the kit that you'll see for my Get Meaningful page this week as well as my Sketchy Thursdays page. Make sure you check back! This kit is quite versatile!

vintage goodness

I finally did it! I got together the goodies I have been collecting and making recently and put them in my Etsy store. Over the course of the next week, new vintage and holiday goodies will be popping up in my Etsy store. Remember, when I hit 150 followers I will be giving away a vintage goodies kit to one lucky follower. If I hit 200 anytime soon, 2 kits will be given away.

Thanks for looking! I am hoping that these items will be successful. I am also going to be making more embellishments and flowers like ones you've seen here before.

see the flowers smiling

A new challenge is up at If The Shoe Fits... Scrap It! The color challenge is to use KRAFT, CREME and ORANGE.

I also added a second challenge to myself to use the other jar of Art Glitter I had from last week's Sketchy Thursdays challenge. This time I used their Elements Glitter: Morocco. It is so pretty, lush and thick for glitter. Check out this up close shot.

And here is the flower I posted from Wordless Wednesday. (Don't forget to check the Wordless Wednesday post for my recent giveaway!) I do love how they turned out and plan to make some more flowers like these in different colors and papers. And I'm now a Maya Mist convert. I went from baffled to in love with the stuff!

Thanks for stopping by today! I really do appreciate each and every one of you that read my blog and hold a special place for many of you (you know who you are, friends!!!). My life is richer because of you! Happy Friday and hope a great weekend awaits you!

We are taking on 2010 sponsors for Sketchy Thursdays! Do you have an affiliation with a kit club, a store, an Etsy shop and want to sponsor one week in exchange for giving a prize? Send me an e-mail at dianadesigns@rochester.rr.com and we'll get you set up.

And don't forget to play Sketchy Thursdays this week for a chance to win a Studio Calico Tango Kit!!

11.5 sketchy thursdays layout

It's Thursday which means Sketchy Thursdays is up with a new sketch. Here it is, and I hope you play along with us this week! Studio Calico is sponsoring this week's challenge! Someone is going to walk away with their Tango kit. Check out details about the kit and also how to play along at Sketchy Thursdays.

Here's my page for inspiration. I was just talking with my friend Leah about why on earth do we make our challenges difficult on ourselves?! She runs a challenge over at Design Dollies and we both had "duh" moments where we boxed ourselves in with our own creations.

My moment: A tilted picture! I NEVER tilt single pictures. Especially negative space ones like this. So, I had to run with it and notice... mine's straight! Ha ha... just proof that even the creator of the sketch has an interpretation of it.


This page is about how, for as long as I can remember, Nate has called the weekends "Mommy Days." I think it was a way for him to keep the days straight before he knew the days of the week. He still calls days home from school "Mommy Days." I just love it!!

We've spent many of those weekend mornings at the playground by our house. That's where this picture was taken. Thanks for looking!



Supplies: October Afternoon (pp), Sassafras Lass (flowers and felt car), October afternoon (journaling spot stickers), Maya Mist (blue)

wordless wednesday and a giveaway

I made some pretty neat flowers this week. And I'm getting on the Wordless Wednesday bandwagon. Seemed like a great way to share these with you without sharing the project I made for a DT reveal. (Better stop talking or it's no longer "wordless.")

Have a good Wednesday!

Oh... and I'm wanting to do a giveaway. I seem to be stalled at 139 followers. When I get to 150 I will randomly chose from my followers to receive a cool prize pack. I'm going to be making some neat-o kits for my Etsy site. There will be dictionary pages, holiday sheet music, ribbons, buttons, holiday papers... perfect for some trending ATCs or holiday cards. Want one for you? Let's get those extra 11 followers! :) If I get to 200 pretty quickly I'll draw for a second one.

turning point

Everyone has a turning point. I have a few... I moved to another state after college. The birth of my son was a huge turning point. My husband's job change has been a big one for our family. But, if I have to make a page about a turning point, it would have to be about having a space all my own.

Having my own scrap room has taken my love for art and creativity to a whole new level. Who I am now, my confidence in my own abilities, my love for this... it all rests in this space.

I made this page with two challenges in mind. The All About Me Challenge blog has the "Turning Point" prompt up for a few more days. Click on over there and play along! The Creative Type prompt right now is "Negative Space." I LOVE to make negative space pages, so I was all over this.

See those cool white rings? I used a toilet paper roll and an ink pad to make 'em. Yeah... I feel pretty smart (lol). I think it all turned out pretty cool, and I will definitely try this again.

Hope to see you over at these challenges. (And happy November!)