Project Life, Week 4

Finally had the time to take a pic of week 4 of Project Life ... I already love looking back to what we did the first few weeks of this year, imagine when you've got a whole year to look back on!

left page:

and the page on the right:

Except for the original Clementine cards that came with PL kit I'm using pp from Crate Paper and Simple Stories for this week. The little butterflies are from Jenni Bowlin.

This is it for now. I hope to be able to take a pic of week 5 soon, but the weather is awful here..... grey skies and rain rain rain.....

And if you're a fan of mini's then I've got something to show you next Wednesday! I created one for Doodlebug and it really turned out fun and colorful!!! You want a sneak peak? Well, okay here it is!

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back soon!
Hugs,
Monique

Doodlebug "Leap Year" Blog Hop

Hi everyone!! Welcome to Doodlebug Design's "Leap Year" Blog Hop!!!!

If you arrived here from the amazingly talented Lori Allred, you're in the right place!! If you arrived here by chance you may want to start the blog hop at Doodlebug Design's blog and hop in order as you have 1 in 5 (!) chances to win one of everything in the "Hello Spring" collection!

For this blog hop every designer has created one or more cards for you, using different Doodlebug lines.  

Here's my card: "Congrats", using Doodlebug's fun "Birthday Celebration" line.

For this card I used the following supplies: Create-A-Card (A2 Polkadot Assortment), Patterned Paper, Cardstock Stickers, Fancy Frills & Cute Cuts: Birthday Celebration, Sugar Coating (Glitter Assortment), Mini Jewels (Tangerine Assortment) and Doodle Twine (Tangerine).

A close-up of a sticker I covered in glitter:
 

And this is the "Hello Spring" collection you can win:

In case you get lost, just be sure you go back to Doodlebug's blog page!"

Here's what you have to do:

• Start at Doodlebug's blog and hop on over to every blog you are sent to (be sure to hop in order);
• Leave a comment on each blog;
• At each blog, you are directed to another blog. Be sure to visit and comment on each blog, to increase your chances of winning;
• When you hop back to Doodlebug's blog leave a comment saying that you are done (1) AND email them that you have completed the hop and send them your shipping address (2). So there are TWO ways to win!

You have through Friday, March 2, 2012, 6.00 am MST to hop! The winners will be announced on Doodlebug's blog on Friday afternoon.

Thanks everyone for joining us and we hope you have fun!!

Now, before you hop on to Ro Philippsen's blog make sure you have left a comment :)!!

Hugs,
Monique

FUN in the snow!

Last month I was so happy that we had snow and you know why? well yes, of course because it's beautiful and fun, but also because I wanted snow photos! I wanted to scrap some snow layouts!! I had (have) these fun winter lines and wanted to use them! and I did!

Here's one of the layouts I made: Mats and his best friend sleighing down the hill.... and when they sleighed right into a tree, they thought it was hillarious!!

For this page I used the Year.O.Graphy line from Simple Stories. I truly love these papers! The design of every single sheet is so versatile and the colors just perfect for a winter page and the matching stickers (like the snowman and the bird) are terrific!

 

How about you? Did you have time to scrap your snowpics? or is it summer where you live? Btw, I scrapped two summer pages too, also with Simple Stories but sent them in for a pub call so can't show them yet. However, if they aren't chosen they will show up here one of these days. 

Thanks again for stopping by and for letting me share my pages with you.
Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Monique

2011, a Year in Review!

This week it's Mix & Match week at Doodlebug. As last year was an eventful year for us I decided to do a double layout with all the high (and low) lights of it. Doodlebug's lines are perfect for this as there are papers and embellishments for every event you can think of!

Supply List: Patterned Paper: Surprise Party, Colorwheel, Santa's Workshop, Sweet Cakes and Petite Prints; Alpha Stickers: Candy Shoppe; Die Cuts: Bon Appetit; Stickers: Sweet Cakes, Santa's Workshop, Welcome Home; Fancy Frills: Birthday Celebration, Sweet Cakes, Welcome Home; Doodle-Pops: Pinwheel, Grad Cap, Set Sail and Wedding Cake; Doodle Twine: Valentines. Epoxy Heart Shape: Epiphany Crafts.

Some close-ups:

I typed the journaling straight on the paper with my typewriter (luckily it has a correction ribbon, LOL).

If you want to see more Doodlebug projects, have a look at their blog!

Thanks for stopping by, have a fab weekend!!
Hugs,
Monique

Life's a Zoo with Epiphany Crafts!

My page is up at Epiphany Crafts!!

This week we're using the Bubble Caps Round 25 tool for our projects and this is the page I made:

This line by October Afternoon “Sasparilla’ comes with lots of diecuts. The Bubble Caps Round 25 are just perfect to emphasize these matching diecuts. First you layer the diecuts and for the top one you use a Round 25 Bubble Cap, like this:

Instead of the matching diecuts you can also use some old jeans to cut out your own embellishments, like stars for example and then you layer the jeans embellishments with the October Afternoon diecuts and then with a Bubble Cap Round 25, like this:

The possibilities are endless with these caps!! 
Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Bubble Caps Round 25

Other Supplies:
Patterned Paper: October Afternoon “Saspariila” and Crate Paper “Emma’s Shoppe”
Diecuts: October Afternoon “Sasparilla”
Ribbons: Jillibean Soup
Sticker: Rebecca Sower Designs “Nostalgiques”
Alpha’s: American Crafts “Thickers Gift Box” and Adornit “Tiny Whoopsy Red”
Ink: October Afternoon “Lemon Drop”
Other: Old jeans from the kids

Almost all "other" supplies (paper, diecuts, ribbon, AC Thickers) are from my February Nook kit! 

If you want to win this tool, hop over to Epiphany Crafts' blog, leave a comment and who knows.... you have until Monday February 27!

Thanks for stopping by and have a fab Friday!
Hugs,
Monique

Doodlebug Tuesday Tutorial!

Today it's my turn for the Tuesday Tutorial over at Doodlebug's blog.

Remember last year when I altered a heart I bought at the garden centre? Well I just couldn't resist to alter this heart as well. I love all the home decor stuff they sell at the garden centres nowadays.... I keep seeing all these possibilities in my mind when I'm there and end up buying  lots of wooden frames and stuff.

So here's what I made:

 

What do you think? I would love to know!! 

Do you want to know how I made it? Here's how: 

1. Gather your supplies: 

 

2. Place the frame on your paper, draw a thin pencil line around it and cut it out.

3.  Ink the edges and add some bling. 

 4. Turn the frame around and use a hammer to add 2 nails. Fasten a piece of twine between the nails.

5. Choose your embellishments.

6. To adhere the paper to the heart, cover the frame in sticky tape.

7. Adhere paper with embellishments to the frame and add a piece of ribbon to hang the frame on the wall.

8. Use 2 mini clothes pins to hang a photo on the piece of twine. Use another piece of twine to create a banner. Hang in front of your photo and also tie to the nails on the back of the frame. 

And you're done!! Easy Peasy!! 

Two close-ups of the clusters of embellishments:

Thanks for stopping by and really hope you like this!! If you have any questions at all just send me an email! You'll find my email address at the top of my blog. 

Hugs,

Monique