Paper Bakery Sketch

Hi all!! I have a fun layout to share with you today! I used this layout for another one of the Noel Mignon facebook challenges, Swimming by the Lake, which was to used any type of water photo.
I also used this fun sketch from The Paper Bakery.

 

Super cute, right?? I flipped it, and layered up the banners a little more for my layout, but you can definitely see the sketch in my layout.

 

 

I thought this paper was perfect for this photo, since my journaling is all about how baby boy was not liking bath time, and was extremely fussy. In walk his sisters to help, and he immediately gets happy and bath time was a breeze...which was delightful, awesome, amazing, super, and extraordinary for this mama! lol,

 

Make sure you check out this post, and see if you were the winner of  my Whimsical Twist blog hop giveaway!!

 

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!



Top 12 of 2012

The year is almost gone, and I personally can't believe how fast it went! I swear that the older my babies get, the fast the time seems to go...so that's why its nice, to look back over the last year and remember all of those amazing moments, whether they be a special occasion, or the perfect everyday moments.

So, I thought I would jump on the wagon and do a favorites of 2012 post, below you will find my top 12 projects of the past year, in no particular order, cause don't think I can narrow down that much. lol

Looking forward to seeing what 2013 has in store!

Hope you all have a happily blessed new year, and take the time to create something you love!

Project and an Announcement

Wednesday!! Middle of the week!! Almost the holiday!! YAY!! :) Do any of you have big plans for this weekend?? Ours include more work on the house, we are down to 8 weeks til our little bundle comes, so it is crunch time!! Yikes!! Never again will we decided to remodel while I am 6 1/2 months pregnant! lol.

I am up today on The Paper Bakery blog with a fun little gift set I made using the August add-on kit!! Here is a sneak peak of it, head on over to the blog to see the full project!!

I have decided not to renew my term with the design team. I have absolutely loved being a part of this team, and Sarah is fabulous to work with! I will greatly miss being a part of that, but with that being said, have any of you seen this???


I am so excited to announce The Paper Bakery’s latest Design Team call!

Who we are looking for:
Creative scrappers who love altered projects and all types of the scrapbooking world!! Mini Albums, Altered Tags, ATC Trays, Library Drawers, Mixed Media-if you can dream it, I want you!!

DT member responsibilities:
**DT members are required to commit to 1 large project and 4-5 regular projects each month. Minimum: 2 layouts, 1 card, and 2-3 altered projects.
**DT members must submit their work on time with professional photos of their work. Any late work may result in leaving the team.
**DT members must take pride in designing for The Paper Bakery and promoting the kits for the kit club on their blog and throughout the web. This includes linking to The Paper Bakery’s site so potential customers can find us.
**DT members are required to do 1 blog posts each week on The Paper Bakery blog. These can be scheduled ahead of time.
**DT members are encouraged to participate in the bi-weekly sketch challenges, participate on the Paper Bakery’s facebook page, and comment on the Paper Bakery’s blog regularly.
**Blogs are required.
**DT term will be 6 months and will run October 2012-March 2013.

Design Team members will receive:
**Add-On Kit each month, shipped directly to team member, to create projects with for the Gallery. Each DT member may receive the main kit to create a large project with (this will be on rotation).
**DT members will receive discount on all additional kits they may want to purchase, shipped free with DT kit.

How to apply for The Paper Bakery Design Team:
Please Email the following information to sarah@paperbakerykits.com
~Name, Address, Email Address, and Blog address
~Include a link to any online galleries you consistently post to.
~Include design teams you are currently on, and any you HAVE been on.
~Tell us a little about yourself!! Short and sweet please…. no novels
~Tell us why you want to support The Paper Bakery and be on our team.
~Include 2 pictures of your best current altered art (tags, mixed media, mini albums, etc) work and why you love it so much.
~Include 4 pictures (2 layouts/2 cards) of your best current layouts and cards and how it describes your style.

International applications welcome, but please note that International applicants will be responsible for their own postage of their kit.

Current DT members are welcome to apply again for another term.

Submissions will be accepted through September 11th. Design Team announced by September 13th.
I look forward to all of the great submissions!!!! Bring them on!!! Feel free to email any questions if you may have them.


Apply, Apply, Apply!! This team is fabulous, and the kits are amazing!! I hope someone of you give it a go, I know you won't regret it!!! :)

I will be back next week to share some fun shower decor that I have been working on, for my own baby shower!! lol. Do any of you do that?? I just couldn't give all the control over, had to have a little say! :)

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!!

Lovely, Beautiful

Hi all!! :) Hope today is treating you well so far!! I wanted to hop on today and share a layout that went up on The Paper Bakery blog today! This layout was made using almost exclusively the August add on kit, "County Fair"!

We are in the midst of a remodel at my house, a very extensive remodel, so I have been unable to print off any new pictures, so while I was searching for some around here that I had yet to scrap, I came across my daughter’s preschool school picture from last fall. I usually have a very hard time scrapping school photos, but this time, the minute I saw it, my mind went to the “Lovely” sticker on the sticker sheet included in your add on kit for this month. I thought a lot of the colors and patterns in the papers lent themselves well to the fall theme they had for their photos. So surprisingly, for me, this layout came together very quickly, using almost exclusively items included in the kit.

I want to apologize for the not so great photo quality, these were taken with my iPhone, since another thing that I can’t find in the midst of this remodel is my camera battery charger.

 

 

Absolutely love the gorgeous colors and accents included in this kit!! I will have more projects to share soon!! :)

 

Hope you all have a blessed day, and take time to create something you love!

Two for One

Happy Wedneday!! The middle of the week, finally!! I am so looking forward to the weekend, its be a long week.

Today I am going to share a couple of layouts I made with the July add-on kit from
The Paper Bakery, "Country Picnic". This add-on had so many possibilities, very versatile. There are still a few available in the shop here, so head over and check it out!! Full of goodies, including some very unconventional scrappy items.

I am sharing two very different layouts today over on the blog, this helps to show just how versatile this kit it. One layout is decidedly more "girly", while the other layout uses nontraditional girl colors, but still comes off as a very sweet, and lovely layout.

By focusing on the black and pink in my daughters shirt, I come off with a layout focusing more of the feminine aspects of the kit, and have a cute girly little layout...but even using these colors, it doesn't come off overly feminine.

By using feminine die cuts and images, I took very "boy" patterns and colors and made them work in this layout about my sweet little lady.

This is one of my favorite things about the kits that Sarah puts together at The Paper Bakery...there are so many possibilities with them, and them make you stretch those creative muscles and step out of the box!

Make sure you head over to the blog, and check out all the info and details on the July add-on and project kit...also check out the details on our sketch challenge and play along for an awesome prize pack! :)

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love.



Beautiful

Hello, Hello!!! Hope you are all having a fabulous Wednesday!! :) I am...so far! lol.

Today I just wanted to share a project I have up on The Paper Bakery blog. Its a cute little home decor piece I made for my youngest. Any ideas what I used as the base??

VINTAGE RECORDS!!!! Yep, you read it right! They were just a few of the fun little items that Sarah included in this months add-on kit.

Head over to The Paper Bakery blog for some addition photos, and while you are there, check out the sketch challenge we have up right now!! Would love to see some of you play along!! :)

Hope you all have a great day, and take time to create something you love!

Love & a Tutorial

Hi all!! I just wanted to hop on and share one last project made with The Paper Bakery June project & add on kits.

I have a tutorial up on The Paper Bakery blog, sharing how I got the distressed effect on my library drawer. Head over and check it out!!

Have a great day, and take time to create something you love!

For my Sweetie

Hi all!! It's Monday!! Are you all ready for the fabulous week ahead?? We have VBS all week at our house, so we are looking forward to a fun, faith filled week! :)

I thought I'd hop on here today and share one of my projects that I made with the June add-on kit, "Celebrating You" from The Paper Bakery.

I had this chipboard door hanger laying around that I had picked up at my LSS, and my youngest was dying to have a little decoration for her door...this came about from her sister putting up the "Emma's Room: Knock First" sign that she made! lol. So I put the little door hanger together with the June kit, and a few items from my stash, and came up with an adorable little decor piece for her.

She LOVED it, and big sis is now insisting that I make her one too!! lol. Looks like another trip in to the LSS for me! :)

A quick little how to for you:

I covered the chipboard door hanger with some cute Lilly Bee polka dot paper, and then inked all around with some Jenni Bowlin ink. I also inked the edges of the doily and the layered butterflies with the same ink....I believe the name is "Chewing Gum".

The trim at the bottom was some Pink Paislee mistables that I colored with Mr. Huey's Overdue. Love the deep red it came out!!

The butterflies were simple traced and cut out from a Studio Calico mask, one on white cardstock and the other on some more Lilly Bee papers....I layered them, only adhering in the middle.

Layered all on the doily, with a cute little heart sticker, wood veneer heart, and a gem. Added in a cute little felt paper clip bow from SC, and there you have it!! :)

Hope you all have a great week, and take time to create something you love!!

Reveal Day

Ahhh!!! It's Friday!! Looking forward to a fun weekend with my family...and hopefully a little crafting time in with the brand new June kits from The Paper Bakery, that went live today!!

These kits are fabulous, as always...and Sarah jam packed the add-on kit for this month to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of The Paper Bakery!!

So here you go!! First up, we have the June project kit "Picture Frame"

Adorable, right? So many possibilities with this one, I had the opportunity to work with the project kit this month, and mine is totally different!! I will be sharing it later in the month! :)

Now for the add-on kit, "Celebrating You"



This add-on is fabulous!! So many fun items in here!!

So head over to the store and check out all the details, simply click on the pics and they will link you over to the store!


Have a great weekend, and take time to create something you love!! :)

So in Love

Hi friends!! Happy Wednesday!! Exciting day at my house, we are heading into the doctor today for my 20 week ultrasound!! Going to find out if we are having another beautiful little lady, or a sweet little prince!!!

Just wanted to hop on here really quick today and share a card I have up over on The Paper Bakery blog.

Here's a quick peek at the card, but head over to The Paper Bakery for a quick little how-to!

Have a great day and take time to create something you love!!

All American

Hi all!! :) Today I have a layout up on The Paper Bakery blog using the June add on kit. This kit is packed to the overfill line!! Sarah really outdid her self in making this one extra special to celebrate the one year anniversary of The Paper Bakery!!

Make sure you follow along on the blog and the facebook page this month, lots of extra challenges and fun giveaways to enjoy!! :)
Here is my layout:

Keep on the watch this month, for lots of inspiration and fun challenges over at The Paper Bakery!!

Have a great day today, and take time to create something you love!

Surprise!! It's a birthday blog hop!!

Hi all!! Today is our fearless leader, Sarah's, birthday! So we all decided to suprise Ms. Fabulous and have a fun little blog hop in her honor!!

Happy Birthday Sarah!! I hope you have a fun filled day with lots of spoiling!! :)

Now for an extra special little something for all of you hoppers, we are offering a $10 gift card to The Paper Bakery store, for those that complete the hop and leave a comment on all the stops! :)

I am also going to offer an EXTRA little giveaway here myself, to be eligible for MY giveaway, I would like you all to hop over to Sarah's blog, and leave her a happy birthday comment, I will randomly select my winner from all the Birthday wishes on her blog! :)

Next stop for you all on the hop is the fabulous Mary Ann....and don't forget to also stop off over at Sarah's blog!

Too Cool

Hi all!! Hope you are having a fabulous Wednesday!! Its cleaning in the am here, and then this afternoon the girls and I get to watch my sweet little nephew. Hence the cleaning! lol.

Today I am going to share with you a layout I made using the May add on kit "Picket Fence" from The Paper Bakery. This kit, is of course, fabulous, and there are a still a few left in stock, so hop over and scoop one up today!! :)

Here is the layout that I put together, I love this fun little photo of my youngest. This is so her, little miss cool, little miss attitude!

I love this! lol! Everything used on here was from the add on kit, except for just a few little add ons, like buttons, twine, jewels, and some Mr. Huey's.

Hope you all have a fabulous holiday weekend!!

Take time to create something you love!!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles

Hello friends!! Just wanted to pop on and share that I am guest designer this month over at the amazing blog Scrapping Everyday Miracles. This is a wonderful site, that focuses on bringing your faith and love for the Lord into your craft. I hope you will hop over and check out the site, and play along with this months challenge yourselves, its all about moms this month!

Here is the layout I shared, it focuses on the relationship between my mother and my two girls.

I used the fabulous May add-on kit "Picket Fence" from The Paper Bakery on this layout, love the tones and colors of the kit. I thought the little veneer people were perfect embellies for this layout! :)

Have a great weekend everyone, and take time to be thankful and create something you love!

The Paper Bakery Sketch #2

Hello friends!! I have a quick and easy little card I made based on one of this months sketches from The Paper Bakery.

I loved the fun die cut elements and how the sentiment was centered over them. I moved things around a little, to get the look I want, but still have a very cute little card. You can view the sketch here.

Make sure you head over to The Paper Bakery, to get all the details on how you play along with this months sketch challenge for your chance at an awesome prize pack!

Also check out May's project and add on kits, which went up for sale yesterday. They won't last long!!

Have a fabulous day, and take time to create something you love!!

Mother's Day Gift Bag

Hello friends!! First off, I want to say thank you for all the sweet comments you guys left over the weekend. I was a little unsure about that bracelet, my critics here at home, are way too sweet! The think Mommy is the "best crafter in the world" lol, so sometimes I take their praise with a grain of salt!! :) I hope if any of you do decide to make a bracelet of your own that you share some pics, so many possibilities with this simple and quick craft! :)

Today I have a post up over at The Paper Bakery sharing a fun little Mother's Day gift bag I made using the May add-on kit, which goes live on the 15th!! If you have been thinking about getting a sub, trust me, this is the month to do it!! :)

Here is a little sneak of my project, to see the it in its entirety head over to The Paper Bakery!

Have a Happy Mother's Day, full of love and laughter!! :)

Take time today to create something you love!! 

Dancing Away With My Heart

Good morning friends!! Hope the weekend treated you all well! :)

The Paper Bakery is sponsoring CSI this month, and I would like to share with you my inspiration layout for the current Case File.

I loved the inspirations colors for this case file, and one of the "testimony" options was to use a song title for your title, I love the song "Dancing Away With my Heart" by Lady Antebellum, and it always makes me think of my sweet Emma. :)

Make sure you head over to CSI and get all of the details and play along for a sweet prize from

The Paper Bakery!!

Have a great week and take time to create something you love!