Palm Tree Die Cuts

Surprise! Another Dominican Layout! This Layout was taken from CTMH's MAGIC Scrapbook Program. Thank goodness for my Xyron Sticker maker. It made putting together the layered palm tree border a snap.I cut it using the cricut but with one of my sister's cartridges and I can't remember which one.

Ingredients:

Close to My Heart: Magnifique paper pack and My Stickease, sweet leaf/ brown bag/ colonial white/ white daisy and sky cardstocks, Irresistibles Lots of Dots letters stickers, State of Mind stamp set, Embroidary Floss- Blue Assortment, pacifica eylets, lagoon/ pacifica and chocolate ink pads.

Cricut

"A Toast" stickers from stash.

I am entering this Layout in the following challenges:

Paperplay Challenges -Use a die

Paperplay Time -Anything Goes + Sentiment

Allsorts Challenge -Any die will do

Shopping our Stash.blogspot -Stuck on Stickers

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Scrappin'

Mel

Dominican republic with Miracle by CTMH

Here is another LO for my Dominican Album. It was taken from CTMH's IMAGINE layout book.

Ingredients:

Close To My Heart: Miracel Paper Pack/ My Stickease and Irresistibles, Dimensional Elements Borders, Wooden Badge Buttons, Desert Sand/ Black and Colonial White CS, Sky/ Pacifica/ Desert Sand/ Sweet Leaf Ink Pads, Seaside Wooden Shapes, You & Me Stamp Set, My Legacy writer Black Pen, Antiqued Copper Brads.

Cricut and Gyspy:My Sister Jen created the title for me, not sure what cartridge she used.

I am entering this LO in the following Challenges:

Alphabet Challenge Blog-"J" is for Journey

The Stampman Challenges- Time or Travel

2 sisters challenge blog-  Anything Goes

Anything challenge -Around the World

Creatalicious challenges- Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping Bye. Happy Scrappin!

Mel

Paper Piecing LO

Here is a Layout using the Tinkerbell and Friends Cricut Cartridge. I just love these butterflies and with all of the different pieces, there are some many colour possibilities to create.

Ingredients:

CTMH:Magnifique PP, Heart to Heart SS, Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel,

Lagoon/Grey Flannel/ Pancy Purple/ Pacifica/ and Sky Cardstocks, Creat-a-Shade Pearl paint with the Spray Pen to add Shimmer to the Words, Pacifica Ink.

I am entering this Layout in the Following Challenge:

All Sorts Challenge- Paper Piecing

Simon says stamps challenge- Anything BUT a card.

Thanks for Stopping by!

Mel

We Belong Layout

Oooh 2 posts in a row! I am on a roll. This is another LO from my 20 pg workshop from MAGIC

I just love scrapbooking these pictures! I love the beautiful colours of the Carribean and they go beautifully with the Magnifique PP from Close To My Heart.

The Materials used for this Layout were:

Close To My Heart: Magnifique PP and Stickease, Chocolate Ribbon Rounds, Blue Button Assort., Antique Copper Bitty Brads, Borders Dimensional Elements,Stamp Sets (Classmate Alphabet, Comments, and Authentic), Pacifica and chocolate ink pads, Twill Ribbon.

"Family" was cut with the cricut from one of my sister's cartridges.

I am entering this layout in the following challenges:

crazychallenge- on the beach

paperplaychallenges- Anything but a card

allsortschallenge- Free and Easy

catchthebugblog- Anything Goes

sentimentalsundays- Anything Goes

Thanks for visiting, and Happy 4th of July to all the Americans!

Scrappy Mel

The Making of a Princess

Happy Sunday everyone. It is over-cast here. Not like yesterday which was scorching and was spent outside. Got a lot of weeds pulled in my flower beds. They are coming together nicely. I stopped by Extra Foods to look at their annuals. Poor pathetic looking plants. They are long past due for a transplanting. I didn`t pick any up however since it was just William and I with his wagon. Picked up some really cute "CARS" gardening gloves for William though.

On to my Layouts. This is another layout from my 20 page workshop. I took the time this morning to take pics of all of the dominican ones I have finished so far. Hopefully William will let me get a few posted. We`ll see....

The Making of a Princess:

Materials Used were.....

 Close To My Heart: Magnifique PP and Stckease, Clear Sparkles, Spray Pen with Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint and Chocolate, Lagoon re-inkers.

Making Memories: "Making" letters

Cricut: for all the rest of the letters

Thanks for stopping by. Happy Scrapping.

Mel

Another Dominican Layout

Hello. "Better late than never, unless you missed the whole show." Is my motto. I have had this layout done since my last post, but have not been on the internet much since my family moved to another place in town. And sadly, we've been moved almost a month and my scrapbook room is still stacks here and there, my desk is not set up, and no shelves on the wall either.  On the days that there is actually no rain I have been too busy outside with another LOVE of mine- flower beds. You should see the shape these are in. I think they grew over a few years ago! But I am looking forward to getting them cleaned out and my own plants in them.

So onto another Dominican Republic layouts:

These are my favorites of Jody and her son Chase.

Have you ever tried to find Purple and Orange paper that is not Halloween themed??

I'm telling you, not much- if any out there. Not to match these photos anyhow.

Her bouquet was birds of paridise and some local (Dominican) Cream coloured Flowers. I haven't looked up their name yet. Birds of Paradise were also hard to find scrapbooking wise, so I pieced these together myself.

Materials Used: Close To MY Heart-Stamps (Believe Lower and Uppercase, and Cherished Flourishes)

Ribbon Slide.

All the paper used was misellaneous courtesy of my assorted CS bin.

The quote was a rub-on from--( will find out soon)

The orange bling is from--(will find out soon)

And ribbon is from my sister's stash and Walmart.

I am entering this Layout in the following challenges:

• Simon Says Stamp And Show- a WORD!- Stamp a word on your project.
• Paperplay Challenges- Anything but a Card
• paper-crafting journey- Anything Goes
• Rubys Rainbow- Flowers
• Deep Ocean Challenge Blog- Flowers

Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope to post again soon. Happy Canada Day Everyone!!
Keep on Scrappin'
Mel

Dominican Republic Layouts

Hello Everyone! Here's what I've been up to lately. I have been working on a scrapbook for my friend Jody of her Dominican Wedding. I was a bridesmaid for her wedding on February 5th, 2011 in the Dominican Republic.
I started the scrapbook in January as a 20 page workshop for my 12 for 12 group. I created it from the new MAGIC scrapbooking program from CTMH. It uses one CTMH Level II paper pack and about 20 pieces of extra CS for bases and matting, etc. I am hoping to post the actual instructions once I get all of the pages put together. I was really on a roll from Jan- Mar, but this last month I've been occupied with other things.
So today I finally picked up my camera and took pics of what I have completed so far.... Enjoy!
The paper pack I used was Magnifique from CTMH unless otherwise stated. I know I should get my fingers slapped for using other products for projects in my class, but let's be realistic. There are sooooo many other products that are perfect for this beach wedding theme.

Embellishments:

Jolies Boutique-Music Note Bling

Cinderella and her Prince-Happily Ever After Cricut carty. I also added CTMH bitty sparkles and White Stickles to her dress to resemble the pattern on Jody's dress.

Butterflies-made with CTMH arrows from Chocolate Mini-Medleys Collection and the Heart to Heart stamp set that came with the Magnifique Workshop last fall. Then I added different colours of bling on the round end of the arrow with CTMH Blue and Green Sparkles Assort.

The "First Dance" letters are from my mom's stash-so who knows?!

I cut the others words out with the Cricut using Nate's ABC's- Love this Carty!

Hopefully I'll get another posted tonight or tomorrow morning. Off to my day job. LOL!

Thanks for visiting and Happy Scrappin'!

Mel

12 for 12 scrapbooking group Layouts

Hello again. Long time no post!
I recently took over a scrapbooking group for a fellow CTMH consultant and here are the Layouts we have made so far...( all products used are Close To MY Heart)

This layout I made from the new Magic Scrapbook Program using the products in the Hooligans Workshop. I didn't make the layout in the Workshop because I wanted one that I could easily adapt with Flip Flaps.

Here they are seperately with the Flip Flaps open. These new Flip Flaps by CTMH are 4x12, 6x12, and 8x12. (4x12 and 6x12 used here)

The Layouts have a few empty spaces because I have some Non-CTMH products to add, but don't want them on there for my class.

This next one is the Olivia Workshop from CTMH

I love this new paper pack. The colours are beautiful and perfect for these fall pictures of William taken 3- yes 3 years ago. I am WAY behind!

This next layout is the additional layout found on the website that you can make with the remaining paper in your package.

This pattern can be found in the new Magic Scrapbook Program by CTMH.

Hope you enjoyed my layouts. I love CTMH!

Happy Scrappin'

Scrappy Mel

8 x 8 Carter, Easton and Iggy LO

Here's another 8 X 8 layout for Carter's baby album. I had fun with this one. I got my Cricut out to make all of the silhouettes.

Supply List:

1. 
   
   Patterned Paper and Cardstock-CTMH
2. 
   
   Letter Stickers- MME, American Craft, and Miscellaneous from Stash
3. 
   
   Vellum Sticker-Making Memories
4. 
   
   Cricut Cartridge-A Child's Year
5. 
   
   Ribbon- CTMH Olive Grosgrain

Come back again for more 8x8 Layout posts!

Happy Scrappin!

Scrappy Mel

Tall Oaks- Another 8 X 8 Layout

Hello there!
I have finished a few more 8 x 8. I bought the new "MAGIC" Scrapbook Program from Close To My Heart and I LOVE IT! It is a LO book containing fabulous interactive goodies on every page! This layout I made features a sliding journaling spot or a place to add another photo, simply by pulling the 'Handsome' tag back and forth. The new MAGIC Scrapbook Program is featured in the new CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book available Sept 1 and can be ordered on-line here!


 

List of Materials:

1. 
   
   Patterened Paper and 'Handsome' Tag- Hot off the Press
2. 
   
   Vellum Quote-Miscellaneous Stash
3. 
   
   Oak Leaf Stamp- Stampin' Up
4. 
   
   Stamped Image- Magnolia Edwin
5. 
   
   Markers- COPICS
6. 
   
   Blue and Green Brads-Miscellaneous Stash
7. 
   
   Cardstock- CTMH Cocoa

I am entering this LO in the following challenges:

• 
  
  ynschallenges-Bold, Bright and Summery
• 
  
  flutterbywednesdays-open -anything goes!

Thanks for Stopping Bye!

Scrappy Mel

C-A-R-T-E-R

Hello All!
I have done another 8 x 8 LO for my friend's new baby boy. His name is -yeah-you guessed it. Carter. I used these adorable papers by Imaginisce that I have had since I found out I was pregnant with a boy, so 3 1/2 years. But they are so cute I couldn't resist using them in Carter's album as well.

Supply List:

Patterned Paper- Imaginisce

CS- CTMH (white) and Unknown from my stash

Stamp Sets- CTMH ( Believe Upper Case, and Simple Stitches)

Ink-CTMH (Colonial White pigment ink, and Sweet Leaf)

Markers: CTMH My Legacy Writers

I used the cricut to cut these 1 1/4" circles

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamps Challenge- We are all going DOTTY!

Paper Play Challenges- Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss- Baby baby!

          Practical Scrappers- Use your # 1 Favorite Product- Close To My Heart inks are my absolute favorite product. In particular the Colonial White ( used above) and the White Daisy Pigment Ink stamp pads. They really make a stamped image stand out on a dark background.

Well that's all for now, back to finish some more, or go to bed. Not sure which will win out.

Nighty night, sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite!

Scrappy Mel

Mommy and Me 8x8 Layout

Too busy last night to post!
I have yet another day off from work before another 4 days with call.
Here is the other layout I finished on Tuesday. Once again I started with a sketch from a challenge.

All of these papers came out of my stash. I am thinking of changing the name of my blog to My Pretty Stash of Paper!! What do you think???

Patterned Paper: Paper Pizzazz, Adorn It, Creating Keepsakes

Stamp Sets(mat border): CTMH-Classmate Alpha, Smitten'

Stickers: Paper Pizzazz

The "Mother" is actually part of the 3rd layer of paper. I just took a cutting knife and outlined it so I could slide the next paper strip behind and keep that part of the paper for my title.

I am only entering this in 1 challenge.

• Create4fun-Sketch

Thanks for visiting my blog. Have a great Thursday!

Scrappy Mel signing off!

Mom and Dad Facts

I got 4 pages done today! But I am back to work tomorrow, so that might be it for awhile. The other 2 will be in the next post.
I spent a lot of time searching through all of my papers, but at least I am using it up! I came across these Recipe stickers by EK Success yesterday while searching and remembered that the new H2H challenge was "Recipe", so that is where I started this morning. Then I tried to find a sketch to follow and I managed to make Stamping 411's work. (I think) I background stamped the Crystal Blue base pages to bring the LO more together.
Here's the final outcome:

And now the Lay Out Recipe:

• Patterned Paper: CTMH-Miracle Kit
• Cardstock: CTMH- Petal, Barn Red, Crystal Blue
• Stickers: EK Success
• Chipboard: CTMH- Irresistibles "Pizzazz", and from the Miracle Kit
• Ink: CTMH- Petal, Barn Red, Colonial White

 The Challenges I am entering are:

• Stamping 411- Sketch

• H2H- Incorporate a Recipe

Frosted Designs- use a Border Punch ( Yes, a scallopped one. How original eh?)

Thanks again for stopping by! Happy Scrappin'!

Scrappy Mel

8 x 8 album pages.......My Grandparents

My next few posts will be of 8x8 album pages I am working on for a baby album. The album is for my best friend Carmen who is having a baby boy. She should be having him any day now, since she was due on July 10th.

I have been trying to follow a few challenges, but still want to follow the theme that I originally wanted. (And bought everything for!)

This first one "My Grandparents" took me 3 hours! Who would have thought? That is because I took the sketch from a challenge and adapted it into an 8 X 16 layout.

I used an assortment of products for these pages.

First I'll start wtih the adorable digital stamps. They are from Bugaboo and I plan on using them a lot throughout the album. They were coloured using COPICS. I used my new Cherry Limeade Cricut Cartridge for the letters and Plantin Schoolbook for the circles. The patterned papers were from 7gypsies, MME, Creative Memories, and Kei. The CS is CTMH-Cocoa, Topiary, Crystal Blue, and White Daisy.
The Challenges I am entering this LO in are:

Sketch Saturday-Sketch

Stamp Something- Go Digital!

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle- Animals

            Practical Scrappers-Using your old Stash-Older than 1 year- 3 of these patterned papers I have had over  1 year for sure. The Blue Lettered one maybe almost 3 years.
The Stamp Man-Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by. Stay tuned for more pages!

Scrappy Mel

Finally...A POST!! What I was up to last weekend.

Last weekend I went down to drayton Valley to join my friend Sheila at the Crop-Paper-Scissors Retreat.
It was a blast and I accomplished everything I wanted to. Thanks Sheila for inviting me! And Thank-You Crop-Paper-Scissors for a wonderful time!
Well my son William will be 3 in less then 2 weeks and I have finally scrapped his "monthly" pictures of his first year. All of the products that were used were CTMH except the bear fluff which was "Sparkly Fluff" by Our Craft Lounge. I also used the Cricut to do some numbers and letters. but the paper was all CTMH.

Hope you like! And yes William is the cutest little guy ever.