Birds Of A Feather

Happy Saturday!! I'm so psyched about the holiday weekend for the fact that I get a few days off from work! Phew, sometimes you just need a break!  Right?  Hopefully a long weekend equates to some much needed scrap time.

Today, I have a couple of projects that I created for Creative Imaginations using Debbie Mumm's gorgeous Song Birds Collection. This is one of those lines that I fall more and more in love with every time I look at it. It's filled with adorable little treasures like the tiny peach flowers in the die cut pack to the clever little phrases that inspired the title for my layout.

I started my layout by layering patterned papers, cardstock, and a border punched strip of wood to create the background. I lightly spritzed the lightest part of the background with Luminarte Butternut Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist.

Since this line has a lot of nature elements, I added flowers, a berry spray, and jute to add to textural interest.  I also layered a couple of birds that I fussy cut from patterned paper on top of a cardboard house from Basically Bare.

I used a paint brush and Luminarte Butternut Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist to paint the chipboard photo corners.

I used the design of the layout and some of the same elelements to create a frame.

Here are some close ups of the details.

Creative Imaginations Products used:
Debbie Mumm Song Birds

• 29228 Sweet Tweet DS Paper
• 29229 Song Birds DS Paper
• 29230 Fancy Flight DS Paper
• 29231 Nature's Song DS Paper
• 29233 Song Birds 12x12 Cardstock
• 29235 Song Birds DC Shapes
• 26397 Butternut Luminarte Radiant Rain Shimmering Mist
• 26041 Real Wood 6x12 Thin Cherry

Petaloo (flowers and berry spray); Buzz and Bloom (chipboard photo corners); Basically Bare (Cardboard House); Quick Quotes (ink)

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend!!

NEW Bella Blvd CHA Winter 2011

Man oh man do I have lots of goodies to share today!! If you've been glued to Bella Blvd's blog over the past week, then you know the new releases are out.of.this.world!! I am just over the moon that I got to play with a big box of Bella goodies! When I think of products that work well for boy pages, Bella Blvd is always at the top of my list.

So without further adieu....here are the projects that I created for Bella Blvd!!

Baby of the Family was created using Family Dynamix and features Mr. Xander. This line is filled with bright happy colors and can be used for many different topics.


Sweet Little Ones was created using the Sophisticates line which are beautiful monochromatic papers and chipboard embellies that coordinate with all of Bella Blvd's lines. How fab are those chipboard alpha?

The pictures are of Donovan and Xander and were taken nearly 7 years ago. I'm tearing up a little just looking at them, especially since today is Donovan's 7th birthday! They grow so fast!


& Puppy Dog Tails was created using Tail Waggers and Cat Naps and again, features my boys. This is Bella Blvd's pet line, but as you can see, it's not just for pets! I'm loving those adorable little puppies and that fantastic woodgrain paper!!

Mr. Trouble features my little trouble maker and was created using the ever so adorable Mr. Boy line. I love all of the new lines, but this one, I really love. All of the sayings are perfect for my 2 busy body little boys!


This card was also made with Mr. Boy. How cute are those dinosaurs? This collections is also filled with stars and rocketships...it doesn't get any more "boy" than that!

Life Is Good was also created with the Sophisticates line.


My final project is a mini album featuring my family of 4. All of the elements are from the Family Dynamix line.

back cover

Inside pages of the mini album

(chipboard album is from Buzz and Bloom)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have enjoyed these projects as much as I enjoyed creating them!!

Pink Ninja Addicts Blog Hop

It's time for another FUN blog hop with Pink Ninja Addicts!!

Here are the rules:

• You have be a pink ninja addict follower

• You have to follow ninja master nely, ninja master ally as well as ninja star carries blogs. {ninja star gloria doesn't have a followers list}
• You have to rock the adorable ninja with the long eye lashes on your blog. Grab the code and wear her loud and proud!!!
• You must make a post on your blog about PNA and this blog hop to enter

You will be entered to win an awesome prize from the ninja masters!

Anyone who posts here and follows this blog (or is already a blog follower) will also be placed into a random drawing to win a separate RAK from me!!!

You have until Saturday, July 31st to enter and spread the word. A winner will be chosen the following day and will be posted on the Pink Ninja Addict's blog some time shortly after.

Now hop along and have fun!!!

ninja master ally
ninja master nely
ninja star gloria
ninja star carrie
ninja in the spotlight...that's me!

I had an AMAZING time working with this month's kit. All of the robots inspired me to create this little ditty for my boys. I also took inspiration from my talented friend Jennifer and dug in my chipboard stash to find pieces that I could form into a robot. I covered each piece with patterned paper, glitter, and ink to bring my robot to life.

Here are some close-ups. The arms and legs on this robot are movable.




Thanks so much for joining us along this blog hop!!

Special thanks to Ally and Nely for having me as the ninja in the spotlight!!

Have a fab day!!

Ordinarily Goes Un-Scrapped...

Hey there!! I'm back again with a post using lots of awesome products from Helmar USA and Buzz and Bloom!!

Have I told you lately how much I love using Helmar products? Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive is at the top of my list...oh my goodness, I love using it on chipboard--it dries clear and it holds very well! I also used Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Runner on the papers and Helmar Premium Craft Glue is absolutely fabulous for the fabric!

I used a bunch of Buzz & Bloom's fabulous products on this layout. For the title, I used COR - Garden Notes (Black) which I spritzed with a color spray. I inked the CB - Vette Alpha Lower Case and the added rub-ons after the inked dried. I inked the CB - Beaded Curtain and then added it just beneath the title to finish it off.

I spritzed one of the CB - Buttons with a color spray and then layered it on the COR- In Bloom (Chocolate) that I sprayed with a color spray to form a flower. I topped it off with a flower center from Petaloo. I made a "leaf" by tucking a FAB - Heart Throb (Indigo) beneath the flowers.

I spritzed the CB - Slide Show - Negatives with a color spray and then inked the edges to make it pop against the background and then used it to frame my photo.

The tag at the top folds down to reveal some of my nicknames.

Thanks for taking a peek! I hope this post inspired you to pull out your Buzz & Bloom and Helmar products and add them to your next project!

Until next post...happy scrapping!

This Is How I Do It | Buzz & Bloom & Helmar

Here's a project I created for Buzz & Bloom a while ago.

The DT was given an assignment to scrap our "scrap process". I had to think long and hard about this because there's really no particular order in which I scrap, so I figured...why not scrap that?

I pulled out papers in my favorite colors (to scrap with) and went to town. I decided to go photo-less which left PLENTY of space to load up my layout with Buzz & Bloom products!!

Everything on this layout was adhered using Helmar USA products: Helmar Premium Craft Glue for the fabric, Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive for the chipboard, and Helmar Quick-Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner for the papers.

journaling: I can’t really say that there’s a method to my madness when it comes to scrapping. Sometimes, I’ll get in the mood to scrap, but don’t know where to start. That’s when I’ll go lurking on my favorite online sites, scrap blogs or magazines for inspiration. Other times, pictures or certain patterned papers get me in the mood, so I’ll start there. There have even been times where I just start with the journaling and work the rest of the page around it. Once I figure out “step one”, I then work on gathering possible embellishments to use. It’s always hard for me to use a small amount, so my projects usually have a lot going on, but I don’t care…as long as it’s pleasing to me! I’ll usually try to pull out more papers to use because I love bringing together a lot of different patterns. At this point, I’ll also incorporate punched borders and/or paper tearing because I love the effects. Next, I work on positioning. I’ll lay everything out and get the positioning and sizes just right, but then end up having to move things to add adhesive and of course the page never looks the same as it did when it wasn’t adhered. Once everything comes together, I stare at the project to see what else can be done to make each individual element its own “masterpiece”. Once I’m satisfied with how everything looks, I’ll let the project sit out overnight and then look at it again the next day. If I’m pleased, I’ll then photograph it, post it online and then place it in the “completed” pile.

In order to add interest to the title, I mixed it up a bit with CB Vette - Lower Case covered with patterned paper and CB Pop Artist Alphabet painted with twinkling H2O's. I ran out of CB Vette - Lower Case "e's", but not a problem, I simply cut around the negative space and then used Helmar's Premium Craft Glue to adhere them to FAB Writer's Block - The George (Avocado), trimmed off the excess and added pearls to the centers. CB Beaded Curtain painted with Creative Imaginations Chestnut Brown Twinkling H2Os really helps the title pop.

I created a visual triangle with FAB Blame It On The Sunshine (Blush). Before adhering the flowers to the layout, I sprayed them with color spray, crinkled them, and .finished off the look with brads.



I layered the remaining piece of FAB Writer's Block - The George (Avocado) with CB Vette Alphabet - Lower Case and CB Shelby Alphabet - Lower Case that have been sprayed with color spray and inked with brown chalk ink.


I absolutely LOVE the CB Butterflies, so I tossed in a couple of those, too! Why not? LOL!

supplies: patterned paper: Graphic 45, Jenni Bowlin, Jillibean Soup; chipboard, fabric pieces,- Buzz & Bloom; brads- Karen Foster, K & Co; ink- Clearsnap; paint- Creative Imaginations Twinkling H2Os; Die cut paper- Jenni Bowlin; pearls- Queen & Co; pen- sharpie; acetate sign- Maya Road; border punch- EK Success, Martha Stewart; Adhesive Helmar Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner; Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Helmar Premium Craft Glue

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today and leaving such sweet comments!

And The Project Posts Continue...

I love a good sketch! It's a little blueprint to allows for limitless possibilities.

This week, My Little Shoebox teamed up with Pencillines to create layouts based on sketch #191.


I flipped the sketch 90 degrees and created this layout about my boys using MLS Robots Un-Plugged and the "B" sides of Li'l Critter. added a few Petaloo Dahlias in the same monochromatic tones to highlight the photo of Xan and Donnie walking in the park.

Check out what the rest of the team created with the sketch.

This next layout was created using Buzz & Bloom's chipboard and acrylic alpha. I found some super cute spaceship clipart HERE and used them to created my own paper piercings.

Finally, a project created for Creative Imaginations. I used the Melange line, 1 2 3 Celebrate Me and a Bare Elements Aaron Box to create this quick and easy birthday gift set.

All of the projects in this post were created using adhesives from Helmar: Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner, 450 Quick Dry Adhesive; Premium Craft Glue, Zapdots

Until next post...happy scrapping!

Walking In The Park

I rarely create 2 page layouts, but I loved so many of the photos that I took of my boys at the park a few weeks ago, that I had to use 2 pages to display my favorites. Using 2 pages not only allowed me to display lots of photos, but lots of B&B chipboard, too. I wanted to keep the chipboard really simple to allow the photos to shine, so I inked each piece green and then black and added some pearls to the flourishes and buttons.

Here's a close-up of the new CB Buttons decorated with pearls

I created a mixed title using CB Shelby Alphabet - Lower Case and CB Vette Alphabet - Lower Case

I didn't have and "A's" left so I simply clipped the tail off of a "Q"

Lastly, I topped those CB Round Corner Flourish with Petaloo's beautiful mulberry wild roses that I spritzed with apple blossom Luminarte.

That's all for now! Until next post...happy scrapping!

One Groovy Layout | Petaloo and Buzz & Bloom

I'm back with more new products from Buzz & Bloom and Petaloo!! I had a total blast creating this groovy layout, using CB Ornamental, CB Frill Corners, CB Distracted Schoolgirl Alphabet, Pop Art Alphabet - Basic, and CB Love & Kisses - Words.

Talk about versatile! I inked, painted with Creative Imaginations twinkling H2Os, applied stickles, covered using patterned paper and even traced some letters to add interest to this layout!

Donovan took this fab-o-licious photo of me around Halloween. We were heading to his school for the Harvest festival, which turned out to be fun for all!

Here are some close-ups

Are these flowers gorgeous or what? How perfect are the colors?

I love the way the Bo Bunny papers lend a nice psychedelic feel to this layout. The colorful mix of Petaloo flowers, coupled with all of the techniques I incorporated really take this "70's" layout over the top!

supplies: patterned paper- Bo Bunny, cardstock- Bazzill; flowers- Petaloo; chipboard- Buzz & Bloom; pens- Ranger, Sharpie; stickles- Ranger; ink- Clearsnaps; paint- Creative Imaginations; Adhesive- Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Scrapdots, Helmar Quick Fix Permanent Adhesive Runner

Thanks so much for stopping by! Until next post...have a scrappy day!