TRYING HARD TO BE HARRY POTTER

At our resort in Florida, on our way out to Universal Studios, with Braden's Harry Potter spirit, Chris steals the eye glasses and tries them on.  I think he is trying hard to be a Harry Potter!

At the Two Scrapbook Friends, Amanda crafty challenged us to stitch a shape.  So I have decided to stitch up a castle with a moon.  It was fun playing this challenge.

Supplies Used
 

PATTERNED PAPERS: Creative Imaginations Harry Potter

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection

INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy

DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Medium Leaf-Filled Flourished
BRADS: Recollection Mini Star Brads
CHIPBOARDS: Creative Imaginations Harry Potter
OTHERS:  Iris Embroidery Thread, We R Memory SEWeasy needle, Bazzill-In Stitch'z Stitching Template, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Ornate Plate

CHEEROIS!

Laureen

Harry Potter

Getting ready to go to Universal Studio last year in Florida, Braden posed as Harry Potter with his cape and tie at our resort.  He wanted to wear them all day.  Sure, let's show his love of Harry Potter!  Here we went to Universal Studio!

For this layout, I played with Jayne's sketch #14 challenge at the Two Scrapbook Friends.

Supplies Used
 

PATTERNED PAPERS: Creative Imaginations Harry Potter

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection

INK: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Brushed Corduroy

WASHI TAPES:    MME, Recollection, Bella BLVD
PUNCHES:  Fiskar Bracklets, Fiskar Stiches, Fiskar Torn Paper, EK Success Corner Punch
DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Medium Fancy Flourish
BRADS: Amercian Craft Pearl Brad, Recollection Mini Star Brads, Recollection
OTHERS:  Iris Embroidery Thread, We R Memory SEWeasy needle, Bazzill-In Stitch'z Stitching Template


CHEEROIS!

Laureen
 

EASTER

Yah! Yah! Some online scrapping time on Friday in the evening with my girlfriends.Through some minor obstacles, broken camera, buying cheap camera ("for now"), still trying to get used to new computer, still learning how to transfer pictures/videos to the new computer with the new camera.  I know they all look simple but with busy schedule and MANY interruptions from the four children, that is easy NOT!

Denise, Sharlene and I scrapped online.  All of us were thrilled and we were managed to come up with a beautiful layout each.  The planning for the online crop was a last minute but we made it!

It was my turn to host one.  So first challenge I thought of was of course, that it has to be Easter related so I chose that the Easter pictures has to be included.  The second challenge was this sketch by Laura Whitaker posted in ScrapMuch?.  The third challenge was an optional, to pick a crafty challenge of their choice from the Two Scrapbook Friends.   For the crafty challenge, I chose Ann's "That's unusual", as I used buttons to create a carrot.

Supplies Used

CARDSTOCKS:  AC Cardstocks, Recollection
PATTERNED PAPERS: Sassafraslass "Cherry Delicious", MME Check Him Out, Just Dreamy, Bo Bunny

FONTS: Thickers Foam Stickers "Daiquiri"

INK: Stamping' Up Basic Black

BUTTONS:  unknown
DIE CUTS: My Favorite Thing Die-Namics Double Scallop Border, Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Layers Stax, Die-Namics Fishtail Flags Stax, Die-Namics Leaf Filled Flourish
OTHERS: CTG Brands Inc Glitter Stickers, "Occasion" Easter Decorations, Amy Tangerine Date Stamper, Iris Embroidery Thread, We R Memory Seweasy needle

Thank you for stopping by!

Looking forward to our next online crop!

Thanks for visiting!

CHEEROIS!
Laureen

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!

Hope you all had a good Easter.   This year we have decided not to go away for the long weekend.   We have been going away for the Easter weekend for so many years!.  We have been spending it with Chris' family side.  This year we get to spend with my side of the family which was nice!  My oldest sister hosted the Easter dinner.

I wanted to give everyone a small gift and of course this gift idea from Two Scrapbook Friends was just perfect. So I made 19 of them!  Everyone loved it!  Thank you, 2SF!

 

 

Take care!

 

Laureen

BEST PART OF OFCD

Now I can say a BIG finally! Yesterday, I completed this fun project.  This project has been sitting and sitting on my shelf for a while now.

For one of our online crop in January, Denise challenged us by providing a picture from OFCD and to use this picture using this sketch, #80 from Sketch  Savvy (by Susan Stringfellow)  I was not able to participate for this online crop but of course I promised I will play... And now it is March and that I finally played this challenge,  Thank you Denise and Sharlene for your patience!

 

 

For the obviously reason, this sketch is a perfect opportunity for using scrap papers.  Seeing that I was wearing the "orange" top so I decided to go for the orange background and went through my "orange" scrap paper drawer and managed to find some nice orange patterned papers. I also pulled out some navy blue cardstocks as Sharlene and Denise's t-shirts were blue.

 

 

I also am playing this for DT,  Jayne's Crafty challenge, paper piecing at the Two Scrapbook Friends.  The owl and turtle are paper pieced.  It is always fun to create something by putting pieces together after cutting them up on the cricut machine.  For the owl and turtle, I stayed with the colour, orange and blue.

 

 

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: unknown - scraps

FONTS: Recollection Alphabet & Number Stickers, Karen Foster Cardstock Stickers "Headline Alphabet White"

EMBOSSING: Provocraft Cuttlebug

INK: Stampin Up Brocade Blue ink pad

PUNCHES: Marvy Uchida: 4 different sizes of circles, Martha Stewart heart punch
DIE CUTS:  Cricut, Create a Critter and Campin' Critters
Thank you for stopping by!

CHEERS!

Laureen



ZOO-RIFIC

My ZOO-RIFIC  double page layout was fun to create.  I was able to work on some pictures from our day trip to the Metro Zoo in 2011.

I decided to play this sketch challenge at Scrapmuch?  This sketch was done by Laura Whitaker.  I just love double page layout sketch!  Thank you, Laura!

Here is my take on their Weekly 1 Sketch Challenge for February.

A close up of my left page...

Amanda's 'You've Got Mail' Challenge at Two Scrapbook Friends

 

A close up of my right page...

 Jayne's 'Facebook - A Recipe For Success' Challenge at Two Scrapbook Friends

 

 

I used "Aweso{ME}" from  the Simple Stories.  Beautiful papers!  Thanks for stopping by....

CHEERS!

Laureen

Out For Freedom and i can

At ScrapMuch?, they are having a colour challenge for February, I decided to challenge myself to play this colour challenge as I do not play with colour challenge that often.  The colour look delicious so I decided to go ahead!  For the black colour, I used dark blue denim pages.

At Creative Scrappers, there are sketches # 246 and #247 that I liked.  So I decided to use their sketches.

At the Two Scrapbook Friends,  there is a special online crop.  It is called Get Connected with Two Scrapbook Friends.

Shelby, DT, her social media challenge was TWITTER .  First thing about Twitter that Shelby thought of was a bird.  So she wanted us to use a bird on our project.... I was to include a bird on a layout.  I have always wanted to use the bird cage die cut. This was an opportunity for me to play with a bird cage! Cool!

 

DT, Ann's challenge was iTune, a social media outlet.  She also talked about that iTunes is one of the catchiest things about Apple's marketing is the "i"-thing.  She challenged me to use the great marketing and work it into my project by using "I_____" in the title or subtitle on my project.

Supplies Used

PATTERNED PAPERS: Simple Stories Summer Fresh and K & Company

CARDSTOCK:  AC Cardstocks, Bazzill Basics Papers

FONTS: EK Success Sticko Alpha, Cricut Serenade, Rose Moka Design Chic Grunge White Mini Alpha Stickers

EMBOSSING: Provocraft Cuttlebug

INK: Stampin Up black ink pad

PUNCHES: Marvy Uchida: 3 different sizes of circles
DIE CUTS EMBELLISHMENTS:  My Favorite Thing: Hexagon Open Border, Double Scallop Border, Medium Fancy Flourish

OTHERS: Felt bird and flowers: Michaels Store Inc., Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Scarlet

Thank you for visiting!

CHEERS!
Laureen