More Little Red Scrapbook September Projects...

Hi there, I'm back to share the rest of my layouts using the wonderful September kit from LRS. Did I mention how nicely coordinated this kit is?  I think it's one of my favorite kits so far!

This first layout is of our friends' daughter, Olivia.  It has a lot of embellishment layering and machine stitching and I let the background patterned paper do most of the work for me!

Layout number two is of me taken during my very first half marathon earlier this year.  I don't often add memorabilia items to my layouts but I decided to add my number to commemorate the occasion.  This is one of those bucket list items that I can check off that I may never do again!  Thanks Rebecca for the push...(ahem) I mean encouragement. LOL  I altered the alphas with paint to match them to my layout.

 

My final layout "Family volleyball champs" is of my sister-in-laws and friends taken at a family get-together last summer.  Whenever we're all together there's always some sort of competition between the guys and gals.  This time it happened to be a volleyball game that gals won...well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! Anyway, more stitching, more embellishment layering, and more altered letters on this layout.  So much fun!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share the rest of my layouts with you!  Don't forget to stop by the LRS store and pick up a September kit before they're all sold out!!

LRS September Kit- first project!

Hey there!  Just wanted to pop in real quick to share my first project using the LRS September kit featuring Amy Tangerine's "Cut & Paste" line.  This is a super easy line to scrapbook with and before I knew it, I had 4 layouts done!

Here's the first layout using a photo of Gabe taken last fall at the pumpkin patch...

 

Stay tuned for my other three projects to be posted next weekend and don't forget to stop by the LRS store and pick up a kit today!

July Little Red Scrapbook Co. Kit Projects

It's that time of the month for me to share my Little Red Scrapbook Co. July kit projects!!  I loved working with this month's kit featuring Echo Park Paper Co.'s "Beautiful Life" Line-- and did I tell you about all of the amazing embellishments?  Feathers, journaling cards, and wooden rulers, oh my!

My first project is of Tanner and Gabe.  The photo's were taken at Jaron's graduation last summer and it really shows what a special relationship they have.  They may be 11 years apart but you would never know it by the way they play...ha-ha. This layout shows the versatility of the kit!

Here's the second layout featuring my niece Jessica...a very girlie layout!

And one of my BFF scrapping buddies on our yearly trip to the Scrapbook Manor in Walworth, WI.  Love that place and love that it's in a central location so we can all meet in the middle!

 



Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my creations with you!  Please stop by the Little Red Scrapbook store and pick up the July kit today!

June Little Red Scrapbook Projects!

Hi there, I'm so happy to share my June Little Red Scrapbook kit projects!  The June kit features My Mind's Eye- Kate & Co. line, which is gorgeous!  The colors are bright and bold with lots of pink, yellow and turquoise.  Not my typical colors to scrap with but loved how my projects turned out!

The first layout is of my friend Kathy.  Kathy follows my blog so I want to say a quick Hi to her..."Hi Mo!"...Anyway, I took these photos of her and her butterflies on a recent hike we took to the Camp Sherman area.  The butterflies were amazing that day.  They fluttered all around us and one even landed on my hand.  It was truly magical.

Gabe is my subject for the next layout.  It shows how versatile this kit is because I was able to use mist and the brown papers to create a masculine layout.  I also used the package insert from my Studio Calico hexagon stencil as a background for my photo.  It matched perfectly!

The final layout is of our puppy, Tootie.  She is a little stinker and finally almost out of the puppy stage.  We love her but it's been a lonnngggg 7 months. LOL.

The last project for the month is a card using pink!  Yes, I actually created a project with pink...and loved it!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me share my latest projects.  You can find this wonderful kit in the Little Red Scrapbook Store.

Little Red Scrapbook Co. is back!!

I couldn't have been happier to hear that The Little Red Scrapbook Co. was bringing the kit club back!  Sara always has the most amazing kits and this month is no exception!  She picked a fabulous line to kick it off with because who doesn't love October Afternoon?!  The "Travel Girl" line is so bright and fun, not to mention versatile enough to use for cards and masculine layouts as well.  Here's the kit...don't ya just love it?!

I was able to get two layouts and one card out of this kit and still have plenty left over for more projects.  The first layout is of our little niece Ruby June.  The JilliBean Soup circle cardstock was perfect for layering to create a quick and easy layout. 

The second layout I created really shows off the versatility of this kit.  I used the more masculine papers for a layout of my boys riding the bumper cars at the State Fair last year.  I used the fun pattern papers to create arrows to continue the theme of the "Directions" patterned paper-- and even added some machine stitching and doodling to this one.  Love how it turned out!

My final project is a card using the "Post Card" and "Subway Token" papers.  Everything is from the kit but the star stickers. 

The May kit can be purchased by stopping by the store here.  You don't want to miss this one because it's perfect for all of those summer vacation photos!!

Slacker...

I'm such a slacker...I haven't posted since July!  We've been so busy these past few months that I missed showing you my August LRS kit projects.  Once again the August kit was wonderful and I really did some fun projects with it:

This next layout I did for the Friday Fun segment on the blog.  I used water color crayons, mist and alcohol ink to accent the layout.  So fun and Piper is such a cutie pie!

...and finally a card for my card challenge on the message board.  Love the raffia!

Thanks for letting me share my August projects...and stay tuned as I'm currently working with the September kit!

The July LRS kit ROCKS!!

Oh my gosh, I've had fun with the July kit from Little Red Scrapbook!  The kit this month features Fancy Pants Designs "Country Botique" line and was a dream to work with as all of the embellishments coordinated perfectly.  Here are the layouts I created with it:

Lots of banners, misting and layering this month...woo-hoo.  If you haven't checked out the entire kit yet, you can find it here.  Thanks for stopping by!

He's a college graduate now!!

Can you believe it...my oldest son is now a college graduate!  Jaron graduated today with a degree in Computer Information Systems and I'm one proud momma! Here are a few pictures of our day:

 Congratulations son...I love you!

Little Red Scrapbook June Projects

Love, love, love the June Little Red Scrapbook kit this month!  It features Echo Park's "Sweet Day" line and the embellishments are perfectly coordinated to go with it.  I was able to create 4 layouts and still have plenty left over to do more!

The first layout I created for Karrie's sketch challenge using a fabulous Pagemaps sketch.  I love the pinwheel embellishments!

This layout is my favorite from the kit.  I had so much fun cutting out all of the honeycomb blocks and popping them up to add dimension.

The next two layouts are of our trips to Moolack beach this year.  We've been there twice and both times found some pretty cool shell fossils.  We love to explore that beach!

 Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit Little Red Scrapbook to check out the June kit!

Little Red Scrapbook May Kit!

I've had the best time creating projects with the Little Red Scrapbook May kit!  The kit features Basic Grey's "PB&J" line plus a whole lot of fun embellishments!  I've already shown you the "Family" layout I did for the NSD Blog Hop and here are the others I created this month.

Thank goodness I have cutie patootie neices and nephews that I love to show off.  This is Kyle...

And this is Ruby at her 2nd birthday party. I also have a layout almost ready to go of her twin brother Henry aka "Hank". He's adorable too!

And a card for Meg's card challenge this month.  So fun!

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out this month's kit and add-on's.  If you love Basic Grey-- you'll love this kit!!

NSD winner announced...

Just popping in real quick to announce the winner of my National Scrapbooking Day RAK. The Studio Calico mists go to...

Victoria!!

Victoria, please pop in over at LRS and PM me your addy so I can get them into the mail for you. Thanks for all of the wonderful comments ladies!

Little Red Scrapbook Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Little Red Scrapbook’s National Scrapbook Day Blog Hop!! 

We all love scrapbooking and the community that this hobby brings so what better way to celebrate than by a blog hop!  Each of the designers has some inspiration to share with you and you might even find some chances to win prizes along the way! 

LRS has a sketch challenge each month and this month we have selected this fabulous Page Maps sketch for our inspiration!

Here is how this sketch inspired me using the May LRS kit!!

 

If you would like to play along with our sketch challenge, please upload a photo of your layout to our NSD gallery here and then link it to the Sketch Challenge thread on our message board, found here. As a bonus, you might find your layout featured on our blog this month in our new "Wow'd Us Wednesday" post where we will be highlighting one member's design each week!!

Now, hop on to the next blog in the list and be sure to leave a comment on each blog!  Your final destination is the Little Red Scrapbook blog to tell us what inspired you for a chance to win a prize!  You must comment by 11:59CST to be eligible.

Lisa S.- http://www.lisaspiegel.typepad.com
Karrie - http://www.karriecook.blogspot.com
Nikki – http://nikki-hobbs.blogspot.com
AnnaMarie - http://www.annamarie-mondro.blogspot.com
Meg- http://www.meggiroux.blogspot.com
Tammy - You are here!  Please leave a comment on my blog for a chance to win 2 Studio Calico Mister Huey's pictured below.  Deadline: 5/5/12 at 12 midnight (Pacific)
Lisa W. - http://createfor7.blogspot.com
LRS Blog- http://www.littleredchronicle.blogspot.com

Final Day in Philadelphia

It's hard to believe I'm already home.  I missed blogging about yesterday's travels as we spent a lovely evening with Kathy's friends Carol and Paul.  Paul was kind enough to tour me through the flower beds and garden on their lovely property while Carol made us an amazing dinner.  A warm thank you to my new friends.

So yesterday.  Yesterday was another one of those overwhelming days of absolute beauty. After Kathy humored me (once again) and let me climb the Rocky steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum and pose with the Rocky Statue, we toured Longwood Gardens. Longwood Gardens date back to the 1700's but the biggest contributor was Pierre du Pont, who was an industrialist, conservationist, and farmer.  You can read more about the gardens here.

This place was spectacular.  There were so many flowers in bloom including many that aren't native to Oregon.  I think the Wisteria was my favorite but the conservatory was amazing as well.  We walked through the greenhouses for at least an hour and I'm still not sure we saw it all! 

Here are some of the pictures...I'll start with Rocky since I enjoyed making an absolute fool of myself! ha-ha. The Philadelphia Art Museum is huge with a whole lot of steps!

 

Yep, I actually did it.  I didn't run up the steps but I did jump...!

Now here are some of the pictures of Longwood Gardens.  I took over 200-- so you are only going to see some of my favorites. 

Me and my friend Kathy.  Isn't this a good picture of us?  Love it.

Thanks for letting me share my vacation with you and a huge thank you to Kathy for sharing her city with me!

Day 4: Shopping

The day here in Philly started out rainy and drizzly but it didn't slow down our sightseeing or shopping!  We started the day by touring Kathy's old neighborhood and seeing the house she grew up in.  Very nice.

It also wouldn't be a trip to the Philadelphia area without stopping by a Wawa.  You all may know what a Wawa is but I didn't until I came here.  A Wawa is like a 7 Eleven but has more of a selection and an automated food ordering system.  Kathy showed me the ropes and now I can say I've been to a Wawa for breakfast.

Next stop on our journey was the Fonthill Museum and Tile Works.  The mansion was gorgeous and constructed mostly of concrete.  Many of the windows have been replaced with wood frames but you can still see some of the remaining concrete window frames.  Very interesting gentleman, that Mr. Mercer, and apparently very afraid of a fire.  Here is a picture of the mansion which is now a museum.

This is a picture of the carriage house, also constructed of concrete...

My favorite stop was the tile shop.  Many, many beautiful tiles to choose from.  I bought 3 and one included a 2012 commemorative tile with chickens on it.  Imagine that...love my chickens! :)

Next stop was shopping in New Hope. New Hope is a quaint little town filled with fun and intersting shops.  I saw a ton of beautiful art and of course want to recreate it all when I get home.  There was also many historic buildings there dating back to the 1700's.  Wow.

Couldn't resist getting my picture taken with this guy...kind of reminds me of my 6 foot tall nutcracker at home!

We took a little break from shopping for Kathy to humor me and allow me to walk across the Delaware River to the dark side...New Jersey.  She was convinced that I would end up with big hair and start talking funny if I did it.  I guess it was a good thing I had my hair in a pony tail!  Here is my bridge to New Jersey...

We spent the rest of the day touring the countryside and shopping in Peddler's Village in Lahaska, Pennsylvania.  Lot's of fun shops and I even bought myself a tiny little german smoker-- but what I really wanted was one of those $1000 cuckoo clocks!

I'll leave you with a few of my favorite pictures of the countryside.

Don't you wish you were here?!