Scrapping School Memories- WW reveal

Well ladies, this means its the first Wednesday in September.. I hope I'm lying on a warm beach in Florida as you are reading my post..LOL  but, I think the promised weather for this week is cloudy with thunderstorms.. blah!!

so, anyway... Let me share a little layout I created for our scrapbooking challenge over at Whimsical Wednesdays..

our challenge is "Scrapping School Memories!".. Unfortunately, living in Finland we have no school events here.. no football or basketball..no little league..so, I decided to just use one of my son Adam's school photos and make a layout with that... This is his kindergarten photo and he just turned 17 on the 22nd of August.. Not funny how fast time flies, but I think us scrappers have the best hobby since we get to re-live these moments every time we create a page..

yes, I noticed I'm yapping your ears off..LOL  So, lets get to the layout shall we:

I added a lot of different elements to this page... One, we were to use a chipboard element and two, to use digital stamping images that were very generously sponsored to us by: Regina from The Cutting Cafe 

I ended up using the apples from the school set she sent us.. colored them with coloring pencils and then chalked them to soften the look.. This is a first for me with the digital stamping images and they were super fun to work with..

and how about a few close ups of the layout:

 here is a close up of the little chalkboard I made.. it has a chipboard  base, and used cream colored  cardstock to cut the frame and then ran it through my cuttlebug using the Tim Holtz distressed wood embossing folder.. Inked it and then took some sand paper to it.. cute!!

.and for the supplies used:

papers by. DCWV Grade School stack

cardstock: Black, red, cream and white

chipboard letters

chipboard

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Cartridge: My community : Crayons

Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Vintage Photo

chalks

coloring pencils

stickles

brads

thread

pop dots

well, I'm sure that about does it for the list.. LOL  I know, I say that every post...

I want to thank you ladies so much for stopping today and taking a look at what I've created.. Do stop  by Whimsical Wednesdays and check out what the rest of the DT members have created.. Also, join in on the challenge and you can win yourself your very own digital stamping set that has been generously sponsored to by The cutting Cafe.. Its highly worth it!!

I hope everyone has a wonderfully creative week..

hugs

U R A Barrel Of Laughs-Whimsical Wednesday Reveal

happy hump day everyone.. Wednesdays are such a nice break in the week, aren't they? and well, I like Wednesdays since we get to reveal out Whimsical Wednesday projects to you all... This time were asked to had " HUMOR!" to the layout by either using a funny photo or the words: Laugh, funny, etc.. or even combine the two..

I combined.. the photo is of my daughter Amber goofing around a portrait studio and it was taken about 5 yrs ago.. I thought the photo was so funny and wanted to make a layout with it and no time like the present, right?.. 

Here is my take on our Challenge:

You all should know by now, that I luv the " Old West!" cartridge and I think its very versatile even if being just country style cuts...

and for a few close ups of the layout:

The words "HA-HA" in the barrel...LOL

and I did some embossing on this layout.. I used the Tim Holtz Sizzix embossing folder "Woodgrain!" on the barrel and the photomat..

and for supplies used:

Cricut Expression

Cricut Cartridges: 

Old West: Barrel, photomat, snake, hay, wagon wheels, font, hat, feed sack and rope

Heritage: scroll

Design Studio software

papers by: K & Co

Cardstock: black, white and cream

Edge Distress Tool

Tim Holtz Distress inks: rusty Hinge, Vintage photo and Black Soot

pop dots

chalks

and before I forget I wanted announce my blog candy winnder from last weekends blog hop end the winner was comment #3..

Congratulations to the winner !!
email me your address to: breadesi9er@hotmail.com and I will get your mini album shipped out as soon as possible..

well ladies.. that does it for me for this Wednesday... do stop by Whimsical Wednesdays and check out what the rest of the Design Team has created using this same Theme.. 

Thank you all so much for stopping by today and taking a look

Hope everyone has a great and creative week..
hugs

Nanné

Future Domestic Goddess-Whimsical Wednesday Reveal

Its reveal day again over Whimsical Wednesdays and this challenge was to make a layout of our own choice, and the theme is : "Some Interactive Fun"  and so, the layout  has to have movement on it.. I actually had a completely different layout design in mind, spent all day Sunday designing it on my Cricut DS and then my computer crashed...Aaaaaaaaaargh!!..so, had to come up with plan #2.. LOL

Almost in sheer panic, I quickly went through my papers and found this cute Domestic Goddess stack by Graphic45 and I knew I had the perfect photo to go with these papers..
   I desided to create a big journaling tag that pulls out from behind the photo matt..

Here is a photo of the tag as it looks pulled out.. I actually journaled on the tag, which is so rare for me.. Not much for journaling since my mind goes blank as soon as I grab the pen..LOL

I used my Cricut Imagine to cut my cricut cuts with since I felt it was easier to use without the DS, having that virtual mat really helps see the size of the cuts before cutting and I never scrap without my DS just for that reason, having the virtual matt..

here are a few close ups:

Whimsical Wednesdays has a generous sponsor,
Kimberly from "My Craft Spot" that is sponsoring a €15 gift certificate to her store..

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/

and then for supplies used: 

Papers by: Graphic45

Domestic Goddess Collection

Cricut Imagine:

Scalloped and Big Circle

Marquee: used a chipboard template

flowers and leaves by: Iamroses

Tim Holtz disterss ink: Vintage Photo

liquid pearl: white

well my luvlies.. Thats it for me for today..  Hope you like my layout as much as I do..It really was fun to make and do stop by Whimsical Wednesdays and join in the fun this week.. 

thank you all so much for stopping by today and I hope everyone has a wonderfully creative week..

Hugs

Nanné :)

*Whimsical Wednesdays Blog Hop*

 Welcome to the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop.

You should have arrived here from Glora's blog . If you just happened to drop by to say hi please go to the Whimsical Wednesday blog to start at the beginning of the hop. For this hop we all made banners/wall decor that will be sent to a nursing home. 

*The link to read more about this is posted at the Whimsical Wednesday Blog. 

here is what I made for WW Banner/wall decor.. I had so much fun creating this cute door sign.. 

the keys hang freely on ribbon..

These our the generous sponsors for our blog hop and what they are giving away for prizes


Patsy from the Prairie Bird Boutique http://www.etsy.com/shop/prairiebirdboutique-
Your choice of one bundle of Shabby Crinkle Ribbon


Babbette from The Kraft Outlet http://www.kraftoutlet.com/store/Default.asp-


The grand prize for the blog hop is a Gypsy, donated by Stephanie. In order to qualify for the grand prize you must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs. At the end of the hop please return back to the Whimsical Wednesday Blog to leave a comment saying that you finished the hop and left a comment under all our post. The blog hop will run through Sunday and end at Midnight.






Thank you for joining us for the Whimsical Wednesday blog hop. Your next stop is Cathryn's blog..

Too Cool- Whimsical Wednesday Reveal

Us girls over at Whimsical wednesdays are having our monthly challenge reveal today and our theme for this challenge was "Summer!" and it has to have "stamping on it"... I found some photos of my boys lounging around in a small swimming pool be had bought them while visiting family and friends in Florida a few summers ago.. It was super hot that summer and the boys loved cooling off in the pool..
I really wanted to make a happy and playful layout..

so, here is my take on our challenge:

I used my Peachy Keen facial expression stamps on the sunflowers.. I'm not much of a stamper, but I love my Peachy Keen stamps..LOL

and for some close ups:

and for supplies used:

cricut cartridges:

Lifes a Beach: Beach Ball

Mothers Day Bouquet: Sun flowers and leaves

New arrival: Pool (bath tub with legs and shower cut off)

Pooh and Friends: Grass

Doodlecharms: Sun

Boys Will Be Boys: Title and Arrow

papers by: DCWV  The Crafty Stack

cardstock: red, blue, green and brown

Stamps by: Peachy Keen Stamps

Ink: StazOn: Jet Black

White gel pen for doodling

Chalks

Tim Holtz distress Inks: Broken china

Versa Color ink: Evergreen

Foam tape

I think that should about do it again for the supplies used... I had so much fun making this layout and using stamps was such a change from the norm... I hope you ladies get some time to join our challenge this time and win yourself some blog candy.. Do stop by Whimsical Wednesdays and join in on our fun..

Hope everone has a wonderfully creative week..

Hugs

Nanné

Whimsical Wednesday Challenge reveal

Happy Hump day everybody :)  I love Wednesday almost as much as I love Fridays.. and this week I have an extra reason to love Wednesdays.. Its reveal time over the new challenge blog known as "Whimsical Wednesdays!"..  This week we were challenged to make a layout that was either Spring or Easter themed and it had to have a critter or insect on it...and So, here is my take on this weeks challenge...LOL

I appologize for the dark picture, but its been none stop raining here in Finland with absolutely no sunshine whats so ever!! but that can only mean one thing right? The snow will melt and all the pretty spring flowers will start blooming!! 

Now, I dont' have any photos of my kids with the Easter bunny, since I live in Finland and its just not possible here..So, I had to come up with another idea.  I'm sure you all figured out that I dont' scrap myself much (almost never) and when I thought of what to create for this challenge,  the title to my layout just kind of popped into my head and everything just forward from there..

I love the silliness of this layout, its soooo me!!

here are a few close ups of the layout:

 And for Supplises used:
Cricut cartridges:
Country life: clothes line, lady, horse and fence, chickens, mouse and wash tub
Pooh and Friends: grass, clouds and tulips
Doodlecharms: ladybugs and sun
Stretch your imagination: title "spring"
Cindy Loo: title " I ain't no, chicken!"
George and basic shapes: large background circle

Cuttlebug and Dots embossing folder
Inks: Tim holtz: Mustard seed and Peeled paint
Inks: Verca color: pink and light blue
Chalks for shadowing

Papers by : Do Crafts "papermania" Rose Garden
pop dots
and zig two way glue stick

That about does it then!!
I want to thank you ladies so much stopping by today and looking at what I've created for Whimsical Wednesdays' and I certainly hope this layout put a smile on your face, cause it sure does for me!!
Hope everyone has a wonderfully creative rest of the week..
Hugs
Nanné

*Whimsical Wednesdays Blog Hop*

Hello and welcome to the Whimsical Wednesday Grand Opening Blog Hop. We are glad you could join us. You should have arrived here from Jessica's Blog. If you just stopped by to say hi you can start at the beginning of the blog by clicking HERE..

　

 Here is the project I created for this blog hop :

 

Don't you just love Graphic45 and their new Once A Upon A Springtime collection is to die for..

So for this layout I distressed the edges and inked mostly all of the papers.. Added a few branches that I cut using my cricut expression, added the flowers and leaves, then finally the pearls.. 

Here are a few close ups of the layout:

Please be sure to visit all the blogs in the hop, the talented Design Team have some wonderful projects for you.  There is also such fun grand prizes, in order to qualify for those you must leave a comment on each blog in the hop. You will have until Sunday(April 3rd, 2011) night at midnight (Eastern time) to leave a comment on all blogs.  

Babbette from The Kraft Outlet is sponsoring our hop. In addition to giving one lucky winner a $10.00 gift certificate to her store she is offering something for all of you. From April 1 until April 7 enter the code BLOGHOP at check out for 10% off your total purchase and must be used between April 1st and 7th..

and  Whimsical Wednesday will be choosing a winner for their grand prize of: A bundle of shabby crinkled ribbon donated by: Prairie Bird Boutique:..  

Thank you for stopping by today and your next stop is Kim's blog, just click HERE..

Alrighty ladies..Thank you all so much hopping by !!

Hugs

Nanné