Clear Scraps at CHA...

We're at CHA - booth 1707 if you happen to be around - come check it out!!

Here's a peek of the booth:

We have so much to show - our design team has amazing work in there and besides all the previous stock, we have NEW shapes in the Clear & Chip line (12x12 sheets of both acrylic and chipboard shapes for an album or cards or whatever your heart desires). Our new C&C lines are both holiday theme: Believe and Holiday Treats. Here's a peek of what Rita did with one of them:

Our Mixable albums that were so popular over the past few shows have some new additions as well, with a twist. Our previous Mixable albums have been 12x6 and their new friend, Sassy and Lacey are 8x8! We love them. You can fit more pictures on them for one thing. Here's what Hilde did with one:

Our ever-popular XL shapes which are perfect for layouts, but also can be made into any number of altered art items (because they're easily cut, embossed, bound, scored, etc, etc) have a new shape addition too - the scalloped square and circle set. Pinky did this scalloped square layout:

AND, we have banners! We have had the cutest banners for awhile now - and this year we've added a GREAT new banner for the holiday season called Gingerbread. It's got a house in the middle, gingerbread men and snowflakes - perfect for decorating your house for Christmas, or holiday classes at your LSS....in fact one person at the show suggested that it would be a fun class to teach in 3 stages - first just the snowflakes, a week later the gingerbread men, and then a final class to teach the house and put it all together. Wouldn't that be fun?

Here's what Cathy did with just the house section of the banner.

Clear Scraps Sassy album

One of the new albums from Clear Scraps is called Sassy and I just adore it. It's a new 8x8 mixable album. I just love all the mixable albums as they are always so fun to create with. Here is what I created with it.

Family how sweet it is...

Products used:
Clear Scraps Sassy 8x8 Mixable album
My Minds Eye Pattern paper, labels, journaling boxes, stickers and die cuts
Hambly Clear Stickers & rub-ons
Jenni Bowlin Banner stickers
Paper Trey Ink buttons
Accents flower (which I made into a butterfly)
Kaiser bling and pearls
Vintage lace
Glittered butterflies

Thanks for looking.

Butterflies and bling...

Butterflies and bling are 2 of my favorite things and when I seen this weeks sketch at 2 sketches 4 you I new what I wanted to do right away. Although being sick most of this week put a little damper on creating I got a chance to sit down today and play with all things paper, glitter, ribbon and bling.

Here is this weeks sketch at 2 sketches 4 you. I just love the sketch Laura put together.
Here is my take on the sketch.

Products used:
Kraft cardstock
7 Gypsies pattern paper
The Girls Paperie pattern paper
Glittered paper
Kaiser Krafts bling
Paper Trey Ink button
Twine & Ribbon
(Most of the items on this card were made from The little shabby box June Paperie Kit.)

Thanks for looking

A sketch and a card...

This week I found some time to work with this weeks sketch at 2 Sketches 4 You. I know I always say this but it's totally true. I just adore their sketches and the fab inspiration that the designers layout there as well as checking out all the other cards.

Here is this weeks sketch from Kazan...


Here is my take on the sketch...

Products used:
Kraft Cardstock
DCWV pattern paper
Clear Scraps 1" Acrylic circle
Fancy Pants Heart pin

We have a new neighbor moving in a few houses away and I thought this would be a great card to give her. You open up the flap which has Velcro on it and the card is like an envelope. So I thought I would put in a gift card to one of the fab restaurants we have here.

Thanks for looking.

Homemade Popsicles.. yum

With it finally summer and the weather feeling somewhat like summer the kids love eating popsicles. I hate buying the sugar loaded popsicles so this year I thought that making our own would be healthier and maybe a bit cheaper. So when I was at Michaels a few weeks ago I spotted some decent popsicle containers in the $1 bin... Awesome score So I picked up 6 with different color ends. What's cool is they even have a straw attached to the part you hold it at so the kids can easily suck up any juice. hehe

Here are some photos of the kids enjoying the popsicles they made.

These are made out of Strawberry Yogurt. Just spoon it in your popsicle containers and freeze for a few hours. They taste smooth and creamy and they are healthy...

I love this one... Joshua didn't even notice Rocky going in for a taste. LOL

These were made out strawberries and mango cut up and put into the popsicle containers then filled with white cranberry peach juice. Let freeze for a few hours and enjoy. The kids love these and love that the fruit isn't totally frozen and easy to eat.

Summertime summertime...

It's finally Summertime Summertime... hehe You know that song "Summertime Summertime" by Nocera??? man it brings back memories plus I'm sure I just showed my age as that song came out in 1986.. I was just a teenager... hehe Anyway I heard that song today on the radio as I sat on the back deck talking to Miranda and her boyfriend. ahhh the memories. lol Ok so enough about that, but I do have to talk about summer a bit more. I simply adore all the colors of summer. Teal, pink, green, orange and so much more... ahhh color is awesome. What is your favorite color combo of summer so far???

I love teal and pink but then again I love Orange and green.. Oh and you can mix in yellow with both of those. lol
The June Paperie kit from The little shabby box is filled with great summer color papers. Here is a card that I created from the kit that shows off some awesome summer combos.

Products used:
Kraft paper
7Gypsies & The Girls Paperie Pattern papers
Paper Trey Ink buttons
Ribbon
All items are from the June "Paperie" Kit from The little shabby box

Thanks for looking and I will be back tomorrow to show you my sketch book... hehe If you love the colors on my card you will love the colors on my sketch book. hehe Plus a little peek inside. hehe

Welcome Scavengers...

Start of Summer Scavenger Hunt

Clear Scraps is kicking off summer with a scavenger hunt that will take you through our design team members blogs. On your way, you'll find out something interesting about each of us and if you make it all the way to the end and collect all your clues, you'll get entered in a draw for a nice prize package from Clear Scraps!


Start here at Clear Scraps Blog


You don't have to necessarily go in order...but when you're done, you should have answers to 9 questions that are posted on the Clear Scraps blog. We'll run the scavenger hunt from Monday June 21 (First Day of Summer!!) until Friday, June 25. Winner will be announced the following Monday.


Good luck everybody!

Happy Fathers Day...

Today is Fathers Day and I so miss my dad. I miss being home as I don't get to see my dad often enough. Maybe for a week every 3-5 years. This photo was taken the last time I was back home visiting 3 years ago.

It's funny to look at my dad next to Noah (my son) whom in this photo was only 14 and he was already taller then him.. See that is one of many things my father and I have in common. We are both short although I am not quite 5' my dad is only 5'2 ... hehe We both need a step stool to reach the top of the fridge, the top shelf in the cupboard, A little boost to get into the truck. However we never had a problem seeing eye to eye. hehe We both love seafood, hot things, an ice cold peach soda. No one else in the house liked it but we loved it. hehe I remember him making Horchata, hot coco and orange tea for us in the winter time before school and when we got home from school to warm us up. I loved his hot rice cereal in the morning as well (kind of like oatmeal but with rice.) yum The best was listening to him tell stories of his childhood. They were always a great laugh and I find my self telling my kids these stories. hehe Dad I love you and miss you and look forward to seeing you this Christmas if everything works out.

Today my children got to tell this amazing man Happy Fathers Day. He is my hubby, my best friend, the father of my children and my soul mate.


This morning the boys came in early in the morning whispering to each other whom is gonna wake him up first or how they should wake him up etc. As hubby lays there pretending to be asleep with a little grin on his face. They jumped into bed with lots of snuggles and tickles. lol I love listening to all of them laugh. There were gifts given and lots of talk about summer. New bed times are officially in place. New chores and so much more. Plus hubby got some great coupons from the kids which I know he will be using. lol

A few simple cards

This month I have been playing with the June "Paperie" card kit from The little shabby box. I simply adore all the papers, embellishments and the kraft paper is my favorite. This kit is packed full of great things that any card maker will use.


Here are a few of my cards. Aren't the colors great? I simply love teal and pink together. hehe


Thinking of you card I added some gems that I had laying on my desk. It's simple but I love how the kraft paper makes the teal and pink pop.


Thinking of you card I added a few Kaiser crafts pearls to the center of the butterfly and a couple gems..


Thanks card I wrapped the rose stem around a pencil to spiral it as I didn't like it just straight.


To get your hands on this kit jump on over to The little shabby box. Check out the blog to see more cards from the fabulous design team.

I hope you have a great weekend.

Butterflies and Cards oh my...

Right now I am just loving using butterflies as embellishments especially on cards. They are just that something that changes a card and gives it character. If that makes sense. I just adore them and I love putting embellishments on them as well. Like pearls, gems, buttons and so much more. So after punching lots of butterflies with my handy dandy Martha Stewart butterfly punch I got busy working on this weeks sketch at 2 sketches 4 you. I simply love all of the sketches they put together.

Here is this weeks sketch
Here is my take on the sketch.

Products used:
Kraft cardstock
DCWV Linen Closet pattern paper
Kaiser Crafts Pearls
Pebbles rub-on sentiments
MS punch
Ribbon

Thanks for looking... I'll be back tomorrow with more cards using the fabulous card kit from The little shabby box.

Simply Handmade June/July issue...

It's almost June and Simply Handmade June/July issue is available for purchase... I simply adore this magazine and all the others that are put out by the same company... They are filled with great projects and more. You can find My Baby Boy Mobile in the pages of this issue. I haven't submitted in a few months but I have sent in a lot of projects for the Dec/Jan issue so keep your fingers crossed for me that they like something and want it. hehe I have also started to submit some of my cards to Cards Magazine. So again keep your fingers crossed. I heard it's hard to get in that one.


You can click the photo to see it bigger and read the directions. It's totally simple to create.

Hugs

Green and Orange + Craft paper...

I love the colors Green and Orange. I love creating with those colors a lot. I also have a great love for Kraft paper. I just love it soooo.... So today I created with green, orange and Kraft paper. swoon.. I also decided to threw in some fuchsia for good measure.hehe Plus the great part is I used up some scraps from projects I did last week to make a card.Today I used this weeks sketch from 2 sketches 4 you. I just adore it and I love there site. They are celebrating there 2 year mark. woot woot So here is the sketch that Kazan put together. Isn't it awesome...


Here is my take on the sketch using the fab green, orange and kraft colors...

Here is a side view to see my butterflies ready to take off.. hehe

Products used:
Kraft paper
American Crafts Butterfly pattern paper
Scrap Within Reach Green pattern paper
American Crafts Ribbon
Making Memories mini alphas
Paper Trey Ink button
Tim Holtz Crushed olive ink (love this color)
pearl bead strand (Michaels)
twine

Thanks for looking... I'll be back tomorrow with some more Alice in Wonderland cards... swoon

The little shabby box...

The May kit at The Little Shabby Box is stunning...

See I told you it was... It's full of Prima products and vintage lace and much more. A little birdie told me that there are a few kits left so act fast if you have been on the fence about this one.

I have been hard at work creating and creating and creating with this kit... There will be a card load this weekend so be sure to keep an eye on the The little shabby box blog... To see what all the designers have been doing with their kits.

Speaking of designers the new design team at The little shabby box was announced today.

Marcie Morgan
Celeste Brodnik
Kim Faucher
Elisa Kammerdiener
Danielle Wycough
Scarlett Salamone
Tereza Crump

looking forward to continuing working with these gals and looking forward to getting to know and working with the new additions.

Brothers...

This month all the designers for Scrap Within Reach were asked to work with a couple sketches. We had to do one layout and a fathers day card. Although I can't show you the fathers day card just yet... My layout was posted on the Scrap Within Reach blog so now I can share it with you... Here is the sketch I chose to work with for my layout... You can see the other sketch and more layouts from the DT on the Scrap Within Reach blog.



I flipped the sketch and moved a few elements to different spots. I really love the way it came out.

Products used:
Scrap Within Reach "Paper Boy" pattern papers
Tim Holtz old paper distress ink
Scrap Within Reach "Paper Boy" cardstock stickers

Here is a simple B-day card I did using a few scraps left from the layout...

I'll be back tomorrow with another project and some photos...

A Creative Monday ...

Wow today I have been scrapping all day long. I got a lot of assignments done that I can't show you just yet but will as soon as I can. Once my assignments were done I checked out the new card sketch at 2 Sketches 4 you for this week and got busy making a card... Here is the sketch...

Here is my card...

Products used:
Cardstock - Craft from Joann's
Pattern Paper - Melissa Frances
Ribbon - American Crafts
Pearls - Kaiser Crafts
Butterflies - made from Martha punch with doodlebug sugar cardstock
Button - Paper Trey Ink
Twin- May Arts
Alice in wonderland Image

Here are a couple close up's.

I will be back tomorrow with a few more cards.