Snow in Love!

Hey y'all! I'm back again this week, how about that?! LOL! Anyway, I'm here to share with you the LO I mentioned earlier that I'd been working on for weeks. I've just had it sitting on my craft room desk & I finally made myself pick up where I left off. I just love Crate Paper's Snow Day Collection & this LO uses just 3 sheets of their awesome paper, which I happened to pick up for a $1.50 at Hobby Lobby's Basket Market. Seriously, if you have HLBM near you, you must go - there are so many great paper crafting bargains there! Plus, this collection was just perfect to scrap this photo of our son & fur baby enjoying some winter weather!

Supplies

 Patterned Paper - Crate Paper (snow day collection)

White Cardstock - The Paper Studio

Skinny Borders/In Love Sticker/Date Spot - Cosmo Cricket (hey sugar/odds & ends)

Thickers - American Crafts

Baker's Twine - The Twinery

Scallop Border Punch - Stampin' Up

Scallop Die Cuts - Cricut/Mini Monograms Cartridge

Adhesive - Glue Glider Pro, Pop Dots

I also want to mention that I got the fabulous idea to use scalloped circles wrapped in twine as snowflakes from a LO designed by Lisa Storms. I found her LO featured HERE in a Scrapbooks Etc. post & just fell in love with the idea! I firmly believe in giving credit where it's due so I hope you also check out Lisa's fab blog RIGHT HERE too! Now, I'm off to work on my YMH project for Tuesday & hope you'll join me again then...and I would also be tickled if you decided to follow me on Pinterest. You can either click the lil' 'P' logo at the top of my blog or visit me HERE. Until next time, Happy Craftin'!!

I'm also entering my LO into the following fun challenges!

CropStop - Rainbow of Colors
The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe (rainbow colors, 2 different scallop border punches, LO)
Inspire Me Fridays - Inspiration Link Party
Creative Inspirations - Inspired by Family
 Fresh Brewed Designs - March Photo Inspiration (all the fun colors!)
Scrapping the Music - Lyric Inspiration (because in myself i believe in love)
Fab n Funky - Mellow Yellow

Do you have issues? Then HOP along with the Paper Issues Creative Team!!

Are y'all ready for some serious hopping? I sure hope so because this is the biggest & best hop around right now...us Papers Issues Creative Team members have come together to bring you a variety of inspiration, amazing prizes and good old fashioned fun! I am the first stop LO category so you are in the right place. Now, to give you the downlow, you'll need to start at the Paper Issues blog HERE or by clicking the PI logo above. Once there you can peruse the rules & get to hoppin'. The cool thing? You can choose from 3 categories where & how you want to hop!! There are altered art, cards & layout hops all going on so you can choose to join each category & play along with everyone, or you can choose a single category & hop through the inspiration there. So cool, huh?! And below I've give you a sneaky peek at some of the amazing projects you'll see along the hop!

Now below is the blog hop candy I am offering up! It includes some Prima Marketing stamps & rub ons, as well as some American Crafts stickers & rub ons. To win my blog hop candy all you have to do is leave me a comment & become a follower...its that easy! Plus you never know, I just might throw in some extra goodies for whomever wins!! ;0) But you'll also want to leave a comment on all the blogs that you can, especially the layout category, to win even more prizes -and there are truly some totally awesome prizes to be had. I mean these gals have really gone all out!

(wanna win? just leave a comment & become a follower!)

There is also another fantastic event going on too at Paper Issues...a SALE! Woot Woot! If you purchase something from the Paper Issues Etsy Shop you will get 25% off by using this simple code: HOP25. How totally darn awesome is that? The PI Etsy Store carries some fabby products like Crate Paper, Maya Road, Pink Paislee and more!

(check out the original post HERE)

Today I've chosen to share two of my favorite (and recent) LO's with you that I've created! I recently discovered the awesomeness that is Crate Paper & both of these projects feature their Restoration Collection, which is so much fun. Below each photo I've pasted the link to their original post so you can visit them in full & get all the deets on how I whipped them up. Other than the Crate Paper goodies, I did use some awesome Cosmo Cricket Glubers (which i simply adore), some Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type/Words, & some super kickin' American Crafts Thickers. If this is your first time visiting, then you've just learned that these are some of my most fave products to create with...especially Cosmo Cricket!!

(check out the original post HERE)

The next stop on the LO blog hop is the uber talented Michelle Hernandez & you definitely don't want to miss out on what she has to offer so CLICK HERE! If you haven't yet visited, get on over to Paper Issues HERE to begin your amazing journey! Kick back, grab a drink, and relax while you enjoy the show...it is so totally worth it!! And thanks so much for visiting me too...just make sure to check back on Monday as that is when we'll be posting the winners of our blog candies. Just in case you get lost along the way, I've listed all the LO gals in the hop order below. Now, get to hoppin' my crafty peeps! 

Hugs, Love & Happy Craftin'!

Scrapbook Girls
1. Crystal Beshear
2. Michelle Hernandez
3.Joanna Bandelin
5. Jodi Baune
6. Holly Humbert
7. Monika Wright
8. Jennie McGarvey
9. Melissa Priest
10. Joan Liddle
11. Tiffany Call

Right Now...at 34

I gotta warn y'all right off the bat that this is a photo heavy post...not really heavy but more than I normally post. Thanks to Crate Paper's fabulous Restoration Kit there were so many details I needed to capture in my LO. First I must say that this kit is truly awesome! The papers are just divine, I love their texture & the vintage appeal they have. Plus, all the extra punch outs & cardstock stickers are so groovy!!

 

This is the second LO of myself I've done this week because I've realized that I very rarely scrap photos of myself. Like most of you, I am always the one behind the camera & I always scrap everyone else in the family. But, I recognized that I needed to scrap myself as well so here is another one to go in the album. I wanted this one to focus more on who I am at this very moment, what's in my life right now that makes me...well, me. And this line from Crate Paper suited that purpose to at "T."

Supplies

All items from Crate Paper's Restoration Kit except:

Tiny Type - Cosmo Cricket 

Brown Thickers - American Craft

Distress Ink - Tim Holtz (walnut stain)

Floral Ribbon - Offray

Adhesives - Glue Glider Pro, Pop Dots, Aileen's Fast Grab Tacky Glue

 

As always, I wanna say thanks so much for stopping by! For those of you who leave me comments, they make every day extra special & I value them so very much. Y'all are awesome & I count my blessings that I've been lucky enough to make so many wonderful friends through my crafty endeavors! Make sure to check back in a couple days for another Your Memories Here post, a Paper Issues post & new linking party, and a very special post because I'm the Guest Designer next week over at The Paper Variety! Woo-Hoo! How exciting is that?! I simply can't wait for my Wednesday reveal! Until then, Happy Craftin'!

I'm also entering my LO into the following challenges!

Crate Paper - Routine (inspired by me, what i am right now that influences my everyday activities!)

CropStop - Anything Goes

Creative Scrappers - Sketch #169

Sketches in Thyme - Open Challenge (used creative scrappers sketch #169!)

PaperCrafting Journey - Anything Goes

Inspire Me Fridays - Inspiration Link Party

The Paper Variety - Travel Theme (based on 'life's journey!')

Inkspirations - Color Challenge