Page Swap

Just came back from our 2nd annual Bee Creative Scrappy Retreat. Traveling was horrible but had a wonderful time with the girls. I got 20 pages done...whooohoo! Haven't even unpacked yet but I'll have lots of pages to share when I do :) Here's one to hold you over, we played a page swap game and this is what I made with a spot to hold our group photo.

3 Scrappy Boys Sketch Challenge

I love having a blueprint to work from, makes all the thinking stress free! Here is my layout: Fall Fun using PageMap's October sketch.

All papers are from 3 Scrappy Boy's November Main Kit. I was able to create 4 pages and a card and had just enough scraps to complete one more.

Happy Scrappin'

3 Scrappy Boys *Nov Reveal

Hello, it's reveal time! The November Main kit from 3 Scrappy Boys includes 6 sheets of Jillibean Soup Homemade, Studio Calico scrap pads and lots of fun embellishments.


Place your order here. I love all the greens, it coordinates with my little pea pod from last year :)


And how about that that soft yellow WEbster's ribbon?...so pretty


The red Jenni Bowlin doily flowers makes the card pop don't you think?

This photo is one of my favorites from last year. I didn't dress up this year...makes me wish i did.


I've got two more projects to share later on this month. Happy Scrappin!

Happy Halloween!

The last day to display my spooky decor before it all goes down and Mr. turkey comes up. Hope everyone has a fun and safe Halloween.

3 Scrappy Boys Nov Sneak Peek

It's getting closer! November is right around the corner, just one more day away. Here's a little sneak peek at the 3 Scrappy Boy's November kit.



I had so much fun playing with it and can't wait to share the full reveal. This month I received the Main kit and was able to get 5 layouts and a card completed. In fact, I used every little bit of it up and nothing is left...awwww...feels so good. It was perfect for my fall photos.

Fall Back Challenge

Did you see Kelly Goree's cover page to Scrapbook and Cards Today? Such an adorable page, loved all the folded leaves. I tried the organomi folding but didn't turn out right because my squares were too big so decided to go with chipboard pieces instead. Here's my take



Working on some fun sneaks for my first 3 Scrappy Boys kit...almost time for the reveal!

DIY: Raspberry Shortcake Costume

My six year old daughter is a size 14, it's getting very hard finding flattering clothing and Halloween costume shopping was just an adventure too. She likes this Raspberry shortcake costume we saw in the store but they don't have her size. So I told her I'd try to make it. Me...the mother that purchased a sewing machine so that she could sew on her layouts...and has never made anything that gets more complicated than hemming a straight line.

So my first stop was the Goodwill, and it happened to be my lucky day! All summer clothing was half price and I scored with these two items: a Gap polka dot Dress $1.99 and pink wrap for $1.99 minus the 50% discount had me checking out at $2.12!! (Happy.Dance) I wanted a red wrap but beggers can't be choosers and buying a red sweater and then having to sew it shorter was one step too much. I'm keeping it at the Level "EASY" here.



At home I searched her closet and found the perfect lime green top from Children's place purchased a couple years ago when it was on winter clearance. Next step, I went though the boxes of outgrown baby/toddler clothing to find matching lime green fabric and scored again with a pair of 24month old pants that we got from Walmart for a $1 back when she was 2 years old. I couldn't find the right color of green ribbon in my stash for the center of the belt but Michaels had in their xmas display the perfect color for $1.99 per roll. A little bit of snipping and a little bit of sewing and this pair of old pants made the perfect belt and head piece.





Next I dug out my cuttlebug and circle spellbinders to roll out 7 raspberries for the belt and 7 raspberries for the headband out of some hot pink felt I had in my stash.



The only additional item I had to buy was the pink wig which is optional but daughter really wanted it.

Not to bad for a novice if I don't say so myself...meet our little Raspberry Shortcake whose entire costume was created minus the wig for only $4.12.