My Sunshine Blog Hop...

It's April which means it's time for another hop and this one is going to be WONDERFUL!!!

The stamp set is ADORABLE!!!

If you've come from Shirley's Blog, you're on the right track...keep hopping 'till you get back around to you started.

I absolutely LOVE this card...it's so bright and cheery!!!  It's a 5x7 card using Tommy and Claire Paper Packets (LOVE, LOVE, LOVE mixing paper!).  The inks were Sunset, Honey & Lagoon.  My card was totally inspired by a card I saw in an e-mail I got from Northridge Publishing!

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Here are some closeups...I pop-dotted the sun (by the way...all the stamped pieces were cut using the Artiste Cartridge!!!

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Here's a look at the stitching of the ribbon...

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And...here's the inside

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I used this sketch from My Favorite Things (MFT)

 

Thanks for hopping by...

Don't forget to keep on hopping to Joy's Blog and see what she has to share!

Tommy Layout Workshop...

I met with my local girls this past weekend and we got to play with Tommy!!!

 

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Here's a picture tutorial on how to get your letters to line up with using Tommy Canvas Complements...1st you have to cut out the word from the acetate sheet that it comes on.

 

 

 

 

If you're interested in buying this kit and getting the cutting diagram FREE, leave me a comment with your contact information and I'll get you the details!

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Don't forget...you have 'till the end of March to JUMP to the next level on Hostess Rewards!

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And...if you've thought about becoming a CTMH Consultant and joining my Team, April is the month to do it!  With your $49 Essential Kit, you will also get all these stamp sets FREE!!!

 *****Stay tuned this weekend...I'll be featuring one of my downline's blog and her CUTE creation using the Cricut and Chantilly!*****

H2H Egg-Cited for Easter...

Is everyone ready for Easter?

 

We are at our house! 

 

Not only is it a time for us, as Christians, to celebrate the ONLY FREE THING IN LIFE, which is Salvation, but this week is very BUSY for our family!  We have birthdays, playoff soccer games, days off and CELEBRATIONS!

H2H is celebrating too by featuring a very "Egg-Cited for Easter" challenge...

Here's my take on the challenge...a 6x6 canvas using the CTMH Cricut Artiste and Chantilly Textiles...I stitched around him much like I do my hand-made onesies and made him eyes, a nose and some whiskers with some black thread!

 

Here are some closeups...

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I thought about adding a "cotton tail" but didn't like anything I put up there...see one of my options below.

Don't forget...you have 'till the 31st to play along with any of the March challenges AND you have 'till the end of the month to do these things in order to be in a drawing to win your very own Chantilly Textiles!

Lubbock Coronado - "The BLOCK for a TOUCHDOWN"...

Another game...another set of layouts!

These are probably some of my favorite!!!

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You see...my son is a wide-receiver but he also has to BLOCK when he doesn't get the ball.  After the 99-yd Touchdown, coaches from opposing teams had him heavily guarded so that opened up some of the Slot Receivers (that's a fancy word for inside receivers...lol).  The layout below documents a block that lead to a touchdown and the camera man got each frame which made this mamma VERY HAPPY!!!

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Here are some close-ups...Keyland is #2 (the black jersey) and he's blocking #20 (the white jersey)...you can't really see his number so just watch for #20 and Keyland is right there!

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here are some close-ups of the embellishment details...

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Since this was a two-page spread but told one story, I wanted the reader's eyes to know where to go.  I used a Dimensional Element arrow from a retired set to help do just that...

Scotts Valley, CA - Football Layouts...

To take advantage of Studio J's $5 deal, I've been playing catch-up on some of Keyland's (my oldest son who will graduate in June from high school) high school activities. 

I went through to see what is already done and what still needs to be done so I'm not repeating myself. 

I found these layouts from a Retreat I attended last November but never got around to posting...

 

These layouts are one of the many reasons I still, and always will, enjoy traditional scrapbooking!  But...I will have no hesitation putting my Studio J layouts in front of or behind any of these traditional layouts!

 

This is my "title page" for this game!  I have one of these for each game - complete with opponent, date and score (the little star represents US!!!)...

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Here's the two page spread...that's my baby, making a 99-yd touchdown on the OPENING KICKOFF OF THE GAME!!!  The layout on the left is the newspaper article and the layout on the right is showcasing the photo I purchased from the newspaper...

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Close-up of my border I stamped...

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Close-up of my baby...can't ever get enough of good quality photos!!!

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I used CTMH's Flip Flaps to make this fold open...this was WONDERFUL for this Newspaper Article because it was so long and I was able to fit it all on this double-page layout!

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This is a picture of both teams together after the game.  You don't normally see this in High School football but since this wasn't a District Game or anything it worked!  I also think that this will be a memory for Keyland for the rest of his life and to have this photo in with all his other accomplishments will make him smile about this opportunity!

I'll share more layouts from his book in the coming days...gotta get y'all to come back ya know...lol!