"Groovy Girl" Scrapbook Page

Well, another Friday has arrived.  This one in March.  Can you believe it?  March, already?  We finally had a snowstorm here in Massachusetts, but it was followed by rain so we have no white, fluffy stuff on the ground.  I'm wondering whether this is the year for another April Fool's Day storm.  :-)  I'm hoping not!!

Today I'm sharing a layout I made for a few challenges.  The one over at Exploring Cricut caught my eye.  It's theme is "NO Business Like Show Business" and the project entry must be based on a movie night, concert, recital, play or based on a movie or song.  So I thought about it for a few days and an idea came to me while I was driving and heard the song "Feelin' Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel on the radio.  My 8 yr-old daughter is all into peace signs, hearts, flowers and butterflies these days.  She has a disco ball and a lava lamp.  Last week, my Mom took her to have a purple feather put into her hair.  Her girlfriends seem to be following the trend as well.  So I made this scrapbook page for my "Groovy Girl".  I took a picture of my daughter with her new purple feather wearing her favorite purple peace shirt, but it didn't come out as I had hoped.  But there's a space waiting for a better one.  :-)

I based the colors (purple, green and turquoise) on the current Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday - their 100th!!  I'm pretty pleased with it.  The page is pretty colorful and fun...like my daughter! 

I'm entering this page into 7 challenges:

Die Cuttin' Divas' Challenge #54 - Recipe Challenge - Use a die-cut and fabric, feathers and/or flowers on your project.  I used two big flower die-cuts and two felt butterflies on my page.

Exploring Cricut - "NO Business Like Show Business" - Create a project based on a movie night, concert, recital, play or a movie or song.  I chose "Feelin' Groovy" by Simon and Garfunkel.

Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday #100 - Color challenge - Use purple, green and turquoise somewhere on your project.

Getting Scrappy Challenge - "For the Love of Bling" - Use glitter, stickles, rhinestones, etc. on your layout.

Unique Crafters Challenge #1 - Anything Goes

The Paper Variety - Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Choose 3 criteria from their tic-tac-toe grid to use on your project.  I chose include stitching/create a layout/include a die-cut.

Whimsical Wednesday - "Time Flies" - Create a project which incorporates a clock or wings.

Have a great weekend!

~Sharon C.

Sweet Baby Girl ~ Scrapbook Page

Hi all!  It's another last minute post from me.  I'm scrambling before the weekend's activities.  Lots more basketball this weekend and February school vacation begins today.  My kids are happy to be without homework for a week, but they're less than thrilled that we have no snow on the ground.  We usually spend a few of our vacation days in New Hampshire with my parents.  The kids love to sled and snow tube there.  But that's looking unlikely with no snow in the forecast.  Such a strange winter!

Today I'm sharing a scrapbook page of my daughter at 6 months old.  It's hard to believe that she was a 4-pound preemie!  I find I'm spending less time on my pages....I no longer flounder for hours with layout designs and paper matching like I did a few months back.  For this page, I quickly pulled together my papers and decided on die-cuts one day, then cut, assembled and embellished yesterday.  I'm trying to use more embellishments, but that's real hard for a girl with a clean and simple style!!  I'd appreciate any advice you might have for me! 



Recipe

"Sweet" word art, dress and socks - Cricut Baby Steps

Scalloped square - Cricut Mini Monograms

Patterned papers and journaling tag - SEI

Cardstock - Bazzill, Recollections

Flowers, pink skittle - goodies from scrapping friends
Puffy black letters - Target dollar bin

Glittered heart brads - Recollections

EK Success dimensionals

Colorbox chalk ink

Creative Memories markers for doodling/journaling

I'm entering this page into 3 challenges:

Crop Stop Challenge #58: It's a Baby - Make a project with a baby theme.

Lasting Memories Challenge #75: All You Need is Love - Use the word "love" on your layout.

My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge #44: Girly Girl projects - Create a project that just screams "girl"!

Have a great weekend!

~Sharon C.





Valentine Sweets for My Sweets

Hi there!  Has the sugar rush subsided yet?  My kids had Valentine's Day parties at school....and that means they came home on a sugar high!  And I added to their rush last night with these...bad Mommy!  Each treat bag is a bit different...I gave my children (and my husband!) some of their favorite goodies...gummy bears, chocolate covered raisins, a milk chocolate Dove bar, Werther's hard candies.  Each has a different tag as well.  Aren't they cute?

I made sure the bags were hidden before the kids left for school today....Mom has little self-control!  :-)  My daughter's bag isn't shown here, but I attached to it the card I made for her HERE.   

Recipe

Hearts & shadow - Cricut George & Basic Shapes

Scalloped circle & circle - Cricut Mini Monograms

'be mine' - Cricut Simply Charmed

'Love You' - Cricut Baby Steps

Patterned paper - DCWV Holiday stack

Cardstock - Recollections

Bunny, doggy stamps - Michael's dollar bin

Red adhesive "backless" brads, yarn - from my stash

Stampin' Up ink

Colorbox chalk ink

Black Creative Memories marker, white Gelly Roll pen for doodling/stitching

Recollections dimensionals

Glue dots

I'm entering my treat bags into 3 challenges:

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #50 - Create a Valentine's Day project which includes a heart.  Each of my treat bags has at least one.

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #52 - Create a project using at least 2 colors from red, pink, black and white.

Whimsical Wednesday's "Colors of Love" challenge - Create a project using red, white and one more color.  I chose black for my third color.



Have a great day!

~Sharon C.



Welcome Baby! Shaped Card using Baby Steps cartridge

Happy Tuesday!  If it's sunny and warm where you are, please send a bit of the sunshine and warmth to the East...we're on day 3 of cloudy, drizzly and cool.  Spring arrived here...briefly...and decided to retreat back into hibernation, I think.  But it could be much worse, right?  At least I have a good reason to stay indoors and be crafty.  :-)  I keep telling myself that.  You agree, don't you?  LOL

So I was on a mission last week to find the Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge.  I thought I would be able to price match Jo-Ann's $29.99 sale price at A.C. Moore or Michael's if Jo-Ann's was out of stock.  Well, all 5 retail outlets near me had none.  Boo hoo!  But don't go feeling too badly for me yet...I consoled myself by picking up both Baby Steps and Campin' Critters....whoo hoo!  My scrapping budget will remain at zilch for a bit, but I have some fun new cartridges to play with!  :-)   

On to today's card....a shaped baby card from...you guessed it...Baby Steps!  Oh, I'm going to have fun scrapping my baby pics with this cartridge.  It has some very, very cute images.  I used one of the baby boy images to create this card with my Gypsy.  I will be sending it to my middle son's 2nd grade teacher...she just had a baby boy last week...I'm so excited for her and her family.  :-)   I thought the face on the die cut was so sweet...but when I stamped it with my Peachy Keen face stamp, I thought he looked even cuter.  What do you all think?

Recipe

Baby boy cut from Cricut Baby Steps cartridge, welded into a shaped card with my Gypsy

Polka dot paper from my stash

Cardstock - Bazzill, Recollections

Peachy Keen 'Wide Eyed Kids' face stamp

Black Creative Memories marker, white Gelly Roll pen for doodling/stitching

Blue Stickles on hat

Stampin' Up! watercolor pencils to color face

I'm entering this card into two challenges:

Cricut Cardz Challenge #74 - Create a card for a brand new baby, using any colors and any Cricut cartridge.

My Craft Spot: Monday Challenge #8 - Congratulations! - Make a paper project to say "congratulations!" to someone special.

Have a great day!
~Sharon C.