Cardstock is my middle name!

Scooby Doo Where R you?

2012-02-08T19:10:00.000-05:00

Here's a quick one I forgot to share. It's another 8x8 baby layout. I thought it would be fun for documenting the first words.

I used the It's a Mystery Dress Up set over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

Here's a close up of my Scooby Doo. I also used the barrel from the Barrel and Crate freebie. It's now a dollar download.

I then sized a bunch of talk bubbles and scattered them around the layout. The pattern paper is from Basic Grey Waggs and Whiskers collection.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Cindy

Design Team Monday!

2012-02-06T11:49:00.001-05:00

It's Monday and that means a New Challenge over on the Little Scraps of Heaven Design Team Blog. This week we are challenging you with a sketch.

Here is what I did.

A closer look at my pieces-

I used a couple different pattern sets. The Big Cookie Monster piecing was last weeks freebie called Cute Cookie (it's still available for a short time, so grab it quick). I wanted a little blond haired boy in mine instead of a bear so I changed the face up. I used a face from the Strike a Pose- boy collection and re-sized things so they fit inside the cookie monster head.

The banners were created using the Banners Collection.

Join us this week and create a layout based on this sketch, use a Little Scraps of Heaven Designs pattern, link your creation up to the Design Team blog and you could win $20 in patterns.

Have a wonderful week!

Cindy

Super Bowl Sunday!

2012-02-05T14:08:00.002-05:00

We like football and enjoy the Superbowl festivities but we're not fanatics. So today we watched our boy win a District Hockey game and then relaxed for the afternoon. Tonight we will head over to our nephews house to watch the BIG game with family. But in the mean time I just might have to go make a layout and use this Amazing pattern set from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

Now how cute is that! I know I'll have some pictures of the food spread and everyone watching the new 62" Flat Screen. (Men and their TV's LOL) The set is called Super Bowl Party.

Today I want to share this 2 page 8x8 layout with you. It went into my friends baby boy book.

This layout uses the Thanksgiving Turkey and Pig pattern set. Every time I see the pig he makes me smile- "Eat Turkey".

I hope you enjoy the Superbowl and the commercials!!

Cindy

Loads of Love Mini Album

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000-05:00

I hope you've found your way here from the Little Scraps of Heaven DT blog, if not be sure you head over there to see this Monday's challenge. We're creating Mini Albums.

Here is mine. For the cover I used truck from the Apple pickin' Time file.

For the rest of the piecings I used the Wanted for Stealing Hearts set.

This mini is a paper bag folded up to form a pocket. It's actually 2 pockets. The big pocket holds 2 additional photo mats on each side. They are also double sided to hold lots of photos.

The smaller pocket is stitched in and hold 6 journaling cards. 3 on each side.

This is the back page: U stole my Heart!

I bound the album with my Bind-it-All, using 3/8" O wire. I've finally made a project and used the BIA. Yippee!!

Someone in my family is going to get this cute Mini Album for Valentines day. Who should it be?

Hope this inspires you to get crafty! Please join us in our challenge and make a Mini Album this week. You have till Saturday night to post your project.

Cindy

Sketch Challenge

2012-01-27T13:30:00.005-05:00

Howdy! There's a sketch challenge going on over on the Design Team blog for Little Scraps of Heaven. You can find it here. This is the sketch:

This is my take on the Sketch:

My layout is 8x8 and went into my friends Baby book. I used the Panda Bear pattern. He's so cute, who couldn't LOVE him?

You still have time to play along. Layouts are due by Saturday night. You have a chance to win $20 in free patterns.

Happy Crafting!

Cindy

Built Boy Tough

2012-01-21T12:34:00.000-05:00

Good afternoon! I thought I'd share yet another 8x8 baby album page with you today. I used the Built Boy Tough file from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs for this one.

The set looks like this:

My layout turned out like this:

Here are a couple close ups of the piecings:

These little construction bears are so cute.

There are some really wonderful new sets for sale at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. I thought I'd give you a couple peeks.

Enjoy your weekend! I'm off to the scrapbook room to work on a mini album for an upcoming challenge over on the LSHD Design Team blog. We have a weekly challenge going on over there be sure to stop by and check us out.

Cindy

A quick Thursday post

2012-01-19T14:08:00.000-05:00

I should be cleaning my house but NO! I'm sitting on the dang computer. Well dinner is in the slower cooker and there is a load of laundry in the washer. So that's a start. I just wanted to share a couple quick things.

First another adorable 8x8 baby page or two. First My Hero Bears from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs:

And a little hockey player from Beary Sweet Designs Shoot Out Champ set:

And I need to let you know that we have a card challenge going on over on the LSHD DT blog. Here is the card I made:

I made it an Easel Card so when you open it up it looks like this:

Be sure to stop over and see what the other girls made. There are some wonderful cards over there. Click right here.

LSHD DT Sketch Challenge

2012-01-14T14:53:00.000-05:00

The gals over on the Design Team blog for Little Scraps of Heaven Designs are going to have weekly challenges. This weeks was a sketch challenge. There is still time to enter. Entries are due by Saturday and the winner will be announced on Monday. Click Here.

This is the sketch for this week:

And here is my take on that sketch:

And a couple close ups:

The bear is from the Playful Bears collection. The whole set looks like this.

Be sure to visit the Design Team blog weekly to see what the new challenge is. Go create a project then come back and link it up. You might be our winner!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Cindy

Birthday Monkeys part 2!

2012-01-13T14:34:00.000-05:00

I Love the Birthday Monkeys so much I made 2 different layouts. This one went into a little boy baby album.

The paper piecings are from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs, Birthday Monkeys collection. This is what the set looks like.

Here is a closer look at the two sides. The right side has two pull out tags. They can be used for extra journaling or photos.

And a close up of each of the piecings:

This set is so much fun to play with. I hope they've inspired you to get creative.

Cindy

Birthday Monkeys!

2012-01-09T17:55:00.001-05:00

I fell in LOVE with the Birthday Monkey set the minute it became available over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. This is one of my favorite sets to play with. Here is a Little girl 8x8 Birthday layout I created for my friends baby album.

Here's a close up of the left side:

and the right side:

And just in case you wanted to see detailed close ups of the piecings:

8x8 albums are so much fine to create. They really do come together quickly. I hope you all have a great week. Here in Michigan we are bracing for some "Snow" towards the end of the week. Looks like winter is here.

Cindy

Baby Album pages.

2012-01-05T11:49:00.000-05:00

Well here are a few more baby album pages. This first one uses the Peter Pan collection from Little Scraps Of Heaven Designs. I put the journaling card inside a mini paper bag. The bag front holds the title. She's adorable, who doesn't love Tink!

This one comes to us from Treasure Box Designs. It was called Cat and Friends. I could not find it on their site any more so I have no link for you.

This one is another LSHD piece. It's from the Water Babies collection. I used the "baby on a towel". So precious.

This last one is from Designs on Cloud 9. I used her Wonderland collection. The White Rabbit knows all about the passage of time.

This album turned out adorable. I still have a few more pages to share but alas you'll have to wait till the next post.

I hope you're going to get your craft on today. I know I am. So many ideas so little time.

Cindy

Christmas Memories

2012-01-04T06:00:00.000-05:00

I've been working on scrapping older pictures again. I came across this set from Christmas of 09. They worked perfectly for the 2 page December sketch from Sketch Support.

Then I added a few paper piecings from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. Country Christmas and Peeking Santa.

Combined the two and came up with this layout.

Here's a close up of the Title and the Piecings. I should mention the title is from Designs on Cloud 9.

So far 2012 has been a productive Scrapping year. Please God let it continue. :)

Cindy

Helping a fellow crafter.

2012-01-02T22:18:00.000-05:00

Melissa Pinter is a fellow crafter... her son is very sick. She and her family are traveling a great distance to be with their son. I would like all of us to reach out and help her in this time of need so she can continue to afford to be with her child. He is a precious two year boy who has already had a liver transplant and is now having some other major medical complications.

Please Please Pray for Ethan, 2 year old son of our crafting buddy Melissa Pinter. He is in Critical Condition. If you'd like to read the updates, please join us at Prayers for Ethan

100% of this file will go to Melissa to help her financially.

You can buy this file at www.scrappingbugdesigns.com

Be sure to check out www.scraptasticalkreations.com as well. She also has a file for sale with the proceeds being donated to the Pinter Family.

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T06:00:00.000-05:00

Little Scraps of Heaven is changing things up a bit for 2012. We will now have a card challenge and a sketch challenge every month. This is exciting!! So today we launch out first Card Challenge. If you head over to the DT blog you can see everyone's creations.

Here is mine:

I used the New Years Bears. I also used an old Tim Holtz embossing folder and a stamp. Get out of here! LOL. I like the simplicity of this card a lot. The inside looks like this:

Simple- printed it out on the computer and popped it inside the card.

I hope 2012 brings many happy things to each and everyone of you.

Cindy

Twelve

2011-12-30T21:58:00.000-05:00

Twelve.

A Journey to Inspired Scrapbooking

So I signed up to take Stacy Julian's Twelve workshop over at Big Picture Classes. It sounds like such a cool class and I should get tons of layouts finished. So here is the blurp about the class:

Join our own Stacy Julian in January and together you'll kick off 2012 as a celebration of storytelling and scrapbooking. You will spend twelve weeks exploring topics that inspire meaningful stories and you will create lists, files and tools to organize your pictures, ideas and inspiration. You'll then use this organization as the wellspring for twelve layouts a month. Stacy will help you curate all that you've gathered and share creative exercises designed to keep you alert and noticing.

Together you'll wander playfully around the color wheel and use these twelve hues to challenge your inner designer and delight your inner critic. In addition to creating twelve layouts each month, you'll compile a 20-page, 12" x 12" scrapbook, appropriately titled, Twenty Twelve. This Photos I Love album will mark your monthly efforts and culminate a yearlong adventure in personal expression. Even after our classroom closes at the end of March, you'll continue to receive inspirational emails and bonus videos to help and encourage you in meeting your intentions and telling your story.

Stacy is a life-enthusiast and founder of online education at Big Picture Classes. She loves to engage in and teach the creative process of inspired scrapbooking, where awareness and authenticity spark pages and projects that truly satisfy. She is looking forward to twelve weeks, twelve topics, twelve colors and twelve months with YOU.

If you are interested you can still sign up! It's not too late. Click HERE.

Happy New Year!

Cindy

Birthday card Smiles

2011-12-19T18:00:00.002-05:00

My Niece Kaiti had her 16th Birthday the other day and I made her this card.

I used these 2 files from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs: Strike a Pose- Girl and the Birthday Monkeys collection for the cake.

Happy Birthday Miss Kaiti!

Cindy

Christmas Gift Blog Hop!

2011-12-09T23:30:00.000-05:00

Hello, Welcome to the

Scrapping Bug Designs and Little Scraps of Heaven Designs

Handmade Christmas Gift Idea Blog Hop.

We are so glad that you have decided to hop along with us. Throughout our hop we hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for creating your own handmade Christmas Gifts this year .There will be some great blog candy along the way as well as aGRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of $100.00 in free patterns for Scrapping Bug Designs and $100.00 in free patterns for Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

If you just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning please hop on over to Chrissy's Blog. If you have been following the blog hop and have hopped over from Linda's Blog Then you are right where you need to be.

Line up

Chrissy Palmer http://scrappingbugdesigns.blogspot.com/

Deborah Foti http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/

Linda Mortenson http://linda-scrappinwmn.blogspot.com/

Cindy Phillips http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ You are here

Nancie Brungard http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/

Jane McKinney http://www.janettarosedesigns.blogspot.com/

Angie Christensen http://www.capzscrapzcreationz.blogspot.com/

Liz Hagag http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/

Tracey Geneau http://traceyctmh.blogspot.com/

Jeana Sealock http://www.scraptoday.blogspot.com/

Kandice Jarrell http://www.kreativekandi.blogspot.com/

Emily Lanham http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/

Pam Pease http://geezypeaseypapercrafting.blogspot.com/

Paula Wells http://www.owlbescrappin.com/

Tammy Luiz http://scrapnewe.blogspot.com/

Leann Duncan http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/

Lisa Rhodes http://www.lisakelly110803.blogspot.com/

Tricia Moore http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Here's my project:

I used these $1 mini canvas' from Micheals and painted them with gold paint. I used a piece of old Christmas paper and was off and running. These little canvas' make wonderful teacher gifts and Grandparent gifts.

Here's a close up of each one:

I used the Country Christmas pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs:

and the Meowy Christmas Collection:

I hope I've offered you some Homemade gift inspiration.

Happy Holidays!

Cindy

Christmas Gift Blog Hop!

2011-12-07T20:11:00.001-05:00

I'm inviting you all to attend the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs and Scrapping Bug Designs Christmas Gift blog hop. These two wonderful paper piecing companies have teamed up to bring you a wonderful line up of blogs displaying Christmas gift ideas. the Hop starts on Friday at Midnight and runs all day Saturday. I hope you can join us.

Simple Layout Saturday!

2011-11-26T06:00:00.000-05:00

Here is my layout for Saturday November 26th. Sorry I missed last week. I had a layout almost done and didn't take any pictures of it before I got busy with cleaning. The day slipped by I didn't realize I forgot to post. Duhhhh. So here is this weeks.

If you're seeing a theme here you're catching on pretty quick. I'm using my Simple Layout Saturdays to get a good start on my son's Civil War reenactment album.This one is about the Rapid Re-load contest at the Wolcott Mill event. It was very interesting to watch. They had to run thru the contest twice, first time to weed out half the crowd. The same guy won both times. He was quick!

Have a wonderful Saturday!

Cindy

Bitten Smitten!

2011-11-23T20:58:00.001-05:00

Twilight is all the rage these days. Me I loved the books but the movie was just so so. But that is neither here nor there. What I do know is that this is an adorable pattern set. Bitten Smitten by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

This was a fun set to play with and here's the layout I made.

Here are a few close ups of the piecings.

I based my layout on this 2 page sketch from Sketch Support.

The beauty of Sketches is they are a jumping off point. You do not have to follow them exactly. As you can see I didn't but the similarities are visible. Thank You Sketch Support. I will place some journaling under the photo on the right side of the layout.

Hope you've had a crafty day.

Cindy

One Month!

2011-11-18T16:05:00.001-05:00

Here is yet another Baby Album page. We thought it would be fun to give her a page for each month. That way she could just use a random cute picture, taken sometime in the month, to document how the little one is changing. This is what I did for month 1.

She can easily add some journaling strips to record the story.

To make the cute little baby I used a pattern from Beary Sweet Designs. She has the cutest set called "Elfing Around". It's the Elf on the Shelf set!

I choose to use the little one hugging her knees and turn her into a baby girl. Sometimes you have to think outside the box. She is perfect for this layout.

I hope you all have a GREAT Friday night!

Cindy

Sisters

2011-11-17T12:52:00.001-05:00

Sisters are so important to those of us that are lucky enough to have them. When you become a BIG sister and your 4 it's pretty amazing. My girlfriend Becky will soon have 2 daughters. I'm sure there are many "Sister" layouts in her future. I thought this one would be a wonderful 1st "Big sister- Little sister" layout for her baby album.

I used the "Big Sister Little Sister" pattern set from Little Scrap of Heaven Designs for this one.

Here's a close up of the two pieces.

I can't wait to put the whole book together for Becky. She's going to love it. I have a few more left to show you . So stay tuned for more baby pages.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Cindy

Baby's 1st Thanksgiving

2011-11-14T09:32:00.001-05:00

Here's another layout I did for my friends Baby album. Oh and I'm back over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs on the Design Team. Thank You Tricia! I enjoyed my last run over there before my summer building frenzy in the Upper Peninsula got in the way. It's tough to be on a design team when you have NO internet. So this is also my first DT project.

This little baby turkey is just adorable. My friend can easily tuck a picture under the paper piecings on the photo mat and add a white journaling block above the turkey to finish the page.

Here is the original set over at LSHD it's called Baby's 1st Thanksgiving.

Here's a close up of my Turkey.

I hope you have a productive Monday.

Cindy

Polar Love!

2011-11-13T12:41:00.001-05:00

Today I'm going to show you the front page of a baby album I'm helping put together for a friend. I mention often a message-board I chat on, Scrap Sisters Studio, the girls over there are throwing a virtual baby shower for our friend Becky. I'm in-charge of putting together the baby's scrapbook. So we started a post and came up with a bunch of page ideas, then we divided them up with everyone picking a couple pages to make. I made the front cover:

The paper piecings are from My Scrap Chick. This is the original pattern set:

I took the little bear peeking out from behind the arm of the couch and turned her into the baby. Wrapped her up in a blanket and placed her on mommy's lap. I eliminated the bears holding the picture frame as my 8x8 page size didn't allow for them. I also eliminated the bear popping up from behind the couch. The Drass Family has 4 members counting the new baby.

I'm very please with how it turned out. Stay tuned I will be posting some more of my Baby Book pages this week. I still have a few more to make.

Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon.

Cindy

Saturday's Simple layout!

2011-11-11T23:18:00.001-05:00

Here is another edition of Saturday's Simple layout. This one came together really fast. Hope you enjoy it. I'm off scrappin' all day!! Yippee. I'll have lots to blog about next week.

Enjoy your Saturday.

Cindy

Saturday's Simple Layout

2011-11-05T14:30:00.002-04:00

Well today I thought I'd try something new. A quick Simple layout every Saturday. This one took less then an hour start to finish. My layout once again came from Cathy Zielske. She's so inspirational. They are having a sale over at Designer Digitals, if you want to try out some of Cathy's templates you can head over there. But hurry up, it's a one day only sale. Ends Saturday night at midnight.

My layout.

I want to have a whole album for the kid on his Civil War reenactments. So this is the beginning. I'll document the Unit- 15th Michigan and the reenactments they participate in. Here's a shot of the title.

And my journaling. This page is all about being one of the Boy's in Blue. He's very proud of his uniform.

Saturday Simple Layouts my become a regular item on my blog. It sounds easy enough to do. Next Saturday I'm attending a crop so I'll make the layout on Friday.

Have a Crafty weekend everyone!

Cindy

Insta LOVE

2011-10-31T13:10:00.001-04:00

I'm still working on some of the Chrispea Memorial Crop challenges over at Scrap Sisters Studio. This one was called "Internet Layout Challenge". Our Friend Chris was a lover of the Internet as many of us our. So the challenge was to scrap your favorite places you visit on the internet.

I chose to base my layout on a Cathy Zielske Freebie. You can find Cathy's freebie download here. I do not currently have PSE loaded on my computer so I had to do it the old fashion way, by hand. I opened a word document and placed the title and journaling. Then printed it out on copy paper to make sure the placement was good. Trimmed the photos and placed them there. When I realized the placement was perfect on the first try I reprinted on good Bazzill CS orange peel and placed the photos. I hand drew the lines and dots.

Here's are close ups of my title and my journaling:

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Cindy

Love the Fall colors in Michigan

2011-10-24T23:16:00.000-04:00

We have been spending some time touring parts of Michigan we don't usually visit. My Son has gotten into Civil War reenacting, which means we are spending some time in new territory. In early October we visited Wolcott Mill Metro Park. Beautiful place! So wish I lived closer. I snapped some great pictures of the fall colors. This layout was created for a Challenge over at Scrap Sisters Studio. We are still going strong with our Chrispea Memorial Crop. Here is the layout I created for the Fall Challenge.

I found a sketch in Scrapbook Generations Sketches #7 book. So happy I bought it. Here's a closer look at the title.

I added a couple acorns for accents. They were found in the shapes menu of my SCAL 2 program. Pretty handy thing to have a shapes menu. Yes that is a picture of me or should I say my shadow.

Happy Fall everyone!

Cindy

LSHD Halloween Party Blog Hop

2011-10-22T00:46:00.002-04:00

Hello, Welcome to the Halloween Party Blog Hop

We are so glad that you have decided to hop along with us.Throughout our hop we hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for hostingyour own Halloween Party. There will be some great blog candy along the way as well as a GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of $100.00 in cash (which is a big chunk of change to buy goodies for a Halloween Party)

If you just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning please hop on over to LEANN'S BLOG.

If you have been following the blog hop and have hopped over from Angie's BLOG, then you are right where you need to be.

I choose to make a Party banner. I used multiple pattern sets. Beginning with the banner collection. I also used "Brewing up trouble" for the Witch, cauldron, and the black cat. The "Boo title" makes the Ghost and the Boo! The little Mummy is from the "Ghoulishly Cute" collection. The pumpkins are from the "pumpkin tag pattern".

Here are some close ups of the individual pieces.

I always stress it's the little details that make your pieces come to life and these are no exceptions to this rule. Each piece has been inked around the edges and either White pen or Black pen marks add the fine details. The little witch was given some rosey cheeks with a touch of chalk.

I so enjoyed making this "Party Banner". I'll hate to have to pack it away after Halloween.

The rest of the blog hop is as follows:

Blog Lineup:

Leann http://scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/

Patricia http://pattyandcharlie.blogspot.com/
Wendy A. http://scrappydownunder.blogspot.com/
Wendy L. http://wleitel.blogspot.com/
Nancie http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Margaret http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/
Emily http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Jeana http://www.scraptoday.blogspot.com/
Deborah http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Tammy http://tammyjennings.blogspot.com/
Angie http://capzscrapzcreationz.blogspot.com/
Cindy http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ -You are Here!-
Dawn http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/ -Next Stop...-
Tricia http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Here is the HUGE Blog Candy Giveaway!!!

$100.00 in cash!!!
How do you win this candy you ask?
Well I'll tell you...

To be eligible to win this wonderful prize you MUST
1) go through the entire blog hop and leave a comment on EVERYONE'S post.
2) become a FOLLOWER of everyone's blog.
3) stop by the LSHD Facebook fanpage and become a fan (if you are not a fan already)
4) leave a comment on the LSDH Facebook fanpage letting us know you were there.

Now hop on over to Dawn ,she your next to last stop!

Happy Halloween!!

Cindy

LSHD Halloween Blog Hop

2011-10-20T23:07:00.002-04:00

Hello, Welcome to the Halloween Party Blog Hop
We are so glad that you have decided to hop along with us.
Throughout our hop we hope to inspire you with lots of ideas for hosting
your own Halloween Party.
There will be some great blog candy along the way as well as a
GRAND PRIZE GIVEAWAY of $100.00 in cash (which is a big
chunk of change to buy goodies for a Halloween Party)

If you just happened upon my blog and would like to start at the beginning please hop on over to
LEANN'S BLOG
If you have been following the blog hop and have hopped over fromDAWN'S BLOG
Then you are right where you need to be.

Blog Lineup
Leann http://scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/

Patricia http://pattyandcharlie.blogspot.com/
Wendy A. http://scrappydownunder.blogspot.com/
Wendy L. http://wleitel.blogspot.com/
Nancie http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Margaret http://auntmargaretdesigns.blogspot.com/
Emily http://createserendipity.blogspot.com/
Jeana http://www.scraptoday.blogspot.com/
Deborah http://www.scrappingmamma.net/
Tammy http://tammyjennings.blogspot.com/
Angie http://capzscrapzcreationz.blogspot.com/
Cindy http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/
Dawn http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Tricia http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

The Hop begins Saturday October 22! Be sure to stop back then and check us out.

Detroit Zoo Day

2011-10-16T13:36:00.000-04:00

As a small child my son LOVED the Zoo. He could never get enough of watching the snow monkeys play or roaring at the lions. I found these Old pictures the other day and thought they'd work perfect for one of the challenges over at Scrap Sisters Studio. Our October Memorial Crop is going strong. In Memory of our Friends Leslie and Chris, did you- "Feel your Boobies today"?

Our challenge was to use a sketch from Sketch Support, specifically Sketch #8. Our friend Chris used it and made this layout:

As you can see I changed things up a bit. Where the journaling was on the original I put the cute little snake on the branch. He's from Little scraps of Heaven Designs. I tucked the journaling in above the banners.

Here's a few close ups:

It feels so good to complete a challenge. It also feels good to scrap OLD photos. One more down. I entered this layout over at Scrapbookers Anonymous. The October Challenge was to use die cuts. I think this qualifies.

I hope your feeling crafty today. I am! Lets see what else I can create this weekend.

Cindy

Yoda!

2011-10-15T17:10:00.000-04:00

Need I say more?

I've been getting my craft on today? How bout you?

Cindy

When Galaxies collide

2011-10-14T16:32:00.000-04:00

You have to have Bad Guys to keep the universe even. So here are my Death Star warriors.

You have the Dark Lord:

Darth Vader:

And their Storm Troopers:

Tomorrow I bring you Yoda!

You can find these wonderful patterns over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. The set is called Galactical Adventures Bad Guys.

Enjoy your Friday night and get Crafty!!

Cindy

Galactic Good Guys!

2011-10-12T12:41:00.000-04:00

The force is STRONG in this group. Tricia over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs out did herself with this crowd. They are The Galactical Adventures- Good Guys. So you know she created the Bad Guys too. Yep bought that file this morning and I will be playing with some Star Wars images again today.

Now you need to see close ups of each one. So up first Princess Leia:

Her brother Luck Skywalker:

My favorite Han Solo:

Han's sidekick Chewy:

And the robotic connection C-3PO and R2D2:

Such fun to make. The file was adorable and when they started to come to life on my workspace I was giddy. Cant' wait to go make the "Bad Guys".

Happy Crafting today and "May the Force be with you!!"

Cindy

Hayride Fun!

2011-10-11T18:06:00.000-04:00

I found this super cute file over at Designs on Cloud 9- Hayride. And I just had to make something.

So here is what I came up with:

I added a couple other files to it. I used The Pumpkin stand for the crows and corn and the Happy Harvest title for the hay bales and pumpkins.

Here's a few close ups so you can see the details.

I wanted a place for a few more photos so I tucked an extra photo mat behind the last photo and gave it a cute pull tab.

I'm thinking I'm going to start an Etsy store. Stay tuned for more information. This could be the first item I list. I'd love to hear your thoughts on Etsy shops.

Thank and Happy Crafting!

Cindy

I'm in LOVE!

2011-10-05T17:56:00.001-04:00

My friend Tricia over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs has been a busy beaver lately. She has created some fantastic patterns in the last few days. So I wanted to share a couple of my favorites with you right now.

#1. Galactic Adventures

#2. Think Pink

Tricia has stated that 25% of the proceeds from the sale of "Think Pink", in the month of October, will go towards Breast Cancer Research. It's a win win for everyone! Be sure to stop by and if you're a Facebook person go "Like" their fan page.

I hope you're having a crafty day. I am. Can't wait to show you what I've been working on. Stay tuned.

Cindy

Playing with "Touchdown"!

2011-10-02T18:13:00.000-04:00

Howie and Kendra LOVE playing with Touchdown and he is wonderful with them. Their Dad is a high school football coach so it's really no surprise he named the dog "Touchdown". I took these photos right off my friends Facebook page- they printed so well.

I started with the current sketch over at Sketch Support.

Here's a close up of the title and the coach:

The paper piecing patterns are from Designs on Cloud 9. I used two different sets, for the coach I used the Football Game set. And for the Football I used the Tailgate Party Set. Michelle has some really wonderful designs if your interested in Paper piecing patterns. She also gives out a weekly freebie. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter.

Now go get your Craft on today!!

Cindy

It's CROPtober time!

2011-10-01T11:33:00.001-04:00

It's October and that means many things. This year it means the Month long Memorial Scrapbook Crop over at Scrap Sisters Studio. We'd love for you to join us. You'll have to sign up for the messageboard and give us a few minutes to approve you but all are welcome. We have tons of challenges and are collecting for a BIG donation to the S. G. Komen Cancer research organization. You do not have to donate to participate but we are encouraging it. We lost 2 of our members this summer to breast cancer and this crop honors them.

I jump started my paper crafting yesterday with the completion of these little cuties- Cougar Kids.

I was trying to attend a Fundraising crop at our High School today but ended up with way too many things to do. Soooo I created these for them to raffle off. Here's a close up of each.

They were so much fun to make. The patterns are from Treasure Box Designs- Sports Pals and cut with the Cricut and SCAL2.

Stay tuned I will be back and posting often this month as I participate in this crop. The summer building frenzy is now over and all my computer issues are resolved. Thank God- I've missed my scrap room and blogging.

Go forth and be Creative!!

Cindy

Danger! At the Sierra Silver Mine!

2011-06-16T21:52:00.000-04:00

Last summer on our Road Trip to Montana we had the pleasure of touring the Sierra Silver mine in Wallace Idaho. It was really cool. This older miner gave us a tour and even set off a small explosion. The kids had a Blast!

I created the title using my SCAL program and a True Type font in my collection. The dynamite was created using the Fireworks pattern from the Celebrate the Forth collection over at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

The miner is a combination of 3 sets. The main pieces come from the Woodsman in the Red Ridinghood series, his hard hat is from the Built Boy Tough set and his pick is from the Grim Reaper in the Over the Hill Birthday Celebration set.

I wanted a place to journal but on an 8x8 layout you sometimes run out of room. So I tucked it in behind the photo on the top left side.

The latest pattern collection from Little Scraps of Heaven is Sesame Street inspired collection. Who doesn't love Jim Henson's gang! ABC's & 123's collection:

Be sure to join the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Facebook group to keep up with the latest collections.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Cindy

More Disney!

2011-06-12T19:27:00.000-04:00

Here's a layout to share. I used the Club House Gang set from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. I like it but feel like it's missing something. So if you have a suggestion spit it out! I'd enjoy some ideas here.

Thanks for stopping by today. Happy Crafting Everyone!

Cindy

Happy Friday!!

2011-06-10T18:03:00.000-04:00

The Design Team challenge this week at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs we to use the phrase "When life gives you Lemons". I am doing some scrapbooking for my friends Alexis and Tony, they have twins. The end of the pregnancy was a little rough. Alexis went into labor early and the twins spent some time in the NNICU. But they are now a bit over 1 and doing very well. Cute as can be they are and now they are the subject of my scrapping. This week I created this layout to document the beginning of the twins lives.

I used two different pattern sets from LSHD. The first one was the Lemonade Stand collection and the second was Rocker On- Girls collection. Here are a couple close ups of the pieces:

I had fun with this layout. I started with this sketch from Sketch Support:

After a little tweaking it was perfect for my needs. If you need a place to start I highly suggest you go check them out.

I left my girlfriend a cute journaling spot so she can tell their story.

Happy Crafting!!

Cindy

"HI" Pluto!

2011-06-06T23:07:00.000-04:00

A bit of Scrappin' for a friend. I used the Club House Gang set from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

A simple border in the center of the page and some white pen marks along the edges- perfect! Here's a couple close ups:

Yeah Blogger let me post the pictures! Took a couple hours. LOL

Happy Crafting everyone!

Cindy

Civil War Remembrance

2011-06-02T21:55:00.000-04:00

So on Memorial Day we chose to attend Civil War Remembrance Days at Greenfield Village and honor those that gave their lives to uphold their beliefs. It doesn't matter which side you chose, they were all Americans. Plus we have a HUGE Civil War buff in our house so we kinda had to go. It was pretty cool and in the end he got to speak with the guys in the Re-enactment group he wants to join. He was one happy kid all day long. Here are just a few of the photos I took that day in a one page layout.

We watched several of the reenactments and spoke with many of the re-enactors. Seriously my child proclaimed at the end of a long (7 hrs) hot (90 degrees) day that we were the best parents ever. We said "see we do do what you want to do, sometimes."

The little Union soldier bear is from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs- Civil War Bear. I started with a sketch from Sketch Support and add to it some Basic Gray paper. It had the right vintage look. Here's a close up of the bear and title:

This was a quick fun layout to create. Happy Crafting!!

Cindy
Little Scraps of Heaven Design Team member

Furry friends...

2011-05-31T11:07:00.000-04:00

We love our Furry Friend but with all this crazy weather I'm about ready to kill him. So to remember why I love him so much I created this layout. This is the day we brought him home.

I used a past freebie from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs: Peeking Puppy. He was perfect for this project. I also used a sketch from Sketch Support. It's one page Sketch #9. I like to start with a sketch an then make it my own.

With this sketch I added a photo and a paper piecing. Sometimes just a little tweaking makes it work perfectly. Here's a couple close ups of the title and piecing.

Happy Crafting everyone! I'm hoping there is an end in sight to all these spring storms.

Cindy

Quirky Kid!

2011-05-26T17:05:00.001-04:00

There is a sketch challenge over at Little Scraps of Heaven this week and it's to use this sketch #15. You can make a layout based on this sketch and enter it over on the LSHD Facebook page. You must use a LSHD paper piecing.

This is my take on it:

I believe in being yourself at all costs. My Niece does too. She definitely has a style all her own.

I used the Rock on Girls- Singer and a font called Good Dog. I love this kid!! She shines and brings light and happiness to those around her. I hope you have someone in your life like this kid. It's definitely the "Quirks" that make her special.

A couple close ups:

Happy Thursday!

Cindy

Explore!

2011-05-25T07:00:00.005-04:00

Last summer I had the pleasure of taking my son and 3 of his cousins out to Montana to visit their Grandparents. On the way home we got to spend a couple days in Yellowstone. I just love that place. At one stop along the road the boys found a spot where the river had some fallen logs crossing it. So naturally they had to try their luck at walking across the logs. It produced an interesting collection of pictures and a wonderful memory.

I used a newer pattern set titled "The Great Outdoors" for all the paper piecing patterns on this page. Little Scraps of Heaven Designs has come out with really fun new patterns recently. I really like all her bears but this Moose is becoming a fast favorite.

Here is a closer look at page 1:

And page 2:

And a couple close ups of the title and the Mooses!

I used lots of "pop dots" on these guys. The added dimension really paid off. And lots of inking. I forgot to grab the white pen but I will go back and add some pen work to the fine details.

Happy Crafting Everyone!!

Cindy

Stripes and Polka dots!

2011-05-20T07:00:00.001-04:00

The current Little Scraps of Heaven Designs DT Challenge is to use Strips and Polka Dots on a project. Here is my take on this challenge~

We get lucky and on our yearly visit to the Gulf Coast we can sometimes catch the Blue Angels when they are practicing in Pensacola. There is no cost to go in and the Museum there is free as well. After you watch the air show the pilots come in and sign autographs. The kids LOVE this. It's a wonderful morning and they actually learn something too. Amazing.

For this layout I used the "Just Plane Cute" set. Here are close ups of all the pieces:

I used a sketch from Sketch Support to jump start the creative process. This is what the sketch looked like:

Here's a closer shot of each page:

I love how the banner turned out. It really helps set the layout apart. The twine holding the pennants is from the Twinery. I love it!! I recently bought their sampler pack. It's fast becoming a favorite. I used liquid mono adhesive to hold it in place.

Again my journaling is missing but you can see where it will go. I really have to get the printer going next week so I can journal all these layouts that are missing journaling.

LSHD posted a new Sketch Challenge on Facebook last night. The challenge runs till May 26th. You can find the details by checking out the LSHD Facebook page.

Wipe Out!!

2011-05-19T17:32:00.000-04:00

A quick layout today. While we were in Alabama this spring we were out on the bike trails in Gulf State Park and my poor Cousin Mikie wiped out!. LOL She thought she'd be all cool and stop herself with this tree while the boys looked for gators in the lake, instead she ended up looking like this.

The best part was my sister and I were laughing so hard and pulled our cameras out so quick, we didn't even make sure she was OK. She was! This little exercise in her biking skills was fair game for the rest of our 7 day trip. Of course she did it on day 1.

I used the "In my Community- Hospital" set from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs.

I used the ambulance and if you look closely at my cousins shirt you'll see see a fire fighter logo. She is in-charge of the ambulance service in the town she lives in. So she is an EMT and drives the ambulance almost daily. So the layout would not be complete without an EMT.

Fortunately we did not need one as part of this adventure. I saved a space for my journaling and when I finally get the printer working again all I have to do is print it out and stick it on.

Happy Crafting Everyone!

Cindy

A Monday card.

2011-05-16T12:43:00.000-04:00

I recently had the pleasure of working Jenni Bowlin's booth at the Great Lakes Mega Meet. I can't begin to tell you how nice Jenni and her Husband Jared were. It was a wonderful day spent making some new friends. So I couldn't work all day and not shop. I bought some wonderful things that you'll be seeing in projects really soon. Like today. I made this cute card with Jenni's paper mini's.It's a whole collection of her paper but in 4x4 size. And of course there is a Little Scraps of Heaven paper piecing on it.

This is Jenni's blog and you can reach her on line store from there. Go take a minute and check her out. The bear with the sunglasses is from the "You are my Sunshine" title.

Happy Monday!

Cindy

Ahoy!!

2011-05-13T22:08:00.000-04:00

It's a pirates life for me today. A Friday Design Team project from Little Scraps of Heaven. We always visit Souvenir City in Gulf Shores Alabama and this year we had 2 newbies. The whole backside of the store is decked out in a Pirate's ship complete with cannons. Photo shoot time!

I used the "A Pirate's Life" collection to make all my embellishments. This page came together pretty quick. The Pattern papers are all Basic Gray but three different lines. They work very well together. The pages are 8 1/2 x 11 because they are for my 2011 album.

Here's a couple close up:

Opps- I forgot to crop them. Well I'm in Northern Michigan this weekend and the MiFi is very slow uploading pics, so they will have to do for now.

You can find the DT challenge on the FB fan page here. Have a wonderful weekend!

Cindy

My BIG announcement!!

2011-05-11T21:28:00.000-04:00

I'd like to thank the wonderful ladies at Little Scraps of Heaven Designs for the warm welcome to their newest Design Team member: ME! Yep I took the plunge and applied when they had a call this week and they snatched me right up. I'm very honored to be included into their group. What a wonderfully talented group they are. The Design Team is asked to post 3 projects a week, Monday, Wednesday and on Fridays a DT challenge project. So here is my first DT project. I was a bit slow posting it today but I got one in, even though I can't breath and I'm coughing like a crazy woman.

This is my first layout of 2011 pictures. I've chosen to do all this years layouts in 8 1/2 x 11. Trying to change things up a bit. These photos are of my Niece Kaiti when we were on Spring Break down in Gulf Shores Alabama. I will add some journaling strips under the title when I get the printer up and running again.

Here's a couple close ups:

The title pattern is called "You are my Sunshine".Such a cute little bear. Be sure to visit LSHD on Facebook and "Like" us!

I'm hoping that by becoming a Design Team member my blogging and scrapping will become even more regular. I'd love to know how you feel about today's project, so please leave a comment and tell me what you think.

Happy Crafting!!

Cindy

All Things Potter Day 4!

2011-05-04T09:03:00.000-04:00

I was a little slower posting today and I just know the suspense is killing you. So without further delay I bring you "Hermione Granger".

I just love her socks. We all know the girl is the smart one in the crowd. Those boys would have been lost without her. How about a quote from Hermione: "Just because you've got the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have."

Be sure to "like" Designs on Cloud 9 on Facebook. Michelle is looking to reach 1000 fans. I've been a fan since day 1 and I think you should be too. She's super creative.

Go be crafty and enjoy your day!

Cindy

All Things Potter Day 3!

2011-05-03T07:00:00.002-04:00

Lets get right to it! Today I bring you Ron!

He's a charmer with his Ginger hair. Now we all know it was Hermione that had the book smarts but in the patterns she's got the wand and Ron is holding her book. I love his cuffed pants. I also pop dotted the book so it leaned out away from his body. It gives the piecing depth.

You can find the patterns at Designs on Cloud 9, Wizard's World.

Happy Crafting everyone. I love to know what you think of my post, comments are welcome and encouraged.

Cindy

All Things Potter Day 2!

2011-05-02T07:00:00.012-04:00

Well I didn't know it but today is National Harry Potter Day. Over on Facebook they are celebrating the day Voldemort's downfall, May 2nd. So in honor of that I will be showcasing the man himself: Harry Potter! He even has the lighting bolt scar, it's under his hair so you can't see it. But trust me it's there.

Once again the patterns are from Designs on Cloud 9. The set is called Wizards World. You can head over to Facebook and like Michelle's site over there too. It's the easiest way to stay up with new happenings. Just tell her Cindy P. sent you. When she reaches a 1000 fans she's going to give away 3 great gift cards to her site and some free patterns to all her fans. Go check it out!!

Happy Crafting and here's to a Voldemort free world!

Cindy

All Things Potter

2011-05-01T16:41:00.001-04:00

Starting today and running all week I will be showing a new Harry Potter inspired paper piecing. The original set of patterns comes from Designs on Cloud 9. Michelle is a wonderful new designer and I love her work. She has a set called Wizards World and this is what it looks like:

The first piecing I'd like to share is Professor Dumbledore with a few accessories.

So far I've made all the pieces in the set and I've tweaked the designs a bit to add a few more characters. Check back tomorrow for the next installment of "All Things Potter".

Happy Crafting!

Cindy

ps. Designs on Cloud 9 has a sale going on right now! If you spend $25 your order is 50% off. Now thats a great sale. You can also find them on Facebook by clicking here. Go check them out and tell them Cindy sent you.

LOOK OUT! An April post!

2011-04-29T21:45:00.000-04:00

I can be such a bad blogger. I went a whole month and didn't post. Life got real busy. I went to Boston with my hockey team for Junior Nationals and then worked an unexpected hockey camp. We went to Alabama for some much needed R&R. Yes, the sun did shine daily while we were there and I came home with a wonderful tan.

So what did I make today that I can blog about? How about this:

My buddies over at Little Scraps of Heaven challenged us yet again. I had these pictures from 2005 and felt the little Pilgrim mouse would work perfectly for this set of Jamestown ship photos. The paper is Belle blvd- Man of the House.

A couple close ups:

I do have a plan for some projects that I'm working on tomorrow. So lets hope It doesn't take me a month to post again.

Have a great weekend!!

Cindy

Busy Lil' Gnome!

2011-03-23T20:43:00.000-04:00

Just a quick layout to show ya how I used those mini challenge pieces.

These are all pics of my 13 year old when he was 1 1/2. We take a yearly Easter trip to Gulf Shores Alabama and this is how he camps. I think I need to add a small piece under the "Gno" on the left page. It looks empty to me. There is a small mushroom I did not make, that would work perfectly.

A couple close ups.

I'm headed to Boston for Junior Hockey Nationals. I promise I will have some new creations when I get home. Have a great weekend everyone. Go get your craft on!

Cindy

Weekend Challenge

2011-03-21T01:00:00.008-04:00

Tricia over at Little Scraps of Heaven challenged us this weekend to create a layout set. Your set had to include a minimum of Two photo mats, one journal tag, one peeking pattern piece and one full piece. It was OK to add any other pieces you wanted. You did not have to make a layout, just the pieces that would go on a layout. I chose the Gnome in My Garden set-

And this is what I created-

I seriously love this set. Here are some close ups of the individual pieces.

Watch for a layout using some of this set really soon.

I hope you've been inspired to get creative. If you enjoyed this post please feel free to leave a comment. I LOVE reading what you thought.

Cindy

Gone Fishing!

2011-03-18T22:48:00.000-04:00

I started this Fishing layout with this paper piecing pattern from Treasure Box Designs as my inspiration-

I know, it's precious! Now as many of you have heard I've been into scrappin' OLDER photos lately. I found these fishing photos from 2005 and knew they would work perfectly with this paper piecing. So the next step a sketch. Found this one from Allison Davis Sketch Week.

So here's what I came up with-

I used 7 photos and will place journaling strips in the pond. The photos are from Memorial weekend 2005. Here are a few close ups.

Hope you enjoyed today creativity. The photos are not the true colors as I took them in a dark. Tomorrow when the lighting is better I may change them out.

Happy Scrappin'!

Cindy

MIA

2011-03-10T23:55:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone! I will be MIA for the next few days. I work for a junior hockey club as their Athletic Trainer. And we made it to the final 4 of our league, so we are in Wisconsin for 4 days playing in our BIG tournament. Won a nail biter in OT tonight. So we are one step closer. If we finish in the top 2 her,e we get a bid to Nationals. I could be Boston bound in 2 weeks. Exciting. I promise I will post new projects next week. So please check back then.

Have a great weekend.

Cindy

We have a winner!

2011-03-03T15:23:00.000-05:00

Ladies I had the BEST time participating in the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Blog Hop. I started the hop with 78 followers and finished with 178! Thank you to the 100 people that became followers.

I used Random.org to generate a winner, I had 260 comments over the 8 days, and the winner is:

Anniebee said...

Nice layout! Don't you just love those Basic Grey papers? They're some of my favorites! TFS!

Anne (Anniebee)

lucyblueeyz at yahoo dot com

Congrats Anniebee!! I'll email you to get your address.

Thanks for hopping along Everyone! Make sure you check out the other blogs in the hop to see if you won Blog Candy on another blog. Here's the hop list one more time:

Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/ -
Patricia - http://www.ilovetocut.com/
Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/
Kristi - http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Sheri - http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/
Cindy - http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE
Misty – http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/
Corrine - http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Leann - http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/
Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Janet - http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Melanie – http://melaniespapercraft.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Dawn - http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog/
Monica - http://www.stampindaisies.com/
Jennifer - http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heaven - http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Cindy

Looking back!

2011-03-02T14:16:00.000-05:00

It's the last day for the LSHD Blog Hop. It's been such fun. Lets throw out a free reminders.

The grand prize is being sponsored by Tricia from Little Scraps of Heaven and she will be the last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of Little Scraps of Heaven on Facebook and follow the new Design Teams blog HERE.

** This is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.**

This is the Grand Prize!!

Here is the complete line-up of the hop.

Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/ -
Patricia - http://www.ilovetocut.com/
Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/
Kristi - http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Sheri - http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/
Cindy - http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE
Misty – http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/
Corrine - http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Leann - http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/
Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Janet - http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Melanie – http://melaniespapercraft.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Dawn - http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog/
Monica - http://www.stampindaisies.com/
Jennifer - http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heaven - http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heave Design Team Blog - http://littlescrapsofheavendt.blogspot.com/

And my blog candy- remember you'll need to be a follower and leave a comment to be eligible.

Here's my project for today. It's titled "A Peek @ 2". Again I used some older photos from my stash. This time it's my son as a 2 year old and it's a sampling of photos taken that year.

I used the Peek a Boo Bear pattern and a little Jilli Bean paper to quickly put together this layout. (An hour) It accomplishes two things- a blog entry for today and this weeks sketch challenge.

Here's a look at the title and the paper piecing.

I hope you've enjoyed the Little Scraps of Heaven Blog Hop! I know I have. Your next stop along the way is Misty. If you missed the beginning head over to Kristy. And remember to visit LSHD blog to see the Grand Prize.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Cindy

Star Wars and The Grim Reaper!

2011-03-01T15:48:00.001-05:00

Better late then never is the theme for me today. But the wait will be worth it. I promise. Again while digging through photos the other night I came across some super cute ones of my 13 year old when he was 4. They are all so cute at that age. He was infatuated with Star Wars! For Halloween, at 3 he was Obi-Wan Kenobi and wore the brown coat with the hood that was in the movie. He was in LOVE with this coat and wore it everywhere! At Easter he was still wearing it, even down south in Alabama. His Aunt captured these pictures of him goofing around at our campsite in his Obi-Wan coat.

I took the Grim Reaper Bear from the Over the Hill collection and instead of a sickle I gave him a light saber!

By changing the color scheme of his cloths I drastically changed the theme. To make the sickle into a light saber I discarded the blade and increased the size of the metal attachment piece to become the handle of the light saber. If you remember the movies the Jedi knights wore a tan shirt and pants with a dark brown hooded coat- looks a lot like the grim reapers outfit to me. Obi-Wan's light saber was a light blue color as well. My son reminded me of all this as I was planning the layout last night.

Here's a few more close up shots-

I did a lot or multi level Pop dotting for this layout. In the last picture you can see this. The title has 3 height levels to the letters and the middle photo is elevated as well. I will add some journaling to this layout later, but I still haven't found my printer software so right now I can't print. I will most likely add it to the left of the Bear.

I hope you've enjoyed the Little Scraps of Heaven Blog Hop! I know I have. Your next stop along the way is Misty. If you missed the beginning head over to Kristy. And remember to visit LSHD blog to see the Grand Prize.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Cindy

Running Late.

2011-03-01T11:15:00.000-05:00

I'm posting a wonderful layout today that's sure to make you smile but my son is ill and I have to deal with him first. So I'll leave you this to think about Starwars and this pattern set-

Trust me you'll want to come back this afternoon and see the transformation.

In the mean time head over to Misty.

Cindy

Happy Monday!!

2011-02-28T12:34:00.000-05:00

It's Day 6 and we are still hopping! I was a little slow posting today but it's well worth the wait. You should have arrived from Liz. Or if you've missed the beginning and want to start there please visit Kristy's blog. There is a wonderful Grand Prize to be had if you follow these directions:

The grand prize is being sponsored by Tricia from Little Scraps of Heaven and she will be the last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of Little Scraps of Heaven on Facebook and follow the new Design Teams blog HERE.

** This is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.**

And here's my project for today:

The photos are a couple years old but I wanted to use this hop as an opportunity to help catch up as well as showcase some wonderful paper piecing. I used the Fun in the Sun Monkey set and picked the "swimming monkey" and the "monkey with innertube" patterns. I found a wonderful sketch from Sketchy Thursday's that helped jump start me. The pattern paper is BoBunny- Sun Kissed and that's where I drew my title inspiration from.

I matted the Sun (font is Mistral cut with SCAL and Don Juan Cricut) and pop dotted the Kissed. The two little monkey's sure look like they are having fun in the sun.

I enjoyed putting this layout together. Sometimes digging through older photos brings Happy memories to the surface and help brighten a gray day. Your next stop is Misty. Remember I'll be drawing for my Blog candy on Thursday. There is still time to become a follower and leave a comment. Here's my prize:

It's Day 5!!

2011-02-27T10:39:00.001-05:00

Welcome Little Scraps of Heaven Blog hoppers!

Today is day 5 and I thought I'd show you how I create my projects. When I decide what I want to cut I begin importing the SVG files into SCAL2. With the first one imported I choose the size and adjust it to fit my project. I then begin to "ungroup" and move the pieces around according to color. For this project I chose the Black Bear pattern set-

When I place it in SCAL2 and add all the bears I wish to cut it will look something like this-

This shot shows the faces. All the tan pieces and black pieces placed on one mat and the black body pieces on another. This makes cutting simple. I'll only load and cut two mats. The next step takes us to this-

As I'm unloading the mats I'm also sorting the pieces into each animal. I try to keep them grouped so sorting is easy. And then I'll have 3 piles of "bear" parts.

The next step is inking the edges if necessary. And assembly. Then adding the required finishing touches- white and black pen work. I ended up with bears that looked like this-

Here are close up's of each little critter-

I have a wonderful layout all planned and half finished. If I can solve my computer problems and retrieve the photos I need I'll show you the finished product in the next day or so.

Your next stop in the hop is MISTY! For all the hop blog candy and rules please refer back to the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs blog. For my blog candy please see this post- LSDH blog hop Day 1. If you're here for the first time today and would like to start at the beginning of the hop please see Kristy's blog.

Enjoy your Sunday!

Cindy

LSHD Blog Hop Day 4!

2011-02-26T10:00:00.005-05:00

Howdy Hoppers!

At this point we are 4 days into the hop. Woot! Woot! I've got another Wonderful project to share today but first lets take care of business. If this is your first day hopping or you've stumbled across my blog on accident the hop starts here with Kristy- Spraptical Kreations! There are tons of great projects to see as you move thru the blogs. Some people are offering Blog candy, me included, so make sure you become a follower and leave comments as you go along. There is a grand prize and in order to win you MUST leave a comment on every blog and become a follower of the Little Scraps of Heaven blog as well as LIKE them on Facebook. This is the GRAND PRIZE:

OK business is now taken care of so lets see what I did for today:

I had this photo of my Son when he was about 10, he's still an OREO freak at 13, and I wanted to use it. So I took inspiration from the "Bobbing for Apples" set and converted it to Got Milk? with OREO's. It came together so fast it was scary! And I just LOVE it.

The OREO's are three layers of circles off set ad pop dotted in the middle for depth. Had I been thinking a bit more I might have changed the tub up a bit and made it look more like a glass of Milk but it still works. The bear is inked on the edges and chalked on his cheeks, with a little pen work for the fine details. I also pop dotted his head for depth. (I am a pop dot freak so beware I will refer to them often.)

The MILK part of the title is crisp and un-inked! I wanted it the have a sharp contrast to the papers underneath. I put one last OREO in the corner of the photo to help draw your eye across the page. This layout works for me and the little bear adds to the charm and humor of the photo. I used the Basic Gray Pyrus paper line. I heart BG.

Your next hop is Misty- The Daily Scrapper.

Enjoy your weekend!

Cindy

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Blog Hop!! Day 3

2011-02-25T10:00:00.007-05:00

Welcome to the very first Little Scraps of Heaven blog hop. You should have reached me from Liz- Scrappin with Style. We're so excited for Day 3 to be here. There have been some really wonderful projects shown already from some VERY talented ladies. The projects continue with new ones today and some great blog candy, and an AMAZING grand prize for this hop. This hop runs from Feb 23 - Mar 2, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop. Be sure to check back everyday to see new projects created using LSHD patterns, and some of us on the hop JUST might have some extra blog candy to share. : )

The grand prize is being sponsored by Tricia from Little Scraps of Heaven and she will be the last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of Little Scraps of Heaven on Facebook and follow the new Design Teams blog HERE.

** This is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.**

This is the Grand Prize!!

I'd like to apologize for my bad photos. I'm learning a new operating system for my computer and I haven't figured out how to crop my photos yet. I used Basic Gray paper- this yrs Christmas line. The pattern paper is hand stitched to the background, Kraft colored cardstock. A bit time consuming but well worth the effort.

The decked out shopper is from the Pirate Kids collection. She's the Damsel in Distress. She just looks shopped out. The blank space to the right of her head is where the journaling would be if I could get the printer to work. (New computer issue again, sorry.) She's adorable with her little shopping bag at her feet. It's a mini brown paper bag that I made even smaller and filled with some felt hearts. It shows her love of shopping.

Hope you've enjoyed todays layout. Your next stop is Misty- The Daily Scrapper.

Remember to become a follower of my blog and leave a comment for a chance to win my blog candy.

Enjoy the Hop!!

Cindy

Day 2 and a NEW project!

2011-02-24T10:00:00.003-05:00

Today is day two of the Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Blog Hop! Woot Woot!! Yesterday was a blast and I'm sure today will be even better. You should have arrived here from Liz- Scrappin' with stlye. But in case you didn't and would like to start at the beginning you can visit Kristy- Scraptastical Kreations. And now without further ado here is todays card!

These lovely little ladies are from the Club House Gang Dress Up set. I used lots of inking and a bit of black and white pen work to help them look their best. I made it an Easel card because those are my favorites kind of card to make. I like the idea of it being displayed by the lucky person that received it.

Here's a couple close ups:

Now that you've enjoyed todays post remember you'll need to become a follower and leave a comment to be eligible for the blog candy both on my blog and at LSHD. The blog candy over there is AMAZING!! The grand prize is being sponsored by Tricia from Little Scraps of Heaven and she will be the last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of Little Scraps of Heaven on Facebook and follow the new Design Teams blog.

** This is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.**

Your next stop is Misty- The Daily Scrapper.

Enjoy the Hop!!

Just in case here is the whole line up:

Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/
Patricia - http://www.ilovetocut.com/
Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/
Kristi - http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Sheri - http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/
Cindy - http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE!
Misty – http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/
Corrine - http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Leann - http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/
Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Janet - http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Melanie – http://melaniespapercraft.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Dawn - http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog/
Monica - http://www.stampindaisies.com/
Jennifer - http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heaven - http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heave Design Team Blog - http://littlescrapsofheavendt.blogspot.com/

Little Scraps of Heaven Designs Blog Hop!!

2011-02-23T10:01:00.002-05:00

Welcome to the very first Little Scraps of Heaven blog hop. You should have reached me from Liz - http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/ . We're so excited to being doing this hop and have an amazing line up with some very talented ladies. There will be lots of fun projects some great blog candy, and an AMAZING grand prize for this hop. This hop runs from Feb 23 - Mar 2, so you have plenty of time to make it all the way through the hop. Be sure to check back everyday to see new projects created using LSHD patterns, and some of us on the hop JUST might have some extra blog candy to share. : )

The grand prize is being sponsored by Tricia from Little Scraps of Heaven and she will be the last blog on the hop. In order to be eligible for the grand prize you must leave a comment on every blog in the hop, as well as become a fan of Little Scraps of Heaven on Facebook and follow the new Design Teams blog HERE .
** This is mandatory in order to be eligible for the overall grand prize.**
Here is the complete line-up of the hop.

Kristy - http://scraptasticalkreations.blogspot.com/
Patricia - http://www.ilovetocut.com/
Emily - http://www.createserendipity.net/
Kristi - http://www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com/
Sheri - http://highland-eyes.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://scrappinwithstyle.blogspot.com/
Cindy - http://cpmemories.blogspot.com/ -You are here!
Misty – http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/
Corrine - http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/
Leann - http://www.scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com/
Shawnee - http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Janet - http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://shannonleffew.blogspot.com/
Melanie – http://melaniespapercraft.blogspot.com/
Inga - http://mommahobbit.blogspot.com/
Dawn - http://dawnsdesignsthatdelight.blogspot.com/
Shannon - http://www.purplelionpaper.com/blog/
Monica - http://www.stampindaisies.com/
Jennifer - http://creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
Lisa - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heaven - http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/
Little Scraps of Heave Design Team Blog - http://littlescrapsofheavendt.blogspot.com/

My project today is a Mini book with the Little Angel Bear with Ribbon as my front cover.

I was so excited to be participating in the hop that I'm only sneak peaking the album today. You'll have to come back at the end of the hop to see the entire album.

And now for my Blog Candy!! In order to be eligible you'll have to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on any of the blog hop posts. This little collection of goodies could be yours:

The next stop in the hop is Misty- http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/

Go hop and have a great time!

Cindy

Blog Hop!!

2011-02-06T21:05:00.000-05:00

This is the first Hop I will have my Blog in. I'm planning a project for each day! Hoping many of you will join us and visit each day. The Gals at LSHD are so talented. There are some wonderful things in the works. Mark the dates!

BIA 101

2011-02-03T15:03:00.000-05:00

So my Bind it All is no longer collecting dust! Yeah! I took a class over at My Creative Class Room to learn how to use it properly. I probably could have figured it out myself but what fun is that? Nan Paturzo is our instructor and she is Uber talented. So our first project was to make a Punching and Binding Guide. Here is mine. I'm just going to show you all the photos and leave it at that.

Super excited to have completed the first project. This weeks lessons are to make a 4x4 and 6x6 mini. So prepare yourself, you'll being see many more of these mini albums. Thanks Nan your a gem!

Be Inspired Creativity Prompts

2011-02-02T11:55:00.000-05:00

I'm a surfer! I admit it freely. Many days when I should be doing something constructive I'm not, instead I'm out surfing the net. So on this fine day a stumbled across a wonderful site called A Matter of Memories!

Lots of inspiration just like they promise. Each month they have a post entitled Creativity Prompts. This months list looks like this:

What a fun list of prompts to get your creative juices flowing. If you click on the list it will take you to the original post at A Matter of Memories. Be sure to go check out past lists. I personally plan on printing quite a few of the past lists. Just the thing to get me going.

A bit of unexpected Dr. Seuss

2011-01-27T15:12:00.000-05:00

Now you don't normally associate Dr. Seuss with weddings but with a little Google searching it's amazing what you can find out there. I wanted to do a challenge layout for Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. Here is the sketch:

It was adorable and different then what I normally scrap. For a long time I didn't understand 1 photo layouts but now I get it. Sometimes 1 photo says it all. Next step find a paper piecing pattern from LSHD. I browsed thru my collection and found this image and went Hummmmmm....

Dr. Seuss what goes with Dr. Seuss and valentine paper? I had already decided the paper I wanted to use. So Google Dr. Seuss wedding quotes and you'll come up with this one: "You're married now! So kiss the bride, but please, do keep it dignified!" I instantly fell in love with it. Now to find a photo. I recently found a whole baggie full of my wedding photos, I knew there had to be a good one in there.

And here's my take on the sketch:

It turned out better then expected. I love a little bit of the unexpected and this layout qualifies. Who would think to pair Dr. Seuss and a wedding photo?

Here's a close up of the Seuss bear. I stood him on a bed of flowers so he was grounded. Before I put the flowers on he looked like he was floating on the page.

A good shot of the "Quote". I just printed it on white cardstock and trimmer it to fit.

Here's a shot of the title. I used the CK Marker font in bold. Some white pen work for the details and pop dots for definition.

Done and submitted to the challenge. Next time you scrap go for the unexpected and see how it turns out.

Missing You!

2011-01-25T17:39:00.001-05:00

Last night we were issued a quick challenge on Facebook by Little Scraps of Heaven Designs- you have two hours make a 4x6 or smaller tag using a LSHD paper piecing. I was tired of sitting in front of the TV so I took the challenge. This is the tag I completed:

This is the Peek-a-Boo Bear and I'm seriously infatuated with him. He's just adorable. Well I couldn't leave him as just a tag so I turned him into an easel card.

I'm very pleased with how this card turned out. I like all the stitching and the BIG flower that anchors the right corner.

I firmly believe I may try some hand stitching in the near future. It adds so much to the finished project, it's worth the time. So far I've mostly done machine stitching but I'd like the thread to be thicker and to try different stitching options. My machine limits me.

And a couple more shots:

As always I hope this little bit of crafting has inspired your creativity!

Please?

2011-01-19T13:11:00.002-05:00

Won't you...

And when you stand it up:

Such a simple and sweet little Valentine to send. I love easel cards. I like that fact that your loved one can display it on their desk like a little piece of ART.

This little panda valentine is going to my daughter in California. She can put it on her desk at work for the month of February and know that her family at home in Michigan misses her and Loves her!

The Panda paper piecing pattern is from Little Scraps of Heaven Designs. I cut it with my Cricut and SCAL2. Tricia, over as LSHD puts out a weekly newsletter with a freebie, you might want to head over there and check it out.

I hope he's inspired you to go create your own valentine today.

OZ!

2011-01-16T07:00:00.001-05:00

I love my Niece and when she's in a play we always go. Last June she had her first lead roll. Her school was doing The Wizard of Oz and Kaiti was Dorothy. Pictures are so hard to get in the theater but I think I got a couple good ones. Here's my layout:

I used some of the Basic Gray stash, Papyrus I believe, and kraft colored card stock for the background.

The little bear Dorothy is a paper piecing pattern from Little Scraps of Heaven "Land of Oz" set. I used Dorothy and her little dog Toto.

I thought I' change it up a bit and added googlie eyes instead of the standard little black ones. It makes Toto look a little frightened.

The title was cut with SCAL and a font called Jolly Elf. It was welded and shadowed with a bit of white pen work for detail.

This was a fun layout to create. I stitched the pattern paper on two sides. The journaling was printed and then cut into strips. I placed it under the Dorothy paper piecing so she was grounded. I couldn't have her floating in the breeze. Lots of pop dotting and inking. I really believe it's these little details that make the finished layout a masterpiece.

Winter Crop!!

2011-01-15T17:08:00.000-05:00

Well it's that time of year again. Time for our annual Winter Chili Crop! There BIG event will be held on Saturday January 29th. We will once again take over Garden City High School cafeteria from 9am to 9pm. The cost is $30 for the day. We will provide you with a lite breakfast, lunch and dinner. We'll have snacks and drinks all day long. The raffle table is going to have some really wonderful items for some lucky people to win.

Dinner will be a couple different kinds of chili and rolls. If you're interested in making us a crock pot of Chili let me know and we can make arrangements for a bit of a discount. To register leave me a comment, email, facebook me or call. You can find more information over on Facebook by clicking this link: here!

We hope that some of you will be able to join us.Please spread the word, the more the merrier!

While I'm at it I'd like to tell you about another Michigan Crop I heard about. It's taking place in Lansing on Saturday Feb 12th. You can find more information by clicking: Mid Michigan Swarm.

Need a place to crop? Drop me a comment and I can try to let you know of events in Michigan.

Year in Review

2011-01-14T15:06:00.000-05:00

This is the layout I did for the Year in Review challenge or at Scrap Sisters Studio. I used up some old Basic Gray paper from a line called Lime Rickety. I love Basic Gray paper and buy lots of it and then I hoard it. Ohh man! I need to break that habit so another goal for 2011 is to use up some BG paper from my stash. I think I got a good start with this layout.

I choose a picture from each month and printed them in wallet size. Then I trimmed them down to 2.5 x 2.5.

The color scheme of this layout really appeals to me. It's bright and cheery, makes me smile! The journaling block runs down the right side and gives a brief caption for each month. I made sure I named all Brendan's friends that appear in the photos with him. Some are old friends and some are new. The title numbers are cut with the Cricut and Don Juan.

I carried the second pattern paper into my layout in 3 places. The small tag at the top, the strip in between the photos and the bit at the bottom of the journaling block. It helps to move your eye through the layout. I also added a bit of twine in each spot.

This type of layout is a joy to create. It makes you look back at the year and enjoy the memories. I might have to hang this one in the living room for a while. Off to find my frame.

I hope you've been inspired to be a bit creative today. Comments are welcome please feel free to leave a note.