Two Scrapbook Friends Progressive Blog Hop!

I hope everyone is enjoying the progressive blog hop!  If you are arriving at my blog and have not visited the Two Scrapbook Friends blog, you should start there.  All the details are posted here!

The hop began on Joanne's blog with a stunning sketch that she created.  

She created a layout based on this sketch.  Each designer that follows her on the hop will incorporate a new element of their choice plus any previous elements and then post their version of the sketch.  

So without further adieu, I would like to share my layout based on the sketch and including the elements that Shelby, Jayne and Christa challenged us to use.  

Before I do, I would also like to share my creative process......

I shared this because I wanted everyone to know that everything does not always run smoothly when I create.  I felt it was a good idea to insert my partially finished layout into the Silhouette to add some details with a sketch pen and upon unloading.....this is what happened!  Grrrrr!!

Here is my layout with Shelby's 'striped paper', Jayne's 'anything wet' and Ann's 'stitching' elements added.  My element is to distress!!!!  I sanded the edges of my photos (and I guess you can count my distressed chevrons too, but I did fix them)!

 

The striped paper is shown on a strip across the photo and behind the punched out sections along the left side and top of my layout.  My 'anything wet' is the mist that I used on my background.  I stitched my banner together using some black twine.  

For now, that is all I can show you.  You will have to return here and to the Two Scrapbook Friends blog on Monday, May 6th to see my finished page.

To play along, all you need to do is hop from blog to blog (in order) and leave a comment on each of the seven designers blogs.  

If you complete the entire Hop, and you leave a comment on each Friend/Designer’s blog and the Two Scrapbook Friend's blog by 11:59 pm on May 6th,  you will be entered in a random drawing for a great prize! In addition, if you accept the challenge and create a design of your own and upload it to the Two Scrapbook Friends Gallery by 11:59 pm on May 31st, you will be eligible to win ANOTHER fabulous prize!

Finally, all the FINISHED TSF/Designer creations will be revealed on the Two Scrapbook Friend's blog on Monday, May 6th.

Here is a list of all the Blogs in order:

 

 Joanne
Shelby
 Jayne
 Christa
Carolyn

Ann

Amanda

Two Scrapbook Friends

Love That Smile - LRW

Use a toothpick or a lollipop stick? Now that is a challenge. Today is Jayne's turn for the challenge at Little Red Wagon and a challenge it was. She wants us to use a toothpick or a lollipop stick on our project! I had fun with this one :)

Here is the card that I created!

 

I decided to make washi tape flags using toothpicks as the 'pole'!  This was super easy and makes a very cute embellishment.

I used up all sorts of scraps on this card.  I think you should dig into your wagon and see what you have to use for this challenge.

Don't forget to visit the Little Red Wagon blog and see what the other girlfriends have made.

I Love Reading :)

Well bloggers, I have just finished reading my 10th book this year.  That is a huge accomplishment for me.

I love to read.  It is so relaxing and I can take it with me wherever I go!  It requires no preparation, it doesn't make a mess.  It takes me to places I have never been, and will likely never go.  It helps me to understand things that I didn't pay much attention to before.  It teaches me things about people and places.  I learn new words and what they mean.  It lets me have great conversations with my friends about books they have read.  Reading is awesome.

I just finished reading a book called True Colors by Kristen Hannah!  It was great.  I highly recommend it.  I am not great at reviewing a book without giving all the good stuff away, but you can check out the synopsis here!

I love to switch things up and read different kinds of books.  My youngest son, Matt, has been reading a series and I think I am going to start that next.  It is fun to talk to him about the book and compare notes.  We read the first book in the Harry Potter series together and also the first 2 books in the Hunger Games series.  I finished the third book, but Matt still has to catch up.

I am always looking for new reading buddies, so if you have a favourite you would like to share with me, just leave me a note in the comments.

Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle

It is looking like we are going to have great weather for the weekend. This makes me happy.....we deserve it after the snow showers we had on Wednesday!

To celebrate the nice weather, I want to share a card that I made using one of Sassy Chery's digi stamps.

 

I used the 'print & cut' feature on my Silhouette to cut her out and then used my Copics to add the colour.

I embossed the background of my card and then added some die-cut clouds and my sentiment.

The card layers are mounted on a kraft card base (my favourite) and I inked the edges with my Distress ink.

I can't wait until I can go barefoot!  Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

Crimp My Style - Little Red Wagon

It is Wednesday already!!!! This week is really flying by.

This week the challenge for Little Red Wagon is 'Crimp My Style'! We are supposed to use something crimped.

I am still recovering from a very busy couple of weeks so I kept my card clean and simple.

 

I used a butterfly die-cut from Jillibean for my crimped detail.  I punched another butterfly using a Martha Stewart punch and layered them together and then tied some twine around them.

My Silhouette Cameo came in handy too.  I created the background using a cutting file from Lori Whitlock from the Silhouette online store.  The sentiment was done using a sketch font and my black sketch pen.  

Don't forget to visit the Little Red Wagon Blog and see what others are creating.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!