Travelin' Man

I got wind of a challenge that is going on at a blog called Child's Play Challenges where you scrap a photo of the classic Cozy Coupe car toy. This is a layout that I had already done (full disclosure ;-)  ) but it's too perfect not to share. So here it is, little Jon getting crazy in his Cozy Coupe.

Enjoy those summer road trips everyone!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge!

Today there is a new sketch challenge up at Scrapping Everyday Miracles! It's always so much fun to see how everyone interprets a sketch differently. For mine this time I stuck pretty closely to the sketch, from Creative Scrappers.

 

 Creative Scrappers site

Here is my take on it:

I hope you all go to SEM and check out the challenge and see what the DT did for examples. Their layouts are wonderful! If you get your layout linked up there by June 30th, you'll be entered to win a series of Donna Downey PanPastel Workshops. Have a good week!

Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge #9

It's that time again! It's week 9 in the Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge over at the Studio L3 blog. This week's technique was to embellish a Tim Holtz pocket watch as found in A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2, page 35. This was fun - I've been wanting to do one of these watches. I chose a sewing theme and it will most likely turn up in the sewing themed configurations box I have planned in my head. Thanks to Simon Says Stamp for sponsoring this weeks challenge. Be sure to go check out the Studio L3 blog and see all the cool watches folks have been doing!

 

Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge #8

Another week, another challenge over at the Studio L3 blog! Every week a new technique is featured from Tim Holtz's book A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol. 2. This week the technique is Repurposed Packaging as found on page 62. I had so much fun with this technique and I'm glad I have a stash of packaging plastic that I've saved. Here is the card I made:

Go check out the Studio L3 blog and see all the artwork that people have submitted already. It's inspiring!

Birthday Blog Hop Bash!

Welcome to my blog and get ready for some fun! I am a part of the grand one-year birthday celebration of the Scrapping Everyday Miracles blog and boy do we have lots planned for all of you! We have the hop, challenges on the blog, and games and challenges on our Facebook Chit Chat page as well. AND, there are prizes galore! (more on that later) If you have just come to my blog, you can begin at the beginning of the hop by going to the SEM blog now.

We have been asked to share our favorite SEM challenge that we've done so far. This was hard for me to choose because I've been happy with so many of them. I think Challenge #5 is indeed my favorite though. It was about finding the everyday things that make you laugh. My sons certainly provide many funny moments as this layout illustrates:

I also want to share a project about celebration. I thought a birthday card was the perfect project to show! You can never have too many birthday cards on hand in my opinion. This design also happens to be great for using up scraps!

Did I mention prizes galore? Our hop Grand Prize has been provided by two wonderful sponsors... Paper Loves Glue and Memorable Seasons...  Our grand prize winner will win both a gift certificate for $15 to Paper Loves Glue and a $20 gift Certificate to Memorable Seasons.  If that isn't enough both sponsors have provided a discount to their stores!!!!!

As a special offer to all the followers and participants of Scrapping Everyday Miracles, Paper Loves Glue is offering a special discount of 30% off the entire store. Just enter code SAVE30 upon checkout at paperlovesglue.etsy.com. This offer is valid until June 13, 2012.

For a limited time (until June 30th), if you shop with us and use the code MIRACLES at checkout, you can save 15% off your purchase. This offer does not apply to items in the Pre-order section since they are already 25% off. Please place separate orders for Pre-order & In-stock merchandise if you’d like items from both. 


So are you all ready?  It is time for some hopping!  Have fun and remember in order to qualify for the Grand Prize you must comment on all the blogs in the line-up. The hop will remain open until Sunday night, June 3rd at 11:59pm PST.

SEM blog http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/
Nic http://scrapmethis.blogspot.com
Sherri  http://faithandscraphappiness.blogspot.com/
Einat  http://scrapinit.blogspot.com/
Cara  http://bitsbaublesandbliss.blogspot.com/
Jeannine http://creative-chaos07.blogspot.com/
Elizabeth http://ejoym.blogspot.com/
Lisa  http://creativejuicefreshsqueezed.blogspot.com/ YOU ARE HERE!
Dolores  http://scrapperinnewyork.blogspot.com/
Amanda Johnson http://asjmade.blogspot.com/

Make sure you also stop by our Facebook Chit Chat page for games, challenges and even more prizes.  And don't forget, Monday, June 4th will be a new challenge and another chance at a prize!

Compendium of Curiosities 2 Challenge #7

Another week's challenge completed! Woo hoo! This was a fun one - Brushless Watercolor as found on page 49 of Tim Holtz's book, A Compendium of Curiosities, Vol II. This is a challenge that is going on on the blog Studio L3. It's been fun doing a new technique from the book each week! I created this card for a friend - the background uses the brushless watercolor.

I encourage you to hop on over to the Studio L3 blog and check out all the great submissions for this challenge. The sponsor for the week is eclectic Paperie. They are an awesome store, check them out too. Have a great week!

It's Coming…

Get ready for some fun!! Scrapping Everyday Miracles is turning ONE and we're celebrating with a blog hop and lots of fun and games on the Facebook Chit Chat page. Check it out! You have a chance to win a prize in our pre-celebration give-away too.

Be sure to stop back by my blog here on May 31st to join in the blog hop!