Welcome Baby Leo!

Anna-Karin Evaldsson is a very special member of the Eileen Hull Inspiration Team. Last year there were a lot of changes in her life, including a move from one continent to another and just a few months later, a new baby! Leo arrived weeks ahead of schedule (and just 20 minutes after reaching the hospital!) but thankfully he and Anna-Karin are both doing well.  

We want to show Anna-Karin how special she is to us, so we are giving her a virtual baby shower today to celebrate Leo's birth! Even though we can't be with her, we send our love and a special crafty surprise. We invite you to visit each team member/shower guest's blog to see what they created for this new little guy. 

If you have a message for Anna-Karin, please visit Eileen's blog to leave your well wishes in the comments – then she can read them all at once. Thanks for being part of our celebration!

Welcome to the world baby Leo!! I created a special ATB just for you:

I encourage you to hop along to the blogs of the other members of the Inspiration Team. We've all created projects to celebrate the new baby!

Diana Hetherington

Lisa Hoel (you are here!)

Shelly Hickox

Oxana 

Pam Bray

Donna Budzynski

Tracy Evans

Nicole Wright

Anne Redfern

I am also going to share this project over at the Mixed Media Monthly "Birds of a Feather" challenge. I think it is appropriate, don't you? ;-)

Most of the supplies I used for these cards can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE there to save 10% if you go shopping. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10. ;-)

Sizzix ScoreBoards XL Die - Block/Cube/Bank, 3-D	Sizzix Little Sizzles - 6" x 13" Mat Board Pack	Sizzix - Sizzlits Decorative Strip Dies - Spring Greenery	Tim Holtz Collection Stencils - TH018 - Doily	Distress Spray Stains - Antique Linen	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Scattered Straw
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Dried Marigold	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Walnut Stain	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Wild Honey	Tim Holtz Distress Paints - Walnut Stain	Sakura 58350 10-Piece Blister Card Souffle Assorted Color 3-Dimensional Opaque Ink Pen Set	BARC Wood Sheet W/Paper Backing 12

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Bubble Trouble and a Sketch Challenge

Howdy all! We have a lovely May sketch challenge for you at Scrapping Everyday Miracles and once again, you have the choice to use the layout or card sketch (or do both for two chances to win!) I chose the layout this month:

and my take on it:

This is a hybrid layout that ended up being even more hybrid than I had intended! I got the idea to try making bubble prints on the layout. Perfect for a bath theme right? Well the technique worked fine on my regular cardstock I was testing it on. But when I used the 12 x 12 Epson Matte scrapbook paper that I had printed the photo out on it did not behave! The coating on the paper would not take the prints. I ended up with some tiny bubble marks and lots of blotches and yuckiness. Bleh! So I made my bubble prints on regular cardstock sans photo and then scanned the page. I then stitched the halves of the bubble paper scans together and layered it with the photo in my Photoshop document. Then I printed that out and continued on. The chevron masking was done right on the printout (whew, so glad the specialty paper took the Distress ink well!) I spritzed it with a bit of Perfect Pearls Sunflower Sparkle, using a flattened coffee filter to cover the face. That little bit of bling is really nice but alas it doesn't photograph well. The duck graphic I created in Photoshop as well, starting with just a plain photo of a rubber duck. I did mysterious Photoshop things to it to "fancy it up". ;-) Please go and check out what the other ladies on the DT did for this challenge. I think you will find lots of inspiration! Link up your work there by the end of May for a chance to win the big monthly prize!

Many of the supplies I used here can be found at Inspiration Emporium. Use my code JUICE if you go shopping there and save 10% off your order. =)

Card Sketch…

Well as you know from my previous post, Scrapping Everyday Miracles now has two options for the monthly challenge - a card or a layout. I just completed a card based on the layout and I want to share it with you! Here is the sketch from PageMaps:

I kept pretty close to the sketch because I like it so much. I created a card for friends that just had a little baby boy. It will go into the mail tomorrow!

I used all sorts of goodies from my stash, which is one of my goals this year - use up some of the stuff I already have. Don't forget the scrap twist - washi tape! I have a strip of brown polka dot tape at the top of the card. Let's see what you can do! There is still time to enter the challenge. You have until the end of the month and you'll be eligible for a great prize.