3 Scrappy boys DT Call

I cannot believe that it has been 6 months already, unbelievable!!! I have said it before, this is an awesome place, to hang out with your morning cup, the incredible bunch of ladies that are super supportive and ful of praise, and the kits are fantastic to work with. If you have been thinking about trying out for a DT, this is the time. All the details can be found here. Septembers kit continues to be a hit. Here is another layout that created with it, and I still have some scraps left. LOL!!

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3 Scrappy boys DT Call

Septembers Kit

So I just recieved the September Main kit from 3 scrappy boys and Wow is this Crate paper really gorgeous, It is not my usual style but it is the fabulous mix of colors and patterns and I really like that is gave me the chance to play with a new photo style, I kinda grunged this one up a bit put a scratchy overlay on it. I dug out my prima background stamp and really got into "aging" the page. I love the result.

In this layout I played with all sorts of strips, and check out the beautifully stitched prima flower, and you know I am not much of a flower girl but this one is just so cute.

On of my girlfriends just got back from some travels so this was the perfect time to make this card.

All this came from a 3 Scrappy boys kit, the only thing that I added was the pearls {Queen n Co and the tiny alpha's{adornit}

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Septembers Kit

Totally Tuesday

So it has been a wonderful weekend and I thrilled to have found my lost friend Mojo. The ladies over at 3 scrappy boys have kept me inspired and If you need a little bit of pumping up, these gals are top notch good cheer leaders. Here is one of my weekend creations. This is my sons first day at school. He looks so grown up to me, I know that I will look back at this photo one day and say.....ah he was so little. Today I just miss him. This is his first step away from me and I am not a super clingy mom but I know that I am taking this a lot harder than he is. 

The Core-Impressions, was absolutely perfect for this and I am incredibly stoked about my whimsical use of the Bee for the letter B.

This is a little card that I put together with my son for his teacher.

This card uses a whole bunch of Jillibean soup and I love this stamp by My stamp box, so fun and funky.

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Totally Tuesday

Me Digital??

For those of you who may be concerned that I would go digital, fear not!! I tried it once and found that I need to feel my paper, get ink on my fingers and rip, tear and sand to feel like I am scrapping.  However a great friend of mine and digital designer, Day, asked if she could use some of my paper designs for her digital challenge. I am amazed at the marvelous creations happening over at Scrap Matters. It is awesome!!  Even if you are not a digi scrapper you really should check it out.

Also the party continues over at 3 Scrappy boys, there are a ton of great challenges both simple and easy. Here is one of the creations I whipped up last night. I only have two ball games left and then we are into dodgeball season, so I thought this would be a good time to scrap about it.

I am so super proud of this hand stitched baseball, easy just took a little time.

This baseball was a flat sandylion sticker that I put over top of a white button, it has great dimension now

and october afternoon's fly a kite collection had some perfect words for the page too!

Top it all off with some Jillibean Core-impressions and some queen n co bling and you've got one happy gal. 

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Me Digital??

Big fun crop

Happening right now over at 3 scrappyboys is a super fun back to school crop, it is happening all weekend long, there are some great challenges, wonderful prizes and inspiration gallor I have posted a class on bling and this months color challenge.

If anyone wants to give it a whirl, here it is, and be sure to post your creations in the gallery over there for a chance to win some goodies.

Here is the layout that I created with this pallete

It uses all sorts of Core-dinations and some fantastic Queen n Co sparkle.

Did you know that Core-dinations and Queen n Co have teamed up to bring you the perfect color match!!! Awesome right?? Check these out!!

Is that not AWESOME, I'm stoked, Buttons brads and bling Oh my!!

Other products used: Birdie by My Little bit of Whimsy, button by Purple Pumpkin, Jillibean soup Spots and Photo Corners by Scrapbook Adhesives.

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Big fun crop

Ahh the rain

Happy Labour day Monday everyone! Today where I am it is a cool rainy day and I am so thankful. It means that this morning I sat in my scrap room with a hot cup of tea and scrapped peacefully and guilt free, it felt so good to be creating. What got me rolling was one of my good friend Aphra's, wonderful sketches. It is being featured this week over at Creative Scrappers.

I was stoked to get to use this adorable Purple Pumpkin design button, her blog is loaded with adorable creations, but if you want some you have to be quick, she sells out fast!

and I have been saving this cutey for just the right page, he is made by My little bit of whimsy.

Other products used Core-dinations cardstock, Pattern paper by Jillibean Soup. Pearls by Queen n co.

Hope you all had a wonderful labour day weekend!!

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Ahh the rain

A letter to my blog

Dear little Blog

I am sorry that I have not written in a while things have gotten a little out of hand here at the Jackson house. Apparently motherhood and life is not as easy as some make it look. I am struggling a little with some terrible twos, also having a few pangs of heart ache as I send my eldest to school, and to be totally honest I am really beginning to wonder if I have made the right choice in trying to build a house at this time in my life. Ridiculous things just keep happening!! Like the stove that starts beeping at midnight for no reason and then quits working, the cat gets an ear infection, an allergy to my wedding ring, potty training regression. I mean really the list goes on and on.  Add that to the normal "getting ready for fall" activites, and the end of the summer get togethers, at the end of the day this Momma is pooped!

But make no doubts, life will get back on track shortly. The rains have started and with them the need to be indoors creating. Here is my most recent layout, We went to see the moster truck rally a little while back, it was unbelievable those guys are nuts!!

If you want to know where the tiny little OA elements come from, I used the sheet that comes at the front of the kit {you know the one that shows you whats inside} and cut out the little pieces, so cute and so thrifty!!

Hope your doing well

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A letter to my blog