Melt My Heart - Boys Rule May kit layout

I have a layout up over at Boys Rule today....

I remember when I posted this particular photo onto Facebook, Laura-Lee told me that it would be perfect for a certain kit that was coming up...and boy was she right! The colors are just perfect!

Melt My Heart

 My sweet boys at home on a snow day having a blast! I was able to get them together for about 2 seconds to snap this photo!

I just love this quote in the Swagger collection from Fancy Pants...so true and can be used for really any type of layout you are making! I used my glaze to cover the arrow kraft pins again...just love the look of them.

 I used my small snowflake punch and machine stitched them on in random places. I like how the striped paper makes it look like it is snowing on my layout. ;)

Always have to have some type of dimension when working with stickpins. I used some foam adhesive, which is great to stick the pins into.

Okay, that's all! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you all(who celebrate it) enjoy your Memorial Day weekend!!

Boys Rule April kit layout - You Are My Boy

Hi all!

I am going to share a new Boys Rule layout with you all today using the fun and fab April kit!

You Are My Boy

So, for this layout I pulled out the acrylic arrow shape and Pen-touch white opaque pen and went to work! :)  *The kraft cardstock is not included in the kit*

 I did some stitching throughout the layout in a coordinating orange thread....love the touch it gives!

 I love the Studio Calico frames that come with this kit...such a great detail to the photo!

I am so proud of this little guy!! His first year of school, Pre-Kindergarten, and he has been selected as Star Student of the Week 2 times in his class! And the year isn't even over yet! They only select them every other week, and his teacher decided that instead of letting everyone get selected once, they would actually choose the kids that deserve it...and he was the first child in the whole school to get it twice!! I am beyond blessed to have such smart, sweet, well-behaved children! :)

Okay, that's all from me today!!

Be sure to be on the lookout for the new May kit from Boys Rule!!! You will LOVE it!! :D

Boys Rule - April Extreme Scrappy Challenge!

Over on the Boys Rule blog today, we have the April Extreme Scrappy Challenge!

This month's challenge is to use at least 5 different patterned papers. Not too hard, right!?!?

Here is my take on the challenge...

Ice Cream Run

I made sure to use 5 separate papers (not just a few a sides and b sides...5 separate sheets). This collection comes with some fabulous prints that are great for cutting up and embellishing with! I also never thought I would use the scrabble-type paper, but when I saw the word "hungry", I had to use with this photo of the boys. We take a lot of ice cream runs in the summer, but for some reason this particular trip got photographed!! ;)

 I used that fabulous white pen from the kit and made my own stitching-type embellishings...so fun! 

I took the journal card and cut out the tag shape and made it into an actual journaling tag! ;)

This was a fun layout to put together! I just love these colors and patterns, and having such fun embellishings to work with is definitely a plus!!

Make sure to head over to the Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits blog to see another great take on the challenge!!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

♥♥

You Are Amazing - Boys Rule layout

Hi all!

I would love to share a Boys Rule layout with you all today! :)

 The new April kit featuring All About A Boy by Echo Park is such a bright, fun collection and Laura-Lee has matched some fabulous embellishments with it! I always love when the kit has coordinating buttons, and those frames are just too cute!!

You Are Amazing

I thought the blues of this collection matched my photo perfectly! The embellishment stickers are so fun with this line! I just love that hot air balloon!!

 

 

Okay, that's all from me today! Have a good one!! :)

"U R Wonderful" card - Boys Rule April kit

Hi everyone!!

The new April kit is available over at Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits, and I have a card to share with you using this fabulous kit!! :)

U R Wonderful

I am in love with this gorgeous kit and collection!! Such amazing colors and fab designs!! Cannot wait to really dig into it and play!! ;)

Here is a detailed photo of the April Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits kit:

Be sure to pick yours up today!! :D

Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits layout - Car Wash

I am so loving the March kit from Boys Rule!! It features the amazing Boy Crazy collection from My Mind's Eye, along with some fabulous other embellishings and alphas selected by Laura-Lee...she always matches everything together so well! :)

My layout today features the fun car accents from the kit...

Car Wash

 

Some fun photos of the boys helping their dad wash the vehicles. I can't get enough of photos like these!! ;)

Be sure to head over to Boys Rule to see all the fabulous creations from the other girls using this amazing kit!!

2 in 1 post: Bella Blvd and Boys Rule

Hey guys!!

So, it has been so crazy around here lately!! I haven't had much time to post here, so I am mixing this post. I normally like to keep each DT project/post separate...but just to get caught up, this post will have some Bella and some Boys Rule! ;)  *Warning - this is a photo heavy post* lol

So, first up is Bella...

This past Saturday was another sketch on the Bella blog, and I have a layout up to go with it!! :) You can find the post HERE.

How Many Photos?

I have been wanting to scrap these photos since we took them on New Year's Eve, and this was the perfect sketch! The grid design is very popular right now because of Project Life, and I love being able to use it in layout form! I embellished our fun photos with a variety of Bella products, from Mr. Boy all the way to the new Engaged At Last collection.

Here is the sketch:

And a few detailed photos:

Supplies:
Engaged At Last: Bachelor Party, Bachelor Extras, Alpha+Bits Stickers; Mr. Boy: Just Write Journal Stickers, Chipboard Icons; High Five Alpha Stickers: Blue, Green, Yellow; Ciao Chip Everyday Elements: Stars & Hearts; Designer Tape: Ice Stripe, Pickle Juice Stripe, Blue Chevron; Button Market: Orange Stars, Text, Masculine Mix

And, now for some Boys Rule!! :)

I posted last week over at Boys Rule using the new March kit, featuring My Mind's Eye: Boy Crazy!! :) It is one of my favorite collections that came out of Winter CHA 2013!! You can find that post HERE.

For that post, I shared a trio of cards...

The Sky's The Limit 

  

 We're Quite A Pair!

Hello

I am having so much fun with this kit!! :) Just 3 cards into it, and I barely have made a dent!! Can't wait to play with it some more!

Okay, I hope you all made it through this post!! ;)

Have a great day!   

Boys Rule February kit layout: Rockin Green Hair

I have a post up over at Boys Rule today!!

Rockin Green Hair

For details about my layout, head over to the Boys Rule blog!!

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits February Sketch and layout

How is everyone???

We have the February Sketch Challenge up on the Boys Rule blog today!

This month's sketch was created by me! :)

And here is my take:

Can you tell the sketch was based off of the kit?!? ;) LOVE those arrows!

The Good Life by Fancy Pants is such a fabulous collection...so, so easy to work these colors together, and the embellishings Laura-Lee added are perfect!

Be sure to head over to the Boys Rule blog to see the other girls' take on the sketch! Such fabulous inspiration!! You can see the February Sketch Challenge post HERE.

Boys Rule layout - 100th day of school

Hi everyone!!

I have my first post up for February over at Boys Rule! You can find the post HERE.

I am using the "Happy Boy" kit...Laura-Lee knocked it out of the park...again!! I am telling you, she does amazing putting these kits together!!! You can purchase your own February Boys Rule kit HERE. (There are still some of the previous kits for sale, too! You can find them HERE.)

Today's layout features my cutie patootie Pre-Ker!! :)

100th day of school

I am still absolutely loving the chevron trend!! This bold black and white print is stunning!!

Yeah, I figured out that mini staples and chipboard = no bueno!!! Lol, lesson learned!! ;)

I just love all the different types of embellishings you get!! The Pink Paislee frames and chipboard arrows! Awesome!! 

 And the chevron bags...swoon!! Love those!

Boys Rule would love to see what their member's do with their monthly kits!! Please upload your projects to the Boys Rule Facebook page, HERE, so we can give you all some much deserved love!! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

xoxo

Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits - one more January kit layout

Hi all!!

I had a post up over at Boys Rule today:

I thought I would sneak in one more layout using the January kit!!! 

Besides the background paper, all of the patterned paper used was scrap pieces from my previous layouts. I trimmed a couple of them, made one into a banner piece, and then inked the edges.

I framed the photo with inked stars, the twine wrapped tag, and took some of the ties from the sticker sheet, and cut them into banners.

All that was left was the title, which I didn't really plan a place for, just kind of stuck it down!! lol ;)

Hope you all enjoyed your January kits, and I CANNOT WAIT for you to see February's!!! Be on the lookout for it's reveal!!!

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Okay, that's it for today! Thanks!! :D

xoxo

Boys Rule: Extreme Scrappy Challenge

Hi everyone!!

We have some changes happening over at Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits! Instead of a sketch challenge ever 2 weeks, we will be having a monthly sketch challenge, and...

an Extreme Scrappy Challenge!!!

This month's challenge was selected by Dani...

Make a card or layout using a GRID.

Here is my take on it:

I Spy...

I LOVE these types of challenges!! After the "beginning stages" of deciding how I wanted to do my layout, it took me less than an hour to put this page together! Score!! Love when that happens!!!

(Of course, now I realized that I left the date off...lol, will have to go back and add it!!)

There is lots of inspiration over at the Boys Rule blog!! Be sure to check it out, and make sure to link up your take!! :) You can get to the post HERE.

xoxo

"I Lost My Tooth Today" Boys Rule layout

Today was my day to post over at Boys Rule Scrapbook Kits!

I have had so much fun playing with the new January kit: Mr. Mr.!!

(You can purchase it HERE)

I know I say it every month for every kit, but Laura-Lee absolutely rocks putting these kits together!!!

Everything just goes together so well!!

I Lost My Tooth Today

 

This layout came together so quickly! Lots of stitching and layers and some super cute pictures of my Daniel!! :)

Hope you enjoyed this one, and thank you so much for stopping by!

xoxo

My favorite 2012 layouts

Happy New Year's Eve everybody!! :)

This is the first time I have done this..."My Top 10 Layouts of the Year"...and I know why...

it. was. hard.

Incredibly hard!! So much so that I actually picked 13 layouts, lol! I couldn't cut it back! Oh well, my list anyways, right!! ;)

In no particular order....

Rugged Play 2011

This layout was made for Boys Rule using the May kit.

Celebrate Jacob

This layout was made for My Scraps and More.

My Little Snowman

This layout was made for Boys Rule using the January kit and one of my sketches.

Senior Prom

This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #217.

be you (be amazing)

 This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #204.

Leaf Pile fun!

This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #225 using one of my sketches.

I Love You

This layout was made for Boys Rule using the December kit.

Now A Family of 4

This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #206.

Make A Wish

This layout was made for Bella Blvd (DT Call layout).

Brothers

 This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #200.

Me & You

This layout was made for My Scraps and More for the September reveal.

Mr & Mrs

This layout was made for Bella Blvd using the Mid Release collection: Kiss Me.

Ready. Set. Throw!

This layout was made for Creative Scrappers sketch #240 using My Scraps and More's January kit: Baby It's Cold Outside.

Okay, that is my top 13 of 2012!! ;) I loved going back through my blog and seeing all of these again! I've noticed a few things looking at these layouts...

1. I really like sketches, lol! Half of them are sketch layouts!

2. Apparently any and all shades of blue are my favorite!! Nothing wrong with that! ;)

Thanks so much for going back through the year with me!

2012 was fabulous...here's to 2013!!