Baking Up Joy

Happy Hump Day!!  Today I am sharing another layout I created with the December Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is a reminder of the full kit:

Here is my layout created with the Pink Fresh Studio Holiday Magic collection included in the kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White- from the kit and black-from my stash; Patterned Paper: Pink Fresh Studios Holiday Magic-from the kit; Chipboard embellishments: Pink Fresh Studios Holiday Magic-from the kit; ephemera: Pink Fresh Studios Holiday Magic-from the kit; Alphas: American Craft Thickers-from my stash & enamel dot: My Mind's Eye- from my stash.

I mounted the patterned papers on black cardstock to make them "pop" more.  I love that look!  This is a super fun kit with the lovely non-traditional Christmas colors!  Make sure and hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this fun kit!  Happy creating!

November 5th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!

TGIF!!  Today I am sharing my take on the November 5th card sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  This sketch was created by yours truly! 

 Here is the sketch:

Here is my card created with this fun sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Stampin' Up: Whisper White; Patterned Paper: Pink Fresh Studio Just a little lovely, 1 Canoe 2 Willow and CTMH; ink: Memento: Tuxedo Black; sticker: 1 Canoe 2 Willow; Die: CTMH; Stamp: Stampin' Up Simply Sketched; black pen: Le Pen

I love the color palette of this card!  This card was made from all scraps and I think turned out wonderfully!  That's the fun with sketches!! I hope you will join in the fun this month at Sketch N Scrap!  Make sure and check out what the other DT members did with this sketch!  Happy creating!! 

Freak Fast Friday Fun!

TGIF!!  Happy Friday friends!  Today I am sharing my layout using the October Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom and the October Freaky Fast Friday Formula!  I always love doing this fun challenge, it makes creating a layout so fast and fun!  Here is a reminder of the Flavors of the month kit for October:

Here is a reminder of the Pink Fresh Studios The Best Days kit:

Here is the Freaky Fast Friday Formula for this month:

Here is my layout created with this amazing kit and fun formula:

Supplies Used: White cardstock: From the kit; Patterned Paper: Pink Fresh Studios The Best Days- from the kit; ephemera: Pink Fresh Studios The Best Days- from the kit; stickers: Pink Fresh Studios The Best Days- from the kit; enamel dot: Pink Fresh Studios The Best Days- from the kit; tag punch: Stampin' Up - from my stash; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers- from my stash.

I love the beautiful color palette and soft patterns included in this kit.  These papers were perfect for these cute photos of my friend's sweet granddaughter!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other DT members did with this fun challenge!  Happy creating!  

September 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap

TGIF!! Today I was lucky enough to get some free time this afternoon to play along with the September 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap!  I really loved this sketch when I first saw it, as I really love the look of a big circle!!  Here is the sketch by sketch artist Heather Hall:

Here is my layout created with the sketch:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white- Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Pink Fresh Studio Happy Blooms, Hip Kit Club Delightful & Crate Paper Oasis; ephemera: Hip Kit Club Delightful; Letter Stickers: Hip Kit Club Pretty Sweet; Chipboard word (adventure): Pink Paislee Horizons; enamel dots: Hip Kit Club Pretty Sweet. 

I had so much fun with this layout! I loved that I was able to use up papers and embellishments from my September Great Stash Bash kit too!  The only paper I didn't use from the kit was the Crate Paper Oasis paper I used for the background.  But still a win in my book as I used up another piece of paper!! YAY!  I am working hard on using up my kit this month, but it is HARD to use up 10 papers!!  I have barely made a dent in my kit with this one layout but stay tuned, I will be working on making a few cards next!!  I hope you will join in the fun at Sketch N Scrap this month or why not join in the fun and play along with Lisa & Lori's Great Stash Bash challenge and make up a kit to create with?  

Happy creating!!  

Sketch N Scrap #229

Happy Weekend!!  The month is over half way over and that means there is a new sketch up at Sketch N Scrap!  I created the July 15th sketch and had this picture specifically in mind when I did so!  Here is the sketch:

Today I am using the gorgeous Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom for July.  I am using the Pinkfresh Studio's line called Happy Blooms for today's layout.

 Here is the kit:

Here is my layout created with this amazing kit and fun sketch:

This is such a gorgeous line and the papers/embellishments were perfect for this photo! This layout came together so quickly using the sketch and the kit!  Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out what the other designers did with this gorgeous kit!  I hope you will join in the fun this month at Sketch N Scrap, you have until July 31st at 9:55 pm CST to join in the fun for a chance to win a $15 gift card to A Cherry On Top!!  Happy creating!

Pink Fresh Studios Keeping It Real ~April at The ScrapRoom!

Happy Hump Day!  Today I'm back with another layout I created with the April Flavors of the Month Kit at The ScrapRoom!  Here is reminder of the kit:

Here is the Pink Fresh Studios Keeping It Real line I used on today's layout:

Here is the layout I created with this amazing kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white- from the kit; Patterned Paper: PinkFresh Studio Keeping it Real- from the kit; emphemera: Pink Fresh Studio Keeping it Real- from the kit; circle die: Stampin' Up stitched circle; black pen: Pentel; puffy stickers/word: Pink Fresh Studio Keeping it Real-from the kit; tag: Fancy Pants-from my stash.

I loved how this collection gave me so many opportunities for fussy cutting!  I cut out the tag at the top that says "Get lost in a good book".  I really loved that particular paper and all the fun tags, I cut most of them out to use later! I really felt like this picture of my friend's granddaughter reading a book was perfect for this line!!  Is there anything cuter then a little kid reading a book????? I don't think so!   Make sure and head on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out all the other layouts the DT has created with this amazing kit!  Happy creating!

Oh What Fun ~ December Flavors of the Month kit!

Happy Sunday!!  The weekend is almost over but I didn't want to let it end without inspiring you with this fun layout I created with the December Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom using the mini kit featuring the PinkFresh Studios Oh What Fun collection!!  Here is a reminder of the December Flavors of the Month kit:

Here is the PinkFresh Studios' Oh What Fun mini kit I am using today:

Here is my layout using this fun kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: White- from the kit and Stampin' Up Basic Black-from my stash; Patterned Paper: PinkFresh Studios Oh What Fun- from the kit; ephemera: PinkFresh Studios Oh What Fun- from the kit; sticker (tab)- PinkFresh Studios Oh What Fun- from the kit; letter stickers: American Crafts Thickers- from my stash

I love this fun line with it's nontraditional colors and had a lot of fun scrapping this picture of my friend and her friends visiting from out of town at the ICE exhibit at The Gaylord Texas last year.  Make sure and stop by The ScrapRoom blog to see what other amazing layouts the DT has created with this fun collection!!  Happy creating! 

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ November edition

Happy November!!  This month is flying by isn't it?  I hope you have been enjoying some lovely Fall weather where you are at!  Today it's time for the November edition of our TN Time with Lisa and Lori challenge!  So let's get the party started!!

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life).  You will then have a chance to win my prize as well as Lori's prize!  That's a chance to win TWO times with ONE layout! WOW!

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

Now for Lori's fun challenge: (November 10th through December 9th):

I know many of you are like me and have a lot of holiday pictures they need to document, so let's get in the holiday mood and document about the holidays ladies....Christmas, Thanksgiving or ANY holiday you would like to document about!! 

Here is my spread using the sketch and Lori's challenge!  I chose to document about our trip to the ChristKindl Market in Arlington last year!  We had so much fun and had plans to return again in 2020...who would have imagined that everything would be canceled this year *sigh*....it sure makes you appreciate those special times even more!  

Supplies Used: Patterned Papers: Hip Kit Club; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers (BRIGHT), PinkFresh Studios (SPIRITS) and Scenic Route (MAKING); chipboard stickers (house & sparkle & shine): Hip Kit Club; stickers (puffy snowflake & tree): Hip Kit Club; word stickers: Crate Paper

I am FINALLY using up this amazing kit by the Hip Kit Club that I bought back in 2018!!  I have been hoarding it far to long!  It is part of my November Great Stash Bash kit and I am going to be trying to create all my Christmas projects with this kit so I can use it up!!  It's so cute it's hard to make myself use it!  

Here is a close up of the left page:

I love to use different fonts in my title and was excited that this sketch allowed a lot of room for a big title!  These black foam stickers with the arrows were a gift and I really loved them but hadn't found the right project for them until today!  I love how they represent the feel of the German Christmas market!!

Here is a close up of the right page:

I took a long time to pick out these papers but in the end I conveyed the feeling I was looking for in my spread!!  I am really trying to finish up my 2019 TN before 2021 which is why I chose to do a Christmas layout vs a Fall layout!  I have to do one more double page spread, my intro page and then my recap page and I will be done with this TN!  It is super fat and fluffy so it is getting harder to work in but I am determined to finish it before next year!  Wish me luck!  Now for the nitty gritty:

                  RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE (to be entered into the prize drawing):

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2.Create a new, not previously posted project.
3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4.If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 
6.You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7.If there are less than 3 players for our challenge, no winners will be chosen. Prize draw will occur every 3 months. 

8. Must be a follower of my blog to enter.

9. We only ship within the US, international players are welcome but they will need to pay the shipping if they are chosen as our prize winner or forfeit the prize

10.Most importantly have FUN!

We have decided to do a drawing every 3 months so we won't do our next drawing until December, so there is still plenty of time to play along!

Here is the prize one randomly selected winner will win!!:  An amazing package of  PinkFresh Studios Holiday Vibes Chipboard!  These will be perfect for adding a little extra holiday cheer to your holiday layouts, TN spreads or cards!

Be sure to stop by Lori's blog to see her beautiful layout for this challenge!  I hope you will find time to join in the fun this month!  We can't wait to see what you create!!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

October Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom

TGIF!!   Today I am sharing a layout I created using the October 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap and the October Flavors of the month kit.  Here is the kit for October:

Here is the PinkFresh Studios Days of Splendor min kit I am using on today's layout:

Here is the October 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap created by sketch artist Stacy:

Here is my layout using this amazing sketch and adorable kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: white- from the kit & Stampin' Up Crumb Cake-from my stash; Patterned Paper: PinkFresh Studios Days of Splendor- from the kit; ephemera: punches: Stampin' Up scallop border and circles-from my stash; letter stickers: American Craft Thickers- from my stash; gold word:Citrus Twist Kits- from my stash.

I just loved this sketch!  This layout came together so quickly using this amazing sketch.  This sketch is outside of my usual style which I think is why I love it so much!  I know I will be using it again and again!  Make sure and head on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog and The ScrapRoom blog to see what the other DT members did with this fun sketch and kit!  Happy creating!

TN Time with Lisa & Lori ~ September Edition!

Happy Thursday!!  It's almost the weekend!  I hope you will find time to play with paper this weekend!  I hope to carve out a little creative time for myself if I can.  Another month has come and gone and it's time for the September edition of TN Time with Lisa & Lori!  

So let's get this party started: 

HERE IS HOW OUR CHALLENGE WORKS: This is a monthly challenge that launches on the 10th of each month  You will have until the 9th at midnight CST to link up your entries. If you complete my sketch challenge link your TN, bullet journal or planner spread below. If you combined my challenge with Lori's challenge link up your spread here on my blog AND on Lori's Blog (My Happy Life).  You will then have a chance to win my prize as well as Lori's prize!  That's a chance to win TWO times with ONE layout! WOW!

Now for my challenge!! Here is this month's sketch:

Now for Lori's fun challenge: (September 10th through October 9th):

So let's go old school and tear some paper friends!!  What a simple yet striking technique to give a great look to our layouts! 

Here is my spread using both the sketch & Lori's challenge to tear some paper on your project!  As you can see I chose to tear the strip of paper under my quote box!  I love the look of torn paper don't you?

 Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: CTMH Mix In and Every Little Thing lines; journal tabs: Elle's Studio & PinkFresh Studios; quote: Crate Paper Magical Forest; frame: PinkFresh Studios Indigo Hills; stickers: CTMH Every Little Thing (heart, round flower & circle w/ heart) & Crate Paper ( word "Sweet" & cat); Doily: Stampin' Up; ephemera heart & word strips: PinkFresh Studios; Letter Stickers: Making Memories.

Here are a few close ups:

I loved this quote and was excited to find that it matched well with my September Great Stash Bash kit!!  To see more on my Great Stash Bash kit for this month you can click HERE.  Since the pandemic I really find it to be true that happiness is inside the smallest of moments!  I wanted to capture this small everyday moment of myself and my sister's cat Chester in my spread this month!  Chester isn't really into selfies but he did oblige me for one fast selfie as you can see!!

As you can see I switched the sides where the full sheet of paper was in my TN vs in the sketch!  I found it just flowed better.  I also added half of a doily under my picture to give my layout the softer feel that I was seeking to achieve with my papers and embellishments, but other than that I pretty much stayed true to the sketch!   Now for the nitty gritty details:

RULES FOR THE CHALLENGE (to be entered into the prize drawing):

1.Create a TRAVELER'S NOTEBOOK, PLANNER, OR BULLET JOURNAL spread based on the CHALLENGE THEME and/or our sketch. 
2.Create a new, not previously posted project.
3.You are welcome to combine with other challenges.
4.If you have a blog please include the challenge graphic & a link to our challenge in your post.
5.You can link to social media if you don't have a blog. If you show your project on Instagram, please make sure to use #TNtimewithLisaandLori 
6.You can submit multiple projects but they must be posted to InLinkz or social media separately.
7.If there are less than 3 players for our challenge, no winners will be chosen. Prize draw will occur every 3 months. *see note below*
8. Must be a follower of my blog to enter.

9. We only ship within the US, international players are welcome but they will need to pay the shipping if they are chosen as our prize winner or forfeit the prize

10.Most importantly have FUN!

We have decided to do a drawing every 3 months so since we did our drawing in for May we are drawing this month, so drum roll please...........................................Our randomly selected winner for the fun Carta Bella Summer Market chipboard stickers & a few other random Summer embellishments is............................#3!!

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Congrats to Sandi!!  Sandi email me at LLHidy@gmail.com to claim your prize!!  Now for our next prize!!  The next prize draw will be in December and one randomly selected winner will win this amazing package of  PinkFresh Studios Holiday Vibes Chipboard!  These will be perfect for adding a little extra holiday cheer to your holiday layouts, TN spreads or cards!

But remember you can't win if you don't play!  Link up your spread using both or either of the two challenges by December 10th at midnight CST to play along!  Happy creating!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Game Show Challenge fun at Cookin' Up Creations!!

Good morning friends!  Happy Monday!  Today it's my turn to host the last challenge for August at Cookin' Up Creations!  August is Game Show Month at Cookin' Up Creations and all the challenges are based on classic game shows! Today's challenge based on the game show Family Feud!  Family Feud is such an iconic game show and has run for a total of 2,311 episodes so far!  WOW!  Today my challenge is to create a layout about a family tradition using this fun Becky Fleck sketch:

Here is my layout based on the sketch and the Family Feud Challenge:

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Hip Kit Club & Pink Fresh Studios; cardstock: Bo Bunny Swiss Dot White; punch: Stampin' Up notebook edger; frame & doily: Unknown source; chipboard: Made with Love- Scenic Route; stars: Pink Paislee; stickers: gingerbread lady- Doodlebug Designs & Mouse- Hip Kit Club; ephemera: holly swag- Hip Kit Club

My niece and I love to have host a fun dinner on Christmas Eve after our church service.  Every year she plans a fun snack to "create".  This picture is from 2017 and that year she created a fun Christmas tree using grapes, strawberries, a celery stick and a star cut out with a star cookie cutter from a piece of cheese!!  Each year we have so much fun planning what she will do.  Last year it was a hot cocoa bar and she made snowmen out of marshmallows and candy canes for us to dunk in our hot cocoa!!  We have so much fun planning and looking on Pinterest for ideas!  This is a fun tradition we started back in 2015 and I hope we will carry through for years to come!!  Make sure and head on over to the forum at Cookin' Up Creations to join in the fun, we would love to see your favorite family traditions!