March TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge!!

Happy March!! Does it feel like Spring yet?  It's been warm one day and cold the next here in Texas! I'm ready for the weather to stop this roller coaster ride!  It's time again for our March TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge!!  Sorry for the delay in posting but I was at a retreat & we had limited internet service and I just returned back home!  So without further delay...............

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 spread!!

Let's get this party started!!!  Here is my March sketch:

And here is Lori's March Challenge:

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

9.Most importantly have FUN!

Here is my TN spread based on the sketch AND Lori's challenge!

 I used washi in the following places: LOVE LIFE strip of washi under ephemera box on bottom of left page and 2 strips of plaid and floral washi at the bottom of the right page.  I had fun creating this spread using this picture of my friends and myself at The Scrapbook Expo in February!  Now it's your turn I can't wait to see what you create!  One randomly selected winner will win this amazing set of ephemera from the Heidi Swapp Emerson Lane collection!  It will make the perfect accents for your TN pages! Just a side note: We ship only in the USA but our challenge is open to everyone so feel free join us if you are an international player!

Now for our February winner!!   THANKS to all our participants this month! I was inspired by each of your amazing entries!!! Our randomly selected winner of the Elle's Studio Hugs & Kisses Puffy Stickers.............. is Sandi!!!
Sandi here is what you have won:

Sandi you can email me at llhidy@gmail.com to claim your prize!! Thanks to everyone who participated in our February TN Time with Lisa & Lori challenge!  I hope you will join me in my March challenge!!  Happy creating!

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March Flavors of the month kit~ Echo Park Spring Fling & Easter Wishes!

I'm back again today to share my second layout using the March Flavors of the month kit at The ScrapRoom!  This kit is so fun, so chock full of scrappy goodness you are going to want one for yourself for sure!  Here is the kit:

And here is the Echo Park Spring Fling & Easter Wishes kit I am using on today's layout:

Here is my layout using this kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: turquoise- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Echo Park Spring Fling & Easter Wishes- from the kit; stickers: Echo Park Spring Fling - from the embellishment kit; ephemera: Echo Park Spring Fling; enamel dots: Echo Park Spring fling -from the kit; letter stickers: Making Memories (small) and American Crafts Thickers- from my stash

I love the beautiful Spring colors of this layout and the ephemera included in the kit is super fun!  I also couldn't resist adding these cute little critter stickers (butterfly, dragon fly, and bee) from the 12 x 12 sticker included in the embellishment kit! I think they add some fun whimsy to this page that uses pictures of my sweet niece hunting Easter eggs at our church a few years back!  I based this layout on my March 1st sketch at Sketch N Scrap, here is the sketch:

Make sure and hop on over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to play along with us this month- you have until March 30th at 9:55 pm CST to submit your entries for any of our 4 sketches for March! And don't forget to check out the other layouts the DT at The ScrapRoom created with this fun March kit! Happy creating!

March Flavors of the Month kit at The ScrapRoom!

Happy Monday!  I hope your March is off to a good start! I am super excited to share The ScrapRoom March Flavors of the Month kit with you this month!  Here is the full kit:

  Here is the Crate Paper Sunny Days kit I used on today's layout:

Here is my layout using this amazing kit:

Supplies Used: Cardstock: Ivory- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper Sunny Days- from the kit; epoxy stickers: Crate Paper Sunny Days- from the kit; bling: Crate Paper- from the kit; sticker (bird) : Crate Paper Sunny Days- from the embellishment kit

I love the beachy feel to these amazing papers and embellishments!  They were perfect for these photos of my friend's family on their beach vacation!  If you have some Summer or beach photos this kit would be a perfect match!  This layout was based on Sketch #157 by the talented Heather Hall at Sketch N Scrap!  I created this layout for Challenge #4 at the Go Green March Crop at Sketch N Scrap! Here is the sketch:

The twist for this challenge is to fussy cut an embellishment to use on your layout!  I chose to fussy cut these incredible pinwheel flowers from one of the beautiful patterned papers! I think they made the perfect flowers for my  layout! The Go Green crop last all month long! We sure hope you can join us at our crop! 

Make sure and hop on over to The ScrapRoom blog as well and check out the other amazing layouts the DT has created with the March Flavors of the Month kit!  Happy creating! 

Stash Bashing

For a few years now I have been working on bashing my stash and not buying as much, each year I get more successful and find new ways of organizing my stash to help me use it.  I feel that this year has been my best to date!! I have joined a challenge group on Facebook called Bash your Scrapbook Stash and they are having a Super Bash Bowl challenge  this month that I have been participating in.  Basically every week we are given a challenge that is worth 7 points if you complete all the items for the challenge.  Each item has a point value assigned to it, so you can chose to do all of the challenge items to get the full 7 points or just a few of them but you will get less points.   I have made 2 layouts so far for this challenge, my goal is to do 4 and since the challenge ends Saturday I had better get a move on 😊  Today I thought I would share my first 2 layouts with you.

Layout number one: (challenge items: sketch, die cuts, journaling, twine, patterned paper)

 Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: KI Memories (circle), Crate Paper &Simple Stories; cardstock: CTMH; dies: Lawn Fawn (snowflakes); ephemera: Simple Stories Freezin' Season; stickers: Simple Stories Freezin' Season, letter stickers; American Craft Thickers; journal box: Elle's Studio; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye.

Layout number two: (Challenge items: sketch, washi, phrase, travel, ephemera)

Supplies Used: Patterned Paper: Echo Park & Simple Stories Travel notes; emphemera: Simple Stories Travel Notes; stickers: Simple Stories Travel Notes; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye; Letter Stickers: Cosmo Cricket & American Crafts Thickers

I sure was able to bash a lot of older stash on these 2 layouts, that KI Memories stitched scallop circle paper is at least 12 years OLD!! I loved it then and still really liked it just never knew what to use it for and since the sketch in challenge #1 called for a circle I felt it was a great time to use it!! I also used up the scraps from my June Flavors of the Month kit at The Scraproom.  I am down to very little left from this June line and hope to create 2 more cards to completely finish it off.  I hope to be back this weekend to share the other 2 layouts I plan to create for this challenge so stay tuned!  If you are interested in bashing some stash you may want to check out this fun group, they have some amazing challenges to help you get motivated to use your stash!  Happy creating! 

February Flavors of the Month kit ~ Cards!

Happy Monday!  I am a bit behind today sharing my cards I made using left overs from my February Flavors of the month kit today!  I was able to attend the Scrapbook Expo in Irving this weekend and it has run me a bit behind, but what fun it was!  If you haven't been you should go and check it out, the classes were super fun, the crop was a blast and the shopping was fun too!  Here is a reminder of the February Flavors of the Month kit from The ScrapRoom:

Here are my cards using this kit:

 Supplies Used: card base: CTMH; patterned paper: Simple Stories Kissing Booth- from the kit; rhinestones: Queen & Co- from my stash; ephemera: Simple Stories Kissing Booth-from the kit

 Supplies Used: Cardstock: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Crate Paper La La Love- from the kit; foam heart & sentiment: Crate Paper La La Love- from the kit

 Supplies Used: card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper- Echo Park: Let's Party- from the kit; stickers: Echo Park Let's Party- from the kit; enamel dot: Echo Park Let's Party- from the kit; tag: Echo Park Let's Party- from the kit.

 Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Carta Bella Our House from the February Flavors of the Month kit; stickers: Carta Bella Our House; vellum: Stampin' Up; dies: scallop circle and circle: Stampin' Up; sketch: Sketch N Scrap

Supplies Used: card base: CTMH; patterned paper: Simple Stories Kissing Booth; ephemera: Crate Paper La La Love (sentiment and large heart) and Simple Stories Kissing Booth (flower); sketch- Sketch N Scrap

I really love how these all turned out!! I have just a few scraps of paper left from my kit and a number of embellishments left that I plan to mix back into my stash to use at a later date but overall I have just a few more projects I can create before killing this kit which I hope to do before my March kit arrives!! I know you will love the value of these amazing kits at The ScrapRoom, make sure and hope on over to The ScrapRoom blog to check out the other amazing extras the DT created wtih their kits this month!  Happy creating!

Sketch N Scrap Card sketch #140

Happy Hump Day!  This month has flown by and it's time to share our last sketch of the month at Sketch N Scrap!  Today's sketch was designed by yours truly and  is a fun card sketch.  

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card using the sketch:

Supplies Used: Card base: CTMH; Patterned Paper: Carta Bella Our House from the February Flavors of the Month kit; stickers: Carta Bella Our House; vellum: Stampin' Up; dies: scallop circle and circle: Stampin' Up.

I love the Carta Bella Our House line, it is so fun and the colors are so vibrant! This card was made from scraps of this collection that was in my The ScrapRoom February Flavors of the Month kit.  Make sure and head over to the Sketch N Scrap blog to check out all the amazing cards the DT has made using this sketch!  You have until February 28th at 9:55 pm CST to play along with us! Happy creating friends!

February Jumpstart Sketch at The ScrapRoom!

Happy Valentine's Day!!  Today I am sharing my layout using the GORGEOUS Simple Stories Kissing Booth line that is found in the ScrapRoom February Flavors of the Month kit.  Here is a reminder of the kit:

 Here is the Simple Stories Kissing Booth kit I used:

Here is the February Jumpstart sketch I used for my layout:

Here is my layout using this amazing kit:

Supplies Used: card stock: Black- from the kit; Patterned Paper: Simple Stories Kissing Booth- from the kit: ephemera: Simple Stories Kissing Booth-from the kit; letter stickers (your & Face) Making Memories & Doodlebug Designs- from my stash; doily: Recollections- from my stash; enamel dots: My Mind's Eye- from my stash; stickers: Simple Stories Kissing Booth- from the kit.

These sweet photos are of my friend's beautiful little graddaughter.  I was so excited when I realized that the floral paper basically matched almost exactly the print on her cute outfit!  So of course, I had to use these photos on this layout!  This sketch made creating my layout SUPER FAST and easy!  I love using sketches don't you?  Make sure and play along with this fun sketch challenge on the ScrapRoom blog this month!!  Happy creating!