Friday, June 7, 2013

June 7th Sketch Challenge and new DT members!

Yay! It's Friday and oh my gosh, we LOVE our Fridays! First of all, it marks the beginning of the weekend for most of us and it is also Reveal day! And this is a big one with lots of news! 


This week we are back to Sketches. We've had lots of requests for multi-pic layouts, so we are still trying to accommodate your wishes.  This is a fun little sketch that you will enjoy designed by one of our co-leaders, Sandi Clarkson! Hope you like it! It might look a little intimidating at first but trust me, once you get started, you can't stop! 





But before we get ahead of ourselves, we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to the new members of our sketch team and let them tell you a bit about themselves! 


"Hi I am Kim Kendell and have been scrapping now for over 16 years. I have a love of paper and what can be done with it .You will find I also love mists and paints and lots of layers and flowers. I am a Mum to one beautiful daughter Malina and partner to Don and aunt to many who are all part of of scrapping. I have designed for many companies and business over the years and currently design for 5 teams with this being my 6th. I look forward to hopefully inspiring you with my creations.." 


"My name is Nicolle Kramer and  I have been scrapbooking for around 8 yrs. I am a stay at home mom of 4 children. I have 2 boy ages 19,18 and 2 girls as well ages 16 and 10. My hubby of 20 yrs is extremely supportive of my hobby. We both love the arts.  I enjoy dabbling in different styles of scrapping. i love a challenge. It's fun to learn new techniques and trends. I'd like to think I am an ever evolving scrapper who loves using bright bold colors, textures and lots of embellishments to enhance the story being told on my page in a unique and creative way that keeps the viewer continually discovering new details every time they see one of my pieces.  I have made some amazing friends in this hobby and have enjoyed every team I have been on. Papercrafting is so much fun. :)"


"My name is Elisabetta Colavero (Eli) and I'm italian: I love sun, pizza and ice cream!  Born on the 3rd of March, 1973, I have a daughter Noemi, 9 years old, who is the favorite subject of my projects.  We live in a nice cottege in a little city with 2 old cats. I'm graduated in Agriculture, and I work for the Province of Cremona, Agricultural department. But I'm very lucky! I can work at home, so I have time to devote to my hobbies: reading, sporting, gardening, and of course, scrapbooking. I started about 7 years ago, and I prefer the layouts and sometimes minialbums. The cards, instead, simply hate me!  I have a not defined style, because I like changes and I try always new techniques. Scrapbooking for me it's like a drug... It allows me to express the artistic side of me and, at the same time, to create something that preserves forever my fondest memories. My slogan is: "Do not throw anything" , both in scrapbooking that in cooking. Yes, I'm a good cook too!"

Welcome, ladies! 
Also, Erica Ortiz, who was on our card team is now part of our Sketch team! Yay, Erica! 
If you haven't noticed, along the left-hand sidebar we now how our team photos under the specific team for which they design. 

Alright, time for some inspiration from our amazing Design Team! 


It's All Good


Trip



Little Angel
Nanné Harry



Jump
Nicolle Kramer


Me


Sweet
Charlotte Brochu

Faces
Patricia van Gelder


HATS
Caroleanne Wright

Your are my Sunshine
Kim Kendell
All Boys (right now)
Holly Hudspeth


Happy Spring Dance


Dream
Tracey Gregory


A Love Story
Jane Stirling
Pretty In Pink
Laura Gilhuly
AngelScraps


This is Me
Bonnie Friesen


Remember When
Erica Ortiz




Are you inspired .... or what? Now, we're sure that you have tons of plans this weekend and the week ahead, but hopefully you can carve out some scrapping time! You'll love having another page or two finished and under your belt! You'll have 2 weeks to link up with the linking tool for a chance at being chosen for the Top 3! 

And speaking of that! We need to announce our Top 3 winners from our May 17th Die Cut Challenge "Flowers." 




Congratulations, ladies! Please grab your Top 3 badge from the right-hand sidebar. And thanks to everyone who played along! We loved seeing all your Flower projects! 

I guess that's about it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!
 Now .. let's get creative! 




Monday, June 3, 2013

Our First Project Life Challenge! ~ Add a Button ~

Happy Monday, everyone! Bet you weren't expecting to see a post from Stuck on U today, were you?
Well, we are just full of surprises this Summer! Yes, we are now into the month of June and here in the Northern Hemisphere, it's now Summer. Hard to imagine, right?

Anyway, we have a Brand New Challenge for you today that we are super excited about! Something that we think will appeal to many of you who have busy lives but are trying to keep up with your photos and the happenings in your homes. So, welcome to Project Life!

 While there are no hard, fast rules to this challenge (yet,) we are asking to see Projects that are:
* new as of today
* follow a Project Life format of some kind
* and for this time only, you must

ADD a BUTTON!

As you see what the Design Team has created, you will get a better idea what's expected for this one. Some people do it by the week, some by the month, while others are more random. They can be digital or traditional. Whatever works for you is fine by us!

But ... before we get to the projects, we want to make a full introduction to some of the new ladies on our team.  Here goes:



Hi my name is Jossie and from Dublin, California.
I am mom to 4 and love spending time with my family.
This is my first year working on a Project Life album and am very excited
to share my pages with you. 


My name is Leah Cameron and I live in a {very} small country town in Victoria, Australia. I have one husband and two daughters and work two days per week. I have been scrapbooking for seven years and this is my fourth year doing Project Life. I love the freedom Project Life has given me in my traditional scrapping, and there is nothing better than seeing my family flick back through previous years’ albums remembering the different things we did.


This is me. Cathy Caines. Mother. Wife. Newfoundlander. And my life is chaos... I bet you were stumped at Newfoundlander - its a stunning island on the most Eastern point of Canada.  Come visit.. we have icebergs! I am an accountant by day and at night I have many hats, which keeps my life unpredictable. I started scrapbooking when my daughter was born three years ago and now that I am blessed with two children, I couldn't let life fly by without preserving the moments.  I call myself an 'emotional' scrapbooker as I love to scrapbook the little things that make me smile.  So, project life is a perfect fit for me!! 


My name is Darcy and I have been scrapping since my oldest daughter was one year old. I live in a small northern Ontario (Canada) community with my husband of 10 yrs, our three girls (3, 5,and 8) and our boxer.bullmastiff Jake. I was so happy to be offered this team as I only have books for my girls. This Project Life is going to be an incredibly selfish journey for me and I am very excited to explore it! 

Some of current DT members are also playing along with PL:
Nanne
Leah
Charlotte
Erica
Fern
Holly
Misty

What a great line-up, right? 

______

So, are you ready to see some projects? I know that I am! Here we go! 


Project Life-Button
Nanné Harry


Pucker Up


Project Life: Button
Project Life- Buttons
Charlotte Brochu
Scrapsational


Project Life - Button
Leah Cameron


Project Life ~ Button
Fern Riley


Project Life - Buttons
Cathy Caines


Project Life - Buttons
Erica Ortiz
Mimi's Paper Dreams


Week 1 January 1-7
Darcy Lagrandeur

Project life Buttons
Misty Littlejohn
Digital PL using photoshop


Project Life - Buttons
Jossie Michel

Were those amazing or what? Now it's time for you to get busy and start creating! You will have 2 weeks to create and upload your projects using the Linking Tool. Before you go, I'd like to thank our last Card Challenge participants for playing along. Please grab your Top 3 badge off the right hand sidebar! 



Hope you have a great week! Thanks for coming by! See you back on Friday for an new Sketch challenge! 


Friday, May 31, 2013

May 31 Die Cut Challenge Birds and DT Goodbyes!


Friday's are always the best day of the week, aren't they?
The weekend ahead of us and knowing that SOUS
has a great new challenge and crazy awesome
projects to share! Many of us are major die cutting fans
so we always look forward to seeing the creative
designs for these challenges!

Today's challenge is...

Birds!

You won't even be able to stand the amazing creations we have for you!

Now for the sad part...
Today we have to announce that this will be the last challenge for a few of
our designers. Next month we'll have some new friends to share
with you, but sadly, today is the last day for some of the girls!
So let us say a major Thank You to...

Lisa Norris
Wanda Boardley
and 
Vivian Lake

Not only are these ladies incredible designers but more importantly,
they are all wonderful woman! We will certainly miss having your
projects showcased here but know that you'll still be sharing
all your creations and can't wait to see what is in store for you all next!

Well...how about we move onto some fabulousness? Ready, set....GO!


Dandelion Dreams
Nanné Harry
SIL store: trees, fence, flowers, leaves, pine cones, road, butterflies and birds

Love Birds
Silhouette Store: tree trunk/leaves, branch, birds.
Dafont.com 


Dressed for Spring
Sillhouette:  Birds and Bird House


Thinking of you
Cricut Cartridge Life's a Beach

Live
Cricut - Art Philosophy, Mothers Day Bouquet, April Showers


Sing Happy Bird Day
Misty
Cricut: Campin Critters


"Adore"
Cricut ~ Nate's ABCs and Home Decor


The Very Grumpy Easter Egg Hunt
SVG: Lettering Delights, Lori Whitlock


Goodbye
Vivian Lake
Treasure Box Designs

celebrate Today. and everyday
Shilo Miles
Cricut Cartridge: Give A Hoot

Owl Graduation Card
Lisa Norris
Silhouette: PPPR Little Hoot Cutting Files

Are you as in love as we are? These are too die for cute!
Gotta LOVE these die cut machines and what they
allow us to create!

How about we also share some love for our Top 3
for the May 10 Sketch...
Email me at mrsbealash AT aol DOT com
to claim your fab Top 3 badge! Thanks for having joined us everyone!

Renee

Leslie

Julie