Summer In Finland Page

Hello everyone,

I would love to share with you this page of my daughter and her cousin covered in mud from the lake of my in-laws summer place in Finland. Its something that the generations of children do there. My children had so much fun spending time with them and getting better in Finnish. The best part was: my in-laws had them for a whole month, so my husband and I had some time off. It was hard to let them go but I knew they were in good hands and that they were safe.

So here is the page:

I created a pocket to store a news paper article my Father-in-law translated into English for me. The title of the article was 'So You Can Recognize The Symptoms of Budding Cottager-Madness.' The pull-out tag was a comment my sister-in-law made about the photo: "Leikit ne vaan pysyvat samoina suskupolvesta toiseen." This translates to: The games, they remain the same from generation to generation.

What was used:
DCWV Fun in the Sun Stack
American Crafts Thickers Lullaby
Cricut Cursive 101
Recollections Glitter Adhesive Shapes (butterflies)
Stardust Stickles

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

101 Followers and My Newest Awards

Hello everyone,

I would first like to thank all my followers for getting me in to the triple digits. It is so exciting to share my work with you all and I am so touched by all the love and warmth that it has been received with. Thanks so much and a big digi-hug to you all.

I would also love to share that have been given even more love in the form of awards! My second Stylish Blogger Award and TWO Versatile Blogger awards.

 I would like to thank Karen from The Busy Bug for my Stylish Blogger Awards and Esther from For The Joy of Creating and Wendy from Wendy's Creative Crafting Corner. It mean so much that you ladies have taken the time to send me these awards.  

For the Stylish Blogger Award: 

1. Thank the person who gave you this award and link back to their blog
2. Share 8 things about yourself
3. Pass the award to 8 other bloggers
4. Leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition.

For the Versatile Blogger Award:

1. Thank the person who gave you this award and link back to their blog
2.  Share 7 things about yourself
3.  Pass the award to 15 other bloggers

4. Leave a comment so that they can pass along the recognition.
 

Eight things about myself:

1.  I have not been back to my home country since I left in 1999.

2.  I left to do a PhD in Tropical Ecology (its was completed).

3. When I am out with my kids most people ask if I am the nanny.

4.  I  love the look of embarrassment on their faces when they find out they have just put their foot in it.

5. I love cold weather, can't stand heat!

6. Scrapbooking/Card Making has a calming effect on me.

7. I am my worst critic when it comes to my work.

8. I am drooooolllling over the Cricut Expression 2.

I am sharing the Stylish Blogger Award with these bloggers in no specific order:
1. Nut Slightly Cracked
2. Cards By Jovan
3. Craft Me This
4. Marebear Scraps
5. The Cricut Bug
6. Craftyful Gardens
7. Wendys Creative Crafting Corner
8. For The Joy of Creating

I am sharing the Versatile Blogger Award with these bloggers in no specific order:
1. Quick Chick Designs
2. Love to Crop
3. Purple Peeps Technique
4. The Country Life
5. Capri's Delight
6. Scraps By Sissy
7. What's Scrappin'
8. My 3E Scrapbooking
9. By Adrian 4 U
10. Scrappin Chick
11. Moe Creations
12. A Busy Bee/ Double Click Connections
13. The Busy Bug
14. A Crafters Haven
15. The Scrapping Cat

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches - # 154

Hi Everyone,

There is a new sketch on Nuts About Sketches this week. Here is my take on this sketch. The photos are of my little girl and her friend at their first movie in a theater. It was so much fun for them. Although I think she enjoyed the popcorn a little more than the movie.

 

What was used:
Cricut Lyrical Letters
SCAL for the popcorns
We are Memory Keepers White Out Collection
Martha Stewart Punch Double Loop Border Punch
Chalk and Inks

Go visit Nuts About Sketches and see all the lovely layouts that were submitted for this sketch.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate with a Dog

Hi everyone,
I made a card with a cute little doggie! I rarely uses them because we don't have pets, although my daughter has been begging for a pet. I love dogs, but My husband and I are not really pet people.

I am submitting this card to four challenges!
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog- #52 Happy Birthday
Bitten By The Bug 2 - Dog
Peachy Keen Stamp Challenge -#48 Follow the sketch
Paper Cutz Challenge - #83 Anything Goes

 

What was used:
Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls Cart (Dog cut at 2.75 inches)
Cricut Celebrations Cart (Party hat cut at 1.5 inches)
Cricut Georges and Basic Shapes (Callout cut at 1.5W X 0.75H)
DCWV Assorted Splats Paper
Bazzill Basics Paper - Night Water
TPC Linen Textured Paper
TPC Studio Greetings Stamp Set
IRock and Gems
Ribbon from my stash

Sakura Glaze Pen
Ink

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #49 - Monochromatic

Hello everyone,

I love the challenges at My Sheri Crafts and though I'd this week's challenge a try. I have never done a monochromatic card or page before. I chose blue for my card, because that's my favorite color.

What was used:
Cricut Wall Decor and More (Owl cut at 3 inches)
Patterned Paper from my stash
Ribbon from my local craft store
Greeting from Michael's $1 stamps
Stamping up Scallop trim border punch
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing folder
Blue ink
Bling

Head over to My Sheri Crafts and participate in her awesome weekly challenges
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #6: Thank You

Hello everyone,

Its Tuesday time for a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week's Challenge (#6): Make a 'Thank you' project, but it must have a tag on it. You have until Sunday, March 27th, 11:59pm (EST).  The winner will be selected and entered into the monthly drawing.  March's prize will be "ROCK PRINCESS" cricut cartridge!

I have always found it hard to work tags so this one was a real challenge for me. I also thought I would make another Tri-fold Shutter card. There are a few Utube videos giving full instructions on how to make these stunning cards. Once you have made one you will be hooked! See my first try here.

I have added quite a few of the things I love to this card: butterflies, Argle paper, polkadots and BLING!

Fully Opened

Closed

Details

 

What was used:
Cricut Home Accents (Butterflies with antennae removed 0.78, 1.00, 1.83 and 2.88 inches)
Cricut Gypsy Wanderings (Scalloped oval 2.46, Oval 2.22 inches)
Craft wire for antennae
Red Recollections Bling
DCWV Nana's Kitchen Mat Stack
DCWV Glitter Cardstock
Basic Grey Basics White - Booknote
Inkadinkado Kathy Davis Stamps
TPC Studio Greetings
Embossing Powder
Metalic Brads
Red Ink

Get creating, upload your pictures to Celebrate the Occasion and check out the amazing projects submitted by the talented ladies on Celebrate the Occasion's Design Team.

Happy scrapping!
Judy.

Nuts About Sketches - # 153

Hi everyone,

There is a new sketch on Nuts About Sketches this week. After seeing this page you will notice that I am not a scrapper by season and I don't scrap chronologically. I do a page I can feel! When I just started scrapping it was an advice told to me and I must say its the best advice I ever got in regards to my pages. If you have the perfect idea for a Christmas layout do it in Summer! Who cares as long as your pages are done!

 

 

 Close up on the title and spiders

 

What was used:
Cricut Doodlecharms (12 spiders cut from 0.75 to 1.5 inches)
Cricut Mini Monsters (title cut at 3 inches)
Cricut A Child's Year (pumpkin border on the Gypsy)
DCWV Halloween Paper
My Mind's Eye Scary Sparkle paper
Black ink
Black Diamond Stickles for spiders' eyes
Halloween Tags (I can't remember where I got these and what brand they are).

Go visit Nuts About Sketches and see all the lovely layouts that were submitted for this sketch.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Nuts About Sketches - # 152

Hi Everyone,

This post is a bit late. Sketch 152 from Nuts About Sketches was last Monday's (14th) sketch. I made the layout about my grandmother's 100th birthday celebration! It was so much fun it was nice to see her, other family members I had not seen in years and meet others that I had not met before.

  

The photo is a Collage print of various times in my grandmother's life, everyone got to take one home with them. There is even a photo of me and my dad from years ago. My dad past away in 1998 from Colon Cancer. 

I did make it into a double page layout to show off pictures I took with my family on the night.

What was used:

K & Company Paper Doll Die-Cut Paper 

Sizzix Flowers embossing folder

Cricut Doodletype cart for 100

Flower brads

Ink

Shear ribbon
 

Go visit Nuts About Sketches and see all the lovely layouts that were submitted for this sketch and check in later today to see what I have done with today's Monday 21st sketch.

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

Onesie Card

Hi everyone,

I just want to remind you of the new challenge over at Celebrate the Occasion. This week's theme is New Arrival (new pet or baby). You have until Sunday, March 20th, 11:59pm (EST).  The winner will be selected and entered into the monthly drawing.  March's prize will be "ROCK PRINCESS" cricut cartridge! 

My card is a bit of a cheat its not totally new. Its a new post but it was done before this challenge was announced. I used Cricut Life's a Party cart for the onsie.

So get creating, upload your pictures to Celebrate the Occasion and check out the amazing projects submitted by the talented ladies on Celebrate the Occasion's Design Team.


Happy Scrapping!
Judy

You're the best card

Hello everyone,

I wanted to share this card I made for two challenges. This is the first time that I have submitted one project for two challenges but when I saw the challenges I immediately had this idea. I am submitting it for:

• Bitten By The Bug 2 - Ladybug Challenge
• Peachy Keen Stamps - Sketch Challenge 47: Think Bling

What was used:
Create a Critter (ladybug cut at 2.75 inches)
Hero Arts Stamps for greeting
Fiskars flower punch
Peachy Keen Everyday Character Faces
Imaginisce IRock setter and gems to bling the flowers
Ribbon from my stash
Patterned paper is Heidi Grace Designs Baby Girl/Buggy paper.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion - Challenge #4: St. Patrick's Day

Hello everyone,

Its Tuesday, that means a new challenge at Celebrate the Occasion. This week the challenge is St. Patrick's day.  Remember when you enter the challenges the selected winner is also entered into a monthly drawing for awesome prizes. I look forward to your seeing entries.

I made a tri-fold card that measures 5.5 X 5.5 inches when closed.

Closed

Inner Flap

Fully Opened

What was used:
Cricut Gypsy
Cricut A Child's Year (silhouette on black and green at 2.5 inches, hat with hidden contours 1.59 inches & shamrocks 0.83 to 1.14 inches)
Cricut Ashlyn's Alphabet ('Kiss me I'm Irish - 1.25 to 1.70 inches)
Cricut George and Basic Shapes (gold buckle on the hat using Gypsy)
DCWV the Doodlin' Around Stack
Stamping up Around the Page Punch set - Scallop trim (started with a square 4.25 inches)
1 inch green ribbon
Green ink
 
Luck O' the Irish to you!
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Peachy Keen - Let's Face it Friday - Sew Super Cute {Challenge 11}

Hello everyone,

I thought I'd play along with Peachy Keen this week. I have not played with them before but I love, love their stamps. Maybe its the rain or maybe its because I see some green on my grass that I felt like making these cards.

What was used:
Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face Assortment
Cricut Create a Critter (Sun 2.75 inches)
Cricut Simply Charmed (Rainbow 2.5 inches)
Black pen for faux stitching
DCWV Cardstock border
Cardstock: We R Memory Keepers & Recollection
Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations - Rays embossing folder
Inkadinkado "Kid Quotes" stamp

Happy Scrapping
Judy

Nuts About Sketches - # 151

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share my first layout as part of the Nuts About Sketches team. Please head over to NAS to see the gorgeous layouts the DT submitted for ideas and inspiration.

My layout : Summer at the Res

Close Ups

What was used:

Cricut Create a Critter (Sandcastle 4 inches)

Cricut Life's Beach (Pails- 3 inches and Sun 4 inches)

Cricut Wall Decor and More (Waves 1 inch cut 3 different colors 4 times )

Cricut Lyrical Letters (Words 1 and 2 inches)

DCWV Summer Dream and Fun in the Sun Summer stacks

Happy Scrapping!

Judy

Even More Great News!!!

Hello everyone,

I was chosen to be on another design team! That's my third DT! I am just so excited by the chance to work with Shawn and the other ladies on the DT at Nuts About Sketches. She has some really inspiring sketches up weekly and the DT showcase their pages based on her sketches every Monday. 

Here is the page I made with the sketch:

Here is the sketch that she used for DT entry:

 

 
What was used:
Except for the Fastenator
All paper and embellishments were from We R Memory Keepers Geo-Hectic Stack.

I can't wait for you to see her sketches and what I create with them. I am so hoping that I can get loads of pages done with her sketches. Please visit NAS and see her past sketches for more inspiration.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #46 - All About Boys

Hello everyone,

I love playing along with the challenges over at My Sheri Crafts. Sometimes making a card for a boy is so hard. I really tried this week to do this one and I am submitting my card with only three hours to spare.

What was used:
Cricut Nate's ABCs cart (Boy1 cut at 2.5 inches)
American Crafts Paper
Star shaped brads
Sentiment printed on my computer.

Inside the card reads: 'That's what little boys are made of.'

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Celebrate the Occasion Challenge #3: Any Occasion

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to remind you that Celebrate the Occasion has their new challenge up for this week. Remember when you enter the challenges the selected winner is also entered into a monthly drawing for cool prizes.
This month's challenge is "Any Occasion (use green, white and 1 optional color)". Head over to CTO and see the amazing projects Team 1 have submitted for this challenge.

I thought I'd play along with the ladies, I chose yellow as my optional color.

What was used:
Gypsy Wanderings for the small shapes
Prima Got Flowers in green and yellow
Fastenater 
Green Ink
Ribbon was from my local craft store.
Embossed the 'live, love, laugh' stamp.

Check back later I have some more great news to share (although there is already a spoiler on the blog somewhere ).
Happy Scrapping!
Judy

My Pink Stamper Feathered Friend Challenge (Mar 2011)

Hello everyone,

I chose the Three Birds - Life's a Party cart for this project. When I got this cart my friend and I were laughing so hard about one particular image: the vulture! We thought when would we ever use that one? Well I thought I'd use it for this My Pink Stamper challenge after all it is a feathered friend!

Here is the Happy Retirement card I made:

Come on! He's adorable!

What was used:
The card is 8 x 4 inches
Cricut Three Birds - Life's a Party cart (vulture flipped and cut at 3.25')
DCWV The High School Stack
Leather ribbons/ties
Feather boa
Brads/Eyelets
Printed the greeting on my computer.

Happy Scrapping!
Judy

Some Great News!

Hi everyone,

I submitted a project to Jenn at Paper This and That for Design Team consideration. I just found out I was chosen to be a part of her team, along with six other ladies. I can't wait to get started with them!

Thanks Jenn!
Happy Scrapping!
Judy