Your A Star - Hydrangea Hippo

Hi everyone!  Well, today I wanted to share with you a  few projects I made for Hydrangea Hippo using one of the kits from the store.

Everything in these photos (except the adhesive can be found in this gorgeous kit.  I love that each of the kits includes an assortment of embellishments that can make any project special

All that is needed is a little creativity and a bit of adhesive and you are good to go.  I like foam squares.  hee heeNext I decided to make a mini album.  This kit is so full there are still plenty of goodies left for that.


This set includes a cute little paper bag that I used as the cover for my album.  Not only does the bag add some sturdiness, but it creates a cute little pocket to hold a few extra photos.

Finally, I couldn't resist scrapbooking a 12x12 layout of my son with his new car.  The colors and embellishments in this kit were just perfect.

This kit includes some yummy yellow glitter and blue chalk ink that I had to put to use over and over again on these projects.  And I know it is hard to believe, but there were still some scraps left over.

Be sure and check out this kit...and all the other wonderful goodies available now in the Hydrangea Hippo Store.

Hello Beautiful - The Sampler

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a project I made using this month's Home Sweet Home kit from the Sampler.  I have really been enjoying the wonderful textures and colors in this month's kit and think this might be my favorite project yet with this kit.

I am still learning about my light box, so forgive the funky shadows.  I think I may need more lights.  The three I have just don't seem to be enough and if I move them...well, you can see the funky glare coming from the left.  sigh....

I used a sketch from Page Drafts to help create this project.  If you haven't had a chance to check out their sketches, you totally should.

And speaking of sketches....You should definitely check out the sketch and card challenges over at the Sampler blog!  Lots of cool prizes to be won.

Hugs.

Nancy

And We're Back...

Hi everyone!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Mine, as usual, was crazy busy...this time, not with swim, but with decorating for the holidays.  It seems I may go a bit overboard around here with setting up 5 trees...but I so love them...and each has a theme and all.  And, believe it or not...even with 5 trees I still had ornaments that didn't make it onto the tree because there just wasn't room.  I promise to come back and show you pictures of them all.

Well, the flu is still somewhat lingering around here...what's a girl to do.  Overall though we are feeling much better and hope to catch up on goings on soon.

For today I wanted to share with you this layout I did of my three lovelies using some older Basic Grey paper and a sketch from My Creative Sketches.

 

Lots of grungy Distress Inks, Gorgeous Petaloo flowers and ZVA bling. 

Well, it is Monday so I guess I should get back to work.

Hugs.

Nancy

I Love....Orange?

Yep, orange....Didn't used to be one of my favorite colors in scrapbooking.  Can't even begin to tell you how many orange things I have that have just been lying around forever.  But recently, I have really found a new appreciation for this color.  Maybe because it is more tangerine?  or nectarine...but whatever it is....LOVE.

For this photo of my not so little darlings I used the new The Sweetest Thing collection from My Minds Eye.  I was just so drawn to the colors in this line.

 Lots of lovely pennants, and a bit of washi (another new love?) mixed with some mist and a few gems and epoxies helped fill the white space (still something I struggle with).

All in all, a great document of their closeness.

Well, gotta get to work. 

Hugs.

Nancy

Another Mini Bag

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you another mini canvas bag I made using my Faber Castell Gelatos and some goodies (bag included) from Hydrangea Hippo.  I have the video made, but need to edit it so that maybe you don't hear me say, "um" a million times and see all the dead air.  hee hee

Anyway, having so much fun with all these canvas bags and gorgeous blooms and trims from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.

I Warned You

So, after a crazy, swim filled weekend I am back today with a quick post to share my latest project for Miracles Momma.    Heather once again came up with a wonderful sketch to play with

Fun, huh!  Here is my take.

I flipped things around a bit and added individual photos instead of the larger ones.  But I think you can see it.  These are some photos from almost two years ago, surfing in Oceanside, CA.  So much fun.  And look at the size of those long boards.  It makes it much easier to learn is what I have been told.


Anyway, be sure and check out the other designer takes on the sketch here.


Hugs.


Nancy

It's Mad Fun - MMD

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday!!!!  I hope you are ready for a great weekend.  I can't believe how fast this week has flown by.  Crazy.

Today I wanted to share with you a project I made with Heather's sketch 19.  (yes, that Heather...the one I always am talking about.)

So, here is the sketch....

And my take....

Lots of American Crafts Dear Lizzy, mixed with some trims from the Hydrangea Hippo Etsy shop were used to create this layout of Mackenzie at Penguin Madness (our swim team's spirit relays).

I have really got to get better with my photos.  Just struggling these days with my new desire to take the photos upright.  sigh

OK, well....busy, busy, busy.

Hugs.

Nancy

Blast Off for the Summer

Hi everyone!  Hooray for Friday!!!  Not sure if I am excited for the weekend or not tho, to be honest.  Tomorrow we have our cabana time trials and that means the coming of cabana swim season.  And that means that every Saturday, except one, from now till August we have a swim meet.  Yep....crack of dawn every Saturday we are at the pool.  sigh

That's enough whining from me for now.  How about a project?  Remember those party decorations I made for my friend Sue's grandson.  How about a layout to go with.

 This too came from the Blast Off paper crafting kit from Hydrangea Hippo.

Love, love, love the gorgeous trims in this kit.  And the cute little doo dads were so much fun to play with.

And of course there was lots of fussy cutting.  Far too many great motifs to work with not to.

In other notes.....Today is the release of the June Sampler kit, Walking on Sunshine.  These kits just keep getting better and better.

And this month we have tons of fun planned.  Our sketch and card challenges, another blog hop, and a color challenge I will be hosting over on Ideas for Scrapbookers;  talk about chances to win some prizes!  If you aren't already following us over at the Sampler you will definitely want to so you can keep up on all the goings on.  And don't worry, you don't have to have the kit to play.

Well, speaking of kits....guess I need to dive into this one.

Hugs.

Nancy

Your Memories Here - Songbird

Hi everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you the layout I made using the photos from our Ruby Violet jewelry making  session.  This time I chose to use the gorgeous Songbird collection from Prima Marketing to feature the photo of Mackenzie.  (sorry the layout looks crooked.  I promise, it isn't that way IRL)  The colors in this collection are so soft and lovely.

A bit of distressing with my Comfort Craft Distress Tool and a bit of ink added quite a bit of texture.  I have really been enjoying the effects I can create with the tool.

I used quite a few different Prima flowers to create my floral clusters, accenting some of the flat flowers with pearls.  And a bit of Prima lace under my title. And yep....I did this page while visiting Prima.  hee hee

You too can find a great selection of Prima products at Your Memories Here in the grab bags.  The bags come in three different sizes and offer you a great selection of products to play with.  I love the selection I get in mine and am already looking forward to what may be in store for Summer 2012.  Eeek...guess I best get busy using what I already have.

Hope you're having a great day.

Hugs.

Nancy

If I Knew You Were Coming - The Sampler

Hi everyone!  As I mentioned yesterday I have tons of new projects to share.  Gotta love a weekend away when there is lots of time to crop.

Today I am sharing a project I made with this months kit from the Sampler, Two Scoops.  As usual, Holly has come up with a great mix of colors and textures for us to play with, and when I saw the sketch from Lisa Dickinson I knew I this would work perfectly.

Ainsley was so proud to make her first cake from scratch all by herself.  Quite the budding little chef.

And I just love all the beautiful colors and textures in the Sampler kit.

Super cute little wood buttons from Prima Marketing.

And fun brads from Echo Park.

This months kit is just packed full of fun.  So be sure to pop in and pick up your Sampler kit soon.  And don't forget there is still time to play along with us at the sketch and card challenges as well.  You can find them here.

Well, back to work for me.

Hugs.

Nancy

A Box Full of Ballerinas and A Winner

Hi everyone!  Happy Friday.  I hope you have great plans for the weekend.  For me?  Celebrating one of my favorite holidays....National Scrapbook Day!  hee hee

First, let's pick a winner from The Sampler blog hop.....

Number 1 is Cheryl!  Cheryl...send me your mailing info and I will get your package out.


Today I want to share an exploding box I made with some gorgeous goodies from the Hydrangea Hippo etsy store.  I knew as soon as I saw these cute little ballerinas in the store I just had to have them, especially after all the years of ballet the girls have taken.

And I love the little sprays, and the beads, and the roses, and the.....oh goodness, this was such a fun project to make.

I know Mackenzie will enjoy looking at the little photos from her years of dance.

Well...hope you have a great weekend.

Hugs.

Nancy

Good Friday

Hi everyone, and happy Friday.  If you are celebrating Good Friday, Passover, or just that it is almost the weekend, I hope it is fabulous!

I wanted to stop in today and share with you a couple of projects I made with the new Dear Lizzy Neopolitan.  I love the fun, bright colors in this collection.

The first one is based on a Pagemaps sketch, Ainsley's 10th birthday.  When I got busy adding pages into albums (which has stopped for some unknown reason...need to get back to it), I realized I had never scrapbooked her birthday party.

 I love the fun, new Flutterbys, although I have to admit they are not as easy to get off the sheet as I would have liked.

 

Sorry about the color here, but you can see the layering (lots of foam dots used) and the bits of stickles I added to the butterflies.

I have a new found love for these resin roses.  I think they are just too perfect.  hee hee

And here is more Ainsley, this time at one of our many swim meets.  This was lifted directly from the back of the Flutterbys packaging.  I love that there are so many ideas on the packaging these days.  It really made the project come together quickly.

 The little rosette is the perfect embellishment for this swim page.

Well, another full day here.  I hope you enjoy your holiday weekend, whatever holiday you observe.

Hugs.

Nancy