Cooties

I have been enjoying summer too much & neglecting my blog. I have to get back in to the swing of things pretty soon but if I dont summer will be over before we know it anyway.

This weeks inspiration at Child's Play Challenges is from the game called Cooties. This was a bit of a challenge for me but it came to me when I found these photos of my daughter & son. Little brother always wanted to play with big sister & I think after awhile it did "bug" her. My inspiration came from the form of the Cootie bug.

I was just looking to see what brand the brother paper was & surprisingly it was from N. Mankato, MN. One of those specialty papers that I had bought from Rochester's  VIP store that has closed.


 Supplies

Oh Brother paper-Stemma
Journaling card- We R Memory Keepers Funfetti
Resist Hearts- Heidi Swapp
Sparkle Sticker bug- Studio g
Red Ink- Ranger's Barn Door Distress Ink

I hope you can find more time than me to get creative. Would love to see what you come up with for the Cooties Challenge.

Happy Scrappin!

Tie Dye challenge with a sketch

Well, better late than never I guess. I was able to get my layout done for the Tie Dye challenge at Childs Play Challenges but didnt get my blog post done right away. This summer seems to keep getting busier all the time.

The challenge from Child's Play is also combined with sketch #15 from Scrap Our Stash.

I fussy cut  the word tags from a 12x12 paper that is made by We R Memory Keepers & adhered them with glue dots. I cut down my white paper for a mat & water colored the red & yellow borders with gelatos.
I used a little bit of liquid glue to adhere my star rhinestones from Darice.

I hope you can find the time to play along at Childs Play. We LOVE to see what everyone creates!
Happy Scrappin!

Etch-A-Sketch Inspired

Well, here I am over a month later. It has been busy around here lately & I have neglected my blog.

We went to Las Vegas at the beginning of the month but I was able to squeeze some time in to make a couple birthday cards & a mothers day card at least. I will share those at a later date. I also have been working overtime at work so I am a little more tired than usual.

This time at Child's Play Challenges our inspiration comes from the classic toy Etch-A-Sketch.
My layout was inspired from the colors of the Etch-A-Sketch. Red, white & black. I thought my photo fit that perfectly.

I used the We R Memory Keepers Lucky 8 Punch for the jagged background paper & a zig zag border punch for the borders beneath the photo. My letters are 2 different kinds of fonts. The red letters are from Pink Paislee & the white ones are DIY Thickers. I pulled off the paper & sprinkled them with white embosssing powder & heat set them.

I hope you can find time this month to play with us & I will try harder not to neglect the blogging world too much. It is getting nicer out finally so that means less time on the computer & more time outside.

Happy Scrappin!

Simon Says

How is everyones week going so far? Mine is better than last week but always looking forward to the weekend.

This week at Child's Play Challenges our inspiration comes from the electronic game, Simon. My inspiration came from the colors on the game itself. I thought the colors of the balls in these photos were perfect for this challenge.

My son always liked to play in the balls at the McDonald's Playland when he was little. When he got a little older, he was able to crawl through the tunnels & go down the slide.

Supplies

Bazzill Cardstock & washi tape
Cosmo Cricket Rub On words
Prima letter stickers
Little Yellow Bicycle canvas banner
My Mind's Eye twine & brad
Recollections Tag

You have until the end of the month to play along with us. Hope you can stop by & check out our challenges.

Happy Scrappin!

Spring Blog Hop with SNC

I am happy to be part of the Spring Blog Hop with the Skrap N Chat ladies. I was fortunate to find these wonderful ladies last summer when Club CK decided to close their chat forum. If you got here from Dana's blog, you are in the right place. If not, you might want to go back to the beginning of the blog hop, which is at Karen's blog. The complete list of blogs is at the end of my post.

When I decided to participate in the Spring Blog Hop, I was thinking of creating another wedding layout but when I sat down at my desk I decided I wanted to do a canvas. I like to play with  mixed media & have been wanting to make another canvas creation.

I love flowers & butterflies & all things pretty so I figured this was the perfect opportunity.

Here is a closeup on my cluster of flowers.

Supplies

Prima-Raindrop stencil, flowers, meadowlark wooden ticket, leaves diecut

Heidi Swapp- Butterfly & flower stencil

Websters Pages- Perfect Accent resin embellishment
Recollections- Acrylic flowers

I used Liquitex modeling paste with my stencils. I added gelatos to the modeling paste for the butterflies. I just rubbed some yellow gelato color on the dried modeling paste & used a wet paintbrush to spread it around. The diecut leaves were embossed & cut on a Sizzix machine. I inked the edges with distress ink.

I hope you can find the time to go through the whole blog hop. I know I will be hopping along also. I may even do it more than once & dream about Spring since we may  get up to 7 inches of snow today.

Your next stop on the blog hop is Stacy & here is the complete list of blogs that are participating in the Spring Blog Hop. 

1. Karen  http://sitscrapandrelax.wordpress.com
2. Emily   http://scrappingsomememories.blogspot.ca/
3. Dana   http://scrappingtherapy.blogspot.ca/
4. Heather   http://www.heatherscraftyheart.blogspot.com/  (You are here)
5. Stacy   http://creatingbeautyfromashes.blogspot.ca/
6. April   http://livewelllaughoftenscrapmuch.blogspot.com/
7. Robyn   http://cozienookhomestead.wordpress.com/

Happy Scrappin!

Crossover Challenge with SSIB

Hi fellow Scrappers! This week is a special kind of challenge. We are doing a crossover with Scrapstuffz Inspired by Challenges(SSIB). We have Sand Art for our Craft Inspiration & also a sketch. Hop on over to Child's Play Challenges to see the photos for inspiration.

Here is my layout that I made with the sand art & sketch inspiration. My inspiration was the colors of the sand art.

A close up of my heart & flowers

Supplies

Paper- Creative Imaginations, My Little Shoebox, My Mind's Eye, SEI

Flowers & Flair Button- Prima

Resist Heart- Heidi Swapp

Canvas Sticker- Little Yellow Bicycle

Picked Raspberry Distress Ink- Ranger

Flourish Mini 8 Punch- We R Memory Keepers

When I saw this challenge, I had the perfect pictures in mind but to find out that I had already made a LO with them & had posted it on my blog. They are pouring orange & pink sand colors together.

Hope you can find time to stop over at SSIB & Childs Play to see what everyone has created & hopefully you can find some inspiration to create.

Happy Scrappin!

Mother Goose Challenge

This weeks challenge at Child's Play Challenges is based off the book of Mother Goose. When I think of nursery rhymes, it reminds me of young children so I decided to create a layout of when my son was in preschool. The teachers also make me think of  Mother Goose.

I went with my son & his preschool class on a field trip to a Buffalo ranch & farm. In the pictures, we are riding on a hay wagon. They had a big field for the buffalo & the other animals were closer to the house. I remember they had goats & chickens.

Supplies:

The Paper Studio- Background Paper, Round Brads
Karen Foster Design- Journal Tags, Field Trip Memories Sticker
Cosmo Cricket- Border Quote
BoBunny- Photo Mats
Me & My Big Ideas- Preschool Sticker, Stars
Little Yellow Bicycle- Chipboard Pennants
My Minds Eye- Blue & White Twine

I hope you can come play & get creative with us at Child's Play! We would love to see what you can come up with!

Happy Scrappin!