2015 Top Ten Blog Hop

It's the end of another year and time for another Top Ten Blog Hop! Not only am I doing a giveaway, but many other designers are as well!  The biggest prize for the entire hop is an $80 gift card to your favorite online scrap shop of your choosing! To be entered, you must leave a comment on each blog by 11:59pm January 3rd, 2016.  So I hope you'll join us for lots of inspiration from this past year!  I'm honored to be part of a hop with such talent! Here is the blog list if you are following along!  

Christine Meyer http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com

Mendi Yoshikawa http://snippets-of-mendi.blogspot.com/

Cathy Harper http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com

Nicole Nowosad http://justnicks.blogspot.com

Chantalle McDaniel http://copasetique.blogspot.com/

Becki Adams http://beckiadams.blogspot.com/

Wendy Antenucci http://antenucci.blogspot.com/

Jen Matott http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/

Katrina Hunt http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/

Michele Kovack http://chelemom.blogspot.com/

Kelly Holbrook http://kellyrholbrook.blogspot.com/

Rhonda Van Ginkel http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/

Jennie McGarvey http://jenniemcgarvey.typepad.com/

Suzanna Lee http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/

Monique Liedtke http://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Haggerty http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com/ *you are here

Marcia Dehn Nix http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/

Rebecca Keppel http://www.myclutteredcorner.com/

Kelly Jean Guzlas http://www.kelsterjean.com/

Melissa Elsner http://www.theprofoundbrunette.com/

Shannon Morgan http://designsofapaddymack.typepad.com/

Juliana Michaels http://www.17turtles.com/

Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/

10.  My Scraps and More: Capture This Moment:  Layout created with Basic Grey's Typeset (which is fabulous) I was inspired to scrap a favorite, yet sad moment by a fellow MSAM member!  

9.  My Scraps and More: Darling:    Cute photo of my daughter at the age of 4 after getting her hair done for my sister's wedding. I love this photo....Hailey looks like me in this picture. Plus, I love Maggie Holmes' Shine collection!! 

8.  Paper Camellia-Wish:  layout created with the  October Main kit using Dear Lizzy's Documentary and My Mind's Eye.  I just love how this layout turned out as well as the photo of my cute niece.

7. Clear Scraps: 2 Cool 4 School:  One of my favorite Simple Stories' collections is So Rad...a great boy collection! And I love the Clear Scraps acrylic borders!  Not to mention, my nephew is adorable!

6. My Scraps and More: Remember:   This is another great collection released this year...Dear Lizzy's Documentary. I created this for a daily challenge at My Scraps and More.

5.  My Scraps and More: Handsome:  Cocoa Vanilla's Made of Awesome is another great boy line!  I used this for a layout for MSAM and a cute star cut file from The Cut Shoppe!  

4. My Scraps and More:  The Best Day Ever:  I chose this layout because of the fun chevron print of this pattern from the Simple Stories Life Documented line. I cut out a portion of the print and used it as my background.  And Simple Stories' rocks.  

3.  My Scraps and More:  Hello Winter:  This collection has great colors and I love how it turned out with the 17Turtles cut file at the bottom!

2.  Paper Camellia: Love:  I picked this layout because of the photo (so cute!!) and the paper (Crate Paper's Kiss Kiss).  I just love the banner and little embellishments. I used the PC February Main Kit for this page.

1.  Paper Camellia: Currently:  Another one of my favorite Simple Stories collections is I Am; beautiful colors and I love that you are encouraged to scrap about yourself.  I created this page with the PC March Main Kit.  

I'm doing a prize pack giveaway in addition to the gift certificate!  

To enter:

1.  follow my blog 

2.  tell me your favorite memory from 2015! 

Winners will be announced on January 4th!  Thanks for stopping by!  Next up is Marcia's blog!  Happy hopping and wishing you a Happy New Year!  

The Cut Shoppe: Snow Day

Today on The Cut Shoppe blog, I have a layout using some of the new, fun cut files perfect for this time of year!  I originally wanted to do a Christmas themed page but when I saw the Frosty Flakes cut file, I had to use it!  So, I went with a winter page instead!

I love the snowflakes in a circle pattern with the turquoise paper!  I used Elle's Studio Joyful collection for my page!  

For my title, I cut the "snow day" from Bits and Baubles with silver foil paper.  I layered the letters on top of journaling cards from Joyful. I also added wood veneer shapes from Studio Calico as well as a cute flair button from {a flair for buttons}!  

I used more of the journaling cards from Joyful as well as a cute cut out label to document about my photo. The enamel dots are from Echo Park Paper.  

After adhering my cut file down as the background, I used some Heidi Swapp Color Shine as well as a mask from Studio Calico on the edges of my page.  I love how it turned out! 

To add some more bling, I added sequins from my stash as well as more enamel dots! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to check out The Cut Shoppe to see all of the great holiday themed cut files! Have a great day! 

Clear Scraps: Holiday Mixable Album

Hello...again apologizing for my absence. I have been down for almost two weeks with an upper respiratory infection. I thought I was getting better but this weekend I have been useless.  Really stinks when Christmas is this week and I have so much left to get done.

This past week I had a mini album up on the Clear Scraps blog using the new Holiday Mixable Album and Simple Stories' Claus and Co. collection.  I love this album....each page shape is so cute and as in all Mixable albums: you get acrylic and chipboard!  

The first page is a acrylic star...I covered the bottom half with patterned paper as well as added embellishments from Claus and Co.  I am loving the wood veneer shapes, as well! 

Here is the back of the first page...I added a cute tag as well as another wood veneer shape and the lovely Bradz (self adhesive brads).  

The second page is a chipboard shaped stocking which I covered with many patterned papers. I cut my photo to 4x4 and allowed the edge to hang off the side.  

Next up is an acrylic ornament which I covered the bottom half with paper. I also lightly lined the edges of the page with white acrylic paint to help it "pop"!

I think the snowman chipboard page is my favorite!  I first painted the edges with white paint then traced the shape onto patterned paper and cut just inside the line.

For the backside of the snowman page, I covered the chipboard entirely with patterned paper and lined with black pen. 

The last page is an acrylic shaped present and the largest page in the book. It's a wonderful size for a 4x6 photo! 

Thank you for stopping by!  Be sure to check out the Clear Scraps shop to check out this album and much more! Have a wonderful night!

My Scraps and More: Capture This Moment

Hello and happy Sunday!  I am sharing a layout I created for My Scraps and More using Basic Grey's Typeset collection!  I love this line's colors and fun prints! It's doesn't disappoint for the long time Basic Grey fan! I was inspired by a fellow member at MSAM to scrap a photo of my mom, sister, and niece when my mom was dying of cancer.  It's still tough to scrap photos from this time but this is a happy memory and I know its important to tell the story.  

How cute are these coordinating flair?  You receive six in each package! 

I layered some of the cardstock stickers along with another flair badge.  I also used a doily and enamel dots from my stash. 

Showing a cute tag from the coordinating stickers....I also added a gold paper clip from Teresa Collins' Studio Gold collection. 

My title is cut with white cardstock and a cut file from the Silhouette Shop designed by Simple Stories.  

Thanks for looking! I hope this inspires you to scrap some of those harder moments in your life!  

Have a wonderful day!

My Scraps and More: Christmas Cookies

Sorry that I've been neglecting my blog!  Life has been busy and this week I've been sick. I can't seem to get caught up. I was hoping to scrap all weekend but have been doing more sleeping than playing with paper.  I'm hoping when the kids are on Christmas break I can get some crafting done!  

Today I am sharing a layout I have up on the My Scraps and More blog.  If you haven't heard, MSAM is closing at the end of the month.  I'm very sad to hear this as I love being a part of the team as well as having a great community of fellow scrappers to challenge me! Plus, I can "talk shop" without worrying about annoying other people! LOL

I used Elle's Studio's Joyful collection for my page!  I love the non-traditional colors mixed in with the red and green!  I'm always a fan of grey and pink!

I had some Elle's Studio Pink Letter Stickers from a Paper Camellia kit so I thought they would be great for my title!  

I used one of the journaling cards to accent my photo...again loving the grey!  I also added some Studio Calico wood veneer starburst and enamel dots from my stash. 

I cut out one of the 2x2 squares from the sheet called "Oh What Fun" that has different sizes of snippets you can use.  I also added some of the lovely mini washi tape from Amy Tangerine to accent. 

 Showing one of the cute sentiments from Oh What Fun...love the grey and type print! 

More items from my stash! I added a cute flair badge from {a flair for buttons} as well as a resin star from Freckled Fawn.  

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to shop at My Scraps and More using the code CLOSEOUT50!  

Have a great night!