Tuesday, January 18

IB Reveal !

So, we made through ANOTHER small storm today - a "wintry mix" of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain !! On Friday we have MORE snow coming ... I am so done !!


Anyway, a new sketch has been revealed at Inspired Blueprints. The sketch calls for a large photo and lots of ruffles !! I replaced the large photo with four smaller ones and used felt instead of ruffles. The AWESOME photos were taken by my good friend Shelley. She has a very athletic family and I love how these pics capture her son pitching. Here's the sketch and my take !!


Sketch 64
 
The anatomy of a pitch
I replaced the ruffles with layers of baseball felt, added a few tickets and chipboard pieces and baseball elements and a kinda feminine sketch becomes all male !!


Tickets closeup 


Felt closeup 

Bat close-up 
 Thanks for the pics Shelley and I hope you all have a great week. See you soon !!



Saturday, January 15

Is it Spring Yet?!?!?!?

OK - I'm done! With winter that is .... however it's only January and Spring is a L O N G way away! Check out the icicles on my back deck porch light ...


Holy icicles 2011
 
Holy icicles 
Of course this drips down right as you step out onto the deck so note to self - CAREFUL!! No time for falling and injuries!!


I went to another fun Home Study class at RAH last night - what a great group of Ladies! Thanks for the laughs and sharing such lovely projects . I stepped out of my box a bit and with our kit I created a 6 x 12 - you heard me - and a horizontal 8.5 x 11. Both layouts were based on PageMaps 2 sketch book and if you're a sketchaholic you will love both of these ...


Bookcovers2 We used Basic Grey's JOVIAL collection for our projects and here's what I created.


~Sisters by Lynn Kopas~


Sisters for RAH Home Study
See those GORGEOUS flowers - they are Petaloo Velvet Hydrangeas from the lovely Chantilly Collection . They are stunning IRL and really made this page pop.


Sisters closeup for RAH Home Study
 


Sisters petaloo closeup 


The charms from Seven Gypsies were leftover from a kit. 


Sisters charms closeup for RAH Home Study 
 
My next page is the first ever 6 x 12 layout I have done. I have to admit it was fun and came together quickly! Using the same collection I added a frame around the photo at an angle, popped up some elements and was done in no time !!


~'Lil Wrapper by Lynn Kopas~


Lil wrapper for RAH Home Study
 
 


Lil wrapper for RAH Home Study closeup  


Lil wrapper for RAH Home Study closeup 2
 TFL and have a great weekend !!

 



Wednesday, January 12

January Nor'Easter !!

Yikes - it's snowing like crazy. SOOOOOOO glad I'm not working today ... no need to be a hero every storm !! Here's a few pics I took this morning .... none of the front of my house cuz I can't get out .... I had to dig out the back to Simba could, you know ...


 


Woodsy view
 
My fav tree
 
Back deck in the morning
 
Simba enjoying the storm
 
My girl
 
Be safe and enjoy the weather. I'm off to create with some NEW Petaloo goodies !! YEAH !!



Sunday, January 9

Another storm on the way and a few sneak peeks .....

Well, we had little snow acculmulation resulting from the weekend weather but another storm is on the way for Wednesday !! Ahh ... New England !! Just fixing up my computer from a scam virus that invaded at the beginning of the week - nasty, evil people ... why not put all that brain-power to something good ?!?!


I wanted to share a few sneak peeks for an upcoming kit at RAH using the fabuous Marjolaine collection by Basic Grey !! This line is filled with blues and greens and the usual fun elements that is Basic Grey ! The kit will include two single pages and one double page layout with instructions and photos ! Check back soon and until then here's a few sneak peeks. TFL and have a great week.


Sneak peek for RAH 


Sneak peek #2 for RAH
 



Friday, January 7

TGIF !

I love Fridays !! To have a break from work is just the best !! Hoping to get some projects done this weekend and a little snowstorm would be fun ... a LITTLE one !!


Wanted to hop on to share a few layouts I did for Right at Home last month. I had the opportunity to use Echo Park's "Little Boy" collection - right up my alley !! The PP's are loaded with planes, trains and boats and perfect colors for your little guys ! I posted some close-ups on the blog so stop on over and while you are there check out all the fun store events and happenings.  Have a great weekend !


~BOYS WILL BE BOYS~


Boys will be boys 


~THEN AND NOW~


Then and now (2) 



Saturday, January 1

HAPPY NEW YEAR !! WELCOME 2011 !!

Happy New Year everyone ! Today is 1/1/11 ! What a cool way to start the New Year ! It's always nice to start off fresh with new resolutions, new goals and new perspectives. It's also a great time to reflect on the past year ... to forget the bad memories ... the Flood in March that hit us really hard in New England, last week's snow storm - the worst in five years ..., and to remember all the wonderful times  ... time with family and friends, vacations, accomplishments, and all the fun scrappy times !! So, GOODBYE 2010 and WELCOME 2011 !!


My creative start to 2011 begins with a new sketch from Inspired Blueprints !! There are some great sketches coming up so please stop by for a dose of inspiration. The first sketch for 2011 is so FUN !! Sketch #63 allows for 3 photos ... but why stop there !! I added a few more and here is the result. First the sketch ...


Sketch 63 ~Hey, Coach~IB sketch 63 



These photos are courtesy of my great friend Shelley, who has helped me out with my DSLR camera choices and photography skills !  Her family is quite athletic, including her hubby who is an inspiring baseball coach. Both of Shelley's sons and great athletes as well and they will make their debut in layout form soon !!


I substituted the small 3x4 photo for three smaller ones to capture more of Dave's role as a coach. I popped up many of elements and even a photo to add more dimension to the page.


Hey coach popped up closeup
Shelley has so many baseball related papers and embellishments she could easily open a store  LOL !! These elements, like this adorable felt banner, made creating the page fun and oh so easy !! TFL and enjoy the start of 2011 !!!


Hey coach closeup 
 
 


 



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