Chalk It Up with an Attitude Blog Hop

Good evening and welcome to the monthly Stampers with an Attitude Blog Hop.   This month we are showcasing the fantastic new paper pack, Chalk It Up.  You've most likely come from Christy's Blog and have seen her great artwork...makes me want a giant cookie!   The blog hop is one big circle, so just follow along and you're sure to get some great inspiration for your own crafting!

 

Up first I have a layout I've put together using some of my favorite sheets in the Chalk It Up pack.  These photos were taken during our trip to Walt Disney World for last year's CTMH Convention.  We had a great day at EPCOT...particularly the French Pavilion with all its great pastries!

 

 

Stamps: Great Job

Inks: Slate, Whisper

Papers: Chalk It Up, Kraft, Slate, Whisper, Teal Glitter pack

Markers: Chalk

Accessories: White Enamel Stars, Chalk It Up Picture My Life

Tools: Score Board, Artiste and Artbooking Cricut cartridges, Make It From Your Heart Vol. 2 #3

 

I've used one of the 4x6 cards from the Chalk It Up Picture My Life collection as a journaling box...on which I still need to journal.   I love the new Great Job stamp set and used the Chalk marker to highlight the stamped images, as well as the Kraft pieces of the layout.


Next up I have a card that I made for our local team swap. 

Stamps: Great Job

Inks: Lagoon

Papers: Chalk It Up, Black cardstock

Accessories: Scaredy Cat assortment

Tools: Micro-tip scissors, Make It From Your Heart Vol. 2 #20

 

I used the same stamp set again.  I think it makes me nostalgic for my doodling childhood days.

 

 

Anyway, now you're off to see Sue's Blog and the cute little gifty idea she has.  Enjoy!

 



 

Bling with an Attitude Blog Hop

Welcome to another Stampers With An Attitude team blog hop. This evening we'll be showing off our best bling!
   

You may have come from Catherine's Blog or you may have stumbled upon me by chance.  Either way, you're in for a treat with everyone's creations. 

My art piece was created with the retiring Skylark paper pack and is heavy on the Cricut use.  Take a peek:

 

Inks: Chocolate

Papers: Skylark paper pack, Brown and Tan Glitter paper

Accessories: Chocolate embroidery floss,  Antiqued Gold Rhinestone Charms, My Creations 6x6 Canvas, Create a Shade Pearl Paint

Tools: Art Philosophy, Artiste, and Artbooking Cricut cartridges, Liquid Glass, Ruler, Piercing Tool

 

 

 

Here is a close up of the birdcage, it is the lightest sheet in the Brown and Tan Glitter paper pack. I went over the whole thing with Liquid Glass to give it some more dimension and shine, as well as the "dream" at the bottom of the canvas.  I added the Rhinestone Charms for even more blingy-bling!

 





 

 

 

We have three...3...cartridges from CTMH with birds on each one.  You'd think there would be a birdcage in there somewhere, right? 

 

 

Well...I did.     And guess what...no birdcages!  So, I made my own.  Here is a screen shot from Cricut Craft Room of all the pieces I used in my canvas and which cartridges each of the shapes come from.

  

The birdcage is created with the top three shapes from the AP cartridge as well as the Umbrella shape from the AB cartridge.


I hope you enjoyed your little stay with me, now move along to Sue's Blog and see what sparkly, blingy piece she's created!
 

Fun in the Sun

With a month still to go until the official start of Summer, I'm already dreading anytime I have to step outside my house.

 

And I'm sure the local pool will be a little more than crowded today as they open for the season.  

 

So what better way to avoid that mess for a few days than to scrap some fun summer photos!  Watch the latest, and last, Artbooking series video and see how you can have some fun...without the sun!



 

Really, I'm just trying to save everyone from the pain of a sunburn.

 

 

Whoooo's Graduating?

A friend of mine, Trish, has just finished her Masters!  She has been working on this...one class at a time...forever it seems.  Even though she went to her graduation ceremony last month, she still had one class to finish up.  So at midnight tonight...she will be done, done, DONE with school!

I made her this cute card...which I have still yet to mail to her...in honor of all her hard work.  I got the inspiration for it from this card I found on Pinterest.

Stamps: Universal Backgrounds (retired), Card Word Puzzle (retired)

Inks: Whisper, Slate, Black, Ruby, Sunset

Papers: Whisper, Slate, Black Ruby, White Daisy

Accessories: Bitty Black Brad, Red embroidery floss

Tools: Artbooking Cricut cartridge, piercer, quilling tool, sanding tool, Liquid Glass

 

 

The owl is found on page 84 of the Artbooking booklet.  I cut the mortarboard free hand and sanded the edges to give some definition.

Now that she's done with school, I hope we can get together and do some serious crafting!






 

Wintertime Layouts with Artbooking

Winter is here!  I can't believe how cold it has been getting in my neck of the woods.

Though I realize other places are much, much colder...and wetter...and whiter!

And to me, that is the perfect time to stay bundled up indoors and get some crafting done.  Except it's 2 weeks until Christmas and I have a whole other list of things to be doing!

So, if you can't set aside some time to get some crafting done, take a couple of minutes to watch the newest Artbooking video from Close To My Heart and get some inspiration for all those winter photos!

If you'd like to get your own Artbooking Bundle...maybe pass along a hint for a great Christmas gift...you can get it here!

Another Christmas Card Workshop Piece

I'd like to show you card #5 for my upcoming workshop.  This is another Pinterest inspired card, take a look at the inspiration piece here.

And now my version:

Stamps: Ornamental Cheer

Inks: Cashmere

Papers: Roxy (retired), Kraft, Colonial White, Ruby cardstock

Accessories: Almond Glitz Gel, Brown and Tan Sparkles

Tools: Artbooking Cricut cartridge, Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge, micro-tip scissors

I've had a lot of fun recreating Pinterest finds...quite a challenge!

Artbooking Baby Album

Did you know it is Babywearing Week?


No, neither did I until about a month ago.

My friend is a part of Babywearing, International, Inc. and is a Babywearing Educator.  That means she teaches people how to use wraps and carriers to...well, wear your baby.

Since my "baby" is almost 8, I never even knew this existed...aside from seeing her every Sunday with her little ones wrapped around her as she walked into church.  I was quite envious of how her arms were free to use though.  I always had arms full of boys and bags and car seats.

Anyway, their local group is having an auction and I contributed a basket of Close To My Heart goodies.  I also made a new baby mini-album from the Artbooking Cricut cartridge and a framed layout.

I kept the colors neutral, as I don't know what beautiful baby photos the winner will add to it!

Inks: Sunset, Buttercup, Slate, Chocolate

Papers: Babycakes Reflections

Accessories: Dark Chocolate Striped Grosgrain, Babycakes Assortment. Baker's Twin Harvest and Neutral Assortments

Tools: Artbooking Cricut cartridge

 

The baby album was heavily influenced by Pamela O'Conner.  You can see photos of her album on her Cricut Craze Pinterest board!


This is the boys' last week of Fall Break.  I'm a bit happy and a bit sad about that.  When they get home from piano lessons we'll all have a quick lunch then head to the pool with some friends.  One of the great things about living in Tucson...you can still swim in October!

Artbooking with an Attitude

Time for another blog hop from the Stampers with an Attitude team! 

You may have just come from Melinda's Blog and seen her fantastic Artbooking project.  If not, then welcome to the hop and be sure to click the next blogger on the list after you take a moment and see my fun Halloween Mini-Album!

We made these at the Holiday Stamp Camp this year.  I used the Laughing Lola papers and threw in some Lagoon cardstock to brighten it up a bit.  Take a peek!

It's still some time before Halloween I know, but my 3 guys are always up for some scary photo shoots. 

And this new cartridge makes creating mini-albums so quick and easy!

Now be sure to head over to Vickie's Blog and see what she's created with the Artbooking cartridge!