Papercraft Star Challenge 15

Challenge 15 is going on right now at Papercraft Star!


This week the challenge is based on one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

Grand Canyon
The Great Barrier Reef
The Harbor at Rio de Janeiro
Mt. Everest
Northern Lights
Paricutin Volcano
Victoria Falls

Choose one, and base your card or layout on your interpretation of this incredible wonder of our earth. This is one unusual challenge, and should generate some very interesting ideas !!


Head on over there and check out this challenge. You have until Noon EST Saturday Oct 2nd to get your project linked up.

Stuck?! Sketch

I'm back with that layout I promised you.

This layout actually took me days, I kept changing my mind. But, in end, I really love how it turned out! I also got to use some things from my stash that are really old...like 10 years old!

I based my layout off of this sketch from Stuck?! This is the September 1st sketch.

Here is what I did with the sketch.

I love this picture taken of Rick last year at an event on Post. Since he is officially retired at the end of next month, I wanted to make this layout for him. I'm not sure yet if I will frame it or put it in an album, I think I'll let him decide.

I hope you are having a great week, thanks for stopping by!

Interested in what I used?
Here's the list:
Embossed Vellum- K&Co (very old)
Cardstock - from my stash
Star diecut - very old from my stash
Stamp - Laundry Line
Distress Ink - Tea Dye
Letters - Chip Chatter Tall by Pressed Petals

Busy Days

I just had to share what keeps my days so busy!

Will @ 3 months

Marleigh @ 11 months

Aren't they adorable? I have a lot of fun with them, but boy are they a lot of work!! 

I'm working on a few layouts and I hope to have one posted for you tomorrow. 

So tell me, what keeps your days busy?

Use Your Scraps

It's Monday again and that means it's time for another challenge at ScrapTiffany. This week Tiffany has said "Use Your Scraps".

I decided to go with a card for this one. I always like to try and use up my scraps on cards. I totally lifted this card idea from the Stampin Up 2010 -2011 Idea Book & Catalog. You can see their version on page 73.

I've  had this stamp set for quite some time because I HAD TO HAVE IT and this is the first time I have used it...lol  I got to practice coloring with my Copic markers, which was fun. I still have so much to learn about light source and shadowing...oh well, practice practice.
I used glossy accents on the truck windows, hub caps,  and a few of the hearts, but you can't really see that in the pictures. I really like how my version of this card turned out and I hope you do too!

Have a great day!

Interested in what I used?
Here's the list:


DP - SU! Sweet Pea
Cardstock - SU! Rose Red, Old Olive and GP White
Stamp - SU! Loads of Love
Twine - from my stash
Ribbon - SU! Old Olive
Buttons - SU! Designer Brights Collection (LOVE THESE!)

Time Out!

Hey everybody....

I need to take a time out.
I have been super busy with taking care of two infants now, Rick started a new job, I worked at a festival for 30 hours this past weekend, I hurt my foot and I am waiting for some test results that I am nervous about. I am feeling stressed about not being in my craft room and I need to just relax. I am officially taking the rest of the week off from my blog and crafting so that I don't feel so anxious about not having something posted for you all. I'll still be visiting you though ;)

I will be back on Monday with another ScrapTiffany project and then I should be able to get back into my wonderful craft room and get scrappin', I really need to because I'm starting to fall behind and I miss participating in challenges.

I hope you all have a great rest of your week and weekend. I'll see you on Monday!

Giveaway Prize Unclaimed

Last Friday I drew a winner for my 100 Followers giveaway. The winner has not claimed the prize yet. I will give the winner until Noon (MTN time) this Friday Sept 24th to claim the prize. If it goes unclaimed, I will draw a new winner at noon.


Cynthia @ Luv2Scrap, please contact me via email at kmharmon3 at Q dot com ASAP to claim your prize.


Have a great day!

4 Photo Layout

The challenge thrown at us this week over at ScrapTiffany is a 4 photo layout. Before I show you my layout, I would like to take this opportunity to show you why I gave up on filming any tutorials.

When I started working on this challenge I went through my MANY saved sketches for some inspiration. I found this sketch,

This really cute sketch is from Creative Genealogy Scrapbooking. I picked out my pictures first and then the paper that I wanted to use. The more I tried to make my layout match the sketch the more frustrated I got. It took me about 3 hours to make this ONE layout and it doesn't look a whole lot like the sketch. Oh, there are bits and pieces of it here and there, but I started laughing when I thought about trying to edit a video of me trying things then taking them off. Trying things...taking them off...trying things...Oh, you get the idea. It's something I like to call "my creative process", just not much fun to film and edit!

Here is the layout that I ended up creating using this sketch,

I really had fun making that pocket. I almost cut up a pair of my jeans, but after much debate I decided not to. (it's my skinny jeans that I hope to get back into someday!)

I hope that you will join us this week at ScrapTiffany! I'll be here with another ScrapTiffany challenge next Monday.

Interested in what I used?
Here's the list:


DP - DCWV All about boys, My Minds Eye Simply Delightful
Cardstock - Georgia Pacific White
Journaling done on Word with the Chalkboard font
Cricut Carts - Hello Kitty Font, Accent Essentials
Star Punch - unknown
White Gel Pen - Uni-ball Signo Broad
Paper Distressing Tool - Tonic/Tim Holtz