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My Creative Scrapbook Feb. Sneaks!!

2012-02-02T09:05:00.006-05:00

I'm so excited to share with everyone my sneaks for the My Creative Scrapbook February Main Kit and also the Creative Kit!! I'm telling you, these kits are A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!! I had a total blast creating my projects, and I still have lots of leftovers that I'm digging into because I just can't get enough!

MCS Feb. Main Kit Sneaks....

MCS Feb. Creative Kit Sneaks....

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook Forum to see all the sneaks from all 4 February kits!

Have a wonderful day! LOVES :) -Sarah

Fancy Pants New Wave Searcher Collection

2012-02-02T08:19:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone!! Today I'm sharing with you my work from Fancy Pants brand new fourth collection *Wave Searcher*!! This line is GORGEUS!! It's full of rich colors and fantastic patterns just perfect for scrapping those summertime and vacation photos! I love that this collection lends itself to both adult and child themed projects which works so nicely along with family vacation photos! Just tons of possibilities, here's my work...

Head on over to the Fancy Pants Blog to see the amazing work created by the rest of the Fancy Pants Pocket Chicks along with a new blog post featuring Fancy Pants fantastic Brag Books!!

Have a terrific Thursday! LOVES :) -Sarah

New Fancy Pants SUMMER SOUL Collection

2012-01-27T10:40:00.003-05:00

I am so in love with this gorgeous new collection "Summer Soul" from Fancy Pants! The colors are so perfect for all of those summer photos and memories! I created this layout using the brand new "Summer Soul" collection along with photos Becca spending countless hours hanging out at Papaw's pool during those hot summer months...

I adore the mix of those summery colors and patterns along with the tan and brown!! PERFECT! Head on over to the Fancy Pants Blog to see the amazing projects created by the rest of the Fancy Pants Pocket Chicks using this fantastic new "Summer Soul" collection!!

Have a fantastic Friday!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Fancy Pants New "CHILDISH THINGS" Collection!

2012-01-25T09:34:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone! Today I'm back to share with you the second brand new Fancy Pants collection called "CHILDISH THINGS"! This collection is fantastic!! I absolutely adore the fun, cheerful, and playful patterns and colors in this line along with the whimsical embellishments! This collection works wonderfully for both boy and girl themed projects, and since I have both it's just absolutely perfect! Here are a few of my creations made with the CHILDISH THINGS line...

Bliss

Enjoy The Ride

Child's Play

Now, head on over to the Fancy Pants Blog to check out a ton of awesome work by the other Fancy Pants DT members, sure to get your creative juices flowing!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday! LOVES :) -Sarah

New Fancy Pants "Be You" Collection!!

2012-01-23T14:21:00.004-05:00

YAY, I am so excited to share with all of you the new Fancy Pants "BE YOU" Collection!! This line is full of fun colorful patterns and oh that graffiti print is to die for! All of this mixed with the flocked transparency, mini acrylic coordinating stamps, and fantastic embellies....it's an absolute MUST HAVE!! Here are a few sneak peeks of my layouts with the new "BE YOU" collection...

Head on over to the Fancy Pants Blog to see the full projects along with the other "BE YOU" projects created by the rest of the Fancy Pants DT members!! You're not going to want to miss all of the inspiration on the Fancy Pants Blog coming all week long!

Have a wonderful Monday! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Sketches Jan. Sketch

2012-01-17T09:59:00.004-05:00

Welcome to the first sketch contest of 2012, we are so excited to share this sketch with you and this wonderful Prize!! We have so many exciting things planned for you girls in 2012, so grab your friends and join in the fun!! Each month we will have a brand new sketch and an awesome PRIZE to win. We look forward to seeing your beautiful pages.

Here's this month's AWESOME PRIZE!!

The deadline for this month's sketch is Feb.14th (midnight EST time). The winner will be a "random draw" and announced on Feb.15th. Only 1 layout per participant please, and LO's for this contest may "NOT" be used in any other Challenge or Contest. LO's must also be newly created for this sketch. So, please don't use a LO that has been posted anywhere before the contest begins each month. LO's must be "your" own work and uploaded using the "LINK" tool on the My Creative Sketches Blog.
Here's my take on this month's sketch....

Head on over to the MCS Sketch Blog to see all the other takes on this fantastic sketch by the My Creative Scrapbook DT, and I hope to see your versions of this sketch as well!!

Have a terrific Tuesday! LOVES :) -Sarah

Jan. My Creative Scrapbook Challenge

2012-01-16T13:27:00.005-05:00

I have my challenge up over at My Creative Scrapbook!

I have to admit that I am a total paper hoarder!! I love all of the colors, patterns, textures, and just everything about all of the gorgeous papers we have to choose from to create!I also enjoy looking at the papers and their patterns and trying to come up with unique ways of using those pretty patterns. One of my favorite things to do with paper is to use punches, layer them all up with various combination's of stickers, buttons, twine, bling, etc., and create my own embellishments for my layouts and cards!! So, that's January's Challenge at My Creative Scrapbook, use up those patterned papers (that we all know you're hoarding) and mix them, layer them, cut them, punch them, and create yourvery own embellishments!! Here are a few examples of where I have created my own embellishments to enhance my layouts and cards...

1. Here I layered pieces of punched pattern paper to create snowflake circle embellishments for my snow themed layout.

2. On this layout, I created layered embellishments to draw attention to a subtitle and also to enhance my New Year's theme.

3. Here I layered punched out pattern paper along with stickers and hand cut strips of paper to create the sun and sun rays on my card.

I hope you have a ton of fun creating your very own embellishments, and I can't wait to see what everyone will come up with!! Your entries for this challenge are due by Feb. 14, 2012. We have a Fantastic PRIZE for this challenge...Dusty Attic chipboard and Prima flowers!!!! So come join the fun to Win (post your entry on the My Creative Scrapbook message board)

Have a wonderful Monday!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Still Pinching Myself!!

2012-01-13T10:07:00.002-05:00

I am over the moon excited to be able to share with all of you my new design team!!

Yep, it's FANCY PANTS, and I'm still pinching myself that I was asked to join this amazing design team!! I have been creating with Fancy Pants products ever since they made their first appearance at my local scrapbook store where I was working at that time. It was immediate love at first sight, so to be asked to join a team that makes outstanding products and to have the opportunity to design along side such amazingly talented ladies is a total dream come true!! You an check out the Fancy Pants 2012 Pocket Chicks DT Announcement HERE! I happy as a clam working away with their new lines, and can't wait to share my work!!
Have a fantastic Friday!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Last Post as Creative Imaginations GDT

2012-01-10T15:18:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! I want to share with you today my last layout that I created for Creative Imaginations using their Inspired Traveler collection by Danelle Johnson. As soon as I saw all of the various modes of transportation in this line, I knew it would be just perfect for a layout all about my little guy, Carter. Carter is 3 years old, and he LOVES anything that MOVES!!!

I added computer journaling to a strip of pattern paper next to the photo telling how Carter loves everything from cars, to trains, to airplanes, and also I included a little bit about his quirks and favorite things at age 3. I had such a fantastic time creating with the Creative Imaginations collections, and I just hope you like seeing my work as much as I loved creating them!
Have a terrific Tuesday! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Jan. Reveal!!

2012-01-04T09:52:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone, I love this time every month when I can finally share with you what I've been working on all month long! The Jan. kits from My Creative Scrapbook are totally drool worthy, and I had a blast playing with all of the goodies! This month I was so lucky to be able to work with the new Pink Paislee Snow Day collection from the Jan. Creative Kit as well as the Fancy Pants Winterland collection from the Jan. Main Kit. Here's what I came up with this month...

Jan. Main Kit

Jan. Creative Kit

Thanks for looking, and I hope you all have a great Thursday! -Sarah

Creative Imaginations Guest Designer

2012-01-03T14:48:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone, just a quick post today to share with you the link to my blog post that's up on the Creative Imaginations Blog today...I got to create a couple layouts using their A to Z collection which was full of great patterns and colors!! You can check it out HERE...

Have a terrific Tuesday! -Sarah

YAY...Sneak Peek Time!!!

2012-01-01T10:23:00.007-05:00

Yay!!! The first day of 2012 is also Sneak Peek Day for the My Creative Scrapbook Kits!!! I was able to work with the Main Kit and also the Creative Kit this month, and it was a complete and total blast of course! I LOVE working with the MCS Kits because they are just so stinkin' easy to create with, packed full of goodies and tons of pattern paper, I can just create all month long and those gorgous kits never run dry! Here are my sneak peeks from each kit, and head on over to the MCS Forum to check out sneak peeks from all of the other designers as well....DROOL!!

January Main Kit Sneaks:

January Creative Kit Sneaks:

I want to wish each and every one of you a very HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! I hope that this is a very happy, productive, and creative year! I would really love to take my scrapbooking to the next level this year, and somehow find a place for myself in this industry...WELCOME 2012!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Top 11 Of 2011

2011-12-28T15:46:00.007-05:00

Hi everyone, I hope that your week is going well! I'm going to post this a couple days early this year since we have some plans this weekend and also I'll be posting my work from the My Creative Scrapbook Kits the first week of January. These are my TOP 11 FAVORITE layouts that I created over the 2011 year in no particular order....

Thanks for all of your kind comment and support over this past year, and here's to a brand new 2012 year full of fun, creativity, and lots of new adventures!!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

2011-12-25T11:08:00.002-05:00

Merry

Christmas!!!

Thanks to each and every one of you for following my blog, your kind comments, and encouragement....I appreciate all of you!! Happy Holidays!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Creative Imaginations Guest Designer

2011-12-22T13:02:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone!!! Only 3 more days until Christmas! I'm finishing up my handmade gift tags and present wrapping these final days, and I'm so happy to see the growing excitement in my children every single day!

Today I want to share with you a Christmas layout that I made using a mixture of a few Creative Imaginations collections and you can also check out this layout over on the Creative Imaginations Blog today!!

I was so thrilled when I was asked to be one of their Guest Designers, and make sure you check back soon because I have a couple more features and projects coming that will be up on their blog after the holidays!
Have a terrific Thursday! -Sarah

Christmas Photos

2011-12-19T11:09:00.005-05:00

Hi everyone, I was just playing around with some cute shots of the kids in front of our Christmas tree last night.

These still need some work because I ended up taking the photos after it was already too dark, but I still wanted to share these anyhow. I also got the cute idea of using the candy canes as hearts in the photos from the fabulous Kelly Goree!! Her photos are waaaaayyyy better than mine, but I'm still learning my camera and the photos I'm taking today in more natural daytime light will put these to shame...hope you're all ready for Christmas!!

Have a wonderful Monday!! -Sarah

So Excited!!

2011-12-15T11:55:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! I just wanted to stop here quickly and share with you some exciting news that I received yesterday....I made it to the 2nd Round of the Spellbinder's Design Team Search!!! You can read Spellbinder's full blog post HERE and see the other ladies and one guy that also made it!

Have a wonderful Thursday!! -Sarah

Just Sharing

2011-12-12T10:53:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone! We had some professional family photos taken yesterday, so while Carter was still dressed up (& clean) I thought that I'd snap a few pics in our front yard. I love how Christmas-y this one turned out with the evergreen in the background!!

Happy Monday! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Reveal!!!

2011-12-06T09:28:00.004-05:00

Hi everyone!! Christmas is fast approaching, and in honor of this fine season the My Creative Scrapbook December Kits are just packed full of holiday themed goodies to put a giant smile on your face this Christmas season. I was completely ecstatic to work with the Main Kit this month featuring Echo Park's Seasons Greetings collection, and the Album Kit featuring the Melissa Frances Deck The Halls products! Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook Design Team Gallery to see more holiday scrapping inspiration than your heart desires!! Here are my works for the December Kits...

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Main Kit

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Album Kit

Thanks for looking!! Have a terrific Tuesday! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Sneak Peek

2011-12-01T08:00:00.001-05:00

Well hello everyone, long time no see!!

I have my sneaks to share with you from My Creative Scrapbook's December Kits!! I have two favorite days every month...one is when those kits arrive on my doorstep and the other is when I finally get to share all of my work from these kits with you!! Make sure you check back on the 5th to see all of my projects created with the My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Main Kit and Album Kit. You definitely won't want to miss the DT reveal over on the My Creative Scrapbook gallery!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Album Kit Sneaks:

Have a terrific Thursday!! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Oct. Sneaks!!!

2011-10-01T09:20:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, I just want to quickly share with you a couple sneaks from my projects using the Oct. Main Kit and Oct. Limited Edition Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I was lucky enough to get to work with my two favorite lines that were just released at this summer's CHA so I had an absolute blast creating with these kits!!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook forums to see more sneaks from the other two kits, Creative Kit and Album Kit, as well. Also, don't forget about MCS's new sketch site, My Creative Sketches. Play along with the Fall Sketch Contest for your chance to win some yummy prizes!!

Have a wonderful weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar Altered Clock

2011-09-24T03:15:00.000-04:00

Hello everybody, Sarah here to share with you my altered wooden clock that I created using Donna Salazar's Antiquities collection along with the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets dies, matching chipboard Sprightly Sprockets coordinates from Want 2 Scrap, a bit of Want 2 Scrap bling, and also the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Wonderful Wings dies.

I first cut my pattern paper to size in order to fit the clock front, and then I used my circle cutter to cut out a circle from the center of the pattern paper to show the clock face.

Next, I cut out the Sprightly Sprocket dies to use as embellishments on the front of my clock, and then I layered them onto the matching chipboard Sprockets. I inked the edges of the chipboard and also the die cuts with Chestnut Roan and Creamy Brown Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue Inks.
Then, I cut out the Wonderful Wings butterfly dies and spritzed the bottom butterfly with the Candleglow Smooch Spritz. I embellished the rest with flowers, twine, and bling.

Here's my finished altered clock.

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Supplies: Sprightly Sprockets Spellbinders Dies, Wonderful Wings Spellbinders Dies, Want2Scrap Chipboard Sprockets, Antiquities 12x12 Paper Pad, Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue Ink, Smooch Spritz

MCS Fall Sketch Contest!!!

2011-09-23T12:38:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday everyone!! I think that most of you know how much I adore the My Creative Scrapbook kits and how much I love creating with my kits every month and now there's even more fun being added into the mix!! My Creative Scrapbook now has a second site....

My Creative Sketches which is currently having a Fall Sketch Contest!! Head on over to the sketch blog HERE and join in on all of the fun and prizes!! Yep, you definitely don't want to miss these prize packs, plus see tons of inspiration and examples from the MCS Design Team!!

Here is Sketch #1 and my take on this sketch.

Have a wonderful weekend!! -Sarah

My Baby Girl Is 15 Today!!

2011-09-12T12:50:00.006-04:00

Happy Birthday my sweet and gorgeous, Becca!!!

Becca is a breath of fresh air, good hearted, gorgeous, full of her own opinions and thoughts, lover of life, super tall (5'11"), incredibly smart, whitty, hilarious, and I love her with my whole heart and more than words could ever describe!! Happy birthday sweetie, have a wonderful year being 15 years old, and make tons of awesome memories!! LOVE YOU :)

My Creative Scrapbook Sept. Reveal!!!

2011-09-05T11:19:00.005-04:00

YAY, the day has arrived!! I look forward to this day every single month so that I can finally share with you the gorgeous My Creative Scrapbook kits that I have been working on all month long! As usual, for September I was able to work with the Main Kit and Limited Edition Kit.

The MCS Main Kit was full of Echo Park's Victoria collection along with tons of rub ons, bling, Prima flowers, ribbon, and Thickers.....YUM!! The Limited Edition Kit was jam packed full of the IOD collection from Creative Imaginations along with ribbon, bling, die cuts, rub ons, Thickers, and more flowers than you could ever use from Prima and Petaloo....DELICIOUSNESS!!!

My September Main Kit work:

My September Limited Edition Kit work:

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook Gallery to see what all of the awesome designers created with all four of the My Creative Scrapbook September kits!! Don't forget to check out the new My Creative Sketches site to play along with this month's sketch to be entered to win some fantastic scrapping goodies!!

Have a wonderful Labor Day! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Sept. SNEAK!!!

2011-09-02T21:38:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, well it's almost time for the My Creative Scrapbook September reveal!! I was able to create with the Main Kit and Limited Edition Kit for September, and let me just tell you that those boxes were absolutely stuffed full with tons of gorgeous pattern papers and more embellishments than you'll know what to do with!!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Also, don't forget that My Creative Scrapbook now has a fun sketch blog full of inspiration and even prizes so head on over to My Creative Sketches to check out this month's sketch along with the prizes and giveaways!!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

You Are YOU-nique

2011-08-24T03:10:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone!! Sarah here to share with you my "You Are Younique" card that I created using Donna Salazar's 8x8 Spring In Bloom Paper Pad. I love creating with the Spring In Bloom collection because of the gorgeous color combinations and the fantastic patterns which allow me to fussy cut flowers and borders until my heart's content!
I also used the Smooch Spritz in Candle Glow to tint the vintage lace, and I used the Color Catcher to place my lace into so that it contained the spray in one area.

I cut leaves from the Spring In Bloom pattern papers to use as accents, then I cut 2 of the die cut butterflies from the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Fanciful Flight Die and layered then on top of the card.
I also cut out a couple of words from the Crafty Chronicle to create my title, and inked all of the edges using the Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue from Clearsnap in Creamy Brown and Chestnut Roan.

Donna Salazar Supplies:

Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad

Crafty Chronicle

Smooch Spritz

Fanciful Flight Spellbinders Dies

Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue

Color Catcher

Other:

pearls: Melissa Frances

border punch, pen: EK Success

other: vintage lace, twine, button

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My Creative Sketches Up & Running!!!

2011-08-23T09:33:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!!! I think that you all know how much I absolutely LOVE My Creative Scrapbook Kits!!! Now, we are adding on to the fantastic kits with an awesome new sketch site, My Creative Sketches....how exciting and fun it that!! This first sketch is up on the new blog right now.

So, head on over to see all of the wonderful and inspiring work that the Design Team created using this sketch, along with some really awesome prized that you can win just by creating a project of you own based on this sketch, and one prize will be given away just for being a follower so you don't want to miss out on that!! Plus, one of our Guest Designers this month is one of my all time favorite scrapbookers and I'm even a little star struck :).....go check it out!!

My Creative Sketches

Have a terrific Tuesday and get busy with this sketch!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Family Adventure

2011-08-20T10:00:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone!! I just wanted to share with you today a double layout that I created using the Family Outings collection from Momenta. This is totally my go-to line because of the fantastic double sided pattern papers in fun colors just perfect for summer themed projects.

Check out the awesome projects created by the other Momenta DT members HERE on the Momenta blog. Have a wonderful weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Day 2 Reveal

2011-08-12T11:12:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, I'm back today to share with you my layouts and card that I created using the My Creative Scrapbook Limited Edition Kit for August. This kit was jammed packed full of gorgeous Melissa Frances pattern papers and tons upon tons of beautiful Prima flowers and also K&Co. transparencies and die cuts.....love love love!!!

August Limited Edition Kit:

Don't forget to head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook design team gallery to see all of the DT work along with the Creative and Album kits too!!

Have a fantastic Friday!! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook August Reveal!!!

2011-08-11T09:23:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone, today I'm sharing my work with the My Creative Scrapbook Main Kit for August. This kit was totally my style, just full of fun and colorful patterns and lots of little yummy embellishments!! This kit is just perfect for scrapping all of your summer photos!!

August 2011 Main Kit:

Don't forget to check out the DT Gallery over at My Creative Scrapbook for tons of jaw dropping inspiration!! Also, there is a new addition to the MCS site......we are beginning a Sketch Challenge Blog to go along with the MCS kits and it's going to be soooo much fun!! The first sketch will go up August 22nd and you don't want to miss it!! I'll be back tomorrow with my reveal for the MCS August Limited Edition Kit just packed full of gorgeos paper and flowers!!

Have a terrific Thursday! -Sarah

Jr. High Keepsake

2011-08-09T03:10:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone, Sarah here to share with you a very easy technique to create a great masked border on your layouts or cards. This is a subtle look created just by using an ink pad and a piece of paper. I love this technique because it helps to tie in the colors on my layout while adding a custom handmade touch to my projects.

1. Cut a piece of pattern paper to layer on top of your background paper to the the size that you would like your masking to be. Mine was cut to 10"x10".

2. Use your color choice of Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue to ink around all edges of the back side of your cut piece of pattern paper which will create the mask on the background paper.

3. Flip over your 10"x10" paper and cut about 1/4" off of each side then adhere to the center of your background paper. I also doodles lines along my inked edges to help them pop a little bit more.

4. I used Donna Salazar's Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad, the Artistic Papers, Donna's Spellbinders Carnation Creations dies, and Donna's Smooch Spritz to create this layout.

Here is my final page with the masked border. I really love the added color and subtleness this technique adds to my layout.

Donna Salazar Supplies: Spring In Bloom 8x8 Paper Pad, Artistic Papers, Carnation Creations Spellbinder's Dies, Smooch Spritz in Sea Breeze, ColorBox Cat's Eye Queue Chalk Ink

Other Supplies: Alpahbets: Simple Stories, American Crafts, Pearls: K&Co., Marker: EK Success, Adhesive: Helmar

My Creative Scrapbook August Sneaks!!!

2011-08-01T09:03:00.004-04:00

Oh my my my, you all are going to LOVE these August kits from My Creative Scrapbook sooooo very much!!!! I know, I say that every month, but Pam's kits are just the BEST!!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook forum to see the sneaks from the other two kits, Creative Kit and Album Kit, and don't forget to check back Aug. 5th for the full reveal!!!

Have a wonderful Monday! LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar Falling For You Layout

2011-07-24T03:10:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, today I wanted to share with you a layout that I created using the Donna Salazar Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad. This line is full of dusty pinks, light blues, jean, and pretty creams. I wanted to create a page about the day my son was born and all of the little things that I immediately fell in love with about him, and the blue colors in this line coordinated just perfectly with that little blue hospital onesie that he was wearing in the photos.

I used Donna's Tea Party Smooch Spritz to do some masking with a doily behind the photo, and then I splattered just a few spots with the Sea Breeze Smooch Spritz. I also inked the distressed edges of my paper with the ColorBox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown, Chestnut Roan, and Charcoal. I also cut two of the decorative labels from Donna's Calendar Page from her Artistic Papers and used those behind each photo.

Supplies: Donna Salazar Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad, Smooch Spritz in Tea Party and Sea Breeze, ColorBox Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown and Chestnut Roan and Charcoal, Donna Salazar Artistic Papers Calendar Page

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Back From CHA

2011-07-22T08:11:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone, I had such a great time in Chicago, but I'm definitely happy to be waking up in my own bed this morning!! Sorry, I know I kind of skipped out on the final days of my CHA Countdown, but I ended up leaving a couple of days sooner than I had originally planned. I just wanted to check in this morning, I'll be back later with photos. I had the chance to meet so many great people...loved it!! LOVES :) -Sarah

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

2011-07-15T15:29:00.001-04:00

Echo Park "Fresh Faces" Monthly Designer Call

2011-07-14T16:16:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, I'm here to share my submission for this month's Echo Park "Fresh Faces" Monthly Designer Call. I absolutely love Echo Park Paper, as most of you know because if you're regular followers of my blog then you know how many collections I have!! I can't get enough!

So, here are my 3 layouts for this month's submission.

Layout #1. Summer Joy - I created this layout using Echo Park's Springtime collection. I love these soft colors and patterns, especially that floral print that I used for most of my background. Then I used decorative scissors and a lace border punch to create borders along the right side of my layout that contain my journaling. I just added a few flowers and a piece of ribbon to finish off the page.

Layout #2. School Girls - I created this layout using Echo Park's For The Record collection. I used a lot of layers to create this page, as well as created a banner border along the left side of the layout. The ruler strip was just perfect for this back to school themed page, and the bird sticker was the perfect addition since I took these photos by the tree in our frontyard. I finished off this layout with some flowers, butterflies, and lace to add more of a springtime feel.

Layout #3. With All My Heart - I created this layout using the Echo Park Be Mine collection. I created borders with white cardstock for the center as my background so that my photos would pop, then added Echo Park stickers and cut out hearts and flourishes for accents. I finished the layout by adding my journaling with a punched border, and I used the Echo Park alpha stickers for my title and subtitle.

That's it for this month's Echo Park "Fresh Faces" submission. I hope you enjoyed seeing my layouts. Wish me luck!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

2011-07-14T11:49:00.002-04:00

Hi everybody, only 5 more days before CHA!!! WooooHooooo :)

Have a terrific Thursday! LOVES :) -Sarah

CHA COUNTDOWN & Some Exciting News!!

2011-07-13T12:01:00.003-04:00

Hey everyone, today is day 2 of my one week countdown to CHA....WoooHooo!!!! If any of you are going to be there please comment here or send me an email (which you can find at the top of the left sidebar) because I'd love to meet as many of my online scrappy friends as possible!!

Also, I received an email yesterday that this layout of mine was chosen as one of the spotlighted weekly projects on the Club CK Blog....you can check it out HERE!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!! LOVES :) -Sarah

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

2011-07-12T11:22:00.001-04:00

Celebrate with Helmar and PSA Essentials

2011-07-11T17:09:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone, I have a really fun and bright layout to share with you today using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive, Helmar Gemstone Glue, and PSA Essentials interchangeable acrylic stamps. These stamps are super fun to use because of their ability to interchange the center sentiment with the outer border stamp. I loved these stamps because they allowed me to stamp the sentiment and outer border in two different colors of inks while also stamping them onto two different background papers. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and the outer border in lime green ink so that I could match this layered sentiment to my journaling spot....love this!!

I created my layout using this sketch for the July 1st Sketch at Once Upon a Sketch Blog.

Head on over to the Helmar Blog throughout this entire week to see more fun projects from the Helmar DT using PSA Essentials stamps!! Have a wonderful Monday, and I hope to see you all next week in Chicago at CHA!!!! WoooHooooo.......LOVES :) -Sarah

Happy Birthday Tag with Donna Salazar

2011-07-09T03:10:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone, Sarah here today to share with you a Happy Birthday Tag that is just perfect for any gift bag or wrapped present. So often we make cards and tags for the little people in our lives, but this Happy Birthday Tag created with the Donna Salazar Artistic Papers is just perfect for those adult friends and family members in our lives celebrating their special day!

Step 1. Cut a tag 3 1/2"x6" out of the Artistic Paper Spring In Bloom 6x6 Squares. Step 2. I used the Smooch Spritz in Sea Breeze then splattered the Smooch Spritz in Wood Stain.

Step 3. I used the Smooch Spritz in River Mossy, sprayed it lightly on my finger and used it as finger paints to tint the leaves on the tag. Then I did the same process with the Smooch Spritz in Carmel Latte to tint the area around the leaves and flowers. I used my Copics to color in the flowers.

Step 4. I cut two flowers, a butterfly, and a knome from the Donna Salazar Crafty Chronicle then adhered them to the tag. I used foam dots under the butterfly and knome to add dimension, then added lace to the bottom edge of the tag.

Step 5. I tied an olive colored ribbon, a sheer peach ribbon, and twine to the top of the tag then glued three flower buds to the center which I cut from the lace that I added to the bottom of the tag. I also added Fairy Dust Glitter in Peaches and Cream using Glue Gloss to the edges of the butterfly wings. Then, I added my Happy Birthday journaling strips. I distressed the edges of the tag with the Distrezz-It-All, then inked the edges with the ColorBox Cat's Eye Ink in Creamy Brown.

Here is my final Happy Birthday Tag with a couple of close ups to view the details.

I will by adding this tag to a kraft colored gift bag for a simple yet elegant feel. Hope you like it!

Supplies: Donna Salazar Artistic Papers Collection, Crafty Chronicle, Smooch Spritz, ColorBox Cat's Eye Ink, Glue Gloss, Fairy Dust Glitter, Distrezz-It-All

Have a wonderful day!!
http://sarahmmullanix.blogspot.com/

Webster's Pages BLING IT ON!!!!

2011-07-06T19:30:00.002-04:00

Oooooh this has to be my absolute favorite time of year, and how lucky are we that as scrapbookers this happens twice every year!! All of the previews of new manufacturer lines are starting to pop up and with CHA only 2 weeks away I'm just drooling at all of the yumminess filling up all of my favorite sites and blogs. My mind is just overflowing with ideas and inspiration, and here is one big reason....

You absolutely have to head over to Webster's to see the gorgeousness that Brandin has yet again come up with in the new WP collections!!! I don't know how she does it, but she totally out-does herself with every new release....ok, why are you still here? Go check out all of the amazing work from the DT too while you're there, it's beyond gorgeous!!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Nikki Sivils GIVEAWAY!!!

2011-07-06T15:12:00.004-04:00

Oh my goodness, too much cuteness for words!!! Nikki Sivils is showing off her new collections and they are just A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E.!!! Check these out...

Now head on over to the Nikki Sivils Blog to see how you can win not one but all five of these new collections before they're even available for purchase!!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Helmar's July Sketch Challenge

2011-07-06T10:02:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone, I want to share with all of you the July Sketch over on the Helmar Blog. I absolutely LOVE working with sketches because it gives me a great jumping off point for my pages and I'm never quite sure where they're going to end up but I always love the results!!

Here's Lydell's July Sketch for the Helmar and the challenge this month is to use your Helmar Gemstone Glue...just perfect for July so you can add that little extra shimmer and shine! :)

Here is the July Sketch...

Here is my take on the sketch...

Head on over to the Helmar Blog to check out the other DT member's layouts, and to see all of the other fun projects and challenges that Helmar has going on over there!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook July Reveal!!!

2011-07-05T09:51:00.005-04:00

HI everyone!!! This is my favorite time of every month when I finally get to share with you Pam's gorgeous kits from My Creative Scrapbook!! I'm always thrilled with the way my layouts turn out because these kits are packed with so much goodness!! For July, I was able to work with the Main Kit featuring Emma's Shoppe from Crate Paper and Life Is Good from Echo Park, and also the Limited Edition Kit featuring Country Estate from Webster's Pages.

Main Kit:

Limited Edition Kit:

Hope you enjoy these as much I did creating them! Don't forget to head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook DT Gallery to see more inspiration and projects than any one person could handle all in one sitting!! :)

Have a terrific Tuesday!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Happy 4th Of July!!!

2011-07-04T11:17:00.001-04:00

Fun In The Rain with Nikki Sivils & Helmar

2011-07-01T16:08:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone, as promised, here is my Nikki Sivils/Helmar layout using the "It's Raining, It's Pouring" collection. I knew as soon as I saw this line with the colorful raindrops, cute rain boots, and adorable umbrellas that I had the perfect photo for this page. Armed with my Helmar Adhesive Runner, Helmar ZapDots, and Helmar Premium Craft Glue, I got to work!

I layered multiple cardstock stickers from the Nikki Sivils "It's Raining, It's Pouring" sticker and alpha sheet to create this layered embellishment on my page...with the help of the Helmar ZapDots, of course.

I also used the Helmar ZapDots to add dimension to my hand cut banner.

Then, I used the Helmar Premium Craft Glue to adhere the little flags and flag poles that I cut from the Nikki Sivils "It's Raining, It's Pouring" pattern papers. I also used the Helmar Adhesive Runner to adhere all of the background papers and photo to my layout.

Here is the final layout. I really love the way the colors in this line perfectly match the colors of my son's umbrella in the photo! This collection was so much fun to work with, and I just love all of the creating possibilities that I have using the Helmar Adhesives!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

MCS Sneak Peek for July

2011-07-01T08:32:00.004-04:00

Yay, it's the first of the month and that means that I can finally share some sneaks with you of what I've been working on for My Creative Scrapbook!! For July, I was able to create with the Main Kit and Limited Edition Kit....sooooooo yummy!!!!

Main Kit Sneaks...

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks...

I'll be back later to share with you my layout for the Nikki Sivils/Helmar week. See you soon!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar SWEET GIRL Card

2011-06-24T03:10:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, Sarah here to share with you a card that I made using the Donna Salazar Antiquities paper line. I really wanted this card to look very girly so I focused on cutting out a lot of the pink florals from the pattern paper, added a yellow cardstock card base, and used a circle punch to punch out some additional frilly patterns. I also cut out a journal card from the Artistic Papers to anchor the sentiment, "Sweet Girl". Then I embellished with a tied bow from red and white baker's twine, drew on my faux stitching, and added my sentiment. I also used the Glue Gloss to add a bit of Fairy Dust Glitter to the small red letters giving them a bit of shimmer.

Have a wonderful day!

Supplies: Donna Salazar Antiquities collection through GCD Studios, Glue Gloss from Clearsnap, Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines and Cream from Clearsnap, Distrezz-It-All from Zutter

Best Creations and Helmar Week!!!

2011-06-18T12:23:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!!! If you hop on over to the Best Creation Blog you will find lots of water themed projects for there Best Creations/Helmar week!! There are guessing games with prizes to be won and many of the designers are having giveaways on their blogs too! Here is my fun water layout that can be seen on the Best Creation Blog and also the Helmar Blog.

Have fun!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Clip It Up and BoBunny

2011-06-15T19:00:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!! Today I am really excited to share with you my altered Clip It Up using the Ad Lib collection from BoBunny. I was lucky enough to receive this line from BoBunny through Clip It Up and I just couldn't resist the fun and colorful patterns of this line!! First, I spray painted my Clip It Up Base with a light teal, then really decked it out with pattern paper, stickers, and chipboard from the BoBunny Ad Lib collection. Now this Base holds all of my fabric which means no more digging through bags and piles of fabric trying to see all of my patterns...woohoo

I also had to create a layout with the Ad Lib collection too. My daughter's pics that she snapped of herself walking down the street to the bus stop on her last day of 8th grade were just the perfect match for this line and I'm really liking the way this page turned out.

Hope you have had a blast altering you Clip It Up, and if you still haven't done this then you must give it a try!! Have a wonderful Wednesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Just Sharing Some Momenta Goodness

2011-06-14T10:21:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone, I just wanted to share with you a couple of layouts that I created last week using Momenta very fun Family Outings line. This line is just full of colorful patterns perfect for just about any outdoor themed layout or project.

Head on over to the Momenta Blog to check out what all of the other DT members have been creating, and also check the link at the top right sidebar to see how you can enter to win some yummy Momenta prizes and have fun creating your own custom stickers at the same time....sounds pretty cool, huh?!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar's Antiquities Collection

2011-06-09T03:10:00.000-04:00

Hello everyone, Sarah here today to share with you a layout that I created using the Donna Salazar Antiquities Collection. This line is a lot of fun to work with because of it's versatility! I am a lover of pattern paper, and I often create my own embellishments for layouts from pattern paper. For example, I cut out the paper flowers and leaves on this pattern paper,

spritzed the leaves with the River Mossy Smooch Spritz, inked the edges of each cut out flower with the Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue in Chestnut Roan, crinkled the flowers, and then layered them all together to create these gorgeous 3D flower embellishments on my layout.

I also created a photo frame to use on my layout out of this Donna Salazar Antiquities paper.
In order to create my own photo frame I cut a 5"x7" mat from the pattern paper.
Then I used my trimmer to cut about 1/2" border on the inside of the 5"x7" mat making sure to not cut into the floral print on the paper.
Now I used my craft scissors to cut around the florals by hand.

Here is my frame cut from a 12x12 sheet of paper and a close up of how I used it on my page.

This is my finished layout with both the layered paper flowers and the photo frame. These embellishments are so much fun to make from pieces of pattern paper, and they add such a custom look to all of your projects. I hope you'll give them a try!
My Blog: Welcome To My Neighborhood
Supplies used: DSD Antiquities Collection, River Mossy Smooch Spritz, Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue in Chesnut Roan, Helmar Permanent Adhesive Runner and 450 Quick Dry, EK Success ZigWriter, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Kreaxions Butterfly 4-in-1 Punch, Prima flower and pearl flourish, Basic Grey Pearls, alpha stickers EK Success

MCS June Reveal!!!

2011-06-06T08:44:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone!! Happy Monday morning to all of you! My kids still have through Wednesday to have to go to school because of make up days for all of the snow days they missed over the winter and all I know is that I am sooooo ready to have them out of school and home with me!!...not to mention getting to sleep past 6AM!! Anyway, I want to share my layouts that I created using the My Creative Scrapbook Main Kit and Limited Edition Kit.

Main Kit featuring Basic Grey's Sweet Threads Collection:

Limited Edition Kit featuring Crate Paper's Portrait Collection:

Head on over to the MCS Design Team Gallery to see the gorgeous designs from all of the MCS DT!! So much inspiration, you don't want to miss it!!

Have a wonderful Monday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Scrapbook Room Video Tour with Clip It Up

2011-06-03T08:34:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone!!! Today is my turn, out of the Simply Renee Clip It Up DT members, to share with you my product review for the Clip It Up. I recieved the Clip It Up Base and Upper Tier to use in my scrap space, and I decided to create a video tour so that you can see my entire scrapbook room and how I have put my Clip It Up to good use. As you can see in the video, I have also created a decorative box for the top of my Clip It Up and you can see the tutorial for creating that storage box HERE. Here's the link to my scrapbook room video tour...

http://youtu.be/6kb5oVbGB94

All of my manufacturer collections used to take up so many drawers and bins which occupied precious space in my scrapbook room (not to mention how difficult it was to dig through those drawers trying to find the exact items I was looking for), and now it's all hanging right in front of my desk at just an arm lengths away with all of the products in full view!! No more digging through drawers and lost items that never got used because of being burried under stack of products. The products you see hanging on my Clip It Up are from Momenta and you can find them HERE and the blog HERE. I absolutely adore my Clip It Up Base and Upper Tier so thank you for making my life and my creating process easier and more enjoyable!!

Have a fantastic Friday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

MCS June Kits Sneak Peeks!!

2011-06-01T14:03:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!!! I absolutely love the first of the month because that means that I get to share with you my sneaks for the My Creative Scrapbook kits!!! For June, I got to work with the Main Kit and also the Limited Edition Kit....both soooooo incredibly yummy!! Check these out...

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

See what I mean, just pure yumminess!!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday and don't forget to come back on the 5th to see the full reveal!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Momenta DT!!!

2011-05-31T13:45:00.002-04:00

I'm very excited to announce that I was chosen to stay on for another DT term with Momenta!!! I've had so much fun over the past year designing with the fun and colorful collections from Momenta so I'm thrilled to be able to stay on another year!!

Check out HERE to see the rest of the DT and GDT that were chosen!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Best Creation Summertime Blog Hop!!!

2011-05-27T03:00:00.000-04:00

Grab your suntan lotion and a towel and get ready for a fun summertime hop to get some great ideas to get caught up with all of your old summer photos. This blog hop is full of lots of inspiring ideas to use for your upcoming photos from this summer too! Of course we have lots of chances to win our new June releases and the fantastic 6x6 mini pads too! Be sure to leave a comment on either the Best Creation Facebook page or the Best Creation Blog or sign up as a new follower for your chance to win! And of course all of us DT members love to hear from you too so leave us some comments along the way!

Now, I don't know about all of you, but my summer seems to be full of get-togethers and birthday parties so I created a party themed layout from my son's birthday using the Birthday Party collection along with the blue background and clouds from the Surf's Up collection. I also added a little bit of felt behind a couple of the Best Creation stickers to add a bit of dimension. I used the Helmar 450 Quick Dry which worked just perfectly to adhere the felt to the sticker and also the background paper. This is my go to glue and I absolutely love it!!

Up next in this summertime blog hop is that super talented Tina McDonald.

Have a wonderful weekend! LOVES :) -Sarah

Our Weekend In Photos

2011-05-25T09:48:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone!!

I haven't shared photos in soooooo long, and that's definitely something I need to step up on. The kids are growing at a ridiculous rate and although I do take tons of photos (way too many photos actually), I definitely need to share more of those here on my blog. So, this past weekend was our first real summer-like weekend here in central Indiana that didn't involve rain. Our weather has been all over the place, and if it's not rain then it's still just too stinkin' cold to get outdoors. I finally was able to purchase my flowers for the yard this weekend....WoooHoooo!!! Planting my flowers is usually my annual Mother's Day treat, but this year has been so cold and rainy that I just haven't been able to get outside to do it. It's been hard just to keep the yard mowed because of all this crazy rain!! Anyway, this past weekend was just absolutely GORGEOUS so we started off with mowing our yard because it so desperately needed a good trim with all of the rain we've been having, and of course Carter had to help Daddy :) ...so cute!!

Carter had to take a break about half way through helping Daddy mow the backyard because the poor little guy overheats quickly, so he sat himself down with a juice pack and then he was back in business!!

The next order of business was cleaning out our shop vac. Steve gave Carter the hose to spray out the inside of the vac, and as most of you know, giving a 2 year old a hose will either end in lots of fun or lots of trouble....in this case it ended in lots of fun, thank goodness!! Carter ended up talking big sis, Emmy, into putting on his swimming trunks and then he proceeded to climb right into the vac full of water, which then lead me to getting out his baby pool from last summer (boy this poor kid sure needs a swimming pool upgrade!) Becca and Emmy decided to lay out for a little while since everyone was outside enjoying the sun, and when Carter saw Becca in her sunglasses of course he had to have his sunglasses on too....love this pic!!

Even Bodey joined the fun, but he was a little scared of the mower which is why he's standing in the mulch around the tree :)
My goofball daughter!! :)
We ended the day with cooking some hamburgers on the grill (the first grilled dinner of the season!) and then a little baseball with Daddy and Carter in the front yard before bedtime.

Ahhhh, it was such a wonderful weekend!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar Springtime Card

2011-05-24T03:10:00.001-04:00

Hello everyone, Sarah here to share with you a card that I

created using the Donna Salazar "Spring In Bloom" line.

I absolutely love the colors and patterns of these papers!

Flowers, rustic wood, blue jeans, and lace...I'm mean how

much better does it get?!! I also added a little sparkle and

shine to some of the elements of this card by using my

Glue Gloss on the tips of the butterfly wings to add the

Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines & Cream. I also spritzed all of

the cut out paper flowers with lots of Pralines & Cream

Smooch Spritz to add some gorgeous shimmer to all of the

flowers. I absolutely love the shimmer when it catches the light!
And to highlight the edges of the paper and cut outs, I inked

the edges with my Color Q Cat's Eye Stackers in Dark Brown & Chesnut Roan.

Supplies:

-Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad, -Smooch Spritz in Pralines & Cream,

-Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines & Cream, - Glue Gloss liquid adhesive,

-Color Q Cat's Eye Ink Stackers in Dark Brown and Chesnut Roan,

-tape runner from Helmar, -marker from EK Success, -vintage lace

Have a wonderful day! -Sarah

Sharing Some Best Creation FUN!!!

2011-05-20T13:05:00.003-04:00

Hi everybody!!!

The Best Creation Design Team has been busy busy busy creating tons of fun layouts and projects with the new BC collections. Recently, I worked with the Robot and Gone Camping lines. I used the Robot collection which also has tons of patterns with gadgets and outer space to create this page of my little guy, Carter, flying a paper airplane for the first time...

I also created this layout for my little guy, Carter, using photos of him sleeping (more like playing) in his toddler bed for the first night. I used the night sky patterns from the Gone Camping line to focus on this bedtime themed layout.

Head on over to the Best Creation Blog to check out all of the fantastic pages and projects that the rest of the DT has been creating!! Have a fantastic Friday and a great weekend!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Once Upon A Sketch May 15th Challenge

2011-05-14T11:13:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone!! I wanted to share with you my layout that I created for Once Upon A Sketch's May 15th sketch challenge. I was lucky enough to have been asked to be their May Guest Designer and I had a blast creating with their awesome sketches!! Check out this one for the May 15th sketch challenge along with my take on this awesome sketch...

Head on over to the Once Upon A Sketch blog to see the DT's super inspiring takes on this sketch

and to also link up your own work. Have a wonderful weekend!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Echo Park "Fresh Faces Campaign"

2011-05-10T10:13:00.004-04:00

Hi everyone!! Well, I'm giving it a try...I'm throwing my hat into the ring and trying out for Echo Park's "Fresh Faces Campaign". In case you haven't heard, Echo Park is accepting applications every month in search of guest designers. As I understand, one person will be chosen every month out of the applications to served as a guest designer for a month, how awesome is that?!! So, here are 3 examples of my work using three of Echo Park's lines. It was so hard chosing which layouts to submit to this campaign, but here are the three I settled on. I tried to chose the layouts that best fit my current style of scrapping which is usually a traditional background with lots of added layers, a bit of shabby chic elements, and sometimes a little whimsy.

#1. School Girls created with Echo Park's 'For The Record' line

-I used the yellow gingham as my background and inked portions of the background with a lime colored ink. -I then layered the large die cut paper and green floral print on the background, and I bordered the left with a black ruler print, ledger print, and hand cut banners placed in a vertical row. -I added a frame cut from pattern paper, journaling spot, and photos to the center of the page. Added a few borders that I cut from pattern paper to the top and bottom of the photos along with sticker borders, lace, and doily transparencies. -Final embellishments were added such as the numbers were punched from pattern paper and added to the sides of the photos to coordinate with the current grades that the girls were in, flowers and butterflies were added, and title and date stickers were added along with the large bird sticker just over the title. I also added faux stitching to some elements.

Supplies: -Echo Park's 'For The Record' line including pattern paper, journaling spots, and stickers -Prima flowers -title stickers from American Crafts -yellow butterfly stickers from Jenni Bowlin Studios

#2. My Loves created with Echo Park's 'Be Mine' line.

-I used pink and green ink to tint the background paper. -I added my photos at an angle with strips of patter paper and ribbon under the photos. -I added flowers, doily transparencies, and gemstone flourishes around the photos to embellish. I also hand cut banners from pattern paper and added them above the right side of the photos. -I cut border strips and flourishes from pattern paper to accent the bottom right of the page. I used alpha stickers to add the title, and also punched butterflies from pattern paper to use as accents.

Supplies: -Echo Park's 'Be Mine' line including pattern paper, stickers, and alphas. -flowers and gemstones from Prima and Petaloo -doily transparencies from Prima packaging -punches from EK Success, Kreaxions, and McGill

#3. Sunshine Makes Me Happy created using Echo Park's 'Springtime' line.

-I used the pink patterned paper as my background and layered a sheet of white cardstock on top spritzed with pink mist. -I added light blue pattern paper with a scalloped fabric sticker at the bottom as a background for my photos and journaling. -I used stickers, flowers, punches, and ribbon to embellish the top left and bottom right of the page. -I then added journaling strips to the negative space to the right of photos. -The top and bottom edges of white cardstock were accented with strips cut from pattern paper and a sticker cut off of the title sticker which was placed just above the photos.

Supplies: -Echo Park's 'Springtime' line including pattern paper and stickers. -fabric stickers and flowers from Little Yellow Bicycle -punches from McGill -mist from Maya Road

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my work using Echo Park's fantastic lines. I absolutely love their pattern papers and coordination sticker sheets that make creating a lovely page so easy!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Welcome Home

2011-05-09T03:10:00.004-04:00

Hello everyone, Sarah here to share with you an adorable little

rusty birdhouse that I decorated with the gorgeous Donna Salazar

line "Spring In Bloom".

I created this house warming gift for a friend who, like
many people right now, is moving to a new home and I thought this spring themed house warming gift would be just perfect. I added some shimmer and shine by spritzing the pink cut out flower with the Pralines & Cream Smooch Spritz. Then, I used my Glue Gloss to add glue to the tips of the butterfly wings and also the centers of the rolled flowers in order to add a bit of sparkle with the Pralines & Cream Fairy Dust Glitter. Here are step-by-step instructions
for creating these quick and easy fringed rolled paper flowers.

1. Cut a thin strip of paper approximately 1/4" wide by 6" long.

2. Roll the strip of paper fairly tightly and ad adhesive to the endof the strip so the roll of paper does not unwind.

3. Use scissors to cut slits through the roll of paper from the center

out toward the edge. You will cut about 6-8 slits all the way around.

4. Fan out the flower where the slits were cut, this creates the look
of fringe. Finish the flower by adding an accent to the center.

Supplies:

-Spring In Bloom 12x12 Paper Pad, -Smooch Spritz in Pralines & Cream,

-Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines & Cream, -Glue Gloss Liquid Adhesive,

-tape runner from Helmar, -vintage lace

I just love adding these little flowers to my projects. I hope you will try them too!! Have a wonderful day! My Blog: Welcome To My Neighborhood

My Creative Scrapbook May Reveal

2011-05-05T08:00:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone!!!

I'm really excited to share with you my work with

the Main Kit and Creative Kit for May from

My Creative Scrapbook!! These kits are just beautiful,

fun, colorful, and jammed packed full of goodies!!

Here's my work with the Main Kit...

and my work with the Creative Kit...

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook DT Gallery

to see all of the projects from the entire MCS design team.

It's so gorgeous and full of inspiration, don't miss out!!

Have a terrific Thursday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Momenta's New Blog & Giveaways!!!

2011-05-02T08:40:00.004-04:00

Good Monday morning everyone!

Today I have some fun news for all of you,

Momenta has a fantastic new blog for everyone

to check out and to celebrate this lovely new blog

there are some fantastic GIVEAWAYS going on

that you definitely don't want to miss!!

Head on over to Momenta's new blog for your

chance to win some of these very fun goodies!!

Make sure you become a follower so that you

can keep up on all the fun and news coming soon!!!

Have a wonderful Monday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Once Upon A Sketch Guest Designer

2011-05-01T08:34:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone!

I was so incredibly honored to have been asked to be

the Guest Designer at Once Upon A Sketch Challenge

Blog!! You absolutely have to check it out if you haven't

already because their DT is like a dream, super talented

and inspiring beyond words!! Once Upon A Sketch has

awesome sketches and I got to create my interpretation

of this one here for the May 1st Sketch Challenge...

and here is my layout...

I'll also be participating in the May 15th Sketch Challenge

so make sure you head back over on the 15th to see the

awesome sketch and everything that their DT has created!!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

4000 Fans!!!

2011-04-28T19:51:00.003-04:00

Alright all of you Helmar fans, Helmar is trying to

reach 4000 Facebook Fans so head on over to their

FB Page and "Like" Helmar....also, let them know that

Sarah sent you because all of the DT members are

having a little contest of our own to see who can get

the most new "Likes" sent over the the Helmar FB page!

Have a terrific Thursday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

WooHooo, Finally!!!

2011-04-27T10:07:00.002-04:00

I can finally shout it from the rooftops that I was chosen

for the 2011 Helmar Design Team...yiiippppeeeeee!!!!!

Thank goodness too because I just ran out of my

Helmar 450 glue that I use on almost everything!! :)

You can check out the announcement HERE.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Best Creations Blog Hop!!!!

2011-04-25T00:01:00.002-04:00

Today it's all about punches!!

It is hip hop time again ladies so put on your bunny ears

and come on a fun hop with us to learn lots of incredible

techniques to use all those fun border punches!

Please be sure to pick up the mystery letters along the

way to spell out our mystery word. When you are finished,

send the word to teresa@bestcreation.us for a chance to

win our grand prize and leave comments on the our

Facebook page and on all of the design team member's

blogs for 2 more chances to win your own pack of

glittery goodness from Best Creation!!!

Here is my layout using the beautiful "Bunny Love"

Easter line from Best Creation and as you can see I used

this line to scrap some springtime photos of my little guy

playing in the puddles after a good spring rain. The paper

doily behind the photos is my punch technique to share

with you. I absolutely love paper doilies and I love even

more that I can create my own out of the pattern paper
of my choice to coordinate with my layouts and projects.

Here is how I do this:

1. The first thing I do is use my template to trace the lines

where I will be using my punch.

2. Next I cut the paper into a circle around the lines that

I just traced.

3. Last but not least, I center my punch on each long line

drawn from my template. You can also just measure about

one inch all the way around the edge of your circle then

connect those to the center point of your circle to draw the

lines if you do not have a template like mine.

And voila....you have yourself a paper doily!!!

Your letter is P

I hope that you liked my punch technique and that you'll

give this a try. Next up on the Blog Hop list is Julie Walton.

Have a wonderful Monday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook April LE Kit Release!!

2011-04-08T12:38:00.002-04:00

Hello again everyone!

Today I'm sharing with you my layouts that

I created using the My Creative Scrapbook

Limited Edition April Kit featuring the gorgeous

Madeline collection from Prima!! The colors

and florals are just gorgeous here!!

Make sure to check out the MCS site to see

the layouts and projects created by the rest

of the DT using all 4 fantastic MCS kits!!!

Have a fantastic Friday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook April Kits Release!!

2011-04-07T12:30:00.002-04:00

Hello everyone!!

I know, I've been gone a bit but we had a

few days away while the kids are on spring break.

I share pics of that later this week.

For now I want to share with you my layouts

using the My Creative Scrapbook Main Kit for April

featuring the Gabrielle BoBunny lined named after

my fellow MCS DT Member Gabrielle Pollacco...

what an honor, congrats Gabi!!

Make sure to visit the MCS Blog to see all of the

gorgeous projects created from all 4 kits by all of

the DT members and check back here tomorrow

to see my layouts using the Limited Edition Kit!!

The LE Kit featured the Madeline collection from

Prima, sooooo beautiful and full of lovely colors!

Have a terrific Thursday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook April Sneak Peeks!!

2011-03-29T15:32:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone!!

I've been busy working on the April kits for MCS!

For the month of April I got to work with the

Main Kit and also the Limited Edition Kit!!!

They were both packed so full of just everything

beautiful like Prima, BoBunny, and tons of flowers!!

Main Kit peeks...

Limited Edition Kit peeks...

Head on over to My Creative Scrapbook to check

out the peeks from the amazing designers!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Clip It Up Day!!

2011-03-23T13:07:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone!

Today is my day again to post on the Simply Renee

Clip It Up blog. I was the special recipient of the Oasis

line from My Little Shoebox. MLS was kind enough to

send some product to me through Clip It Up and I

couldn't have been more thrilled! I have been wanting

to scrap with the Oasis line ever since I first spotted

those cute little girls and cherry blossoms on the paper

and stickers because I knew that I had just the perfect

photos to coordinate with the Oasis line!!!

These photos are from a couple of Halloweens back

when Becca dressed up as a Geisha Girl...I know right?!!

How perfect are these photos, I knew I had to have it!

Also, I want to share with you how I am using my

Clip It Up. I often receive product from DT's and companies

just like I did with the My Little Shoebox Oasis line, and of

course boxes of my own online orders and I was completely

running out of space in my scraproom for being able to

store all of these lines together. I didn't want to mix all of

these coordinating lines into my general storage for fear

that I may never find each individual piece of the lines

again, so I made good use of my Clip It Up!! All of my alphas

that coordinate with the product lines are hung on one

section of the Clip It Up with larger alphas on bottom and

the smaller alphas on the upper tier, while all of my embellies

such as stickers, rub ons, die cuts, flowers, etc. are hung on

the other two sections of the Clip It Up base and upper tier.

Now, I have all of my go-to product lines at the tip of my

fingers and the best part is that there's still room to spare!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

WooooHooooo!!!!

2011-03-22T14:14:00.004-04:00

I am thrilled beyond belief to share the news that

I've been holding on to for about a week now...

I made the Donna Salazar DT!!!!

WoooHoooo!!!!!!

I honestly couldn't believe it when Donna called

me last week, and to make it worse I was chasing

Carter around the yard because it was sooo nice

outside that day and really the first day that felt

like spring this year. Donna probably thought that

I wasn't excited what-so-ever because not ony was

I occupied with chasing a two year old very active

boy around the yard on the first day he's been able

to get out of the house in over six months, but then

there's that fact that I'm not the screaming with joy

kind of person...I actually don't react to things at all

because I usually need a little while to let them sink

in and then I have to accept that it actually just

happened and wasn't some sort of trick or my imagination.

lol :) oh, what she must have thought of me!

Anyhow, I'm crazy excited and just can't wait to get

started creating!! WOW, that's going to be one happy

mail day when all of those DSD goodies arrive at my door!

Check out Donna's Blog to see all of the other

designers chosen for the 2011-2012 DT term.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

BIG NEWS from Some Odd Girl

2011-03-15T18:10:00.004-04:00

Well, you have all seen my cards that I've been

creating lately using the super adorable

Some Odd Girl digital stamps right? There's

some big news from SOG...Kristy's fantastic

digis are now going to also be created in

acrylic stamp form!!!! I know right, how awesome

is that!! I swear that seeing this picture of those

cute stamps in acrylic somehow made them even

more adorable, if that's even possible!!

Kristy even has a brand new blog for herself

and it's my favorite that I've seen in a long

time so go check that out HERE!

Also, don't forget to check out the SPRING challenge

over on the Some Odd Girl blog and get in your

entry. And last but not least, remember my mini book

from the blog hop last Friday? Well, I jazzed up the

cover with a SOG digi "Stompin' Tobie" and look

how cute he is along with all those Bday papers!!

Just adorable, he reminds me of my little guy, Carter!

Well, I think that's all for today.

I've been working on the new April kits from

My Creative Scrapbook and they are just fabulous of

course! You all don't want to miss any of Pam's kits!

My Creative Scrapbook was actually featured on the

Webster's Pages blog today for their fabulous DT work

and awesome kits just packed full of goodness so head

on over and check that out!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Best Creation Mini Book Blog Hop!!!

2011-03-11T03:00:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!!!

Welcome to the Best Creation Mini Book Blog Hop!!

This BC Blog Hop will last from today through Sunday

and have tons of cute designs and inspiration!!

Each BC designer has created a mini book that was

shown at CHA Winter in the Best Creation booth that

was created using one sheet of 12x12 paper!! How cool

is that?!! Check back on the Best Creation Blog for the

"How To's" on how to create this Mini Book Base out

of only one sheet of paper. For my version of the mini

book I used the "Let's Party" Best Creation Birthday line

along with photos of my little guy, Carter's 1st birthday!

You can start back at the Best Creation Blog if you have

just arrived here out of order to my blog. Check out on the

BC Blog the general directions on how to create this mini

and then hop along to each of the DT member's blogs to see

many different and inspiring variations on this mini book!

I hope that you enjoyed my version of this mini book and

up next in the Blog Hop order is the very talented

Karen Thind!

Don't forget to leave comments

all along the way letting each

designer know what you think

of their fun creative designs!

Have A Happy Hop!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Some Odd Girl Reveal & Zva ScrapStreet Reveal

2011-03-10T09:36:00.005-05:00

Good morning everyone!

I have a couple of things to show and share

with you today. First of all, today is reveal day

for the Spring Challenge over on Some Odd Girl.

I had so much fun with this springy challenge

because I got to use the new SOG digis from the
March release and they are just sooooo adorable!!

Here's my card for the SOG Spring Challenge and

I used Flower Kaylee, isn't she just so stinkin' cute!

Also, tomorrow morning I will be hosting an Early

Bird Challenge on our Some Odd Girl SNR group

that you can find HERE...there will be challenges

and games all weekend long so make sure you head

on over and check it out...it will be tons of fun!!

Next, I want to share with you my layouts and cards

that I created with some awesome ZVA bling!! Zva

sponsored ScrapStreet for the month of March and I

was one of the lucky designers that got to create with

their fantastic products!! Yiippppeeee for me!!!! :)

You can find more projects from the other DT members

in the Showroom article in this March issue of ScrapStreet.

I'd also like to remind you all of the Best Creation Mini

Book Blog Hop that will be starting tomorrow morning

and lasting through Sunday....definitely don't miss that!!

Have a wonderful Thursday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Best Creation Layout & Upcoming Blog Hop

2011-03-09T10:04:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone!!

Today I want to share with you a layout that was

just went up on the Best Creation Blog a couple of

days ago using their Safari Girl line. This line is so

adorable (and yes, there is also a Safari Boy line that's

just as cute in blues instead of pinks) and I absolutely

love the cute little animals that can be used for such

a variety of themes like baby or toddler of course and

also zoo trips. Here's my Safari Girl layout using a

favorite photo of mine of my daughter way back in

1997 when she was only about 9 months old, and she's

now a whopping 14 1/2, geez where does the time go!!

Also, I want to give everyone a heads up about the

Best Creation Mini Book Blog Hop

starting this Friday March 11th and it will last through

Sunday. All of the DT members have created an adorable

little mini book base out of only one sheet of pattern paper!!

This was also shown at the Best Creation booth just a few

months ago at CHA....you don't want to miss out on this

hop because everyone's minis are just soooo stinkin' cute!

You will get to see many different variations on this style

of mini and come away with lots of inspiration and ideas!!

I can't wait to show you mine, it's on display in my

scraproom right now and it will stay there for a long long time!

Alrighty, I think that's all for today!

Check back tomorrow for my ScrapStreet projects featured

in this month's issue sponsored by Zva and then back

on Friday for the Best Creation Mini Book Blog Hop!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Look What I Got My Hands On!!!

2011-03-08T09:36:00.002-05:00

I wanted to share with you one of the layouts

that I've created using the new "Fun House" line

from GCD Studios....it's fantastic!!! I scrapped

photos from our local 4H Fair and Carnival from

the summer before last and really love the way

this page turned out. The patterns really helped

me achieve the look that I was going for!

I still have more to share but I'm going to spread

out the yumminess so look for more GCD next week!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Album Kit Reveal

2011-03-07T10:30:00.003-05:00

Happy Monday everyone!!!!

I am so excited to share with you my layouts

using the My Creative Scrapbook Album kit

featuring the TWIG line from Little Yellow Bicycle!!

(I shared my work using the MCS Main kit yesterday

featuring Echo Park's For The Record line so if you

haven't seen those yet then just scroll to the next post)

I had lots of fun designing with this kit and just loved

the blues and soft earth tones...worked perfectly with

photos of my little guy!! Have a look.....

Also, head on over to the MCS DT Gallery to check

out all of the work using all awesome MCS March Kits!!

Have a wonderful Monday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook March Reveal!!!

2011-03-06T10:10:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone!!

Today I want to share with you my layouts that

I created with the My Creative Scrapbook March

Main Kit....just look at all of this yumminess!!

Tons of FOR THE RECORD from Echo Park and

awesome products from JBS as well!!

Here are my 4 layouts, I had so much fun with this!

Tomorrow I will share all of my projects that I

created using the My Creative Scrapbook Album Kit

featuring lots of the fantastic TWIG line from

My Little Yellow Bicycle.....just scrumptious!!

I am thrilled to announce that after 2 months of

guest designing for My Creative Scrapbook, I have

been asked to join their Design Team full time!!!

These kits are just the absolute best and packed full

of new goodies so I can't wait to continue creating

with them!! Head on over to MCS to check out the

DT gallery and to see what the other DT members

created using all 4 of the awesome kits!

Have a fantastic Sunday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Sneaks, March Release, & Some Pics

2011-03-03T08:30:00.000-05:00

Whew, lots going on this week!

First off I'd like to let you all know that

Some Odd Girl Digital Stamps release their

new March digis this week so head on over there

and take a peek....they're soooo super adorable!!

Here is a card that I created with an older SOG digi

"Baker Kaylee" for last week's handmade challenge...

Secondly, I wanted to share with you my sneaks

for My Creative Scrapbook using the March Main Kit

and the March Album Kit.....trust me, you are soooo

going to LOVE these March kits, go take a look HERE!

Here are a couple of peeks from the MCS Main Kit...

...and a few from the MCS Album Kit...

See?!! I told you that you were going to LOVE these kits!!

And, because I haven't shared any personal pics in a

while, I have a couple super cute ones of Carter & Emmy!

Carter is 2 1/2 now and he is going through a stage where

he will smile for the camera when I ask but unfortunately

every time he smiles he also closes his eye...hehe, so funny

but really annoying when you're an obsessed scrapper that

NEEDS photos to scrap!! I have to resort to tickling and

funny faces to get smiles out of him for pics...aaaahhhh,

a mom's work is never done! :) Anyway, here they are...

They were taken indoors with my cell so not the

best quality but hey, I have open eyes and smiles

so they're AWESOME when you have a 2 yr. old!! :)

Alrighty, I think that's all for today!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Webster's Pages Guest Designer for March

2011-03-01T08:00:00.000-05:00

I so thrilled and honored to have been asked to be the

Guest Designer for Webster's Pages

for the month of March!!! I still can't quite believe it!!

I was lucky enough to have been able to work with

my two favorite new lines from Webster's

"Trendsetter" and "Country Estate".

The new flowers are just gorgeous, the pins and

their adorable box that they come in are just genious,

and the fabric tags and colorful trims are to die for!!

Here are my 2 layouts that I created using Trendsetter...

...and here are my 2 layouts using Country Estate...

I will definitely be creating more with these lines!!

I absolutey love the patterns and thickness of the papers!

Check out the Webster's Pages Gallery HERE to see my

work along with all of the other amazing projects!

Have a terrific Tuesday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Just A Little Bit Longer

2011-02-24T21:55:00.002-05:00

I know, I know, my blog has been very slow

lately and I haven't had much to share with you

all....but no worries, I've been creating like crazy

and I'm just waiting on reveals beefore I can

share with you all...hang in there, by the first

of the month I'll have tons to show you all!!! :)

Have a wonderful Thursday evening!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Triple Tiara Tuesday!!!

2011-02-22T08:08:00.002-05:00

Welcome to this week's Triple Tiara Tuesday!!!

This week you have the chance to win a

$25 rubber stamp gift certificate to Queen Kat Designs

simply by playing along with us!!

This week's inspiration is from Crate & Barrel:

Here is my card, I was totally inspired by the colors:

Check out the QKD Blog for the official rules, to link

up your own project, and to find who the other

challengers and hosts are for this week's challenge!!

Have a fantastic Tuesday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Super Saturday with Queen Kat Stamps

2011-02-19T08:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning everyone!!

I hope that your Saturday morning is off to a

fantastic start! I have another card to share with

you today using the My Furry Valentine stamp

from the Ash Evans collection that you can find

over in the QKD Store. I paired this kitty cat couple

with a pair of little love birds on top of the heart.

I just love how the kitties and birdies are in pairs

and everyone is just getting along so well!! :)

You can find this stamp My Furry Valentine in

the QKD Store along with a couple of fantastic sales!

You can get 250 12x12 sheets of pattern paper for only

$39.95 with shipping and all remaining acrylic stamps

are a whopping 80% off...you don't want to miss that!

Have a wonderful weekend!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Best Creation Recipe Challenge

2011-02-15T09:00:00.003-05:00

Good morning!!

I wanted to share with you all this morning the

Best Creation Recipe Challenge that was posted

yesterday over on the Best Creation Blog.

This challenge was to use:

-4 papers

-4 ribbons

-4 pieces of chipboard

-4 buttons

-6 letter title

Here is my layout for the challenge using the

Surf's Up line from Best Creation. I didn't have the

chipboard for this line so to add that dimension I

used the Best Creation foam dots to pop dot up

4 elements on my layout....go check out the challenge

HERE to see what the other DT members created!!

Have a terrific Tuesday!

LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Guest Designer Call!!!

2011-02-14T08:48:00.002-05:00

Just because so many of you have asked so many

times, My Creative Scrapbook is having it's first

every Guest Design Team Call!!! Check back on

the MCS Blog in the near future or over on the

MCS Forum for the upcoming details on Feb. 16th!!

You don't want to miss this!!!

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Super Saturday with Queen Kat Stamps!!

2011-02-12T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!!!

I'm back again this Saturday to share with you

a card that I created for my daughter for

Valentine's Day using the "My Furry Valentine"

stamp from the Ash Evans collection over in the

QKD Store. I wanted the coloring of the stamp to

coordinate with my title and the white background

without fighting too much with the colors on the '

pattern paper. So I just colored the edges of the image

with my Copic BVOOOO Pale Thistle just to highlight

the image. I finished off the title by handwriting the

f.e.c.t at the end of PURR and my daughter will love it!

Make sure you head on over to the QKD Store to find

this adorable "My Furry Valentine" stamp

at 25% off along with all of the other rubber stamps

and the remaining acrylic stamps are 80% off!!! Woohooo!!

Have a wonderful weekend and a Happy Valentine's Day!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Some Odd Girl Heart Challenge!!!

2011-02-11T11:15:00.003-05:00

Hi everyone!!!

This is my first challenge with Some Odd Girl

and I have to say that I absolutely love creating

my card with the adorable Tobie and Buddy digi

stamp from the Some Odd Girl store HERE.

This challenge is a fun one and the first to use only

Some Odd Girl digis!!! You will definitely want to

play along because up for grabs as the PRIZE is a

$25 gift certificate to Oozak.com!!! Copics anyone?!!

Check out more about this challenge, link up your

creation, and to see the other DT's creations HERE!!

Have a fantastic Friday!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Welcome To My Neighborhood

My Creative Scrapbook Feb. Sneaks!!

Fancy Pants New *Wave Searcher* Collection

New Fancy Pants SUMMER SOUL Collection

Fancy Pants New "CHILDISH THINGS" Collection!

New Fancy Pants "Be You" Collection!!

My Creative Sketches Jan. Sketch

Jan. My Creative Scrapbook Challenge

Still Pinching Myself!!

Last Post as Creative Imaginations GDT

My Creative Scrapbook Jan. Reveal!!

Creative Imaginations Guest Designer

YAY...Sneak Peek Time!!!

Top 11 Of 2011

Creative Imaginations Guest Designer

Christmas Photos

So Excited!!

Just Sharing

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Reveal!!!

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Sneak Peek

My Creative Scrapbook Oct. Sneaks!!!

Donna Salazar Altered Clock

MCS Fall Sketch Contest!!!

My Baby Girl Is 15 Today!!

My Creative Scrapbook Sept. Reveal!!!

My Creative Scrapbook Sept. SNEAK!!!

You Are YOU-nique

My Creative Sketches Up & Running!!!

Family Adventure

My Creative Scrapbook Day 2 Reveal

My Creative Scrapbook August Reveal!!!

Jr. High Keepsake

My Creative Scrapbook August Sneaks!!!

Donna Salazar Falling For You Layout

Back From CHA

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

Echo Park "Fresh Faces" Monthly Designer Call

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

CHA COUNTDOWN & Some Exciting News!!

CHA COUNTDOWN!!!

Celebrate with Helmar and PSA Essentials

Happy Birthday Tag with Donna Salazar

Webster's Pages BLING IT ON!!!!

Nikki Sivils GIVEAWAY!!!

Helmar's July Sketch Challenge

My Creative Scrapbook July Reveal!!!

Happy 4th Of July!!!

Fun In The Rain with Nikki Sivils & Helmar

MCS Sneak Peek for July

Donna Salazar SWEET GIRL Card

Best Creations and Helmar Week!!!

Clip It Up and BoBunny

Just Sharing Some Momenta Goodness

Donna Salazar's Antiquities Collection

MCS June Reveal!!!

My Scrapbook Room Video Tour with Clip It Up

MCS June Kits Sneak Peeks!!

Momenta DT!!!

Best Creation Summertime Blog Hop!!!

Our Weekend In Photos

Donna Salazar Springtime Card

Sharing Some Best Creation FUN!!!

Once Upon A Sketch May 15th Challenge

Echo Park "Fresh Faces Campaign"

Welcome Home

My Creative Scrapbook May Reveal

Momenta's New Blog & Giveaways!!!

Once Upon A Sketch Guest Designer

4000 Fans!!!

WooHooo, Finally!!!

Best Creations Blog Hop!!!!

My Creative Scrapbook April LE Kit Release!!

My Creative Scrapbook April Kits Release!!

My Creative Scrapbook April Sneak Peeks!!

Clip It Up Day!!

WooooHooooo!!!!

BIG NEWS from Some Odd Girl

Best Creation Mini Book Blog Hop!!!

Some Odd Girl Reveal & Zva ScrapStreet Reveal

Best Creation Layout & Upcoming Blog Hop

Fancy Pants New Wave Searcher Collection