Another Digi Layout!

Holy cow I forgot i did this! HHAHAHA! Last sunday, I decided to join up with the Scrappy Sunday group over at Paper Craft Planet (ok, lies, i actually realized there was a GROUP today, but i decided last sunday that I would try to play along with these challenges every week to help inspire my scrapbooking mojo to COME BACK!).

Jep Tapler creates a super fun sketch each week which kinda makes it so your layouts cant go wrong!

Here's her sketch for last week (the 2nd!, i'm already behind in posting my layout here!)



And here's my layout...


I used the My Guy kit by Christy Lyle and the And I Quote kit by Manda Bean. Both of these kits are available at Sweet Shoppe Designs.


Hopefully I'll get to the sketch for this week. It was made to coordinate with last weeks sketch for those that like to do double layouts! You can find this weeks sketch HERE

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I digi scrapped!

I did it! My first digi scrap layout! WOohoo! I'm actually pretty pleased with how it looks. I dont think i'd ever be able to give up all my tangible scrapping items but i do think this is a neat option, especially for creating books for grandparents, etc.
Now does anyone have a good place to get 12x12 printed??? I suppose i could just print 8x8 on an 8x10 sheet and cut off the excess. Hmmmmmmm.

Here's my layout


This is a photo a friend of mine snapped the other day while our kids played at the park. They didnt even know we were trailing them. teehee. In the picture he was pointing out to her how tall the grass was! He really is his father's son!!!

I used the always and forever digi kit from www.sweetshoppedesigns.com. I first discovered sweet shoppe when they did some very generous donations at the Stampin Out Alzheimer's event a bit back. Love their stuff... just gotta get better about using the stuff i bought to try out hybrid and digi crafting!!!!! :)


So thats what i have for you today! Just a little FYI, today is Super Thursday at Paper Makeup Stamps. Every third thursday of the month there is a sale. So pop over to see what all is listed (most at 40-60% off) Have a fantastic day!!!

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Still Stampin' Out Alzheimer's with my first Hybrid Card!

I'm so proud of myself! I made a Hybrid card!!!! I have never done this and until recently didnt know what it even meant to make something "hybrid". I thought going "hybrid" was a type of car! (well it is, but this is different.

The word Hybrid in the crafting world is combining digi crafting with papercrafting. I downloaded this FREE digi kit design by Libby Weifenbach (she designs for SweetShoppeDesigns and OMG, this kit is toooooo cute! I've never digi scrapped either, but i've recently been looking at digi scrapping kits since i've been wanted to get into creating blog backgrounds, etc and i have the photoshop knowledge, so why not?!

Here's an overview of the kit of downloaded


Isnt it just so stinkin' cute! Me likey it a lot. Did i mention it was FREE?? Well it is! To all Stampin Out Alzheimer's members! Which is also free (with a suggested donation for $5).

The nice thing about hybrid crafting, is you never have to hoard that beautiful sheet of paper because what if you neeeeeed it for another project. Um, just print it again? And the other bonus to me was i worked out what i thought i would need for the card (what, planning ahead?!) and then i just printed THAT. SO i knew i wanted a 3.5 x4.5 piece of the blue polka dot paper (you'll see my card in just a second..) so thats all i printed of the blue polka dot paper. Brilliant. No waste!

Ok, here's my card...



I'm very pleased with how the card turned out. Maybe it's because i had the plan ahead of time since i was printing everything i'd need? Maybe the kit is just so cute that anything would look good? I dont know, but i really am pleased with the turn out of my first "hybrid" card. :)

I printed everything out on Neenah cardstock. I might have been able to get away with GP or even regular printer paper, but i wanted it to look really nice, so i used the neenah. I'm so addicted to that stuff! So white.... so smooooooooth. Ahhhhhhhh.

Everything on my card is part of the kit except for the twine on my button. THe kit does come with stitching, and i could have layered that before printing so i wouldnt have to cut it out, but i didnt do that. So i printed out the button, and then punched it out (helpful tip, print it out the same size as one of your circle punches... i just plain got lucky on that one!) and then i punched the holes in the button so i could tie twine in it. I did put some liquid glass over it to give it that shiny button look.

And every single other element to this card is in the kit! The sentiment i put inside the labels one. Pretty nifty huh!




Stamps: Lily by Paper Makeup Stamps

Colored with COPICS - i was playing with slightly different coloring technique of always blending with a lighter shade. I like playing with different techniques. How can you find your favorite way of anything without trying out different ways to begin with?
Skin: E00, E31, R20 (cheeks and tongue)
Hair: E35, E37, blended with E33, clear spica
Shirt: R35, R37, blended with R32
Skirt: Y35, Y38, blended with Y32
Wings: B000, colorless blender, clear spica
Icecream: YG11, YG25, E57 (for the choc chips), E31 for the cone
Shoes: E33

Paper & Embellies:
Flip Flop Tan digi kit by Libby Weifenbach

Ok, well back to the SOA site for me i go! Too many challenges and too many great prizes to not play all day!!!! :)

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