Happy Times

  So hard to believe we are in the middle of June! It seems like time is just flying by! But it means that it is also time for the mid-monthchallenge at Colorful Creations featuring another fabulous sketch and revealing some incredible inspiration by our DT!

The sketch:


My interpretation:

This LO features a picture of my youngest daughter as she won a college golf tournament!

 

Products used:

Patterened paper, epherma, chipboard- Crate Paper- Oh Darling collection

Wood veneer leaves- Studio Calico- altered with Tim Holtz Distress Paint and embossing powder

Punches- Martha Stewart

Chalk edge- Color Box

Flowers- Imaginisce, Prima, Petaloo, Recollection

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

 



The Best Day

  Hello! It is such a beautiful spring day and I am enjoying the warm sunshine! Today I would like to share a LO created based on June sketch challenge from Scrapping Everyday Miracles .This sketch features the use of multiple pictures and encourages journaling. Most of my journaling is actually on the back of the page but I think it is so important to add a few words to each LO to truly document the event! This LO features pictures of my daughter and her college golf team!

The sketch:

 

My interpretation:

 



Products used:

Patterened paper, epherma, chipboard- Crate Paper- Oh Darling collection

Wood veneer leaves- Calico Studio altered with Tim Holtz Distress Paint and embossing powder

Punches- Martha Stewart

Chalk edge- Color Box

Flowers- Recollection and Prima

Machine stitching

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Hope you have a fabulous June and that you get to take time to participate in the challlenges at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Amazing

Back with another sketch challenge from Colorful Creations. I tend to buy a paper collection and want every single sheet of paper in that collection so as you see I have used the Authentique Natural Collection for this LO! It works perfectly with the background of these photos!

The sketch:


My interpretation:

 

Products used:

Patterned paper-Authentique Natural Collection

Punch- Martha Stewart

Title-We R Memory Keepers

Flowers- Petaloo and Prima

Mesh, metal embellie,twine- stash

Ink edge-Tim Holtz

Machine stitching

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

 



A Day in the Life

Wow... May is here! Time is passing too quickly! Today I would like to share with you the latest challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles. My favorite part of scrapbooking creating LO's and I love it when you can take a sketch and turn it into such a beautiful page! The pictures featured in my LO are of my youngest daugher who happens to be a collegiate golfer! She is actually a Senior and will be graduating in two weeks...I repeat...time is passing too quickly!



My interpretaionof the sketch has been rotated 90 degrees!

Products used:

Paper- Authentique- Natural Collection

Flowers and Butterfly- Prima, Recollections

Clothespins, metal embellie, twine- stash

Ticket- 7 Gypsies

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Machine stitching

 

Please join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Cherish

  Another great sketch challenge has been posted at Colorful Creations today! I would love to invite you to join the fun and guarantee you will be inspired by our very talented Design Team! Today's sketch inpired me to step outside the box! I love bright and vibrant colors and with this sketch I felt like I wanted to try something a little more monochromatic in color. I used the Simple Stories Documented collection and was very pleased with the finished product! The picture featured on this LO is of my daughter's college golf team. Before each round begins they take time to pray together and share encouraging words and quotes. It has become a tradition that was initiated by my daughter four years ago and I hope it will be one of the lasting legacies my daughter leaves the underclassmen as she ends her collegiate golf career in just a few short weeks. The picture brought just the right pop of color to this LO!

Here is the sketch:


Here is my interpretation:

Products used:

Patterned paper- Simple Stories

Corrogated paper- Splash of Color ATC's

Metal embellishments- Tim Holtz and Paper Studio

Bling and Flowers- Prima

Ink Mist- Tattered Angels

Ink Edge- Tim Holtz

Machine stitching

Please join us at Colorful Creations  for this terrific sketch challenge!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

Spread Sunshine and Sparkle

  Spring is finally here! Yeah! The new challenges at Scrapping Everyday Miracles are here as well and let me tell you, they are fabulous! Here is the sketch for the card challenge:



Here is my interpretation:

Products used:

Paper and sentiment- Simple Stories

Flowers- Prima

Punch- Martha Stewart

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Pearls and twine- stash

The LO Sketch Challenge is as follows:



My interpretation:

Products used:

Paper and collectibles- KaiserCraft

Pearls- Want 2 Scrap

Title- Heidi Swapp

Flowers- Prima and Petaloo

Wood embellishment- Prima

Chalk edge- Color Box

Twine- stash 

Please join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles this month for these challenges as well as our theme challenge. Our talented team of designers have created some wonderful projects to provide inspiration! Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

Right Before My Eyes...

Woo hoo...SPRING is finally here and YOU have arrived at the last blog of this hop!

Welcome to the Colorful Creations Spring Fling Blog Hop! The ladies here at CC are ready for some sunshine. How about you????

To help us get ready to usher Spring in, we decided to have a Spring themed Blog Hop so all the projects you find along the hop will be themed around Spring. Make sure you visit each DT member’s blog!

You should have come from Christina P.'s  blog, if not, please go back to the Colorful Creations blog to start the hop from the beginning.

For my hop challenge I would like you to create a layout featuring my favorite signs of Spring -flowers and butterflies! It can be a part of your photo or embellies on your LO! Be creative!

Once you have completed your layout, please head back over to the CC blog to upload your entry. Please tag your entry: SF-Robin. The more you play, the better your chances of winning this great prize courtesy of Colorful Creations!

Echo Park- Hello Sunshine

ANY PROJECT NOT PROPERLY TAGGED WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR THE DRAWING!!!

Now head on over to Colorful Creations  to link your entry! 

Remember you must have your projects linked up no later than midnight, CST, March 29th.

Here is the lineup in case you get lost!

Michelle http://michellesscrapdesigns.blogspot.com/
Toccara http://www.lifeandcreationsoftee.blogspot.com/
Brandi http://luckyflutterbycreations.blogspot.com
Karen http://karenandkids.typepad.com/

Marci http://ascrapfrommarci.blogspot.com/
Xara http://www.joyscraft.blogspot.gr/
Paula http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/
Christina V. http://cardsbychristina.blogspot.com
Yasmina http://chezmina974.blogspot.com/
Sandrine http://sandlo80.canalblog.com/
Christina P. http://myembellisheddaydream.blogspot.gr/
Robin http://www.emptynestscrapbooker.blogspot.com
Colorful Creations (to link up) http://colorfulcreations2014.blogspot.com/

Here is some inspiration  to help you spring into the Spring Fling!

Products used:

Patterned paper- Little Yellow Bicycle

Flowers- Prima, Paper Studio

Punch- Martha Stewart

Chalk edge- Dew Drop

Ribbon and butterfly- Webster's Pages

Doily- Wilton

Gemstones- Paper Studio

Twine- stash

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

The Magic of Winter

  As we finally approach spring I thought I would post one last winter LO to remind myself that snow and cold really can be beautiful! Did I really just say that?!?! Just a few more pictures of the fabulous Montana mountains and my fabulous friend that I was blessed to spend the week with skiing! This LO was created based on the sketch challenge at Colorful Creations. I love sketches and this one allowed me to use lots of scraps from this paper collection! Sketches that encourage journaling are my favorites! I tend to do a lot of hidden journaling but love it when I can incorporate it on my page. Here is the sketch:



My interpretation:

Products used:

 Patterned paper- Bo Bunny

Flowers- Bo Bunny, Prima, Recollections

Bling- Prima, Recollections

Title- Cricut

Chalk edge- Dew Drop

Maching stitching

 

Come join the sketch challenge at www.colorfulcreations2014.blogspot.com

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a blessed day!

Robin



Snow

  Wow...March is here already! Can't wait for Spring!!! Scapping Everday Miracles has new challenges starting today and I would like to invite you to join in the fun! We have three wonderful challenges each month and great prizes!
  The March sketch challege was a quick and easy LO!
 Here is the sketch:


Here is my interpretation:

  If you noticed...I turned the sketch sideways! That is what I love about sketches- you can turn them sideways, upside down or work with them as is and get such a variety of looks! The pictures in this LO were taken on a recent ski trip to Montana. This paper collection really enhanced the beauty of these pics!

Products used:

Patterned paper and title- We R Memory Keepers- Winter Frost Collection

Huey's Spray Mist

Die cut- Cricut

Bling- Paper Studio

Ink Edge- Tim Holtz

Punch- Martha Stewart

Flower punch- stash

Ribbon- stash

Please join us at Scrapping Everyday Miracles for three great challenges at

http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Lucky You

  So hard to believe we are already into March! It looks like March in my neck of the woods is coming in like a lion so I hope it goes out like a lamb and that spring comes quickly! A new month begins new challenges at Colorful Creations! Yeah!!! Lots of inspiration and a wonderful prize too!
 The March 1st challenge is our Plus Challenge! You use the photo for inspiration and use the word luck or lucky as part of your project! Easy peasy!!!

  Here is the photo:


Here is my interpretation:

  Here are a few close ups:

Products used:

Patterned paper- Bo Bunny

Title- Heidi Swapp

Lucky you letters- Prima- covered with Glossy Accents

Frame- Leaky Shed- altered with Shimmerz Paintz, Mister Huey's Color Mist,

Ranger Embossing Powder

Clocks- Bo Bunny- altered with Ranger Embossing Powder

Pearls- Paper Studio

Doily- Darice

Flowers- Petaloo and Prima

Machine stitching

Ink Edge- Tim Holtz

The picture featured in this LO was taken at my 3rd daughters college gradution last April. My daughter is with her grandparents in this shot! It was such a wonderful, exciting day!

Please join the challenges at Colorful Creations at

colorfulcreations2014.blogspot.com

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

The Big Chill

  Today's LO is based on the February sketch at My Creative Sketches at http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/  The picture featured in this LO was taken in Whitefish, Montana,  in January while I was there skiing. The fog on the mountain was very thick one day and it clung to the trees creating an incredible, picturesque view!
  The sketch:


My interpretation:

Products used:

 

Patterned paper and collectibles- Authentique

Flowers- Bo Bunny and Prima

Snowflake- Maya Road altered with Recollections glitter and Ranger embossing powder

Snowflake punch- Martha Stewart- altered with Ranger embossing powder

 Purple pearls- Want 2 Scrap

Microbeads- Recollections

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Bling- Prima

Pin- stash

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Winter Frost

  Today I will be sharing a LO created using the sketch from Stuck?! at http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/. It was the perfect sketch to feature the beautiful winter frost pictures I had recently taken during my ski trip in Montana!

Here is the sketch:


My interpretation:

Products used:

Patterned paper, collectibles, doily- We R Memory Keepers- Winter Frost Collection

Snowflake- Maya Road- altered with Ranger embossing powder

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Flower- Prima

 

Thanks for visiting today!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

 



Such a Snowy Day

Hello again! Today I am posting a LO featuring a few more pictures taken in Montana during my ski trip in January. It was such a gorgeous day at the Summit and the scenery was truly breathtaking! The sketch I used was from Sketchibilities at http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/.

Here is the sketch:

My interpretation:

Products used:

Patterned paper- Bo Bunny - Woodland Winter Collection

Die cut- Cricut

Flower- Bo Bunny

Bling- Recollections

Chalk edge- Dew Drop

Machine stitching

 

Thanks for stopping by for a look!

Have a blessed day!

Robin

Snowy

This LO was based on the Callenge no. 26- Chipboard with a Difference from Scrap Africa at
http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com/2014/02/challenge-no-26-chipboard-with.html

The picture featured in this LO was taken in January when I went skiing in Montana!  I parked my poles and gloves so I could get a few pictures! The powder was fresh and the sky was so beautiful! The altered chipboard on my LO are the 2 snowflakes. The blue snowflake in the upper left corner was altered with Recollections embossing powder. The snowflake in the bottom right corner was altered with Ranger embossing powder.

Products used:

Patterned paper- Bo Bunny

Flowers- Petaloo

Bling- Recollections

Punch- Martha Stewart

Brads- stash

Mittens- stash

Snowflakes- Maya Road altered with Ranger and Recollections embossing powder

Machine stitching

 

Thank you for stopping by to take a look!

May you have a blessed day!

Robin 

Another Beautiful Season

  This LO is based on the February week 2 sketch from Let's Get Sketchy. It was a great sketch that came together really quickly! We have had so much snow this winter and as much as I don't enjoy having to drive in it, it really has given me opportunities to take some really incredible pictures! The picture in this LO is of one of the our flowering crab apple trees in our yard. I loved the contrast between the red berries and white snow!

The sketch:

http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-02-17T00:00:00-06:00&max-results=3

My interpretation:

Products used:

Patterned paper, collectibles, buttons, snowflakes- Fancy Pants- Timbergrove Collection

Flowers- Recollections

Bling- Recollections

Chalk edge- Color Box

Twine- stash

Machine stitching

Snowflakes altered with Ranger Embossing Powder

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

May you have a blessed day!

Robin 

Warm Winter Wishes

  I had the pleasure of going to a crop this past weekend and put together quite a few LO's that I will be sharing over the next few weeks. I really love doing the challenges sponsered by the different online sites. The LO I am sharing today is based on the Mojo Monday sketch at Flying Unicorn.

http://flyingunicornforums.com/forum/topic/2704#2704

Here is my interpretation.

Products used:

Paper and collectibles- Authentique- Seasons Collection- Winter

Bling- Recollections

Pearl-Want 2 Scrap

Snowflake chipboard- Maya Road altered with Ranger Embossing Powder

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Flowers- Prima

 

The picture featured in this LO was taken a few weeks ago when I went skiing in Montana. The colors of this collection really enhanced the beauty of the picture!

 

Thanks for stopping by to look!

Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Cherish

This LO was inspired by the weekly sketch at http://letsgetsketchy.blogspot.com/
  The photo in this LO is of me and my husband walking on the beach at Topsail Beach, NC, this past October. We did a 6 day road trip from Ohio to NC  to VA to visit 2 of our daughters! It was a fabulously fun trip! We got to spend an afternoon at the beach which was an added bonus! After over 31 years of marriage, we still cherish our time together!

The sketch:

 

My interpretation:

Products used:

Patterned paper- Kaisercraft- 75 Cents Collection

Flowers- Petaloo and Recollections

Bling- Recollections

Thickers alaphabet- American Crafts

Button- Bazzill

Machine stitching

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Robin 

Best Day Ever

My LO today is DT work for Scrapping Everday Miracles. Each month SEM offers 3 challlenges and this month the LO challenge is based on the following sketch.

 

My interpretation of the sketch:

The picture featured in this LO was taken at my 3rd daughters graduation! It was an incredible day watching her receive her degree and diploma! It was a blessing to share this special moment with friends and family as well!

 

Products used:

Paper and collectibles- Kaisercraft

Flowers- Prima

Chalk edge- Color Box

Punches- Martha Stewart

Bling-Zva

 

Thank you for stopping by! Please join us at SEM for our monthly challenges at

http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/

 

Me & You

Wow...where did January go?!?! It seems like it flew by yet I still feel like spring can't arrive soon enough!  My first posting for February is a DT inspiration for Colorful Creations at http://colorfulcreations2014.blogspot.com

The challenge was to create a LO using inspiration from this photo:


Here is my interpretation:

I was inspired by the hearts, flowers and bling!

 

Products used:

Patterned paper and title- Crate Paper - Fourteen Collection

Flowers- Prima and recollections

Doily- Darice

Gemstone bling- Paper Studio

Metal heart- Flying Unicorn store

Punch- Martha Stewart

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Twine- stash

Machine stitching

 

Being the photographer of the family, it is always nice to get in a few pics!

Come join the challenge at Colorful Creations this month!

Thanks for stopping by!

Robin

 

Uniquely Me...14 Things in 2014

The January challege at My Mind's Eye at http://mymindseye.typepad.com/blog/ encouraged me to take time to look at what 2014 might mean to me. I know it will be filled with changes and I was so glad I spent a little time to put on paper what will be important to me this year. What my list ended up being is a nice mix of taking care of me and serving others! It should be a wonderful year! Here is my interpretation!

Products used:

Patterned paper and chipboard- My Mind's Eye

Flowers- Recollections

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

 

Thanks for stopping by! Have a blessed day!

Robin

Delightful Fun

The LO I created today was inspired by the monthly sketch at My Creative Sketches at http://mycreativesketches.blogspot.com/. The photo in this LO features my oldest daughter and my son-in-law at my 3rd daughters college graduation! It was such an exciting day to celebrate an incredible achievement and it was an even bigger blessing to share it with family!

Products used:

Patterned paper and chipboard- Prima- Lyric Collection

Flowers- Prima

Punch- Martha Stewart

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Pearls, lace, twine- stash

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Have a blessed day!

Robin

Grow

Yet another LO featuring some of the beautiful flowers in my garden! So looking forward to spring!!! The sketch used to inspire my work on this LO comes from Sketchabilities at http://sketchabilities.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2014-01-10T23:20:00-05:00&max-results=2

Sketch:


My interpretation:

Products used:

Paper- Studio 75- Vintage Memories & Echo Park- This & That

Ink sprays- Tsukineko and Shimmerz

Flowers- Prima and Paper Studio

Punch- Martha Stewart

Chalk edge- Color Box

Metal embellies and twine- stash

Winter

The weather has been the main topic of conversation for the last few weeks in our area. The Polar Vortex has taken it's toll on this warm-weather loving girl! But I must say, I do love to take pictures of the snow and find it very beautiful! This LO features a few pics in front of my house. The inspiration for this LO came from the sketch at Scrap Africa at http://scrapafrica.blogspot.com/.




Here is my wintery LO!

 

Products used:

Patterned paper and chipboard- We R Memory Keepers

Mist and mask- Mister Huey

Snowflakes- Tattered Angels

Chalk edge- Color Box

Twine- stash

 

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look! Have a blessed day!

 

Robin 

Sunshine...Freedom...Flower

The LO I created today was inpsired by the sketch at Stuck?! at

http://stucksketches.blogspot.com/. There are times when I like to use multiple pictures on a LO and this was a great sketch to work with for that reason. My LO features pictures of a few of my spring flowers. After the frigid temperatures and large amounts of snow we have had so far this winter, I am certainly ready for spring!

Here is my interpretation:

Products used:

Patterend paper- Kaisercraft- Violet Crush Collection

Sparklets and Collectibles- Kaisercraft

Punch- Martha Stewart

Flowers- Petaloo and Recollections

Ink edge- Tim Holtz

Glitter- Recollections

Quote/Title- Hot Off the Press

 

Thanks for stopping by!