Boys Rule projects :)

Hey! :) Today I'm sharing some Boys Rule projects that I created with the July kit. This was a great kit, it screamed summer! I loved it so much, it's now nearly gone. I love when I can use up almost every bit of a kit :)

Julie Bonner was July's special guest and she offered this beautiful sketch!

Here's my take...

Isn't he just the cutest lil fisherboy!?! :)

I also created these two cards....

 And lastly, this layout followed the July 20th sketch challenge. There's still plenty of time to enter here!

And my take...

This page was a bit out of my comfort zone. I usually like to add many patterned papers and layers. But I didn't have much left of my kit, so I had to make do. I really like the result, though. Sometimes less is more :)

I can't wait to show you the August Boys Rule kit! Wow! 

A Splashin' Good Time - Boys Rule & Artful Delight

Have you see the July Boys Rule kit? I'm lovin' it! All those bright colors and fun designs and so many cute embellies! Yes, please!!!
This kit is sold out.

Today I'm sharing a layout I created that features my son and nephew enjoying their mini waterslide :)

I had a lot of fun with this page! Plenty of fussy cuts and a bunch of white pen doodles. I also used the green, orange and red Momento markers from a Boys Rule kit a couple months ago. I really like the Smooch Spritz splatter on the cardstock frame, too. 

I used this sketch from Artful Delight, designed by yours truly.. and linked up to the sketch challenge :)

I hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!!

Boys Rule kit projects :)

I have a bunch of projects to share with you today! When I create a project for Boys Rule, I post it on the BR blog and share it on my online galleries throughout the web.. however I've forgotten to post some on my own blog! Ugh! I need to get with the program.. lol I promise I won't be so lacking in the future :)

So here are several projects I created with the Boys Rule kits from May and June.

May sketch challenge and using the May kit...

My take..

A sketch challenge at The Paper Variety using the BR May kit..

My take..

Cute lil card using the May kit :)

Here is the current June kit.. Isn't it gorgeous!!?? Full of My Mind's Eye "Indie Chic".. blues, teals, yellows, kraft.. boy-licious! Sorry, this kit sold out very quickly!

June sketch challenge using the June kit. You still have time to enter this challenge! Click here and join us :)

My take..

A layout I created using the June kit :)

Another June sketch challenge! You can join the fun by going here.. 

My take..

A card I created using the June kit..

I'm also super super super excited to share that Laura-Lee invited me to stay with Boys Rule for the next 6 month term. I HAPPILY accepted :) It's such a pleasure and privilege to be at Boys Rule, I'm humbled. There are 2 more designers at BR now.. in addition to Laura-Lee, Jenny and I, we now welcome Dani Donner and Laura Whitaker! Yay! :)

In a few days, Laura-Lee will be revealing the new July kit. Here's a sneak peek!!

I received mine in the mail yesterday and OMG - it's gorgeous!! I fell in love instantly. You're gonna love it, too! I promise! Hurry and order yours before they're gone!

Thanks for visiting me today! :)

congratulations - Artful Delight

I used to babysit for Joseph.. the cutest little 3yr old boy! It seems like not too long ago that he would come to our house and watch Barney and carry his blanket everywhere. So sweet. His mother and I have been longtime friends since we were young, our mothers have been friends for nearly 35yrs. We're all more like family than just friends. Anyway...

Joseph got married yesterday.

OMG I'M SOOOOO OLD!!! LOL

I made this card for him and his new wife. I wanted to go with fun and cute, rather than lace and bells. I really love the LYB "Paradise" portion of the Artful Delight February kit.. Such sweet colors and fun designs--- love that beige and dark brown ledger paper!! :)

Thanks for visiting me! :)

Cards with Artful Delight & TPV tutorial :)

I've had a lot of fun this month creating with the Artful Delight February card kit! 

It includes brand new LYB "Paradise" plus Simple Stories, Jillibean Soup and Paper Smooches stamps.. all my faves so it's easy to say I LOVE this kit!

Last week I shared a layout using these goodies, today I'm sharing 2 cards :)

I'm so in love with those scooters.. how cute!! I've noticed I've been adding banners a lot lately for card sentiments.. I just love that banner look.. it really adds a special touch rather than just a circle, square or stamping right on the card.

Today is also my scheduled day to provide a tutorial for The Paper Variety. Visit TPV today to learn how to make your own embossing folder. I made this super simple note card in my tutorial.. it's very plain, but I wanted it that way so the focus is mainly on the embossing :)

Have a great Sunday!

so happy together - Artful Delight

My first project with the Artful Delight February card kit is a layout! :) Here is the card kit, isn't so fun!?

I love this kit! And I can't wait to use those Paper Smooches scooter stamps! :) For my layout, I used the sketch from the monthly sketch challenge at Artful Delight.

This is a great sketch! So many ways you can go with it :) I replaced the 3 photo spots with just one photo.

(Sorry about the photo quality, it was a gloomy rainy day and I couldn't get a good bright photo) This layout features my sister and her boyfriend. I love this photo, on a bench, together in a garden.. so lovely. I did use the Paper Smooches stamps for the clouds and the round alphas were fussy cut from the Jillibean Soup paper in the kit :) All items used are also in the kit, except for the title Thickers.

We hope you'll join the sketch challenge, too! You could win the March Artful Delight scrapbook kit!

Thanks for visiting me!

Artful Delight April kit & *Huge Giveaway!* :)

Hi friends!
I'm soooooo excited to bring you this post today!! Be sure to read all.. you don't want to miss out on anything! Really!

Today I'm sharing a simple layout I created recently using the Artful Delight March kit. I think the March kit is now sold out, so I hope you were able to get one for yourself! :)

This layout featuring my son was made using LYB "Twig" and some woolies from BG "Marjolaine" too, all from the kit. This was a super fun collection kit to create with, and I still have so much left for more projects! :)

If you haven't visited Artful Delight before
now is the time!

Leeanne is celebrating her blog's one year anniversary!! Woot! I've just started creating with the Artful Delight team, but I can tell you most definitely that all the kits are so lovely, jam packed with the latest and greatest scrappy supplies and also, Leeanne and her team are fantastic! I'm just so honored and fortunate to be a part of it all :)

Leeanne is celebrating in the most fabulous way!
She's giving away a 3 month kit subscription including this April kit!! Isn't that super fabulous!??

Just look at all this goodness! Brand new Pink Paislee "Hometown Summer", brand new My Mind's Eye "Good Day Sunshine", October Afternoon "Modern Homemaker", matching cardstock and so many great embellies! It's scrappy heaven! I can't wait to get started creating with this wonderful kit!

Click here for all the details on Leeanne's huge giveaway!

And don't forget!
I have a little giveaway going on also :) You could win the new Echo Park "Playground" as my thanks to you for being a follower of my blog!
Click here to comment on my giveaway post. I'll be choosing a random winner this Friday! :)

Good luck!! :)
Abby

A new trend, personal goal and my thanks to you

Happy St. Patty's Day! I invite you all to create something today that includes green! I did :)

I love to visit other blogs, love to meet new people, love viewing projects and learning about new trends. Sadly, I don't get to do that a quarter as much as I'd like to. I could spend hours hopping along to all the AWESOME blogs out there - if only there were more hours in a day {sigh}. So when I do get the opportunity to jump around, I get so excited about all the crafts and designs and trends and techniques. I'm like a kid in a candy store. :)

Recently, on a trip around my blog roll, I saw sooooo many cards that included a photo. I'm guessing this is a new trend.. and I LOVE it! Love it bunches! Why didn't I think of that before?!

So I quickly looked through my photos for a nice one to add to a card.

I've had this over exposed photo of my son and nephew for a while- it's so cute! It's one of those rare "love the day" photos that I don't photograph often. Although its not a clear photo, I knew I wanted to keep it and use it someday.

All of the supplies I used are included in Artful Delight's March kit! (with exception of the "joy" stamp and staples, of course) The March kit is packed with LYB, JBSoup, Basic Grey and so much more!Leeanne only had a few kits left, so you'll need to hurry to purchase one! I really enjoyed making this card, and I LOVE the idea of using a photo. I'm sure I'll see a lot more popping up here and there. If you make/made one, please leave your link so I can come check it out! :)

Speaking of photos, I have a lot! Photos in photo boxes just waiting to be placed in a scrapbook. However, as I look through them, they're mostly vacations, special events, holidays, parties, gatherings. It's hard to believe that within all my photos, only a small amount are actually of just everyday life.. those random daily moments like the above photo.

I'd like to capture the everyday little things that make me happy like.. my son at the table drawing, our kitty waiting in the window for my son to come home, my son helping me cook, a special gift from a friend, my scale showing I've lost another few pounds, my son's quirky random smile as well as his "whatever, mom" look, my nephew seated quietly watching his favorite Toy Story movie, my son dancing, my son dancing with our dog...

All these things and more make up who we are and I don't have many photos like that. It makes me wonder "Where were we between all the holidays and vacations?" Well, we're here. And I need to remember all those undocumented days, too, those wonderful days that I may forget about as time goes on.

So! I've decided to start a new.

I'm going to take at least one picture every day of something/someone that brings joy or that helps define who I am. Or funny moments, uh-oh moments, even sad ones... as of course, not every minute of the day is a joyful one. Or something that makes my son happy.. because capturing his memories are just as important as mine. (Although my child needs no help in the memory department lol He's got the memory of an elephant! He remembers everything while I can't recall most things that happened yesterday! Hense, this plan.) I won't be sharing all of my daily photos on this blog, because as we all know, I'm not a daily blogger... but I will share one occasionally and also will be using them in layouts that I'll share. It'll be so nice to scrap often a layout of just a random day :)

I'll start with a photo I took last night of my nephew, the only photo I took yesterday.


This photo warms my heart because just last week, Drake was bitten on the face by his family dog.. his face was horribly swollen and bruised. Poor baby {sigh} But now he is healing, looks happy and is his normal playful self again. As much as this little guy drives me bonkers, I've babysat him often since the day he was brought home 2 years ago- and he's so much a part of my life. I love him so much and I'm so thankful he's okay and doing better. :)

Now.. if you're still with me, you're in luck! Recently my blog topped 200 followers and over 10,000 hits. Yay!! And I'd like to give a token of my thanks for following/visiting me often :) I'm going to giveaway the new Echo Park "Playground" collection kit to a random commenter. All you have to do is leave a comment, that's all :) If you want 2 chances in the drawing, just post about this giveaway on your blog or place a photo of this prize on your side bar (and leave a 2nd comment with a link showing me that you've done so). Don't forget to link back to my page :) A winner will be announced 2 weeks from now, April 1st. Good luck :)

Thanks so much for stopping by :)
Abby

A day at the lake [Artful Delight]

If you're here for the TPV Blog Hop, please click here. Thanks!

Today I'm sharing a layout I created using the Artful Delight March kit and the sketch presented for the Artful Delight sketch challenge :)

Here is the great sketch! Sooooo many possibilities with this one, love it!


This is my son years ago when he was just 6. We were at Rice Lake in northern Wisconsin (where most of my extended family live) for a reunion and those little ducks swam right up to Braydon and idled there for a while. Braydon loved it, he was so tickled. This is one of my many favorite photos :)

I am LOVIN every bit of this kit! The colors, designs, shapes, textures - it really is a great collection of LYB and JBSoup pieces. Everything I used in this layout is included in the kit (with exception of the mist, white gel pen and mini alphas: they are by BG Basics but the ones in the kit will be from BG Marjolaine).If you're lovin it, too (and I'm sure you are!) - hurry over to Artful Delight to get yours as there is a limited number available. If you get a bit of free time, you should definitely try to join the sketch challenge, the winner will be awarded the Artful Delight April kit! Fabo, right? :)

Thanks for visiting!

-Abby