The Scrappy Chick

Missing Photos Found!

OK, If you were a stack of photos that was hiding in total chaos where would you be?  Under the piles of other photos, with the completed layouts on the floor, with the half-done layouts on the table, under the pile of cardstock scraps, between the layouts for the event, in a box, or even maybe under the cat.  NO.....they were actually where they belonged...ha!  No wonder I couldn't find them.

So, here finally is the page for my sketch.  It looks way cuter IRL, and the photo is very bad since it was taken at night, propped against my door and falling over.  The colors are Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun, Cool Carribean (retired), and Green Galore.  The stamps are all from the set Poolside from CTMH.  Ribbon and cardstock is all SU! 

Thanks for looking! Back to my affair with my Carl Cutter.     -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch #6

Here you go with a new Scrappy Sketch of the week!  I promise that I read your emails and even check out all the links to your pages...but for the last couple of weeks I have been so far behind!  I hope to start adding links to your previous weeks entries each week soon...after the big day next weekend!! 

In the meantime, it looks as if I am not the only one that takes TONS of pictures of each event.  There are jut toooooo many to put on one layout...especially the sketches out there today.  I mean, I love blowing up a pic and having the spotlight on just one photo, its a great look!! But, come on, sometimes I just want to get back to the basics and put a whole story's worth of photos on one layout :)  So, here's another that can accomodate a bunch.  You could even squeeze in more if you want.  Your stamping can be on the big white mats (or pattern paper).  And I used the circles for my extra embellishments (mine are stamped), and for journaling.

The page I have for you today is one of the ones for the Beach track next week.  I have my photos picked out, but they have gotten lost in the mess from this week, LOL.  So, as soon as I find them, I'll post the page!!

Don't forget to send me a link to see the pages you create!  Thanks for playing :)  And don't forget to visit Heather's blog: Stamp with Heather to see what she's created with this sketch.  While you are there, go back through her archives of AWESOME projects.  Don't forget to say hi to her!!

-Cyndi

A Quick card...

OK, I am taking time for one quick post, then I must get back to my best friend...Carl (the trimmer).  He is feeling very overused and well-loved this week as I have been non-stop cutting cardstock for the big Scrapbook Day next weekend.

This little card is using Beate's WSC from last week.  I flipped it to make the image work better though.  I used my cute little new fav Girl and Frog from Elzybells.  I also finally cut into my new Papertrey carstock...Spring Moss and Aqua Mist.  Wow...love it!  There is also a peek of the new patterned paper as a mat under the girl.  And the new pads match perfecto and who doesn't love the quality of the Stewart Palette Hybrid pads??  The wide grosgrain is also from Papertrey in the same Perfect match color line of Aqua Mist.

I cut the sentiment out with my Circle Nestabilities on my Cuttlebug...masking the long sentiment so that I could make it into 2 small lines instead.  The images are coored with my Copic markers.  Thanks for visiting!  I will have my Scrappy Sketch up for you in the am, so don't forget to check back :)

-Cyndi

Last Weeks Mojo Monday

First I have to apologize for being absent again for a few days.  I've not being feeling so hot.  But I did do some stamping a few days ago  and I'll share some of that!

I had fun with this card!  The sketch is Julee's Mojo Monday #25, from last Monday, LOL.  And I used one of my new Verve sets again for the sketch.  The stars are all from Seeing Stars, available on Verve Visual.  The stars are so fun and easy to layer inside one another :)  I trimmed them all super close so that I could then punch out a border to go behind them with the SU! large star punch.  The colors are SU! Real Red, So Saffron  and Palette Hybrid Noir.  The pattern paper is from Scenic Route...the Savannah line.  I cuttlebugged the background Saffron with my Divine Swirls folder, but its kinda hard to see.  The bling is Sparkles from CTMH.

Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 5 and a question

Here's one for all of you that take WAY too many pictures at one event!  I know I do.  Its hard to narrow it down sometimes!  In fact the last few days have all been photos from a one afternoon event...the 4th of July.  Marcus' brother and his family came up to visit from SC, as well as both sets of grandparents.  We took the boys to throw the baseball in the park, played Monopoly, cooked out, goofed around, and celebrated all our july family birthdays... 4 of them!!!  It was a LOT of photos!!  So this layout I used for the birthday shots.

I kinda cheated, seeing as how this page was already made as a class sample, I had just never put pics on it...but I thought it was a bit simpler than the last couple.  and too, it got more photos off my desk and onto a page that was blank and waiting!!

All the materials are Stampin' Up!  I used Real Red, Ballet Blue, Brilliant Blue, and Green Galore cs and pads.  The images are from the sets Big Bold Birthday and Think Big (retired)

For this page I kept all the photos 4x6, even though some of the mats are larger.  And I have to say, I really do like blowing up some a bit bigger. 

This brings me to the question I wanted to answer from Heather Summers.  She wanted to know why I printed photos at home.  Well, usually I don't.  I send them all off to Walgreens or Snapfish...depending on how fast I want them back.  THEN as I am working on a page I decide if I want a larger version of one or more pics.  I print these off at home.  I always have a great printer, thanks to my techno-loving dad who has to have the best of the best, and well, guess who gets last years best model?  ME!!   And if you look closely at the page from yesterday you'll see that the blown up version is WAY better quality than the ones I sent off to Walgreens.  It makes me want to print them all at home, its just more expensive.

So, be sure to head over to Heather's blog, she always has great pages!!  Click here ------>Stamp with Heather.  Thanks to all who have participated in the challenges!  Please send me a link as a comment to this post so I can see what you create!!

Happy Scrapping!     -Cyndi

Double Challenge

This is for CC154 over at Splitcoast and also for Lizzie Anne Designs sketch #15.  Don't you love a double challenge...the layout and colors are all picked for me, I just have to choose some stamps!

For this I chose LAD Funky Floral which you can find on the Lizzie Anne Designs website.  The colors are Pumpkin Pie, Orchid Opulence, and Certainly Celery.  Kinda fun!  I layered the flowers over the background swirl design to give it a bit of depth.  But otherwise the layout was pretty simple, so I tried to keep it simple.  The sentiment is done with markers using That's Nice, a retired SU! set from last year.  The buttons and ribbon are also from Stampin' Up!

Thanks for stopping by for another of my quick posts!    -Cyndi

Got Verve? I do now...

I had been eyeing Julee's line of stamps for a while now, and I finally took the plunge and ordered a few sets.  And let me tell you, they are AWESOME!  I love the way they stamp (Its a clear stamp...great quality!), the packaging is simple and functional, and the images...well, what can I say?  Love them!  They work together so well for nesting and layering, and her sentiments are the best!  You can see her awesome collection of stamps (which BTW are all on sale through the end of the month!) at Verve Visual.

I ordered this set, Seeing Stars, specifically for this page.  This is a very vamped up version of one of my layouts in the Seasons track for the March event.  (Mine has added mats and buttons,etc not on the class version)  I used most of the stars in the set, layering some for a great effect!  (And the Stampin' Up! lg star punch is a perfect fit!!) 

The colors are Ruby Red, blue Bayou, Soft Sky, and River Rock.  Don't you love the little swirlies on the little star...it looks kinda like fireworks :)  The alphabets are SU! Rough Edges, Whimsical lower (retired), and Classic (retired).  The base pages are River Rock, and the pattern paper is from SU!: Western Sky DSP...love the stripes!!  All the buttons are Foo-fa-La, the ribbon is SU! Soft Sky Double stitched grosgrain.

Thanks for stopping by!  More later including my new sketch tomorrow :)    -Cyndi

Monkey Love!

Yippee!  My monkeys are in the house and now they have even seen some ink!  You see, they got a bit sidetracked from Tennessee to NC, by way of Michigan??  Don't ask...long story :)

Anywho, these little sweeties are from the CC Designs latest release over at All That Scraps.  The set is called "Monkey Love" and has 2 monkeys and 3 sentiments.

For both cards I made myself use whatever was lying around on my desk...so I went with this Red/Turquoise theme using KI Memories Love, Elsie line of pattern papers.  I tried out the cool technique of creating a scallop border with my Circle Scallop punch...not really happy with the result, but for a first try...its ok.  I'll just try again until I get the Square Nestabilities :)

Using the same papers I made the second card, using both monkeys in the set.  I kept picturing Monkeys in a Bucket all hanging on to each other, this is what came of that...no bucket but still cute.  I used Christina's idea of the heart for a leaf on the branch.

Aren't they just stinkin' adorable?  Ok, Its quick posts for the next week or two as I get into Scrapbook Fundraiser prep mode!  Off to cut some cardstock...    Thanks for dropping in!    -Cyndi

I'm back!

Sorry to be absent for a few days, I've been plugging away trying to figure out my last minute details for all the pages for my Scrapbook Day :)  So, luckily I had made a few things a while back that I haven't shared yet!

In honor of the A Muse and Elzybells Spring release today, here's a little Elzy for you.  This is a cute little DVD tin that I altered with some cute paper that I found at Michael's.  I picked up those colors and colored in my Girl with Frog with some of my Copic colors that I hadn't used before.  She is stamped on Papertrey Stampers Select white cardstock, which I then ran through my Cuttlebug using my Rectangles Nestabilities.  The rest of the mats are also using my Nestabilities.  I got the yummy ribbon by May Arts from All That Scraps.

Inside the little tin I sent a few stamped images for my bloggin' buddy Libby who just had her sweet baby girl Courtney.  I wanted her to have a mom gift:)

Thanks for stopping by!  My CC Designs monkeys from All That Scraps are finally here so I hope to have a chance to play with them today ;)     -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 4

Here's my 4th Sketch for you!  I decided on an easy one this week :)  Remember that you don't have to do both pages, one is fine, and you can change the elements around to suit your photos.  Please send me a link so I can see what you created!

For my page, I had a lot of photos of my littlest one and his cousin playing baseball one day, so I kinda collaged them all together.  I used Stampin' Up!'s new Jersey Shore DSP for the strips, Bashful Blue cs for the base, Wild Wasabi, Pumpkin Pie, and Brilliant Blue ink, Just Baseball, and Sporting samp sets ( and Alphadots retired) , and Wild Wasabi double stitched ribbon.

Don't forget to check out Heather Summers' blog Stamp with Heather to see what she has created with this sketch!  I just snuck a peek and she's also got some great pages from the last few days too!! (And a challenge on her blog as well).  Please come play with the sketch with us!  Happy scrapping :)   -Cyndi

For You

Here's another entry I created using Julee's sketch for the Honored Guest Designer Challenge over at  Verve Visual.  I really liked the sketch, but I also wanted to do a second card cause I would really like that Guest Designer spot!  The Verve stamps are awesome!  I just got my first order  today and haven't had a chance to play yet :)

For this card I used the brand new Afternoon Tea DSP that Stampin' Up! will be releasing in the new Occasions Mini next month.  Isn't it gorgeous?  Not my usual style, but it was calling to me to buy it, and every single pattern in that pack is just awseome!

On the background piece that already has some depth to it I added a bit of a border with one of the swirl stamps from Priceless in Choclate Chip.  That is matted on Chocolate Chip cs then the Groovy Guava card base.  The strip of striped paper is from the same new pack, as is the small square next up.  The top layer is Whisper White, stamped with the other swirl from Priceless in Wild Wasabi.  I added some small flowers in Guava on the bg then stamped 3 of the larger flowers from that set, cut them out, added a copper brad and popped them up with Dimensionals.  All the edges are lightly inked with Chocolate Chip just to add a bit of definition without looking distressed.  To finish it off, I added some more Coppper Hodgepodge Hardware to the upper corner and a book plate to the lower corner, using a sentiment from the new "Always" set, masked and inked with Chocolate Chip. Oh, yes, and of course, some chocolate tafetta ribbon.

Hope you like it!  Thanks for visiting my blog :)     -Cyndi

Happy Valentine's Day!

This is my last post of Valentine's Day treats and cards!  So, I am sharing 3 different little mail boxes from the last week. 

The first is the one we made at Stamp Club last week.  I have been lurking at Traget for like FOREVER to get these babies...it seems the whole counrty had them except in NC.  Luckily I got about 20 which gave me enough for club plus a few gifts. 

For this one I used SU!'s retired Valentine DSP from last year along with the set Forever in My Heart.  The hearts are stamped in the matching colors: Regal Rose, Taken with Teal, and Chocolate Chip.  I wanted to keep these simple since a dozen women were making them, so we just added a bit of ribbon and a sentiment on the side.  also, everyone had their choice of papers...I brought a huge pile of retired prints, hoping to deplete the stash just a bit...well it didn't seem to make a dent, LOL.

For my leftover mailboxes, I made 2 for Michael's preschool teachers and he liked the little lion from CC Designs available at All That Scraps.       I still used the same paper pack, just different prints.  For the inside we stuck a bunch of Hershey kisses in a cello bag and tied it up with a bow and tag.     And then I made a few more for friends with some different prints from Kaleidascope.

Hope you enjoy!  I will be back later with BLOG CANDY and some more samples :)

Thanks for visiting!   -Cyndi

How?

If you like little Indian Princess Sprinkle and you have never been over to The Cat's Pajamas then you need to go look around!  This is just part of one of the newest sets from TCP.  How?  hehe, just cracks me up.

Anywho, this card is for a sketch challenge Julee has over at her store Verve Visual for her next guest designer.  Its definately a fun sketch, but Julee's are always beyond the ordinary!  I used TCP Havin' A Pow Wow set along with Stampin' Up's new Western Sky DSP...a pretty good combo!  I picked up the colors in the paper with my cardstock: Soft Sky and River Rock.  Also used: SU! Word window punch, small oval punch, hodgepodge hardware, River rock ribbon, stampin' sponge,Wanted set, Sky & River Rock pads,  and copic markers.

Thanks for visiting my blog!    -Cyndi

Daisyboardabella

Isn't she just so hip?  I love all my Bellas, but Ive been bad about not inking them up cause I was gonna put them all on e-z mount and was being lazy.  But guess what?  I just stuck that little sucker right on my block as is (with a touch of mono) and she stamped just fine!!  Cool or Kewl as my 12 year old says.  These gals are going see way more ink action now!

This is Daisyboardabella.  I love to ski, but am still a bit leary of boarding, so she'll just have to do it for me :)  I made this card for Julie Brooks sketch challenge over at SCS for Gina K Designs this month.  Turned out pretty cute, huh?  I stamped her in Palette Noir on Papertrey Stampers select cs then used my copics to color her in.  I also added a bit of Pink sakura glaze pen to her buttons and bows.  And she's sitting on a small pile of Liquid Applique snow.  The pattern paper is from KI memories, and the Real Red and Basic Black cs is SU!  Also used an Elzybells sentiment, masked in half and rearranged to fit in my 3/4" circle punch. 

Thanks for visiting, be sure to say hi!   -Cyndi

Mojo Monday 23 and a peek

I can't get enough of this Bali Breeze DSP!  I love the color combo :)  And ***IRL the background paper is really the same Olive color (only lighter) as the other Olive piece, even though it look like Moss??***

This card is for Julee's Mojo Monday contest.  You can see the details and her sketch over at her blog ---> Poetic Artistry.  Julee has some awesome sketches every week and is the owner of the fabulous Verve Visual online store...go check it out she's got  a great sale going on now!!

So, for this card I used the sets Boho Backgrounds and One of a Kind.  The large flower was stamped first in Olive on the Old Olive cardstock, then again 2 more times in Purely Pomegranate and Pumpkin Pie, both on Whisper WHite cs.  I cut out these 2 layers and adhered them over the first (popping up the pomegranate image with dimensionals)  The center of the flower is stamped in Taken with Teal using the small flower in the set and punching it out with the 1/2" circle punch so that it fits in the Build-a-Brad...aren't they soooo cool!!  The for you was masked to remove the flower and punched with the small oval punch.  I added some dots with my white signo gel pen around the border.

The base of the card is 5.25" square white cs (folded from 5.25 x 10.5).  The next layer is one of the prints from the Bali Breeze DSP...its really a light Olive with flowers and vines in Old Olive...the color just looks kinda off.  The next layer is Taken with Teal stamped with the dot background from Boho backgrounds (I used Teal to stamp it then added the center dots with my gel pen).  The next little layer is also from the same pack.  I backed both of these layers with a small piece of white cs.  The small flowers are done with the flower trio stamp from One of a Kind, stamped once in Pumpkin and once in Pomegranate, then punched using the Boho Blossom punch and layered, adding  a brad from the Bold Brights family.  The ribbon is wide Olive grosgrain.  All supplies used are Stampin' Up!  I think the card turned out fun, thanks Julee for the inspiration!

Also for you using the same colors (Old Olive, Purely Pomegranate, Pumkin Pie, and Taken with Teal; Whisper White and Bali Breeze DSP)  is a peek from the girl track from the upcoming Scrapbook Day.  I used the Boho Blossom punch and the 5-petal flower punch for this page.  Also used was the hostess set For a Friend.  Thanks for visiting!     -Cyndi

My 200th post! An Elzybell baby card

I can't believe its my 200th post already...where does time go?  Its also my 1 year blogaversary this month, so stay tuned for some great Blog candy later next week!!

I am sooooo excited that my Elzybells are finally here.  It seemed to take forever for them to get here.  My local store has  a few A Muse stamps, but they are just now starting to order Elzybells.  Well, helloooo.  I want them NOW!!  So, I had to order online when everyone else did and it seems the whole world ordered them that week :)  And I have to confess, I ordered way more than I should have.  I am blaming that on the photo that Rhonda M took after her spree...it was so enticing to see that great big pile!   Rhonda, you enabler!

This first card actually has a destination this week.  Its a congratulations card for my blogging friend Libby Hickson over at Libby's Little Addiction.  Hey Libby if you are back catching up yet!!  She gave birth to a beautiful  baby girl, Courtney, this week.  I have a little something else for her that I'll save as a suprise in case she is reading this!  I'll share that goodie later next week too.

For the girl on the moon stamp, I stamped her in Palette Hybrid Noir (speaking of which, did you hear the news on Nichole's blog about Papertrey?  WOW!) on Papertrey Stampers select white.  She is colored with my copic markers and I added a bit of sponging in Pretty in Pink to soften it up a bit.  The pattern paper strip is from Heidi Grace and is matted on SU! Close to Cocoa.  The card base is SU! Whisper WHite and the polka dot paper is from AC Moore, brand unknown.  The ribbon IRL matches way better than it photographs, its Pretty in Pink tafetta from SU!  The sentiment is from Nursery Necessities and is punched out with the Word Window punch.

Thanks for visiting!  Please feel free to say hi :)    -Cyndi

My pages for CSS3: Always

OK, I just printed the photo as is so that I can post this, and I'll reprint it later when I can get to Staples for more ink.  Don't you hate that?!

This is my layout for my 3rd Scrappy Sketch, and is also a set of pages for the Seasons track in the March Scrapbook Day.  (I have closeups of each page down below.)  These are just some fun, random shots of my kids.  Under each child I listed their name, nickname and age at the time of the photo.  Along the bottom red strip it says " I will always love these 4 awesome, adorable, attitude-filled kids!" 

The base cardstock on both pages is Basic Black (all supplies are SU! except the gray ribbon).  The gray strips are Basic Gray stamped with the Polka Dot background in Basic Gray ink.  All of the hearts are from the set  Forever in my Heart (stamped in Real Red and Basic Gray), and the sentiment in the lower left is from the set Always.  The alphabet is my all time favorite, now retired, Tall Tales...stamped in Real Red on Real Red.  I used some wide Gray grosgrain ribbon from online, and Real Red narrow grosgrain and Black gingham SU!

Don't forget to go to Heather's blog : Stamp with Heather and check out her layout this week.  I took a peek and its an ADORABLE page using new stuff from the Spring Mini coming out in March.  Cute!!

Don't forget to send me a link in a comment to the last post so I can check out your page!  And remember, you can alter the sketch to your photos, or simply use one page...its up to you.  This is just a starting point :)   Happy Scrapping!   -Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 3

I can't believe its the third week already!  WOW!  I love all the pages that you guys have done with these sketches and I hope to keep inspiring!  Thanks to you all fpr playing :)  From last week I drew a random name from those who sent me a link and I have some scrappy candy for Jamie!  Woohoo!  Send me your address and I'll get it off to you!

For this weeks sketch I'll draw another name for more scrappy candy!  You have until next Thursday night to send me a link or attach a pic to an email.  (I have to say that I LOVE that 2 of my awesome downline have been inspired to create blogs so they can have somewhere to post their layouts!   Go check 'em out!  Beth is over at Papertrailz, and Sandra's link isn't working tonight, hmmm, so I'll send you another time!)

And don't forget to stop by Heather Summers' blog Stamp with Heather to check out what she did with this sketch!!

I will add a photo of my layout in a bit, I wanted to blow up a picture and I'm out of color ink tonight, go figure!  Thanks for stopping by :)   -Cyndi

A peek and answering questions /addressing copyright

Here's another  peek from the boy track for next months event.  Its just one little corner of the page...but isn't it fun?  Heather P helped me put this one together, seeing as she's the one I blame for my CTMH addiction, hehe.

We used the paper pack Good Times and the color combo of Sweet Leaf, Buttercup, Chocolate, and Twilight.  The stamps are Rustic alphabet and <<<<>>>>. The ribbon is Blue Bayou dbl stitch.

One question that I received is will I post the entire pages that I've been peeking after my event?  I plan to post more of them over the coming weeks...starting in mid March!!  I haven't posted them all before, but it will also be a great place for the people who come to see the completed layoutrs if they can't get theirs finished.

In the past, I have told my downline and other demonstrators that they may copy the layouts for their classes, but I want to change that a bit and clarify. 

I do ask that you not use all of my layouts at any specific event.  These in particular have been designed for a cause...the profits go to Cure JM Foundation.  I have put a lot of work into this and would like for anyone interested to be able to attend and help the cause.  So by doing another event with these pages it takes money from the donation that we are able to offer.

    With that said, If you would like to use the idea of one page in a class then thats ok by me, just please give me credit.  I CASE ideas sometimes too when I need a spread for a club.  I do try to change it up a bit to make it my own.  And of course, if you waould like to CASE a layout for your own personal album, then please do...thats great...I hope to inspire!

  But as many have stated on their blogs, I do not want my hard work and creativity to be used for someone else's profit or for them to use as a contest/publication entry.  I hope this makes sense and doesn't offend anyone.

I promise to get off this subject now, its not one that any of us really want to talk about :)  As always, thanks for visiting my little Blog!  -Cyndi

Cupcake Friday Challenge

• Here's a quick card that I threw together for Taylor's Cuocake Fridat Challenge.  The card didn't necessarily have to have a cupcake in the design, but the challenge was to use Temting Turquoise, Pixie Pink, Real red and Chocolate Chip.  It turned out kinda cute!  IRL the colors look even better, there's a certain depth missing sometimes in a photo no matter what you do.

The cupcake is from Stampin' Up!s Big Bold Birthday.  I edged the pink frosting with my Spica glitter pen to give it a bit of dimension and sparkle.  The pink layer is stamped with the Happy birthday stamp all around the border, and the background card base is stamped with the small open polkadot stamp.  All stamps are from the same set.

I also used a turquoise button with 2 red brads in the holes, some narrow red grosgrain ribbon, and a piece of the Real Red DSP from the new hostess paper pack.  Thanks for visiting!  -Cyndi

The Cat's Pajamas Valentines

Here are a trio of cards that I made last week playing around with my new Clearly Swanky sets from the Cat's Pajamas.   These images are all so cute and many had been on my wish list as wood mounted stamps, but when Alma combined them into clear sets, the price couldn't be beat!!  The images for these cards all come from either "Puppy Love" or "Loving Mew".

The first card uses the frogs from both sets.  Aren't they adorable?  I just have to snicker.   I stamped them on Papertrey Stampers select cardstock...my favorite for use with my copic markers.  They are sitting on a small oval stamp from A Muse.  The heart is the classic Nestabilities...there was apparently a production problem with the scallops, so I don't have them yet, sigh.  The rest of the cardstock is all Stampin' Up! : Real Red, Green Galore, and Basic Black, but I used a piece of pattern paper from Bo Bunny.  Ribbon is SU! black gingham.

This next card is Sprinkle as a sweet angel.  My cat is sweet when she's in the mood, how about yours?  But mainly she's a curious stinker.  Speaking of, I have some cute Roxie photos that I need to share soon.

Anywho, Sprinkle is stamped with Palette Hybrid Noir ink on Papertrey cs that was run through my Cuttlebug machine with my rectangle Nestabilities.  I colored her  in with copics and a tough of Spica glitter pens.  Her wings and of course her bling are all sparkly!!  I also used my Nestabilities for the small circle used for the sentiment.  The cardstock and pattern paper is all SU!  Real Red and Basic Black...and the paper is from the new hostess paper pad.  I also used wide Red grosgrain ribbon and Black gingham.

The last project turned out really cute...its a rocket pocket!  The idea was designed by my fellow ATS DT member Julie B at Paper Pleasing Ideas.  Its a simple 1/4 sheet odf cardstock!

Using her idea, I stamped the cute little robot and "Love Machine" on Papertrey white, still using my copics for coloring.  The small red heart is actually from CC Designs Love Ya Much.  I used Basic Gray cs for the main pocket, the layers are Real Red and Bo Bunny DP.   Its held together with a bit of sticky strip and some ribbon.

Thanks for visiting!  Back to the page peeks tomorrow :)

-Cyndi 

Surfer Dude pages

This page turned out so cute that I decided to show you the whole thing ;)  It will be one of the ones in the Beach/Pool track for the upcoming March Scrapbook Day.  Thanks Audra for reminding me how much I love these stamps!

You can also see the closeups of each page below, the page IRL look soooo much better.  The card stock is all Stampin' Up!, and the colors are sort of borrowed from the new Spring Break DSP.  I pulled out the Old Olive...thats really in there.  I thought the darker blue was Not Quite Navy (which I used) but in reality its Blue Bayou in the paper.  I also used some lighter shades...Certainly Celery, which is not in the paper...its actually River Rock...and the background pieces are Taken with Teal which helped the page to POP a bit more.  (This color combo was also arrived at by my friend Heather P's suggestion of the colors of my bathroom candles...Teal and Olive) 

The cute little surfer dudes are from The Cat's Pajamas...Alma designs the MOST adorable stamps!!  I used Poochie Frankie, Moon Doogie, and Sprinkle Annette...even the names are cute!  I colored these in with my Stampin' Write markers and cut out the images.  The palm trees are from an Autumn Leaves set that I borrowed from Haether.  The larger font is Pupcat from Lizzie Anne Designs (retired) and the smaller is SU! Simple Type alpha (retired).

I also want to thank Heather for all the help she has given me on getting these pages designed!  I used to depend on Traci, Bev, Melissa, and Dana for valuable input and thanks to them too!! but since I moved its been just Heather here to say "yeah thats great" or "no...change the color" or "hey, try this".  Trying to design 20 layouts in a month is a daunting task I must say, and a bit of creative advice is a neccessity!  so again, thanks to Heather for hanging out and lending me some mojo :)  I'll have more for you guys later today.  Thanks as always for visiting!  -Cyndi

Another peeky

hehe...not much of a peek, but I can't give toooo much away.  This will be a layout in the girl track for the Scrapbook Day.  I used One of a Kind, Boho Backgrounds, Taffy alphabet, Boho Blossom punch, scallop circle punch; Chocolate Chip, Purely Pomegranate, Close to Cocoa, and Pretty in Pink; Berry Bliss DSP; pink taffeta ribbon, dbl stitched Pomegranate ribbon, ticket corner punch, designer label punch.

More later :)

-Cyndi

Cyndi's Scrappy Sketch 2!!

I'm back with this weeks new sketch!  I had a bit of trouble with the sniping tool and ended up with a red border around the pages that shouldn't be there...hmmm.

Anywho, you can do one page or both.  Feel free to move the title around if needed...mine didn't work out like origianlly intended, and I also flipped my pages in the end, but oh well.  If you want to play please send me a link so I can see your page (or card if you feel so inspired)  If you click--->HERE and HERE you can follow the links to the photos from last weeks players.  There weren't many of you, so send me your address and I have a little something for you guys!

For this weeks sketch I will randomly draw a name for those who play along and send the winner some scrappy candy!  If you upload to SCS please use the keyword CSS2.  Don' forget to check Heather Summers blog...she has a page for you today too using this sketch.  Thanks for helping Heather!!  Her blog is Stamp with Heather.

Here's my sample...this is one of the layouts for the Scrapbook fundraiser for the seasons track.   

The background is Whisper White, the mats are Bashful Blue, Groovy Guava, Barely Banana, and Certainly Celery.  I used the cute new little set "A Good Egg". Everything is stamped in Black then colored with my Stampin' Write markers.  The alphabet set is Best Friends upper.  It was stamped with the colors, then I faintly added a shadow with my Stampin' Journaler.  I hand cut the photo corners from a 1.5" square of white cs.  Hope you guys like it!  Please play along with us ;)

-Cyndi