Merry Christmas!

Wishing you a very blessed and Merry Christmas!
Hope you enjoyed it with your loved ones!

Thanks so much for your support!

Custom Ornaments 2012

Hello friends!

Hope you are all enjoying the holiday season. This time around I was able to make some custom glass ornaments. I had purchased the plain glass ornaments last year from my local Michael's, but I never got the chance to alter any until now.

These are my fist try at these, an I have to say, they look pretty neat hanging on the tree. They are simple to make and would make a great hostess gift too.

I have more details on these on THIS video on my YouTube channel, don't forget to check it out. I've also ventured into the world of Instagram, so if you are on it and want to follow me and see snippets of my days you can click HERE and follow.
Like always, I want to say thanks so much for stopping by. I appreciate all of you who do, and stick with me, even at the times when I'm not posting continuously. You guys ROCK!!!

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to share a layout I created, adding some micro fine glitter accents. IF you follow my Youtube channel, you probably saw several video tutorials I made a while back, on different techniques usinf microfine glitter. If you missed those, you can always go back and watch the techniques by looking through the "Techniques and Tutorials" playlist located on my channel. All the videos there are titled so its easy to find what you're looking for.

For more details on this layout, you can check out the video I made on my channel HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today, enjoy your week!

Shopping season is here!

Hello everyone! December is here, and you know what that means, Christmas time! Time for lots of family gatherings, lots of great food, and lots os shopping! For today's project, I want to share with you a very simple, but super cute card using Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s Shopping Bag Sophie. Thought it was perfect for this time of the year, even though she's not meant to be a holiday image.

I glittered up the bags and added some Tissue Paper for a more festive look, and I personally think those bags make the image even more adorable. What do you think?

Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. has released some more adorable images this month and I encourage you to please visit the shop HERE and take a look. Every other month, new images are released, so I encourage you to also check out the Facebook page HERE, and stay informed on the latest Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. has to offer.

I know I have not been posting as much lately, but I've been really involved with stuff here at home, including some major stuff like potty training my daughter, and all the ones that have kids, know how that goes. Also, my mojo has been gone for quite a while, so that has not helped. I'm hoping things get back to normal soon. You'll be the first to see my new creations.

Hope your holiday shopping goes well! Thanks for stopping by today!

Uptown girl

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Today I wanted to share this winter card I made using Uptown Sophie from Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Did you know she was a free digi for the month of November? Did you get her yet? If not, go over to the SNSC blog and check out all the details on how you can get her for FREE!!!! Check it out before November is over because once it is, she will no longer be available for free, you'll have to pay for her.

I used Echo Park's Winter Park Collection for this card, and I made a very detailed tutorial video on how I colored her, paper pieced her, and how the entire card came together. The video will be up later today, so make sure you are subscribed to my channel and Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. 's channel so you don't miss any of the tutorials posted there.
Hope you enjoyed today's card!
You can watch the tutorial HERE.

SNSC Creative Challenge: November 2012

Good Morning everyone! I am so excited for you to be joining me today as I share Sweet Nothings Stamp Co.'s November Creative Challenge, together with the entire Design Team.

Every other month, the Design Team has a creative challenge with something new and creative for you to challenge yourself with. There will be a sweet little prize to be won as well. 

For the month of November, we will be challenging you to create a project with this beautiful neutral palette. This super cute color palette is great for any type of card, and you can use any sentiment you'd like. You may decide to colour your image in neutral tones and let the papers and embellishments give a splash of colour or you may choose to create and entire monochromatic card. The possibilities are endless and it's up to you!

Here is the inspiration for this month:

Here is what I have created to inspire you to challenge your creative side, and play along with us in this contest:

Contest Rules: 

Contest runs from Tuesday November 13th-Tuesday November 27th (12 pm EST) 

Challenge: To use the color palette provided above. You may tweek it as you wish and add any other elements you'd like. Be as creative as you wish :D 

Project must include any Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. digi image.{*Hint: There is a freebie digital image available... why not use it? And spread the word ;)} 

Only one project submission per creative mind please :) 

One winner will be chosen by voting by the SNSC DT and announced on SNSC Blog as well as on the Facebook Fan Page 

Must be a subscriber to the SNSC Blog/Facebook Fan Page 

Must submit project by Linky Tool by clicking the “Click Here to Enter” below 

Prize to be won this month:

Prize this month is a $25 mixed prize package from Kat Scrappiness! It'll be a great mix of crafty goodness :) Thank you KatScrappiness

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I hope you enjoyed my project. Be sure to check out the other amazing Sweet Nothings Stamp Co. Design Team member's blogs for other great ideas.

Lina

Sharon (YOU ARE HERE)

Patricia 

Leslie

DeNetra

Mary

Serena

Aliscia

Elizabeth

Ilene

A card for Scrap Happy Ohio

Hi friends! 

Today I want to share a card I created using some fabulous goodies sent to me by Scrap Happy Ohio. I was so super honored to have been chosen to showcase their products, but I was even more excited when I got these babies at my door. Aren't they cute?

Well, I was thrilled to work with these high quality items, and let me tell you, they have so much more on their site! You have to check them out! Click HERE to get a good glimpse of all the goodness they have to offer!

They have their own line of stamps and dies, and their variety keeps growing all the time. If you want to keep up on all the new stuff, make sure to like their Facebook page HERE, tell them Sharon smscrapper on YouTube sent you, and never miss an update!

Here's the card I created with my two beauties:

I colored in the image using my Copic markers and a few specialty pens and glitters.  I added some pearl accents, as well as some foam snowflakes, which complemented the paper collection I used nicely. It's the Winter Park Collectionby Echo Park, and the colors are so rich, and pretty. Here are some more close up details of the card.

I want to thank Susie, and all the wonderful people at Scrap Happy Ohio for sending me these goodies to play with. I had a blast creating this card. I hope you liked it too! Remember, to go like Scrap Happy Ohio on Facebook, and tell them Sharon smscrapper on YouTube sent you!

WEBSITE: www.scraphappyohio.com
BLOG: www.scraphappyohio.blogspot.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/scraphappy.ohio.1

Thanks for stopping by today and have a GREAT weekend!!!

A Shabby Album

It's been a long time coming, and I finally got the chance to upload the pictures of this project to share with you! I worked on and off on this album for quite a while, and even though it's a simple album, for some reason it took me forever to get motivated to finish it.

I used the Portrait Accucut Die for the base of the album, which is chipboard, and which I cut in half to make the portrait shape into actual pages for the album. Since I'm on a "paper diet" (which I broke a few days ago, but I'm currently back on it lol), I told myself I needed to start using all the gorgeous designer paper that I keep piling up. What I'm about to say is kind of silly, but honestly, some collections I just have a hard time cutting into lol. For instance, I've been wanting to do some stuff with Graphic45's last year's springs collection, yet every time I think I might sit down and start the project, I put everything away because everything is so beautiful I don't want to cut it lol! Isn't that just CRAZY?! Seems pretty crazy to me, but little by little I'm pushing myself to use all my gorgeous paper lol. One that's particularly hard to get into, is my all time favorite Lost and Found by My Mind's Eye, the Sunshine Collection. Ugh! I LOVE that entire line, but that particular collection just drove me crazy and I bought everything of it, both the 6 by 6 and 12 by 12 papers too. I have stuff in mind for them...now it's only a matter of cutting them up and starting already lol.

Anyways, back to this album. I used one of my hoarded collections by The Girls Paperie. So sad they closed down, because their designs were pretty neat. I also used some of my leftover paper from K & Co.'s Watercolor Bouquet Collection, because some of the colors went well with The Girls Paperie stuff. I made a detailed video of this project which you can watch at the end of this post if you are interested in seeing all the details, but here are a few pictures so you can get a glimpse of some of what can be found inside.

 

Here's the video for you:

The goal with this album was to have a place to hold a bunch of pictures of my Emily's second year of life. I can't believe how fast time flies, and sure enough she'll be turning three pretty soon! I hope you enjoyed this project, and stay tuned, because I'm determined to get into my paper stash, and I think The Sunshine Collection by My Minds Eye is my next target!

Hope you are having a good week, and if your town is on Hurricaine Sandy's Path, know that you are in my prayers. It wasn't even a direct hit in my area, and still the beaches around here have been completely wiped out... stores are closed, and the storm's consequences aren't done yet with this area. I can't imagine everyone that's getting directly hit with that awful storm. Be safe and take care!

Super Simple Monday: Fly

Hello everyone! As I sit here barely able to breathe, since unfortunately I currently have a terrible cold, I think of all the emails I have to go through, the piles of stuff I have to get to, and don't seem to decide what to work on first. I went through my pictures on my computer, and noticed this card I made a while ago but never shared.

I used the My Minds Eye "Be Amazing" collection from their Follow your Heart line. I love the colors and graphics in the collection. I made this card for my husband and he loved the texture and color combo.

I added a tiny bit of dimension by curling the banner a little bit and adding some dimensional adhesive. I thought it would be kind of odd to have a polaroid of a polaroid, so I did it lol, and cut out the mustard polaroid frame using one of my Quickutz dies, and used the pattern paper with a polaroid of the kites to frame it within the mustard colored polaroid. I liked the finished look, and to me, it works lol.

I added some twine, and a button just for an extra accent, and I just love the simplicity of the card. It was really fast to make too!

XOXO

Hello everyone!

Id' love to share with you a card I created using one of my all time favorite paper Collections by My Minds Eye (MME), the Howdy Dooty, and a favorite CC Designs stamp. I love this image's hair and I love how her hair came out too. I colored her quite a while back, and I needed to make a card... she was just perfect for it. Take a look: 

The XOXO ticket is from Recollections, and it's held on the card by a Tim Holtz metal trinket. The paper Carnation flowers on the card are by Wild Orchid Crafts, and the leaves are punched out of green card stock with a leaf punch by Martha Stewart. I also used a Webster Pages acrylic flower to mix in the bundle. The gold pearl sprays I got from the Dollar Store a while back, and I made the banner using a Jenny Bowlin Ribbon punch, and some twine from MME that coordinates with the collection.

On the inside, pretty simple like always, I used the same trim I used in the front, which I bought from my local scrapbooking store, The Paper Niche, and some more of the designer paper.

The entire card is a 5.5 by 5.5 card base, which I made using Craft colored card stock. I love this image and will totally be using her to practice my hair coloring. I paper pieced her and used my Copics to color in her skin and hair. She is just so sweet! Do you like it?