Scrapbook Challenges sketch 259

Hi everyone!  It's sooo hot here in Chicagoland.  Lately, all I can do is stay inside and enjoy some air conditioning!  Today I took my son to the mall to play which is normally something I do in the winter, oh well he enjoyed it and loved riding on the choo choo train!  I did get a little time to scrapbook today and here is what I came up with.

This is a double page layout based on the current sketch over at Scrapbook Challenges.  

 Based on this sketch...

I stamped out my title, I love doing this!

 Love this saying from the Stampin UP! Flight of the Butterfly stamp set.

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Stampin UP! Flight of the Butterfly, Schoolbook Serif, Dots background stamp

Ink: Stampin UP! Elegant Eggplant, Glorious Green, and Basic Gray

Paper: Stampin UP! So Saffron, Elegant Eggplant, Whisper White, and DCWV Blossoms and Butterflys

2011 July Calendar Page

Hi everyone!!  I know I haven't shared in a while but summer has just really gotten the best of me lately!  I have been having so much fun with the kids and just kind of taking a break from everything.  Anyway, I wanted to show off this cool calendar page I made for July.  If you have been following my blog then you know that I keep one of these on the fridge each month and decorate it according to whatever is going on.  I really love red, white, and blue and this stamp set from Stampin UP! I got last year called July Fourth.  It is perfect for all  my fourth of July layouts!  I even made my own firecracker out of ribbon.  I love how it came out!

Supplies Used: 

Stamps: Stampin UP! July Fourth

Paper: Stampin UP! Real Red, Not quite Navy, Whisper White, and Crumb Cake

Ink: Stampin UP! Real Red, Not Quite Navy and Versamark

Ribbon is just ribbon I had in my bins, along with a button I got from Joann

Cricut Cartridge Designer Calendar and the Star Punches from Stampin UP!

I've decided to enter this into the linking party over at You Had me At Craft:-)

My Craft Channel

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Taken from their blog:

What is "My Craft Channel"?

My Craft Channel is the first of it’s kind online TV Craft Network. It goes beyond the simple web “how-to” home video and delivers broadcast quality programming. With over 20 different new shows there is something for everyone. Top experts, bloggers and craft celebrities in various niches from sewing, painting, scrapbooking, DIY projects, photography, mixed media and more have joined together to bring entertaining education to the web with TV formatted shows. Not only do the shows provide amazing inspiration, each day there is an opportunity for the “daily deal”, which gives our viewers an opportunity to try out fresh new craft items at discounted prices. Our goal is to be fun, educational, entertaining, and interactive with our viewers.