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

Hi all!  Want to win an expression?  Check out the new My Craft Channel website!  They are giving one away every day for 20 days.  Check it out:-)  I am really excited about this new programming coming up in the fall!

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.

Fairy Day Blog Hop

Good day everyone and welcome to the Fairy Day Blog Hop!!  Today is Day 2 of the hop and if you came here from Jalisa at Patches of Pink then you are in the right place.  If you just happened on my blog today and would like to hop along with us and want to start at the beginning, go to Gill's Blog over at Creations by Gill.
The theme of this hop is Fairies as June 24th was National Fairy Day!  I have never really been into Fairies but having a 4 year old girl who likes them got me interested.  When Gill said she was hosting a Fairy Day hop I thought it would be so fun and maybe get me out of my box a little.   I was amazed at all the stuff on the internet as I did "research" for my project.  My daughter, Ava, last year loved this set of fairy wings that I got her and she insisted on wearing them for our family photos in October.  I have this gorgeous photo of her and thought this would be a good time to showcase my little fairy:-).

The colors are very similar to a layout I did before as they will be next to each other in the album..

 I added some sparkle to the title from a retired Stampin UP! set called A little Bit of Magic. The title was cut using a font on my computer and Make the Cut.

 My fairy was also cut using Make the Cut, I found her free to download here.

 I added some Stampin! UP Rhinestones to the stars to give them more sparkle

 This saying is also from the Stampin UP! retired set A Little Bit of Magic

I hope you enjoyed my layout.  It was fun to make.  I would love if you left me a comment and became a follower if you aren't already.

Okay everyone, if you have been hopping these last two days then you are aware of the hidden letters along the way on the hop.  My hidden letter is F.  Remember to collect all the letters from the hop (they will appear over the 2 days) and assemble to form a fairy related word.  Return to Gil's blog at the end of day 2 (today) and enter the Mr. Linky (not revealing the word) for your chance to win some blog candy.  Gil will contact someone at random who will then email her back with the word.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  

Your next stop on the hop is my very good friend Nancy over at Fancy with Nancy.

Mermaid invite

Happy Friday everyone!! This is a quick post to show the invite I did for my daughter's birthday.  She is turning 5 soon and each year we agonize (or she does) about what the theme will be of the party.  This year she decided she wanted the theme to be squinkies.  What are squinkies you ask? Well they are all the rage among the little girls.  Little plastic characters.  To see a photo, click here.  Since not too many adults know what they are and since we are having our big blow up pool and slide out for the party I thought I would make a "water" themed invite using the little mermaid from Life's a Beach. I fell in love with this little mermaid when I made my 4 little mermaids layout and my daughter was happy to let me go with that for the invites (whew!).

The You're Invited is from the Stampin Daisies line of stamps called Just the Basics. Did you know she is now taking pre-orders for some very cute new stamps coming out??? Check it out here at http://www.stampindaisies.com/2011/06/pre-order-your-stamps-today.html

 I stamped the faces with the Peach Keen Princess Faces which I love!  I then colored in her lips red and chalked her cheeks pink to give her a little color.

 The card flips open to reveal the information on the party inside.

I hope you liked my card!  Don't forget to check out Stampin Daisies new line of stamps.  They are just adorable!