Popsicle Pop Art

Scrap N' Art E-zine's July/August issue features tons of stuff from Scrapbookgraphics, including a fabulous collab kit called Popsicle Pop which you will only be able to get by subscribing to the e-zine. So, make sure you're subscribed!

and here's my 'Popsicle Pop Art' page, of my Mom and my nephew Brian, working on a rainy day project while they were visiting for a summer vacation, made with Anna Benjamin's part of the kit

~ credits ~
Popsicle Pop ~ Anna Benjamin
paper blox template ~ Krystal Hartley
glue globs ~ Flergs
glue buttons ~ Heavenly Scraps
little tag ~ ksharonk
font ~ Greer

the little blue pool

DigiDare #93 ~ fondest childhood memory of summertime

Dare Flair ~ at least one photo, doodling, stitching

I honestly don't remember a summer as a kid without the little blue pool, which had yellow seats and yellow fish on the bottom, and I can't believe I found these photos of me and my sister LOL

~ credits ~

I Sea ~ Amanda Heimann & Eva Kipler

frames ~ ksharonk

alpha ~ Bren Boone

font ~ SS Whimsy

crack'd

Pickle Jar Challenge @ PickleBerryPop

"there is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in," Leonard Cohen

(I just LUV Leonard Cohen's poetry, and music)

~ credits ~

sunshine ~ Ellie Lash

extraction ~ my little bird

leaves ~ Fresh For You, Natalie Bird

2 papers & blue clip ~ Over The Rainbow, Natalie Bird

photo template dechiree ~ Digiscrap

paper template ~ Thaty Borges

photo ~ courtesy www

font ~ AL messenger

here's a preview and link to Natalie's "Over The Rainbow"

recycled

a tribute to Toodles, and my Mom... for saving her!

~ credits ~

paper & alpha ~ Garage Band, Anna Benjamin

envelope, key, lace, buttons & rose ~ Anna Benjamin

staples, masking tape ~ Studio Maya

storyboards ~ Christina Renee

vintage frame ~ Katie Pertiet

stitches ~ Natali

still life, dress, barbed wire & translucent tape ~ my personal stash

font ~ AL messenger

not a junker to me...

this LO was inspired by one of my favorite coffee table books, American Junk!
yep, it may be an old broken down truck, but now it's a lawn ornament, filled to the brim with wildflowers! Just goes to show'ya how cool junk can be lol

~ credits ~
papers & rust alpha ~ Garage Band, Anna Benjamin
piece of twine ~ RecRoom, Anna Benjamin
butterfly swarm ~ Anna Benjamin
sandpaper ~ Studio Maya
photo clipping mask ~ Debra Tope
notepad & bale of twine ~ Sine
staples/border ~ Christina Renee
flowers ~ my personal stash
photo ~ courtesy www
font ~ Rope

here's a sneak peek of Garage Band, available soon!

weeklendar

DigiDare #92
the challenge this week is to document at least 10 random (or not-so-random) moments in 140 characters or less in a 24-hour period (or any other defined time period).
Dare Flair:
use craft paper, something acryllic, photos optional

~ credits ~
weeklendar kit & stickers ~ Irena Alexeeva
acryllic elements ~ ShantillyFaire
craft paper kitty ~ Cristiana Mentz
font ~ pixelicious

cool pool

my Fritz in his Cool Pool (shhh don't tell him it's a kiddy pool lol) just would not pose for a photo as he was totally distracted by something, so I decided his attention was fixed on butterflies!

(this page was made for the Color Challenge @ Live Out Loud Scraps)

~ credits ~
single/swarm butterflies ~ Anna Benjamin @ SBG
Leap of Faith ~ charity kit to benefit Mercy Corps @ Songbird Avenue
font ~ pupcat

Leap of Faith ~ available @ Songbird Avenue thru June

single/swarm butterflies ~ available @ StudioAnna/SBG

such a comedian

this is my nephew, Brian, at my cousin's wedding... he may be groucho but he's never grouchy lol

~ credits ~

sketch*plate #23 & papers ~ Anita Stergiou Designs

fonts ~ JuiceITC and peaGloGirlScript

and here's the preview & link for Anita's newest sketch*plate:

taylor-ed

here are the final two pages I made for the Designer Spotlight Challenge @ Oscraps last week, featuring Amanda Taylor... take a minute (or an hour lol) and visit Amanda's, TaylorMade blog for some inspiration, and don't forget to check out her tutorials while you're there!

high color contrast photo entry
~ credits ~
paper & high color contrast action ~ TaylorMade
acryllic alpha (burned) ~ Misty Cato
brad ~ Nancie Rowe Janitz
tape ~ my personal stash
font ~ International Palms


blending into background entry
~ credits ~
paper ~ TaylorMade
font ~ cgPhenixAmerican

my Dad

this is a bittersweet day for me, as I have many memories of my Dad (but few photos of him) and especially saddened this year with the recent loss of Tim Russert, the ultimate Dad... I am also so fortunate to have an "adopted Dad" and he means the world to me... to all of the wonderful Dads out there, I celebrate with you, and wish you a Happy Father's Day!

~ credits ~

paper ~ Taylor Made

paint splatters ~ ksharonk

font ~ onyx

Flag Day

every year since I bought my house 12 years ago, a new flag is hung on the flagpole in the backyard on June 14th, Flag Day... it's a tradition

TaylorMade Selective Coloring/Cropping Challenge @ Oscraps

~ credits ~

paper & brush ~ Taylor Made

red/white/blue beads ~ my personal stash

celebrate

just a lil' birthday card to 'celebrate' ScrapBlog's 2nd Anniversary!
they are having a challenge which runs thru June 20th and the posting prize is an adorable collab kit from Gina Miller, Kate Hadfield, Amy Hutchinson & Lili, as well as the ScrapBlog gals, Mic, Daniela, Malu and Ana... how fun, huh?

~ credits ~
papers ~ Natalie Bird
template ~ Lindsey Jane
font ~ Ponytail Script

old flame

well, y'all know that I'm always up for a challenge lol and while surfin'around today, I landed @ Jennilyn's Journal and she's hosting a blog challenge with her Old Flame kit... so, of course I had to play along cuz orange seems to be my favorite color right now lol

~ credits ~

paper, border & ribbon ~ Jennilyn Designs

stem & flower buttons ~ Natalie Bird Designs

photo ~ courtesy www

font ~ WaterBrushROB

paradise

Color Challenge #3 @ Live Out Loud Scraps

~ credits ~
Paint Me Happy & Stitched Thoughts ~ Victoria Feemster
photo ~ courtesy www
font ~ Hula Skirt Girl

in Vogue

Tasmanian Oysters
~ credits ~
Vogue Collection, Volume II ~ Natalie Bird
photo ~ courtesy, my friend Carl from Tasmania
font ~ pupcat

and here's a kit preview & link to Vogue, Volume 2


I was just scraphappy today, sooooooooo here's another lol


Make A Wish
~ credits ~
Vogue Collection, Volume III ~ Natalie Bird
photo ~ stockxpert

and here's a kit preview & link to Vogue, Volume 3

in the Navy

I don't have many photos of my Dad, but I hold this one dear to my heart cuz it was like pulling teeth getting it from my Mom lol

~ credits ~
O Daddy ~ Oscraps collab
font ~ 1942 report

the old red truck

this picture was taken the day my friend, Barb, and I ventured to the nearby nursery to fetch tomato plants for my vegetable garden, and although it was raining, I pleaded with her to stand in front of The Old Red Truck lol

for the June Photo Challenge @ PickleBerryPop

~ credits~

background paper, border (around frame) & red flowers ~ Natalie Bird

page border, frame (altered), orange flower, leaves, button & alpha ~ Birgit Kerr

flower on string ~ by Natali

watering cans ~ my personal stash

Simply Me

DigiDare 90 ~ Dare Flair

a photo of U

3 things you almost always use

your favorite color

~ credits ~

BG paper & transparent frames ~ Katie Pertiet

dirty overlay ~ Sugarplum Paperie

lens frame ~ Scrap Girls

tiny jewels kit ~ Julie Makotinsy

Titchy Tabs ~ Kirsty Wiseman

black glitter alpha ~ newlifedreams

black glitter journaler ~ Deb @ PBP

horoscope, fastener & pawprints ~ My Digital Muse

(no longer available)

handmade buttons By Lili

staple ~ Raspberry Road toolbox

KR SillyArt Dings & TombatsI

(for the house, car, cat & dog)

a daily visit

this LO is for my friend, Amanda... well, for two reasons lol

firstly, because she asked to see a picture of the horses that wander down to visit me for a daily treat, and secondly, because it's June 1st... and that's the start of my monthly Guest CT gig for Natalie Bird!

~credits~

Vogue Collection I ~ Natalie Bird

dymo labels ~ Gunhild

and here's a lil' preview of the Vogue kit: