Nikki Sivils and Basically Bare Blog Swap!

It's day one of the Nikki Sivils and Basically Bare Blog Swap! The Nikki Sivils DT was given lots of Basically Bare products to work with. I love this Wonky Windows album and chose to create an album of our vacation last year with the Basically Bare album and Nikki Sivils "Exit Here" papers. And it wouldn't be a blog swap without PRIZES!! Keep reading to see how you can win some Nikki Sivils and Basically Bare goodies!

I covered the album with lots of papers and embellishments.

More papers inside!

  

I painted the Basically Bare chipboard sun and added some buttons to it. The cloud is also from Basically Bare.

This is a fabric page. So fun!

That's it for my Basically Bare and Nikki Sivils project! Thanks for coming by! Please check out the Nikki Sivils blog for more projects today and tomorrow. And there are PRIZES! Leave a post on both the Nikki Sivils blog and Basically Bare blog to win. There will be a drawing today and tomorrow.  

A few new things :)

I have a few new things to share today!

First up is some new Nikki Sivils using Messages. I can't get enough of this line!

I used a sketch from Allison Davis for this sketch. You can find out more about her sketch books HERE.

I had this one in mind for a while. I like to write down all my girls' favorites things to say every once in a while. I have two pages like this for Fran too.

and I also created a card with Bo Bunny! I used Hello Sunshine. I love the little bees in this line! I adhered the bee circle sticker on top of a button to make my own charm on this one.

Thanks for coming by tonight!

New Bo Bunny has arrived!

The new Bo Bunny will be hitting the stores soon and you will LOVE it! I was able to play with some of the new "Hello Sunshine" and it makes everything seem so bright!

I created this page for the Bo Bunny blog Focus on Trinket post. I used the "Hello Sunshine" trinkets for my title the two flowers on the left side.

I cut out some of the patterned paper to make my bee hive design along the middle of the page and used a brad for the little swirl behind the bee.

You can see some more Trinkets on the Bo Bunny blog. Thanks for coming by!

Bo Bunny May Layout Sketch Challenge

Hi all, I have a sketch to share from the Bo Bunny blog today! There's still time to participate in the Bo Bunny sketch challenge using this super fun sketch from Kristine Davidson of Creative Scrappers. Upload your layouts to the May Sketch Challenge Blog Page- HERE.

Here is my take on the sketch using Bo Bunny "Serenity" papers and embellishments and a little "Et Cetera" thrown in there too. Love how this line matches my little peanut's coat!

Thanks for coming by!

Nikki Sivils + Glue Arts

Hello, Hello! It's day two of the Nikki Sivils and Glue Arts cross promo blog hop. The Glue Arts DT has been working with Nikki's products all week long and the Nikki Sivils DT has been working with Glue Arts. I have LOVED using all the glue products this week! They have every adhesive I could need for a project.

To celebrate the cross promo there's prizes being given away on the Glue Arts Blog and the Nikki Sivils Blog. Stop by both, check out the DT projects and enter to win some prizes!

I created these two cards using the Nikki Sivils "Audrey" collections and the Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro, Raise N' and U cut it Foam.

Thanks for coming by!

Scrapbooking about Faith at Bo Bunny

This week the Bo Bunny blog featured layouts about faith on the blog. When given this assignment I thought about what I wanted to scrapbook and after a lot of though decided on scrapbooking this photo of my girls. My layout is about having faith to let them go and grow up. Sometimes I think I am going to to be that helicoptor parent that hovers over everything they do. I can't even tell how many times I have I said "My girls are NEVER going to do that". I know I am going to have to let them out into the word one day, but why does that day come so fast? So here it is my layout about faith-

Supplies: Bo Bunny Ambrosia Papers and Embellishments.

I ran out of chipboard letters so I used the chipboard letter packaging to trace the F, T and H then popped them up using foam tape. Sorry the layout is a little crooked :)

Thanks for visiting! You can see more Faith layouts on the Bo Bunny blog.

Nikki Sivils + PSA Essentials = Love

Today is day two of the Nikki Sivils and PSA Essentials blog swap. Stop by the blog and leave a comment on the Nikki Sivils Blog and PSA Essentials Blog BOTH days to win a prize from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker. It's that easy and you can see some fun projects too!

Here's a card I made for the swap. HAPPY EASTER to everyone!

Happy Birthday Nikki Sivils!

It's Nikki's Birthday and to celebrate the DT made her some birthday cards! I made my card from the NOAH collection:

There's birthday presents to give away too! Just go over to Nikki's Blog and wish her a happy birthday to be eligible to win some Nikki Sivils Goodies!

Another two pager

I have another two- pager to share from The ScrapRoom! I used the July kit for this one filled with Bazzill Worth Remembering.

These are the girls just last Easter. I can't believe how much older they look now!

Thanks for visiting!

Nikki Sivils and The Twinery

Hello, hello! Today is day two of the Nikki Sivils and The Twinery cross promo blog hop! It's an easy hop too. Just two blogs to "hop" to. Stop by Nikki's Blog and The Twinery blog, leave a message on BOTH blogs and then you will be entered to win a prize pace from both companies. Easy peasy right?

Here's a little sneak of what you will find at Nikki's Blog....

I created this layout using The Twinery Maraschino Cherry twine. MY favorite color! The techniques I used are posted over on Nikki's blog. The other DT Divas have projects to share too. And this is the second day of the hop so if you missed yesterday make sure to go back and leave a comment for those days too.

Thanks for coming by!

How about a two page layout?

I have a two page layout share today. This isn't a new layout, but I haven't shared it on the blog before so it may be new to you!

I created this layout with a kit from the September kit from The ScrapRoom. There were lots of Echo Park goodies in this kit!

Thanks for coming by today! Make sure to stop by the Nikki Sivils blog for day one of their cross promo with The Twinery and a chance to win a prize. I will have a project to share for the cross promo tomorrow!

Off the page Wednesday!

Today on the Bo Bunny blog it's "off the page" day. Anything not on a scrapbook page is allowed. I created this Spring wreath my cuttlebug, sizzix tattered florals die and of course so Bo Bunny goodies! 

The 6x6 paper pads fit perfectly through my cuttlebug. I pulled out some sheets from the Ambrosia and Country Garden pads and then just cut away. I layered some and added some brads or jewels to the center. I then used some Beacon 3 in 1 adhesive that was so generously donated to me by Beacon to adhere all the flowers to the page. Thanks Beacon!

I am beyond happy with how this turned out. I love the colors in the Ambrosia collection and it just looks so cute! Now I just need one of those things to hang over my door to hang the wreath on!

Thanks for visiting!

Three layouts to share

Hi all! I am up on the Nikki Sivils blog today! I have three layouts to share that I created with three of her new collections- Messages, Exit Here and Audrey. I also used some products on my layouts that were so generously donated by the following companies- Helmar, Basically Bare and The Twinery! Thank you, thank you, thank you for being so generous with all your product. It was amazing to use!

First up I'll show the Messages layout because it is my favorite :) This my husband and I. Not too many pictures of us get taken! One of us is always behind the camera and the other trying to get the kiddos to take pictures. I used my Helmar zap dots (the black foam ones) to pop up the banner and clouds on my layout. The clouds I stamped on the Messages graph paper and then cut out.

Here is my sweet baby Isabel. Isn't she a doll? I know I am biased! Exit Here is Nikki's vacation line and it was perfect for these sunny beach photos. I ussed some Twinery Maraschino twine for my banner and the clouds are from Basically Bare. Love them both! I am have now become addicted to Twinery Twine. It is thicker and doesn't fray like the other twines I have. 

This collection Audrey. It's perfect for me because all I do is scrap little girls- hehe!

I couldn't decide on which photos to use so I used them all with a little help from the Wal-mart photo lab. It is only $1.99 to print this collage. You pick the prints and arrage them. This is an 8x10. They also do 5x7 that are a little cheaper.



Thanks for visiting! If you get a chance please visit Nikki's blog and say hello!

Home Decor Bo Bunny Style

Hi there. It's Home Decor day on the Bo Bunny blog. I created this spring flower arrangement with the Coutry Garden collection. I love this collection! It is all about SPRING!

I used the Country Garden rubons for the butterflies. I rubbed them on patterned paper and then cut them out. I then traced the butterfly on another piece of patterned paper and cut that out. I adhered both pieces with foam tape and stuck a bamboo skewer through the foam tape. I trimmed the skewers to create the different heights.

Thanks for coming by! You can check out more home decor projects on the Bo Bunny blog!

Miss Art's Free Class (and a sketch)!

Hi there! Happy Spring!

First let me tell you about a FREE class coming to Miss Art's this weekend! Here is all the info-

The headmistress at Miss Art's would like to invite you to our biggest free class event yet! Beginning on Friday, March 23rd, you will have 3 days to check out three of our most popular classes for free, no subscription needed.

Three of our 201 class have nearly completed their 12 months of availability, and each of these amazing classes deserves a farewell party! The Secret Garden with Stacy Cohen, B. You! with Heidi Kelley, and All About Me with Bethany Kartchner have all been around for nearly a year, and will soon be removed from our class schedule to make room for some amazing new classes. That means that this weekend is your chance to check them out one last time, for FREE! If you've been thinking about joining our student body, consider this your campus tour, led by three amazing teachers. When you visit us on Friday, head to the "Classes" page to view this weekend's free classes. We'll see you there!

missartspapercrafting.com/classes And here's a little sneak peak!

And here's that sketch I mentioned. I created this sketch for the Miss Art's blog and created three cards based on the sketch using the "Vinnie's Vignette" kit.

Thanks for visiting!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I just have one card for you today made with the Bo Bunny Alora collection. My favorite collection to date! Have a great St. Patrick's Day!

Card Challenge Tuesday at Bo Bunny...

Better late than never right! Tuesday's card challenge was to use banners on your cards. The DT created some gorgeous cards.

I used the Country Garden card kit to make my card. I created the card base following the directions from the kit, but added the banner to give it a little more fun. To make my banner I cut two strips of 1 inch paper from the country garden 6x6 paper pad. Then I trimmed them to random sizes and cut the triangle in the bottom. I adhered everything with pop dots and finished it with some twine.

If you haven't used the cards kit before, what are you waiting for? Just kidding ;) but they do make it so easy to create cute fast cards.

You can still play along with this week's challenge. Go to the Bo Bunny blog to enter your card with a banner.

Have a great day!

Happy Leap Day (and some Bo Bunny Alora)

Hello and happy leap year!

Today on the Bo Bunny blog they are featuring layouts that use calendars as part of the design. I created this layout from the brand new Alora collection. I have to say this is my favorite collection Bo Bunny has every come out with! It is AMAZINGLY cute!

I printed a calendar page on 8 1/2 x 11 cream cardstock and then trimmed it to 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 to use as my back ground. The title is a play on the calendar theme, but very true!

Thanks for visiting and Happy Leap DAY!

Check out the ruffles at Bo Bunny

A few days ago Bo Bunny feature projects made with papers ruffles. This is one of my favorite things to do! The DT created layouts and cards with all types of paper ruffles.

Here's mine with a paper ruffle below the title. To create the ruffle I cut a 1.5 wide inch strip of paper and folded it along the length. I then sanded the edges of the folds with sandpaper, adhered it to the page and cut off any extra.

That's my sweet Isabel and her super cute dimples! I used the Bo Bunny "Forever Fall" Line on here.

Thanks for visiting!

Get your Nikki Sivils "Box of Love"

Get your "Box of Love" while supplies last...


Nikki is selling a Box of LOVE for Valentine's week!

That's right... a box chalked full of paper love that you can buy for only $16.65 (shipping is not included) with product worth over $35.00 retail value!!
There will also be some "extras" for you (each box will have different "extras")!

Extra's may include: paper, stickers or journaling tags.

*boxes will be sent via USPS Priority Flat Rate US and International*

**You do not need a pay pal account to purchase your Box of Love.

Check out Nikki's blog for details.