my prayer for you

My baby girl moved half-way across the country last December.  Her birthday, June 15th, was a time of reflection for me.  I miss her like crazy.  She is fiercely independent and calls when she can, but it isn't enough for me.  Did I mention that I miss her?  I created this layout using a photo she posted after she moved and cut her hair.  New city, new look?

I used Teresa Collins Fabrications patterned papers, chipboards, and brads, Bazill solid purple card stock, Want 2 Scrap bling, and distress ink and glassine envie from Tim Holtz Ranger and idea'ology lines.  I ran the envelope through my Sizzix with a Cuttlebug swiss dot folder for texture and created the dimensional flowers using several layers of punched papers fastened together with a brad and then crumpled for texture.  The tag in the envelope holds my prayers for my daughter.

Enjoy!

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Happy Birthday MemoryWorks Blog Hop Today!

Today is the big day!  

You should have arrived here from Rosann's blog:  www.brooklyngirlnextdoor.blogspot.com  Didn't she have an amazing project?  She is so talented.  If you didn't start from the top, I've listed the hop in order at the end of this post.  You don't want to miss any of the projects featured by the TeamWorks girls.  They are fabulous.

When I think of birthdays, I think back to one of the parties we had for my daughter Jess.  We had a birthday tea complete with tea cakes, dress up clothes and hats, crafts, and of course, tea!  It was always one of my favorite birthday memories.  She was girly enough to enjoy a girly celebration.  When the Birthday blog hop was announced I immediately thought about a birthday tea.  While this Cosmo Cricket paper collection is called Tea for Two, it is not why I chose it.  I loved the colors and vintage feel.  I could take it to frilly without going too fussy.  

I made a birthday party invitation and rosette decor for a birthday tea party.  I used the rosette motif for both, and the flowery paper sets just the right mood for a fun tea party for either a child or adult.

I printed out both the front invite and invitation information on solid yellow American Crafts cardstock.  The rose colored background paper is also from AC.  I die cut the invitation using a Sizzix die and my Big Kick.  I used two of the papers from the Tea for Two line utilizing both sides of the double-sided papers.  I love the versatility of double-sided papers.  I used the Tim Holtz rosette die and a little flower punch to finish off the front.

For this big rosette I cut two 3"x12" strips of yellow AC cardstock, and used a Fiskars edge punch to scallop the edge.  I repeated the process with patterned paper, this time using  2.5"x12" strips of paper.  I then lined up the "dip" in the scallop pattern in my scoring board and scored that line.  I had to shift the paper every time as it did not line up perfectly.  I then accordian-folded each strip and glued the matching strips together.  I needed two strips of each size to create the size rosette I wanted.  I layered the patterned rosette on top of the solid rosette and finished with a plain punched circle and a scalloped punched circle, once again using the second side of the rose paper.  The paper rose in the center is a Spellbinder's die finished with a pretty pearl.

You could use this rosette to ground crepe paper streamers, or you could make the rosette double sided by finishing off the back with a layered rosette, circles and rose to hang.  

I hope you were inspired to make your own birthday invitations and decor for your next party.  Keep hopping!  The next blog on the list is Kim's: http://www.cafeanglais.wordpress.com/

Please leave a comment.  I read them and appreciate them.  Become a follower too!

There will be a *prize for one lucky winner!

Leave a comment at each blog you visit along the hop for more chances to win!  You have until midnight to leave your comments.  Winner will be announced on the Memory Works blog on Wednesday, June 27th.

*Prize sponsored by Memory Works.  

Enjoy!

The blog hop in order:

1. Memory Works Blog  http://www.memoryworksblog.blogspot.com/

2. Sheri Feypel  www.thedesperatescrapper.blogspot.com

3. Lacey Igo http://www.laceybugcreations.com/blog

4. Christy Musack   www.christymusack.blogspot.com

5. Jody Spiegelhoff   http://spiegelmom.blogspot.com/

6. Rosann Elliott   www.brooklyngirlnextdoor.blogspot.com

7. Jenn Bidwell Edwardson http://frommypapercraftstudio.blogspot.com/

8. Kim Hill http://www.cafeanglais.wordpress.com/

9. Kelly Holbrook http://kellyrholbrook.blogspot.com/

10. Cathy Hollins http://cathiehollins.blogspot.com/

11. Janey Pumphrey http://nevadagal1.blogspot.com/

12. Sharon Hill  http://ascrappersmemoir.blogspot.com/

13. Caroline Piercy http://carolinescraftiness.blogspot.com

14. Lynn Darda  http://mymwcreations.blogspot.com/

15. Christine Pennington http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com/

birthday sketch

I created this layout for the June MemoryWorks challenge.  We were given a sketch to work with and instructed to incorporate a birthday theme.  I found these photos of our birthday celebration for my niece and thought they'd work quite nicely.

I used Crate Paper's Storyteller paper for the background and Lily Bee's Double Dutch papers, 6"x6" pad and bits for layering and embellishing.  The banner pieces came straight from the bits bag, and index card from the pack for journaling.



Reminder--Memory Works Birthday blog hop next week.  There are lots of great birthday projects to inspire you.

Enjoy!

4 generations

The Memory Works monthly challenge for May was titled, "A Mother's Love" and we were asked to create a project--layout, card, altered item, etc to celebrate that sentiment.  I knew instantly that I would scrapbook this photo of my grandmother, mother, myself and my first-born, Rebekah.  This photo was taken on Rebekah's dedication day, late summer in 1979.  It is one of the few photos I have of my maternal grandmother and I was delighted to use it here.

The paper is from Lily Bee, the Buttercup line.  It has soft yellows and blues and Lily Bee's standard small prints that can mixed into layouts using other lines.  The papers are so versatile.  I used two pieces from the 6x6 paper pad, the index card and little bits are also from this line.  Sassafrass Lass alphas and Petaloo flowers finish off the layout nicely.  It was fast and easy to put together, the way a good layout should be.


Enjoy!

birthday blog hop

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memory works spring fling blog hop

Welcome to the Memory Works Spring Fling Blog Hop! The Teamworks Girls have been busy behind the scenes creating beautiful projects with some of their favorite products in our New Memory Works Spring/Summer Catalog. Make sure you stop at each blog along the way to check out all the inspiration, and don't forget to leave a comment at each stop! One lucky reader will win a giveaway sponsored by Memory Works! The more comments you leave, the more chances you have to win! You have until midnight on Thursday to leave your comments.

Leave a comment here and become a follower for two chances to win a prize from me! Include your email address in the comment section so I can contact the lucky winner!

Below is the list of blogs. You should have come from Christine's blog where you viewed some great Dear Lizzie projects. Next up is Lynn's blog with My Mind's Eye Be Happy papers.

So let’s get started with the projects I created using Teresa Collins’ Everyday Moments. First, I have to tell you how excited I was to find such a fun navy blue and yellow paper line. I’ve been looking for a couple of years for papers in these colors to use to make some wedding pages for my daughter’s 2010 wedding. Her wedding colors? Navy blue and yellow. The line is fun yet elegant, appropriate for the photos I wanted to scrap with. I found the mason jar chipboard album at Want to Scrap and bought several, as mason jars were featured heavily at the wedding as vases for centerpieces and drinking glasses. Well, you’ll see what I mean as you look through this mini:

The photo in this layout is a bit grainy--iPhone pix are not always the best, but I like how it captured the moment. Not every photo has to be absolutely perfect, work with the photos that tell the story:

When I have a bunch of matching supplies out after creating a layout or project, I love to make cards and ATCs:

I still had a bunch of chipboard pieces, element stickers, brads, and papers left over when I finished. Other than the mason jar chipboard album I supplemented the theme paper kit with some solid cardstock in white, yellow and navy. I used punches and dies, a few buttons and my Sew Right tool and some floss, and some Thickers for my layout title. I love this line so much I actually bought doubles of everything so I could use it for other projects as well. Enjoy! Keep hopping along. Lynn - MME: Be Happy http://frommybungalow.blogspot.com/

Here's the list in case you missed anything--

Starting at the MW blog http://memoryworksblog.blogspot.com/

1. Sheri - Echo Park: Charming http://www.thedesperatescrapper.blogspot.com

2. Cathy - BoBunny: Weekend Market http://cathiehollins.blogspot.com/

3. Christy - Bella Blvd: Baby Boy http://christymusack.blogspot.com/

4. Kelly - SS Awesome http://kellyrholbrook.blogspot.com/

5. Kim - Fancy Pants Be You http://www.cafeanglais.wordpress.com/

6. Lacey -Amy Tangerine: Sketchbook Theme set http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/

7. Rosann - MME: Be Amazing http://brooklyngirlnextdoor.blogspot.com/

8. Jody - MME: Dolled Up http://spiegelmom.blogspot.com/

9. Christine - Dear Lizzy http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com/

10. Jenn - Teresa Collins: Everyday Moments http://frommypapercraftstudio.blogspot.com/

11. Lynn - MME: Be Happy http://frommybungalow.blogspot.com/

12. Caroline - Lilly Bee Double Dutch http://carolinescraftiness.blogspot.com/

13. Jade - Three Bugs: One Fine Day http://www.thescrapyardrose.com/

14. Sharon - BG Plumeria http://ascrappersmemoir.blogspot.com/

15. Janey - MME: Howdy Doody http://nevadagal1.blogspot.com

If you need me to hook you with these or any of the other paper lines you see featured in this blog hop, leave me a message in your comment and I'll get in touch with you. New catalogs are out (and mine should arrive any minute now) and I'd love to show you all the great new product Memory Works is featuring for the next six months.