Mail Call with Loads of Goodies!

Hope you're all having as good of a Wednesday as I am! I just wanted to share with everyone a package that I received from a wonderful friend Paula, co-owner of MyKI - an amazing online store featuring scrapbooking embellishments, handbags & totes, diaper bags for babies and tons more! She asked if I could help promote her store by creating some layouts using some of the products featured at their store. Of course I said YES and to my delight, this is what I received from her...


HOLY COW! Thanks so much Paula - I can't wait to get started on some layouts for you! PS - I'm loving the personalized headbands you sent for Miss 'E'!!

Better Late Than Never

UGH! There are so many amazing challenge blogs around with so many wonderful challenges to get your creative juices flowing! I had intended to do 2 last week but unfortunately, life kinda got in the way. Nevertheless, I did end up completing one of the challenges for Scrapping out LOUD (eventhough it is late and doesn't qualify for the amazing prizes). The challenge was to use the word SUN in your title and to use a rub-on directly on your photo.

I am very pleased with the way it all came together in the end. I am completely loving K & Co. Designer paper pads - so many awesome things to cut out and use as embellies! The flower centres and pinwheel are from the Cut & Paste series. To add some dimension without overwhelming the layout with too many colours, I curled up some paper strips and attached in a row along the bottom of the photo.


Materials Used:

Patterned Paper: My Little Shoebox Apple Pie
Patterned Paper: K & Co Designer Paper Pad, Daydreams
Patterned Paper: K & Co Designer Paper Pad, Cut & Paste
Cardstock: Chocolate Box, Core'dinations
Alphabet letters: Mini shimmer alpha, black school house, Making Memories
Edge distresser: Making Memories
Adhesive: Scotch craft stick Selectum
Adhesive: White School glue, Selectum
Various brads, ribbon
Paper Trimmer: 12 inch portable trimmer, Fiskars

Toot Toot!

Just wanted to thank everyone who voted for my layout over at Scrap the Boys! It came first on the online poll and as a result, won second place for the May layout contest (1st place was chosen by the Creative Team)! Yippie!!

AND

The same layout won 3rd place for Scrap'N'Win's monthly layout contest in May!

Thanks everyone - much appreciated!!