Top 11 Of 2011

Hi everyone, I hope that your week is going well! I'm going to post this a couple days early this year since we have some plans this weekend and also I'll be posting my work from the My Creative Scrapbook Kits the first week of January. These are my TOP 11 FAVORITE layouts that I created over the 2011 year in no particular order....

Thanks for all of your kind comment and support over this past year, and here's to a brand new 2012 year full of fun, creativity, and lots of new adventures!!!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Merry

Christmas!!!

Thanks to each and every one of you for following my blog, your kind comments, and encouragement....I appreciate all of you!! Happy Holidays!

LOVES :) -Sarah

Creative Imaginations Guest Designer

Hi everyone!!! Only 3 more days until Christmas! I'm finishing up my handmade gift tags and present wrapping these final days, and I'm so happy to see the growing excitement in my children every single day!

Today I want to share with you a Christmas layout that I made using a mixture of a few Creative Imaginations collections and you can also check out this layout over on the Creative Imaginations Blog today!!

I was so thrilled when I was asked to be one of their Guest Designers, and make sure you check back soon because I have a couple more features and projects coming that will be up on their blog after the holidays!
Have a terrific Thursday! -Sarah

Christmas Photos

Hi everyone, I was just playing around with some cute shots of the kids in front of our Christmas tree last night.

These still need some work because I ended up taking the photos after it was already too dark, but I still wanted to share these anyhow. I also got the cute idea of using the candy canes as hearts in the photos from the fabulous Kelly Goree!! Her photos are waaaaayyyy better than mine, but I'm still learning my camera and the photos I'm taking today in more natural daytime light will put these to shame...hope you're all ready for Christmas!!

Have a wonderful Monday!! -Sarah

So Excited!!

Hi everyone! I just wanted to stop here quickly and share with you some exciting news that I received yesterday....I made it to the 2nd Round of the Spellbinder's Design Team Search!!! You can read Spellbinder's full blog post HERE and see the other ladies and one guy that also made it!

Have a wonderful Thursday!! -Sarah

Just Sharing

Hi everyone! We had some professional family photos taken yesterday, so while Carter was still dressed up (& clean) I thought that I'd snap a few pics in our front yard. I love how Christmas-y this one turned out with the evergreen in the background!!

Happy Monday! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Reveal!!!

Hi everyone!! Christmas is fast approaching, and in honor of this fine season the My Creative Scrapbook December Kits are just packed full of holiday themed goodies to put a giant smile on your face this Christmas season. I was completely ecstatic to work with the Main Kit this month featuring Echo Park's Seasons Greetings collection, and the Album Kit featuring the Melissa Frances Deck The Halls products! Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook Design Team Gallery to see more holiday scrapping inspiration than your heart desires!! Here are my works for the December Kits...

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Main Kit

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Album Kit

Thanks for looking!! Have a terrific Tuesday! LOVES :) -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Sneak Peek

Well hello everyone, long time no see!!

I have my sneaks to share with you from My Creative Scrapbook's December Kits!! I have two favorite days every month...one is when those kits arrive on my doorstep and the other is when I finally get to share all of my work from these kits with you!! Make sure you check back on the 5th to see all of my projects created with the My Creative Scrapbook Dec. Main Kit and Album Kit. You definitely won't want to miss the DT reveal over on the My Creative Scrapbook gallery!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Album Kit Sneaks:

Have a terrific Thursday!! -Sarah

My Creative Scrapbook Oct. Sneaks!!!

Hi everyone, I just want to quickly share with you a couple sneaks from my projects using the Oct. Main Kit and Oct. Limited Edition Kit from My Creative Scrapbook. I was lucky enough to get to work with my two favorite lines that were just released at this summer's CHA so I had an absolute blast creating with these kits!!

Main Kit Sneaks:

Limited Edition Kit Sneaks:

Head on over to the My Creative Scrapbook forums to see more sneaks from the other two kits, Creative Kit and Album Kit, as well. Also, don't forget about MCS's new sketch site, My Creative Sketches. Play along with the Fall Sketch Contest for your chance to win some yummy prizes!!

Have a wonderful weekend!! LOVES :) -Sarah

Donna Salazar Altered Clock

Hello everybody, Sarah here to share with you my altered wooden clock that I created using Donna Salazar's Antiquities collection along with the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets dies, matching chipboard Sprightly Sprockets coordinates from Want 2 Scrap, a bit of Want 2 Scrap bling, and also the Donna Salazar Spellbinders Wonderful Wings dies.

I first cut my pattern paper to size in order to fit the clock front, and then I used my circle cutter to cut out a circle from the center of the pattern paper to show the clock face.

Next, I cut out the Sprightly Sprocket dies to use as embellishments on the front of my clock, and then I layered them onto the matching chipboard Sprockets. I inked the edges of the chipboard and also the die cuts with Chestnut Roan and Creamy Brown Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue Inks.
Then, I cut out the Wonderful Wings butterfly dies and spritzed the bottom butterfly with the Candleglow Smooch Spritz. I embellished the rest with flowers, twine, and bling.

Here's my finished altered clock.

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Supplies: Sprightly Sprockets Spellbinders Dies, Wonderful Wings Spellbinders Dies, Want2Scrap Chipboard Sprockets, Antiquities 12x12 Paper Pad, Colorbox Cat's Eye Queue Ink, Smooch Spritz

MCS Fall Sketch Contest!!!

Happy Friday everyone!! I think that most of you know how much I adore the My Creative Scrapbook kits and how much I love creating with my kits every month and now there's even more fun being added into the mix!! My Creative Scrapbook now has a second site....

My Creative Sketches which is currently having a Fall Sketch Contest!! Head on over to the sketch blog HERE and join in on all of the fun and prizes!! Yep, you definitely don't want to miss these prize packs, plus see tons of inspiration and examples from the MCS Design Team!!

Here is Sketch #1 and my take on this sketch.

Have a wonderful weekend!! -Sarah