wedding card for a friend

I was pleasantly surprised when a girlfriend of mine asked me to make her up a wedding card and when I gave it to her, she felt it was worth $20!  well needless to say, I didn't take her money, but it sure was nice to hear...   It came together very quickly with the exception of finding the perfect verse which took quite awhile to source on the internet (some would say I shouldn't be so fussy).  My other issue was that I had purchased a box of 5.5" x 9.5" envelopes not realizing there was some text on the bottom flaps. I tried covering the entire back of the envelope with pattern paper but that didn't look right.  Then I unglued the flap thinking I would just replace it somehow.  It was at that point I realized I could just cover the flap with white cardstock, cut around following the flap edges, re-glue it down and voila the text is gone!  Perseverance pays off!!!  scrap happy...

a couple of cards....

One of the girls I work with is taking a leave of absence to go back to school - good for her!!!  I decided that when making a card I would start making them two at a time while also using up my scraps... this is much easier as I have now sorted all of my scraps into colours and put them into folders for easy access but no mess!  I love using butterflies on my cards and in this case, they are so appropriate don't you think?  scrap happy and enjoy your weekend!

inaugural sketch challenge at Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge!

Another Freaking Scrappy Challenge posted their inaugural sketch challenge today and you really should check it out!  The challenge is to scrap something fun or humorous as we all need a laugh once in a while...  My boys used to love to dress up in their Dad's old army gear ( he was with the Military Police) and as you can see by the expressions on their faces, they really did have a lot of fun doing so!!  Papers are from the DCWV Summer Stack from last year.  The title was cut using Opposites Attract, the police car from Boys Will Be Boys and the "dads" from Going Places.  Buttons are from my collection.  happy scrapping!!

randoms about me...

Over on CreaTV's Facebook page, they are having a contest around the fact that life is really about "The Little Things" and the prize is the newest collection from Fancy Pants that also defines this concept.  Isn't that so cool!  The collection is gorgeous and includes my favourite saying "live, laugh, love".  I so want this!!  My layout came together very easily and not only tells you about my favourite stones but uses my favourite colours and of course a few butterflies!  scrap happy...

week long challenge layout

Over at Practical Scrappers (awesome site btw) they have a challenge this week that they have given out the recipe a little bit everyday - isn't that fun!  The idea is that you start your layout and add to it everyday until you are finished.  Here's the ingredients...   I really enjoyed playing along this week and encourage you to check them out!  scrap happy...

Day One:  CARDSTOCK & PATTERNED PAPER

Day Two: FLOWER (OR FLOWERS) & RIBBON
Day Three: BUTTON (OR BUTTONS) & BLING
Day Four: STICKER (OR STICKERS) & INK (ANY TYPE - MARKER, PAD, DISTRESSING, ETC)
Day Five: FLOSS OR TWINE & SOMETHING RED

Day Six:  BRAD (OR BRADS) & CHIPBOARD