Well, well, well

Looky what I found!
I stumbled upon an old class kit of mine as I was looking for more adhesive in my scraproom.
{yes, the scraproom is a total disaster!}
Class kit=easy scrapping!
I added a couple of things to the original design but the hardest part was already done for me.

Supplies: Patterned paper (KI Memories, American Crafts), Brads (Little Yellow Bicycle), Alphas (Doodlebug), Star die cuts (Sizzix), Scalloped border (Accucut), Bookplate ??
So day 3 is in the books people!
And I am on a roll!
:)
gretchen

Day 2...check!

I kept this one way simple!

All it took was a couple of pics, a grid, 2 journaling blocks, a few embellies, and 1 hour.
Done!
And I even checked Facebook a couple of times in the process!
:)

Supplies: Patterned paper, rub-ons, journaling blocks, chipboard embellishment, border sticker (Little Yellow Bicycle Snugglebug line), Alphabet stickers (Making Memories), Brads (American Crafts)

Catch you tomorrow!
:)
gretchen

A layout a day for a week

Have I mentioned that I am working on a baby book for my friend/freshman year neighbor/PT school roommate??
{i mean, she put up with alot-this is the least i can do}
Well I have been sitting on these pictures since October, so I have got to get my lazy butt in gear & get to work on this thing!

So I am giving myself a little challenge!
I am going to try to make 1 layout a day for the next 7 days.
{and that is pretty good for me because i don't normally get alot of scrapping done during the work week}
I might be pulling out some sketches & doing some scraplifting over the next week!

And I've got a bunch of the new Snugglebug line from Little Yellow Bicycle that I am excited to use!
Since I decided to issue myself this challenge at about 8:30 tonight, I had to make today's layout a super quick one.
So I took this layout that I did a while ago & scraplifted it to come up with something different.

Supplies: Patterned paper, chipboard embellishments, buttons (Little Yellow Bicycle), Die cut title & nesting circles (Quickutz)

Here is the new layout!

Supplies: Patterned paper, chipboard embellishments, journaling circles, rub-ons, stickers (Little Yellow Bicycle), "B" alpha sticker (Making Memories)
Ain't he a little cutie!??!
OK that is 1 day down, 1 layout completed!
Go me!
:)
gretchen

Ode to spring break

Oh to be young again!
hehehe

This week's Focus On over on the KI blog is Spring Break.
Well this girl has not had a "spring break" (so to speak) in way too many years.

So I thought I would probably just skip this Focus On and do the next one.

Then I got to thinking.

{and that can be trouble}

Oh I have so many found memories from spring breaks many years ago!
Destin, Panama City, Disney World, Bahama cruise, etc.
So I decided I should do a layout about spring break as a 32 year old with no kiddos.

It's my Ode to Spring Break 2010!

Supplies: Patterned paper, chipboard embellishments, brads, glitter alphas, flower rub-on (all KI Memories)

Have a great weekend friends!
:)
gretchen

KR

I've got a post up on the Kenner Road blog today.

I made another card with this month's kit.

And I took this layout and flipped it on its side to come up with a different layout.

Here's a little peek of it!

Now go to the Kenner Road blog to see the whole thing and tell me what you think!
:)
TGIF!!
gretchen

Clotheslined!

Have you seen the new Fresh Print Clothesline stuff
from Little Yellow Bicycle??!

This was one of my favorite new lines at CHA!

The colors and patterns are just delicious!

I've made a couple of cards with it already
but I've got more projects in mind!
***
Sorry it is not here.
But it is being
PUBLISHED!!
It'll be back later though.
***

Supplies: Patterned paper, journaling block, flower sticker, cardstock border sticker, alphabet stickers (all Little Yellow Bicycle); Bling (Heidi Swapp for Advantus)

***
And this one isn't here either.
It will be in the same magazine as that first card.
:)
***
Supplies: Patterned paper, buttons, chipboard butterfly, stickers (all Little Yellow Bicycle), Bling (Heidi Swapp for Advantus)

{short and sweet today}
Happy hump day!!

:)
gretchen

My Little Shoebox

I got to work with the cute Just Add Butter line from
My Little Shoebox this month.
The cupcakes and bright colors in this line just screamed birthday to me!
So I cut out a bunch of the cupcakes & made this little birthday set
(gift bag, card, and gift card holder).

I found the gift bag on a clearance aisle at Target for 67 cents! I cut the gift card holder out of white cardstock using an Accucut machine.
Then I cut a strip of patterned paper to wrap around it
and slip on & off of it.

And apparently I couldn't stop cutting out cupcakes so I made this layout.
Happy 1st birthday Bryson!! Thanks for looking!!
:)
gretchen

TGIF

The KI team is going green this week in celebration of St. Patrick's Day!

So today's Focus On over on the KI blog is GREEN!
I chose to keep it simple this time and just use a bunch of green on my page.
Since green is quickly closing in on red as my favorite color, this was fun!

{Cardstock, patterned paper, chipboard letters, flair, brads, & chipboard bookplate are all KI Memories}

This little cutie pie belongs to my friend Lindsay.
I am working on a book for Bryce's first year so you may be seeing alot of him in the near future. :)
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I am pretty pumped about this announcement that was made this morning!
Whoop whoop!
That will be fun!
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And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my baby brother!!
Good grief the little runt is 25 now!
Wasn't it just yesterday that he was carrying around Huggie, watching Lady & the Tramp daily, and throwing whiny temper tantrums on the tennis court even though the racket was bigger than him at the time??

Time flies.

I think I will go meet him for dinner!
Happy weekend friends!
:)
gretchen

Just popping in to say HI

Supplies: patterned paper (Jillibean Soup), alphabets (Jillibean Soup), brads (American Crafts), border punch (Fiskars treading water)

I am so glad the weekend is rapidly approaching!
Happy Thursday!

:)

gretchen

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

I hope you have some good luck 'o the Irish today!

{or at least don't get pinched for not wearing green}

I have shared these cards before
(using the Little Yellow Bicycle Lucky Me line),
but I thought they were appropriate for the day!
Have a good one!
:)

gretchen

Live!!

The March gallery is live over at Kenner Road!
And I've got some stuff in it!
I got to play with the main kit (Brittany Meadows) and the add-on kit (Austin Creek).
This one is a little shout out to a couple of my favorite people.

Supplies: Patterned paper (Sassafras), Alphabet (Jillibean Soup), Bling (My Mind's Eye)

Here's one with a few thoughts about life as it is right now.

Supplies: Patterned paper (Jillibean Soup, GCD Studios), Alphabet (Jillibean Soup), "Love" sticker (Jillibean Soup), Flower (Making Memories), Twine (Jillibean Soup), Bling (My Mind's Eye)
{and I might just be using that one as part of my
Jillibean Soup design team application}
:)

I have just been waiting to jump on the pennant bandwagon so I was excited to get these Sassafras stickers in my kit!
And pennants are fun!

***
I am being

published!!
Be back soon!!
***

Supplies: Patterned paper (Sassafras, GCD Studios), Alphabet (Jillibean Soup), Butterflies (Jenni Bowlin), Bling (My Mind's Eye), Pennant stickers (Sassafras)

And I made another frame for my grandmother.
I found this white frame at Target in one of the clearance sections for 88 cents.
I added a few things from Kenner Road's embellishment kit and voila!
Supplies: Flowers (Making Memories), Twine (Jillibean Soup), Bling (My Mind's Eye)

Be sure to go check out the rest of the Kenner Road gallery
and get your hands on a kit before they are gone!
:)
Happy Monday people!
gretchen

Being sneaky!

I've been scrapping since I have been home!
And I am in love the March Kenner Road kit!
Blues, greens, brown {coughcoughVirgyoumightneedthisonecoughcough},
My Mind's Eye, Jillibean, Sassafras, a whole lotta goodness-what's not to love!

The gallery goes live Sunday night & kits
will be available then.
We will be chatting on the Kenner Road site
Sunday ~10:00 PM CST.
Join us!

TGIF!!
{don't forget to set your clock forward an hour Saturday night!}
:)
gretchen

MIA

Because I was running around Disney for a long weekend pretending to be a princess.

{Brittney and I}

{Kristin, Brittney, Susie, me, Shelly, Telissa}

{Susie, Telissa, me, Shelly}

And wearing a tiara is not an easy task.

I am beat!
But I will be back soon.
Because now I am itching to make something!
{especially with my newest Kenner Road kit!}
:)
gretchen

Addicted

to the hybrid cards that is!
Seriously I feel like I have endless supplies of pretty patterned paper!
{my printer ink might be taking a hit but eh what's a little ink when it can ultimately create lovely papers??!!?}
So I printed out some more of the Honeychurch patterned papers, combined them with some of the stuff I have left over from my February Kenner Road kit, and made a couple more things.

I made this next one for a girl at work having a baby boy soon.
{it's not tooo girly is it?? i could not resist punching some butterflies out of my scraps!}

Alrighty, that is all I've got for now!
But I do have a lovely new Kenner Road kit & a box of the newest releases from My Little Shoebox sitting on my floor waiting to be torn into!
It will all have to wait for a few days, though, as I will be running around here this weekend!

:)
Happy weekend!
Tootles!
gretchen

{don't forget to check out the contest/giveaway links in the previous post!}

Another goofy picture

If you are playing along with My Little Shoebox's name-the-design-team-member-by-their-baby-picture game and you guessed that this was me,
then you were right!
Apparently hair has never been my thing.

There will be another round of the game in the next couple of days, so check out the My Little Shoebox blog for your chance to play and win!
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And you can win a prize
over on the KI blog right now.
Go leave a comment on this post for a
chance to win!
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TGIF people!!
:)
gretchen

For your entertainment

Picture of the day, March 2nd
This is my I-started-to-get-ready-to-the-gym-but-I-wimped-out-because-it-was-yucky-outside-and-warm-inside-so-I-am-still-wearing-my-grandma-sweater-as-Lee-calls-it-while-I-vacuum-the-stairs-instead outfit.

Once again, this is totally normal around my house.

Poor Lee.