Long Lasting Love

I wanted to try banners and love Echo Park, thus this layout was born. These are my parents, married for 32 years this year. It has not been all rainbows and lollipops but they have taught me a very important lesson on commitment and marriage. Marriage is hard, takes a lot of work and compromise but is so worth it in the end. I am so proud of them and all they have overcome especially in this day where almost everything is disposable in our society. Go Mom and Dad!

Fun with Papaw Rusty

I had a few odd and end non specific photos of my Dad and C that I wanted to put on paper. This layout highlights all the fun and silliness that constitutes their relationship. They love to be outside, playing at the park, fishing, football and have an equally fun time making up games inside too. I hope they continue to make many more memories when they can.

ENABLER ALERT: Silhouette shape sale!

Second or third post for day, scroll down for more fun!

Plum District is having an online sale for the Silhouette Store. You pay 18.00 and get 30.00 worth of shapes BUT use the code VISA10 (and pay with a Visa) and you save another 10% off so it comes to 16.20. That is an awesome price even if you have a subscription, if you are like me you go over some months and this would help! Here is a direct link, ENJOY!

LINK TO AWESOME SILHOUETTE STORE DEAL

I Challenge you WINNER

Thank you to all those that entered. I went through my comments and pulled out those that left a direct link to their creations. I inputted them into random.org and here is the WINNER! Please shoot me an email to wkucmb at gmail dot com and I will get your Twopeas online code sometime this week (busy busy with field trips!) Please make sure you send your email as that is the mode it will come. Thanks again everyone, I hope your NSD was fantastic!



CONGRATS KINDLELOVER!

Round and Round we go

Round and round we go on the merri-go-round. Another Sketch Support sketch, loved the 3X4 spots on the top, make it super fast.

Springtime Love-May CKCB Kit

It is that time again! I hope you had fun hopping along with us yesterday for National Scrapbook day! How many challenges did you get completed? Anything else exciting?

You should have arrived here from our awesome Guest Designer LCSMITH

Today we are sharing our counterfeit kits. We are copying Studio Calico's releases HERE. I choose to counterfeit the Montmarte kit HERE and bits of the Louvre kit HERE. I came up with a kit named Springtime Love. Not pictured are my alphabet dies to use with the felt and foam to make my own thickers. I love using my stash.
I made my own wooden buttons with patterned paper, bling, rhinestones, flower brads and more. I also copied the flags using Kraft card stock and various washi tape. The cork, Kraft, and cream journal spots/labels are all stamped and hand cut to mimic the ones in the kit. I threw in some smash pages, lots of washi tape, felt and foam sheets to make my own thickers. Now to find photos that will work it all. Can't wait to see what you make!



To continue on this awesome hop please go visit GLINDA!

I challenge you!!!!!

Entries are now CLOSED! I will draw first thing in the morning GOOD LUCK!

Happy (intern) National Scrapbook Day!!!! I am so happy you are joining us today at the Counterfeit Kit Challenge NSD CHALLENGE blog hop.  We have LOTS AND LOTS of awesome challenges (and some prizes!) going on! You should have arrived here from our awesome Guest Designer this month: Leslie. I am sure her challenge was awesome! After you leave me you will be going to JEMMA!  But for now you are mine LOL!

I often have a block on how to make my backgrounds more interesting. Don't get me wrong I love my strips/blocks/circles/squares; but sometimes I want something different, beyond the basics. So that is where my challenge came from. We are calling it BACKGROUND: BEYOND THE BASICS.   So here is the deal, you are to make your background with anything you have in your stash but you may NOT use circles, squares, rectangles, strips, or blocks. Now what is left you may be thinking? How about other shapes like hearts, stars, hexagons, or a bold pattern like chevrons? Do you stamp your background to essentially make your own patterned paper? That would qualify. How about lots of misting/inking/shadowing? Yep that would work too. Or tags? The sky is the limit as long as you do NOT use circles, squares, rectangles, strips, or blocks. So where will your imagination take you?

Make sure to do the following: link it on the NSD post on CKCB AND direct link it here in the comments.  I will count all comments submitted before MONDAY MAY 7th at 7PM EASTERN TIME.   I will use random.org to choose a winner to win a TEN DOLLAR GIFT CODE TO TWOPEASINABUCKET.COM! You can enter as many times as you like but they must be made this weekend  to qualify for various entries. I can't wait to see what you make!!!!!!

In case you get lost below is the line up for this week! Come back tomorrow for KIT REVEAL DAY!!!!

Guest Designer: Leslie http://lcsmithsaved-outofthemire.blogspot.com/ Favorites Challenge

Crystal http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/   Background: Beyond the Basics

Jemma http://just-jimjams.blogspot.com/ Left Over Alpha Challenge

Julie Ann http://julieannshahin2.blogspot.com/ 7 layouts in 3 hours

Libeeti http://creationswithlove-li-bee-ti.blogspot.com/   Stamp It

Lisa http://lisahausmann.blogspot.com/ Color Challenge

Milissa http://millermall.blogspot.com/ Texture Trio: Embossing/Stitching Distressing Challenge

Rebecca http://howiburb.blogspot.com/ Loose Ends Challenge

Susanne http://www.snapsandsnippets.blogspot.com/ Everyday Sparkle

Bethany http://inspiredscrapper-bethany.blogspot.com/ Paper only challenge! (Paper and glue)

Hut, Hut, Hut!

This layout features the first time I used my Cameo for a title. Super easy, gotta figure out shadows now though! While we were home Papaw Rusty and C spent lots of hours playing football or "Hut Hut" as C was calling it. It made my heart smile to see them play together. They really do love one another!

fun at the zoo

I had so many pictures for this one, I could have done five double layouts just like this one easily! However this was the first zoo that C went to with Nane and Papaw Rusty so it was special. It was also awesome that we only had to pay for ONE of us to get in, since they honor Veterans and let them in free! We had a blast! Even Elmo enjoyed the various animals!

Pumpkin fun

We love our pumpkins around here. We love to paint, carve, and otherwise alter them. We usually do TWO sets, one at the beginning via paint and another set closer to Halloween which we carve. It is one of my favorite fall family traditions!