Did you see...

...the new kit up at BlueMoon Scrapbooking??? It's available right now! YIPPY! Here's a link to the Natural Living Scrapbook kit just for you!

Lots of goodies in this kit...
QUICK run to Ali's blog for a giveaway featuring a BlueMoon kit! It ends Sunday night.

oh, just one more think I almost forgot about the other BlueMoon kit (There's usually atleast 2 each month)

you can read more about it here!

Check back tomorrow for my first layout using this kit and a easy technique for some flowers!

We Challenge You!

It's time for you play along with us at BlueMoon Scrapbooking! We have a challenge this month. Lisa posted the challenge on the BlueMoon Blog and it reads like this:

This is a Vintage Challenge - Remember the good old times when things were simple and neighbors and relatives all had doilies. The mothers and grandmothers gathering with the smell of small fine pastries, percolating coffee and crème filled the air. Make a layout using an old photo and a doily.

The winner will receive a $40.00 BlueMoon shopping certificate! Wow, can you image all the new CHA goodies you can get!!!!

This is my take using the Basic Grey Doily Paper and the "good old times theme!"

This is my great-grandma and myself. I must have been around 4 or so.

I made a couple coordinating flowers using the Basic Grey pattern papers.


Check out the cool metal spoon. It was in my January Flirtatious kit! Perfect embellishment for my tea page.

more simple flowers, also showing of I weaved some ribbon in and out of the doily paper. Very easy technique and finishes off the page.

ok...Remember this challenge is for you too! Dig out the supplies and post it!

Have a great day!

Would you like a 7Gypsies Binderie Punch?

Today is the last day to win at BlueMoon...so run to the blog and enter! The question is...why are we all sooooo crazy for 7gypsies and the winner will receive a Binderie Punch! Just go to this blog post and leave you comment!

I can tell you why I'm crazy about 7 Gypsies, it's because it's unique, it's whimsy, it's has a touch of vintage.

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on another note...

Remember my post about being inspired this week, we'll after some shopping and a few emails, I think getting everything is in the works.

***Cute bird pins and buttons in the mail!
***Contacted the flower lady, I can shop next week (Deb and Cris, remember I get first Dibs!!!)
***My Little ShoeBox should be coming soon
***Blue Moon Scrapbooking is ordering the Dear Lizzy line from American Crafts and the Sassafras. WOOO-HOOOO!
***not sure on the Donna Downey stuff yet...but I WILL FIND IT! (insert evil laugh here...heheheheheheheheh!)

Have a great weekend! I'm really excited for CHA coming up and all the new goodies coming out, especially with my new outlook on colorful and whimsy, this opens a whole other door for me to venture in.

7 Gypsies question of the day

I just wanted to make a quick mention of the week long celebration at BlueMoon Scrapbooking.

Just stop at this post, leave a comment and win, win, win!

Lisa or Scott will pick a random winner tomorrow (Thursday) to receive a $10.00 gift certificate via email to shop at BlueMoon.

Seems pretty easy right!

I have been inspired...

Normally I'm all about vintage, muted color, shabby chic but...

...but recently I have been inspired by fabric, fun and COLORFUL (I thought I would never say that, as my favorite color is brown) scrapbook supplies, paint, shinny beads. OH MY!

Really this means I need an entire new scrapbook supply stash (don't tell my husband!) Lucky My Little Shoebox, is coming out with fun CUTE, COLORFUL papers, I'm excited. I'm going to find matching fabric & paint and play!

see:ok, so this is what else is inspiring me today....

aren't these the coolest. I found them on this site: http://creativityandlove.blogspot.com/ and she sells them on etsy. I'm so excited!!!!! But, they are not ready yet---soon! But, I get first dibs-ok?!?!!


Then we have Donna Downey, she really inspires me with her painting, fabric and canvas. Just look at these class kit by Donna Downey. I want every single one of them!


Then another wonderful thing happen, Elizabeth Kartchner joined American Crafts..coming out with the cutest stuff ever!



see more cute flowers, this is from American Crafts blog too!


I seen this cute art piece by Mary Blair
oh, just one more thing, these cute whimsy buttons and pins from My Little Bit of Whimsy


wait, I can't stop...then Sassafras comes out with Nerdy Bird


See, how can you blame me, isn't this stuff just the cutest!

bLUEmOON Question of the day...

Alright...let the game begin. Just go to the BlueMoon blog and check it out...




you can win this awesome tray

and all you need to do is play along. Good Luck!!!!!

Monday under the BlueMoon...

Monday, once again...Boy, the week goes fast.

This is week 3 of BlueMoon's Flirtatious kit, let me tell you this kit is packed with goodness!

I was inspired by the making memories pill box, of course I don't have pills to scrap so I thought of teeth...and no I'm not saving the teeth either, but the idea of it. LOL! But isn't the box cute dressed-up in flowers and ribbon--on a boy page!!!

here's a close-up...

some journaling...

and the kit, love it right!!!


and last but not least...THE WEEKLY GIVEWAY AT BLUEMOON... You can win this Making Memories calendar and all you need to do is go to the BlueBlog and leave a comment about CHA!


oh, and how about a peek at next week. Next week we are starting something new...something for you! We will upload a challenge and all you need to do follow the challenge and post your work. Can you figure out the challenge by this peek?

Have a great Monday!!!!
Melanie

Art journaling is all the rage..

Remember my art journal...I have been working on my graffiti art journal from Dina's class for the last couple off months on and off.

If you remember this was a piece from lesson 1 & 2... Here is the original post to read more on it.

Moving on through the lessons, we started collaging. Loved this super fun technique. I used things (paper, transparencies, fabric, etc.) I had which matched my orange, blue, green and purple color scheme.


and then we cut shapes out, I went with stars...

lots of stars...

these are some inside mini's or add-ons




Today I'm going to put the signatures together and start forming my pages and work on book binding. I'll share more with you later.

Shimmerz....Please pick me!!!

Shimmerz has shared some CHA products on their blog today and in order to win, I'm gonna share this info with YOU! Why, you ask...so you can watch the video and see the awesomeness!

So check it out at the shimmerz blog!

One Sweet Place...

How would you like to spoil your eyes??? Just take a look at this sweet blog: Candy Shoppe Designs

I think my eyes are still adjusting to the amazing work posted, not only the work but the challenges too, oh and prizes! Who don't love prizes!?!?!

Did you know you can win this sweet kit...and it's really easy too....


Start here at the blog and read on to find out just how easy it is...and don't say I didn't warn you when I say TOTAL EYE CANDY !!!

Monday's at BlueMoon...is where I am!

Today's week 2 of the Blue Moon Flirtatious kit already! I would like to invite all my blog readers to visit the BlueMoon DT blog each day! There's a ton of creativity being posted each and everyday, a different unique style each day. And don't forget about the BlueMoon Gallery!

This Monday, I would like to share this layout titled "Feel Beautiful." I got the idea from the Graphic 45 papers, from the the lady standing on the pillar. To me I get the feeling she wants to feel beautiful in her shoes. I used pictures of my daughter, Khila, and her new shoe's. I wanted to leave the message to feel beautiful!



Here's a couple close-ups. This one is showing the layers and a bit of journaling.

A pretty lace flower I made using the Webster's page lace, blue glimmer mist, a brad and a 7Gypsies dangle. Making embellishments is a fun way to make your own unique embellishments!
Thank you for stopping by today and I would like to leave you with is message:

Feel Beautiful in your shoes and be unique!
~Melanie

A Creative Imaginations layout!

I recently came across a blog post saying that Creative Imagination was having a contest, you can you read about it here. I decided to submit my entry.

I have to put in a small disclaimer here. I only had 4 pieces of Creative Imaginations paper and a few rub-ons. I always use up the CI stuff right away therefore leaving me very little in my stash to work with.

Would you, could you PLEASE...go to the CI gallery and leave me a comment...PRETTY PLEASE!!! Here's a link!!!!


I just want to show a few details of my layout, lots of pretty glimmer mist and glitter!


You, know me...layout has to be full of texture!


I painted glimmer mist and shimmerz on the doily paper and inked the edges. See the lace...It was pink, I soaked it in glimmer mist to get the color I need to match my layout.



and this was sketch I used:

Thanks for helping me out and leaving a comment!
~Melanie

A New Year, A New Kit!

It's the beginning of the month...which means an awesome new Kit from BlueMoon Scrapbooking! This kit is called Flirtatious!! And it is available NOW!!!!





I love looking for inspiration from quotes, poems and sayings and thought this was appropriate for my pictures and Kaden as he's looking into the sky.

and some details...

Here I used Ranger Inks Dimensional Pearls, love that stuff!!!

and a Maya Road envelope!!

For more info please visit the DT Blog!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a great week!