Authentique October Sketch Challenge

I love the Authentique sketch challenges, but I just haven't had a chance to do one the last couple of months.  I had a little extra time this month, so I was able to fit it in.

Here is the sketch:

And here is my take:

I used the Fresh collection for this picture with my kids on Mother's Day 2010. (I am a little behind.)

Perfectly Pearl

 Pearl 1

 Pearl 2

 Pearl 3

 Pearl 4a

 Pearl 4b

 Pearl 5a

 Pearl 5b

 Pearl 6

 Pearl 7

 Pearl 8

 Pearl 9a

 Pearl 9b

 Pearl 10

Another fabulous 10sketch series has ended over at Scrapbooksteals.com and I am happy that i completed every sketch, even when there was two for the week, on time. Even if it ends up being the only layout I get done for the week, I am happy to get at least something done. I am really looking forward to another sketch series. If you haven't checked it out, head on over and participate. It is a lot of fun!

Totally Turquoise

Well, another series of Mojo sketches has come to an end and I am happy to report that I was able to complete them all on time! Some weeks are harder than others, but doing the mojo each week pushes me to get some scrapping done.

 Turquoise #1

 Turquoise #2

 Turquoise #3

 Turquoise #4

 Turquoise #5

 Turquoise #6

Turquoise #7

Turquoise #8

Turquoise #9

 Turquoise #10

Trinity Paper Arts and Clearsnap Blog Hop

Welcome to the Clearsnap and Trinity Paper Arts Blog Hop!! Our Design Teams have "teamed up" to share layouts, projects, and more featuring Trinity Paper Arts paper collections and Clearsnap's distinctive inks and accessories. From sports to summer and everything in between, kick your sandals off, grab a cold lemonade and enjoy the inspiration.   Hop along to each blog listed below and leave a comment.

http://clearsnap.blogspot.com
http://trinitypaper.blogspot.com
http://tamisanders.com/
http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/
http://thoughtsoftraveling.blogspot.com/
http://stitchcutcreate.blogspot.com/
http://www.arteypoemas.com/
http://www.kitsnbits.blogspot.com/
http://inmyblueroom.blogspot.com/
http://www.rukristin.blogspot.com/
http://sabrinaalery.blogspot.com/
http://www.jaxbeanstalks.blogspot.com/
http://www.hydrangeahippo.com/
http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
http://whatsinalousyananut.blogspot.com/
http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/
http://www.twotearsinmybucket.blogspot.com/
http://faerieenchantment.blogspot.com/

Each comment is an entry into a drawing to win the entire Trinity Paper Arts' "Surf N Swim" Collection!

PLUS, a second winner will receive Smooch Spritz in Gingersnap, Designer Foils in Blue, and Design Adhesives!

For extra entries, post about this blog hop to Facebook, Twitter or your blog! Just leave a comment on either company blog telling us what you did and each comment will count as your extra entry. And now, let's heat up the summer!!

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Can I start out by saying that I just love, love, love Clearsnap products!  So when I was told we would be partnering with Clearsnap, I was ecstatic!  I was even more ecstatic when I got the supplies.


See those fabulous goodies!! I love the Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk Queue in Chocolate and Blueberries, Smooch Spritz in Ice Rink and Green Olive, and Smooch in Snickerdoodle, Grape Soda, Taffy, and Pool.  I have never tried the Smooch line so seeing them in my box made me happy and a little intimidated.

After drooling over these fabulous products, I tossed around a few ideas, but was still coming up empty.  As I sat with my husband discussing our summer activity to-do list, I had the brilliant idea of displaying that last so the whole family could see.

The inks and Smooches were a perfect compliment to Trinity Paper Arts Surf N' Swim collection and it made the whole project come together so fast.

The Smooch Spritz in Ice Rink was so easily to use and gave the Lei "B" paper a great shimmer.

I loved using the Snickerdoodle Smooch to add some shimmer to the sand waves on Under the Sea "B". The Pool Smooch was great to highlight the light blue flowers from Lei "A".

I am an ink-a-holic and use it on pretty much everything.  I love the Clearsnap inks and just about all of my inks are the Fluid Chalk Inks.  What is my favorite thing about their inks? I love the Fluid Chalk inks because they will ink most things and dry super quick.  I am always smudging my ink because I don't have the patience to wait, but the Fluid Chalk Ink solves that problem.

I love all the products I had the chance to try and am grateful for Clearsnaps generosity in letting me play.

Scrapbooksteals.com's Free Bird Cardmakers Dream Bundle Blog Hop

By now I am sure that you have seen the fantastic steal of Authentique's Free Bird Cardmakers Dream Bundle over on Scrapbooksteals.com.  If not, head over there to check it out and then buy it quick!  You do not want to miss out on this! Hurry!

Ok, phew. I'm so glad you got it. (Wait? You didn't get it? Maybe I can convince you that you can't live without it, which you can't. :))  This kit is ABSOLUTELY packed, and I only received 1/7 of it. That's right, 1 kit was split between the 7 of us designers for today. I just can't get over how amazing it is.

Would you like to see what I created? Here are the 25 5x7 cards I was able to create using one pad of Free Bird 6x6 Nest "Comfort and Familiar" and Icons, Tabloids, and Headlines from "Miracle Boy", "Miracle Girl", and "Uncommon". (I hadn't worked with Authentique's Free Bird line before this and let me tell you it is so worth it. They are double-sided and have such wonderful texture.  The patterns are great and the solid side is very complimentary. You will love it!)

I ended up using just about every scrap of better, but I still have tons and tons of the Icons, Tabloids, and Headlines left over. Give me a couple more hours in the day and I'm sure that I could use the remaining product for another 25 cards.  There really is that much stuff!

Now for the closeups.  "Comfort & Familiar" is a collection full of greens and browns, a perfect compliment to the "Miracle Boy" line.  But, What about "Miracle Girl" and "Uncommon"- lines that are all about pink?

As you can see, the browns and greens compliment the pink beautifully!  I have to tell you that i love the color combos pink/brown and pink/green. I think they turned out fabulously!


Now for "Miracle Boy". There are so many of the tabloids and icons from that collection to chose from that I had a hard time picking what exactly to use! (I'm glad this kit is so loaded that I can use my favorites multiple times.) 

Yeah, that's a lot of cards, and really it's only the tip of the iceberg with how many you can create with the fabulous kit.  Have I convinced you yet? :) You really do need this and I promise you won't regret it.  You better go HERE and get yours before it's all gone. And because it is so hard to wait for something so good, Scrapbooksteals.com has amazingly fast shipping on the best scrapbooking supplies that you will have it in no time!


Be sure to head back to the Scrapbooksteals.com blog and check out all the other designer's blogs. You really don't want to miss seeing everything else that is included in today's steal.


Thanks for stopping by! If you haven't already, be sure to follow my blog in order to to be eligible for a giveaway when I reach 50 followers.

MWM Turquiose #4

MWM Turquiose #3

Fancy Pants "Baby Mine"