Simon Says Anything Goes - Valentine Card #1

I can't believe I haven't blogged in so long. I have been creating but not sharing!  I really love this Authentique collection so I'm sharing it in the Simon Says Anything Goes challenge.

Be Happy - Be Bright - Be You

I am adding this to the Simon Says Stamp Fabulous Florals challenge!

Star Book

I made this out of Carta Bella's Words of Love collection and am entering it into Simon Says Anything goes... I'm going to be teaching how to make this book at the local scrapbook store..

Thanks for looking.

Amy Knollmeyer Photography photos of Mitch's Girlfriend

I made this layout of my son's girlfriend. She was supposed to be a "snake." Such a pretty snake, indeed!  The photos were taken by a professional during a "Vogue" style session.  I had fun making my own background in the upper right using a mask and some paints, and Tim Holtz distress stains in a blue and white color (don't have the bottles right here). I love how this turned out! I made it for Simon Says Make Your Own Background!!!

Thanks for looking. Let me know you stopped by, and I'll come visit you!!!

Have a great day!

4th of July at My Sister's House

Now, that I have it on here, I see that it is  a little blurry. I started it for the embossing challenge but didn't finish it until today--so the white lines are sanded embossed lines i created with my Scor-Pal.  I am entering this in Simon Says Anything Goes....

P.S. This is my second entry.

Kitty says read!

Can you tell from the last few posts that I like it when YOU read??? I am entering this in Simon Says Anything Goes....

Foxy wants you to read!

I made this card for my nephew!  I am entering it in the Simon Says Emboss It challenge!

Relax and Read a Book While You are Getting Well

I made this card for my sister as a get well card. The tag inside the envelope tells her to relax and get well. I made it for the Simon Says Emboss It challenge!

Love July 4, 2014

Look at these sweet FACES! You can tell that love, love, love is in the air! I love this photo of my son and his sweet girlfriend! I'm entering this into Simon Says Stamp Challenge: About a Face and to my friend Stacy's challenge!

Hope all is well in your world!

3rd Take on Prom

Well, here are more of the prom photos! I made this for Simon Says Anything Goes.

2nd Take on Prom--You Two Have So Much Fun!

Well, I am on a roll with the prom photos! I made this for Simon Says Anything Goes and for my friend Stacy's tic tac toe challenge. I chose a different row this time...

Canvas with some fun new things I got for my birthday

So, I got some fun new Hazel & Ruby letter stencils (Dear Ruby) from my friend Lural for my birthday!!! So, when I saw the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Time to Grow/Botanical, I decided to try out modeling paste with a flower stencil along with the letters. I originally painted it with a light green chalk paint, and I felt it was hard to see the letters, so I went over the canvas with some gorgeous gelatos from Faber Castell. I also paperpieced/colored a cool Unity girl that I bought recently.  I'm sure I will do a better job next time, but I still kind of like the canvas!

Hope you are having a great Memorial Day weekend! Hug a veteran!! Here's a big virtual one going out to my little brother who spent 20 years in the Navy!!!! 

Happy 20th Birthday Mitchell!

I can't believe Mitchell turned 20 this April...  Anyway, I made this for the Simon Says Die Crazy challenge.  And, I even dug out my old Sizzix letters/numbers for this one.  The hearts and love are from American Crafts! And the matting is from a set of Spellbinders.

Thanks for looking!

St. Louis Cardinals - 2012

I am entering it into Simon Says Stamp blog anything-goes Wednesday challenge, and I am also entering it my friend Stacy's challenge to use black! I found the black sheet of paper on my table and the arrow on the floor and decided to go back and FINALLY scrapbook our trip to see the St. Louis Cardinals around Steve's birthday in 2012! So, thanks for the challenge Stacy. You helped me cleanup my scrap room a bit!

Octopus vulgaris

I made this layout with the new Graphic 45 collection "By the Sea." Do you think I could have found a better patterned paper for my photos? I think not!!

Anyway, I made this for my friend Stacy's challenge and also for Simon Says Journey challenge. We journeyed to San Francisco....

Thanks for looking!

Cake Pops

I made this for entry into the Simon Says Anything Goes with Buttons challenge!!

ATC = Be My #1

I'm entering this in the Simon Says Wednesday Challenge to Have a Heart.  I'm also entering it at Sketches 4 All...

Thanks for looking!

Mother's Day

I don't know if you can see it in this layout, but I took my Scor Pal and embossed squares on the bottom half of this layout and the red paper is a Coredinations sheet I've hoarded for several years. This qualifies it for Simon Says Emboss it challenge this week!  I don't know why, but I glued on the photos/mats etc. crooked! I guess there is a reason I call this blog Uniquely Me, Imperfections and All.

Hope you are having a great day!

Canvas is My Latest Obsession!

So, my latest obsession is making mixed media canvasses.  I love the Julie Nutting dolls from Prima!  You have to paper piece them to get fun dresses, but it is worth it to me. I embossed the hearts so they would fit my friend Stacy's challenge. I'd like to encourage you to enter her challenge-she is so sweet and leaves you love, and there is always a nice prize for someone!  I also decided to enter it into Simon Says Show Anything Goes. I used some Faber Castell gelatos that I won from them a long time ago as well as some distress paint and stamps! The saying comes from CTMH. 

I hope you like her. I am in love with doing these!

Thanks for looking! I'll have more soon! maybe even today!

Love San Francisco

This is my 2nd post of the day. One  of our favorite places is San Francisco, and we have been lucky enough to go twice while Steve was at   training for work!   I made this for Pamela's sketch challenge and Simon Says Stamp anything goes!! I really love the sketch and just barely made it before the deadline!!  I was so into the PageMaps challenges this month that I barely paid attention to anything else!!  I decided to flip the sketch...

Thanks for looking! 

Virtual Garage Sale 5/30/2013

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