Two Reveals. One Day. Jet Plane. 2nd Day of 2nd Grade.

I have two reveals for you on the same day and I decided to combine them into one.  I am sooo excited for both of these.

REVEAL #1 - Have you seen the new Scrapbook Circle "The Good Life" kit for September? It is TDF cute with all sorts of Amy Tangerine and Crate Paper goodies in it.  I can already tell I am going to use every last little bit of it.  Here's the 1st layout I did with it - I was also challenged to lift one of Scrapbook Circle's subscribers layout, which also happened to be based on a Sketchy Thursdays sketch that we revealed a couple of weeks ago. Too funny.  I just love it when I am IN LOVE with a layout and I really do want to marry this one; think my hubby will mind?

Supplies from Scrapbook Circle "The Good Life" September 2011 kit: American Crafts Amy Tangering "Work in Progress", "The Good Life", "Wanderlust", remarks, bits die-cut shapes (kit add on); Crate Paper Random Collection - phrase stickers; Fancy Pants Off to School ABC's; Maya Road canvas button. Not in kit: twine; Studio Calico Bonny Blue Mister Hueys Mist.

Here's the lift my layout was based on. Isn't it gorgeous? Thanks for the inspiration, Andrea!

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And here's a sneak at the Scrapbook Circle "The Good Life" September 2011 kit.  The Amy Tangerine "bits" I included in my layout above are a kit add-on and trust me, you will want them!

REVEAL #2 - The September challenge over on the Imaginisce blog is a sketch challenge.  I decided to do a layout using their new Geek is Chic collection that's all about my daughter's 2nd Day of 2nd Grade!  I posted HERE a week or two ago for the Geek is Chic reveal party that I was going to do a sign every year on the day of the year she is going into so this is the 2nd day of 2nd grade, which is also the day she jumped off the bus BEAMING and holding something special in her hand - a treasure box holding the tooth she lost while at school! 

Here's the sketch.  Make sure to play along with us and post your entry (using at least 75% Imaginisce product) to the blog by September 25th for a chance to win a great prize package!

Papa Bear Father's Day Card

We're celebrating Fathers today over at Imaginisce. Some of the design team made Father's Day Cards.  Since making the one a few weeks ago with the folded shirt tutorial I realized that my dad is now retired and my hubby works from home, so I really needed a different card for him.  Well the Happy Camper line was PERFECT, specifically the bear.  I combined the die-cut bear, some fussy cut elements and the Spellbinders Impressabilities and came up with this...

Front of Card - Papa Bear

I used the Impressabilities "Circles" template that Spellbinders sent me and misted over it to get that cool background behind the heart. I cut out a little heart and tucked it into Papa Bear's hand, then I used glossy accents and applied a tad bit of glitter. One end of the twine is tucked in his hand (which you can see better below) and the other comes from the side around the back to tie into a little bow to keep the card closed.

Inside of Card - with his 3 bears (3 kids)

I just love to do cards that have an inside and an outside.  It folds together and stays closed with the twine only to reveal the little bears and that cute little mama bird flying around watching them. It looks like they are standing in the grass flying a kite.

GIVEAWAY!

Make sure to head over to the Imaginisce blog and tell them how much you love my Papa Bear card.  Once there you have a chance to win your very own Happy Camper collection!

Fight Like a Girl

It's lift time again at Scrapbook Circle and I got to scraplift what Yoshimi did with her sketch that I also did previously so it was a new twist to one of my recent posts.  I LOVED Yoshimi's take on it so I went pretty literally on it and it came together relatively quickly.

The pics are of my daughter and one of her BFF at Field Day. They are on these huge tubes trying to bump each other out of a circle drawn in dirt.  They had a ton of fun with this. 

Supplies from Scrapbook Circle Garden Party kit: Girls' Paperie "Hey Day" paper; House of 3 SIOREE "trellies" paper; My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Gertie "You & Me" Numbers paper, My Mind's Eye Lovely Sticker Labels, My Mind's Eye Fancy Sticker Tags; Pink Paislee Hometown Summer "Summer Fun" paper; Jillibean Soup "Corn Kernels" paper; Maya Road green resin bloosoms; Basic Grey Woolies "Hello Luscious" felt stickers; Glitz teeny alphas ivory blocks. From previous Scrabook Circle kits: "jubilee" sticker market and "on holiday" travel text

Can you tell I used this background paper for another project? Yep, I loved the flip side of this paper and used it for a previous layout.  Before I started on that other layout, I did a little strategic planning.  I knew I wanted to use the grid side at some point (which is now today) so I cut out the center of the paper. I put an older scrap paper on the back of this to adhere the photos to in the center and none one will ever know, well except all of you.

Yoshimi's inspiring layout