Mother's Day Selfies

Hey there my Crafty Peeps!! I know what you're thinking...two posts in a row?! Holy! Maybe Sarah's back?! lol I sure hope so anyway! I've been so busy lately, but in a good way! I just haven't had a lot of time for scrapbooking, but I am making time these days because it's something I love to do and I think it's important to take time for you, so here I am! lol

I really wanted to scrapbook this picture from the Friday before Mother's Day. The boys' school did this amazing Photo Scavenger Hunt for Mother's Day! We had a list of 30 things and we had to do at least 21 of them. Now I didn't get all 21 done, but to be fair, I tried to take a pic of each of the boys and I doing each thing, so I think we took about 50 pics! It was such a great day, and I got my first sunburn of the year too! lol I didn't think it was time for sunscreen, but clearly it was!

I've had this cut file from The Cut Shoppe for a long time now, and I have been dying to use it, so last week, I finally cut it out and I'm so happy with the results! 

I knew I wanted to back each of my circles with patterned paper, so after I cut out the original, I found a cut file that had a circle in it, ungrouped it and made my circle just under 2 inches. Then I duplicated it 36 times so I had a full cutting mat full of circles in my Silhouette Studio. Then I cut out 36 2 inch squares from the Shimelle paper pad and placed them all on my cutting mat. You need to make sure that you're using a sticky mat for this because the smaller the paper, the easier they seem to want to come off while cutting.

Once it was all cut out, I backed my cut file with them with some foam adhesive to give it some more dimension! It was definitely a labor of love, but totally worth it!

I also had this 'hello" that I had cut out a long time ago from another Cut Shoppe file and I thought it went perfectly with this layout. 

I added some cute puffy stickers from Evalicious and one of the exclusive flair badges from a past Clique Kit's kit :)

 

 I also added some enamel dots, and some mist too for another bit of dimension and interest. I have a Kal Barteski roller stamp with some really fun phrases in that awesome brush script that I thought I would break out and add on the kraft cardstock too. I love those roller stamps! They are so great for adding some visual interest in small places!

I'm not sure where I got this arrow acetate paper from, but it's been sitting in my stash taunting me to use it for a while now, so I'm happy to report that it's sitting nicely under my photo here for another fun layer!

I have so many awesome pictures from this day and I can't wait to get them scrapped! 

I'm going to enter this into the Cut Shoppe's May Cut it Out Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Pep Rally with Clique Kits!!

Good Morning Everyone! It's time for another Pep Rally!! I look forward to these every month! I just love that Clique Kits hosts a blog hop for their members to share their projects! (They have some pretty talented subscribers too!)

Our challenge this month is ANYTHING GOES!! 

I haven't had a lot of time for crafting lately, sadly, but I did manage to get this layout done of Kieran's 4th birthday...and he just turned 5, so I'm not too dreadfully behind!!

I'm in love with the fun bright colours and quirky patterns in this kit! The watercolor effects in the Amy Tangerine line is beautiful and I love the exclusive journaling cards that just go perfectly with this line too! 

I have to admit that I was not a fan of pineapples as a scrapbooking trend, but this gorgeous stamp from Hero Arts (which is part of the add ons for this month), has converted me!! I want to put this pineapple stamp on EVERYTHING!!  I embossed this one with some bright pink embossing powder and fussy cut it to add it to my page.

The embellishments that are scattered from my title to the photo are from my stash...I desperately need to put a dent in it!!

Every month I'm excited to see the Exclusive flair from Clique Kits, and this month has definitely NOT disappointed!! I absolutely LOVE the fun watercolor flair this month!!

Well that's all for today!! Your next stop on the hop is my very talented friend Janet Zeppa!! Thanks so much for stopping by!! (Don't forget to leave some love along the way!! One lucky commenter will win a May Kit!! And yes, they are sold out!!)

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Charity D. www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com
Tyra* http://justtyra.com/
Sarah Moore http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/ <-----you are here!
Janet Zeppa www.janetsjoy.blogspot.ca
Kim A. http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
Rhonda Vanginkel www.snapwhiz.blogspot.com
Allie* http://www.magicalmesses.com/
Sandy G.*  http://www.thepinkcamera.com/
Kat B.* http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com
Mariah H.*  www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com

Blessings

Happy Everything Blog Share!!

Good Morning!! It's time for another fabulous Pep Rally with Clique Kits!! I love that they do this each month! The Clique Kits subscribers are a very talented bunch, so I really do love going and checking out what they've made with their kits! If you didn't start at Clique Kits, head over there now! This is their Anniversary Celebration Month and they're giving away TWO April kits to two lucky commenters on the blog hop, so you'll definitely want to check everything out!!

The challenge:  Celebration Month! This April, Clique Kits is celebrating our 1 year Anniversary. We are so excited that we have been able to share our passion for scrapbooking and build such a supportive international community. Show us a celebration of any kind. It could be a birthday, anniversary, wedding, reunion, or just an everyday party...you can either show us in a layout, make a card for any celebration, or  show us how you use your supplies for party decor-the sky's the limit! 

I decided with my Project Life I will do a monthly spread instead of weekly, because I find it way too hard to keep up otherwise. So this is January. We celebrated Caleb's 6th birthday in January. I can't believe my baby is already 6!

This picture is from years ago at the carnival...back when we only had 2 kids! I just love this picture though and I thought it went so perfectly with this line! I am in love with all the puffy stickers and gold in this kit!! I printed off the exclusive kit printables with vellum and used one of them just to the left of the photo as the base to my layers.

This layout I used a fun photo editing app called Rhonna Designs. You can see a little tutorial for how I did it here.  I've been on a thread kick lately...I just love using little balls of random thread placed here and there on my layouts for a little added texture!

My last layout I did with this kit is my fav! I had so much fun getting messy and creating this layout! That wood veneer piece that came in the kit is epic! I have really loved seeing how everyone creates something so different with it! 

I haven't quite killed this kit, but sadly I just haven't had much time for scrapping this month! I am definitely hoping to fix that this month!! I've already got some plans brewing for National Scrapbook Day in May!! What are your plans? I hope you're joining us at Clique Kits for a weekend of awesome challenges and prizes!! It's going to be awesome!!

Here's the line up for the blog share!

Thanks for stopping by!! Don't forget to leave me some love! Two random commenters are going to be winning an April Kit!!

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/

Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Nicole M. www.nicolemartel.blogspot.com
Danielle* http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/
Kim A. http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
 Sarah M* http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/ <-----YOU ARE HERE
Cassandra C.* http://www.thescrapperinme.blogspot.sg/<----GO HERE NEXT!!
Charity D. www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com
Carolina S. http://www.carolinaschulz.com/ 
Sophie* http://colorsgalore.wordpress.com/
Sandy G.*  http://www.thepinkcamera.com/
Kat B. http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com
Mariah H.  www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com

Blessings

Happy Everything With Clique Kits

Hey Bloggers! I've been having a lot of fun playing with Clique Kit's 1st Anniversary kit Happy Everything! It's jam packed with one of my favourite manufacturers, Pink Fresh Studios! I LOVE this line! It's just amazing! It's full of  gold embossed fabulousness and bright coloured and funky patterns and you can't forget the puffy stickers...right Wendy?! lol!! 

This first layout has such an old picture on it (it seems). It's from when Caleb (our 6 year old) was a baby! We took Ethan and Caleb to the carnival when it came to town, and Ethan went on the Ferris Wheel! I didn't get a good picture of him on it, but I really liked this picture, so I thought I would use it to tell the story!

You can check out my process with this layout on the Clique Kits blog here

I used a sketch from Stuck?! Sketches for the first layout, but I didn't get it linked up in time to play along...lol 

This next layout I had a lot of fun creating! You can see how I played with the background at the Clique Kits blog!

 I'm in love with those hearts and that wood veneer! Oh! Did you see the exclusive printables that I used here? I printed them on vellum to give them a soft feel to go with this paper :) I added one of the Pink Fresh rub ons to one of the tag printables in the top right corner. Those rub ons are amazing! They're the best ones I think I've ever used! 

Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to bed now...at 2 am...YIKES! 

Don't forget to use my coupon code SARAH10 at the Clique Kits Store for an extra 10% off your purchase (excluding kits)

Blessings

Clique Kits Pep Rally featuring J'Adore!

Good Morning!! I always love a good blog share and I can't WAIT for this one! The J'Adore kit has been my FAV FAV FAV Kit so far!! 

The challenge:  Add a POP of Neon to your project! This month's kit is filled with beautiful pastels contrasted with black and white. It also mixes and matches BOLD patterns with soft watercolor brush strokes. 

I think I used a POP of Neon in every one of my layouts this month! My first layout 

My first layout was inspired by Kat's awesome sketch that she made for this month's anything goes challenge! 

I actually made a process video for this one, but realized after I was done that it only recorded 13 minutes of it! :( Oh well, I'll try again next time!

I am in LOVE with this paper!! I haven't felt like I didn't even want to use it because I love it so much and I only have one in a long time! I need to get more for my collection! lol  I thought it was so perfect for this picture of my youngest playing with paint and marbles! I used a stencil and some modeling paste that I coloured layered underneath the picture and hand cut the word Art. I also used a super cute chalkboard heart from the Clique Kits store! 

For this layout I used one of the cut files that comes with the kit. these divided shapes are so in right now and I love piecing them with different patterns to make a cool background!

For this layout, I was playing around with typography and stamps and I made that my focal point. I couldn't believe that Linden actually fell asleep in the middle of his lunch! Poor little guy! I guess that's what happens when you don't nap! lol

For this last layout, I went with an 8.5x11 and I decided to do one about my weight loss/exercise journey...I saw this quote on a mug and I knew I wanted to use it on this layout! I love how it turned out!

Well there you have it! I have had so much fun with this kit!! Thanks for stopping by! And don't forget to leave some love on everyone's blogs for a chance to win some goodies!! 

Here's the blog line up!  Now onto Marcia's blog!

Blessings

Clique Kits https://cliquekits.wordpress.com/
Erica http://ericarosecreates.blogspot.com/
Lacey  http://laceybugcreations.blogspot.com/
Tyra*  http://www.justtyra.com/
Danielle http://picsandcheesecake.blogspot.nl/
Nicole M* http://www.nicolemartel.blogspot.com/
Charity http://www.scrapfaire.blogspot.com/ 
Cassandra H. http://www.fortheloveofscrap.com
Kat*  http://kraftykat9.blogspot.com/
Kim http://kimsscrappyblog.blogspot.com/
Mariah www.fun2scrap.blogspot.com
Carolina* http://www.carolinaschulz.com/
Sarah M http://sarahmoore4.blogspot.com/<<<<------you are here!
Marcia  http://www.onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/ 
Sandy G http://www.thepinkcamera.com/

Scrap Our Stash and Clique Kits Unite!

Hey everyone!! It's such a gorgeous Saturday here I can't even believe I'm inside blogging! 

I just wanted to pop in very quickly (so I can head out into this gorgeous weather!) to share with you a layout that I made with my fabulous amazing gorgeous March Clique Kits kit "J'Adore"! It's my Favourite Favourite Favourite kit so far! I have absolutely LOVED working with it, and it SOLD OUT! Yup! So now, the only way you can get your hands on this kit is to play along with Scrap Our Stash's S.T.E.N.C.I.L challenge for a chance to WIN one!!  

All you have to do to play along is create a layout with an  item from your stash for every letter in the word STENCIL and link it up to win!

I used:  

 Stitching

Tape 

Envelope

Numbers

Circles 

Ink 

Letters

I had some fun channeling my inner Missy Whidden on this layout! I just LOVE her style!! I used a stencil that I had in my stash (I believe it was a crafter's companion one), and some matte medium to create a resist with gelatos! I absolutely adore my gelatos and I don't use them enough! I am about to change that! lol

I love the look of stitching on layouts. It adds such a whimsical touch! I also just placed some little balled up bits of thread here and there to give the layout more texture :)

These word stickers that are in the kit are amazing!! They're even embossed just like the old label makers!

One of the add ons from the kit is this clear enamel word "love" which I coloured with some alcohol inks and layered it over the love on that journaling card :)

I've renewed my love for my manual die cutter, so I cut out these gears with vellum and placed them here and there too :) 

I had a tiny bit of a black doily left and I wasn't about to let any of it go to waste, so I placed bits of it around my photo to frame it :)

There you have it! I'm off to enjoy this weather!!

Don't forget to play along with Scrap Our Stash to win one of these awesome kits!!

Blessings

Enjoy your life

Good Morning Bloggers! I hope you're having an awesome Saturday! I'm heading off to have some scrappy time with my girlfriends, but I wanted to pop in and share this layout first!

I made this layout the other night after I got my fancy new Big Shot! I traded my aunt for my Vagabond...She bought me this brand spankin new Big Shot, for my Vagabond! I know, she got a great deal, but I just never use it because I have to plug it in and I don't have a lot of outlets in my house, so this is way more practical!

I bought this Tim Holtz alphabet die a long time ago! I can't even remember right now which one it is, but I love it because it's a bigz die and it can cut through some pretty thick material! I had a paper pad from My Mind's Eye that I got from the Clique Kits store (which is only 3 bucks right now!), and I wanted to use it to cut out the whole alphabet to make my background! I love the way it turned out!

How stinkin cute are these little crochet bows?! I just love how they add some added texture and dimension to my layout!

I've had these Basic Grey Highline Chalkboard embellishements for a while now and I just pulled them out. I really love how they look on this layout! I think I'm going to have to dig into them some more! I used another one on a different layout that I will share with you on another post! They're kind of my new favourite thing! 

I love these 3x4 project life cards for layout titles! They make a quick and easy eye catching title!

I'm playing along with a boys only/girls only challenge over at Scrapbook.com too!

Well, I'm off to go scrapbook with my girls! Have a Crafty Weekend!!

If you're doing some shopping and stop by the Clique Kits Shop, don't forget to use my discount code  SARAH10 for 10% off your order!!

Blessings