Scrapbook Steals Blog Hop Time!

Happy Friday!  Hope you're having fun while hopping along on the Scrapbooksteals.com blog hop!  You should have come to me via Abbey Colbert's blog, but if you didn't, head over to ScrapbookSteals' blog to get started!  Here's the blog roll if you get lost along the way:

Venetia Holbrook
Lisa Kitzke
Michelle Cunningham
Abbey Colbert
Cristine Redmond < - You are here!
Staci Jones

Today everyone on the hop is featuring 7 Gypsies Vintage ATCs.  These things are so versatile, as I am sure you are finding out from all of the talented ladies on the hop!  For my first project, I decided to use mine as a journaling section for a layout.  Here's the layout:

 

When I found this picture in my stash, I knew I wanted to tell the back story of it.  This picture was taken by my best friend, who had moved in with me while my husband was away on his first deployment to Iraq.  On the journaling card, I decided to write what I would have told the girl in the picture.  We were newly married with no kids, so it was hard to think past the deployment and imagine what our future together might look like.  Here's my journaling:

 

 

I also wanted to accent the page with some clouds because even though it was a very heavy time in our lives, it was filled with so much love.  Distance really did make the heart grow fonder in our case. 

For my second project, I decided to make a card, using one of the ATCs as part of the background.  This black ATC was perfect to do some chalkboard doodle art on and to make the washi pennants stand out a bit more.  

That is all for now!  Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out my work!!  I would love to give away a sampling of the ATCs I used!  To enter, become a follower of my blog and leave me a comment telling me you did so.  This giveaway ends Sunday, August 4th at midnight CST.  I will draw a winner on Monday, August 5th! 

Now hop along over to the amazingly talented Staci Jones' blog! 

Until next time...


 

This is no joke!

Happy April Fool's Day, everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful day today! I'm here today to tell you who won my giveaway!! Thanks to random.org, today's winner is...

Congrats, Stephanie!! Send me an email at onescrappynovice at yahoo dot com so I can send you your Genuine goodies!!

Here's to a great week ahead! I'll be back tomorrow with a card I created this weekend.

Until then...

My Uncommon Miracle

Hello, all! Happy Friday! Hope it's going to be as gorgeous where you are as it's supposed to be here!

Today is my last featured post over on the Authentique blog. Super sad, I know, but I am coming away from this experience with tons of...well...experience! I feel like I've grown so much as a crafter since being a part of Authentique's first design team (as well as my own!!). I've challenged myself to push outside of my crafty comfort zone and I genuinely feel that the work I have created while on this design team have been some of my best.

Alright, sappy stuff aside. Let's get down to business! I have a layout to share with you and then I'll get on with the good stuff...a giveaway!!

This is the layout that I created for my post today:

So pretty, if I do say so myself. :) I love how this turned out! Be sure to check out my post for more details!

If you've been following me for a while, you know that I tend to always use a sketch or some sort of inspiration to create from. Well, this layout is no different. I used a sketch from a sketch book I found at my local craft store. I can't show you the sketch because I'd be violating the copyright laws, but just know that it looks like my layout. :)

Now, on to the good stuff! To celebrate (or mourn, you're call) the end of the Authentique design team term, I am giving away one Genuine collection.

Pretty, isn't it? :)

Here is how you win: Become a follower of my blog (and Authentique's blog if you aren't already), then leave me a comment! Simple as that! I'll leave this giveaway open until Saturday, March 31st at midnight CST and I will draw and post the winner on April 1st! Giveaway is for US and Canadian residents only.

Thank you so much for following me on my Authentique DT journey and be sure to stay tuned because there's always something to scrap! :)

Winner! Winner!

I am so excited to announce the winner of my VERY FIRST giveaway! As a reminder, the lucky winner will be receiving the magnetic bulletin board that I made for a recent Authentique post!


Thank you to random.org for taking all of the guess work out of the process. :)

Congratulations, Staci!! I LOVE seeing the layouts that you create with Blissful and I'm so excited that this project will be hanging in your craft room soon! Congrats again!!

Thank you everyone who entered!

How About a Giveaway!?

Happy Monday, everyone! I woke up with a great idea this morning. First, I'll start by asking if anyone saw my blog post over at Authentique this morning? I made a cute magnetic bulletin board that looks like this:

Here's my great idea: I'm giving it away! To win this cute piece of organization, you must do two things for me:
~ Become a follower of my blog (over there-->).
~ Leave me a comment telling me what you'd use it for or who you'd give it to.

That's it!! Talk about easy, right?? Leave me a comment by Thursday, October 27th at midnight CST and I will draw a winner on Friday, October 28th!! {MUST have a US or Canada address only, please.} Don't forget to leave me an email address! I can't notify you if you're the winner if I don't have a way to! :)

Good luck to all!!

DCWV Giveaway!

DCWV is having a FANTASTIC giveaway for those of us blog followers who don't live locally and can't attend their huge warehouse sale going on right now. Anyone would be so lucky to get all of this loot!