Lasting Memories # 188 Earth Day

Hello!  :)  I needed to keep myself awake today, so rather than do monotonous household chores, I got in my scrap room.  I  completed the current challenge for Lasting Memories.  Yay!  You have until Friday to join the challenge if you would like.  Along with ALL of the April challenges.  Come on over!!   Lasting Memories # 188 Earth Day / Create a Nature themed layout. Here's mine...

I also used the sketch # 54 from Sketch 'n Scrap for my Inspo.

And... I am also joining the gals over at Colour Me..! CMCC #18. 

I chose Night of Navy, Pear Pizazz, Bahama Breeze, Kraft and Sahara Sand.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Happy Creating!!

Thinking of you... Using Monday Mojo + Colour Me...!!

Well greetings!!  So excited that I am finally posting.  Wanting to keep on this path. I had some time yesterday to create this for my Mom to give to a friend.  I am usually one that slathers my creations with patterened paper, but kept it simple white on white with the colored designs and embellies of course.  I used a retired stamp set from Stampin' Up called 5th Avenue Floral.  It's a good GO TO set. Hope you enjoy!!  

I used the sketch from Mojo Monday along with the colors from Colour Me...! challenge blogs.  They both end in the next day or two... so go check them out if you feel inspired.  :)

Mojo Monday #340 CMCC#14 Thank you for stopping by!  

Thank you Scrap Much? !!

So exciting... I am happy to share that I am the winner of the March Colour Challenge over at  SCRAP MUCH?  

Here is my layout that was chosen...

Head over to SCRAP MUCH? when you can... they have colour and sketch challenges.  So fun.  :)  Thanks for stopping by.
Thank you to the team over there for choosing my layout.

Digi Darla is closing it's doors!!

Scroll down to see my post from Lasting Memories today.  (Thanks)

Hey... yep it's me TWICE in one day.  Check out the post below.  Digi Darla's is closing it doors.  Come join the fun!  You have a chance to win 5 FREE images from me and 10 from the challenge.  That's a lot of Digi madness!!

DIGI DARLA's FINAL POST Link Up Here

Hi everyone!! Let's go out with a BIG bang here at Digi Darla's! Show Kim and Emilea the love and appreciation for all their hard work! We want to see cards, cards and more cards (or whatever project you like) using ONLY Digi Darla images!!! Feel free to post something you have already done, but we want to see ONLY DDD images!!! Don't forget to join our 2 week challenge, Feeling Lucky as well!!! 

Prizes:
Each DT member will choose a winner, so there will be 7 prize packs of 5 assorted images!

THREE winners will receive 10 assorted images

So we will have 10 winners from this challenge! Bring on the love and appreciation!! Only rule for our "Big Bang" Challenge is .. 

Digi Darla Designs ONLY! All other images will be removed. Have fun! If you want to join but don't have an image, let us know by leaving a comment below and one of us will contact you with an image to play with and join the fun.

To Join in the final Farewell.. I am showing you some of my favorite creations using Digi Darla Images.  

Lasting Memories 181 - Use Flowers!! 12 x 12 Layout "Tulip Fields"

Well what a perfect day to SPRING forward with our next challenge at Lasting Memories!  This is the second challenge for March.  All of our weekly challenges are open all month.  Come join us!  You have a chance for a monthly prize and to be our April GDT.  
Challenge theme is   "Early Spring, Use Flowers on your Layout."
I was finally able to get a trip to the Tulip Fields scrapped from 2 years ago.  Sheesh.  My new mantra is to "Just get 'er done and down" so I don't forget the happenings and small little details that I find myself easily forgetting day to day. 

Lots of hand cut and hand punched items on my layout.  Wanted to keep it more on the simple side since the photos have so much color in them. 

I had FOUR other challenges completely inspire me with my layout...

SCRAP MUCH? - Color Challenge of Red, Yellow, Green and Orange

JUST ADD INK - Add a Sunburst (I've got two)

SCRAPSTUFFZ inspired by challenges - Inspirational Photo - Gotta love that sunburst.

COLOUR THROWDOWN - Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Delight and Real Red

Thanks for stopping by.  I had fun making this last night.  I hope I inspired you to do the same!  ~Michele

Digi Darla's #100 - "My Style"

Hey there!!  Happy Monday!! I'm here with a happy sunshiny card to showcase the next challenge starting at  Digi Darla's this week. It's all about ..."My Style."
Meaning... what is your go to preferred "Look" to your cards or scrap pages?  I tend to go for multiple patterns of paper, bright colors, layers, I love scallops and I always add faux stitching to wherever it may look good.  I also like creating scenes to my creations.  This is your basic size card as well.  I stick with the basic 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock, cut in half to get two perfect cards made.
I used Digi Darla Image "Forecasting Showers of Happiness."  (I made up the sentiment myself)

Would love to see what YOUR Style is??  Come on over and join us for your chance to win some Digi Darla images!!  

Thanks for stopping by today.

I'm Baaaaack...Lasting Memories #173 - SCRAPLIFTING

Oh it's 2014?? Okay.  :)  I sort of took an unintentional "Break" from crafting.  Or I should just say from posting to my Blog.  It's called crafting for others, busy Holidays, busy Kids, busy everything.  Whew!!  Needless to say... I am back into the swing of things and getting caught up on some scrapping!!  With that said, it's the newest challenge over at Lasting Memories today!! It's all about SCRAPLIFTING!!
ScrapLift a LO from a DT member! This is actually a double Scraplift challenge! Each of us, over the last week, chose a fellow DT members LO to scraplift and now it's your turn! Which of our LO's would you like to scraplift? We can't wait to see!
Here is my layout that I scraplifted from fellow DT member CLAIRE.

I stuck with the basic sketch.  Stayed with the theme of Hiking.  Added a few different embellies in the same places she has hers and sort of went to town on my journaling on both the left and right sides of all the white space. Thank you Claire for inspiring me this week!!  
CLAIRE
Now WHO will you scraplift?  Go to Lasting Memories!  Take a peak.  Be inspired.  Then show us!!  :)
I'm also "Restarting" my 50 Layout challenge using my stash for 2014.
2/50 completed!