We R Memory Keepers NSD Giveaway Winner

First of all, let me say thank you to everyone who took the time to leave me a comment. I read each and every one and appreciate the time you take to share your thoughts. Okay, now the winner of the Sew Easy Start kit is:

 Betty Burgie

who said...

Thanks for sharing another way to use embossing folders.. great project...happy crafting and good luck all 

Betty, please e-mail me at potaylor@hotmail.com with your address so we can get your prize sent out to you. Congratulations!

If you didn't win my giveaway, remember to check We R's blog and all the other Design Team members' blogs to see if you've won one of the many NSD giveaways. 

Day Camp

I'm over on the Moxxie Blog today with a day camp layout featuring Faith.

Head on over there to check it out!

Amsterdam Layout

I'm trying to (very slowly) scrap our photos from our trip to Ireland. Life has been busy since we've returned, so I've set myself the goal of scrapping one layout a week from our trip. I'm working in chronological order make it a bit easier, too. Our flight to Ireland took us through Amsterdam. The flight in was actually really cool, so I snapped a few pictures and used them to scrap this Amsterdam layout.

I decided to use We R Memory Keeper's Hello Darling mixed with a little bit of Denim Blues. I love that Denim Blues mixes with so many of WRMK's other collections.

I save a lot of random stuff when we travel. Of course, I always make sure to save our boarding passes. We had multiple legs to this trip, but I thought the one that shows Amsterdam to Cork was the most interesting one, so I decided to save and scrap just that one. 

It was a bonus that the blue on this boarding pass worked pretty well with Hello Darling and Denim Blues, as well. 

Another layout done and in the Ireland book.
Thanks for stopping by!

Birthday Cards

We have a few birthdays in our family in May, so I've been busy making some birthday cards. Today I thought I'd share a pair I made for my twin nephews using We R Memory Keeper's Cakes and Candles collection.

Since these are for my 10 year old nephews, I needed to keep them masculine without being too juvenile or too old looking.

For the card pictured above, I mixed WRMK's Cakes & Candles with a tag and rub-on sentiment from Pebbles Inc's Birthday Wishes. The two collections really compliment each other nicely.

My nephews also live far away, so my cards needed to me mailed. I kept the embellishments simple and flat (like using washi tape instead twine on my tag) and used some foam adhesive to give my layers dimension. For the card above, I trimmed the happy birthday, small present, and small party hat from images printed on paper in the 6 x 6 Cakes and Candles paper pad.

Two cards down, two to go.  I'll be sure to share the other birthday cards I've created later this month.
Thanks for stopping by!

Using Embossing Strips to Create a Title - We R Memory Keeper's Blog Hop

Hello We R fans, and welcome to our National Scrapbook Day blog hop! 

 If you've just arrived on my blog, you can start the blog hop HERE on the We R blog and hop through all the designers' blogs.  If you arrived here from Traci's blog, you are in the right place! Today I'll be sharing a layout I created using We R's Embossing Strips to create a title.

I'm using We R Memory Keeper's Hello Darling for my layout today. I love the bright, springy colors, and they went perfectly with my bright, springy new bike photo. I wanted to make a title that would really stand out and be a little bit different, so I decided to make a custom title from a WRMK's embossing strip.

It was so easy to do, that I'll be doing it a lot more often. I just ran a white piece of paper though my evolution with the "You Make My Heart Smile" embossing strip from the Fine & Dandy set. Next I trimmed the paper down to the right size. Finally I added ink (I used both gray and navy blue) by rubbing the ink pad directly onto the paper. The embossed area will attract more ink, so the title gets darker than the surrounding area.

For NSD I get to give away a We R Memory Keeper's Sew Easy Starter Kit. I love my Sew Easy, and this kit has everything you need to get hand sewing the easy way on your cards and layouts! All you have to do to enter is leave me a comment. If you don't want to miss any of my future posts, you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

Be sure to visit all of the blogs listed below where you’ll find amazing project ideas, tips, and giveaways (each giveaway is different). And don’t forget to check back on Friday to see if you won. Have fun!

We R Memory Keepers blog: http://www.wermemorykeepers.wordpress.com

Jennie McGarvey: http://jenniemcgarvey.typepad.com/

Traci Penrod: http://www.artsyalbums.com/

Samantha Taylor (you are here): http://www.taylorstamped.blogspot.com/

Aimee Maddern: http://aimeesarmoire.typepad.com/aimees-armoire/

Kathy Martin: http://card-blanc.blogspot.com/

Carrie Walz: http://everydaymoments-carrie.blogspot.com/

Jen McDermott: http://wonkywares.blogspot.com/

Aly Dosdall: http://www.alydosdall.com/

The giveaways will close on 11:59 pm (mountain time), Thursday, May 7th at midnight and winners will be announced on individual blogs and the We R blog on May 8. 

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by! 

Patriotic Wood Stars

Hello! Welcome to Moxxie's May blog hop. We're pretty excited to be sharing projects sharing Moxxie's 3 brand new collections. Today, I've crated some patriotic wood stars with Moxxie's All Star Baseball.

Sometimes simple is best, and I decided that this was one of those times. I started by painting the edges of all of my stars white.

Then I covered both sides of each star with patterned paper.

Finally, I added a few simple embellishments. And that's it, some cute and simple patriotic wood stars.

Now for the prize part!

You can leave a comment on each of our designers' blogs for an extra entry into our giveaway.

Wendi Robinson

Jennifer Taylor

Daniella Hayes

Amelia Harris

Samantha Taylor

Julie McGowan

Renee Robbins

Leslie Mitchell

Amy Allred

Joan Liddle

Rebecca Price

Ange Weisbeck

 Moxxie

What's the prize you ask?

You can PICK which line you receive if you WIN!

How do I WIN you ask?

Just leave a comment on the Moxxie blog hop post. 

You get extra chances to WIN by commenting on our designers' blogs and sharing with your friends. Just let us know how you shared in a comment on the Moxxie blog.

Good luck!