S.I.P. Project with Genuine

I just love the idea of the S.I.P Project. To learn more about it please visit DeAnn's blog. The basic idea is that you give service and in return DeAnn does your family photos for free. I chose to make cards that I could help the gals at the local elder care facility put together. I have one more day to meet with them and my almost 9 hours of service will be complete and we will have made 90 cards or so.

I'm sure that I'll go back to visit with them and help them with more card projects in the future

I love that Authentique's Genuine collection goes perfectly with our family's photos. Honestly the denims are beautiful with the yellow.

I lost the "i" while out scrapping a LSS yesterday and finally gave up and made another one. Wouldn't you know that I'd find the original stuck to the bottom of a sticker sheet RIGHT AFTER I'd made the new one. :)

I hope the SIP Project as well as my layout inspires you. Have a great Sabbath Day!!!
This is also based off of Kristy Lee's Amethyst #2 Sketch for Scrapbook Steals.

AUTHENTIQUE March Sketch Challenge

Hey there, the Authentique sketch challenge for March goes live today. I hope you can all make some time to play along.

All you need is a little bit of amazing Authentique and your creativity and you're in.

These papers are from the Genuine Collection which I honestly can't get enough of.

The stamp is from Stampin' Up. Crushed Curry ink goes splendidly with these papers.
Have a super day.

Garnet #8 I Was Born This Way

I guess I had forgotton to post this layout. I used Authentique's new Genuine collection and a sketch by Becci Manies to complete this layout.

I love my thirdborn like nothing else. He warms my heart to no end but that boy is also gonna be the end of me (I found two of his lunch sandwiches hidden under his brother's dresser-moldier than all get out, he knows he has to finish his whole lunch before he can after school snack. STINKER) Frustrated, sure, but he just has this way about him...a charm...a certain je ne sais quoi.  Whatever it is he gets away with a lot!!!

This particular incident happened a few weeks ago and just pulled at my heart strings. I had to scrap it because it spells out exactly who my baby is.


The pictures were actually taken when he was lamenting an upcoming haircut ;) I'm really not that mean of a mom. BUT because of the two moldy sandwiches-all he's getting for lunch this week is a sandwich and a few carrot sticks.

I hope you're day is filled with beauty and love.

New Authentique: Genuine

Denim is all the rage right now and Authentique did it right!!!

Here's a quick sneak peak of the Genuine Cabinet I made for CHA.
Have a wonderful day.

Go HERE to see the full collection.

BRAND NEW AUTHENTIQUE: Genuine CHA

Authentique has a new collection called Genuine. It's super gorgeous. Faded blue jeans and mustards. Perfection. I had this picture of my youngest getting read to by my mom and i really wanted the layout to be special. The picture is blurry and I had to make it black and white just to see some contrast but I LOVE what's happening.

My mom always read to me when I was little and now that's one of my greatest passions besides scrapbooking.

Authentique has some other changes in store. Instead of chip shapes they now have sticker sheets so everything comes already to be stuck on AND all the stickers are now MATT. I have gone to heaven.

These letter stickers are included on the 12x12 sticker sheet.
Loverly huh.