TGIF!

I am SO glad it's Friday! For one, the dance studio that Jess goes to is hosting a movie night so I paid for both Lindsay and Jess to go, which means that Tom and I get to have a date night! I hardly even remember what that is. It is extremely rare that we go out without the kids - so I am really looking forward to that tonight. I may have to take a nap today just so, in all the peace and quiet, I don't fall asleep! That sounds awful, but I've been up all hours of the night lately with Lindsay. She hasn't had a fever, but for 2 days she went through rounds of vomiting like 7 or 8 times in an hour. Poor thing couldn't even keep down a teaspoon of water. I was really afraid she was getting too dehydrated - so I took her to the dr. and paid for a prescription and of course - after I shell out the money - she seems to be better now. lol, that's just the way it goes in my world. :) But I'm just glad she's better. Doing laundry at 3 in the morning...well, I can think of better things to do. SLEEP!

So I had been working on a bunch of stuff to post on my blog - and as it turns out they've all been requested for publication, so now I'm back to square one. I had 4 cards, a little mitten place card, and I was finally going to post my chipboard basket. I made two to submit to GiftMaker and this is the one they did not choose. But I submitted it somewhere else and they accepted it for publication. So, since those are all gone, I made 4 cards with matching envies last night for the Rusty Pickle Blog:

The layout posted at the top is a hybrid layout. It features the following supplies:
2peas Free Oct. kit - Tia Bennett, Hearts Alight
ACOT - Something Blue Sentence Strips
DCWV scallop stack (cardstock)
Ranger Adirondack paint dabber - Aqua
MAMBI Icons (rhinestone heart)
Deluxe Designs Plane Janes Decorative Chipboard accents
Misc. trim
Prima Got Flowers (neutural)
Rusty Pickle buttons
Zig black pen
I did the journaling on the scalloped oval (Something Blue Sentence Strips) in PSE 5.0

Scrappers Holiday Planner

The unveiling of the Scrappers Holiday Planner (digi kit) peaked a lot of interest at Dragon Flaire Studios tonight - and at a price of $3.75, I would say that you can't go wrong. You can't buy a planner for that - plus, it's WAY more fun to make one! It's a gorgeous kit designed by Jenna Nelson. I was asked to create a hybrid planner using this kit and Jenna has my pics on her blog: little bird design digitals She also has links to the gallery where other designers posted their planners for the big kick off tonight. Claudine Hellmuth was there for a chat and as chat's usually go...the posts were flying faster than I could keep up with. lol

Hope you all have had a good start to the week!
Cami

a little teaser for you

* Here is a little teaser for my class at Heart in Hand Scraps that was just added to the boutique Friday night. I LOVE the Pirate Princess line from Rusty Pickle, I LOVE chipboard, and I adore rhinestones, so I combined them into a home decor project for my class. Check it out! By the way, Heart in Hand Scraps is looking for a Creative Team unlike any other. You can check out the details here: CT Call

I did a hybrid holiday planner for Dragonflaire Studios as well - but they won't be posting it until tomorrow (Monday) night. Make sure you stop by to take a peek at the new release and what I've created with it.

Hybrid fun

Here is one of my recent hybrid layouts. The owls, toadstool and "friends" plaque were printed off from my digital embellishment files. The green paper and scalloped notebook paper are digital papers as well. These elements can be found in the super fun kit "Hoot and Annie" at Scrap Girls ...fun, huh?

Supergirls can fly!

**ETA**This layout has been removed for publication

I just finished this layout - and while it's not usually my style, I actually kinda - well, love it. You can't tell very well, but Jess is wearing a black shirt with a big superman style S on the front. I scanned her t-shirt and printed it to put on the layout (top right photo). The title is Supergirls can fly! and the journaling reads:

All you need is your supergirl t-shirt and a swing for the transformation into an instant superhero. You are a supergirl, and yes, you can fly! You lean over the swing seat and start pushing off the ground to make the swing move. You love to hold your arms out and close your eyes so you can pretend like you are flying.

Happy Valentines Day!!

I love Valentines day. For no other reason but that it reminds us of the ones we love and more importantly - it reminds us to show and tell others how much we love them. I don't think that happens enough in this world. So all my friends and family that are reading this - please know how much you mean to me - I love you!

I wanted to wish my hubby a happy Valentines Day and tell him how much I love him. Tom...thank you for being such a wonderful husband and friend. Thank you for being the most amazing father to our girls who love you to the moon and back. Thank you for being the hard-working man that you are. You are amazing - and truly the man of my dreams! I love you with all my heart!

So - what are your plans for Valentines? A special dinner? Exchanging gifts? I know Tom and I are planning to go to the hibachi tonight with the kids. I got the girls a little Valentines gift that we'll give them when Tom comes home from work. Then we'll head out to Wasabi for a fun evening. The girls love watching the hibachi chefs do their thing - and seriously, I think the chef's enjoy making the girls giggle. They act like kids themselves...making their onion volcanoes and flipping shrimp into their hats while making bad jokes. If you've never been to a hibachi, I highly recommend it. It makes for a great evening out. Tom and I always split the surf & turf and I'm certain tonight will be no exception. Yummy!

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I also wanted to share a couple hybrid projects I have just done. You'll have to let me know what you think. I'm still new to the hybrid thing - but gotta tell you how much I'm loving it!

The first project is the altered heart at the top of this post. The scalloped heart is by Making Memories. I printed out digital papers (free Rhonna Farrer digital kits at 2peas - Feb2007 and April 2006) to cover it with and added the BasicGrey ribbon, Prima crystal flourishes, Heidi Swapp stamp and ghost flowers, and an Autumn Leaves rhinestone brad.

Last night I made this: **ETA** Project removed for publication

I bought this Asian inspired double canvas funky looking picture at Marshalls. I ripped both of the canvases off and coated them twice with Gesso to cover up the rich reds, golds and black colors. I painted the frame background a dark brown then went back to the canvases. I painted the sides with acrylic paint and then applied some Tea Dye Varnish to match the distressed look of the digital papers. I then created both of the layouts in Adobe Photoshop Elements, printed them off on cardstock and embellished with gathered ribbon, chipboard monogram, rhinestones and a stamp or two. Digital supplies are as follows: LiquoriceRevamped papers 1, 3, 4 and 6 from Scrapbook Bytes (designed by Vera Lim), the flourish was also purchased at Scrapbook Bytes and is by Trish Jones. The photo edges3 are by Rhonna Farrer from the Designing With Digital CD. The blue digital paper was a freebie found at Scrap Chic Studio called Bliss Mini Kit - designed by Mindy Wade.

Thanks for stopping by today - I hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day! MWAH!

Hybrid layouts

Someone asked me to try some digital/hybrid layouts a few weeks ago and I've been intrigued yet a little intimidated by the thought. I've worked a lot with fonts and WordArt and stuff - but never thought I'd use digital "paper" on my layouts. In the past I've tried doing 100% digital layouts but they just aren't the same. I love to see and feel the texture of chipboard elements, flowers, buttons, bling. But the other day I found some great digital patterns and started downloading and printing them out. I love the results. My first layout here was done in less than 10 minutes and several minutes of that was just fishing through my glass jars looking for the right chipboard letters. That and I decided to consult with another scrapbooker (thanks Cari!) because I just felt like it shouldn't take such little effort. I'm not used to sitting down and doing a layout within a matter of minutes. It was so simple and I have to admit that I really love the results. So I did another one right after that. You'll probably notice the color combinations are almost identical. I used black on the first one and brown on the 2nd - but the lime green and coral colors remain the dominant colors. Funny, seeing as how they came from 2 different websites...I guess I am drawn to that color combo. Let me know what you think!