Viva Las VegaStamp Baby!!!!

Well I can honestly say I have been bitten bad by the art journaling bug, I can't get enough of it.

I was trolling the web for some inspiration for a new page I am doing and I stumbled on to this 

awesome site Viva Las VegaStamps, I seen a video about 5 minutes of AJ. I learned so much and can't 

wait to get my first stamps and inks to start creating. 

Also click above and check out thier store, TONS of awesome goodies!!!!

Over at my Journal 52 facebook group, week 5 promt was Character. Now mind you I am very new to paper scrapping and have limited supplies, being an Agoraphobia does not help much, that is why I am so loving all the happy mail I send and recieve!!! 

I made a flap with some cardboard and a piece of flower fabric I had.

 I love this quote from Franklin D. Roosevelt!!

I printed out Tumble Fish Studio's new kit, Funky Dream Fairys. I like how it came out.

Speaking of Happy Mail, here is one I send out yesterday

 and one I got from Tracy in the UK, how cool is that???

I still did some digi scrapping last week too, here are a few pages I made.

Created by Jill Scraps has new Mix and match packs for $1.29 each to create your own unique Bundle or save money and choose from 4 pre-bundled Bundles! Also check out Jill's BLOG and FACEBOOK page for some freebies!!!

Available EXCLUSIVELY at my DSA Store:

My adoable nephew Cam and his pooch, Brutus.

This page I snagged the photo from my cousin.

She has her Oh Snap Kit, Word Bits, Glitter Bits, Smatters & Bundle available at:

GingerScraps  and GDS which was featured over at her DSA Store. 

Here is a new page I made with it. I just LOVE the quote.

 and here are two pages I did over the summer when the kit first came out.

Studio Sherwood also has a new kit and shadow box templates out this week, A Matter of the Heart

Also check out her FACEBOOK page and BLOG  for Freebies.

I can't get enough of her shadow boxes, love working with them. Here is a page I made using one of Far far Hills vintage postcards.

This page is for GS Mini Kit challenge, the photo is Chris my neighbor with his beautiful grand-daughter.

Well that is it for now, I will be back tomorrow to post a couple more pages I did using 2CurlyHeadedMonster Designs!!! So stop on back!

Who knew??

I never would of thought that I would like paper scrapping (art journaling) but I love it!!! If I had my way I would honestly never go back to digi scrapping!!!! But I can't do that just yet. In fact this morning i made an ATC with Curly Head Monsters "Macabre kit"

Made a page for my second happy mail I sent out..... I used the receipt we got from the post office, some labels from the sticker packs i sent out (I love using my trash, is this weird??) Just happent to have a few stickers of letters and mail thanks to my sissy, Robyn!! Love how this all came together!

This was my happy mail I sent out. Only showing back side, front has her addy on it and I don't want to share that info. 

Made another page for winter 2014, using an newpaper article and stickers. When i get some good pens I'm going to place something in michigan mitten.....maybe a winter quote!

week 5 for Journal 52 (promt was Abstract)

Not sure if this would be considered Abstract. I never used any inks before either. I seen a couple of the videos some posted about homemade kool-aid inks so I placed a little bit of the kool-aid powed in a sour cream lid added a small amount of alcohol, mixed and used some sides of lids and a couple other items for stamps on newspaper. I kinda of like how it came out!!! 

This page I was just goofing off and happent o find a photo by it's self in one of my tinklet boxes. It's my little sister Robyn when she was 16 yrs old (83') That was her sexy look!!!

I come to realize I love using trash. Notice the cigarette box and onion label? I love cutting up newspapers, currently on the look out for some old magizines but it keeps snowing so I am not going any time soon, lol I also used some of the color palletes I got free from the hardware store.

I got my very first mix media swap envolope from Darlene this week!!! I Loved everything in it!!! So of course I created a page in one of my books (I have three I making) 

Darlene stamped on the pretty pink paper envolope, which I made into a pocket and slipped a red note I made up telling how I made the page. I love the paper clip and red ribbon she gave me too. I already had the libary pocket (from an old book I had bough at the libary) I just glued it on and slipped a card she printed out and gave me. The ace cards she also gave me, I punched a hole and used a tie from some bread we had. Yes I used lots of trash!! it is FREE, lol I love how it all came together.

My last piece to show you is my take on week 5 for Tangie's ATC

I flippin' LOVE how this game out and I could not of found a perfect quote for it.

Check it out in my GALLERY.

I bed you a good day and many thanks for stopping by.

Looking out my front window, loving this winter!!!!

AJ catching up

Caught up on some of the facebook Art Journaling groups I am.

The Documented Life Project ~ Week Four - Write a secret message then paint over all but one key word.

I took some scrapbooking paper and colored it in with pencils. (sorry no paints, YET!!!)

The Documented Life Project ~  Week Five - Add a doodle border.

This took me three days but I really love it and it was so relaxing too do, who knew?

Journal 52 ~ Week 3 Prompt: You Always Make Me Smile

Cheesy yes we know, but I love it!!!

This was just some radom playing in the craft room :)

Well that is it for now, hope to see you soon.

Super Bowl Sunday

It is Super Bowl Sunday already!!! Who are you rooting for? Bronco's for me and the Seahawks for the hubby! Since we have been together we always make a few appetizers and watch the game for the commercials. 

I did a few pages this week I would love to share with you. First let me say I HATE my photo taken, always have. In fact there are very few photos of me. In my Journal 52 FB group we had to use "Selfie" as our promt. I was so bummed out and then it hit me and waaalaaaaa

I made my selfie!!!! I LOVE how it came out and it makes me giggle just looking at it!

My friend, Cristin posted this wonderful photo of Detroit and I snagged and scrapped it for my Detroit book! Really love how it came out!

Created by Jill Scraps has an awesome new Art Journaling kit over at GS!!!

Here is just one preview, click HERE to see the rest.

Artistically Speaking Element/Paper Packs 

 Here are a couple pages I made with it, just love the soft colors! The first one is a stacker I made for a freebie, so check Jill's blog for when she post it.

Here is my cousin, Cheri's pretty grandbaby

Saw this poem somewhere and it seem to fit this kit.

She also has a new kit, This Can't Be Happening

It comes in a bundle or seperat packs can be found HERE

This kit is beautiful and it is for when you are feeling down. A great art journaling kit!!!

We all go through some tough times and some times it is great just to scrap it down!!!

Here is a page I made for my dear friend, Janine and her family who lost thier beloved doggie, jasther.

Oh Christina a.k.a 2CurlyHeadedMonster has a wonderful challenge over at GDS

 February Progressive ART JOURNAL

You get this awesome freebie to start you off with.

Here is a page I made with it.

She also has a new kit in her store at GDS!!

Shot Thru The Heart ~ Art Journal Kit

I made a FB timeliner for Tamie is preserving memories facebook page. Feel free to stop by and give us a "LIKE"

I used Lorde's song "Royal" which was on my brian all last week.

This page I went a little anti-Valentines, LOL!!!

I love you more then frozen peas and STD's!!! 

Well that is it for now, see you soon and thanks for stopping by.