Forever Friends

Hello everyone, sorry I am late today.  I had a wonderfully long weekend vacation and am running a little behind.. Today I am showing a “scrapbook” I am working on.  As most of you know I spent my long weekend vacation in NY visiting Alison and her family and while there we went to the Long Island Children’s Museum. It was so fun!  Anyway, I knew I wanted to scrap the pictures that were taken and also start scrapping the 17 gagillion boxes of pictures I have so why not start now!!!  Anyway, I knew this had to be something that wasn’t just an 8x8 page or a 12x12 page and I had these lying around so this is what I am doing….
I am taking this…
 
and turning it into a scrapbook.  As of now I just have one section started and it isn’t done, but I wanted to show you to give you an Idea of what I was doing.  I am thinking of doing both sides and hanging it from the ceiling in my craft room, what do you think?  Then again if I do one side I can hang it on the wall…. decisions decisions…. Ok so for the first one, Alison and I took a picture together that reminded me of the fun house mirrors at a carnival so that is what I went with.  Right now all I have on the section is the paper and the words which came from the Carnies set over at Smeared Ink.  The picture is added digitally but I will have them printed out soon!!! 
What do you think?  Good idea? Bad idea? Throw it out? Keep it?  I need opinions as I am just getting into the scrapping thing!!!

May Member Blog Hop and a little encouragement, carnival style

Today is my post day for the Smeared Ink design team and the May Member Blog hop at Smeared & Smudged Ink. For the blog hop, the challenge was to use a technique you've always wanted to try & haven't yet OR to use a technique you haven't in a while. I had something a little different in mind but am having some allergy aggravation for a few days so I had to make a few changes.

I am using the Smeared Ink unmounted rubber stamps Carnival set for sentiments & the image. He's colored in with colored pencils & cut out to "pop up" on the interior of the card. I'm not sure why, but I wanted to do an "encouragement" card today, mixing handwritten text (Prismacolor marker in Cocoa bean, fine tip end) with the stamped sentis (Palette Hybrid Ink in Noir Black).



The first displayed photo shows an idea of the dimension this technique provides. Be sure to visit each of the bloggers who are sharing projects with you today & leave them some love!!


Kelli http://www.cajunstampingqueen.blogspot.com
Lady Brayton http://www.ladybrayton71.blogspot.com
Meredith http://www.papercanteen.com
Black Dragon http://www.lynsblogger.blogspot.com
Jane http://www.jcocraft.blogspot.com
Judi http://www.creatingartwithheart.blogspot.com
Jennifer http://www.insanedaze.blogspot.com
Sugar http://www.sugscardsnmore.blogspot.com
Kapree http://www.kc-consultant.blogspot.com
Dianne http://www.dkspinner.blogspot.com
Paula http://www.whatspeaks2myheart.wordpress.com (that's me)

Be sure to leave them some love!! Thanks for stopping by! Paula

Your Stuck with Me

Hello Lovelies,

I must admit first thing that this is not a new project for me.  This is the very first card I made with the Carnies set from Smeared Ink!  I also must admit that this Tuesday somehow snuck up on me.  I know it comes the same time every week, so I don't know how it snuck up on me!!!  Maybe it had something to do with the kids being ot of school and the hubby being off of work sinceThursday and my days are all messed up.... anyway I apologize fot not having a new project to show you!  I m working on something, but can't promise that it will be up today!

Anyway here it is!  Hope you enjoy!

Carnie Poster

Hello all, It's tuesday and I'm Kelli and that means that it is my day to post!  Today I am sharing with you a "poster" I made!  It's really  6x6 that I made using a technique I just learned that I haven't made into anything yet!  It will eventually be either part of an altered canvas or a poster I have in mind for Smeared Ink images!!! Maybe by next week I will know what I want to do and then we can go on a creepy little jaunt to the end of a project...Anyway, this technique will eventually make it into a tutorial and be posted on the forum, but for now it is what it is!!!

I really hope you enjoy the project and be sure to check out all the goings on over on the forum.  Reember there are some wonderful prizes to be won over there!