What's New

What's new? The sketch that is up on the Paper Secrets Blog!!! A new sketch means another chance to win a gift certificate to the Paper Secrets Store! Head over to the Paper Secrets Blog to check out the sketch challenge!
Here is my layout following the sketch challenge!
The handsome young man is my grandson Britton!

Photography

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So I decided I want to learn more about photography and so I took a class from a local photographer and I have been spending lots of time on the internet trying to learn more about photoshop also.

I am truly hoping I can see a difference as I look at future photos and compare them to some of the photos from the past!

One thing I learned about was movement and capturing a photo without the blur of movement!

So I was very excited when I went the next day to my grandson's ball games and caught 2 of my all time favorites of them playing ball.

I am still busy learning and downloading free brushes, textures and actions.  I am considering some purchases also of some actions and other photoshop goodies! So much to learn so little time!!

The only thing I am trying to be careful about though is that I don't get so busy learning that I don't find time for SCRAPBOOKING!

Time to check in again with Paper Secrets!

Today is the 1st and so once again it is time for another great sketch over on Paper Secrets Blog!

I really enjoyed this sketch! So many possiblities! So here is my creation!

I really loved using 

                                       Echo Park All About A Boy - 12x12 Collection

                                              You can find the collection at the Paper Secrets Store!

Head over to the blog to check the challenge and to the store to check the paper collection!
Do the challenge and take a chance at a gift certificate to the store!

APRIL 15th Paper Secrets Challenge!

Want to win some scrapbooking supplies! You even get to pick out the supplies!!! Yes that is right!
The April 15th Paper Secrets Challenge is up! Do the challenge and get a chance to win a gift certificate to spend at the Paper Secrets Store!!!
Here is my layout for the challenge!
Dylan is such a monkey! It was not easy getting his photo Easter Sunday!

So head over to the Paper Secrets Blog and see the challenge and all of the Design Teams examples!

Scrapbook Steals April Blog Hop

Welcome to the HOP!!

I was so very honored and excited to be asked to be part of Scrapbook Steals April Blog Hop, I just love Scrapbook Steals! You have to love great deals on scrapbooking supplies and then as an extra there are lots of great scrapbooking ideas!

I was excited to try American Crafts Wood Veneer Pieces, there are so many things you can do with them. I thought of painting them or inking them,covering them with pattern paper or just wood staining them but in the end on today's layout I decided to use my copics to color them. The American crafts Wood Veneer Hexagons seemed  the perfect embellishment for Echo Park All about a boy collection. The orange hexagons were placed right on  a border that was printed with hexagons to give a great 3d effect! Just so many possibilities!

Here is my layout that I used American Crafts Wood Veneer Hexagon Pieces to create:

 

 

Products Used: 

Echo Park - All About A Boy Collection, American Crafts Wood Veneer Pieces (Hexagons), Dear Lizzy American Crafts Thickers

 

Time to hop on, your next hop is:
Stamping Starlette - Erica Bass  

        If you started at the beginning, Erica will be your Final Stop, if not here

is the Blog Hop Order so you will not miss a single stop!

 

Blog Hop Order

1. Scrapbook Steals - http://scrapbook.steals.com/wp/
2. Scrapbooking Is Cheaper Than Therapy - Staci Jones (http://scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/)
3. Michelle Phiippi.com - Michelle Philippi (http://www.michellephilippi.com/)
4. Spacey Stacey's Scrappy Goodness - Stacey Mentor (http://spaceystaceyscrappygoodness.blogspot.com/)
5. Paper Memories by Brenshevia - Brenshevia Baker (http://brensheviapapermemories.blogspot.com/)
6. Scrappin' Mama! - Stacia Brandt (http://happyandscrappytoo.blogspot.com/)
7. So Many Scraps - Sue Kithcart (http://www.somanyscraps.blogspot.com/) YOU ARE HERE

8. Stamping Starlette - Erica Bass (http://stampingstarlette.blogspot.com/) 

                                              

 

 The Ladies have a lot of wonderful things to share with you! I hope you have fun and enjoy all the great ideas found on the hop!

Looking for a few good followers!

It seems that lately my blog is just not getting much in comments and I am sure I need to step it up a bit!
I think I have become discouraged so not posting as much as I should so I need some followers who like posting!

So with that said I think I need to do a blog candy giveaway and see if I can get some new followers and/or some returning followers!

So here are the rules:
1. you must follow my blog ... this will give you your first entry into the drawing.
2. leave a comment on this post! this will give you a bonus entry.
3. Share this on your blog, facebook, forum.  you will receive a bonus entry for each place you share it!
4. leave a comment on any future posts during the contest. For each post you comment on you get another entry.

This contest will continue from tonight through Sat. March 2nd at 11:59 pm Eastern time for a total of 10 days.

The winner will be a random drawing from all entries and will receive ......

Drum Roll please...........

a 20.00 gift certificate to YOUR favorite online scrapbook store!

so let the fun begin!

Feb. 1st Paper Secrets Challenge!

Well its been awhile once again! My grandson who lives with me got sick and ran very high fevers for 10 days! I was a bit overwhelmed and then when his fever finally broke, I was left exhausted! During that time I was able to do my daily photos all but one day! Did not do much else but now I am back on focus!!

So the first thing I did was my challenge for Feb. 1st  on Paper Secrets Blog! The challenge is up and the sketch is great! The twist is you must use Chevrons! So head over and check out the challenge!!
I promised a couple from my church that I would do some pages as a wedding gift (along with giving them the album) I just got their wedding pictures so the photos are from the wedding. (the daughter was her mothers maid of honor) .

I used October Afternoon Woodland Park Pattern Papers available in The Paper Secrets Store!

here are a couple of my daily photos. The first one is my poor little Dylan during one of his sick days!

NOW HEAD OVER TO THE PAPER SECRETS BLOG AND CHECK OUT THE CHALLENGE!

Paper Secrets Jan. 15th blog challenge

Wow can you believe we are already half way through Jan.! The month is going by so fast! Are you excited to see what is new in the papercrafting business? I am looking forwar to seeing all the CHA booth pics! I am hoping one day I will actually get to go! But right now that is a huge DREAM! The new challenge for Jan. 15th is up on the Paper Secrets blog! Another great sketch with a twist of using twine! I love twine! So head over and check out the challenge and play along for a chance to win a prize!!! Here is my DT layout for the challenge!

The following items used on the layout are available at The Paper Secrets Store! Pattern Papers from Jillibean Soup Winter Tortellini & Spinach Soup Collection Kit Ball Trim - Chocolate Queen & Co. Twine Twist Tim Holtz Distress Stickles - Rock Candy

more on 365 photos

I had hoped to post every day or every other day on my 365 day photo adventure but I realize now that is not going to happen! Dylan has been sick so I have been happy to just get the photos done! So I am hoping to post once a week! I will now admitt that some of the photos were a quick desperate attempt at getting a photo done with all that has been going on! Like taking a photo of a painting I did! LOL So here are day 7-13.

Missed a day already!

well I have missed one day of photos already but only due to illness. I was sick enough that I did not eat and barely drank anything all day so I guess it was a good enough reason! but here are my photos for the 3rd and the 5th! I have yet to take the photo for the 6th~! guess I need to get moving!

365 days of photos

that is my goal for the year! I doubt I will be able to do each and everyday but if I aim for each day then maybe I will do at least half the year. Here is my photos for Jan. 1st and Jan. 2nd. but I will admit to cheating slightly already! the first photo was Done dec. 31st at approx 1130 pm at my nieces wedding! So I decided it is close enough.

My New Years Resolution

My New Years resolution is to scrap more, to find more time for me!!! Being a grandmother and then suddenly raising the 3 year old grandson has been quite the trial so far and I really need to find Sue time for my own sanity! So that is what I plan to do! With that I also hope to do more blogging and visit some forums I have missed dearly!!! Jan. 1st reveals a new challenge over at Paper Secrets!!! The challenge this month is a sketch with and added item! This is my layout for the sketch! Please be sure and check out the challenge on the Paper Secrets Blog ! Participating will put you in a drawing for a gift certificate to the Paper Secrets Store! Also don't forget to check us out on facebook!!

Christmas is coming!!!

I think I am more ready than I have ever been for Christmas on Dec. 1st. NO I am not done shopping but alot of it is done and I did alot of cybershopping! My back and feet were not up to lots of shopping on hard store floors and also taking Dylan shopping is a horrible task!!! Dylan is very excited about Christmas and also about the SNOW!!

I think I may cheat on my Dec. daily! these were taken the last day of Nov. but I really think I want them to start my dec. daily! Paper Secrets has the first challenge for Dec. up on it blog! The dec 1-15 and the dec 15th - 30th challenges this month are color challenges!! 











Here is mine!

head over the Paper Secrets Blog and check out the challenge and Prize!!!

Happy November!!!

So are you thinking about Christmas yet!!! just in case you did not realize it, Christmas is around the corner!!!
November 1st is also sketch reveal time on the Paper Secrets Blog!!! The manufacture that we are spotlighting is OCTOBER AFTERNOON!  Go to the blog and check it out!

Here is my layout for the sketch! This is my daughter Mindy and my grandson (her nephew) Noah!!

Lets see what you can do with OCTOBER AFTERNOON and our sketch!!!

Its been a rough month so far

October in the Kithcart home has been filled with sickness, two boys with double ear infections and hand, foot and mouth disease, another one had a severe case of hand, foot and mouth. Now they are finally all kids are well but I have bronchitis.  

But I stilll got to scrap!!! oh and I majorly cleaned my scrap area!!! 

My layout for Paper Secrets middle of the month sketch  was done with Jillibeans Macho Nacho Soup.

Check out my layout and then hop over to the Paper Secrets blog and see the sketch and challenge!!! 

oh and check out Paper Secrets on Facebook!

Such a gorgeous fall day!!!!

Fall has hit in all it's splendor and it is sure pretty here today! The summer flew by and I expect so will fall and soon I will be looking at snow!

Over at Paper Secrets the first October sketch is up! It is a great sketch to work with and I loved using the photos of my youngest grandson Dylan on the sketch and our visit to the state fair!  Head over the Paper Secrets blog and check out the sketch and all the DT's samples!

September Challenges!

Paper Secrets September challenges are up! So get out your Authentique and start scrapping! Here is my 1st challenge!

walking the beach

time for another syao entry! this time I used a photo of my daughter and her hubby walking the beach in Florida!

I used a border punch for my technique
I also used 3 homemade flowers
3 pattern papers
bling
ribbon
and a doily

Dylan and Grandpa

Dylan sure can wrap grandpa around his little finger! He surprises me because he is quite a mouthy little three year old. I don't understand where they learn it so fast although I know how his mom is. I just wish I knew how you stop a three year old from being mouthy.

I think he is a pro at getting his way with grandpa because of his cystic fibrosis!

I did a layout for syao contest with a photo I have of Dylan getting grandpa to give in to him!

MY butterfly bush

Lately I have been having some fun taking photos of the butterflies that visit my butterfly bush! I was disappointed one day that I was grilling and looked out to see a yellow swallowtail. My choice was to burn dinner or take photos. Well the budget said don't waste that food so I missed the swallow tail!

Since then I did have a black swallow tail come visit and got some great photos of that!

I also got some photos of a monarch! which some I have already scrapped! hoping to make it a two pager by doing the swallow too!

I used corner punch for my technique and also the butterflies were painted purple and then embossed
i have 5 buttons
3 + pattern papers
butterflies
banner
ribbon
and a pin