{Scrappy Goodness} Merry Christmas Card?

Happy, Happy Tuesday!  I'm sad to say that this is going to be my last post for Use It Tuesday.  They are closing their doors so to speak.  I have loved creating for them and it as afforded me the opportunity to use my stash and create beautiful things to share with you all.  I know they will be missed by all that have linked up to each challenge.

With that said.  My last reveal.  A quick and simple Christmas card for the challenge Winter.

Make sure you head over to see what the design team as in store with you and link-up your last project.
Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Little Bunnies

Happy Tuesday!  I'm here today to share another layout for Use It Tuesday!  This week we were challenged to use up our items that stick!  I manged to use several of my letter stickers and a few other random stickers. For this challenge, I decided to scrap this picture of my girls from Easter.  I know it is a little out of place for this time of year but I wanted to scrap this picture.  I used an old Echo Park line that I have had in my stash for a couple of years now.

I kept it pretty simple this week with my layout.  I'm a little obsessed with negative space right now and project life cards.  They make great addition to pages.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Make sure you stop over at the UIT to see what the other design team ladies have in store for you.  There is a lot of great inspiration today.
Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Hello Card

It's Tuesday!  You know what that means?  It is time for another reveal at Use It Tuesday.  This week our challenge is to use creatures.  Anything sort of creature you want.

I decided to keep it simple this week and create a card.  I don't usually do a lot of cards but I just thought this little squirrel creature was cute.  Which is even more abnormal for me because I don't like squirrels.  This week I used up some of my Basic Grey stash.  Remember when Basic Grey was single sided paper?  This is from that era.  I have all these items for at least four years now.  So thank you Use It Tuesday for helping me use up that stash!

Make sure you hop on over to the blog and check out what the other DT members have in store for you this weekend.  They will give you all sorts of fun inspiration!

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Jaleesa

Happy, Happy Tuesday!  Welcome to a new reveal for Use It Tuesday!  This weeks challenge is to use those scraps you have laying around.

That wonderful baby text paper is an old one from Heidi Swap that is about 4 years old.  I couldn't believe that I had a scrap of it that large in my stash.  I had used some of it on Project Life last year for the week Jaleesa was born.  I had just enough of the brown polka dot to punch out the butterflies for the layout as well.  Giving myself a pat on the back for using up those scraps.

Overall:

A few close-ups:

Now it is your chance to use up those scraps this week.  Head on over to Use It Tuesday and check out what the design team as in store for you this week and link up your own project!

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Hello My Love

It's Tuesday!  Do you know what that means?  You guessed it, another new challenge from Use It Tuesday!  This weeks challenge is to use two hoarded items.  I have to say that I almost had a heart attack during creating this layout for this weeks challenge.

I had this amazing picture of my youngest daughter Jaleesa.  I just love that little dress.  It is so fun and bright. See that amazingly cute flower paper at the bottom?  That is the paper that almost gave me a heart attack to use.  I was determined to use it on this layout though.  The colors were amazing with the picture.  I have had the paper in my stash for over two years.  I think I was more scared to use it because I paid way too much money for it.  I paid over $2 for it and that was on sale!  However, no I wish I would have bought a couple more.

My other hoarded items this week are the yellow shimmer cardstock and the hello flap stapled onto the picture.  I had about 5 sheets of the cardstock originally, however I was down to the one sheet that was in my scrap stash.  I already used about 4" of the bottom of it.  The color just matched perfectly to the flower paper.  The hello flap has been in my stash for a little over a year.  I wish I would have bought 20 of those.  It is just the perfect accent for this layout.

So let's take a look at my layout.  

The overview...

And a few close-ups...

Thank you for stopping by today!  Make sure you hop on over to the Use It Tuesday blog and see the amazing projects the design team has for you this week.  Don't forget to link up to the challenge and use up that stash of supplies!

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Friends & Siblings

Hello and Welcome to another design team reveal for Use It Tuesday!  Today the DT is bringing you inspiration for our new challenge friendship.

This week I decided to scrap this picture of my husband and his brother and sister when we were in Indiana a couple months ago.  I loved doing this layout!  It took me less than an hour which is always a bonus in my book.  It turned out a lot more feminine then I was going for but that's ok.

What are my hoarded items this week you ask?  See that lovely blue sibling paper.  That has been in my stash for two years.  And the real winner this week.  The punch I used on that yellow paper, as been in my stash for two years still in the original packaging!!  Yep, you read that correctly unopened for two years.  I really don't know why it is a great punch and I love the detail it added.

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A few close ups:

Thank you for stopping by today!  Make sure you hop over to Use It Tuesday blog, so you can link up with our friendship challenge this week and see all the amazing DT inspiration.  Remember, to tell us what your hoarded items were.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Fantastic Moments

I have two posts up today, so be sure to scroll down to see my post for the Memory Nest DT.

Welcome to a brand new challenge this week at Use It Tuesday!  I'm really excited for this weeks reveal. This week the DT is sharing with you projects using a current trend.  Let me tell you the DT as done another fantastic job for you this week.  There are a number of trends and great hoarded items being used.

For my trend, I selected doilies and enamel dots.  I know, surprise, surprise.  If you have looked at any of my layouts recently you know that I barely have a layout recently with a doily.  And really I just can't get enough of enamel dots. Both are my go too embellishments lately.

This week I decided to do a layout of my in-laws.  I have to tell you, I'm one lucky girl because I have amazing in-laws.  I look forward to spending time with them.  They gave me my fabulous nickname of giggles.  Which you always know they love you if you get a nickname and got mine when I was 16!  I knew I was good from then on.

So now that I have babbled let's get on to sharing my layout.  I used a sketch I saw on Let's Get Sketchy.  I thought it was just a great sketch.  It provided a great jumping off point for me this week.

What are my hoarded items this week you ask? Well, that beautiful large dot paper is about a year old and I'm sad to say that I wish I had bought 5 sheets of it.  I had a heard time parting with it.  The stripped paper as been in my stash for about 2 years.  But, the real winner this week is that photo!  That photo was taken in July 2007 and printed a couple months after.  It has been in my 'to scrap' pile for about 7 years!  Crazyness.

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A few close-ups

Ok, now it is your turn.  Head on over to the Use It Tuesday blog and see what the other DT members have for you this week.  While you are there you can link up your own project using a current trend.  Remember to use those hoarded items and tell us all about it!

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

Also linking up to the following blogs this week:
Let's Get Sketchy- August Week 3 sketch
Use your Words Challenge Blog- August 1st Challenge Moments

{Scrappy Goodness} 6 Monthes

Hello and Welcome to a new challenge today for Use It Tuesday!  Today the design team is showing you projects using challenge #61 uninked stamps.  My problem for this challenge was not finding an uninked stamp is was deciding which one I wanted to use.  I really couldn't believe how many I had in my closet.  It is a little embarrassing since I don't even really use stamps too much.  I still feel the need to continue to buy them.

I came across this sketch from page maps.  I thought it would be great for this layout I wanted to do of some of my oldest daughter's 6 month pictures.

For this challenge, I used stamps and paper that are at least four years old from Close to My Heart.  I had three pictures that I wanted to use on my layout so I altered the sketch a little in order to do that.  I'm so happy with how it turned out and love that I got another layout done in my daughter's one year album.  Of course, at this rate it will be finished by the time she goes to college.  :)

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A few close-ups:

Thank you for stopping by today.  If you haven't already, make sure you head over to Use It Tuesday to see all the fabulous inspiration that the design team as for you today and link up to the challenge yourself!

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Love Picture Frame

Welcome to Use It Tuesday Design Team reveal.  Today's challenge is What was I thinking, which is what I said halfway through punching all these hearts out.  Then said it again as I was gluing each individual heart down. I do have to say that I really love how it turned out.  I'm glad I took the time to do it.

The picture frame and flocked paper I have had in my stash for a couple of years.  The love sticker has been in my stash for about three years.

I hope you will hop over to the Use It Tuesday blog and check out what the other design team members did for this weeks challenge.  As always we would love for you to link up your own take on our challenge this week.

My project for the challenge...

A few close ups...

Thank you for stopping by today and checking out my project.

Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica

{Scrappy Goodness} Happy Birthday to you!

Hello and Welcome!  Today I'm excited to announce that I will be joining the Use It Tuesday Design Team.  It is such an honor to be selected for this team.    I'm looking forward to using up my hoarded stash of supplies and provide some inspiration for you to do the same.  The ladies on the design team do some amazing work and I know you will find a lot of inspiration on their blog.

If this is your first time here, thank you for stopping by.  I hope that you will stay a while and look around.  You can read a little more about me here. If you are frequent visitor thank you for your continued support.

Today is our first design team reveal.  You will not be disappointed with all the creative projects on the blog today.  This week the challenge at Use It Tuesday is all about Birthdays.  I decided it would be time to scrap a picture from my daughters 1st birthday, she is only 4 years old now.  I bought this My Mind's Eye paper specifically to do layouts from her birthday party.  It has been in my stash for about three years now.

Here is what I created for the challenge this week.

Hope you enjoyed my project.  Make sure you hop over to Use It Tuesday blog to see what the other design team members have come up with or link up your own Birthday challenge.


Have a beautiful day! Smiles, Jessica