Paws N Claws Mini Album

Hi everyone!  Are you ready for a really fun project?  I had so much fun making it and it really did not take me very long which is a bonus, right?

If you love mini albums like I do then you should check out the Practical Scrappers blog today.  It has a lot of altered items and mini albums featured.  Mine included!

I used Moxxie's Paws N Claws line for this and printed my pictures in black and white.  I also used a brie cheese container for the cover.

To decorate the sides of the container I used some fun decorative tape, washi tape, trendy tape...you know what I am talking about.  This is my new favorite embellishment and the grey polka dot was perfect for the round mini book cover.

I used a ribbon to secure a ring on the first page so it is easier to lift the pages from the cover.  That is Chloe!

Here are some of the inside pages.  I used the tape to secure the edges of the circles so they would stay together and accordion fold back into the cover.  The photos are all on tags that can be removed easily then placed back into the pocket on the page.

The black kitty is Ali.

The big guy is Pee Wee and the little one is Lizzie.

I hope you enjoyed the mini album/altered art project for today!

Supplies used:
Moxxie's Paws N Claws line - all pattern papers, rub-on's and stickers that are kitty related
Washi tape
White dotted swiss paper
Worldwin Treasures solid paper - Cool Mint
Bo Bunny - Licorice Double Dot paper
Quick Quotes Powder Puff Ink - Coal Miner
Corner rounder

Until next time,
Michelle

April Moxxie Blog Hop - Hockey

All right, hockey moms! This one is for YOU!  Welcome to Moxxie's April Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop!  We have a grungy, icy, rough, real hockey collection to share...and you could win the entire Hockey collection!  Check it out - the neutral black, white, and gray color scheme - with occasional pops of blood red (we are talking hockey, after all!) - will look great with your pictures no matter what color jersey your team is sporting!

The die cuts and stickers have customized quotes and expressions to help you capture the action on the ice!  To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all ten participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, April 9th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win.

Ready to hop?!!  Here is your hop sequence...  on your mark, get set --- GO!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz 

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price
Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Ange Weisbeck

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Hello all!  I can tell you that I have never had a hockey picture.  So, I decided to have fun with this line and do something not hockey related at all.  

Brian snapped this adorable picture of his girlfriend, Queen last week and I loved it so much.  Plus her jacket has great colors that matched this line...well, most of it.  All the page needed was a great punch of pink to make the change from grungy hockey to cute and girly.  So, I added one of Moxxie's fabulous mini die cuts. I used the bright pink and the look automatically took a turn from masculine to feminine.  I was able to include the swirls from the sticker sheet which I love and the backs of the some of the elements from the die cut sheet.  I stamped on them with some words that best describe Queen.  I love it.  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you find some time to play today!  You will be hopping over to Rebecca's blog next!

Until next time,

Michelle

Homespun Easter Moxxie Blog Hop

Welcome to Moxxie's March Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop! This month we are featuring and you could win the entire "Homespun Easter" collection, which is wonderfully fresh and packed with cross stitched charm! It evokes a comforting palette in shades of cream, yellow, green and blue. This collection is absolutely perfect for your Easter and Spring themed projects.

To have a chance to win, you need to: 

• Follow the hop through all eleven participating blogs, check out the beautiful work of the Moxxie Muses, and leave a comment for each of them. 
• Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, March 5th. 
• Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog. 
• International fans are welcomed to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event of their win.

Ready to hop?!!  Here is your hop sequence...  on your mark, get set --- GO!

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Got Moxxie

Susie Bentz

Patti Hamil

Cathy Harper

Michelle James

Rebecca Price
Misty Rushlow

Mary Pat Siehl

Dana Tatar

Rhonda Van Ginkel

Ange Weisbeck

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I am excited to show you what I have made.  I started the digital version of Project Life by Becky Higgins this year and am really loving it.  And, I see new cards and products available for the digital and traditional versions all of the time.  It is really popular and a very nice way of scrapbooking.  The whole point of this program is to make scrapbooking easy and fast.   

I wanted to show how easy it is to make some of your own Project Life journal and filler cards using this beautiful Easter line.  All of the elements for Project Life are either 4X6 or 3X4 and they fit into the page protectors.  That is the ease and beauty and of this program.  So, it makes it super fast and easy if you would like to use papers other than what come in the Project Life kits.  I like to use different elements and I really like to have papers to match the event.  

I cut the pieces to size then used my corner rounder on all of the corners.  Then I added some of the die cuts and stickers to make them extra cute.  But, two of the adorable cards are just the paper and nothing else.  How easy it that?  

Three of the 4X6 cards have room for photos.  I adhered the titles on the very edge so I can slip a picture in underneath.  

I love to make special journal space and the above tag pulls out just for that.  

I hope you are enjoying the hop.  You will be jumping to Rebecca's blog next.  Thanks so much for stopping on over today!  

Until next time,

Michelle

Moxxie Muse Blog Hop - Western Round-Up

HOWDY!!!  It's that time of the month to join us for February's Muse-A-Palooza Blog Hop!  This month you could win the entire Western Round Up collection.  This collection has an amazing color line in denim blues, rich golds, country browns and kerchief reds, which will be perfect for all your cowboys and cowgirls!  So grab your boots, chaps and cowboy hats and follow us on this wild west adventure!!

To have a chance at winning, you need to round-up your coffee and hop through all eleven participating blogs, checking out all the spectacular creations of each Moxxie Muse, and leave a comment for each one of them!  Comments will close at midnight CST on Tuesday, February 5.

Winner will be announced the next day on the Moxxie blog.
International fans are welcome to play along if they agree to pay shipping in the event they win.

So are you ready to see some great inspirations from the Muses??  Giddy up and enjoy the ride!  Remember to leave your comments along the way for your chance to win Western Round Up collection!!

 Got Moxxie        

Susie Bentz  

 Patti Hamil   

Cathy Harper 

     Michelle James 

  Rebecca Price 

    Misty Rushlow 

     Mary Pat Siehl 

    Dana Tatar   

    Rhonda Van Ginkel 

    Ange Weisback

I really love this line and wanted to make cards.  The colors are so nice and work beautifully for cards.  I made a set of three and I like they way they turned out.

The first card includes a pocket with the denim paper that I stitched on my sewing machine.  I added a tiny bit of the red bandana paper for the little tag then stamped onto the tag and stamped a swirl on the pocket.  I made a tag and cut three different sized flowers from the Accent Essentials Cricut Cartridge.  I love the pattern papers in this line.  The designs are small enough to show on the flowers.  Then I added the flowers to a tag and stamped a verse.  This fits into the pocket with the flowers overlapping the top of the pocket.  

My second and third cards used the same swirly stamp and a few of the same matching flowers.  I love the boot paper so I used this as my "card".  It opens to the beautiful gold paisley design that I thought was perfect for the inside of the cards.  

Enjoy your hop and this new Moxxie line!  You should be visiting Rebecca's blog next.

Until next time,

Michelle

Project Life - Week 4

Moving right along....here are my newest Project Life pages.  I decided that when I printed the book the inside edges of the page (closest to the middle of the book) would need to be moved away from the edge more than the other edges to account for spine of the hardbound book.  So, I went back to the previous weeks and fixed those then created these pages with the new format.  I am still unsure if the edges are going to be too close.  I am hearing from others that the actual printed image is a little larger.  I definitely experience this with my printer but I was sure that this would not be a problem from a professional printing service such as Shutterfly or Persnickity Prints.  So, I think when I go to print I should probably start with just a couple of pages, then have the book done.  Maybe I am fretting over nothing but that would be a lot of work to go back and change everything.

I thought this week my pages turned out really fun and colorful.  Thanks to the M&M's and Skittles.  So I added some other elements and did some re-coloring so everything would match.  I think it turned out nice.

Here is week 4 page 1:

And page 2

And the double page

See how I have adjusted the middle?  I think that will allow for the binding much better.

I hope you are working on your books too whether they are digi or traditional.

Until next time,
Michelle

Project Life Week 3

Well, so far so good on the keeping current with Project Life.  I know three weeks isn't very long, but I am keeping up and am quite proud of myself.  I really enjoy choosing the photos and getting everything onto the pages.  I am getting better about taking photos too although there have been a couple of times when people have had to remind me.  Hopefully it will become second nature for me soon but for now all I can say is, "Thank goodness for my cell phone camera!"  LOL.

Week three was pretty busy with Sorority, Peggy's new job and District Speech Contest so I did not have a problem of not having enough photos to include on the page. I like it that way.

Week four includes both of the boys birthdays but with Ian being away and Brian very stingy with his photos I will be lucky to be able to document any of it.  I may have to rely on girlfriends.  They are usually quite helpful.  

Anyway, here is page one of week three.

And page two

And the two of them side by side as they would be in an album.

So there you have it.  My third week is done and I love it!

Until next time,
Michelle

Fun With Arrows

Today I want to share this fun layout of Brian and his car.  I used Quick Quotes My Michelle line.  I don't think it can be purchased anymore but I thought the colors were perfect for the pics.

Arrows are all the rage right now and I am joining the fun at Practical Scrappers.  Today they are featuring layouts using arrows.  Head over there and check out all of the creative, inspiring ideas the designers have come up with.  It is truly impressive.  Anyway,  here is my layout featuring Brian, his Trans-Am and a lot of arrows!

I used my Cricut with the Going Places cartridge and printed my title and journaling on vellum.  I love the way it turned out.

Be sure to click on this link to see the ideas at Practical Scrappers!

Until next time,
Michelle