June 2014 YouTube Layout Hop- Travel Theme

Hi Everyone!!

I hope you guys will be able to follow along with us on this YouTube Layout Hop!  A bunch of great videos to inspire you to use your stash and create a layout of your favorite travel/vacation photos :)

Here is my YT video along with some close ups :)

Here is the list of the videos/ YouTube channels that are participating this month:

1. Sam - http://www.youtube.com/samwri1984

2. Christine - https://www.youtube.com/serenityinhim

3. Jan - https://www.youtube.com/pokefan2001

4. An'Jenic - https://www.youtube.com/ScrapbookingAJCards

5. Kerry - https://www.youtube.com/kjmckenz

6. Fitty - https://www.youtube.com/user/MadebyFittyTV

7.  Judy - https://www.youtube.com/judybakes22

8. Stephanie - https://www.youtube.com/HerRoyalPrincess

Don't forget to comment on each video for the chance to win a prize from our sponsor, www.flyingunicornstore.com .  Also, be sure to join the Facebook group- Youtube Layout Hop if you are interested in participating :)

Good luck, and enjoy the inspiration!

Hugs,
Judy

Balloon Birthday Card

Hey Guys,

I'm on a roll here ;) Another card I made using Mama Elephant Stamps.  Love. their. stamps!
The balloons stamped out so nicely using the Memento Luxe inks and the Brilliance ink in galaxy gold.
Love the sentiment stamps and banner die from Simon Says Stamps.

Here's the process video:

Here's a close up photo:

Hope this inspires you to make something creative!

xoxo,
Judy

We're So Proud of You Card

Hey Guys,

Just thought I'd pop in and share a card I made for my nephew.  He was named, "Rookie of the Year" of his track team :) Yay! So of course I had to send him a congratulations card.  I looked through my massive stamp stash looking for a sneaker or track related stamp and found the stamp from MME- Boy Crazy.  Not really a running sneaker but yes, a sneaker will do.  Hope you guys like the clean and simple card :)

Here's a close up of the card:

Thanks for stopping by!!
xoxo,
Judy

A little sneak peak...

Hey Guys,

I am so excited to be participating in this month's YouTube Layout Hop :)  I've been busy working on a process video of a layout I did for the hop.  So excited about this that I'll post a sneak pic ;)  Can you guess what the this month's theme is??

For those of you who haven't heard of the YouTube Layout Hop, it's a group of fun scrapbookers (about 10) who do YT videos each month on layouts based on a chosen theme.  Sam & Zoe are the founders.  They have a Facebook group where you can join and then sign up for whichever month (or all the months ;) ) you have time to participate.  Each month they have a generous sponsor who donates a giveaway.  All you have to do to enter in the giveaway is to watch each video in the hop, comment, and your name will be placed in a drawing.  How fun is that?

This month, the hop will take place on June 29th, 2014.  Be sure to stop by on my YT channel and follow the awesome line-up of ladies :) Be sure to check out the Facebook group as well- here.

Hope to see you follow along next Sunday!

Hugs,
Judy

Some past cards to share :)

Hey Guys,

I just found out that Paper Smooches is having a call for a guest designer for July and thought I'd give it a try :) you never know, right? I absolutely adore their super fun images, sentiments and adorable fonts. Here are some cards I created this past winter before I started blogging :)

Wish me luck :)
Thanks for stopping by!!

xoxo,
Judy

Feel better Card for a sports fan :)

Hey Guys!

Just popping in to share a card I made for my husband's co-worker.  Wow.  My husband asked ME to make a card ( and justify my crafty spending?).  Uh oh.. pressure is on.  How do I represent my {expensive} crafty hobby in just one card?

Honestly,  I love making cards because you can make it personal.  My husband said he often talks to his co-worker about sports and is a huge Atlanta Falcons fan.  Ideas were filling my head.  Hmm get well card for a sports fan?  I remembered that I had purchased a stamp a while back and now was the perfect time to finally use it ( I knew it would come in handy one day..).

Here is the process video:

Here is the finished card:

Let me know what you think!

I hope I have inspired one of you to create something today :)

Hugs,
Judy

Pocket Pages Layout featuring Create Indie Stamps :)

Hey Guys!

I know it's been a while since I posted on my blog.  "Life" has taken over again.  So I've been making memories more than documenting them these days- which is definitely a good thing.  If you don't make memories, then how can you document them, right?

So what have I been up to lately?  We celebrated Aiden's 4th birthday at the end of last month, and the following week we headed to New York City :) Super fun!  My husband and I grew up in New York so it was nice to head back to see family and of course hit all the restaurants and eat all the yummy foods we've been craving.

I finally had a chance to print out my photos and do some pocket page style scrapbooking about our trip.  Since I had so many photos, I used a lot of collage style photos and all I really needed was some embellishments.

Most of you know that I LOVE STAMPS.  I use stamps for cards AND I love to use stamps on my layouts, especially my pocket style layouts.  The pocket style has individual cards so it's like making a mini card for each pocket.  So what better way to embellish than with stamps??

For my layout, I am using Create Indie Stamps.  I responded to their Contributor Call and was chosen! Yipee!  Since I already own most of their stamps and truly enjoy using them, I was delighted to be chosen to showcase them.  I used a few of their stamps sets: Recipe,  Flair it Up & City.  They were all so appropriate for all my foodie and city shots.  I inked them up with the Memento dew drop in Danube Blue and they all stamped out beautifully.

Be sure to snatch up the Flair it Up stamp set because it is now on sale and about to retire :(

Here is my process video:

Here is the overview of the page:

Here's a closer look at the stamps:

Using RECIPE & FLAIR IT UP

Using RECIPE & FLAIR IT UP

Using CITY

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope I was able to inspire you to create something wonderful today :)
xoxo,
Judy