Together with Simple Stories

Today is sketch day with Scrapbook News and Review. I would love to share with you my interpretation of the sketch. I used Simple Stories Harvest Collection to create my layout. I named my layout "Together" because my sweet husband and I have been together since we were 16 years old and I just loved this photo of us when we visited Vancouver.

 Here is the sketch that is being used from My Sketch World. I fussy cut the circles from two pieces of the  Homemade Happiness paper sot that the circles and the geometric pieces would match up once I had them fussy cut out. I placed the geometric pieces on pop dots once they were cut and added a few wood buttons here and there to give my page some more character.

I always ink my pieces, it will help your pieces to stand out on your pages, so if you have never tried it take the time to try it on you next project. Make sure to try your had with the sketch. Hugs Pammejo

WINNER!!! All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop

Carol Clarke you are the winner of the All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop. Carol wrote: "Pam, An amazing project. Thanks for the tip on enlarging a stamped image. It seems so obvious now but I would never have thought of it! You have inspired me to start digging through my scrap drawer to create my own wintery project. You are doing an amazing job organizing these events. Thanks, Carol"

Please contact me with your email address so I can send out your prize package. Thanks for hopping along with us. Pammejo

Cameo Pine Cones

 My first try at making a pine cone on my Cameo. It was super easy and I love the 3 D look of them. Think I may have to make a basket full of them. I first uploaded the pine cone image into my library. Make sure to separate the images so they will cut clean. Cut on Card Stock 80lb, 5 pressure to cut out your card stock.

I added a bit of Liquid Applique to some of the pieces to give a look of snow, make sure to heat it up with your embossing gun so it will become puffy. I hope you try some of the dimensional images on your Cameo. Hugs Pammejo

Live the Life You've Imagined Card

 As I wake each morning I am reminded how good my life really is. I think that even before I seen the Life's Possibilities stamp I knew that I needed to 'Live The Life I Imagined", to make each day count and to remember those around me as well as to take the time to remember myself. This could sound harder to do than it really it is....but my motto has been for many, many years that each moment we live we create a memory and we can either have good or bad memories. I really try to make them good but occasionally a bad one will fall into my life, when that happen I thank God that He is molding me a bit more with every opportunity.

 I made my card by first distressing the card base with Festive Berry, Pumice Stone, Salty Ocean and Wild Hone Distress Stains, stamping the Mixed Media background stamp on the card base with black ink and then cutting a doorway out of the Hambly Herring Bone Screen Print. I stamped the clock in the middle of the door using the same stamp set that the rain man was in. I stamped his umbrella in some Memento red ink to make it pop from the page.

I hope you are inspired by the picture that is the inspiration piece from Scrapbook News and Review as I was and try to create a project from it. Hugs Pammejo

All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop - Novemember 23 -25

Today is our highly anticipated "All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop". We are so excited that you have decided to come and hop through the blogs today. I am so thrilled over the feedback we have received all year long on the "All Things Altered Hops" and how everyone can't wait to see what our fabulous group of designers come up with next. So grab yourself something to drink, a snack and enjoy being inspired. Here is the line up of the designers and their blogs.
Blog Line Up:
 1.) Pammejo - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
2.) Nicole- http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
3.) Gloria - http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
4.) Irit - http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/
5.) Debbie - http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com/
6.) Jennifer - http://hydrangeahippo.com/
7.) Jess B. - http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
8.) Barbara - http://blackholeartstudio.blogspot.com/
9,) Eileen - http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
10.) Candice - http://candicewindhamdesigns.blogspot.com
11.) True - http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
12.) Pinky - http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/
Please go to each blog, leave a comment and leave a way to contact you for your prize/prizes since a lot of the designers are giving away prizes. Good luck and have fun. 

 I decided to alter a 14 x 14 frame that I found on a clearance rack for 7.00 dollars. I love snowman, so I dedicated my frame to an altered work using one.

 I placed a piece of My Minds Eye "All Bright"  on the piece of cardboard to begin with.

 Next, I stamped the Stampendous Snowman on to computer paper with black ink, enlarged it to 285% and copied onto My Minds Eye paper that I cut down to fit into my printer, fussy cutting it out once it was copied.

 I needed at least a hundred (100), yes a hundred (100) pine leaves for my project and what better way to do it but to find an image and cut them out with my Cameo. Easy Peay as they say. If you don't have a Cameo, you can purchase a punch from EK Success or maybe find one to use on your die cut machine or Circuit.

 I cut the leaves out of two different pieces of pattern green paper, gluing them on the snowman following the stamped image lines. (Make sure to just place gle on the bottom of the leave since you want them stand up a bit)

 I added a fun piece of paper for his hat along with some gold pine cones I found at Hobby Lobby,  cut his nose from a tree off of a piece of Bo Bunny paper and accordion fold it before placing it on his face. His coal eyes and buttons are Prima bling. Don't you love his little lacy collar? I added a Christmas metal to the his collars as well as on to the skewer that the snowflake and banner is attached to. 

 I love to fussy cut, so my border is made with multiple layers along with some gemstones for the center of the flowers and a twine bow on the birds hat.

My banner is done the same way.  The snowflake is from Tim Holtz Snowflake Die, it is so pretty and so very versatile to use. Look in your stamp stash and see what you may have to use to make a Christmas Frame for yourself or as a gift. I hope I have inspired you and are ready to see what the very talented Nicole from Canadian Nickel Scrappin has to share with you. Of course all blog hops need a prize and here is the prize I will be sending out to one lucky winner. Again, please leave a comment on each designers blog and a way to contact you. Hugs Pammejo

Blog Line Up:
1.) Pammejo - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
2.) Nicole- http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
3.) Gloria - http://www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com/
4.) Irit - http://iritshalom.blogspot.com/
5.) Debbie - http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com/
6.) Jennifer - http://hydrangeahippo.com/
7.) Jess B. - http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/
8.) Barbara - http://blackholeartstudio.blogspot.com/
9,) Eileen - http://eileenhull.blogspot.com/
10.) Candice - http://candicewindhamdesigns.blogspot.com
11.) True - http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
12.) Pinky - http://blueyecicle.blogspot.com/

Count Your Blessings Card with Reminisce

Everyday should be a day of counting your blessings and I have many blessings to count. 

I would love to share with you a card I made using the following sketch from Scrapbooking News and Review along with the beautiful fall papers from Reminisce. I love to distress most of my projects with the Tim Holtz distress tool and add ink to the sides. Take time and check out the other projects that will be on the SNR Blog today and try out the following sketch for yourself AND.....

Always remember to "Count Your Blessings".

November 23 -25 is the All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!! November 23 is the beginning of the All Things Altered Winter Blog Hop!!!! After a day feasting on our Thanksgiving meals and favorite desserts and then a day of shopping on Friday. Grab a cup of coffee, a cold beverage, some leftovers and join us in the hop on Friday!!!!