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Thank You to everyone that hopped in the Memory Works Birthday Blog Hop!!!

Challenge Me Wednesday - It's A Little Sketchy

Hello! Just popping in with an update on the June monthly challenges over at the Studio. This months challenge was to create a layout, card or altered item based on this sketch...

The twist on the challenge was that the project had to have a Birthday theme.

Check out some of the projects that the Teamworks members have submitted..

Hannah Turning 4 by Jody Spiegelhoff

Check out those cute flags with the butterfly cut outs!

Summer by Lynn Darda

Lynn used the Simple Stories Summer Fresh line, love how all of the colors pop off the Kraft background! And the clothesline in the upper corner is too darn cute!

It's not to late to participate if you are a member of the studio. The challenge runs til the end of June.

Thanks for stopping by today....

Happy Birthday Memory Works Blog Hop!

Hello! Welcome to the Memory Works blog hop! Memory Works is celebrating 10 years of business this month and we wanted to honor them in a big way! Several of the ladies on the design team, also known as Teamworks have put together a blog hop that is jam packed with creative inspiration!

The Hop Starts right here!

&

There will be a *prize for one lucky winner !

Leave a comment at each blog you visit along the hop for more chances to win! You have until midnite to leave your comments. Winner will be announced here on Wednesday, June 27th.

*Prize is sponsored by Memory Works.

Check out a peek at some of the creations along the hop..

Just in case you get lost along the way, here is the complete list of participating blogs..

 Sheri Feypel 

 Lacey Igo

 Christy Musack   

 Jody Spiegelhoff  

 Rosann Elliott  

 Jenn Bidwell Edwardson

 Kim Hill

 Kelly Holbrook

 Cathy Hollins

 Janey Pumphrey

 Sharon Hill 

 Caroline Piercy

 Lynn Darda 

Christine Pennington

Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us. Remember to leave a comment at each stop along the hop to increase your chances of winning!!

Your next stop..

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Express Kit Monday

Sorry I am posting this a little late today.  I am recuperating and did not sleep well last night due to pain and fell asleep in the living room this morning.  It is hard for me to sit here at my desk but here I am anyway.  Anyhoo, this week I am going to share some more projects from the June 2012 MW Express kit.  This weeks projects are from myself and from my fellow team member Caroline Piercy. Enjoy!


"Bubbles" Layout by Caroline Piercy


"So Sweet Together" Layout by Caroline Piercy


"So Happy Together" Layout by Caroline Piercy


"Celebrate" Card by Caroline Piercy


"Go See Do" Tag by Caroline Piercy


"Sunshine" Card by Caroline Piercy


"Album Cover" by Sharon Hill


"Divider - 1970" by Sharon Hill


"Page 3" by Sharon Hill


"Page 9" by Sharon Hill


"Page 10 & Divider - 1972" by Sharon Hill


"Page 11" by Sharon Hill


"Pages 12 - 13" by Sharon Hill


"Pages 14 - 15" by Sharon Hill



There you have it, some more inspiration for you using the June Express kit.  For my Album Cover, I used scrap strips of white and green cardstock to make the fence and grass.  For the Album Cover and Dividers, I used distress stains on them first before embellishing.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for the MW Birthday Blog Hop.  There will be lots of inspiration from us team members and prizes!  See you tomorrow!  Until then...........................


Happy Scrappin'!

Creative Cards Saturday: Gallery Inspiration!

WELCOME BACK!  Gallery Inspiration has been my hardest challenge so far this year as a designer.  There are so many amazing projects in the Studio that are inspiring!  For today's post  I chose a Trio card set created by Mariah Heckler.  The reasons I chose hers: 

1. I typically design in sets of THREE 
2. I love that the layout is the same, yet the cards are different. 

Here are the THREE cards I did for today.

Cardstock & Stamps:

JilliBean Soup: Coconut Lime Soup Coordinating Paper
JilliBean Soup: Coconut Lime Soup Stamp set by Unity
Simple Stories & Unity: Pocket full of Posies

Have a wonderful rest of today & thanks Mariah for inspiring me!

   

My Blog:  http://christines-creativetherapy.blogspot.com

Inspiration Friday

Hi all!  It's me, Cathie, again to share with you some of my favorite Memory Works products.  I need to tell you that it was really hard for me to choose just a few things to share!  I love almost everything in the new catalog!  First off, the solid cardstock by American Crafts is fabulous!  I love this stuff! 

Cardstock is the basic ingredient in all of my scrappy projects.  It is essential to use a quality cardstock to have a quality project. 

Second up, I adore the Simple Stories line of products.  It is so hard to pick only one but since I do alot of heritage pages I'd have to say my current favorite Simple Stories line is Generations.  The colors are so rich and help me create beautiful pages for my family to enjoy.

I like to add a little bling to cards and layouts.  Memory Works carries a wonderful line by ZVA. You can choose from several different swirl styles, straight lines or individual dots.  The adhesive on these sparkles is really good and I have never had a problem with them coming off of my projects.

Thank you again for joining me and letting me share some of my favorite products with you.  You can get these amazing products for your projects too.  Contact your local Memory Works consultant or if you don't have a consultant you can use the consultant locater onm the Memory Works website.

Guest Designer Thursday- Jeannie Benson

Hello! Welcome back to another week with our June Guest Designer Jeannie Benson. Today Jeannie is sharing projects created with the June Express Kit. She really made this kit stretch!

Album Cover

Album Pages

Layout

And a couple of cards

Did you even know that you could create so much with one Express Kit? They really are worth every penny!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Challenge Wednesday ~ It's Gettin' Sketchy!

Hey everyone! Jody's back on the Memory Works Blog for some sketchy business.  This month it's all about Memory Works turning the 1-0 this year.  So, to celebrate this milestone our consultant challenge was to create a birthday themed layout based off this sketch.   Cute huh!

 
Here is my birthday layout featuring the beautiful Crate Paper Pretty Party papers and stickers.  I added American Crafts rosette ribbon, a few Studio Calico Wood Veneers {hearts & arrows}, a doily, some Tim Holtz Distress Ink, a glassine bag and a tiny bit of MME Washi Tape.  I just love the pink and green together!

 
If you know me, you know I love adding texture to my layouts and cards.  I wanted to jazz up the glassine bag so I ran it through my Sizzix Texture Boutique and embossed it with a pretty flower pattern.  Next, I slid a tag inside {topped off with a little bit of MME washi tape for the pull tab}where I can hide some more journaling in a fun & pretty way.

Here's some more layering.  I used a butterfly punch {Martha Stewart} on my banner pieces, and on this lower left corner cluster of embellishments.  Check out the white wash wood grain paper that you see through the punched butterfly.  I ran it through my trusty Fiskars paper crimper and rubbed some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink over it.  The Distress Ink really makes the crimping pop and adds another hint of texture.

Thanks so much for stopping by the Memory Works Blog today!  Stop back tomorrow to see more from our Guest Designer this month, Jeannie Benson.  I can't wait to see what she has in store for us this week. 

Happy Scrappin'!

Oh and don't forget.....