Stately Stag Die by A Jillian Vance Designs

Hi guys!!

I have a guy card up on A Jillian Vance Designs!! Would love for you to check it out :)

  I used the Stately Stag Die with the Stitched Chevrons Background Builder Stamp by A Jillian Vance Designs.  I'm kinda of partial to the Stately Stag Die.  We have deer on our ranch, they roam in our yard and we enjoy them. Such gorgeous animals! You can see it HERE ~

I used the Stitched Chevrons Background Builder Stamp to add some interest to the

 pattern paper, while creating an unique backdrop for the Stag head.

The Stately Stag Die cuts beautifully.

AJVD products used:

Stately Stag Die

Stitched Chevrons Background Builder

Pine Trees

Other products used~

Paper: October Afternoon

Ink: Quick Quotes, Ranger

Punch: Evergreen, corner

Buttons Galore & More

Thanks for stopping by~

Connie Mercer/ Guest

A Jillian Vance Designs ~ Featuring the "Pop Up Petals Die"

Hi guys!! I'm a guest over at A Jillian Vance Designs today.  Here is a sneak of my post.

 Would love for you to stop by and see all details.

 I'm using the, new and very cool, Pop Up Petals Die along with Sentimental Script Background  Builder Stamp by A Jillian Vance Design.  See the entire card and details HERE~

    The Pop Up Petals Die is amazing.  Comes out easily of the die after running it through the Big Shot.  Push up the petals and there is great dimension.  This die will definitely be a favorite.

AJVD Products used ~

Pop Up Petals Die

   Sentimental Script Background Builder Stamp

Leaves and Petals

Simply Said: Showers of Blessing

Other Products used~

Paper: October Afternoon, Little Yellow Bicycle

Ink: Quick Quotes, Ranger

Buttons Galore & More

Wink of Stella

Corner punch

Thanks for stopping by~

Connie Mercer / Guest

Try It Tuesday~ a clipboard re-make !

Hi guys!

I made a clipboard for Clear Scraps last year, actually for CHA 2015 ~ I did a re-make on it. and love how it all came together.  So fun to change things up.  

 Switched out a few pictures and added some fun sticker stuff. See what you think~

I used the same background paper and just added more stickers and changed out the photos. 

 I have a new decor piece to showcase!

The Pecan Tree in the photo is over 100 years old.  It is enormous!! 

Here is the original clipboard ~ 

(even made the label)

See ya soon~

His first tour of the Ranch~

Hi guys!

I have a fun and cute scrapbook page to share using October Afternoon.

 These papers were hanging out in the old but fabulous pile. 

Pretty simple page just wanted to remember~

I really loved the chocolate brown  check and the turquoise

 blue polka dot together.  This was #6's first tour of the ranch.  

Keeping it short ~ 

See ya soon

Scraps of acrylic make cute cards~ with Clear Scraps!

Hi, Connie here with a couple of cards using scraps from an acrylic sheet by Clear Scraps.  These cards are about 5x5 in size and so easy to make.  The acrylic part is about 5x5 so the paper part needs to be 5x6.  That extra inch is folded at the top of the acrylic and adhered.  Take a look~



Stencil, embellish and you have a special,  cute card!  Here is another one~



Products Used:
Clear Scraps Acrylic sheets
Clear Scraps 6x6 Stencils/ Chevron and Quaterfoil
Clear Scraps Butterflies

Other:
Beacon and StazOn
October Afternoon
pearls, flowers, Stamps (Darkroom Door) , Die Cuts.

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

The Ranch~with Quick Quotes!

Hi, Connie here with a scrapbook page using Joy Ride by Quick Quotes.  If you have eight photos, this grid design is for you.  Makes a fabulous page and it is easy to put together.

Instructions:
* Trim photos to 3.5"x 3.5"
* Trim JR400 to 11.5 " x 11.5" and adhere to JR400.
* Adhere photos three across and three down except for the middle row.
* Trim a 3.3"x3.5" square from JR400.  Add another square 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" out of JR100.
* Trim a 3x3" square for the center of the middle  row design.
* Add corners and chipboard.
* Title and journal (back of page).

Products used:
Quick Quotes JR400, JR100
Quick Quotes PowderPuff Ink/Seafoam
Quick Quotes Chipboard/ Joy Ride

other:
stickers

Thanks for stopping by~
Connie Mercer/DT Member

Try It Tuesday~ Memorabilia and scrapbooking.

Hi guys!

I have a scrapbook page I did with memorabilia a while back.  I wanted one page but I had lots of elements and no picture was taken when the memorabilia was collected. 

 Oh my!!!! 

My mind went back to my Shimelle classes and came up with this~

I layered the memorabilia, to flip up , making it so EASY to get all

 of this on the page.   The photo was taken later that night, same day and

 I wanted one of all of them together.  So it worked out:)

We were at the Children's Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana.  We were visiting Egypt and

 the grands had the opportunity to have their name written in Egyptian.

  Wish I had a picture, but this works.

Products Used:

Paper: Bo Bunny

stickers: American Crafts, October Afternoon

washi tape, paper clip

Thanks for stopping by~

October Afternoon and Maya Road ~ a scrapbook page!

Hi guys!

This is a page I did using October Afternoon and Maya Road.

The picture was taken last year when we were all together. 

  I love documenting a photo when the grands are all together

  and loving being together.  

Behind the photo is a Maya Road chipboard sprayed with

irRESISTible by Imagine Crafts.

The green flower is made from the paper twine by Maya Road.

 Love that stuff. I have all the colors.  It makes it really easy to make a flower:)

All of the embellishments are by Maya Road.  The stickers are by American Crafts

 and October Afternoon.

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Thanks for stopping by~

next week, junkin' for sure!!!!

Trail Signs and October Afternoon~

Hi guys!

I have a scrapbook page to share this Monday morning. Remember the trail sign blog post

 from a few months ago, I took the pictures of the signs and did a grid design, using October Afternoon/Public Library and Apple Cider.

The chipboard number #6 (Maya Road) is colored with Quick Quotes PowderPuff Ink/Blue Jeans

The other embellishments are also by October Afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by~

see ya soon for 

A Scrapbook Page~ October Afternoon and a cute baby!

Hi guys!!!

How about a scrapbook page~really!!!!

I used October Afternoon and clustered embellishments under the photo.

The photo is vintage too:), about 9 years old  (that cute boy will be nine soon)

Thanks for stopping by today~

See ya tomorrow for 

A Scrapbook page~ really?

Hi guys!

Here is an oldie, as in paper and embellishments. 

I thought I finally had a picture to use them with~

A and A when they were very small with their Papa.  Love those little faces!

Supplies Used~

October Afternoon, American Crafts

Thanks for stopping by~

Hope you had a great weekend.

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Tomorrow is 

National Scrapbook Day Hop 2015

Hi everyone!

Welcome to the National Scrapbook Day Hop 2015 sponsored by
  Clearsnap and Scrapbook Adhesives!

The theme is Scrapbooking of course~anything that has to do with that.

I have a page to share with you, so sit back and enjoy the hop!

The sketch design is by Shimelle, love her simple

 designs that look fabulous!

Paper products used~

Bo Bunny,October Afternoon, American Crafts, Authentique,

 Little Yellow Bicycle and Jillibean Soup, Scrapbook Adhesives.

Tools used~

Jenni Bowlin label punch and Sizzix border punch

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Happy National Scrapbook Day 2015!! Chances are, if you are reading this blog you love to scrapbook. Today, scrapbooking takes on many different forms from the traditional 12x12 layouts to smaller formats like 8.5 x11, 6x6 and the ever growing popular pocket scrapbooking. Whichever form you prefer, we are all story tellers and love to preserve our family memories for generations to come. That is why I love that we take out the first Saturday each May to celebrate this wonderful hobby.

As you hang out at crops at your Local Scrapbooking Store or perhaps just have a group of friends over for an in home crop, we have a wonderful hop here to inspire you as you pull out your pictures, papers, embellishments and the ever important adhesive to hold all these together and tell your stories! We have a great group of bloggers and scrapbookers just like you joining us today so I hope you will take a moment to visit each one.

We also have two amazing sponsors for this blog hop:

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Use the widget at the end of this post to enter to win and be sure to visit all of the blogs on the hop:

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Thanks for stopping by~

Try It Tuesday~ Remember those game cards?

Hi guys!

Thanks for stopping by today for Try It Tuesday.

Do you remember these~

I wanted to use two of them for a front and back cover to make a score keeping book, for games. 

I used some old notebook paper and cut the paper down to fit the size of the cards.

Then I used the Bind-It-All machine to complete the process of making a ring bound book.

Then the fun part begins~decorating the front!

Supplies~

October Afternoon, Prima, twine, Jenni Bowlin, Jillibean Soup and

 Vintage game card.

Just for fun~I added a pocket to the back, for those winning game cards!

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Hope you are inspired to find a front and a back and make a book~

If you don't have a way of binding the book, use rings.  

See ya soon~

Linked at~

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