Digiscrap Collab

I'm going to be really late with my entry to Kristen's challenge, because I'm lame and don't have a scanner, and ended up running around town all day and didn't get a chance to take a photo up to work to scan.

On to my challenge, though, so everybody else can get started on it:

We all like to get outside once in a while, when we're not digiscrapping, and it's the prettiest time of year. So... what's your favorite thing about the neighborhood you live in?

Life in the Craftroom

Haven't been too inspired lately, but I noticed today that one of the sunrooms upstairs has a ton of plants, and decided to go get myself some. We have a gardening store at the other end of our block, and mom got us a gift card to it when we moved in, so I went and found this little aloe plant today. I've been wanting an aloe plant for a while, and just love the little blue pot. I think I'm going to go back tomorrow and maybe get a fern. I wanted to come home first and research to make sure they're not too high-maintenance, and it looks like it'll be easy enough to take care of. The only question now is: white pot or yellow?

Update: Went and got my second plant today. She talked me into this one instead of the fern, because it's supposedly foolproof. I think I can handle it:

Pink and Black

Haven't had much stamping mojo lately, but I found some pink and black Making Memories rub-ons on clearance at Michaels and got inspired.



The little black bling came with one of the rub-on packets - I used it to dot the 'i' in "Believe," from my new Fancy Pants Bella Brush set. The background is also from Bella Brush, stamped in PTI's True Black and outlined with my sparkle gel pen, then topped with the cool rub-on.



I've had Bella Brush for a week now, and just couldn't get started with it - it's too pretty, and I couldn't decide where to begin. The stamps go so well with these rub-ons, though. I double-stamped the butterfly, then glittered it and popped one up on dimensionals.



The background flourish here is also from Bella Brush, and the sentiment is part of one of the rub-ons. I thought the frame that came around it was overkill, but I like the sentiment a lot.

Digi-collab Weeks 4 and 5

I forgot to post to my own blog last week, so my Week 4 page is below. This week's challenge from Emily is Silly Faces:



And for Casey's Week 4 vacation challenge:

Digi-collab Week 3

Ok, guys - still waiting for submissions from all but Emily and Casey! (Casey was so ahead of the game I almost forgot she'd already sent it!)

Here's mine:



Journaling reads: "Is it weird that rays make me so happy? It's the same with seahorses, but I love that I can interact with rays and feed them, at least when we're in Galveston."

Emily's LO:



Lo Credits: SP Modish Girl Kit; LO template from SMJ's 365 project; black paper from SMJ's love potion; Ribbon from SMJ's Flea Market Studio; Happy Wordart from SMJ's Birthday Wishes; tag and pin from SMJ's Pickled Petunias; Photos by ProSpec Photography; Font

Casey's LO (I'm happy to make it bigger if you want to put it up on your blog so I can link to it):



Credits: "Funky Chic" kit by Shabby Miss Jenn; Font: Pea Olson
Journal reads: I love it when I see their smiling faces smiling back at me. Could anything be any better?

And Kristen's LO:



Journaling:
It Makes Me Happy
When I...
See my boys together.
Nothing brings a smile
across my face faster
than this. They are a
joy in my life!

And next week, we're over to Casey for the real week 4!

Assorted

I have a little basket on my desk of elements I've made - sometimes if I'm just doodling around, I'll come up with bits and pieces of projects, with no bigger project to put them on. Or I'll come up with a piece that doesn't fit with whatever I meant to use it for, so it goes in the basket for next time. I've got a couple of these vintage-y button tags...



...and this sugar-glitter heart, which turned out too bright pink to use on its intended card, but is so cute I'm waiting to have something else to use it on.



Playing with buttons and ribbon, I came up with this little bookmark - the end button here:



is from a dress I had when I was little.



These owls are the product of more doodling around - I traced the owl from my tote bag onto pattern paper and put together some scraps from my scrap box. I haven't been making many cards lately, or even stamping very much, but I'm having fun!

Digi-collab Week 3

My theme this week? "It makes me happy when I..."

What delights you? What lifts your spirits? What's the one thing guaranteed to cheer you up when you're down?