This pic was taken before I headed to the hospital on the morning of my scheduled c-section. 15 pounds of baby in that belly . . . and it looks like it!!!! I was stretched to the max! So worth it now though when I look at my boys!
~Heather
Friday, March 2, 2012
Not for sensitive eyes! lol
If you don't like to look at pregnant bellies, this is not the place for you today! lol! Just got done scrapping another layout for a challenge over at Tallyscrapper.com. This was for the "What was I thinking?" challenge! Hope you enjoy!
This pic was taken before I headed to the hospital on the morning of my scheduled c-section. 15 pounds of baby in that belly . . . and it looks like it!!!! I was stretched to the max! So worth it now though when I look at my boys!
~Heather
This pic was taken before I headed to the hospital on the morning of my scheduled c-section. 15 pounds of baby in that belly . . . and it looks like it!!!! I was stretched to the max! So worth it now though when I look at my boys!
~Heather
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Just dropping off . . .
Well, with not having a job the past month, it has given me some time to get some scrapping done!! Here are just a few layouts I have made! The "Paci Pop" was done for design team!
I made this layout "The Best of Buds" about my boys and their friend Micah for a challenge over at Tallyscrapper.com! Don't you just love the bright colors of this? I had a lot of fun with it!!!
Oh look, and yet another layout for a challenge at Tallyscrapper!! This layout was made in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday which is tomorrow, March 2nd! My title is a Dr. Seuss quote!
Lots more to get posted . . . including some decorations I made for a baby shower! But for now, be sure to head over to the If It's Groovy blog and see what the new challenge is that started today!
I made this layout "The Best of Buds" about my boys and their friend Micah for a challenge over at Tallyscrapper.com! Don't you just love the bright colors of this? I had a lot of fun with it!!!
Oh look, and yet another layout for a challenge at Tallyscrapper!! This layout was made in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday which is tomorrow, March 2nd! My title is a Dr. Seuss quote!
Lots more to get posted . . . including some decorations I made for a baby shower! But for now, be sure to head over to the If It's Groovy blog and see what the new challenge is that started today!Till next time ~ Heather
Monday, February 6, 2012
It's in the eyes . . .
I have been MIA again. My life has taken a course of it's own. Lots of things happening that are out of my control. But I do see how God is working in my life during this time. Trying to put my trust in Him and see His will for my life. It's hard to let go of the control but I am getting there by taking baby steps each day.
So, here I am in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day, to share with you a layout I did recently for IIG! The challenge this month is to get a close up of eyes and scrap them!
My little Jackson's eyes speak volumes. Every little thing he is thinking or feeling is expressed through his sweet little eyes. Because of that, I really wanted the focus of the layout to go straight to his sad, puppy dog eyes in this picture. This picture was taken right after he threw a huge fit . . . don't even remember what about now! The saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul is so completely true in his case!
I used Basic Grey's Oliver collection on this layout. A little doodling around the edges with a white pen just to help bring it all together and ta-da!!!
Make sure to stop over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com to see what the rest of the DT has designed for you this month and then join in the challenge!
Heather
So, here I am in the middle of the week, in the middle of the day, to share with you a layout I did recently for IIG! The challenge this month is to get a close up of eyes and scrap them!
My little Jackson's eyes speak volumes. Every little thing he is thinking or feeling is expressed through his sweet little eyes. Because of that, I really wanted the focus of the layout to go straight to his sad, puppy dog eyes in this picture. This picture was taken right after he threw a huge fit . . . don't even remember what about now! The saying that the eyes are the windows to the soul is so completely true in his case!
I used Basic Grey's Oliver collection on this layout. A little doodling around the edges with a white pen just to help bring it all together and ta-da!!!
Make sure to stop over at www.ifitsgroovy.blogspot.com to see what the rest of the DT has designed for you this month and then join in the challenge!
Heather
Saturday, January 21, 2012
IIG Birthday Blog Hop
A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO IF IT'S GROOVY!!!!
This tag was very Timmy inspired. I used my roller through distress inks for the background. I then stamped the flourishes with a distress ink, going off the edge of the tag.
I had so much fun with this metal! I embossed it using my Cuttlebug. I then took some alcohol inks over it to add color. Then I sanded it back down so the embossing would show clearer. Yes, those are real birthday candles, wrapped up with twine and tied in a bow.
I then wrote out my sentiment and punched out a circle. I then used glossy accents to adhere it to the back of a fragment tag. Tied it on with twine and added some scrap ribbon to finish off my birthday TAG!
Yeah! It's our 3rd year! In this day and age with so many scrapbooking blogs, it is great that we are still an active blog after 3 years! Sooo, thank you to all of our followers who have supported us!!!
We have a little blog hop going on today to help us celebrate! We hope you will enjoy and be inspired as you make your way through each of the Groovy Chics blogs! The DT will be showing special projects they have each made using the letters from the word "Birthday"!
You should have arrived here from Tammy's blog with letter 'R'! That means that I have the letter 'T'. I have a few fun projects that I made for you . . . I think I chose the easiest letter! hehe
So let's start with a TAG!!!
This tag was very Timmy inspired. I used my roller through distress inks for the background. I then stamped the flourishes with a distress ink, going off the edge of the tag.
I had so much fun with this metal! I embossed it using my Cuttlebug. I then took some alcohol inks over it to add color. Then I sanded it back down so the embossing would show clearer. Yes, those are real birthday candles, wrapped up with twine and tied in a bow.
I then wrote out my sentiment and punched out a circle. I then used glossy accents to adhere it to the back of a fragment tag. Tied it on with twine and added some scrap ribbon to finish off my birthday TAG!The next item I made was a TREAT bag! I took some candy hearts and put in a ziploc bag! Then made the top by folding cardstock over the top. I decorated it with some eyelets to tie the ribbon through. The heart was stamped and then punched into a circle, inked the edges and pop dotted. Then I simply used alpha stickers to say "U R A Sweet Heart". Fun gift for teacher or you could make smaller for classmates! Or what about just giving to that special loved one!
Oh, but let's not forget about a ceramic TILE! This is a 6x6 ceramic tile that I decorated to be used for home decor. I cut the "JOY" out of vinyl and adhered. I then hot glued the ribbon on and added the embellishments! A little bling of course! So simple!
I hope you have found some inspiration with my projects using the letter 'T' from birthday! Now it's time to hop on over to Sheena's blog at
Oh, and since you all know me so well, you know that you can't get by without some TORN PAPER!! Whether it's on a birthday card like this one or on a scrapbook page, torn paper is a must for accomplishing that distressed look! So here is my birthday card to IIG with some torn paper on it!
I hope you have found some inspiration with my projects using the letter 'T' from birthday! Now it's time to hop on over to Sheena's blog at to see what she has prepared for you using the letter 'H'!
Happy Birthday If It's Groovy!!! I have enjoyed being a part of you for the past 2 years! Love, Heather
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Oh Baby!!!!
This month's challenge over at IIG was to have negative space! Well, here is what I did for my part on the design team!! Meet Keaton . . . the newest addition to Shane's side of the family! He is our first great-nephew! Isn't he adorable?????
Made this page using mostly Simple Stories Baby Steps collection! Add some glimmer mist, a prima flower, a button and just a little extra and here you go!!!
Thanks for stopping by and letting me show off a real sweetheart!
Till next time ~ Heather
Made this page using mostly Simple Stories Baby Steps collection! Add some glimmer mist, a prima flower, a button and just a little extra and here you go!!!
Thanks for stopping by and letting me show off a real sweetheart!Till next time ~ Heather
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
From snowy Indiana . . .
Just a couple little things I want to mention . . .
First, this weekend is the big birthday blog hop over at If It's Groovy! Don't forget to stop by and follow along the blog hop for some great inspiration, some chances to win some RAK's and to see what BIRTHDAY means to our design team!!!
Also, I recently celebrated my birthday! WOOHOO!!!! For my birthday, I went to Archivers and purchased 2 items that I REALLY wanted . . . the Tim Holtz cargo case and trinket case! For a great description, check out Tim's video at www.timholtz.typepad.com. He gives lots of amazing ideas of how to fill these storage boxes . . . and also a look at a new paper storage case that will be previewing at CHA 2012!!! Be sure to check it out!
Want to see what my cases are holding? Check back in a few days and I will pics to share with you of how I filled my cases! Oh yes, filled . . . as in I need another one! Pretty sure that will be happening SOON!!!
Love ya'll! Stay warm!!!! ~Heather
First, this weekend is the big birthday blog hop over at If It's Groovy! Don't forget to stop by and follow along the blog hop for some great inspiration, some chances to win some RAK's and to see what BIRTHDAY means to our design team!!!
Also, I recently celebrated my birthday! WOOHOO!!!! For my birthday, I went to Archivers and purchased 2 items that I REALLY wanted . . . the Tim Holtz cargo case and trinket case! For a great description, check out Tim's video at www.timholtz.typepad.com. He gives lots of amazing ideas of how to fill these storage boxes . . . and also a look at a new paper storage case that will be previewing at CHA 2012!!! Be sure to check it out!
Want to see what my cases are holding? Check back in a few days and I will pics to share with you of how I filled my cases! Oh yes, filled . . . as in I need another one! Pretty sure that will be happening SOON!!!
Love ya'll! Stay warm!!!! ~Heather
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Chipboard Lover
Oh yes, I can admit it! I am a chipboard lover! If it was an addiction, I would most definitely be a junkie!!! So today I thought I would share with you just a few of my favorite things to do with chipboard by sharing some newer, some older and some never before shared projects!!
Let's start with something semi-Christmasy! Haha! If I had to design a stocking that fit my personality, this would have to be it! A little naughty, a little nice, a little girly, but with a whole lot of attitude!! I cut this stocking out of chipboard. I then inked it with some distress ink and then dry embossed it using my cuttlebug. I then took a darker distress ink and went back over the edges and embossing. I then added a top to my stocking with a punched edge and then did some stitching on the top and along the toe of the stocking! Of course, had to add a little Prima bling!! But then to add some extra fun, I took an old piece of canvas and used a Greeting Farm stamp to stamp on the canvas. Frayed the edges a little, colored her with my copics and attached her to my stocking!! How fun! A Jenni Bowlin pin just to bring it all together!
So, yes, of course on this layout you can see the chipboard gears! Simple enough right? I cut them using the Tim Holtz die on black and white chipboard. But the little fun part of these . . . if you look real closely at the background, you will also see a gear design! Nope, it's not the paper. I laid out the gears underneath the white cardstock. I then used a pencil to lightly rub over the chipboard gears to make the imprint of gears! They did double duty on this layout!
Another thing I love about chipboard is that you can always use it raw. A lot of times I will glimmer mist or completely ink the chipboard. On this card though, I chose to dry emboss the chipboard. I then rounded the corners and took some distress ink around the edges and over the embossing. Super easy and yet classy!
Well, don't forget the chipboard that is ready to go when you buy it! The flourishes on this layout are by Bo Bunny and they are self adhesive! Pull off the back and stick on! Perfect right! The color of these can still be changed but I chose to use them in the natural bought color this time! hehe! However, the journaling frame is a Technique Tuesday tile that was white. I used again . . . distress ink to make it the color I needed to match the other flourishes. Layed it over my journaling to bring the focus of what I had to say on this layout . . . which happened to be what I love about a fall day!
The flowers and leaves were something new for me on this Picking Dandelions layout. I took plain chipboard and inked it with different colors of distress inks. The large yellow flower was painted with Distress Crackle Paint. I then painted over the flowers and leaves with Rock Candy Crackle Paint! Heat it up with a heat gun and watch the cracks show up! I then added some yellow stickles to the yellow flower and smeared it around for a very thin coat of glitter. Layer the flowers on top of each other, add a button to the center and you have a really cute flower!
I made this photo tray for a girlfriend! I used the Bo Bunny Timeless collection and loved how it turned out! These are pictures of her kids that her niece had taken! I inked the chipboard letters to match the papers. I then added some glimmer mist to the letters to add some . . . uh, well, GLIMMER! hehe! The fence is a Tim Holtz die that I cut out of chipboard and then added some inking to to make it a little weathered. The gear was a Tim Holtz die (I have gotten my money out of that die! haha) that I used the metallic alcohol inks on. I then distressed it with a sanding grip and went back over with some distress stain! Chipboard is NOT just for layouts!!! :)
This is one of my all time fave layouts!!! Again, Tim Holtz die to cut the gears. I then glimmer misted paper to put in the background of the gears. Layered the gears and then added some metal gear embellishments.
But don't forget one of the easiest ways to make a chipboard embellishment match the project you are working on . . . adhere paper to it! That is what I did with this heart tag! I adhered the paper to the top of the chipboard heart. I then sanded the edges to get rid of any access paper. A little distress ink to highlight the edges and tada . . . quick easy tag for a gift!
And now a layout using the Bo Bunny Timeless collection that I also used on the photo tray! I have never been much of a "vintage" scrapper but this collection does the work for you! Added some jute to the chipboard key that was included in the collection and popdotted it over the keyhole chipboard embellishment. Added some flowers around the chipboard flourish. But could I leave it at that? Of course not! I then took a chipboard heart and inked it up to match the layout and then it was complete!
I love the look of raw chipboard and this was just another easy was to change it up but yet still have the raw color behind it. On the puzzle piece, I used a background stamp to stamp on the puzzle piece. Since distress inks also function as embossing inks, I stamped the background stamp onto it, poured on the clear embossing powder and then used my heat gun to finish it off. A little distress ink around the edges to pick up the color of the stamp and I have a great embellishment to add to my page!
So, there are just a few reasons that I love to play with chipboard and to add it to so many of my crafting projects! Check back next weekend and you will get to see the teacher gifts that I am making using old scrabble letters and of course . . . CHIPBOARD!!!!
Let's start with something semi-Christmasy! Haha! If I had to design a stocking that fit my personality, this would have to be it! A little naughty, a little nice, a little girly, but with a whole lot of attitude!! I cut this stocking out of chipboard. I then inked it with some distress ink and then dry embossed it using my cuttlebug. I then took a darker distress ink and went back over the edges and embossing. I then added a top to my stocking with a punched edge and then did some stitching on the top and along the toe of the stocking! Of course, had to add a little Prima bling!! But then to add some extra fun, I took an old piece of canvas and used a Greeting Farm stamp to stamp on the canvas. Frayed the edges a little, colored her with my copics and attached her to my stocking!! How fun! A Jenni Bowlin pin just to bring it all together!
So, yes, of course on this layout you can see the chipboard gears! Simple enough right? I cut them using the Tim Holtz die on black and white chipboard. But the little fun part of these . . . if you look real closely at the background, you will also see a gear design! Nope, it's not the paper. I laid out the gears underneath the white cardstock. I then used a pencil to lightly rub over the chipboard gears to make the imprint of gears! They did double duty on this layout!
Another thing I love about chipboard is that you can always use it raw. A lot of times I will glimmer mist or completely ink the chipboard. On this card though, I chose to dry emboss the chipboard. I then rounded the corners and took some distress ink around the edges and over the embossing. Super easy and yet classy!
Well, don't forget the chipboard that is ready to go when you buy it! The flourishes on this layout are by Bo Bunny and they are self adhesive! Pull off the back and stick on! Perfect right! The color of these can still be changed but I chose to use them in the natural bought color this time! hehe! However, the journaling frame is a Technique Tuesday tile that was white. I used again . . . distress ink to make it the color I needed to match the other flourishes. Layed it over my journaling to bring the focus of what I had to say on this layout . . . which happened to be what I love about a fall day!
The flowers and leaves were something new for me on this Picking Dandelions layout. I took plain chipboard and inked it with different colors of distress inks. The large yellow flower was painted with Distress Crackle Paint. I then painted over the flowers and leaves with Rock Candy Crackle Paint! Heat it up with a heat gun and watch the cracks show up! I then added some yellow stickles to the yellow flower and smeared it around for a very thin coat of glitter. Layer the flowers on top of each other, add a button to the center and you have a really cute flower!
I made this photo tray for a girlfriend! I used the Bo Bunny Timeless collection and loved how it turned out! These are pictures of her kids that her niece had taken! I inked the chipboard letters to match the papers. I then added some glimmer mist to the letters to add some . . . uh, well, GLIMMER! hehe! The fence is a Tim Holtz die that I cut out of chipboard and then added some inking to to make it a little weathered. The gear was a Tim Holtz die (I have gotten my money out of that die! haha) that I used the metallic alcohol inks on. I then distressed it with a sanding grip and went back over with some distress stain! Chipboard is NOT just for layouts!!! :)
This is one of my all time fave layouts!!! Again, Tim Holtz die to cut the gears. I then glimmer misted paper to put in the background of the gears. Layered the gears and then added some metal gear embellishments.
But don't forget one of the easiest ways to make a chipboard embellishment match the project you are working on . . . adhere paper to it! That is what I did with this heart tag! I adhered the paper to the top of the chipboard heart. I then sanded the edges to get rid of any access paper. A little distress ink to highlight the edges and tada . . . quick easy tag for a gift!
And now a layout using the Bo Bunny Timeless collection that I also used on the photo tray! I have never been much of a "vintage" scrapper but this collection does the work for you! Added some jute to the chipboard key that was included in the collection and popdotted it over the keyhole chipboard embellishment. Added some flowers around the chipboard flourish. But could I leave it at that? Of course not! I then took a chipboard heart and inked it up to match the layout and then it was complete!
I love the look of raw chipboard and this was just another easy was to change it up but yet still have the raw color behind it. On the puzzle piece, I used a background stamp to stamp on the puzzle piece. Since distress inks also function as embossing inks, I stamped the background stamp onto it, poured on the clear embossing powder and then used my heat gun to finish it off. A little distress ink around the edges to pick up the color of the stamp and I have a great embellishment to add to my page!
So, there are just a few reasons that I love to play with chipboard and to add it to so many of my crafting projects! Check back next weekend and you will get to see the teacher gifts that I am making using old scrabble letters and of course . . . CHIPBOARD!!!!
Until then, thanks for checking in and hope you learned some new ways to get crafty!
~Heather
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