Roxybonds Creates

Please go HERE to the CUTEST CRAFT CONTEST and vote for my layout!!!!!! I have a chance to win THIS craft desk (wouldn't we all LOVE that!!!!!) Its from The Original Scrapbox This is the layout I entered :) I am entry #358

Every month, I hold a tecnhiques card class in my home on a Monday night! Tonight's class features embossing (wet and dry) and using liquid applique. PP- Daydream, CTMH CS- hollyhock, CTMH Ink- chocolate, hollyhock Stamp- Cupcake Sprinkles Wishes- card sketch book Using liquid applique- I applied over the top of the stamped cupcake frosting. Used a craft heater to heat, makes it puffy looking. Directions say to let it set for 24 hours then heat. You can do either- the result is slightly different when you wait. This card is completely scraplifted from Lisa Stenz (thanks!) PP- Bella, CTMH CS- Desert Sand Stamp- Buttoned Together Ribbon- hollyhock and olive, CTMH Flowers- Autumn Daisy & Buttons- Colonial white, CTMH Dry embossing, score lines with a stylus or scoring tool, sand the lines. pp- Sarsaparilla, CTMH CS- Colonial white, black, desert sand- CTMH Twill Ribbon- CTMH Sprial clip- misc Stamp- Western Flourish Embossed with black!

For the first time in a long time, I scrapped for ME this weekend! I got a whopping 12 pages done :) Here are my faves of the bunch : Paper- CTMH daydream Tickets- swap Clear Journal Transparency- OTC Paper- Crate Paper Ticket- swap Title- Thickers misc buttons, ribbons Paper: Making Memories Title- Thickers & Making memories Misc flowers, buttons, bling, skittles And then of course that one I did down below of my baby girl at 10 months :)

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop! We will be featuring May's SOTM, which is Be Yourself, a set of 14 stamps. If you have come here from Caren's Blog, you are on the right path! If this is your first stop, you may want to go back to Jena's Blog and start from the beginning! *** This month we have 18 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go! This Layout uses a sketch by my friend Shanna . I saw a similar layout from another consultant who used the lady images all along the top, but I chose to have them along the bottom! This is my baby girl at 10 months :) Products Used: CTMH- Stylyin (retired) paper, black, hollyhock inks, stamp sets: Be Yourself, Spot on Backgrounds tools: Texture tools accessories: Dimensional Elements Fun Frames Other: Cricut- Alphalici...

Check out JULIA's Blog for an awesome book giveaway!!!!!!

Welcome to the Mother's Day edition of the scrappy blog hop!!!!!!!!! Here is a card that I made for my mom(s). This card was one we did at my last card technique class and features use of the brayer (for the scallops). Hop on over to JULIA'S blog to see what she has in store for you!!!!! Make sure to leave some comments and follow the hop all the way back here :)

Start shopping HERE Some of my favorites from the new catalog include: C1362- You're a Hoot c1368- Treetops d1283- Say it in style c1365- Makin Waves z1145- HeartFelt Whimsy- Felt die cuts z1141- My Creations 3-ring binder z1155- Clear Craft Buttons x7112- Animal Cookies HaPpY ShOpPiNg!!!!!!!!!