Sue's Scraps and Snippets

It's another week and another fun and exciting SPCC color combo. Be sure to check out Sami's blog for the combo, the PRIZE, and lots of inspiration. I really enjoyed these colors. I printed out some photos from my daughter's blog about her study abroad trip in Italy. She has been there for about a month and has another three exciting months. She is studying Landscape Architecture and this semester is a marvelous experience. I selected four photos - 2 are interior views of dome (1 from a basilica and 1 from the Pantheon). The other two photos are from Rome. One is St. Peter's Basilica. When they walked in, she was surprised how crowded it was, until she realized that the Pope was saying Mass!
Details for this: SU CS, SU Night of Navy ink, ribbon from Target, swirl stamp from TAC and Italia stamp (I'm not quite sure), SU Scallop circle punch.

This 2-page LO uses SPCC combo #35 - be sure to check it out and see what you can come up with. You could win one of Sami's generous give-aways! For this combo, I used 4 pics that my daughter gave me of her precious son Coltin. My son-in-law took these pictures last fall. I love Coltin's look of freedom in the great outdoors. I used SU CS and Citrus Sarapapers. The title was stamped and cut with Sizzix.

This week is my off-week for the SPCC DT, but I just LOVE the color combo, so I wanted to do a layout. I hope that you'll check out Sami's blog and see all of the fabulous work that the talented DT members came up with for this combo of Bermuda Bay, Rich Razzleberry, and Soft Suede. See what you can come up with, and you might win a wonderful prize. I also included some brads to give more texture and accent, so I'm including an entry to Practical Scrappers challenge as well.

For this LO, I dug out some old photos of my big sis Barb, my twin sis Mary Ann, and me. Mary Ann and I were about 2 in this picture (dated 1957, so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out how old we are).

Details on this LO: CS is SU Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry DSP, and the blue is printed from a digi paper pack from LetteringDelights.com, which is also where I got the title and the frame. The ribbon is SU Soft Suede that I got through Sami's ribbon share. The swirls are stamped with VersaMark using stamps from TAC and Autumn Leaves (I love to use swirls and they went so well with the paper). The journaling was done with Prismacolor markers and the brads are from my stash.

Sorry for the lousy photography when trying to take a pic of the LO. I got my daughter's hand-me-up camera when she got a new one, and I'm just not used to it yet. I know, she should be the one to get the used one, and me the new one! But she left a week ago for ITALY for a semester abroad, so I wanted her to have a good camera so I can live vicariously through her photos. She is studying Landscape Architecture and is now at the Santa Chiara Study Center in Castiglion Fiorentino (in Tuscany, no less). Her blog is It-Alli-A (her name is Alli - cute, huh?).

This LO is using Sami's SPCC Color Combo #33. Can you tell that she's feeling overwhelmed by the cold, dreary winter? What a way to put a little zip in a LO! This LO features my darling granddaughter Adelyn. The pics were taken this past fall when she was about 4 months old. These colors don't scream "pumpkins", but the colors did match what she was wearing (sort of), so I went with that. The CS is all SU, the flowers are punched, the mat borders are punched with SU's eyelet border punch, and I added some tulle that I got on sale at JoAnn's (a roll goes a long way, and it adds some fun texture).

Why don't you see what you can come up with for this wild color combo. It might just brighten your day, and you could win a wonderful prize from Sami's extensive stash!

After a long hiatus from any real scrapbooking, I am back with another LO. This is for Samantha's SPCC #31. If you haven't checked out her delightful Color Combo blog, you really should! Each week she has a wonderful new color combo and a great prize. This week's combo is pretty tough - Real Red, Apricot Appeal, and Pretty in Pink. I have to admit that I rarely use these colors. They made me think of Valentine's Day. And this year I have a new little love. Adelyn is my 6-month-old granddaughter. For this LO, I used SU Real Red, SU Apricot Appeal, and some Daisy D's checked pink paper. For trim, I used red rick rack. The "love" words were cut using a Sizzix die. The stamps are from Carolee's Creations (Beautiful) and TAC (Sprigs).

Samantha and her SPCC challenge are up and running for 2010! Be sure to check out her blog. Each week she posts a color combo challenge. Some are pretty easy, while some are really tough. This week's colors are Brilliant Blue, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, and Lavender Lace (the ones with four are a little tougher)! These colors are gorgeous (and make me think of coooold winter, but everything right now makes me think of coooold winter). I am supposed to do LOs, but got in a bit of a time crunch with final exams and Christmas. So I put together this little notebook. For the pages, I used 5x8 notecards cut in half (yay for the Zutter DreamKuts). The cover is chipboard. And I bound it with the Zutter Bind-It-All - definitely a must-have! I also used the SU Scalloped Border punch when decorating the cover.

The weeks are flying by, and the only scrappin' I seem to get done is for the SPCC DT - good thing I have that! This LO uses Color Combo #25 and Memories Forever is our wonderful sponsor this week. Check out Samantha's challenge blog for the scoop! This LO is of 2 of my daughters "helping" their daddy in his shop. The photos are from the early 90's - my kiddos are all grown up now. This LO uses SU CS and ink, a quote from a DCWV quote stack, ribbon scraps and some acrylic alphabets in my stash.
I hope that all of you enjoy a blessed and beautiful Thanksgiving. I know that I have a lot to be thankful for.

I hope that you have fun with this week's SPCC color combo! This week's sponsor is icopic.com, and the prize includes Copic markers! Thanks to Samantha, at SPCC, who works very hard to put together combos and line up great sponsors, you have a chance to challenge yourself! Don't forget to check out all of the other great entries!
This LO was so much fun for me. It features my youngest daughter, Alli, who will be 22 on Tuesday 11/10 (sniff, tears in eyes). These pictures were taken when she was in 2nd grade. Everyone in their class got to choose a favorite character for Halloween. She, of course, had to be Amelia Bedelia! I had fun making her costume, and she had fun wearing it! For this LO, I used SU CS, SU Melon Mambo ribbon, Prima flowers, and a stamp from TAC.

Here is another of the talented and energetic Heather's wonderful weekly sketches. And you might want to get in on this one, because she's got blog candy (yum)! This card uses SU Bella Birds, SU Chocolate Chip DSP, SU pink ribbon, andTAC Simply Divine (with SU Watercolor Wonder Crayons). The sentiment is from SU Bird on a Branch (with Staz-On brown ink). The scallop edge is SU and the scalloped oval is a Marvy Punch from TAC. Thanks for checking this out!

I'm finally back after a week off with the flu and bronchitis - I was a sick puppy! Samantha's color combo this week over at SPCC is Creamy Caramel, Ruby Red, and Bravo Burgundy - and they really look good together! Check out SPCC Color Combos, and give it a try. This week, the very talented Sammye Jo is our guest DT member (all month), as well as our prize sponsor. Her company, 62 Cards, has provided some sweet prizes for our winner.
This LO was inspired by Scrap Sketch (another DT that the amazing Samantha is on) and my beautiful grandchildren. I used SU CS, the SU Eyelet Border Punch, the SU Sizzix Top Note Die, and SU Purely Pomegranate ink. The stamps are from Judith (animals), Carolee's (Beautiful), and Autumn Leaves. I used VersaMark ink for the swirls on the sides.