Are You PINterested?

There's a new challenge up at True XOXO Scrapbooking, this time we're getting inspired by Pinterest!! I decided to create a LO that showcases a few of the projects I've created since getting hooked on this online bulliten board. While it does suck a lot of time out of my daily life, I've been really inspired by so many talented people out there, and have created scrapbook pages, greeting cards, holiday decor, recipes and even a Halloween costume!

I even have a Pinterest board dedicated to all my my finished projects and the original pins that inspired them called "Less Pinning, More Doing". You can check it out here. So, are you hooked on Pinterest too? Why not scrap about it and then share it with us at True XOXO, we'd love to see what you create!  =) T

Summertime Treats

Oh how we love the ice cream truck!! This week's layout for the Crafting Family was one of those "made in minutes" layouts that I love!! 

First, I started with a fabulous sketch from Page Maps- that's a sure way to save time if you're needing it!!! Cut my photos and pattern papers into 3x3s and placed them in a simple grid formation- this is a fabulous way to use those scraps!! Layered over graph paper (my go-to scrap item, it goes with everything!) and blue cardstock (misted with a bit of ink of course!!). Added a fun felt pennant from Martha Stewart (oh that Martha!!) and a couple other do-dads I had hanging around the craft room. Stamped and handwrote a quick title...and the simple and sweet layout was complete!! =)T

"Summertime Treats" challenges:

-Crafting Family

-Less Pinning, More Doing scraplift

-Page Maps sketch

-Hiding In My Craft Room scraps

Finding the Perfect Christmas Tree

Since today is Tuesday, it's my day to post at Crafting Family. And since I am STILL playing catch-up with Christmas (it's the holiday that just keeps on giving the whole year through) I have this layout to share with you today:

I used some fun PP from Pink Paislee to create my whimsical hand-drawn tree. A few vintage trims and some adorable stickers I found in the holiday clearance section at Walmart! I added some misting and a hand-drawn title and my simple little xmas tree layout was complete. Oh, I am also linking this on my Pinterest Board, "Less Pinning, More Doing" as the whole idea for the layout was inspired by a layout I found here. =) T

Weekly PINspiration!

So are you as addicted to PINTEREST as I am? I've spent countless hours pinning amazing ideas, yummy recipes and all those "OMG why didn't I think of that???" things....and as I was browsing through my pin boards I noticed that I actually HAVE created quite a bit over the past year that was Pinterest-Inspired. And this got me thinking...this sounds like a perfect new challenge for myself.

I'm calling it "Less Pinning, More Doing" (yes, this is from a pin I found!) and the idea is I will vow to bake, scrapbook, paint or read something once a week based off a pin on one of my boards, and then blog about it and of course pin it on my "Less Pinning, More Doing" board for reference. The first few will be sort of "cheating", as I'm just going to play catch-up and post all the previously-created projects...but then the real work will begin! You can go here to check out my new board, and while you're there, why not follow along with the rest of my boards?

Here's my very first project I have to share with you, a little Christmas sign I made, inspired by a sign I found here. 

I'm linking up here: