DCWV - April Stackaholic Template Challenge

April is another month and that means another Monthly DCWV Stackaholic template challenge.  Like what I promised myself when the year starts, I will do my best to join DCWV every month for their monthly sketch challenge.
Remember this entry from last month, proud to say it made it to the top 10. 

 

 For the month of April, Erin would love us to use this template for our entry:

 

Here's my take using The Botanical stack:

 I was planning to use the engagement picture of my in-laws for this scrapbook layout but I can't seem to find it.  I am posting this before I even forget that couple more days and April 2013 is done.  I can't missed this challenge...

 See those ferns?  Again, they are handmade using Martha Stewart Clay products.

Loved every single pieces I added in this layout.

MATERIALS:

PATTERNED PAPER: DCWV - The Botanical stacks

TOOLS: Silhouette Cameo (die-cut machine), Fiskar (paper trimmer & circle punch), EK Sucess (edge punch), Quickutz (arrow dies), Scotch (ATG), Duck (tape runner)E-6000 (glue), Darice and EK Success (pop dots) and Making Memories (piercer)

SILHOUETTE IMAGE: circle, flowers and fonts

EMBELLISHMENTS:October Afternoon (die-cuts) and Making Memories (pink brads)

Hope you can join in the fun too!
 

DCWV Stackaholic Template Challenge - March Entry

While waiting for hubby to get settle in his hotel in Tampa so we could talk online, I decided to play and made the entries for DWCV March Stackaholic Template Challenge.
Here's the template for the scrapbook layout:

Here's my entry...

 

Since I used up a few 12X12 patterned paper and got left with so much leftover, I decided to join DCWV March Card Template Challege too.

 

Now, here's my entry:

 such a dainty card...

I can say that I'm really productive the last couple days.  But more crafting projects means also less sleep... not complaining because it's all worth it!

Cya!

MATERIALS:

CARDSTOCK: Georgia Pacific, CTMH and Martha Stewart
PATTERNED PAPER: DCWV  (Spring Fling) and Martha Stewart (Vintage Girl)
STAMP: Paper Smooches (sentiments)
INKPAD: Tim Holtz Distressed Inkpads (Vintage Photo)
DIECUT MACHINE: Silhouette Cameo and Cuttlebug machine
SILHOUETTE IMAGES: Easter eggs and lace border
DIES: Sizzix Tim Holtz (Ornate), Spellbinder (banner & tear-drop circle)
TOOLS: Fiskar (paper trimmer & circle punch), Scotch (ATG), E-6000 (glue), Darice (pop dots) and Making Memories (piercer)
EMBELLISHMENTS: Oriental Trading (plastic alpha), MME & Posh (washi tapes), Martha Stewart (ribbon), Hancock Fabric (while lace), American Craft & Hemptique (hemp & twines), Martha Stewart & Jolees (stickers), Quick Quotes (instant journaling) and Unknown brand (rhinestones and doily)

Finally, a DCWV Stackaholic Template Challenge

Finally, an entry to DCWV monthly Stackaholic Template Challenge will make it to Erin's email.  I have tried alot of times to make an LO but because we travel so much every weekend, none of them made it to the challenge.  Finally... Woot! Woot!  I hope I can join them every month.
I actually feel guilty that I seldom make any scrapbook layout nowadays.  I started as a scrapbooker and since life becomes really busy especially after we decided to home school the kids, I rarely have the time to sit down and make a layout.  With DCWV's monthly sketch challenge, I at least get to make one scrapbook page and that's better than nothing.

 Oh what fun it is to dig into Ella's pictures.  It was fun too putting up this LO.  I really missed doing scrapbook page.  Maybe I should start looking for more challenges online, to encourage me to make more.

Have you seen DCWV's booth on Winter CHA?  I got this from my subscription to Erin Madsen's DCWV blog.  If you are not a follower, go ahead and look for DCWV fan page in Facebook.  If I'm not mistaken, they will be giving out 13 stacks (yes! 13 stacks that hasn't made yet in any craft stores and that is worth $250) to 4 lucky ladies during CHA.  All you have to do is go to Facebook and you will be ask to subscribe.  Fill up the form and you'll be entered into a daily drawing.  Hurry, you still have 2 more days!

MATERIALS:

PAPER: Neenah, Stampin' Up! {cardstock} and K & company - Poppyseed and DCWV - The At Home Stack {patterned paper}

INKPAD: Tim Holtz Distressed Inkpad {broken china}

TOOLS: Silhouette Cameo {electronic die-cut machine}, Spellbinder Grand Calibur {die-cut machine}, Spellbinder{assorted dies}, Stampin' Up {doily die}, My Creative Memory {circle stitch die}, Scoth {ATG}, E-6000 {glue}, Fiskar {paper trimmer} and Making Memories {acrylic paint} and sponge
EMBELLISHMENT: Prima {flowers}, Recollection {rose flower}, American Craft {blue jute twine}, MME {washi tape}, Unknown {acrylic alpha}and Silhouette (die-cut)
SILHOUETTE IMAGE: elegant flourish

Until next month....