My name is Leslie... and I'm a tanorexic.

You might need to put on some sunglasses for this one because it is BRIGHT!  These papers are from like 2005, so go me for using up my stash! I used a Pencil Lines sketch!  I used decorative scissors (the small scallops) for the challenge at Scraptastic Club.  I also used a sketch from Let's Scrap.

And this page is about a recent breakup.  Most of my pages are so happy, but sometimes I really need to pour my heart out on a page.  I find it theraputic, I guess.  And it's cheaper than my shrink.  Anyway, I used Pencil lines, Let's Scrap and Creative Scrappers sketches.  I also entered this into a challenge to make a page using only one manufacturer as part of My Scraps Got Talent at My Scraps & More.

And then here's a little card I made with the scraps.  I made it using a transparency as the base.

I got a red Smash Book! (Yes, I bought into the hype)

So when I first heard of these, I thought they seemed sort of dumb.  I thought they were regular notebooks that came with a pen.  Then, I saw them at my LSS, and I sort of fell in love...  (Here is link to the Smash blog if you want to find out more).  Part of me is super-inpired, and the other part of me feels sort of like it's "cheating" because the pages have doodles and sayings and artwork that were NOT created by yours truly.  Rather, they were produced by some corporate drone at K & Company who probably ran a gazillion focus groups to figure out what those doodles and sayings and artwork should look like in order to appeal to the biggest, most lucrative, market.  But I suppose I buy prima  flowers and die-cuts and other pre-made embellishments for my scrapbooks, so I guess I shouldn't feel that bothered.  But then again, I want this book to be super-personal and all ME...  However, the bottom line is that I like being inspired to preserve memories, and at this point, I'm very inspired by this cute book.  My mind is like an oscillating fan, I tell you...  A very fast oscillating fan. 

So anyway, I wanted to share some pictures of the book I bought (the red, "doodle"-themed one).  I know alot of people are trying to decide which book to get (or whether they even want a book to begin with)without seeing them in person, so I hope this helps. 

First, here is me with my new Smashfolio.  Notice it's upside down in the picture because I was trying to hurry and take all of these photos in Rittenhouse Park, and I didn't want people to think I was unbalaced, like a very small but significant portion of the people who loiter there.  It's also a mirror-image because I used my camera's front-facing camera.  So basically, if you turn this picture upside down and then stand in front of a mirror, you will see what a Smash book looks like!

Next, here are the pages.  Yes, I photographed alllll of them.  I'm such a helper!  The last photo is of the large Smash pockets.

Here are pictures of the Smash pads.  I didn't photograph all the pages this time!

Last, here are the small Smash pockets.

Lucky Girl Crafts GDT Projects Part Two

So here are the last two projects I made with my Lucky Girl Crafts kit. 

 Except for the mini letter stickers, all of the supplies I used on this one are from the kit.  I made the yellow flower by snipping 2 different sizes of punched circles and then layering them using popdots.  I used a sketch from Scraptastic Club.

And I had a few scraps left from my kit, so I put together this little bookmark.

Lucky Girl Crafts GDT Projects Part One

I was asked to be on the Lucky Girl Crafts DT for the month of June!  I loved the Hullabaloo kit that I was given to work with.  The patterned papers in the kit came from three different manufacturers (Imaginisce, Echo Park, and My Mind's Eye), and the colors coordinated perfectly.  I made three layouts, one card, and a bookmark, but I'm just going to share three projects here since these are the only ones on the Lucky Girls blog for now. 

I LOVE this picture of my little hooligan.  I cracked up when I saw her "defacing" this wall, and then I grabbed my camera!  I texted this picture to her family with the caption, "Little Graffiti Artist," which I used as my title.  I misted the background to look like spray paint, and I had some fun with the MME twine from the kit.  I made a border for the entire layout, and I also lined up a few lengths to create a cool effect between 2 pieces of patterned paper.  I used a sketch from Sketches in Thyme, and I'm entering this into the challenge at These are a Few of My Favorite Things to scrap your favorite artwork.  Besides the mist and the little letter stickers, all of the supplies are from the Lucky Girls kit. 

This layout is for the challenge at Scraptastic Club to sew on a layout.  The flower was originally white, but I misted it.  The letter stickers are the only supply not included in my Lucky Girls kit. 

I also made this little card.  Pretty basic, but I think it's cute.

Sweet Peach Crop Shop Part 2

A couple more projects I made using my June Sweet Peach kit!

I made the flowers on this one by fussy cutting some AC patterned paper and then snipping around the patterned circles.  I pop-dotted each layer to add dimention.  Yes, this is a vertical 2-pager.  I'm so cuh-razy!  This is for the challenge at Challenge Heaven to scrapbook a series of pictures.

Sweet Peach Crop Shop GDT Projects - Part One

I was asked to be a guest DT as Sweet Peach Crop Shoppe this month, and I had a blast working with the June 2011 Sweet kit!  I created three layouts and 2 cards for my reveal, but I have plenty of goodies left over for more projects.

First up is this layout I made using sketches from Sketches in Thyme and the Scrappiest.  I also used a blue, orange, white, and yellow color scheme for the challenge at Design Dollies.  Except for the little paper drink umbrella, all of the supplies I used were from my Sweet Peach kit!  I fussy cut the butterflies out of a sheet of American Crafts paper, and I added pieces of ribbon to make a big sun.  I'm also entering this into the challenge at Scraptasic Club to make a summer-themed layout with an altered item (my fussy-cut butterflies).

Besides the letter stickers and the brads, all of the supplies I used for these cards are also from the kit.  I'm entering these into the challenge at the Paper Variety to make a guy-themed project.  One of these cards is for my Daddy for Father's Day.  I know it's sort of girlie, but my dad is very much in touch with him feminine side!

My scraps got Talent

My Scraps and More is hosting My Scraps Got Talent, a 2 month-long scrapbooking competition with games and challenges!  Head over to check out the details.  It looks like lots of fun prizes are up for grabs!