Vote for Me at CK!

I'm a finalist in the Readers' Pick Poll at Creating Keepsakes magazine!  If my layout is chosen, it will be published in the November/December 2012 issue...which is incredibly cool!

Would you please pop over there and vote for me?  You can vote once a day through April 26, and the winner will be announced on May 3.  Thanks in advance!

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Hone Your Instincts: Scrapping with Pinterest Printables

I have two current scrapping obsessions: 1. Journaling cards, which have been showing up on nearly every page I've done lately (more on that topic later), and 2. Printable artwork from Pinterest that I've been using as word art!

If you search "printable" or "download" on Pinterest, there's a fantastic selection of goodies that pop up.  Some are store links to products that cost money, but quite a few are freebies that people have posted on their blogs.  Most are intended for home decor, but I've been downloading them to use as word art on my pages...and I love them!  Just make sure to give credit to the artist when you use their work...

A few of my recent faves:

Dr. Seuss Printable

Snap Printable

Rainbows Printable

School Days Printable

And a couple I've pinned but haven't gotten to yet!

Happy Summer Printable

Love Printable

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SC Sketch Round-Up

With babies and other {March} Madness, I have several Scrapbook Challenges sketches to show you! Like before, the sketches are linked to their SC forum threads for easy access... Enjoy!

 Sketch 284 (A)

Chukar Hunt digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Paper: Line it Up by Amy Martin; Borders: Outer Limits  3 and 4 by Karah Fredricks; Brushes:  Bullet Holes by Obsidian Dawn, 30 Textures by Burburu; Sketch: 284 by Scrapbook Challenges; Fonts: XXII Dirty-Army, Traveling Typewriter

 Sketch 285

  

This is How I Roll digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Kits: That Was Yesterday, Posie Add-On by Michelle Underwood; Kraft Paper: Basic Kraft by Gina Miller; Brushes: Grunge Essentials 1 by Karla Dudley; Sketch: 285 by Scrapbook Challenges; Fonts: Gill Sans

 Sketch 286 Double

The Bakker Party digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Kit: American Tweeds by Persnickety Prints; Word Art, Flair, Staple: Gunhild SToreide; Border: Outer Limits 4 by Karah Fredricks; Sketch: 286 by Scrapbook Challenges; Font: My Own Topher

 Sketch 287 Double

Kindergarten at the ECC digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits {Coming Soon}

 Sketch 288

Berry Sweet digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Kit: Shabby Sweet by BZB Designs; Sketch: 288 by Scrapbook Challenges; Fonts: I Love Derwin, Traveling Typewriter; Other: Strawberry

 Sketch 289

Rainbows digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Kit: One Love Collab by Scrap Orchard; Sketch: 289 by Scrapbook Challenges; Other: Photo from morguefile.com, Word Art from pinterest.com

 Sketch 290

First Easter Dress digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Kraft Paper: Basic Kraft by Gina Miller; Patterned Paper: Vintage Findings Pink Paris by Jen Allyson; Journal Card: Every Day of the Year Note Cards by Sugarplum Paperie; Rabbit Tags and Clip: Gunhild Storeide; Scalloped Mask: Totlbox Mist Vol.4 by Gennifer Bursett; Sketch: 290 by Scrapbook Challenges; Fonts: Mailart Rubberstamp, Caitlin

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Gone for a Good Reason...

We have a new baby girl!

Josie Sharon

born March 19, 2012

10 pounds 3 ounces

22 inches

We're all doing well and starting to settle into some sort of routine...or at least a new variety of chaos, hahaha!  Josie is a wonderful, easy baby, and the rest of the kids adore her.  It's hard to believe that she's two weeks old already!

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March Madness Week 1: SNAP!

It's ooonnnn!  Week one of the Scrapbook Challenges March Madness competition is a doozy!  Each letter of the alphabet was assigned a scrapping product, and our challenge was to design a page using the formula created from the first ten letters of our first and middle names.  I'll show you:

C: Chipboard
H: Heart
A: Acrylic Paint
N: Neon
E: Envelope
L: Lace
L: Lace
R: Ric Rac
E: Envelope
N: Neon

Ummm...did someone say NEON?  Twice?  With lace?!?  Yeah, this was clearly going to take me out of my comfort zone.  Hubs thought I should just sneak in the neon, but I decided to go in the opposite direction and OWN the NEON!  So... (click to enlarge.)

Snap digital scrapbooking layout by Chanell Rigterink Credits Digital Paper: Me and My Camera by Maybe Mej; Patterned Paper, Date Tag, Flair: Hoppy Birthday Collab by The Lilypad; Chipboard Frame: Big Chipboard Frames by Lisa Sisneros; Envelopes: The Scrapping Cop; Frame, Paper Lace: Gunhild Storeide; Ric Rac: For the Girls Mega Collab by Elemental Scraps; Word Art: MaryJanes and Galoshes; Paint, Alpha: Art in the Box by Paula Kesselring; Fonts: I Love Derwin, Traveling Typewriter

We'll see how this goes over...I'm paired against a wonderfully talented pretty-romantic scrapper whose formula should suit her beautifully!  I've gone the risky route, but I have to say that I kinda love this page because of *how* out-there it is!  I never, ever would have created this page outside this competition!

Extra bonus: It's done and posted *before* the baby's born!  Yay!  Now I don't have to do it in the hospital to make the deadline!

So, come vote for me on March 22 (I'll add the link then)...I need all the help I can get!

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SC Bracketology

Have you seen the Scrapbook Challenges March Madness brackets yet? This is gonna be *brutal*!

You've got until Friday night to complete your bracket and upload your picks to the MM Gallery for a chance to win  a Prize Package valued at $150!  Don't miss out on this!

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Are You Ready for the {Scrapping} Madness?

Join us at Scrapbook Challenges for March Madness of the Scrappy Kind!  Register at the site, peruse the DT gallery, choose your favorite designers and keep your fingers crossed!

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