Another F.R.A.K. (giveaway)

Happy Friday! And welcome to another FRAK (that's Friday Random Act of Kindness for the newbies).

Last week's FRAK  was so much fun that I'm going to keep on doing it until I run out of things to give away. (Which will be approximately, um, NEVER!)

So are you ready to see this week's FRAK?

This week, I'm giving away a big package from the Imaginisce Bon Voyage collection, including 13 sheets of double-sided patterned papers, 6 snag 'em stamps,
sticker stackers, canvas stickers, chipboard stickers and die-cuts. Disclaimer: some of the embellishments have been picked over, but there are plenty left to create some amazing travel or masculine pages. All the papers are full 12 x 12 sheets.

Please leave a comment telling me what you'd do with these goodies by 5 p.m. Central time on Monday, February 20. I'll post a winner on Tuesday.

Good luck!


FINE PRINT: If you don't have an email in your blogger profile (or you aren't sure what I'm talking about), please be sure to leave your email addy with your comment. After 5 p.m. Central on February 20, I will randomly draw a winner from the comments  on this post and list the winner's name/ comment at the bottom of this post. I will also contact the winner by email if possible. If you live outside the U.S., you are welcome to enter, but I'll ask that you cover the extra postage cost. Thanks for reading!

Looking forward

This week is dragging. I knew it would. That always happens when there's something to look forward to for the weekend. I'm heading out to a scrappy retreat -- my first in many years!

The girls I'm going with are so good at planning out what they want to work on and putting together all their supplies into matching kits, etc. Me? I'm just going to throw a bunch of stuff in a bag and hope I get there with something I can work with. It'll be a Tim Gunn "Make-It-Work" weekend. Hopefully, they won't kick me out.

Before I begin my packing frenzy, here are a few projects I created for Epiphany Crafts, but never posted.

I used the Epiphany Crafts metal settings with the Round 14 shapes to top the layered punched flowers on the banner. The silver settings add a very vintage feel to the page.

On this one, I used the Epiphany Crafts Square shapes in between the hexagon chipboard shapes from Pink Paislee. The square tool is so versatile for creating borders!


Be sure to check back tomorrow for another F.R.A.K. -- I think you'll like it!

Simply fabulous

Sometimes I think (okay, I know) I don't give my kids enough credit. Especially Cecily. As the second-born, she's subject to all sorts of comparisons to her older sister. It's usually unintentional. I don't mean to compare them, but it sneaks into my mind and I feel so guilty for it. They are two completely different children. I want to celebrate their differences, not compare them.

Supplies: Ruby Rock-It patterned paper and chipboard, Epiphany Crafts
felt flowers and Round 14 shapes, My Little Shoebox alphabet stickers,
October Afternoon mini alpha

This layout celebrates the Cecily I know and love. I jotted down five examples of what makes her amazing and unique -- little things that I think are simply fabulous and so completely Cecily. There are many more examples, but I will save them for another day and another layout.

And I will keep reminding myself that there is nothing that can compare to her.

XOXO Blog Hop (winner posted)

Do you feel the love? Only two more days until Valentine's Day, and to celebrate, Pretty Little Studio is having a blog hop, a one-day sale and lots of giveaways!

To shop the sale, visit the Pretty Little Studio store and enter the coupon code bemine to receive 14% off your order. This code is only valid today, February 12.

Now for my project. This is a very old photo of us, but it kind of fit with the theme of the layout. The days of the week flashcards were the inspiration, and it came together from there.

The most interesting thing about this layout is that it came together entirely from 4 x 4 sheets of paper. Except for the kraft cardstock and flashcards, all the other papers (including the heart shape and the vintage cutout) were from a Love Notes 4x4 paper pack from Pretty Little Studio.

I pieced together scraps around the outside to form a patchwork border, and I brought in more of the patterns with the flags on the left of the photo. 

Ready for some more lovey-dovey projects from the Pretty Little Studio girls?

Visit each of these blogs for additional Valentines projects, and be sure to leave a comment at each stop. Each of us will be giving away our favorite Valentines product from Pretty Little Studio.

Leanne Allinson 

Katie Cavanaugh 
Jen Chapin

Elise Lindsey 

Celine LeGuay

Robyn Schaub  YOU ARE HERE!
Irit Shalom

 Keri Babbit

Pretty Little Studio Blog

I'm giving away the Be Mine Shipping Tags. Aren't they adorable?!

And the winner is...

Congratulations!! I will be emailing you today for your shipping address!


I've had such a great time working with Melissa at Pretty Little Studio for the past few months, and I can't wait to see what the new designers do when they take over next month. There are so many exciting things in store at Pretty Little Studio...I know I'll be watching!

FINE PRINT: If you don't have an email in your blogger profile (or you aren't sure what I'm talking about), please be sure to leave your email addy with your comment. After 5 p.m. Central on February 13, I will randomly draw a winner from the comments  on this post and list the winner's name/ comment at the bottom of this post. I will also contact the winner by email if possible. This giveaway is open to international entries. Thanks for reading! 

F.R.A.K. (winner posted)

It's Friday!

And that means it's time for my first-ever FRAK! Here's what I have to send to one lucky blog reader today:

Apologies for the flash in the photo. I haven't been home during daylight hours any day this week.

This FRAK includes a full Cosmo Cricket Chipboard Alphabet, American Crafts Letterhouse fleece shapes, Basic Grey woolies, chipboard fruit tags, October Afternoon journaling die cuts, 2 sheets cardstock and 9 sheets coordinating patterned paper from Cosmo Cricket, October Afternoon, Basic Grey and 7Gypsies.

And the winner is...

Congratulations, Sue!! I'll be emailing you for your shipping address! (EDITED: Sue, please email me at robmab(at)yahoo(dot)com. Your email address is not going through.)


FINE PRINT: If you don't have an email in your blogger profile (or you aren't sure what I'm talking about), please be sure to leave your email addy with your comment. After 5 p.m. Central on February 13, I will randomly draw a winner from the comments  on this post and list the winner's name/ comment at the bottom of this post. I will also contact the winner by email if possible. If you live outside the U.S., you are welcome to enter, but I'll ask that you cover the extra postage cost. Thanks for reading!