The First May Reveals and Challenges

It's already May!!!  My how this year has flown by already!  And soon it will be summertime and all the busy-ness of summer will be here.  I don't know about you but my summer is already getting full!!! So today I want to share with you some of the happenings in May and projects from the end of April. 

First of all May 8-13 there will be a Mother May I Crop at My Scraps and More.  There will be games and challenges and LOTS of fun plus you can win prizes!  So I hope you'll join us there!  As always there are daily challenges posted in the My Scraps and More forum so if you're looking for a fun place to hang out, this is one of the ones I recommend!

Next, Just Imagine/Kreaxions will be hosting a blog hop May 18-20.  More info on that to come.  But in the meantime, you can find daily inspiration on their blog.  And if you're looking for the perfect circle cutter or some fun dies or some AWESOME punches, go to the Just Imagine/Kreaxions Store.  There's some really fun new things there!

And at My Sketch World I will be hosting the One Hour Sketch Challenge on May 19 at 9 PM Eastern time.  This month we will be doing five cards in one hour. Believe me, it CAN be done!  :)  I will post more information about that later as well.

Speaking of My Sketch World, here's Lucy's FABULOUS May Layout sketch! 

And here is my version of that sketch.  I had fun with some VERY old pictures of myself arriving at a surprise birthday party my friends held for me.  This was back in 1983 when I was single and skinny!  LOL!

I created the circle using the Kreaxions Circle Cutter, Kreaxions Positioning Parts and Kreaxions 4-in-1 Punch #920.  I cut the title with my Cricut using “All Mixed Up” font.  Materials – Cardstock – Bazzill, Unknown; Patterned Papers – Basic Grey; Bling – K & Company; Stickles – Ranger; Pen – Sharpie; Punch – Kreaxions #920; Ink – Colorbox

I'm also hosting the May 3rd challenge at My Scraps and More.  My challenge is to use stamps on your layout...  Here's the link to the challenge - May 3 Play Challenge.  And here's my example..

These are pictures of some of my cousins in 1992.  I colored white photo corners with my ink.

Materials – Sketch – Close To My Heart “Cherish” book; Cardstock – American Crafts, Unknown; Patterned Papers, Die Cut – My Mind’s Eye (Lime Twist Line from the My Scraps & More Store); Buttons – Unknown; Brads – Basic Grey; Photo Corners – Recollections; Ink – Ranger Distress; Pen – EK Success; Stitching Stamp – Creative Imaginations; Word Stamp – Autumn Leaves; Title Cut with Cricut using Cricut Classic font

I'll have much more to share with you this month so stay tuned for the next post!  Happy Punching and Happy Scrapping!!!