Keely Yowler Designs

Good Friends

2012-05-26T01:00:00.001-04:00

Hi, there! Keely here to share my latest Ruby Rock-it project. I just knew that the beautiful colors and patterns of the "Nostalgia" collection would be perfect about a layout about my son and his best buddy, Trooper.

So many wonderful papers, stickers, and diecuts in this collection! I created this layout with lots of odds and ends left from my other projects. I love the results--bright, loud, and bit chaotic...just like my teen son :) The Bella! Ruby Rock-it glittered cardstock was such a fun item to include. I also adore the print patterned paper and spool top paper...so interesting!

The variety of sticker letters and labels adds to the charm of this collection. I cut, distressed, inked, and layered remnants of my "Nostalgia" collection to create a layout I am thrilled with. Do you save bits and pieces of your favorite collections to create projects? You just never know what you can create with odds, ends, and imagination.

Have a wonderfully creative weekend!

Want2Scrap & Glue Arts Blog Hop

2012-05-25T07:49:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Day 5 the final day of the Glue Arts and Want2Scrap Spring into Summer Blog Hop! We have had such a great week sharing projects from our two companies and the creative magic of the talented designers.

Remember to be eligible for the prizes you need to leave a comment on the Want2ScrapAND the Glue Arts Blogs.

AND

Glue Artsprovides a wide range of adhesive from their Glue RiderPro Adhesive Squares, or Embellishments Adhesive. They have just what you need for your next scrappy or crafting project.

Want2Scrapspecialize inbling, chipboard albums, laser designs, iPhone 4 casesand ribbons!

To be eligible for the prizes leave a comment on the Want2Scrap AND theGlue Arts Blogs.

Comments will be taken until Sunday May 27 at midnight.

Day Five: Friday May 26

Audrey Pettit

Nina Brackett

Joe Morgan/Joe Rotella

Mimi Leinbach

Keely Yowler (you are here)

I had a wonderful time designing this layout. The beautiful models are my friend, Jessica Parriot's, daughters...Savannah, Bailey, and Emma. I love the sentiment of "Sisters". These girls are so lucky to have each other.

Want2Scrap and GlueArts products were a perfect combination for this project. I love layering and creating dimension on my layouts.

Supplies:

Want2Scrap products--

Nestaboard Labels Twenty Four

Finesse Swirls Pearls--LeCreme

Silhouette--Old Time Tricycle

Chipboard Alphabet--Stylish

Glue Arts products--

Glue Glider Pro Cartridge Handle

GlueGlider PRO+ MultiDirectional Cartridge Refill - PermaTac

3D Combo Pac- Raisen's® and UCutIt®

Other products:

Cosmo Cricket "Odds & Ends" paper collection

Colorbox Cats Eye Ink

Bazzill cardstock

Fiskars border punch

Uniball Signo Black Pen

Thank you for joining our blog hop! Remember to leave a comment on the Want2ScrapAND the Glue Arts Blogs. Comments will be taken until Sunday May 27 at midnight.

Sweet Love with Want2Scrap

2012-05-09T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello, friends! Today, I've had the pleasure of designing with some of my favorite Want2Scrap products by Donna Salazar Designs. I love the texture of the ATC in Canvas. I used the canvas as a base for my chipboard accents. The Designer Embellies Mixed Media Elements includes the Bird, Wings, Crown, Tag, and Leaves. I love how the chipboard accents accepted the rich ink colors I chose.

Next, I chose to cut the Nestaboard Labels 25 in half to use above and below my photos. I covered it with patterned paper by The Dove's Nest, inked the edges, and added Nestabling Labels 25 Silver Rhinestones.

Lastly, I added "Love" from the Want2Scrap Chipboard Sentiments--Words of Love to complete my title.
Have a wonderfully creative week!

Want2Scrap® Products used:
ATC in Canvas - 3 pack
Nestabling™ Labels 25 Silver Rhinestones

Nestaboard Labels 25

Designer Embellies Mixed Media Elements--Donna Salazar

Chipboard Sentiments--Words of Love

72 Count - Brown Rhinestones - Self Adhesive

Cross Promotional Products:
Designer Paper - Robin's Nest
Ink - Clearsnap - Chalk Ink
Adhesive - Beacon

Other Products Used:

Alphabet stickers - Jenni Bowlin Studios

Cardstock: Colorbok

Pen: Uniball Signo black

My Little Shoebox Sketch Challenge!!!

2012-05-05T11:12:00.002-04:00

I'm so excited that today is National Scrapbook Day, but for this Kentucky girl...it's a day I look forward to all year....the Kentucky Derby. I love it all...the horses, the hats, and the celebration. So historic and so beautiful. I'll be celebrating all day and watching the big race at 5pm.

I loved creating this fun layout about "The Run for the Roses". Those gorgeous pics are from the official KY Derby website. I used the new My Little Shoebox collection, "Happy Go Lucky". What a perfect name for a collection to use on a KY Derby layout. The beautiful bling accents are by Want2Scrap. Be sure to visit Want2Scrap today. They are having a .99 bling sale all day!!!

My Little Shoebox is having a fabulous sketch challenge in honor of National Scrapbook Day. Just look at this beautiful sketch by Liz Chidester.

We challenge you to get crafty for National Scrapbooking Day and create a layout based on Liz's sketch! Post it to the My Little Shoebox Facebook wall by Monday May 7th at midnight Pacific time.

We'll randomly choose one lucky scrapper to win a MLS prize package and announce the winner Tuesday here on the blog! I'd love to see what you create!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop

2012-05-04T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello! I'm so excited to welcome National Scrapbooking Day with a Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop. Hop along the way, visiting our design team blogs for some wonderful inspiration projects. You will begin and end this blog on the Ruby Rock-It blog. Leave a comment on each blog for a chance to win a wonderful assortment of Ruby Rock-it products! If you arrived from Rebecca's blog, you are on the right track.

Keely (you are here)

I had so much fun creating this sweet banner with the Ruby Rock-It "Paper Doll" collection. The texture of RR collections is amazing...beautiful patterned paper, chipboard diecuts, and felt shapes. I cut the circular banner shapes with my Cricut.

The coordinating border strips are one of my favorite embellishments. They can be trimmed to any length and work perfectly with cards, layouts, and altered projects.

What are you creating for NSD? Your next stop on the hop is Jodi's blog. I know she has creating something amazing!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Keely

My Little Shoebox "Keepsake" Love

2012-04-29T00:03:00.002-04:00

If you haven't seen the new "Keepsake" collection from My Little Shoebox, you must hop over and check it out. This collection is overflowing with beautiful bright Spring colors and patterns. I wanted to share a few cards, layout, and mini album I created with this fun collection.

I love how each My Little Shoebox collection includes wonderful diecuts and alpha stickers to perfectly coordinate my projects.

I had so much fun dressing up this chipboard album by Maya Road. I painted the chipboard and decorated with the "Keepsake" collection.

I'm so inspired by quotes. I created a chipboard album to hang in my studio that includes some of my favorites.

This sweet layout features a photo of my 2 nephews. I love how flowers and singing birds can be used to add some Spring to a boy layout.

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderfully creative day.

Pure Joy

2012-04-23T21:10:00.001-04:00

Hello, friends. I'm happy to share with you an "all about me" layout created for Want2Scrap. I like creating layouts about myself to reflect on my thoughts and feelings. My life has had many changes over the past few months...a divorce, a new job, and a new home. Despite the difficult decisions and stressful times, I've emerged a confident, joyful woman. This layout, with singing birds and blooming flowers, represents a new beginning.

The beautiful chipboard "Joy" is just one of the sentiments in the Want2Scrap© Words of Love collection. I painted the word black. I handcut the flowers from patterned paper and added dimensional adhesive. The Want2Scrap© Maxxi Girl Pearls, a gorgeous swirl in white pearls, was a lovely accent.

I just couldn't wait to create with the Want2Scrap© Birds of a Feather diecut silhouette. This fabulous silhouette was beautiful in black, but I wanted to add a vintage feel with newsprint patterned paper and distress ink. I traced over the bird and leaf images and cut patterned paper just a wee bit smaller. I used black and brown distress ink on the edges. Thank you for stopping by today. Happy creating!

Want2Scrap® Products Used: Birds of a Feather silhouette Chipboard sentiments--Words of Love Maxxi Girl Pearls--White

Cross Promotional Products Used: The Robin's Nest patterned paper--Bees Blues cardstock, Classified cardstock, Honey Comb Linen Fleur cardstock

Other Products: My Little Shoebox patterned paper--Enchanted Garden collection Tsukineko--distress ink Glue Arts--dimensional adhesive American Crafts--Thickers Colorbok--Cardstock Fiskars--circle punch Maya Road--star pin MS Word Calibri font

Design Team Happiness...

2012-04-05T22:58:00.004-04:00

I'm thrilled to share that I have been asked to join the 2012-2013 design team for Want 2 Scrap. Be sure to hop over and check out the wonderful chipboard, bling, and embellishments. I'm so happy to join this team of talented ladies.

I'm equally as happy to be continuing as a designer for My Little Shoebox! Please hop over to the MLS blog to leave these talented ladies some love.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Spring is in the Air...

2012-03-27T20:56:00.002-04:00

Spring is in the Air at Ruby Rock-It. I just love the soft, Spring colors in the Ruby Rock-It August Moon collection. I created this card for my mom's birthday, but it would be a sweet Hello or Mother's Day card. I love how the beautiful tags work so well on cards and layouts.

Isn't this patterned paper lovely? I love the hand doodled look of the design. I created this card to accompany a basket of fresh baked goodies. I hope you are enjoying all of the wonderful creations this month featuring "August Moon".

What are you creating this Spring?

"Up in the Trees" with My Little Shoebox

2012-03-12T20:09:00.003-04:00

This month I've had the pleasure of designing with the new My Little Shoebox collection, "Up in the Trees". The patterns and colors are just gorgeous! I had so much fun creating these layouts & cards.

I love mixing and layering lots of patterns. These great new alphabet letters are also part of this collection.

The super cute cardstock stickers and diecut paper add great detail to any layout.

This is definitely one collection in which I will use every last scrap to create cards and projects. Hop over to the MLS blog to see more of "Up in the Trees".

Happy Birthday!

2012-03-10T23:33:00.003-05:00

Happy Birthday to my sweet son, Keegan! I can't believe he is 14 years old today. I created this layout about both of my boys growing up and the decisions they will be making about their future. I'm so lucky to have 2 fantastic sons.

This layout was created with the "Destination" collection from My Little Shoebox...one of my favs!

On another note...I have a winner in last month's Let's Scrap Around the World Blog Hop. Without further delay....

Congrats, Rhoda Henderson!!!

Please contact me with your mailing addy and I'll get your goodies sent out.

Have a wonderful week!

Colorful Creations

2012-02-25T21:41:00.006-05:00

If you are looking for the Let's Scrap Around the World Blog Hop, click HERE.

Hi friends! I've been having a great time participating in the "
Big Sister" competition at Colorful Creations. We're down to the final 2. Kerys and I have been scrapping our fingers to the bone :) I wanted to share my last 2 layouts. I just love these 2 pics of my boys when they were little. They are wearing reindeer antlers at Christmas. It is hard to believe they are 12 and 13 now. I created this layout with beautiful patterned paper by Cosmo Cricket.
This was for our 2-page challenge. Two-page layouts are always a challenge for me, but I just love the way it turned out.

I created a layout about my 7 fur babies. Yes..I have 5 little doggies and 2 cats. They are the sweetest and great at posing for my pics.

I used patterned paper by Bella Blvd and My Little Shoebox. The diecuts are Bella Blvd and the round alphas/numbers are My Little Shoebox. Such a cute combination.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Have a great week.

Happy Valentine's Day!

2012-02-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

If you are looking for the Let's Scrap Around the World Blog Hop, click HERE.
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you have created something handmade for your sweetie. I created this cute layout about my nephew, Matthew, with the "Up in the Trees" collection by My Little Shoebox. I just love the little birds, trees, and hearts.

Love is in the air at Ruby Rock-It. I created this card filled with love using the Ruby Rock-It "Vintedge" collection. These beautiful patterned papers just scream romance.

The "Vintedge" collection worked wonderfully to create the "Beautiful" layout featuring my niece, Mandy, and her fiance, Mike. I love the distressed, vintage look to this collection.

Why not send a cheerful greeting to someone you love? I created this "Hi" card using the Ruby Rock-It "Vintedge" collection. Just a few strips of paper, ribbon, alpha stickers, and a chipboard birdie can send this "Hello" anywhere in the world.

I created this sweet layout with a precious family photo using great products by Jenni Bowlin, Graphic 45, and Simple Stories. It was entered in Round 5 in the Big Sister competition at Colorful Creations.

This colorful little card was created with one of my FAV stamps by Outline's Rubber Stamps. It was created for the CYAO card challenge at Paper Secrets.

Thanks SO much for visiting my blog. Have a wonderful Valentine's Day!
XOXOXOXO

Creative Time...

2012-02-05T16:29:00.002-05:00

If you are looking for the Let's Scrap Around the World Blog Hop, click HERE.
Hi, friends! I hope you are having a wonderful February. I've been doing lots of creating in my studio, participating in lots of challenges, and having fun.

I'm just discovering Simple Stories. They manufacture some wonderful collections. I love their muted patterned paper and matching diecuts. These top 3 projects were created with 3 of their collections.

I created this next layout with one of my fav My Little Shoebox collections, "Destination". I love the great diecut sticker road signs and transporation embellies. TOO cute!

I'm been having so much fun participating in the "Big Sister" competition at Colorful Creations. These girls are so much fun and the challenges really keep me motivated. I created this layout with the gorgeous "Portrait" collection by Crate Paper.

What have you been creating? Have a great day!

Let's Scrap Leap Around the World Blog Hop

2012-02-01T11:00:00.001-05:00

If you came here from Margaret's blog, then you are in the right place! If you did not, Mindi Brown @ http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/ has the hop order to help you find your way.
I am so excited to be a blog host for such a fun and huge blog hop! Let's Scrap is a wonderful site full of inspiration. I'm honored to be joining these talented ladies to showcase some great card sketches.
Here is the sketch I am showcasing for the hop

Here is my card example. I had so much fun creating this fun Valentine's Day card with patterned papers by Echo Park and one of my fav digi images by Kenny K. She is just SO sassy :) The image is colored with Copic markers.

Now for the fun part! Here is the RAK I am offering! I'm excited to be giving this collection of Unity Stamps to one lucky winner.

Here is how easy it is to enter for my random draw:

*Be or become a member of Let’s Scrap which you can do by clicking HERE. It is free, easy and fast! Once you get there, I am sure you will love it!
*Become a follower of my blog
*Leave me a comment telling me what you most like to create.

...And, if you would like a second chance in the draw:
*Make a card from the sketch I have posted and upload it to the gallery at Let’s Scrap. Please tag it as such 10-21-09,LEAP8
Please note there is no spaces and that LEAP is all capitals.
*Leave a comment with a link to your card on Let’s Scrap forum.

The hop ends at 11:59 pm Central Standard time February 29th, which you would be able to track using the clock on the main page of Let’s Scrap.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog and hopping along with us. Your next stop will be the talented Cathy .
If you get lost along the way or have joined the hop in the middle, Mindi Brown @ http://scrapchat-n-coffeetalk.blogspot.com/

is the beginning of the hop. You don’t want to miss any of the fun!

Sweet Girls...

2012-01-17T22:22:00.002-05:00

I've created a few scrapbook layouts this week starring 2 of my fav gals, Kenzie, my niece, and Jennah, my step-daughter. It's easy to be creative when you have such sweet inspiration.
This layout was created for the Big Sister wk 2 competition at Colorful Creations. Those girls really know how to have fun. Stop by and check out the fabulous challenges going on. For this layout, I used beautiful patterned paper by Jenni Bowlin Studio and Creative Imaginations. The sweet diecuts are by Elle's Studio. I just love that pic!

This layout was created for the Big Sister wk 1 challenge at Colorful Creations. I can't believe I won Head of Household! These challenges are just what I need to get my mojo movin :) This beautiful paper collection is "Keepsake" by Ruby Rock-it. Everything from the paper, flowers, diecuts, to the jewels are all Ruby Rock-It. If you haven't had a chance to check out Ruby Rock-it, hop over today. We have some wonderful giveaways going on.

Have a great week!

My Little Shoebox "Happy Go Lucky" Reveal

2012-01-17T22:01:00.002-05:00

Such a beautiful, new collection! "Happy Go Lucky" is full of bicycles, flowers, clouds, and children walking hand in hand. It's Day 2 of our Winter reveal at My Little Shoebox. Hop over to the blog to see more of this great collection and comment to win this collection before you can buy it.

My Little Shoebox "Keepsake" Giveaway

2012-01-16T19:12:00.002-05:00

Hello, friends! It's reveal week and I'm excited to share our 5 new Winter collections with you this week. Let's get this party started!

New for 2012! Keepsake Collection Kit
•double sided patterned paper
•double sided color cardstock
•12x12 Cardstock Sticker sheet
•3D Roll Up Flower
•circle Die Cut

Hop over to the MLS blog to see more details of this yummy collection. Be sure to leave a comment on the MLS blog for a chance to win this collection before you can buy it in stores. Stop back by tomorrow for another collection reveal :)

Ruby Rock-It Nostalgia

2012-01-14T01:00:00.000-05:00

I'm so happy to introduce Nostalgia, one of the new collections from Ruby Rock-It. It is so beautiful and vintage. The perfect combination of color and style. All of today's projects are created with 100% Nostalgia.

We are having wonderful giveaways and reveals all month at the Ruby Rock-It blog.

So...what do you think? If you haven't checked out Ruby Rock-It yet, you're going to love it! They have everything you need to create amazing layouts, cards, and projects.

Tiffany Doodles Blog Hop

2012-01-12T23:59:00.001-05:00

Thank you for joining us at Tiffany Doodles for our first blog hop of 2012! We're so glad you're here! It's ALSO the second anniversary of Tiffany Doodles!

You're going to find lots of inspiration along the way, from several talented ladies. Be sure to leave each of them a comment by Sunday the 15th for your chance to win something of your choice! That's 19 chances to win! All winners will be announced on the Tiffany Doodles blog Wednesday January 18th.

If you've arrived from Laurel's blog, you're in the right place! If this is your first stop, please go back to Jessica's blog so you don't miss anything!

I'm so happy to share these cards I have created for the hop! I used one of my favorite digi set, Sweet Butterfly, to create this card. Be sure to leave a comment on this post by midnight, Sunday the 18th. I'll be giving away this digi set to one lucky winner. I was so in love with this set that I wanted to used all 3 pieces on this card. I just love how the card inside complements the front.

Another sweet image from Tiffany Doodles is Candle Cake. Perfectly yummy! I paired this image with 3 fun diecuts from Elle's Studio.

Just 4...the bouncing baby boy...this adorable digi image, Carriage. I love the color combo of blue and brown. The title diecut is by Jillibean Soup and the large background diecut is by Teresa Collins. All images on today's cards were colored with Copic markers. Background embossing folders are by Sizzix.

I hope you're feeling inspired! Before you hop over to Mary's blog, remember to leave a comment for your chance to win! Tiffany is giving away the entire January release and all you have to do is create a card or project using a Tiffany Doodles image, blog about it, and add your name to in linkz tool which can be found on Tiffany's blog. On January 18th the DT will pick one person to win the entire January release!

Thanks for hopping along with us, we look forward to seeing your creations! Be sure to "like" Tiffany Doodles on Facebook for special deals & giveaways!

My Little Shoebox Inspiration

2012-01-03T22:50:00.002-05:00

I want to share with you this wonderful My Little Shoebox collection, "Pretty Little Things". It is full of little girls, flowers, and bright colors. It is just too cute! I thought this collection would be perfect to showcase this family photo we took in October. I love all of the sweet diecuts. I used popdots to give them dimension.

Hop over to the MLS blog to see today's post that is filled with lots of fabulous projects by our design team.

Have a wonderful day!

A New Year...

2012-01-01T14:53:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year! I had a wonderful night at home with the family, watching movies, eating lots of goodies, and of course, scrapbooking. I have been wanting to create with the "Family Fun" collection from Vintage Street Market. I knew it would be perfect to decorate a vintage cigar purse I purchased in Texas. I used a sweet b/w photo of my mom from the 1930's as the focal point.

I love combining the different textures of felt, paper, ribbon, and lace.

The clip art and diecuts in this collection are so fun. They were perfect for creating this masculine card.

This monogram tag was fun and easy to create. The sweet little girl diecut is just adorable. Baker's twine is one of my favorite decorating add-ons.

Thanks for stopping by. Stay tuned for news about our CHA sneak-peak party coming up at Ruby Rocket.

Happy New Year from Imaginisce

2011-12-29T09:00:00.000-05:00

Is there anything more fun that wearing a party hat? Yes...creating them. I loved creating these sweet Happy New Year party hats with beautiful Imaginisce papers/diecuts/stickers and patterns from Snazzie Drawers.

For this hat, I used the Imaginisce Bon Voyage collection. The bold navy, burgundy, and cream stripes worked so well with the vintage pattern paper accents. The number stickers are American Crafts Thickers.

This little pink number, was created with the Imaginisce Hippity Hop collection. I accented with pink crate paper, a white paper doily, and gold glitter glue.

I even talked my step-daughter into modeling. These would be perfect for party hats or table decorations. They could be created for any occasion.

Hop over to Imaginisce to see the entire Bon Voyage and Hippity Hop collections and to SnazzieDrawers to check out their wonderful collection of patterns.

Pink Party Hat: Imaginisce Hippity Hop patterned paper/diecut, My Little Shoebox Mini Alphas, Sulyn Industries Gold Glitter Glue, Colobok Cardstock, Wilton paper doily, pattern: Snazzie Drawers
Striped Party Hat: Imaginisce Bon Voyage patterned paper/diecut, American Crafts Thickers, vintage pattern paper, pattern: Snazzie Drawers.

Have a fabulous New Year!!!

Holiday Traditions with Ruby Rock-It

2011-12-29T08:00:00.001-05:00

Today, on the Ruby Rock-It blog, I've posted some pics of one of my favorite holiday traditions...collecting Santa's. I created this fun layout using some of my fav Ruby Rock-It products. Believe it or not...I used the Bella Wedding collection. The gold, cream, and tans were just perfect for the vintage feel I wanted.

Aren't the tan textured cardstock and journaling label fabulous! I also used chipboard alphas and stars from the Paper Boy collection.

Ruby Rock-It has cards and envelopes perfect for thank you's and notecards. I created this thank you card with one of my fav Santa photos, a Paper Boy card, and Bella Wedding paper.

Don't forget to scrapbook your favorite holiday traditions. Have a wonderful New Year!

Sneak Peak from Ruby Rock-It

2011-12-27T15:46:00.003-05:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and is getting excited about celebrating the New Year. Here is a sneak peak at the Ruby Rock-It Winter releases. I can't wait for you to see these fantastic new collections. Check out more info on the Ruby Rock-It blog :)