Circle Frame How To'sday

Check out Scrapbook Steals today for a quick tutorial

on how to make and distress this round frame.

~ Daydreaming ~

Supplies:

Paper:Ruby Rock-It

Mist:Tattered Angels

Brads:Recollections

Sparkle Yarn:Stash

Gems:Zva Creative and Prima

Flowers, Chipboard, Chalk, and Resin:Prima

 

Sketch:

Michele Singh for C'est Magnifique

 

~charity~

 

Paper Girls Challenge Blog Hop

 

 

Time for another blog hop!

This time our theme is hand made flowers.

I've been playing around with a simple formula for making one piece accordion flowers. I think I finally have the ratios right!!!

Here are the directions:

Step 1:Cut a 4 inch circle from cardstock.

Step 2:Score your circle into 16ths as shown in box 1 and box 2

Step 3:Cut a 1.5 inch circle out of the center.

Step 4:Bunch center of the circle together to create an accordion flower, secure with adhesive. I use hot glue which looks a tad messy so I add a paper circle on top. 

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV and Echo Park

Trim:May Arts

Doily:Stash

 

Our blog hop prize this round is a set of dies and a 2.5 inch xyron!

 

 

What do you have to do to participate?

Would you like a chance to win? Get one entry for commenting on each of the blog posts, "Like" the Paper Girls Challenge on Facebook, and being a follower on our blog (all are required for an entry). It you get to see some fabulous projects and you know you want to!

You have until Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 11:59pm MST to comment. We will announce the winner on Monday, May 13, 2013 at 9:00 am MST! International readers are welcome to play along but currently we are only shipping prize packs to the US and Canada due to shipping costs.

 

Here is the line up:

The Paper Girls Challenge Blog

Charity Hotrum<<<you are here

Erica Bass

Deborah Johnson

Heather Gray

Jessica Arrant

Kristina McKeen

~charity~



Butterflies and Flowers

Special Ops Training on the SWAT blog today.

Stop by and see how easy this project is to finish.

Supplies:

Paper and Twine:MME

Charms:Studio g

Brads:Pebbles and Recollections

Stickles:Ranger

Binder Clip:Office Max

Ink:CTMH

Pencil Cup: Dollar Tree

Floral Wire:FloraCraft

 

~charity~

 



Mother's Day

Thrilling Thursday over at the Just Imagine Crafts blog.

Stop by to see a few more shots of this pretty card.

Supplies:

Paper:Graphic 45

Ribbon:Stash

Twine:My Minds Eye

Brads:Recollections

Ink:Close To My Heart

Stamps:Glitz Design and CTMH

Embossing Powder:Stampendous

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Punch:Kreaxions 901 and 919

 

~charity~

 



Lilac Garden

It's 10 Things Tuesday at Practical Scrappers today and we are featuring Burlap! Rush over to the blog and see what amazing inspiration our designers have lined up for you today.

 ~Lilac Garden ~

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee

Twine:Doodlebug Design

Alpha:Cosmo Cricket

Punch:Kreaxions 4 in 1 #901

Die:Kreaxions Butterfly Die

 

~charity~



Snow Glaze

Just Imagine Crafts Monthly Reveal today and our theme is Earth Day. Since winter will just NOT let go of my "neck of the woods" this snowy photo seemed just the thing.

~ Snow Glaze ~

Supplies:

Paper:Color Bok, Bazill, and Pink Paislee

Twine:The Twinery

Ink:CTMH

Star Template and Punch:Kreaxions

Stickles:Ranger

Buttons:Gutermann

Tiny Type:Authentique

 

~charity~

 



Florence by Night

Drill #6 is up today on the SWAT blog! Come see the sketch and how each of our designers interpreted it! 

~ Florence by Night ~

 I'm kind of stuck on these old photos and this was a great sketch to do several at once.

The carousel and the street performers gave Florence a carnival feel, even late at night! We loved that all the stores were open late and we could enjoy strolling through the streets at any hour.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee and DCWV

Flowers:Imaginisce and Petaloo

Ink:Ranger

Twine:The Twinery

Tag:Pink Paislee

Alpha:American Crafts

Circle Cutter/Tracer:Kreaxions

Brads:Recollections and Artsy Licious

 

~charity~

 

 

 



Amazing

Winter just doesn't want to let go of North Dakota this year! I spent Monday morning snowed in but I had my scrapping supplies to keep me busy. I decided on a lighthearted card with just a touch of romance for the days project. When I found this sweet image in the Le Cirque collection I knew it was exactly what I was looking for. Stop by the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog for a link to the punch I used.

~ Amazing ~

This card is my entry for the Red Carpet Studio:Vintage Card Challenge.

Supplies:

Paper:Graphic 45

Twine:The Twinery

Brad:Recollections

Ink:Ranger

Drafters Vellum:Bruning

Gold Star:Bead Landing

Punch:Kreaxions #919

 

~charity~



Our Lady of the Mist

Practical Scrappers 10 Things is all about Hexagons today. For my project I trimmed out the printed hexagons from a package of chipboard, then flipped my new diecut over. I positioned the cardstock so that the right colors showed through.

~ Our Lady of the Mist ~

This layout is also my entry for the Scrappy Friends Challenge.

Kerys is offering a recipe challenge:Hand Stitching, Punch, Mixed Alphas.

Rochelle has a color challenge.

Kristi wants us to add something that flies to our page.

Brenda is offering us a fabulous sketch to help put it all together.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee and DCWV

Trim:American Crafts, Making Memories, Stash

Tags:Pink Paislee

Punch:Kreaxions #901

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Tiny Type:Glitz Design

Sketch:

 

~charity~

 



Pisa

Double Reveal Day

This week The Paper Girls are presenting Challenge # 30:Travel

I've been going through my old photos and decided to focus on these ones from Pisa. I even found a train ticket stub from one of our trips there!

Today is also Nuts About Sketches #261.

I love combining challenges from both these sites. I hope you'll join me and have fun with this sketch by Shawn Lahr.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Kaiser Craft, We R Memory Keepers

Eyelets:Making Memories

Felt Arrows:Maya Road

Washi Tape:Crafty Steals

Enamel Accents and Stickles:Ranger

Floss:DMC

 

~charity~

 

 

 



A Great Day

While preparing for last weeks Kiwi Lane blog hop I tried out a several different templates. For this one I used the paisley shape, Celebrate 7 to make a butterfly. I love all the turquoise and orange colors of trim with the pink!!!

Supplies:

Paper and Flowers:Webster's Pages

Trim:Webster's Pages, Making Memories, Glitz Design, and stash

Twine:My Minds Eye

Rub-Ons:GCD Studios

KLD Templates:Celebrate 7

Sketch:Amber 6

Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

~charity~

Lazy Dayz

 My day to post over at the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog!!!

Hop on over there and find out how to use cheesecloth with your diecut machine.

~ Lazy Dayz ~

This is my entry for the sketch challenge at My Minds Eye, check that post out here:

http://mymindseye.typepad.com/blog/2013/03/march-sketch-challenge.html

Supplies:

Punch:Kreaxions # 919

Buttterfly Die:Kreaxions

Cheesecloth:Cadie

Paper, Stickers, Diecuts, Twine, Alpha:My Minds Eye

Sketch:

Ronda for MME

 

~charity~

10 Things Twine

10 Things Twine at Practical Scrappers today! The goal is to come up with an unusual way to use the featured item. Twine is my go to embellishment/trim so I had lots of ideas to pick from.

This is the project that won!

~ Thanks ~

I was going for a beach theme with this card. I thought the twine laced through the latice punch had a fish net look to it.

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Twine:The Twinery

Vellum, Ink and Pearls:CTMH

Flower:Petaloo

Punch:Marth Stewart

Canvas Sticker:Prima

Sentiment:Cosmo Cricket

Acrylic Design Template:Kiwi Lane Designs

 

~charity~



Love U 4 Ever

Nuts About Sketches #260 today!

Stop by the blog and see what the ultra talented designers have done with this fun sketch!!!
~ Love U 4 Ever ~

Supplies:

Paper:Farmhouse Paper Company

Alpha:Jillibean Soup

Tiny Type:Glitz

Brads:Recollections

Twine:MME

Ink and Film Strip:Ranger

Punches:The Paper Studio and Martha Stewart

Zipper:Stash

 

~charity~



Kiwi Lane Designs Blog Hop!!!

Woop Woop!!! So excited to be a part of this months Kiwi Lane Designs Blog Hop!

Not only do I get to work with their FABULOUS product...I get to keep it!  :) Which is a good thing since I got GLUE all over it! Yep, the old fashioned Elmers kind!

~ lovin' my new SHADES ~

 I received the Chestnut Drive designer templates for my project. After playing around with them for a few days I realized they looked EXACTLY like fingernail tips with an AWESOME mani! So I traced and cut my border strips, then slid the KLD template down half an inch and painted the tip with Elmers. After sprinkling liberally with glitter I left my border strips to dry. Here comes the best part...I threw my templates right in the kitchen sink and added a squirt of dishsoap, to clean them off! {We ain't too proud, folks.}

Here are the templates I received:
Chestnut Drive

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Sadly, the photo just doesn't show my pretty fingernails well enough. I'll have to give you another peek:

But enough about me..what about you? Did you know that a random winner from ONE of the 10 blogs (including the Kiwi Lane blog), will be given a $25 gift certificate to the Kiwi Lane Shop, for leaving a comment. That's right, start commenting! Here's the order of the blog hop:

1. Kiwi Lane http://kiwilane.com/here/blog/
2. Katrina Hunt http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
3.  (You are here) Charity Becker http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/
4. Jen Collins http://jande14.blogspot.com/
5. Marisa Torp http://mojoandmore.blogspot.com
6. Staci Jones http://www.scrapbookingischeaperthantherapy.blogspot.com/
7. Stephanie Umpleby http://sucw.blogspot.com
8. Stephanie Dang http://www.paperandi.blogspot.com
9. Roselyn Riley http://prettylittlepackages.blogspot.com
10. Charissa Miller http://akihasmommascraps.com

Supplies:

Paper:MME, DCWV, We R Memory Keepers

Stickles and Ink:Ranger

Brads:Recollections

Alpha:Jillibean Soup and Making Memories

Glitter:Martha Stewart
Punch:Kreaxions

KLD Templates:Chestnut Drive 3A and 3B; Shapes 2
Sketch:Amber 3
Kerys Sharrock for Scrapbook Steals

 

I'd love to have you join my blog. I'll be giving away 4 colors of Petaloo flower trim when I reach 150 followers. As you can see that number isn't far away!

 

~charity~



Simply Authentic

It's my day to post on the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog and this is what you can expect to see:

~ Simply Authentic ~

You'll find this bright, cheerful card along with a tutorial on how to make an accordion flower in a SNAP! Run over and take a look at it.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee and Glitz

Sentiment:K and Company

Punch and Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

 

~charity~



Night Glow

 Practical Scrappers 10 Things Corner Punches today!

I love my punches and wanted to show how easy it is to use a corner punch to make a border strip. First I cut my strip into chevrons and then punched all the points! Super fun look and a great way to use those corner chompers.

 ~ Night Glow ~

Supplies:

Paper:Kaiser Craft and Pink Paislee

Gems:Prima

Ink:CTMH

Twine:The Twinery

Corner Punch:Kreaxions

Butterfly Punch:Martha Stewart

Stickles and Enamel Accents:Ranger

Buttons, Border Stickerc and Die cuts:Pink Paislee

Sketch: Amber 5b

Michelle King for Scrapbook Steals

 

~charity~



Rainbrella

Paper Girls Challenge Blog has a new challenge up and it's all about April!

Rush over to the blog to see what's up then start crafting.

I just love the assignment for Challenge # 29! It gave me a great opportunity to combine the latest Special Ops tutorial from SWAT with a completely different theme.

Supplies:

Paper:Webster's Pages

Ink:Close To My Heart

Designer Template:Kiwi Lane Designs, Celebrate 6

 

~charity~