1st Day Bling

Practical Scrappers Ten Things Tuesday: Staples

We've done the staple feature more than once and this time I was really reaching for a new use of staples. I decided to hook them together into a chain and string them from brads like a banner. I used colored staples to add to my neon theme.

~ 1st Day Bling ~

This layout is also my entry for

 Paper Secrets: Sketch with a Twist Challenge.

The twist for this sketch is to add 5 or more buttons to the layout.

I added the flower centers as well as the

3 buttons to the right of the photo.

Supplies:

Paper:Riddersholm, Daisy D's, MME

Shape Punches:The Paper Studio, Uchida

Border Punch:Kreaxions #924

Brads:Recollections

Staples:Making Memories

Enamel Accents, Liquid Pearls:Ranger

Washi:Target, made in Japan

Stickers:Simple Stories, Echo Park

Alpha:Echo Park

Trim:Webster's Pages, Stash

Flowers:Imaginisce

Buttons:Theresa Collins, American Crafts

Sketch:

Kelly Holifield for Paper Secrets

 

~charity~

it all BEGINS with you

Today is my last Nuts About Sketches reveal day.

Rush over to the blog and see what the DT has in store for you!!!

~ it all BEGINS with you ~

These photos were taken at our favorite park

 in my home state of Washington.

I interpreted the multiple circles from the sketch as rings of modeling paste. I discovered that the best stampers were my Creative Memories oval patterns.

Supplies:

Paper:MME, WeRMrk

Ink:Ranger

Tiny Type:MME

Alpha:American Crafts

Modeling Paste:Liquitex

Brads:Recollections

Twine:The Twinery

Trim:Webster's Pages, MME

Photo Corners, and Butterfly Pieces:Kreaxions Punch #604, #901

Sketch:

Shawn Lahr for Nuts About Sketches

 

~charity~



Endless Love

Follow this link to the Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets blog hop:
Ten Things: Wood

Special Ops Assignment today on the SWAT blog is this fully operable paper fan.

Today is also Super Saturday on the Just Imagine Blog where you will find detail shots.

Stop by both blogs for the full reveal.

~ Endless Love ~

Special thanks go out to Julie Barker for her assistance with the fan instructions.

She kept insisting a find an easier way to put it together.

Several fan revisions later and the instructions are pared down to a snappy 8 steps.

Supplies:

Paper:Teresa Collins

Flower:Prima

Charms:Studio g

Acrylic Prism:Stash

Brad:WeRMrk

Border Punch:Kreaxions #917

 

~charity~

 

 

 

Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets Blog Hop! We are so excited to have you here today! For this blog hop we are featuring the Ten Things Team from Practical Scrappers and members from the Design Team at Paper Secrets. Our topic for this hop is a fun, trendy one that will definitely catch your attention: wood! We have a grab bag of yummy products to give away and you can get all the details on that below.

But first, here's a look at my wood project.

(Supplies:---Twine:Queen and Co.---Buttons:Stash)

For my project I choose wooden buttons and twine. I pulled out my trusty crochet hook and got busy! I wanted to show how sturdy wooden embellishments can be. These pieces together make a sweet bracelet that was easy to assemble.

 

Here is the blog hop list:

 

Practical Scrappers

Charity Hotrum <--- you are here

Lisa Moen

Jessica Arrant

Kristi Biesel

Stephanie U

Patty Selah

Karen Sessions

Kelly Holfield

Wendy Coffman

Deborah Johnson

Krissy Clark

Rochelle Spears

Kerri Yarus

Lee-Anne Thornton

Leslii Wagner

Kelli Fortier

Kim Ryden 

Lucy Kelleher

Sue Kithcart

Brenda Ragsdale

Charissa Miller

Christine Meyer

Sarah Clark

Kelly Jean Guzlas

Paper Secrets

 Here's a shot of the prize:

If you want a chance to win this grab bag from Paper Secrets you can do any or all of the following:

1) Be a follower here at Practical Scrappers
2) Be a follower at the Paper Secrets Blog
3) Like our Practical Scrappers Facebook Page
4) Like the Paper Secrets Facebook Page
5) Leave a comment on the Practical Scrappers blog telling us which of those you did

You have until 11:59 PM CST on Sunday, August 25th to enter. A winner will be announced early next week!

 

~charity~

 



Summer Squall

I am SO thrilled to have these yummy new supplies from C'est Magnifique!!! My package arrived today and I just could not help myself...I had to play.

~ Summer Squall ~

I never get tired of scrapping photos of our trip to the Oregon coast. The ocean is such a changeable canvas that it lends itself to any medium!

Here are a couple close-ups of the twine,

honeycomb chipboard, and modeling paste.

This layout is my entry for Sketchabilities #97.

Check out the post for a chance to win a GC from Quick Quotes.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, Kaiser Craft, ScrapBerry's

Chipboard:Blue Fern Studio's

Butterflies:Pink Paislee

Flower, Gem's:Prima

Modeling Paste:Liquitex

Punch:WeRMrk

Enamel Dots:Teresa Collins

Corkies:Denise P.

Twine:The Twinery

Ink:Prima, CTMH

Tiny Type:Authentique

Sketch:

 

~charity~

 

 

 

Oh Snap

Practical Scrappers Ten Things Eyelets today.

I decided to use my eyelets to form part of my sentiment.

I also was looking for a chance to use my brand new corkies from my Scrappy Sister, Denise.

~ Oh Snap ~

This belated-birthday card is also my entry for

Paper Secrets August 7th Card Sketch.

Supplies:

Paper:Sassafrass Lass, MME

Film Strip:Ranger

Eyelets and Alpha:Making Memories

Cork Camera:Denise Parcells

Sketch:

Kelly Hollifield for Paper Secrets

 

~charity~

 

Annalys

Double reveal day!!!

Photo Inspiration from the Paper Girls Challenge

with a sketch from Nuts About Sketches

~ Annalys ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:MME and CTMH

Enamel Dots, Washi, Twine, Brads:MME

Flowers:Imaginisce and 7 Gypsies

Alpha:Echo Park

Butterfly Punch:Kreaxions #604

Border Punches:Kreaxions #304, #307, #901, #915, #917

Sketch:

Shawn Lahr for Nuts About Sketches

~charity~



Sand & Sea

Sketch with a Twist reveal on the SWAT blog.

Today we are all about stickers. You know you've got some waiting to be used...and we don't mean thickers. Get out those flat, self adhesive, doo-hickeys and get crafty!

I used my stickers to layer under the strip of paper as well as under the photos. 



~ Sand & Sea ~

Supplies:

Paper:Teresa Collins, Crate Paper

Trim:Stash

Alpha:Making Memories, Echo Park

Rub-Ons:Making Memories 

Stickers:Crate Paper

Stickles, Enamel Dots:Ranger

Washi, Gems:MME

Border Punch:Kreaxions #924

Sketch:

Jennifer Campbell

 

~charity~



You R my HAPPY

Wonderful Wednesday on the Just Imagine Crafts blog today!

Stop in for a few close-ups of the punched edges.

Today is also Reveal Day for Practical Scrappers monthly sketch.

This one has lots of layers and room for interpretation. 

 ~ You R my Happy ~

Supplies:

Paper:Glitz Design, Kaiser Craft, WeRMrk

Chipboard:Teresa Collins, Recollections

Twine:Queen and Co.

Mist:Ranger

Enamel Dots:MME

Trim:May Arts

Brads:Recollections

Transparency:Teresa Collins

Boder Punches:Kreaxions #304 and #917

Sketch:

Liz Chidester for Practical Scrappers



 

~charity~

Lori

Ten Things:Paint at Practical Scrappers today.

I had some old chipboard in need of a make-over that was perfect for this post.

~ Lori ~

Stop by the SWAT blog for a tutorial on this painted chipboard look.

 

Supplies:

Paper:MME, Pink Paislee, Pion Design, Webster's Pages

Vellum:Webster's Pages

Stamps:Glitz Design, MME, Pink Paislee

Pearls:MME

Ink:Stampology and Color Box

Butterflies:Petaloo

Chipboard:Teresa Collins and Recollections

Mist, Stickles:Ranger

Alpha:Sticko

Washi:MME, Crafty Steals, Studio g

Trim:stash

Border Punch:Kreaxions #604

Butterfly Punch:Kreaxions #919

 

Sketch:

Michele Singh for C'est Magnifique Kits

 

~charity~

 

 



 



Seaside OR

Basic Training on the SWAT blog this month

 is all about altering chipboard.

Stop by for a quick tutorial.

~ Seaside OR~

This layout is my entry for the Scrappy Friends challenge.

That supper fun challenge where friends get together and come up with scrappy challenges for their avid followers!!!

Rochelle's Challenge:Travel Theme Layout

This photo was taken on vacation to the West Coast.

Kristi's Challenge:use Wood, Stripes, Mixed Alphas

A wood shape is tucked behind the photo mat, the edge of the paper is striped, I used chipboard and ribbon-slide alphas.

Brenda's Challenge:Sketch

Supplies:

Paper:Glitz Design, My Minds Eye

Twine:Queen and Co.

Trim:Hobby Lobby and Pink Paislee

Stamps:Pink Paislee

Ink:Ranger

Wood Shape, Brads:My Minds Eye

Alpha:Recollections, Spare Parts

Chipboard and Ceramic Shapes:Recollections

Border Punch:Kreaxions #304

Corner Punch:Kreaxions #917

Sketch:

Brenda Ragsdale

~charity~

New Bombay '03

Thrilling Thursday on the Just Imagine Crafts blog today.

Stop by to get some close-ups of my butterflies, you are going to LOVE the textured look!!!

~ New Bombay '03 ~

This is my entry for Paper Secrets latest Sketch with a Twist Challenge:August 1st.

This time we were to use word embellies. I used my word stickers and chipboard from my new Summer Stories by Teresa Collins.Sherri Funk totally inspired me to use my circle punch with the gold dot paper.

This is also my entry for Red Carpet Studios Challenge #48:Lilo and Stitch.

I used faux stitching on my banner pieces, gold-dot circles, and word stickers. I used machine stitching in black on the edges of my layout and photo mat. I also machine stitched in white on my photo. In addition, I took one stitch with my yellow twine and then tied a bow at the top of my photo mat. Finally, I used staples to simulate stitching to hold my yellow twine in the lower left corner.

Supplies:

Paper, Stickers, Chipboard, Stamps,Tiny Type:Teresa Collins
Cardstock:Bazzill

Cork Arrows:Studio Calico

Alpha:Echo Park

Ink:Stampology

Twine:The Twinery

Washi:Queen and Co, made in Japan

1/2 inch Circle Punch:Uchida

Butterfly Punch:Kreaxions #604

Butterfly Border Punch:Kreaxions #901, insert A
Sketch:
Kelly Holifield for Paper Secrets
(I turned it once to the left.)

 

~charity~

 

IRL

Ten Things:Border Punches at Practical Scrappers today.

I used border punches with my patterned paper to create eyelets for lacing. I had so much fun lacing that I had my whole layout tied up in no time!!!

~ IRL~

How about these fun punched designs in my washi tape?

You can find a quick tutorial for this technique on the Scrapbook Steals blog.

Supplies:

Paper, Washi Tape, Journaling Cards, Alpha:My Minds Eye

Twine:The Twinery

Shape Punches:The Paper Studio, EK Success

Border Punch:Kreaxions #915

 

~charity~

 



Bits and Pieces Give Away

It's that time again!!!

C'est Magnifique Kits is offering their Bits and Pieces Give Away.

Stop by the blog and check it out!!!

 

C'est Magnifique Kits

And there are still August kits left in the store!!! Grab one on your way through.

 

~charity~

Carousel Cake

Today is a combination reveal for Nuts About Sketches #277 and

Paper Girls Challenge #37: Glitter!!!

I used a Glitter Alpha as well as stickles for my Candle Flames. 

Stop by the Nuts About Sketches blog for a peek at the sketch and layouts from the rest of the DT.

~ Carousel Cake ~

My favorite cake as a child was Mom's Carousel Cake. It consisted of a plain round cake with candy sticks, animal crackers, and a paper tent. The first time Mom made me the cake I grabbed the tent off and wore it as a hat. For my oldest daughters second birthday, Mom made a Carousel Cake.

Annalys did her Mama proud! She grabbed that tent and popped it on her head.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Fancy Pants, Glitz, Echo Park, Pink Paislee

Alpha:Making Memories

Washi:Studio g, made in Japan

Star Stickers:Mark Richards

Enamel Dots:MME

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

 

~charity~

 

 

 

Shine

Trendy Triangles is Drill #13 on the SWAT blog.

Stop by to take a look at all the inspiration. Be sure to create and post a project of your own.

I love that triangles can be arranged in to a star if you can just get the hexagon in the middle to look straight. To add a little pizazz to this card I traced out the points of the star with twine and added stitching to the border triangles.

~ Shine ~

Supplies:

Paper and Alpha:Echo Park

Twine:The Twinery

Photo Corners:Simple Stories

 

~charity~

 

You Shine

Card Sketch reveal day on Practical Scrappers.

Stop by the blog for a peek at the sketch and the DT's take on it.

~ You Shine ~

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, G45, Glitz

Alpha:Making Memories

Punch:Kreaxions #917

Trim:MME

Ink:CTMH

 

~charity~