Paper Girls 2 Year Celebration

Paper Girls Challenge Blog Hop

We are celebrating 2 years with a blog hop and $25 Gift Card from Creative Embellishments.
 Creative Embellishments carries wood veneer shapes, chipboard, and stamps. Please give them a big thanks from The Paper Girls over at their blog or facebook page.

For our hop today we have created projects that have a Celebration theme and that use either wood veneer or chipboard shapes. The celebration I've highlighted is the first day of school.
 

 ~ the Wheels on the Bus... ~

As soon as I saw the Readers Gallery Layout Sketch in the February issue of SG Create I new I wanted to replace the hearts with letters. I have plenty of alphas that are missing too

many letters or no longer match my style. Setting them up

vertically on chalkboard paper enhanced the school

theme and gave them "new life."

 

Supplies:

Paper:Farmhouse Paper, Darice

Wood Elements:Prima

Ink:CTMH

Brads:Recollections

Cork Chevrons:Denise Parcells

Border Punch:Kreaxions

Alpha:American Crafts, Basic Grey,

Echo Park, The Paper Studio

 

Sketch:

Allison Davidson for SG Create

 

And here's the hopping order:

Paper Girls Challenge Blog

Erica

                         Charity <<you are here

Deborah

Michele

Cathryn

Kristy

Stop by the Paper Girls Challenge blog to enter the Raffle Copter Giveaway. You have through Friday, April 4th to enter to win the gift certificate.
Good luck!

 

~charity~



Happy

Practical Scrappers is inspiring with shaped cards.

Stop by the blog and see what we have posted.

~ Happy ~

To make this butterfly shaped card I used the Kreaxions butterfly die. I folded my paper in half then off set the die so that the wings and antenna remained connected.

I cut another butterfly and used Kreaxions 3-in-1 Punch #305 on the wing tips. With a little inking and a fun wood sentiment this mini-card was ready to go.

 

Supplies:

Paper and Sentiment:Studio Calico

Punch and Die:Kreaxions

Ink:Color Box

 

~charity~

 



Special Ops:3 Dimensional Peacock

This handsome fellow is up on SWAT today.

He is mainly the product of Kreaxions Punch #905, their Circle Cutter,

a protractor, and LOTS of hot glue!!!

During Christmas Vacation I developed this Peacock. It was one of those days I woke up ready to craft and just couldn't get my ideas translated into paper fast enough. With a little help from my aunt and my brother I was able to complete this sparkly bird. These instructions are made specifically for Kreaxions Punch #905 (found here). If you will be using a different border/corner punch system be sure to have extra paper for adapting the instructions.

Body

Protractor

4 inch (circle green)

border/corner punch

Place center mark of the protractor at the edge of the circle.

Mark at 50, 70, 90, 110, and 130 degrees; draw lines.

Center punch on each line.

Trim areas between punch marks to resemble feathers. 

Wings

4 inch circle

border/corner punch 

Divide circle into 8 sections, center punch on each line.

 Trim resulting "doily" in half and then lay against body

 to get the correct angle for the wings.

Roll body/wings on a vitamin bottle to get curved shape.

Tail

10 strips of each color (1"x 6") with ends punched.

Roll each strip length wise on a pencil to get curved shape.

Attach tail feathers in staggered rows.

Neck and Head

1.25 inch circle (green)

4 inch circle (blue)

2 scalloped corners (blue)

Cut 1" off the circle, wrap into cone shape, pinch the cone to make it narrow.

Match scalloped punched corners so that colored sides are out.

Fold small circle in half and adhere scallopes inside.

Attach circle to small opening of the cone, trimming to achieve desired angle.

Cut slit in neck, 1 inch from the large opening, for tail placement. 

Supplies:Paper:DCWV
Punch and Circle Cutter:Kreaxions
Adhesive:Hot Glue

Scrap On!

~charity~

Alternate Color Schemes

Jewel Tones:
with Kreaxions Punch #905

Mardi Gras:

with Kreaxions Punch #909

Find Beauty

 Sketchabilities #110
is another delightful inspiration point for mixed media.
I've been playing with acrylic paint and ways to get it to drip nicely on my paper. So far the best choice is  pouring a bit of paint into a separate dish, adding a splash of water and mixing it up. The consistency is judged by experience so no ideas yet on how to pass that on to you.

~ Find Beauty ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Mist, Glitter Glue:Ranger

Chipboard:Teresa Collins

Acrylic Paint:Ceramcoat

Trim:Vintage

Ink:CTMH

Laser Cut Chipboard:Stash

Heart Mat:Silhouette Cut File

Border Punch, Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Karen Gerber for Sketchabilities

 

~charity~

 

 

 



Magically Delicious

Paper Girls Challenge #52

Lucky Charm

 Jessica gave us a wide range of ideas for this theme, but I knew EXACTLY which photo I planned on using. This one of my kids enjoying personal size boxes of Lucky Charms for Christmas breakfast has been waiting to be scrapped for nearly 3 years. I even kept their cereal boxes for the future layout!!!

 ~ Magically Delicious ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:Kaiser Craft, Fancy Pants, DCWV, Recollections

Shape Punches:EK Success, The Paper Studio

Border Punch:Kreaxions

Enamel Accents:Ranger

Resin Heart:Webster's Pages

Ink:CTMH

Alpha:Prima

 

Sketch:

Bev Code

 

~charity~



Just a Note

Practical Scrappers is show casing twine today.

For my project I wove twine to show the great textural element it adds.

~ Just a Note ~

 

Supplies:

Paper and Chipboard:Farmhouse Paper Company

Twine:Twinery, Two Berry Creative

Tiny Type:MME

 

Sketch:

Bev Code

 

 

~charity~



Hoodie #11

SWAT: Drill # 28

This weeks challenge on SWAT is a sketch.
This one has lots of circles and layers.

My Kreaxions punches make GREAT doilys so I got out my stencils, positioning pieces, and punches and set to work.

~ hoodie # 11 ~

 

Just as the layout claims, I have, "one in every color."

2 white

1 red

2 black

1 grey

1 purple

1 pink

3 blue

1 green

1 grey & purple tie-die

But no yellow or orange...CLEARLY I need just a few more!

 

Supplies:

Paper:7-Gypsies, Echo Park, Farmhouse Paper Co.

Flowers, Gems:Prima

Glitter Glue:Hampton Art

Rub-Ons:Recollections

Alpha:American Crafts, Sticko'

Tiny Type:MME

Mist:Tattered Angels

Ink:CTMH

Punches:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Lanette Erickson for SWAT

 

~charity~

Planterfly

Just Imagine Crafts butterfly die is great fun for off the page projects!

I used the Butterfly die for these clips to brighten up my house plants.

 

Here's how they look in use.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, Recollections, K and Company

Flowers:Making Memories

Brads:Recollections

Sequins and Beads:China

Trim and Clothes Pins:Stash

Die and Shape Punch:Kreaxions

 

~charity~



Non-Essential

When Creative Embellishments put up this photo as inspiration for the March Challenge I was immediately drawn to the colors.

The image is carefree and happy, just like my children when we arrive at the beach.

The first thing they do is shed the unnecessary trappings of society.

~ Non-Essential ~

Playing in the ocean makes my three SO happy,

even when it's the cold, cold waters of the Pacific.

Once the water finally loses its fascination, the kids are off to collect shells.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, Farmhouse Paper,

Maja, Scrapberry, Prima, Recollections

Stamp:Pink Paislee, MME

Flowers:Prima, Recollections

Trim:Coats and Clark, Mokuba

Chipboard:Farmhouse Paper

Buttons:Basic Grey, New York Laundry

Mist:Tattered Angels, Ranger

Paper Clip:7 Gypsies

Brads:MME

Transparency:3M

Netting:Stash

Rub-Ons:Fancy Pants

Ink:CTMH

Glass Jar:Greenbriar International

Medallion:Bo Bunny

Brads:Recollections

Border Punch:Kreaxions

 Sketch:

Tammy Henderson

(Flipped Horizontally)

~charity~



600th Blog Post Winner!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to my new followers and thanks to those who've stuck around!
I used Random.org to choose a winner for the prize pack.

lenorediviney

is the lucky follower.

Please e-mail me at ( scrappinchaos at hotmail dot com )
with your address by March 30.

 

 

~charity~



Snow Much Fun

This year North Dakota has had the coldest winter I've ever experienced. We've spent too many weeks in the deep negatives. For once I wish it would at least warm up enough to snow!!! In the spirit of that humorous thought I made this Thank You card.

~ Snow Much Fun ~

My handsome snowman is made with the negative of three overlapping circles.

He was a snap to make and looks dashing with his twine scarf.

Supplies:

Paper:Crate Paper

Enamel Accents:Ranger

Twine:Jillibean Soup

Alpha:Pink Paislee

Tools:Kreaxions

~charity~

Mother

Practical Scrappers Card Sketch

This month we have two card sketches for you.

I choose the option by Patty Selah.

~ Mother ~

For this shaker card I used Kreaxions star template,

 circle cutter, and border punch #910.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Kaiser Craft, The Paper Company

Die Cuts:Kaiser Craft

Tiny Type:Theresa Collins

Sequins:China

Acetate:3M

Tools:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Patty Selah

 

~charity~

Passport Photos

While digging through boxes last week to find an old address I came across these photos of my daughters.

Their expressions are hilarious!!!

~ Passport Photos ~

My youngest hated pigtails and was always pulling them out.

They snapped the photo just after she pulled

 the rubberband off of one braid.

 Here's a closer shot of those chubby mugs:

Besides being an absolute BLAST to put together, this layout is my entry for the Back Porch Memories April Guest Design Challenge.

(Journaling is on the right side of the L/O)

Supplies:

Paper:MME, Glitz, Recollections

Stickers:Farmhouse Paper

Cork:DCWV

Paper Clips:7Gypsies

Staples:Making Memories

Rub-Ons:Tim Holtz

Jute, Stamp:MME

Twine:Twinery

Spray Mist:Ranger, Tattered Angels

Ink:CTMH

Embossing Ink:Ranger

Embossing Powder:WOW

Black Die-Cuts, Alpha:Silhouette

Transparency, Gem, Adhesive Sub-Title:Glitz

Laser Cut Chipboard:Blue Fern Studios

 

Sketch:

Page Maps

 

~charity~

Take Risks

So happy to be a part of the Kiwi Lane Designs blog hop this month.

For my project I received the Tiny Accents set of templates.

These Designer Templates are so easy to trace around that I used them as layering pieces all over my layout.

I also used them as photo mats. 

~ Take Risks ~

 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 and will be announced on the Kiwi Lane blog on Thursday, MARCH 13TH.

Here's the order of the blog hop:

1. Kiwi Lane
2. Apryl Holland
3. Cyndee Kawa
4. Charity Hotrum <------ you are here
5. Marissa Torp
6. Erica Bass
7. Brittany Morgan
8. Deborah Johnson
9. Erin Colby
10. Brenda Smith

Since this is my 600th blog post I too will be giving away a prize to one of my followers. Look for the "Followers" option on the side of my blog!!!

How does this pack of goodies look?

(Random drawing is open to US and Canada only.)

Supplies:

Paper:Heidi Swapp, Recollections, DCWV

Cork, Cardstock Stickers:DCWV

Mist:Ranger

Twine:MME

Ribbon:May Arts

Templates:Kiwi Lane Designs

~charity~



Build It Higher

Practical Scrappers Monthly Sketch

Stop by the blog to see how each of the designers incorporated elements from the sketch into their project.
My son was so proud of the tower he built from recycled items. Thanks go out to his teacher for sending the photo home from school.

~ Build It Higher ~

I used border punches, faux stitching, and stickers to complete my layout.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Authentique, The Paper Company

Stickers, Alpha:Authentique

Border Punches:Kreaxions

Ric-Rac:Vintage

Enamel Accents:Ranger

 

Sketch:

Christine Meyer

 

~charity~

 



Splash of Blue

Paper Girls Challenge Blog #51

Photo Inspiration

Kristina challenges us to use this photo for inspiration:

I was inspired by the mosaic look, the blue, and the silver.

~ Splash of Blue ~

As you can see I've recently had a "splash of blue" added to my hair. I had fun dripping acrylic paint down the page to represent my blue streaks. The first set of drips were too thick so I added a little water and tried again. I like both results.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Martha Stewart, Darice, MME

Acrylic Paint:Plaid

Flowers:Imaginisce

Brads:Recollections

Alpha:American Crafts

Staples:Making Memories

Ribbon, Sequins:Stash

Hex Punch:Fiskars

Twine:MME

Border Punches:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Bev Code

 

 

~charity~