Enchanted Wings

Red Carpet Studio #96

Ella Enchanted

Magical Fairy Tale Theme

I must admit that fairies, mermaids, and unicorns are something I never will grow out of! I am THRILLED to see this as a theme over at RCS. My girls told me I'm much too old to make such a card. I just smiled and painted my stamped wings with a touch of Dylusions and a paint brush!

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith, Scrap Berry's

Cork Corners:Studio Calic0

Stamp:Hot off the Press

Mist:Dylusions

Ink:CTMH

Embossing Powder:WOW

Pigment Ink:Clear Snap

Border Punch:Kreaxions #905

Scrap On!

~charity~

Love You To Pieces

This photo of my boy was taken on a lazy summer day. We had stopped at a favorite park and everyone was relaxed and happy. This is how summer should feel!

~ Love You To Pieces ~

To add a splash of color to this green frame I used my Funfare lego stencil to make yellow and black blocks. Altogether it's a simple piece that will make me smile each time I see it hanging on my wall.

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Craft Smith

Punch:Kreaxions #917

Alpha:Silhouette Portrait

Lego Stencil:Funfare

Pigment Ink:Clear Snap

Embossing Powder:WOW

Scrap On!

~charity~

Pirate Ship Bookends

For the Scrapping Our Stash blog hop please click here:Shimmer

 

Special Ops on SWAT today.

Stop by the blog and see the instructions to spiff up a pair of ho-hum bookends.

The pirate ship stencil is from Funfare.

View the Etsy shop for purchasing information.

 Here is a full page view of the map paper from Craft Smith.

It can be purchased from Michaels in the Paper Pad aisle.

The fish are from using Kreaxions punch #606 to make a stencil.

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith
Pigment Ink:Clearsnap

Embossing Powder:Wow

Flocking Powder:Martha Stewart

Stencil:Funfare

Punch:Kreaxions

Scrap On!

~charity~

Share The Shimmer

Welcome to this months Scrapping Our Stash blog hop.

These papers have done their time waiting to be used.
Now they are having the time of their life helping a little girl
~ Share The Shimmer ~

 Bo Bunny Glitter Paste is perfect for that touch of glitz or for turning stars from shapes into dreamy night lights. A gem here and there brings out the shine.

 To enhance the dream like quality of this layout I used Kreaxions Punches to make circular frames. A scattering of the left over pieces adds to the star theme.

This layout is my entry for

My Scraps and More Sketch #101

Sketch:

(flipped horizontally)

Audrey Yeager

Be sure to stop by each blog for inspiration and sign up for a few freebies on the way!

Here is the order of the blog hop:

Jennifer http://livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com
Wendy C www.stampingrules.com
Katrina http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Suzanna  http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/

Monique http://moniquesscrapbook.blogspot.com/
Charity http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/ <---------You are here!

Kerri http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/Cheryl http://patchesandscraps.blogspot.com
Sandy http://itsafamilyaffairwithscrappynana.blogspot.ca/Majken  http://chocoscrapaholic.blogspot.com
Juliana www.17turtles.com

  

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Scrap Berry

Washi:Love My Tapes

Wood and Cork:Studio Calico

Bark Stars:Prima

Grunge Board Stars:Ranger

Alpha:Prima and Making Memories

Metallic Rub:Inkagold

Mist:Clearsnap

Mask:Memory Box

Glitter Paste:Bo Bunny

Gems:Recollections

Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Punch:Kreaxions #920

Scrap On!

~charity~ 

 

Easter Jars

Today's Project is the result of my jar collection.
I am always saving jars for some future project. The ones with fancy shapes become candy jars. But the salsa and pickle and olive jars???

~ Easter Jars ~

The plain jars are the easiest for wrapping tape.
They have their chance to shine as Easter Jars...to replace the hours of boiling, coloring, and hiding eggs!

Stop by the Love My Tapes blog for tips and close-ups.

Scrap On!

~charity~

Happy Caterpillar

One summer we visited my sister in Oregon. The area is well known for it's produce and we went out to see for ourselves. After picking MANY flats of berries we began the process of preserving them. One of my children, dressed in her cousin's costume, stopped for a taste.
~ Happy Caterpillar ~

 

This paper from the Craft Smith, FlutterBloom collection was meant to simplify the scrapping process. It offers a pre-decorated title portion. To dress it up a little I added gold embossed rings with a mask and a triplet of butterflies.

For the photo mat I layered strips of washi that complimented my title cluster. A few more scraps from the Flutter Bloom collections and a touch of kraft gave my photo some height. The lime green gears were perfect for clustering and so quick to cut with my dies and punch.

This layout is my entry for the 

Scrap Our Stash

March Sketch Challenge #24 

Sketch:

(horizontal and vertical flip)

Karen Gerber

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith

Washi:Love My Tapes

Trim:Petaloo and May Arts Ribbon

Gear Die:Echo Park

Gear Punch:Stampin Up

View Finder Cuts:Silhouette Portrait
Flowers:Basic Grey, Recollections

Gems:Recollections

Mask:Memory Box

Embossing Powder:WOW

Pigment Ink:Clearsnap

Border/Corner Punch:Kreaxions #901

Mist:Tattered Angels and Dylusions

Alpha:Bo Bunny

Scrap On!

~charity~

Free To Fly

SWAT Drill #52

5 Random Facts

1) Lime green is my FAVORITE color

2) I wish I could fly...no for real!!!

3) I prefer Emeralds to Diamonds

4) Stars are my favorite shape

5) I have glasses because my left eye doesn't always focus

~ You Are Free To Fly ~

This layout is my entry for the March Scrappy Friends Challenge

Rochelle's Tic Tac Toe

The center vertical row:

Polk-a-dot Paper, The Color Green, Something that Sparkles

Kelly's Color Challenge

I used all the colors

Brenda's Sketch:

I flipped the sketch vertically

 

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith

Burlap:Stash

Washi:Love My Tapes

Gems:Recollections

Sequins:Lawn Fawn

Resin Flowers:Basic Grey

Cork Stars:DKP designs

Star Punch:The Pape Studio

Jute:MME

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~



Lucky Bird

This weeks posts are all about our chance meeting with a man and his bird. My daughter took this photo of the parrot. He was bright, friendly, and so pretty. Not to mention simply
ADORED by his owner.

 This is my entry for Red Carpet Studios #95

The Lucky One

~ Lucky Bird ~

I have been tying to figure out how to make a bubble look on my layouts that enhances a shiny spot of color. For this project I used Photo Bead Dots with circles of silver paper.

This layout is my entry for

Sketchabilities #135

I used washi tape to replace the border strips on this sketch as well as add vertical interest under the photo.
This is also an entry for The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #10

Birds of a Feather

This theme is illustrated on my layout by the photos, wood birds, bird medallions, and bird washi tape.

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith, MME, Echo Park, Momenta, Crate Paper

Washi Tape:Love My Tapes

Emboissing Powder:WOW

Pigment Ink:Clearsnap

Stamp:Pink Paislee, MME

Alpha:American Crafts

Bird Embellies:Momenta

Large Flowers:Petaloo

Paper Roses:Recollections

Photo Bead Dots, Trim:Stash

Mist:Heidi Swapp

Gold Netting:May Arts Ribbon

Scrap On!

~charity~

Feather Soft

The Pirate/Wood Worker from my previous post was very proud of his little bird. He showed us his tricks and we applauded delightedly!

~ Feather Soft ~

The blue and green of the photos is replayed on the Craft Smith paper as well as the gears. To get the blue chevron design I lay several strips of washi tape on the back of my patterned paper before punching the gears. When I adhered them to the page I used which ever side of the gear looked best.

I inked the left facing parrot on to my paper then flipped the stencil to get the right facing parrot. To add "branches" for the parrots to sit on I used a flourish stamp.

This is my entry for The Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #10

Birds of a Feather

This theme is illustrated on my layout by the photos, wood feathers, and parrot stencil.

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith

Washi:Love My Tapes

Stencil:Funfare

Wood Bits:Studio Calico

Alpha:American Crafts

Paint:Craft Smart

Tint:Lindy's Stamp Gang

Mist:Clearsnap

Punch:StampinUp

Stamp:Inkadinkado

Ink:CTMH

Scrap On!

~charity~

Pirate Sighting

One summer day on a drive across town we stopped to view this mans wooden yard art. The pirate ship was our favorite and he graciously allowed us to take photos on it. Then he brought out his parrot and we took turns petting him and letting him sit on our shoulder. We were convinced we had found the
COOLEST pirate ever!

~ Pirate Sighting ~

My pirate pack from Funfare Stencil came in useful all over this page.

To draw attention to my journaling I traced the pirate straight from the stencil.

I inked the ship on either side of the photo.

To get the reverse ship I just turned over the stencil.

 

The Jolly Rodger appears twice in this stencil set,

once in full size and once in miniature on the map.

Of course I had to use them both!!!

 

Pirate Theme



 

Supplies:

Paper:Craft Smith

Washi:Love My Tapes

Stencil:Funfare

Glitter Glue:Stickles

Punch:Kreaxions #919

Buttons:Oriental Trading

Sequins:Lawn Fawn

Alpha:My Minds Eye

Stamp and Ink:CTMH

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~



Pretty Papers

I have been waiting VERY impatiently for the new paper from Craft Smith. Yesterday I strolled into my Michaels and discovered more paper pads then my budget could hold!!!

I chose just four.

~Dip Dyed~

 These papers are an average thickness, as are the rest of the paper pads. I'd call this color family Popsicle Brights.
There are 4 different fade styles.

1. Color on the lower edge fading to white

2. Color in the middle fading to white on each end

3.Color on each end fading to white in the middle

4. Three bright colors fading into each other

 ~Flutterbloom~

 This paper collection is a continuation of the Popsicle Bright color type. The orange and turquoise pair well with the lime green and lemon yellow. It is the ultimate spring stack with flowers and butterflies and great geometrics. Here are some sample pages including a great one-and-done style.

 ~Tea Party~

 This collection looks like it was made JUST for us. We do love a good party and like to find reasons to pull out the mismatched china. It has lots of coral and teal with pastel yellow, green, and pink as accents.

 Gold foil adds the icing to this cupcake! It is sprinkled liberally across 12 of the papers. Butterflies, birdcages, paisleys, and florals are just a few of the available prints. 

 ~Terra Nova~

This paper pad reminds me of an old library. Maps, alphas, leather, and even a book print are among the pages. The colors are deep and earthy with a nice range of brights and darks.

 Each of the 48 sheets in this pad have a grid texture.

The Hot Buy paper pads will be available for a limited time. The paper pads found in the aisle with the other manufacture choices will be available longer.

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~

LUCKY

I am one of those people that believe LUCK is hard work and perseverance. But I can't deny that Spring offers an intense feeling of well being. Those days of warm sun and the smell of growing things makes me feel like NOTHING can go wrong with the world.

~ LUCKY ~

This banner illustrates just how spring makes me feel:

LUCKY

 

For this banner I used a combination of Echo Park paper,

Kreaxions Punches, and Love My Tapes Washi.

The hanging tags and kraft paper are all Craft Smith.

 

Stop by Just Imagine Crafts and Love My Tapes for close ups and quick tips.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Craft Smith, October Afternoon, assorted scraps

Frames:Crate Paper and Glitz Design

Shape Punches:Uchida, Martha Stewart, Kreaxions #604, #306

Border Punches:Kreaxions #913, #915, #916,

Butterfly Die:Kreaxions

Alpha:Silhouette Portrait

Glitter Glue:Stickles

Pearlesents:Duncan

Twine:Two Berry Creative

Wood Bits:Little Yellow Bicycle, Studio Calico

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~

 

Vanilla Swirl

Our ferret Chester loved sleeping in circle so that his feet and tail touched his ears. He looked just like a vanilla cone.

~Vanilla Swirl~

This layout is my entry for Red Carpet Studio #94

50 Shades of Grey

The challenge was to use different shades of grey,

a touch of red

and a special technique.

 I had an assortment of cream and peach flowers that I inked with shades of grey. I also die-cut pine boughs from grey patterned paper. The border strip and the photo mat are each from a different grey as well as the hearts.

I chose masking for my technique.

I used the negative from cutting the pine boughs as my mask.

I laid it over the title and dabbed with pigment ink.

This layout is also my entry for

Sketchabilities #134

 

Supplies:

Paper:Carta Bella, Echo Park, WeRMrk,

Pink Paislee, Momenta, Crate Paper

Alpha:My Minds Eye

Washi:Love My Tapes

Flowers, Resin Angel:Prima

Ink:CTMH, Color Box

Glitter Glue, Mist:Ranger

Border Punch:Kreaxions #906

Pine Branch Die:Poppy Stamps

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~

 

 

Bread Buddy

Our winter gets long and cold with deep snow.

We take pity on the squirrels and feed them bread.

They get so used to the handouts they wait on the deck or come look in my craftroom window to see what happened to the snack!

~Bread Buddy~

This layout is all about showing off the amazing Gradients paper by Craftsmith. I just can't get over the delicious colors and fade in. To get the speckeled background I inked the texture piece, pressed it here and there, then slipped it on the page as a layer.

This layout is my entry for Red Carpet Studio #92

The Academy Awards

Supplies:

Paper:Craftsmith

Frame:Pink Paislee

Wood Gears:Momenta

Gear Die:Echo Park

Ink:CTMH

Gems:My Minds Eye

Alpha:Making Memories

Texture:Stash

 

Scrap On!

~charity~

U and Me

 The ampersand is such a fun logogram to use. It comes from the Latin alphabet and has plenty of curves and flourishes. I used a die-cut ampersand as a mask and a bit of aqua mist to get my center piece.

~ U & ME ~

This card is my challenge for the Memorable Seasons blog hop.

The rules are easy, stop by each blog for a challenge requirement, fit them all together on a layout, and post to the Memorable Seasons forum. Further instructions and links are posted on the Memorable Seasons Blog.

My challenge requirement is to

use a mask or stencil.

 Here are the other stops along the hop:
Memorable Seasons
Kristen
Louise
Alison
Charity <---- You are here!

Supplies:

Paper:Crate Paper, Maja

Ribbon:Memorable Seasons Dec. Kit

Mask:Crate Paper Diecut

Mist:Dylusions

Alpha:Bo Bunny

Pins:Little Yellow Bicycle, Fibre Craft
Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

Blog Hop Winner

Thanks to all who participated in the Scrapping Our Stash blog hop!

The winner of my blog hop prize is Sue D.

Please e-mail me with your shipping info. by March 15th.

scrappinchaos@gmail.com

 

Scrap On!

 

~charity~

Those Legos Tho!

Our Chester, mischief in fur and whisker form, loved the Lego box. He played in it like a child does a ball pit. He would jump in and out of the Legos and then drag one or two blocks off to his lair.

~ Those Legos Tho! ~

To reinforce the lego theme I used my Funfare Lego Block stencil with mist, paint, ink, and fussy cutting. I slipped it under and over the layers randomly.

When I had finished with the stencil I began adding layers of gems, ribbon, and Love My Tapes washi tape.

In the end I got a riot of color with a naughty white ferret in the middle. Pretty much describes our boy exactly!!!

 This is my entry for Red Carpet Studio #93

Public Enemies

Lots of mist, inking, and roughed up edges on this layout!

Supplies:

Paper:Echo Park, Carta Bella, Glitz, assorted scraps

Ink:Clearsnap, CTMH

Gems:Jolees, Recollections

Enamel Dots:MME

Washi:Love My Tapes

Alpha, Medallions:Basic Grey

Frame, Wood, Metal Charms:Momenta

Paint:Craftsmart

Mist:Dylusions

Trim:American Crafts

Scrap On!

~charity~