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~