ES Feb Challenge

Wow, I can believe that its the last day of February...time is just flying by!

So it's the 28th & that means Everything Scrapp'n Design Team Blog Hop & monthly challenge. Michelle challenged us to use a holiday themed paper in an everyday way. The design team will be showing off Pink Paislee Cupid.

I found this green frame on clearance for 50cents and just fell in love with the color! The cherry blossoms are heat embossed with 3 layers of clear powder to give them a lacquered look and to make them more durable. The little birdie has been glittered and glazed with glossy accents and then crackled for a broken glass effect. I was trying for the look of a little countryside vignette....with tree, rolling hills and the golden glow of the sun.

My 2nd project this month is a LO with the Graphic 45 line "domestic goddess" I made an altered project with this line last year and wanted to use up some of my scraps. I just started sewing on my projects and really love the finished look that it add to a layout. Its kinda hard to see in the small pic (you can click on it and make it bigger) but, I wanted it to look like the outer layers {papers} are being peeled back to reveal us. I had a lot of fun with the embellies on this one. the Flower on the left was made with layers of fabric and tulle cut into different sized circles and then "squished" into shape and anchored with a few stitches and a button. The flower on the right is a quick fabric yo-yo

Thanks for stopping by :)

ScrapMuse Spread the Love Blog Hop!

Welcome to the "Spread The Love" blog hop for ScrapMuse

If you have just happened upon my blog, you'll want to start at the beginning of our blog hop..Take the time to leave some love on each design team members blog post for the blog and once you have visited (and commented on) all blogs, leave a comment on the ScrapMuse blog to let us know about it.

Here is our blog rotation for this evening

1. Kimmy

2. Ruth

3. Valerie

4. Deanna

5. Teresa ...that's me :) you are already here!

6. Holly

7. Berta

8. Missy

9. Janet

10. Chiqui

11. Pauline

12. Kristy

13. Janelle

14. ScrapMuse blog

ScrapMuse is a mid-month kit club which will soon be celebrating their 6th year of offering kits that feature all the latest and greatest scrapbooking companies such as Basic Grey, Pink Paislee, Prima Marketing, Fancy Pants Designs, Jillibean Soup and so much more! ScrapMuse publishes a monthly newsletter featuring great technique articles, inspiring layouts and fun tips. At the ScrapMuse website you will find an active, friendly message board and gallery.

For information about ScrapMuse’s monthly schedule, including kit reveal, shipping, payment dates, and to sign up for the monthly ScrapMuse kit, please visit the Join Us page or email melissa@scrapmuse.com. Three and Six month prepaid subscriptions are available now in the store. All memberships and subscriptions will begin with the March 2010 kit.

I wanted to post a couple of quick cards that I haven't show on here yet. This first one is made from the December Specially kit "family ties". For the whole month of February all past kits and add-ons are 25% off. Just use the code KITS25 to receive the discount.

be sure to check out the Family Ties kit

This next card is made with scraps from several of my past SM kits..... I love to mix and match my extras, and since Melissa puts together HUGE kits I still have usable amounts left from every kit I have received!

Time hop on over to Holly and check out her great blog!

ES Valentine's blog hop

Welcome to the last stop in this months ES blog hop! If you have not seen the whole hop, head over to the everythingscrappn blog and start from the beginning.

This month I used the "Cupid" line from Pink Paislee.

This has got to be one of the most versatile Valentine's lines I have ever used. I love the bright colors and the fun prints.

This first project is an altered/home decor item. I found this great frame and easel on sale at a big chain store..... I just had to dress it up.

Just a little gold tulle, some stick pins and a flower cut from the "Hearts Bloom" paper. The sign is from the Cupid punch-outs

I had some fabric scraps laying around that were just beggin to become flowers... this one is a simple yo-yo flowers, misted with a little aqua glimmermist.

This flower took awhile and is fairly thick. Its a rolled fabric flower. I added some ga-ga glitz art institute glitter to the top

Oh, and now for my LO....

fairly simple, an inset heart, a little sewing and lots of handcutting.

Please for give me for the late post....my blond is showing through :) I misunderstood the directions for the early bloghop.

Spread the Love, scrapmuse

When you think of February you think of LOVE! At ScrapMuse we are going to dedicate the month of February to spreading the love. "Spread the Love" will be a month long contest held on the ScrapMuse message board. We are going to spend the first 5 days of February getting everything ready for you. You will have the rest of the month to earn points by spreading the love about Scrapmuse, participating in weekly challenges, joining our Blog Hop, and posting on the message board. Since the contest is all about love.....there will also be random "love" points handed out! You will find a complete list of rules and ways to earn points on February 5th in the "Spread the Love" section of the message board. The grand prize for the scrapper with the most "love" at the end of the month will be a Brand New March 2010 Mega Muse and a July 2009 Mega Muse. We will also select a second place winner from a random drawing who will win a March, 2010 Mini Muse.

Your Hands

I got some canvases the other night, and just couldn't wait to work with them. They are 12x16, which is bigger than I normally work with. After driving home from my parents the other day, and listening to JJ Hellers CD for about 3 hours straight I knew that this was the first canvas I wanted to complete! I finished it in one night...... thats amazing considering the amount of layering, embossing, glazing, stamping, painting and texturing that went into it.....not that you can really see all of that in the pic :) I don't do enough art that is just for me, so when I do I really pour into it. I have another canvas planned with psalm 31 on it....... just have to find the right paper as the jumping off point. Here's the song that inspired the canvas, hope you are blessed by it. (you can click on the pics to make them bigger)

Not sure yet where I am going to put this canvas, I love how it turned out, but I am not sure if it goes with my house :)

contest sneaky peek

If you are one of my scrappy friends and you are not a member of the Scrapmuse forum...... get in there and check it out! Starting February 1st we will be kicking off a month long "Spread the Love" contest! There will be blog hops, weekly challenges, games and PRIZES! We have lots of fun planned, but you gotta be a member :)

Show the Love

In honor of Valentine's Day right around the corner Everything Scrapp'n thought it would be a great time to do a layout about a loved one. The challenge is titled "Show the Love". It should focus on your relationship with a loved one, or you can showcase a special relationship of a friend or family member. The prize is a $20 gift certificate to the store. Enter your layout by loading your creation in the gallery of our online forum & then link it back to the store blog post by 11:59 PM eastern time on Sunday, February 7th

I have scrapped this pic before but I just love it! this time I went to www.picnik.com and played around with the photo effects, I settled on a old Holga camera effect. The bright papers go great with the dark black and white pic

The other night I was eating some yummy Dagoba Dark Chocolate squares and decided to keep the pretty pieces of gold foil that they were wrapped in..... this one ended up as a scalloped heart rubbed with antique linen distress stickles ;)

and of course, a quick little card for Valentine's Day with my scraps :)

The rest of the design team has some inspiration for you so hop along to their blogs. We're all using Nikki Sivils papers from the Everything Scrapp'n Store. Make sure you visit each of them & leave them some "love".

Michelle


Jana


Tracy


Suz

Thanks for Stopping by :)

Reveal Day!!!

Yay! Today is Reveal day for the ScrapMuse DT!!! This months MegaMuse is full of Webster's Pages and Fancy Pants..... what a fun combination! Everything from soft girlie shabby chic to fun and funky freestyle pages are possible with this kit. And don't forget, Melissa packs these full of awesome embellies! This month we got play with some Tim Holtz' Rock Candy Crackle {I should have my article on this awesome product soon} I still have a big full of embellies to keep creating with. So with out further ado...........

I have really enjoyed working with this months ScrapMuse kit, & I still have lots to work with :) so hopefully there will be some more projects coming from this megamuse!

Everything Scrapping January Blog hop!

Welcome to this months ES bloghop! If you did not get to my blog by way of Tracy (this month's awesome guest designer) then you should head on over to the ES blog and start from the beginning.

http://everythingscrappn.blogspot.com/

Okay, now on to the good stuff :)

this month I am so excited to be working with the "Nook and Pantry" line from Basic Grey. This has become one of my all time faves from BG! And I adore the "woolies" that match the paper...... you will see more of this great line on my blog this month!!!

Now this next line isn't new, but I just love it! "Craft Fair" from American Crafts. Its got everything from saftypins and buttons to cottages and woodgrain. Such a fun and versatile line. & and notice the great bold solids on the backs of the sheets!

to keep on hoppin head over to Suz for the last stop on the hop!

Don't forget to check out all of the designers blogs....you never know where the winner will come from :)

Parisian Nights

Isn't that a great name for a kit???

Okay, so this is a first for me... its only the first week of January and I scrapped a Christmas LO :) woohoo! These Fancy Pants papers from this months scrapmuse make a fun non-traditional Christmas page

I'll post some more sneak peeks soon!

Scrapmuse Sneak Peek

The January Scrapmuse is AMAZING!!! I am having so much fun working with it.... you must get your hands on this kit! I have never seen so many fabulous embellies and papers together in one kit.... trust me, you need one! Oh, and the kit also included a bottle of Tim Holtz "rock candy" clear crackle.... watch for my article on it in this months newsletter. {kits now come with a full color printed version of the monthly newsletter}

A New Year and a Twisted Sketch!

Its the first day of 2010 and the first sketch of the year is up at Twisted Sketches!

Head over to the blog and get your sketch so you can play along...and maybe win a prize to start off the year right :)

http://www.twistedsketches.com/

Thanks for stopping by

December Challenge...Me

Getting Ready for the New Year, this months Challenge at EverythingScrapn is to do a layout on yourself reflecting on this past year or this coming year. Check out the ES blog for all the details, there will be a gift cert. as a prize!

I am designing again with Webster's Pages for this challenge, so I decided to highlight some of the fun extras that Webster's sells

Naure Silhouettes

What a fun embellie! Self adhesive cameos! I just love the soft romantic touch that these give

La Jardin Whimsy Threads

Okay, I think that I am in love with these Delicately crocheted embellishment. Aren't they adorable!

So on with the challenge! My page "my cardboard testimony" was inspired by this video on youtube... the page makes much more since if you watch the vid....

And here's just a quick little card with some more Webster's yumminess!

Don't forget to check out the blog and find out what all the other designers have been up to...