Texas Snow Day ~ Winter Wonderland Blog Hop / Frosted Designs

Hi everyone!!!  Are you having fun on our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop so far?!!!!

I have a layout to share with you of my little GS Colten..  This was taken last year, I think it's the first time I've seen snow here in Texas the whole time I've been here... :o)   Along with being a "Snow" layout keeping with the Winter Wonderland Theme, this weeks Fabulous Find Challenge at Frosted Designs is Acrylic/Vellum/Transparency...  So, I've used 3 different transparencies on this lo, 1) under the photos, and 1) over each photo. 


 You should have come here from Martina's blog and if you didn't you need to go to Frosted Designs and start at the beginning and get all of the details.. Wouldn't want you to miss anything!!!

Okay, so here are some details...  To win this beautiful prize donated by our own Diana, you will need to complete both #1 and #2 listed below...

1.)  At each blog you will find One (1) word that makes a phrase.  You will need to emailed that phrase to Diana at danica4us@yahoo.com by midnight Sunday. (Subject Line should say "Blog Hop")

AND

2.)  Link your LO to the Frosted Design Blog by Midnight Sunday.

If you just hop along with us collecting all of the words for the phrase, but don't have time to get your layout completed by Sunday at Midnight, you still have a chance to win this prize from The Paper Trail...

And if for some reason you don't want to hop along with us, but you do get your layout completed by Midnight Sunday, you have a chance to win this prize from Joy's Life..

So how cool is that...  3 chances to win!!  I'd say that's pretty good odds!!

And if that weren't enough..
I'm going to give you a chance to win another prize that I've put together for you...

And all you will need to do is...

1)  Be a follower to my blog...

2)  Leave me a comment...

I will draw my winner Monday morning (Jan. 23, 2012) and you will need to email me by Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012 at 10:00 AM with your info!!

My secret word is "Chocolate"

yuuuuummy my favorite thing!!!!

And now you need to hop on over to the very talented

Debbie Bakk 

and see her beautiful layout!!
  I also checked out her great prize...  I would love to have some of those!!
So what are you waiting for... Get "hopping"!!  :o)
Good luck everyone!!

Thanks for "hopping" by!!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs!!
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The One and Only You ~ Trendy Technique ~ Practical Scrappers

Hi everyone!  Today I have a layout to share with you that I did for the Trendy Technique challenge that we are having over at Practical Scrappers.  The Trendy Technique that I'm talking about is sewing.   I see more and more people using this technique on their layouts, and in so many creative ways...   Now, I may not be real creative, but I do occasionally love to sew around the outside edges and around the different layers on my layout..  I used the regular straight stitch and the zig-zag stitch and just kinda free handed it.. I think it goes with the grunge look of my layout very well...

I also used the sketch from Stuck On U Sketches, which was designed by Nanne..

Boy, did I dig into my archives for this picture..  This is little GD Savannah back in 2007 and she is re-potting my ficus tree one little handful at a time!! :o)   And I wonder why that tree didn't make it!! LOL  Oh well, if it wasn't Savannah, it would have been Colten or Zach...

Here are a few close ups..

Here you can see my Distressed Edges/Sewing, Prima Say It In Crystals,  Prima Brick Mask, and The Paper Studio Sticker Butterfly..

More of my Distressed Edges/Sewing, Prima Brick Masking, and The Paper Studio Butterfly Sticker

More Distressed Edges/Sewing, The Paper Studio Butterfly Sticker, Lace Ribbon, My Mind's Eye Jen Wilson Laundry Line Title, and Fussy Cut Flowers..

And finally , you guessed it... More Distressed Edges/Sewing, Lace Ribbon, Seam Binding Ribbon, Prima Brick Mask, Stick Pins, Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch..

Here are a few challenges this layout qualifies for...

Practical Scrappers ~ Trendy Technique (Sewing on your layout)

Stuck On U Sketches ~ Sketch

Everybody Art Challenge ~ Shabby

PaperPlay ~ In Stitches

DYSU (Do You Stack Up) ~ Pink

Alphabet Challenge ~ Y for You Can Choose

Here is the list of scrappy things I used...

SU Rose Red CS

Hot Off The Press ~ Nonna's Garden Paper Pack

Dream Street Papers - Unique Boutique Collection (Antique Chic and Diamond Treasure)

SU Old Olive CS

My Mind's Eye Jen Wilson Laundry Line ~ Flirty "Fun Lovin" Title

Martha Stewart Eyelet Lace Punch

The Paper Studio Butterfly Stickers

Prima Brick Masking Template

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Prima Say It In Crystals

Seam Binding Ribbon

Lace/Ribbon

Stick Pins

Sewing Machine

You still have time to get you layouts completed and emailed to Practical Scrappers for our reveal next week...  We would love to show your beautiful layouts along with the Design Teams...

Thanks for dropping by!!

Have a great day!!!

Hugs!!!

Birthday Cards - Blog Hop and Current DT Call over at Frosted Designs!!!

Hi everyone!!  Happy "hump " day..  I have a couple of Birthday Cards to share with you today along with a couple of things going on over at Frosted Designs that you will want to mark on your calendar...

The first Birthday Card is one I made for my beautiful DD who turned 30 yesterday..  I can't believe that my "baby" is 30 years old... where did the years go!!  And now she is expecting her 2nd baby the end of August and we couldn't be more thrilled!!!

The next Birthday Card is for my beautiful DIL who's Birthday is next Tuesday...   And we couldn't have asked for a better Daughter In Law..

Both cards are very simple because I used the gorgeous BoBunny Snowfall Collection...  And just added a little Prima Pearls, Ribbon, and Stick Pins..

Okay now for the News over at Frosted Designs.

I  want to remind everyone of our Winter Wonderland Blog Hop that will start on January 20th...  You can find more details over at Frosted Designs...  Hope to see there!!  We will have a wonderful prize and some of the DT will be giving away prizes as well on their personal blogs...  I am still gathering up goodies for my prize!!   

And last but not least!!!!

 Frosted Designs  is having a Design Team Call and this is what they will be looking for -- papercrafters of all kinds! If you can make scrapbook layouts, cards, altered art items, home decor items or like mixed media.... they want you!!  Frosted Designs celebrate all kinds of crafters! They are not just a scrapbooking blog or a card blog. They want to let everyone share their skills and with 3 challenges going on all the time, there is something for everyone! They would like to fill some positions on all three of their teams.  Check out the details here at Frosted Designs..  Deadline is February 10th!!  Good Luck!!!

Thanks so much for dropping by!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs!!

Texas Day at School ~ Savannah, 2011 ~ WAS VOTED IN THE TOP 3 OVER AT CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS!!

Hi everyone!!  I hope you are having a wonderful week!  I have another layout to share with you and this time I used the current sketch over at Creative Scrappers.. I also used a lot of the items from the prize package I won over there on Sketch No. 184...  Don't you just love these beautiful papers and colors?!!!!

Here's the sketch..

I think this is a beautiful sketch!!

I also used a "brand new" challenge site called CSI Challenge for this layout, which is...

You have to use all of the  "Scheme" colors...

At least 2 items from the "Evidence" list..

At least 1 item from the "Testimony" list..

I had so much fun playing along in this challenge... and you can be sure I will be participating in more of their challenges!! 

For this layout I chose to scrap a b/w photo of my little GD Savannah taken last year.  It was Texas Day at her school and they played lots of games and did some fancy foot work (dancing) which she loves to do..

Here are a few close ups..

Here you can see some of my Distressed Edges, Prima Flowers, a Shabby Chic Treasures Metal Birdcage from Prima, Stick Pins, a portion of the Dusty Attic Die Cut Frame, some Ruffled Ribbon, and part of a Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Punched Border..

Here you can see more Distressed Edges, a portion of the fussy cut circle,  a portion of the DA die cut Frame, Prima Masks (Brick) with SU Old Olive Ink, and Prima Say It In Pearls colored with Copics Marker.

Here you can see more Distressed Edges, Ruffled Ribbon, Martha Stewart Vintage Floral Border Punch, DA die cut Frame, K&Company Brenda Walton Dimensional Bird Sticker, Sizzix Die Cut Tag, Ribbon, and Tag.

This layout will qualify for a few challenges, such as...

Creative Scrappers ~ Sketch

CSI Challenge

Scrapbookers Anonymous ~ Masking and (Ink, Misting or Paint) I used Ink..

Pollycraft Monday ~ Anything But a Card

Papertake Weekly ~ Die Cut Special

One Stop Craft Challenge ~ Bingo (I used Distressing/Diecuts-Punches/Charms-Pins)

Creative Inspiration ~ Swirls and Pearls

My list of scrappy things I used on this layout are...

SU Dusty Durango CS

Les Editions Infocrea ~ Sultane Collection - Nature

My Mind's Eye ~  Lime Twist

Dusty Attic ~ Die Cut Frame

Prima ~ Flowers

Prima ~ Shabby Chic Treasures Metal Birdcage

Prima ~ Masks (bricks)

SU Old Olive Ink

K&Company ~ Brenda Walton Dimensional Stickers - Birds and Leaves

Stick Pins

Prima ~ Say It In Pearls

Copics Marker

Sizzix Die Cut Tag

Ruffled Ribbon

Ribbon

Martha Stewart ~ Vintage Floral Border Punch

Sticker Letters and Numbers

Thanks for dropping by!!

Have a wonderful day!!

Hugs!!

Tunnel (Vision) View ~ Frosted Designs/Sketch Along Tuesday Sketch No. 32

Hi everyone!!  It's Tuesday and that means another great sketch reveal over at Frosted Designs/Sketch Along Tuesday!!  This weeks sketch is by Roberta from our Fabulous Friday DT and it's a fun one...

My daughter took these photos of her son, my little GS Zach on Jan. 1st out at our house...  He was going up to the fort, thru the tunnel, and down the slide all by himself -  Grandma was following close behind, just in case...:o)  This is the first time he has done that and we were very proud of him...  He's getting to be such a "big" boy...  But then he has to because he's going to be a "big" brother this year!!! 

Here are a few close ups...

Here you can see the Distressed Edges, The Artist Trading Card size Burlap that I sponged with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink, some Leaf Ribbon, and some masking with The Crafter Workshop Bricks Template.  You can also see my sticker letters.

Here you can see some more Distressing, Leaf Ribbon, and a portion of a Prima Voila Felt Ribbon..

Here is more Distressed Edges and a Prima Say It In Pearls that I colored with my Stampin Up Marker..  You can also see a close up of the distressed The Crafters Workshop Bricks Template layer.

More Distressed Edges, Leaf Ribbon and a K&Company Dimensional Bird Sticker.

This layout qualifies for a few other challenges..

Frosted Designs ~ Sketch

The Crazy Challenge ~ Lace and/or Pearls

The Corrosive Challenge ~ Ring In The New Year - Use something brand new on your project (The Artist Trading Cards ~ Burlap; the Leaf Ribbon; and The Crafters Workshop Bricks Template..)

The ABC Challenge ~ G is for Green

Simply Create Too ~ Layers, Layers and more Layers

Scrapperiket ~ Use at least 2 different papers

Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge ~ Bird(s)

Little Red Wagon ~ Warm and Fuzzies

Anything Goes Challenge ~ Anything Goes

Here is the list of scrappy things I used on this layout...

Close To My Heart Chocolate CS

Bo Bunny Welcome Home Collection

SU Kraft CS

SU Chocolate Chip CS

The Crafters Workshop Bricks Template

Leaf Ribbon

Prima Say It In Pearls

SU Old Olive Marker

Artist Trading Cards ~ Burlap

K&Company Brenda Walton Grand Adhesions Dimensional Stickers ~ Flora & Fauna, Birds & Leaves

Prima Voila Felt Ribbon

Sticker Letters

Be sure and check out the inspiration from the rest of the team..  We have a fabulous prize for one lucky winner from Paper Issues.

 You will definitely want to play along...  So check out the details here!!!

Thanks so much for dropping by...

Have a wonderful week!!

Hugs!! 

Desk Top Mini Album Tutorial ~ Frosted Designs Show Me Sunday.

Hi everyone!!  Today is my turn to host the Show Me Sunday reveal over at Frosted Designs.  With Valentine's Day just around the corner I'm going to show you how to make a cute "Desk Top Mini Album" that would be a perfect gift for a teacher or co-worker for Valentine's Day?!!

Here it is closed...

Here it is opened (top view)

Here it is opened (side view)

Here is what you're going to need...

4 pieces of paper/cardstock.. I used SU Basic Black CS 

Paper cutter

Bone folder

Tape Runner

2 pieces (10" each) Ribbon

Decorative Paper

And a little "Bling" of your choice to decorate the front cover

Cut (4) - 8" by 8" pieces of paper/cardstock

Each piece of paper/cardstock you will need to do the following:

1) Fold it in half.. Use bone folder..

2) Unfold.. turn the page and fold it in half again... Use bone folder

3) Unfold, and now fold the page from tip to tip and make a triangle... Use bone folder

4) Unfold, and now do the opposite tip to tip and make another triangle.. Use bone folder.

Unfold and turn the paper/cs over... This is what it should look like..

Now you are going to do steps 1 thru 4 again on this side.. and don't forget to use your bone folder..

It should look like this..

Now you are going to take the upper left square and "pinch" it together, while the rest of the paper folds upward. Sometimes it wants to go downward and that is not correct...

You should have a little triangle and a 3 sided square box shape...

Now you want to open the little triangle up and go ahead and run your tape runner on the underneath side and press tight..

Now here's what you should have...

I apologize for doing this in black... It's a little hard to see, but you do have the 3 sides and a little triangle here..

Now this is all you're going to do with this for the time being... Now you need to do the other 3 pieces of paper/cardstock the same way....

This is what you should have when you're finished...

Now it's time to start adding your pretty papers!!! I find it's a lot easier to decorate each box before you attach them together.. Each square should be 4" x 4", so be sure and cut your pp a little smaller...

First I add the paper on the triangle side... It's a lot easier to do this before you tape down the outside edge of the triangle.. Now you can tape the triangle down along the outside edge... You should have a pocket for a tag...

Next you are going to do the bottom... You will have to do this in 2 pieces so it can fold up when you close your album..

Here's my first box decorated...

Here's the second box... You can now put these 2 together.. You should attach a plain "photo" side with a tag side...

Here I have 3 boxes put together.. Notice how I added the ribbon under the pp under the tag side..

Here you can get an idea of how it folds up... I still have to add the 4th "box"..

Here is the final box... Notice that I've added another piece of ribbon under the pp on the photo side this time.. Do NOT TAPE/ATTACH the last box to the first box... This is so you can close your album..

Here is a top view of this album.

Here is a closed view before it's decorated...

I covered the front and back with this pp..

Added a doily, glitter frame, little envelope I punched out with my Sizzix Die and then added a little twine and a little pearl heart...

And there you have my finished album ready to give as a gift of ready for me to add some of my favorite photos!!

You can't add a lot of bulk to these little albums, but you can add stickers, doilies, lace and a little bling...

I hope you've enjoyed reading through my tutorial and that just maybe you will want to give it a try. They make wonderful gifts!!  If you do make one I would love to see it..  Leave me a note and I'll stop by!!

And just a little reminder of a couple of things going on or coming up real soon!!!

FIRST ~~ PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS HAS A LAYOUT CONTEST GOING ON RIGHT NOW...  YOU WILL WANT TO GO HERE AND CHECK OUT THE DETAILS.... BUT HURRY THE WINNERS OF THE FIRST ROUND WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 14TH...

SECOND ~~ FROSTED DESIGNS HAS A WINTER WONDERLAND BLOG HOP STARTING ON JANUARY 20TH AND WE WILL HAVE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT AS WE GET CLOSER.. SO STAY TUNE!!!!

Thanks for dropping by today!!

Have a great weekend!!

Hugs!!