2SF February sketch by Sharon

Sharon gave us this cute sketch to work with over at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum in February.

I am really having fun seeing the sketches the DT comes up with, its such a breath of fresh air to see their different styles  :)

Here is what I did with this one:

I was a bit thrown off by all the shapes all over the place, so I simplified and kept the ones I liked. Its hard to see but I used my scor-board to give a bit of texture to the large rectangles by scoring a rectangle inside them. Supplies are all Cosmo Cricket except for the "The Bridesmaids" sticker, which is Deja Views.

Hope you enjoy and gain some inspiration!

SYAO4 and SYAO5

Well, I'm a little behind in my postings!

Most of you don't know this, but I bought a house in March 2010, and hubby proceeded to gut it and start renoing. We are doing this all by ourselves. As of today, I only have one completed room in the house - the upstairs bathroom. However, the past month has been a big push to finish the downstairs bathroom and the kitchen, so both should be done by the end of March or April possibly for the bathroom. So, although I have been crafting, I haven't been blogging, because I've been tiling/painting/mudding/sanding... making a general mess lol.

So here is the Paper Secrets SYAO4 challenge:



Lace/Trim
3+buttons
3+flowers
rubons
3+ photo corners
bling
staples
border or shape punch


TECHNIQUES
stitching
misting
distressing

And here is what I came up with:

I used trim (yellow make your own chenille stuff), flowers, bling, and a shape punch. My technique was distressing. Everything except the white cardstock is out of the scrap bin. Mostly DCWV as the manu.

This photo is us leaving Hawaii, and this will be the last page of my scrapbook.

Now, on to SYAO5:

Lace/Trim/Ribbon
3+buttons
3+flowers
rubons
3+ photo corners
bling
staples
border or shape punch

TECHNIQUES
stitching
misting
distressing

And here is what I came up with:



I used ribbon and trim, buttons, flowers, and a border punch. My technique was misting, which you can't see too well. I misted Perfect Pearls on the background page to give it some shine, and then I misted the slightly orange paper with Apricot Nectar chalkboard glimmermist and wiped it off quickly to slightly tint the paper. That paper is also textured with butterflies.

Supplies are stash mostly. The darker orange and grey strip are Cosmo Cricket, the plastic flowers from Making Memories vintage findings... other than that, all randoms!

Hope you enjoy!

Presenting.... Zobbie Zombie

Check out this little cutie... one of the brand-spanking new little zombies from the Ragamuffin Zombie Town collection to be released Wednesday over at Scrapbook Stamp Society.

Visit us Wednesday night at 9 PM Eastern (That's GMT-5 I think for my Euro and African friends) at the Scrapbook Stamp Society / Addicted to Stamps Facebook page. These releases are a ton of fun with new stamps, new projects, and lots of chatter! Come on out and show us what you've been up to, too!

So here he is....

Zobbie Zombie by Heather Valentin, part of the shiny and new Ragamuffin Zombie Town Collection!

And here is my project with him. He is letter #1 of my Happy Halloween or Halloween banner. I have to wait and see how many zombies are released to figure out how long it will be, and how many of the other Halloween-y digis I want to use (like the Lil Creepy Cuties)

2SF Chase Away the Winter Blues Online Crop

Over the past week, Two Scrapbook Friends have had an online crop going on in their forums. The theme was "Chasing Away the Winter Blues" and each member of the design team presented a different, summer themed challenge for us to try out.

Joann's challenge: color inspiration based on this photo (and colors specifically orange and teal)

So anyone who regularly follows me knows this is an easy one - the wedding paper I use is orange and teal! But I forced myself not to use it and this is what I came up with:

The teal cardstock is Momenta from PA-1033, and the background paper, mice and journalling card are all from the Deja Views Cat's Life pad.

I did a ton of scrapbooking this weekend, plus we worked on the renos, so Precious didn't get much Mommy time. I actually had to pin her to keep her out of the photos taken of the above LO! Luckily she was sleeping when I took the rest below! 

 


Carolyn's challenge: Your favourite summer activity

I had a hard time with this one... what is my favourite summer activity??? Finally I settled on going to the beach, because I had these photos lying out on my work table because I wanted to scrap them soooo bad!!

The title was stamped using Martha Stewart stamps and Memento black ink. The "Discover" card is a transparency sticker from Making Memories.

I used Momenta for the background paper and mats, all from the Travel Pyramid Paper Pack (love these!) PK-2389. The flip flop stickers are from the Endless Summer collection ST-2116. I love using the Endless Summer and the new release Vacation set together, they coordinate so well!



Jayne's challenge: Use a postcard or postage stamp

Well this one was a first for me. I didn't know I had postage stamp or postcard embellies, and it turns out I have a bunch!

I used Momenta Travel Pyramid Paper Pack PK-2389 again, and actually made this layout on the reverse side of the one above for Carolyn's challenge. The stickers and journalling tag are also from the Vacation collection (ST-4952). I think the title vellum may be DCWV but I have had it for so long that I have no idea!!

Christa's challenge: Crash your summer stash

Here is my confession - I have nothing summer themed! I have vacation and holiday and party, and even BBQ, but nothing distinctly summer. I decided 4th of July themed papers were close enough...

This layout is some of the photos from visiting the USS Missouri while we were at Pearl Harbor. There is no journalling, because I want the plaque from the ship to speak for itself. The Japanese surrender was signed on the Mighty Mo and the original document was on board.

I used white Recollections cardstock, papers from an ancient Momenta holiday/season themed pack, and stickers from a 2009 Sticker a day calendar. The alphas are new, Colorbok peel and stick stacks, and I inked them with my DIs in Festive Berries and Weathered Wood.

The sketch is the Let's Scrap 2-29-12 sketch.




Sharlene's challenge: Scrap summer outdoor attire

So I went for a wayback playback here... this is lil ol' me in 1986 on a hot afternoon lounging in my too cute polka dot swimmer. Instead of going cutesy, I decided to go with a grungy 80s look.

The papers are both from DCWV Photo Stack 3, a brand new one I just picked up last month from Zeller's. I was sooo excited to see the third installment to this huge stack because I love my Stack 2, but it is getting a little thin :)

The alphas are  Momenta ST-4490, another new release. Its a multipack of black and white alphas in different sizes and styles. I love multipacks!

Finally, the buttons are stash from a 1 lb button bag from Michael's, and the phrase under the top baby photo is from Making Memories and is a transparent sticker.




Shelby's Challenge: Let the SUNSHINE in (use a sun)

I have to admit, this one was tough. I don't have any sun embellies, I don't have any paper with suns on it... I was stuck.

Then I remembered this paper I screwed up in January - I was trying to make a sunset like color blend on it and it ended up ugly. I used a bunch of distress inks on it and didn't like how it turned out. So I cut it up and made the beautiful sun you see below!

The papers are all Recollections in black and an orange-yellow base to the blending. I used Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey inks (and maybe a touch of Antique linen) and some Perfect Pearls mist in pearl to give it a shine.

Then I tried to hand-write the title and hated it. So I used Thickers in red foam and Fancy Pants Kraft alphas in Red & Gold to cover it up... how crafty lol!

Now... you should all head over to 2SF and check out the forum for the fun weekly challenges and other special events going on!



2SF Sketch - Baby's 1st Birthday Page

Every Wednesday over at the Two Scrapbook Friends forum, one of the DT members puts up a sketch for a challenge.

I fell in love instantly with Jayne's sketch and her interpretation of it.

The sketch screams party, circus, and fun... So, I hauled out my Momenta party papers and scrapped my first birthday!

I used Spiced Marmalade distress ink to emphasize the raised dots on the pink strip. I used my scoring board (you so need one of these to make the cupcake banner. Everything used was Momenta. 

Here is my supply list:
Pink spotted paper - PA-1033
Letters - Occaisions and Celebrations PA-1992
Cupcake Paper, Presents background paper - PA-2370

Guess what!!

I am now on the design team for Scrapbook Stamp Society! Who knew I would get a digi stamp position when I barely even have any Copics! Had to send hubby out to get me a green one since I don't have any and I needed some green to do some flowers!

This is the card I've made for tonight's release party. Head on over to Facebook and check out all the new releases and oldie but goodies!

The little lady I am showcasing tonight is Nellie & The High Wire Act from the Cirque de la Ragamuffins collection by Sherri Baldy. It is a cute collection!

I used DCWV cardstock, stash cardstock, and some glitter glue.

For Copics, I used R32, R35, R39, R29, Y13, Y15, Y17, E31, E37, E0000, E000, E00, E02.

I think she is totally cute, and I plan on sending this likely to my baby cousin who does ballet.

You could also use her for you can do it, good luck, and happy birthday cards for sure. If you have another idea, please add it in the comments! I would love to know what you woudl use her for!

Thanks for visiting!

Scrapbook Stamp Society / Momenta D-lite girls Hop

Welcome to our hop. Some of the Momenta D-lite girls have decided to try our hand with digi-stamps from the Scrapbook Stamp Society. We mixed some of our favorite Momenta products with a few of our favorite digi stamps. You can view all of our projects quick and easy at the http://www.facebook.com/ScrapbookStampSociety facebook page.

If you would like to hear our recipes for our projects and see them up close please click on our blog links posted on that Facebook page.

Here is the blog post on this card:
I got the opportunity this week to work with this super-cute digi-stamp from Scrapbook Stamp Society and Addicted to Stamps. Her name is Lil Ragamuffin Bunny by Sherri Baldy. I was given a few to choose from, but I loved her right-off. She was so different with her little attitude from most of the happy cutesy digis out there! I really wanted to do her justice by making a bit of a punky card with some attitude.

Get her as a freebie, here!
So here it is!

The cardstock is Momenta PA-1033. I love their textured cardstock, it adds so much to a page, and when sanded, chalked or inked, adds a lot to a card or a page.

The purple patterned paper is also Momenta from PA-1992, which I can't link up for you. Its the Occaisions and Celebrations paper pack. I just picked it up after Christmas :) It has a ton of nice papers, but nothing specifically holiday, all more generic. Its the perfect starter kit as it gives you papers to use for every occaision and every need.

I colored our Lil Ragamuffin Bunny with my Copics. Her fur was BV00, BV02, BV04. Her tummy and feet in BG10 and BG15. Her tail is YR0000, YR00. Her face is YR0000, E00, R20. Lips R32, eyelids BG15, and eyes B02. Her hair was Y11 and E31.  I really don't have many more Copics than that, but that was all I needed to make her so cute!

Hope you like her and hop on over to get her to get all your Easter cards ready!!