Week Four at LGS!

Well is not Monday and I'm late what can I say being with out my laptop I'm lost :) My hubby promises it will be fixed soon......

But there still is time to join in the fun over at Let's Get Sketchy!!! This is the last sketch for the month of July so don't skip this one! its you last chance to enter to win a gift card to Scraptown Lady!!

Here is this weeks Sketch:

And here is my take as you can see I deviated a bit from the sketch but not too much :) I used some Fancy Pants Scraps that Anegla was kind enough to pass along from her Scrappy Chic kit from a few months back! You gotta love her! I must have been channeling Angela as I added the Studio Calico Wood Veneers and Mister Hueys Mist :)




Isn't my little gymnast the cutest thing ever!! Syd was so excited about her new Leo :) Well now its your turn hop on over and link up your layouts before the end of the month over at Let's Get Sketchy!

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Authentiue Irresistible Altered Frame

Hello All!

I just wanted to stop in to share an altered frame that I made using my kit from Scrappy Chic.

Sorry the pictures aren't the best I was so excited to get it to the store I forgot to take pictures at home :)

So if you are near the store stop in and check it out it really did turn out pretty and its super easy to make!

Products Used: Authentiue- Irresistible Collection, Dylusions Mist, Tim Holtz Distressed Ink, Zva Crystals,  Black Paint, Dollar Bin Wooden Frame and a bit of wire.

Lots of fuss cut flowers that I colored using Dylusions Ink.

 

 

 The Hearts were also cut from the collection misted  with Dylousions and the hot glued to wire.

 

I love the way the distressed ink worked with the background.

 

One more thing before you leave I forgot to post the winner of my Blog Hop Prize!

So better late than never! Here is the Sweet little prize!

 

 

And here is the Winner!!!

 

Scrappin with the bugJune 30, 2013 at 9:20 PM

Love the layout of you and little Miss S.. What a sweetie for sure. Cute papers!!!!Thanks for hosting the hop it was so fun watching.

Thanks, Terri

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping in today!

Kaisercraft Miss Empire

You've heard the saying "All that glitters is not gold."  Well, that's not true over at Practical Scrappers!  Today, the On Trend team has provided a few nuggets of inspiration using gold embellishments & elements.

Here is the layout that I created using my June Kit from Scrappy Chic!!! Angela knows I just love my Kasiercraft so she was kind enough to tuck some of the beautiful Miss Empire Collection by Kaisercarft into my kit.  As you can see I just went to town fussy cutting tucking and layering and I even played with a few different mediums!

Products used: Kaisercraft Miss Empire Collection, American Craft Thickers, Prima Vine, Tim Holtz Big Dies, Gel Medium, Perfect Pearls,  Acrylic Paint, Ranger Embossing Power and Ink and a bit of chipboard & brads.

 

 

Here you can see that I even embossed the thickers :)

 

 

A bit of the clock tucked in of coarse its embossed as well.

 

 

a lots of fussy cutting and a bit of paint went into this cluster!

 

 

Here you can see a bit of the gel medium that

I mixed with perfect pearls for yet another layer!

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Make sure you hop on over to Practical Scrappers to see

what the other lady's have in-store for you!

 

Lets's Get Sketchy Week 2!

That's right its Monday and you know what that means its time for another great sketch from Let's Get Sketchy! This weeks Sketch was created by our fearless leader Brenshevia:

 

Here is the layout that I created using the super fun Down by the Shore Collection by Fancy Pants!

 

 

You can see I did deviate from the sketch a bit I cut my single photo into three instead of using two pictures and I added a third cluster of flowers to make my visual triangle. Lastly I couldn't bear the thought of covering the cute little whale so I cut my layers shorter and omitted the diving line. But even with all my switch ups you can she Brenshevia's sketch shinning through!

 

Here are a bit of the details just for fun!

 

 

Here you can see how I cutout the front of the cute little whale

 to tuck the layered papers, I really wanted to keep the whale :)

 

 

Lots of fussy cutting and foam tape went into these clusters!

 

Thanks for stopping by to day!

 

Make sure you hop back over to Let's Get Sketchy to link up your layout!

Happy Banner Monday!

Happy, happy Monday!  Today, Over at Practical Scrappers a few of the On Trend team are showing their love for all things crafty and trendy by proudly displaying their layouts that have banners and flags.

I created this fun layout using the super cute Alora Collection from Bo Bunny:

 

I just love using banners on my layouts they are super easy and quick and you can use up a ton of scraps!! What could be better than using up your scraps and getting a pretty layout too :)

 

A bit of details just for fun!

 

 

Lots of banners popped up with foam dots!

 



 

More Banners and extra embellies....

 

Some stitches and flowers to accent the title...

 

a bit more stitching....

 

So whether they are big or small, handmade or found on a sticker sheet,  or pennant shaped - banners and flags are the perfect embellishment for just about any kind of layout.  Don't believe me?  Check out the Practical Scrappers today!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

 

Red, White & Blue Blog Hop!

Welcome to the first

S.W.A.T Design Team Blog Hop

If you have found your way here from Venetia  Blog than you are almost done with our hop. I hope that you have been inspired by my fabulous new team and had some fun along the way!

As my contribution to your inspiration I created this fun little layout featuring my sweetheart Sydney :)

 
So now its your turn to share your Red, White & Blue project, remember all entries must be lined up over at S.W.A.T. by July 28th 11:59PM EST.

 

 

As for my Clue Word(s):

 

 

So now if you haven't filled out the Rafflecopter at S.W.A.T yet make sure you hop back and get all the chance you can to win that amazing Websters' pages Warehouse Box! And don't forget to send you answer to us at: swatscrappygirl@gmail.com 

 

And just because I appreciate you all so much!

 I am raffling off this sweet little kit from Paper Issues

as my way to say Thank you for Helping S.W.A.T Grow :) just leave me a comment about the new team and one lucky winner will be selected & announced on Tuesday:)

 

**I am only able to ship to the US, Winners out side the US will be responsible for postage above and beyond regular standard shipping costs

 

 One more thing before you go if you are loving the hopping and want to keep going Practical Scrappers has Teamed up with Scraptown Lady for a super fun Hop this weekend too!

 

Thank you again for joining us and I hope that you are as excited as I am about our new S.W.A.T Team! See you Next Saturday at S.W.A.T.!

 

 

 

Project Life Blog Hop!

You should have found your way here from Claude Campeau's Blog, if you have stumbled across this hop by chance hop back to Practical Scrappers so you don't miss the HOP! 

 

Hello and welcome to the

 

PRACTICAL SCRAPPERS & SCRAPTOWN LADY

 

Blog Hop!  

 

We thought it would be fun to combine forces and share  projects with you that have our design teams’ takes on one of the hottest scrapbooking trends around:  Project Life. 

 

Whether you are a “Project Lifer,” are just interested in Project Life like me I'm sure you  have seen it somewhere, after all its everywhere and its such a great way to document all of our memories in a scrappy way! So with that in mind I decided to give it a try. NOW remember..... I have never tried Project Life and I really can't imagine it ever being the only way I scrap. That being said I think its a great way to try and keep up with my scrapping. Because its really quick, easy and a fool proof method to scrap (or so I've been told).

So with that in mind I decide to jump on the band wagon and give it try :)

 

Because I'm not sure how I'm going to do this I just picked a day and ran with it... after all I'm just getting my feet wet right???

 

Here is my page , I used Echo Park's Here & Now Collection.

 

 

As you can see I don't have the proper page protectors so I used some old We R' Memories 4x6 Photo holders.  After all I want to try this be for I shop more :) and now page two:

 

 

 

and finally together :)

 

 

Fun! Simple! & Quick and really hard for me :) but we will see I'm sure I will have more to share from time to time.

 

Now remember we have a $25 gift certificate  to Scraptown Lady’s shop up for grabs,  so make sure you follow the rules and complete the hop :)

1. Be a follower of Practical Scrappers; and 
2. Be a follower of Scraptown Lady; and
3. Visit all the blogs, starting with Practical Scrappers and ending with Scraptown Lady, and leave a comment at each blog along the way.  

Now before you leave I have a little more information to share with you.Make sure you stop by S.W.A.T., this Saturday be cause we will be busy with our Red, White & Blue Blog Hop! Plus we have a Websters Pages Warehouse Box up for grabs! So don't miss out this amazing box of goodies is sold out!!

One last thing...

I love to have followes and to show you just how much I love my followers! I am raffling off a Scraptown Lady $10 gift card to one lucky winner! All you need to do is become a follower or be current follower  and take part in this hop, just fill out the rafflecopter below :)
a Rafflecopter giveaway
 

Now just in case you get lost along the way, here is the complete list to get you back hopping in the right direction: 

Practical Scrappers

Christine 

Erin 

Charissa  

Nicole 

Claude 

                          Lanette  -- You are Here

Malika 

Danielle

Lisa

Mary Pat

Wendi

Julie 

Kim 

Ruth 

Krissy 

Marcia 

Cathy

Rhonda

ScraptownLady

 

So off you go to Malika Kelly's  Blog. Have fun and thanks for hopping with us today! We will be hopping until Sunday, June 30^th, at 11:59 p.m. CST.  The grand prize winner will be announced on Tuesday, July 2^nd! 

 

If we have inspired you so much that you “need” to do a little shopping now, SCRAPTOWN LADY is offering 20% off all orders during the hop!  The sale runs from now ‘til midnight Monday.  Enter “code20” to receive your discount.