scrap the scraps...

Last minute posting and uploading this week...first week of school/end of summer adjustments! I played along with Big Picture Classes' Big Idea Festival and used my scraps to participate with Amy Heller's Scrap Your Scraps Challenge, too. I used the Tim Holtz tag die to make tags and some other little elements. And used random pieces of chipboard and stickers from my stash, too. I kept them very simple and clean because the focus is on the words and what they mean to me, even though I feel like I kinda kepts writing the same definition for some words- oh well- I'm a simple girl! The tags are simple and I'm glad I had a fun time playing with my scraps and participating in The Big Idea Festival.

Stampin' Dymonz Tag on Tag Challenge...

A few months ago I found cool blog and I played along with Stampin'Dymonz's Tim Times Ten tag challenge. I had a blast learning and trying new techniques on tags. Well, this week they are having another tag challenge, so I just had to play along! Here are the details directly from Stampin' Dymonz blog:

This week's challenge is a tag challenge...with a twist. We will be using inspiration from the PageMaps website (www.pagemaps.com) and utilizing the following Tag Map, which can be found there:

As you can see by this sketch, this tag appears to have a "folder" on the front of the tag with a piece of paper which is inside the folder on a skewed angle. This week's challenge will have you put your spin on this sketch, including the following elements -- your tag must have a functional folder on the front and the piece of paper inside of the folder must be in the shape of a tag. There should be space on the tag for a small photo and some journaling. This space can be on the inside and/or the outside of the folder and/or the inserted tag.

Here is what I created for the challenge:

I started off with the idea that I would make the tag for my son to use as a bookmark, but then as I was crafting it during the wee wee wee hours of this morning, my son informed me that he wanted a baseball themed bookmark, so from there I just took off in an entirely different direction! So I started off with the Alterations tag die to cut a piece of Tim Holtz paper. Then I backed it with some think chipboard to make it more sturdy. I used the Alterations file tab die as the starting point for making my file folder and then used random pieces from the Tim Holtz paper pad to embellish the tag. I used Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas to label the file folder and inked a plain white tag to create the inside tag that has the journaling and picture. On the other side I wanted a place to keep track of books so I created a mini notebook with an Elle's Studio tag folded over pieces of paper and hot glued. After adding so many layers this tag is very chunky and may not be the best book mark, but I at least I can still sit it out for display and/or use the little notebook inside to keep track of the books I read. Thanks for taking the time to stop by! Have a great Sunday Afternoon and a wonderful week!

Shimelle's Hot Pink Hoopla Challenge...

I was inspired by Shimelle's hot pink hoopla challenge to use a sheet of pink notebook style paper along with some Crate Paper and Cosmo Cricket to create this layout about my cousin and I.

Shimelle's Stickery Challenge and A Card for Olivia...

So, this weekend I'm continuing to play along with Shimelle's weekend challenges from last weekend. I was inspired to make this little card for the Stickery challenge (which was to use more than two stickers from different companies/lines on a project) after reading about a sweet little girl who is undergoing some pretty serious medical problems. The little girl, Olivia, could use a lot of cheering up and you can go to Dayis Scraproom to learn more about how you can send a card to this little cutie too! One of my favorite things about scrapbooking and crafting is that we can brighten someone's day by simply sharing what we love to do! I'm mailing this card first thing Monday morning and I hope that little Olivia will enjoy it! If you have a few extra minutes in your day, please consider making a card and sending it! Have a beautiful rest of the weekend!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper-Emma's Shoppe; Stickers: Crate Paper- Emma's Shoppe, Sassafrass- Sweet Treats, Monstrosity, Cosmo Cricket: tiny type; Chipboard: Crate Paper, Jenni Bowlin, The Girls Paperie; Twine: The Twinery- Pink Sorbet; Ribbon: The Ribbon Boutique; Button, Bling and Doilie from my stash.

Shimelle's Printable Challenge....

This is one of my favorite cards that I've made during Shimelle's scrapbook weekend event! She provided different sets of printables and I chose to print the journaling tags on kraft cardstock and used this one for a back-to-school card for my son.



Supplies: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper- Toy Box; Printable: (journal box) Shimelle.com; Alphas: American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type, The Girls Paperie; Rub Ons: 7Gypsies; Burlap: Canvas Corp; Twine: The Twinery.

Shimelle's Signature Accent Challenge

Yay, even though it is hours past my bedtime (I'll regret staying up this late when I'm at work tomorrow- or rather today ; )....but anyway , I did not complete my goal of making two projects today, but I did complete an Anniversary card for my hubster for Shimelle's Signature Accent Challenge! My signature accents are: Crate Paper (love, love, love me some CP), American Crafts Thickers, tiny alphas (these are The Girls Paperie, but I also love the Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas), Chipboard- love chipboard pieces and even love creating my own from stickers and patterned paper, but these happen to be Crate Paper, and I love, love, love my Jenni Bowlin butterfly stamp!!! In addition to the stamp I love the (new-to me) technique of heat embossing! I have been an embossing crazy woman for the past couple of weeks! And...nearly every project I complete must have inked edges or it just feels naked! So, the things I just listed show up repeatedly on my layouts and cards- they are my signature accent!

Shimelle's 3 is a Magic Number Challenge...

I created this little hello card based on Shimelle's 3 is a Magic Number Challenge. My sets are three are quite obvious- butterflies and buttons- two of my favorite embellies! I used my favorite Jenni Bowlin butterfly stamp, an American Crafts butterfly stamp, Crate Paper PP, Studio Calico fabrip, Cosmo Cricket tiny type alphas, and some buttons from my stash.

Shimelle's Starting Point Challenge...

As I mentioned in my previous post I have been playing, scrapping, and having a grand time since last Friday with Shimelle's "On-line Scrapbooking Weekend"! This is my layout for the 'Starting Point Challenge'. I primarily used the July kit from Scrapbook Circle and a few things from my stash to make this layout about my Sunshine of a son!

Shimelle's Bingo Card and Butterfly...

Well, this past weekend I participated in Shimelle's 'on-line scrapbooking weekend' and started working on a lot of fun layouts and cards. I say "started" because the class is all this week too and I have several projects in mind that I would like to finish before the deadline next Sunday! So here's my entry for today which is inspired by Shimelle's layout. I was inspired to take out some of my Jenni Bowlin products (patterned paper and bingo card) which I usually hoard and to also play a little bit with my JB paint dabbers, inks and butterfly stamp (which are three of my favorite things right now- especially the butterfly stamp)! Ok, let's see if I can crank out at least one more card before I call it lights out....

Scrappin' My Scraps....

Still playing along with Amy Heller's 'scrap your scraps' challenge! I pulled out my scraps stash bag and made this wacky layout! I also played around with embossing, which I'm a novice at (obviously---one of my images did not come out at all- but I decided to embrace it and leave it there)! I think I got a little crazy with all the random bits and pieces, but it was still a fun LO to make especially since it's such a silly picture of Bella! Well, it's late and hopefully I will get some more scrap scrappin' completed tomorrow!