June Blog Challenge - METAL!

Good morning everyone!

Summer time is here, and I hope you are enjoying it!

Today we a new blog challenge for you

and this month we want you to 

USE METAL

anywhere on your project. 

Your project can be a layout, card, tag, off the wall- pretty much anything

as long as you have METAL on it! 

Here is a look at my project

I have used yummy new papers from Bo Bunny, Echo Park and Carta Bella for my layout.

Here are some close ups

This chippie is from Blue Fern Studios. I used embossing powder on it, then highlighted it with a white pen.

New Prima Flowers, and some amazing new METALS from Maya Road.

Die cut stickers from Carta Bella and more METAL from Maya Road.

I used my Wendy Vecchi stamp to create a double layer flower. I colored it with Faber-Castell pens and pencils.

Well there you have it!

Use any kind of METAL on your project and link up below before the end of June!

Here is a look at our fabulous prize this month

I have a package of fabulous Lawn Fawn products for this months winner.

Good Luck!

Anita S.

Cheerleading album with Shelley

Shelley, here, with a fun Cheerleading Album!

I bought this megaphone chipboard album at The Crafty Scrapper!  It is by Heart of Texas Studios!  I used these cute banner chipboard pieces and letters, and twine by Maya Road to embellish the front.

Here is the 2nd page.  I used a couple of different pieces of paper, some awesome star ribbon, and some zipper trim on this page.

Just a few ribbons and a couple of stickers here!

I used a punch for the paws, then used Glossy Accents over them.

On this page, I used a decorative bottlecap and a cheer girl for a mum on this page!

This is how the book opens up and shows the two pages at a time.

Cool straws and some paw ribbon from The Crafty Scrapper!

Metal corners are my favorite!

Here is the back of the album!


I enjoyed sharing this album with you!  I hope you enjoyed looking!
~Shelley

Rock Your Heart Out with Sonia

Are you prepared for a dose of adorable?  Sonia Doneghue here from Ms. Ruin's Playthings with my first project for 2014.  Baby photos are so much fun to work with and our family was recently blessed with a baby girl...just in time to play with the new Bo Bunny line, Baby Bump!  Keep in mind that you can find all of the products used in this project at The Crafty Scrapper and if you have any questions, leave me a comment or call up the store at 972-923-3151 and a friendly crafty person will assist you.

A little bit about the cover --there's a lot of Maya Road going on here, I can't help myself to their embellishments and chipboard albums!  But what I really want to point out is the doily paper with the banner and black bird.  All of those elements are actually one single piece of scrapbook paper.  I simply cut a slit behind the bird and banner so that I could slide the picture between the banners/bird and the doily.  This gives the effect of multiple layers.  You will see that I make good use of a lot of the paper in my project.

  

The fun thing about these chipboard albums is that you have the freedom to add cards, pockets, etc., that will be held in place by the rings.  I didn't add anything to this book, however, I did take one of the pieces of chipboard and cut it in half.  I then put pictures on both sides and was able to add a little flair to the flow of the book.  In the photo above you see the picture of my napping nephew and niece with embellishments below.  

But when you turn that one piece of chipboard over, you have another photo of the two that continues the the theme of brotherly/sisterly love.  A little special touch if I do say so myself.

I mentioned earlier that I make good use of my paper.  Here is a perfect and adorable example of that.  This frame, as well as all other paper embellishments, are part of the Bo Bunny Baby Bump line available now at The Crafty Scrapper.  I simply cut out the center  of the frame and adhered a photo behind it.  Then I added twine and hardware to make it appear as if it was hanging from a wall.  I think the Prima flowers escalated the character that this page was already emanating.  Don't you?

I hope you enjoyed my first project for 2014.  Again, if you have any questions about the project or would like to take a more in depth look at this book, hop on over to my blog for extended details.  And don't forget that you can stop by the store and view the book as you pick up your Baby Bump paper and all of the sweet embellishments used to make this mini book.

Peace, love, and Oh baby!

Sonia

Simply Us Mini Album with Amy

Hi blogging friends! It's  Amy here today with a mini book to share!

 When I received this paper in one of my design team kits, though the colors were bright, the collection screamed vintage project for me. This sent me rooting around for the small collection of photos I have from my childhood.

Tea cups have been collected in my family for many generations. That particular fetish missed me, but I can't see a teapot or teacup without remembering those who came before me who treasured them. When I knew I was going vintage photos with this project the Maya Road Tea Pot mini album was a sock and shoe kind of decision.

Lots of Maya Road goodness happening here. I sprayed the letters with Maya Mist and then covered them in Stickles and Crackle accents. The paper collection I used on the entire project is Authentique's Flourish collection.

The larger leaves on the flowers were made with the cutouts of the tea pot handle when I originally covered the pots. Save your scraps, it's interesting the number of times I find a use for them in a project!

I used my Vagabond to cut out the flower shapes here out of the scraps I had once I had covered the tea pots. The button was one from my great grandmother's collection which seemed fitting with this particular project.

A picture with all four generations of women is priceless, I used the arrow to direct the eye to flip the page over....

And here is the backside! I used Wendy Vecchi embossing paste and a stencil here for the clock in the background. The envelope is also made of the Authentique paper.

This project is on display as well as all the supplies you need! 

Happy Scrappin'!

Amy

3-D Party Box from Amy

Good morning,, it's Amy here today to share a fun 3-D project with you!
 
This project celebrates my daughter's birth-day! I am so blessed to have given birth to such a beautiful, mischievous, smart, and funny creature!  I can't possibly tell her often enough how much she makes me smile and how proud I am of her. She turned 12 in December and I still can't believe how quickly the years are flying by. I know I am going to blink and she'll be going away to college and projects like this - where I dig out the collection of growing up pictures - gave me the moment I needed to slow down and remember all the ways I love her so.

I had a lot of fun with this Authentique Wishes Collection paper. I knew I wanted to do something out of the ordinary and when I saw Maya Roads banner album hanging on the shelf at The Crafty Scrapper all I saw was a party hat! And of course my "how can I make it 3D" brain then kicked in shortly after. The result? See for yourself!

I cut blank chipboard the width of the banner pieces and adhered together with masking tape with a small gap between the pieces to allow it to bend. I did this twice, gluing together the two squares once covered and inked to create the "box". I chose to only layer up one of the four out facing sides to make it clear where the front was when you untied the top to take a peek inside....

This is the center of the open box - and of course my favorite picture of my all grown up girl! I cut out one of the sayings on the Wishes paper and adhered to chipboard for a raised effect. I also trimmed it in Maya Road zipper trim. Featured on this page is Prima pearls and flowers, Paper Blooms from Kaisercraft, and Tim Holtz metal.

I covered a Maya Road paper doily in Tim Holtz Distress Glitter (Broken China Blue), and layered up more of the stickers from the Wishes collection.



Maya Road numbers and Prima pearls take center stage here with the birth date. It was a Happy Day!

More Tim Holtz metal and Paper Blooms by Kaisercraft along with a Maya Road mini ruler.

This project is on display at The Crafty Scrapper!

Happy Scrappin'! :)

Family Keepsake

Check out this cute mini by Jennifer done with the We R Memory Keepers line "Family Keepsake."

Great way to use the die-cut strips. 

I love how she added trim to all the envelopes, and stamped them Aubrey Rives style. :)

Maya Road chipboard frames and flowers. 

Kraft journaling tags by Maya Road. 

You can find all these papers and products at The Crafty Scrapper. :)

Love Birds

Two cute new layouts you can see at The Crafty Scrapper using Fancy Pants' new Love Birds Collection. 

Jennifer used three smaller pictures in a progression, and placed them above the cute design on the patterned paper.

 She accented her photos with a bit of Maya Road ribbon and a MR felt flower. The "together" chipboard (also by Maya Road) is covered with scraps of patterned paper, and the the edges are sanded. 

Here's a great example of how to use the large diecut papers. 

I love how she covered the chipboard heart with fabric, and accented the heart frame with stickles. 

She cropped her photos and used several different sizes to complete the layout. Very cute! You can find all the supplies used on these layouts at The Crafty Scrapper. Happy Scrapping!