New Timbergrove with Melissa

Hi everyone, it is Melissa here again today to share another project with you!

This one took me a while just to get the last details on .. and yep, it was worth the wait!!!   The last thing on was the snow -- and boy does the internet have some great recipes but all I could hear was Wendy Vecchi's voice in my head "I don't have time to wait for that!"   

First off -- You must start with fantabulous supplies.. all of which are available at the store -- and for my online buddies, The Craft Scrapper has an online store as well.  If you want something here and it is not on the site, I am sure Carolyn can get it to you anyway.  

You have heard me say it before, Stickles makes the world a better place --- it is schmeared onto the ribbon simulating snow resting on the top of the boxes.    Don't forget to doodle around items or trace around pre printed words for just the right dramatic effect.   Note:  black and white check around the box, doodle circle (and stickles) around the dots on the paper and finally tracing the word 'flakes' with a diamond star in the 'a'. 

Think outside the box!!!   A Snowflake traced with white pen, dots added and cut in half makes for perfect WINGS!!!!!  And seriously, who doesn't love pearl brads -- I love it right smack in the middle of the O

 And here it is folks... the moment you have all been waiting for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
SNOW!!!!
With the above mentioned (and pictured) spatula, I ever so gently wiped the white modeling paste across the top of the page and with my finger smushed (yes it is a technical term) down the rough edges.   Let it dry.   Then with my finger smeared Wendy's Translucent modeling paste and sprinkled iridescent glitter...   and POOF
glorious
sparkling
easy
snow!

Thanks so much for having a read of my post.

Melissa

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

Using Mists/Paints- March Challenge

Are you ready for a new challenge??

It is time for The Crafty Scrapper March Challenge!

This month we are all about using those Mists and Paints-

you know you have 'em! I have DRAWERS full of them. 

Seriously.

So let's break out the mists and paints and get to work!

Here is the project I made for this month's challenge

I used new Anchored papers by Authentique for this layout.

To get the look from my mists, I positioned my mask and sprayed, then picked

the mask up and flipped it over on the other side of the paper. This gives me two 

patterns from the same mask ;o)

I love this Maya Road ribbon- it was perfect for this layout!

Some Prima Flowers and bling from Want2Scrap. The title was cut using my

Silhouette Cameo and Bazzill cardstock.

Here you can see the two patterns from the mask; the left side got sprayed

 and the right side is where I flipped the mask over. 

So what are you waiting on??

Get to misting or painting!! 

This months winner will receive a fabulous prize pack of
American Crafts Goodies!

You have until March 31st to link up your project below.
 
Thanks so much for stopping by today!

An InLinkz Link-up

Go, See, Do- Mini Travel Album with Anita H

Hello Crafty Scrappers! Anita Houston from the Artful Maven Haven to bring you a little grungy inspiration today.

Not long ago, The Crafty Scrapper sent me some fabulous paper from Kaiser Craft's Now Boarding Collection, and a 5x4 Chipboard Binder Album from Maya Road. With Spring and Summer vacation travel plans upon us, I thought this would be a good project to house those special photos and treasures from a trip.

 

 This album is composed with a surprising technique for fabric and paper! Look for dates that I am teaching this at the store if you are interested. Enjoy the warmer weather and I hope you get to make some travel plans soon! 

Anita Houston

Blog Hop Winners!!!!

Good morning everyone!! 

Thanks so much for playing along with our blog hop.

We hope you had a great time along the hop 

and will stop back by all the wonderful businesses that participated!!

Now, on to the WINNERS!!

Please contact the individual store/business to claim your prize. 

 1) Very Vintage Retreat- 1 complimentary stay, valued at $99.00 with 5 booking guests - Barbara Bateman
2) Scrappin Good Time Retreat and Store- 3 days 2 night retreat for 1 person valued at $100.00 and $50.00 gift certificate to use during your stay - Jenny Bosley
3) DCM $50.00 gift certificates or $50.00 worth of merchandise  - Maggie Castillo
4) Crafty Neighbor - 150.00 Cruise Voucher - Vicki Townley
5) The Little Blue House - Carrie Todd
6)The Crafty Scrapper - Jennifer Deen
7) Creative Callings - Amy Hudson
8) Scrapbook n Such - Maureen Andrews
9) Cat's Creations - Angela Trindle
10) Scrapbook Celebration - Chasity Wilbur

Congratulations everyone!!

Jennifer Deen please contact Gena at Gena@TheCraftySCrapper.com to

claim your prize!!

Thanks so much for playing along!!

Have a great day!!

 

Bo Bunny Mini Album with Anita

Good morning everyone!

Today I have a super cute little album made with new papers from Bo Bunny

and a Maya Road chipboard album.

Lots of Maya Road goodness going on here on the cover- 

the chipboard album itself, alphas, birdcage, wood heart, hexagons, 

and chippie butterfly are all from Maya Road. 

I have used a variety of embossing powders on the hexagons 

to add depth and texture.

The papers are new Bo Bunny Primrose and they are just as cute as they can be!!

The words here and the chipboard "mats" that I used for all my photos

are all from Maya Road. 

A little bling from Want2Scrap, a little vintage Prima, and a

swirly chipboard from Maya Road on these pages.

On these pages I fussy cut the flowers, frames, butterflies, and leaves from

the sheets of patterned paper, and layered them together to create

these decorations. 

The back of the album has a journal tag and a fussy cut butterfly layered on.

I left little spaces through out the album to write a few words.

Instead of paint I used my Tsukineko VersaMagic Ink Pads to color the larger

chipboard pieces of the album- faster and less messy than paint~!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Be sure to stop by the store and pick up some

of this fabulous Bo Bunny Primrose paper 

for yourself!

Independence Day Banner with Amy

Hi everyone in blogland! It is Amy here today to share a project with you.

  What is more awesome than celebrating the red, white, and blue?? I was so excited to open my design team package from The Crafty Scrapper and find this American-as-apple-pie paper from Echo Park and Authentique. I love making holiday banners for my door and my one from last July 4th met with an untimely accident so this was perfect! This also reminds me to be thankful to our soldiers and look forward to those summer days that are surely going to come again!

The background  scalloped pieces are covered with Tim Holtz Distressed Stain (Brushed Pewter).

I constructed the 3D stars out of a Maya Road star key chain and Maya Road spools to give them depth. I then covered the stars with the starburst stencil and Wendy Vecchi silver embossing paste.

I love the bling on these, it makes me think of fireworks in the sky.

The rhinestone stars are also Tim Holtz and the fabulous bling is Want 2 Scrap.

My favorite piece of this banner!! I made these fireworks by stacking Maya Road spools and rolling them in strips of the different paper. I made the fuses for the fireworks out of the stems of flowers I had saved and I just painted them black and curled them around my paper piercer!

You can find all the supplies you need to make this banner at my favorite scrappin' place - The Crafty Scrapper.

Happy Scrappin'!

Amy

"Mothers Day Bouquet"

Spring is on its way and the flowers are blooming. My favorite flowers are hydrangeas,  I have added several different variety's to each of my gardens. Stop by and pick one for your "Mothers Day Bouquet" then hop on over to see my friends athttp://www.dallascraftersmarathon.com/ and collect more flowers for your bouquet.

HOW to WIN:

Beginning March 6th - 9th, simply visit each blog, become a follower of their blog or sign up for their newsletter. Read the post and look for a flower (a different flower will be mentioned at each destination). As you hop from site to site, you must collect ALL the FLOWERS! When you are done, you will send your name and a list of all the flowers in your bouquet to: 

     pickmebouquet@gmail.com

Your email becomes your entry for the  "Mothers Day Bouquet" Prize Drawing!!! Remember in order to win you must be signed up as a follower on the blog or newsletter, its as easy as 1-2-3, follow the links above.

ALL WINNERS will be announced on Tuesday 11th

Good Luck to you ALL and 

THANK YOU for supporting Small Business

 and shopping (and hopping) local!

XOXO Layout with Patty

Hi everyone! It's Patty here again. This layout was created to frame a photo of my daughter, Liz, when she was about sixteen.
 

 All of the products used here were from The Crafty Scrapper.....my Happy Scrappy place! The complete product list is: Authentique, Uncommon Collection paper, Maya Road Embellishments, Prima Ink, Ranger Adirondack Paint Dabbers and Ranger Stickles.

 The flowers here are hand made using a punch from my stash. I added stickles and small bling to them and adhered some of the flowers to the snowflakes just for fun.

 I thoroughly enjoyed working with the Maya Road XOXO. First, I painted it, applied glossy accents and finally, I wrote in the center of each letter with stickles. Each step required time to dry before moving to the next step.

 Aren't the Maya Road embellies lovely? Using the Maya Road lace (below) that was in this kit, I cut every other section off, leaving a space to weave the Maya Road ribbon in and out.

               

 And now, for the grand finale......drum roll, please. I couldn't help but want to put these little flowers in the Maya Road bottle and pour Glossy Accents by Ranger into the little jar to look like water. This photo was taken immediately after I finished the layout, so the Glossy Accents was still moving around a little.

Be sure to stop by The Crafty Scrapper in Waxahachie to check out all of the beautiful projects and layouts by the design team and get inspired or take a class....or both!

See you next time...........Patty

"Mothers Day Bouquet"

Spring is on its way and the flowers are blooming. My favorite flowers are hydrangeas,  I have added several different variety's to each of my gardens. Stop by and pick one for your "Mothers Day Bouquet" then hop on over to see my friends at http://www.dallascraftersmarathon.com/ and collect more flowers for your bouquet.

HOW to WIN:

Beginning March 6th - 9th, simply visit each blog, become a follower of their blog or sign up for their newsletter. Read the post and look for a flower (a different flower will be mentioned at each destination). As you hop from site to site, you must collect ALL the FLOWERS! When you are done, you will send your name and a list of all the flowers in your bouquet to: 

     pickmebouquet@gmail.com

Your email becomes your entry for the  "Mothers Day Bouquet" Prize Drawing!!! Remember in order to win you must be signed up as a follower on the blog or newsletter, its as easy as 1-2-3, follow the links above.

ALL WINNERS will be announced on Tuesday 11th

Good Luck to you ALL and 

THANK YOU for supporting Small Business

 and shopping (and hopping) local!

Workshops with Anita Houston & Spring Fling Blog Hop

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Anita Houston is coming back to teach us some fun techniques for Spring! Read on for more details on her workshops and how to enter and win in the Spring Fling Blog Hop.

Flowers & Miracles Tag

Using the Techniques: Stenciling & Painting with Embossing Paste, The Trinity Resist

March 21st 6-9pm  $25

Every year, the creative stars line up and invent exceptional products, and “sometimes” when those products are combined, a match is made that is so super special it can ignite the crafting world. The products by themselves are wonderful of course, but in my opinion when combined, are revolutionary! I am of course speaking about Wendy Vecchi’s Embossing Paste from Dreamweaver, Tim Holtz’s Distress Paints from Ranger, and Dyan Reaveley’s Dylusions Ink Sprays from Ranger.  Using the first two together creates a wonderful resist for the latter, so I call this The Trinity Resist, and you will see the wonderful results from it when you complete this inspirational tag.

Spring Queen Altered Paintbrush

Using the Technique: Alteration of Materials

March 22nd 12-4pm  $40

Most of us have art materials and embellishments lingering in our craft stash that we would like to use up and give new life to. It's always nice to find new ways to use items that have always been used in a traditional way, and have something amazing adorning your wall.  In this class you will use a paintbrush as a base as well as the body of an Angel. She will be adorned with all sorts of beautiful bits and fabric too.

"Mothers Day Bouquet"

Spring is on its way and the flowers are blooming. My favorite flowers are hydrangeas,  I have added several different variety's to each of my gardens. Stop by and pick one for your "Mothers Day Bouquet" then hop on over to see my friends at http://www.dallascraftersmarathon.com/ and collect more flowers for your bouquet.

HOW to WIN:

Beginning March 6th - 9th, simply visit each blog, become a follower of their blog or sign up for their newsletter. Read the post and look for a flower (a different flower will be mentioned at each destination). As you hop from site to site, you must collect ALL the FLOWERS! When you are done, you will send your name and a list of all the flowers in your bouquet to: 

     pickmebouquet@gmail.com

 

Your email becomes your entry for the  "Mothers Day Bouquet" Prize Drawing!!! Remember in order to win you must be signed up as a follower on the blog or newsletter, its as easy as 1-2-3, follow the links above.  Here is what you have a chance at winning:

*Very Vintage Retreat- 1 complimentary stay, valued at $99.00 with 5  booking guests. 

*Crafty Neighbor - 150.00 Cruise Voucher

* Scrappin Good Time Retreat and Store- 3 days 2 night retreat for 1 person valued at $100.00 and $50.00 gift certificate to use during your stay. 

* $50.00 gift certificates or $50.00 worth of merchandise from- All Participating Stores and Dallas Crafters Marathon.

  

ALL WINNERS will be announced on Tuesday 11th

Good Luck to you ALL and 

THANK YOU for supporting Small Business

 and shopping (and hopping) local!

     

I'm Glad There Is You - Tina

Hello, it is Tina here to bring you another card creation using wonderful products from The Crafty Scrapper!

I was thinking springtime when I saw these pretty papers from Authentique!  I decided to make one of my favorite card sketches, combining it with a sentiment stamp from Inky Antics and an awesome two part butterfly die set from Elizabeth Craftts.  And, instead of adding plain ribbon, I added that floral fabric ribbon border.  Yes, it was white and I colored it with my Copics to match the papers!
Love how this one came out.  I hope you do too!

All the supplies can be found or ordered at The Crafty Scrapper!

Happy Stamping!

Tina

Thankful with Ginger

Hello!  It is Ginger here today with my latest layout.

www.gingersnapsandbutterflies.blogspot.com

I love these two photos which is me and three of my grandchildren...Logan, Kenzie, and Colby.  Each year after Christmas we take as many of the grandkids to a resort in East, Texas.  This one is on Lake Palestine outside of Tyler, Texas.  We had a log cabin and the views were spectacular!  

I love the papers  by Studio Calico and Prima!  They go so well with the photos because they are so beautiful and bright in color.  I distressed, inked, cut out, and added lots of goodies to this layout.

I used Martha Stewart circle cutter and then inked around the outside.  I also inked the key and added a button to the small yellow flower.  I used modeling paste, then added brown ink, and last but not least I took a fine tip marker and went around each little square to make it stand out better.  The outside of the paper were distressed and inked as well.

I wrote our names and then inked it, added the leaves and yellow flower.  I also distressed around the photo and inked it as well.

This layout was very easy to make!

Thank you for taking a peek and please visit The Crafty Scrapper!

Hugs – Ginger

It's A Celebration with Melissa

It's a Celebration!!!!    Featuring the Carta Bella paper line... you guessed it, 'It's a Celebration!"

It happened again that when I opened the pack o papers and embellishments, my first thought was .. oh my this is so not my style.   It is good to continue to move outside your own predefined box.     Since I tend to work small, I created 2 layouts ...so read some now, grab some coffee and come back for the 2nd half. 

                                             Part I                                                                                    Part II

Part I was too much fun and really put my slicer dicer to the test.   Those that know me, know I measure NOTHING!!!!  

I am the queen of eye ballin'.  

The background paper is Timbergrove as I needed a solid to start the foundation.   You will recognize Dyan's leaf stamp and Wendi's scrolly corners (yes, I am on first name basis.. they on the other hand may or may not recognize me) 

You think I jest when I say Stickles makes the world a better place??  

I am also a hoarder of art supplies -- the stripy strip is from the grid at the bottom of the paper stating what pattern is on the reverse side -- yep, I am a dork.

This plain wooden heart button turned out WAYYY better than I thought -- Festive Berry Stain with Icicle Stickles...  the red bled thru for an AWESOME effect -- go by the store cuz my photography stinks!

Lastly, added the diamond bling and a dot o gold Stickles for his hat.  

Just like that, a fun vintage birthday ...  card?  board?  giant postcard??  

Part II

If you forgot Part II, just scroll up  - lol

Timbergrove background paper with handwriting stamped with Peeled Paint Distress ink.  

The striped Carta Bella paper run thru the Sizzix Hot Shot on Tim's Vintage frame

(yes, I do use that puppy A LOT!).  

Paper doily is inked with Mustard Seed Distress ink then stamped with the handwriting stamp.

Yellow star paper is also from the Carta Bella 'It's a celebration' line.

ok... so NOW it kinda looks like a peacock tail!!!!!   I don't think it does in person -- go see and let me know.  

The papers are still in the same line.   Maya Roads chipboard flowers are painted with Claudine Helmuth paint

then inked with the REAL ORIGINAL Vintage Photo and then spritzed with water - very cool effect. 

Same heart technique as described above.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Melissa