{Twin Falls} for the NEW FD Store!

Hi everyone! Today is my first day to host our re-vamped, new and improved challenge blog + scrapbooking supply and kit store here at Frosted Designs! I am so excited to tell you a little bit about myself! I am a newlywed of only 10 months and  recently moved across the country

 from Mobile, Alabama to Portland, Oregon. 

From a very young age, I was constantly doing something crafty/artsy. For Christmas when I was 6, I didn't ask for Barbie dolls or a My Little Pony, I asked for a complete arts set of pencils, watercolor paints, you name it! I was very serious about my art! In high school, I was involved in arts classes and music, and when I got to college I attempted graphic design for 2 semesters. Needless to say the classes were really hard and I finished with another degree, but I never lost my love for art! Now I pour all my time into scrapbooking and making cards, mini albums and mixed media for my friends and fam. It's been 12 years now since my first scrapbook my senior year of high school, and what can I say, I'm completely hooked! If you want to know more about 'me' and follow my crazy creative journey, please visit my blog and become a follower at www.vintagevixencrafts.blogspot.com

Here are some photos of my project using the 'Cut and Paste' collection from MME available at the store.

 For the banners in the corner, I used the  UM WOW layered chipboard banners and actually colored them a bit using Tim Holtz distress markers then heat drying them. I love how it adds dimension to the page.

 Here are a few close ups- I used some chipboard stickers from the Cut n' Paste collection (which I plan on getting more of! I love the colors!!) along with some more UM WOW chipboard- chevron confetti. To spice it up I added distress stickles on top of the chevrons after they were glued down.

I really like how the plain chipboard looks like wood veneers too. The great thing about these UM WOW pieces is that the edges are already darkened, almost like they are pre-inked so you really don't have to do anything to them. I just love to experiment when I get brand new stuff! 

 I used more chipboard stickers from the collection to frame my journal block, and added mini pearls for the flower centers for added dimension.

                                 
My title letters are cork thickers by American Crafts.

 And one last look: 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my share. I really loved working with this collection by MME, I plan on buying more of coordinating embellies because I really like the colors and they are perfect for a lot of different photos. If you haven't checked out our store, have a look! There's lots of great stuff in there and don't forget to sign up for the newsletter too so you can get coupons!!! Happy shopping! 

Katie

 

     
   
   

Mt.Hood SNOW!

Hi crafty friends! Just sharing a layout I  finished 2 nights ago using some  brand new Authentique winter collection papers that I got at my LSS, Scrapping Frenzy. They are a winter-holiday themed set but I was trying to use them for something non-christmassy, and I think it turned out pretty well. Also I did a 2 page layout which I haven't been doing a lot of lately and I am really happy with how it looks. The soft color palette really let the awesome pictures shine as the 'stars' of my pages! So here are a few peeks. Sorry about  the not-so great pics. I was trying to get some mid-morning in my crafts room window before the sun faded, and the clouds were going in and out. 

 I was given 3 12x12 sheets of paper and half of an elements sticker sheet. I used 2 of the papers as my backgrounds and the other sheet I fussy cut some elements from and combined them with the stickers. To add some more subtle colors I used 2 other pieces of patterned paper from MME's 29th Street Market collection. Here are a few close ups of each page: 

 And some close ups of my clusters, sorry a few of the pics are blurry!

 This one for some reason is upside down! ARGH! stupid iphone. this one sits atop one picture that I layered  under it with a brown paper back, cheesecloth, some tickets from Purple Pumpkin, a resin embellishment, flowers, and vintage buttons. I really like the subtle color combo!

 Overview of 2nd page:

 Overview of page 1:

 Close up of shipping tag, a little blurry :( sorry!

 I really like this shot! It was a good detail one that turned out great with all the textures!

And that is all for today! I hope I inspired you to get scrapping this weekend! I really enjoyed scrapping these photos of my trip this past November to Portland, Oregon with my fiancee. It was one of the only times I've seen real snow on a mountain, since I've grown up in the South. I can't wait till we move there and I will get to have 'real season's all year round!!! I still have so many more from our trip but these were some of my favorite! Have a great day, until next time, PEACE Y'ALL~ VV

Supplies Used:

Authentique papers-'warmth' and solitude'

My Mind's Eye '29th Street Market'

Authentique sticker elements sheet winter collection

manila shipping tag

Tim Holtz paper distressing tool

Tim Holtz distress ink 'antique linen'

Tim Holtz distress stickles 'peeled paint' and 'pine needles'

Ranger stickles 'patina'

Smooch Spritz by Clearsnap 'emerald'

Colorbox fluid chalk inks- mint, ice blue, jade, and grey whale

flowers-Prima Marketing and Recollections roses

vintage buttons, paper bag, cheesecloth  and ribbon from stash

Resin elements by Jolee's boutique

sticky pearls and metal brads by Michael's

tickets by Purple Pumpkin Crafts

Thickers by American Crafts- 'Giggles'

The Day he PROPOSED!! {6x8 mini chipboard album}

Good evening, everyone! I am here tonite a share a project with you that I made a few weeks back as part of my submission for the Scrappin' Frenzy Design team. Well, this particular mini album has been up at the store since it's submission and I only got the chance to take some pics of it when we had the meet the DT party back on June 2nd. They aren't the greatest pictures, and for whatever reason I still can't get them to rotate right, so sorry if reading this post makes your neck hurt :( I just wanted to share cause I was so happy with how it turned out. 

First, I started with the turquoise lush album kit with coordinating papers, brads and journaling blocks from My Mind's Eye. I won this kit a while back at a weekend crop and I have been saving it for something special! I figured that documenting the entire day of what we did from morning to night that Jimmy proposed to me would be perfect! On top of what came in the turquoise lush kit, I added some recollections flowers and cabachons, as well as stamping and stickles, of course!!! So here are some pics, have a lookie:

That's all for tonite! Hope your neck doesn't hurt too bad cause of my messed up pictures! Sorry blogger is just not cooperating at the moment. Until next time, Peace Y'all~VV

Supplies List:

Turquoise Lush flocked chipboard album- My Mind's Eye

Turquoise lush flocked journaling blocks/ coordinating papers/brads- My Mind's Eye

Recollections- teal and orange paper flowers

Recollections- teal and orange flower cabochons

mixed ribbons and fibers, vintage button- from stash

Stickles- metallic copper, crystal

mini 'sweet love' stamp by Studio G

Tim Holtz distress ink- tea dye and antique linen

blue decorative key- Martha Stewart crafts

Resin elements- Recollections

Brown Zig writer

brown/ tan flowers- Prima

Woodshop letters 'sawdust' by Pink Paislee

it's been TOO LONG + MME challenge

Hello everyone out there in blog land.... I am so happy to be back in a normal routine after a month of craziness at work. Still staying busy, but not as many grueling hours at the store and non stop customers since Mardi Gras is finally over! I was so busy that I didn't get a chance the past 3 weeks to visit anyone's blog or leave any comment love or even read my favorite challenge blogs! And I have missed it so! Like I said I am glad to be back in a more normal routine and hopefully getting my scrappy mojo going again! Wedding plans are slowly coming along...I hope to have a crafty girls day this Saturday with one of my bridesmaids to experiment with a few of the crafts I want to make for the wedding. If we get a few experiments under our belt, and I can snap some photos,I will definitely being sharing them on here!!!! I am going out of town for a manager's conference early Sunday am until very late Tuesday PM so when I get back I hope to become re-inspired...it is travel for work but I always enjoy getting out of the store for a bit and staying in Santa Cruz, California ain't too bad either!! 

Okay, enough of my jabbering...although I do kinda feel like it's been FOREVER! Almost a month since I updated. My last LO that I was working on before the craziness hit was for a challenge over at My Mind's Eye. Unfortunately, I did miss the deadline but I wanted to share it with y'all still cause I think it turned out really cute. I don't have that much MME stuff in my stash, because it seems like every time I get some I use it all up immediately!! So this was the sketch we were supposed to use, as well as the

theme 'YOU' and the other rule was 80% MME products:

And this is what I came up with, titled 'ME and TAZ':

 closer shot:

 And some closies:

 For the cluster of flowers, I used mostly MME flowers and brads, along with a few other Prima flowers from my stash. I doodled around them with brown felt tip pen and added texture with some turqouise beads and a yellow resin rose from PP.

 The title I made with a MME tag and some buttons and brown thickers.

 A close up of the misting/stickling I did to the background paper. Overall I'm really pleased how this LO turned out, and my favorite part is the color scheme!!

 So, happy March to everyone and welcome spring! I hope I have more scrappy creations to share with you very soon!! Until next time, Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

Turquoise Lush Collection by My Mind's Eye- ribbon, paper flowers, jewel and pearl brads, 

striped paper, & flocked journaling block

Tim Holtz distress stickles- peeled paint

Tim Holtz distress ink- antique linen

Tim Holtz paper distressing tool

Smooch Spritz in gold glow

thickers sticker letters- American Crafts

paper flowers- Prima Marketing No. 9 essentials

yellow resin rose- Purple Pumpkin Crafts

vintage buttons- stash

yellow and taupe cardstock-stash

background paper- unknown

wineloft b'day soiree {get picky sketch challenge #16}

Good evening everyone! I hope y'all all had a wonderful, productive week. I know I have, and I still have a busy weekend ahead, including a bridal show to work on Sunday. I will unfortunately be there to work, not attend the show as a bride, but I am hoping to get to walk around and meet with some of the vendors. My weekend in my retail life isn't until Tues/Wed, but this Wednesday is MY BIRTHDAY!!! It's my last one in my twenties, I will be turning 29. Nothing really special planned except maybe a mani/pedi on Tues, some serious chill/down time, and if we can work it out just a short day trip to New Orleans or Biloxi for the day Wednesday. I am hoping J can get off cause I really want to spend my bday with him!!! 

Speaking of  bdays, I used some photos that were taken this time last year to do the sketch challenge over at Get Picky. It's for sketch challenge #16, and it also requires you to use more than one photo on your LO, which I think is great cause I love scrapping multiple photos.These photos were taken at the wine loft with 2 of my best friends in the whole wide world, J and H. Have known these 2 girls nearly my entire life and I couldn't imagine my life without them in it!!! This was the original sketch:

And this is my take on the sketch:

 As you can see, I did interpret the sketch a little differently. I used a doily as the main background 'circle' shown in the sketch, but instead of doing clusters of more circles all around the photos, I used the tearing paper technique to add more interest to the top of the page. I just added more embellishments around the photos and instead of 3 photos I used 4. They were small enough and I think it still works.

 What I wanted to do on this page is use an unexpected color palette. The cream and pale teal paper in the background essentially becomes 'neutral' on this page because the accent colors are bright green, olive green, and reds. I mixed several different types of embellishments to get a really quirky, shabby look for this page. I'm really happy with how it turned out! And now here are some closies:

 I loved this 'talk to me' sticker so I stuck it on top of a chipboard circle, then doodled and inked around the edges to make it a little more 'messy' looking. Also the tiny red crochet circle I got at Michael's.

 Another one of my favorite sayings....love this and the big red flower with the bright green 

button peeking out from underneath it ;)

 I used some Purple Pumpkin tickets, which I put stickers on top of, then drew around them and inked them. Then I folded them up to give them more dimension. Also the red fabric button is PP.

 I think the most unexpected thing about this cluster of goodies is the bottle cap I stuck underneath the doily. I really like the idea of kind of the 'shabby vintage' look next to something like a regular bottle cap, I just think it's cool and really a neat juxtaposition.

Alright, that's it for tonite. Need to get to bed, early start tomorrow!

Until next time my scrappy friends, Peace y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

green plaid paper/stripe paper- Oriental Trading Co. 'Be My Neighbor'

Fresh Linens/Jean Blue paper- Jen Wilson 29th St. Market for MME

Tim Holtz distress ink in 'tea dye'

Tim Holtz distress stickles in 'peeled paint'

Tim Holtz paper distresser/ink blending tool

MME photo mats 'Home' collection

'congrats' layered tag- ColorBok

red pennant, chevron journal block- Elle's Studio

light green pearls, red crochet circle, green fabric button, paper flowers- Micheal's

red/green tickets- Purple Pumpkin Crafts

Med red fabric button- Purple Pumpkin Crafts

sentiment stickers, olive pick stickers, vintage buttons, bottlecap, drink stickers-stash

brown Zig writer

black felt tip pen

glue stick/ tape runner

Large Zots/ Pop dots