card + a secret

Good morning friends! Hope the start to your September has been good so far! I can't complain too much except that the next 2 weeks are going to kind of suck schedule wise, I will be working more hours than normal while one of the other managers at the store is on vacation. Which, in the end means more $ for me but it doesn't leave me alot of scrapping or fun time. So I have been trying to get ahead of the game and do all the projects I have due for September, including some challenges that I'd like to compete in. I meant to get going on them yesterday while I was off, but I was messing around with the look of my blog. I only meant to change the background and then I accidently deleted a whole bunch of stuff and had to spend 2 hours starting from scratch again so it wouldn't look weird! Well, for now it looks better I think it's not totally perfect and I will be adding stuff as I go, but for now it's a new look?!! What do you think?

So Frosted Designs new scrapbooking kit and supplies store opens in 2 DAYS!!! I am so excited to still be part of this team and be able to share some inspiration for all of the great new products we will be carrying. If you haven't already, please follow Frosted Designs on facebook and stay tuned to the BLOG for the launch of the new store in just a few days! The Design team has lots of fun challenges planned and we will be sharing up lots of inspiration for you every single day!!

Ok, so isn't that exciting? In the midst of all these changes, I was able to throw together a quick birthday card for my stepmom who's bday was August 27th and get it off into the mail to her along with a jar of my very first batch of homemade pear butter :) I hope she and my dad enjoy it! 

I had all these scraps from one of my favorite Authentique lines, and I knew I had been saving them for something special. I just love the color scheme, all I did was paste them around the card covering the blank white, then put large pearls for the flower centers. I also cut out another piece of yellow patterned paper that I stamped and inked and then pop dotted up. Under that I put a scrap of fabric, a vintage button, mini wood veneer camera, and a paper rose. I misted lightly over this and then started the inside with a bit of stamping and the back with paper and mist. All total, it probably took me about 20 minutes to make.

Well that is all for today. Check back in with me in a few days for more inspiration... Tim's Tag for September, more CSI case files, and of course new challenges for Frosted Designs!! Can't wait to share again:) Until next time scrappy friends~VV

Curl UP SUNDAY!

Hi friends. So today is just one of those days...you want to stay inside all day and watch movies and bake cookies-in your PJ's kind of day. It's super wet and rainy out, and staying at home all day is really what I'd like to be doing but, I have my bridal shower this afternoon! So I will have to get out in the weather unfortunatley, but I think it will be worth it! This weekend has been full of scrappy time and girl time, I was at Scrapping Frenzy's convention Thurs, Fri and Sat and I did this page for my own personal book, non-DT related! So that is good...I also was able to complete 2 of the 3 posts that are due for Oct which is good, I need to get ahead and get all my ducks in a row the next 2 weeks, cause we will be getting MARRIED on Oct 19th and I start my 3 1/2 week vacy on Oct 14th so, it will be a crazy next 2 weeks for sure! Ok enough of my blabbering... wanted to share with you a cute layout I did about our kitty, Carmella, these are some instagrams I took of her a while back and I finally had some printed so I thought I'd do a soft, girly layout about her. Here are pics:

okay, well that's all for now! I gotta get going to this bridal shower... guess it's ok cause I get presents, right?! Until next time my scrappy friends, Peace Y'all~ VV

Supplies Used:

Pink paper by American Crafts, Smooch in Tea Party and Pralines n' Cream, Grey cardstock, lemon cardstock, scraps of Basic Grey paper- 'pink lemonade' line. Basic Grey Element stickers 'pink lemonade collection. Prima flowers, vintage buttons, mini pearls, heart apoxy stickers, kitty stamp by Micheal's, Amy Tangerine turquoise Thickers, cheesecloth, Tim Holtz distress ink in antique linen, UTEE and watermark ink.

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'

{Star Quality} with BG 'Out of Print'

Hi everyone! I am here today to share a very special layout I did this month using one of my favorite paper lines, Basic Grey, the 'Out of Print' collection. This is my last post this month for my LSS, Scrapping Frenzy. I think the name of this line is really very fitting since I swear I own probably every sheet in double but I can't seem to get enough of it when I see it I always buy more! LOL! So now you know why it's called 'out of print'!! Another special thing about this layout is that I used a very old photo of my Meemaw sitting on Orange Street pier in Fairhope, Alabama. I love this photo and the expression on her face, even though I didn't know her back then it really shows her grace and personality!! I knew it would be perfect for the type of layout I was wanting to do. So, here's a peek of the whole thing:

 To start the layering under my photo, I first matted it with one side of the BG paper and distressed the edges, then inked that. Under that I layered a piece of black cardstock to make the photo 'pop' off the page. I didn't want alot of dark colors going on but I knew I would have to tie in the black somehow into other elements of the page so I used a black paper flower, the black cut out words from the Carte Bella paper, and the black also came in on the Echo park paper with the film reels.

This photo was a sneaky-peek I took with instagram! I love that app, just need a figure out a cheap way to order some of my prints from them that will be printed square!!

I would have to say my favorite thing about scrapping is 'building' my cluster, to me it's the best part about working on a page, digging through your stash and combining just the perfect mix of embellishments to get the look you want. For this cluster, I started off with a grey tulle flower from Webster's pages 'Florettes' then I added some color- drawing most of my color scheme from the flower paper behind the cluster. I used the yellow, pink, and pale green to complement the grey flower and off course topped it off with some stickles and pearls! My fav :D !!

For the title, I used some Tim Holtz type-writer looking salvage stickers to add to the vintage look. I underlined each one with stickles in 'platinum'.

And this is my favorite shot! The light was really great in the window when I snapped this one :)

 Well, that is all for today. If you don't already have this line, Basic Grey 'Out of Print' stop by the store today and get some! It is really so versatile and by far probably one of my favorite paper collections. Until next time my scrappy gal pals~ Peace Y'all~VV

Supplies used: Basic Grey 'Out of Print'- storyteller and , Echo Park 'Note to Self' 6x6 papers, Black cardstock by Bazzil, Colorbox pigment inks in blush, lipstick, and black. Smooch Spritz in 'Pralines and Cream', Tim Holtz distress stickles- 'dried marigold' and 'scattered straw' also Glitz stickles in 'platinum'. Webster's pages Florettes-grey tulle flower, Queen &Co twine-brown/white and yellow/white. Carte Bella 'life is beautiful' word sentiments. Crate paper cardstock cutouts-American Beauty and stamp, Sticky Thumb pop dots, paper flowers/roses- Prima and Recollections, pearls-Michael's, vintage buttons, rhinestone ruffle- Prima, Tim Holtz salvage stickers 'crowded attic'. Pier 1 paperclip flower, vintage buttons, cardboard piece and fabric from my stash.

I {ADORE} this girl...

Good morning! I am super excited that I have another share for you today and even more excited that it is non-DT related!! Which means I got some EXTRA scrapping time in this month, which is great!!! I have been holding on to this pic of my little niece for a long time, she's a bigger now, but something about it just struck me, I knew I needed to do a special page using it! And I decided to print it in black and white to add even more drama...my favorite part is the expression on her little face...it's priceless!!! 

Ok, here are the pictures:

I actually used the cardboard/paper packaging from a pack of Prima flowers to put behind my matted photo.  It had such a cool design with the script and the clocks that I thought it would be worth saving!! 

I also made a bow using some black tulle and white meshy stuff. I also wanted more or less a monochromatic color scheme so I stuck with black, white, greys, and shades of orange/peach to make sure that the photo was the star of the page!

 And the last close up, my favorite and only little niece, Zoe!!! I love her!!

Okay, well short and sweet today. I hope you enjoy your weekend! I will be working the whole time but I'll be off again Tues and Wed and then it will be back to some creative time!! Until next time, peace y'all~VV

Supplies List:

Basic Grey 'Ambrosia' collection "marmalade"

cream/black script background paper-unknown

black shiny damask paper-DCWV wedding collection

black tulle, white mesh, seersucker fabric, vintage buttons-my stash

Tim Holtz paper distresser

Tim Holtz distress stickles 'dried marigold'

Clearsnap Smooch Spritz 'silver foil'

Clearsnap Colorbox cat's eye inks 'butterscotch'

grey and peach roses by Recollections

decorative music tape by Recollections

Ranger stickles 'black diamond'

Princess Petals florettes by Webster's Pages (tulle flower)

black glitter stick-on border by Studio G