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.

A Lil' Girlie OWL ART!!!

Happy Friday!! (the 13th OOH spooky!)  I am here to share with you a special project that I did this month for Scrapping Frenzy! I used some of my leftover scraps of patterned paper, a little paint, a canvas, and just a little creativity! I had originally thought it would be kind of challenging to come up with something to make, and then I just started browsing through my scrapbook magazines. In the newest issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. this project was featured in the back! So I can't take full credit for the idea, but I did totally make it my own and add a few things! This little art piece would make a great gift for a girl's birthday and that is what I plan on doing with it, for my little niece, Zoe!

To start, this is the page that inspired me in the magazine:

So I started sorting through my scraps and I mixed and matched several lines of paper to come up with quite a colorful palette. I first cut out all the circles, distressed and inked them, then hand drew the eyes, and the top of the head with ears. I glued the top piece down first to a thicker piece of cardstock, then started layering my circles. I moved them around quite a bit until I was happy with the color arrangement. Last I glued down the eye piece on top of the circles and added a small triangle for the nose. This is what it looked like before embellishments:

The last pieces I did were the wings, which I hand drew basing them on the thicker brown wings from the magazine page. I glued them on top of the circles, then started layering on some feathers. I thought it would be a nice addition of more texture so I picked maroon, cream, and natural looking feathers and mixed them together to come up with the 'wings'. I first tried using glossy accents to adhere them, which didn't work, then a tape runner, and in the end I figured out that large glue dots worked best!! This is how it turned out after I added everything!!

I really wanted it to be colorful, so I chose 2 different colors of blue for my canvas instead of grey or white. also I layered some large dew drops and xl brown buttons for eyes along with a tulle bow to the flower. I tied the bow by hand and used my fingers to smear some stickles in 'tropical tangerine' over it to add some sparkle!

To the otherside I added a grungeboard butterfly covered with stickles and a mini chalkboard. I used Tim Holtz distress markers in 'picket fence' to write on the chalkboard but it didn't come out too clearly so I went over it with some old school puff paint!! LOL

So here is another shot of the whole thing! I am really happy with the end result, even after all my stressing :D and I can't wait to give it to my little niece!!

So I hope I have inspired you today to step out of your scrapbooking comfort zone of layouts and cards and make something really special for your family or friends! Scrapbooking supplies can always be used for something great, like wall art!! I am taking a personal day today to get ready for a DT meeting and private crop at Scrapping Frenzy, can't wait to see my friends and get the creative mojo flowing again! I'll be back soon to share some more lovely LO's from tonite (depending on how much I get done, LOL)!! 

Until next time, Peace y'all~ VV

Supplies: cream, white, pink, orange, and brown cardstock- Bazzil, misc. patterned papers including; Basic Grey 'Out of Print', Bo Bunny 'a Gift of Love', American Crafts 'Neopolitan' line, and Crate paper. Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in 'caramel mocha'. Colorbox fluid chalk inks- creamy brown, pumpkin pie, Ranger Stickles 'tropical tangerine', paper doily- Crate paper, Tim Holtz distress markers 'picket fence' and 'antique linen'. Large clear dew drops by The Robin's Nest,Tim Holtz paper distressing tool, Tim Holtz grungeboard, turquoise-colored tulle, large brown antique buttons, mini chalkboard, misc. feathers-from stash. large pink  flower- purple pumpkin crafts, Modge Podge, Folk Art Acrylic paint in 'calypso blue' and 'turquoise', mint colored puff paint, foam brushes, and square canvas from art supply store.

"Greetings from Delray Beach" ( I LOVE Authentique}

Good afternoon blogland! I am here today to share with you a quick project I did using the new Authentique  "Fresh" line available now at Scrapping Frenzy!! The mini cardboard travel case was given to me by a friend a while back as a gift at a crop we attended, and I have been waiting to do something fun with it! When I saw this paper, I instantly thought about these old photos I had of my 2 grandmothers back in the day..in their bathing suits! It was perfect and it will be a keepsake that I'll always have around to remind me of them. Okay, so on with the photos!!!

 For the inside of the case, there were several little compartments that I decorated differently. First I cut some plain white cardstock using the Cricut beach cartridge and made the sandollar border, which I then inked using Clearsnap's colorbox fluid chalk inks in grey whale, and azurite. After that I cut the border apart a bit and double-pop dotted it (is that an official scrapping term? LOL) with one sand dollar above the rest for dimension. Also I colored in the little sea stars with a gold paint pen.

 This is the inside top largest compartment. I covered the whole back with teal solid paper and then used some of the decorative tape to give it color. Then I layered another sand dollar, a vintage button from my stash, some red tickets, and an earring which I actually lost the other one to-tied with red baker's twine. I love using random things from around the house in scrapbooking! Then I put her initials next to a cute cabachon by Jolee's boutique.

This is a full view of all the compartments:

 Still my favorite shot, the front of the box which I did using the Authentique paper, an acetate frame by K&Co and some xmas red stickles. Of course I had to add textural elements, a paper flower, more sand dollars, some twine, and a button of course (i love buttons in case you haven't noticed)

 This is the side of the box which I did using the decorative tape and some stickles in Aqua.

 And the back of the case, I layered the Authentique paper and some red tickets.

 This is the case standing up!

 To go inside, I made this mini thing to keep beach things in, like little sea shells that you find walking along the beach. I used this magnet holder thing that I have been keeping cause I thought it was cool. 

 This is the back of the little case thingy.

 And the other compartment, using more Authentique paper and some baker's twine.

Okay, well that's it for today!!! Back tomorrow with some more fun stuff to share!! 

Until next time, peace y'all~ VV

Supplies List:

Authentique 'Fresh' line patterned paper

red/white and teal/white baker's twine by Queen & Company

white and turquoise cardstock

Clearsnap Colorbox fluid chalk ink- grey whale, dark brown, azurite

Tim Holtz distress ink-vintage photo, fired brick

Stickles by Ranger in Xmas red and Aqua

Cricut beach cartridge

red damask decorative tape-Micheal's

Tim Holtz paper distresser

K&Co clear acetate photo frame

Zig writer in brown

gold paint pen

red/teal cabachons by Jolee's Boutique

teal paper flower by Recollections

red tickets, leftover earring clear drop,& red vintage buttons from my stash

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