Is This Thing On......Welcome Back

   First, let me say Happy New Year! Sorry for that long hiatus. The last half of the year I was busy working in my Etsy shop and getting it ready for the busy Christmas season so that left no room for blogging or crafting for me time. 

I am back. Since the new year, I have been having some me crafting time, which means scrapbooking 2017 photos. This page I am sharing with you today was the first time I did a 12x12 page in almost 3 months. I used a sketch from Stuck? Sketches.

   Here is my take on it. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (My Mind's Eye, Echo Park Paper Co., and Fancy Pants Designs), doily (DoodleBug Designs), die cuts (Fancy Pants Designs and Pretty Little Studio), stickers (Heidi Swapp and American Crafts) washi tape (We R Memory Keepers) brads (Eyelet OutletBasic Grey), sequins (SpiegelMom Scraps), flair (Fancy Pants Designs), tools (typewriter, Minc, mini heart punch, and frame punch board) embroidery floss and stitch template (American Crafts)

   Here is a closer look. 

   I love the mix match scatter of stuff.

    
   I got a mini Minc for Christmas and I am loving the foil touches. Did you know you can foil the Pretty Little Studio's papers that are printed in black? 

Stash Busting Challenge

   Last week while surfing a scrapbooking message board I saw a post of a fun stash busting challenge by JillScraps, Instagram name. Create a kit and make three projects. 

I thought it would be fun and get me back into the scrapbooking mood. I had to get creative on some of my items because I was afraid that I was going to run out of letters for titles so I used a cut apart alphabet sheet as a specialty paper and my super old no longer in business item was the polka dot letters from Scenic Route. Also, I didn't have any unopened packages of items so I used a package of flair that only had one missing from the Hello Heather Beautiful Day collection by Pretty Little Studio.

Here is my kit. This week I am going to share my projects I created with it. I have all three layouts done and I still have stuff left so I am going to make a couple of cards. 

Make a Wish Shaker Style

      Last month I made a card that I loved and didn't know if I should sell it but I decided to list it on my shop anyway. I figure if I like it so much I could always make another one even though it would be made from different items since most of my cards are one of a kind. Fast forward to the current challenge over at Cas-UAL Fridays challenge, shaker cards. I knew he was my chance to try to recreate that first card I was in love with. 

   Here is my shaker card. 

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics and The Paper Studio), pattern paper (PhotoPlay, Simple Stories and Fancy Pants Designs), enamel dots (My Mind's Eye), chipboard (Crate Paper and Simple Stories), sequins (SpiegleMom Scraps), stamps (Stampabilities, Studio Calico, and Peachy Keen Stamps), mist (Heidi Swapp) ink (Tsukineko) and stamping tool (MISTI) 

   I ended up using a plastic sheet that came from a pack of cork stickers for the "glass" window. 

   Now, this card is one I love as much as that first one. 

Stamped and Colored Hello Card

  Today's card share is for the Paper Smooches "Anything Goes" challenge. 

   I only have one stamp set that was from Paper Smooches and that I got years ago in a Studio Calico kit. I never used it before , except for the "hello". It was perfect since I was in a fall mode. 

Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics and Bazzill Basics), stamps (Paper Smooches), ink (Tsukineko), markers (Spectrum Noir)

   This was the first time I created a scene stamped and colored card with no pattern paper. As you can see, I need more practice on the marker work. 

  Even, though the shading is off I still like how it came out.

    Here is a closer look.

Black, White & Gold Christmas Card Set

   Can you believe this is my second post for today and expect one more later on. This post is for a card set that I created with this week's CAS-Ual Fridays challenge. I have been a long follower of their blog but never got to play along, that is until now. This week's challenge was black, white with a pop of color. 

   Here is my take on it. I opted for gold as the pop of color. This color combo looks so elegant for Christmas cards. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Canvas Home Basics and American Crafts), pattern paper (Scrap Works), stamps (Studio Calico and Close to My Heart), inks (Tsukineko and Versamark), manual dies (Spellbinders), die cut machines (Spellbinders), embossing powder (Stampabilities) and brad (Quick Quotes).

   Here is a group shot of just the cards. 

   I used pop dots under the sentiment frame to give it more interest since I layered it on top of the same color cardstock.

Currently Happy

   Last week, I got to play along with the Scrap Our Stash #39 challenge. I thought this was a fun challenge and it actually worked with the scrap pile I am currently trying to get rid of. Plus, the extra bonus I was able to rake up quite a few calivinball points over at Get It Scrapped with this one page.

   For my inspiration I use the colors in the challenge photo and the banner. 

 Supplies: cardstock (Die Cuts With a View and Bazzill Basics), pattern paper (Fancy  Pants Designs, Basic Grey, Carta Bella, American Crafts and Echo Park), ink (Prima), stickers (American Crafts), brads (The Paper Studio), embossing folder (American Crafts), washi tape (Little B), electronic die cutter, cartridge and software (Cricut)

   The "currently" was the negative I already had use on another page. I love getting double duty out of my cuts. I am loving the little metal flower cluster. Those are brads that I have had in my stash longer than I would like to admit. 

You Are My Favorite Memory... Love Card

   Over the weekend, I found myself in my studio with nothing to work for a design team. Since there was no "work" I was able to play with some challenges that I never get to do. 

    

   This card I am sharing with today was one I created for the Simon Says: Touchy Feeling challenge, this was my first time playing along with one of their challenges. 

 Supplies: cardstock Bazzill Basics and The Paper Studio), journaling card (Project Life), embossing folders (American Crafts and Mometo (sp)), ink (Close to My Heart), twine (Bella Creationz), doily (Studio Calico), wood veneer (American Crafts), brad (American Crafts), washi tape (My Mind's Eye), manual die cutter (Spellbinders), die (American Crafts) and glue (Ranger)

    My take on this challenge was adding different textures to the card. I embossed cardstock, faux letterpress cardstock, wrote with twine and added some fun embellishments. 

Here are some close-ups. 

   Since the inside of the card is a dark gray I added a journaling card to the inside to write on.

    If you like this card and want to own it, stop by my Etsy store. 

Tattered Tangle Love Challenge

   It is time for a new challenge from the Canvas Corp Brand crews. This week our challenge was to highlight the Tattered Tangle papers by Tattered Angels. These papers are super fun to work with. They have fun designs that are done in black which allows it to take any color medium without the design being hidden. 

I have a tendency to forget to take a photo of the supplies before I start altering them so today I will just share a list of them with links to the products. 

Supplies from Canvas Corp Brands:

bittersweet chalkboard  

Sangria- Glimmer Glaze 1 oz

Daffodil- Baseboard 2oz

Cup Cake - Glimmer Glam 1.35oz

Aqua- Stained Glass 1.35oz

Saffron- Glimmer Glaze 1 oz

Canary- Chalkboard 2oz

Mantis- Chalkboard 2oz

Love: Tangled Pack

Black and Kraft Barbed Wire

Board and Room Gypsy Moments

Gypsy Moments 8x8 Paper Pad (48 Sheets)

Vintage ATC Printed File Folders (6pcs)
Swirls: Tangled Paper 12x12

Other supplies:

Doily (Doodlebug Design)

Modeling paste (Liquitex)

Mask (The Crafter's Workshop)

Black thread

Sewing machine

Here is how I created this page:

Step 1: Cut apart the big swirl from the Tattered Tangle. Mist with the three yellow mists and paint the the corner section with cupcake glam. Stitch to background paper.

Step 2: Apply modeling paste design with mask. Splatter with green mist. Let dry. 

Step 3: Fussy cut book stack. Adhere doily and papers. 

Step 4: Trim a Love tangle to the size of the folder. Adhere.
Step 5: Color tattered tangle with the stain glass and glimmer glazes.
Step 6. Add your photos and journal inside of folder.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to head over to the Canvas Corp Brands blog to see what the rest of the crew created with these great papers.

Create Challenge

The current card challenge on the Create blog is all about wood veneers. This is one trend I hope never goes away. I love these little pieces of wood. I really want to expand my collection but don't like paying regular price so I keep checking places like Tuesday Morning and Marshall's for them. Yes, I am still kicking myself for not getting them at Christmas when they were there.

Supplies: pattern paper (Fancy Pants Designs), diecuts Fancy Pants Designs and Basic Grey), mask (The Crafters Workshop), mist (Heidi Swapp), wood veneer (Studio Calico) pearls (Eyelet Outlet) and doily (Doodlebug Design).

When it was making this card I realized that it was starting to look a little too much like a Valentine card. I ended up adding the navy blue banner diecut to change the direction of it.
Thanks for stopping by.

Today is Your Day... Card

Here I am again with another card I made for my third week of participating in the Northridge Publishing' Create blog. This challenge was to do a shaped card so I went with a circle.  

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper (American Crafts), doily (Doodlebug Designs), tags (Elle's Studio),  house die cut (Jillibean Soup)sequins (The Treehouse Company) and electronic die cutter and cartridge (Provo Craft)

  On this card I mixed some old with the new. My old item was the pattern paper from the Dear Lizzy Enchanted collection. I had this collection for awhile now and only have few pieces left so I am going to try to finish it off before my birthday. The new was the doily and tags that I just got last week from Craft Junction. 

This was a fast card to make only took about 10 minutes to put it together and 20 minutes to get the circle cut right. For some reason the Cricut blade kept cutting where it wasn't suppose to.
This is such a spring looking card perfect to brighten up anyone's day. Especially, when with this crazy weather we have been having lately. I heard another Polar Vertex is hitting again this week.

Steampunk Faux Book

YES... you read this correctly – I am doing a Steampunk project. This is week two of the steampunk challenge over at ABAC.

Thanks to my friend Adele she gave me some ideas on her favorite style.  

Supplies: gears, embossing powder, doilies, brads, clock faces, frame, modeling paste, ink,map paper, charms,wire, felt, paper machi book, paint, chain and porcelain number plate. Sorry I couldn't give you the brand since most of the items were just found items.

To change the colors of the metal charms I heated the up with my heat gun and dunk them into a jar of embossing powder. The heat set it. Here are some close-ups.

I burned the doily and papers with my heat embossing gun. 

The spine.

The inside of the box is painted gold. 

The sides of the "book"

Be sure to pop on over to ABAC to see what the other design team members came up with. Also be sure to link up you steampunk creation.

Layouts for the Week

As I promised here are the layouts I did this week. I am in love with all of them
This page I ended up using a sketch from a scrappy friend.  I am loving the all the layers on this page and that big flower.

Supplies: pattern paper ( Crate Paper and Pink Paislee),mask (Fancy Pants), washi tape (Target), flower (Maya World), stamps (Hero Arts and Inkadinado), ink (Stampabilities), mist (Ranger), twine (Timeless Twine), stickers (American Crafts and Simple Stories) and flair (Studio G)

 This page used the Life. Paper. Scrapbook sketch.

Supplies: cardstock (The Paper Studio), pattern paper ( The Paper Studio, Crate Paper, Glitz Designs and Simple Stories), mist (Studio Calico), stickers (EK Success, walmart, American Craft and October Afternoon), flair (Studio G), rhinestones (Eyelet Outlet), gelato (Faber Castell), twine (Timeless Twine), electronic die cutter and cartridge (Provo Craft), doily and punch (EK Success)

 This page is based on the Paper Lovers Studio sketch.

Supplies: cardstock (The PAper Studio), pattern paper (Fancy Pants and Crate Paper), punch (EK Success), washi tape (Target), mist Heidi Swapp and Studio Calico), stickers (Fancy Pants, American Crafts and Simple Stories), mask (Fancy Pants)gelato (Faber-Castell),sewing machine, and diy enamel dots

 This was based on a Scrapbook Generations sketch. It came from their travel ebook.

Supplies: cardstock (The PAper Studio), pattern paper (Die Cuts With a View and Fancy Pants), twine (Timeless Twine), stickers (Scenic Route and Momenta), flair (Fancy Pants), envelope (Fancy Pants), mist (Studio Calico), wood number (Maya Road),stamp (Hero Arts) and ink (Stampabilities)

 The last two pages I just made to use up some scraps from the Cosmo Cricket Circa line.

Supplies: pattern paper (Cosmo Cricket), cording (Maya Road), sticker (Scenic Route, Pink Paislee and Glitz Designs), ink (Quick Quotes), doily, and mist (Studio Calico)

Supplies: pattern paper (Cosmo Cricket), twine (Timeless Twine) sticker (Echo Park, Simple Stories and American Crafts), trim, doily, and mist (Studio Calico)

As you can tell I am addicted to banners. I ended up using them on every page. 

I still have a couple more pages I did but have not had a chance to scan them into the computer yet.