More from Scraptacular for September!

Here are my two kiddos NOT excited for the first day of school Last year.  Had to scrap this picture of them as I think it is hysterical.

They certainly are "Too Cool for School," don't you think??

Hope you have a great Tuesday!
~A

Mini time with Scraptacular

Here is a cute little calendar Mini album that I made using the September kit from Scraptacular.

I am going to use it to record moments "in brief" from the upcoming year, 2012.

Should be fun!

Have a great day! :)
~A

July's Kit Work for Scraptacular!

Here are some LOs I created with the July Kit at Scraptacular! Remember, the Scraptacular Website has moved to:  shopscraptacular.com ! 

I'll be back later on with a Kit pic and contents!  Had to share these LOs now though!  :) 

Have a wonderful day!
~A

sneak peaks for Scraptacular's JULY Kit!

Here are a few SNEAK PEEKS at the JULY kit for Scraptacular! 

It's a fabulous kit with Bo Bunny, MME, and MORE! 

Have a great day!  :)
~A

March DT work for Scraptacular!

March is here and so are New Kits at Scraptacular!! 

Here are four layouts that I did with this great kit!

TFL!

~A

A Valentine's Scraptacular Blog Hop!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

I would like to Welcome YOU to the Valentine's Scraptacular Blog Hop!!!  We are all so glad to have you hopping along our blogs!  :)


By now you should have hopped at:
Lisa http://createfor7.blogspot.com/

Liz http://thescrappiest.blogspot.com/

Julie http://scrappylife.blogspot.com/

Ilene http://whatabunchofscrap.blogspot.com/

Liese http://queen-of-the-crop.blogspot.com/

Tiffany http://tiffany-scraphappy.blogspot.com/     

Beth http://www.littlescrapsofmylife.blogspot.com/

and are now here!

Amy http://moonsplashdesigns.blogspot.com/

If you came here directly and want to have some fun with the Blog Hop, please start back at the Scraptacular Blog at:  http://scraptacularscrapbookstore.blogspot.com/

I am so excited to be able to show you this layout that features the February kit!

Please be sure to leave a comment here and then hop back to the Scraptacular Blog at: http://scraptacularscrapbookstore.blogspot.com/ and let us know you have been everywhere!  

I hear that we have a kit up for grabs for a lucky blog hopper!

I'm personally going to offer up a fun scrappy RAK to one of my wonderful blog readers!  I'm going to pick a name over the weekend!  :)  

Hope you have a very Happy Valentine's Day!

Layouts with the Fabulous January Kit from Scraptacular!

This month at Scraptacular, the kit was of a Wintery theme.  I had a small panic as I did not have any that fit that.  After a moment I thought outside the box and created some Anytime layouts. 

Have a wonderful day!
~A

Bowlin Blooms for Scraptacular!

Hi there,

I created this "Bowlin Bloom" with some scraps from the Boardwalk kit that Beth coordinated for August at Scraptacular.

I call it a Bowlin Bloom as Jenni Bowlin herself showed me how to create the basics of these blooms a few years ago at a tradeshow.  Talk about awe inspiring!  Jenni is so sweet!

To create the base flower you need:
~ Three circles of paper.  Can be whatever you desire, hand cut or punched, etc.  About the same size would be great too!
~ Coordinating chalk ink(s)
~ A good strong quick drying liquid adhesive.
~ Stickles
~ Fibers of some fashion for the stamens.  I used hemp.
~ Scissors
~ Edge Distress Tool

1- Distress the edges of the circles with Edge Distress Tool.  Rough it up! 
2- Snip circles on their radius.  This would be from edge to center point.  Think of a "Pac-Man" with his mouth closed!  :)
3- Take each circle and pleat it along the center point.  This will create a ruffled up jumble and sort of look like a fan.  That's OK!
4- Pick out two and overlap cut ends to create a larger full circle.  Glue in place and smoosh slightly.Chalk edges.
5- Using the third circle, over lap it's ends and adhere in place.  Smoosh as necessary.  Smooshing is fun! Chalk edges here too. 
6- Glue smaller circle on the center of the larger circle.
7- Adhere desired fibers to the center flower with adhesive.
8- Cover adhesive in center of flower with Stickles.
9- Let dry and then enjoy!
10- :)

Hope that you have fun creating "Bowlin Blooms!"

~A

More August DT work for Scraptacular!

This month I had the pleasure to work with the "Boardwalk" kit from Scraptacular.  It has been amazing!!  I LOVE the color combonations!  I'll be honest...I originally didn't!  Eeek!  Turns out that they were perfect for what I wanted to do. 

Here's the kit....

This great kit includes....

-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle US Map
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle South Beach
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Fun in the Sun
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Sand Dollars
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Vacancy
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Orange Hexagon
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Pool Side
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Twister
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Flip Flops
-(1) sheet Little Yellow Bicycle Sun Decorative Edge
-(2) sheets coordinating Bazzill cardstock
-(6) LYB sheer glitter cuts
-(3) LYB Canvas Borders
-(2) LYB Large Tickets
-partial pack LYB 3-D Stickers
-LYB 10 Things Pocket
-(1) sheet LYB 6x6 decorative cardstock
-Thickers Nikki Rikki Glitter Letters..............a new Favorite of Mine!! 

So, would you like to see what I created??
Would you???

Thanks so much for looking!  Go check out the kit and also.......the OTHER AUGUST KIT that Beth has to offer this month!  Echo Park anyone???

All my best,
~A

August at Scraptacular!!

Thought I would show you all what I have been working on this month for Scraptacular!  I'm soooo in love with this kit! It certainly has revamped by mojo for scrapping.  I hit a slump.  Big time!  BUT--this kit rocked my socks and made me re-energized!! 

More to come!!  Thanks for looking!

Have a wonderful day!
~A

A Tutorial for Rolled Paper Roses

I was playing around with some of my scraps from the April kit from Scraptacular this weekend and created this tutorial for you on how to create Rolled Paper Roses with Glimmer Mist!

You will need just a few things.. A length of paper (mine was 1 1/2" x 12"), a small square or circle of paper, some quick dry liquid adhesive like Zip Dry, and of course the Glimmer Mist.
To start, mist your length of paper liberally with the Glimmer Mist. The paper will curl once it is wet. That's OK!

Fold the wet paper in half lengthwise. Sure, it is a little messy on the fingers, but you are washable! :)

Add a generous dollop of adhesive to the square or circle paper.

Twist one end of the long damp strip and smoosh it in the glue.

Twirl and twist the paper around and around and spiral it about while gluing it in that adhesive.


Add adhesive as need be to hold the flower together. Remember, a little goes a long way!

Once the strip has been completed, trim away the excess of the mounting paper if need be. I had to trim away the green corners seen below.

I decided that I wanted some leaves on my Rose so I freehand cut a couple from another scrap.

Glue your leaves in place as desired and there you have a Rose!

I decided to embellish my Rose with a few vintage pearls.

Now what to do with the Rose....

Create a card!
Hope that you enjoyed this! Have a great day!
~A

April on Scraptacular

It's here!! This kit has had to be one of my favorites!! The colors are FABULOUS! The prints are amazing! Oh! Paper Love!!

The APRIL 2010 Scraptacular Kit!!!
-(1) sheet My Minds Eye Beautiful Blooms -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Berries -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Colorful Umbrellas -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Blissful -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Engaging Gingham -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Serene Spots -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Lounging Around -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Strawberry -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Yummy Stripe -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Gleeful -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Bed of Roses -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Spread Your Wings Stripe -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Poppies -(4) Crocheted Flowers -Salutations Thickers -(1) half sheet Umbrella Cricket Thickers -(6) My Minds Eye Die-Cuts -(1)ft coordinating ribbon -(2)ft coordinating ribbon -(6) Bling rhinestones -(3) colored paper clip

A few Layouts I created with my Design Team kit:


An of course.. an Altered Art piece!

Thanks so much for looking! I hope you all enjoy this kit as much as I have!
~A

April Peeks for Scraptacular!

Here are two sneak peeks at the oh so pretty April kit from Scraptacular! The colors are absolutely gorgeous!! I'm in LOVE!
This kit hits the store for April! That's just around the corner!! I can not believe it! Where has time gone??

~A

Christian's Valentine's Day Card via Canada and PA!

I created Christian's Valentine's Day card this year using the awesome February Kit from Scraptacular, a great LSS and kit club in PA.

The design for the card was based upon the sketch challenge for the second half of the month at Posh Designs Scrapbook Store in Montreal, Canada.

It seemed so fitting for my International man of mystery! :)

~A

A Tutorial for Creating an Altered Mini Notebook

I thought I would share with you how to create the Altered Mini Notebook I made with the February Kit from Scraptacular! You can also view this tutorial at the Scraptacular Forums.

Here it is:

So let's make one! It's quite easy!

You will need:

(2) 3″x4″ pcs. of chipboard for cover

(4) 3″x4″ pcs. of desired pattern paper - can be mixed up, all the same, 2 same for front and 2 different for interior, you decide!

(12+) 3″x4″ pcs white (or colored if you desire) cardstock for filler pages. Can use copy paper too, but will need to cut much more.

(2) 1″ binder rings

Ink in a color to go with pattern paper

Strong hold liquid adhesive (I used Zip Dry)

Crop-a-Dile

Rock Candy Crackle Paint, Mod Podge, or another sealant (to protect your exterior covers)

~Ribbon, embellishments, paper frill, Thickers, Smooch Ink, Glimmer Mist, etc. AS DESIRED!~

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1~ Ink edges of the chipboard covers.

2~ Adhere pattern paper to front and back of covers with liquid adhesive.

3~ Once adhesive has set, seal the front side only of the covers with desired sealant. I used the Rock Candy Crackle Paint. Set aside to dry.

4~ While that was drying, I cut my interior pages and “Smooch”ed my Thickers. By that I mean I painted my Thickers with Smooch to make them all shiny instead of plain white.

5~ Once my covers where dry and crackled from the Rock Candy, I gave the front cover only a spritz of Glimmer Mist…just because! Well actually it brought out the veins of the crackle a bit more.

6~ Embellish front cover as desired.

7~ Punch holes with Crop-a-dile for the binder rings where they will work best for you. Remember to punch the interior pages too!

8~ Assemble notebook.

9~ Tie on ribbons if desired.

10~ Enjoy!!

Remember that this little notebook is refillable! Yay! All you need to do is cut and punch some more pages for it once the ones you just made are used up. It's a great size for your purse too!

Hope you have fun with it!

~A

It is February Kit Time at Scraptacular!!!

It's that time....

KIT TIME!!!

Yay!
and what a Fabulous Kit this is!!

Check it out:

Kit contents:
~(1) sheet BoBunny Love Bandit Stripe
~(1) sheet BoBunny Tweetheart
~(1) sheet BoBunny Bee Mine
~(1) sheet BoBunny Nuts 4 U
~(1) sheet BoBunny Persuasion Cut-Outs
~(1) sheet BoBunny Forever
~(1) sheet Making Memories Flocked Ledger
~(1) sheet LYB Love Garden Glitter
~(1) sheet LYB Sweet Stripes
~(1) sheet g.c.d. Studios Doodles Embossed Paper
~(2) sheets coordinating cardstock
~(2) Basic Grey Sugar Rush Clips
~(3) Making Memories Glitter Tickets
~(4) Maya Road Mini Sheer Birds
~(2) Making Memories Rosettes
~(4)LYB Glitter Clear Cuts
~(1) LYB Clear Glitter Frame

~(3) Maya Road Heart Stick Pins

~(1) ft Maya Road Crochet Trim
~(1) Thickers Cupid –OR- Venus (Our choice)

Here is a layout that I did with this Fabulous kit!

Hop on over to Scraptacular to get your yummy kit! I bet that these do not last too long in the store!

~A