Scrappin' Our Stash Monthly Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Scrappin' Our Stash Monthly Blog Hop!   A group of us get together every month and create something with our stash!  It's a great way to encourage each other to use up what we have.  You should get a group of friends together and do it, too!

Today I am sharing a page with some older Studio Calico goodies from the South of Market collection.  I bought this collection last year to use with some photos of a farm trip that we went on.  Well we went to the farm again this year, so I thought I'd use some more up!

I started by layering some large triangle shaped pieces of paper on the left and put a border sticker on the edge.   I added some vellum behind my photo to make it stand out more.

And nothing says "farm" more than a little burlap, so I raided my stash for some burlap bits.  The flower cluster is from Little Yellow Bicycle and the other burlap bits are from Simple Stories.

I finished it off with some stitching and some mist splatters.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Be sure to check out the other ladies pages and hopefully you will be inspired to break out your stash!!!!


Christine Meyer http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com
Katrina Hunt http://paperscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/
Majken Pullin http://chocoscrapaholic.blogspot.com/
Wendi Robinson http://scrappydayinparadise.blogspot.com/
Sandy Ross http://itsafamilyaffairwithscrappynana.blogspot.ca/
Suzanna Lee http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/
Laura Cox http://scrapaddict4life.blogspot.com
Lyne Schnable-Blodgett http://lynnseverydayideas.blogspot.com/
Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Wendy Bergeron Coffman http://stampingrules.com
Charity Hotrum http://menemenetekeluniversity.blogspot.com/
Lee-Anne Thornton http://lee-annelovethejourney.blogspot.com
Alison  http://alisondaydesigns.com/

Stay Scrappy my friends!

My Scraps SKETCH and Scrapbook Circle: Pizza Night!

The new Friday sketch is up at the My Scraps & More sketch blog this week!  When I saw the arrows on the sketch, they reminded me of triangles. And it just so happened that there were LOTS of triangles in the Scrapbook Circle kit this month, Portobello Row!  THEN, I was looking through my photos, and how perfect are photos of PIZZA NIGHT for triangles.

On the background, you can make out some yellow spots that I stamped through the hexagon stencil in the kit. I added the patterned paper with the small triangles first, then some strips of grey star paper running behind the photos.  To draw your eye towards the photos, I cut out some large triangles.  I actually used the "The Best" sticker from the Basic Grey sticker sheet as a template to trace my triangles.  At the end of the last triangle, I placed one of the Crate Paper triangle brads.  It is actually a dark pink color, so I painted it to match the reddish shade on my page.

A few stickers placed here and there, plus these AWESOME Crate Paper acetate letters and a piece of exclusive flair to "top" it all off!

This kit is SOOOO awesome to work with!  Some great colors and patterns!  Will be sharing more over the next few days!

Hope to see you join in on the sketch this week at the My Scraps & More sketch blog!

Stay scrappy my friends!

Paper Haus Blog Hop- Dashing Through the Snow

Welcome to the Winter Frolic 12 Days Of Christmas Blog Hop! We are celebrating the release of the Winter Issue of PaperHaus Magazine but also inspiring you each day with wonderful holiday projects, giveaways and inspiration! Our blog hop will run from December 1st to December 12th! Be sure to stop each day and leave a comment each day to win some fabulous prizes by our lovely sponsors! Don't forget to check out the Winter Issue for additional inspiration, holiday cheer and some amazing projects from our contributing team!

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There are so so many fabulous Christmas lines out this year, and every year I say to myself, "I don't NEED anymore Christmas".  And even though I did buy a few, I justified this Crate Paper "Bundled Up" collection as being more "winter" themed than Christmas (which it most definitely is).  I have a lot of snowy photos from last year and these were a few of my favorite of Charlotte using her new sled after Christmas.  

I wanted to do something with triangles, and I was thinking about my photos and triangles, I began thinking about the slope of the hill while you are "dashing down", so I cut the triangles at right angles to mimic a slope. There are 3 different sizes and three different papers.

On the background, I began by heat embossing some snowflakes with clean powder and then going over the paper with a light blue water color wash, with a few splatters of paint here and there.  Then I arranged my traingles and stitched down the slope of each  with some shiny silver thread.

I layered some chipboard embellishments, some die cuts, and even some transparencies over the photos.

And the little sled chipboard piece was the perfect accent, as was this die cut for my title!  I added a few additional snowflakes here and there punched from white cardstock and a few sequins for sparkle, too!

Thanks for stopping by today on this blog hop!  Hop along the blogs below, leaving a comment on each, then back to the Paper Haus blog!

DAY 9

• PaperHaus Magazine www.thepaperhaus.com
• Diana Fisher http://designbydiana.blogspot.com/
• Audrey Yeager http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com
• Lizzie Sanchez http://www.ohsnaplizzie.com
• Jodie Lee http://jodieleedesigns.blogspot.com

What You Missed....

In April, I was so excited to have my first online class through My Scraps & More.  The "Lots of Layers" class was 4 weeks long.  Each week there was a new video, a sketch with directions, and a place to discuss the techniques and share your creations. The class came with a custom embellishment kit that I designed including a stencil and other handmade goodies.  I worked with a pre-selected set of papers and embellies that was given as a supply list at the beginning of the class so that people could purchase it if they wanted.

Although I can't share the sketches and the videos, I wanted to share the pages that I made for the class!

The first week we focused on "Peek A Boo" layers....creating layers in which you can see other layers below.

The 2nd class we learned different techniques on how to use the stencil that came in the kit (the "spoke" pattern).

The 3rd class we used a pocket or envelope to hold some goodies.

And the last class we focused on using basic shapes on your pages.

I really  really enjoyed seeing all the creations from this class!  The ladies seriously rocked their pages!!!

I will be offering another class in June at My Scraps & More, although, this one will be a self paced class with step by step  photos and only 1 video.  The class will showcase 3-4 layouts and an altered project (still working on that!).  Stay tuned to my blog for more details!

Stay Scrappy My Friends!

Glitz July Projects-Enjoying SUMMER!

I was so inspired by this month's blog challenge that both of my layouts are based on summer events!  What's more summery than going for boat rides and eating S'mores??

I am still on my triangle kit (like last month's post!) and was playing around with some random pieces I had cut from some papers.  I wanted to work with a specific color combo and I just started laying them down.  It took a few tweeks and snips of the scissors here and there to get some of them to line up, but I really like how this came out.

I also stamped with some inks and a stencil to create a little starburst pattern, and used a large Peek-A-Boo for my title.

My next page was inspired by S'mores!  I chose brown and beige colored papers to represent the chocolate and graham crackers, and I knew I wanted to use a lot of white paint to be the sticky marshmallows.

I thought my page needed a bit more color, and while browseing through my Glitz papers scrap pile, I came across this yellow paper that I used some cut some doilies on a previous page (I has used the paper pattern on the other side, though).

For my title, I wrote the word "S'mores" on some brown paper and just cut it out with my scissors and added some glossy accents!  Doesn't it look like melted chocolate? A simple, easy way to do your titles!

Hope you are enjoying all of your fun summer activities!  Can't wait to see your pages this month!

Every Day...Enjoy the Ride

Glitz Designs 6x6 Paper Pads: Pretty In Pink, Happy Travels

Glitz Designs Paper: Happy Travels Polka

Glitz Designs Papers: Vintage Blue, Laced with Grace

Glitz Designs Peek A Boos: Happy Travels

Glitz Designs Glitzers stickers: Pretty In Pink

Glitz Designs Layered Stickers: Happy Travels

Other: stencils-The Crafter's Workshop; ink, mist

Mama can I have S'more?

Glitz Designs Happy Travels "Stripes"

Glitz Designs Pretty In Pink "Polka", "Roses"

Glitz Designs French Kiss 6x6 Paper Pad

Glitz Designs Vintage Blue papers

Glitz Designs French Kiss Paper Layers

Glitz Designs Epoxy Stickers: French Kiss, Beautiful Dreamer