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Hot Chocolate

Hi everyone! I'm in the middle of working on 3 other projects, and I'm quickly running out of time!! Sooooo, this is going to be a short post.

Hot Chocolate

This is my entry for the 'Chocolate Challenge' at Scrapbook.com. I used papers from Glitz, 7 Gypsies and Prima. Of course I had to use one of my Martha Stewart punches!! A metallic marker from Rose Art frames the dark chocolate paper. Journaling card is Prima. The bling flourish is from Recollections. Alphas are from SEI and American Crafts.

The floral spray is from Recollections, and was a bargain.....probably because of the color! I added some I Am Roses gardenias, and some Lindy's Stamp Gang metal accent leaves.

The flourish chippy is from WOW. I actually cut it in half...saving the rest for later!! I used LSG embossing powders in Midnight Bronze Obsidian and Hollyhock Scarlet Plum scattered over top. The combination looks old and pitted....love it!!

  In this closeup, you can see the shimmer of the Lindy's Starburst Sprays!! Isn't it gorgeous?!! I used Dark Chocolate Truffle over a brown  gardenia, and Magnolia Magenta Gold over one that I had previously shimmered......sorry, I can't remember what color I used, but it was and orangy-red.

Another chippy, this one by Recollections. I spread some Vintage White Folk Art paint on with my finger. Then sprayed it with LSG Glitz Spritz in Cactus Gold, and the Vivaceous Violet over top.

Well, that's it for tonight!

Happy scrapping!!

Lynne

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Hi everyone!! Not too much to say today......just trying to figure out where my life is going, but mostly where I want to take it! So, I've been working on some layouts for the challenges at Scrapbook.com, as well as working on some new items for my Etsy store. Actually, it's more like pre-planning and sample making.

This one is for the Pink Challenge. I'm not going to go into a lot of details, but if you have any questions, leave me a comment, and I'll reply back.

This LO was made with the March 2012 Scraps of Elegance kit. Love their kits!!

This is where I wanted to focus my details!! The chipboard chair is part of a table & chair set from Fabscraps. I painted it with Folk Art paint in Vintage White. Then I used my Versamark Pen to highlight a few areas, and added some Lindy's Stamp Gang embossing powder in King Midas Gold. I really wasn't too careful about how I did it either........if you look closely, you can see that I didn't even blow off the stray bits of embossing powder. I love how it turned out!!

Well, that's it for tonight. Time to get to bed!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lynne

All Boy

I realized a couple of days ago, that I totally forgot to post the LO I made for The Color Room #102. I really don't know what I was thinking.....well yeah, I do.....last week I had to work overnight for 3 days, something I haven't done in over a year! By the time they called me in the first day, it was too late to get any sleep. And the next 2 weren't much better. I think I slept a total of 11 hours in those three days!!

Anyways...............here we go...........

All Boy

As much as I enjoy traditional layouts, I'm really beginning to love the mixed media look!! I won't go into lots of details and specifics here, I'm getting ready to head to bed. So, if you have any questions, just leave me a comment below, and I'll be glad to answer.

I love the Hampton Art alpha stamp doing a peek-a-boo behind the Dusty Attic gate!!

Drips are made with Ranger Colorwash Sprays....LOVE!!!! The Making Memories staples are from about 100 years ago, but they coordinate perfectly!!

Love this quote!!

Well that's it for tonight!! I'll be back soon, with more!!! I've got a number of pics awaiting my photoshoping skills....hehehehe....still a newb!!!

Happy Scrapping!!

Lynne

March IARCC

A while back, my DIL Carol and I were sharing funny stories, and of course I had to include some of my youngest son Dan (her hubby). I was telling her that one day I was a little perplexed, because Dan had the broom out......definitely NOT normal for him. Anyways, I asked him what he was doing. "Mom, I'm brooming!" I laughed so hard at him!! Of course I had to explain that it's called sweeping and not brooming......he just didn't quite understand that one!!

Back to my conversation with Carol......she thought that, that would make a good LO, or at least a funny one!! Naturally, I told her to get me some pics!! Poor Dan!!

Brooming

The challenge this month at I Am Roses, is to use the colors, green, gold and glitter, with a Spring or St. Patrick's Day theme. You also had to use at least 2 different I Am Roses products.

Since this LO was made for the March Challenge at I Am Roses, I thought that I would tell you about the flowers first. I used my absolute faves here.....the Big Gardenias - yellow (GB4-142), which I misted with LSG Starburst Sprays in Glory of the Seas Gold and one in Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold. There are gorgeous Daisies (D1-15) and Cherry Blossoms (S3-152), on which I used LSG Embossing Powder in Midnight Pewter Obsidian. Of course I added some Green Leaves (ZQ-LO-0) and black Skeleton Leaves (KI-275).

All of these gorgeous flowers are layered over papers by My Mind's Eye (there's my glitter) and Authentic. As well as a Journaling tag by Recollections and a postcard from Making Memories.

In this closeup, you can see just how gorgeous these flowers are....and why they're my faves!!! And you can see the shimmer of the LSG Starburst Sprays. I also added a bit of Distress Stickles in Crushed Olive on the green leaves. The little transparency butterflies are from K&Co. The bingo piece is Maya Road.

An Art Warehouse rubon expresses my (minimal) journaling. I purposefully used 2 different alphas, to drive the point home, on my title. Alphas are Cosmo Cricket and Rebecca Sower/Sticko. Of course that's a Tim Holtz diecut just below the pic....Iron Gate.

To round out the LO, I also added 2 wood flourishes from Kaisercraft, which I painted in Licorice by Folk Art/Plaid. I also layered some T!m pen nibs over top. And more T!m Idea-ology pieces, this time the clock, spinners and brads are tucked next to my journaling.

I had a blast making this LO, and completing this project for the March Challenge. So, go check out the I Am Roses Blog, and while you're at it, go pick up some of their gorgeous flowers here.

Til next time,

Lynne

Divas at SEI's Link Party #13

Hi everyone!! I know it's been a while since I've posted. I've been sick, and haven't really done much of anything!! Very little scrapping!! Anyways, I do feel much better, and have started working on some layouts and a few Halloween projects.

Including this little number, which I'm linking up with SEI.

 
 Love these papers, taken from 3 different collections.  The white background is from 'White Elegance', the pink is from 'A Fair Day', and the black polka-dot is from 'Moonrise'. All of them are either pearlized or foil papers. They are gorgeous!!

 
The large flower is Recollections. The leaves were cut using a Tim Holtz die and then embossed, and spritzed with Lindy's Stamp Gang spray in Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold. The chipboard frame, was grey with foil highlights....which I promptly colored with my Tim Holtz Distress Stain in Black Soot. Little flowers are paper, and are also from different collections of SEI.

 
These butterflies are stunning, and they were white....until I colored them with DS in Black Soot & Worn Lipstick. These were also from the White Elegance Collection. Bling is from my stash.

Here's a closeup of the large one.

 
If you look closely, right on top of the doily, you'll see a peek-a-boo of a small piece of pink paper that I diecut, using Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Motifs.

 
On the left of the pic, you'll find another chipboard piece that was altered a la Tim. The diecut just below the title, is Vintage Pewter Accents from the Couture collection. Alphas are My Mind's Eye.

My pictures definitely do not capture the beauty of SEI's papers. You have got to check them out here. And they always have sales going on. This week, it's the Moorise collection.......my absolute fave!!! I'm thinking about buying another set!!

That's it for today. Make sure you stop by SEI's blog and link up with us.

Happy Scrapping

Lynne

Unscripted For Scrapbudz

Hi everyone!! Sharing my newest LO for Scrapbudz. This month our challenge was to create an LO using brown cardstock as the base, and this image.....

 How gorgeous is that!!!!

So here's my take, using a pic of my DIL Carol on her wedding day. Love this pic, and have used it many times over!!! BTW, she's not overly fond of it!

 

First thing I did was to turn the pic to sepia tones in Photoshop Elements, and then printed on watercolor paper......this makes for a gorgeous combination!!

I used Bazzill cardstock as my base. Then punched (Martha Stewart) some pearlized cardstock, from The Paper Studio, for the edges and then backed that with SEI paper, from their Couture collection. I also punched some 2" squares from the same paper, and rounded 2 opposing corners. I wanted the squares to have some added texture, without being too busy. I embossed them in an abstract manner, using one of my fave stamps from Stampendous, and some Ranger 'Seafoam White' embossing powder. Then I placed my squares in a diagonal manner down the left side of the paper. I've also used this technique before, you can see it here.

 
The Glimmer Chip (Tattered Angels) was distressed with Antique Linen Distress Ink from Timmy, and then I spritzed it with Opal Sea Oats Starburst Spray from Lindy's Stamp Gang. I backed the opening with a scrap of pp, typed up my title, and punched it out with an EK Success punch.

Those gorgeous I Am Roses gardenias, also got a spritz. Love the skeleton leaves, they add more texture, without the added weight of normal leaves. I have no idea where I got that little shell charm, but it's perfect for this page, and of course, was the only one I had!!!

 
I used a piece of burlap (Michael's) as the base to place my embellies on, and topped it with some gorgeous lace (stash) and ribbon from Hobby Lobby. The sand.......something that's been in my stash for at least a year is 'Tahiti Beach' from Mudd Puddles.....this stuff is amazing!!! It's my first time using it, and I'll definitely use it again!!! My pic doesn't do it justice. I embedded shells in it, that my DD & GDS picked up at the beach this past spring, and added a few sand dollars & starfish from US Shells.

 
Another Glimmer Chip, spritzed with the Opal Sea Oats (LSG), a resin flower from Jolee's Boutique and some aqua tulle (Michael's), round out the top right corner.

I'm very happy with how this LO turned out! It's not one of my 'normal' LO's......it has more of 'clean & simple' style to it. Okay....that's 'clean & simple' for me!!!

Anyways.....do join us at Scrapbudz for this month's challenge!! You'll have fun doing it!!! Yep, I challenge YOU!!!

Happy scrapping

Lynne

"What A Wonderful World" for Scrapbudz

After a couple of months of compiler & runtime optimization errors, not to mention having issues leaving comments, not being able to get to some blogs, not seeing 'add to cart' buttons (sigh!), and then there was the 'updates' every couple of minutes (so it seemed), cause it just couldn't update with all of those issues!!......my computer is fixed!!! Gotta give my son Dan the kudos!!! He did a lot of research to figure out what would work best with Adobe Photoshop, Cricut Design Studio, my new camera, etc and then he still had to format the whole thing and start all over again!!! Now, I have Windows 7....YEAH!!!! So hated Windows Vista.....definitely not a stable operating system!!! And of course Internet Explorer 9!!! And it even works with Typepad!!!!

 

Thanks Dan!!!!!

So very thankful for all of your hard work!! And so very happy that you live close by!!! LOL

 

And now, onto my newest project for Scrapbudz ........

I Said To Myself "What A Wonderful World"

 
I love this pic of my Dad and my Grand-son Mason sitting together on the steps. Whenever, Mason would feel anxious, or wasn't sure about something, he would always go up to Grand-pa, so he could feel secure!! This pic shows one of those moments.....and that certainly gives me 'a wonderful world' feeling.

As you've probably already guessed, this months Latte & Cream Challenge was 'browns'. Love the monochromatic look......but I had to add that little G45 piece on the car.....it just needed it!! BoBunny paper is from one of my Swirlydoos kits that I sub, and some scraps from Graphic 45 & 7Gypsies.

 
Clock diecut is Tim Holtz/Sizzix, and I used chipboard from Wal-Mart. All I did was to distress it with Tim's Distress Inks in Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain. Tiny Type alphas are from Cosmo Cricket.

 
More Tim/Sizzix dies.....love this car!!! I've used this diecut so many times!! Again, I just inked it up with Tim's DIs and then misted with Starburst Sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang. Stickers are from Rebecca Sower/Stickopotamus, The Paper Studio & Glitz. Ticket is from SEI.

 
Large alphas are from American Crafts. Large eyelets are from Dritz, and they're normally used on fabric, but I wanted the brass color, and the larger holes. Seam Binding is from Hug Snug, and is hand dyed.

Remember when I said I was going to do a RAK soon? Yeah it seems like forever ago......well I'm gearing up for it. I've got a lot of mini kits, and products made up to put in my etsy store....just have to take pics and upload!! I'll probably be doing the RAK at the end of August. Right now, we are in the middle of preparing for inventory at work.....and I'm working more. So, stay tuned..............

Love ya,

Lynne

 

Imagine The Possibilities TCR #67

I am just playing everywhere this week!! These days, I'm loving to scrap along with various challenges. And I'm finally getting to play with The Color Room, and actually get my project in 'on time'!

Imagine The Possibilities

I have to admit that this one was challenging!! Besides the use of black, cement, chamois & mint green colors, which was totally outside of my comfort zone, the whole layout was just not working out the way I wanted it to. I almost gave up on it a few times!! I did walk away, and come back to it. I think it took me all day to just get on the paper, what I wanted. The problem was, that I really wasn't sure WHAT I wanted!!

 
Papers are Pink Paislee (courtesy of my Swirlydoos kit), except the green which is from The Crafter's Workshop. I used Pumice Stone Distress Ink on the Anthology paper. And then matted a Butterfly Garden paper & my pic, on some Best Occasion cardstock. Don't laugh....it was the only cardstock I had that went with my papers & the palette!!! I used a Martha Stewart punch on the edge, and added a 7 Gypsies tag, which I distressed.

 
Flowers are from Petaloo and I Am Roses, which I misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Long John's Silver. The Dusty Attic chippie was inked with Distress Inks and StazOn Ink. The bling is from White Blossom. The skeleton leaves were embossed with LSG Queen Sheba Silver, and the metal leaves are Tim Holtz, and a Prima metal flower that I cut with my Tim scissors!!

 
Love the film strip ribbon by Tim!! And I definitely needed it here!! And then I added more Tim Ideology pieces.

 
I think the easiest part of this LO was the title!! And so easy!! I used, again, Best Occasion (hey! I told you not to laugh!) chipboard alphas, which I inked with Bundled Sage & Peeled Paint DI. I used a Tim stamp & StazOn Ink in Jet Black over the DI. Then added some Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish over top. And then I glued my letters together to form one long strip. The rest of my title was made using Tiny Type alphas from Cosmo Cricket.

The great part about using the Best Occasion stuff (it's from Wal-Mart, in case you didn't know) is that I'm using up my stash!!!! Since the New Year began, I've only made one project where I didn't use some older stuff!! That's pretty good!! And all things considered, I guess my purchases from 7 years ago, weren't too bad, since I am using them!! Okay, so they're coming in handy...at times!!! LOL

Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!

Love ya,

Lynne

Get Your Glitz On Challenge #4

Have you checked out the Glitz blog lately? Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous!! I cannot wait for all of their new papers & embellies to come out!! But in the meantime.....I played with some of their papers from the Laced With Grace collection, courtesy of my Swirlydoos kit!! And I've decided to enter Challenge #4. The only requirement besides using some Glitz products, was to use inks & background stamps.

Cute As A Button

 
Lots of tearing, ripping and distressing of these gorgeous papers....so far my fave collection!! Of course, I used Tim's Distress Inks in Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain. I also used a few of my background stamps (Glitz & Tim Holtz), with Stazon Ink in Timber Brown, on my base paper. I then matted the pic of Mason, on a Glitz Paper Layer.

 
Clock & gears were cut from a Tim/Sizzix die, and left naked. Chipboard was purchased at Wal-Mart (online). I left the 'innards' of the clock and covered with another Paper Layer, this time the crossword puzzle. Part of my title was situated in the boxes, using Glitz Orange Teeny Alphas. The butterflies were cut from the papers, and Distress Stickled (green) or Crackled (black). Flowers are I Am Roses gardenias, which I misted with Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays in Tiger Lily Red Orange & Wake Me Up Before You Go Gold. Leaves are from Prima. A Glitzer was cut to form a ribbon and added under the edge of the flower.

 
I also used a Glitz Whatnot, and trimmed off the parts I wanted to use, and then inked over top with one of Tim's background stamps.

 
Heidi Swapp ghost alphas, were stamped (topside) and then alcohol inked (Ranger) on the underside, using Sunset Orange & Lettuce. A little spritz of LSG spray, adds a bit of shimmer.

Easy peasy right? So go on, head on over to the Glitz blog, and enter this challenge!!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

April Latte & Cream Challenge

Hi everyone!! It's that time of the month!! Noooooooo....not that!! It's time for the Latte & Cream Challenge over at Scrapbudz. DT Annette has definitely whetted our appetites for this challenge.......

Lemon Lime & Ginger Cheesecake

 
You can use these colors: lemon, lime, mango & beige on a latte or cream background.

And here's my layout.....................

 
Love that color combo!!

 
Easy peasy flowers, and not too girly for this LO of my DGS Mason, just before his first haircut!!

 
And one more........

 
So head on over to Scrapbudz, and link up your Latte & Cream project. And of course, there's an awesome prize for this month's winner!! Check it out!!!

Me, I'm off to bed!!

Love ya,

Lynne

Supplies:

Papers – SEI, 7 Gypsies & Basic Grey;  Alphas – My Mind’s Eye & Cosmo Cricket; Ornate Frame, Distress Inks, Distress Stickles, Tattered Leaves Die – Tim Holtz; Bingo Card – Jenni Bowlin; Tag cut from K &Co paper; Vintage Sticker – Glitz; Small Flower – Making Memories; Punch – Martha Stewart; Rubon – Fancy Pants; Lace – Prima; Key – Dusty Attic; Circle Dies – Spellbinders; Matte Accents – Ranger; Ink – StazOn; Buttons – Stash; Glitter Mist – Homemade

 

Sweet Dreams for Scrapbudz

Hi everyone!! I'm so excited to share my first DT project for Scrapbudz!!  And so happy to be joining such a talented group of ladies!! Check out their blogs:

                                                    Eve -- owner

                                            Vanessa -- sketch designer

                                                        Annette

                                                         Nicole

                                                         Leticia

                                                        Jasmine

                                                         Kerry

                                                        Marelle

                                                          Holly

                                     Congrats to all of the new DTs!!!!!

 

Here's our challenge......... Vanessa's gorgeous sketch:

 
And here's my interpretation.......

 
My grand-son Mason at about 2-3 months old!!! So love this pic, taken by my oldest, Kevin!! Check out his blog here.

I'm trying to stick to my resolution of using at least one older embellie/paper on my projects.....so far I'm doing pretty good!! Lots and lots of older products on this LO, including the paper by DCWV. Loving that Prima packaging behind the photo mat!! Rubons, stickers & diecuts from SEI. I liked the SEI clouds so much, that I decided to make some larger ones to hold my title. Alphas are My Mind's Eye Lush, and they're flocked....so beautiful!! And the red ones are also SEI. Punch is Martha Stewart. The little hot air balloons were just too cute to pass up...I had to include them!!

 
I made the larger flowers with more DCWV & Core'dinations. Glimmer Misted the lot and added pearl (Martha) and flower centers (Offray). The red flowers are Recollections that I misted with Chalkboard Mist by Tattered Angels. The other 2 beauties are of course, Prima!! Oh...those leaves, again misted, are Recollections....loving those!!! The little pom-pom fringe is Greenbrier Intl.

Almost forgot to tell you...I printed the pic on watercolor paper.......I've done this a number of times, and I'll definitely keep doing it. It adds such an ethereal quality, that you just can't get with photo paper.

Well, that's it for me tonight. It's been storming all night, and I've had to type this post 3 times already. The power's only gone off once, but Typepad, is not being cooperative!!!!

Happy scrapping!!

Lynne

Grungy Monday # 1 'Late'

Hi everyone!! When was the last time you thought about Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas? Yeah me too. I wanted to play along, but just never really had the time!! I did make 2 tags, but that's only because I joined in on the fun at my LSS!! All along, Linda at Studio L3 was doing the 'Compendium of Curiosities Challenge. And again, I admired from afar. I really wanted to play along, but didn't make the time to do this. Well......Linda is at it again, and this time around, she's doing

How cool is that!!!!!

How can I pass up another opportunity to play along? I can't!!!! So here's my version of Tim's

12 Tags of Christmas, 2008, Tag 10 

 

Okay, so it's not a 'Christmas' tag, and that's the point!!!! It's not necessarily supposed to be! The idea is to play & learn and make the chosen technique your own!! With that in mind, and the fact that Easter is quickly approaching.......and then there's Alice In Wonderland, and Tim's stamps.......

Okay, so here's a couple of closeups....

 
 
Love the shabby vintage look of this tag!! It's not perfect, but not bad for a first attempt on my own!! I had so much fun making this tag, that I've decided that I'm going to play along with Linda, every week, even if I don't get my projects done on time for the challenges.

Products used:

Tag, rabbit stamp, grungeboard, distress inks, timepieces, trinket pins, game spinners, and baubles --Tim Holtz;  Paper --K & Co;  Cardstock – Coredinations;  Seam Binding --Bluebird Lane Etsy;  Flower – Prima;  Mask --Tattered Angels;  Alpha Stamps --Anna Griffin;  Dimensional Paints – Polymark;  Glitter Mists -- made with Lindy’s Stamp Gang Magicals

So, go check out Linda's Blog, and come play!!

Lynne

OMG!!! And some more Halloween LOs

So, I took the plunge......I have subbed the Swirlydoos kits!!! And I just received the first one...it's 'Irresistible'!! OMG!! How true!!! You have got to get over to their blog, and order this kit!! Even if it's the only one you buy! This kit introduces you to 'resist techniques', and it's chock full of papers & embellies that you can custom color! I can't wait to start playing with mine!!

But meanwhile, I'm still working on DGS's first birthday/Halloween album. BTW, he just turned 2!! Anyways, I thought that I would share a few LOs.....

Scary

 
My DD....I have used this pic more than once for my LOs...cause I love it! I made this one for Color Challenge #28 at The Color Room. Here's a couple of closeups....

 
and....

 
Boo Whoo

Love this pic of DGS!!

 
and a few closeups.....

 
and....

 
That's all I have for today! Yeah, I know, not my usual wordy self! That's cause I'm off to play with 'Irresistible'!!!!!!!

Love ya,

Lynne

November Prima Pick

Are you ready for a GORGEOUS selection of Prima products hand-picked just for you?

 

Each month we bring you some of Prima's finest products hand-picked to coordinate with one another!

Just look at those deep, rich flowers; sparkly golden Temple Leaves; beautifully-patterned Fairy Flora papers; beaded Caravan blooms; color-filled Autumn Leaves and exquisitely-detailed vines!

 

On top of all this--we have added a fun little twist this month!

 

Along with our Product Picks we are including a coordinating color swatch that you can use to create a project. So now you have two chances to win some of these FUN products:

 

1. Repost the Prima Product Pick post on your blog/Facebook/other site and link back here for your first chance to win. A winner will be randomly chosen the first week of December.
2. Create a Prima-based project using our new Prima Palette colors shown above and email your project to:   sharon@primamarketinginc.com  for a second chance to win! Please put "Prima  Palette" in the subject. Projects must be received by November 30th.

Quilted Family For Let's Get Shabby

I'm playing again!! With Let's Get Shabby, that is. Challenge #17, which is all about 'Raiding Your Sewing Boxes'. Here's my take on this challenge........

 
Lots & lots of scraps here!! From Graphic 45, K&Co, 7 Gypsies, My Mind's Eye, Tim Holtz, BoBunny, Webster's Pages, Basic Grey, Onirie, and many more gorgeous papers! I also decided to use up some 'older' embellies from my stash. I only used two new items on this LO. Here's a few closeups.....

 
One Prima bloom, sits next to two gorgeous handmade flowers from Angelica Franssen. Check out her Etsy shop, you'll love all of her handmade beauties!! Awesome prices too! Here's a closeup of one of the flowers, as well as the other 'new item'...........

 
See the Maple Leaf? It's metal!! This set of SEI embellies, is just stunning!! This is by far, one of my faves from this company!!

So, what did I use from my sewing box? Lace, of course, a few buttons and some pins, which I gussied up with some beads.

 
And I did some faux stitching.....would have stitched around the LO, but my sewing machine is in storage! So, I did the next best thing.......

 
I even faux stitched on the Making Memories alphas. Had a lot of fun doing this LO, especially playing around with the square scraps. Trying to position my faves around the edge, and still be able to represent everyone in the family. Everyone's got their own style, from trucks, to mellow vintage, to bright modern, and eclectic. From subdued to high intensity colors. Each one is totally different, and yet they all work together beautifully.

Dig out your scraps, and play......I know you'll love the outcome!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

 

 

Waiting For Ice Cream at Let's Get Shabby

I originally made this LO for the DT Call at Let's Get Shabby. I didn't make their new team :( but I did get a pretty nice LO for my DGS's Vermont album, out of it!

 
Paper is October Afternoon, 7 Gypsies & My Mind's Eye.

 
 
The alphas are MME & little wood ones are from EK Success. I place my letters over a glimmer misted doily (Wilton) that I cut the center out of.

 
Flowers are Prima & Heidi Swapp. Leaves were cut on Cricut with K&Co paper. The gingham ribbon is old outdoor ribbon from Floracraft. My daughter found this one, and a few others, at a thrift store in Vermont. They're a bit harder to work with, but I love their vintageness!! And since the call included that you make an LO with 'Ginham & Floral'......well that was just too perfect!!

I also added a bit of Adirondack Dimensional Pearls to the outer edge of the phot mat. And a bit of Tim Holtz Distress Inks to the edges. The lace is May Arts and the pearl brad is MME. Don't you just love that huge Prima butterfly?!!

So, I didn't make their team this time....but I'm gonna keep trying!!

Love ya,

Lynne

Fun with Let's Get Shabby

Challenge #15 is up at Let's Get Shabby for Challenge # 15, and this time around, it's all about music. I did have grand plans of what kind of LO I was going to do....but that fell through. You see, my DD & SIL, along with my grand-son, are moving to El Paso and they're leaving on Thursday. My oldest son, is also leaving Thursday for Puerto Rico. And my youngest son & his wife, just closed on their first house!! Sooooo, plans of finding & printing the perfect pics, just went by the wayside. But I still wanted to play!!

So here's my LO....originally I was going to title it "Breakfast of Champions?" and then I found the perfect diecut from K&Co, it's a 'Ball Mason Jar' and it says "Perfect Mason"......now, I did not notice that before. Since my grand-son's name is Mason, well, you know I just had to use that for my title!

Papers are 7 Gypsies, Moxxie & SEI. Lots of distressing & inking a la Timmy! The lace is a piece that my DIL had in her stash, which she readily gave up!!! I think that it was originally meant to be a collar....but I like it on this LO!

Here's a closeup of the jar.....

The ribbons are from Making Memories, the tags were cut with Cricut & I can't remember which cart, cause I cut these a long time ago! The bird transparency is from K&Co.

Gorgeous Prima bloom, bits & pieces from Graphic 45, K&Co, and Me & My Big Ideas.

This was probably one of the easiest & fastest LOs I made in a long time. I had a lot of fun doing it too!!

In case you're wondering........Mason is not having a banana & Cheetos for breakfast......that's a snack!! I just thought that the title sounded cool!!

Well, I gotta go....get some sleep, and spend one last day with my babes!!

Love ya,

Lynne

Rosette Swap at Gypsy Brocante

Do you love challenges? How about swaps? Yes!! Jill at Gypsy Brocante, is hosting a Rosette Swap, as well as a giveaway!!

Don't know what a Rosette is? Check out Jill's tutorial to learn how to make one. And while you're there, enter the swap yourself!!

What are you waiting for? Head on over to Gypsy Brocante, and check out the details, but hurry, time's running out!! 

Happy crafting,

Love ya,

Lynne

Hope ~ Challenge #13 at My Mind's Eye

As you know, I love to blog hop. And I def have some fave sites, which I try to visit daily. Well.......this one got me DOING!! I stopped by the My Mind's Eye blog and saw their newest challenge!! I was def inspired to actually work on a project. I see so many challenges, on many different blogs, but, I usually tend to put it off until it's too late! Hence my issue with The Color Room, Graphic 45 &Webster's Pages. I love each of these blogs, and their respective products and/or their inspiring ideas, but I just have not been able to actually get off my butt, and get some stuff done for their challenges.

Well, MME changed it for me. Here's the premise of the challenge:

• Design a layout or project based on their sketch
• You must use the word HOPE
• Use any MME product...past or present
• Must be 80% MME products

Easy, right......let me tell you, it was a challenge!! So here's my LO.....

My grand-son Mason, at Fort Sill, in Oklahoma, this past spring!! He, Mom, Moomah & Meghan were visiting my SIL Mike, for his Basic Training Graduation. I love this pic of Mason....he is looking so grown up! I know, he's only 20 mos old...LOL!  Ugh....I just spent a couple of weeks with him & Ashley (DD), and I miss them both again!! Double ugh!!

Back to the LO.....So I just love the background paper 'Botanical Blue' which I purchased at the Snobby Walrus store......if you haven't already, you need to shop there!! Check it out!! Anyways, I was trying to figure out how I could still use the sketch and cover as little of the background as possible!! No easy feat, let me tell you. Well those of you who love G45, Webster's Pages & Prima papers....you understand!! The papers are soooo gorgeous, that you don't want to cover them up! That was def my issue with this paper!!!

I decided that I needed to make my circles smaller....that was the only way it was going to work. And I chose to dig through my scrap box to find co-ordinating papers for the mat & circles!! I was amazed to find how much MME paper I actually own and use!! Really, I shouldn't be so surprised! After all, isn't that why we keep turning to the same companies over & over again...........for their beautiful products!!

Once the background and mat were placed on the paper, I needed some embellies. I chose to keep it simple.....yep, this is my simple version!! I used some more MME products....the gorgeous  green velvet ribbon, the vintagey rubons (MME started my rubon craze!), the cut of the alphas, and the bright blue rhinestones! But I still needed something else. Of course Prima flowers.....

I wanted to use the Prima 'Calcutta Mini Seashells', because they are white, but the centers were pink. So I thought that I would Glimmer Mist them a bit to take the edge off.......that did not turn out at all!! Now I was stuck...I had no other white flowers. What to do? Well I went to my stash again, and found some gorgeous lace that DD found for me, and I cut circles to fit over top. Now, I needed a center. I couldn't use more bling, as there was already too much. So.....back to the stash I went.

Have you ever been to the Flights of Fancy Boutique? Check it out!! I subbed their 'trim & treasure club' a month ago. Love their products. A bit pricey......but OMG!!!! Anyways, I cut some wee flowers off of a piece of trim, and voila, flower centers!! Then I added a few more blingy Prima flowers in the perfect green! The little bird, is my latest creation, 'Upcycled Bird'.....what do you think? I may start my Etsy shop off with these! Next, I added a couple of Making Memories flourishes, and a MyMadkow pin.

What about the lace?

More gorgeous lace from Flights of Fancy Boutique!!!!!! Yummmmmmy!!!! You have got to check them out....gorgeous products, and you can purchase by the yard, if you don't want a sub. See the bracket at the top of the page? Well, I cut that off of the selvage edge of MME paper!! How cool is that....and why waste any of it?

One last thing, I knew that I wanted to do some journaling on this LO (which I never do enough of!), but I didn't want to take anymore space from the background paper. Well, the next best thing......write around the edge of the paper!! I have not done this often enough, and I gotta tell you...I love the way it turned out!! 

So, that's my entry into the MME challenge. I'm very excited about it, and can't wait to do more!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Lynne

 

A Challenge & A Project For Snobby Walrus

Hi everyone!! Once again, I want to thank all of you for all of your support!! I was so inspired by all of your comments! And so totally amazed at how many of you posted about my RAK on your blogs or facebook pages!! And congrats to Debbie for being the winner!!

Okay, so are you up for a challenge? Well, I've got one for you....Snobby Walrus is the proud sponsor at The Everyday Scrapper, this month!! What can you win? Well, it's the July SW 'Lakeside Picnic Kit!!

How awesome is that!!

Here's one of the projects that I made using this kit.......

 And a few closeups.......

Materials used:

• Paper - Jenni Bowlin, Webster's Pages
• Cardstock - Coredinations
• Wood Heart & Bling - Michael's
• Mist - Smooch Spritz
• Flowers - Prima
• Distress Ink, Stickles, Dies, Grungeboard - Tim Holtz/Ranger
• Rubons - fancy Pants
• Vintage Image - Altered Pages
• Punch & Alphas - Martha Stewart
• Paint - Delta Ceramcoat
• Marker - Sharpie

Head on over to The Everyday Scrapper & enter the challenge....it's all about ink!!!

Thanks for stopping in, and happy scrapping!

Love ya,

Lynne