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If All Else Fails.....Re-read the Damned Instructions Before You Start!!

I was soooo proud of myself. I tell you, it was just one of those things, you know the kind.....everything works perfectly...no issues.....no problems.....just smooth sailing all the way. Yeah...okay!!! Not this time!

If you read my last post, then you know that Lynnette Davis is now the Official Challenge Host at Snobby Walrus, and she has issued her first challenge....

Love those colors together!! Well challenge #2 is now up at SW with Tracy Cave the "Walrus Overlord", that's DT Co-ordinator to you, taking on the lead. Here's the stipulations.....

buttons
a handmade embellishment
polka dot patterned paper
journaling
color photo(s)

 

Doesn't sound too difficult, now does it? No, I didn't think so either. And I had such grand plans, all I had to do was morph the two challenges together, and enter my LO into both challenges!!! As a DT, I can't win, so I'm really playing for the fun of it, and to enable my challenge hostesses!! I figured with Ashley & Mason coming next Tuesday (YEAH!!), and all of the preparations I have to do, that I only had time to make one LO. This way, I could still play! Easy peasy, right?! NOT.  Before I even try to explain....let me just show you.....

Do you see it? Do you see the problem with this LO?

I have all of the right colors, light pink, pale yellow, white & grey. Right? Yep, check!

I have the buttons. Yep...that big old yellow thing in the top right corner...that's my button, which I covered with a Prima flower center. Check!

I have a handmade embellishment. The big polka dot flower, which I edged in TH distress inks 'worn lipstick', and sprayed with Tattered Angels 'tattered rose' Glimmer Mist. Check!

I have polka dot patterned paper from My Mind's Eye. The big old flower, and the bottom petals on the Prima Belle Arte 'poetry' flowers. Check!

I have journaling. Yep, right next to the pic of Ashley...something I probably don't do enough of. Check!

I have color photo(s). Check! Wait, that's a black & white pic.....ooops, this is where it all went wrong. And do you know when this happened. No it wasn't while I was choosing the papers, embellies & pic. It wasn't even when I was working on the LO. And not even when I was taking the pic of the LO. So when did it happen......when I decided to just double check & make sure I had everything I needed to have on there, before I put up this post & linked it back to the challenges!! Ugh!! Tooooooo late!!

So, if I go ahead and link this LO to both challenges, do you think anyone will notice? After all it doesn't matter, since I can't win anyways, right? Who's going to notice? And are they going to tell the Challenge Police? And what will they do, force me to make individual LOs for each challenge? Or worse, ban me from entering any challenges? OMG, you don't think that they would......NO!! Tell me it's not true, they really can't force me to use 'no name brand papers, & embellies', right? Argh!!!! Shoot me now!!

LOL........gotta laugh.....yep, I'm having toooo much fun with this! Anyways, let me show you some closeups.......

Love those Prima flowers!! Don't forget to check them out, and be entered for your chance to win a prize pack!! All I did was to add a medium sized petal to the bottoms of each, to make them stand out just a bit more. Everything was layered over Prima & Webster's Pages papers. I used 7 Gypsies paper for the leaves. And my picture is matted with glittery SEI paper.

Diecuts are from K&Co. Dew Drops, unknown, but courtesy of my good friend Charlene from POSH. Thank you Charlene!! Here's another closeup......

Bling & brads are from Prima & Michaels. Rubons from Kaiser, Pink Paislee, and Me & My Big Ideas. The resin flower (white) and the elephant are by Jolees. Alphas by Making Memories. Button, ribbon & lace are from my stash.

So what do you think? Should I or shouldn't I? My inner voice is telling me, go ahead and do it....but that could be just cause that's what I want to do!!! LOL ~~~~~ whatever!

Okay, so did I tell you that this was going to be a long post? No? Well....it is! So get a cup, and have a sit......you're in for a while longer.......

I totally forgot to put up the pics from my last POSH blog post. Def not good!! Sorry Nini!!!

I chose to name this post, 'Bling It On!' And you guessed it, it's all about adding some glimmer, and glitter, to your projects. Which I did, but I had one special way to 'bling' up your projects..... with Sharpie or Copic markers!! Hey, you gotta read the post, to find out how!!! Here's the LO.......

So, can you spot where I used the Sharpie......I have a few Copics, not the right colors, and they are mucho $$$$$, so I am making do with what I have!!! Wow, I can't believe I just said that. Cause normally I am def OCD when it comes to scrap stuff. Actually, I am OCD when ever I get into something new......I just have to have everything!!!

Got a little side-tracked there, sorry about that. And please keep the OCD stuff to yourself.....I don't want anyone to know!!! Especially the scrap stores!! LOL   Here's a few closeups.....

I actually dyed the lace with Glimmer Mist!!! Here's another closeup.....

Loooove the Hambly Screen Print frame!!!! TH Distress Stickles on the handmade leaves & flowers, and on the Michaels butterfly. Here's another closeup.......

Better view of the lace & the stickles! One last one......

I actually bought the title from the dollar bins, at Michaels. Of course, it didn't look like that!!! I used some Martha Stewart glitter to cover it....it was bare chipboard. I think it turned out pretty good. Actually, I'm a bit impressed, cause I really haven't had good luck with using glitter!! Somehow, I just get it everywhere except where it really needs to go. Wish I had taken the time to write down, excatly what I did, and which glue I used!!!

Oh yeah....before I forget......if you shop at Michaels, (if you don't, either there isn't one close by, or you must be the only one that doesn't go in there...they're always busy!!).....make sure you check out the $ bins....they always have some great items that you can use for scrapping!

Okay.......paper by Marks Paper, K&Co and 7 Gypsies. Vintage book page from Snobby Walrus. Flower center & large purple flower by Prima. Die cuts by Graphic 45 (love).  Journal tag by K& Co. Brad by My Mind's Eye. Tim Holtz Distress Ink & Distress Stickles. Rhinestone Flourish by Michaels. StazOn Ink. Lace is from stash.

So are you ready for this to end? Yeah, me too!!! I've gotta take pics of my RAK, so I can post tomorrow! Plus pay the bills, and then get some sleep before I have to go to Mom's for dinner, and then go work a 12 hour shift! So, I will leave you with the thought for the day........

"Read the title to this post!"

Happy Scrapping!!!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

 
 

 

 

  

Rainy With A Chance Of Clouds

Ugh! And double ugh!! We've been getting lots of it lately......rain that is. Not that I have a problem with it......... I don't do yard work!! That's what I have big strong boys for!!! LOL I'm sure that will piss them off totally. If they ever read my blog that is!

But what I do have a problem with, is that I've been trying to get pics of my DT projects, Challenges & RAK....and I CAN'T!!!! It's too dark inside, with the cloud cover, to get decent pics. Can't do it outside, cause it's raining. Ugh! It seems like the only time it's not raining, is in the middle of the night!!Normally I would say that I'll just get to it tomorrow......but, I can't, cause it's supposed to rain! And since, I have all of the components for my 'June Bride' RAK, it would be nice to get pics posted before the end of the month. 

Plus, I have 3 DT projects for Snobby Walrus done. Two for POSH. Two more for the Brag Book Challenge at POSH. And one more tutorial ready to go for POSH! But, I can't take any pics! Ugh So, why am I so worried about this....I've got lots of time.....I'm def not late! Well, and here's the great part.......my daughter & my grand-son will be here on the 15th (for 2 whole weeks!), and I want to get this stuff posted, and/or emailed asap....so I don't have to take time away from my family when they get here! Ugh!

Okay, I'm done ranting......for now! But I do have some good stuff for you!! One, Lynette Davis from Desperate Army Housewife, is now the Official Challenge Host at Snobby Walrus!!! Check out her first challenge.......

Sooooo......head on over to Snobby Walrus, read the rules and enter for your chance to win!!! And while you're there, check out the awesome June LOs and projects in the DT Gallery! Oh......almost forgot to tell you......that would be so stupid......Snobby Walrus now carries Onirie papers!!!!! Awesome prices...you won't find them cheaper anywhere, promise!!! So head on over to the store, and get your order in.....before I put mine in, cause there won't be much left if you wait!!!! 

Second.....do you remember my mentioning that I made like six LOs & a mini album with the June kit? No? Well, I did, and that is way too many for the Gallery....so some of my stuff, never made it on the Gallery, well......here's one of my faves.......

This LO is title "Expect Me Shortly", based on the quote from the vintage postcard, which was in the May Kit!! I just love it, and I was looking for a way to use it that month......but, I didn't have the right pics....of course it had to be one of Mason!!

Very simple LO....I'm enjoying doing this type! Love the fancy vintage shabby chic ones that I do, but sometimes I need a break! Anywho.......I used Crate Paper for background, 7 Gypsies as a photo mat....I never get tired of this striped paper...I've used it a lot....and I keep ordering it!! I rolled the Marks Paper to make a frame around the pic, and added my fave Graphic 45 die cuts. Here's a few closeups.......

How do you like the 'stache? I just love it....it's from Hambly Screen Prints.....and I've got quite a few leftover....maybe I'll use some for Father's Day project!! I also cut the hat from G45 paper!! Trim is rom May Arts. Vintage numbers (on postcard) from 7 Gypsies, from the May Vintage Splurge Kit. More diecuts from Crate Paper & Pink Paislee & My Mind's Eye brads.

Did you notice that I'm not overloading you by posting all of my Snobby Walrus projects in one post!! Unlike what I did last month!! LOL Yeah, that's my new thing.......spread it out!! I'll have a bunch of POSH projects for you soon....that is if the rain stops!!! But here's quickie card from the CLSC #16 Challenge ......

 
Sorry, bad pic......another rainy day!!! I gotta tell you, I'm so proud of myself for using my scraps, even bits and pieces of leftover Prima flowers from different collections. Yep, this is one of my newest challenges....make cards with scraps only!!! It's working out pretty good so far.......and I still get to use beautiful papers.

That's about it for tonight....hoping to get the RAK pics done in the morning......if not, it will wait till my next off rotation. Although, at the rate I'm going now, I might have to change the title to "July Bride", ugh, that's just not the same!!

Love ya,

Lynne
 

  

A Broken Tooth, A Challenge & A Sneak

Yeah, that's right, I have a broken tooth! Ugh! Nope, I didn't hit it, or get hit....it just started breaking apart!! No fun, that's for sure. Pain was sooo bad, I actually called out at work on Sunday night. On the plus side, I had made a dental appointment as soon as I realized this....so I was able to visit my dentist on Monday morning. Double ugh!! Sure enough, it's falling apart around a filling....who knew? So, I am now taking anti-biotics & pain killers until my next appointment, when lucky me, I get to have a root canal! Triple ugh!!! Needless to say, this will cost me an arm & a leg, and a child or two. Quadruple ugh!!!! yes I have dental insurance, yes it covers the root canal & crown, etc, but.........it only covers to a certain $$$ amount! I figure it'll cost me about $1000 out of pocket. There goes my scrappy spending dollars for the rest of this century!!! Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

Let's talk about something less depressing, shall we?!!!!

Don't forget about the ongoing Brag Book Challenge over at Posh. This challenge will run for five weeks, and then a random winner will be chosen to win.......

Each time you enter a page, it counts as 1 chance. You can have up to 10 chances!! Soooo.....go check it out, and enter today for your chance to win!!

Plus, I have a sneak for you....okay I'm a little late in posting it! But, in my defense, I wanted to be able to post some sneaks of my pages with it. And I just got done taking about 600 pics of them, and cropping them and fixing the colors....it was cloudy outside, and playing with how much I wanted you to see, and still be able to get away with it!!!

So, here's a sneak of the June 2010 Kit at Snobby Walrus

Awesome kit, right? It is!!! You won't believe how much stuff there is in this kit. I've made 6 LOs, and 1 mini album!! I still have 1 1/2 sheets of paper, plus a bunch of embellies leftover!!! How awesome is that!! And you should see the Splurge Kits....OMG!!! Soo, go checkt it out at Snobby Walrus.

Okay, here's some sneaks of my projects......

And lastly.....yep you only get 3 peeks!

Soooo, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!!! Gotta go email all of my projects to SW......

Happy scrapping

Love ya,

Lynne  
 

POSH Brag Book Challenge

A short post today! Now there's something new & different! Just want to let you know about the new challenge at the POSH Community. You'll def want to enter for your chance to win a Zutter Distrezz It All!

Here's the low down.......

Welcome to our first ever "Brag Book Challenge" these will be done in a 5 week time span; a total of 10 pages! 2 Brag Book Sketches per week! The more pages you complete, the more chances you have to win our grand prize. Your name can be entered up to 10 times! 

These sketches are made to fit a standard 5X7 brag book, let's start with the first and second pages.

 

 

New sketches will be posted in the challenge section of the forum every Monday! Our BBC is open to all, so come one come all! Shipping fees are paid for by Posh Designs Scrapbook Store. The second and third random winner will receive a 25$ Gift Certificate to use in our store. No purchases are necessary. 

So, get on over there and enter for your chance to win!! I have....already got the first 2 sketches done and posted!!

Happy crafting & good luck to you!!

Lynne

Together & A Few Giveaways

Wow, I guess I haven't uploaded pics in the sidebar for a while....it took me forever to get it working. Ah well, thats my technically challenged side talking!! If I don't do this stuff often, I totally forget what to do....then I have to look it up, and of course I get it wrong and have to start over. It's a real struggle, to say the least.

I was trying to upload the pic for the May  Prima Pick, and that's where I got lost!! LOL  But I did it, and it's in the left sidebar. If you've never (you must be the only one) checked out Prima's monthly giveaway, you have missed out! Their RAKs are awesome! If you love berries & all things purple, you gotta check out this month's giveaway.

Snobby Walrus has another giveaway as well!! This is part 2 of the His & Hers Giveaway!! Check out the girly collection of papers & embellies......

Okay, pic is a little blurry, but you get the idea!! So, head on over to SW and enter for your chance to win this lovely & awesome prize! But hurry, you have til May 19th & then it's so over!

And then there is the giveaway that I was planning on doing.........key word ----> was!! Work & life got in the way, and I didn't get a chance to plan it out. I am still going to do it....I'm looking at end of May, or the beginning of June. The title of it is 'June Bride', since June is the month that has the most weddings. Def planning on some G45, Prima, and Tattered Angels.....poss some Webster's Pages, & Tim Holtz stuff too! I have started to put it together, but need to order a few more things. Soooo, as soon as I get the goodies, I will post a pic & the 'rules of engagement'.  LOL

And, I am finally posting my first May LO for POSH. This has been up on their site since May 4th!!! I'm a little behind. My LO is based on this POSH Sketch.....

So here it is......

I used papers from the gorgeous Claire collection from SEI. I cut the large flower background with my Cricut & Home Accents cartridge. Here's a closeup of the Prima & SEI flowers.

The large brown flowers (under the Primas) are actually brown flocked velvet (SEI), and they are luscious. Here's another closeup.....

The pink flowers are also from SEI and are glittery vinyl. Totally different than anything I've seen before. I also added a few TH metal flowers as well as some Glimmer Chips from Tattered Angels.

You can see the glitter coming off of the pink flowers. The tangerine & mocha glimmer paper is also SEI. It really does glimmer that much....I love this paper!! A few rhinestones add a bit of sparkle to the butterfly.

The metal accent, which I've used as my title, is from K&Co. It was a very bright copper!! I toned it down a bit with some TH Alcohol Inks, and added a TH heart, which I colored pink.....I know you can't see it very well, but it is pink!

Well, that's about it for now, gotta get my POSH post together....it's a crafty storage idea!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Love ya,

Lynne
 
 
 
 
  

  

National Scrapbook Day & A Mini

Have I got a lot of to share with you today!!!

First, it's National Scrapbook Day. Wait....isn't that everyday?!!!! LOL  Needless to say, the whole scrap blog world is agog with giveaways, prizes, challenges, & RAKs.  Where do you ask? Well, here's two:

Snobby Walrus will be hosting all kinds of silly shenanigans!! Check out the forum, and while you're there, don't forget that it's not too late to enter the His giveaway, you have til May 2nd to enter!!! Here's what you can win.......

Plus Timeless Daydreams, is also hosting challenges all weekend, as well as 3 Prima  Flower giveaways.

And, POSH is also doing a sketch challenge, ends May 4th!! Go check out the cool prize, it's paper packs from Sassafrass Lass & Pink Paislee.

Second, if you've visited my blog before, you'll notice that I put the Follow Me button back at the top of the left sidebar.....why? Well, I'm working on another giveaway! I haven't done one in a while, soooo... it's time to do it again. In honor of National Scrapbook Day, of course. I still think that it should be everyday!

All you have to do is become a follower and leave a comment on any post beginning with this one and going forward. I will end the contest on May 31st, and the winner will be determined by Random.org. So, I know you are wondering what you can win. Well, I haven't determined precisely what that will be yet, so......I'm thinking that for every new follower to my blog, I will add something very scrappy cool. But let's start with Prima Flowers, and some G45 papers.......who doesn't love those!! As I figure out exactly what I plan on giving away, I will post a pick. Meanwhile.....tell everybody!!!!!! I will post more info in the next couple of days.

Third, I just received the June Kit from Snobby Walrus.....OMG, you won't believe how gorgeous it is. If you haven't been over there to check them out, even for the NSD & His Giveaways, you need to check out the kits. June? Yep, that is the great advantage to being a DT....you get your kits way ahead of everyone else!!!! Love, love, love this kit!!!! There is sooooo much stuff in it, that I'm not exactly sure where to start!! Plus, the price is awesome! And, I also ordered one of the many splurge kits......more scrappy goodness!

BTW, did I mention that this was going to be a long post? No, okay, well it is!!! Go potty, get a cup of coffee  & get comfy, cause you'll be here a while!!

Fourth, I actually got my first 'real' mini album finished this morning!!!! Can't believe it...so proud of myself!!! Okay, I started this last month......knowing it would take me a while.....it doesn't have to be finished til August!!! LOL  I know myself too well...these things tend to get put on the back burner, and then I forget about it, or I don't have time, or I just plain don't want to do it anymore. But I actually got it done!! And three months ahead of time....you see it's for Arelys, Kevin's girlfriend, for her birthday!!!

I think that she'll like it, well, I hope that she'll like it. Anyways, now I have to figure out where to put it without forgetting all about it!! LOL

I had it 98% done last night, it just needed the closure attached and a bit of TH Stickles added here & there, and then all I had to do was take the pics. I figured that would take me a couple of hours.......no, no, no!!! I just got done about an hour ago, and that makes it 4 hours!! Ugh!!! I had such a hard time getting good pics. I kept having to move around to different areas of the house. First there was too much light, then not enough light, then glare, then it was on my large woven basket, then on the floor on black poster board, then back to the basket.....ugh, very frustrating!!! But it's done, and I've got pics! Some of them are not so great, but after doing this for 3 hours, I just gave up!!! So pardon the bad pics, and enjoy......

The Front Cover

Okay, I'm having issues trying to upload the pics, so I will save the closeups for my Photo Album, entitled Arelys' Album......

Page 2

Page 3

Page 4

Page 5

Page 6

Page 7

Page 8

Page 9

Page 10

Page 11

Page 12

 
Page 13

Page 14

Page 15

Page 16

Page 17

Page 18

Page 19

and the Back Cover

Now that I think about it, it really isn't that mini, is it?!! LOL I don't think that I was planning on it having that many pages, and I certainly didn't realize it until I had to upload all of the pics!! And I didn;t even upload the closeups!!! 

Materials used........I'm sure I'll forget a bunch, but here goes:

• Webster's Pages
• My Mind's Eye
• Basic Grey
• Pink Paislee
• Prima
• SEI
• Teresa Collins
• K&Co
• Little Yellow Bicycle
• Graphic 45
• Tim Holtz
• DCWV
• Cosmo Cricket
• BoBunny
• Martha Stewart
• Making Memories
• Me & My Big Ideas
• Offray
• MyMadkow Designs

Well, it's been a while since I had a long post. I'm sure it'll happen again soon!!!Hope you enjoyed the mini, as much as I enjoyed making it!! And don't forget, check out the challenges & giveaways, tell everyone about my RAK, and make sure you enter as well. I will update the info by Monday.

Happy Scrapping!!

Love ya,

Lynne

   
  

Recipe Album

Have you been wondering where I've been? Or what I've been up to?  Yeah, me too!!! LOL.  Actually, I've been reorganizing my craft space. It was a mess, and it was getting to the point where I couldn't find anything. So now everything has a place and a label!!! So much easier now!!

I finished and sent off my Snobby Walrus LOs & project.......like 3 days before it was due!!! Ugh!! I hate it when I do that!! I like to get things done early!! But for some reason, I had a hard time with my project, I just couldn't get anything to work out the way I wanted it...so, I finally decided to make a card!! Not that I have anything against cards, but I just thought that, that was the easy way out!! In my defense, I was just totally out of ideas!! 

Also I've been working on projects for the May DT Challenge at Posh!!! Nini has now added LOs to the challenge. So, we can do a card and/or an LO!!!! Love it......I actually got both done and 6 days ahead of time!!!

And I have been working on my DDs Recipe Album. This was what she wanted for Easter....problem is that she told me like 4 days before!!! Soooooo, I've been scrambling to get it done asap!! Plus I made a few Mother's Day cards!!!

Good thing I'm on vacation, right!!! It's been nice being home!! I'm trying to get my sleeping or lack their off, fixed. It's been an issue since I worked 2 hours away during the Holidays. I have finally given up, and am now taking sleeping pills to try and get my self regulated and on a set sleep schedule!! Hopefully when I go back to work, I'll be okay.

Soooo, I thought that I would share the recipe pages I made with you. Since there's like 6 of them (that I actually took pics of), I will limit the closeups.....else you'll be here til tomorrow, just reading this!!

So here goes.......

 
 
 

and my fave......

My ex-MIL's Banana Bread recipe......it just might be the only good thing that happened in that marriage!!! Everybody loves it, and it always comes out great...moist and tasty!! Naturally everyone always wants more!! I have a co-worker friend who loves this bread so much, that if I make some for him, I have to make two. One to eat at work, and the other to bring home and share with his wife!!!

I really had to work at not over-embellishing these pages, so that Ashley's album could lie flat!!! So these are very simple LOs....not my usual style!! That's okay, it forces me out of my comfort zone....kind of like doing Mason pages.....it's so hard to not put flowers on those LOs!!!! Well, sometimes I do, but I try to limit it, so that his pages actually look like boy pages!!!

I used some Cosmo Cricket & Basic Grey papers on these, with a bit of K&Co & DCWV thrown in. I'm also trying to use up some older embellies that I have in my stash. Gotta make room for more scrappy goodies!!!! LOL......I just ordered some Timmy stuff again!!! Now I want some Dew Drops!! Ouch....... my wallet is hurting!!!

Here's the card I made dor DD...... 

Love this collection from Webster's Pages!!! I ordered this set about a month ago, and it took almost that long before I got it!! That's how backed up they are!! Anyways, I did a bit of fussy cutting & layering of pp, added a Prima flower, which is just too perfect for this paper! And the 'daughter' chipboard embellie from K&Co, again, it's perfect with this paper!!

Soooo, that's about it for now. Will be back in the next few, with my Snobby Walrus & Posh projects.

Happy scrappin'

Love ya,

Lynne

It's Wonderful

Feeling like I've been neglecting my poor little blog!! Probably have. Been real busy. Trying to get my posts for Posh done. Working on a mini album for Kevin's girlfriend.  Have another commitment, that I've been working on, remember my little secret? Ashley wants a recipe album. For Easter, no less!!! That's probably NOT going to happen!!! LOL. At least she realizes that, but I will get started on it. Got a great idea to use the cover of a vintage book, and add a binder mechanism to make the album. I love the idea of doing this!! But then I love vintage, soooo....hopefully, Ashley will love it too, providing I can find the right album cover!!!

I added a few more blogs to my faves:

Much Ado About Nothing with Pinky. I thought for sure that I had this one up; my bad!! I have her other blog Dirty Scraps up.

Snobby Walrus You gotta check this one out!!!

The Graphics Fairy This one's a no brainer!! I just keep forgetting to put it in my list...in my defense, I do have their blinkie up!!!

Wendela this one replaces her old blog Creawen, which is still up & running. Lots of great stuff here.  

Plus......I joined another NING site!! Like I need more to do!!! I love it! It's called Scrappers of the Brier. It's soooo new, that there are only five of us as members!!! But, this one was founded by Angela Holt. Some of you know her from Pages In Time. That girl is soooo talented!!! You should see some of the blog headers, blinkies and avatars, that she has made. She also has quite a few videos & her LO's & projects are gorgeous!!

Also been thinking about doing my own blinkie. I've got an idea about what to do (pic, that is)....I just have to get it done!! No wonder, I've neglected the 'kow!! Been way too busy. The upside (well, for me anyways), is that tomorrow, I'm off shopping with DIL!! You know we're going to hit the craft stores!!! Esp the scrap stores! Soooooo...........

Here's an LO of my DD Ashley. Did this one for my DT post at Posh.

I always loved these pics that Kev took!! But, they are Polaroid shots!! Finally figured out that you can still scrap them. You just have to be careful to NOT cut or tear them. Cause the insides will ooze out onto your LO/project, and that will most def ruin your work!!

Just love the Cosmo Cricket paper!!! That company's scrappy stuff is sooo under-rated!!! I've passed them up soo many times, cause I was thinking, it's kids stuff. Wrong!!! Okay, some of it is. But a lot can be used for adult LOs too!! Check out my Warning! Warning!! Warning!!! post. Or, how about the Don't Try This At Home  post!!!!

Loving their scrappy stuff more and more every day!!!! I think my style is evolving too!! As much as I love vintage, I've been finding myself doing a lot more 'bright colored' pages.

Okay....I also used bits of K&Co paper & lots of their die-cuts (love!), and a Pink Paisley rubon. A few Prima flowers & some glimmer mist on the rolled fabric flower.

Got the flower idea from Rhonna Farrer at House of 3. Oh yeah!!! Almost forgot to tell you....I've also added a new list to the left sidebar, appropriately titled 'Tutorials'. I will add new and informative links to these great videos, as I find them, or in my case, re-find them!! I am soo bad at remembering where I got ideas/stuff from....so, this will be good for me!!!

I used home-made glitter mist on the rolled flower, and added a brad from Michaels (legs cut off) to the center. Here's another look.....

Home-Made Glitter Spray Recipe

 

You will need the following:

• Small spray bottle, travel size is best (I got mine at Wal-Mart)
• Rubbing Alcohol
• Alcohol Inks
• Perfect Pearls or Pearl Ex powders.

Open your spray bottle and pour rubbing alcohol into it, filling it about 3/4 of the way up.
Add three to five drops (you can use more to get a deeper color) of alcohol ink, in your choice of color.
I used two different greens to get the color I wanted.
Add about 1/2 teaspoon of pearl powder into bottle. Replace cap, and shake sideways!!!

Tip: If you shake it in an up and down motion, the pearl powders will clog the little tube in the sprayer, so make sure to always shake sideways!

This is definitely not an exact science. Okay, maybe for some of you!! LOL!! Just experiment with different colors & amounts of ink & pearl powders. You'll be amazed at the results!!! And you'll save lots of $$$.

Okay....one more pic...........

That little flourish, is a K&Co acrylic die-cut!! I layered it over packaging from Prima flowers, and then cut around it!!! Colors were perfect...the packaging really brings out the green in the die-cut!! Then I added 3 Martha Stewart black pearls to finish it off.

I've got a few more LOs in the works, plus.....all of the other stuff!! Hoping to be able to share my little secret soon!!! Meanwhile, I'll see you on your blogs!! Happy scrappin!!!

Love ya,

Lynne
 
 
 

Journey

Today is a good day!!! LOL, I guess you don't hear me say that too often!! I just got some good news.....and can't wait to share it with you. But,................I can't right now!!!! Maybe in the next couple of weeks, I'll be able to let you in on my little secret! But, until then.....

I have been shopping!!! Lots & lots of shopping. Online of course. And a lot of it was 'windows' shopping (get it?), but it's still shopping. I actually have a bunch of stuff coming soon. Am trying to figure out what I really want!! There's lots of new Cricut cartridges, all the new Tim Holtz stuff, all the new Prima, I want some Copic markers. Then there's all the new Webster's Pages, & Graphic 45!! Ugh, I could spend thousands...hence the 'windows' shopping!! Been thinking about a video camera, and a Big Shot Pro. Haven't quite decided on either yet.

Okay, so your probably wondering if I'm independently wealthy...I'm not! I just got my yearly bonus (not that great & taxes ate half!), and I decided that I needed to splurge a little! Will def put most $$ in savings, but have allowed myself a small chunk for scrappy goodness. So, you're probably also wondering why I'm spending $$ if I have to move. Well, I am not moving!! At least not til August & most likely not til the new year!!!!

Dan & Carol have also made some big decisions in their life!! And part of that is staying with me at least til August, possibly January!!! Think engineering!!!

Kevin's girlfriend, Arelys was here with us for a few days. It was real good to see her again!! She's almost done with studies, and will begin her 'internship' in the summer. Yep, she's going to be a doctor!! Kevin will probably be going to Puerto Rico soon! He's got a few jobs lined up....I know it will be totally different for him (& us), but this will be good for both of them!!

That's some of the big news in my little world! So on with the pics.......

Here's a card I made for the PDSS Sketch Challenge #11....

Papers, ribbon & lace are from my scrap stash. Flourishes are from Making Memories. I used Marvy-Uchida punches for the plain & scalloped circles. Philosophy tag is from Tim Holtz, & butterfly from Heidi Swapp.

Here's a close-up....

The smaller circle was clear embossed (TH stamp) on white cardstock. Then I stamped some distress inks on my non-stick craft sheet, spritz the ink with water & then swiped my circle through them.  

I used alcohol inks on a blending tool and stamped on the backside of the butterfly. I then glued it down on a vintage dictionary page with Glossy Accents (Ranger). Next I cut around the butterfly, and used a metallic silver pen around the edge. Easy to do!!! Just more involved. Love the alcohol inks on clear acrylic...def have to do more of that!!!

Next, I have another LO, in the "Family Photo Shoot" series......be warned.....pics are not that great!! I must have tried a dozen different times, in different lighting to get these. No matter what I did, the colors were off!! Tried to fix in Photoshop, but totally unsuccessful, as pics actually looked black & white!! So, I didn't get many 'decent' shots, and def fewer close-ups!!

The aqua is def more pronounced in reality!!!

Just so you can put faces to the names, here's the who's who of our family:

From left to right in the Back Row: Kevin (oldest son) & Mike (son-in-law).

Again from left to right in the Front Row: Grand-pa Moe (my Dad), Grand-ma Pete (my Mom), Ashley (daughter), holding Mason (grand-son), me, Carol (daughter-in-law) & Dan (youngest son). Are we cute or what?!!! LOL  Can you believe what Kevin had to do to take these pics?!! See the Don't Try This At Home post for more!! 

Okay....papers are K&Co, Bazzill Cardstock & Coredinations. Die-cuts are from G45, K&Co, & Making Memories. Bling from Martha Stewart, My Mind's Eye & Prima. Chipboard & Glimmer Mist are from Tattered Angels. Alphas are from MME. Flowers are from K&Co & MyMadkow. Distress Inks & Distress Stickles are from Tim Holtz.

Here's a close-up.......

Flower is made by following Rhonna Farrer's technique on House of 3. These are easy to do!!! Love them!!! Still working on which glues work best, but so far, I have to say Aleene's Tacky is the best!! Rhonna used Fantastic Fabric Tack....have to find some!! I used a button cover kit with a different fabric, for the middle of the flower, and then added some Prima bling to the top of it.

I have decided that I would start adding some of these great tutorials on my blog...I will link them in the sidebar under Tutorials, for you to check out! I figured, that some tutorials are harder to find (well, for me anyways!), and I'm always going back the different sites & You Tube to find them. This will def be easier for me!!

Hope you enjoyed these. Thanks for stopping by!!

Love ya,

Lynne
 

 

Somebunny Loves You

Haven't blogged in a while...okay it really hasn't been that long, but it sure feels like it!!! I've been off riding the blog rollercoaster, and checking out a bunch of videos on You Tube!!! Wow, there is so much to learn...and that's just your basic scrappy stuff!!!

Yes, I have watched more videos in the last day, than I really want to admit!! On the plus side, I was also scrapping/crafting in the midst of it all!!! I learned some new alcohol ink techniques, faux metal, all kinds of new flowers, stamping, glittering, faux stained glass, etc!!!! There's too much to remember......but I added the best ones to my faves!!!! And now I'm back to reality......

Today I have a layout that I did for Posh!!!

 
This is a picture of my grand-son Mason & my parents. My oldest son Kevin (the photographer) did the shoot in January. This was just a couple of days before my daughter Ashley & Mason moved to Vermont, while my son-in-law is in Basic Training.

This shoot took forever to get done!! Mason just didn’t want to co-operate, never mind smile!! All he wanted to do was walk and play with his toys. So we had to cajole him to just get a few smirks!!! Ashley & I would stand behind Kevin and make faces & wave to him, just for those itty bitty smirks!! But we didn’t stop there; we even stooped to tickling him!! I think Kevin must have taken about 300 pics that day, just to get a handful of each of us holding Mason!! Ugh, I miss that little boy!!!!

I won't go into the details of this LO, as I've already posted it at Posh. Go check it out!! There's a mini tutorial and 2 great tips!! Back later with more!!! See you on the coaster.......

Love ya,

Lynne

 

Crazy Good

Woohoo!! Got my first layout & DT post up at Posh!!!! So exciting!!!

This LO is of my daughter Ashley & my son-in-law Mike....needless to say they were goofing off!!! My dearest son Dan, naturally had to get in on the fun!!! Pic by my oldest son Kevin!

Beautiful K&Co, Graphic 45, SEI & My Mind's Eye papers. Diecuts are by Basic Grey and K&Co...from their new Tim Coffey collection (just gorgeous), with alphas, also by K&Co.

Flourish & heart were cut on Cricut, using Storybook cartridge. Flower was cut using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. Here's a closeup......

And the flourish........

 
Lots of layering on this one!!! Love that look. I inked the edges of all papers with TH Distress Inks. I also used the Walnut Stain Ink on the flourish & heart.

I did a tutorial for the flower and it is posted at Posh, as well as here on the left sidebar.

So it seems like I don't have much to talk about tonight......that's new & different!!! Well, at least it'll be a short one!!

Love ya,

Lynne

News Flash!!!!

Hi everyone!! I'm so excited....I can't believe it.....I made the POSH DT!!! Whoo hoo!!! Got my first DT blinkie!! I am super stoked and can't wait to start creating for POSH!! In the left sidebar, you'll find the blogs of all the POSH DT's...check them out!!! And if you read Blog Treasures, you remember Nini's blog....she is the founder of POSH!!

Okay, I really need to get my feet back on the ground!! So I'm going to post one of the LO's that I submitted to POSH with my app for their DT call. That was a mouthful!! Here we go.....

 Remember the Artistic Papers by Donna Salazar, that I've been telling you about? Well, here it is!! Gorgeous cream embossed cardstock, with black print on the edge!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this paper!!! I bought one of each at my LSS!! They are so beautiful (my pics don't do any justice), that I'll be very surprised if she still has any in stock!!!

I wanted to add a touch of color to the paper (to match the flowers), so I dug out my TH Distress Inks, stamped them on my craft mat, spritzed each color with water, and then used a small round paintbrush to color the leaves, grapes, bow and tag!! Soooooo easy!! Love the look...check it out

I used Peeled Paint, Weathered Wood, Broken China, Vintage Photo, & Antique Linen. I also added these inks to the edges of my frame, flowers and leaves. The cardstock is so heavy, that even my 'coloring' (which was very wet!) didn't distort the paper!! Have I said that I LOVE this paper!!!

For the frame, I used an inner pack from Prima and traced on K&Co paper. Then inked the edges, and added TH brads. At the top of the page, I used Sticko "Always Remember To...." stickers. Alphas are naked chipboard from Basic Grey (thank you Cindy -- Valentine Exchange at PIT!!), and inked with TH Black Soot. Here's a closeup of the flowers....

I cut a strip of black checked paper from K&Co, & punched the edge with 'Fleur De Lys' from Fiskars. Then I layered a piece of ribbon from Michaels over the left edge. I loosely formed a semi-circle with Prima's gorgeous velvet ribbon and intertwined with K&Co lace. I made my roses, from K&Co paper, a la Tim Holtz, and added leaves cut on Cricut's Plantin Schoolbook cart. I also used some of the 'petals' to make smaller blossoms and buds. I edged each leaf & flower with TH Distress Inks. Rubon (above pic) is from Daisy D's. Then, I added TH metal flowers & brads as well as 2 word sticks that say "Live" & "Life".

That's my Dad, and I want him to "always remember to..... live life". My thoughts are that if you can live life, then you can 'be' whatever it is that you want to be, at any age!!! I wish that he would have felt that way about 30 years ago...he thought he was to old then!! No matter, I still love him dearly!! And I want him to enjoy the rest of his life!!

I have made several LOs with these gorgeous flowers, and I've been asked to do a tutorial on these....not sure that I should or not...seeing as I got the original tut on Tim's blog. And yes, mine are slightly different...you know I gotta put my own spin on things; plus, there's the leaves!! LOL!! I'd like your opinion, should I or shouldn't I?

I saw on another PIT member's blog that she actually has links on her sidebar to tutorials that were made by other bloggers. I'm thinking I might do that.....since I use a lot of tips & techniques from other bloggers in my scrapping. I'll have to ponder that one.

Love ya,

Lynne