MyMadkow

Apple of His Eye for Scrapbudz

Ack!! I'm having PC issues again!!! This time.....it's leaving comments on other blogs!! Ugh, need Dan my computer guru to help assist, okay, so I need him to fix it!! And to make matters worse, of course it's happening on some of my fave blogs!!

Which I'm sure begs the question 'Do you (as in me) really, actually leave comments on other blogs?' Yeah, I admit it, I am awful about doing it!! But, I'm trying to change!!! Call this my 4th quarter resolution!!

And by the way, if I can't leave you a comment (see above), I'll send you an email via mine (mymadkow@live.com) so that you know I'm trying!! LOL  

On to the good stuff!!!!

So this is our October challenge at Scrapbudz

 
How yummy looking is that!!

And here is my take.....

 
I kinda got carried away with the theme, but it works! Love this papers from Prima. Cardstock is Bazzill. I felt that the pic needed some matting, so I found an old transparency (unkown) to layer on top of it, and then I layed the whole thing over some BoBunny cardstock, which I promptly punched the edges of....Martha Stewart, of course. Really, is there any other punch that compares?

 
All of that gorgeous lace (unkown) is little leftover bits that I saved from other projects. I did color the darker piece with Distress Stains in Vintage Photo!!! So love that stuff!! I can't believe that I put off buying any because I thought that it was redundant to have the inks and the stains!! The grungeboard wing is Tim Holtz, slathered in Distress Inks and Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Dark Chocolate Truffle. Oh, and my pic is definitely NOT capturing all of the shimmer from the spray!!

It's not very often that I recommend products, but if you haven't tried the LSG sprays, you are SO missing out!! Gorgeous colors, full of shimmery goodness!! And awesome prices too!!! Check them out here. I promise if you try these, you'll never look back at the others!! I actually gave all of my other mists to my DD & my DIL.

I took a Glitzer (transparent sticker) from Glitz Designs, and adhered it to a small piece of packaging. I wanted to be able to use it without having to stick it down. The My Mind's Eye alphas were painted with Lumiere paint in Halo Pink Gold and then sprayed with Ramblin' Rose Red from LSG.

Other products include a Tattered Angels alpha frame, and a BoBunny butterfly trinket. The gorgeous flower is Prima, the mini roses are Recollections, sprayed with LSG, and the tiny alphas are Cosmo Cricket.

So that's my project for Scrapbudz. Do check out the blog, and play along!!

Thanks for stopping by!! And leaving a comment!! (Really, I'll respond in kind, I Promise!!)

Lynne

 

Wonderful For Scrapbudz

Hi everyone!! I'm a little late in putting up my DT post for the June Sketch Challenge at Scrapbudz .....I'm sorry.....it's been a trying couple of weeks! Anyways......here we go.

Our challenge this month is this gorgeous sketch by Vanessa

Love, love, love her sketches!!! And here's my take on it.......

 
I know, it's completely different!! But the essence of the sketch is there!! I just moved the elements around!! Plus, I only had one pic to work with for this LO, so I had to make the best of it!!

Papers are Graphic 45 & BoBunny. I circle cut the pink gingham paper, and then used my Martha Stewart corner punch on the edge. I got this idea from Lisa G at What A Beautiful Mess (do check out her blog for more great ideas, and tutorials). Next I layered 2 postcards from K & Co, which I promptly distressed with Tim's inks & tools. Here's a closeup.....

 
In between, and over the postcards, I added some Webster's Pages Bloomers, a die cut, a Tim Holtz charm and a whole lot of fussy cut flowers (G45 pp). I added some Ranger Liquid Pearls to the centers of the flowers.

 
Sorry, bad pic of the left side. I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Starburst Sprays over some TH Distress Ink on the Tattered Angels frame. It's too bad that you can't see the shimmer, cause there's a lot of it!!! I love LSG products!!! So I layered a fussy cut fairy over the frame and just touching my pic, and then added a few more flowers.

 
More LSG Sprays & Magical Micas, were used on the Kaisercraft birdhouse. I also added a piece of cream cardstock to the back of the cage......cause it was getting lost. I stamped over it with my all time fave script stamp from Hampton Arts & brown StazOn. A few pearls pn the bottom edge & a Timmy dangly bit (not the actual name). I fussy cut the fairy, and added Glossy Accents (Ranger) to her wings. I know, you can't see that either!

 
And here's my title....a K & Co diecut!! I used Lisa G's technique for adding ribbon & brads (MME).

So that's my project. I hoe you enjoy it as much as I do.

Happy Scrapping

Lynne

Some Prima Goodness

Hi Everyone!! On my last post, I promised that I would share something special for Mojo Monday at Scrapbudz. Unfortunately, Mojo Monday is on hold...for now!! Although the Cream & Latte Challenge is up....and I've already shared that creation with you....here's a peek......

and here's the link for that post.

 

But I do have something special......it's another project that I made for the DT call at Prima. The one that I didn't get to actually submit for!! You might remember that I shared about my life getting in the way of applying for the team.....oh well, there's always next time!! Anyways, here's one of the altered projects that I made........

 
I used the gorgeous Botanical Collection....so love these papers!! And lots of yummy Tim Holtz products!!! Here's a closeup of the front.....

 
Lace is Webster's Pages and my stash. The beaded leaves are from one of the Swirlydoos kits that I sub. The little bird is one of my own creations...using a Spellbinders die & some Michaels' feathers.....more on that in the next post.

 
The gears were painted, and then glittered up with Lindy's Stamp Gang, Tattered Angels, & my own concoction of mists.

 
Love how the roof came out....more Prima papers and a Martha Stewart punch.

 
The Birdhouse is from Wal-Mart, and the candleholder is from Michaels. I love the aging technique I used on this project, and oh so easy!! More on that later....

I know!! And I do have lots to share with you.......it just has to wait a little while longer. But, I do have one question..........if this project came in a kit, would you have any interest in purchasing it? Answer as you please........you won't hurt my feelings either way. But do answer......cause I've got a RAK coming.....something special, and one which will def answer a lot of questions!!

And there you have it.........

til next time,

Lynne

Budding Artist for Scrapbudz

Ack!!!! The May Sketch Challenge is up at Scrapbudz, and I totally forgot to post about it!! Ugh!!! Okay, so I'm human......like everyone else, I lead a busy life, and sometimes I forget things......ugh!

Budding Artist

 
This particular LO is definitely something different for me. First, I rarely ever use cardstock for my backgrounds. Secondly, I almost never handwrite my journaling, and thirdly, I'm really not a big fan of stickers. If I do use them, I do so sparringly. I really couldn't tell you why, especially since I have a lot of them!! I do have to admit, that I just cannot pass by the K&Co diecuts & stickers without being mesmerized. And of course, I have to buy them!! Once they've found their new home with me, they just hang on my Clip-It-Up, until I decide I need something for a project. Then, I lovingly go through them, one by one, and once again I'm spellbound. But more often then not, they just hang there. Sad!!

Anyways......I was looking for some flowers for this project, and I didn't have much of anything that matched the papers I chose by Imaginisce & Making Memories. So off to my stash I went, and once again, I fell in love! And I decided to actually use some of them! As you can see, I've used a lot of older products on this LO. I'm trying very hard to keep up my New Year's Resolution, and use up my stash. I still have a lot, and I gave Ashley a ton of stuff before she left!!!

 
Really, the only 'new' things on this LO are these red Recollections flowers!! The little owls are also Recollections. I can't remember who makes the journaling tag...I want to say it's Me & My Big Ideas. But that could be wrong.

 
What do you think about those alphas? More Recollections, from a couple of years ago.

 
Again they were the only alphas that matched...but not really. You see, the letters came in a mixed package, and these were red & pink. I really didn't want to add more pink on this LO. So........I took out my Sharpies, and colored the backs of the pink ones. Perfect match!!!

Yep....feeling like I need to do a real girly LO!! With lots of bling and layers, and flowers !! Oh yeah!!! That's more my style!!

Stay tuned...... coming up next ...........Mojo Monday at Scrapbudz. And it's my turn again!!!!! And I'm already hard at work on something very special.

Love ya,

Lynne

1/2 Pint for Scrapbudz

Whoo Hoo!!!! I am up and running again!!!! Thanks to my son Dan the computer whiz and a few suggestions from Typepad!! Of course that doesn't change the fact that I haven't blogged much in the last month!! But, I had a good excuse......my Daughter Ashley & Grand-son Mason were vacationing with me!! They left this morning for their return trip to El Paso. That was hard.....I really had to hold back the tears!! I will definitely miss them a lot!!! And I am very thankful that they could spend this time with us!!! Now life will be just a little less complicated, and much quieter :(  

I have quite a few things to share with you! First, a Sale & some Blog Candy...check it out.....

Need to get the Mojo happening??
Well I have found where you can get the juices rolling.

Have you seen the fantastic sale in the Scrapbudz store?

Kaiser has been reduced a whopping 50% off all Kaiser ranges!!

How exciting is this??

Head over now and grab yourself great bargain NOW!!

Want a little candy too??

To celebrate this fantastic sale we are offering BLOG CANDY!!

All you have to do to be eligible for the Blog Candy is...

Follow the Scrapbudz blog, like the Scrapbudz Facebook Page, share this entire post with your friends on your blog, leave a comment in this post with a link to your blog post!!

and you could win yourself a fantastic $30 Prize Pack jammed packed full of scrapping goodies!!

Random winner of the Blog Candy will be announced on 25th May

Sale in the store is on now!! so be quick to grab yourself a bargain!!

Head on over to the Scrapbudz Blog to enter, and then check out the awesome Kaiser products in the store!!

And secondly........my project for Scrapbudz, which is about a week late, thanks to computer issues!! So.......here's my take on the May Latte & Cream Challenge. This month we were able to incorporate the colors apricot, almond & white, along with the latte & cream.

1/2 Pint

 
 
Sorry about this pic, it's definitely not a good one of this layout. I had a blast making this project...I used a lot of Lindy's Stamp Gang products on the chipboard diecuts (Tim/Sizzix)!! Here's few closeups.......

 
Lots of fussy cutting!! Prima Flowers and K&Co diecuts. Stazon Ink was used with the Hampton Arts script stamp over the gears.

 

 

I also used a few doo-dads from Tim's Ideology line, as well as American Crafts Thickers in white.

 

Looks like a crackle finish on the hinge, doesn't it? It's not.......at least it's not what you're expecting. I'll be sharing this technique with you, very soon!!

 And that brings me to the third thing..............

I am working on some new items for my Etsy store........I am determined to get it going again, and I'm planning on doing a lot of different things. Right now, I'm toying with the idea of making kits....mini albums, journals, altered items, etc. I'm very excited about this, and once I've got the store stocked, I'll let you know, and I'll definitely do a RAK!!!!

So that's what's been going on!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Core'dinations Creative Frenzy

Hi everyone!! Thanks for stopping by!!

I have questions for you....do you think much about about your cardstock? Do you buy one specific brand, or do you just pick up any old cardstock? I have to admit that until about a year ago, I really didn't think too much about it. I usually bought cardstock for the colors. Mostly, because I used it only for matting my pics. So what changed? Well, I was at my LSS, and was looking for a specific shade of red......that's when I found Core'dinations ColorCore Cardstock!! OMG!! It's just gorgeous....and embossable, sandable, distressable, and just plain fun to play with!! Still leery? Check it out.......

Spring Basket

 
Basket is built around the base of a chipboard box from Michaels. Cardstock is from the Super Assortment 'Nostalgia' pack and the Core Impressions: Graphic 45 Timeless Collection. Here's a few closeups......

 
 
 
 
Young Love

 
I used Nostalgia & the Core Impressions: Jenni Bowlin Collection for this LO of my DD and SIL. And some closeups...

 
 
Water Baby

  
More of the Nostalgia & the G45 collection. And some closeups......

 

 
 And a couple of cards........

 
 
Awesome cardstock, isn't it?!!! Love it!! I had a blast making these projects, and can't wait to make some more!!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

Monday Mojo

Hi everyone!!! I'm so excited!! My first Monday Mojo post is up at Scrapbudz!!

I chose to do a mini album.....with a twist!! Actually, it will be my new 'Scrapbook Organizer'. Something I can have in my scrap room, which will be especially useful when I'm online ordering more goodies!! Or I can even take with me when I go to Michaels, or Hobby Lobby, etc. Here's the cover.....

 
Want the deets? Then head on over to Scrapbudz!!! And while you're there, check out the April Sketch Challenge!!!

 

Love ya,

Lynne

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

A Few Projects & A Design Team

A few days ago, I received an email from Eve the owner of Black With 2. She had already chosen the new DTs for this blog. Was I disappointed....yes, but not for long!! Why? Well, Eve asked me to DT for her other blog, Scrapbudz Scrapbook Boutique. How awesome is that!!! I am honored to be part of the team!! And I'm definitely joining a very talented group of ladies!!  Thanks Eve!!!!!!

My new position starts on April 1st! It's been a while since I've been on a 'creative' deadline. But I'm totally looking forward to it, and I can't wait to get started!!

I did update my blog, with all of the new team info and blog links. Check out the <----- sidebar. And I will also post the new blinky, as soon as I can get it to work......technologically challenged here!! Please do take some time, and visit the Scrapbudz blogs. I also made some other changes (minor), and I'm planning on changing up my gallery......sometime in the near future.

So, I am going to share the projects that I submitted to Eve.....I'll keep the wordiness short!! LOL as if I can do that!! But I will keep the closeups to a minimum.

Tranquillite

 
Gorgeous papers!!!! The Moonrise Collection....this is one of my fave collections from SEI!!! LOVE IT!! I actually 'saved' it for months, before I finally decided to cut into it!!! How crazy is that? I just thought it was too beautiful to use up! The pic of my DIL, Carol, was printed in sepia on watercolor paper, and then distressed with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The little black velvet leaves......were flowers from Heidi Swapp......I just cut them apart into sections of two. The filagree butterfly is also SEI. Lace trim is Prima, felt trim is Recollections (see note), the foil border strip is Jolee's & the vintage whatnot is from Glitz.

 
The peach and the black & white flowers were cut from the pp. I made itty bitty flowers with the buttons & sequins that were included in the SEI kit. The bling is also Recollections and the larger leaves are made from one of my fave 7Gypsies paper. I love it so much, that I buy a few sheets everytime I see it!!

Remember

 
I punched a bunch of circles and layered them under the punched (Martha Stewart) circle mat.  You can see the Heidi Swapp black velvet flowers peaking out from under the glimmer misted Prima flowers. I used Basic Gray & Graphic 45 papers. I added a few K&Co and G45 diecuts, as well as some October Afternoon stickers.

 
My title is also stickers from OA. The seam binding is from Bluebird Lane Etsy.  And there's a few odds & ends everywhere.

Forever Happy

 
Love this pic of my DD Ashley....I think my DGS Mason took this pic, when they were at the airport waiting to go back home. I sanded part of the background because I really didn't want suitcases & stuff showing. I then stamped all over the sanded parts, with various Inkadinkado & Anna Griffin stamps. This LO is a bit different then what I usually do. I kept everything in the center to keep the background cleaner. More SEI papers. I used Lumiere paints on the title, which is a piece cut from a Dusty Attic chippy, another from K&Co, and on the the Tim/Sizzix birdcage & bird. 
I love how these handmade flowers turned out. I used more SEI papers....double sided cardstock, and I love the bits of green peaking out. I used a bit of broken china Distress Ink and some Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist, and added Recollections mini roses, also misted, to the centers. The leaves and bling are Prima. Bits of Tim Holtz, Martha Stewart pearls, Glitz sticker, and Tattered Angels.

Waiting

 
Pics of Mason are also at the airport...he was totally mesmerized by all of the hoopla outside of the window. I used My Mind's Eye, Prima, Onirie & SEI papers. Bits from Heidi Swapp, 7Gypsies, Sandylion, Martha Stewart, Greenbrier Intl. Distress Inks from Tim & paints from Folk Art

So here's my note...... 

Have you noticed how much more Recollections stuff there is at Michaels now? I was really getting frustrated with this, cause they were replacing the higher end products, such as Prima, with their own brand. Well, about a month ago, I was in there shopping, and they had lots more new stuff from Recollections. Not only more, but better quality, and much, much prettier than what they started with. I really didn't think I would ever say this, but I'm impresssed!! I'll still buy Prima, ZVA, etc, but I'll also get Recollections!! Bonus is that their stuff, is definitely less expensive!! Have you experienced the same thing? And are you buying the Recollections products? Nope, not getting any $$ from Michaels, just wondering if I'm the only one who feels this way.

That's all I have for today....and now it's time for me to go play some more!!

Happy scrapping,

Lynne 

Moulin Rouge

I just realized that it's been over 2 weeks, since I last posted!! Time just got away from me. Not that I haven't been scrapping, cause I've got lots to show you!! Right now, I have 3 mini albums that are nearly complete, they just need a few more embellies. I've also made some projects for a DT call at Black With 2, which I'm so excited about!!! Confining yourself to black & 2 colors, was a definite challenge!! But a lot of fun!!!

And I've been working on organizing!! Yep, that means purging, moving stuff, re-locating, purging, and purging some more!! So I've got a bag full of stuff for my DIL, the seasonal stuff has been moved to less desirable real estate. And I'm cataloging my stamps, and nestabilities, etc. I've even made a StazOn & Distress Ink flip book. Much easier to figure out what the actual colors are!

Speaking of cataloging, and yes, I'm still working on this......here's the album I'm using to catalog my wood-mount stamps. It's easier to see what I own, instead of digging through drawers looking for what I have, before I can even use it. It doesn't solve the 'where do I store these' issue, but at least I can tell at a glance, what I actually own.

I used an older 8 1/2'' by 11'' album, which I covered. I made divider inserts, then I made my own 'cardstock' sheets with watercolor paper. Unfortunately, you won't see this part...it just didn't occur to me to take pics of the inside!!  Anyways, here we go.......

 
I used Graphic 45's Curtain Call papers, Tim Holtz Ideology pieces and some flowers & embellies from the last few Swirlydoos kits. Then I threw in some 'vintage' (not really, it just sounds better than 'older than the hills') lace & flowers, just for good measure.  BTW, I do know that 'Moulin Rouge' (title) is Prima...... but the bits of paper, embellies & colors I used, are very 'oh la la', so the name stuck.

Every bit of paper is glued down with Mod Podge. Originally, I was planning on super-imposing & lifting the figures over the background paper, so I had actually stuck each figure onto Bazzill cardstock and trimmed around the edges, to give them a bit more stability. And then it occured to me, that using Pop Dots on a LO is much different that putting it on a book that's going to be moved around a lot!! So, I glued everything down....in some areas I have about 8 layers of paper!! I even used the Podge over top of everything! BTW, this was a fabric album and it's holding very well!!

 
The black flowers are Petaloo, the creamy gold ones are Prima, which I glimmer misted, and the red velvets........a small faux stem of flowers, that I bought a couple of years ago. Love those flowers!! The centers are beads, with black rhinestones. The fancy bead trim is from Flights of Fancy Boutique.

 
The scalloped circles on the right, are part of my dividers. Oh, and I did use a Prima Moulin Rouge journal spot....you can see it right behind the blades of the windmill. Overall, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out!!

Oh yeah, and the colors.......black with burgundy & creams.....that was just a bonus! I actually realized that it fit right in with the DT Call, after I'd made 2 LOs and was starting a third. And nope, it's not part of my projects for the call.

So....that's my story, and ......you know the rest!!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

 

Graphic 45 Projects

 
Hi everyone!! I'm sure that it's no secret that I'm applying for the Graphic 45 Design Team!! Definitely something that I could not pass up. Why? I love their papers! There bold and subdued, wild and sweet. You name it they got it!! Love that I can use them for any type of layout or project, from clean & simple to retro romantic chic, and everything in between!!

So here, are my submissions, in no particular order:

Graphic 45 Card

 
A Proper Gentleman Frame

 
Steampunk SpellBinders Die Holder

 
A big Thank You to Arlene at My Butterfly Kisses for this awesome idea!!

Unique

 
Le Romantique

 
 Lil Men

 
Spools

 

 Beach Babe

 
Love Wall Decor

 
Goddess With A Smile Box

 
Grand-mere & Gilles

 
Domestic Goddess Card

 
Life Deconstructed

 
I Wish

 
Precious Mason

 

That's all 15 of them!! Well if you count the spools as one, that is!! I had so much fun making these projects. It's easy when you have such gorgeous papers! And making the Graphic 45 Design Team would be the bomb!! And a dream come true!!!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 

 

Thank God, But Arghhhhh!!!!

Okay...so I am thankful that I backed up all of my files....especially my pictures. Why, you ask? Well...I did it again!! Don't know what I did, but I lost over 1200 pics, while trying to upload new ones!!! Arghhh!!!! Definitely NOT fun!! The upside is that I do have all of these backed up. The down side, I spent over an hour trying to recover all of them before realizing that, duh! I have them backed up!!! Okay, so, not one of my brightest moments!! LOL

On to new stuff......Blogoversary RAK ends on December 15th....if you haven't left your comments by then, it'll be too late. Please, click here to go to that post. I will draw a winner via Random.org, and post the winner on Thursday morning.

As you know, I've been a bad blogger!! Haven't posted anything since December 1st...and that's unusual for me. Well, I was sick for about a week, then the weather went north. Yeah I know, it's south. But....it's not supposed to freeze in Florida!!!! We're supposed to have clear skies, no wind and sit at about 74 degrees during the day!! Lately it's been hoverring around 60 during the day, and we've had 3 nights of freeze warnings in the last week!! And are expecting more of this!! NOT FUN!!!!! I expected this weather when I lived up north, but NOT here!

So what does the weather have to do with blogging? Well, I'm not taking my butt outside to take pics!!! Besides, the wind has been horrendous. So I did what I could inside. Still have lots to post, but it'll have to wait until this crap goes away, and I can take decent pics!!

For the first time in years, I decided not to buy stocking stuffers, what with DD & DS being about 1500 miles away, in opposite directions.....it just wasn't feasible! Besides, it's not cheap to ship stuff, especially when you can't fit it all in a 'flat rate box'!! Anyways, I still wanted some kind of stocking for everyone, so I opted to make some cute little gift card holders!! I really can't remember where I got this idea...def on a blog, so if you or someone you know, came up with this idea, please let me know, and I'll give credit to that ingenious person!! So here goes...pics first, and I'll save the yaking for the end.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This last pic, show a gift card inside!! NOT telling what it is, just in case the kiddies are watching, but it'll be good!! And the best part about these little stockings, is that they're another holiday decoration!! Soooo, I didn't make any other decorations for everyone, well....except for Mom! More on that in another post!

Supplies used:

Papers - BoBunny, IOD     Carstock - Bazzill, SEI     Ribbons & Lace - Prima, Flights of Fancy, stash     Flowers & Flower Centers - Prima, Making Memories, stash     Bling - K&Co, SEI, stash     Baubles & Chain - Tim Holtz, Making Memories     Rubons - Anna Griffin     Diecuts - K&Co, IOD,     Brads & Eyelets - BoBunny, Tim Holtz, My Mind's Eye, stash     Pearls - Michaels     Snowflake Charm & Chipboard - Lindy's Stamp Gang     Stickers - Anna Griffin     Distress Stickles & Distress Inks - Tim Holtz     Glimmer Mist - Tattered Angels & Ranger     Stamp - Inkadinkadoo     Embossing Powder - Stampendous  Archival Ink - StazOn     Gold Leafing Pen - Krylon     Scor-Pal     Adjusted Template - Some wonderful Blogger!!!!

Almost forgot to tell you....a lot of the items featured on these stockings, came from the December Swirlydoos kit, 'Divine Noel'. You can find the laces and ribbons here at Flights Of Fancy, and the awesome chippy & charm here at Lindy's Stamp Gang.

Soooo, that's it for today. Hope you enjoyed these little stockings!

Love ya,

Lynne

 

 

Curiouser & Curiouser For Snobby Walrus

Five, count 'em, five days away from Halloween!! That's 30 days left til Thanksgiving, and 60 days left to go before Christmas!! Ugh.......biggest 2 months of the retail year are coming up!! Double ugh.....yep, I work in retail!! Great for sales, but rough for employees. Even harder for management staff....tis the season to get your face ripped off!! It just seems that we can never make everyone happy.....ie. 'you don't have this', and 'you never have that'; 'you don't have enough cashiers', 'I've been waiting in this line for hours' and 'what are you gonna do about it?' Well, let me pull them out of my ass!! Cause that's where I hide them!! Ugh, are people that stupid/crazy, that they actually think that stores hide their employees and/or their products? Okay, I'm done ranting!

Sooooo, back to Halloween......and I still have 3 more projects for Snobby Walrus, to show you!!

Curiouser & Curiouser

 
Love this Pink Paislee paper!! I added a large clear sticker from PP about 1/3 of the way in, on the right side, and then butted my pic against that 'line'. Lots of fussy cutting of the gorgeous papers, from the Halloween In Wonderland collection from Graphic 45. I just love their papers!!! They are def one of my fave companies!! Okay, it's a tie for first place, with Webster's Pages!!

 
You can see a bit of the TA Glimmer Mist, peeking out from the pic. The little dots, are actually part of a stamp set (included in the kit) from PP!!

 
I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink, on the teeny Dusty Attic chipboard frame. Love their chipboard....it's gotta be laser cut, to get such great detail on itty bitty pieces!! And I added another G45 diecut to the backside. Prima flowers, leaves & lace, button is SW.

Though you can't really see it, I also used Glimmer Glam on the leaves & flowers of the G45 paper. A bit of Distress Stickles on the teapot, some Glossy Accents on the title, and a few feathers that I picked up at Michaels.

Brain Food

This next pic is a watermelon, that my DIL, made for Mason's First Birthday/Halloween Party.

 
Is that cool or what? When she was telling me what she was planning.....I really couldn't see it, but she did an awesome job of it!

More PP paper (background), Prima bling, lace, flowers & leaves, which I glimmer misted!! Alphas (purple) are Glitz, also Glimmer Misted, and Making Memories (stash).

 
Candelabra/bird is fussy cut from My Mind's Eye paper....love these!! They are flocked papers....yum! The little bling, is actually a button which I covered in Black UTEE (several times) and then added a rhinestone over top; I colored it with a Sharpie!! I also used a Martha Stewart punch on the Glimmer Misted paper. Ribbon is Fancy Pants.

Halloween Checklist

Love this pic of DD & DGS!! Even if the 'Superman' costume doesn't match!! LOL

 
More G45 paper & MME papers!! I used a Martha Stewart punch to make the eerie fence. This punch is one of my faves from her collections!! The little cat on the fence is another Dusty Attic chipboard, which I glittered up!! Prima flowers & leaves.....more misting! I used a piece of MME as a mat for my pic, which is printed on watercolor paper!

 
It took me a while to figure out how to use the DA chipboard tree.....it's a little big, and it took up a good portion of the page. Finally, I decided to do the un-thinkable......and cut it in 2 pieces!! I Glimmer Misted it with Pomegranate & Raven. It's hard to see the 2 separate colors in these pics. I also used the same process on the Prima leaves.

 
Little orange pom-poms were cut from Prima fringe. I also printed my secondary title on MME papers using Chiller Font. Almost forgot to mention......that, the gorgeous yellow seam binding is from Bluebird Lane's etsy shop!!! You've got to visit her shop, she's got lots of other goodies for sale too!

So, that's it for today. And should you happen to go out shopping in the next couple of months, please remember this.......we (retailers) do not set out to make your shopping life a living hell!! So be nice!! And if you can't be.......then shop online!!

Love ya,

Lynne

Boo For Snobby Walrus

Being that today is October 10th....I thought that I would share one of my October DT projects for Snobby Walrus. I so love the October kit!! Full of Halloween goodness!! Stunning papers & embellishments!! Lots of gorgeous fall colors in this kit. And what am I showing you?  I'm showing you a toned down card!! LOL See for yourself......
Toned down, right?!! As much as I love the fall colors, I also absolutely adore these muted colors. Black, cream & kraft, or coffee colored paper, (if you drink it with as much half & half as I do) are my new best friends! Even thinking about decorating my soon-to-be living room in these colors, with maybe a touch of red!

Okay back to the card! I do tend to get off track.....hey!! you don't have to agree! I took a piece of black cardstock, and ran it through my Cuttlebug, using one of my newest acquisitions....Kassie's Brocade Embossing Folder. I felt that it needed a bit more of something, so I decided to rub my StazOn Black Ink pad over the embossed areas. Well, it's just a bit different black, so you actually see more dimension.

 
I added a strip of My Mind's Eye paper on the left hand side. And then added a piece from one of the beautiful Pink Paislee stickers. This added just enough color to brighten it up.

 
Using another piece from MME, I punched a large scalloped circle. I also used one of the Pink Paislee stamps & my StazOn to stamp the graveyard scene onto a different piece of MME paper, and attached it to the scalloped circle, using my glue dots, to give it more dimension.

 
Once I decided where I wanted my stamped circles, I cut a small piece of grey Prima lace, and attached it to the card. Added my circles on top. Then I cut one of the 'sentiments' (witchy '31') from MME, and layed it over the lace edge. A small orange button, with eyelet yarn run through it, finishes off the card.

I hope you enjoyed this little card & stay tuned for more projects for Snobby Walrus.

Happy scrapping!

Lynne

Ack!! I Can't Believe I Did This!!

and some sneaks!

Okay, so I bet you're wondering what I did? Well......In a previous post, I mentioned that I was moving.What I didn't say, was that I was moving in with my folks! Yeah! I know!! I still can't believe it!

So why, did I do this? Well, I want to buy a house. And I have no $$$ for downpayment, closing costs, etc. Let's face it, I spend most of my extra $$ on scrappy stuff!! Not good, but oh soooo much fun!

Right now, the housing market is very good, at least on the Treasure Coast! My son just bought a 3 bedroom home for $66,000!! That's less than half of what it originally cost the owner, a few years ago!! Naturally, I would love to have my own place, esp my own home!! So, moving in with my folks (TEMPORARY!!!!) is a great way for me to accomplish that!! The up-side to this move, is that it will motivate me to do everything I can to save as much $$$ as I can, in a short period of time!! LOL

So, I moved in on Saturday....so far it's been pretty good!! And, I have my own scrappy room.....I'll post pics when I have it straightened out. For now, everything has a place, and it's pretty comfy too! Tonight, I start scrapping again....it's been a couple of weeks!! Wonder if I remember how?! LOL

Snobby Walrus October Sneaks

Can you believe that we're almost in October!!, It feels like summer just started, and we're already into fall!! Sooooo, since this is an October sneak, can you guess, what this kit is all about? Check it out.....

 
 
 
 
Now, now, that's enough!! You'll have to wait for reveal day, for more pics!!!

Bye, bye for now

Lynne

 

Dream For Snobby Walrus

So, here I am in the midst of packing & cleaning......yep....moving...on the 25th, no less!! Ugh!! Anyways, I just realized that I haven't posted the rest of my September DT projects for Snobby Walrus.  

Dream

I love how this turned out!! And apparently so did my DD...she snagged it before moving to Texas!!!

The paper mache letters are from a kit that I purchased at Wal-Mart!! They had several other words, but I thought that 'Dream' was just perfect for these papers. Papers are My Mind's Eye & Jenni Bowlin. The gorgeous vintage images are by DT Keri Babbitt....I was looking for something special to showcase these on!! Here's a few closeups....

Flourishes are cut with Tim Holtz/Sizzix die 'Elegant Flourishes' on my Cuttlebug. I've painted them in assorted metallic & pearl acrylic paints from Folkart & Decoart. Lace here is Prima, as is the inner bloom.

Butterflies are Jenni Bowlin. Pin is MyMadkow Design. Small leaves are Prima, which I've misted with various shades of Glimmer Mist. More Prima Lace & flower.

I've distressed the edges of the paper, before gluing to paper mache form. I then inked all of the edges with Distress Inks. Key & Keyhole are from TH's Ideology line. Little bird is MyMadkow Design.....once I've moved, I will post a tut, on this little guy.

I added a bit of Distress Stickles to the Prima Flower center....I just wanted a bit more bling! 

I wanted to add a bit of purple, to match the MME paper, so I made a flower out of ribbon.....but, it was just a little too big, to just add some bling to the center.....hence the Prima bloom over top. 

Pals

Believe it or not...I actually wanted to redo this LO....not one of my faves...or better pieces....but, I ran out of time......so.....it is what it is!! Actually, the part that I don't like is the flowers...I feel like they're a bit dis-jointed, and not a part of the LO. There's another Vintage Image from Keri (1 + 1), I added a sticker apple from BG (stash) and then slathered on the Stickles & Pink Paislee glitter.

Flowers are Prima. The scalloped ribbon stems (stash) which I Glimmer Misted.

PPs are Jenni Bowlin, Sassafras Lass & Onirie. The papers in this kit, were def faves!! I loved the combo that we had to work with. Very Elegant to Girlie Girl to Vintage Office to just plain Fun!! One of my other faves is the Hambly Screen Print (yellow frames) which I've used whole on this LO. The little heart leaves are also BG (stash) which I stickled.

All of the embellies in the top right corner, are bits & pieces that were leftover from past kits.....love the JB button!! The pompom trim is from Fancy Pants.

Alphas are Sassafras Lass (August kit), which I stickled......the original color was orange, and it was just too much for this LO!! 

I had a lot of fun with this kit! And the variety of papers & embellies......well, let's just say I LOVE MY SNOBBY WALRUS !!! So, go check them out, you can even see past kits (though, past kits are not kept in the store)!!

So, I guess I need to go pack some more crap!!! I have only been in this house for seven years.....I started with nothing, as I sold everything up north except about 10 boxes that we shipped and what clothes we could bring in our suitcases, and OH MY GOD!! I am amazed at all of the s--t, that we've accumulated!! So much crap....and I sold & gave away a lot of it!! 

My mom was over to help out, and she was packing some of my scrappy goodies....."you must have thousands of dollars invested in this stuff!" "It's everywhere!" "Do you need this much stuff?" "Can't you get rid of some of it?" "Are you planning on buying more?" "How many ink pads does one person need?" she says. She just doesn't get it!!!

But, you do!!!

Love ya,

Lynne
 

You Give Me Wings ~ Snobby Walrus

September Kit is up at Snobby Walrus!! You're gonna LOVE this kit!! Lots of beautiful papers, and embellies, that you probably wouldn't have thought to put together yourself....but it works!!

Pic is a little blurry, but you get the idea!! Go check it out at Snobby Walrus!! And here's a couple of my projects......

You Give Me Wings

My DD & grandson, playing with her camera, this past spring. Love the gorgeous Sassafras Lass paper that I chose for my backgrounds!! I did use Vintage Photo Distress Ink on the edges. The pink SL was sprayed with water, scrunched up, dried, and then inked with more Distress Inks. Don't you love the juxtaposition of naked cardboard against the vintagey papers? It's def one of my fave techniques.

I matted my pic on Chiyogami paper (August kit) & a scrap which I punched with Martha Stewart lace punch. Here's a closeup of the title.....

Alphas are October Afternoon, and the little bird is my design, made from recycled & new products (more on that later in the week). 

Lace is Prima. Alphas are My Mind's Eye (stash) which I stamped with a script Hampton Art Stamp & Staz On. I then added some gorgeous Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Tide Pool over the top.....LOVE this look!!!!

I added a few Tim Holtz grungeboard embellies (stash) which I painted with Folk Art Metallic & Pearl paints. Wire is from Darice, and the crystal is Heidi Swapp. Twisted burlap is from May Arts (August kit). Flower is Prima, which I purchased at the SW store. I almost forgot the journal card from My Mind's Eye, which I also applied Glimmer Glam to. This product is soooo cool. One coat and you can barely see it, if you want a more intense color, just add more coats. This product dries matte, with bits of glitter in it....so cool!! Also, be sure to use a misting mat underneath your work while using this product....it's def sticky, and will adhere to just about anything!! 

Life @ 55 MPH

This pic of my son Kevin & grand-son Mason, is another in our Family Photo Shoot Series from this past January. I love these pics sooo much, that I have been scrapping ALL of them!! BTW, this series was shot by Kevin!!!

Love the Sassafras background paper!! And don't you just love that each of the pps, come with a bonus scalloped selvage!!! Love using these as frames for the pics, or border for flower clusters!! I also added a piece of Onirie pp in middle of the page, and bordered the top with a bit of Jillibean soup kraft paper which I punched with MS punch.

Tickets are My Mind's Eye. Alphas are Pink Paislee. Now, these were white, but I grunged them up with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. Little felt stickers (tow truck & car) are Sassafras Lass, and they are on a huge SALE at SW, 99 cents per package!!!! How awesome is that!! 

I just love this little dude!! He is cut from the Onirie paper, and Glimmer Glammed!! I used a very small paintbrush to get into the little areas that I wanted colored. I also misted the Prima lace with TA Dragonfly, and then brushed the Tidepool Glimmer Glam over top.

I first used a piece from Jillibean Soup 'Diced Bacon' as a mat, and then added the @, which I cut using Cricut & Lyrical Letters cart. I grunged up the leftover JBS (turned a piece over) with TH Distress Ink, and then added Ranger Glossy Accents over top. 

That's the first 2 projects for the month.....I will probably add the next 2, at the beginning of next week. I've got lots to do for the rest of the month......I'm moving!!! And somewhere in there, I need to get my SW projects for October done, as well as post some products to my Etsy store......later in the week. I'm def going to need a vaca after this month is over!!!

Happy scrapping!!

Lynne

 

So, You Call This A Vacation?!! And More Snobby Walrus

WARNING   WARNING   WARNING

Very Long Post Ahead

So, grab a cuppa, you'll be here for a bit!!

So obviously, I'm going on vacation! Actually, I am on vaca right now.....it's 2:30 am, I just got home from work, and here I sit typing, when I should be sleeping!! I was on the schedule to work, and was planning on doing the normal 8pm to 8am, but getting a little concerned that my peer would/would not be there for his scheduled day on --> we had our yearly inventory this week, so schedules were messed up. Anyways, my manager told me to come in, see if the other Assistant showed up, do some evals and then leave -----> He showed up!!! S W E E T!!!!!! Sooooo, I'm just not tired right now.

So here's my plans for the next 22 1/2 hours.....shop for clothes to take on vaca, take pics of September DT projects for Snobby Walrus, upload and PhotoShop all of the pics, write up my blurb about each project, send to the OverLord, do my QOTD & SQOTD for Posh, do laundry, pack, get AAA for DD & SIL, get & print directions & maps from MapQuest, and sleep!! All before 1 am Sunday!!

Wait....it gets better......wait for my parents to pick me up....3:30am and drive me to Orlando airport about an hour and a half away (you haven't had to drive with them, and in the middle of the night too!!), go through the normal airport security & airline procedures, and get on the plane. Fly to Burlington, Vermont......meet DD Ashley & DGS Mason, and drive to St. Albans, VT. Then visit with SIL's family for a day or so.

Not so bad right? W R O N G!!! Drive 1900 miles back to Florida, in one overpacked car with DD & DGS, who by the way is 22 months old and can put the Energizer Bunny to shame, and two cats!!! Ugh!!!!!!! All so she can meet hubby and spend a bit of time with the rest of the family, before they drive another 2000 miles to El Paso, Texas, by September 5th, where SIL is being stationed!!

Sooooo, would you call this a vacation? Me neither!! BUT, I do call it love, and I would do it everytime and anytime for any one of my kids! Even if it means that they have to leave me, to live their lives. They are and will always be my most prized possessions!!

Wait......and then, DS Kevin is moving......he's going to San Juan, Puerto Rico on September 5th, to be with the love of his life!!!

Sooo, that leaves DS Dan & DIL Carol, who have just bought their new house!!! They will moving at the beginning of September as well.

September is turning out to be the beginning of a new chapter in our lives. Will it be easy, NO! Will we like being apart from each other, NO! Will we get to see each other often, NO! Am I sad, NO! ....wait ....really, I'm not. I am very thankful, that we've had all of these years together, and I will cherish all of those memories. But it's time for all of us to move on and get on with our lives.

Why? I'm 50 years old, for crying out loud.......I want my own place....alone!!!! With a scrap/craft room!!!! Without having to clean up after anyone but myself!! Without having to remind anyone that it's time to pay the rent!! Without having to ask someone to move their car, so I can go to work! It's about time don't you think?!!! LOL

NOTE: If you are reading this, and are one of my children, please disregard the above paragraph!! It was never intended to offend you, just to smack you right dab in the middle of the face!!!!! 

Really, you think I hate my kids? Not!! But, I am looking forward to this change.

And this story, really does get stranger & stranger......I will leave the rest of it for another post!

BTW, did I tell you the deal I made with DD? I told her, that I would do all of this with and for her, but, that we HAVE TO STOP at, at least one good SCRAP STORE on the way back to Florida...that's the way it is!!!!!! There, I put my foot down, didn't I? As if....she loves those places as much as I do!!

Okay, enough of that, onto Snobby Walrus...........

6 mos.

DD at about  5 1/2 to 6 mos pregnant, a nice little stroll on the beach. Another beach goer, actually asked her 'if she was trying to bake that kid'. It must have been 90 degrees in the shade that day, and we were taking it all in!! Love this pic!! And the look of printing it on a subtle pretty paper by Fancy Pants. Here's a closeup......

You can see the various floral patterns, as well as the writing on the paper, it does give it a bit of a vintage look. Flowers and starfish pendant are all Prima. Alphas are American Crafts. Diecut images are Graphic 45 from the 'On the Boardwalk' collection.

Stickers are EK Success, and shell beads are from my stash. 

I used a Martha Stewart punch on the white cardstock, and then Glimmer Misted over a Glimmer Screen...all Tattered Angels. Lace is May Arts.

Sea horse is from EK Success, which I also Glimmer Misted with several colors. The journal card is Webster's Pages. A little bit of TH Distress Ink around the edges. 

Notes To Self

A very inexpensive (25 cents at Wal-Mart) composition book is covered in Glitz paper. Slathered in Prima, May Arts, and handmade flowers from various scraps.

Bits of Tim Holtz Ideology findings, buttons from my stash, alphas from Cosmo Cricket and a handmade bird.

This is another sneak at what's coming in my Etsy shop (more on that in a later post). Beautiful trim from Webster's Pages, which I Glimmer Misted. A bit of bling from Michaels, and a sticker (ornate frame) from Hambly Screen Prints. Large orange sticker alphas are from Sassafras. 

About the Etsy shop......I have a lot of product already made, my shop is actually open, though there is nothing to purchase at the moment. So, what's the problem, why haven't I stocked my shop yet? Uh, hello, vaca....and no one here to send out the lovelies!!! Can't really ask anyone to take over right now, as they are all moving!!! I promise, it will be stocked as soon as I can after my little trip to Vermont!!

And so, I will leave you with this question........Would you move back in with your parents?

Love ya,

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