My Scraps of Life

Winner of the March Lovebug Bloghop!

2010-04-03T12:43:00.000-07:00

The winner for my RAK for this month LINDA.

Email me your information at my email address here, and I'll get a package off to you.

Thanks for everyone playing along!

March Lovebug Scrapbooking Blog Hop

2010-03-27T03:49:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Lovebug Scrapbooking's "INSPIRE US!" blog hop!! Our blog hops take place on the last Saturday of every month. Thanks so much for joining us!

If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Lovebug Scrapbooking and start the Hop. You won't want to miss all the inspiration from our members....... or the prizes.

Our theme for March is "EASTER"

When I heard the theme for this month, I was thinking I would be able to make a scrapbook layout, with my girls in their new bunny ears, however, because I procrastinated and then spending some time in the ER with my oldest daughter, it didn't quite work out. I did have time to play with my new Tim Holtz Edge Die and made this Easter card. I am quite impressed with the edge dies, and look forward to receiving the other ones I have ordered. I used a chipboard "e", from Cosmo Cricket Buck Naked Alpha buttons (I wonder what type of traffic this is going to bring to my blog, lol) as a mask, and sprayed with Blue Skies, Meadow Green and Pink Bubblegum Glimmer mist. Now I can use that "e" on another page, by spraying it with more glimmer mist, or covering it with patterned paper or paint.At the bottom of the card, I stamped an image with Dazzle Frost VersaMark, and embossed with American Crafts Clear Embossing Powder. I just touched up the felt butterflies with some Shimmerz Pixie dust, just to give them some more dimension. Another way to dress up your felt, is to stamp on it, stitch it, or add some bling.

Supplies Used: Little Yellow Bicycle PP, Tim Holtz Plaque Edge Die, Cosmo Cricket Alpha Buttons, Glimmer mist, Heidi Swapp Felt Butterflies and Bling, KaiserCraft Pearls, Technique Tuesday "Happy" Stamp, Inque Boutique swirl stamp, Brilliance Ink-Thyme, VersaMark Dazzle-Frost, American Crafts Clear Embossing Powder, My Little Shoebox Mini Alphas, Shimmerz Pixie Dust, Making Memories Photo Corner

Make sure to leave a comment and let me know what are your Easter Plans this year and you will be entered into a draw for a RAK, become a follower of my blog and you will get another entry into the draw.

This blog hop will run from today, March 27th until March 30th. We will be drawing for winners on March 31st. Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Cooking With Carla

How wonderful life is now you're in the world

2010-03-20T11:29:00.000-07:00

A layout of my daughter Adryonna, on her first day in the world. She was born Sept 24,2009, weighing 7lbs 7oz., and 20.5" long. This was based on a sketch at Pencil Lines #178

Supplies Used: Heidi Swapp chipboard Invisibles, My Minds Eye Love Nest PP, Basic Grey Doilies, Glimmer Mist- Black Cherry, Turquoise Blue, Pink Bubblegum, Tim Holtz Mask, Tim Holtz Grungeboard- Heart, Fancy Pants Felt Shapes, Prima Bling, Basic Grey Chipboard Chick, American Crafts Thickers, My Little Shoebox Mini Alphas, Distress Ink- Walnut Stain, Zing Embossing Powder- Pink Glitter, Shimmerz Blingz-Pixie Dust, Bazzill CS Strips, American Crafts brown Marker

I applied the Alpha masks first and ten spray black cherry glimmer mist over top ad then towldied. then took another Tim Holtz mask and applied it towards the bottom of the page and then misted with the turquoise blue in the corner.

Starry eyed

2010-03-12T03:25:00.000-08:00

A layout of my starry eyed daughter, Adryonna, based on Sketch #94 at Creative Scrappers. The title was based on the Lyrics of Anyone Else, but you, by The Moldy Peaches, which was a Challenge #125 at Scrapping the Music.

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS, LilyBee PP- Audry, DCWV Gold CS, Maya Road Chipboard Corner, Pebbles Inc Chips, Tattered Angels Screen Prints Stamp, Glimmer Mist Moonlight and Gold, Brilliance Ink Lavender and Crimson Copper, Weathered Wood Distress Ink, Shimmerz Blingz Gold Glimmer, Dreamstreet Alphas, American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories Vintage Findings "A", Prima Got Flowers?, Prima Gold bling, 7 Gypsies Flocked Brads, Nestabilities Circle, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, a touch of Platinum Stickles

For the Gold circle, I cut a circle using my Nestabilities die, inked front side of the embossing folder, and embossed the circle. This makes the raised diamonds gold and the lower areas part inked. A really cool effect. TFL

1st Grade, 1st Day

2010-03-11T08:21:00.000-08:00

A Layout that I scraplifted from Sandie Vincent at xoxOGirls.Layout is of my daughter Chaelyn on her first day of school for Grade 1. She was in Mrs. McLay's Class.

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS, Basic Grey PP- Origins, Basic Grey Green rub ons, Daisy D's rub ons, Prima Vintage Flower and Bling, Junkitz Black Flower, American Crafts Thickers, My Little Shoebox Tiny Alphas, Tim Holtz Mask, Glimmer Mist- Graphite, Meadow Green, Pearl

I first laid the Mask down, then sprayed with Graphite Glimmer Mist, paper towel dried, removed the mask, sprayed with Meadow green, paper towel dried, and then misted with the pearl and towel dried. I used my heat gun to speed up the drying process. TFL

AD Challenge- Dotty Divas- Stayed Green

Winner of RAK from the Lovebug Bloghop

2010-03-04T19:58:00.000-08:00

Sorry for posting this so late....

The winner from my RAK is....

Lynn Marsh!!!! Email me at Carissa with your address. Thanks!!!

Lovebug Scrapbooking's "INSPIRE US!" blog hop for February

2010-02-27T01:03:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Lovebug Scrapbooking's "INSPIRE US!" blog hop!! Our blog hops take place on the last Saturday of every month. Thanks so much for joining us! If you just happened by this blog and didn't realize a blog hop was taking place, please go back to Lovebug Scrapbooking and start the Hop. You won't want to miss all the inspiration from our members....... or the prizes :-)

Our theme for February is "Leaps and Bounds". I did a layout on Spring Blooms. My girls love when the cherry blossoms bloom. When the blossoms start to fall off the trees, they call it their pink snow.

A Closer look at the butterfly:

Supplies Used: Making Memories PP, Bazzill CS, Basic Grey Doilies, American Crafts Thickers, Making Memories and Prima Flowers, Prima Bling Swirls, Heidi Swapp Bling - butterfly body, Kaisercraft Pearls - Flower centers, Autumn Leaves Stamp - butterfly, Technique Tuesday Stamp - dots, Cuttlebug Embossing folder - Swiss Dots, Brilliance Ink Graphite Black, Sky Blue and Orchid.

To do the flower, stamp your image on Patterned paper and cut out. For the butterfly I scored down the middle and adhered it to the other butterfly image with glue. I ran the flower through my big shot using the Cuttlebug embossing folder. I adhered the butterfly to the flower using foam tape, to give it more dimension. This gives you an idea of how to use your stamps on a scrapbook page,but would work for a card as well.

If you leave a comment and since Oscars are around the corner, let me know what your favorite movie was this past year was, and I'll enter you into a special RAK from me. If you become a follower of my blog, you will get another entry into my draw. This blog hop will run from today, February 27th until March 2nd. We will be drawing for winners on March 3rd.

Follow along in our blog hop! Your next stop is Jackie.

Prima's Big Secret

2010-02-26T13:20:00.000-08:00

Prima has something up their sleeve, and a chance to win BIG and it’s open to everyone!

Check out the Prima Blog, for your chance to win.

IMAGINISCE Challenge: February Sketch

2010-02-25T06:30:00.000-08:00

The February sketch:

My Layout:

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS. Imaginisce Twitterpated PP, Blossoms, Snag Em Stamp-Fairest of them All Tree, Prima Flowers, DCWV Chipboard flowers, Heidi Swapp Bling Brads, AC Thickers, Fancy Pants Felt, Distress Ink-Walnut Stain, Brilliance Ink-Rust

I stamped the Fancy Pants Felt with the Tree Stamp using Brilliance Ink. I love the end result as I find the felt too plain.

1st Day

2010-02-18T17:13:00.000-08:00

This is a Layout I did of my daughter Lexy on her fist day of Preschool, 2008. It is based on a PageMaps Sketch, which is being used for a contest at Scrapbooking Competitions for February.

Supplies Used: Prima Whispers PP, Bazzill CS, Paper Doily, Prima Flowers, Prima Bling, MM Buttons, MME Chipboard Square, Chipboard Swirl (unknown source), Distress Ink Antique Linen, Zing Pink Glitter Embossing Powder, Shimmerz Coffee, Shimmerz Blingz Gold Glimmer, Flashee Fuchsia, and Pink Poinsettia, Glimmer Mist Bronze, MLS Mini Alphas, Maya Ribbon, Corner Rounder, Unibal White Pen

On the paper Doily, I rub it with the Distress Ink and while it was wet, I dropped Embossing powder in random spots and heated with my heat gun. Then I misted lightly with Glimmer Mist.

big & little (Sisters 4 ever)

2010-02-18T00:20:00.000-08:00

A Layout I did of my oldest and youngest daughters, Chaelyn and Adryonna.

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS, MME PP Laundry Line and Love Nest, BG Doilies, Tim Holtz Mask and Stamp, Distress Ink- Aged Mahogany, MME Glitter Chipboard Letters, AC Thickers, MLS Mini Alphas, Prima Flower, Glitter Mist-Bronze, Shimmerz Paints.

To make your bazzill dotted paper, put down a mask( I just used the middle portion of the doily), Spray with Glimmer mist, lightly press a paper cloth to dab off excess mist, and rub over with distress ink. Since the Mist is damp, it makes the distress ink react with it, giving a really cool distressed look!

I used a Page Maps Sketch from her February Contest, which can be found here.

Wedding Card #2

2010-02-15T22:31:00.000-08:00

This is the card I originally started for my cousins upcoming wedding. It started with a great idea of making a paper cake and it ended up being 3-d. Since I need to send it in the mail, that this prob wasn't the best idea for mailing. I love how it turned out, though.

Side View

Supplies Used: Bazzill CS, Cuttlebug Embossing folder, Shimmerz Pixie dust, Brilliance Ink Starlite Silver, Prima and KaiserCraft Bling, Prima Flowers, Maya Ribbon, Imaginisce Crystal Heart, Xyron 150, Sookwang Tape, Glue Dots

For a 6x6 inch card:

1. Cut 1 1/4 inch strips in lengths of 5 1/2, 4 and 2 1/2 inches.

2. Score the edges at 1/2 inch on each side to make tabs, trim top corners off. I also trimmed a square off the bottom of the tab, so the ribbon wraps around to the back.

3. Embellish strips as desired.

4. For the botton layer, measure 1 1/2 inches from the edge, 2 inches for middle layer and 2 1/2 inches for the top layer.

5. Cut Sookwang tape to cover tab only.
6. Tape the tabs so the scored edge of the tab covers the marks measured from the edge.
7. Embellish rest of the cards as desired.

1. Caardvarks - Are you ready to get published?

Wedding Card

2010-02-15T21:32:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my cousin who is getting married. I also thought I would enter in some contests and challenges.

I colored the Prima Bling Swirls with my Copic Marker to make them a golden color.

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, DCWV Metallic CS, Sizzix Embossing Template Flowers # 3, Autumn Leaves and Technique Tuesday Stamps, Distress Ink Dusty Concord and Antique Linen, Brilliance Ink Galaxy Black, Shimmerz Pixie Dust, Copic Marker Sepia, Prima Bling, Scrapworks Ribbon, pop dots, Glue Arts Pro, Xyron 150, Corner Rounder

1. Caarvdarks - Are you ready to get published?
2. Scrapbooking Competitions - All you need is Love
3.the Pink Elephant- Challenge #54

Mommy's Monkey

2010-02-13T02:46:00.000-08:00

My First Layout of my baby girl, Adryonna. I saw this Layout in Scrapbook Etc.Feb 2010, pg 19 and I just had the perfect picture to do it with. Adry is wearing a cute monkey shirt and pants from Gymboree and I just think she's is cutest Monkey in them.

Mommy's Monkey
but I am Mommy's little Princess

Supplies used: Bazzill CS, Cosmo Cricket PP, Daisy D's PP, Prima E. Line Flowers, Technique Tuesday Stamp, Brilliance Graphite Black Ink, Glitz White Glitter Letters, MLS Mini Letters buttercream, AC Puffy Thickers, Bo Bunny Chunky Brackets, Heidi Swapp Bling, Ultra Fine Black Sharpie, Adirondack Lemonade Paint, Tiara Stickles, Spellbinder Nestabilities

2010-01-26T03:51:00.000-08:00

2 More Layout completed

4 ever Love

Bazzill CS, MME PP, Adirondack Acrylics Raisin and Expresso, AC Thickers, MM Chipboard Tag, Cosmo Cricket Chipboard Hearts, Grungeboard Crown, Prima Got Flower, Heidi Swapp Bling, Q&Co Brad, White Doily

Isn't She Lovely

Bazzill CS, Luxe Ornate Frame Transparency, Prima Bling and Flowers, Tim Holtz, Technique Tuesday, MME Stamps, MM Brad, Memento and Distress Ink, Zing Black Glitter embossing powder, Ribbon from Prima or AC?

Creations from the weekend

2010-01-25T01:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some of my layouts I did over the weekend for the Lovebug crop and some other challenges.

You Rocket (Birthday Card)

Bazzill CS, Co'ordinations CS, Brilliance and Memento Ink, Technique Tuesday Stamps, Stampendous Stamps, Spellbinders nestabilities, Heidi Swapp Bling, Copic Markers

Dress Up is Fun

Bazzill CS, Making Memories PP, BG Doilies, MM Dimensional Flower, AC Glass Slipper Thickers Mint and Rose, DCWV Citrus Dimensional Tag, AC Marker Brown, Ribbon

You Spin me Round

Bazzill CS, MLS Die cut paper, AC Thickers, Doodlebug chipboard glitter letters, Prima Bling, Stickles Tiara and icicle

Red & White

BG, WRK, Fancy Pants Patterned Paper, BG Doilies, Fancy Pants Felt Swirl, AC Thickers

Used a PageMap Sketch

Almost time for our 2010: A Lovebug Odyssey!!

2010-01-21T21:08:00.000-08:00

It’s a Space Odyssey … it’s a Lovebug Crop … it’s, it’s … a Lovebug Odyssey!!

Are you ready Lovebugs for a most epic journey to the final frontier? The new year is upon us and we are almost ready to travel outta this world… who’s with us?!?!

Clear your calendars, the Lovebug Shuttle will be taking passengers on January 22nd and returning to earth sometime on January 24th. That’s right a journey lasting 3 whole days!! You had to know that something as fantastic and futuristic as the year 2010 would mean big things!

First Card of the year

2010-01-10T04:36:00.000-08:00

I did this card based on this sketch by Becky Fleck :

Products used: Bazzill A2 Black Card, Prima Peaches Patterned Paper, Flair Designs Paper Trim, Basic Grey Bling It, My Little Shoebox Handwriting Sticker, American Crafts Markers, Spellbinders Labels Eight.

My First Layout of the year!!!

2010-01-09T04:12:00.000-08:00

When Autumn Falls, based on a PageMaps sketch from Jan 2010.

Products used: K&Co Patterned Paper and Embossed stickers, Kaisercraft wood flourishes painted with Adriondack Acrylics-Raisin, Little Yellow Bicycle Clear Frame, Basic Grey Bling and chipboard circle, Pink Paisley Captivating Letters, American Crafts Thickers

New Year, New Decade = Fresh Start

2010-01-07T02:15:00.000-08:00

2010. I hope to get a great deal more scrapbooking done this year. I have 3 beauties to scrap and so I should have all the inspiration I need. It's so hard to get motivated. So I'll showcase what I get done this year here. Enjoy!