July's Kit Work for Scraptacular!

Here are some LOs I created with the July Kit at Scraptacular! Remember, the Scraptacular Website has moved to:  shopscraptacular.com ! 

I'll be back later on with a Kit pic and contents!  Had to share these LOs now though!  :) 

Have a wonderful day!
~A

sneak peaks for Scraptacular's JULY Kit!

Here are a few SNEAK PEEKS at the JULY kit for Scraptacular! 

It's a fabulous kit with Bo Bunny, MME, and MORE! 

Have a great day!  :)
~A

The Kitchen Keepsakes Food Network Mixer is coming up!!

Kitchen Keepsake is cookbooking at its finest! Come and find your creative culinary muse!

The designers have cooked up some fun challenges, games, and prizes!

All challenges will be posted on Friday, April 29th and will be due on May 4th.

We hope you'll join us in the kitchen and get those creative juices flowing!

www.kitchenkeepsake.com

March DT work for Scraptacular!

March is here and so are New Kits at Scraptacular!! 

Here are four layouts that I did with this great kit!

TFL!

~A

Layouts with the Fabulous January Kit from Scraptacular!

This month at Scraptacular, the kit was of a Wintery theme.  I had a small panic as I did not have any that fit that.  After a moment I thought outside the box and created some Anytime layouts. 

Have a wonderful day!
~A

Guest Star for Jenni Bowlin Studios!!

Hello!

Just wanted to share with you the Guest Star design work that I did for Jenni Bowlin Studios this month.  It is up on their blog as of last night and I am over the moon happy! 

Here is a wreath that I made using a slew of antique buttons from my Nanna.  The Flowers are created with the technique that Jenni Bowlin herself showed me at a trade show one time. 

And a layout using the Red/Black line.  Such pretty papers!  They were perfect to use with a picture of Christian and Cleo!

Thank you for looking and sharing this moment with me! 
Have a wonderful day!
~A

An album of Joy!

I created this Mini-album as part of my DT work for Posh Designs.

It started out as a tutorial on how to do Bodice Lacing on a Mini.  This week I finished it up as a Joy album to capture the random joyful moments that happen in life.  You know, those simple moments that sneak up on you and make you smile.  :) 

Enjoy your day!
~A

More Sweet Peach September Creations!

It's time for some more LOs using the September kit from Sweet Peach Crop Shop!

Thanks for looking!
~A

Some Creations for Sweet Peach!

Here are some of the LOs that I created with the September Sweet Kit from Sweet Peach Crop Shop!  

 

Thanks for looking!  I'll be posting more creations later on!  :)

All my best,

~A

This September I am the Guest Design Team Member at....

This September I am the Guest Design Team Member at SWEET PEACH CROP SHOP!!!

I have had such a FUN time creating with this kit.

Love it all!

Will be back later on to show you what I've created!  7 LOs and an altered item so far!  Wheeeeeeeee!

~A

An A-mAZE-ing Book!

I was inspired yesterday to create a Maze Book for the first time in forever.  Maze books are created from one sheet of paper that is cut and folded down to a smaller size.  I used a 12x24 inch sheet of K&co Handmade paper. 

Here's what I created!

There are fifteen pockets and coordinating tags inside. 

~A

Glimmer Mist Blossoms for Posh Designs..

This was my "Alter It Monday" project for Posh Designs Scrapbook Store in Montreal. I LOVE creating these flowers!! I had to share them with you all.

Here is a really pretty and different way to create some blossoms for your altered art projects.

You will need some rose petals in a white or light color. I used some from the wedding/bridal section of a craft store. You can also take apart an existing flower or cut your own out of fabric.


I used 5 solid white petals for the flower itself and 2 sheer petals for the leaves.

I started off by taking my Glimmer Mist and spraying the flower petals with two different colors from the same color family.

After that, I misted with another color, Marshmallow, to add some depth and extra sparkle.

The leaves were misted with Glimmer Mist as well. I used a light green and a dark green.

Once the petals dried, they looked like this.

Now it is time for assembly!

Using some quick dry fabric glue, like Fabritac, I laid down a glue line like this on each flower petal. Letting the glue set for a moment and get super sticky is a great thing to do.
I folded each side in on itself like this to create dimension in the petals.


The leaves were glued and folded in similar way, but I only folded one side in.

Once the glue has set, this is what has been created.
I then gathered up the petals one by one in my fingers to create the flower. I overlapped them on one side and continued around in a circular fashion.

Once the petals were all gathered, I simply stapled them together in the center to hold them in place.


The leaves were glued in place on the back side using the Fabritac glue.
Now you have a flower!

But wait, let's take it one step further and add a cool vintage button to the center to really finish it off and to cover up that staple.

There you have it! A Glimmer Mist Blossom!

Take care,
~A

April on Scraptacular

It's here!! This kit has had to be one of my favorites!! The colors are FABULOUS! The prints are amazing! Oh! Paper Love!!

The APRIL 2010 Scraptacular Kit!!!
-(1) sheet My Minds Eye Beautiful Blooms -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Berries -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Colorful Umbrellas -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Blissful -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Engaging Gingham -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Serene Spots -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Lounging Around -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Strawberry -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Yummy Stripe -(1) sheet My Minds Eye Gleeful -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Bed of Roses -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Spread Your Wings Stripe -(1) sheet 3 Bugs Poppies -(4) Crocheted Flowers -Salutations Thickers -(1) half sheet Umbrella Cricket Thickers -(6) My Minds Eye Die-Cuts -(1)ft coordinating ribbon -(2)ft coordinating ribbon -(6) Bling rhinestones -(3) colored paper clip

A few Layouts I created with my Design Team kit:


An of course.. an Altered Art piece!

Thanks so much for looking! I hope you all enjoy this kit as much as I have!
~A