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Embellish…your MM organizer!

Wendy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:41:37 +0000

Gee, this might turn into a mini series of decorating your scrapbooking tools and more! It all started when I finally got around to decorating these jars.

Products used: MM organizer, CTMH Tickled Pink papers, CTMH Sparkles, Kaiser rhinestones, Prima Say it in Style Crystals, Petaloo flowers, and Mod Podge.

Products used: MM organizer, My Mind’s Eye papers, unknown flowers, Heidi Swapp chipboard letters, MM paint, unknown ribbon, Dress It Up Glitter Dots, K & Company Grand Adhesions butterflies, and Mod Podge.

Products used: MM organizer, GCD Studios papers, DCWV Glitter stack papers, Cosmo Cricket chipboard letters, Michael’s rhinestones, Darice rhinestones, MM paint, unknown ribbon, and Mod Podge.

Embellish is defined as: to make beautiful, decorate. This is exactly what I have been doing with all my scrapbook organizers and tools lately. It makes my scrapbook room even more enjoyable and inspiring. These Making Memories desk organizers come in a plain white. They are nice as is but I have enjoyed making them my own. I bought one from Crop Chocolate and had trouble finding more after that. I thought I found a good deal on my additional ones and was disappointed. I learned that even though they advertise with the same picture and they are both MM, I should have bought the ones that were $40 and not $20. The first one I got is actually wood, solid, and heavy. The other ones I thought I found at a decent price are cheap cardboard/chipboard-like. They are very like-weight and will definitely not last as long. Christine wasn’t very happy with me that she had to trade with me so I could have the nice one but I made it up to her by decorating them. Now if Michael’s ever gets my set of drawers in again I will show you some other things I have done. Have a great day!

You Rock Workshop – Taylor Swift & Girl Scout Layouts

Wendy — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 04:39:23 +0000

Products used are all CTMH: You Rock Workshop on the Go (which includes the You Rock Level 2 Paper Pack, Just Be You stamp set, and Mini-Medley Accents Outdoor Denim Collection, and Workshop Guide), Top Coats Rockin’, Bitty Sparkles, White Hemp, Rustic Alphabet stamp set, Goldrush ink, Outdoor Denim ink, Sunflower ink, and Edge Distresser.

These are sample layouts for next month’s You Rock Workshop. Even though it wasn’t what I had planned for the pictures, I love how the Taylor Swift layout turned out!

2010 Layout Challenge: 27 & 28 of 210

Sisters Scrapbook Layout

Wendy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:54:22 +0000

Products used: Prima Say it in Crystals, Queen & Co. Felt Fusion, Darice rhinestones, Kaisercraft rhinestones, Miss Elizabeth vellum sticker, Heidi Grace patterned paper, CTMH cardstock, and unknown letter buttons. Based on a sketch from ScrapSketch. Layout Challenge: #24 of 210.

This month I am a guest designer at Scrap Our Stash. The March challenge is to combine the old with the new. That was the inspiration for this layout. I pulled the paper out of my “old” collection and I have had those letters forever and just haven’t gotten around to using them. The vellum sticker quote was also from my old stash. The felt border and bling are both new favorites. I used Bazzill Basics scalloped circle and traced it on the back of my pattern paper and cut out for my own diecut piece. I also added the rhinestones to the felt flower border. Be sure to check out the Scrap Our Stash Challenge! I’d love to see your new/old combinations!

Girl Scout Camp Layout

Wendy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:00:27 +0000

Products used: Pebbles, Inc. patterned paper, CTMH cardstock, Basic Grey bling it on rubons & rhinestones, DCWV alphabet stickers, and Pebbles, Inc. stickers.

Based on an August Page Map sketch.

Playtime at Sea World Layout

Wendy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:42:36 +0000

I have done some pages lately but haven’t had a chance to take any pictures so here’s another layout from last year:

Products used: DCWV paper, CTMH flowers, Tattered Angels glitter mist, CTMH Giggle alphabet stamps, Darice rhinestone stickers, and CTMH Cherish book.

The girls had a blast at this fun contraption within the park at Sea World in California. They just bounced back and forth! The flowers were white and I sprayed them with pink glitter mist to add color and sparkle.

ScrapSketch & Tinkerbell Layout

Wendy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:07:32 +0000

ScrapSketch is back up and running! I am so excited! These are the first 2 sketches for January and my layouts:

Products used: CTMH Stardust paper, CTMH Stardust Stickease, Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge, Accents Essentials Cricut cartridge, Queen & Co. felt fusion, and Kaisercraft rhinestones.

2010 Layout Challenge: #14 of 210

Products used: DCWV Luxury Stack, Disney Jolee’s boutique by EK Success, Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge, Sandylion vellum Disney stickers, Kaisercraft Pearl Strips (pink), and unknown 3D butterflies/flowers and organdy ribbon.

I am very pleased with this layout. I used the Diecuts with a View paper from a stack that I bought online and I didn’t like it as well when I got it so it became buried in my stash. It was the perfect colors for these layouts and I don’t think I noticed before that it had a sheen shine that is very pretty. The pearls I used come in strips and I used them to create my own flourishes and used the remaining pearls as centers for the flowers. I’ll have a layout tomorrow using ScrapSketch #3.

Challenges:
Flutter by Wednesday – any butterfly, fairy, or angel
Cupcake Craft Challenge #73 – Going Girly
SSDS Week 23 – Girly
Raise the Bar – Debut Day!

2010 Layout Challenge: #15 of 210

Taylored Expressions Challenge Card

Wendy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:17:07 +0000

Products used: KI Memories paper, CTMH Sparkles, CTMH Life’s Creations stamp set, CTMH Noteworthy stamp set, and unknown flower.

I based this card on the sketch from the Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge #96. I’m not sure I like it but it’s different.

Stamped Fairy Card

Wendy — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:10:29 +0000

Products used: KI Memories paper, The Paper Loft paper, stamped image from a friend, Cotton Candy Stickles by Ranger, Darice rhinestones, and CTMH inks, markers, and blending pen.

Challenges:
Flutter by Wednesday #90 - anything goes (butterfly/fairy/angel)
Crafty Creations – glitter & bling!
Papertake Weekly Challenge – sketch #31
Corrosive Challenge – favorite things

Glitter and bling are among my favorite things! Well, among them and high on the list – really how do I pick just two!! I have seen many cards done where the papers are all matted but this is the first time I have done it and I have to say I like mine just as much as I like everyone else’s! I think I will be doing more of this. I’m not too worried about running out of paper. As I was making this I started wondering – does coloring get hard as you get older?? I don’t have many stamps to color in but I really like the look of them. Apparantly, I don’t know how to color! I guess that’s something for me to work on this year. I just never thought of it as a hard thing to do and now I’m starting to think that it is. I just love this fairy that was sent to me. I might have to start buying more stamps to color because I don’t have any detailed ones. I tend to stick to the simple stamps or two-step stamping because it’s faster. It is faster but I really am liking the colored look. This could be a good idea for my Christmas money. Well, enough rambling. It’s taken me long enough to make this card without prolonging it any further. I hope you enjoy it! Oh – just one more thing – the stamped image was sent to me and I wanted it cut smaller but I could not get it cut straight for anything – therefore I distressed the edges! It’s a great technique to fool the eye!

Owl Card

Wendy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:44:27 +0000

Products used: KI Memories paper, CTMH Say It In Style stamp set, CTMH markers, CTMH Blending Pen, Darice rhinestones, stamped image from an online friend (Thanks Mary!), CTMH Distressing Tool, and fabric strip.

Challenges:
Sunday Sketch & Stamp – Challenge #18
C.R.A.F.T Challenge – Week 31
Creative Inspirations – Challenge 41
Crazy 4 Challenges – Polka Dot Fun

I came home tonight and needed some down time so for my relaxation I made this card. I used the distressing tool to rough up the edges of the stamped image and I really like the look in combination with the frayed fabric strips.

Pink Wish Birthday Card

Wendy — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:31:47 +0000

Products used: KI Memories patterned paper, Prima flowers, Studio 18 rhinestone word, Kaiser pearls, and unknown ribbon.

Challenges:
Clean & Simple Blast from the Past
Simon Says…Party!
Cupcake Craft Challenges – Challenge #71
Rosie-D’s Challenge #61
My Time to Craft Challenge #72 – Anything Goes

I have been telling myself all week that I am going to get to some crafting. It’s Wednesday night already and I am just getting started, and it’s late. Better late than never right? This sketch from Clean & Simple was perfect for a simple card. It also served as a confidence builder that I was able to finally get something done. I’m planning to set aside more time tomorrow. I found the ‘Wish’ rhinestone word on clearance yesterday at Michael’s. Great turnaround time on buying and using, don’t you think!

Evensong Christmas cards

Wendy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:48:54 +0000

Products used are all CTMH: Evensong Paper Packet, Sparkles, Evergreen stamp set, Cranberry Ribbon Round, corner rounder, December Word Puzzle stamp set, brads, I Am stamp set, Card Chatter – Christmas stamp set, Say It In Style stamp set, Picture Perfect stamp set, and the flourish stamp set is from the Grace Workshop on the Go kit.

Challenges:
Simon Says – Merry Christmas
Scrap Our Stash – December Stash Challenge
The Pink Elephant – Challenge #45
Creative Card Crew – Anything Goes
Crafty Creations – Traditional Christmas
OCC Challenge – The Holidays are Here!
Practical Scrappers – Anything Christmas
My Grafico – Red/Green (not Christmas) - smile card

I’ve used the CTMH Evensong Paper Pack and you can see how versatile it is and how you can use it with many different stamp sets. I made a bunch of layouts with this set and then made cards with the scraps. It’s amazing how far scraps will go when you try using them up by making cards. This is a great way to use up paper and I love “finishing” an entire paper pack.

All Girl Scrapbook Layout

Wendy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:00:16 +0000

Products used: My Mind’s Eye Bohemia Transfer Title, Stampin’ Up! grosgrain ribbon, Say It In Crystals by Prima, Deja Views Die-cut paper, background paper unknown, and quote from unknown book.

This was a very different layout for me inspired by Scrap Sketch #187. I like the variety that it will add to the pages in my scrapbook.

Couple Christmas Layout

Wendy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:22:00 +0000

Products used: Creative Imaginations paper, CTMH ribbons, Prima Say it in Crystals, Kaisercraft rhinestones, and Provocraft Pixie Serif Black Alphabitties stickers.

Based on Scrap Sketch #179.

Wow, talk about an old picture! But I’m getting some odds and ends cleaned up.

Challenges:
Allsorts Challenge – Bring out your bling!
Creative Inspirations Challenge 34 – Red & Black
Creative Card Crew Challenge 35 – Ribbons & Gems

Butterfly House Layout

Wendy — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:34:07 +0000

Products used: DCWV patterned papers, Brenda Walton Grand Adhesions, K&Co. Glitter Rub-ons & Gems, CTMH Sassy Strands, and Basic Grey Bling It Rhinestones. ScrapSketch #173.

Christmas Banner Made With Card Kit!

Wendy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:09:33 +0000

Now I know it’s not Christmastime yet but it will be here before we know it! Here is a fun and quick banner that you can make to hang over your mantle or anywhere else in your house. We made this at the CTMH Convention and it is super cute. We used the My Originals Around the Holidays Card Kit. We used the new Posterboard Alphabet for the letters but you could use any alphabet. The sparkles add a nice touch. You can also change it to any six letter word, or a shorter word, or add a decorative piece on the end. If you wanted to add a little more to it, you could decorate the back in fall colors and embellishments and you’d have a reversible banner. One word you could use for this would be ‘Thanks’. Below are some closeups of the individual card pieces.

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

Wendy — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 07:01:33 +0000

And to celebrate we are having a CTMH 2009 World Cardmaking Day Blog Hop! This is a great group of consultants who will be sharing some wonderful cards with you today. It’s a round robin hop so you may start here or if you have come from Debra’s blog you are on the right path and welcome!

I discovered the Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint when making this card. I used a paint brush to apply the paint to the B&T Duo paper. It gives it such a beautiful shimmery shine! I also like using the Creative Basics when making cards. It comes with bulk ribbon and paper to make sets of cards. This combined with the Wishes card idea book makes for quick cards at a reasonable price and is this paper is perfect for some funand contemporary Christmas cards. I have two pictures of the card to try and show you how much it shines. Give it a try!

Products used are a CTMH: Creative Basics – Jingle (paper & ribbon), Wishes, Create-a-Shade Pearl Paint, White Daisy Brads, White Daisy Cardstock, Juniper Cardstock, Holiday Jingle Stamp Set, Tulip Ink, and Sparkles.

Now go to Kathleen’s blog to continue hopping!

Stone Soup

Wendy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:14:47 +0000

This layout is based on Scrap Sketch #157.

Products used: DCWV Old World papers, Kaisercraft black rhinestones, and Cricut cartridges (Storybook, Lyrical Letters, & Mini Monograms).

Beauty Card

Wendy — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:37:44 +0000

Products used are all CTMH: Friendship Blessings stamp set, Watermelon and Citrus Leaf ink and cardstock, White Daisy cardstock, and Sparkles.

Challenges:
Clean & Simple – Fall To Layout #55 – sketch
Happy Color Challenge Friday from the Shoe – colors

Alice in Wonderland

Wendy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:22:18 +0000

This was a fun layout and the colors worked well together. I kinda wish I had made the rhinestone circle smaller but I like the pattern. I used a Mini Dots All Around template by TheCraftersWorkshop.com. I love this little template for making circles with eyelets, brads, buttons, bling, etc. Layout was based on Scrap Sketch #120.

Products used: Making Memories paper, Reminisce paper, KI Memories flourish glitter border sticker, Alice in Wonderland Disney stickers by EK Success, Basic Grey bling it rhinestones, and Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge.

Super Sketchy Sunday

Wendy — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 21:22:44 +0000

I decided to just start creating so I cleaned off my desk and used the scraps that were already sitting here and this is what I came up with. I feel like it’s missing something but I am afraid that if I try adding something I will overdo it. I don’t normally make cards with much white space but I’m going to leave this one.

Products used: Reminisce paper, Making Memories paper, Basic Grey bling it rhinestones, Making Memories ribbon charm, CTMH organdy ribbon.

Challenges:
365 Cards Super Sketchy Sunday – sketch (rotated)
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge – fancy corners