Scrappin' the Details

SRM Sticker Design Team {Kraft Pillow Box}

 Good morning, my friends! Today, I am so excited to share with you that I am a part of theSRM Stickers Design Team! While at the CHA show in January,( was it January?), I was blown away by all the new product! I will admit it only took the simple white doily to draw me into their booth! SRM has so much to offer, and it is all about DIY. Take a simple package, and you can add your own details to make it into something special!

Here is a simple kraft pillow box, already diecutted for you!  All I did was add a few details, to call it my own.

SRM Pillow Box:

 

The pillow box above comes bare, and is perfect, as is. However, I am all about the details, so I ran it through an embossing folder to add instant texture! It is the perfect size to tuck a gift card, love note, or something sweet! I love anything kraft, so to find these, makes me happy.

 

 

On top of the pillow box, I adorn it with the simple white doily. I need to order more of these, soon! On top of the doily is a lace ribbon I had in my stash. Gives this box an instant feminine touch! I layered on top of the ribbon, a vellum scallop, and finish the top with a rosette. I  cut this rosette out of text paper I had on hand.  I think it is by Bazzill. I added another vellum circle, and finished it with a bit of stamping. I am all about adding layers, just because.

 

I added a gift tag to this pretty package, and embossed it, too! Why not? My sizzix was out! I layered the white tag with more text paper used in making the rosette, and my sentiment is a sticker!! Yes, that is right! Looks like stamping, to me. However, it is a clear sticker, and was the perfect final detail to this pillow box. 

Hope you enjoyed this pretty little box, and I look forward to sharing more creations using SRM products! Thank you Susan for having me! 

Thank you for stopping by,

4th of July Banner {Class at Timeless Treasures}

Happy Wednesday!

Today, I am sharing with you my 4th of July Banner that I will be teaching at Timeless Treasures. It has been a very long time that I have designed a class. However, I am ready to get back to doing what I love. This banner has bits & pieces from random paper collections. You will see Bazzill,
Canvas Corp., Pebbles, and Echo Park. I took some of my favorite patterns that screamed 4th of July to put this all together.  A perfect collaberation for the red, white, & blue.

This blog post is very photo heavy, as I created a banner with 10 panels. I also love the details that finish the final project. I wanted to share as many as I could with you. 

{I only had 30 minutes to assemble, and photograph. Sun was going down, and I was on my way to Roman's baseball game. My original idea was to tie blue tulle in between each of the panels. However,  I seemed to have misplaced it! LOL I still think it looks great without it, but will be extra special when I add it. }

4th of July Banner:

In this banner class we will be working with some of  my favorite elements: Vellum, heat embossing, rosettes, pinwheels. doilies, and lots of layering.  This will be perfect for your 4th of July celebration, and I hope you will join me in class as we create one panel at a time!

Details of the banner:

 

I love, love pockets created with vellum paper. Here I created an envelope to begin, and end the banner. You will find one more tucked in the middle, too. I layered with crepe paper that I ruffled using my sewing machine. I added a stripe paper to the inside, and of course added a bit of sparkle inside! 

 

 

 

 Now, here is another vellum envelope, but this time added it to a banner panel, just because.

 

 

 

Doily is white!  

 I think this is one of my favorites of all the panels! Just screams happy, and festive at the same time!

 

 Here on the tag. We will be playing with glitter, of course! Add in paint, and modeling paste, & we are learning a new technique!

 

 

 

 

Now for the details of my first class for 2014.  

Date: Tuesday,  June 17th

Time: 6PM-10PM

Location: Timeless Treasures

Cost: $40.00

List of supplies to bring will be given to you when you receive a reminder call about my class! If you cannot make the class, not to worry. I will have kits available with full instructions, and photos. Due to the detail given to this project, you will be charged one week prior to my class. If you cannot make the class, a  kit will be available for pickup beginning June 18th. Please call (949)888-7151 to reserve your spot! {I am limiting the size of my class.}

I had such a great time playing, and designing this banner. I hope that you will enjoy it, too. However, time to put it away, and begin designing my next class. I get lost in the details, and this is what makes me happy! 

Thank you for stopping by today! 

4th of July Banner Sneak Peek {Class}

Happy Friday!

Today, I am putting the final details on my first class at Timeless Treasures. This class is scheduled for June. It has been a long time since I have taught a class, and thought I would start June off with a bang! LOL  I am creating a 4th of July banner just in time for this festive holiday!

I will have photos, and details this weekend. I have had so much fun creating this banner. The easy part is simply the basic design, but the details are what makes me the most happy as I am gluing.

Hope you are enjoying time creating for you, too!

Here is the peek of one of the panels:

Have a great day!

 

Finding my voice again…..

Happy Sunday! 

I have had many intentions of coming back here to my blog. It has been almost a year since my last post. Prior to that, my blogging was inconsistent. It was definitely put on the backburner. I personally set a goal to blog again on June1st. However, I decided to stop procrastinating, stop being afraid, and just begin. Today, was that day.

I know many of you know of the life changing transition I went through almost two years ago. Of course, it was a very difficult, and painful process. My world was turned upside down, and I had to embrace the changes that would come. Although, I knew that ending my marriage was the right decision for both of us, I was concerned for the three most important people in my life. No parent wants to see their children cry, or hurt. You want them to be happy, and feel secure. They were my priority above myself, and they are my anchors that help me stay strong. I am happy to see them well adjusted, and blossom into the people that they are today. They make me so proud. 

It has taken me a long time to embrace solitude. It was difficult not to have them with me every day. Coming home to silence was hard. I miss their voices. Macie playing with her barbies, Roman talking my ear off about sports, and Gabi, simply being your typical teenager. I knew that they were safe, and well loved. It was my insecurity of simply enjoying time alone. It has been an adjustment, but I am learning to take advantage of that time for me. One thing I do know for certain, is that they have two parents that love them, and put them first before anything else. 

I am starting off with a simple card for you today. I had these red corrugated stars in my stash. I think they were there for a long time, just collecting dust. I was inspired by them to create a sports theme card for that perfect All Star in my life. I used an older star paper I found. I am not sure who maunfactured it. However, it complimented the stars perfectly. Pulled out the orange and white polka dot paper from the Pebbles basic line. Love this line, and I think I own every color.

All Star Card:

I normally like linear lines on my designs. However, I wanted to do something with that red strip of cardstock. I could not find an edge punch I liked, so decided to tuck under the Pebbles basic paper at an angle. I still want to touch it, and make it straight! LOL However, I think it adds a bit of interest to the card.

 

details:

I still love my embossing folders! I would be lost without them. A plain piece of cardstock seems boring to me. Feels like it has been left unnoticed. I did leave the blue circle alone. I thought I had added enough texture with the red star out of courrgated chipboard. 

 

Finally, used a stamp set from Stampin' up to stamp the All star, and the #1 sentiment. The brads are from an older Making Memories line called Giggle Kids. Do you remember that line? I still have parts of this collection! I miss them!

So, here is my first post! Patting myself on the back for simply taking the first step. I thank those that still  came here to check on my blog. Right now, I am hoping to blog once a week. I am taking small steps, and hope to be here more consistent in sharing my love for papercrafting. I am still learning to balance being a Mother, friend,work, dating, and everything in between. I may not have it all together, but I am getting there. One day, at a time. 

Dream Canvas {Little Yellow Bicycle & Faber Castell}

Happy Monday!

Today, I have a project I created  for the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog. You probably saw the Product swap between LYB, and Faber Castell. The designers used the new Poppy line, and a varitey of different mediums from Faber Castell. I have used the gelatos in the past, and was happy to have another opportunity to play! I decided to create a mini canvas using bits, and pieces from Little Yellow Bicycle.

I first painted the background with white acrylic paint, and using a blue gelato, swiped the background. Then I got a bit adventurous, and brought out a waterbrush. I love how forgiving the gelatos can be. Once the background was dry, I pulled out a stencil dot background. Again, using the gelatos, I filled in some of the dots, and randomly placed them onto the canvas. I also played with another medium to create the clouds, but right now cannot find the jar that I used on them! LOL

details:

Here, I stamped the word dream using black stazon ink. I also pulled two different letter packages from Little Yellow Bicycle to finish the word "Life" above. Using the Poppy chipboard assortment pack, a small flower was used to dot the I. Pulled out the paper crafting kit to create the yellow pinwheel, and embellished it with more chipboard elements. 

I tried to achieve a rainbow background on the white canvas tag. Again, all done with different colors gelatos. I used a chipboard frame that I sanded the edges, right on top of the tag.

A finished mini canavas to serve as inspiration! I am loving the Faber Castell products, and cannot wait to receive my markers from Rubber Cafe! Anxiously, waiting to play with them!

Have a fabulous day! I have already been to the gym, and feel energize for the day ahead! 

Happy Father's Day 2013 {Card}

Happy Sunday!

I wanted to wish all the special Dads in your life, a Happy Father's Day! I spent the day yesterday at Timeless Treasures.  I was not working, but instead took some time to work on a few projects. I was able to begin work on new releases by Teresa Collins. I can't wait to share the new collections, and my designs soon!

I did take time out to create the following Father's Day Card for someone special in my life. I kept going back, and forth if I should simply purchase one. However, I wanted him to know how important he was to me, and wanted his card to reflect his personality. 

This card uses bits from Echo Park, and paper from an older collection by Teresa, called World Traveler. I also used hardware from Tim Holtz. I used leftover paper to cover the outside of the envelope, too. A fabulous way to use the scraps, and create a coordinating card set. Why, have I not done this before, yesterday?

I found this sentiment on a paper from Echo Park. The 12x12 paper had 4 different 4x3 cards on it. This certain sentiment began as the inspiration for my card. Every single word depicits exactly how I view this special Dad. 

I hope you enjoyed this special day, and I will be back with more inspiration this week! Thank you for stopping by! 

Stationery Noted Teresa Collins {Altered Frame}

Happy Wednesday!

Today, I am sharing an altered frame I created for the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog. This frame uses a recent release, Stationery Noted.  A traditional collection, that I can also see being used for Fourth of July projects.

This frame is 5x7, and I picked this up from a friend that had a few left over from a recent class she taught. So thanks Jenn!

I love the garland found in this collection, and I decided to wrap it around the frame. I think it adds fun interest, and movement to the project. I added a bit of bling to the outside of the frame, just because.

details:

The pretty pin is also Teresa Collins, and knew it would be perfect as the focal point on the frame.

The quote can be found on this paper. I simply ran it through my Xyron, and covered it with my favorite white glitter, Diamond Dust. A quick spray of hairspray was used to set the glitter in place.

On the bottom of the card, I added layers of two different small borders. Again, these can be found in her decorative border pack. I used a chipboard button from the Stationery Noted collection, and layered some more bling on top.

I do have one last frame, and think I will create another one soon. This frame is now in the hands of a really good friend of mine, Isabel. She has taken classes from me before, and was thankful she was able to pick this up at Timeless Treasures.

Thanks for stopping by today, and tomorrow I will be sharing another project with Little Yellow Bicycle.

Trying to find my groove again with blogging, so thanks for hanging in there with me. I am trying to find the balance between being a Mom, work, creative time, and of course, dating. A whole new chapter in my life. There are still a bunch of unknowns, and uncertainities. However, slowly enjoying the new changes in my life, and cannot wait to see it all fall into place, one piece at a time. 

Happy Monday {Owl Card with Cricut}

Happy Monday!

Just wanted to pop in with a bit of Monday inspiration, as we begin the new week. I came across this card as I was browsing my library. This Cricut shape was actually one of my favorites from the Wild Card 2 Cartridge. For this shape alone, I know I cannot bear to part with my Cricut.

The owl looks absolutely adorable sitting on the branch! I cut the owl out of patterned paper, and embossed a few details on him. I stamped  the sentiment on a white tag, and hung it from his eyeglasses. Super cute image, and will have to make more of him soon!

Have a fabulous day my friends!

 

Designer Style Switchup on the My Mind's Eye Blog {You & Me}

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday, My Mind's Eye had a new blog feature, called Freaky Friday. Two designers switched styles for the day! My assignment was to intrepret Tina Walker's style. I can tell you this was defintely a challenge, but fun nonetheless. Tina has an eclectic, and modern style to her work. She uses lots of white space, and features smaller photos. I am all about the big photos, and feel that I have a traditional scrapbooking style. {Incorporating details throughout.}

Here is my page featuring my Macie, and a friend at the local strawberry patch! The collection I used was My Girl. This was my first time to create with this collection, and I am in love with the washi tape.

My Girl has so many fun patterns, and is full of bold colors! Really, loved the varitey of papers, and wish Macie was still this young!

Now, on this scrapbook page, I used my Silhouette Cameo for the very first time! I have been wanting this machine for such a long time, and it was a steal for $40.00 at Michaels! Happy New Year to me!
Obviously, the You & Me was cut with the silhouette, and added my own details by using an embossing folder! A cute floral chipboard button, layered with an enamel dot, adds simple details to the diecut. Also, since Tina loves mixed media, I added a splash red paint on the sides of my page! I was very scared as I applied it! LOL

On this page, I also added strips of the Washi tape! How fun are those patterns?? Seriously, could have taped my entire page! LOL I added the felt flowers right on top of the tape borders! You can also find them here at Two Peas In A Bucket.

I really like the way this page turned out, and was happy with the final result! 

I will be spending the evening working on assignments, and designing new classes. I do have a few older kits that are available, and you  can find them here. 

Enjoy your night!

2013 Welcome Little Yellow Bicycle Design Team Blog Hop

Happy Monday, and Welcome to the LYB Design Team Blog.

You should have arrived from Audrey Pettit's blog. Happy that you are here to join us today, as the new members of the Little Yellow Bicycle team are being introduced! Looking forward to seeing their creativity with the collections!

I created a card with the new Fern & Forest Girl collection. I am in love with the sweet delicate details, you will find throughout the papers.

detail:

You also have the opportunity to win one of the new CHA collections, Just Because, or one of the Fern & Forest paper collections, just by leaving sweet comments along the way!

Now on hop over to Jen Chesnik's blog!

Have a fabulous Monday, and I am so happy to be a part of the new Little Yellow Bicycle team!