What You Missed....

In April, I was so excited to have my first online class through My Scraps & More.  The "Lots of Layers" class was 4 weeks long.  Each week there was a new video, a sketch with directions, and a place to discuss the techniques and share your creations. The class came with a custom embellishment kit that I designed including a stencil and other handmade goodies.  I worked with a pre-selected set of papers and embellies that was given as a supply list at the beginning of the class so that people could purchase it if they wanted.

Although I can't share the sketches and the videos, I wanted to share the pages that I made for the class!

The first week we focused on "Peek A Boo" layers....creating layers in which you can see other layers below.

The 2nd class we learned different techniques on how to use the stencil that came in the kit (the "spoke" pattern).

The 3rd class we used a pocket or envelope to hold some goodies.

And the last class we focused on using basic shapes on your pages.

I really  really enjoyed seeing all the creations from this class!  The ladies seriously rocked their pages!!!

I will be offering another class in June at My Scraps & More, although, this one will be a self paced class with step by step  photos and only 1 video.  The class will showcase 3-4 layouts and an altered project (still working on that!).  Stay tuned to my blog for more details!

Stay Scrappy My Friends!

Heidi Sonboul Signature Series Blog Hop!!!

Welcome to Heidi's blog hop, celebrating the release of her new Signature Series Book, her two new collections from GCD Studios, AND her new Website!!  I am so honored to be a part of this hop and so excited for the release of Heidi's book!  Of course, I am also in love with her two new paper collections, too: Sunkissed and Special Delivery.

I created this page using the Sunkissed collection.  The papers with the waves and water swirls was perfect for these photos of my kiddos at a fish exhibit at the zoo.  I love the photo of my daughter with her hand on my son's head.  She was trying to show him the fish...

Inspired by the fish idea, I added some circles to my design, and some machine stitching in wavy lines.  I kept to a color combo that complimented my photos, and added in a bit of the peach and yellow for contrast.

I played around a lot with the border strips, and cut them and layered them as accents on my page.

To see some more wonderful inspiration from the Special Delivery and Sunkissed collections, hop along through the blogs below!  There are lots of RAKS to be won!

The Line Up

GCD Studios

Alicia Thelin

Amanda Coleman

Angi Barrs

Audrey Yeager Christina Collins Christine Meyer Grace Tolman Heidi Van Laar  Jennifer Chapin Julie Tucker-Wolek Katrina Hunt Kelly Holbrook Lalo IK Megan Klauer Nina Yang Pam Callaghan Rae Barthel Rochelle Spears Sara Zenger Suzanna Lee Teri Anderson Wida Miller
And for even MORE prizes, head over to Heidi' NEW WEBSITE for a chance to win the newest tool from Fiskars and her two newest collections, Special Delivery and SunKissed.
And don't forget to order your copy of Heidi's New Signature Series Book, too!
To order the book you can go here:

*WINNERS* and another Paper Issues page!

I have had a LOT of giveaways going on the past week or so and it's time for some winners!

From the Inspiration Elevator Blog Hop (winning a little kit I put together)- DARCY

Darcy said...

Have fun in your future creative endeavors! I love that you made her style your own!

APRIL 17, 2013 AT 4:22 PM 

From the Glitz Blog Hop (a stash of Glitz goodies)-  june2015 said...

the garland is genius! will definitely give that a try.

April 25, 2013 at 3:02 PM

 

and from Cassie's Birthday Week celebration for Paper Issues (winning a Lucky You kit): AMBER

 Amber said...

Im a new follower - love your blog! I've liked Paper Issues from the beginning :) they rock! LOVE the kit!

April 28, 2013 at 5:13 PM

Ladies, please contact me with your mailing information so I can get your prizes out to you! audreykit at yahoo dot com

Speaking of Paper Issues, here is another page I made with the "Lucky You" kit!  The colors of my photos were kinda yuck, so I changed them to black and white.  The smoothies we made were berry and banana, so I used some pinks, blues, and yellow.  I was thinking of round berries, so I used a circle scheme for my page!  

I used the circle idea as the basis for my challenge at the My Scraps & More Spring into Summer Crop.  Check it out HERE!

This wood button from MME was a bit too dark, so I just painted over it with a whitewash to tone the color down a bit.

For each circle, I outlined it with a white pen just to make it stand out a bit more.  A few of the circles I popped off the page.  And I LOVE these word stickers from Jillibean!

The alphas weren't part of the kit, but were the perfect color yellow!  Lastly I added this chipboard piece with some twine tied in a bow.

I've got a lot more to share this week AND another blog hop with a prize coming up early next week!

Stay scrappy my friends!

Paper Issues *GIVEAWAY*

Check out my THREE previous posts for giveaways, too! A huge Glitz Designs one, one from My Scraps & More, and another from Paper Issues!


So excited to be a part of Cassie's Birthday week celebration at Paper Issues!

But I have a little secret:

It's MY BIRTHDAY, TOO!  :)

And guess who's getting the present?  YOU!

I am giving away a "Lucky You" kit that I co-designed for the Paper Issues store!

Here's what you have to do to win:

1.  Follow my blog and leave a comment!

2. Like Paper Issues on FB (and wish Cassie a Happy Birthday!)

And that's it!  I will choose a winner at random to win this fab kit!

Check back tomorrow for another page I made with this awesome kit!

Glitz "Love You Madly" Blog Hop *GIVEAWAY*

I am so sad to say that today is my last post for Glitz Designs.  Next week Glitz will be announcing a new team!  It has been so amazing these past 2 years working for this great company with this EXTREMELY talented group.  I will miss it, and I am excited for Glitz and where they are heading!

So welcome to my last Glitz Inspiration Blog Hop!  Today we are featuring the Love You Madly collection.
One winner will be chosen from the comments on all the blogs to win an assortment of goodies from the Love You Madly collection!

My daughter happens to Madly Love beads.  And I am so lucky that my brother lived in New Orleans for a few years and then decided to give all his beads to her (can you sense the sarcasm?)  She has always loved playing with beads since she was very little.  Its so fun when you step on them in your bare feet....

I wanted to incorporate some gold elements on the page to pick up on some of the beads in the photo, so I create some gold accents with some gold embossing powder.  For the gold garland, I used a pencil eraser to stamp in versamark, added the gold powder, and then heat embossed.  Then I stitched through them and added some paper garlands and a giant rhinestone.  There are also a few hearts stamped here and there, too, from the Love You Madly stamp set.

I layered some paper layers, die cuts, transparencies, and a gold heat embossed piece of "washi tape" from the Yours Truly stamp set.

And this Hello Beautiful stamp from Cashmere Dame.

As a finally farwell, I am giving away a HUGE box of Glitz goodies!!  There are at least 30 papers from the releases in the past year, and TONS of embellies.  I have more than what is in the photo below, but this is at least part of what you are gonna get!  I will choose one random FOLLOWER to win this giveaway.  In addition, if you share this giveaway on Facebook or Twitter, then please make an additional comment that you did so to earn an extra chance to win.

Here is the order of the blog hop from the designers blogs!  Each time you leave a comment on their blogs you have a chance to win the Love You Madly Prize pack.

Lea Lawson – http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/
Audrey Yeager – http://audreysreflection.blogspot.com/
Camilla Ekman – http://camillaslillasida.blogspot.com/
Gerry Van Gent – http://www.gerryscrafts.blogspot.com/
Janna Werner – http://jannawerner.de/
Karola Witczak – http://www.karolakraftuje.blogspot.com/
Laurie Schmidlin – http://justgivemestamps.typepad.com/
Lisa Andrews – http://lisaandrews.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha – http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Nicole Martel – http://nicolemartel.blogspot.com/
Noel Culbertson – http://paperpassionpixels.blogspot.com/
Rommel – http://risqueerabisque.wordpress.com/
Teresa Kline – http://paperieblooms.blogspot.com/
Glitz Design – http://glitzitnow.com/blog/

Have fun hopping and Stay Scrappy My Friends!