Dancing Divas

It's time for another Fabulous Friday challenge at Frosted Designs and this week we are challenging you to use SPORTS/DANCE on your projects.  This is a fun challenge and there are lots of ways for you to incorporate it into your layouts, cards, or altered projects.  I chose Dance for the theme of my layout, since I have two little girlies taking Ballet this year.

This page kind of threw me for a loop when I started working on it.  There were several different colors going on in the photo, because of the girls' Ballet outfits.  I didn't want to turn the photo b&w, so I decided to just try and work with the colors in the picture.  I am still not sure that it all meshes incredibly well together, but it is a fun little girl page, so I guess I accomplished my goal.  :)  I think the main thing that kept me second guessing was the color of the ribbon, because it was so vivid with the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan papers.  That color isn't really represented in the papers, but it is a dominant color in the photo.  I added the stitching in the same color as the ribbon, in the hopes to balance it a little bit.  One of my favorite things about this page, was playing with the Heidi Swapp Color Magic papers.  I added some OA Sprinklers to it and it created such a soft and pretty pastel pink, against the black lines.  I highly suggest picking some of it up, if you get the chance, because it is pretty awesome!!  :)

Don't forget to come play along with us this week, for the chance to win from our Sponsor, SpiegelMom's Scrap Shop!

Products Used:  Patterned Paper & Buttons:  Dear Lizzy; Color Magic:  Heidi Swapp; Spray Mist:  Studio Calico & October Afternoon; Thickers:  American Crafts; Lace Tape:  Love My Tapes; Wood Hearts:  Pink Paislee; Flair:  A Flair for Buttons; Punch:  Anna Griffin & Marvy; Other:  Ribbon

A Spooky Situation!

Happy almost Friday!!  :)  Happy Thursday, just doesn't sound all that awesome!!  But I do have an awesome Washi Tape from Love My Tapes to share with you today, that I used on a Halloween layout.  I knew that the black & white "lace" patterned Washi Tape would be perfect for a Halloween page.  I have held off using it, specifically for this layout.  Here is the layout I created, and then I'll tell you how I used the tape:

  

I thought the tape would look great placed behind a negative cut title.  I roughly measured the area for my title and cut it on my Expression.  Then, I took three strips of the Washi Tape and lined them all up on a white piece of cardstock.  After my title finished cutting, I just placed the Washi Tape piece behind it and then trimmed it down to the the size of my title spot!  Very easy and I love the way it looks behind the Orange chevron...definitely got that "spooky" effect I was going for!  This look could work for any of your tapes and layout themes, and it gives a little added interest to your title!  Another great idea for this technique would be for negative cut shapes...circles, triangles, or whatever you decide to create!

I also added in some of the Mint Green diagonal Washi...I think it just might be my favorite!!  And speaking of favorites...I am TOTALLY  in LOVE with the Witch Hazel collection from October Afternoon.  It is definitely my favorite Halloween line to date, from any company.  I only ordered a small quantity, but I have a feeling that I will have some more of it in my cart on one of my online shopping stops!!  I decided to add the chicken wire modeling paste on a whim and really loved how it popped on the Teal background paper.  I thought about adding some mist over it for color, but decided I really liked the look of the stark white.

Thanks for stopping by today!!  And make sure you check out Love My Tapes on Facebook, the Blog, and LMT is also now on Pinterest!!

Products Used:  Patterned Paper, Stickers & Tin Pins:  October Afternoon; Washi Tape:  Love My Tapes; Punches:  Martha Stewart & EK Success; Wood Veneers & Mister Huey's Spray Mist:  Studio Calico; Mini Chicken Wire Mask:  The Crafter's Workshop; Modeling Paste:  Liquitex; Font:  CK Fraternity; Brads:  The Paper Studio; Mini Round Gems:  Recollections; Other:  Embroidery Floss, Stick Pins & Button

Did That Just Happen?

I was excited to start out yesterday with a little happy news...and some pretty unbelievable news at that!!  My layout "Confessions of a Scrapbook Addict" was chosen as the Featured Project at Two Peas!!  I did this page as one of my DT layouts for ScrapFIT, based on Diana Fisher's sketch!  I really liked the way it turned out in the end and decided to load it to my Two Peas Gallery...not every layout I do, makes that cut!!  :)  So I was pretty excited when it ended up being Featured yesterday!!

 

Here's the full page again, just in case you missed yesterday's post for ScrapFIT!!

And thanks to everyone who stopped by and left a comment for me at Two Peas!!  I love having such great scrappy friends and it's awesome that we can all support one another in our scrappy addictive-ness!!!  :)

ScrapFIT Workout #78 - Diana's Sketch!

Today, there is a new Work Out up at ScrapFIT, and it's an awesome one by our Creative Trainer, Diana!  I always love working with Diana's sketches and this one came together really quickly once I sat down and got started!

 
I had some fun and made my own Chevron negative die cut for this one.  I used the Chick font, for the Chevron shape and then lined them up the way I wanted it in SCAL.  Originally, I thought about backing some of them with different colors, but once I started layering, I liked the look the way it was.  And one of the great things about doing negatives, is that you have positives to work with too!!  I just took several of the positive pieces and added them here and there for a little more Chevron fun!  

Don't miss out playing along with us this month!!  Come over to ScrapFIT and link up your project, for the chance to win our Low Cal FITkit from Paper Issues!

Products Used:  Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper; Wood Veneers, Mister Huey's Circle Graph, & Mister Huey's Spray Mist:  Flair Button:  Bluebirdchic.com; Washi Tape:  K&Company; Thickers:  American Crafts; Mini Market Stickers:  October Afternoon

It's Okay to be Square!

Especially, if you love working with grid designs!  I have a fun page up today at Get It Scrapped!, for the Easy Scrapbook Pages, using negatives and a grid design, that is really easy.

For the steps I used to create this page, pop over and check out Easy Scrapbook Pages, and give it a try for your next layout!

I'm Doing This!

Have you seen the fun Photo A Day challenge?  I have seen it popping up, but kept thinking, "why do I need to do a photo a day, since I don't do Project Life?".  Well, I finally decided to pop over to Fat Mum Slim's Blog yesterday and check it out.  There are so many awesome prompts for each day and now I am thinking, that I usually take at least one photo a day anyway, so why not play along.  Plus, as Chantelle puts it..."all the cool kids are doing it"...and who doesn't want to be a cool kid!!  HA!  :)  And I do realize that I am getting in a little late for October, but she mentions in her post, that there are no rules, so that means there is no rule saying I can't start on October 11 instead of October 1!!  :)  Here are the prompts for this month:

  
If you would like to join in too, just pop over to Fat Mum Slim's Blog and check out the details.  I'll be sharing my photos through Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!!

***EXCITING NEWS!!!***

I love getting happy emails and I got an especially happy one over the weekend...an invitation to join the Creative Scrappers Design Team for the new term!  YAY!!  I am SO EXCITED!  CS is overflowing with talent, each term, and I am so honored to be joining Kristine Davidson and the new and returning Team members.  When I saw the names of the other Ladies I would be working with, I was completely blown away.  I will have some major talent to keep up with!!  :)  Here is a look at all of the talented Ladies who will be designing and creating with the CS sketches over the next Four months:

 
And yes, my little ole name is right there in the middle of them!!  :)  I can't wait to get started designing with the Team and seeing what everyone creates!

Here are the layouts I submitted for my DT application:

 Sketch #226

 

And these are a few I've done, just as entries on some of the most recent sketches:

 Sketch #221

 Sketch #224

Sketch #225

Thanks for stopping in to hear my good news!  And I hope you'll keep an eye out for the first reveal for the new Team members beginning in November!!