Hi, My Name is Trouble! & Love My Tapes Blog Hop Winner!

We have a great Fabulous Friday challenge for you today, at Frosted Designs!!  It's a sketch and who doesn't love a good sketch!!  This one was created by Diana and you can use it to make a layout, card or anything else you can think of!

Our 3 year old guy gives me an endless amount of funny and adorable photos to scrap!  I have to admit, that if this had been one of his Sisters sitting behind the blinds and pushing them back and forth with their feet, they probably would have been in time out!!  :)  But that adorable dimple and mischevious smile he has, affords him a lot of get out of trouble passes!!

We would love to see your take on the sketch and you can link up for the chance to win a prize from our Sponsor, Words or Whatever.

Products Used:  Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper & Echo Park; Stickers:  Echo Park & Jenni Bowlin; Thickers:  Amy Tangerine; Wood Veneers, Mister Huey's Spray Mist & Mister Huey's Circle Graph Mask:  Studio Calico; Buttons:  Stampin' Up

AND...I also need to announce a Winner of my little goodie package for the Love My Tapes Blog Hop!  Thanks to everyone who stopped by and left comments and became a new Follower!!  Here is the Winner:

LISA!!

 

Lisa, I will get in touch with you to get your info. for mailing out your prize!!  Congrats and thanks for stopping by!!
 

Sweet Child of Mine & ScrapFIT Workout #79

Back again today, with another layout for Get It Scrapped!  I managed to have two come out at the end of October and one at the first of November, so there are a lot of reveals on top of one another!!  :)  The layouts up for today's article are for Old Photos...20 years or more.  And yes, mine are definitely over 20...since I will be 40 in two years (YIKES!!)!

So here is the story for creating my page:  I scanned these two photos that I borrowed from my Mom and have been waiting for a chance to get them scrapped.  The main reason I had not used them yet, was because I could not figure out where I wanted the theme of my page to go.  My Mom is not the type who shares a lot of information, so I am unsure of the stories behind my childhood photos, and it makes it difficult to add journaling.  When I received this assignment, the bell finally went off and I decided to do heritage photos with a more modern twist, using papers that were not considered heritage or vintage.  Once I got started, I loved how the Dear Lizzy papers were working together to create a "baby" themed page and it gave a nice bright look behind photos that were older and aged in color.

Come over to Get It Scrapped! and see how the other CT members tackled the Old Photos assignment!

Supplies - Cardstock:  The Paper Studio; Patterned Paper, Flair Button, Chipboard, Vellum Paper, Ruffle Paper:  American Crafts; Brads:  Crate Paper; Spray Mist:  October Afternoon & Studio Calico; Washi Tape, Stick Pin & Mini Round Gems:  Recollections; Baker's Twine:  The Twinery; Fonts:  Scrap Baby & CK Emily; Punch:  Anna Griffin; Other:  Embroidery Floss

There is also a fun new challenge up today at ScrapFIT!

#79- Tape It Up

When in doubt, tape it up!  A new and exciting product in the scrappy world is Washi Tape and other tapes like it.  We want you to create a layout or a card show casing fun and unique ways to use these fun new tapes!

 

Come play along this month, for the chance to win the November FITkit, Gather:

 

You can win this kit by playing along, or purchase it from the Paper Issue's Etsy Shop!!

Get It Scrapped! Double Up!

***If you are looking for the LOVE MY TAPES Blog Hop, please go HERE.***

I have two layouts to share with you, for Get It Scrapped!  We had some great assignments for the month of October, and I loved working with them.

The first is for yesterday's article, Inspired by Entertainment.  You can find inspiration everywhere and with all of the technology out there these days, it's right at our fingertips!  Our 3 year old loves playing on the computer and on our phones, so I couldn't resist doing a page with this photo and the complete concentration he had on his face.

 

For this layout, I decided to take inspiration for my page, from one of my favorite video games when I was younger, Pacman.  I used my Cricut Expression to die cut my Pacman and the little ghost for my page.  I also love the little yellow dot trail that you follow on the Pacman game, so I decided to incorporate it, by punching circles with my 1/4 inch punch.  And here is the inspiration image I used, for my page:

Supplies - Patterned Paper:  My Mind's Eye & Crate Paper; Wood Veneers & Spray Mist:  Studio Calico; Thickers:  American Crafts; Punches:  EK Success & Marvy; Brads:  The Paper Studio; Button:  Stampin' Up; Font:  CK Matrix

The second layout is up today, for the Modeling Paste article.  If you haven't tried Modeling Paste yet, I definitely recommend it!  It's so much fun!!

Using Modeling Paste is a great way to create great texture on your pages, without adding a lot of bulk.  I used a reverse Chicken Wire mask from The Crafter's Workshop to add the Modeling Paste to my layout.  A credit card or stiff piece of plastic works for spreading the paste over your mask.  Once I applied the paste to the spot I wanted to fill on my layout, I removed the mask and let it dry.  It doesn't take too long for the paste to dry.  After it was completely dry, I used an ink pad and brushed it over the Modeling Paste, until the color covered the surface of the Chicken Wire design.  Then I added a little bit of Spray Mist, by sprinkling it over the page, using the nozzle from the bottle.

Supplies:  Patterned Paper, Chipboard, & Vellum Papaer:  American Crats; Modeling Paste:  Liquitex; Tin Pin & Mini Market Stickers:  October Afternoon; Punch:  Anna Griffin; Font:  Chelsea Studio & Abadi MT Condensed; Wood Veneer & Mister Huey's Spray Mist:  Studio Calico; Chicken Wire Mask:  The Crafter's Workshop; Ink:  Close to My Heart

If you're looking for inspiration for your next page or project, make sure you come over and check out all of the amazing work at Get It Scrapped! 

Love My Tapes/Authentique Project Inspiration Fall Blog Hop

 
Love My Tapes and Authentique Paper are getting crafty over the next couple of days to bring you tons of inspiration using Love My Tapes and Authentique Paper!  To get you into the holiday spirit, the Love My Tapes Design Team will be sharing their projects with you with a Fall Blog Hop.  Be sure to stop by all blogs for a chance to win some Love My Tape goodies.

I received the Festive collection and the Curiosity collection to work with.  I loved both of these collections and the layout I am sharing today is from the Curiosity collection.  If you want to see the layout using Festive, you will have to check out the shares that are up on the Authentique Blog this coming week.

  
It was really fun to pair two of the tapes from Love My Tapes with this collection.  The Blue and Yellow looked great together, so I used the two tapes along the right hand side of my page as border strips.  I also added some Mister Huey's Spray Mist, to add the masked hexagon look to my background paper.  Then I misted over the diagonal striped patterned paper with the Taxi Yellow and cut several hexagon shapes that I used over the masked area.

And now is your chance to visit each of the Love My Tapes DT member's Blogs.  You can win a prize, by leaving a comment at each DT Blog and then heading back over to the the Love My Tapes Blog  for a chance to win some fabulous Love My Tape product!!  The Hop will be going on today, through November 1.

Annette Allen 

Ashley Horton <----------  You Are Here.

Kathy Martin 

Mary Ann Jenkins 

Rita Barakat 

Tina Walker 

Love My Tapes Blog

You can also win a prize, here on my Blog, just by leaving a comment or becoming a new Follower.  If you become a new Follower, please leave a comment and let me know that you did.  AND PLEASE LEAVE AN EMAIL CONTACT WITH YOUR COMMENT, SO I CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU, IF YOU WIN.

Also make sure you stop by the Authentique Paper Blog, to find out what the talented members of their Design Team have in store for you today!!

 

Shameless Plug

I know my Blog has been a little quiet this week, but there will be some fun things starting up next week.  On the 30th, Love My Tapes will host a Blog Hop and share some projects with awesome products from Authentique.  And on November 4, I will have my first reveal with Creative Scrappers!!

But today, I wanted to pop in and ask for your votes!!  I have a layout up at Paper Issues, for the 2nd Birthday celebration.  If you are on Facebook, you can vote for my layout by going HERE and liking my page or by leaving a comment!  Easy Peasy!  And here is the page you would be voting for:

Thanks in advance for your votes!!  :)

Creating Keepsakes November/December Issue!!

The new November/December issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine hits newsstands today!!

This issue is packed with so many great articles and a ton of Holiday inspiration!

I have a layout included in this issue, under the "Tag, You're It" article.  You can find so many fun ways to use tags on your layouts or projects:

 (Page posted with prior permission by the publisher: Creative Crafts Group. As seen in the November/December 2012 issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine.)

You can check out a sneak peek of this issue HERE.

If you would like to purchase this issue, you can order the Print issue HERE, or the Digital issue HERE.

You can also visit the Creating Keepsakes website for additional Online Content and Downloads. 

KIT-tastic News!!!

I am so SUPER EXCITED to announce that I will be joining the Artful Delight Kit Club, as one of their new Designers for the next Term!!  This is my first time to design for a Kit Club and I am really looking forward to it!!  Leeanne puts together some amazing Kits each month and I can't wait to get my hands on the first one!!  If you are looking for Kits that would be perfect for you, then come over and check out what Leeanne has each month.  And Artful Delight offers Scrapbook Kits and Card Kits, so there is something for everyone!!

  
I hope you will come over and check out what the new Team members will be doing with these amazing Kits!!  And here is a list of the talented Ladies, who I will be joining at Artful Delight:

Debbie Burns - Blog Coordinator/Kit Coordinator
Karen Baker
Sherry Eckblad
Rose Miller
Kate Vickers
Lisa Wilkinson