...but our family has finally settled into our new house! I apologize for my lack of posts... I will be fixing that reaaaal quick. :)

Here's a project I did right before our move (yes, I'm a crazy scrapper right to the end! lol.) The tin is from Gel-a-Tins stamps...I love how they included this cute little keychain tin with the stamps. This keychain was part of my TwelveFridays kit. The pics are of my newly engaged sister and her cute fiance. (but don't tell him I told you that.)

I gave this to my sis as an engagement brag book. They really are a cute couple, aren't they?? :)

Brittany

A simple techique for a touch of an artsy feel:

1.  Stamp an image using VersaMark ink on white cardstock.
2.  Heat emboss with white embossing powder.
3.  Dry brush paint over the embossed image and quickly rub the paint off the embossing with a paper towel.
4.  I then cut out the image with a circle cutter.

As for pop-dots.  I love these things!  I am all about dimension and lifting an element up on a pop-dot adds that little touch that makes me smile:)  Hard to see but the 3 paint resisted images and the orange flower are raised atop pop-dots.

Supplies:

PP:  TaDa Creative Studios:: Boom Chica Bloom Collection
Stamp:  TaDa Creative Studios
Cardstock:  Bazzill
Letters:  Lil' Davis Designs
Rubons:  Doodlebug
Brads:  Queen & Co.

TFL Love, Tracy Austin 

Some simple cards to make for mom.



supplies used: 3-d stickers (Target) • cardstock (Bazzill) • ink (Clearsnap) • ledger paper (Making Memories) • letter stickers (Autumn Leaves) • rub-ons (Heidi Grace)

Amy

We are still doing some Go-Green projects over at Prima so I decided to make a mother's day project using one of the packaging tin cans of Prima. This was so easy and quick to make. Just sharing a simple idea for a project which you can make for your mom or for yourself.

Happy Mother's Day!

Iris

How about a handmade bouquet of flowers for mom this Mother's Day?! And a bonus? these flowers won't wilt and I bet she appreciates the time and effort. :)

Greta

Instructions and products found on the Fancy Pants blog. http://missfancypants.typepad.com/

I believe that good pictures does not necessarily mean that the subject should be posed, or have eye contact, or even face the camera. Sometimes, taking the picture from the subject's point of view help tell the story much better. In this layout, my 3 year old spotted the animal ride and immediately headed towards it. Instead of trying to run to the front to get a picture of her face, I just let her head on towards the ride and took the pictures from behind. No great photography tricks here but I sure am happy with the results.

Have a great day!

Iris

 

24 hours of scrapping at my lss...that's how I spent my NSD:)  12pm-12pm...yawn;)  In that time I completed one mini-album (seen below), a layout, taught a class, had LOTS of laughs and yawns, sarcasm a-plenty:), snuggled up with a fellow scrapper on an air mattress in the middle of the shop for a few hours of sleep to then wake up and start all over again:)  Lots of fun!

The Peek-a-boo album by Tinkering Ink.  A fun easy project:)  4 chipboard pages with tabs and windows and 3 acrylic pages.  I used Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels to treat the chipboard.  Just a little spritz will do ya.  It colorizes the chipboard and gives it a hint of glimmer:)  Super easy:)

Album cover:

Page 1:

Front and back of page 1:  I sprayed a bit of Glimmer Mist on the acrylic page and left to dry.  I used this paper:  For the birds  Note how the birds are mirror images.  PERFECT for an acrylic page...thank you ms. or mr. Tinkering Ink designer;)

Page 2:

Page 3:

Last page:

 

Supplies:

Patterned Paper:  Tinkering Ink:: Wild Woodland
Transparency:  Heidi Swapp
Acrylic hearts:  Heidi Grace
Stickers and book plate:  MM
Flower:  Prima
Buttons:  Autumn Leaves

TFL:)  Love, Tracy Austin

It's really fun to work with stamps. They are versatile and it can be used over and over to achieve different effects. In this layout, I used the Prima-Build-A-Frame stamps to create a star. I added rub-ons and stiching marks to the lines to create a funkier star.

Have a fun scrappy day!

Iris

I've been seeing it everywhere. A little pop of spring/summer fun! I'm all about mixing patterns and bright colors, so this is right up my alley! :) Check out these pics...

These are from Target, The Company Store, and JCrew. Soooo super cute! I've managed to get Lilli into some cutie madras shorts, I'm working on getting Bob into some long bermuda ones (sedate brown so as not to scare the poor man), and have my eye on a little beverage bucket I saw this weekend. Might have to throw a party to justify that purchase! ;)

Naturally, anything that I see in out in the "real world" gets translated to my scrappin' addiction. And the search for madras plaid paper began. And ended...rather abruptly unfortunately. I have plaid papers, but no madras...not even plaid in the vibrant hues that are calling my name "Staciiiiiii, use meeeeee!" ;)

So what's a scrap-desperate girl to do? Well, since I wasn't making a late night fabric run (don't laugh...I've done it!), this chick took out those cutie shorts of her daughters! I took a macro pic of them, photoshopped it up a bit for extra oomph, and printed it onto matte photo paper. Yep, I made my own madras plaid paper from Lilli's shorts! LOL :) And you know what? My Madras-Mad Self was quite happy with the result! :)

Check it out...

Supplies: Adhesive (Adhesive Technologies, Provocraft), Buttons (Autumn Leaves), Patterned paper (Dream Street Papers), Pen (Sharpie, Uniball), Rhinestons (Glitz Designs), Ribbon (Cream City Ribbon), Stamps (Fontwerks), Stickers (American Crafts, Autumn Leaves), Misc.: staples

Madras. Yes, its everywhere. Learn to love it and the springy happy feelings it gives you! And of course, scrap with it...however necessary! ;)

Have a smilie-filled day! ...Staci :)

ah, spring. my favorite season (although i guess we don't have actual seasons here in southern california). not only is the weather perfect, but all the flowers are in bloom:

 

hope you're enjoying your spring, too!

--Caroline