Scrap Challange

MARILYN'S PAGE

SHIRLEY'S PAGE

MY PAGE

Here is an e-mail I sent some of my scrapfriends:

When I was home last, I was admiring the work my Mom had done in my old bedroom. She had stripped off all the flower paper that I picked out when I was eight and chose a nice mellow greenish yellow. She then handed me a HUGE strip of wallpaper and said, make sure you make a page of what it used to look like! I squirmed a bit and thought...oh wow, this paper is really loud and I have enough here for eighteen pages...

I came up with a plan of course that involved Barb at the Crafting Cottage cutting my paper into lovely scallops and matching it up with some cool bling and cardstock. Thanks so much Barb!!!

I'd like to propose a challenge to all my scrappy friends. Can you make a page for your book out of my paper?

I will provide you with a sketch, materials and a due date. The only thing I will want back will be photos for my blog!

I thought it might be fun if I also included a prize. Once I have all the photos, I will upload them and let you know. You can then let people you know that it's posted and to leave a comment and vote for their favorite! If you blog, you can blog about it too! Or use Facebook...or whatever other social media you like.

So, the first one is back already! OK, Shirley lives next door...and stopped over yesterday. But, I am excited to see her interpretation. You see a whole lot more of the paper. The contrast in years is really cool, PLUS, you get to see her granddaughter! Love it Shirley and thanks!

AND, here is the second one! It's a RAK! I love it and it's all mine! Marilyn made it for me! What a cool job she did with the beautiful colors she added behind the wall paper scallop! There is a cool journaling tag too, a cool little note under the number 8! Very pretty!

Happy Birthday Lisa!

What a fun card!

Love my Orange Rose with the Glitter!!!

Shh! Don't tell her.

Got my inspiration from Sketch Support! Love the cupcake layout! There are some awesome pages posted there too. Check them out.

Sketch Support: Add-on Week, Part 4

Lucky Go Green

Ah! My two favorite little subjects and my favorite stamp! I had all these little scraps left over from my marathon rainbow flower making session and thought it might be fun to do a page with scraps and St. Patty's Day bling!

My Pink Room

When I was home last, I was admiring the work my Mom had done in my old bedroom. She had stripped off all the flower paper that I picked off when I was eight and chose a nice mellow greenish yellow. She then handed me a HUGE strip of wallpaper and said, make sure you make a page of what it used to look like! I squirmed a bit and thought...oh wow, this paper is really loud!! I had Barb at the Crafting Cottage cut it into some scallops.

I also took a quick peek for a cool sketch on the Ideas for Scrapbookers website.

Pam had this really great one that worked! Love the idea of the circle and how her layout moves.

http://thecraftingcottage.com/
http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/2011/03/designer-showcase-buttons.html

Scrappin' on Sunday

Had a few girls over on Sunday to make up these boards. We had so much fun with the glitter modge podge and the little birds! I really enjoyed making these flowers too, they are awesome!

Tattered Flowers

I was inspired by a blog I read today to play around with making some of my own flowers. This background paper I got in a kit with two prima flowers...and I wanted a whole lot more, so made my own!

I posted this Sunday, but wasn't finished with the journaling or the title.

And blogging around today, I found great inspiration for a title on the second link! It's much prettier in real life with lots of sparkle.

http://ideasforscrapbookers.blogspot.com/2011/03/vintage-style-flower-tutorial.html

http://birdisthewordchallenge.blogspot.com/

Chris Shaw Week

One of the most memorial events I have attended latey at the school was during "Chris Shaw Week" (heard it referred to that at Zumba class so that is what I'm going with!). I haven't seen Chris Shaw perform, so it was a treat for me. Lexi spent HOURS on this bag that was part of the week's work. It was supposed to represent items she would bring on a journey. They also wrote a song with Chris. I included the one her team wrote. I even found a song they sang on iTunes! Of course I was a million miles from stage so didn't get a great photo, but I wanted to remember the occasion. Her bag did finally make it home in pieces so I saved some of the little items she had carefully drawn for my page.


http://http://www.chrisandbridget.com/pages/chris/

Pratt sign with new flowers

LOVE these new flowers..had so much fun with my hot glue. Picked up these letters the other day in Canada and thought I'd make myself a wall hanging. PLUS, I am having some girls over on Sunday to make something similar.

The inspiration for the new flowers came from the following blog. It's in Spanish, but lots of good photos.
http://arcobalenodiross.blogspot.com/2011/03/idee-per-fiori-di-carta.html

My Scrap Space

And, my room, throwing up!! LOL!

I saw a blog recently where people posted pics of their scrapspace. I thought it was really cool and was tempted to take a few of mine all neat and tidy...but it only is like that between pages...and only because my desk is next door and I work at it all day...And there is no way I could walk by all that stuff all day...

the rollo family

Snow finally stopped, but it's still one of those sleepy days at our house where we snuggle down and watch movies, listen to tunes, and I get my hands inky. Well, and my scraproom blows up! Well, not really, but it gets really messy...I have to laugh...typically I don't care for witnesses, but Pratt just came up and plopped himself down with MY IPAD in the midst of the chaos. Which is fine, at least he didn't make fun of me or ask why there is Glimmermist on the wall...I may just post the pic I took of the mess...just 'cause I have to get everything out to make one page...

Anyhow, two whole batches of new paper picked up from Sara's house yesterday from a monthly kit she gets from We B Scrappin' in Syracuse....AND a fun challenge from that store...inspired me to make this page from photos taken over break week of a trip to the God Parent's house...I haven't met the new puppy that is featured, but I hear she is a sweetie!

AND again, my photos didn't work, so I turned the layout sideways...and the sewing machine was out still, so machine stitching as well...

The paper itself is the Twig collection from Little Yellow Bicycle. And if you are interested in visiting the We B Scrappin' Store the next time you hit Syracuse, here is their link:

http://www.webscrappin.com

The Studio Blog Hop Page-Friends

A nice snowy day here in the North Country NY prompted me to spend some time on some scrapbooking blogs..and then I convinced myself that laundry and running to the store for bread and milk could wait...so I made a page! This page was inspired by a sketch at The Studio blog. I flipped their sketch as my pictures weren't portrait...I was inspired to sew on the edge which I haven't done for ages...and I love my how my flower turned out...of course some new paper also helped inspire!

http://www.thestudiochallenges.blogspot.com

Chelsey and Heather's Altered Boxes

Love these boxes! They were originally cardboard covered and although I wasn't sure how much the glimmermist would cover, they turned out awesome! Love them! I was so sad to see Chelsey and Heather leave...and I did also hope they would accidentally forget their beautiful creations..but no...alas!

Heather's (in copper) is sporting a really cool Purple Pumpkin owl button! I love it!