Scrappin' the Details

Be You {Altered Clipboard} Fancy Pants

Good morning!

Today, on the Fancy Pants Blog, I share a recent project created with the Be YOU collection. Gabi was the inspiration for the project. Here is a peek of the altered clipboard:

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Have a Fancy day my friends!

Crazy about chipboard {Crate Paper}

Happy Monday morning!

I am on my way to work, but wanted to share that I have a blog post all about chipboard, on the Crate paper blog! I love the 12x12 chipboard sheet found in the Story Teller collection, and Pretty Party.  Today, I will share 5 ways on how you can get more out these versatile shapes. Above, is a sneak peek of one of the five tags/mini paper sacks, I created. I hope you will join me on the Crate Paper Blog. See you there!

Happy Easter {2012}

 

Happy Easter to you, and your family!

Love the Sergi Family. 

Egg Party {Pebbles Inc. Country Picnic}

This page went up on the Pebbles Blog yesterday, using the new Country Picnic. The theme is Easter week, so hop on over for lots of spring inspiration from the design team. I really like the finished project of this page. It is simple, and clean with just the right amount of details. I could have done better coming up with a title, but egg party will have to do.(;
a few details:

Love these corrugated chipboard letters from Pebbles! I used my flower die from Tim Holtz to create the flowers. Then cut the doily shapes from this paper. A small pearl embellishes the centers. 

Here you can see I simply cut a few strips from the paper to create vertical borders along the right side of the page. Of course, I added a bit of embossed vellum, too.


I cut part of one of the kraft tags to add my journaling. I punched a few random circles at the bottom, inspired by the dot paper behind it.  
For complete list of supplies used on this page, {click here} to hop on over to Pebbles! 

I hope you are having a great start to the weekend! I am going to clean my scrapbook desk, and the piles surrounding it! LOL I have lots of crafting to do, and classes to design. So I better get to it! 

Summer is here again {Fancy Pants Summer Soul}

Happy Thursday!

Today marks the first day of our official spring break! So thankful for a few days to spend with my kids. We do not have any special plans. We are simply going to enjoy a bit of downtime. I am definitely looking forward to a week without a set agenda(;

Today, I wanted to share with you a page I created with Fancy Pants Summer Soul collection. These colors are perfect for for welcoming summer! These are happy, and bright colors! Colors I tend to gravitate toward.

"Summer is here again"

These are more photos taken at a resort last year. Gabi's best friend invited us to spend a day with them. They had a wonderful water park, and the kids had a great time! I was glad to simply look, and take photos. I am not a big fan of water! LOL
a few details:

I created a banner along the top of the page, using one of my favorite Martha Stewart punches. The sun tucked behind the photo is one of Fancy Pants newest mini stamps, called Star burst. You can find it here at Two Peas.I stamped the image, and then using my Xyron, added glitter on the top.

Here is another look at the starburst stamp in action.

The photo of Macie inspired my confetti sun I created in the corner. I love that it created movement to my page, and again used the starburst stamp for my sun. I cannot create a page without a bit of texture, so the sun rests on layers of embossed papers.
Also, Two Peas is having a promotion on their website.

Find all the details here. The metal charms can be used all on types of papercrafts. I like to use them most on mini albums.

Thanks for visiting today my friends! Enjoy your Thursday!

Spectacular Spring Mini Album {Bella Blvd.}

Hello friends!

Today, I wanted to share a mini album I created with Bella Blvd Spring Flings and Easter Things. I used a BoBunny 6x6 album, and at first I was a bit hesitant on its size. However, fell in love with it toward the end of the project. It has a gorgeous linen spine, and a cover that you can alter any way you would like. 

These photos were taken in Texas while visiting my family. This album was also created for the CHA Bella Booth. This is a gorgeous line perfect for spring, and documenting your Easter photos! 

I was in a hurry as I snapped these photos. I was trying to get it out the door, so I apologize if the photos are not that great(; 

"Spring Spectacular Mini"

a few details, well, okay, not a few, but I hope you enjoy(;

 

 

 

Now this happens to be my favorite photo! It is a bit blurry, but I love it anyway. It depicted our family's personality, and traditions perfectly! 
Thank you for taking a peek at my project, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask.

This album was also on the Bella's Blog, with other amazing Spring projects from the designers. {Click here} to hop on over. 

Time for me to begin my day! I hope yours is great! Thank you for visiting today. 

My Mind's Eye New Blog

Have you visited the My Mind's Eye Blog? The My Mind’s Eye Blog has a new look! It is gorgeous! My Mind’s Eye is also joining the world of Facebook and Twitter! To help celebrate they are having a blog hop with a few of my favorite artists! Be sure to stop by the My Mind’s Eye Blog to read more about it. As always, there are prizes involved! Wooohooo! Good Luck!

Baby Girl Paper Cake { Bella Blvd.}

Happy Friday everyone!

Today, I have a paper cake created with Bella Blvd.'s Baby Girl Collection. Please forgive me if I have already shared it on my blog, but I do not beleive so(;

I love creating miniature paper cakes. They are perfect for any occassion, and are fabulous centerpieces for a party! This was another one of my CHA projects, and right now the Baby Girl collection is shipping!

 

I love creating borders of rossettes across the bottom of one of the cake layers. I did want it to resemble  candy flowers, so I pulled these large white brads from my stash. I layered each rossette with a vellum circle, and the brad. You have seen me do this many times, but the lids are painted with acrylic paint. Can you guess what the next step might be?? Yep, dusted glitter right on top! The paint will act as your adhesive. One tip I picked up, is to spray the lids with hairspray! This will help to seal the glitter in its place!

 

 

I staggered a few assorted sizes of the rossettes to create a fun border. Lots of embossed vellum, and a bit of tulle to add that girly touch! I failed to take a photo, but the stand for the cake is  simply another lid taken from a box. I created a pie shape using the assorted papers of the collection. The trendy rays of different papers have been popping up everywhere, so I wanted to try it, too. Unfortunately, it is almost completely covered with the cake! Ha! So, at least you can see a  bit of the assorted papers in the photo above(;

Here I simply sprayed the top with spray adhesive, and let the confetti fall where it may! I also sprinkled a coarse glitter on top for an another festive touch! {Click here} to see the entire Baby Girl collection. Today, on the
Bella Blvd. Blog there are more baby girl projects that will be sure to inspire you!

 

I do appreciate your visit to my blog, and sorry about my lack of blogging lately. I have so many projects to share, but the last month has been extremely busy for the family. I am also now fighting a cold. Roman, and Gabi have passed it on to me. So, I am going to try and rest today. We have a busy weekend ahead, and would love to be able to enjoy a bit of it(;

Have a great one!

Pink Paislee {Guest Artist}

Happy Monday!

It has been a busy weekend! It seems I am always saying this! LOL From cheer competitions in Los Angeles, and the Pinewood Derby, I can say I am truly exhausted! (: However, it is Monday, and we are not off to a good start. Roman went home sick today, so I had to leave work earlier than planned. While he is resting, I thought this might be a good time to blog about something that made me one happy gal(;

On the Pink Paislee Blog on Sunday, I had a few projects featured. Can you say, "Woohoooo, with me??" I was one of the twelve Guests artists for 2011. So, this month I am able to share with you a few items I created using their product. I am a big fan of Pink Paislee, and loved everything that was sent to me. So, very thrilled for the opportunity to be featured on their blog! So a BIG thank you to Pink Paislee for having me!

Here are the projects I created using their Mistables, Vintage Vogue, and Grand Prarie:
Fly High

 

Bright SunShiny Day Card:

Sweet & Adorable You

Friends Card:

 

& finally an elegant altered box:

 

Thank you for letting me share in my excitement! I hope you enjoyed my papercrafts I created using Pink Paislee's fabulous products! Again, a thank you to Rebecca Cross, and Pink Paislee for having me!!! If you want to read a bit more about me, and a view of these projects, join me on the Pink Paislee blog, by clicking {here}.

Back to my little guy, and carpool! Have a wonderful evening!! 

hello, there {My Mind's Eye} Scrapbook Page

Hi, everyone! 

Today, I have a page using My Mind's Eye, On the Bright Side Collection! I thought I mix it up a bit, and share a page of my sweet son! He will be nine soon! Where does the time go? He rarely likes to stop for a photo. So out of fifteen, this is the only I captured of him smiling(;

"hello there, handsome"

I love all the woodgrain papers found in this collection, and used it as the backdrop for the page. One of the things I love about My Mind's Eye, are all the tags, brads, and titles! I am able to create pages quickly, and love being able to add different details to them.

details:

It seems stars just go well with boy pages. Here I diecut a star out of the red dot paper, and used the premade circle embellishment on top. I did a bit of inking using Towbow's Dual Craft Markers. The gray pen was a perfect match to the papers.

I cut several strips of paper to layer over the premade journaling tag. They are not just for journaling! They make for perfect accents to your pages.

Here I created a bit of a pocket using pop dots. This helped to raised my title over the patterned paper. I wanted to be able to tuck in my journaling, and a few stick pins for fun accents.

Okay, time for me to get ready for work. I am usually off on Tuesdays, but someone needed my help today(: Tomorrow, I will share the two page layout I created for a recent class. It uses the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection.  I do have nine kits avaialble, so if you are interested in seeing the page, please come back tomorrow(; 

Thank you for visiting today!