Challenge Me Happy #46

Hey there!  It's the middle of May already...wow.  Time for another Challenge Me Happy assignment :)  This one is a WORD challenge, and the word is WATER.  I used it in my title.  I scrapped some photos of my little stinker in the tub from a few years ago.  I used more of my MME Follow Your Heart line...I just love it so much!

I cut strips and made them into large-sized pennant shapes on the end.  I also added some rhinestones, some twine and some buttons, along with some Pebble stickers here and there.

The winner of this challenge will win a prize package from 2 Crafty Chipboard.  An excellent prize if I do say so myself :)  You have until midnight June 1st to upload your project HERE on the CMH blog.  Remember, your layout must be newly made just for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Curtain Adventure + a painting tutorial {My Creative Scrapbook}

Happy Monday!  I'm up on the My Creative Scrapbook blog today, showcasing the pages I made using the May Main Kit.  To go along with the page I'm sharing today, I put together a little tutorial on how I created my big painted circles.

This kit is full of Vintage Bliss from Simple Stories.  I just love the colors!  I wanted to scrap these cute pictures of my little goosie entertaining herself in the curtain :)

I love the way Simple Stories designs their papers...lots of tags and shapes that are ready to be cut out.  These little Basic Grey bottle caps are the perfect finishing touch!

I also added some vellum here...I love the soft and subtle look it gives.

Here's my tutorial.  It's also up on the MCS blog today.

I certainly hope you have a great Monday!  Thank you for visiting me today :)

Mixing Washi Tape with Stamping {Love My Tapes}

Hey there, friends, and Happy Mother's Day :)  I'm still playing catch-up from the past week.  My computer crashing has totally disrupted my online world.  I've had to re-photograph layouts that I thought I had, but then realized they're missing in action.  Today, I'm sharing a page that I created for Love My Tapes last Friday.  I'm still trying to finish up scrapping some Christmas photos.

For this layout, I focused on using minimal patterned paper...only a few strips here and there.  The rest is washi tape and stamps.  I like how you can mix and match so many different patterns this way, and it's all random.  I just start sticking and stamping, and it's so easy.  Washi tape makes things go very quickly on a layout like this!

The black chevron, green polka dot and charcoal fan pattern tapes are all Love My Tapes...and they're so very versatile.

If you haven't tried washi tape yet, you don't know what you're missing.  It really is fun to use and it's a quick embellishment on almost any project. 

I appreciate you stopping by today!  Have a great Sunday :)

My Creative Scrapbook & The Color Room

Hello there, and Happy Friday!  So sorry I haven't been around much this week...my computer CRASHED on Tuesday, and I've been way out of the techno world loop.  No access to my photos, my printer, my Cameo...nothing!  I have been having scrappy withdrawals all week, and now that my amazing husband bought me a new computer yesterday, I'm getting back into the swing of things.  My old computer was VERY old, and now that I have Windows 8...YIKES!  It's so different.  But I'm learning as I go.  The software I used to print my photos is obsolete now, so I'm having to figure out the new system.  Ugh!  But on the bright side, I have a fresh new computer, and it's so much faster & has WAY more storage!  Woo hoo!

Anyway, I have lots to share today.  There is an awesome contest going on over at My Creative Scrapbook! Check it out!

We have a very exciting announcement today from My Creative Scrapbook owner, Pam Rangel!
 
Girls, we Love Prima so we are having a Prima Prize giveaway!!

Grand Prize:

Plus 3 random draw prize Prima packages to be drawn on June 1st. That is right 4 chances to win!!

We want to give YOU this awesome prize package. You can win just by being a My Creative Scrapbook member or by buying one of our kits in the month of May.

Want to have more chances to win? Just refer a friend that buys a kit in May and both of you will have your names added to the drawing. So come join the fun , we want YOU to be the winner!! -

My Creative Scrapbook Kit subscribers will be entered in the drawing for each kit that they purchase in the month of May. -

All new kit subscribers will be entered in the drawing.    Even more chances to win... refer a friend that signs up and get your name added to the drawing.

Just e-mail MyCreativeScrapbook@gmail.com with the name of the person who joined. You both will be entered into the drawing a second time.

Just to make this more fun, we are offering our May Limited Edition kit filled with Prima Lyric, available for a one time purchase... Yea!!! You asked that we offer this, and we aim to please, so grab one while you can.

This offer is only for the month of May. Dates of the contest: May 8th through June 1st, 2013 To purchase any of our kits, please visit our website, HERE.



This month, the team at My Creative Scrapbook is GDT for The Color Room.  I was so excited to be able to take part in this...the color schemes & sketches over there are just beautiful, and the work the team creates is just breathtaking.  Go HERE to see the color palette and all the team's layouts :)

Here's mine...I also used the sketch they provided.  I just LOVE these colors, and I decided to create a page from scratch, using no patterned paper.  I used a little plastic jar to stamp my big circles. I watered down some paint and just made my own circle stamp.  Then I took a brush and "watercolored" the circles.  I like the faded look they have.  I also did some stamping and added in some film strip washi and some floss.  I cut those little circles with the word "love" and the black hearts with my Cameo.  I'm amazed that it cuts things so tiny and so perfectly!

I was planning on sharing another page I created with my May Main Kit from MCS, but I just realized that my photographs are on my external hard drive that is at the computer shop....so I'll need to re-photograph them.  I'll work on that for tomorrow!

Have a great day, and remember to BACK UP FREQUENTLY!!  :)

My Creative Scrapbook May Reveal!

Hey there, friends!  I'm so excited to share the new May kits from My Creative Scrapbook today!!  Talk about beautiful...all of the available kits are just so pretty and fun!  Here they all are...

The Main Kit

The Creative Kit

The Limited Edition Kit

The Album Kit

The Off-The-Page Project Kit

The Mixed Media Kit

Aren't they all awesome?!  Head on over HERE to purchase them!

I got to work with the Main Kit, and it's full of the new Vintage Bliss line from Simple Stories and the embellishments are Basic Grey and Prima.  I made SIX pages with my kit, and I still have product left over!  Here is one of my pages.  I cut some strips, but I also used a lot of the little bar code strips at the bottoms of the patterned papers.  Don't forget about those!  I started with a plain white cardstock background and did a little bit of painting & dripping.  I used a foam brush and some watered down mist.  So easy to do!

I just love these Basic Grey bottle caps!  They're so adorable!

One of the patterned papers is full of these butterflies...I fussy cut a lot of them for my pages.  I also used a black pen to do some outlining...just a simple outline makes it look so different.

I based my layout on a sketch I created.  If you use it, I'd love to see your layout!

I'll be sharing my other pages throughout the month...but you can head on over to the MCS gallery and check out LOADS (and I do mean LOADS) of the team's work!  You will be overwhelmed by all the beautiful inspiration over there.

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Sunday!

A few pages to share...

Happy National Scrapbooking Day...otherwise known as every day in my house.  Ha!  I have a few pages to share today...I'm catching up with a few from My Scraps and More.  These two pages were up on the blog over the past few weeks. 

I used the new Vintage Bliss line from Simple Stories for this page, and I just love the fun colors and patterns.  You can buy it HERE in the My Scraps Store.  I added some texture to my background with a circle mask & some modeling paste.  Then I turned the mask a bit and added some blue mist.

I thought I had posted this page, but apparently I didn't.  I used the MME Collectable line for this one.  I just love it so much!  I really love how my background turned out.  White modeling paste on white cardstock...then I just lightly misted over it with some Heidi Swapp color shine, and then I took some chalk and just lightly colored some of the arrows.  Love the subtle touches of color!

Here you can see the gold shine from the Heidi spray...so gorgeous!  I also used some vellum that I embossed.  I need to use it more!

You can get this MME collection HERE in the My Scraps Store.

I'm so honored that you stopped by my blog today...thank you for visiting me!  I hope you have a wonderful Saturday :)

Stay tuned...the May kit reveals for My Creative Scrapbook are tomorrow, and you won't want to miss it!

Challenge Me Happy #45

Hey there, scrappy friends!  I'm so glad it's Friday...it's been a busy week, and I'm looking forward to some relaxation this weekend.  I wanted to hop on today and share the latest from Challenge Me Happy. Challenge #45 is to SCRAPLIFT an amazing page from one of our team members!  Marie Johansson's page is on the CMH blog HERE, and it's just gorgeous!  All you have to do is lift it.  I love her style!  Go check out her blog HERE.

I used an older MME collection...Follow Your Heart.  I just love the golds, blues and browns, and I don't think I'll ever get tired of using hexagons :)  This photo cracks me up...my girls look so thrilled to be close to one another...haha.  NOT!  I had to get a little sarcastic with my title.  I can hardly ever get them together for a photo.  It took me sticking them in swings to do it!  The joys of siblings who can't stand each other...sigh.

 The winner of this challenge will receive a Scoot collection pack from Echo Park! Definitely worth playing for!

Go check out what the other DT members created for their lifts...gorgeous pages!  You have until midnight May 15th to upload your project.  And remember, your project must be made just for CMH and no other challenges.

Thanks for stopping by...and have a wonderful weekend!