All That Scrap For Me

I have the pleasure of being a member of the Southern Bella Club at Funkie Munkie Scraps . This club has taught me soooo much so far and it has been quite rewarding. This month's project had 2 cute little milk cartons that fit nicely into the little holder. Now, I can't give away all of the details as that would be unfair to Funkie Munkie Scraps as this is club is not free. BUT, I can tell you that the wonderful template that was chosen was from Lauren Meador, owner of Papertrey Ink . On her site, you can purchase (very reasonably priced!!) many many cute templates to make adoarable things like this. The little girl stamp is by Stamping Bella . I love this stamp line. In our previous club meetings, we have only used the Bella images (fancy ladies lol). Well, this time around, we used another style by Stamping Bella which I just LOVED!! It was really nice to see what else this stamp line had to offer. We used the nestabilities oval sets to cut out the ovals for the stamps and...

Okay, so with this project, I officially went outside of my comfort zone (which by chance is one of my scrappy goals for 2009). I have only altered a handful of items and have just never really felt comfortable in doing so. Then, Evelyn (owner of Scrapnesia ), asked if I wanted to teach a class on altering this cute little gift card holder by Creative Imaginations. So, I said sure, why not? Well, once I got it home, I realized I had absolutely zero time to work on it due to family issues and wasn't really all that excited about stepping "out of my box". So, as the date approached closer and closer to my class, I knew I had to get it together and get creative. So, without further ado, here's what I came up with for the front: and here's what I came up with for the inside: I think it turned out pretty good for someone who's rarely altered anything. The supplies are really very simple: Bazzil Cardstock (Bitter Sweet Chocolate) for the spine, Core'dination C...

Hello!! I have just posted the September Challenges and Swaps on the Fancy Paper Crafters Ning Group . Hope you can check it out and participate!! Winners of our challenges receive a prize!

I had so much fun participating in the Shrinky Dink challenge issued by the TGF Farmerz Club by Funkie Munkie Scraps. I won by default because no one else entered and can't wait to see what the challenge will be for the next month!! So , how did I make this cute little card? It's actually relatively simple! I had to play around with the Shrinky Dinks to find the right combination for my coloring and my oven. I used Jet Black Staz On ink and my Prismacolor Watercolor pencils. I do not have regular colored pencils but those may work as well. I used the Home Sweet Home stamp set by The Greeting Farm purchased at the Funkie Munkie . I used Coredination paper for the green cardstock and standard Bazzill cardstock for the orange and lighter green which I purchased at Scrapnesia . I used a standard 8 1/2 x 11 piece of heavy weight white cardstock for the card base (cut in half). I zig-zag stiched around the outerpart of the card using my sewing machine. I wish they made a good qualit...

Wow!! There sure are a lot of people getting married this time of year! My coworker asked me to make her another card and of course, since it's a paying "gig" LOL, I said sure! I was also really excited about getting back into crafting as I've been down and out for a couple of weeks now. So, this little card took just a bit of time to do as I was using some brand new stamps but I LOVE the way it turned out. The solid paper is by Bazzill and the decorative paper (I think) is by Basic Grey. I was trying to be good and use my scraps instead of cutting up new sheets of paper. Unfortunately, by doing this, I can't guarantee I get the brand name correct. So, my apologies in advance :). Now, for the ink, I used Cat's Eye Pigment Ink (Burnt Sienna maybe LOL) by Clearsnap. The bride/groom stamp is by Stamptivity out of the UK. Their stamps are wonderful and really great in quality! The circle sentiment is by Just Rite Stamps . The set is the Wedding Stamp Ensemble. Th...

Check out the exciting new swaps and challenges that have been posted on Fancy Paper Crafters for the month of August. You will not want to miss out on all the fun!!

A friend of mine had a couple that had recently gotten married and she asked that I make a card for her. She needed it rather quickly and I knew I needed to get started to right away. I am known for taking FOREVER to make one card so this was definitely a challenge. With the theme being "Just Married", I knew right away that I wanted to use black, white and silver color combos. So here are the details for this super easy card: Paper: Bazzill White and Black Coordination 3-D Sticker: Jolees Ribbon: Sheer Black Embossing: A2 Embossing folder by Cuttlebug Very simply, I cut a 2 inch piece of the Bazzill White cardstock and appx 3 inch piece of Black Coordination. I ran both pieces through my original Sizzix machine to emboss the dots onto the cardstock. I then took my sanding block and ran it over the black coordination paper to bring out the core of the paper. I love this effect and have used it on several cards. Then I cut a piece of ribbon and attached it and added the 3-D st...