Oregon Coast Layout for ScrapbookPal

Hi everyone!!  Today, I get to share a layout on the ScrapbookPal blog that I made with the Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge that ScrapbookPal send me to work with this month.  I love lighthouses and whenever I am in an area where they are, I make my husband pull over and we have to take pictures.  When I saw the lighthouse on the Wall Decor and More cart, I knew this was a cart for me.  I have many lighthouse pictures to scrapbook and this cartridge will help me decorate my pages perfectly.  I also think that lighthouses make wonderful masculine cards.  I love the font on this cart...especially the swirly layering on the Monogram font cuts (like I the ones on the first letters of my title).

Supplies:
Die cuts: Cricut Expression and Wall Decor and More cartridge
Ink: Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye inkpads
Cardstock and patterned paper: Stampin' Up!

Cut the following from the Wall Decor and More cartridge:
Lighthouse - 11 1/2 inches
Lighthouse border - 3 inches
Title - 1 1/2 inches
Sailboat - 2 inches
"Waves" - (7) 3/4 inches
Flowers - (2) 2 1/2 inches and (5) 1 3/4 inches (I placed a circle punched out piece of cardstock in a different color behind the flowers and cut the leaves off of the top layer to get the look I wanted)

Pulling it all together:

1. Ink the edges of all the cuts with the Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye ink pads and assemble the layers together. 
2. Stitch along the top and sides of the layout with a sewing machine or doodle stitching with a pen.
3. Place both lighthouse pieces along the bottom edge of the layout where you want them to be (do not adhere yet).
4. Arrange the photos that you want to use along the middle of the layout about 2 3/4 inches from the bottom so that the lighthouses don't overlap important parts of the photos and adhere.
5. Adhere a 3/4 inch strip of patterned paper under the line of photos and a 1/2 inch strip above the photos
6. Adhere the lighthouses.  Arrange and adhere the waves along the bottom of the layout and along the top of the photo line.
7. Adhere the title to the top of the layout on the left side of the right page.
8. Using dimensional adhesive, adhere the flowers as shown.

Here is the sketch for this layout:

If you want to see a larger photo of my layout or sketch, click on the photos above.  If you enjoyed my project today, I hope you will leave a comment.  Also, if you use the sketch that I created, leave a link to where you post it so I can come to see and leave you a comment. ♥

Hugs,

Flowery Thanks for Photo-Synthesis with Tiffany Doodles

Looking for the ScrapbookPal Blog Hop??  CLICK HERE

The new photo challenge is up at the Photo-Synthesis Challenge blog.  This is challenge #2 (click to see the inspiration photo) and here is the card I created with it.  I used the Zinnia Petals image from Tiffany Doodles for the flowers.  Tiffany Doodles is our sponsor for this challenge and you could win some of her fabulous images if you play along.  Tiffany is also having a fun flower challenge to win some more digis from her on the Tiffany Doodles blog.

Cardstock, marker, word window punch, ribbon: Stampin' Up!
Zinnia Petals image: Tiffany Doodles
Butterfly punches: Martha Stewart
Die-cut leaves and vine: Cricut
Other: Micro-beads, brad, gel pen

For my card, I printed out the Zinnia Petals image on purple cardstock and then shaded in the areas with the same color of marker.  For the center of the Zinnia, I glued some micro-beads to add a little dimension and sparkle.  I also punched out the butterflies in the same color of cardstock as the flower and shaded them as well.  I used the gel pen to color in the body and antennae of the butterflies, the doodling on the leaves and vine, and to doodle stitch around the edges.  I pulled it all together with some yummy ribbon and bow.

Thanks for stopping by!!  I hope you will join us in this fun challenge on the Photo-Synthesis Challenge blog.

ScrapbookPal Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my blog!!  We are having our first ever ScrapbookPal Design Team Blog Hop.  If you have just happened to arrive by chance and not with the blog hop, go to the ScrapbookPal blog to start at the beginning and join us this weekend while the design team shares some projects and a little about ourselves, as well as a chance for you to win a wonderful prize. 

Here is a little about me:

My name is Amy and I love to scrapbook, make cards, and altered items.  I have been paper crafting for about 8 years.  I enjoy blogging about my paper crafting and I am so happy to have the friends that I have made in the blogging/scrapbooking community.  When I first started shopping online for scrapbooking supplies, I came upon a website called ScrapbookPal and placed an order.  My order came so fast, I didn't hesitate to order again and many times after that.  I love shopping at ScrapbookPal because I always get speedy and friendly service as well as great prices and free shipping on all of my orders over $25.  I am so honored to be a part of their first design team.

Today, I am sharing a project from the Wall Decor and More cartridge..... 

Supplies:
Cardstock, border punch: Stampin' Up!
Die-cuts: Cricut with Wall Decor and More
Embossing: Cuttlebug with Spots and Dots embossing folder
Ink: Colorbox Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye
Other: Imaginisce i-rock with mirror glam rocks, Sewing machine and thread, dimensional adhesive

I found this 6 inch by 8 inch shadow box frame at Michaels.  I used my Cuttlebug and Spots and Dots embossing folder to emboss the pink background cardstock.  I cut, inked with Colorbox Fluid Chalk Cat's Eye ink pad, and layered the images and sentiment from the Wall Decor and More cartridge.  I adhered these with dimensional adhesive to the white piece of cardstock that was punched, glam rock set, and sewn together with the green cardstock.  I then put it all on top of the pink embossed cardstock with dimensional adhesive.

The blog hop goes from today, August 20th until midnight on Monday, August 23rd.  Did you know that at the end of the hop, there will be a winner randomly chosen to win an INSTOCK Cricut cartridge of the winners choice from ScrapbookPal?  I would love for one of my blog followers to win, so go on over to the ScrapbookPal blog to get all the details and start hopping.

Blog Hop List:

ScrapbookPal Blog

Jamie Cripps

Rowena Valentine

Crystal Butler

Amy Crockett ----You Are Here

Tammy White --------Next Stop

Leah Cornelius

Tomi Ann Hill

Cheryl Walker

ScrapbookPal Blog

I would love it if you wanted to follow along on my blog, but it is not a requirement to win the prize at the end.  Thanks for visiting!!

Hugs,

Final Set of Holiday Minis with Caardvarks and JustRite

I just wanted to quickly post this final set of holiday minis that I made for the current Caardvarks challenge with the Hearts Come Home set that JustRite sent to me to work with.  I do think that of the three sets I have posted over the last few weeks (set 1 and set 2), I think that this is my favorite one.

I used my Cricut and Gypsy to weld and cut the circle cards.  I also use it to cut out the tree and poinsettia images.  I distressed all of the pieces with ink and then assembled the circle pieces together and stitched around the card with linen thread.  I added a little border punched piece of red cardstock and then tied it with a little more linen thread.  I adhered the final pieces with dimensional adhesive and then added a little button to the poinsettia cut.

Thanks for stopping by!!  I hope you will join us at Caardvarks with this super fun challenge.

Don't forget to check back tomorrow join in on the ScrapbookPal design team blog hop.....I hope you join in on the fun and get a chance in to win a wonderful prize.  ♥

Hugs,
AMY

Apron Strings Designs - August 2010 Projects

Hello everyone!!  I hope your week is going well.  I am busy, busy, busy working on DT projects.  Here are the Apron Strings Designs projects from the August 2010 Bigger Than A Bread Box kit that I was working on a few weeks ago.  I just love the papers and embellishments that Lori pulls together every month for her kits.  This, again, is another of my favorites kits ever put together.  It includes Echo Park Sweet Summertime and Jillibean-Soup Old World Cabbage Stew.  Remember, Apron Strings Designs offers commitment free monthly kits that you can get on auto-ship....and if you want to cancel or skip a month, there is no penalty.  To get your hands on this wonderful kit, CLICK HERE.

Here are the projects that I created with the Echo Park Sweet Summertime kit:

And here are the projects that I created with the Jillibean-Soup Old World Cabbage Stew kit:

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Beach Card For Summer

As summer comes closer to an end, I crave doing the summer time activities before we can't do them anymore.....going to the beach, attending the fair, summer picnics, spending time in the garden, etc.  What summer activities do you love to do and which ones will you miss the most??

With that in mind, I created this summer themed card with Laura's Sketch 58 at 2 Sketches 4 You.  I rotated the sketch to make it work with my theme.  I loved using the Coredinations cardstock for this card.  The different shade in the core of the cardstock stand out when sanded and really make the card...especially on the sand and waves.  I also created it for the Lil Red Wagon Summer Theme Challenge.

        Cardstock: Coredinations, Stampin' Up!
        Die Cuts: Cricut Expression with H20, Every Day Paper Dolls,
            Life's A Beach, and George cartridges
        Embossing: Cuttlebug with D'Vine Swirls embossing folder
        Other: Hemp twine and button

I am also entering this in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #23
Have a great day!!
Hugs,

More Christmas in August with Holiday Minis - Caardvarks and JustRite

Here are some more of the Holiday Minis I created with the wonderful Hearts Come Home stamp set from JustRite.  These were designed for the current Caardvarks Challenge.

I loved the dove stamp and so I heat embossed it with gold embossing powder and then set it in a gold frame, stamped with a JustRite border, and added it to a postage stamp shaped card that I welded in my Gypsy with the Gypsy Wanderings and cut out on my Cricut Expression machine.  I added a little ribbon along with some rhinestones from my new i-rock set.

I hope you hop on over to Caardvarks and join us for this fun challenge.

U Rock For ScrapbookPal With A Sketch

I don't know about you, but I always lack in ideas for masculine cards. This month, I received the Wall Dècor and More cart from ScrapbookPal and when I saw this guitar image, I had to use it on a card for one of my nephews who loves to play the guitar. Did you know that this cart had a full font on it as well as phrases?? I am way excited to try out some of the phrases on my scrapbook pages.

To make this A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches), I first cut the background layer at 4 x 5 1/4 inches and then embossed on Coordinations cardstock so that I could sand the image and have the embossing stand out better. I cut the guitar image at 2 1/2 inches and layered the pieces together. I cut the "u rock" from the font on this cart at 1 inch. I then put them on a 4 1/4 x 3 3/4 inch piece of cardstock that I had sprayed some ink on and added a few staples to it. I adhered it slightly askew with dimensional adhesive.

Here is the sketch for this card:

If you use my sketch, please link back to this post and then leave a comment in the comment section so that I can come and visit you and check out how you used the sketch.
Don't forget to stop on by the ScrapbookPal blog to see what the other designers have been up to.  We also have a blog hop coming up on August 20th, so mark your calendars for some awesome inspiration plus a wonderful giveaway.

Christmas In August With Holiday Tags And Minis

There is a fun new challenge posted at Caardvarks today.  It is Holiday Tags and Minis.  Caardvarks has teamed up with JustRite Stampers to bring this great new challenge to you.  You can check out all the details and the wonderful prize up for grabs on the Caardvarks blog. 

I made some tags and minis for this challenge and I will share the rest of them with you over the next couple of weeks.  I received the beautiful Hearts Come Home stamp set from JustRite and I created these fun tags with it. 

I used my Cricut and the Base Camp cartridge to cut out some clear tags in a postage stamp shape to match the edges of the stamped images.  I then used some Tim Holtz alcohol inks to dye the clear tags green.  I punched out the red patterned paper with a tag punch from EK Success and then I inked the edges with Cat's Eye Fluid Chalk  I then layered it on the tag (with a matching one in the back of the card to write a little note) with the stamped and inked image and a couple of punched branches (Martha Stewart) and circles for the berries that I covered in Inkessentails glossy accent.  I then tied a ribbon through the top loop.

I hope you will hop on over to the Caardvarks blog and join us in this fun challenge.  You can also get some of your Christmas crafting done early this year......I know I did. ♥

Beautiful in Black, White, and Yellow

Today, I am excited to tell you that I have made the design team for the new Photo Synthesis Challenge blog.  My blogging friend Kathryn has started up this new challenge blog that uses photos for inspiration.  I created this card for the very first challenge.  The photos are beautiful and fun to work with.  Hop on over to the Photo Synthesis Challenge blog to see the inspiration photo and what the other lovely design team members have created.

        Cardstock, ribbon, stamp, ink, punches: Stampin' Up!
        Die cut background: Cricut Expression with Lyrical Letters cartridge
        Embossing: Cuttlebug
        Flower: Prima
        Rhinestone brad: Heidi Swapp
        Other: Pins and beads

I couldn't find any paper in my stash that matched the table cloth in the inspiration photo, so I found a cut on the Lyrical Letters, of all carts, to use for this card...isn't it wonderful??  I also used CPS Sketch 178 for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!!
Hugs,