Happy Fall

Happy Fall Y'ALL 
Come and check out the new challenge over at Whimsical Twist blog

http://whimsicaltwist.com/blog/charissa-miller/fall-texture-challenge-2/

upload your project there and you could win a gift cert. to the WT shop and pick up some fun fall goodies of your own. 

Its a Fall / Texture Challenge.  This is my contribution to the blog for this challenge.  For this months project I thought I would create a mixed media wall hanging.  I covered a 12×12 board with burlap and layered in lots of fun materials and textures. I used corrugated paper to cut out my title and some leaves. I sprayed them with some glimmer mist for a little “bling” I used wood veneer flowers and layered them with some textured paper flowers I cut using my Tim Holtz tattered floral die cut.  These also were sprayed with some glimmer mist.  I could not resist adding the enamel dots to some of the flowers. Lastly I hand stitched a cute chevron pumpkin to complete my project.  

Thanks for stopping by.  
Happy Scrappin 
Carrie 

Sketch with Stash Challenge #7

http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/p/current-challenges.html

Hi Just wanted to share my entry into the Scrap Our Stash blog challenge #7  These pictures were taken on our Baja vacation in the spring of 2006. Thanks for stopping by. Happy Scrappin'

For this challenge you must:

1.) Create a layout using the sketch below 

2.) From your stash, you must add chipboard to your layout

 

Here is there Sketch

 

Mixing it up... Using paper from several designers on one layout

Hi, Carrie here. Just wanted to share with you today how I mix it up by using patterned paper from different designers on one two page scrapbook layout.  This is the final result.

Week 36 Kiwi Lane DT Doodles Sketch

First I like to pull out several pieces of pattern paper from my stash and choose several I think will work together on my layout.

I like the way all of these papers have warm tones of orange, yellow, green and blue.  As you can see I chose papers from different paper designers - Simple Stories, MME, We R Memory Keepers and Bo Bunny. All different but all warm colors. 

Then I grab my pictures and my Kiwi Lane Templates and layout my borders. I am creating this layout for the Kiwi Lane blog weekly sketch challenge.

Next I Choose which papers I like for each element and then I cut them by hand. I layer the papers and attach my photos.  Then I embellish.  Check out the cool sequins I got from the Whimsical Twist shop. http://shop.whimsicaltwist.com/collections/categories/sequins

These are a close up look at my finished pages.  I really like how it all came together. Thanks for stopping by today!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chalkboard trend

I am sure you have seen all of the many instances of the chalkboard trend around the world wide web. It’s hard to miss.  Well I am loving all the little embellishments that go along with the new MME Chalk Studio Collection.  They coordinate nicely with the new “Cut and Paste” collection too.
I did not have any 12×12 paper for this collection so I decided to follow a sketch I saw on Pinterest. I cut all my elements in 3″ widths to create this Layout.



 

I have been going “back” and scrapping all my older photos, these are from 1996 when my now almost 19 year old son was just two years old.

I love looking at all my older photos they really bring back such happy memories. It really is why we do this. Preserving precious memories one scrapbook page at a time.

Check out the Whimsical Twist blog for more Chalkboard inspiration.  http://whimsicaltwist.com/blog/

Thanks for stopping by
Happy Scrappin'
Carrie 

Birthday cards

Happy Monday.  I created a few birthday cards this weekend and I though I would share what I made. 
 

This one I entered into the Kiwi Lane Week 33 Sketch challenge.

Sketch with Stash Challenge #6 "Game On"

This is my entry 

 

Sketch with Stash Challenge #6

"Game On"

Your challenge is to

Create a layout inspired by the sketch below

AND... you must include at least one game card and/or game piece on your page.  

  (Example: Playing card, bingo card, wooden game pieces, monopoly pieces, etc)

http://scrapourstash.blogspot.com/2013/08/sketch-with-stash-challenge-6.html 

 Here is the Sketch.

All my friends and family know how much I love Scrabble so I was really inspired by this theme "Game On"  I just had to use Scrabble tiles in my Layout.

Thanks for Stopping by. 

It's another Kiwi Lane Sketch Challenge

I hope your not bored with yet another DT Doodles Sketch Challenge by Kiwi Lane. I do enter almost every week.  I just love their templates and how great my pages look when I find inspiration using their sketches. 

WEEK 31 DT Doodles Sketch

   

So I was sitting at my desk wondering what paper I wanted to use for this sketch and I see my pile of leftovers from the "poppy" collection that I used on my layout for My Creative Scrapbook and I decided to see if I could create my layout for this challenge with the scraps.... so here goes. 

First off I used my Scallop template and my glitter gel pen to create this border, I love this Poppy paper.

Then I cut another border using one of the Sunnybrook Lane templates. and I cut 2 other patterned pieces to coordinate.

I then traced a flower and dry embossed on the back for texture. I also inked all my pieces with coordinating chalk ink.

After that I layered all my pieces together following the sketch and added my Embellishments.  Now I just need to figure out which photos to put on here.

Thanks for stopping by. 

Happy Scrappin' 

Carrie