Halloween Ideas...Creating Keepsakes October 2011 Issue

Hello,

Today Im sharing with you my layout that was a bit revised for the Creating Keepsakes October 2011 Issue....I had it up for a while at sb.com last year and I loved it so much I thought I would try to send it to CK...to my surprise...they loved it too! I added a few more bitten hearts with journaling...for the actual submission.

This photo is of my daughter and a friend of hers....he has those snake bites and with that creepy look he had...it looked like one of those "Bitten" movies....lol

The tombstones are made from kraft paper and the whole tutorial can be seen at

Creating Keepsakes Magical Halloween Layout Ideas. I also added blingy bats, MS Halloween punch and papers, and cobweb to give this layout a super creepy and yet a romantic look

Im so super excited to finally share this again with you all!

TFL

Baby Girl Diaper Cake

Hi ladies,

I wanted to share with you my FIRST diaper cake that I made for my friend's baby shower last week. She is having a girl and her favorite color is pink...so it worked out perfect! I can't believe that they actually charge $125.00 for something like this!! I already owned everything except the diapers...so it costed me under $18.00....lol...but if I had to buy the bear, ribbons, and flowers it would still be under $30.00 to make....I must be in the wrong business??? lol

I rolled all the diapers and placed string around them....then I added the ribbon and lace....I just cut the flowers leaving the stems and tucked them around the cake. I added ribbon around the bears neck to match the rest of the cake too. It took me about an hour to make this cake...easy peasy!!

Here is a closer view of the ribbons and pink flowers....

Here is a photo of my dear friend Julie "baby bear" and some friends at the shower.

Thanks for stopping by!

*Scrap That! November “Putting on the Glitz” Blog Hop Reveal

Welcome to the Scrap That! November "Putting on the Glitz" Reveal Blog Hop!

First stop on your “hop” is this blog, so if you are here you are in the right place! We have EIGHT BEAUTIFUL blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Scrap That! November "Putting on the Glitz" Glitz Design Vintage Blue collection of papers. So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy!

If you have just arrived here from Karen’s blog you are in the correct place! If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog hop order and links. Today I’m going to share with you my project using the Scrap That! November “Putting on the Glitz” Kit featuring the Glitz Design Vintage Blue Paper Collection.

This first layout is yellows and whites....I love the vintage feeling of those amazing shutters by Prima! If you don't have any yet I highly recommend getting some with this amazing add-on kit...In this kit I couldn't stop layering and layering...it has to be my newest favorite kit! I added doilies from a prior Scrap That kit and white lace. This is my Roxy again....she was going through a fad of wearing this yellow ASU jacket like everyday....It was the perfect color photo for this beautiful kit!

A closer view of those amazing vintage shutters...

I made the flowers with cardstock and added the beautiful prima flowers from the kit in the center. I also crimped the leaves and layered them over the swirls from Heartfelt Creations and spellbinders.

Here is my second layout, I used lots of layering of these gorgeous blues and yellows together. This layout was made with the main kit and the only thing I added was the DA music chipboard..hint...it came from another main kit from Scrap That too! I made some of the paper flowers with spellbinders roses...super easy and fun to make... This photo is of my oldest dd and her boyfriend. I RARELY get photos of them together....I think he is picture shy....lol...but the blues of their shirts was the perfect photo to use with these amazing blue vintage papers.

Here is a close-up of the prima roses and the handmade paper flowers. I took part of the feathers from one of the kit's flowers and used it as part of a fun look behind the flowers. The stickles was also from a prior Scrap That kit and as you can see every month you can add on and on from prior kits! Love it!

Here I made some hearts and layered them over each other in the blues and yellows. Here you can see the beautiful DA birdcage that comes with this month's kit. I also loved the birds that I just cut out and used some pop dots behind them....

My third layout is my adorable little niece....I have had this photo for a long time. It is a 5x7 photo of my brother's oldest daughter. She is 6 now! lol...I have been waiting for the perfect colors, papers and theme to capture the beauty of this photo....and...well, this month's kit was just that! Love the yellow flowers and vintage papers...I did add some bling, doily and a small piece of lace.

Here is a close-up of the beautiful grey flower and yellow flowers that come with the add-on kit. It truly is a beautiful flower IRL.

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop on the hop is Robin’s blog.

Do not forget my secret word, it is LASER.

But just to remind you of all the ways you can win:

STEP ONE: First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) Take your time!! Our designers have beautiful blogs :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. (Please note: Dusty Attic does not have a blog but just follow the link leave a comment on the forum thread in their community.) There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog, and one of those lucky ladies will be selected to win a fabulous package of Prima! How easy is that?

STEP 2: Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by our * facebook page, and LIKE us, and then head over to our *social community and become a MEMBER. Once you’ve done that you will be eligible to win a Scrap That! store gift certificate. All qualifying entries will also be entered into a draw for the PRIZE, of a FULL Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit!

STEP 3: If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Glitz Prize Package generously provided by the Glitz Girls, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Oct 28th to Nov 15th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

STEP 4: Who doesn’t LOVE some Dusty Attic? Who wouldn’t want to win some Dusty Attic?

Then, while you are hopping, you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. Email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca. All correct entries will be entered into a draw for the Dusty Attic Prize Pack.

STEP 5: Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :).

If you get lost along the way go back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog rotation.

We hope you all have good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on November 21st to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Finalist-Heartfelt Creations!

Im soooo happy and proud to announce that I am a new DT member for Heartfelt Creations! I cant wait to start with the new team and working with their amazing stamps! Come follow me, for there will be lots of beautiful designs coming my way with this amazing company!

Here are a few designs...made for Heartfelt Creations!

This first design I made using the "Cardinal Family Pre-cut Set" I bought it last winter at the convention in AZ and I love the cardinal not only in red, but also in blue! I also used "Bella Rose Leaves Pre-cut Set"and the "Bella Rose Die" for the divine swirls, branches and leaves.

The flowers were made with the "Posy Patch Die" and it is super fast and easy to make these flowers. I also used my tutorial for the "faux envelopes" in white and I added pearls to them.

Here is a close-up the the cardinal and gorgeous leaves and flowers!

For this card, I used the "Bold Bella Rose Pre-Cut Set" and the "Bella Rose Die" I love that you can use roses even for the fall and it still looks beautiful! I added some ribbon and bling to complete this card.

Here is a side view of the fall card....as you can see it is layered and uses some of my fav pop dots...

Hope to see you visit me over at Heartfelt Creations!

Sneak Peek November Scrap That!

Hello ladies,

Here is the new amazing sneak peek for November Scrap That! I am always amazed on how stunning every kit can be and you will be too! Come on back this Friday for the full reveal and the amazing Blog Hop starting Friday, October 28th till October 30th. Always fun and lots of inspiration for another stunning kit!

See you soon!

"Christmas Cardinal" Card

Happy Sunday!

So here is the first of my Christmas cards that Im planning to make this year...this one is the traditional colors of christmas....i seen this ribbon and i immediately knew i had to have it for the holidays....it looked like candy canes....yum!

I embossed on the white cardstock with two different embossing folders...frame and swiss dots...after i glue it all down it thought I should have used my snowflake embossing folder? Oh well, next card...lol...see what happens when you forget what you own?

I have had these cardinal stamps from Heartfelt Creations...and Im finally breaking them out to use...dont know why it took me sooooo long? I love all their stamps and still keeping my fingers crossed that I make the finals..... :)

I used the spellbinders foliage for the greens and added some prima leaves...in the corners i placed some pearls....been using them a lot recently on all my cards....and topped it off with some clear bling and red flower sequins.

Here is the side angle of the card...it is a 4x6 inch card...i wanted to add some snow but i seen to have misplaced it? hum???? again....
thanks for stopping by....come back soon for more christmas cards in the making!

"Autumn Blessings" Card

Hi have been a super card mode since May...and well, Im so addicted its really scary! lol

So I wanted to share with you this card that I scraplifted from KittieKraft...I hope she doesnt mind...but her work is totally amazing and when I seen this card that she made I had to make it something like it...(her is much better though) :)

This is a 5 x 5 card:

I used Martha Stewart vintage lace punch in white cardstock and used my cricut for the frame in the inside: essential accents. I then used the cuttlebug with swiss dots for the inside of the frame. The flowers are cricut: sentimentals layered 1/4 inch smaller on top of each other...i used 4 flowers, 1 1/2inch for the smaller ones and 5 flowers, 2 inches for the larger one. The greenery is all spellbinders foliage...i just kept running it through the machine over and over again. :) I added a small tag using the cricut again and printed "autumn blessings" on it... Finally I addded some vintage peals in the center and it was done! I love this card so much! Thanks Kittie!

Here is a side view...see how the greenery and flowers really pop~!
So a close-up of the flowers, greenery and tag...I added a little string for the tag....
Hope you were inspired as much as I was inspired by this talented cardmaker!

Thanks for stopping by!

Spooky Halloween Blog Hop with Cricut 360!

Welcome to Lisa's Blog and Cricut 360’s Spooky Halloween Blog Hop!

The leaves are falling and the air is crisp which means the fun of Halloween is near.

The DT has come up with some amazing spooky projects for this weeks challenge and blog hop.

If you've come from visiting Leirad's Blog, you're in the right place!

If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Spooky Halloween Blog Hop, start HERE.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration and collect the key words to reveal this weeks challenge.

There will be prizes along the way at some of the DT members' blogs, AND a grand prize, a Freshly Picked Cricut cartridge. How fun is that?

Just link up your project over at Cricut 360 for a chance to win!

For my project..."Happy Halloween" Card

I made this 5x7 card using all the colors and the spiders....Im sorry it is up so late...i was really sick the last few days and was not able to finish it until now...after 3pm MST... :(

I used George Basic Shapes and Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridges. I wanted to add some glitz to the spiders and title....so I just added black stickles. I have been distressing all my cards lately and added ribbons, felt spider web and cobweb.

I also used Martha Stewart Punch for the drippy bottom....

Here is the side view...I used pop dots for the circles....

Here is a closer view of the glittery spiders and the cobweb....spooky? NOT...lol

My key word is: ORANGE

Thanks for looking and/or coming back!

So thanks for hopping along with us for this is your last stop...So head on on back to Cricut 360. Be sure when you're done, make sure to link up your project to Cricut 360 be entered to win!

Thanks for Hopping!!!

Cricut 360 Blog Hop Coming Soon!

Hi

I wanted to share with you coming this Friday October 14, 2011...our first Blog Hop with Cricut 360! I hope you will join us and play along....

There will be some amazing blogs and PRIZES!

See you there!

Heartfelt Creations - Semi Finalist!

OMGosh!

Im so excited and wanted to share that I made the DT semi-finalists for Heartfelt Creations! I cant believe it! This a stamp company that I absolutely love and have been collecting their stamps and their exclusive spellbinder collections for a while now. Their DT is amazing! Like I mean SUPER AMAZING! I feel so honored to made it this far and Im hoping to make the final round, There are super talented ladies who have made this round too....so its a bit nail biting for me!

I hope that you can stop by their website and see the amazing projects using their stamps. They are soooo super beautiful and you will want them all...like I do!

Here are a few examples:

Wish me luck!

Thanks

Scrap That! October “Bella Rosa” Kit featuring Prima Romantique

Welcome to the Scrap That! October “Bella Rosa Kit” Reveal Blog Hop!

First stop on your “hop” is this blog, so if you are here you are in the right place! We have EIGHT BEAUTIFUL blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Scrap That! October “Bella Rosa” Kit featuring the Prima Romantique collection of papers. So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy!

We have THREE prizes up for grabs:

A Dusty Attic Prize Pack - generously provided by Jennifer Hedger owner of DA

A Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit

A Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate

Read on to learn THREE ways you can win!

First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. (Please note: Dusty Attic does not have a blog but just follow the link leave a comment on the forum thread in their community.) Dusty Attic will choose a comment winner from their forum.

If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Oct 10th to 24th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :).

BUT WAIT! Before you leave we would like to share this wonderful video tutorial from Design Team Member Robin Shakoor. Robin has created a fantastic video tutorial.

Next, head over to visit the friendly community at Dusty Attic. Our main kit this month includes the Dusty Attic Sweet Pea Border Happy Hopping!

If you have just arrived here from Karen’s blog you are in the correct place! If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog hop order and links.

Today I’m going to share with you my project using the Scrap That! October “Bella Rosa” Kit featuring the Prima Romantique Paper Collection.

In this first lo, I wanted to use the blues...I colored the fabulous chipboard in a bit of a teal color and it matched the flowers so perfect! I also misted the background paper with tattered angels...love how it turned out!

In this next lo, I used the basic kit and look how wonderful, soft and beautiful this can be. I actually was looking for some baby photos because of the softness....then I thought well, roxy is my baby...so it will work for me! I love the branches and more dusty attic...favs!

So I usually always make 3 layouts, but this month I wanted to change it up a bit....since I am on this card kick lately! lol

Here is my first card: Happy Birthday! I fun, fast and perfect card for that someone special's birthday! I love the greens and creams....as soon as I seen this paper I knew that is what I wanted to do!

Last, but not least is one more card I made with this amazing kit! I added the pink cardstock...but everything else comes in the main kit! I loved all the flowers and awesome prima letter stickers....they are a must have...

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop on the hop is Robin’s blog.

Happy Hopping!

**Remember, that there are THREE prizes to win, and THREE ways for you to enter.

First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. (Please note: Dusty Attic does not have a blog but just follow the link leave a comment on the forum thread in their community.) Dusty Attic will choose a comment winner from their forum.

If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from October 7th to October 24th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

“Use Your Scrap That! Stash Challenge - featuring the "Bella Rosa" Sketch. Create a layout using the sketch from this months "Bella Rosa" kit. You must use 50 percent Scrap That! products either from a kit or from the store in order to qualify. So dig into your Scrap That! goodies and lets see your creations!

Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :).

We hope you all had good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on October 22nd to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Here is the fabulous contents:

October “Bella Rosa” Contents List:

Prima Romantique Collection of Papers

Creative Imaginations IOD - Provencial - Provencial

Creative Imaginations IOD - Provencial - Bordeaux

Creative Imaginations IOD - Provencial - Jolie

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Chiffon / Leapfrog / Wheat

Prima Romantique Alphas - may be substituted for other Prima Alphas

Prima Blossom Branches - Pistachio

Prima Say it in Crystals Strip

3 Prima Cottage Blossoms - Baby Blue

12 Prima Romantique Avon Roses

6 Prima Athena Flowers - Pink

Ranger Liquid Pearls - Buttercup

Dusty Attic Sweet Pea Border DA0593

4 two inch Cosmo Cricket Glubers

1 Length of Crocheted Lace

Embellishment Add -On Kit Contents

Prima Bengal Blooms - Mauve

Prima Romatnique - Flower Market

Kaiser Craft paper Blooms - Dusty Pink

October-Sneak Peek-Scrap That!

Hi ladies

Here is the upcoming "Sneak Peek" from Scrap That! There are some awesome goodies in this kit! So come by here on October 7, 2011 for the reveal day....also dont forget out blog hop will start on October 7 at 10am till October 9 at midnight...

Hope to see you there!

"Autumn" Card

Hi

This morning i felt like making a autumn card.....here in the valley of the sun, AZ we dont get much of these colors....but I do remember them very well from Chicago. I have had this jolee's sticker since day one of scrapbooking and I finally am using it! Years later! So this is the fastest card I have ever made....it took a whole 10 minutes to make...I seen something almost exactly like it over at spiltcoasterstampers.com...it was made by a very talented lady....so elegant for the fall...thank you Kittie! BTW...hers is more beautiful by a long shot!
The best part of this card was how super fast mine came together by using a sticker....I also just bought this embossing frame yesterday....its so beautiful! You will seeing this frame around my blog more and more....:)

Here is a side view. I added Vintage pearls on all the corners for a little something extra....also the fringed hay ribbon? Sorry I dont know what it is really called? Raffia...
My sticker that I FINALLY used since 2006! LOL
Thanks for stopping by!