Paper House Holiday Hop!

Welcome to the Paper House Holiday Hop!  You should have come here from Erin's Blog and next stop is Francesca's Blog.  Want to start from the beginning....start at Giorgia's Blog.  You'll want to see all the amazing holiday inspiration.....so make sure to make all the stops--and if you stop and leave a comment on every blog and enter the drawing, you have a chance to win this:

Check out the Rafflecopter link at the end of this post for your chance to win!

And now, I'm sharing a little home decor project with you today:

This project starts with dollar store frames, and the GORGEOUS Paper House Colorways Rouge and Gatsby collections.  I added the silk look paper from the Rouge collection to the frames:

Next, I added a piece of the Gatsby Fireworks paper with a strip of black cardstock down the center.  I used chipboard letters I had, painted them, and stamped them with a script stamp using Black Tuxedo Memento Ink:

The letters were glued to the center strip, I added some rhinestones, and then tied the frames together with ribbon, and added some bells for a finishing touch.

Here's a closer look:

I'm so excited to hang this piece in my home this holiday season!

Remember to enter to win:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thanks for hoppin' by today.....and remember to continue on your hop journey.....next up is the talented Francesca's Blog and just in case, here's the entire list:

Holiday Blog Hop Designers

Giorgia Rossini

Bev Code

Christine Meyer

Karyn Schultz

Karen Sessions

Erin Reed

Laura Cox

Francesca Biancon

Irit Shalom

Paper House Productions

Products Used:
Paper: Paper House Colorways Rouge and Gatsby; AC black cardstock
Embellishments: Rhinestones (dollar store), bells (dollar store), frames (dollar store), AC ribbon, chipboard (stash).
Ink:  Black Tuxedo Memento Ink, Adirondack dauber-Watermelon.

February 2015: It's a Challenge!

February in the Midwest carries it's own challenges....like 19" of snow yesterday.....lol!  But it's time for a new challenge of the month over at Scrap It Girl!  This month we have a recipe challenge for you....use Blue, Arrows, and a Number on your page/project.

Here's a little inspiration to get you started:

Nothing like dreaming about the beach in the cold, cold winter months!  Had a lot of fun creating during the Super Bowl (since my Packers were out *pout*).  Was great to get some ink, paint, distress playtime!!  And breaking open my hoarded packages of UmWow Studio and 7 Dots Destination Unknown made it better yet!  Love these!

Thanks for stoppin' today, and remember to link up over at Scrap It Girl on THIS POST.  A great prize pack this month too:

Lots of time....you have until the end of February to enter....so get out that stash and get creating!

Supplies Used:
UmWow Studio Destination Unknown Collection (chip, flair, stickers, tags, punch outs, mask)
7 Dots Destination Unknown Paper Collection
Tim Holtz Distress Ink--Black Soot
Tim Holtz Distress Paint--Antique Linen, Pumice Stone
Tim Holtz Perfect Pearls Mist--Biscotti
Dyan Revealy Dylusions Mist--Black Marble
Rope string--from stash

January Challenge Time: Snowflakes!

Over at Scrap It Girl we are rolling out the New Year with a great challenge!  Share your projects with snowflakes!  We've got some inspiration over on the blog and make sure to link up your projects HERE.

I was inspired by some new Tim Holtz and Prima goodies, to create this tag:

The soft sweater pattern in the background is from a Tim Holtz stencil and Picket Fence Distress Spray, and the blue is Tumbled Glass and Salty Ocean Inks blended together.

The Prima girl is layered by stamping on blue cardstock, Doodlebug paper, and AC glitter paper.  Queen and Co. rhinestones, and Doodlebug twine, Sprinkles and clothespins, and a bit of DCWV burlap paper add fun touches.  And I added some baubles and bling with Tim Holtz goodies too.

Here in Illinois....we are getting ready for our first real snowy weather this weekend.....this tag is the glittery pretty winter wonderland I'd prefer!  

Thanks for stoppin' by today....remember to join us over at Scrap It Girl!

Wrap It Up Challenge

Hello everyone!  Ready to start some holiday scrapping?  How about holiday decorating?  Or maybe creative ways to gift wrap?  Over at Scrap It Girl....we have a perfect challenge for the month of December--it's our Wrap It Up challenge....it's all about gift wrapping.....whether it's a present on a LO or home decor/altered project, or homemade gift wrap or bags, it's time to wrap up those holiday crafts, and link them up on the Scrap It Girl site HERE. 

To get you started with a little inspiration, here is a gift bag/tag set I've created using the Doodlebug Frosty Friends collection:
 

This is something I love to do....take an inexpensive dollar store plain white bag, and use those extra scraps and embellishments from a scrapbook page to create a one of a kind gift bag that is a gift itself!  It's a great way to use up those odds and ends from different projects......six different manufacturers on this one!!

Here's a closer look at the gift tag:

I used a Tim Holtz stencil pounced on white cardstock using Salty Ocean Distress Ink and a Distress Ink sponge. Silver American Crafts glitter paper give it some sparkle, and a Doodlebug mini clothes pin, twine, and Sprinkles add a sweet touch.

For the sentiment, I used a Prima stamp:

The snowflakes are punched out of the glitter paper, and Queen & Co bling adds some pizazz. The feather is a wispy winter touch....from Bella Blvd.

And did I mention a prize?  Yes there is a prize over on the Scrap It Girl blog....you have a chance to win if you link up!!  Check out all the rules and links on THIS POST.

Thanks for stoppin' by today and join in on the challenge!  Instead of a plain (or expensive!) gift bag....make your own with your scraps and a few extra embellishments!