Summertime Project Fun

Oh so long since I've posted! 

Life does keep one busy sometimes! 

I have been crafting quite a bit tho, and I've

got some fun projects that were created

for the Clear Scraps blog.  You can see

all the details over there....check out the

links at the end of this post!

Are you familiar with Clear Scraps?

If not, stop over to their store, you can

find it HERE.  The blog is always full of 

inspiration and great ideas to use their products!

So here are a few of the projects created this

summer using the Clear Scraps goodies!

How cute is this beach frame?  Clear Scraps +

 Bella Blvd Splash Zone = adorable!

They have adorable shaker mini albums!

I'm a little obsessed with mason jars

at the moment....you too?

This one was from a cross over with Stampendous

stamps....they have amazing stamps, and are a

perfect pair with the Clear Scraps DIY Medium Pallet!

One of my favorite things to unleash some creativity,

the 12x12 Acrylic Sheets and stencils.  They 

have so many great ones to choose from and

yep, even the chipboard is from Clear Scraps!

Another patriotic project, and another DIY 

Medium Pallet shape!

This one was another cross promo this time with

Joy Clair stamps!  And this time a mini pallet!

Love, Love, LOVE Clear Scraps!

Hope you are inspired to do some fun summer crafting....

even great ideas of things to do with the kids over there!

Thanks for stopping by today!

LINKS:

Beach Frame 

Mason Jar Shaker Album

Life in the Jungle Pallet

12x12 Acrylic Beach LO

Patriotic Heart Pallet

Home Decor (Our Home)

Up for a Challenge....Give it a POP of COLOR!

New month, new challenge at Scrap It Girl!  This month....use black and white and one color to add a POP of color!!

I had a GREAT time joining in an online crop just over a week ago, with Paper Issues.  They issued all sorts of challenges, and I decided to use one of my challenge items as an example for the Pop of Color challenge at Scrap It Girl:

Sometimes clean and simple is just right....a little Dylusions Ink splatter,Doodlebug paper, letters, and  October Afternoon letters, enamel dots are from Recollections.

Make sure to check out the challenge....you can link up your Pop of Color creation HERE on this post.  You can see more inspiration on the Scrap It Girl blog HERE.

And before I go, going to share I was excited to have won the Grid Layout challenge over at Paper Issues! this LO using the new Bella Blvd. Color Chaos line....hey, perfect for the challenge...yet, funny....I left this one entirely B&W....think it's a pretty striking background for these pics....one of my new faves:

Thanks for stoppin' by today!  Stop back soon!

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!