Dollies Element Challenge for this week.

This week we kinda have a strange elements challenge.  It is called Mix It Up and the challenge is to use mix media in your project.  Now to my understanding ALL scrapbook pages are mix media because they are all basically collages of different materials... paint, glue, flowers, paper, etc.  I was going to do a canvas picture to hang on the wall but I didnt get it done in time.  I am making the canvas for my husband for the Norwegian Father's day but it still 3 weeks away so I have time.  Instead I made these signs for my daughters cowgirl room.  I used wood, paint, ink and iron-on decals that I printed off my computer.  Dont forget to check out all of the challenges this week at Design Dollies 

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A Couple of Layouts for different Challenges

That's So Cute-  The challenge was to use different adhesive ends Nov. 2nd

 Scrappiest- Used Sketch #87 ends Oct. 31st

Trade It Thursday until Nov. 3rd

So the last Trade it Thursday went to Jaclynn Torres.  She is has some really nice homemade flowers she wanted to trade.  Thank you Jaclynn!!!!!!


On to the new TRADE IT THURSDAYS.  This week I have some more really nice stuff that I am not using.... so I thought it could go to a new home.

What will you get:
A ton of Cosmo Cricket Paper (all the papers from the The Boyfriend and The Earth Love Collections)
MME Title Family
Lil Davis Bottle Caps
AC remarks Alpha
EK Success Fastenator with 5 packs of Staples (480 total)
Plus a few more extras that are not pictured....
Total value appx. $25


This trade will ship from California and you can decide if you would like to ship yours to California or Norway.  If you are wondering how the trade works....Basically just leave a comment with a description of your trade and link to a picture if that is possible.  In two weeks a winner will be chosen and then we will exchange addresses.  If you need more details you can check the link in my sidebar.  Any questions email me or leave a comment...

You can offer anything you would like for the trade but if you are wondering about some of the things I would like.... Crop-a-dile Big Bite, Moonlight Whispers Stamps (Kraftin' Kimie Stamps), Stickles, ribbon, Prima Flowers or basically any flowers, vintage items (pages from dictionary, music, or children's books,  old labels, Melissa Francis or Jenni Bowlin items).  Homemade items are so great too!

This trade will end Nov. 3rd at 11:59pm PST

Simply Obsessed Crop this weekend!!!!!

Just wanted to let you know about the crop this weekend over at Simply Obsessed.  We have been working really hard on it and it is going to be so much fun.  There are a ton of prizes you can win. I am doing a game (you can win 3 RAKs in just the game) and two challenges (Jolly Racher and Blow Pops Challenge).
On top of the crop Heather is doing a huge sale at the shop with everything 30% off.  I really would love to see you there.

Does any one want this?

Tomorrowis the last day to enter the TRADE IT THURSDAYS trade.... Do you want it.... I would love to give it a new home.  You can trade me anything!!!!!!!!! See the main post here for more information!


If you want it but dont know what to trade... that is okay just  let me know you want it  so that we can talk and figure something out.  (I really would love some handmade flowers or prima flowers)

Sketch Thursdays and That's just so cute entries

This is my entry for Sketchy Thursdays 10.14 Sketch.... You have until Wednesday 10/20 to enter....

  

Here is my entry for Just so Cute.... you have to scrap everyday life... you can enter until October 25th

Color Challenge over at Design Dollies

The color challenge this week over at Design Dollies is to use Silver and Green.  I am really happy with the layout but I am out of town (yes I packed a bag of scrappy stuff so I could still do my DT work while gone) but I cant seem to get a good pic and I dont have my regular computer with the Photo Shop on it.  Just in case you dont know we have 3 challenges every week over at Design Dollies.  You can participate in just one or all three.  If you are really good you can combine all three challenges into one layout.  Head on over there to see the other members of the DT's work.

How about this?

People keep asking what I would like for TRADE IT THURSDAYS.... You can offer anything..... Two packs of  Prima Flowers would be so cool.... Opened stuff.... sure!  Embellishments like butterflies or charms.... yes those too.... Cricut cartridges...dont have a cricut but I have friends that do and how cool to give it them... so sure!   Homemade Embellishments... of course love those!  I would love crocheted flowers....  Dictionary or story book pages.... yes!  Offer whatever you would like!

Simply Obsessed October Reveal

This months kit at Simply Obsessed is sooooo wonderful it is one of my favorite kits ever!  I am so excited to have been able to design with it.   Here is the kit and below that is my DT reveal...

 I was so excited about the kit I ordered all the add-ons too.  I wish that I could have each of you come to my home to see my reveal in person.  The pictures just dont do the layouts/products justice.  I retook the pictures so many times trying to get better ones that would show the details/colors better.  I still dont know how some of you get such great pictures of your layouts.  These are some of my favorite layouts that I have ever created.  So here they are.....


I loved the Cambridge line because it was just PERFECT for my photos from England.  Since I went to school there and visit friends a couple times a year I have a lot of photos.  In this layout I used a few transparencies of London that I had in my stash.  The transparency on the bottom I melted it slightly with the heat gun to give it some character.  I used the packaging for the  Bo-Bunny zipper embellishment to make the white tab with the date on it.

 I loved these pictures of us at Buckingham Palace this Easter.  I placed chipboard wings over the wings that were already printed on the paper to add dimension.  I also cut out the portion under the stars so that I could layer it on top of the other pattern papers.  It is hard to see but I knotted the lace on both ends.

I never use transparencies nor my alcohol inks I just dont know how to use them.  I wanted to try something different so I dug them out of my stash.  First I cut out the transparency then I dabbed on the alcohol inks.  I then melted the transparency with the heat gun, totally melting it through in two spots.  It was really hard to get a good picture of layout and I really want you to be able to see the texture. I alos used the rest of the Bo-Bunny packaging behind the transparency at the top.  This turned out to be one of my all time favorite layouts.

When I first saw the PP Old School paper I was reminded of being at the University and being a sister of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority.  Our colors were red and green so these papers were perfect.  I used the packaging from the add-on Old School fabric borders to mat one of the photos and
inbetween the notebook papers.

 

The picture of my daughter went great with kit... I loved the fall feeling!  Also the buttons we got in the kit were perfect for the title NUMBER ONE KIDDO.....

Last I used the kit to make a little gift set for my neighbor... I made a card, bookmark and coffee tag.

I hope you enjoy the kit as much as I do....

Good luck and happy scrapping!

Nicole

Trade it Thursday until Oct. 20th

I didnt get any offers for the last Trade it Thursday... I figured this is because I havnt had a lot of traffic on the blog since I went to California and wasnt posting for a while.  In short I decided to relist the Trade It Thursday because it really is soooo fabby. I actually really love this stuff but just have too much of it.  I won a huge prize pack and  a lot of stuff was duplicates.  That is okay because that just means more for you. 

So here is what you get:
Making Memories Grommet Tool Kit with a ton of Grommets (used once to demo also it has a dent in the lid that got there when we moved)
Autumn Leaves Heather Bailey File Folders
Autumn Leaves Heather Bailey Transparent Letters
Autumn Leaves Heather Bailey Chipboard Letters
Tinkering Al Fresco Finery felt adornments
Tinkering Al Fresco Die Cuts
5 pieces of matching patterned paper
Laser-cut 12x12 Doily


The value of the trade is $50-60

This trade will ship from California and you can decide if you would like to ship yours to California or Norway.  If you are wondering how the trade works....Basically just leave a comment with a description of your trade and link to a picture if that is possible.  In two weeks a winner will be chosen and then we will exchange addresses.  If you need more details you can check the link in my sidebar.  Any questions email me or leave a comment...  

You can offer anything you would like for the trade but if you are wondering about some of the things I would like.... Crop-a-dile Big Bite, Moonlight Whispers Stamps (Kraftin' Kimie Stamps), Stickles, ribbon, Prima Flowers or basically any flowers, vintage items (pages from dictionary, music, or children's books,  old labels, Melissa Francis or Jenni Bowlin items).  

This trade will run until Wednesday October  20th 11:59pm PST....

A Trade It Thursday GIVEAWAY from me!!!!!

I decided that since last weeks trade was not taken that I would relist it for the next two weeks.... because it really is so fabby.  I also decided that I would do a giveaway as well.  You can enter both... but for this one you do not have to have anything to trade.  So what do you have to do....
1. Become a follower and check out Trade it Thursdays
2. Post about both the giveaway and Trade it Thursdays on your blog with a link back to this blog
3.Leave a comment below....please only leave one comment to enter.....
4. Post  my Trade it Thursdays button on your blog...you dont have to do this... but you will get something extra.....

Over 45 Pieces of  DCWV  Pattern Pattern... Paper for all Seasons
Colorbok Page Titles
Colorbok Photo Corners
Colorbok Vellum Phrases
Colorbok Bubble Stickers
Colorbok Chipboard Slides
Jo-Anns Craft Essentials Embellishment Kit
The Card Connection wire titles
Ribbon
Karen Foster Blue Tags
2 My Minds Eye 6x6 Transparencies
2 StudioG Clear stamps
Girlie Embellishments
Heart Chipboard Album

You have until the November 3rd, 11:59pm PST to enter!

It ends today... any takers?

Today is the last day for this trade.... if you would like it please let me know....

Remember Remember Remember....

I just wanted to remind  you about TRADE IT THURSDAY.... it ends this Thursday!!!!!!  It really is a bunch of nice stuff and I am really doing this to get rid some of my stash that is just sitting around.   You can really offer anything!  If you are anything like me there are tools or embellishments that you have never used and are just sitting there.  Just because you arent using them doesnt mean I wouldnt want it!  Would you like this.....

Click here for the original post and to get more information.....

Simply Obsessed Artist of the month Challenge

I am really excited to be given the Artist of the Month Challenge at Simply Obsessed.   If you haven't heard each month we choose an artist to highlight, and your challenge will is to go through their gallery and choose one of their beautiful LO's to lift! We are so blessed to have soooo many talented artist here sharing their projects with us.
Are you ready?


So without further ado....


*drum roll please*


Tami aka Momawhite99!!!!!

Tami is truly a wonderful artist and such a uplifting and nice person.  She has been an inspiration to many of us scrappers and it is a privilege to have her work in the gallery and to hear her thought and comments on the message board.  We wanted to get to know her better so Heather asked her a ton of questions.  So check out the Simply Obsessed Blog to see her answers.


I am a huge fan of Tami's work.  It is just so beautiful and fun.  She uses a ton of different techniques and products. e just know that you will all be very inspired by her work!
Check out her gallery here: Tami's Gallery!!


Here are a couple of my faves:

Here is the one that I chose to scraplift:

Here is my scraplift:

 

Have fun scraplifting and dont forget to stop by Simply Obsessed!

Sweet Peach Crop Shop September Sketch Challenge

Here is my take on the September's sketch from Sweet Peach Crop Shop.  If you havent stopped by and seen their blog and the awesome kits you are missing out. For my layout I did a lot of fussy cutting for both the banners and the clouds.  I made the flowers out of pipe cleaners and have hidden journaling.