Let's Not Get Too Fancy

Swirlyhues November

2011-11-13T10:19:00.001-08:00

Bloom {Spring in our Yard}

I love this month's palette. I used a lot of pretties such as the DA frame, which I painted with Distress Ink, Twinkling H2Os and Magical Micas from Lindy's.

I lightly rubbed the birds with Distress Inks.

I used Lisa V's stone turtorial (found here: Lisa's Faux Stone) on the Grungeboard key. Much like the Petaloo CMC line, it has texture so it did well with this tutorial. It is an easy to follow and fun tutorial!

I used Lindy's Starburst Mist, Glimmer Mist and TH New Gathered Twigs.

I also used the stitching tutorial here: Camilla's Sewing Tutorial.

Simple! :D

Thanks for looking!

Websters Giveaway!

2011-10-21T06:44:00.000-07:00

Websters Giveaway!

Websters Pages is giving away a super prize today!!!

Swirlydoos Round Robin Week 2

2011-10-18T10:05:00.001-07:00

This is my layout for October's go of Round Robin at Swirlydoos.

This summer has been hot hot hot and we finally got our break and traveled to St. Louis to visit my sister and my mom and dad. They have a great zoo there and it's FREE!

This is the penguin house, it is inside and COLD.

I will have more animal los coming your way!

I didn't really do any new techniques, just trying to get back into the groove of scrapping
after my hiatus.

I did use some new Distress Stains and they are awesome!

Love the colors of the Midnight Waltz October kit!!

100 FOLLOWERS!

2011-08-11T05:53:00.000-07:00

Thanks to everyone who is enjoying the new blog look!

I never thought I would have 100 people who would even want to glance this way!

I am planning a surprise, so be on the lookout over the next week or so.

:)

The above layout is for the SGC Misting, Masking and Gesso.

Of course, I love all these mediums so this wasn't a challenge as much as a delight for me!

I used the Gesso to prime all the DA pieces for painting. I do this a lot with DA because it
is so porous. The gesso really helps the paint stick.

I misted the over the matching mask (that I just happen to have) on the TA tag.

I used a couple of crackle stamps that I am not sure the manufacturer of. I know, I am bad! They may be Prima.

I used the paper from Retro Tapestry. I love the bright fun colors of these gorgeous papers!

Anyway, this is me finally almost 100% recovered after my laparotomy. For those that don't know, in June I had my right ovary removed. What is supposed to be the size of a walnut, was about the size of a newborn's head! My ovary had ballooned to almost 7 inches, so it had to go.

I had my c-section scar reopened (and then some) in order to get it out and weeks of recovery.

Please see your doctors yearly ladies!

Thanks for looking!

Swirlydoos Vintage Fae Sketch Challenge

2011-08-10T07:04:00.001-07:00

For the July kit sketch challenge, I chose this adorable (I know I am biased) picture of Kassidy.

I love the Mistable alphabet set! SO cute!! It can go with a lot of different layouts.

On the DA circle, I used Gesso to prime it, then a coat of Gloss Mod Podge, then a generous sprinkle of Fairy Dust Glitter in Pralines N Cream then another coat of Mod Podge.

On the filters, I used the matching stamps for the Butterfly Garden paper set, I stamped with Versamark ink, then used Perfect Pearls and Magical Micas to bring out the stamp. After the stamps dried, I hit them with a little mist.

Thanks for looking!

2011-08-09T10:53:00.001-07:00

SO, after a LOOOOONG break from scrapping and recovery from my laparotomy, I am BACK!

I am having a shoe hoarding moment. So, I thought I would scrap about it.
I love wedges, and this lo is my ode to wedges!

I painted the O title piece with Distress inks and stains.

I used Vintage Photo Distress ink on the brown book-page papers.
I used Starburst Mists on the background in Baby Blue Eyes Aqua.

I LOVE Lindy's Stamp Gang products. Their sprays don't clog and for a vintage look, I use the Moon Shadow Mists, but for a brighter bold look, I use the Starburst Mists.
I also love the Mica powders!

I used a few Prima flowers as accents, some Dusty Attic chipboard and Tattered Angels chipboard as well.

Thanks for stopping by!

Apologies!

2011-08-09T07:53:00.000-07:00

To my followers!!

I have neglected my poor poor blog for so long!

I will revamp it (I hatred that template) and post some new layouts.

This is only a temporary look!

Thanks! More to come!

Dancer

2011-04-24T09:38:00.001-07:00

My last official DT layout for Scraps of Darkness.

My sister took and taught dance for years. These pictures are from her teaching days.

I used the April kit, Foundations for this layout.

The single velvet ribbon is ruched to fit around the circle.

I used Smooch Illuminate over the foam Thickers to give them a shine.

Thanks for looking everyone! I appreciate my followers and I will be uploading new layouts as often as I can!

Scraps Of Darkness REVEAL Day!

2011-04-15T05:00:00.000-07:00

My boys, looking way too cool!

This is based on the sketch for April by Charlotte aka Suepup.

I covered the timepiece clocks with clear embossing powder just for a little gloss and dimension.

I love the big apple tree in our yard. When it blooms I try to go out and take pics as soon as I can because with the OK winds, they don't hang on long! But, it does make our yard look like a fairy land of petals.

I switched up the colors a bit on this one.

Ahhh, Captain Jack Sparrow! Am I excited about this new adventure? YES! The pin that Mandy crafted seemed to come right out of his hair. ;)

My little boy on a trip to Houston with us years ago. I wanted to use the moss here as it created a TON of texture to the lo! I used a TH sticker as a label for the bottle.

Hello and WELCOME to reveal day at Scraps of Darkness!

I wanted to take a quick moment here to thank Melinda for giving me the opportunity to design for her these past months, it has been an amazing and eye opening experience!

This is my last month to design for SOD and I know that the team in place will rock out pages like no other! Sadly, time constraints are preventing me from continuing to design.

On to the kit:

This month's kit features the BRAND NEW Bo Bunny Timepiece line. A gorgeous array of golds, browns and reds that works for boys, girls, heritage and pirate pages! ;)

The color addon features Shimmerz Spritz and Perfect Pearls mists along with three Shimmerz pots. Fun for painting!

I used inks to change up or highlight the colors in this kit.

Apparently, my Tim Holtz mask jumped out at me to use with this as I used it twice!

The little bottles are so great. And I LOVED the Tim Holtz Idea-ology stickers! Alphabets, butterflies, school images and other odds and ends!

The ZVA is very pretty and I have a lo in the works that I wish was done, but it isn't, so I will post it in a week or so.

Misty Embossing

2011-03-15T06:58:00.000-07:00

I wanted to go ahead and post this tutorial to get any mojo started! :D

This is a SUPER easy way to emboss WITHOUT embossing ink...yes, that is right!

First, I cut out the flowers with my Cricut. You can use whatever you like, this works well with card stock.

For this layout, I used the sort of dusty rose colored card stock, I misted it with Moon Shadow Mist in Gossamer Gold and Starburst Mist in Wild Honey Coral.

While still wet, I sprinkled the Lindy's Gold Embossing Powder over the flowers and let it sit a moment. I lightly tapped of the excess and heated. It gives a random embossed effect to the petals!

Vintage Revelry

2011-03-14T18:30:00.001-07:00

Reveal DAY! :D

I am so excited to reveal the Scraps of Darkness march kit, Vintage Revelry!

I had a fun time working with kit, I definitely went with the vintage theme of all the gorgeous Paper Loft and G45 papers.

If you snagged the color add-on, count yourself LUCKY! These mists are my new favorites!

I have used the Moon Shadow Mists before, they all spray on brown, then, as they dry, you see the top color develop. The new ones that I hadn't tried and now LOVE are the Starburst Mists. Made by the same company, they are also two-toned, but much brighter. They are incredibly gorgeous and I couldn't stop misting everything in sight! :D

Mandy made a gorgeous, sparkly pin for us this month, thanks Mandy!

The Romance add-on included some fabulous Kaisercraft wooden birdcages and a great set of Basic Grey bling.

All in all, probably my favorite kit so far!

So, get on over to Scraps Of Darkness and get yours today!

I am going to go ahead and post all the pictures here now, then as the month goes on, I will explain my Distress Embossing technique that I used on the birdcages and flowers.

2011-03-12T19:45:00.000-08:00

I wanted to play around with color for a bit!

I made all the flowers, I printed the flourish stickers, punched the edges, cut the leaves and the big butterfly plus title and flowers with my Cricut!

The shiny cs is American Crafts foil card stock, it is awesome! I used a bit of Sun Kissed Smooch Spritz on the leaves and title.

Scraps of Darkness

2011-02-22T10:40:00.000-08:00

I only NOW realized....I haven't posted my layouts for February here on my blog! So here they are, close-ups and all!! Enjoy!

Swirlydoos CHA Giveaway!

2011-02-07T06:58:00.000-08:00

Check it out!

Swirlydoos CHA!

Sounds like a deal!

Reveal Day...A Bit Early!!!

2011-02-04T05:26:00.000-08:00

So, I don't even HAVE my kit yet...THANKS SNOW!

BUT, we are revealing goodies a bit early due to the holiday! Get on over to Scraps of Darkness and grab yours today!!!

Winter Magic Reveal!

2011-01-15T13:40:00.001-08:00

I know this was supposed to be all winter white, but the color add on was so great with the Romance addon, I had to use a lot of colors!

Most scrappers use the front of Websters Pages, but I love the backs too!

I dyed the Tim Holtz ribbon with Shimmerz Spritz Melon Madness.

The tea roses from Prima were in the October kit.

I cut the leaves with stamps from Heartfelt Creations, then I colored them with Distress Ink and Distress Stickles.

Scraps Of Darkness Reveal Day!

2011-01-14T13:33:00.000-08:00

Scraps of Darkness REVEAL Day!

*clap clap clap*

So, this month, Mel has given us something different to play with, light whites and magical greens and purples with jewels!

Mandy has a great sketch this month.

I used the flower ribbon on a card stock base to make sure it stayed as a circle. I painted each flower with Glimmer Glaze in Northern Lights; part of the Color Add-On.

I inked the Parisian Anthology paper with Distress Ink, Crushed Olive and Forest Moss.

The pictures are some I found of my mom (top right), her sister and my grandma and grandpa. Both my aunt and grandpa died before I was born and this is the first picture I have ever seen of him. I had to scrap it!

I used a bit of Distress Crackle Paint in Rock candy over the Bo Bunny letters just to give a bit of textural interest, then I sprayed the letters with some Shimmerz Spritz in Princess (purple).

I also used the Shimmerz on the background, just a random spray here and there for fun.

Gotta LOVE Websters!

MORE to come! :D

Reveal Day!

2010-12-15T06:05:00.000-08:00

I used Prima Paintables with Twinkling H2Os paints. VERY fun to work with and easy!

This is Kassy, holding our new baby, Scissors McFluffypants. :)

GORGEOUS non-holiday December kit from Scraps of Darkness!

Clear Scraps Giveaway

2010-12-08T06:23:00.000-08:00

Over on the Clear Scraps blog they are giving away ACRYLIC! WHAT? YES!

So hop on over and check it out, cause acrylic rules!

Clear Scraps Blog

Swirlydoos Dec Challenge Number ONE

2010-12-03T14:28:00.000-08:00

I did this layout for the December SGC Winter White +1

I built it on an acrylic base and went from there! Fancy Pants Road Show papers and Basic Grey basics, Creative Imaginations snowflakes and Prima flowers.

I covered the snowflakes with Distress Crackle Paint in Rock Candy then coated them in Diamond Dust then used Glimmer Mist in Lily Pad on top of that.

I did a new technique on the Fragments. I used clear Embossing ink and stamped a snowflake on the pieces, then I used white embossing powder and heated the fragments. While heating, the fragments melted and look like ice cubes!

I also used clear embossing powder with the clear ink on the top right and I highlighted them with clear crystals.

Thanks for looking!

Scrapping the Music Winner

2010-12-02T06:42:00.000-08:00

Scrapping the Music WINNER? ME!

SO excited to be the winner this week for Scrapping the Music's blog challenge! I will be doing more of these, so fun!

Alcohol Ink and Grungepaper

2010-11-21T18:11:00.000-08:00

So, I wanted to type up a little post here using alcohol inks and Grungepaper!

This month's Scraps of Darkness kit includes 6 sheets of Grungepaper in the Grunge Add-on, I love Grungepaper and wanted to share this quick and easy technique!

You will need:

Grungepaper element

Alcohol inks

Blending solution

Applicator

Crackle accents

Squeeze a good amount (2 seconds) of ink onto the applicator. I also used a couple drops of silver mixative. I added a bit of blending solution and tapped the ink onto the element.

I coated the edges with Crackle Accents. That activated with the silver mixative and turned the crackle medium orange, which actually turned out pretty cool!

Alcohol ink dries very quickly, but with the Blending Solution, you can manipulate it and make the color just what you want!

Thanks for visiting my blog!!

Oh, and I cut the elements with the Oct. 31 Limited Edition Cricut Cart!

Happy Creating!

Chocolate Baby Cake

2010-08-15T10:18:00.001-07:00

More of the GREAT August kit from Scraps of Darkness. I used Petaloo flowers and loaded them with Distress Stickles. (Vintage Photo and Antique Linen on the flowers and Faded Jeans on the alphas.)

The only thing here not in the kit are the Prima alphas.

I drew my own vines with the Smooch. Eh, I don't know if I will do that again!

Reveal Day Scraps of Darkness

2010-08-15T08:37:00.000-07:00

Forever.

Edward and Bella.

You know, I am not really as obsessed with Twilight as some, but I think that they are gorgeous together. :)

I did a slightly cheaty version of the 'Wet Distress Technique' that I call the Glimmer Distress Technique. I used Glimmer Mist in dazzling diamond to get the bg paper wet, then I scruched it up with my hands. and blasted it with the heat gun. Then, I used Smooch Ink in Siren and fired brick Distress Ink over the scrunches.

I used Smooch Illuminate over the alphas. I got this font off the tubes and cut it with the Cricut. :)

Forever

2010-08-15T08:08:00.000-07:00

The August Kit for Scraps OF Darkness is awesome! :) My favorite colors and the bonus of having pps you can mist or ink to the colors of your choice!

This is my first layout, Bad Girl. I am putting this in the challenge on scrapbook.com.. Using Mandy's awesome sketch and the new SOD kit, how could it go wrong?

I used the feather boa to make a puffy soft flower and attached the flower with Aleen's Tacky Glue. I put a silver medallion in the middle and used a clear pebble on top.

I did a lot of inking and could not decide on the right side what to do!

For the word girl, I used the rub on alphas on a piece of scrap and then simply cut them apart and ran the edges over Fired Brick Distress Ink.

1986 ~Swirlydoos Butterfly Challenge Layout~

2010-08-01T15:25:00.000-07:00

For Angelica's August butterfly challenge. :D

I made the big butterfly by cutting it out with the Cricut, first Grungepaper, then the Vocab BG paper in the kit. I used Gesso on the GP to adhere the pp to it, then inked it with Distress Ink in Walnut Stain and Tumbled Glass. I then coated it with a thin coat of Glossy Accents and sprinkled Diamond Dust on it to make it sparkle!

I used alcohol inks on the flourish and I sprayed the little paper butterflies with Smooch Spritz in Log Cabin and Glimmer Mist in Patina.

I did the scallop border with ol reliable..Threading Water punch.

TFL everyone!

Kaisercraft Altered Drawer Set.

2010-08-01T10:37:00.000-07:00

SO, I got the drawer set at camp and didn't finish it time....mostly cause I don't really alter stuff! It is so difficult!

My great hubby added a base to it to make it a bit sturdier and to accommodate the Idea-ology Tim Holtz metal feet.

I used black acrylic paint, G45 Romantique papers, Prima pearls flourishes, Tim Holtz idea-ology feet and keyholes and keys and hitch fasteners, Dusty Attic chip keyholes, Glimmer Mist in Slate, Patina, Flower Power and Vintage Pink, Smooch Spritz in Gold Glow, Glitz Design Distress Stamp, Making Memories tiny alpha letters. I sealed the box by Kaisercraft with Mod Podge.

Paris

2010-07-27T16:03:00.000-07:00

A Swirlydoos August kit layout. I just wanted to play with the Eiffel Tower really...hehee!!

It was a beotch though a bit, there are 7 different alcohol inks, 2 colors of Smooch Spritz and 2 colors of Glimmer Mist on this! I just kept adding and then spraying to get it right!

Okay, I am having a serious love affair with Fragments. I was so excited to see that they were available with the kit and HAD to get them! I first inked one side with Hazelnut, Pebble and Silver Mixative alcohol ink. I used a Glitz stamp to stamp the words onto a Journal Card and glued it to the fragment. :) (The skinny ones I used a different stamp underneath, still a Glitz one.)

I cut Paris with the Cricut out of Prima packaging. :D

Swirlydoos August Sketch Challenge

2010-07-25T15:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I don't ALWAYS get this one done, but August's sketch was just amazing! I had to do it quickly!

For the little CI birdie, I used Denim and Shell alcohol ink and a little blending solution. I put a light coat of Glossy Accents over that then while still wet, sprinkled some Diamond Dust on the belly of the bird. :)

The TINY white flowers I painted with Shimmerz, then dropped a few drops of alcohol ink on them.

Thanks!

2010-07-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

I love the July Swirlydoos kit! So much pretty!! :D

So, I decided to pretty overload! This is an Eclipse still. I think it is the best one yet.

I wanted to focus on the gate as far a technique. I first inked it with Walnut Stain Distress ink, then used Emerald Sprinkle and Log Cabin Smooch Spritz. The I used a Perfect Medium Pen to ink places I wanted Perfect Pearls to be sprinkled, I used Rust. Then, I little embossing ink and powders in Puffy White and Gold.

I will try to get better pics as the weather improves!

2010-07-03T10:09:00.000-07:00

This is my very first design team layout ever! I am so excited to be designing for Scraps Of Darkness kit club! This first kit is a definite sign of good things to come!

Gorgeous papers by Creative Imaginations, Prima flowers and awesome embellies compile this kit for the alternative scrapper.

I did some cut work here, misting, lacing, painting...I even burned a few things!

Thanks so much for looking and check out this kit, it rocks!

Scraps Of Darkness

Scraps of Darkness

2010-06-29T05:01:00.000-07:00

I am SO excited to share some news! I have been asked to be apart of the design team for the brand new kit club Scraps of Darkness! :D It is my first DT gig ever! Mel plans gorgeous kits for those of us with a little "edge" to our art! As soon as the site is up and running, I will post a link, but for now, we are listed...

Scraps of Darkness

2010-02-01T09:32:00.000-08:00

This award was forwarded to me from Bonnie (http://labonita-bonnie.blogspot.com/) just for my Mandaness! :D Pretty SWEET indeed!

I think the sweetest thing is sharing new techiques and my creative process with fellow scrappers!

Jack Frost

2010-02-01T07:16:00.000-08:00

So, this is the Swirlydoos Feb kit again!!

I heat embossed the chipboard alphas and the hearts, SO pretty irl, very sparkly! I used the Snowflake Ranger embossing powder.

I layered a Prima swirl over the hearts for extra ice.

The black cardstock is sprayed with Silver Smooch Spritz.

I layered a trans strip over the ribbon. Simple!!

Swirlydoos Febuary Kit ROCKS!

2010-01-31T09:31:00.000-08:00

Swirlydoos Febuary kit is GORGEOUS!!! Pretty flowers, heart tiles, cool funky pps, what more could we want?

I embossed the chippies very simply using Distress Inks (Worn Lipstick and Concord Grape) and covering that with clear powder!

Just a fun, floral winter lo!

Mountain Man GRRRRR

2010-01-30T15:03:00.000-08:00

This is my super guy, Kel. I love him to bits...except, this mountain man look drives me bonkers!

I used Feb and Dec Swirlydoos kit items for this.

I covered the deer in Antique Linen Distress Crackle Paint then I rubbed it with Walnut Stain Distress Ink; the large heart is Fired Brick and Walnut Stain Distress with Broken China Distress Stickles; the smaller one is SEI chalk ink and Broken China and Fired Brick Distress Stickles. WHEW!

I distressed the edges and used WS Distress again. I also sprayed the blue paper with Patina and Sapphire Glimmer Mist.

I painted the cardboard piece with the Crackle Paint then went over it with Fired Brick Distress.

I misted the snowflakes with Brick Glimmer Mist.

Snowy Weekend....what to do??? Oh yeah...SCRAP!

2010-01-30T08:13:00.001-08:00

Ok, SO I got a TEENSY bit embellie happy with this one!

This lo is for a challenge at Swirlydoos to scrap what you love about yourself!

I love that I know who I am. I am crazy, nutty, loyal, indesisive, easy goin...all that and more.

I used the chipboard as a mask with Turquoise Blue Glimmer Mist, then I used the hearts against it. I sprayed the hearts with Cherry Red Smooch Spritz and Brick Glimmer Mist. I also used the Spritz on the FABULOUS metal embellie that I won from Bonnie just for hanging out and posting at Swirlydoos! YES!

The only items NOT from Swirlydoos are the felt Prima vine and the Maya Road little birdie (I colored it with Siren Smooch.

Prima bling, centers and e line pearls are all over this!

Plus the ADORABLE snowflakes...love those!

Swirlydoos rocks the house with scrappy goodness no doubt!

2010-01-24T11:17:00.000-08:00

This is my layout for the Febuary sketch challenge at Swirlydoos. I LOVE the Prima 12x12 canvas! I used some artists' Gesso to "paint" a bit on the canvas before tearing it up with Distress Inks and Glimmer Mist. I used Spiced Marmalade and Faded Jeans Distress Inks along with Glimmer Mist in Sapphire and Tuscan Sun.

I inked the fabulous heart tile with Distress Ink (Faded Jeans), Smooch (Navy), Glimmer Mist (Tuscan Sun), Smooch Spritz (Gold Glimmer and Distress Stickles (Spiced Marmalade).

I used some Kaisercraft bling to accent the heart and I covered the bottom leafy chip piece in ink, Glimmer Mist and Distress Stickles.

I covered the title alphas in Antique Linen Distress Crackle Paint, then went over the words

with Distress Ink.

This awesome sketch is from Beggahuna, she is so talented!

I think my next lo should be messier. :p

Patience Is a Virtue

2010-01-22T04:23:00.000-08:00

I know it is taking forever, but I am now getting down to it! Any feedback would be appreciated. I am not the world's best blogger, nor to I strive to be, but I am attempting to gather up some followers...come here little children.....and share some fun techniques and great scrappy goodness with you! You may also see the occasional Adam Lambert mention. (There was one just now!)

New header!

2010-01-21T20:01:00.000-08:00

I put up a new header and I will update this weekend with a couple los AND techniques for ya!

New Posts and look coming soon!

2009-08-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

I am sick of how this looks AND I never update it. I am going to sort of change things around and hopefully have a new look and focus for this blog!

Haunted? Or No Luck At All?

2009-04-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Are we haunted? Maybe, or maybe it is that we have no luck whatsoever! Let me fill you in on a little background. My husband and I moved in to our new home last year about this time. We had hurdles let me tell you! Skunks had nested under the house...you can imagine how much fun that is. Just close you nose first. We have had floods, plumbing issues galore, carpet installation delays (we lived with concrete floors in the family room for months), no oven for 6 months and our latest battle, our store across the street was robbed!

You may think that small town life is a piece of chocolate cake with a side of ice cold milk, sitting on the front porch, watching the grass grow, but not if you live in this house!

Our latest and greatest house event was the laundry room flood of April 09, which was proceded by the bathroom flood of March 09. Luckily, nothing was badly damaged in either event, except my husband's back as he is the lucky one who get to crawl under the house to fix the plumbing and up into the attic to install new wiring.

At least we finally got the house painted, and we didn't have to do a thing except pay the guy!

Now we need let's see....shutters, a bigger nicer walkway, flowers in the beds, more trees...oh, remodeling is SO FUN!

New LO Details!

2008-09-21T09:43:00.000-07:00

Hi! Just wanted to share this new lo with some details!

So I just finished this lo. I think it turned out pretty cute! I used the Basic Grey Sugared collection and Bazzill cardstock. I also used a Making Memories scallop circle. This is Kassy, goofy as always!

I used a Bazzill Basics paper flower along with the Making Memories Blossoms and Buttons box with Kaisercraft rhinestomes to make the flower and Paper Studio chipboard hearts with a little acrylic paint and Glossy Accents.

I also used the Glossy Accents to hightlight this American Crafts rubon on the heart. I looped the ribbon in a curl and stuck the bottom side to the paper with Glue Dots.

2008-08-31T16:01:00.000-07:00

This is for the ScrapMojo challenge. :) I hope I made it! WHEW!

I used AC Thickers..Sprinkles glitter lavender and ummm, whatever the brown ones are! LOL
Basic Grey Offbeat pp and Making Memories tiny aphas. I painted the stars purple and outlined them with Glossy Accents. :)

Update!

2008-08-31T11:33:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone! I finally updated my header. Yay!

I am trying out for a Design Team, and I may try out for more and also try to get published in earnest, so I thought a cool, scrappy-style one that fits my personality would work the best!

I used a couple of rub-ons (Creative Imaginations and American Crafts), a feather, a couple butterflies from a Martha Stewart punch, Glitz Design paper and Making Memories felt and paper flowers as well as the tiny alphas and some Thickers.....of course! :D

The title for my blog may seem strange, but it is a line from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, one of my favortie movies (SURPRISE, right?). I love the irony of Willy Wonka telling Veruca's dad.."You're really weird." LOL, gets me every time!

Thanks for dropping by!

A Watch by any Other Name

2008-06-08T15:02:00.000-07:00

I did this lo for the For Scap's Sake Critique Group. It is a watch that I got when I was a kid. OH how I wanted this watch. I was obssessed. I remember going to Dillard's to visit it in the case! It no longer works right and it is tarnished and cracked, but it is still a cool watch!

I have never scrapped an item before. This was a very fun lo to do!

2008-05-04T15:31:00.000-07:00

So, this is my very first real bloggery. Hmmmm, interesting. I don't FEEL any different.

I will post scrap techniques that are easy and fun! I have been scrapping for about 6 years and thought this may be a great way to share!

Not every post here will be about scrapping. I have some celebrity interests and MAY mention them a time or two....

For the For Scrap's Sake black and white challenge, I used a simple technique to alter Primas.

STAMPS!

Just a teeny 1.00 Imaginese Snag Em Stamp and some black ink! No need to be precise, jsut stamp the center of the flower and viola! Done.

Thanks for reading my first post! I hope to share more techniques and simple scrap ideas in the near future!