2 Days Until CHA...Getting Ready w/Webster's Pages~!

I don't know if YOU are ready for CHA...but I AM~! I seriously wish this came more than twice a year! I LOVE new product and always look forward to getting my hands on it ALL~!!

Fortunately, I'm blessed to be a part of the beautiful Webster's Pages family and I've had a bit of play with their two new classic collections, as you've seen over the past month. And the fun continues today with a layout created using their utterly gorgeous "Modern Romance" range~!

"Love Her"

I went all-out on the fussy cutting here! SO many gorgeous images to cut and piece- such a treat to put this layout together. It helps that my niece Lilah is such a gorgeous subject to scrap. She truly is one of the most beautiful little girls I have ever seen :).

Some of my images have been cut from this handy paper full of gorgeous motifs:

And I've taken advantage of the fantastic range of new embellishments:

I also added a bit of "old" to the new, by making use of one of the beautiful Princess Petals. I actually tore it in half and flipped the larger section upside down before accenting it with the adorable little clock charm from the new Bulk Charms selection:

Products Used:

"Modern Romance" Paper Collection
"Modern Romance" Designer Trim Collection
"Modern Romance" Quick Picks Products
Cameo Frames
Bulk Charms
"Royal Christmas" Princess Petals

"Park Drive" Alpha Stickers

Other Products Used: 

Blue Fern Studios

Floral Clock

Valentine's Word Set

Thanks for letting me share a little CHA inspiration with you~! Take good care of yourself and have an amazing day :)...

My final ScrapFIT post + Giveaway Winner!!

Good morning :). It's hard to believe that this post will wrap up my six month term with ScrapFIT...time really does fly! Sara has been great to work for and I've really enjoyed my term there :). I wish the new design team the best of luck and you're sure to be provided with a ton of incredible inspiration!!

So today I share with you a card I created using the beautiful color palette featured in Workout #72:

"2nd Birthday Celebration"

Workout #72 color inspiration! Use this palette to inspire your layout/card/OTP project!!:

Sponsor for this challenge is Paper Issues, offering up a $15.00 gift certificate to the Paper Issues Store!

You have until the end of the month to submit your project and be in the running for the challenge prize :)! I'm excited to see how everyone interprets the palette!!

And before I go, I wanted to make sure I announced the WINNER of my Scrap FX "Stained Glass Quarter" stencil...

Congrats....Heather Robertson!! Please contact me with your mailing info so that I can get your stencil mailed off to you right away!

And thanks to all of you who expressed an interest in my little giveaway :). I hope you all have a beautiful Sunday (or Monday)...take care of yourself!

ScrapFIT Workout #71

Good morning everyone! It's been one busy weekend here- my husband's mom and her boyfriend have been up visiting to we've been running around, grilling, swimming, 4-wheeling, and staying out late! But they leave this morning after breakfast- so I wanted to get this post up before we had to take off for that!

Workout #71 @ ScrapFIT is titled "Home Sweet Home"- and it's a bit of a different assignment from ScrapFIT; the challenge is to create a paper craft to be displayed in your own home! It can be a banner, a unique way to display a photo, etc...

Here's what I came up with:

"Altered Mason Jar"

I've had this antique mason jar (one with the wire enclosures) sitting up on my shelf above my TV with a Christmas spray poking out the top and a penny laying at its bottom, lol- for the last year and a half- and I was so sick of looking at it! So I decided that this was going to be my altered project. For some reason, I was feeling the autumn colors and so I dug into my box of Fall Decor and found some pumpkin spice potpourri to go inside. It could also hold a candle too!

The sponsor for Workout #71 is Paper Issues:

They are offering a $15 gift certificate to their store!!

I hope you can join us for this "outside the box" challenge @ ScrapFIT! And I hope you've all had a great weekend- will be back a little later with my very first reveal for OUAS!!!

Scrap FX~ June Reveal #2

**If you're here for my Housewarming GIVEAWAYS, please go--->HERE!**

Hey! Hope you've all had a great start to your week :). I'm excited because tomorrow is my wedding anniversary...not that we have any plans~ 3 little kids tend to keep us at home! But I'm sure we'll find a way to make it special :). We don't generally exchange gifts, but I'm hoping to at least grill some steaks and have a nice supper...maybe a glass of champagne (or two!)...

But that's tomorrow. Today I'm here to share with you my last two Scrap FX projects for the month! The theme is "Birthdays" and what luck- my beautiful niece Lilah just turned two this past Friday. Of course I attended her party and my sister Kelly even asked me to play photographer for her, so I got my pick of photos with which to work!

"Happy Birthday"

Scrap FX Chipboard used on this layout:

Happy Birthday C

Doodad I

Bird Houses

Slide Frames

Tags, mixed white

 ~ I've used my Martha Stewart Texture Effect (new fave of mine!) to create the "stucco" texture on my title and the flourish below it. I then used some light pink ink to dab over the top to blend it with the rest of my layout.

~The bird house and "Adore" frame were just covered with gesso. The bird house I also dabbed with my "shabby tote" ink and then blended again with more gesso to give it an aged look.

Additional Supplies Used:

~Prima Marketing "Fairy Belle" papers

~Prima Marketing & KaiserCraft flowers

~Prima Marketing butterfly

~Martha Stewart butterfly stamp

~Martha Stewart "Double Dot" border punch

~Fiskars Embossing Border Punc "All-A Fleur"

~Zva Creative bling flourish

 ~doily, lace trim

"2nd Birthday" Card

Scrap FX Chipboard used on this card:

Mini 2nd Birthday

Ribbon Bow

 

~I've again used the texture effect on both pieces here. I love the uneven, rough texture it produces, and just a hint of pink ink is all it needs to blend nicely with the rest of the elements!

 Additional Supplies Used:

~Webster's Pages "Girl Land" papers

~Prima Marketing, Petaloo, & Wild Orchid flowers

~Webster's Pages "Winter Fairy Tales" trim

~KaiserCraft bling

~Fiskars Circle Border Punch "Dancing Daisies"

~doily, ribbon

Thank-you so much for taking a look at my projects today! If you're interested in getting ahold of some Scrap FX products, you can always drop a request at your local scrapbook store :)! Or you can find them online- I've now added the links of the stores online who carry their chipboard- you can find these links in the "Scrap FX Design Team" tab at the top of my blog. 

Have a beautiful day and I'll be back again soon!

xErin

My final Creative Scrappers reveal...

**If you're here for my Housewarming GIVEAWAYS, please go---> HERE!**

Good morning everyone :). Tomorrow will mark a week since revealing my new blog and I cannot believe I've already hit 200 followers!! So I've posted a 4th Giveaway to thank you all for your continued enthusiasm and support- THANK-YOU!! Remember, you have until June 30th at midnight to enter/share with your friends...

Today I'm here to show you my final layout as a DT member at Creative Scrappers. I've really, really enjoyed being on this fabulous team!! Thank-you to Kristine Davidson for seeing something in me and allowing me to design for you these last few months- it's been fun!! :D

"Girl"

As I've mentioned, I've been on a bit of a Webster's Pages kick lately, and I've yet again used the beautiful and feminine "Girl Land" collection for this one :). I am just in LOVE with the colors found in these papers...just so fitting for my sweet baby girl Aspen...

Here is Sketch #213 from Creative Scrappers:

And some details for you as well:

Here's yet another gorgeous Scrap FX wordlet title. I LOVE the ultra-fine script here- so elegant. And who couldn't help but fussy cut out this shoe and dress it up a bit?? I added the Webster's Pages bling strips along the sole for a little sparkly touch :).

Yep, I told you my new obsession was pretty bows. I have no idea where this ribbon came from but it was sitting in my stash, just waiting for the perfect place...I think I found it ;). And gotta love the Webster's bloomer trims- this green one fit in and matched just beautifully.

 This pretty lamp shade is also from Scrap FX. I dabbed on some texture effect with a paint brush before topping off this piece with some more "pretties" from the bling strip.

Supplies Used:

~Webster's Pages "Girl Land" collection papers

~Scrap FX chipboard title & lamp shade

~Prima Marketing, Manor House Creations, Petaloo, & KaiserCraft flowers

~Webster's Pages Bloomer Trim

~Webster's Pages Bling Strip

~Kaiser Craft bling

~Martha Stewart Deep Edger Floral Punch

~Martha Stewart "Optic Dot" border punch

~Martha Stewart Texture Effect

~gesso, ribbon

I hope you have all had enjoyable weekends :)- it's been a busy one for us and I look forward to getting some more done on our house project and getting outside a bit. I got the fishing poles all ready last night and would love to get some time out on the lake...but we shall see...

Take care of you ;),

ScrapFIT Reveal: Workout #70!!

** If you're here for my Housewarming GIVEAWAYS, please go--->HERE!**

Good morning and happy Friday! I'm super excited because early this afternoon I get to head down to my sister Kelly's house for my niece Lilah's 2nd Birthday!! But first I need to take care of a few orders of business :). First of all, I'm writing this post Thursday night and as of right now, I'm quite close to reaching 200 followers, which means ANOTHER giveaway!! So if I happen to wake up in the morning and have reached that mark, I will be updating this post to let you all know to check out Giveaway #4 :D!! If not, I'll be keeping an eye out for that number to be reached and post as soon as I can. This has been a busy and amazing week- so positive- so fun- I'm reminded of why I so much enjoy the online scrappy world. So thank-you all for that!

Secondly, I'm here to share with you Workout #70 for ScrapFIT:  Develop Your Own Polaroid! Do you remember when Polaroid photos were the hot new way to take photos?  Well this workout is a tribute to the Polaroid!  We want to see a layout with a Polaroid photo. Dont have a Polaroid photo, don't worry- you can create a fake Polaroid- ScrapFIT has some fab examples for you to check out if you're wondering how! 

Here is what I came up with:

"Seize the Day"

I actually created a Polaroid photo using my photo editing software, but then I remembered that Scrap FX just came out with these really cute chipboard Polaroid frames, and decided to layer that over my photo. In between the layers on my layout I added some Manor House Creations and Prima packaging, along with some book pages (another of my obsessions!). I also used some of the same packaging behind my photo. I love re-purposing, and how could you not with such pretty packaging?

Here's a closer look at my layout...

I've used the 6x6 brick template from The Crafter's Workshop, along with some Martha Stewart Texture Effect. After drying with my heat gun, I dabbed on the sandy-colored ink.

I've used a combination of Prima flowers, leaves, doilies, and chipboard in my cluster.

 I LOVE this Prima butterfly- I really love that the wings are flexible so I was able to bend them however I wanted them :).

This fab title is from Scrap FX, simply dabbed with a bit of gesso.

Supplies Used:

~Prima Marketing "Sun Kiss" papers

~Prima Marketing flowers

~Prima Marketing Aglow "Mica" leaves

~Prima Marketing butterfly

~Prima Marketing "Nature Garden" chipboard

~Scrap FX Polaroid frame & wordlet title

~The Crafter's Workshop "Bricks" 6x6 template

~Martha Stewart Texture Effect

~Prima Chalk Fluid Edger Pad "Shabby Tote"

~Prima Marketing & Manor House Creations packaging

~doilies, book pages, ribbon, gesso

The winner of this workout will receive a $25 gift certificate from My Favorite Things:

So how about you have a go at it? Can't wait to stop by and see what you come up with!!

I hope you have a great Friday and a great weekend! I'll be back here on Sunday to share with you another DT project. But I'll still be checking in, reading your sweet comments and responding when I can.

Take care of you :)...