Scrap FX: August Reveal #1!!

 **For my giveaway, please go HERE**

Hey there everyone!! Hope you're all having a great weekend so far- I'm hoping to accomplish some scrappy tasks- but wanted to make sure I got on here to post my first Scrap FX reveal for August!!

A new month means a new theme at Scrap FX, and this month it’s travel! I’m a bit tied down with having three children ages 4 and under, so I really don’t get to travel much- other than locally. So I decided to create a page about why I love my state- and chose to scrap a photo of my daughter by the lake. The abundant number of bodies of water here has earned Minnesota the title “Land of 10,000 Lakes”~ and it is most definitely one of my favorite things about where I live :).

"(Love) Minnesota"

Let’s take a closer look at the Scrap FX chipboard used in this piece…

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Scrap FX has a HUGE supply of chipboard titles and I LOVE them!! This particular piece was specially made for me as my state wasn’t included in the available travel-themed wordlets- take a look at the hoard included in the collection HERE.

What travel layout wouldn’t be complete without a compass? I love adding chipboard to my flower clusters and this one fit right in . I’ve simply painted it white before using a flourish stamp over top and inking the edges.

Flourishes like this one (Flourish Z) are a staple for any chipboard stash!

I love the backdrop frames that come in the frame packs (like Decorative Frame A Artsy). They’re perfect for adding that “something extra” to your photos .

Scrap FX Chipboard Used:

Places Wordlet Title (Minnesota)

Compass

Flourish Z

Decorative Frame A Artsy

 

Additional Supplies Used:

~Prima Marketing "Tea Thyme" papers

~Manor House Creations, Prima Marketing, & KaiserCraft flowers

~Manor House Creations sprig

~Prima Marketing leaves

~Melissa Frances pearls

~Martha Stewart "Optic Dot" border punch

~Prima Marketing "Shabby Tote" & "Dry Sand" chalk fluid edger pads

~doilies, lace, gesso 

Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit!! If you'd like to find some Scrap FX chipboard for yourself, I have included a list of some online stores currently selling their products under the FAQs tab at the top of my blog :).

I did also want to mention also that August 13th, Webster's Pages will be doing a Blog Hop to celebrate the shipping of their new products!! So make sure you tune in for details- there are some great prizes to be won and I'm super excited to be a part of the hop!! :D

See you soon!!

BITW "Reach" (a personal challenge to myself)

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Okay, first of all SORRY for being so quiet lately here on my blog! After taking off nearly two weeks last month, I'm trying to play catch-up with my DT work and a couple extra special assignments ;)- and there has been NO personal scrappy time. But last night, I put a stop to that! My husband and brother hauled home my "new" (new to me) scrap desk- so good-bye kitchen table!!!! We got it all set up and it was 9:30 at night. I was tired- and trying to make an excuse to go to bed. But I thought about my poor, neglected blog and said NO!- I'm going to make something TONIGHT- and I've got ONE hour...

Yikes. I'm more like a 5 hour scrapper- but I grabbed up the new "Romance Novel" collection from Prima, grabbed a bottle of gesso and some masks and mist- and just went to work. I didn't over-think things at ALL (I'm one of those who can stand and stare at my page for 20 minutes, just thinking)- just started throwing stuff together. And I'm pretty happy with what resulted! 

Here it is, my entry for the "Reach" challenge at Bird is the Word...

"Out of Reach"

I thought that the fussy cut elements from this range were perfect for a "reach" page. As many of you know, I've had a tough time letting my middle child Gunner grow up. So my journaling let some insight into that struggle..."It's difficult for me to admit that keeping you little is beyond my control. You just turned 2 and all the sudden you say all kinds of things...at least when you weren't talking, I could pretend you were still a baby. But every day, you prove to me yet again that you're growing up. And that stopping that is simply out of reach..."

Here's a closer look:

 The main bloom in my cluster is one of the gorgeous Winter Releases from Manor House Creations, available for purchase HERE in the C'est Magnifique store. Freaking gorgeous, if I do say so myself...

 For the hot air balloon, I took my Crafter's Workshop Reverse Chicken Wire mask and some texture paste, added some embossing powder and dried with my heat gun :).

 A little look at my gesso/mist/stamped background- I tried to create a "sky" scene here.

Hidden journaling :).

Supplies Used:

Prima Marketing "Romance Novel" papers

Manor House Creations, Prima Marketing, & Petaloo flowers

Prima Marketing Shabby Metal Treasures (goose)

7 Dots Studio letter stickers

American Crafts Thickers

The Crafter's Workshop reverse chicken wire & wall masks

Martha Stewart Texture Effect

Tattered Angels "Rum Punch" glimmer mist

Maya Road "Hydrangea" mist

gesso, cardboard, Prima packaging

So there you have my personal one-hour challenge! Basically what this shows me is that I tend to generally REALLY over-think things...and perhaps I just like to waste my own time, lol. Actually, what I think it is is I really enjoy the process of creating, and so I take my time...just so I can enjoy it that much longer. But it's nice to know that I can pull something together when given a time constraint :).

I hope you're all doing well. We're nearing the weekend- so have a safe and good one. See you tomorrow with a DT page for Scrap FX!! :D

C'est Magnifique: New PRIMA & Bits-n-Pieces Giveaway!!!

**For my giveaway, please go HERE**

Hey everyone! I wanted to thank you all so much for your sharing in my Webster's excitement- so many of you left amazing and supportive comments- so THANKS!! I'm still on cloud 9, but I imagine that won't go away any time soon- if ever! Ha!

Anyways, I'm here today to share with you some of the goings-on at C'est Magnifique!

  It's that time of the month when we give you a chance to win the Bits & Pieces from Leslie's August Kit, "A Vintage Summer".  But before we get to that,
we are thrilled announce that we have NEW Prima in the store!
Here's just a sampling of the paper collections, flowers, and embellishments:

Not only can you get your hands on some newly released Prima, Leslie is offering free shipping for all US orders over $40, and International shipping is reduced by $8.
The promo code is in the Store, but you need to hurry......
this shipping offer expires tomorrow, August 6th.

In addition to all the recently released Prima, be sure to check out the Special Offers 

section where you will find some discounted items, or shop for your favorite 

manufacturers by using the "brands" section of the store.

Bits & Pieces Give-Away

Leslie, the owner of C'est Magnifique, has gathered the leftovers from her August kit, and is ready to give it away to one of you, our blog readers.  The August Kit, 

"A Vintage Summer" features paper from Maja Designs, a Swedish manufacturer.  

Here is a look at what Leslie is giving away which includes items from the kit, the flower add-on, and the embellishment add-on.   Please note that since this is Leslie's

 "Bits & Pieces", you will receive partial packages of embellishments 

and some of the paper will be less than full sheets.

We are giving you a chance to win everything pictured above.
This give-away is open to everyone - we will ship anywhere in the world.

What do you need to do to enter the give-away?

1.  You must be a follower of the C'est Magnifique blog.  If you do not already follow us, just click on the "Join this site" button on the left sidebar and you'll be all set.  

2.  Use the Inlinkz tool at the bottom of the post.

The contest will close at midnight, August 12.  

The winner, selected by a random draw, will be announced August 13.  

Good luck to all of you!

Please provide your first and last name to participate in this contest.  You are not required to enter an URL, but if you have a blog, we hope you'll enter it. See HERE to enter your info @ the C'est Magnifique site!!

I'm a Webster's Pages Design Team Member!!!!!!!!!!!

**For my giveaway, please go HERE**

GOOD MORNING!! Yes, it is an EXTRA good morning because I get to share with you my VERY exciting news...

I've been invited to join the Webster's Pages Design Team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I seriously still cannot believe it, but yep- it's true. I returned from my vacation Monday afternoon, sat down at the computer to read through my week's worth of emails, and there was this dream-come-true message from Brandin, warmly inviting me to join the incredible WP team...I was shocked, to say the least. But hesitate in accepting? NOPE! If you know me, you know how much I love Webster's, and to design for them was something I have wanted for a long time- though I never really thought I'd have the opportunity to do. 

I'm incredibly blessed and have the deepest of gratitude for the entire team who saw something in me and extended to me this incredible offer. So THANK-YOU- Brandin, Courtney, Anabelle- EVERYBODY- it's a true honor to be given this opportunity.

Here's a look at some recent projects I have created using Webster's Pages products. For many of you, this will be a refresher as I'm sure you've seen them already...

Their fussy cutting opportunities, incredible patterns and colors, wide range of unique and beautiful embellishments...Webster's is just nothing short of amazing. I'm SO ready to get started! But I won't have to wait long- I will be doing two projects this month :)!!

If are a fellow fan of Webster's Pages, you should definitely check out the member community at inspireME. There you can upload your own WP projects to the gallery, chat in the forums, check out the latest releases, and get the up-to-date info on what's happening in the Webster's World ;)~ this is where I started and I'm quite glad I did :)...

Thank-you so much for letting me share my excitement with you!! I look forward to this new venture in my scrap "career", and to remind myself during times like this of how far I've come- and to never take for granted the opportunities that have come my way. I'm grateful and blessed and never for a moment will I forget that! Thanks to my friends- the beautiful people like yourself who have supported me thus far- you are loved!

See you soon!

Once Upon A...Sketch August Reveal!

**For my giveaway, please go HERE**

Hello again!! I'm back to share with you my layout for the August sketch challenge over at Once Upon A...Sketch!! We've got yet another fabulous sketch from Nadia, along with a pretty versatile theme to get your journaling going...

 Theme: Season (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring)

We would like you to create a layout and interpret the theme "Season" however you like based on the following sketch. You can journal as little or as much as you like, but your layout must incorporate this theme and the sketch below. Please make sure that we see some sort of journalling on your layouts and please tell us where your journalling is . Hidden journalling is perfectly fine.

Ideas for journalling: current season in your part of the world, favourite season, seasonal traditions on your part of the word, a childhood memory, a summer romance, what summer/autumn/winter/spring brings for you, baby it's cold outside, summer loving, spring is in the air, autumn breeze, summer holidays, seasonal changes, etc etc. Anything goes ...

"Yum"

**Scrapbook Fantasies twine & cord used in my banners. Hidden journaling on the tag to the left of my title. The chipboard gate is Scrap FX and the large blue flower is one of the new Manor House Creations winter releases, which you can purchase HERE in the C'est Magnifique store! Also, just gotta love the new "Cashmere Dame" collection from Glitz Design- also available in the C'est Magnifique store HERE!**

Here is this month's sketch:

And of course there are LOTS of sponsors and TONS of prizes to be won!! Here's just a small peek/sampling of what's up for grabs!! See the challenge post HERE over at OUAS for the complete list :).

 

How would you like to be our Guest Designer for the month of October?  The winner of this challenge with the most points, as voted by the Design Team will be invited to be our GUEST DESIGNER in October and create along side our Design Team. This person will also win this fabulous prize from The Flying Unicorn.. ..

A US$20.00 store gift card from C'est Magnifique Kit Club + FREE postage to anywhere in the world + add any other item in the store at NO extra postage cost from C'est Magnifique kit club. 

Scrapbooking Fantasies has donated FOUR ribbon packs (for 4 winners) from Scrapbooking Fantasies . Each prize is valued at over $10AUS each and contains over 23 half metre lengths of ribbons, trims and lace in shades of one of the four seasons from quality brands, plus FREE international postage!!

**This is an international blog, so anyone can enter

**You are free to combine Once Upon A..Sketch challenges with other challenges. We don't mind at all!!!

**You are allowed to enter only layouts  for our challenges

**You are also allowed to flip or rotate the sketch or alter it to suit your needs, but please make sure its still recognisable.

**Post your creation on your blog or an online gallery and link it on the right hand side of this blog using the Link tool. Please provide a direct link to your post, not your entire blog.If the link tool is down, please leave a comment on the comments section and link your layout there.

** The deadline for this challenge is midnight August 31st, Australian Eastern Standard Time . The Design Team will vote and the Top 5 layouts PLUS Top 5 featured layouts will be announced soon after the challenge has finished.

**You may enter as many times as you like

**Also, please consider turning off word verification for comments on your blog.

For a complete list of the rules please see the top of this page.

 

There you have it, my friends!! I know many of you love the OUAS challenges and I really have enjoyed being on this end of things, seeing what each and every one of you comes up with...amazing and inspiring!! But I gotta run- busy, busy busy. Make sure you check back here tomorrow however, there is going to be a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!! I seriously cannot hardly stand it- keeping this to myself- but soon enough, the world will know ;)...So see you then...

 

Take care!!!

C'est Magnifique August Sketch Challenge

**For my giveaway, please go HERE**

Good morning everyone! It's the start of a new month, and that means that it's time for a new sketch challenge @ C'est Magnifique! Here's a look at the sketch that my beautiful friend Nadia Cannizzo created:

We hope you will use the sketch as your inspiration to create a layout.

You do not need to be a member of C'est Magnifique Kits
to participate in the sketch challenge.  

It's open to anyone and you may use any supplies you wish.  

But, since we are a kit club, there is an added incentive to use one of our kits 

to create your sketch layout (which I will explain below).

We will be offering 2 prizes this month.  One winner from all entries (selected randomly) will receive a large prize package.   The winner will also 

be able to purchase anything from our Store and have it shipped free 

with their prize package - anywhere in the world!  Here's a look at what Leslie has put together for this month's prize which includes a full line of paper from the 

KaiserCraft.  You will also receive items from Manor House, 7 Gypsies, My Mind's Eye, Cosmo Cricket, and more!

Because we are a kit club, our second prize is $10 gift certificate to the C'est Magnifique Store that will be randomly awarded to someone who obviously uses one of our kits to create their layout.  This is our way of saying "thank you" to our members.

We will also be "featuring" 5 layouts from the submissions for this sketch.

What do you have to do to enter our sketch challenge?

1.  You must become a follower of our blog.  If you're already a follower, we thank you!

It's easy to become follower -see the left sidebar.

2.  Complete a layout using the sketch, and add it to our blog using the Inlinkz tool below.

 Deadline for entering the sketch challenge is midnight, August 31 (US time).

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Thanks for coming on over! I'll be back later with my reveal for OUAS!!!!