Scrap Our Stash Challenge #16

A stash challenge from Scrap Our Stash is exactly what I needed!

This is my kind of challenge - to USE WHAT I ALREADY HAVE - because I have too much stuff! Using as much from my stash is one of my goals in scrapbooking during 2014!

Here are the details of the challenge:

For this challenge we are going to shop our personal stash, we will not be taking a trip to our local scrapbooking stores.

Here's the rules:

From the shopping list below, shop for (5 or more) different items in your stash. 

Create a layout and include those (5) items on your page. 

 

Here is the shopping list:  I have highlighted the elements I incorporated into my layout!

Washi tape

Stars (3 or more) - I used 3 wooden stars!

Striped Paper (not lined)

Enamel Dots (3 or more)

Polaroid Frame

Buttons (3 or more) - I used 6 buttons!

Flag

Dimensional sticker

Paper Clip

Arrows (3 or more) - I used 3 punched paper arrows!

Wood Veneer

Journaling card - I used 2 journaling cards!

Sequins (3 or more)

Use (2) or more types of punches 

Die cut - I used 9 chipboard die cut letters for my title!

Tags (2 or more)

Flair button

Rub On

Transparency

Flowers (3 or more)

Cork embellishment - I used 1 cork tag!

 

 

I combined this shopping challenge with a 2 page sketch from Let's Scrap!

WILD at heart: A Layout for Sketch - N - Scrap

 

 

 

I created this layout, "Wild at Heart" for the sketch challenge at Sketch N Scrap!  This is the first time I've entered a challenge on the blog, and I was excited to discover it! 

Here is the original sketch from Sketch N Scrap, #45

 

I was thrilled to be able to use 4 photos on this sketch, as I am 3 years behind chronologically, in scrapping my youngest's memorable events!  LOL!

 

To create this layout, I used these products:

*My Mind's Eye

*Crate Paper button brads

* Me and My Big Idea red foil chipboard

*Simple Stories journaling scrap

* Sew Easy stitching

* embroidery floss, apple brads, buttons from my stash

 

Please leave  me a comment - I love to read them! 

Atypical

My two year old, just being himself on a typical Autumn day.  He touches, tastes, and smells everything!  I used Bazzill cardstock to matte the photos, some black buttons, and all other elements are from the Simple Stories 24/7 collection.  Enjoy!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles August Main Challenge

Scrapping Everyday Miracles August Main Challenge...."I Can Do All Things Through Christ".
For I can do all things through Christ, who gives me strength. Phillipians 4:13


By Cara:
God created us to do great things and gives us the strength, courage and perseverance to do them!  He also delights in us and with us when we do---isn't that cool? So this month I want to you to create a project about an accomplishment...it can be your own or a loved ones.

The LORD your God is with you, 
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you,
He will quiet you with his love, 
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

I chose to create a layout about my daughter Ellie's Kindergarten graduation (back in spring 2012). She is in the Dual-Language program and many times felt overwhelmed not understanding very much of the Spanish language, but she has stuck with it despite her fears, and is on her way to becoming a fluent Spanish speaker (she will be going into the 2nd grade in the program this Fall). I know God is so very proud of her...just like I am!

So, you can choose anything that you consider an accomplishment---completing a degree, finishing a race, beating an illness, weight loss, etc. Can't wait to see what God is doing in your lives.

Oh, and don't forget the Scrap Twist...use metal or something metallic on your project!

Here is my layout for the August Main Challenge and my twist metal elements are the brads, and the metal pin holding the flowers and star above the tag!

 

Head on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles and enter those layouts!

-Roberta

Scrapping Everyday Miracles July Sketch Challenge

Welcome to my Design Team layout for the July Sketch Challenge at Scrapping Everyday Miracles!

 
 













Family is truly a blessing in this lifetime, and in our family, we love to celebrate birthdays! 

Here is the original sketch I worked from:


















To create my layout, I used Simple Stories  Happy Day collection pieces, Pink Paislee patterned paper, American Crafts thickers, My Mind's Eye patterned paper, and Recollections textured cardstock.  Hop on over to Scrapping Everyday Miracles to join in the sketch challenge, and share some of your everyday miracles! 

Scrapping Everyday Miracle's 2nd Birthday Celebration Blog Hop: July 11th-14th

 

Welcome to each of you!  We are so excited to have you join us for our 2nd Birthday Celebration!  It has been an exciting year here at Scrapping Everyday Miracles and we are so glad that you have chosen to explore the miracles with us throughout the year.  We have a fun hop planned for you this weekend, but that is not all!!  

We will also have 5 fun and easy card challenges that you can enter to win some amazing prizes. The celebration doesn't stop with the blog. On our facebook group, we will be offering games each day of the event that will have some fabulous prizes.  We will also be posting and discussing the challenges that we created for the Birthday Celebration.  We might even sneak in some fun random giveaways.  

So let the Hop begin....

Each of the Design Team members and our Guest Design Team members have created a project with the birthday theme to show you on their blogs.  Make sure that you hop along to each blog because you never know where there might be more prizes hiding along the way! 

 In addition to prizes, we have a special birthday scavenger hunt for you :)   On several of the blogs there will be a project photo that has birthday hats hidden in the photo. :)   As you hop through,  count how many hats you find.  When you are finished with the hop write the total number of hats you found in a comment on the Scrapping Everyday Miracles Birthday Celebration blog hop post (It's at the end of the blog list down below!).  Have fun and happy hopping!  

Our hop grand prize has been provided by Blue Fern Studios....

 

Blue Fern Studios was founded with the idea of providing unique and sophisticated papercraft designs. We offer exquisitely detailed products to inspire all styles of craft artists in all areas, including scrapbooking, mixed media, general crafting, and more! We currently offer a wide variety of chipboard designs with new items being frequently added. Be on the lookout for our upcoming paper collection and MORE ;)!

Blog: http://bluefernstudios.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlueFernStudios

Ready to see the awesome Grand Prize for the hop...

So are you all ready?  It is time for some hopping!  Have fun and we will see you back here at the end of the hop .  

The hop will remain open until Sunday night, July 14th at midnight PST. 

Remember, in order to qualify for our grand prize you must leave a comment on all the blogs.   
Here is the line-up:

Nic   http://www.scrapmethis.blogspot.com/

Cara    http://bitsbaublesandbliss.blogspot.com/

Elizabeth     http://www.ejoym.blogspot.com

Christy   http://creatingwiththegirls.blogspot.com

Kelly   http://blsd2scrp.blogspot.com

Helen    http://byheleng.wordpress.com/

Lisa   http://creativejuicefreshsqueezed.blogspot.com/

Tracey   http://gracescraps.blogspot.com

Jessica  http://jessica-createandshare.blogspot.com

^^^^^  You are here:  Roberta  http://thepapercraftingleague.blogspot.com

SEM blog          http://scrappingeverydaymiracles.blogspot.com/

 

Make sure you also stop by our Facebook page for games, challenges and even more prizes.  Winners will be posted on Scrapping Everyday Miracles (and on each individual blog that provides  a prize) on Wednesday July 17th so don't forget to come back and see if you won any of the fabulous prizes from our sponsors!  

picnic: A Layout for Let's Get Sketchy, May Week 2

Update:  I was chosen the Week 2 Featured Artist at Let's Get Sketchy for this Layout!

 

Oh we have so much fun in the summertime! I love the color orange, and I often dress my youngest in orange, and buy scrapbooking collections with orange themes! 


 I created this layout based on the Let's Get Sketchy May Week 2 Sketch Challenge, and here is the original:

**My resolution for 2013 in the scrapbooking area of my life is to use the supplies (the stash) I have already, and to only purchase prints of photos and adhesives!**  This layout gave me lots of opportunities to look through my stash and use several pieces!  YAY! 

I used Fancy Pants Trick or Treat, Oct 31, and It's The Little Things collections, Reminisce Safety First, Simple Stories Summer Fun, Scenic Route Grafton Beach, Graphic 45 Staples alpha stickers,Sandylion Essentials Stickers, Crate Paper Toy Box Phrases, Jillibean Soup, American Crafts ribbon, Flair buttons, and Remarks Accents, and Recollections flowers!  (I also used several buttons from my stash!) Yahoo! 

Happy Day: A Layout for My Scraps and More #24

This was a Happy Day!  Buddies from 4 families came together to play while we celebrated one mom's birthday!

 

Here is the original sketch posted on My Scraps and More for #24:

I loved using 2 photos and so many strips of paper!  All the strips of paper were scraps I had trimmed off of other projects!  I love to use scraps!  I also used 2 acetate overlays in this layout, which are typically a challenge for me to incorporate!

The Happy Day title was actually an intact strip in the Simple Stories collection, but I cut each letter apart, and trimmed them down to fit better. 

Enjoy!

Small Victory: A Layout for Sketch #23 My Scraps and More Sketches

And here is the original sketch from My Scraps and More Sketches #23

 

 

This sketch was a real challenge for me!  There were so many elements I wanted to use from the Simple Stories line, that it became not so simple!  LOL!
  I also used lots of buttons from my stash, 2 types of ribbon from my stash, and red foil letters from Me and My Big Ideas that I have had for a while! The photos are actually inside pockets from the SN@P product.

So Sweet: A Layout for Let's Get Sketchy

I always appreciate the opportunity to scrap a layout with one or 2 photos of my sweet boy.  THis layout is for the March Week 4 sketch challenge at Let's Get Sketchy!

 

 

Here is the original sketch:

The challenge also included a color combination using red, greens, and white. Hop on over to Let's Get Sketchy and join in the fun!
 

 I'm still learning about my camera, so bear with me as I post not-so-perfect- pics of my work! Ha!
-Roberta

 

10 Buttons with Frosted Designs!

On the 10th Day of Christmas.....  BUTTONS - but only 10, as part of the Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Challenge Celebration!  Here is my layout, entitled, "PLAY!"

 



All 10 of my buttons are red, in various sizes and styles! 

I used Simple Stories Summer Fresh, SEI Washi Tape, Pink Paislee striped paper, Jenni Bowlin journaling card cut into strips, Basic Grey and Recollections brads, and Zots and Tombo adhesives!

Happy New Year!

8th Day of Christmas @ Frosted Designs



On the 8th Day of Christmas, my true love gave to me.....  I created this layout for the 8th Day of Christmas challenge at Frosted Designs - use 8 different brands/manufacturers - exactly 8! 

Here are the 8 I used:

Simple Stories Summer Fresh line

SEI Washi Tape

Basic Grey brads

Jenni Bowlin journaling spot, ticket and "E"

Echo Park red polka dot paper

My Mind's Eye Lime Twist circle die-cut

Cosmo Cricket white/polka dot paper Get Happy Number 9

Bazzill Basics red cardstock

 

Happy New Year!

 

Lots of Gold! (10 Yellow Elements!)

5 Golden Rings.....  The 5th Day of Christmas celebration at Frosted Designs is to include 5 or more gold or yellow elements on your project!  I have included yellow printed cardstock, 2 types of yellow ribbon, yellow cardstock matte underneath my photo, yellow flowers, yellow brads, yellow jewels, a yellow BINGO card, yellow stitching, and yellow title foam stickers!  That's 10 yellow elements!!!

Merry Christmas!

Hawk: A Layout for Sketches in Thyme

I created this layout for the Sketches in Thyme Sketch #90 Challenge!  I loved the simplicity of this sketch, but I was still able to use 2 of the same photo of this beautiful thin-shinned hawk, a threatened species on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico! 

 

I used all papers from the Simple Stories Year O Graphy collection, as I am doing our whole Puerto Rican vacation in this line.  The brads are from CTMH, title by American Crafts thickers,  tiny font from Adorn It,  and I used a Martha Stewart punch.

Animal Encounters: A Layout for Scrapping Everyday Miracles

I created this layout of 3 animals based on the beautiful Pagemaps sjetch provided by Scrapping Everyday Miracles!  I used lots of green to complement the iguana and the foliage, and orange to accent the land crab!  I always love a sketch with several photos - you know me - I take too many! Below is the link to the challenge!

Scrapping Everyday Miracles October Sketch Challenge

 

For this layout I used Bazzill and CTMH cardstocks, Simple Stories Year O Graphy collection, October Afternoon font stickers and American Craft thickers.  I also recyled the natural ribbon twill strip from some bedding I purchased!  It came wrapped around the quilt with a tag attached, and it was silly to throw it away!  The green burlap netting was purchased at a convention, and I do not know the manufacturer!  Brads are from CTMH!

Moments: A Layout for Sketches in Thyme

 

Moments:  Yes they are truly what we remember!   I created this layout based on Sketch #89 from Sketches in Thyme!  I was fond of this layout because I was able to use 3 photos!  You guys know I take way too many of my Ezra, so a multiphoto sketch is my fave! I also liked the contrast of circular and rectangular elements!

 

I used October Afternoon font stickers, American Crafts thickers in vinyl, CTMH brads, Recollections circle die cut, Quick Quotes PowderPuff chalking ink, and everything else is Simple Stories!

2 Stars: A Layout for "Let's Get Sketchy October Week 3"

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Week #3 Sketch

 

I really enjoy usingseveral photos on a layout, and this sketch was just right for our starfish adventures in the Caribbean!

TO CREATE THIS LAYOUT I USED THESE SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:

My Minds Eye Lime Twist die cut

Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy cpollection

Bazzill cardstock

American Crafts thickers in vinyl

Close To My Heart white brads

"boy" layout for 4 Crafty Chicks & Quick Quotes

I created this layout using the Quick Quotes Friday Challenge 20 Sketch for inspiration!

I included a quote about boys by Robert Powell on the 3 tags in the top right corner.  I also used the Powder Puff Chalking Ink Mocha Mama around the whole edge of my gold cardstock, and brushed the ink all over the surface of the chipboard tags!



4 Crafty Chicks 4CCC-111 Tag You're It challenge

 

I used 3 identical chipboard tags, that I trimmed into banners and brushed with Quick Quotes Powder Puff Chalking Inks Mocha Mama. I was thrilled to participate in this challenge because I pulled out my little box of blank tags, and used these 3 that I have had for maybe 7 years?  Yay for using my stash!

 

To create this layout I used these supplies and tools:

•  Bazzill Cardstock
• Simple Stories Year-O-Graphy collection
• Jenni Bowlin calendar tags
• The Paper Studio chipboard alphas
• Jillibean Soup green burlap twine
• October Afternoon font stickers
• Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink
• American Crafts metal photo brads
• Prima distressing tool
• Spellbinders square scalloped die
• Sizzix Big Shot
• green ribbon and tags from my stash



Let's Get Sketchy: October Sketches 1 & 2

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 1

I really had fun using lots of my scraps for the long banners!

 

 

Let's Get Sketchy October Sketch Week 2
And for this one, I was able to use lots of scraps, too!  And I always enjoy using a unique piece of fiber, like the woven burlap strip! 

 

just like daddy



I love this layout!  I based it on the sketch at Fetch - A - Sketch, Challenge #33

and I loved the geometric elements, especially! I also took the opportunity to use 3 photos in these elements, and that always make me happy!  I cut the stars with my Cricut and the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, and inked them with chalking ink and a brush!  The title is made with Me and My Big Ideas Alpha chips and then I brushed them with the same Quick Quotes Powderpuff Chalking ink in Baja Blue.