Valentines Day Mini Book

Supplies: Colorbok Chipboard album, Bo bunny Cardstock and cardstock stickers, cardstock Bazzill Basics, modge podge, black cat eye, ribbons, gemstones, buttons and word rubons.

Basic instructions: cover chipboard with modge podge and lay face down on paper of your choice, once dry cut using scissors and exacto knife. To smooth down edges and give extra dimension to the edges use basic grey file to smooth and give a shabby chic look to. Than you can lightly apply black ink to edges for even more dimmension. Repeat with all the chipboard and than layer and decorate pages as needed.

Week #5

Embellish a Floral Accent
No matter what your page topic, I bet you can find a place for a flower accent in your design. But take it up a notch. Embellish the center of your flower with a mini clock, a tiny thread-tied-button or patterned paper. And don’t be afraid to turn a large flower shape into a photo frame!

Week 4 Challenge

Chipboard is so popular right now! By making your own chipboard
accents, you can add a custom look to any scrapbook page. Follow
these easy steps to make your own accent:

1.) Draw or trace a shape on plain chipboard.
2.) Cut the accent out with scissors or a craft knife.
3.) Paint the accent a fun color
4.) Try buttons, flowers, sticker, jewels....anything that appeals
to you!

Week #3

Customize a Ribbon Border
No matter how you turn it or what you add to it (think buttons, lace, eyelets and embroidery floss), ribbon is a terrific border that can be attached in so many creative ways – with eyelets , brads, staples, embroidery floss and more.


Ok, so here is my "ribbon border" I didn't attach it with anything other than glue because I didn't want a huge embellishment cluster on this lo. However, it's ribbon and should still count, right?
Materials used:
Prima "The Breathe" paper collection
Prima flowers
buttons
glue dots
3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue
Swirls template from Crafters Workshop (because I am terrible at doodling my own!)

Week #2 Challenge

Week #2 is done! I was able to combine this with the challenge on the Live and Let Scrap group with New Year's and than the black and white as the only picture focal point. Not sure if the layout is designed to draw the eye to the picture, but I spent all afternoon on this and playing around with it and I just wasn't going to let go of this idea. I used Basic Grey from the Scarlet line, Fancy Pants chipboard which I painted and glittered myself and of course another clock (love those clocks) from the Graphically Speaking cart for the cricut. Anyway, I personally love this layout and I was able to meet 2 challenges at one time. Does that really count? Actually I think blending 2 challenges together makes the degree of difficulty a little more, but who's judging???

Week #1 Challenge

Work Those Words
Whether it’s a quote, a list of your favorite adjectives or computer-generated phrases, journaling on strips of cardstock is a great way to add visual excitement to your page. Be creative and cut a favorite quote [or song] into pieces to add to your design



I was so looking forward to using my new Graphically Speaking cart for the cricut so the clock and the wording come from there. I used Basic Grey for the paper and the jornal pages actually come from something my mother wrote to me 30 years ago! I didn't use a quote in my strips of paper, but I wanted to be sure to journal the importance of what my mom was trying to do for me.

52 Weeks of Challenges

Ok, I am technically stealing this from my friend Trish (ok, not stealing, but she is doing these challenges on her Yahoo group, Who Gives a Scrap) and I thought that I would try and keep up here. New Year's resolution?? Perhaps not, but definately make myself accountable since I am posting this online. Every week I will post the weekly challenge and than follow-up with the layout that I do for that project. May not be weekly, becaause I don't always get to scrap every week, but may post several at one time. I challenge all my Live and Let Scrap friends to follow along and even participate and post these challenges on their blogs to share with everyone! What a great way to get 52 layouts done within the year. I like to try for the 365 challenge, and I believe I will keep track, but I definately want to challenge myself with different styles and techniques and I think this particular challenge will help improve my scrapping! So enjoy, if your going to participate good luck and have FUN!!!

Week #1

Work Those Words
Whether it’s a quote, a list of your favorite adjectives or computer-generated phrases, journaling on strips of cardstock is a great way to add visual excitement to your page. Be creative and cut a favorite quote [or song] into pieces to add to your design.

Week #2

Focus on One Photo
Convert a favorite photograph into a black and white image, then use it as the focal-point photo on your page. It will draw your viewer’s eye right into the essence of your layout.