whale of a tale {card}

I have been so neglectful in maintaining my blog for all of my projects, so for the next two-ish weeks I am going to focus on catching up to several projects that are recent, but a bit older.

Today I will start with a card that I created for Perfect Paper Crafting early last month (there are 6 of them in this particular series).

For all the details of this card you can visit this post on the Perfect Paper Crafting blog.

Hello {card} and Smile {box}

Hello! :) I am a few days late with this post, so please excuse my tardiness. Ashlyn had surgery on Wednesday and ended up being unexpectedly admitted until Friday evening. That's my girl- always keeping us on our toes. ;) She is resting at home now and feeling much better.

Onto the fun stuff- I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as a Guest Designer for Trendy Twine! My month will be September, so stay tuned for some fun twine projects.

Until then, here are two projects I created using the Totally White Bakers Twine (it's on sale so snag it up!).

I cut dozens of strips of twine and glued them to a piece of cardstock. I added the die cut piece on top and then adhered to a card base. A little time consuming, but the end result was well worth it.

Hello card supplies:

Totally White Bakers Twine- Annie's Paper Boutique

cardstock and card base: Hobby Lobby

patterned paper: Simple Stories

sticker: American Crafts

Die: Tim Holtz

sequins: Craftin Desert Divas

Smile box supplies:

Totally White Bakers Twine- Annie's Paper Boutique

box: Petaloo

flowers: Wild Orchid Crafts and Michael's

green pp leaves (I cannot recall)

sticker: Pebbles

enamel dots: Simple Stories

You can see the other guest designers as well as their fabulous projects by visiting the Trendy Twine blog.

better together

Hello! I am up on the Epiphany Crafts Blog today featuring the Round 14 Tool and Bubble Caps Round 14 which I punched and spread around some of the areas of white space on the layout.

supplies:

Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Round 14

Epiphany Crafts Bubble Caps Round 14

cardstock: Core’dinations

patterned paper: various Crate Paper collections

sequins: Hazel & Ruby

Mists: Shimmerz and October Afternoon

foam thickers: American Crafts

DMC floss

button twine: Papertrey Ink

WOW look at that

Happy 4th of July!

It's the first Monday in July which means it's time for a new sketch from The Memory Nest. Make It Monday No. 63 is live and it's a fun one!

This month there will be 4 sketches, one each week.

I splurged last month and purchased a Brother Scan N Cut 2, which is what I used to cut the arrows (my first time using it). I have been wanting a cutting machine for years and finally took the plunge. I am so excited about all the fun new things I am going to be able to do with it.

Here is my layout for this awesome sketch:

supplies:

cardstock: Coredinations

pp: Simple Stories (a kit from The Scrap Room)

stickers: Arctic Frog, My Mind's Eye, and Jillibean Soup

dies: Tim Holtz

Mists: Shimmerz and OA

Go check out the first awesome sketch for the month as well as the fabulous work from the team by heading to The Memory Nest blog!

mount rushmore

I am honored to have been selected as the July Guest Designer for The ScrapRoom!

If you unfamiliar with this kit club, I suggest that you head on over to the TSR blog to see the many wonderful options available.

This is the layout I created using the July Pebbles "America the Beautiful" Page Kit  included in the Flavors of the Month Kit based upon the July Jump Start Guest Challenge.

For all the details on this layout head on over to The ScrapRoom blog.

Go Photo Joy Wall Mount Frame

In early June I was fortunate to have ben the lucky winner of a drawing to win any one of the fantastic products from Creative Plastics Plus, and I selected the 12x12 Go Photo Joy display frame, wall mount, with white insert. I was so excited as I had been eying these wall frames (and other wonderful products) for several weeks.

This frame was exceptionally wrapped- it came in a protective plastic bag and was wrapped with 4 layers of bubble wrap bags nested snugly in a box. This baby was all set for the beating it would take as it came my way.

I didn't quite know what to expect, but this frame is sturdy and is thicker than I had envisioned. There is some give, but it's not going to break unless excessive force is applied. The side edges are smooth and nicely finished and the rounded top and bottom edges are smooth and contoured perfectly.

Along the top inside edge is a perfect little mounting notch. Again, I was pleasantly surprised with this feature as I was expecting some type of foam wall mounting to be included. I am not sure why I thought that, but this notch is so much better.

Within minutes you can have this up on your wall with virtually no work at all. Just slide your favorite layout in and viola. an instant masterpiece!

As you can see in the photo above, a white foam insert is included. I placed the layout on top of this for added stability and it slid right in. This layout has some dimension from the wooden pieces, enamel dots, twine, and layers and I had no trouble with this, in fact I still have some wiggle room if I chose to put a page with more bulk. If your project was extra bulky, you could simply remove the foam mount insert.

I decided to add some twine along the top since this is the only thing currently hanging on this wall, which is "my" scrappy space wall. I like the added touch.

I am already looking forward to purchasing several more of these. The 3 pack is a great deal.

Not a 12x12 scrapper? No problem. There is a product for 8-1/2x11. There are even products for cards and napkins. I highly encourage you to check out the website and let your creative ideas flow!

***disclaimer: I was not requested by Sandra, or any other person affiliated with Creative Plastics Plus, to write this review. I did it on my own free will because I am impressed with the quality of the product and wanted to share this with others.

happy place

Hi! It's time for another great sketch from The Memory Nest. Make it Monday No. 61 is live and this is my take on it. Head on over to the blog to see the newest sketch and work from the amazing team here.

supplies:

pp, enamel dots, and sticker: Simple Stories

twine