Skylar's Scrap Happy Mommy

Vintage Cigar Box

2011-08-01T14:19:00.000-07:00

A few weekends ago I went with some creative friends to a little workshop at The Crafty Scrapper taught by the very sweet DeeDee Roe. It was SO much fun - everyone's project turned out so differently. There was so much creative energy in the room with everyone doing her own thing (here's the original class sample - scroll down to the cigar box).

Here's my project:

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Inside the box:

A TOYBOX Full of Treasures

2011-07-16T17:45:00.001-07:00

Here is the second book of my dollhouse project I posted about last week, using Crate Paper's ToyBox line...

My Darling Boy:

Pages and Details:

The whole project:

The little charm on the Emma's Shoppe book is a locket with pictures inside:

Playing Dollhouse

2011-07-03T14:23:00.000-07:00

When I saw this sweet little unfinished wooden doll house, I knew I HAD to have it...even if I didn't know what I was going to do with it. Yet.

Then, as I thought about it, I decided it was perfect for Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe and Toybox lines because they both incorporate a toy theme.

I decided to paint and decorate the dollhouse and make two minibooks to "live" inside. An Emma's Shoppe book (which I posted yesterday) for the upstairs and a Toybox book to for the downstairs.

Inside the upper room:

Inside the lower room:

Back:

Love that the girl on the back of my album peeks through the window!

I will post the downstairs book as soon as it's completed!

My Sweet Little Baby Doll

2011-07-02T13:16:00.001-07:00

Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe line was my absolute favorite release at the last CHA. I'm so excited that I finally got to sit down and play with it!

MySweet Little Baby Doll Book:

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This book is actually part of a larger project and I will be posting the rest of the project early next week!

At the Ballet

2011-06-01T16:56:00.001-07:00

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Love this Prima paper:

Lovely Layers:

My cutie:

Fairy Tale Kind of Life

2011-04-21T11:39:00.000-07:00

When I was in high school I inherited this jewelry box from a great-great-aunt. For a long time I actually kept jewelry in it, but the last time I cleaned out the house it made its way from my closet to my scrap room. I couldn't help but think that it could be the base of an amazing project and I have been wanting to alter it ever since. I finally found the inspiration and now I'm sharing my fairy tale themed altered art project with you!

My Fairy Tale:

Some detail shots:

Embossing on the glass:

The inside of the box:

Here is the little coaster sized mini album that goes inside the pretty little box:

And the mini album inside the box:

Elegant

2011-04-19T06:16:00.000-07:00

I am very in love with Prima's new Moulin Rouge line!

Here's my first LO with it -

Elegant:

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Happy Family

2011-04-17T04:30:00.000-07:00

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Daily Junque

2011-04-15T04:09:00.000-07:00

I think "Daily Junque" by House of 3 for Pink Paislee is one of my very favorite paper lines to come along in years!! It's so beautiful!

Family:

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Stay This Way

2011-04-13T06:03:00.000-07:00

The journaling reads "Skylar - you are growing up too fast, please stay this way just a little while longer!"

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Prima Canvas Bag

2011-04-11T06:53:00.000-07:00

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Inside:

Back:

What's Black and White and PINK All Over????

2011-03-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

My new minibook!
Pink:

All the pages and details:

Mama's Boy

2011-03-19T10:45:00.000-07:00

More Crate Paper Restoration...

Mama's Boy:

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Timeless

2011-03-18T13:34:00.001-07:00

Happy Friday! I hope everyone had a fun and creative Spring Break week. Here's a little LO with Crate Paper's Restoration line...

Timeless:

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Steampunk Album

2011-03-06T07:37:00.000-08:00

Today I'm posting the G45 Steampunk album that goes inside the altered box I posted yesterday. This line was just so much fun to play with!

Here are all the pages and some detail shots:

Steampunk

2011-03-05T06:20:00.000-08:00

G45's Steampunk Debutante was one of the first things I ordered from last summer's CHA. I thought it was gorgeous, but once I had it in my hands I struggled a bit with what to do with it! This week I finally had a chance to really play with it! I used it to alter an old cigar box I found in my grandmother's house.

Top of Box:

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Front and 2 sides of box:

Back:

I liked the inside of the lid so much that I didn't want to cover it up, so I just distressed it a little bit:

Inside of Box:

I also made a mini album to keep inside the box, which I will be posting tomorrow.

Texas Toddler

2011-02-27T21:02:00.000-08:00

After this Ft. Worth Stockyards cowboy photo shoot, I knew I had to make a Texas themed mini. Here's my take on a simple mini album -

Texas Toddler:

Unique

2011-02-26T09:27:00.000-08:00

Just a little LO with G45's Stampunk Debutante line -

Unique:

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Enchanted Easter Album - back cover

2011-02-25T14:46:00.000-08:00

Here's the last of my Enchanted Easter Album - the back cover. I'll be posting pics later today of the book all bound together.

Inside back cover:

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Back Cover:

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Enchanted Easter Album - pages cntd.

2011-02-24T14:17:00.000-08:00

Here's the last pages of my Enchanted Easter Album. Tomorrow I'll be posting the back cover and the book all bound together.

Page 5:

Page 6:

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Enchanted Easter - Pages cntd.

2011-02-23T14:07:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more pages of my Enchanted Easter album that I have been posting this week -

Page 3:

Detail:

Page 4:

Enchanted Easter - cntd. Pages

2011-02-22T11:00:00.000-08:00

Here are the first two pages of the Enchanted Easter album I started posting yesterday -

Page 1:

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Page 2:

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Enchanted Easter

2011-02-21T13:36:00.000-08:00

I spent this weekend working with Graphic 45's fabulous Once Upon a Springtime collection. I simply adore this paper. I made an album of last year's Easter photo shoot. Here's the front cover...I'll be posting the pages all week long!

Front Cover:

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Inside Front Cover:

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Creative Curio

2011-01-27T12:05:00.000-08:00

Here is another cute little class I am teaching through aprilandbecca. This altered curio is offered February 3rd or 10th, 5-9pm, at Covenant Christian Academy. Cost is only $30! Sign up via the aprilandbecca blog.

Curious Curio:

Christmas Canvas

2011-01-26T11:54:00.000-08:00

Today I'd like to share the last of my Christmas projects for my LSS. I LOVE going to flea markets and finding unique things to use on my projects and really wanted to incorporate some vintage items into a project for the store. I started with a canvas and built this tree with layers of fabric, tulle, and paper, then decorated it with flea market found objects, such as broken jewelry, vintage buttons, old coins, and antique lace.

Found Obeject Tree Canvas:

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Always an Adventure

2011-01-25T11:41:00.000-08:00

Today I did something I haven't done in a very, very long time. I scrapped a LO, just for me, just because I wanted to...here's hoping that this goes back to being a regular, daily occurrence like it used to be!

Always an Adventure:

The journaling reads "Today Mommy and Skylar woke up and said: 'I think we'll go ride a camel today. Sometimes that's just how we roll."

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Love is in the Air!

2011-01-19T17:40:00.000-08:00

I am so happy to announce that my good friend, the talented Becca Turner, and I are designing and teaching scrapbooking, home decor, and altered art classes! Our goal is to release at least four fabulous new projects for you each month! We will be teaching at Covenant Christian Academy (located at 901 Cheek Sparger Rd., Colleyville 76034). For more information, and to register for classes, please visit our blog aprilandbecca.

Our first class is a GORGEOUS Valentines scrapbook, made with a wooden base and full of fabulous papers, stamps, fabric, trim, ribbon, and some fun surprises! We are teaching this book February 3 and February 10 from 5-9pm. Cost is $50.

We will be releasing 2 more projects this week, as well as a fun kids' class. Check the aprilandbecca blog regularly for new classes!

More Mega Book

2011-01-12T10:54:00.000-08:00

Here are a few more pages from my Believe book that I posted yesterday:

Christmas Mega Book

2011-01-11T10:41:00.000-08:00

I love doing albums, but I hesitate to call them 'mini albums' because mine never turn out to be mini! For this Christmas project I wanted a big, fun surface. I decided to break out of the 12x12 mold and designed a book that is 10x15". The pages are custom cut wood. I wanted to mix together several different vintage-inspired Christmas lines, including Webster's Pages, Pink Paislee, and Girls Paperie. Then I added fun elements like fabric, tulle, vintage tinsel and lace, and that cute glittery reindeer!

Believe:

Here are some of the pages:

I will post some more of the pages tomorrow!

Snow Day!

2011-01-10T10:34:00.000-08:00

Today I'm sharing a fun mini-album I made using Crate Paper's Snow Day line.

Baby It's Cold Outside:

Some of the pages:

Angels

2011-01-09T10:21:00.001-08:00

This is a project I did for the Christmas release at Anthologies. I started with a plain wood frame and played with gesso, paint, and artists cement to build all of this fabulous texture and structure.

Angels with One Wing:

The quote reads "We are each of us angels with only one wing. And only by embracing each other can we truly learn how to fly."

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My New Year's Resolution

2011-01-01T12:05:00.000-08:00

Clearly, my New Year's Resolution needs to be to blog more!

Hi scrappy buddies! I know it's been a long time!

2010 was a wild ride - I found my dream job, as a designer/instructor at Anthologies, my LSS. That job kept me so busy that I had no time to scrap for myself, much less time to blog about what I was scrapping! Sadly, however, Anthologies is gone. The store closed and with it my dream job is gone. Although I hate this turn of events, I am anxious to get back to scrapping for myself (and blogging what I scrap) and I'm excited for what the future holds.

Becca Turner, my fellow Anthologies designer, and I are teaming up to continue teaching and bringing you more exciting projects! Please visit our blog www.aprilandbecca.blogspot.com to sign up for our newsletter and watch for news of upcoming events.

I'm off to buy myself some new image editing software, then I promise to create, photograph and blog for all of 2011!

More to come soon...

ScrapTiffany Reveal - Banner Challenge

2010-10-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at ScrapTiffany is banners. Banners are so hot right now - they are popping up all over the place. Here I used a small one on a LO:

Birthday:

Details:

The Mad Hatter

2010-10-18T14:57:00.000-07:00

Have you stopped by Anthologies to check out our Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Fall workshops? If not, get there soon so you don't miss out!

We are gearing up for our Holiday Open House on November 5th, so you only have a few weeks to get into our Fall workshops!

Even The Mad Hatter dropped by to check out Curiouser and Curiouser - a fabulous centerpiece designed with Graphic 45's Hallowe'en in Wonderland collection.

XOXO Reveal

2010-10-10T07:51:00.000-07:00

Good news! The XOXO Scraplifting Challenge Blog is back up and running again! Here's my LO for this month. Please check out all of the Lipstick Chick DT creations and play along by scraplifting one of our LOs yourself and linking your LO to the XOXO blog!

My Sweet Monster:

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2010-10-01T06:42:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at ScrapTiffany is use your scraps!
ICE:

The Pink Ninjas - Pretty in Pink

2010-09-29T06:27:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt at The Pink Ninjas is Pretty in Pink. Here's my LO

Pretty:

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ScrapTiffany - 4 Photos

2010-09-24T02:48:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is to use at least four pictures. Here's my LO,
Vogue:

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Scrapbook Heaven - Handwriting Challenge

2010-09-18T05:46:00.000-07:00

Check out the Back to School Crop happening right now on the Scrapbook Heaven Message Boards! There are lots of fun challenges related to our Back to School theme and some great prizes!
My challenge was Handwriting...use handwritten journaling of at least 30 words on your LO. Here's mine, Sip:

Pink Ninjas Playlist

2010-09-15T05:25:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt at The Pink Ninjas is Playlist. Here's my LO with a song title for the LO title...
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Blog Candy Winner

2010-09-14T16:14:00.001-07:00

The winner of my blog giveaway is.....................................................................
pageantmomma!!!

Please contact me by email (aprilhummert@yahoo.com) with your address and I will get your prize shipped to you asap!

Thank you to everyone who played along. Please check back soon! I do prizes and giveaways often!

Meet The Press: My First Interview and My FABULOUS Blog Giveaway

2010-09-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

Today I am being interviewed on Vicki Canning's Blog, Artistic License.

I am so excited!! To celebrate, I am having a FABULOUS giveaway here on my blog!
Check out the prize:

The prize includes vintage children's book illustrations, playing cards, beads, stamps, glitter glue, crochet trim, oilcloth, and some awesome findings from my current favorite companies like Prima, October Afternoon, Maya Road, and 7Gypsies.
To be entered to win, become a follower of my blog and leave a comment to this post. International crafters are welcome to play! The winner will be announced here on this blog on Tuesday, September 14.

Scrap Tiffany - Vintage

2010-09-03T06:30:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt at Scrap Tiffany is Vintage...so right up my alley!
Classic:

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Skeeball King

2010-09-01T05:51:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt over at The Pink Ninjas is "_______ need love, too." So, the prompt totally got me thinking about how all of my LOs have been very vintage-y, shabby chic, flea market junque it up lately...which is one of my favorite styles to do...but I also have all of this great, bright funky stuff in my stash like the Bam Pop I used in this LO. So, I guess you could say "Bam Pop needs love, too."

Skeeball King:

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Scrap Tiffany - Orange

2010-08-27T05:27:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is ORANGE!
These are my first ATCs, which I did for a Back to School ATC swap!

Oh My Deer

2010-08-24T19:36:00.000-07:00

Oh My Deer!

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Check out the Scrap Your Stash Sketch Crop at Scrapbook Heaven!!

2010-08-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

Today Scrapbook Heaven is hosting a great Sketch Crop! Stop by for some inspiration to use up your stash!

Here's the LO I made based on my sketch for the crop -
Made with Love:

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Scrap Tiffany Reveal - Hybrid

2010-08-20T05:28:00.000-07:00

Today's challenge over at Scrap Tiffany is hybrid. Now, I have to admit that I freaked out a little bit when I saw this DT assignment. I mean, the closest I've ever come to digital scrapbooking is shopping for scrapbook supplies online:) Oh well, I ordered the little scalloped circle family tag from etsy...and I'm pretty sure it was just a digital file that the seller printed out on her computer, so that should totally count, right?

Naughty?

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Pink Ninja Reveal - Happy Birthday

2010-08-18T05:02:00.000-07:00

The new prompt over at The Pink Ninjas is Happy Birthday! This is a minibook I made of my son's first birthday using the Maya Road chipboard cupcake album and the actual candle and decorations from the birthday party.

Tuesday Tutorial at Scrap Tiffany

2010-08-17T06:16:00.000-07:00

Today is Tuesday Tutorial over at Scrap Tiffany and it is MY TURN to post the tutorial!! I did a little how to of the darling pom pom flowers featured on this LO -

Double Trouble:

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To check out my tutorial, visit Blog Tiffany!

What's in Your Stash Swap

2010-08-14T15:26:00.000-07:00

Last week I participated in a What's in Your Stash Swap at Scrapbook Heaven. We exchanged random paper scraps, ribbon, and embellies from our stash. Here's a LO I made using my new stash from the swap.

Say Say My Playmate, Come Out and Play with Me:

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Scrap Tiffany Reveal

2010-08-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is naked chipboard. Visit Blog Tiffany for details and more DT LOs!

Spread Your Wings:

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Sketch Sunday

2010-08-08T19:22:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper. To see the sketch and the other DT LOs, check out TES blog.

Here's my take -

Ballet:

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Scrap Tiffany Reveal

2010-08-06T06:29:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is a FABULOUS sketch! To see the sketch and the rest of the DT creations, visit the Scrap Tiffany blog.

My August Scrapbook Heaven Challenge

2010-08-05T07:58:00.000-07:00

Every month the designers at Scrapbook Heaven issue a challenge in the forums. This month, my challenge is to use flashcards or playing cards on a LO. This LO was made with Scrapbook Heaven's fabulous August kit. Check out the kit and my challenge today!!

Preschool:

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Pink Ninja Reveal

2010-08-04T06:26:00.000-07:00

This week's Pink Ninja prompt is Selfish. So, of course, I had to scrap about my new scrap room!

My Space:

Scrapbook Heaven August Kit

2010-08-02T06:08:00.000-07:00

I am in LOVE with the August kit from Scrapbook Heaven! The kit includes amazing product from Basic Grey, Prima, Fancy Pants, Sassafras, and more. Check it out today!

Here are some of the MANY LOs I did with this HUGE kit -

First:

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Last:

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These pictures are of Skylar's first and last day of his first year of preschool. I plan to take a picture of Skylar on the first and last day of each school year and put them side by side in a special school album!

Scrapbook Heaven August Reveal

2010-08-01T00:02:00.000-07:00

Scrapbook Heaven's August kit is AMAZING!!! This kit is so full of FABULOUS product like papers from Sassafras, Fancy Pants, and more, as well as Prima flowers, fabulous ribbon and an ENTIRE box of chipboard embellies! Get one today - you do not want to miss out!

Here is one of the many LOs I made with this HUGE kit -
Teacher:

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Scrap Tiffany Reveal

2010-07-30T08:09:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is to scrap a black and white photo. Email your submissions to tiffany@scraptiffany.com.

Hand in Hand:

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Dollface

2010-07-26T11:02:00.000-07:00

On my most recent antique mall trips I found this old interior design swatchbok

filled with all of these amazing fabrics

I couldn't wait to play with some of it!

Oh What a Doll:

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Sketch Sunday

2010-07-25T10:51:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper. Visit The Everyday Scrapper Blog to see this week's sketch and take a peek in the forums to see all of the DT LOs.

Here is mine -
One for Each Hand:

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Scrap Tiffany Reveal and Challenge

2010-07-23T07:29:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is to use eyelets and brads! Email your submissions to tiffany@scraptiffany.com before Monday. See the rest of the DT's work at the Scrap Tiffany Blog. Here is my LO -
Carousel:

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In keeping with the challenge, I used a ton of brads to make this flourish. I used the backing from a piece of self-adhesive chipboard as my template.

Of course I also used some brads as flower centers. I just love these big fabric covered brads:

The Pink Ninjas Play Ball!

2010-07-21T11:50:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt at The Pink Ninjas is Play Ball. Head on over to the Pink Ninja Blog to play along!

Here's my LO:

More Pics of My New Scrap Room

2010-07-20T12:45:00.001-07:00

My fabric and ribbon bulletin boards

Some of the built in shelves that were already in the room

Hanging storage

My Desk Space

Sketch Sunday

2010-07-18T14:43:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper! Head over to the blog to see this week's sketch and visit the forums to see all of the LOs by the DT!
Here is mine -

Feathered Friends:

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Sizzlin' Summer Sketch Crop at Scrapbook Heaven

2010-07-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday!! Come join us for the Sizzlin' Summer Sketch Crop ever at Scrapbook Heaven! Follow the crop on the Message Boards or the Scrapbook Heaven Blog.

Here's my LO, based on my very own sketch!

Very Berry Cute:

Be sure to visit the message boards and/or the blog to see my sketch and play along!

Scrap Tiffany Reveal

2010-07-16T08:19:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at Scrap Tiffany is monochromatic! Here is my all white LO.

US:

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My New Digs

2010-07-14T11:17:00.000-07:00

So, what have I been doing lately? Well, I decided to do a major household declutter, purge, and rearranging/repurposing of rooms (DH is SOOOOO happy to be spending his summer vacation this way, LOL). As part of the plan, I moved into a new scrap room! My old scrap room was originally the breakfast room converted into a crafting space (our kitchen leads to a separate breakfast room on one side and a separate dining room on the other side...we didn't really need two eating areas).

On the one hand I loved it because I was within easy reach of the kitchen sink and I could spread out to the bar and kitchen counters when I was doing a big project. On the other hand, I hated that it didn't have a door, which meant that DS's little hands often found their way into my scrappy supplies.

So we decided to convert the breakfast room back into an eating space, the dining room into a play room and the master closet into my scrap room. Now, I know what you are thinking...a closet?!!?! It's a large closet. I have two 3 foot scrap tables in there and still have more than half of the space available for storage!!

It's been a long couple of weeks, but everything is finished now and my home is the picture of organized Container Store perfection, which makes this neat freak very, very happy!

Here's a little peek into my new scrap world! I'll post more pics later.

Embellishment Shelf:

Printers Tray used as shelf for my tiny treasures:

Detail:

Fabric and large artisan paper on hangers:

Paper towel holders mounted on the wall for gaffer tape storage (because I can't get enough of that stuff):

Some of my ribbon storage:

Some of my paper storage:

Scrapbooks in progress all lined up:

Paint and mist storage on the back of the door:

My First Scrap Tiffany Reveal

2010-07-09T06:45:00.000-07:00

I am so excited to be posting my first reveal for Scrap Tiffany! This week's challenge is self portrait. Please play along and show us what that means to you! Email your challenge submission to tiffany@scraptiffany.com.

This is me:

The journaling reads "a little bit princess, a little vintage, a little rock n roll, a whole lot sassy...this is me."

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XOXO Reveal

2010-07-08T12:38:00.000-07:00

It's time for this month's XOXO reveal! Please check out the XOXO blog to see all of the DT creations and participate in our scraplifting challenge!
Here's my LO for this month -
The Funny Thing You Said:

The other night Skylar, my 3 yr old who loves trains, said to me "I'm getting tired. I think I'm running out of coal!" How cute is that?!?!?! So, of course I had to do a LO about it.
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Pink Ninja Reveal

2010-07-07T03:45:00.000-07:00

This week's prompt at The Pink Ninjas is SWAP! The DT members traded pics and scrapped each other. Here's my LO, of a pic of Ninja Mo on vacation!

Vaca:

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I'm a Scrap Tiffany Designer!

2010-07-05T10:50:00.000-07:00

I am so happy to announce that I have joined the Design Team at Scrap Tiffany!

Scrap Tiffany is a fabulous website that offers new scrappy ideas every single day! We have a new challenge every Monday, tutorials every Tuesday, inspiration from the DT on Blog Hijack Wednesday, how tos on Thrifty Thursday, and Sketches every Sunday. We also have an online forum and gallery! Please come check us out!!

Sketch Sunday

2010-07-04T07:47:00.000-07:00

I am in LOVE with this week's sketch at The Everyday Scrapper! I don't usually do multiphoto LOs, but I adore the way this sketch incorporates several photos without making me feel like I have to give up room for embellishments. I will definitely use this one again!! Visit The Everyday Scrapper forum to see the sketch and the rest of the DT LOs.

Girl Friend:

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My Moment with Minnie

2010-07-02T11:19:00.000-07:00

When we went to Disney on Ice a few months ago, Skylar got picked out of the audience by Minnie Mouse and called up to the ice. She gave him a kiss and a hug and this rose...I'm not sure who was more excited - Skylar or Mommy! Of course, the rose HAD to go on a scrapbook page.

My Moment with Minnie:

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Scrapbook Heaven Challenge

2010-07-01T16:05:00.001-07:00

Every month the designers at Scrapbook Heaven issue challenges in our forums! My challenge for July is all about birds. Birds are a big trend in scrapbooking right now...use one on your LO (could be in the patterned paper, an embellie, your picture, your title...anything!) Link your LO up to my thread in the forum!

Here is mine

Nothing but Blue Sky:

The journaling and title reads "Summer 2010...Daddy home from work...spending time together...lazy days splashing around in the backyard where the view is...nothing but blue sky"
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Fabulous News From Scrapbook Heaven

2010-06-30T16:14:00.000-07:00

Scrapbook Heaven is THE place to be this summer!!! We are busy hosting weekend crops, offering LIVE scrapbooking classes, and, of course, introducing some GORGEOUS kits!!!

Here are some of our upcoming events:
TODAY
Check out July's petite kit, already available for preorder in the store
Seriously...how yummy is that?!?!?!
And the main kit:

Perfect for 4th of July!

We are also offering LIVE classes!!
July 9
Our show will feature an hour long demonstration of ATCs using products from Somewhere in Time Collage!
Watch the show here, via Facebook at 8pm CST!
August
And this is VERY exciting!! We are also happy to offer a Live with Prima class. We will be showing you how to make this gorgeous Carousel Album. Purhase the Carousel Album kit in the store today!!

Order your kit by July 24!!!

Upcoming Crop: Sizzling Summer Sketch Crop
We are hosting a crop on our forums July 16 and 17. Here's how it works:

We will be posting sketches throughout the day on Friday (July 16) and Saturday (July 17) for your inspiration! AND because we wanna keep it fresh you will actually have 2 chances for the grand prize with EACH SKETCH!!!!! So, yup....you can actually complete each sketch TWICE BUT there is a catch....(you know there has to be a catch)....

With each sketch there will also be a 'challenge' posted. You MAY complete two layouts for each sketch this time! Your choice, one with the sketch, and then one with the challenge! BUT if you use BOTH of them for each time you MUST TURN,FLIP, or MIRROR the sketch! For example, if you use the sketch and the challenge on one layout then want to complete it again, you MUST TURN, FLIP or MIRROR it for a second one, even if you are just doing the sketch on the second one. If you are solely doing the 'challenge' part then you don't have to, you will just need to complete the challenge!

We wanna see you guys SCRAP!!!!!

See the forums for complete rules! It's going to be a blast! See you there!

The Paper Cowgirl

2010-06-28T06:08:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun at vendors' night at The Paper Cowgirl in Waxahachie on Saturday. Thank you so much for driving, Susan!
Check out my new scrappy goodies:

I can't wait to play with this!!!

Sketch Sunday

2010-06-27T00:25:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper. Here's my take on this week's sketch.

I've Always Known You Have Wings:

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To see the sketch and the other DT LOs please visit the forums at The Everyday Scrapper!

Pink Ninjas Reveal - Roots and Wings

2010-06-23T11:01:00.000-07:00

The new prompt over at Pink Ninjas is Roots. It made me think of the saying about parents giving their kids two things - one is roots and the other is wings. Here's my LO -

Roots & Wings:

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Blog Giveaway Winner.....

2010-06-23T06:29:00.000-07:00

Thank you to everyone who stopped by for the Dads and Grads Blog Hop. The winner of my blog giveaway is ........

Gail Peterson!!!!

Yea! Gail, please email me at aprilhummert@yahoo.com so I can get your prize to you! You have until 6/30/2010 to claim your prize!

I will have another giveaway when I reach 150 followers. Everyone who is a follower will automatically be entered to win!

Sketch Sunday -- He Loves Trains

2010-06-20T18:59:00.000-07:00

It's time for another Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper. Here's my LO -

He Loves Trains:

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To see the sketch that inspired this LO and the other DT interpretations, check out the forums at The Everyday Scrapper.

Scrapbook Heaven Dads and Grads Blog Hop

2010-06-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

So glad you are here for the Scrapbook Heaven Dads and Grads Blog Hop & Crop. Be sure to make all of the stops on the hop by checking out the details here!

For my project I raided our garage, my hubby's toolbox, and our local hardware store for some everyday objects I could use to create a "manly" Father's Day Mini Album. On my search I found some assorted hardware like washers, bolts, nails, colored nails, S-hooks, hairpin pins, and also some chains, duct tape, colored duct tape, painters tape, paint chips, and spare keys:

I used all of these fabulous findings to put together this album, titled
"The Life You BUILD For Us":

*******MY BLOG GIVEAWAY************
To celebrate this Blog Hop in style, I am giving away this sweet blog candy to one lucky follower:

This prize includes Prima Viola ribbon, Heidi Grace rub ons, 7 Gypsies vintage ephemera tags, Maya Road journaling spots, a new set of glitter pens, and sooooooo much more!! To be entered to win, simply become a follower of this blog and leave a comment on this post. The deadline to enter is Tuesday, June 22, so check back on Wednesday for the winner!

And now here are the pages of my album, along with ideas and tutorials for how to use your hardware store treasures:

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For this 'flower' embellie, I separated individual links from a chain and used them as petals arranged around a bolt for the flower center:

Page 4:

I found this really cool set of multi-colored zip ties in the garage and wanted to use them:

I simply tied several of the zip ties off to be the same size and arranged them as petals around a washer or bolt for the flower center:

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**TUTORIAL**
I wanted to try to create a textured background with assorted hardware. I glued (Zip Dry worked fine) a variety of nails, washers, bolts, and a hairpin pin onto my Maya Misted chipboard page.

I covered the hardware and the chipboard with a layer of paint and waited for it to dry:

Then I sanded off some of the paint to reveal some of the silver of the hardware:

Here's the result:

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I also found this in the garage and wanted to play with it. Hubby says it's

I found that I was able to bend it the way I wanted it and simply put one gkue dot on the bottom, where the wire crossed over itself and then one on top.

Back Cover:

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You could also win a prize from Scrapbook Heaven by playing along with our online Crop. Create a project using my hardware ideas or tutorials and upload it to the Scrapbook Heaven online gallery by June 26. Post a link to your project in the comments section here as well. One lucky random winner will be selected to receive a great prize from Scrapbook Heaven!

Scrap Time

2010-06-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

Wooohooo! I am so happy that Skylar's preschool has a summer program and that it started today! Finally had time to do some scrapping just for fun, unrelated to any deadlines or contests and it felt really good:)
Our Big Family:

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Sketch Sunday

2010-06-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

It's time for a Sketch Sunday reveal at The Everyday Scrapper. To see this week's sketch and the other DT LOs, please visit our forum!
Make Art:

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Pink Ninja Reveal

2010-06-09T10:10:00.000-07:00

Yea! I am so excited for my first Pink Ninja Reveal. This week the inspirational prompt is "Mug Shot"...so I scrapped my oh so cool Pink Ninja DT photo!

Pink Ninja - Tae Kwon Scrap:

And the winner is.........

2010-06-09T10:00:00.000-07:00

It's time to announce the winner of my Recycled Blog Hop giveaway. Thank you to everyone who signed up to follow and left comments. I put all the names in a bag and now I am drawing a winner.

The winner is (drumroll).............................

SUSAN!!!

If you did not win this time, please check back soon. I am having my next blog giveaway on June 19, which is my day to host the Scrapbook Heaven Dads and Grads Blog Hop. Please visit then for another chance to win scrappy goodies!

XOXO Reveal Time

2010-06-07T10:00:00.000-07:00

Be sure to head over to the XOXO Girls Blog today to check out this month's scraplift challenge. Here is my LO for the month.

My Skylar:

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Sketch Sunday

2010-06-06T14:00:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited to post my first reveal for Sketch Sunday at The Everyday Scrapper.

Natural Beauty:

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To see the sketch that inspired this LO, visit The Everyday Scrapper. Be sure to check out what the rest of the Sketch DT did with this sketch by visiting the forum. Also, The Everyday Scrapper is excited to announce that we now have a sponsor for Sketch Sunday. If you complete a LO based on today's sketch and post it in our forum, you will be entered in a drawing to win a prize from Memory Works!

Scrap Tiffany Blog Hop

2010-06-05T00:01:00.000-07:00

Hi and welcome to the Scrap Tiffany Recycled Blog Hop! This blog is the last stop on the hop, so be sure to head over to Scrap Tiffany to check out all of the hop stops!

One thing I love to do in my scrapbooking is to recycle by using the packaging of my scrappy products. Today I am showing you how I turned an old ribbon spool (with some unwanted ribbon on it) into a card!

I started by tracing the spool on patterned paper and cutting out two circles to cover the top and bottom of the spool. Then I decorated with flowers, stickers, a rhinestone, and a chipboard letter. I inked the edges and added the wings to the back. Finally, I wrote my sentiment on the back (plain white side) of the ribbon, wound it back up again, and held it in place with a decorative pin. Hint: test your pen on a scrap of the ribbon first, to make sure the ink won't run.

My sentiment reads "Someday you will be old enough to start believing in magic again." My card has a chipboard "M" and the word "magic" on the front.

I hope you enjoyed my project!

I am having a giveaway of vintage goodies to scrap with ("upcycled" items in honor of this recycled blog hop)! To be eligible to win, please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post.
Here is the FABULOUS prize pack:

The prize includes vintage sheet music, vintage children's book illustration, vintage comic book page, vintage schoolbook page, vintage lace, vintage playing cards, an assortment of beads and charms, as well as some new scrappy goodies like Prima flowers, Maya Road chipboard and more!! The deadline for this contest is Tuesday, June 8, 2010.

To finish the Blog Hop, please return to Scrap Tiffany.

Convention - Here I Come!

2010-06-04T08:37:00.000-07:00

Woohoo! Right now I am on my way to GASC to shop til I drop and meet Tim Holtz!! I was so excited last night that I couldn't sleep, so I scrapped!!

Boy Butterfly:

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Also, I just found out that I won the May challenge over at A Day in The Life of Renee! Yea! I get some of her FABULOUS Sprinkles by Renee as a prize!

Scrapbook Heaven June Reveal - In the Garden

2010-06-03T19:34:00.000-07:00

Here is another LO from the Scrapbook Heaven June Kit.

"In the Garden"

Details of my handmade bouquet:

For the title on this LO, I used the kit's Basic Grey rub ons on plain chipboard letters.

Anthologies Connection June Reveal - Friends

2010-06-03T06:26:00.000-07:00

Here is one more LO from the amazing Anthologies Connection June kit!

I love the picture on this LO...such a cute, sweet moment between Skylar and his little girlfriend! The amazing die cut pattern paper and shimmery fabric in this kit give the page such a storybook feel.

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I'm a Pink Ninja!!!

2010-06-02T11:00:00.000-07:00

I am super excited to announce that I have joined the Design Team over at The Pink Ninjas! Pink Ninjas is a scrap inspiration site that offers new prompts every other week. The super talented founder of the Pink Ninjas also have an awesome etsy store, Pink Ninja Addicts, where they sell amazing scrap kits!

Be sure to check out my first ninja reveal on June 7. You won't want to miss my mad Tae Kwon Scrap skills!!!

Scrapbook Heaven June Reveal and Challenge - School Day

2010-06-02T05:46:00.000-07:00

At Scrapbook Heaven, each member of the DT issues a monthly challenge. My challenge this month is to use alphas on your LO for something other than the title or journaling.

I made this LO with the Scrapbook Heaven June kit. I used the alphas from the kit to make a border around my page and a frame around my picture.

School Day:

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To participate in my challenge, visit the Scrapbook Heaven Message Boards and post your LO in my thread.

Anthologies Connection June Reveal - A Beautiful Mess

2010-06-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Here is another LO from the beautiful Anthologies Connection June kit. Get yours today!

I love to layer tons and tons of paper onto a LO. For this LO, "A Beautiful Mess", I soaked the paper in wated and sprayed it with Glimmer Mist while wet to give it a grungy look. I made more flowers with the yarn in the kit and added some lace and ribbon into the layers.

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The yarn in the kit inspired me to pick up a hook and remember how to crochet.

Just love the lime green satin ribbon!

I love to play with felt by hitting it with my heat gun - such a cool, distressed look.

Scrapbook Heaven June Reveal - CRUSH

2010-06-01T13:16:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun playing with my first kit from Scrapbook Heaven! The June kit is all about bright summer colors, great trims, and fun tags. Be sure to get your kit today!

So, here is my first LO, "Crush":

The journaling reads, "Skylar, I think you are at that age where pulling a girl's hair means you might have a little crush on her."

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So, in the Scrapbook Heaven kit, there is a full book of Basic Grey rub ons. I wondered what would happened if I hit one of the rub on sheets with my heat gun. The result? It worked kind of like a Shrinky Dink (remember those?)...I think they turned out kind of pretty. I layered my creations onto patterned paper and attached with a brad, then added some stickles and viola! flower embellishments!

Anthologies Connection June Reveal - 2010

2010-06-01T06:34:00.000-07:00

The June Anthologies Connection kit is BEAUTIFUL!!! "Take Flight" is on sale now!

Here is a LO I made with this wonderful kit:

For this LO, I used the negative of the alpha sheet in the kit as my background! So cute. I made some easy rolled flowers out of the patterned paper, added a big flower crocheted from the FAB lime green yarn in the kit, and stamped on the pleated ribbon, then made that a flower, too. I rolled up some of the metal screen to mix in with my boquet...such great texture!
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Take Flight - Anthologies Connection June Reveal - Bloom Canvas

2010-06-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

The FABULOUS Anthologies Connection June kit is now avaiable!! You do not want to miss out! Visit Anthologies Connection NOW to buy yours!

When I saw the cute 6x6 canvas in this kit, I knew I had to do something with it! I made a spring/summer canvas in yummy yellow and warm honey brown. I made some great flowers out of the cardstock in the kit and added some of the metal screen and fabric for texture.

I cut the cork in half to use as 'feet' for my canvas...I needed to give it a little height because the roses go off the edge of the canvas along the bottom and I wanted to be able to put it on a table, as opposed to hanging it on the wall.

Closeups of the FABULOUS handmade flowers:

I decided to finish off the back of my canvas, since I am putting it out on a table. I added another cute, little handmade flower to the back, this one out of the beautiful dragonfly fabric.

The Big Show

2010-05-30T16:07:00.000-07:00

I am so proud of my little dancer!! He was soooo cute in his costume and he danced beautifully! As soon as he got off stage I said "I'm so proud of you! You did so good!" and he said "Yes, I did."

Before the show:

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Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli, lolli, lolli, lollipop

2010-05-28T13:34:00.000-07:00

OK, I am finding it super hard to concentrate today! My son has his first dance recital tomorrow night and the dress rehearsal tonight...his class is doing a ballet number to "Someday My Prince Will Come", and of course Skylar is the Prince! Actually, he had a dance recital at school, but that was more of the preschool show variety and this is more of the 'I paid $115 for your costume and invited lots of people, so please do something other than just stand there' variety (but, no pressure). LOL.

Anyway, I managed to finish my entry for the current challenge over at Candy Shoppe Designs, one of my favorite places to play! This month's prize is a FABULOUS Magpie Club Kit.

Here is my LO, "Lollipop, Lollipop, Oh Lolli, Lolli, Lolli, Lollipop":

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