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Mar 15, 2012

Its Easy as 1, 2, 3… with ScrapFit and The Paper Variety

We have a special papercrafts challenge for you today! The Paper Variety has teamed up with ScrapFIT to offer you 2 challenges in one!

The Paper Variety has created a sketch challenge and ScrapFIT has offered up a jounaling challenge. Put them together and you will get an awesome layout and a chance to WIN a prize from both places!

The Paper Variety’s sketch challenge…

and ScrapFIT’s Workout #64 journaling challenge-

Its Easy as 1, 2, 3…

The ‘Its Easy as 1, 2, 3..’ Workout is here and all you have to do is list out numerically your journaling on your layout! This could be a list of your Top 10 favorite moments from last year, a list of goals for the new year or the countless reason you love ScrapFIT (Just kidding!). Show us your numbered list!

Be sure to incorporate this journaling workout with the TPV sketch above so you can enter your layout at both places!

The randomly chosen challenge winner at TPV will receive Bo Bunny’s Alora collection kit!

Also, The Paper Variety will award a random commenter this fun Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” collection kit!

For your chance to win A Boy’s Life, just comment on both todays ScrapFIT Workout #64 post here and todays The Paper Variety challenge post here. You needn’t enter our dual challenge to win this prize. This is simply a giveaway just for leaving a comment at each blog!

I enjoyed this sketch challenge a lot. I really liked the sketch and I found it very easy to follow. Here is what I created.I chose to create my version of the sketch at one turn clockwise and mirrored in the other direction.

Silly me, I was so focused on the sketch that I missed the part about numbering your journalling! Ooopsy! I get an ‘F’ for reading comprehension. I re-read the requirements literally minutes after I wrote out my journalling on my layout in permanent pen. I slapped my forehead and groaned out loud. LOL! I should have written out my journalling like this:

5 Things About You at 2 1/2

1. Nobody believes that you’re only 2 1/2.

2. You haven’t changed much since this picture was taken. The main difference is your teeth are bigger now!

3. You are sweet and thoughtful and super outgoing. That hasn’t changed over the years either.

4. I loved you then, and I love you even more now.
~ Mom

Here are some detail shots of my layout.

Here is a list of my supplies. Note, I got most of my stuff at Scrapbook Queens.

Patterned papers: Basic Grey and Fancy Pants
Cardstock: American Crafts (the best cardstock for cutting with a Silhouette SD or Silhouette Cameo)
Stamps: Christie Tomlinson/Unity, Kaiser Craft
Inks & mists: Ranger Industries and Studio G
Ribbons and twine: Maya Road, Offray and The Twinery
Flowers: Petaloo, Prima and K&Company
Die Cuts: Silhouette America
Markers: Staedtler and Tombow
Adhesives: Scotch, Beacon and Glue Dots

Thanks for looking and for being so forgiving about my journalling blunder! I can’t wait to see what you create with this fun challenge! Now hop on over to ScrapFIT to see how their team worked this Sketch Workout! Enter your layout at The Paper Variety and ScrapFIT for a chance to win prizes at both places!

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Scrapsation, Kate Vickers, Ontario, canada

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Mar 1, 2012

Let’s Play Tic-Tac-Toe with The Paper Variety

Please be sure to mention in your description which “3 in a row” you used for your project. Visit The Paper Variety to find out more details about entering the challenge.

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For the Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge I did the following combination – Include stitching, Create a layout, Include a die-cut.

I used the February Kit from My Scrapbook Nook, which features papers from October Afternoon’s Sasparilla Line. I also used some stamps from My Mind’s Eye’s Follow Your Heart line. These stamps are so versatile! They go with everything. The ‘take note’ stamp is from Jillibean Soup. I also used a lot of Gesso to mute the dark blue background, and I painted my Thickers navy blue. They were originally green, and although they coordinated very well with this paper, I didn’t want to draw out the green in this particular layout. Once the navy paint was dry, I applied Glossy Accents to the Thickers to bring the sheen back.

I cut a piece of the denim paper by October Afternoon to create a ‘jean’ journalling pocket. I stitched around the edge of the pocket with yellow floss to make the pocket look even more like a pocket off a pair of old jeans. The ‘Wild Adventures’ card pulls out to show the journalling. I accented the pocket with more stamps, heat embossed in white, die cuts by October Afternoon and Maya Road, ribbon by Jillibean Soup, a Tim Holtz paper clip and my favourite new embellishment, the star epoxy shape from Epiphany Crafts.

I accented the large yellow star die cut below by applying Glossy Accents to it. It acts as a mirror to the Epiphany Crafts star on the opposite side of the page.

Thanks for allowing me to share my project with you.

Linking up to these parties.

Scrapsation, Kate Vickers, Ontario, canada

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Jan 1, 2012

Win some October Afternoon Farmhouse at The Paper Variety!

Happy New Year !Time to ring in the new year with a new challenge {and new format!} at The Paper Variety! We hope you’ll join us in our 2012 resolutions to create more

Our first January challenge is a color challenge!

That’s right, black and white with a *kiss* of color! Your project should be mostly black and white; with just a “pop” of a third color. Our prize for this challenge is the “Farmhouse” collection by October Afternoon!

Find out more, and enter the challenge over at The Paper Variety! I’m looking forward to seeing what you create!

I really loved this Black & White challenge! Here’s what I created. I just picked up Lily Bee’s Head Over Heels Collection through My Scrapbook Nook’s January Kit and it was so appropriate for a black and white theme! I also used papers by Crate Paper and Pretty Little Studio. To add to the black and white with a splash of colour theme, I edited my photos to black and white, but I left my daughter’s red outfit and her striking blue eyes in colour. Her eyes are so striking as it is, but with this type of treatment, they really stand out! The papers from Pretty Little Studio are digital papers that I downloaded from their Website and printed at home – super convenient!

I stamped my red heart with red paint and a foam stamp by Donna Downey on a transparency, and I added it to the layout on the reverse (unstamped side) where the colour was more consistent. I added a bling flourish by Prima on top and wrapped some black twine by May Arts around the heart. I also used Maraschino twine by The Twinery, white ribbon with bling by Harmonie and black and white striped ribbon by My Mind’s Eye. The ribbon slider is from my local scrapbooking store, Scrapbook Queens.

For my journalling, I incorporated the strip from the bottom of the paper into my sentence. The background paper is called “Smitten” from the “Head Over Heels” line, and that became part of my sentence. The rest of the sentence is made up of stickers by Glitz and Basic Grey.

I really love how this one turned out. Thanks for letting me share it with you!

Linking up to these parties.

Scrapsation, Kate Vickers, Ontario, canada

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Jan 1, 2012

The Paper Variety’s Black & White Challenge

Join us on The Paper Variety for a Challenge!

You could win this awesome prize with October Afternoon’s Farmhouse line!

I really loved this challenge! I picked up Lily Bee’s Head Over Heels Collection from the January My Scrapbook Nook kit and it was so appropriate for a black and white theme! I also used papers by Crate Paper and Pretty Little Studio. To add to the black and white with a splash of colour theme, I edited my photos to black and white, but I left my daughter’s red outfit and her striking blue eyes in colour. Her eyes are so striking as it is, but with this type of treatment, they really stand out!

Some detail shots:

I really love how this one turned out. Thanks for letting me share it with you!

Linking up to these parties.

Scrapsation, Kate Vickers, Ontario, canada

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Dec 15, 2011

Believe Layout with Authentique, and a Challenge from SYC

We got these pictures taken of our kids with Santa Claus at my husband’s work holiday party. They turned out really well. I’m trying to track down the photographer so that I can get more prints.

I created this layout with one of the pictures. I used Authentique paper’s Wonder collection. I love this Christmas paper line. It’s very pretty and classic. I cut the rosette, ‘Believe’ title and the ‘Merry Christmas’ embellishment with my Silhouette Cameo. The snowflake on top of the rosette was cut with my Sizzix Big Shot with a Tim Holtz die. It is made out of a plastic mirror material.

Scrap Your Crap has another challenge on! This time, the challenge is to use buttons. I created this Christmas card. I hope that you like it! If you would like to play along, join us here: http://scrapyourcrap.blogspot.com/

Handmade Christmas card, buttons, Scrapsation

Linking up to these parties.

Scrapsation, Kate Vickers, Ontario, canada

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Nov 30, 2011

Crate Everyday Challenge!

I’m so thrilled, I entered the Crate Everyday Challenge challenge this month and was featured on their Blog today! Crate is my favourite paper company, so this is quite the honour for me. The theme was “Thanks” and I am very thankful indeed! I’m going to be smiling ALL DAY!

Here is my layout. I used Crate Paper’s Farmhouse line.

Here’s a close up of the doilies and the Twinery twine tied around one of my pictures. The Crate Paper chipboard button is holding the twine in place. I fussy cut the flowers and used pop dots to give them depth.

Here you can see the misting in the background a little better. I used a Crafter’s Workshop template and a gold Perfect Pearls Mist on cream cardstock. It’s very subtle, but I needed something subtle to offset the other bold colours.