Stickers

Today on the Practical Scrappers Blog the 10 Things team is using stickers! When I first started scrapping many years ago, stickers was the thing to use but then the scrappy industry kind of got away from them for awhile and now they have made a come back once again!

On my card, I adhered the pink chevron border sticker right at the seam of my patterned papers. I then added cardstock to the back of my blue flower and cluster of flowers (I do this all the time with my stickers that way I can put them on my layout to see if I like them and where I want them) and cut around the sticker. I then distressed and inked them and finally added foam tape to the back of them to give depth to my card:

 

I used the Echo Park Here and Now Collection for my card. Isn't it pretty?!

Hope you have a wonderful day and I hope to see you again soon!

Card Sketch at PS

Today Practical Scrappers has a new card sketch up on their blog and it's a fun one!

Here is what I came up with using My Mind's Eye 6x6 Sweetest Thing Tangerine paper pad:

 

and here is the sketch:

 

Stop on over to their blog and see what the other girls did with the sketch.

Enjoy your day!

White Pen?

Today on the Practical Scrappers Blog we are working with white pens. My friend, Bev, introduced me to her favorite white pen, Signo, while we were at a crop in Houston last summer and it was soon my favorite too!
Any who, I used my Signo white pen to write my sentiment on this fun guy card I made my Dad for his birthday today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!

 

I used the This & That Collection from Echo Park and added an old fishing vest sticker I had for awhile.

 

Hope you will stop on over to the Practical Scrapper Blog and see what the rest of the girls did with their white pens!

Fun With Stamps

Today up on the Practical Scrappers Blog the ten things team is showcasing stamps.
I decided to stamp some images and fussy cut them and add to my layout:

 

I used 5 different stamps:

1. deer (isn't he cute?)

 

 

2. the branch

3. the sun/ cloud combo

4. the leaf (used 3 times)

 

5. tree (also used 3 times)

 

I used the Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch # 906 for my border:

Along with all the stamps, I used Little Yellow Bicycle Acorn Hollow Collection, I am a huge fan of all their fun lines!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will stop on over to the Practical Scrapper blog and see what the rest of the girls did.
Have a great day!

Matchbook

Today on the Practical Scrappers blog our challenge was to use staples. I decided to add extra photos to my layout with staples, but just didn't want to staple them to my page, so I created a matchbook to add these wallet sized photos in:

 

Here are a few close ups:

Closed:

 

Open:

 

Here is how I made my matchbook:

 

Cut cardstock 6 1/4" x 3 6/8"

Score at 3/4", 3 3/4", 3 7/8" and fold.

Punch holes, I used my 1/8" eyelet setter, on the bottom flap through the back layer also. Use ribbon and tie a bow. You can add eyelets, but the ribbon does cover the holes.

Print wallet size photos (2 1/2" x 3 1/4") stack them neatly and staple the bottom flap and photos to the back of the matchbook.

Tuck the top  flap under the stapled bottom flap.

Decorate/ embellish as desired

 

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial!
Have a great day!

~~~Lisa~~~

Tuc

 

 

Practical Scrappers/ Paper Secrets Blog Hop

 Welcome to the Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets Blog Hop!  We are so excited to have you here today!  For this blog hop we are featuring the Ten Things Team from Practical Scrappers and members from the Design Team at Paper Secrets. Our topic for this hop is a fun, trendy one that will definitely catch your attention: wood! We have a collection of wood goodies from Paper Secrets to give away and you can get all the details on that below, but first here's the list for the hop!

Blog Hop List

Practical Scrappers

Charity Hotrum

Lisa Moen

Jessica Arrant

Kristi Biesel 

Stephanie U

Patty Selah 

Karen Sessions

Kelly Holfield

Wendy Coffman

Deborah Johnson

Krissy Clark

Rochelle Spears

Kerri Yarus  

Lee-Anne Thornton

Leslii Wagner

Kelli Fortier

Kim Ryden 

Sue Kithcart 

Brenda Ragsdale

Charissa Miller

Christine Meyer

Sarah Clark

Kelly Jean Guzlas

Paper Secrets

Here's what you can win from Paper Secrets!

You can do any or all of the following to get entered:

1) Be a follower here at Practical Scrappers

2) Be a follower at the Paper Secrets Blog

3) Like our Practical Scrappers Facebook Page

4) Like the Paper Secrets Facebook Page

5) Leave us a comment here telling us which of those you did :)

You have until 11:59 PM CST on Sunday, August 25th to enter.  A winner will be announced early next week!

I love using the wood veneer pieces on my layouts, there are so many to choose from!
I decided to mist and heat emboss my wood veneer butterflies on my layout:

Here are a few close ups:

 

 

Thanks for hopping along with us today! Enjoy your day!

Now off you go to Jessica's Blog.

 

 

Eyelets

Up on the Practical Scrappers Blog the 10 Things Design Team is using eyelets. It's been awhile since I have used eyelets on a layout and I have a lot of them in my stash. This was the perfect way to use a few of them!
I used the Fancy Pants What A Wonderful Day Collection for my layout. I decided to rip my cardstock and added patterned paper behind it. I then added eyelets and laced ribbon through them just like you would do on a shoe:

 

Here are a few close ups:

 

 

Check out what the other ladies did with their eyelets over on the PS Blog.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with me!

 

~~~Lisa~~~

Practical Scrappers 10 Things

Today on the Practical Scrappers Blog the 10 things team is using paint on their projects. I used a mask and added paint to this layout:

I used a photo of Sierra from Homecoming last year that a friends mom took of her by their fall outside decorations.
Hope you will stop by the Practical Scrappers Blog and see what the rest of the team did with paint.
Have a great day!

Practical Scrappers 10 Things

Today on the Practical Scrappers blog the 10 Things team shows how to use border punches on your layouts and/or cards. I decided to use my border punch and create a frame for my photo:

 

Here is a close up:

Hope you will stop over to the Practical Scrappers Blog and see what the other girls did with this challenge.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

Card Sketch

Practical Scrappers has a new sketch up on their blog today!
I am trying to use up some of my stash, so I used the Playground Collection by Echo Park. I cut out the sun, added some stitching and a SRM sticker for my sentiment.  Here is my card:

                                                              and the fun sketch:

 

Stop on over to their blog to see what some of the other designers did with the sketch.

 

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!

 

~~~Lisa~~~

 

Letter Stickers

Today up on the Practical Scrappers Blog the 10 Things Team used letter stickers to give you inspiration.
On my layout I created a border using left over Thickers and used some old Fancy Pants school papers:

 

I will be doing this more often to use up some of my left over alphas and numbers.

Go check out what the rest of the girls did!

Tag You're It!

Today over on the Practical Scrapper Blog the design team is sharing things you can do with tags. I have to admit, I haven't used tags in awhile, but they have been making a come back and so I have been using them again. I decided to dig out my Cuttlebug and emboss my tags:

 

Here is my layout:

 

 

and see that row of tags on my banner in the top, right hand corner? that is packaging from a package of Fancy Pants tags:

 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful day!

Card Sketch

I am up on the Practical Scrappers Blog today sharing a card I made with their fun sketch.

Here is my card:

 

I sprayed the background papers with mists and then stamped the dragonflies on top and also stamped my sentiment. I think it is so soft and pretty.

 

Here is the sketch for today:

 

 

I would love to see what you do with this sketch, just leave me a link and I will check it out.

Have a wonderful day!

 

Rub-On Resist Tutorial

Today on the Practical Scrappers Blog the Design Team is sharing things that can be done using mists. I decided to try a technique my good friend, Bev Code, shared with me. Rub-on resist is so easy and looks wonderful!

I wish I would have taken pictures as I was creating this card, but I didn't :( so I will try and explain it the best I can :)

First I will show you my card and then you will be able to see what I did:

 

The first step that I did was to use a mask and lite modeling paste to create my chicken wire background. I then added my silver flower rub-ons using a popsicle stick. Once I had all my rub-ons in place, I misted with yellow, orange, pink and a little green Glimmer Mist. I only did one color at a time. After spraying each color, I took a paper towel and just wiped the Glimmer Mist off the rub-ons. SO EASY, HUH?! Then I punched butterflies, added twine, Stickled the butterflies and added a SRM Sticker for my sentiment.

 

Here is a closer look:

 

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with me!

Red, White and Blue and a Camping Layout

Hello and happy Wednesday!
I am up on the My Scraps & More Blog today with a layout using the Echo Park Happy Camper line and a few Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punches

 

a few close-ups:

 

I also have a card up on the Practical Scrappers Blog using the theme red, white and blue:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day!

 

Seeing Stars!

On the Practical Scrappers Blog, the Ten Things Team is seeing stars! The challenge was to use stars on your layout or card. I choose to stitch my stars on this layout:

 

I used a few Kreaxions tools on this layout:

Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #910

Kreaxions Circle Cutter

Kreaxions Stencils

 

Here are a few close ups:

 

 

After stitching my stars, I colored them in with white watercolor pencils and added a tad bit of water to them.

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with me!

 

Practical Scrappers 10 Things

Today I am up on the Practical Scrappers Blog for a post 10 THINGS VELLUM.
It has been quite some time since I used vellum in my paper crafting projects, but I did have some in my stash!
I decided to try and make a vellum flower. I didn't think about taking pics of each step, but wanted to share how I made my flower.
I took my Marvy Uchida scalloped circle punch and punched 3 scalloped circles. I then cut almost to the center of the circle, every other scallop, all the way around the circle.
I misted and added alcohol ink, (it curls up while you are doing this, but I flattened it out as best as I could after).
Once dry, I stacked them on top of each other and added a brad thru the middle. EASY PEASY!

Here is my layout using  My Scraps & More Sketch #34:

 

and a close up of my flower:

                     Check out what the other designers did with vellum on the Practical Scrappers Blog!

It's Wednesday!

Hello and happy Wednesday!
I just want to share a layout I have up on the My Scraps & More Blog today. I made this layout  using My Minds Eye Collectable Collection along with a Practical Scrapper's sketch. I am a huge fan of My Minds Eye and this collection is fabulous! Aren't the colors just so pretty and I just love that pink Polaroid frame that was actually a journaling card!

 

On the message board over at My Scraps & More, we have our annual Got Talent contest going on right now. Hope you will stop on over and play along!

 

~~~Lisa~~~

Friends

Hello and happy Friday!

Just wanted to share a layout I made using the Practical Scrappers June Layout sketch.

I used an older Fancy Pants Designs line, fussy cut the doilies, added some photos of Bev & I in Houston at the MSW Crop and spattered some paint and came up with this:

 

Here is the sketch:

 

I hope you will stop by The Practical Scrappers blog and see what the other designers did with this wonderful sketch!

May Life Captured

I had a 2 page layout up on the Practical Scrappers Blog on Wednesday that I did for a Life Captured challenge I issued at My Scraps & More.
I used Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch # 917 with no insert for my bottom border  and used the fall away piece and flipped it over for the top border. I used the Circle Cutter to make my circles.

Here is my layout:

 

Here are a few close-ups:

 

 

The sketch I created for this layout:

 

 

and the products I used:

 

Circle Cutter

 

 

Kreaxions 4 in 1 Punch #917

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and sharing your day with me!