Tutorial - Snowman Poop Mini Card

Hi there!

I have a fun tutorial to share with you today, for a great classmate holiday gift.  This fun TicTac cover.

I started out with a piece of double sided heavy weight patterned paper, ( this one is by MME) measuring 4.25 x 2.75 inches.

 Then I scored it at 1.75 and 2.5" (or 1.75 from each end it that is easier for you).

 Next I adhered the little pack of Tic Tacs using a liquid glue, and added the sentiment to the front of the TicTacs with regular adhesive.

 Working on the outside again, I adhered the twine to the back using washi tape, it is easy to work with, decorative and really effective for this application.

 Now back to the front, after colouring and cutting my images, I matted it onto a coordinating cardstock, then added it to the front of the project using pop dots.

The last step is to add a jingle bell before tying it all up.

This image and sentiment came from the Whimsie Doodles digi shop, they print out in sheets of 20.  For only $1.00 you get both the images and the sentiments!  If you need more than that, just colour the sheet once and photo copy it!  Don't forget you can refer to this tutorial for help with using digis, and you can colour them using the paint program on your computer if you do not like to colour.  Or better yet, get the kids to help colour!  We are sending these to school with my youngest on the last day before the holidays.

Thanks for visiting!
Laura
xoxo

Sketch-y Friday Reminder

Hi all!

Just a quick reminder you have until midnight on the 29th, that's 9 more days to upload at least 2 of your layouts for our Sketch-y Friday prize draw.

In case you missed them, here are the sketches, you can find links on the right hand side of the blog to link them up....

There will be one more sketch  this month, coming to you this Friday!

Also, our colour challenge closes on Monday the 26th, here is another look at that.....

Happy Scrapping and good luck!

Thanks for visiting us today!
Laura
xoxo

Sketch-y Friday,

Hi there and happy Friday!

As always we have a new sketch to share with you .

 You can create a card, layout or anything else you wish with this sketch.

This is Eileen`s take on it...

Now it's your turn!  Play along and share it with us!

Here is a run down of the rules.  We are offering a little prize to one lucky scrapper that participates in at least 2 of this month's 4 sketches.  Just link up your creations at the bottom of each Sketch-y Friday post, all qualifying scrappers will be entered into a random draw for a prize.  Only one entry per sketch please.  You have until Thursday November, 29th at midnight to participate in any of November's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!  But remember, you must play along with 2 different sketches for a chance to win!  (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees. ) Who knows, maybe we will run this challenge month after month if you love it and keep playing along!

Thanks for visiting!
Laura
xoxo
 

Inspiration on Thursday

Hi there!


We have more inspiration for you today, from our ScrapPink event!   The ladies at this event were super creative!

This time we are sharing layouts by some of our junoir scrappers.  Do you get the kids involved?

by Kayla

by Christina

by Zoe

by Zoe

Thanks ladies for sharing your inspiring work with us, we love it when you do!

 What are you creating this week? Leave us a comment with your blog address (or other link) ... we will be sure to stop by and leave you some love.  Also, don't forget you can email anything you wish to share, to me here, to have them shown off on our Thursday blog posts.

Thanks for visiting!
Laura
xoxo

Tutorial Wednesday - Mistables

Hi there!

 Today I am sharing a few tips on using these new DIY Thickers from American Crafts and Mistable shapes from Studio Calico.

 I wanted to show you how fabulous and fun they are for customizing your projects.  Of course, we know they are perfect for the Mr. Huey's mists, but I wanted to try them with a few different mediums.

First up, I tried some Copics on them.  They took the colour great, with good saturation.

Then I tried some basic craft paint, also good coverage.  Although a bit of the texture was lost.

 Next, I tried a stamping ink pad.  After a couple of coats, it also looked good.

 And here is how it looks with Mr. Huey's.

 

Have a look at all the options together.

I must tell you that Mr. Huey's is my favorite, it has great depth of colour while still maintaining the texture of the product.  Next to that the Copics are my favorite.

Have a peek at a couple of projects I used these products on.....

 This layout features the mistable leaves from Studio Calico.

  And this card features the DIY Thickers.

 Isn't it wonderful how easy it is to get the perfect colour of accent to coordinate with your project?

Thanks for joining me for this week's tutorial!

Laura
xoxo