Scrapping Your Stash Blog Hop with RAK!!

Welcome to the Scrapping your Stash Blog Hop  hosted by Practical Scrappers... This is your final stop along the way and you should have arrived here from my dear friend Christine Meyer's Blog.
Here's the full list if you have just got here!

Practical Scrappers 

Jennifer Haggerty

Audrey Yeager 

Lee-Anne Thornton 

Suzanna Lee

Monica Bradford  

Brenda Ragsdale

Nicole Laha 

Susie Bentz  

Wendy Coffman

Erin Morehouse

Bobbi Smith

Wendi Robinson

Kelly Jean

Lisa Peeples

Alison Day

Majken Pullin

Cheryl Wegener Freet

Laura Cox

Christine Meyer

Kerri Yarus

The last week of every month we have a blog hop all about just using our stash.  This month, I found some washi tape, some flair buttons, a flower, some twine, and an brand new embossing folder that I had hiding away in my drawers that I've never use on any projects that are at least 6 months old ( the flair and washi are over a year). Here's my project!

I have decided to offer this little RAK-- I had two packs of the flair badges and I'm giving two rolls of the washi away that were also in my pack that I should just get rid of because I have too much-  LOL!  To be eligible all you have do is leave me a comment telling me why you love scrapping from your stash!

Thanks for stopping in!

A New Card

Sharing a card that I created for a magazine call that didn't get picked up. I'm a huge fan of embossing and I don't pull out my Cuttlebug nearly as often as I should. Just so happens that call was for embossing the base of a card and I pulled out my all time favorite embossing folder--Stars :)

Products Used: 

The Paper Company - Cardstock (kraft and white)

Little Yellow Bicycle - Vintage Summer (star paper)

Little Yellow Bicycle - Naturals burlap stickers 

Little Yellow Bicycle - Vintage Summer stick pins 

Little Yellow Bicycle - Naturals wood saying 

Little Yellow Bicycle - Naturals jute pack (bright) Jute
Provocraft - Cuttlebug and Star Embossing Folder

Rainbow LOOMY!!

Loomy or loony not sure what you want to call it...this month at Practical Scrappers the designers were challenged to use elastic bands --like those ones from the Rainbow Loom craze on their projects.
I decided to create to a bracelet and card --a true "gift card", in which the gift is part of the card for my project.

The "gift card" all in one!

The cloud clusters removed to reveal the bracelet!

The bracelet

Just in case you were wondering how the rainbow saying from the front of the card finished up, here's a peek at the inside of the card :)

Hope you enjoyed my bracelet/card gift, make sure you head on over to Practical Scrappers to check out all the other ladies' loomy projects! Thanks for stopping in!

HEY.... I FORGOT!!!

You know what's awful...how many projects I create and just forget to post them to my poor neglected blog that is so out of date! Sometimes I think...maybe I should just start an entire new blog so I don't see how neglected this one is...LOL! But anyway, here are two projects that I'ved recently created --OMG they are layouts-- and wanted to share!

This first one was inspired from the DCWV January Stack-a-holics sketch.  Yep, I was late on that too but as soon as I saw the sketch I knew what pics and papers I wanted to use.  Finally after some determination and the help of a snow day at school I got it done!

This second layout was for our Frugal Finds topic at Practical Scrappers.  This month I challenged the ladies to use cookie cutters in their projects to see what they could come up with!   I had fun with mine and headed right to the summer cookie cutters after all the snow we have had!

Thanks for stopping in!

Scrappin' Our Stash Blog Hop

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Blog Hop 

where we are Scrapping our Stash. You should have arrived here from Jessica Arrant.  If you are just popping in to see what I've been up to, head on back to Practical Scrappers so you don't miss anything along the way!  If you came here looking for my ribbon project details from Practical Scrappers well then, scroll on down to the next post!

CHA is this weekend and that means the industry is putting out all kinds of fabulous new product.  So what better time to kick off our new monthly series of Scrapping our Stash!  A special shout out to the sponsor of today's hop: Kiwi Lane Designs!

Kiwi Lane Designs creates templates that help take the frustration out of scrapbooking!  And one lucky winner today will get a border set and an accessory set from Kiwi Lane.  We are big fans of Kiwi Lane Designs and in fact have several members of our design team who either currently or in the past have been a part of their design team!  Details on how you can win this prize are at the bottom of this post!

  We recognize that this is a huge list for the blog hop and would love for you to visit as many as you can...but we are not making that mandatory to qualify for the prize here.  That said, many of the designers are offering prizes of their own so we do recommend seeing what you can get in on :).

Here' the full blog hop in case you get lost along the way!

Practical Scrappers Blog Hop List

Practical Scrappers

Charissa Miller 

Cathy Harper  

Jennifer Haggerty  

Christine Meyer

Kristina MacKeen

Erin Morehouse 

Nicole Laha 

Krissy Clark 

Wendi Robinson 

Lissa Mitchell 

Deborah Johnson  

Jessica Arrant 

Kerri Yarus You Are Here

Lisa Peeples *****Go Here Next

Kim Ryden

Laura Cox

Kelly Jean

Lanette Erickson

Alison Day

Wendy Coffman

Michelle Johns

Lee-Anne Thornton

Marcia Dehn-Nix

Kelli Fortier

Now, how to get in on that prize! You can do any or all of the following for up to three entries! 

1) Become a follower here

2) Become a fan on our facebook page

3) Become a fan on the Kiwi Lane facebook page and make sure to tell them we sent ya!

Here's my stash project...I started out with some scraps from my Creative Memories Delight Shopper Diva papers and stickers, some vellum I bought in 2007, pom pom trim that is 4 years old; some Basic Grey opaline designer half pearls (pink), some Studio 118 large pearls, an old wine class, and battery operated candle.

Isn't it just the cutest little tea light!!

 upclose of the lamp shade...

 my wine glass with candle...NOTE DO NOT USE A REAL CANDLE!

 the lamp base is covered with 2 small packs of the opaline swirl pearls.

all the angles of lampshade showing off the different stickers, the embossing I did with my Cuttlebug using D'vine Swirls and my butterfly die and embossing combo, and yes three more packs of opaline pearls with a touch of some pink bling on the butterflies.

Thanks for stopping in...you should now be hopping over to my talented friend Lisa Peeples!

Who Says It's Too Early For Next Christmas?

I'm up today over at Practical Scrappers sharing my idea on how to use up some of that ribbon.  Here's is a 4 and 1/2 ft ribbon and fabric garland I created.  You'll probably see me selling these next year at all my holiday fairs ( I went a little crazy buying material after Christmas when it was clearanced out ).  I started with some 4 ply 72lb jute cord as my base.  Created slip knots at each end.  Then I took my material for this one I just tore it into 1" x 6" strips ( you could cut them all with pinking shears or scissors depends on the effect).  Then just tie away.

To finish it off, I created some cinnamon dough ornaments ( the recipe is below ) and painted some gingerbread men and squiggles on hearts .  Here's a close up of my ornaments.  I tied them on with some coordinating checkered ribbon scraps.

Cinnamon Dough Recipe

1 1/8 Cup of Flour

3/4 Cup of ground cinnamon

1 Cup of Salt

1 Cup of Water

1 Tbsp Ground Nutmeg

1Tbsp ground Cloves

Mix dry ingredients with water to form a smooth stiff dough.  Divide into three or four portions. Place each section between two sheets of wax paper and roll to 1/4 and 3/8 inches thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out. While dough is till soft use a straw to put a hole in the top of each ornament for the ribbon to go through.  Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Paint with acrylic paints ( I chose not to use a clear coat of varnish because I did no want them shiney).

Thanks for stopping in!

Top Ten Blog Hop of 2013

Welcome to the TOP TEN BLOG HOP of 2013...

If you arrived here from Krissy Clark's blog you are in the right spot. If you are just popping in because WOW!! I have finally posted something to my blog for the first time in what...5 months...then head on back to my friend Monika Wright's blog  so you don't miss any of fun along the way! In case you got lost along the way here is the full list...

Monika Wright  |  http://www.iloveitallwithmonikawright.com

Christine Meyer: http://scrappingwithchristine.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop-with-giveaway.html

Suzanna Lee http://lifestrivialities.typepad.com/lifes_trivialities/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-and-a-giveaway.html

Ashley Horton:  http://www.ashleyhortondesigns.com/2013/12/top-10-blog-hop.html

Jodi Wilton: http://luvalotland.blogspot.com

Lisa Swift: http://www.lisarukinswift.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Cathy Harper  http://alteredplayground.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop-giveaway.html

Marcia Dehn-Nix    http://onescrapatatime-bymumsie.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-with-giveaway.html

Lynn Shokoples  http://scrappyhappymom.blogspot.ca/

Lissa Mitchell: http://mightycrafty.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-top-ten.html

Juliana Michaels  - http://www.17turtles.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-blog-hop-giveaway.html

Melissa Elsner http://www.theprofoundbrunette.com/2013/12/top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Charissa Miller  http://www.akihasmommascraps.com

Kelly Jean http://kelsterjean.blogspot.com/2013/12/my-top-ten-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Ashley N Newell: http://hearthugsdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-top-ten-blog-hop.html

Jennifer Haggerty:  http://www.livethemoment-jen.blogspot.com

Laurel Seabrook:  http://want2scrap.blogspot.ca/

Krissy Clark: http://krissyclarkmckee.blogspot.com

Kerri Yarus http://kerrikr8tions.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-ten-blog-hop-of-2013.html

Rhonda Van Ginkel:  http://snapwhiz.blogspot.com/2013/12/top-10-of-2013-blog-hop.html

Malika Kelly: http://malikakelly.blogspot.com/

I gotta say 2013 has been slow on the scrappy side for me...working full time now, three kids in too many activities, and trying to do craft shows on side sure has kept me hopping.  However, what I have created I sure have loved.  Most of these projects have been shared at the pretty much the only place I share my work these days...at my favorite blog, Practical Scrappers, while a few I have just made as Christmas gifts this year ( the snowman Wreath, snowman topiary, and the altered window frame --the most fun I've had creating a project in a LONG time). The layout in the center (What A Splash) was the highlight of my scrappy year being picked for the Little Yellow Bicycle Summer Winner contest...and with that winning I created the POSE layout from the goodies they sent me.  The Color my World layout is the highlight of my scrappy space truly one of the most artist pieces I've created...melting crayons--gotta put a shout out to the aides in the summer school for putting me up to that challenge!

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Hope you enjoyed my 10 projects.  Now head on over to Rhonda as you near the end of this hop!  Thanks for stopping in!

Practical Scrappers And Paper Secrets ( WOOD) BLOG HOP!!

 Welcome to the Practical Scrappers/Paper Secrets Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Paper Secrets' designer Rochelle Spears.  If you are one of my followers and just happen to be passing through to see what I've been up to, make sure you head all the way back to Practical Scrappers so you don't miss anything!  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 

Lucy Kelleher

Sue Kithcart 

Brenda Ragsdale

Charissa Miller

Christine Meyer

Sarah Clark

Kelly Jean Guzlas

Paper Secrets

Here's what you can win from Paper Secrets!

Here are my wood projects:

First up are these wooden clothespin magnets.  Now, some of you may be wondering why I am into the Christmas season already ( when I haven't even sent my kids back to school yet), but it is crunch time here at the end of the summer before I go back to work so I am busy getting ready for holiday craft fairs.  These little snowmen magnets I saw on Pinterest.  I decided I was going to made them to spice up my price signs for some of my hanging items.  Just gave them a spray paint, painted on some faces with acrylic paint, inked the sided with some brown chalking ink, gave him some cheeks with pink chalking ink, and tore up some scrap holiday material for the scarves.

Here I have two sets of tile coasters.  All these are some 16 cent white 4"x 4" ceramic tiles (purchased from my local LOWES--Home Depot carries them as well) that I used some scrap sheets of holiday paper (and the snowman face is a print out of a digi image).  I just used some Mod Podge to adhere then layered a 4 coats of Mod Podge on top and sealed with the a coat of the Mod Podge clear acrylic sealer.

Here's an up close of my wood embellishments...

I used some white wooden snowflakes (that I have no idea where I got) and added some crystal stickles and bling to. The little snowman face is actually a mini wooden clothespin that I picked up an entire bag of 100 different holiday mini clothespins for $1.


Not that you you've seen my projects here's how you can get entered to win some fabulous prizes:
I have a small package of mixed Crate Paper goodies from past collections as I've been trying to clean out my stash so I put this kits together:

All you have to do is 1 little step...
1.) Leave me a comment answering this...I've been busy preparing for the Christmas craft fairs I've participated in for four years now and there is nothing I love to hear feedback at those fairs.

  What kind of items do you like to buy when you go to a holiday craft fair?

and the GRAND PRIZE from Paper Secrets!

You can do any or all of the following 

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 for the GRAND PRIZE on Practical Scrappers .  My RAK winner will be announced sometime in the afternoon on MONDAY, August 26th!

Thanks for stopping in!  Now hop on over to my friend Lee-Anne to check out her project!

No More Pencils In MY HOUSE!!

Today over at Practical Scrappers we are featuring our frugal finds challenge.  This month's challenge was pencils. Guess what?  There aren't any extra ones laying around my house anymore :)

I glue some pencils around a plastic baby cup.  Tied some red ribbon around it.  To finish it all off, I altered a little wooden clothespin  to create a detachable magnet.  Perfect for those back to school gifts for you child's teachers!

Make sure you head over to Practical Scrappers and check out how the other designers were inspired to use pencils!

Thanks for stopping in!

Sunburst!

Sharing a project today over at Practical Scrappers with the On-Trend Team featuring our highlighted topic of Sunbursts! Make sure you stop in and check out how our ladies are just bursting with inspiration!

Practical Scrappers Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Practical Scrappers Specialty Team Blog Hop! You have reached the final stop, so if you are just popping in, please make sure you head back to Practical Scrappers so you don't miss anything along the way! This weekend you can swing by the blogs of any of the listed team members and check out their Chevron Projects.  Several team members are doing giveaways and BONUS so is the Practical Scrappers Blog!  Scrapbook Pal has graciously offered to sponsor this hop and we are going to be giving away a $25 gift certificate to their store!  Details on how to enter are located below the blog hop list!

Practical Scrappers

Kim Ryden

Alison Day

Dawn Carlyle

Bev Code

Michelle James

Jennifer Haggerty

Becci Manies

Charity Hotrum

Laura Cox
Michelle John

Christine Meyer

Kerri Yarus  ****You Are Here***

To be entered to win the $25 gift certificate to Scrapbook Pal you can do any/all of the following:

1)Become a follower here at Practical Scrappers

2)Like our facebook page

3)Like the Scrapbook Pal facebook page

4)Leave us a comment on the Practical Scrappers Blog

The blog hop ends at 11:59pm CT on Sunday June 28, 2013 so get your comments and liked pages done before then!

Here is my project.  I was lucky enough to win the entire Victorian Summer Collection from Little Yellow Bicycle about a month ago and decided to pull out everything I won and see what I could do ( it is quite overwhelming to have so much spread out in front of you)!

I decided I'd share my project that won me my Vintage Summer Collection since I haven't shared it on my blog yet and it also has Chevrons!

Thanks for joining us along the way!   Hope you enjoyed all the Chevrons!

BLOG HOP WINNER!!!

SORRY for the delay--was a bit crazy this weekend!  But without further delay here is the winner from the TOP 10 BLOG HOP!!



drum roll please........................................................................................................................................








NICOLE DOIRON!!!  please email me at klyarus@verizon.net with your mailing address and I will get your Crate Paper goodie package out to you!


Thanks for all who played along and hope you enjoyed all the inspiration along the way!