CIRLCE CHALLENGE by SHELLYK

Okay so I used brown rustic paper along with two different photos on top matted on light brown paper then borders. Random circles and some clipboard sticker letters as well as other kinds of letters. Journaling and Surprise title. I didn't have enough room for the butterfly.

MOTHERS DAY CARD MAP IDEA

For Mom, auntie, sis, godmother, grandmother or any friend you want to remember on mom's day :) I liked this simple but bold layout from PageMaps. I really like the idea of different polka dots. I thought I'd try it with an image other than a flower....hmmm, something to think about.. have fun...get creative,and don't forget to show us what you did! I letcha know what I come up with. Thanks for the inspiration Becky Fleck.

FUN LAYOUT USING MESH and FOIL RUB-ONS

This is why I hate RUB-ONS..ugg...they kind of feell apart here and there, but I had them for a while and wanted to try. In an album or from afar, they look ok I guess. They are foil rub-ons..kinda different..the silver dots are stick ons that came with the rub ons. I like the MESH, it has little white "splatters" all over it. that was fine to work with. I ran the blue strip to the left throught he CUTTLEBUG using a sizzix embossing folders. It's tiny flowers..I LOVE IT! The paper & flourish stamp are STAMPIN' UP. The layout itself was scraplifted from Page Maps book, Becky Fleck. She incorporated the ribbon better than I did.. LOL. Feel free to express your own talents with this layout idea...have fun!

A TUESDAY TIP!

"Do not throw away your punches when they get dull, all you need to do is get out your foil and keep punching till it's sharp again.It really works" I'm going to try this one on a few punches I got that seem to not wanna play nice!! LOL Thank you Scrapbook.com for this tip!

CIRCLE/BUTTERFLY CHALLENGE by Kel

This was fun. The circles are Chipboard! The lil butterfly is stamped, the letters come from a book of "punch out letters" by Best Occassions and the green strip through the middle is cuttlebugged with a flowery swirl.

CAPE COD by Dawn SHAPE CHALLENGE

BOYS WILL BE BOYS by Dawn

Dawn decided to try the Couture Cardstock challenge over at the Page Maps blog. This is the sketch that you were to use

OUTDOOR FUN by SHELLYK

THE FOLLOWING 6 POSTS IS WORK DAWN DID OVER LAST WEEKEND USING HER SILHOUETTE

Thanks for all the inspiration Dawn!! I'm certainly going to "scraplift" some of those ideas!!

RATTLE CARD by Dawn

Card to Match Baby Boy wall hanging

12x12 LAYOUTS by Dawns daughter Tama

TAG by Dawn

A little title thing for a scrappy friend who ran a month full of scrappingchallenges in March on a scrappin' board. Someone started calling her the "queenof challenges" and I thought that this was cute to make for her (Silhouette):

CARD by Dawn

A card for my nephew who just got his first job

WALL HANGING DONE by Dawn

A wall hanging for a friend that just had a baby boy. I got the kit at CKC lastyear. It is from Kellers Creations. http://www.acidfree.com/ andhttp://kellerscreations.blogspot.com

AMAZING VINYL WALL ART by DAWN done on SILHOUETTE

HOW ABOUT BUTTERFLIES AND CIRCLES?

I was surfin' along the internet for "2 pic scrapbooking layouts" and here is one I found. I like the lo of the pics and the circles and of course the little butterfly. Being springtime and all, I figured I"d give it a try. I hope you do too! Have fun. I've been nuts about circles and scalloped circles lately! Thank you for the great inspiration PageMaps!

The blue, green and silver challenge complete

My Shapely challenge

I followed this one to a "t". Very easy to put together and the page is done

This was the final page from the video

CHERISH

Amanda loves to take pics of heself.. LOL. I ocassionally look through the camera to see what she's left. I just fell in love with this look she has on this one, I just had to scrap! The animal print is representitive of the fact that she loves anything animal print! Those pink flowers are rub ons! the "cherish" I stamped with a very light color so that I could trace in white. The outside swirls are stamped in an alibaster colored chalk ink pad then traced with white pen and glitter pen

HEAT EMBOSSING & THE CUTTLEBUG

TRY THIS COLOR COMBO!

I was cleaning up my scrap space and I looked over and these colors were in a pile and I liked the color combo. I'm going to try a layout using those papers this weekend. If you give it a shot, lemme know! Shades of blues and greens with some silver.. hmmmm, should be fun!

POLAROIDS...Did you know??...........

A photo that develops before your eyes! They have improved, but are still very prone to fading in light. Due to the nature of most of the prints, they should NOT be cropped. Cropping may result in chemical seepage which will damage the print and may be harmful to your hands and eyes . Hmm, so I'm thinkin' good thing for scanners! Thanks Lifetips for this tip!

CRICUT CAKE LAUNCH on HSN!

Tomorrow, Wed., 4/14 HSN will be launching the Cricut Cake. It will air midnight and then tomorrow a.m. from 6-8 a.m, 11-1 and other various times throughout the day. I'm going to tune in to see the newest ProvoCraft phenom! Plus, I like cake...yummmmmm. If you catch it,, I'd love to hear your comments!

SHAPE CHALLENGE

Here is my take on the shape challenge! Nothing fancy here. I tore paper, I used pre-embossed white paper as mats from DCWV, I cut the corners with a Creative Memories corner rounder. I LOVE this one, and the butterflies are rub-ons. The clear strip with the words & flowers on bottom came with a set I got called Bohemian.. I forget company, but I'll find out!

A SHAPELY CHALLENGE!

I came across this sketch and though I'd put it out there. Lots of shapes to have fun with !! Lets see what we can come up with!

CM FRIDAY NIGHT CROP

CUTTLEBUG EMBOSSED SCALLOPS VIDEO

PAGE MAP IDEA

I saw this on SCRAP-MAPS.com Perfect for that Easter family pic. I chose it because I'm a fan of tearing paper, and I liked it because I find adding ribbon a challenge. I normally think of adding ribbon when it's too late and I'm sitting there with it in my hand with no idea on where to put it on my l/o. LOL. Here is one I'm going to try. Happy tearing & ribboning everyone!

SCRAPPING A BDAY? Here's some title ideas

"Blow the candles, wish away, you're the superstar of the day!", "No time like the presents", "You take the cake", "Ready, set, blow......" "Wish Big"

SW$$T DREAM$

This is was fun, I did it at a recent Creative Memories Crop I used IN MY KITCHEN cricut cartridge for the die cuts. I then used my cuttelbug to emboss images SWISS DOTS and DEVINE SWIRLS. Thanks LB for letting me borrow :) I just love pics of my lil ones sleepin' awww. Yikes, not so little anymore.. lol. She dreams of being a famous chef, him always of money, money, money.. LOL

GOOD TO KNOW....

PHOTO SAFE; A marketing term used for products sold for use with photos and memorabilia. Photo safe is an ambiguous term and one that is not regulated, and while it is probably preferable to select products clearly marked acid free, lignin free and PVC free, the term has gained wider acceptance in the last few years and if the product is from a reputable manufacturer it is likely truely photo safe.