Hot Wheels

Can you get any more boy inspired than a Hot Wheels challenge? Our 2nd challenge for the month of November at Child's Play Challenges has to do with a boy's favorite toy, Hot Wheels.

I knew right away what I was going to create with this challenge. My son used to go kart race when he was younger. When he first started he would just let loose and give it his all. By doing that, he would spin out a lot but it was fun to watch him. One time he got high on a corner and went off the track but he didnt give up. He kept the kart going and just drove through the grass and up onto the track again. We teased him a little because when he did that he caught a little bit of air like the Dukes of Hazzard boys.

The layout that I created was of my son's first win at go kart racing. He got to do a victory lap and got his picture taken with his trophy.

I inked my letters to match the colors of my son's go kart. His race colors were black & red until he changed go karts. His second kart was silver with red & black. I made the trophy on my cricut and used some stickles to make it shine.

Supplies

Karen Foster Designs and Basic Grey Papers
American Crafts Foam Thickers
Jolee's Boutique Dimensional  and Spongebob Stickers
Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut Cartridge
Champagne Stickles
Faber-Castell Red Gelatos
Tim Holtz Black Soot Distress Marker

I hope you have some boys in your life to inspire you and you can join us for this challenge.

Happy Scrappin!

2nd Purse Fob Demo

Tomorrow I will be doing another Prima Purse Fob Demo. This is my 2nd time but my 1st time doing it at the Hobby Lobby in Rochester MN. I will be doing the make n takes at the back of the store in the class room from 11am-2pm.

Here is a picture of my sample again.

Also I will be making cards with a stencil, stamps, chalk edgers, journaling card, flowers, wood buttons and Say It In Crystals if I run out of Mechanicals product.

If you happen to be in the area, stop in and see me. Let me know if you read about it on my blog and I will give you a special gift from me.

Have a Great weekend!
Happy Scrappin!

Crossover Challenge

The 1st challenge for November is a joint challenge from 2 different challenge blogs.  Child's Play Challenges and Pixels and Paper Challenges have a photo and a recipe to inspire our layouts.

                                                               
                                                     The recipe is:
                                                           gold

animal

use something that is older than a year

3 patterned papers

bling

Here is my layout inspired by the Christmas picture and the recipe.

I used gold gelatos to paint the hearts and champagne stickles on the dog bones, paw prints and small ornaments. I have a dog in the photo and deer in the banner for an animal. The more I think about it, everything on this layout is more than 1yr. old. I have 5 patterned papers and the green border is my bling.

Supplies

 Prima North Country Paper

Teresa Collins Christmas Banner

Dog themed paper

Paper Studio clear title sticker

Webster's Dazzle Gems Border

Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink

Faber-Castell Gold Gelatos

With this joint challenge, you can submit your layout to both challenge blogs for a chance to win a prize. I hope you can find the inspiration for this challenge.

Happy Scrappin!

Prima Make N Takes

If you know me as a scrapbooker, you know that Prima Marketing is my favorite company in this industry. I just love creating pretty layouts & projects! Even though they are known for their handmade beautiful flowers, they have an array of masculine & vintage collections as well. They have also decided to sell some mixed media products more recently.

The time has come for my 1st Prima demo/make n take as a Prima Ambassador. I will be making Purse Fobs at the Onalaska, WI Hobby Lobby on Saturday, October 25th from 11am-2pm. Here is a sample that I made of the Purse Fob.

The Purse Fob is made from their line of Mechanicals by Finnabair. There are 4 different sizes & you get 2 of each size in a package. I cut out the circles from their Stationer's Desk 6x6 paper pad on my cricut to fit inside the mechanicals. The sizes I used were 1 and 2 inches. I then cut apart some Say It In Pearls to embellish the background and to add a little bling to the smaller piece and flower. The tiny flower came from Prima's Wild Flower Pillar Pack. The Pillar Pack has many different shapes, sizes and colors. Even some occasional leaves and butterflies. Each pack is different. I used my own ribbon that I had in my stash to tie to the jump rings so you can hang it on your purse or backpack. I think this project is very versatile though. Some people glue a pin on the back so they can wear it or you can hang it with some sturdy string & put it on your Christmas tree for an ornament.

Supplies
Mechanicals-961091
Stationers Desk 6x6 paper pad-813840
Say It In Pearls Branch Brown-535896
Wildflowers Pillar Pack-529550

I also made a card that I can switch to in case I run out of Mechanicals. I just cut 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock in half and it makes 2 cards.

I used a stencil and Old Rose chalk edgers for the background of the card and then stamped the edges with Black Coal . The image in the middle is a journaling notecard but I cut the top and side with some decorative scissors and inked the edges with Rusty Bucket. I also inked the edges of the wood button and the very bottom flower. I used foam dots behind the notecard and the wood button to give some dimension to the card. I once again cut apart some Say It In Pearls and picked out some flowers from the Pillar Pack.

Supplies
Stencil-564278
Cling Mounted Stamps-551056
Divine Journaling Notecard Set-950651
Fairy Rhymes Wood Buttons-565015
Say It In Pearls Branch Brown-535896
Wildflower Pillar Pack-529550
Permanent Chalk Edgers Set-892340

Although some Hobby Lobby stores carry different products, most of these should be found there. My Hobby Lobby stores that I am doing make n takes at dont carry the journaling notecards but have every thing else that I have listed.

Happy Scrappin!

Alice In Wonderland

It is that time of the month for a great challenge from Child's Play Challenges. Alice in Wonderland is one of my all time favorites.

I tend to use  photos that go with the challenge most of the time but also use colors in the photos too. I need to try to get my cousins wedding album done soon so I looked through the wedding photos & found these of the wedding party after the wedding. Everyone is sitting around a table drinking just like the photo of Alice in Wonderland.

Supplies
Bazzill, Colorbok Spring Pastel & Coordinations Paper
Prima cardstock Sticker, Hello Pastel Brad & Say It In Crystals
Echo Park Victoria Gardens Element Stickers
Glitter Foam Thickers
Martha Stewart Punches

Hope you can stop by Child's Play Challenges & find some inspiration from Alice.

Happy Scrappin!

Prima Fun

I am finally able to share my fun news. I have been added to the list of talented ladies that call themselves Prima Ambassadors!

I can not wait to start my new adventure in scrapbooking & it is with my favorite scrapbooking company, PRIMA! I will have the opportunity to show my love for Prima products, share projects & do make n takes with customers that come into Hobby Lobby.

If you are a follower or a scrapbooking friend of mine, you already know how much I LOVE Prima products. I can only imagine how much fun this will be.

Thank you to Sharon Laakkonen for all her hard work, emails & answering all our questions.

Stay tuned for more posts about my new adventure & when I will be having demos.

Happy Scrappin!

Jack in the Box

Here we are again at the beginning of another month but now it is officially Fall. It is chilly here this week, only in the 40s this morning.

Childs Play Challenges will now be posting their challenges on the 1st & 15th of the month. So for the 1st challenge of October is inspired by the toy Jack in the Box. I was inspired by the colors of the Jack in the Box & my photos, which you can see the picture at Child's Play Challenges.

I cut out the number 3 from the We R Memory Keepers paper & inked the edges. I sanded the stars on the photo mat paper so they stand out better. I then added the photos & stickers.

Supplies

Jenni Bowlin Core Impressions Coordinations Paper
We R Memory Keepers Funfetti Paper
EK Success Birthday Party Sticker

I hope you can find some inspiration from Jack & join in on the fun!
Happy Scrappin!