And while you're out there......

The ScrapNMoms 2nd challenge for April was a song challenge. You had to use the lyrics, title, whatever from My Wish by Rascal Flatts and incorporate it into your layout. Along with stars and paint.

Here's what I came up with:





Everything on this page with the exception of the little piece of background paper I used as a matte was originally white. I used my Tim Holtz mask (that Tracey kindly RAK'd mine as she felt bad that I melted the last one!) and twlight, patina and huckleberry glimmer mist. Then, I glimmer misted the stamp (I just picked this up this weekend, it's a new design from Stamping Sensations and I LOVE it!) and 'lace' and added some glimmer misted coffee filter flowers I made awhile back. Then, I love how the lyrics came out....I cut thin strips and ran them through my dymo labeler and then painted it with a metallic blue dabber, then highlighted it with a silver marker. I needed the stars so I took a jelly pen and freehanded some little ones all over the layout, but they don't really photograph.

Trash to Treasure Scrapping

This is one of the classes I am 'teaching' this weekend at our ScrapNmoms birthday party (if you aren't a member, get over there! We are having a BLAST!) We are doing challenges, games, classes, chatting and giving away prizes. Just go to www.cafemom.com and look for ScrapNMoms.

Anyway, so the point of this class was to just take stuff laying around the house and turn it into something cool!

I got a cuttlebug for Christmas and borrowing an idea from a lady from All Things Tim, I used it with a pop can that I punched flowers from. Then, I alcohol inked them and ran them through my cuttlebug using an embossing folder! They are SO fun!


I added rhinestones to the center of a couple and they made it onto my party hat for the ScrapNMoms make a party hat challenge. That is also dyed drywall tape on the hat. LOVE drywall tape, it's like $3 for 50 yards!


Then, another thing I was going to show was soot stamping. This will be the class challenge to do a soot stamped card. It is actually pretty darn easy and I didn't do step by step instruction photographically (did that make sense? Is it a word? Oh well, works for me)

To soot stamp, you need:
a candle
glossy card stock
versamark
a stamp
a heat gun
sealer (I use hairspray)

1. Light your candle
2. Now hold your glossy cardstock over it (you might have to get close to the flame)until it gets nice and sooty.
3. Ink up your stamp with versamark (this will protect it and keep it clean) and stamp in the soot
4. Heat set and then seal.

Done. How cool is that?!

This is one I did, using a Tim ATC stamp (and I copied one of his new stamps from online, I'm sure it's copyright infringement or something, but I couldn't wait, I have it preordered, I LOVE it and it is just for me so I'm not making anything off using this puppy). Also, the little squares were again punched from the pop can and inked and embossed. Alcohol ink background, some glimmer mist and a bit of inked doily and good to go!


I was chatting with my friend Tracey Wilson and 'taught' her how to do this. This is her creation, this lady is soooo talented!

Let's Make a Cake!

Friday is ScrapNMoms 2nd Birthday! Wow! Where has the time gone!? It's almost like the birthday of one of my children! Actually, with all the activities and the fact that we are spreading it out over a weekend, I think the girls birthdays are less work! lol

So, I saw these cute little guys on the CTMH bulletin board and Tresa Black posted a video tutorial (thanks to her for that!). I'm more of a step by step person and because doing so makes it easier to convert to a class for the group, that is what I did. Mine is tweaked a bit using ideas I gathered all over the web plus my own experimenting.

After all, what's a birthday without cake!

Supplies:
Sheet of raw chipboard (big enough for a 6 inch circle)

Styrofoam Ball (4 inch)

2 2x12 strips of patterned paper (mine is CTMH Just Adore paper)

3 yards (cut into 1 yard strands) coordinating ribbon (CATMH cocoa grosgrain)

8 paper flowers (not the tiny prima sized, I used the larger sized in CTMH just blooms in white daisy) that coordinate

Yarn, chennille or something fluffy (CATMH sassy strands from the White Daisy and Winter Cozy collection)

Small paper flower (small white daisy just blooms)

Red round bead (mines a glass one from Blue Moon)

glitter

Hot glue gun

Needle and thread that matches ribbon


1. Start with your raw chipboard, make a circle out of it. Trace a 6 inch and 2 inch circle on it. I used a plate roughly 6 inches and a small glass about 2 inches to make my circles. Cut out the 6 inch one.


2. Now, using strong scissors (I love the kitchen shears for this, I got mine at the dolar store, they are handy for cutting thick stuff) make 16 cuts equally spaced from the outside of the circle to the 2 inch circle.



3. Insert your foam ball in the center and fold up the sides of the chipboard circle. Just play with it so that it gets a nice cup shape and then hot glue the edges so that they overlap and make a cup. I don't attach the ball until I have the cup the shape I want, then I hot glue it in place.




4. Now, set that aside and grab your 2 2x12 inch strips. You are going to accordion fold them.


5. Glue the edges of the two strips together and then hot glue them to the chipboard cup. I ran a bead of glue around the top and bottom and attached, this did take a bit of playing. You are going to want to to look gathered so maybe play a bit before gluing to get an idea of how you want it to look.


6. Now you have a pretty bottom, but the top is pretty darn dull, yeah? So, let's ice this baby! Grab your ribbon and needle and thread. You are going to gather the thread (just make a knot in the end of your thread and stitch through the ribbon in and out.....once you get to the end pull it all together so that the ribbon is gathered and knot that end. You will start out with a much shorter piece than you started with.



7. Repeat with other two pieces of ribbon.

8. Tucking it down in or getting as close to the top of the cup as possible hot glue your ribbon around the ball.



9. Continue to do this with your other two pieces of gathered ribbon.


10. Now take your paper flowers and cut them in half. You will have enough for two rows around your cupcake. Hot glue them in place.


11. Starting to look like a cupcake? Awesome! How, finishing touches! Take your chenille yard and sorta circle it around the top to make your top icing. Hot glue in place.

Add a small flower on top of that, hot glue. Hot glue your red bead in place and if you want....add glitter. I used a glue pen and 'drew' on the spots I wanted the glitter to be in mine then dripped prisma glitter over it.



12. Add more touches if you want....I added decorative icing with more coordinating sassy strands.

Kicking off Christmas Crafting - Fantasy Box

Care to join me in kicking off your holiday crafting? I LOVE doing these and they look way impressive and time consuming. In reality, they really aren't that hard! I have done lots of these, but this one I did for an online class a few years back so rather than take all new pics, I am recycling....stamps I used now retired.

Supplies:

(1) 6.5 x 12 white cardstock
(1) 4 7/8 x 10 white copy paper (do NOT use carstock for both, it will be too thick and bubble when you bend)
(4) 2.25 x 5 chipboard or heavy cardboard
(1) 1x5 chipboard or heavy cardboard
(4) 6x6 colored cardstock (for inside boxes)
(1) 6 x 6 colored cardstock (this one is for lid)
Tombo or adhesive of choice
Stamps and Inks of Choice
Chalks, Pearl Ex, etc for embellishing




Directions:

1. Stamp both pieces white cardstock in desired manner

2. Apply adhesive to one side of chipboard and arrange as shown, using spare piece of chipboard to make a space between panels laying on 6.5 x 12 cardstock. Trim corners and tuck like you would wrapping a gift.



3. Adhere 4 7/8 x 10 inch cardstock for inside lining.

(You might want to use a bone folder or embossing stylus to score between the panels for easier folding at this point)

4. Make 4 boxes using 6x6 pieces of colored cardstock (if you would like these decorated do so before folding!)

SEE DIRECTIONS FOR HOW TO MAKE THE BOXES BELOW, FOLLOWING THE PICTURE OF THE FINISHED PROJECT

5. Boxes finished? Time to move on..... Place 1 box on each of the 4 main panels, spacing them evenly, these should form a stepped effect. I closed it after attaching each box, this helped to ensure that it was spaced properly and helped to get them to stick better since they were held tight for a few moments.



6. Now, let's make a lid: Take 6 inch square and score in 1 3/4 inch on each side. Cut a tab on each side. Fold and adhere.



7. Your box is done, add some more embellishing with ribbons or other lumpy stuff and then enjoy!





EASY FOLD BOXES:

(You will make 4....I recommend doing any stamping prior to folding)

1. With a pencil and ruler make an X running from both corners



2. Starting in the bottom left, bring corner to center line and fold. Then fold again flat (see example)





3. Repeat with remaining 3 corners

4. Cut the paper on the fold marks as shown in photo


5. Fold large traingles that are wing shaped (see example)



6. Open halfway, the edge of the triangular wing will make flaps. Fold all flaps towards the center.




7. Remaining wings that have been cut will now fold to center.

8. Glue in place


Get your own done and link it to the comments on this post and you can win a gift from me!