This Week's Projects!

I am behind on loading up my projects with losing both of my grandfathers in a months time. We buried one on July 17th, and now turned around and buried the other on Monday. I've been on one heck of a roller coaster ride this summer and cousin of the family said it best to me, "When it rains it pours, but at least is summer and it cools you off." Thanks god it is summer because I'm not sure I'd be able to handle it all if it wasn't.

Anyway here is my project from the Cuttlebug. This week's challenge was to create a mini album. I created an album of my daughter's princess makeover from our Christmas trip to Walt Disney World. Now, if you look at the Cuttlebug Spot Blog, you'll notice a different picture. That's because I didn't have it finished when I had left for my grandpa's funeral, but now it's all done!


This project is from Practical Scrappers weekly project. We had to use at least 7 different items on our project.I used 12 different items on this calendar.
Here's my list
chipboard for the backing
3 different pattern papers
cardstock (red and black)
a strawberry acrylic stamp by Studio g
Martha Stewart markers
Stazon on jet black ink
Red chalk around the image
tulle to hang it from
adhesive back ribbon
red bling by Studio 18
foam Thickers for the year
strawberry digital stamp by this month's sponsor Digi Doodle



Don't forget you have until Saturday to enter both of these fabulous challenges!

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

It's Christmas in July!

This week at The Cuttlebug Spot we are celebrating Christmas in July! I know, some of you don't even want to think about it, but you know it's never to early to be inspired and get some fresh ideas for the holiday.

Here's my card:


PP- Hot of the Press (2007)
Cardstock- DCWV and Bazzil
Stamp -Studio g
Ink-Studio g pigment ink
Bling-Studio 18
Cuttlebug Embossing Folders-- Holly (5x7) and Textile (A2)
Ribbon- got it from Big Lots over the holiday in a clearance bin


Stop by and share you Christmas projects with us and remember to use embossing on them. This week's winner will receive a $20.00 GC from Custom Crops.

Thanks for stopping in and happy scrappin'!

Kerri

Embossing Challenge @ Practical Scrappers

This is my absolute favorite challenge we have at Practical Scrappers. There is not a machine out there that I enjoy more than my Cuttlebug. Don't get me wrong, I love my Cricut but, it is in a definite second place finish in my book. For this week's challenge I decided I'd share with everyone at Practical one of my favorite techniques to do with my Cuttlebug and Nestabilities that DT leader Nilda at The Cuttlebug Spot came up with and created this fabulous tutorial on how to do that you can check out here.

Here's my project:


The only thing that I do differently from the video is that I do not use the tan mat by Spellbinders. I use what they call Plumbers's Pack that I got from my Lowes (in the plumbing department). I comes in a few different thicknesses I have both 1/8" and 1/16" and it's a 6x6 square. You can buy them individually which only cost me $1.44 for the one piece and $1.19 for the other. Much more cost effective than the $8-$10 on the Spelldinders tan mat. I bought both thicknesses due the different thicknesses of chipboard there are. You have to play around a little bit to figure out which size works best, but once you get familar with it which to use --it's a piece of cake!

Thanks for stopping in! Don't forget to enter your project by Saturday July 17th @ 5pm EST for a chance to win our prize pack of three digi stamps from our sponsor this month Digi Doodle.

Happy Scrappin!
Kerri

Behind On Posting!

What else is new?? I just keep forgeting to update my blog to share all of my work, so I'm going to do it all here in one post

Here's my design for The Cuttlebug Spot-- we are celebrating the 4th of July this week there-- don't forget you have to use your Cuttlebug on the project! Make sure to stop my and check out all of my DT sisters fabulous inspiration, plus there have been wonderful inspiration in the entries already that you won't want to miss out on checking out!



Here is my design for Practical Scrappers weekly challenge. The weekly challenge there is to use decorative scissors or border punches (or both). I used my "Victorian" style decorative edge scissors to create the photo corners. I also used my MS Double Loop border/corner punch combo set to create the edging on the background paper. Then for some fun, I cut 5 strips of 1 1/2 inch x 7inch paper and used her double loop border punch down each side. I folded the strips in half and added some ribbon and buttons to create the large flower.
Don't forget we have a design team call going on at Practical Scrappers and this weeks challenge will be the last opportunity to join in on one of our challenges before the July 5th deadline. If you've ever considered trying a join a DT, this is a great opportunity and a great way to be practical with the supplies you already have on hand!


Last we have a monthly bonus challenge going on at Practical Scrappers that "yours truly" is the hostess of these fun and unique challenges. I like being known for using items in a way that they aren't meant to be which is partly how this monthly challenge came to be. Christine, our fearsome Practical Leader--love you boss (;, approached me with the idea for it back in April and we've been rolling with for the past two months. I think we've been getting some great entries, and cannot wait to see what everyone does with this month's theme called, "Just Beachy". Pull out those items that you would find at the beach or would take to the beach and use them on your project.
Here's mine:
I used some decorative sand and shells that I had sitting around in vase on this LO.


Thanks for stopping in and I hope you all have a scrappy day!

Kerri

Bag IT and Tag IT!

My project this is week is doing double duty for both of the challenge blogs I design for. At The Cuttlebug Spot it is tag week and at Practical Scrappers it is time to use up those flowers.

I created this gift bag for my darling daughter Delaney, who will turn 4 on June 28th. She's having a princess birthday party and this is for the gift that her brothers got her, which she is just going to love-- more silly bands! The pattern for this bag comes from My Scrap Chick in there newer collection of bigger bags! It was a must buy for me!!


upclose of the tag for The Cuttlebug Spot....


Here this front and back of the bag for Practical Scrappers...




Items used...
My Scrap Chick bag SVG cut on Cricut
Cinderella Cut and Emboss Cuttlebug Die
Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Cinerella papers
Light Blue Bazzil cardstock
White cardstock
Studio g blue ink
cornflower blue and white silk rosettes
Inkadinkado Happy Birthday Stamp
cornflower blue grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

The Cuttlebug Spot-- It's LO Week!!

Over at The Cuttlebug Spot this week we are doing another great challenge! We want you to show us how you can incorporate embossing on your layouts. This is one of my favorite things to do-- most people love their bug for cards, I actually prefer mine for LOs. I'm a big fan of adding some texture to my projects and embossing is peferect for that!



On this LO I used two different embossing folders, Swiss Dots and Spider Web. I embossed some iradescent vellum with Swiss Dots on the angel wings. Then I embossed the red photo mat and the half marquee with the Spider Web embossing folder then inked with some black glitter Studio g pigment ink.

Make sure you stop by the blog and check out the rest of my DT sister projects for some more inspiration on how to use your bug on LOs. I will update this post with the prize for this weeks random winner once Nilda posts!

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

Eyelet Challenge at Practical Scrappers!

Here's my design for our challenge this week at Practical Scrappers. I created this little fish bowl card for some fun!

here are the detail on the card and what I used:
DCWV textured cardstock
D'Vine Swirls embossing folder used on the water
Eyelets for bubbles
Dew Drops for pebbles
the fish is on the Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge (there's a fishing guy on there)
the Seaweed is a Cottage Cutz die
the fish bowl I just drew by hand, cut it out, then outlined with marker

The Grand Prize this week is three digi stamps of your choice from Squigglefly! The contest is open until 5 pm ET on Saturday, June 12th. Have fun and use up some of those supplies!

Kerri

I'm Back.....

At The Cuttlebug Spot! After the month long break there and then having some family things to deal with, finally a new project! Just in time for something new we are featuring. Every second Monday of the month will be a sketch challenge. How fun, huh? I always love a great sketch to work from and you will not be disappointed. Our very talented designer, Amyee Gandy, has created a fabulous sketch for all of us to work with!

here's my take on the sketch....

Product list:
Cuttlebug & D'Vine Swirls Embossing folder
all pp from DCWV Summer 2009 Stack
cardstock-(red and yellow) The Paper Company
Stamps-- Inkadinkado
Ink-- Tsukineko (Versa Magic Dew Drops --red magic, thached straw, and midnight black), and Jet Black StazOn
K&Company Elegance Daisy embellishment
Chatter B.O.X Fabulous Ribbon Collection

Make sure you stop by The Cuttlebug Spot and check out all my other DT sisters projects. I will update with the prize once I see what we offering up!

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

A Girl Can Never Have Too Many Shoes!

Try telling my husband that....well, at least this one that I've created isn't sitting out in the hallway or taking up space on the shoe shelf in the basement. Right now over at P K Glitz, Inc., they are having a challenge to create your own shoe (pattern available and all). This was so much fun!! I've been wanting to create my own shoe for a long time now and this challenge gave me the perfect chance to do so. I've always wanted a pair of the lace-up dress-up (you know like a pair of ballet slippers do). So I created my own shoe that laces up. I used two pieces of 18 gauge floral wire and covered the wire by gluing ribbon on both sides of it. Then the tough part was shaping-- I just added some Becaon's 3-in-1 glue where the two pieces cross over to help hold it's shape! I just loved how it came out! Thanks Jamie for telling me about the challenge ;)



If you've ever wanted to make a shoe, you should definitely head over and check out this challenge--you hve until May 31st to enter!

Kerri

Roll With the "Punches"!!

We are rolling with those "punches" this week at Practical Scrappers this week. Dust off those punches, border punches, corner rounders this week and show us how you can inspire us to use them. For my project this week I got my inspiration from Scrapbook & Cards Today's Blog using my Martha Stewart Double Loop Border and Corner punch combo set you can check it out here. One punch to create three different looks and they all are just fabulous!
Also to note on this project: I used an image from our May Sponsor *Wink *Wink Ink, called "Blossom Baby". I took a lot of time to create this one embellishment, because I wanted to try something different with a digi stamp. I getting to be pretty accustomed to Inscape and SCAL 2.0 now, so I have ventured out into "color tracing bitmaps". In other words, counting all the different colors you see in a jpeg image, then separating and creating a layer for each color. I was able to create my own SVG image that I could then cut on my cricut and make this paper piercing that you see. The only thing that I did color was the image of the sleeping baby. I actually printed it on glossy photo paper and was able to blend my markers a bit better, since I don't have any Copics yet :( *sigh*
Ok, so here's my LO:


This is my new nephew Logan, who turned a month old yesterday. I actually gave the LO to my sister on Sunday for her Mother's Day gift. It brought her to tears, which was what I was hoping for!

Thanks for stopping in and make sure you check out all the inspiration from all my design team sisters-- they are all truely inspirational and have really rocked this challenge! Oh, almost forgot-- don't forget to enter your own project for a chance to win some of those fabulous digi images from *Wink *Wink Ink!

hugs,

Kerri

Blogger Issues?? Finally Some NEW Projects!!

I don't know about the rest of you, but I have been having so many issues with my blog lately and not being able to post things....I can post on other blogs that I belong to, post comments, but cannot create my own post? Go figure, I gave up trying last week to post the projects I wanted to and decided to finally give it a try again today.

So here's what you've missed that I been up to:

1.) The Cuttlebug Spot is on a well needed break! We are all taking a little vacation and will be back in action on June 1st with some new challenges and surpises for you-- Nilda hasn't even told us yet what she has in store for us so I am super excited!

2) Practical Scrappers Challenges:
Here was last week's sticker challenges


And something NEW at Practical Scrappers!! Each month we will be having a month long challenge that is "out of the norm" from our regular challenges at Practical Scrappers, created by yours truely!

The first challenge for the month of May is going to be called "Recycle, Renew, Reuse". Earth Day has just passed and we are full swing into the season of Spring, otherwise know as the season the renewal, rebirth, and regrowth. Your challenge is to create a project (LO, card, altered item whichever your preference)using a recycled item (cardboard, cereal boxes, popscicle sticks, plastic...etc)on your project to give it a new purpose than what it was intended.
Here is my example:


I have taken an old cassette tape case and altered it to create this "pocket picture purse" (as I call it)for those wallet size photos. I have also used a piece of recycled cereal box to create the accordian fold out for the pictures.


3.) The other things not affilated with design teams:



These projects here were created for my mother and my mother-in-law for mother's day gifts. I handmade each of these roses our of 22lb white copy paper. Each rose is composed of 5- 1" hearts (cut on cricut--Plantin Schoolbook), 6- 1 1/2" hearts, and 5- 2" hearts (only the large center one uses the 2" hearts. I inked them with Versa Magic inks using 2 shades in each color. Then I curled the rounded parts of the hearts using the smallest paint brush I have. The next part is where a lot of patience comes in to play. I attached each heart to a piece of 18 gauge piece floral wire that I folded in half and wrapped that completely with floral tape. Next, using floral tape starting with the 1" hearts in the center and finishing with 2" on the outside start adding your hearts one at a time. If you want a tutorial-- leave me a post here letting me know. I just figured out how to create a video with my camera so I will try and make one if I have enough interest!

Thanks for stopping in! Have a great day and hopefullyy I'll be able to post my project for you tomorrow that will be revealed!

Kerri

What's your favorite flower?

For some odd reason I have not been able to get on my blog for over a week now, finally got it all straightened out with some assitance and I can post again. Here is my project for The Cuttlebug Spot this week. We all created projects with out favorite flowers. This week I went out on a limb and stepped out of my box and tried to make my own handmade rose. I am pretty pleased with the end result for a first attempt. I made my rose out of 22 lb copy paper that I inked up with three different shades of red/pink inks.

Make sure you stop in at The Cuttlebug Spot and check out all my DT sisters fabulous flower projects. And don't forget to enter your project in our random weekly drawing...just make sure you mention that the project is for The Cuttlebug Spot and there is embossing on it to qualify. This weeks lucky random winner will get a $50 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp, our sponsor this week!

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri