Crate Paper Snow Globe!

I submitted this project to Crate Paper for their Customer Appreciation Week where they were showcasing projects from three of their collections over the past week!
I used their "Snow Day" Collection to create this snowglobe shaker card I created by making my own SVG and cutting it on my Cricut.

*update: if you head over Crate Paper you can leave a comment on Friday, January 7th's post stating that my project is your favorite (if it is) for me to win their prize they are giving away.*

I've really been behind on keeping up with my blog, but I am vowing and made it part of my New Year's resolution to do a better job keeping up with it! So here's to 2011....

Christmas Tree Tutorial & A Santa Layout!

I created a tutorial for my article today at Practical Scrappers. Thought I should also post it on my blog here as well! Hope you can follow along wasy enough, my video tutorial that I made was not uploading from the camera card to the computer.

Now these little trees can vary in sizes and you will always need to start with a square (6x6, 7x7, 8x8, 8.5 x 8.5, 12 x 12 are the sizes that I have done them). The supply list that I am going to give to you is based on starting with 12x12 piece of cardstock (for smaller sizes you will need less).

The Supply List(pictured above):

paper trimmer

hot glue gun

packaging tape or some other heavy clear tape

1- 12"x12" piece of solid cardstock (neutral colors--whites, beige, kraft--I just used green because I have a lot of it right now)

2 - 12" x 12" pieces of double-sided pattern paper

1 -3"x3" square piece of same pattern paper ( decrease this square if you make a smaller tree...example 8 1/2"x8 1/2" or 8"x8" make this a 2"x2" square)

paint brush

pencil

string (13" long)

bling, other embellishments, glitter glue, glitter to decorate your tree

Tie your piece of string to your pencil. You will want your string to be 12 inches long after you've tied it to the pencil ( or whatever size your cardstock was to start with). Holding the end of the string at bottom left corner of the 12"x12", extend your pencil to the upper left corner. While holding the string in place at the bottom left draw an arc from the upper left corner to the bottom right corner.


Cut paper along the arc that you drew.



Butt-up the two sides to meet, tape with heavy packaging tape to form a cone. This takes a little playing with to get the cone shape because the paper naturally wants to form a tear drop shape. I tape on the inside and outside of the seam keep my cone shape.


This is what your cone will look like.

Now using your paper cutter, cut your two sheets of pattern paper to 3/4"x3" strips of paper. I cut all my strips to 3/4" x 12" first them cut them down to the 3/4"x 3".


Curl your strips of 3/4"x3" paper around your thin paint brush (you can also use a pencil or something else round). I prefer a thin paint brush because I can get a tighter curl out of it.


Using your hot glue gun ( you could use other adhesive, but I prefer my hot gun because of the "instant stick" and you strips don't slide around), start applying your strips working all the way around the bottom then moving up. I have 23 strips on my bottom row.


I like to alternate my pattern paper on the rows when curling my pattern paper to make it more interesting. I end up with 8 rows on tree that I started with 12"x12" cardstock; 6 on one that started with 8 1/2" x 8 1/2". Once you've finished curling all your strips of pp, you will want to create a cone with your 3"x3" piece of paper the same way you created the base to your tree. This will become the top of your tree and hide the top that did not get covered with your strips.



Decorate your tree with acrylic gems, stickles, or other embellishments to finish off your tree.

Here's my tree placed on top of my Christmas tree as tree topper.

While I'm in the Christmas mood here's a LO I completed of my kids at Lunch with Santa from last year. Now, I can scrap this years pictures!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping in!

My First Video Tutorial!

I've opened a new chapter in my scrapbooking this week! Today I finished my first ever craft show-- it went OK! Kind of slow, but I have another next weekend as well...keep your fingers crossed for me! Trying to raise money to send my son to Cananda!
I also stepped away from doing step by step picture tutorials and created my very first video tutorial! I think it turned out pretty well! Let me know what you think!



Thanks for stopping in!

It's BoBunny Time!

Today at Practical Scrappers we are starting a new feature. Each month you will see us featuring a different paper manufacturer and looking for submissions. This month we are featuring one of my favorites, definitely my new favorite and it's what I'm on a kick using right now (especially since I won their entire Whooli-gans Collection off thier facebook page)! WOO HOO! But here in this LO, I used another favorite line, Jazmyne. I just love purple and green together! This line was perfect for these Easter pictures I've have waiting to scrap since 2009, but couldn't find that perfect paper for it!

Supply List:
Eggplant cardstock
Jazmyne Mist pp--BoBunny
Jazmyne Wellspring--BoBunny
Lavendar Garden Rub-Ons (I used them on my photos and also to create my title "My Little Chicks")
Jazmyne iCANDY brads--BoBunny
Studio 112 pearl bling
American Crafts Ribbon

Thanks for stopping in! Make sure you head over to Practical Scrappers to check out some other BoBunny inpspiration!

Want to Win a GYPSY????

The very crafty Cristal "Pinky" Hobbs, whom I used her pattern for to create my own SVG in the project posted below, is a member of the Provocraft Cricut Circle Magazine Design Team. They gave her a Gypsy to give away to celebrate the launch of of the new Cricut Circle Blog. Just head over to her blog to check it out! Just become a follower, leave a post, and tell your friends for a chance at this!

Good Luck to all who enter!

Think Pink!!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and to help promote that The Cuttlebug Spot, one of my former design teams, has a challenge this week to support it! They decided to take inspiration from the colors (pink) and the theme (strength, love, hope, faith) of the month.

Here's what I came up with!


The ever so clever, Cristal "Pinky" Hobbs,came up with this cute bra and panty card back in 2008! I love this card and have used it many times, but this time I decided to create my own SVG from it to save me the leg work of hand cutting. Now I have the SVG file, to use with my cricut anytime I want! Thanks Cristal, as always, for your ever craftiness!
I used some Creative Memories Fashion Diva paper, my Swiss Dots embossing folder, wire, pink lace I got on clearance for 25 cents for a roll of 9 ft, a little piece of American Crafts pink ribbon, and I small flower with bling.

Thanks for stopping in! Check back tomorrow too-I should finally have up all my creations from my weekend crop!

Kerri

Newest Projects!

I haven't posted on my blog now for two weeks, guess I've just been too busy creating and doing the "real life" to get to it! Anyway, these were my projects for the the last two weeks at Practical Scrappers!
This was my project for the Stamp Challenge:

*what I did*
On this LO, I used the Stampin' Up 4x5 "Canvas" background stamp to create the matting behind her photo. Then I stamped with my Versa Mark then heat embossed with black embossing powder. I also used another Stampin' Up stamp (from Looks Like Spring Collection) to create the background on my yellow cardstock.

This was the my project from the Ribbon Challenge:

*what I did*
Recognize those papers? I was being practical and immediately used the scraps left over from my button LO project last week to create my card for the ribbon challenge. I went a little ribbon crazy this week and you might have a hard time telling. First, I used blue gross grain ribbon to create some separation down the center that she then hand-stitched some red floss down the center to draw the eyes in. Then I used some red yellow checked self-adhesive ribbon to create a layer of matting behind the digi stamp, "Love Ewe", from our Semptember sponsor, Robyn's Fetish. Next, I used that same ribbon to create a bow in the center of my card. And finally, I balanced off the left corner with a ribbon flower she created with the two different ribbons I used on this card. Was that enough ribbon for you?

Just a reminder, this week we start an entire new format at Practical Scrappers and I cannot wait! You can head over there already to see the new look, but tomorrow will bring about the change to a "magazine style". Be sure to check out our "Current Calls" page (last tab) to see what's coming up! Hope to see all of you submitting!

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

Buttons Galore!!

This week's challenge item at Practical Scrappers is buttons! FOr our challenge this week, I wanted to step away from the regular old round buttons and add some fun by mixing it up with some decorative shape buttons that I got out of the clearance bin at Joann's for 50 cents for the 6 of them! I used my buttons to as a way to embellish my tree (like they were leaves or falling apples). Also, I decided to create a hidden journal tag behind my pictures and use the buttons as way to easily grab the tag and side it out to read!

Here's my LO:



Thanks for stopping in! Oh, and don't forget about the new changes coming to Practical Scrappers you can check out the blog here or you can scroll down to the post below to read more about it!

Kerri

Have You Heard The News??

Practical Scrappers is going to have a new free magazine style format beginning in October. We are seeking project submissions for the following topics and will be featuring some of the great work that comes our way. In your email please include a link to your blog, if you have one, and tell us what country or state you live in.

Layouts Submissions can be sent to practicalscrapperslayouts@gmail.com
*Layouts that use five or more photos
*Layouts that use black and white photos
*Layouts that use distressing techniques

Cards Submissions can be sent to practicalscrapperscards@gmail.com
*Cards that use distressing techniques

We will also be looking to feature great projects from our message boards. Make sure you head on over to our message board and become a member there. You will find a LO gallery, card gallery, and even a place to feature altered projects. No theme or guidelines for that, just share your great work with us!

White/Color Core Challenge @ Practical Scrappers.

This week's challenge is one of my favorite products to use mostly because I am such an addict to my Cuttlebug and all the cool techniques I can do with. White core and color core cardstock are so fun to use they can make your projects looked finished and sometimes even create more elegance.

Here's my project for this week:

I used Core'dinations color core (orange) cardstock that I embossed with the daisy folder in the With Gratitude combo pack. I then sanded it down with an emery board to reveal the light orange core. Also, you can see that I have been having a blast with my Copic markers coloring images, and they do do not disappoint! I actually feel like an adult doing all this coloring and blending now!

This month's sponsor is Robyn's Fetish at Practical Scrappers. Here's a little bit about Robyn's Fetish and More...
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor Practical Scrappers for the month of September.
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations,
was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib.
Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.
Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to offer the winner of this challenge 5
digital stamps or digital paper sets of their choice.

The digital stamp I used is one of Robyn's creations called "Daisy Days"...you can check out more her stuff by clicking here

Thanks for stopping in!

Kerri

White Pen Challenge @ Practical Scrappers!

Here's my project for this week:

A simple little card I did using a digi stamp from our September sponsor, Robyn's Fetish, called "A Little Birdie Told Me". I used my white pen to doodle on the bird after I coloring with my copics and I used the white pen to create my sentiment.

Also, I have a LO I just finished up the other day for the Treasure Hunt going on at Treasured Scrapbooking. My project was eliminated so I can share it now! The hunt is a lot of fun and it's the second year I've done it now-- I always love the challenges they come up with. I will continue do the challenges even though I didn't make the cut just to play along. This LO also shows you how you can use your white pen on a LO so it fits in nice with this post!


Thanks for stopping in!
Kerri

At The Fair....

This is a bitter-sweet project for me....it's going to be my last at The Cuttlebug Spot. New design call starting next week and I don't think I have it in me to reapply. I've had a summer of "hell" with the tragedy that has struck us and right now I want to re-focus and get back to loving my scrapping rather than doing it to complete a project.

So here it is...the final one as a DT member (I will definitely be playing along once I get back into the swing of things)for a theme At The Fair:



This week's randomly chosen winner will receive a $50.00 gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp!