Scrapbooking and Beyond - Gadget Girls - Chip Art Giveaway

The new Scrapbooking and Beyond Magazine is on the shelves!  The Gadget Girls Series continues with another terrific giveaway!  This time the designers got the chance to create with the GCD Studios Chip Art Tools!  You can win a set of the tool, too!  Just go to Scrapbooking and Beyond or, better yet, pick up a magazine! Don't forget that Scrapbooking and Beyond has a Facebook page, too!

 Here is a link to the site:  Scrapbooking and Beyond Gadget Girls

Being a Texas girl, when I saw this tool, it immediately reminded me of leather working tools.  When I was a girl, most everyone I knew had a leather belt with their name on the back.  Leather working was also a craft that most of us gave a whirl at one point or another.   I decided to give my chipboard a leather belt  look and this tool worked perfectly for that!  Naturally, I wanted to use a picture that was 'Texas' in style, too.

Here is what I came up with:

Back to Your Roots

I used the Gabrielle Collection from Bo Bunny for this page.  I also couldn't resist adding a little Texas shaped charm. 

For tips and more ideas, be sure to pick up the latest edition of Scrapbooking and Beyond.  In addition to this layout using the Chip Art tool, you will also find layouts by

 Liz Qualman, Pam Callaghan and Tanisha Long.