She Art!

A while back, on Facebook, one of my friends posted a picture of a canvas she had done and mentioned She Art.  I LOVED the look of it!  As you all know, the last thing any of us needs is another hobby!  :)  Well, too bad!!  I had to give She Art a go.  After searching online for more, I came across an online workshop offered by Christy Tomlinson.  I signed up and finally had a chance to start watching the videos.  I love the way Christy teaches.  It's casual, yet packed with techniques and ideas! And... it's FUN!!

I am such a 'gotta measure it' and 'gotta have my ruler' girl, that I knew that I had to just go with it!  Talk about freeing!  I'm still in shock that I did this.  I know that the scale of my girl is off a bit, but I'm ok with that.  I so enjoyed that there were no rules for these girls!

I have to admit that I haven't finished the all of the workshop, but I just couldn't wait to try my hand at a girl.  Here is my first attempt...

 

The part that scared me to death was doing the hair.  It took me a while to get up the nerve to do it!  I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, but I know that I'll like it better after I've done a few.

In this picture, you can see that I used a lot of rub-ons and stamps.  The banner is just MME stickers that I glued on, painted on, doodled on... 

Next up... A tiny bow!  It is mine, so it had to have a touch of ribbon!  I really coated it and stuck it down with Mod Podge, so it won't go anywhere and it's stiff. 

  

Finally, I decided that I was keeping this one.  The sentiment is added last and this is the one I chose for me.

 

So that's it!  My first attempt, but certainly not my last! 

If you are interested in the class, go to Scarlet Lime for the details!  The class is worth every penny!!

 

Bo Bunny Trinkets and Buttons

Today is all about Trinkets and Buttons on the Bo Bunny Blog! 

I LOVE costume jewelry and charm bracelets.  The Bo Bunny Trinkets remind me of beautiful pieces of jewelry.  They have such pretty filigree looking edges and are perfect to dress up your pages, cards or altered items.  The buttons from Bo Bunny come in such pretty shapes and finishes.  There are also pretty metal pieces in the button packages! 

You can see here that I added some of the older Bo Bunny Rub-ons and also some of the Gabrielle Collection Rub-ons to my cardboard.  Because my project is on canvas, I cut off the backs of the brads and just glued them on.

The painted background is just acrylic paint on a paper towel roll for the circles (brown), on corrugated cardboard for the stripes (blue) and also on bubble wrap (peach) for the dots.  Super simple and quick!

 In this picture you can see that I gave the background paper a few spritzes of Glimmer mist.  The journal strips are just paper that is inked and 'roughed up' a bit.

 

You can also add some of your other treasures, broken jewelry parts and charms.  I added a few extra little charms from my jewelry making days to this, too.  It's such a fun way to make a gift for someone special in your life!

Be sure to take a moment to drop by the Bo Bunny Blog to get more ideas for fun ways to use your

Trinkets and Buttons!

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. 

Bo Bunny Winner!

It's time to announce the winner of the Welcome Home Project Kit!

The New Bo Bunny Welcome Home collection is so beautiful!  My favorite color is blue, so I'm really in love with this collection!  In fact, this is my favorite color combination.  There is just something so soft and beautiful about these colors together.

I showed you the sneak and this layout at the Bo Bunny Blog, but I wanted to post it here now, too. 

This is Jade when she was a little girl.  She is holding a baby chicken in her hands.  She has always been such an animal lover.  Pictures like this will always remind me of when the kids were growing up in the country surrounded by baby animals.  It truly says 'home' to me.

Moments

I love to layer my embellishments and Bo Bunny makes beautiful embellishments that make it so easy!  The jewels around the journal spot are just the strip of Bo Bunny Jewels.  Just work them around the circle.

That Gorgeous flourish is a Rub-on from the Welcome Home collection.  I just added some of the individual jewels to accent it.

Be sure to drop by Bo Bunny to see more examples with this collection!

Now... for what you really want to know!!!

WHO WON???

Well, I used random.org to get the winner, but for some reason the random number didn't show up here!  Maybe next time, I'll get it right!  :) 

And The Winner Is...

 Congratulations Michelle M! 

Please email your address to me and I'll get your prize in the mail!

Thanks so much to everyone who played along!!  Your comments were so sweet and so appreciated!!

Get to Know... ME! at Bo Bunny!

This month at Bo Bunny has been all about getting to know the designers.  It's MY turn today!! 

Bo Bunny has released 7... count them 7 NEW collections!!  Each one is so terrific and there is certainly something for everyone!!!
 
You can even win a prize at Bo Bunny!! 

Go check out the Bo Bunny Blog to learn how!!  Don't delay!  It is almost the end of the month and time to start announcing all the winners!

Here is one page that I'm sharing on the Bo Bunny Blog today! There are 2 more, too!

Friends 

EtCetera Collection
(Close-ups and Tips are at the Bo Bunny Blog)

And Sneaks of two more pages that you can see at Bo Bunny!

Welcome Home Collection

Forever Fall Collection

Before you rush over to the Bo Bunny Blog, be sure to leave a comment here!  I'm also going to give away a prize!!  Since my favorite color is blue,

 I've decided to give away a Welcome Home Project Kit!!! 

I'll also be adding some bits and pieces for you to add to your album or to use on other projects!
All you have to do is leave a comment here to be entered for a chance to win!  A winner will be chosen at random on Friday!



Head over to the Bo Bunny Blog to learn more about me and to see where I scrapbook!

Scrapbooking and Beyond

It's just about time for Scrapbooking and Beyond to hit the news stands!  Yeah!!  I always get such a kick out of seeing my work in print!!

In addition to the Gadget Girls series, you can find 2 of my layouts in a Krafty Friends feature!  This is a fun one, too! It is a feature that Liz Qualman and I contributed.  Since Scrapbooking and Beyond has already shown this layout as a sneak, I couldn't resist showing it on my blog, too! 

This is a picture of my husband, brother and mom making candy.  Aunt Bill's Brown Candy is a must at all of our family gatherings and I wanted to document it for our scrapbooks.  

  If you want to see more sneaks go take a peek at the Scrapbooking and Beyond website.

Scrapbooking and Beyond

AND... don't forget to look for Scrapbooking and Beyond in a few days on the news stand!! 

Sketch Support

It's Add-on Week at Sketch Support! 

This month, Allison has provided us with the cutest little birthday hat sketch.  This one is so adorable and it's perfect to use up some of your littlest scraps.  

It's perfect for cards, but it also makes a fun embellishment to add to your pages, tags or anything else you might come up with! 

Happy Birthday Card

In addition to making the colorful party hat, I used the pattern to make some white hats to add a bit of interest to my white space.

The fringed top of the hat was made by punching three different circles, cutting 3 tiny triangles out of each of them and adding a brad.

  

And... If you know me, you know that in addition to the paper strips, I HAD to add some ribbons! The little ruffle along the bottom was made by cutting some ribbon strips, glueing them in half and tucking them under the bottom of the party hat.

Be sure to stop by Sketch Support for more ideas and to download the sketch for your personal use!  There are LOTS of ideas for the sketch and since it's only Tuesday, there are LOTS more to come!

Thanks for dropping by!