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!

Bo Bunny Designer Showcase

Hi everyone!!  Hope you are having a great summer! 

No... I haven't fallen off the end of the earth!  :)  Like all of you are probably finding in the summer months, I have been crazy busy!  Between planning a big party, making curtains, traveling and having the kids in and out, it seems like I have been running around with my hair on fire! 

I have been scrapping though!  Not that you would know it by looking at my blog lately!  Don't worry though, I'm gearing up to start sharing!   

This month is "Get to Know a Designer" at Bo Bunny! 

Each weekday this month features a different designer.  If you haven't already been to the blog to take a peek... you NEED to!  In addition to sharing their families, favorites and inspiration...

there are PRIZES to be had!! 

You have so many ways to win this month at Bo Bunny! 

If you haven't seen the new Bo Bunny collections, you can go take a peek at them here!  Let me tell you... Bo Bunny outdid themselves this release.  Talk about 'something for everyone'... it's there!

It's not my turn until August 29th, but I wanted to let ya'll know what's going on!

In the meantime, I have a little Bo Bunny project to share from the last release. I made this using the Vicki B. collection and was SUPER excited that Bo Bunny decided to use in in an advertisement for this collection in a European Magazine! Yay!!!


When I saw this collection, my immediate thought was about Bo Bunny's style.  I love it!  In addition to Bo Bunny Style, I had my great niece staying with us and had spent the previous weekend making clothes for her paper dolls.  I couldn't resist making a little 'stylish dress' from this collection.

In this close-up, you can see the dimension.  I used a lot of pop dots to make the layers.  I also used the
   Bo Bunny wraps and petals to make the little belt.  Add a few pieces of emboidery floss for detail. 

Hint:  I didn't have a hanger that was size appropriate for this 8x10 inch frame, so I just used a question mark and a bracket from a package of chipboard alphabets.

I used a punch for the smaller ruffle on the dress.  When you add folds or pleats your paper will curve nicely along the bottom.  The bottom pleated petticoat is simply a strip of paper pleated for detail.  The edges of the sleeves were done the same way.

Don't forget to check out the Bo Bunny Blog!! 

Look for me there on August 29!  Don't worry... I'll remind you here!  :)

Thanks for dropping by!

The Winner is....

I'm late!!!  I completely forgot to post the winner yesterday! So sorry!!

I'm telling myself that it's better late than never!  I know that at least one of you will agree!  :)

The random winner of the Scrapbook Generation Sketches book is....

Mary Bez!!!

Congratulations Mary!! 

 Please e-mail your full name and address to me so that we can get your book right out to you!!  (There is a link to e-mail me on my sidebar.)

Thanks so much to everyone who stopped by and left such nice comments and sent me e-mails to be entered in the drawing! 

Don't forget to watch at Sketch Support for more fabulous sketches and inspiration!!