Ooohhhh... PRESENTS!!

It finally arrived! Last month... actually it was for the month of March... one of my layouts won second place for Scrap 'N' Win's monthly layout contest. After much anticipation (and not much patience on my part) my goodies finally arrived today! ooohh... they're soooo fabulous! Want some?? Check out their site and enter in your projects for a chance to win some awesome prezzies!!

Betty Crockers in the Making

Here is a layout I did for Scrapping out LOUD's weekly challenge. This week we were to incorporate a Chinese Proverb for inspiration: "Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll understand". The photos were taken from my birthday last year. My boys - hubby included - thought it would be neat to make my cake - start to finish. SO adorable watching them pour in the cake mix, use the blender, lick the bowl and of course, devour the cake!! Its a birthday we will all remember most definately!

Materials Used:

Patterned paper: Back to Basics, Flirty Thrill (Bo Bunny)
Patterned paper: Bohemia Collection, Bliss Friends Brocade/Red (My Mind's Eye)
Patterned paper: 8 x 8 paper stack, Get Happy (Cosmo Cricket)
Que Sera Sera adhesive paper ribbon (K & Co.)
Edge Distresser (Making Memories)
ColorCore Cardstock: The Chocolate Box (Core'dinations)
Various clips (painted red and yellow)
Cardboard (painted blue)
Ink: Jet Black (StazOn)
Alphabet letter stamps: Studio G

Friends

Here's a layout of my wonderful mother and I while vacationing in Vegas a few years ago. I tried to incorporate two challenges into this layout (yes, trying to maximize my scrap time!)

The first was to "use your scraps" from last month's scrap session, which I did by arranging leftover strips of patterned paper from Stampin' Up! to form a circle. I then used a circular punch and cut out circles for a border around the main circle.

The second challenge was over at Scrapbook Star using Grommets. I had actually never even heard of these things until a few weeks ago and then by luck, while browsing around my favourite dollar store (LOL), stumbled upon a few packages! They are basically like large eyelets and you can use them as hooks, mini photo frames, attach ribbon through them, etc.


Materials Used:

Adhesive: white school glue (Selectum)
Adhesive: Scotch Craft Stick (3M)
Cardstock: White Corduray (The Paper Company)
Circle Punch: Marvy Uchida
Clear Acrylic Stamps - Unknown
Distress Ink: Vintage Photo (Tim Holtz)
Edge Distresser: Making memories
Eyelets: H.A. Kidd and Company
Flowers: Prima
Grommets: H.A. Kidd and Company
Lace: personal stash
Metal word: unknown
Patterned Paper: Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: Sugared Collection, Pleasing (Basic Grey)
Ribbon: Stampin' Up!