All Lickered Up -- Old Page Maps Challenge

More fun photos from Cropulation in this LO for the Old Page Maps Challenge!!!!

For Week #4 we used this fabulous Page Map by Becky Fleck.

 

I'd tell y'all the story behind these hysterical photos, but then I'd have to kill you!!!!  Suffice it to say it was even funnier in person!!!

The patterned paper is Blooming Retro by Prima (available at Flamingo Scraps), I inked all the pieces, used Bazzill cardstock as the base and began to build my page.  I used some miscellaneous black lace from my stash and zig zag stitched with aqua thread on the sewing machine.  The long vertical strip's edges were torn using a scalloped ruler and the raw edges inked in black.  Here are some of the other patterns in the collection.

The fabulous flower is Zazi Seafoam (available in this and other colors at Flamingo Scraps), a confection from Prima in chiffon and tulle with beads and sequins.  I lightly dusted the edges with black ink.

The fantastically funky 3-D Alphabet-Black and White Polka Dot is also from Prima and available at Flamingo Scraps.  It is dimensional and holographic changing from a black and white dot pattern to a black and white flower pattern -- the scan of the layout shows both patterns!

Two more weeks to go 'til this challenge is finished -- I'm already looking forward to the next one!!

A Soccer Mini Album

Sports and extra-curricular activities are a big part of a child's life.  I know I have boxes of photos for band, orchestra, dance, scouts and soccer.  Here's a quick and easy way to commemorate your child's soccer activities.

Maya Road makes these adorable coaster albums.  They are small (approx. 4" diameter) and versatile.  Six pieces of chipboard bound together with a ball chain.. The cover chipboard piece is embossed.  What I love about this soccer album is the reverse side is embossed as a basketball!  How's that for value?  Use it for either sport!

To begin, I used a black sharpie marker to color the black spaces and edges on the soccer ball.  I then painted the white spaces with acrylic paint.  Once dry, I sprayed it with Iridescent Pearl Maya Mist.

 Next, I covered the coasters with patterned paper; the coaster itself was used as a template.  I distressed the paper edges and inked with green and black pigment ink from Maya Road







 To finish, add embellishments and photos!  Wouldn't this make a great gift for your child's soccer coach?

These soccer coaster albums are available from Flamingo Scraps for the low price of $2.49.   We also have owl and house coaster albums!  Also available from Flamingo Scraps are Maya Road pigment inks.

Happy Scraps to you!

Flamingo Scraps Has Prima Paintables!!

Paintables -- those fabulous black and white watercolor grade papers from Prima -- are making a comeback thanks to uber creative Prima Design Team members like Marion Smith!!  So much fun to alter with watercolor pencils, markers, paint, mists and other mediums, these papers are like coloring books for scrappers! 

Flamingo Scraps has two patterns -- we have named them Lots of Roses, an all over rose pattern, and Corner of Roses with a border and cluster of roses in the lower left corner!    

Though we haven't had a chance to play with these patterns, below is a layout I did of my great grandmother, Augusta Wood Waters, using a Paintable paper and watercolor pencils.  The picture is framed in layered ghost shapes. 

A paintbrush and Flamingo Scraps' fantastic new collection of glimmer mists might be just what the doctor ordered for some summer fun!!  Try some Prima Paintables today and rediscover the pleasures of coloring inside the lines and scrapping outside the box!

One Layout... Two Ways

So when I made this layout:

From Flamingo Scraps: Webster's Nature's Storybook patterned papers and alpha stickers, Webster's Coco Bloomers, Webster's white trim from Life's Lullabye trim card, Navy velvet ric rac

Other Supplies: navy thread + sewing machine, Cosmo Cricket rubons

My sister saw it and begged me to make her one to hang up in her house. How could I refuse?! I changed the title and removed the journaling.

Now it's ready to be framed and given to her as an early (very early!) birthday gift.

Now run on over to the store and get some of those fabulous trims!  Before I use up all that navy ric rac and those yummy coco bloomers!! ;)

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes!

Remember the scene in Sofia Coppola's film Marie Antoinette that showed all the lacy, sparkly, frivolous shoes?  Or think of any episode of Sex and the City (or the movies) and Carrie's over the top Manolos!  That's what I thought of when I saw the new "shoe" issue of Scrap and Stamp Arts magazine (July 2010).  My favorite project is these little (5 1/4 inches long!) paper shoes (instructions and template in the magazine).

This is the first one I made, inspired by the Paul Simon song "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"!  I used scraps of Prima's Morning Song collection, Prima Parlor Petals in Tudor, lots of scraps of Prima bling and Prima lace.  I layered Tim Holtz distress inks in Antique Linen and Tattered Rose and spritzed the whole thing in Tattered Angels Candlelight Glimmer Mist!



I made this little shoe on Memorial Day using scraps of Webster's Pages Sweet As Cherry Pie collection, stars from a Prima Galaxy Stars vine in white. It is inked with Tim Holtz inks in Fired Brick and Antique Linen and again I used the Candlelight Glimmer Mist!

And this last little shoe was inspired by scraps of Prima's Flights of Fancy, some of it already cut into butterfly shapes!  This one is inked with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar, painted with Ranger's Glossy Accents  and trimmed with Cheep Trims lace, tiny butterflies  with Prima bling bodies and more scraps of Prima bling. The beaded wire spray (instructions in Lisa Pace's Delight in the Details) with a Maya Road Hanging Chandelier bead is attached with a Maya Road crystal trinket pin.  The flower is a Prima Symphony Blend Capella Blue rose dunked in UTEE, sprinkled with some pink German glass glitter and bling, and topped off with Prima white rose leaves highlighted by Antique Linen Distress Stickles and a UTEEed butterfly!

I may not be Marie Antoinette or Carrie Bradshaw -- but I have found a way to indulge my passion for shoes for just pennies!!!

AND -- if you are a big shoe fan like me -- trot those stillettos on over to Julie's challenge blog -- These Are a Few of My Favorite Things -- where they are celebrating their First Anniversary and getting published, the challenge is Favorite Shoes and FLAMINGO SCRAPS is one of their proud sponsors!!!

Prima Flowers, Prima Say It In Crystals, Prima Paper, Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Distress Stickles, Ranger, and Webster's Pages, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, and Cheep Trims Lace are available at FLAMINGO SCRAPS!

Scraptathlon Week # 4

Amanda is taking her "Bye" week this week as she is on vacation.  Stay tuned for her vacation blog and layouts from the hundreds (yes hundreds!) of photos she has taken!

This week's song title was Mist by Phish.  Our challenge was an easy one - use mist on your layout!

I was excited to use some of the new Glimmer Mist we just got in at Flamingo Scraps.  My favorite color in that shipment is Starfish and I knew just the old photo to use that coordinated beautifully with Starfish.

 Starfish Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels

When my daughter was younger, she took dance lessons.  With dance lessons come the obligatory end-of-year dance recitals and with the dance recitals come dance costumes.  Some of those dance costumes were interesting choices for young tap dancers!  They always had a professional photographer set up backstage at the recitals and for her first one, I had her picture taken.  The backdrop the photographer used was a paint-splattered drop cloth.  I thought it would be perfect with this mist layout.  I remembered a Sketchy Thursdays sketch that used random misting behind the photo and paper elements.  I was good to go!

Flamingo Scraps supplies used:  Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Starfish, Fancy Pants Designs Wishful Thinking Collection Pretty Plaid paper, Maya Road Maya Mists, Prima Marketing Bengali Blooms Butterfly, Alabaster Mulberry flower, Say It In Pearls and Roses Swirl, Petite Dogwood Vine.  Other supplies used: Bazzill Cardstock, Sandylion Strike a Pose sticker and laser cut tap shoes

First, I misted the cardstock and set it aside to dry.  Next, I got to work on the Alabaster Mulberry flower.  Here's what they look like in the package:

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I spritzed the flower with water concentrating on the petal edges.  Next, I got a paint brush and painted Carnation Pink Maya Mist in the center of the flower and on the petal edges.  The already wet mulberry paper grabbed the Maya Mist and wicked it towards the center of the petal.  When I finished with edges, I lightly sprayed the Starfish Glimmer Mist all over the flower.  The result was the petal edges were darker than the rest of the flower which was variegated pink and white.  Once the flower was dry, I misted it with Iridescent Pearl Maya Mist for a shimmery effect.

Suzanne says Jessica looks like Big Bird in the photo - I think she looks ready to do the Can-Can at the Moulin Rouge!  Regardless, I have another old photo scrapped and a family memory preserved in my scrapbook and that makes me happy.

Happy Scraps to you!

Altered Take Out Box

I'm always on the hunt for cute ways to dress up gifts.  This is no exception!

I saw a cheap take out box on clearance after Easter for $0.23 and couldn't resist! 

Not so pretty, right?!  So I recovered it in Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage by unfolding the box:

And tracing the outline of the sides onto tracing paper, then cutting my tracing paper template out:

And using it as a guide to cut my patterned paper.

It took one sheet of patterned paper to cover the box, plus a small scrap of a second piece to cover the bottom.

I finished the box by adding a Bayberry Cottage die cut, a Prima say it in crystals & pearls bling swirl and adding a Prima Alabaster Alissa flower misted with Maya Mist in Cotton Candy Metallic:

From Flamingo Scraps:  pink paislee bayberry cottage patterned paper and queen bee patterned paper (bottom), pink paislee bayberry cottage die cuts, Prima Alabaster Alissa flower, Cotton Candy Metallic Maya Mist and a Prima say it in crystals bling swirl

Other supplies:  one cheapy take out box in the clearance bin!

I paired it with my Mom card I shared a while back and it was the perfect Mother's Day gift!  

My Mom loved it!  I'm on the hunt for altered art inspiration.  So do you have any suggestions?  Anything you've altered recently and wanna share?!  Please let me know!

Prima Art Stitched Paper

Do you ever want to put a layout together fast?  Try using some of Prima Marketing's Art Stitched Mulberry Papers.  The papers come pre-stitched from Prima and are totally gorgeous!  Add your photo(s), a few embellishments and you are done!

Check out this layout I did of my daughter just before her ballet recital.

From Flamingo Scraps:  Prima Art Stitched paper Cameo, Prima Say It In Crystals Gray Swirl, Prima Love Story Rose.  Other supplies used:  Jolee's Ballet Recital embellishments and K&Co Dimensional Butterflies.

Once my supplies were assembled, cropping the photo and rounding the corners took more time than the actual layout - it practically put itself together!

So next time you need something fast, consider using Art Stitched paper.  Flamingo Scraps also has Art Stitched Charms that coordinate with the Art Stitched papers.

One Patterned Paper... Three Projects

So I wanted to see how far I could stretch just one piece of patterned paper.  I chose this piece from Pink Paislee:

From Flamingo Scraps:  pink paislee 365 degrees collection - daydream patterned paper

First, I used it to make this two-page layout:

Other supplies:  Cosmo Cricket the Boyfriend collection, Scenic Route graph and notebook paper, American Crafts black thickers in Prancer, star punches, black sharpie pen

This one-page layout about a recent birthday celebration we attended:

From Flamingo Scraps:  Webster's Life's Portrait patterned paper (black & white polka dot); Prima Innoscense flowers, white e-line flowers, white e-line pearls and black e-line bling; pink paislee bayberry cottage die cut

Other supplies:  fiskars threading water punch, orange fine tip sharpie pen, American Crafts black thickers in prancer, Making Memories tiny alphas (date), gray cardstock, black cardstock and white Bazzill Swiss Dot Cardstock

Color photo edited in Adobe Photoshop with Coffeeshop blog's Honey Retro action.

That journaling block is actually the remainder of the pattern from one of the pink paislee bayberry cottage die cuts.  I cut it out carefully, glued it to some white paper and cut it out leaving a small border of white paper.
Finally, I made this card, which I shared with you last Friday:

From Flamingo Scraps:  pink paislee 365 degrees collection die cuts

Other supplies:  white mini ric rac

Not too shabby for one piece of paper!  And it caused me to use up lots of fun stuff from my stash.  I love mixing different lines of patterned paper on my layouts and the Pink Paislee 365 collection works well for that purpose!  Have you ever tried to see how you could stretch out one piece of paper for several projects?

Altered Storage Box for E-Line Bling

So I am totally and hopeless addicted to these:

Sea Salt Caramel & Almond Granola bites.  More like mini heavenly bites in my mouth.  If you haven't tried them, I strongly suggest grabbing a box next time you are in Target!  You will thank me.  (Then again, you may curse me for your new addiction!)  I've been snacking on them for a while at work and in my crafty room. 

One night is suddenly dawned on me that one of these would be the perfect new home for my Prima e-line bling stash! 

A piece of patterned paper and a few scrap embellies later and I had this:

From Flamingo Scraps: pink paislee 365 degrees collection patterned paper, pink paislee ambrose expressions alphabet, Webster's coco bloomers and Prima e-line pearl bling.

The perfect home for my bling. 

Pardon my scrappy table mess... trying to pack, scrap and blog all at the same time is messy work!

Start to finish, the whole project took me less than 10 minutes.  A totally quick and easy storage solution.  I'll definitely be making a couple more of these.... At least I'm going to use that as an excuse to justify buying at least a couple more boxes of these! :)

PS - If you want one of these fabulous boxes, but don't want to tempt yourself with a new addiction.... you just let me know (I certainly have plenty) and for the mere price of postage, it will be on it's way to you for crafty recycling and storage!