Author: cristina

Busy Weekend and Lots of Plans!

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First of all, TOOOOOOOT!!! The LO I did for the challenge at Sugarplum Paperie (see previous post) earnt me a GC!!! 😀

It’s been a busy weekend, taking care of the garden (lots of leaves to pick up!) and making plans for my attempt to create hybrid cards – I did some shopping and I’ll soon start experimenting! I’m so excited! 🙂
I finally started my CT work and enjoyed using Bree’s latest kit, Ferntree Fairies. Here’s what I did:

Waaaaay Behind!

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DH came back from a 10 day trip this week so I’m way behind with my scrapping projects!!
I haven’t even started my CT work for Bree yet and this says it all! Way way behind!! 🙁
I’m really glad that with the new challenge system at ScrapMatters we have the whole month to work on the challenges, even if these are posted weekly!

I did complete one project this week though and it took a long time too! It’s for the Everyday Magic challenge hosted by Britt at SM, but I also did this for the blog challenge at Sugarplum Paperie.
Tuesday I brought my camera with me and documented my whole day. I love the pictures I took!!

Credits:
Template by Aggie Aviso
Got a Date Strip, kraft paper from I’m A Dreamer and glitter burst from Wicked Woman (new release Oct. 3 2008) by Britt-ish Designs
Sweet as Sugar, Classical Melody, Confetti and Candy, Vintage Garden, Love Actually Alpha and Chilled Wine (collab with mgl Scraps) by Sugarplum Paperie
Dymo-It-Big Alpha by Anita Stergiou

Big News!!

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Check out the blinkie on the right!

I’m a Scrap’It Girl!!!!!! Yes!!!!!!!! Brianna Cox had a free spot on her CT so she asked me to join! Can you believe it??? Wow I’m so excited! 😀

October Flowers

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I took some pictures yesterday of the gorgeous flowers in our garden so today I scrapped a LO for the “In Living Color” Challenge at ScrapMatters. We had to use a palette with fall colors.

Credits:

Whooo Loves Fall Add-On by Mira Designs

My Bead Jar and String Theory (some recoloring) by Britt-ish Designs

Nasty Alpha – Scrap’it Designs by Brianna Cox (new release 10.03.08)

Fonts: FG Bonnie’s, My Own Topher and WC Wunderback Mix Bta
I always have problems scrapping when I have beautiful pictures that really don’t need scrapping to be bettered. But I’m happy with how this turned out!
I’m loving the stuff that came in Britt’s grab bag for ScrapMatter’s 1st birthday. Those beads have endless uses!!

Monthiversary #13

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I’m catching up, so after scrapping #14 and  #15, here’s #13.  🙂

Credits:
Template by Kay Miller
Summer Lovin’ by Ellie Lash and Pineapple Plantation Designs
Font: FG Bonnie’s

Disappointment, a New Challenge, and TOOT!!!

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OK, so I didn’t make it in Krystal Hartley’s CT.. 🙁 Yet another disappointment. This one hurts especially since I really love her style.

Anyway, I’m happy because I scrapped tonight and I like what I came up with. I did it for a challenge by Andilynn’s CT about using analogous colors.

Credits:

The Colors of Fall paper pack – Designs by Tater

Butterfly from Reverie by Gina Marie Huff

Alpha from Feels Like Home – collab kit by Ziggle Designs and B-Creative Designs
I love how I blended the picture in the background!
And can you believe it? I’m officially DONE with pictures from our zoo visit!! I’m so proud of myself for creating so many memories about that special day! I actually scrapped 13 LOs with pictures taken at the zoo!
Finally, I have some good news!! I won a $5 GC at Sugarplum Paperie’s blog with this LO. It was a random draw (huh, it seems that’s the only way I can win something.. sorry but this is my mood tonight..) but I’m SO happy about it! I love love love Nicole’s style!! And some of my favorite LOs (such as this and these) I’ve done with her stuff!

Something New!

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OK today I did something totally new: I did a card, and actually printed it out.

Of course, the prompt came from a hybrid challenge at ScrapMatters.
Here’s what I created:

Credits:

Template by winkasheart

Family Matters (some recoloring) by Matahati Designs and Sya’s Blueprints

Alpha from Witchy Woman by Britt-ish Designs
and here’s the printed out version:
I hope I can find a way to attach it to a card so that it doesn’t have too much of a homemade feel, because I would love to make cards like this for my family for Christmas!
So this makes 2 more points for me! Yaay! 🙂

Scrappin’ Night!

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I scrapped another LO tonight! 🙂

I did this for the Roadmap to Scrap challenge at ScrapMatters. These were the directions

  1. One Black and White Photo
  2. Stitches
  3. Flowers
  4. No Alphas, Fonts Only
  5. Lots of White Space
  6. Something Torn
  7. A Frame
  8. Use a Kit You Have Never Used Before
and here’s my LO:

Credits:

Family Matters by Matahati Designs and Sya’s Blueprints (new release 9/26/08)

Torn paper heart (recolored) by Gunhild Storeide

Font: Ginga
This should be worth 2 more points! Too bad tomorrow is Friday already because it means all the gorgeous stuff I got last week at SM will be 1 week old already and won’t be worth the extra point anymore… 🙁
Anyway, I did all I could do for today, and now it’s definitely bed time! 🙂

New Challenge System at SM!

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There’s a new challenge system at Scrap Matters. It sounds quite complicated at first, but the basic idea is that you get 1 point for every challenge completed, and 1 additional point if you use a product released in the previous 7 days. Then, who wins the challenge gets 1 more point.

There are lots of challenges, and several new ones are posted every week, but the point system is organized by month, so you have the whole month for scrapping LOs for the challenges.
Anwyay, I started scrapping a Tuesday Template challenge, and I used some adorable stuff from Britt’s grab bag that was released last week – so this should earn me 2 point.
Oooooh… wait.. are you wondering what the points are worth? 🙂
OK, here’s the deal. There are 2 options: discount (and in this case each month you start with 0 points), or gift certificate (and you can cumulate points in more than one month).
Here’s the points-discount conversions:
21+ = 40% off
16-20 = 35% off
11-15 = 25% off
6-10 = 15% off
1-5 = 10% off
and if instead you want to get a GC, you can get a $5.5 GC with 60 points.
I believe I’ll be using mostly the 2nd option. (ugh 60 points does seem like a lot… who knows how many months it’ll take me to get there! 🙂 )
Enough talking now! Here’s my LO. 🙂

Credits:

Template by Ldrag Designs
String Theory, Bead-aholic Alpha (recolored) and My Bead Jar by Britt-ish Designs (from SM 1st Birthday grab bag)
Peridot Paradise by Erica Zane 

Font: My Own Topher
This mini kit by Erica was the partecipation prize for the other night’s speed scrap. 🙂
Hey, you did notice, didn’t you? 🙂 This is another zoo LO!  🙂 I believe I have only one more to do, and then I’ll have scrapped all the zoo pictures!!

Speed Scrap

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I’m coming from tonight’s Speed Scrap at ScrapMatters. And of course, I couldn’t refrain from doing another zoo LO! 🙂

Here are the instructions:
  1. Choose at least 3 photos and arrange them as follows: One is substantially larger than the others and the smaller ones are lined up together along a side of the larger photo.
  2. Use at least 4 papers. Be creative, use as BG, mats, shapes, etc.
  3. Use ONE frame to frame all the photos together.
  4. I want to see a really good layered element cluster, I LOVE clusters!
  5. Use something from nature on your layout.
  6. One word title, use an alpha.
  7. Journal at least three sentences, DATE, and post!

Credits:

Chilled Wine collab kit by Sugarplum Paperie and mgl Scraps

Feather (recolored) from wm squared’s Sep. 08 Grab Bag

White Vellum Alpha – Designs by Tater

Paper Shapers by Britt-ish Designs

Font: My Own Topher

I do feel there’s something missing somewhere.. Maybe some elements on the bottom? Hmmm… I’m way too tired to do anything about it now. 🙂
But let me say one thing: I’m proud of that feather!!!! When I read the instruction about putting in an element from nature, somehow I thought about putting in a feather, found one in my scrappin’ stash, and recolored it to taste: and there we go! 🙂