What a Scare!

| cristina

Last night I finished working on my 2 pages for the May monthly summary. After saving them, I hit the Save for Web button and my Photoshop Elements crashed. Then, my computer crashed too, so I decided to go to bed. But this morning I had a horrible surprise: both my psd files were 10 MB of size and corrupted… :-S
After a few minutes of despair thinking I had to do both pages all over again, DH saved my day thanks to his backup system. He retrieved my files saved to almost the final version (I always save the file several times as I’m working on them and the final step that was missing in the backup version was only the addition of the flowers). So, I just added the flowers in again and my pages are safe and finished! Phew!!



Credits:
Template by missrubikscube
Tropical Escape by Erica Zane and Mari Koegelenberg
Acrylic numbers from Hodge Podge 9 by Gina Marie Huff
Screws from Summer Fling by Britt-ish Designs
Font: Note this

I picked up this gorgeous collab by Erica Zane and Mari Koegelenberg at the 2 Dollar Tuesday at The DigiChick – what a steal! It’s such a gorgeous kit and I cannot wait to use more of it!!

Waiting…

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I have a couple of pages to share done with Sugarplum Paperie’s latest kit, Summer Delight. I love all of Nicole’s kits and this one is no exception!

Template by Suzanne (sbaird)
Summer Delight by Sugarplum Paperie
Font: Pea Roni Script

I did this next page for a paper to digi scraplift challenge at The Digi Chick and I fell in love with the page I was scraplifting.. It’s just perfect in every way!
I love how my lift turned out because you can still tell it’s based on a paper LO, but it’s totally digi.. 😉 I did all the shadows by hand and spent all the evening on it, but I’m happy with the result! I even did the faux stitching.. 😉

Credits:
Summer Delight, ribbon from The Sweetest Thing, heart from Little Love Bits by Sugarplum Paperie
On the Dot Alpha (recolored) by Chelle’s Creations
Font: Pea Roni Script

And then, I’m all caught up with my Project 365 as usual. 😉

Credits:
Hodge Podge 11 by Gina Marie Huff
Photo stamps from Project 365 #2 by Sugarplum Paperie
Font: Note this

I titled this post “Waiting” because I’m waiting, patiently or not, for many things this week! I’m waiting for the renewal of my visa (let me just say it’s been an odissey this year, and I’ll leave it at that..); I’m waiting for my mom’s visit and she’s flying in on Friday; I’m waiting for my 1 month CT guest spot at ScrapMatters (but that won’t be until July 1st, and I’m so excited!!!); finally, I’m waiting to hear who was accepted for the hybrid CT call at ScrapMatters, hoping to get a spot.. that would be fantastic!
And this evening the winner of the SYTYCD challenge at didiscrapaddicts.com will be announced, and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for Amy!! That girl really deserves to win!

Keyholder Frame

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I worked on a very cute little project this weekend, inspired by Mari Koegelenberg’s project featured on The Hybrid Chick blog.

I showed Mari’s post to DH before creating my own keyholder frame and this is actually the first project that got endorsed by DH! But I anticipated this would happen, since DH always loses his keys in the house and not once, but twice has managed to lock himself out of the house… :-/

So, I picked up Amy Sumrall’s super cute Berry Sweet kit and prepared the digital bits and pieces.
I was super lucky because I found a white frame at the Dollar store and bought white hooks at Lowe’s, so I didn’t have to paint anything. Not that it would have been a big deal, but it saved me some time! 🙂
I used my favorite material, frozen pizza box, 🙂 to create the backing for the tags.

I used Mod Podge to glue the tags on the chipboard and some ribbon and eyelets to pretty them up; I had DH help to screw the hooks in and the frame was ready in no time! 😉

Credits:
Berry Sweet by Amy Sumrall
Font: Scriptina
Here’s the detail of the tags: I created one for DH, one for me, one for the car keys and one for the shed, plus an unnamed one. 🙂


It’s really cute and I think I might make some seasonal changes too. I chose summery colors which are perfect for now but I would love to change it in the fall, and for Christmas!

(Sorry about the poor quality of the pictures, but the frame is hanging in a poorly lit part of the house and today’s a rainy day.. Since I added 2 glue dots to the back to keep it more stable when keys are hung/picked up, I didn’t want to take the frame down just because I needed better pictures. 🙂 )

Just A Sneak Peek

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I worked on a very cute little hybrid project today, but unfortunately it was almost dark when I finished it so I couldn’t take good pictures of it. I’ll take a few tomorrow, and post more pictures of how I did the project, but for now I want to show just a little sneak peek of the final result:

Credits:

Berry Sweet by Amy Sumrall

Font: Scriptina

House Album

| cristina

Well, it took me some 4 months, but I finally took some pictures of the hybrid album I prepared for DH for Valentine’s day, so I can show it off at last! 🙂

It’s the very first album I ever did and I’m so proud of it!

I wanted to do a house album but I couldn’t find any chipboard albums in the craft stores around here, so I decided to build my own album out of cereal boxes, frozen food boxes, etc.
First, I started creating the pages on my computer and printing them out. I sized the pages so that I could print two each on a sheet of matte A4 paper I had at home.
Next, I cut the pages out and created a template from a cereal box simply outlining the printed page with a pencil.
Cut, cut, cut, cut…
I made 20 pages(!) so this means 20 printed pages plus 10 chipboard pages to be cut.. I did this over a few evenings: my hand would have hurt way too much if I cut them all at once! 😉
At this point, I punched holes and added flower brads to some of my pages. Then, I Mod Podged them to glue them to the chipboard. I punched holes with my Crop-a-dile to bind the pages.
I debated whether or not to add eyelets, because the front pages would look pretty but the back pages would have the back of the eyelets that aren’t as pretty, but I ended up putting them.
I also printed a cover on a transparency and used an electric wire to bind the pages. I found this wire in my office and I thought the colors were just perfect for the album, so I used it to create a flower embellishment for the cover too.
And here’s the complete album:

TRANSPARENCY (front)

Font: Scriptina

PAGE 1 (cover)

Paper by lilipruneau – ScrapMalin collab Enjoy Life

PAGE 2

Paper (recolored) by lilipruneau – ScrapMalin collab Enjoy Life

Key from Feels Like Home collab by B-Creative Designs and Ziggle Designs

PAGE 3

Paper (recolored) by lilipruneau – ScrapMalin collab Enjoy Life

wordart (recolored) by Veronica Hurly – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 4

paper (recolored) by Erica Zane – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

key by Veronica Hurly – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 5

paper (recolored) by Erica Zane – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 6

wordart (recolored) from Home Sweet Home by Janelle Gustafson, Cafe J Designs

paper (recolored) by Veronica Hurly – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 7

paper (recolored) by Veronica Hurly – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 8

Paper (recolored) from Love Bytes Add On by Britt-ish Designs

wordart by Veronica Hurly – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 9

Paper (recolored) from Love Bytes Add On by Britt-ish Designs

wordart by Brianna Cox – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

PAGE 10

Element from Home Sweet Home by Janelle Gustafson, Cafe J Designs

Fairchild Add On (some recoloring) by Britt-ish Designs

PAGE 11

Fairchild Add On (some recoloring) by Britt-ish Designs

PAGE 12

Fairchild Add On (some recoloring) by Britt-ish Designs

PAGE 13

Fairchild Add On (some recoloring) by Britt-ish Designs

PAGE 14

Paper from Welcome Home by Erica Zane

PAGE 15

Paper from Welcome Home by Erica Zane

Birds rub-on from Electric Pop by Britt-ish Designs

PAGE 16

Paper from Harvest Spice by Shabby Princess

PAGE 17

Paper from Harvest Spice by Shabby Princess

PAGE 18

paper (recolored) from Shrubberies by Erica Zane

Element from Home Sweet Home by Janelle Gustafson, Cafe J Designs

PAGE 19

paper (recolored) from Shrubberies by Erica Zane

PAGE 20 (BACK)

Paper (recolored) by lilipruneau – ScrapMalin collab Enjoy Life

wordart by Eirene Designs – Snap and Scrap collab Where the Heart Is

I Am Not the Queen of Scrap..

| cristina

.. and there’s no big surprise there (though I had hoped till the end I could somehow get enough votes for that).. but I did make Princess of Scrap!! 😀

This means I’ll guest CT at ScrapMatters for 1 month!!! *doing the happy dance*
Now, I just hope they give us June off because my mom is coming next week for 10 days and I know I won’t be scrapping much while she’s here!

It’s Time to Vote!!

| cristina

The entries for Week 5 of So You Think You Can Design have been submitted and it’s time to pick which of the 8 designers is your favorite.

You need to be registered to DigiScrapAddicts to view the kits and vote, but I strongly recommend it: the kits for all 5 weeks are still available and there’s some gorgeous stuff there!!
Here’s Amy Sumrall’s entry for week 5: she totally rocked an 80’s kit!

So once you’ve made up your mind, go and vote here!!
You only have time until Sunday to vote, so do it now!

Quiet Week

| cristina

I haven’t scrapped much at all this week! I did a super fast page on Monday, and one last night.
I had a couple of hours of scrapping time last night but wasn’t in the least inspired, until the end when I did one page (that I’m very happy about too).
Here’s the page from Monday:

Credits:
Children’s Day by Amy Sumrall

Children’s Day is the kit Amy Sumrall entered in Week 4 of the SYTYCD contest at DigiScrapAddicts and it’s just so pretty! (you have to be logged in to view the entry)
The main theme is children, of course, but look how nicely the kit worked for this picture of my husband!
And the crayons in the kit are just gorgeous – she even provided brushes and a beautiful crayon alpha!

Credits:
Spring Meadow by Mira Designs
Frame from Leafy Treetops by Erica Zane
Fonts: Pea Roni Script, My Own Topher, karabinE and Scriptina

DH made homemade butter on Sunday while I was scrapping out my last pages for the Queen of Scrap competition 🙂 but I did manage to sneak in and take a couple of pictures of the final result (including the splatters of cream all over the kitchen), of course!

The Final Weekend of the QoS (part 4: the Wrap Up)

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Here’s the final 8 pages I did for the QOS competition. It just feels great to see all my pages of the month together and I’m so proud I got this far! 🙂 I really love 99% of the pages I did!
I started out with the idea of making one page only, but I quickly realized I didn’t want to overlap any of the pages, so 8 it was! 😛




Credits:
Paper from I’m a Dreamer by Britt-ish Designs
Font: the King & Queen, Pea Olson, My Own Topher

I’m just dying to know who will be crowned the new Queen of Scrap and who are the 2 Princesses! The results should be announced on Saturday and I hope they can make it on time by then. Just going through the galleries of the top ten posters will take forever, though, since the total number posted by them is 1654 pages!!!! 😉
It sounds a bit crazy considering I spent the whole month of May devoting all my free time to scrapping, but I miss it already! 🙂

The Final Weekend of the QoS (part 3: All the Other Pages)

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OK, I’m ready to show off all the other pages I did last weekend in the final stretch of the Queen of Scrap.

I’m all caught up with my Project 365:

Credits:
What Every Girl Needs – Folded, bows from Hodge Podge 10, border from Hodge Podge 10, Stitching ABC’s by Gina Marie Huff
Favorite Black Pen alpha by Pamela Donnis
Photo stamps from Project 365 #2 by Sugarplum Paperie
Font: Note this

Credits:
Sketch by Juli Fish
Strawberry Cafe Revised and Meadowlark by Sugarplum Paperie
Bracket mat shape from Paper Shapers by Britt-ish Designs
Font: Pea Amy*Rica


Credits:
Papers from Welcome Home by Erica Zane
Vegetable Soup by Pamela Donnis
On the Dot Alpha by Chelle’s Creations
Font: Fluoxetine

Credits:
Paper from Welcome Home by Erica Zane
Vegetable Soup by Pamela Donnis
Font: Fluoxetine

Finally, I picked up the most gorgeous kit by Erica Zane, Leafy Treetops, that came out on Friday and I really love all the pages I scrapped with it!!





Credits:
Leafy Treetops by Erica Zane
Fonts: Pea Olson, American Typewriter

I also really love the pictures I took on Memorial Day! They turned out just gorgeous! I guess I went lucky with the light!

Well, believe it or not, that’s all!
Errrrrr.. actually, I have to take it back: it isn’t all!! I decided I wanted to scrap a page with all the LOs I did this month but as it turned out they wouldn’t fit in just one page, so I ended up making 8!!! 😛