Through The Looking Glass

The first of the month means it's time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl, and the theme this month is to use a picture of yourself on a project.

I'm not one to spend much time in front of the camera, but my other half took these pics about a year ago, and I've been itching to use them. Just some fun, silly pics, but I love how they turned out. So now was the perfect opportunity to use them.

A few layers of patterned paper, a transparency sheet, a few flowers, and several layered pics and I had a completed layout. Very quick and simple.

2X Trouble

It's the first of the month, which means it's time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl. The Theme for February is to use arrows, numbers, and the color blue. 

This was an easy one for me. I had some recent pictures of my twin nieces from the fair that were perfect for this theme.

I simply added a transparency strip across the bottom, a bit of punchinella and washi tape, stamped the arrows, the added the title and a tiny amount of journaling. A quick, easy, yet colorful layout.

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Christmas Card I Made This Year

Ready for another edition of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday? This week is all about the favorite Christmas card you made this year.

This is a very clean and simple card, which is exactly why I love this card.

I started with a plain white card base. I ran a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than the card base, ran it through my Cuttlebug with a Swiss Dots embossing folder, then adhered it to the card base. Next, I used a roller stamp to add the cute little reindeer. Lastly, I added a bit of baker's twine and the sentiment.

So what's your favorite Christmas card that you've made this year?

Peace Tile

Can you believer we're only about two and a half weeks away from the big day? Reality has finally set in for me, so now I'm trying to pick up the last few gifts and get my house ready for all my family and friends.

Part of getting the house ready is the decorations, and this 12in x 12in altered tile is the perfect addition to my decorations.

I started with painting the entire tile with a light blue and white acrylic paint.

Once the paint was dry, I rub on a design adhesive strip then layer on the silver and blue glitter.

Next, I paint a JnW Crafts cross with a silver paint pen and added a few dots of Stickles, then adhere it to the tile.

To finish up the winter scene, I add on a bit of Snow-Tex and set the tile aside to dry.

To finish the tile, I added a bit of trim and the sentiment.

Nestled amongst all of my snowmen, this tile will add to wintery feel.

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Christmas Ornament To Make

Ready for a new round of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday?Well this week is all about your favorite Christmas ornament to make.

I love using items I have on hand, and that's exactly how this project came to be. I was going through my stash, threw a bunch of bits and pieces on my work table, and this is result. A very rustic Christmas tree.

What's your favorite Christmas ornament to make?

Corset Photo Clip

It's the first of the month again, which means it's time for a new challenge from Scrap It Girl. The theme for December is wrap it up. I chose to wrap my clip with lots of twine.

I'm getting in the holiday mood, and what better to help with this than a fun Christmas project. For this photo clip, I used the JnW Crafts corset.

I painted the clip white, gave it a spritz of glimmer spray because everything needs a bitter of shimmer. then I just wrapped it a few times with some twine, added a couple of die-cut leaf sprigs, then added the sentiment.

The corset was painted with acrylic paint, then I added the ribbon binding, then lastly added a bit of Snowtex around the top. Super simple.

I can picture this sitting on my mantle with pictures of Christmas past. I can also see giving this away as a wonderful gift.

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Project To Make For Christmas

It's time for a new round of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday, and this week is all about your favorite project to make for Christmas.

I love making home decor items, so this wall decor I made last Christmas is perfect. A canvas covered with dictionary pages, a stamped Christmas tree, a few sequins as toys under the tree, a few bells, and a bit of ribbon.

What's your favorite project to make for Christmas?

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Fall Project I Made

It's time for a new round of Favorite Things Friday from Scrap It Girl! And this week is all about the favorite Fall project I've made.

This cutie of a card was the first thing that came to mind. A stamped image, lots of layers and texture ribbon, and a few buttons. Quick, simple, and colorful.

What's your favorite Fall project that you've made?

Thank You Card

It's the first of the month again, which means it's time for a new monthly challenge at Scrap It Girl. And this month's challenge is all about watercolors, Gelatos, or other type of paint. 

This card was inspired by the colors of fall. So let's get going, and I'll show you how I made this card.

I started with a sheet of water color paper and several colors of liquid watercolors. I simply added and layered the colors until I was happy with the result.

Next, I used a template, Distress Paint, and Distress Stain to add another layer of color.

While the paint dried, I moved on to the embellishment. I used a JnW Crafts ticket embellishment and painted it first with acrylic paint and then with a layer of Smooch ink.

Now it's time to put it all together. I simply cut the watercolor paper, adhered it the card, added a bit of ribbon, and the ticket. Lastly, I doodled a border around the edge of the card.

A perfect fall themed card.

Boo Candle

We're just a few days away from that spookiest of nights, so what better time to show off a fun home decor item? I used the ornament template from JnW Crafts to create the jack-o-lanterns.

To start, I used the ornament template and felt to make the jack-o-lanterns. Then i used a brown marker to give them a few highlights. Lastly, I cut out some eyes from black felt and added the letter stickers.

 Now on to the candle. I wrapped it with some burlap, then added a strip of tulle. Next, I added a felt owl.

Now I just layered the jack-o-lanterns on top of the candle,and voila, project complete.

How cute would this be as a part of a centerpiece on a table of sitting on top of a mantle?

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Mini-Album I Made

Ready for another edition of Favorite Things Friday from Scrap It Girl? Well here it is! This week is all about your favorite mini-album that you've made.

This is mine. I loved the colors and the patterns. And small enough in size (approximately 5x5 in) that it took no time at all to fill up and have ready as a gift.

So what's your favorite mini-album that you've made?

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Halloween Project I Made

You guessed it! It's time for another edition of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday. This week is all about your favorite Halloween project that you've made.

And this is mine. This is a wall hanging I made a couple years ago. I absolutely love the colors and textures on this piece.

What's your favorite Halloween project that you've made?

Boo to You!

It's the beginning of a new month, which means it's time for a new challenge at Scrap It Girl. This month's challenge is all about embossing folders. With Halloween just around the corner, it's the perfect time to make a spooktacular card.

And it was super quick to make too! I just ran my cardstock through my embossing machine using a web embossing folder. Then I used a bit of black and orange ink to make the web design pop.

To make the spider, I started with four strips of wire, wrapped them together, bent the ends for feet, then painted it black.

I used my JnW Crafts ornament template and some orange felt to make the spider.

Now it's just a matter of putting the spider together. Of course I added a couple of googly eyes.

To finish the card, I added some dimensional paint drops to the spider and a sentiment.

Favorite Things Friday - Favorite Layout That You've Made

It's time for a new Favorite Things Friday courtesy of Scrap It Girl. This week is all about a favorite layout that you have made.

This happens to be mine. It's a layout I did several years ago after a trip to Tybee Island, GA. It also happened to be my youngest niece's first trip to the beach. She took to the water like a little fish!

So what's your favorite layout that you've made.

Favorite Things Friday - Brushes

Ohhhh yeah, it's time for another edition of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday. This week is dedicated to your favorite paint brush or water color tool.

I absolutely love my water brushes. In my opinion, they are essential tools for blending. I use them on images colored with water color pencils. I used them to blend water based inks, or even for adding ink to tiny places on projects.

What is your favorite paint brush or water color tool?

Blast Off!!!

It's the start of a new week, and it's also time to show off another project! This card uses our wood rocket ship embellishment. 

The card was actually pretty quick to make too! I started with a kraft cardstock base, then added a layer of red and white cardstock on top. Now the fun part begins. I took another piece of white cardstock and created layers of clouds using blue ink and a homemade mask.

Then I used silver alcohol ink and colored the rocket ship. The "flames" are simply strips of cardstock that I wrapped around a pencil to make them curl. The blue dots or simply heavy duty foil that have been run through a Cuttlebug with an embossing folder then punched out.

Lastly, I just added my sentiment.  Easy peasy right?

Favorite Things Friday - Writing or Journaling Pen

It's time for another edition of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday. This week is all about your favorite writing or journaling pen.

I personally love my Zig Millemmium pens. Why do I love these pens? Because they come in a variety of tip sizes which lets me vary how my writing appears. And once dry, the ink is permanent, which lets me add lots of color and pastes to a project and I don't have to worry about the ink bleeding.

What's your favorite journaling pen?

Favorite Things Friday - Inks

You guessed it! It's time for another edition of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday. This week is centered around your favorite type of ink. Do you love spray inks, ink pads, markers, dye inks, craft inks, alcohol inks?

My favorite just happens to be anything in a spray bottle. Right now, I'm all about a very messy look, lots of drips and splats, and liquid inks are perfect for creating that effect.

What is your favorite type of ink?

Favorite Things Friday - Stamp Sets

It's time once again for another round of Scrap It Girl's Favorite Things Friday! And what's on tap this week you ask? Well, it's all about your favorite stamp set.

Mine just happens to be a Stamper's Anonymous/Tim Holtz set. This is a set I reach for quite frequently. The stamps provide a very textured look to any background.

So what is your favorite stamp set?

Teddy Bear T-shirt

Welcome back everyone! Today I have something a bit different for me - a t-shirt. Yes, I'm playing with fabric and clothing....and my JnW Crafts Teddy Bear template. A project where I didn't touch my ink pads lol. Might just be a first for me.

Let's jump right into how it was made.

I chose three different patterns of fabrics, cut to 4 in x 6 in each.

In addition to the fabric, I also cut three pieces of fusible web to 4 in x 6 in.  If you didn't know, this gal does not sew! :) I simply followed the directions on fusible web package. The one I was using had a paper back that was removed, then I pressed the fusible web to the wrong side of my fabric. I then used my JnW Crafts template to draw my teddy bear design.

Next, I cut out the three teddy bears. I removed the backing from the other side of my fusible web then ironed on the cut-outs to my t-shirt.

To add a bit more color to the shirt, I hand sewed on a bit of ric-rac trim to the sleeves.  Start to finish, it took about 30 minutes to finish the t-shirt. Which is a good thing because I had to make a second one ASAP. Perils of having twins in the family is that you must have two of everything :)

I hope you've enjoyed your visit today!