Want2Scrap and GlueArts Hop...prizes alert!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Glue Arts and Want2Scrap Spring into Summer Blog Hop! We hope you enjoyed day one of the hop and today is just as full of creative fun from:

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Glue Arts provides a wide range of adhesive from their Glue RiderPro+, Adhesive Squares, or Embellishments Adhesive. They have just what you need for your next scrappy or crafting project.

Want2Scrap specializes in bling, chipboard albums, laser designs, iPhone 4 cases and ribbons!

Want2Scrap will be giving away FIVE $20.00 gift certificates, one each day of the hop and Glue Arts is giving away a prize pack at the end of the week... so make sure to leave your comment!

To be eligible for the prizes, leave a comment on the Want2Scrap AND the Glue Arts Blogs.

Day Two projects are from:

 Allie Gower

Dana Gustafson

Jan Hennings

Julia Sandvoss

Be sure to visit everyone and comment to win!

For my project I turned to a strong adhesive from Glue Arts called Adhesive Squares™ Brand Adhesives-ExtremeTac .  I covered a punched circle with the adhesive squares to prep the base of a handmade flower from fabric.

Creating this flower is a snap.  I started in the middle of the adhesive and wound my fabric around in circles until the adhesive was covered.

Love the natural fraying happening here!

I added my flower to a birthday card made from Manilla Tags and Swirls, Finesse - LeCreme Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive from Want2Scrap and added designer papers, a stamped sentiment and more fabric scraps.  Soooo easy and the fabric flower is secure thanks to the strong adhesive from Glue Arts.  Be sure to check in at  Want2Scrap AND the Glue Arts Blogs tomorrow for more great projects! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Want2Scrap Supplies:

Manilla Tags

Swirls, Finesse - LeCreme Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive

Cross Promotional Items used:

Adhesive Squares™ Brand Adhesives-ExtremeTac from Glue Arts

Other:

Stamps: Wilson Designs

Ink: SU and Papertrey

Paper: October Afternoon

Punches: Martha Stewart and SU

Craft items: floral silk leaves and fabric scraps

Want2Scrap celebrates National Scrapbooking Day !

Welcome to the Want2Scrap, Nestabling Blog Hop. This is Want2Scrap's first blog hop and we are hoping you will have fun, be inspired and maybe even end up with some Want2ScrapTM Goodies! There is no better way of enjoying National Scrapbook Day! We are offering a Grand Prize of:

• Chipboard Album
• Baby Bling
• 72 Count Rhinestone or Pearl Bling
• SpellbindersTM Labels 11 Die Template
• Labels 11 NestablingTM
• $25 Gift Certificate

There will also be some hidden prizes including

• Chipboard Album
• Baby Bling
• 72 Count Rhinestone or Pearl Bling

Now all you have to do is leave a comment on the Want2ScrapTM blog and each of the design team members blogs...including our guest designer Julie Tucker- Wolek. You must comment on each blog to be eligible for a prize by Monday @ 4PM EST.

Heidi Blankenship
Elise Durenberger
Dana Gustafson (you are here!)
Mimi Leinbach
Terre Fry
Julie Tucker-Wolek

The next stop on the hop list is the sweet and talented, Mimi Leinbach! So sit back, grab a cup of Java and enjoy the NestablingTM eye candy these talented ladies have to offer and remember to leave a comment on each blog. The prizes will be selected by Random.org. The winners will be posted on May 11, 2011.  Good luck!

I decided to scrap some photos of my trip to Italy last year.  These are two of my favorites from Rome...my first siting of the famous Trevi Fountain and my first vino and pizza in ROME!...seriously, it doesn't get any better this!  Doesn't the Marquis Silver Rhinestone Design - Self Adhesive bling that I colored with a light blue sharpie look just like a fountain on the crystal clear 12 x 12 Decorative Sheet Style E - acrylic?

I was able to bling up my handmade paper flowers (using vintage sheet music and gorgeous papers from Graphic45) and my Want2ScrapTM Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 5 - Style D using 72 Count - Black Rhinestones - Self Adhesive and 72 Count - Baby Blue Rhinestones - Self Adhesive.

I love layering up delicious trims and punched paper edges, don't you?

And the star of our Want2ScrapTM Blog Hop show......NestablingTM!  Here I used one of the frames from NestablingTM  Fancy Tags Two Black Rhinestones to highlight my page title that I printed with my computer and then die cut with Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two die.  I love the custom look that NestablingTM gives my die cut shapes!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog on Want2Scrap's first ever blog hop.  Good luck and I'm crossing my fingers for you!

Want2ScrapTM Supplies:
Marquis Silver Rhinestone Design - Self Adhesive
12 x 12 Decorative Sheet Style E - acrylic
 Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 5 - Style D
72 Count - Black Rhinestones - Self Adhesive
72 Count - Baby Blue Rhinestones - Self Adhesive
NestablingTM Fancy Tags Two Black Rhinestones

Cross Promotional Supplies:
Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two die
Graphic 45 papers from Curtain Call and Le' Romantique
Beacon's™ 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue


Other:
Paper: vintage sheet music, Papertrey
Scallop die: Papertrey Ink
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Stickles: Ranger
Fonts: Engraver's MT and Freebooter Script
Craft Supply: acrylic paint, black craft feather

Just for Mom...

Today's card is just for MOM and given the yellow crepe streamer paper flowers and the sewing pattern flower leaves, I had my own mama in mind when I was crafting this the other day.

That bling-y flower center was made using Want2Scrap silver rhinestone bling and I have a detailed tutorial over on Want2Scrap today to show you how to make your own vintage jewelry inspired centerpieces. Check it out {HERE}.

The crepe streamer flowers are so delicate looking IRL....think dried wrist corsage flowers delicate.


To make the delicate leaves for these flowers, I folded a sewing pattern multiple times and freehand cut a leaf shape.  Leaving them stacked like this gives them a fun fluttery look.

I used some Want2Scrap nestabling (petite scalloped circle) direct to my background DP for a pretty element that highlights the flower and that sweet little girl image from October Afternoon.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  I truly appreciate your company.  Have a lovely day!

Paper: October Afternoon, Papertrey Ink
Stamps: Papertrey Ink
Bling: Want2Scrap 
Chipboard letters: Heidi Swapp
Embosser: Cuttlebug
Dies: Spellbinders and papertrey
Craft Supplies: crepe paper streamer, button, twine, sewing pattern, scrap cardboard, acrylic paint, seam binding, lace

Just Us Girls #80 color challenge...and happy birthday LISA!

Hey JUGs fans!  This is BIRTHDAY week at Just Us Girls!  First, our dear Elise and now, our hostess with the mostest, the lovely Lisa Kind!  Lisa picked our challenge colors this week and bonus challenges us to make it a birthday card.....well, THAT was easy since I needed a card to send to my friend! Happy Birthday Lisa!  Not only do the JUGs want to wish Lisa a very happy birthday but check out this post over at My Time Made Easy for a complete list of creative ladies who are kicking off the birthday wishes in beautiful style. 

I've been trying my hand at crepe paper streamer flowers lately and I just happened to have this pretty pale coral color!  Having fun with distressed cardboard for the leaves, music paper bordered with Nestabling pennant in silver and lots of other fun and shabby details.

Including these vintage cream colored pearls I salvaged from a piece of jewelry.  LOVE giving new life to bits and baubles.

Ready to infuse some new vigor in your color palettes?   I think you'll love playing along with Just Us Girls this week in color challenge #80!

Kristin Eberline

Pam Imholz

Maria Levine

Lisa Kind

Andrea Matthews

Kathryn Berthiaume

Elise Durenberger

And please also leave some love for the FABULOUS April guest designer, Teresa Kline!
 

Paper: Papertrey Ink, vintage book print

Stamps: Clearly Vintage and Papertrey Ink

Bling: Want2Scrap

Ink: Staz on, SU!

Dies and punches: Papertrey Ink, spellbinders and Martha Stewart

Embosser: Cuttlebug

Craft Supply: twine, beads, buttons, floss, crepe party streamer

Just Us Girls 77 3D challenge....zip to it!

Woohooo!  The day is here!  Just Us Girls 3D challenge day and this week I am so excited to challenge you to make a zipper flower.  You may remember {my post} using one of these texture rich flowers a couple weeks ago.  If you'd like a TUTORIAL for the kind of zipper flower I made, please check out the tutorial I wrote on the Want2Scrap blog. 

The challenge this week is to make any sort of flower with a ZIPPER! 

Eeek!  I love that baby pink/silver toothed combo for my flower.  Delicate but tough at the same time :) Perhaps a little inner rocker chick/80's hair band love is showing here?  ;) I topped my flower creation with a great silver toned button using fabri tac.

I also tried a little color on colored cardstock shading via the Papertrey Ink Make it Monday 7 challenge.  I a stamped wild wasabi ink PTI Fillable Frame 4 on PTI chartreuse paper and then used a grey copic to shade between the outside border and the inner dotted border....very subtle.  I then re-dotted the dotted border with black.

This zipper flower also needed a fun stick pin.  I grabbed a yellow leaf topped quilters pin and I used embroidery floss to make two fluffy pom poms to thread onto my needle along with a craft pearl.  Check out my yarn pom pom tutorial {here} for how to make pom poms.  I used the dangling green embroidery floss ends to tie on craft pearls for a fun free moving element.

I also altered a scanned vintage bingo card so that the "bingo" letters now spell out "GR*OW" for my card.  I love simple do it yourself touches like this!  Feel free to grab this for use in your own projects.  I hope you'll leave me a link in the comments on this post if you use it.  I love to see what you make. 

Are you ready for more inspiration from the JUGs DT?  Check these fine crafty ladies out!

Guest Designer, Alyssa Scritchfield

Thank you Alyssa for all of your wonderful creations in March!

Kristin Eberline

Pam Imholz

Maria Levine

Lisa Kind

Andrea Matthews

Kathryn Berthiaume

Elise Durenberger

Thanks so much for coming by today!  Can't wait to see all the cool flowers this week!

Paper: Papertrey Ink, MME

Bingo card digi: Dana Gustafson

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Bling and butterfly: Want2Scrap

Die: Papertrey Ink

embosser: cuttlebug

Craft Supply:  metal rimmed tag, craft pearls, embroidery floss, button, pin

Zip on over to Want2Scrap for a zipper flower tutorial!

**Looking for my Just Us Girls post?  Please click {HERE}**

Hello friends!  I hope you can zip on over to the Want2Scrap today and check out an simple tutorial on how to make your own flowers out of zippers!   I have been noticing these fab flowers all over the place and I had to make one myself. 

Click {HERE} to head on over to Want2Scrap.

I used mine on a fashion oriented card because I do so love the trend of vintage seamstress items and the dress form trend that has been all over lately. I was able to tuck in bits of vintage goodies in the pocket inspired by the challenge over at City Crafter Challenge blog.
 

This pocket would be great with a fabric store gift card tucked inside too!

Check out the bits of Want2Scrap bling adorning my zipper flower and also, my handmade original button card.
 

The button card was designed in Word, printed, and then I added the glamour girl stamp in the center from Clearly Vintage. Isn't she fabulous dah-ling?!
 
Ready to make your own zipper flower?  Zip on over to the Want2Scrap blog for all the details!  Happy flower making...
 

Supplies

Bling: Want2Scrap (Black Rhinestones, Silver Rhinestones, Turquoise Rhinestones, Pink Rhinestones)

Digi Button Card:  Designed by Dana Gustafson, http://www.paperdaydream.blogspot.com/

Stamps: Clearly Vintage Glamour Girls

Paper: October Afternoon

Die cut dress form:  Girls Paperie

Craft Supplies: sewing machine, buttons, silver thread, pinking sheers, zipper, seamstress pins, vintage measuring tape and bias tape wrapper, glitter glue

Fun with fun foam flowers and CR84FN17 and how about some blog candy?

Oh boy!  Have I been having some fun with FUN FOAM!  Who would have thought this spongy stuff would lead to the white flowers I am currently IN LOVE with?  I am over the moon to have discovered how to turn fun foam into perfectly sweet flowers!  Thank you Papertrey Ink for challenging us to go outside the fun foam box this week!!  Check out the awesome fun foam creations going on at the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday challenge for more fun fun foam ideas!  Also visit the pretty creations at the CR84FN17 challenge for a pretty color combo challenge.

OK, here's where I went with fun foam and light pink, bright pink and chartreuse...

Don't those fun foam flowers just pop?  I was able to use the Papertrey Ink Beautiful Blooms II #3 flower dies to cut fun foam like buttah!  I also used fun foam for the pretty Spellbinders fancy tag 2 that I used as a backer for the top of my tag.  Fun foam cuts wonderfully and has a great texture to it, is flexible AND when you carefully add a little heat to it via heat gun....you get THIS!

Kinda like shrinky dinks but the fun foam remains flexible even after heating.  This spells POTENTIAL to me!  How about you????

I also had fun integrating some of my latest supply obsessions....fabric and sewing oriented items! 

Fabric + Paper = Happiness!

I am so giddy with my discovery that I would love to SHARE some!  Please leave a comment to be entered in a random drawing to win a DOZEN FUN FOAM FLOWERS handcrafted by me for you!  If you are one of my sweet followers, please leave a second comment for another chance at these little sweeties.

I will draw a winner on Monday and post it here on the blog.  Thanks so much for stopping by today!

SUPPLIES

Paper: Papertrey Ink, Cosmo Cricket and vintage sewing pattern

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Dies and punches: Papertrey Ink and Spellbinders Martha Stewert

Ink: SU!

Bling: Want2Scrap

Craft supplies: Fun foam, button, fabric, zipper, eyelet trim, floral spray stamens, embroidery floss