Love ~ for the SEM June Challenge and Blue Fern June Sketch

June is traditionally the month for many weddings, and Love is in the air at Scrapping Everyday Miracles.

"Your challenge this month is to scrap about a husband and wife relationship and the love you see/experience because of it.  The scrap twist is that you can only use cardstock, NO PATTERNED PAPER!"

Go here for the challenge details and to link up your project. 

Our talented Jessica Shurts created this month's challenge, and I'll be sharing more about her thoughts on this challenge later in this post.

Marriage is a sacred covenant. Gary and I have been so blessed to see two of our children enter into relationships with Christ at the center. This photo of Elizabeth and Andrew praying during their marriage ceremony show their love for their Lord as well as for each other. It is our prayer for them that this trio of love will last a lifetime.

"Love"

I was inspired by the Blue Fern Studios June Sketch:

Tips and Techniques:

Chipboard Lock ~ I used several shades of Donna Salazar's Mix'd Media Inx on this gorgeous Blue Fern vintage lock piece. I added this vintage skeleton key from my stash and just adore the real patina and rust. 

Mixed Media Background ~ I used several layers of mist, several stencils, Mixed Media Inx, embossing powder, and crackle medium to create my background. The mat was white cardstock I misted and scrunched. I must admit, this cardstock only twist was a challenge for me, since I love my shabby chic patterned papers. Don't be afraid though - give making your own patterns a try!! Speaking of patterns ~ the "patterned" paper for the banners was more white cardstock I stamped, misted, and inked.

Woven Ribbon ~ I found this fabulous video tutorial by Christina Griffiths demonstrating how to create this wonderful woven ribbon piece. I used one of the ribbons from the June Ribbon Club Assortment at Really Reasonable Ribbon. The light blue color wasn't quite right for this page, so I misted it with several shades of mists to achieve this grungy aqua color. I love how the shimmery silver border resisted the mist.

Flowers ~ I pulled together flowers from a variety of manufactures for this page and misted the large Prima focal flower to tone down the bright yellow.

Butterflies ~ The two layered butterflies started out as one chipboard piece from the Blue Fern Studios Icon Set. I soaked it in water and it fell apart into two pieces giving me two butterflies to work with. I then soaked them more and pried the wing layers apart. I misted and they dried with beautiful shimmer and lovely dimension.

Bird Chippie ~ Isn't this little perched bird from the Blue Fern Icon Set so adorable? The perch is a piece of chipboard scrap I cut with my Spellbinders Iron Works Accents Dies. I ran it through my Big Shot several times to get a complete cut. I spread some blended fiber medium across the piece and once dry misted and inked it.

Title ~ More layered Mix'd Media CHOX Inx to color this Blue Fern chipboard title.

Punch Work ~ I randomly punched the distressed edges of my page.

Distressing ~ Of course with my DSD Distrezz-It-All by Zutter.

Here is what Jessica has to say about her challenge:

First, a little about me. My husband and I have been married for 9 years and we have 4 children, ages 6, 4, 2 1/2, and 5 months. I started scrapping when I was in high school and have been doing it ever since. I have been Catholic all of my life and have really come to understand and love my faith and God as an adult.

Since June is one of the most popular months to get married (my husband and my anniversary is the 19th), I decided to do a challenge on love. Your challenge this month is to scrap about a husband and wife relationship and the love you see/experience because of it.  The scrap twist is that you can only use cardstock, NO PATTERNED PAPER! The couple you choose can be you and your spouse, your parents, grandparents, or any other couple whose love for one another inspires you.

The bible has so much to say about love and marriage.  It starts at the beginning, in Genesis, when God creates Man and Woman:

Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.  The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman, ' for she was taken out of man."  For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.  Gn 2:22-24

These verses are revisited by Jesus in both Mark (10:6-9) and Matthew:

"Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,'  and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ?  So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."  Mt 19:4-6

And then, of course, there is the description of love:

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. 

Our Scrapping Everyday Miracles sponsor this month is Citrus Twist.

Citrus Twist Kits grew out of one girl’s love of all things crafty, with just a little love of vintage thrown in. Here is the story: My mom and I shared a love of the art world. I grew up tagging along to Art in the Park shows, quilting fairs and more. Early in 2012 my mom passed away and as I was going through her lifetime of art and crafts supplies, the idea for Citrus Twist Kits was born. It was the vintage scraps that inspired the handcrafted item that goes into each main kit.

Citrus Twist Kits are color-based, inspired and great value for your money. A box arrives on your doorstep each month filled with scrapbooking gifts to keep you playing all month long. LINK: 

http://www.citrustwistkits.com/

http://www.citrustwistkits.com/blog/

Trina has provided us not one, but TWO prizes to give away this month!

The first is the May Project Life Kit:

The second is the April main kit:

Awesome, right?!  You can win one of these fabulous kits by linking your project(s) to one of our June challenges. 

Subscriber special, for our site members, June only: Free alphabet set with 3- or 6-month sub. You will need to mention in the comments box at checkout that you are a member of our site and want the promo that will ship with your first kit.

You may submit the project you create for Scrapping Everyday Miracles to other challenge blogs but your project must be mainly created for the Scrapping Everyday Miracles challenge in order to win the sponsor prize and/or be one of Top 3** All entries must be linked by June 30th, 11:59pm PST. Make sure your link is to the blog post with your project & not just your blog in general...and be sure to remember the SCRAP TWIST!

Stop by the Scrapping EveryDay Miracles Blog to link up your special marriage layout.

I have entered this layout at:
Blue Fern Studios June Sketch Challenge: I've used Icon Set One, a vintage lock, and my love title from the Valentine Word Set.
Word Art Wednesday Challenge #82 Anything goes or Proverbs 14:26

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Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Men in Black" ~ Really Reasonable June 1 Challenge

If you are here for the ScrapThat! June Kit
Reveal and Blog Hop, please go here.

I enjoy creating grungy masculine pages, and the Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #73 gave me the opportunity to put one together. I just adore this photo of Andrew and his groomsmen enjoying those last final moments before the wedding. 

I ordered some of my favorite masculine jutes and burlaps from the

RRR store and the quality is so wonderful! 

The theme for the Really Reasonable Challenge #73 is "Masculine with Ribbon or Trim." 

To enter this challenge, create a card, layout, or any handcrafted project. Just be sure to follow the theme and use ribbon, lace, or trim somewhere on your project.

"Men in Black"

Really Reasonable Ribbon Products:

Burlap Woven Ribbon ~ Natural 1/2"

1.5" Jute Ribbon ~ Natural

Jute String ~ Natural

Black Grosgrain Ribbon 1/4"

Button Grab Bag ~ Natural

Score Tape 6" x 6"

I'm also featuring some Donna Salazar Products on this layout which I will list at the end of my post. Donna's Girly Grunge style (emphasis on grunge) is just perfect for a masculine page. 

Tips and Techniques:

Jute Twine Flowers ~ I used Jute String to create the twine flowers and my tutorial can be viewed here.  I selected buttons from the Natural Button Grab Bag for my flower centers sized so that you can still see the woven stitching. Of course I tied the buttons with some of the Jute String. 

Rolled Burlap Flower ~ I used the Burlap Woven Ribbon to create the smaller burlap flower and some vintage washers and a screw for the center.

Chipboard Flourishes ~ I painted Donna Salazar's card size Hand Drawn Swirls chipboard, then stamped with her "Dear Sir" Stamp and edged with Chox Mix'd Media Inx. 

Textured Flower Background ~ I cut flower petal sections from black card stock using Donna Salazar's Grand Peony Dies just larger than each of the jute/burlap flowers. I then dry embossed using the Tim Holtz Burlap embossing folder. I rubbed the raised portion with a little Faber-Castell Gold Gelato. 

Textured Leaves ~ The leaves are also cut from black cardstock using the Grand Peony leaf dies. I hand creased the leaves where the natural veining would be and colored by dry rubbing with Gelatos. 

Stenciling ~ I used Donna's new Midnight Chox Inx over the TCW Diamond Stencil for a fabulous masculine design over the bricked background. 

Woven Gears ~ My friend, Mandy, gave me these vintage gears and machined pieces that her grandfather had stashed in his basement. I wove them together using Black Grosgrain Ribbon. Aren't they a delightful touch? I cut pieces of Score-Tape to adhere this piece to the page. This strong yet thin tape is perfect to adhere anything from delicate ribbon to heavier metal pieces. 

Layers ~ I love how the photo was taken at an angle. I turned it so the guys are straight and the photo angled. I layered lots of textured pieces at more angles under the photo - More embossed and Gelato'd card stock, grunged DSD Corrugated board, and this delightful Jute Ribbon. 

Gears ~ I used a mix of metal and die cut gears to tuck into the edges of my page and around the cluster. I die cut and embossed black card stock with Donna's Sprightly Sprockets dies and rubbed gold Viva Ink Gold to give the grungy metallic sheen. 

Distressing ~ I used the DSD Distrezz-It-All for all my distressing.

Arrows ~ I mixed black paint into Liquitex Blended Fibers and used Donna's new Want2Scrap Large Arrow Stencil to create these arrows.

You can see more of the grungy layers here and how gorgeous the Jute Ribbon is in the mix. 

Bonnie's natural fiber burlap and jute really take the show on this page. I hope you've been inspired to join us in creating a masculine project for Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #73. 

RRR Challenge #73 ~ Masculine with Ribbon or Trim

Be sure to check out the RRR Blog for all the details and prize information.

Donna Salazar Products Used:

Antiquities ~ Steampunk Gentleman; Tags Ribbons, and Mosaics by GCD 

13x13 Corrugated Board by Zutter

Hand Drawn Swirls Chipboard by Want2Scrap

Mix'd Media Inx ~ Truffle by Clearsnap

Mix'd Media Inx Chox ~ Sparrow, Midnight by Clearsnap

8x10 Large Arrows Stencil by Want2Scrap

Dear Sir Stamp by Art Gone Wild

Grand Peony Dies by Spellbinders

Sprightly Sprockets Dies by Spellbinders

Distrezz-It-All by Zutter

Other Products Used:

Black Cardstock

Basic Grey Alphabet Stickers ~ Lime Rickey

Kaisercraft Fonza Alphabet ~ Chocolate

Vintage washers, screw, and machined pieces

Tim Holtz - Mini Paper Clip

Spare Parts - Arrow Photo Turn

Bead Landing Found Parts ~ Gears

Bead Landing Bezels, Frames and Filigree ~ Gears

7Gypsies Vintage Clip ~ Antique Silver

Faber-Castell Gelatos ~ Pistachio, Gold, Black

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist ~ Cork

Heidi Swapp Color Shine ~ Bronzer

Art@ Gltter Mist Copper

Deco Art Acrylic Paint ~ Black

Deco Art Americana ~ Driftwood

Liquitex Blended Fibers

Viva Inka Gold

Distress Ink ~ Pumice Stone

Tim Holtz Embossing Folders ~ Gridlock, Burlap

TCW 12x12 Diamond Stencil

Beacon Fabri-Tac

Beacon 3-in-1

Scotch ATG

Sizzix Big Shot

Ranger Heat-It Craft Tool

Basic Grey Craft Files

I have entered this project at:

Word Art Wednesday

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

ScrapThat! "Sunrise to Sunset" June Kit Reveal

Welcome to our ScrapThat!

 June Kit Reveal and Blog Hop!! 

We are so happy to see June after the long winter and excited to show you our creations with our beautiful Prima Collection!

Our Blog Hop features 9 fabulous hop sites including our Design Team blogs. 

We have been scrapping away and are so excited to show you our  creations! 

If you came here from:

Sarah Routledge

you are on the right track!

If not, go back and start here: Scrap That!   

Then follow the rest of the order:

Zoe Nemburt

Sandi Clarkson

Laura Gilhully

ScrapThat! Facebook Page

Amarilys Doria

Tracey Gregory

Sarah Routledge

Tracey Sabella

Kelly Klapstein

ScrapThat!
 
We are so happy to welcome the amazing 
Zoe Nemburt

as our June Guest Designer!!!

 

Hey, my name is Zoe Nemburt, and I am absolutely thrilled to be asked to design as a guest for ScrapThat! this month. I started scrapbooking in 2009 and seriously never looked back. I felt I had finally found my crafty passion!! Super Excited to be here for the month of June with the ScrapThat! team and I really hope to inspire you to create something fabulous.

Be sure to stop by Zoe's blog, Designs by Zoe, to be inspired by her gorgeous work! 

We are sad to say farewell to our talented DT Member, Sarah Routledge.

We have been inspired by your creativity and learned so much from your tutorials. 

With your optimism and talent, we are sure you will reach every dream.

You will be missed.

We wish you luck on your new endeavors! 

Now, without further ado....  

Introducing our June Kit,

 "From Sunrise to Sunset"

Featuring the designs of the fabulous Anna Dabrowska (a.k.a. Finnabair) we present a  collection of rich colors and designs that run from brights to neutrals. Whatever your scrapping style is, you will love this kit that is just chock-full of Prima goodies!

Take a look:

Main Kit

Paper Add-On

Flower Add-On

 Embellishment Add-On

More details on this collection can be found here:

ScrapThat! Store 

We are currently accepting new

Kit Club Members. 

For more information,

complete the form on the link below: 

New Subscriber 

Look at the beautiful sketch Amarilys has created for June:

See details about the challenge here: Sketch Challenges 

We have something new for June!

In addition to Amy's sketch challenge,

other members of the DT will also be hosting challenges!

• Tracey G.'s challenge: "Scrap out of your comfort zone"
• Laura's Challenge: "Using a long title"
• Sandi's Challenge: "Color Challenge"
• Tracey S.'s Challenge: "Use a stencil"

Check them out here. 

Everyone is welcome to participate.

Entries for all challenges are due by Wednesday, June 26.

 All winners of our challenges, including Layout of the Week, are eligible to receive 10% off any 2012 Kits ~ including Add-ons!

Now for a little inspiration.
My first Layout is based on Amy's Gorgeous June Sketch.

"Bree"
MK Only

Our daughter, Grace, recently got Bree, a border collie pup. As you can see she is so adorable. Grace plans to train her to show competitively in obedience in the AKC and UKC. She earned every possible obedience title in the UKC with her previous dog, Ellie. 

I used kit cardstock and patterned paper to created these floral beauties to pair up with the gorgeous Prima canvas and burlap flower. Be sure to watch for my tutorial for this "rusted" chipboard flourish. The main kit includes such lovely scrappy treasures like the mesh I painted and distressed and a package of gorgeous Prima gems that can be used in pieces, strips like I used for my butterfly body, or pulled apart and scattered as I did across the bottom of the page. 

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Next I scrapped this fun photo of my niece showing off her messy fishing hands. I accented with the blues from the lake behind her. 

"Abby"

MK, EAO, FAO

I used a new TCW stencil on the background and centered my cluster around the gorgeous FAO Prima Zipper flower. I inked the sweet MK Etsy flower and WOC carnation and used metallic paint to color the larger FAO Petaloo Flower. and mists for the smaller Petaloo flowers. I pulled apart a postal box for my corrugated board, painted it white and inked with Donna Salazar's Mix'd Media Inx. This ink works so well with embossing, so I sprinkled with clear embossing powder and heat set to give the corrugated a wavy, watery texture. I alcohol inked the FAO Maya Road butterflies, and the FAO Prima buttons were tied with a little twine before adhering. I used some Really Reasonable Ribbon twine to create the twine flowers and added some Dusty Attic chipboard leaves. The Layered doilies and clip are from the MK. You can find my twine flower tutorial here. 

I used the May Dusty Attic May Sketch for inspiration:

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Finally, I've saved this mixed media page for last. The girls were having fun dressing up for the photo booth at Elizabeth's wedding, and the colors in Maria's feathered hat are just right for this Sunrise Sunset paper collection.

"Cousins"

MK, EAO, FAO

I wanted to play off this fun photo and colors with mixed media elements. I misted, stenciled, and scattered more of the lovely MK crystals. I also tucked a couple strips of the black crystals around the photo. I just loved using the Prima alpha set in the MK for all three of my pages. The chevron flower was created with the MK vellum and some eyelash yarn in my stash paired with more of the FAO Petaloo and Prima zipper flowers. I also pulled out a couple Prima flowers and a butterfly from previous kits to tuck in. I die cut doilies from kit paper and the orange piece on the left is the negative from a die cut on Abby's fishing page that I inked to brighten up. I used more of that amazing MK mesh and a dusty attic chippie from my stash. Can you spot the Prima packaging I tucked in? 

This lovely May Prima BAP Sketch was used for inspiration:

Now for the rest of the Blog Hop details: 

The June Blog Hop Prize is our "Life's Muse" Main Kit featuring Webster's Pages Everyday Poetry Collection (Webster's Poetry)

To qualify for this month's FABULOUS Prize, you must complete the following:

• Visit each blog listed on the hop to see what each designer has created using this month's kit and sketch (comments are very much appreciated).
• Each designer's blog hop post will feature a word or two that will make up a secret sentence, collect these words along the way.
• You must become a FOLLOWER of each blog along the way and LIKE us on our Facebook Page!
• Subscribe to Kelly's YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/kellycreates
• Post the ScrapThat! Blinkie on your blog.
• For your last stop on our Blog Hop return here to the ScrapThat! Chat Blog. Leave a comment letting us know you have completed the hop.(Please do NOT include the secret sentence in your comments.)
• Email the secret sentence to Tracey Sabella: tracey@scrapthat.ca

The Blog Hop ends Sunday, June 2 at Midnight EST.

The prize MUST be claimed within 3 days of the forum announcement which will also be made on the ScrapThat! Blog.

~ If left unclaimed a NEW winner will be chosen ~
**Winner will pay actual shipping costs for sending the kit from Canada.**
Shipping costs will be invoiced via PayPal unless you are a kit member,
 then your prize will be shipped with your monthly kit.

Prizes won during the month will be mailed out the first week of the following month.

Due to Customs clearance, International mailings sometimes take 30-75 days to receive.

My secret word is:

someone's

Next hop over to

Kelly Klapstein 

For your final stop, return to the ScrapThat! Blog 

to let us know you have completed the hop.

Remember ~ only send the secret sentence to tracey@scrapthat.ca

Happy Hopping!

I hope you enjoyed my projects created with this gorgeous kit!! Thanks for leaving a note to let me know what you think. Enjoy the rest of your hop!!

~ Blessings~

"Life Is Art" Graduation Card for RRR

It's official, we're empty nesters!! Maria found a job and has moved in with her sister to be close to work. While aspects of this are just a little crazy for me, I've been preparing and must say that we have been so blessed with our children making wise decisions for their futures. 

Maria graduated just over a week ago, and I'd like to share the card I created for her featuring Really Reasonable Ribbon. 

"Life Is Art"

Graduation Card

Maria is an artist. She has played piano for 10 years and started taking art lessons about 5 years ago. She is quite accomplished. I've been known to say, if I had her talent I wouldn't scrap; I'd draw and paint. She's won several art contests this year and really has the heart of an artist. This may not be a typical sentiment for a graduate, but it just fit Maria perfectly. I hope she embraces the life ahead of her and enjoys the journey. 

Really Reasonable Ribbon Products:

Hand-dyed Silk ~ 1 inch

Iridescent White String

Kaisercraft Pearls

Scor-Tape 6" x 6" Sheet

Tips and Techniques:

Double Loop Bow ~ Bonnie carries the most gorgeous and luxurious hand-died silk ribbon in her store. You really should try some of this fabulous ribbon. This particular color is not currently in stock, but she has some amazing color combinations that are sure to fit your needs. The tutorial by our RRR DT, Ginny, for these sweet bows can be found here. She shows how to tie them right on your fingers. So easy!! 

Mixed Media Background ~ I started by stamping my sentiment with Donna Salazar's Jasmine Mix'd Media Inx, then sprinkled with opaline embossing powder and heat set. 

Then I laid punchinella next to the sentiment and "inked" through the holes with Perfect Medium. Any kind of clear embossing pad should work. I sprinkled with Fran-Tage Shabby White Embossing powder and shaved ice mica then heat set. 

I've had Faber-Castell Gelatos in my stash for some time, but just never have gotten around to trying them out. Let's just say, I'll be using them a lot more now that I've broken the ice. What gorgeous colors and so easy to work with. I scribbled the colors across my nonstick craft mat using similar colors to the ribbon, spritzed with water, then laid my paper into the liquified color. Just like the ribbon colors blend, gradating into each other, the Gelato colors did the same. I just love the effect!!  I colored two pieces - the white cardstock background and then the stamped and heat embossed sentiment on water color paper. 

Once the water color paper was dry, I hand sketched the heart shape around the sentiment, cut it out and hand distressed. The background paper was distressed with my Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All. 

On the background I took some bubble wrap and painted it with gesso and used as a stamp in places. This is very subtle, but adds great visual texture. I also "stamped" some circles of gesso using a small bottle cap. 

Oh, and wouldn't you know, the sentiment got a little muddied by the mixed media, so I took a white Glaze pen and carefully went over the letters to make them pop again. 

What I love about this technique is that you can really create a custom background to go with any of the hand-dyed silks. 

Pearl Accents ~ I added Kaisercraft pearls from the RRR Store. There are a wide variety of colors to choose from. 

Ribbon ~ I adhered a strip of the hand-dyed silk ribbon across the card using Scor-Tape. I wrapped the Iridescent White String around the ribbon three times, crossing in the center. This string is one of my favorite items in the RRR Store. I already had to order more!! LOL It shimmers so beautifully in the light. Finally, I attached the bow to overlap the heart. 

Other products:

White Cardstock 

Strathmore 140lb Mixed Media Vellum Surface

Bienfang PH Neutral 140lb Watercolor Paper

Faber-Castell Gelatos ~ Metalllic Melon, Metallic Blueberry, Butter Cream, Lemon, Boysenberry, Tangerine

Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx ~ Jasmine

Ranger Perfect Medium

Punchinella

Sparkle N Sprinkle Embossing Powder ~ Opaline

Stampendous Fran-Tage Embossing Powder ~ Shabby White

Stampendous Fran-Tage Shaved Ice Mica

Sakura Glaze Pen ~ White

Liquitex Gesso

Bubble Wrap

Bottle Cap

Stampendous Cling ~ Life Is Art Stamp

Beacon 3-in-1 Adhesive

Donna Salazar Distrezz-It-All

Tim Holtz Distress Tool

Tim Holtz Grid Blocks

Ranger Mini Mister

Ranger Craft Mat

EK Cutter Bee Scissors

Martha Stewart Mini Score Board

I've entered this at:

Word Art Wednesday ~ Challenge #82 anything goes or Proverbs 14:26 Word Art

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

ScrapThat! June Kit Sneak Peeks

The ScrapThat! Design Team has been hard at work to create some fabulous inspiration with the June Kit. Here are some sneak peeks. Be sure to come back Friday for our reveal and blog hop. 

A couple more sneaks from my projects:

I hope to see you hopping through on Friday!! 

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

ScrapThat! Design Team Call

ScrapThat! ~ Canada's Best Kit Club, is looking for a designer to join our Team!

Design Team members receive:

1. FREE PRODUCT - A full monthly kit plus the embellishment add-on kit, valued at well over $50 retail. 

2. GENEROUS DISCOUNT - A 30% discount on all product purchases that will fit in the box with your kit to ship free of charge!

3. FAME & GLORY - Your photo and bio on our Design Team page!

What we ask of you:

• A 6-month term
• Design exclusivity to ScrapThat! Product manufacturer sites are fine, but we must be the only online store/kit club that you design for.
• You must have a blog and Facebook account and update it regularly each week including posts about projects you’ve created from the kit, design tips etc. We ask that you also have links to our site on your blog and any other sites you are involved with where allowable.
• Minimum of 3 projects created every month with the kit. One layout must use the main kit contents only, (no items from the add on kits).  90% of each project must contain kit contents. 
• Post your 3 kit designs, plus an additional two projects of your choice (made with your stash) in our gallery every month as well as to one other large gallery site, either www.Scrapbook.com  or www.TwoPeasinaBucket.com.  Postings on these sites must include *ScrapThat! Kit* in the title line.
• Projects must be well photographed; standard size we are using on the website is 640 x 480 rectangular & horizontal…no text or frames please. Have cropped and ready to be uploaded on our site (and your blog) the last Friday of each month. 
• Submit your kit design work for publication when applicable to open calls. Where possible, credit must always be given for projects created using our kits.
• Active participation in the ScrapThat! forum and gallery. This is quite possibly the most important thing! We have a terrific on-line community and our members are of the utmost importance to us, so this is huge!

Should this be of interest, kindly apply and submit:

• Full Name, E-Mail Address, Country
• A paragraph about who you are and why you want to be a part of the ScrapThat! team. 
• Attach three projects that best showcase your style sized to 650 pixels. (You may also provide links to these projects on your blog and/or gallery.)
• Blog Link
• Links to Current Online Galleries including Scrapbook.com and/or Two Peas in a Bucket. 
• List of all Design Teams you are currently serving on with links. (including manufacturers, wholesalers, stores, challenge blogs, kit clubs, etc.) 
• List of Former Design Teams 

E-mail: kaitlyn@scrapthat.ca with "ScrapThat! DT Application" in the subject line by Friday, May 31. 

Please note: At present, this opportunity is only open only to those applicants with shipping addresses in Canada and the USA.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Sale and Prima Feature

This has been a week of stormy weather and tragedy across the USA this week. My prayers go out to those who have lost precious family members and homes.

I'm excited to share that my Really Reasonable Ribbon "Dancer" card is featured as one of the April Prima Product Pics. Also, be sure to scroll down for the details on the RRR Memorial Day Weekend Sale. 

"Dancer"

Birthday Card

For close-ups and details stop by my original blog post.

If you would like more Prima inspiration head on over to the

Prima April Winners post. 

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Bonnie is offering a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend Sale over at Really Reasonable Ribbon, so if you are looking for gorgeous ribbons, laces, twines, and fibers, be sure to head on over to make your selections. Don't forget, Bonnie also offers great accessories like buttons, pearls, headbands, clips and a variety of adhesives including Scor-Tape. Stop by the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog for all the details and to get your Promotional Code to use at checkout.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Mother's Day Card and Ribbon Coloring Tutorial for RRR

In a couple short weeks, I'll officially be an empty nester. Maria walked the stage to receive her diploma on Sunday and the previous day was offered a job working with her older sister at Best Buy. She'll be moving in with Grace next week instead of this fall when college starts to be closer to work. 

I've been blessed to spent the past 26 years with my husband, raising our children, so it will definitely be a change around here, but I embrace the new life!! It's only appropriate for me share the Mother's Day card I created for my mom. I often buy white or off white ribbon, then color it to coordinate with my project. So it was natural when making my Really Reasonable Ribbon selections to get several lengths of gorgeous white ribbon. Today, I'll be sharing a tutorial showing you how I dyed ribbon for the bows on this card. 

Mother's Day Card

RRR Products Used:

White Wrinkled Ribbon 1/2 inch

Silky Crush Ribbon 1.5 inch ~ Rose

Kaisercraft Pearls ~ Bliss

Dyeing Ribbon with Alcohol Ink Tutorial

Supply List:

White Wrinkled Ribbon 1/2 inch

Alcohol ink in color(s) of choice (Ranger Sandal)

Small glass container

Water
Heat Tool (Optional)

Step 1. Cut ribbon to length for project.

Step 2. Place enough water in a glass dish to just cover and dye the ribbon when wet. (Plastic containers can be used if disposable, since they will be dyed by the alcohol ink.)

Step 3. Add several drops of alcohol ink to the water. You can combine different colors if you wish, to achieve the hue you need. Start with only 3 or 4 drops, mix well and add ribbon. Allow the ribbon to soak in the colored water for a couple minutes. You can pull some of the ribbon out of the water to check the color. Normally the color will lighted a bit when dry. If you want a darker color, add some more alcohol ink to the water and continue soaking the ribbon. Repeat until you achieve the color you desire. 

**Note** For more intense color, use less water and more alcohol ink, and use darker, more intense alcohol ink colors. 

Step 4. For a crinkled end result, crush the ribbon into a ball. You can let it sit to dry, or if you are like me, use a heat tool to dry, being careful not to get too close to the ribbon, or you may melt it. 

Now you have beautifully dyed ribbon, ready to be used on your creation. 

Tips and Techniques:

Double Loop Bow ~ Ginny's fabulous tutorial on the RRR blog to create these sweet bows can be found here.

Silky Crush Ribbon Background ~ This gorgeous Silky Crush Ribbon is nice and wide, so just two strips create a beautiful background for my chipboard flourish.

Chipboard Flourish and Butterfly ~ I painted these lovely Blue Fern pieces with antique white paint, then a light coat of liquid pearls in cream to give a wonderful luster and texture to the chippies.

Pearled Chipboard Heart ~ I painted this Blue Fern heart like the other chipboard pieces, allowed to dry, then randomly placed self-adhesive Kaisercraft Bliss pearls on the chipboard using nearly the entire package of pearls. I just love how elegant and soft it looks paired with the bow and flower.

Heat Embossed Title ~ I stamped this mother image on a scrap of paper from the May ScrapThat! Kit with Donna Salazar Pewter Mix'd Media Inx, then sprinkled with Super Fine Detail silver embossing powder and heat set. I fussy cut around the edges.

Hand stitching ~ I pierced the holes around the edge of the card and hand stitched with two strands of Ecru embroidery floss.

I hope you've been inspired to grab some ribbon and create a project today. 

Don't forget, the RRR Red White and Blue Challenge is going on right now. Head on over to the RRR Blog for all the details and to link up your project.

Other Products Used:
ScrapThat May Kit ~ Prima Paper Envoy
Lasting Impressions ~ Oatmeal Plaid
Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inx ~ Pewter
Ranger Super Fine Detail Embossing Powder ~ Silver
Ranger Alcohol Ink ~ Sandal
Viva Pearl Pen ~ Cream
DecoArt Acrylic ~ Light Antique White
7Gypsies Clear Stamps Ink-Family
Blue Fern Studios Chipboard ~ Flourish, Brigitte Butterfly Set
Prima Sherwood Rose Cottage #55271
Prima Serenade C #561444
Prima Lady Bird Collection #565480
DMC Embroidery Floss ~ Ecru
Beacon Fabri-Tac
Ranger Glossy Accents
Tombo Mono Liquid Glue
Darice Heat Tool
Tim Holtz Grid Blocks
Martha Stewart Mini Score Board
In Stitch'z Bazzill Mat and Piercing tool

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~