atone: verb

to supply satisfaction for

 to make amends

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LittleScrap Pieces - Fun Friday Shape UP!

Moxie Fab - The Gift Card Holder Challenge

Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog - #44 Monochromatic

I think this gift card holder would be perfect for someone going back to school.

Since I didn't have a zipper to use, I took some small ric rac and colored it with a metallic gelato.

  

Cricut - Doodlecharms, p. 119

Autumn Leaves - stamp sentiment
Really Reasonable Ribbon - ric rac
Faber Castell - gelato, PITT pen
Echo Park, S.E.I - pattern paper
Helmar - 450
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I made it to the top 3 finalists for designing a wooden book for Genuinely Jane Studios, would be honored if you would go visit there and cast your vote for me...( I designed the camera. )

alameda: noun

a public promenade bordered with trees

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Pause Dream Enjoy - #10 Happy________( fill in the blank )

Fan 'n' Funky - #171 Your favorite Embellishment ( liquid pearls, stickles )

Simon Says Stamp & Show - A little paper
All that Stickles - Cotton Candy ( 2nd entry )

 I cut off the bottom of her dress on the sticker and added lace to it. I also added liquid pearls to the dress and lace and a little bit of stickles to the the flower centers.

Inkadinkado - dress form stamp

StazOn - ink

Star Fish and Dreams - sticker

Ranger - Liquid Pearls, stickles

S.E.I - 6x6 paper pad

Looking at Words: a photo contest

 Submit a photo you've taken that illustrates a Merriam-Webster definition in an interesting way
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How do you scrapbook? I am a chronological scrapper, everything in order. 

If you are a chronological scrapbooker, how do you begin the album? Mine have been elvolving but still consistent with how I go about it. I always list the year on it but the first page establishes a feeling/theme that I feel is relevant for that year.

Here is last year:

2012 - which focuses on my photography, I took a class that year learning on how to take better pictures and how my camera works. ( Also trying to learn new things including new scrapbooking styles...look at all that white space! That was a big leap for me! ) I also included my word of the year..focus. Love seeing that little detail.

2013 - seems to be reflective on how far I have come. It's about the achievements and the fact that I keep evolving! 

Thanks to Tracy Weinzapfel and the
May 2013 Creative Dare - DEAR ME...

This was truly a mind bender...I thought and thought and thought....I even had the all the elements, just not the words.

Tracy says this:

" Take a break every now and then and pat yourself on the back.  Applaud yourself for doing what needs to be done.  And be careful not to spend so much time looking at how far you still have to go, that you forget to appreciate how far you've already come."

And I thought and thought and thought some more...and finally I came up with this. It's not a letter but I think it's perfect in it's own way. 

I had to include my business card.

And I loved adding in a real paintbrush dripping some paint off it onto dreams.

Faber Castell - black gelato, Pitt Pen

Crafters Workshop - brick stencil

Golden - Molding Paste

LiquiTex - colbalt teal paint

ColorBok - butterfly

Prima - bling

business card, paintbrush - my own :)

and entering this lay out in:
Anything but a Card - #19 Color Inspiration

caterwaul: verb

to make a harsh cry

 to protest or complain noisily

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PanPastel Challenge Blog -  Challenge 19 - In The Pink
Craft-room challenge - Stamp your own background
Challenges 4 Everybody - #20 Anything Goes ( 2nd entry )

I just love this sheer butterfly ribbon....trying not to hoard....trying...

Paper Smooches - Timber stamp

Really Reasonable Ribbon - butterfly ribbon

Martha Stewart - doily

Pebbles - rub on sentiment

StazOn - ink
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Paper Smooches - May 13-19 Designer Drafts challenge


As you can I took the version on the right and instead of banners I used 3 fish with bubbles going up instead of the straight line. On the right side of my card, I took 2 colors of blue paint and coated my bubble wrap and pressed it down. After it was dry I ran it through the printer using the free digi stamp for the sentiment. Love the bright yellow bow against the turquoise paper.

Love the bright colored fishes!

Paper Smooches - Surf and Turf stamp
Rangers - Dylusion Spray inks, stickles
Apple Barrel - Bahama Blue
Adirondack - Cloudy Blue
Sharpie - black

Down: noun

A rolling grassy upland
or
a sheep of any breed originating in the downs of southern England

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PageMaps - Make your own stamp challenge + sketch

OMG you say, another lay out?

 I am getting all caught up, are you happy for me or just stunned?

:)

AND another Gelli print sheet used ( very proud of myself to be using these prints! ) The butterfly is also from one of my prints, that was used as a mask.

I made a banner stamp out of foam sheet, used my VersaMark pad and embossing powder to give them some texture and shine

I only added some doodling around the letters of the chipboard as the natural grey matched so perfectly with the color of the Grotesques.

VersaMark - ink
Ranger - embossing powder
Sakura - Glaze pens
Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine
Helmar - LSD
Maya Road - journal block, overlay, chipboard letters

requite: verb

to make return for : repay 

 to make retaliation for : avenge

 to make suitable return to for a benefit or service or for an injury

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Pixie's Crafty Workshop - Snippets Playground #172

Challenges 4 Everybody - #20 Anything Goes ( 1st entry )
Sparkles Monthly Challenge - #44 Monochromatic ( 1st entry )

Well, some of you might remember that I am working on using up the Gelli prints sheets from the other day. This one is created from one of the run off sheets. 2 different ones to be exact but I think they make a lovely combination together.

I embossed the background with my wood grain embossing plate, topped off with a little bit of ink to help bring out the texture.

 My favorites are the leaves which I fussy cut out after embossing!

Big Shot

Fiskars - wood grain embossing plate

Sheena  - leaves embossing folder

AMM - ink pad

American Classic - font

Faber Castell - PITT pen

sui generis: adjective

constituting a class alone : unique, peculiar

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Moxie Fab  350 Cards and Gifts Week - Gift Card Holder Challenge
365 Cards - Day 131 Put it in your Pocket
All that Stickles - Cotton Candy Linky party

Inkspirational - Challenge #19

You know, put a pink glittery balloon on a gift bag and I'd be happy. Nope, it doesn't take a lot for me :) Of course, one that holds a gift card makes me a little happier and this one does slip out of the bag for ease of shopping! :)

 I love this background paper, it's a flocked embossed texture that feels so good to run your fingers over.

Added lace to the inside of the bag to emulate tissue paper. I do recommend adding a bit of wax paper into the bag to keep the glue from adhering the bag together. The handle is created the same way from a piece of twine.

The balloon is sitting on a glue dot and I tried to shape the balloon over it to give it a more rounded look. I spread some stickles over the balloon and then outlined with the same color. Filled in with some glossy accents.

Ranger - stickles ( cotton candy ), Glossy Accents

Really Reasonable Ribbon - twine

Making Memories - ribbon

Cricut - Everyday Paper Dolls, p. 43

Maya Roads - envelope
CARDZTV - stamp sentiment
Heidi Grace - paper is old, from 2007..I've been hoarding it that long! lol