RockBottom Scrapbook Supplies Challenge

I have a yahoo group where members get discounts at products sold at my store, Wish On A Scrap. Members also get previews to the monthly contest kit before I release it to the general public. We regularly host contests and challenges for our members. My group is moderated by my dear friend Deb of Itty Bitty Ink Spots. She is an amazing person and I am so lucky to have her help me run the group. Last week, Deb put together a card sketch for members of the group to participate. Of course, I could not help myself and made a card for the sketch.

I flipped the sketch a bit so that it could work with my images. All of the stamps are from Stampendous. I used my Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Shabby Shutters and Broken China for the images and inking the edges of the cardstock. The designer paper was picked up on sale at one of the majors. The cardstock and punches are Stampin Up. I used my copic markers and copic blender pen to color in the flower and then popped it up with 3D Sticky Squares. I accented the leaf of the flower with Stickles in stardust and patina. In the middle of the flower is a jeweled brad by Heidi Swapp.

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Hugs,
Loreen

Wish On A Scrap Mini Pizza Box Treats

This is my first attempt at making a mini pizza box. I got the tutorial from Scor-Pal Summer Magazine. I used the papers from the August Contest Kit at my store, Wish On A Scrap.

The supplies for this project include a Scor-Pal, Marvy Punches, a stamped image of your choice, Copic markers, Terrifically Tacky Tape, Glossy Accents, and 3D Sticky Squares.

The tutorial was easy to follow for making the mini pizza box. Next, I decorated the box with my supplies. I used the glossy accents to make the green trim around my cupcake look glassy. The 3D squares were added to make the project look dimensional and were used in between the cupcake image and the Marvy punches. You could easily substitute the Marvy Punches with any of the Nestabilities shapes. Finally, I filled the mini pizza box up with some delicious treats =)


Thank you for visiting my blog. I appreciate the thoughtful comments =) The September Contest Kits will be shipping out the first week of September. Be sure to check the preview out at the store blog for Wish On A Scrap. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Best,

Get Well Card

One of my good friends is not feeling too well so I made this card to cheer her up =) I was inspired for the layout of my card from Kazan's sketch at Two Sketches for You.

The supplies used on this card include Nestabilities, a Cuttlebug, Bazzill cardstock, Designer Paper from Diecuts with a View, Treading Water Punch, 3D Sticky Squares, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Walnut Stain, and Glossy Accents over the flowers I colored in with my Copics. You can find most of these products at my store, Wish On A Scrap.

Do not forget to check out the upcoming September's kit on the Wish On A Scrap blog.

Have a great weekend,
Loreen

September Contest Kits Preview

My store is now taking pre-orders for the September Contest Kit. The kit sells for $25 and includes U.S. Shipping. Feel free to check out the kit on the store blog at Wish On Scrap Blog. The paper in this kit is gorgeous! These kits sell out fast, so if you are interested in purchasing the kit, please let me know asap. With every kit comes a chance to win the following month's kit for free. Check out the details atContest Kits. Don't forget your add-ons too =)

Thanks for looking,
Loreen

Perfect Pearls, Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers, and Lace Paper

This card was a lot of fun to make. To create this card, you will need to gather a few supplies including: Perfect Pearls in the color(s) of your choice, Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers in the color(s) of your choice, Ranger Mini Misters, a sheet of Lace Paper (mine is from KI Memories), cardstock, adhesive, stamp and coloring tool of your choice. I highly recommend a non-stick craft sheet because this project is very messy and will stain if you are not careful. Although not all of these products are uploaded to my store website just yet, I can get any of them if you are interested in getting it.


First, take a scoop of the perfect pearls powder and put it into your mini mister bottle. Place a drop of the reinker into your mini mister bottle and a little bit of water. Shake it up and then you are ready to spray your paper. My paper was originally plain white. I alternated with pinks and blues to create the colors that I sprayed onto the white lace paper.



I then glued down the lace paper onto cardstock using Quick Dry Tacky Adhesive. I colored my image using my favorite copic markers. I used the colorless blender on the pants of my image. I gave my girl eyeshadow using a Copic Spica Glitter Pen. Finally, I embellished with a sentiment stamp that I got from a good friend, a scallop circle Stampin Up punch, a brad, and some primas.

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American Crafts Thickers Frugal Substitute

I was delighted to get my first package of Thickers the other day. As I am sure you have heard, these foam letters are all the latest rage. As I was playing with them, I started to think about the Foamies that I used to put on my scrapbook pages when I first started the hobby years ago.

I am always trying to bring the cost down of this expensive hobby. I went into my stash and found tons of Foamies that I had forgotten about. You can buy a whole bucket of these guys for a few dollars. You can get the packages of Foamies for even cheaper. The Foamies come in a variety of styles and colors.
Best of all, they are acid free (as I know many crafters are very concerned about that). These are just a small fraction of the shapes that are available in the Foamies. I adore these little puzzle pieces! On the colorful letters, you punch out the flowers so that you can see them on the letter and then you also have extra flower embellishments to use on another project. The Foamies are all adhesive and ready to go.

One package of American Crafts Thickers averages at $4.99 whereas an entire bucket of Foamies averages at $3.99. The Thickers are sold in packages of one color at time. With the Foamies, you get so many more letters to play with and a variety of colors in the same bucket. I hope you enjoyed my frugal crafting tip =)

Thanks for Looking,

Inchies

Tonight, I gave my first try at making Inchies. This was a real challenge because the amount of space that you have to create on is so tiny! The pictures of these inchies look way bigger than what they are in reality. I used only scrap paper to make these so I was happy to not waste =) Of course, I sealed my inchies with matte modge podge.

On another note, I was featured on Tip Junkie today for a project I did not too long ago. What a great way to end the weekend.

Thanks for looking,
Loreen