Lucky Girl Party Peek and a take off a Sketchy Thursdays challenge

I'm so excited that Lucky Girl Crafts will soon be sponsoring one of my all-time favorite challenge sites, Sketchy Thursdays, in near future. Hurrah! Hurray! A very great day!

This week's challenge was for a 3 or more photo layout. Fab!!! Finally! I've been stuck in a one-picture rut lately, not that I mind or anything, but it's nice to break out of the norm.

Here's the Sketchy Thursdays inspiration sketch:

Here's my take on it:

I'll admit, I took some liberties with the over-all design, but I still kept several patterned papers, three pics and the multi-word title. Totally wild and wacky and fun - this captures the spirit of those silly little boys just perfectly.

And can I just say, the new Lucky Girl Crafts kit - Summer Vacation - really rocks?! ;D

This layout uses several pieces of the latest Lucky Girl kit:
Papers by Pink Paislee and Cosmo Cricket // Cardstock by American Crafts // Stickers by Cosmo Cricket // Alphas by Pink Paislee and Cosmo Cricket

Don't forget to join us tomorrow, starting at the Lucky Girl Crafts blog for the start of our Summer Vacation Blog Party - with awesome inspiration and chances to win some mystery scrappy goodies!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Border Punch & Deco Scissor Day

Hi Friends! It's that time again! I'm glad you were able to stop by and check out my latest Practical Scrapper's challenge layout. This week, we were challenged to use border punches and decorative scissors. Here's my creation using a PageMaps sketch:


I used a Fiskars Threading Water border punch to compliment the die cut scalloped edge of My Mind's Eye paper, and I reversed the direction of scallop scissors to create a wave design on the manilla tag.

Be sure to check out all the other designs this week at Practical Scrappers... remember, it's your last day to enter for the June sketch challenge for a chance to win an exclusive Lucky Girl kit! Check out the details here.

And finally, don't forget to visit me again tomorrow for the start of our monthly
Lucky Girl Blog Party

July 1-3
Featuring amazing project inspiration and prize drawings!!

A *very* late Lucky Girl winner announcement

I have ***finally*** drawn a winner for helping spread the news about my Lucky Girl DT call way back in early May. And, actually, since it was so long ago and I feel so bad about the delay, I drew two winners.

Soooo... If you are Sara Zenger or Valechula then please send me your mailing information via e-mail to jasafras98@yahoo.com.

To the rest of you who helped spread the Lucky Girl news, thank you so much! It means the world to me! I hope you'll visit me again soon both here and on our Lucky Girl blog or Facebook fan page for more chances to win!!!

Thanks again!

Pure Glee!

It's color challenge week at Frosted Designs!

This week, we were challenged to create a project featuring orange, green, teal and yellow as the primary colors. Digging through my stash, I found these little wallet pics of my beautiful niece that I thought would be perfect for the challenge. The only thing was, I couldn't think of a title for the page. I went through my countless alpha stickers and came across these Lime Rickey alphabet stickers from Basic Grey, which are similar to the font for the television show Glee - of which I am unabashedly a huge fan of. It was destined for my layout!

On a totally off-topic side note - I completely urge you to watch Glee. It's seriously the best hour of TV - hands down. Sure, it's kind of campy and cheesy. Yes, it makes me very glad that I'm not in high school any more. But the characters are so real, the story line - over all - is well thought out and portrayed, and the music is friggin' IN*CRED*IBLE! Everything from Journey, Madonna, Rick Springfield, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, KISS, Frank Sinatra, and a handful of show tunes, featuring several Broadway-trained actors. Hello. Call it awesome - because that's what it is! There has not been a single episode that we haven't immediately purchased all the songs on iTunes and immediately fell in love. Even my kiddos know all the Glee songs.

My hubby and I started watching it through on-demand TV during the winter hiatus about a week before the show started back up in February. We ended up watching those episodes twice. We bought the Season 1 Part 1 DVDs as soon as they were released and have watched them several times. We recorded the spring episodes (part 2 of Season 1) and have not deleted them, because there are just days when we need our Glee fix. I've now lent my Season 1 Part 1 DVDs out to 5 of my friends from many different backgrounds - with requests from 3 more - and everybody has loved it.

Go - watch it - and share some Glee love!

Thanks for stopping by!

Check out the latest Lucky Girl Kit!!!

Introducing our latest kit.... My Summer Vacation!

Perfect for helping preserve all your special memories from Father's Day, 4th of July, camping adventures, birthday parties, wet n' wild days, amusement parks, county fairs and so much more!!! The possibilities are endless!

Kits are available on a very limited basis!
Pre-order your kit today by visiting our store at www.luckygirlcrafts.com.
Kits will ship - and be available for local pick up - on July 1st

Remember, annual subscribers not only guarantee that they're the first to get these awesome kits in their hot little hands, but also get a great discount and a special scrappy treat - valued at more than $20 - delivered with their final kit!

LUCKY GIRL KITS NOW SHIP WORLD-WIDE!

Also, don't forget to join us Lucky Girls next week from July 1-3 for our Summer Vacation Blog Party - featuring great projects made with this fabulous kit! I can't wait to share with you the projects I've created. Finally - my nearly 11-year-old son's baby pictures have a place worthy of their cuteness!!! See you then!

Deadline extended for Black Friday Deals on American Crafts products

I just got an e-mail about a "Black Friday" sale on select American Crafts product bundles that are AMAZING deals! Here's the catch - I can only purchase them in bundles of 12 and I need to reserve them ASAP - like, by Friday afternoon to try to have a chance at getting them. Would any of you be interested?

The adhesive pack is such a great value! What's the one thing you need for every project?! Many of the big name scrappers, like Ali Edwards & Jennifer McGuire use AC adhesives - and for just $20, what a steal!

The rest would make great gifts for you or to get some early holiday shopping done! You are more than welcome to get more than one bundle, too! See below for details. Prices are listed - the same price that I can get. We'll split shipping costs between whoever purchases, and I can bill you later if needed - either in a payment plan or the full amount due by the beginning of September. Please let me know ASAP! Thanks, friends!

PLEASE E-MAIL YOUR ORDERS NO LATER THAN 4 PM MST THURSDAY, JUNE 24 TO jasafras98@yahoo.com

This to That Adhesives Value Pack

This value pack contains dot, strip and solid adhesive runners, refills and foam dots and tabs. Featuring an MSRP of only $19.99, this product would normally cost your customers more than $45. They will save more than $27 with every package they purchase—a value that can’t be beat!

Premium Ribbon Storage Kit

This colorful set of 40 spools of ribbon can be used for almost any scrapbooking, cardmaking or crafting project. Plus, the ribbon is packaged in an ingenious storage case – a great method for storing ribbon for years to come. With an MSRP of just $29.99, the value of this kit is simply amazing. Your customers will save more than $25 when they pick up this item in your store the morning of Black Friday!

Dear Lizzy: 12x12 Album Kit

It’s no secret that our Dear Lizzy line has been our top-selling of all time. Why? It’s virtually impossible to make an unattractive layout, card or project with Dear Lizzy products – they’re that cute. For our third doorbuster item, we’re offering this fun Album Kit that features the line. Jam-packed with an award-winning cloth album, patterned paper, Remarks stickers, Details embellishments, Thickers and more, it’s a kit that anyone would love to have or give as a present. Valued at more than $50, the kit has an MSRP of only $19.99. (With that much value, be sure to get one for yourself, too.)

Flower Child (for the boys!)

Join us this week for a full-bloom flower challenge at Practical Scrappers!

If you've visited me here for very long, you might have guessed that I have a slight *cough*insane*cough* flower obsession. I collect them in many sizes, shapes and materials - in all colors of the rainbow. For this week's challenge, I stole a little inspiration from my friend Gretchen - mom of three boys - who always uses her flowers in such a wonderfully masculine way!

For this layout of Andrew, which I swore to him I would only use boyish flowers on - no glitter or sparkly things! - I added more earth-toned flowers to compliment the striped paper. With dark, matte brads and buttons, I was able to steer clear away from FrouFrouVille - thus making both mom and boy-child happy. Not to mention being able to scrap the best candid shots I've ever been able to get of my son... he's one cute kid... just sayin'.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Glitter-azi

Tis' the season for glitter! This week, Practical Scrappers is hosting a Loose Glitter & Flock challenge! Finally, a chance to use my tin of sparkles! I have tons of different glitters - some fun, chunky ones that I got in a bargain bin at JoAnn's, and several colors of Martha Stewart glitter sitting in a tin on my desk that have been collecting dust for a while now. It seems like every time I break out the glitter, the pitter-patter of little feet follow. Loose glitter and little feet (and the body they carry) are usually a recipe for disaster, so the loose glitter just sits there, looking pretty. Even with the inevitable mess that comes with it (at least in my house!), it's fun to break out of your norm once in a while.


For my birthday last week, my aunt sent me a bunch of old family photos, and I figured what better way to use something glitzy was to pair it with something glamorous - a picture of my grandparents shortly after they were married in the 1950s.

My grandmother's favorite color was blue, so I used several shades of Martha Stewart blue glitter for my layout.

The large letters are double-sided stickers from Stampin' Up. I began by peeling off the top layer and sprinkling my glitter on each letter. After tapping off the excess, I covered each letter with Liquid Glass (a liquid epoxy, essentially) from Close To My Heart. After each letter dried - which, I found, took FOREVER even though I didn't use a super-heavy layer - I peeled the letter from the backing to use on my layout.

I created some hand-made paper roses from a tutorial I found on my blogging buddy Kim's new challenge site - Sketches in Thyme - and sprayed each rose with 3M spray adhesive before sprinkling on both fine and chunky glitter. (PS - The paper roses were so easy that my 6-year-old daughter created a set of her very own that turned out absolutely FAB!)

Here's the finished product:

Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned Paper: Sassafras Lass, stash (for the roses)
Bling: Glitter by Martha Stewarts; Flourish by ColorBok
Stickers: Stampin' Up, Cosmo Cricket
Cricut Cartridge: Home Accents
Liquid Glass: Close To My Heart
Embellishment: Making Memories

Thanks for stopping by!

All that glitters...

Our challenge this week at Frosted Designs is to use glitter on our projects. I love getting a chance to incorporate blingy accents, and this layout is no different!

I used Crystal Stickles to trace a printed border on a My Mind's Eye transparency (for the middle pic); used a glitter flower from Heidi Swapp, and glittered chipboard letters from Anna Griffin. The rest of the products were from a bunch of scraps I had lying around.

Be sure to enter your glitter project over a Frosted Designs for a chance to win an incredible prize pack, including a new Cricut cartridge! The more you play, the more chances you have to WIN!!!

Eyecatching Eyelets

It's time to pull out your eyelet collection! Kick it old school and use a traditional eyelet setter or you use my hubby's personal favorite scrapbook invention - the Cropodile - and get your groove on! Our challenge this week at Practical Scrappers is all about the eyelet!

Eyelets can be fun or functional - for this layout, I did a little of both. My eyelets attach the clear acrylic elements to my layout (the heart for the center of the daisy flower, and to attach the letters Y-O-U, even if you can't see either one too well... click on the picture to enlarge and for a better view!)
I've also used an eyelet to attach the fabric tag to the picture.
This layout uses papers from Pink Paislee, My Mind's Eye, Studio Callico, and Bazzill; flowers from Prima; vintage-inspired element from Glitz Designs; chipboard from Cosmo Cricket; clear acrylic elements from Heidi Swapp & Close To My Heart; and glitzy spritz from Smooch Spritz. The tulle & eylets are from my stash, but the pin is Jenni Bowlin and the striped ribbon is from American Crafts.
Be sure to check out the other creative ways our amazing DT has used eyelets this week by clicking HERE.
Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Check out the June Lipstick Chicks Challenge!

The talented crew at XOXO Girls (aka Lipstick Chicks!) are at it again! Our June challenge is up and full of scrappy wonder for you to scraplift off of for a chance to win an amazing vintage-inspired prize pack sponsored by Divine Designs. It's amazing to see how each designer interpreted our challenge list this month - love it!

Here's my June XOXO layout:

This layout uses cardstock from Stampin' Up and Bazzill; paper flowers from Making Memories and Close To My Heart; bling from Prima; Anna Griffin glittered chipboard letters; Bo Bunny patterned paper, scalloped paper from Making Memories, and the Home Decor Cricut cartridge for the flourishes. The butterflies were punched from scraps with a Martha Stewart punch.

Finally, for your chance to win, head on over to the XOXO Girls blog and pick your favorite layout (or layouts!) to lift, post a comment with a link to your layout and cross your fingers in hopes of winning this fun kit:


Please be sure to mention which Lipstick Chick you lifted from and spread the word about this awesome challenge!!!

XOXO -
Jessica

More chances to win!

Oooh, I love scrap candy!!! Some of my favorite people and favorite places are offering up some great prizes in the next little bit, so come check it out!

Frosted Designs has a new look and are up and running with monthly prizes! Here's a look at the June prize package:

Each time you play along with one of the Frosted Designs challenges in June, you get one entry. At the end of the month, we'll draw a random winner for all of this scrappy goodness:

This prize package includes....

The new FRESHLY PICKED Cricut cartridge
A stack of K&Company Papers
A 3 pack of Stickles
A package of 18 clear stamps (Travel)
2 packages of flowers with colorful brad centers
1 package of K&Company flowers that match the paper stack
A package of chipboard accents (20 pieces)
2 packages of gem accents
A 10 piece package of summer charms
12 buttons
4 yards of ribbon

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My blogging buddy Lynnette, hostess with the mostest at Candy Shoppe Designs, XOXO Girls and Nerdy Victorious Scrappers, is having a birthday bash giveaway through her birthday on June 8 (which happens to be a day before my birthday! Geminis rock!) I love the inspiration for this kit - so funny!

She's such an awesome artist - you'll love her creations and fun challenges (all of which have monthly prizes of their own, by the way!!!)

For her birthday bash, she's giving away this sweeeeet kit!

Heritage 1981 Kit Contents:

9 papers (including Die-Cut, Overlay and Glitter) from Hambly, Jenni Bowlin, Webster's Pages, Chatterbox, Prima, Basic Grey and Fancy Pants. Plus, a bunch of embellishment goodies including Smooch Spritz, Prima Flowers, Trims on Old-Fashioned Clothespins, Clear Stamps, My Mind's Eye Bling, Basic Grey Rub-ons, Buzz and Bloom Acrylic, American Crafts Chipboard Frames, Tulle, Making Memories Flower Pins, Doodlebug Buttons, and more!!!

To win Lynette's "Heritage 1981" kit, first visit her HERE

Then, follow her rules:

All you have to do is this:

1) FOLLOW HER

2) Post this GIVEAWAY on your blog including the picture of the "Heritage 1981" kit

3) Then leave me a comment with a link to your blog where I can see it

You have until the time Lynette posts the winner on June 8th.....whenever that will be.....because you know, it's her birthday and she can post it whenever she wants! ;-)

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And finally, Practical Scrappers is also offering tons of amazing prizes each week and just recently started giving away some kick-butt monthly prizes for their bonus and sketch challenges, including this kit donated by yours truly and Lucky Girl Crafts:

This kit was made exclusively for Practical Scrappers by Lucky Girl Crafts:

The kit includes Patterned Papers from:
My Mind's Eye, Imaginisce, American Crafts, & Jenni Bowlin
Cardstock from:
American Crafts, The Paper Company, & Core'dinations
Alphas from:
Basic Grey & Jenni Bowlin
Embellies including:
Kaiser Craft Self Adhesive Fozz Felt - Turquoise Butterflies
Cosmo Cricket Joy Ride Buttons
13 - Assorted Prima & Making Memories Paper Flowers
4 - American Crafts Gel Pens
18" of 6" white Tulle
18" of 3/4" Hot Pink Gingham

To win this exclusive Lucky Girl Crafts kit, play along with one of the June sketch challenges at Practical Scrappers. A new sketch is posted every Friday, so you've got plenty of time and new inspiration to play! We'll randomly draw from the sketch participants at the end of the month to award the prize.

We also have a fun bonus challenge each month, designed to get you to create outside of the box. This month's challenge is "Behind Closed Cupboards" - use anything you find in your cupboards or drawers as inspiration or embellishments on your layout. The winner of the June bonus challenge is drawn the same way as the sketch challenge winner - randomly and at the end of the month - and will receive a Bo Bunny prize package from Leave A Paper Trail.

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Good luck! I hope to see your work on these fun challenge sites soon!

Everyone's a Lucky Girl winner!

Did you all have as much fun with the mid-week Blog Party as I did? I for one am totally inspired to get scrapping - I can't wait to lift the lovely designs from my fellow Lucky Girls Kim, Raechelle and Sarabeth. I love those girls!!

Since I like to see everyone go away a winner and to thank you all for participating in the Blog Party, I'm offering all of you Lucky Girls

15% off your first Lucky Girl Kit!

Use code LUCKYGIRL15 at check out

Get your limited-edition Lucky Girl kit by shopping at www.luckygirlcrafts.com

And finally, our winner of this Blog Candy filled with My Mind's Eye yumminess is....

Michel said...

I'm an LG because:
1)I have a great husband
2)My son is the coolest kid alive
3)I have the best of friends
4)I lost 5 pounds
5)I have talented friends that I can steal their ideas
Thanks for a chance to get more goodies.

June 2, 2010 4:54 PM

Congrats, girl! Contact me to arrange for delivery of your prize!

Last day of the Lucky Girl Blog Party... have you entered to win?!

Today's the final day of our big Lucky Girl Crafts Blog Party for our June kit!

I love all of the tiny details included in this kit... from the fun Petalloo sequins to the Pink Paislee Flip Notes that can be used in all sorts of ways... to the chipboard and rub ons and flourishy papers, I'm in scrappy heaven!

Get your very own limited edition Lucky Girl "Summer Lovin'" kit by visiting the store at www.luckygircrafts.com

There are five total prizes up for grabs - one on the main blog, and one of each of the Lucky Girl's blogs. Have you entered to win?!

Check out details on how to win my blog candy here. I'll draw a winner tomorrow afternoon... are you going to be a Lucky Girl?!

Then, head on over to the rest of the Lucky Girls for more chances to win and to check out their final project reveals using the Lucky Girl "Summer Lovin'" kit for June.

Your next stop on our BLOG PARTY HOP is KIM

You can also find some great projects from the rest of our Lucky Girl DT by following these links:


Raechelle

Sarabeth

Thanks for playing along with us during our first mid-week Blog Party! I hope you've seen projects that have inspired you to create!

Scrap Happy -
Jessica

Lucky Girl Mid Week Blog Party - Day 2

Hey there, friends! Happy Wednesday!
Thanks for joining us for day 2 of our Mid-Week Blog Party for the Lucky Girl Crafts big kick off event!

Today I'm sharing my second layout that I created with my Lucky Girl June kit.

The fun, bright colors and textural variety allow for such yummy eye candy, doesn't it?! If I had to choose a favorite (for today... *teehee*) element of this kit, it would probably be the silk paper flowers from Petaloo - *swoon*. Between the lovely layers and glitter accents, I think I've found my new addiction.

Be sure to check out the
Lucky Girl Crafts blog
for all the details on this awesome new kit and to get yours today!!!
A little birdie told me that more chances to win some Lucky Girl Blog Candy has been announced... stop by to see what all the hub-bub is about!

Check out my post below for details on how you can enter to win some scrumptious blog candy, and then hop on over to Kim's site by clicking here!

Come visit me and my other Lucky Girl sisters tomorrow for the final day of the Blog Party and more chances to win one of FIVE scrumptious blog candy prizes!!! Oh - and more beautiful projects from the June kit, of course!