Team Member Tuesday : Sarah

To better serve all of you "scrappy gals," I thought I would run a poll to see what our customers want to see in the future. So, if you could please take the time, could you please vote below.



Thanks for your input!

Its Monday!!!!

Well its monday again,, I hate mondays! It always seems that they are crazy busy and I just never seem to get athing done!
Anyway,, I got my scrapbook room all unpacked and semi-organised, after our move from florida to wisconsin.Whew! that was a loooong ride!I felt like my butt had grown to the seat by the time we finally got here!lolol!we found a big old farmhouse to rent and it came with an extra room,,,,,, ta da,,, instant scrapbbok room,, aka moms "studio".
so I did get a chance to scrap some this weekend and got to play with the jillibean soup kit,, its so stinkin cute! so that is who I am featuring on this crazy monday.
here are a layout that I made with the jillibean soup kit.
I like thses papers because you can put them with any kind of photos, even thisone with all the colors of the rainbow looks cool with them...What cha think????

Fab Friday!

It is in the 20's here in Iowa today...a shock from the 60's we had just a few days ago. So I had a hard time getting out from under the covers this morning, but here I am with this week's Fab Friday. Using the December kit here is my take on Julie's Fab December sketch. I made a card and remember you can make any type of project to compete in the monthly sketch challenge - layout, card, home decor...anything goes! We would love to see what you can do. See this recent post for all of the information and remember it is due January 5th.

Have a nice weekend everyone!

Technique Thursday - Glitter!

Another one of my favorite (and easy) techniques is to use glitter to emphasis patterns on paper. I used a glue pen to trace the snowflake pattern, sprinkled some glitter.... super easy! On this mitten ornament in addition to tracing the snowflakes I also added lines of glitter to the cuff of the mitten. If there isn't a pattern on the paper, you can always create your own. I then attached the papers to the chipboard mitten found in the December kit. Repunch the hole using a paper punch or Cropodile and you are ready to hang this on your tree.

Tips when using Glitter:

• When using a glue pen, do a small area at a time, so the glue doesn't dry out too quickly.


• You can also use a glue pen to apply glitter to flowers, stickers or anything else needing a little sparkle.


• When doing a large area such as a chipboard piece, I often use Modge Podge. You can also rub a glue pad over the surface or use a spray adhesive or other liquid glue.


• Use a tray or small, flexible paper plate, so that you can easily put it back into the bottle.


• There are different sizes of glitter - the glitter I used was very fine. If you have a chunky glitter, you would want to use on a much larger, less detailed project.


• Baby wipes are a great way to clean the tray or help to get the glitter off your hands. They also help with static cling.


• Use a small paint brush, Q tip or eyeshadow applicator to brush away excess glitter.


• Be prepared - you will probably be a little shimmery for awhile! Whenever I go to a crop on Saturday, I always seem to be a little sparkly at church on Sunday :-)


• If anyone else has any other tips feel free to share!

A couple other non glitter related tips on this project. I used the left over foam dots packaging to add dimension to my cuff. Never throw it away - it is great to use on larger pieces of paper for dimension. I used a border punch for the cuff, but you could easily draw a scalloped cuff and cut out with scissors.

Whatever Wednesday - Part 2 :)

Welcome back to Whatever Wednesday - Part 2 :)  Mimi posted earlier with an adorable layout but I wanted to make sure to "pop" in and share the winner for the November challenge!!  It was again a difficult decision - you all did such a great job!! Congrats to our winner Mica!! Check out her layout here!!  Mica, please email your mailing address to Mimi at memories@thatscrappygirl.com so she can get your goodies out to you!!  A BIG thank you to all who participated, hope you can join us again this month using the following sketch:

Here is my take on it using TSG's December Main Kit, featuring Pink Paislee's Mistletoe & Co. line:  

Remember, you do not need to buy or use a kit from That Scrappy Girl to enter - feel free to use your stash!!  Entries must be submitted by January 5th .  One lucky winner will receive this AWESOME Basic Grey Card Kit!!!

How do you enter???  Just upload your layout to your blog on any online gallery.  Then copy the URL and paste it in the Mr. Linky link below.  Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with :)

It's Whatever Wednesday!

Happy Hump day everyone! Today I'm bringing you a 12" x 12" layout using the collection featured in this month's kit: Mistletoe and More. Now that the twinkies are getting older they are less and less cooperative with the camera. This photo was actually taken by our accountant. Well, at least Christmas cards went out...one of the embellishments I used I made myself.



The oragami tree was made by 4 pieces of paper...sizes are 1.5" x 1.5", 2" x 2", 2.5" x 2.5" and 3" x 3" the stick is from the yard.

Hope you enjoy! xoxo Mimi

Team Member Tuesday

Sarah, here.

Happy December to all of you. Can you believe that we are in the month of December already?! Christmas is only a few weeks away! YIKES! So, to get everyone into the Christmas spirit and cheer, I wanted to share a couple of projects that I made using December's kit. You're gonna LOVE all of the goodies in this one.

Here's a couple of cards I created:





...and two simple mini albums I created:





...and you can't have a Christmas without gift tags:



Hope all of these projects have inspired to create something fun for the holidays!

Hugs,
sarah.