Reuse -- Recycle

Have you noticed how much "bling" is on clothes these days??? I was sorting some clothes for Christian Aid this week, and for the first time ever realized how often they use bling on clothes. We were throwing out a lot of used clothes and stuff...and I thought, "Why not try to reuse the bling???" I mean, seriously, it looks exactly like the rhinestones you can buy for scrapping...except the ones on the clothes are sewn on...or don't stick anymore after you take them off the clothes. But hey -- that's what double-sided tape is for!!! LOL

Yes, it DOES work!!! I've tried it a few times...and you wouldn't know if the bling is new...or taken off old clothes!!! :)

Here's the latest layout I did. This one has BOTH used bling...and new bling. Can you tell the difference??? I think not!!! :) Btw, this layout is a lift I did from the Fiskateer's gallery. I love it!!!

The big rhinestone in HAPPINESS is new...all the little bling are reused ones taken off clothes!!!

Embellishing and Titling

I've actually showcased one of these two pages already -- had it for my top 6 favourites of 2009. :) The first page was missing its title though -- as I hadn't been able to come up with anything good or anything I liked.

This week as I was looking through my scrapbook, I decided enough is enough! It's time to title it -- embellish it, the works! I just wanted to get that page finished already!!! So I went online to look for ideas (I LOVE the internet!!! And people that post their layouts to inspire others -- totally my heroes!!!!)

I found some templates for graduation embellishments online....and decided to try my luck. I love them!!! They turned out soooo cute -- and they're so simple to make!

The rest of the titling was a piece of cake. And now my layout is FINALLY complete!!! What do YOU think???

 

 

Flooding Waters

In the spring of 2009, a lot of towns and communities in Manitoba were flooded when the Red River crested. For a full week, we sandbagged. It was tiring...but it was so much fun!!! I met so many wonderful people -- saw old friends -- just an awesome time...despite the cold..and the water, and everything that was going wrong around us!

I'm not sure where exactly I picked up the paper I used for the background -- it might have been garage sale...but I was soooooooo glad for it when I set out to scrap these pictures. The paper made the layout come together so easily -- and I love it!!! :)

 

  

I printed out these cutsie-little sandbags I found on the net. Double-stacked them....with foam. Made great-looking embellishments!!! :) 

Truly Inspired!!! :)

This weekend was busy -- spending time with family and friends! No time for crafts -- didn't even try if I'm being honest! :p It was a busy week -- helping out with sewing quilts for Haiti and other countries in need. So scrapping took a backseat.


I've been waiting to get some backings on the cards I made last weekend. Once I got started with that batch, I just couldn't stop!!! I discovered using BLING!!! Man do I love that stuff now!! Can't wait to get more!!! :) It truly does wonders for cards -- not an overly-huge fan of using it in scrapbook layouts yet though. Although it can look good there as well -- it's just not a huge requirement. Whereas when it comes to cards, bling totally does it for me!

So what do you think of this batch??? The theme with these cards is Baptism...and I had A LOT to make, so I reused the same design a few times. Although I did get a variety in there as well. I love this batch. They are, in my opinion, the best cards I have ever created!!!

It's amazing how much of an impact looking through galleries and getting to know other scrappers and card makers can have on your creations. So here's a great big "thank you" to all the people who keep coming back to my blog -- keep leaving their comments. Yeah for you!!! You help inspire me -- you help make me better as this craft!!! :)

Long time in the Making...

Yeah!!! It's finally finished!!! I've been working on this page for the past few weeks -- laying it away 'cause I couldn't come up with any ideas. But it all came together today. :)
This is the first time I've ever used a circle in my layout -- quite challenging.

 

The quote:

 

I LOVE...

Hi there! I finally went back to making scrapbook layouts! I've recently been so busy with making Baptism Cards and Birthday cards. LOL -- it was tough getting into them...but once I DID come up with a design, it was hard to stop!!!! But after 25+ cards it was time to move on. :)

So anyways, I had this layout page finished off like two days ago -- here's what it looked like:

 I heat embossed the letters LOVE with sparkle powder. Then I made them stand higher with mounting squares.



 

I liked it...but it wasn't as good as I wanted it to be. So after two days of looking at it lying around (I usually leave my layout lying somewhere where I can see it all day...and decide if I like it after multi-looks) LOL -- I decided it wasn't exactly how I wanted it. So off went everything (the good thing about two-sided tape!) and I started again...

And here's what it looked like after I was all finished!

I decided I didn't like the look of the LOVE being higher...so I took out the mounting squares. I added a border (that also sparkles) and the hearts. I also added two little white rub-on hearts...

This time I LOVE IT!!! :)

Some highlights:

Moving Challenge

I've been wanting to make a card for the Sir Stampalot Challenge at >>> Floral Fantasies <<<, but just haven't found the time in the last week!!! Too busy doing other projects!!! I finally sat down and attempted to make a birthday card for a girl I babysit. I always thought I'd go with a card that had embellishments that could move around...LOL. Here's what I came up with.

As you can see...the embellishments are free to move as they please! :)