28th Scrappy Saturdays

SEPTEMBER 2010 ONLINE CROP GOING ON NOW! PRIZES, GAMES AND CHALLENGES! Ends Tuesday! **Invite a friend and if they participate, you automatically will get a prize! Your friend just has to leave a comment saying that you invited them.**
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Link up your scrapbook related projects - doesn't just have to be layouts for Scrappy Saturdays! You have until Thursday, September 16th to link up your scrapbook projects. (I decided to do that since Saturdays are busy days for people to spend time with family and get errands done.) Then on Friday, September 17th I'll do a post sharing my favorites from Scrappy Saturday- Friday Favorites!

Here's what I made this week:

Dark Blue and Silver Love Scrappy Clock

She wanted it like this Black, White and Red Love clock I made just with blue and silver and some black.

Barn Red and Sunflowers Magnetic Scrappy Canvas for a giveaway winner

Let me know what you think!


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Friday Favorites #27

SEPTEMBER 2010 ONLINE CROP starts this afternoon! PRIZES, GAMES AND CHALLENGES! Ends Tuesday! **Invite a friend and if they participate, you automatically will get a prize! Your friend just has to leave a comment saying that you invited them.**
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Thank you for everyone linking up. I love looking at everyone's ideas and creativity. Here are this week's Friday Favorites. Can't wait to see what you have for tomorrow's Scrappy Saturday!

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It was super hard to choose this week because I'd had some picked and then I'd read more about the work you put into it and loved it more so this week I'm featuring everyone!

Sparrow Canvas from Red Heads Craft More Fun

So simple and cute - love the yellow and gray.

She used her Cricut to do the letters. I really need one of those or a Silhouette.

Adorable card from Create with Joy

Love the sentimenet inside!

Baby Announcements from Keeping it Simple

She colored every one of those flowers on 50 cards!

Father Layout from Embellishing Life

Love the muted colors she used with such a cute picture.

Kids Layout from crafting and creativity

Love that this layout is a perfect blend of masculine and feminine to show off both her little boy and baby girl.

Recipe Digital Layout from Shibley Smiles

Great way to cherish memories from a simple recipe

Altered Ruler from Not So Handmade

How creative! Makes me want to spice up some of my rulers.

Kids' Art Display and Autumn Frames from A Diamond in the Stuff

Love love the colors she used on the Autumn Frames! I really want this for my house!

Love the title she used on the Art Frames. Great way to add more decor to a child's room too.

Beach Boxes Room Decor and Gift from Katie's Nesting Spot

Fabulous! What a great idea to have these to decorate a room and use for storage.

Scrappy Canvas Tutorial

Today I wanted to share with you a tutorial on how to make a Magnetic Scrappy Canvas.

Supplies Needed:

• Choice of Scrapbook Papers and Embellishments

• Choice of Canvas (in this tutorial I'm using a 8x10 raised/thick canvas)
• Metal Piece usually the size of the picture you want to use (I'm using a 5x7 piece)
• Mod Podge and foam brush
• Paper Cutter
• Craft Glue Dots

1. I usually use a 8x10 canvas. Then I usually cut a background sheet of scrapbook paper to 7x9. With this one, since I'm using an old canvas, I cut my paper to 8x10 to cover up the whole thing. Using glue dots, adhere your piece of paper to the canvas. I did 3 glue dots, then 2, then 3, then 2 and then 3 (3 on all the edges) The craft glue dots are stronger to make sure your paper will stay on your canvas.

2. Place all scrapbook papers and any background embellishments (anything that will be under the photo/metal piece) down, the way you want them. I used a 3.5x8 piece of sunflower scrapbook paper and a 5 in. piece of brown ribbon on top of my background paper.

3. Cut a piece of cardstock as the same size as your metal piece. For mine I cut a 5x7 piece of darker textured barn red cardstock for my 5x7 piece of metal. Get ready to Mod Podge!

4. Take your metal piece and layer mod podge thinly on it with your foam brush. 

5. Then place your cut to size piece of cardstock over it and layer more mod podge over that. I do one layer in one direction and then another layer in the other direction. I think it helps the paper lie smoother. Let dry.

6. Then using a lot of glue dots, adhere your metal mod podged piece on top of your background and canvas. 

7. Decorate the rest as you would a scrapbook page adding any other embellishments you'd like to use.

8. To hang, I hammer a metal frame hanger to the back of flat thin canvases. Or place on a picture stand. For this particular, the thick raised canvases, all you need is a screw in the wall and it's easy to hang.

Here are two other examples!

I did two 4x4 metal pieces on this scrappy canvas.

I used 4x4 metal pieces on these coordinating 8x8 canvases

I love to see others' scrapbook creations too. You can link them up to my Scrappy Saturdays! Hope you enjoy this tutorial!

Guest Post - Katie's Nesting Spot

Please welcome today, a fabulous scrapbooker and crafter, Katie!
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Hello Scrappy Gift Readers!
I'm Katie from Katie's Nesting Spot and it's such a thrill and honor to be a guest on Maryanne's blog. I always enjoy being inspired by her creative scrapbook pages and it's been so much fun connecting with other paper enthusiasts through Scrappy Saturdays and Maryanne's online crops. I'm even sponsoring one of the giveaways for September's crop so I hope to see you there! Let's start with a little bit about myself. I'm a former kindergarten and special education teacher, turned SAHM, who loves crafting of all sorts. Scrapbooking is definitely my favorite though; I especially like making mini books.
Besides all my creative endeavors, I also share the learning activities I do with my daughter, product reviews - I especially like doing them for kid's stuff, and giveaways on my blog. As if all that doesn't keep my busy enough, I also am a co-founder of ABC &123: A Learning Cooperative. It's a place parents and educators can find and share educational activities. Plus I'm really excited to let you know I just became part of my first design team at Adori Graphics!
Today I'd like to share three of my favorite projects:
Like I mentioned before, I am a big memory keeping enthusiast. This altered box and photo album set I made my mom is both a cute and meaningful gift. I repurposed an old game box and created this collage on the outside and a mini layout on the inside. It holds a photobook that my mom added a monthly picture of her first grandchild for the first year. There is also enough room for a few more small keepsakes, like an invitation for the "Meet the Baby" party my mom hosted. It gives her someplace special to display and keep all these things.
One year I made a special "card" for my brother that doubles as a mini book. It's made out of brown paper bags with lots of pockets to tuck tags and other fun stuff, like a gift card for his birthday. Unlike most other paper bag books I've made, this opens up into a + shape. You can see more pictures of this paper bag mini book and card on my blog. The exploding card I made my Dad is another creative way to turn a card into a gift card holder and keepsake. Something I frequently make are decoupaged frames. These are so easy to personalize for your recipient and are a quick project. This Simple Things frame is a personal favorite, and one of the few frames I've kept for myself. It combines my favorite colors, has a bit of bling, and is very girly. I enjoy seeing it every day in my office.
Thanks again Maryanne, for inviting me to do a guest post! I hope you've all enjoyed seeing some of my favorite "scrappy gifts" and that you'll join me on Katie's Nesting Spot for a lot more and my new craft party A Crafty Soiree on Thursdays!

 

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Congrats on being part of a design team, Katie. You sure keep busy like I try to do. What fabulous creations she has shared with us! What great gift ideas too. I especially love that cute frame; everything just goes together so beautifully.

As she stated, Katie has even donated a prize for this weekend's September Online Crop over at my Blog Frog Community. Thanks so much Katie!

 

• Large Set: Life's Journey Designer Alphabet by Inkadinakado, 32 foam mounted stamps that has an ink pad but it's probably dried out
• Medium Set: Sketch Box Lower Case by PSX, 28 individual wood mounted rubber stamps including a shadow block for adding color highlights and stamp positioner
• Small/Mini Set: Alphabet Stamp Set - Series 3 by Studio G, 30 piece lower case alphabet

September Online Crop at my Blog Frog Community
Friday, September 10th 2:00 MST - Tuesday, September 14th 11:59 MST
Challenges, Games, and Prizes will of course be involved!
Let me know if you'd like to participate or offer prizes.
You can also RSVP here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128196087226513
**Invite a friend and if they participate, you automatically will get a prize! Your friend just has to leave a comment saying that you invited them.**