A Script for Scrappin'

Round Robin #2 for 2012

2012-02-27T12:30:00.000-06:00

Yes, I had time to participate in the Round Robin challenge again in February. The twist this month was to include hearts in your lo. I chose to scrap a 14 year old picture of my dd. She was such a cutie.

All the papers are from the latest Swirlydoos kit. The flowers are from current and past kits. The large cb heart was covered with TH crackle paint; it's from a past kit. The leaves are Prima and an unknown company-both from my stash. tfl!

It's a winner!

2012-02-27T12:27:00.000-06:00

Thank you to all the lovely ladies at Swirlydoos for voting my layout, "It's been a long time coming," as the January Round Robin winner. And, thank you to Tracey for the awesome prize!

Round Robin #1 for 2012!!!

2012-01-15T21:45:00.001-06:00

It's time for Round Robin and this time I went first. This is still my favorite Swirlydoos Challenge.

The twist this month was to use the song "Old Lang Syne" as the theme for the lo. First, I copied the words to the song on white cs and this is the strip used behind the title. Second, the song is about old acquantainces so I scrapped a picture of me and Roger. We have known each other for 14 years now. He knows me better than anyone (sometimes I don't like that about him!). My dd should be credited for taking this picture.

So, I used pp from the December kit as well as flowers from the December Swirlydoos and past kits. The pinecones were made from cs using a TH die.I used a Prima mask to create the brick pattern on the cs. The green letters are from a past kit and the black letters were from my stash of Thickers. I used a sketch from Got Sketch as my inspiration. tfl!

Round Robin for December

2011-12-14T15:49:00.000-06:00

My dd took some great pictures as we decorated the Christmas tree. She has a great eye and I can't wait to scrap some more of her pictures. Here is one I scrapped for the Round Robin in December. The challenge was to scrap a Christmas tradition and journal about it. This is a picture of Roger and me decorating his tree which I hope is a new tradition for us.

I used G45 Christmas papers along with some Prima leaves and poinsettia. Other flowers are from past Swirlydoos kits. The DA ornaments were altered with Puffs embossing powder-all from past Swirlydoos kits, too. The pins, ribbon, and jingle bells are from my stash. I used MS punches. And, my new favorite is the brick Prima mask that was used on the white cs. tfl!

Layout of the Week x 2!!!

2011-12-14T15:39:00.002-06:00

Thank you, Swirlydoos! The last two lo's I posted were chosen as LOTW- "Enjoy the Journey" in November and "Paris" this week. I am honored.

November Butterfly Challenge and Sketch Challenge

2011-12-01T23:09:00.000-06:00

I was inspired at the eleventh hour to create a lo for the November Butterfly Challenge. I used the Beau Jardin sketch to get me going.

The flowers are from various Swirlydoo kits while all the papers are from the Beau Jardin kit. I added some leaves from my stash. The Eiffel Tower was embossed with white Puffs embossing powder and then inked with TH Frayed Burlap (my new favorite color). Prima tape was added to the Martha Stewart heart punched strip. The Prima resin corners were inked with TH Frayed Burlap. Prima SIIP was cut into pieces and scattered throughout the lo. Crocheted doily is from Joann's.

Journaling is actually a part of "Paris", a poem written by Alan Seeger.

First, London, for its myriads; for its height,
Manhattan heaped in towering stalagmite;
But Paris for the smoothness of the paths
That lead the heart unto the heart's delight. . . .

Fair loiterer on the threshold of those days
When there's no lovelier prize the world displays
Than, having beauty and your twenty years,
You have the means to conquer and the ways,

And coming where the crossroads separate
And down each vista glories and wonders wait,
Crowning each path with pinnacles so fair
You know not which to choose, and hesitate --

Oh, go to Paris. . . . In the midday gloom
Of some old quarter take a little room
That looks off over Paris and its towers
From Saint Gervais round to the Emperor's Tomb, --

So high that you can hear a mating dove
Croon down the chimney from the roof above,
See Notre Dame and know how sweet it is
To wake between Our Lady and our love.

And have a little balcony to bring
Fair plants to fill with verdure and blossoming,
That sparrows seek, to feed from pretty hands,
And swallows circle over in the Spring.

There of an evening you shall sit at ease
In the sweet month of flowering chestnut-trees,
There with your little darling in your arms,
Your pretty dark-eyed Manon or Louise.

And looking out over the domes and towers
That chime the fleeting quarters and the hours,
While the bright clouds banked eastward back of them
Blush in the sunset, pink as hawthorn flowers,

You cannot fail to think, as I have done,
Some of life's ends attained, so you be one
Who measures life's attainment by the hours
That Joy has rescued from oblivion.

tfl!

Round Robin for November

2011-11-14T19:46:00.000-06:00

Well, it has been a looong time. I finally made my way to my scrapbook room and found enough mojo to create this lo for the Round Robin this month. As soon as my sister-in-law published this picture to facebook I knew I wanted to scrap it if she would let me. I asked her if I could have a copy of the picture and she shared the entire album from her photo shoot with her sons. Thank you, Gina!

I mixed some copper UTEE, TH Distress embossing powder in Vintage Photo and Black Soot which I then used to emboss the DA autumn circle. All the papers were from the "Rendezvous" kit from Swirlydoos. The flowers are Prima and Petaloo from various Swirlydoo kits. The leaves are Prima. I added some old buttons from Swirly Camp 2010. The burlap and hemp is from Joanne's. The RR twist was to use a transparency so I included the "Enjoy the Journey" transparency in my flower cluster. tfl!

Oh my!

2011-11-05T19:50:00.000-05:00

Wow! I finally produced a lo! But, you have to wait until the reveal day for Round #1 of the November Round Robin!

Round Robin #6

2011-06-26T12:33:00.000-05:00

Well, this is really bad. I still have 7 lo's and 3 projects that I have not posted from Swirly Camp in Colorado. But, it was my turn for the Round Robin challenge so I am posting my lift of Camilla now.

Three of the flowers are Color Me Crazy by Petaloo that I GM'd to match the lo. The pp is Timepieces by Bo Bunny. I added some DA, Prima pearls, and leaves from my stash. This is my ds's junior picture. He is now a senior. My how time flies! tfl.

My grandfather

2011-06-16T13:16:00.000-05:00

Here's another Swirly Camp layout using the June Swirlydoos kit.

I scrapped this picture of my grandfather. He flew quite a few air missions during the war. I don't know how my grandmother lived with him being in constant danger. They are such strong Christian people and I am so proud they are my grandparents. Love you both!

The clock is a TH die. I added some TH filmstrip and a Michael's medal given to me by Peggy. (Thank you, Peg!) The large flower was handmade by using layers of pp cut with the Tattered Florals TH die. The long strip of black was punched with a MS punch. tfl!

Man at Work

2011-06-16T13:04:00.000-05:00

Here is one of the lo's I created while at Swirly Camp in Colorado. Roger sent this picture to me as a joke but I told him I had to scrap it.

I had to print this one in b&w in order to make it work well with the pp. I used TH dies to make the gears and rosettes. All the pp is from the June Swirlydooes kit. Actually, this lo used up all the scraps I had remaining. There is some misting and inking here as well. (And, just think, Rachel wanted this picture so she could throw darts at it.)

"Create" chipboard Prima Album

2011-06-16T12:58:00.000-05:00

I promised to start posting all the things I made while in Colorado the first week of June, so here goes.

One of the classes we had this year was taught by our fearless leader, Krissy. It was a beautiful chipboard album decorated with all kinds of Prima goodies.

Here is the front cover:

This is the inside front cover:

And, here is the back cover:

Now, I need to decorated the 12 interior pages once I decide how I will be using this album.

Round Robin #5

2011-05-23T17:21:00.000-05:00

Finally! I did some scrapping. Wow, it has been a long time. I wasn't even sure I would get to finish today as our electricity went out while I was trying to finish my lo.

I made the big flower using the Tattered Florals die by TH and then followed Lisa G's tutorial. The other flowers are Petaloo with a few Prima buds thrown in for fillers. The chicken wire stamp is Prima. All the pp is from the May Swirlydoos kit. The picture of Kayla and me was taken last Labor Day while we were at Lake of the Ozarks. (Btw, I drove there this weekend and somehow still managed to work 21 hours at my pharmacy.) tfl!

Dock Dogs

2011-05-05T10:18:00.000-05:00

This one is so not my style but was done as a birthday gift by request.

The lo was framed in a 12x12 shadow box from HL. I used pp and embellishemnts from the LYB. The ribbons were the real deal from a Dock Dogs competition held earlier this year. tfl.

One more Deconstruction

2011-05-05T10:03:00.001-05:00

I should have been studying for finals but this was so much fun! Here's another cb piece that I soaked for 15 minutes in water so I could tear it apart. This is a Dusty Attic (DA) piece. I noticed that the DA pieces are better quality cb so make sure you soak them for the full 15 minutes.

For this piece I only separated the wings and her hair. Again, I covered the entire piece with gesso and sprinkled with Fairy Dust (how appropriate!). Then I used various colors of GM and Smooch on her wings. I inked the edges of her body with Chestnut Roan and the GM'd her body. The flower was painted with Smooch. I think that about covers it. tfl!

More Chipboard Deconstruction

2011-05-05T09:44:00.001-05:00

As promised, here are the MR angel wings.

This one also separated into two pieces. I hit it with some gesso, several colors of GM and Smooch. Then sprinkled with Fairy Dust and added some TH distress stickles. I already have an idea for this piece. tfl!

Chipboard Alterations

2011-05-04T14:32:00.001-05:00

I will do anything to avoid studying! You know, the house needs to be cleaned, floors swept and mopped, laundry needs to be done. Heck! I even need to wash the rugs and clean the bathrooms.

Well, I did all of that and actually did some studying. Thank goodness this is the last semester of finals because I am burnt out. Soooo, now the house is clean. What else can I do besides study? Leave it to me to step into paradise (a.k.a. my scrap room). Shona found this idea and shared it at Swirlydoos so I decided to give it a whirl today.

Here's the before and after:

What a great way to alter your cb and add some dimension to a lo! To make this flower I soaked the cb in water for 15 minutes then proceeded to separate the cb layers. I did two different cb pieces and they both separated into two pieces. Then I continued to peel apart the layers of each piece. I dried the separate pieces with my heat gun which helped them to curl up a bit. Then I hit them with several colors of GM. I dabbed the edges with several colors of Smooch then used Zip Dry to put the layers back together. I alternated the petals as I glued the layers back together. I put some glitter glue in the center. I used my McGill Sunburst punch to punch five pieces that were layered to create the center. The Petaloo leaf was the finishing touch! I am working on a MR piece next and will post when I am done. tfl!

April Sketch Challenge

2011-04-27T20:13:00.002-05:00

Here's my interpretation of the April Swirlydoos sketch challenge.

All the papers, butterflies, cb letters, and flowers are from the current month's kit. I used my Tattered Florals TH die and Sunburst McGill punch to make the two large flowers. Lisa G., aka Starsailor, has a tutorial for these flowers over at Swirlydoos. The bling is from my stash. The small butterflies and cb letters were embellished with Liquid Pearls included in the kit. These pictures were taken Labor Day weekend 2010 while Roger and I were goofing off. The pictures had horrible shadows so I used the Lullaby action on Florabella to improve the overall lighting. tfl!

Round Robin #4 for 2011

2011-04-15T07:50:00.000-05:00

It is time for the monthly Round Robin Reveal. This week I followed QT and scrapped a picture of my dd on her 15th birthday. It is hard to believe that she is old enough for a driver's permit. Soon she will be driving off on her own just like my ds. Time goes by too quickly.

Everything is from the latest Swirlydoos kit except the small flowers scattered around the page. The two pp flowers were made with the Tattered Florals die by TH and the Sunburst punch by McGill. Lisa G. made these flowers and posted a tuturial at Swirlydoos. I lifted another DT member, Camilla, and fussycut the pp for part of the background. The DA was Glimmer Misted, then Smooched, and hit with various TH distress embossing powders. TH distress inks used on the cardstock. tfl!

Round Robin #3 for 2011

2011-03-21T11:23:00.000-05:00

Ok, got mine photographed so I could upload. I did go with Pat's theme and I scrapped my granmother who passed away last January. She was a wonderful lady full of energy-- always. This is a pic of us in Mexico. We would go visit her in TX and then she would take us into Mexico, South Padre, or anywhere else we wanted to go. And, she could stay up playing cards longer than any of us! I included the 23rd Psalm because it was the Bible verses included on her funeral program.

Oh yeah, I did the twist which was to use three different kinds of ribbon, trim, or fiber. There are two different brown ribbons layered to create the strip along the left side of the lo. And, the green ribbon was from a Making Memories album. I just saved the ribbon from the packaging thinking it might come in handy one day. I also snipped the beads from the beaded ribbon we received in a past kit and used it for the butterfly bodies. tfl!

Ok, here's a repeat

2011-03-17T10:03:00.003-05:00

I have already scrapped this picture but, Lisa N. did some photo editing that removed the background and enhanced the eyes. This is my favorite picture of us so I had to scrap it again with the awesome changes that she made. Thank you again, Lisa!

Charming

2011-03-17T09:53:00.000-05:00

Another lo from the crop last month. My dd before Homecoming. She spent the afternoon at a friend's house so they could do their hair and make-up together.

Used the Mon Amour kit for this one, too.

February Butterfly Challenge

2011-03-17T09:45:00.000-05:00

I was very excited to learn that the Swirly girls voted my lo as the winner for the Butterfly Challenge for the month of February. Thank you!

This is a picture of the girls who went to Swirly Camp in 2010. We had a blast and it was so fun to spend time with everyone. I cannot wait until camp this June! I used flowers and bling from my stash as well as the February kit to complete this one.

Homecoming 2010

2011-03-17T09:42:00.000-05:00

Here's another lo from my last crop with my sis. It's a picture of my dd and her friends before Homecoming last year.

Used the Mon Amour kit and added some tissue paper flowers and well as some leaves from my stash. The cb numbers were covered with TH Rock Candy. tfl.

Puppy Love

2011-03-17T09:29:00.000-05:00

Here's one from my crop a month ago. We took the dogs and the girls to the lake one weekend and I had to get a shot of everyone. I tried to get in the picture but with this new camera I couldn't figure out how to set up the timer. I don't think it has one.

The papers and flowers are from a past Swirlydoos kit. I added some leaves from my stash. tfl!