Scrapnwith flair new design team!!!

Hello to all my readers, I am here to let you know that I have decided to step down from the scrapnwithflair design team . I gave it a lot of thought before making my final decision. The good news is that I am still very involved with Leanne and her store so I will still be making posts and making creations from time to time.

I would like to welcome the 4 new and 2 returning very talented design team members for scrapnwithflair. You can meet and view their profiles  here.

I was able to meet them all and what a  FUN group Leanne has to work with. Congrats!!

April Kit Bird Cage mini album pt 2

I am ready to post the album. Sorry it took so long.
Everything I had used to make the album came from the April  kit except for the card stock, the hemp string to bind the book, the empty cereal boxes used (lol), and the flower eyelets on the cover.

My mother was spending the weekend with me and she was able to watch me create the basic part of the album. She watched me cut the circles from cereal boxes and then covered them with the papers from the April kit. As we chatted she suggested that I sew the edges on the cover :). I agreed that it would be nice. She then suggested to do a blanket stitch and I had to ask how to do that. Her hands are crippled with arthritis but she managed to explain to me how and here is the result of my first blanket stitching.
 

the inside cover and first page. There are 3 photo mats, 2 of the photo mats were cut from the songbird papers and the 3rd one is a die cut with a place to journal tucked in behind the torn distressed pocket. The buttons are wooden and the flower I had made from ribbon that was also in the April kit.

page 2 and 3
on page 2 I used the the stamp that came in the April kit and used my embossing powder from Lindy Stamp Gang called golden angel wings which can be purchased here. On page 3 I embossed on the flap but when you open it there is room to journal and place a photo.

page 4 and 5
more journal and photo mats. The bird is a stamp that came in the April kit. The butterfly is a canvas resist that also came in the kit which I inked up.

page 6 and 7
again everything is from the April kit

page 8 and 9
more papers were used to create photo/ journal mats. The envelope was made using the songbird papers and a sizzix die that I have. The birds on pg 8 are the canvas resist inked with distress ink. On page 9
I fussy cut the bird and branch and then I added  stickles.

page 10 and inside back cover
Again everything here is from the April kit. More canvas inked with distress ink, On page 10 I had also used the spray from Lindys stamp gang called moon shadow mist the colour Buccaneer Bronze love that spray, just enough glitter in there.

back cover

That's all folks!
If there are any questions please ask.
I am hoping to make a short video on the album very soon.
Have a great weekend
Donna

April Kit Bird Cage mini album

Here is a bird cage mini album peek.
I had purchased the birdcage from Michaels  when they were on sale. I distressed the birdcage in some areas. Then added prima flowers that  I had on hand, the ribbon came from the kit.
The mini album inside was made using the april kit which you may purchase from Scrapn with flair

I will post photos of the mini album as soon as I am able.
Donna

Scrapn With Flair April kit 2nd creation

I just finished making this card and had such a fun time with it. Once again I have always wanted to follow along with Splitcoast Stampers sketch challenge and decided this was a good time :)  ( I should be working on my taxes)

The materials that I used to create this card came from the Scrapn With Flair April kit except for the cardstock! If you look closely at the flowers I had used one of the new spray's that Scrapn With Flair has brought in that is called Lindys Stamp Gang Moon Shadow Mist the colour is called Buccaneer Bronze I LOVE IT!!

so this was my take on the sketch challenge  SC378
Donna

Scrap'n with Flair Design Team Call

Hello everyone, it's time to start searching for the next Design Team :)
Here is the link to all the info. I have had a blast this past year being on the design team. Leanne is a such a super great person to work with. I am sure you would love it!  if you live  in Canada, I hope you would consider joining the team!

Donna

April kit 1st creation

Here is my first item that I made using the beautiful April kit from Scrap'n with Flair
I have always wanted to partake in the Mojo Monday sketch challenge and finally decided that this was a good time :)
Everything you see on the card was made using the April kit from Scrap'n with Flair except for the card stock

Hope you enjoy my take on the mojo monday challenge
Donna

April Kit

It's time to reveal the April kit from Scrap'n with Flair !!
The kit is the Songbird Collection from Prima!!!! absolutely beautiful !
Here is a photo of what I received in the kit

New swap!

 Hi everyone, a new swap is about to begin you can hop on over to Elysia's blog to read all about the swap details.

Have fun!
Donna

February Swap

Hello everyone!!
I am soo excited to share with you what I have received from my Febraury swap partner Tee from The Altered Paper
I was sooo excited when I opened up my envelope and saw this wonderful tag! sooo pretty :)

and here are the extras that Tee had sent

Thank you Tee!!!! it was fun swappin' with you.

Scrapn With Flair February kit

here are a few more cards that I had made using the papers from the kit which you can purchase here

this first card is using paper from kaisercraft sweet nothings line  6x6 paper pad. I fussy cut the heart from one of the pages.

here is the second card

these papers and bling are also from the kit. I fussy cut the butterfly and outlined it with stickles.

the 3rd card

this paper also came from the 6x6 paper pad. I also fussy cut the bird and the butterfly then popped them both onto the page.

Ribbon swap!!

I am finally able to post the ribbon swap that Elysia  a desgin team member from Scrapn with flair was hosting in Jan 2012
I was soooo excited ( acutally my breath was taken away ) when I opened my package from my swap partner Mercedes Scott
This was my first ever swap item that I opened!
here are the photos

This first photo shows the beautiful tin that the ribbons came in :)

the second photo is showing the beautiful ribbons with  gorgeous STICK PINS!!!

the tissue paper had a really nice trimmed edge along with sprinkles of lavender tossed into the box.
I loved it Mercedes THANK YOU so much!!
Donna

Wish list tag

Hello everyone!
Here is a tag that I made using papers and embellishments from Scrapin with Flair Feb kit which can be purchased here along with the stamp of the month from the {Stamps} of Life

The tag, flower, wood bloosoms, doily, flower trim and the ticket came from the kit but I seemed to have touched them all with ink! :)  I also fussy cut the bird and the heart from the paper which was also in the kit :)


Hope you like it :)
Donna

vintage paperbag mini album pt 3

Here is a video showing the album.

ps
I must warn you that this is my first papercrafting video

vintage paperbag mini album pt 2

Here is the rest of the  Vintage paperbag mini album  as promised
 

I hope you like what I have created from this beautiful kit!

Feb 2012 kit

It's kit reveal time!!!!
I tried really hard to put something together from the kit before leaving for CHA. This kit is a really easy one to work with. There is a ton of paper as you can see in the photo there are ribbons, embellishments, paint dauber a full 6x6 paper pad, binder ring, envelopes for cards, tags, 12x12 chipboard!. I wish I had more play time, but for now here are some photos to share with you
The first photo shows what is in the kit. This fun kit can be purchased from  Scrapn with flair

and here is a vintage paperbag mini album that I had made from the kit

 I will post more photos of the album once I get back home from CHA 2012.

Candy2share

Here is a tag that I made using the stamp of the month "candy2share" from The Stamps of Life

This was a lot of fun to make and really enjoyed using the stamp set :) Thanks Stephanie!

Ribbon Swap!!

Hello everyone !
I wanted to let you all know about a ribbon swap that will be happening this month.
Here is a link to the info if you would like to join in on the fun!!
MrSchiEvous Crafts
I will be participating, and I hope that you will also decide to join in on the fun! :)
Donna

and the winner is.....

This was my first time holding a little "contest" here on my blog. I want to thank you all again for hopping over to place all your wonderfull comments and placing your guesses. And a BIG THANK YOU  to Scrapn With Flair for donating the prize.

JINGLE, JINGLE, JINGLE!!  and the winner who has guessed the correct amount of 40 flowers is  Jaime Phillips, Congrats!!

Jamie please email me at   dmk@shaw.ca  with your info so we can get your prize out to you.


Merry Christmas everyone!
Donna

Topiary Christmas Origami Ball pt 2

I want to thank you all for the wonderful comments and for posting your guesses on the number of flowers I used in my Christmas origami ball!

I, also, want to let you know that the contest will go until about noon on Christmas Eve!  I will be posting the winner then, so be sure to come back to check-in to see if you are the winner!

And, also, Leanne from Scrapn with Flair , is donating a prize for the correct guess!!! Pretty COOL, eh??!!
THANK YOU, Leanne!!!

Oh, and also, I need to mention if you are posting as "Anonymous," please leave a name with your guess.

Wishing you a VERY Merry Christmas
Donna

Topiary Christmas Origami ball

I finished it before Christmas!!
To be honest I really did enjoy making this and yes it was alot of work tons and tons of folding but to me it is soooo worth it :) I am planning to hang it up in a central area so that I may admire it before having to put it away.

 How many flowers do you think it took to make this gorgeous topiary Chirstmas ball?

P.S.  the papers I used came from here  December 25th collection