Thank you!

Elsa and Conrad started school today. Though I miss them already and it's awfully quiet in here, I have to admit, it's kinda nice;)



When I got back home after dropping them off I had a very hard decision to make; what should I do now???

I know I promised myself to start exercising as soon as school started, but I thought that could wait a day or two. Cleaning didn't sound to appealing either so of course I ended up here..in front of the computer in my scraproom.



Many weeks ago, possible months,some sweet ladies gave me blog awards. I just haven't gotten around to mention that. I got one award from Nina and another from Jennifer.


I feel honored and flattered but I just can't except them. The thing is,that then I will have to pass those awards on to somebody else. As I mentioned before, I rarely read other blogs on daily basis.:( I just don't have the time.



I also got a card in the mail from Ulrica where she says that I'm such a inspiration to her.How sweet isn't that?

Now and then I get some sweet and uplifting emails from people all over the world that read my blog. It just makes my day!



So THANK YOU all you sweet people,especially all of you that regularly leave comments( hint; it might pay off in the long run to leave comments..just saying...)

Giveaway winner

Again I went to www.random.org to draw a winner for the latest giveaway. I had 50 comments all together ( one over at my Facebook group ) and the lucky winner will receive this;



Those papers are just perfect for your beach photos, like in this layout from our Hawaii vacation a couple of years ago:

But they can also be used for any other occasion. In this layout I used them for our pumpkin patch visit.

This is Sammy last summer. Wow! He was so small then...now he looks more like Garfield;

And here I used those papers for a birthday layout;

So see, they are so versatile. I just love that Grafton line from Scenic Route.

And the moment you've been waiting for...the winner is # 31...and that ended up being Tiffany who said:

I have to say my fav moment would be going to the flea market once a month to look through all the junk and see if I can find some cool scrappy stuff for cheap! And I have! :)

Big Congrats to Tiffany! Please email your address to scrapalittle@gmail.com

And for all the others who didn't win; come back soon. A new giveaway is never far away:)

A few things...

Tomorrow I will draw a random winner for my latest giveaway. So if you haven't left a comment yet, hurry up and tell me your favorite summer memory two posts down.


Also, I'm stilling waiting for Shaunery to email me her address so I can send her the prize for the summer challenge. S H A U N E R Y! HELLO! WHERE R U?
Please email your address to scrapalittle@gmail.com


It's not very often I check older posts for new comments. It's hard to keep track.I noticed I had some questions about glimmer mist that I still have to answer. Please if you have any questions, email me , rather than post a comment. That way I'm sure to see it;)


I've been analyzing my scrapping style lately and concluded that I rarely mix manufacturers. I have all my supplies organized by manufacturer and they often come in kits, so that's the way I use them. I just love it when there's matching stickers, ribbons etc. Then I don't have to think at all:)...but how predictable isn't that??

So I promised myself to step it up a notch.


I read this article about making your own scrap kits. Click here to read it. You basically take your left over stuff and put together a kit with matching papers and embellishments. What an awesome idea! Old supply will get new life.
Here's my first attempt to a kit and this will be the prize for the butterfly challenge. It has 43 pieces all together ( click the picture to see it bigger )

That's it for this time. Be sure to come back tomorrow and see if you are the lucky winner!

Butterflies-tutorial and challenge

Who doesn't love butterflies? Even though it might not be the latest thing in the scrapbook industry, I sure love them.

Here's a card I made using my Slice:

And here is an old layout ( scraplift from PhoebeJo over at scrapbook.com) where I used store bought butterflies from K and Co:

But even though I have my Cricut and my Slice I sometimes still prefer to hand cut.

Print out this template on a 8 1/2" x 11" white card stock, and then cut out the shapes and you will have some handy butterfly templates that you can use over and over again.

Here are some I made using the template.

Easy tutorial :

Cut out two sets of wings and one body. I cut one set of wings slightly bigger than the other. Add 3D- dots to the bottom wings.

I used paperclips for the antennas. Attach them on top of the 3D dot.

Then put the other set of wings on top and adhere the body.

Just the fun part left; to decorate the butterfly. Use whatever you have. I cut out small pieces of card stock, doodled of course and added some pearls.

I got my inspiration from these fabulous felt butterflies from K and Co.

Now to the challenge;

• Create a scrapbook layout or a card with butterflies ( one or many) on. They can be stickers, die cuts, rub ons, stamped or handmade. Your choice!

• Leave a comment to this post with a link to your creation, so that we all can take a peek.

• Due date for this challenge is October 1.

• I will draw a random winner October 2, who will receive a nice prize.

• If you add a link to my blog you will get a extra vote and if you use my template you will even get one more.So you can get your name in the hat 1,2 or 3 times.

• I will post the prize soon.

Happy scrapping and I can't wait to see your creations!

YAY!

What are we celebrating this time? Well of course it is that my tiny little blog has reached 100 followers!! Who would have ever thought.

The giveaway is from one of my favorite manufacturers: Scenic Route.

From their Grafton line the winner will receive:

5 double sided papers
stickers and rub ons

To be part in the drawing all you have to do is leave a comment to this post and tell me about your favorite summer memory...2009. And if you didn't have a great summer for some reason, tell me about your worst summer memory or a old one...

I'm trying to figure out myself what I liked best about this summer...I guess it will be the move to Okinawa. Life is so much easier here and I feel happier and more content than ever.
:)

And yet another flower tutorial;)

Just when I thought I could not come up with any more flowers, of any kind, I surprised myself. I came across an interesting-looking Japanese pillow and immediately wondered if I could turn it into paper flowers. Here's the result- I call them origami-flowers, just because I can't think of anything better...


You'll need scraps paper, a bone folder and a glue stick. That's it!

As always the measurements are not very important.

Here I used:
4 papers 1 1/2" x 3"
4 papers 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"

You can use single or double sided paper and it's up to you if you want them all the same color or mix it up. Try to avoid heavy card stock paper. It's very hard to make nice folds with it.

Fold all the papers in half just to get a guideline.
Fold all the corners in towards the middle. Try to get them to slightly overlap, so that there will be no gaps.

Use glue or tape and put on the sides before you fold those in, meeting in the middle.

Now you will have this:

Glue them on top of each other 4 and 4.

And then glue the two layers on top of each other.Add something to the center and then bend all the "pedals"up.

This example turned out a bit crazy looking, but you'll get the idea!

Here is one where I used 16 strips rather than 8. I like that look, but I'm afraid it will look a bit bulky on a layout. I will try it on a card (someday)

I promise, I promise that next tutorial will not be any kind of flower. I'm gonna move on to some card tutorials.

Rejected again

This is the blog post that's suppose to have the title "exciting news" and me telling you how I have been excepted to a Design Team. But instead I have to tell you how once again I got turned down:( This time it was from Bo Bunny.


Hundreds of people applied and there's so much talent out there; these things I know. BUT STILL...

I know I'm a fairly decent scrapper; I can make layouts and cards and then some. I have been published ( in Creating Keepsakes), I have a pretty successful blog and I have been on a Design Team before...so what's missing.


It's my scrapping style! I know my layouts are not simple and boring, but I have come to the conclusion that they are SAFE, if you know what I mean. I do what works. I don't experiment too much. I don't use a gazillion of techniques just because.

Here are my three submissions to the Design Team call. Not my best work in any way, but my excuse is that I didn't have my stuff yet. I was more or less sitting on the floor making these.

I'm really happy for the ladies who made the team and I know it's a dream come true for them just as it would have been for me.

That being said; as soon as I see some work from Bo Bunny's new DT I will be there and scrutinize it and see if they really are any better than me, ha,ha!

...Hey, what's the point with having your own blog if you can't whine a little;)

That and this

It's just an awesome feeling to be sitting at my scrap desk and be surrounded by all my supply again. I couldn't wait to start scrapping for real. Here's three layouts I did the last couple of days:

I bought those stackable paper trays that I wanted. Actually I bought a whole bunch of them, because my plan is to open a little scrapbook store here in our tiny house:)

I just LOVE those shelves and I'm surprised how sturdy they are. I TOTALLY recommend them. I bought them from scrapbook.com's superstore. I did not find them any cheaper anywhere else, plus they ship all over the world.

Right now I filled the shelves with my own supply, but once I start to get my whole sale shipments I have to reorganize again.

Another thing I totally recommend are these cello bags that I buy from Ebay. I have all my papers organized by manufacturer and then I have all the different lines from that manufacturer separated in these bags. They are 12 7/16" x 16 1/4" and are resealable.

I also buy the smaller sizes to use for all the cards that I make, just in case I would sell some, someday. It looks so much more appealing in a cello sleeve I think.

Click here to get to Uniquepacking's store at Ebay.

Now I'm off for some more scrapping:)

Marthas fault

I told you I was gonna scrap...and I did.I made a card with a digital stamp from my friend Nina. She has started a blog where she gives out digital images for FREE! Today was the first day and I believe she will do this nice gesture every Monday. She also posts a challenge with the stamp.

Hurry over to http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com and get Nina's first image called "Orson with cake".

I'm not a big stamper and today was actually the VERY first time I colored a stamped image...and it was not easy!

I started with my Martha Stewart markers, but did not like the result and ended up using cheap colored pencils instead. I'm not totally pleased with the result with them either, but what else was I gonna use?


When you see it close up like this, you can see how uneven it looks...drives my nuts!But I really wanted to join Nina's challenge...so oh well...

All you stampers and card makers join the fun over at http://theresmagicintheair.blogspot.com

Winners

Hi there! Sorry for my absence the last couple of days.

As promised we got our shipment on Saturday and I was jumping up and down when I saw the moving truck pulling up. That joy soon turned into overwhelmness or whatever it's called.
Why on earth would a family collect SO MUCH STUFF?? We survived without if for almost two months now, so how important could it be?
Sure I missed our couch, my vacuum cleaner, my printer and all my scrapbook supply, but the rest...
In the states we had a big garage were we could just toss everything, but in this tiny house built 1956 ( something that is actually older than me for once) there is NO ROOM to store all this junk.:( The house is still a mess, but my body is sore today and I think I will just sit down and scrap!:)



The summer challenge is over and I put all the names in a hat and I got a winner who will receive this kit:


And the winner is:

Shaunery!! This is the layout she created using cool lollipop flowers:



And I went to http://www.random.org/ to get a winner for the Martha Stewart giveaway

And they gave me # 22 which ended up being Ann.

Big congrats to Shaunery and Ann!! Please email your addresses to scrapalittle@gmail.com

That's it for today! Hopefully I can find(take) some time later this week for another tutorial.