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Gabrielle said...
Super cute! LOVE all the glitter! :)
January 12, 2009 8:00 AM

Yay Gabrielle...send me an email with your snail mail addy!!!

More new Clear Scraps

Here is another new release from Clear Scraps. This is their brand new large clear acrylic cupcake shape. I chose to work it in a different way and make my project an ice cream sundae. Thinking outside the box a little. You get two of these shapes in a package and do you all want to know the best part???? Leave a comment at the end of this post and I will have a random drawing...the winner will recieve their very own package of Clear Scraps large cupcake shapes!!!! You all have until Wednesday the 14th at midnight PST!!!!

O.K. I have been wearing glitter all over for the last 48 hours because of this little thing....I painted the edges in pink and white then sprinkled glitter all over that and then also glittered the heck out of the marshmallow cream....and added some seed beads on top for sprinkles!

Thanks for taking a peek and stay tuned for more to come from Clear Scraps!

Clear Scraps...let the show begin

I'm steadily working away on the heavy box of Clear Scraps product that came my way. Here is the first of many projects for the next few weeks. This little mini was made from a new line called Chip 'n' Clear. Which means that it is part clear acrylic and part chipboard. You get a sheet of clear acrylic that is cut into many different shapes and a coordinating sheet of different shapes of chipboard. Both sheets are 12x12. One thing that I absolutely love about the chipboard is that it has a "burned" edge where the laser cut it...it really looks like it is pre-distressed with a chocolate brown ink for you. So, if you want to leave it bare it has a great look to it! Not to mention the aroma of burnt chipboard, which oddly I have found rather enticing. :)

I only used roughly half of the elements included with this...which means I will be able to make another little mini...2 for 1, love that idea! The first two pics are what the album looks like prior to dismanting it. Just so you get an idea of what you are getting....

This first sheet is the acryic sheet. It doesn't look clear here because the chipboard sheet is behind it and because it has protective layers of film on both sides that you need to peel off prior to using it.

For this album I chose to use the clear cover and back and chipboard pieces for the inner pages. I then randomly used chipboard and acrylic flower embellies.
This adorable vintage fairy dress that Natasha is wearing in these photos are from one of my Mom's dearest friends who gave this to her when she was born. She loves to dress up now and it fits her perfectly and she adores wearing it. So, thank you Paula the size ended up being just right!!!!

AMM January Kit

The new January kit from A Million Memories is up for purchase. Click on the store name to take you there if you would like to purchase one. Here is a photo of it and the layouts that I made with it.

We just came home from spending about 10 days over in Central Oregon and waiting for me was a heavy box full of the new Clear Scraps product to be revealed at CHA-W, so I'll be working hard on that and show you some of their awesome new shapes and albums!!!! Stay tuned!

Warm Winter Wishes...

This little guy has been in my head for a long time...just needed some free time to make him! He's a project for my Clear Scraps design team. See that star...it's a clear peice of acrylic, or was. I sanded the backside of one of their smaller star shapes, then stamped the snowflakes on it with Versamark ink and then heat embossed those with clear embossing powder. The box is just one that I have had laying around. His body is two (three was esthetically out of proportion) of those styrofoam balls from the craft shop. I covered those guys with Modge Podge and then glitter and then spot sprayed with some brown glimmer mist to give the grungy look. Enjoy looking at him, I took lots of pics...

I also have a sneak peek for you from A Million Memories...I just got my kit yesterday...it has some super cute stuff in it...I'll be working on it for the next couple of days. Check back on the first when I can show you what all I did with it! Here's the sneak...

http://www.amillionmemories.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=22652

Also, Wendela has a new challenge using a very pretty vintage print...give it a try! I hope to get to it myself. Here's the challenge...

http://www.amillionmemories.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=22811

Paperie line from Making Memories...

One of the great things about being on the Design Team for A Million Memories (aside from the fabulous monthly kits) is that Michelle works really hard to get manufacturers to sponsor the team...kind of a give a little get a little...they send us product to work with and then we are their "advertisement". I was sent the Poolside collection from the Paperie line.....

A card...

3 layouts...

Another card....
And this was my favorite of the bunch. It was made using a large Clear Scraps shaped acrylic page. Surrounding the large photo is another Clear Scraps acrylic frame piece that I embossed using my Cuttlebug...one of the great things about Clear Scraps acrylic is how flexible this stuff is, it runs right through an embossing maching with NO problems and produces some beautiful results!!! The journaling on this one reads...The prolonged SILENCE of a 2 year old is rarely a good thing...yep, she found my makeup. Fortunately, she found a pretty mild color of lipstick considering I usually wear a pretty dark plum shade and there are some reds in that bag too!

Thanks for taking a peek. My mantle is officially decorated for Christmas. Tomorrow we are off to get the tree...how about you all??? Please just don't tell me that you are all decorated, shopped and wrapped!!!

These are all projects made using the December kit from A Million Memories. It was such an easy one for me to work with. THe colors were fabulous and you could make holiday or non-holiday layouts, I did a little of both!

This first one is a little desktop calendar. In the kit is the Maya Road accordian house book. I chose to take mine apart and only use two of the houses.

And lastly a trifold card...

I just can't believe it is the Christmas season already. Spent some time today decorating the windows and our staircase railing. Tomorrow...the mantle and the top of the buffet in our dining room...