Scrap That! April “Serendipity” Kit Reveal Blog Hop!

If you are here for the SOUS Get To Know You Blog....click here. But be sure to also check out the Scrap That! Blog Hop below because there are some great prizes up for grabs!!

Hi everyone...so happy to be sharing my first reveal as a designer for the BEAUTIFUL Scrap That! Kit Club. Today, we will be sharing the beautiful Scrap That! April Serendipity Kit.  If you have just arrived here from Linda ’s   blog you are in the correct place!  If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog hop order and links.

Today I’m going to share with you my project using the Scrap That! April “Serendipity” Kit featuring the Kaiser Craft Sweet Nothings Paper Collection.  

My first layout is of Claudine on the day of her first Semi Formal Dance.

This kit included so many Kaisercraft goodies. The papers were from the Sweet Nothings Collections...so beautiful. Just perfect for fussy cutting. I did the usual sewing and some stamping. I also ordered the paper add-on kit so I was able to cut out the chandelier and pop dot it over the same image and added some Kaisercraft bling and pearls. The wooden gate is also from  Kaisercraft and I painted it white and added some of the bronze Stickles included in the kit to give it a aged, rusty look.

Just have a look at this gorgeous butterfly. It was hard to capture just how pretty it is in a photo but it is so sparkly in real life(tutorial to follow)

MY next layout is also of my sweet girl.

This one was a lot of fun to do. I made the background by applying gesso to a butterfly mask and adding some microbeads while still wet. I made the second image by simply turning the mask over and applying the wet side down. I then dried with the heat gun and went a little crazy with the Glimmermist. I also outlined the butterfly with the White Gel Pin included in the Kit. The stamp is from my stash.

I brightened the flowers on the paper by applying glimmermist with a small paint brush.I also changed the color of the flowers with Glimmermist...wonderful stuff! I cut a few strips and also made a few rolled paper roses.

 

On to my last layout...sorry if this is getting a bit long. This is hubby and me...photos of us are scarce and it is my intention to change that.

I did some punching and traced around the butterflies using the white gel pen. I made the little heart from trim included in the kit and punched out a few flowers from the paper using the small retro punch.Here are just a few closeups

 Well, thats it for me. Here a a few photos of the kit. Be sure to place your order cause they wont last long!

April "Serendipity" Kit

 Scrap That! is pleased to present "Serendipity". This kit is chock FULL of fabulous scrapbooking products including the amazing Sweet Nothings Collection from Kaiser Craft. With rich warm colors, and rustic embellishments like wooden gates and bronze cord, this kit lends itself beautifully to heritage layouts layouts.  We have included a white pen for you to use when creating a faux stitching effect. 

 April Embellishment Add-On

 April Paper Add-On

Thank you so much for stopping by!   Next stop on the hop is super talented Robin Shakoor's blog.

Happy Hopping! 

**Remember, that there are THREE prizes to win, and THREE ways for you to enter.

First of all, you will need to visit all SIX blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. 

If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit, then head over to our NING community and leave a comment in the THREAD on our forum.

Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right?  Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :). 

We hope you all had good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along!  Watch the Scrap That! forum to see if you are one of the lucky

Stuck on You Sketches Blog Hop!

Hello everyone and welcome to Stuck on U Sketches blog hop!The Blog Hop starts today, 7:00 AM EDT USA March 30th and runs through 11:59pm USA EDT on Sunday April 1st . We are including this bonus sketch today, so we hope that you will get an opportunity to use it this week. 

The Blog Hop begins  at SOUS, so just follow along the blog path. We are linking to one of the SOUS designers and that designer is linking to the next and so on.  In case there is a glitch along the way, here is a complete list of all the participating blogs:

Agnieszka Bellaidea 

Andrea Amu

Annette Gearside

Beatriz Guzman

Charlotte Brochu

Elizabeth Currie-Matsko

Faith-Abigail 

Fern Riley

Leah Schaeffer

Lisa Norris

Nanné Harry

Sandi Clarkson

Sandi Smith

Shona Keehn

Stine Ursin

Theresa Kelly
Tracey Kelly

Stuck On U Sketches

If you arrived here from the lovely Sandi Clarkson's blog you are on the right track. I will not be officially joining the SOUS DT until May when I finish school but I wanted to take part in this awesome Get To Know You Blog Hop! I created this layout of myself back in October for a Swirlydoo Challenge and found it quite hard to do but felt it was necessary because years down the road, family looking at my albums will be thinking that my kids didn't have a mother. I will be satisfied if I can do just one a year of myself...something I think we should all be doing.

Here are my answers to the 10 questions and I gotta say that I found these questions quite challenging.
1. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Why?
Wow...I found this to be a really tough question to answer. I am going to say yellow because I love for things to be bright and cheerful.
2. What would people be surprised to learn about you?
Gosh...another question that is stumping me because I am a very boring person.Let's see... I have major hearing loss in both my ears and cannot function around others without my hearing aid. How boring is that!!
3. What 5 things are always on your crafting table?
1.paper cutter
2.inks
3.scissors for distressing
4. glue runner
5.sewing machine
4. Your go-to embellishment is ...
Flowers
5. What is your all-time favorite crafting tool? 
 I have to say that my favorite crafting tool would have to be my sewing machine. I having a Singer Fashion Mate and I use it on all my layouts. My husband needed some pants sewn and he pointed out that he was quite certain that it could sew more than just paper.

6. Tell us about your family .. first in one word. Then in a sentence or two.
Goofy...lol. I am married to Allan and we have 2 great kids. My son, Rick is 20 and Claudine is 13. We all have quiet personalities but when there are only the four of us around, we are a bunch of goofy jokesters who really enjoy a good laugh.
7. What is your dream vacation?
Anywhere it is sunny with a sandy beach and a warm ocean. We have BEAUTIFUL beaches but the Atlantic Ocean can be quite cold. Even in August, your toes go numb when you step into the water.
8. Who is your favorite crafty company?
 My favorite is Prima.
9. Tell us a bit about your crafty style.
Its hard to define my crafty style. I love the distressed, shabby chic look but I also love to get messy with mists, paints and gesso
10. Where do you live?
I live in a tiny community in beautiful Newfoundland, Canada with a population of about 1,100 people. My nearest scrapbooking store is a Michaels which is 4 hours away so I do my shopping online. Here is a photo taken from my patio today. Its beautiful during summer but can be quite nasty during winter.

  SOUS is offering some yummy blog candy! And here it is:

  The SOUS winner will be announced on Monday April 2nd. You must leave a comment on each of the designers blogs as well as become a follower to be eligible to win the SOUS blog candy.

I also have some goodies up for grabs. All you have to do is become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post. I will also be posting my winner on Monday, April 2nd.

  Your next stop is the blog of very talented Shona Keehn.Thanks again for joining us! Have a great time!