ScrapThat! July Reveal & Blog Hop

Welcome to ScrapThat! July Kit Reveal and Blog Hop.

 If you arrived here from Jenifer's blog you are in the right spot!

This month we have a special treat for you! 

Please mark your calendars, July 6th - July 8th because the ScrapThat! Design Team will be hosting our

 "Summer Garden Party Crop"

Crop will include: challenges, games, prizes, as well as live chat!!

Hope to see you join us for a weekend of fun!

 http://scrapthat.ning.com/forum/categories/summer-garden-party-crop/listForCategory

ScrapThat! is delighted to introduce to you our July Kit featuring Fabscrap's Beautiful Organic Collection!!

 Without further ado, we are pleased to bring you our July Kit

"Summer In My Garden"

This Kit is full of delectable goodies featuring the gorgeous FabScrap Organic Collection of papers, lace, pearls, chipboard, Ingvild Bolme Ink, an assortment of flowers and more!!

Main Kit $39.99

 1 sheet each

Organic Herbs

Organic Herbs Two

Organic Tree

Organic Garden

Organic Kitchen

Organic Lace

Organic Strawberries

Organic Script

Bazzil Cardstock

Tan

Green

Purple

 FabScraps Chipboard Word – Organic

2 wooden clothes pins

1 Melissa Francis, pearls

1 recipe card

4 green picket fence posts

4 2” craft wood

10 IAMROSES – Cherry Blossom flowers - white

4 leaves

1 2” piece of burlap

1 Ingvild Bolme – Old Road, chalk ink

1 yrd white cotton lace trim

1 pkg. ZVA flowers 1- blue & white flower, 1-two tone green flower

1 EK Success Alphabet sheets – green chocolate

 NOTE: The Main Kit cost for non-members is $44.99

 Embellishment Add-On $14.99

1 pkg. Prima 3 Resin Window Frames

1 pkg. Prima 2 Crystal Palace Vines

1 pkg. Petaloo 6 wild roses

 NOTE: The Embellishment Add-On cost for non-members is $17.99

 Flower Add-On $12.99

(only 20 of these kits are available each month and sold on a first come first serve basis)

1 pkg. Pinkpaislee 2 Muslin Flowers

1 pkg. Prima 6 Primer flowers  

1 Pkg. Prima  Sun Kiss vines

 Paper Add-On $9.99

 1 sheet each

Organic Herbs

Organic Herbs Two

Organic Tree

Organic Garden

Organic Kitchen

Organic Lace

Organic Strawberries

Organic Script

Bazzil Cardstock – 1 sheet each

Tan

Green

Purple

NOTE: The Paper Add-On cost for non-members is $12.99

 We are currently accepting new Kit Club Members

To become a ScrapThat! Subscriber: click here

 Please Join Our July Sketch Challenge HERE

 

Everyone is welcome to participate, all entries due by July 15^th

Here's What I created with this amazing kit. I will share more details on my blog a little later. My first layout is of my girl and me on Mother's Day this year and it is based on Amy's beautiful sketch above.

 My next layout is of my son and was taken during our little fishing trip on Victoria Day weekend. Another masculine layout that I struggled with...lol.

 My last layout I am sharing is my favorite this month. It's my Mom when she was a little girl...wasn't she a cute. I used some gorgeous FWAB bling from my stash because it was such a perfect match! I also made some roses from papers in the kit...you can find the tutorial here.

I have been watching tutorial videos by Julie Winks and Stacey Young at Miss Arts...the talent these ladies have is out of this world!!(you can find links to their blogs on my sidebar) Loved watching how they create those stunning layouts! 

Our Blog Hop Features 9 Fantastic blogs

 To Qualify for this month's Blog Hop prize you must complete the following:

1. Visit each blog listed on the hop to see what each Designer has created using this month's kit and sketch (comments are very much appreciated)

2. Each Designer's blog hop post will feature a word, to make up a secret sentence, collect these words along the way and follow the directions provided in ScrapThat!'s forum when you are all finished.

3. You must become a FOLLOWER of each blog along the way and LIKE us on our Facebook Page!

4. Post the ScrapThat! Blinkie on your blog

5. The last stop on our Blog Hop is our Forum, follow the link provided and complete the remainder of the Blog Hop instructions

 The ScrapThat! HOP ends July 1st 10 PM CST

Prize must be claimed within 3 days of the announcement on the ScrapThat! blog

If left unclaimed a NEW winner will be chosen!

Please Note: for anything larger than an envelope, winner will be responsible for the cost of shipping.

Next Hop Over To: Keren's Blog

My Secret word is "AT"

 Should you lose your way, come back here for the blog hop sequence

ScrapThat! - http://www.scrapthatchat.blogspot.ca/

Jenifer Evans - http://heldscraptive.blogspot.ca

Sandi Smith - http://sandi-smith.blogspot.ca

Keren Tamir - http://kerentamir.blogspot.ca

Alissa Wells - http://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/

ScrapThat! Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/ScrapThat-Kit-Club/111009852256498

Amarilys Doria - http://amadrian8.blogspot.com/

Marilyn Rivera - http://marilynrivera.blogspot.com/

Helen Tilbury - http://helentilbury.blogspot.com/

Sandi Clarkson - http://softsideofsandi.blogspot.ca/

ScrapThat! Forum - http://scrapthat.ning.com/forum/categories/kit-reveal-and-blog-hop/...

 Thanks so much for joining our hop...wishing you a wonderful weekend!

July ScrapThat! Sneaks

Hi everyone...just a quick post to share with you the gorgeous sneaks of the July ScrapThat! Kit! This kit is beautiful! Sorry I can't share more details....I guess you will have to join us on Friday for the reveal and Blog hop. Hope to see ya there!!

Happy 39th Birthday...FWAB and SOUS

Hi everyone and HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! This layout is of my girl and me on my birthday a few months ago..my son couldn't be here because he was working. I used the June 22nd sketch from Stuck on U Sketches by the talented Sandi Clarkson.

I may of wandered off from the sketch a bit but this is what it inspired me to do. I got messy once again with gesso, molding paste and mists. I also tore up a few pieces of paper and made some roses.Tutorial can be found here. But the finishing touch was the GORGEOUS bling from Flourish with a bling...here are a few closeups

The FWAB site is for wholesalers but be sure to check out their stockist list for the many stores that carry FWAB products or get your LSS to carry those gorgeous products!!I used the following FWAB products on my layout:

 FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Pearl

 FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Black

 FWAB Adhesive Pearls 100 Pack Teal

FWAB Chloe Pearl Flourish Pearl

FWAB has a beautiful gallery where you can upload your projects using FWAB products and they also  host monthly challenges where you can win some of those beautiful goodies.

Now head on over to SOUS and check out the lovely creations of the other DT ladies..get inspired and get scrapping using that gorgeous sketch!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

Distressed Spiral Rose Tutorial

Hi everyone..Here today to share a Distressed Spiral Rose tutorial that I came across unexpectedly and I am also sharing on the ScrapThat! Blog today. I always make the regular spiral roses as fillers on my layout because the are so easy to make and coordinate so well on your layouts. I am sure you have already seen many tutorials on how to make those spiral roses.I made the blue roses in the layout below using the regular method and  blue cardstock in the May ScrapThat! kit.

 I had a piece of paper on my desk that I had distressed for a layout and had not used and grabbed that to make a few roses and loved the end result! Here is what you will need:
1. Cardstock/patterened paper
2.Water Mister
3.Decorative Scissors
4. Glue(I used hot glue gun because it dries fast
5. Heat Gun(not Shown)
Optional
-Inks
-Stickles
-Diamond dust
-or whatever else you like to use to pretty up your flowers

 

Step 1: Using your mister spray the paper until it is quite damp.

Step 2: Wrinkle paper into a ball and then dry with heat gun. Make sure it is dried well because it is difficult to cut if still damp.

Step 3: Once dry, smooth out paper.

Step 4: Using your decorative scissors cut a circle(this one measured about 2.5 inches

Step 5: Start cutting at the outside edge of the circle and continue in a spiral shape until you reach the middle of the circle.

 

Step 6: Start  rolling with the piece at the end on the outside of the circle with the side of the patterened you want the flower to be on the inside. This does not have to be perfect...just cut!!

It should look like the photo below. When I have made  these before using papers that are not distressed, once you let go of the spiral, they unravel on their own for a more open flower. With these you have to open it yourself using your fingers until it is at the desired openness.

Step 7: Add glue to the inside pices of the spiral and hold until fastened

The bottom will look like this.

And the top like this

I then turned the cardstock over and did the reverse side to get a pink flower

These are super easy to make and the bigger you cut your original circle, the bigger your flower will be. You can then ink, add stickles or whatever your heart desires to dress them up. Push back the layers of the flower with your fingers until you achieve the desired look. I think they would also be cute if you added a few stamen to the center when you begin rolling. Would love to see what you make!!

Flourish With A Bling Challenge

Hi too all my scrappy friends....Just thought I would let you know that Flourish With a Bling holds a monthly challenge where you can win some gorgeous FWAB products. This months challenge is being hosted by Amanda Reddicliffe.
 Here is the sketch for this month’s challenge. You can flip it, turn it, mash it up or just be inspired by the elements or shapes in it – the name of the game is to have fun, use some of your fave FWAB products, and show us your beautiful creation by linking up to the “Amanda’s sketch challenge 2012″ section in the FWAB Gallery.

 Can't wait to see what you create!!!

SOUS June 8th Sketch Reveal and FWAB

Hi everyone....I'm here on this wonderful Friday to share the June 8th Sketch from Stuck on U Sketches and some GORGEOUS Flourish With A Bling products! Here is the beautiful sketch by Sandi Clarkson:

 

I flipped the sketch and used the Country Garden collection from Bo Bunny. I did all kinds of messy things with it! I masked,misted, stamped,punched, sewed and gessoed(not sure if that's a word!) everything in sight. Here are a few closeups:

 

The gorgeous black vine and Rhinestones are made by Flourish With a Bling. They make the most beautiful bling with so many gorgeous designs and colors. The site is for wholesalers but be sure to check out their stockist list for the many stores that carry FWAB products I have used the following products on my layout:

FWAB Jack Vine Black

FWAB Chloe Pearl Flourish Blue

FWAB Adhesive Rhinestones 100 Pack Black

FWAB has a beautiful gallery where you can upload your projects using FWAB products and they also  host monthly challenges where you can win some of those beautiful products.

Now head on over to SOUS and check out the lovely creations of the other DT ladies..get inspired and get scrapping using that gorgeous sketch!!

Hope you have a happy, scrappy weekend!