BREATHTAKING: May 2009 Kit REVEALED

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY!!!

I truly miss the store today. *sigh* If you've been a regular at the store you know that we would be partying with cake, punch, demos, make and takes, sales and more sales! I miss seeing everyone and I hope everyone is doing good. :)

Ok, to our new kit. This month's kit is just BREATHTAKING...yes, I did run of words to describe this month's kit. LOL! :D But I think you'll agree with me that truly this kit is BREATHTAKING...

Kit Contents: BREATHTAKING

Bazzill Basics: French Vanilla, Red Hot, Rain, Leapfrog, Cinnamon Stick
Moxxie: Black Scallop Diecut Paper
Anna Griffin: AG1341, AG1343, AG1344, AG1345, AG1351 Flora Decorative Papers
My Mind's Eye: Bellezo BellaBella Paper
Adornit: Dusty Toile Paper
Anna Griffin: Solid-colored Flora brads, expoxy Flora brads, large Flora Brads, Flora clips, Flora Journaling cards
Cheep Trim: Lace & velvet ribbon

BREATHTAKING Kit is $25.00

And now for our add-on kit...yes, I ran out of words again to describe this kit...except to say it's simply STUNNING...I think you'll agree. :D

Kit Contents: STUNNING

Moxxie: Black Scallop Diecut Paper
Adornit: Prairie Paper, Blue Oval Plaid, Tweet Birdie Swirls
Pink Paislee: Spectacular, Irresistible Papers
American Crafts: SUBWAY (Powder) Thickers
Technique Tuesday: Little Labels Stamp
Cheep Trim: Light Blue Fringe Trim

STUNNING Kit is $15.00

Kits are on their way to Yoyin in the Philippines. Philippine Scrappers, please email Yoyin at Rollyn97@yahoo.com to reserve your kits. U.S. and other International Scrappers, please email me at scrapbookshawaii@yahoo.com to order your kits. :)

Here's a very simple layout I did last week during the BYO at the Kalihi Library using the Adornit's Tweet Birdie Swirls and Prairie papers, Technique Tuesday stamp and light blue fringe from STUNNING, and Anna Griffin's solid-colored brad and journaling card from BREATHTAKING. OHANA was cut from BB Raven cardstock using the SLICE and i also added some Prima flowers to the journaling card. It's hard to see here, but I also added stickles to the petals of the flower on the Tweet Birdie Swirls paper to bump it up a bit.

ATB Challenge Winner

As we predicted, Jennifer Straus did have a tough time judging the entries for our ATB Challenge. hehehe Gaganda kasi ng mga entries. :) So, without further ado, I'm forwarding the snippets of the email Jen sent me:

"Ok, I was right in thinking the contest would be difficult to judge!!! Everyone's designs are wonderful. I love the way the products were used and the sentiments and journaling (especially on the "In Memory Of" designs) were so touching!

All that said, I chose "No Photos Please" as my favorite. Here's why:

• The techninque of the painting through a screen for a background texture sets the photos and journaling up nicely as a background.

• The photos are fun! The subject matter of not wanting a photo taken is the frustration of a scrapbooker! Even though the boy didn't want his photo taken, the photgrapher got some fun and interesting shots!

• The use of the ATB paper is wonderful! It's so much fun to see it sewn, the swirls cut out, the edges ripped on the frame and the arrow pointing to the photo, establishing a focal point.

• The journaling is creative - love the layered look and the use of color. The black ties it all together."

Jennifer also is inviting all ATB Challenge to post their work on the ATB Gallery. It's free and it only takes a few seconds to do.http://www.aroundtheblockproducts.com/gallery.php

And here's the winning entry:

Cabbie's Layouts

Mga Scrap-Sisters,


Nandito na po ang mga layouts ni Ms. IDOL! :) Yummy, yummy layouts...below are Ms. IDOL's materials list and instructions for these layouts, too!

Materials: Tinkering Ink Euphorbia Pulcherrima (Yuletide line), Tinkering Ink Joyous Noel (Yuletide line), Yuletide Finery, Ranger Inks Sepia Accents, Lil Davis Foam Stamps, glitter glue (or sub with Stickles), dmc floss

Instructions:

1. Cut out patterns from yuletide Joyous Noel.
2. Place 5x7 sized pic on the left portion of the layout. Dot glitter glue on the bulbs in the picture.
3. Position cut out patterns on 2 sides of the pictures and outline with glitter glue.
4. Use foam stamps for the title.
5. For the word “lights”, glitter glue on the upper half of the words
6. For the word “ & bulbs”, use sepia accents on the border of the words
7. Use the Yuletide Finery adornments and place it on the right side of the layout.
8. Stitch using dmc floss on the straight edge of the felt. Add glitter glue on the perforations.
9. Cut out your journaling and adhere to felt adornments.

Materials: Tinkering Ink Perennial Parade (Botanical Bliss line), Tinkering Ink Floating Flowers (Botanical Bliss line), Tinkering Ink Buttercup/Baby Blossoms (Botanical Bliss line), Tinkering Ink Radiant Rows (Botanical Bliss line), Botanical Bliss Rubons, American Craft Thickers; Lil Davis journal stamps

Instructions:
1. Cut out 2 square mats from the Perennial Parade and Floating Flowers (one size should be bigger than the 5x7 picture) and ink the edges.
2. Tear the smaller mat in a slanted way and glue these pieces to the bigger mat.
3. Place picture on these mats. Set aside.
4. Cut a 2x12 inches of the Radiant Rows paper and place on left side. Another smaller strip of the Radiant Rows is layered on its side.
5. Place the mat with picture on the mid third position of the layout, the mat touching the mid portion of the 2cm strip.
6. Cut out 3 flower patterns from botanical bliss Floating Flowers paper.
7. Place them on the left lower side of the picture and on the left upper edge of the layout.
8. I also added fabrics on the flowers to add dimension.
9. Rubons from botanical bliss line were used on the following points: on the flower patterns and beside the title.
10. For the title, position the American Craft Thickers below the right side of the picture.
11. For the journaling, I used Lil Davis journaling stamps.

Donna's Layouts

Hello Scrap-Sisters!

Yeheyyy! Nandito na ang layouts ni Donna. :) Below are Donna's gorgeous layouts we're sharing with you with her materials list and instructions.

Materials: Papers - Daisy D's Morningside and Ottoman, Cardstocks – Bazzill, Tag - We R Memory Keepers Hippo, Flowers - Prima and Chatterbox, Clip - 7gypsies, Stamps - AL clear stamps Word Flourishes, Inks - Tim Holtz DI (Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap) and one unbranded (Gold), Others - blings, lace and trims, pearl string, stitched sequins

Instructions:

1. Cut 8x8 and some flower patterns from DD Morningside paper. To maximize, cut the 8x8 first then the pattern. Distress and ink the edges of the 8x8 paper.
2 . Cut a 2 1/2 strip from the Ottoman paper. Scallop the edges. (for my strip, I traced it from a self-made template).
3. Cut a 4 inches tag from a brown cardstock. Write or printe your journaling on the tag. Stamp with gold ink, the top and edges. Adhere 3 crystals or blings on the top of the tag.
4. For the lace/trims and stitched sequins, prepare 12" of each and a string of little pearls.
5. Corner-round your focal photos and cut one of your photos into an oval shape.
6. Prepare 3 Prima flowers, 1 big and 2 small flowers. Adhere blings/crystal to the 2 smaller flowers. Attach a colored flower on the big Prima.
7. On the tag, trace colored-glittered pens on the words to make it pop.
8. Assembly:
a. Adhere the 8x8 paper on the base cardstock. Then the tag and focal photo on the right side of the layout. The smaller photo on the left side and slightly under the tag. Stamp gold ink on the photo's edge and put 3 crystals or blings for accent (outside edge of the photo)
b. Adhere the floral patterns on the right side, just touching a small portion of the photo, and on the upper left side of the 8x8 paper. (Just adjust the photo below it for balance)
c. Then put the strip of paper just below the 8x8 paper, photos and tag. Arrange the trims, title tag, flowers, clip and pearl strings on the strip. Place a floral pattern just below the tag and on top of the strip.
d. Ink the edges of the base cardstock with gold ink.



Materials: Papers - Daisy D's Chinoieserie Baroque, En Fleur, Morningside and Ottoman, Cardstock – Bazzill Basics, Flowers – Prima, Brads – Bazzill Basics, Inks - Tim Holtz DI in Fired Brick and Frayed Burlap, Paint - MM Glaze in Copper, Stickers - AC Thickers (rootbeer float pink), Pen - Staedtler brown, Other - antique charm, button, lace trim and DMC floss

Instructions:

1. Paint letters of your title and set aside to dry (optional).
2. Cut 8x8 and 2 circles from Chinoiserie Baroque. Distress the edges of the 8x8 paper (curl and tear)
(**Circles- approx. 1.5 and 2.5 inches in diameter).
3. Cut strips from Morningside, Ottoman and En Fluer. Cut 3 circles from En Fluer.
(**Circles approx. 1.5 inches, 2.5 inches and 4 inches.) Distress and ink the edges (curl and tear).
** Fold the circle in the middle first creating a half-pie/moon shape. Then fold again and again until it is shaped like a cone (2 folds minimum for the small circle and 3 or more folds the bigger the circle gets). Snip the tips of the folded paper. When you unfold the circle, it should create a flower-like shape. Shape it according to your preference. Distress and ink the edges (curl and tear)
4. Trace scallops on the left side of your base cardstock then cut.
5. Adhere the 8x8 paper on the base cardstock. Stitch around it.
6. Adhere photo. Then the different strips of paper on the lower-right side of the photo and the 8x8 paper. Tuck in a lace/trim below the photo.
7. Place the 2.5inches flower on top of the 4" flower and the smallest flower on top of the mid-sized one. Accentuate with antique brad or charm. Secure two Prima flowers with brads on the far-left side of the paper strips.
8. Place the letters of your title just on top of the photo and on the 8x8 paper. Write "my" (or whatever you like) and an arrow pointing to your photo.
10. Write your journaling.
11. Doodle some more arrows. Around the base cardstock and title.
12. Cut in half 1.5 and 2.5 inches circles. Place on the left-topmost of the base cardstock and accentuate with a button.
13. Distress the base cardstock by inking (Frayed Burlap and Fired Brick).