Scrap That! June Kit/Blog Hop

Wow, June is already here and it's time for another kit reveal and blog hop! We have SEVEN AMAZING blogs for you to visit today, each with a some beautiful projects that were created using the Scrap That! June "Afternoon Tea" kit. f you have just arrived here from Robinʼs blog (our amazing guest designer this month!) you are in the correct place. If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog and join us.  All qualifying entries will be entered into a draw for the GRAND PRIZE, a Scrap That! kit.

For my first layout "Friends", I used the gorgeous kit sketch by LG Belarmino. These blue and green Websters papers from the Ladies and Gents collection were my favorite and a perfect background for this picture of my boys goofing around while we were testing our camera. I added a heart doily (distress inked it) and a Dusty Attic title chippie from my stash but everything else is from the kit... including the chipboard clock and matching green background cardstock!

Design Tip: Cut-off stamens on a large flower and layer a smaller one in the middle instead for a pretty focal flower.

For my "so sweet" layout, I fussy cut the main paper and layered on some doilies from my stash to make the pink circle pop against the texture. These were perfect papers for this candid chubby baby shot of my daughter in her stroller (two years ago).

Design Tip:  Use the kit technique product which is white FlowerSoft this month, to give cool texture to the paper flowers in the kit.

My last layout with the kit, "my hunny bunny" is my daughter as an infant. I can't resist to add pink to layouts about her. I made four large flowers using the plain white cardstock in the kit and various techniques from my my flower tutorials (quick link found in the right sidebar of this blog). Everything you see on this page is from the main kit - NO add-on embellies or stash items used at all!

Design Tip: Add flowers to floral paper for a gorgeous full garden effect.

REMEMBER: To qualify for the Grand Prize of a Fully Loaded Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit you must...

1) VISIT ALL SEVEN BLOGS ON THE HOP, LEAVE A COMMENT AND BECOME A FOLLOWER OF EACH BOG
2) GO TO SCRAP THAT! FACEBOOK PAGE AND BECOME A FRIEND
3) GO TO THE SCRAP THAT! NING COMMUNITY AND BECOME A MEMBER

We hope you all had good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along!
The hop ends on Sunday, June 5th at midnight MST.
Watch for the Scrap That! newsletter on June 22nd to see if you are one of the lucky winners!


In case you got lost on the way...
Scrap That! - http://www.scrapthatchat.blogspot.com
Ivana - http://papergirlcrafts.blogspot.com
Janis - http://thereluctantscrapper.blogspot.com
Karen - http://agirlsscrapobsession.blogspot.com
LG - http://scrappinworld.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://kaye2222.blogspot.com
Robin - http://robinshakoor.blogspot.com
Vicky - http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com

Pion Design Frame

My cousin is having a baby girl this Fall so I wanted to make a little pink frame to match her room. Then, I saw The Color Room palette #60 and knew I had my inspiration.

The wooden frame is covered with a Pion Design pink paper from the "Fairytale of Spring"collection as well as the large handmade flower. I also used various other Pion Design collections for the vintage image, background paper and butterflies. I just love how all the collections blend well together.

Here is a close-up of the embellies and the handmade flower (see my flower tutorial).

This is the palette I used, which just happens to be sponsored by Scrap That! this month.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Scrap That! June Sneaks

The June Scrap That! kit reveal will be on Friday, June 3rd, along with a 3-day blog hop -- starting at 10 am MST on Friday and ending at midnight MST on Sunday. Here is a little tease from the design team...

My Etsy Shop Status

Last week I had to put the shop on vacation mode due to my daughter's eye surgery and now there is a potential postal strike threat this week. So, the shop is on hold for now ("vacation mode"). I don't want to risk any parcels getting hung-up in nowhere land!

I'll still be placing a Dusty Attic chipboard order next week since it takes them a while to cut it... so I should have more of the new styles (from the April release) at the end of June (or beginning of July depending if the postal workers settle quickly). For any custom orders, I just need the product name and code from the DA site http://www.dustyattic.com.au e-mailed directly to vickya@shaw.ca.

Thanks again for making my new business a success! Now... I just need Canada post to cooperate!

Creative Scrappers #157 & Pion Design

Design team reveal day for the Creative Scrappers sketch #157 by Aphra Bolyer. I knew right away I was going to love this layout. The sketch is so fantastic. I used some more fabulous Pion Design papers for this one in a color I rarely scrap - purple! This is such a gorgeous plum that it was easy to scrap to my taste though (I really struggle with lilac tones).

I had these pregnancy photos taken with both of my sons that were supposed to be sepia but turned out halfway between black & white and sepia. The purple tones in the Pion Design papers (Studio of Memories collection) were perfect to complement this printing mistake. I have a very strong bond with my kids and they do with each other too. This is a very special memory to preserve... waiting for their baby sister! I now regret not taking photos like this of my other pregnancies (hubby took the pictures too!). I was almost 8 months pregnant here...

I created some flowers using my recent Lily Flower Tutorial. Instead of white paint and chalk, I used brown inks on the edges since the paper was so dark I and didn't want to cover up the pattern on it.

Here is the gorgeous sketch that I flipped sideways and upside down.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look and please be sure to check out the rest of the Creative Scrappers DT's interpretation of this beautiful sketch.

Scrap-lifted!

I had to share this layout created by Jenny (owner of Pion Design) because I was so honoured that she scrap-lifted my "delicate" layout (below). This was one of the layouts I had submitted in my DT application to her. I just love the little paper booties she made (gotta learn how to make those now) and how she took my design concept and used the Pion Design "fairytale of spring" collection. Her layout has such a wonderful vintage look and that picture is priceless!

Jenny's take on my layout...

Here is my original...

I just found out that Pion Design has released 6 new papers too as an "encore" to coordinate with the 2 latest collections (see them here http://shop.textalk.se/se/shopwindow.php?id=12164&shopwindow=1596664). Stay tuned for more projects!

Lily Flower Tutorial

A new flower tutorial for you today! I am in love with the new Prima Corine flowers... but of course they are hard to find here in Canada and I just needed to see if I could make my own version (for a fraction of the price and with adding an extra petal layer :)  I am using some Pion Design paper scraps to make these from the "Fairytale of Spring" collection to coordinate with upcoming projects.

Here is what you will need: 

- 3 flower shapes with 3 pointed petals. I just used my Marvy punch and hand-cut the petal corners off. I must say this is my favorite flower punch because of the versatility and embossed feature. You can just cut out a similar shape and trace it if you don't have similar punch or 3-petal die cut.

- Water to mist

- Scrapbook chalk or chalk ink (I prefer scrapbook chalk for this and actually found some at my dollar store!)

- White paint or snow writer, puff paint or glitter - whatever best suits your project style

- A decorative brad or a few pearls or stamens for the center

- A rounded object (like a Sharpie pen or painbrush end)

- A foam mat (like a computer mouse pad)

- Glue of choice

Step 1: Make your template.

Step 2: Cut your 3 flower layers.

Step 3: Water mist the layers and pinch the towards the middle of each petal to create a crease.

Step 4: While still damp press the center into the foam mat to raise the petals. Let dry completely before the next step.

Step 5: Add some chalk or ink to the center and over the crease for definition.

Step 6: Glue your layers and press all together into the mat to form a little space for the centre pearls to fit into.

Step 7: Paint or...

glitter your tips

Step 8: Glue your decorative center and you are ready to add to your project!

Let me know what you think!

Creative Scrappers #155 Pion Design

Happy Mother's Day! It is also reveal Sunday for Creative Scrappers sketch #155. I have used more of the beautiful Pion Design "fairytale of spring" papers combined with the gorgeous sketch by Amarilys Doria this week. When designing, I actually made a mistake and thought this was the sketch to be revealed on Easter Sunday, hence the bunny paper used. Oh well!

My son has the clearest baby blue eyes and these papers were a great way to highlight this picture.

Here is a close-up of the embellishments. The birds are a K and Co. cardstock pieces that I recently used on a canvas layout as a mask which left me with the perfect blue embellishment for this layout.

The large "Pion" flower is handmade (all my flower tutorials are archived on my blog in the right sidebar) and the little crochet flowers were bought at a local fabric shop.

Here is the lovely sketch and as you can see I flipped it to better suit my layout.

Be sure to check out the rest of the team reveals over on the Creative Scrappers Blog!

TCR # 57 & New Dusty Attic Arrival!

I am proud to say that I am one of the first Dusty Attic retailers to have received some of the newly released styles (low quantities). I now have almost 90 chipboard styles to choose from in my shop at:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/vickyalberto
Thanks again to everyone for your support... happy shopping!

OK, onto the layout... this is me at 33 (photo taken 3 years ago)... with my some papers of my May Scrap That! "Romantic Spring" kit. Sorry but this kit is already sold out. If you want the June kit, you'd better subscribe really soon! I used The Color Room Palette #57, which is actually based on the kit since Scrap That! is a sponsor of The Color Room for May. The butterfly is from http://www.etsy.com/people/KatiesKreations4U and the Dusty Attic... I'm sure you can guess where that came from, LOL. I just used two shades of brown chalk ink on the doily and the chipboard - much faster and less messy than paint.

Here is a close-up of the gorgeous flowers from the kit.

Here is the gorgeous palette.

Thanks for taking a peek!

Blog Hop Winner!

Thanks for another amazing Scrap That! blog hop. And my blog winner is...

True Random Number GeneratorMin: Max: Result:19Powered by RANDOM.ORGlisette_jenkins said...Gorgeous. Very creative.

Please email friends@scrapthat.ca with your mailing address so we can get your Prima package out to you in the mail!

Don't forget to stop by the Scrap That! Blog and see if you won the Grand Prize of a "Madame Butterfly" Kit. We hope the lucky winner enjoys creating with it. We look forward to seeing what you come up with! Join us again when we release our May Kit!

Scrap That! is also EXTREMELY EXCITED to share with you that we are sponsoring The Color Room for the month of May! I will use my kit to play along with one of the palettes since I have soooo much stuff left over. These kit are such awesome value that I usually get 5 layouts out of them! So stay tuned for at least one more layout with this gorgeous "Romantic Spring" kit. The color palettes during May will all be created from the colors of the ScrapThat! Kits!

If you are not familiar with The Color Room, they are a fabulous online community of over 3,000 like minded people. They inspire creativity by offering a sketch and a color palette each and every week.  They also have tons of tutorials to push you even further!

It's a great place to spend some time, share your art and push yourself to be more creative and confident in this craft we call scrapbooking.  It's so much more than paper and glue!!  We invite you to play along during the month of May, for a chance to win some goodies from The Color Room.

Creative Scrappers Birthday Blog Hop

Good Morning Creative Scrappers & Welcome to the Birthday Blog Hop!

We are celebrating 3 years of Creativity at Creative Scrappers this weekend and glad you could join us. Our Creative Team members EACH have a UNIQUE SKETCH from our Sketch Designers to showcase on their blogs. Visit each blog for inspiration and please visit the Creative Scrappers blog and add your name to our Mr. Linky list to be entered to win 1 of 4 prizes from Let's Capture Our Memories, Scrap Attack Scrapbooking, Nicole Lombardo, as well as My Little Bit of Whimsy.


 My "cute" layout was created by using an amazing sketch from Amarilys Doria. I don't think this lady has created a sketch that I don't like. My layout also features mostly Scrap That! May kit contents except for the Dusty Attic bracket frame and the title. Everything else is from the incredible "Romantic Spring" kit which features Pink Paislee and Prima papers. I used mostly PP Butterfly Garden collection and the chipboard was painted with pink acrylic and then stickled & glimmer misted with light gold tones for sheen. The candid shot is of my daughter a few years ago sitting pretty on the front lawn.

Here is a close up of the awesome ribbon and flowers from my kit. The two little postcards were cut from a Prima paper in the kit too.

As you can see, the sketch is so fantastic I hardly deviated from it at all.

Now you will want to check-out the other 17 sketches and coordinating layouts. Click the links below which will take you to the other blogs. What an awesome way to celebrate 3 years for Creative Scrappers... with TONS of creativity of course!

Amélie Jutras
Ana Castro
Carla Tarabus
Caroline Parent
Christiane Müller
Elizabeth Carney
Jenny Linden
Jody Rogers
Kim Jeffress
Mija Comstad
Natalia Danilina
Nicole Nowosad
Pamella Brown
Sarah Webb
Shannon Morgan
Vicky Alberto - ME!
Yukiko Ochi
Yuko Tanaka

& Kristine Davidson (to download all our Blog Hop Sketches in a PDF file)

Thank you for supporting Creative Scrappers and don't forget to enter to win on the CS BLOG! Add your name to our Mr. Linky list to be entered to win 1 of 4 prizes from Let's Capture Our Memories, Scrap Attack Scrapbooking, Nicole Lombardo, as well as My Little Bit of Whimsy.

Scrap That! One-Year Anniversary Blog Hop

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Scrap That! reveals. I can't believe it has been a year already since I started this adventure with Lori Brown (owner of Scrap That!). There are so many exciting things and BONUS PRIZES to be won this time so bear with me in this long post...

My blog is the last one on the blog hop list and you should have arrived from Tina's blog, this month's guest designer. Today I am sharing only two layouts for the May kit reveal because I have another 2 coming VERY soon using this kit for very exciting reasons as you will read further on. OK, so a bit about the May kit - Romantic Spring. It features my two favorite collections from the winter CHA releases - Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden and Prima Botanical (hmmmm, I may have had a little to do with this one, wink :). The kit name says it all... soft romantic papers with a touch of vintage, tons of beautiful spring flowers and the coolest technique item we've had - A Prima canvas with a Ranger mist.

My first layout is the Prima canvas. So as I mentioned we got a blue mist plus we received a Dusty Attic dress form (I only have 3 of these left in my Etsy shop right now but will be getting more). I used a K and Co. cardstock die cut as a mask (since I needed it blue for another layout :) and added two more little chippies from my stash to complete this. Painted and stickled all of the chipboard pink to complement the gorgeous pink Prima flowers in the kit. I will admit that the picture is not glued down as I want to give this as a gift but wanted a picture here for the reveal.

Design Tip: Mist lightly and let the canvas dry between coats. The canvas is VERY absorbent and the color does not lighten as it dries so a little mist goes a long way. Karen also told me to iron it when done to stay flat - awesome advice as the corners tend to curl a bit once sprayed.

My second layout "true love" is of my parents on their wedding day. I also used the fabulous kit sketch (by LG) pictured below for inspiration. Her sketches are so awesome! I hand cut the PP doily paper and combined it with the blue Prima paper. The two collections go so well together! I just love the white flowers in this kit - so Prima good! This layout was a good excuse to buy another Martha punch too :)

Design Tip: Add a little lacing to layouts for a sweet delicate look.

This is the terrific sketch this month by LG!

OK, so as I said only 2 layouts revealed today because in just a few days, on April 30th, it's the Creative Scrappers 3-year anniversary blog hop. Each designer was given their OWN exclusive sketch (so cool!). Here is a little peek of my layout using the May Scrap That! kit...

Scrap That! is also EXTREMELY EXCITED to share with you that we are sponsoring The Color Room for the month of May! I will use my kit to play along with one of the palettes since I have soooo much stuff left over. These kit are such awesome value that I usually get 5 layouts out of them!

If you are not familiar with The Color Room, they are a fabulous online community of over 3,000 like minded people. They inspire creativity by offering a sketch and a color palette each and every week.  They also have tons of tutorials to push you even further!

The color palettes during May will all be created from the colors of the ScrapThat! Kits!

It's a great place to spend some time, share your art and push yourself to be more creative and confident in this craft we call scrapbooking.  It's so much more than paper and glue!!  We invite you to play along during the month of May, for a chance to win some goodies from The Color Room.

 ~  Simply upload your work to The Color Room and the Scrap That! galleries each week to be considered for a RAK or a Spotlight Feature.  You will need to use EACH color in the revealed palette.  (you can add base colors of white, cream, black, brown or kraft) Use the sketch if you like, but it is not required.
~ Resize your image to  750 pixels, and no larger than 250kb.
~  Post your project before the next Friday palette reveal.

We hope you enjoy everything The Color Room has to offer and have fun participating!
Happy Scrapping!


Here is a picture of the main "Romantic Spring" kit. This is a must have kit!

May “Romantic Spring” Contents List:
Pink Paislee - Butterfly Garden Collection Prima - Botanical Collection - From the Heart / Far Far Away / True Words Bazzill Cardstock - Simon / French Vanilla / Mudpie Websterʼs Alphas - Country Estate Prima - Mistable Canvas ZVA Bling 1 Websterʼs Princess Petals - Ladies & Gents 2 Websterʼs Medallion Sparklers - Aqua 8 Petaloo Chantilly Collection Velvet Hydrangeas - Blue 7 Prima Pearl Panache - Candle Glow Websterʼs Bloomers - Celery Dusty Attic - Wire Dress Form (generously donated by Dusty Attic) Ranger Perfect Pearls Mist - Blue Smoke Maya Road Satin Pleat Ribbon - Cream

Here is a picture of the "Romantic Spring" embellie add-on - so perfectly coordinated for this kit!

Embellishment Add -On Kit Prima Annette Collection - French Silk Prima Aire Prima Arcadian Collection - Blush

My secret word for this hop, is RETAILER.
Now e-mail the secret sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca before midnight (MST) on April 28th to be entered the grand draw!

**Remember, that in order to qualify for the Grand Prize of a Fully Loaded Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit you must:
1) VISIT ALL EIGHT BLOGS ON THE HOP, LEAVE A COMMENT AND BECOME A FOLLOWER OF EACH OF THEM - see rotation below
2) GO TO SCRAP THAT! FACEBOOK PAGE AND BECOME A FRIEND
3) GO TO THE SCRAP THAT! SOCIAL COMMUNITY AND BECOME A MEMBER
4) EMAIL THE SECRET SENTENCE TO friends@scrapthat.ca

This month we are offering a BONUS PRIZE of some delicious Dusty Attic chipboard! We want to give a special thank you to our good friends over at DUSTY ATTIC for their generous contribution of the gorgeous laser chipboard dress form in our May Kit. Visit their NING community and become a member, then leave a comment in the thread under Scrap That! BLOG HOP which you will find under FORUM - “Featured Discussions” We will draw a random winner from all who leave a comment.
We hope you all had good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on May 21st to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Blog hop rotation (in case you missed one)

Ivana - http://papergirlcrafts.blogspot.com

Janis - http://thereluctantscrapper.blogspot.com
Karen - http://agirlsscrapobsession.blogspot.com

LG - http://scrappinworld.blogspot.com

Lisa - http://kaye2222.blogspot.com

Tara - http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com

Tina - http://tina-mypaperpantry.blogspot.com

Vicky - YOU ARE HERE!


I'll be back with my other layout in a few days and then one more using a May Color Room Palette too!

Creative Scrappers #153/Pion Design

Happy Easter!

Today is reveal day for the Creative Scrappers sketch #153 designed by Michelle Fowler. At first I was very intimidated by this sketch. I rarely scrap more than one photo or have multiple focal points. Then, when I stepped away from the sketch, from far away it looked like one big focal point with wheels. I thought it kinda looked like a baby carriage. A day later I saw a Kaiser Craft carriage chipboard piece and then I knew I had to scrap this layout.

The picture is of my daughter as newborn. I couldn't resist scrapping my favorite color - PINK, using the Pion design "Fairy tale of Spring" collection and my chipboard butterflies from an old K and Co line matched perfectly. I simply cannot tell you how beautiful these papers are in real light. I did not do any masking on the edges, the papers come that way - so beautiful.

The two large handmade flowers are from my recent Frosted Pion Flower Tutorial.

Here is the really cool sketch I used...

Thanks for stopping by I will be back in a few days on the 26th for the Scrap That! kit reveal. In the meantime, don't forget to stop over at Creative Scrappers to see what the rest of the DT created with this sketch!

Spring Romance Sneak Peek

Here is a sneak peek of the Scrap That! DT reveal for the May "Spring Romance" kit. Be sure to come back on April 26th for the full reveal and the monthly blog hop to win some fabulous prizes! May will also mark the one-year anniversary for Scrap That! and we have some amazing surprises in store... so stay tuned!!!

Pion Design Baby Boy Frame

My cousin is having a baby boy early this summer and this paper from the Pion Design "forget me not" collection was a perfect compliment to the Tattered Angels glimmer chips that I inked with light brown chalk ink. For project photography, I just put a picture of one of my kids. This is actually my newborn daughter in one of her brothers old baby sleepers... must have been a busy week and I ran out of clean PJ's, LOL. I covered a little wooden frame that I bought at Michaels and embellished it - so easy. I hope my cousin likes it!

Design Tip: Don't use Tattered Angels glimmer mist on glimmer chips. I ruined a cute little train I was going to use on this frame (instead of the adventure sign). It turned out flat looking and way too dark. Diffusing chalk ink onto a Q-tip worked like a charm to show the embossing on the chipboard. 

Thanks for stopping by and I will be back on Sunday with another Pion Design project using a new Creative Scrappers sketch.