challenge 168

Sketch week again! I love how the design team used it in such different ways again!
If you are new and want to learn more on how our challenges work here's all the info for that. Play along and have fun with it! :)

Tania

Vanessa

Carol

Gudrun

Eva

Elly

Jeannie

challenge 167

Hello, we are back with another one. This week we want you to pull out your

Glimmer Mist.

This popular technique is being seen everywhere and we want to see how you use it. For all you newbies that want to join in on our fun here's how it all works.

Let`s get started! :)

TaniaVanessa

Carol

GudrunEva

Elly

Jeannie

Challenge 166

Oh yeah! I love sketches :) This week's challenge is a super simple sketch that is just begging to be rocked out in the biggest, baddest way. So all you gotta do is rustle up a photo and a few of your favorite embellishments and you're all set!! Try spinning it 90 degrees or 180 degrees...we wanna see what this sketch does for your creative mojo.

And being the first challenge of a new month, that means we've got our new designer playing along with us! Hooray! Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the post to see what Jeannie did with this sketch.

Do you wanna get in on the creative fun but don't know how it all goes down?? Then visit this link to get the scoop. We're a super laid back crowd 'round here so really, fun's the name of the game.

Vanessa

Tania

Carol

Gudrun
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Elly
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Eva
Eva was visiting Chile with her family when the earthquake hit. She has contacted us and tells us that they are all okay but due to delays with flights leaving Chile, she won't be leaving the country until about the middle of March.

Be safe Eva. Take care of yourself and your family. Please let us know how things are going and when you arrive home! Love and hugs! XOXO

Jeannie

Challenge 165

Well hello again, Friday! Imagine seeing you again so very soon...hard to belive it's been a week already! Boy oh boy, much has been happening behind this computer screen around my place! I've got a brand new photography business...check it out! Vanessa Falle Photography. It has been so stinkin' busy I can barely catch my breath. But that's a good thing, right!?!

So this is Sasha's last week with us...actually, she's moving to England and all her scrap stuff is in boxes...she will be enduring an extended separation from her scrap stuff :( Hopefully she can make it!! Sasha, you are so inspiring and funny as hell!! Hope you come 'round lots once the dust settles! Have a safe move and be sure to give the blogosphere a shout-out when you get there...so we know you arrived alive!

And I know there are some new readers with us. Check out this link to get the lowdown if you are wanting to play along. This week our challenge is::

USE UP YOUR MISMATCHED ALPHA STICKERS

Our ever-fabulous team has once again knocked this one outta the park. I loved using up all those crazy leftover letters :) Let's see what you do with this one.

Vanessa

Tania

Gudrun

Eva

Carol

Ellie

Sasha

Challenge 164

It's sketch week! We wanna see what you can do with this.... Our Guest Designer this month is Sasha. Check out her amazing art here. If you'd like to play along with us all the info is here.

TaniaVanessa

Gudrun

Carol

Eva

Elly

Sasha

Challenge 163

We are back with another challenge, another up-cycling challenge. :) We want to see what you can do with

tissue paper!

Lovin' how the DT came up with so many different ways to use it.

Also, while we have ya here, check out our guest designer's introduction here. Some amazing talent.

If you are looking for the info to play along, it's all here.

Tania

Vanessa

sorry, I gotta take a pass this week. Have fun with the challenge :)

Carol

Gudrun

Eva

Elly

Sasha

Challenge 162

Oh yeah! It's challenge time again people! This week's challenge was to work with the sketch shown below. It was an incredible inspiration point for me to start from. I am in love with the layout I created from it and can't wait to keep riding the inspiration-train! Yeah!

So while we're at it with creating more scrappy goodness, let's not forget that we have the amazing Sasha Holloway with us this month (have I mentioned how much I love her layouts?!?!) and you can read more about her HERE in her introduction post from earlier this week.

edited:: I posted the wrong layout for Sasha. The new (correct) layout is now at the bottom. Sorry for the Oops, Sasha!!

Wanna get in on the action 'round here? You can join us on Flickr with your own terrific pages. Go HERE to find out more. Let's see whatcha got, guys! Rock this one like you do with all the rest!

Vanessa

Tania

Carol

Gudrun

Eva

Elly

Sasha

Tuesday Tutorials - Smashing Buttons

Ever since I was a little girl, I preferred destruction to construction. My dad used to bring home old, random pieces of equipment that he picked up on various curbs as he drove around to job sites. He would bring them specifically for us to take apart. My favorite was an old typewriter with elegant white-on-black keys – with our screwdrivers and other tools, it didn’t take long for us to completely dismantle it.
So it’s not much of a surprise to me that I like to incorporate distressed, rough edges into my scrapbooking. I am definitely not a Martha Stewart of designer. Clean edges need to be ripped, embellishments crumpled and buttons broken.
Welcome to my SMASHING BUTTONS tutorial!
First, you need a hammer (metal, not anything that is supposed to dampen sound, they just won’t work – too much rebound), some buttons (do you think I have enough?) and a Ziploc or other closeable baggie.


The buttons that work best for breaking are the ones with a lip and a larger inner surface. Buttons without a lip tend to be more structurally sound, but obviously your mileage may vary.


Insert buttons into bag, seal bag, raise hammer and SMASH!!!


It’s quite cathartic, honestly, especially if you’re angry at something that is out of your control!


So after you’re done smashing, you’ll be left with some sizeable pieces, some medium pieces and some crumbs, or button dust. Button dust is kind of what gets left in the corner of the bag, and can be used similarly to glitter.
I really like to use Button Bits (I’m so trademarking that!) as a replacement for traditional embellishments. They can be used to cover an area, as in the Be Mine card, or in place of a tag or other sort of ribboned thing as in the Feb 14 card.


I also used them to decorate the entire side of this little notepad!


You can also use them as a feature, as on the True Love layout, wrapping them with ribbon for a funky look.

Overall, I just like to be different and use button in a different way, because I have SO MANY of them. I hope you enjoy some cathartic hammering!