Lost Coast Scrapper

Buddies ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-04-17T18:06:00.001-07:00

Hi Sweet Friends, Today I'm sharing another Design Team project using April's beautiful kit "Laura's Wish" for Scraps Of Darkness. For this project I used the Authentique "Durable" papers from the kit. This is a few fotos of my niece's little guy with his buddie. I used a sketch from Sketch de Maska on Lespagesdenadia.over-blog.com for this layout. The chipboard is from Blue Fern Studios which I altered with some Lumiere "Metallic Rust" from the kit along with lots of goodies from Prima. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy! I'm off to another grandson's little league game...hope you're all having a fun weekend too! xo

~Expecting~ Scraps Of Darkness

2015-04-15T09:27:00.003-07:00

Good Morning Sweet Friends, Today I'm sharing a Design Team Project using the gorgeous April Kit "Laura's Wish Kit" for Scraps Of Darkness. I just love the colors and papers Melinda has put together for this kit!! For this project I did a layout of my friend's niece and her hubby who are expecting a little one this summer. I used a combination of the Authentique "Durable" and Kaisercraft "Antique Bazaar" paper collections from the kit. I used one of my Spellbinders "Card Creator" dies for matting the photo. I then used the TW "Mini Screen" stencil from the kit to stencil here and there on the layout with some Studio 490 Embossing Paste (Metallic Gold) to accent the gold centers in the beautiful Prima Flowers. I also cut some foliage using my Cottage Cutz "Leafy Foliage" die cut to add to the flower cluster. This is my interpretation of Sketch 119 from Sketchabilities. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy and grab one of these kits to create some beautiful memories for your family!

"From LeipZig With Love" ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-03-25T16:20:00.000-07:00

Hi Sweet Friends, Today I'm sharing another DT project for Scraps Of Darkness using the amazing March Kit "Michelle's Mechanical Madness". For this layout I used an image that I just love by Niveau0 of Deviantart.Com with her permission which I altered using a Tim Holtz background and some stamping from a photo editor.

For this project I used the beautiful Prima "The Archivist" paper collection from the kit. I also used the TCW "Radar Remnant" stencil along with the Prima "Lace" stencil from the kit and applied some Tim Holtz Vintage Photo. I used alot of the Mica Tiles from the kit to give the layout a vintage and aged look. I cut and inked the edges with the Vintage Photo ink and placed them randomly around the center of the layout. I also did some fussy cutting of items from "The Archivist" 3x4 Note Cards from the kit along with the Prima Metal Trinket & Alphas using the S for Steampunk. To alter the metal and Blue Fern Studio Gears I first painted them with some Lumiere (Metallic Rust) and then applied both with Tim Holtz's Alcohol Inks...Slate and Aged Bronze. I used some washi tape randomly and stamped with a wire style stamp. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!!

"Hank" ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-03-20T15:27:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing a Design Team project, a layout using the March "Michelle's Mechanical Madness" kit. For this project I used a combanation of the papers from Prima's Archivist Collection, Kaisercraft's Betsy's Couture Collection, and Melissa France's "Glamour Grunge" Collection from the kit. I also used the stencil "Radar Remnant", the Timeless Memories Metal Trinkets & Alphas from Prima, The Archivist's Say It In Crystals, and some of the Mica Tiles from the kit. Thanks for stopping by and I hope yo enjoy and are inspired to get one of these kits at Scraps Of Darkness to create some memories for your family!

Steampunk Tag Trade~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-03-01T13:25:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing a project that I created for a Tag Trade at Scraps Of Darkness. This is an image I found on Pinterest from Steampunk Girl and altered a bit for this vintage style tag. I used papers from the amazing Prima "Time Traveler" collection that I so love and had from a previous kit. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

"It's A Boy" Part Deux ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-02-08T19:25:00.003-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing another DT project for Scraps Of Darkness using the beautiful January Kit "Karen's Valentine". This is a layout using the beautiful Bo Bunny "Star Crossed" paperline along with some of the Carta Bella "Love Song" collection from the kit. This is a few more photos of my niece and her family learning that they're having another little boy! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

"It's A Boy" ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2015-02-06T12:07:00.000-08:00

Hi Sweet Friends, Today I'm excited to share a Design Team project for Scraps Of Darkness's January Kit "Karen's Valentine". Melinda has decided to name a kit after each of us designers and this month is mine and it's a beauty!! It's full of wonderful Bo Bunny "Star-Crossed" papers along with the beautiful Carta Bella "Love Song" papers. The colors are just perfect for some steampunk or vintage projects!! This is a 10 x 10 canvas from the creativity add-on kit. I used the Bo Bunny "Star-Crossed" papers in a background collage. I dry-brushed lots of gesso around the canvas along with some drywall tape here and there for some texture. Thanks so much for this wonderful signature kit this month Mel..you are a pleasure to work for!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

"Picking Up Santa" ~Scraps Of Darkness"

2015-01-13T16:21:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, This evening I'm sharing another Design Team project for Scraps Of Darkness using the beautiful December kit "Northern Lights". For this layout I used the beautiful Bo Bunny papers along with the Moxxie papers from the kit. I randomly sprinkled some of the Fran's Encrusted jewels (A Spoonful Of Sugar) around the page that sparkle and looks just like snow on the page! I used one of the Blue Fern chipboard pieces from the kit for the title which I sprayed with the Lindy's Stamp Gang "Jassy Purple" mist from the color add-on kit. This is a photo of my Grandson Ethan last year when we took a ride on the "Polar Express" train to pick up Santa in the woods outside of town, they had so much fun!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to get one of these awesome kits and create some wonderful Christmas memories for your family!

"Riding The Polar Express" ~Scraps Of Darkness"

2015-01-12T15:18:00.002-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing another Design Team project using the amazing December Kit "Northern Lights" from Scraps Of Darkness. For this project I used the beautiful "Winterland" papers by Moxxie from the kit. This is a photo of my youngest Grandson Elias last year in the "Polor Express" train ride to pick Santa up..he was so excited I had to capture the moment! I also used the snowflake stencil from the kit along with the Fran's Encrusted Jewels from the kit...it's beautiful irl!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some Christmas or wintery memories for your family!

"Oh Christmas Tree"

2015-01-08T10:33:00.001-08:00

Good Morning, Today I'm sharing another Design Team Project for Scraps Of Darkness using the beautiful December Kit "Northern Lights". I used the Bo Bunny "Altitude" paperline from the kit along with more of the "Spoon Full Of Sugar" Jewel Encrusted Embossing Flakes and stickers from the Bo Bunny collection. I used some Tim Holtz Die Cuts and used the snowflake die cut around the photo and encrusted them with the Spoon Full Of Sugar. I also used a stencil with some molding paste for the background. I had to use the Blue Fern Christmas tree chipboard for this cute photo of my niece's kids around their tree! Sorry for the lighting in the photo...foggy and cold days here in the Redwoods!

"Christmas Princess"

2015-01-07T13:24:00.003-08:00

Happy New Years Friends! Today I'm sharing a Design Team project using the gorgeous December Kit "Northern Lights" from Scraps Of Darkness. For this project I used the "Mix The Media" galvanized 12 x 12 piece. I used the amazing Bo Bunny "Altitude" paperline.

I did a lot of layers and then used some molding paste to create some snowflakes with the Stamp Your Story stencil from the kit. I also sprinkled a bunch of the "Spoonful Of Sugar" Encrusted Jewels around the flakes. I then used the American Crafts "Pop" Microbeads and bling to surround the photo. I sprayed some cheesecloth with the "Jassy Jirin' Purple" by Lindy's Stamp Gang for the color kit to surround the flower cluster. All the flowers are from the kit. I also used the spray for the chipboard snowflakes from Blue Fern Studios included in the kit.

Products from the kit used:

Scraps Of Darkness December Kit Reveal

2014-12-28T13:59:00.002-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today is reveal day at Scraps Of Darkness!! This is December's Kit "Northern Lights" and is it beautiful...lovely blues and purples!! For more details on this kit you can go to:http://scrapsofdarkness.blogspot.com

Love ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2014-12-26T18:31:00.002-08:00

Merry Christmas Friends, This evening I'm sharing another DT project using November's Kit "Serenade". For this layout I used the beautiful Bo Bunny "Rose Cafe" Collection from the kit. This is my scrappin buddy and her little grandson..so cute. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek. I hope you're inspired to grab a kit and create some family memories!

"Home Sweet Home" ~Scraps Of Darkness"

2014-12-16T19:31:00.002-08:00

Hi Sweet Friends, This evening I'm sharing another Design Team Project for Scraps Of Darkness using the beautiful November Kit "Serenade". I love the Blue Fern paper collection in the kit and just couldn't resist doing one more shabby chic romantic layout. I used a couple of stencils from Prima with some moulding paste for the background. Sorry the photos a little dark but it's a dark rainy day here..but we need it so bad I'll take it. I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some wonderful memories for your family!!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous ~Challenge #22~

2014-12-15T06:30:00.000-08:00

Welcome, this is Challenge #22 "Have A Nice Trip" for Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.

Many of us travel around the holidays, so let's celebrate our adventures! Dig into your hoard and find some items that are vacation themed. Do you have a hoard of cruise ship ephemra? Do you have a box of transportation stamps? Do you have a hoard of camping-themed papers? Or piles of Disney embellishments? Show them off! Create a vacation or travel-themed project for us!

This month's sponsor is:

One lucky winner will receive this prize package, donated by Spellbinders!

Here's my Design Team Project for this Challenge. This is a photo of my niece's little guy on their trip to the Christmas Tree Farm. I used the beautiful Spellbinder's "Build A Wreath" Die Cut. This will be my last project for Gloria and I just want to say what an honor it has been to be on your team Gloria, I love you and thank you for everything!!!

Challenge Rules can be found here: http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/p/about.html. Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Make sure to visit your Design Team and check out what they have done to share with you for this Challenge! Here's the links:

Donna Idet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel (Blog Owner)
Karen Zueger (You Are Here)
Pam Bray
Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Wendy Hatter Robinson

Supplies Used:
Carta Bella "Warm and Cosy" Paperline
Spellbinder's "Build A Wreath" Die Cut
Kraft Tags From Michaels

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you're inspired to come join in on the fun for this Challenge!! It's been fun and I will miss you all!!

"Sweet Love" ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2014-12-09T17:42:00.004-08:00

Welcome, Today I'm sharing another design team project for Scraps Of Darkness using the beautiful November Kit "Serenade". I couldn't resist doing another romantic shabby chic layout with this amazing kit!! This is a photo of my hubby's best friend's son and his wife..they're expecting and had a photo shot. I did a lot of layering for this one and loved the colors with this photo and used the absolutely beautiful Blue Fern papers from the kit.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you're inspired to grab one of these beautiful kits to create some treasured memories for your family!

Scraps Of Darkness Reveal Day "November Kit" ~Serenade~

2014-12-06T15:43:00.001-08:00

Welcome Sweet Friends, Scraps Of Darkness November Kit "Serenade" is here and it's a fantastically beautiful kit!! It's full of Blue Fern Studio's "Sanctuary" Paper Collection along with Bo Bunny's "Rose Cafe" Paper Collection and tons of pretty goodies!!

Here's my first Design Team Project using the "Serenade" kit. This kit just screamed shabby chic to me so I gave it a go! This is a layout using some photos of my niece and her family from a photo shoot this Fall. I used the amazing Blue Fern Studios "Sanctuary" papers for this project along with some of the Dovercraft "Curiosity Corner" paper flowers and some of the beautiful canvas flowers from Prima included in the floral add-on. I also used the Prima Shabby Chic Treasures door locks from the kit. To alter the chipboard from Blue Fern I used the Bo Bunny "Bronze" spray and the StazOn Black Cherry from the kit.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some beautiful project for your family!!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog ~Tis The Season - Winter Holiday Theme~

2014-12-01T06:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Sweet Friends, I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we sure did!

Welcome, this is Challenge 21 for Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Out first December challenge is "Celebrate The Season"! Raise your hand if you hoard Christmas or other winter holiday items! Who has a drawer full of "retired" holiday paper or embellishments? Who goes crazy over candy cane ribbon or the sparkly embellishments? Share a winter or seasonal holiday project with us. We would love to see your Christmas projects, but you may also enter Hanukkah, Kwanza, New Year's, or other holiday celebration projects, or any winter themed projects. Celebrate the season with us!! This month's sponsor is Spellbinders.

One lucky winner will receive this awesome prize package, donated by Spellbinders.

Here's my Design Team Project for this challenge. I used the beautiful Dimensional Snowflake die cut from Spellbinders for this project. I had a hoard of Bo Bunny Christmas papers left over and made a tag using them for this project. I then topped the snowflake with some white glitter.

Challenge Rules can be found here http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/p/about.html. Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Make sure to visit your Design team to check out what they've done to share with you for this Challenge. Here's the links for you.

Donna Idet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel (Blog Owner)
Lost Coast Scrapper (You Are Here)
Pam Bray
Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Wendy Hatter Robinson

Products Used:
Bo Bunny "Woodland Winter" Papers
Prima Color Bloom Spray Mists - Antique Gold and Gold Foil
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo
Stickles - White

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you've enjoyed and are inspired to join us for this Holiday Challenge!!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous ~Challenge #20~

2014-11-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

Hi Sweet Friends, Welcome to Challenge 20 "Box It Up" with Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog! For Challenge 20 your challenge is to crate some sort of altered box. You can create a box from scratch, or you can alter a pre-made box. Your box can be made of paper, wood, chipboard, plastic, or metal. As long as you dig into your hoard to decorate a box, you have met the challenge requirements! The box does not have to be used as a box...it can be used as home-decor or for any purpose you can imagine. Let's box it up!!

Our sponsor for this month and for this challenge is the amazing Heather Hudson.

And one lucky winner will receive this awesome prize from Heather

Our Design Team Sponsor for this challenge is Eileen Hull

And here's my Design Team project for this challenge. I used one of the cute boxes from our Design Team sponsor Eileen Hull of Eileen Hull Artist Trading Blocks. I went into my Christmas paper stash and found some of my faves that I've been hoarding. I made the wreath with my Tim Holtz Die Cut and used some little tags from one of my favorite hoards..Graphic 45 and love the look!

Challenge Rules can be found here Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Also don't forget to visit your Design Team to check out what they have done to share with you. Here's the links to the team for your viewing pleasure.

Donna Idet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel (Blog Owner)
Pam Bray
Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Wendy Hatter Robinson

Thanks so much for dropping by and taking a peek and I hope you're inspired to join in on this fun challenge!

"Lucy" ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2014-11-09T15:25:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing another DT project using the October Kit "Bon Appetit" for Scraps Of Darkness. For this layout I used some of the beautiful Authentique papers from the kit. I also used a mold and epoxy mix to make a small frame from an old kit. The chipboard is from Imaginarium Designs. This is an image of "Lucy" from the movie Dracula. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some awesome Fall or Halloween memories for your family!

The Pumpkin Patch ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2014-11-08T17:07:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone, Today I'm sharing another DT project for Scraps Of Darkness using the October Kit "Bon Appetit". For this project I used the Authentique "Spirts" papers from the kit. This a some photos of my niece's little guy Carter at the pumpkin patch. I've had a migrane for a few days now and didn't even notice that the photo on the left was supposed to be in the middle but I'm still really happy with the outcome. For the chipboard "haunted house" I sprayed it with the Dylusions Red spray from the kit and then painted over that with the Tim Holtz Distress Paint also from the kit..came out with a beautiful crackle effect. This layout is my take on Sketchabilities 101.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some Fall and Halloween memories for your family!

Craft Hoarders Anonymous ~Challenge 19~

2014-11-03T06:30:00.000-08:00

Welcome Sweet Friends, It's time for Challenge 19 "For All That You Do, Thank You".

This is a blog hop with our wonderful sponsor this month "Heather Hudson of My Artistic Adventures!

Create a "Thank You" gift for this challenge. It can be a Thanksgiving hostess gift or a simple Thank You card. It can be a "thanks for helping me out of a jam" present, or a "thanks for being you" scrapbook layout. As long as your project says "Thank You" enter the challenge! We want to see you de-hoard some of your stash and say thank you to someone! (Your project does not have to be Thanksgiving-themed). One lucky winner with receive this prize package, donated by our amazing sponsor for this challenge!

Here's a link to Heather's Blog My Artistic Adventures

Here's my project for this challenge using the amazing digi images from Heather. I made some pocket boxes for my scrapping buddie who loves Halloween which I will fill with her favorite candies. She's such a sweetheart and always hosts the most amazing scrapbooking retreats, so just a little Thank You for her!

Challenge Rules can be found here http://gloriadesignschallenge.blogspot.com/p/about.html.
Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog.

Here's the links to our Design Team followed by Heather's Design Team for the blog hop!

Donna Idet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel (Blog Owner)
Karen Zueger (You Are Here)
Pam Bray
Amber Milone
Christi Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Wendy Hatter Robinson

Helena
Shawn
Carol
Lisette
Sandi
Candy
Heather

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you join in on this fun challenge and our amazing blog hop!

Little Zombies ~Scraps Of Darkness~

2014-10-31T18:26:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween My Friends, This evening I'm sharing another Design Team project using the beautiful and fun October/November kit "Bon Appetit". For this project I used some more of the Moxxie Zombie papers from the kit. This is a photo of my grandsons Ethan and Elias acting like zombies awhile ago and the photos were perfect to use with the kit. They even "helped" me a little and had to have some eyeballs and the "scary" tree on the layout. Sorry no close-ups today..it's still raining here and the lighting is so bad. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you enjoy and are inspired to grab a kit and create some awesome Halloween memories for your family! Here's my project, enjoy!

Scraps Of Darkness October Kit Reveal

2014-10-29T19:03:00.002-07:00

Hi Sweet Friends, With Halloween just around the corner we always know there's another awesome signature kit coming from Melinda!! Halloween is one of her favorite times of the year and her October kits are to die for..and they're always spooktacular!! This month's kit is no exception. Scraps Of Darkness's October Kit "Bon Appetit" is shown in the photo below.

Here's my first project using this fun kit. I did a layout I'm calling "Frightful" using an awesome image from the amazing artist Ana Cruz with her kind permission. Here's a couple of links to her amazing work www.facebook.com/AnaCruzArts/ and http://www.lunebleu.deviantart.com/.

I altered her image with a little blood drippings and the Scraps Of Darkness title. I've had a thin die cut frame that I've been wanting to use so I thought I'd use it with the doilies from the kit. I also did some layering and used some gold embossing paste here and there. I misted the craft flowers from the kit with the Dylusions Postbox Red along with some Prima Color Bloom Spray Mist Antique Gold mist. I also altered the gates with the same mists.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you're all inspired to get a kit and create some great Halloween memories!!

Steampunk Halloween ~Craft Hoarders Anonymous~

2014-10-20T10:59:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone, Welcome to Challenge #18 ~Layer It~ for Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog Challnege

One good way to use your hoard is to use lots of it all at once. So, let's see those layers! We need to see at LEAST THREE LAYERS on your project. Drag out all of that hoarded paper or those embossing folders that are in the back of the drawer. Use those stamps, dies, and punches. Show us the layers!

One talented participant will receive this prize donated by Lindy's Stamp Gang, a $30 gift certificate to the Lindy's Stamp Gang store.

Here's my Design Team project for this challenge. I used a beautiful photo of a little steampunk girl and decided to alter some of the metal sheets from Add A Little Dazzle (Our other sponsor for this month). I altered them with an embossing folder first, and then used some Ranger Patinas (Earth, Antiqued Copper, and Rust) to compliment the photo. I also used some G45 papers from my hoard!

Challenge Rules can be found here Craft Hoarders Anonymous Challenge Blog. Make sure to link your project using the link tool on the Craft Hoarders Anonymous Blog. Make sure to visit your other Design Team members to see their wonderful projects for this challenge!

Donna Idet
Glenda Brooks
Gloria Stengel (Blog Owner)
Karen Zueger (You Are Here)
Pam Bray
Amber Milone
Christy Butters
Debbie Seyer
Ginny Nemchak
Jan Marie Ennenga
Kathy Clement
Wendy Hatter Robinson

Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek and I hope you're inspired to join in on this fun challenge!!