Reality Crafting

finally, a craft moment

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 02:45:00 +0000

I am not a scrapbooker anymore really. I've quit, and go to it when there is demand but not for fun. kinda sad but maybe i'll get back to it someday. i did spend time with my fun girls today and we made cupcakes. these are really fun for kids and they ate as much of the supplies as they decorated. so i thought i'd blog them and at least visit my place on the web again.

all you need are some cupcakes (duh), buttercream icing, and candy of your choice. We found Easter basket grass at Target for the long spiky stamens. i love that little touch. the girls said it was the best day ever. so there ya go - highly recommended!

Halloween Tricks

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 22:21:00 +0000

It was an interesting costume year. One I won't remember as my favorite. We went through several ideas before settling on Claire's bedbug outfit (because she likes wearing her pajamas), Jillian looks like Harry Potter but she IS Hermione, just didn't want to wear a wig... and DeAnne is a vampire. notice the teeny tiny teeth there on her chin? I actually had her face painted white and pretty scary. And she hated it. Cried until it was smearing off. We washed it off and did the version you see here. So, not a fabulous year for creativity or pictures. But, hey, the candy is just as good, so really, whatever!

a maze ing!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 02:46:00 +0000

Here is Creative Scrappers sketch 125 - sweet and simple. this was during our fall field trip to the pumpkin patch.

some color challenges

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:01:00 +0000

I love the jump start i get when i use a challenge for a layout. these two pages were the result of doing the Scrap Attack Color My World challenges for the last two months. Jump over there and take a look. You'll find lots of inspiration and ideas to get you scrapping.

This first challenge was to use teal, purple, and green. Perfect for BoBunny's Peacock Lane line. I have some of their Noteworthy journaling papers, and thought i'd use them in some way.

The second challenge was to use some fall colors - orange, maroon, and brown. I've been hanging on to these Prima glittery leaves for at least a year, and finally got to add them to a page. This is right out of my stash, the papers are also older My Little Yellow Bicycle and Prima.

Fall Festival

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:43:00 +0000

Here we are just after we arrived, before everyone found friends to run off with. I know its no fun to stop and take a picture... I'm such a mean mom. lol.

DeAnne and friend on top of the hay bales. They had so much fun climbing up, then walking along the top of the bales to the end, where they could slide down.

In the corn maze. Claire spent "at least an hour" in here running around being lost with a friend.

We all arrived safe and sound through the maze. it was getting dark and i really didn't want to be in the middle of the corn field after the sun went down.

September at the park

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:45:00 +0000

We took the day and went to the park, mom had fun shooting, the girls had fun exploring. We spotted three different forms of wildlife (other than dogs) - squirrels, chipmunks, and we caught a crayfish.

Crate Paper Contest at SAS

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 20:42:00 +0000

Grab a box, a "crate" or even a drawer full of paper because we're kicking September off with a contest! We’d love to see what you are creating with using Crate Paper products so we hope you can join us for a little contest. For all the details you can follow THIS LINK!

August Scrap Attack kit!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:13:00 +0000

For August I got to work with a lot of really bright cheerful colors in Echo Park's Walk in the Park papers. There were so many choices, the hardest part of playing with these papers was deciding which side of the paper to use! If you see something you like, you can check for products just by clicking on this link and then clicking on the image you are looking for. Thanks for stopping by!

Catching up

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 00:51:00 +0000

Here are some random pages i've done over the last couple weeks, and i haven't taken time to upload until now.

This first page is a color challenge, using several brands of product - 3 Bugs in a Rug paper, some AdornIt strips, Little Yellow Bicycle journaling box, and thickers on the banner.

This is for another color challenge - green yellow and orange. love that combination. i backed the flowers with foam tape to pop them up in the center slightly, which makes the leaves curl down more.

Did this one for a sketch challenge at Sketch Inspiration. Love the fun bright colors in the Lilly Bee line. I twisted paper to make the flowers, as well as punched some. I've got some tulle on there too. love that look.

Here's one I did for our journaling challenge - just seeing this corn makes me hungry again. What's your favorite food, have you scrapped it? This is Indie Girl from Sassafrass Lass. i really love this line. love the colors and of course the borders.

And here is one for the book, Jillian at the fair this year with her first ever cookies. Sorry the picture is dark. The supplies are from BoBunny.

Well thats getting me caught up. I'll have some more real soon since we're going to be celebrating ScrapAttack's 5th birthday this week. THAT will be a fun crop! come join us!

Scrap Attack Blog Hop!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 10:30:00 +0000

Hi! and thanks for stopping in for the Scrap Attack Scrapbooking blog hop! If my blog is the first place you have visited…welcome! To make sure you don’t miss out on any of the blogs in the {SAS}sy Blog Hop I suggest you start at the beginning by visiting at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking at http://www.scrapattackscrapbooking.blogspot.com/ and then work your way around the rest of the blogs.

There are 11 blogs to hop, and if you leave lots of comments, you get lots of entries to win great prizes from Scrap Attack!!! Also, be sure to go to the SAS blog, and check out the word scramble contest! So lets get going!

It's TULLE TIME!
The first kit I received as a DT member at Scrap Attack contained something I fell in love with immediately. Bazzill Tulle! It's delicate, comes in many colors, and can add a soft colorful touch to embellishments. I've used it several times since then, and I'm still finding new ways to play with it. Here are a couple tips to encourage you to try tulle on your projects:

Add dimension to a butterfly -

Roll it into a flower (like you've seen with fabric)-
I just used glue dots to fasten it down, since it's sheer it sticks together really well.

Pleat it and staple or wrap with wire to make a ruffled circle -

Here's a little inspiration to get you going, with some of the techniques I listed above. You can find this product and the products seen in these examples at the SAS Online store

Scrap Attack Scrapbooking will be giving away prizes. They'll be drawn from all comments left on all participating blogs so make sure and comment so you are eligible to win! As a {BONUS} there is a hidden word on each blog that can be pieced together to make a familiar {SAS}sy phrase. If you can unscramble the words to make this phrase you could win a $50 gift certificate to the Scrap Attack Scrapbooking store. For more details on the prizes, please see the Scrap Attack Scrapbooking blog.
Here is your word: IN

Your next hop will be to Nadine's blog! Thanks for playing!

Sketchy day today

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:24:00 +0000

SAS is sponsoring Sketchy Thursdays this month. What a great sketch site! And what a fun sketch. Take a look at the sketch below, there is an awesome kit from Scrap Attack waiting for someone who completes it!

Here's all the info for entering
Here's the sketch

And here is my interpretation. I just got some of this BoBunny line and had great fun with the whole sketch! thanks Sketchy Thursdays!

{SAS}sy On the Coast

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:50:00 +0000

Hi everyone! Today i'm going to post the layouts I did for July's Scrap Attack Scrapbooking store. I received SEI's On the Coast line, and wow what a perfect line of paper for summer! It has sparkle, foil, and embossed papers that really give your pages that ooomph we all love.

So here are the pages I created. thanks for looking! be sure to stop in at the Scrap Attack Blog this week, we're doing a blog hop and there are some great prizes - like a $50 gift card! wow!

Nerves and some great pajamas

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:10:00 +0000

We are participating in 4-H sewing this year. Claire made pajama pants with a faced waistband. They came out so cute and she wanted to wear them right away. i had to tell her that they will be on a hanger until sometime after the fair. not long now.

Jillian made pajama pants too. they came out so cute. green polka dot with white buttons. When she did her walk for the judges she said her legs were shaking. poor sweety. she did forget to make her turn when she started but i don't think that was a big deal. the judges were so nice and encouraging. I was sooo proud of both these girls.

Judging took about an hour until we got through the line. We find out what they got on Friday night of the fair, when they will model their outfits for an audience, and the winners will be announced. So exciting!

Big Announcement at Scrap Attack!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:03:00 +0000

Lauri, the owner of Scrap Attack just made a huge announcement about SAS and Paper Trunk. Here are her own words: I am thrilled to announce that we are partnering with Paper Trunk to be their USA Exclusive Online Store! So if you need Paper Trunk products, we’ll be carrying them ALL! I know, exciting, huh?

All of the lines are in the Scrap Attack Online Store HERE. Come check them out and get some of that wonderful paper!

Get Ready!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:44:00 +0000

We're getting ready for a blog hop!

It's gonna be fun, so mark the date -
July 12
at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!!!

Gettin SASsy!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:05:00 +0000

It's time to share some of the layouts I got to do for Scrap Attack Scrapbooking! If you don't get their emails, you should really consider checking out the kits that Lauri puts together. They offer a great range of possibilities in paper and she adds really fun extras. I am loving each and every kit that shows up on my doorstep!

This month I was stretched a bit when i found i was going to be working with Crate Paper's Paper Doll line. We don't do dolls in our family, but that was not a problem. This line has enough variety to do lots of pages with never a doll to show for it. And of course I had to do one page with dolls because the paper is so doggone cute.

if you like something you see here and want to know more, the supplies used for each of these layouts is available HERE!

thanks for looking!

Girly girl flowers and lace

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 22:58:00 +0000

PageMaps had the perfect sketch for this Easter photo i've been hanging onto. I went with lots of flowers and some of my favorite papers. I gathered up some Bazzill tulle for the flower next to the title. I used some rolled paper to make the little roses along the side of the photo, and i added a Prima cherry blossom branch along the scalloped border. I also used some of the edged Strano ribbon i love. there are so many of my favorite things on here. thanks for looking!

A little shabby

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 14:52:00 +0000

I attempted a shabby look on this page - used a PowerBlaster Sunkissed action on the photos, and kept the papers limited to a lighter, sort of washed out look. Distressed the edges heavily, and here's what i got.

Thanks for looking!

Christmas in June For Our Troops

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 01:06:00 +0000

It's not too early to start thinking about getting those Christmas cards out. Especially if you're going to be sending them halfway around the world. And if you want to support our troops or know someone who is in the service, you might want to be a part of this really great challenge at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking.

The entire month of June we're challenging you to make some Christmas cards. These cards will be sent over to soldiers who will then be able to use the cards to send to their friends and family.

Here is my challenge to you - make a card using only scraps for an ornament. Then come post it in the gallery at SAS.

Thanks, and let me know if you are going to participate!

End of school thank you

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 30 May 2010 21:06:00 +0000

Another school year completed. It went really fast this year and I don't see it slowing down any more. I have much admiration for our teachers, they have so little time, and yet they get the kids to learn so much. we had wonderful teachers this year. I thought i'd post the card (inspired by Lisa Johnson's pocket card)that we gave to each teacher, with a nice gift card envelope tucked in behind.

Thanks for looking and hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day!

Fabulous blue and green

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Fri, 21 May 2010 20:34:00 +0000

Happy Friday! Thought I'd post a couple more layouts using the kit from Scrap Attack! I love blue and green together, so when i saw these papers i knew they were going together somehow. Then saw the cork buttons from Pink Paislee and it all came together. The green polka dot is October Afternoon. You can see the list of supplies here.

And I was able to get some clouds out of scraps, so here is the second page i did using the same color combo.

Thanks for looking!

Using some Pink Paislee today

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Thu, 20 May 2010 11:43:00 +0000

Happy Thursday!

I'm posting some of my design team work from Scrap Attack Scrapbooking today. I was given a kit with lots of Pink Paislee Bayberry Cottage goodies. I'll be posting a couple pages every few days so be sure to come back and take a look! All the supplies are listed in the SAS store gallery.

This came together pretty quickly. The Prima flower spray made it easy to frame the picture and then i just added some layering. I have always loved tulle - this is from Bazzill and it made gorgeous ruffled flowers. Come back tomorrow for another way to use it.

The next page uses some October Afternoon polka dot Fly A Kite in the background,it was fun to add a little doodling around the edge of the hand cut scallops.

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sun, 16 May 2010 12:47:00 +0000

time for some fun! learn about your personal scrapbooking style and do some fun challenges. come sign up at
{SAS}sy Scrapbook University

Are you a shabby chic scrapper? Maybe clean lines, classic, eclectic, or some combination? Either way, you'll enjoy playing along. Hope you come join us!

NSD crop pages

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Sat, 08 May 2010 22:48:00 +0000

Last weekend was National Scrapbooking Day, and i participated in a crop at Scrap Attack. They have great challenges going on all the time, if you're looking for inspiration, please check it out! Next week we're starting a new SSU - an online scrapbooking class for designing pages! Hope you can stop by!

The layout below was a color challenge, olive green and light blue, and also using the word "Enough". i tore some circle flowers and punched a border.

This layout was done using a list of ingredients - i had buttons, cardstock, chipboard, stacked title, and hand journaling.

i inked the chipboard flower with a cats eye, then embossed with yellow embossing powder.

This was a challenge to use a punch, hearts, yellow, and cardstock. See the hearts?

And finally here's one i think turned out very fun. DeAnne buried herself in the nwe sand in the sandbox. In this challenge i needed to use at least four different manufacturers.

thanks for looking!!!

Great News!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Beth) — Fri, 07 May 2010 20:14:00 +0000

i got some great news this week! I was asked to join the design team at Scrap Attack Scrapbooking! They have some fabulous kits - Please hop over and check them out!