PSL Summer Camp

It's time for Summer Camp in Club Scrap's Pro Scrapbooking League!  Weekly challenges make me stretch my wings (and actually get some stuff done).

This week's challenge is Art Medium: " Step away from the 'normal' use of stamps and stencils with inks and use something completely different to add that artwork to your creations. Or add interest and dimension to tags, die cuts, or cutaparts by coloring, spraying, or flocking."

'Good Hope' grungeboard letters were painted and coated with Glossy Accents. On the right side silver brads were embossed with PK Glitz Antique Copper. Both sides have green waxed linen thread on either side of the 12" strips. The paper is from Club Scrap's Outdoors FFC Remix.

Here's a digital layout from the Week 1 Stamp challenge:

The Papillon UM Flitter-Flutter stamp was converted to a brush, 'stamped' in white, then the butterfly only 'stamped' again in black. All digital elements are from Club Scrap's Papillon collections, the title font used is Papyrus. All creatures were/are in my backyard!

Taking part in Summer Camp is free. The only requirement is that layouts & cards submitted must include at least 50% Club Scrap product.
Check it out here: Club Scrap PSL.

Fourth of July

Happy Fourth of July!

2008 Freedom Over Texas

Houston, Texas

All papers from Club Scrap's Freedom kit (2003)

We'll be barbequeing ka-bobs tonight, to go with corn-on-the-cob,
baked potatoes and strawberry shortcake for desert... YUM!
Hope you and your families have a safe and joyful holiday.

A little bit about me...

I was moving some of my layouts from the last Club Scrap PSL (Pro Scrapbooking League) competition, and thought I'd share these older layouts:

I love genealogy, reading, scrapbooking, needlework, beading, dragons... hmm... basically COLLECTING! (Club Scrap Collections kit - June 2006)

As the family genealogist, I've also become the repository for most of the old family photos. As a result, I've also had to learn something about photo restoration! The paper is from the Club Scrap Generations kit (April 2008)

Please excuse the lack of posts... we took the kids & grandkids on a weeklong Caribbean cruise and then visited Universal Studios (Harry Potter!) and WDW Magic Kingdom on the way home.

Rosette Swap

After Club Scrap's PSL (Pro Scrapbooking League) there is always a bit of a let-down. So, this year Farley and Jen proposed the THE-JEN-AND-FARLEY-POST-PSL-BLUES-SWAP - Patriotic themed rosettes. My box of completed rosettes arrived yesterday, and they are gorgeous!

New Adventure

Just getting started with this blogging adventure - hopefully, I'll have posts about scrapbooking, photo editing/restoration, needlework, beading ... and maybe a selection of other tidbits, too! While I'm very good with my hands, writing isn't one of my strong points, so this will be a challenge.

First tidbit - This Gulf Fritillary was in the backyard yesterday, enjoying a Lantana snack and visiting the Passionflower vine.