Budget-friendly scrapbooking

This day and age being budget-conscience is a must!

So thank you Creating Keepsakes for this new special issue!

I got to make a layout for this issue.
The deal was that I could only use a paper pack and 1 set of stickers to make a layout.
Well I could use the basics: adhesive, cardstock, scissors, trimmer & a pen.

Other than the basics, though, it was only a paper pack and a set of stickers for me!

And this is what I came up with...

(as seen in the Budget-Friendly Scrapbooking special issue of Creating Keepsakes magazine, copyright creative crafts group, posted with prior permission from publisher)

I cut the flowers, borders, photo corners, and leaves for the flowers out of the same pack of KI Memories patterned paper.
Then the stickers I used were American Crafts foam glitter Thickers.
I used them for my title and used some of the extra punctuation (periods) as centers for some of the flowers.

A little bit of product went a long way!
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Now go leave a comment on this post over on the CK blog for a chance
to win your own copy of Budget-Friendly Scrapbooking!

And happy hump day!!
:)
gretchen

Black tank top

Yesterday was my day to put up a challenge on the KI blog.

The challenge is to scrap an outfit!
It can be an outfit of yours or a favorite outfit of a child or an outfit you have your eye on...whatever.
Just scrap it!
I pulled out some of the new Hot Date line & scrapped about the handy black tank top that I have basically worn all summer long!

Those black letters in the title are the fabulous, normally white/graph print Hip Chip letters that I love so much.
But the white just didn't look right on this layout.
So I changed them.
I peeled the printed layer off of each chipboard letter to expose the raw chipboard underneath and then colored them black with a Sharpie.
Easy!
{i did the same thing on this layout}
I've also used ink and paint on the raw chipboard.
The Sharpie is my new thing.
I make much less of a mess!
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OK so if you scrap an outfit, make sure to link it up on the KI blog so we can see it and leave you some love!
:)

New challenge!

After a little summer hiatus, the challenge blog over at Noel Mignon is back up & active!

And the new challenge is very appropriate:
What did you do on your summer vacation??

Scrap it!

I did some fun stuff this summer,

but I also did a lot of running!

So I scrapped about it...

{I grabbed the cardstock & brads from my stash but everything else is from the Noel Mignon Salt Water Taffy kit!}

I kept this layout pretty simple since the pictures are so busy & colorful.

And that is a sun rub-on over the "summer" in my title & a cute watermelon border underneath!

I am still on a banner kick and I thought I would spice this one up a little bit by mixing the Lily Bee flag stickers in with the Sassafras border sticker.

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Join us & scrap about your summer!
Link up your layouts here.

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Happy Monday!
:)

gretchen

Anybody scrapping this weekend??

Need a sketch to get you going??
How about this one!

I used that sketch to help me make this layout with the August kit from Midnight Rooster.

Now go get your scrap on!
:)
Happy weekend!!

gretchen

Anybody want this?? (SOLD!)

As I was cleaning out my scrap room this week I came across a big ole flat rate box full of stuff.

But it is already sealed and I don't have any idea what it is.

I have a feeling it is a giveaway that someone never claimed.

So does anybody want it??

If anybody emails me at gretchenmcelveen at yahoo dot com

and is willing to paypal me $10 for shipping I will send it out ASAP.
I have to go to the post office in the morning anyway!

Let me know!
:)

gretchen

While it's hot

Get it while it's hot!
Or at least get it while it is still available!!

It's the September kit from Noel Mignon!
And it is up for pre-order TODAY!!

You can see even more sneaks of this kit here!
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Noel is offering a great special this month too!
She is giving you free shipping if you buy 2 kits (any 2 kits, not necessarily 2 of the same kit) AND on all U.S. orders over $100 !
All you have to do is use the "pick up" option when you check out and the free shipping is yours!
Happy shopping!!
:)
gretchen

Check this out!

It is Back to School Week over on the Bella Blvd blog!

And I have a layout up over there!

This layout is a combination of Bella Blvd's school line called Midterm and the fun new Making the Team line!

You know those aren't my kids, right??!
Those handsome boys belong to Brittney who is too busy running around saving the world to scrapbook these days!

Check out the Bella Blvd blog to see more great stuff during Back to School Week!!

:)
Happy day!!
gretchen