Janine "Says" at Scraptivity

This layout was my creation from the game that I hosted at
Scraptiv!ty, Janine says. I instructed the players to make a layout with verbal cues and no visuals. Deciding that paper curls would be a fun technique to instruct, I kept the rest of the layout fairly simple. If you are interested in the details to make a similar layout, please visit Scraptiv!ty's forum. I just loved mixing these Pink Paislee Pop Fashion papers with My Mind's Eye Whirlybird's papers and die cuts!

Sonshine!!

....using a sketch by Anam Stubbington for a My Mind's Eye sketch challenge, (due November 19).

Usually, one is able to recognize my sketch interpretations much more closely. But, I strayed a bit from my original plan, this time, mostly because of the movement in these photos. The base of my layout is precisely like the sketches with the exception of the circle shape. My bottom shape is most similar to the large journal spots' shape from the sketch. Then, the next layered patterned paper is matted. I decided to use the sun paper from the Ooh La La collection, and chose a coordinating plaid from that collection for the bottom strip.

I had a lot of fun with the sun, cutting, folding, layering, sparkling and penning!

I chose papers and accessories from four different major lines, Ooh La La, Tres Jolie, Signature Life and Wild Asparagus. Everything on here, except the bling and ink is My Mind's Eye. The large flowers were made similar to my "taboo?" layout, (details shown in link), except I chose different shapes and flipped them for the petals here. This time, I used a square, and a scalloped circle for each of the larger flower's petals. The smaller flowers were made from punches, and I doodled in them for dimension on the insides:



"Play" is bordered with layers of cut scalloped circles. My placement of everything ended up working around the parts of the photos that I wanted to leave showing,...especially the splashes of water that I loved.

Thanks for coming by. And, thank you Scrapbook News and Review staff and participants and my consistent Willow Traders friends, for the awesome hops last weekend. I never visited so many blogs in one weekend!

Congrats Natalie! You were drawn for the border punch.
Natalie said...
What a wise friend to share and post a scripture for you to focus on during that time in college, what a blessed friend God brought into your life. Thanks for sharing and I enjoyed your layouts, very pretty! God bless.

Have a marvelous day! Thanks for your visit!

Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop

Welcome to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine's A Faith Perspective Thankful for Friends Faith Blog Hop. Today, we're out in force on the internet -- showing our faith and giving the glory to God. United, we stand as Christian paper crafters and blog owners to make a presence on the internet for all to see. We're celebrating the theme of friends and we're happy to share our projects with you based on the verse:

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. " Ecc4:9-10a

If you're just joining in on the fun, you can find the start of the train here: http://www.scrapbooknewsandreview.com/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=100783. First, we would like to take a moment to thank our generous co-sponsors: Layers of Color Stamps, Gina K Designs Stamps and Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps. Together with Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, these companies have donated some wonderful prizes for today's blog hop.

Prizes? Oh, yeah! There will be three lucky grand prize winners for today's event.

To enter, simply hop to the blogs of all of the participating staff members of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine, take note of the staff member's name, and leave a comment on their posts. Then send us an email atgames@scrapbooknewsandreview.com listing each of the staff members who participated in today's hop. It's that easy. All entries must be received by Monday, November 16, 2009 at 12 noon, EST and three winners will be randomly chosen to win.
What are the prizes?

One $100 gift certificate from Layers of Color Stamps AND a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.
One basket of goodies -- four stamp sets from Gina K Designs and a 6 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.
One set of digital stamps from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps and a 3 month subscription to Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.
In addition, every participating staff member of Scrapbook News and Review Magazine will offer a free one-month subscription to the magazine to one of their lucky visitors by simply leaving a comment on their blog. That's a lot of chances to win, so let's get to the Hop!

Joanne came to mind immediately when I read the hop's focus verse. She was my college roommate during a very hard time in my life. You see, I returned to school in September just after my mother passed away suddenly. I was greiving and distracted. Her calm presence planted seeds of faith that sustained me through many life trails that were still to come. She hung a homemade poster up in our room of Romans 8:28 (NIV), "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." It has become my "life verse". And, I rely on those words, God's words, when I do not understand life circumstances. I cannot adequately describe the influence of one friend. But, when I say I am eternally grateful,...I mean it literally.

Please click on the layout, if you want to see the threading technique used around the photo.

Thanks for your visit. Please leave a comment,...I have a duplicate "upper crest" border punch to give away to one commenter.

Also, we will be having some fun activity(s) at Scraptivity on November 22nd, possibly with some prizes. Not familiar with Scraptivity?....it is an awesome kit club that focus' on a new technique each month. It includes a newsletter with step-by-step instructions on several projects each month. This is a super way to learn new, cool techniques. Please check back closer to the event for more information.


This was a favorite layout that I just had to sneak in.

Have a marvelous day filled with His abundant love and blessings! Warmest regards, Janine

The next stop on this blog hop is: Randi's A New Creation

They make my heart soar...

....my children, that is!!!

Kurt had an outstanding flag football year. He led his team in defense the whole season and captured nine flags in one game. And, he was pretty good on offense, as well. In fact, the coaches were calling him, "the hands guy", (thus the title). He scored at least twice this season. I loved this photo. So, when I read that American Crafts was having a Autumn Week Challenge, I thought what better opportunity to sport, (pun intended), this favorite photo of a Fall sport. The challenge is up until Thursday. I linked the challenge. Everything on this layout, except the photo, some inks and white cardstock are American Craft products. The design is a Julie Bonner sketch.

Jason is soaring this year, in other ways. At two years of age, he had speech delays, and we came to learn that he is on the Autism Spectrum. I was in such denial, initially, because he is so extremely intelligent. Yet, fine motor, gross motor and social interactions have been a challenge for him. Jason has had specialized care since he was two, addressing his weaknesses. I can confidently say that he has narrowed the gap significantly from his peers in just the last year. He amazes me!

In this layout, Jason is flying a kite that his grandfather had for him in Nova Scotia. We are on Crescent Beach.

It uses all Pink Paislee elements, except for the title, stitching threads and base cardstock. Thanks, in advance, for any suggestions.

Thanks for coming by. Have a marvelous week!

Being Sidetracked & Scraptiv!ty Nov 2009

Do you remember what I said about being side-tracked in my last post? Now that I am able to show you my November creations, I would like to explain. One of Scraptiv!ty's November kit contents is the 7 Gypsies: Artist Printer Tray. When I saw it, I, immediately, wanted to use it for jewelry display. So, this is where I got side-tracked.

I found a frame, took it apart and spray painted it black to match the artist printer tray.

Then, I painted mixed reds, yellows and golds onto a piece of foam board for the mat, (which can be penetrated by my gold paint sprayed tacks,)....and I attached it to the painted frame. Then, I added wire to hang jewelry:

Then, for the artists tray, I used cardboard with tabs to secure jewelry, in the display boxes, so that the cardboard could be taken out to use the jewelry whenever I wanted. The decorated cardboard has slits at the top for necklaces and holes for pins and earrings. And, there is one in which I glued miniture clothespins from the kit to hold a bracelet. Here is a closer view:

All products used were from November, or prior month's, kits.

With Scraptiv!ty kits, the members receive a Notions™ newsletter. It contains step-by-step instructions and techniques used for many of the projects. I will refrain from going into too much here as those may be found in the newsletter.

Here is November's fabulous Scraptiv!ty Kit reveal:


Here are the remainder of my creation's:
This one uses a Makins: texture sheets with Core’dinations cardstock. Once I embossed and sanded a piece of the paper, I saw diamonds, (hmmm,....is this a jewelry theme..). I decided to create a diamond flower to use on my "sketch" submittal. The other decorative elements were cut from paper from a previous Scraptivity kit:


For this project, I used a Prima stamp for a background print. By the way, these stamps are incredibly detailed,...I LOVE them! And, I used Liquid Pearls, which may be found in the April 07 kit, to trace the embossed design from Bazzill: Embossed cardstock – Ruby Slipper Vine:


For my card project, I used the other Prima stamp set to create a dimensional hanging chandelier:














Lastly, I used the artist's tray as a template for a layout base:
Then inked the edges from the packaging of the Prima stamp sets, with several other kit inclusions to create this vintage layout:

I hope that you enjoyed my post today,...Now, go get yourself a kit, here, while they are available! :)

Happy Creating!!! :)