Cake and Present Tutorial by Diva Lea Albers

Ok everyone, here it is!  Now, I am not sure how this is going to work, but here it goes!

A couple of months ago, Design Team Diva Lea Albers, made a cake and a present out of the It's Your Day collection.  A lot of you were asking for a tutorial, so I am going to share with you what Lea sent me!  

First let's "re-visit" the project!

Now here is what Lea sent me.  She sent them in PDF form, but I am changing to a jpeg.  So, you should be able to view image and then print them off!  If this doesn't work, we may have to figure out a different way!

Ok, there you go!!!  Now, if you make this cake and/or present out of Nikki Sivils papers, be sure to link it up on our Facebook wall, leave a comment here with a link to your blog where you have posted it, or email it to Julie Tucker-Wolek at  bmwgirl@cox.net. 

And don't forget, Nikki shared all 5 new lines yesterday that she is debuting in just about 2 weeks at CHA!! Check it out here here here and you could have the chance to win them before you can buy them!

Have a scrappy kind of day!!~~Katrina

Layouts, a tree, and ScrapaPalooza

I have got some fun stuff for you today from Mimi, Jennifer, and me too!  I also have some pictures of some new scrappers that Nikki and I met at ScrapaPalooza yesterday!!!

A local radio station and our local store, Scrapbook Generation, puts on a 

13 hour mega crop 3 times a year.  Each time the crop seems to get bigger!

Nikki sponsors the free mini classes that are done thru out the day.   Here are some pics from yesterday.  I didn't get very many, I was too busy having fun!!!

Yeah...she really is that cute!!

Nikki and I...I was getting tired by this point!

Nikki with Leola Sally and Angie Langwell after they finished their mini class.  I know that this was the first time that Leola has scrapbooked and she did GREAT!!!!!  (Hi girls!!!)

Now, let's get to the projects!!!!

Diva Mimi Leinbach created this fantastic layout!!  She used the We Are Family collection, Cute as a Button Burlap buttons, her Cricut Expression with the Storybook cartridge and bling from Want 2 Scrap!!!

Next up is Diva Jennifer Yates who has done a super cute two page layout with It's Your Day! She also used the Cool Cord Brads!

Last up from me is an altered tree made from Beatrice!  I am not going to lie, this thing took a while to create!

That's it from me this wonderful Sunday morning....I think I am going to go enjoy the day!!!

Have a Scrappy Kind of Day!!~~Katrina

It is officially Summer...need some project ideas?

Well, yesterday was officially the first day of Summer! 

I spent it working all day and then getting this blog post ready!  

If you find that in the summer you are so busy that you just can't seem to get any projects done 

(or your mojo goes on vacation along with everyone else!) 

maybe these projects from some of our 

Divas will help you out!

First up is Linda Beeson with a couple of cards! She used Summer and We Are Family. 

Close up of that adorable banner she did!

Linda used her Cricut Expression to cut the watermelon!

watermelon cut from Doodlecharms cartridge at 3 inches

Next up is Lea Albers. Two page layout lovers check this out!   This diva has created a couple of two page layouts from Allison Davis' Sketches for Scrapbooking! And I love the fact that she also included close ups of each page for you to look at!

Using the Summer collection

And using Beatrice

And then we have Rae Barthel.  She has done amazing cards for you again.  She has taken the same basic design concept, but used two different paper collections.  

Using It's Your Day for the first one!

And using Summer for the second one!

Well, that's it for me!  Nikki and I are attending a local mega crop put on by a local radio station and Scrapbook Generation, our local scrapbooking store.  We will be teaching three mini classes for the attendees.  I will try to get some fun pictures from the event and post them this week!

The Design Team Has Been Busy!

Take a look at all they have done!  Each and every time I am blown away by our talented team.  So how about us getting the party started with It's Your Day.

LAYOUTS



by Delaina Burns

by Jen Matott

Below some of the girls are rockin the layouts using Max & Mollie.

by Leah Farquharson

both by Delaina Burns

both by Liz Qualman

by Mimi Leinbach

CARD

by Liz Qualman

Now how about some family time using We Are Family.

by Mimi Leinbach

Are you ready for summer?  We'll we sure are, and here is a fabulous two page layout using Summer.

by Deana Boston

See what I mean?  Our team is so talented!  They never fail to inspire me.  Check back in soon.  We will be back with even more inspiration for you!

Happy Crafting,

Susan Dupre

 

It's the weekend...need some inspiration?!

So, is everyone just chilling this weekend or are you in a crafty kind of mood??  Me, I think a little of both!

Lately, I have had what I have decided to call "postpartum CHA depression".  It's my description of what has happened to my "mojo" the last week or so!  After giving "birth" to all the CHA projects, I have lost my mojo somewhere and I am very sad and want it to come back!!!

BUT, after I got all these AMAZING entries for the blog posting from Rae, Linda, Lea and Karen....my mojo came back and I actually create a page late, late last night!!!  Whoo hoooo...but not showing you that one today!

Let's get started!

First of all a double page layout from Lea Albers!  Lea makes some amazing cards, but she can rock the layouts too!!!  She used the "It's Raining, It's Pouring" collection....

She also made a one page layout with the "It's Your Day" collection.  So cute...look at that cupcake border!

Next up is Karen Taylor from the local team.  She is a whiz at altered items and she came up with this adorable wall hanging using "It's Raining, It's Pouring".

Now we have Linda Beeson.  She has a card each for two collections....first, "It's Raining, It's Pouring"

 

And this cutie from the "We Are Family" collection

And more "It's Raining, It's Pouring" fun from Rae!!!  Rae and Linda were on the same page of trying to cheer someone up!  Totally different cards, but both are totally adorable!  This just shows how you can come up with different cards...but with the same theme!

And I LOVE this shaped card!!!

And then Rae has created a "rainy day" fund jar!! This would be so cute to put in your kid's room...or even to just sit in the kitchen for everyone to put change it!  Or paper money for that matter!

And last but not least....here is a layout and an altered clothespin from me!  The clothespin is great to hold a picture or a card that you want to leave out to look at.  Both are with "It's Raining, It's Pouring".

 

 

Hope we gave you some inspiration for the weekend!  And if you are not a fan of Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker on Facebook, make sure you are!  We are constantly posting inspiration from the design team, Nikki Sivils, Scrapooker news, and more!  

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina