Divas on Monday!

I have some news....that you can find out more about at the end of the post.  And I also have three of the Divas for you today sharing their projects.  And they have created a wide range of them for you.

First up is Diva Mimi Leinbach and she has some fun gift giving ideas for you to whip up this holiday season.

She made this adorable little perpetual calendar that can be used year after year.  School is Cool was the collection she choose to use on it, because it had some fun patterns that would work all year round.

She got the calendar at AC Moore, in case you want to create one of these little goodies for someone as a gift.

Then she altered these adorable little tins with the Gingerbread Land collection!  She found the tins in the Dollar Spot at Target (one of my favorite stores, btw!).  She is planning on stuffing them full of all kinds of bath and body goodies, like lip gloss, body lotions, etc.  I bet she throws some candy in there!

Now we have Diva Deana Boston, who has some fun Gingerbread Land projects to share with us.  

Using a styrofoam ball, ribbon, stick pins, circle punch, and a sheet of paper from the Gingerbread Land collection, Deana created this adorable hanging ornament.  She made it for the CHA booth and it's even cuter in person.  

And who doesn't love to play in the snow?  The Gingerbread Land collection has some "basic" paper that you can use for more than Christmas layouts, but just winter ones.

And last, but not least is Diva Jen Matott.  She used the Gingerbread Land collection also to make a layout.  AND she created another ornament that is adorable also!

Who doesn't make fun Christmas cookies?  If you don't, you should try it...it's a little work, but so fun and good to eat.  And it's a good tradition to start...and you might as well document the moment, right?

And here is Jen's ornament...I am not quite sure how she made it, but I bet I can find out if you want me too!  I love the scalloped edges, but I am also a sucker for fancy borders.

AND you are going to want to check out the blog toward the end of the week.  We will be announcing some news that you just might be interested in.  Stay tuned!

Some Projects from Jen, Deana, and Mimi

I have some fun projects to share from our design team Diva's Deana Boston, Jen Mattot and Mimi Leinbach!  They have been busy creating so let's see what they have been up to!!

First up is Deana who has a card and a layout with You're a Hoot!  She also used the 

Warm Cord Brads on her card!

And then this adorable layout!

Mimi has been busy!!!  She has several projects to share with us.

First up a bookmark with You're a Hoot.  She used a bookmark strip from Traditions Studio, in case you were wondering!

Then this cute, cute, cute card with the My Lil Monster collection!

And then she used the My Lil Monster collection to make this cute Trick or Treat card and gift bag!

Love how she used the Cute as a Button burlap buttons in different colors on here!

And last we have Jen Matott who has a layout with My Lil Monster for us!

See that little element cluster over in the right bottom area?  So cute!

That's it from the domestic Diva's today!!  We will be back on Friday with some international Diva's work!!!  

Have a Scrappy Kinda Day!!~~Katrina

Is Monday over yet?! Well, the Divas have some fun for you!

This has seemed like a very long Monday!  But the Divas have some fun stuff to get you over the Monday hump!

First up is Deana Boston with this fun card made from the Get Well Soon collection!  

Then we have Mimi Leinbach.  She created a layout and a couple of cards this time around!

This layout is with the Get Well Soon collection and she also used her Cricut with the Home Accents cartridge to cut the title! 

This cute card is with the School is Cool collection!

And lastly from Mimi, she made an adorable card for Olivia's card drive out of the Get Well Soon collection!!

Last and certainly not least, is Jen Mattot!  She has a BUNCH of projects, so let's get to them!

Jen made a First Aid kit out of Get Well Soon!

Inside of lid!

The she also made a layout with Get Well Soon and she also used the 

Cute as a Button Burlap buttons on her layout!

Then Jen had fun with the My Lil Monster collection!  I love the curled

paper on this layout!

Hexagon shapes are popping up everywhere, including Jen's layout!

She used the School is Cool collection on this layout!  

Ok, that's it for today and Monday is almost over for everyone in the US!  

Have a Scrappy Kind of Day!!~~Katrina

It's Friday Friday....almost the weekend!!!

Sorry if I got that song stuck in your head, it was the first thing that came to mind for me to title this post with!  Are you ready to see some Diva projects?!  Here we go.....

First up is Mimi Leinbach.  She did a couple of projects for the posting today, so let's see what she has got for us!  She used the School is Cool collection for both of her projects today!

 

This adorable card and I just LOVE the pop of color that blue argyle paper makes on anything that you put it on!

 

 

Then we have an altered container!  How cute for erasers, paper clips, maybe some rubber bands so you can flip them at people....wait did I say that?  I meant to hold the rubber bands so you can have them handy....yeah, that's what I meant! hee hee

Next up is Jen Mattot.  I got to met this lovely girl in person at CHA.  She is one crafty chick and we love the fun stuff she comes up with.  She used the School is Cool collection and also the Get Well Soon collection for her projects this time around!

How cute is this little first aid box out of Get Well Soon?  So handy for a teacher to have in the classroom with some band aids right there or some anti bacterial gel for the little ones hands!

Here she did a layout with the Get Well Soon collection, proving that you don't need to go strictly by the theme of the papers! 

And here is a School is Cool layout from Jen.  She also used the Cute as a Button burlap buttons on here!

A little closer look of that schoolhouse...and love the look on her son's face!

And now we have Deana Boston!  She has done a card with the School is Cool collection and then also a layout with the Get Well Soon.  Let's take a closer look....

 

If I were a teacher, I would want to get this card!  I like how she used the scallop die cut paper edges to make a quick fancy border!

And what a unique thing to scrap, about an allergic reaction.  And the Get Well Soon collection is the perfect paper choice!   You don't always have to scrap people, pets, or events. It's ok to scrap things, because everything tells a story.

That is it from the Divas today! I hope you found lots of fun ideas that you can do yourself, or that we have given you some new ideas to create about!!!  See you next time!

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