Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop - Frozen

Hi Everyone,

Greetings from Scraps to Treasures. We are having a wonderful time today, showcasing beautiful projects created with the song "Let it Go" from the movie "Frozen" in mind.

I actually considered skipping this hop, as I had not seen the movie - so from the start was not inspired.....and I am too busy making cards to fill an order for a gift store in Copper Harbor, Michigan (it's not the end of the world - but you can see it from there!)  However, after reading the lyrics, I did realize I could get two jobs done with my scraps and glitter.

In one sense, this was a no brainer - FROZEN describes Copper Harbor for 11-1/2 months of the year!  One line in the song provided the inspiration for today's card:

And I'll rise like the break of dawn.  

So my card uses a free svg from Jenny's Crafty Creations - a sun ray cut from scrap yellow floral paper.  The white background is embossed cardstock left over from wedding cards I made a few years ago when the bride decided to cut her invitation list in half after I had all the cardstock cut and embossed.  The glittered embellishment is the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (copper, of course, for Copper Harbor) - simple card, but will certainly end up being a thank-you card for someone left home to water the plants. 

Have a great weekend!

Scraps to Treasures - St. Patrick's Day and other things Green

Scraps to Treasures has a fun post for St. Patrick's Day - and other things green.

Click here to check out some fun green cards made from scraps!  Here are my contributions.

Teach-Me Tuesday - Top of the Morning to You!

Good morning, 

I hope you are having a great week so far. Now, on to some scrappin'! Here is a card I made in about 15 minutes. 

First lesson - If I purchase a paper pack for a specific project, I try to keep all my scraps from that project together...storing them in one plastic 12 x 12 storage envelope That way, when I need a quick card, everything in that envelope is color coordinated - and I have fewer decisions to make. I used scraps from Heartfelt Creations Delicate Asters Collection. I've been working on St. Patrick Day cards for a couple weeks now - so cut a whole page of shamrock accents (freebie from Images by Heather) in different sizes on a piece of scrap green-patterned paper. So I already had some of those laying around.

I began with these scraps.

I began with a cream card base - 5-1/4" x 5-1/4". I used a deckle blade to cut three sides of the striped cardstock to be the card front - 5-1/2" x 5-1/2". The other scraps - I pretty much cut five rectangles. The only measuring I did was to mat a couple of the scrap rectangles. Just used whatever size rectangles I could get from the scraps I had left...starting to just glue them down wherever! I did decide I needed something to bring it all together - so added a green border matted with purple. 

I popped up the last couple pieces of scraps I selected - and added a couple of the Shamrock Accents.

Come back to visit us as we keep posting new ideas for using scraps.

Scraps to Treasures - Anything Goes (if it's Pink, Grey, and White)

Welcome to our ANYTHING GOES challenge. For this challenge you are to use your scraps to create any project with any theme, BUT you MUST use the colors PINK, GREY, and WHITE.

Here is my contribution. The butterfly was actually intended to be background paper for wedding invitations I made last summer. However, they didn't print well and turned out more grey than the dark black I needed. After adding a little pink Copic, I was able to make good use of the scrap butterflies.



For a chance to win a RAK, please link up your creations on the Scraps to Treasures blog by February 7. A winner will be announced on February 11.

Scraps to Treasures - Candy Wrappers

Hi Everyone,
 
We're bringing you another fabulous Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop.  This month the theme is "Candy Bar Wrappers."  Now I don't know if this makes a difference....but I had it in my head it was just "Candy Wrappers."  So I decided to "wrap" my candy in pillow boxes - extra-special treats for neighbor kids on Halloween.  Then when I went to post - I saw that word "bar."  Okay, so I took some creative license - but then I'm generally a rule follower - so I did have to also make a candy BAR wrapper.  LOL!  Enjoy my projects - and the great candy bar wrappers throughout the hop, and we'll see you back here next month when we'll be playing Tic-Tac-Toe.  Won't you join in the fun?

Candy Bar Wrapper

I was inspired for the pillow boxes by Brenda from Pebbles in my Pocket.  Each of these holds a full-sized Hershey's Bar and a couple bite-sized pieces of candy.

  

Your next stop is Jearise.  Here's the entire line up in case you get lost.

Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com

Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Jearise ~ Http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
Paula ~ http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/
Pam ~ www.scrappletree.com

Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop (or Should I Say FROG Hop?)

Hi Everyone,

Today we are back with more delightful inspiration featuring scraps and altered items. We are so glad you can join us.

My project is an altered pail - turned into Francis Frog. The pattern is one I picked up from Stampendous years ago - planned to leave a link for you, but could no longer find it.



Makes an excellent gift when filled with treats!

Cicily is next.  Be sure to hop along to see all the altered items. Here's a complete list of blogs:

Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com

Pam ~ http://www.scrappletree.com/

Camille ~ http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/

Cicily ~ www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com

Paula ~http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Ellen ~ http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com/

Have a great weekend!

Scraps to Treasures - Happy Birthday Blog Hop

Hi Everyone,

It's great to be back with all of you this Saturday for another Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop. Today's hop features many more timeless projects using scraps with one major theme - birthdays! And make sure you hit all the blogs, because Robin has a giveaway! One lucky follower will receive a Scrappy Goodie Mix! It will have several different scrappy items with a value of about $20!!! To be entered for this awesome Blog Candy you MUST leave a comment on EACH blog in the hop. If you become a new follower you will earn an added entry. Please leave a comment that you became a follower.

If you are passionate about stamping or scrapbooking, and love the play with scraps, Click here to join us for next month's hop - the hop on September 21 will feature altered items.

It has been my mission for months now to use only scraps in my projects. And I'm proud to say, I've been fairly successful. Made one group of cards with a new paper pack - but everything else is coming from scraps - with my pile FINALLY, albeit slowly, dwindling down. All the images in my cards today are left over from Graphic 45 Place in Time projects. Since I had lots left over with birthday images, I made more than one card.

Have a great weekend, and we'll see you right back here next month for the Altered-Items Blog Hop.

Your next stop is Paula.  Here is the entire line up in case you become lost.

Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/ 
Pam - http://www.scrappletree.com/
Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/
Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com
Lucy - http://love2createitall.com/
Lynda - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/

SunGO? Anything Goes! (Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop)

Hi Everyone,

Happy Weekend to each one of you.  We are in the midst of enjoying warm weather here....and it sounds like across the country.

This month's Scraps to Treasures theme is "Anything Goes."  I chose to share a card I recently made for my husband to give to a retiring coworker.  My husband works for the Tucson public bus system - affectionately known here as SunTran.  SunTran just started a new payment system they call "SunGO" that is getting quite the attention here in Tucson.  So I thought the "Anything Goes" theme perfect for a SunTran card right about now!  Oh, and SunTran cards are ALWAYS made from scraps....because my hubby comes home from work at 7:30 p.m. and suddenly remembers he needs a card for tomorrow!  So if it can't be made from scraps, it doesn't get made!

Front (Riders at a bus stop with a SunTran bus)

Inside (Bus is gone - with Mark)

I've shared other cards my hubby has asked me to make for coworkers....here are a couple of my favorites from the past.

Front

Inside (Baby Shower Card)

Front

Inside

We all love to have the chance to win a little something so Robin is offering a special "Crafty Grab Bag" as BLOG CANDY!  In order to be eligible to win, comment on each of the participating blogs in the hop.  While we all love to have new followers, it is not a requirement; HOWEVER, if you do follow all of the blogs you will earn an EXTRA ENTRY in the drawing for the blog candy.

The Pink Dalmation is next on the hop.  Here is the entire line-up in case you've gotten lost.  Enjoy hopping!

Robin S. ~ http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/

Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com

Camille ~ http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/

Cicily - http://www.pinkdalmatianscrapper.com/2013/07/scraps-to-treasures-anything-goes-banner.html

Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/

Lucy - http://love2createitall.com/

Scraps to Treasures - Monochromatic

Welcome to the Scraps To Treasure Team's Monochromatic Blog Hop. Our goal at STT is to use up all our scraps and leftover embellishments to create wonderful layouts, cards and other projects. This month we are doing that using different shades of only one color.

Up for grabs is this RAK from our hostess, Paula at http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com that will be going out to one lucky hopper that is a follower of all the blogs in the hop and has left a comment for each entry.Included in the RAK are:

10 My Mind's Eye Laundry Line Diecuts2 Basic Grey Bling It On Rubons and Rhinestones
2 Glitz Frosting Bling
1 Martha Stewart Glitter Alphas
1 EK Success Inspirables Embellishments
1 Special Moments Embellishments
1 Treasured Memories Metal Tags 

I'm so glad to meet three goals with this project: 1) monochromatic blog hop, 2) finally finding a use for my cream mulberry paper left over from a project I did about seven years ago, and 3) FINALLY finishing one of the baby gifts I've been wanting to make since - what I think the kid is almost 18? Okay - he's still a baby, but I'm embarrassed to not have gotten this gift to his family in the first month.

But I'm excited to share! I think for a project made from scraps turned out just great!



Enjoy the rest of the blog hop and more great monochromatic creations. Your next stop is Robin.  Here is the entire line up in case you get lost.

Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/ 
Melanie - http://afternoonscrapper.blogspot.com/ 
Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com
Robin C. - http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Lucy - http://love2createitall.com
Lynda - http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com
Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/ (You are here)
Robin L. - http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/ (Next Stop)

Happy Hopping!

Fancy Fold - Scraps to Treasures Blog Hop

Welcome

 

Welcome to the Scraps to Treasure’s Blog Hop. We are independent bloggers who love to craft like crazy and show it all off, crafters from the sister group the “Krazy Crafting Crew," and even more crafters have joined this open group to bring you many ideas on what to do with those crazy scraps that keep piling up! Our goal is to inspire you to go through your stash and create! If you would like to join this team you are welcome to share what you have, too, with new themes, challenges and more every month. Just contact Robin Scott or Lissa Marie on our blogs or on Facebook if you are interested in joining our Scraps to Treasure Team too!

If you have stumbled upon this hop, and would love to start from the beginning, our host this month is Robin Lane from Create-a-latte. If you just came from Cardmonkey ~ Card Monkey's Paper Jungle, you have already started and are well on your way through the hop.

Fancy Fold Cards is the theme today. How fun and different than the ordinary card, this is the fancy fold I chose to make to inspire you!

I hope you have enjoyed my project today, enough to leave a little love through commenting. Our host is having a nice giveaway and a variety of blogs may be offering some blog candy as well; they all have their own wishes for you to win on their own blog, so don't forget to read the rules, as each crafter has different requirements if they are offering any extras.

Thank you for stopping by; I would love to hear what you think of my fancy fold card!

Your next stop is Kathryn at Creations with Kathryn.

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Here is the full line up from the Scraps to Treasure Team for you to navigate through:

Robin L. - Create-A-Latte  - Today's Host
Lucy - Love 2 Create it all 
Pam - Scrapple Tree 
Robin S. - Scrap and Chat 
Lissa Marie - So Many Craft, So Little Time 
Ellen ♥ Cardmonkey - Card Monkey's Paper Jungle 
Camille - Short on Ideas 
Liz - Tryin 2 Craft 
Jearise - Lorby's World 
Cicily - Pink Dalmation Scrapper 
Jessi - My Life in Arts n Crafts

Scraps to Treasure Blog Hop - Anything Spring

Welcome to the Scraps to Treasure Blog Hop. This month's theme - Anything Spring.

Nothing says Spring like flowers! Yesterday I received a great Close to My Heart Stamp Set - prize from Janet's Creative World in the Altered Frames Blog Hop last week. The stamp set, Happy Valentine, has gorgeous roses and sentiments to die for (in particular, a great "Smitten"). When I looked at my calendar and saw I needed to get ready for the Spring hop, it was close at hand and perfect! Thanks again, Janet!

My scrap pieces of paper today came from a dollar-store pack purchased seven years ago! ( I remember this, because neither my husband nor I had jobs and no money for the good stuff!) As you know, I seldom throw anything away. And this is why! Today, I just saw this paper in a different way! Here is a pic of the actual paper. I cut the "stripes" and created two borders - one from the flowers and one from the ornate green patterned striped. 

I used scraps of Buttercup Dot (Bo Bunny) for the roses - and I have a folder full of green scraps that I keep mostly for leaves. I stamped and cut two images on green....and two images on Buttercup. I accented the Buttercup roses with Copic Markers - then popped them up on top of the green leaves, adding a couple extra leaves in between.

Kathryn is the next stop on the hop.  But if you came here first, be sure to "spring" through the rest of the hop. The line-up is below in case you need it. My line up may be just a tad off, as I just started working at Hobby Lobby, and am posting my card early as I know I won't have time this weekend while working. We are setting up the first Hobby Lobby in Tucson....and if any of you have experienced a store set up, you know I'm beat when I get home! Yet, even though, have to admit I am enjoying the experience! However, there is no spring in my step these days - so I will be stumbling through the hop! Anyways, hope you are enjoying the hop!

Pam L. ~ http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com
Robin C -http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/
Cicily - www.pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com
Ellen - http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com/
Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Kathryn - http://creationswithkathryn.blogspot.com

Scraps to Treasures - Sketch Hop

Welcome to Scraps To Treasures' February Hop. This month Scraps to Treasures are featuring cards and layouts based on a sketch. Sketches are fun and useful for those in a hurry, gives you a guide to go by when you get stumped for ideas. The sky is the limit with a sketch since it is your creative mind showing how you have interpreted it.
Our hostess is Lucy at http://www.love2createitall.com/  Today our hostess  is giving away some blog candy! To be entered to win this fabulous prize, you must:

1. Follow ALL the blogs in this hop

2. Comment on ALL the blogs in the hop

3. Head on over to Lucy's FB fan page at https://www.facebook.com/LucyK.CTMH and give it a like. If you come back to Lucy's blog and leave a comment saying you did so, get entered in for a second chance.

Here is what you can win:

This is a How-To Publication from Close to My Heart that features 16 two-page layout patterns, 2 single-page patterns, as well as 12 different card patterns.

If you arrived here from Robin's Blog (Scrap and Chat), you are right on track. If not, head over to see our hostess Lucy at http://www.love2createitall.com/ and make sure to hop through all the blogs and comment for a chance to win blog candy.

I chose to follow the card sketch.

And my version: I dipped into my green scraps for the card and a strip from the August Place in Time (Graphic 45) - the oval is cut from a post card image from the March Place in Time (Graphic 45)...topped off with a couple Dew Drops from The Robin's Nest.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. The next stop is Robin's blog (Cut One Designs by Robin). Be sure to hop everyone's blog for some more creative ideas from our talented group (the full line up is below)

Here is your full line up for easy navigation:

Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com
Lissa Marie - www.somanycrafts.com
Cicily http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/
Tahi ~ http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com
Robin S. - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/
Robin C. -http://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com/
Pam ~ http://mzlavr2.blogspot.com/
Paula - http://preciouspagesbypaula.blogspot.com/
Liz - http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com
Ellen ~ http://cardmonkeyspaperjungle.com/
Kathryn ~ www.creationswithkathryn.com

Be sure to check back next month to see what The Scraps To Treasures Team has to share!

Scraps to Treasures - Valentine Treats

Welcome to the Scraps to Treasure Valentine Treats Blog Hop.  Scraps to Treasure is a group of crafty people who take their leftover scraps and come up with beautiful and fun projects that center around a monthly theme.  This month's theme is Valentine Treats; our crafters were put to task in creating something that used only scraps, but was also Valentine-Treat related.  Jessi Buehrle at My Life in Arts N Crafts (http://mylifeinartsncrafts.blogspot.com/) is our hostess for this hop, and is giving away some goodies.  To be entered to win this fabulous prize, you must...

1. Follow all the blogs in this hop
2. Comment on all the blogs in the hop as well
3. Head on over to My Life in Arts’ n Crafts’ fan page and give it a like

     a. If you come back to Jessi’s blog and leave a comment saying you did so, get entered in for a second chance. 
And don’t forget to check out Jessi’s etsy store - new items added monthly. 

Now let's see what Valentine treats await us!

We were asked to create a Valentine Treat Bag, Topper, or Container - of course, using scraps.  I created a treat bag holder using cream cardstock embossed with circles, with a decorative punched border.  I used a Valentine image (from Graphic 45 Place in Time) I had left over from Valentine cards I made for my local customers.  I matted the image with Peacock Blue Glitter Ritz - embellished with a flower given to me by Avania Floral Embellishments at 2012 CHA - topped off with a ribbon.  The package contains some red hot hard candies in a bag.

 Tahi - http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com (You came from here)

 Camille - http://shortonideasaz.blogspot.com/ (You are here)

 Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com (Your next stop)

If you get lost, Jessi has the entire hop list on her blog.