A Winner... better late than never.

I totally spaced announcing the winner of the Tiny Celebrate Template set... D'oh!!  Classic example of Mom-nesia. Sorry!   If you've been waiting on the edge of your seat, I'm here to finally put you at ease!  Annnnnnddd the winner is:

goffy28

If this is you, please shoot me an email at glo_owens(at)msn(dot)com with your mailing address and I'll get your new templates sent out to you.  (You have until Friday Jan. 30, 2015 at 11:59 pm MST to claim your prize)

Thanks for playing and have a Scraptastic day!

Birthday Calendar with Kiwi Lane plus a GIVEAWAY!!

As I was looking through my craft supplies and considering what I'd be making for my project this month, my eyes settled on a frame that'd been sitting on my desk for a little while.  It's one of those TOLSBY frames from IKEA that you can pick up for 99 cents and it looks like this: 

You can get them in a few different colors, but I opted to pick up a few white ones to have on hand.  You could also paint them with spray paint, from what I understand, although I haven't tried it.

When I purchased the frame, I had a few projects in mind.  One of them was a flip calendar to organize important family dates like birthdays and anniversaries.  And what better way to kick off the new year than to be a little more organized!  So, I grabbed a few basic supplies along with my Kiwi Lane Designs templates and got to work making my calendar.  And this is what I came up with:

Each page is made with a lightweight chipboard that has been covered with pretty paper.  If you don't have any chipboard on hand, a cereal box works as a great alternative.

I used a few of the Tags templates.  I did have to trim off about 1/4" to make them the right size to fit in the frame.  Here are a few pages:

And, of course, you have to make the back pretty, too.  ;)  I used some scraps and a scallop template to add layers.

I finished up by decorating the base of the frame with a few flowers.

The whole project was fairly easy and was pretty fast.  It would be a great Saturday project!  And a cute way to start your year with a bit of organization!  

Enter to win this set of Tiny Celebrate Templates!!

And what's better than a new project for the new year??  New supplies!! How would you like to win a set of templates to start your year off right?  Well, just leave me a comment telling me what project you are working on and you will be entered to win a set of Tiny Celebrate templates (like the ones pictured above)!  I'll even give you an extra entry if you start following my blog and let me know in your comment (one comment will work for everything!)  And if you are already a follower of my blog, let me know in your comment. :)  You have until Monday, January 19, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. MST to leave your comment.  I'll randomly choose a comment and announce it on Wednesday, January 21st.

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Scrapping!!

Template list:

Tags 5, 6, 7

Adorn 3A, 3B, 1A, 1B

Tiny Accents 1T, 2T

Tiny Celebrate 4T

Tiny Shapes 3T, 7T

Tiny Tags 1T

Delight 1, 2

Tiny Brackets 2T

Tiny Nature 1T

Supplies:

Patterned paper- Simple Stories

Burlap paper- DCWV

Chipboard alphabet stickers, gray card stock alphabet stickers- American Crafts

Glitter alphabet stickers- Making Memories

Green card stock alphabet stickers- Scenic Route

Eyelets- WRMK

Small epoxy dots- Teresa Collins

Flower punch- EK Success

Ink- Ranger

Circle Punch- Marvy Uchida

Ribbon- Fancy Pants, Pebbles, AMM, May Arts, Polar Bear Press, Personal Sentiments

Midweek Mojo Petunia 7

I was able to get my version of Petunia 7 done this week... and on time!!  Hallelujah! ;)  Haha!  In all reality, I love doing weekly layouts of the sketches at ScrapbookSteals.com.  Even if I don't always get them done on time to enter the weekly drawing.  This is the original sketch (done by the awesomely talented Melissa Denhe):

And here's what I came up with:

 I used Dear Lizzy's Neapolitan collection and a few other coordinating embellishments from American Crafts, along with my ever-present Kiwi Lane Designs templates.  Did you know that Kiwi Lane release 3 new sets of templates this week?? Well, they did!  I used one of the sets for this layout, but you can go HERE to see all three sets... and maybe order your own, if you'd like. :)

Here are a few close up shots of my embellishments:

Thanks for stopping by today, and Happy Scrapping!!  Stop by tomorrow for a great Kiwi Lane project and a Giveaway!!

Templates: 
Elements 2, 5, 6, 7, 8
Cedar Trails 2A & 2B