Lasting Memories #60 "Dimension" and winner announced

Good morning and welcome to another Lasting Memories layout challenge.  I created this layout for my challenge submission over at PaperSecrets, but it also fit perfectly for this week's "dimension" challenge.  I am not a "flat" scrapbooker, as I always have something sticking up or popped up.  I LOVE dimension and I am learning how to add it to digital, but this week I went traditional.  As you know, each week we are given an assignment at PaperSecrets for a layout. I really don't care if I win the contest, it's just helping me to do more layouts that I should have done a long time ago. If you participate and follow the guidelines you advance to the next week. We started with 27 and 10 moved on again last week, these ladies are serious about their scrapping.  I can't believe I am still in the running...again, it's not about winning, it's about scrapping and I am so proud of myself.  I will keep updating you as I go along.  I almost didn't make it this week with getting ready for my new job and I also started the week off not feeling well.  Who knows, I might not be able to participate one week and then I am out, but until then, I am scrapping my butt off, (they used a different word, but my blog is family friendly...hehehe. 
Here is the sketch I had to follow from Papersecrets:

and here is my layout:

Now again, I need dimension in all my layouts:

and my favorite dimension is embossing.

I think embossing on paper is one of the

best techniques there are.  It adds so very

much to a simple piece of paper as you

can see here for the background of the photo.

Since my mom made all the flowers for the

wedding I had a few leftover and used them

on the layout by popping them up off the page.

and the sheer ribbon I added but did not adhere it 

completely flat.  I gave it a bit of a ruffle.

Now this is what we needed to use for the challenge and what's in red is what I used:

stamped image
embossing folder (background of the photo)
flowers/leaves ( flowers and leaves from the wedding)
bling (rhinestones and pearls)
fabric/felt
rubons
chipboard
hand or machine stitching
transparency (LOVE from my stash)
ribbon/lace (borders)

I am very pleased with this layout and hope I've given you some ideas to use for dimension.  So head on over to Lasting Memories and create a layout using as much or as little dimension to create a beautiful layout.

Now last week I had another MyMemories contest going and the winner of the digital scrapbook software is:

Wendy Crowe said...

Oh Brenda those pictures are just too adorable! I love those curls! I'm really liking the digital stuff. One day I really will try it out...lol

October 11, 2011 7:18 PM 

So Wendy, please email me your email address at burffrau @ aol dot com and I will get your information to MyMemories so they can send you the code to get your started on your MyMemories Suite.  Congrats!!!

Now remember, if you didn't win you can still use this code: STMMMS28873 and you can go here and use it to get $10 off and $10 worth of downloads.  

Filekutz October Challenge

Good morning

It's challenge time again over at Filekutz challenge blog.  LisaJane has a super collection of svg files ready to purchase in her shop and I hope I will inspire you to create a fun Halloween card.  Being a member of the DT really gets me into the Halloween spirit and her files are super cute.

In this selection you get the batty border

and the girl, kitty and pumpkin.

I chose to faux stitch around the batty border

and then I cut the girl file in 2 layers

I also cut the pumpkin out again in orange and 

added the Peachy Keen Everyday face.  I outlined the

entire cut with my gelly roll silver pens to give it sparkle

and added an orange bow to her bat hair.

The Happy Halloween was a sticker that I faux stitched

I love using silhouettes because they are so versatile

Now there are 2 different files on the challenge blog, so head on over there and choose which one you'd like to use and create a Halloween card and enter our challenge.

Happy Halloween Digitally

Happy Halloween

Today I wanted to share a quick post using MyMemories digital scrapbook software.  I tell you what...I am so in love with how quick and easy this is.

A few weeks back MyMemories gave us a freebie Halloween paper pack (so much fun to get free stuff and there is usually something weekly).  So I downloaded it and played around with it.  For the life of me I could not figure out how to get a picture onto the layout.  I'm just learning my digital software so I went onto their site and they have so many AWESOME video tutorials.  I cannot believe how well informed I am getting, hehehehe.  Here is the link to the video tutorial on how to use these types of papers if you have the software.  What, you don't have the software, but want it?  Well then hurry and run over to MyMemories and order the software and be sure to use my CODE STMMMS28873 this will entitle you to $10 off the software price and also gets you $10 worth of downloads.  Believe me, it's all well worth it.

So here is my layout.  This is a Halloween picture of my son a few years back.

This was so easy to create and I love how the journaling worked so well on the bottom of the layout also.  I am starting to really be able to journal more and more on these digital layouts which is also very important.  I do not like my own handwriting so most of my traditional layouts lack a lot of journaling.

Festive Fridays 10-14

Good morning and welcome to another edition of Festive Fridays. If you are new to us, sit back, grab a cup of coffee, relax and enjoy some wonderful Christmas Cards. Yes, I did say Christmas...Festive Fridays will be every other Friday with samples of Christmas cards. This way, you can be making your cards all year long and you will avoid the mad rush when you could be enjoying the Christmas Season. You should have just come from Amanda. If you stumbled upon this post you can go back to Terri and start at the beginning. There is also a complete list of the Festive Friday hop on the left sidebar under the Festive Fridays blinkie in case you get lost along the way.


I finally broke out my cricut and created this simple card using the Winter Wonderland cart.  I love adding words and this cart has some great "winter" words.  Now I know it's all about Christmas cards, but sometimes you need a card for someone who doesn't necessarily celebrate Christmas and this worked perfectly.

It's very simple, but that's the look I was going for

I cut the words out of some heavier vellum paper

and the snowflakes are glitter paper.

I hope you liked my Festive Friday card and hope to see you back in two weeks for another Christmas card.  We are down to a month and a half of Festive Fridays, so hurry up and get your cards made.  Now head on over to Angela and check out what she has for you.

Guest Design at Susan's with TP pumpkins

Good morning,

I am so excited about today's post.  I am a guest designer over at Susan's and just love that she wanted me to post for you today.  I wanted to show you an oldie but goodie.  I saw these last year after the Fall season was nearly over and wanted to remind myself to make them...well, if you are anything like me, you forget about it.  At least I did until I was reminded by Ruthie over at September Ninth.  She has the best tutorial and video for you also, so please go check it out after you've seen what I made.  This entire project took less than 20 minutes to complete, easy peasy.

For this project you will need:  roll of toilet paper, batting (I didn't have any, so I just used an old tshirt that I cut up), orange colored fabric, raffia, scraps of cardstock, leaves, and a hot glue gun

I picked this fabric (2 yards of it) up at a thrift store for pennies.

There was enough fabric to make 8 of these.

Dollar Store for the toilet paper.

I had the leaves and raffia on hand.

I wrapped the toilet paper roll with my discarded tshirt (good way to recycle) 

cut at 14 x 14 inches and stuffed it into the center of the tp roll hole. 

Then I wrapped that with the fabric, cut approx at 14 x 14 inches

and also stuffed that into the tp roll hole.

Then I wrapped a piece of rolled cardstock with some raffia,

 stuffed it into the center of the tp roll.

Hot glued a leaf to the stem and voila...a pumpkin

and this is how they turned out, isn't this a great grouping?

Now I wonder how long before the cat is gonna start playing with them?

Now if you need to know how to make these, head on over to September Ninth and check out here tutorial.  I know you are gonna love it.  Thank you also for stopping over for my guest design spot.  Thank you to Susan for having me also.

Filekutz Test Rose

Good Morning Everyone! FileKutz is releasing a new file called "Flower Petal Blossoms".  LisaJane asked me to do a tutorial and this is one of the flowers I made for her.  Hope on over to the shop and purchase your file here

You will need 12 large pears cut at 1 x 1.375

and 10 small pears cut at .7 x 1

a snowflake 2 x 1.7

and two leaves 2.25 x 2.45

Ink all the edges front and back

the snowflake doesn't matter too

 much since you will not see it

cut the largest petal from the leaves off

I used the round top from my exacto knife to 

manipulate the petals and soften the paper.

Rub the paper in a circular motion

use your paper piercer to fold around in the middle

and then fold each side backwards

gives you this

Use your exacto knife again to manipulate the paper

of the snowflake also in a circular motion

You will end up with a cup of sort

again, manipulate the leaves

I use my embossing roller to create stems

and veins 

I use hot glue (my preference) but you can use

any quick dry glue to attach the petals to 

the snowflake cup

add to each of the 6 points of the snowflake

in a layered pattern

1st layer completed

now start with the 2nd layer and offset the 

petals using the rest of the 6 large pear petals

finished 2nd layer

now start with the next 8 small pears and layer

them on top of the larger pears

keep going around until they are all used up

you should have 2 small pears left

wrap them around your paper piercer

pretty tightly

gives you this

insert one petal into the other one

snip a bit off the end depending how deep you

want your middle to be...

hot glue into the center of the flower

squish...don't be shy, the hot glue holds

it together firmly, but you need to manipulate

the flower to your liking

I squished from both sides

then cup the flower in your hand

and squish again until you like

the fullness

add a bit of hot glue to the stem of the leaves

and here is your 3d rose

side view

top side

Now head on over to the Filekutz Designs blog and you can see more tutorials on how some of these flowers were made.  I just love being on this DT.

and the winner from my Birthday Wishes blog hop is....

Welcome to the Birthday Wishes Winner announcement.  Thank you all for joining in on my hop.  I can say I did get a job for my birthday...yeah, actually the day before so I am pretty excited about that.  I'm so sorry I didn't get to the winner announcement yesterday, but I have been a bit under the weather for a couple of days and just had no energy for anything.  So without further ado...the winner is:

Eva said...

Happy birthday to you Birthday Girl Brenda!!! I love this idea and it is so cute and easy on the pocket book...Thanks for sharing this great idea.
Hope you have a wonderful Birthday!!!
Eva :0)
evascrapslife(at)gmail(dot)com
http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com
I have a giveaway on my blog

October 8, 2011 7:26 PM 


Email me your address at burffrau @ aol dot com with Birthday Wishes in the subject line and I will get your supplies out to you asap.


I start my new job tonight and am a bit nervous.  But make sure you pop over tomorrow as I am a guest designer over at Susan's tomorrow and can't wait to show you what I made.

Creative Paperclay face ornament

Good morning,


wow, what a crazy week it's already been.  I have a quick project for Christmas.  Since it's not that far away, I thought I'd start working on some projects to give away as gifts.  I just love Christmas and every year the kids get a new ornament, so this year I thought I'd make them.  Being on the Creative Paperclay DT was a good reason to use the clay for this project.

The ornaments I picked up at the local thrift store

and used a ball of clay about the same size.

I formed the ball of clay on top of the ornament

kinda like a hat.  I didn't need any glue and let

it set up for about 24 hours.

This is the side view.

Then I stamped a peachy keen face onto the ornament

and I also pierced through the clay for a hanger.

I painted the clay in pink with hair

(Sorry about the blurry picture)

and also one in blue.  You can see where I add

the string to make them into hanging ornaments.

Now, I hope I've inspired you to use your Creative Paperclay and make some of your own ornaments.  This was so super easy and quick and each of the kids and grandkids are going to get one of these this year.

Lasting Memories #59 "Tag your it"

Good morning again for another challenge at Lasting Memories.

This week's challenge has to do with tags...

Now I have to tell you, since I've received MY Memories digital software I have NOT done much traditional scrapbooking...I'm having so much fun with the software.  I promise, I will be showing off some traditional soon as I have a plan....but I just can't post the reason behind my (in)sanity quite yet.  So, I wanted to see how quickly and easily I could make a page adding some tags to it and this is what I came up with.

Isn't this just adorable.  I love how these packs coordinate so well.  This is the Fleur De Lis set and it's wonderful.  I am having so much fun experimenting and the one thing I've learned so far is experimentation doesn't cost a thing.  I did this layout in 3 different styles and love this one the best.  No waste of paper or embellishments, because that has happened to me.  Plus, I can scrapbook digitally while still watching the news...LOL.  I definitely cannot scrap traditionally while watching tv.

So I hope you've enjoyed my layout this week and hope to show you some more digital and traditional layouts.  Remember, if you are at all interested in going digital, I have this code 

                          STMMMS28873 and you can go here and use it to get 

$10 off and $10 worth of downloads.  

SO, I had a giveaway on my blog a few weeks ago and the winner never contacted me, so

do you want to try Digital Scrapbooking?  

There are a few rules though

1.  You need to go to MyMemories and check out their fun layouts and 

digital paper packs and then come back here and COMMENT which one you liked the best.  

DOING this will get you 1 entry.  Now for extra chances you can:

2.  Go to their Blog and become a follower

3.  Like them on Facebook

4.  Follow on Twitter

Now you do NOT have to do all of these things, but the more you do and comment telling me you've done each thing separately, the better the chances are for you to win it. 4 chances per person...

BUT if you post my giveaway on your blog, fb, twitter or any place you can think of and you come back here and comment telling me what you did, I will give you that MANY more entries, so it is completely up to you on how many chances you want

I will be announcing the winner OCTOBER 16th during my Lasting Memories challenge.