My "Tool Time" Video with the Imaginisce i-bond

Imaginisce asked me to do a Tool Time video to show the many things you can do with the i-bond cordless glue gun. 

Doesn't this tool and those gorgeous colored glue sticks look like so much fun? Well check out this video I made this video to show you a few of the things I have created with the tool. The video is packed with multiple projects, tips, techniques and ideas. So without further ado, here's some things I'd like to share about the i-bond....

Check out some close up photos of the projects I made in the video and then feel free to tell me what you think in the comments below AND leave me some love on the Imaginisce blog!

Little Cutie Girl Card - flowers embellished with purple glitter glue using the i-bond

Snag 'em Stamps Sweet Baby Doll stamped in pink glue using the i-bond

Little Cutie Boy line - buttons embedded in brown glue using the i-bond

Thanks for stopping by today! Make sure to swing my the Imaginisce blog and leave a comment there as well for your chance to win your very own i-bond!

xoxo Heather

She's Got Style

Little Miss definitely has a style of her own.  I have soo many photos of her in crazy silly clothes.  The photos below are not crazy at all; I just thought she looked super adorable in her rock pj's, sportin' her older sister's hippie costume bandana, with her pink painted toe nails in those fancy little dress-up shoes.  It actually color coordinated okay for once. ;)

Our challenge for you this week at The Studio is to add dimension to your page. Layers, chunky embellishements, you name it, build up those pages!  Here's my take on it:

Supplies from Scrapbook Circle May 2011 Grandma's Attic kit. Sketch from this week's Sketchy Thursdays reveal.

I really love to add height and dimension to my projects and if you follow my blog I'm sure you've noticed that.  For this layout I fussy cut the blue scallop paper and used it as a border. Then I used the corrigated elements from the kit, covering the inside of the flower with patterned paper to make it stand out a bit.I incorporated stickers, more fussy cut pieces that I popped up even more with pop dots and then I did a random ruffling of the ribbon (not included in the kit) to finish it off. 

Make sure to check out what the rest of the design team did with The Studio challenge and while you're at it, combine that challenge with the Sketchy Thursdays sketch challenge.  The challenges are not affiliated with each other so make sure to link your layout up at both sites for a chance to win the fabulous prizes they are both giving away! I love combining different challenges like that.

Here's the sketch.  It's a 2-pager but I chose to only do 1 page and you can too!



Dimensional Scallop Circles Tutorial

You asked for it...here's a step x step tutorial to make your own dimensional scalloped circles like those featured in the Redneck Spa Day layout I posted on May 1.

Cut 5 circles or scallops any size you wish. The ones pictured are 1 3/4". There are more than 5 shown below but you only use 5, unless you want to add more.

Fold them in half. If you are working with scallops, make sure the scallops will line up with the one before it that you are adhering it to. Also make sure they will lay at whatever angle you want (my castle scallop and the words scallop is a good example...I didn't want one lying right side up and the other upside down).

Once you know they will line up like you want them, start gluing them together.

Once you have glued all 5 together it should look like this. Make sure not to glue the last circle or scallop to the first one. You want the end result to be a half circle that you can then glue down on the page.

Here's how I integrated it into my layout.

Thanks for looking! If you try this, I would love it if you would leave me a link to your projects in the comments below.

Bouquet of Rosies and a Semi-Homeade Necklace

Have you been following the Roly Rosie projects all this week on the Imaginisce blog? They just released new roly posie collections that are oh so fun to work with.  They have new warm and cool colors, neutrals that are TDF cute and fabric flowers. 

I want to show you a coupe of projects I made on NSD this weekend when I was crafting with my girl friends.  This first one is a new collection to my wardrobe/accessories.  I used the Roly Rosies Fabric - Pink Swirls for it. 

Here's how I made it...I used the pink swirls fabric flowers.  Included in each package are 3 different flower types and there are 2 sets.  I used all three flower types.  First I pulled out my new white glue sticks and turned on my i-bond to get it nice and hot.  I rolled the flowers and adhered them with the glue.  I knew I wanted to use them with my faux pearl necklace so I added "balls" of white glue to the center of each flower to coordinate with the pearl necklace.  Once I had all my flowers done, I glued one one the newly released i-top badge/pin combo to the back of all three flowers. I threaded the pin to the clasp of the necklace and voila I turned a plain pearl necklace into something spectacular.

Here are the 3 types of fabric flowers in 3 different colors. 

My next project was originally going to be a topiary but I really liked how it looked as a "pot of glory".  Turning it into a bushel happened by accident...a happy accident.  I completed the flower ball at a friend's house and forgot to bring a small dowel with me.  As I was putting it away to finish it at home I plopped it into the flower pot and I fell in love with how it looked. 

To make the flower bushel I rolled and glued various flowers. I bought a small styrofoam ball from my local craft store and used straight pins to attach the flowers to it. I started at the top with one bigger flower and then filled it in with various sizes.  I was going to paint the pot but the terracotta matched the color of the flowers so well so I trimmed it with ribbon and it was complete. I have this sitting here with me at my desk to brighten up my day. 

Want in on a little secret? If and I do mean if I ever get tired of my bushel, I can pull the pins out and re-use the flowers on another project.

Make sure to swing by the Imaginisce blog to see what some of the other design team gals did and make sure to enter into the prize giveaway!

Oh and guess what? I went to a crop at my LSS store recently with my friend Audrey and I had all my Imaginisce tools with me.  The owner offered me a teaching job.  She wants me to do a "Tool School" using a mix of various manufacturer tools but definitely Imaginisce tools.  I'm on the fence about it because of time limitations but I would really love to do it.  Either way, it's such an honor to be asked.

Boobies On & A New Bike from Santa

Yes, you read that right...I said BOOBIES ON!  My two year old came into my room while I was putting on my make-up one day and I had chosen to NOT go with the super comfy VS bra and go for the super sexy one instead.  I was just standing there putting my face on when I heard Reese say repeatedly, "BOOBIES ON, MOMMY; boobies on mommy". I turned around and she was wearing my bra and wearing it PROUDLY. I laughed soooo hard (with her, not at her) and then I made her repeat it to daddy while I snapped these pics.  It is seriously one of the funniest moments with her.  I posted about it on Facebook the same day and one of my girl friends said "If only it was that easy."  LOL.  Look how she's poking her "boobies" in that last pic. I couldn't have wished for better placement! HA ha ha ha

So, I used a sketch designed by Diana from Sketchy Thursdays that was created specifically for the Scrapbook Circle month long anniversary celebration. 

The Scrapbook Circle sketch reveal just happens to fall on the same day we are revealing the Sketchy Thursdays site reveal sooooo, I have two Sketchy Thursdays reveals for you today.

This second one is going back to Christmas 2009.  The papers in the Scrapbook Circle Anniversary kit just screamed at me to use these photos but I almost didn't because it seemed a bit too literal to me.  Obviously I changed my mind.

Please make sure to check out what the Sketchy Thursdays and the Scrapbook Circle gals did with these sketch and make sure to play along with us!

Prima Ballerina

I love the fact that I am starting to be on track with scrapping this year's moments/events.  Don't get me wrong, I've still got a lot to do but I can finally feel okay to go back and scrap some previous years that have been neglected.  That is just what I did for today's layout. The items in this month's Scrapbook Circle, Grandma's Attic kit were just too perfect for it - the colors, music sheet journaling card, ballet ticket, florals, etc. I just love this kit!  I've already completed at least 4 layouts and the kit still feels so full.

Anywho, my One Item Wonder challenge was to do something different with the Girls' Paperie alphas.  I chose to ink them and then tediously poke little holes in them and then thread each of them together.  I tried to relate my technique back to ballet and I just really felt like threading the alphas together was sort of like the meticulous work that often goes in to those gorgeous little ballet outfits and tutus. I chose the "x" stitching to resemble the look of her plie in the picture. Another thing to note about the chipboard alphas is that I had already used all my "a" letters so I used a capital "V" and turned it upside down and made it into an "A" with my black pen.

Supplies from Scrapboo Circle Grandma's Attic kit: Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection - Quilts paper, cardstock stickers, Girls' Paperie "karlee" chipboard alphas and "jubilee" sticker market alphas and words, misc. tag, Hambly Screen Prints Rub-ons "Banners & Pennants". Not in kit: Shimmerz Mist Bed of Roses, Tattered Angels Spring Rain Mist; My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Gertie "Girly" doily stamp; CTMH white embossing powder.

I used sketch 154 from Creative Scrappers, which happens to be designed by Nicole, also on the Scrapbook Circle design team.  It was just too perfect and I used it almost literally.

I'm slightly ashamed that it took me a couple of months to use the doily stamps that I couldn't wait to get my hands on and made a special trip to my LSS just to get it but they are sooo awesome!  I used white embossing powder to create the doilys and I inked over them wiping away the resisted ink.

Oh, want to hear something funny?  Well I wasn't laughing at first but now I am.  I was showing the layout to my hubby, like I always do.  He's so good about looking at them and pointing out something nice.  Well when I told him how I chiseled the tiny holes into the cardstock and how long it took because I wanted such tiny holes he said, "oh I could have drilled them for you in a matter of seconds with my drill press."  Gee, thanks honey.  I'll remember that though.

Redneck Spa, 1st Steps, Scrapbook Circle Blog Hop and a Re-Worked Layout

Well today is proving to be a big scrappy day here on my blog.  My apologies now for this super long post but there's so much news to share! Let's get this started...Welcome to Scrapbook Circle’s 5th Anniversary Blog Hop! We will be celebrating all month long with several giveaways each week from amazing sponsors, so be sure to check out our blog throughout the month. I'm talking some serious sponsors!

This month there is not only a regular May Kit, Grandma’s Attic, but there is also a special Anniversary Kit. Let me tell you, they are both AMAZING!  Current subscribers can get the Anniversary Kit, a full sized kit, for only $18 - a big discount as a thank you for your support. If you aren’t a current subscriber, but still want to pick up an Anniversary Kit, you're in luck. Just go to this page for purchasing info. But wait, if you start your subscription with our May Kit, that qualities you for the discount on the Anniversary Kit.

May Kit Sneak:                                   Anniversay Kit Sneak:


Check out a couple of the layouts I have made with the two kits and then make sure to hop along. Each member of the design team will be giving away a $10 Scrapbook Circle store credit. All you have to do is follow my blog and leave me a comment.  The hop will run May 1 - 3 so get your comments in by then to be eligible to win.

The layouts shown here are just a couple that I have already created with the new Scrapbook Circle kits.  I have so many more but I just can't show them to you yet so check back soon!

This next one was created for today's challenge over at The Studio. Amanda challenged us to create a 2-page layout with at least 3 photos. I had 13 photos, so I knew I should keep away from using too much pattern paper so I experimented with paint, misting ans stencils. It looks so much better in person than here. Why is that??? I really like each page separately but the jury's still out on it as a 2-pager.

I posted this next layout about a week ago and quite honestly I just wasn't happy with it. I pulled it back out of the album and did a little bit more work on it.  I added some more mist, some twine and some little doilys that are sort of football shaped to the side of the photo. I'm better with it now!

Those were all created with the new Scrapbook Circle kits and like I said before, I have several more to show you over the next couple of weeks.  I am saving them because they are my FAVES!

Make sure to follow my blog and leave me a comment for your chance to with the $10 Scrapbook Circle giveaway I am doing on my blog and then hop over to Diane's blog so you enter enter for her giveaway!

Jennie http://www.scrapbookcircle.com/blog/ - Start the blog hop here
Heather {YOU ARE HERE}
Diane http://dianepayne.typepad.com/ Your next stop!

Good luck! Thanks for hanging in here on this super long post. My posts are usually short and sweet!

Blinged Out Visor

It's another day of the Imaginisce Rockin' ROCKS release. For today, I blinged out a $1 visor I got at Target (I think).  I used the new i-rock stencils - Large Flourishes and Bracket & Border. It comes with the stencil, the rocks and the flowers. This will be perfect for the beach this summer or maybe I'll break away from my scrapbook table and play a little tennis but probably not. ;)

For the center of the flower I made a small black silk flower and then put a black rock in the middle. It's hard to see in the pic but it looks great in person.

Make sure to stop by the Imaginisce blog to see what some of the other design team did and enter for a chance to win your own new set of ROCKS!

Cherry on Top Please

Are you a fan of bling?  If so, you have to check out the new i-rock embellishments that are being released today from Imaginisce. The new colors and textures are super fun and I'm pretty sure I can't live without these little beauties.  Check out this card I made using one of the new stencil kits, called Bracket & Border, and the new glitter Hot Rocks.

Supplies: Imaginisce Enchanted Papers, i-rock tool, new Hot Rocks glitter rocks, Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge.

I'm not sure if you can really see the glitter in the photo above but it's there and it just adds the extra touch of sparkle every cupcake sprinkle deserves.  I used the paper strips to anchor the card and then I used the stencil border to mimick the white cupcake frosting and put a red glitter hot rock on the top center of each to look like a cherry on top.

To make the cupcake, I cut the blue paper in a rectangle and then accordian folded it. Then I cut the top of the cupcake and the cherry from the Cricut Birthday Bash cartridge.  I covered the cupcake top with white lace to make it look like white frosting and went to town with ALL the new glitter hot rock colors to add the sprinkles.  The cherry on top was super fun to do. There are two sizes that the hot rocks come in so I covered the cherry with the larger ones and then filled in the empty spaces with the little rocks. Lastly, a little ric rack trims out the cupcake.

Here's what I used but you have got to visit the Imaginisce blog to soo ALL the new rocks that were released today.

Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure to visit the Imaginisce blog today to see what some of the other design team gals did with their new ROCKS and check out today's giveaway!

Street {graffiti} Artist

My girls love to play with sidewalk chalk but this particular day, they had sidewalk paint and a paint stick.  I captured these pics of Miss Reese going to town painting the street. The end result looked like graffiti but they had a blast!

I used the Hello, Sunshine kit from Scrapbook Circle that seems to keep going like the Duracell bunny and the photo placements from this week's Sketchy Thursdays sketch. I also drew inspiration from a layout by Mou Saha that was included in February 2011 CK magazine.

UPDATE: this layout will be added back in January 2012 when it comes out in Creating Keepsakes!!!!!!

Supplies from Scrapbook Circle Hello, Sunshine kit: Crate Paper Neighborhood Collection - Block Party, Visit, Garden papers, Border Stickers, 12 x 12 Chipboard Accents; Crate Paper Portrait Alphas labels; Echo Park For the Record Alphas; American Crafts thickers white (inked with CTMH Outdoor Denim blue)

Here's the sketch. Visit the Sketchy Thursdays site for more sketch inspiration from their amazing design team and to play along this week for your chance to win a great prize from Everyday Scrapbook.