Hi everyone,

Monica here to share a fun layout with you.

Last Spring Break, my daughter Kennedy, and her friends spent the week at the Gulf.  On these trips, there is ALWAYS a tee-shirt buying day.

This layout showcases the tee she came home with!  Take a look!Since the trip was to the Gulf, I had to use this great beach paper I found at Scrapping Frenzy.  The paper is double sided.  I used the worded side on the top and the solid side on the bottom.  I love this kind of paper, since you don’t have to worry with matching colors!Tiger Blood!  Who knew that was a billboard for alcohol!  LOL  Not my daughter!  When she got home she said, ” sorry Mom I didn’t know it meant……”.  Well I didn’t either! We both learned something from this trip!

Now that you know what is behind the layout, the layout should make you laugh!  I wanted to play the “alcohol” up, so I fizzy cut the giant drink you see in the middle of my page, from another summer time paper line, I found at Scrapping Frenzy. I used Fairydust glitter on the glass to give it some shimmer and added a layered flower with a rhinestone center and diamond stickles.  I made a visual triangle across the page by using the saying, nice tan, I love summer and the small heart under my journaling.The stamp, I love summer, is by Studio G. I stamped it, outlined it in a brown zig maker and used Stickles in the color Paprika to pop the heart.Nice tan, was cut from a extra sheet of my main paper and pop dotted above itself, which worked out great.  I Stickled it with Orange Peel. It was also outlined with a Zig Brown marker.The heart is chipboard, I found in my stash.  I added some Stickles in Orange Peel and Patina, to give it a little pizzazz.

Shocked…….This was a perfect title for this layout.  I chose some chipboard letters, misted them with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in so many colors, that I don’t even know what I used, (LOL) and stacked them across the drink atop a pair of sunglasses.  I love the way it turned out.  Here is another look.This layout was fun!  I used a bunch of different products you can find at Scrapping Frenzy.  Paper, glitter, glimmer mist, stickles and more!  Come see us or visit our Facebook page!

Supplies:  Beach Paper, Summer Paper, Yellow cardstock, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Stickles – Patina, Orange Peel, Paprika, and Diamond, Glossy Accents, Sticky Thumb Adhesive, Sticky Thumb Pop dots, Chipboard letters and heart, misc flowers, Donna Salazar – fairydust glitter, studio G – summer stamp, We R Memory Keepers sweetheart inker- brown

Until next time!

Hey, everyone! Scrapping Frenzy has a great product that has made a lot of people ask questions. What is this product? It’s our 12×12 sheets of polka dot felt. Lots of folks are asking how to use it, so I wanted to share some ideas and samples.

We have four colors of the felt: black, lime green, sky blue, and teal – all with white polka dots. It’s a great product to add some textural dimension to your page without a lot of added bulk or weight. The easiest thing to tell you is to forget it’s felt! Think of it as a thick sheet of paper. Don’t let the fact it’s felt scare you off!

The first project I’d like to share with you is an altered composition book.

I covered my book as usual with my patterned papers, then used a piece of felt to make the tree top. I glued it down with Fabritac glue. I added a fussy cut bird and a banner made with our new trendy tape and twine by Queen and Co. Some button flowers with twine stems completes the scene.

The next project I made was a card:

For this project, I used the felt as my background and added some flourishes cut on the Cricut and spritzed with Glimmer Mist for some shimmer. Some doodling and a few Dew Drops, and I have an elegant and whimsical thank you card. To attach the felt here, I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

You can use this felt just as you would use patterned paper. Try cutting it with your big shot and some sizzix dies to make flowers, leaves, butterflies or other elements. Use strips to accent your layouts or mat your photos. I love how much texture and interest the felt gives to my projects, yet it is a flat element with hardly any weight. Share with us how you use the felt on your projects! Have fun being creative!

Composition book:
Scrapping Frenzy supplies: Ruby Rock-it Upstairs Downstairs Romance and My Lady papers, Zig Pen, Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fired Brick, Tim Holtz Distress Stain – Bundled Sage, Queen & Co Trendy Tape and Twine, Buttons, Zutter Corrugated Board, Ranger Glossy Accents, Clearsnap Chalk Ink Cat Eye – Creamy Brown, Creative Imaginations Green Felt.
Other supplies: ATG Adhesive, Fabritac, K & Co. Smash Tape

Card:
Scrapping Frenzy supplies: Cardstock, Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials, Glue Gloss, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Pomegranate, Popsicle, Blackberry Cordial, Creative Imaginations Black Felt, Zig Pen, Glossy Accents, Robin’s Nest Dew Drops, Ranger Archival Ink.
Other supplies: Misc card blank and greeting stamp, Hampton Art Ditto Stampable Shape

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Suzanne here with a layout to share with you today featuring sports themed paper from Reminisce.  This is my son’s second season playing T-ball and this paper was perfect for scrapping his team photo.  I have to admit, that this is one of those layouts that I just wanted to “get er done.”  In other words, it’s not a picture that I would typically fit into my style of scrapping, but is one that I wanted to scrap for memory .

Here are a few closeups:

The stars were traced onto canvas paper then fussy cut.  I sprayed them with Adirondack Color wash in denim to dye the paper.

The letters for the title are American Craft Thickers that I also sprayed with the Adirondack denim color wash; after spraying, I blotted the letters with a paper towel which allowed for the “spotty” appearance (I wasn’t looking for full coverage).  The tag was sprayed with Shimmerz Vibez mist using a circle stencil.

Here’s another star used as an embellishment to display my son’s jersey number.

As daunting as it was to take on the sports themed paper, this layout turned out to be perfect for what may very well be the starting point of a sports album for my son!

Scrapping Frenzy Supplies:  Reminisce “Competition” printed paper, white cardstock and blue cardstock

Hi,

I hope everyone is having a great day so far!  Monica here to share a new layout with you! The mighty Murphy Panther’s JV team! Take a look.These pictures are from last year’s JV team. We are missing some of our girls this year, but this is okay, since they moved up to the Varsity team.  Go Panthers!

This layout showcases how to change a piece of paper that does not match your main page, to one that will, by just using a little bit of ink! You can see in this picture that the lettering is a light shade of blue.  It did not start out like that!  The saying ” Sports do not Build character…They Reveal it.”, is by Teresa Collins.  It is a black and white printed saying outlined in red.  That sheet and my main page really clashed, so after looking at it  a while, I had an idea. I fussy cut the saying out, trimmed off the red boarder, and pulled out some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and some craft paint.

Murphy’s colors are navy blue and yellow.  To incorporate them into the layout I started by painting the word “reveal” with yellow craft paint.  Once that was dry, I covered the bottom of the saying with a scrap piece of paper and misted the top portion with Glimmer Mist – Delphinium.  This a light blue that really mixes well with the blues and grays in the Karen Foster paper that is the main background paper.  There is also some green mixed in, in Karen’s paper, so to pull it out, I moved my scrap paper around and left only the word “it” showing.  I then misted it with Olive Vine. I worked perfect.  To make sure that there was enough yellow on the page, I matted my saying and my photos in a yellow cardstock.  I inked all the edges with a great new product by We R Memory Keepers, called Sweetheart inkers, in brown.

The title, MHS, was cut using the cricket.  I cut it twice to give a shadowing effect.  It shows Murphy’s colors.I added some softball embellishments by Paper House and the school year, and my layout is complete.I am a diehard softball mom and love showing off the girls!

I hope you enjoyed my layout.  Please come see us at Scrapping Frenzy or visit our Facebook page!   And remember, have fun with your scrapping and try something new!  You never know what you can do until you try!

Supplies: Paper – Karen Foster – Fastpitch Collage, Paper – Teresa Collins – Sports Edition- Athlete, blue cardstock, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Delphinium and Olive Vine, Paper House Cardstock Stickers – Softball, We R Memory Keepers – Sweetheart Inkers – Brown, Zig writer – Black, Sticky Thumb adhesive, Craft paint – Yellow, misc wood stamps – Studio G, Cricket.

Until next time!

It is with great pleasure we announce our new 2012 Scrapping Frenzy Design Team!

(in alphabetical order)

Suzanne Austin
Assistant Design Team Coordinator

Hi!  My name is Suzanne Austin.  I’m a SAHM of 3 kiddos living on the Gulf Coast in Alabama.  I’ve been married to my wonderful husband for 15 plus years and feel very blessed to have each and every one of them in my life.  I began scrapping shortly after the birth of my son (5yrs ago) and like most haven’t looked back!  It wasn’t hard to become completely immersed in scrapbooking, the process, the art, the design-it simply AMAZES me STILL the talent in this industry.  My style is pretty versatile (and still ever evolving), but I tend to lean toward the grungy, painty, and inky side of scrapping; I’ve also done some mixed media and incorporate that into scrapping as well.  I love the enrichment (and therapy ) this hobby has to lend and will likely be sticking with it for some time to come!

Laura Baldwin

Hi!  I’m Laura Baldwin and I currently reside in Ocean Springs, MS.  I’ve lived in the south now for almost two years and have enjoyed learning about the gulfcoast and all that it has to offer!  I am a military wife and mother.  I’m also an RN but due to my husband’s recent deployment, we decided it was best for me to stay at home for awhile with our girls. Almost 12 years ago I fell absolutely in love with scrapbooking.  My style has evolved over the years from using stickers (lots of them) to making my own embellishments using the designs on the paper to accent my layouts. I have a scrapbooking style that is easy, clean lines and shows that you don’t have to spend a lot of time or money (budget friendly) to have completed pages.  I also like new challenges.  I love to learn and use new product.

Susan Fairchild
Design Team Coordinator

Hi, I’m Susan Fairchild and I’m a wife of 15 years and mother to four amazing children.  I have been an avid scrapbooker for 10 years now. I use scrapbooking as my main creative outlet and have recently started dabbling in mixed media projects. My style has evolved from clean and simple lines to trendy, and I can’t wait to discover where I’m headed next.  Scrapbooking gives me that creative get away that rejuvenates my spirit and gives me the mental break I need to keep up with my busy family.  I am an outgoing and gregarious person that looks for any opportunity to share my love of scrapbooking and crafting.

Katie Hilyer

My name is Katie Hilyer and I have been scrapping for about 11 years,and my style has evolved over time, but I will never lose sight of what the most important part about all of it is – preserving family memories for others to see and share! I love that about scrapbooking and that’s probably why it will be my lifelong passion.

Sherry Livingston

I’m Sherry Livingston, and I have been doing scrapbooking for about 14 years. I started out using Creative Memories and their methods. Over the years, I have progressed to doing pages with 3-D techniques, adding glitter, ink, chalk, and of course the cricut. Scrapbooking is my way of relaxing and enjoyment. I like to learn new techniques and share them with others. I think working with others and sharing ideas makes scrapbooking more interesting.

Sam Pirkle

My name is Sam Pirkle and I’m married with two grown children. I started scrapbooking 15 years ago and try to craft as often as possible during the week and a lot on the weekends. I love to meet new people, learn new techniques, and be inspired to take my crafting to a new level. It’s a great pleasure to be part of an inspiring group of ladies that share the same love of paper crafting that I do.

Monica Yelverton
Card Specialist

I’m Monica Yelverton and I am a single mom of 2 wonderful teenagers, Jarrod and Kennedy.  I work full time as an Anemia Management Nurse.  I never leave home without a book, and I love music!  Being a 5 year breast cancer surviour, I have to say ” Think Pink”.  I have been scrapbooking for about 10 years and have loved every minute of it!  My specialty is card making and collage. This will be my second term with Scrapping Frenzy and I can’t wait to get started!

Happy Wednesday!  Suzanne here to share a layout today using Artistic Papers from GCD Studios for Donna Salazar Designs. I love this paper because of the weight and ability to hold up to much “abuse.”    Because it’s watercolor paper, it can take on “wet” mediums (inks, paints, mists etc) without having the paper peel, buckle, or fall apart when moisture is applied.  Here’s a layout of my youngest daughter in which I’ve used the Artistic Papers.

Here are a few close-ups:

The background paper and flowers are both Artistic Papers.  The flowers were created using a stencil and various colors of Glimmer Mists; I fussy cut the flowers after they were completely dry.  For a little visual interest, I added some Glimmer Glam behind the printed paper and picture with a fan brush.

Here I’ve layered in some fun printed papers and washi tape.  My sewing machine was being tempermental, but it was likely operator error .

I did the same thing at the bottom of the page as well-adding washi tape and an attempt at stitching-that clearly went wrong!

I hope you enjoyed this project!

Scrapping Frenzy Supplies: Artistic Papers GCD Studios (DSD) -Blank Canvas, Glimmer Mists: Marmalade, Dragonfly, Partridge in a Pear Tree, foam adhesive squares, Sticky Thumb glue runner

Hey y’all!

Monica here to share a new layout.  This is another photo Kennedy and her friends took the night of her 8th grade prom.  I love these random shots!  It is almost a “must have thing”  for me now.  Pop in the camera card and pray there will be a photo waiting on me, that I had no idea that existed, and that I love at first sight!  This is one of those! The photo is NOT the best in the world! It is grainy, back lit on one side, and you can’t truly see Kennedy’s face. But I love it.  Take a look. I really like this new paper from Moxxie.  If you look close you can see that the flower designs are made out of silverware.  It worked perfect for the background of this photo of Kennedy hiding behind a menu at Olive Garden.

The flowers bring out the reds in the menu. The tag Elocution, (the skill of talking elegantly, which I am sure will come with age! LOL) grounds the layout with some neutral color. The tag, Gypsy Girl, reminds me of Kennedy’s free spirit and a touch of being mysterious, that shows in the photo.The glassine paper you see in a few spots, was wadded up and then spritzed using Smooch Spritz in Green Olive and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Indian Corn.  The flower centers were also made out of the glassine paper and and painted with Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam Glitter Paint in Hay Ride.  The tags and the matting behind my photo (Moxxie’s Burger Time) were inked with Cat Eye Chalk in Dark Brown.The title “Grace” was cut on my Big Kick, using Donna Salazar’s Artistic papers.  They were spritzed with water and Smooch Spritz in Wood Stain, Holly Berries, and Ginger Ale. Just for extra measure I then spritzed it with Indian Corn by Tattered Angels.  I really like how the colors blended together. This title is another way of showing Kennedy’s free spirit. She told me a few years ago, that she did not like her middle name, and that she would be going by Kennedy Grace.My journaling was done on a journaling card by My Mind’s Eye.  I love the scroll work on the card, that helps to bring all the elements on this layout together. I cut it down just a bit and used a corner rounder for the corners, then inked the edges with a Cat Eye Chalk in Dark Brown.

I hope you have enjoyed “Grace”, as much as I have.  It is so totally my daughter!

Come see us at Scrapping Frenzy or look us up on Facebook.  We would love to help get  your artistic juices flowing.

Supplies: Paper by Moxxie – Picnic and Burger Time, Journaling Cards – My Mind’s Eye, Smooch Spritz – Holly Berries, Wood Stain, Green Olive, and Ginger Ale, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist – Indian Corn, Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam Glitter paint – Hay Ride, Cat Eye Chalk – Dark Brown, Sticky Thumb adhesive, Glue Gloss, Tags by 7gypsies, misc flowers, Tim Holtz – Glassine Paper, Artistic papers – Donna Salazar.

Until next time!

Hi all,

I hope you have had a great start to your week.  Monica here to share a new layout entitled,  Girls of Summer.Last weekend I took Kennedy and the girls to Fairhope Beach.  We all had a ball!  Sun, sand, bikinis and me with my camera!  LOL

As soon as I got my hands on my photos, I went to work on this layout!  I had a picture in my head of how I wanted it, and I have to say I think it came together purty well!  You guys know I love to fussy cut……..well we have a great example of that on this layout! Most of the embellishments used have been cut from a random sheet of paper, that I found in my stash.  Take a closer look.Yes, 30 leaves!4 shells, a seahorse, and a real bird feather, we found at the beach!

This layout is my favorite out of the zillions, yes zillions, I have done.  For me, you can feel the wind and sand just by looking at it.

I started with a piece of blue cardstock for the water.  I used a piece of craft paper and cut curves, to use as the sand.  To give it that great texture you see I used a new product at Scrapping Frenzy called Make It Stone by Krylon.  Here is a close up.Craft sticks painted and sanded, just a touch, make up the tree trunk. Two smaller craft sticks make the background for my sign, and that made a perfect place for journaling.I put a layer of leaves on my paper to form my tree top and then pop dotted the second layer for that dimensional look.

My title, Girls of Summer, was made using chipboard letters, a rub-on, and a piece of thin rope.  The word Girls was painted with craft paint in the color, King’s Gold.  I then painted it with Glam glitter paint by Tattered Angels. And just to see what would happen I painted the sand of my photo with the Glam Glitter Paint, too.  It turned out great with just a little texture and it pulled my yellows together.And just for fun, I used a tag by Flair Designs, to help show off my title.

I had a great time with this layout, and I hope you have too!  Come see us at Scrapping Frenzy or visit us on our Facebook page.

Supplies: Blue cardstock, craft paper, misc printed papers, Word tag by Flair Designs, craft sticks, Cat Eye chalk in Dark Brown, chipboard letters, rub-on by Bohemia, burlap, silver brad, Zig black writer, craft paint in King’s Gold and Earth Brown, sanding block, Tattered Angels Glam Glitter Paint in Hay Ride, Sticky Thumb adhesive, Sticky Thumb pop dots, Make It Stone – paper finishes by Krylon, and Rope.

Until next time!