{Mini Kit Giveaway}

Hi all!
Happy Friday! So this is gonna be a bit of a long post with ALOT of pics so I'll try to keep the writing at a minimum :p

As I stated in a different post I wanted to have a small giveaway of some mini kits I had put together awhile ago. I made these for some mini kit swaps that I ended up not participating in. The paper lines used are not "new" but are still super cute. If you're new to scrapbooking or mini albums then youre in luck, hopefully you won't own any of these paper lines :) Or maybe you'll be lucky in that you did own them, but now they may no longer be available to purchase. Either way I'm sure if you win you'll find use for them.  So here goes, I'll be posting pics of the kits and the projects I created using them.  Please click on the photo for a closer look.

*I'll update this post later with a list of the kit contents*

The first giveaway is a Vacation/Travel Mini Album and Altered Box Kit.

Here's what you get (plate not included :p)

Here's what I created with it. The inside pages are blank however because I have yet to fill it with pictures :p I'll be sure to share it once again when I do add photos and embellish the inside pages further. 

*Some embellishments may vary slightly in my project than what is included in the kit (mini easel not included :p) *

I didn't take photos of all the inside pages since they were blank, but I did want to take a few pictures of the diecut pocket/envelope/file folder that are included in the kit so you can see how I used it in the mini album.

 

The page to the right is the inside piece of the included

chipboard postage frame.

The next kit is a Mini Halloween kit. You're probably saying "What...Halloween?!"

So yes, you can look at it like this kit is really late, or really early. However if you're

a procrastinator like me than this kit is just in time :p

Here's what you get (plate not included :p)

Here's what I created with the kit. Like the last kit, the inside pages are blank

because I don't usually like to embellish the pages until I add photos. I will

share a few of the inside pages however to show you how I used some of the items in the kit.

*Some embellishments on my project will vary slightly

than what is included in the kit*

  

Now I didn't forget about you wonderful art journalers out there so I created a last minute mixed media kit just for you :)  Here is what you'll get:

Here is a journal page I created using some of the elements included in this kit.

** I did video the process of me creating this page that I am currently editing.

It should be available tomorrow so I do hope you decide to come by and visit again :)

 

So, your probably wondering how you can win one of these kits?  I decided that since there are 3 kits I will give you 3 chances to win one, or if you're lucky, more than one kit.

Here's what you do:

1) Comment on this post and tell me which kit you'd like me to enter you in to win.

2) Subscribe to my blog, then comment again and tell me which kit

you'd like me to enter you in to win, again.

3) Share this post on your blog, facebook, twitter, pretty much anywhere then stop by again and comment with a link to where you shared, then let me know which kit you'd like to be entered in to win again, again :p

*You can choose one, or all three ways to win but please remember to leave a comment each time. Also, each time you enter and specify which kit you'd like, you can definitely enter your name more than once to win a specific kit.

For instance, if you really want the Travel Kit and you participated in all 3 choices, when you comment just tell me each time that you'd like to be entered in that kit.  That way, you have a greater chance of winning the kit you want, or, enter yourself once for all three kits. I hope that makes sense :)

*I'll keep the giveaway open until the end of the month*

So there you have it.  I hope you like the kits and Good Luck!! If you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to email me!

Thanks so much for stopping by, Have a wonderful weekend!!

{ATC Binder} and {WOYWW}

Hello! I hope everyone is having a great week thus far.  It's Wednesday so I guess it's time to share WOYWW :) Please visit Julia on her blog for more info on WOYWW.

Here is what I've been busy doing:

This is actually a project I started awhile back but never finished till now.  I decorated a mini album binder with the intention of making it a place I could put some of my art experiments in.  I like to play with different techniques/mediums and thought it would be fun to have that all in one binder that I could go refer to for some inspiration. 

I was at the dollar store the other day and found some trading card plastic sleeves and bought them because, well, they were a dollar, and I was also thinking that I'd like to play around making some ATC's.  I know I'm way behind on the times, but it was something that I never got around to trying :p

When I got home I scoured my space for a spare binder to store my plastic sleeves in and although I found some, they were just not pretty enough to store some artsy atc's. I could have decorated a binder but I just was not motivated to. As I pondered what to do I spotted something from the corner of my eye sitting on a dusty shelf, yep it was the mini binder I decorated way back when. So light bulb flashing in my mind I decided that was where my future atc's will be housed in.

So, to get to the point as this is becoming a rather dull long post :p I began by trimming down the plastic sleeves to size. The sheets come with 9 pockets (3 across and 3 down) but I had to trim off 1 pocket in each row of 3 in order to fit the binder, no biggie :p 

The plastics were pretty flimsy so I decided to reinforce where the holes would be for binding by adding a strip of light weight chipboard. I tried at first to sew the plastic and chipboard so that it would look pretty but that didn't turn out as I hoped (I was able to sew 2, then the machine quit on me).  As I've mentioned in a previous post somewhere I don't own a sewing machine, what I do have is one of those mini machines that are suppose to be for scrapbooking. There's no way I would ever consider that a sewing machine (at least not with a straight face :p). Anyway, now I know why that machine has been sitting on my shelf collecting dust for the past 8 yrs or so!

I ended up stapling the chipboard to the plastic with my TimHoltz tiny attacher.  I then decided to add a piece of washi tape to cover the staples and make it more pretty.  I punched some holes with my crop-o-dile and then I was done!

Here are some photos of the binder and the plastic sleeve inserts:

Can't wait to start filling it up!  I hope you enjoyed a peek at what's on my workdesk this Wednesday.  Now that I've shared, I'm off to clear off my desk so I can start on those atc's.  If anyone knows of a good place for swapping please let me know :)

Have a great day. Take Care!

{Love is in the Air} Valentine Treat Boxes

Heya!
I am Roses is currently having a YouTube contest to create some Valentine treat boxes.
You have to incorporate some of their awesome flowers in your project, with the added challenge to use some lace as well.
I thought I'd give the challenge a try, plus I really did need to create some treat boxes anyways :)

Here's what I ended up making :)

                                     

Here's what the back looks like:

I also made a video of the project, here it is:

They didn't turn out how I originally envisioned it, but I'm still 

happy with the outcome regardless.

I think I'm also going to create a mini album to put in the box so that there's

something to put inside once all the candy is gone :) 

Thanks for stopping by.  Take Care!

{Altered Photo Box and Mini Album}

Hiya!! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend!
This is gonna be a short post with lots of pictures :p
I kept forgetting to share photos of the altered box and mini album I created for my super cute goddaughter, so I thought I'd share it with you now :)  Hope you like it!

I updated this older post of a mini album I made for a friend. I got her permission to show her photos on my blog so I added them to the original post if you'd like to have a look :)

Thanks for stopping by, Take Care!



{Mini Album and Photo Box}

Hi there! I hope you're all having a great weekend :)  Mine so far has been quite busy and although I'm pretty exhausted, I somehow seem to be suffering from imsomnia waking up every hour on the dot.  So here I am, wide awake at 4 am! I've been laying in bed for the last 45 min. trying to fall asleep when I decided I might as well make use of the time and update my blog.

My godson had his 2nd birthday today. Happy Birthday Robert!! I had a blast making him a mini album, he's so photogenic! Although I'm sure he enjoyed his new toy cars and blocks more, I like knowing he has a little keepsake that he'll always have even after he's outgrown the toys :)

Here's what I created, hope you like it!

I have to admit it's always difficult for me to create boy related stuff.  I have two nieces and I love too much to incorporate lace and flowers in my projects. Plus, the majority of my stash tends to be on the more girly side. So this album is alot simpler in design (although I did sneak in a couple of flowers :p).

Here are the pages inside the album.  There are a couple of blank cards that I incorporated for mommy to journal on and a pocket with some blank tabbed cards to add a couple more photos.  Sorry I didnt get to take close up photos, I rushed taking these before leaving for the party.  Alot of the elements were elevated with pop dots to give it more dimension but the photos doesn't show it.

It's now 5:15 a.m and I'm yawning quite a bit, so I think I'll try and catch a couple of zzzzzz's before the furbabies wake me up in 2 hours to go out.  Take care!!