Fish out of Water

This fourth grader is a MESS!



He's a "balla" (baseBALL, footBALL)!



His confidence overflows! He practiced his typing skills on the computer at my sister's office, since school was cancelled due to Hurricane Harvey.



And, he's got style...Check out his new "do"!



Click play, the video isn't sideways!

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This little Texan got his teeth cleaned at a new dental office for the first time. He's only had Aunt Wendy clean his teeth since he was two...sniff, sniff...I told him he was cheating on me!

[caption id="attachment_9895" align="alignnone" width="864"] Club Scrap® Lagoon, Castaway and Textures Vol. 1 digital kits. Links are listed in the supplies list at the bottom of this post.[/caption]

Check out the pic upper left, he got to watch The Sandlot in the overhead monitor WHILE he was getting his choppers polished!  I'm so glad he had a good experience with Dr. Sam, his office rocks!

I made a video of my ALSB (Assembly Line Scrapbooking) digital scrapbooking process. I challenged myself and narrated it unscripted.



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"Tweak" was the word of the day!

If you LOVE Club Scrap’s paper kits, you should really check out all the corresponding digital kits! All you need is your computer and a software program that works with layers, JPG and PNG file types. Club Scrap recommends Adobe’s Photoshop Elements (tutorials are geared to this program) and GIMP (a free alternative program). Click here for a quick video tutorial on using GIMP with Club Scrap’s QDDLs. I won’t lie to you, there is a bit of a learning curve when using digital scrapbooking kits. But once you’ve mastered the basics, learning new techniques is easy AND you can print your projects and use the kit elements over and over. If you can do it with paper, you can do it with these digital scrapbooking kits! Click here to receive a free mini digital kit download and try it out for yourself!

If you're not a digital scrapper, you can always print the images on card stock and trim for that perfect finishing touch on your pages, cards or projects. Here are a few samples from some of my previous posts:

It’s Christmas Thyme!

🎶You are my Sunshine!🎶

🎶I’m Walking on Sunshine!🎶

Digi Hybrid Art Journaling

 

Your next stop on the hop is Kelly or you can start at the beginning of the hop on the Club Scrap blog. Thanks for stopping by!



SUPPLIES LIST:

I link to sources for your convenience. Some affiliate links are used at no extra cost to you.

Click here for details about the Lagoon kit on Club Scrap's blog including a color swatch to download and links for the recommended fonts.

Club Scrap Lagoon Digital Kit



Club Scrap Lagoon Deluxe Kit

Club Scrap Digital Textures Vol. 1 Digital Kit



Club Scrap Castaway Digital Kit



 

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Sorry. Mermaids Only.

Look what we found

in the park

in the dark.

We will take him home.

We will call him Clark.



I was fascinated by this page in One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish when I was a little girl. He looks scary, but the children want to take him home!

He will live at our house.

He will grow and grow.

Will our mother like this?

We don't know.

THIS mother would say, "Sorry, mermaids only!" The only thing I would want in a jar is this cute little mermaid!



https://www.pinterest.com/pin/250090585541615490/

A few weeks ago I made a shadow box card for my post Frame of Mine. I used that design to create this card, but added a piece of vellum over the cut out mason jar window instead of leaving it open. First, I stamped the mermaid image on pearlescent vellum with Versamark ink and heat embossed with silver embossing powder to make it opaque. I repeated the process on teal and black cardstock with some of the Lagoon images and fussy cut them out.  I stamped the mason jar from the Club Scrap®  Adirondacks kit on the front panel and cut out the center with a craft knife. I tacked the stamped vellum piece to the backside of the front panel, with the embossed side facing the inside of the shadow box, and glued the shadow box panels together. I glued a little LED light inside the shadow box to create the shadow behind the stamped image. Lastly, I arranged the cut out images on the front panel to create an underwater scene and added some embellishments.



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Don't miss the Club Scrap monthly blog hop Wednesday morning...There will be lots of nautical themed projects created by the Club Scrap Artist team! Hop and Sea!





SUPPLIES USED:

I link to sources for your convenience. Some affiliate links are used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap Lagoon Deluxe Kit



Club Scrap Lagoon Jumbo Unmounted Stamp Set



Lagoon Starfish Rhinestones



Lagoon Greeting Unmounted Stamps



Adirondacks Art Nouveau Unmounted Stamps



CHALLENGES ENTERED:

Club Scrap 08/17 NBUS Challenge

Club Scrap August 2017 Technique Challenge Heat Embossing With a Twist

 

 

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Dresses, Bathing Suits and Blue Panties

I rode my bike to my hair appointment at Ron's Salon Saturday...in a dress!



My windblown "do"! It was dry by the time I rode home.



I was feeling so good, I went shopping at Dillard's for makeup and came out with a new bathing suit, cover up, makeup, and shampoo (because I passed by Ulta!).  I haven't bought a bathing suit in years...I hate shopping! I even went for my first swim of the season that afternoon with my friends. I was like a little kid after that, I needed a nap! (It might have been the combination of 3 hours of sun and a daiquiri!) Summer is here!

I was lazy and crafty the rest of the holiday weekend. Scrap and nap! I thought I'd make a few cards after seeing the Club Scrap July Card Sketch Challenge. Annette did a great job with this one! I love the simplicity.





Club Scrap® (CS) card stock. Bathing suit stamps, sentiment and banner stamp from CS Boardwalk kit, palm tree image from JFF Rubber Stamps

I haven't used my alcohol markers in a while. I love the vibrant colors!

[caption id="attachment_8198" align="aligncenter" width="2434"] Images stamped with Memento ink and colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers. Stickles for sparkle. Sentiment stamped with Versamark ink and heat embossed with copper foil embossing powder. Twine and mini clothes pins from my stash.[/caption]

I am impatiently waiting for my July 2017 Club Scrap®  Deluxe kit Vintage Botany kit to arrive in the mail! So, I downloaded the digital kit and whipped up a digi card too. That "punny" sentiment is hilarious!

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So, I get this text yesterday...



Well, I would have worn blue panties, but I never botany! Bahahahaha!!!!

Do more of what makes you happy!



SUPPLIES USED:

I link to sources for your convenience. Affiliate links are used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap card stock



Club Scrap Boardwalk Stamps



JFF Rubber Stamps Windswept Palm



Club Scrap Vintage Botany Digital Kit 



Club Scrap Crewel and Unusual digital kit



Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers



CHALLENGES ENTERED:

Club Scrap July Card Sketch Challenge

Crafty Creations Challenges #345 Anything Goes

Aurora Wings Challenge Blog: Challenge #53 Anything Goes

Dare2BArtzy July Challenge Bright Colors

Hiding In My Craftroom HIMCR #307 Photo Colors Challenge



Inkspirational Challenge #138 -Rural



Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog Anything Goes

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To Infinity and Beyond!

You never forget your first love.



This was my fourth birthday. I loved that bike. I even remember the day I rode it without training wheels. My dad was running down the street holding the back of my bike and suddenly I was riding it all by myself! My dad re-gifted this bike to me on my 8th birthday. He refurbished it adding a sparkly banana seat, an orange flag on the back, reflectors that made a popping noise when I rode and a water bottle holder! Flash forward 40 years and I still like my bicycle gadgets. I have flashing lights for riding at night, a rear view mirror, a pouch for my repair kit and Iphone, AND a water bottle holder! 

Today's post is part of the Club Scrap Pattern Play blog hop. I love the designs in this kit! I rarely make things for myself and it has been a loooooong time since I have made a scrapbook page with paper instead of digital. I don't remember taking this photo, but I sure do remember my first love and it deserves it's own page!



I colored the wooden word art navy blue to match my dress and tied it together with the little blue buttons that came with this month's Club Scrap Deluxe Pattern Play kit.



I pulled out my trusty Club Scrap® Idea Deck for the sketch. These things are awesome...the cutting instructions are on the back so you don't waste a scrap of paper!



I had plenty of paper left, so I decided to make something else. Club Scrap® has so many fabulous projects, I just had to peruse my collection of Scrap Raps and found this tutorial!



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I used the cutaparts and stamp images from the kit and that AWESOME black print card stock! 

The next stop on the hop is Kelly!  Be sure to share your Pattern Play creations by joining the Linky Party on the Club Scrap blog. One lucky contributor will receive a Club Scrap® gift certificate!

Here's to biking, scrapbooking and card making! Enjoy the journey!



SUPPLIES USED:

I link to sources for your convenience. Affiliate links are used at no extra cost to you.

Club Scrap® Pattern Play kit



Club Scrap Idea Deck

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