Love to Scrap! Flip Flop Mini Album

The Challenge
Today is the start of Love to Scrap's Challenge #6: Color My World! The theme is to use either all primary or all pastel colors on any type of project. I chose to use bright neon colors, but now that I think about it, neon might not be considered primary, but I couldn't find a definitive answer on Google so I might be safe. My original thinking was I wanted to choose the opposite of pastel and neon came to mind. The bright colors went well with a fun in the sun mini-album.

The Details
I was browsing my local thrift store when I saw a set of four foam flip flop coasters for $1.00. They looked like tiny flip flops with the heels cut off. In fact, several people asked me what I was holding. I said coasters that will become mini-albums, but I don't think I cleared up their confusion. This is the intended use for them.

I took two of the flip flops and decorated them for the front and back covers. We are also supposed to use stamps for this challenge so I made some stamped embellishments - a popsicle, banner, arrows and a frame. I also stamped, "love this" directly on the straps of each flip flop. 

I traced the flip flops onto some cream cardstock and cut it out to make the interior pages. I added strips of paper to make a background design and adhered the photos on top. I used a Crop-A-Dile to add an eyelet to each page including the covers. 

All the pages are double sided and I tied it together with a ribbon. 

Here is a glimpse of the inside. I gave it to my nephew and he really liked it. 

The challenge runs until June 2 and the winner will receive a $10 certificate from Fred, She Said Digital Design. Please join us and link up your creation or just drop by Love to Scrap! to see all the other projects from the design team.

I'm entering this in:
Make it Monday - #141 Anything Goes
Creative Creations Challenges - #10 For a Child
Love to Create Challenge Blog - #66 Something for Kids
613 Avenue Create - #20 Anything Goes

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Happy Birthday Sis!

The Card

Another project I wanted to complete during the National Scrapbook Day crop I attended was a birthday card for my sister. 

The Stamps

She has always liked lanterns and did decorate a few rooms with Asian lanterns. She also recently went on a trip to Morocco and hand carried back a brass ceiling lantern, something like this one. 

I thought a Lawn Fawn stamp set, Lunar Lights, that I had would be perfect for her.

I stamped the string, lanterns and cords onto my background paper. I then stamped the lanterns onto patterned paper and paper pieced the lanterns and popped them up on the card. I added some Glossy Accents and fine glitter for some sparkle. 

The Details

I was excited that Paper Secrets had their first card sketch, and really wanted to enter their challenge. 

I rotated the sketch 90° so the lanterns could hang horizontally. I replaced the three strips with three strands of lanterns. 

We played a bingo game at the crop and I won some Authentique Seasons: Summer Paper. I thought the colors were perfect so I used that instead of the papers I packed. My neighbor at the crop gave me a mini clip which I added to the front of the card. Things always change when you are at a crop. 

Here is a peek at the inside of the card. 

I gave the card to my sister right after the crop, so I took these kind of dark photos using my iPhone at the crop. 

I'm entering this at:
Paper Secrets - May 7th Card Challenge
Forever Friends -  #17 May Challenge Anything Goes
Melonheadz Friends - Sparkle and Shine Challenge

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A Picture in Picture Layout

The Layout
I hope you had a great Mother's Day yesterday! Besides celebrating Mother's Day this weekend, I also went to a National Scrapbook Day crop at my LSS, Pages from the Heart. Before working on any DT projects, I made sure my first project was one just for fun. Here are my two doggies frolicking in the backyard.

The App
I recently installed a free photo app on my phone called PIP Camera, which takes fun picture in pictures. Here are some sample pictures which I took during the NSD crop.

I took this of myself to text to my friend who was late in arriving to the crop. I was kind of embarrassed to be taking a picture of myself, but no one at the crop even batted an eye. I guess selfies are so commonplace.

When my friend, Becky, did arrive I took this to show her the app. 

I see now that she is drinking and texting and not scrapping. The store owner came by and said, "It's Becky in a bottle." And I replied, "Yes, don't rub her the wrong way." So that is a little taste of what goes on at our crops.

The Details

I really love all the sketches on Paper Secrets' blog so I used the May 1st sketch as the starting point for my layout. 

Besides using their sketch, Paper Secrets always add a twist to their challenges. This time the twist is to use a Polaroid on your layout.

I started by taking pictures of my doggies using a frame from the PIP Camera App that looked like a Polaroid picture. Here is a picture of Hanxi that I didn't end up using.

After I had everything laid out, I realized that I had forgotten to pack any letters for the crop. Luckily there was a set of glitter Thickers in the paper kit that I brought. Also luckily, it was the right scale and color for the layout. Becky gave me the mini alphas and another friend, Ruby gave me a key. Thanks ladies!

 

Upon returning home, I looked through some wooden embellishments that I had because I knew I had a camera. What I didn't know was that there was a Polaroid camera too! I added a small piece of photo paper to simulate the photo magically appearing. I remember thinking when I was a kid that Polaroid cameras were so awesome. I guess everything comes full circle. 

Supplies

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper - American Crafts (Amy Tangerine, Dear Lizzy 5th & Frolic)

Chipboard Die Cuts - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy Neapolitan)

Wood Die Cut -  Studio Calico

Foam Letters - American Crafts Thickers

Mini Alphabet Stickers - Doodlebug Design Inc. 

Punches - Creative Memories (Hearts), EK Success (paw print)

Ribbon - May Arts

Chalk Ink - Prima Marketing Inc. 

Pen - Sharpie

Dimensional Glaze - Inkssentials (Glossy Accents)

Brads - Creative Impressions

Metal Key - miscellaneous 

I'm entering this in:

Paper Secrets - May 1st Sketch

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - Animal Antics

Get Inky! Challenge - #4 Die-Cuts

Make it Monday - #140 Anything Goes

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Love to Scrap: Anything Goes! Challenge

The Challenge
Hello scrappy friends! I'm back and better than ever after being hit with strep throat this past week. I'm so glad I turned in this project early, otherwise I don't think I could have created anything of merit this week. Today is the start of Love to Scrap's Challenge #5: Anything Goes. You can make any type of project without any restrictions. My creation is a classroom set of owl and flower pens.

The Sponsor
The design team members were given stamps from this week's sponsor, Jellypark Digital Crafts, to work with. I chose to feature a cute set of four owls. The winner of this challenge will receive 5 digital stamps of their choice from our sponsor as a prize.

The Details
When I saw the four little owls, I thought they would make cute pen toppers. I printed out two sets of owls. I colored in each owl using Copics, circle punched and laminated them. I used foam adhesive and adhered them back to back with a wire floral stem in the middle. I purchased a silk flower bouquet and cut off one stem with a set of leaves still attached for each pen. The pen had a small hole at the end which I made slightly bigger using the tip of my wire cutter and then placed the stem inside. I wrapped washi tape around the barrel of the pen and tied a ribbon at the end for the finishing touches.

I had all of the flowers and more leaves left over from my bouquet so I decided to make a class set of 24 pens for my sister's first grade class. I knew they planted a garden at school this year so I told her to plant the pens in the garden and have the students each pick one and then use it to write a final draft for an assignment related to their gardening unit. I hope they liked it, and I wonder if they thought it really grew from their garden.

Please join us at Love to Scrap! Challenge Blog during the next two weeks and link up any of your creations, or just hop on by and see the rest of the inspirational projects from the design team.

I'm entering this in:
Craft Your Passion Challenges #161 - Floral Delights
Get Inky! Challenge #3: Fabulous Florals
Pink by Design: May Flower Challenge
Five Simple Things: Inspire Me Fridays 101, Anything Goes

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