Halloween Swap

Recently...I joined a Halloween Swap hosted by bonbonscraps {aka Candy} over at YouTube.
This was my first swap with other youtubers and it was super FUN. And my partner is Rashidah ~ mmdo112800 on YouTube.

So for this swap...I had to make a Halloween layout and a Halloween Card.
Halloween theme is a bit a challenge for me....because I'm not really a big Halloween FAN.

Anyhoo....here are my creations.

I used the new Halloween papers from Doddlebug called Monster Mania, and I also added the cute Animal Monster {3D} stickers from Target.

You can watch this project live on my YouTube Channel.

Now..when I was away for the weekend, I received my swap from my other partner.
Her name is Sam and she's from England. Her YouTube Channel is samwri1984.
She did an amazing job creating a Halloween Layout for me. I just LOVE it so much because it's so stinkin CUTE.

Here it is...

I'm glad she decided to did a monster theme layout.

And here's the card she made me.

Well..I'm happy I joined this swap. I met a few new scrappy friends and was able to share my work with them too.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.
Take Care.
Hugs,

Altered Frame

Just wanted to share with you all my recent swap project that I made. It's an Altered Frame. It's my very first altered project, and I love the way it turned out.

So, here it's my handmade creation...

I got the frame from Michaels, then I painted it with 2 different layers of chocolate. After the paint dried, I added some metallic copper glimmer using my homemade glimmer mist. While it's still wet, I used my heat gun and heated the frame. Love the effects from the glimmer mist.

I also made the flowers. Actually, I had tons of fun making these :D

I used Tim Holtz Tattered Flower Die, McGill Punch, some Blings and Tattered Angel Glimmer Mists (Dragonfly and Candy Apple Red).

After putting this together...I want to keep this frame to myself. LOL. Just Joking. :D
I need to pack this now and send it to my partner.
I hope she likes it. What do you think???

I asked my hubby if he wanted me to make a frame like this for him...and he answered yes and no. Yes for Please make an altered frame for me, and No for Please don't be so girly. LOL.
Well, we'll see what I can come up with.

Thank you for stopping by.

Snowfall Card

The past two weeks have been really cold here in Lincoln, Nebraska. We had some snow and snow days too. Can't wait until Winter is over...I'm not a big fan of cold weather.

Well, this month I joined a card swap. A brand new swap hosted by lovely Miss Shen.
Right away...I knew what theme I was going to use on my cards...Winter theme. So...here it's my creation for January Card Swap

I tried to make it as simple as possible, and I Love it!!! What do you think?....
I hope the ladies in my group will love it too.

Now...I need to come up with an idea for next month card. I was thinking about Valentine theme..but the swap isn't due till February 20th which is few days after the Holiday. HHhhmm...so confused...
Oh well..I'll come up with something. :D

If you're interesting in joining this swap...let me know, and I will hook you up with Miss Shen.

Thank you for visiting..Until next time.
Take Care.

Scrappy Christmas Gifts

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. Mine was pretty good and fun.
Just in case you're wondering...what did I wish for Christmas? OOhh..I'd be happy to share with you :D
I'd never received Scrapping/Crafting stuff for Christmas. So, this Christmas...I wish I got more and more Scrapping/Crafting things. My husband knew about it..and he took me to Michaels and Archiver's  for a shopping spree...Yay :D

However, I didn't stop there....I signed up to 2 Christmas Swaps (Secret Santa Swaps) on Scrapbook.com
I want more Scrapping stuff this Christmas......
And later, I hosted a Christmas Swap on The (Scrap) Beach. I was very excited!!!

So now....I'm going to share with you my swap goodies.

The first one is from my secret Santa from Scrapbook.com and her name is Lisa. Look what she got me!

Awesome right? Lisa is AMAZING. She picked great stuff and most of them were from my wish list. She also made me great handmade items. THANKS LISA.
If you want to see me opened these gifts....please visit my YouTube Channel.

The second swap on Scrapbook.com was disaster. I'd sent mine to my pal, but I've never gotten mine until today. She told me that she's mailed the package out 3 weeks ago...but BUMMER....nothing. T-T

And my third swap, the one that I hosted at The Scrap beach, is still on its way. I know...It's supposed to be Christmas Swap. Well, my partner is from The Philippines...so it takes a while longer to get the package.

Anyway....packages or no packages. I had a blast and am blessed this Christmas.

Well, Thank you so much for stopping by. I'll see you all soon.

A Swap in A Bottle

Katrice, a beach babe at the Scrap Beach, hosted a very fun swap that I have never heard or joined before. It's a bottle swap. It's basically just a regular swap...instead of you putting the stuff in a box, you put them in a bottle. I signed up for this swap right away. I started to LOVE and ENJOY the unusual scrapping swaps.

My partner, Allyson, was a wonderful and very talented scrapper. We exchanged info and found out that both of us had the same scrapping style, and I think it's awesome.

So, here it is --- my bottle swap from Allyson.

And now...are you ready to see what's inside -- the great goodies Allyson sent me.

I was so speechless when I opened the bottle and went through the goodies one by one. I felt that I was so spoiled. :D LOL -- I LOVE it ALL!
Another thing that made this swap was so special -- Allyson's handmade creations are just GORGEOUS! She made stick pins, flower and Tim Holtz charm. THANK YOU so so much Allyson.

Well..if you have a chance to join a bottle swap like I did, I suggest that you sign up for the fun. You never know what you might receive. To me, this swap is like finding Janie in a bottle.

Have a great weekend.

Handmade Burlap Flower

I've been hanging out at The Scrap Beach a lot lately, and while I was there...I signed up for a few different swaps.

Ok..I'm not new to the swap world, but the swaps that I joined there...were basically something that I've never done before. The first one I joined was handmade flowers swap hosted by Miss Lyla. The challenge was simple -- used the color chocolate. It took me about 2 weeks to come up with an idea.

I made burlap flowers. 

This wasn't my original idea. I watched Lorinda from youtube and her adorable burlap flowers. So, I gave it a try on my own way.  I really LOVE the way it turned out.

I had a blast making these flowers....and definitely will make more. 

I went out of my comfort zone...trying something new....making something that I've never thought I would use -- burlap. And the result was AMAZING :D

Until next time with another swap.

First TWS Swap Goodies

Earlier last week, my mailman brought me a package. Yaaayyy..:D It's swap goodies from Valerie.
Valerie was my September Mini Kit Swap partner over at the beach.

Wondering about the beach? It's actually an online community for scrappers. The real name for this community is  The Scrap Beach. This beach is popular. It has more than 1600+ members, and I'm so glad I'm part of it. Lots of talented artists hang out here. I joined this community about a month ago, and already met so many wonderful scrappers.

Ok, lets go back to the swap goodies.
At the beginning of the month, Valerie and I contacted each other. She asked me what kind of kit I want. I told her that I'd like to start a mini album about my family, however, I left everything else for her to pick out. And look what she got me.

Valerie is so thoughtful. She got me so many wonderful items with lots of details.She chose the color Purple, Green, Blue and Brown for this kit. I LOVE every things especially those handmade lollipop flowers (aren't they just so gorgeous?). Thank you so much Valerie!!!
I can't wait to start on this mini....

Thanks for stopping by. I'll see you soon.