October Challenge #1

Ok, guys. This week is my week to blog and I'm REALLY late, so I apologize and hope to strike your interest. Today, I'm going to try to dazzle you with a couple of ideas. I read WAY too many magazines and I am known by the edgers to try every technique that I see. So, I have a challenge for all of you. Let's try and make our own embellishments. How about Shrinky Dink charms? A very simple, but fun challenge. Even the kids can do it!!
At my local craft store, I picked up a pack of Shrink paper. It usually will run about $3.99 for a pack of six sheets. You can make a variety of charms using rubber/acrylic stamps and marker. With your shrink paper, I found out that the best ink to use on it is Staz-on. It dries quickly and does not rub off. I found out the hard way that most rub-ons do not work very well and will not shrink with the paper when you bake it. Makes sense, right? It does, but I'm the type that has to prove myself wrong and I tried it. I did discover that the Polar Bear Press rub-ons will shrink with the paper, but that is about all. Too, the best way to adhere them to your pages is with Diamond Glaze. You can run it through your Xyron X, but I recommend something a little stronger.
Now that I have made my charms, I decided to try something else that I read in this month's CK magazine. I laid out my embellishments in sort of a half circle around my picture. Not only did I use my shrink charms, but I used a variety of other different things to make a half circle. This was WAY easy and did not take up too much time. I had this LO done in 30 minutes! I hope that you all like this idea! Have fun!!!

Destiny

On their way.....

So I hear all the kits are on their way!! Woo hoo!! You all are going to love love love this kit!!

So who has their pictures picked and printed for it's arrival??? Well the first one to poat a link here to a LO done with the kit will get a little RAK from me!!

So hurry up and get that adhesive ready ladies, I wanna see some of your work!

Happy Scrappin, Julie

Found Items

You all saw in my post about prepping for the kit to arrive at my doorstep, a cute little Beatrix Potter box. That box used to have a really cute set of books inside, but my DD, well let's just say they never found their way back in. So Mommy decided to recycle it, LOL!!

This is what I did to it....
1. Lightly sanded all outside surfaces of the box where I would be adhering paper.

2. I chose not to paint it only because the colors of the box worked well with the papers in the kit.

3. Measured and cut papers, using a thin layer of Mod Podge to adhere.

4. Sanded, measured & cut and adhered paper to front drawer .

5. When adhesive dried I lightly sanded the edges of all the paper.

6. Embellish!! I added rubons, a brass thingie as a drawer pull, and ribbon. I then added a final coat of Mod Podge to the entire box.

7. For the inside folders I found some mini file folders in my stash, but they were a little too small. What I did was trace them but add just enough to the outside edges to make them fit in the drawer properly.

There are 6 folders, 1 for every 2 months. I have to still make up little month cards to go inside the folders.

Happy Scrappin, Julie

Get your pictures ready!

Get ready... set.... go!!!!!

Start planning which pictures you would like to use w/ your September kit, because they will be shipping sooooooon. Think of sketches, maybe this month's sketch or you can make your own... you can even scraplift a sketch from a LO in a magazine.

1. Get your pictures ready! (yes, this means print or develop them)
2. Look for ideas to scraplift or get inspired at our gallery or in a magazine.
3. Start stalking the mailman!

Layouts are hitting Our GALLERY....

Come and check out the gallery as more and more LOs get posted by the DT.

http://www.thescrappingedge.net/Gallery/

Color Challenge!

Teal blue and Red....

yes, I said teal blue and red. You can have any other colors but these two should be the main colors. This is a color combo that is not my first option but after seeing the Fancy Pants paper and making the banner for the BLOG and WEB SITE I have fallen in love w/ it... so show me your LOs, cards, altered items w/ these 2 colors....

but most important have fun!

Inspiration from the Edgers!

Okay Edgers!!! It is inspiration time!!! Here it is...Our September Sketch...Just for you! Create a layout using this sketch and our September Kit and your name will be entered into a drawing for a small RAK! Inspiration and a small gift! You can't beat that!!!! All entries due by October 15th!!! The Winner will be announced here on the BLOG October 16th.

Remember to check out the wonderful August PKBE. These are the newest papers from Bo Bunny and they are wonderful. The colors are great the theme "ALL ABOUT ME" and "THE GUY IN YOUR LIFE". Just wait to see what our designers are doing with this kit. Remember you will get detailed instructions for the LO's and FREE shipping with your monthly TSE kit. We have lowered the price on this wonderful kit to 13.95

Planning Process

I am getting ready to get my ROCKIN' September kit!! Here is a sample of some projects I am planning with it. Stay tuned for the final projects!!

Do you like our new banner?

Just making our new blog a bit happier, and of course what could be happier than our about to ship September kit.

TSE: September 2006

TSE: September 2006

This is only a snippet of the entire kit. Amber has a much bigger photo to post don't you, Amber? I love Fancy Pants and I love Polar Bear Press. What could be better than a kit with both lines in it? Plus Amber will outdo herself with all sorts of great goodies.

Our new Blog

September is here and ready to ship.