Challenge #41: Good Intentions

Good intentions you ask? Let me explain..You know the altoids tins, or old picture frames that are yucky but you think aww I can make it pretty..or how about cigar boxes. This month we want you to dig something out that you have been hoarding or saving whatever you say you do, I HOARD, and turn your good intentions into a completed project.

Here's what we did:

Greta's

I have been saving these frames forever and seriously had good intentions. I made this for my best friend as a christmas gift.

Kim's

I am a serious horder of boxes and packaging, always saying "don't throw that, I can use it"...but do I ever? In this case I can finally say "YAY, I've done it - I altered a box of tampons..."

So this is what it used to look like


And this is what it looks now.


If you ever get a little box from me for your birthday you never know, it may have been a box of *wotsits" before :)

Dana's

My favorite and least expensive present idea is to buy a really inexpensive picture frame (preferably from the dollar bins at Target) to alter. I love nothing more then getting out all my acrylic paints and going to town on a frame. That way it hardly matters what the frame looks like when you buy it. Just look for a frame that is flat enough to add embellishements to and one that isn't too narrow so you can decorate it. I add patterned paper and whatever fun embellies I feel will look the best and voila!

Liz's:

i found this little number at Michael's a while back. it was supposed to be for a teacher Christmas gift. you can see how that all worked out. i have tons of these sorts of things, flower pots, old boxes, birdhouses, notebooks, ring binders, postal boxes, wooden plaques...you name it, i most likely have it.

You know the drill ladies...show us your crap and what you do with it.

Our Players

Challenge # 40: Recycle It

It's that time again...this month we want to recycle. I have to admit. I am not the "go green" type of gal but it is fun to take trash and turn it into something really cute. Cereal boxes, plastic pieces, tags off of clothing. whatever you want to recycle that is your task this month. can't wait to see what you come up with.

Greta's

This was made using a cereal box

this was made using a piece of cardboard and some leftover pieces of cereal boxes.

Liz's:
I have been collecting tags forever, and added to the stash after our Christmas toy explosion, i thought i'd finally do something with all of them. this is all about Michael (my oldest). all the things he likes. i really could have added a lot more, but you get the point. my 'canvas' was the front side of an indiana jones lego box. how's that for recycling? oh, and i FINALLY used some of those scenic route chipboard pieces!
for this project i used more leftover cardboard to create a gentle reminder for my 7 year old son. view more pics here. TIP: when stripping the top layer of paper off corrugated cardboard, tear against the grain of the ripply stuff...if it starts to tear, use a paper piercer to cut down the creases and pick off the excess paper. i'm not sure that made any sense...or maybe you have a better solution you'd like to share (cuz mine is really a pain in the butt when it tears.)

Kim
I love, yeah LOVE using cardboard as a background medium. It is cheap to come by (just rip up those pizza boxes!) and versatile to use. Peel off some of the top layer to reveal the corrugated bits, as in this example. You can create minibooks, wall-hangings, cards and layouts with the wonder that is generally dismissed as packaging...
I have also used some clear packaging to cut the background of the flowers with my Cuttlebug.


Our Players:

Challenge #39: Love is in the air

It's that time of the year again ladies...Valentines Day!

I want to know is this a "holiday" that you celebrate?
For me it is not. i don't do this day and never have. I think it is silly.
Not everyone is like me and without further ado i want to see some traditional v-day colors..red and pink....no rules other than those...break out those colors and scrap whatever may be tickling your fancy or better yet make something for someone else..maybe your significant other, a child's teacher, or just some home decor..whatever it is be sure to link so we can ohhh and ahhhh

Greta's


These are 2 birthday/anniversary books i made for Mason's teachers. i figured this was perfect and he is so excited to give it to them.
This was using 2 different kits from Noel Mignon.
One is sugar cookie and the other is Love Song (sold Out)




Dana's
Here's my additions to creating a love vibe..I took one of those dinner boxes and decorated it to hold all your special valentine notes:



Here's also a little card to inspire you to create one for your valentine sweetie:

Kim's
I don't really to V-Day either...not sure why, but hey that's how I roll :)
That doesn't stop me from loving to create with red and pink though - FAR from it. The below layout shows a picture of my MIL and myself. You always hear of woman not getting on with the MIL's but mine is ace. We are like best buddies and even go on holiday together!
The background is a package sheet from Prima by the way. In it came one of their transparencies and I thought it was too nice to throw. It has the same consistency and colour of Kraft cardstock.


Liz's:

i've had these letters laying around since the end of 2007. finally i've put them to use! it's a 12x16 canvas and the corrugated cardboard is left from a freight box from walmart. paper is making memories (fairly new). the mme and the sassafras are from last year and possibly the year before. ;) you can see close-ups of the project on my blog if you care to make one for yourself! (getting everything to stay on the canvas was the hardest part--LOTS of glue!)

Lisa's

Hey Crap Scrappers

We will be back in full force with our monthly challenges starting FEB 1st.
and we also have a new member with us for some more incredible inspiration.

You can visit Kim Sonksen and get to know more about her here.

Can i Get a WOOT WOOT!!!???

SYC update

In honor of the new year and because we are all so busy we are only going to bring you challenges once a month...YAY!! Each challenge will roll out on the first of the month.

We wish all of you a

Ho Ho Ho

From our family to yours!

Challenge # 37:Cards Galore

oops..i thought i scheduled this to automatically post but i guess not...YIKES...oh well 4 days late but it doesn't matter....Have fun girls! and please link us up so i can make a slide show and we can leave you love

This challenge is all about getting those xmas cards done.
So hopefully you have some left over xmas paper from last year that you can dig into
How about some fruitcake or figgy pudding by Basic Grey? or maybe some Scenic route?
Whatever you have lets use it up so we can dig into to this years paper for all our new christmas pics.

Britta




Greta's


i didn't have any xmas paper left from last year so i did one using this year's from OA.

Liz's:
ok, so the first two cards are from my stash...lots of green buttons and some felt. i honestly don't have as many green buttons as i thought i did. The button tree is an idea from Nicole Samuels. She has pics on her blog. Her's is waaay cuter! and i totally forgot a star! might have to do a re-take.

now...the last three cards are from new stuff. the K&Co Christmas line was just too pretty to resist (especially with a Michael's coupon).





Dana's
Who doesn't have a gazillion Deluxe Design Lazer cuts? Me.. that's who! Decided to use some of those babies up that I had been hoarding for that "special" project I never got around too.. Also managed to use up one some of that Christmas paper from Joann's that I thought was so fabulous like 5 years ago!!!! What can you guys dig up to play with?


For more xmas card inspiration please check out this challenge

REMEMBER TO LINK YOUR WORK SO WE CAN SEEOR ADD IT DIRECTLY TO THE SLIDE AT THE END!!!