It's Not Too Late

to submit to ScrapStreet's calls this month!

Here are the calls:

March 2011 Article Calls - Features

Canvas Creations. Calling all canvas lovers! We want to see how you use canvas on your projects. It can be a layout that has canvas on it or it can be a whole project built on a canvas. Whether there's a little or a lot of canvas, we want to see it.

Green With Envy. St. Patrick's Day is on it's way! Share your cards, layouts, and altered projects featuring the color 'green.'

Birthday Bash. Show us your layouts featuring birthday parties and celebrations!

Super Strips. Remember when you were young and you would have fun with your friends in those photo booths at the mall? Let's see those layouts showcasing photo strips!

Altered Alert. Altered items...anything from candy boxes to little birdhouses to coaster minis. Show us what you are changing into something fabulous!

March 2011 Article Calls - Fixtures

Chic Street: The 45 minute Layout: Show us layouts that can be done in 45 minutes max.

Open Road: Put the focus on journaling! Create a layout that tells a story...share a time you were or felt lucky! Be sure to use your personality in your text!

Easy Street: Feeling a bit punchy? Let's see how you use those punches on your simple layouts!

Card Corner: Good luck! ¡Buena suerte! Bonne chance! Whatever your language, we want to see your cards wishing good luck!

The Stoplight: Stop and capture the moment--in the kitchen! What are you eating, drinking, cooking, or loving as decor? Share a glimpse of your kitchen life at this moment.

Technique Turn: Mixed titles. Whether you mix fonts for different words or used different alphabets for each letter, we want to see your Title Techniques!

Deadline is midnight December 30... for all calls.

Please send your work to submissions@scrapstreet.com.

And have you checked out the December issue yet?

The whole thing is great! You can find my article here.

And since I also want to share some projects with you, here are some that were featured in November's issue of ScrapStreet. We were spotlighting Bella Blvd's papers and products. One of the perks from being on the team is getting products to play with and I really enjoyed playing with Bella Blvd. :) Here are my projects:

To see my design notes and to read the whole article on Bella Blvd, go here.

Have a FANTASTIC day!!!!! 3 days til Christmas!!! :)

Stamping in a heart (and NEWS!)

So for October, the ScrapStreet team showcased some My Favorite Things stamps and projects. I thought I would share a layout that I made for the article. I received a stamp set with a lot of words and I wasn't sure how I wanted to incorporate them all onto my layout. But then it hit me to try something a little different. Here's what I did:

I cut a heart from scratch paper and used the negative part as a mask.

I stamped the words all so they would be inside my heart.

Then I even decided to stitch around the heart to make it even more obvious. Here's what my final layout looks like:

And here are some close up's:

To see my supplies and what the rest of the team did with the MFT stamps, go here.

The team at ScrapStreet is getting excited for several new things we have going on. I can't wait to share them with you. There is one thing I can share right now!!! :) We have a few openings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I absolutely LOVE writing for ScrapStreet. If this would be something you would be interested in, I encourage you to go for it! Check out all the details later today on Scrapbook Calls. (I'll come back and share the link after it has been posted). I do hope you go for it! :)

ETA: Here's the link to that call!!!!! Or here is the info:

Call Title: ScrapStreet.com EZine Team Call
Ending Date: November 29, 2010

Note: ScrapStreet.com EZine is looking for fun and creative designers who
love to scrapbook to add to our team. Layout, card, and altered artists
are all encouraged to apply.

The Job:
Our team publishes a monthly EZine with thousands of subscribers and a 5
year history. We love finding and showcasing talented scrappers and
beautiful products. If you are selected for our team, you will write a
monthly article which will include selecting and requesting the work of
designers, combining the work into an interesting article, and meeting your
deadline.

You will also receive products at least 6 times a year from a variety of
manufacturers and will scrap several items to showcase their lines. It is
an excellent opportunity to increase your visibility in the scrapping
community while having fun.

To Apply:
Send the following to staff@scrapstreet.com
contact information
a short statement of why you are interested in joining us.
3 of your favorite creations showcasing your style.
a link to your blog.
a link to your gallery.

End date: November 29, 2010
Link www.scrapstreet.com

Have a fantastic day!!!!

November Issue of ScrapStreet + Calls

Hi everyone! The November issue of ScrapStreet is up! Check it out here. You can find my article using frames here. It's a long one...9 pages, and chalked full of cool ideas and wonderful samples. The rest of the issue is fabulous, so make sure you check it all out.

And the new calls are up too:

February Article Calls - Features

Call 1: Sweet Love. Do you have a layout that you made about a love for chocolate? Or perhaps there's another sweet that you can't put down. We want to see all those chocolate and candy layouts. Don't have a sweet tooth? Show us how you were inspired by chocolate or candy...it could be in the texture or you were inspired by the wrapper, just let us know!
Call 2: Shot Through The Heart. Let us feast our eyes on your projects that include arrows.
Call 3: Shabby Chic. Calling all shabby chic scrappers! We want to see your layouts, cards, and other projects that portray your shabby chic style!
Call 4: Lace it up. Use lace in your creations and share them with us!

February Article Calls - Fixtures

Chic Street: Doilies aren't just placemats anymore. Call for layouts using paper doilies!!!
U-Turn: Oh, mini-albums, how do I love thee... Show us what or who YOU love in the form of a mini-album! Please include multiple photos in your submission!
Open Road: Put the focus on journaling! February is one of the biggest times of year for receiving greeting cards. Grab a sentiment or quote from a greeting card that catches your eye and let it inspire your layout! From hello to love to birthday cards, read on and get creative.
Easy Street: There's a time and place for everything! Share your layouts on how you capture this statement in your layouts. Whether you capture this statement through your photos or journaling, let's see them!
Card Corner: Let us publish that special card you be giving/sending to your special Valentine this month.
Deadline is midnight November 29th ... for all calls.
Please send your work to submissions@scrapstreet.com.

Since we are talking about ScrapStreet, I thought I'd share a layout that I made for last month's issue:

I used the Summer Breeze line from My Little Shoebox. :) Love this line! And then I adhered everything together with Helmar Adhesives. I used Helmar Premium Craft Glue for most of it. But if you look at the layout close, you'll see the frame (along with bird and journaling) are all lifted up. I did that with the Helmar's awesome Liquid Scrap Dots. Here are some close up's:

This layout was in last month's Strips and Scraps article. If you want to check that out, you can still see it here.

Hope you have a wonderful day!!!

There's Still Time!!!!

** Come back later today for a blog hop with a TON of prizes. :)

Have you checked out the October issue of ScrapStreet yet? Check it out here. You can find my article here.

And...

There's still time to submit to ScrapStreet for the January calls. You have until October 31st to submit.

Here are the calls:

January 2011 Article Calls - Features

Call 1: Show us the Snow! Let's see your creative snowflakes! Do you stamp them, piece them, or make them from ribbon? There are so many ways to make snowflakes on our pages and projects...and we want to see them all!
Call 2: Baby New Year - Bring on the Babies! Share your favorite baby layouts with us. Make us coo!
Call 3: Suits Me To A 'Tea'-Did you know that January is recognized as 'Hot Tea' month? When I think of tea, I think of tea parties, bridal showers, or anything that is just floral and frilly. With that in mind, share with us your dainty layouts, cards, and altered projects that feature tea parties, bridal showers, or designs that exude what a tea party should look like to you.
Call 4: All a flutter. Show us how you used butterflies in a fun and unique way on your layouts.
Call 5: Pack in the photos! Share your layouts with at least 3 photos per page.

January 2011 Article Calls - Fixtures

Chic Street: Soft, delicate colors are hot right now!!! Show us layouts using pastels.
U-Turn: New Year, New Beginnings, New...Uses? Show us how you repurpose something old and make it new!
Open Road: Put the focus on your journaling! Raise your voice! Create a layout and tell a story in your strongest voice. Are you typically sarcastic, funny, serious, mushy? Be sure your journaling reflects who you are!
Easy Street: Ringing in the new year! Share with me your simple layouts about your plans for 2011 or perhaps your resolutions!
Card Corner: Little known holidays are a great source of inspiration for cards. Did you know that January boasts both Amelia Earhart Day and Christa McAuliffe Day? Celebrate the spirit of these great women by creating a card featuring a form of air travel (airplanes, space shuttles, hot air balloons, etc.)
Deadline is midnight on October 31 ... for all calls.
Please send your work to submissions@scrapstreet.com.

And I have a layout to share with you today too. It was in the September issue of ScrapStreet.

I am so grateful that I made this layout because it forced me to upload the pics on my camera. Like a week later, I dropped and shattered my phone and all were gone!

Supplies: Paper: Studio Calico, Making Memories, BoBunny Press, Grungeboard: Tim Holtz, Alphabet: Making Memories, October Afternoon, Rub-Ons: BasicGrey, Tags: The Girls' Paperie, Stickers: BoBunny Press, Paint: Scribbles, Specialty Ink: Tattered Angels, Floss: DMC, Font: American Typewriter, Adhesive: Helmar.

Ok...hope you have a fantastic day...and seriously, submit!!!

One more push...

for you to submit to the calls at Scrapstreet! :) Here are all of the calls:

December 2010 Article Calls - Features

Call 1: Sugar & Spice: Run, run as fast as you can...it just wouldn't be Christmas without the Gingerbread Man! Come and satisfy our ginger sweet tooth by sharing your layouts, cards, and altered projects showcasing this sweet treat.

Call 2: Piece for the Holidays: Paper Piecing is very popular...we want to see your holiday layouts and projects where you creatively make your own embellishments by paper piecing (i.e. Christmas trees, Gingerbread houses, etc.).

Call 3: Come Light the Menorah! Send us your layouts, cards, and projects that showcase this special holiday.

Call 4: Painter's Trays: Show us how you use all those cute little cubbies for your scrapping!

Call 5: Lead the Way: Show us how you used maps on your layout. They can be from patterned paper or actual maps. Anything goes as long as it features a map.

December 2010 Article Calls - Fixtures

Chic Street: Home Tweet Home. Call for projects featuring bird/little houses.

U-Turn: Altered Item Gift Gallery! Have you altered something special to create a one-of-a-kind gift? Submit your creations to be showcased in our holiday issue!

Open Road: Put the focus on your journaling! So many activities, travels and events during the holiday season! Record one today by using an agenda as your journaling!

Easy Street: Good things come in small packages! Calling for simple gift boxes to make those little treasurers more special!

Card Corner: Gift cards from the heart: we're looking for creative ways to personalize and wrap holiday gift cards.

Crossroads Cafe: Are you a hybrid scrapper? Submit your layouts that use any hybrid technique and tell us what you love about this style of scrapbooking!

Deadline is midnight September 29th for all calls.

Please send your work to submissions@scrapstreet.com.

And here are some projects that I had in last month's issue. We got to play with some images from MelJen Designs. I absolutely LOVE the images I was given...will be using them over and over again! Here's what I created:

To see the supplies, tips and full article, go here.

I did use Helmar adhesives for all of my projects. Did you know that Helmar has some calls out right now????

* They have an Australian DT call out (which actually includes New Zealand as well), get all the details here. Deadline: Oct. 8th.

* They have a Educator Team call out (open to USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). You can find all those details here. Deadline: Oct. 15th.

* And finally there will be some guest designer opportunities coming up...so stay tuned to the Helmar blog. :)

One other thing...just wanted to let you know of an event that is coming up...

You won't want to miss that.

I've actually got several events coming up that I am participating in. I've added a little section to the right on my blog to see some of them. :)

Ok, well that was a lot of information, right...I'll be back tomorrow with a fun tutorial.

Have a wonderful day!!!!

ScrapStreet and Lily Bee

There's still time to get those submissions in for ScrapStreet! Check out the calls here. Due date is September 29th. We want to see them ladies...so get em' in! :) Here's my specific call:

Call 2: Piece for the Holidays: Paper Piecing is very popular...we want to see your holiday layouts and projects where you creatively make your own embellishments by paper piecing (i.e. Christmas trees, Gingerbread houses, etc.).

I do hope you submit. :)

Here are some projects I did for ScrapStreet that were in last month's issue. We all got to work with Lily Bee Design.

I simply adore their fantastic rub-ons. :) To see the whole article on Lily Bee Design and to view my supply list, go here.

Have a wonderful day!!!

DT Tuesday at Unity!

Hi everyone! I did the post over at Unity's blog today...just shared a bit about myself. Hope you can check it out! :) I did share a new project that I just made....

I painted a canvas and made a bit of home decor for the upcoming season. I stamped and embossed each of those fantastic pumpkins from the Simple Blessings stamp set.

I also have another layout to share with you that uses stamps from Unity. It was one I did for my ScrapStreet "Get your Stamp On" article:

There's a bunch of stamps from a bunch of different stamp sets on that layout. :) That was for last month's issue of ScrapStreet.

Have you checked out September's issue yet?

It is rockin!!! I love this issue! My own article can be found here (I also have another layout in there that uses Unity!), but you should read the whole thing! :)

And check out their current calls!!! I hope you all submit.

Have a wonderful, fantastic day! (And I will be back with winners later).

ScrapStreet is the best!

Did you know that ScrapStreet has over 10,000 subscribers? And over a MILLION hits a month on the magazine! I have heard people say that they don't submit to online magazines, only print ones. But why would you not want to be part of a magazine that has that many followers? It is seriously THE BEST online magazine out there! I thought that even before I became part of the team. :)

So check out the current magazine here.

And did you notice that AMAZING layout on the cover? It is stamped! It was a submission for my "Get Your Stamp On" article, but landed on the cover instead. :)

Do you want to be on the cover of the magazine AND win a wonderful prize, check out this post here.

And here are our current calls, there's still time to submit, they are due August 30th.

So hope you all submit, submit, submit!!!

Thought I would share a few projects that I did that were in the July issue of ScrapStreet. It was for an article about Whimsy Stamps.

For details and supplies on these projects, check out that article.

I'm off. :) Hope you have a wonderful day...and I hope you check out the August issue of ScrapStreet and then submit!

I {heart} stamping

Hi everyone!!! Thought I would post another layout from the "to be posted on the blog" pile. :) And it's my friend Tracey's favorite layout. :) It was in June's ScrapStreet magazine.

That big butterfly is a stamp from Tattered Angels. I stamped it twice on white cardstock. One of them was for another project. Then I cut them out. Afterwards, I was looking at that white piece of cardstock and thought it looked so cool with the butterflies cut out of it...so I used it! :) I put patterned paper behind them. I even did my journaling around one of them. I do like how it turned out...another idea you can do with your scraps/leftovers! :) Here are some close up's:

And don't forget about ScrapStreet's current calls! I hope you submit! :)

Have a wonderful Friday!

Supplies:

Paper and Pearls: Prima Marketing, Cardstock: American Crafts, Alphabet Stickers: October Afternoon, Stamp: Tattered Angels, Ink: Stampin’ Up!, Specialty Ink: Tattered Angels, Pen: Sharpie, Floss: DMC, Wood: Studio Calico, Adhesive: Helmar.