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Fabulous Flower Pillows!

I came across this photo last night...

I'm in LOOOOOVE!

Check out the great tutorial by the Crafting Chicks.

And how cute is this pillow??

You can find it on Etsy.

And what a creative way to display photos!

This is such a cute idea.  Instead of doing the typical guest book at a wedding, you have your guests put their thumb prints on the tree with their name.  We are SO using this idea for Ashley's wedding!

This would make a great Teacher gift.

And so would this!

OK, don't these just get you in the mood for Easter?  These are Easter Egg Cake Pops!

And I wish I looked like her...

And drove this.

Hahahaha!  Gotta love the PINK!

 

More Beauty...

Cindy sent us in this layout for the Beauty Challenge.

Thanks Cindy.  It's nice to see two of my favorites girls!

Paper Flower Turtorial

~REPOST from March 2010~

I got an e-mail from the Glitz Girls a few weeks back, and at the end of it was this great tutorial for paper flowers.  They had them all over their booth at CHA, and all of us were drooling over them.  So I had a little extra time (haha) on my hands yesterday, so I decided I would make a few.

You'll need:

2x12 strip of paper

4x4 square of paper

Water Spray bottle

Glue Gun

Headband (optional)

 

Lightly spritz both side of your paper.

Roll the paper into a sort of tube shape, lengthwise.

 

Start curling the end.

 

Add some hot glue to the center of the square piece of paper.  Continue wrapping the paper around in a circle, adding hot glue as you go.

 

Once you are done, finish the end off with glue.

 

Every flower I have made, looks very different.  I used 3 different thicknesses of paper, and they all worked great.

 

Now Cut out your flower.  This was white core paper, so I inked the edges with some black ink.  I made another flower, the same size, and cut it out also.

 

I added Bling to the center of each of the flowers.

 

Then I added the flowers to a black headband.  The next time I make these, I will add the flowers to a piece of felt, I think that will finish it off a little nicer.

 

And there you go!  This took less than 10 minutes from start to finish

 

So then I made another, with some vintage music note paper.  I made one flower, then added another strip to make it a little larger.

 

And then I made this one for Taylor.  I added one of Heidi Swapps Giant Brads to the center of the purple flower.  I also made the green flowers a little smaller.

 

This was about 30 minutes total time.  Such a quick little project.  I made another flower and added a bit of tulle to it, you'll see it on Friday on one of my cards.  Hope you enjoyed...I cerntainly enjoyed making them!

 

I could really use...

A day off!!

We moved all weekend, got most of it done.  I have to clean at the old house this week, then we will be ALL done.  Although I don't see a day off for quite some time.  Shad and I are taking our Fire Training course on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and then on Monday life starts all over again!  We enjoy staying busy though.  And when we can do things together, that's even better.  I wanted to share a couple of recipes with you today, but they are all on my computer at work.  I use Allrecipes.com for a lot of my recipes I make for work.  All the recipes are rated by other readers and are given up to 5 stars.  I only serve recipes that have 4 1/2 stars or higher.  So far, I haven't served anything that they haven't gone nuts over!  All recipes is a free site, but you can become a member for a small fee, and get a few added perks.  You can print out the recipes, in either 3x5, 4x6 of full page sheets.  I taught a cooking class last week, and I printed recipe's out on cardstock for all the ladies.  They loved them.

I do have one Salad recipe that I can remember off the top of my head.  I LOOOOVE this salad!  I've served this twice now, and I swear they licked the plates clean!

Cranberry, Feta and Walnut Salad

1 package (10 oz.) mixed salad greens
1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
1 package (4 oz.) crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup coarsely chopped toasted California walnuts
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Layer salad greens, cranberries, cheese and walnuts in shallow salad bowl or on large serving platter. Whisk vinegar, honey, mustard and pepper in small bowl. Slowly add oil in a thin stream, whisking constantly until well blended. Pour over salad. Toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

Hope you try this, you won't be disappointed!

Have a super week!

Moving day...

We got most of the house moved today, and we are in the new house tonight.  I made everyone's favorite dinner, and we sat around a table for the first time in 7 months.  It feels good to finally unpack our stuff.  It's almost like Christmas morning!  I'll be back on Monday, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Fabulous Find Friday with Wendi!

Spring has Sprung....

Hello Scrap Tiffany readers.. It's Wendi here and I'm hosting today's Fabulous Finds.

That's right!!!!!

Spring is here, and I couldn't be more excited..

I'm ready for warmer weather, longer daylight hours, and more time outdoors.

I've been surfing the web to find some fun and spring-ey finds to help you on this lovely Friday. Right now, about everywhere you look you can find something that just screams spring.. and I am MORE than ready to bring it on.

Here's what I found:

An adorable lil crocheted ducky clip from Briar Claire


Spring flowers on fabric print, a perfect Easter dress from Bold Blooms



Spring wedding cake designs, almost too pretty to eat!



Butterflies, soft colors, and pearls, a perfect touch to a spring time card.



A bold and bright vest to wear with a short sleeve shirt... (put those long sleeve shirts back in the closet!!)

Flip flops to shoe off your toes and legs.



of course you can't go out in your flip flops with out some adorable painted toenails!!!

Well I hope this gets your inspired for the new spring season, and hope you get some warmer weather to go along with it.

Have a Happy Friday!!!!!

 

I must have some PALLETS...

OK, Pintrest post again! 

I have been stalking it lately.  But I found something I wanted to share with you today.

  Things you can do with Recycled Pallets.

Yes, a coffee table made out of a pallet!

And a headboard!  I love this one.  I kept walking past this huge pallet at work today, and all I could think is what a fabulous headboard that would make.  This is definately going to be on Shad's "honey do" list after we get moved.

Cute bed.

And I think we need a few of these on our new deck!

I love to find new uses for old stuff!  You should see what I am working on for our Recycled Blog Hop.  Super Cute!

Tuesday Tutorial with Sheri!!

Hi everyone!  This is Sheri with your Tuesday Tutorial!   I love to surprise friends with sweet little random gifts and it seems the best ones are something that is handmade!  I thought I’d share a super easy project  that makes a great little gift for those times when you’re meeting a friend for coffee or lunch and just want a little something to show you care.

 

Here’s the basic supplies needed:

 

1 - 12x12 sheet patterned paper of your choice

1 generic notepad

Glue/Adhesive

Edger punch of your choice

Ribbon

large eyelets (optional)

jute and brad or magnet closure

Embellishments of your choice

Here’s how you put it together!

1.            First, cut two strips for the cover of your notepad.  For my project, I used a 4x6 notepad, so my strips were cut at 4 x 8 5/8 and 4x11 ¾.

  

2.            Cover the back of your notepad with a heavy adhesive.  I used Helmar’s Acid Free Glue.  It’s a great glue for a heavy duty hold, such as bookbinding, covers, etc.  

 

3.            Take the smallest strip and cover the back of your pad, bringing the extra flap over the front of the notepad.         

 

4.            Repeat the gluing process on the back of the notepad again, covering the patterned paper.

          

5.            If you have a brayer, you may want to run it over the glued paper to make sure it adheres well.

6.            Fold the back strip over the front of the notepad to create your cover.

 

7.            Using your favorite border punch, trim the top flap of your cover.

 

8.            This leaves you with your basic cover.

 

9.            Then, punch two holes on the top flap to pull your ribbon through.  I used large eyelets just to strengthen the holes since I am using a wide ribbon but you wouldn’t have to.

 

10.          Pull your ribbon through and tie a bow.  I then added a brad and some jute to create a loop closure.   Another option would be a small magnetic closure (I didn’t have any so I just used what I had on hand).

 

11.          Embellish as you like.

 

It’s a quick and easy project…..I hope you give it a try!

Is it Monday Again??

I hate how that keeps happening!

On Saturday, I hosted our local Craft Social and Potluck.  My High School Bestie made her dish at the social.  She kinda did it as her craft.  She showed me how to make Spring Rolls.  Not the crispy kind, the kind in the transparent wrapper.

She put shrimp, cilantro, green onions, carrots, lettuce and rice noodles in them, and then made a peanut dipping sauce.  OMG....they were fabulous.  Taylor loved them too.  It's funny how my girls like all the foods that I do, like sushi and Chinese food.  She also made some smoked salmon Sushi that was fabulous too.

It was such a beautiful day.  Only about 36 degrees, but sitting inside, looking out, you would have thought it was summer time.  Look at our gorgeous views!

Isn't that a great view??

I have a few more pictures to show you.

This is another one of the Make and Takes that I did at CHA.

It's a cute little canvas, that will look great in my future Scraproom.

And here is a peek at Taylor's Homecoming book.

The right side isn't done, I am out of rings, and my order of new ones won't be here til later in the week.  That's why it's sitting lopsided.

This was another class I took at CHA.  It was sorta wierd.  They gave us enough product to complete the front of each page.  I'm sure they were trying to encourage us to buy their product, but whatever.

It's a gatefold album, with chipboard, acrylic, canvas and c-flute pages.  I went through my stash and found some papers to match the ones they gave us, and I also added a few extra pages.

These are little canvas pocket pages.  Sorry for the bad photography, not sure what my deal was that day.

After the glorious day we had on Saturday...

we woke up to more snow on Sunday!

But I love it, so it's OK!

I have a crazy busy week ahead of me.  Chance and I are flying to Homer tomorrow to go to the dentist, then flying back just in time to teach a Family Album class.  On Wednesday night I am teaching an egg roll making class.  Nothing better than cooking and eating!  Friday night I am doing Teen Night with Shad.  I think we will do Rock Band/Guitar Hero and some Minute to Win it games.  Then I'm sure we will be moving all weekend.  Busy.  Busy.

Talk to you soon!

Happy Sunday

Hahaha!

Loving the Pintrest!

Logan and I spent about 2 hours looking at some of the pictures on Pintrest yesterday.  He liked looking at all the animals, and the really cool bedroom pictures.  Here are a few of OUR favorites:

Fun entryway.

I'm making on of these!  But with Pink, of course.

I just had a boatload of yarn gifted to me....hmmmmm.

He wants this bedroom.  Yeah, like it will stay white...and clean??

We are SO going to do this on Sunday! I thought we could add food coloring to make it even weirder.

Cute idea for Wedding thanks you's or something like that.

 Best Halloween Costume EVER!  For some reason my kids have never seen Edward Scissor Hands, will be adding it to Netflix.

Ummm, could they be any cuter??

The grow these in Glass cases.  My kids want to try this one too!

Creative!

Must have one of these!

Made from Sweaters!

I want to do this down Main Street.

Purdy...

Yes it does!

Looking for Wedding ideas for Ashley!

Coolest stools ever!

Dream kitchen.  I'll never have it, because Shad doesn't like white cabinets.  But I Soooo love them!

I would so ride this skooter!  I would be, like, the coolest Mom in town!

Genius!

Why didn't I order mine in this color???

Awwww...

So true!

Wow, I'm seeing a theme here.  Aqua anyone?

Maybe a dark grey kitchen?

OK, I'm heading to Germany so I can do this!

Yes, she will!

Well  I hope you enjoyed all the eye candy.  I think I need some sort of 12 step program to keep me off that web site!

Happy Weekend!

Fabulous Find Friday with Sophie!!

Hi ScrapTiffany readers! It is Sophie here , writing to you all the way from France!!

Today I am going to share with you a find I recently made but BEWARE this find can be very ADDICTIVE!!


As scrappers and lovers of crafty things , we are all image lovers!
We are seeking inspiration everywhere, from advertisements to home decor. And we love to find inspiration in other scrapper's work. I personally love to pin these photos on my wall but saddly it is not big enough!!

So I found the perfect device to pin as many images and inspirational pictures as I like and be able to view them whenever I want!
it is called                 

  PINTEREST

It is a virtual board on which you can pin any photo found on the web:
Here are a couple of my favorites:

  

 
You can simply wander around people's boards, or create your own!
For that you have to click the "require an invitation" button and wait for the site's creators to answer your call.

Once you have your own board, you can pin any picture you find inspiring found on the web! Isn't that great !! you can also repin images from other people's boards!

Here is the link to my gallery : http://pinterest.com/sophiec/pins/

Hope to see you soon on Pinterest.

Have a lovely "inspiration-filled" week!

My New Toy...

I know, it's not new, but I finally got Mine!

Before we moved, I gave my Bind-it-all to Cindy, because I was going to get my new Cinch when we got Alaska. But, I never ordered it, and I have been without a binding system for WAY too long.  I got my cinch in the mail on Monday, and have used it nonstop since then.  I love the fact that in makes round holes instead of the rectangle ones.  I punched the holes in the album I just made for Taylor's Homecoming.  I'll finish it off this weekend at our next Craft Social.  Hopefully I'll have pictures on Sunday.

I have started packing things up, we get to move into our new place in about 2 weeks.  I'll be so happy to be able to unpack our trailor, and fondle all my things.  Creepy, I know, but we've been living in limbo for far too long.  We are still on Main street, but we have a much better view of the water and mountains, and a wrap around deck.  Can't wait!  I'll keep you posted.

Oh, and...

What is Beauty?

It can mean all sorts of things to different people.  That was the Challenge for the Designers this week, and as always...Wow! 

Take a look:

~Jolanda~

~Krischelle~

~Norazah~

~Katie~

~Bev~

~Jennifer~

~Kay~

~Sophie~

~Dale~

~Danielle~

~Brenda~

~Gaby~

~Renee~

~Michelle~

~Wendi~

~Summer~

~Sheri~

Such Beauty!  Thank you Design Team for all your beautiful Inspiration!

Still Broken :(

I am still having internet issues, I hope to have it fixed late Monday.  Stop back by on Tuesday to see our next Challenge!!

Fabulous Find Friday with Norazah!

I was browsing through my old collection of Smocking Magazine by Country Bumpkin publication looking for flower girl dress design and I came across a step by step on how to make an organza flower embelishment. So I decided to make wrislet corsage for my brother inlaw’s wedding using the organza flowers. It’s not for him or the bridesmaid, but for the girls which their task will be giving out wedding favors for each and every guest. In Malaysia, a Malay wedding normally will have an attendance of about 500-1000 guests for one function, and naturally help is pretty much needed by way of a few girls; usually cousins, to help out in giving out the wedding favors and welcoming the guest.

Here, I share with you a simple and sweet corsage wristlet…

  

1.     take 2 type of fabric ribbons, organza and grosgrain

2.     sew it together , make sure the organza ribbon is at the back and grosgrain ribbon on top

3.     Pull the needle to get a nice gather and sew at each end.

4.     Glue or sew a pearl bead on top

5.     Cut about 30cm long of Grosgrain Ribbon and attach/sew the flower on it.

6.     And you are done!

Have a great weekend!

 

No Internet!

So sorry, My internet has been down.  I will post Norazah's Fabulous Find Friday as soon as it's back on!  Have a great weekend.

~Tiffany~

ScrapTiffany Blog Hop

The ScrapTiffany Designers are getting ready for our next Blog Hop!  Join us on April 13th & 14th for our "Trash to Treasure" Recycled Blog Hop.  We will be sharing some of our favorite craft projects using recycled and reclaimed items.  If you would like to link up your project and Blog to our Hop, e-mail me at Tiffany@ScrapTiffany.com with your Blog Address.  As always, I can't wait to see what the Design Team comes up with!

Tuesday Tutorial with Danielle!!

Painting with Marbles

How often do you paint on your scrapbook layouts? For me, I tend to go through phases where I paint on almost every page and then there are times when I go months without digging into my container of acrylic paint. But once I do, I'm reminded how much I love to get messy and experiment on my scrapbook pages.

My most recent paint experiment included four marbles, a sheet of cardstock and a cardboard box. I placed the cardstock in the center of the box. Then I poured four globs of paint (yellow, pink, purple and green) into containers. I coated each marble in a different color, placed them next to the cardstock and tilted the box side to side and back and forth, until I was pleased with the result.

Once dry, I added photos, assorted embellishments (including a strip of bubble wrap) and then journaled around the border of the page. Here is what the layout looks like:

 


This technique is so fun and easy to do, try it with the children in your life too.

A Few Ideas of Inspiration to Start off your Week!

I am on day 11 of this sickness that has invaded Seldovia.  I started drinking Apple Cider Vinegar yesterday, and I feel like I am on the mend.  I was surfing around last night, and I cam across some fun project that should inspire your creativity!

Paperbag Stairs Tutorial at Tatortots and Jello Yes, I said Paperbag stairs!

Paper Towel Art (or Toilet Paper Roll Art)by Design*Sponge

Patchwork Frame by Happy Clipping

Burlap Bins by A Diamond in the Rough

Vintage Cupcake Stany by Fancy Frugal Life

Thumbprint Frames by Creating Really Awesome Free Things

Picture Frame Pedestal by Mrs. DIY

Easter Stacker by My Garden of Eden

Denim Apron by Bubbly Nature

I hope you find something that Inspires you!  Have a great "Crafty Week!"

Fabulous Find Friday with Brenda!

Today I'd like to introduce you to Scrap Scene. 

When I learned about this website a few weeks ago, I couldn't believe what I had been missing out on!  A husband and wife team run Scrap Scene (Angie and Todd), and even at first glance you can tell how much works goes into this great resource.
 
They highlight contest, calls, and events from all over.  They take submissions, so there is a wide variety of inspiration.  When you go there, be sure to scroll down that right sidebar.  There are so many goodies to link up to, and to do it on your own might take hours.  How wonderful that they've put this all together for us!
 
Not to much else to say other than - have fun while you're visiting Scrap Scene!!  I may have just increased your computer time!!

Yummmm!!

OK, so I have been sick for going on 6 days now and I haven't had much of an appetite.  As I was surfing some of my favorite blogs last night, I kept finding lots of yummy recipes.  I can't wait to get my sense of taste and smell back so I can whip these up!

Th first one is from Kevin & Amanda,

Biscuit Beignets with Praline Sauce

Um, Yumm!  And so easy!

And this one is from Envy my Cooking.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake!

Normally I don't go for the sweets, this is more my speed.

Cheesy Jalapeno Rolls from Rae Gun Ramblings.  OMG, I am making these this weekend.  This recipe looks a bit time consuming, but I was drooling as I read it, so I must make it! 

Oh, so many more, but it's bedtime and my head is pounding.  I'll dream of the day when I can taste food again...

X-ACTO!

I got this e-mail from X-ACTO, and I thought I would pass the info along to you.  Who wouldn't want to win some great products from them??  One of my favorite tools is my X-acto fingertip cutter....pure geneous! Anyway, here you go...

We’re reaching out to bloggers like you, artists, teachers, crafters and anyone who has a certain affection for X-ACTO knives to find the 365 most creative uses of the cutting tool—and offering you free X-ACTO knives and cash in return for your ideas!

We know folks are scrapbooking and building models with their favorite X-ACTO, but what about the little-known uses that some have perfected—like cake decorating? That’s what we’re looking for in the new X-ACTO 365 Contest.

Beginning today, you can upload your favorite use to XACTO.com. For each unique entry selected, entrants will receive a free X-ACTO knife (up to $6 value). Three winners will also be selected for a Grand Prize, First Place Prize and Second Prize. The grand prize winner will receive $1,000 cash, the first place winner $750 cash and the second place winner $500. Ordinary uses like simply cutting paper need not apply as participants will be rewarded based on creativity. Check out the video.

If you enter something, tell them that ScrapTiffany sent you!  The contest will end when they get 365 entries, so don't wait too long!

Who doesn't love Sports?

I think we all love sports, of some kind.  If we don't like to play it, we at least like to watch our kids play!  Over the years we have been a Soccer Family, then a Football Family.  After that, it was Cheerleading, then Competitive Cheerleading.  Then it was Baseball and Volleyball.  Now it's Basketball, Track and Swimming.  And the youngest hasn't found his sport yet, but I'm sure it's coming.  I love to root them on, no matter the sport!

This week the Designers Challenge was to share their Sport's with us.  I love seeing the different activities from everyone.

~Jennifer~

~Becca~

~Michelle~

~Dale~

~Gaby~

~Brenda~

~Wendi~

~Bev~

~Sophie~

~Renee~

~Danielle~

~Kay~

~Katie~

~Norazah~

~Kristi~

~Summer~

~Krischelle~

Great job everyone!