Tombow and Core'dinations!

How fun is that?!???!???!

I love me some Tombow. Mono adhesive is the BOMB Diggity. I use it all the time and today is no exception.  So I thought this project was appropriate because I got some of my Christmas decorations out and this frame was falling apart because the glue was old. Humph I obviously didn't use Tombow the first time! What to do?  What to do?  Well, have no fear Tombow is here to fix it for me!

I redid everything except the base of the frame that I painted a year ago with some crackle paint and some inks. I was originally a dollar store find at Michaels. I added some more glitter spritz and the green Jenni Bowlin Core Impression frame and the bow and other details. It was fun "redoing" this project...or is this what they call upcycling?  I never know what that means.  I also added a David Tutera Celebrate Tag. Unfortunately no picture yet because this will house our Christmas card this year. Note that there isn't one because we never did one last year! LOL!

Bow is May Arts Ribbon and the clear ornament is from Clear Scraps.

Here is one of the reasons I love me my Mono Multi Adhesive...it dries CLEAR! So I hung the hemp over the corner of the frame and then used the clothespin to keep in place while it dried ..it will only take a minute, don't worry! I know a lot of people don't have patience but this dries quickly.

And see this card?  This tree was inside this frame...since I was redoing it...I thought it needed a full scale redo so I salvaged this and made it into a card!  All I did was mount it on to Step 2 layers from David Tutera Celebrate and then a card base from Step 1.

And I was tricky here....I think :) Since this was already glued together, I just put some Mono Adhesive on this Webster's pin and stuck it through the green and red layer! Voila! It will stay in place now.

And then layered it to a few more of David's layers. This one is the A7 Lace Doily Assortment. Gorgeous! They come this way so no die cutting...just adhere it with a few dots of Mono like I did here.

So...hop to win, right??!???!? Now keep in mind today is the LAST day to hop on the blog as both companies will be picking winners tomorrow. AND did you see this on FB??? Like and comment to WIN here on Facebook for ANOTHER chance to win what you see below.

Tombow: http://blog.tombowusa.com/ 

Marie: http://mariebrowning.wordpress.com/ 

Ellen Sosnoski http://alittlebitofscrappyness.blogspot.com/ --- ME :) 

Kim Moreno http://www.livingthecircuslife.blogspot.com 

Ava Gavloski http://cottagerca.blogspot.com/ Core’dinations: http://www.coredinations.com/index.php/cat...scrapbook-blog/

And, of course, we have some Core up for grabs! Comment to win all week long  for a chance to win a  Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress  collection pack and a Sand it Set. Leave a comment letting us know something you learned along the way and we will pick winner Friday afternoon. AND don't forget to comment over on the Tombow blog for a chance to win some of their goodies, too!

Don’t forget about the Tombow Facebook page and the Core page, too…you never know when giveaways pop up there!

Sweet Stamp Shop Reveal Day

Welcome to the Sweet Stamp Shop Reveal Day!
So here is my layout. I used lots of Webster's pages on this layout in addition to the CUTE new release stamp Happy Bugs (image of stamp set below)! It was so perfect for this fun layout about my mom and the boys making homemade mosaics.
Remember to click on the images to make them larger.

These are the fun labels from Studio Calic. They are tab stickers! And if you know me I loooove my tab punch and to have them already done for me is so fun. So I stamped that cute little sentiment right on one. That is the thing with layouts and stamping....you can really add fun little  details that people won't expect are stamps. 

Next up, I cut out a heart and then broke the Websters original sparklers embellishments with my hammer. I made my very own Mosaic! I have always been a huge fan of Webster's. They have this cool new book out called Blueprints. Head over to their blog for a chance to win one!

And then last up.... can we talk about this little cutie?  Not owen or henry ;) but this catepillar stamp. He is SO CUTE! I stamped him on some pp and then cut it out. 

HAVE FUN HOPPING! Loads of inspo this week!!!!

Here is the order:

Sweet Stamp Shop- http://www.sweetstampshop.blogspot.com
Emily- http://www.createserendipity.net
Jamie- http://jamielanedesigns.blogspot.com/
Laura- http://itsallrosie.blogspot.com/
Ellen- http://closeyourears.blogspot.com/ (you are here)
Nicole- http://www.onesweetromance.com

And you need a coupon code, right???
coupon code AR15 for 15% new releases and if you participate in the hop (all the days) one lucky commenter will win one of the new releases!!!

Embossing Fabric

I think this month's Scrapbooks,etc has to be my favorite!I think I like this mag so much b/c of all the tips and techniques. You know me and my techniques ;)

I really enjoyed every layout and when I saw the tip on embossing on fabric I knew I had to try it with Webster's Fabric Fancies. If you have this issues you should definitely check out that article (layout is by Kandis Smith). I have tried to emboss on Webster's fabric trims before by adhering it to paper with spray adhesive and other various adhesives but it just didn't take. And if you know me, I emboss everything. Brian told me one day he is going to come home and the kids are going to be embossed, LOL!

So, what you need to do is use masking tape! DER! Hello, Ellen. All you need is some masking tape {sigh}. BrIlLiAnT! So when I saw there was a crop over at the Nook, I had to jump on this.

Here is the back with the masking tape after I embossed it with the Morrocan Folder (one of my all time faves). I practiced it on this one first, you know as a tester. So many times I just go for it and then ruin what I am working on. WELL, guess what. I LOVE the tester, LOL!

This is a rather simple layout but I wanted these photos on one page. WE have so much fun and I knew I wanted to use Garden Gala, too. This pp was one of my FAVES of WEbster's and I hoarded this last piece. I actually cut the center that is covered with the photos to use for the raised embellies....shhhhhhh!

Here is the back with the tape after it is embossed.



And then the front...

This is the one on my layout. I sprayed it with some Suede Glimmer mist so it looks a bit darker than normal:

OOOH! and didyou see the new colors at the Twinery??? :):):)

It's a New Week

And man oh man is it GORGEOUS here! The sun has been out all weekend and just amazing. The kiddos and I went on a hayride on Friday and then they spent the rest of the weekend with my parents. I can't believe how much owen looooves the outdoors. He is just like my dad in that regard. Last time he was with them he came home with a turkey call (the ones for your mouth!) and last night he shared with me how to make a buck call or was it grunting? I have no idea but he watches the hunting channel in the morning while he gets dressed! So funny.

(one quick note..make sure you check out Core'dinations Facebook page we are doing a MONSTER give-a-way!)

AND I am editing to post my winner from the Kreaxions/Just Imagine blog hop....my winner is................... LORI! Make sure you email me your addy! Lori said...

Your project is cute, but those boys are the cutest...

Anywho....I wanted to share some more cards with you today. Oh and I will be announcing the randome winner of my punch SOON! ;) THANK YOU SO MUCH for all the comments. PLEASE check out some punches over at Kreaxions. You will LOVE LOVE them. They are so worth it, I mean you get FOUR different looks in ONE punch! You can't beat that.

Here are some more cards I did for the Unity Challenges over WCMD. I used Webster's Pages Hollywood Vogue line for these mini cards.

Core'dinations Core Impressions....

Some Waiting for Santa on this card....I used the Webster's Trim for the flower....

And last but not least some Post Cards from Paris ....this line never ever gets old...it gets more and more beautiful!