Scrap Shotz October Kit Reveal

Sandy has put together another stunning kit this month which features SEI's Homestead line. The Creative Team has whipped up jaw dropping projects for your inspiration.

From Lorraine, we have a stunning simple elegant card that illustrates the embossed patterns.

From Rosie, we have festive home decor. What a fantastic way to utilize those snippets of pattern paper and ribbon!

From Wendy, we have an awesome multi-photo layout that shows the versatility of the kit.

From Gail, we have a wonderful celebratory layout that showcases the stunning papers.

And from Connie, our Guest Designer. we have an energetic layout that showcases the amazing die cuts included in the kit.

I think you will agree - the girls continue to outdo themselves - I personally can't stop looking at their work!

SSZ upcoming crop

Fabulous Fundamental - Scripted Flowers

Awhile ago,  I looked at my stash the other day in search of THE perfect flower accent. Do you think I could find one??? No! It didn't have the script I felt would be SO complementary to my layout nor did I have the right colour. So what is a girl to do??? Yup, make one! :-)

So I thought I would share how to make my version of a scripted flower!

Start with a Prima flower - any colour will do depending on the glimmer mist you choose - in my case, this little flower was already sitting on my desk smiling at me :-)

Then stamp a petite but simple design directly onto your flower. I used Memento ink but Staz On would certainly work too! Dye based inks do not work as well with this project as they tend to react with the spray mists.

Let the stamped flower dry. 

Choose your mists and gently mist over the stamped flower.

Dry thoroughly.

Adorn as desired. Here I dipped a brad into some Tattered Angels glam as I did not have any red brads for the centre.

Hope you enjoyed our Fabulous Fundamental. All supplies are available from the Scrap Shotz store.

Shotzie September Challenge ***WINNER***

Wow all the submissions were outstanding! Because I could never pick one, I have my personal random generator (aka youngest daughter!) draw for a winner.

The Shotzie September Challenge winner is.....Connie V (aka skissors)

Please contact Sandy to pick up your prize!!!

Thank YOU everyone for participating in the challenge! I have something brewing for October...which is just around the corner! :-)

Fabulous Find: Imaginsce Petal Pusher

Hello! We're back from the Canadian Scrapbooker's Carnival at the University of Calgary; what a fantastic time! And a big thank you to everyone that came by our booth - it is SO nice to meet "online" faces as well as new faces:-) I hope to see you all at the October 15 crop too!

Today I have a wonderful Fabulous Find. To be entirely truthful, this product surprised me with how amazing it was. At first glance, I thought..."Really? What is so special about this pink thing???"

I mean, look at it, I mean really look at it. It's a pink stick with a ball on one end a blunt needle on another. Well, let me just declare now that I was dead wrong; this tool is a girl's dream!!! Let me show why!

I have long admired those 3D flowers that are all the rage now. And I have tried numerous times to easily construct one to adorn my projects...unsuccessfully mind you. Well, no more!

With the Spellbinders die or the Sizzix die, I easily make flowers as shown below in SECONDS! Yes, I just said SECONDS, not minutes or hours.

Want to know how? Start with a die cut similar to that from the Spellbinders and Sizzix dies linked above. Insert the outer end of the die cut into the notch of the Petal Roller. Then begin rolling towards the INSIDE of the die cut.

Don't worry about it being perfectly wound layers - just follow the curve of the die cut until you reach the middle. Give your rolled paper a "finger hug" and remove it from the Petal Roller. Place it on the table and let it "unwind" slightly. Place adhesive on the middle where the petal is slightly larger. The adhesive will gently hold all the flower layers together.

If you want to loosen the layers, you the ball end of the Petal Roller for some slight adjustments.

Now enjoy your beautiful flower! At this point, you can spray with some glimmer mist or glimmer glam or even better some Goosebumps (I'll be blogging about this later this week!) Once you mist the flower, you can "shape" your flower petals too!

Other options that I have tried include dipping your flower in glimmer glam which coats and stiffens the flower; so perfect for headbands! As well, I have cut flower dies from thin material that I have starched and stiffened, for example, blue jean fabric, light weight suede and even organza or tulle ribbons! The possibilities are endless!

Let me know what you think of the Petal Roller!

Shotzie September Challenge

Let's do something fun on the blog! How about a Shotzie September Challenge to get you back into the scrapping groove? And how about a nice prize to go along with the challenge???? :-)

Your challenge is to create a project, a layout or card or an altered item, that showcases a favorite summer memory! (Can you tell that I am trying to hang onto summer as long as possible???)

Please link your project here and/or in the forum thread. I'll be drawing for the prize on September 26, 2011 at noon MST. Show me your stuff!

New In The Store - September 7, 2011

The kids have all gone back to school and fall is upon us. There are oodles of goodies in the store this week to savour those first day of school memories. 

My favorite is the Fancy Pants - Off to School line. The papers are gorgeous as well as versatile; plus you can't beat the quality and beauty of the Fancy Pants products.

And I can't forget the coordinating die cuts!

Or the adorable coordinating chipboard accents!

And just for fun, I am going to suggest these delightful sparklets by Kaisercraft! Don't they coordinate oh so well? :-)

Tell me, now isn't this just a beautiful line???