Tuesday, November 30, 2010

DT Reveal 11/29/10

Wow!  This year is flying by and I can not believe this is our final reveal of November.  Where is the year going?

Once again, our sponsor for the month of November was Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs.  They sent us some of their fabulous acrylic albums, intricacy papers, stacker collections and a few other items to work with.  This week it was the designers choice on what she wanted to create with their items.  There were many extras created this week as well which are not posted here.  So be sure to check out the CUC gallery and look in the Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs Album for all the extras.  I'm sure you will be wowed!

Barb

I had been wanting to work with the Midnight Oil paw prints Intricacy die cut paper, so this week I used it on a layout featuring our little dog, Coco. My layout is based on the PageMaps sketch posted in our November 27th "Sketchy Saturdays" Blue Plate Special challenge. I used a piece of the Intricacy as a scalloped edge across the top of the design, and I loved how it popped on the page. A little inking in teal helped it to stand out even more. I also used Basic Grey's Max and Whiskers line of papers and stickers, as well as Creative Imaginations alpha stickers.



Cassy

For this layout, I wanted to use the Midnight Oil Pink Crown Intricacy paper but I wanted it to stand out on the Bazzill so I decided to use chalk ink and rub around the paper on the Bazzill to give it a shimmery look. Then I used Celebration papers and embellished with ink, buttons, crown accents, etc. to create this cute layout of my nieces 2nd birthday last week.



Jo

I had been supplied some extra Midnight Oil acrylic album pages and I wanted to find a way to use them besides making an album. I decided to create a door hanger with one of the pages. I used a Fancy Pants Lilac House Glitter Cut and some flowers to create a simple but cute decoration for my kitchen.





Jo also created a layout using the intricacy paper.  You can see this sweet layout by checking out the Midnight Oil Sponsor album in the CUC gallery.

Nordica

This week I chose to work with this cute little 3"x4" Cover to Cover Mini Album from Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs. It was the perfect size for what I was trying to create and super easy to work with! My tween age niece is getting a kid friendly digital camera from us for Christmas and I thought that a fun and funky little album for putting some of her pictures into would be a great present for her January birthday. I used the MOSD Cover to Cover Album, Colorbok papers, Autumn Leaves stamps, Staz On Ink, ColorBox chalk ink, Prima flowers, Stickles, misc ribbon, misc cardstock, misc buttons, and misc gems. TFL!





You can see more of this adorable album in the CUC Gallery.

Sandy

Because this week we got to choose what we wanted to do, I chose to do an altered project. I took a plain white gift bag and added the Midnight Oil Scrapbook Design laser cut paper and placed it on the bag using pop dots. I love the look of white on white but chose to use my turquoise stickles to outline some of the open stars just to add more dimension. Next I layered a strip of Echo Park striped paper with a circle (more Echo Park paper layered on red Cosmo Cricket pp) and added the words Happy Birthday. The alphabet stickers are MM (Happy) and The Paper Studio (Birthday). I also made a matching gift tag using the white stars that were punched from the laser cut paper and Echo Park papers. I added some Ribbon Boutique ribbon and red stamped and some adirondack dabber in red to finish it off. I love how you can use this laser paper to add depth to a flat gift bag and that alone would have been enough to add some spice to it.

Here is the bag:



Here is a close up of  the gift tag:


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Sarah

For this layout I used the ribbons, brads, punches and tags from the embellishment kit. I also turned the monogram C into a flourish and added a layered flower using the pink flower intricacy paper.

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Shawna

This week I used the die cut paper to make borders for my cards. They are perfect and create a nice effect. They work great when layering with other elements.

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Tabitha

For the first layout I used the Tradition stacker for a Christmas layout.



I used PP from American Crafts and DCWV - Martha Stewart black pen - K&co. stickers

Tabitha also created a second layout which can also be seen in the CUC gallery.


ITamara

I couldn't resist making a school layout using the numbers intricacy papers provided.



And finally I would like to remind you all that we have a chat with Alison (from MOSD) herself on the 6th of December at 9:00 pm EST, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Make-Up Monday- 11/29

Good morning! I know you have all been busy with Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping so i bet you have some catching up to do. Here is a recap of the past weeks challenges to inspire you with. Happy crafting!

On Technique Tuesday Penny showed us how to create our own patterned papers with stamps blocks and also with beads.

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Check out the full details here


http://cookinupcreations.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=106&t=4868

On Whats New Wednesday Barb showed us how to get creative with stamps.

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Check out her full instructions here!

http://cookinupcreations.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=4871

For Transformation Thursday Tamara made this adorable altered shoebox
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For Friday Focus Jo used corrugated embellishments which are a great touch on any project.
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For Sketchy Saturday Cassy gave us this great sketch from pagemaps.com
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Last but not least on Inspirational Sunday Sarah used home decor to inspire her creation. Check out this great color combo!

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I hope the DT has inspired you to get creating this week. Be sure to post what you come up with! We would love to see!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

Winner Announced!!

I know that many of you are out hitting the stores on this Friday, but for those of you at home checking the internet deals, it is time to announce the winner of our fabulous Little Red Scrapbook mini-kit!

Are you ready?

The winner of our Little Red Scrapbook giveaway as provided by Random.org is.....

Post # 27!

Ruth said...
"I like you on FB!"
Ruth also is a member of our forum and loves the LRS October Restoration Kit!

Ruth, if you will email me your contact info, I will get your Little Red Scrapbook Mini Kit out to you! Please send me your contact info by December 1st!

Thank you again Little Red Scrapbook for providing this beautiful prize! I encourage everyone to check out all of their kits...a new one will be posted on December 1st and I am sure it will be another wonderful bunch of goodies! These kits make wonderful gifts too!!! (hint hint!)

Autumn Bliss - Designs by Krista

I hope that everyone is having a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you are spending it with either family or friends!

This month the Creative Team got to design with Designs by Krista's kit - Autumn Bliss. I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could use the kit without scrapping any fall pictures. Of course, we don't have many opportunities here in MS for fall photos, so here is what I came up with.



The next layout uses a template by Berry Sweet Designs -- I love the cut out look and with these templates I don't have to work hard to get it!





And this layout also uses a template; it was a freebie from Digital Scrapbooking Day! Definitely a great day for digi gals and guys!


Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you check out Krista's other kits!

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Layout of the Week 11/24

This week I have the pleasure of choosing the Layout of the Week from our gallery. There are some amazing layouts, cards and projects in there! This layout by Design Team Alumni Patti (ksj351) caught my eye right away. I love the design, her choices of papers and borders, and most of all, those sweet photos.





Great job, Patti! Be sure to visit the gallery at athe Cookin' Up Scrapbooking Creations forum and leave her some love; and while you're there, check out ALL the fabulous creations to be found there!

Have a great week!

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Week #4 Reveal from the Design Team - 11/22/10

This month the Design Team has the opportunity to work with one of our previous sponsors, a sponsor that has been very supportive and generous to us here at Cookin' up Creations! The team will be using products provided to them by Alison Banholzer and


Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs.


They've been using an assortment of acyrlic albums, the stackers collections, and even a variety of their intricacy papers, as well as a few other things!! If you haven't had a chance to check out Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs yet this month, please take an opportunity to do so today!! After todays reveal, we've got one more week of reveals for you this month, and a chat with Alison herself on the 6th of December, so please mark your calendars and plan to attend! I even have a few "MOSD items" to give away as well!

And now for your Design Team Reveal for Week #4 -

Barb

This week I used die cuts and embellishments from Midnight Oil Scrapbook Design to create two cards. For the first one, I used part of the floral laser-cut Intricacy (saved from my November 1 layout) to make a colorful border. The papers and chipboard stickers are from Chatterbox Design; the epoxy stickers are from Colorbok and the cardstock is from Bazzill and Core`dinations.

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A cute and colorful birthday party Stackers die-cut inspired my second card. I used Icicle Stickles to add some sparkle to the Stacker, then used two round tags and some brads from the embellishment kit I was given to make balloons. The letters were cut with the Cricut "Don Juan" cartridge. And because I love bling, I dotted my I with a red rhinestone from Me and My Big Ideas

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Cassy

For my layout this week, I chose to use the Midnight Oil Laser Cut Numbers paper as a mask for the background of my daughter's first day of school pictures. I placed the mask on a cream colored cardstock and spritzed with Smooth Spritz Splash. I then layered Bo Bunny Back to Basics pp, ribbons, MM charms, and much more. On the mini-file folder, I cut out one of the 6's from the Laser paper and used it to mark the grade that she is in this year. (Shhhhh . . . I saved the Midnight Oil paper for another layout - double duty - gotta love that!) Thanks for looking!

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Jo

For my layout this week, I used the Midnight Oil Laser cut hearts. I love the fact that I can use part of the page and still have more for a future project! The paper was originally red, however, I painted it with Making Memories cornflower paint and added some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Suede to change the color. The paper is nice and thick and stayed flat even with all the moisture I sprayed on it. I also used Pink Paislee's Captivating Collection Papers, Maya Road Flowers, Thickers and Cosmo Cricket Rub-ons.

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Nordica

I fell in love with the Paw Print laser cut Intricacy from Midnight Oil Scrapbook Designs also, and like Sandy, decided to showcase one of my family's beloved pets! I trimmed the Intricacy down (which is super easy to do and still maintain the fun shapes) so that I could use several of the left over prints as a mask to ink my paper and make it look walked on. The MOSD Intricacy came white, which wasn't going to work with the papers I wanted to use so I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Olive Vine, Coffee Shop, and Walnut Gold to get some color and sparkle. The Intricacy takes ink REALLY well!! I also used Colorbok paper, Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, Stickles in Gold, Crackle Accents (on the journaling), a Prima flower, DMC gold embroidery floss, and a misc button. The inspiration for this layout came from our very own Wanda Pearcy and her What's New Wednesday Tim Holtz challenge.

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Sandy

I was so happy when I saw this paw print laser cut paper from Midnight Oil Company. However, I did have a tough time deciding if I would use it on a puppy page or a page for my DD's cheerleading as bear prints. Finally I decided to use it on a page about Brownie (our beloved doggie). For the title I used the old song title "At the Car Wash" and adapted it for the dog washing photos.

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Other products used: DCWV Cardstock - Walnut Ink - Reminisce "Bad to the Bone" PP - Dollar Tree Alphabet stamps - Staz-On ink - unknown buttons - AC Thickers - MM Tiny Type Alphabet Stickers - Martha Stewart pen.

Sarah

I used both the crown intricacy and the scraps from my flower intricacy to create this layout of my sweet baby girl at 6 days old. I also used punchies from the embellishment kit.


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Shawna

This week I did a layout using the pawprint diecut paper but I actually cut out two of the paws to use as embellishments instead of using the whole item. Love these papers! They are very versatile.

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Tabitha

I used the Mini album for my son Chace he is 2 and learning his colors. So I made him a book of colors. He just loves it.

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Tamara

This week I made a little album about Brennan from his baby to toddler days. I painted all of the inside pages with acyrlic paint.

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Make Up Monday - November 22, 2010

It's time to catch up on all of last weeks awesome challenges. Hopefully each of you will be able to take the day today and actually play catch up! Remember there's still plenty of time to get "caught up" and definitely be on the look-out this week as another weeks worth of awesome challenges will be posted for you!

Now for the recap!

On Tuesday - Nordica posted an awesome challenge based on a YouTube video by Rachel from the Mixed Media Arts channel using Glimmer Mists to make your own background paper for layouts and cards. She chose to use the the cling wrap technique because she really liked the look of it! And so do we!



on Wednesday - Wanda reminded us that there is nobody hotter in the scrapbooking world these days than Tim Holtz. And challenged us all to dig into our "stash" and create a project using his products. Here's her absolutely stunning creation.



on Thursday - Tabitha made a napkin holder for us using a plain sheet of chipboard, cut to the right sizes and then decorated. What a great idea, and really cute end result!



on Friday - Tamara reminded us of another item that we all have in our stash somewhere - and that would be bottle caps! There are so many different things that you can do with them these days, and she chose to use them on her title in this adorable layout!



on Saturday - Sarah posted a really great sketch (especially for those 8-1/2 x 11 scrappers like myself) with an adorable layout of her daughter to go along with it. This is definiately one sketch that I plan on doing! Hope you do too!






and finally on Sunday - Tamara inspired us all to dig out the 'ol Color Wheel for inspiration, and create a layout using it! And remember, if you're like me, and gave your color wheel away a long time ago, you can google it and find all kinds of them online.



Happy Creating this week ladies!