Scraps From My Heart

Happy 4th of July! A lot of brilliant scrapping ideas floating out there this week and you’ll find yourself really inspired reading the list. Please comment here to nominate your favorite. If you find something I missed, or if you have a favorite, please add it’s URL here You can now follow me on Twitter — check out the feed for tips and things I find while doing the daily blog surfing, not to mention my picks for Scrapbook Page of the Week and favorite mini-book. Now, onto the Best of the Blogosphere Scrapbooking lists . Remember these lovely little boxes don’t show up in Google Reader, so if you can’t see them, click on over to my site and they will magically appear. (When you see the boxes, there is a small “read more” in the bottom, right hand corner… click it and you can see the list with pictures as a web page!) Scrapbooking Inspiration Scrapbooking Mini-Books Hybrid (or “Fusion”) Scrapbooking Ideas: Fun with Photoshop: Please remember that my site is powered by YOU. Please comment here if you’d like me to read your blog or if you have seen some amazing blog art that I’m missing! Thanks!

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Scrapbook Saturday - July 4th, 2009

I saw that Winter had posted about this new challenge and I thought I would give it a whirl. The picture below is the inspirational picture. The creator of the challenge said we could make anything that was inspired by this picture. And because it’s a picture of shoes and they are sparkly… I made a card with flip-flops and glitter! Yeah! This card was made for someone very special to me who really likes flip-flops. This is the inside of the card.

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Traveler’s Inspiration Challenge #1

Wrangell has an awesome July 4th celebration! So much has happened already and it’s not even the day of the 4th! An event that happened today was the scrapfish derby. And since my blog is about ’scrapping’ I thought it would be fun to include some ’scrap’fish derby pictures. Haha! Ok, maybe that’s pushing it too far… This was my first time at the event. There were all of these kids on the dock fishing…without fishing poles. They used these sticks with rope tied to them with a hook on the end. I don’t know the name for the contraption. There were a lot of kids and adults out for the event since it was such a beautiful day! I hope tomorrow is beautiful, too! Here is the crowd waiting to see if their name is called to win a derby prize. It’s not very often we see large crowds like this in Wrangell. There are SO many people who come for the 4th. We were driving around the harbor/docks and I saw this boat. They misspelled my name! Ha! Happy Independence Day! As a friend of ours once said, “Happy freedom from the British!” It makes me laugh when I think about that.

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July 3rd

Here are the Stamping Solutions images per Provocraft: (Click on images to see larger) Remember that Solutions cartridges have fewer images and thus fewer feature keys. I love this cartridge - I especially like the owl, the bird, and all the word art! This is amazing! Next is A Child’s Year (click on images to see them larger): I especially like the monogram feature with the scalloped circle shadow and also all the cards on this cartridge. At first it just looks like lots of old fashioned silhouettes but there is a piano, violin, apple (which makes into a cute card), some birds, etc. There is a lot more here than it initially looked like when they first announced this. Finally, Ashlyn’s Alphabet (click on image to see larger): If you look at the overlay carefully, you will see a function key called ICON that looks like a teapot. It also can be shadowed (ICON SHADOW key) - I can’t wait to see what cute things are hidden in there. I bet there will be some great stuff!

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New Cricut Cartridges - A Child’s Year, Ashlyn’s Alphabet and Stamping Solutions small preivew

To all my readers out there — have a safe and happy 4th of July! Best of the Blogosphere lists. Remember these lovely little boxes don’t show up in Google Reader, so if you can’t see them, click on over to my site and they will magically appear. (When you see the boxes, there is a small “read more” in the bottom, right hand corner… click it and you can see the list with pictures as a web page!) The Shout Out List (my favorite CARDS OF THE WEEK): The cards and projects that earned some extra love and attention this week. The best of the best. You people ROCK MY WORLD 4th of July: Father’s Day: Masculine: Graduation: Beach: Teacher: Card Sets: Wedding: Friendship: Wrap it Up: Favors (Party favors…): Thank You: Birthday: Gift Ideas: Baby: Boxes: The Best of the Blogosphere : In my travels through Blogland, I discover a lot of projects, cards, scrapbook pages, tips, templates and tutorials that are all worth sharing. I want my friends to see the things out there that are special, inspirational, worth some extra notice. This list is everything I think is worth sharing… better read it… you could be on the list! Please remember that my site is powered by YOU. Please comment here if you’d like me to read your blog or if you have seen some amazing blog art that I’m missing! Thanks!

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Card of the Week — Best of the Blogosphere: June 29 - July 3, 2009

Looking for last-minute dessert ideas for your 4th of July picnic, or perhaps some patriotic gift bag or card inspiration? Well, you’ve come to the right place, friends–and the best part? Looking at these delicious images won’t cause any kind of e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n whatsoever! Me? I’m fixing to make a good old fashioned cherry pie. It’s my daughter’s birthday tomorrow–yep, she’s my firecracker!–and since she’s not a cakey type, I’ve always made her some kind of pie for her birthday. Unfortunately, that will cause some kind of e-x-p-a-n-s-i-o-n, I’m pretty sure. Oh well, that’s what the elliptical is for! I’m not sure how practical some of these desserts are–you know Martha , she tends to be a little over the top–but they certainly are festive and inspiring, and whether they inspire in you to have a cooking adventure or a paper crafting adventure, I hope it’s one to remember! Red White and Blue Parfaits Red, White, and Blueberry Cheesecake Tart Red, White, and Blue Tarts Vacherin with Whipped Cream and Mixed Berries Mixed Berry Sald with Mint Fruited Cheesecake Flag Vanilla Cabinets with Fresh Fruit Star-Spangled Shortcake Fourth of July Cupcakes American Flag Tart Vanilla-Raspberry Sundaes Flag Cupcakes Individual Summer Puddings Red, White, and Blueberry Trifle Flag Cookies Pavlova Individual Red, White, and Blueberry Layer Cakes Berry Pound Cake with Whipped Cream Berry Cupcakes Flag Sheet Cake Is your sweet tooth satisfied? Let me know which dessert did the trick by midnight MST on Sunday, July 5 and I’ll whip up a patriotic prize for one random winner! Have a sweet holiday, ~Cath PS Don’t forget! The deadline for our Lovely as a Tree challenge is this coming Monday at midnight MST. I’ll post the winners here on Wednesday, July 8 as well as send them a moxie fabulous prize. Who knows? Maybe one of the winners could be YOU! Click here for the details and here to join the group!

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Five (x4) for Friday: Sweeten Up Your 4th of July

I love inspiration! I’ve really been wanting to make cards, but you know, the whole ‘creative’ thing isn’t all there right now. So when that happens I look for inspiration. This card and the card below were inspired by Kelley Eubanks. You can click on the pictures to see her blog and the cards that inspired me. (Kelley, thank you for your amazing creative inspiration!!) This card will be for my Grandpa’s birthday which is mid-July. Hopefully I’ll send it on time…poor Grandpa! (I have a long history of sending cards late…cough) I love buttons! I have a nice little collection of Basic Grey buttons, so it was nice to put them to good use. This card was inspired by a card I saw in the August Cards magazine. I really like these butterflies which were created by a Martha Stewart punch.

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Copy Cat Christina

On Sunday I hosted my first Stampin’ Up! workshop. I’ve been a demonstrator for 4 years now and this was the first time I sat and let someone else work. Ok, maybe it was hard for me to sit. There were times when I didn’t know what I should do. Ha! The new demonstrator, Laura, did great! Her hostess gift to me is something I will cherish forever. She said it was hard to think of something to give me since I’m a demonstrator and can pretty much get whatever I want. And so she picked these little, tiny shells from off the beach for me to embellish cards or scrapbook pages with. She said it’s like I’m taking a little bit of Wrangell with me since we are moving. *tears* How sweet! This project is super cool!! I love her creative ideas. I stick with cards, so it’s so neat to see her branching out in these creative endeavors. Go Laura! There she is, doing part of the job!

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Party

The card on the cover of the August Cards magazine inspired this card. I made it for my mom; she loves watermelon!

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Watermelon

Check this thing out! It is amazing! Per the website: If there were a tripod equivalent to the hoverboard, the Monsterpod would be it. What is it? Only the coolest freaking, gravity-defying, mind-boggling tripod ever created! Monsterpod is a Viscoelastic Polymer-based tripod that’s the stuff of science fiction. This marvel sticks to and peels right off just about anything. Really, we mean anything. We tried this thing on brick walls, trees, marble, cement, steel, sheet rock, wire fences, metal poles, plate glass windows, upside down, in the heat, in the cold, on furniture, street lamps, and on a car. It sticks to over 1,000 things, and it’s the closest thing to magic we’ve seen. Just screw your camera (up to 20 ounces) onto the adjustable pivoting tripod mount, then use your hands to mold the Monsterpod to any surface or object. It’ll hold its position from anywhere for 1-10 minutes (even longer, in our experience.) When you’re finished, gently peel the little guy off. Dirt can simply be washed away with water! (We’re seriously starting to wonder if this is a gift from a distant civilization, far advanced from our own. The eerie orange disc does resemble a UFO…) Holds any camera up to 20oz (560 grams). Sticks to over 1,000 surfaces and objects, even upside down and peels right off. Tilts and rotates to any angle with pivoting tripod mount. Molds to hold almost any surface or object. Waterproof and dirt resistant. Fits in your pocket. Works over and over. Simply wash it with water when it gets dirty. One for $30, three for $80 and the carrying case is $9.99. Shipping is $6 per order and ships in 24 hour. Click HERE for more details! And look, my birthday is coming up this month….maybe my husband or mom will see this post and order one….hint…hint….;-)!!

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MonsterPod Mini-tripod holder sticks to anything!