ATC album

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend and getting alot of scrappy projects done to get in on the k2r kontest! If you haven't heard about it yet be sure to check here for all the details.

For my project I used 5 pieces of ATC acrylic, white stazon ink, a scrap of My Minds Eye papers, ribbons, skittles, paint, Bazzill, Maya Road and Scenic Route chipboard. I wanted a small album that I could attach to my purse or bag with photos of my guys.

I kept the front simple with a piece of ribbon wrapped around and tied and 3 skittles in the corner with ink on the edges of the panel.
Then I added the pattern papers, chipboard heart and my title on the 2nd page. I painted all of my chipboard elements orange since there was a touch of orange in nearly all of the photos plus the paper. I inked and doodled the edges of the paper and the chipboard and added a title on a strip of paper.
I kept the rest of the pages very simple with a photo, inked edges and a drawn frame around the photos. I added 3 skittles or either a heart with ribbon behind it to each page. For the very last page I just inked the edges that way I don't have to worry about messing up the album.

Now I have pictures at the ready and I don't have to dig around to find them. I didn't realize I have had so much orange in my life until I started going back through pictures. It seems to be a favorite color for me to buy my son..lol.

I hope you get a little time to play with your k2r goodness this week and to participate in the kontest!

K2R Kontest and More

Hi everyone.

So I am sure that many of you have heard about the great K2R Kontest that Jessica has planned to help celebrate K2R anniversary. If not here you go...

We’re looking for a few good scrappers! From now until August 14, Kits2Remember will be accepting emailed entries in to our Kits2Remember Anniversary Kontest. One lucky - and talented - winner will receive a $250 prize package featuring K2R products and more! There are five different categories you can enter your project in to: Acrylic, Metal, Mixed Media, Kits and Rubber Stamps. And the grand prize winner isn’t the only one getting some prizes! One finalist will be chosen from each of the five categories and receive a prize package worth $50. Log on to www.kits2remember.com/kontest for details!

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NOW for a project.

I know you have heard me say that I am a K2R junkie and I am not lying just ask my hubby! I have had every kit other then the more recent ones, which I will be adding because I believe that they are the best value and so adorable. So the other day I was thinking about my little sister Debbie in Hawaii awaiting her second little girl. I thought it would be fun to make her an album that she could put picture of Brianna in when she arrives. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do and then I remembered that I had some kits that would work perfectly. How many of you have Krew Kit #10 sitting in your stash and not being used? Well that was me, but not any more. These kits have sold out but there are many others that would be wonderful to have or maybe you are sitting on a bunch of K2R acrylic, chipboard or metal and need a little inspiration to get it out. I encourage you to do so and email your project to Jessica so you can be entered into the Kontest.

I did add a few things to the kit... brown mini brads, the 3-D butterflies that I picked up at Target the other day, stickles in blue and green, rub-ons Love words (brown and blue) and Flowers, and rub on letters that were left over from another kit. The paint is a pink paint dabber and the brown ink that I did ALL the edges of the paper with is Timber Brown Staz-on. Other then that all was in the kit and I have plenty leftovers for TWO 12x12 pages or even another book!

I started with a Heidi Swapp Bling Circle that came with the kit, removing some of the jewels so I could add the butterfly, using the ones I removed to add bling to it. The second page... it is a tabbed acrylic "BRIANNA NICHOLE." Once the book was tab, the glitter paper f0r a mat, paper paper, the leaf ribbon, flower and a butterfly with some bling that I cut off of one on the square frames in the kit. The backside would be done the same. panel that I rubbed the word "LOVE" on and stickled it back side. Then I cut out some flowers out of the 12x12 decorative paper. Making sure that I traced the flower cutout on another pattern paper and distressing the edges. The third panel is chipboard.... I covered both sides with the same paper, distressed the edges and added the brown polka dot ribbon. The back side of the chipboard would be the same other then the flower. The forth page... is another tabbed piece with the word "SWEET" and the stickles on there. The next panel is chipboard I covered it with the same pattern paper adding the ribbon and tieing it in a bow. On the back side I did the same cutting a small piece of ribbon and tying it to it as well. The next panel I cut a mat, added a flower, a butterfly, cut a few of the circle blings and added them to tthe corner. I also cut up a square photo bling frame and added it to the lower corner. I also addedthe "cherish" rub-on, flower rub-ons and only used half of the flower on one side and the other half on the other side and then added the stickles. The back panel has nothing on it. I decided to leave that up to my sister whether she wants a photo there or not. But it would be really neat to put a picture of her, her girls and my BIL Sean when we comes home from Afghanistan and meets his little baby for the first time.



I hope that this helps encourage you to take out those wonderful kits you have use them and enter them into the Kontest.

Hope you all help us make this 2 year anniversary something extra special. GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THOSE WHO ENTER THE KONTEST!

Jenn

Welcome sign!

Hey everyone,
I hope you are all enjoying your summer. We are for sure eventhough we have had a week full of rain. It has caused a bit of cabin fever for sure...lol.

For my project this week I used a piece of 6x12 acrylic. I like this size now that I have played around with it! I used the Cricut (Zooballoo, George and Plantin Schoolbook) cut all of the shapes as well as Design Studio to get them the size that I wanted. I have them in a cut file if anyone wants them. I did use a fiskars punch to make the extra hearts for the smoke.

I inked and attached everything to the front first. Then I turned it over and worked on the back. I painted the entire back with Making Memories Glaze (Sky) making sure to not paint the windows. I left the brush strokes because I liked the effect it gave. After this dried I drew in curtains on the backside of the windows and add the dots for the curtains, I just used a fine tip sharpie. Then added Peebles Inc paint to the curtains. I love that it gives a little depth and looks as if it is on the inside. I added a skittle for the doorknob and I was done. I just used 4 pieces of twine for my hanger.

So what do you think? Have you used this size acrylic for anything? If so I would love to take a look at it.

Fun 8x8 Acrylic Album

Hi everyone. I want to apologize for my lack in posts I have been very busy and now that life has slowed down and is going back to normal I will have time again. I have been out of town for the last two weeks with a few days in Orlando, Florida and a few days in Lake Havasu, Arizona. We were in Florida for my daughters World Bible Quiz Meet and then in Arizona for the 4th of July. So needless to say no projects are being done around here. Then today I started potty training my 2 year old son, Kyle. Who graced me this morning by taking off his dirty diaper and telling me "potty" so I guess its time. Anyway. Here is a project that some of you may have seen on my blog in December.

I made a five panel 8x8 acrylic album using K2R acrylic, making memories pink paint and foam stamps, Close to my Heart Chocolate destressing ink, Basic Grey pattern paper Euphoria line, My Mind's Eye Laundry Line (Fun Lovin spots paper), My Mind's Eye Just Dreamy 2 line (My love My friends / Blushing Paper), My Mind's Eye Transparencies (flower and a frame), Me and My Big Ideas Rhinestones, Bazill 4.5 inch Piglet Blossom Flower, Baby Blue Stickles, and Prima Flowers. I haven't added any pictures or ribbons because I want it to be her vision from now on.

Now that we moved I have no idea where that book got to. Otherwise I wouls share pictures of it all completed. It really stunk that I wasn't really around for the whole packing and organizing of things. Its been since May 1 st that we have moved and I still am missing some things and constantly asking Bill where things are, if only he could remember! BUT I wouldn't have missed the last scrapbook expo that K2R was doing for awhile.

Until next time enjoy life.

Jenn

July Magnet Board

I wanted to quickly the post this month's magnetic board from The Red Bee, in Tustin, CA. Every month they design a board with Kits2Remember magnetic panels. This kit uses an 8x12 magnetic panel, some Creative Imaginations paper and various other embellishments. If you are in the So. Cal. area, you can stop by The Red Bee and pick up your kit, along with the K2R magnetic panel (included). If you are not in the area, get your panel on the K2R site, and use the picture and paper you already have and create your own magnetic board. Submit the picture of your board to win the K2R drawing for a whopping $250.00 of K2R product...details coming next week.


Isn't it cute!!
~Kathi

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everyone!! I hope that everyone had a fantastic day! It was an absolutely beautiful day here in Chino Hills. It was actually a fairly mellow day here for us... believe it or not - my poor 12 year old came down with the chicken pox - and swimmers ear - all at the same time! So, it was a kick back kind of day here. And since I was kicking back.... well - you just know that I had to play a little! hehehe

I used some K2R 12x12 chipboard. I love that you can buy the bigger sheets. It gives you so much flexibility to be able to cut whatever you want! I made a pennant on regular paper to use as a template. Each pennant is 7.5" wide at the top, and 8" long. I took the template and traced it on to card stock. Then I flipped the template upside down and traced on a second pennant, so that I could get 2 pennants per 12x12" chip board sheet.

I used various "patriotic" papers and embellishments. I also used a Stampin Up! die to that creates the scalloped edges of the pennants. The letters were cut using the Cricut (Opposites Attract). I also used the Home Decor cartridge. The star border on the first pennant was cut using the Silhouette.

I hope that you had a great day.
:o) Erin

"Family" (the Starry Black Kit)

Hello everyone!!

My sister had these black & white pictures taken of her family that just came out awesome! When I saw them, I knew that I wanted to do something special with them. Then I saw the Starry Black 8x8" Album kit! It couldn't have been more perfect if I had put it together myself!! A tabbed 8x8" acrylic album with various black and/or white patterned papers. Perfect!!

I added black and white cardstock to the kit, as well as a couple of patterned papers that matched. I also added some clear crystals as embellishments. I used the cricut as well (cartridges: Lyrical letters and Home Decor).

A close up of the cover. The "family" and the bird are adhered on the top of the acrylic. The white scroll (which is a little hard to see in the picture) is adhered on the back side of the acrylic.

This was a very fun album to make... especially with great pictures of my neice and nephew!!! i hope that you enjoy!

Have a great 4th of July weekend!
:o) Erin