This week’s word is:

Bliss

1 : complete happiness

2 : paradise, heaven

I made the following layout using this week’s word in my title. It features Paige and some lovely flowers:

If you use this week’s word on your layout or as the subject of your layout email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize. I will be posting the latest winner on Sharing Saturday!

~Tara~

A friend of mine asked me the other day how to stamp on fabric and I was instantly reminded of this great tip from one of our old CCAS members, Brenda:

Stamped fabric embellishments

Submitted by Brenda
Prepare your fabric by ironing it to remove any wrinkles or creases. Use an iron-on stabilizer or interfacing on the back of the fabric to add a little stability. (This step isn’t necessary if you’re using a heavy fabric like canvas or denim.) Using dye ink, stamp your design on the front of the fabric and let it dry for a minute or two, or heat set by using a warm iron and press cloth.
If you want to cut shapes from your stamped fabric, like the flowers on my sample layout, turn your fabric over and trace or draw your design on the stabilizer side. If you’re tracing a monogram or letter, just be sure to trace the reverse image so the letter is facing the correct way when the fabric is right side up. You can draw your design with a pencil or pen; just draw lightly so the lines don’t show through on the right side. Stitch around the traced design, then cut closely around the stitched lines and you’ll have a nice stamped fabric embellishment.
For a slightly different look, stamp on white or light cream fabric, then add some color to your stamped image with chalk, dyes, or dye ink. In my layout, I stamped on wide white rickrack, then colored in the image with pink and green chalks.
Stamped fabric can be used in so many ways – stamp your cardstock and fabric to match for perfectly coordinated pages, cut stamped fabric into strips for borders or to use in place of ribbon, cut your fabric with decorative edge scissors to resemble rickrack or trim, make large fabric monograms, tags or photo mats. There are tons of possibilities!

For more great scrapbooking tips please check out the Resource section of CCAS!

If you have a great tip to share with us email it to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this month’s Blog Prize!

~Tara~

I have a tendency to scrap one photo on my layouts and they generally are 5×7 in size.

Your challenge this week is to include at least two photos on your layout using two different sizes.

Here is the layout I did of Paige for Let’s Capture Our Memories:

Email your creation to me at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this months prize draw.

**I will be drawing the prize winner for June tomorrow!! Still want a chance to win….. you will have until 6pm EST tomorrow to post a minimum of 3 comments on the blog. Post below when you have done so and I’ll include a ballot for you!!

~Tara~

Here is this week’s puzzle.

Remember that they are of the same sketch. I just made one a little harder for you to solve. Have fun!

Medium Version

Hard Version

If you have any problems printing this sketch off just send me a pm or email me at: thynner5@yahoo.ca and I will send you the sketch. Please put: “Sketch” in the subject line.

Also, if you use this sketch as the foundation for your next layout and email it to me or provide a link you will be entered in this month’s Blog Prize Draw!!

Have fun!

~Tara~

Come and join me in celebrating this July:

~Tara~

I am always on the look out for things to use in my next crafting adventure you just never know when inspiration will strike. Well a couple of weekends ago I was at the MN Quilt show in Duluth and honestly scrapping was the last thing on my mind when I walked in the door. However, all of that changed when I came across Susan’s booth for Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods.

I thought my eyes had deceived me but I was in awe of all the colors, sizes, and textures of ribbon, trim and fibers arranged by color. After making my selection and paying I found out that most of there stock was online and that Susan had very generously gave me a coupon code for 10% of my purchases until 8/31/09! Well in anticipation for todays blog post I called up Susan and asked if I could share the savings with you.

Her answer was YES! So for my last post for this week I am sharing with you the code: MQA 609
Enjoy the discount and thanks for playing along with me this week.

Don ‘t forget that Tara’s Celebration Blog Challenges are due on the 30th of June. There are 9 sponsored parizes up for grabs!

-Melissa

I just finished making these cute ATC’s for a swap but needed a font for the title here is the font I found. It’s called sparkly and looks like it came from a 1950’s dinner sign. What can you use it for?

http://www.fontspace.com/font-diner/fontdinerdotcom-sparkly

-Melissa

I just love the look of hand stitching on a layout but I don’t have any stitching templates and there are so many out there that I wouldn’t know which ones to buy.

Have you ever wondered how to make your own stitching templates? I did. So I gathered up some supplies and tried to make my own. The instructions are posted on my blog: Addicted to Scrap

Hope you have fun making your own templates.

-Melissa

This weeks word is:

Kiss

–verb
1. to touch or press with the lips slightly pursed, and then often to part them and to emit a smacking sound, in an expression of affection, love, greeting, reverence, etc.
2. to join lips in respect, affection, love, passion, etc.

My daughter is starting to blow kisses so I thought that would be a fun word for today.

If you use this week’s on a layout or card email Tara at thynner5@yahoo.ca to earn a ballot for this month’s prize draw.

-Melissa

Times are tough and money is tight so look around your house for things you can use on your scrapbook pages. It not only will save money but its a great way to be “Green”.

-Melissa