Back to School Challenge at Simply Scrapping

Simply Scrapping is hosting a Back to School challenge from now through Sept. 20, and since it was open to design team members as well....I just HAD to do it! The challenge was to use a specific list of items including a shoelace, a paperclip, a recycled item, the word 'school' in chipboard, 3 buttons, a brad, a rubon and something round...and use the colors red, yellow, white and black. It was tough, but i managed to put it all together! I'm actually quite pleased with it, even though i now need new shoe-laces...LOL!

I had to share how I made my recycled item...I used a beer can! I cut it open, flattened it out, and cut out flowers using my cuttlebug. Then....i embossed the aluminum flowers, and colored them with alcohol inks. Who knew there was another use for my beercans??

So, if you still haven't joined Simply Scrapping, what are you waiting for??? Head over right now and sign up!!!!! Thanks for stopping by!

~tracey

what's NEW...at the SHOE!

If you haven't been to If the shoe fits...SCRAP IT! recently...you NEED to go there! The Shoe has undergone a makeover! It has a whole new look and all new fun challenges!

This first card represents todays Fashionista Friday challenge...it is a color challenge, colors being red, yellow and orange! Any projects submitted by next thursday, sept. 10 will be considered for 'Shoe of the Week'!

Next we have my sample for our 'Bonus challenge'! This challenge was posted to celebrate the new look of the shoe by using our new colors: black, white and pink! and HEARTS!! All entries for this challenge will also be used to determine our very first 'shoe of the week'!

And, finally, one more chance this week to be crowned 'shoe of the week'! This is for the Dot!Dot!Dot! challenge which is just what it sounds like! How many polka dots can you get onto one project?? Get scrappy and find out!!!

All 3 of these challenges are current and we will be awarding our very first 'shoe of the week' from all the combined entries. Between me and you....with all the fabulous entries so far, I am pretty certain there may be more than one winner! I hope you will swing on by the Shoe and check it out! Lookin' forward to seeing everyone at the Shoe!

Tim Holtz meets CTMH!

I got my first new products from the new Close To My Heart Fall catalogue, and was totally inspired to sit down and play! AND....I saw this fabulous sketch over at the Fresh Batch! The new Spellbound stampset, along with this sketch...a match made in heaven!!!

So here is what I came up with! I call it 'Tim Holtz meets CTMH!'

I made teh background out of glossy paper and alcohol inks (thanks to a utube video by Tim!), stamped the tree, fence, pumpkins and bats using stayz on, stamped the sentiment (BOO!) onto some tim holtz fragment tags, added a bunch of distress stickles, glossy and crackle accents and this is what I came up with!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

~Tracey