Frosted Designs Gift of Giving Blog Hop!

Hello there fellow crafters! Welcome to the Frosted Designs "Gift of Giving" Blog Hop!

With the holiday season lurking just around the corner, we decided to give our members some ideas for fabulous handmade items that can be gifted this year! Our Design Team has been working really hard so sit back and enjoy the show as you "hop" along with us!

As you hop along, you will notice each Design Team member has a "secret" word on their blog that makes a quote. Be sure to write it down and email Brandimatos@gmail.com with your completed quote! After you've completed the hop, come back to the Frosted Designs Blog and leave us a comment letting us know. One winner will be randomly selected from the comments to win a $20.00 Gift Certificate to the Frosted Designs Store!

We also have some other fabulous prizes up for grabs!

Creative Embellishments is offering up a $20.00 Gift Certificate to their amazing online store full of chipboard, stamps, flair, and more!

Regina from The Cutting Cafe has generously offered winner's choice for three sets of their choosing to her online store full of digital stamps and cut files for every occasion!

So what are you waiting for? Let's get hopping!

Here is the line-up in case you get lost along the way:

Michelle

Sandee

Athanasia

Brandi

Shanna

Rachelle

Solange

Julie

Channa 

Megan (you are here)

Joni (GO HERE NEXT!)

Lori

Connie

You have until midnight on November 14th to "hop" along with us! As you hop, be sure to write down the "secret" word from each member's blog. Once you've completed the hop, you'll have a completed quote! Email that to brandimatos@gmail.com for your chance to win one of the fabulous prizes listed above!

So, now it's finally time for me to share my "Gift of Giving" project. I created this set of four greeting cards using the awesome Heidi Swapp Hello Today collection. I could easily give these cards to four friends, but my intention is actually to gift all four cards, blank and enclosed in a cute box, to a friend for Christmas. My friends and family love the homemade cards I make and I've given away sets of greeting cards for them to use before, and they are always loved and appreciated! This is such an easy and cost-effective gift you can give to anyone! And they will know how much time, effort and love you put into making them which makes the gift that much more special!

"YOU"

It Feels Like Fall At Frosted Designs!

Hello all! It's Friday which means we have another challenge for you over at Frosted Designs! This challenge is all about the Fall - my favorite season! Julie is asking us all to create a fall-themed project - that's it! Simple and fun - just create a fall-themed layout, card, art journal page, altered art piece...whatever project you choose to create! Be sure to link your entry to the Frosted Designs Blog (there is a link to the current challenge in the right sidebar) by noon Central Time on Wednesday, October 8th for your chance to win an awesome prize! 

And here is my take on the challenge. Since I don't have any fall-themed supplies in my pared-down stash right now, I decided to tackle this challenge by scrapping a fall event and focusing on using tones of orange and gold - my two favorite fall colors!

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:

Glitz 77 - Collection Kit, Giant Rhinestones and Puffy Word Stickers

Heidi Swapp - Color Magic Resist Chipboard Alphabet Stickers

Kaisercraft Rhinestones - Champagne

Bella Blvd Happiness at Frosted Designs!

Hello everyone! I'm here today sharing a couple layouts I created using the Bella Blvd Daily Chevies and Snapshots collections which I got from the Frosted Designs store. I have to be honest...I am just stuck in a creative rut right now! I think it's because we have so much going on with buying a new house and trying to get all moved in. I want to scrap but it seems that every time I sit down to do so, my mind goes blank and I just don't feel my mojo flowing. So, when that happens, I try to not only pick up product that helps put me in the mood to scrap, but I search out a sketch or two to help get the creative juices flowing. And that's exactly what I did for these two layouts!

My first layout is based on this sketch from Elle's Studio. This sketch allowed for a lot of creative freedom and I felt the fun design paired well with these bright, fun products. The star border really helps to separate the yellow chevron from the striped paper which is something I felt needed to be done. Also the little house pennant actually started off as a tag I found in the die-cuts package; all I did was cut off the top of it to make it a pennant!

My second layout is based on this sketch from Studio Calico. I knew I had to use the fun teal woodgrain pattern found on the backside of the Snapshots Pajama Day paper for a background. Then, because this pattern was fairly neutral, I used more busy patterns for my accent papers. I used the black and white elements (the black with white polka dot paper, the washi tape and the arrow) to help pull everything together.

And here are a few closeups for your enjoyment!

Did you know that all the products from both of these Bella Blvd lines are on super sale right now in the Frosted Designs store? Yep, they are! So you should head over there right now and stock up before it's all gone!

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:

Daily Chevies Collection Kit 12x12 Snapshots - Hurry Up Snapshots - My Point of View Snapshots - Pajama Day Snapshots - Borders Snapshots Cardstock Stickers Snapshots - Bookplates Stickers Snapshots - Captions Stickers Snapshots Paper Pieces Cardstock Die-Cuts That A Way Plastic Stars Trendy Tape - Chevron Black Trendy Tape - Polka Dot Pink American Crafts Textured Cardstock - Bubbles American Crafts Textured Cardstock - Limeade 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

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Project Life 2014: Week 13

I'm continuing to plug along at my 2014 Project Life album and today I am sharing Week 13. This week I was a little more cohesive with the color scheme and focused on the greens and yellows found in the Jade Core Kit. I also purposely included similar filler cards on each side of the layout to help tie the two sides together.

And here is the left side...also known as the Milwaukee side this week.

And here's a better look at the right (Portland) side of the spread.

Also, I created an insert for this spread which highlights the University of Dayton's (Andrew's and my alma mater) Men's Basketball Team's rise to the Elite 8 in the NCAA Tournament. This is something that UD hadn't accomplished since 1984! So it was a pretty big deal and a big part of our week was watching this Cinderella Story unfold before us. The front side of the insert is the Sweet 16 side (the one on the left) and the back side (on the right) is the Elite 8 side. The QR code takes you to a video montage of Dayton's best moments of the week that UD athletics posted on YouTube. 

Stamping It Up at Frosted Designs!

Hello all! It's Friday which means we have another challenge for you over at Frosted Designs! This challenge is all about stamping! And there really is no specific rule to this challenge other than to bust out those stamps and use them somewhere on your layout, card, art journal page, altered art piece...whatever project you choose to create! Be sure to link your entry to the Frosted Designs Blog by noon Central Time on Wednesday, September 10th for your chance to win a $30 prize pack of chipboard from Scrapmatts! 

And here is my take on the challenge. I stamped various sentiments, hearts and stars in black ink in various places on my layout.

Products used from the Frosted Designs Store:

Glitz 77 - Collection Kit, Giant Rhinestones and Puffy Word Stickers

Elle's Studio Stamps - Everyday Moments and Good Times

Kaisercraft Mini Paper Blooms - Sea Breeze

Sakura Identi-Pen