New Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in Paper This and That's May challenge! We got some awesome patriotic creations!!


June's challenge is Father's Day theme! Click here to go to the page and see some amazing examples! Due to my being on vacation, I did not submit one this month. I know you want to know what the prize is :)

Here is a picture:
Yep, its a mini album chipboard kit. Oh the things you could make with it!!!

So stop on by and enter your card or project!

A couple of Things...

Alright, they both aren't crafty, but one of them is! I want to remind you of the Paper This and That Challenge- Memorial Day. It closes soon, there is a great prize and only 7 entries (so your chances of winning are great!)

Now for the other thing. Some of you know I became a Mary Kay Beauty Consultant in April. I am loving each and every time I get to pamper ladies and share with them the amazing products! Currently I have a website promotion going on. I am doing a drawing for a FREE mineral eye shadow (color is your choice) for every 10 entries. Shipping on all products is free. I will draw the evening of June 10th, so be sure to get your entries in before then! How do you enter? <--great question :)
1. Go to www.marykay.com/bcriminger
2. Browse amazing products
3. Purchase something
4. For a second entry go to the Virtual Makeover and find your favorite look. Email the link to me at bcriminger@marykay.com

NOTE: You are not eligible to win if you already have a Mary Kay consultant. Go to her website and buy from her instead :)

May Challenge

Paper This and That has posted May's Challenge..... SUPPORT OUR TROOPS! Memorial Day is at the end of the month, so make a card or layout for that, send a few cards to Operation Write Home (make sure they are military themed), or send something to your favorite soldier. Before I show you my project, I want to show you the prize, and it is a fabulous one at that!Yes, it is digital paper. To be used with digital scrapbooking or can be printed for "real" scrapbook pages/cards etc. They are loads of fun because they are dotted (I love dots!). They are 8x11in in size.

Ok, here is my project:
It is a popcorn bag holder. The file is Denise's and can be found in her scrapbook room, the tag was one I had. The heart and star stamps are Stampin' Up and the Thank You (see picture below) is See Dees. Inks are all Stampin' Up.

Now head on over to Paper This and That to upload your project!

Anticipate This!

Did the title get you to read this post? I hope so! I'm just letting all my readers know that I will be posting my DT project for Paper this and That within the next week. Now there weren't very many challenge entries last month, so your chances of winning are excellent! It would be a wonderful challenge for scrappers who haven't entered many challenges or for those who are more seasoned. Be on the lookout here, and I will be sure to link you there, or you could hop over there now and see what's happening!

More embellishments

Still posting embellishments for the swap. I tried to do a variety of different things and styles, so the diva on the receiving end gets an assortment (we did 12 in the swap).

The first is a tag made from a scrap outline of a cougar SVG from Nicolas Gomez, I added some embossing, ribbon and a stamp (friends, stampin up).
The next two go together. The stamp set is from Inkadinkado (how fun is that to say?). I colored it, inked the edges, added lace and a brad (hard to tell, but it is inked dark red).
I used the same stamp as above. The charm I got ages ago at Walmart (a quarter for 4) in the clearance isle. At the time I couldn't pass it up, but honestly, I just used the first one a month ago! Anyways, I stamped and colored, used stickles to glitter glue it to the back of the charm (the glitter is hard to see in the picture).

Pretty in Pink!

Those of you who do not know me personally are out of the loop. On what? My new Mary Kay business! I have been a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant for 9 days now! I have held 2 parties and I love spending time teaching women the essentials of skin care and sharing with them wonderful Mary Kay products. I, personally, have been using Mary Kay products for a little over 3 years and wholeheartedly believe in the products. The only thing on my face on my wedding day was Mary Kay. Only the best for such a special day, and every other day, for that matter. Now, on to my project! While talking with my sales director (a wonderful, beautiful, Godly woman, by the way) she mentioned that I will want a 3 subject notebook to track 3 aspects on the business end of Mary Kay. 3 subject notebooks are so blah, so I prettied mine up!

This is the front. The black and white paper was from Joann's, not sure what brand. The pink was from I RAK, I only had a 5x5 sheet of it, yet I think it went pretty far. The punches were both Mavy.
The lace was a RAK, the rhinestones from Michaels, the buttons, off old clothing. Here is the back. The ribbon from my stash, buckles off a pair of old jeans.
A close-up of quite a few things.
The corner and the dividing tabs (to make 3 sections). Our unit is the Royal Rockstars, so I had to include a star somewhere!
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Challenge:
Digi Doodle Shop's Best- Glimmer and Glitz

Alcohol Inks

I got some alcohol inks on sale for a great price and have been playing with them. These are some of the tags I did for a swap at Creative Scrapbook Divas.
What you see as white is heat embossed, then I inked and reheated it to bring the white forward again. I'm learning all kinds of new tricks :)