October DT Projects

Here are the projects that our designers created using the templates and digital stamps from The Cutting Cafe!

Miss Sassy Contest!

Do you love scrappin? Do you love contests? Do you have a secret (or not-so-secret) dream of being a Beauty Queen?? Then come on over to Sassy Scrappers where we are having our second annual Miss Sassy Contest!

This contest will run for six weeks, with the first challenge (or round) being posted on Friday, October 16th. But of course, you have to let us know that you want to be a contestant...don't worry it's easy! All you have to do is go to the Contests forum at Sassy Scrappers, find the thread titled "Opening Number" and share with us your all-time favorite layout!! That's it, once you have done that you are officially in the running to be crowned Miss Sassy! Sign ups will be open until Thursday, October 15th at midnight PST.

Challenges will be posted on Fridays (starting Oct 16th) and will be due on Thursdays. After the Opening Number there will be six rounds of challenges and eliminations.

The winner at the end of the contest will be crowned Miss Sassy and will receive a prize! We will also crown a Miss Congeniality and send her a prize too! And that's not all...anyone who just wants to play along, as well as anyone who is eliminated and wants to continue playing along will be eligible for a chance at another prize!


So, do you think you have what it takes to be crowned Miss Sassy??

WCMD Crop Winners

Here are all the winners from our World Card Making Day Crop!


Deanna's Card Sketch Challenge: Jodi
Jill's "Spooky" Sketch Challenge: Karen
Valerie's Masculine Card Challenge: Berta
Janet's December Holiday Challenge: Karen
Scrappyshel's PINK Card Challenge: Steph
Karen's Tri-fold Card Challenge: Terri
Jodi's Treat Bag Challenge: Steph
Steph's Birthday Card Challenge: Jodi
Steph's Tag Challenge: Berta

And the Grand Prize goes to..........BERTA!!

Congratulations to all our winners!!

Crop Chat!

Alright, here is where we can do all our non-challenge related chatting! Just post in the comments!

Steph's Gift Tag Challenge

Let's use up every bit of those scraps! When you have finished your cards this weekend, don't throw your scraps away...I want to see you make a coordinating gift tag! Any shape or size! Make one to go with every card and get your name in the hat each time for a RAK at the end of the crop!

Steph's Birthday Card Challenge

I want to see you create a birthday card with the following items...

* A cupcake, cake, or other birthday "treat"
* Glitter, beads, etc. (for the sprinkles on those treats)
* 2 or more ribbons, fibers or trims (for the pretty bows on the presents)
* A sentiment

Can't wait to see your cards!

Jodi's Treat Bag Challenge

Treat bag challenge!

With Halloween coming up... it is the perfect time to get those treat bags ready for your kiddies! Here is my sample (and my first reveal from the cutting cafe!)

Karen's Trifold Card Challenge

My card challenge is to make a tri-fold card. The theme can be anything but there is a twist-you must use something that sparkles like Stickles, glitter or some other type of bling.

Link to making a tri-fold card-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-RnUhjxRVo

Here is my example-
outside

Inside

Scrappyshel's PINK Card Challenge

In honor of breast cancer awareness month, I have a very simple challenge.... use any shade of PINK on a card... AND add at least one ribbon to your card.

And after you are done... go do your self exam, get your mammogram scheduled (if you are over 40), and remind someone you love to do so too!

Janet's December Holiday Card Challenge

I challenge you to create a Holiday card...Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza....whatever December holiday you wish. I, too, am being somewhat selfish with this challenge. I make my Christmas cards every year and want to get started early. And...no other requirements...it just needs a holiday greeting. I'm for easy this month! HEHEHE! Anyway...happy holiday card making!

Valerie's Masculine Card Challenge

My challenge is a little bit self-centered , because I need help making masculine cards. I love using the color pink and flowers and lace and all kind of feminine things on cards, but when it comes to creating a birthday card for the men in my life, I always draw a blank.

SO, my challenge for you is to make a masculine card. Show me how it's done! Oh, and while you're at it, do a little distressing one the card (ink, sanding, etc.). I think distressing sounds like a masculine thing to do. Have fun. I can't wait to get some ideas from all of you.

Jill's "Spooky" Card Sketch Challenge

Here is my challenge...also using a card sketch from September pagemaps


I loved the little monsters this month that Jodi used in her DT reveal, so my challenge is to use the above card sketch and make a card with monsters or spooks on it.

Deanna's Card Sketch Challenge

I chose this sketch from Shanna's Sketch Blog here. Hope it inspires you in some way!

You must also include a deco edge like in the sketch in some way.

Here's my example! Turned the sketch on it's side! My deco edge is made using a Border Punch.
Thank You Card -
http://thesassyscrappers.net/PhotoPost/showphoto.php?photo=5161&ppuser=9

World Card Making Day BLOG Crop!

Technical difficulties will NOT stop the festivities here at Sassy Scrappers! We're going to roll with the punches and move our crop over here to our blog...it could use the activity anyways, lol!!

All the same info applies...although I know it will be hard to get your 10 chat posts...but one creation must be for a crop challenge ONLY, all other creations can be combined with other challenges on the board.

All challenges are due on TUESDAY, October 6th at midnight PST...an extra day.

I will post each challenge in a new post, upload your creations to the gallery (it still works...will link on the side), and post them in the comments under that appropriate challenge. We will have a post for chatting too. All of the posts that you will need will be linked on the sidebar, near the top.

Have fun!!

October

Fall has arrived! My mom actually had snow on her way home the other night, I am so NOT ready for that just yet!! But I do LOVE the cooler weather and the beautiful colors!

Just as the snow will soon arrive, so will Christmas! I know, I know, but really, every year I swear I am going to start getting ready earlier, and still every year it creeps up on me just as quickly, and once again I am not as ready as I would like to be when the big day arrives. Well, in the spirit of getting ready for Christmas early, this Saturday is World Card Making Day, a day to celebrate the art of card making, AND to kick off the holiday card making season! So, this weekend, starting tomorrow morning, we will be celebrating on the Sassy Scrappers message board with a little crop full of challenges to help you get your card stash plumped up!! Challenges will all be posted first thing Friday morning and will be due at midnight on Monday, October 5th! We hope to see you there!!

Our DT will be revealing some of their fabulous card creations with their challenges this weekend, using the wonderful cutting templates and digital stamps that we received from our awesome sponsor: The Cutting Cafe! A HUGE thank you going out to Regina for not only the products for the DT to work with, but she has also sponsored our monthly contest, donating THREE sets of images for the winner of the contest, so be sure to stop on by and check that out...it's an easy peasy one, I hope to see a TON of entries this month!!

This month's Guest Designer is Karen, aka Xhater. We are so pleased to have her on the team for this month and can't wait to see what she creates! If you want to learn more about Karen, pop on over to the message board and see what she had to say when I asked her to share a bit about herself with us!

Have a fabulous month!!

September DT Projects

Here are JUST A FEW of the DT projects for this month using the wonderful stamp sets from My Favorite Things! I know there are a few more projects to come from some of the gals...

September Sneak Peek!

Here's a little peek at what some of the DT gals have been working on with the fabulous stamps from My Favorite Things! The full reveals will be posted on Tuesday, and you won't want to miss them!!

Jodi:


Steph:

Brenda:

September has arrived!

A new month, a new school year, and the start of another beautiful autumn. I love autumn :) Now that things are starting to get back to a normal pace, normal activities, etc. it's time to get things rolling again...with the help of my new day planner, lol! We have lots of fun things going on at Sassy this month, here's a peek...

September Sponsor: our fabulous sponsor this month is My Favorite Things, a wonderful clear stamp company! Huge thanks to Kim! The DT have been busy working with some super fun stamps that Kim sent us, so be on the lookout before the weekend is over for some sneak peeks of their projects!

September Guest Designer: BrendaB! I have always been inspired by Brenda's use of stamps on her projects so there was no other choice for Guest Designer this month! Stop by the forum to learn a bit more about Brenda!

September Contest: Stamp It! Let's see you use those stamps this month! You must use at least one IMAGE stamp on a project...cards, layouts, altered projects, anything you want, as long as you stamp an IMAGE somewhere on there! Letters, sentiments, etc. do NOT count, though you are still welcome to use them along with your image :)

September Crop: School's In! Monday will kick off our School's In Crop for September. We will be having classes during the week, Mon-Thurs, then on Friday school's out for the weekend and it's time to do your homework! But don't worry, this is some of the most fun homework you'll ever be given!!

That's just a peek at the fun happening this month at Sassy Scrappers! Be sure to stop by and say hi, we'd love to chat with you!!

Have a great long weekend, see you on the boards!!

Come crop with us!

We're croppin' again over on the message board! Pre-crop challenges for our Tutti Frutti "mini" crop went up on Monday and the real fun kicks off on Friday when the rest of the challenges will be posted! We have lots of light, fun challenges for you! Challenges are due Monday, July 13th at midnight PST. The Grand Prize will be some awesome papers from our sponsor Bound + d/termined!! So come join us, sit back, relax and get a few layouts done this weekend! Hope to see you there!!

More July Sneak Peeks!

The DT Galls will be revealing their full projects on Wednesday, but I am just so impressed with what everyone has done with the products this month, I just had to share some more!!

Here are some peeks from Tina...





A couple from Janet...

And a couple from me too...




Enjoy the peeks and check back later this week to see all of the complete projects!!

First Sneak Peek for July!

Well, speedy scrapper Jodi has already secretly shared with us her creations using the Word To The Wise pack from Bound + d/termined, and they are fantastic!! So, why don't we all have a little sneak peek at what she's done...and after you finish checking out what I've shared with you here, you can check out the peeks that Jodi posted on her own blog...they are different than what I've posted here so you'll definitely want to check them out as well!!






I hope to be back with more peeks from some of the other Designers in the next couple of days! Until then, enjoy the start of your weekend!!

July DT Sponsor: Bound + d/termined!!

I would like to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to Janis of Bound + d/termined for sponsoring our design team this month with some absolutely AWESOME products!! Be sure to head on over and check out their awesome albums...can I just say that the School Years pocket folder album is pure genius! Also check out all the papers and die cut embellishments. And they even have kits complete with album, papers and stickers!

And now I must share with you the BEST deal ever...the Word To The Wise Value Pack!

This is what each of the DT gals received to work with this month and I am sure they will echo me in saying WOW, WOW, WOW!!! It contains 124 sheets of great quality paper, with some really awesome quotes and sayings printed on some of them, plus some great patterns that you really can use for any theme or occasion, it is such a versatile pack! PLUS, there are 9 sheets of die-cut embellishments from frames, to tags, to strips, to buckles and much more! If you were to pick up one of these value packs and toss in one of their awesome albums, and some refills, you would truly be set for a looooooong time!!

I can't for you all to see this kit in action, the DT gals have already done some awesome work with it...keep an eye on the blog where I will post some "sneak peeks" plus some of the gals will be posting peeks on their own blogs as well!

I also wanted to mention that this month Bound + d/termined is participating in the "FireCracker Festival" Shop Hop! These shop hops are so fun, so while you are over checking out all of the fabulous products Bound + d/termined has to offer, be sure to keep your eyes peeled for the hidden image, and play along!!

crop/chat weekend - June 26 - June 29

Come one, come all!!!! Linda E. will be our crop/chat hostess for the weekend!! Come and join us for another great crop/chat weekend!!!!! Check out the message boards for more information - and while you are at it, check out the awesome Sassy Scrappers Gallery!!!!!

LOTW June 21 - June 27 - Scrapadoodler

Our layout of the week belongs to Scrapadoodler!!! What a great layout - I really love the black background - it really makes the other colors stand out - and, what an adorable photo to use!!! I also really like how she did her title!!!!!! Way to go!!!!!! Come and check out all of our other recent additions to the Sassy Scrapper gallery!!!!

LOTW - June 14 - June 20 - Steph

This layout sure caught my eye!! - I love the colors in this layout!! They go so well with the photos!! I love how Steph used a combination of photos of the same event - the different sizes, etc. - Love this digital kit - great boy layout!!!! Way to go!!!!

crop/chat weekend with Tammy - June 12 - 15

Well, it's about that time again!! We are having another crop/chat weekend and this time it will be hosted by Tammy!!!!! We look forward to having everyone join us for another fun filled weekend of scrapping and chatting!!!!! Come and check us out!!!

Layout of the Week - June 7 - June 14 - Tammy

I wanted to share with you all our layout of the week by Tammy!!! I love the rich brown and blue colors - cute photo of her "boys."!! Great digital layout!!! We are on the last day of our big crop weekend - go and check out all of our recent additions to the Sassy Scrappers gallery - gret layouts for ideas and inspirations! Got to love a "title" crop!!!!!

Totally Titles Crop - June 5th - June 8th!!!!!

I am so excited about our next crop! If you are like me and find coming up with just the right title for your layout one of the hardest parts of preserving those memories, you'll definitely want to join us June 5th-8th for our Totally Titles Crop! That's right this next crop is ALL about the titles! The gals will be giving you the titles for your layouts, along with a little twist, and the rest is up to you! As usual there will be lots of challenges, games and prizes! And don't forget to stop by early to check out the pre-crop challenges which will be posted Monday, June 1st!

We hope you can join us for fun, scrapping, chatting and challenging!!! Lots of fun and don't forget about the prizes!!!!!!! Come and check us out. Everyone is welcome, both old and new members!!!!

LOTW - May 31 - June 7 - luvalotmum

What a beautiful layout by one of our new members!!! This bright, fun, inspiring and creative layout was created by luvalotmum!!!! Great work!!!!! This layout makes me smile!!!! Go check out more newly created layouts in our fantastic Sassy Scrapper's gallery!!!

Crop/chat weekend - May 29 - June 1 - Karen

It's almost that time for another crop/chat weekend!!! This time it will be hosted by Karen!!!! Come and join us for a great weekend of cropping and chatting! You have until midnight on Monday, June 1st to get your challenges from the weekend completed! We hope you join us!!!

LOTW - May 24 - May 31 - Berta

Congratulations to Berta on the birth of her new grandson and I thought this layout would be perfect for our Layout of the Week!!! Berta used the sweetest black and white photo and her choice of colors used in her layout is just stunning!! Love all the stitching!! Great work Berta!!!!

May 22 - May 25 - crop/chat weekend!! yeah!

Is it almost that time? I believe it is - Here at Sassy Scrapper's, we are having another crop/chat weekend that Valerie is hosting. Please come and join us for some scrapping and chatting!!! Have a happy and very safe Memorial Day weekend!!! More information about this weekend's crop/chat coming........

LOTW - May 17 - May 23 - Tammyscraps!!

I wanted to share with you our layout of the week by Tammy!!!!! What a beautiful page - with rich and bright colors - the journaling says so much about her father - Tammy - great work!

May 15 - May 18 crop/chat weekend - Martha

Well, it's almost that time again!!! Another crop/chat weekend is just about here! Martha will be our crop/chat hostess this weekend!! We hope you can join us this weekend - to crop and chat!!!

LOTW May 10 - May 17 - Deanna

What a beautiful layout about Deanna and her mother!!! Happy Mother's Day to all Mothers out there! I hope you all had a wonderful day! Deanna did a wonderful job with the little touches of embellishments - the cut out flowers - the paper is beautiful and the the pp works so well with the layout - great work Deanna!

Friday, May 8 - Monday, May 11 crop/chat with Tammy

Hello all you weekend crop/chat scrappers!! Tammyscraps will be your host for this weekend's crop/chat little get-together! Stay tuned for more information - I just wanted to let you all know that Tammy will be our host for this weekend! Have a great rest of the week!! michelle m

Happy TUESDAY!!

And Cinco de Mayo!!!

We just wrapped up our NSD mini crop... WHAT FUN!!

Other things to check out:
DT reveals posted Monday 5/4
http://sassyscrappers.darkbb.com/reveals-f67/
New May CONTEST!!
http://sassyscrappers.darkbb.com/monthly-contests-f71/may-contest-t4429.htm
Our weekend C&C hosted by Tammy K this weekend.....

AND... don't forget... our charms and challenges have been revamped and buffed up... come on over and check them out!

LOTW May 3 - May 10 "I See U" by Willow

This is Sassy Scrapper's LOTW by our very own Willow (Valerie). What a beautiful layout - I love all the layering with the embellishments; the photo is beautiful, as is the title - wonderful layout, Willow!!!!

National Scrapbook Day "mini crop" - Friday, May 1 - Monday May

Welcome to our National Scrapbook Day "mini" Crop!! It will be held this Friday, May 1st thru Monday, May 4th. Check out our daily list of challenges that are being added to the NSD forum - we will have a few games throughout the weekend, as well - Come help us celebrate this very important "holiday" for all of us scrappers!!!! For more detailed crop information and guidelines, check out our NSD thread!! Looking forward to seeing everyone's creations in the Sassy Scrapper's gallery!!!

ALL challenges are due Monday, May 4th at midnight PST

Layout of the Week April 26 - Scrappyshel!!!!

Michelle C. has done a fantastic job on our layout of the week!!! I love this layout about her son - the journaling strips are great!! The colors and background paper are fantastic!! The bird is the icing on the cake!! Come and visit all of our other great layouts in the Sassy Scrapper Gallery - and while you are there, add your layouts!!

Stay tuned....

There's lots of good stuff goin' on in the next week.... can't WAIT to see all the spiffy clean up and changes we have in store for the monthly challenges and charms... WOO HOO!! Steph and Amy have been working extra hard getting things tidied, rearranged, and planned for us.... I just can't wait!!!
Stay tuned for May 1st!!


And, while you are waiting... check out the weekend crop and chat hosted by Karen (xhater) this weekend... the challenge should be posted around 6 pm EST tonight.

Layout of the Week - April 19 - April 26

Our layout of the week is by Amy!!!!! Way to go, Amy!!! I love the pp with her choice of photos - great color combination - this layout makes me want to smile!!! Go and check out all our wonderful additions to the Sassy Scrappers Gallery!!!! Until next week!

April Contest!!

Since we have just gotten done with our Birthday Bash crop... I wanted to remind you of our CONTEST!!! It's a great one.... check it out :)


Over on the message board at Bring Your Own Memories they issue a sketch challenge each month for their kit customers to use their kits with. We're going to use their sketch for this month for our monthly contest. Of course you will not be required to use one of their kits, just create a layout using the sketch (one or two pager) and post it here and in the appropriate album of the gallery by midnight PST on April 30th.

Here's the link to the sketch...http://www.getphpbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4284&mforum=krystn

Can't wait to see what you all create!

1st Birthday Bash is still going strong - come and join us!

Hello all - we still have a few good scrapping days to get our scrapping creations completed for the 1st Sassy Scrappers Birthday Bash - it ends on Wednesday, April 15th at midnight - so - get your layouts in for some fabulous crop prizes!!! Come one, come all!!!!! See you at Sassy Scrapper and come join in on the chatting, as well!!!!

LOTW - April 12 - April 18

I wanted to introduce our Layout of the Week by BrendaB!!!! - Way to go Brenda!! What a beautiful page! Love the color combinations - the sweet photo - your embellishments!!! What a great layout! Please check out the fabulous Sassy Scrapper Gallery to see all the new layouts. Thank you BrendaB.

Join us for our 1 year BIRTHDAY BASH Celebration!!!!!!!!

Welcome everyone to Sassy Scrapper's 1 year anniversary celebration!!!!!! It is being held April 1 - April 15th - we have wonderful challenges and games to participate in - please join us in celebrating our 1st year together and join the fun and celebration!!!!!!

LOTW - April 5 - April 12

Here is a layout I have chosen as the Layout of the Week - It was created by Martha!!! What a wonderful blend of elements, color and technique! Congratulations Martha!!

LOTW - March 29 - April 4

I wanted to share with you all a beautiful, beautiful layout that was created by Linda E. - what a wonderful job with the different colors of orange and the "pop" of black - wonderful job!!!! Congratulations!!!!

Happy TUESDAY!!!

Well... it's late March..... are you seeing SPRING in your area yet???

You have a few more days to get working on your entry for the March TREASURE contest (see sidebar and last week's entry)...

We also have some FUN stuff coming up in April... Info will be posted soon... keep an eye out!!

I'd also like to take a minute to ask YOU what kinds of tutorials you'd like to see here.... do you have techniques you'd like to know about? Do you dabble in digi and want to learn more? Are you an altering nut? Would you like to get some more info about touching up your pics??

Post here.... in a comment..... I can't wait to hear!

LOTW - March 22 - March 28, 2009

Greetings to all!!! Our Sassy Scrapper Layout of the Week belongs to............ DEANNA!!!! Check this layout out - it is fantastic - as are all the layouts in our gallery. So, when you get a chance, please go and check out all the wonderful additions to our Sassy Scrappers gallery!!!

March 20 - March 23 crop/chat weekend with Deanna

It's time for another great crop/chat weekend with Deanna that she is hosting this weekend!!!! Come one, come all!!! We all enjoyed this past crop/chat weekend and this weekend will just continue with good times, good friends and great scrapping!!! Have a great week everyone!!!!

Happy MONDAY!!!

Hey there Sassy Scrappers!!!

So... what's goin' on this week at Sassy....

Well.. you have a couple more hours to post your entries for the Deja Vu crop... WOW... 20 challenges... games... FUN!!! And some FANTASTIC WORK too! Way to scrap girls!!

We also have our March Contest going on... Our March Sponsor is The Treasure Box.... so this month, your challenge is to scrap about a treasure... and show us some bling too!

Here's the thread:
http://sassyscrappers.darkbb.com/monthly-contests-f71/march-contest-t3761.htm

The winner will receive the kit of their choice from Memories from the Attic (www.memoriesfromtheattic.info)

And... coming soon... our Grand Opening Anniversary!!!

LOTW - March 15-March 21, 2009 - by NikkiLove

I just wanted to share this layout for the LOTW by NikkiLove - I "Love" this layout!! Check out all the fun, fun elements to this layout!! Fantastic journaling strips - love how she did these strips - great ideas - I love the ribbon - the flower embellishments - the thread in the buttons - everything is so appealing!!! - Nice work by NikkiLove!!! Welcome to Sassy Scrappers NikkiLove!!!





http://thesassyscrappers.net/PhotoPost/showphoto.php?photo=3410

Ready for some Deja' Vu???

Come on over girls and guys too.....


Our Deja Vu Crop is going strong!!

I counted a whoppin' TWENTY challenges and three games are posted so far!! Come join us in all the fun.... http://sassyscrappers.darkbb.com LOTS of RAKS up for grabs too... and one grand prize too!

I've got a photo game going on.... you can jump in any time! And Valerie has posted a real fun guessing game too... Plus... Linda E's posted a gallery scavenger hunt too!

Hope to see you there... the challenges aren't due till Monday night too!

Layout Of The Week - February 15th

This weekend I wanted to choose a layout from the crop as well as one that celebrated a Valentine's Day feel...I thought this one by Jill of her and her husband was so sweet I just had to share it as this week's layout of the week...

Be sure to stop by the gallery and leave Jill some love!

Layout Of The Week - February 8th

This week I found this adorably sweet layout by Martha aka mmeier of her youngest boy and new baby girl sharing a snooze...


Be sure to stop by the gallery and leave Martha some love!

Friday, January 30th Crop & Chat Info

This weekend we are going to be doing a very special Memorial Crop & Chat in honor of Janice. Join us Friday afternoon around 1pm PST (4pm EST) for a variety of challenges! We hope everyone will join us in celebrating the life of a wonderful woman!

LOTW January 25th

This week we are not having just one layout...we are featuring a slideshow of layouts done by one of our members who passed away this past week. Janice Nielson was such a lovely, sweet lady, she will be greatly missed! Our thoughts and prayers are going out to her family in this difficult time. Please enjoy this slideshow of just a few of Janice's wonderful layouts...

Crop & Chat Info for Friday, January 23rd

Last weekend we had some awesome cards come out of Jill's Crop & Chat! Everyone seemed to enjoy getting away from the layouts for a few days, I know I did!!

Well, this weekend we are going to be leaving the layouts aside again and will be embarking on an altering adventure with Maureen!! She has mentioned that you will need a canvas to work with, any size/shape. You can find them at just about any craft/hobby store...even WalMart carries them! So get your canvasses ready and join us Friday afternoon for a weekend of altering fun!!


PS. I know I forgot a LOTW last Sunday, no excuses, I just plum forgot! But, we will be having a very special LOTW presentation this coming Sunday in honor of one of our members that we lost this week! Please be sure to stop by and check it out!

Crop & Chat Info for Friday, January 16th

Are you ready to make some cards???

This weekend's Crop & Chat hostess is Jill...who happens to be this month's Guest Designer...and she gave me a little hint that our challenge will have something to do with cards! I am so excited to see what she has up her sleeve for us! She also mentioned a really yummy prize...can't wait to see what that might be!!!

So, if any of that has caught your attention, be sure to join Jill in the Crop & Chats forum on Friday evening...between 7 & 8pm EST (4 & 5pm PST)!

Hope to see you there!!

This Week at Sassy Scrappers

I want to thank everyone for making this weekend's crop such a great one! It was a fun one and everyone seemed to get a lot done! I'll be drawing the winners later today, so if you entered any of the challenges be sure to keep your eye on the crop area to see if you won a RAK or if you were the lucky Grand Prize winner!!

Due to some postal delays, as well as some delays on my part, the Design Team just received their kits over the weekend and they are working hard to have their reveals ready for later this week! Check out the board or gallery after teh 15th to see what they have created with their kits from My Sweet Spuds!

And as always, there is the Crop & Chat this Friday! Jill will be our hostess this week! Check back tomorrow for all the details!!

Hope you have a fabulously scrappy week!

LOTW January 11th

This weekend's crop has been so fun! We've had some awesome layouts coming in, I just can't believe how busy everyone has been!! I thought it would be fun to showcase a layout from the crop for this week's Layout Of The Week, and this is one that I found in the gallery and totally missed in the crop threads!

This is a layout that BrendaB did for Deanna's sketch challenge. I love the lacy stuff behind the photos and the cluster of felt embellies! And the colors are wonderful too! Be sure to stop by the gallery and leave Brenda some love!

This week at Sassy!

We are croppin' this week at Sassy Scrappers!! Be sure to stop by and join us for our "On With The New" Crop starting today with some precrop challenge, and running through this weekend. A few challenges have been started already, and the rest will be posted on Friday morning. You will have until Monday, January 12th at midnight PST to get your creations done and posted in the gallery! And what would a crop be without some games, those will be going on all weekend, including Bingo on Saturday night with Valerie!! Stop by the board to get your words and be ready to play at 7pm EST (4pm PST) on Saturday!!

New weekly challenges have been posted today and Tammy has also revived her blog challenges for the new year! So, if you're a blogger, be sure to check those out!

Hope everyone has a great, scrappy week!! See you at the crop!

We're back!!

Happy New Year everyone!! With the new year comes a fresh start, and a fresh start is just what we needed here at the Sassy Blog!! So let's kick things off by getting back on track with our very first Layout Of The Week of 2009! And what better than a layout about New Year's!

This week's layout is a digital creation from Terri aka Meterr...I just love this photo of her little guy, and all those stars and sparkles are just perfect for a celebration like New Year's Eve!! Stop by the gallery and leave some love for Terri if you haven't already!

Break from Bloggin'

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to make a little announcement that we will be taking a bloggin break until after the holidays! Things have just been so hectic that I haven't been able to keep it up. This last week has been so crazy I have barely even made it to the message board!! So, I thought rather than just not be posting anything, I will make it an official break! LOL!

We at Sassy Scrappers hope that you all have a wonderful holiday and we will see you back here in the new year!!

Punchinella!

Ok, so I had NO idea that is what it is called, but this month's sponsor...ScrapMuse...sent us some fabulous kits, and in the one I got to play with there was some of this fun and funky stuff in there! I had no idea what I would do with it at first, but when I get something like this in a kit I challenge myself to be sure and use it somehow, someway, on at least one project! So...in case you have no idea what to do with it either, I thought I would share the two uses I came up with as our "class" this week! If you have any other uses, feel free to post them in the comments, we would love to hear your ideas!!

Use #1: Stenciling

For my first Punchinella project, I used the paint that also came in my kit and some tissue paper to stencil some dots onto my layout.

* Just squirt some paint onto a plate (or anything you don't mind having paint on).

* Scrumple up some tissue and dip it in.

* Dab the tissue on a scrap piece of paper to get any excess paint off.

* Place the Punchinella over the area that you want to stencil.

* Dab the painted tissue over the top of the Punchinella. You can do this uniformly to get every whole in a perfect pattern, or like I did and just dab all over to get bits and pieces of the pattern.

Here is my finished project:

Use #2: Cutouts

For my second Punchinella project, I cut some shapes out of it for some fun layering.

* Decide on a shape that you want to cut out.

* Place the shape on top of your Punchinella.

* Tace around with a SlickWriter or Sharpie...anything permanent, that won't rub off, since it is a plasticky surface.

* Cut out on the inside of your traced lines (especially if you are using an irridescent, the lines will show through if you don't cut on the inside of them)

* Cut out another shape that you want to layer with from patterned paper or cardstock.

* Adhere together on your layout.

I did some snowflakes to create this layout...

Chipboard Ornaments Class

Sorry I am late this week, it's been crazy here with illnesses, craft sales, and getting ready for the holidays! But, I have my camera working again (Thanks Carrie!!!) and I do have a class prepared for you to make some pretty, easy peasy, ornaments for your holiday tree!

Chipboard Ornaments:

Materials needed:

chipboard shape (or sheet of chipboard to cut your own)

paint

glitter

paper (scraps are great!)

other embellishments

hole punch

ribbon

Prepare the chipboard shape:

* If you are cutting your own, this would be where you cut it out ;)

**This is for shapes that have sticky backs (such a Basic Grey shapes, which is what I used here)...

Step 1: Remove the paper backing

Step 2: Remove the sticky layer. I use my finger nail to lift it up a little in one spot around the edge, then onceit is lifted enough that you can get a hold of it, just peel it off. This can get tricky with more intricate shapes, but be patient!

Step 3: *optional* Use some sandpaper to smooth any rough parts off if the sticky layer did not come off smoothly.

Step 4: Punch a hole somewhere on your shape where you will thread the ribbon through for hanging. It is important to do this before you start creating your ornament!

Creating the ornament:

Step 1: Paint! This may take a couple of coats to get it looking right, depending on how much soaks into the chipboard. Make sure to get around the edges and in the hole that you punched in the previous step!

Step 2: Add some paper, glitter and embellishements! Both sides!

Step 3: Thread a piece of ribbon through the hole and hang it somewhere where everyone will see it!!

Gift Box #3

We are croppin this weekend, so be sure to stop by and join us! We are having lots of fun getting ready for the holidays!!

The next class in the Gift Box "series" is a really fun box for small trinkets and treats! I can't wait to give them a try myself! Check them out and have a go at them...

Fantasy Boxes

Gift Box #2

Since I am still cameraless, today I am going to send you over to Mirkwood Designs for some great gift box templates! They are super easy to use...

* you can print them directly onto the back of your paper of choice, or you can print them ont plain paper, trace onto your paper of choice and cut them out.

* to score the fold lines I like to use either the scoring "blade" in my trimmer for straight folds OR for a curver fold (ie: pillow boxes) I use my embossing stylus and emboss along the fold line, works just the same as scoring!

* don't foget to embellish when you're done!!

Friday, November 14th Crop & Chat

This week's Crop & Chat is being hostessed by one of our newer members...Terri aka meterr! The challenges...yes I said challenges...six total...have already been posed! Terris has come up with some really great challenge in honor of Veteran's/Remembrance Day this past Tuesday, and she has included a little something for everyone! So stop on by and check them out! Can't wait to see everyone's awesome creations this weekend!!

Gift Box Class #1

Over the next couple weeks I am going to be posting a series of different gift box classes. Some will be super simple while others will be a little more elaborate! There will be some extras posted during our Fall Crop as well! So, here goes the first one...Please bare with me on the photos, I am cameraless at the moment and had to use a cell phone!

2, 4, 6, 8 Box

Materials:

Paper trimmer

Scoring "blade" for trimmer or Scor Pal

Scissors

Hole punch

Adhesive

Patterned paper

Ribbon

Embellishments to decorate

Step 1: Cut paper to 5.5" X 8.5"

Step 2: On the long side, score at 2, 4, 6 and 8 inches. There will be a half inch flap left at the end.

Step 3: Turn the paper and score the short side at 2 inches Step 4: On the long side cut in along the score lines up to the 2inch score line...you will have four 2X2 inch square flaps. Step 5: Fold along all the score lines.

Step 6: With patterned side of paper facing up, put adhesive on the long thin flap, and on three of the four 2X2 inch square flaps.

Step 7: Turn paper over and put adhesive on the last 2X2 inch square flap, along all four edges of the square. Step 8: Fold box together into a tube, adhere thin flap to insed of opposite edge.

Step 9: Fold bottom flaps in, be sure to leave the one with the adhesive on the inside for LAST.

Step 10: To close the top of the box, pinch two opposite sides together, making sure the other two sides fold IN. Step 11: Punch two holes, side-by-side in the top of the box.

Step 12: Thread ribbon through holes and tie together.

Step 13: Decorate!

No Class This Week

Sorr ladies, I am cameraless for posting classes at the moment! But, there is something fun planned for the next couple of weeks that will help you out with getting ready for Christmas, and will be tied in with our big Fall Crop, so be sure to check back next week to see what it's all about!

Fright Night Bingo and Crop & Chat!

This weekend's Crop & Chat is going to be a very fittingly scary one! The DT have put together a really fun Fright Night Crop & Chat for Halloween night, October 31st.

Chatting and challenges will begin at 1pm PST (4pm EST), we will have four different challenges for you to work on...finish up with Halloween's past, or get a quick start on this year's!

Valerie will be starting the Fright Night Bingo game at 5pm PST (8pm EST). Make sure you get your words to her before she starts calling them!!

Hope to see you there!

Have a safe and happy Halloween!!

Maze Book Class

What a crazy weekend we had here at my house! Between Halloween activities, Austin's dad throwing himself into all kinds of AA activities, and the beautiful, gorgeous, extraordinary fall weather we have been having here lately, I barely saw the inside of my apartment for more than five minutes and a change of clothes all weekend! And this is why the class is late this week...Maureen was awesome and had it to me on Wednesday and I just couldn't seem to find the time to get it posted here! But, here I am and here it is...

This week's class is brought to us by Maureen aka DolphinDesigns! She has created this adorable Maze Book to share with us! I hope you'll all give it a try!!

Materials you will need~
Bone folder
Cutting mat
Craft knife
Ruler

Adhesive

2~ 3 1/4" X 3 1/4" Chipboard squares

2~ 4 1/4" X 4 1/4" Pattern paper for front and back covers

1~ 12 X 12 Cardstock for the inside pages

1/4" ribbon about 1 yard

Inside of Album

Step 1~
Take your cardstock fold it in half. (use bone folder to reinforce the fold)

Step 2~
You will take one side, fold it back to the center (use bone folder to reinforce the fold) Step 3~
Take the other side , fold it back to the center (use bone folder to reinforce the fold) Will look like a "W" Step 4~
Take the "W", repeat steps 1-3 the other way. Should make 16 squares that measure 3" X 3"
Step 5~
Open the card stock, place it on a cutting mat. Starting at the top cut down 3 squares (make sure not to cut the last square). Take the next line (center), cut that line. Make sure you cut from the other direction. Last cut will be on the left side. You will want to make sure that cut is going the same as the first cut you made. Will look like an "M"

Step 6~
Fold the first leg up, then turn to fold the middle, and last leg. You have now folded the maze. Set this aside

Album Covers

Covers Step 1~
Take your 4 1/4" X 4 1/4" pattern paper and turn it upside down. Put your adhesive on the chipboard squares. Attach them to the pattern paper. (repeat a second time) Cover Step 2~
Trim all but 1/8" from the corners of the pattern paper. Cover Step 3~
Place adhesive on the back of the pattern paper. Fold that over, use bone folder to reinforce the fold (repeat this 3 more times) Cover Step 4~
Take the two finished covers and place them side by side about 1/2" apart. Cover Step 5~
Now you will place adhesive in the middle of both the back covers. Place the ribbon over the adhesive. Leaving extra ribbon on both sides to tie the finished book.

Assembling the Album

Assembly Step 1~
Add adhesive to the one side of the maze (cardstock). Place it on one side of the chipboard top. Making sure it opens the correct ya. (repeat this step for the second side)

Friday, October 24th Crop & Chat

This weekend's Crop & Chat will begin on Friday, October 24th at 9am PST (Noon EST)! Our hostess this weekend will be Deanna, and I can't wait to see what she has planned for us!! Hope to see you there!

Watercolor Class

This week's class is a little tutorial on using watercolor crayons! I got mine in a Stampin' Up! Simply Sent card kit, and I used them to make the cards and that was it, they sat on my shelf for a year untouched! Then I was at The Paper Crate the other day and Robyn was using her inks to do some watercoloring and I thought hey! So I came home, dug them out, and got to work! And now I am going to share with you how easy it is!

You will need...

Watercolor pen (has a reservoir to fill with water and a paintbrush-like tip)

Watercolor crayons OR ink pads

Paper

Instructions (for using crayons)

1. Take your crayon and scribble on something that you can wipe off later. I used the lid of a plastic container, and just went round and round in a small area until I had a good amount of the crayon accumulated on the lid.

Step 2: Take your watercolor pen and squeeze until water starts to come out of the tip. Brush it around on the colored spot mixing the water with the crayon, until it is all a watery puddle.

Step 3: Now paint on your paper, and repeat! It's that easy!!

Here is my finished layout...

**If you don't have watercolor crayons, you can us ink! Just take the ink pad that you want to use and scrape the pad across the edge of it's lid. A small amount of ink will pool there. Now take your watercolor pen and do the same as with the crayon spot.

**If you don't have a watercolor pen, you may be able to use a Q-tip with some water to get the watery-ness, and then just use a regular paint brush to paint...I have not tried this myself, but I am sure it will work just the same!

DT Call!

It is that time...time to choose some new talented scrappers to join us on the Sassy Scrappers Design Team! We are sad to see the current team go (though they are not going ANYWHERE just yet!!!) but we are excited for a fresh start with a new team! So, if you are interested in joining the team, here is what you will need to know...

There will only be one round to the call this time. This term will begin on December 1st, 2008 and will be a six month term, ending May 30th, 2009.

What will be expected of you as a Design Team member:

** Board activity is very important, you will be expected to post on the message boards daily.

** We will be holding monthly crops. You will be expected to help in the preparation and running of the crops.

** Promote our sponsors wherever and whenever you can…on your blogs, galleries, wherever it is permitted.

** Actively participate in challenges posted by other DT members and moderators.

** You will receive a monthly kit or product from our sponsors, you will be expected to create 4 projects which will include 3 layouts and one card or altered project. This may vary depending on the sponsor and the products sent.

** If we do not have a sponsor for the month you will be provided with some product from myself to create with. This will not be as elaborate as a sponsor's kit would be, but we expect the same effort to be put into your creations!

If you are interested in applying please submit the following requirements in an email to sassyscrappers@live.com by midnight PST on November 15th. Please send all project submissions as attachments to the email.

1. Your name, mailing address, phone number and email address

2. A link to an online gallery showing your work

3. A link to your blog, if you have one

4. A brief Bio of yourself

5. Answers to the following questions:

* Why do you want to be on the Sassy Scrappers Design Team

* Have you ever been or are you currently on any other Design Teams? Which ones?

* Are you active on any other message boards? If so which ones? And what is your username?

6. Attachments of the following projects:

* Two of your favorite layouts that you feel show your style.

* One card, any theme

* One altered item or mini album

* One newly created layout based on the following sketch from PageMaps

I hope everyone will apply and I can't wait to start seeing the submissions start rolling in!

Friday, October 17th Crop & Chat!

We had an awesome rop this past weekend! Thanks to all who helped out, and big congrats to all of our winners!!

This weekend we are back to business as usual with our regularly scheduled Crop & Chat! This weekend your gracious hostess will be Jill! She will be getting things started around 5pm PST (8pm EST) so come over and check out what Jill has up her sleeve to keep us busy this weekend!!

Altered Notebook Class

This week's class is brought to us by our fabulous DT gal, Valerie! She has issued an altered notebook/journal challenge over at the Passionately Pink Crop and has prepared this tutorial to go along with it...so here it is...

For this challenge, we're going to alter a notebook to be used as a journal. A journal can be a very useful tool, for various reasons:

- Writing down your thoughts and feelings in a journal is a proven method of relieving stress. It helps us to focus and clarify what we are feeling and experiencing. We can better understand exactly what we are going through, and realize what actions we can take to work through the stress.

- Journaling on a regulas basis can help us record our daily joys and stresses.

- A journal can be used to record everyday happenings that can later be used on your scrapbook layouts.

- Journaling can also be used as a motivational tool for something we want to keep doing, stop doing, do less of, or do more of. You can use a journal for that topic alone.

- An altered notebook can be used as a "Travel Journal" as well. Writing in it every day will provide you with a lot of information that you would have forgotten by the time you get around to scrapping those photos.

- Or create a journal as a gift for someone! They will think of you every time they use it.

All you need to begin is a notebook of some sort. It can be something you already have around the house, or pick up an inexpensive notebook when you're out shopping this week. I prefer a notebook with lines, because I find it easier to write in. You will also need some type of adhesive. I like to use Mod Podge because it can be used as an adhesive, and also a sealant. It is available at any craft store. Of course, you can use any adhesive that you like.

CREATING AN ALTERED NOTEBOOK

Here are some photos and simple instructions for creating your own altered notebook/journal. You can transform any notebook into something that reflects your personal style, using the scrapbook supplies that you already have.

First, you will need a notebook of any size to alter. Here’s a photo of some notebooks that I have to alter.

This is the notebook that I’m going to use:

In addition to a notebook, you will also need:

- a strong adhesive such as Mod Podge, decoupage glue, or spray adhesive

- foam brush

- scrapbooking papers, embellishments, ribbons

- scissors or paper trimmer

- sandblock, sandpaper, or emery board

- brayer (optional)

Begin by choosing the paper that you want to use on your cover and the back of your journal. Don't forget to cover the back so your notebook will look good on both sides. Measure your cover and cut the paper to the approximate size of the journal.

As you plan your cover (and the back), think of it as a scrapbook page. You will begin with a base, and build from there. I'd suggest using patterned paper instead of cardstock, and make it as plain or embellished as you like.

Now that you have the paper for your covers, you can adhere it to the notebook. I use Mod Podge because I think it's easy to work with, and that's what I will refer to here. Using a foam brush, apply a generous amount to the cover of the book. If your notebook has a binding, don't worry about getting a little on the binding, because it dries clear. Be sure to pay close attention to the edges. You want the Mod Podge to cover the entire album and go all the way to the edges. This is why you don't use a scrapbook adhesive for this. You can also apply the Mod Podge to the paper if you want. It really doesn't matter, but I prefer to apply it to the book, so I don't have to lift the paper when it's wet.

Then put your paper on the cover of the notebook. When you initially put it down, you will be able to slide the paper a little to get it just where you want it to be.

To get a strong hold and to remove any bubbles, roll a brayer over your paper. If you don't have a brayer, smooth out any bubbles by running your fingers on the paper, flattening the bubbles.

Repeat this process for the back of the notebook.

Once the adhesive is dry, trim the edges of the paper to remove any excess. Using a sanding block, sandpaper or an emery board, sand the edges of the paper.

This step is optional, but it will prevent the edges from tearing or fraying, remove sharp edges, give it a slightly distressed look, and makes the scrapbook paper appear to be part of the cover. If you want to ink the edges, you can do that as well. The sanding will help the ink adhere to the paper.

From here, you will begin to build your cover, just as you would a layout.

Here are some ideas:

- If you like the collage look, adhere several different papers to the cover using Mod Podge.

- If you want to add more paper to your cover, apply the Mod Podge to the back of paper and then add adhere it to your base paper.

- Before adding your embellishments, you may want to cover the entire front and back with a coat of Mod Podge. This will seal it. You can put the Mod Podge over flat, paper embellishments, but you obviously don't want to cover ribbon, flowers, etc. I do this if the notebook will be getting a lot of wear, but if I'm using it for a personal journal, I don't apply a cover of Mod Podge. I like the feel of the paper.

- Mod Podge comes in a couple of different varieties. For most things, I use the matte. I also comes in a glossy finish which I use if I want a shiny look. I also recently purchased some Sparkle Mod Podge, and I love it! For my journal, which I'll share later, I used the sparkle on a few paper embellishments that I added.

- When you have your paper just the way you want it, let everything dry. It will dry pretty quickly. Now you can start adding what ever you want.

- I love chunky, lumpy, 3D items on my layouts, but they don't work so well on journals. When you're finished, you want your journal to lie flat, so you can write in it!

- You can add flowers, ribbon, a photo, alpahbet letters, a frame, or just about anything you have in your stash.

- If your notebook has a metal binding, you can tie ribbons on the binding.

- You can also cover the inside of the covers with patterned paper!

- These same steps can be used to alter the cover of a mini album, or the cover of one of the plain American Crafts D-ring albums.

Most of all, have fun creating!

Here is Valerie's beautifully done finished notebook!!

Thanks for the tips Valerie!! I can't wait to get started on my own notebook now!!

Passionately Pink Crop And Crop&Chat Info for Friday, October 10th

Monday kicked off the start of our Passionately Pink For The Cure Crop with pre-crop challenges being posted!! Be sure to stop by and check them out to get a head-start on the festivites, then join us on Friday for more challenges, games, and of course...prizes!!! And what would Friday night be without a Crop & Chat?? No Bingo this time...you'll have to wait for the October 31st Spooky Bingo! But, we will be playing some games and chatting the night away while we get ready to spend the weekend croppin for a good cause! Crop & Chat will begin at 3pm PST (6pm EST) on Friday!

All the festivities for the crop can be found HERE. And also don't forget to check out the Passionately Pink festivities that Wendy has going on over at The ScrapCity!!

Quick Cards Tutorial

For this weekend's tutorial I went out into blogger land and found this wonderful tutorial for a card set. I actually had seen it last year and made a couple sets with it and they were so quick and easy, I had to track it down to share with you all. So, head on over to Nathalia's blog: Funky Phresh and have a little look see at her fabulous creations, then check out the tutorial HERE and maybe get some Christmas gifts checked off the list!

World Card Making Day Crop & Chat!

This weekends Crop & Chat will be hosted by myself along with our talented Design Team members Amy and Valerie! Plus, Maureen will be helping us out as well! We are having a larger than normal Crop & Chat this weekend in honor of Saturday being World Card Making Day!!!! The ladies are hard at work coming up with some fun challenges for everyone and creating some wonderful cards to go along with them! AND there WILL be a prize up for grabs!!! So be sure to join us starting at 1pm PST (4pm EST) this Friday, October 3rd for our special World Card Making Day Crop & Chat!

Christmas Countdown Class

Trying to get back in the swing of things, here is a class for this week...I am currently getting ready for Christmas craft sales and I am constantly looking for new ideas for Christmas crafts. This week's project is a countdown calendar made from a small dollar store corkboard.

What you will need:

A corkboard

Rings

Hole Puncher/CropADile

Cardstock (about 4 sheets)

Patterned papers

Embellishments for decorating

Step 1: Cut a piece of cardstock the same size as the cork. If your cork is removable from the back (as mine was) remove it, adhere cardstock onto it, and replace. If it is not removable, you will need to make sure your cardstock is exactly the same size/shape before adhering. You CAN paint the cork instead, but I had some issues with it warping.

Step 2: Punch holes in the top of your cork near the middle.

Step 3: Cut 24 pieces of cardstock, all the same size. Mine are 4"x4" but this will vary depending on the size of your corkboard, and how far apart your holes are spaced.

Step 4: Punch holes in all of your cardstock pieces, making sure to line them up with the holes on your corkboard.

Step 5: Thread all of the cardstock pieces onto the rings, then insert the rings through the holes on the coarkboard and close.

It will look something like this...

Step 6: Decorate! I used Making Memories FaLaLa papers for mine with miscellaneous Christmas-y embellishments. Tie a ribbon through the hangers (if there are any) for easiest hanging and flipping of days.

Grab Your Glitter!

We are croppin and chattin with Sherri L as our wonderful hostess this weekend! Her challenge for us is to get out your glitter and create a layout that sparkles! Stop by and chat with us and let's see what you can do with your glitter!

Friday, September 19th Crop & Chat

ok, so once again I have been totally slacking on the blog! But, it's only because we have some very exciting things in the works at Sassy Scrappers over the next month! I'll come back and get to all that soon enough, but for now we are looking forward to this weekend's Crop & Chat which will be hosted by Linda aka Redd1977! I can't wait to see what Linda has planned for us for this weekend! Stop by the message board around 3pm PST (6pm EST) on Friday to get in on the fun!!

Scalloped Circles with the BG Notch Tool

This week's class/tutorial comes from one of our talented August Guest Designers, Nicole Martel. She posted this on the message board but I just had to share it here as well!!

Scalloped edges instructions, with photos:

1. Turn the paper that you want to scallop backwards/upside down. Use a circle template to trace on to the paper.

2. Carefully use the Basic Grey notch tool and press around the penciled circle. Be sure to stay on the line so that the scalloped circle comes out even.

Friday, August 22nd Crop & Chat

This weekend's Crop & Chat will be hostessed by Berta!! She will be posting the chat thread and challenge at 12:30pm PST (3:30 EST) tomorrow (Friday)...be sure to stop by and check out what Berta has in store for this weekends challenge!

Colorizing Photos Class

Don't you just love the look of those black and white photos with the POP of color in them! I always have and I just had to figure out how to do it myself!! So, here I am to show you!

This tutorial was written based on Paint Shop Prop 7 but should be convertible to any photo editing program that uses layers.

Step 1: Open a COLOR photo in your editing program


Step 2: Go to your "layers" menu and click on "duplicate" This will essentially paste a copy of the photo over top of the first, as a new layer.

Step 3: Make sure that your top layer is selected (you can do this just by clicking on it) and go to your "colors" menu. Choose "colorize" (NOT greyscale...this will turn the color pallette for both layers to greyscale and we want to still have the color underneath) Set the values in the colorize options box to zero


Now your top layer will be black and white, but your bottom layer will still be in color.

Step 4: Choose your "eraser" tool. If it is a small area yo want to be in color, then adjust your eraser size accordingly. Now, erase the portion of your photo that you want to be in color. As you erase, the color from the bottom layer will show through.


You will need to zoom in close on your photo to make sure you are getting in any little nooks and crannies (like between the fingers on this photo)

Step 5: When you are finished erasing, and are happy with the look of your photo, go back to your "layers" menu. Click on "merge" and then "merge all/flatten"


Here are some othe examples of ones I have done...

Crop & Chat Info for Friday, August 8th

This week's gracious hostess will be Chris aka walkawalkadog...she will be starting the chat at 11am PST (2pm EST) and be watching the boards tomorrow for a little teaser from Chris as to what the challenge may be!!

Make Your Own Lei Class

This class is brought to us by Maureen aka DolphinDesigns for the Luau Crop! The first part of the challenge is to follow the class and create a lei, then photograph yourself wearing it for one name slip into the Grand Prize drawing! If you scrap the photo you took of yourself this weekend, you will get a second name slip into the drawing!!

So, here's the class...

Supplies you'll need:
Sewing needle
Thread or fishing line (30-40 inches)
Flowers (consider using silk flowers. As some can be taken apart and the layerscan be used individually)

Step 1~Cut the straws into 1 inch (2.5cm) lenghts

Step 2~Create a basic flower design templateon paper. Cut the piece out and make paperflowers, using different colors. Or you can use silk flowers instead of paper.Poke holes in the middle of each flower.

Step 3~ Poke string through the hole of the flower. Then thread it through a straw. Repeatthis step til there is just enough to tie.

Step 4~Tie the ends together and cut off the remainder of the string.

Little trivia regarding the Lei...A flower Lei is known worldwide as a symbol of the aloha spirit.


Can't wait to see all of your beautiful Leis!!

Flip Flop Album Class

Here it is ladies...finally!! This class will count as a challenge for the Tropical Luau crop happening this weeked. If you complete and album you will get two name slips into the Grand Prize drawing AND I will draw one name from all the completed albums for a little RAK!

Materials Needed:

pair of Flip-flops

Cardstock

Scissors

Pencil

Adhesive

patterned papers and embellishments to decorate

Step 1: Prepare your flip flops. I didn't like the colors of mine so I took them apart and painted them

Step 2: Trace around your flip flops onto the cardstock and cut them out. You will need an even number of pages. (The photo is hard to see, but I cut 8...thought I ended up only using 6)

Step 3: Decorate your pages and covers BEFORE putting the album together! If you do it while it is put together already it will be very awkward! Your first page will be attached to the back of your front flip flop, so be sure to match up the correctly shaped piece, then alternate back and forth.

Step 4: Cut 1/2 inch wide strips of cardstock...the amount you will need will depend on the number of pages you have used, I used 2 strips for 6 pages.

Step 5: Assembling the album: Attach one end of one strip to the back of your fron flip flop, with the excess overhanging to the right (when looking at the back). Then attach your first page to the back of the front flip flop, on top of the strip, sealing it in between.

Step 6: Assembling the album: Now attach your pages to the strip and repeat step 5 with the back flip flop.

Now your album is complete!!

Can't wait to see what you ladies create!!

What's Happening This Week?

This week at Sassy Scrappers we are kicking off our Tropical Luau crop which will be taking place this weekend Fridy August 1st-3rd!!

A few of our pre-crop challenges have been posted today, so be sure to check those out!!

Be watching later today (or tomorrow) right here on the blog for a really fun project class that will be used as a crop challenge.

On Friday Valerie will be hosting a Bingo Night Crop & Chat, be sure to get your words picked out and sent to Valerie before the chat starts on Friday at 5pm PST (8pm EST)

ALL the challenges and games will also be posted first thing Friday morning!

Grab yor swimsuits and cool drinks and come on over!!

Crop & Chat Info for Friday, July 25th

Hello all! I have been such a slacker here this week, we are going away for the weekend and the preparations just took over my life for the last few days! I will be back in top form after the weekend...speaking of which, if you are looking for today's class it will not be psted until Monday, BUT you won't want to miss it, it will be a project challenge for our upcoming Tropical Luau Crop and will be worth two name slips into the grand prize drawing...by the way, you will need a pair of flip flops for this class ;)


Now, without further ado, our gracious Crop & Chat hostess this weekend will be Tammy! She will posting the chat thread shortly at 1pm PST (4pm EST) and the hint she gave us for the challenge was...Summer and Presents!!! Can't wait to see what it is!!!


Have a great weekend!!

Crop & Chat Info for Friday, July 18th

This weekend's Crop & Chat will be hosted by Deanna!! She will be starting the chat tomorrow (July 18th) at 1pm PST (4pm EST). Be watching the boards this evening, she tells me she is going to post a little hint about what the challenge will be!

Paper Bag Card Class

This fun twist on the paperbag album is brought to us by our Guest Designer, Tammy!! I can't wait to make one of these, this is such a fun idea!!

Paper Bag Card

Okay, I know that somewhere out in cyber space someone has probably already done this, but I love making paper bag albums, and I thought, why not do a card??

For this you will need:

Paper bag
Cardstock
PP
Ribbon
Crop-a-Dile
Ruler
Paper Trimmer
Embellishments
Glue/adhesive
Sewing Machine (optional)

The first thing you need to do is take your bag and fold it in half. I like to have the bottom base as my front. You’ll see why at the end.

The next thing I do is measure in about a half an inch from the folded edge

Go ahead and use your sewing machine to stitch from top to bottom (You don’t necessarily have to sew this, but I think it makes it look neater and not so flimsy).

Once you have completed that, punch a hole in the top and bottom where you have created that seam. I went in about half an inch.

Next open the bag. I like to use cardstock as a base to build that sturdiness. Cut your cardstock to size and the put a little glue on it and place it on your bag. (I use the glue to hold it in place while Im sewing). Next ,I zig-zagged across the top and the bottom. I follow the same instructions for the right inside flap, except that I sew up the left side, and then I sew along the right edge, except that I’m going to leave at least 3 inches open in the middle.

Can you see where I’m going with this now?

I’m not a great seamstress, so I go ahead and embellish with patterned paper and other stuff to cover up my sewing. Of course if you like to sew, you could always make it more decorative and incorporate that into the card!

Now go ahead and embellish away both the front and inside however you like!

Don’t forget to pass a ribbon through those 2 holes in the seam, I think that touch just finishes it off so nice!!

I used a clip to close mine because I didn’t want anything falling out.

See, the perfect place to tuck in a gift card or money or a secret love note!!

Where did the week go??

Wow, it's Wednesday already! Whoops! I have been in a bit of a slump the last few days and forgot I should be bloggin! So, let's get caught up, shall we...

Crowned Contest: The final round came to an end on Monday! We will be pouring over the final submissions and crowning the first Miss Sassy before the week is over!! We will also be crowning our Miss Congeniality, and drawing a winner from those who played along with us! Be on the lookout for the big announcement!

Crop & Chat: Our fabulous members are helping us out with the Crop & Chats and will be taking turns hostessing for us! Our gracious hostess this week will be Michelle (Scrappyshel). Can't wait to see what she cooks up for a challenge for us!

This week's class will be brought to us by our fabulous Guest Designer...Tammy!! Check back on Friday to see what great project she is going to teach us how to create! For more from Tammy check out the message board to see the challenges she has for us this month!

The Design Team has started posting their creations with their kits for this month, be sure to check out their incredible projects featuring the new Making Memories Noteworthy lines and Core'dinations cardstock!!

Monthly Contest: The DT each received a wooden door hanger to alter in their kits, and so our contest for you this month is to alter a door hanger! Post your creations to the July Contest folder of the gallery by midnight PST on July 31st for a chance at a prize!

Luau Crop: Don't forget to mark your calendars for our next crop, happening August 1st-3rd, with pre-crop challenges starting on July 28th! Just a heads up that the blog class project on Friday the 25th will be part of the crop...get yourself a pair of flip flops, we will be making flip flop albums and there WILL be a RAK going out!

Do-It-Yourself Clear Album

For our class this week, I am going to show you how to make your own clear album! I had seen so many super cool albums done with the acrylic albums and I really wanted to try them, but the price of buying one scared me away...especially since I had no idea what I would even do with one! A few months ago I took a class at a crop at Scrap City where we made acrylic panels and hinged them together. Then a few weeks after that my mom bought a poster frame from WalMart for a poster I had for Austin. As I was putting the poster in the frame I noticed that the "glass" of the poster was quite similar to the acrylic. So, I went and bought another frame ($10CAD for a 24"x36" frame) brought it home, dug out my utility knife and cut it down into 8x8 squares. I had a few mishaps with the blade sliding and leaving marks, and not getting a clean break when breaking them apart, but in the end I managed to get two 8x8 albums with 5 pages each. Now I am making wedding gift for a friend of mine and decided I would try this out again. So, here is how I did it...

Supplies:

Poster frame*
Marker
Ruler
Utility knife

Crop-A-Dial

Rings...or whatever else you might want to use to hold the book together
Paper and embellishments to decorate

* You can also go to a glass shop and get a product called Makrolon...or they may have another type of acrylic...they charge by the square foot and will cut it down to the sizes you want.

Instructions:

Step 1: Start out by finding a flat, firm surface to work on...something that you won't mind getting a couple cut marks on ;)

Step 2:Measure out your pages...for this album I went with 9x9, so I measured 9inches from the edge, then another 9inches from there down one side and across the top.

**If you DO NOT take off the protective covering (I had already been using this one as a frame, so the covering was off) you can draw your cutting lines right on it with a permanent marker, they will be gone when you remove the covering afterwards :) Since I didn't have the covering on mine I just drew little marks that I would be able to remove or hide later.

Step 3: Cut along your cutting lines, run over them a couple of times. I used a metal ruler to cut along so the lines were straight, you have to push very hard. Be careful not to slip! To make it easier to break the pages apart flip it over and cut on the lines again, once or twice, from the other side.

Step 4: Break apart your pages very carefully. I keep one hand putting pressure on the cut marks from one side while bending very slowly from the other side. They will bend at the cut and then you can pull them apart.
Step 5: *Optional* If you have a handheld electric sander you may want to sand down the edges to get rid of any jagged parts. You can use a file (like the BG file set) but it takes a long time, lol, I did one page and decided they were good enough as is!!

Step 6: On one of your pages, mark where you want your holes to be. (On mine I went two inches in from each corner, and then in the middle of those two for the third one) Use your crop-a-dial to punch the holes. To do the rest of your pages you can either mark your holes again on each page OR you can hold your original page on top of he next page and just punch through the holes again. (If I had a page with one edge that had a scratch on it, I put the holes in that edge since the scratches would be less noticable there)

Step 7: Line up all your pages on top of each other and attach them together in whatever way you want...I used 7Gypsies rings. Your album is now ready to be decorated!!

Here's one of the other albums I did...you may be waiting a while for photos of this one completed, lol!!

A BIG Thank You!

We want to shout out a great big Thank You to Sandi at Scrapperie for taking the plunge and being our first Design Team sponsor!! We really appreciate everything she did for us and we all had a blast working with her awesome kits!!! Be sure to check out Scrapperie when you get a chance!!

Here is a slideshow of the work the DT did with Sandi's Lake House kits...enjoy!!

This Week at Sassy Scrappers!

A new week and a new month! Lots happening here at Sassy Scrappers!

Crowned Contest: Round 5 challenges are due at midnight PST tonight...only one more round to go!! Last challenge will be posted on Wednesday!!! There is still time to play along...complete any of the challenges, get it uploaded to the Non-Contestant Entries album of the gallery before midnight PST on July 7th (end of contest) and be eligible for a great prize package!

Monthly Contest: June contest closes tonight...get your vintage/heritage layouts into the June Contest album before midnigh PST tonight for a chance at the 'vintage' kit from Scrapperie! Be watching later this week for the winner to be announced! New contest for July will be posted tomorrow!

Sponsors: July's Design Team sponsor is Sassy Scrappers! If you have a kit club or store and would like the opportunity to sponsor the Sassy Designers please contact us and let us know! We work for you, promoting your site and products!

The Design Team will be revealing their projects made with our July kit later this week, so be sure to check that out!

We've just announced our next crop dates as well! Join us August 1st-3rd for our Tropical Luau beach party crop!!

Layout Of The Week

Wow wow wow!! I just LOVE the gorgeous colors of this layout by Berta!!! I also have to say I love that Berta works with the 8.5x11 size...I am so intimidated by it since I made the switch to 12x12! Awesome work Berta!!

Be sure to stop by the gallery and leave some love!!