New Guest Designer Jolaine Frias

Due to other commitments Melissa Vettorel has stepped down from her guest design spot with us. We are pleased to announce that Jolaine Frias has accepted the position and will be designing with the August and September kits!

 Hello!  My name is Jolaine Frias.  I am a full time school teacher and Mom to a two year old little boy and a delightful six year old little girl.  I have been married for 9 years to a very loving and supportive man, together; we live in the beautiful Hudson Valley region in New York.  I have been scrapbooking for about 5 years and absolutely love this wonderful hobby.  Paper crafts have allowed me to combine my love for patterned paper and photography while documenting unique family memories, what more could I ask for?


I guess I can call my style of scrapbooking shabby chic - romantic with a touch of vintage.  I normally all the design of the paper and photos to inspire me; that's why it is so important for me to make the photo the focus of my layouts.  Besides making layouts, I also enjoy creating mini albums and altered projects.


I have been a long time fan of Scrap That!'s beautiful kits and talented design team.  I am truly honored to be a Guest Designer!  Thanks Vicky and Lori for the opportunity!

Meet Our New Guest Designers!

It was a VERY tough decision to make.  We had so many wonderful applications from our Guest Designer call.  We would like to sincerely thank everyone who took the time to send in an application.  Whenever we put out a call, it is so humbling to see all the beautiful projects that are sent in!

Alas, there were only three spots available, and without further ado - let us present the three designers that were chosen along with a sample of their work.  Be sure and stop by their blogs so you can get to know them better, and leave them some love!

My name is Melissa Vettorel.  I have been married for 8 years and have 4 wonderful children.  Kevin is 13, Troy is 10, Kyle is 9, and Alexis is 4.  Yes, 3 rambunctious boys and a little princess, they are my true inspiration. My husbands in the Air Force so we move around every few years. We've been to Illinois, Guam, and now we've started a new adventure in Alaska.  Alaska is gorgeous and I love it.  Where else are you going to get such beautiful snow pictures? I was introduced to scrapbooking in 2007 by a friend and I haven't stopped since.  My hobby has long since turned into a crazy obsession, I'm sure my husband would agree.  Along with scrapbooking I love photography.  I never realized my true passion for it until I started scrapbooking.   

I am so excited to be a Guest Designer for Scrap That! and I'm honored to be working with such a talented Design Team.   

Melissa Vettorel

Hi Everyone! My name is Tina Rutledge. We have recently moved to the sunny state of Florida. I'm from Chicago, IL. and have lived there all my life, so I'm a city girl at heart. I have been married for 14 years to my wonderful and loving husband and we have 5 children. As a stay at home Mom, they definitely keep me busy, but are my inspiration. There are many things that inspire me and bring out my creativity. That is why I love scrapping! It allows me to challenge myself, bringing out the true expressions of my creative mind, in paper form. I also enjoy the positive energy it evokes.

Tina Marie Rutledge

My name is Robin Shakoor and paper crafting is my passion!  I live in Virginia with my husband, daughter, one spoiled puppy and three birds.  I am a Human Resources Manager by day and crafter by night.  I have been an avid paper crafting enthusiast since February, 2008.  While I enjoy all design styles, I would have to say that elegant, romantic and vintage are my favorites.   I enjoy incorporating a blend of these three styles into my projects, creating a visual experience for my readers.  I believe that crafting is a shared experience for both me and those who view my work.  Just knowing that I am teaching others through tips, tricks and tutorials on my blog brings me joy.  I like to encourage others to step out and try new things.  I believe that crafting is a personal journey and the roads we take along the way are different and special.

Robin Shakoor

Each of these talented ladies will design for a two month term between April and September 2011, starting with Tina.

 At the end of the term we will have a contest and let our members and subscribers vote on which of the three Guest Designers will remain for the rest of 2011!

So keep track of your favorite projects because it will be up to you to determine who stays with the Scrap That!DT.

Introducing a New Design Team Member!

We are honored to have Lisa join the Scrap That! Design team.  Her work is beautiful and unique and you can find her recent projects on her blog.  http://kaye2222.blogspot.com. Be sure and stop by and leave her a warm welcome!

Lisa will be starting with our January kit so mark your calendars for the release of our January Kit on Dec 26th!

Hello!

My name is Lisa Blastick  (aka kaye222) the reason I go by Kaye is because it is my middle name and 2 is my favorite number.  I have been scrapping since May 2006 and I started to scrap because of my Mother.  She has kept family photos for many years and some of the photos she doesn't remember everything about the photo and what happened because some of the photos were before her time.  That's when I decided that I wanted to send to the following generations photos that have a bit of me in them. So at first I did many layouts with photos and journaling so that whoever read the knew things about the photo and who was in them.  Over the years, I have taken it to a different level, now I see each layout as a piece of art.  I try to journal but sometimes it does get away from me,  However, I do tend to place a bit of the information in the album at the beginning or end.  

I am a married woman for over 22 years and I have 4 beautiful children.  I also have two Italian Greyhounds.  So I have years of photos and new ones to scrap.  Therefore I may never finish scrapbooking...which is great for me since I am very passionate about making a new piece of art to share with my future generation to come.

Please Welcome a New Design Team Member!

Scrap That! is thrilled to welcome Ivana Camdzic to our Design Team.  A fellow Canadian, Ivana is from Saskatoon, Sakatchewan (say that 10 times really fast!)   

Ivana has a unique style and tremendous passion to bring to the team and we are so pleased to welcome her!  Be sure and stop by her blog: http://papergirlcrafts.blogspot.com

Hello fellow scrappers! My name is Ivana, and I am scrapbook FANATIC! I have been scrapping since I can remember picking up my first pair of scissors. It was not until 2004 that I started an interest in modern-day scrapbooking in an attempt to find a more creative way to preserve my memories. I fell in love with this art form the moment that I realized I could combine all of my passions (photography, sketching, painting, sewing, etc…) into one fabulous creation!

Shortly after I started scrapbooking, I was offered a position at our local scrapbook store. I worked there part-time while going to university. The workload of school got to be over-bearing and I had to say goodbye to my scrappy job. I think that was the most important thing that could have happened to me during my schooling. I realized just how much scrapbooking really meant to me. So, I obtained my business degree, with a major in accounting, and decided that for now, I would put that on hold, to follow my creative aspirations. 

I went back to work for, design for, and teach classes at our local scrapbook store and I have now been there for almost a full year.  In the first little while, I taught a couple of classes to get the feel of teaching, and before long I was fully in love with the idea! So, I now teach an advance scrapbooking class every month to a bunch of wonderful, and incredibly talented gals! In addition to teaching and working, I create layouts for our other classes and I also create layouts for the store to display.

I find that I go in an out of phases of what I enjoy making...I sometimes create layouts, sometimes I switch it up and make cards, and then other times I choose to alter items. Whichever I may do, I generally stick to the same style. I love the shabby chic, romantic, and delicate look. You will often see me using soft colours and a LOT of texture! My favourite products are things I can make my own. I love using white ANYTHING which I can glimmer, glitter or alter. I love pearls, lace, soft and organic shapes, border punches, and my beloved liquid pearls! My style is very feminine, so I tend to use a lot of flowers and usually stay away from very masculine paper or embellishments. I draw my biggest inspirations from pretty paper, beautifully designed spaces and many other art forms like sculptures, fine china, antique packaging, beautifully decorated cakes, and clothing...just to mention a few! 

I have only recently joined the online scrapbooking community and I love every bit of it! I am absolutely in love with the Scrap That! site and the idea of providing a high-quality, beautifully hand-picked and coordinated kits! I am so honoured and SO happy to have this opportunity to be a part of the INCREDIBLY talented Design Team! I look forward to working with the super friendly DT gals, the GORGEOUS kits, and to making wonderful friends along the way! 

Butterfly Dreams Design Team Work

Scrap That! is truly blessed to have such a talented design team.  Every month we are blown away by their artistry and creativity and this month is no exception!  Take a peek at their wonderful creations here!

BURLAP LOVE

Hello.This is Karen blogging today for Scrap That!.Here's a layout of my son, I created with the wonderful papers in the June "Queen Bee" Kit. I tried to keep this one 'boyish' and free of flowers. :p

We were given a 12x12 sheet of burlap, which is the latest trend in the scrapbooking world. It is sooo much fun to work with! I used it as part of my background paper, having only snipped it down a bit, to make it the right size. You can leave it as is, or do as I did and pull out a few strings horizontally and vertically, to offset the corners. You could even pull out every other string leaving gaps between them, giving the burlap a slightly different look. (NOTE: I used my left over burlap strings to thread thru my buttons) Whatever method you choose to use on your burlap, it is sure to add such great effortless texture to your project.

To finish this layout, I inked the bingo cards so there could be more contrast and tucked them behind the corners of my photo. I cut out a few circles from the Queen Bee papers and embellished them with buttons. Lastly scattered some pearls (which is better than flowers!) ...and I was done!


Hope you all enjoy this layout.  =)

((HUGS))
Karen

ALTER YOUR FLOWERS MINI-TUTORIAL

Hello!!!  This is Janis blogging for Scrap That! today!!!  I put up a mini-tutorial on how to alter the Prima Innocence Crinkle flowers that are included in the June Add-on Embellishment Kit.  You can also use the steps here to alter any flower you want.  Enjoy!

Supplies:

Prima Innocence Crinkle Flowers 

Ranger Distress Ink (I used Shabby Shutters)

Glimmer Mist (I used Pearl Shade)

Distress Stickles (I used Vintage Photo but you can use the ordinary Stickles)

Pearl/Bling as flower center

Adhesives/Tacky Glue

Step 1:  Take apart your flower layers very carefully.  Cut the two big layers as shown.

Step 2:  Glue one petal on top of the other so that the end flower will have one petal less.

Step 3:  Using tacky glue, glue all the layers on top of each other.  My flowers have 3 layers:  4 petaled, 5 petaled, and the original 6 petaled flowers.

Step 4:  With a dry brush, apply distress ink on your flower center.

Step 5:  To add a bit of sheen plus to activate the pigment of your distress ink, mist directly on your flower center.

Step 6:  Apply Distress Stickles (or Regular Stickles) on your flower center.  Add pearl or bling as flower center.

Here's my final altered flower:

And here's the layout where I used the flowers I have altered in this way:

 
Fast and easy way to make your already beautiful flowers much more beautiful!  ;o)  You can also use this tutorial in doing the fun challenge I have in this THREAD.

Have fun creating!!!

janis

Flower Tutorial by Scrap That! Artist Darien Anderson

Hi Everyone!!! this is Darien! I Have a tutorial to share and hope you girls enjoy it!! Have Fun!!
I made this LO using these flowers, and I'm going to show you how to make them!! They are really easy!!!




What you need

Using the Tim Holtz alterations Dies You need to cut 2 Flowers of the Bigger one and 1 of the smallest one Using the paper of your choice.

Then you can Ink or Mist the flowers



Make folds in the 2 large flowers as in the picture to obtain the center



Only in one flower just snip down the side of one of the petals.

Place some glue onto one of the petals



Glue that petal behind the petal next to it as shown in the picture

Curl the petals of all the flowers using your fingers.

Punch a small hole in the center of each flower

Put some glue on the flower that has 6 petals, that one is going to be the largest layer of your flower.

Place the 5 petals flower on top and then the smallest one



Then place a cluster from a spray through the holes (or brad, pearl, etc.)

Cut the ends of your spray and place a glue dot on top of the ends to secure it.



Now, your flower is complete.

PS. You can do this flower with any 6 petal flower die or punch.

We Have Another New Design Team Member!

Scrap That! is so thrilled to announce that Tara Orr has agreed to join our team of talented designers.  Tara is a fellow Canadian from British Columbia.  Tara has a unique and distinctive style, and her work has been published all over.  You can see some of her stunning projects in the gallery :)

Here is Tara's bio, and I hope you will join me in giving her a great big welcome!!


In my 'previous' life, I had graduated from university with a degree in psychology, got married to a wonderful man, bought the house of my dreams and worked as a webmaster for a technology company. I have now taken on the most difficult and rewarding job of my life - sahm to my 3 children: 5.5, 4 and 2.  Naturally, scrapbooking found me through the hundreds of photos I had taken of my kids and meshed with my craving for creativity.  I completed my first layout in the fall of 2008 and have been addicted ever since.

Scrabooking is an escape for me - my down time. It allows me to combine my love of crafting and photography with my artistic nature. I enjoy each and every second of the creative process involved in taking a layout or project from start to finish.

I tend to gravitate towards rustic-vintage/shabby chic with lots of distressing! I am inspired by wonderful photos (of my 3 kids mostly) and awesome patterned papers. I have been fortunate enough to have several of my layouts published and my blog featured a handful of times. I am currently on the design teams for ZVA Creative, Petaloo and Scrapbook News and Review Magazine.

I am honored to be designing with Scrap That! and hope that my creations will help to inspire!

My blog: http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com

May Kit Design Team Reveals

Finally, after much anticipation we can see the beautiful projects the Scrap That! design team have created with the May Blue Velvet Kit.  This is the first kit for Scrap That! and one I think we can be proud of.

Be sure and visit the gallery and leave some love!  http://scrapthat.ning.com/photo

Visit the girls blogs for closeups, tips and techniques they used!

Darien Anderson -  http://darien-lovingmylife.blogspot.com/
Vicky Alberto -  http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com/
Lidia's Salas -  http://lidia-breakingbarriers.blogspot.com/
Karen Wilson -  http://agirlsscrapobsession.blogspot.com/

Introducing the new Scrap That! Design Team

Vicky Alberto - Design Team and Kit Coordinator

With 10 years of marketing experience, scrapbooking is a natural extension of my work world. After having my last child, I decided not to return to a corporate marketing job so I could raise my young children. I feel that I am now ready for a new challenge and would love to start merging my passion for paper art with my previous work experience in order make a career for myself in the scrapbooking industry. I am really excited to be the Design Team and Kit Coordinator for Scrap That! I have also recently been hired to teach technique classes at my local scrap shop and am looking forward to sharing tips and techniques through Scrap That's blog and my own at
http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com/

Karen Wilson - Design Team

Hello! I'm Karen Wilson, I have lived in Northern Arizona since 2000, I'm originally from California. I'm a proud mother to 2 kids, Jayden(2) and Nicole(6). Between the two of them, they sure do keep me on my toes. I'm a newlywed, married to the most wonderful man, Brandon and am so blessed to have him in my life. I am hopelessly addicted to scrapbooking! My favorite techniques include layering and distressing. I have a love affair with flowers and bling. At the end of the day this is what helps me relax. It's my creative outlet. If I'm not scrapping, then I am spending my time with my kiddies, or watching movies with my husband...cleaning, cooking...(you know, those wife duties). =)
I am very honored to have been given the opportunity to design for Scrap That!. Visit my blog http://agirlsscrapobsession.blogspot.com/

Darien Anderson - Design Team

My name is Darien, I was born in Mexico city and now I live in Charleston, SC. I am married to my love his name is Jerry. I have a beautiful daughter, her name is Sophia and she is 2 yrs. Also I have 3 step sons they are 15, 17 and 20. I love to watch movies especially the ones that are true stories. I totally love music!!! I've been scrapbooking for almost a year and I love it!!! My husband got me into this world! He told me that I can start saving memories for the family. And I regret that I did not start sooner. lol! My style changes all the time, Especially when I see papers that I really love. I love Flowers and soft girlie papers!
http://darien-lovingmylife.blogspot.com/

Lady Grace (LG) Belarmino - Sketch Artist - Design Team

I am a scrapper from the Philippines with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts Major in Advertising Design. I am married to my very supportive husband, Regie Belarmino, for 2 years now and a mother to a 1 year old baby girl Hannah my precious model. I started scrapbooking almost a year ago (December 2008) a few months after I gave birth to my daughter. I decided to enter into scrapbooking to preserve my family's memories and to express my creative side.
My style differs from one layout to the other. I love experimenting and trying out new techniques as I create a page. I am into handcutting, distressing, photo editing and layering. My pages are simple and always make sure that the photo is always the focal point on my layout. More about me can be found on my blog. http://scrappinworld.blogspot.com/

Melissa Oeters - Social Community Coordinator

Hi, I'm Melissa Oeters and I live in Hinckley, Illinois. Hinckley is a very small rural area about 60 miles West of Chicago. I've been married for 23 years to a wonderful man and I'm a stay at home mom to our 4 fantastic children, ages 15, 11, 8 and 5! We also have 5 Havanese dogs and 1 over weight cat!
I'm been into scrapbooking for 16 years, I got hooked after being introduced to it at a Creative Memories party and I haven't looked back. I am a serious paper addict and I also have a thing for tools. I've often been called more of a collector than a crafter. Creating is the perfect outlet for me and you will find me in my office after the kids are in bed enjoying some "me" time with a diet coke and chocolate kisses.

I'm excited to help Lori build a fun, friendly, and inspirational forum for all of us to hang out at. Be sure you visit the forum and say hi!