In Loving Memory...

Welcome to the Studio.

Today I want to share a project that, although I'm very pleased with the way it turned out, I wish I'd never had to make it. Making sympathy cards is bad enough, but anything on a larger scale is that much harder.

Our family lost our beloved little Scottish Terrier, Molly, in January. She had not been sick previously, just began having trouble breathing. Thankfully, she didn't suffer and passed very quietly in my arms. She was just a few weeks short of her 15th birthday, in people years. She was cremated and I decided to make something special for her as her final resting place.

This is the top of her box. I used the Bo Bunny Gabrielle paper collection. I love the bright, but soft, hues of aqua and coral and the butterflies. The lid is trimmed in ivory lace. I used a paper mache box and Mod Podge to adhere the paper.

I decided to make a cascade of flowers down the front corner. Some are handmade by my mom, Joan, and some are store bought. I added some Prima bling and three bejeweled stickpins. After all, Molly was a little princess puppy and every princess needs bling!

This photo really shows off two of the three stickpins I made just for Molly.

Thanks so much for sharing with me today. Until next time, Scrap Sassy!

More Flowers & Card Class Sneak Peak

Welcome to the Studio!

I wanted to share a few more flowers I made with you guys. The first one I want to share is a shabby chic beauty that I plan to use on a wedding layout. My husband and I were married in 2003 and I'm still working on the wedding album. I had just begun scrapbooking about six months before and wanted to wait until "I was ready" in a skillfully creative sense to scrap what my mind envisioned. I'd like to think that I've come a long way from my early days of "sticker sneezes" and decorative scissors. I really want to get caught up, so I'm going to challenge myself to get two layouts a week done from now until the scrappy August fieldtrip to CKC-Nashville. I'll share some of my layouts too!


Back to the flower... it was made with ivory satin and lace. It was sewn together on the bottom edge for the full length. I then used hot glue and a paper-punched circle (about 2") to create the flower. I just kept going around and around pinching and pleating the fabric as I went and continuing to go into the center of the circle. When I felt the flower was full enough, I glued some pearls and other bling in the center. I wanted it to look really shabby, so I cut the edges of the fabric petals on a diagonal and made sure some of the fabric began to fray.

My next flower is a "loopy" flower. I took some lime green satin and folded it in half to make a tube. I added a stip of lace on one side and sewed the bottom. I then cut the lace and satin "tube" into loops. To actually make the flower, I used the same steps as above. For the center I added a Prima flower and a large pearl. I didn't have a project in mind when I made this one. I just love lime green;)

Card Class Sneak Peak...

I wanted to also share some of the projects we'll be doing Saturday, June 4th {That's this Saturday} in our 5 for $5 Card Class. See details at the bottom of this post if you'd like to attend. We will be working on a Patriotic card, a sympathy card, an all-occasion card, an origami Christmas card, and an Angry Birds card. Several of you have asked if we could do a card for all the "Angry" fans:)

I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the origami Christmas tree. I will post the instructions along with photos of the steps after our card class. It is a fantastic way to utilize all those little scraps left over from you Christmas layouts. It's even a great way to turn "non-Christmas" scraps into holiday cards!

Card Class and Crop Details:

Card Class begins at 9:30 and ends right in time for lunch. The cost is $5 and all class materials are provided. You only need to bring yourself. Class space is limited, so please RSVP to reserve your spot by posting a comment to this post or by email sassyscrapperal@gmail.com.

Our crop begins at 9:30 and goes until 6:00 p.m. You are welcome to crop during the card class. We have plenty of room to spread out and lots of outlets, so feel free to bring your techie scrap toys. The crop is free, but please bring a snack to share. Bottled water will be provided, and you're welcome to bring your favorite beverage.

The card class and crop is held at the Messiah Church Fellowship Area, 2072 Highway 14 East in Prattville, AL 36067. It is on the second floor of the Pratts Mill Shopping Center. And yes, there is an elevator, so you don't have haul your scrap stash up the stairs. The entrance to the elevator is between the gym and loan company. When you exit the elevator on the second floor, our door is directly in front of you. Also, The Special Grind is now open for business. I have sampled their coffees and smoothies. All I can say is YUM! The zebra mocha is to die for!

Until next time, Scrap Sassy!

Ugly Paper Or Cute Card...You be the Judge!

Hello Everyone!

I was catching up on some cardmaking the other day (lots of birthdays coming up) and trying to think of something different to try in order to challenge my creativity and ward off boredom. I was digging through my patterned paper tub and found some Tinkering Ink paper that's a few years old. To be perfectly honest, I don't know what I was thinking when I bought it. The colors are bright and garish, the flowers are huge and kinda Picaso-like, and it's just not my usual style, which could possibly be the reason that it's still sitting in my paper tub taking up space.

So my challenge was to use a piece of ugly paper and make it into something I like. As I looked at the paper, I realized I was drawn to the pattern (like old wallpaper) and the aqua color, but it needed a cool, flirty color to update it. Like hot pink! So after adding a border strip, a bit of ribbon, some flowers, and bling, I was quite pleased with my finished product. But I didn't stop there. Why not take it a step further and decorate the inside of your card? I just love playing with my new iRock tool, so I added even more bling to the inside.

So at the end of the day, as I lay my head on my pillow, I can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that there's one less piece of ugly paper in the world;)

Until next time, Scrap Sassy!