teleroblog;

One way to make your life better is through scrapbooking, another way is to do something nice for someone else. Scrap about something you do or have done for someone else. A loved one, a neighbor, a charity, etc.

Also, there’s been a change in the rules: You only need to complete one of the four monthly challenges to be eligible for the grand prize! Previously, participants had to submit something for each challenge, but that is no longer the case. So go, go, go! Show us what you got. :)

the heart-shaped scone, 12x12 

Sponsored supplies used:

• Cardstock: Discount Cardstock “Pepper 80# 12x12,” “Surf Blue Translucent Vellum 27# 12x12”
• Polymer clay button: Charlene’s Button Box “Distressed Cream Heart Buttons: Red Flowery Flourish Pattern”
• Paint & stencils: Plaid “Apple Barrel: Parrot Blue,” “Simply Stencils Value Packs: Damask”
• Adhesive: Plaid “Mod Podge: Paper,” “Mod Podge: Dimensional Magic”

Additional supplies used:

• Papers: Colorbok “Perfect Posy Box Kit;” Nylon thread: Gauche Alchemy “Acme Mixed Media Paper Crafting Kit;” Alpha stencils & chipboard letter: Colorbok “Blue Skies 12 In. Page Kit;” Stickers: American Crafts “Remarks Books: Journaling 1 (Black),” Colorbok: “English Meadow Box Kit;” Making Memories “5th Avenue: Border & Tag Stickers (Elizabeth);” Tags: Colorbok: “Friendly Forest Box Kit;” Rhinestones: Kaisercraft: “Self-Adhesive Rhinestones: Dark Blue;” Brads: Crate Paper: “Season Collection,” Doodlebug Design, Inc. “Mini Brads: Bubble Blue;” Paint: Making Memories “Grapesicle,” “Eat Your Carrots;” Shimmer: Ranger “Perfect Pearls: Embellishment Pigment Kit (Metallics);” Other: Felt, woodgrain contact paper, jute cord, thread

Journaling:

I like to bake. It’s very relaxing & it’s always fun to watch family members try different treats. My brother sees me as the go-to baker, & while he stressed over financial aid & other college preparations, I decided to make him some heart-shaped scones. (They made him smile… Kind of a rare thing.)

Chosen Criteria:

2. Use three brads somewhere on your page.
3. Use a chipboard letter or shape on your page.
4. Use the following quote somewhere on your page or in your journaling: “If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.” — Bob Hope

Techniques:

For this layout, I had two goals: to create a really large embellishment and a window. Have a peek at my process:

1. First, I had to determine where to place my window. I chose the lower right-hand corner of my page to trace my photo — slightly larger than a square — and to sketch a frame around the outline of my photo.
2. I cut out the outermost rectangle and set it aside; the outline of the photo doesn’t need to be cut out — it was simply a guideline as to how the picture would hang in the window.
3. After I’d pleated and stitched felt to a woodgrain contact paper heart, I placed the completed embellishment over the window, figuring out at which angle I wanted to adhere it. I had decided beforehand that the large embellishment would serve as another frame, making the photo look like it was part of an ornament in the end. Once satisfied with placement, I lightly traced around the heart in pencil.
4. Afterward, I used double-sided tape and filled in the parts of the heart which I had successfully traced around; a large chunk of it was “invisible” because it would not be adhered to the actual window — just around it. I also punched holes using a small hole punch (the smaller setting on the Crop-A-Dile works just fine) to determine how to hang the heart and photo. Then, I adhered the embellishment.
5. Taking one of two lengths of jute cord, I started from the back of my photo (through which I had punched holes corresponding with those above the window) with one end and threaded the other end of the twine through the back of the window and then through the back of the heart as well, making sure the photo was positioned the way I liked before tying the ends of the cord into bows in front of the heart.
6. Finally, I turned the page over and adhered a piece of Surf Vellum over the back of the window, with the double-sided tape holding everything securely in place.

Pepper cardstock looks great after being misted — especially if you only mist part of it, as the rest will appear misted on its own with its pattern of black and blue flecks.

My title is actually sealed with Mod Podge Dimensional Magic, giving it smooth texture and helping it to stand on its own.