The Sweet Pea Vine

Challenge #3 - Enhance your Paper!

I absolutely love the patterned paper this month, especially this one that had the white streak like marks on it.  As soon as I saw it I instantly knew it would be perfect to use the white streaks for flower stems.  I grabbed a flower stamp some white craft ink and absolutely LOVED the effect...  So I challenge you to take you patterned paper one step further and embellish it... make it something more!! 

Have a wonderful summer everyone...

Chantel

Remember to send your layout to jenns@sweetpeascraps.com to be eligible for the drawing.  Deadline is the 25th!! 

August Sneak Peek Pics!

This AUGUST KIT ROCKS!







Colors of trinkets will vary!

Reverse sides of the October Afternoon and the Sassafrass



Decorative Edges on the Sassafrass papers...

Challenge #2 - SOOOO Sketchy!

Hi everyone!  Hope everyone had a great week of celebrating.... Happy Canada Day and Happy 4th of July!

This week's challenge is to use the sketch provided.  Enjoy!  Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Sweet Pea Girl,
Ally.

to see more of Allison's amazing sketches...go HERE!

Winner for June!!

I'm so sorry everyone but I have no picture to show you what the winner will get for the June prize!!  Kristin has been out of town and I dont' think as accessible to a computer but I didn't want to keep ya'll in suspense any longer!!  The winner for the June challenges is.....ERIKA STARMAN!! 

 

Erika will be receiving:
4 sheets of cardstock
4 sheets of Basic Grey patterned paper
1 sheet of K&Co patterned paper
1 American Crafts Glitter Thickers alphabet
1 American Crafts Chipboard stickers
1 Autumn Leaves Rub-On
1 Halo button snaps
1 Sassafrass journaling stamp
1 tube of 3 Bugs In A Rug felt flowers

Congrats Erika!

Challenge #1 - Layer and Tilt

Okay...so every one who knows me knows that I'm not a clean, linear scrapper.  Oh I wish I was...I admire that look SO much but everytime I try to pull it off I think my layout looks funny.  It isn't until I give my photo a little tilt that I'm much more happy with the result!!  My other fetish...is layering my photos.  I take WAY too many to cut them out and only use 1 or 2 photos...so the ending result is having 3 to 5 photos but layered in a way as to not clutter my page. 

So that's my challenge to you...give it a whirl...Jenn style and layer up your photos and give 'em a little tilt.  Take that empty space in a photo and cover it up with another.  Here are 2 examples using the July kit...

Can't wait to see what you do!!  Jenn :)

Don't forget....

TODAY is the LAST day you may enter your layouts for the June challenges!!  (can you believe it's almost July already??  UGH!).  So make sure to get those challenges emailed to me at jenns@sweetpeascraps.com for your chance at the great prize that the girls give out every month.  Can't wait to see your entries!

Challenge #5 - ReUse!

Alter Packaging by Jana Eubank

The packaging that scrapbooking supplies (and other things) come in are sometimes almost as adorable as the product themselves! For this challenge I want you to alter packaging and repurpose it into something else. Sounds fun, huh?! Look around you and see what you have. Now try and look at it with fresh eyes and brainstorm what you could turn it into. Below I have included three examples. The first one is using the June Sweet Pea Scraps Kit. Included in the kit were the new adorable felt flowers by Heidi Swapp. I decided to use the clam shell packaging as a Thank You treat to someone special. The next photo is a Maya Road tin that I turned into a Tic Tac Toe game for the kids. The game pieces are made from glass marbles that are available at craft stores or home improvement centers. The last example is the crayon container. Can you tell what packaging that one is? . . . Yep! It's a mini M&M's container! I kept saving them, just 'cause they were so darn cute! I wasn't sure what I would do with them at the time, but later decided to make them into travel containers to hold crayons for my kids. Use your imagination! I can't wait to see what you have to share with us!

**okay...Jenn here.  Does Jana not just totally ROCK??  I'm checking out that crayon container and thinking what a GREAT idea that would be...just to have thrown in my purse for those occasions when you need something to occupy the kids but didn't think to bring something along.  AND...I already lifted her thank you idea...I did that for the teachers at school!!**

Just to let you know...

The clear circle ribbon we ordered from Maya Road has been backordered and wont be here in time for the July kit, so we have substiuted with the ribbon below - hope you all like it!!

Happy Scrapping!

Julie

Challenge #4 - Get ready!!

School’s Almost out… it’s time for summer holidays!!!

We love summer… we don’t do a lot of traveling or going away for our summer holidays as my husband is in his “Busy” time at work over the summer.  We do however get to venture off to visit the grandparents and aunts and uncles.  So with this I like to make a mini album.  Guaranteed I won’t be scrapbooking every photo from get together’s, play dates etc while we are away so I like to have a mini album where I can get my photos developed and just put them in a book with minimal journaling etc.

My challenge to you is to get ready for summer… make a summer mini book to document your summer vacations, stories, and fun!!  My goal for this book is to allow my son to take it to playschool in September for show and tell.  He can show his teacher and friends all the things he did while we were away!!

 

Have fun…Chantel

Challenge #3 - Carnival Fun!

Happy Monday ya'll!!  I am SO ready for some sun...and today we have some blue skies!  Woohoo!!  Although it won't last long as it's officially RAIN SEASON here up by Glacier National Park!!  Honestly I am SO sick of the rain.  *sigh*  Gimme some sun!! 

The papers in the June kit are SO fun and SO summer.  :)  I was inspired to use them on a layout about the big fishing game at our nearest amusement park, Silverwood.  So my challenge to you all is simple...create a layout about a game, ride, or day at the local fair, Disneyland, amusement park or carnival!! 

Remember to send  your layouts in to me at jenns@sweetpeascraps.com by the 25th of this month for your chance at the great prize.  It's totally random (I draw names from whatever container I have handy at the moment) so get those challenges done and sent in!!

Have a great day!  Jenn :)