RAK up for grabs again!!

Well unfortunately Sasha did not contact me to collect her winnings, so I am putting the RAK up for grabs again! 

If you want to win the surprise RAK just post here and tell me how your summer is going, what you working on scrappy wise or how have you been spending your time? Post a response by midnight EST on July 5th to have a chance to win the prize!

I have been busy with house hold work outside, sailing, scrapping, swimming and just plain trying to have some fun!

I hope everyone is keeping well...J

Toot!!!

I wish I could share but I have a big toot! but can't share!! you will have to wait my friends for awhile till I can tell you all.....I am bustin' a gut wanting to tell someone though!

Sacha! You won!

Please look a few posts below..you won the RAK give away...I can not locate your email on your blog and find you...so please contact me at scrappyinbrooklin@rogers.com so I can send along your prize!  If anyone knows Sacha please let her know! 

Hope everyone is well, I am off to play in my scrapbook room!

J

Kaisercraft Banner

This is what I made with those adorable glass flowers I made in the last tutorial.   I used Kaisercraft Peachy Keen line of paper and embellishments. I have to find somewhere in my scrapbook room to put it!  Hope you enjoy it. Keep you eyes peeled I think I will have another tutorial on flowers popping up soon!!!

Flower Tutorial #2 - Glass Flowers

I saw this technique on someones blog a while back,but can not recall who's. So who ever you are, thank you for sharing I enjoyed it. I have done it a bit different than she did, I think, but in the end it has the same effect. It is a great technique to share and pass along.

Start by punching multiple flowers using a couple punches, small, medium and large. I have used the same style in two sizes.

Heat up some UTEE in a melting pot. 

Curve the petals up on the flowers using your fingers.

Dip each flowers individually into the UTEE making sure that all areas are coated. Let cool slightly.  Don't worry if there are a few blemishes on the surface they will come out later.

Once cool (careful not to burn yourself) push the petals up into position and hold as the flower cools.

Place one flower inside the next and heat with a heat gun until the two stick together and all the small blemishes are gone.  Repeat with the small flower.

Finish off with some Kaiser pearls.  Attach to project or layout.

 I hope you enjoyed this tutorial as much as I did.  The flowers look like they have been made from glass.  You could also do this with flowers that are premade.   Keep an eye out I made several of these flowers to attach to a decor project that I just made.  I will be posting the project in the near future. 

Flower Tutorial #1 - Paper Paper Paper

I hope you enjoy this.  I made these flowers from primarily paper and a few bits of bling.  I started with a sheet of Kaisercraft pattern paper.  I chose one with a big pattern on it, but it does not have to be as you can use a piece of paper that has a repetitive pattern.  This is the pattern I started with...

Sakura Park Hanami

Firstly I cut around one of the flowers with my scissors (or you can do it with an exacto knife).  I left a white edge around the flower leaves so it would pop more in the end.

Next I started to cut out the same flower but "in pieces" following right on the edge of the design. 

Take each piece you cut out and curl the edge of the tip of flower with your fingers.

Put a little glue on the bottom edge of the flower piece and attach to the original flower over top of the matching section.

Continue doing this on more sections of the flower, I did not do every section so it would have higher and lower sections. 

Once completed add some Kaisercraft pearls to the center of the flower for more detail.

Here is my finished layout I love the flowers, they are so simple to make yet so affective!  I hope you enjoyed this post, please try it and show me what you do!  I would love to see it.

Flower Tutorials....Coming soon!

Keep an eye out here on my blog over the next few days I am going to post two tutorials on hand making some flowers. Simple ways to make really stunning and lovely 3 D flowers that you can attach to any layout or project!  I am just in the midst of pulling them together.. I had some much fun making them!  Have a great day see you tomorrow!

Winner Winner!!!

So sorry for you to wait almost all week for this...my computer is fighting me and I can not seem to post the random number generator result on my blog....so your just gonna have to trust me.....the winner of the RAK is SACHA!! Congrats!! Can you email me at scrappyinbrooklin@rogers.com your address and the mysterious RAK will be sent out to you next week!! Thanks for playing everyone!!! Keep coming back and visiting!  I have a few posts coming up I have been creating and not posting much but have some stuff that will come up soon!! Have a great weekend and fun in the sun!!

J

Time for a mystery RAK.

Just a little give away....I have not been around much lately, very busy with work and all.  Summer is coming as well and getting things ready for that.  Thought I would do a little give away of stuff I found doing some spring scrapbook cleaning...so what have you been up too?  Leave me a post telling me what you have been doing and I will enter you in the draw for the mystery RAK.  Open to Canada and the US, close May 24th, 23:59 pm est. Have a great week!

Bucket List

A freind of mind had this bucket list on her blog throught I would do it as well...so 76 out of 150...hmm guess that means I have some living to do! Not that I want to do everthing on the list though.....

1. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
2. Swam with dolphins
3. Climbed a mountain
4. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
5. Been inside the Great Pyramid
6. Held a tarantula
7. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
8. Said "I love you" and meant it
9. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states or all 13 provinces?
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an expert
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Eaten fugu (pufferfish)
89. Had a one-night stand
90. Gone to Thailand
91. Bought a house
92. Been in a combat zone
93. Buried one/both of your parents :(
94. Been on a cruise ship
95. Spoken more than one language fluently
96. Performed in Rocky Horror Picture Show
97. Raised children
98. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds (45.5 kgs)
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Ridden a bike
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states or Cdn provinces
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life