Echo Park - Chillingsworth Manor

Can you believe that Halloween is just around the corner?... I am just shocked when I go out to the store and the Halloween stuff is already marked down and the Christmas stuff has been up for some time now. 

This week I was given the oh so awesome Echo Park - Chillingsworth. Some really like it and others are unsure how they feel about it. I myself love it. 

Here is what I came up with. 

I cut the hunted house using the Silhouette and made sure to roof the house using the Chillingsworth paper. There are also some steps covered with the paper pack and stickers from the collection pack. 

I really enjoyed working with this paper pack that I might be able to squeak a few more things out of it. 

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Blessings - 
Mindy - The Determined Scrapper 

Show Your School Spirit with Cricut and Heat Transfer Vinyl!

 For this project I used a sweatshirt that I purchased at a garage sale for $0.50 and the fabulous Silouhette Heat Transfer Vinyl (HTV) from Scrap Happy, Cricut and the Varsity Cricut Cartridge, plus you will need an iron to apply the HTV and a grid ruler to set the letters straight.

Finished Sweatshirt!

 

$0.50 plain blue hoodie sweatshirt from a garage sale.  I always keep an eye out for plain shirts that I can decorate later.

I used the yellow fuzzy HTV to cut out the top layer of the lettering.  For this project I only used the inside cut.  I am saving the outline cut to put on another sweatshirt. 

Here is what each top layer cut would look like with the background shadow.  I used the special edition blue HTV with the glitter in it :)

To center the letters I first folded the sweatshirt in half and ironed on the fold, then used my handy grid ruler to line up the letters.  If you remember to type your letters into the cricut backwards and flip the letters that aren't symetrical then they come off of the machine all lined up and ready to go.  I remembered to flip mine, but forgot to type the words in backwards :0p



Close up of the lettering, I can tell my F is a little crooked, lol.

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!







Altered scrapbook frame

I am so excited, I was asked by Susie to be on the "Design Team" for Scrap Happy and this is my very first submission for said "team"  Please forgive the background, I am far too tired right now to edit and crop my pictures :)

What I decided to do was an altered Scrapbook frame and turn it into a cork board. With the exception of the Spray primer, cork, & pushpins, everything I used for this project I purchased at Scrap Happy AND SO CAN YOU!!!!

Here are the ingredients for this project, 

naked scrapbook frame

12x12 piece of cork

Rolled flower dies from MFT

everyday clear pushpins

paint/paint dabbers

100% wool felt (always use this when die-cutting, it cuts crisp and doesn't stretch), your favorite papers (I used my FAVORITE, Authentique Splendid), coordinating bling, ribbons, adhesives (glue dots, Scor-tape 1/4", Ranger Glue 'n Seal Glossy, and liquid felt glue), Tim Holtz sander, and in this case some Diet Coke on ice and some U2 & Foo Fighters on the radio!  Gotta have good music!

Here is a close-up of the pushpins I made with the rolled flowers dies!

This was SO fun and easy to make and would make an awesome dorm room accessory!

Remember everything I used I got at Scrap Happy with the couple exceptions I noted.  I will have this on display at the store later this week and if you have ANY questions please feel free to comment below.  I love hearing from you, positive or constructive feedback is always welcomed.  And as always, subscribe to this blog, friend us on facebook, and sign up for our emails that are chock full of great info and coupons, first alert sales, and more!

Girly Layouts made with Best Creations "Ballet Princess" papers and more!

I would like to start off with a quick introduction.  My name is Erin Nagy, I have been teaching the Cricut classes at Scrap Happy for a few months now. Susie asked me last week if I would like to be on the design team and I am very happy about that!  I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years now, and teaching various classes on my own for 4 years.  My scrapping style is usually simple and neat, but I love the look of direct to paper ink around the edges of mattes and color blocks.  Last year I had the opportunity to become part of the Cricut Demo Army.  That was a blast, but the program only lasted a few months.  Most of my time at home is busy with DH, plus 3 kids, Nate age 17, Kayla almost 13 and Elizabeth age 5.  They keep me running to various activities including: swimming, soccer, girl scouts, ballet, music lessons.....the list is endless :)  I also work part time for my husband.  So when do I craft?  At night, or at Scrap Happy! 

 The plan is for me to post every Tuesday.  I plan to include class samples, creative ways to craft with your Cricut and home decor projects.  Today I have a layout sample for an upcoming class series that several of us will be taking turns teaching.  ( I forget the class name, lol) but we are looking to give you scrappers some quick formulas to get layouts done quickly.  Today's page I designed to fit a lot of full photos, saves time from having to crop them, and space to journal/make notes about the event.  I am working with pictures of Elizabeth from ballet class at the Y and multiple other cute snapshots of her posing for the camera.  The Ballet Princess papers are perfect for this! I have also a picture of the "boy" version of this layout design using "Robots" paper.  Both sets of layouts will also include plain color Bazzil cardstock, We R embroidered paper, other pattern papers & coordinating cardstock stickers.  The class will give you the choice of "girl" or "boy" papers :)

Finished page, right side of layout.

Finished page, left side of layout.

AUTHENTIQUE AT SCRAP HAPPY

Oh my, move over hubby, I have a new love and it is at Scrap Happy!!!!!  It is a brand new paper company called Authentique and it is unlike any other in its quiet, understated beauty! This is a MUST see for everyone with all tastes & styles, vintage, retro, classic, simple, shabby chic, feminine, masculine, distressed, you name it, it has it all and is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S to boot!!!!  They are whimsical at one glance and elegant at the next. Each line speaks to everyone differently, and I hear the sweet prose of Austen and Bronte when looking at Splendid and Uncommon, and Gatsby in Journey.  I am absolutely in AWE of these papers and I want to share my excitement with all of you!  If you are a paper lover, as I am, then you must run, not walk, but RUN to Scrap Happy and get these unbelievably spectacular products!

 They currently have 4 lines available, 

 Splendid (my favorite)

Uncommon

Blissful

& Journey

and an awesome Halloween line ready for release.  I must say, those that know me know that I don't do Halloween, but like all their other lines, this Halloween line, Glowing, is fabulous!  I will definitely have this in my collection!

Not only does Authentique do paper, but each line has a whole array of beautious embellishment!  Their alphas are beautiful, the card stock stickers are amazing and they have diecuts that are phenomenal!  Not only are they beautiful and the sentiments lovely but backside is full of more gorgeousness!!! My personal favorite element of these lines are the "Diction" stickers.  They are beautiful, tiny word stickers that match each line flawlessly in color, style beauty, & lyricism.  You have to see them to really appreciate them!  They have a very unique way of displaying their 12 x12 papers for the scrapper and they have 6x6 pads with 3 each of 12 designs for the cardmaker! 

I just can't say enough about this new company, absolutely my favorite out right now!  I hope that you will stop into the store, as we have all the current lines, I promise, I did not buy out the store, although I would have but for fear of being scolded by mama Susie for not sharing!  :/

We also hope that you stop by their site, as well, and read their story and see more of their product, "up close", you will fall in love, too!  Be sure to check out their gallery and see what their talented design team has been inspired to do........speechless!

Have a Scrap Happy day!

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~Candy~

****JULY SPECIAL~SIZZIX BOGO SALE @ SCRAP HAPPY****

For the month of July Scrap Happy is having a BOGO special on Sizzix & Spellbinders dies.  Buy one and get the 2nd of equal or lesser value half off.  We have a HUGE selection of dies and more are coming in all the time, including the fun new pop-up dies some of us learned to use at the Karen Burniston class last month.  If we don't have what you are looking for Susie will order it for you on the spot.  Now that is customer service!  Susie will order anything for you at any time, please, NEVER hesitate to ask.  

On top of this amazing special we would like to remind you that we sell our Big Shot machines at 30% off retail EVERYDAY!  This price CANNOT be beat anywhere else, including any of the Big Box stores.  For $69.99 you can purchase the Big Shot machine to cut and emboss your little hearts out and it will last forever.  Mine is always on my desk because I use it in just about every project I do, I can't live without it.  And DON'T even get Sharon started, I think she breaks out her machine just to admire it she loves hers so much!  We, of course, sell all the accessories and if you are a newbie to the paper crafting world, we would LOVE to show you how it all works so you can become as obsessed as we are!  

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Final Days before the Karen Burniston Classes! Sign-up TODAY!!!!

Funsy

Artsy

These are the last couple days to sign up for the Karen Burniston pop-up card class(es) on Saturday, June 11th!

If you are still unfamiliar with her or the class(es), she is a nationally known card and die designer who works for and designs for Ellison/Sizzix! She has been published in many of the trade magazines you read AND she is coming to YOUR Scrap Happy, this is such an exciting & great opportunity. She will be bringing with her the brand new dies she just designed and that we will use for the class.  This is exciting as well as we will get to see these before ANYONE else and BUY them, too.  The dies are a little different than the traditional dies you may be familiar with, they are designed to allow you to do some pretty neat and unique pop-up elements for your cards and anything else your mind and creativity can aspire to.

She will be doing two classes that day, both held @ Scrap Happy, the first, Funsy will be from 10am-1230pm and then the Artsy will be held at 130pm-4pm.  There IS limited space available so it would behoove of you to sign up SOON!! You can sign up and get all the info by clicking on the class names above, or if you are interested in BOTH, click here.  There, you will also find all the supply information.  There is an extensive list of supplies NEEDED and some that are suggested.  If you find yourself short of any of these, Susie always has them for you at the store, so never fear!  I will be there, I hope to see you, too!

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Have a Scrap Happy Day!
~Candy