Sunday, August 30, 2009

Acetate Butterflies for Keep On Scrappin' ATC Swap


Hi everyone! I finally finished my Butterfly Acetate ATC for Bona's August ATC swap! Whew! It's been such a busy month this month... not only working several projects at work, but a bunch of scrappy projects due by month end as well. In addition, my kiddos started school this month and my eldest's soccer practice kicked off a couple weeks ago. In 2 weeks, the kids start weekly CCD classes for church too. Wow, scrubby and I will be the ultimate chauffers! lol! Full time job, 3 young kids and a scappy habit. Don't ask me howI do it... I just manage somehow. lol! :-)

I was so relieved to get another project completed for the month! Yay!!! :-) My ATC base is a 120 lb cream cardstock that I purchased at www.paperpresentation.com. I distressed it with Shabby Shutters and Peeled Paint distress inks and stamped "create" with StazOn ink. Then I placed an acetate overlay that I stamped with Ranger Distress Embossing Ink then embossed with Peeled Paint distressed embossing powder. The small Prima flower is colored with Green Olive Shimmerz paint (LOVE Shimmerz!!) then accented with a half pearl. I cut out the acetate butterflies using my Sizzix BigShot, then I colored them with Black and Caramel alcohol inks and Pearl mixative. I then applied VersaMark and heat embossing with UTEE to give the butterflies thickness, dimension and shine. I applied 2 small half pearls to accent the butterflies then used gluedots to adhere it to the card.

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome week everyone! :-)

hugs,
Arlene

Monday, August 24, 2009

Mini Album swap

Hi everyone! This past weekend I completed my mini album swap for Rosanne. I had so much fun putting this mini album together, it was very difficult for me to part with it... hehehe!! But I am so thrilled that it's going to a very loving home to a super sweet lady,..Rosanne (roxycar1). Rosanne is the sweetest girl ever and I was so thrilled to get her as my swapping buddy for the GGS August swap. Thank you everyone who followed along on my YouTube videos as I created this mini album. It was so much fun inviting you into my craft room and "grunging" it up together! hehehe! Enjoy the pics and please feel free to leave a comment! hugs, Arlene



Sunday, August 23, 2009

BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!


Congratulations to Velma... the winner of my very first blog candy! Velma, please send me your mailing address so I can get your goodies sent out to you. :-) Click HERE Velma, to see again what's included in the package of yummy candy you'll be getting.

As an added bonus, I had a second drawing and my son Jarrod picked the name "victorianangels." Congratulations! Please send me your mailing address so I can ship you your goodies as well. :-) Here's a pic of the goodies you'll be getting "victorianangels"...


Thank you so much to everyone for your subscriptions, your super sweet comments and for following along on my scrappin' journey. I had so much fun with my first blog candy, that I'm already planning my next one... hehehe! So stay tuned for some even yummier candy coming soon! :-)

hugs,
Arlene :-)

Here's the YouTube vid... my sons Dylan and Jarrod both had a blast pulling the names. At the end, they're like "is that it? only two?" LOL!!! :-) Enjoy the vid!

Sunday, August 16, 2009

5 Random Facts About Me

I was "tagged" by Kylie ("billieprd") on YouTube. I thought it would be fun to submit a response and pass on the "tagging!" At the bottom of this post is the video I uploaded to YouTube last night.

The 5 bloggers/YouTubers I tagged are:

mammatiffy
AlohanMabuhay
amyvlovestv
amandainpa
steffogal1

So... look out for their responses! :-)

Hope everyone had an awesome weekend. I hosted a crop at my house on Saturday, had a blast! Took the kids to Funderland in 100 degree weather today. I had a full, busy weekend and I could really use some sleep. hehehe! Well... not quite yet... the kids start school tomorrow and work is pretty busy these days (it's tough juggling a family, career and passion for scrapbooking but I seem to manage okay in the end! hehee) Anyhow... my clock now reads 10:31 pm... the kids are sound asleep, work email is checked and I have my meeting schedule for tomorrow planned, kids' lunches are packed.... BUT... 4 loads of laundry piled high on my bed await my attention.... sigh! I guess I won't get any scrappin' done today... but there's always tomorrow. hehee! :-) g'nite everyone and have an awesome week!

hugs, Arlene :-)


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Goodies from Velma


Velma is one of my GGS (Girls Gone Scrappy kit club) sisters... it was so funny because we started exchanging email a couple of weeks ago and we really got to know each other through our email exchange. She is one of the sweetest and OMG, one of the most creative GGS-ers out there! Check her out at Creatively Outta Control and see for yourself! She's awesome. Well, after telling me she wasn't going to the Scrapbook Expo this year, guess who I run into... Velma!!! LOL! It was so neat meeting her in person and she is just as super sweet in person as virtually! hehe! Anyhow, Velma was working with some materials and she wanted to send them to me to see what I can create. Above is a pic of what she sent me. I already know what I want to do with these awesome materials and can't wait to share what I create with everyone. Velma, thanks again for sending me these awesome goodies! Can't wait to attend a crop/workshop with you one day, it would be super fun! :-) hugs, Arlene

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Santa Clara Scrapbook Expo

Bona, Marie and I hit up the Scrapbook Expo yesterday, and boy did we have a blast! We were there by 8:30am and were nearly the first bunch of ladies in the door! Of course, we had to hit up the Dollar booth first and we jammed pretty quick! LOL! Although there was a line to get into the booth, we managed to score TONS of great deals at our first stop... AND get a free page LO at a neighboring booth! Marie was even lucky to score a whole package of BasicGrey designer paper! :-) I have to say my favorite booths were the Tattered Angels booth and the Scrapyard.com booth that carried all the Tim Holtz favorites from the Ideology and Ranger lines. We also managed to score some AWESOME deals at the S.E.I booth where they had double-sided S.E.I. designer paper for only 10 cents a sheet --- score!!! :-) We did a make & take at the S.E.I. booth, which was a lay-out using the new Windsor paperline and the super cool iron on velvet sheets (which I bought 10 of since it was buy 10 get 50% off!!) We also stopped by the Close to my Heart booth and did a 12x12 LO with this super cute Owl stamp set. I was amazed by their products (as I've been using mostly Stampin' Up stuff.) I managed to buy a mini file folder colluzle system from them and a colluzle cutting blade and just in time too because seconds later a lady came in asking for the colluzle cutting blade and I took the last one!! lol! :-) Okay... and what a super small world it is. I was just exchanging emails with my GGS sister Velma over the past week... Bona and I were at a booth snapping up some Shimmerz and flock, then a lady walks up to me and says "Are you Arlene??" I'm thinking to myself "who are you?" lol! And right behind this lady pops in another lady and says "Arlene, it's Velma!" OMG, how super funny! But it was such a fun time seeing each other in person as we had only known each other by our blogs, YouTube videos and emails. We took soooooooooooooooooooo many pictures (ok, I kid you not when I say many! hehehe) Velma and her friend Rose were the sweetest ever and it was so nice to see and meet them in person! If you're reading this Velma and Rose.... muuuuuuu-ah! :-) You two are the best! :-) All in all, Expo was such a great time and we did so much shopping damage! I won't be shopping for a long while (hmmm, well... one can try right?!) hahaha!

Marie, Me, Velma And Bona - GGS girls rock!!


Above are pics from the Expo.


Bona, Marie and I also did our mini album swap. It was so much fun. Bona got my mini, Marie got Bona's and I got Marie's. We drew names to determine who got who's. Below are some pics of Marie's awesome mini. I love it and can't wait to fill it up and embellish. :-) Also below are some pics of the super cute mini album Bona made of my three boys. This is very sentimental for me and I'm very touched by this very special little album -- luv ya Bon!! :-) Thank you so much Marie and Bona for your awesome little arts of work! :-)

Marie's little one Leilani, Marie, Bona & me following our mini-album swap.


The mini album Marie made for our swap.


This is the sweet little mini album Bona made of my boys.


Here's the YouTube vid on the two mini albums:



That's it for now. But I wanted to send a special message out to those who have responded to my Blog Candy. Thank you so much for your subscriptions and for all your super sweet comments. I hope you stay in touch and check in every once in awhile. I'm slowly visiting everyone's blogs and becoming a follower myself. If you haven't seen me on your blog, you will soon! :-) Thanks again!

Hugs & best wishes,
Arlene :-)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tags


Bona, Marie and I are hitting up the Scrapbook Expo at the Santa Clara Convention Center on Saturday and we are so super excited! I already have my bag ready (for shopping) and a good pair of tennies lined up for a long day of walking around! hehe! To sort of turn the excitement up a notch, we decided to do a mini album swap at Expo amongst the 3 of us. I was lucky enough to get 1/2 way done with my swap mini last night and wanted to share some of the tags I am inserting in the mini album - the theme is "Family."

I may put a video out on some of the techniques I used on these tags, so look out for that. It's been a really crazy week so I may not get to it until Sunday. But you never know, I may just find some time before then! :-) Happy scrappin' everyone and thanks for dropping by! hugs, Arlene :-)

Saturday, August 1, 2009

It's Finally Here... Blog Candy Time!!

*********** BLOG CANDY IS NOW CLOSED!! ******************************

The winner will be announced live on my YouTube Channel on Sunday, August 23rd. I will also create a post on my blog announcing the winner. Good luck everyone and thank you so much for all your subscriptions and super sweet comments... and thanks for participating! This was so much fun, I might just have another blog candy up for grabs again in the near future! :-)

Stay tuned.............. :-)

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Hi everyone! On July 18th I celebrated my 1 month YouTube anniversary. Yay! Also, my blog has been up for over a year now and I think it's time for some blog candy! :-)

Here's how to win:

I will be hosting a drawing on YouTube on August 23rd and will select a winner "live" on video. I'll have my 5 year old draw the name. You can enter the blog candy drawing several ways:

1.) Become a follower on my blog and leave a comment on this post telling me who your favorite celebrity is.

2.) Subscribe to my YouTube channel (mybutterflykisses12) and leave a comment telling me your favorite vacation destination.

3.) Mention my blog, YouTube channel, or blog candy on your blog and include a link to www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com

If you do all 3, you get entered in the drawing 3 times with a greater chance of winning the blog candy! It really is that simple! :-) If you are already a follower on my blog and/or are subscribed to my YouTube channel, you are automatically entered in the drawing 3x if you complete #3 above (otherwise, you are entered only twice.) :-)

Above is a picture of what's included in the blog candy. But here's a detailed list of what you get:
  • 5 yards of Prima specialty ribbon
  • 15 pack of Prima Mulberry Paper flowers
  • 24 pack of Prima Garden Pick paper butterflies
  • 3x5 scallop chipboard album (6 pages, 3 rings)
  • 4x5 Top Note heavy chipboard album (6 pages, 6 XL eyelets & binding ring in black)
  • American Crafts Alpha Thickers in pink vinyl
  • American Crafts Accents in white vinyl
  • Autumn Leaves Alpha rub-ons
  • Pink Paislee Pop Fashion Icons press-ons
  • Prima "Say it in Crystals" - 1 sheet of 4 large embellies
  • Prima "Say it in Crystals" - 1 sheet of 4 small embellies
  • Prima 12" black self-adhesive velvet lace embellishment
  • Heidi Swapp chipboard alphabet in brown (146 pieces, 4 sheets)
  • Heidi Swapp chipboard alphabet in crimson (175 pieces, 4 sheets)
  • Heidi Swapp raw chipboard alphabets (lowercase, 42 pieces)
  • Heidi Swapp Ghost alphabet ("Rhyme Upper", 60+ pieces)
  • American Crafts MiniMarks rub-ons ("Celebration")
  • Prima Sasha Collection 5x7 designer paper (48 sheets)
  • Kaisercraft Rhinestones in pale pink (50 pack)
  • Kaisercraft Rhinestones in clear crystal (50 pack)
  • Extra Prima flowers (10+) and specialty buttons (24+)
  • Package of metal embellishments (approximately 50 pieces)
  • Package of die cuts to accent your projects (10 pieces - scallop envelopes, top note, scallop circle, and more)
  • 10 yards of specialty ribbon to go with the 7Gypsies paper
  • 10 yards miscellaneous ribbon to go with the 7Gypsies paper
  • Approximately 5 yards total of fiber
  • 7 Gypsies sampler - 12 sheets of Gypsy market double-sided 6x6 designer paper; 6 sheets of Moroco Journey Patterned paper; 12 sheets of Zanzibar patterned paper; 2 quote 97% small tags; 5 97% large tags (3 Savannah, 2 Gypsy); 5 ATC acetate (small); 2 large 5x7 ATC acetate
  • Tim Holtz Ideology sampler - 1 pad of Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo; 2 sheets of 5x8 plain grungeboard; 6 fragments, 1 keyhole, 1 word key, 1 trinket pin, 1 swivel clasp, 1 hitch fastener, 1 metal hinge clip, 2 sprocket wheels, 2 spinners, 2 snaps, 1 muse token, 1 philosophy tag, 1 ball & chain and matching brads/washers to go with the embellies
After I announce the winner live on YouTube on August 23rd, I will ask that person to email me their mailing address so I can ship the candy out.

If you have any questions, please leave a comment or send me a message in my chat box on the left column of my blog. Also, be sure to check out my video below so you can view the goodies up close! :-)

Thanks for playing along and good luck to all you scrappers, bloggers and YouTubers out there! :-)

Here are a few close-ups of the goodies...



Here's the video with an up close look at all the goodies! Enjoy!


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