Distress, no mess! Happy Thanksgiving!

It looks like another "get your hands messy" kind of day! I decided to create this tag to add to the planter that will sit at my Thanksgiving table using lots of Want2Scrap™ products .

A few details...

This is what you will need:
Distress ink or stains
Spray ink
Paint
Faber-Castrell Gelatos
Tag, water, paintbrush

I started off staining both the cardboard and Nestaboard™


Now add a little paint to the edges and crevices...you can use a brush or just a finger.

Now used distress inks to distress the edges of your materials.

Use the spray inks to distress your tag.

Color the envelope with gelatos and add a little water to them to spread. It brings on a water color type of look.


Hope you are enjoying your holiday and find time to get a little messy yourself!


Want2Scrap™ products:
Nestaboard Labels Eighteen™
Chipboard Embellishments - Style A
Nestabling Petite Scalloped Circles in Silver
72 Count - Silver Rhinestones

Product Partners:
Beacon Adhesives

Other Products"
Ink- Ranger
Paint- Claudine Hellmuth
Spray Ink- Tattered Angels
Walnut Stain- Fiber Scraps
Faber-Castell Gelatos
Pattern Paper- Lily Bee, Websters Pages
Alphabet- K & Company
Other- Cardboard, Tag, Envelope, Placecard

Want2Scrap Kudos!

Good morning blogging friends! Today, we want to give some shout outs to our wonderful Design Team! Some of the DT members were recently published.

Kudos to Mimi Leinbach for getting published! Great job Mimi! Thank you from all of us at Want2Scrap!

Kudos to Dana Gustafson for getting published! Outstanding work Dana! Thank you from all of us at Want2Scrap!

Kudos to Karen Taylor for getting published! Fantastic job Karen! Thank you from all of us at Want2Scrap!

A HUGE Thank You to our entire Design Team for all you do!! You all are amazing and very talented ladies and a wonderful team to work with!!

Please be sure to visit each of the Design Team Members to see all of their beautiful design work and blogs filled with inspiration.

• Heidi Blankenship-Design Team Coordinator
• Dana Gustafson
• Elise Durenberger
• Karen Taylor
• Linda Duke
• Mimi Leinbach

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Want2Scrap New Album...Fun!

Want2Scrap has some great new albums and I totally fell in love with this Old Phone Album. I embellished it with lots of bling and some Nestaboard™. They work so well with the die cuts Labels Fourteen Spellbinders.

How cute is this?

It was perfect to do an album about how my family loves their phones...

It surprised me how I quickly took to this phone I really didn't want...

Of course every teen is attached to their phone, thank goodness the novelty of a phone wore off for Nick quickly...he always has it with him but uses it mostly to call me, his personal taxi, lol!

Poor Jack...still suffering without a phone. My rule about the phone, you don't get one till you actually need it. Sorry buddy, the summer before Junior High.



Want2Scrap Products:
Old Phone Album
Labels Fourteen Nestaboard™
Labels Fourteen Black Rhinestone Nestabling™
72 Count Black Pearls
Black Rhinestone Baby Bling
Finesse Black Rhinestone Swirls
Finesse Silver Rhinestone Swirls
Fleur de Lis
Nestaboard™ Sprightly Sprockets by Donna Salazar

Preferred Partners:
Labels Fourteen Spellbinders™ Die Cuts
Grand Caliber

Other:
Paper: Webster's Pages
Alphabet: American Crafts
Paint: Claudine Hellmuth
Spray Ink: Tattered Angels
Ink: Ranger

A "Get Your Fingers Dirty" tutorial...

I am just loving the new Want2Scrap™ Nestaboard™ especially these new Label Twenty-Three and I am looking at new ways to use it. I wanted to show you a great way to dress them up with some fantastic mixed media products.

These are the materials we will need:
Nestaboard™
Gesso
Claudine Hellmuth Paint
Faber-Castrell Gelatos
Nestabling
Bling
Sticker
Paintbrush and Water

First add a little gesso to your Nestaboard™.


After it is dry draw some of the gelato on the Nestaboard and add water to spread the color. I used two blues, a lighter in the middle and darker on the outer edge.


After that is dry I added some paint to the paint to the edges.


Now dress it up with Labels Twenty-Three Nestabling™, Turquoise Baby Bling Rhinestones, and a sticker as the focal point.

A few details...


Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you feel like getting your hands dirty now too!

Want2Scrap™ Materials:
Labels Twenty-Three Nestabling™
Turquoise Baby Bling Rhinestones
Labels Twenty-Three Nestaboard™

Cross Promotional Partner:
Beacon Adhesives

Other Materials:
Paint- Claudine Hellmuth
Gelatos- Faber-Castell
Cardstock- Bazzill
Pattern Paper-
Ribbon- Pebbles Inc.

Want2Scrap™, Simple Stories, Score-Pal, and Eco Green Crafts all in one!!

Simple Stories is now a new preferred partner of Want2Scrap™. Lucky me to get to work with these fantastic papers from their 100 Days of Summer Line!


I also got this great Scor-Pal! Now that I am making more cards this will be a great new tool to have in my stash. I want to thank these great companies for sending us these fun goodies. I also added a little Eco Green Crafts ink to the edges of my card for a little added definition.

This is what I had fun making with them! I love that these papers have some pre-printed sentiments on them...it so easy to work with them.

I used these Style C Chipboard Embellishments. I sprayed them with ink and added the 72 Count Amber Rhinestones. What a great way to add additional color and texture.

Don't miss the new Labels Twenty-Three Pearl Nestabling™. It is the perfect way to frame just about anything. Be sure to remember to stop by the store this month and support the Susan G. Komen Foundation with the purchase of any pink products!


Want2Scrap™ Products:
Style C Chipboard Embellishments
72 Count Amber Rhinestones
Labels Twenty-Three Pearl Nestabling™

Preferred Partners:
Simple Stories, 100 Days of Summer
Scor-Pal
Eco Green Crafts

Other Products:
Ribbon- Pebbles Inc.
Spray Ink- Tattered Angels
Cardstock- Bazzill

Blog Hop Winners!!

Both the E-Team and the Want2Scrap™ Design Team would like to say a HUGE Thank You to all of you who participated in the Blog Hop last week!! Thank you for so many wonderful comments!! How about all of that blingy goodness in the artwork!! Both DT's ROCKED the Blog Hop--it was filled with SO much inspiration!!!

We have the winners of the Blog Candy!! Each company picked 3 winners from the comments so we have a total of 6 gift vouchers to giveaway each with a $20.00 value!!

The Winners from the Want2Scrap™ Blogs

Mimi's Blog:

Cathy Y said...

Oh, your project is so pretty. I love the colors you chose!

Karen's Blog:

Cottagerca said...
Karen, love this layout! you are a gal that has caught my attention. I have all guys in my house, so always looking for new creative artistic designs. You nailed this one right out of the park.
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Heidi's Blog:

GLENDA BROOKS said... 11

Just gorgeous! Great layout and wonderful colors!

The Winners from the E-Team Blogs:

Broni's Blog:

Latrice's Blog:

Micki's Blog:

Congratulations to ALL of the Blog Hop Winner!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by the Want2Scrap Blog and
I hope you have a creative Day!!

Hugs,

Nestaboard Tutorial...lets get dirty!

I decided it was time to play with the Nestaboard™ from Want2Scrap™ and see how versatile it is...guess what, just as I anticipated...very versatile. I pulled out my Chipboard tools to see if they worked on the Nestaboard™! They sure do!

The first step is to spray the Nestaboard™ with water until it is wet. I used the Nestaboard™ Labels One, don't you love them!

While it is still wet insert the head into the stamp and hammer away until the Nestaboard™ stamp is embossed on the chipboard.


I used some black paint to cover the entire surface. Then I used a foam brush and very lightly painted on a contrasting color. Do no dab, but just lightly brush on the paint. To finish it off paint on a very thin layer of sparkle mod podge. This is the final product...It really looks great along with the Nestabling™ Labels One in Black Rhinestones.


Now add it to your card or layout!


I had a ton of fun playing with this, and it creates a beautiful technique that will be unique every time! Now why don't you pull out those tools and play too!


Want2Scrap™ products:
Nestaboard™ Labels One
Nestabling™ Labels One in Black Rhinestones
72 Count Turquoise Rhinestones

Other Products:
Pattern Paper, Butterfly Sticker, Sentiment- Webster's Pages
Ribbon- Doodlebug Designs, Pebbles Inc., Stash
Paint- Making Memories, Delta
Tools- GCD Chipboard Tools

Want to Make it Fabulous! Day Three Blog Hop

Welcome to Day Three of the Blog Hop! What do you think so far? Are you loving all of the amazing artwork? I know I sure am!!

Want2Scrap™, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts and JustRite® Stampers Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing four day Blog Hop Event Sept 6th -9th filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers and we will have a master link list just in case you happen to miss one of the days.

What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!!

Want2Scrap will be giving away 2 $25.00 Gift Certificates.
Spellbinders Paper Arts will be giving away 2 Die Template sets with a value of $24.99 each.
JustRite Stampers will be giving away 2 Stamp Sets of the winners choice.

The prizes will be hidden the blogs so be sure to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment to increase your chances of winning. The contest for the prizes will be open until midnight Saturday, September 10th. Winners will be announced on Monday September 12th on the company blogs.

If you are new to Want2Scrap, Spellbinders Paper Arts or JustRite Stampers here is a little information about all three of these amazing companies. Each company offers a unique line of products that work wonderfully together to make some fabulous designs.

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die
templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique
triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil
through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand
Calibur® and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ cut and emboss up to 11¾”,
taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook,
Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

JustRite's® entire collection of stamps are designed to be compatible with Spellbinders™ die templates. JustRite Original's interlocking stamp system allows you to mix and match borders and centers to create dozens of design possibilities. Since the Spring of 2008, JustRite Original stamps have been designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities®-Decorative Elements and Basic Shapes. In January of 2011 JustRite began introducing Cling Stamps Sets designed to coordinate with Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities Labels. JustRite Cling stamps are deeply etched pre-cut red rubber mounted on Static Cling Foam made in the USA . Cling sets come on a colored 8 1/2" x 61/2" Storage Panel for easy storage in JustRite's Cling Mini Binder Box.

For thousands of ideas on projects using JustRite and Spellbinders™ die templates die templates visit the JustRite Design Gallery and the JustRite Blog. You can also follow our blog by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

You can find all the links for each days event this week on the following manufacturer's blogs:

Want2Scrap™ Blog
Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog
JustRite Stampers Blog

Designers for Day Three

Sept 8th

Debbie Olson
Shanna Vineyard
Michelle Woerner
Mimi Leinbach
Kimberly Crawford
Judy Hayes
Sankari Wegman
Dana Gustafson
Angela Barkhouse

Here are couple of sneak peek photos from Mimi Leinbach and Dana Gustafson on the Want2Scrap™ Design Team.

Mimi Leinbach designed a beautiful vintage style Paris card.

Dana Gustafson designed a gorgeous tag with beautiful bright colors.

~Master Link List~

Sept 6th

Becca Feeken
Holly Simoni
Julie Overby
Kazan Clark
Terre Fry
Karen Taylor
Barb Schram

Sept 7th

Sharon Harnist
Sherry Cheever
Tonya Dirk
Linda Duke
Kellie Fortin
Christine Emberson
Elise Durenberger
Beth Pingry
Stephanie Kraft
Latisha Yoast

Sept 8th

Debbie Olson
Shanna Vineyard
Michelle Woerner
Mimi Leinbach
Kimberly Crawford
Judy Hayes
Sankari Wegman
Dana Gustafson
Angela Barkhouse

Sept 9th

Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald
Gloria Stengel

Kathy Jones

Thank you for joining us today and we hope you enjoy the Blog Hop. Please be sure to stop back tomorrow for the last day of the blog hop!

Hugs,

Want2Scrap™ & Graphic 45 Blog Hop - Day 2!!

Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing week long Blog Hop August 8th -12th filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers and we will have a master link list just in case you happen to miss one of the days.

What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!! Both Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ will be giving away a $25.00 prize on two of the blogs and on each company's Facebook page. The prizes will be hidden on two of the blogs (one for each company) so be sure to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment to increase your chances of winning. For Facebook, we will be picking a winner from all of the comments made during the week long Blog Hop.



If you are new to Graphic 45 and Want2Scrap™ here is a little information about both of the companies.

Graphic 45 is an award-winning scrapbook and paper crafting company. We offer vintage inspired crafting products that capture the flamboyant style of the 1920's and 30's - with vibrant color, irresistible texture and imaginative design to create products with decades-old appeal that's both fresh and familiar. Let our products inspire your next scrapbook layout, card, album or home decor project.

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilies™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs.

Graphic 45 Blog
Want2Scrap™ Blog

Tuesday, August 9th:
W2S: Dana Gustafson - http://paperdaydream.blogspot.com/
Mimi Leinbach - http://mycharmingblog-scrappermimi.blogspot.com/
G45: Nicole Eccles - www.NicoleEccles.blogspot.com
Jane Tregenza - www.janetregenza.blogspot.com

Here is a little sneak peek at Dana's project.

AND

Here is a sneak peek at Mimi's project.

Nicole and Jane from Graphic 45 will also be sharing projects with you today!

Here is the Master Link list just in case you miss one of the days.

Monday, August 8th:
W2S: Elise Durenberger- http://mamacowcreations.blogspot.com/
G45: Laura Denison - www.followingthepapertrail.blogspot.com
Tara Orr - http://eachmoment-onlyonce.blogspot.com

Tuesday, August 9th:
W2S: Dana Gustafson - http://paperdaydream.blogspot.com/
Mimi Leinbach - http://mycharmingblog-scrappermimi.blogspot.com/
G45: Nicole Eccles - www.NicoleEccles.blogspot.com
Jane Tregenza - www.janetregenza.blogspot.com

Wednesday, August 10th:
W2S: Heidi Blankenship - http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/
G45: Jack & Cat Curio - jackandcatcurio.blogspot.com
Sherry Cheever - http://sherrycheever.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Yuka Hino - http://nsnlso.blogspot.com/

Thursday, August 11th:
W2S: Terre Fry - http://terresscraptherapy.blogspot.com/
G45: Gloria Stengel - www.gloriascraps.blogspot.com
Nancy Wethington - http://art-from-the-heart.typepad.com
Melanie Forbes - www.melanie-forbes.blogspot.com

Friday, August 12th:
W2S: Karen Taylor - http://creativeyearnings.blogspot.com/
Lori Craig - http://loricraig.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
Lynette Carroll - http://www.lynettecarrolldesigns.typepad.com/
Robin Shakoor - http://robinshakoor.blogspot.com

Thank you for joining us today and we hope you enjoy the Blog Hop. Please be sure to stop back each day during the week to see what each designer has been busy creating!

Hugs & Happy Creating!!

Want2Scrap™ Inchies and CHA Sneak #3!!!

Welcome to Day #3 of the Want2Scrap’s CHA product sneak peeks! Isn’t this fun??!!! 
If you missed Day#1 sneaks or Day#2 sneaks, please click the links so you don’t miss out on all the exciting releases. Remember to comment, follow the blog, or like us on Facebook for an entry to win the Grand Prize and other fine prizes!!
Our first sneak is:

The Nestaboard Labels Twenty-Two set is BRAND NEW from Spellbinders and they just snuck a peak over on their blog frenzy!  Our Nestaboard™ coordinates with the NEW Spellbinders Die S4-346 and the Nestabling™ Labels Twenty-Two that will be brand new at CHA Chicago!!
and if that’s not all . . we have another BRAND NEW release to share:

I’m so excited about this one. It might just be one of my favorite shapes!  This Nestaboard™ coordinates with Spellbinders Die S4-347 and the new product Nestabling™ Labels Twenty-Three debuting at CHA Chicago! 
Can you stand to see more?  Well we have one more for you!

Yes the Nested Pennants shape!!  This coordinates with the Spellbinders Die S5-028 and the Nestabling™ Nested Pennants currently in the store. Take your pennant creation to new heights with our brand new Nestaboard™!!
We hope you’ve enjoyed today’s sneak peak.  Don’t forget about our contest going on!  Here the rules:
How would you like to be the first to play with this NEW product?? Well it’s simple. You could be the first to receive a prize package containing these wonderful products! Every day you participate and leave comments, you’ll be entered to win one of three great prizes . . . one of which will be a Grand Prize but you will have to keep checking back to see what the Grand Prize is since we are still revealing products!!
To be eligible simply:

1. Leave a comment and follow the blog.
2. Like us on Facebook.
3. Tell your friends about the product.

What could be easier? You can do one or them all. If you do more and comment each day, you’ll get more entries!
Also keep an eye out on our Facebook page as we will be having some fun surprise giveaways during our Sneak Peek Week!
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Introducing Want2Scrap™ Inchies
Acrylic is one of my favorite products to work with. I love the versatility of it...now Want2Scrap™ has made their own Inchies...of course I started to play as soon as I got my goodies!

I used so many Want2Scrap™ products on this layout. Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circle , Inchies, Sage Green Pearls,
Baby Bling - Le Creme Pearls , Baby Bling Rhinestones - Turquoise, Baby Bling Rhinestones - BlueGreen, Dark Green Rhinestones - 72 Count, Rhinestone Ribbon Slides, and a Light Blue 1" Butterfly. I took this photo of my little guy Jack just a week ago and I wanted to scrap it as soon as I printed it. So sweet!


Don't you love these new Inchies! I used rub-ons on them, then added some bling. They are the perfect size for punches or stamps too.


On this one I added this Rhinestone Ribbon Slides...it was an ribbon slide but I cut out the center piece and just kept it as a heart.


The Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circle is always perfect around a die cut. Thanks so much for stopping by...be sure to keep an eye our for more Want2Scrap™ Sneak Peeks!


Want2Scrap™ Products:
Light Blue 1" Butterfly
Rhinestone Ribbon Slides
Nestabling™ Petite Scalloped Circle
Sage Green Pearls
Baby Bling - Le Creme Pearls
Baby Bling Rhinestones - Turquoise
Baby Bling Rhinestones - BlueGreen
Dark Green Rhinestones - 72 Count
Inchies - Not yet listed in the store

Cross Promotional Products:
Beacon Adhesives 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue

Other Products:
Pattern Paper- Best Creations, Prima Marketing Inc, Studio Calico, MME
Run-ons- Pink Paislee, October Afternoon, Crate Paper, Fancy Pants, Hambly
Flower- Prima Marketing Inc.
Alphabet- American Crafts
Trim- Maya Road
Punches- Martha Stewart