Fears

I just got back from visiting my relative in a nursing home. It was good to see her, but I am pretty nursing home phobic. So many of my relatives have been in one and I desparately don't want to end up there. 

Take time to scrapbook about your fears and some of the not so happy-happy details of life.  It can be theraputic.  Here is a page I made earlier this year about my nursing home fears.

Glow in the dark glitter!

Just saw this on the Scrapadoodle blog. It's glow in the dark glitter from Martha Stewart.

How fun is that?

Happy Birthday Cynthia!

Today is my friend Cynthia's birthday. Anyone that knows Cynthia knows that she has a little white dog whom she adores and that her favorite color combination right now is orange and green. So I made this cute little card for her on my Cricut.  She said the dog looked exactly like her dog.  :  )

Happy Birthday Cynthia!

How to Create Scratch off Reveal

Chances are you've seen an instant lottery ticket where you scratch away a silvery film covering the numbers.  You can create a similar scratch off effect on your projects!  I just saw this tip in my Scrapbooks, Etc. magazine (page 46) and I had to share.

Mix two parts silver paint with one part dishwashing soap and paint the mixture onto clear contact paper. When the paint dries, cut the contact paper into strips, peel off the backing, and adhere to your project covering whatever you want to reveal when it is scratched away.  Way cool! 

Winner!

Audrey Petit, you are the winner of the WCMD giveaway!

Please let me know your address so I can mail you the cards.

Thanks,
Elaine

World Card Making Day Giveaway!

Happy World Card Making Day everyone!  To celebrate, I'm doing my very first blog giveaway! Comment below and I'll choose one random person to receive all 4 cards pictured so far on this blog as well as one surprise card. 

The card above is from a make and take I recently did with my scrapbook club.  Thanks to Donna Dillon for designing and teaching this make and take. 

Instructions:

1) cut and fold card base

2) cut orange mat and adhere to front of card

3) cut out striped paper and emboss with a spider web Cuttlebug embossing template (so cute!)

4) add black fiber over striped paper, tucking around the back of the top of the striped paper

5) adhere spider with pop dots (this one is from doodlecharms cricut cartridge, but any spider will do)

6) put red Stickles or other glitter glue as the eyes