~Scrap That! April 'Madame Butterfly' Kit Reveal~

Welcome to Scrap That! And Our March Blog Hop Adventure!

If you have just arrived here from the Scrap That! blog you are in the correct place! If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog and join us.

I want to first share a picture of the kit contents and my creations using the GORGEOUS 'Madame Butterfly' April Kit...Then we'll get into the nitty gritty of how you can play along with us and

Win some fabulous prizes!!!

So I absolutely looooooved playing with this month's kit...Check out the pic below for a detailed view of what is in the kit along with a list of all the items:

Bo Bunny Gabrielle Flight, Romance, Stripe, Unwritten, Cameo, Promenade, Gabrielle, Elegance, Fairest, Dot
Bo Bunny Gabrielle Cut Outs
Bo Bunny Gabrielle Mocha Die Cut
Bo Bunny Double Dot Papers: Decaf Dot, Chiffon Dot, Coffee Dot
Bo Bunny Gabrielle Combo Sticker
Ranger Liquid Pearls - Peacock
Kaisercraft - Crocheted Doilies
Kaisercraft - Wooden Butterfly
Petaloo - Vintage Victorian Blooms (6)
Dusty Attic Dress Form
Maya Road Gross-grain Pleated Brown Ribbon
Prima Mask
ZVA Chocolate Champagne Crystal
Prima Eminence Blooms (4)
Sheet of Mulberry paper

Now onto the projects!

First up...

~You Belong Among the Flowers~



I created this layout of my sweet little niece using the gorgeous Bo Bunny Gabrielle papers and mixture of flowers in the kit...I couldn't help adding a little bit of white paint and a few spritz of Glimmer Mist to the beautiful cream text print of the paper.
That's what I love about this stunning line...It really lends itself to endless creative possibilities...Whether you keep the paper as is, or alter it, I think you'll have a blast playing with it :)

While I left a part of the title untouched, I painted over the gorgeous font for the other portion of the title in order to create a contrast between the letters and my background...I also added some white paint to the papers, flowers and even to the little cherub designs on the beautiful coral patterned paper...

I cut a portion of the title that was beautifully printed on one of the stickers and decided to improvise the rest of the title (you, flowers) with the larger individual letters...I love the way it fills up the space on the layout :)

I used a bit more white paint to cover the darker parts of the flowers, and added soft, white butterflies to complete the garden :)

~Birthday Wishes~

I loved the colours of my first layout, so I used the scraps I had left over to come up with this card! I love the pale, whitewashed effect these papers take on when all the light colours are paired up...The gorgeous Petaloo flowers look amazing with the Gabrielle collection...Highlighting the soft features of the beautiful papers...

~So Precious~

I wanted to create a layout without the coral tones, focusing in on the yellow and teal, since it is one of my favorite color combos :)

I cut out the gorgeous butterfly designs from the patterned paper to embellish little bits around the page...

I used a few of the Petaloo flowers and covered the darker spots with some white paint...I did the same thing with the letters as they were a coral pink to begin with and I did not want any of that colour showing through on this soft and sunny layout...
You may not be able to see it that well in the picture above, but I used the Prima mask in the kit along with some white paint to create a design right on the patterned paper. Later, as you will see on the layout, I outlined the stenciled image with a brown pen to add some more emphasis to the gorgeous swirls.

~Thinking of You~

Lastly, I used a few more of the glimmered scraps, added in the stunning flower and a cut-out butterfly. To complete the card, I stamped a simple sentiment...


Now that you've seen my reveal, check out all the info below on how

YOU CAN WIN SOME AWESOME PRIZES!!!

First, the more blogs you visit, the more chances you have to win! There are a total of 9 blogs on this hop, which means 9 chances to win some yummy Prima goodness!

To qualify, just be sure to become a follower of each blog (if you aren't already) and leave some love (a comment that is)...

Then if you want to play for the Grand Prize of a signed PageMaps book, you must:

1) VISIT ALL NINE BLOGS ON THE HOP, LEAVE A COMMENT AND BECOME A FOLLOWER OF EACH

2) GO TO SCRAP THAT! FACEBOOK PAGE AND BECOME A FRIEND

3) GO TO THE SCRAP THAT! SOCIAL COMMUNITY AND BECOME A MEMBER

EMAIL THE SECRET SENTENCE TO friends@scrapthat.ca

Before you hop along to the next blog, you will want my secret word, which is

"SCRAP"

Now head over to

Janis' Blog

and check out her amazing creations using the Scrap That! "Madame Butterfly" Kit!!!

We hope you all had good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Visit the Scrap That! blog next week to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Happy Hopping!

*Ivana*

~Are You Ready to Get Your Hop On?~

Join us for the Scrap That! “March” Blog Hop.

We will have NINE AMAZING blogs for you to visit. Each blog will have some beautiful eye candy, in the form of some AMAZING projects from our design team using the newly released "Madame Butterfly" Kit.

We are also thrilled to have PageMaps joining in on our hop with an awesome sketch that has been especially designed for Scrap That! to go with the kit!

We also have some fabulous prizes to give away!

Keep reading and you will find out how you can become eligible to win!

First of all, you will need to visit ALL the blogs on the hop :) There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog.

That means NINE winners will receive a package of Prima goodness just for leaving some love and becoming a follower of each of the blogs!

Easy so far right?

Next, while you are hopping you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. (jot this down, you'll need it later)

Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by our facebook page, and become a friend, and then head over to our social community and become a member. Once you’ve completed these tasks, email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca

All correct entries received will be entered into a draw for the GRAND PRIZE, an autographed PageMaps hardcover book generously donated by Beck Fleck!

(Don't forget you must become a follower of all the blogs you visit, a Scrap That! facebook friend, and a Scrap That! community member in order to qualify.)

Is your head swimming yet with the mention of these fabulous prizes??

The hop will take place from 10 am March 25th until midnight March 27th (MST)

So get your hop on, and get over to www.scrapthatchat.blogspot.com!!!

(International hoppers outside of Canada and USA must pay shipping on any prizes won)

See you all then!

*Ivana*

~A little Sneak Peek...~

Hello friends...I hope you have had a lovely day! My day has been absolutely splendid and I thought I would top it off with a little sneak of the upcoming Scrap That! kit!
Think yummy, soft colours, sweet florals, and a few little surprises... The April kit is packed full of beautiful papers and embellishments...Just waiting to be used!
Check out the DT's sneaks for this month...

Also, don't forget to join us on the 25th for our Reveal Blog Hop starting at 10 a.m. MST. See you then!

Now it's back to creating for me :)

*Ivana*

~Hello Springtime~

Finally back after some busy days...I want to share with you a little creation that was inspired by my favourite season....



Do you know what it is?
It's just around the corner...And I can feel my heart melting as the snow slowly recedes...I feel more uplifted as the days linger a bit longer, and I feel ever so slightly happier as the sun makes it's few appearances here and there...Each time longer than the last...

Springtime...My favourite season of all

Here's is my sunny, bright and cheery card...Spreading a little springtime joy

I used My Mind's Eye paper from the Quite Contrary collection and paper from the Webster's Pages Life's Portrait collection. I combined two of my favortive Martha Steward punches, the Double Arches Large Punch and the Lattice Heart Deep Edge Punch.
I used a chipboard piece from the Tattered Angels Regal collection, and some darling liquid pearls in a buttercup yellow.

The Maya Road wings got a light coat of paint and generous sprinkling of shimmery glitter. The Prima flower and wood heart were covered with some white Distress Crackle Paint.

I used crinkled seam binding to tie a bow at the bottom of the card, and a I layered a vintage rhinestone button on a bright yellow button. I added a few liquid pearls to create a totally unique and custom little button.

Thanks for stopping by. Have yourselves a wonderful and happy day.

*Ivana*

~My Life...At 25...~ Webster's Pages

I wanted to share this layout I've been working on using the beautiful new collection from
Webster's Pages...Country Estate...




I was inspired by Steph Devlin and a beautiful project she is featuring called Letters to My Children. At 25, I am starting to realize just how beautiful my life is...I am blessed to have a beautiful family, wonderful friends, and a love of my life who means everything to me...I am passionate about my work, and I am so thankful about the way that my life is slowly unraveling...A year ago, I was in completely different shoes...It's funny how life can change so quickly...If you have the will...

So, I wanted to scrapbook this page to document my life at this moment and all that I am thankful for...And hopefully, one day, it will serve as a reminder to my loved ones about what my life was like...At 25. The lessons I've learned, where I came from, the leaps I have made, what the future holds...Is all written in a letter on the back of this page...

Hopefully one day, I will have little ones to make a beautiful book for just like Steph's, but for now, I hope that this captured moment in my life will have some important tales to tell to the ones in my life that matter most...

This layout features a heap of pretty shapes and layers all using some gorgeous new papers from Webster's...
The teal and grey paper is from the Country Estate collection and the green paper is from the Spring Market collection...

I used Webster's Storytellers (Ladies and Gents and Hollywood Vogue) for the title and added a few stamped images on white paper... I glimmered some of the white paper with Olive Vine and Patina glimmer mists, and I used Tattered Angels Glimmer Screens for stenciling on the beautiful paper.

The flowers are by Prima and I've used punches by EK Success and Martha Stewart.

While on the subject of gratitude, I also want to let you all know how thankful I am for each and every one of you who visits my blog, follows my work and supports my creative journey. Your kind words and support...Your love....Your encouragement give me the courage to keep doing what I love and I am so very appreciative of that.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you do.

Luv,

*Ivana*

~Tea for Two~ Webster's Pages



Here's a little gift bag I created using the incredibly beautiful NEW Ladies and Gents collection from Webster's Pages!

A close-up of the beautiful papers and designs featured in the new collection...Love the way that blue Whimsie flower looks when layered with a couple of buttons...

More of my FAVOURTIE cardstock stickers...Ladies and Gents Storyteller Alphas also by Webster's...

And a detail shot of the pretty stamp I used to create a coordinating doily...This stamp is from the My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose collection and it's absolutely darling! A fab way to create your own doily designs...


~Many Thanx~ Webster's Pages

Another little creation using the same line, Ladies and Gents from WP. I created this card to go along with the tea gift bag :)

I used a little journaling card from the Trendsetter collection to add a pop of orange :)

I loooove the teeny weeny little flowers by Webtster's Pages. These little Whimsies come in all sorts of colours and different shapes too!
Check them out at the Webster's Pages website today!

Thanks for taking a peek!

*Ivana*

~New Arrivals~

I've been playing with all the new goodies from Webster's Pages lately, and I wanted to share a few sneaks of all the fabulous new collections I've been LOVING so so much!

Each collection has gorgeous papers, stickers, flowers, transparencies and many many more embellishments to complete your beautiful creations! To see all of the collections or to order any of the above products, hop on over to the Webter's Pages website! Shipping starts March 14th...If that's too long to wait, be sure to check out the stunning digi collections which you can download and use right away :)

Happy Creating!

*Ivana*

~Scrap That! Reveal Hop Winner!!!~

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Scrap That! Blog Hop this
past weekend. We hope you enjoyed it and found lots of inspiration
along the way. The best part for all of us was making some new friends!

We have picked one comment winner from each blog to win a package of
Prima goodies just for stopping by! The randomly drawn winner for my
blog is:

Dara Lynn!!!!

Congratulations!!!

Please email friends@scrapthat.ca with your mailing address so we can
get your Prima package out to you in the mail!

To everyone else who joined along in all the hopping fun, even if you did not win a a Prima package from my blog, don't forget to stop by all the DT gals' blogs to see if you have won there! Please also visit the Scrap That! Blog and see if you won the Grand Prize of a
"Secret Garden" Kit. We hope the lucky winner enjoys creating with
it. We look forward to seeing what the lucky winner comes up with!

The winner will be revealed tonight on the Scrap That! Blog...So be sure to tune in!!!

Join us again later this month for another fun hop when we release our
April Kit on the 26th!

Happy March :)

*Ivana*

~Webster's Pages March Challenge~

The lovely DT gals at Webster's Pages host some of the most incredible challenges, and each month you can look forward to new and exciting ways to play along with all of us! So wait no more - and join right in with this month's fabulous challenges!!!

One of challenges is a traditional challenge, hosted by

Gerry van Gent

and she will be urging you to create something fabulous by using shaped papers! For more info about Gerry's challenge stop by the InspireMe site for all the details!

The other challenge is a digital/hybrid challenge that will be hosted by

Julie Walton

and her challenge will focus on cutting that gorgeous Webster's Pages paper!!!

For more information about Julie's challenge, visit the InspireMe challenge details!

Hope you can all play along!!!!

Just to make your day a teeny bit more FABULOUS...I have some great news to share with you all...
The Webster's Pages website now has a sale section!!!
Be sure to stop by and check out all the amazing deals here!

Also, check out the Webster's Pages blog for an exciting schedule of events and fun giveaways HERE!

Sending Hugs!

*Ivana*

~Wishing You a Happy B-Day~
Webster's Pages



A little card I created for

Steph Devlin

If you don't know Steph, she is a fellow WP DT member and incredibly talented and sweet gal! Hop on over to her amazingly inspiring blog to see all her beautiful work and don't forget to leave her some love :)

I wanted to make a super girlie card for Steph as her style is so feminine and beautiful...So I picked a few pastel colours and used several Webster's Pages collections for this card.
The background of the card, and the pink flower are from the 6x6 Lullaby Lane/Life's Portrait paper pad. I used Lullaby Lane Storyteller Alphas, and a cut-out letter 'A' from a paper in the same collection. The pink sparkler is from the WonderFall collection and the journaling card is from the Lullaby Lane collection.

I made the 'heart flower' by punching out Martha Stewart hearts, crumpling and then layering them. I added in a Prima flower, some pretty twine, ribbon and a super cute tag. I finished off the card with a touch of white liquid pearls.

Hope you had a wonderful B-Day Stephie!

*Ivana*