Hello Everybody, It's Lisa and I am going to start doing a weekly post here called "Random Scrapbooking" I have a list of 30 scrapbook items and each Monday, I will use Random.org to draw 3 or more items to use in a layout that week. I would love for you to join me starting TOMORROW! I will post this weeks items, the list and answer any questions you may have! I hope you will join me to Random Scrap!!!

Sequin Saturday- Day 2 of our Triple Blog Hop!

Hey Everyone, Welcome to the Labor Day Triple Blog hop!! I hope you are enjoying all the projects so far, and have you seen the Guests for this hop?!? Oh my gosh! You should have arrived here from

Laura's amazing blog post. Her projects are always so inspiring!!!

I drew my inspiration for todays layout straight from the photo and just new I wanted to spotlight the Pinky Pie Pinks sequin mix. It's a beautiful mix of  Light Pink and Iridescent cup sequins, small flowers and silver star dust. It was PERFECT for this layout!

I started with a piece of  American Crafts white textured cardstock and used a Heidi Swapp Rose stencil with some modeling paste to make a floral edge.  I used Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick distress inks to mist and watercolor the flowers. I also used Shabby Shutters for the leaf details. I love the way Spun Sugar and Shabby Shutters looks together!!!

Next, I layered my photo on some light pink tissue paper and a piece of gold foiled polka dot pattered paper. I adhered a piece of ombre pink heart paper to the page, layered some gold foiled rose washi with some solid pink and a skinny gold pattered washi. I used a white doily misted with some gold Heidi Swapp color shine for some texture in the washi cluster. 

Then, I adhered my photo layers with some foam tape and added the banner, also on some foam tape.

I then got to use the beautiful sequins and sprinkled them all over the lower left portion of the page and also added a cluster of sequins to the centers of each of the roses on the right side to bring some sparkle to the entire layout.

After the sequins were all adhered, I brought the washi tapes up to the top left corner to balance everything out. I added a tiny word sticker from Crate Paper Craft Market ( sweet little one) and a small heart banner from the Hot Pink Heart Felties pack. I misted the felt hearts with some Gold color shine to tone down the brightness of the beautiful felt. A tiny twine bow die cut from Waffle Flower is holding the banner on! 

I sprinkled a few more sequins around the page and was done. This layout turned out better than I had originally planned it in my head. I hope you enjoyed my layout!!

If you purchase anything from the shop, dont forget to use LISA15 for 15% off all your purchases!!!

Thank you for hopping along with us for day 2 of the Triple Hop. Dont forget to comment on each of the stops to be entered to win some great prizes! 

Now, your off to the wonderful Khristina's Blog. I'm sure she has some amazing project waiting for you!!!

Sparklers Squads Unite Blog Hop

Hello Everybody and welcome to my Blog for the September Sparkler Squads Unite Blog Hop!!!
You should have arrived here from the amazing Jody,, whose sunny and fun layout is hard follow!

Today I am spotlighting the new Mocha Mint Dream sequin mix. It's a beautiful, warm mix of chocolate, mints, tans and light pink. It's so versatile and fun and I have more ideas for this mix in the future!!!

To begin this layout, I used a autumn wreath cut file and used the inside of the acorn cuts to apply some gold texture paste and then sprinkled them with the Mocha sequin mix while it was still wet.

While I let them dry, I moved onto the cut file and decided to use Distress ink to do some watercoloring. I used Spiced Marmalade and Carved Pumpkin, Walnut Stain, Pumice Stone, Frayed Burlap, Fired Brick,Seedless Preserves, Mustard Seed, Shabby Shutters and Crushed Olive

When everything was dry, I placed the cut file on a piece of kraft cardstock splattered with some gold Color Shine.  I popped the sequin acorn pieces up on some foam tape and placed the back in the wreath. I then added my photo to the center, also on foam tape. I placed my title in the bottom right corner and coated it in Spectrum Noir Clear Shimmer pen and outlined it in my Gold Signo pen. I added some journaling to the bottom left, outlined the edge of the layout and added some more of the beautiful sequins around the page!

Thank You for hopping along with us today and dont forget to use Lisa15 for 15% off all you purchases at SpiegelMom Scraps

I hope you enjoyed your hop stop today! Next, your hopping over to the awesomely taleneted Sarah Blog Here!!!  Enjoy the rest of the hop and dont forget to comment on each of the blog stops to be entered to win a $10 shop credit!!! You can also head on over to the SpiegelMom Scraps Blog and get the new monthly cut file for a chance to win another $10 shop credit!!!

                                 

What scrapping has taught me.

This is something I have begun to embrace, more so than ever before. I am blessed and SO happy to be a part of the SpiegelMom Scraps design team, I have a great new YouTube series going with a wonderful friend, Heather. I'm scrapping with purpose and with a deadline now and I think the structure and time limit is more of a motivator than a deterant. I'm enjoying it A LOT more too. I'm pushed creatively, I'm blessed with great new products and I have amazing people around me to encourage, teach and inspire me. I'm Scrapping happy and it shows. I have never enjoyed it more than I am now. 

   People say doing it like work will kill the fun and make it less enjoyable, but I am finding the opposite to be true for me. 

   I'm also about to send my youngest, My sweet,tiny 3yr. old, to pre-k. I'm holding onto memories better. I used to have a problem with this. I struggled to recall even a few days ago. Now, every second, every smile matters and seems to stick. 

    Scrapping for me is so much more than just sticking down pretty paper with some glue and putting my picture down. It's personal. It's giving my voice to my girls when I no longer have one. It's my story, my love, my feeling and my gift to those after me. 

    I find great people while on this journey as well. I have made many great friends, been blessed with amazing kindness and learned how to find myself and style in my creative world that this entire community has helped with. I love that. I love being apart of a, really, way of life that is filled with memories and joy. 

    So, find time. Make time. Everyday. Take a few minutes to yourself to make ANYTHING. A layout, an embellishment, a pocket page or card. Something to make you happy and know that you matter, your story matters. Tell it. 

Get Pin-spired with Heather & Lisa

I'm So Excited to be working with Heather from Heather's_crafty Life for a new YouTube series to get all those pins we WANT to do and make them a reality, but putting a personal touch on them!! Our First Episode will be this Thursday, the 18th!!! We hope you will join us for some scrappy fun!

New Ideas...

Hi Everyone. I'm back today looking for new ideas and directions to take my youtube channel and blog in. I was thinking doing a collaboration with another scrapper would be fun! If your interested, leave a comment below. And if you have any suggestions, leave them below also!!!

This is my first post on the Spiegelmom Scraps blog as a design team member!!! I stitched the circles with embroidery therad, sprinkled some beautiful SMS sequins and wood veneer for texture. Some teal rhinestones, a cute banner, doilies and Thickers for the title and I LOVE it! Come check it out at www.spiegelmomscraps.com/make-it-yours-monday/