Haul and April ATC Swap on Life on the {scrap} Beach

So with Saramae being gone to France for a week, I have totally lost my creative mojo. I havn't felt like scrapping or anything for a while. It dosent help that spring is here and my gardens are screaming "FEED US!! We want to be big and beautiful this year!! And please get these weeds away from us, they are so unattractive!"

So, yeah, I've speant more time at the nursery than at hobby lobby. woohooo.

I did sign up for a swap on The Beach though. It was my first ever ATC. Im working now to make something special for the hostess, but again with the creative block. I really need to get my mojo back asap!

So here is what I came up with!



I worked hard to keep the piece usable in another project. All the information and writing are tucked into something, or adhered using a re positional adhesive. I hate my handwriting so I figured I would give the recipients a polite way to use these in a mini or something :)

I also got some cool stuff during the week at various stores. I had a bag from Canfields (Local sporting goods store) and let me tell ya, fishing supplies are AMAZING for scrapping stuff. I got all sorts of swivel clasps, connectors, pins, and other unique items for cheap cheap cheap! So I lost that bag and its not in this haul vid, but if I find it Ill have to show some of the awesome stuff I got my hands on!

Woohoo!

Gunna be back in the groove. Saramae is on her way home from Paris today! I'll have my scrappin buddy back just in time to start an April ATC swap on Life on the {scrap}Beach. The girls there seem to be super nice and talented. I am glad I joined. :) I'm super excited to do my first ATC Swap, this should be loads of fun!

Dude, Really?

Saramae has been gone for just a few days and I am so flippin bored out of my mind. I cant scrap without her!! So, I have kinda been a video recording fool.

So I was looking at these clear epoxy stickers for a month wondering what the heck to do with them. And I decided to mash em together to make a charm. I love love LOVE the antique music sheets I found, so I used them to sammich between the stickers. This paper is so delicate, its really hard to work with. Regular or double sided paper would work just as well. I just like to choose what I want to show on each side of the charm. I love the way it turned out!!