A Lift from a Lift!

I really enjoyed using the sketch idea that came from our May Lift Challenge over at XOXO Scrapbooking. The original was my 2 page layout posted for our DT and Challenge. Click over to the original post HERE. After seeing Joanne's take on the lift... I lifted her lift! Using it to create another page with some pics of the dogs during Christmas.

Here was the page Joanne had for the lift:

My take using the lift from a lift:

April XOXO DT Lift

When I went to do this months lift and it was interesting to see what picture I used. The picture was from last year in March. We had took a "run" (a Drive) just after all the snow had finally melted. Here in Newfoundland, we are in the 3rd week of April and there is still snow on the ground!

This month we lifted from Tess's inspiration. She had mentioned that she wouldn't mind seeing a boy spin on her page. So, I started out going with the boy theme and "mixed it up!" I added some flourish and shimmer, hey my daughter was in the pic too!

Here is those flourishes and shimmer!

Here is Tess's page we used for inspiration:

Click on over and join us over at XOXO for the lift! Show us what you can come up with!

XoXo Scrapbooking January Lift

Welcome back Lipstick Chicks! 

This is the start of the new year for the XoXo Design Team. We are getting back to our roots as a "Scrap Lifting" blog. So, if you haven't already CLICK on over and play along with us! 

XoXo Scrapbooking (for the love of scrapbooking)

We (the design team) are starting out by becoming each others inspiration, we hope yours too! The members of the design team will be taking turns to scrap a page. The rest of the design team will scrap lift it. In the end you will see a small glimpse of our individual styles as well as giving you ideas on how to scrap lift without creating exactly the same page as the original.

So on to what I did for this months lift:
I am really happy how this page came together for a few reasons.

1. I got to scrap two of my favorite shots of my Son this Winter so far!

2. I got to use some of my Winter stash that has been accumulating. Mixing the older scrapbooking products with the new!

3. Doing this page got me going again! I have worked on some cards, BUT! My last scrapbooking page was done back in the beginning of November.

Used a saying that fit called Tiny Tales - Winter from My Mind's Eye. Square little metal embellishment with winter stamped in it, used a 8 1/2 cardstock border and some plastic clips. All of those were from that Winter stash of mine. Mixed it up with some washi tape and the fibers!

 Here you can see the sticker border and traditional stickers. That 8 1/2 cardstock border mixed with some washi tape.

The complete page with the SNOW BOY as the main star!

Please tell me what you think and leave a comment!

Then, head on over to play along and see what the rest of the design team has done!

http://xoxoscrapbooking.blogspot.ca/

Here is the original page created by Renee:

If It's Groovy - Best Kept Secret Scraplift & Zipper Flower

As a Design Team Member we were asked to Scraplift an awesome layout by Misty! Misty is a guest Designer and going to be participating in our Blog Hop-No Housework Day coming up on April 7th! Visit: Misty's Blog

Also If It's Groovy to check out everyone's take on the lift! Mark your calenders too! We are going to have fun and RAK's during the blog hop!

Here is what I came up with for the lift:

I altered my alphas with a little pigment ink.

Made paper four-leaf clovers and added some half pearls I actually picked up for my daughter's Tinkerbell Halloween LO. I love when I get to use my stash for more then what I intended too!

Here is a really cool tutorial that I just came across! One that I will have to add to the try it list!

Will have to try it...

Here is the link:
zipper-flower-tutorial