Still on vacation

Hey guys. On vacation in the Philippines. This is taken at my Aunt Evie's house on Christmas day with my sister. Hope everyone had a great Christmas and a safe New Year's!

Moolah Monday 11.30.09

Hey guys. Here's another haul. This one is from my LSS Scrapping Lounge. Enjoy.

Xmas Tag

I've been busy making xmas cards and such. Here is a tag I worked on, truly simple and easy. Check out my tutorial video:

My China Doll

Hello...here's a card that I made using Hero Arts cling stamps "Friends". I colored the image using my copic markers. The paper is from DCWV Holiday paper pack. I'm on a copic marker kick right now, lol. Practice makes perfect! You can watch my youtube video on how I colored the image:

2 Videos in 1 Day!

Homemade Shimmer Paint Tutorial:






Moolah Monday!:



A mini scrapbook haul. I'm making xmas cards for my friend (Hi Susie!) and it was her moolah that I spent, not mine LOL!

Cookbookin' Design Team

Yippee! It's official gang, I'm on the Cookbookin' Design Team. Check out their website. If you like to cook, share recipes and mix in scrapbooking/papercrafts you'll love their line. I can't wait to start making stuff and sharing it with you guys. Stay tuned.....

My First Copic Card

Hello. I recently purchased this new stamp from AllThatScraps. After watching a ton of youtube videos on copic tutorials and after hours of practicing (not really) this is what I came up with:

I absolutely love how it turned out. This image took me about an hour to color it, only because I was stumped on what colors to use. It wasn't really a Christmas image stamp but I decided to make a Christmas card. Her wings are covered in SU! Dazzling Diamonds glitter, love it. I took my white gel pen and added some highlights. The one thing I do need to invest in is good copic compatible white cardstock paper. Any suggestions??

Supplies:
CC Designs Stamp "Swiss Pixie Birgitta"
Copic Markers (0,B14, C1, E00, E50, E51,YG03, G13, R08, R20, R27, R29, E25, E27, E99, Y13, Y17)
SU! Dazzling Diamonds
Kraft Paper
DCWV Peppermint Forest Paper Pack
CS - Red/Green
Light Green Satin Ribbon
Dew Drops

Card Share

I have a new resolution....yea I know a little late but whatever. I don't like how crazy my paper scraps stash is getting. So I decided that after I finish whatever project I'm working on if I have any scraps leftover I will use them. For example, I just finished my Tammyi case and I was left with a few scraps, big enough that I thought it would be a waste to throw them away, which is always the case. So with my new resolution in place, I took the scraps and made something, in this case I made cards. I needed some greeting cards to give out and when I went thru my stash I didn't really have a lot to choose from. So it got in my head that I need more card selections and what a better way to get that is to use the scraps left from my projects right then and there. I came out with 3 cards using my scraps. Here they are:

I really like how they turned out and now I can add them to my card stash! Also I did have one other scrap strip left and this is what I did:

I punched some tabs. I can always use these on another project, they are ready to go when I need them.

My Tammyi Case

Hi guys. Here is my finished Tammyi case that I altered. My friend Tammy sells these in their original state (denim cases) at her etsy store. They are awesome. The cases can hold a lot of stuff, I placed my bling/beads and journaling supplies inside. Check out my video for a closer look. I used October Afternoon paper and some Cosmo Cricket paper. Lots of Prima crystal flourishes and their flowers. I glimmer misted the flowers with Coffee Shop (my fave) and Red Velvet. I have another case of hers that I also altered with Basic Grey paper and will post pics up later. Enjoy!






Here is my youtube video:

New Video! Moolah Monday!

Hey Guys, check out my scrapbook haul from Michael's. Moolah Monday is my sister Patty's idea. It's a scrapbook haul of what scrap stuff I bought recently. Just don't expect a video every Monday......at least every other Monday, lol! Enjoy!

Sunday Card Share

Hi guys! Just playing with scraps this Sunday and came up with this card. I embossed the manila tag and distressed it with Tim Holtz's Tea Dye and Walnut Stain inks. Did some faux stitching and doodling with my white gel pen. The cherry blossom sticker is courtesy of Jolee's and the flower in the corner is Prima and I stickled the center with Golden Rod and stuck some "pearls" in the center to mimic the sticker embellishment. The owl is a Hampton Art stamp and I colored it using Copic markers. Thanks for looking.

Mini-Album Video

Here's the video for the album I made using the kit.

"Beautiful Bloom" Mini-album Finished

Here is my finished album. More pics to come. I'm working on a youtube video showing this album right now and hope to post it later tonight. I'm trying to make use of the daylight =) I love it!

"Beautiful Bloom" Mini-album Kit

Here it is ladies, my first mini-album kit! It's called "Beautiful Bloom". The papers are from DCWV "Latte" Collection. I just love the vibrant purples and greens. I had a blast putting this together. I will be posting this at my etsy store cuppycakecrafts. I made an album using this kit and will be posting it shortly. So this is what comes in the kit:

6 (4x4) Sq. Scallop Chipboard
18 (4x4) Sq. Scallop Designer Paper (9 designs/2 each)
18 (6x6) Sq. Designer Paper (9 designs/2 each)

2 Leaves Die Cuts
3 Leavesw/wired Stems
1 Butterfly Die Cut (Glimmer misted in Olive Vine)
1 Embossed Vellum Butterfly Die Cut
1 Purple Velvet Flower Brad
18 Assorted Flowers (Prima/Bazzil/Making Memories)

1 (2") Heart Chipboard
1 (3 1/4 x 3 1/4) Sm. Label Chipboard
6 Assorted Flower Chipboard
3 Flourish Chipboard

1 Silver Bookplate w/brads
2 Sm. Silver Binder Rings
12 White Large Eyelets
2 Copper Brads
1 White Clip
1 Pewter Clip
1 Pearl Hat Pin
1 Lg. Safety Pin
1 Sm. Safety Pin
1 Ornate Metal Embellishment
1 Purple Metallic Paper Clip
1 Heart Shaped Paper Clip
11 Assorted Buttons
2 Tim Holtz Fragment Tags
1 Handmade Floral Swarovski Charm
3 Lg. Fabric Brads
3 Lg. Rhinestone Brads
6 Purple Rhinestones
5 White Rhinestones
4 Sm. White Rhinestones
6 Oval Purple Rhinestones
Handful of Clear/Green Dew Drop-Like Pebbles

2 Chocolate Brown Accordion Folds
1 "Beautiful" Rub-on
1 "Bloom" Rub-on
1 Sq. Vellum Envelope
1 Stamped Floral Library Pocket
4 Punched out Tabs (2 designs/2 each)
1 Handmade Love Ticket Tag
1 Sm. Manila Folder
2 Sq. MME Journal Tags
1 Jenni Bowlin Bingo Journal Tag
1 Brown Pocket Envelope
1 Purple Cardstock (3x3)
4 Journal Spot Tags

17 Assorted Ribbons/Fibers

There you go. Phewww! Please let me know what you guys think.

I'm on YouTube!!

LOL, I finally uploaded my first video on youtube. Of course it's me spending money...shhh don't tell anyone..yea right! I can't wait to start sharing my projects. Hope you guys have a chance to check out my channel paperdrama, of course. Besides blog surfing, facebook, yoville (you fb users know what i'm talking about), and watching youtube videos, I'm never gonna leave my computer!! The video quality isn't that bad and I was sooo not expecting to hear my voice sound the way it did. It's weird hearing what other people hear come out of my mouth. Hope I don't sound whiny, lol. Well subscribe to my channel you youtube users. I promise I won't let you down...I only want to inspire and share my enthusiasm for this thing I love called scrapbooking.

Coming Soon...

Hey guys! Here's a little sneak peek of a mini-album kit that I am putting together. These are some of the embellies that will be in the kit. Major bling. You can see some of the paper in the background but it doesn't reveal much, gotta keep the suspense, lol. I'll post a finished project using the kit. Anyways more to come, stay tuned.

Card Sketches Notebook

I got inspired by Kristina Werner from her MACM Card Sketch Book here. I downloaded her pdf file for the inside pages and used my Bind-it-All for the chipboard covers. The paper is from Jilibean Soup, alpha stickers are American Crafts and the cherry blossom embellishment stickers are from Jolee. I figured I should keep track of the cards that I make so that it's much easier for me to duplicate in the future. Enjoy!

"Fall Treats" Class

Hey Guys, just a reminder, if you are in the area I have a class at The Scrapping Lounge this Friday, Oct. 2nd (12pm-2pm). There are still some spots open, call today. Hope to see you there! Have a great Tuesday.

Sympathy Card

I recently lost my cousin in the Philippines, Adrian Yoro, R.I.P. You will be missed. I made this card with Stampin' Up!'s "Thoughts & Prayers" stamp set.

Pocket Cards

This past Saturday I had a crop at my house with my cousins. I made these cards for Thanksgiving and Birthdays. I just love the grey, orange color combo. The owl image is from Stampin' Up! "Forest Friends" stamp set.



I made a small version of this pocket card for birthdays to hold gift cards. Umm..for those who have a birthday in October (Abi) please act surprised when you see this card in the mail, lol.

Glimmer Fun

Today I was playing around with my glimmer mists after being inspired by watching this youtube video by pepsigirl4ever. Here is my take on her project using glimmer mist instead:







The glimmer mist colors that I used were: Tiger Lily, Cinder, Gold, Coffee Shop. The base is corrugated cardboard (a flap cut out of a cardboard box). I did a lot of embossed stamped images, all the flourishes, polka dots and the diamond pattern. White acrylic paint was used in the background and embossed with ultra thick embossing enamel. Besides owls, I love dragonflys as well. The dragonfly is a glimmer chip from Tattered Angels. It was sprayed with Tiger Lily and Coffee Shop, then distressed with Black Soot. The flowers are Prima and sprayed with glimmer mists. On the same youtube video you learn how to make the handmade flower, love it! The photo was distressed with Tea Dye around the edges. Add some rhinestones, pom-poms and call it done. This project was a lot of fun. I wish you could see it in person, I love how the light reflects against it with all the glimmer mists. This last photo was taken with the sun hitting it, hopefully it can capture some of the "wow" factor, lol. Enjoy!