New layout: Wheels - דף מעוצב חדש: על גלגלים

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דף נוסף שהכנתי עבור האתגרים של PACS (כמו הדף הזה וכמו הדף הזה), עם אותה חבילת דפים...

האתגר היה ליצור דף עם תמונות משנת 2011 - איזה שהוא זכרון מהשנה שחלפה.

כמה ימים לפני יום כיפור יערה היתה חדורת מוטיבציה להצליח לרכב על האופניים בלי גלגלי עזר. אני מאד גאה בה שהיא התגברה על הפחד והצליחה!

אגב, בתמונה רואים את אחד הנסיונות שלא צלחו, אבל זה כבר היה ממש קרוב :-)

מה דעתכן? זכרון ששווה הנצחה בדף, לא?

Another layout I created for PACS challenges (like this layout & this layout)...

The challenge title was "What do you remember of 2011".

Few days before "Yom Kipur" she was motivated enough to overcome her fears and started to trust herself and finally was able to ride her bicycle. I was so proud!

תודה שביקרתן, אשמח אם תשאירו תגובה :-)

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate your comments :-)

New layout: La Dolce Vita - דף מעוצב חדש: לה דולצ'ה ויטה

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זה הדף השני שהכנתי עבור האתגרים של PACS (בזמן שיפית נחה במלון שבו התקיים הכנס - את באמת מכחישה שנחת שם?? וברומא??). האתגר היה לעצב דף שהכותרת שלו היא la dolce vita, החיים מתוקים (?), והכותרת צריכה להיות תפורה בצורה מקורית ויצירתית.

בחרתי סדרת תמונות של יערה ומור, ש"עוזרות" לי להכין עוגת ביסקויטים. שוב השתמשתי בדפים שקניתי בארה"ב (היחידים שלקחתי איתי לאיטליה, כמו בדף הזה). הבנות מלקקות את הלקקן מקצפת ושוקולד (החלק שהן הכי אוהבות בהכנת העוגה...).

אחרי שהדבקתי את האותיות של הכותרת, תפרתי קוים חוצים, על מנת לענות על תנאי האתגר, ועל מנת להוסיף עניין וטקסטורה לדף.

מה דעתכן? השתכנעתן? יש ליערה ומור חיים מתוקים? אני אומרת - חיים דבש, אבל אני לא אובייקטיבית :-)

The second layout I created as part of PACS' challenges (while Yafit was resting at the hotel room @ Castellammare di Stabia - and please, you can't deny you rest!!) was for the following one: Create a layout, the title should be 'la dolce vita' and the title should be sewed in a creative way.

I chose a series of pictures of Yaara & Mor, help making biscuits cake. Again, I used the papers I got at Big Lots for 5$ (and created this layout from this stack as well). The girls are licking the remaining of chocolate (this is their best part of helping me... LOL)...

After adhering the title, I stitched a crossing line to meet the challenge criteria and add texture and interest.

So... is it convincing? It looks like they're having a sweet life, isn't it?

תודה שביקרתן, אשמח אם תשאירו תגובה :-)

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate your comments :-)

New layout: Pastry - דף מעוצב חדש: מאפים

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שבוע שעבר הייתי באיטליה, בכנס ה-PACS - Paper and Co Show. המטרה העיקרית של הנסיעה היתה הסדנאות, אבל יש עוד המון מסביב: אתגרים, ערבי יצירה משותפים ועוד פעילויות...

כשבוע לפני הנסיעה נסעתי בענייני עבודה לארה"ב, "מהיום להיום". ביום חמישי אמרו לי: הטיסה שלך במוצ"ש, לשבוע.

המשמעות: לא אספיק להכין כלום לאיטליה (אתגרים), ומצד שני זו הזדמנות לעשות שופינג בארה"ב.... מילא...

כמה דקות לפני שארזתי את המזוודה לאיטליה הכנסתי קיט שקניתי בארה"ב ב-5 דולר: 12 דפים דו"צ, כמה בורדרים, כיתובים קטנים ו-2 סיכות מתפצלות.

בחדר המלון הקטנטן שלנו ברומא, כשיפית נחה, שלפתי את הכלים והחומרים שלי והכנתי דף מעוצב עבור האתגר הבא: ליצור דף מעוצב תוך שימוש בחומרים מתחום האפיה: דוילי, מגש, מנג'טים של קאפקייקס וכו'.

אני מאד אוהבת את הדף שהכנתי: הסינר עם השרוכים - כיס עבור המתכון שנשלף מתוכו, רצף התמונות של הכנת אזני המן שהכנו בשנה שעברה....

מה דעתכן?

Last week I was in Italy, for the Paper And Co Show (PACS). The main purpose of the trip was the classes, but there's also many issues around, like the challenges & night crops and activities...

A week before my trip to Italy I had to go to the US (work related). They informed me on Thursday that my ticket is for Saturday night for a week... It means that I won't be able to participate in the challenges... hmmmm.... Not good but might be a chance for me for some US shopping...

Anyway - few minutes before I closed my suitcase for Italy, I put a paper kit I bought at Big Lots for 5$... about 12 double sided papers, few borders & small journaling chipboards and 2 brads.

In our tiny hotel room in Rome, while Yafit was resting, I took out my tools and started to create the first layout. The challenge was: We ask you to create a page in which to use material from pastry, a doily, a tray, a candle, the sachet of yeast, baking cups for cupcakes, make us wonder!

I love the result of the apron, with strings, the insert with the recipe, and the pictures I took last Purim...

What do you think?

תודה שביקרתן, אשמח אם תשאירו תגובה :-)

Thanks for visiting, I appreciate your comments :-)

Paper & co Show - Giveaway

Last year I attended a fantastic scrapbooking-workshops weekend in France. You can see related posts here. I'm starting to think seriously about joining the next PACS in Italy, in February... Fantasy... Might come true?

New layout: PACS group photo

The picture were taken on the last day of PACS (Paper and Co. Show). In the goodies bag we got on registration, there was this paper mustache. We were supposed to bring it the the forum, for this picture (they also got our picture waving, without the mustaches).

A close up on the 3D butterflies, that pop from some squares. I intensionally placed them above similar parts of paper, so in a specific angle - they disappear...

I used:

Cardstocks: Kraft, DCWV, Sonburn

Ink: Tsukineko Versafine

Pen: Sharpie

Tools: Martha Stewart butterfly punch, unknown flower punch

New layout: Smile

I participated in Vicki Boutin's workshop (named: All Squared Up) at PACS. Vicki was very playful and nice (and talks a lot LOL) - it was a fun workshop, I used glitter & flock for the first time, but I don't think I learned anything new.

Anyway - here's my layout - which is very similar to Vicki's example:

I used:

cardstocks, papers, die cuts & stickers: Doodlebug

Tools: Border punch - Fiskars

Dynamic layout

I attended in one of Celine Hidalgo's workshop at PACS called Dynamic. We created a layout including a smart mechanism:

I used:

Cardstock: Dear Lizzy from American Crafts

Letter Stickers: Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type

Pen: Sharpie

New layout: My girls

I participated in Stephanie Puollin's workshop at PACS (named: Say Cheese). It was a pleasure taking this workshop. There are few ideas & techniques in this layout:

I used:

Cardstocks: Coredinations, Cosmo Cricket, Studio Calico

Letter Stickers: American Crafts Thickers

Tools: Fiskars templates, Cropodile

Pen: Sharpie

Other: threads

PACS 2010 - Team Challenge (Pirate)

On the first crop night the organizers gave a small kit for each team. Since they were dressed as pirates, the challenge wad to use the kit (and nothing more) to create a layout with pirate theme.

I think we cooperated well together. This is the layout we created (we won 2nd place!!):

Sorry for the bad picture - it was taken when the layout was inside a page protector.

And this is the prize each of us won:

PACS 2010 - Christmas Challenge

On Saturday night we were asked to come with Christmas spirit... Red & white, christmas hats etc... The organizers gave us a small kit for a challenge: create a christmas card, using the kit and/or any other paper & embellishments we want, to fit the given envelope - all in 30 minutes...

I didn't bring my scrapbooking tools that night, so I had to go back to my room, get my tools and come back (so I had less than 30 minutes)...

This is the card I created:

And the inside, after pulling the pear paper to the sides (I'm not sure if the picture is clear - but it's like a box):

We don't know who will get our card - but I hope she likes it!

I appreciate your comments :-)

PACS 2010 - Team challenge - Chunky Book

When we prepared our team challenge for PACS, we suggested to create a chunky book - in order to have a special memory from the team challenge. Everyone should have made 5 chunky pages, so all team members will have one from each.

This is the chunky page I made:

I used:

Cardstocks: Kraft, Sonburn

Stamps: Unity, JustRite

Ink: StazOn

Tools: Fiskars border punch, Tim Holtz distress tool

Pen: Sharpie

Other: buttons, brad, thread

PACS 2010 - Team challenge - Totem

We're back.

The PACS convention was a GREAT experience for me. I loved few workshops - I learned new things and tried different techniques. Few workshops were nice & fun, but I didn't learn anything new and 1 workshop was terrible! But it was 1 out of 12, so it'

s not that bad.

Anyway - this is our centerpiece for the team challenge. We didn't win a prize, but it was fun to make, especially considering the fact that all the pieces came from 3 different countries, all had to fly to France...

We chose to be "the scrap fairies". We wore pink wings, crown & wand...

These pictures were taken at the morning after the crop night, when we put it all together:

Close up to the fairy house door:

Many people complimented us for our work (and some even asked us how come we didn't win). It was fun!

I appreciate your comments!

Team Challenge (fairies) - PACS 2010

Here are 5 fairies I created for the team challenge @ PACS. I punched flowers and attached them to this foam fairy. It took some time, but 5 fairies are ready to travel to France...

And all of them together:

I used: Sonburn cardstock

Team Challenge (Weather Vanes) - PACS 2010

Another decoration I made for the team challenge was weather vanes. Each is made from 6X6 paper, cut with shaped scissors, attached with brad to a drinking straw...

I used Sonburn cardstock

Team challenge (names) - PACS 2010

I guess there will be few posts about my creations for the team challenge @ PACS. The challenge was to form group of 5, to create a team; Find a name (The fairy scrappers) & make a totem for the center of the table at the big crop room. The challenge takes place on Friday night (I guess that when this post is being published).

Our team members are Yafit (which doesn't have a blog - my partner from Israel), Roula & Katerina (from Greece) & Sarah (from England).

We decided that Roula & Katerina will make the centerpiece and each creation we make for this evening, we'll do 5 times, so by the end of this crazy experience we all end up with all the creations.

The first thing I made was signs with our names. It measures about 6" (not including the thread above and below - with the beads):

I'll post more creations I make for this event, and when I'm home - I'll publish our whole table. I'm curious what we'll end up with (and what other teams will do).

I used: Cuttlebug & Nestabilities, JustRite Stampers & other unidentified: doilly, lace, felt...

Mail Art - PACS 2010

First challenge of PACS (Paper & Co Show) 2010 is mail art. This post was scheduled to publish on the first night of PACS. I hope i made it safely... LOL

Hopefully the envelope will also be in one piece in time:

I used: DCWV cardstock, Sonburn cardstock & letters stickers, Fiskars border punch, Unity stamps, StazOn jet black, washi tape, Cuttlebug & Spellbinders nestabilities, Colorbox ink, Sharpie, Stampin' Up! circle punch,