Challenge #5 Winner Announcment

Congrats to Amanda!!
She won the last challenge for making handmade embellishments!!
She won a grab bag from CutNPasteMemories.com!

This month Scrappy Gig is taking a challenge break while leslierahye works on her wedding album. Technical difficulties kept me from being able to finish my live stream last week and I plan to do a few random bonus streams while working on my album the month and into July. I promise I will be back in July--on the 3rd Friday--with a brand new Scrappy Challenge--it will be very festive!

Thank you for joining me!! I will see you next month!!

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Challenge #5 | Handmade Embellies

Congrats to Susan!!
She won the last challenge for making mini pages/scrapbooks!!
She won a grab bag from CutNPasteMemories.com!

This month's leslierahye's scrappy gig playback


Video streaming by Ustream

The Rules

• Challenge runs 3rd Friday to 3rd Thursday of Next Month.
• Create layouts during that time--no linking to old layouts/posts.
• Link to the blogpost, image gallery or facebook photo of your layout...complete entry form for linkup. 
• You may enter as many items as you like but only the 1st 4 [1 per week if you're playing along with my personal challenge] will be entered into the random drawing at the end of that challenge. Winner will be announced on the scrappy gig. 
• Rules may vary as some months may include a theme or things may come up that were not originally thought of.

Thank you for playing along with me!!

Challenge #5| Handmade Embellies
Create pages with handmade embellishments

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Scrappy Challenge #2 | Stamping in your Scrapbooks

Thank you to those who participated in the 1st leslierahye's Scrappy Challenge! I hope you had fun and got a few pages done in the mean time. I know I did! It's been refreshing taking time to scrapbook this past month and a half! If you joined me tonight you already know the winner...drawn by random.org...

#1 AMANDA!!!

Congratulations to Amanda! You won a grab bag from my favorite online store!!

Tonight's leslierahye's scrappy gig replay [in two parts] ;)

Are you ready for some MORE?!?

The Rules

• Challenge runs 3rd Friday to 3rd Thursday of Next Month.
• Create layouts during that time--no linking to old layouts/posts.
• Link to the blogpost, image gallery or facebook photo of your layout...complete entry form for linkup. 
• You may enter as many items as you like but only the 1st 4 [1 per week if you're playing along with my personal challenge] will be entered into the random drawing at the end of that challenge. Winner will be announced on the scrappy gig. 
• **BONUS ENTRIES** You may earn bonus entries if you include rubber stamping on your layout. Watch tonight's replay for ideas on how you can use rubber stamping in you scrapbook layouts! [up to 4 bonus entries for a total of 8 chances in the drawing!!!]
• Rules may vary as some months may include a theme or things may come up that were not originally thought of.

Thank you for playing along with me!!

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On Fire with Terri Sproul's Mixers & Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer

Go on by the Sakura Hobby Crafts Blog and check out how I made my flames and title using Terri Sproul's Mixers and Sakura 3D Crystal Lacquer. I LOVE the effect of the mica powders on the black die cuts! And for those of you keeping count...this is layout #3. 

Thank you for stopping by!! I hope you enjoy my layout!

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scrappy gig 01.20.2012 | Scrapbooking 101 & Quick & Easy Layouts

 What am amazing start to leslierahye's scrappy gig!! I'm so glad so many could join me on my 1st scrapbook broadcast!! AND I'm pleased to add that I finished 2 layouts!!! whoo hoo!! only 50 more to go!  Baby steps, right? As promised I am bring you a list of what I think makes the ideal Basic Kit for a beginning Scrapbooker and some details about the products and things discussed during the how.

All products are available at

Basic Kit for the Beginning Scrapbooker
Tim Holtz Ruler
Tim Holtz Scissors
Scrapbook Adhesives Tape Runner
Beacon 3 in 1 Craft Glue
Tonic 9" Cutter
Excel Craft Knife/Refills*
Zig Millenium Black Pens
Healing Craft Mat*
pencil
Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares*
*items not necessary for a basic kit but are useful to have. 

Sources for online Sketches and Page Maps

Scrapbooks Etc.<--the sketches I used for the show came from here

Creating Keepsakes Magazine

Page Maps [poke around--they even have Basic Grey Maps--blog has tons too]

Pencil Lines

52 sketches 52 weeks

Kit I used for 1st Show: Sugar Rush Basic Grey Collection

The Rules

• Challenge runs 3rd Friday to 3rd Thursday of Next Month.
• Create layouts during that time--no linking to old layouts/posts.
• Link to the blogpost, image gallery or facebook photo of your layout...complete entry form for linkup. 
• You may enter as many items as you like but only the 1st 4 [1 per week if you're playing along with my personal challenge] will be entered into the random drawing at the end of that challenge. Winner will be announced on the scrappy gig. 
• Rules may vary as some months may include a theme or things may come up that were not originally thought of.
  Thank you for playing along with me!!

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