Blank Ornaments with Dawn!!!

Day 2 brings us to ornaments with DAWN!!

Here are her projects! Dawn also "thought outside the box" and used her ornaments in all sorts of un-ornamenty fashion!

In the following three Dawn used the Holly as.. well... holly but also as bats and angel wings!

Here Dawn made a gorgeous window hanging ... on these ornaments she used alcohol ink!

And here she used the round ornament as a shaker piece, both on a card and a scrapbook page!

Customizing is SO in!!

Here are some FABULOUS cards by Dawn using the Color me Crazy Daisies by Petaloo - Retail: $3.99 -- on sale every day at BSD for $3.19!!

She used basic black and white patterns on her cards.. then made them pop by coloring her daisies with mists and ink refills!! She is a WIZ with color, I am tellin' you!

Add a little coordinating ribbon from your stash and you've got one fab card! Be sure to leave Dawn some love about just how gorgeous her cards are! -DeeDee

Altered Containers!

I promised a couple of fun posts with Dawn's work.. and here are some fantastic Altered Containers!!



The first is a matchbook style note book - super small but super cute to have for notes and to send as gifts!





The second is one of those small orange buckets from Home Depot -- that she turned into a GIFT CARD HOLDER!!!






And my personal favorite... a Laughing Cow Cheese container!!



Supplies:
Fancy Pants Delight Kit - Retail: $25.21 - BSD: $10/99 --comes with PAPER, TRANSPARENCIES and BUTTONS--
Various Bling by KnCO - up to 75% off! --check out GEMS, BRADS, and RHINESTONES--
Flowers by Prima & Petaloo --tons of COLORS and tons of STYLES--

Don't be scared to get creative, folks! Dawn made a fantastic little container out of something most of us would throw away! Next time wash out that plastic bottle or flatten that cardboard box and hold onto them for a rainy day!! -DeeDee

2 Page layouts by Dawn!

Hello everybody!! We have some fantastic works coming up over the next couple of weeks by long term designer Dawn!! She has been putting out so much amazing work (and I may be slacking a little..) that I'm separating it into a few posts!!

here are some fantastic 2 page layouts by Dawn:



Supplies:
Scenic Route Appleton Grab Bag - Retail: $30.00 - BSD: $11.99
other personal supplies used





Supplies:
Bazzill Cardstock - BSD offers a $15 monthly kit clubFancy Pants Delight Kit - Retail: $25.21 - BSD: $10.99
Prima Say It In Studs - Retail: $3.99 - BSD: $3.19
Other personal supplies used


Check out the closeup of the shoes photo, which Dawn printed black and white and added a pop of color herself!!! She used a Qtip and one of her favorite stamp pads to give them the correct color!! Such a great "look at me" technique!!

Great work, Dawn!! Hope you all enjoyed looking at her work :) -DeeDee

What a little color change can do..

Today I'd like to showcase Dawn and Michelle together... we all love to scraplift (or most of us anyway) and we all love to share fun ideas.. (yes.. ALL of us) And Michelle shared a super fun layout she did with Dawn.. and Dawn turned around and changed the colors and a few embellishments.. and it was a whole different layout!!!

Here is M's original:


and here are TWO different versions Dawn did!!



and be sure to check out Dawn's amazing butterflies.. made from FLOWERS.. check out the stock at BSD... tons of gorgeous flowers CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP


Other BSD items: Bling and Cardstock.

Just wanted to share how different a layout can become with just the color palette!! Hope you enjoyed these examples! -DeeDee

You've seen her Work.. now meet DAWN!

I'd like to take today to introduce Dawn - she's been supplying BSD with tons of fabulous projects for months, and we never really took the time for you to get to know her.. Here's what she had to say about herself:

"When I was asked to do this bio the first thing that came to mind is that I hate to talk about myself. I love to tell everyone about my family and friends, I like to share , I love to laugh and I love crafting of all sorts. Oh my gosh… guess what I realized… I am talking about myself. LOL. Yup… that’s right I love to laugh, I love crafting of all sorts and my family and friends are so very important to me. I am the mother of 4 beautiful children. My oldest is 19 and is serving in the US Army ( can you tell how very proud of him I am?!) I have a 7th grade son and an 8th grade son and a 6 year old daughter. I am so very proud of them all and scrapbooking helps me to document all those little somethings they said or did. My husband is my best friend, my biggest supporter and the absolute love of my life. . I went to college to be a veterinarian, married my high school sweetheart who was in the Army and my life changed forever. I am doing exactly what God intended for me at this moment.



I started crafting when I was 7 years old thanks to two grandmothers and a mom who knitted , sewed and crafted their fingers to the bone. I was heavily involved in all aspects of 4H and it just helped my madness for all things crafting grow. I sew, I scrapbook, I quilt, I computer craft with a laser machine, I take pictures, I glass etch, I make Christmas ornaments out of recyclables, I even do some woodworking. Wow… did you see all those I s?! This is getting kind of interesting. Hmm… what is my scrapbooking style… let me put it like this… whatever the pictures or supplies make me feel. I have no distinct style and tend to try a little of everything. If it feels right it usually ends up looking the way I want it to… yup fly by the seat of my pants! Yes I do have a paper stash, an embellishment stash, a sticker stash, a fabric stash… yes… my craft room is overwhelming. Sigh… but such is life. What other things are a part of my life…. Secret ( I love to sing) … in the car, at home, in church… it makes me feel happy. I love to write and have kept a journal since I was 10. I am always it seems trying to lose these extra pounds but am pretty comfy in my own skin. I believe in God. Did I already say I love to laugh? Oh yeah… I am ticklish. If you haven’t guessed it yet I am a silly sometimes ADD adult! What can I say… this is life and we should live it to the fullest every day. I am thrilled with this opportunity (Thanks by the way!) and look forward to where it pushes me. Okay lets get scrapbooking and have some fun."

What a sweetheart! And she always has the funnest things to share.. I loved her Altered notebook:


And she does gorgeous 2 page layouts about her gorgeous children:




if you love the products she's used.. be sure to check out these sections of BigScrapDeal: Bling, Paper packs, Cardstock, and Rub-ons!!

I hope you enjoyed learning about Dawn and be sure to keep an eye out for her gorgeous work in the future!! -DeeDee

Colorbok and Cosmo Cricket

Here are 2 layouts by Dawn!

Student of the Week:

Dawn used the gorgeous Cosmo Cricket Double Deck Earth Love and The Boyfriend. She made scans of the newspaper clippings, and she says "yes, that is a real ruler" !! Way to go Dawn!



She also used some chipboard pieces from the Colorbok Lucky You Kit.





So Sweet:

This is from the Colorbok Ripe Berry Kit, including the ripe berry cherry paper and a gorgeous velvet trim!! She hand-cut a placket for journaling.



Using some shimmery fabric she made a yoyo for some cherries that fit so darling with this kit!! She punched out squares and hearts for some bling, and adorned with KnCo Sabrina adhesive rhinestones and KnCo Marmelade adhesive rhinestones. Awesome handmade embellishments!!



click the links to see the rockin' deals on these items!! -DeeDee

Altered Notebook

Here is an AMAZING notebook altered by Dawn for her little girl!

She started out with a composition notebook, and using fantastic papers and chipboard pieces from the Lucky You Kit by Colorbok (Retail $35.. BSD: $12) she adorned the outside. She also used some stamps and gorgeous ribbons she had lying around.



Stamps, ric-rac, sewing, and all those gorgeous tied ribbons.


Here are closeups of the fun chipboard, bright papers and clouds from the Lucky You kit. Dawn also used Bling by Marcella K/KnCO (Retail: $5.. BSD: $1.50).



And on the inside of the book she used stickers from the 7Gypsies Sticker Set (retail: $39.50.. BSD: $7) as fold over tabs to see where specific parts of the notebook were!


Great work, Dawn!!!

Fancy Pants, Bazzill, and Colorbok OH MY!!

Here is a 2 page layout by Dawn:

Dawn started with regular colored and some gorgeous shimmered cardstock by Bazzill featured in the Cardstock of the Month Kit, which also regularly features textured cardstock! If you're looking for a great way to bulk up on Bazzill you really should join!




She adorned her layout with Colorbok Die Cuts and Marcella K Gems.




Here is a great photo featuring those Glitter Cuts by Fancy Pants Designs!




Mad Scientist by Heather:

Heather featured her handsome little 5 year old using the Colorbok Lucky You Kit; colored cardstock, fun chipboard arrow, and journaling card.

Enjoy! -DeeDee