$$Frugal Friday Tip$$

Hello, It's me Tere . Today,  I have a little tutorial for decorative envelopes.  I love making my own embellishments for 3 reasons:
1. The original ones, tend to be a little bit  expensive,  
2.  It makes me happy :) and
3. My husband thinks he has a very frugal wife! :)

Let me show you a picture of the final product.

Supplies:

- Packaging paper. 

- Eyelets

- Crop-a-dile or any eyelet setter

- Buttons

- Thread

- Small circle punch or other shape ( I used a heart)

- Needle and thread 

1. Cut a rectangular piece of paper (the size depends on how big you want your envelope to be). Using a journaling block shape, one of those very popular ones; trace a decorative edge on one of the ends,  then fold the paper to form the envelope.

2. Punch 2 circles , or in my case, hearts. With the Crop-a-Dile. Punch one hole on the center of the decorative edge you just cut, and one on the other end of the envelope, and one on each of the circles.

3. Cut a 9" piece of thread.  We'll work on the decorative edge first. Place the thread on the punched hole, then your circle (heart), then the eyelet and set it in place. Do the same on the other end, this time with no thread.

Glue the envelop closed and tie the thread around the circles.  Easy right? Here is the first envelope:

4. For the next envelope, We are going to use scalloped decorative scissors,   If you don't have them, you can use a small circle to trace the scallops all around.

5. Repeat step #3, but this time you can use buttons instead of eyelets.

6. For the last envelope, repeat step #4. But now, using a paper punch, punch circles on each of the scallops. Repeat Step #3.  This is my favorite envelope!!!

You can use cardstock to make them too, I  justhappened to have some of this packaging paper.

OK... hope you like them... see you soon!!!  

If you use Tere's frugal tip - please send a picture to scrappinpsycho@live.com  We would love to post it on the blog.

Do you have a frugal tip to share?  Email it to the above address.  You could be featured as a future Frugal Friday Tip.

August Challenge

Design Team Member Tere submitted this post for the August Flower Challenge.

Recently I did a tutorial for a Spanish Speaking Forum. I based it on a video tutorial presented by Hero Arts. Because the members of this forum are from different parts of the world, where scrapbooking supplies are very limited or very expensive; I had to adapt and change the materials used in the Hero Arts tutorial.

I translated the document to English to share with you. I love how the flowers turned out. They can be used for Home Decor, scrapbook layouts, cardmaking, etc.

Hope you like them, as much as I like making this tutorial.

This link will take you to the tutorial: Tissue Paper Flowers Tutorial

Now it's your turn to share your "flower" project. If you use any of the flowers

featured in any of the August Challenge posts - we'd love to see them. Please send a picture and description to Scrappinpsycho@live.com. Your entry will be posted here at Scrap Our Stash and you will be eligible to be chosen as a Guest Design Team Member for the month of October.

Also, don't miss out on the "Pagerize This" Challenge - see all the details below.

May Challenge

It's the Climb by Tere

Design Team Member Tere submitted this layout for the May "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge. Here is her description:

After much thinking about what my "out of the box" was... I decided to go easy on myself.

I used a song title as my inspiration. I've scrapped about my favorite singer, my favorite songs, but never knew how to use a title or the lyrics of a song for a layout.

"It's the climb" ( Miley Cyrus) is one of our favorite songs in our family. And I love when my son uses it to remind us that sometimes things in life are just "another mountain" and that "It's the climb" that matters.

Also outside my box, was using more embellishments.

It's not too late. Take the "Get Out of Your Box" Challenge and submit your project before today's deadline. See all the details below.

$$Frugal Friday Tip$$

Handmade Buttons by Tere
Guest Design Team Member Tere has given us a step by step tutorial on creating handmade buttons.

If you make a project using this tutorial - we'd love to see it. Just email a picture of your project along with a brief description and we will post it.

If you have a Frugal tip you'd like to share - just email your idea along with pictures and a description to scrappinpsycho@live.com - if chosen you could be our next $Frugal Friday Tip$

Hope to see your projects soon!

March Challenge

Spring Mini Album by Tere

Guest Design Team Member Tere submitted this "spring" mini album for the Old/ New Challenge.

Here is her description: It has no pictures yet but has plenty of room to add them later.

For the old thing I used my Stammping Up Scalloped circle punch. It is one of the first punches I bought. The flowers on the cover are made by using the punch. I learned how to make the flowers by watching a video on You Tube!!!

For the new, I used free supplies I got from an online store, I know these are past collections, but they are new to me!

You can see more pictures on my blog...plus I'm giving away the mini album... come and check it out!!

Now it's your turn. Send your New / Old project for a chance to become a Guest Design Team Member. See all the details below in March Challenge.

It's not too late to be apart of the Spring Cleaning Challenge - send your before pictures today. Check out all the before and after pictures by clicking on the label marked Special Spring Cleaning Challenge.

March Challenge

Thank you Card by Tere




Guest Design Team Member Tere made this card for the March Old/ New Challenge.

Tere said "One of the very first tools I bought is my Heat Tool, my sister in- law taught me how to heat emboss and I love it. I used it in this card to emboss the polka-dots on the brown card stock."

For her NEW items she used a Hero Arts butterfly stamp that she recently purchased, and also her new Martha Stewart border punch.

Now it's your turn. Send us your New/Old project - see all the details in March Challenge, below. Also, check out the Special Spring Cleaning Challenge below!

Guest Design Team Member - Tere

Meet our Guest Design Team Member Tere. She was chosen for her submission in January.

My name is Teresa, but I go by Tere.

I’m happily married to Daniel, a wonderful guy I met during Sunday school. We have a 6 years old son named Seth.

I was born and raised in Mexico, but I’m currently living in Mesa, Arizona.

I started scrapping a little bit after my son was born. Since then I’ve collected a lot of stuff! I inherited the love for crafts form my mom. She taught me how to crochet, do cross stitch ans sew.

I love scrapping using sketches and challenges, I always find inspiration on both. I don’t think I have a style, because it depends on what I’m creating; but I do know, I like clean- simple pages. I’ve been making more cards lately, and I love stamping images and then coloring them.

One of my favorite embellishments is butterflies; I think 80% of my pages/cards have butterflies. I also love glitter, Glossy Accents and thickers. I recently decided to store my flowers by color, and I'm so happy with how well it is working for me.

We're looking forward to working with Tere in March, and can't wait to see what other projects she will contribute to Scrap Our Stash.

If you would like to become a Guest Design Team Member - check out all the details in February Challenge below. Act quickly this challenge ends at noon tomorrow.

While you're here please welcome Tere & Wendy, vote for the Valentine Challenge Contest, and check out our upcoming Special Spring Cleaning Challenge.

Special Valentine Challenge

Amore card by Tere

Guest Team Member Tere submitted this card for the challenge.

Your turn! Email your submission today! See details below in Special Valentine Challenge.

Looking forward to sharing your project!

Special Valentine Challenge

Heart Card by Tere

Guest Team Member Tere submitted this card for the Valentine Challenge.

"I stamped the image and colored it with distress inks and a water fountain pen.

Then I inked the whole image with the same colors I used in the hearts and flowers. To get the shinny finish I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist. The heart in the middle is a homemade button. "

Watch for an upcoming Frugal Friday tip on how to make these buttons.

Now it's your turn - see all the details below in Special Valentine Challenge.

Can't wait to see your Valentine / Love project!

February Challenge

Be Positive by Tere
March Guest Design Team member Tere used papers she got last year as a prize from an online crop for the February "10" challenge. She used 10 wire hearts (which she has had forever), 10 beads, and the title "Be Positive" also has a total of 10 letters.
Tere made the butterfly by folding 2 flowers in the middle, each flower makes one wing, then she glued on beads to form the body.

Now it's your turn. How will you answer the Challenge? See all the details below in February Challenge. You could be a member of our Guest Design Team too.

January Challenge

Calendar by Tere

Tere made this calendar using her new Bind It All that she received as a late Christmas present from her husband. She was so happy when she finally got it, but then It was there just looking pretty but it had never been used. :) Everything else is from her stash. She used papers she had had for a long time, and some scraps from a kit she got in November.

Now it's your turn. See the January Christmas Gift Challenge details below. Can't wait to see what you've made with your gifts.