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Thanks January and HELLO February!

2011-02-03T04:26:00.001-08:00

I want to thank our sponsor for January BIRDS OF A FEATHER KIT CO. Our designers made some really great scrappy creations! If you haven't stopped over to see what BIRDS OF A FEATHER KIT CO. has to offer, you better march (or click) on over there!

This month our sponsor is GLEANCREATIVEREUSE. It is an Etsy shop that is full of vintage items for any of your crafty projects. If you want to see what they have to offer, click on their name in this paragraph. You can see what our designers are already pouring in by viewing the slideshow at the top of this blog. AMAZING creations! And I just can't wait to see what challenges are coming for this month!

Creations are pouring in!

2011-01-02T06:33:00.000-08:00

It's only the 2nd day of January and we have a full slideshow on the blog here and also on the TMS homepage. You should take a look at what Deb has created so far using Birds of a Feather Kit Co.'s December kit!

Get some inspiration and join us too on the message board. We already have some great challenges off to spark the new year with creativity!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-12-31T18:22:00.000-08:00

TMS wishes everyone a healthy, happy and prosperous 2011!!! May you all have happy memories to create!

We have a NEW team!!!

2010-12-26T18:34:00.000-08:00

So excited. We have a new team!

2011 welcomes two new members to the TMS team.

Deb

and Michelle

Along with Janet, these 2 are working on some yummy creations from....oops...can't spill the beans yet of our sponsor for January! LOL Stay tuned! ;)

2011 DT Call

2010-12-05T09:19:00.000-08:00

Calling all scrappers from all over the world. If you like to create and inspire then this call is for you! THE MOSY SCRAPPER is looking for 2 NEW designers to lead the message board in inspiration!

TMS is going on it's 3rd year and is ready for some new fun and creativity this coming year! Be a part of the team and board. If you haven't joined yet, please come on down to the message board! Upon submissions please have at least 10 posts to be considered in the DT call. We LOVE participation and chattiness!

Design Team members will be responsible for:
* Designing 2-3 layouts AND 1-2 card(s) or altered project(s) (more is always nice! :) )
* At least 1 finished projects by the 30th of the previous month (so we can show off your stuff on the boards/fb/blog), the rest by the 20th of the kit month
* A review each month on the sponsored kit
* Occasional challenges and crop challenges/participation.
* Promote TMS around the internet (where allowed)

Board participation:
* Contribute praise to our members in the Gallery
* Respond regularly to topics on discussion board.
* Sign up for challenges to be posted weekly/daily/monthly on the message board

We are an exciting and are looking for strong and COMMITTED Design Team members to actively participate on our message boards and help us promote!

To enter please submit:

2 creations:
* 1 layout (any size)
* 1 card (any size or sentiment)

Please make sure that these items are NEW and NEVER BEFORE SEEN and submit them to: mosyscrapper@hotmail.com (subject line: 2011 DT CALL) by December 20th, 2010. Past TMS designers are welcome to try out. DT reign will be for 4 months.

Thank you Scrapcetera and Sarah!

2010-10-22T12:13:00.000-07:00

This month the DT had the pleasure of working with Scrapcetera Kits. I was really happy and excited that the owner of Scrapectera, Sarah, said yes to sponsor TMS this month! She does a really good job with her kits and I'm sure that is what all her customers say! If you haven't check her site out, here is a link: SCRAPCETERA

And here is what our DT had to say...

Sandy says:
"I just have to say that this month's sponsor ROCKED! Scrapcetera Kits are awesome and they sure do outdo themselves on putting these yummy kits together! The items in the kit were from Bella Blvd. and I have fallen in love with them! I was able to get quite a bit done with this kit and I STILL have stuff left over to use.

At first I was kind of like, hmmmmm, not sure what I am gonna do with this, because it just isn't my style. But once I got going with it, I just couldn't stop! The creativity was just flowing and flowing and flowing! The colors in the kit are very vibrant and easy to match up with other items. And the monster characters were so so cute! And of course I can use my grandson on those pages, because let's face it....he's a little monster, lol. I have never been able to do so much with one kit. The embellishments that were sent were totally cool! I love them them! The rafia, ribbon and buttons, oh and the little tags were to die for! Oh and I can't forget the sticker sheet. I don't like stickers, but I used these! I loved them!

I still have a few things in mind that I want to create with my leftovers from the kit! So hopefully you will be seeing more soon!

So, I highly recommend that you hop right on over to Scrapcetera and get one of their kits asap!!!! You won't be disappointed!"

Janet says:
"October is my favorite month and my kit from Scrapcetera Paper Kits made it even better. The kit included papers from Jillibean Soup and Bella Blvd. The wonderful Halloween and Fall themes made it so easy to create a ton of layouts and cards. I designed about 10 cards and 3 layouts and still have a lot of product to work with. I was so excited to work with the monsters in the Jillibean collection. It made making Halloween cards and layouts so much fun! Even the embellishments that came with the kit were great. Working with the October kit really inspired me to scrap! Thanks to Sarah from Scrapcetera for sponsoring us and thanks to Christa for getting us such a great sponsor!"

Time to take a little breather

2010-10-12T11:30:00.001-07:00

I wanted to let you all be the first to know...

As of November 1st, there will be no DT. The reason for this is:

1.) I'm moving into our 'sardine/renovation-of-a-mess' home November 1st and it's gonna get pretty hairy living a 2/1 home w/ 5 people, a cat and a dog.
2.) We are going away on vacation for a week Thanksgiving week and part of the weekend before (Nov 20-27)
3.) The holiday's always puts a damper on DT creations, submissions and participation

So...I am going to be here still talking my ear off to you all. I will post on the blog, FB and tweet about our group. Don't stop coming...the ideas of creativity will be flowing still (got some things I want to post for the holidays) so don't shy away, bring your friends b/c come January....we are back in business!

This time away from having a DT and getting sponsors will help me reflect on many things, both here and at home. I hope that you can understand. I've been running this site (with help from many past and present members) since March 2008 and have been going till now. We've had our ups and downs when it comes to members...but TMS is still standing (even if we have little participation). Recognition is key and that's what makes this site hopping. I want to thank everyone that has been here, past...present...and future.

Just b/c we won't have a DT doesn't mean we are not alive!!

If you have any suggestions for me please send a PM on our message board or you can email me at: mosyscrapper@hotmail.com

THANK YOU!
Christa

Halloween papers oh my!

2010-10-05T09:32:00.000-07:00

There are some really pretty Halloween papers in the TMS shop. If you are looking for some really quick projects to make for Halloween...come on over!

You can see bits and pieces if you look over to the right on this blog. Click on the Etsy picture or the link I've provided above. Happy haunted shopping!

A special RAK for you!

2010-10-05T09:25:00.000-07:00

Do you have any bread tags laying around?

Well, I saw this clever idea on another blog and had to share!

Recycled Bread Tag Monsters

Now over at TMS there is a challenge in the 'The Scrap Critic' forum. Just come on over to see what it is and you may be the lucky winner to a yummy RAK!

What are you afraid of...a monster tag? Bwhahaha Get on over!!!

Challenge 1 with a RAK!

2010-10-01T19:28:00.001-07:00

Do you partake in advent calendars? Halloween is a fun time to do one. If you do advent calendars for Halloween...post a link to your pictures to our FaceBook page or here! I will give a RAK (random act of kindness = goodies) to ONE random person that gives me a link to their creation.

Turn your entries in no later than MIDNIGHT October 8th (ET)! Here is a picture of mine:

Thanks to Our September Sponsor!

2010-09-30T17:53:00.000-07:00

I want to thank Sweet Peach Crop Shop for sponsoring our DT this month! It was a lovely kit and I hope SPCS the best in the scrapbook world!

THANK YOU!

The days will fly!

2010-09-30T12:25:00.001-07:00

It's the last day of September...

Ahhhhhhh!!!

Are you ready to get scrapping for the holidays? Well...you know it's about time! First comes the change in the weather, then Halloween and then before you know it...you've taken so many pictures, ate a bunch of holiday sweets and goodies and it's the new year. Where has the time gone?

Well...I hope to be here to help inspire you thru the holidays. I have some fun projects for you that I have done so far and also am going to finish up so I can post here.

We have a new sponsor starting tomorrow and both Janet and Sandy have got some great creations to share with you so stay tuned!

Get ready...the fun is yet to start!

Pin Wheel How To

2010-09-25T18:49:00.000-07:00

This month Janet has a fun how-to project for you.

Have you ever made a pin wheel before? Well, if you haven't...you are about to learn how!

Instructions for the Pinwheel

1. These are the items you will need for your pinwheel.

*PP cut into a square (I used a 4X4 piece)
*scissors
*a brad
*glue

2. Take your paper, and from each corner, cut to the middle but don't go all the way.You can hold the paper with your thumb in the middle so you know where to stop. (I didn't have my thumb on mine b/c I had to take the picture!)

3. This is what your paper will look like once you have made all four cuts.

4. Now it is time to fold the corner. For each "triangle cut" fold the left corner down to the middle. Repeat for all 4 sides. When you fold the corners to the middle, make sure you go a little past the middle. This helps you when you put the brad in the middle to hold it all together. I also added a dot of glue to hold each fold in place.

5. Once all 4 sides are folded to the middle this is what it should look like.

6. Now, with a paper piecer, pierce a hold in the center.

7. Then place a brad to hold the folds and to give the pinwheel a decorative center.

8. Now you can place your finished pinwheel on a layout or any craft project you are working on.

If you give this a try, please post to The Most Scrapper so I can see your creation!

September Sponsor Reviewed...Sweet Peach Crop Shop

2010-09-19T18:45:00.000-07:00

This month TMS was blessed with a kit from Sweet Peach Crop Shop! Thanks SPCS for sponsoring us this month. What a great kit. And like every month...here is a review of the sponsored kit!

Janet says:

"This month I got the chance to work with a kit from SWEET PEACH CROP SHOP. The first thing I noticed was the fact that there was a good amount of items to work with. I have already made 3 pages and a little project and I have a lot of kit left! The papers were from Fancy Pants and were girly and soft. The embellishments included felt embellishments, lots of buttons, flowers and chipboard. I really enjoyed working with this kit. The papers were a little more subdued than what I usually use, but it gave me a chance to scrap some pictures that are softer and worked really well with the papers. I loved the colors and the Maya Road chipboard that was included. This is a great kit and I would work with their kits anytime!

Thanks to Christa and Sweet Peach for the great kit!"

August Creations

2010-09-10T16:40:00.001-07:00

I haven't blogged on her in a while...bad blogger!

If you missed last months creations from the DT...come on over to the TMS message board under this link If you aren't registered yet, go on over and register, join the board and get inspired and also see their creations!

August Sponsor Review

2010-08-26T04:47:00.000-07:00

This month my Etsy shop, The Mosy Scrapper, was the sponsor for our designers. And here is what they had to say:

Janet
"This month I had a great time working with handmade buttons and embellishments from The Mosy Scrapper Etsy Shop. Christa does a great job with the designs and even made a button to fit my personality! The colors are great, the quality is great and the shapes are great. They can be used for cards, layouts or for altering items. Coming up with ideas for the embellishments was not hard at all. I think they were fun to work with and added a great style to my creations!

Thanks Christa for sending me a great product to work with!"

Sandy
"I must say that I am in love with the little buttons that were sent to us to use for the August designs!. Although I haven't had the chance to use them yet, I will be this week and I can't wait. I have so many ideas running around in my head about these adorable buttons that I may not even have enough of them to use!!!! So trust me when I say, you need to get some of these little sweet things from Christa!!"

Janet's Tutorial - PAINTED TITLE

2010-07-24T04:54:00.000-07:00

Janet did a fun tutorial for you for your next layout creation. Let's see what this 'how-to' is all about. I think you are going to love it and want to share with us your creations...

PAINTED TITLE

Supplies Needed:
Cardstock
Alpha Stickers
Acrylic Paint
Paint Brush

Decide where you would like the title of your layout to go. When you've decided, you can put the stickers down like you would on any other layout. (I didn't add anything else to the page b/c I didn't know how much paint I wanted around the stickers)
Now that the stickers are in place, you can start painting. Paint directly over the stickers. You will be removing the stickers later so fill in areas around the alphas. This helps give you crisp letters in the paint after you remove the letters.

After the paint is completely dry you can start removing the letter stickers. The paint can make it a little hard to lift the stickers, so I used an exacto knife to get under the sticker and start pulling. You may or may not have that problem. Depends on the amount of paint you use. You now have a title in the paint!

Now that your paint is dry and you have your title, you can start adding all the other elements to your page. I started with the picture and then added all the embellishments.

I also added a bit more paint to the top of the layout to balance it out. It is a simple layout but I think the title gives it a fun feel!

Give this simple painted title a try! I would love to see your layout if you do!

July Kit Review...MY LITTLE BIT OF WHIMSY

2010-07-20T19:03:00.001-07:00

For this month our sponsor was My Little Bit of Whimsy. If you haven't checked out their site, you have to go see it. Some really cute clay embellishments for your layouts, cards or altered items.

Here is what are designers had to say:

Janet says:
"I received some cute colorful buttons and an adorable bird pin. The items were very easy to work with and the colors are wonderful. I think the handmade embellishments really give projects a unique fun look. I would love to work with their stuff again!
Thanks to My Little Bit of Whimsy and to Christa for supplying us with other great embellishments to work with!"

Sandy says:
"Hey there everyone! I hope that everyone is having a wonderful summer and that you are able to squeeze in a little bit of scrap time. I have been able to do some scrapping and let me tell you that the sponsor we had this month rocked! Our sponsor was My Little Bit of Whimsy and we had some of the cutest and most fun embellishments to work with. The colors were so bright and vivid. I loved the attention to the detail work in the buttons as well. If you get the chance buzz on over to their website and grab some of these cuties!

I really had fun with this month and can't wait to see what Christa has in store for us for August! Remember that you can see what the design team came up with in the gallery ;o)"

And there you have it. Go check out MY LITTLE BIT OF WHIMSEY. You won't be sorry!

Like to talk?

2010-07-08T05:44:00.001-07:00

LIVE CHAT

Wednesday
July 14th
@ 9PM ET

Be there!

Happy 4th!

2010-07-04T16:56:00.000-07:00

TMS would like to wish you all a happy and safe 4th of July! Hope you capture all the photos you can, eat lots of good food and spend time with your family and friends creating good memories!

June Sponsor review

2010-06-27T05:10:00.000-07:00

June's sponsor was LITTLE BLACK DRESS. Have you seen their site? They have wonderful kits to work with. So many things to use and you will want to use up EVERYTHING that comes packed in your scrappy mail!

Here is what Sandy and Janet had to say about LBD!

Sandy:
I had so much fun playing with our June sponsors, Little Black Dress kit. Everything is this kit was simply beautiful. I loved making a cover for a future journal that I will be making. I enjoyed working with paper that I normally would not have bought for myself and making myself look at embellishments in a different aspect.

The kit from Little Black Dress was well thought out and everything coordinated very well. I will definitely be using every single thing that was included!

If you have never gotten one of these kits, I suggest you running over to their site and getting one as soon as possible! You will not be disappointed ;o)

Janet:
This month's kit from LITTLE BLACK DRESS kit club was great to work with. There was so much included in the kit. I really like the amount of paper and embellishments because you are able to create a lot. My kit had a vintage feel to it which is a little out of my comfort zone, but I still enjoyed working with it. I think it made me think a little harder when it came to putting together my layouts and cards. Since I don't buy a lot of vintage items myself, I think this kit inspired me to use vintage a bit more!

Thanks to Christa and Little Black Dress for the wonderful kit!

Thank you LBD for sponsoring TMS this month! We really loved working with your products and we wish you the best of sales! :) Thanks for letting us make these wonderful creations for our friends and families!

TMS Store

2010-06-27T05:08:00.001-07:00

Have you been to the TMS Store lately?

50% OFF EVERYTHING!

Just visit the store (see over to the right, there's a clickable link) and the details on the sale are in the shop announcements. Pretty simple!

Have fun looking!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

2010-06-20T11:45:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to wish all the daddy's out there a

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Hope all you "Mama's" capture some great pix with the father's and scrap them. If you scrap something today with their photos in them make sure to link it back here in the comment section!

Are you a Facebooker?

2010-06-02T04:44:00.000-07:00

Have you 'fanned' TMS on Facebook yet?

Click here and fan us! Lots of updates and photos here too!

Janet's Review of EMBELLISH ME AGAIN

2010-05-26T04:30:00.000-07:00

I'll admit, when I got my kit, it made me a little nervous. I receieved the "Child's Play" kit from EmbellishMeAgain. I am not one to buy vintage stuff to use on my scrapbook pages. But, I started going through the kit and not only are there a lot of items included, there are a lot of FUN items to use for crafting!

I loved the Bingo cards. I used one as a display for a picture and one on a layout. The big playing cards and Scrabble pieces are great!

The cardboard animal pieces I got were cute, but at first I couldn't think of how to use them. I managed to use them on a few cards. Again...I really had a good time creating with them.

Some of the game pieces have me totally stumped. There are certain pieces I don't see myself using but that's just because it's not my style.

I did enjoy using the kit and I can make a lot more project with what is left. Thanks so much to Christa and to Embellish Me Again on Etsy!

Meet Sandy Hubbard!

2010-05-20T07:19:00.000-07:00

I want to announce TMS's newest addition to the Design Team....CONGRATS Sandy Hubbard! You can meet Sandy here on her blog! We are very excited to work with Sandy and see what she does with all the sponsored goodies.

A little bit about Sandy in the coming days...stay tuned!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T06:57:00.000-07:00

I hope that you all have a wonderful and memorable Mother's Day no matter what you do! Make sure to document it, get photos and I hope you can scrap today!

xxoo

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

Inspiration of the Week is back

2010-05-08T07:24:00.000-07:00

We haven't had an INSPIRATION OF THE WEEK in a while and it's about time that we do! One lucky scrapper gets their creation picked by either me or one of the DT members each week and gets the title....IOTW!

This week I chose Tonyaboo's creation seen here:

What a lovely and creative layout by Tonya! Congrats!

CONGRATS NSD winners!

2010-05-04T05:15:00.001-07:00

Last week we celebrated NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY....ALL WEEK! There were 2 challenges each day and they EACH had a RAK!!

So glad to see participation and inspiration. BRAVO scrappers!!!

Just wanted to congradulate the winners of all the RAKS....Lori, Stephanie and Axa! Your loot will be going out in the mail today! Woohoo! Instead of picking little things here and there...you are going to get full kits from some sponsors we've had in the past as well as a coupon to one of our sponsors shops!!!

Now if that isn't a tease...I guess you'll have to wait to see what the mail brings later this week! Muahahaha!

Happy Scrapping everyone!

LAST CHANCE!!!

2010-04-30T20:39:00.000-07:00

Midnight ET May 1st is the last chance you have to get your NSD challenges up on the message board AND in the gallery!!

There are a total of 11-12 challenges AND THAT MANY RAKS!!!

Get your scrap on!

2010-04-23T20:08:00.001-07:00

Come celebrate National Scrapbook Day ALL WEEK!!

April 26th - May 1st there will challenges with RAKS! Be here and the message board starting Monday for all the details!

May sponsor revealed!

2010-04-15T10:55:00.000-07:00

I am excited to announce next months sponsor for our designers....

I mailed out the DT's kits at the beginning of the week and some of them have received their goodies. I just can't wait to see what they do with EMBELLISHMEAGAIN's yummy vintage scrap goodies! Stay tuned to a new slideshow at the top of the blog AND on the homepage of the message board come the end of the month!

Who is sponsoring June?

Coffee Filter Flower Tutorial

2010-04-09T12:55:00.000-07:00

Howdy Scrappers! So are you finally recooped from our 2nd Anniversary Crop? Have you been scrapping much lately?

Well...I have something here from our designer Julie...a tutorial on coffee filter flowers. So, if you have coffee filters or if you don't...get one and try it!

COFFEE FILTER FLOWER

Need:
* 3 basket style drip coffee filters
* Food coloring (2 colors) or 1 as I have on mine ( whichever you choose)
* Wooden skewer
* Clear tape
* White glue

What you do....

Take 2 small bowls and place 2-3 tablespoons of water in each. Add 3-4 drops of food coloring (color 1) to one dish and 3-4 drops of food coloring (color 2) to the second dish. Scrunch the coffee filters up and place one in each dish so they are covered with the water. You can remove the filters right away for a light color or leave them in for a while for a darker color. Remove the coffee filters when ready and squeeze the excess coloring out over a sink. Lay the filters flat to dry on a paper towel. If you choose to skip this process that is fine as well, I have tried that as well and just used a glimmer mist spray and that works just as well.

When the filters are dry, take the center color and fold it in half to make a half circle. Fold again to make a quarter pie shape. Fold twice more so you have a narrow wedge. Cut a curve around the wedge 1/2 inch from the wide end.
Repeat with the outer color except cut the curve right at the wide edge. This will give you large flower shape and a smaller flower shape.

Center the small flower shape over the large flower shape. Poke the skewer through the center of the circles and slide the skewer all the way through leaving 1/2 inch in the flower. Twist the bottom 1/2 inch of the flower around the skewer and tape with clear tape to hold tight.

Push the petals down adjusting them until you are happy with the way they look. On mine I used a tiny Prima flower for the center that has a wire in the middle, that way you could attach it to headbands, ponytails, or whatever you want.

And here is an example that Julie did on a layout using her coffee filter flower:

Now lets see your coffee filter flowers. Post a comment with a link to your flower creation!

Designers announced

2010-03-26T22:18:00.001-07:00

Congratulations to our new Designers!!!

Janetd and Mannzlady!!!

Woohoo! Can't wait to work with you. Thank you too all the scrappers that turned in their submissions. It means a lot to me as the owner of TMS that there are scrappers that want to be on the TMS team! {hugs} I hope that all that applied still frequent the boards and continue to share their creations with us.

Stay tuned to find out who the sponsor is for the month of May!

Crop is over...Call under way

2010-03-23T10:34:00.000-07:00

Well, our 2nd Anniversary crop is over and it was a lot of fun. Many scrappers on at one time trying to get all their challenges complete. I'm glad that everyone was challenged and found inspiration at all the challenges that was asked.

BRAVO to all the attended, played games and scrapped!

THANK YOU to all our sponsors that helped with the GRAND PRIZE and the GIVEAWAYS. {hugs and kisses}

There were several RAK winners and one GRAND PRIZE winner. Congrats to 'Vintage87' (a.k.a. Axa) for being TMS's 2nd Anniversary Crop Winner. Congrats to 'alteredego', 'DebL', 'Joyce', 'Silvia2', 'rgjavamama', and 'Tonyaboo' for being our RAK winners. Can't wait to see what you ALL do with the yummy goodies that come your way!

ENJOY!

***Don't forget...there is a DT CALL still in effect til midnight ET TOMORROW March 24th! Click here for details! :)

Are you ready to crop?

2010-03-20T04:21:00.000-07:00

I am! Are you?

The time is here and it's about to start. Head on over to THE MOSY SCRAPPER's message board and get your supplies ready!

See you there!

Look at this loot!

2010-03-17T14:21:00.000-07:00

Yep...this is for this weekend's anniversary crop at THE MOSY SCRAPPER!

YIPPEE! {I want some of THAT loot!}

I want to thank all of our sponsors...Nikki Sivils, Shimmerz, Apron Strings Designs, Pacokeco, Wilgeshouse, Leftovers of Tonya, Thingamabobs and Doodads, Dixie Pieces, Doohickies & Such, KatiesKreations4U, Simply Obsessed, Rabinowitz Buttons & More...just to name a few.

Here is a closer look at the goodies that I had all spread out today...YUM! Had to cover all angles! LOL

So all you need to do is come on down to the TMS message board and register if you haven't already. An online crop is easy and fun. Just do the challenges as they come, post them to get credit for them. And enjoy some chatting with the ladies. I have some fun games planned and I know of some RAK's that will be given! ;) If you can't make it right at 8am ET Saturday morning, come on in when you can. You never know...some croppers might stop in late, leave early and you still have a chance at winning all the goodies!

Did I say YUM?

See you this weekend!

Message Board: http://www.themosyscrapper.com

Sneak Peak #13

2010-03-16T05:17:00.001-07:00

Yes...there are THIRTEEN already! Can you believe it? I CAN'T WAIT! Here it is....and it's from Dixie Pieces!

YUM!

Design Team Call!!!!

2010-03-12T09:18:00.000-08:00

THE MOSY SCRAPPER is looking for TWO very unique, crafty and spunky new designers to join the TMS team for a three month reign. If you think you've got what it takes to be a 'Mosy Girl' then I challenge you to try out!

TMS is a fun challenge board to be involved in. Many scrappers to be inspired by and just become friends with. We have a diversity of scrappers from all over just waiting to learn from you!

Please submit the following to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com no later than midnight, ET, March 24th, 2010:

1.) One new, never before seen OR published layout (any size or topic).
2.) Your favorite creation to date (can be a card, layout, or altered item)
3.) A short bio about yourself
4.) A list of DT's currently on
5.) A link to your blog AND gallery

Must register at TMS and have at least 10 posts to the message board in order to be considered. We'd love to get to know all our applicants. Call is open to everyone. Past TMS designers are eligible but must have at least 6 months between reign and this call submission. Please join our 2nd anniversary crop on March 20th-21st for inspiration too! There may be an incentive for you to turn in your creation during the crop! {hint, hint}

Design Team reign will be for 3 months (May, June, July). Duties for the TWO new designers will be as follows:
* Post on the TMS message board on a regular basis
* Will be assigned specific challenge topics to help inspire other scrappers
* Do one product review of the TMS sponsor for the blog
* Do one "how-to", "tutorial" or "make and take" for the blog once a month
* Create at least 4 things from each month's sponsored donation
* Promote TMS when and wherever possible (i.e. blogs, signature lines, etc)

We hope that you take on this challenge. Good luck scrappers!

Sneak #12

2010-03-10T10:32:00.000-08:00

You didn't think I was done yet about the sneak's were you?

LOL

Well...here is another peek of ANOTHER sponsor's donation!

Our 12th sponsor is KatiesKreations4U. She can be found on Etsy! She's got a shop full of scrapbook embellishments in all different styles and themes. You should go check her out! I can't wait to see who is getting these in the mail during the crop!

Don't forget...March 20th - 21st! 8AM! Mark your calendars, be there, tell a friend, scrap your heart out!

Sneak Peek #11

2010-03-03T11:24:00.001-08:00

Our next sneak is from Apron Strings Designs.

The owner, Lori, is so kind to donate some products from her shop. Here is a picture of the goodies that someone could win during our crop that is coming up in 17 days!!!

Now, who is gonna win this?

Sneak Peek #10

2010-03-02T11:54:00.001-08:00

I have another sneak peek for you!

It's from an Etsy shop by the name of:

And here are some yummy goodies (just some) that she has donated for the TMS 2nd Anniversary Crop!

Don't those look just yummy? And someone will be getting these and many, many more things!

**MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MARCH 20TH-21ST!

Mark your Calendars!

2010-03-01T05:16:00.000-08:00

Time is ticking!

Countdown till 2nd Anniversary crop is T minus 19 days!

WOOHOO!! I can't wait!

www.themosyscrapper.com

Tell your friends and hope to see you there! Lots of games, challenges, giveaways and BIG PRIZES!!

Sneak #9

2010-02-24T11:37:00.000-08:00

So I have another sneak peek for you! YEP, that makes #9!!!

Woohoo! Here ya go...it comes from an Etsy shop by the name of Precocious Paper.

YUMMY!

Rippling your ribbon

2010-02-23T04:16:00.000-08:00

This month Julie has a "how-to" on making your ribbon rippled on a layout. It's pretty easy and fun to do. So if you haven't tried this technique, go on and try the how-to and post a link to your creation in the comments section of this post. We'd love to see how you accomplished this technique!

Step 1: Gather supplies. Here I have double sided tape, scissors, ribbon and already made card base.

Step 6: Here is the almost finished card. It is now ready for a sentiment and/or decoration.

Don't forget to post a link to your creation for all of us to see how you did! Have fun with your ribbon!

Review of Ormolu

2010-02-19T16:56:00.000-08:00

This month the TMS sponsor was Ormolu. The owner of Ormolu on Etsy, Kaitlin, donated some great products for our designers. Here is what they had to say:

Deb
I really enjoyed playing with my Ormolu tags and labels this month. The graphics are clean and beautifully printed and lent themselves well to both cards and layouts. Her etsy shop is definitely going on my list of favorites!

Julie
The items I received to work with this month were some paper buttons, sentiment tags, floral tags, and some Labels. All items were of high quality, and excellent colors to choose from. I was able to alter them if needed, all items could be used on cards, and or layouts. A big thank you to Kaitlin for the sponsership.

Tonya
I was so glad to see that our sponsor for this month was Ormolu. I love journaling tags. So I used mine in all kinds of ways. Her products are so well worth the money. The journaling tags are thick and hold up on layouts and cards. They also have a extra one in the packaging you can cut out which is such a great way to recycle. I recommend her products to anyone that loves well made and beautiful products. Thank you so much for sponsoring your products for the month of February.

Thank you Kaitlin for donating your great products. And if you the viewers have not gone to Ormolu, I suggest you click on this link and take a look for yourself! If by chance the shop is closed, it's only temporary. Kaitlin just had a baby so we wish her the very best and CONGRATULATIONS! **Make sure to click on the link that asks for you to get notified when she returns (if she hasn't already).

Sneak #8

2010-02-19T11:36:00.001-08:00

Don't you just love these sneak peeks? LOL

And the yummy goodies keep coming! :) Here are just 3 of the 9 cards that "The Leftovers of Tonya" will be donating to the crop winner(s)!!!

Wish I had some more sneaks to send your way, but you'll just have to wait till the next sneak!

DON'T FORGET----> 2nd Anniversary Crop....MARCH 20th - 21st!

Sneak #6

2010-02-15T13:10:00.001-08:00

Check out what THINGAMABOBS AND DOODADS has made special for the TMS's 2nd Anniversary Crop in March!!

WOOHOO!!

Some lucky scrapper will be getting this for one of the prizes/giveaways (come to the crop to find out ;) who wins this)!!! Thanks Thingamabobs & Doodads!

Sneak #5

2010-02-11T04:58:00.000-08:00

Okay, are you all ready for Sneak #5?

This is just a sample picture of something you can find in this sponsors Etsy shop....Wilgeshouse Artsy Gifts.

I guess you'll have to participate in the 2nd Annivesary Crop to see just what Wilgeshouse is going to donate! heehee

Another sneak

2010-02-08T11:57:00.000-08:00

Here is another sneak peek, okay, maybe not a sneak...it's the entire peek of the next goody that came in the mail the other day that I get to add to the list of goodies going out to someone during the 2nd Anniversary Crop over at THE MOSY SCRAPPER on March 20-21st!!!

YUMMY!

Sneak Peek #3

2010-02-05T20:15:00.000-08:00

I got 2 packages today from sponsors for the crop!

YIPPEE!!!

Here is a little sneak peek of something that came today!

Our February Sponsor

2010-02-01T05:10:00.001-08:00

Our February Sponsor is....Ormolu! She has an awesome Etsy shop filled with many scrapbooking goodies. You need to go over and check her out!

The TMS DT have rocked the kit that Kaitlin over at Ormolu has donated...still more creations to come. Make sure to check out the slide show up at the top of the blog for those creations!

Thanks Kaitlin for sponsoring The Mosy Scrapper for February! Good luck with baby this month too! CONGRATS :)

Another sponsor donation sneak peek for Crop

2010-01-31T05:59:00.001-08:00

Just wanted to share the next sponsor that will be donating some products for our 2nd Anniversary Crop in March!

Do you think you know who this designer is?

This may not be what is going to be in the yummy package that will be mailed to my house, but some goodies DO come from this particular designer. I can't wait!

Masking with Glimmer Mist "how-to"

2010-01-29T04:56:00.000-08:00

Our last designer, Tonya, has a "how to" for you all. So, pay close attention and get scrappin'!

First I gathered my supplies. You will need:

scrap paper
die or mask (I used a Lily Bee die cut sheet)
Glimmer mist
Clear tap
towel (for messy people)

Then I taped down my mask and applied the scraps around the sections I didn't want my glimmer mist to touch. Shake the glimmer mist really good, then spray away. I sprayed about 2 feet away so it would not be so wet and could also make little wet spots in places.

I took the scrap paper off SLOWLY and then let the mask sit for about 10 minutes. When the mist is dry but the paper isn't I took off the take very carefully.. Then let the paper completely dry, about an hour.

This is what the dried paper looks like.
I sometimes iron mine because it is a little bumpy. I didn't this time. But it does help.

I outlined the mask to give it more ump...and viola...created this!

Now let's see your masking with glimmer misk creations!

Did someone say Crop?

2010-01-27T11:55:00.001-08:00

LOL

So, I was thinking....almost 2 years ago TMS was born. So, what to do on it's 2nd birthday?

CROP!

Don't have the exact time and date yet of the crop but I'll let you in on a secret....it's in March!

Okay, here's another secret....

Just a yummy picture from one of our sponsors for the crop! We have a list of some sponsors already and as I receive the yumminess I'll take a little sneak peek picture!

Till then, stay tuned for a date and time.....

Review of our sponsor for January

2010-01-26T20:30:00.000-08:00

This month our sponsor was Creatively Green. If you haven't seen the creations the TMS designers have done with the kit just take a look at the slideshow above. And here is what they had to say about CG.

Julie
Our sponser for this month was Creatively Green and I was a little worried with the sponsers name as to what the products would be. When the package arrived I was pleasantly surprised. The cardstock was the right size to add to layouts for matting or for cards, the clay buttons were adorable and so versitile. They could be used on layouts or cards, or even altered projects. The tags were great for journaling purposes and just a fun way to embellish a page. I made several layouts with the items sent. I had a great time with this kit. Thank you Creatively Green.

Deb
When Christa told us that the sponsor of the month was a "green" scrapbook store, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was very pleasantly suprised when I opened my kit; beautiful clay embellishments, cardstock in a nice heavy weight, with great shades of green, a beautiful chocolate paper ribbon, neat corrugated flower, and some vivid red tags. I enjoyed working with all the products, and probably the highest praise I can give is that once I started working with them, I never thought of them as "green" - the designs and quality are great. It's really nice to know I can be environmentally responsible in my scrapbooking without having to compromise on the products!

Tonya
I really loved the idea of recycled items to use on layouts. I love using things again. I especially loved the corrugated cardboard flower. There was some fun items to use this month. The square cardstock in green gave me a reason to use the paper for Christmas layouts.. The cardstock is very sturdy and thick to use for those photos to mat. I loved the green twine for a Christmas layout, it has a green glitter look to it. Great for a Holiday layout. A special thank you to Creatively Green for the great products.

Thanks ladies for doing a review of Creatively Green this month. What does next month bring????

Shaped Album Tutorial by Deb Long

2010-01-24T18:04:00.000-08:00

TMS's designer, Deb Long, wants to share a fun and easy tutorial on making a shaped album....

Shaped Album Tutorial

You can buy shaped albums at any scrapbook store, but if you want to make your own (or don't want to shell out $$$ for one) here is an easy, inexpensive alternative. I used hearts 'cause the stores are full of Valentine's Stuff, but you could make any shape you'd like.

MATERIALS:
wood or chipboard for cover - shaped or cut your own with a die or free hand
heavy weight patterned paper in coordinating colors
cardstock
decoupage-type adhesive (I used matte medium)
binding ring
embellishments

1.) Cut or buy your covers. I found these hearts already cut at AC Moore for .39cents each, but you could cut shapes with a die (this would make creating pages super easy).

2. Trace your cover shape onto the wrong side of the patterned paper you want to use for the cover. Do this a total of 4 times, so you have paper to cover both inside and outside of the front and back covers. If you used a die to cut your covers, just cut 4 more of the same shape.

3. Decide how many pages you want. Trace and cut this many (so if you want 6 pages, trace and cut 6 more of the cover shape). If you are using a diecut machine you will need twice as much diecuts as you want pages.

4. Adhere your cover pages to your covers.

5. Adhere your page pieces onto either more patterned paper (remember to adhere to the side you DON'T want showing) or onto cardstock. Let dry. The two pieces of paper plus the adhesive make a good weight page, but if you plan to use really heave embellishments, you might consider sandwiching an additional piece of cardstock between the pages.

6. Cut out the shapes.

7. Punch a hole for your binding ring in each page - it's good to do this first, so when you place your photos and decorate you know where the hole is!

8. Place your photos and embellish!

NOW...let's see your shaped albums! Post them here with a link in the comments!

Tutorials and How-To's

2010-01-22T18:14:00.000-08:00

I'd like to introduce something NEW to the TMS Blog...."how-to's" and "tutorials" given by our designers.

Our first one is from Julie (alteredego). She is giving a step-by-step on HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN FLOWER SOFT....

We'd like to see your creations using this technique. Just post a comment and leave your link here! Have fun!

2010

2010-01-13T04:44:00.001-08:00

Happy 2010 to all Mosy members!

I've been away for about 2 weeks trying to move my house of 5 and we are finally starting to settle. Got some cold, cold weather here in Florida (I LOVE IT) and my kids started at a new school.

Hope to bring many fun and new challenges your way. Make sure to check out the message board. We are such a fun bunch and want to share in the fun with you all!

I want to give a shout out to our December GDT, Robyn. Thanks for your month of great challenges, questions and creations. May you bring us more inspiration thru 2010!

I also want to say, on a sadder note, that one of our Design Team members is leaving us starting this month. It was a hard decision for her, one that I can understand since being away for 2 weeks on the board....you realize the BIG picture of why you scrap....your family. And family time is Mucho Importante in my book! She still will be sticking around with us Mosy-ers but just not challenging us monthly like she's been. I thank you Lori. Enjoy your "YOU" time with family. I know that this year is going to be very busy for you and as always, we are here for you! ;)

Now get on over to the TMS message board and start scrapping!

Happy New Year!

2009-12-29T20:58:00.000-08:00

Hope you are all having a nice winter so far. Hope that you are enjoying the week between Christmas and New Years.

Anything planned for New Year's Eve? Whatever you do...be safe and watch out for the 'crazies'!

TMS is still here. Don't forget to take some time to scrap! New things are coming in 2010. Some different faces, different challenges, and don't forget the crops and contests! There will be some items too that you will want to get your hands on for scrap purposes in my Etsy shop pretty soon. Stay tuned for that too!

Have a safe and Happy New Year and see you in 2010!

Happy Holidays

2009-12-24T18:22:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to wish all TMS fans a very Merry Christmas! May you have a beautiful day shared with family and friends. Make memories, jot those down, capture them on film and scrap them the next day! ;)

Be safe
Be grateful
Be merry...

Merry Christmas!

Gauche Alchemy Review

2009-12-17T11:40:00.000-08:00

This month Gauche Alchemy was our sponsor. Have you checked their site out yet? You should! Lots of fun things in each of their packages....packed full of 3D goodies for any creations. Here is what the ladies of TMS had to say about GA:

Tonya
I was amazed at all the goodies in one little bag. So many things to choose from. And odds and ends I have never used before. I really love the colors I received the red bag and white bag. I used beads to make a tree swag and the twisties to use on the tree also. i also love the packaging of the pattern i used that to make a flower. I am definitely going to look at the other choices on the web site. I also checked out there site and found some great techniques. Thanks to Gauche Alchemy for the wonderful items I really enjoyed working with all the goodies.

Julie
All I can say is WOW!!! When my packages arrived there were so many fun things to look at and go thru. I had recieved a blue and white/silver color kit. Both kits were jam packed full of fun trinkets and eye candy.
My mind started to turn immediatly as to what I was going to do with these items, there was so many possiabilities. I chose to do layouts with mine and since I like bulky and 3D layouts this worked out perfect. The kits had fun textures, vintage items (which was right up my alley) oddities, these would be perfect for someone who love mixed media, or 3D elements to their pages. Thank you Gauch Alchemy.

Deb
I have to admit, I was a little overwhelmed when I first opened my Gauche Alchemy kits - they were totally fun and unexpected! As I started thinking about what to do with all the trinkets and baubles and beads, I knew I wanted to make use of the 3D aspects and go with projects that would showcase this. Everything about these kits says "play with me!" I had a lot of fun finding objects to adhere things to, and ways to use beads and sequins. Even the tissue pattern the kits came wrapped in ended up on a layout.

Lori
this month we received 2 goody bags filled with all sorts of ephemera to use however we felt creatively from
gauche alchemy.....

i was making canvases for gifts and these goodies came in handy for having items to embellish with. some of the
contents were lace trims, a piece of pattern tissue, gems, buttons, fibers, playing cards, game pieces, earrings,
pieces of metal chain, sequins, plastic stars, foiled butterflies and so much more!!

sitting down with these baggies was like opening a treasure chest and having so much 'stuff' to just dig through
and decorate with!! a big thank you to gauche alchemy for all of the fun goodness!!! you took all the trouble out
of digging for that eye candy that we all love to work into our projects!! lots of fun and very much appreciated!!

Thanks Gauche Alchemy for sponsoring TMS!

Contest is coming to an end!

2009-12-14T19:20:00.000-08:00

Still have a little time left in the contest!

Turn your entries in by midnight tomorrow, December 15th ET!

Good luck!

Contest reminder!

2009-12-12T07:13:00.000-08:00

Don't forget about the December Monthly Contest that is going on right now. Deadline for this is December 15th by midnight ET! There is still time. So, who is going to win the awesome loot from Itsscraptacular?

Scroll down the blog for the details!

Live chat!

2009-12-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

Come to the message board Wednesday, December 9th for a LIVE CHAT @ 830pm ET!

Be there!

December GDT

2009-11-30T20:39:00.000-08:00

TMS would like to thank November's Guest Designer...Elina Koutsouradi, for giving us some great questions to answer, a challenge and working with our sponsor for the month. We love talking with you and seeing your work Elina, we hope to see you around TMS in the future!

December is a new month, the 12th month of the year and we have a new Guest Designer. Meet Robyn Schaub.

Robyn grew up in a small town in Arkansas , but now lives in the big city of Dallas , Texas. She's married to a sports-loving, financial guy and has two little girls whom you’ll see a lot of in her projects. She's a professional writer, working full-time in corporate communications. When she's not working or scrapbooking, she enjoys reading, travel, photography and hanging out with friends. While she's been known to dabble in many kinds of crafts – from gift wrapping to hair bows – she loves scrapbooking most of all because it allows her to share her stories about her family and my life. She loves trying new techniques and is always up for a good challenge. Her layouts and ideas can be found at: http://dreaminginscraps..blogspot.com.

We look forward to getting to know Robyn, chatting with her and seeing her lovely work on TMS with this month's sponsored kit from Gauche Alchemy!

December Monthly Contest

2009-11-29T21:38:00.000-08:00

THE MOSY SCRAPPER would like to see a creation with YOU as the focal point.

For the month of December TMS would like to see what changes you would make for yourself in 2010...'Out with the old, In with the new'!

One lucky scrapper will win something special from Itscraptacular (our December sponsor).

Just turn in a picture of your entry along with the following to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com:

*description of your creation (i.e. products used, journaling, etc)
*a little about you
*your blog link (if you have one)
*AND have at least 10 posts on THE MOSY SCRAPPER message board! <---that's easy peasy!

Call ends December 15th by Midnight ET! Send entries to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com (subject line: October Monthly Contest).

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble

2009-11-26T05:25:00.000-08:00

I just wanted to wish you all a safe and Happy Thankgiving! May you make many more memories to scrap! Enjoy your day, eat great food and rest!

May Arts Review...November's Sponsor

2009-11-22T08:09:00.000-08:00

This month we had MAY ARTS as our sponsor. They packed a mean package for each designer and I'm sure the TMS Designers could vouche for me there, right ladies?!

THEY ROCKED the kit that was sponsored! Just look at the slideshow above! The kit was full of ribbons of all types of textures, dimensions, colors and sizes. Here is what each designer had to say:

Julie:
"For this month the design team received a bag full of ribbon from May Arts. At first I was kind of scared as to what was I going to do with a bunch of ribbon, but I think I worked it out. I was overall pleased with this months sponsor. Love all the different textures, colors, and styles. May Arts has a ton of variety if you have not checked them out please do so. Thank you May Arts for you sponsorship."

Tonya:
"It was a bagful of ribbon. I have used ribbon before from May Arts so I was familiar with the quality of the ribbon. I really enjoyed all the different colors and the sizes of the ribbon. I had fun making flowers out of the wide ribbon and the different multi colors. I used my sewing machine to hold the ribbon down on a layout and folded the ribbon, sometimes ribbon is to thick to sew down but it wasn't. My sewing machine went over the ribbon so smoothly. Thank Goodness. The only problem I had was I didn't get to use all of it. I have some red ribbon I am going to make my girls bows for Christmas. I was really pleased with the quality of the ribbon, well made and very easy to work with. I recommend May Arts ribbon to anyone that loves ribbon."

Lori:
"this month we received a large assortment of yummy ribbons & trims from may arts...
what's not to like about that??? the ribbons were all great to work with~some unique
varities: suede, velvet, corduroy, chenille,slightly stiff/wire, grossgrain, satins, shaped & even
a 'chain-type'. so many colors, dots, candy cane stripes, zebra print, etc. then the shapes-
snowflakes, leaves, glitter christmas trees and so many more that i haven't mentioned.

the ribbons were so easy to work with... i stitched some with the sewing machine, used
the atg gun adhesive and even staples!! so versatile!! so fun!! and the ribbons were a fun
source of information, the ribbon actually inspired the projects.

thank you may arts, i LOVE your ribbons & trims!!"

Deb:
"The May Arts ribbons were so much fun to work with. They come in every imaginable width, color, and texture, so you can use many different styles on a single project without turning into ribbon overload. The shaped ribbons were my favorites, like the felt leaves and the shimmery snowflakes and trees. May Arts has really taken the idea of ribbon to a new level with all the different materials they use - I always liked using ribbon, but now that I have played with these, I don't think I've made a single card or LO without one!"

And there ya have it. Go check out May Arts. You won't be disappointed. Thanks May Arts!

November Monthly Contest Winner!!!

2009-11-14T05:12:00.000-08:00

I like to thank the ladies that participated in this months contest. You did a wonderful job getting a head start on your Xmas cards. Give yourselves a pat on the back!

Well, we have a winner to the Scrapbook Studio loot...and the winner is.................

helga_vergara!!!

Congrats Helga!

Day 12 Challenge

2009-11-12T10:15:00.000-08:00

The True Meaning

Make a card with a religious theme or if you prefer make one with flock products has to be Holiday themed.

This is the last day for challenges and you have till tomorrow (Nov. 13th) by NOON Eastern Time to get these loaded up in the TMS Gallery! Don't forget you need to have a minimum of 10 posts on the TMS message board too! That's so easy to do. So many chatty ladies there and so many challenges and topics being discussed daily. Come on down if you haven't. We'd love to see your creations and get to know ya!

Good luck scrappers. One lucky winner will win a LOOT from Scrapbook Studio!!

Day 11 Challenge

2009-11-11T04:42:00.000-08:00

Photo Op

Use a Christmas photo or card and either make a frame of words around your photo OR put some rub-ons on your photo

Only 2 days left of this Monthly Contest. Can't wait to see all the cards flooding the TMS gallery!!

Day 10 challenge

2009-11-10T05:33:00.000-08:00

Recycled Christmas

Use old Christmas cards to make a new one and get creative!

You have until November 13th at NOON to get all 12 challenges done and into the TMS Gallery and on the message board! ONE lucky winner will be announced thereafter!! Good luck scrappers.

Good luck!

Day 9 Challenge

2009-11-09T05:11:00.001-08:00

The little Snowflake

create a card that features snowflakes

That's right, create your 9th challenge!! We are almost done and I can't wait to see all these creations uploaded into the TMS gallery and on the message board! Have fun and happy scrappin'!

Day 8 Challenge

2009-11-08T15:47:00.000-08:00

I so slacked on getting this up this morning. I thought I did this already, but I didn't. SOOO SORRY Followers. Well, here is this day's challenge towards the Monthly Contest:

Creatures that live in the Pole

Create a card that features Peaguins, it can be stamps, pp, paper piecing, brads, etc.

Don't forget to get these card challenges in the gallery AND on the message board no later than NOON November 13th to be eligible for the goodies sponsored by Scrapbook Studio!

Day 7 Challenge

2009-11-06T21:49:00.000-08:00

Today's challenge...

"Gifts are better to give than receive" -

make a card that will hold money or a gift card

Day 6 Challenge

2009-11-06T03:41:00.000-08:00

If you've been keeping up with these challenges for the November Monthly Challenge, give yourself a pat on the back.

If you've been looking or just reading about it, what are you waiting for?? Come on down to the message board and start scrapping!!!

Here is the 6th challenge....

"On Dasher, On Dancer, On Comet...."

Card must feature a reindeer and a tag

Don't forget to post these in the TMS gallery and sign up on the message board (with at least 10 posts) by November 13th, NOON ET!!! Have fun!

Day 5 Challenge

2009-11-05T05:07:00.000-08:00

Are you ready for the 5th challenge? Here goes....

"Ho, Ho, Ho"

Create a card using the following: a Santa on it, patterned paper, a paper piecing, and stamps.

CANNOT combine the above on the card. Must all be seperate items!!! Don't forget to post in the gallery!!!

Good luck and have fun making those cards. :)

Day 4 Challenge

2009-11-04T10:55:00.000-08:00

Create a card that is a "Non-Traditional Christmas" card.

Use colors other than red or green, such as pink, blue etc.

Don't forget to upload your creations into the TMS Gallery by NOON November 13th!!!

Day 3 Challenge

2009-11-03T03:37:00.000-08:00

Here is the challenge today:

"Christmas Carols"

Create a card using a title of a song or a lyric from a Christmas carol on your card

Don't forget to post these in the TMS gallery and make sure that you are registered as a member on TMS with at least 10 posts (and that's so easy to do!) Have these in by NOON November 13th!

Day 2 Challenge

2009-11-02T03:53:00.000-08:00

Are you ready to make another card towards Xmas? Here's your challenge:

Day 2 Challenge

"Christmas Past"

Create a card with a vintage image, vintage paper, vintage stickers, vintage stamp or even computer generated, but needs to look old.

Upload your creation in the TMS gallery (in the Monthly Contest Creations) located on the TMS message board no later than November 13th, 2009 at midnight ET.

November Monthly Contest

2009-11-01T06:53:00.000-08:00

THE MOSY SCRAPPER wants to get you ready for Christmas and what better way to do it.

Our November Monthly Contest is going to be filled with challenging ideas to get you ready sending out those Christmas cards! And we've got 12 ideas for you too (well, our designer Julie does anyways!...thanks Julie for coming up with these) ;)

Come to the TMS blog starting today, November 1st and for the next 12 days stay tuned for a new challenge...EVERY DAY!!!

Each entry gets you a point toward the monthly contest prize which is sponsored by SCRAPBOOK STUDIO!!! At the end, if there is a tie, the TMS Designers will cast a vote on their favorite card per challenge. The top point earner will win the loot!

All entries must be NEW and NEVER BEFORE seen. DT and current GDT TMS members are not eligible. Must be a TMS member and register on the TMS message board to be eligible with at least 10 posts. Come on down...register with us and find TONS of fun! Contest ends NOON November 13th, ET!! Don't forget to check back EVERY day till November 12th for the challenges.

DAY 1 CHALLENGE:

"Bells will be ringing"- Create a card using either one of the follower:

bell image, bell paper, bell stamp or even a real bell

Upload your creation in the TMS gallery (in the Monthly Contest Creations) located on the TMS message board no later than November 13th, 2009 at midnight ET.

GOOD LUCK! and can't wait to see your other 11 creations that follow!

Farewell and Hello

2009-11-01T04:42:00.000-08:00

I am sad to have to say that one of our very own DT members is leaving us after a very long and inspirational reign....You will be missed Janet!

Janet isn't leaving us entirely, she is just stepping down from her designer position. It was a hard desicion that she had to make, but one that is understandable. She still will be with all of us, taking on the challenges, posting what she creates, chatting with us (b/c we know she likes to chat) and well...she's still a scrapper! :)

We {heart} you Janet and thank you for all that you have contributed to TMS and thank you for inspiring us!!!! {hugs} Keep those creations coming.

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TMS's 'new' Designer.....

Deborah Long (a.k.a. DebL)

And...guess who the MONTHLY MOSY MEMBER is? Yep, you guessed it! Here is a little about DebL:

Name: Deb Long

Username and history: DebL

How'd you find TMS? One of the monthly contests was featured on Scrapscene, so I came over to look and really liked the friendly tone on the board.

What do you do? I'm a mom to two kids, Gabi (5) and Noah (3). Oh, and also I'm a pulmonary physician, now working for a large pharmaceutical company.

when and how did you start? While we were adopting our daughter I read about making lifebooks for adopted children. I started one, finding supplies at a LSS. And then I started a baby book, and you know the rest!

Describe your style: Ever-changing! I tend towards a graphic style, but I like to push myself to try styles that don't come naturally.

What size do you normally scrap? 12x12Are you a single photo scrapper or the more the better Pretty evenly split between a single 5x7 photo or multiple 4x6s.

Do you put your layouts right into albums? Yeah, right. I age them, like fine wine, in piles.How many full albums do you have Ummm, 12? We're talking VERY full.

What are your current projects? I like to make small gift albums for relatives for the holidays, since they don't get to see the kids all that often.

Who are the focal points of most of your layouts? My family.

What’s your idea of a perfect way of scrapping? A quiet house, radio on, all day. I'll tell you when it happens.

Do you have any favorite lines? Why? October Afternoon papers - just love their slightly muted colors and smallish patterns - very easy to combine; American Crafts for cards - the double sided papers with solid on one side and pattern on the other coordinate so well and the bold colors and graphics just work beautifully; K&Co embellishments.

Do’s and Don’ts of scrapping:

*Do just keep scrapping - personal style is an evolution, and the more you do it, the better you get. "Yes, word to the wise!"

*Don't create just for submissions - scrapping is about the narrative, and you'll lose your mojo if your soul isn't in your work.

Any words for advice for any scrappers out there? Enjoy yourself! This is supposed to be fun, not a competitive sport!

Here are some of her creations:

CONGRATS Deb for being TMS's November MMM and welcome to the Design Team!

Who's Follower #11?

2009-10-28T22:23:00.000-07:00

Oh I see...it's Chiqui!!!

CONGRATS Chiqui for being the TMS follower for the week. If you could email me at mosyscrapper [at] hotmail.com with your name and address I can send you a RAK in the mail!

CONGRATS AGAIN! :)

November's Monthly Contest

2009-10-27T16:08:00.001-07:00

So, it's still October, but are you wondering what contest is coming up in November?

Wonder what challenge(s) we are going to make you do?

Stay tuned......

LIVE CHAT anyone?

2009-10-27T04:46:00.000-07:00

Anyone interested in chatting it up with the TMS members?

I love doing this and we always have a fun time just chatting the night away. Whether we talk about scrapbooking or just what's going on in our neck of the woods. Lots of chatting I tell ya.

So, when is this LIVE CHAT?

How about this Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 830PM ET sound to ya?

Be there in the chat box on the message board. See you there!!!

Product Review

2009-10-22T18:04:00.000-07:00

This month we had Genuinely Jane Studio as our sponsor.

The DT had a great time working with their product and here is what they had to say about Genuinely Jane Studios and the rest of their kit. Their creations can be seen as well.

Janet:
"In this months kit we received a wood album from Genuinelyjanestudios. I have never worked with any products from there so this was my first. Right when I saw the wood house I was excited to work with it! Each piece was thick and sturdy and I liked the rough look of it.

To adhere the paper to the wood was pretty easy. I was uncertain about how the adhesives would stick to the wood. I used Mod Podge and Glue Dots and both adhered with no problems. I did have a hard time getting my stickers to stick to the wood but that is because the stickers were not too sticky...not the woods fault at all! LOL!

The one and only problem I came across with the album was punching the holes. After placing the paper over the prepunched holes, I found that a standard size punch would not work with the thickness of the wood. Since I had no other punch, I just used my pen to punch out the paper. It gave it more of a torn look but it seemed to work just fine. Besides the punching issue, I really loved this album.

It looks great and I think it is well made! I would recommend it to anyone!"

Julie:
"The album was easy to work with, it had 3 binding rings, so the book could be taken apart easily. I had no problems getting my paper or embellishments to stick. I knew right away what project I was going to do with this album. Thank You Genuinly Jane for sponsering us this month.

Included in this months kit were some Martha Stewert Halloween papers. Christa, who graciously donated these papers for the design team. The papers were made of a good weight and nice patterens, perfect for either layouts of altered projects. We also had some fun bonus goodies that were in our kits, these were fun added embellishments that always add a bit of a special touch to that perfect project."

Lori:
"i took 2 of the wooden pages and
cut 4 chipboard pages. i created an altered piece using papers from this month's kit by recollections,
some crystals from say it with crystals and i added some autumn splendor metal words & glittered leaves
from making memories, i also used the slice to cut photo tags & added a section of picket fencing.

i liked working with this book, it is durable, sandable, paintable and inkable. i like the sturdiness of it and
know that it will protect the photos of my in-laws 50th anniversary party for years to come. i loved these
papers, double-sided, all sheets had a die cute edge (which is the roof line of the house on front cover)!!
i even added more papers from this collection as i ended up really liking it and want to create more with it."

Tonya:
"I really loved working with the wood house. It holds up very well with paper and all the goodies I have on the houses. I am putting it on my mantle, so glad it can stand up and be showcased."

If you want to see the inside to each designers house album by GENUINELY JANE STUDIOS just look at the slideshow above and you will find them there! Enjoy!

And a BIG thank you to GENUINELY JANE STUDIOS for sponsoring TMS this month!!!

To win or not to win....

2009-10-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

Well, no winner for the October Monthly Contest. Hopefully we will have a winner for the next monthly contest that will be announced in the coming weeks.

So, on to better news....who is our next RAK follower winner?

Let me get a # generated here....

Who is the #39....that would be....

TAMMY!!! You can find Tammy here! Tammy, just send me an email of your address to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com.

Next week will be the last of the RAK Follower for a little while. Need to get more followers on here so that we can play some more!

Hope everyone is having a great week so far. Check out the message board for all the challenges going on and keep your eyes open for the November Monthly Contest!

Before October Monthly Contest

2009-10-19T21:16:00.000-07:00

GASP! You have till midnight tonite to get the October Monthly Contest turned in!!!! Get these altered items sent to my email addy mosyscrapper [@] hotmail [dot] come.

Good luck!

Are you altering this weekend?

2009-10-16T19:32:00.001-07:00

Are you? Well you should be because the deadline for the October Monthly Contest is due by midnight the 20th!!!

Bring on your altered item. If you aren't sure what the contest entails, click here.

GOOD LUCK!

RAK Follower

2009-10-14T15:05:00.000-07:00

Today is the RAK Follower!!!!

Who is the lucky winner?

Let me pull a # out of a hat...who is it?

#6 - Scrap_In_Time!!!

Just send me an email to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com in the subject line: RAK Follower

CONGRATS!!!

October monthly contest REMINDER!!!

2009-10-08T22:14:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to remind you about the October Monthly Contest that is going on. I didn't want you to forget that this contest is still going on. I know that we all got caught up with National Card Making Day this weekend, so here are the details:

For the month of October get out your fall decor, halloween decor, OR get ready for Christmas and decorate something you plan on displaying in your home. Get out the papers, the glue gun, the sewing machine, anything worth altering...get messy!

And more can be found here in the blog posts! Let's see these creations!

Follower RAK time!!!

2009-10-07T08:23:00.000-07:00

WOW...we have 50 followers....WAIT....what happens when we get to 50 followers in October?

A RAK!!!!!

Okay, so I'll be giving away 2 RAKs today! {jumping}

For the 50th follower....the RAK goes toooooo.....................

Amywing! http://modpodgerocks.blogspot.com/ Congrats Amy! Just send me an email and say you are the 50th Follower!!!! mosyscrapper@hotmail.com

Okay...now on to the Blog Follower for the week. After doing the #'s in random.org I came to the #37...and that would be........

Julie!!! http://alteredego-mividaloca.blogspot.com/

Woohoo Julie!

Congrats ladies and look for your RAK in the mail!!!

Card Crop Winner

2009-10-04T20:35:00.000-07:00

Well the crop is over and the challenges are still up...waiting for you to do them when you can (I will keep them up for a couple of months for those that didn't get to them yet).

I wanted to thank those that came out to hang and take on the challenges yesterday at the crop. THANKS! And I also wanted to thank the lovely DT members that came up with the challenges too! Without them we all wouldn't be able to create the lovely cards that came out of the crop!

Okay...now to announce the winner of the crop.

Who is it?

It's none other than CathySAHM!!!!

I hope that some of you that weren't able to see the challenges head on over to the message board and check them out!

The Crop is over, but deadline ISN'T!!

2009-10-04T05:07:00.000-07:00

Well scrappers, the crop is over {boo-hoo}. But the challenges are still up and the deadline isn't until NOON today (Eastern Time). So if you haven't done challenges yet, start now...you could be the winner of the BIG LOOT! And if you aren't trying to win then just get on over to THE MOSY SCRAPPER message board and see what the challenges are and make a list to work on!

I hope that the site maintenance that was occuring (and may still be occuring) didn't alter your idea of coming to TMS. It was a bit of a hastle and again I'm sorry for any inconvenience. I promise you...that doesn't always happen. Actually, that is the first time that has happened to our site and we've been around for at least 18 months! I just hope that it doesn't happen again...and if it has to, at least get warning!

Okay, I'll stop talking to you so you can get the challenges done! Have a good Sunday!

Extended deadline for the Crop!

2009-10-03T09:14:00.000-07:00

Because of the problems we are encountering on the message board during the CARD CROP I am extending the entries to be due by

NOON October 4th, ET!

So far there are already at least 20 challenges on the board and there will be plenty more. I hope that you can come by and see them all!

Have a great Saturday.

It is working!!!

2009-10-03T04:57:00.001-07:00

Well, I'm in and it seems to be working. Still gonna keep every finger crossed and toe crossed just to be safe!!

If you are encountering any problems here are some things you can do:

Go to anonymouse.org and then click on the ENGLISH link. Then you will be directed to a screen that asks you for the website. Type in http://themosyscrapper.com
If not that, then email me at mosyscrapper@hotmail.com and just put in your subject line CAN'T LOG IN TO MB and I will see if I can help you there.

I hope that you don't have to do either of the two but if you do, let me know please!

Have fun scrapping today! Hope you make many cards!

Site Maintenance - Why now?

2009-10-03T04:44:00.001-07:00

Okay, who's idea was it to have a 'site maintenance' anyway?

GRRRRR!!

I hope that all you Mosy Fans are tuning in, or at least trying to tune in on the message board for our FIRST ever CARD CROP that begins in like 15 minutes from now.

8am - midnight ET

Well, I was just on the message board myself when all of a sudden something came up on the screen saying that the "server was down". NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! If some of you were trying to get onto our message board yesterday some were having difficulties and some were not. I guess our server host is trying to do some updates (unannounced mind you) and well, DON'T THEY KNOW IT'S NATIONAL CARD MAKING DAY???? Come on people!

So, as soon as the board opens up for me...(and the rest of the DT), the challenges will start going up. BUT...I will extend the deadline to be TBD (I will have to see when I go on when that'll be). So, I am sorry for any inconvenience this has brought you. I know that I am frustrated that it has come at a time like this...and I know that my DT are panicing b/c of all the emails I was getting and trying to figure it out yesterday.

So, say a little praryer, keep your fingers crossed, heck, do the rain dance...I'll take anything about now. It's 12 minutes and counting till T-time so I'm gonna go check and hopefully come back with some GREAT news! Wish me luck! :)

Are you ready?

2009-10-02T21:53:00.000-07:00

Crop starts at 8am - midnight. You should stop by and see what the fuss is all about! Hope that you can join us and get some inspiration and hopefully scrap some!!!

See you there!

RAK opportunity for October!

2009-09-30T11:23:00.000-07:00

For the month of October, THE MOSY SCRAPPER BLOG will be giving away ONE RAK every Wednesday to one of it's lucky 'blog followers'!

All you have to do is come over to the TMS blog (http://mosyscrapper.blogspot.com/) and sign yourself up as a FOLLOWER. On Wednesday's, one random follower will be chosen and you could win a RAK!!! How easy is that?

ONE MORE THING!

So far we have 47 followers. I will give away a RAK to the:

* 50th follower
* 55th follower
* and 60th follower

that sign up! And it doesn't have to be a Wednesday for you to do this! LOL Once you sign up I will be notified of what # you are and viola! RAK coming at ya!

So spread the word to all your scrappy friends and come visit us too on the message board!