Punky Scraps || A Jolt of Yellow

Hey, everyone!  The newest challenge at Punky Scraps went live on Wednesday.  It was a sketch challenge with a twist: use lots of yellow and feathers/something Springy on your layout.  I used a WHOLE LOT of yellow:

Love the sunny end result.  Doesn't the color yellow just make you happy?  It has that effect on me.

Please head on over to Punky Scraps to see what the other ladies created and to take part in the challenge.

Layout: Transparency: Hambly; Cardstock: Bazzill; Alphas, Label Sticker: Echo Park; Mist, Mast, Wood Word, Wood Feathers: Studio Calico; Enamel Dots: My Mind's Eye; Felt Flower: Queen & Company

Punky Scraps is Ready for Spring!

They are...because that's what their current challenge is all about!  This month's inspiration photo is totally Spring-y and fun:

And here is how it inspired me:

I stuck with the Spring theme and the fun, bright colors.  I even threw a few flowers in there!  Please head on over to Punky Scraps to see what the other awesome ladies did and to play along for a chance to win this month's prize!

Supplies: Cardstock, Green Border: Bazzill; Patterned Paper, Alphas, Wooden Flower Button: American Crafts; Poloroid Frame, Rub-on: Heidi Swapp; "Live It Up" Card: Recollections; Paper Clip: K & Company; Mist, Wooden Hearts, Pink Tab: Studio Calico; Staples: Tim Holtz

Punky Scraps - February Challenge

Hey, everyone!!

There is a new challenge up today at Punky Scraps.  This one was an inspiration challenge and two pictures were given for us to choose from.  I chose one that was all purple.  I do love monochromatic layouts!  Here is what I created:

Please head over to Punky Scraps to see all the beautiful layouts and to compete for this month's prize!

Thanks for stopping in!  I had a busy week last week, but I'm hoping to catch up quickly and be back with another post soon!

Supplies: Cardstock: Bazzill; Paint: Apple Barrel; Wooden Shapes: Studio Calico, Freckled Fawn; Chipboard Heart: Maya Road; Cardstock/Button Flowers: Sassafrass; Twine: My Mind's Eye; Bling: Prima; Envelope: Paper Source

Punky Scraps - January

Hey, everyone!!  Punky Scraps recently made a few changes. They will now only be posting one challenge a month, but the whole design team will participate in every challenge.  This month's challenge just went live today.  The challenge: scrap about yourself, which is always difficult for me.  They also provided a photo as inspiration.  Here is what I came up with:

I hope you can play along with Punky Scraps this month.  Up for grabs is a fun journaling prize pack.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: October Afternoon, Crate Paper; Wooden Letters, Wooden Woman, Diecut Tab: Studio Calico; "Record" Label: Evalicious; Diecut Butterfly and "HAPPY": Crate Paper; Brads: Basic Grey; Mist: Tattered Angels; Tag: Paper Source

Punky Scraps December Challenge

Hello, everyone!  I hope your week is going well...the work week is over half over, which is always nice :o)

I wanted to pop in and share my layout for the new Punky Scraps challenge.  It was a sketch challenge and we were also asked to make it holiday themed.  Here is what I came up with:

Please head on over to Punky Scraps to see the other great layouts, to play along and to win a prize!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Alphas: Jenni Bowlin Studios; Banner: Heidi Swapp; Paint: Apple Barrel; Journaling Card: Studio Calico; Washi Tape: Queen & Company

Punky Scraps Recipe Challenge

A new challenge went live at Punky Scraps yesterday.  This time it was a recipe challenge.  Here were the "ingredients" that our layout/project had to include:

1. use of 3 different punches

2. staples

3. masking

4. chevrons

5. 2 patterned papers

6. 1 photo

 

I had so much fun with this challenge because I adore every "ingredient" on the list.  I also decided to scrap this super fun photo of my adorable niece and I:

I hope you can play along with us this month.  Head on over to Punky Scraps to see what the other girls created and to link up a project of your own!

 

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Echo Park, Lily Bee Design; Alphas: Heidi Swapp; Wooden shapes, Mask: Studio Calico; Punches: EK Success, Paper Source; Diecut heart, Shipping Tag, Coat check tag: Paper Source; Chevron Envelope: Whisker Designs; Twine: My Mind's Eye; Label Sticker: Heidi Swapp; Mist: Tattered Angels

Punky Scraps October

Hey, all!  Happy, happy weekend!  :o)

As of yesterday, a new challenge is up at Punky Scraps.  It is an image-based challenge.  The image featured a lot of fun make-up products.  Here is my layout:

Fun fact: my polka dots and border details are painted on with fingernail polish.  I didn't have any paint with me when I made the layout, so I had to get creative!

I hope you can play along with us.  To see the image and the other ladies' wonderful creations, view the challenge post here.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Studio Calico, Simple Stories; Wood shapes, Word bubble: Studio Calico; Alphas: Echo Park

Punky Scraps Challenge #50

Happy Saturday, everyone!  I hope that you are all enjoying your weekend! 

I wanted to quickly pop in and share the layout that I made for the current Punky Scraps challenge.  For the challenge, we had to use this picture for our inspiration:

And here is what I came up:

Another wedding picture scrapped...yay!  :-)

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Paint: Apple Barrel; Flowers: Queen & Company, Prima, Target; Bling: Prima; Film strip, Staples: Tim Holtz; Wooden shapes: Studio Calico; Sequins: Doodlebug Design; Die Cut: October Afternoon; Label Stickers: Jillibean Soup

Hey, everyone!  Welcome to the Punky Scraps blog hop!  The design team is taking the time to give a quick introduction of themselves and their work and to welcome back the Punky Scraps challenges!  If you keep hopping, you may run into some pretty cool prizes, including a chance to win a spot on the design team.

So...a little about me: My name is Kat Benjamin.  I am a newlywed and just moved across the United States from Southern California to the Carolina coast.  I love both places.  As long as I'm by a beach, I am happy!  As far as creative stuff goes, I love scrapping.  Not only are embellishments and paper products extremely addicting, but I love that I'm preserving memories for my family.

Here are a few of my layouts:

That's it from me!  Here's the order of the hop.  Have fun!

Punky Blog www.punkyscraps.blogspot.com

Kat Benjamin www.kraftykat9.blogspot.com <--That's me!

Misty Russell www.myscraptherapy.com/

Leah Farqhuarson GUEST www.amusing-to-create.blogspot.co.uk/

Kerry Lambourne www.socksandscrapbooks.blogspot.com

Jaine Drake GUEST www.craftydrake.blogspot.com/

Marie Johansson www.gulavillanivallen.blogspot.com/

Lisa Saunders GUEST www.scrappyfairies.blogspot.com/

Michelle Hernandez www.myanaloglife.blogspot.com/

Tammy Wade www.mumto2angels.blogspot.com/

Wendy Morris GUEST www.scrapnspire.blogspot.co.uk

Sarah Pettersson www.snorsk.blogspot.com/

Celina Matthews www.scrapvamp.blogspot.com/

Sarah Hurley GUEST www.sarahhurley.blogspot.com/

Amy Lassiter www.sparklinggnome.wordpress.com/

Emilie Chamel GUEST www.emiliesscrapbook.blogspot.com/

Ashley Van Etten  www.ashleyvanetten.blogspot.com/

Jolanda Simons www.jolandascrapsels.blogspot.com/

Louise Nelson GUEST www.louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.co.uk/

Natalie www.njmacs.blogspot.com

Get Picky - April!

Hey, everyone!  For those of you that have Blogger, isn't this new set-up weird?  I'm not sure if I like it or not....and I definitely want my dashboard back.  Oh well.  Maybe I'll love it once I get used to it.
Anyways, it's Friday, so it's Punky Scraps day!  Today's challenge was a "Get Picky" challenge, so we worked off a recipe.  I used a few of the recipe items: something brown, a butterfly, mesh/burlap, paint splatters, 5 different patterned papers...and had a lot of fun with it:

Thanks for popping in!  Go check out Punky Scraps to see what everyone else did!
Layout: Patterned Paper: Pebbles; Alphas: October Afternoon; Twine: We R Memory Keppers; Rub Ons: 7Gypsies; Banner: Pink Paislee

Punky Sketch...

Hey, everyone! There is a new sketch challenge on the Punky Scraps blog. Here is my take on it: Go see what the other lovel ladies created! ...And hopefully i'll be back with a better blogpost soon! :o)

Layout: Patterned Paper: Lilybee; Doily: Target; Alphas: October Afternoon; Wood letters, Arrow sticker: Studio Calico; Envelope: American Crafts; Washi Tape: K & Co

Hey, everyone! It's Friday, which means there's a new challnege over at Punky Scraps today! For this week's prompt, we had to take inspiration from a fun, colorful image (go check it out here). Here is what I created:

And here are a few close-ups, since the picture is a bit hard to see:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Go check out Punky Scraps to see what the other fabulous ladies created!

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: Pebbles; Tag: Paper Source; Punch: EK Success; Paint: Apple Barrel; Chipboard Frame: American Crafts; Paper Border: Doodlebug Design; Stamp: American Crafts

Punky Scraps Share

Hi, everyone!! I know I'm a bit late on this, but I did want to pop in real quickly and share a quick layout I made for this month's Punky Scraps "get picky" challenge:
Head on over to Punky Scraps to see all of the requirements for this week's challenge and to see the other fabulous projects!

Enjoy your week! Hopefully I'll be back to regular sharing/posting soon.

Layout: Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: Echo Park; Alphas: basic Grey, Studio Calico; Mist, Banner sticker, Wooden shapes: Studio Calico; Twine: My Mind's Eye; Tissue Doily: Fancy Pants

Punky Scraps' Sketch Challenge

Hello, hello!! Today's challenge at Punky Scraps is a sketch challenge (I sorta LOVE those). Here is the sketch by the awesome Natalie:
And here is my take on it:

I am so, so in love with my Studio Calico mists right now (Calico White and Calico Shine)...I want to use them on everything!

Play along at Punky Scraps and head on over there to see what the other ladies made (you'll love all the takes on the sketch!).

Layout: Cardstock: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Bella Blvd; Journaling Spots: Jillibean Soup; Mists: Studio Calico; Alphas: Prima; December card: Glitz

Patchwork & Rainbows, Oh My!

Hi, everyone! I wanted to pop in real quickly to share my layout for this week's Punky Scraps challenge. This week we had to create a layout inspired by this image:
I loved the patchwork-like aspect of the piece, so I tried to incorporate that into my layout. And, as you know, I love me some color, so I jumped on the opportunity to incorporate a rainbow. :o)

I also jumped on the trendy chevron bandwagon AGAIN. My chevrons turned out a little messy, but I kinda like it.

Hop on over to Punky Scraps to play along and see what all the other awesome ladies created!

Layout: Cardstock: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Me & My Big Ideas, Lily Bee, Echo Park; Alphas: Pink Paislee; Border: Doodlebug Design; Pen: Signo

A Very Punky Christmas...

Here I am, just popping in super quick to share my layout for the current Punky Scraps challenge. It is a Christmas-inspired challenge, but you certainly don't have to make a holiday layout if you don't want to. The sketch provided is pretty awesome, too.
I kept this layout super simple and I'm pretty happy with it. I hope you can play along with us this month!

Layout: Patterned Paper: Crate Paper; Doilies: Martha Stewart; Wooden Shapes: Studio Calico; Bling: Paper Source, Prima; Alphas: Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey; Paint: Apple Barrell

Another Recipe Challenge Brought to you by Punky Scraps...

Hey, everyone! There is another challenge posted on the Punky Scraps blog this week...and it's a recipe challenge. We had to use at least 3 of the items from the list (masking, no patterned paper , lots of stars, at least 3 staples, washi tape, book paper, cardboard and a bottle cap). I found away to work in every single item, but I'm not a huge fan of the final product: Head on over to Punky Scraps to see the rest of the team's work...and of course, to play along! :o)

Layout: Cardstock: Recollections; Mist: Tattered Angels; Alphas: Jillibean Soup; Tape: Tim Holtz; K & Company; Wooden stars: Studio Calico

Punky Scraps Challenge...and Happy Veteran's Day.

Hello, all! It's Friday...which means there is a new challenge posted at Punky Scraps. This week it's a sketch challenge. I had a rather hard time sticking to the sketch this week, but sometimes it just goes that way! Here is my layout:
Head on over to Punky Scraps to see the awesome layouts that the other wonderful ladies of Team A created.
And on another note, Happy Veteran's Day! Today is a day to honor the many men and women who have fought for our country and the freedoms we hold so dear. I am lucky enough to be surrounded by veterans...my Mom, my Dad, my Grandmother, and of course, Eric. Needless to say, I always feel safe :-) I hope you enjoy the day, but also take a few moments to remember what it's all about.
Thanks for stopping by...enjoy the weekend!!
Layout: Patterned Paper: Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye; Alphas: Authentique; Brads: Making Memories; American Crafts; Twine: We R Memory Keepers; Paint: Apple Barrel; Tape: Basic Grey; Punch: Martha Stewart

New Punky Scraps Challenge

Hey, everyone! Sorry I've been a bit MIA recently. On top of being sick, my internet went out for a few days, but I'm back now :-)

I wanted to share a quick layout that I made for the newest challenge at Punky Scraps. We were supposed to use a quote as one of our inspiration pieces...and since I'm not very good/not very comfortable with scrapping deep/dark emotions, I kept it light and fun: Notice my bloom from Toni's shop? I cannot get enough of those wonderful embellishments. I used one of her blooms and then topped it with one of her yummy buttons.

Layout: Patterned Paper: Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye; Alphas: October Afternoon, American Crafts, Making Memories; Sticker: My Mind's Eye; Bling: Recollections; Paper Tape: Cavallini & Co; Felt embellishment, Button: Green Horned Unicorn

Take a Hike!

There is a new challenge posted at Punky Scraps...and it's a recipe challenge!! Use any of the following in your layout/project:

1. Use canvas

2. Use chipboard

3. Use the posted picture to inspire you (it's a cool paint splattery creation...check it out!)

4. Use 3 staples

5. Use a black and white image

6. Make it monochromatic.

I tried to do all of them...but sorta failed on the monochromatic thing...oh well...it's only 2 colors! :)
Eric and I went hiking while we were in Catalina. It was a lot of fun, but I really do have one major complaint: How come I look like a sweaty, sticky mess and he looks even better than he usually does? It's not fair people! Boys get all the luck! ;o)

Thanks for popping by! Check out Punky Scraps to see the other layouts and to play along!!

Layout: Cardstock: Recollections; Patterned Paper: Studio Calico, My Mind's Eye; Canvas Tree: Prima; Alphas: American Crafts, Pink Paislee, Jillibean Soup; Punch: Martha Stewart; Staples: Tim Holtz; Paint: Apple Barrel; Envelopes: Pebbles; Button: My Mind's Eye; Corrugated cardboard: Unknown