We hope you all had a wonderful time scrapping along with us in our 4th Fast and Fabulous event!  Crazy fun huh?!!! ;o)

We absolutely loved seeing all of your layouts in the gallery….and we are excited to announce the random winners!  Each of our THREE lucky winners will receive a $10 Shabby Shoppe gift card via email SOON (be sure to check your spam folders if you don’t see it)!

Tide Pools at Crystal Cove by pqtn

Kermis092012 by RinRent

spring is in the air by alinalove

THANK YOU for joining us – we hope you had as much fun as we did!  Have a wonderful weekend and we’ll see you all back here on Monday for another LOTW!!!

P.S. – If you didn’t join us LIVE for our Fast and Fabulous speed scrap, you can still play along yourself (in your own time)!  We’d love to see your layouts in the gallery, too!

KylieFast and Fabulous, Uncategorized 9 Comments

Whether you’re moving into fall right now like me in the U.S. or into spring like Kylie in Australia, they are often great times to be outdoors.

Let’s take some inspiration from the great outdoors as we speed scrap today!  And as you work on your layout, somewhere you should include the color yellow to represent the sun.  This can be in papers or elements and can be a lot of yellow or just a little.  It’s up to you!

1. Add two or three photos to your layout.  You may place them in frames if you like (not required).
2. Add 2 solid papers and 2 patterned papers
3. Add as much foliage as you want (greenery, leaves, etc) plus 3 different flowers (you can use as many of each as you like, but use only 3 different ones).
4. Add one wood OR metal element.
5. To represent wind, add an element or brush scatter.  It can be a scatter from a kit, or you can create your own scatter with an element or brush of your choice.  For ideas, check out Casharina’s tips on working with brushes and scattering -> HERE!
6. Add a title using a combination of an alpha and a font.

That’s it! :o) …you’ve now received all 6 of your instructions.  You may not add any other elements to your page that haven’t been explicitly stated in the instructions :o)  Also remember that fonts are “free” and you can add EXTRA journaling and/or a date to your page if you wish (as well as anything else you would like to do with fonts/text).

Please post your layout here by 5PM Eastern Daylight Time (one hour and ten minutes from now – so make sure you allow enough time!) in order to qualify for the prize drawings.  If you are having trouble uploading your layout to the gallery, you can find help HERE.

SP, Kylie and I will be posting our layouts shortly if you want to head on over to the Fast & Fabulous Gallery for a peek at how we scrapped along with the instructions :o)

Happy Scrapping!!

IMPORTANT: Be sure to REFRESH this page in your browser to see comments and to get the next instruction!

KimFast and Fabulous, Uncategorized 55 Comments

In just a short while (1 hour to be exact!) we’ll post the first instruction right here on the blog!  If you’ve never participated in an event like this before, you’re in for a treat!  Here’s a little more information on how things will work:

• I’ll provide one instruction for you every 10 minutes.
• Often the instruction will tell you a type of material to use.  If no specific instruction is given on how to use that piece of material, then that means it’s totally up to you!
• Text/Fonts…are “freebies” and can be used without being explicitly called for in the instructions.  This is primarily because journaling is a personal preference, and some love it and some don’t :o)
• If you have questions about the instruction, please post a comment on the ‘instructions’ blog post.  We’ll answer your questions as quickly as possible!
• The last instruction will be posted at 3:50PM (Eastern Daylight Time).  You’ll have an additional hour to “play with” your layout, but you must post your finished layout to the gallery HERE by 5:00PM (Eastern Daylight Time) to qualify for the prize drawings!
• If you are having trouble uploading your layout to the gallery, you can find help HERE.

We’ll post the FIRST INSTRUCTION at 3PM sharp! (REMEMBER that’s United States Eastern Daylight Savings Time, folks!!)

We hope to see you then! :o)

KimFast and Fabulous, Uncategorized 16 Comments

Our speed scraps are a super-quick, super-fun AND easy way to get that special page scrapped!  So please JOIN US tomorrow to create your very own Fast - and FABULOUS - scrapbook layout in just 6 simple steps!  You can find more information about our past events –> RIGHT HERE :o)

And remember you’ll need to convert the 3PM start time if you live in a different time zone…we wouldn’t want you to miss out on all the FUN!!

{We’re SO EXCITED we can hardly wait!}

KimFast and Fabulous, Uncategorized 1 Comment

Hello everyone! :o)  It’s Kim here, and I have the pleasure of making a special announcement.  Ready for some scrapping fun??  Then you’ll want to be sure and join us for our next Fast and Fabulous Speed Scrap!!

 It’s my turn to host the event! YAY! …and of course the lovely SP & Kylie will be there too!  Together we’ll keep the instructions coming, answer all your questions and even chat a little along the way :o)  …bunches and bunches of FUN!!

::: How does it work? :::

Grab a beverage and your favorite snack…and JOIN US right here at the BLOG at 3PM EST or technically EDT ~ as it is still daylight savings on SATURDAY, September 15th!!!  Over the course of ONE HOUR, we’ll give you basic scrapping instructions ONE AT A TIME, every TEN minutes.  At the end of the hour, you’ll have SIX instructions for creating a layout.  Just scrap along as each instruction is given out! ~ too easy!  Then, you’ll have one additional hour to finish up your layout and get it posted in the Shoppe’s FAST and FABULOUS gallery.

During the TWO ‘fast and fabulous scrapping’ HOURS, you can add any comments and/or questions you may have right here on the blog!  SP and I will be on hand to answer all your questions as they come in!

These basic instructions will help you create your very own FAST and FABULOUS layout!  If you haven’t joined us before…well, firstly, you’re in for some crazy FUN…and secondly, if you’d like to see what it’s all about, you can find all the previous event instructions here & here & here.  These simple prompts take out the guesswork but still leave all the creativity up to you :)

 ::: Share your finished layout with other Shoppe Speed Scrappers! :::

Seeing everyone’s work is always the best part :o)  It’s so FUN to see how everyone interprets the instructions and how different all of the layouts turn out. Plus…post your layout to this gallery by 5PM EST and you’ll be entered into a random drawing to WIN one of three $10 Shabby Shoppe gift cards!

::: About the date and time :::

We know that the date and time may not suit absolutely everyone (time zones, busy schedules and the like!!)…we promise to continue rotating the days and times to make sure that we give everyone the chance to participate! :o)

So what time will it be where you are…?  Calculating time zones certainly gets a bit tricky, doesn’t it?! LOL!!  Here is a LINK to a website that helps me out all the time…just click HERE and it will open a new page.  As an example, I just put in the Fast & Fabulous date and time, and then chose ‘USA – New York – New York’.  And then in the next section, I added where I live…and clicked on ‘convert time’…easy!!

So mark your calendars and join us on SATURDAY, September 15th at 3PM EST (United States EST time)!  We’ll be sure to remind you again as we get closer to the event date, too!  We’d truly love to see you back with us again OR for the very first time…to scrap fast and fabulous TOGETHER!

Is anyone else as excited as I am??

KimFast and Fabulous, Uncategorized 4 Comments