So this is the 2nd week that I wanted to eat some of my weekly points. I ended up consuming 38, including 10 that I used for that half of the cheesecake above. I also had 13 activity points that I did not consume. I find it hard to allow myself to eat more food. The last 2 weeks I had special outings to make it a little easier to consume more. This week will be interesting since we don’t have that much planned. Even eating those 38 points, I was still able to lose 1 lb!! So I want to continue to eat more and see if I will continue to lose more!

I previously showed you the Viva Colour Inka Gold, but I wanted to share another technique with you! Inka Gold is such a unique substance. This time I am putting about 3 colours of the Inka Gold onto my craft mat. I spritz it with water, but still leave a few blobs. Then I take my tag and swipe it through the Inka Gold. The colours will blend, but you will also get some great texture from the Inka Gold! Do as many tags as you can until all the Inka Gold has been used!!

Inka Gold is available directly from the Splash of Color site!

Scrap Time – Ep. 863 – Viva Colour Inka Gold Technique from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

On the next episode I am showing you some of Dina Wakley’s new Crafter’s Workshop Templates as well as new Dylusions Colours!

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Bazzill Basics has been hosting card swaps in the US for the past 2 years, and they are finally able to host their first Canadian Card Swap!! Scrapping Turtle, in Ontario will be the host of the Canadian Swap!

Taken from the Bazzill site:

What is a swap? A swap is the act of trading something – and in this case we are trading greeting cards made with Bazzill products!

When preparing your cards for mailing, please individually package each card in a ziplock bag and label it with your full name. Remember to include your full name and address in your package so your cards can be easily returned to you!

This is open to both US and Canada!! Visit the Bazzill Basics Swap page to register and for more information about the swap you will be part of!!

I will be playing along and will have a video next month showing you the cards I made!!

Happy Swapping!

Now that it is May we are starting to have some warmer days! Gemma and I walk to school and I love walking past the Paper Place and seeing their window full of Butterflies!

Especially Buttterflies made out of beautiful Japanese Papers!!

Here’s hoping that Spring will continue to be warm!!

When I attended CHA this past January I was introduced to the company DoCrafts. They are based in England and had a lot of interesting crafts. One items that popped out to me was the Build-A-Scene dies. In the die sets you get a variety of dies to build-a-scene. There are currently 5 sets: Nautical, Garden Party, All Aboard, Vintage Hot Air Balloon and London. You can buy them directly from their site! I am showing you the Vintage Hot Air Balloon set. I am using Crate Paper’s DIY collection. I coloured the background using Pan Pastels to give it the soft feeling, like the paper.

I also made a card using the same elements. In the video I show you how to put together the little Hot Air Balloon!

Some of the links in this post take you to Simon Says Stamp. When you shop at Simon Says Stamp Scrap using our links, Scrap Time receives a percentage of the sale and we appreciate your support!

Scrap Time – Ep. 862 – DoCrafts Build-A-Scene Dies from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

Here is the video that DoCrafts made! I love it!!

On the next episode I am showing you a technique using Viva Colour Inka Gold!

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Last weekend I attended a friend’s party. She had a huge spread out! There was an open bar, plus lots of foods – crackers, cheeses, smoked trout, ham, chips, dips, candies, fruit, veggies and lots more! I knew I was going to have 2 beers at the party. Since I was using my weekly points, I knew I could have some of the treats, but how do you calculate when you are having 1 of this and 2 of that? As I ate I tried to take a bit of inventory of what I was eating. Then at the end of the night I gave it a value of 10PP (not including the beer). Not sure how accurate I was, but was content with that number.

So, if you read last weeks post I was determined to eat more this past week. On top of going to the party, I also went to the Mandarin Chinese Buffet. Again, I had to guess at the point values for what I ate. By the end of the week I had calculated using 38 of my 49 weekly points. I also earned 10 Activity Points. I found that I don’t like to use all the points, because I like to leave breathing room for the food I don’t track, like the french fries I steal from Gemma’s plate or the chips I steal from out of the bag. I am going to try again this week, when I can more accurately calculate what I am eating.

In the end, I did manage to lose 0.8 lbs, which I am happy with!!

Today I am showing you the Trend Setter Collection from Fancy Pants Designs! I just love the colours in this collection! As well, there are so may great prints, such as the chevron and herringbone, that could be used on so many projects! I also love the corrugated papers – they add a great texture to your pages! On the page above I used the 6×6 paper pad and tore pieces from all of the designs. I collaged them on the page and then did a wash with the White Distress Stain. I added a piece of the corrugated paper and went over it with the White Distress Paint. In the video I show you the difference between the 2. I added a quote from the sticker sheet as well as the title.

Here I used the Cardstock Sticker strips and the tags. I added a paper clip on top. Fancy Pants has some paper stencils, and I added the dots and chevron on the page with some acrylic paint.

On this page I used one of the frames to frame my journaling. I used some of the die-cut banners and alphabet stickers. I tore some of the 12×12 paper for strips in the corner, added a few more stickers and stenciled on some dots!

This just shows you the difference between White Distress Stain and White Distress Paint. On the left is the stain, a bit of the middle is bare, and the right is the paint!

I love the Trend Setter Collection from Fancy Pants Designs! It is versatile for many occasions!

The Trend Setter Collection is available at Scrapbook.com! When you use our links to shop at Scrapbook.com, Scrap Time receives a percentage of the sale and we appreciate your support!

Scrap Time – Ep. 861 – Fancy Pants Designs Trend Setter Collection from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

On the next episode I am showing you new colours of the Dylusions Sprays and new Templates by Dina Wakley for the Crafter’s Workshop!

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As I was walking along King W/John St. last week I came across this exhibit from the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival. All of these pictures were taken by Martin Parr, with the subject being Food. He was commissioned to take photos of food around Toronto. I have included some of the photos, but there are a lot more on display.

The Photography Festival runs from May 1-31, 2013. There are exhibits around the city to check out!

Today I am showing you a sampling of the new Spellbinders Media Mixage Collection! We are focusing on the new Bezels with co-ordinating dies. Spellbinders teamed up with Susan Lenart Kazmer. She designed a line of jewelry bezels, then Spellbinders designed a die that co-ordinates. This makes cutting the paper a cinch!! Now you will have perfectly sized paper for those bezel designs! They come in a variety of sizes and designs. Above I used the large oval with 2 smaller ovals. I cut the paper from the new Spellbinders Ephemera Paper pad using the dies. I then stamped dream and added a resin flower. I filled the bezels with Ice Resin and then added some glitter.

On this necklace I first painted the bezel with the Vintaj Patinas. I then cut my papers and added them into my bezels. I filled them with the Ice Resin as well. After I completed my pendants I decided to add a bit more patina. I recommend finishing with the Patinas before adding the resin, or else you may get some sticking to the resin.

I cut all the paper using the new Media Mixage Artisan X-plorer die cutter. I love this machine because it is small, making it quick and easy to cut the small dies. You can also emboss with the machine.

Scrapbook.com offers the whole Media Mixage Collection! When you shop at Scrapbook.com using our links, Scrap Time receives a percentage of the sale and we appreciate your support!

Scrap Time – Ep. 860 – Spellbinders Media Mixage from Mark Giles on Vimeo.

On the next episode I am showing you the Fancy Pants Designs Trend Setter Collection!

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I am always looking for food that I can order while I am out. I was happy to find out that a Harvey’s Grilled Chicken Sandwich was only 7PP. The chicken is 3PP and the bun is 4PP. It’s nice to know that if I am out shopping, I can order this and not ‘ruin’ my day!!

On the Weight Watcher’s plan we are give 49 Weekly points, on top of our daily points. For the most part, I only use a small amount of these each week. I thought this week I am going to try to use most of the 49 points and see what my weight loss will be. Lately I will have 1 good week, then 2 small losses. This week I lost 0.2 lbs. I have a party to go to and a brunch this weekend, so I thought it would be a good time to experiment. I will let you know how it goes.