Spring Into March Kit in Stock Now!

Hey Scrap Fans! Our March kit is now in stock and includes the following:

(1) Sheet Lucky Charm Happy Place Transparency Sheet
(2) Sheets Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Play
(2) Sheets Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Share
(2) Sheets Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Hopeful
(1) Sheet American Crafts Cardstock Smoke
(1) Sheet American Crafts Cardstock Charcoal
(1) Sheet American Crafts Cardstock Robin's Egg
(1) Sheet American Crafts Cardstock Blush
(1) Studio Calico Snippets Collection 12 x 12 Sticker Sheet
(1) Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Aspire Stamp Set
(1) Amy Tangerine Yes, Please Wish Thickers `
(1) Studio Calico Wood Veneer Die Cut Punctuation

These items retail separately for over $32, but we are offering it for $26.95!! (actual shipping charges may apply)
Quantities are very limited, so reserve one today!

Happy Scrappin'!!

~Patrice

Cropsy Turvy will be at St. Andrew's Scrap the Day Away This Weekend!

Hey Scrap fans! We will be set up this weekend at the St. Andrew's Scrap the Day Away Crop.

St. Andrew's School 

1621 Ferndale Avenue

Johnstown, PA 15905

Friday, March, 1, 2013

4:30PM -Midnight

Saturday, March 2, 2013

9:00AM - Midnight

So even if you can't make it out for the weekend crop, you can still stop by to shop!  Hope to see you there and Happy Scrappin'!!

~Patrice

Just for Fun~ Creating a Textured Canvas Base for a Mixed Media Project

Hey Scrap Fans!  It seems like I'm always so busy working on projects and gifts for everyone else that I seldom take the time to just have fun without an end result in mind.  So the other day, I decided I was going to just take some time to play and see where the products led me.  

I started out with an 8 x 10 canvas and I knew I had wanted to try molding paste with my stencils, so I chose one of my favorites from Crafter's Workshop:

I placed the stencil on the canvas where I wanted the flowers to show and I coated the entire thing with a thin coat of Golden Molding Paste.  (I have a tool for this, but of course, couldn't find it so I just used the spatula from my Cricut).

After I got a nice, even coat over the entire canvas, I quickly and carefully pulled off the stencil.  Since I don't usually clean my stencils, it had the remnants of spray ink, so it dyed the paste slightly.  This was quite alright, as I liked the effect and was mostly experimenting anyway.  I love the dimension and texture the molding paste creates.

After smoothing out the edges with the spatula and drying the paste with my heat tool, I was left with the perfect base to start experimenting.

At this point, I determined that trying to document the process was inhibiting my creativity.  After all, this was supposed to be my fun time, not a project.  So I put down the camera and continued to play.  I experimented with many different techniques, including spraying Glimmer Mists, Dylusions Ink Spray and using gelatos along with my stencils.  I stamped, embossed, colored, cut and glued and just had a blast losing myself in the products.  Eventually I will document and share those other techniques, but I will save that for another day and just share my finished product:

You'll see, even though I started out with the canvas landscape, after spraying with various mists, I decided I liked the pattern better when it was portrait. I used gelatos over my circle stencil and rubbed them in with my finger to created the dimensional "bubbles".  The resulting background reminded me of a magical forest of sorts, so I used my Dylusions stamp set by Dyan Reavely to create the fairy who is feeling a bit upside down. 

 I hope you've enjoyed this look at how to create a texture stenciled canvas as a base for a mixed media project and I hope you are inspired to try your own.  If you try this technique, be sure to let me know how you like it and link your project in the comments section.  

Until next time, Happy Scrappin'!!

~Patrice

Cropsy Turvy will be at Richland High School Feb 24

Hey Scrap Fans!  We will be set up at the Richland High School for a Vendor Fair Sunday, February 24, 2013 from 1-4 PM.  I will have new stamp sets from Technique Tuesday, new dies from LifeStyle Crafts and the February Hearts and Arrows Kits (and maybe even a sneak peak at the kit for March).  My mother will also be there with her delicious rolls from Marie's Nutcracker Sweet.  They freeze beautifully, so pick up yours for Easter now.  (It's right around the corner, March 31!) There will be vendors from Mary Kay, Tastefully Simple, Watkins, 31 Gifts, Pampered Chef, Sabika Jewelry, Hancock Photography, and Gobs as well.  Hope to see you there and Happy Scrappin'!!

~Patrice

Hearts & Arrows Project Kit Video

Click here to watch a video featuring the products in the Hearts & Arrows Project Kit.

Paper Pad Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to ALEXANDRA LEGASPI!! You are the winner of the Gypsy Queen paper pad from Jinger Adams. Please send your mailing address to info@cropsyturvy.com and we'll send your prize. Thanks for commenting and subscribing and Happy Scrappin'!!

Winter CHA Pics

 To see a sampling of what we saw, just click on the link below!

Winter CHA Pictures

CHA 2013 is FINALLY HERE!!

Hey Scrap Fans! I'm gonna skip the whole sorry-I-haven't-blogged-in-so-long intro and just cut to the chase. Keathe and I are coming to you live from Sunny (but a tad cold) Anaheim California at the Winter 2013 Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show! We're waiting in line, as I type, for the opening of the trade show floor. So be sure to check back for photos and updates of all the latest products for 2013! Until then, Happy Scrapping!