60 Minute Madness

As part of our assignments this month with Imaginisce, we were asked to create a project in 60 minutes or less.  If you have spent any time scrapbooking with me, you know that I usually take much longer than that to create something.  That being said, I love a good challenge so here it goes.  I created a fall themed gift bag.

Supplies:  Paper, Die Cuts (Imaginisce), Bag (Autumn Leaves), Envelope & Journaling Spot (Maya Roads), Emobssing Folder (Tim Holtz), Ribbon (Offray)

Of all the lines I've created with this year on the Imaginisce team, I think this one is my all time favourite of 2011.  It's called "Happy Harvest" and has the cutest little critters.

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If you look closely, you will see some embossed details on the lower half of the Maya Roads kraft envelope.  I really love the contrast of having the flap of the envelope smooth on top of the embossed lower half.  I included a little journaling spot so it's all set to address.  If you were really on a mission, I bet one could an assembly line of sorts and create several of these in the one hour time frame.

Make sure you check out all the other 60 minute projects posted today on the Imaginisce blog.  I hope we have inspired you to get your scrap on.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this project in the Fall, 2012 issue of Paper Creations Magazine.

Happy Thanks(give)ing

This week Imaginisce and Glue Arts have teamed up for a fantastic product pairing and both of their blogs are brimming with creativity and will be all week long.  As the title of today's post would suggest, I created a fall themed page using the adorable "Happy Harvest" line.

Supplies:  Paper, Die Cuts, i-Top (Imaginisce), Glue Glide Pro, U-Cut Foam (Glue Arts), Cardstock (Bazzill)

I used the i-Top 2.0 to create the mini brads you see in this photo.  I absolutely love the new version of the i-Top.  It is much smoother to operate and the new carriage designs makes it much easier to keep all the components in place while setting the brads.

If you look carefully behind the brads, you will see a piece of patterned paper that I raised using Glue Arts' U-Cut-It Foam.  This is the stongest and most sturdy foam I have ever worked with.  It comes in sheets and you simply cut it to size.  This simple square of patterned paper now has the strength of chipboard.  The rest of the page was adhered using the Glue Glider Pro. I have two of these on my desk at all times - one with the Perma Tac cartridge and the other with the Extreme Tac.

Be sure to visit both the Glue Arts and Imaginisce blogs every day this week for more from this great product pairing.  Did I mention there are prizes involved??

Have a wonderful day!

My Talking Flower

The kids say and do the cutest things sometimes and what I really love about scrapbooking is that these little moments are recorded so we never forget.  The page I have to share today is one of those moments.  After an afternoon of picking lupin bouquets, my daughter says, "Look Mommy, I'm a talking flower."  I turned around to see her with her bouquet up around her face.  I sure was glad I had my camera with me for that one.

Supplies:  Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle), Die Cuts (Lilly Bee, My Mind's Eye, Pink Paislee), Buttons & Doily (Purple Pumpkin), Twine (The Twinery), Trim (Bo Bunny), Letters (Pink Paislee, Basic Grey, American Crafts)

When I get my Purple Pumpkin kit, the twine comes delivered all tied up in this cute little bow.  I used it just as it was on this page as a bow detail to the base of the bouquet of lupins.

Stay tuned later this week for some fall pages using Imagine's Happy Harvest line.  Until then, have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by.

EDITED TO ADD: 
Look for this page in the Summer, 2012 issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine.

Stitching with Baker's Twine

I dug into my summer photo stash last week and created the page I am about to show you.  Everything about this page makes me happy, from the playfulness of the transparency to the colour scheme and photo that totally captures my daugher's personality, I love it all. 

"Key to Your Dreams"

Supplies:  Paper (Little Yellow Bicycle), Transparency (Fancy Pants), Star Embellishments (Purple Pumpkin), Flower (Pebbles Inc.), Journalin Spot (Jillibean Soup), Playing Cards (My Mind's Eye), Letters (Basic Grey, Pink Paislee), Baker's Twine (The Twinery)

Notice also how I used the twine to create journaling lines.  The stitching actually is dual-purpose here.  It provides an interesting design element in the journaling lines, but it also serves to hold the transparency in place.  You just can't lose when you stitch on a page.  So next time you decide to dig out your needle, try using your baker's twine in lieu of thread or floss and see where your imagination takes you. 

Thanks so much for visiting.  I received word this evening that I will have a project on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog so be sure to stop by there tomorrow.

Walk With Me

I've been on a blogging roll this week.  I finally feel as though I have established a decent balance with my home life, my love of scrapbooking and my passion for my new business.  So here it goes, another page I made this week:

"Walk With Me"

Supplies:  Paper, Pins & Die Cuts (Little Yellow Bicycle), Trim (Websters Pages) Doilies, Buttons & Tickets (Purple Pumpkin Designs), Journaling Spots (Jillibean Soup), Letters (Basic Grey & Websters Pages), Pearls (Zva Creative)



I used some mini Purple Pumpkin crochet doilies to jazz up the Websters' rosette trim.  I really like to add textural interest to my pages all the while working with the same colour.  The blues in the doily and trim could not have been a better match.

If you would like to add to your Purple Pumpkin stash, be sure to check out their blog for a HUGE PURPLE PUMPKIN GIVEAWAY!!  Seriously.  You are not going to want to miss this. 

As a side note, in case you noticed the outfits the girls are wearing.  They were made by Gigi Creations.  I have found the best handmade things through my social media connections.  If you have yet to discover Stephanie's work, be sure to take a look and find her on Facebook as well for sneak peeks, specials and the like. 

With that and a wish for a wonderful weekend, I'll sign off for today.

Thanks, as always, for visiting!

EDITED to ADD:  Look for this page in the Summer, 2012 issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine.

Princess Julia - a new take on a Halloween page

My girls dressed up as princesses this year for Halloween and they had the pleasure of attending a couple of pre-Halloween parties before the big day.  The photo on this page is one of them.  That might help explain the bunny face with a princess dress.  Julia was adament that she wanted a bunny face and she didn't waiver once for the whole 45 minutes we stood in line for her turn.  So here she is, Princess Julia, with her cute little bunny face.

Supplies:  Paper (Bo Bunny & Simple Stories), Flower & i-Top (Imaginisce), Pearls (Teresa Collins), Halloween Border Sticker (Recollections), Chipboard Frame (Magistical Memories), Ribbon (Offray), Leaves (Prima)

This isn't your typical Halloween page by any stretch of the imagination.  In fact, sometimes when I look at it, it feels as though there's been some sort of identity crisis.  There is a girl dressed in a beautiful gown with a face painted like a bunny rabbit.  The layout is comprised primarily of pretty things like pearls, flowers and ribbons and then you find a big 'ol spider and web frame around the photo.  The colour scheme says anything but Halloween.  Oh well.  If nothing else, it makes you take a closer look.

I have decided that this is my absolute favourite way to use the i-top - with BURLAP.  Many thanks to Melinda Spinks for that genius idea.

This photo and layout make me smile.  I hope it does the same for you.

Cheers,

My Memories Suite WINNER

As promised, I have a winner for the My Memories Suite software giveaway.   

HUGE congrats goes out to:

ENJOY your prize, Sue. I can't wait to see what you create with it!!



Learning to Read

Today, being the start of a new month, is the beginning of a new sketch challenge over on the Purple Pumpkin Blog.  I'll give you a peek at the sketch here and my sample but be sure to head on over to their blog for a full compliment of pages from the Design Team.

"Learning to Read"

Supplies:  Paper & Journaling Sprouts (Jillibean Soup), Letters (Basic Grey & Making Memories), Doily & Buttons (Purple Pumpkin)

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I really love creating layered embellishment clusters with my Purple Pumpkin goodies and this is one of two that you will find on this page.



Today is also the last day to get your name entered into the My Memories Suite software giveaway.  Make sure you comment on THIS POST to be entered.

Thanks so much for visiting!