There's a Party Brewing

I've got another page from last weekend's crop to share today.  I'm thinking I'm now ready to take a break from Halloween, much to everyone's relief I'm sure.  Next up, Christmas! LOL

 

Supplies:  Paper , Chipboard (My Mind's Eye), Transparency (Fancy Pants), Bag (Scrap Within Reach), Film Strip Ribbon (Tim Holtz), Button (Purple Pumpkin), Stickers (SRM Stickers), Kraft Tag (Maya Roads)

As always I have used some of my favourite Purple Pumpkin buttons and SRM stickers.  I love the title on this one....so appropriate.

That's all for today.  Thanks so much for visiting.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this page in the Fall, 2012 issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine.

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.

IMAGE REMOVED FOR PUBLICATION

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.

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.

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.

Layering - Purple Pumpkin Style

I am thrilled to announce that I have been selected as one of the new Purple Pumpkin Designers.  If you have yet to discover their products, I encourage you to run on over to their blog and take a look at the wonderful embellishment kits that they make each and every month.  Be sure to "like" them on facebook as well so you will know exactly when the sale starts each month because they always sell out in a matter of hours.

I created this page last night.  Green and pink are one of my most favourite colour cominations to scrapbook with so you can bet that Bo Bunny's Vicki B collection fell into my shopping cart one day.  Does that ever happen to anyone else??  {{Grin}}

"Growing Girl"

Supplies:  Paper (Bo Bunny), Felt Flower & Doily (Purple Pumpkin Designs), Crystal Flourishes (Zva Creative), Flowers, Chipboard Letters (Prima), Letter Stickers (Websters Pages), Brads (Bazzill)

If you take a peek at my post over on their blog, you will find a little discussion on layering embellishments so I won't repeat that here.  What I would like to make note of is that you can create texture and layers from ordinary patterned paper.  Take a look along the left side of my photo.

I didn't have any trim that matched my page, so I made some with a strip of patterned paper.  I simply pleated it and then stitched it in place.  Stitching is my preferred way to adhere paper pleats.  It only takes a few seconds and it is never going to move once it's stitched in place.  I layered my photo on top to finish the  look.  Quick, easy and INEXPENSIVE. 

I'll leave you with that for today.  Look for many more designs with Purple Pumpkin goodies in the coming weeks and months.

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

Bon Voyage

This summer my husband and I had the pleasure of two nights away on our anniversary.  We went to Bar Harbor, "one of the best places to visit in Maine and New England" as it reads on their website.  I can't say that I disagree, either.  It was absolutely beautiful there.  As luck would have it, Imaginisce released a travel themed line this season called "Bon Voyage" so you can bet I've got some Bar Harbor projects to share.

"Vacation"

Supplies:  Paper, Die Cuts, Stickers (Imaginisce), Buttons (Stampin' Up & Jenni Bowlin), Twine (The Twinery)

We spent an entire morning hiking up what is called the Beehive Trail in the Acadia National Park.  It was quite a workout with all the rock faces to climb and the heat of July but it was a wonderful morning.  To top it off, we hiked the Bowl trail that led straight to a lake in the middle of all the rock and vegetation.  You can bet we had a swim.  This photo was taken there.  I felt like I was sitting in an aquarium with all the little fish swimming around. 

"Travel the World"

Journaling Reads:  With your adventuresome spirit, I have no doubt we will one day travel the world.

"Destination Bar Harbor" Mini Album

Album (Maya Roads), Bling, Paper, Stickers, Die Cuts, Chipboard (Imaginisce), Letters (Basic Grey), Felt (Prima), Arrow (7 Gypsies)

All these wonderful flourishes are new releases from Imaginisce.  They are the newest addition to the i-rock line - iron on bling.  And because we all need a mini-iron to set them in place, Imaginisce has come to the rescue.

Isn't it adorable??

Here are some snapshots of the interior of the album.

For more Bon Voyage inspiration, be sure to visit the Imaginisce blog.

Thanks so much for visitng.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for the "Travel the World" page in the Create: Embellish it Idea Book in July, 2012

Some Gardening Pages

Good Morning and Happy Thursday!

We are settling in nicely to a new routine here with school back in session and I am finding it easier to make time for scrapbooking again.  YAY!   Here are a couple of my latest pages.  I feel a little rusty, I must admit, but it's a start.

"Home Grown"

Supplies: Paper (KI Memories, Cosmo Cricket), Journaling Sprouts (Jillibean Soup), Letters (October Afternoon), Chipboard (Cosmo Cricket)

"Ready Set Grow"

Supplies:  Paper (Lily Bee Designs, Cosmo Cricket), Ribbon (Cosmo Cricket), Trim (Makign Memories), Buttons & Button Tool (Epiphany Crafts), Stamp (Artful Stamper), Floss (Karen Foster)

Check out all the fun little buttons I made to add some dimension to the paper border.  I used the Round 14 Button Studio Tool by Epiphany Crafts.

I'll leave you with that for today.  Thanks, as always, for visiting.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for these pages in

Scrapbooking & Beyond:  Summer, 2012

&

Scrapbook Trends: May, 2012 respectively

Live Laugh Love Frame

I bought this heart floating frame on clearance from Michaels after Valentine's Day...a few years ago.  (Sometimes it takes awhile to turn projects around it would seem!)  Anyway, I chose to use some of my favourite summer photos and paired them Fancy Pants' "It's the Little Things" line.

Supplies: Paper, Glitter Cuts (Fancy Pants), Flowers (Prima), Acrylic Flourish (Magistical Memories), Rhinestone Buttons & Trinket Pins (Maya Roads), Metal Fram (Tim Holtz), Chipboard (American Crafts)



I layered and layered the flowers and buttons on the side of the frame.  That is what I love about beyond the page items. You can layer and stack to your heart's content and there will never be an issue with fitting it into a page protector.

I stacked the title going down the left side to balance out the flower cluster on the right. I also repeated the title with the border strip under the photo.

I used as many acrylic items as I could to further the theme and preserve the integrity of the frame.

Now to find a place to display this out of reach of little fingers.

Thanks so much for visiting. Have a wonderful and safe holiday weekend.


EDITED TO ADD:
Look for this project in the Create: Embellish It Magazine in July, 2012.

Happy Harvest - NEW Release from Imaginisce

The day has finally arrived where I can share with you what I have been up to with Imaginisce's new Happy Harvert collection.  I think you'll agree that this line is totally adorable and pefectly suited for any kind of fall project you could possibly imagine.

The first project uses my most favourite mini album design of all time.  It is called the "Happy Tree Book" by Magistical Memories.  I dug out my trusty brown spray paint to paint the cover.  That is my "go to" method of covering intricate chipboard pieces.  There is zero run off down the sides and the finish looks almost as though it was factory done.

The glamed-up border you see around the cover was made using the i-Rock and d-Stress tools with the Metallic Pearl Glam Rocks.  Because the paint finish is glossy, I roughed up the surface where I wanted to add a Glam Rock with the d-Stress tool.  This gave the glue on the Glam Rocks something to grab onto and therefore created a stronger bond once heat set with the i-Rock. 

Supplies:  Paper, Chipboard, Stickers, Glam Rocks & i-Rock (Imaginisce), Felt (Basic Grey), Acrylic Star (Pink Paislee), Album (Magistical Memories), Envelope (Maya Roads)

In case you haven't notice, I add dangles to 90% of all my mini albums.  They just don't seem complete otherwise.

EDITED TO ADD:  Look for this mini album in the Fall, 2012 edition of Canadian Scrapbooker Magainze.

The next project is a fall wall hanging that I made using Maya Roads' kraft envelopes as the base.  I embossed parts of them with some Tim Holtz's embossing folders. I really love what the embossing adds to the overall look of the piece.  The envelopes are covered with a variety of Happy Harvest goodies. I think the fox is my favourite.  I also love the die cut titles, like the one you see here.

Supplies:  Paper, Die Cuts, Chipboard (Imaginisce), Epoxy (Epiphany Crafts), Bulb Safety Pins (Fancy Pants), Trinket Pins (Little Yellow Bicycle), Envelopes (Maya Roads), Embossing Folder (Tim Holtz)

All the little dangles you see on this project were made with the round 25 epoxy shape studio tool by Epiphany Crafts.  I fussy cut the little critters and adhered them to teal cardstock.  I doodled a faux stitched border and then used my studio tool to make epoxy embellishments.  That is the beauty of these tools. I can create custom embellishments to match any line I am working with.  The Crop-a-Dile punched right through the epoxy to make a hole for hanging. 

If you look closely, you will also see a felt flower, vintage setting and mini epoxy apple that are all part of the Epiphany Crafts line up.  I used them to top an accordian flower made with a piece of the Happy Harvest paper.

That's all for today.  Don't forget to stop by the Imaginisce blog.  You won't be disappointed. The girls have all kinds of fall goodies like these to share.  Have a wonderful Monday!

Echo Park meet Imaginisce

Today we have a fun pairing on the Imaginisce blog.  Echo Park kindly sent us some Dots & Stripes to play with and they coordinate beautifully with the Imaginisce lines.  The page I made pairs "Enchanted" with "Candy Shoppe" dots and stripes.  If I didn't know better, I would swear they were all made by the same company.  Check out how well that blue striped background matches the carriage border sticker.

"Mommy's Models"

Supplies:  Paper, Pop-Up Posies, Pearl Glam Rocks, Border Stickers (Imaginisce), Dots & Stripe Paper, Stickers (Echo Park), Cindy Loo Flourishes (Cricut), Flower (Bo Bunny), Letters (Echo Park & My Little Shoebox), Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Leaves (Petaloo), Lace (Walmart)

As I mentioned in my last post, I rediscovered my Liquid Pearls.  I outlined my flower petals and added some texture to my flourishes.

That's all for now. Don't forget to check out all the other projects on the Imaginisce blog.  Have a wonderful day. Thanks so much for visiting.



Edited to Add:  Look for this page in the April, 2012 Cricut Magazine Quick & Easy Idea Book.

Splash Fun

One of the new lines released by Best Creation Inc. is called "Splash Fun", just in time for summer to start.  They are celebrating all weekend long with lots of projects and giveaways on their blog.

 Here are a few things I made with the line:

Supplies:  Paper, Chipboard (Best Creation Inc.), Buttons Vintage Setting & Epoxy (Epiphany Crafts), Flourishes (Cricut Cindy Loo Cartridge), Brads (DCWV), Twine (The Twinery), Pins (Little Yellow Bicycle)

Check out all the Epiphany Crafts goodies on this one.  Don't you just love that vintage setting and little epoxy ducky?

EDITED TO ADD:  Look for this page in the April, 2012 issue of Cricut Magazine's Quick & Easy Idea Book.

 The next project is a mini album called "Make a Splash".  It is full of photos from our summer last year.

 

Supplies:  Paper, Stickers & Chipboard (Best Creation Inc.), Album (Clear Scraps), Baubles (Stamping Bella), Water Drops (Imaginisce), Bind it All (Zutter), Felt (Creative Café)

Thanks so much for visitng.  Don't forget to pop on over to the Best Creation Inc.'s blog for more fun projects a chance to win.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for the "Water Fun" page in the Cricut Quick & Easy Idea Book in April, 2012.

Look for the mini album in the Summer, 2012 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine.

Happy Camper

The projects I have to share today feature the brand new "Happy Camper" line by Imaginisce.  This line couldn't be more appropriate for our household as I have two happy campers who can't wait to pitch the tent again.

all Supplies Imaginisce except letters (October Afternoon & Rose Moka) 

Cricut & Cindy Loo cartridge used to make tree.

 

All Supplies Imaginisce except album (Karen Foster), Woodgrain Stamp (Stampin' Up), Chipboard Frame (Maya Roads)

Be sure to pop on over to the Imaginisce blog for more camping goodies and as always, a chance to win.  Thanks so much for visiting.

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for the mini album in the Create: Mini Albums Idea Book in June, 2012

Hippity Hoppity

As promised, the Best Creation In. Design Team has a fun blog hop today with punches as our theme.  If you have just happened upon my blog today, you may want to go to the start of the blog hop so you don't miss a single one of the fun ideas we have to share today.  If you have arrived here from Karen Thind's blog, you are in the right place.

I chose to make some textured background paper with my border punches.  For those of you who are tactile like me, this idea is really going to appeal to you. 

"A Very Bunny Day"

Supplies:  Paper (Best Creation Inc.), Button (Epiphany Crafts), Letters (American Crafts), Flower (Recollections), Punches (EK Success, Fiskars, Martha Stewart), Trims (Bo Bunny, Prima)

To create this look, simply punch a series of borders in different styles and widths and attach to your background paper.  I chose to do white on white because I really love the effect but you could do any colour combination you wish.  Once the borders are adhered, stitch them all down.  This not only acts are a great way to keep everything in place, it adds another really interesting design element.

You can get a closer look at the borders and stitching in this detail shot.  Notice also the custom Epiphany Crafts buttons I made for the page.

Before you go to the next stop on your blog hop, TINA McDONALD, the letter you need from me is E.  Thanks so much for visitng and Happy Hopping!

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this page in the Spring, 2012 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine

Happy Easter

Believe it or not, these projects were all made in December for the trade show last January. They were made using the "Bunny Love" line by Best Creation Inc.  I will admit it was very hard to get my head around Easter when Christmas was almost upon me, but you do what you've got to do.  On the bright side, it kept me on my toes and prepared well in advance when Easter finally arrives.  So without further rambling, here they are:

"I adore your baby blues"

(Absolutely nothing to do with Easter but it uses Easter paper just the same.)

Supplies:  Paper, Stickers (Best Creation Inc.), Letters (Best Creation Inc., American Crafts), Buttons (Epiphany Crafts & Stampin' Up), Border Punch (Fiskars), Lace (Dollarama)

"Hippity Hoppity" Frame

Supplies:  Paper, Stickers, Chipboard (Best Creation Inc.), Doily (Kaisercrafts)

Easter Table Top Decoration

Supplies:  Paper, Chipboard, Stickers (Best Creation Inc.), Flowers (Imaginisce), Beer Coasters, Bind-it-All (Zutter)

This decoration was actually made with beer coasters.  I attached them all together with my Bind-it-All once decorated and was able to make a quick Easter decoration, perfect for a mantle or window ledge.

"Happy Easter" Card

Supplies:  Paper, Chipboard (Best Creation Inc.), Die (Spellbinders), Ribbon & Pins (Michaels)

I made the Easter card this month for a cross promotion with Best Creation Inc. and Spellbinders.  Love their dies, especially this one.  Doilies are really popular right now and make the  perfect backdrop for a photo or sentiment like on this card.

There you have it, a flury of Bunny Love projects as we start the long Easter weekend.  Thanks so much for visiting and look for most Easter themed goodies on Monday as the Best Creation Inc. Design Team shows you all kinds of fun ways to use your punches. 

Until then, HAPPY EASTER!

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this card in the Spring, 2012 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine.

Altered Beverage Box

I love crops. I really do.  What's funny is that when I first discovered scrapbooking I didn't have a clue what a crop was other than a field full of potatoes or other vegetable, grain or "crop".  Now I look forward to crops of the scrapbook variety all year through and attended one last weekend.  Not only is it a great chance to catch up with friends, I always learn something new.  Always.  This time, I learned that you can find beverages boxes without logos that make great alterables.  Many thanks to Cheryl for planting the seed...LOL...pun intended!

Supplies:  Paper, Die Cuts, Chipboard (Imaginisce), Saftey Pin (Making Memories), Ribbon (Offray)

Make sure you drop on over to the Imaginisce blog and get yourself entered in the drawing for today's giveaway as the Little Cutie release party continues.  Look for a fun little boy card on this blog tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting.

EDITED TO ADD:

Please look for this project in the May, 2012 issue of Create: Baby Ideas Book by Northridge Publishing.



There is no such thing as a mistake in paper crafting.

I love embossing folders.  Maybe I should qualify that statement.  I love to collect embossing folders, or so it would seem.  They really are a wonderful invention and allow paper crafters to create so many unique and custom pieces.  So why is it that I rarely use mine?  It's hard to say, but today I decided I would break that trend...which leads me to the title of today's post. 

I cut out my card base and carefully lined it up in the folder and put it through the machine.  It looked great except for the bottom left corner.  For some reason, the impression wasn't fully made so I was left to decide if I should use it anyway or start again.  I mulled it over for awhile as I fussy cut some flowers from my patterned paper.  In the end, I decided to keep the "defective" card base and use my flower to make that mistake disappear.  Some of my most creative work has been created while fixing a mistake.  I'm not so sure this card ranks up there with the best of them, but it certainly worked and totally drew the attention away from the embossing in that area.  It also feels great to know that you didn't waste a bunch of product and have to start all over again.

Supplies:  Paper & Stamp (Upsy Daisy Designs), Pearls (Kaisercrafts), Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Glitter (Craft Supply Store), Glossy Accents (Ranger), Cardstock (Bazzill)

To give the flower a little more interest, I raised it with foam mounting squares.  I added pearls to the flower center and then filled the entire green area with Glossy Accents.  A sprinkling of white glitter over the wet glue gave me just the look I was after.


This next card is another quick and easy one to recreate.  I used a mix of "Vogue" (used above also) and "See You Later Alligator" lines.

Supplies:  Paper, Brads (Upsy Daisy Designs), Card Base (Stampin' Up), Cardstock (Bazzill)

The corduory brads give such  nice texture to the card and you all know how much I love texture.

That's all for now.  Thanks for visiting.

EDITED TO ADD:  Look for this card in the Winter, 2011 issue of Paper Creations Magazine.

Valentine Hugs for You!

You can always tell when I've been at a crop as my blog is super busy for a week or so after the fact.  I made this page last Saturday and used all kinds of pretty things on this one.

I love Valentine's Day.  I always have.  So every year, I try to do all kinds of festive things with the kids.  One of the things I try to do is take a Valentine's Day photo for family members.  This year I had all but given up on it as I could not come up with an idea that I hadn't already used.  Four days before the big day, the snowman idea came to me.  The stars alligned for me that day. We had just had a snowfall the day before and had made a snowman but had yet to give him some personality.  Luckily I had all kinds of heart things around to decorate him with. It was a bright, sunny day and the photo came out great.  I think it is now my favourite of them all.  Someone really needs to start up a blog for unique holiday photo ideas because after awhile, it gets really hard to come up with something different. 

"Valentine Hugs for You"

Supplies:  Die Cut Paper (Pink Paislee), Laser Cut Doily Paper (Basic Grey), Waffle Paper (Stampin' Up), Bling (Prima), Pins (Maya Roads), Metal Heart (Dollarama), Buttons (American Crafts), Twine (Michaels)

This metal heart you see here was a Dollarama find. I think there were 10 in the package.

The waffle paper was part of the Christmas release from Stampin' Up.  I had no idea what I was going to do with it when I ordered it, but it was so different and unique, I knew I had to give it a try.  It matched these papers beautifully.  You will undoubtedly be seeing this stuff again!

That's all for today.  Have a wonderful weekend and be sure to check back next week for some more snowmen!

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this page in the Winter, 2011 issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine

Fun & Games

The release party continues on the Imaginisce blog with day 3 and altered items.   This line just screams fun to me so I chose to make a mini album of a day at the fair last summer.  I think the ride of the day was the Super Slide again this year though the Ferris Wheel was a close second.

All Supplies from Imaginisce's "Animal Crackers" line with the exception of the canvas 4x8 mini album by Pink Paislee.

I just love all the extras that come with this line, especially the die cut shapes!!

And because I can't help myself with my new bedazzler, aka i-rock, I added all kinds of bling to the album.

Be sure to check out all the other fun altered items on the Imaginisce blog and enter for your chance to win.
Have a wonderful day!

EDITED TO ADD:

Look for this album in the Summer & Travel issue of Creating Keepsakes.