June Layout

Yay! Early again!

Here is the layout my scrapbook group will be making in June:

We will be using the Cruisin' Paper Packet. This paper is really travel-themed, but I think my layout ended up being neutral enough that it will work for other things, too. Like pictures of my son learning to ride his bike... that's about the extent of "travel" we do around here!

You can't really tell, but the letters are embossed on the Pennant Dimensional Elements. It gives a fun effect in real life. Use your imagination :)

What goes better with travel than Dr. Seuss? I have been waiting to use bits of this book on a page for a long time! Finally!

If you are in the Utah County area and want to participate, let me know! We would love to scrapbook with you. 

A Couple Cards

No, I have not artistically fallen off the face of the web.

I am working on a *secret* Mother's Day present for my mom! But I still made a few cards to share:

This first one was inspired by an Archivers make-n-take forever ago. I just cut the card edge with my circle cutter and good old-fashioned edged scissors! Remember those? 

This last one is pretty much a CASE of a card from my long-distance card group with my Aunt. I honestly do not know the name of the crafter, but it was cute enough to copy! Luckily I have a plethora of flower punches in all different sizes...

Smiles for everyone!

Teamwork

This is awesome



Enough said

May layouts

I am finally ahead! Here are the two paper packets my scrapbook group will be doing for May, BEFORE we actually do them ;)

Lucy:

Super-girly and sparkly! We are using the Cream Pearls and Glitz Glitter Gel. The flowers are from the Lucy Workshop On The Go stamp set and I love them.

I wanted the sweet leaf green to show through in my letters, so I only dabbed the Glitz gel on instead of applying a think line-coating.

And Victory:

Very manly! We are using the Milepost Shapes stars and the Durables Square Studs in pewter. I left a big blank spot on the bottom of the pages so my girls could add whatever title they wanted. 

This is the first time in a LONG time that I didn't sponge my pages! They are all direct-to-paper inked in black. I forgot how much faster it is that way...

Let me know if you are in the Utah County area and want to come scrapbook with us!

Spotlight on ME!

Quick!

Everyone go to Close To My Heart founder Jeanette Lynton's blog HERE!

Did you go see?!

I am the spotlighted artist!!!

All my projects were created using the same ONE stamp set: A Note For You. I wanted to show how versatile Close To My Heart's stamp set were; and how with just one $9.95 set you can create all sorts of fun things:

First up is a little 3x3 card that uses ONLY colonial white cardstock, twine, and ink:

When you stamp the petals of the A Note For You set in a line, they make fabulous ruffles! Only glue on the tops and fluff out the bottoms for more dimension:

Next I made a standard-sized card, but traced the edge of a White Daisy Die-Cut Card onto my cardstock:

I stamped the outline edges of the flower and leaves on the back of my patterned paper and used the lines as a stitching guide. Yes, a bit more time involvement, but it makes all the difference:

Last, but my favorite, is a good use for the billions of baby food jars I just can't seem to throw away:

Good use of garbage and scraps, huh! I stamped the flower outline on the back of patterned paper again, but then cut to the center and overlapped a petal (or cut out some petals completely) to make 3D flowers. I threaded wire through buttons, out the back of the flower, and wrapped the whole piece onto sticks from my yard. Add some hemp, curl the petals, and viola! 

I'm so happy I won! Especially since I am actually proud of these projects :) 

Thanks for listening to me brag!

The most interesting crafter in the world

best. post. ever.

This comes from the fabulously artsy Tresa Black (visit her amazing blog HERE) who was kind enough to let me steal The Most Interesting Crafter In The World.

Still giggling...

Stay crafty my friends!

April Layout

Happy (really late) Easter!

Here is the layout my scrapbooking group is going to make on Saturday:

We are using the Stella Paper Packet, Sunset Mini-Medley Accents, and the Paradise Blooms Paper Flowers...

...and my Martha Stewart fringe scissors! Perfect "grass" for our colored stamped eggs to hide in.

I made a flower banner for my title using a very retired alphabet set:

There are a lot of brads at play here, so this is what I do to the back:

Yes, it's ugly. But it's just the back. And covering your brads (ribbon, stitching, etc..) with good old inexpensive tape from the junk drawer helps your page slide into the protector SOOOOO much easier!

I am entering this layout into the super-fun Close To My Heart, Heart2Heart Challenge: Easter! Check out their blog HERE to play along every week. The best part is that you have until the end of the month to enter! 

So people like me that get to Easter 2 weeks late can still have a chance ;)