Scrappin' the Details

CHA Scrapbook Pages {My Mind's Eye}

Hi, everyone!

On the My Mind's Eye blog I have two new scrapbook pages I created for CHA. I worked with Miss Caroline, and Follow Your Heart. If you have not seen them, I think you will soon want to add them to your stash. I loved them both,  but think Miss Caroline might just might be my favorite.

Such a wonderful day

I love anything with butterflies and All Dolled up, has plenty of them on every element. The colors of this collection are also so vibrant, and girly at the same time! 
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How fun is that large butterfly? This is a new embellishment found in the collections. They are wood diecuts, and can be alter in anyway you would like. I painted mine with an antique white acrylic paint, and used one of the dimensional butterfly stickers on top. I layered the butterflies on top of a layer of embossed vellum. Thought it was perfect on top of my journaling tag.

Still have to love the preprinted titles! I struggle with titles, so anytime I can use one already made for me, it helps in my design process. Of course, I wanted to soften this page, so I added a piece of stitched vellum underneath.
Finally, here is a peek at the second page:


{Click here} to see the details on the My Mind's Eye Blog!

Thanks for visiting today, I get to spend my time at the DMV today. I cannot wait(;

Cherish Altered Canvas Blocks {Bella Blvd.}

Happy Tuesday!

Today, I thought I would share the canvas blocks I created for Bella Blvd. I love working with canvas for all occassions. They can make for beautiful home decor, simply using papers, and of course, your memories. The following were created with the new release called the Baby Girl collection. There was an entire week dedicated to this collection, so {click here} for inspiration from the other design team members.

Cherish Canvas Blocks

I love the color pink, and how cute is that baby in the middle?? She belongs to one of my friends, and thought she was absolutely perfect for this project. Thank you Katrina!

The blocks are 6x6, and would be a perfect addition to a baby's nursery. If you do not have babies to scrapbook, this collection does have basic patterns that would be perfect for spring, Valentine's Day, or even Easter. 

Here are a few more details:

On this first canvas, cherish was cut using a Cricut cartridge. I want to say it was the Sophisticated Cartridge by Teresa Collins. I have said this before, but it is my favorite right now! I used several of the patterned papers to create simple color blocking, and a white border that resembles lace. Well, to me anyway(; I dressed punched flowers with the new crochet flowers from Bella Blvd, and a sweet stick pin. Again, part of this collection.

You might see a hint of vellum on there, too!

Sweet Macie really can stand alone on this project, so I used very little embellishments on this canvas. Now, I will admit I am not a big fan of altering photos with embellishments. For example, pictures with crowns on the heads, or flowers on the hair. Again, this is not something I like to do, but here I broke my own rule. A simple crochet flower, and tulle are used on the photo itself. I did use a sweet quote from the sticker sheet right along the bottom.

On this last canvas, I used the playful paper with all the sweet animals, and the purple gingham pattern. Another large punched flower, layered on top of a simple white doily.


I really like the sweet monkey found throughout this collection. So, I used the circle sticker as the final embellishment in the center of the bloom. I did tuck in some pink tulle on here, too.

The final detail are the hearts that I stitched together to create a heart banner along the top of the canvas. I did forget to mention that I painted the outsides with a coordinating pink acrylic paint. I obviously covered the front of them with paper, using a very strong adhesive. This collection begins shipping March 15!!

Thank you for taking a peek at my project, and hope your day is wonderful! Mine will be spent at the car wash, mall, and I have an appointment later on in the afternoon! So I better get going(; Thanks for stopping by today!


 

Fancy Pants 1 Product 2 Ways {Glitter Cuts}

Happy Friday everyone!

Today on the Fancy Pants Blog we are featuring the Glitter Cuts. With this product, I created two projects showcasing the versatality of them! Here is a peek of one of the projects:

I hope you will join me {here} on the Fancy Pants Blog!

Enjoy the weekend, and I hope to be back to a blogging schedule soon. I have so many projects just sitting on my computer, waiting to be shared. (:

See you soon!

Trio of Valentine's Cards {Pebbles}

All week long the Pebbles blog is featuring projects with the With Love Collection. Really love, how they incorporated kraft onto their paper designs. For a few details on my cards, and for a complete list of supplies, {click here} to join me on the Pebbles Blog.

Off to finish kitting for my last class. Thank you for stopping by!

Don't You Ever Grow Up {Crate Mini Album}

Happy Tuesday!

I am still recovering from CHA, and trying to settle into a routine. After CHA, Macie had a cheer competition in Palm Springs, and Roman had two games. First, he played his first scrimmage game in baseball, and played immediately in a basketball playoff game. His team won, so they now move on to another exciting game this weekend. It is never boring around here!

I do have many projects to share with you, so today I thought I would begin with a mini album I created for CHA using Pretty Party by Crate.I love the subdued colors of this collection. The papers are lovely, and perfect for documenting the special girls in your life. This collection definitely has a party theme to it, but the papers are really perfect for any theme, too!

So, I have been wanting to create a book with photos of Macie that I simply love. She is my youngest, and it makes me so sad to not see my "little" girl anymore.  I picked some of my favorite photos, and placed them into this book. You may recognize a few. Actually, last year I began a mini with a similar theme, but never finished it. So, at least now I was able to get them all into one book.

 

"Don't You Ever Grow Up" Mini Album

Now, I did not have much time to complete this book. I had a very quick turnaround to deliver this book. Also, I only had stickers, chipboard elements, and paper. The gorgeous embellishments were not available to us, so I am definitely looking forward in receiving them.

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Here is a closeup of the cover. For my title, I simply used Duetica's Mandolyn font. Thought the script font went perfectly with the theme of my book. I used the sweet strawberry chipboard, and embellished it with a fabric brad from an older Crate collection. The last bit of details surrounding the oval chipboard frame are the stick pins, and a small tag punched from one of the coordination papers.

Here is the inside cover. I kept it simple, just so everyone could see how sweet the papers are in this collection. 

My sweet Macie in ponytails! Rarely, will she wear her hair this way. Sigh. Makes me sad, but glad to have this photo. Here, I used a journaling tag to layer the floral embellishemnt. I added a bit of stamping using a Catslife press stamp. I sneaked in buttons from an older Crate Collection onto the page.

Throughout the book you will see hints of vellum. I cannot scrapbook without it, and here there is a circle layer of vellum underneath the flower.

Do not look too closely to the stiching! LOL However, I  do love using envelopes in my mini books, and love the doily against the texture. This collection has very soft colors, so felt hearts went well with the book.

On this page, I documented this photo of Macie having a party with her bears. I love the chipboard cake stand, and layered the chipboard presents on top. It is a party, so I sprinkled confetti onto the page.

Detail of the layer of stitched vellum underneath my photo. 

I think this page was perhaps my favorite. I do like that I layered more of the papers, and love the alphabet embossing folder I used on this page.  

For my last page, I created a vellum pocket that I used to tuck in a photo, and some journaling. I love the alphabet embossing folder on the vellum, so tucked in small piece inside for added detail.

Thank you for taking time to peek at my book. I really had fun creating with the new papers, and cannot wait to play with the Storyteller collection, too.

I hope you are enjoying the day. It is supposed to rain today, and I have a day off from work. So, I will spend the morning in my scrapbook room. I wish I could say that I would be crafting, but sadly, I will be cleaning. (;

Off to CHA Anaheim 2012

Hi, everyone!
Okay, I think this has been the busiest time for me in terms of CHA preparations! In about a week, and a half, I created five scrapbook pages, six altered projects, and two mini albums! I also held a tag class on Thursday night! A big thank you to the ladies taking the class! We had so much fun, and they each bought an additional kit, so they could have a set of tags for themselves! LOL So, again thank you!!! Those that did purchase kits, they will be at the store on Wednesday. I do have a few to mail out, and will do that in the morning. 

However, I will admit I was so tired. After dropping off my projects on Saturday, I came home around 5pm. I intended to sleep for just an hour, but did not wake up until 7am the next day! I woke up in such a panic, because Macie had a cheer competition. Luckily, there was plenty of time, but I  could not believe I slept that long. I do feel well rested, and here I am wide awake at 1am in the morning! LOL

So today was spent in Long Beach watching Macie perform! She did amazing! Her team received fifth place out of ten teams. I thought they deserved a bit higher, but of course, I am going to say this! LOL I did work for a few hours at Timeless, and then off I went to have dinner with the lovely owners of Duetica. So nice to see them, and to meet other designers on the team. On that note, here is a Valentine's Day card I created using the Mandolyn font:


I love this font, and never tire using it. It is one of my December projects. I am a bit behind in my blogging, and hope to catch up soon. Next week, I will share the projects created for January. I know, again, a bit behind over here. Definitely, check out the Duetica Blog for tons of inspiration from the other designers!

I do have many projects to share, and will do so soon. However, I will be taking the next three days off to be at the trade show. I cannot wait to see all the new product, amazing projects, and to reconnect with some of my online friends! 

So thank you for stopping by, and I will be back at the end of the week! 

Hugs

p.s. I do have one last tag kit class available. Please email me if you are interested.

 

Sealed with Love {Valentine's Tag Class} Timeless Treasures

Hi, everyone!

I just wanted to send out a reminder about my tag class on Thursday, January 26th, at Timeless Treasures. As of today, I have four spots available. We will be making twelve different tags, with lots of details, and layers.
If you cannot make the class, class kits will be available. For those that live outside of the area, and are interested, please feel free to email me.I do mail class kits, and all my kits come with photos, and instructions.

For more details, {click here} to see the original post. 
Hope you are enjoying the day! 

 

Be You Fancy Pants {Day One}

Hi there!

I cannot believe how quickly the weekend went by for me! Where does the time go? I have been busy preparing for CHA,kid's activities,work,etc. However, I did sneak off to see two movies on Friday night, with a couple of my girlfriends. I knew I had way too much to do, but sometimes you simply have to take a break. Well, I do, at least.(;

Today,I get to start sharing some of my projects using the new Fancy Pants CHA goodies!  Today's featured collection on the Fancy Pants Blog, is Be You. You can see the entire collection, here.  Gorgeous colors, and funky patterns.I created the following page with Be YOU:

You, You, You

This photo is of Macie taken last March. Every time I take a look at the series of photos I have, there is always one that I find that needs to be documented.I love how my lens reflected off the sun to create the green shadow effect on the photo. Not sure if this is a good thing, but I love it just the same! The colors of this collection are vibrant, and matches my daughter's personality to a tee!

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One paper I love to see in their collection, are the border strips all on one 12x12 sheet. Cute borders, and adorable titles like the one you see above! How funky is that bird? I also created a white lacy border strip, and included my journaling on this border! 

I cut my title using my diecutting machine, and added some cute accents using the chipboard elements. Of course, I adding a bit of embossing behind the title. Simple white cardstock, with a heart embossing folder, that coordinated perfectly with this page. It even matches the green patterned paper. Okay, I just now noticed that! LOL I love it when that happens! I was thinking how smart I was that it matched the chipboard element, never noticed the green paper was the same pattern! LOL


Finally, a simple heart design cut from the papers, and a new item that Fancy Pants has added, are stamps! They are a mini size, and you will find a variey of them within each collection! Also, a banner chipboard that added more texture to, by embossing it! 

If you want more inspiration, definitely hop on over to the Fancy Pants Blog! I love the projects shared by the talented Pocket Chicks!

It is raining today,so it is perfect indoor weather as I continue to create!
Thank you for stopping by today! 

love you more & more- Scrapbook Page {Duetica}

Happy Thursday everyone!
I wanted to share a page I created for Duetica. This was part of my December projects, and yes, I am a bit behind in sharing this page. Soon, I will have my January projects to share, too. 

This page uses October Afternoon's Sidewalks collection. I fell in love with this collection when we received it at Timeless. I bought a few sheets, and could not wait to make a page with it. I paired the Duetica Mandolyn font, with a Cricut title using the Graphically Speaking cartridge to create a bold title onto my page.

love you more & more
 

a couple of details:

Here is a closer look at part of my title. I used the beautiful Mandolyn font, and mixed in a simple verdana font. I love the combination of the two, and the ability to create my own titles. The combination of the computer generated title, and the diecut title, added so much interest to my page. This page is of Macie, so I wanted a title that would create some movement to my page. Just like her personality, she is always on the move, and cannot sit still for a minute.

The word, more, was also cut from the graphically speaking cartridge. I embellished the center with a layer of vellum, and a chipboard flower. 

I knew I wanted to include her age on the page, so again I turned to my Cricut. A simple stitch, and chipboard heart embellished it perfectly.


I also created a flower punched from one of my favorite punches at the moment. I punched several circles from various patterned papers to create the playful flower. I then embellished it with a premade penant, and some twine.

One final detail, and my first time to actually attempt it, was stitching across all three of the chipboard banners. I did not have any problems, and I simply went really slow as I stitch. It worked, and I really liked the way it turned out!

Now, I am off to a meeting, and then back to my scrapbook room. I am in the midst of creating for CHA,so there are pop dots flying everywhere! LOL I hope to share my projects soon!

Thank you for stopping by today!

My Mind's Eye Blog Challenge 31{Scrapbook page} & some news

The January Blog Challenge is posted on the My Mind's Eye Blog. The above sketch is designed by the fabulous Anam Stubbington, and the theme is "New." For this challenge, I created the following page with the Kraft Fun Day Collection. If you have not had a chance to play with this collection, you will fall in love with the texture of the papers. They are a heavier weight, and love the subtle patterns.

New Friends:

Okay, Sammie is not "new". We received him last year during Christmas. However, the relationship between he, and Gabi has definitely blossomed into something "new." He has become so attached to her in the last few months, and will sit on her bed until she returns home from school. As soon, as Gabi walks into the house, she drops her backpack, (much to my dismay), and squeezes him, as if it was for the first time. Now, if she could be a bit better on establishing a walking routine with him, I would be estatic(;

The label on the right hand side is from a new punch I recently purchased! I love the size, and I think you need it, too! I found it here.

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Here, I created a single bloom out of the different papers, and layered them on top of vellum. I know, love this paper! I now purchase this by the package, because it has become a staple in my scrapbooking. Vellum, for me, softens the page, and it is so pretty in conjunction with an embossing folder. Definitely a must have!

These banners are found on the chipboard accessory sheet. They are already inked, and ready to be placed onto your page. I did add the tiny heart brads, I found in my stash.

My title was cut using my Cricut Expression, and my favorite cartridge at the moment, Teresa Collins Sophisticated. 

In other news, I am excited to share with you, I will be rejoining the Fancy Pants Design Team for another year! So thankful for another year with an amazing manufacturer!
I love creating with their products, and love the new additions they have added this year! One of my favorite items to use on my pages are being introduced, and I love their mini size! So, you will see my work on their blog, and I will share my new projects soon. Thank you Lisa, and Jodi for having me!

Thank YOU for stopping by today, and I hope your day is a wonderful one!