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Sunday Fun Day: Sweet as a Peach Mini Scrapbook

 

  Hello and Happy Sunday! This week's Sunday Fun Day theme over on the Sisters in Stamping blog is mini scrapbooks. I'll be honest, I was a scrapbooker before I became a stamper, but it has been a long time since I've worked on any scrapbooking projects. I had a lot of fun with this project today and hope you enjoy it as much as I did making it.  Now I just have to print some photos to add to it!  

 

 

  The products I used with today's card are seen above. All three products are on the Last Chance list so if you want them, make sure to place your order ASAP!  Click on photo above to hop over to my Stampin' Up! store to place an order.  If ordering online, please be sure to use Host Code SGCN9HKF.  

 

 

  Here are photos of the pages that I created using the stamp set, DSP and card stock colors from the color palette of the DSP. The covers are old coasters that I had in my stash from a chain restaurant that measured 4" x 4". I covered the front and back with DSP pieces and then used my snips to round the corners. I then covered the inside pieces with balmy blue card stock. The inside pages are six sheets of 7-1/2" x 3-3/4" pieces of basic white card stock folded in half. I glued each half back to back with the folds at the top. It is much easier to embellish all your pages first, then attach the first and last pages to the covers (ask me how I know, ha ha).  Once I had the covers attached I added an additional piece of card stock for the binding.  Anyway, I had fun with this and hope you give it a try!

 

 

    Here's one more look at my mini scrapbook.  For even more scrapbook ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created.

 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!

 

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Fabulous Friday: Memories and More Quick & Easy Christmas Card

 

  Hello and Happy Friday! This week for our Fabulous Friday projects we are sharing projects featuring the product line of Memories & More card packs over on the Sisters in Stamping blog.  I decided to use the new Wonder of the Season card pack that I ordered recently from the August-December Holiday catalog (find it on page 30) to create a Quick & Easy card.

 

 

  This is what you'll receive in this pack - lots of great 4" x 6" pieces with designs on both sides for more versatility, sticker sheets and gorgeous gold foil embellished cards.  The great thing is there are multiples of each of the items shown in the graphic above!  If you're wanting to put together quick scrapbooking pages for your holiday photos this is definitely a must-have item!  And then you can also create some Quick & Easy cards, too.  Win-win!!

 

 

  Here is a side view of my card.  I took one of the 4" x 6" mats and cut it down to 4" x 5-1/4" for the card front.  I added another smaller card from the pack and popped it up with some dimensionals. I added a die-cut sticker to the edge and my card front was complete - super easy!

 

 

  Here is another view of my card front. It's super simple, but pretty, don't you think?

 

 

  Here is a close-up of the card opened up.  I used the remaining 4" x 3/4" strip from the card front piece and added it to the inside panel.  The sentiment was stamped with cherry cobbler ink and is from the Perfectly Plaid stamp set that debuted in last year's Holiday catalog.

 

 

  Here is one last view of my Quick & Easy Christmas card.  For more Memories & More ideas and inspiration, please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what my fellow designers created this week. 

 

Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous weekend!

 

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 Happy Friday and thanks for visiting.  It has been another week and I am still recovering from my surgery and really behind!  I do apologize and thank you for your patience and prayers.  This week I got to choose the theme for our Fabulous Friday projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog  and in honor of May being National Scrapbooking month I asked everyone to create a scrapbook page - either traditional, with Project Life or My Digital Studio.  I chose to go with My Digital Studio only because it is a retiring product (which  makes me very sad) and I have been working on a book from the Alaska cruise that I went on several years ago and needed to get it done and submitted for printing before the end of this month.  Nothing like a deadline to get my butt in gear!  Here is a two-page spread from our visit to Pike Place Market in Seattle prior to the departure of the cruise ship.

  When I created my book, I designed two layouts that I repeated throughout the entire book and it made it so easy to drop my photos in... and you know I love easy-peasey!!  I took sooo many pictures on that trip, which was the last Stampin' Up! incentive trip that I earned, and it was great to get many of them into my book.  The above is the left page of my two-page spread... I added a text box for my title and several photo boxes along with a text box in the bottom corner for journaling.

  And here is the right page of the two-page spread - room for LOTS of photos!!  If you've never taken a visit to Seattle I highly recommend it - what a beautiful city!  And if you haven't had a chance to work with My Digital Studio I really recommend it, too.  

  For even more scrapbooking ideas and inspiration with our Stampin' Up! products, please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog later this afternoon.  And don't miss out on those retiring items.. If you'd like to purchase any please hop over to my Stampin' Up! store and place your online order using Hostess Code BKDCQRG4.  That way you'll have the best chance of getting your items before they are sold out... the exception is our stamp sets which are guaranteed through May 26th.  After that date they will be on an "as available" basis just like the rest of the retiring products.

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2014 GCRD Twelve Weeks of Christmas tutorials: Week 5 Christmas Sampler

  It's Week 5 of our Twelve Weeks of Christmas tutorial seriesand we've got a fabulous home decor piece for you today... a Christmas Sampler perfect for holding a treasured family Christmas photo.  Make several to give as gifts and be sure to have an extra for your scrapbook - just drop it onto a 12" x 12" page and you're all set.

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Halloween Mom & Me Class projects featuring the Motley Monster suite

  I wanted to share with you the class projects from my Mom & Me class that was held yesterday since Halloween is just a few days away... attendees received the Freaky Friends and Ghoulish Greetings stamp sets in their supply kits so they could go home and make a lot more fun Halloween projects before the big day.  I shared the fry box and card in earlier posts but the 8" x 10" BOO Halloween sampler is new.

  I love samplers because they show off DSP and our great stamp images!  The only additional stamp set used for this one is the Larger than Life Alphabet & Numbers photopolymer set - the perfect size for the "b-o-o" which I embellished with some of the fun Halloween sayings and images from the two stamp sets.  

  I pulled my colors from the Motley Monsters DSP - basic black, bermuda bay, crushed curry, sahara sand and tangerine tango.  Each of the blocks are 2" x 2" and the photo mat is 4-1/4" x 6-1/4" - perfect for a 4" x 6" picture of your Motley Monsters!!  For anyone who didn't want to drop this into a picture frame, it could easily be converted to an 8-1/2" x 11" or 12" x 12" scrapbook layout.

  My next Mom & Me class will be held on November 30th for Christmas and feature the Get Your Santa On stamp set (see here for more details).  I only have one spot left, but you have the option for a "to go" class and can stamp the projects in the comfort of your home.  Contact me for details on how!

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2014 GCRD Twelve Weeks of Christmas tutorials: Week 3 Mini Memory Book

  It's Week 3 of our Twelve Weeks of Christmas tutorial series and we've got a fabulous Mini Memory Book made from card stock and the beautiful Nordic Noel Designer Series Paper that's perfect for keeping all of your holiday photos and memories.  This design is one you can duplicate with other papers for any theme including new baby, wedding, 40th birthday, Grandma's brag book, etc.  It opens up to eight 6" x 6" pages, has six 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" inserts, plus four more 5-1/2" x 4-1/4" pages so you can store a whole lot of photos in one mini book!!

Check out below a partial view of the open book - there are so many flaps and pockets you won't believe how many photos and memories you can capture!

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My Digital Studio fabulous back-to-school layout

  Happy Friday and thanks so much for stopping by today!  This week over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are celebrating back-to-school.  My kids actually have been in school for two weeks now and I created this scrapbook layout using My Digital Studio with the pictures I took on their first day. 

  I love how My Digital Studio, digital design software by Stampin' Up!, allows me to use the colors, stamps and designs that I love from Stampin' Up! with my digital scrapbook pages.  I even use it for all my business branding designs including my blog header, YouTube channel art, business cards, flyers and more!  I love it and you can, too!  Download the software for a FREE 30 day trial.  Find more information about that HERE.  And be sure to check out the My Digital Studio website - your one-stop resource.

  For even more back-to-school inspiration, please be sure to hop on over to the Sisters in Stamping blog after Noon EST today.  To place an order, please visit my Stampin' Up! online store or contact me to assist you.  Make sure you take a look at all the fabulous products in the Holiday Catalog and be sure to take advantage of the Big Shot bundle promotion before it ends on August 31st!!  You may also want to check out the Clearance Rack... lots of big savings there as well as in our Weekly Deals.   Please use Hostess Code PKNDPZXR with your online order now through August 31st to receive this card of the week as a thank you along with a fun embellishment sampler.  Spend $50+ and receive a free single tutorial of your choice (find those here) plus a "punch" on your Unfrogettable Stampin' Rewards card (get 10 and receive a $25 gift certificate as a thank you). 

Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful holiday weekend!!

My fabulous Project Life by Stampin' Up! quick and fast memory keeping pages

  Happy Friday and thanks for visiting me!  This week over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are featuring Project Life by Stampin' Up! for Fabulous Friday and I have to say that until I actually used it today I just thought it was a good idea that Stampin' Up! partnered with the originator of this memory keeping system, Becky Higgins.  Well, no more... I now KNOW it is a GREAT idea!!  I can't even tell you how quickly these pages came together... it took longer to figure out how to photograph them for my blog than it did to complete the two.  Yes, I completed BOTH pages in about 10 minutes!!!  Can you see me wooo-hooo'ing and dancing here?!?!?  Now, I did have my photographs organized in a binder by date so it was easy to flip through and choose the ones I wanted.  But guess what?  Hardly ANY cropping as you can see below.  I am still a traditional scrapbooker and love putting those pages together, but from now on I will be saving those for my very best photos and capture our every day memories with this format.  The beauty of it is I can put both styles of 12" x 12" pages in the SAME album!

  Can you believe this picture?  That is all I had to cut of my photos!!  Nothing else was cut to prepare these pages - I used the Happiness Is card collection and accessory pack for my pages along with the 12" x 12" variety pack of pocket photo pages.  The pockets on these pages are sized at 4" x 6" (standard photo size) and the smaller ones are 3" x 4" so very easy to crop.  On Amanda's page I did also add some stamping using the Point & Click stamp set.  I am beginning to think that I might just be able to get my kids' photographs into books before they become parents themselves!!!

Here is a close-up of Amanda's page.  I used the portrait pocket page for hers.

  And here is a close-up of the two cards from the Happiness Is card collection that I pulled.  These are great - they come in 3 different sizes and have a design on both the front AND the back, so lots of options.  Plus, each card in the smaller size comes in both landscape and portrait options.   That cork "A" is a sticker from the accessory pack and I stamped the heart arrows across the bottom using blackberry bliss ink and an image from the Point & Click stamp set.  And I quickly jotted down some thoughts using the Project Life journaling pens.  As much as I hate my handwriting, I've heard that it is good to journal in your own writing so there you go.

Here is a shot of Kelsey's page featuring the landscape pockets.

  And here is a close-up of her journaling and embellishments.  If you are one to do lots of journaling you can even purchase a pack of 4" x 3" grid cards and slip those into the smaller pockets but I prefer to have more photographs on my pages (which probably goes back to the fact that I hate my handwriting!).

  If you are in the Lynchburg area, I invite you to come and check out Project Life by Stampin' Up! for yourself at my Open House tomorrow, Saturday August 23rd, from 10 am - Noon.  Contact me for directions to my home!  Drop in and see for yourself how awesome this system of memory keeping is!!  I have two kits to show you - the Happiness Is and Everyday Adventure - along with both of the 12" x 12" pocket page sets and 6" x 8" pocket page set.  We also have some wonderful accessories for this product line including journaling pens, stamp sets, Big Shot framelits, a corner punch, albums and more!

  I'm running a special *this weekend only* to encourage you to try it for yourself:  anyone placing a $50+ Project Life order with me will receive the Journaling pens for FREE (offer not to be combined with any others that I am currently offering).  You'll also receive a punch on your Unfrogettable Stampin' Rewards card.  Place a $100+ order and receive the Journaling pens AND Project Life corner punch for FREE as a bonus plus two punches on your rewards card.  Be sure to check the supply list below to see what I used today.  You can place an online order to qualify - please note you must use Hostess Code PKNDPZXR - or place an order with me for pick-up at my home.  

  For even more inspiration with Project Life by Stampin' Up!, please be sure and hop on over to the Sisters in Stamping blog.  Thanks for visiting and have a wonderful weekend!!!

Products used with today's project include: 

Happiness Is Project Life Card Collection

$15.95

Happiness Is Project Life Accessory Pack

$9.95

Variety Pack 12" X 12" Project Life Photo Pocket Pages

$6.95

Project Life Journaling Pens

$4.95

Project Life Point & Click Photopolymer Stamp Set

$15.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$29.95

Clear Block C

$6.95

Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

 

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Fabulous Stippled Blossoms progressive scrapbook layout

  Happy Friday and thanks for stopping by today!  This week over on the Sisters in Stamping blog we are featuring scrapbooking projects in honor of National Scrapbooking month during May.  I know I am guilty of hoarding boxes and boxes of photos and now they're just eating up space on my laptop hard drive, too.  I had a lot of fun doing this page today and plan to get back to what brought me to Stampin' Up! in the first place - traditional scrapbooking.

    I am going to be a vendor at an upcoming Crop to benefit a local Relay for Life team and needed to come up with a fun and easy make-n-take.  I decided to go with a 6" x 6" page since that will fit most any type of scrapbook.  This page features the Stippled Blossoms and Feel Goods stamp sets.  I think the colors I used will work with almost any photo.. but I think it will look especially good with a black and white one since this has a bit of a vintage feel. 

 

   Here is a close-up of the flower embellishment.  I love two-step stamping!  I did cut out the bud and blossom to pop them up (also makes it easier to slip a larger photo under the embellishment).  I used so saffron (stamped off once) for the base and crushed curry for the detail.  The leaves were done with pear pizzazz (stamped off once for the base and full strength for the detail).  I did also sponge around the entire piece of naturals white card stock with crumb cake to age it.

   Everyone who completes the make-n-take will also be given a full sheet of 8-1/2" x 11" crumb cake card stock and can add the smaller layout to it like above and put it in a frame (cut down to 8" x 10") or add it to a larger 12" x 12" page like my project this week when they get home.  Instead of just having a plain background, I took the detail image from one of the smaller flowers and stamped it randomly all over with crumb cake ink to resemble a sheet of designer paper.  I love doing that with my stamps!

  It was easy to take it to the next step by attaching a crushed curry border at the bottom from the dotted scallop ribbon border punch and then adding it to a piece of 12" x 12" old olive card stock.  I also added a border of daffodil delight DSP from the Brights stack that I sponged with crumb cake along with four photo squares.  To finish the page, I stamped this great sentiment in the From My Heart stamp set once with crumb cake and then the word "Enjoying" with soft suede ink and cut it out using the Apothecary Accents framelits with my Big Shot.  Everything was sponged with crumb cake ink and I love the way this page turned out!  So as you can see, it is really easy to do a progressive scrapbook page when you start with a 6" x 6" clean and simple layout.  I hope you give it a try!

 To purchase any of the products used with today's projects, please place your order via my Stampin' Up! online store or contact me to assist you.  The list of products used can be found at the bottom of this post. 

  Thanks so much for stopping by today!  Please be sure to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog for even more scrapbooking inspiration... have a safe and fabulous Memorial Day weekend!  Go out and make some memories to scrapbook!!!

 Products used with today's projects include:

Stippled Blossoms

$26.95

Stippled Blossoms Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.95

Feel Goods

$25.95

Feel Goods Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$18.95

Big Shot Die-Cut Machine

$99.95

Apothecary Accents Framelits Dies

$24.95

Whisper White 5/8 Inch Organza Ribbon

$5.95

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Crushed Curry Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad

$5.95

Brights Designer Series Paper Stack

$21.95

Naturals White 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$7.50

Crumb Cake 8-1/2X11 Card Stock

$6.95

Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

$6.95

Brights 12" X 12" Cardstock

$9.95

Stamp-A-Ma-Jig

$11.95

Stamping Sponges

$3.50

Paper Snips

$9.95

Stampin' Trimmer

$29.95

Tombow Multi-Purpose Adhesive

$3.95

Stampin' Dimensionals

$3.95

From My Heart

$39.95

From My Heart Clear-Mount Stamp Set

$28.95

Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch

$15.95

 

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Snow Day!!

  It was snowing like crazy today and I took a lot of pictures of my daughter Kelsey and my dogs Mika and Beau playing in it... I just had to sit down tonight and put a scrapbook layout together using My Digital Studio (MDS).  I love creating pages using MDS when I have digital photos.  Have you given it a try yet?  You can try it FREE for 30 days... click HERE for more details!

    Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to check back tomorrow for my Fabulous Friday project.  Stay warm!!