Scrappin' the Details

Designer Style Switchup on the My Mind's Eye Blog {You & Me}

Happy Saturday!

Yesterday, My Mind's Eye had a new blog feature, called Freaky Friday. Two designers switched styles for the day! My assignment was to intrepret Tina Walker's style. I can tell you this was defintely a challenge, but fun nonetheless. Tina has an eclectic, and modern style to her work. She uses lots of white space, and features smaller photos. I am all about the big photos, and feel that I have a traditional scrapbooking style. {Incorporating details throughout.}

Here is my page featuring my Macie, and a friend at the local strawberry patch! The collection I used was My Girl. This was my first time to create with this collection, and I am in love with the washi tape.

My Girl has so many fun patterns, and is full of bold colors! Really, loved the varitey of papers, and wish Macie was still this young!

Now, on this scrapbook page, I used my Silhouette Cameo for the very first time! I have been wanting this machine for such a long time, and it was a steal for $40.00 at Michaels! Happy New Year to me!
Obviously, the You & Me was cut with the silhouette, and added my own details by using an embossing folder! A cute floral chipboard button, layered with an enamel dot, adds simple details to the diecut. Also, since Tina loves mixed media, I added a splash red paint on the sides of my page! I was very scared as I applied it! LOL

On this page, I also added strips of the Washi tape! How fun are those patterns?? Seriously, could have taped my entire page! LOL I added the felt flowers right on top of the tape borders! You can also find them here at Two Peas In A Bucket.

I really like the way this page turned out, and was happy with the final result! 

I will be spending the evening working on assignments, and designing new classes. I do have a few older kits that are available, and you  can find them here. 

Enjoy your night!

OC All Star Scrapbook Page {Cricut & Creative Memories}

Happy New Year!

I know this blog has been quiet the last few months. So, I thought I pop in, and share a past layout I created while on the Cricut Design Team. With cheer competition in full swing for my girls, thought a sports layout would be a great way to start off the Monday!

My assignment was to use a cricut download in conjunction with Creative Memories paper. Now, because it has been such a long time, please do not ask me which cricut cut was used. I have no idea! LOL I do love this sweet photo of my little girl!

OC All Star

This page was kept simple, and very clean. I did add small amounts of detail by using a few embossing folders. I do remember those, and used the star, big dots, and swiss dots folders to add texture to the letters.

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I love the chunky size of the letters used in the word Star. I am going to have to hunt down which cricut file was used. I believe it was only available in the cricut craft room.

The buttons are from Jenni Bowlin. They are definitely one of my favorite buttons! The bloom was cut from one of the creative memories patterned papers.

It is CHA time, and I am busy wrapping up assignments for Little Yellow Bicycle, and Teresa Collins! I do have two brand new layouts to share for My Mind's Eye, too! So, be back soon! 

Have a fabulous Monday!

 

Perfect Time for Halloween Mini Book Oct. 31 {Timeless Treasures}

Happy Friday!

So much to share that I thought I better start with something today! 

I have been in the process of designing my classes at Timeless Treasures, and have my first class to share with you today! With Halloween around the corner, I created the following mini, perfect for your upcoming photos! Of course, it will pair great with a coalation of Halloween past photos, too!

8x8 Perfect Time for Halloween Mini Book

I used an 8x8 Chipboard album from American Crafts. It has 8 pages inside with two of them being vellum pocket pages! You know I cannot create without it!


Here is a closer look at the cover. Throughout this mini, one of the main Cricut Cartridges I used was Chic & Scary by Teresa Collins. If you do not have this one, it is a must have!

Details of what is inside:

Lots of inking, diecuts, vellum, custom embellishments, etc. I truly had such a great time creating this book, and I have to give my best friend Jeannette a big thank you. She is over the top creative, and really helped to keep to a theme throughout! I wish I had her outside of the box thinking! LOL So thank you my friend, for helping me get it together!!!!
Details of what is inside: 

 This is the cover page.

You will find a few double page throughout this mini, too.

One of the pages from the candy two page spread! I love the little glassine bag, and it was perfect to tuck in the lollipops.

There is even a place to document your family's favorite Halloween recipe!

Here is a closeup of the vellum page pocket inside the book.

Finally, another page that is bold, and scary! Ha!

Here are the detials for the mini book:

Time: October 13 from 10am-2pm (you might want to plan to stay one extra hour) (;

Place: Timeless Treasures (949)888-7151

Cost: $55.00 

If you cannot make the class, I will have kits available. I only have a certain number of the albums, so if you are interested please let me know.

I hope you enjoyed the mini above, and hopes it inspires you in your Halloween papercrafting!

I do have more classes to share, layouts, etc. So see you soon, and hope you are having a good day!

All About Chipboard {Teresa Collins}

Happy Labor Day!

Today, I have the following page that popped up on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog. I used the new Vintage Finds collection, and it is one of my favorites. I will also be using this collection on a calendar that I am designing for one of my classes at Timeless Treasures. I cannot wait to get started!


How lucky am I to have these two gorgeous kids in my life?? They are everything to me, and they fulfill me more than I can ever express. I changed the color of the photos to black, and white. I wanted this page to have a more elegant feel to it, and this collection went perfectly.
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I love creating layers on my projects. Here,I used the large damask chipboard element as the main embellishment on my page. I created layers on top using embossed vellum, black cardstock label, punched flower, chipboard flower, and a brad to finish the center. You can also see a peek at the gorgeous damask washi tape also part of this collection.


I created more layers at the top of the page. I used a punched tag, that I of course, embossed. Another black cardstock label, punched flower, and a clock image that I cut from the Vintage Finds Clocks 12x12 Paper. I finished this area with more chipboard clocks, vellum, and the orange dot paper. The brads finished the centers, and they can be found {here}. You will find stamping here, and there on this page, too. The arrows on the tag were from the the Vintage Finds Stamp 2 set.

For a complete list of supplies, and a few more details, {Click here} to visit me on the Teresa Collins Design Team Blog.  

Have a great everyone! 

Little Yellow Bicycle Design Team {Biker Chick}

 

Hello my friends!
In case you have not read the news, I am officially a Biker Chick with Little Yellow Bicycle! Can I just tell you how excited I am about this new opportunity? I was a guest designer a few months back, and feel pretty lucky they asked me to fill a spot that opened up on their team! Fabulous products, and amazing designers! I cannot wait to receive my box this week, and get to creating! {Click here} to read the announcement on the Little Yellow Bicycle Blog.

Here is a page I created using their Hello Fall collection. This page was also published in Scrapbooking & Beyond Fall 2012. 


My sweet little Macie! She is growing up so quickly! She is not so little anymore! I really love this collection, and now I am wondering what I did with the rest of this line! Somewhere still in a few unopened boxes,as I continue organizing my supplies! It never ends! LOL

School will be beginning soon for my kids, and I cannot tell you how excited I am!! Usually, I am one that never wants to see the summer end, but right now my kids will benefit from the structure. I could use some of it, too(;

Have a very Happy Monday!

Pocket Chick Spotlight {Fancy Pants Designs}

Happy Friday!

Today on the Fancy Pants Blog I created a scrapbook page using the new Hopscotch collection. Here is a peek:

To see the page, and to read a little bit about me, join me {here} on the Fancy Pants Blog! I cannot tell you how HAPPY I feel to be scrapbooking again!

Hope your weekend is fabulous!

Tell Your Story {Teresa Collins}

Happy Wednesday!

Today on the Teresa Collins blog I have shared what I am most excited about! When I received her new releases, all I can say is that I was completely blown away by the embellishments! There are so many textures, and mediums to choose from! Seriously, you will not have to shop from your stash, because she has thought of everything!

Here is a page I created for CHA using the new Tell Your Story Collection:

Seriously, how amazing is the teal, and orange combination?? These are simply happy colors, and I could not wait to play with this collection! 

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Here you can see a peek of  the butterfly border strip used along the bottom of the page. You get so many to choose from in the package! Of course, you can always use buttons on a page for that final detail. Here I used them simply to dress up the journaling block, underneath the large butterfly. If I could have found my stitching bag, the centers of them would have been dressed up a bit more. 

One other embellishment I love are the paper blooms accessory pack. Again, these are punched for you, in a variety of sizes, and in different papers. Again, if only I could have found the box with my embossing folders. LOL Trust me, it was killing me that the vellum banner underneath, and the flowers did not have a bit more texture to them. However, I think the bling medallion in the center helped to add shine to the flower!


The word ticket was found on another border strip from the border sampler pack. Okay, if you have not seen this new CHA release check it all out right {here.} 

Have fun taking a peek. I cannot wait to create with the Christmas Cottage collection! That is next on my list.

Miss Independence {Bella Blvd.}

Hello, my friends!  Happy July to you!

It feels fantastic scrapbooking again! So glad to be back, and sharing what I love to do. Today, it is all about Bella Blvd, and using a variety of their papers to create this fun page of my little Macie.

Lots of red, white, and blue on this page! Perfect combination to celebrate a holiday, and to convey Macie's bold personality.
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Hoe fun are those playing cards? They are cut from paper from the
Family Dynamics collection. I dressed them up a bit with punched stars, and chipboard stars from the Tail & Waggers collection. I went deep into Bella's archive collections.

Here I used Cia Chip letters for part of my title, and High Five Alphabets from the Sophisticates line. I am in love with the flags from Bella, too. The ones used above are called Patriotic. They were the perfect small details to the page. A star border punch help to add movement along the bottom of the page.
For a  complete list of supplies, please visit the Bella Blvd. Blog. Lots of red, white, and blue inspiration this week from all the designers! 

I do want to take a minute to thank everyone who reached out to me. I know this blog was a bit quiet for awhile. I normally do not share my personal life on my blog. This blog was created to simply share my passion for this hobby. So, I will not go into the details,  but know I needed to take time as my family begins a new chapter. I wanted to take time to concentrate on me, and my children. I am a woman of faith, and know that God does not give anyone more than they can handle. 

I am filled with many different emotions, but filled with anticipation. I cannot wait to see what will unfold next in my personal life. It will be about personal growth, reconnecting with who I am, and simply to be the best Mother possible! Of course, there might just be a bit of scrapbooking thrown in, too!(; So again, thank you my friends for your concern, and your words of encouragement! Sending you each big HUGS!!!

I also want to thank my design teams for their support, and patience, as I worked my way back into the scrapbooking world! They were simply incredible, and I cannot thank them enough! I am very blessed to be able to design for some AMAZING companies! So thank YOU!!!

Okay, this blog may be a bit quiet for a few more days. I am working with new lines for the upcoming CHA show. Wow, just when I think I have seen it all, there is something else I simply have to have! Pure happiness, and the perfect way to soothe your creative soul!

Have a great day!

 

At the beach with {Fancy Pants}

Hi, everyone!

Yesterday, I had a new page on the Fancy Pants Blog. Take a peek here for the entire page.

The focus were on the Fancy Pants Summer Soul rubons, and here I tried something I have not done in the past. It is pretty simple. All I did was embossed over the rubons. I thought this was pretty cool, and loved that the rubon stayed intact even when sent through my Cuttlebug.
Have a great day! I have a field trip planned.....to Costco(: 

Child's Play {Fancy Pants}

Hi, friends!

Today, I have a few Fancy Pants projects to share with you. All of he following projects used my favorite collection from Fancy Pants, Childish Things.

First, is a scrapbook page I created of my Miss Macie. Look at how small she looks in the photos! These were taken at Roman's Birthday party, and she loved the ball pit. She did not want to leave, and was so content playing.

Child's Play 

This collection is full of fun, and whimsical patterns. I really love the primary colors on the kraft background. Seriously in love with this collection, and need to restock my stash soon.(;
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Now, if you follow my blog, you probably know I love my embossing folders! On the brown paper, I embossed it on the wrong side. However, after laying it down onto my page, I was okay with it, "as is." Sometimes, mistakes turn out to be fun mistakes. The word play is from one of the journaling tags from this paper, and I used the letter stickers from the same collection on top. How beautiful is that blue button? My favorite buttons are Fancy Pants, and this primary package is one that I will be so sad to see depleted. 

Another journaling tag holding my date, and a cute chipboard horse to add a fun detail. In the corner you can also see a bit of the star rubons I used from the Childish Things Rub ons package.

With my scraps, I usually tend to throw them away. Yes, I did just write that. I simply do not have the space, or the time for another filing system. So, ususally after a project, my scraps are thrown away. This time I took this opportunity to create two cards:
Smile {Card}

I started in a whole other direction with this card, but love the simple end result. The "twinkle twinkle little star" strip from the music paper, inspired the card. Simple, but so sweet!
Believe in fairytales {card}

How adorable is the prince, and princess? If you have not purchased this collection, I think it should be on your list(; I love this card, too. Every time I look at it, I feel like it was meant as a card for Gabi. Not sure why, but it will be in a safe place until that time presents itself. A Princess cannot have a crown without a bit of glitter. So, I ran the journaling card through my Xyron, and then dusted Diamond Dust all over the top. I have not pulled out my glitter in awhile! I hope you enjoyed my projects, and Two Peas has the entire collection in stock. You can find it here.

Also, here is a peek at an upcoming mini I have to share with you. Hopefully, I will not be in trouble for showing just a small peek(;

I will do my best to share it in the morning, but I am heading to the Scrapbook Expo tomorrow with friends. Now, I am not sure why I am going. What else could I possibly need?? (:

Have a great night!