Pemberley Workshop!

  Are you ready for a workshop? 

Come play with the blues, browns and yellows of CTMH's Pemberley paper packet 

and for just $15 you can create four scrapbook pages and two cards.

If you are local,  join me on Monday, February 27 at 7 PM. 

If you are further away, let me know. 

I am happy to ship project kits 

(you cover the shipping.)

Although some of the patterns are floral, this paper is perfect for capturing memories of any sunshine in your life (not just the flowery ones!)

I hope to hear from you soon. I can't wait to see what you create!

Happy Valentine's Day!

*I'll post more details about the card later.

A new group of crafters

Six ladies at my church got together for some craft time this weekend. There was no set agenda, no specific project to complete. Each of us brought a current project and we shared some time together. It was the first time we've tried this type of get-together (at least in the time I've been at the church), but it was so successful, we've already chosen a date in March for our next crafty afternoon. I'm sad to say I didn't take any pictures. I'll have to redeem myself next month.

Many of the ladies do multiple crafts. A couple even brought multiple projects. I was the only one working on paper crafts. One shared some mosaic frames and a handmade card she had previously made. One worked on baby booties; one a baby afghan. One alternated between a quilt and a baby sweater; one a sweater and socks. We shared a bit about our current projects. A few of us even gave pointers on our craft itself. (I ended up doing an acrylic stamp demo that turned into a page element!)

It was wonderful to spend time with craft-minded people and share ideas and inspiration. I especially enjoyed looking at things from the perspective of a knitter or a quilter.  Who knows, maybe next month I'll try mittens!

Paper Thrills Recipe Challenge

I love recipe challenges, but this one may not be the kind you are imagining. This challenge (should be live soon) was to include a recipe on your layout. I created this one sharing my favorite brownie recipe and a bit of the story behind it.

 

My kids love to bake (and eat) these brownies. We had lots of fun on the day in question (and the few days afterward.)

I took my color inspiration for this layout from the now retired Cherry-O stickease (CTMH). I  used a smattering of other older CTMH products. Base cardstock is Sweet Leaf, photo mat is Chocolate. I selected the B&T papers because they featured either Sweet Leaf or Crystal Blue (both prominent in the Stickease.) The papers are all from retired collections: Wings, Twiterpated and Magic Moments.

 

The 'recipe card' is a journaling card from the Amore set (CTMH). It coordinates with the Chocolate cardstock and helps to tie in the Blush and Tulip accents.

Do you have a favorite recipe? Why not scrap it now!

Flower Embellishment Tutorial

I love to use flower embellishment - especially when I can make my own using simple supplies like I did on this layout.

I created these flowers using some CTMH supplies: the Pemberley workshop on the go stamp set, Colonial White cardstock, Outdoor Denim ink and Stardust Glitz Gel. Here's a photo tutorial to show you how I did it.

 I started by stamping the image.

Then I cut around the outside of the flower. 

(I wasn't worried about the details of each petal because I knew I would be doing more with it.)

I placed a pencil eraser in the center of the flower

 Then I scrunched the flower around the pencil.

 After I removed the pencil, I roughed up the edges of the flower a bit with my fingers.

And finally, I added the Glitz to the center and set it aside to dry!

This technique would work well with any flower stamp that was mostly solid and fairly circular. Additionally, you could easily use a button or a brad to dress up the center of the flower instead of the Glitz. 

I would love to see what you can create using this idea!

January recap

What does a month of layouts look like? When it has been a very scrappy January like mine:

Twenty-two pages in all - well on my way to my goal of 150 for the year.

Here's to a productive year!

Dish Man - Another Pemberley Layout

I am really enjoying the new Pemberley paper from Close to My Heart. Many of the projects in the idea book focus on the flowers, but I noticed the deep Outdoor Denim and muted Brown Bag patterns right away. I decided this paper would work nicely on those "boy" pages as well. Here is one that I created:

 

I based this layout on a sketch by Amanda at Love, Joy, Paper. The base page is Outdoor Denim cardstock. The large photo mat is the subtle kraft pattern from Pemberley. The Colonial White printed border and the two blue B&T papers are others from the Pemberley pack.

I cut the title and all of the stars using the Art Philosophy cartridge (the longer I have that, the more I love it!)

 

These cute Kraft cardstock tags are also cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge (The current weekend warmup at ScrapFit.) They are one of my favorite features. I really like tags in general, and I especially like that I can customize them to coordinate with the other embellishments on my page!