If you have been following my blog the last few months, you know that I am taking a ton of classes at Altenew Academy. You also know that I am enjoying them immensely and I believe they are transforming my crafting! I recently completed a couple of scrapbook classes. I completed a class called “Stamps Meet Scrapbooks” and… Read More »
I feel like it takes a good amount of time to create a scrapbook layout, especially when I’m creating the papers, the background, the stamp and die cut elements. I love to scrapbook on weekends and most especially on Sunday. I actually spent some time yesterday in my craft room stamping and die cutting a bunch of random… Read More »
I have another scrapbook page to share with you. Actually, I’m sharing my homework assignments with you! In the Stamps Meet Scrapbooks class that I’m taking, Lesson 3 was about trying a watercolor emboss resist technique to create the background of your scrapbook. The technique gives an interesting effect for a background and I am not sure I… Read More »
I actually have several stamp sets in my collection that I purchased just to make scrapbook layouts with them. Using your stamps and dies to create scrapbook pages is just one more way to stretch your crafting budget and get more out of your stash. You get more bang for your buck when you have stamps and other… Read More »
I’m taking several classes at once right now, but only one of them is live. I’m taking a Stamps Meet Scrapbooks class. I’ve taught a Stamping and Scrapping class for years. I actually started out my paper crafting as a scrapbooker more years ago than I want to put in print! I still find it fun and inspiring… Read More »
National Scrapbook Day Mother’s Day Layout! Happy National Scrapbook Day! In honor of National Scrapbook Day, I decided to create a Mother’s Day Layout. I fell in love with the elegance of the Something Borrowed Designer Paper and Embellishments. Combined with gold ribbon and gold embossing, I really love the effect. Isn’t the Sahara Sand Lace Trim a… Read More »
Create Your Own Journaling Cards For Your Project Life Albums! I was browsing through Papercrafts & Scrapbooking magazine today and they shared a journaling card sketch. I decided to use the sketch to create a couple of quick cards of my own. This is a great way to use your scraps and that giant basket of stash in… Read More »
Stampin’ Up! My Paper Pumpkin Style! I had the opportunity to preview this month’s My Paper Pumpkin Kit while sitting down with several members of the My Paper Pumpkin product design team. Since they have taken over, the My Paper Pumpkin (MPP) kits have not only improved in quality of materials and project designs, but also in value.… Read More »
Stamping And Scrapbooking Sunday Series: Winter Layout! It’s cold, rainy and blustery here today. It only seemed right to do a little shopping with my daughter, light a fire in the fireplace and create a scrapbook page to match my mood! Winter is coming and we might as well be prepared! Stampin’ Up!’s All Is Calm Designer Series… Read More »
10 Days of Thanksgiving Projects: Fall Scrapbook Layout! You are definitely going to need some scrapbook layouts for the fall season! Stampin’ Up! has the perfect stamp for Thanksgiving layouts that gives you room for journaling and it’s called I’m Thankful For. It’s all the sentiment that you need for your page! I feel like I could make… Read More »
It’s about time for another layout for my Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday Series! I’m calling this layout “You Are My Sunshine”! I fell in love with the Kinda Eclectic stamp set. It really pairs well with the Ray of Sunshine stamp set as you will see here with this layout. I’ve shared a tip in the video how… Read More »
Create the perfect beach scrapbook layout with the High Tide Designer Series Paper! In fact, create an entire beach themed album! I’ve actually created two different layouts to share with you today. One is a 12 x 12″ page and the other an 8 x8″ page. Both pages can be adapted to create the size that you need.… Read More »
Do you need a scrapbook layout for February? The Language of Love stamp set has some great images to use on a scrapbook page. Creating scrapbook layouts is one of my very favorite things to do. Earlier in the week, I shared a post about how my daughter came home from college for a relaxing weekend. Her idea… Read More »
True Love Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday Series. (What?! It’s Thursday!) Stampin’ Up! has so many great products available for Valentine’s Day that I couldn’t wait to start playing with them as soon as Christmas was over! I just couldn’t stop creating new stuff! I’ll be making videos like crazy to show you some of the more complex projects. … Read More »
How about a Winter Layout from the Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday Series?! I’m trying to make a few scrapbook pages before the holiday so that I have pages ready to mount the pictures that I’m sure to be taking over the next two weeks. With the pages ready to go, it will be easy to crop the pictures… Read More »