Selecting who my hero would be for this month’s Challenge Yourself Inspiration Challenge was easy. Finding a picture of the two of us together in the midst of moving was a whole other story! Thank goodness for technology! This month’s Challenge YOUrself challenge is an inspiration challenge. The inspiration is Mariah Carey’s song, “Hero”. This is a scrapbooking… Read More »
Remember that I told you I found a photo file with pictures of my kids from 2005? This little photo file has given me a really fun excuse to do some scrapbooking! I’m participating n the Scrap Our Stash Challenge for October. It’s a pick your side challenge. They actually have two sketches you can choose from and… Read More »
You will notice the date of this photo on this scrapbook page in my little journaling note. 2005. Yep! I’ve got some scrapbooking catching up to do. I found a photo box with some fun pictures of my kids from 2005 and it is going to be fun to walk down memory lane while I scrapbook these! To… Read More »
I just have a quick post today. When I was cleaning up a couple of weekends ago, I came across the first scrapbook pages my daughter ever made. She was 5 and in Kindergarten. I think they are pretty fabulous myself. I would say that she has a clean and simple style and her text gets right to… Read More »
It seems to be that time of year when you see the flamingos everywhere. Several new stamps have been released with these fabulous birds as their main image. I still couldn’t resist buying Catherine Pooler’s new Stamp of Approval Tropical Paradise set. The fantastic set of leaves and fronds along with the amazing sentiments just called to me. … Read More »
I decided to participate in the Altenew Scrapbook Sketch Challenge #10 for this month. The sketch looked like fun to try and the designer samples were stunning! I just finished taking two more classes. One was on background stamps and one was on single layer cards. The single layer card class was packed full of tips and things… Read More »
I so loved the distress oxide ink blending with the stencil on my card from yesterday’s post, I had to create a scrapbook page using the same technique to create my page background. If you missed that card, you can see it here! I have a video that I will post at the end of today’s project to… Read More »
I love combining my stamping and scrapbooking. I always feel like it is a great way to stretch my craft supplies and make a really unique scrapbook page that is all my own. I’ve played around with creating my own backgrounds for my scrapbook pages over the last couple of months. I’ve taken a couple of classes at… Read More »
I don’t know why it always feels appropriate to create a scrapbook page on Sunday! I have a quick page to share. I was just playing around with some of the design elements that I learned about in the recent classes and couldn’t resist creating a page using a picture of my husband and I from last spring. … Read More »
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 »