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 »
It’s time for a Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday scrapbook layout! Today I have the Thankful For A Fall Layout for you! I love the colors of fall. I could make all of my scrapbooks with this color scheme if I could figure out a way to make it work with all of my photos! My entire house is… Read More »
Welcome to Stamping and Scrapbooking Sunday! I have a Halloween layout for you today. Stampin’ Up! has the fantastic Witches’ Brew Designer Papers that really make quick, easy and fabulous scrapbook layouts. I have years of Halloween pictures of my kids (and me!) dressed up for trick or treating. I loved to dress up with them! Funny…I was… Read More »
I have a fun and colorful card that uses two of my favorite stamp sets today, Mixed Bunch and Perfectly Penned. Of course there is a coordinating blossom punch to go with the Mixed Bunch set just to make me love it even more!!! The colors that I was challenged to use included Wisteria Wonder, Summer Starfruit, Gumball… Read More »
What exactly makes a card an “advanced” card compared to a “beginner” card? It’s really not about the card making techniques that you know, it’s about the supplies that you have access to! Having beautiful papers, inks, stamp sets and embellishments that coordinate really does make a difference. Having the tools to create layers, shapes and texture also… Read More »