Monthly Archives: September 2010

this and that

Posted on September 14, 2010 | 4 comments

With so much going on with back to school and getting back on track after those nasty two weeks of computer issues, I decided to take some time to catch my breath a little before teaching again. I won’t have a class at Scrapbook Memories this month but the ideas are starting to percolate for one in early October. It should be fun and I’ll share a peek when I have something worked up.

Today I’m sharing the layout we created at my last class as well as a fun little card. I created this card a couple classes ago with scraps left on the table as I cleaned up. It was literally a 2 minute card as I had already demoed the silk rose and had it on hand. It just goes to show that you can create with almost anything.

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This was a fun layout to teach. That Girls’ Paperie paper is one of my favorite lines.

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Have a beautiful day!

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Posted in Card Designs, scrapbook memories, Scrapbooking

Back to Stitching

Posted on September 13, 2010 | 5 comments

It’s the first full week back to school. I have a lot of plans.

Get caught up on…

  • assignments
  • housework
  • errands
  • get sewing again

I’m actually looking forward to them all but getting back to sewing really sounds great to me. There is a lot of fabric stashed away just waiting for my needle. I thought it would be fun to create a card using quilting squares I picked up at a local quilting shop. The fabric is by Moda and paired together with some fun sewing themed patterned paper, makes a unique card.

Every feminine card needs a bit of bling, right? The Zva Creative crystals and pearls were a great embellishment.

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If you’re familiar with Zva product, you’ll know that their product line doesn’t include purple. The beautiful pearl flower accents were originally white and came as part of the butterfly set PES03CA101 from this post. Zva crystals and pearls are so easy to alter and customize with the Copic Airbrush System.  Just spray with your marker and airbrush attachment. It only takes seconds and about a minute to dry.

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Supplies: Pearl Flowers PES03CA101, Black Corduroy Brad BR01CB106 and Crystal Flourish CRS02CB101 by Zva Creative, twine, black cardstock by Bazzill, Thrift Shop 8×8 paper pad & letter stickers & Wild Cards by October Afternoon, BV02 Prune Copic Marker & Airbrush System, Green Leaf Trinket Pin by Maya Road, fabric by Moda, sewing machine

Have a beautiful day!

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Posted in Card Designs, Copics, Zva

vacation pages

Posted on September 12, 2010 | 2 comments

One of the great things about a scrapbooking kit is getting a package of papers and embellishments that all work well together. It’s super easy to take the kit with you to the cottage by adding your paper cutting, adhesive and other basic supplies. It’s also great for getting photos scrapped. New paper + new photos = fun quick pages. When we got home from our mini vacation in Gananoque this year, it was a no-brainer to getting some of those sweet photos scrapped.

Here’s a couple of the pages I created for the September kit of Up the Street Scrapbooking.

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I loved these fabric flowers that came with the kit.

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Quick Tip: Cut a fun border edge along a printed pattern on patterned paper for a unique look.

Happy Sunday!

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Posted in Scrapbooking, Up the Street

Orchids

Posted on September 11, 2010 | 2 comments

I love orchids. They remind me of my mother. She had the most beautiful orchids in her kitchen window. While mine don’t look half as wonderful as hers, I try to continue the tradition as they remind me of her. They always make me smile. When redesigning our kitchen, I made sure that we designed in a window over the sink large enough to hold a few.

When I saw this beautiful Lockhart Phalaenopsis stamp I just had to have it. I’ve created this design for the CLASSroom and you can find the entire post here.

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Have a wonderful weekend!

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Posted in Card Designs, Copics, Ellen Hutson LLC projects

enTWINEd

Posted on September 9, 2010 | 2 comments

One simple item keeps showing up in my designs these days. I simply can’t see to help myself. In fact, many times I actually have to restrain myself from using it to keep things all looking the same.

What is it?

Twine.

Simple huh? I don’t know why it holds such a fascination. Perhaps it’s the  texture and it does go with pretty much anything. It’s super easy to tie. It’s plain and not overwhelming.

I just love it.

Wouldn’t using twine make for a fun challenge? I hope you think so. It’s Thursday so check out the challenge here.

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The other day I needed a sympathy card. I love a soft natural look for them so out came the twine, the kraft cardstock and some fun canvas.

The canvas is from Prima and comes printed with a lovely fine text. I stamped and embossed a beautiful damask Hero Arts stamp onto the canvas to make a resist. The background was then spritzed with Glimmer Mist and after dry, stamped with some Hero Arts leaves.

Quick Tip: Ranger Archival inks work really well for stamping on fabric. Stamp and then heat set when done.

Supplies: kraft cardstock by Bazzill, Leaf Prints stamp set (sentiment &leaves stamps) & Speckled Elements (damask stamp) by Hero Arts, Viva Pink & Caribbean Blue Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels, twine, printed canvas by Prima, wood embellishment by K & Company, Leaf Trinket Pins by Maya Road, Inkssentials White Gel Pen by Ranger, Jet Black Archival Ink and Crushed Olive Distress ink by Ranger

Happy Creating!

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Posted in Card Designs, Challenges, Hero Arts

back 2 school {grin}

Posted on September 8, 2010 | 7 comments

My little boys humoured me yesterday with some darling back to school smiles. My youngest was especially excited to be going to senior kindergarten this year and so I just couldn’t wait to scrapbook that special day.

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It was also a great opportunity to pull out the last of my Lily Bee Design papers and play around. The new lines should be here any day now and I just can’t wait!

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Did you notice the fun framed look that I got with printing directly onto the die cut? Check out the details here today on the Lily Bee Blog.

Supplies: patterned paper, die cut, chipboard and rub-ons by Lily Bee Design, cardstock by Bazzill, sandpaper, Felt and Glitter Thickers by American Crafts, Snowcap Paint Dabber by Ranger, Tiny Attacher by Advantus

Take care,

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Posted in Card Designs, Lily Bee, Scrapbooking

I’d do anything for you dear

Posted on September 7, 2010 | 4 comments

Wow! I can’t believe it’s back to school.

The house is quiet.

The kids are gone.

Very mixed feelings here.

So while I’m trying to decide where to start my very quiet day, here’s a layout for you about my hubby.

I don’t often scrap about him because he’s so hard to get a picture of but I managed to snap this one while he was busy driving the boat.

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This is another layout using September’s Up the Street Scrapbooking kit.  I’ve left this page with the fun die cut sheet as the layout base for a unique look.

I’m off to get busy!

Enjoy your day,

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Posted in Scrapbooking, Up the Street