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 Sunday, May 25, 2008
in less than one week...
... my boy heads off to his very first sleep-away camp. He'll be gone for two weeks! I know he'll be fine... he'll be busy enough that he won't have time to miss us. Its those of us who are left behind that I worry about  I'm hoping he'll write and to help that along... I made him some custom postcards for camp. He's eight, so writing isn't really much of his thing. I figured a big blank sheet of paper might be too daunting but a postcard would be managable for him. I first went to the postal service's site to see what the rules and regulations are for postcards, picked a size and started working on them. Given that I started this project a little late and have a lot going on, I opted to use pages from the Sportsmania mini album by Emily Merritt and Tiff Brady at wearestorytellers.com. Oh wow.... did these help speed the process up! I dropped in my photos, and after merging the layers, I dragged the album page onto my postcard sized canvas, added text and embellishments and flattened. Super quick and easy!! All that's left to do now is to have them printed on cardstock at the office supply store, cut them out and I'm done! Here are a few of the ones I did...    The background papers and alpha came from the Sportsmania kit by Emily Merritt and Tiff Brady at wearestorytellers.com. The foam stamp alpha is by Emily Powers at wearestorytellers.com. And the fonts are arial and AL Old Remington. Please excuse the spelling of camp with a "k"... the camp name starts with a "k" so any reference they make to camp or campers starts with "k" as well. Now... let's just hope he writes!! Tracie
5/25/2008 4:15:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Finished.
This is one of "those" layouts. The ones that get started, find inspiration, and then somewhere along the way, they just sputter out. Partially the layout, partially my crazy-busy self, but this has been sitting on my desk for over a month! :shock: :horror: LOL But yesterday, I decided. It was going to get finished before I picked up Lilli at school. 3:30...no more, no less. So here it is:
The fun part is the background paper--its Scenic Route grid paper that I went over with sharpie and then colored in with map pencils. I've done this with crayons before too. Oh, highlighters might be fun! LOL Hmmm, back to the desk for more I guess! :)
Have a smilie-filled weekend! :) ...Staci
5/25/2008 12:56:16 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Gel Medium and Paint
I love to use acrylic paint in my pages but I wanted a more textured
look. I recently got a bottle of gel medium and tried to mix equal
parts of the medium with paint. The result is paint that goes on thick
without sacrificing the color of the paint. I waould like to share with
you a layout I made using gel medium and acrylic paint. You can see the
texture at the edges of the layout. I also tried this for stamping and
I loved the texture and dimension of the stamped image as compared to
an image stamped with ink.   Materials: Papers, flowers, embellishments: Prima Grungeboard letters: Tim Holtz Gold Paint and Gel Medium Gold Foil have a fun creative day! Iris
5/22/2008 10:39:45 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, May 19, 2008
GASC crazy here...
I think I've lost my mind...somewhere between projects, instructions, photos, and kit packing! LOL But its so much fun and helps build the excitment for the right-around-the-corner TX GASC! I can't believe its almost here and I haven't shared my projects yet (other than on the GASC site). So, I thought I'd show y'all some of what I'm so excited about... No worries (not that you would), I'll share more GASC goodies soon, but for a first run, here's the projects for my 2 Cosmo Cricket classes:
Get Happy album class:
This class is so me...full of randomness, painty fun, tearing stuff up, and just plain ol' playing with scrappy goodies. :)
In Stitches class featuring Honey Pie line:
At first, these papers both scared me and interested me...love the cross-stitch printed coolness, but not my usual color palette (says the almost-neon color lovin' chick). But I gotta tell ya that when I started playing with them, I absolutely LOVED the sweetness that this great line has...worked so perfect for my cutie pie lil one! :)
So, there's a little taste of Cosmo Cricket lovelies that you can sample at GASC! Online registration for Texas is closed, so you'll have to run to the registration booth when you get there. LOL! :) I'm teaching these 2 classes in Grand Rapids too! Hope to see y'all there! :) ...Staci
5/19/2008 3:34:25 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Saturday, May 17, 2008
so it's been awhile...
...but our family has finally settled into our new house! I apologize for my lack of posts... I will be fixing that reaaaal quick. :) Here's a project I did right before our move (yes, I'm a crazy scrapper right to the end! lol.) The tin is from Gel-a-Tins stamps...I love how they included this cute little keychain tin with the stamps. This keychain was part of my TwelveFridays kit. The pics are of my newly engaged sister and her cute fiance. (but don't tell him I told you that.)  I gave this to my sis as an engagement brag book. They really are a cute couple, aren't they?? :) Brittany
5/17/2008 4:15:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Paint resist and pop dots
A simple techique for a touch of an artsy feel:
1. Stamp an image using VersaMark ink on white cardstock.
2. Heat emboss with white embossing powder.
3. Dry brush paint over the embossed image and quickly rub the paint off the embossing with a paper towel.
4. I then cut out the image with a circle cutter.
As for pop-dots. I love these things! I am all about dimension and lifting an element up on a pop-dot adds that little touch that makes me smile:) Hard to see but the 3 paint resisted images and the orange flower are raised atop pop-dots.
Supplies:
PP: TaDa Creative Studios:: Boom Chica Bloom Collection
Stamp: TaDa Creative Studios
Cardstock: Bazzill
Letters: Lil' Davis Designs
Rubons: Doodlebug
Brads: Queen & Co.
TFL Love, Tracy Austin
5/17/2008 12:21:32 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, May 16, 2008
Birthday Banner
Here is a little tutorial to create a "Birthday Banner" for the little ballerina in your family. Sorry about the photos but I find banners the hardest project to photograph...    Supplies:Maya Road Square Banner BookMaya Road Scallop CoasterMaya Road Atlanta Uppercase AlphabetMaya Road Fresh Ribbon (Candy Polka Dot) Deja Views ( my Sweet girl ~ Gingham, Paisley) Paint Ranger ( Snow Cap, Pink Sherbet) Heidi Swapp Clear Bling Border Tulle Seam Binding (White) Ballerina Cupcake Toppers Sequin Trim Lace Liquid Glue Iridescent Glitter White Pen (Ranger) Instructions:- Cover Square Banner pages (front Gingham, back Paisley), cut out slit using the back as a guide when covering the front of each page and repeat for the back using the front slit as a guide, sand edges
- Paint Scallop Coaster pages in Snow Cap and Atlanta Uppercase Alphabet in Pink Sherbet, allow to dry, Using a crop-a-dile punch a hole in each corner scallop
- Using a paint brush cover painted Scallop Coaster pages with liquid glue, while the glue is still wet completely cover with iridescent glitter, tap off excess, allow to dry
- Using the end of a paint brush randomly apply glue dots, while glue is wet apply iridescent glitter, tap off excess, allow to dry
- Using a white pen outline each glitter polka dot
- Adhere Scallop Coasters to the center of each Square Banner page
- Adhere Atlanta Uppercase Alphabet to the center of each Scallop Coaster
- Thread Tulle through each Square Banner page, tie a Tulle Bow at each end
- Double Knot Tulle in between every other page, double knot Maya Road Candy Polka Dot ribbon in between each Tulle Double Knot
- Adhere White Seam Binding Bow onto each Tulle Double Knot, adhere Ballerina Cupcake Topper in center of White Seam Binding Bow
- Adhere Heidi Swapp Clear Bling Border to the top (in between slits) of each Square Banner page
- Adhere Lace to the top bottom section of each Square Banner page, adhere Sequin Trim to the top edge of Lace just applied to Square Banner pages
Now it is ready to hang for the "Birthday Girl" to enjoy. Lisa
5/16/2008 9:41:16 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Last Minute Cards for Mom
Some simple cards to make for mom.  supplies used: 3-d stickers (Target) • cardstock (Bazzill) • ink (Clearsnap) • ledger paper (Making Memories) • letter stickers (Autumn Leaves) • rub-ons (Heidi Grace)
Amy
5/10/2008 10:04:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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A Mother's Day Project
 We are still doing some Go-Green projects over at Prima so I decided to make a mother's day project using one of the packaging tin cans of Prima. This was so easy and quick to make. Just sharing a simple idea for a project which you can make for your mom or for yourself. Happy Mother's Day! Iris
5/10/2008 7:07:36 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Mother's Day Bouquet
How about a handmade bouquet of flowers for mom this Mother's Day?! And a bonus? these flowers won't wilt and I bet she appreciates the time and effort. :)
Greta
Instructions and products found on the Fancy Pants blog. http://missfancypants.typepad.com/
5/7/2008 12:28:43 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008
From a child's point of view
 I believe that good pictures does not necessarily mean that the subject should be posed, or have eye contact, or even face the camera. Sometimes, taking the picture from the subject's point of view help tell the story much better. In this layout, my 3 year old spotted the animal ride and immediately headed towards it. Instead of trying to run to the front to get a picture of her face, I just let her head on towards the ride and took the pictures from behind. No great photography tricks here but I sure am happy with the results. Have a great day! Iris
5/6/2008 11:28:17 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, May 05, 2008
A 24 hour crop
24 hours of scrapping at my lss...that's how I spent my NSD:) 12pm-12pm...yawn;) In that time I completed one mini-album (seen below), a layout, taught a class, had LOTS of laughs and yawns, sarcasm a-plenty:), snuggled up with a fellow scrapper on an air mattress in the middle of the shop for a few hours of sleep to then wake up and start all over again:) Lots of fun!
The Peek-a-boo album by Tinkering Ink. A fun easy project:) 4 chipboard pages with tabs and windows and 3 acrylic pages. I used Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels to treat the chipboard. Just a little spritz will do ya. It colorizes the chipboard and gives it a hint of glimmer:) Super easy:)
Album cover:
Page 1:
Front and back of page 1: I sprayed a bit of Glimmer Mist on the acrylic page and left to dry. I used this paper: For the birds Note how the birds are mirror images. PERFECT for an acrylic page...thank you ms. or mr. Tinkering Ink designer;)
Page 2:
Page 3:
Last page:
Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Tinkering Ink:: Wild Woodland
Transparency: Heidi Swapp
Acrylic hearts: Heidi Grace
Stickers and book plate: MM
Flower: Prima
Buttons: Autumn Leaves
TFL:) Love, Tracy Austin
5/5/2008 10:55:48 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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