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 Monday, June 23, 2008
Our July/August Cover Girl
6/23/2008 4:11:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
6/23/2008 4:11:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Photography: Great Tips for Portraits at Home
6/23/2008 12:55:43 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) If you're not familiar with all the technicalities of photography you might find it challenging to get professional looking photos. I remember my Photography 101 class in college. My instructor wasn't afraid to tell me that I needed to work on my photography skills. Over the years and after much practice and many tips from the experts, I have come to love photography. When I get the time, I love to go out and photograph the world around me. Digital Photo Academy has some wonderful tips (and visuals) for taking taking portraits of children, pets, and family at home. Click here to check it out. Here are my pictures from the weekend. The picture of the little boy was taken by my soon-to-be sister-in-law.    Creative Prompt: Take an hour or more and spend some time with your camera. Take photos of the little details you see around you that you sometimes overlook. Scrap a layout or mini-album about your world at present. note: you don't have to have an expensive, professional camera to take great photos. I use a Sony Cyber-shot, point and shoot camera for all of my pictures and get great results. christy
creative prompt | photography
6/23/2008 12:55:43 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, June 20, 2008
say thank you in 30 minutes or less
6/20/2008 9:35:50 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) Happy Friday!!  When I don't have time to do a layout I love using my supplies to make handmade cards. Above are two thank you cards made with KI's La•di•dah and Bloom collection. Techniques used: stamping distressing edges with ink torn paper The patterns, little details and colors of these collections are SO cute! My favorite embellishments in the collection are the softies, ribbon and buttons. What are you doing this weekend? Is there scrapping in your future? Have a great weekend! Christy
cardmaking
6/20/2008 9:35:50 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, June 19, 2008
Bridal Shower Card and Notebook
6/19/2008 10:41:34 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
One of my younger cousins is getting married a month before I am in August. I'm traveling home this weekend to attend her bridal shower and I made her a funky card and decorated a notebook to keep track of everyone's gifts. The colors for her wedding are black and white, so I added some bright colors to give it a nice punch of color.
I used Master '08, Staci Etheridge's technique featured in the July/August issue and pleated some ribbon along the bottom of the card and attached it with staples. If you're using this technique on a card, make sure you staple the ribbon to a piece of patterned paper and then attach it to the card so the staples aren't seen on the inside of the card.
  Supplies: cardAdhesive: Tombow Black/Pink Patterned paper, chipboard embellishments: KI Memories Black/white patterned paper, 7gypsies yours always element: Li'l Davis Ribbon, staples: Misc. notebook
Adhesive: Towbow
Patterned paper, photo corners, chipboard: KI Memories Vinyl letters, pen: American Crafts Create something. Inspire everyone. GinaMarie
cardmaking | gift ideas | techniques
6/19/2008 10:41:34 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Printing Photos and Hybrid Elements
6/18/2008 3:56:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  Are you a hybrid scrapbooker? Check out the gorgeous photos and text accents (left) that the MM team just printed using our Epson R1900 Photo Printer. (There's a bit of a glare at the top of the photo of myself, but that isn't the case in person.) In the last few months, I've been dabbling more and more in hybrid scrapbooking by adding text to photos, printing digital embellishments, etc. What are your printing habits? Do you print any photos at home? Do you print digital embellishments? If so, what kind of printer do you use? Stay tuned to see what the MM team creates with our freshly printed photos and text accents! All the best, Katie
hybrid scrapbooking | Photo Printing
6/18/2008 3:56:42 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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must love dogs {mini album}
6/18/2008 11:12:47 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) Growing up, there has always been a dog in our home. When I moved out of my parents house I got two of my own. There's something wonderful about coming home to wagging tails and endless kisses. And nothing compares to a stress reliever like a long walk at sunset with two faithful companions. A mini-album documenting some of my most favorite memories with Maizie and Haylee was long overdue. I finally got inspired to create by the KI Memories, 2008 Love, Elsie line (DAISY). I used few embellishments and did a lot more journaling in this album. I added captions to photos and documented the pups unique personalities. Now I have some of my greatest memories all in one album. I even left a few open pages to finish later when I take more photos.       Creative prompt: create a layout or mini-album about your beloved pet with multiple photos and journaling. It'll surely bring back some warm, fuzzy memories :) christy
creative prompt | mini-albums
6/18/2008 11:12:47 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, June 16, 2008
Call for "Pink" Pages
6/16/2008 4:04:23 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L is looking for scrapbook pages reflecting a personal experience with breast cancer or celebrating a loved one who has been affected by the disease. Pages may eventually be posted on the SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L Web site and used in a national advertising campaign. Send high-res images, text document of journaling or the story behind the page, as well as a supply list and all contact information, to Kerri Wickersheim at Marketing@3LCorp.com. Learn more at scrapbook-adhesives.com.
creative prompt
6/16/2008 4:04:23 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Saturday, June 14, 2008
don't forget dad!
6/14/2008 2:12:40 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) You don't have to create something time-consuming and elaborate to make Father's Day special. Keep the design simple and spend more time writing a meaning note. He'll appreciate and love the fact that you took the time to make something unique just for him. I created both of these cards in about 30 minutes with patterned paper, ribbon, brads, buttons, and sticker letters.  christy
cardmaking
6/14/2008 2:12:40 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Friday, June 13, 2008
Birthday Card from the Noteworthy Collection
6/13/2008 10:03:34 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) I made this birthday card for my mom today. She's coming down to visit me on her birthday weekend! Since she'll be on the road soon, I thought it would be safe to post this blog before I give her the card. I made it from the Noteworthy collection from Making Memories. I love how easy it is to match and coordinate all of the embellishments and papers. One of my favorite things about making cards for people is trying to capture their personality in the card. My mom likes bright colors, but her favorite one is purple. I incorporated those purple accents with the patterned paper and ribbon. The next time you make a card or a layout for someone, try to create something that reflects their personality.  This is the inside corner of the card. Isn't the Noteworthy metal signage adorable!  Supplies: Patterned paper, flower, ribbon, metal signage: Making Memories Ink: Clearsnap Rub-on: Crate Paper Misc.: paint, button brads, staples Create something. Inspire everyone. GinaMarie
cardmaking
6/13/2008 10:03:34 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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back to basics: paper and scissors
6/13/2008 9:12:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) I love digital and hybrid scrapbooking because it's fast, less mess, and I can take my computer anywhere to do it. But, when I haven't worked with paper, scissors, and my Tombo Mono Adhesive (I LOVE this stuff) in a while I start to experience some serious withdrawal symptoms :) There is just something so different about tearing paper, layering embellishments, adding dimension, painting, etc. My cousin just had a beautiful baby girl about 2 months ago. I haven't had the chance to meet her, but will see her at the wedding in a couple of months. I couldn't wait to create a layout about little Bella. I was also excited because this is my first baby page. Talk about breaking out of my traditional patterns and colors. It was tough going through my supplies to find that I barely had anything pink and yellow or for babies.  I normally love to do multi-photo layouts, but my focus was to make this more of a home decor project for my cousin. It would be so adorable in a 12x12 shadow box in the baby's room. I made little pockets at the bottom of the layout with three journaling prompts so that the happy parents could write little notes to Bella. They read 1.) We love your... 2.) You make us... 3.) We hope & pray... This layout took me about 30 minutes. My main techniques were layering paper, ribbon, and embellishments. I gave the layout added dimension by adding thick pop dots behind the photo to lift it off the page. Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend! Christy
gift ideas | home decor | layout inspiration | techniques
6/13/2008 9:12:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, June 12, 2008
Inspired by the Ordinary
6/12/2008 11:15:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) Last week, I blogged about finding inspiration in the ordinary.
My creative prompt was: Find inspiration in the everyday objects you
purchase or even with something you have around your house. Look at the
packaging and mimic the colors, textures and fonts. Pick something that
grabs your attention and inspires you.
As I was flipping through the latest issue of Real Simple, I was inspired to do a layout that looked similar to an article I found in it. They used dots to point to specific parts of the object and a similar heading at the top of their page. Here's the digital layout I created based on my new favorite fruit drink, Cranergy.
 This is a simple page. I didn't even use any embellishments. The most important thing to remember is your inspiration can come from anywhere. Where have you found your inspiration today?
Create something. Inspire everyone.
GinaMarie
creative prompt | Digital Scrapbooking
6/12/2008 11:15:25 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
handmade goodies
6/11/2008 9:25:08 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) This week I am making handmade gifts to give my bridesmaids at the rehearsal dinner. I bought small bars of peppermint tea tree menthol handmade soap from Good Fortune for my bridesmaids and as a favor for each guest. I bought them without the traditional packaging so that I could decorate them to match the wedding colors. It smells so yummy! I wrapped each bar differently so that each girl gets something a little different.  What I love most about buying my soap from Good Fortune (besides the fact that it's only made with high-quality, natural ingredients) is that Good Fortune gives back to charities when specific items are purchased. And the web site allows you to donate a bar of soap, wash cloth, and a message of kindness to an orphanage, women's shelter, or women and orphans in South Africa. How awesome is that? :) I also put together a little stationery pack with some of my favorite stationery and some of my handcrafted cards. Something different for each bridesmaid. Here are three of the six.    The soap idea would be great favors for an evening dinner party or baby shower! Wrap the them to match the theme or color palette. Even making a few cards or beautiful tags make a wonderful priceless gift. Oh, and if you like inspiring stories, check out Good Fortune's story and blog to read how Good Fortune started out of a woman's home with a dream to make the world a better place. christy
cardmaking | gift ideas
6/11/2008 9:25:08 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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