I can't believe it's been a year already! It feels like just yesterday that I got "the call"! I cannot begin to express what a pleasure it has been to work with Memory Makers Magazine. Beth, Katie and Christy are incredible, genuine and so encouraging I will truly miss them. I will also miss working with, sharing and creating with my fellow masters, 9 amazingly talented women. All with their own unique style. I feel so blessed to have been masters with them. I also have to say thank you to all of you for stopping by the MMM blog through the year, I have really enjoyed sharing my work with you. Well I guess it's time to turn up the lights, sweep up the glitter and say goodbye. The best way I felt to do that is to leave you with pictures of my entry that I submitted to Memory Makers.

{{HUG}} Christine

You know, one of those moments when something hits you square in the forehead and you think "why didn't I think of this sooner!". Well I had one of those moments the other day when I was trying to decide what size circle punch I wanted to use. It seems every time I go to use a circle punch I have to punch a scrap circle to see what the size will be. Not to mention how I am always measuring the circle punches to figure out what size they are.

So my solution (which is really simple) was to punch a set of circles and label them. Now when I need to find the right size circle punch I just pull out my templates and I am good to go.

To solve the problem of having to measure my circle punches every time I used a sharpie to write on the punch what the punched size is.

I hope this little tip helps, and have a great Fourth of July weekend!

Christine

Here is my layout that was in the July/August Masterpieces issue. I thought I'd share a close up look at what I did. I've never quite figured out how to do cute paper piecings. But, I wanted to try one for this page. I decided to use a page from a Maya Road sheer house book as my base. It worked wonderfully! All I had to do was cut paper that fit it and embellish! I added lots of buttons to the roof and used the bottom for my title.

There are so many shaped chipboard or sheer books out there that you can use this technique with - stars, hearts, birds, vehicles, flowers, etc. You can explore lots of possibilities.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

I had a great oportunity to attend the Great American Scrapbook Convention in Chantilly last Friday. I love shopping for scrapbook supplies especially if they are on sale. The show did not disappoint, lots of sales were going on in the vendors' booths. I found some fabulous product that will not break the bank and can be used numerous times to create! Come on for a quick tour...the next date is September 25-26, 2009 in
Chattanooga, Tennessee. Your pocketbook and creative soul will thank you, for more information check out the event website at http://www.greatamericanscrapbook.com/!

I love Luxe Designs papers and rubons, their papers are double sided and the colors really go well with other papers in their collection because they are printed with the same colored ink. I purchased the green and white dot paper in the upper right corner. They had rubons for a dollar and are avaliable in all the colors they print their papers in, awesome....so I picked up a package in green as well. :) 

I fell in love with this collection of paper from MME (My Mind's Eye). It is a bit heavier pattern paper ($1.00/sheet) but I couldn't resist it! I love the tone and colors in it, so I purchased the second and fifth patterns in this display.

Bling for .99, yes please! :) I love bling on my layouts and Want2Scrap had some cute designs I did not have so I purchased a package. I must admit I can not pass up bling or pearls for my creative endeavors...

I love these fibers, aren't they pretty? I resisted them but it was hard. :)

As you know I love to use chipoard shapes as masks and stencils. So I couldn't pass up this deal!

If you are in need of some tools, scrapDeals had these fun colored punches for $1.00.

Lastly, a photo of my new goodies from the show. All items were $1.00 a piece or less, I love pretty things for less, I know I am not alone! :) If you aren't able to check out the convention always look for close out scrapbook items at Target, JoAnn's and your local scrapbook store. The trends are always changing and stores need to make room for the new inventory so that means cost savings for the consumer!