Well, when you are on holiday the time just flies and before you know it it is time for another blog update.....

We are having a fantastic time in Hawaii, and I was planning on showing this really cool little T-shirt and key ring that I found for scrapbookers - but with the lack of DH near the computer and my incapacity to do anything technical I am unable to link these up today. Next time....

Meanwhile, the photos are stacking up for when we get home. Plenty of vacation pages no doubt. We spent yesterday up at the Kiluaea (sp?) Volcano site. OMG! How cool is that!! I can't imagine that there is a place anywhere else that looks like that. And, yes, we did get to see lava! COOL. (...Again, pics when I am more enabled!)

Cheers,

Amelia

 

I think creating mini albums is my favorite thing to make and placing them around the house for friends and family to look at gives your home such a warm feeling. If you have never created one I suggest you try. But beware... they are addicting.

This mini album is about what makes our house a home. I photographed certain items that I have placed in our home that just would not be the same without them such as my brother's trumpet, since he is no longer with us this always brings back so many memories spent with him, my grandmother's kitchen fan... I remember when we would go and visit her every summer and this fan was on from sun up to sun down. As you can see each page will have a special memento as well as journaling explaining why these items make our house a home.





Products used: Kit by Cocoa Daisy (November), House Binder, Antique Key, Velvet Blossoms, Velvet Ric Rac, Hearts by Maya Road, Chipboard Letters by American Crafts, Glitter by Making Memories and Doodlebug.

Wishing you all the best.
Lisa M. Pace

Well...that is if you can read chicken scratch.  And if you can...interpret them any way you wanna:) 

How cool is this idea from Dude Designs!?  It is a little idea journal (5"x3").

 

On the back side of each page there is space to scribbled down some notes with the prompts: "Photos, colors, techniques/tools, products, and words".  So perfect for shoving into my purse:)

For the front and inside covers, I loaded my stamp with lots of paint and stamped atop the raw chipboard covers.  I then painted the edges green.  Painted the title "yummy" on the inside (Why?  I have no idea...it was just the word that struck me as I was making the kit last night;), added a wee bit of bling and gaffers tape and called it a night.

I am happy to have my scribbles now in one compact little book:)  Now to wait till tonight to start scrappin':)  If you use one of the sketches...post a link...I would love to see it:D  And don't worry about giving "credit" to the sketch...if you can make something from my scrawlings...then you are much talented;) Happy creating!

Supplies:
Dude Designs: DudEssentials Idea Kit
Heidi Swapp Sea paint and Bling Cherries
Glitter letters by The Paper Studio
Chipboard button by Love, Elsie
7gypsies 97% Certifiable stamp and gaffers tape
Making Memories paint Celery
Strano ribbon
I believe the stamps I used are by Christine Adolf.  It is a large wooded cube with 6 designs.  Love that stamp...bought it many moons ago.

TFL

Love, Tracy Austin

I know it's technically only November 6th, but I have to ask...Where did November go? Just last week, everyone was excited about Halloween. There were blow up ghosts & goblins in every other yard. Pumpkins in abundance. An obvious fall vibe. (even with the decidely warm temps in Texas! LOL)

Now, there's Christmas music piped into the stores. I'm already frantically searching for the kids' Christmas gifts, making a list of things to buy for family, and there are people hanging up lights in my neighborhood! The only good thing that comes from apparently completely skipping November is that kit club I design for sent some super-cool Rhonna Farrar Christmas goodies to play with. Which actually isn't a bad idea b/c it'll give me time to actually work on Christmas cards before December 20th like usually happens! LOL :)

Here's one of the projects I did for the 1st gallery at My Favorite Memories...

Yeah, I'm excited that Christmas is coming. But I think I want to take a break...maybe have a little turkey and pumpkin pie before I go too crazy. *Then* I'll get the tree down and prep for Christmas. Well, except for the hunt for the kids gifts. That's going full-steam ahead till I find the right deal! Bwhahaha! ;)

Happy NOVEMEBER y'all! Enjoy it, be thankful for it, scrap it! LOL :) ...Staci

Yesterday we went to the beach to attempt our Christmas card photo and while we were there, my friend walked down with her daughter and her dog, Jethro.  Clara, being the dog lover that she is (her goal in life is to own a pet store), she decided to take Jethro for a walk.

Supplies:  Photoshop CS3
Background paper:  Lisa Whitney's Little Dude*ette Kit at Scrapartist.com
Red, blue circle and striped papers:  Kim Christensen's The Rad Collection: White Water Papers at Scrapartist.com
Edge and rectangle templates:  Lauren Reid's Wonky Templates at Oscraps.com
Cloud - Dianne Rigdon's Twitterpated Elements at Scrapartist.com
Red Alpha and brads:  Kim Christensen's The Rad Collection:  White Water Elements at Scrapartist.com
Blue Alpha:  Lisa Whitney's Chalked Full of Fun Alphas at Scrapartist.com
Font:  AL Uncle Charles

Have a great week!!

Tracie

I saw this grid stamp which was exclusively being made for a kit club. I tried to order it but was already out of stock. So I tried to find a way to create the same effect and when I spotted my magic mesh, I knew it was to be used in my craft for a totally different way.

Here are the materials you will need:

1. An Acrylic Block

2. Self adhering magic mesh

3. Brush and acrylic paint

You can see that I cut a strip of magic mesh and adhered it to an acrylic block. I simply applied acrylic paint over it with a foam brush. I applied the paint thick on some areas and thin on some areas. I stamped it over a time piece journal keeper I made and the effect looks like this...

This was made using gold Ranger acrylic paint, Basic Grey Infuse papers and rub-ons, Prima chipboard, ribbon and bling. the hands of the clock was attached with a brad so that you can have fun turing the hands and changing the time.

This is the journal when taken out of the holder. I needed a place to record and write my schedule/ deadlines for anything scrapbook related and I wanted it displayed in an area which will be visible to me most of the time. This is my solution. This is now displayed in my scrap area and it's a constant reminded that "the clock is ticking" (although this one is not! haha). You may want to try this some time. Feel free to contact me anytime for any questions you may have.

Iris

 

 

I just had to show off these great buttons! Aren' they delicious looking? My aunt makes them and these are some leftovers she passed on to me this weekend. I can't wait to try some of them on my next layouts.



Amy

Just wanted to share with you all what I've been up to lately...hybrid cards. I don't think I've ever made faster cards, seriously. This one took me about 10 minutes flat. I printed & cut out the digital portion, embellished it, placed it on foam squares & adhered it to the background paper. Pretty easy! :)

Supplies: digital elements by Katja Kromann; Porcelain font downloaded from www.dafont.com; patterned paper by American Crafts; crystals by Prima Marketing Inc.; brad by K & Co.; ink by Ranger Industries.

Thanks for letting me share, and I hope you've been inspired to create your own hybrid cards. They are a lot of fun! :)

Brittany

A little love note to my daughter:) 

A simple project.  Simply cut ChipPic (chipboard, by Your Pictured Memories, with a printed pattern on one side and coordinating solid color on the other) to size and tape together with bookbinding tape.  You can find step by step instructions for a similar book here: http://www.memorymakersmagazine.com/08Masters/A+Chemical+Cookbook.aspx

Supplies:

Your Picture Memories ChipPic, Ribbon, and Bookbinding Tape (Angelic Collection)
Pearls by K&Co.
Melissa Frances Resin Frames
Ranger Ink Adirondack Metallic Paint Dabbers
Heidi Grace RubOns and Acrylic Hearts
Heidi Swapp Metallic Rubons (Wings and Clocks)
Lil Davis Chipboard and Clay Alphabet
Fancy Pants Fashion Sense Pins
MAMBI Rhinestone embellishments
Making Memories Clear Creations

 

 

 

 

 

TFL  Enjoy the extra hour sleep in on Monday:D

Love, Tracy Austin

Anyone else feeling like they are on candy patrol 24/7 since Halloween?? My kids wake up in the morning and ask to have a piece of candy. My kids finish breakfast and ask to have a piece of candy. My kids get home from school and ask to have a piece of candy. My kids play a little while and ask to have a piece of candy. My kids eat dinner and....are you getting the picture??? I am seriously about ready to chuck it all in the trash can. In fact, I may give them one last hurrah and then it may mysteriously disappear. Well, except maybe that chocolate....hmmm....might have to put that in the freeze for future chocolate needs. ;) 

Greta