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 Friday, September 05, 2008
Mini album madness
At the beginning of the summer I put myself on a scrapbooking-supplies-spending freeze.
Believe me, it has been a tough summer! :)
I told myself I was not allowed to buy anymore mini-albums or stamps until I at least use some of the ones I already have.
So that has lead me to mini-album madness! I have been making them like crazy!
I thought I would share one of my latest ones.
This is an album for my husband's grandmother. There was a big party for her birthday earlier this year & this album has pictures from that event in it. I hope she will love it!
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Here are a few pages from the album:
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Supplies: Maya Road 4x4 mini-album; Jenni Bowlin patterned papers, stickers, journaling cards, bingo card, stamp; Kaiser Craft pearl embellishments & flowers; Bazzill cardstock; Making Memories glitter alphabet stickers. All supplies (excluding mini-album) are from the Jenni Bowlin August papercrafting kit.
I will share another mini-album next time.
Looks like I am going to be able to come off my mini-album-buying freeze soon...still need to work on the stamps though!
Have a great weekend!
gretchen
Gretchen McElveen
9/5/2008 11:02:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00) 
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Stitched Borders
Hi. Anabelle here. :) If you haven't yet noticed I love incorporating texture and dimension on my pages! With all of the fun products out there these days, there's lots of ways to do that. One of my tried and true techniques is to handstitch on my work. It takes a little extra time, but it's definitely worth it. I created this page today and used several different stitches on the borders. (This layout is about our little hamster Egg. We got him when my son was 2 and he named him after his favorite food. Anyway, Egg went to the great beyond in July.)
If you look closely, you can see how I incorporated several stitch types on the borders. In this shot, I used oversewing to stitch the border of the vertical stripe on the left.
Here is the stitching I did on the tag. I used a backstitch for this one.
And finally, I used a running stitch around the border of the page itself.
If you google 'sewing stitches' you will find lots of sites with visuals on how to do each of the stitches. Seeing step by step pictures really helped me learn how to do them.
I have a couple of pieces of advice if you decide to do some stitching. First, use a needle and make the holes first. I do this by laying my page on a mouse pad and piercing it that way. Next, stitch each layer before you adhere it to the next one. That way you don't have to pierce through too many papers.
So, grab some embroidery floss and a needle. Stitched layouts are only a few moments away!
Thanks for stopping by ~Anabelle
9/5/2008 2:26:25 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Through the viewfinder
 TTV (through the viewfinder) is a cool and fun way to capture your memories. It can be very addicting so beware but I promise it is a good addiction. TTV is taking a picture with your camera through the lens of another camera's viewfinder. For a quick overview you will need an old camera (i.e. Argus seventy-five, kodak duflex II or III) and a digital camera.  I have an Argus seventy-five, which I love. They can be found online
relatively cheap, I paid $7.00 for mine, but they can often be found at
thrift stores and yard sales. When you find a camera gently clean it
but leave a little "dirt" on the viewfinder because that is where you get the vintage/aged look of your photos. You will need to build a "contraption" to keep the light out while you are taking photos. Tutorials are easy to find and flickr will be your friend. :) The most common materials to build a contraption is black poster board, cereal boxes, shipping tubes and pvc pipes just to name a few. The beauty of TTV is that you never know what you will find when you upload your pictures. I love the little crop vintage photos! Once you upload your picture it will look like a regular digital image, crop it down so that the image is framed in black. Have fun and take a lot of photos and remember do not rely on what you see on your LCD screen! Always upload everything and delete what you do not like later. Are you ready for a fun and quick project to incorporate your new ttv photos? Okay, you will need 5x7 or 4x6 piece of white cardstock, a ttv photo (or a 2x3 photo), rub-ons and stamps. 1.Cut your cardstock down to one of the above sizes. You want your cardstock to be the size of a postcard. 2. Place your photo onto the textured side of the cardstock. 3. I made my postcard simple but please feel free use scraps from your stash to jazz up your card! :)  4. On the backside of your postcard draw two lines in the middle to seperate your message and address section. I added a little bird for fun and to break up the back a little! 5. Stamp to on the right side.  6. Send a lil' happy mail someone special! ttv refrence: russmorris.com
Supplies:
Cardstock (American Crafts) ,Chipboard (American Crafts), Ink
(Colorbox Cateye Chalk Ink) (Tim Holtz Distress Ink),Pen (American
Crafts),Rub-ons (Heidi Swapp), Stamps (Circle: Heidi Swapp Foam
Shapes; Letters:Purple Onion Designs)
Veronica Jennings
9/5/2008 8:09:01 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Thursday, September 04, 2008
preserving memories
in other ways....  It all starts with this shirt. I love this shirt. It is a comfy shirt. Never makes me feel fat. Has fun colors. Reminds me of scrapbook pattern papers. I took my head shot for the masters in this shirt. So you see, overall a great shirt. But it has a dirty little secret.  It's got holes all in it. And I still wore it. My husband has been begging me to get rid of it. Recycle it, turn it into a dust cloth, just don't wear it anymore was all he was asking. I am stubborn. I just didn't want to lose all those memories. But isn't that the beauty of what we do? We preserve memories. So why can't this shirt share in that journey?    I had this wooden "R" letter that needed a little pick me up. I painted it a coordinating color, a nice apple green. I then cut my shirt and flipped it inside out. I used a white pen to trace around the letter. I traced my "R" backwards so when I glued it to the R it would be the correct way. I cut the traced letter out and glued it to the wooden letter using an extra strength glue stick. Because it is a cotton shirt, it does stretch and pull but I just went with it. That was the beauty of this shirt when I wore it, so why not embrace it when I put it on the letter?  Now this shirt I love sits on shelf in my craft room. The memories are still intact and every time I stare at that shelf, they come flooding back. And best yet, my hubby will be thankful I am not wearing a holey shirt anymore.
Ronda Palazzari
9/4/2008 1:50:44 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Scrapping on vacation
We spent this last weekend up north at my parent's cottage on Drummond Island, it was beautiful and we had a wonderful time. When I was packing for the trip I did not think I would have time to scrap, but at the last minute I decided to pack ONE bag. This was hard for me I never know what to pack for a crop and always bring too much! So I challenged myself (I love a challenge) to grab a few items (a couple kits and some new product I had), my necessities (trimmer, circle punches, craft knife pen etc.) and make it work. I can't believe it but I got two pages done! I made due with what I had and I even used a picture I had stuck in my sketch book for over year! So the next time you are going away and think you may have some time to scrap, just pack a few things and challenge yourself to create something from whatever you threw into the bag!
Have a great Thursday :)
Christine  
Christine Drumheller
9/4/2008 8:53:20 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Layout in a Box: Great Gift for Scrapbooking Friends
Hi Everyone! Today I thought I would show you one of my favorite scrappy gifts to give. Sometimes instead of making a card I like to give Layouts In a Box. It really takes about the same amount of time as making a card. The last one I made was for my friend Kristina. I think she liked it a lot. It is a cute way to give your friends a gift you know that they will love. You can personalize it to match their personalities or whatever type of layouts you know they are working on. It is also a great way to recyle your tins, paper mache boxes and even sturdy notecard boxes. If you are like me, you have tons of them laying around. I used a Prima tin for this one.
  I like using the mini round tins inside to hold embellishments and
glitters but you can even use tiny baggies for yours. Add bits of
coordinating scrap papers and cardstock then fill with brads, glitters, buttons,
jewels, flowers, die cuts, ribbons. Try to add everything they might
need to finish a layout or two. I love to add a new embellishment to
the box too maybe a small acrylic stamp and block like this or a paper
punch. These are so much fun to make and give. I can see a fun swap
using these too. I hope your friends like them! Enjoy! Love, Melissa
Melissa Blair
9/3/2008 11:54:54 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Strawberry ... Blueberry ... Blackberry
Really this post has nothing to do with fruit and everything to do with my phone. To make a long story short I had to get a new phone. I loved the calendar function and touch screen of my Palm Centro but the phone capabilities left something to be desired. In my quest to stay on top of my schedule I went with the Blackberry Pearl instead. UGH 3 days later I can't figure this thing out. It took me 20 minutes to enter an apointment the other day. Sad I know. So Blackberry users tell me your best tips on using my new phone. Will I ever get used to the key pad?
On a side note tomorrow is the first day of school.
Cheers,
Summer Fullerton
9/3/2008 1:30:41 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Another Introduction
Guess it's my turn to introduce myself! I'm Amy, the (*mostly*) digital gal, new to the Masters group. Hopefully throughout the next year I'll be able to share some tips about the ease of overlap between paper scrapping and digital, some tricks that will help anyone become comfortable using the computer as an editing tool, as well as some of the joys of hybrid and all digital scrapping. Credits:
-Kate Hadfield Careless Crumpled paper (the-lilypad)
-Amy Wolff Half Cuts paper; Build Your Own Border ribbons, beads (the-lilypad)
-Amy Hutchinson Bottoms Up Girl cardboard, ribbons (amyhutchinsondesigns)
-CD Muckosky Enchanted Garden flowers; Art Notes paper
-Kasia Designs Puddle Jumper bookplate
-Jofia Devoe Fabric Buttons (shabbypickledesigns)
-Catrine August Newsletter tag (catscrap)
-Mary Ann Wise Watercolor words stamp (designerdigitals)
-Anna Aspnes Naked Tape It (designerdigitals)
-Philbert Designs Grungy Circle stitching (zigzagscrap)
-Jenn Patrick Backward Staples
-Font - Typewriter New Roman
Amy Martin
9/2/2008 10:00:58 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Monday, September 01, 2008
Scrapbook Paper = Fun Jewlery
I don't wear a lot of jewlery, but, when I do, I love fun, unique pieces. When I came across some really cool glass charms that were created using beautiful papers I knew I had to give it a try! I'm a scrapbooker after all, and I have more than enough beautiful papers that I could turn into funky charms! There are plenty of different ways to create these unique pieces of jewlery. The easiest way I found was to purchase a pre-made "kit" containing everything (minus the papers) that I would need. Each kit contained a tube of Diamond Glaze, E6000 Glue, the glass charms and hooks.
The process is super simple too! You simply trim the paper to the size & shape of the glass (I just traced around it) and then cut it out. You apply the Diamond Glaze to the back of the glass charm and then adhere your paper to it. Smooth it to get out any little bubbles and trim off any excess around the glass that might be showing. Using the E6000, you adhere the tiny hook to the back of the charm. Simple, huh?! Here is what I created:
(Supplies used: Patterned Paper: Scribble Scrabble, Making Memories, Sultane; Diamond Glaze, E6000 Glue, Glass Charms, Hooks)
These were so much fun to make, I have plans to make a lot more, even some for my girls to wear! If you have any questions, just let me know :o)
I hope everyone is having a wonderful Monday! For those in the path of Hurricane Gustav, please stay safe, you're in my thoughts and prayers!!!
(((HUGS)))
Jaime Warren
Jaime Warren
9/1/2008 6:53:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
My Story
It began a long time ago. As a little girl, I loved to collect memorabilia from family vacations. In grade school, I began taking photos of friends. Large scrapbooks followed - photos, certificates, various elements of teenage life. I would go through magazines and cut out letters and words to embellish the pages.
College brought about similar collections of memories. Fast forward to about 10 years ago, I put together an archival scrapbook of our honeymoon. This wonderful obsession of combining memories with paper and glue has continued to present day. In addition to scrapbook layouts, I love to make greeting cards, handmade books, and paper illustrations. I am so honored and excited to be a part of the class of 2009. I am looking forward to a fun year full of inspiration, good times, and the stories yet to be written. Sincerely, Kim Frantz
Kim Frantz
8/31/2008 6:36:31 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Another newbie saying hello!
Products used: Cardstock (Bazzill), patterned paper (Scenic Route), alphabet stickers (Doodlebug), ribbon
I am Gretchen McElveen and I am another one of the '09 Masters.
(I think that is finally starting to sink in and I am pretty excited about this next year!)
Just wanted to stop in here and introduce myself.
I think the journaling on this layout gives a pretty good picture of who I am right now:
I am a runner. I like to make stuff. I like to take pictures but hardly know how to use my camera. I am often told my brothers are hot. I am 30. I am a Nascar lover. I am not a good cook. I am addicted to Dr. Pepper. I hate reading directions. My car is always messy. I love my husband's dimples. I am Gretchen.
I am happy.
Oh, and I like to scrapbook...alot.
Products used: Patterned paper, die cuts, chipboard letter (My Little Shoebox), brads (KI Memories), staples
Enjoy the long weekend!
Gretchen
Gretchen McElveen
8/31/2008 12:18:51 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Greetings from the West Coast
And the introductions continue. Hi my name is Summer Fullerton and I am your resident west coast 2009 Master. I live just outside Portland, Oregon in Tigard with my husband Brad, our 2 kids Grant (11) and Corinne (8) and our 25 pound cat Jasper. I have been scrapbooking as we know it today since the birth of my son in 1997. I call myself a traditional scrapbooker - I love the photos, the story and the process. I am a night owl hence the late night post ;). I love a quiet house and a late night full of scrapbooking.
What inspires you? Is it the product, the story, or the photos? I was so honored when my dear friend Linda Harrison invited me to contribute several layouts to her book Starting Points. I was asked to share a layout I did for the book and thought since we were on introductions this layout would be appropriate. I used the old photos as my starting point.
(Supplies Used: Cardstock by Bazzill; Patterned Paper & Embellishment by Tinkering Ink; Felt flower by American Crafts; Chipboard number & symbol by Basic Grey; Rubons by Heidi Grace; Misc: AvantGarde font, floss, staples & paint)
Enjoy the last Saturday of August. xo xo xo Summer
Summer Fullerton
8/30/2008 4:03:04 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)
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