right here-right now

best pup a girl could have.....

2012-01-30T21:56:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know I've scrapped about her quite a lot lately, but she's just so darn photogenic!! :) And she's always with me and never minds if I want to take her picture!!! :) I made this for several challenges over at Studio Calico. I used my SC January kit and a few bits that were sitting on my scrap table!! I made the flower with a doily that I scrunched and layered a round sticker, then a button on top of it! I love the look of the little clothespin holding the heart on the twine!! TFL!!

these two lovebirds

2012-01-26T19:14:00.000-08:00

This is my son and his fiancee. They've been together since high school and they became engaged in October 2010. I was thrilled to take some of their engagement pictures (the bottom picture is the one they chose to use on their Save the Date magnets!). We had a lot of fun doing different poses - after Melissa finally loosened up!! Jonathan is always silly so he had no problem going along with all of my suggestions!! LOL

I made this layout for a sketch class that I was asked to participate in at Inspired to Scrap. I used my January Studio Calico kit for this (I'm bound and determined to use this one up before I get Feb's kit!!) with some elements from last month's kit!! I cut the red tab piece on the side and the red border pieces at the top and bottom with my Silhouette Cameo. TFL!

personality in photos

2012-01-24T07:43:00.000-08:00

This photo of Samantha, my older daughter, captures everything about her personality perfectly. When I think of her I think of : style, spunk, intelligence, fun-loving, beautiful, nerdy, introspection, gumption. I guess because I'm her mother I can see all that in one photo - and I'm glad I captured that classic look of hers in print. Love her so!!

For this layout I used my January Studio Calico kit - the main and a mix and match of the add-ons. I used the Jan 22 Sunday sketch on the Studio Calico blog as a starting point and it kind of looks like the sketch!! LOL Just a lot of layering and paper cutting. I did use the new Sew Easy stamping head (the criss crosses). It was fun and easy. Of course I had to add some machine sewing in spots - it just looks bare if I don't do a little stitching somewhere!! :)

Quliting on my Layout

2012-01-20T06:58:00.000-08:00

I just love the look of quilts and I thought how cool it would be to make a quilted look with paper for my layout! So, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the pattern and I pieced it together. It looks like a lot of work, but because everything was cut perfectly, it all just went together like a puzzle! I did some machine stitching along the edges and then because I didn't want all that work I did on it covered up, I just made a small journal/photo spot in the corner. I layered lots of little things in that area though...LOL!! I used a b&w photo so it would pop off of all of that color - after all, the memory I want to preserve is the photo!! Thanks for stopping by!!

12 on the 12th Layout - Payday!

2012-01-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

Here's the layout I made of the 12 pictures that I took on January 12th! It happened to fall on a payday so I chronicled the errands that I usually run every Thursday. The only thing that I don't usually do
is look for a dryer - but we needed one as ours went out last month and dh had some extra pay on this paycheck. I was lucky to find one the very first place I looked - Home Depot - where I got a a floor model that they were clearancing for a steal!! It was actually cheaper than the what the sticker says as the price had fallen a further $100 that day!! Woohoo!! I did some grocery shopping - I usually only go once a week, so try to get a week's worth of food. I had a few other places to go and then later dh and I picked up the dryer in his truck when he got off of work. It was a busy day but I got lots of stuff accomplished - including taking all of my pictures for that day!! :)

The layout is a two pager - unusual for me - but I like the way it turned out! I used products from several different older Studio Calico kits. It feels good to get them used up! I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the January title out. I also used one of the awesome journal spots that you can get if you purchase the Take Twelve Inspiration Kit . There are lots of different journaling spots and calendar downloads as well as a bunch of sketches!! Check it out!!

Don't forget to link your layout here if you've made one this month so you are eligible to win one of the awesome prizes this month!!

Check out the awesome layouts the other ladies of the team

Aliza Deutsch

Amy Prior
Angela Gutshall
Jennie McGarvey
Lisa Ottosson
Stephanie Medley-Rath
Van Nguyen
Margie Scarpignato
Monica Bradford
Lisa Day
Janette Kincaid

Thanks for stopping by!!

I love Shearwater Pottery! & 12 on the 12th starts today!!

2012-01-12T07:21:00.000-08:00

This is a picture that I took at the local pottery store where I grew up in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. It's called Shearwater Pottery and they make the most gorgeous pieces of artwork and pottery! The colors of the glazes are just spectacular - most are the colors of the coast! Here's a link to their website. I first visited the store on a field trip with my third grade class. I had a little bit of money and I invested in a couple of very small pieces - which I still have!! I also have many many more pieces as I've been collecting ever since then. I have several pieces that were made for everyday use (bowls, plates, cups....) that I do use everyday. Whenever I'm visiting home, I always make Shearwater Pottery run to add more pieces to my collection.

For this layout I used my December Studio Calico kit. I simply cut several strips of paper and layered them in a random starburst type shape. After adhering the strips, I sewed several "rays" through the whole thing to make sure it would stay put!

And don't forget to start your 12 on the 12th today - which means you take 12 pictures on the 12th of each month and then create a scrapbook page with all of those pictures!!

Ella Publishing is having a contest each month - submit a layout by the due date and you are eligible to win an awesome prize!! This month's prizes are some spots in a couple of BPC class

How about a spot in Cathy Zielske's new typography class, Ten Tips for Better Type? Or May Flaum's new creative layout class, The Curious Scrapbooker's Field Guide? All you have to do is stop back at this post and link us to your visual by January 18 for your chance to be eligible to receive a class pass.

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Thanks for stopping by and have fun creating!!

My wonderful Mom!!

2012-01-11T15:20:00.000-08:00

My parents were up from Mississippi visiting last week and I snapped this pic of my Mom with my Instax camera. Lately, she doesn't like it when I take her picture because she says it shows too many wrinkles, but this picture is kind of washed out (so like a Polaroid!!) and she really liked it a lot since you can't see her wrinkles!! ROFL! She's the best - and she is a first call Mom!! I used my January Studio Calico kit (bought in December so that's not cheating on my no spend month) to make this and my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the heart tickets. I love that I'm actually still using my Cameo - it must be quick and easy if I'm still using it....LOL! TFL!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

2012-01-11T14:12:00.000-08:00

I have a winner - I used Random.org and got #11 which was

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Ella Publishing Take 12 Inspiration Kit Giveaway!!!

2012-01-09T15:59:00.000-08:00

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Exciting News from Ella Publishing!!

2012-01-05T20:01:00.000-08:00

I've been invited to the Take Twelve Team for Ella Publishing Co.'s new Take Twelve photography and scrapbooking challenge !!! The concept is to take 12 pictures on the 12th of each month and make a layout from that for every month of the year!! I am so excited to be a part of the team and to take part in such a fun project!! It's the perfect way to celebrate 2012!

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Here's what you'll get in the Take Twelve Guided Inspiration Kit:

12 monthly photo checklists

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She's Captured my Heart!!

2012-01-05T08:40:00.000-08:00

I've been a cat lady all my life but this little dog of mine has totally captured my heart! Not that I've not liked dogs - we've had dogs as well as cats, but the dogs have been big and smelly and liked to stay outside and wallow in dirt!! LOL This little girl stays by my side inside the house wherever I am! She is so excited to see me when I've been gone (even if it's just been to go out and check the mail!!). She sleeps right by my side every night and sits on the couch with me when I watch tv. She's at my feet when I'm eating (yes I share with her!). She stays in the kitchen when I'm cooking and helps me wake Danielle up for school every morning. Yep - she's got me twisted around her little paw - but I don't mind ;)! I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut the title out and my EK Success 3in1 punch to punch the hearts out. Just about everything is from my Dec Studio Calico kit. I just added a few embellies that I have sitting on my scrap table. That's my goal this year - to use the pretties that I have sitting on my table instead of hoarding them. I've accomplished that so far with every layout I've made this year!! Have a great day!

First layouts of 1-1-12

2012-01-03T10:41:00.000-08:00

Just a couple of simple layouts I made on Jan 1, 1012. I had a couple of techniques I wanted to try - the weaving and the layering. I like the way they turned out! It's the start of a new year and of my spending freeze so I've started using my scrapbook stash for layouts instead on new product!! Both of these layouts use a combination of different lines of Webster's Pages. Love their paper, but usually have such a hard time using it. So I just used bits and pieces. The snowflakes are even some of their paper diecut using an EK Success punch and then sprayed it with Maya Mist, then layered with some vintage buttons that I got a while ago at an antique store. TFL!!

Exciting News from GCD Studios with Heidi Sonboul!!!!!!

2012-01-02T20:46:00.000-08:00

There are going to be be some gorgeous new stuff coming out soon from GCD Studios and I am so excited with Heidi Sonboul's vibrant and gorgeous line - Oh Happy Day!!! The colors are just stunning and the designs are precious!! Here's a little sneak of the pad cover of her new collection

Isn't it so much fun???!!! Can't wait to create with this!! The full reveal will be on Jan 6 on the GCD Studios Blog - come by and check it out!!

Happy new year!!

2012-01-01T10:03:00.000-08:00

Wishing everyone a fabulous start to the new year! Hope all your hopes and wishes come true!

Finding time to create!!

2011-12-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

Last night was the first time in several days I've actually had time to make anything - and I cranked out 2 layouts - that's unusual for me since I usually take a day or two to arrange and rearrange just one layout...LOL!! I used my December Studio Calico kit for these - it's been sitting on my desk all month and since I just ordered a ton of stuff from them for January, I really need to start using this up!!

I will be challenging myself and my family starting next month - in January we will be on a spending freeze and I will now be buying anything that is not essential in our lives - aka food and gas for the cars. I plan on doing this month to month, so if all goes well we'll do this in February too! That means no extra scrappy supplies, no Route 44's during happy hour (I'll really miss that!), no new clothes, no nothing! I did this once before and it wasn't that hard for a month. I'd like to actually do this for the next 6 months since we will be going to Washington DC this summer - I can save up lots of money for our trip! :)

Old Fashioned Tussie Mussies

2011-12-21T09:44:00.000-08:00

I just love making these every year!! They're quick to make and so festive and old fashioned!! I plan on hanging these on the tree for Santa fill with candy for Christmas morning! These year I used a punch from Just Imagine/Kreaxions to make the border around the lip of the cone!

Here's a link to the blogpost at JI where these are featured!! Thanks for stopping by!!

A Christmas Layout

2011-12-16T10:50:00.000-08:00

I'm so tired of doing my December Daily that takes up most of my scrappy time that I just had to do a layout last night! It's just a bunch of random shots of my Christmas decorations. I used my December Studio Calico kit to make this with just a few of my own extras! I did some heat embossing, stamping and some twine swirling - love to do that!! TFL!

Getting Caught up in my DD - Day 5-9 & 12

2011-12-13T15:43:00.000-08:00

I did get caught up somewhat in my December Daily this past weekend! I'm not totally caught up, but I did get a big chunk done, and I do have ideas for the two pages from this past weekend - I just need to get some pictures printed!
Day 5

This is my least favorite page so far...the concept just didn't transfer from my head to the page - but it's done and I DID get the journaling done that I wanted. I also used a vintage picture of my sister, Dad, and myself!

Page 6

This page was sweet and simple to make. I've been taking pics of my silly kittie Gremlin (and Ginnie's in one of the pics!) with my Instax camera as he's been investigating the tree. This is the first year that he's ever done this and he's driving me crazy climbing up the middle of my tree!! Thank goodness it's a very broad tree and he's a light cat so it's never tried to tip over!!
Day 7

I love the way this spread turned out! This is just some photos of some of my favorite ornaments on my Christmas tree that I finally put up last week! I really like the way the punched branch border (Martha Stewart) looks and the twine across the pages from The Twinery!

Page 8

I adore this spread!! I love the photo of Danielle and the memory of the night is perfectly captured here!! I am so glad I got that twine - I want to use it on every page now!! I really like the way it captures the vintage feel of Christmas! We had a great time at her concert and they played flawlessly - even the sight reading piece that their band director sprung on this unexpectedly!!!
Day 9

This is the newest addition to our family - out little Maltese Zoey. It's her first Christmas (she's 10 months old) and she fits right on with all the kitties and our other puppy!! I told you I loved the twine - I just had to use it again around the stamped envelope! :)
I skipped days 10 & 11 for right now
Day 12

Another favorite of mine because of the pictures!! Danielle had an eye appt and I had to take Jonathan back up to school for his finals this week - so we stopped and had some lunch first! These two were acting so silly and I was SOOO glad I had my Instax camera with me!! My kids are truly my JOY!!
If you could stand to do it, thanks so much for sticking with me throughout this very llloonnngg blogpost - it feels good to be caught up!! :)

December Daily Day 3 & 4

2011-12-08T09:33:00.000-08:00

OK, I'm a little bit behind, but I am working on pages 5 & 6 today and will hopefully get caught up by tomorrow as I usually don't scrap on the weekends! This is Day 3 - Our new New Orleans Saints Christmas tree

Since all of the foundation pages are already made, there are some pops of red and green, but I did all the embellies in black and gold - the Saints colors. I've always wanted a small specialty tree to decorate and we found this black and gold one in Hobby Lobby this past weekend!
Day 4 is of our unexpected snowfall that happened the other night! Danielle ran out to see the first little flurries. The flakes got much bigger later on and took a picture then. The main picture was our backyard the next morning.

TFL!!

Christmas Tags for Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog today!

2011-12-07T10:29:00.000-08:00

Here a couple of tags I made for the Just Imagine/Kreaxions Blogpost today! Check it out here! Thanks for stopping by today! Hopefully I will have the next couple of days of my December Daily posted later!

December Daily and Tim Holtz Tags of Christmas - Day 2

2011-12-03T22:48:00.000-08:00

This is day 2 of my December Daily. I made my album so that when you opened up the pages pages, the faces pages could be like a 2-page spread if I wanted it that way. I have a pocket page in between the two pages sewed in different spots after I filled it with things. My daughter had her Jazz band Christmas Concert on this day!

I also was able to make the 2 tag of Tim Holtz's 12 tags of Christmas. It's really close to his as I had most of this items that he used. Here's his tag:

And here's my tag:

He used his Kraft resist paper, and I didn't have that so I tool a piece of similar patterned paper, and heat embossed the saying on the side with clear embossing powder. I did the same with the holly in the corner. I didn't have the same color paint as he used, but I used a similar color to get the white effect on the tag. I had the reindeer diecut, so I was able to make that - but not exactly the way he did. Tim used some sticky back canvas that he attached to some grungeboard. I didn't have any of the sticky back canvas, so I just took a regular canvas (made for painting) and cut out the middle and diecut it. I then diecut a piece of grungeboard and glued the canvas on top of it. It looked exactly the same! I already had the star charm and I bought some of the green tree garland that the wreath is made of at Hobby Lobby for $1. I didn't have the die that Tim used for the bottom piece, so I just used one of my (many) border punches and punched a piece of grungeboard to use. The bottom piece is supposed to have brads across the bottom which have been hit and distressed with a hammer, but I didn't have any, so I used some silver dew drops that I had and colored them with some alcohol ink. I used the underside of the dewdrops instead of the rounded tops to give it the same kind of distressed look as Tim's tag. I had the same ribbons and charms for the ribbon decoration. It looks so much better in person than the picture shows, and it's really close to Tim's! Hopefully I'll have some time tomorrow to work on the next tag and album pages! TFL!

December Daily cover and Day 1

2011-12-02T14:37:00.000-08:00

I started my December Daily album yesterday and I completed the first page. I'm working on the second page tonight so I will post it tomorrow. I am using the Ali Edwards DD kit offered by Studio Calico.

The first page is of some of our new ornaments that I am using this year. They are things that I've been collecting for the past month as well as things I've made (the faux mercury glass trees). I used my Selphy printer to print the collage photo. The cover came as just plain chipboard. I painted it with gesso, sprayed it with some silver plated Maya Mist, covered it with a diecut snowflake background that I cut using my Silhouette Cameo, and then I mod podged over the whole thing. I then added some glitter stickers for the titles.TFL!

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas - Day 1

2011-12-01T12:44:00.000-08:00

I am attempting to make Tim's tags this year. I followed along 2 years ago, invested a lot of money in supplies, and made the whole set. Last year I followed along, invested a lot of money in supplies and did not make 1 tag!! This year, I plan on keeping supplies to very minimal - most everything from my stash. The only way I will invest any money is if I absolutely have nothing that can substitute to my liking! So here's Tim's tag

It's gorgeous as usual, but the only thing I had was the die to cut the banner. I improvised A LOT on mine. Here's my tag

I didn't have the embossing folder that Tim used on his tag (and he also used cardstock for the tag itself which he diecut), so I took a regular tag and sprayed it with a blue mist. I then took a snowflake background which I cut with my Silhouette, and used it as a mask and spritzed some white spray mist on top of that. I then stamped a few small snowflakes using silver Stazon ink. For the Noel, I also cut that with my Silhouette. I didn't have the pinecone die to make the pinecones, but I did have a scalloped edge die that made the same spiral cut as Tim's pinecone die and used the same technique as he did to make mine. I did have the banner die which I used to cut the banner. I didn't have the die to cut the greenery so I just used some artificial greenery from some of my old Christmas garlands that I don't use anymore. For the scrolls, I used a piece of diecut chipboard that was already in the scroll shape and inked them and them covered them with Distress Stickles (picket fence). I didn't have any pearl like charms, so I just attached a metal snowflake to my tag near the ribbon - I do plan on purchasing some pearls and attaching them tomorrow. I am just about finished with my December Daily page for the day - I will post that later this evening! TFL!!

So Proud of my Chem major son!!

2011-11-30T15:01:00.000-08:00

Whew - it was a busy, but fun Thanksgiving break this past week!! I had all my kiddoes home with me and we did a lot of visiting, shopping and eating!! I've had this layout sitting on my desk finished except for the journaling since before Thanksgiving week. I've known what I wanted to journal, I just needed to find the time to sit down and get all the words and feelings figured out just right before I typed them up on the tags. This was a bittersweet moment for me when I took this picture of my son. I tear up every time I look at it and think about how very proud he was to show off the research that he's been involved with for the past 2 years involving Super Critical Fluid Extractors (I've heard about it an awful lot from Jonathan!!) and the work he, his team, and his teacher are doing with Aboriginal cave paintings in Australia and the Chauvet cave paintings in France and carbon dating. From what he's said, they've come up with a technique to completely remove impurities without harming the samples they are testing. Very cool stuff!! I'm so very proud of him, but I'm also a little bit sad, because I know next year he will be going off to Grad school and I will miss him so very very much!!

I used my Nov Handmade Studio Calico kit to make this layout - with some punches (the plaid border punch by EK Success and the Medallion Martha Stewart Punch) and some extra goodies I had sitting on my scrap table - LOVE those wooden Prima buttons!! I did a lot of misting and used a few star SC rub-ons that I've been hoarding!! TFL!

Something Cheerful for Mom

2011-11-23T09:07:00.000-08:00

This is my blogpost this week at the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog.

It's been such a gloomy week weather wise here I decided I needed to work on something bright and

cheerful! I like making cards ahead of time so I'm not scrambling last minute for one, so I made a Mother's Day card for my Mom and it's got nice, bright and cheerful colors in it to brighten my day (and hers too when Mother's Day comes around!!).

I used two punches to make the rows of flowers on the top tag - the base flower is made from the 603 Lotus punch and the centers of the flowers are actually the punched leftover from the 4 in 1 902 Daisy punch. I just used the little leftover daisies which were punched from the glitter paper available here.
To make the repetitive punches of the flowers so so much easier, I used the Punch Mate tool. It was the first time I used that tool and it was so easy to use and made punching several of the same shapes so very quick! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a fabulous Thanksgiving!!

Weekend Crop Fun!

2011-11-14T19:49:00.000-08:00

I had a blast at the crop I attended this past weekend! It was fun catching up with people I hadn't seen for a while and I actually got some things accomplished that I planned to do! That's always great for me since it usually takes me forever to make one page!! I made these two pages using my November Studio Calico kit and I also worked on my December Daily album - I got the foundation pages made. I will share my progress on that in the next day or two! I love the 3in1 heart punch by EK Success that I used in the bottom layout. So much punchage out of one little punch!!! And on the "reflection" layout I used the packaging from the MME buttons that were in the kit - I always save and use the beautiful packaging! TFL!

Pumpkin Love

2011-11-10T08:11:00.000-08:00

Just a quick layout I made yesterday for my blog post for Just Imagine/Kreaxions punches using one of the 4 in 1 border punches which I backed with some green cardstock to make it pop on my layout. I used my November Studio Calico kit to make this! Check the blog out to see all the details!! TFL!

Nov Theme for GCD Studios

2011-11-09T03:22:00.000-08:00

I was inspired by the color inspiration to make this layout of Rusty! My Golden Retreiver LOVES the fall season - it's nice and cool for him to run in our backyard - and he loves to pose for pictures for me, so when it turns colder I take him out to have his pictures made! He's so pretty when he starts growing his thick winter "coat". I love how this year he's starting to get a white beard..LOL! I used papers from the Soul Food collection as well as the Homespun Chic collection and the chipboard accents and letters are from The Great Outdoors collection.

Supplies: Patterned Paper -GCD Studios: Vintage Birdie, Homespun Chic ; Brown Mod, SoulFood ; Lovely Green, Soul Food ; Chipboard Letters, Great Outdoors ; Chipboard Flower, Chipboard Stickers, Great Outdoors ; Twine, Twinery; Punch, EK Success; Artisan Tape, American Crafts; sticker letters, Sassafras.

Brother/Sister/Friends

2011-11-08T12:20:00.000-08:00

I'm really having fun using my new Silhouette Machine!! The images I cut out and put on my layout are the birds on a wire and the camera. I used my October Studio Calico kit for this. TFL!

Faking Mercury Glass...

2011-11-02T13:04:00.000-07:00

I got this fabulous idea off of Pinterest one day when I was searching for Christmas decorations on how to make faked mercury glass looking items (sorry, I don't remember where it was or who it was that I got the idea from - it got lost in the sea of Pinterest items!) and I thought I could easily do this!! Mercury glass items are all the rage in the Pottery Barn catalogs this season - but this is done at just a fraction of the price!! All you need is some Krylon "Looking Glass" spray paint, some glass items, and some black paint. I got the Krylon at M's using a 50% off coupon (I got the last two cans of it on different days) and I scoured my local thrift store and bought all my glass pieces at $2 each or less (the glass Christmas tree was only $1!!).

You simply have to spray several thin layers of the looking glass paint on the inside of the glass pieces (If possible - I wasn't able to do that to the candlesticks, so I just sprayed the outside of them). It takes a while and several coats of paint - making sure that it's dry between each coat. The small candlesticks took the paint the best - they are 25% leaded glass (still had the tags on them) so I don't know if that had anything to do with it. The Christmas tree was the hardest to do because the paint just kept sliding right off of the glass. I finally just sprayed a whole bunch on the inside, set it on it's side and rolled it back and forth for several minutes until it got coated. It's not perfect, but that's ok - mercury glass has an imperfect look to it anyway! After the pieces were coated how I wanted them to look, I took some black paint (which I already had) and sponged little spots all over the pieces, making sure to kind of rub it in with my fingers so the black wasn't so sharp and crisp looking. After the black paint dried, I sprayed one more thin layer of the silver on top of it.
I love the way these turned out, and all I spent was $22 in total which includes both cans of paint and all the glass pieces!! I can't wait to start decorating for Christmas now!!

BTW - the red is not on the pieces - it is just a reflection of something that was sitting next to them!

TFL!!

Happy Halloween!!

2011-10-31T12:20:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone's having a spooky great time today!! I'll be handing out candy today as dd goes trick or treating with her friends!! I did a finish a layout today that's been sitting on my table all weekend long! I cracked open my new Silhouette Cameo this morning! I got it last Thursday and I was afraid to open it and use, but I bit the bullet, hooked it up and started cutting things almost immediately!! I cut the circles background that is on my layout as well as the butterfly which I used as a mask to mist over! Of course, no layout of mine is complete unless I've sewn on it - and there's a lot of sewing on here!! I journaled just a few of the many "jobs" that I do almost everyday!! TFL!

A quilted effect

2011-10-26T06:55:00.000-07:00

Hi there, Valerie here!! I have tons of strips of patterned paper at the end of my scrap table right next to my paper trimmer that I just cannot throw away!! I love paper and I hate to throw away even the tiniest pieces of the gorgeous beauties. I've been looking at some cool quilts on Pinterest using strips and I thought that I would create a quilted effect on a card!

I used the butterfly die in the center of a piece of paper that I wanted to use on my card. I then sifted though all my paper strips to find the right combination to fill in my butterfly and attached the strips one at a time to the back of the punched butterfly. After the entire butterfly was covered I attached the entire piece to the center of a card base and did some sewing to further give it a quilted look! Easy peasy!!

layout of cute camera...LOL

2011-10-25T16:33:00.001-07:00

Yesterday I posted about my cute camera find, and today I scrapped it!! LOL I got a new Selphy printer and I love that I can print smaller photos as well as 4x6 instantly! I used my October Studio Calico kit for this. I didn't think I'd use the circles stamp very much when I ordered the add-on that had it, but I LOVE it and I've used it on all the layouts (a whole two layouts so far heehee) that I've made from this kit. I stamped the tag (which I layered ubder a Maya Road envelope) with it using Powder ink by Jenni Bowlin. TFL!

My new cutie.....

2011-10-24T14:42:00.000-07:00

I bought this aqua cutie today at an antique mall for a mere $10. It's the 5th in my collection. I don't know if they even work, I just like the looks (and sometimes the price!) of them!

Surprise Pictures!!

2011-10-23T16:53:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it takes me forever to upload photos that I've taken with my digital camera, and when I uploaded a few the other day I was surprised to find these pictures of my son Jonathan. I hadn't taken them then I noticed in the reflection of his sunglasses that they were pictures he had taken of himself!! Silly boy!! I can always depend on him for a laugh!! I used my October Studio Calico kit to make this - I finally broke into the kit that's been sitting on my desk for over a week now!! I heat embossed the circles that I stamped with one of the SC stamps with some AC Zing (denim) - love that stuff!! TFL!!

A quilted effect....

2011-10-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

I was inspired to try this quilted paper technique after seeing a picture of a pillow in one of my Country Living magazines. The whole front of the pillow was covered in fabric triangles that were kind of floppy and I just loved the look! It's hard to see the quilting when you look at the picture of my layout head on, but IRL it's got so much texture and depth! I really love this effect! TFL!

Me right now......

2011-10-13T12:08:00.000-07:00

TFL!!

She's so frightful!!

2011-10-13T05:19:00.000-07:00

Now that my kids are older I miss all the fun and excitement of trick or treating with them, but my youngest daughter did get dressed up last year to take part in a "haunted house" for charity! We've been lucky enough to recycle this dress for several years - it's been used in plays and Renaissance fairs, and for different trick or treating looks - but last year she was a ghoul child that lived in a huge spider web! She had all the little kids screaming for their parents...LOL!!

I was inspired to make this layout using the following picture and color scheme. I made a flower that stood out on my layout (just like the inspiration picture) and I liked the graphic look of the number in the inspiration picture, so I made sure I included numbers on my layout also.
I made the 3-d pumpkin using the Chipart chipboard pieces. I simply took a round shape, which I cut the top and bottom section off of and an oval shape which I covered with patterned paper and layered it on top of the round piece to make a pumpkin. I then a rounded corner rectangular piece at an angle for the stem of the pumpkin.
After some misting and inking and adding some vines and leaves it all came together!

I used a mix of GCD Studios Collections the patterned paper from the Great Outdoors, the Soul Food, and the Homespun Chic Collections and the super fun border and glitter candy dots from the Funhouse Collection!

Other products: Martha Stewart and EK Success punches, Jenni Bowlin buttons, Maya Road pins and mist, Cosmo Cricket chipboard letters, Martha Stewart artisan tape, Studio Calico stamp, Pink Paislee brads .

Thanks for stopping by and looking!! Have a fun creating!!

A Quick and Easy Christmas Card

2011-10-12T15:18:00.001-07:00

Here's my blog post for Just Imagine/Kreaxions punch for today! I had some pre-made scalloped edge blank cards and I was looking for the perfect centers to decorate them and these came together so quickly!! I simply traced and around the star stencil and cut out the star and then I punched each star "point" using the 312 4 in 1 punch with the A insert! After punching I wound some twine around my "snowflake" and added a premade sticker to the center! Quick and easy!! I could easily make all of my Christmas cards in one afternoon!! Yay! Hope this inspires you to make some Christmas cards using one of the 4 in 1 punches! Have a great day!!

Fall Candles and a Border Punch obsession!!

2011-10-10T03:22:00.000-07:00

To say I have a slight border punch obsession would be no exaggeration...I just love border punches and the way they give my projects depth and texture!! These are just some of my punches. Let's just say I have 32+ border punches (and counting...heehee) and leave it at that ;)!

I love to decorate during the fall season , especially with candles because they smell so scrumptious - can you say pumpkin pie and apple spices?? YUM - and the colors are just so gorgeous!! I decided to use some of the beautiful fall pieces of patterned paper that are in the Elementary My Dear Collection and several of my border punches to make some fun decorations for my new (plain) candles I bought to use for my fall decor.
Let my just insert right here that for safety reasons you CANNOT burn these candles with the paper on them - they are for decoration only. If you want to burn the candles REMOVE the paper decorations from them!!
For this candle (to the left) I used one of the new EK Success Dimensional punches to make the flower and the Dotted scallop edger punch for the layered patterned papers. I also used some of the fun chipboard shapes from the Funhouse Collection as an accent at each side of the flower on the burlap.
For this candle I just punched several borders using the EK Success Morocco Lace Edger Punch
and simply layered them on top of each other switching paper patterns back and forth for each layer. After adding the burlap, I attached some metal flowers (using stick pens) and I used more of the Funhouse chipboard shapes as accents on the smaller flowers.

For the last candle (in the back center) I just punched the edges of one piece of patterned paper with the EK Success Double Crochet Lace Edger Punch, added a little bling, some burlap and a cute little chipboard piece from the Fancy Chipboard Stickers - Soul Food Collection by Melody Ross. I love the way these turned out! They smell so good and look so pretty sitting on my mantle!!

Again, let me remind you that you CANNOT burn these candles with the paper on them as the paper will catch on fire! They are for decoration only! If you want to burn the candles, REMOVE the paper from them. I attached everything with stick pins so that everything could easily be removed for burning (if I ever decide to burn them!!).

Have a great day and have fun creating!!

Sunday sketch at Studio Calico

2011-10-05T19:29:00.000-07:00

This is my take on Studio Calico Oct 2 Sunday Sketch here . This was a tough sketch for me - not really my style! But I wanted to give my layout a 70's type feel to it, so I used retro colors and I punched some borders using a Martha Stewart punch (which I cut to be circle borders) and then sewed in between each set. It reminds me of those funky things that everyone used to hang in the door jams and would either break and beads would go everywhere or my hair would always get caught up in them as they swished around! LOL TFL!

WCMD Cards!!

2011-10-02T17:28:00.000-07:00

I wasn't really going to join on on this day - I make tons of cards but I rarely give them to anyone LOL!! But, Pink Paislee had some really great challenges going on, so I couldn't resist joining in! Here are my cards using Pink Paislee products! I love the Soiree and the Daily Junque lines, so everything I used is from either or both of those lines!!

Tutorial at Just Imagine Blog today....

2011-09-28T07:38:00.001-07:00

on how to use their 4 in 1 punches to make borders for your crafty projects - like the card above!! Check it out here !!

Fall days and sibling friendship....

2011-09-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

These are a couple of layout I recently made using my September Studio Calico kit! I really LOVE the Amy Tangerine sticker book I also snagged - I've had so much fun using them on (all) my layouts recently!! For the "Built-in Friends" layout I used several Sass Lass journal stickers as a base for the photo (which I handmade into a Polaroid photo) and then layered several AT stickers around it! The only patterned paper I used were the tiny strips made into a frame around everything. For my "Picture Perfect Fall Day" layout I did some misting at the top of the layout using a mask that I got several years ago from a kit club that is no longer in business called Scrapgoods (they were my first kit club!). I used a tree trunk stamp from the SC kit at the bottom. Notice more AT stickers :)?? And that little camera paperclip is so cute!! T so much FL!!

Vintage Photobooth pics.....

2011-09-19T08:34:00.000-07:00

Be Back Soon!!

I was looking through my baby book that my Mom recently gave me and the whole book is just falling apart - dry rotting and turning everything yellow so I have been slowly but surely removing all the pics from it. I was pleasantly surprised to find this photobooth picture of my sister and me from 1969. I vaguely remember having this done and my parents telling us to make different faces - I don't think we really understood what was going on!! LOL I know I should, but I don't scan and copy these pictures - I just use them straight on my layouts! I figure the products are acid free enough and they will stay better preserved here than where they were so.....anyway...here's the layout I made! I used my new September Studio Calico kit and the fabulous American Crafts Amy Tangerine sticker book (where the cute silhouette head and several other stickers are from)! I did some stitching with my Sew Easy tool on a tag that I spritzed with some mist. I also heat embossed the green stamped image at the bottom of the tag. This is definitely one of my most favorite layouts ever!! I think I might have to frame and hang this one!! :) TFL!

Woohoo!! Excited to be published in Paper Crafts Mag!!

2011-09-15T13:44:00.000-07:00

I just found out that I will be published in the March/April 2012 Paper Crafts Magazine!! My first pub with them!! And that it's made with my GCD Studios stuff makes it even sweeter!! :)!!

Framed Teacher Appreciation Gifts

2011-09-12T02:01:00.000-07:00

As my kids go back to school I always think about their teachers and how much I appreciate how much work and dedication it takes to deal with all those kids! I always like to make them an appreciation gift to let them know that they are awesome! When I got my dt box, I just loved the Elementary My Dear line by Heather Tozzi and starting planning the perfect gift to give to the teachers. I found some awesome still in the package wooden frames at my local Salvation Army that were only $2.50 for the pair - I just love looking for great buys to alter for gifts there! They were unfinished and I wanted to give them some color around the edges before I covered them with patterned paper, so I used my spray mists to color them instead of just painting them. I like using spray mists for two reasons - 1. I love the stained look it gives to the wood and 2. it's just so much quicker to spray them because they dry almost instantly and I hate to wait for paint to dry...LOL! All you need to do is spray the mist all ove the wood liberally (making sure that you do it in a box or outside as it's messy!) and then take a paper towel and rub in the mist to make sure it's all covered evenly! After just a few minutes it was dry enough for me to cover with some paper.
I wanted to make a 3-d type accent to go in the corner so I used the apple diecut piece of paper that is in the Elementary My Dear paper pack and just cut out a few of the apples to layer.
I layered one piece on top of the other, then cut a smaller piece of contrasting paper for the center of the apple and then sewed down the center to represent the seeds of the apple

I then bent the top two layers up to give it a 3-d effect and attached the apples to my projects.
I filled the frames with a couple of uplifting quotes for the teacher and then made a matching thank you note! I can't wait for my kids to give these to their teachers!

Don't forget to thank a teacher today!!
Supplies I used:
Patterned Paper - GCD Studios "Elementary My Dear"

Stamps - Studio Calico

Ink - Jenni Bowlin

Spray Mist - Maya Road

Monthly GCD kit - Play to win it!!

2011-09-08T21:43:00.000-07:00

This is our September Kit of the Month!! I hope you love this months kit as much as we do! It's packed with school themed papers and happy bright fall embellishments. To enter into this contest, simply create a back to school project. It can be a layout, card or even a gift for a teacher. Please use 50% of GCD Studios product to enter. Then email your project to Heidi at Hsonboul@gcdstudios.com by Sept 26th 2011.
The top 3 projects will be posted at the GCD Studios blog here and then the voting begins. The winner will have the kit of the month sent to her or him and will be featured in our next months news letter. Plus we will bloggity blog about you them.

Good luck everyone!!

Getting Fed at the Shed

2011-09-08T08:36:00.000-07:00

I got some October Afternoon Boarding Pass and I'm so excited to use it. For my first project I made a 2-page layout of a recent trip my family and I took down to the coast of Mississippi - my hometown of Ocean Springs!! We learned about an awesome BBQ place on the Food Network and went to check it out! Not only was the food delicious but the restaurant was full of some funky cool stuff!

For the flower embellishments, I decided to make some of my own layered flowers similar to the ones that I've seen for sale. They are so easy to make and you can make them to coordinate with any patterned papers that you are using!

All you need are two scalloped circle punches in various sizes (I used a 1 1/2" and 2 1/2" sized punch), some tape, some buttons and various twines or flosses.

Cut one large scalloped circle from a piece of patterned paper and one smaller scalloped circle from a coordinating piece of patterned paper. I then inked the edges of my punched circles - but that's totally optional.

Using one foot of the twine (or floss), tape one end to the back of the smaller punched circle

Start wrapping the floss around the scalloped edges going back and forth across your circle
When you completely wrapped your flower, tape the end to the back of the punched circle and your top flower is done!

Now, you simply layer the entwined circle on top of the larger punched circle using a glue dot (there will be plenty of dimension with all the twine under it) and then top it with a button! You can also just choose to use the smaller flower without layering on top of the large one - either way looks great!

So simple and fun!! I hope I've inspired you to make your own layered flower embellishments!! Have fun creating!!

Looking back on our summer fun.....

2011-09-05T05:00:00.000-07:00

It's the beginning of fall, and I can't help but think of the fun times we had this past summer. We took several mini vacations this summer, and it's so fun to look back through my pictures - oh how I wish I was back on the beach in Florida right now!! The color inspiration that I had this month reminded me of the tranquil colors of the Florida beaches we visited...

I used the lacy diecut paper Little Lovebirds from the Sweet Surrender line
as a photo mat under my picture and the "b" side of the Together Forever piece of patterned paper, also from the Sweet Surrender line sandwiched between the black and teal pieces of cardstock. For my shiny border piece and the gorgeous glitter candy dots, I used embellishments from the Funhouse collection. The journal box is one of the inspiration cards from the Soul food line. I simply used a piece of cardstock to cover the saying that was on the card to use my own journaling!

For some added interest I stamped some border circles on the background cardstock. Hope you had a great summer - and hope the rest of your year is just as great!! Have fun creating!!

Still creating with Boardwalk....

2011-08-31T11:51:00.000-07:00

This has definitely been my most favorite kit ever that I've gotten from Studio Calico! I actually might use the entire kit before I get my September kit!! Here a few projects that I've worked on - the get well card was for some design team work at Just Imagine Crafts - but I did use the products from my SC kit! For the to playout I used a photo that I took of Samantha and Nick on their wedding day. The colors of the kit were just perfect for it! The center layout is of my youngest a few years ago when she actually had the patience to sit down and spend time with us...LOL! TFL!

A request please.....

2011-08-26T11:42:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine has a niece that has made the finals for the Teen CK Talent Search and she needs your help. If at all possible could you please go here and vote for her layout? It is #10 and looks like this

Isn't it just awesome?? I love all her little layered squares!! Thank you so much!! We appreciate it!!

GDT work at YouScrapbookStash.com

2011-08-25T14:29:00.000-07:00

I was thrilled to be invited to be a guest designer over at yourscrapbookstash.com. I was on the DT last year and had such a blast working with Allyssa McGrew and Erica Weinstock!! I got a HUGE box of goodies to work with - lots of travel stuff from October Afternoon - Boarding Pass and We Are Memory Keepers - Travel Light. Both are full of gorgeous vintage yumminess! These are some of the projects that I made. All but the "Day Belongs to You" card is from the WRMK line. For that card i used the October Afternoon line. TFL!

Yahoo!! Highlighted on Creating Keepsakes blog!!

2011-08-22T15:06:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to see on of my layouts highlighted on Club CK Inspirations today!! Now if I could just get published in the mag itself I'd be ecstatic!! LOL

Here are a couple of layouts that I've been working on with my August Studio Calico Kit - definitely one of their best kits, and my fav so far - that hasn't happened for a while!!

For the top layout I used my new EK Success border punch - also one of my new favs - for the doily punched borders and the flower punch for the rolled flower. That layout features some pics of my dd that she wanted me to delete from my camera - too bad for her...LOL! I liked 'em a lot!! That little bordie in the top left corner is from Anthropologie - they come in a pack of 10 little different colored birds on paperclips - I haven't used them as paperclips yet!!

The bottom layout is also of Danielle while we were in Florida this summer (one of our mini vacays we did this summer!). She also wanted me to delete these..hee hee!! When will she ever learn???
That little smiley face was a stamp from the kit and I couldn't resist sewing some silly hair above it to help highlight him!!

TFL!!

Dreaming....

2011-08-18T06:22:00.000-07:00

Everytime I go down to the coast and visit my mom I wish I were back on the gulf coast for good - I miss the beaches and water so much!! My dream is to one day live on a Florida beach.... The last time I was back "home" on the coast, we took a ride over to Florida (less than 2 hours away) to go to the beach and sun and swim. I took some pictures out of my car window while I was wistfully wishing I was there forever!! These cute colored condos caught my eye -

When I got my August Studio Calico kit I knew the colors in the kit would be perfect for my Florida pictures and this paper by Sassafras Lass was so dreamy looking - perfect for the feel I was going for when I pictured the layout in my head! I love the cloth mistables ribbon (which I left plain) - it gives so much texture and wispiness to my page! TFL!!

My Derby Girl!!

2011-08-17T10:19:00.000-07:00

I recently went to Samantha's first derby bout and got tons of awesome pictures of her and couldn't wait to scrap them! I also got a couple of Studio Calico grab bags this last month with my kits and they were chalk full of some gorgeous stuff - mostly things I didn't already have (like the fab star stamps) and the things I already had some of I really loved and was glad to have more!! I used some of the goodies from one of my grab bags to make this layout of my Derby Gal!! I also used this layout for some Design Team work at Just Imagine here. I used a Just Imagine lattice die to make the latticework that backs the pictures! I love the texture and pop the diecut gives to the layout! TFL!!

An adorable color inspiration

2011-08-02T04:39:00.001-07:00

When I saw this picture, I was not only inspired by the fabulous colors, but that cute little pig was just too irresistible to pass up!! For my layout I used GCD Studios Spring in Bloom line by Donna Salazar! I've been trying to get caught up on Samantha's wedding pictures, and the colors were just too perfect for the fab photo of the happy couple!! I LOVE that the line comes with a piece of patterned paper that's already diecut into border strips. That's what I used under the picture. And then I used some of the gorgeous embellishments from the Funhouse line - my most favorite line GCD Studios has!!
I fussy cut the butterflies from one of the Spring in Bloom patterned papers also - there are several colors to choose from - that line is just sooo versatile!! TFL and have fun creating!!

My newfound freedom!!

2011-07-29T09:13:00.000-07:00

Well, I have lots more time now that I don't have a job since the lss that I worked for closed it's doors for good last Saturday!! Oh how I'll miss Scrapbook Corner - they were the best scrapbook store hands down in all of Arkansas - and I thought that way before I started working there!! That job was a dream come true!! Not only did I get to spend lots of time with scrappy goodness while I worked, I met lots of awesome people, taught lots of classes (with rave reviews if I do say so myself :)!! ), and designed for the store also. I had my pick of whatever I wanted!! And not only that, but I had the best boss ever!! Sigh....

But on the plus side, I have had so much time to create just for myself, and I also can start keeping up so much better with my dt duties - that I've kind of been lacking on :/!!

I think I've created a layout a day since I've stopped working! I had two Studio Calico kits that hadn't been touched - so very unlike me!! - that I cracked into!

This layout is of my precious kittie boy Gremlin. I have 4 cats, but this guy just really has touched my heart. He's next to me all the time without being all up over me (just my scrappy stuff sometimes!). I used my July SC kit for this. I used the stamp and metallic pewter Zing for the circles then hand sewed across the circles. I did use my SewEasy tool - love that thing. It's so quick and easy to make a straight punched line! For the picture I used a cool app on my iphone called Picture Show to create the collage!

The next layout is of my dh . These are some pics I took of him while we were in Cozumel during our cruise for our 25th Anniversary!! That was 3 years ago to the day!! Wow - time sure does fly!! We were going going on a jungle ATV ride to some archaeological digs and we all had to wear the crazy Mad Max helmet and goggles and they gave us all pink scarves to wear under the helmets - even the guys!! You can see it just poking out the back of Michael's helmet in the pic!! We had lots of fun on that trip and I'd love to go again!! For the outer border of the layout, I used the leftover punched scraps from my punched border pieces (across the middle) to create it! I love the way that turned out!!

I'll be able to post so much more often now on my blog so I hope to see you around!!

Check this out at Jo-ann's!!

2011-07-20T20:23:00.000-07:00

Summery Color Inspiration

2011-07-12T05:00:00.000-07:00

When we were asked to choose a combination of colors for one of our layouts I was thrilled to snag my favorite colors! Being from a coastal town (even though I'm landlocked now here in Arkansas!!) I've always been drawn to the cool colors of aqua blues and yellows - and I just love the punch of orange and green mixed in! Here's my color inspiration

And here's my layout I created using a piece of patterned paper and border from the Soul Food collection for my punches of orange and green, and some of the fun embellishments from the Funhouse collection as well as some patterned paper from the Homespun collection.
For added texture and color, I hand stitched a pennant border down the side of my layout (using my handy Sew Easy tool!) and filled in the flags with paints and then machine stitched around the perimeter.
List of products: Patterned paper - GCD Studios Soulfood - Soul Petit, Orange
Homespun Chic - Vintage Jane
GCD Studios Funhouse Embellishments - Popcorn Journal tags, Photo Strips, and Chipboard Wheels

Other Supplies: Cardstock - Bazzill; Twine - Twinery, Paint - Claudine Hellmuth; Sew Easy tools and floss; American Crafts chipboard letters; EK Success border punches; Sewing Machine, thread and vintage typewriter.

Thanks for stopping by and Have fun creating

Customizing chipboard for your title...

2011-07-12T04:44:00.000-07:00

Hello!! The layout I made today features a picture of my daughter and son-in-law on their wedding day - they got married on the beach in Florida one evening at sunset three years ago this month of July. My how time flies!!!!
I did some mixing and matching of a couple of designer lines to achieve a beachy look for my layout. I used the sweet patterned paper and fun ru-bons as accents from the Funhouse line to frame the gorgeous picture and I used the "LOVE" chipboard keys and cabachons from the Sweet Surrender line by Tina Higgins to make my banner. I made the chipboard accent across the top using a border and the Chipart tool to make some wave-like patterns on it!

I couldn't find any letters for my title to match my layout, so I made my own by spraying some plain, naked chipboard letters with spray mist and then covering them with Glossy Accents to give it a shiny, finished grey look.

Hope you're having a great summer!!

Giveaway at GCD Studios!!

2011-07-02T05:30:00.000-07:00

Hurry over and check it out!! That is one AWESOME prize package!!

Making Flowers with Soulfood Borders!!

2011-06-26T05:00:00.000-07:00

I just love using diecut borders on my layouts! Every layout or card I make will always have a border - and the diecut borders in the Soulfood line by Melody Ross are just so perfect! I love each and every one of them!! I like to figure out different ways to use paper, and when I saw some of the borders, they reminded me of a technique that I saw of accordion folding strips of paper to make flowers! The borders are the perfect size and shape for this! Here's my layout with two "border" flowers.

And here's how I made them! I picked out the borders that were scalloped edged and folded them accordion style at each scallop

You will have to snip off the very last scallop so that you can attach the ends properly

Next adhere the ends with some glue so that the end scallops overlap each other

You'll end up with an accordion chain. Squeeze the chain together lightly, so that all the ends meet in the middle

This is the trickiest part - carefully flip the edges of the scallops outwards - while still holding the flower together to form your flower. Here's a tip - have a small circle with a pop dot waiting for you to pop your flower on and voila! There's your flower!

I added a glitter candy dot from the Funhouse line for the center!! The possibilities are endless! Have fun creating!!

A Party Invitation from Leftovers!!

2011-06-22T03:56:00.000-07:00

Hi there!! Valerie here to show you the party invitation that I made using leftovers!

I had some leftover 3-d stickers that I thought would look great on a card, and the 916 four in 1 border punch was the perfect touch to really jazz up my card - it looks like confetti!! I used the punch across the bottom with no inserts, and for the top corners, I used the punch with the "C" inserts. I also used my handy dandy circle cutter to make the center circle piece - which is actually made from the packaging that the stickers were packaged in. I just love when I can repurpose items for scrappy usage!! I even used the leftover punched scrolled pieces at either side of the center to give it some extra party flair!! I hope I've inspired you to use your leftovers to make something special! Make sure to link it up to the post so that we can give it some love!! Have fun creating!

Valerie

AND THE WINNER IS........

2011-06-13T05:50:00.000-07:00

Lisa Watson!!

Lisa Watson said...
Such a fun, happy layout!! I became a follower!!

June 11, 2011 8:40 AM

Lisa - please email me at ********************* with your snail mail addy and I'll send it to Just Imagine so that they can get your circle cutter sent out to you!!

Resume

2011-06-11T03:05:00.000-07:00

My name is Valerie Bishop and I've been scrapbooking since 2006.

Objective: To be involved with the scrapbook community via design team, freelance work with manufacturers, and published work in magazines. I would also love to teach at conventions, trade shows, and retreats.

About Me: I live in central Arkansas with my husband and daughter and son (who's only here part-time as he's in college). I also have an older daughter who is married and lives in Kansas. We have 4 kitties and 2 dogs that we love to bits!

Teaching: I have taught several classes at my local scrapbook store (which recently closed) as well as classes through Arkansas Tech University in Little Rock.

Current Design Teams:
GCD Studios Manufacturer Design Team Member April 2011-present
Just Imagine/Kreaxions Manufacturer Design Team Member March 2011 - present
Scrap with V Design Team Member March 2011 - present

Past Design Teams:
Yourscrapbookstash.com Stash Girl Design Team Member, July 2010- Dec 2010
InspiredToScrap.com Design Team Member, Oct 2010 - Dec 2010
Tallyscrapper.com Design Team Member, Jul 2010 - Aug 2010

Guest Designer:
Echo Park Manufacturer, December 2010
Yourscrapbookstash.com, August 2011
Tallyscrapper, April 2011

Published Projects:

Scrapbook Trends:

Blog Hop Tomorrow

2011-06-10T05:01:00.000-07:00

Watch for our weekend Blog Hop which starts tomorrow!! Everyone from the Just Imagine Punch Team will be giving away the punch or circle cutter of your choice! All you have to do is leave everyone a comment!! Join us tomorrow!!

Bright Colors for Summer!

2011-06-09T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hi there!! Valerie here, with a layout that I made using two of GCD Studios gorgeous paper lines!!

I just love the bright colors in the Homespun Chic and Soul Food lines - especially the papers that I used on this layout featuring some photos of my children taken one hot summer day! The colors remind me of a slice of watermelon with the gorgeous pinks and greens with a splash of gorgeous sunlight!! These lines are easily mixed and matched together and make layering lots of different patterned papers so fun and easy!
I used these papers from Homespun Chic:

Petit Blossoms Vintage Birdie Glitter
Pink Sparkle Glitter
And these paper from Soul Food:

Lovely Green Funky Soul

Have fun creating!!

So excited to part of this awesome team!

2011-06-01T19:20:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I'm Valerie Bishop and I'm so excited to be a part of the GCD Studios design team! And to get to work with such gorgeous scrappy goodness - I'm in heaven!! :)

I got my box of goodies just in time to make a Mother's Day card for my mom!

I wanted to use some fun bright colors, and the the Soulfood and Funhouse lines fit the bill perfectly!! The colors go together so beautifully and the Funhouse line is just so FUN and playful!! I used some patterned paper from the Soulfood line and most of the embellishments are from Funhouse.

I took one a couple of the chipboard wheels from Funhouse and cut them in half to form a scalloped border and I used the rhinestones that I removed from the cut wheels as accents in the curlycues of my sticker border.

One of the fun techniques I used was debossing the chipboard title piece using the Chipart chipboard and the Bluebird uppercase letter stamps.

After debossing "MOM", I painted the entire piece yellow, then painted the word in pink. I used a dark pink fine tipped pen along the debossed edges to make the title pop! I layered the piece on top of a chipboard piece from the Soulfood collection to give my card some dimension! I added the flags as a fun and funky accent - perfect for my Mom!!

TFL and have fun creating!!

Fresh Spring Strawberries!!

2011-05-27T06:01:00.000-07:00

Every springtime, right around Easter, our local farm has the most beautiful juicy and sweet strawberries! I can buy a flat of them for $14 - not bad at all for!! We can only get them for about a month, but when they're available I get at least 3 flats during the season! I used my May Studio Calico kit to make this layout. The kit included some paper filters with it, and I used one of the filters to make my yellow flower in the bottom left corner. For the border edge around the sides - I used the leftover scraps from the punched borders that are on the my layout! TFL!

Our favorite song lyric!

2011-05-22T06:01:00.001-07:00

I took these pictures of Danielle a few months ago using my hipstamatic app on my phone and I love the bright ethereal look to them! This song by Pink (the radio version!) really speaks to Danielle - and I love to sing the lyrics to her. It's a fabulous message for everyone - but especially teen girls! This is my most favorite layout that I've made in a while! The colors, the pictures, the title, the lyrics, those papers, the butterflies.......it's just me! TFL!! :)

May Studio Calico kit!

2011-05-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this kit - I haven't had a lot of time to use it as I've been busy creating GCD Studios projects - to be seen very soon :) - but while I had a small break I broke into my May Studio Calico kit!! I'm not sure if I like the 3-D glasses layout - it's just so not me - but I did have fun making it!! I did a lot of stamping and distressing. I'm taking an altered art canvas class and that's the technique we use so it transferred to my layout!

On the mismatched socks layout, I reverted back to my style more with the misting and layering and white space! :) TFL!!

May Challenges at Just Imagine

2011-05-12T06:09:00.000-07:00

Check out the May challenges over at the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog!! You could win a fabulous punch or the BEST circle cutter ever made!! Here's my project - it's a card using their butterfly die and butterfly 4 in one punch!

I used the die to cut out 3 butterflies and layered them on my card - sewing down the center and fanning out the wings. I used the same butterfly punch not only to make the butterfly border down the side, but to make the corner cuts on the card. Have fun creating!!

Vintage Photos

2011-04-20T08:50:00.001-07:00

I just love the vintage photos that I had printed from the slides my Mom has had in a drawer for years!! They are of my siblings and me from a LONG time ago! This is one of me all dressed up for my 1st Communion in 1970! The mod 60's/70's mini dress with the cutout peep flowers around the waist and that huge veil are just too funny!! For the layout, I used my April 201 Studio Calico kit! I layered the top bannery thing using the round medallion from the Pink Paislee packaing and a piece of the metal that came in the packaging (which I I heat embossed), then layered a My Minds Eye sticker on top of that! I also used my new Martha Stewart butterfly border punch that punches a complete strip - I love those punches! The partridges all lines up are a nod to the 70's Partridge Family Show - Lori would have really appreciated this dress! And the colorful rainbow is just so very 70's to me!! TFL!!

Scrapping with Scraps!

2011-04-15T09:38:00.000-07:00

I was part of a challenge ( and made a challenge here at Tallyscrapper - join in!!) to use scraps that you have sitting around or on your scrap table on a layout and I came up with this layout of Danielle and her best friend since the 5th grade! I keep all the little pieces of my favorite patterned papers at the end of my table next to my trimmer to use as little touches on my layouts and cards - but the pile has grown too huge! I loved using up a lot of my strips on here. At the other end of my table is a large milk glass pedestal candy dish where I keep all the little bits and pieces of embellishments that are leftover, but take up too much space in their packaging. I fished everything out of there and used them on my layout - even the bee that I stamped and to try out my new Zing, but didn't have the heart to throw away! TFL!

Just Imagine/Kreaxions Punch Challenges on blog!!

2011-04-12T22:37:00.000-07:00

I've done a tutorial on how to make the gorgeous inner punched circle of my card that I made above using the Kreaxions 4 in 1 punches and the stencils and positioning parts (it's easier than it sounds - believe me if I can figure it out you can too!!) Check it out here on the Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog where we are also having a challenge month - simply link a project that you made using punches (any punch will be okay) and the challenge issued for that post and your name will be put into the hat to win a 4 in 1 punch or an awesome circle cutter! If you do use a Kreaxions punch - your name will be entered twice!! TFL!!

Basket full of Wonderful April Studio Calico Kit

2011-04-12T05:41:00.001-07:00

I don't have many photos of my youngest dd, and this is one of the precious few. I have scrapped this picture before, but when I saw the papers and the colors in the April SC kit, I thought it would be perfect! I have to admit, I am hoarding several pieces of the flowered Crate paper at the bottom that I purchased at my lss. I think I could wallpaper my house with it if I had enough of it (which I don't ;) ...LOL). I've been on a heat embossing craze since I bought some Zing, and I heat embossed the metal banner piece as well as the clouds and sun! Those wooden letters in the title are just awesome and I misted them with Maya Mist (pink) to give them a stained look! I also lightly misted the tag with the same! TFL!!

Last creations before I get my new SC kit....

2011-04-08T05:57:00.000-07:00

I wanted to make a couple of layouts using the March Studio Calico kit before I got the new April SC kit in! I hate when I have a lot of a kit left when the new kit arrives!! Actually, the top "My Happy Place" layout was from an even older SC kit (Oct 2010). I've had that pic of my scrappy space forever and I wanted to use something artistic looking to scrap it, and the Sassafras pp from that kit was perfect! I used all of my favorite techniques on this layout - misting, machine sewing, and border punches - so this layout really exemplifies everything that makes me happy where scrapping is concerned!!!

The bottom layout using yet another engagement pic of my son and his fiancee was from the March kit. I used my new plaid border punch by EK Success and my Sew Easy to sew the borders. I have an older Bazzill In Stitchz template that I used for the "Love" in the title. That bubble background stamp is just too cool - I love the effect it gives! I got that little crocheted butterfly from an awesome Etsy seller named Debbie here . She makes the most gorgeous little embellishments at the best prices!! Check her out!!

TFL!!

Challenge Month at Just Imagine!!

2011-03-31T11:36:00.001-07:00

Join us in any of April Challenges by the DT to get ballots (one only per challenge unless specified) for a random draw.
This day's challenge is to make a MONOHROMATIC PROJECT and USE A PUNCH.
Using any punches = 1 ballot
OR using a KREAXIONS PUNCH = 2nd ballot

You will have a whole month .. all of April to post a blog inlinkz here on the Just Imagine blog
(and any other DT Challenge for the month of April).
The prize will be a Kreaxions Circle Cutter or Punch.

I made a card for this challenge using the Kreaxions #910 flower border punch with no inserts.

Some creations using a star template....

2011-03-30T20:04:00.000-07:00

Just Imagine/Kreaxions has this really cool tool for making the prettiest doilies! It's a star shaped template that you trace and cut out of paper and then use their 4 in 1 punches with the A guards in to make them. I made the large doily (under the smaller doily and flower) on the card using the star template and the 910 4 in 1 flower punch by Kreaxions, while using the 910 4 in 1 border punch for the bottom border. For the red doily under the photo in the layout, I used the star template and the 911 4 in 1 heart border punch, while using the 911 border punch for the bottom heart border. You can check out my blog post with further instruction at Kreaxions here. TFL!!

April Guest dt work for Tallyscrapper!

2011-03-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

My April kit from Tallyscrapper was waiting for me last night when I got home from work and I was inspired from the start by the gorgeous papers and embellishments that Pinky put together in this kit!! It has so much variety that none of my layouts look similar at all! Yet everything goes together so perfectly!! She even included some of the new gorgeous book covers by 7 Gypsies. I used on the covers (cut it in half) to make a small journal notebook. You should go and get one today - here's the link!! TFL!

Well it took me all week....

2011-03-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

but I finally finished my layout I started last week before the kids came into town for spring break!! I worked on it here and there until I had everything tweaked just the way I wanted it!! I did some heat embossing (loving that Zing!!) with that cutie bee stamp I got in my Studio Calico March kit using apricot Zing. I also heat embossed the envelope scrolly edge too. It's an older picture of Danielle, but it's one of my favs and the colors are just gorgeous in it - and match the papers perfectly!! TFL!!

Awesome GCD Studios Contest and also a giveaway!!!!

2011-03-21T18:31:00.000-07:00

Click on the image above and it will take you to all the rules of entering and winning this awesome prize package worth $2000 - which includes a Scrap Camp weekend with paid airplane flight and tons of awesome GCD goodies!!

And this contest is a spin off contest for the Brave Girls Camp Contest and it runs from

today- April 1st.

Rules:

1) create a project (it can be anything you want), but keep the theme "spring" in mind.

2) You must use the chipart tool on it somehow (if you don't have it, it can be found in many stores)

Michaels

HSN

Artsy Findings

3) submit your projects to: Chipart_contest@gcdstudios.com

and here is the prize for our Spring Spin off Contest with Fiskars.

The value is over $200 in punches, paper, Chipart tool, trimmers and much more :)

Hurry and get your layouts and projects turned in so you can win one of these awesome prizes!!

First blog post at Just Imagine....

2011-03-16T14:23:00.001-07:00

Here's a layout I created using my Kreaxions 910 Vinca 4 in 1 Punch and that fabulously easy circle cutter! Check it here on the Just Imagine blog!!

I've had to hold this in for 4 days......

2011-03-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

and it's been killing me!!!!!

I got the call last week from one awesome lady (Hi Heidi!!!) who informed me that I was invited to be on the GCD Studios Design team!!! I was hoping, but totally not expecting a call at all when Heidi Sonboul - the Design Team Coordinator extrordinaire from GCD - called me! My heart was pounding and I don't really remember everything that she said to me....lol.....but I am beyond thrilled that I was chosen to be a part of such an awesome team with such fabulous ladies!! It's gonna be a fun year!! :)

Katy Perry Challenge

2011-03-09T12:56:00.000-08:00

I'm usually absolutely horrible at challenges where I have to use a song lyric - and we were even assigned to a certain lyric from Katy Perry's "Baby You're A Firework" song, but Christine was so very kind and gave me a lyric that wasn't too hard and I thought it described my youngest daughter perfectly!! Thank you Christine!! :) I used some Maya mists to mist some stars and them I misted some white Mister Huey onto a "bubble" stamp and stamped down the middle between the diecut paper. I love the way this turned out!! And I LOVE this layout - my favorite I recently made (and I REALLY loved my teatime layout!). I used my very brand spanking new Studio Calico kit I got yesterday evening (March's kit). I think I'm really going to enjoy using this kit up!! Thanks so much for looking!! :)

Using some scraps.....

2011-03-05T15:07:00.000-08:00

When I have a beautiful piece of patterned paper it's just so hard to get rid of all the bits and pieces, so I love when I can take the leftovers and use them on my layouts! The grid patterned on these cool KI Memories calendar pages makes this easy to line up different pieces of scraps! I obviously have a slight butterfly obsession - I just can't help they are all so beautiful...LOL! Some of the butterflies are from the new BoBunny line called Gabrielle - it's gorgeous!! I'm so thrilled that Scrapbook Corner (where I work and get a discount!!) got some of this yesterday!! I worked hard to get it all in the computer, priced and out on the floor, but I also got to pick out what I wanted...hee! The subject of the layout is my new relaxation part of the day - teatime = me time!! I got that cute little pink teapot and some awesome loose leaf teas from the coolest little tea shop called Teavana! You can also order their stuff online - you should check it out!! TFL!

So excited to announce.....

2011-03-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

I'm a part of the Design Team for the Just Imagine/Kreaxions Manufacturer of punches, circle cutters, templates and 4 in 1 border punches! I just got my goodies yesterday and I'm so excited to start playing with my new toys!! :)

Sarah Mullanix (returning)

Stephanie Ackerman (returning)

Valerie Bishop

Wendy Price

Some DT work for my LSS using Glitz Design!

2011-02-23T08:34:00.001-08:00

I made this Birthday Mini album for some design team work at my lss using the Glitz Design Hoopla line and Creative Imaginations chipboard album. The Glitz is just beautiful and so fun! TFL!

Vintage picture fun!!

2011-02-20T06:57:00.000-08:00

I just love using the vintage pictures my mother gave me from when when I was a kid! I laugh every time I look at the clothes I'm wearing, but it also sparks cool memories of my childhood. This picture was taken on the day I first saw snow in my life in 1973! Living on the southern coast it's very rare for it to snow - I think it only snowed two times - maybe an inch each time - the 19 years that I lived down south! My sister and best friend are in the picture with me! For the techniques on the page I heat embossed the smaller snowflakes down one side using Zing embossing powder! They really POP off the page! Then, I spray misted over some large chipboard snowflakes using white Mister Huey by Studio Calico. On the edges of the chipboard letters, I daubed a little white paint with my paint dauber. TFL!

Studio Calico Love!!

2011-02-16T08:08:00.001-08:00

Loving the February kit from Studio Calico! It's so fun and bright and versatile!! And I really like how the stickers gave me a journal prompt! These are just a few of things that make Jonathan such a great son!! TFL!!

More GCD!

2011-02-15T08:20:00.000-08:00

I think this line from GCD Studios is perfect for the couple pictures that I took for my kids - not only the colors but the designs are so romantic but not too frilly! I used the Chipart dies to add some embossed designs to the borders and then painted them with various colored paints. I love the subtle texture it gives to the chipboard while making it my own design and style!! TFL!

A Two-Pager!!!

2011-02-13T17:02:00.000-08:00

It has literally been over 2 years since I've done a two page layout! And it took me forever - a whole weekend of fretting and rearranging and second guessing everything I did!! I guess I like it - not sure about the picture placements but oh well - it's done...LOL! I used my new February Studio Calico kit to make this! TFL!

GCD Studios!! Just a Couple.....

2011-02-02T05:52:00.000-08:00

of layouts I recently worked on this past weekend!! I've been crazy busy at work, but I just felt the need to create this weekend!! I made these layouts using some gorgeous GCD papers that my lss had on sale that I had somehow missed (must have come out before I started working there ;) )!
That huge butterfly just called out to me to be fussy cut and used in the center of the page to really highlight the picture of my daughter. And the flower paper really captured the beauty and elegance of the picture that I took of my son and his fiancee!! Now I can't wait to see what GCD Studios has in store for the new season!! I'll definitely be looking out for it in my lss!! At least I've stocked up on their older lines!! TFL!

true love layout....

2011-01-18T14:39:00.000-08:00

I just love the pre-sewn paper paper by WRMK!! I did some heat embossing on this (little birdies on the top and the flower centers) and I used one of the new Valentine Sizzix dies for the flowers! That's a pic of my son and his fiancee! TFL!

Layouts for a crop this weekend!

2011-01-18T04:36:00.000-08:00

These are a couple of layouts that I made this weekend for a crop at Inspired to Scrap that I was part of this weekend! I used my January Studio Calico kit for these! The top layout is of my great-grandfather. I recently had the picture restored for my mother and then had some copies made for me! For the hot air balloons, I heat embossed them (I haven't done that in a while!!) then embellished them! On the bottom layout, I used the cool book stamp that came in the SC kit to make the "library" at the bottom of the page, using the new Jenni Bowlin stamp pads - LOVE those things! And love my new Kindle that my kids gave me for Christmas this year!! :) Thanks so much for looking!!

And the winner is.......

2011-01-14T08:43:00.001-08:00

Tina - Happy New Year !!! What a beautiful layout !! TFS xx♥

.....who was the third post which is the number that Random.org chose!! Congratulations Tina!! Just message me your snail mail addy and I'll get some October Afternoon goodies out to you!! Thanks everyone for playing and hope to see everyone around!! :)

My 1st layout of 2011....

2011-01-11T14:54:00.001-08:00

This is my first layout I made in 2011! The layouts in previous 2011 posts were done in 2010, so it's been a while since I've scrapped!! There's one good thing for being snowbound like I've been for the past couple of days...LOL! I made this using my Jan 201 Studio Calico kit - I added the washi tape from Dec's kit and some of the Studio Calico rub-ons that I got during their Black Friday sale!! I love the picture on this - I took it of Samantha and Nick while they were here visiting during Thanksgiving and she came up with a lot of very cool picture ideas and posings!! TFL!

Join in the Blog Hop fun!!

2011-01-07T22:24:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year and welcome to the First Scrap With V Blog Hop and welcome to my blog!!!

You should have arrived to my blog from Amy Bender, if that is not where you arrived from, then please join us at Scrap with V here to start the hop from the beginning so you don't miss a thing! After visiting me, go here to Amy Lavlin's blog spot! You must be a follower of Scrap with V, visit all the blogs, and comment and become a follower in order to be entered to win one of the three random prize draws at Scrap with V!

Show us a layout you have done based on the theme New Beginnings, put it on your blog and link it to the comments in the Scrap with V post and go into the Grand Prize Draw!

Tell us a little about your layout... Why you chose what you did.

Here is one of my creations based on the New Beginnings Theme. It's of my son with his fiancee! He just got engaged and they will be starting a new life together soon!

I am also having a random RAK draw this weekend!! Just become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this blogpost and I will put your name in for some awesome goodies from October Afternoon! I just got a huge box from them and I would love to share some of it with a lucky blog reader! You have until midnight Sunday Jan 9th to leave your comments!!

Happy New Year to you all and have a wonderful year of scrapping ahead!

2011-01-07T09:20:00.000-08:00

This is one of my favorite layouts that I've recently made! Love the colors, love the subject matter, love the kit club that I got the supplies from!! I made this for the journaling class that I helped teach at Inspired to Scrap last month where the journaling was just to use adjectives! I used my December Studio Calico kit and a picture of my youngest daughter that was taken at her cousin's wedding this summer. For the star pin - which comes clear - I used my Maya mists to color it by taking the lid off of the turquoise mist and letting it drip thickly onto the star then letting it dry. TFL!

right here-right now

best pup a girl could have.....

these two lovebirds

personality in photos

Quliting on my Layout

12 on the 12th Layout - Payday!

I love Shearwater Pottery! & 12 on the 12th starts today!!

My wonderful Mom!!

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!

Ella Publishing Take 12 Inspiration Kit Giveaway!!!

Exciting News from Ella Publishing!!

She's Captured my Heart!!

First layouts of 1-1-12

Exciting News from GCD Studios with Heidi Sonboul!!!!!!

Happy new year!!

Finding time to create!!

Old Fashioned Tussie Mussies

A Christmas Layout

Getting Caught up in my DD - Day 5-9 & 12

December Daily Day 3 & 4

Christmas Tags for Just Imagine/Kreaxions blog today!

December Daily and Tim Holtz Tags of Christmas - Day 2

December Daily cover and Day 1

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas - Day 1

So Proud of my Chem major son!!

Something Cheerful for Mom

Weekend Crop Fun!

Pumpkin Love

Nov Theme for GCD Studios

Brother/Sister/Friends

Faking Mercury Glass...

Happy Halloween!!

A quilted effect

layout of cute camera...LOL

My new cutie.....

Surprise Pictures!!

A quilted effect....

Me right now......

She's so frightful!!

A Quick and Easy Christmas Card

Fall Candles and a Border Punch obsession!!

Sunday sketch at Studio Calico

WCMD Cards!!

Tutorial at Just Imagine Blog today....

Fall days and sibling friendship....

Vintage Photobooth pics.....

Woohoo!! Excited to be published in Paper Crafts Mag!!

Framed Teacher Appreciation Gifts

Monthly GCD kit - Play to win it!!

Getting Fed at the Shed

Looking back on our summer fun.....

Still creating with Boardwalk....

A request please.....

GDT work at YouScrapbookStash.com

Yahoo!! Highlighted on Creating Keepsakes blog!!

Dreaming....

My Derby Girl!!

An adorable color inspiration

My newfound freedom!!

Check this out at Jo-ann's!!

Summery Color Inspiration

Customizing chipboard for your title...

Giveaway at GCD Studios!!

Making Flowers with Soulfood Borders!!

A Party Invitation from Leftovers!!

AND THE WINNER IS........

Resume

Blog Hop Tomorrow

Bright Colors for Summer!

So excited to part of this awesome team!

Fresh Spring Strawberries!!

Our favorite song lyric!

May Studio Calico kit!

May Challenges at Just Imagine

Vintage Photos

Scrapping with Scraps!

Just Imagine/Kreaxions Punch Challenges on blog!!

Basket full of Wonderful *April Studio Calico Kit*

Last creations before I get my new SC kit....

Challenge Month at Just Imagine!!

Basket full of Wonderful April Studio Calico Kit