Sunday, October 28, 2007

Scrapbooking advice & projects to share

Ali Edwards found a blog that has some *great* advice on timeless scrapbooking techniques. I'm working toward including more meaningful journaling in my books so that my descendents can feel that they know who I was -- my personality, my values, my hopes -- by my album entries. I also want to capture the personalities of my family members and friends in my scrapbooks. This would add so much depth to our stories.

I've been re-organizing in my studio. My stamp collection has outgrown the CD holders I had them in. I'm also expecting a large order of stamps soon from Stampin' Up! So, I had to make room for the new arrivals. I've been eyeing this Making Memories Embellishment Center ever since it came out.


I love how it allows one to display supplies in a beautifully organized fashion. I especially like the paint display. I love the rainbow of color. The paint display is what got me hooked. I went to Michael's with my 50% off Jo-Ann's coupon and bought this gem. As I was setting it up I thought the the cubbies would be a perfect place to hold my stamp CD cases. Here's how it turned out:




I have some of my recent work to share. I used one of our theme packs and tried to make as many projects as possible with the paper. These pieces are made using Piggy Tales Goldilocks & the 3 Bears Collection. The paper set, base boards, and album are available on my web site:


I first made a hanging wall display with a fall theme using Cosmo Cricket Lacing Cards Buck Naked as the base:



Here are close ups:







Then I made a mini book using a 7 Gypsies Teeny Weeny Album. First a top view of the album -



The front and back covers with buttons and ribbon embellishments --


Now, the inside pages --













And then finally I eeked out this cute little card. The card design was inspired from something in Paper Crafts magazine:


I hope to share some more of my projects later this week.

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Wow, it's been a while

Okay, I've been MIA but I'm back. I've had weekly crops to attend and I've been on a creative roll. I'll post pictures soon.

This Saturday I'm attending another 12-hour crop held by the ScrapDivas. Then I'll have a weekend free before I attend an 8-hour crop held by Sharon Wilson, CMC. I love going to crops but I do feel a tinge guilty leaving the kiddos at home. But, I get over that feeling and have fun.

At last weekend's crop I was a vendor. There was a smaller turnout than the organizers (and I) expected. Even so, I made some sales. However, those sales did not make up for the ton of stuff I ordered from the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator there. Urgh. I'm supposed to be making $$ not spending it. Aw, but the creative possibilities lured me in.

Tomorrow I hope to post pictures of my recent projects.