When I was scrapbooking recently a friend's daughter requested birthday scrapbook pages for the February meeting of Scrapbook Your Life, because her birthday was coming soon. Cupcakes seemed like a great accent piece for this page. The paper is called Birthday Basics. I loved the bright colors. The liners for the cupcake were run through the embossing machine using the Woodgrain embossing folder.
When it came time for me to put pictures on my pages I found lots of first birthday pictures of Abby my first grandchild. I like the mystery of trying to match pictures to premade pages. What pictures would you put on this page?
Do you have piles of pictures that are waiting for a scrapbook page? I finally organized my pictures in a way that I can find them for mounting on pages. This layout was one of the layouts we made for February. I looked through all my pictures for shots of Sam and I throughout the years. I thought it was so much fun to see how we have changed in the over 30 years we have known each other. Here are some of my favorite parts of the layout.
1. The black, white and red color combination. I used the Modern Medley designer paper.
2. The envelope with hearts coming out of it. I made it with the envelope punch board and used my own dimensions to make the envelope small enough to fit on the page.
3. The large heart accent piece. I used the Delicate Designs embossing folder, the Decorative Dots embossing folder, and some leftover flowers.
I really enjoy creating a scrapbook page and then going on a hunt to see what pictures look best on the page. How do you find the pictures for your pages?
Do you like the idea of making one card turn into two? Well, the card I did at Knollwood assisted living facility this month was just that. I had been wanting to try Washi tape with my stamping friends and created this simple card based on one I had done a while ago with my stampers. I had enough colors of Washi tape to give each lady two colors. The tearing of the tape was very easy for them. I did the punching of the butterflies. Okay you ask how can I make another card from this card?
The punched out butterflies helped make the second card. I thought the results looked good and fit my requirements for Stamping at Knollwood: simple, cute looking, and easy to make. How would you design a two for one card?
Judy is one of my regular stampers who never did any crafts until she started coming to my classes. Now, she has grown into a wonderfully creative woman. She crafts most evenings and shares her creations with me. She loves the Hexagon Hive embosslit and made the above card.
1. The hive was cut using brushed gold cardstock.
2. The holes were filled in with Presto Patterns cardstock.
3. The entire hive was backed with Champagne Glitter paper.
I loved her combination of colors, something I never would have thought about. But, she thought something was not quite right and went home and changed the card a little.
If you look at the embossing folder carefully you can see the shape of a flower or two. Judy added some of the gold foil sheet from the Occasion Catalog to accent the flower shapes. This is what the card needed. What would you add or change to this card to make it your own?
Did you notice that almost everything on this card came from the Sale a Bration promotion?
1. Decorative Dots embossing folder-This was the first thing I ordered. I love the size of the dots and the randomness of the location of each dot.
2. Sweet Sorbet designer paper-Every side of every sheet appeals to me and that does not usually happen with designer paper.
3. You're Lovely stamp set-Great for adding color to. I love to color, so would emboss the design and then go to town with my coloring.
Other items on the card that are not from the Sale a Bration brochure.
1. Deco Label framelits
2. Pool Party card stock
3. Crisp Cantaloupe card stock
4. Doilies
5. Markers
What would you purchase to help you get one free SAB item and help you make this card your own? Do you want to make a card like this for yourself? Then, come to my Fill Your Card Box with spring cards class on Monday, March 17th at 12:30 or 6:30. Click on this link to RSVP on my website.
