Scrap Your Stash

Hello! How are you?! we are something like 5 weeks into our Corona Virus #stayhome situation right now and  I'm wondering what all of you are doing to keep yourself distracted from the world's event?

For me, scrapbooking is the greatest therapy of all...and I'm fortunate that I have so much STASH in my home that I could be home for years without running out! LOL

Yesterday's video in the Scrap Your Stash series I've started on my Facebook Page I was working with this sketch from our Close To My Heart 'Make It From Your Heart Volume 2' 

 There are loads of fantastic how-to designs in this book and it gives you exact measurements for cutting plus images to help you visualize other versions of each sketch also!

So this is what I used as a reference for the three photos I wanted to work with and this is how it turned out...you'll note that I just created the left page in this sketch!

So I made this sketch design work for me. I preferred the look of the Beach Script PP flush with the RHS edge of the Kraft CS edge. I also was working with some pieces I had leftover (scraps) and so my PP on the far left is off from the sketch but remember that a sketch is a starting off point, so don't obsess over 'exact' because no one knows any differently when they're looking through YOUR ALBUM!!!

The point as well when working through your stash...get into your embellishments! YES! I mean ALL of them, not just the ones that you purchased with your specific papers. You have a literal TREASURE in your creative spaces, so get on into them and start considering 'collecting' all your 'chachskis', 'bits and baubles', 'embellishments' into one storage style so you can use your stash more easily and have fun mixing things up!

chachskis 

Yiddish: Knickknacks, collectables, figurines. Small figures and mememtos that can be bought at gas stations, dollar stores, gift shops, tourist destinations, etc. These are usually used to give to friends or to decorate cubicles. Sometimes placed in curio cabinets and so forth.

I bought some lovely chachskis for my scrapbook page from Kristine!

Speaking of chachskis, I was able to locate some beach'y ones that came with these No Worries papers (in my scraps) of years gone by... PLUS using up more of the 'bits' which was AWESOME!

Can you see how I've sanded the edges of these photos? A great way to define, highlight or make them pop without having to mat them with CS...I created some extra 'scratch' lines with my sanding technique to add to the effect which I really like!

Thank you for popping by today and follow the Facebook link (above) to see the Scrap Your Stash videos if you're looking for something to do!!!

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Sketch 6-1-18

June 1st sketch from Let's Scrap Sketches is ready for you!

I totally LOVE this design from Michelle! The possibilities for rotating one page or both plus the way you can use up those scraps from your paper collections...I'm off to get creative!

Hopefully you play along with us on the Blog and link up your creations!

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Can of Worms!!!

Well I know you have all heard the expression, 'Opening up a can of worms'! Today, I have done exactly that :) I am in the final hours of preparations for the 'Use Your Stash' class tomorrow 10AM sharp! Where we will be getting instruction from the talented Jennifer Edwardson in her 20 layouts workshop! Yes, you heard right, 20 BIG ones...and this time she has even promised a double-pager or two...actually I've heard it will be '5' double-layouts...phew! I'm freakin' out already!!!

Now in preparation for her classes we need to pack kits...20 of them usually, but in this case, 21 for tomorrow...what time is it now, OH, it's 4:24PM and I have officially packed 'ZERO' !!! Yes, because I was in the search for my kit instructions, which I only just found a couple hours ago! Off to pick kids up from school, get one kids' hair cut for the big grade 7 & 8's final Rec Centre dance tonight and tending to another kid who's been sick with the flu for four days now!!!

I am plotting out my layouts...now I'm looking at my pictures and saying to myself, 'Geez, these pics look familiar...have I already scrapbooked this?'...Have you asked yourself this question, or are you really organized and put all your finished layouts right into their proper places right after completing them...??? NOT ME ;)

So then I get this:

Spread them all out into piles...one kid, the other kid etc...

One holiday, the other holiday, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas etc....

Everyday family stuff, my nieces (cause they get their own albums)...

You got it...about a hundred, at least, finished layouts that need to be filed into their proper albums, or start a new album...more like it! Tomorrow when I'm at the class, Sandra from The Memory Workshop, will have her store set up and I can buy some much needed albums!!!...anyways...you get the idea of the 'Can Of Worms' I've opened!

Off to pack those 20+ kits now! Check back later for some pics of some of the finished layouts from tomorrow's class...thanks for stopping by :)

I'm taking the LOAD challenge!

I am taking the LOAD challenge over at Let's Scrap...the goal is to create a layout a day! 

 I've also signed up to join the 100 layouts in 2012 group over at Let's Scrap ...

Now in theory this would be quite a challenge for most of us...but the rules are:

LOAD: You can count both cards & LO's. A double LO counts as 2 LO's

100LO's in 2012: Only LO's count! A double LO counts as 2. You can keep track of your cards, but they do NOT count in your total.

So far this month I'm at 25 layouts!

Now they are not all Let's Scrap layouts, I've used Close To My Heart, PageMaps, Scrapbooks Etc., and Valerie Salmon sketches.

 I can only add the LS sketches to the LS gallery, but all the other ones count too! The tracker in the top left hand corner of my blog will keep my tally going...I'm kinda excited to see how many I'll actually create in 2012! 

A couple more creations...

Here's a couple more layouts from my scrapbooking weekend away.

I've created this layout a few times using another Let's Scrap sketch...the circles were bubbles for me and the paper was found in the wee hours of the night, while most ladies were asleep...

Marissa was driving us crazy asking over and over again if she could get a turtle! NO was the answer every time, but she was persistent...

Check out those little wee bubbles! Those little turtles were so cute...all four inches of them :)

OK, this one was fun...we were trying to find spots to see this horse show, Matthew gave up and decided to climb a tree...I thought he was busted when a Security lady was approaching where he was but instead she told these kids to get off the fence...apparently hanging in a tree is safer than climbing the fence!

 It was great to use up older papers, embellies and journalling bits...those Maya Road kraft envelopes are perfect for hiding journaling too!

Now the monkey see...monkey do comes in when my nephew decided to find his own tree! My brother was either guiding him or trying to talk him outta the tree...I'm still unsure :)

Wednesday's Let's Scrap sketch time again!!!!

Good Morning !

This past week has sped right by...I went to a 12 hour Crop on Saturday and participated in a Scrap your Stash Class...which I'd like to adapt for instructing here at my Workshop!

Lots of work preparing for the class as each participant needs to put together paper and photo 'kits' and then you are guided through assembling a LO...they are all single LO's but could easily be adapted to doubles...

This class will be an awesome way for you to power through getting LO's done in a short period of time as the LO's are already pre-designed for you and all you need to do is bring the required papers and photos! Spend time at home doing your 'homework'!!! and you will be very happy at the end of the class!!!

More Class details to come for this 'Scrap Your Stash Boot Camp Class' and check back soon for some Christmas card and layout classes for this month and December...

Now here's this week's sketch!

and this is what I came up with!

I used my square punch so it made short work of this layout!...the subjects in these photos are so intricate that I wanted to be sure to not overpower them too much with my paper choice, but in saying that I also wanted to pull out some of the colours in them as well! 

I found some older journalling tags from CTMH in my stash and added some Sassafras stickers for my title...the corrugated shape was punch from my Corrugated shapes by CTMH and the antique copper brads are also from CTMH..

We took our kids to Disney World back in 2001 and again in 2009...instead of scrapbooking two separate albums, I've decided to put the photos together...the large main photo was taken in 2001 and the photos on the RHS were from our more recent trip. 

Thanks for stopping by and why don't you try this sketch out this week! It's a perfect sketch for those of you that have little bits of paper laying around that you don't want to throw out yet! I could make 100 layouts from this sketch just because I'm one of those people that keep everything!

Life Is Good...

Life is Good!

We went up to Shuswap Lake to stay with friends at their summer place last weekend...luckily we were able to enjoy some sunshine and watersports...the kids got to play with some fun toys too.

I used another Let's Scrap sketch cause they're so easy to use! and of course they are all awesome sketches! I am a member on the Let's Scrap site and have joined a Challenge Group called Scrap Your Stash, where members of the Design Team initiate challenges...while this layout isn't for one of their challenges it is the one of the general challenges #104 and this one is to incorporate stitching.

It was also perfect to highlight the fun they were having in  the freezing cold water...Matthew wasn't very impressed with the temperature...but he still enjoyed the kyacking :)

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I thought it would be cute to hand cut out some fishies for my banner...I grabbed some super old stash with everything on this page...the paper is all Scenic Route, stickers are too, but I'm not sure about the rest cause it was all loose in a jar!

I hope you are all enjoying your summer wherever you hang your hat and that you are finding some inspiration in your travels! Thanks for stopping by :)