Scrapbooking Global Blog Hop

Hello Friends! Thanks so much for joining us this month. The Scrapbooking Global Design Team has a Blog Hop each month and you are welcome to join the Hop as well.

You will have arrived from Julia Quinn's Blog

I've been creating loads of layouts using our Autumn to Remember DSP and sticker sheet with Stampin' Up! Plus of course some exclusive dies, embossing folders and stamps too.

This month's challenge at Scrapbooking Global is a Tic Tac Board and I've picked the colour green, three or more photos and tags. What a great challenge to get these adorable photos of my daughter and my grandson having snuggles on his birthday in October. I love when the papers and photos and embellishments all work so great together...one more moment documented and in the books!

I had fun using our *new Hearts of Elegance stamp and die bundle and some gold embossing powder. I'm a sucker for the shapes and the fact that these hearts are a great size and work well for my layouts is a bonus! I will be getting loads of use outta them.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I hope you enjoyed my layout share. Hop on over to Michelle's Craft Cottage to see what she has created and then continue along for more inspiration.

Products Used:

Cajun Craze cardstock

Crushed Curry Cardstock

Pecan Pie Cardstock

Petal Pink Cardstock

Early Espresso Stampin' Pad

Wow! Metallic Gold Embossing Powder

Hearts of Elegance stamp and die bundle

Gold Twisted Thread

Adhesive Backed Heart Sequins

Forever Plaid 3D Embossing Folder

Something New comes this way!

With the sad news of Close To My Heart closing its doors in June 2024 it's been a slow transition into the world of Stampin' Up!

Change is good! Exciting times ahead as I dive into hundreds of high quality products and get busy once again with lots of fun new goodies.

Make sure to create a NEW customer profile on my Stampin' Up! website... https://kristineroberts.stampinup.net so you can stay up to date on what's happening in the world of Stampin' Up!

Cape Cod Scrapbook Workshop Kit

Hello Friends!  I've got a fun new Workshop Kit available to order with a few in person class dates as well!  

Time to dig out those beach themed photos if you've got them because this collection is a perfect fit!

There are some exclusive Cricut cuts as well as retired co-ordinating product that I've included in these kits, so grab yours while supplies last!

Exclusive stamped and pre-cut elements are included for you as well, although in person classes will get to have a hands on experience learning how to create these elements themselves! 

Workshop Kits are $52.45 including tax, *shipping extra. Direct message me or email letsdopaperandglue@gmail.com to get your kit!

I've created a Process Video on my channel creating one of these layouts! You can check it out here: https://youtu.be/4G5j4fZDK-0

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Canadian Blog Hop and Pumpkin Spice!

Hello and welcome to our Canadian Blog Hop featuring product and artwork from our NEW September/October Catalog! 

We hope that you will take the time to leave comments on our posts, as we love to get feedback from our viewers....whether it was something that you really liked or some new technique that was used that you would like to learn how to do....by leaving us comments, we get to hear what you like, and what you want to see!

If you came from Michelle's blog with then you are in the right place!

It's all about Fall here and boy was I feeling the Fall vibes with our Pumpkin Spice Collection! Loving all the colours and especially our NEW Harbour colour!

I've added Kraft cardstock embossed with our new Botanical embossing folder which I used throughout my Workshop, specifically the Kraft half circles and Nectarine and Paprika cardstock leaves.

The leaves were cut from our *new Pumpkin Spice Digital Art Collection (X7272F) available directly from the Close To My Heart website!

Check out that detail in our Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers (X7272E)...super thin and adhesive backed too.

Your next stop on the Canadian Blog Hop is Brandi's blog

If you get lost along the way, you can head to Michelle S Blog, http://mycreationswithmichelle.blogspot.ca, as she has the complete blog list.

Thanks for hopping along with us - we hope we were able to inspire you to get creative using some of the designs, products and techniques seen along the way. We hope you will join us again for our next hop on November 20th

Products Used:

Pumpkin Spice Paper Packet & Sticker Sheet (X7272S)

Pumpkin Spice Wood Stickers (X7272E)
Nectarine, Papaya, Harbour, Paprika  CS

Harbour, Toffee, Paprika ink
Wood Hearts (Z6012)
misc. Twine

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Fall layout

Happy Fall Y'all! 

I decided to follow along with Jennifer Edwardson's layout class this Sunday morning and dug into my Bloom With Grace leftovers now that I've created a 6 Page layout Workshop with this collection!

At my last weekend retreat away, I was busy playing with lots of inky things...but today I want to talk about our inks and watercolour paper. 

To create this look I started with a smaller piece of watercolour paper (4x6 so it's easier to work with), three inks (Cinnamon, Paprika and Sundance) and a spray water bottle. 

You'll need an all-purpose mat for a work surface. 

Start by taking your ink pad and smooshing it onto the all-purpose mat to transfer some ink from your ink pad to the mat. Do this with two or three different colours and then spritz it with water from your spray bottle. Give your (4x6) watercolour paper a light spray with water and then drag/dip your paper through the ink and water on your all-purpose mat! 

Play with your paper until you have a watery/inky result...sometimes I add more water with my spray bottle and sometimes I add more ink to the mat if I want to intensify the colour. I dried the wet watercolour paper with a heat gun or you can let it air dry but heating it with a heat gun will lock in the droplets and dry the paper quickly while preserving the look. I also took one of my water brushes and picked up the ink off the mat to tap and splatter more ink onto the dried watercolour paper once it was dry to add more detail.

As you can see with the image above, some of the papers look more intense than others but once you thin cut the leaf shapes and stamp them, they're going to look fantastic!

I used inks and some rock and roll stamping to layer the different colours of ink before stamping the leaves for some added interest.

Always start with the lightest ink colour when you are layering ink on a stamp before stamping...that way you won't transfer the darker ink colour to your ink pad! I created LOTS of leaves with the three 4x6 watercolour sheets with the intention of using them on several projects in the future...I added them to my Bloom With Grace kit so I had it all together for the next time I was creating.

This is actually the first time I've used this Classic Alphabet Thin Cut set and I'm loving it...perfect way to customize a title for your projects using papers you already have in your kits and stash.

Classic Alphabet Thin Cuts (Z3655)

Burlap Ribbon and wood arrows from my stash were added as well as those rose gold sequins! Some are still available on my website :)

Textured Leaves Stamp and Thin Cuts set (Z3754) Great addition to your stamp and thin cut collection, just sayin' 

Remember with every purchase from the Bloom With Grace collection, I will email you the Bloom With Grace 6 Page Layout Workshop Guide to you for FREE.

October 1st marks the start of our new VIP program...take advantage of this customer loyalty rewards program to earn VIP Credits with every purchase PLUS a FREE Stamp of the Month too!

Thanks for stopping by today and I'm hoping you'll take some time to play with this technique and create some fun embellishments too!

Additional Products Used:

Cinnamon, Sundance, Paprika and Sangria inks

watercolour paper

Bloom With Grace paper pack and sticker sheet

Bloom With Grace wood shapes

Kraft cardstock

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These Are My People! Time is running out to grab this paper collection and Page Club kit! 

I decided to work with this paper collection and highlight our Covid-19 story right now...I will be adding photos of our new everyday life in these challenging times!

These patterned papers are very neutral and the sticker sheet will work with any number of events, my designs could be switched up easily to be non-covid19 themed for sure!

These 'Let's Stay Home' and 'we're all in this together' cut files are available on the Make It From The Heart Blog...

I cut the world images from Carolina and Green Apple cardstock using our new Aurora Cardmaking kit. 

We have this great Aurora cardmaking workshop with stamp set and thin cuts coming May 1st!

Found these 'germ' images online and played with them on my Design Space! I am loving playing with the Cricut these days!

I've added some splatters to the Carolina cardstock base with the Black Shimmer brush which was the perfect amount of effect I was looking for!

I really like how this last layout turned out just using the left over bits and stickers...I initially finished this but it didn't seem finished until I added some stamping to the layout background.

I used the stitched lines from the Aurora cardmaking workshop kit.

Those lines weren't quite enough so I added some splatters and tiny stars from a stamp in my stash.

Contact me to get your own kit...or happy scrapping with what you have in your own stash!!!

Seas The Day Workshop!

Do you have loads of summertime or holiday photos still sitting on your computers, phones or in boxes?!!! Well these pages may just give you the inspiration to get those photos and stories into albums and recorded!!

This kit has been COMPLETELY PRE-CUT for you...all you need to do is add adhesive and photos! Seriously.

There are SIX double page layouts in this kit to help you get those memories into books!

There are two ways you can get these projects.

1) Order the complete PRE-CUT kit from me for $115  $100 (note: Seas The Day enamel dots have sold out, price has been adjusted to account for that)

OR

2) Order the materials needed from my website directly to cut for yourself and I will email the cutting guide and full instructions to you free of charge. 

(NOTE: Cricut Design Space is required for option #2, as well as the full suite of CTMH cartridges as there are images from 7 different cartridges)

Note: If you are wanting to take option #1, once an order has been placed and paid for, I will cut the kit for you. 

email me: letsdopaperandglue@gmail.com

Each kit contains:

-G1198NP - Seas The Day Workshop kit

-2 sheets of BULK434 (pre-cut kit) OR X7255B Seas The Day paper pack

-Custom 24 - extra cardstock: 11 White Daisy, 1 Mink, 2 Sapphire, 2 Smoothie, 2 Canary, 2 Candy Apple

-X7255F - 1(extra)pkg of Seas The Day enamel dots (SOLD OUT)

- 1 shaker window foam and acetate

If you are wanting option #2 to cut your own kit, you will need the Shaker Window Thin Cuts, Under The Sea Embossing Folder (or substitute), silver star confetti (or substitute)

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Life Documented...yes indeed! It still feels surreal, living in a pandemic and trying to be as 'normal' as we can! Who would have envisioned we would be trending #stayhome #covid19 #quarantine, am I right?!!

Well for some of us it means getting to those 'projects' and 'to-do lists' that we've been putting off because we didn't have time...boy have the tables turned on us now!

I don't know about you but I've been home pretty much full-time since March 11th...so that is what... 4 weeks!? 

We listed my house two months ago and now that we've stopped showing, I can bring in the bins of scrapbook product I've been meaning to do something with! (LOL) 

So I've been cutting and prepping and creating some pre-cut Kwik Kits to add to my mobile store...now that there isn't a mobile store needed in this current new 'normal'...I figured I could show them off here! I have a limited number of each of these kits, so if anyone would like one, let me know!

This layout is featuring a new cut file in our Cricut Everyday Moments Collection. Pair this with some older paper packs I've been collecting called Dotty for You!

The Sweet Life $11.50

Ok, so how cute is this?!!! It's all cardstock but LOADS of Cricut cuts! Also from our new Cricut Everyday Moments Collections.

 Magical $16.50

So who would've known I had some oldies but goodies in my stash?!! I didn't! This layout sat on my workspace and started as one thing and ended up here...can't wait to add some photos of John in his garage with his '66 Chevelle!

 Man Cave $14.95

I've added another cut from the Cricut Everyday Moments Collection, the Star outline is a fun one and I think this paper line was called 'Rock'On' ? maybe...

Hooray for You! $11.50

Message me on Facebook or by email if you'd like to grab one of these Kwik Kits, first come first serve as I do have limited numbers of each. 

If you are wanting to see what other designs are in the Cricut Everyday Life Collection...follow this LINK. We have Consultant affiliate links for our customers and we can now access ALL PAST Close To My Heart Cricut cartridges!!! How cool is that?!

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