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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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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Sketch Reveal Today!

Hello my creative friends...I hope September has been kind to you!

I've got another fun sketch this week from Let's Scrap Sketches :) 

I wanted to play with some left over bits from my Cherry Lane Page Club kit. I've already finished a couple layouts with these papers but I'm working towards using it all up...one kit at a time! Baby steps, right?!!!

Lots of possibilities here...and lots of photos...

Pretty fun paper from Carta Bella called Beach Day and some photos from my recent trip to Australia with my son and the Travel Club at his High School.

The polaroids were perforated on a 12x12 sheet from Jillibean Soup...perfect size.

I love, love, love the 3x4 and 4x6 cut apart journal sheets...a MUST have when picking up papers for this girlie! 'Good Times and Tan Lines' was a 3x4 card I cut down to fit.

I can use up all the left over bits with some of my pocket pages and get all the photos I want for this event, in the books!

Head on over to the Let's Scrap blog to see what the other DT lovelies have created this week.

Thanks for stopping by

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Products Used:

Carta Bella Beach Day paper
Carta Bella Beach Day Chipboard Accents
Simple Stories 'Carpe Diem' stickers
AC alphabet

Up for some Challenges?

Every month over at Scrapbook Challenges we like to mix things up with different ways to inspire you or to get your creative juices flowing! Typically we, the Design Team, offer our members challenges meant to get you thinking and imagine that 'challenge' your creativity!

While I am more of a traditional scrapbooker in my style, I LOVE all the creative digital scrapbook layouts in the Gallery over at SBC too!

This month I've hosted a challenge to 'Scraplift' a digital layout from our gallery...I've already chosen the layout I want you to use, you just need to get creative using Jenny's layout as inspiration...easy right? Now seeing as I am just getting to this post on my blog here...you haven't got much time...but luckily the sketch design is so easy, all you need to do is dig into your bin of strips and scraps and start gluing them down!!!

Now here's Jenny's layout:

Click on this image to view Jenny's Gallery

Now here's my scraplift of her layout:

This one came together super easy only because I tend to keep little bits of this and that stored in this old embroidery floss storage container...all of my Project Life embellies get thrown into this container and it comes in handy when I want to add a little of this and that...

All of the little wood veneer bits fit well in here as well as those odd die cut bits and button badges...you get the idea!

Using the Echo Park Paradise Beach sticker sheet and some little bits of leftover paper strips...add in some washi tape and random stickers and embellies...

I had this 'today' cut out from my Silhouette machine for another project but didn't use it, so after coming across it in my hunt for embellies, I figured it worked well for my title :)

Something I like to do is have a bunch of pre-cut clouds in different shades of white and creme, cardstock and patterned paper as well...I toss them into a little pouch of die cut bits and have them handy when creating...I love to use the die-cut bits in my layouts and sometimes having to take the time to pull out my machines to do so is a deterrent...seeing as I'm on the road and didn't bring my machines up with me to the cabin for the month...having these bits ready to use in my pouch came in handy ;)

Did you notice that lovely bright yellow 'moments' circle? It's from Elle's Studio...haven't heard of it? Well I had the pleasure to meet her at the Crop and Create event in Burnaby a couple months ago, she is such a lovely lady and has a super line of products, be sure to click on the link above to check her line of products out! 

As you can see, having all these great little bits laying around from various companies, in an orderly fashion, make quick work of creating layouts...this page has lots to entertain you but the photo of my son is still sitting centre stage!

Thanks so much for stopping by and following me!

 

Lakeside Scrapbooking...

Well I've had a great break away at the lake for July...still enjoying a few more days before I need to pack up and head back home. While here I've been plugging away on finishing up projects and completing sketches. The sunshine and lake are a big distraction during the daytime but the evenings once they cool down, make for a nice scrapbooking setting.

This is the view from the porch and front windows of the cabin we've been nestled in for July...as you can see we have been spending most daylight on our dock and evenings around the campfire...we are lucky there aren't any fire bans here just yet.

this is the sketch from Scrapbook Challenges for this week...I figured the dock was a great place to take some photos! This was from our Christmas last year in Hawaii...all the kids got some lessons in surfing!

These flowers were fussy cut from a sheet of Fancy Pants Down by the Shore...it was time consuming as opposed to stickers but worth it in the end :)  The surf board paper is from EP Paradise Beach collection and the camera and sentiment stickers are from the EP Urban Traveller collection.

My Project Life cards works very well to add a journalling spot or titles and sub-titles to any project...the colours were a great match too.

As you can see I'm still enjoying all my wood veneer bits on my layouts! The arrows are from Close To My Heart and the speech bubbles are from Studio Calico! Love them!!!

SBC sketch#354

Lately, I've been trying to keep it simple with my layouts and also incorporating the Project Life sleeves in amongst my albums...getting holidays completed and into albums for everyone to enjoy is the main goal and while I love to embellish and create little pieces of goodness throughout my albums, I want to have more albums completed and more photos printed out...scrapbooking every moment in a holiday isn't realistic and will lead to frustration instead of enjoyment in this fun hobby! 

Thanks so much for stopping in!

Scrap Your Story sketch

Hello! Happy to have you here :)

Just wanted to share this fun new challenge site and sketch with you this afternoon...ScrapYour Story is a new place to find challenges and last week they had a sketch for us to play with!!! While I was a dollar short and a penny late for entering this challenge I still created a layout with the sketch and wanted to share it with all of you!

 Fun photos of my son tubing on Osoyoos Lake in BC a couple summer vacations ago! Using up some of my Bo Bunny papers and embellies to whip up this layout!!!

Once again, showing the convenience of purchasing those matching sticker sheets that have embellishments and letters on them! Make the title work fast and it all looks great together :)

The chipboard bits are from my leftover Footloose pack from Close To My Heart...colours worked well together and I'm a few embellishments less in my thousand plus STASH!!!

Why don't you grab a couple photos and some papers and do a quick page? This one will be done up in no time and you are guaranteed to feel great after completing it! 

New Close To My Heart Spring/Summer catalog!

Yes, it's the moment we've all been waiting for...the release of the 

Spring/Summer 2013 Catalog!!!

I have catalogs, if you are interested in flipping through one of your own, please contact me HERE

Consultants can order from it January 1st...if you have been considering becoming a Consultant or used to be one, please be sure to contact me for more information and to answer any questions you might have as I would love to have you join my team...and now is a fantastic time to join when you can receive some of the new products in your Consultant kits...there is lots of info HERE on my Blog :)

All customers looking to order will have to wait until February 1st...make sure you are saving up because this one is full of so many little treasures and goodness, you are going to be itching to get your hands on all of it!!! 

Stay tuned for some artwork as I've been playing with some of the new items and you are going to LOVE it :)