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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I {HEART} sketches

Greetings Scrappers!!!

It's Monday and that means I've got another great sketch for you. Scrapbook Challenges always has some of the best sketches and I'm enjoying my time on the Design Team there very much! 

I'm not sure if I've mentioned our Sizzlin' Summer of sketches to you all yet?!! If not, let me tell you there are many more sketches coming your way...a total of TWENTY (20) sketches coming everyday starting today until the end of August! Yeah, you read right...TWENTY sketches!!! Phew...that means a lot of layouts from me and hopefully it'll mean a lot of layouts for you too!!! 

Now I REALLY, REALLY want you to try to get at least one done this month and when I say one sketch I mean for those of you double-pagers...you know who you are...I want to see you try to do a single! Yup! a single page layout ladies...come on, you can do it ;)

This sketch is super easy in design, but if you click on over to Scrapbook Challenges and see what some of my fellow Design Team members have done, perhaps it'll spark your creativity...which, after all, is why we are here at Scrapbook Challenges !!!

Here's my take on this sketch using yet another surf photo but this time it's of my eldest daughter and I'm playing with the new Carta Bella papers 'Beach Boardwalk'...I picked up a handful of papers and a sticker sheet which has alphas, images and phrases...perfect for some summertime photos!

This sticker sheet has two different sized alphas and ready to go stickers, which when you want to get your layouts done quick...come in very handy!

Now if you've seen my layouts before, you know I LOVE wood veneer...I will buy it from any manufacturer...I'm not picky! The heart and arrow in this layout are from the 'trinkets wooden shapes' from Close To My Heart! LOVE them...

...57 mini stamp-able, laser cut wood shapes for $6.95...seriously awesome...the circle and bracket shapes are from Maya Road I believe...not 100% sure though as I tend to open the packages and put the bits into my embroidery floss container...

One of my all time pet peeves is getting the true colour of the papers and layouts right before posting here...I almost have it on these papers, but not quite...taking your photos outside during daylight hours out of the direct sun is best but no guarantee that the photos will show the colours perfectly ;( just your best bet in getting the best photos possible.

Thanks so much for stopping by today !

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!

I'm off to BC Crop 4 Kids...

Instructions written (should've started that task a couple weeks ago!) and copied (phew)...kits all cut and packed (phew) and I might even get some sleep in before I go...or not!

I am just remembering that I should pack some stuff to do while I'm there too...I would like to do some scrapbooking myself, even though I'm super excited and nervous about my two classes...I always think I like my layouts but it is also always a little scary wondering how everyone else will like them!??

I am super duper excited to be staying at the hotel, even though I live close and of course, getting to stay up late, chit chat with my scrappy sisters and create!

Here's some sneak peeks of my Close To My Heart class on Sunday...I'm so glad I got my wooden shapes when I did as we sold out of them and they aren't being reordered! 

lots of fun bright colours in these Footloose papers...they were definitely my favourite papers of this summer!

I have two other layouts, a single and a double that I still have to take photos of! I forgot to take one of the Bonus single I created from the left over bits...and a couple hours ago, I decided to make some changes to another layout that I wasn't 100% pleased with...so an extra hour or two of Cricut cutting and re-stuffing kits (no problem) and at approximately 4:00AM, Friday, I think I'll get a couple hours of sleep and then pack some stuff for me to work on for when I'm not teaching classes :)

Let's Scrap shall we...???

Well it's Wednesday once again, funny how that happens every week...but with each new Wednesday comes a new sketch at Let's Scrap so that much is good! 

Now with that let's take a look at what I've been creating and how I've used this weeks sketch!

Digging up some summer fun photos from years past and I discovered this one of my daughter and our old neighbours playing in the sprinkler in the backyard...seeing as we haven't actually seen much sun here in B.C. for much of June and July, I really don't have any photos yet from this summer!

I created the sunburst first and then decided on the lower half paper and then hunted for the photo...kinda backwards for sure as I struggle to find anything that I liked and that I found worked...

I will probably go back and add some machine stitching to this one along each starburst because it still doesn't feel finished to me...

I found some Basic Grey doily ribbon, adhesive backed and of course my stash of paper doilies...liked repeating this element to go with the patterned paper. I also love to increase the texture so I needed to add some felt circles and twine to finish off this small embellishment.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

FUN in the SUN

While I sit in my workshop looking out the window occasionally to enjoy the sunshine, I have been playing around with another Let's Scrap sketch from March!  I dug into some 'Fine and Dandy' paper from My Mind's Eye...hoping to have some takers for a class next weekend at the Ultimate Scrapbook Retreat at Loon Lake!

One day I will master my photography lighting to actually match the paper colours exactly, but in the meantime, these photos will have to do! This paper is nice and bright and perfect for summer, birthday or even everyday pictures...I chose our recent holiday to Mexico as I have oodles of photos to scrapbook to complete this album!!!

I decided to hand make my embellished sunshine and luckily I have a pair of great cloud punches to help me in this!

I've used some Close To My Heart pearl opaques and a paper butterfly to draw the eye to this journalling spot...

and my handy dandy Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge from CTMH was used to custom cut my 'sun' title...the flags were cut from plain white cardstock I printed from my computer to customize my title further :)

thanks so much for stopping by today, have a fantastic weekend and Happy Scrappin'

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 :)

 (click on images for a closer look)

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 :)

Let's Scrap challenge 6-29-11

 Another layout using a sketch from this past week's  Let's Scrap challenge sketch...I decided to use the rest of the pictures I had from our Mini-Golf excursion back in 2005 and some more of the same paper so they will flow nicely when they make it into an album :) Here's Wednesday's sketch from last week, why not give it a go for yourself!.....

On my layout, I cropped down some of my 4x6's into 2x3's and stacked them on the left page...so instead of seven images from the sketch, I've used nine! Had some fun too with my journalling and my October Afternoon alphabet stickers...

I'm really loving my star punch (Marvy) and star die from Sizzix these days. I'm also digging into my stash of paper before the new CTMH catalog comes mid-July...I'm sure when that arrives I'll be knee deep in 8 new Workshop on the Go kits...madly creating for my next session of Workshops starting in September...stay tuned for more scrappin' TFSB

Having some fun creating with some more Let's Sketch designs by Cheri O'Neill!

I've been hanging onto these photos for some time and it was nice to finally get them scrapped...Jaime's Birthday at Tugboat Junction in Harrison Hot Springs back in 2005!

I am working on the second double page layout with the balance of the photos I have...trying to use some of the same papers so that they will flow when I get them in an album!