Each time I’ve had the opportunity to attend the trade show I feel like my creative senses are on overload! There are so many amazing new products and so much incredible talent and inspiration on display that it’s hard to soak it all in. So, this year I’m going well prepared. I decided to makeContinue reading “CHA prep”
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more 2011 calendar projects (+ a freebie)
I made this one as a gift for my parents. I used the 8×8 Keepsake Calendar from SRM Press. Papers are mostly Scenic Route, with a bit of Jillibean Soup and Imaginisce thrown in. Calendar journal spots and corrugated numbers are Jillibean Soup, and I used my EK Success border punch. You can read moreContinue reading “more 2011 calendar projects (+ a freebie)”
2011 calendar idea
I made this tag fridge calendar for a secret Santa gift exchange with my Write.Click.Scrapbook. peeps. It’s hopefully sitting on Jody Dent-Pruks’ fridge right now. =) I was inspired by a project I saw Wendy Smedley working on at a crop a few months ago. I printed some inspirational images and quotes from the notebookContinue reading “2011 calendar idea”
my crafty christmas countdown: day 3 (+ a gift tutorial)
So, these paper balls have been around for a while. But what I love that’s different about these is that the first set is made with recycled Christmas cards instead of patterned papers, and the second set includes different shapes (like squares) for a different look as well as some photos added to theContinue reading “my crafty christmas countdown: day 3 (+ a gift tutorial)”
for baby keira
Many of you in the scrappy world are familiar with the lovely Angie Lucas, former managing editor for Simple Scrapbooks Magazine, and now the founder and editor for Ella Publishing Co. This past week she and her hubby adopted a sweet baby girl named Keira Jane. You can see some photos HERE. This is such aContinue reading “for baby keira”
a project and some cha sneaks
I made these for my kids’ teachers as a gift at the end of the school year. I got the idea from the oh so clever and adorable Beth Proudfoot over at write.click.scrapbook. This project is up on the Jillibean Soup blog today. (Click HERE for full credits.) **And just FYI, I tested the alphaContinue reading “a project and some cha sneaks”
A little SCT love
I just wanted to share a well-kept secret in the scrapbooking world with you. You may already know this, but you can get a super inspiring, beautifully designed, top rate scrapbooking magazine FOR FREE. If it’s not at your LSS, you can dowload a free e-copy from their website. Click HERE to check it out:Continue reading “A little SCT love”
I got to play…
…with some yummy American Crafts products!! (Woo hoo–thanks a ton April!) I just love their clean, graphic, colorful designs. It was fun coming up with creative ways to use their adorable papers (which isn’t too hard to do). Here is my first layout. I used papers from the Craft Fair line, the Backyard line, andContinue reading “I got to play…”
Valentine’s day projects
So, I made this cute little candy box for my hubby using Natalie Malan’s valentine treat mini boxes kit. Awesome kit…i seriously wanted to just sit and make a ton of these boxes! They even come with a liner, paper bands, and adorable tags! I also made these candy bar wrappers–one for each of theContinue reading “Valentine’s day projects”