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A little this and a little that

Happy Friday! So earlier this week I shared a Baker's Twine tutorial over at the Scraobooking & Cards Today blog. Here is the layout and a couple of close up shots.

(Supplied Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Jillibean Soup Patterned Papers/DieCuts/Tags/Stickers/Buttons/Baker's Twine, Cuttlebug & Heart Die, Traveling Typewriter font, Xyron Sticker Maker, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, misc Corner Rounder)


To see the entire tutorial check out my post from earlier this week at the Scrapbooking & Cards Today blog. 

Also new from Scrapbooking & Cards Today ...

 

... you have to check out Lynn Ghahary's video. It's really clear and the completed card it darling. And don't forget if you are a fan give us a little love over at our Facebook page.

Happy Crafting

 

 

Coming soon from Scrapbooking & Cards Today

Check out what we've been up to at Scrapbooking & Cards Today; the 2nd edition of of Cardmaps. This card idea book is filled with 70 great cards, 40 sketches and step by step instructions. This issue will be available March 15, 2012.

If you a fan of all things crafty as much as I am make sure you hit the Scrapbooking & Cards Today Facebook page and give us a little love.

Happy Crafting

 

Happy 40th Birthday KIMBER

Happy Birthday to my dear sweet friend Kimber. I hope you have a fabulous birthday. I wish I could be there to celebrate with you. Now pick your jaw up off the the floor I did dust off the cobwebs from this blog of mine in honor of your special day.

(Supplies Used: Patterned Paper Lily Bee Designs, Corrugated Alphas Jillibean Soup, tiny alpha stickers Jillibean Soup, Martha Stewart Punch, Floral Stickpin, DMC Floss, American Crafts Rubon, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Making Memories safety pin, and black candles)

Next on your birthday blog hop tour is the lovely Lynn Ghahary. 

CHEERS & XO XO XO

 

 

 

 

Stepping away from the computer

I am going off the grid for a few days taking time away from the computer. I will be back later in the week with my latest Color Suite and more projects.

Happy Crafting

 

 

Another Covered Notebook

I kind of went on a little kick with these covered notebooks awhile back. You can check out my tutorial on how to make you own here. The basics are the same but the papers and embellishments are different.

(Supplies Used: Notebook, Cardstock Bazzill, Patterned Paper/Ribbon/Diecuts/Stickers/Stick Pin Jillibean Soup, self adhesive velcro and Fiskars Punch)

Happy Crafting

 

 

Custom White Balance PSA

I am going to start this by saying I am not a professional just a mom with a camera and a little bit of knowledge I want to share.

Back story ... last year when I went to Scrapfest in Minnesota Kimber and I met up with the Michele Skinner. I adore Michele she is talented, genuine and super funny (why doesn't she doesn't live here I will never understand). During our evening of shopping, laughs and great food I picked Michele's genius photography brain. What I learned ... get a grey card and set your custom white balance. Per Michele's instructions I got a collapsible grey card similar to the one shown below.

What does setting you white balance accommplish ... check out these photos I came across the other evening while working on a project. The first photo was taken without setting the white balance. Can you say yellow.

The photo below was taken after I realized I forgot to set my white balance.

Both of these photos were taken indoors with an ISO of 1600 and no flash. Photoshop was only used for resizing I wanted to leave the colors as they were straight out of the camera. 

Thanks Michele for the tips ... I listened and followed your instructions which if you ask around I don't do often much.

Happy Crafting

 

 

Ramlings of a semi-crazed crafter

• Hi my name is Summer and I am addicted to Pinterest 
• Because of said website I have so many creative ideas bouncing around my head I can't sit still thus resulting in an affliction known as creative ADD
• I found a cool Fabric Store in Sisters OR and I am going to go there next time I am driving thru to Bend
• I love Project Runway, Tim Gunn is my hero ... need I say more

 

• Another Mexico project can be seen in a post from last August

• Can we slow down time ... when did we hit August
• My current favorite layout ...

(Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill/Jillibean Soup, Patterned Paper/Alphas/DieCuts/Corrugated Shapes Jillibean Soup, MC Gill Punch, Buttons from Fancy Pants/Crate Paper, Metal Flair American Crafts, Scallop Punch Stampin Up, Floss DMC, and font Traveling Typewriter downloaded from the internet)

Apparently I have embraced the 2 page layout in full force. I guess I will just go with the creative flow of things because it seems to be working for me.

I have a bunch of stuff on deck right now ... more projects from Jillibean Soup, my August Color Suite for Scrapbooking & Cards Today and freelance work for Technique Tuesday.

Happy Friday :)

 

 

More photos from Mexico

Yet another project showing off some of my many photos from our trip 2 years ago to Mexico. This one is all about the scenic photos from Tulum. Notice the 2 page trend ...

(Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Patterned Paper We R Memory Keepers/Bo Bunny, Stickers We R Memory Keepers/October Afternoon, Alpha Stickers Sassafras Lass, Twine Jillibean Soup, Decorative Brads Creative Cafe/Basic Grey/My Minds Eye/American Crafts, punch from Stampin' Up, and Fonts (journaling) Arial Narrow, (title) Headline Two and Lauren Script)

Here's a close up where you can see how I dressed up the We R Memory Keepers embossed border with a bunch of decorative brads.

I feel like it's been weeks since I crafted although I know that's not true. I am hoping to dust off my paper trimmer tomorrow. Total over exaggeration here LOL ... Happy Crafting

 

 

Dreaming of Mexico

Hey Michele would you please stop taunting me on Facebook with photos of you and the family in Akumal. Oh how I wish we were sitting right next to you on the beach, waking up at all hours to see the turtles, eating fish tacos and having a grand old time.

So if I can't be there I guess I should start scrapbooking some of the hundreds of photos I took 2 years ago. I have just a couple of projects completed with a fraction of my photos. These photos were taken at this great outdoor restaurant under a giant palapa right on the beach. This layout was from the summer issue of Scrapbooking & Cards Today.

(Supplies Used: Cardstock from Bazzill, Patterned Paper Pink Paislee, DieCuts Pink Paislee, Stamp Technique Tuesday, Spellbinders Banner Die, Corrugated Shape Jillibean Soup, Tag DieCuts Jillibean Soup, Tag Punch Martha Stewart, Bakers Twine Jillibean Soup, Making Memories Paint, Rhinestones Doodlebug, misc corner rounder, misc alpha title Jillibean Soup/basic Grey/Girls Paperie/Scenic Route/Chatterbox/Making Memories/Little Davis Designs and font Arial Narrow)

I have a drawer full of leftover alphas I just can't seem to part with no matter how old the they are. Here's a little peek at how I created my mixed up title on the layout shown above. I like to first start by pulling out all the letters I might need. Then I play around until I get a great balance of letters. Then I applied a top coat of spray paint to the letters before I painted the letters their final color orange.

I know you have tons of left over letters just waiting to be used. Don't throw them out instead mix them up, paint them and they will be right at home on your next layout. 

Happy Crafting

 

 

The Color Suite ... let's try this one again

It seems with my last internet explorer upgrade my ability to upload images into typepad left the building. So 2 weeks after my original post I am finally revisiting the color suite.

Catherine from Scrapbooking & Cards Today approached me awhile back and asked if I would take on a monthly color challenge for the magazine. I love color and combining colors in unexpected ways so Catherine knew she had come to the right place. Thus the Color Suite was born.

Here is July's challenge ... it is bright and bold representation of some of my favorite colors.

How you interrupt the challenge is up to you. My layout is really a literal translation of the challenge. Remember this is a guide use as much or as little of the color as your heart desires.

(Supplies Used: Cardstock Bazzill, Patterned Paper Technique Tuesday, Chipboard Alphas/Words Bella Blvd., Buttons Fancy Pants/Crate Paper, Bird Accent October Afternoon, Mcgill tab punch, Basic Grey Brad, DMC Floss, and font Traveling Typewriter downloaded from the internet)

How does the challenge work? On the 15th of each month take the challenge and send your layout to ideas@scrapbookandcards.com. Scrapbooking & Cards Today will feature your layout in their Color Suite gallery and you will be entered to win a subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today each month.

Now it's time for you to take the challenge.Happy Crafting