Here is the first of many videos for the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge.
Enjoy! If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Saturday, September 7, 2013
Holiday Craft Workshop Is Coming
Believe it or not, the holiday season is fast approaching. I've teamed up with three other CTMH consultants to bring you gift giving projects galore.
Now, I know it's early in the season, but this workshop may include some Halloween and Thanksgiving ideas too. We are hoping to have a follow-up workshop in November, but we are still working on the details.
Some advantages of coming to the workshop on Saturday October 5th from noon to 5pm in Poway:
More details to follow soon. :)
Now, I know it's early in the season, but this workshop may include some Halloween and Thanksgiving ideas too. We are hoping to have a follow-up workshop in November, but we are still working on the details.
Some advantages of coming to the workshop on Saturday October 5th from noon to 5pm in Poway:
- Come and go anytime between noon and 5pm
- Pay for the projects you want
- Get gift ideas
- Get gift ideas and samples/gifts completed before the onslaught of the holidays
- Time enough to order and make more gifts from home
- Projects from 4 consultants
- Prizes will be given out
More details to follow soon. :)
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
September's Remarkable Wreath Card Workshop
The kids are back in school which means there's some much needed "me" time. Workshop dates are Monday September 16th and Wednesday September 18th from 7 to 9pm at my house. Please RSVP by September 8th if you'd like a kit.
When Remarkable Wreath first came out over a year ago, I wanted to do this type of workshop. I didn't do it right away though, and I almost lost my chance because the stamps were set to be retired. I jumped for joy when I saw them in this Fall/Winter idea book! Thus, procrastinating is not always a good thing.
Come make these cards with me. You'll make two of each design. The class fee of $15 will include everything to complete the project and a set of sponge daubers to take home.
When Remarkable Wreath first came out over a year ago, I wanted to do this type of workshop. I didn't do it right away though, and I almost lost my chance because the stamps were set to be retired. I jumped for joy when I saw them in this Fall/Winter idea book! Thus, procrastinating is not always a good thing.
Come make these cards with me. You'll make two of each design. The class fee of $15 will include everything to complete the project and a set of sponge daubers to take home.
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
2013 National Stamping Month!
Take a look at this video to see how cute and versatile the stamp sets are:
Don't wait too long though because this offer is only good through September 30, 2013. Click and join the National Stamp Month gathering on my website.
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Big Picture Pajama Party Tonight!!
Don't forget this afternoon is the afternoon to watch how Artbooking Cricut Cartridge is going to make scrapbooking so much fun and easy!
Tonight at 5pm at Big Picture Classes!
Tonight at 5pm at Big Picture Classes!
Studio J Layout Revisited
A few days ago I showed you my Disney Cruise layout, and I mentioned I added some elements to the layouts. This made it a hybrid layout.
Today I wanted to mention a few other things I did to the layout. The first thing to mention is the paper packet used for the layout is Surf's Up. The default colors of Surf's Up are Chocolate, Crystal Blue, Ponderosa Pine, Sorbet, Surf's Up Gold, Surf's Up Teal, and White Daisy. These were not going to work with Disney Colors! Tommy paper packet colors -- Cranberry, Desert Sand, Honey, and Outdoor Denim -- were a much better choice. However, I didn't want the nautical patterns of Tommy, and I liked the paper from Surf's Up better. Surf's Up will fit the vacation pictures much better because there are more pictures then just the ocean.
I loaded the Surf's Up paper for my pattern of choice. Problem solved by changing the colors of the paper!
The patterned blue paper used to be shades of teal. I wanted this paper to represent water, but, as you can imagine, wouldn't go with my pictures as teal. Similarly, I changed the color of the paper to the left (Surf's Up Gold previously) Honey, and to the right Outdoor Denim. And finally, I added Desert Sand and Bamboo to the mix.
For the buttons, I made them a mix of colors because I wanted one more point of red on the page (triangles are pleasing to the eye and I had two chimney stacks in the picture). The Cranberry button helps with the other dots of red. But if I had all three buttons Cranberry, it would have been too overpowering. That's why I changed the colors of the other two buttons. The Honey one helped with the triangular look and the Outdoor just looked right. Don't be afraid to experiment as you create!
Something else I'd like to point out is the stitching along the curves of the Outdoor Denim. You can see it well in this picture -- look under "Destination". Stitching can be added but doesn't have to be.
The flag cluster was added after I received my layout -- they are Tommy Assortment -- therefore I didn't have a choice of color, so my other color choices were based on that cluster (I knew I wanted to add the cluster while I was putting together the layout).
The final technique I wanted to share with you for this layout is with the under the flap picture.
The layout came with three photo wells at the bottom of the layout. I wanted to showcase the interaction of the cousins with Grandma more, so I wanted a larger picture. To achieve this, I dropped the same picture into both photo wells and enlarged them to the desired size. Then, I moved the pictures in the wells so that they overlapped. Whalaa -- you have one large picture!
The flaps (there are two 3"x3" ones) were added once I got the layout back. Those pictures were slipped into the flaps which were then adhered to the layout.
Nice? Nice!!
Today I wanted to mention a few other things I did to the layout. The first thing to mention is the paper packet used for the layout is Surf's Up. The default colors of Surf's Up are Chocolate, Crystal Blue, Ponderosa Pine, Sorbet, Surf's Up Gold, Surf's Up Teal, and White Daisy. These were not going to work with Disney Colors! Tommy paper packet colors -- Cranberry, Desert Sand, Honey, and Outdoor Denim -- were a much better choice. However, I didn't want the nautical patterns of Tommy, and I liked the paper from Surf's Up better. Surf's Up will fit the vacation pictures much better because there are more pictures then just the ocean.
I loaded the Surf's Up paper for my pattern of choice. Problem solved by changing the colors of the paper!
For the buttons, I made them a mix of colors because I wanted one more point of red on the page (triangles are pleasing to the eye and I had two chimney stacks in the picture). The Cranberry button helps with the other dots of red. But if I had all three buttons Cranberry, it would have been too overpowering. That's why I changed the colors of the other two buttons. The Honey one helped with the triangular look and the Outdoor just looked right. Don't be afraid to experiment as you create!
Something else I'd like to point out is the stitching along the curves of the Outdoor Denim. You can see it well in this picture -- look under "Destination". Stitching can be added but doesn't have to be.The flag cluster was added after I received my layout -- they are Tommy Assortment -- therefore I didn't have a choice of color, so my other color choices were based on that cluster (I knew I wanted to add the cluster while I was putting together the layout).
The final technique I wanted to share with you for this layout is with the under the flap picture.
The layout came with three photo wells at the bottom of the layout. I wanted to showcase the interaction of the cousins with Grandma more, so I wanted a larger picture. To achieve this, I dropped the same picture into both photo wells and enlarged them to the desired size. Then, I moved the pictures in the wells so that they overlapped. Whalaa -- you have one large picture!
The flaps (there are two 3"x3" ones) were added once I got the layout back. Those pictures were slipped into the flaps which were then adhered to the layout.
Nice? Nice!!
Monday, July 29, 2013
Studio J Layouts from Disney Cruise
I realize I haven't posted many layouts. I do scrapbook! Here is a layout that I created from our family cruise last year.
My in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by taking the families on a Disney Cruise to Alaska! Bummer for me, I had to go (lol)!!
The top picture is the left page of the two page spread. The middle picture is the right page as you first view it. The bottom picture is the right page with a flap revealed which includes my journaling and another picture.
This layout came from Studio J. But I went a little beyond that. On the title page, I added the accents from Tommy just above the "L" of Alaska. I also added opaque pearls to the letter "L" and "A". And I carried the pearls to the right page among the buttons (which are part of the Studio J layout).
You can see how beautiful the weather was. It stayed beautiful for the whole week!
My in-laws celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by taking the families on a Disney Cruise to Alaska! Bummer for me, I had to go (lol)!!
This layout came from Studio J. But I went a little beyond that. On the title page, I added the accents from Tommy just above the "L" of Alaska. I also added opaque pearls to the letter "L" and "A". And I carried the pearls to the right page among the buttons (which are part of the Studio J layout).
You can see how beautiful the weather was. It stayed beautiful for the whole week!
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