I'm keeping it simple this week! Here are five of my all-time scrappy favorites:
1. Tim Holtz Scissors by Tonic. They cut anything, perfect for intricate designs. Love them!! Nice price too, around $15.
2. Doodlebug Sugarcoated Cardstock. One can never have enough of this glitter coated paper. I don't know what I did before "sugarcoated"!!
3. Stampin' Up! Punches. I just love all the versatile shapes they offer, especially the labels and tabs.
4. 3D Foam Squares by 3L Scrapbook Adhesives. These are the best way to get 3D effects. Plus everytime you make a purchase 3L Scrapbook Adhesives makes a donation to the Make A Wish Foundation.
5. Bind-It-All by Zutter Innovative. I use mine ALOT and it is great. Only needs as much maintenance as a 3 hole punch (just empty the little punchie catcher every once in a while) and can be used for so much more than binding. But binding in itself is pretty cool too!
So if you see my around at a crop, I will likely have all of these items on hand. ANd if you've taken a class from me, then you DEFINITELY have worked with these!
Fiskars Friday Bonus
6. Fiskars Border Punches. Love them!! I used to think they were totally old school and I would not get into buying them. I had a few way back when and got rid of them. Then they came out with the "Threading Water" design earlier this year. So I got that one. Then I got "Leave it To Weaver". And then I got another and another--they are addicting! Really, these never go out of style so they are worth the investment--they are under $15 at most places so they are a great bargain!
That's all folks! I've just got alot on my schedule right now so I am taking it a little easy on blog--hope you don't mind too much. I'll be back at full-speed again next week. Have a great weekend and hope it is a long one (for those of you who have Columbus Day off!).
I just got back from my FIRST EVER CLASS at It's About Time...Scrapbooks And More. Talk about a cute store with nice staff and great products! Love it!!
Lots of my Scrapbook Royalty friends came up from San Diego for the class as well as some local Murrieta/Temecula crafters. It was great to see everyone and we had a blast!! THREE bottles of Glimmer Mist later, we all left with glitter in our hair, black fingers, and enough "spookiness" to last a year. Here are some highlights from the night:
Eva was so awesome--she was one of the first people done!! And her banner looked great.
Gail and Jamie did a great job as well. It was so nice meeting them!
Me and some of the San Diego Crew--kind of wish this came out clearer but we can see who it is, right?!
We kind of left our mark outside! Glimmer-fitti has hit Murrieta!
Elena and Melanie! I am so glad they both came to the class. Thanks so much! And Amy is kind of hidden back there but she was having a blast too!!
Gloria and her friend D. -- very fun!
Thanks again to everyone at IAT, especially Melody, Rebecca, and Kristie, for making this possible. I really enjoyed the class and hope we can do it again soon!!
Here are the listings for all of my fall classes. They don't all have pics yet--I'm designing faster than I can take pics! Ha! I also have big plans for the Bind It All so it will be appearing in my next few classes as well.
Be the talk of HalloweenTown with this spook-a-licious garland hanging on your door or over the fireplace.It will be nothing but treats come Halloween night as we play with sugarcoated cardstock, luscious ribbons, and the newest Halloween themed papers to create this delightfully spooky banner.
Create an adorable owl shaped mini book using Heather Bailey’s cheery textile patterned papers! We’ll be playing with buttons, flowers, tissue festooning, and more to create this one of a kind, whimsical album. The holidays are just around the corner and this would make the perfect gift for anyone.
Supplies: Adhesive (tape runner, glue dots, and a liquid adhesive), ink (green, pink, blue, and yellow), Crop A Dile, Scissors, Foam Paint Brush, sanding tools (Basic Grey File Set recommended).
Twenty Pages In One Day Create 20 Pages in One Sitting
Twenty Pages In One Day - 20 Layouts!! November 1, 2008
11am-5pm, $75 Ph: 714-961-8011 The Scrappin' Table
We'll create 20 pages during 6 hours of scrapping, snacks, and fun! We'll provide snacks all day (feel free to bring in your favorite dish to share if you'd like). We'll do the first ten pages, then take a little a break, and then start the next 10 pages. I am kicking it all off at The Scrappin' Table in Placentia, CA. Anne, on the Table's design team, will be there to help as well so you will be in very capable hands between us both!
This time though, the class is bigger, badder, and better than ever so your pages will be wayyyy wayyy wayyy cooler than this one!
We also have a special guest coming!!! Tricia from Canon (yeah, the picture people!) is going to be bringing Canon's latest and greatest photo printers for us to play with during the class!! Bring in your camera's memory card with your favorite photos loaded onto it and we will play with all of the wonderful features of these new Canon printers. They can print postcards (think Christmas!), calendars, small pics, 4x6 and more, all of which you will get to keep if you print them in the class. And get this--the paper is totally waterproof and fingerprint proof. Halloween is the night before so bring in your camera and we'll get those pics scrapped before you can say "Trick-or-Treat"!
In addition, I'll be showing you how to use Bazzill's new Lickety Slip albums to get even more pics into one album. The Scrappin' Table will be offering a special on these albums available only to class attendees the day of the class. Michelle, the owner, has hinted to me that it will be a particularly "sweet" deal you won't want to miss.
I'll be doing a drawing in the class to win one of my past page kits. It is packed with goodies to make 12 pages and you can win it for free!! Just attend the class to get a raffle ticket. You'll also get one ticket for bringing in your camera's memory card, one ticket for bringing in a snack, one ticket for every Lickety Slip album or refill pack you buy during the class, and one ticket for every $10 you spend that day in the store.
At the end of the class you'll have a great album ready to give for Christmas before the mad rush of holiday shopping even starts! How cool is that?!
"Glamour Girl" Mini Book November 2, 2008 1-4pm, $TBA Ph: 909-793-2200
Collective Journey
Be over-the-top glamorous with this luscious crown shaped mini book class. We'll be stamping, painting, and playing with ribbon to create this sassy project plus you can create your own title in the class using Quickutz Cookie Cutter dies.
Preserve your family’s favorite recipes in this adorable apron-shaped mini album! We’ll be using the Zutter Bind-It-All and Creative Imaginations paper to create this book filled with pockets to store your treasured recipes. The book folds into an easel so the recipes are easy to view while cooking. This project would be the perfect gift for the cook in your family, newlyweds, or for the holidays!
Supplies: Adhesive (3D Foam Squares, glue dots, and a liquid adhesive), ink (red, brown, green), Crop A Dile, Scissors, Foam Paint Brush.
Nifty Gifties Six Holiday Gifts That Fit Any Budget
(Photo Coming Soon! Sample Is On Display In Store)
Make it from the heart this holiday season with these fun gift ideas. We’ll be creating 6 handmade gifts in class, including some very nifty “green” gifts using recycled items. These gifts are ones you can easily duplicate at home for under $5 each – perfect if you need stocking stuffers, teacher gifts, or gifts for co-workers or a Secret Santa. Plus you’ll get all the templates and instructions in the class!
Give the gift of sweets this year! Create an adorable apron shaped mini album for all of your time honored holiday recipes. Keep it as a keepsake or give it as a gift. And if you’re feeling super sweet, bring a treat to class to share! We’ll be using Teresa Collin’s newest paper line as well lots of fun Quickutz diecuts and other details.
Supplies: Glue dots, liquid adhesive, precision tip scissors, color box chalk inks in charcoal, chestnut roan, creamy brown, and olive pastel.
Recipe Book December 7, 2008
1-4pm, $TBA
Ph: 909-793-2200
Collective Journey
There are color combinations that are tried and true, combos we just know will "work". Get out the color wheel and choose colors opposite one another and you know you've got a sure thing. You know what I mean, red and green, pink and turquoise, orange and blue....you get the idea.
Lately I've been seeing the color wheel tossed out the window as papercrafters and scrapbookers keep pushing the creative envelope! This year grey seems to be the "new" neutral and that has been giving pages a totally different flavor as well. Also, many are using the traditional color combos but playing with shade to make the combo fresh.
Here are some color combos that I think are pretty avant garde!
Yellow, Kraft, and Grey (or Yellow and Black) Michelle Hill recently posted in her newsletter to her monthly kit subscribers that she is in love with the yellow and grey combo. Yellow is so cheery and it really contrasts well against grey and kraft. Using varying shades of each really gives a project depth and warmth at the same time. Here is a page I made using these colors with items from Michelle's Polka Dot Whimsy kits.
Here's another page using grey but with lime and kelly green. Grey is the "new" neutral this year! hehe
Orange, Yellow, and Grey This new paper line from Basic Grey blends these colors perfectly! The grey really makes the vibrant yellows and oranges pop.
Grey, Kraft, and Cream I am IN LOVE with Anna Griffin's new holiday "Georgette" Collection featuring silvers, greys, kraft, and creams. I bought a huge stack of it at Scrap N Yap and plan to make my Christmas cards with it this year.
Also check out SEI's new Windsor Collection with a similar color combo plus aubergine and mustard yellow:
Red, Black, and Grey/Kraft Usually you'll see red, black, and white but adding the grey really gives the page a richer feel. And it isn't just for your masculine, hot rod pages either! Try using this for love pages or for a little girl's pictures to really make the photos pop. Or how about for 4th of July?
Today's feature on Daily Inspirations from ScrapBookMate has a page that illustrates this perfectly well. I also recently did a page about our trip to Pasadena using this same combo--it is on diplay at The Scrappin' Table so I haven't had a chance to get a good scan of it yet but you can see it in the store.
Here is a sneak peek at one of the pages for the TWENTY PAGES IN A DAY class Anne and I are teaching at The Scrappin' Table on November 1. This page uses red, black, and kraft combo:
Mustard Yellow, Red, and Navy or Slate Primary colors usually complement each other but playing with the shades of each can evoke a different feeling than just "school" pages.
Turquoise, Coral, and Black
Check out Jack's World from Cosmo Cricket -- many of the journaling cards use this fun and funky color combo. This combo is following the rules being that the colors are on opposite sides of the color wheel but the bright turquoise with the peachy coral is unexpected and whimsical. I am pretty sure I have seen this on beach pages before but it is nice to see it step out of that theme.
Here is a sneak peek of another one of the pages for the TWENTY PAGES IN A DAY class Anne and I are teaching at The Scrappin' Table on November 1:
Olive Green, Burgundy, and Pink
Love, Elsie's holiday collection last year had this combo but it is cropping up other places now too! It's just a matter of using combining various shades of a traditional color combo (red and green).
Navy, Olive Green, and Black
October Afternoon's new Hometown Collection has this combo plus a little yellow thrown in:
Red, Orange, and Turquoise/Teal Glitz released an entire paper line using these colors and Dream Street Papers' "Menagerie"collection combines these with purple as well. Here is a page I did with the Glitz papers.
So, try one of these different color combos out yourself! Post a link to your creation here in the comments section by Friday night Oct 10th. It doesn't have to be new--just share a page you think uses an avant garde color combo. I'll draw one winner randomly to win a goodie bag!! Please be sure to leave me some way to contact you as well.
Now for the potato. As I was typing out this blog post Matthew started messing with the plugs for the TV and the satelite receiver. He managed to pull the satelite receiver down onto the floor. He is obsessed with plugs and outlets right now. Anyways, I went to fix what he had just done and went to plug the receiver back in when I see an amoeba-like shape behind the TV. At first I thought it was one of Matt's shoes since he is really into throwing stuff now too. Nope. It was a red potato. In my bedroom, behind the TV. Thank goodness I found it now, before it started to rot or something. Last weekend Matthew came into our bedroom with a couple potatoes he got out of the pantry. He was hungry and wanted us to make him breakfast since we were trying to have a lazy morning of staying in bed. Anyways, I guess he must have stashed that potato behind the TV just in case he got hungry again! LOL Boys are soooooo much different than girls. With Matt everyday is an adventure and the only thing left to do is laugh because the stuff that goes on is just so unbelieveable and incredible it is bewildering. He has been spending alot of time in purgatory right now beccause I can't get anything done if he is "loose". Here's a pic I took of him this AM--he loves the camera!!
Collective Journey in Redlands, California graciously opened their Art Bar AND donated supplies for a free card "make two, take one" today during my class at their store. I designed two cards and customers could make two, taking one home and then leaving one for the Troops in our basket at the store. We got some new cards for the troops as a result!! Here are the two cards that were available to make:
Both cards feature Fiskars tools: Fiskars Stamp Press, Squeeze Punch, and Threading Water Border Punch. I used a combination of Basic Grey and Reminisce Papers along with a HUGE stack of cardstock donated by Collective Journey. I got inspired by a card I saw Daphne Fiero post on her blog yesterday so I did rousching with paper on one of the cards.
These cards are being donated to Scrapbook Royalty'sCards for Troops campaign. Scrapbook Royalty will be sending the blank holiday cards directly to US servicemen and women stationed overseas. These soldiers can then write home to their loved ones during the holidays using these handmade cards. If you want to send cards to us, please do!! Check out all the details on the Scrapbook Royalty Blog.
Thank you again to Collective Journey--they have been so generous to Scrapbook Royalty and supportive of the causes we support--we love ya!!
