Spring is in the air!

Hello! Nicole here and today I would like to share with you a friendship mini album that I created using lots of yummy new Glitz Design product. I adore this and hope you do too!









Supplies:

Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink" Patterned Paper
Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink" Rhinestones
Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink", "French Kiss" Cardstock Stickers
Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink" Teeny alphas
Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink" Glitzers
Glitz Designs "Pretty in Pink" Whatnots


Other:
Baker's Twine: Scrap Pantry (Esty)
Buttons: Epiphany Crafts
Word stickers: Cosmo Cricket
Die cut machine: Cricut
Cartridge: Stamp
Pearls: Zva Creative
Flower: Zva Creative
Pen: Adhesives: Creative Memories

Simple Mother's Day altered gift set

Can you believe how fast this year is going? It's already the second week in April! Before we know it, it's going to be Mother's Day. So, I thought I would share this simple altered gift set that would make a great Mother's Day gift. 

This gift set includes a matching notebook, pencil and candle. I used a candle, notebook and pencil that I got on the clearance and dollar racks at Micheals. The notebook was sort of faux leather, but really ugly. The candle was in a Christmas tin and the pencil, I believe, was leopard print! 


I used the Audrey collection from My Little Shoebox, which is perfectly girly but sophisticated enough for a woman. I stayed mostly away from the pinks in the collection so that I could use this gorgeous pink satin ribbon for an accent without worrying about the colors matching perfectly. 


For the pen and candle, I just cut the paper to the correct length, added a little bit of glue and then wrapped it around, securing with more glue at the end. 


On the candle I wrapped the pink ribbon around it, then added a large sticker to the front. The pink bow was added last, but tucked under the sticker just a little, to make it look like it wasn't added last. I just find it easier to tie the bow separate from the ribbon that is wrapped around the container. I used some muslin on the lid and secured it with some twine, because I couldn't get the paper to cover the oddly shaped lid to my satisfaction.


On the notebook, I used the pink ribbon to cover the seam between the two papers. The spine of the book was faux leather sewn onto the front cover, and I tried to tuck the paper under so that I got a clean line, but there just wasn't enough overlap. Ribbon to the rescue!!

{the post with a lot of links...}

Yup, this post is gonna be full of links, places that I love and thought I would share with you all!

First, the new Spring issue of Scrapstreet is out, with tons of inspiration for you, and there is a new call for submissions  which you can find here. 

Second, I wanted to share the Creative team call open at Jessica Sprague's website. If you are digital scrapbooker, this is an amazing, truly amazing place to be at. More details here.

Third, these are some of the challenge sites I love to visit. Nothing like a good challenge to get your craft going!

Moxie Fab World

CAS-ual Fridays

Create Blog

Club CK

Studio Calico 

Mojo Mondays

Some the new blogs I am following and loving! (i had to clean out my reader, and purge out tons of blogs, but I felt bad two days later, and added some new ones)

A quilt is nice

A beautiful mess blog

Doublestick Heaven

GoodBye City Life

The Play Date Cafe

And lastly,  here is a the hashtag that my friend Nirupama and I came up with. We both usually stay up late at night to scrap and tweet. So we created a hashtag #twittercrop for all you to join us in this online crop.What could be more fun than scrapbooking? Why, scrapbooking with friends!! Last night, was our first online scrapbooking tweet crop,  it was SO much fun to hang out with other people, seeing what they were scrapping and chatting!! We hope to see you there sometime! Just add the hashtag #twittercrop whenever you are scrapping and want to share about it!

So there, I just jammed your day with possibilites :)

Have fun!

Pretty In Pink

I received the Glitz Designs "Pretty In Pink" collection, and let me tell you .... I loved it!  Which actually surprised me because I am not really a "pink" kinda gal.  But this collection is absolutely beautiful and I was able to make a layout and card in a few hours.  The paper inspired me and voila this is what I created.

And I also had plenty of "extra" to make a card.  I always try and make a card after making either a layout or album because I like taking advantage of my time.  All my supplies and paper is already out.  Plus there are always "torn" pieces lying about ... so why not?  Use up what you have in front of you; and make a card!

 

 

Some of the other product I used to make this layout and card are Prima Marketing flowers, May Arts ribbon, Zva Creative bling, Bazzill cardstock and also one of my favorite embellies; the Prima Marketing wood clocks.

Hope you have been inspired to use a color that you wouldn't normally use.  Happy Scrappin - v johnson

 

Art folders~

Hi everyone!! I wanted to share with you some Art folders I made, for my grands, using the bi-fold cardstock paper by Authentique. I love how they turned out and they are perfect for holding all those cute little drawings you can't bring yourself to throw away. Hope you like~

I used different border punches to jazz it up a bit and even used the Authentique label strip on the award emblem.  I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to seal the outside edges.

I added an old milk cap to the award emblem~perfect!! Here is another one~

The design is close to the same but just a few things different.  I did four of these.  I'm going to start another one for all of my Spurs memorabilia I seem to be acquiring!!

The shiney paper on this one is by Vintage Street Market.  I have two more of these and I will post them next week. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.  See ya soon!! by: C. Mercer

Make it a mini!

Hello scrappers! Today I am going to share instructions on how you can create a mini album using your April SFTIO Kit! This mini is so simple that it will take you no more than 2 hours to complete! I wanted to create a mini about the things that make me "content and happy!"

First thing you need to do is cut several pieces of chipboard down to 3"X3", and then cut several 3"X3" patterned paper and adhere them to the front and back of your chipboard pieces using Zip Dry Glue by Beacon! This stuff dries quickly and It works great for keeping your papers snugged against the chipboard! Make sure you put the glue all around the chipboard edge, and the center and then rub your hand across the paper to smooth out any clumps from the glue.




Once your the glue dries, use your Bind-It-All by Zutter to punch the edges of your pages and bind it together with wire. You want to bind your mini together before embellishing your album because it will be impossible to bind the pages once you have embellishments on your pages! (Learn from me... I know this because I've had this happen to me).

Once your mini is binded, go ahead and pull out your embellishments that you would like to use. I find that you will cut the time you put into your mini if you grab what you want to use on your mini first and then once you start creating your mini, stick to what you have pulled out!


And here is my completed album! I love this and I hope you are inspired to create one of your own!

Jeanine DeOre Designs

Fall in love today with our guest designer for April--Jeanine DeOre!

Jeanine's kits always make me so very happy.  There is something about the way she does flowers that just make me itch to play with her creations.  Take a peek at a few of my favorite kits:

Hearts and Flowers is an updated vintage kit that is perfect for scrapping all year round.  I love the hint of country that makes it perfect for any picture of my daughter sporting her cowgirl hat.

The Poppies Collection is a dream for me.  Red is always my goto color--the way Jeanine paired bold red with sweet shades of yellow and green.  It offers a definite quilting feel with more than a hint of spring.  Yummy!

Sunshine in your heart is a collaboration and my current favorite kit.  The sweet spring shades have me planning Easter shots and snapping pic of every flower I see.  I cannot wait to use it over and over.

Of course, Jeanine does more than just flowers (they are just my obsession).  She creates kits and embellishments that are perfect for all of your pictures.  Check out this fabulous school layout by talented designer Sharon Bertolino.

Senior by Sharon Bertolino

Digital Supplies: Alphabet: Lotsa Letters by Jeanine DeOre (Scrap Matters),  Kit:  Star Student by Jeanine DeOre (Scrap Matters), Software: PSE 10, Fonts: Century.

Want to see more of Jeanine's fabulousness?  Head on over to her blog: Jeanine Designs or to Scrap Matters.  I am certain you will enjoy the visit!