Archive for Scrapbooking
Good Friends
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I needed a couple of cards for some friends – just to let them know I’m thinking of them.
I felt inspired to use a set from the bottom of the stamp set pile, you know, the ones that haven’t seen the light of day for several months?
I found this set, new around this time last year, With all My Heart. The poor thing needed to feel some lovin’!
Supplies used:
Stamps – With All My Heart
Ink and Paper – Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Springtime Vintage DSP
Accessories – scallop edge punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8″ circle punch, crumb cake seam binding, pearl accents
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Remember the scrapbook I designed for the Scrapbook Retreat last week?
I had a few requests for this to be available for online purchase. I guess travelling to Calgary from say, Arizona, to attend a scrapbook retreat is a big deal! So, for all my out of town friends…
The instructions sheets with full color photos of each page are now available on my side bar for purchase. For $3.99 you’ll receive an 18 page document with cutting dimensions and instructions for putting all 16 pages of the scrapbook together. This project is designed for the One Great Year Simply Scrappin’ Kit, available in the Stampin’Up! Idea Book and Catalogue.
This 8.5″ x 11″ scrapbook project was designed to be completed in a day and a half – imagine that! A scrapbook complete in less than 2 days!! It’s design is complimentary for highlighting a year of any one person, a couple or a whole family.
Now that my book is completed, all I have to do is take 2 photos to represent each month of 2011, print and paste into my ready made scrapbook! So Easy!!!
TTFN!
Natasha
2011 Scrapbook “Retreat”
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Here in Alberta where I live, scrapbook and quilting retreats are very popular. Crafters pack up all their crafting gear and head to a hosting bed and breakfast, where they enjoy personal crafting space, beautiful accommodations, homemade meals, and most importantly, uninterupted crafting time! Getting away for a couple of days to concentrate wholly on your crafting projects is exciting and rejuvenating…
…they also can be pricey to attend!
I’ve decided to host my first every Stampin’Up! “Retreat”! But unlike a traditional retreat where you plan for days (if not weeks) the projects you will complete, and thus tote all the supplies with you to make your projects, I will be supplying my guests with 2 amazing scrapbook related projects and all the supplies needed to complete them both! They will enjoy all the benefits of a retreat, and more, without the accommodation cost. Find THAT at any retreat around here!
Want to see the projects I’ve prepared?
A DVD case cleverly housing both a calendar and a notebook! We made something similar to this as a Leadership make-and-take, and my mind started spinning with many uses for these DVD cases. The protective case makes this calendar/notebook easily thrown into any bag. It’s economical as well since we’ll be using the same Simply Scrappin’kit as our scrapbook the next day!
I found notepaper at WalMart that is appropriately sized and fits amazingly into our cases. Voila – easy peasy!!
I developed the calendar myself so it would be the same size as the notebook – coordination is important to me!!
Here’s the second project – the Saturday project - the 2011 “One Great Year” scrapbook:
Scrapbookers are usually trying to play “catch-up” with their photos. For once, I want to work ahead of myself and my photos! Now that this book is completed, all I have to do is insert a couple of photos from the month, journal a bit and enjoy watching our year unfold!
This scrapbook has 16 pages. Each month of the year is represented on it’s own page with space for 2 photos and some journaling. Some additional pages I’ve prepared are a title page, favorites of 2011 page, and a reflections page.
The neat thing about this Simply Scrappin’Kit, One Great Year, is that it can be used to document the year of an inidividual, a couple or an entire family – it’s so versatile!! Once this book is made, it can be used by anyone!
What about the food???
You don’t have time to make a meal when at a retreat! You just get to craft the day away and listen for the dinner bell to ring! Many of my guests and class attendees know that I love to cook and bake so hosting this retreat allows me to provide my guests with some fun homemade food and goodies while they’re here too – it’s all about the pampering at a retreat!
I’ll be hosting this retreat on March 11-12th so if you are in the area and want some details, let me know!
Have a great weekend and TTFN,
Natasha
Open House News
Posted by: | CommentsWhat a fabulous open house yesterday! I enjoyed seeing you all and sharing the excitement of the new products in the 2010/2011 catalogue with you. A very special thanks to Doris, the newest member of my downline, for all the assistance she gave me in getting ready for this day – I couldn’t have done it without you!!
I know I promised photos of the open house but it was so busy here, I never got a chance to take 1 photo! But, I do have photos of all new samples to share with you over the next week so check back often for new stuff!
For today, here is a new home decor piece that I presented at the open house as a class project this summer:
Create this unique work of art for your home.
Class Details:
DATE: Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
TIME: 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
COST: $30 – includes 1 package of YOUR CHOICE of new Designer Series Paper (to take home with you) plus all other supplies to complete the project
Yes, you get to choose the color palette of this project – choose the DSP pack and base color you like best for your home!
RSVP: by August 3rd, 2010 Open House guests received first take on spots for this class and half the spaces are already taken, so contact me soon to join in on the fun!
TTFN!
Natasha
Super Easy and Fast Scrapbook
Posted by: | CommentsIn honor of National Scrapbooking Month, I have a scrapbook to share with you today! The entire “All About Me” book was designed for a child or pre-teen to pick up and instantly be able to add photos and journaling of their own. It has pages about their favorite things, school subjects, friends, pets, vacations, movies, etc.
I made this entire 14 page book from a few items from the current Idea Book and Catalogue:
* Cool Kids Simply Scrappin’ Kit
* On Board 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ album
* scraps of ribbon I already had
* 2-3 extra sheets of coordinating cardstock colors
The book was also completed in about 6 hours time. Like I said, FAST!! Here is the cover of the scrapbook and a few of my favorite pages:
My daughter Kira, who is 13, has claimed the book for her own and is energetically filling in the pages with her personal photos and own journaling. It looks like there’s another scrapbooker in the house!!
TTFN!
Natasha
