Are you falling behind on your scrapbooking because you have fallen into a creative rut? Maybe you’d just like a little extra encouragement to get going on those precious pages again? Come create 2- 12x12 scrapbook layouts with embellishments. There are a few fun techniques to be taught as well!

Or maybe you would prefer to stock up on your card stash so you have a variety on hand to give to that special someone when the need arises. Come create 6 fun cards with embellishments. We will be making 2 of each of the 3 designs.

I’m inviting you to join me for a...

Take your pick workshop!

I will be conducting 2 workshops with 2 different buying options on

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30

This month’s workshop will feature CTMH’s TWITTERPATTED Level 2 Paper Packet and coordinating accessories.

Pricing depends on which “kit” you choose:

July Scrap Club

We have our Club Group coming up on July 17 at 6:30pm in my home. Tracy H. will be our hostess this month -- yahoo for her as she gets the FREE STUFF!

Send me a note if you'd like to know how YOU too can receive FREEBIES or if you'd like to join the Scrap Club!

This month's layouts are coming from our how to book called IMAGINE. We are cruising on through the book in order and we are up to page 121-122 already. This layout is called MONOLOGUE.

Paper Used in Imagine calls for the following:

2 - 12x12 Base Pages

• A good portion of the base is visible so you may opt for a color. I used black.

2 - 12x12 B&T Papers -- each a DIFFERENT patterned paper

• Sheet 1 - we use a combined 12x7 portion. I used Dutch Blue Cardstock, Random Stamped.

• Sheet 2 - we use a combined 12x6 portion. I used Cranberry Cardstock, Stamped.

1 - 12x12 Cardstock Paper

• We use a combined 7x12 portion (2- 5x7 pieces)

Don't forget to bring your PAPER, 12" PAPER TRIMMER, ADHESIVE, PENCIL for labeling, ACCESSORIES are optional.

Here are the layouts I created using the MONOLOGUE Cutting Guide:

MATERIALS I USED:

-- CARDSTOCKS --
Black, Dutch Blue, Cranberry, Sunflower, Clover Meadow

-- ACCESSORIES --
Red Embroidery Floss
Colonial White Waxy Flax
Summer Carnival Bigger Brads
Photo Clips
Promotional Items - Red Spiral Clip, Metal Charms

CTMH Choo Choo Train Stamp Set (used the Train Tracks)
-- INKS --
Cranberry, Black

-- NON-CTMH --
Thomas the Tank Engine Rub-On
Thomas the Tank Engine Rubber Stamp
Day Out With Thomas Ticket Stubs

July Club coming soon....

Here we are again at the end of a month. It's time to start my planning for my July Scrapbook Class coming up on July 17th -- the THIRD Friday this month.

We just took our youngest son to the Mt Hood Railroad to go for a ride on a coach with a life size Thomas the Tank Engine pulling them! We took one of his friends with us and they had an absolute BLAST! My son has not stopped talking about it and this was a week ago now.

My son is a HUGE Thomas fan (and Lightning McQueen) so we were very excited to get tickets to share this day with him. We told him about it the night before and he could not fall asleep -- at 10:30 I was still hearing him sing the Thomas Tune and saying how much he LOVES THOMAS!

Back to club....our next layout in the IMAGINE Layout Sketch book by Jeanette Lynton is MONOLOGUE. Selecting which pictures to use is always the part that takes the longest for me in preparing Club Layouts. Since we had such a memorable, busy day I couldn't wait to print the pictures and get them onto pages for my kiddo to relive and enjoy! I went with those photos to select my papers for Club.

I bought a CHEAPO Thomas Stamp at the event and random stamped Thomas to make my own B&T (background and texture paper). I stamped Thomas onto Dutch Blue Cardstock, used Cranberry Cardstock to Accent and laid it all out onto Black Cardstock.

Here is the bare bones layout -- before adding photos and accessories -- that we'll be cutting out together at our next club.

Nothing is glued into place yet -- I tend to like to pull it apart and rearrange from the basic guide provided in the sketch book. So I just snapped a quick photo of the basic layout.

I'm nearly done with this page layout, I'll get them posted some time next week. Let's just say the general layout is the same but I've added a lot of elements to this one -- stamping, accessories, colored cardstocks! I'm really anxious to share it with you! Now if our schedules would just slow up enough for me to get it finished.....

Happy Scrappin, Stampin or Scrampin!
Kristie

May 2009 Club Layouts

I have finished them....for now anyways......

Before adding photos...


With photos, distressing, hemp, journaling....


WHAT TO BRING TO CLUB:

12" Paper Trimmer (I have extras you may borrow if you do not have one)
Scissors -- you never know when you may need them
Pencil - to label your cut pieces

DYNAMIC DUO on page 48 of Imagine is our next layout in the book

2 - 12x12 Base Pages
(I used Desert Sand)
(if you are using Creative Memories pages, then those are your base pages)
2 - 12x12 Cardstocks, each a different color
(I used Ind. Corn Blue and Black)
2 - 12x12 Patterned Papers, each a different pattern
(I used surf boards and blue pattern)


I used the Moon Doggie papers.
I added Sunflower Cardstock for the sunset photos.
The Moon Doggie comes with the Indian Corn Blue and Desert Sand Cardstocks.

I did a little PHOTO Sanding on this one.....yes I sanded my photo's edges!
You can distress just about anything!
I also used Desert Sand ink for my ink distressing.

I used Dimensional Elements for my photo labels.
I used Hemp to attach the labels.
I also journaled right onto one of my duplicate sunset photo's.
It is also sanded to lighten it up some and remove the gloss.

I used the Window Charms on top of the 3 smaller surfin pictures
to draw your eye to the surfer -- ME!

Let me know if you have questions!

Happy Scrappin, Stampin or Scrampin!
Kristie

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

To all of you MOMS out there -- just wanted to drop a line wishing you a Happy Mother's Day!! I'll have my Mom's Day card posted soon for you. I can not get enough of the new Bella paper packet and used it again!



EDIT:It is now "soon" and here is my Mom's Day Card...

Happy Mother's Day!

PS -- my Scrapbook Club Layouts are assembled, I have not had a chance to embellish them yet. It's been a crazy week in my house with not much ME time. ;)


Dynamic Duo Page 48/49 of IMAGINE
Here is the bare bones layout before photos/embellishments/journaling. I will be doing a few page element swap arounds on the exact paper placements though in order to better suit my photos.

Club meets at 6:30pm on Friday at inde-scrap-able!, send me an email or leave a comment to RSVP as space is limited.

March Scrapbooking Class

My March Scrapbooking Class is coming up on March 13. We will be meeting up at Inde-scrap-able in Sandy again. Guests are welcome to join us -- I just need a RSVP as seating is limited.

This month's layout format is coming from IMAGINE a CTMH publication by Jeanette Lynton.
We are on page 47, MINUET.

SUPPLIES LIST:
2 - 12x12 base pages (where you see the Moonstruck - dark blue on my samples is the BASE page)
1 - 12x12 patterned paper (2 strips near the sides of the layouts)
1 - 12x12 cardstock (this is where I used Topiary - green)
2 - 12x12 cardstocks same color (I used Dutch Blue - light blue - 2nd cardstock sheet ONLY uses a 5x5 square).

As is always the case -- be sure to also bring the following:

12" Paper Trimmer
ADHESIVE
Pencil for labeling pieces

Here is my layout before adding photos following the instructions exactly.

Here is my layout after adding my photos and title. I actually did not add embellishments to this aside from the Chipboard Letters for my title.

HOW TO CREATE THIS LOOK:

I used STARDUST Paper Pack. I added Dutch Blue Textured Cardstock and Topiary Textured Cardstock. The pack comes with the topiary but not the dutch blue. I also added touches of Cranberry Cardstock.

I used the CTMH Sanding Block and Edge Distresser and the My Legacy Writers for my "journaling" notes.

For the title,
I first used chipboard letters by CTMH -- Dimensional Classic Alphabet. I held the white chipboard letters in my hand and gently brushed my Dutch Blue ink pad across the letters. I cut Cranberry Cardstock slightly smaller then the chipboard and adhered it to the backs. The M is one of CTMH's chipboard Monogram letters.

I cut small rectangles from scrap photo pieces I had and stamped C A P E and H O U S E on those pieces and matted them on Cranberry as well.

I chose to add red accents to the Stardust Paper Pack because this lighthouse has a Fresnal Lens. A little lighthouse history for you... It is an eight-sided lens with 4 primary lenses and 4 bull's-eye lenses with red panels covering the bull's-eye lenses. The lens made one revolution every 4 minutes. It produced about 30 seconds of fixed white light from the primary lens followed by a red flash of 5 seconds from the bull's-eye lens once every minute. This was the signature of the Cape Meares Lighthouse.

I thought I would break down the supplies list by pointing out how where I used each of the papers on my layouts. I hope this helps in your paper selections.



I chose to use Grey Cardstock for my base pages.

Cardstock sheet number 1 is Desert Sand Textured Cardstock.

Cardstock sheet numbers 2 & 3 are Colonial White Textured Cardstocks. These are the photo mats and the strip along the bottom. Sizes in the Imagine book are 5x7, I trimmed mine a little to fit my pictures a little closer.

B&T Paper number 1 is the plaid design from Sarsparilla Paper Packet.

B&T Paper number 2 is the black/barn red swirly design Sarsparilla Paper Packet.

OPTIONAL SUPPLIES

• I used twill ribbon along the bottom with pewter photo hangers for my MAKE YOUR OWN BUCKLE.
• White Acrylic Paint
• Paint Brush
  

Stamp Sets Used

• Moments in Time, January 2009 Stamp Of The Month (calendar image)
  
• Star Struck (circles and arrows)
• Chocolate Alphabet (large)
  
• Frienship Alphabet (small)

Using Acrylic Paint On Your Paper Crafting Projects

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I can not believe we are into January already!! Where did my time go? I instruct a scrapbooking class the 2nd Friday of every other month in my home. This month we will be meeting at the NEW Scrapbooking store inde-scrap-able! in Sandy on Friday. Michelle has a nice sized workroom so I'm hoping we'll fit a little better then we do in my home.

I will be showing how to use Acrylic Paint on your layouts. I find it to be a great alternative to sanding or tearing for a distressed or aged look. I like to use WHITE and add a few drops of Close To My Heart stamp pad reinker for custom colors to match my layouts perfectly. Since everyone selects different color schemes for their pages, we'll just be using white this week.

Layouts are from IMAGINE page 44 THREE-PART HARMONY
Required WHAT TO BRING LIST:

2 - 12x12 base pages (These are the pages we do the layering on top of. The bases are very visible so you may choose a color to use rather then just white).
2 - different patterns of 12x12 papers (2 sheets total each a different coordinating pattern)
3 - 12x12 cardstock papers (2 are the SAME color and 1 different color)
Paper Trimmer
ADHESIVE (if you forget yours or run out I will have extra available for sale at catalog prices)
Pencil
Scissors

OPTIONAL Supply Items
Ribbon
Photo Hangers
Accessories
Distressing items (coordinating ink, sand paper, edge distressor)
*PHOTOS -- layout uses 3 - 6x4 photos vertical; 2 - 3x2.5 photos vertical; 1 -2x2
*Title block is 2.5x5.5
*Journal block is 1x9

*I have altered the orientation of my layout to better accomodate my pictures. I used 2 photos trimmed to 3.75x5.75 to sit horizontal, 1 photo 4x6 horizontal, 1 photo 6x4 vertical, 1 photo 2.75x2.75.
My title and journal blocks are not placed how the layout photos are.



Acrylic Paint can be applied by dapping, swiping, painting, brushing, sponging or stamping your images. You can add the paint to your papers or even your embellishments (brads, ribbons, chipboard elements, buttons, etc) -- really, the possibilities are endless!

You might choose to use Acrylic Paint in lieu of chalks, inks, sanding/distressing.

• Squirt a little paint on to your paint palette found in the Close To My Heart Distressing Kit.

• Mix in reinker if you'd like color, or leave it white.

The Distressing Kit comes with several different tools you can use as applicators. For our class I'm just using the flat paint brush.

• Dab the paint brush into the paint, then dab it off to the side to get the bulk of it back off the brush. I am going for subtle accents, you can always add more paint back on but I suggest you start light.

• Gently brush the edges of your pages with the paint. Don't worry about perfection -- this technique does not have a correct way. Press a little more on areas you wish to be whiter. Use a gently touch for areas you just want that slight sanded look.

Acrylic Paint dries REALLY fast so you can add your page elements right away.

• Another option is to brush a little paint onto your stamps themselves and stamp them directly onto the paper or title block. I would use a foam brush for this and dab it onto the stamp.
  

• Painting makes a great photo mat -- you can brush some directly onto the edges of your photo, to the edges of the paper mat, or directly onto the page background.

• To paint your embellishments, add paint and leave it or cover it with a gloss overcoat. Custom colored page accents.

• Perhaps you are out of your favorite shade of cardstock. Add a little paint to alter the color of something else you have. Or paint over it with white as a primer and then paint again in a coordinating color to complete your project.

• Maybe your pattern is a little too bold for the project you have in mind -- go over it with a light coat of white paint to soften it up.

• Don't have reinker? Paint your paper with white paint then sponge your stamp pad color over it. Chalk also adheres to the paint quite nicely.

So many possibilites to be found with Acrylic Paint and your paper projects! I hadn't tried it out until I did these layouts but I'm LOVING the ease of this technique. Acrylic Paint is inexpensive -- just a $1.95 through Close To My Heart. The distressing kit comes with paint and brushes....

Distressing Kit (page 102 of the Spring 2009 Idea Book) Z1299 $35.95
Comes with the following:
6 texture tools (2 foam, 2 stipple, 1 sea sponge, 1 black stubble)
6 pieces of sand paper
3 paint brushes (1" flat, 1" foam, 1" fan)
2 distressing ink pads (black and chocolate)
1 Delta Ceramcoat acrylic paint (2 oz)
1 edge distresser
1 sanding block
1 emery board
1 paint tray with mixing sticks
1 frosted plastic carrying box