Happy Birthday for PCC #86 and JAI #208

I made this card for two challenges....Paper Craft Crew #86 found HERE and Just Add Ink found HERE

Here are their challenges:

Products I used to make this card: 

Pacific Point card stock

Smokey Slate card stock

Calypso Coral card stock

Whisper White card stock

Memento Black ink pad

Another Great Year stamp set

Small Oval Punch

Owl Punch 

Banner Punch

Basic Black Stampin Write Marker

Retired DSP

Assorted markers

Paper Rose for Freshly Made Sketches #129 & Dynamic Duos #96

This little beauty was made for the challenge over at Freshly Made Sketches found HERE  as well as the challenge over at Dynamic Duos found HERE 

This is their challenges: 

Products I used to create this card:

Gumball Green card stock

Pumpkin Pie card stock

Whisper White card stock

Perfect Polka Dots dsp

Pear Pizzazz card stock

Yellow card stock

Express Yourself stamp set

Spiral Flower Die

Big Shot

Candy Dots

Modern Label Punch

Sponge

Pumpkin Pie Ink

Happiest Wishes for Mojo Monday #338

I spent the morning spring cleaning....ya I know spring is not here yet in Manitoba, but Mike was working and I wanted to get started.  

I cleaned out my cupboards and fridge- that was a big job.  Then I took all the stuff out of my closet and cleaned it and refolded clothes and made it functional again- another big job.  I gave a bunch of stuff away to charity and that was enough for one day!

So then I decided it was time to go in to my craft room to create  

this bright and cheerful birthday card  for the challenge over at Mojo Monday #338 found HERE

This is their sketch challenge: 

Here is a list of products I used to make this card: 

Melon Mambo card stock

Pacific Point card stock

Pumpkin Pie card stock

Gumball Green card stock

Banner Punch

Circles Framelits

Happiest Birthday Wishes stamp set

Memento Black ink

It's time to think about it....

It's true.....it is that time of year.....a new annual catalog will be coming soon.....and that means five new incolors!  Yay! 

But that also means we will be losing our 2012-2014 In Colors :(      I am so sad to see these go.....especially the Gumball Green, Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple- I LOVE their rich tones. 

Typically these sell out very very quickly and once they are  gone, they are  gone.  Don't fall into that trap!  

Now is the time to check your stock. 

-Do you have the Ink Pads?
-Do you have the Re-inkers?
- Do you have the Markers?
-Do you have a good supply of Card Stock?
- Do you have a good supply of Stretch Ruffle Trim and Satin Rbbon?
-Do you have a good supply of the Dahlia Embellishments? 
- Do you have a good supply of the Core'dinations Paper?
-Do you have a good supply of the Designer Series Paper Stack?

Petal Parade- A Sale-A-Bration Freebie- four sample cards....

Today I am sharing four cards I made from the Petal Parade stamp set from Sale-A-Bration:

 Sale-A-Bration ends March 31.....for every $60 you spend you get to choose 1 item for FREE!

Scrapbooking- Organization

Today I wanted to share with you, some tips I have gathered on organization for scrap-bookers.  

Whether you are new to scrap-booking or have scrapped for years, you may find some tips here that will help you with your organization.  

Photos- Organize your photos in chronological order, or by event.  This will make creating your layouts much easier.  

Page Planning- When choosing your photos for your layout, choose your embellishments at the same time.  Then choose your card stock and papers and put it all in a plastic envelope.  You have just created a "KIT" and it is all ready for the next time you sit down to create...how cool is that!

Storage- Use stackable plastic drawers is always a good solution for tools.  You can label the drawers and you can fit a lot of stuff in there, yet it is close at hand when you need it. 

Layout- when you are playing around with the layout and trying to figure out what is going to go where, have a notepad handy to write down notes about the photos, or ideas of what you want to add.....this way it is all there when the page is completed and it comes time to journal. 

 I don't know about you, but for me, journalling is the hardest part.  My suggestion is, the minimum you must put on a page is who is in the layout, the occasion, and the date.  

List of Supplies- Keep a small book in your purse with a list of scrapbook supplies, so that you do not duplicate what you already have.  It is very easy when you get in a store to get overwhelmed with the beautiful papers and cool embellishments and awesome tools.

Vacations and Trips- Whenever you go on a trip bring clear ziplock bags for each day you are away.  Place any memorabilia in the bag to add to your layouts when you get home.  

Cardstock and DSP- organize by color, it is much easier to find and saves you a ton of time. 

Current to Past-Always scrap your current photos first.  These events will be fresh in your mind and much easier to create layouts with. 

Finally I want to share with you a photo of how I store my packaged embellishments.  

It is a dollar store paper towel holder and three split rings and some page protectors from staples.  You can add to it or remove pages easily.  It allows me to quickly flip through what I have and find what I am looking for. It keeps everything neat and tidy and protected and does not take up much space....yeah simplicity! 


Watch for my next post on Scrap-booking Tools!

Bright and Cheerful for JAI #207

  
I made this bright and cheerful card for the challenge over at Just Add Ink found HERE   

Don't you just love the way I popped up the greeting!  I scored each end at 1/2 inch and 1 inch and folded and attached - it folds flat for mailing but then pops up to give dimension! 

 Here is their sketch:

Products I Used: 

Pumpkin Pie card stock

Island Indigo card stock

Old Olive card stock

Melon Mambo card stock

Daffodil Delight candy dot

Whisper White card stock

Black Stazon ink

Daffodil Delight chevron ribbon

bakers twin

Scalloped Tag Topper Punch

Petite Petals Punch

Posy Punch

Blossom Punch

Happy Birthday for PPA #196

I made this happy card for the challenge over at Pals Paper Arts found HERE

This is their sketch:

I decided to really change things up with this sketch and made a modified  fold-over double gate fold card.  The two panels both flip open to reveal the inner message- cool!  I thought that the white panel was just too white so I added a bit of cherry cobbler with the spritzer tool....much better!

Products I used: 

Early Espresso Card Stock

Cherry Cobbler Card Stock

Whisper White Card Stock

Summer Starfruit Card Stock

Pearls

Countless Sayings Stamp Set

Memento Brown Ink

Word Window Punch

Spritzer Tool

Cherry Cobbler Marker

Blender Pen

Petite Petals Punch

Itty Bitty Shapes Punch Pack

Video on Adhesives

Black & White Birthday Greetings for FMS #128

This clean and simple yet classy number was made for Freshly Made Sketches challenge #128 found HERE

This is their sketch:

Products I used: 

Modern Medley DSP

Basic Black card stock

Whisper White card stock

Basic Black satin ribbon

Unknown Happy Birthday greeting

One For the Boys.....CTS #69 and TCC #6

This is a simple one layer card I made this afternoon for two challenges. 

The first challenge is over at Case This Sketch 69 found HERE
and here is their challenge: 

The second challenge is over at The Card Concept 6 found HERE

and here is their challenge:

At the Card Concept you get to choose a style....and I chose Clean and Simple.  

This clean and simple card has lots of white space and is just one layer.  I used Whisper White for a standard card base.   

I chose the stamp set called Perfectly Penned for the birthday greeting which I stamped in Chocolate Chip Ink.  

Then I used post it notes to mask off the greeting so I could stamp the plant image from the By The Tide stamp set in Sahara Sand.  Then I stamped the fish image using Island Indigo.  I grabbed some pencil crayons and coloured the fish a bit and then a sakura gel pen to add a little shine to his scales. 

Love You More for Mojo Monday #337

Happy Sunday everyone!  

Today's card I made last night for the Mojo Monday challenge found HERE

Here is their sketch: 

Products I Used:

Pretty In Pink card stock

Real Red card stock

Pacific Point card stock

Whisper White card stock

Lots of Dots embossing folder 

Love You More stamp set 

Pacific Point ink pad

More Mustard stamp n write marker

Bashful Blue stamp n write marker

Blender Pen

Mini Heart punch

March Card Class- 4 of 4- Ombre Technique

This oh so bright and cheery card, is the final card from March card class.  It features the Ombre Technique and Heat Embossing.   Don't you just love the subltle watermarked chevron image created with versamark clear ink!

Products I Used: 

Whisper White Card Stock#100730
Melon Mambo Card Stock#115320
Raspberry Ripple Card Stock#126842
Rich Razzleberry Card Stock##115316
Elegant Eggplant Card Stock#105126
Night of Navy Card Stock#100867
Melon Mambo Ink#126948
Embossing Buddy#103083
Versamark Ink #102283
Heat Tool#129053
Positively Chevron Stamp Set#130499
Starburst Sayings Stamp Set#133185
Starburst Framelit#132967
Petite Petals Punch#133322
Petite Petals Stamp Set#133155
Basic Pearls#119247