scrappy products

I really need to update this blog with some of the cool projects I have been working on. Meanwhile, I want to give a shout out to Donna Salazar who has some really cool scrappy products. First, the Distrezz-it-all, a new distressing tool that she developed with Zutter. If you have seen Donna's projects you know she likes shabby, distressed edges. I can't wait to get my hands on one of these babies. Then there is her paper line. She has teamed with Pinecone Press to distribute some vintage feeling papers and stamps. Her papers make me feel all comfy and cozy and this post is actually one way to get my hands on some. She has also come up with her Crafty Chronicle, made of paper that is perfect for altering. You can die cut it and make some of her signature flowers or use it to collage or cover a book or box, anything you come up with. It takes inks and sprays well, at least in the videos I have seen it does. So check out Donna's products and make something special today.

scrapping with jax

I enjoy spending time with my niece Jackie. She is sweet, at least she is when she is hanging out with me. I am sure she lets her 13yo-ness out at home with her parents. She has discovered scrapbooking and is eager to try out new techniques and ideas with the photos she has collected of her family and friends. She asked to spend a few days between camps and the beginning of school with me scrapping and I immediately agreed. We are working with Copic markers here, another Jacque teaching us how to use their color chart and blend when coloring with the markers. I've used some Basic Grey Lemonade paper, flowers I cut with a Sizzex die and bling from I don't remember where. I call her Jax and I am glad to have a family member keeping the scrapping going as none of my own three daughters seem interested.

cruising...

They layouts feature photos I took at our Labor Day Picnic at my sister's. Sue and Dave live near Lake Nockamixon and we enjoy going to their home for family celebrations...especially in the summer when we can go out on their pontoon boat. We all enjoyed the cruise Dave took us on. As usual during our family celebrations everyone brought something to the table and we feasted and played games. It was a lovely day and a delightful way to say goodbye to summer and get ready for school and the fall.
I used October Afternoon patterned papers and Bazzill solids. The alphas are also October Afternoon. I used my Nestabilities label dies and punched flowers from matching cardstock. If you work them with a stylus on a cork or foam pad you can make them resembles Prima flowers.
Enjoy!

fishes

I am having a great time with my class at ACMoore in South Philly. The ladies are so much fun to hang round with and we're teasing each other like old friends already. They inspire me as well to challenge them and myself. Color theory isn't easy, yet as we went through the process they seemed to get it pretty quickly and we had fun deciding the colors for stack of photos I brought. Next up: Journaling. It can be tricky figuring out what to say, how to say it, and how much you want everyone to see. I'm looking forward to seeing what the ladies come up with this week. It should be fun. If you're interested in scrapbooking classes at whatever level, check out the SDU program in an ACMoore or Joann's near you (preferably the ACM's in South Philly or Bensalem!).On to the layout: I made this layout to specifically showcase color theory and how to use color in a layout, as well as how to use design basics. Papers are K & Co., Bazzill; alphas K & Co. and Gin-x rub-ons. Enjoy!

fall

Here's a cute layout with photos from last year. It will be on the sample board at ACMoore in Bensalem. I was going for the monochromatic look using Basic Grey and Bazzill papers, Thickers alphas and some faux stitching using a brown-glitter Spica pen.
SDU classes start in the Bensalem ACMoore in October: Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm and Friday mornings from 10am-12pm. Check out the store calendar for more details.

http://www.acmoore.com/classschedule.aspx?sid=6

classes

I'll be teaching some classes this coming September! I'm in the schedule at ACMoore on Columbus Boulevard, South Philly for Saturdays 4-6pm where I'll be teaching Scrapbook Design & You also known as SDU. You can sign up at ACMoore for this 4 week class series. If you're new to scrapbooking this class will teach you the basics. If you're an experienced scrapper you will build on what you already know to take your scrapping to the next level. Their class calendar can be found here:
http://www.acmoore.com/classschedule.aspx?sid=61
Right now it still has August's calendar but September's should be posted soon. Classes are two hours long, and you will go home with a completed layout weeks 2, 3, & 4. Cost for the four week series is $45.

I'm also teaching at Stacie and Gracie's Scrapbook Shoppe' in September. The class is a fun acrylic album. You'll learn some new techniques with acrylic in this class and complete a cute little album. Class dates are Tuesdays, September 8 & 29 at 2pm or Saturday, September 28th at 12pm. The class will run about two hours. You can call the shoppe to sign up for this class. The cost for the class is $20. Here is a photo of the album:



Hope to see you this September!

wedding

I am in wedding mode. I'm wearing many hats--mother of the bride, or the MOB, sometimes the mom-zilla, depending on who you ask; the wedding planner, the decorator, the caterer, and all around pain in the neck. Just ask the bride. Nine more days. Then I can scrapbook again!

Meanwhile here is a layout I finished before wedding planning kicked into such high gear:
October Afternoon papers and journaling cards, Maya Roads journaling cards, Prima rhinestone swirl, layered flowers made with Sizzex dies, scraps and denim, Queen & Co. felt strip and Thickers alphas. Photo collage technique.

I'll post after the wedding...you know there will be photos a plenty to work with.