Monday, January 31, 2022

NEW STAMPIN' UP COLLECTION | ALL TOGETHER

 


Loving hands and heartfelt words are the best way to show you care. With hand designs that illustrate coming together in friendship and solidarity, the All Together Collection will help you create cardmaking and paper crafting projects that reflect the people you know and love. 


The All Together Collection includes early-release products from the 2022–2023 Annual Catalog—an exciting new range of natural Stampin’ Blends—and exclusive products you can’t get anywhere else! Come together to create projects inspired by you.  

I have started to purchase the new set of Stampin' Blends and was able to use the Light set with the Catching Butterflies Sale-A-Bration stamp set. (see full list of products used at end of post)


For a full list of items available in the collection see below. Available now while supplies last. 







Product List

Sunday, January 30, 2022

January Ink & Share Blog Hop

Welcome to the January Ink & Share Blog Hop - this month we were told to do whatever we wanted, just to use current products. So I have been wanting to use the Friendly Hello Sale-A-Bration bundle ever since I saw it and this layout was perfect for it!


The layout is very simple but I wanted your eye to be drawn to the pictures and have plenty of space for the story. The flowers go perfectly with the journalling and add the perfect feminine touch. I always start by finding a sketch and I might not stick with it completely but it gives me an idea to work with.



I love using the 3x4 pictures - I printed on my HP printer. And the title is perfect, though I wish the large letter dies weren't retired (I apologize for that). But the new "you" and "are" are included in the Amazing Thanks die set and I love a good word die set! 




To earn this Sale-A-Bration bundle you need to spend $120 before shipping and tax. It is while supplies last until the end of February. A full list of supplies are at the end of the post - please feel free to ask any questions. I'm happy to help!

Thanks so much for taking a look. 
Please head on over to Gez Carpenters blog to see her amazing layout!



Product List

Friday, January 14, 2022

6x8 Pocket Scrapbooking: Christmas Part 1

Growing up one of my favourite things that would come out each Christmas was this red book my mom had and it had a section where you would put photos from each Christmas. And of course my mom had our family pictures, or our Santa photos or our larger family get together photos. I LOVED looking back on these. And so documenting even just a few memories from each Christmas and pulling those at Christmas time is something I wanted to continue. 

In my January newsletter I mentioned that I would share my process of putting together my 2021 Christmas album - so here is part one.

In previous years I have done an assortment of styles of document Christmas. A few years ago I did a project called December Daily and documented each day. I'm thankful to have these albums but they are a lot of work! I haven't scraped the previous three Christmas as I wanted to do them in the "perfect way" which I found overwhelming. So to get those done quickly I will be using the Project Life app and digitally scrapbooking them and put them into a photo book. (I will try to share the finished project!)

So this year being our first with Faith I thought a different style would be fun. I will be using the 6x8" Album and assorted page protectors that Stampin' Up! offers. 

1. To start the process I collected all my photos that are Christmas specific between November, December and January and put them into a separate folder. I use my iPhone for all my picture taking, storing and editing. I also use my laptop for editing and printing via Photoshop Elements.


2. I went through all the photos and jotted down the main stories I wanted to capture. For example visiting Santa, our new ornaments, making cards, etc. And of course the typical family events, Christmas Day, etc. There were a few things in December that I knew I would scrapbook in other albums so I am not including those. For example Faith's birthday was on Dec 5 and we finalized her adoption in December. 


3. Once I have a list of the stories I go through and decide how I want to lay out each story. I know the specific size of page protectors I have, plus I will be using the 6x8 page protector to create a typical layout with multiple photos. I will also use the Project Life app 6x8 templates for some different layout styles. Below images show a few screen shots using the app.


4. Now that I have the pictures and story ideas I open up a blank document on my computer and type out the journalling. I don't worry about length for now, instead I will wait to see how I will include the journalling for each story.


5. Next I go through my supplies and create a kit. I pull pattern paper, embellishments and stamp sets that I want to use and put them all into one or two containers to keep it all organized. With bigger projects like this I want to cut back on the options I have. I try not to go outside of this kit box.

6. Now it's time to print the pictures. There are multiple ways you can do this. But right now with COVID and not wanting to go anywhere or wanting to pay for shipping I am using my home printer and glossy photo paper. I am thrilled with my current printer and the ink subscription I have. If you want to know more let me know and I could do a separate post.

Now I ready to dive in and start assembling. Come back next week for part #2 to see how I do that.



Sunday, January 9, 2022

NUTS & BOLTS C.A.S.E. PROJECT


Have you heard of the term CASEing? CASE is an acronym for "Copy and Share Everything". When it comes to CASEing stamping - it can mean creating an exact copy of a card or project that you saw or received or it can mean using a card or project as an inspiration. What ever it means to you, CASEing is a great tool to have in your craft kit!


So I loved the project shared in the new Mini Catalogue and wanted to CASE it with a bit of a spin. I loved the idea of creating a mask with the heart punch and the blending brushes.


You can follow along with how I created my own version of the above card in this video:


Isn't it such a cute card? Here are a list of the supplies I used. 
If you have any questions feel free to ask below! 


Paper Snips
[103579]
$13.50