Cape Cod Scrapper

Squirrely Art Blog Colored Pencil Resist Challenge

2012-01-31T15:16:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone!
It is time for another edition of Nancy's Squirrelly Art Blog challenge.

I used all Club Scrap Products to created this fun card!
Inks are Distress Gathered Twigs, Faded Jeans, and Spiced Marmalade
I used a Fiskars corner punch on the red paper.
Thanks for stopping by!

And be sure to check out Nancy's blog for her versions too!

Squirrely Art Blog Chalk Embossed Challenge

2012-01-21T20:34:00.000-05:00

My friend Nancy (Squirrely Art Blog) offered this week's challenge from Technique Junkies called Chalk Embossed.

Very fun and a slightly messy technique involving glue stick and artists chalks.

I made the background matte using the technique and then added a stamped quote, rosettes and a paper flower.

Dies used were Tattered florals Tim Holtz Alterations line Sizzix
Tim Holtz Texture fade embossing folder Sizzix
Handmade rosettes punched with Fiskars lace border punch (black)
Club Scrap quote, clock embellishment, and postage stamp stamp on blue circle
Club Scrap Blue Cardstock from Solstice kit.

Thanks for stopping by. And check out some of my fellow Squirrelly gals creations!
Chrissie's Blog
Jen's Blog

Fun with Collage!

2012-01-18T09:36:00.000-05:00

I made this fun collage sheet using my Club Scrap Stamps.
Hop on over to my Club Scrap Blog and see how I created this fun sheet that I have scanned and can print out and reuse over and over again!

Papillon Club Scrap kit stamps
Blossom Club Scrap kit stamps
white cardstock
inked with Club Scrap inks Amethyst, Sandstone and Moss

Bacon Lettuce and Tomato Jam sandwich!

2012-01-15T14:47:00.001-05:00

BLT's have been a favorite of mine for a while but when I saw this recipe on Diner's Drive In's and Dives with Guy F., I knew I had to try and make it on my own. The Barking Dog Cafe in Indianapolis creates this wonderful sandwich using an herb mayo, HOMEMADE pepper bacon, and tomato jam! I mean come on, what is not to love!

So of course I was not about to take the time to make my own bacon (but boy would I love to!) so I used good ole sliced bacon and cracked black pepper on top before frying.

I made my own basil mayo using 1 tblsp. dried basil and 3/4 cup mayonnaise.

I made my own version of the tomato jam. Here is my adapted recipe.

2 cans diced tomatoes
1 onion diced
1 clove garlic minced
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sherry cooking wine
1/4 cup vinegar

Saute the onions and garlic in a pan with a tsp of oil until soft.
Add remaining ingredients and cook down on med low to low temp for approx. 45 mins.
You will need to keep an eye on it as it cooks down so the bottom doesn't stick.
Stir ever 5 mins. It will become very thick.

Once the bacon has finished, you are ready to build your sandwich and enjoy!
My son's girlfriend has an uncle who works at Panera Bread and he often gives us some to enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy!

Christmas Presents!

2012-01-04T21:38:00.000-05:00

So as promised, I wanted to post a few of the presents I made for some of my family for Christmas.

First up is the Frame it Up project I learned at Club Scrap's Retreat in October. I purchased a second kit to make and this is featuring my cousin with his wife and 2 kids. I printed the pics in sepia tones to match the papers. I also printed out the quote I found about family on my computer and used a stamp from the Club Scrap Raku kit.

Next up is a version of this project which I created using Club Scrap papers from the Versailles kit, black and white cardstock, and chipboard and book board which I cut to smaller dimensions. The stamped images are also Club Scrap from Great Outdoors kit and Raku kit. It was for my In Laws and commemorates their trip to the Pacific Northwest this past summer. My Mom in law took some of the most amazing photos on this trip and I wanted to highlight some of my favorites!

My cousin Cas and her boyfriend Nick have had to spend some time apart due to his entering the military. She misses him a lot and I wanted to make her something special. I used one of my art canvas creations that I had made for my Craft Fair and this great photo taken by a friend of hers, fit perfectly on it. The canvas is created using various Glimmer Mists and a mask from the Club Scrap Versailles kit. I hand made the paper flowers using various punches and die cuts. The quote is from Club Scrap Arts and Crafts kit. The photo mattes are cut from Club Scrap's Evergreen handmade paper in maroon, and also from their Cyprus kit in teal.

This was also a project I learned to create at Retreat. It is a music box and purchased a second kit to create a unique gift for my Aunt and Uncle of our family's favorite spot to go in the summer. The Gurnet is where our family has had a cottage since 1959 and it is truly heaven on earth. My Aunt had taken the photo of the lighthouse with the rainbow one spring and I got the rainbow over the peninsula one summer. I used the photos printed on larger paper to cover the book board base rather than the paper that came with the kit.
The stamped quote on the cover is from the Club Scrap By the Seashore kit and the inside quote by the lighthouse is from the Henna kit. I speckled the paper inside using various colors of inks misted with water and flicked on using a dry paint brush dipped in the watery inks.

I really love creating things for my family for Christmas. It makes me feel so proud to give them something that comes from my heart.

Happy New Year!

2012-01-02T12:51:00.001-05:00

Well here we are entering 2012. Who would have thought.

Shannon, Alicia and Dusty helped Greg and I ring in the new year. We had a fun evening out at my sis and bro in law's house with many friends playing games and enjoying a huge spread of apps and desserts!

This year we are looking ahead to my son Jason graduating high school and then leaving for college.

He turns 18 this month. This is a tough thing to swallow, let me tell you.

I am also embarking on a journey of photographing my weekly happenings with Club Scrap called Weekly Chronicles. It is a take on Project 365 which I did back in 2009. I took a photo a day for 365 days.

I used my iScrapbook digital program and created templates to showcase the journalling and photos for each day and then uploaded the finished layouts to Blurb.com to create this hardbound book. What a wonderful keepsake.

So after taking some time off from this particular project I felt like I wanted to give it another go.

With Club Scrap providing weekly challenges for the whole year, it is a great way for me to keep up with my scrapbooking of layouts and also share my life in pictures with my friends on the Club Scrap forum. I am looking forward to it.

Looking forward to a great 2012!

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T12:34:00.001-05:00

It's Christmas Eve and the Heyer household is busy busy busy!
Jason and Shannon ran out and bought me flowers to have on our table tonight.

We are having a quiet little family night with FONDUE! Oh boy does this bring back a lot of memories from my childhood as well as Greg's.
His mom gave us the recipe for their favorite Fondue Italiano and I am also making a classic Cheese fondue as well as Chocolate fondue for dessert.

Alicia and I are making Oreo Truffles for dessert at my Brother in Law's house tomorrow where we will enjoy Becky's delicious Prime Rib!

I just love Christmas and all the wonderful memories that are relived through traditions, like Bubble Cake made in the evening and then baked Christmas morning, and new memories made with each passing year!

May your Holidays be filled with wonderful family moments!

Happy Holidays from our home to yours!

Time flies when you are having fun!

2011-12-20T21:07:00.001-05:00

I can not believe that I haven't posted anything since the beginning of November! Where have I been you ask? Well, we had a wonderful family vacation to Florida to see my parents and brother for Thanksgiving. It was so nice to spend that time with them.

We even got to the Animal Kingdom where Shannon met the Big Mouse himself!

I spent most of November, before and after the vacation, creating crafty goodness for the Last Best Craft Fair here in town. It was hugely successful and I had so much fun selling my Club Scrap creations and even some of my own!

And finally, the past few weeks have been spent creating more projects for Christmas presents! And those we will save for another post (after the holidays ;)

Glad to be back! Thanks for stopping by!

Jen's Oct. Sketch Challenge

2011-11-02T11:10:00.000-04:00

I just squeaked by with my sketch challenge card this month. A little loop hole (Jen hasn't posted the Nov. sketch yet) allowed me to submit this to the monthly sketch challenge thread over on the Club Scrap Message Boards! We really have had so much fun with these challenges! Head on over there and check out the amazing cards submitted in October.

Purple Card base, stamped image and flower Papillon CS May 2011
Dk Purple flower Sonoma CS Mar 2010
Dk Green panel and ribbon Raku CS Mar 2011
bling from stash

Frame it Up!

2011-10-28T17:11:00.001-04:00

This is one of the projects we made at Club Scrap Retreat! So happy with how this project came out. We made the frame and everything! Fun!! Photos are of my 3 kids.

Busy busy busy!

2011-10-28T11:34:00.001-04:00

Here is one of the projects we made at Club Scrap's Retreat this year.
Tricia taught a cool little envelope book called the Butterfly book and this is a version of that book I made using papers from the Ornamental collection (CS DEC 2009).
I also used the CS ornament stencil to create one of the embellishments on the front belly band.
The buttons and holly are from my stash.

Senior Portrait layout

2011-10-27T14:00:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone,

My son Jason is graduating from high school in June and this is his Senior Portrait taken by a friend at the beach. I used all Club Scrap paper and embellishments to create the page. The layout design is also one inspired by a layout recipe card from the Aromatherapy CS monthly kit.

The scrolls were cut on my Silhouette SD from sticker paper from Staples.

Thanks for stopping by.

Back home..

2011-10-19T19:27:00.000-04:00

... from Wisconsin where I had a fantastic time at my Club Scrap Retreat! We had so many laughs and made so many cool projects!

I will post some of the cool things we made in a few weeks when all the folks who are doing Retreat in a Box have received their goodies! Club Scrap always likes to surprise us!

One of the highlights was getting to meet and room with Dayna Kuenstler, a virtual friend for over 3 years! So fun to meet in person after all those years. This photo was taken at Club Scrap Headquarters for Champagne Shopping! What fun to walk up and down the aisles of the warehouse where they pack and ship our monthly kits!

Special thanks to Club Scrap for all their hard work and dedication and making our time with them an absolute pleasure!!

Club Scrap Video!

2011-10-04T09:37:00.000-04:00

Club Scrap's Tricia Morris makes some great little technique videos! This one uses the brand new Comfort Zone kit!!

Check it out!

Sea Shell Card

2011-09-16T14:09:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone! Sorry for my absence.

I have been preparing some swap pages and puzzle piece altered art for the upcoming Club Scrap 2011 October Retreat! So excited to be going again this year. It is so great to see everyone after chatting with them on the message boards for so long. I have completed all these projects so I finally had time to try something new.

My good friend and sis in law Becky had a birthday yesterday and I wanted to make her something special. I found inspiration from the Tattered Angels Designers Blog and couldn't wait to make one. Living on Cape Cod I went in search of these usually very plentiful sea clam shells at my town beach. Unfortunately we just had Hurricane Irene come for a visit and the beach was wiped clean. Luckily my neighbor came to my rescue as her kids had collected a bunch at their gram's beach and they let me have some! Thanks Mason and Jillian. :)

I used Glimmer mists in Caribbean Blue, Bahama Blue, Lemon Meringue, and Sapphire on the sea shell as well as on the chipboard pieces that are the pocket and the card base. I also sprayed some die cut shells from a Sizzlet set with the same combination of mists.

The edges of all the chipboard, the free Mermaid clip art image, the banner (made of kraft paper packing material) stamped with a Club Scrap Gimme A Ring happy birthday wood mount stamp, and the die cuts are inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.

I really appreciate you stopping by and would love to hear about something new you have been working on!

Want to learn about ATC's...

2011-08-23T19:25:00.000-04:00

come join me for a little tutorial over at Mixon Match!!

My last few cards from PSL...

2011-08-07T17:34:00.002-04:00

Still working with Art Mediums challenges and threw a few stencils in too!

My favorite so far is this one.

Love how glimmer mists work with stencils!

All products and stamps are from Club Scrap.

Trying out a new technique.

2011-08-03T22:58:00.001-04:00

While playing with the Gelatos, I decided to try using the color directly from the crayon like applicator onto a make up sponge and rubbing onto a stencil to create the design. The outer image is created by rubbing the Gelato directly onto the stencil and spritzing with water. Then you squish your paper into the color. I love the watery look of the Purple Metallic Gelato and how the reverse of the stencil is revealed.
I used the Papillon Stencil for this technique. Love this 2 part stencil, details and the outline. 2 stencils for the price of 1!!
Thanks for looking.

And here is one more using other colors of Gelatos.

It is very quiet here....

2011-08-02T12:51:00.002-04:00

so what better way to spend the day than with card making!!

I am a member of the Maples Cabin over at Club Scrap's PSL Summer Camp.
This weeks challenge involves Art mediums and Stencils. I used different art mediums to create the panels for my cards. Faber Castell Gelatos which have been so fun to experiment with different techniques including Crayon Resists and watercolor.

Thanks for stopping by!

** all stamps and papers are from Club Scrap!

Loving the Card Sketch Challenges!

2011-08-01T15:40:00.000-04:00

This month's challenge over at Club Scrap presented by my good friend Jen is this fun sketch!

I used all Club Scrap products from the Artifacts Kit Feb 09!

Thanks for stopping by!

My friend Farley...

2011-07-13T16:59:00.000-04:00

is this month's featured artist on Mixon Match!! Congrats to her for the wonderful work on a cool journal called a "smash book"! Please check it out!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T10:11:00.001-04:00

Shannon has been busy this morning creating decorations for our home in honor of "America Day"! She loves celebrating all holidays! I hope you all have a wonderful 4th filled with family and friends! Let's not forget those who make it possible for us to enjoy these simple pleasures and honor those who have given their lives for us! God Bless America!

Alicia

2011-06-24T13:48:00.000-04:00

My lovely daughter Alicia has graduated from Elementary school and will be heading to the High School in September! She is such a lovely young lady and I love her with all my heart. She made the honor roll again this semester. What a great way to end the year!

Congrats Alicia!

Happy Father's Day!

2011-06-19T08:57:00.000-04:00

My Dad is the best. He is always there for me and my family and loves us so much!
We love him to pieces! Thanks for all the happy childhood memories and all the memories to come! Love you Dad!

Hurry over to Mixon Match!

2011-06-04T15:38:00.000-04:00

Cheryl's brand new web store Mixon Match "for all your Glitter and Glimmer needs" has a brand new feature and I can't wait to share it with all of you.

Here is a little teaser for you...

Please don't forget to come back and leave me a comment to let me know what you think. :)

Welcome to the Club Scrap Die Cutter's Blog Hop!!

2011-05-21T00:01:00.066-04:00

Today we are celebrating our love of Club Scrap and how we use our favorite die cutting machines.

I have used several in my day, started out small with a Sizzix Side Kick that I got as a Mother's Day present from my mom about 8 years ago. Recently moved up to a Sizzix Big Shot at this years birthday so I could cut larger / thicker materials and use Tim Holtz's new line of Sizzix dies and embossing folders.

Then my hubby and I were looking at the Silhouette and we both felt that this type of machine would be such a great addition to my die cutting products. Love this machine and how I can cut any true type font, I can hand draw any image or scan an image to import into the software and then cut that shape out on my awesome Club Scrap papers! It runs like a dream and the amount of detail is amazing.

So here is the piece I have decided to share with all of you!

The first time I used my Silhouette, I went big! I decided to cut the most intricate design I could get my hands on LOL! Crazy I know, but I really want to see what this machine could do. So I used my $10.00 gift card (came with purchase of the machine) at the Silhouette store (accessible thru the software) and bought a few things that I thought I would get the most mileage out of. I couldn't resist these lace patterns one in Butterflies and one in Snowflakes. I cut it using standard copy paper and it came out great. Down side.... tons of tiny little pieces I had to get off my sticky carrier sheet. Fun stuff, live and learn. Got some great tips from fellow Silhouette users on how to get those off in a jiffy!

I had recently purchased some of my favorite 8.5 x 11 Club Scrap papers from the Pure and Simple kit. These highly textured (looks like leather) and awesome colored papers fit my project perfect and I set out to create a Chain Stitch book. I had seen Tricia Morris (the co owner of Club Scrap) do a video tutorial of this book years ago while watching Craft TV Weekly (videos are available HERE) and always wanted to try it. So I reviewed the instructions and the video and made an extra large version 8x8 of my own which the lace die cut with butterflies for the cover embellishment. I used my Club Scrap Book Binding/Padding/Laminating glue to adhere the very delicate lace piece to the front cover. I spread the glue over the entire black cover and gently (and very carefully) laid my lace piece on top. I love the way the white pops off the black background. I am planning on using this book for a garden journal.

I am super happy with how it all came together and hope you like it.

Please be sure to hop around to all my friends blogs so you can see which die cutter is their favorite to use with Club Scrap papers and products!

Hop on over to Connie's blog next!!

http://www.pagesofpictures.com
http://chrissiecreations.blogspot.com/
http://scraphappysistersink.blogspot.com/
http://www.capecodscrapper.blogspot.com/ (YOU ARE HERE!!)
http://www.creatingwithconnie.blogspot.com/
http://orezonia.blogspot.com/
http://squirrelyart.blogspot.com/
http://wbellino.blogspot.com/
http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/

Bloggers really appreciate your comments so please feel free to leave us some love!!

Jr. Prom

2011-05-14T22:35:00.000-04:00

It seems like just yesterday, I held you in my arms as a chubby little baby and now look at you, all grown up into this handsome young man. So proud of you and love you very much!

Jason and his girlfriend Abby

Mother's Day Mini from Shannon

2011-05-09T10:04:00.000-04:00

My youngest daughter Shannon (6) created this little book for me for Mother's Day.
I found it so clever how she added the drawings after the book was together and how accurate her drawings were on both sides of the book. She is quite the little artist!
Thanks Shannon for this special little book! I love you!

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T10:33:00.000-04:00

I wouldn't be celebrating today if it were not for these 3 kiddos or for this woman!
Thanks Mom for showing me what a real mom should be!

Hope all my "Mom" friends and family have a wonderful day!

Squirrely Art Blog Pinwheel Challenge

2011-05-04T12:47:00.002-04:00

Nancy's Squirrely Art Blog has challenged us with another cool TJN technique! I just love how this came out and you have to check out the others who take on this challenge as well!

Connie
Jen
Chrissie
Diana

I used Club Scrap's Cyprus teal cardstock, Nature's Wonders vellum, and little luna moth UM stamp from Great outdoors dusted with gold Perfect Pearls.
I created the black paper with Acrylic paints and bubble wrap.

I punched the vellum with a small flower punch from my stash with a black rhinestone center.

Foam stamp challenge

2011-04-28T22:22:00.007-04:00

Nancy at Squirrely Art blog has challenged us with another great Technique Junkies idea from the April/May 2011 newsletter!
The 2 larger flowers were created with the technique.

I have really enjoyed getting to share in this challenge with some of my friends. Chrissie has made a fabulous card so be sure to check it out.
Also be sure to check out Connie's lovely card too!

Club Scrap Kay's collage print paper covers my chipboard tag and green fern leaves cut on my Silhouette are from the Pure and Simple kit.
Club Scrap Collections kit woodmount script stamp on white flower and used to create foam stamp image on larger flowers.
The white scroll is also cut on the Silhouette.
Flowers from Tim Holtz Alterations tattered floral dies and metal embellies from Idea ology.

Thanks for stopping by.

Grungy Monday #5

2011-04-28T10:33:00.000-04:00

I am so glad I have been able to create some art based on the challenges given to us by Linda at Studio L3! I have wanted to create this layout based on a technique I originally saw Tim Holtz do on the Carol Duval Show many years ago. And finally I have been able to do it.

My Auntie Judy came across these antique glasses in a very old case in my grandparents things. I knew when I saw them that this layout technique would show case them so well. My great grandfather could have been the one who actually wore them. I also received several other things from my aunt that were associated with this man that I never had the opportunity to know. For my 40th birthday, she gave me a garnet ring he had designed and made. He had given it to her and now she was giving it to me! I was thrilled and wear it every day. Not only did he make beautiful jewelry, but he also wrote a song which my aunt made a copy of and I reprinted it onto paper smaller so it would fit on my 12x12 page.

The page is created on 12x12 black foam core and the papers and embellishments used are from the Let Me Count the Ways Club Scrap kit.

Grungy Monday #4

2011-04-24T21:55:00.000-04:00

Linda at Studio L3 has created some fun Tim Holtz inspired Challenges called Grungy Monday.
We used techniques involving texture fades embossing folders and distress inks. Check out Tim's awesome tutorials here!

I used some Club Scrap papers from the Musical Interlude collection punched with a Martha Stewart flower punch. I used some glitter glue to add the flower center.
Idea ology tissue tape and ticket are embellishments.
I stamped the background using Club Scrap unmounted rubber stamp from the Blossom collection.

Happy Easter!

2011-04-22T13:08:00.001-04:00

My daughter Alicia and I sat down to try this really fun technique on some blown eggs. We cleaned the eggs and boiled them. Then let them dry over night. Then we took some old sewing pattern tissue and decoupaged them all over the egg using Club Scrap book binding glue watered down just a bit.
Then stamped on a small piece of tissue using some Club Scrap stamps (Adobe and Pure and Simple) with Club Scrap India Ink and let dry completely. Then after the egg was dry we decoupaged on our stamped images on a relatively smooth portion of the tissue covered egg.

Once the egg was dry, Alicia colored her egg with Sharpie markers and I used Alcohol inks and added a little glitter.

Very antiqued looking eggs.

Faux tile card.

2011-04-14T21:42:00.000-04:00

So this was a very fun technique challenge that Young Nancy gave to us this week!
Layers of embossing powder melted to create the look of a tumbled tile. So cool!
I made a card using papers from several Club Scrap kits.
Card base is a deep red from Academy.
Yellow panel is from Apothecary.
Copper tile handmade paper is from Adobe.
The stamped images are wood stamps from Artifacts (sunburst) and Memoirs (thanks).

Embellished Circles Card

2011-04-11T13:03:00.000-04:00

Some of my Club Scrap friends have been challenging each other with different techniques, sketches, etc thru their blogs. Nancy and Jen have created really neat cards using this cool Technique Junkies newsletter idea.

I gave it a try based on their cards.

The products used are all Club Scrap.
Cyprus teal card base
Musical Interlude red panel
Henna and Expressions UM stamps
Bling from Matrix and Cyprus

Card Sketch Challenge

2011-04-05T12:45:00.000-04:00

My good friend Jen over at Club Scrap decided we needed to use some of the great Card sketches available to us from CS over the years. So she challenged us to use a sketch from March 2006 Paisley recipe card. It was fun and I sat down this morning and created this card. I used papers from the Cyprus and Asian Artisan kits and also some of my fun background papers I created using metallic paints and white acrylic paint to make splattered speckles.

I also used some Prima flowers I found in clearance at Michael's and flowers die cut using Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Alterations line from Sizzix. The buttons and gold flower are vintage from my stash.

Do you like to participate in challenges? If so what are your favorites to join .... Cards, Layouts, Projects?

I really find them all to be fun!

Thanks for stopping by.

Some fun with PAO!

2011-04-01T16:19:00.000-04:00

So Monica over at PAO has given us a little series of challenges.

The first one I attempted was Bugs! Anything to do with bugs. So I grabbed the cool metal spider I got in a fun "get rid of your stash you aren't using" round robin, and made this fun little canvas art piece.

The letters, metal corner and tissue tape covering canvas are from Tim Holtz Idea ology line.
I used Alcohol inks to color the spider. Bottle, Eggplant and Cranberry

Final week of PSL!

2011-03-27T22:26:00.000-04:00

We had to use paper, parts and pieces of at least 3 2010-11 kits from Club Scrap this week!
It really makes you look at how the different kits can work together. Here are some of my favorite layouts and cards from our final week!

A variety of kits were used:
Adobe
Expressions
Castaway
and pieces of a few others.

Sticker Challenge week!

2011-03-19T23:14:00.001-04:00

So this week it is all about Club Scrap Stickers. And they come in a lot of our monthly kits but sometimes if you don't read the directions ;) you may not realize they are stickers! LOL!

Well, it was fun trying to use up some of the extras that didn't end up in layouts or in projects somewhere.
I was really proud of how the cards I made today came out and also how the stickers really dressed up a lot of my layouts.

Thanks for checking them out.

The Scrapbook pages are from Club Scrap Expressions kit.
The cards are made from Club Stamp Pure and Simple papers.

PSL Layouts Fibers Week 5

2011-03-14T14:07:00.000-04:00

Hi All!!

Another week of PSL has come to an end and here are some more of my favorite layouts. I feel like this was my purple week. Funny how I was working with a lot of these shades of papers. The kits used are from Club Scrap and are from the Sonoma kit and the Blossom kit.

Thanks for looking!

PSL layouts Mixed Kits Week 4

2011-03-07T13:17:00.000-05:00

Hi all! Well we had a very exciting and close race over at CLUB SCRAP for our week of Mixed kits. Here are some of my favorite layouts I made.

The first is using the Nature's Retreat Special Edition kit which we received as players in a previous PSL and the Second was another PSL special edition kit called Naturally. Really both totally different but so beautifully executed! Love how the papers really enhance my photos!

How about some more cards...

2011-03-02T13:14:00.001-05:00

This week the challenge is all about mixing up our kits. We have to use elements from 3 separate monthly kits to create our cards and layouts!
I love this challenge because it makes you think outside the box a little and make color combinations you may have overlooked.
Do you recognize any of my home made paper from the first weeks art medium challenge? I really have loved how these have worked on both my cards and some layouts as well! Fun!

I used papers and elements from a number of Club Scrap kits including Poetic, Adobe, Refresh, Chocolate Shoppe, Enchanted, Solstice and Asian Artisan.

Do you have a favorite color combination?
My personal favorites of the cards below that feature the awesome copper tile paper from the Adobe kit. I love how the buttery yellow from Poetic and the soft stamped images gives this such a nice look.

More PSL layouts and cards

2011-02-26T19:02:00.001-05:00

So this week is the Stamping challenge and I had fun with a variety of wood mounted and unmounted stamps from Club Scrap.

When I first joined the club, I really didn't have a clue about stamping but now I have been learning new techniques from Club Scrap and its super talented members and I am loving it!

So here are some cards and layouts using a variety of kits stamps.

Thanks for checking them out.

Which do you prefer, Card Making or Scrapbooking.

PSL!!!

2011-02-21T18:32:00.000-05:00

For those of my followers who don't know what this stands for, Pro Scrapbooker's League and it is brought to you by... wait for it... Club Scrap of course!! LOL!

I have been having a blast with my Lollipops team who I am proud to the be Captain of!!
I am also extremely happy to have completed my CLUB SCRAP RETREAT 2010 album!! Check out my artwork at Club Scrap using the link on the side bar to the right of your screen!

Here are some of my favorite layouts I created this past week!

So not only am I am member and Captain of my PSL layout team I also joined a Card Making team too.
I am a proud member of the Circus Peanuts and here are some of my favorite cards I made from this week!

Thanks for stopping by and letting me know what you think!

BIG THANKS!

2011-02-16T10:22:00.002-05:00

Hi Everyone!

I just wanted to give a big shout out of Thanks to Deb who organized the Blog Hop on Valentine's Day!
It was so much fun to share with everyone the love we feel for Club Scrap. Stay tuned because we are going to do it again really soon! FUN STUFF!

Scroll down a bit if you are just joining me for the Hop!

Thanks to all of you who left me some really sweet comments!! Those really mean so much to a blogger. :)

So to change the subject slightly, we are in the midst of some serious scrapping and card making over at Club Scrap with our bi annual Pro Scrapbookers League! We compete on teams to create the most layouts / cards for our respective teams with really cool weekly challenges. The best part is, CS® rewards the winning teams with prizes and all participants each week receive discounts for shopping no matter if you are on a winning team or not! How fun is that?!
This week's challenge is Art Medium so I played around with a ton of acrylic paint techniques to create background papers to use in my layouts and cards! Fun, and you really feel like a kid again! Let's just say messy is an understatement! LOL!

Here are some of the papers I created using bubbles, bubble wrap and a technique I learned from Michael Strong at Club Scrap's Annual Retreat in WI last October!

Thanks for stopping by!

Club Scrap "Share the Love" Blog Hop

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Happy Valentine's Day and WELCOME to the first ever Club Scrap Member Blog Hop!
We are so happy to share our love of this scrapbooking kit of the month club. We can tell you the we really feel like a family and everyone at Club Scrap HQ makes you feel the same way!

I have been a monthly kit member since joining in January 2008 with the Study in Red kit. And when my 3 month membership was up there was no way I was going to give it up. So many beautiful and exciting kits each month. What a pleasure it has been to be a member for all of these years.

So with out further ado, I would like to share a couple of things I prepared especially for today's hop!
Using the Gratitude Kit from April 2010 I have created paper quilt blocks. The first project is a wall hanging in the Bear Claw Block style.
I also used an unmounted rubber swirl stamp from the Be Wonderful collection to add pattern to the brown squares and used Club Scrap's Ruby Hybrid ink.

I also decided to created 2 cards with the remaining squares. They are in the Star Four Square style.
The embellishment on the first card is a dragonfly from the Gratitude kit and the button is vintage from my stash. In the cards as well as the wall hanging, I used Tim Holtz Sizzix Texturz fades folders to emboss the solid card stocks. (Brick, Brocade, and Flourish)

The idea for these cards came from a project done on Split Coast Stampers!

Please hop on over to Connie's Blog!

If you get lost along the way here is where you are now and a complete list of all the Participants in todays Club Scrap Blog Hop!

Julie's Blog YOU ARE HERE!
Connie's Blog
Ann's Blog
Julie S.'s Blog
Deb's Blog
Chrissie's Blog
Theresa's Blog
Rachelle's Blog
Erin's Blog
Jen's Blog
Nancy's Blog
Wendy's Blog

Thanks so much for stopping by and make sure you leave my Club Scrap friends and I some love on Valentine's Day!!
Make it a great one!

Pro Scrapbooker's League Card!

2011-02-13T10:00:00.001-05:00

So I joined a card team as well as a scrapping team in this season's PSL at Club Scrap.
What a fun way to create cards for future us! This week it was the stencil challenge!
This card uses CS® papers from Salsa and Surf's Up and a cool stencil from a kit called Bugs Remix!
Love the dragonfly and how delicate it looks.

Thanks for stopping by!

Valentines Day!

2011-02-11T12:07:00.002-05:00

So today I had the pleasure of going in to my daughter Shannon's kindergarten class to read a story and do a project! It was so much fun to see the kids create these fabulous cards inspired by one of my favorite people Michael Strong. I was lucky enough to go to Club Scrap's Annual Retreat in WI this past October and Mike was a guest instructor and taught an awesome card workshop that used this acrylic painting technique.

Here is the card that I made to show the kids a sample of how the card should look. Of course, being kids they have their own creativity and they went to town creating their own original works of art for their Valentine's cards.

And here is the card that Shannon made!

It made me so happy when the kids came up to me after we were finished saying how much fun they had making the card. Thanks to Mrs. Phinney's class for being so wonderfully creative and welcoming!

WOW!

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My good friend Connie was so sweet to give me a little blog love award on her blog today!
She linked my blog along with some of my other CS pals and acknowledged that she loves to visit us and check out our blogs often! How cool is that!

Thanks Connie!

Connie has a great blog too called Creating with Connie! I love stopping by and checking out her artwork and also her Tuesday Tip!! Stop on by and show her some love!

Paper Dress

2011-02-01T21:26:00.001-05:00

Okay so this isn't a full size dress made of paper like these fabulous ones someone shared with me from CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) convention in LA this week presented by DCWV but it is my version on a mini scale. I used all the left over bits and pieces from Club Scrap's December kit called Vogue!
I used a Martha Stewart and EK success punch for the flowers.

Happy Birthday Dad!

2011-01-31T22:34:00.000-05:00

Just wanted to post a picture of the present I made for my Dad! He is the best and I love him very much!
I made a Club Stamp Project from the All that Jazz kit. I used different papers, from the Great Outdoors kit and embellishments from Tim Holtz idea ology line and a key from my stash. The pictures are from an excursion we took down Cape to Nauset Light and Truro Vineyards. We got some great pictures that day. I especially love the one of me with my folks.

Funny story...

2011-01-17T13:12:00.000-05:00

So I have had my scrapbooking blog for almost a year and do you know this is the first layout I think I have ever posted!?! Crazy, huh?! Well here it is.

I really love doing the challenges over at the Club Scrap Community forum and this one is a Sketch Relay where an assembly line layout and directions are posted and you follow them to create your layout! Fun stuff and you may even win a prize from Club Scrap too!

Just a little Valentine.

2011-01-16T11:17:00.000-05:00

Here is a card I made for my hubby for Valentines day!
Made with Club Scrap misc. papers and a very cool wood mounted stamp that is still available in GHM!
And if you aren't familiar with Club Scrap that stands for GOTTA HAVE MORE!

Thanks for stopping by!

Photoshop!

2011-01-09T12:57:00.000-05:00

I love playing with things in Photoshop especially changing my photos using filters.
This one is called photocopy. You may recognize the picture from my previous post of Shannon and her pony tail!

Neat!

Happy New Year!

2011-01-01T10:24:00.001-05:00

Hope you have a wonderful and prosperous New Year!

1-1-11!

Locks of Love!

2010-12-29T15:35:00.000-05:00

My youngest daughter Shannon had been without a hair cut for quite a long time and decided that it was time for a shorter look. So we headed off to the salon today for a new do! She had such long hair the girl asked if she wanted to donate it to Locks of Love and Shannon agreed. So here she is with her new look. She was so proud and really loves the short hair.

I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...

2010-12-24T08:47:00.000-05:00

and I think we are actually going to have another again this year! How fun.
Here are some pics I took out in our yard after the snow storm on Monday. It was really a pretty storm.
Hope you all have a wonderful and magical Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Happy Holidays!

2010-12-20T09:46:00.000-05:00

Been super busy with making all sorts of homemade Christmas presents. I promise I will share some after the holidays.
Love this picture of me and my girls after we completed our gingerbread house and train. Thanks for stopping by and hope you all have a wonderful holiday!

Dusty!

2010-12-06T08:46:00.000-05:00

Back in May I posted about adopting a kitten from the MSPCA , and I wanted to post a little update on how she has been doing. She is the best kittie in the whole world. She plays with the kids, she is cuddly and lovable and she is very talkative! I snapped this picture yesterday when Greg was at his computer. She decided to come and visit him and found his shoulder to be a nice spot to settle down on. Greg and Dusty have a very special bond. She sleeps next to him most nights. Very sweet.

PinPoint Rotation is all the rage...

2010-12-01T12:15:00.001-05:00

...over at Club Scrap! My daughter Alicia and I have been doing a ton! Very fun.

Using a tool called the Position It, you take any stamp and create really cool artwork! LOVE IT!

This one I used the Unmounted Rubber sheet of stamps from the Solstice Collection. Just one stamp, some watercolors, and glitter glue, oh and don't forget the cool speckles affect and what a neat little art piece.

Thanks for stopping by!

Holiday Workshop update!

2010-11-20T19:33:00.002-05:00

We had a fantastic time at the workshop on Thursday!
Friends and family came over and we had a great time making holiday cards.
Thanks to all who came!
I have been busy in my craft room making some cards and tags out of all the left overs.
Love the ornament stencil from Club Scrap c 1999. Unfortunately after its recent re release it has already sold out. Maybe CS will make some more! Fun to use! Love the added glitter glue.
*papers and stamps from Club Scrap too!
Also made a birthday card for someone special. ;)

Thanks for stopping by and hope all my followers and those stopping by have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

Holiday Card Workshop!

2010-11-17T22:25:00.000-05:00

I am super excited to be hosting my very first Holiday Card workshop!
We will be making 8 cards and using 4 different techniques. Here is a peak at the cards I will be teaching! I created all the card kits using misc. Club Scrap papers, unmounted rubber stamps, and stencils.
I was inspired by designs from some of my favorite designers including Erin Lincoln and Mike Strong.
Thanks for stopping by.

It has been too long!

2010-11-09T19:00:00.000-05:00

I am working on a Card Workshop for the Holidays and here is a technique I am working on.
A little water color look and this very cool Oh Christmas Tree stamp from Club Scrap.

Added a little glitter, bling and matted the image on some CS cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by.

Needed something for the wall.

2010-10-25T17:27:00.000-04:00

So I made this little 3 dimensional piece to hang on the bathroom wall.
It is made from Club Scrap paper from the Fossils and Poetic kits.
The vases are made from paper from the Freedom kit.
I inked the vases to give them some dimension and the paper was crinkled up a bit to give it the look of cracking.
The idea comes from Michael Strong's book The Paper Greenhouse. He is a very talented artists and designer or rubber stamps.
I also used a technique I learned from Club Scrap called the Herringbone. And used the outer cut away leftover pieces for the frame around the paper foliage and vases.

Thanks for looking!

Wisconsin

2010-10-15T19:07:00.000-04:00

Well if anyone asks me why the heck would I want to go to Wisconsin I will tell them to have the most incredible week of my life!
I was lucky enough to be able to attend Club Scrap's 10th annual October Retreat and it was in one word AMAZING! If you are anything like me and most of your day is chatting on line with your friends on the message boards (believe me 5 yrs. ago if you told me I would be doing this I would have said you were crazy) then you know these folks become your close friends even though you have never ever even laid eyes on them. Over the last 3 years since I have been a member of Club Scrap's monthly kit club I have chatted on the message boards, shared ideas, played along with Project 365 and created an unbelievable amount of scrapbook pages. You really get to know one another and when you finally meet these people face to face it is an all out friend fest! I have never felt so energized and creatively inspired in all my life and it is the people that make you feel this way. They pamper you at ever turn and the projects are amazing. Not to mention meeting some of the crafting industry's most talented crafters including Tricia Morris, Michael Strong, and Cherryl Greene. I mean, this is a dream come true. I watched these folks on the Carol Duvall show and never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would meet and become friends with them.

I am still riding the high that you feel from meeting all these wonderful people, Club Scrap members and staff alike! They really made me feel like coming home to family! I love and miss them all!

Until next year, when we can do it all again! Thanks everyone!

Another little something...

2010-10-01T13:53:00.003-04:00

.......I have been enjoying this week is making these paper flowers. Laura over at the Paper Trail blog has a fantastic video on Ustream detailing how to make all these yummy flowers. So I grabbed a bunch of Club Scrap papers and pops and away I went! Have you ever gave paper flower making a try?

Thanks for all the inspiration Laura!

Okay seriously...

2010-09-30T22:50:00.000-04:00

.....way to long since my last post! A lot has been going on in the Heyer household. All the kids started school at the beginning of the month, dentist appointments, visiting in-laws from AZ, Shannon started Kindergarten full day, getting ready for Club Scrap Retreat, oh I could go on and on.

Crazy but so much fun! Shannon is loving Kindergarten and can not wait to go every day! So happy for her.

Loved spending time with my in laws. They are the best! We even got to visit Truro Vineyards down Cape where we had a wine tasting and tour! So much fun and a wonderful lunch at the Bookstore Restaurant in Wellfleet. Also if you are in Wellfleet you need to go to the PB Boulangerie which is a fantastic French (both bakers are from France) Bakery! Well worth the trip! My folks were able to come with us also and the six of us had a wonderful time together! We all decided we need to make it a tradition whenever GG and Papa are here visiting. Maybe next time it will be a visit to the mansions in Newport.

Today I learned a fabulous new technique from a friend, Farley, who shared a video link from Youtube!
I had heard of this technique before, Zentangles, but had never learned how to do it. You can view the video here. Really captivating to watch and so addictive! Here is what I came up with.

Have any of you ever tried this?! So much fun!

CCC #12 Chipped Enamel

2010-08-31T19:47:00.000-04:00

Here we are with another fantastic technique from the Compendium of Curiosities book by Tim Holtz!
Having so much fun over at Linda's blog, Studio L3, with these challenges!
I used a variety of Tim's idea ology trinkets including the Ornate Plate, stencil letters and spinner.
The silver flowers were Memory Makers in a variety pack.
Black Distress embossing powder for this technique on the letters and daisy flower.
I also painted one of the metal flowers with Peeled Paint Distress Crackle paint.
The paper comes from Club Scrap's Great Outdoors and Paisley Collections.
The base green is DCWV and is embossed with a corrugated cardboard style embossing folder. And I believe it was a Cuttlebug brand.
The script stamp is from Club Scrap's Collections kit.
I inked the edges of the papers with Adirondack Jet Black Archival ink.
The jewels are from my stash.

CCC #11 Blended Batik

2010-08-26T12:00:00.000-04:00

If you are interested in knowing more about these cool challenges check out Linda Ledbetter's blog HERE!
We are using Tim Holtz's great new idea book called Compendium of Curiosities. Such a cool resource!
I created this monochromatic panel using Club Scrap POPs.
The stamp is also Club Scrap from the Henna collection.
I used Peeled Paint Distress Ink.
The pocket watch nail head from Club Scrap.
The gears, Simplify tag, and spinner are Idea ology from Tim Holtz.
The gems are from my stash.
Thanks for stopping by!

Meeting the Fairies!

2010-08-25T15:38:00.002-04:00

I made this digital layout using the Club Scrap digi kit called Surf's Up.

CCC #9 Distress Crackle

2010-08-14T09:53:00.000-04:00

I absolutely love this Ranger product! The Distress Crackle paint comes in so many different colors and cracks perfectly to give that awesome grungy look.

I created this little panel to use on an easel card. My good friend Ron let me use his die cutter and Tim Holtz Alterations dies to create it. I really love the dimensionality of this die set!

Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress inks to distress the edges of bird and brown matte.

Picket Fence Distress Crackle

Bird Cage distressed with Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, and Walnut Stain inks.

Brown paper from Club Scrap

Flower Punches from Martha Stuart and McGill and

small center flowers from Sizzix Die Hawaiian flowers Sizzlet set.

Jump Rings and Token from Tim Holtz Idea ology.

I removed the pearls from a section of vintage jewelry for the dangles.

CCC #8 Inking Grunge

2010-08-08T16:40:00.000-04:00

So, I am just finishing this weeks challenge at the last minute because my family and I have been on a week vacation to Florida to visit my brother and his family. Such a wonderful time.

This project idea comes from a terrifically talented lady named Laura who's blog I just recently discovered! She is so creative in her projects but this one grabbed me! Here is a link to her BLOG!

I am going to be heading to Club Scrap's Retreat in October and thought this Neck Pouch would be a handy item to keep my credit card, id and spending money in. I could also keep a pair of scissors in here too.

I used grungepaper and a variety of Tim Holtz distress Inks including Broken China, Faded Jeans, Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain. And after doing the technique, I realized there may be a problem with the inks still smudging so I used an Acrylic sealer all over the piece to water proof it. Thanks for the advice Tim!
The trinkets are all Idea ology. And the image on the fragment came from the Backgrounds and Borders sheet from Club Scrap's Body and Soul monthly kit.
The stamping on the pouch uses Club Scrap's script stamp from Collections, and a variety from the new unmounted rubber sheet from the Be Wonderful remix.

CCC #7 Tinted Vision Fragment

2010-07-26T16:26:00.001-04:00

Here we are at week 7 already of this cool Compendium of Curiosities Challenge! Where does the time go!
The photo is of my grandpa Wilfred who I never knew because he passed away before I was born. It is really so unfortunate, because we were so much alike in our love of the arts! He was about 4 yrs old in this picture and I just loved him holding the flag and sporting the very stylish white fur coat and beret.
A happy accident colored the sepia flag in just the right spot to make it appear red white and blue! I swear I didn't plan it.

I used a wood mount stamp from the dollar bin at the LCS, idea ology star trinket, token, clip and jump ring.
The lace was from my stash along with the piece of old dictionary paper from my friend Ellen. Was so excited that one page had the word star on it! How perfect! I love when things just fall into place creatively. :)

The red ribbon was also from my stash and distressed it with Black Soot and Vintage Photo Distress ink.
I used Black Soot, Faded Jeans, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo Distress inks to create the tag.
The script stamp on the tag is from Club Scrap's Collections kit.
The brown paper is also from Club Scrap.
Thanks for looking!

CCC #6 Multi Medium Collage

2010-07-23T17:28:00.000-04:00

So the Compendium of Curiosities Challenge continues.
I used some tiny jewelry boxes from the craft store to recreate something like Tim's new Configurations shadow boxes. I used some antique dictionary pages, Idea ology products, embellishments from Club Scrap. The stamped quote is from Club Scrap UM Nature's Wonders.
The papers are a lime green from DCWV which I embossed with a Cuttlebug harlequin folder and sanded and inked with Distress in various colors.
And I used a Gears embossing folder (unsure of the brand) for the piece of Idea ology packaging that I sanded off to reveal the image. Inked all the edges with Distress Vintage photo and some Peeled Paint.
Flower punch was a Martha Stuart.
stamp Flourish was a Studio G (I think) all stamped in Archival Ink.

CCC #5! Distress Embossing Powder

2010-07-16T22:59:00.000-04:00

Here is a creation using the Distress Embossing Powder. I had a hard time finding a stamp that I thought did justice to this technique. I think it really has to be a stamp with a lot of surface area to appreciate the Distressed Embossing look!
Dragon fly and Cat o Nine tails stamps - Club Scrap Centennial Casual UM rubber set
Script stamp - Club Scrap Collections Wood Mounted
Quote stamp - Club Scrap Castaway UM
I used dictionary paper on the background which was embossed chipboard. Then I sanded off the raised areas. Inked with Distress Vintage Photo.
The stamped images on the tag are Archival ink and Ranger Emboss It clear Ink and Distress Black embossing powder.
The Flower is made with a punch from Martha Stewart.

Just a little something I have been working on..

2010-07-16T15:52:00.000-04:00

I made this video showing the Mini Album Turn Table in action. It was inspired by this cool project from Club Scrap called the Photo Twist About. You can check it out HERE!
I was so intrigued by this cool project that my brain started spinning (ha ha no pun intended) with ideas on how to use the little turn table ball bearing mechanism used in the project! So I thought of a design using simple materials. I used black matte board and papers to embellish! So fun!
Papers- Club Scrap Design classics, Memoirs and Bridges
Stamps- Club Scrap
Flowers- die cuts from Sizzix

PSL officially begins today!

2010-07-12T12:39:00.000-04:00

So over at Club Scrap we have our Summer Camp starting up! The Pro Scrapbooker's league is such a fun way to make new friends, create tons of layouts to add to our albums and even earn prizes and discounts each week from CS!! How fun is that!

I will be sure to post some of my completed layouts from each weeks challenges. This week is the Stamping Challenge. We must use our Club Scrap stamps on our layouts for points. If we meet the challenge requirement our layout is worth 2 pts , which we post to our teams gallery. If we don't that's okay too, because we can submit it to our teams 1 pt gallery.

Can't wait to get started. Here on the Cape it is so hot! Great day for staying in the AC and crafting!

GO TEAM WALLEYES!! WOO HOO!

Shannon's getting crafty!

2010-07-11T15:37:00.000-04:00

For the last 2 days, I have been working in my scrapping room/family room getting some birthday cards made for a swap and also for PSL (Pro Scrapbooker's League) Summer Camp at Club Scrap!

Shannon came down last night and this afternoon to work on some projects. Here is a little look at her creative process and some thoughts (unrehearsed, of course!!)

CofC's challenge #4... finally!

2010-07-06T17:19:00.001-04:00

Okay, so when this challenge was first posted by one of the members of All things Tim Yahoo group I was all over it! So excited and couldn't wait to get started. Well, 3 weeks later I am finally getting my act together and joining in all the fun! Sheesh, life gets in the way sometimes, ya know?!
Well here is my version, in the form of a tag, of the Shabby Chic technique. Thanks for looking!

Tag- Club Scrap
Fibers- stash
Stamp- Artifacts Sunburst wood mounted from Club Scrap
Flower- daisy punches: Fiskars large and McGill medium
Stencil Art is Fact- Artifacts Collection Club Scrap
Idea ology gears and spinners
clock embellie- Club Scrap
Black Distress ink on edges

It has been way too long...

2010-07-03T19:18:00.001-04:00

So sorry I have not posted in such a long time.
Today I was inspired by a fellow blogger, Laura, who makes awesome technique videos using some live feeds, and has a totally cool BLOG! Please check her out! So fun! And her ideas are so unique! Love them!

I emailed Laura, and she gave me permission to show you my version of the Sunburst Mini Album she designed! So cool, check out her video HERE!

I used Club Scrap Design Classics papers from Fossils and Textiles and Notions.
The pages form these cool pockets that you can use to put some tags in. Very cool idea, thanks Laura!

Home Town Swap LFB

2010-06-17T22:35:00.000-04:00

Made this cute little book with a technique I learned thru Club Scrap. Fun pages are from a Hometown Little Fat Book Swap during Winter PSL over at CS! Really cool to get pages from folks on my team, showing what makes home special to them!
All papers are Club Scrap's Twist of Lime FFC collection.

Castaway Digi Layout

2010-06-09T13:53:00.000-04:00

I love digital scrapping! When you just want to play around with some really awesome embellishments and don't want to drag out all the supplies, digi can't be beat. Everything in this layout is made with the Club Scrap digital Castaway kit. Love all the cool shells and foliage. And now Club Scrap makes their ribbon embellies in several different interesting shapes/groupings. All done for you.

This is my daughter and husband playing in the waves over the Memorial Day Weekend.

A new addition to our family...

2010-06-05T20:14:00.000-04:00

meet our brand new kitten Dusty! We adopted her this morning from the MSPCA. She is so sweet. Just learning the ropes of kitten hood.

Book of Me Challenge!

2010-06-03T12:48:00.000-04:00

Over at Club Scrap they are doing a Book of Me Challenge. I have been working along on it using my digital software program! It is called iScrapbook and is really easy to use with my Club Scrap digi kits!

The challenge is on it's fifth challenge and this time we are talking about where we come from. We can talk about our parents, ancestry or family treasures. I like having a group of layouts that talk about me and my experiences. Most of my scrapbooking revolves around my kids and family.

Digital kit used Mirror Mirror Club Scrap

Not a winner...

2010-05-29T09:07:00.002-04:00

of Tim's blog challenge, but I had such an awesome time playing along!
Definitely check out his blog to see all the awesome projects, layouts and cards that did win!

This is what the lucky winners will get, it is a discontinued tin for the Distress inks. COOL!
Congrats to all the winners!

How I Distress!

2010-05-27T16:18:00.000-04:00

Tim Holtz is having a fun little challenge on his blog on how we use our Distress inks. So here is my entry.

I used mostly Vintage Photo Distress ink.
The stamped images are using Adirondack Black Archival ink.
Club Scrap Poetic Harlequin Stamp
Club Scrap Casual Centennial quote stamp
Birdhouse is my own design using corrugated cardboard from an Apple computer packaging box
Alterations flower die cuts Sizzix (a RAK from my dear friend Pat from CS)
Buttons (Giveaway from Colorful Creations Blog)
Stickles (Giveaway from CK friend Amanda's Blog)
Dragonfly idea from a CK friend's post. Wings are from a piece of Alterations die cut flower cut, paper is from Club Scrap Henna collection
All papers are Club Scrap. Most are from the Castaway collection.
I used Club Scrap Book Binding Glue to assemble the birdhouse (awesome stuff)!!!

I love gardening!

2010-05-24T16:50:00.001-04:00

Another of my favorite things to do is gardening! I spent the last few days outside working on planting my annuals. I also did a few updates to some beds. My hubby Greg and son Jay removed a large white pine from one bed by the street. These trees grow so large over time that we knew it was not going to be a good thing if it remained there. So with a big empty spot that needed filling, I got 3 large daylilies from my sister in law yesterday that fit in nicely.

So what are your favorite annuals to plant?

In my garden, it is a close tie between Wave Petunias and Impatiens

Here are some pics!

Workshop success!

2010-05-19T14:22:00.000-04:00

What a fun time I had doing my very first workshop! The girls were really fun and liked learning the Stitch Bound Journal project. It was a nice big room at the Taunton Art Association. There were 5 in attendance and with everyone working at a different pace it was nice to have this size group so that I was able to give each of them some individual attention. I may not have been able to do that with a larger group.

So thanks to you all who came to my first workshop and made it a very enjoyable and memorable experience! Looking forward to being able to teach an Assembly Line Scrapbooking class here later this summer!

Very First workshop!

2010-05-17T15:53:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow is my first workshop as a Club Scrap® Crafter Rep and I am a little nervous and excited. It will be a wonderful experience to finally get to teach a class. I am really hoping that it will be successful and my teaching style will be accepted by my attendees. It is so hard to tell how it will go but I am thinking positively. The project I will teach is a Stitch Bound Journal, much like the one in my previous post. The only difference will be the colors. Really hoping someone will love it and maybe they will attend my scrapping for busy people class coming up later in the summer too! Wish me luck!

Here are some more views of the signatures (pages) and the tie closure.

And this one shows the cool spine and exposed binding stitches!

All products are Club Scrap!

One Stroke Painted Birdhouses

2010-05-12T22:21:00.000-04:00

For Mother's Day I gave a dime store birdhouse a little update. I gave it to my Mom today and she loved it. I also needed to replace one of my houses. Note: * never ever make a birdhouse from particle board or it will disintegrate if you put it outdoors. I bought a hand painted birdhouse a few years back at a craft fair and recently hung it outdoors. Turns out if probably was not intended to be outdoors and is falling apart.

Here are the 2 houses. The first is my moms and the second is mine!

My Mother's Day Card by Alicia

2010-05-10T14:15:00.002-04:00

My sweet girl Alicia made this card for me with inked edges, and bling and everything! LOVE IT!

Happy Mother's Day!

2010-05-09T15:05:00.000-04:00

Had a nice peaceful morning. My daughter Alicia, made me a sweet card and my youngest Shannon drew me a lovely pencil drawing. My son Jason gave me a hug and a Happy Mother's Day Mom! I really have so much, it is the nice peaceful family atmosphere that is the greatest gift of all. My hubby Greg, is always there for me and we do lots of little things for each other during the year. So gifts on mothers and fathers day are not required. As long as we acknowledge each other every day, that is more important. Love this family of mine!

We also get a special treat this evening, we are sharing a lobster dinner with the family. I will see my Mom on Wednesday to wish her a Happy Mom's Day in person.

Hope everyone is having a special day!

Mystery in the Making Complete!

2010-04-30T23:11:00.000-04:00

So much fun and a super fast project! I sat down at 10 PM EST and I am already done and the photos are ready to be uploaded!! WOO HOO! I love how it came out! I used all Club Scrap papers from the Cyprus Collection. Antique buttons, ribbons, pearls swirls and Bazills silk flowers from my stash! The jewels and coin embellishment along with the stickers are also from the Cyprus Club Scrap kit!
I used some photos I loved from our family vacation/ weekend getaway go to spot, Gurnet Point off Duxbury beach in Plymouth, MA during Memorial Day weekend in 2008.

Here it is!

Mystery in the Making

2010-04-30T21:37:00.000-04:00

One of my friends Amanda (aka Okanogangirl) over at Club CK message boards did a little National Scrapbooking day mystery project with videos during the week of items we would need from our stash to complete the project. Today she posted the videos on the actual project and I can not wait to get started! She did a fantastic job on this unique little mystery! Check it out here!

I will post my finished project tomorrow! Happy National Scrapbooking Day and thanks Amanda, this was great!

Latest addition to the Puzzler saga!

2010-04-30T19:47:00.000-04:00

I used Pops from the Bridges Club Scrap collection and a stamp from Time and Space also Club Scrap!
I stamped the image on 4 colors, cut them all stacked up and then reassemble them. Today when I was looking to use them on a card I noticed that if I pieced the images back together in this window frame style they fit together so perfectly! Love the odd polygon shapes and all the colors matching up! Way cool!

Herringbone Card

2010-04-29T21:30:00.000-04:00

My oldest daughter Alicia loves this technique and always asks me if she can make them. She sat down today and made this card for her friends birthday using some DCWV adhesive backed photo mattes and some Club Scrap POPs and fiber and stamp.

Way to go Alicia!

Sonoma card with a bonus!

2010-04-28T15:42:00.000-04:00

Over at Club Scrap they had a video on how to do this great technique called the Herringbone. Well, today as I was trimming a piece down and notice what a cool look the edges had! I don't think I have ever seen anyone do it before?! So I grabbed my Xyron X and ran the pieces thru to cover them with adhesive. Then I repositioned them on a piece of matching cardstock and went to putting my card together!

I am so happy with how it turned out.
I used all Club Scrap Sonoma Collection papers and embellies!

Tim Holtz QVC project! Finally....

2010-04-27T21:50:00.000-04:00

A few years ago Tim Holtz was on QVC and of course I could not pass up this cool album and case he had up for sale. It came with the Grungeboard Gate book and the Tin. I bought the Fragments and used some really cool Creative Imaginations paper to create the tiles. Time consuming but so worth it. I just love the look. Greg and I took a trip down to Provincetown and went on a whale watch for his birthday a couple of months later so I knew those were the pics I would use in it. Well it sat and sat, until today and I finally finished it. I still have to add a little journalling here and there about the day but other than that the pictures are all in! I completed disassembled the whole book to grunge it up with all my Distress inks and then when all the pages were done I put it back together. I was so afraid I would not be able to get the thing back together, so I took some pics just to remind me. LOL!
So here are some pics of the finished project.

The Puzzler!

2010-04-24T14:52:00.000-04:00

Loving this cool technique I learned over in the Cinema at Club Scrap! So fun!

All the papers are Club Scrap from the Memoirs kit and the stamp is also Club Scrap from the Let Me Count the Ways kit. I used Distress Vintage Photo to ink the edges!