Alternate Paper Pumpkin Ideas

While I, and everyone I know, love the Paper Pumpkin Kits that Stampin'Up! creates for us each month, we also put our creative juices to use and create alternative cards and gifts.


My sister, Jackie, really had her creative juices flowing this month.  As soon as she received her kit she started making these great cards.

As she was perusing Pinterest, she found a gift box that intrigued her so much she decided to make one of her own.  I did not obtain the name of the person that originally created the box, but she posted great instructions and Jackie CASE'd it beautifully.

I love all her alternative creations and will be working on some of my own over the next couple of days.


Enjoy Thanksgiving and be sure to come back soon.  I am going to be making Christmas cards and will be sharing them with you.


Take care and God Bless You.

Paper Pumpkin -- November 2019

Stampin' Up! outdid themselves with their Paper Pumpkin Kit this month.  It coordinates with the cards we made last month.  Love these tags.


Here is the box -- love how they sent a seasonal box.

The picture below shows all the different pieces bits and pieces contained in the kit.  Enough supplies were provided to make 24 tags, six each of four designs. Not only do you receive all the bits and pieces to make the projects, but Stampin'Up! also provides glue dots and stampin' dimensionals to put everything together.  All you need is adhesive!

I completed two sets of tags that I will be sending to my two sister-in-laws next week.  Here is a picture of the completed tags.

These tags are cute and were fun to put together. 


Check out everything there is to know about Paper Pumpkin Kits on Stampin'Up!'s web site at stampinup.com.

Thanksgiving

Is a time for family, good fun and enjoying the company of friends and family.  This year it is also on my Father-in-Law's birthday.  We lost Dad many years ago, but we think of him often.  Thanksgiving is not the same without him.


I made the following card for my two sister-in-laws, Elle and Candi, my best friend of ??? many years (we don't acknowledge how long we have known each other because that would disclose how old we really are, lol), and our good friends Johnny and Gloria.  Hope you enjoy it.  I displayed the front and the inside.  Love that turkey!

My best friend and her twin sister are on a cruise that took them from San Diego around Hawaii, back to San Diego and now they are visiting several ports in Mexico before they head back to San Diego and then fly home.  While they were in Honolulu she sent me the beautiful card below for Thanksgiving.

I liked this card so much that I decided to CASE it (Copy and Stamp Everything).  I put my twist on her creation.  Let me know what you think.

I just had to include the turkey.  I sent this card to my daughter and son-in-law as well as my two granddaughters.


What are your plans for Thanksgiving?  Are you celebrating at home with family and friends or going out to a local restaurant?  Me?  We have not decided yet, but we will have fun no matter what we decide.


Have a great Thanksgiving and bless all of you.

Sorry for the long absence

Welcome back.  I have been away from my blog for longer than I planned.  My husband and I had a few things we needed to take care of and they took a lot longer than I previously thought they would, but they are done and life goes.  THEN, out of nowhere I woke up one morning with vertigo. I have never had that before and hope I do not ever have it again.  I could not get my balance and staggered like I was drunk, lunging into walls and furniture.  My head would spin even if I was sitting or laying down and not doing anything.  At times I felt like I was in a fog and not quite there. WEIRD, is all I can say.  This lasted for four days.  I am happy to say that I am back to normal (not sure if that is good or bad, but we will go with good).


Have a great day and take care.

Scrapbooking Made Easy

Scrapbooking Made Easy

Scrapbook 101 - What do I do? How do I do it? Where do I go to get inspiration?

Scrapbooking is a lot of fun and can be challenging.  I've put together a short synopsis of what a scrapbook page should/could have.  Remember, you are recording your memories and moments of fun, joy and remembrance.  There really is not any set rules.

1.  Most scrapbook pages start out with title bar/header.  As an alternative you can use a side bar.  What is the difference?  The first photograph is a 6" x 6" scrapbook page with a title bar and the second photograph is a 6" x 6" scrapbook page with a side bar.  They both contain the same thing (a short description of what you are scrapbooking),in a different format.


These scrapbook pages are for a wedding display.  Do you take this man (woman) for your wife (husband)...

I prefer to double mat, but that does not mean that you need to double mat everything.  What does double mat mean?  Let's look at the following scrapbook page.  The scrapbook page shows how you can portray the title. The bottom title is not matted, the second one is shown with a single mat and the first one is shown as double matted.  It is your preference.  You might not mat one scrapbook page or use a single mat, while on another scrapbook page you may prefer to use a double mat.  It is YOUR scrapbook and should reflect your personality.

2.  Photo Mats/Photo Corners. This is exactly as it says -- you are attaching your photo to a mat or adding photo corners to your picture.  You can use a single mat or a double mat.  Again, it is what you prefer.  In some instances you may not want to use a mat at all.

This scrapbook page shows a variety of techniques.  First, is the photo mat in Night of Navy.  A photo corner is displayed in the upper right corner of the photo mat. Along the bottom of the page is a journaling block (single mat) showing the date, time and where the wedding took place.

3.  Journaling Box.  Yep, you guessed it.  This is an area where you can express your thoughts.  It can be any shape or form that you want.  I have seen scrapbook pages for newborns where the scrapbooker has used a baby bottle cutout to journal on.  Others have used squares or rectangles, circles, balloons -- let your imagination roam free!  (see above scrapbook page for journaling box)

4.  Borders.  Use these for visual interest.  It can be related to theme of the scrapbook page, or color coordinate with the page.  Again, no set rules.  Add where and when you want to spice up the page.

Borders can be fun, like the tea pots shown above.  For a little boy you could use a row of dinosaurs, for a little girl you could use a row of ballet dancers.  The ideas are limitless.

5.  Photos.  Choose the photo/photos you want displayed on your page, you may even want to do a two-page layout to include more photos or more journaling.  Especially if the phots are large. 

6.  Page Accents.  This can be anything -- stickers, die cuts, stamping, buttons, brads, eyelets, ribbons, flowers, pockets (to hide or showcase something, such as a lock of your baby's hair).  These are added to enhance your page.  Be sure to not "over do".  Too many accents can detract.  Lay out your page, step back and take a look.  Maybe even have a sister, mother or friend look at it if you are not sure.  Be creative!

I've used the same scrapbook page to show a page accent, the heart in the upper left corner of the photo mat.  The sentiment in the heart answers the question "Do you take …" and the answer is "I Do".


Please leave me a comment and let me know if you feel this post has been helpful.  Have a great day and come back soon.


BE SURE to check out my Page, Scrapbook Ideas and Themes at the top of my blog.

Welcome

Welcome to my blog.

I have not been able to blog for over a year, BUT, I am back.  I have missed creating and sharing my ideas and I am eager to start sharing with you again.

My vision for this blog is to share the latest and most up-to-date information in the paper crafting industry.  Don't hold me to knowing everything, but I will endeavor to do my best. 

I will be offering in-person and on-line classes throughout the year and will post them well in advance so you will know what is "coming up" for the next quarter.

In addition, I will be hosting games, doing surveys, offering blog candy and other surprises.  Be sure to come back often to see what is going on and jump in on the fun and activities!

Brenda