Hello Blog Friends...
Here is another card that I have added to my Sympathy Card Collection.  I am practicing with my Martha Stewart Punch around the Page punches that I'm collecting - there is so much that one can do with these punches.  I love using them to make cards but I also use them on my layouts as another way to frame my pictures or to layer pattern paper choices to add depth to a layout.
For this particular card I used the Layered Arches punch around the page set.  The pattern paper I used is KaiserCraft English Rose Collection which is one of my favorite new paper collections.  Then I used The Spellbinders Lattice Pendant to add another dimension as I layer on the details.  On top, I used the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals Sizzix Die to fashion this flower out of some of the Prima Fairy Flora pattern paper.  This paper and the English Rose paper from Kaisercraft go so well together as the color palette and overall design of the paper are similar.  The tattered florals die is quite versatile and re-usable!  I love this die and the tattered leaves die as so much can be done with them!  Stay tuned for more to see coming up very soon on the blog.
This weekend everyone... I have the pleasure to announce a brand new Scrapbooking weekend event called "Celebrate Scraps".  It is a crop that is taking place at Fatima School in Elliot Lake!  It is a fundraiser that was created In Celebration of National Scrapbooking Month, this crop was coordinated by a caring Grandmother of one of the attending students.  She hopes, as we all do, if successful, that this event will become an annual crop!! If you are interested in attending or you want more info, please email celebrate_scraps@yahoo.ca   If you can't come and scrapbook or make cards for the weekend, come and take part in the demos that will be running all morning on Saturday morning.  Find out how to achieve some of the results you see on some of the projects that have caught your eye. I will be there providing some ideas and demos of some of my favorite tools as will Deb from OC Scrapbookers.  Deb and the team will be there with her store the whole weekend.  Come one, come all to take a look at what you can do on your pages and cards...  There is an abundance of new product to check out... whoeeee!!!   I look forward to seeing you all there...

Number two of my Sympathy Card Collection

Hello Card makers

I have a little something to share with you today also.   I've been having trouble with my camera for awhile and the pics weren't turning out the best but I got a few and couldn't wait to share this card with you.  I have promised another sympathy card that I have been creating a series on, so here it is.    There are a few things to look at on this card.  Meaning, there are a few different tools I used for the details and the first one is a Martha Stewart punch around the page punch set called String Lace.  On top of the punched mat I created, I layered with a Spellbinders Pendant die from the Contemporary Hearts set.  For the butterflies I cut and layered two Spellbinder Butterflies (the first butterfly die Spellbinders put out).  On top of the pendant I a layered large flower that I created with the Tim Holtz Tattered Florals large die.  I punched several flowers then ink distressed them, scrunched them up and then layered into a beautiful large blossom. In the center of the flower is a Kaisercraft pearl.  The sentiment is a Just Rite stamp from the Sympathy Nested Sentiments set which I stamped on a Spellbinders Fancy Tag die (the smallest one of three)  Inside the card are more butterflies on pattern paper from DCWV - Mariposa collection.  The inside sentiment is from JustRite stamps, another in the Sympathy Nested Sentiment series stamped with Chocolate Brown Stazon on a Labels 5 nested label.  The cream paper is fancy Making Memories Shimmer Pearl Vine and a Swirl Cream on Cream. The card base is a Petallic cardstock in chocolate brown called Charlie.  I shop at my favourite store, OC Scrapbookers for all my tools and products..  Hope you like my design and let me know what you think. I will be posting more of the Sympathy Collection very soon.....

A Heritage Layout for Sepia Pictures (oh those old faded pictures)

Hello my blogging friends...
 I have posted a delicate and whimsical two-page layout that was designed with some of my old family photos in mind.  I can envision a sepia finish to the pictures I plan to put on this layout and I feel they would suite it well with the shades of brown, grey, and various tones of cream with a hint of blush.  I used various tools for this layout but the majority of the design was done with the Cricut machine and the Reminisce cartridge. The titles are from Reminisce at the back of the booklet, the frames are one of the great features of this cartridge with so many unique designs to choose from.  I did quite a bit of layering to get the shadow affect on the frames and the titles.  The filmstrip frame is from the Mickey and Friends cartridge and the small frame on the first page is a Spellbinders die - Labels 10.  I plan to do some journaling in that space.   The butterflies are a Cuttlebug die and embossing folder set which I use quite often and is quite pretty.  Last but not least is the flower I fashioned with the Tim Holtz tattered Rose Die.  I cut several flowers, inked them up, scrunched them up and then layered until I got the volume I wanted.  "Go Big or Go Home" I always say!   I have had several great compliments from my friends who have seen it in its various forms of completion.  I feel that I accomplished the vintage look I was after and still added the depth and dimension that is my style.  I was able to get skads of details and layering in while being able to put quite a few pics on to tell my story.  Let me know what you think.  As usual my friends, you will find the tools and embellishments that I use over at OC Scrapbookers online store - see link above.  Watch for their Spring crop schedule...we have so much fun at the crops!!  We shall be starting the Spring rotation with Spring Fling in Bruce Mines....you can email Deb for more information at ocscrapbookers@yahoo.ca
Don't forget to leave me some feedback, I love to hear what you think of the layouts.  Having a little trouble with my camera so they pics aren't as clear as I like.  Its really not hard to comment and once you start you will like leaving comments on your favorite blogs.  Thanks all for taking a look.  More soon...

The Funniest Video - Making Light of a Tense Situation

 Hello Everyone
I just love this You Tube video!  Its hilarious:  it sings the blues all about the MTC program and how Provocraft socked it to developers of MTC.  How us MTC users and owners love this software and think its the best thing since sliced bread.  The song tells the story about MTC (Davey) and Provocraft (Goliath) and how most of us cheer for the little guy!  Done in a lighthearted and fun way!! Very creative and funny!  Give it a listen and comment with your thoughts. I would love to hear what you think of what this creative gal has to sing about... 

An Older Dbl. Page Layout with Stamping





Hello My Blog Buddies

Hoping all is well with you today.  I have put another layout online for you here.  Don't you just love the taupe, purple and olive of this layout?  This is one of my beginner pages I crafted in my earlier days of scrapbooking when I was doing alot of stamping onto my layouts.  For a closeup view, click on the picture.  The large flower on the 2nd page is a stamp that I love and still use. The title on the first page is stamped  from a set of font stamps as well as the sentiment on the 2nd page "Traditions", another font stamp set.  This design is much simpler than what I often create today but when I look back I can see back down the road of my development which leads to the detailing work that I so love to do now.  I can see that I was just beginning to get brave with layering and detailing embellishments on this one. Some of the tools I used was the Cuttlebug and spiral embossing folder.  I used a swirl BossKut die and cut it with the Cuttlebug machine.  For funky wavy paper cuts I love the wavy cutter from Creative Memories.  At one time I used it on almost everything I created.  All the stamps used on this layout are from Close to My Heart which are the stamps I began my stamping madness with. I designed this layout with heritage photos in mind as I could imagine black and white vintage photos in the rectangular photo spots with some journalling beside on the oval mat.  The smaller tag on the 2nd page could be used to identify people in the photo above.  If you have any questions about this layout or you want to put together a group to scrapbook a layout like this one, just email me and let me know your wishes.  Happy Scrapbooking and I'll be back with more crafty creations very soon...

Another StoryBook Layout!!

See how much I love this cartridge??  Provocraft's cricut cartridge, "Storybook".  This is another of my older layouts but I love this cartridge so much that I have to show the work I have done using it.  Do you recognize the circle picture frame...again?  Click onto the pictures to see a closer view.  Many of you already know that I am an avid cardmaker as well as a scrapbooker.  I have decided to feature more layouts at this time as I feel there are not enough of us out there putting our scrapbooking work on the blogs, but for those of you who like to see my cards, I will still be posting cards from time to time as I go along. 

In this layout you see the details that I am fond of in my work as I layer them on. You may recognize my card style in this layout too as I begin to cross over from cardmaking to scrapbooking, using the tools I originally picked up to use with cards in mind, but thinking out of the box I began using them on my layouts as well.  In this layout I have used Spellbinders dies (for the journalling card inside the pocket I created) Mega rectangles, a Martha Stewart border punch, Cuttlebug embossing folders, my wonderful embroidery sewing machine to sew around the some of the pictures and detail mats I added -(notice the bling zipper I used), I added more bling and pearls from KaiserCraft, and some dreamy Fairy Princess Karen Foster pattern paper.  All of the tools and products I used can be found at OC Scrapbookers online store

Take a close look at the details and let me know what you think..  Please leave a comment for me and if you have any questions, feel free to email and I will get back to you.  You can subscribe directly to my feed if you would like to visit again any time I post a new project.  My feedburner subscriber is easy to use, just put in your email address and you will get an email alert each time I post a project to my blog. I am trying to build up my subscriber list in order to do a  blog candy giveaway.  My goal is 100 subscribers and I am currently at 43.  See the subscriber application on the left hand column here, right beside this post.  I will be back to post some more crafty creations very soon... hugs, k

A Lovely Storybook Layout!

I'm back with another layout, this time a two page layout that features several Cricut cuts from the Storybook Cartridge.  This is one of those cartridges that I have that I've just thumbed through the book so much that it is now dog-eared and bedraggled but oh so loved.  Yes, I just love this cartridge and I find that there is still so much more I can discover each time I look through it.  Some of the feature keys include frames, borders and fancy corners.  I love all those options about this cartridge and  another feature that sold me on this cartridge is the font style.  In this layout I played up the "Once Upon a Time" and "Happily Ever After" phrases as I featured a picture of my nieces and nephew reading a book to their new baby sister.  I layered the phrases twice on the one page and three times on the other phrase.  Now I've got to say there wasn't a layer option for the phrases but I did it by increasing the sizes of the phrase in minute quarter inch detail.  I love the greens of this layout as it brings to mind the coming St. Patty's day.  I would love to hear what you think of this layout and maybe your ideas on what I should do for journalling their story!! I am going to either add another picture in the circular space on the 2nd page or add the story of my nieces and nephew.. let me know what you think about how to complete this layout.  I have some more layouts to feature...stay tuned!  Find lots of the products I use on my layouts and cards at my favourite online scrapbook store OC Scrapbookers 'n More