Monthly Archives: September 2013

Paperie Card Kit | September 2013: Part 3 (mini album)

30 Monday Sep 2013

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Well, I ended up with a nasty head cold last week and so this didn’t get posted on Friday as planned – sorry!

It’s all here now though, so be prepared for a bunch of photos (you may want coffee. Or tea. Or something decaffeinated. Go ahead, I’ll wait!)

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I made this album to highlight a few of my favourite summer pics. I put in 6 tabs, one each of June, July, and August for Molly and Gabe, and then added the photos of them that I loved from each month.

The album is a bit sturdier than usual – I used super heavy chipboard for the covers and spine and a Tim Holtz small ring binder to hold the pages. I decorated the cover with some of the Farmhouse Paper Company stickers and used the included stamp set with gold embossing (my favourite thing lately):

sunshine - embossing

And hung a Tim Holtz Idea-ology Collage Key from the spine:

sunshine - spine

For the first page I cut down one of the envelopes and misted it. I then decorated it with one of the Farmhouse flowers (sidenote: not a flower lover here but these ones are gorgeous!) and a bit mist. It holds bits and pieces from the summer.

sunshine - envelope

The main pages are cut down and then folded up to make pockets where I put additional photos. The back of each pocket has a full size picture:

sunshine - august gabe

And the mist I used on the envelope and pocket pages is, of course, shimmery gold to match the embossing on the cover!

sunshine - gold mist

Each of the small photos is mounted on a 7 Gypsies library card (not included in the kit but the Paperie carries them, fabulous for PL!). The date is written on the tab and there’s a small line about the photo on the back:

sunshine - small photos

That’s it! You made it to the end – whew! If you live locally and want to see the full album, check it out at The Paperie, along with the rest of my LO’s and Wendy’s cards.

Come back tomorrow, my post is ready to go with the October Simple Scrapper templates and a bunch of the SS girls are joining in too!

S.

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Week in the Life | September 2013

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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Every year, Ali Edwards does a weeklong, pretty intense project she calls Week in the Life. I took part last year and loved it.

This year The Paperie decided to get involved and some of the designers, instructors, and even the store owners took part. We had an information session where people could sign up to get daily email blasts with tips, tricks, photo prompts, and encouragement to keep going, and this Saturday we’ll be having an all day crop to get our albums put together.

Before that takes place, I thought I’d share my album cover and tell you what I’ve done with my pictures, in case you still needed to get yours printed!

As with most of the others designers involved, my initial concept has changed. Not surprising given the amount of photos I took each day! I am sticking with a little mixed media content and divided page protectors in a Simple Stories 6×8 Sn@p album – the orange one.

To be honest, when I altered the back of the album a couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t sold; I even considered getting a new one and leaving the chipboard cover as is.

back cover

I did like the large camera stamp and colours though:

back cover - detail

So I did the front cover and suddenly it all seemed to fall into place:

front cover

I love the textures of the Distress Paint and Mist, layered with Modeling Paste:

front cover - detail

The colours were chosen based on the Simple Stories Basics papers I’m using and I think this album is now going to work perfectly!

My photos are mainly 3×4 with a few 4×6 each day and there’s one 6×8 enlargement per day as well. My one complaint? The 6×8 page protectors are waaaaay bigger than 6×8 so I’m going to have to mount the photos on backer paper – I hate how they slide all over the place.

My smaller photos are all edited the same way: in Photoshop Elements 11 I resized each picture and then added text with the time and a short line about what was happening.

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My daily sheets will fill in the gaps and tell extra stories and all I’m planning to do on Saturday is add embellishments. All the photos are cropped and added to the page protectors already (this takes longer than you may think so if you can get this part done ahead of time it’s a great time saver for the crop!)

I’m stoked about Saturday and can’t wait to see what everyone is doing – I love how different this project can turn out! I already know the designers have different albums and sizes, plus Wendy will be doing hers in her PL album so there will be tons of inspiration this weekend for whatever style of WITL you’re scrapping!

I’m hoping to catch five minutes and have my final September Card Kit post up tomorrow with the mini album – be sure to stop back then for a look!

S.

Paperie Card Kit | September: Part 2 (landscape LO’s)

18 Wednesday Sep 2013

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I’m back with the landscape LO’s I did with the kit this month. I actually have two 8.5×11’s and one 6×8.

The first one has a fun element of the title stamped and heat embossed on the photo itself:

possibilities - title

I love the shine of the gold embossing powder!

I also layered a bunch of cloud stickers and a hot air balloon to make an embellishment cluster at the top:

possibilities - layers

I used one of the random looking stamps and some brown ink to add subtle texture to those elements, then stamped the date in black.

It’s a perfect title and soft look for this pic of Molly:

possibilities

The second LO is completely different than the other four I made – it’s amazing how you can really change up the look of a kit with some different ink or mist.

I used Clear Tar Gel through a stencil, then Dylusions Ink Spray to get the resist:

vw van - resist

And I angled everything for an interesting look. The picture is of my brother and I sleeping on what appears to be a couch in a tin can but is really the backseat of our VW Van, before my father made it into a rockin’ campervan. 🙂

vw van

Finally, I made an unusual size, a 6×8. This could be mounted on an 8.5×11 sheet of paper but I’m going to cut an 8×8 page protector down and slide it in that as it is.

dina

The main photo is on an envelope that flips open:

dina - flip open

to reveal 8 more pictures! I love the pics that were taken at the Meet and Greet The Paperie had for Dina Wakley and really wanted to showcase them all – this works for me!

A little hidden journaling in the envelope, accented with another great stamp from the included set:

dina - journaling

And some stamped circles, Dina style, with wonky, hand cut circles of patterned paper inside:

dina - circles

I hope you liked these and enjoyed the overabundance of photos – I’ll be back soon with the mini album I made!

S.

12 on Twelve | September 2013

13 Friday Sep 2013

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12on12september1. Molly reading (making up) stories to Gabe very early in the morning

2. Standard porch selfie!

3. Brushing her own teeth

4. Going to school

5. Building Legos – it’s been a bit of an obsession this week

6. finishing touches on a canvas I’m donating to an auction for the Newfoundland Chapter of The Sunshine foundation – everyone welcome to come bid on items, let me know and I’ll send you the place and time!

7. story time

8. Nana saved me and did Molly’s homework with her

9. bye Nana

10. fresh Eastport greens from cousin Jason

11. why Ella has to sleep on the car is beyond me

12. munchies at Montana’s after KTOL class

S.

Paperie Card Kit | September: Part 1 (portrait LO’s)

12 Thursday Sep 2013

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Today I’m sharing the two portrait LO’s I did with the September card kit. True to form, I did 4 – 8.5×11 LO’s and a mini album, plus a bonus 6×8 LO that I’ll share later (it has 9 photos on it!).

This was the first LO I made with the kit:

traveling lion

I love this pic of Gabe – everywhere we go, he wants Lion to tag along by riding on his backpack. It’s definitely a shot in time of Gabe and what he likes!

The kit is full of vintage looking Farmhouse Paper Company papers and they have the best bits and pieces for embellishing – I couldn’t resist using the balloon and postcard to reinforce the travel theme. Plus, I love a little cluster of goodies!

traveling lion - cluster

The second LO showcases a new and exciting skill Molly learned this summer – blowing bubbles!

bubbles

She was so proud of herself and insisted I take a picture…

every. time! It really was a big deal. 🙂

As per usual, I added hidden journaling:

bubbles - journaling

And I created a focal area by smearing molding paste through a stencil down the centre of the page, then layering the title over that:

bubbles - title

I love these papers and discovered the best way to add pictures was by editing the colour on my photos. The papers are such muted colours that the photos were clashing with the papers – adding a slight sepia tone made all the difference and now they look like they belong with the papers.

There may be one or two kits left at the Paperie and trust me, between the exclusive Farmhouse product and the awesome stamp set, this is one to pick up!

S.

Week in the Life and 12 on Twelve | September 2013

12 Thursday Sep 2013

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So this year, Week in the Life with Ali Edwards falls in September. It’s this week, the 9th to the 15th. And that means 12 on Twelve falls right in the middle.

Since I’m documenting pretty much every second of our lives already, why would I still do 12 on Twelve?

Well, for me, they’re two separate albums – WITL is its own mini and 12 on Twelve is an 8×10 collage that I insert in my Keeping Track of Life (monthly PL) album. Although I had considered just running them together, I have decided to do both today – obviously I’m a crazy lady!

Of course, some pics will overlap but many won’t. For example, for 12 on Twelve I always take a selfie in the porch mirror; for WITL I take a daily full length pic. Also, some things I document for WITL are just not things I care about saving in my 12 on Twelve collage each month.

So tomorrow, I’ll post my regular monthly 12 on Twelve and later, once my mini album is completed, I’ll leave a link to the Flickr gallery where you can peruse the WITL pics, as if you need that detailed a look at my life! 🙂

Check back later today, I’ll be posting my first two LO made with the new September Card kit from the Paperie!

S.

 

Winner! | BPC Picture Everyday

11 Wednesday Sep 2013

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I’m so sorry – I forgot to pick a winner!

But I did and it is….

Carey B!!!

Please contact me by midnight EST, September 12 with your email at sarathings (at) gmail (dot) com and I’ll send out the redemption information.

Congrats and enjoy!

S.

BPC | Tracey Clark’s Picture Everyday {Giveaway}

05 Thursday Sep 2013

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I love the classes and workshops at Big Picture Classes and would recommend them to anyone – they are always well worth the price and the time invested.

That’s why I’m super excited to be able to give away a spot in Tracey Clark’s Picture Everyday class! Want to know more about it?

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Class Description

Your life is full of beauty, authenticity, and moments of magic just waiting to be captured in pictures. All it takes is the right perspective. In Picture Everyday, a new workshop from photographer Tracey Clark, you’ll learn to see your world in a sublime new light—and to use your camera to tell the story of what you see.

Through 30 surprisingly powerful photo prompts, dozens of inspiring images and videos, and eight weeks of gentle encouragement, Tracey will help you elevate your everyday—and fill your soul with gratitude along the way. You’ll be focusing your lens on topics like Routine, Spaces, Places, Details, Connections, and Affections.

Read the rest of the description here.

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Doesn’t that sound like a fabulous class? I can’t wait to get started, and once you watch the intro video I know you’ll be itching to do it too. If you’ve been wanting to take better and more meaningful pictures, you need to do this class!

To enter, just leave me a comment answering this question: What are your favourite types of pictures to take? You can get extra entries by tweeting about this giveaway (let me know you did!) or by following me on Twitter or here at my blog. Already a follower? Let me know and I’ll count it! The giveaway closes at 11:59pm EST Sunday, September 8. (giveaway now closed)

Good Luck!

S.

Paperie Card Kit | July: Part 4

04 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Here’s the final piece from my July Card kit – in September! 🙂

I used the Simple Stories 6×6 paper and cut it in half, then folded to make a tiny 3×3 album.

Good Stuff

Good Stuff

I love the stamp set that was included in the kit and that camera was perfect for a focal point on my front cover. I also used the speech balloon stamp throughout the whole book.

make your mark

make your mark

My Donna Downey for Unity Stamp Co. stamps were the perfect size to fit in them and they were also perfect as quotes in a book for my daughter.

paint your dreams

paint your dreams

I kept this super, super simple because I really wanted the sentiments to stand out.

good stuff - know who you are

know who you are

There were also a couple of great papers that said everything I needed to say with almost no other work.

be.

be.

I also believe that no album is complete unless you put something on the back cover so I used the same stamp set to put a little camera on there.

good stuff - back cover

If you want to see the whole album, it’s at the Paperie so you can fondle with your eyes, and hands, or you can check out my Flickr gallery for all the pages.

The new card kit is debuting on the Paperie blog Friday, so be sure to check that out – I know Wendy made some fabulous cards, as always!

S.

GIVEAWAY!

03 Tuesday Sep 2013

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A little surprise post for you from Paper Issues today – a giveaway to the shop!

PI giveaway

Just leave a comment here, “Like” Simple Scrapper and Paper Issues on Facebook, and don’t forget to link up to Paper Issues by the 7th with your LO from the sketch to win one of three prizes!

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The sketch is fabulous, don’t you think? Click on it to get the .jpg sketch and .psd files.

Now leave a comment, do a LO, and go try to win – good luck! 🙂

S.