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Fussy Cutting | Scrapbook Steals

17 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in Scrapbook Steals, Techniques, Tutorials

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scrapbook steals

I love fussy cutting! I love cutting out all those little tiny shapes and building something up. I know, most of you think I’m crazy – but I’m going to show you how to do it and not hate it!

Go check out the Scrapbook Steals Blog for my post full of tips and techniques!

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S.

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Something exciting!

11 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in Mixed Media, This & That, Tutorials

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Guest Post, Ronda Palazzari

Several months ago I received a twitter message from Ronda Palazzari. And it was just a little bit exciting for me – I love her! I was over the moon when she asked if she could feature one of my projects on a blog post of work using her Crafter’s Workshop stencils. Would I mind, she asked?

Um… NO! You just go ahead and like my work Ms. Palazzari, I’m totally ok with that!

And then, a while later, she asked again! And this time my friend Cathie was featured too. 🙂

So when Ronda asked me to email her about a question,I didn’t think much of it. Until I read said email – three or four times to get over my shock!

She asked me to use her stencils and do a step by step Christmas project as a guest blog post! What!?!?! She likes me, she really likes me!

Excited might be an understatement…

So, long story longer, I did a guest post. And it’s live today.

Want to see what this turned out like?

rp canvas

And how about a larger view of this?

rp ornament

Go check it out and then come back and tell me what you think! Hope you enjoy them!

S.

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A bit of a hiatus, of sorts…

10 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in This & That

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Christmas

So.

December has hit and has brought with it, apart from the regular December/holiday things, 4 different projects in the scrapping world. One is done – you’re going to want to come visit here on Wednesday! – but three others are still in the works. Which means that this blog has to take the hit.

I was going to post another craft today but it’s being done in stages and it’s turning out so cute that I think I’ll keep it as a gift from the kiddies to their parents (don’t you love that bit of teasing, parents?). And that leaves me with no craft and no time for another post.

I’ll try to get a few up here and there but for now I ready need to buckle down and get assignments done. That being said, local peeps are going to want to save some pennies because the Paperie January card kit is the bomb. And you Simple Scrapper Premium Members? January content is going to rock your scrapping world. Plus, one of my LO’s was the inspiration for one of the templates this month – very cool!

And again, stop by on Wednesday. What I’m going to share was so seriously exciting for me that I may just have jumped up and down and squealed like a teenage girl. Yup, good times!

And because I hate to leave a post pictureless I’ll give you one from today. I think Ella likes the tree I put up this morning!

ella_treeSee you all Wednesday!

S.

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Simple Scrapper Show & Tell | December 2013

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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The December templates and Story Starters for the Premium Members at Simple Scrapper are fantastic! I had so much fun – I even got to scrap one of my favourite old TV shows. 🙂

I know I’m not the only person out there who spent part of the summer watching The Facts of Life on Netflix – it was definitely my go-to show during July and August – so I was thrilled when one of the Story Starters inspired me to scrap my love for it, cheesy and dated as it may be!

you take the goodI loved the template and the fun paper shapes, plus all the layers:

you take the good - layersMy second LO was made with my favourite template this month – I’ll be using it again for sure – and features some recent pics of Molly modeling her new hat:

smileLots of shimmer on this one between the gold thread for stitching:

smile - goldand the Heidi Swapp ColorShine in gold and seafoam:

smile - shineI made both of these LO’s at the Paperie’s Fall Retreat using the exclusive kit they released that weekend and it’s amazing! They may still have a couple left, plus I know there are a few odd page and card kits floating around too if you’re looking for a great Christmas gift!

For some more great inspiration, go check out what the rest of the Team did this month – we’re all linked up for Show & Tell, plus our favourites are in the Team Gallery. Once you’ve enjoyed all the eye candy make sure to set some time aside for scrapping and link up your own creations – we’d love to see them!

S.

The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping.

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Handprint Advent Tree

02 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in Family, Kid's Crafts, Tutorials

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Advent calendar, Christmas, Crafts

Well, it’s the beginning of December and around here that means the beginning of Christmas crafts! We did a fun and easy one today that included some paint – always a winner with little kiddies!

First, I painted everyone’s hands green and stamped them on watercolour paper to make trees. I definitely recommend Tempera paints for this, they easily wash off surfaces, clothes, and skin!

advent tree - hand prints

Once the trees were done everyone got a paintbrush and were told to paint a bunch of colours without mixing them into mud – and they actually did it! Mud colour is the norm around here for some reason…

Although the paints dry quickly, a lot of water was flowing on these so I gave them a quick blast with my heat gun to speed up the process. Then, with “help”, I punched 1″ and 3/4″ circles from the paper to make ornaments.I also cut a star from some of the yellow painted sections. All in all, we had 23 circles and one star per child which they then stuck to a sheet of glue dots. We started with this:

advent tree - big thighs hannah

and this:

advent tree - big thighs gabe

And ended up with these:

advent tree - decorations hannah

And these:

advent tree - decorations Gabe

And now we’re all ready for the countdown! Since today is the second they got to pick out and stick on two ornaments, saving the star until Christmas Eve.

advent tree - finished

Cute, hey? He insisted on making a funny face – no way was I getting a reasonable picture out of him today!

There’s still plenty of time to make your own – it might even be fun for the whole family to have trees!

S.

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Big Picture Classes | December Duos WINNER!

01 Sunday Dec 2013

Posted by Sara in Giveaway

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Big Picture Classes, December Duos

Hi all! Long day today so I’m just getting around to posting the winner and she is….

Gina Karas said:

December 1, 2013 at 4:17 am

My favorite Christmas tradition is ending the day at my mom’s house in front of the fire. It truly is the epitome of the old saying, “there’s no place like home.”

Congratulations, Gina! Email me at sarathings(at)gmail(dot)com and I’ll send you the code to join. Enjoy the class!

S.

PS. Didn’t win here? Check out Kimberly’s blog for another chance!

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