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30 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in Card Kit, Classes, Mixed Media

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Classes, Mixed media, Simple Scrapper, The Paperie Card

I know I’ve been pretty quiet around here but I’ve been a busy bee behind the scenes designing and making and playing! My goal for this year is to have classes, kits, and creative team work designed, prepped, and ready in advance – and not to be doing it at the last second. That being said though, I seem to work well under deadline pressure!

Right now I’m getting ready to post my work using the February Simple Scrapper Members templates:

love you to jupiter texture

and story starters:

how do i love thee doilyPlus I’m working my way through The Paperie‘s March Card kit:

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And I just finished designing the canvas for The Paperie’s first ever Canvas Class: Junior Edition!

superstar title

I’m so excited to see what all the kids do with the instructions – I know none of their canvases are going to look even remotely like mine and that’s the really awesome part of this class!

On top of that I’m mulling ideas for the new Yearlong Album class while waiting for my supplies to come in and I’m trying out things for my Seasonal Canvas: Winter class. Here’s the Spring canvas from last year’s retreat class, no peeks available yet for Winter though!

spring canvasAnd that’s it – for now! I still have more card kit projects to do and a little something fun for Scrapbook Steals so there will be lots more eye candy soon.

S.

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YLA2013 | Wrapup

28 Tuesday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in Classes, Mixed Media, ScrapBook, Yearlong Album

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So this past Sunday I taught the final class of the 2013 Yearlong Album. It was bittersweet: I loved the class peeps and we had a blast getting messy and playing with mixed media this year but by this point in the process I’m a little tired of looking at the same paper and am excited and ready for the new year to start! We have some amazing new product ordered for 2014 and a new concept – exclusive sketches! If you want more details, or to sign up, contact The Paperie.

Onto the final LO’s….

This a was a jam packed class because we made 5, yes FIVE, LO’s! I was so impressed with everyone when we actually got them all done!

November was all about Primary Elements, medium transfer, Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel (UTEE), and Wendy Vecchi Translucent Embossing Paste:

November - wheee

I love the rugged, distressed look of the transferred frame.

November - glamour girl

And the paste over a stencil is fabulous.ย My favourite part though, is the shine and texture:

glamour girl - layers and texture

So cool!

The December LO’s had the fun element of used paper towel collage. It looks great as a background photo mat:

December - shine

And even better cut into shapes and used as embellishments:

December - twinkleSeriously, isn’t that colour and texture awesome?

twinkle - layersFinally, we did the last page of the album.

Final Page - it was good

I wanted to keep it simple and picture free but many people in the class added a pic and they looked great!

Most of the LO’s from past year are at my Flickr gallery under the Yearlong Album 2013 set. The ones that are missing are the couple of months where I didn’t finish adding pictures to the LO’s. I’m hoping to get those done in the next couple of weeks and then I’ll update the set with the completed album. In the meantime, enjoy the rest!

S.

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Gabe and his funny sayings…

21 Tuesday Jan 2014

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Gabe had a little adventure and lunch out with my best friend late last week – just the two of them. Over lunch they were talking about favourite foods.

G: I love peanut butter.

S (my friend): We don;t have peanut butter. It would make Rachel sick and she would have to go to the hospital.

G: Oh. Well, if Molly picked up a fork and stabbed me in the eye, I’d have to go to the hospital too!

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I’m not quite sure where I got him…

S.

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Paperie Card Kit | January 2014: Part 2

16 Thursday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in Card Kit, Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed media, The Paperie Card Kit

I’m back to show you the rest of my projects from the Paperie’s January Card Kit (see the others here and here).

First up is a card that would hold a gift card. I used the 7 Gypsies tag included in the kit for the focal point – I think t his would make an awesome gift for those people you’re a little stumped about when it comes to gift giving times, like the postal carrier, or garbage man.

happy card

I simply folded one of the 6×6 pieces of patterned paper in half, keeping the top strip attached. This gave me a half circle on one side so I punched another on the other side and had a perfect place to rest my ribbon.

I then cut another piece of patterned paper to fit inside, cut a couple of notches for a gift card, and stamped a sentiment. Easy, quick, and done!

happy card - openAnother quick project were the lunch box notes. I just cut small pieces of patterned paper, folded them to resemble a matchbook, and stapled the bottom to keep the flap tucked in.

lunchbox notes

A fun heat embossed stamp inside and they’re perfect for Molly’s lunch!

lunchbox notes - open

Finally, my favourite, a canvas.

to the moon

As I mentioned before, I love the stamp set that came with the kit and as soon as I saw it I knew I had to make this canvas. Pretty much everything came from the kit except the basics – the canvas, multimedium, paint, mist, and vintage book paper. I love the shine from the mix of gold, silver, and gold glitter embossing paper:

to the moon - shine

And of course, the title rocks!

to the moon - title

And that’s it – lots of projects and I still have lots of product left to play with! There may still be one or two kits left if you want to pick one up, just give the Paperie a call to reserve it!

S.

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12 on Twelve (though it was actually the 13th) | January 2014

15 Wednesday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in This & That

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12 on Twelve

I loved this mini project so much last year that I’m doing it again – it’s a great way to get an overview of daily life. That being said I’m off to a rough start and forgot about it until the next day. Sigh.

january

1. Working on a present.

2. Gabe’s present for me.

3. Hannah’s birthday present for her mom.

4. new little Gabe on top of blue lion (long story…)

5. registered for Easter Explorer’s Camp!

6. selfie (the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year for 2013)

7. photo shoot for a technique post.

8. finished sample!

9. Hannah’s birthday card for her mom!

10. watching CHA 2014 videos.

11. fun homework for Molly tonight.

12. reading before bed.

S.

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Paperie Card Kit | January 2014: Part 1

10 Friday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in Card Kit, Mini Album, ScrapBook

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Layouts, Mini Album, The Paperie Card Kit

Ok, go get a coffee, or tea, or hot chocolate, or something – this post is full to the brim with pics so you may need sustenance to get through it! ๐Ÿ™‚

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It’s Card Kit release time at the Paperie again and Wendy has already shown the beautiful cards she designed with the kit.

I know I say it every time, but this might be my favourite kit yet! It definitely netted the most projects and it contains one of my favourite stamp sets ever! To give you an idea of how good this kit is, I made 4 – 8.5×11 LO’s, a card, a mini album, some lunchbox notes, and a canvas. I’d say that’s pretty good value for a $24.99 kit!

I did give you a sneak peek a few days ago with my Simple Scrapper LO’s so today I’m going to show you the other 2 LO’s and the mini album. I’ll be back soon with the rest but if you want to check it all out now go to the Paperie to see it in person or online at their blog.

The mini album was the first thing I made – as soon as I saw the metallic envelopes I knew I had to use and highlight them!

all you need is love

I did pull out some washi tape from a previous kit, and used a stencil with mist for the cover, but everything else is from the current kit, including the sequins, ribbon, and stamp for the album title:

all you need is love - shine

A fun note about the stamp – I heat embossed using a mixture of gold, silver, and glitter gold powder. The look in real life is very cool!

I kept it pretty simple with just a few words and washi, and the envelope pockets leave lots of room for extra Christmas pictures. I think this would be an awesome gift for a grandparent – small and easy to store with lots of photos!

all you need is love - joyFor this first LO I knew I had to use this out-take picture of Molly during our Christmas Card photo shoot. She’s so funny when she has to get her picture taken and it’s always a negotiation: “I’ll be good for two pictures if you’ll take this one.” And then she makes a crazy face or pose.

smilesI heat embossed the title again, printed the journaling on some of the included patterned paper, and scattered some sequins and doodles throughout:

smiles - titleThe only thing I added from outside the kit were those Basic Grey glitter enamel dots – I love them!

I did a little cluster at the top of the page with some more pieces I fussy cut:

smiles - topThe last LO I made was a bit outside the box – literally!

helloTo fit this in my regular album I’ll simply cut down a 12×12 page protector and sew it shut with the same metallic thread I used to adhere the flags:

hello - flagsSince this was my idea of an abstract tree, I didn’t want to add journaling to the “trunk” so I simply added the title to a circle with the small Studio Calico alphas and journaled around that:

hello - titleAnd that’s it – finally! ๐Ÿ™‚ I hope you enjoyed and got a few ideas for yourself and I really recommend you call in to get this kit. Truly, even after all the projects I did, I still have enough paper to make more cards and LO’s! It’s really chock full this month.

See you soon with the rest!

S.

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Simple Scrapper Show & Tell | January 2014

07 Tuesday Jan 2014

Posted by Sara in Card Kit, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Card Kit, Simple Scrapper

Long time, no write! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ I did plan to take a bit of a hiatus over Christmas but my computer unexpectedly died and I’m still waiting for a replacement. Right now I’m stealing time on my husband’s computer so I can post my Show & Tell Lo’s for Simple Scrapper’s January content. I’ll be back blogging regularly within the next week or so (fingers crossed!).ย 

My Story Starter LO this month allowed me to reminisce a little and scrapbook a few of my favourite books. I loved being able to put these on a LO especially since it isn’t something I would normally do.

happy

I had fun playing with stencils and modelling paste, as well as adding more pictures using a flap design:

happy - open flap

My second LO features one of the pics I took of Molly and Gabe during our Christmas Card photo session:

you make me happy

I love the template I used for this one and it worked perfectly with the fence in the photo.

The shine from the silver and white embossing powder is great:

you make me happy - shine

And I had some fun with the modelling paste on the cloud too:

you make me happy - cloudMake sure to check out the Simple Scrapper blog and check out what the rest of the Creative Team has done as well as join in & post your own work – we love to see what you all do with the templates! Also, make sure you take a look at the Team Gallery – it’s pretty awesome this month!

S.

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