Paper Issues: Simple Scrapper Sketches | Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY!

25 Sunday Aug 2013

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Blog Hop, Giveway, Paper Issues, Simple Scrapper

Hi everyone! A few of the Simple Scrapper girls are joining some of the Paper Issues girls in a fun blog hop for the new Paper Issues: Simple Scrapper Sketches!

If you’re hopping along or new here, welcome! You should have come from Kristine‘s blog – if not, or if you get lost along the way, go to Paper Issues for the full list.

We’re all using the same sketch and I love seeing how different our LO’s are – it’s so much fun to see all those varying interpretations of one simple template!

My LO not only uses Jennifer’s great sketch, exclusively designed for Paper Issues, but also one of the Simple Scrapper September Story Starters:

Anyone who follows me on Facebook or Twitter will already recognize this sweet girl – she went missing for almost a week a little while ago. The hidden journaling on this LO, along with a picture of Rosie the day after she came home, tells that story.

I used Jillibean Soup Alphabeans for the title, along with a Studio Calico house:

and then outlined the letters with my Faber-Castell Pitt pen.

Some layering and a Studio Calico wood veneer cat at the top to draw you in and I was done!

I love working with Jennifer’s sketches – they can be used as is so easily, but they always work when flipped or rotated as well. And when I’m stuck, they always get me creating again! Luckily for all of you, there are two giveways on this blog hop:

You can win either a free one month Premium Membership to Simple Scrapper or digital copies of Everyday Storyteller volumes 1 & 2! All you need to do is:

Like Simple Scrapper on Facebook {tell them Paper Issues sent you}
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Leave a comment here!

To see more fabulous inspiration and get more chances to win, keep hopping! Your next stop is the Simple Scrapper blog. Enjoy!

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Simple Scrapper | August 2013

06 Tuesday Aug 2013

Posted by Sara in Card Kit, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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The sketch templates from the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership this month are awesome! All 5 are large photo templates, either 12×12 or 8.5×11 – I love them! To see all the Team’s work, click their names over there on the right, or go to the new Team Gallery to see our favourites!

My template LO this month is pretty simple, though it took Lori and I forever to get it figured out on her Silhouette! 🙂

We cut the title and then I added the washi tape and wood veneer hearts. I left it at that because I didn’t feel it needed any journaling and I didn’t want to take away from the pic of Gabe at Salmon Cove Sands.

I really like the depth the cutting from the Silhouette adds – isn’t it fun?

The second LO is from the Story Starter prompts from this month and uses the scraps I had left from my Paperie July Card Kit – all I added was the 12×12 background sheet:

I’ve actually used this template before, on this LO, but love it so much I had to pull it out again!

Stitching on the circles gave me some great dimension:

And instead of having the journaling out in the open, I went with my norm and hid it on a tag:

Simple Scrapper has an awesome promo on right now – if you sign up for email updates, you get a Premium Membership Sampler with templates, Story Starters, and more! It’s definitely worth the sign up!

Aimee is planning on posting her LO’s for August today as well, so make sure you check out her blog, Aimee’s Armoire, to see what great things she made this month.

I know I’ve left you all hanging with the rest of my Card Kit samples for July, but I have that scheduled in for next week, when I’m hoping to get back to at least a couple of posts a week – we’ll have to see what the weather is like!

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

Life…

10 Wednesday Jul 2013

Posted by Sara in This & That

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…is just a bit busy right now!

It’s actually warm and sunny here in Newfoundland and when that happens we take full advantage – trust me, it won’t last very long! 🙂

I have a bunch of projects in the works and am trying to fit those into the times when we’re not enjoying the sun. I promise some eye candy and blog posts but they may be as guest posts on other blogs; I’m afraid my little spot here is going to be neglected until at least July is over.

The first guest blog post I did for this month went live this morning over at the Simple Scrapper site so check that out – it’s a very personal one for me and I’d love to hear your feedback.

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer (or winter, as the case may be!) and are having some great adventures – I know we are!

Salmon Cove Sands

Simple Scrapper | July 2013

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

Posted by Sara in Mixed Media, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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We’re doing things a little differently at Simple Scrapper these days – no more monthly blog hops but there are other great things planned – like a Team Gallery! I’ll post that link as soon as it goes live. (Here it is!)

In the meantime, I’ll still post my LO’s here so you can see them.

(NOTE: click any of the photos to see them larger at my Two Peas Gallery)

I’ve already posted the Premium Member Sketch LO from this month since I also used it for my Year Long Album class:

I won’t go into details, but if you want to see how it was done, look at some close-ups, and get a mini tutorial, check out this post!

The second one was again using a new template but also my Story Starter LO and it was completely different for me:

That’s a very hybrid LO, my friends. And it’s all one photo, no paper at all, just a few wood veneer embellishments to which I added some Stickles for a bit of Superhero bling:

In general, I left it pretty simple – this was all about the story. The title itself and a bit of the journaling came from a previous post I did, if you want to check that out again.

Finally, if you want to see some other LO’s from the Team this month – and I know you do! – click any of the names over there —-> to go to the other member’s blogs or Two Peas Galleries.

And be sure to check out Aimee’s blog – I know she’s posting her LO’s this morning too so go take a look at her amazing work!

I’m hoping to be back tomorrow with some more LO’s from the last Paperie retreat – I’m waaaay behind on posting those for you!

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

YLA 2013 | June class

26 Wednesday Jun 2013

Posted by Sara in Classes, Project Life, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper, Techniques, Tutorials, Yearlong Album

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Gel Medium Resist, Ranger Distress Paint, Simple Scrapper

A few days ago I showed you how I had an idea for these pages, went through an epic failure, and then found redemption on better and bigger paper.

Today, you get the final product!

The rainbow page is my favourite – I love the colours and the pictures so much:

I first sponged glossy gel medium through a stencil, then added puddles of Distress Paint to the edge. I misted until I ran out of water (that’s only a slight exaggeration!) and let the colours run down the page. The texture is from rolling paper towels over to blot up the excess water. How cool is that?!?!

This second page is based on a Simple Scrapper template from the July 2013 Premium Member templates:

Once again you start with glossy gel medium through a stencil, then add puddles of paint to the middle of the page. Mist with water and tip the paper to allow the paint to blend and then run in different directions.

The resist is fabulous and has a great shine in real life:

I used some Heidi Swapp fabric that I died with the paint and some new Studio Calico wood veneer to add dimension and layers to the top:

So there you have it – a class LO all the way from idea to final product, with a mini tutorial to boot! Hope you enjoyed, I’ll be back later this week with more ICAD’s and the final LO’s from the June/July Paperie Card Kit.

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop and GIVEAWAY | June 2013

04 Tuesday Jun 2013

Posted by Sara in Blog Hop, Giveaway, Simple Scrapper

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The Simple Scrapper Team is back again with a brand new blog hop and chance to win! Use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter a giveaway for a one month trial membership at Simple Scrapper. There are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CDT on Wednesday, June 5.

But first, welcome! You should have come from Van‘s blog if you’re following along.

NOTE: Suzette, if you’re reading this, STOP NOW! You’ll ruin your birthday present if you keep going! 🙂

Sorry all, had to warn off my best and oldest friend – hopefully she’ll take the hint and go away!

This month had some amazing templates to choose from and it was hard to pick one to work with – I wanted to try them all! I finally chose letter#1 and stretched it into a 12×12:I used the newest Paperie club kit along with some Studio Calico PL kit pieces and stamps. I’m still loving the punched borders!

Some shimmery modeling creme behind the photo to mimic the border punch:

And great letter stickers for the title finished it off:

Don’t you love all the butterfly pins? I stuck them into the paper and taped them down in the back with washi tape – thanks to Cathie for that great idea!

For my story starter this month I decided to do a canvas instead of a traditional LO:

Almost everything on this one came from a Studio Calico PL kit – don’t you love that big ampersand stamp? It looks amazing when embossed!

I also embossed the paper dolls (love the heart that their hands form) on the journaling tag:

I tucked the tag behind the photo because 1. it’s what I normally do, and 2. since this a display piece I felt it was better hidden. There’s nothing very secretive written down there, just funny memories I have of the two of us since we were 6!

I finished it off by stamping the sides of the canvas so they wouldn’t be so bare when it was hanging on the wall:

You really need to go check out the rest of the Design Team’s work if you haven’t already – they’ve done some beautiful work, as always!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Lisa Corbin-Polack

Ronnie Crowley

Holly Humbert

Margrethe Aas Johnson

Sara Case Strickland <– that’s me!

And now, here’s your chance to win – good luck!

Rafflecopter – click to enter!

The Premium Membership at Simple Scrapper provides skills and shortcuts to help you simplify and find more meaning in your memory keeping. Each month members receive a new collection of sketch templates and Story Starters, story-focused prompts for pages and projects.

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY | May 2013

07 Tuesday May 2013

Posted by Sara in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Scrapbook Layout, Simple Scrapper, Sketch Templates

The story starters and templates were amazing this month! I love them every month but there was something special about this set that I really enjoyed. Maybe it’s because I got to have fun with one of Gabe’s crazy pics or maybe it’s because my Mom did the journaling for the other. Either way, this is a great month to be a member!

And we’re doing a giveaway so make sure you use the Rafflecopter widget below to enter for a one month trial membership at Simple Scrapper! This is an awesome way to test the waters if you’re not a member yet. There are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CDT on Wednesday, May 8.

My first LO is from this month’s templates and uses one of Gabe’s crazy face pics.

Since the picture wasn’t the main theme of this LO – his funny quote was! – I chose to minimalize the photo and make the title/quote really stand out by using an Amy Tangerine Stitching template. I was iffy while making it (and it was a lot of work to be iffy about!) but I love how it turned out:

I used a bunch of layers to mat the photo and make a space for my journaling tag:

The second LO was inspired by one of this month’s Story Starters and my mom provided the journaling and the title:

I used an awesome paper by Pink Paislee for this one – it’s a resist and when I misted it with some Heidi Swapp Color Shine the pattern popped and shimmered like crazy! I also used the mist on some Heidi Swapp hearts to get the same colour embellies with a different resist pattern, plus added enamel dots and glitter paper for more bling:

I had some awesome glitter letters but they didn’t show up on the background so I tinted them with the Color Shine as well:

And here’s my mom’s journaling – she was at home so I had to print it on the computer but I’m planning to get her to hand write it and add that to the LO:

Want some more inspiration? Check out the rest of the team – as always, they blew me away with their creations!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Lisa Corbin-Polak

Ronnie Crowley

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Sara Case Strickland <– that’s me!

And finally, don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a free month of the Premium Membership!

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/MjcxM2I1MjhjNmI4ZmY2MGNhN2NmZTI3ODk1OWVkOjU=/

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop & HUGE GIVEAWAY! | April 2013

02 Tuesday Apr 2013

Posted by Sara in Blog Hop, Giveaway, Simple Scrapper

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The giveaway for this month’s Simple Scrapper blog hop is amazing! Really an awesome one to win so make sure you read all the way to the end to enter for your chance to win!

This month, I made two LO’s from the same sketch so you can see how versatile they are, and one LO from the Story Starters.

All the sketches were letter size, or 8.5 x 11, this month, a size I love! Here’s the first LO I made:

The kiddies love to have stories read to them and they always want to sit on the same sofa no matter who is doing the reading.

I added a little interest to this one with a punched edge and some stapled baker’s twine, a couple of my new favourite things to do!

The second LO, as mentioned, is from the same sketch but I made a 12×12:

Seriously, same sketch! I love how flexible they are!

With this one, I layered a bunch of elements in the top corner and added metallic stitching:

Finally, I did a LO based on one of the Story Starters. This is my brother Matthew and I when we were much younger – my best guess is that this pic was taken early 1979:

Come on now, weren’t we the cutest?!?! 🙂

I added lots of dimension and texture here with both the layers of papers and the paint through the stencils:

Now, for the big giveaway!

That’s right! A full one year premium membership at Simple Scrapper! And you can win even if you’re already a member – we’ll just add it when your membership is due for renewal! Just click on the Rafflecopter link below to enter; there are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CDT on Friday, April 5.

Hopefully, if you’re following the hop you will have come here from Celeste’s blog. If that’s the case I’m the final stop, so congrats on making it through and be sure you go and enter the giveaway. If you just stopped by here, I’d suggest you start at the beginning of the hop and see what the rest of the team did this month – as always, they made incredible LO’s!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Sara Case Strickland <- that’s me!

a Rafflecopter giveaway <- click here to enter!

As always, you can check out my gallery at 2peas for more images. See you all tomorrow with a very delayed Currently list!

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY! | March 2013

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

Posted by Sara in Blog Hop, Mini Album, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Another month, another Simple Scrapper blog hop and giveaway! We’re doing the giveaway a little differently this month so make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post and use the Rafflecopter link below to enter a giveaway for a one month trial membership at Simple Scrapper. There are three ways to enter and three winners will be selected. To be eligible, you must enter by 11:59pm CST on Wednesday, March 6.

I used one of the Story Starters this month – the theme is Adventures – to make a mini album of Pirate Day on my dad’s boat a couple of summers ago.

Super quick and easy to do when using a kit and one template!

I gave a peek of this album on my guest post over at Simple Scrapper last week and you can check out all the inside pages over at 2peasinabucket.

For the template sketch, I made a letter size, interactive LO of Miss M who actually wanted me to take her picture for once!

Adding the additional pictures behind the top one allowed me to keep them all at a large 4×6 size while still keeping the LO fairly simple and uncluttered. Plus, there’s loads of space for journaling too!

Again, you can see additional pictures in my gallery over at 2peas.

Make sure you check out what the other design team members have done – they have some amazing LO’s this month! The list is below if you have lost your way or want to start at the beginning. And don’t forget to enter to win the giveaway!

a Rafflecopter giveaway <–click here to enter!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Sara Case Strickland <– That’s me!

Simple Scrapper Guest Post

27 Wednesday Feb 2013

Posted by Sara in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Scrapbook Layout, Simple Scrapper

I’m the guest blogger over at Simple Scrapper today. This month the theme is Faster Scrapbooking and my post is all about my method to get a LO done fast.

As my friends can attest, I’m sloooooow so they’ve been amazed lately to see me pull together a completed project in an hour. And I’m going to tell you how I do it!

Go check it out and let me know what you think.