For these things, I am Grateful…

06 Wednesday Feb 2013

Posted by Sara in Mini Album, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Blessed, Grateful, Mini Album, One Little Word, Simple Scrapper

I have never taken part in Ali Edwards’ One Little Word and had no intentions of doing so this year.

But then the word Blessed (and to a slightly lesser extent, Grateful) began following me around. Seriously, they just popped up everywhere! So I finally gave in and decided to see where One Little Word would lead me this year.

The reason I mention this now is that Simple Scrapper played a role in those words cropping up. First, I did a giveaway for the Home Blessings Class at Big Picture Classes and that came through Simple Scrapper. Second, Jennifer asked me to work on a new Gratitude mini album that debuted in the shop today.

See? Blessed and Grateful were definitely meant to be mine for 2013. And that’s only two examples of how these words have infiltrated my life!

This mini album is going to be an ongoing project for me during 2013 and I’ll be sharing updates here and there as I add to it. It’s everything I’m grateful for and feel blessed to have from Signal Hill, to my kiddies, to teaching classes, and all the other things in between.

I’ve turned my book on its side since most of the pictures I take are landscape orientation. The problem is that many of the journaling cards are portrait so I’m having to be creative to make them work!

Check out the Flickr gallery to see more closeups of my pages, plus the albums some of the other DT members made. And then go get this kit – it’s a good one, and if you live outside the US, shipping is pretty reasonable, especially considering the price hike from USPS recently!

I love how easy and stressfree this album is – whenever I have a photo during the year of something I feel blessed to have in my life, I’ll simply tuck it into a pocket, add a precut journaling card and embellish if I want.

I’d love to see what some of you make with this kit – whether you use it for One Little Word or to make a Gratitude Album, it’s bound to be a mini that really means something to you and aren’t those the projects we love to look through the most?

In other crafty news, I’m binding my Card Organizer this evening and will be back tomorrow with pics of it and the 4 cards we’ll be making on Saturday. Last time I checked, there was one spot left so hurry and call the Paperie if you want it! If you can’t wait until tomorrow to see what we’re doing, I’ve posted a couple of pics on Instagram and Twitter.

Simple Scrapper Blog Hop & GIVEAWAY! | February 2013

05 Tuesday Feb 2013

Posted by Sara in Giveaway, ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Giveaway, October Afternoon, Simple Scrapper, stickles, Studio Calico, Wood Veneer

It’s time for another Simple Scrapper blog hop with the Design Team and we’re showcasing the new February templates and/or Story Starters – as usual, Jennifer has outdone herself!

I used one of the Story Starters for my first LO. I had this picture of M during the first snowfall this year and it was perfect for this one:

Inspired by a Simple Scrapper Premium Member Story Starter; Template – Simple Scrapper Premium Member Template (April 2011); Patterned Paper – American Crafts, Fancy Pants, Vintage Book Paper; Transparency – Fancy Pants; Vellum, Wood Veneer – Studio Calico; Tag – Elle’s Studio; Metal Word Bands – Ranger; Stamp – American Crafts; Glitter Glue – Ranger; Stain – Ranger; Ink – Staz-on; Adhesive – Ranger, Glue Arts; Sewing Machine – Singer

Instead of writing my own list of things for her to remember as she grows, I used the Tim Holtz Idea.ology Word Bands – the sentiments were perfect for this!

I rubbed a little bit of white paint over the words to make them stand out better and then handstitched them to the LO – they’re so heavy I wanted to make sure they would stay put!

I also used some October Afternoon chipboard to make custom purple glasses just like hers:

I then coated those and the wood veneer words with Glossy Accents to make them pop.

Finally, I really wanted the snow to shine, so out came the Stickles and I added small dots to the flakes falling around her, as well as the wood veneer snowflakes:

Love the extra sparkle it gives the photo!

For my template LO this month, I pulled out a couple of photos of Mr. G that made me laugh. He’s beginning to hate getting his picture taken and his face in these is priceless!

Template – Simple Scrapper Premium Member Template (February 2013, Letter #1); Patterned Paper – Crate Paper, Studio Calico; Card Stock – American Crafts; Fabric Stars, Wood Veneer – Studio Calico; Letter Stickers – American Crafts; Washi Tape – Freckled Fawn, American Crafts; Mist – Studio Calico; Punch – Jenni Bowlin for Fiskars; Stain, Ink – Ranger; Stamp – American Crafts; Adhesive – Glue Arts; Thread – Coats; Sewing Machine – Singer; Kits – Studio Calico (Handmade, Story Hour)

I used one of my all time favourite alpha sets, which I misted and then sewed to the page – they’re not going anywhere!

And I finished it all off with lots of stars – if Studio Calico ever discontinues those wood veneer stars I may cry!

If you want some more great inspiration, I recommend you check out the other Design Team Members, they did some really awesome LO’s this month!

Simple Scrapper (Jennifer Wilson)

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

Van Nguyen

Sara Case Strickland (this is me!)

And now, the giveaway! Use this link to enter a giveaway for a one-month trial subscription to Simple Scrapper. Entries will be pooled and one winner selected at 11:59pm CST on Wednesday, February 6. You may enter from multiple blogs so go check them all out!

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! | January 2013

08 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by Sara in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Blog Hop, Giveaway, Simple Scrapper

It’s time for the Simple Scrapper Blog Hop and I can finally show you the two LO’s I did with the Premium Members templates and Story Starters!

I actually scrapped some Christmas photos, never one of my favourite things to do but the template made it quick, easy, and painless! 🙂

Santa, I want…
Supplies | Template – Simple Scrapper Premium Membership; Cardstock – Stampin’ Up!; Patterned Paper – Bo Bunny, Crate Paper, , My Mind’s Eye, Pebbles, Studio Calico; Wood Veneer, Badges, Alpha Stickers, Mist – Studio Calico; Button – Crate Paper; Glitter Glue, Ink – Ranger; Pen – Sakura; Adhesive – Glue Arts, Glue Dots, Ranger; Kit – Brooklyn Flea by Studio Calico

Of course, having some awesome wintery wood veneer and glitter helped make doing the Christmas pictures enjoyable as well!

And really loved discovering that the tiny star was a perfect fit for the tree top!

I used one of the new Story Starters for January and an older Premium Sketch to get another LO completed for my Book of Me:

My Favourite
Supplies | Inspired by a Story Starter from the Simple Scrapper Premium Membership; Template – Simple Scrapper Premium Membership; Cardstock – Bazzill; Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye, Bo Bunny, Studio Calico; Stencil – The Crafter’s Workshop; Wood Veneer – Studio Calico; Badges – Evalicious; Mist – October Afternoon; Ink – Ranger; Pen – Pilot; Adhesive – Glue Arts, Glue Dots, Ranger; Kit – Handmade by Studio Calico

Some awesome Evalicious badges on this one, great wood veneer Word Bubbles, and I only adhered the papers in the centre so there would be lots of dimension and layers:

Some handwritten journaling, a necessary component of a personal page, written with the erasable Pilot Frixon pen so I didn’t have to worry about mistakes!

Do you want some more inspiration? Visit the other Simple Scrapper Team members to see what they’ve done with this month’s Premium Collection of sketches, templates, and Story Starters:

Margrethe Aas Johnsen

You are here >>> Sara Case Strickland <<< You are here

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

And of course, I did promise a giveaway! If you’re interested in seeing more of what a Simple Scrapper Premium Membership can offer you, use this link to enter a giveaway for a one month trial membership!

Thanks for stopping by!

And the exciting news is….

10 Monday Dec 2012

Posted by Sara in ScrapBook, Simple Scrapper

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Simple Scrapper, Sketch Template

…I’ve been asked to be a part of the Simple Scrapper Design Team!

See the badge over there? ————> 🙂

I’m super excited and can’t wait to get started with Jennifer and her team! As a little preview, here’s a new LO using one of the Premium Member Templates from December:

Super easy with a Paperie kit and Simple Scrapper sketch – I was done in no time! Seriously, I set up, scrapped, and cleaned away in less than an hour! Those of you who know me know that’s a miracle!

I stamped and popped up the “this” circle and stamped the words directly on the photo:

I hope you’ll come join the fun over at Simple Scrapper and see what the rest of the Design Team and I do every month – they’re an awesome group of talented ladies!

Oh, and it’s definitely worth your while to stop back here tomorrow. There just may be a very awesome giveaway – hint, hint!