Sorry for the late post! I hope you can follow along. You should have come from Jen’s Blog. If you want to start at the begining go to Amanda’s Blog.
I chose to do a LO with 2 photos. My nephew is just the cutest thing!! Look at that face!
Your next stop on our hop is Heather’s Blog.
I have a little scrappy prize, if you’d like a chance to win leave me a comment. I’ll draw a winner on Monday.
Alison! Congrats! Make sure you fill out the secure form below to claim your prize.
If I don’t hear back from you by Friday 11.59pm, I’ll post another winner on Saturday.
Creating Keepsakes has just released a new magazine, Better Digital Photos & Scrapbooking (The Digital Issue is here.)
This thing is LOADED with tips for every level of photographer. Point & Shoot? Kiss Auto good-bye! Learning Apertures and ISO? This is going to be your new best friend. An old hand? This has some great tricks. Even if you don’t need the camera help, there are some amazing composition helps! Seriously, this thing is bursting with great knowledge.
Then, as if that isn’t enough, there are all sorts of Photo Editing and Digital Scrapping bits! I’m quite an advanced Digi-Scrapper (even if I do say so myself) and I still learned loads. And if you’re thinking about dipping your toe but are a bit intimidated and don’t know where to start? START HERE!!!! Seriously, it’s wonderful.
Want a Sneak Peak? Click the link to get a peak of all the wonderfulness that is this Special Issue! And don’t forget to check out the Additional Online Content!
Ok, so as you can tell, I’m kind of a fan of this new magazine! I’m such a fan that I’m going to give a copy away. Leave a comment here by 11.59 pm Pacific 8 September, and I’ll post a winner on the 9th.
Here are a few more locations to get registered for a chance to win a copy:
| Joey Manwarren | http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/ |
| Laina Lamb | http://www.lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/ |
| Adele Beck (You’re Here!) | http://dleebug.wordpress.com/ |
| Erika Hayes | http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com |
| Jana Morton | http://janamorton.blogspot.com/ |
| Mou Saha | http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/ |
| Gretchen McElveen | http://www.gretchenmac.blogspot.com |
| Iris Uy | http://www.irisbabaouy.typepad.com/ |
| Ashley Harris (The Scrap Review) | http://www.thescrapreview.com |
| Lain Ehmann | http://www.layoutaday.com |
| Susan Mintmire | http://www.designteamcalls.com |
| Patty Cieri | http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ |
| Ashley Horton | http://ashleyspaperdoll.blogspot.com/ |
| Stacy Cohen | http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/ |
| Autumn Baldwin | http://itsalwaysautumn.com |
Congratulations to Auntie Em! Emily, please fill out the secure form below so I can get your magazine sent off.
Hey everyone. The new CK magazine is out!
July/August 2012
As always, it’s full of way awesome inspiration for scrapping. This month there are some great ideas for those who don’t really enjoy journaling (raises hand). Thank you, CK for giving us some awesome ideas for how to handle that chronic difficulty!
I don’t know about you, but I always have WAY more photos than I can scrap. But… I want to scrap them all! That’s why I really like their “Scrap-By-Number” sketches. Makes it SO easy to just grab photos and get it done! The LO I did based on this sketch only took me about 20 minutes! That’s what I call effective. Thanks, CK!
Here’s my LO from the Sketch-by-Numbers sketch. My darling nephew being adorable!
Don’t forget, there’s a LOAD more downloads available, so go check it out!
Now, as always, I’m offering a FREE copy of the July/August 2012 Magazine! If you want to be in for the drawing, leave a comment here! I’ll draw the winner on Sunday 17 June 2012, so make sure you comment by Saturday 11.59 pm! Of course, if you just CAN’T WAIT that long, you could always treat yourself to a copy here.
But don’t worry… there are a bunch more bloggers out there with a chance to win. Be sure to stop in on all of them!
Kim Watson
Autumn Baldwin
Scrapbook Society (Krystina Montemurro)
Erika Hayes
A Matter of Memories (Jill Paulson)
Paper Crafts Gals (Holly Anderson)
Piradee Talvanna
Mou Saha
Maggie Holmes
Adele Beck (YOU ARE HERE!)
Hope Smythe
The Scrap Review (Ashley Harris)
Patty Cieri
Laina Lamb
Susan Mintmire (Paper Crafters Corner)
Hey everyone! Welcome to the Mother’s Day Blog Hop for 2012. You should have arrived here from Jennifer D’s ScrapDrawer. If not, please jump to Amanda’s blog to get started.
Mother’s Day is always a tough thing for me to figure out what to do about. It’s not a birthday or Christmas, which are the main gift giving holidays in our family, but it’s still a time I want to do something for. I do love and appreciate my mother, after all. So, I figured the best thing I could do was a scrapbook page for the book I’ve made her. It’s just something that I add to on occasion, no specific theme, so it wouldn’t matter if it didn’t “fit” the rest of the book, and I didn’t have to do a huge project to show my mom I love her.
So, without further explanation, here’s my page:
That’s my mom! And, yes… she’s holding me. I’m about 3 months old, I think. Anyway… it was a sweet photo, so I tried to keep the rest of it simple.
Happy Mother’s Day, Mom! I love you!
If you’re following along the hop, be sure to leave a comment on every blog. Amanda is pulling a random winner from her blog, and from one of the other blogs. And, of course, I have a giveaway, too. Leave a comment here for a chance to win. Become a follower (there’s an email follow button down on the side bar, if you scroll a bit) or tell me that you already are for a 2nd chance. Link to my blog from yours, or your FB page, or pin something from here to Pinterest, for a 3rd chance. Do that before 11.59 pm Saturday 12 May, for your chance. I’ll announce the winner on Sunday, 13 May (Mother’s Day).
On to your next stop: Andrea Joy’s Blog.
Hey everyone! Welcome back to my blog! The editors over at Creating Keepsakes have given me another magazine for one of my lucky readers!
Here’s the sneak peak.
One of the things that occasionally irks me is that it feels to me like there aren’t enough “simple” (read: realistic) pages in the magazines. After all, most of us don’t have hours and hours to spend on a single LO, and we don’t have the money to spend on it, either! But this issue has tons of simple, but still visually striking, LOs. Here’s the one I did using their suggestions:
This uses just 4 piece of paper:
2 PP background
1 PP split in two for the shaped paper at the bottom
1 CS background for the photos
It only has a couple of embellies, too. Very simple. Nothing difficult, but it still looks great! And it showcases 12 photos! Love it when I get a load of photos on one LO!
Anyway… here’s the deal. If you leave a comment here, you’ll be entered for a chance to win a copy of this awesome magazine. If you become a follower (or already are) you get a second chance (don’t forget to let me know!) And finally, if you link your blog, FB or Pinterest to my blog, you get a 3rd chance (don’t forget to let me know!) Better act quick, though, because I’ll close the comments at 11.59 pm Mountain Daylight Time on Friday 27 April. I’ll post the winner on Saturday, so don’t forget to check back!
Want more chances? Hit the rest of the blogs on the Blog Blitz:
| Piradee Talvanna | http://piradee.blogspot.com/ |
| Adele Beck (You’re Here) | http://dleebug.wordpress.com/ |
| Laina Lamb | http://lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/ |
| Stacy Cohen | http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/ |
| Patty Cieri | http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ |
| Mou Saha | http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/ |
| Autumn Baldwin | http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/ |
| Susan Mintmire (Paper Crafters Corner) | http://papercrafterscorner.com/ |
| Kim Jackson | http://www.jacksoki.com/ |
| Megan Hoeppner | http://meganhoeppner.blogspot.com/ |
| Erika Hayes | http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com/ |
| The Scrap Review (Ashley Harris) | http://www.thescrapreview.com |
| Laura Vegas | http://lauravegas.typepad.com/ |
| Joey Manwarren | http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/ |
| Kim Watson | http://kj-starre.blogspot.com/ |
Welcome welcome! Hope you’re enjoying the lovely spring weather. If not… that’s a great excuse to cuddle up with a new Creating Keepsakes magazine.
If you don’t have a copy, however, never fear. I have not one, not two but THREE copies of the May/June 2012 issue to give away.
Kim Jackson’s Tips & Tricks article has a fabulous digi technique. She shows us how Autumn Baldwin created her cute chevron patterned paper with strips of a striped paper. Such an easy trick, be sure to check it out on page 20!
Here’s the LO I made using my newly minted Chevron Creation Skills!
Now, on to the important bits. To win one of the copies I’ve got, the rules are as usual, leave a comment here. Become a follower (and let me know.) Link to my blog (and let me know). Do it by 11.59 pm Friday evening (Mountain). I’ll pick a winner on Saturday 20 April 2012.
There are also a bunch more places to get another chance at a free copy. Check out the rest of the blogs on this list:
| Piradee Talvanna | http://piradee.blogspot.com/ |
| Adele Beck (You’re here) | http://considerthedayseized.blogspot.com/ |
| Laina Lamb | http://lifeonthelamb.blogspot.com/ |
| Stacy Cohen | http://stacycohen.blogspot.com/ |
| Patty Cieri | http://thegreenhouseonthehill.blogspot.com/ |
| Mou Saha | http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/ |
| Autumn Baldwin | http://www.itsalwaysautumn.com/ |
| Susan Mintmire (Paper Crafters Corner) | http://papercrafterscorner.com/ |
| Kim Jackson | http://www.jacksoki.com/ |
| Megan Hoeppner | http://meganhoeppner.blogspot.com/ |
| Erika Hayes | http://www.thinkingthroughdesign.typepad.com/ |
| The Scrap Review (Ashley Harris) | http://www.thescrapreview.com |
| Laura Vegas | http://lauravegas.typepad.com/ |
| Joey Manwarren | http://everydayimagination.blogspot.com/ |
Welcome to the Handmade Holiday Blog Hop. If you didn’t get here from Shanon’s Blog, pop over to Amanda’s to get started.
Today’s adventure is creating fun stuff from your stash for the Holidays! My project was actually something that I had to do last minute stocking for my Brother-In-Law. Now, I forget why exactly my sister (who is an AMAZING seamstress, in fact… she has a degree in Fashion and a degree in Costume Design) didn’t have one for him (it wasn’t their 1st Christmas together… by about 7 years!) but she didn’t. So it was getting on towards Christmas Day, and they had a new baby and it was just chaos. So I looked around to try and come up with a quick and easy, but still cute, stocking for him. I saw her stash of ribbon and thought, Pin Weaving! Easy peasy!
Pin weaving is where you weave strips of fabric (or ribbon or paper….) in a basket weave. Why is it called pin weaving? Because you use a LOT of pins to secure the strips whilst you create your decor. You need two pins/ribbon, in fact. One at each end.
I started with a cutout of the stocking. I free handed the shape, but you can find a load of free patterns online. I chose felt because it’s easy to work with, but any fabric will do. Felt doesn’t pull out of shape, doesn’t fray, doesn’t cause headaches! It’s great for crafting.
Felt base for stockings.
I sewed my stockings, but if you are not comfortable with the sewing machine, you can use iron-on glue like Pellon or Thermoweb. I hate the stuff, but it does make things easier. Don’t forget, if you’re going to use it, you have to do so AT THIS POINT. And, you absolutely need to use an ironing cloth to keep your iron from getting glue on it.
Once you’ve got your shape, you start lining up your ribbons. This can take a LONG time, because you have to make sure they don’t shift. Even with pins, it’s annoying. But, it’s seriously worth it in the end. Here are some in progress shots.
Horisontal Ribbons
Adding the virtical ribbons weaving them through the horizontal ones.
Once you've finished, you need to push and prod the ribbons til they're straight and you're happy with them.
Once you’re happy with the look of your ribbon weaving, you’ll need to be sure that you’ve securely pinned each ribbon to the felt backing. Once you’ve done that, you have two options. If you’re not comfortable with sewing, you can use the iron on fabric glue we talked about up above. If you are comfortable with a sewing machine, you can easily sew the ribbons to the felt. Here’s what mine look like from the back (which is the direction you have to sew from.)
Ribbon stitched to the backing.
Once you’ve stitched the ribbon (or ironed it on), be sure to trim the excess.
Ribbons trimmed.
If you’re going to add a cuff, do so at this point. I’m using a wide felt ribbon, but you could use a block of felt or a wide ribbon.
Add the cuff.
And finally, sew the two halves together. Once you’ve finished, stitching you’ll need to trim the edges of the stitching. If you’re using felt, you can trim it a lot closer than if you’re using a fabric that will fray. If you use something that frays, you’ll need to bind the edge after you trim it.
Here are my two finished stockings!
Ta da!
Now, as usual, I’ve got an RAK on offer! I’m giving away one of these lovely stockings. If you’d like to win, here are your options:
I’ll draw a winner on 4 December, so don’t forget to check back here to find out who the winner is.
Now… on to the next blog! The lovely Cassie has some fun stuff in store!
In case you get lost, here’s the whole list of blogs.
I LOVE announcing winners, even if I have to do so from my phone, at hospital. Don’t worry. There’s nothong wrong with me. My nephew has hadbserious acid reflux since he was born. He’s now 13.5 months. So they’ve got him in for observation overnight. I’m up keeping my sister company this evening. She’s putting him down for sleep now.
Anyway, what you’re really here for is to find out who won! Alison M and Jessie F, come on down! Congratulations!
Jessie, I have you’re address already. Say hi to your boys (all 3!) for me.
Alison, I think I have your info as well!
So all both of you have to do is sit back and wait for scrappy goodness to arrive to your door!
