Papercraft Haven and More

      When you are first starting out, you do not want to go out and spend a lot of money on products you are not sure you will ever use again!  This craft is expensive enough - and besides, it's not about spending the most money on supplies and having the best products around, it's about learning some of the things you can do when you first start your pages, without going out and breaking the bank!  Yesterday's post had paper tearing shown, which is not something you have to go out and purchase anything for - simply tear your photo matt's or create aspects to go with your photos!        With this layout - I used Provo Craft sticker sheets, using words that described my daughter!  I wanted the focus to be on the pictures, not on the supplies I used!  When you first start out, you are stressed out enough, without having to worry about what you are doing right or wrong - or what supplies are perfect or not.  S...

Dream....a very simple monochromatic layout!  The top picture was done when my youngest was just a little baby - and my daughter was about 2...and the bottom picture was done 2 years later!  They always were so peaceful when they were sleeping - and now look at them, Terra is driving and Casey just graduated high school!  This layout was done in monochromatic blues to make it easier.  I used a simple swirl as the accent, and hand written journaling to finish it off.  Though you can't see it - the blue was trimmed by 1" on top and bottom and then matted on white cardstock to make an interesting look.  Very simple layout to do!  So, your challenge for the day is to do a monochromatic layout or project!  Lynda Jeffs Memories in Tyme

Front cover  It's been a while since I really got along with my family... not that I don't love them, because I do...we all just had "life happen"!  I've started this album I'm not sure how many times, to only put it back down and not finish it up, at the time I wasn't ready for it.  However, Mom's birthday is this coming up Saturday...the day before Easter, and she will be at my sisters house to celebrate her birthday!  This album was made with lots of love for her on her special day, to show her that her children love her!  It is designed so that each of her children can add their own favorite memories on, so mom and all of us can always remember the fun times of our life, not the bad!  page 2 page 3 My mom sews better than I have seen anyone sew.  She has made over 35 wedding dresses hers was the first...she sews blessing dresses (Christening gowns for those who don't know the lingo) like you wouldn't believe...and has more clie...

Sometimes journaling doesn't have anything to do with your photos...this layout doesn't have any photos, just memories of my childhood.  Being the last of 5 kids, mom didn't have a lot of time to take a lot of pictures of me...I was an "oops" baby - born 5 years after my older sister was born, so mom kind of had 2 families and not alot of time for photo taking with me!      With you, you might have an event in which you want to showcase.  Maybe it is a birthday, or holiday where you have a lot of people there.  Have everyone write down thoughts or something fun on that particular day, put in a layout like this (only add a photo to it if you can)!  I love the look, using a pastel print for the background paper, a simple black marker (use a pencil first...) and a small punch for an accent, I used a small flower punch in pink and yellow.  For the journaling here - I used scraps of paper to write down things about my childhood that I wanted to keep...

Your journaling doesn't need to be the same all the time, in this fun color block layout, I used a wavy template to create pencil lines, and then wrote the words on top of the lines, making sure to erase anything that did not get covered with words.  The lines were put across both sides of the layout to create visual interest.  I also chose to use an ink color that matched the layout, instead of something that clashed, to me it just looks a bit better instead of a black ink screaming back at you!  If you have never color blocked before, it is a way fun technique to do using any color!  Supplies needed: Cardstock - 2 sheets for the background base                  3 colors for the color blocking  Embellishments of your choice to go with the theme Alphabet template to create your title Wavy template for the journalling Marker to match the layout Floss for tags Pap...

** Challenge**   Your challenge is this...find a song in which you want to focus on...maybe the words to your favorite love song, and a photo of you and your husband...or a fun song that reminds you of your children...you get the idea!   I didn't spend money on this layout, I used up what I had at home first, so try to do that as well!  For this layout, I used the same alphabet template from Coluzzle that was used in yesterdays example, only I did not matt this title, nor did I add the small punch pieces.  This title was plain, using just the template and my trimmer to complete the title itself - the trimmer for the top border part.  The patterned paper for the background was enough background for me...I used colors from the paper to soften it up, but focused on blues because of my parents' colors on their clothes!  The pink just added a bit of interest to it all...and besides it is my favorite color!  The ...

Colors... this layout was done in my favorite colors, using the Sizzix circle die cut for the circles and tags.  I used various shades of pink from the Bazzil Basics paper to create the layout, as well as brown Bazzil cardstock with a bit of patterned paper in browns for an accent color.  For the title, I selected a rub on title that was "me"...and what I wanted the layout to portray.  I used just one picture which I really liked how I looked at the time, and used it to put little blurbs about myself on.   I used the brown as an accent color, with it as the main color for the background paper, as a little color on the buttons that I used on the frame, and as the striped brown paper under the picture!  I normally don't do this type of page, but for me, it was fun to put down in words some things that make up who  I am!   For the framed picture on the right, I used two circles with  smiley faces drawn on them.      Under the frown si...

One layout that is very easy to create is a monochromatic color scheme layout, which is different shades of one color.  In this layout, I used a lot of paper tearing and a mosaic effect to recreate this darling layout titled Teenage Attitude.....with pictures of all 5 of the teenagers we had at the time.   In the top left layout, top picture is my son Ryan, next is Del's daughter Megan, and on the bottom is Del's son Jesse...  On the right picture is Del's son Cody, and my daughter Terra...  by that next August we added another "teen", but the older ones turned 20, so we didn't have as many "teens"!  The layout itself can be recreated in just about any color, or any type of pictures and theme you would like.  The hardest part in it was the paper tearing for each of the embellishments I used, but it also was a lot of fun to do too.    Directions:   Step one:   Starting with the colors you have chose, decide what color will be ...

 Everyone who knows me, knows I am a paper scrapper tried and true...I wanted to learn more about digital scrapbooking, and finally had the opportunity when I was able to review a great digital scrapbook software with kits you could download.  The first set of layouts I chose to do was something easy...I love how you can select the photos you want to use, and then add the embellishments to it.  With the software I use, I really love how it is easy to use...and easy to learn as well!  Maybe things came a bit easier for me because of the schooling I have had so far...but it seems that I didn't find it hard at all to pick out what I wanted and then add it to the picture I was using.  In this first example, I started with the 2 pictures...of Dionna and Colton...a wonderful gal I met while living here in Colorado.  The pictures were of Coltons birthday, though I wanted to showcase who they were in this particular layout...Coltons birthday in another! ...

Layouts can be fun to make, adding pictures, a bit of journaling, and your final touches and you are done.  This layout does not have a particular theme that I wanted to showcase, I had already completed a few layouts of my son for his birthday, these were of my friend Katie!  Katie worked at United Van Lines with me, we both started working the same day...her in HR, me in billing!  We "clicked" so to speak, and a friendship... if only for a moment emerged!  This layout was made with scraps in the bottom, cut in small pieces to form a border along the bottom of the spread.  The circles are half circles, cut by hand, I did not want it to be exact, instead I wanted the look to be more "off"!  For the title, I simply used buttons, cardstock, ribbon and slides!  It was the pictures that I wanted to showcase more than the embellishments!   People think they have to spend tons of money on scrapbooking supplies, I say NOT!  Supplies need...

Can you tell I like to read?    All kinds of books from self help books, craft books, love stories, and school books…I love to read! For me, I started to read when I was just a little girl, going to the library with the “twins”! I would go home with a ton of books to read, going back to the library for more.  This sparked a love for reading that now, has sparked a love for writing!  This layout is also the first time I actually wrote on my photos! I don’t normally do things like that, but in this layout, it turned out wonderfully! I wanted to showcase the different types of books that I read! The colors I used also are pleasing to the eye, blue, wheat and cream! I love how the titled turned out, with the words, and the hearts for the “love” part spreading across the two pages! The bottom layer is a wheat color, paired with the blue and cream, which makes a beautiful color choice.  (One that is in My Creative Companion book in my own section!) This ty...

  This layout was a very simple layout to do, using 4 photos, stickers and a bit of color in the ribbon and buttons!   Simple to recreate using any type of themed stickers and photos that match!  In this layout, I wanted to showcase the photos more than the embellishments I used.  The colors were girlish, more to match the stickers, than anything in the photos.  If you look at the flowers, I used buttons in the middle of the flowers, this is especially good if you have a certain color in the sticker that might clash with what you are doing.  I am all for handwritten journaling on your pages instead of computer generated.  Yes, computer generated might "look" better, but you want to have some of your pages have your own words, your own handwriting on them.  This way, future generations can see how you wrote, and what you had to say, instead of reading something from the computer.  I also added a few stickers that were sayings, inst...

My mom sews... and I mean designs Blessing Dresses (Christening gowns, depending on the religion you are in.....) like you wouldn't believe!  My daughter Terra's dress is one of a kind...but she does that with everything she does, changes some aspect of the dress to make it unique.   I get that from her...being able to take things and create it on paper instead!  Sometimes when you scrapbook, you find photos that you want to showcase...it should be about the photos, not the embellishments you use.  I've said it before, and I will say it again...after you are gone, and your family has your pages and albums...they are not going to look down at a special page and say "Oh, this paper wasn't a new style when she created this"!  The reason I say this is because it's truly about the memories, the feelings you felt when those photos were taken in the first place, not the embellishments you use on the layout.  When I decided to make this layout, I wanted ...