Papercraft Haven and More

If you have missed the past two days posts which started this whole project, you can start here  first, and then for day two you can either scroll down from this post if you came directly to the blog, or go here  for day two!  This has by far been one of the funnest projects I have done in a long time!  Different than some of the albums I have done, and more special because of the pictures I used!  So, lets get started in today's idea!   Supplies used: Stampin' Up papers - 2 sided for background and plain for matting  Sizzix die cuts - circle, flower, 2 different styles of hearts  , daisy Punches - flower, small sun Buttons Stamps - 8 various sayings Black ink pad Black detail embossing powder Top left Top right Directions: **Note - created the same way you created day 2's layout! Step one:  Taking one of the 6 x 6 sheets with your photo matted on it, start to decide the various hearts and flowers you w...

Today is day two in a series of posts using the supplies listed below!  We started yesterday by getting the papers selected, the die cuts done, and the stamped images done - to prepare for today's and tomorrow's post!  The finished project is located at my desk - I love to see pictures of my family as I am getting things done!  Today's post is all about finishing up this project!   Supplies used: Stampin' Up papers - 2 sided for background and plain for matting  Sizzix die cuts - circle, flower, 2 different styles of hearts  , daisy Punches - flower, small sun Buttons Stamps - 8 various sayings Black ink pad Black detail embossing powder Top Left Top Right Directions: Step one:  Taking one of the 6 x 6 sheets with your photo matted on it, start to decide the various hearts and flowers you want to put on the pages.  Randomly place them where they look best for you, overlapping each of the die cut shapes.  ...

The next few days will be a series of posts - using the supplies listed below - with the finished designs shared in the next 2 days, so make sure to check back!   Supplies used: Stampin' Up papers - 2 sided for background and plain for matting  Sizzix die cuts - circle, flower, 2 different styles of hearts  , daisy Punches - flower, small sun Buttons Stamps - 8 various sayings Black ink pad Black detail embossing powder Today we are going to prep for the projects we will do for the next 2 days!  This way you can pick out the perfect supplies and stamps to go with your project!  For me personally, I love the papers I selected from Stampin' Up - as well as the cardstock to match!  For me personally, it truly takes the guess work out of everything, and allows me to create - and not worry about the items I am using together. Today's directions: Step one:  Pick out your papers you are planning on using, making sure everything matches!  A...

With this 2 page layout spread - I used easy enough techniques you can recreate using your own photos (cause you sure don't want to use mine, LOL)! A simple layout using 4 photos, a nice quote, - and the title is done using cardstock, film strips, buttons and floss, along with words in the middle of each of the film strips!   I love the yellow, blue and green combination along with the supplies used for each of the pages - and how easy you can recreate them!   The best part of this layout - is it can be done using what you have at home...a bowl, paper, and scraps of paper for the borders, using what you have available for your title!  You don't need to use exactly each supply I do, learn to switch it up a bit!       **To make the circles, simply grab a couple of bowl's from your kitchen, looking at how larger you will want your circle's to be.  Place one of them most of the way on the page, trace and cut it out.  As you matt it on the second co...

       I spent the past weekend with my daughter (and my son too) - a bitter-sweet type of visit with her though...  One thing I didn't realize is the decisions I made in my life -  and how they affected her even now.  I don't want for her what I had...I want better for her.  I want her to be strong, independent, kind, happy...find a great man, and then have kids...  I don't want her to have 3 marriages, have to deal with someone treating her badly...by either hitting her, or making her feel like she is less than the other person...  I certainly don't want her to be lectured because she has done something wrong, or hit because she said something out of turn...  I don't want her to have the bathroom door ripped off the hinges while she is in the bathroom cowering.  I don't want her to have to explain behaviors...I don't want her to condone things that shouldn't be condoned...           What I didn'...

He said...she said - one of my favorite mini albums I have done so far (other than the albums I will be sharing next week)...  It was designed after a project I found in Our Family Scrapbooks by Lisa Bearnson and Becky Higgins - one I got from Lisa, Marci and Angie at Creating Keepsakes Magazine.  Del and I have been together for 11 years on Mothers Day...in fact, he moved in with me on Mothers Day weekend - 11 years ago.  He moved in - and never left!  Together, we have created a marriage and a life that I never thought I could have... This album was very simply made, using 2 pictures of Del and  I, the rest is for us to journal the different areas in the album.  I totally loved Lisa's original idea in the book (pg156-159), she used tags for the "he said/she said" part, and circles to keep each person's thoughts in.  I used a different look - a blank page for each person to put things in, like broken bones, family, things like that - that I want to...

Stamping on your layouts - have you tried it yet?  This layout is done using a bit harder techniques, such as stamping, paper piecing, and using punches to create a certain look and feel.  I am one to like bright colors - so in this layout, I wanted to use the pinks from the Barbie packaging...  The layout turned out cute as anything - I can't wait to recreate using a different set of colors!  Supplies needed:   Paper - White cardstock             Background paper                                              Scraps for punch pieces and large balloons                      ...

Back a few years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Lisa Bearnson at the Scrapbook Expo in Utah.  Now, at the time, I was a mess...I was dealing with a lot of personal issues, including my father getting really sick and a "family situation" that was not going away, getting worse in fact.  My sister and I had stopped in to Heartland Paper Company in Utah March 2004, my dad's birthday.     We had spent the day with him, and when Deb and I were going home we stopping in to the Grand Opening festivities at the store for a moment.  I had just started my Book of Me album, and was using it for therapy reasons, with no support system to help "deal" with it, and wanted to see the new stuff that had came out.  I had a few dollars to spend, and could spend my money wisely there with the punch card!  I showed my album to the "owner", in hopes of getting a job, or seeing what she thought of my stuff...someone outside my family circle so to speak....

School Time It’s back to school time everywhere…or close to it! As I look back on each school year for my kids, I would have liked to have done things differently. I would do an album each year, with fun information such as the teachers name, students name, school name and city, fun dates they had each year…you get the idea! Mini albums are easy to do, and this idea…well you can use a page kit and add some extra’s to it, or create your own page kit! Start to gather the following supplies, and let’s get started on a fun album to showcase your child’s school year! Supplies 5 sheets cardstock or patterned paper cut into 6 x 6 sheets Paper to match above for matting Embellishments such as die cuts or stickers Black marker R ibbon for side Tag die cuts Directions: Step one: Take 5 sheets of 12 x 12 cardstock or patterned paper and cut into 6 x 6 sheets. The will be the background to your project. You should have 20 sheets of paper by the time you are done. Step two: L...