Papercraft Haven and More

Scrapbooking is all about talking your photos, and making an attractive way to showcase the memories behind the photos.  It isn't about spending a ton of money, or creating the best layout/album around that will get you published in the magazines or online.  Yet some people think they need to spend more money than they need and create all of these elaborate projects for their families, you don't !   To start out with, you need a few basic supplies - I call it your toolbox kit.  Look for coupons at your local craft stores to pick up any of the items on the list that you might need, and look at what you have at home too..some you might even have available right now!   Tool Box Kit:   Cardstock  Patterned paper Fine tip scissors Fine tip markers - at least black Die cuts and stickers Paper trimmer Adhesives Album The only other thing you would need to start out with is a pen or pencil, scrap paper for notes (or notepad of some sort), a rule...

This month is a month to be grateful for what you have.  There are times, especially with my past - I don't feel too "grateful" let me tell you!  Then I have to look at things in such a different manor than I did before.  Being grateful doesn't come easy - I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way!  What about you?   Do you dread Thanksgiving time because it represents something you might not have...like a family?  Or has life given you more than your fair share of things to cause you to feel this way - like me?  Well, it's time you change that now isn't it!!!  It's time you look at what you do have, and not what you don't...   My "Being Grateful" album - was done a while ago...I wanted a place to document what I might be grateful for...my intentions with it - was to document something for each day of the month of November - and put it in an album...this year, I didn't feel so grateful for some reason...  So, your chal...

When you are first starting out scrapbooking and making cards, you want your projects to look nice, but not take a lot of time to accomplish it!  You want to be able to learn how - without spending a lot of time doing it!  My beginner projects are meant to do just that - with you tweaking to what you have - or your own style!  For this project - I used one photo, with the age I was...and then 42 random things about me written on the two pages.   Basic supply list: 2 sheets background paper 2 sheet coordinating patterned paper 1 sheet (or scraps) white cardstock Scraps for punch's Rub-on's Daisy punch (can substitute) Brads Template for numbers Black fine tip marker Directions:   Step one:  Decide the "number" you are using and start to write down things to go with the theme you have selected.   Step two:  Matt one photo on patterned paper and white cardstock.   Step three:  If using a punch, punch 13 daisy's of 2 dif...

When you are first starting out scrapbooking...you want to create a wonderful project, without a lot of work.  You expect to sit down, and instantly know exactly what you are doing to create that perfect layout or project!  instead, you end up looking at the papers, embellishments and photos with more questions than anything!  When I first started scrapbooking, I bought way more supplies than I used at the time.  When I couldn't "shop" anymore, I had all this stuff that I could use still, and use it up I did!   Before you start your first project, look at examples of different layouts, more of the placement of the items...not the "theme" of the page.  Also look at the ads you see in magazines - the full page ones advertising a product.  I have made plenty of layouts from some aspect of ads, and they turned out wonderfully!   Supplies:   Blue cardstock - 3 sheets White cardstock - 4-5 sheets Red cardstock - 1 sheet Sticker p...

Me, Mini Me, Casey and Del.....      Mini Me was a fun layout to do - it started with the background paper, and the rest happened from there.   Terra is my mini me...she looks so much like me that everyone I went to school with will say that they know exactly where she came from and who she looks like!  The layout was done a number of years ago, when both of us were in 7th grade...the photo of the 4 of us was done just this year...so you can see how much she resembles me!   Supplies needed:    Mini Me left side 2 sheets of cardstock/paper for the background Patterned paper that coordinates  Scraps of paper Alphabet template Wire Tags Floss  Blue marker for journaling Eyelets or brads Tags Handmade arrow (used wavy template) Directions:   Mini Me right side  Step one:  Separate the background paper to put the items made on them.   Step two:  Start to matt your photos, mat...

       Santa's Helpers - one of the funnest layouts I have done in a long, long time!  I hope you enjoy in recreating this fun layout!                                                      Supplies needed:   Cardstock - green                  white                   red Patterned paper - green                            red Gold paper Scraps of brown paper for sign Eyelets Punches - bow, circle, sun Elf (my own design, made from a paper doll that was   cut smaller) Pom pom's for the tips of the elf shoes Paper trimmer for the small things that need to be trimmed Left side of layout Alphabet stamps  Stamp pad in black Black embossing powde...

       When it comes to Christmas - do you painstakingly take time in each and every small detail, from the parties, to the gifts, to the cards you send out each year?  I know I don't...and each year, the gifts either aren't finished in time, or they don't get sent, or I just didn't get along with my family enough to be able to send them much of anything - you get what you give or so they say!  This year - I am spending time THIS MONTH in making some of the things I need for that fun event...and planning the cards I want to do, the mini album projects, and the gifts for people...all to make this years Christmas a funner one than last years was!   From a fun framed page that is customized for everyone, to the cards I send out... each item is being made with love, detail and attention!          In this layout, I used darker colors of red and green, with bits of gold for the accent color, and a bit of ivory to make it all pop....

dare to DREAM left side         A monochromatic layout, simply put, is different shades of one color  - such as the layout shown here "dare to DREAM".   Using one color to start out with is easy on someone who is new - to be able to create a wonderful layout using only shades of one color - in order to make it less confusing on you!!!  If you use the Bazzill Basics paper packs, they will usually come in shades that match together, to take the guess work out of the project you are working on.   dare to DREAM right side      With this layout, I selected two different photos - one of my husband, me, and my three kids at my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary party.  This as a very bittersweet photo - dad was dead a few years later right after my birthday...  The bottom photo was of me when I got my ring from Del...  Del and I didn't plan on each other, and over the years - well...the love we have for each other...

Which came first , stamping cards or scrapbooking layouts?  Well, I've been stamping much longer than I have been creating layouts...but with stamps, oh my you can do some fun things with your scrapbook layouts let me tell you!  Stamps are another way to kick things up a bit in your crafting...by being able to customize something you are making, but using it for different reasons as well.  Look at a basic stamp such as a present...not only can you use it on a birthday card lets say, but you could also use it on a scrapbook layout embellishment as well.  Look at the events you could use this same stamp for, more birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, anniversaries, or holidays even!  By using stamps, you can customize the image by using markers, colored pencils, or chalks to create the colors therefore customizing the same stamp different ways.  As you can tell, I use different things to color my images in, depending on the look of the item ...

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...

I love to make mini albums...from the time I figured out how, I have loved them!  For me, I have always had to scrapbook cheaply.....by that I mean I have had to use each and every item and use it wisely to be able to continue to create more things!  This year is no different, however, I am going to teach you guys all that I have learned in the past 20 years...to be able to help you create like me!  So, lets get started on your New Years Resolutions mini album!   The album will look like the one pictured  here.... I show this particular picture to give you an idea of what it will look like, and to give you another take on the old "New Years Resolutions" idea!   For this one, I made the album at the beginning of the year with a place to put journalling as I learned the item.  Switch it up to add one resolution on each page, and make sure you add a place to journal the end result at the end of the year!   Supplies needed: ...

Scrapbooking is so overwhelming ...there is just too much out there to start out with, you give up before you begin!  This post is all about what you NEED to start out with, to be able to create a wonderful album for your family!  So, lets get started on Memories in Tyme's Beginner picks!   Paper Trimmer:  The first thing I would tell anyone they need is a  paper trimmer  and the one I would recommend is by EK Success called the Cutterpede.  I like how you can extend the bars so you can trim a 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock...and how you can exchange the blades into different styles like deckle, wave or scoring blades, thus saving the need for decorative scissors!  Add the blades down the line as you have a bit of extra money, or purchase the trimmer with a few blades as a great gift!   Scissors:   My next must have for your toolbox is going to be a pair of scissors...  I am going to tell you about a few different styles...each will ...