Lynda's Den

Growing up - and when I lived closer to family, we would spend every holiday "as a family".  It didn't matter what it was - from Christmas to Easter to summertime barbeques - we did it!  Then life happened, attitudes happened - and I pretty much "left the family" you might say.  I still talk to a few of my family members, but I'm not near as close as I was when I was younger - LBK (life before kids).  Now, I don't do the whole "family" event kind of thing, so my layouts and projects will reflect that.  Plus you can go to multiple sites and get "exact" project ideas...I like to give you more broader challenges to get your creativity sparked!   I am glad this year is almost done...it's been a challenging one, but that's what happens when you have to rebuild your life!  I look back on my posts - (or lack thereof) and see how tired I have been!  I have had no energy to create for anyone...or for any reason, just way too much goin...

Christmas Paper Bag Album Hello everyone!  I am really excited to bring you these challenges each week, as it will get us that much closer to January when we actually start to work on the projects!   How are you doing so far?  Are you completing the other challenges - do you know what you are going to do yet?   Don't worry if your layouts turn in to an entire album, you do take a lot of pictures of events through the month!  Just decide what will work best for YOU and your personal style!   Start small if you are just learning how to create!  Don't overwhelm yourself thinking you have to have a "perfect" finished project - when you are just starting out!   When you are just starting out, working on Christmas photos - in which you end up having a lot - and you do it year after year, is one of the best things to help you learn!   Use what you have first before you go shopping!  Try to print off freebies off the inte...

I absolutely love working with Creative PaperClay - and being on the design team is honestly one of the most rewarding thing I have been a part of!  This "team" of women have amazing ideas and tips each month...let me tell you!  My project, can be done in little time - and totally for beginners...to see more about this project - go to the Creative PaperClay blog for the whole idea and step by step directions!  I hope you enjoy!!!   Lynda Jeffs Memories in Tyme and  Creative PaperClay Design Team 

I'm all for getting organized and getting your projects done EARLY - instead of at the last minute like I always do!  So basically - this is more of a reminder for this ole' girl than anyone or anything else!  I just figured since I have such an issue, others probably do too, so here's a reminder to get your calendar looked at until the end of January!!!   Holiday's - I know for me it's Christmas, but there are plenty of other holiday's this month and next!   Birthday's, anniversaries, weddings, or Bridal or Baby showers coming up Parties of all kinds - holiday as well as New Years celebrations For me - here's my list of things to work on:  Start to work on birthday cards for December and January birthday's. Finish up Christmas presents to get in the mail. Work on resolutions/intentions project for new year. Work on examples and products to sell.   Thinking of you cards for the kids to get in the mail. My list is varied right now ...

This month is all about taking those fun pictures - like family parties, decorating for Christmas, baking goodies, purchasing gifts, Christmas Eve, gift giving, more family events, watching kids' expressions, parties and so much more!  This month is all about taking the photos - and start to plan out what you are going to do with it all - with next month actually spending the time working on what we plan this month!   Last week started our first challenges, you can check out the links and main page here!  You started to look at design sheets to plan out your project, products you have right now, and layouts or projects you want to make!  Start with week one's challenges to get up to speed, and lets get started on this week's challenges!   Start to narrow down the ideas you really like, or at least the project you want to make for the most part.  Do you want an album all it's own, a mini album, a paper bag album, or just a few layouts?   ...

This is my "baby girl", when she was a baby that is!  She's now 23 - and absolutely the best daughter I could ask for.  Oh it wasn't me who changed HER life...it was her that changed mine and why I am the way I am!  My first project ever in paper crafting was her birth announcements, made out of a Disney stamp and cardstock!  My love for paper crafting started with this one little project!   Since then, I have scrapbooked who knows how many mini albums, scrapbooks and individual pages for not only my kids, but also for plenty of others!  I learned - through creating - how to heal my emotions, using it for therapy instead of a therapist!  Now I know enough to know when to say "I need a therapist"!   Honestly, I haven't created...or been able to create for months now.  Between drama going on with "family", and trying to finish up rebuilding our lives...I think creatively I am at enough...   So, bear with me while I get...

My absolute - all time favorite product to scrapbook and make cards with - is the Cricut Machine for multiple reasons!   Click here for Cricut's 12 Days of Christmas deals!   If you happen to do either scrapbooks or cards, this little machine will do so many things for you!  Add to that if you happen to have kids, teach either school, preschool or church at all, or if you do crafts...this one little machine can do all your cutting for intricate shapes and letters!  Use it for customized titles, making one of the letters be larger than the rest is, or cut out a shape to put on a card, stamping the saying on the die cut.      You can cut paper, fabric, chip board, magnet board... in order to create your own one of a kind creations!  This one machine - though a little bit more costly - will honestly save you money in no time with the images you can cut out with the cartridges you can buy.  When it comes to creating, I pick up cartr...

This month is Christmas as we all know - that time where we take a ton of pictures for different events going on throughout the month!!!  During the month of January we are going to be working on our Christmas layouts (or projects) - this month...doing more research and purchasing of supplies, than making of the layouts or projects!  Making layouts is not all that difficult if you already make cards...  You use the same supplies - and often times, your stamps can make the cutest one of a kind embellishments, versus purchasing stuff!!!  For me, basic cardstock and papers have been the best thing I could have stocked up on, and still keep on using, along with basic supplies like stamps and punches!   Each week you will have a different set of challenges to get you started, links to digital scrapbook software you can try, fun products that I would recommend...and much more!  All designed to get everything you want to go with your proj...

Front Cover - For those of you who make cards - I hope you will love this particular idea!  If you don't...the ideas are easy enough to recreate if you have a printer, a few fonts, and some sayings!  Add themed die cuts, stamps, punches, and other embellishments to create your own card packs!  So, lets get started on today's idea - my 4 pack of cards in a folder!  This is the front cover - which is an 8.5 x 11 sheet of cardstock turned the landscape way, fold 2" up, and then fold in half to create your folder!  Inside folder On the left and right sides, you will want to add your adhesive of choice  to keep the sides down.  The inside is for the cards, not necessarily to decorate - but you could do something fun with a bit of stamping techniques if you wanted to!   With the cards, I did 4 different themes, but keeping with the whole heart theme - I created he 4 cards you see below!  I used scraps for everything - except the full...

Creative PaperClay is one of the funnest things I have worked with - being able to use my stamping and scrapbooking supplies with them!  Each month, I bring you different tips to work with this fun stuff - today's tips are up at the Creative PaperClay Blog - make sure you check it out today!  Lynda Jeffs Memories in Tyme and Creative PaperClay Design Team

I am really excited for today's idea - made out of an old manilla file folder!  I decided to start a couple of others, but change them around a bit to match the people I am making them for.  This one is for my kitchen, to keep track of my shopping list, coupons, phone numbers - things like that!   The original idea was found on Pinterest - which also comes with the instructions on how to make it!    The next ones I am making - will be for them to use as they need, and I will add a gift card for each slot, for them to spend and use as they want!  I loved the original idea, but really am glad my turned out as I wanted it to!  I really love the pockets here for sure!     Supplies I used:   Old manilla file folder 3-6 sheets patterned paper Ribbon Basket stamp (or die cut) Flower die cuts or punches Buttons and brads Scraps of paper Printer  White printer paper Brown ink pad The directions on the link ...