Fall 12X12 Scrapbook Layout

Hello!

Donna Lee here from StampinNScrapinWithDonnaLee. Hope you all are having a very blessed and thankful Thursday.

Today I wanted to share a very simple Fall  scrapbook layout I recently made for my Grand Daughters scrapbook. She was 7 months in this photo.

Using scraps that I had of burlap (love it) and some gorgeous fall ribbon I was able to quickly put this page together.

I had these silk white flowers that I sprayed using some homemade ink sprays. Using a lot of Glue Dots I adhered them to my page and each other. I love this little metal clock. Again more Glue Dots to keep on the page.

I found these little flowers in my stash of embellishments! Oh I love this ribbon!

A little $1 bling from an Expo shopping trip a few years ago added some bling! My sweet girl loves her bling!

No title yet... But I am enjoying looking at it as I ponder this final step. Always open to ideas so feel free to share with your comment. 

Thanks for coming by! Hope to see you again next month! Have a terrific Thursday and hoping you get some craft time!  

Blessings To All!

Donna Lee

A Craft Room Clock

Hi everyone.  It's Karon here from Karon's Krafty Korner for my little stop by to say hi :-)  Thanks Shiela for having me come by.

I wanted to share with you a clock that I altered to put on the wall in my craft room.

This is how it started life :-)

The clock cost me $2.50 and I had a 12" by 12" canvas in my stash.

Here is the back of the clock - I bet you were wondering how I did the back.  Well, the clock came in a box and was secured to the liner by those two screw blocks - perfect for securing to the canvas,  I just cut a small square to be able to get to the battery compartment and time changer :-)

The large flowers were made using a Heartfelt Creations Vintage Floret Die (this was a Christmas present from my husband, along with the coordinating stamp).  I added a little pearl dot the the centre.

The tiny little mulberry flowers were also made by hand.

The leaves are cut on my Silhouette Cameo with a cutfile from Birds Cards called Branches 1. I then used an embossing stencil to add some detail to all those leaves.

Then I came up with the idea that I could add the words "Time to Create" to my clock and would you know it there are 12 letters :-)  I used the Sweetheart Script for my letters and used the print and cut feature on my Cameo to cut out the circles.  They were then inked around the edges with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

I have to admit that I am really pleased with how this turned out and it now has pride of place on my craft room wall.

Hope you all have a most wonderful week.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Happy crafting.

Simply Stampin N Scrapin ~ Two Easy Layouts

Hello! This is Donna Lee from <a href="http://stampinnscrapinwithdonnalee.wordpress.com/">StampinnscrapinWithDonnaLee</a> and I am thrilled to be here to share two simple scrapbook layouts with you!

The first layout is 8.5x11 and was made using what was on my Scrapin Island. I used a Stampin wheel for my borders. Simply roll the Stampin wheel in your ink and roll onto your card stock. 

Next I found a Nestabilities DieCut and a scrap of pink card stock to use behind my photo.

I adore my Cuttlebug and have gotten my $ worth out of it. In my opinion it's one of best deals for a die cut machine out on the market still today. You can see it cuts perfectly.

I found a 6X6 paper stack at Hobby Lobby called Madeline that adore! I found this sheet and ripped the edge off, then inked and distressed the edges. I added the die cut after applying some chalk ink to the edges and then adhered everything together, including my photo.

Embellishments took some digging under piles of papers but alas I did find these flowers from Stampin Up that would work with my colors.

I had this ribbon left on my Scrapin Island that did not get used for a different project. I think it's made by May Arts. I love the color and texture it adds to this layout! I found a little box from Michaels/Recollections that had some clear bling left in it to use.  A scrap of light blue card stock is my journaling spot to document this page. I do not feel that each page needs a story journaled. Simple captions and the year is perfect for most of my single photo layouts. If there is a story to tell I will often type it out in a word processing program and then print it on the back of my layout before I get started adhering everything. 

So I had another photo that I wanted to scrapbook for my grand daughters album and decided to use this same layout but on a larger scale. This time I decided to use my Cricut Expression, Gypsy, and Close To My Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge.

I cut one of the flowers on page 57 at .75 inches tall out of several small pieces of double sided paper. Its a great way to use up scraps of your favorite papers and keep them in a handy place for future use!

This cartridge cuts at such small sizes with great detail. I adore it and can't wait to get my hands on the new Art Booking Cricut Bundle from Close To My Heart that will be available to order on August 1st! More details about that later!

Here are three of the 5 flowers I cut and rolled. I added some leaves using a Two Way Bird Punch and some pearls for extra little elegance! I adore these flowers and they are SO easy to cut, assemble and put on your cards or scrapbook layouts using a glue dot or liquid adhesive.

Here are two more flowers from the Artiste cartridge. You can see that one of these is rolled more loose so that I could add the bling to the inside of it. Super easy to make your own flowers and add some pearls or bling to dress it up. 

Again I used the two way bird punch for my leaves and added some chalk to them.

I used my Nestabilities die cut and Cuttlebug again, the same ribbon, and more scraps from my Scrapin Island to wrap up a page for my grand daughters scrapbook.

The paper is from the same Madeline Paper Stack from Hobby Lobby and I used the same Stampin Wheel as in the first layout. Being that these 2 layouts will be in two different scrapbooks it did not bother me to repeat the same layout design. I was done with both pages in 90 minutes, which is pretty quick for me!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a blessed and crafty day!

Donna Lee

Mini Album #2 ~ Artiste Cricut Cartridge

Hello, my name is Donna Lee from StampinnscrapinwithDonnaLee.wordpress.com! I am so glad to be here on She's A Sassy Lady! Thank you Sheila for inviting me to share my affection and addiction to paper crafting. Today, I am going to share just one of the adorable Mini Albums that is on the Cricut Artiste cartridge from Close To My Heart. Today's mini album is on page 59 and is cut at 3.8 inches.


Lets get started! I design using my Gypsy or Cricut Craft Room (FREE). This tutorial is using the PC Gypsy.

I set my height to 3.8 inches and chose the 3D Object key. I used it on shift and regular to get the front and back covers of the album. The double sided paper for this album is Chantilly from Close To My Heart. I adore it! Using double sided paper that is a heavier weight allows you to maximize your paper when making a mini album, as you do not have to use chipboard. At the end of this post I will show you this same mini album complete with decorations for each page that I used chipboard and double sided paper. If I am using a lighter weight paper, I will use chipboard for the base of my album and utilize the multi-cut feature on the Cricut/Gypsy/CCR.

For this paper I used a High speed and High pressure setting on my Cricut Expression. My blade setting is at 6. My mat is well used and has been sprayed with goo gone and allowed to soak, scrubbed with a brush and brillo pad (I cut very intricate buttons using glittery paper - oh what a mess this mat was) and wiped clean with a smooth cloth. Its sticky again and cuts perfectly!

Cutting page 1 and 2 is super quick. You can easily double up this project and cut two albums at the same time. This is the Accent 1 key using it with and without Shift key.


Pages 3 and 4 are super fast and again very easy to double up on one 12X12 mat. Use Accent 2 key with and without the Shift key. It's so easy!

Pages 5 and 6 are cut using the Accent 3 key with and without the Shift key. That's it you have cut all the pages just like that! Less than 20 minutes to design and cut. I spent more time agonizing over paper than that. LOL

We are ready to assemble. There are tic marks to tell you where to fold and then crease using a bone folder. When I'm using patterned paper I don't hide the tic marks and unless you are really familiar with this mini album I recommend that you don't hide them on the first one or two you make.
I made to folds using the tic marks and this album is ready to ink and decorate! Oh how I love this cartridge!

I love ink on my projects and my scrapbook pages and mini albums are no exception. I use a dye ink that coordinates with my paper and sponge. I do this to all the pieces.

Here she is, all inked up! So let's talk about matting each page. My method is to measure each page and leave a minimum of an 1/8 of an inch on each side. This album fastens with precut holes so you have, to measure from the right of the holes to far right edge of each page. I decorate the front and back of each page. cut, including the covers.

So easy to do once you know the measurements and have a good paper trimmer and coordinate cardstock or patterned paper.

This took a little bit of time, but its therapy for me so I just enjoy the process of choosing mat sizes, colors, and journaling tags!
I want to share with you this same mini album, that I cut from the Flirty Close To My Heart Scrap Booking kit. It's completely decorated with all the embellishments and ready for the newest baby that's to arrive in our family!

For the front cover I used the font on the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge that is also from Close To My Heart. The keys are Font and Font Layer. I love how this turned out! I used the weld feature on my PC Gypsy to weld her name together using upper and lower case letters. Add some bling and a Complements Dimensional element (owl) from the Scrapbooking kit and a stamp from Close To My Hearts, Its Your Day stamp set and the cover is complete.

More pages!


You see that I used embossing folders with my PC Cuttlebug.

Using a Scrapbooking or coordinated kit helps speed up the Scrapbooking process. I love using the kits to make pages, albums, and full layouts. On this page I used some Nestabilities dies to make these flowers with some Diamond Stickles from Ranger. Using different tools and techniques is a lot of fun and creates a very interesting album.

More embossing, using punches to make this adorable owl in perfect coordinating colors and some easy journal tags using a stapler. These papers are just gorgeous!

I enjoy using the tools that I have to make things that I like and hope others will enjoy. Using a few of my favorite punches, some bling, die cuts, and miniature clothes pins are perfect embellishments for any mini album.

I love incorporating some Kraft colored card stock into my projects and these dies from Nestabilities made great use of some scrap Kraft card stock I had left.
The album is complete and ready to wrap up for the expectant parents. To close the album I used the Velcro Dots from Close To My Heart.
Thank you for reading through this long post! I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed making it and most of all are inspired to create and use all the tools you have and love! As soon as I get the Chantilly MiniAlbum decorated I'll post it over on my blog with some extra details about embellishments I used. Happy crafting!

Washi Tape Flower Tutorial

Hi ya everyone!  This is Melissa from Melissa Made.  Thanks Sheila for allowing me to share with everyone!
  Today I want to share with you how I made this simple Valentine's Day Card.  More specifically how I created these little flowers using Washi tape that I received from iCopic.  Washi tape is extrememly cheap and comes in a huge range of colors.  It can be used for a number of things but in this tutorial I show you how to make these small roses.

For those that don't like to watch videos you simply unroll over a foot or so of Washi tape and roll it and twist it long ways in your hands.  Use a pair of tweezers and start rolling around the tweezers to form the spiral shown on the card.  Once you are finished place a pearl in the center and then add a bit of glitter to make it sparkle.  I also used my Cuttlebug to create the leaves using Spellbinders Shapebilities.

The sentiment is from Sassy Lady's designer very own, Kimberly from My Craft Spot.  I hope enjoyed this simple tutorial.  I look forward to hearing your lovely comments!  For more fun projects stop by Melissa Made.

Melissa

A Simple Felt Flower Tutorial

Hi ya everyone!  This is Melissa from Melissa Made and today I'm sharing with you one of my favorite products and a tutorial on how to make these simple felt flowers.  Thanks Sheila for letting me share today this easy tutorial.

I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial.  I'll be sharing more of my favorite projects with the Spellbinder Nestables.  Please visit Melissa Made for more fun projects!  Don't forget to leave a comment - I love to hear from you and if you have any questions - ask away!

Vintage flower tag with the new Flower Shoppe cartridge!

Hey everyone, this is Kimberly from My Craft Spot and I am so excited that it is my turn to share another project with you!  

I love to make paper flowers and so of course I absolutely love the new Flower Shoppe cartridge!  I have started a video series showing how to make flowers from this cartridge.  So far I have done 3 and have another for this week.  (Scroll down for a video tutorial showing how I made this flower!)

I made this tag in fall colors and added a vintage flower for fun.

 I hand cut the tag and it measures 4 inches wide by 5 3/4 tall.

I used decorative edge scissors to trim a small piece of brown  cardstock, then added Pumpkin Spice crinkle ribbon and a piece of flower trim.

I inked everything with Tea Dye and Walnut distress ink.

  
The stamped sentiment is from the Friends & Neighbors stamp set.  

Here is a video showing how to make this vintage flower:

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