Butterfly Gala, Day 13

I hope you aren’t done with butterflies yet because I have a few more projects to go.  I wanted to do a few 3D items for Demos Galore and I thought a scrapbook would be fun, I just didn’t know what to create it about.  Enter Alexa the potato that my daughter had to care for over a weekend.  She thinks my husband and I are crazy but we had so much fun with our little Starchy.  The design for the scrapbook came from a 2015 post over at embrace-serendipity.blogspot.com.

Supplies:

150599	Butterfly Gala Bundle
148580	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set
148523	Butterfly Duet Punch
146499	Pick A Pennant  Photopolymer Stamp Set
141614	Thoughtful Banners  Photopolymer Stamp Set
141483	Punch Duet Banner
144668	Everyday Label Punch
145453	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ In Color 2017-2019
146982	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Balmy Blue
146986	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Highland Heather
149622	Botanical Butterfly Designer Series Paper
132708	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
146982	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Balmy Blue
146986	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Highland Heather
148542	Balmy Blue Dark Stampin’ Blends Marker
148540	Balmy Blue Light Stampin’ Blends Marker
148544	Balmy Blue Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
146883	Highland Heather Dark Stampin’ Blends
146881	Highland Heather Light Stampin’ Blends
147276	Highland Heather Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack
103683	Mini Glue Dots
141897	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush
149711	Butterfly Elements
122334	Simply Scored
145372	Stitched Shapes Big Shot Framelits
141705	Big Shot Framelits Layering Circles
141706	Big Shot Framelits Layering Ovals
143263	Big Shot
146947	Ribbon Mini Ruffled 3/8″  Lemon Lime Twist

Butterfly Gala, Day 8

I always like to create a scrapbook page when I demonstrate at Demos Galore and this year was no different.  I was inspired by this page by Enza Gudor at creativefindingsblog.wordpress.com and the 1-1-2019 sketch at letsscrapsketches.blogspot.com.  Each of those butterflies has mini dimensionals under the wings.

Supplies:

150599	Butterfly Gala Bundle
148580	Butterfly Gala Photopolymer Stamp Set
148523	Butterfly Duet Punch
141772	Brushwork Alphabet  Photopolymer Stamp Set
147004	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Subtles
131198	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Blushing Bride
122925	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Calypso Coral
131297	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Coastal Cabana
146986	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Highland Heather
131201	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Pear Pizzazz
105118	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ So Saffron
140272	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick
147100	Classic Stampin’ Pad Blushing Bride
147101	Classic Stampin’ Pad Calypso Coral
147097	Classic Stampin’ Pad Coastal Cabana
147103	Classic Stampin’ Pad Highland Heather
147104	Classic Stampin’ Pad Pear Pizzazz
147109	Classic Stampin’ Pad So Saffron
103683	Mini Glue Dots
144108	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals

OnStage Scrapbook Swaps

I showed you my scrapbook page that I created for this swap on Tuesday, today I’ve got the pages I received in return.  A scrapbook swap is a lot of work but it’s worth it to get this many pages at once!

These products are running low due to an inventory issue and will likely be sold out before the Holiday Catalog ends:

• Snowflakes & Stars Wire Elements (Item 147819) – SOLD OUT!
• Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies (Item 147911) – SOLD OUT!
• Chicken Wire Elements (Item 147807)
• Alpine Sports Thinlits Dies (Item 147916) – SOLD OUT!
• Sincerely Santa Project Kit (Item 148029) – SOLD OUT!
• Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine (Item 147888)
• 5/8″ Striped Burlap Trim (Item 147889)
• Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies (Item 147921)
• Galvanized Buttons (Item 147891)
• Galvanized Clips (Item 147806)
• Takeout Thinlits Dies (Item 147927)
• Tranquil Tide 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon (Item 147802)
• Real Red 3/8″ Mixed Satin Ribbon (Item 147894)
• Farmhouse Framelits Dies (Item 147922)
• Festive Farmhouse Elements (Item 147890) – SOLD OUT!
• Santa’s Workshop Enamel Elements (Item 147811) – SOLD OUT!
• Santa’s Workshop Cards You Can Make It Bundle (Item 150095) – SOLD OUT!
• Santa’s Workshop Memories & More Card Pack (Item 147905) – SOLD OUT!
• Santa’s Workshop Memories & More Cards & Envelopes (Item 147815) – SOLD OUT!
• Joyous Noel Specialty Designer Series Paper (Item 147816) – SOLD OUT!

These products are also running low and likely to run out but will be carrying over:

• In The Woods Framelits Dies (Item 147919)
• Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies (Item 147915)
• Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Item 147923)
• Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies (Item 147912)

My OnStage Scrapbook Swap

I signed up to be in a scrapbook swap at OnStage, this is the layout I created.  I was inspired by the 08-20-2009 PageMaps sketch from letsscrap.ning.com now http://letsscrapsketches.blogspot.com/.

My layout has the title popped up on dimensionals but for the swaps I used adhesive sheets to save time putting them together.

I created lots of little leaves by die-cutting them first and then using the negative space and my Stamparatus to stamp all of them at once.

Since I only had so much Designer Series Paper to work with, I created this layout first to see if I liked it.  I like this layout more entirely because of the Blackberry Bliss but I didn’t have enough of this paper to do 12 more.

I’ll post the swaps I got in return on Thursday.

Supplies:

148353	Rooted In Nature  Clear-Mount Bundle
141968	Letters For You  Photopolymer Stamp Set
124302	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Whisper White
119684	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cajun Craze
100730	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White
140272	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick
146338	Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper
147085	Classic Stampin’ Pad Cajun Craze
144108	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
144106	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets

These products are running low due to an inventory issue and will likely be sold out before the Holiday Catalog ends:

• Snowflakes & Stars Wire Elements (Item 147819)
• Santa’s Signpost Framelits Dies (Item 147911)
• Chicken Wire Elements (Item 147807)
• Alpine Sports Thinlits Dies (Item 147916)
• Sincerely Santa Project Kit (Item 148029)
• Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine (Item 147888)
• 5/8″ Striped Burlap Trim (Item 147889)
• Detailed Leaves Thinlits Dies (Item 147921)
• Galvanized Buttons (Item 147891)
• Galvanized Clips (Item 147806)
• Takeout Thinlits Dies (Item 147927)
• Tranquil Tide 1/4″ Velvet Ribbon (Item 147802)
• Real Red 3/8″ Mixed Satin Ribbon (Item 147894)
• Farmhouse Framelits Dies (Item 147922)

These products are also running low and likely to run out but will be carrying over:

• In The Woods Framelits Dies (Item 147919)
• Detailed Deer Thinlits Dies (Item 147915)
• Swirls & Curls Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (Item 147923)
• Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies (Item 147912)

Beautiful Blizzard – Day 2

I love to scrapbook and I always create a layout for Demos Galore because I know there must still be some others out there that, like me, still scrapbook.  With two Demos Galore sessions a year at least, I get two layouts done.  🙂  I really need to put more time into it since this layout is from 2013.  The Letters for You and Brushwork Alphabet stamp sets are my go-to for scrapbook titles.  For the Brushwork Alphabet, I first stamped in Balmy Blue ink and then again using Memento Tuxedo Black.  This was a happy accident since I couldn’t see the title over the stamped snowflake background and I decided to darken it up.  I used the snowflake stamp to create my patterned paper by simply stamping once using Balmy Blue and then stamping a second time without re-inking turning my stamp as I went.

Supplies:

149921	Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Bundle
149922	Beautiful Blizzard Wood-Mount Bundle
148562	Beautiful Blizzard Clear-Mount Stamp Set
148565	Beautiful Blizzard Wood-Mount Stamp Set
147902	Blizzard Thinlits Die
141772	Brushwork Alphabet  Photopolymer Stamp Set
141968	Letters For You  Photopolymer Stamp Set
147004	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Subtles
124302	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Whisper White
140272	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick
147105	Classic Stampin’ Pad Balmy Blue
132708	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad
146957	Paper Glimmer Sparkle
144142	Faceted Gems Clear
144108	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
143263	Big Shot
140603	Big Shot Die Brush

Great Grandma Scrapbook Layout

I’m trying to do more scrapbook layouts so today I’m playing along with the Let’s Scrap challenge.  I had a minor issue with this layout because I put one piece of Designer Series Paper upside down, so it’s not exactly like the sketch.  I used my Stamparatus and applied the ink with sponge daubers and stamped twice to get a clean & bold image for the pennant stamp.

Here’s the sketch I was following:

Here is what it was supposed to look like but then things would be upside down.  🙂

Supplies:

141968	Letters For You  Photopolymer Stamp Set
146499	Pick A Pennant  Photopolymer Stamp Set
148393	Pick A Pennant  Photopolymer Bundle
141712	Large Letters Big Shot Framelits
147004	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Subtles
144246	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Tranquil Tide
146926	Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper
146907	Delightfully Detailed Laser-Cut Specialty Paper
147108	Classic Stampin’ Pad Petal Pink
147146	Classic Stampin’ Pad Tranquil Tide
133773	Sponge Daubers
143263	Big Shot
144108	Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
146276	Stamparatus

Blind Scrapbooking Challenge

This is something I’ve never done before but it really sounded like fun.  I did a blind scrapbook challenge over on the Scrapbooking Global – Stampin’ Up! Facebook group.

Here are the instructions (edited for clarity):

Materials

• 12″ x 12″ Cardstock Base
• 4″ x 12″ Matching DSP
• 1-1/4″ X 12″ Cardstock Strip for border punch
• 4″ x 3″ Cardstock that matches DSP or layout Base
• 3-1/2″ x 2-1/4″ Cardstock that matches DSP or layout Base OR if you don’t want to journal you could add another photo 3-1/2″ x 2-1/4″
• Scraps of Whisper White Cardstock for sentiment
• Scraps of Whisper White Cardstock for large flower stamp
• Scraps of Whisper White Cardstock for 2 small stamped Hearts
• 40cm piece of matching ribbon
• Metallic Thread
• Pearls
• 1 Colored Doilies or Pearlized Doilies or retired doilies
• Wooden Embellishments – 1 leaf and 2 hearts or similar
• 2 Matching Classic Stampin’ Pads to your cardstock
• 2 Matching Ink Daubers to your cardstock
• 4″ x 6″ photo
• Adhesives – Tear & Tape, Snail, Stampin’ Dimensionals, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals and Glue Dots

Method

1. Starting with your 12″ x 12″ cardstock base, stamp the background with a matching Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad.  Stamp along the top left-hand side, depending on the size of your background stamp you may have to stamp twice.  (NOT GOING PAST THE MIDDLE POINT OF THE CARDSTOCK).
2. Stamp the background with a matching Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad, and stamp along the bottom right-hand side, depending on the size of your background stamp you may have to stamp twice. (NOT GOING PAST THE MIDDLE POINT OF THE CARDSTOCK) – I missed this one.
3. Cut your doily in half, and stick one half under the top edge of your matching DSP approx. 1″ off the left-hand side edge, now with the remaining half of the doily stick it approx. halfway along under the bottom edge of your matching DSP.
4. Next, stick your matching DSP with Tear & Tape or Snail approx. 4-1/2″ down from the top of your 12 x 12 layout across the page. (You could distress/ink the edges of this piece if you desire.)
5. Using your scraps of Whisper White cardstock, stamp your large flower stamp with your matching Classic Stampin’ Ink Pad. Cut out your flower with scissors, dies, or punch.
6. Using your scraps of Whisper White cardstock, stamp 2 small hearts cut out with scissors, dies, or punch.
7. If you want, ink the edges on the 4″ x 3″ cardstock and 3-1/2″ x 2-1/4″ cardstock. (If you don’t want to journal you could have another photo here.)
8. With your 1-1/4″ x 12″ cardstock strip punch the bottom edge with any border punch or die and stick on with Tear & Tape or Snail to your matching DSP approx. half an inch off the bottom.
9. Grab your photo, you could add a couple of mats if you want. Tie your ribbon around the photo.
10. Grab your 3-1/2” X 2-1/4″ cardstock for your journaling block (which you may have distressed or inked) and add your journaling or you could have another photo here.
11. Using your scraps of Whisper White cardstock for a sentiment, stamp a small sentiment.
12. Stick your journaling block (or photo) with Tear & Tape or Snail to your distressed/inked 4″ x 3″ cardstock, leaving a small border on the bottom right-hand side to stick your small sentiment. Add Tear & Tape to the back of this to stick under your photo.
13. Stick one of the stamped hearts beside your small sentiment on your journaling block on the right-hand side of the sentiment with a Glue Dot or two.
14. Now with your 4″ x 6″ photo, stick it on an angle between the 2 halves of the doily.
15. Add your 2nd stamped heart above the photo.
16. Add some Metallic Thread behind your stamped cut-out large flower with some Glue Dots. Add to the bottom of the photo just overlapping your doily.
17. Add your wooden leaf embellishment under your flower with a Glue Dot or two.
18. Stick your 2 wooden heart embellishments with Glue Dots to the top left-hand side of the photo.
19. Stamp your large title underneath the DSP toward the right-hand side of the edge of the cardstock base using matching Classic Stampin’ Pads Ink.
20. Add your pearls.
21. Your layout is finished.

Here is how I interpreted it.

Supplies:

141968	Letters For You  Photopolymer Stamp Set
140653	Number of Years	Retired
140517	Timeless Textures  Clear-Mount Stamp Set
140514	Timeless Textures  Wood-Mount Stamp Set
143774	Eclectic Layers Big Shot Thinlits
141712	Large Letters Big Shot Framelits
140622	Large Numbers Big Shot Framelits	Retired
143751	Seasonal Layers Big Shot Thinlits
145372	Stitched Shapes Framelits
147002	Cardstock 12″ X 12″ Regals
146983	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Gray Granite
140272	Cardstock 8-1/2″ X 11″ Whisper White Thick
147820	Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper	Coming 9/5
147083	Classic Stampin’ Pad Cherry Cobbler
146912	Ribbon Tulle Polka Dot 5/8″ Whisper White
146936	Doilies Pearlized
103683	Mini Glue Dots
143263	Big Shot

Let It Snow Scrapbook Layout

I saw Rachel’s Layout here and I had to try it.  Now if you know me, you know how hard it is for me to do anything that isn’t straight and lined up.  This page was a challenge for me.  I ended up popping up the middle mats on each page with Stampin’ Dimensionals so I could just slide the other mats under.  The middle mats are pretty much centered on the page so I could handle adding the other mats at angles.  It was rough!  🙂

The “Let it snow” stamp is from the November Paper Pumpkin kit but I didn’t have anything else like it.  Paper Pumpkin has some great stamp sets each month, it’s worth it to sign up for the stamp set and stampin’ spot alone!

The Whisper White photo mats are 3 3/4″ x 5 1/4″ and the Dapper Denim photo mats are 4″ x 5 1/2″.  For the Dapper Denim stamped snowflakes, I inked once and stamped three times to get a progressively lighter shade.

Supplies:

145348	Colorful Seasons Photopolymer Bundle
141394	Dapper Denim Classic Stampin’ Pad
131181	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad
145408	Subtles Best 12″ X 12″ Cardstock Pack
141414	Dapper Denim 8-1/2″ x 11″ Cardstock
100730	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
132178	Silver Foil Sheets
135315	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
101910	Shimmery White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
138299	1-1/2″ Circle Punch
119850	1-3/4″ Circle Punch
119868	1″ Circle Punch
143263	Big Shot
104430	Stampin’ Dimensionals

Sunshine & Rainbows – Day 14

When I bought the Sunshine & Rainbows stamp set, this layout was one of the reasons.  My daughter loves rainbows and has a big one on her bedroom wall so I knew I could use it to create a scrapbook layout of her room makeover.  The other scrapbook layout I was going to use the Sunshine & Rainbows bundle on I apparently did last year.

For the Rainbow title, I cut a piece of Whisper White cardstock to 2 3/4″ x 11″ and added 1/4″ pieces of each color except for Real Red and Elegant Eggplant, which were 1/2″ each.  Then I used the Large Letters Framelits to cut the title.  I think it’s my favorite embellishment on the page.

Supplies:

145983	Sunshine & Rainbows Bundle
141772	Brushwork Alphabet Photopolymer Stamp Set
141712	Large Letters Framelits Dies
145408	Subtles Best 12″ X 12″ Cardstock Pack
133774	Envelope Punch Board
101856	Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
131181	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad
144118	Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper
145601	Myths & Magic Glimmer Paper 6″ X 6″
102482	Real Red 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
105117	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
119683	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
102584	Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
111350	Pacific Point 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
105126	Elegant Eggplant 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
100730	Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
143263	Big Shot

Merry Little Christmas Memories & More, Day 1

This past weekend there was an event I was part of called Demos Galore.  There were 11 different demonstrations going on that the attendees could roam around too.  Plus prizes every half hour.  It was a day of fun!

I demonstrated the Merry Little Christmas Memories & More pocket scrapbook cards.   I wanted to show how they can be used for more than pocket scrapbooking and Christmas.

Below I did a Christmas layout and then a mini golf layout using the exact same cards just flipped over!  This is a versatile set!

Supplies:

144638	Merry Little Christmas Memories & More Card Pack
144622	Merry Little Christmas 12″ X 12″ Cardstock Pack
124267	Basic Black 12″ X 12″ Cardstock
141840	Starlight Thinlits Dies
141478	Flourish Thinlits Dies
100702	Old Olive 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
135315	Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper
144106	Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets
104332	Snail Adhesive
141712	Large Letters Framelits Dies
103683	Mini Glue Dots
138292	Banner Triple Punch
119685	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
144245	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock