this sounds insane but i’ve never done a traditional 12×12 scrapbooking layout before. seriously. when i started scrapbooking many moons ago, i worked with the smaller 8×8 size. then i got out of scrapbooking for many more moons. Project Life sparked my need to create again and i thought “well, better now than never.” so i give you all my very first 12×12 layout.
supplies: card base (Recollections), paper & stamps (Studio Calico Poet Society Card Kit), ink (gold: StazOn, black, white, & silver: Colorbox Mixed Media), Heidi Swapp Color Shine (navy), Uniball white & silver Impact pens, Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Marker (silver), corner rounder, adhesive
NOTE: i didn’t like how the white & silver Mixed Media ink showed up (or rather, didn’t show up) on the light blue paper. i decided to “color” over the stamped images using the Gel Impact pens.
July was a crazy month. work had me so beat i hardly took any photos. how many people can fit almost an entire month onto a one-page spread?
this is me making a conscious effort to take more photos.
both my parents have birthdays in September. in the same week actually. naturally, i made them cards this year.
supplies: card base (Recollections), paper (Boys Rule Collection, Crate Paper), wooden tag (Recollections), ink (Colorbox Mixed Media Ink, Leather), embroidery floss, adhesive, corner rounder
supplies: card base (Recollections), paper & cloud stamps (Studio Calico Penny Arcade Card Kit), make a wish stamp (Studio Calico Hello, Hello Card Kit), embellishment (Heidi Swapp for Project Life), ink (blue, orange, & red, Recollections) (black, Colorbox Mixed Media Ink), adhesive, Micron pen
true story: my mom has wine corks all over her house. in bowls, in jars, in trays… everywhere. so when it came time to make her birthday present, i had a brilliant idea (that many people before me had, i’m sure). make something to put them all in that works as a functional display. enter this 11×14 Top-Loading Shadowbox from Michaels. guys… there’s corks on the insert. DUH.
i wanted something a bit more crafty for this though. i decided to try my hand at glass etching.
holy cow. this layout took me forever. it’s been awhile since i’ve done a double page layout. it was a vacation week for me and and i did SO MUCH! i wanted to make sure i got it all in there.
happy labor day all! it’s the unofficial end of summer so if you need me, i’ll be crying in the corner. i know a lot of people love fall… i am not one of those people. fall to me means the heralding of winter. christmas has already reared its ugly head in the retail world. soon snow will be here, i’ll be wearing 4 layers of clothes to keep warm, and will go days without seeing the sun. i die inside during winter. there is one and only ONE thing i look forward to during the fall…
it’s Workspace Wednesday!!!
my workspace area is… tricky. technically, i have two. both are in desperate need of better organization. i’m currently in negotiations with the hubs to combine both but i’ll leave that great debate for another post….
first up is my “kitchenette space”. since we have a dining area, i converted this space to a small arts and crafts area. i bought two billy bookcases from Ikea to act as a divider from the back entry/kitchen. the desk is also from Ikea & the chair was a Goodwill find. an Ikea small table is home to my printer. behind the desk are built in cabinets with a few Recollections storage cubes on top. because storage in my kitchen is also lacking, my mixing bowls & baking dishes share cabinet space with supplies i haven’t touched in years & some glass jars and vases. i really need to go through that and donate stuff…
i thought i’d start this blog out with my Project Life Essentials. these are my go-to things that i usually use on all my pages. when i go to a crop, they get packed into my bag first.
“we’re all pretty bizarre. some of us are better at hiding it, that’s all.” – the breakfast club
welcome to my blog. right now, it’s pretty empty. soon it will be filled with crafts, DIY projects, possibly some home decor, and with a little bit of art & life thrown in.
My Project Life pages will be a main feature here. i am also planning on delving back into traditional scrapbooking and will be trying cardmaking for the first time. i’m addicted to Pinterest (aren’t we all?). there will be a lot of projects inspired by what i find.
i am planning on posting frequently, so be sure to sign up for email updates or follow me on bloglovin.
we're all pretty bizarre 