Lindsey's Paper Scraps

Vintage Baby Album

2012-01-27T09:00:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

I created a mini album this week with a sweet vintage baby theme!

I used paper by October Afternoon from their Ducks In a Row line with lots of flowers and doilies

I also added vintage baby cards from my collection, printed on cardstock.

I loved the light colors of this line and how well in coordinated with the colors of my vintage cards.

The cute little ducks are from the paper line matched so well with the baby theme!

I used a vintage card image on this page to create a pocket page.

The album base is paper bags.

I love making paper bag albums because they are such an easy base for a mini album

and look great with vintage papers!

I listed this album for sale on ebay.

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Playtime Mini Album

2012-01-24T09:57:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

I've been playing in my paper stash and

created this paperbag album last week.

I used the Sidewalks line by October Afternoon. I didn't have much embellishments leftover from the line so I hand cut out cute little images of boys and girls from a sheet of one of the patterned papers.

I mixed in paper from October Afternoon's Fly A Kite line, which matched perfectly to have enough to complete my mini book.

The sheet of rose paper was my favorite from the line. They were easy to cut out and look great for any theme!

For all of my photo mats I always ink the edges. I used Walnut Stain Distress Ink to give them a nice aged finish.

I used my newst border punch by Jenni Bowlin on this page.

I really love how fun and different it is from all of my lace border punches.

Wishing you happiness, Lindsey

Steampunk Mini Album

2012-01-20T09:20:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

I've had a pack of Steampunk Debutante paper by Graphic 45 in my stash for awhile now and I finally decided to get it out and make a new mini album.

Do you like the steampunk style?

The mix of Victorian beauty and romance with the mechanical fantasy style?

I think it is a fascinating combination!

I loved that this paper line came with so many great Victorian style graphics to cut out for a lovely whimsical style.

I mixed in lots of Tim Holtz metal embellishments, such as this mini key and pearl baubles.

I ran across a cool bag full of antique clock hands at an antique store recently that matched perfectly with the theme of!

The rich colors of this line were also really nice to work with. I don't usually use these colors but I found that it jump started my creativity by working with something so different.

I also found great steampunk style embellishments at Hobby Lobby

from Jolee's embellishments.

This album is for sale here on ebay.

Wishing you a most wonderful day, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #12

2011-12-25T07:43:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Merry Christmas to you!

I have one more tag to share!

Cut a tag shape to 3x6 or use a manila tag.

Print and cut above vintage image.

Ink tag with red Distress ink. I used Festive Berries.

Flick droplets of water with your hand across the tag and set aside to dry.

Take a splatter stamp or a flick across with a tooth brush, white paint to cover the entire tag.

Glue image to the center and tie a pink bow across the bottom.

Add a mini banner and a Christmas sentiment to the top of the tag.

Tie pink ribbon through the top of the tag.

Take red glitter glue to accent the berries in the image to finish it off.

Merry Christmas wishes to all!

Lindsey

Christmas Tag #11

2011-12-24T06:58:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!

This is the next to last tag.

Start by cutting a tag shape from red cardstock measuring 3 x 6.

Cut a piece of scrapbook paper slightly smaller and punch or cut a decorative edge along one end. Glue to center of tag.

Cut fun image from scrapbook paper or use a vintage image and glue to the tag.

All the paper used on this tag is from October Afternoon's Holiday Style line.

Add a couple flowers to the bottom corner.

Take a white gel pen and draw stitch lines across the top and bottom of the tag.

Take pink adhesive pearls and adhere them to the tag in a swirl design.

Add a pink bow to the top of the tag.

Add your Christmas sentiment in between the flowers on the tag.

Take red glitter glue and add decorative dots around the top of the tag.

Tag is finished!

I loved working with this paper line! October Afternoon always inspires me!

Wishing you a lovely Christmas Eve, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #10

2011-12-23T07:22:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Christmas Tag #10 features a super sweet vintage kitty card!

Print this card and cut out the kitty.

Cut out a tag shape or take a manila tag and pick out a stamp to use for the background of the tag.

You will also need white paint.

Ink your stamp up with white paint and stamp along the top and bottom of the tag.

Let paint dry.

Now cover your tag with red Distress ink (Festive Berries). Don't worry about covering the stamped image. go right over it.

Now take a damp cloth and lightly rub the ink off the stamped image.

Isn't that cool that the paint acts as a resist to the paint?

Now glue the image to the center.

Cut out a banner shape from patterned paper. Fan fold the ends to create a layered banner.

Adhere a Christmas sentiment to the banner.

Glue the banner to the bottom of the tag.

Tie a ribbon through the top and the tag is finished!

Have a wonderful day, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #9

2011-12-21T08:07:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

It's time for tag #9 of my 12 Christmas tags!

I love this card! I was so excited to find such a lovely card with the song sheet background and woodgrain.

Print and cut this card out.

Cut a tag from cardstock or take a manila tag measuring 3x6 and emboss it with a woodgrain pattern. I am using an embossing folder by Tim Holtz.

Ink the tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Now take Aged Mahogany Distress Ink, and lightly ink over the tag.

Now adhere a scrap of patterned paper to the center of the tag. Then layer a small white doily to the tag. Adhere the vintage image to the center.

Cut 2 strips of ribbon and glue to the top and bottom of the tag.

Add a pearl stick pin through the ribbon and add a small paper rose.

Cut a snowflake from cardstock and glue to the tag using pop dots. Add a button to the center of the snowflake.

I then took a small piece of snowflake tissue tape and adhered it to the upper left corner of the vintage image. The tissue tape is by Tim Holtz.

Add ribbon to the top of the tag and it's done!

Thank you for stopping by, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #8

2011-12-20T11:32:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

Tag #8 is a fun star shaped angel tag.

I started by cutting out a 5 inch star from white cardstock.

Cut 2 and glue together for a sturdier tag.

I took a snowflake chipboard piece that I found at a local scrapbook store by Maya Road.

I glittered it with Martha Stewart's white glitter.

Ink the star with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Glue the snowflake to the center and tie a pink bow through the top of the snowflake.

Cut a banner shape from red cardstock and outline it with stitch lines using a white gel pen.

Glue to center of tag. I knew that I wanted an angel for this tag but couldn't find one in my personal stash to fit so I found this one from Crafty Secret's Christmas Creative Scraps. I cut it out and adhered to the center of the tag.

Another Tim Holtz style tag to share as well!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Jolly Santa Christmas Tag #7

2011-12-19T11:59:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Time for Tag #7!

Cut your tag shape to 3x6 or take a manila tag and a Santa image. I am using the Jolly Santa digi stamp from my Sugar Kissed Cottage Digi Stamp store on etsy.

I printed him and colored him in using Copic markers.

Ink the top and bottom of the tag with red ink. I used Festive Berries Distress Ink.

Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit the tag and tear the top and bottom, then adhere to the tag.

Ink a doily with Vintage photo Distress ink and adhere to the center.

Cut a banner shape from a scrap of pink patterned paper and ink the edges with red ink. Adhere to the center.

Take a white gel pen and add stitch lines around the edges of the tag.

Tie a pink ribbon through the top of the tag and add a Christmas tag to the top. I use this fun little gold and red glittered bell sticker that I found at Michaels from the Martha Stewart Christmas line.

Add a strip of mini red pom poms to the bottom of the tag.

Cut holly leaves from sheet music and ink with Peeled Paint Distress Ink. Adhere to the tag. Add a pink paper rose to the holly leaves.

Add a couple paper snowflakes around the tag.

Add your Christmas sentiment.

It's done! A quick tag to make that would look so cute attached to your Christmas packages!

I also wanted to share this vintage Christmas card with you today!

I love this one! The grey background the looks so pretty with the black and red colors!

Enjoy!

Wishing you a wonderful start to your week, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #6

2011-12-13T09:52:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

It's time for tag #6!

This one is a button tag!

To start, cut out a tag shape from patterned paper. I am using The Peppermint Collection by Crate Paper. I love this doily patterned Christmas paper.

I took a pink colored pencil and outlined some of the doilies

to make them stand out more.

Freehand cut a couple strips of paper and snip the ends to create little banners. Make 1 smaller than the other. Cut or make a button card. Several scrapbook companies have paper featuring button cards, this one also comes from the Peppermint collection by Crate Paper. Ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

Layer the 2 banner shapes together and glue along the left side of the tag. Add the button card to the center.

Add a piece of scrapbook paper to the center of the button card.

Add a small doily to the center of the button card. I am using doilies from Martha Stewart's craft line at Michaels. I love these!

Cut 4 small circles or other shape from cardstock and glue pink buttons to the center.

Glue the buttons to the tag. Add a small paper peppermint cut to the center.

Add your Christmas sentiment beneath the button card.

Dye seam binding with Spun Sugar Distress Ink and tie a bow at the top of the tag.

Take liquid pearls or adhesive pearls and add them along the bottom of the tag.

Cut a holly shaped leaf from song sheet paper and ink green. Add a small paper rose to the leaf and glue in the lower left corner of the button card.

It's done!

This tag would be easily adaptable for a non Christmas project.

I love Tim's tag tutorial! Here is my take on his tag.!

Have a wonderful day, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #5

2011-12-12T12:40:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

It's time for tag #5 of my 12 tags of Christmas.

This tag features a cute vintage couple image.

Start by printing this vintage image and cutting it out.

Cut your tag shape. I gave my tag a rounded top.

Cover the upper half of the tag with pink patterned paper.

Cover the rest of the tag with red patterned paper.

Add another smaller pattern to the center of the tag.

Cut a small pink tree from cardstock. Adhere to the tag.

Punch a border from green cardstock and adhere along the bottom of the tag.

Take a white gel pen and add stitch marks around the edges of the tag.

Adhere the vintage couple to the center of the tag.

See how I centered the tree between the couple and not the tag?

I then added small adhesive white pearls to the tree.

Next, I tucked a white cardstock snowflake behind the girl.

Add your Christms sentiment across the top of the tag.

Add a red ribbon bow to the top of the tag and it's done!

Another Tim inspired tag to share!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #4

2011-12-11T08:15:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Are you ready for another tag?

This tag features this bright, fun vintage card.

Print and cut Santa and grab your tag.

Ink your tag with Vintage Photo Distress ink to give it an aged look. Stamp snowflakes along the top and bottom of the tag. I used a stamp from Inkadinkado.

Take a colored pencil and outline the stamped areas.

Take red Liquid Pearls or adhesive bling and add pearls of color in the centers of the snowflakes.

Add red and black glitter glue to outline Santa's outfit.

Glue to the center of your tag. Cut a strip of paper and cut it into a banner shape. Glue to the back of the tag. Tie a bow using dyed seam binding and your tag's done!

Once again I am participating in Tim Holtz's Christmas tags!
Here's my take on today's tag.

Wishing you a lovely Saturday, Lindsey

Christmas Tag Tutorial #3

2011-12-06T21:50:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

It's number 3 today of my 12 days of Christmas tags!

For this tag you start by printing and cutting out this vintage card image.

Now take a manila tag or cut a tag shape to 3 x 6, and a couple scraps of christmas paper. I used Cosmo Cricket's Mr Claus snowflake pattern.

Cut and glue paper to the top and bottom of tag.

Cut another piece of scrapbook paper to fit the center of the tag. I tore the paper along the bottom to give it a more aged look.

Take Vintage Photo Distress Ink and ink around the edges of the tag.

Take a white gel pen and draw stitch lines around the edge of the tag.

Cut a strip of wide lace ribbon the size of your tag.

Glue to the center of the tag.

Take red glitter glue to add sparkle around the vintage image.

Now take pink crepe paper and scrunch it up and add along the bottom of tag.

Add ribbon along the top edge of the crepe paper.

Now glue the image down to the center of the tag. I added a Martha Stewart doily to the upper left corner. Then add a pink flower to the image.

Take a paper snowflake and glued to the lower right corner and added a stick pen through the ribbon on the tag and centered it in front of the snowflake.

Add pink ribbon to the top of your tag. I used pink dyed seam binding.

It's done!

I just love the vintage card I used for this tag! I would love to have some of the cute tree ribbon from the card! Cute!

If you like Tim Holtz's vintage style, you may be following along on his 12 days of Christmas tags!

I thought it was so pretty today that I woud make one too!

Here's my version!

You can visit his blog here to see his tutorial!

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

Christmas Tag Tutorial #2

2011-12-04T20:50:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Here is the second of my Twelve Tags of Christmas.

A tree shaped tag!

I started by cutting out a tree shape on to cardstock. Punch a small hole at the top for your ribbon.

I then took Tim Holtz snowflake tissue tape and covered the tag.

You can find his tissue tape at most craft stores. You could also stamp snowflakes across the tag.

Now cut off the excess tape.

Ink the tag lightly with red ink.

Fan fold a small strip of paper to create a paper rosette.

Glue rosette to the lower center of the tag.

Then cut a small paper scallop for the center of the rosette.

Tie red ribbon through the top of the tag and tie into a bow.

Add a Christmas sentiment to the center of the rosette and glue chunky white glitter around the edges of the tag. I used Martha Stewart's Snow glitter.

It's done!

I hope you try making a shaped tag!

Wishing you a lovely Tuesday, Lindsey

Christmas Tag #1

2011-12-03T09:04:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Today is the beginning of my 'Twelve Days of Christmas' tag series!
All of my tags will have a similar theme of the colors red and pink!

Here is tag number one!

First, start by printing and cutting out this sweet vintage image.

I am using a manila tag that measures 3" x 6". I inked it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink to look aged. 2 strips of red cardstock punched with a Martha Stewart border punch are glued to the ends of a piece of scrapbook paper by October Afternoon and glued to the center of the tag. Glue the image onto the tag but don't put glue all the way to the edges as you will be tucking in embellishments under the edge of her dress.

I cut a white paper scallop and adhered a scalloped sticker from October Afternoon to the center. Add a Christmas sentiment to the center and glue scallop to the tag, tucking underneath her dress and arm.

To add more detail, I used red glitter glue to outline the inner scallop. I recommend Martha Stewart's Glitter glue.

I then took mini adhesive white pearls and added them around the red scallop.

I took a snowflake button (found at Hobby Lobby) tied with a pink bow and glued it between the dress and scallop. Another strip of red cardstock punched with a border punch was added along the bottom. I also used a white gel pen to add stitch lines around the edge of the tag.

A sparkly little chipboard poinsettia finishes off the bottom of the tag.

Add a bow to the top of the tag to finish it.

I made my bow by dying seam binding with Spun Sugar distress ink.

If you would like some of the seam binding but don't want to make it yourself, check out our etsy shop where I have listed this some in our Sugar Kissed colors.

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Retro Christmas Album

2011-11-20T08:13:00.001-08:00

Hello friends!

Are you thinking about Christmas yet?

I am! I love all styles of Christmas, but my favorite is retro! So, I created a paper bag album using fun new retro scrapbook paper.

This album has a mixture of paper by Reminisce, Cosmo Cricket and Jenni Bowlin.

This cute paper on the first page is from the Reminisce collection. It's so cute!

Most from these pages are from Cosmo Cricket's Mr. Claus line.

It has a fun retro fell to it too!

This album was so much fun to make, but it was so hard to cut the pretty papers!

They really were lines that I could just hoard in my paper stash just to look at!

Maybe I should go get some more?

If you have never tried making a paper bag album, I highly recommend it! They are so fun and easy to make. I love the sense of fulfillment I get when I complete a whole album.

Wishing you a wonderful day, Lindsey

Halloween Mini Album

2011-10-22T08:34:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Since Halloween is coming up soon, I thought I would share with you a new Halloween mini album I recently created.

You may remember I created a Halloween paper bag album already this season, but when I happened upon this super cute paper, I just had to make another album with this line!

The line's called Spooksville, by We R Memory Keepers.

I love the light color palette in this line, especially the soft yummy shade of blue!

It's so fun! This line also has a bit of a retro feel to it.

I pulled out my Martha Stewart Halloween punches and Tim Holtz Tattered Floral die to create a lot of fun paper embellishments!

My album is black chipboard that I cut to make a 6 x 6 inch book,

then bound using my Cinch book binder.

I also cut green cardstock leaves for my paper flowers using the Storybook cartridge on my Cricut machine.

I've listed this newest album here on ebay.

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

ABC Primer

2011-10-10T09:25:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Okay, I know you've heard me say it before but this really is my favorite mini album I've ever made!

It was so much fun to put together!

I created this book using Graphic 45's new ABC Primer paper line.

The colors and patterns of this line are so sweet and yummy!

The colors make you dream of cool fall days which are quickly approaching!

This line has so many sweet vintage graphics

that it was such a joy to work with.

The only downfall to working with Graphic 45 paper is the lack of many embellishments. So I got creative and created paper flowers for many of the pages.

I also used lots of Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks

to add more age to my book. The book measures 6 x 6 and was bound using my handy dandy Cinch book binding machine.

I listed this album here on ebay.

Thank you for stopping by and visiting us today!

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

Halloween Greetings Album

2011-10-02T21:35:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Last week I pulled out my stash of Halloween supplies and started scraping!

It's always fun to pull out my supplies from years past to see the scraps and leftovers that I can add to the new!

The old rickety style house is a Tim Holtz die that I cut from chipboard and painted with Vintage Photo crackle paint. The white fence is also a Tim die.

If you have never tried paper bag albums I really recommend them. They are fun and easy to complete. I must confess that I don't purchase lunch bags and create the books myself. I found a seller online that sales them pre-folded, stitched and sprayed with Archival mist. Perfect and ready to go!

If you would like to purchase them, they can be found here on ebay.

I buy the 6x6 size, but she does sell others.

To add more details to my pages, I added glitter glue accents around edges and swirls. I use the Martha Stewart glitter glue set that can be found at Michaels.

I also used white and black gel pens to create faux stitch lines around pages to give them a more finished look.

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Announcing The Sugar Kissed Cottage

2011-08-18T08:36:00.001-07:00

We have exciting news to share with you all today!

We have opened a new etsy shop called The Sugar Kissed Cottage! To accompany the new shop, we have also started another blog!

Right now our shop is full of vintage style digital stamps to use in your crafting!

If you've never heard of a digital stamp, it is a black and white image that is emailed to you, then once printed, use it in your everyday traditional crafting!

Isn't that cool?

As our shop grows we hope to add more items to fill your crafty needs!

I had heard of digital stamps in the past, but as soon as I would see the digital part I thought I wanted no part in it. I like traditional style crafting, but when I took the time to find out what it really meant and that it works with traditional crafting I was all in!

How great is it that you could have so many more designs to craft with for a lot less money, no shipping and you can print them at any size which is great for cardmakers and scrappers.

So come on over to our new blog, The Sugar Kissed Cottage, where you will soon see new designs, tutorials, crafty inspiration and more!

Wishing you much happiness, Lindsey

Altered Cigar Box

2011-08-08T08:25:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

This week I altered a cigar box.

These are fun because I create a more distressed and art deco style.

For this one, I used Circa 1934 paper by Cosmo Cricket. This has been one of my favorite paper lines and I am excited that Moda will release it in fabric this Fall.

The 2 vintage ladies on top are from the Domestic Goddess paper line by Graphic 45.

I pulled out lots of Tim Holtz goodies to add to this box and one of my favorite items is the film roll ribbon. It's so cool! I was lucky enough to run across a pile of old metal clock hands at an antique store recently and added that to the bottom corner.

A good way to use up leftover paper scraps is to cut them into 1" squares and piece them together. I love how it looked as the background on the cover and around the sides.

Wishing you a lovely Friday, Lindsey

Exciting News!

2011-08-03T09:35:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

I have exciting news!

I have a card published in the new Cricut Cards Magazine!!!

For those of you that don't know, Cricut is a die cutting machine that cuts thousands of designs for crafting.

This was my first time submitting a card I've made to a magazine.

I have always dreamed about this and now I finally can see my name in a magazine like this!!

The paper I used for this card was the extremely popular Early Bird line by Cosmo Cricket. It has a retro kitchen theme that is so cute for all occasions.

I was so excited when I found the issue on the newsstand!

I have not received my issue from Cricut magazine yet, but

I couldn't resist buying it anyway when it was right there in front of me!

Even though I have known about it for awhile, it was so

thrilling to see it right in front of me!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

Little Red Riding Hood

2011-07-29T09:33:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

This week in my creative space I have been working on a Little Red Riding Hood mini album.

I got this cute paper and sticker line from Reminisce and thought it would be perfect for an album. Not much paper in the line but I knew I could find lots of coordinating patterns in my collection.

This was a super fun project!

I made the album measure 5 1/2 x 8 1/2.

To make the chipboard book, I took sheets of chipboard and cut it down to size. Then, I used my Cinch book binder to punch the holes.

After I finished creating the pages and gluing them down,

I cut the wire and bound the book.

I loved the giant stickers in this line. Makes for easy crafting!!

This album is available here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you well, Lindsey

Altered Canvas

2011-07-09T13:21:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to show you this altered canvas.

At Michaels, they sell a set of four 6 inch canvases. They are the deep canvases measuring 1 1/2 inches wide.

I wanted this to be really sweet with a sugar kissed feel to it, which is our signature style of read and pink that we use during Christmas.

The paper I used was Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends line.

The cute blue and cream polka dot pattern

is actually fabric from a charm pack by Moda.

The cute stamped Button card is from a stamp set by Papertrey Ink.

The cute pink chipboard doily behind the button card is from Martha Stewart's new line of craft products at Joann Fabrics. I then added the little white keyhole from Melissa Frances and small paper roses that I picked up on the clearance isle at Michaels.

I painted the sides cream and wrapped pink seam binding around the canvas and tied a bow in the upper right corner to finish it off.

This sweet canvas is available here in our etsy shop.

Have a wonderful Friday, Lindsey

Craftiness

2011-07-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Do you ever feel the need to do something crafty,

but that is totally different from what you're use to?

I sure did! I love working with sweet vintage girly colors

and I have a girly pink project in progress on my craft table right now,

but I recently felt a need to try something different.

So when October Afternoon came out with a Space themed Boy line called,

Rocket Age that was really cute, I thought, perfect!

I really enjoyed working with this paper

and created a 2 page layout over the holiday weekend using it.

It was fun to do something out of my norm

and I encourage you to try getting out of your crafty comfort zone too!

It helped my creative juices to flow and I love how this layout turned out!

This layout is available here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you a day of fun and craftiness, Lindsey

Magic of Oz Mini Album

2011-06-25T10:16:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,

I have spent all week working on a mini album!

It's Wizard of Oz themed!

I have always had a special place in my heart for this sweet story and wonderful movie.

I love collecting different copies of the story to see all the different interpretations of Oz.

When I came across this amazing new paper line called, The Magic of Oz by Graphic 45,

I knew I couldn't wait to get it!

When I flipped through all the lovely patterns of this beautiful book

I knew right away that I had to make a mini album.

This book measures 6 x 6 1/2.

Every photo mat is yellow cardstock that has been embossed with a brick pattern

to look like the yellow brick road.

I also purchased a Wizard of Oz stamp set by Crafty Secrets that coordinates perfectly just for this!

It's so sweet and I had fun adding extra tags and pockets in between my pages to showcase some of the stamp designs.

I cut lots of green cardstock swirls and added green glitter touches to add whimsy to almost every page in the book.

I also took a vintage Oz valentine from my collection

and added it to this library pocket.

The back of the library pocket features the ruby slippers!

The last page of the book reminds us that there is no place like home!

This mini album was so much fun to create and is my favorite project to date!

This album is for sale here in our etsy shop.

Here is a look at the Graphic 45 paper pad.

It is a brand new release so you should be able to find this lovely paper soon!

Here is a look at the Crafty Secrets stamp set.

I am currently working on a few tags using these cute stamps.

Wishing you a happy day, Lindsey

Happy Days Mini Album

2011-06-17T14:29:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

I just can't get enough of this cute paper!

It's October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line.

It's so retro and vintage and oh so me!

I also mixed in October Afternoon's Modern Homemaker paper line, too.

That's one of my favorite things about OA,

that you can mix and match patterns together using all their lines.

I also added in a few die cuts from Crate Paper's Emma's Shoppe line,

such as the cute little girl in the photo below.

I several printed images from my own personal card stash using heavy cardstock.

This sweet vintage girl below is from a sewing pattern.

I made this book by cutting chipboard to 6x6 and then using my Cinch binding machine

to punch the holes and bind the wire.

Making mini albums are such a satisfying project.

It took me a couple days to complete and they make great gifts.

This mini album is for sale here in our etsy shop.

Wishing you a lovely Friday, Lindsey

Craft Projects

2011-06-03T08:21:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

At Michael's craft store you can find 8 x 8 canvases. When they were on sale a couple weeks ago, I picked one up to alter.

I enjoyed working with this size! I used October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line to create my art piece.

I first painted around the edges with pink paint

and then distressed the edges of the paper so the pink would show around the sides.

I'm also still playing with Cosmo Cricket's Odds and Ends paper line.

I created a new journal using this lovely line. A mini rose and blue polka dot pattern is one of my favorites from the line.

The inside cover also features a fun sampler pattern paper.

You can find these items listed here in our etsy shop.

Have a great Friday, Lindsey

Capture The Moment

2011-06-02T08:26:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Yep, I made another mini canvas!

I couldn't resist making more of these sweet little mini's!

For this one I used Cosmo Cricket's new Odds and Ends line.

I added dyed seam binding using Antique Linen Distress Ink.

This canvas is listed here in my etsy shop.

This fun little tag, I made a couple of weeks ago.

I used a sweet little chipboard squirrel from Cosmo Cricket's Togetherness line.

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

Crowded Attic

2011-05-26T21:07:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I want to tell you about a great new paper pad I purchased this week. It's called, Crowded Attic and it's by Tim Holtz.

As you can probably tell by the name, it is full of lovely antique patterns.

The best part is, you can find it at Michaels and get it with a coupon!

Michaels has redone their Tim Holtz section and added a lot of new goodies from Tim! You can also find it here on Amazon.

This journal I created using paper from the Crowded Attic paper.

I added a vintage crocheted flower from my stash and a fun trinket pin to the cover.

Mini canvases are also a favorite item in my craft room right now!

I love all the possibilities these minis can hold!

You can find these items here in our etsy shop!

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

5 and Dime

2011-05-19T21:43:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

My latest fun find is these little mini canvas that comes with it's own easel.

For my canvas, I first painted around the edges in a soft pink and then covered it with paper and embellishments. One of my favorite new embellishments right now are these star shaped stick pins. They are by Maya Road and come in a set of both white and yellow stars.

You can find this mini canvas listed here in our etsy shop!

For my mini canvas I used October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line. I am in love with this paper!

So pretty!

Wishing you a happy day, Lindsey

A Moment In Time - Sketch Challenge

2011-05-18T14:47:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

This is my first layout created using October Afternoon's 5 and Dime line!

This layout was for October Afternoon's Sketch Challenge.

Here is what the sketch looked like:

As you can see, I turned the sketch on it's side to give the layout a different feel to it.

You can visit October Afternoon's blog here to see the other layouts created using this sketch.

Altered Cigar Box

2011-05-11T10:27:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

I love altering cigar boxes.

They are easy to find at most antique shops or thrift stores.

This one measure 5 3/4 x 7 3/4.

I am also using one of my favorite lines of paper for this.

Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket. I have done several projects with this line and never get tired of it! When I was pulling out my stash for this project I pulled out these 2 lovely women from a sewing pattern. They were so cute and matched the paper so well, that I decided to use them for the front.

Another fun product I used is film strip ribbon.

It's by Tim Holtz and it is awesome! I highly recommend it!

You glue your paper to the film strip and then bend and shape your ribbon as you attach it to your projects.

I love seeing how many layers

I can add without taking away from the general look and feel of it!

I also enjoy covering the inside too!

Perfect size box for holding vintage greeting cards!

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

My Creative Space: Bows and Polka Dots!

2011-05-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

This week I have been playing with corrugated cardboard. I really love the rough look of it! I was inspired by the color combo this week of grey and yellow. I started this project by creating the paper bow and worked with those colors to create this piece. It was also my first opportunity to try out my knew Jenni Bowlin Banner stamp set. It comes with 2 acrylic stamps in polka dots and strips.

The black and white polka dotted crepe paper was a fun find at our local party store, Party City.

This wall collage is listed in our etsy shop.

This week I wanted to talk about my favorite adhesives! The most important item for crafters! If you have a favorite, please let me know what you like to use!

My all time favorite is this glue stick! Yes, a simple, cheap $1.99 glue stick! Available at Michaels, it's by Pioneer brand, and it works great! Super strong and quick drying!

For more simple projects like gluing paper to paper, I use this Scotch adhesive dot roller. There are so many rollers available and I was so overwhelmed by them all that I hadn't tried any, until I was walking past the Scotch booth at CHA last year and this guy said, "here take one, you'll love it". Well how can you pass up free stuff? So when I got home and tried it, I loved it! If I accidentally get it where I don't want it, I can simply rub it off with my finger. So nice! You can also find these at Michaels. I love to use my coupons to stock up on refills.

When I need a good wet adhesive, I go for Aleene's Tacky glue. It's a great thick white glue that has been around for a long time and is available at Wal Mart.

I have also used this clear liquid adhesive by Tombow. It's great for using with glitter!

Also a must have in my craft room is this bottle of Glossy Accents. This great product by Ranger is a great multi use item. It's mostly known for being dimensional and used for creating rain drops and other fun effects. It's also a great adhesive! It dries completely clear so I also reach for it when working with a clear or see through surface. It's very fast drying, and creates a very strong bond.

I love to layer my projects so foam dots are a must. Some dots I have found to be so thin that I have to stack 3 or 4 together just to get the right thickness. For me, these are just right. By All Night Media, these pop dots are a staple in my craft room!

So these are my favorites!

Please let me know what are your favorites or if you love these too?

Wishing you a great day, Lindsey

Pretty Girl Mini Album

2011-05-04T10:06:00.003-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I am sharing this sweet little album I have been creating this week.

This album is made out of file folders! I found a great tutorial for this album here at Burst Of Creativity blog, last week and knew I wanted to try it!

I had a lot of fun pulling out my favorite bright and colorful paper patterns for this cheery little book. The main line used throughout this book is Modern Homemaker by October Afternoon. I also mixed in some Cosmo Cricket and Crate Paper.

This book has 8 pages plus the pockets on the inside covers.

I added lots of layers to this book and really had fun playing with embossing on Core'dinations cardstock. Core'dinations is really cool because after embossing it, you can sand it down to create a cool vintage look. You can find Core'dinations cardstock at Joann's.

I just love the feel of spring these lovely bright patterns bring! I love paper!

I used to be a paper hoarder and never wanted to use it, but when I worked for a scrapbook store I realized that it was okay to cut it up because there would always be something new and just as pretty to catch my eye!

I had so much fun looking for fun embellishments to compliment this book. Martha Stewart edge and corner punches are some of my favorite tools to use!

This book is held together by a piece of seam binding dyed pink using Spun Sugar Distress Ink.

This mini book is now listed in our etsy shop!

Wishing you a happy day, Lindsey

Just Fabulous

2011-04-29T15:00:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

I want to share with you a few cards I created using a vintage styled stamp set.

This stamp set is by Hero Arts and is called Sew Stylish. It comes with 3 vintage girls that are super cute!

These cards are available here in our etsy shop.

The scrapbook paper is also a recent purchase. It's called Hello Luscious from Basic Grey.

A very important tool in any craft room is scissors!

I like to do a lot of small, intricate cutting, and for that I always use these Micro Tip Fiskars scissors.

For cutting through thicker material, such as cardboard, I love my Tim Holtz scissors. They are made by Tonic and have a great soft grip handle.

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

My Creative Space

2011-04-22T07:52:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

This week in my creative space, I have been making tags.

For these tags, I dyed seam binding using Tattered Rose and Spun Sugar Distress inks. The edge punch I used is by Martha Stewart and it's called Eyelet Lace.

One of the most important things in my creative space is my paper trimmer.

I have tried several over the years and I now have 2 favorites.

My main trimmer that I use everyday, is a guillotine style trimmer by Tonic.

I have always thought the guillotine style is quicker and more accurate and I love this one!

Whenever I travel I need a smaller, more portable trimmer. I recently purchased this Premium Portable trimmer by Fiskars, due to an overwhelming amount of recommendations. I love it! It is very accurate and has a long fold out ruler.

I took it with me to retreat this past weekend and saw that most of ladies had this one. Most even said they used it as their everyday trimmer.

If you're in the market for a new paper trimmer, I highly recommend checking these out.

Wishing you craftiness, Lindsey

Weekend Retreat

2011-04-20T14:32:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

This past weekend I was at a scrapbooking retreat.

3 days filled with nothing but talking and creating!

One of the things I created while there was altering

this composition notebook in a sweet vintage school theme.

All scrapbook paper is by October Afternoon.

On the inside cover is a decorative envelope for photos and ephemera.

I love this argyle pattern for the back of the book.

This journal is now listed here in our etsy shop.

Here is a photo of my scrap table.

It was fun to spread out all my stuff and create surrounded by so many creative women. It was fun to just walk around and see what others were creating!

This is everything I brought with me. Does it look like a lot?

This is less than half of what most ladies brought. Most had at least 3 trips with the cart. One lady even brought a uhaul!

It is amazing how the whole room is a sea of supplies!

It was a lot of fun and I got a lot creating done!

I wish you a very lovely day, Lindsey

My Little Dog Layout

2011-04-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Today's layout is using my favorite paper line right now. It's called Emma's Shoppe, by Crate Paper.

I really enjoy adding lots of layers to my projects and this layout really popped off the page with the additions of my white Signo gel pen. I highly recommend this pen. It's awesome!

This layout features our Bolognese dog, Muffin. He is our little angel.

Always the perfect dog.

Thank you for visiting me today, Lindsey

Supplies:

patterned paper - Crate Paper

die cuts and stickers - Crate Paper

my little dog and bingo cards - October Afternoon

Gel pen - Signo

spray ink and paint - ranger

bling - Kaiser Craft

chipboard banner - Cosmo Cricket

edge punches - Fiskars (Apron Lace) and Martha Stewart (Loopy)

doilies - Dollar Store find

March Crate Paper Sketch

2011-03-28T15:46:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

I played along with Crate Paper's March Sketch Challenge this month and here was my take on the sketch:

I used Crate's new Emma's Shoppe line and Bazzill cardstock.

The photo is of my grandmother.

Here was the sketch that I used. I made a few slight changes.

You can visit Crate Paper's blog here to see a few other entries and the winner of the challenge.

Wishing you a lovely day, Lindsey

In My Creative Space

2011-03-24T20:32:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!
This week in my creative space I have been scrapbooking!

I created this layout using sweet photos of my Mom when she was 2 years old. Wasn't she cute? I love her little polka dot dress!

I am using Emma's Shoppe paper line by Crate Paper. This was my first time using Crate Paper and I was very impressed! I knew when I saw the beautiful vintage patterns and colors that I had to have this line!

I knew as soon as I saw this line that it would be perfect for my families black and white photos.

I always enjoy working with black and white photos so that I can use what ever paper I want with out having to make sure the colors match!

This line is brand new and will probably sell out quickly. You can ask your local scrapbook store or you can find the line here on amazon.

Wishing you a creative Day, Lindsey

Remember Layout

2011-03-16T22:02:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Here is what I have been working on this week. A layout featuring a photo of my Grandmother when she was younger.

I had so much fun with this! I loved this paper!

It's called Hazel from the Stella and Rose collection by My Mind's Eye.

The Iron Gate design along the side is from a Sizzix die by Tim Holtz.

Velvet flowers and swirled jewels were by Prima.

The Vintage Button Card stamp is by Papertrey Ink.

Come back tomorrow for a tutorial on how I create dyed seam binding!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Lindsey

Yo Yo Fun!

2011-03-16T13:32:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I am sharing a few more yo yo tags.

I love buying vintage reproduction fabric even though I have no sewing machine skills, so I started making yo yos.

They are super easy to make and I always knew that someday I would find a way to incorporate them into my paper crafting.

Now I have!

I also love creating tags!

I use 3 x 6 tags or #8 size.

They are fun little works of art!

I always start each tag by coloring the background with Distress Ink.

I then add stamps or patterned paper.

I recently purchased 3 stamp sets from My Mind's Eye,

because they had great vintage designs. When I got home I was amazed!

They are the best quality clear stamps I have ever used! And I have tried a lot! I always get a great clean image. They also aren't sticky, which I don't like with some of my others.

The 3 sets I bought are from My Mind's Eye's new Stella and Rose collection.

You can find one of the sets here on amazon. You should also be able to find or request them at your local scrapbook store.

These tags are all listed here in my etsy shop!

Wishing you all a lovely day, Lindsey

Bunny Tags!

2011-03-09T11:10:00.001-08:00

With Spring coming in a few weeks,

I have been thinking of flowers and bunnies!

Spring is one of the most inspiring times of year for crafting, so many bright colors!

I created these 2 bunny tags to start getting in the mood for Spring crafting.

The bunnies are chipboard from the Togetherness line by Cosmo Cricket.

The scrapbook paper is October Afternoon.

So what do you do to get inspired?

These tags are now in the etsy shop!

Wishing you a happy day, Lindsey

Vintage Style Yo Yo Tags

2011-03-07T19:17:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

Do you like my idea for yo yo tags?

I am having so much fun creating these!

I love to buy the Moda charm packs of vintage style fabrics

at our local quilt shop and make yo yos with them.

The vintage style fabric works so cute

with the Modern Homemaker paper line by October Afternoon.

Seam binding by Hug Snug, dyed in matching colors using Distress Inks

are the perfect finish for these tags!

You can find these tags here in our etsy shop!

Wishing you a day of fun, Lindsey

Christmas Shadow Box

2010-12-20T10:28:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to share with you a Christmas shadow box I created

using a vintage silverware drawer!

Start with an old silverware drawer which can be found at thrift or antiques stores.

My drawer was already the perfect color of red but you can paint your drawer to match your theme.

I wanted to create more sections for my shadow box so I cut pieces of cardboard down to fit into the drawer. Now whats really nice about that is being able to make the sections as long or short as I want for making the perfect customized shadow box.

Now comes the fun part! Collecting pieces for your shadow box! I had fun looking through all of my Christmas supplies finding small things that I wanted to add!

Now you can paint or cover the edges of the drawer. I used Tim Holtz Tissue Tape that had a snowflake pattern to cover the edges. It looked really good and being adhesive, it was a really quick an easy way to cover the edges. Decide what paper you want in each of your sections and glue down. Once you have glued the paper to the cardboard inserts, you can add glue along the back edge and glue them to the drawer. I used Aleene's Craft Glue for a good secure hold.

Now you can just keep adding and layering until you achieve your desired look!

The scrapbook paper used for this shadow box is by October Afternoon, from the Very Merry line.

This cute image below and a few of the others is from an ephemera pack by K & Company. You can find the pack at Hobby Lobby. The vintage Santa was purchased from an Antique shop.

The "25" bingo wooden number is by Maya Road and comes in a full set of numbers in black or red. The Bottle Brush tree was also purchased at Hobby Lobby.

Here are the 2 vintage images used for this shadow box.

Wishing you all a lovely start to the week!

Lindsey

Hallowen Mini Book

2010-11-15T09:30:00.000-08:00

Hello friends!

I want to share with you today this Halloween paper bag album I created with Cosmo Cricket's Matilda Halloween paper line.

This album was so much fun to make! It's the bulkiest book I've ever made.

The ribbon is also by Cosmo Cricket.

I love creating for Halloween because you can do fun and unusual combinations like a clock face on a flower!

I love the little envelope I used on this page. It is by Maya Road and they come in sets with different shapes and sizes.

I added black crepe paper and glitter to this page.

I love this paper! The striped witches legs are too funny!

Every time I started a page, I first distresed the edges and inked them with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

The cute vintage images used throughout this book are by Crafty Secrets.

I hope you have enjoyed taking a look at my book! I hope you try one too!

Wishing you crafty fun, Lindsey

A Steampunk Debutante

2010-09-16T22:05:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

I have been playing with Graphic 45's new Steampunk Debutante paper line, and this altered suitcase is what I created. This cool line is a combination of Victorian elegance and metal, such as gears and clock faces.

I found the suitcase at Hobby Lobby in their paper mache section. It had a beautiful handle and I knew it would be fun to alter. I covered it with layers of paper and ink.

I found this cool metal piece at a an antique shop a few months ago and was saving it for the perfect project. I added 2 bronze brads and then roughened them up a bit by beating them with a Texture Hammer.

The top of the suitcase has been wrapped with Tim Holtz Tissue Tape. This cool tape can be inked or altered in many ways and comes in great patterns. I used a song sheet pattern.

When I first received this paper to make samples, for the scrapbook store I work at, I was really stumped by it. It is so cool, but so different from anything else I have ever worked with. I just started cutting and seeing what idea would come to me as I worked. This project was so fun! This paper line has so many unique designs! I think it would be great for heritage ideas and of course it goes so well with the Tim Holtz grunge style.

I wish you all a day of fun and creativity, Lindsey

Create Banner

2010-09-06T20:16:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

I have finished making a banner for our craft room! I created this banner using sewing machine shaped chipboard, by Maya Road. Maya Road is a great company that creates lots of cool chipboard books and embellishments. I knew as soon as I saw this set, that it had to be made into a banner!

My banner says "CREATE" across the six chipboard pieces. I used the lovely Lost and Found paper pad by Tim Holtz.

I also used lots of Tim Holtz embellishments throughout this banner.

I really loved giving this banner a more grungy, antique feel.

Before I can hang my new banner in our craft room, it must hang at The Scrap Nook, where I work! I make LOTS of samples for the store and I enjoy watching the customers look around at my work!

If you would like a set of these chipboard sewing machines, you can find them it here at Amazon.

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday weekend, Lindsey

A Crafty Day

2010-09-03T10:19:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

First, I want to thank everyone that commented on October Afternoon's blog!! I appreciate all your kind words about my Guest Designing work. October Afternoon will now randomly show my other projects throughout the month, so make sure to check back for them!

*UPDATE - New post up at October Afternoon's blog!!!!!! Check it out!

I love living a crafty life! I love getting my hands covered in ink and glitter! Right now my hands are stained a bright shade of red!! It's because I've been playing with this stack of awesome paper!! It's called Lost and Found by Tim Holtz. It's a great set of paper as it includes so many patterns, in a lovely antique style.

I love Tim's grungy, vintage style! So many fun embellishments and techniques to try, when working with his products. I am working on a banner that I can't wait to share!!!

I definitely recommend this paper pad!!! See the clock faces? I cut them out from the paper pad! Aren't they cool?

If you haven't been to Tim's blog, you should! It's filled with great projects and tutorials!

Wishing you all a crafty day, Lindsey

2010-09-01T07:50:00.000-07:00

TODAY IS THE DAY!!! PLEASE GO to October Afternoon's blog and check out the first of my Guest Design work!!!

I will be guest designing for the entire month of September so please check in and see my projects!!

Wishing you a creative day, Lindsey

More CHA Inspiration

2010-08-19T22:03:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to share a few more photos from my recent trip to Chicago for CHA!

One of the lines that I was most anxious to get was the Togetherness line by Cosmo Cricket!

Here is a photo from the Cosmo Cricket Booth showing ATC cards created using the Togetherness line.

I can happily say this was the first line to arrive at the scrapbook store where I work! I am going to have fun playing with this line!

Another booth that I was excited to find was the Crafty Secrets booth. They sell beautiful vintage style stamps, stickers and creative scraps!

One of our blog friends, Julie of A Vintage Chic, is on their design team and I was excited to go see her lovely work in person!

One of my favorite displays at the show was from Melissa Frances. This beautiful old green door was so pretty!

This Halloween Mannequin from the Girls Paperie booth was very inspiring!

The Graphic 45 booth was amazing, definitely the best, very detailed and lots of lovely altered projects!

Most of my photos were taken on this one side because every afternoon of the show, Graphic 45 would have a giveaway. I had to be one of the first 10 people in line to be a part of it. So every day I would stand in line for about 2 hours by their booth so that I could win a full paper pack from one of their newest collections.

One of their new lines is called, Steampunk Debutante. It's a very cool victorian line filled with clock faces and gears. So all the employees at the booth were dressed in cool victorian costumes!

After the CHA Trade show was over we headed across the convention center, where they had another area ready for us to set up a booth for the CHA Super Show which was open to the public. It was an exhausting 2 days filled with doing make n takes and demos!

I was teaching this lady how to use alcohol inks on pill bottles to create lovely needle cases, when I had my picture taken unknown by me!

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing my trip! I've been so busy creating since I've been back!

I will have lots to show soon!

Have a lovely day, Lindsey

More Photos From CHA

2010-08-12T19:03:00.001-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to share photos that I took of the incredible Tim Holtz and his amazing work!

Here he is showing demos of his newest products. He is VERY hard to get to see up close, as he always has quite a crowd around his table. I watched him for about 2 hours and managed to get closer.

He is so much fun to watch and very inspiring! Very kind too! I manged to get a small signed ATC from him along with all the other ladies at his table.

Here are photos taken at his Ideaology booth. Tim Holtz has products in several different booth because of his collaboration with other companies.

This cool old cart belongs to Tim, which he purchased just for this display and it held vintage glass ornaments.

These next 2 photos are of neat projects created by Tim's design team.

I love Tim's new deep shadow boxes! I can't wait to make one!

These were tags created by Tim for the Stampers Anonymous booth, where they carry Tim's amazing stamp line!

Thank you for visiting us today!

I still have lots more photos of inspiring ideas to share with you soon!

Wishing you a crafty day, Lindsey

My Exciting News!!!

2010-08-06T22:14:00.001-07:00

Hello Friends!

Today I have exciting news to share!!!

I am going to be October Afternoon's Guest Designer for September!!!!!!

Yippee!! October Afternoon is one of my favorite scrapbook companies! Their soft vintage style is so perfectly me!
Just look at this photo below from their new Modern Homemaker line!

When I was at CHA, I couldn't wait to get to their booth! And let me tell you, it was magical! Oh, how happy looking at paper can make me! : )

I loved their displays, especially this big modern homemaker!

On our second day at the show, my boss wanted to show the wonderful people from October Afternoon one of my mini books and they asked me if I wanted to be a Guest Designer. I could hardly believe it! Most of the photos I took after that were blurry, because I was shaking so much with nervous excitement!

Being a Guest Designer means that I will make several projects using their lovely new paper and they will share them on their blog throughout the month of September and also a questionaire filled out by me on their blog!

I am in love with the Modern Homemaker paper line! I knew when I saw the sneak peeks, that Modern Homemaker would be my favorite collection from the show!

I loved looking at these samples created by their design team.

Another great new release is by October Afternoon is Seaside. I'm not really the beach type, but this paper is too cute and so much fun to work with!

Campfire is another sweet new release from October Afternoon!

I love my October Afternoon paper so much that I do find myself wanting to hoard it and save it! Here is a photo I took of several of my favorite October Afternoon collections!

I am hard at work right now, creating projects to share for the month of September on the October Afternoon blog! Please stop by their blog and visit during the month of September to see my work on their blog!

Wishing you all a lovely weekend, Lindsey

My Trip to CHA!!

2010-08-01T22:12:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Last week was the Summer Craft and Hobby Trade Show in Chicago and I was lucky enough to get the chance to go!

As you may know I work for a scrapbook store. Twice a year the owner goes to CHA to order paper lines for Fall and Winter. After the Trade show we set up a booth at the Super Show that is available to the public!
On our first day in Chicago we took a boat tour along the Navy Pier. Chicago was amazing place!

As fun as it was to explore the city, I couldn't wait to get to the show! I took over 600 photos at the show of many amazing projects and layouts!

Our first stop was the Maya Road booth. This company sells embellishments. Mostly chipboard books, ribbon and trinkets.

Here are a few projects that I loved!!

Most booths offered make n takes, which are quick mini projects that can be created in a couple of minutes using the company's new products.

I love this sewing machine banner!

Graphic 45 is one of my most favorite companies! Their new Halloween in Wonderland is awesome!! It's a beautiful combination of Alice in Wonderland illustrations and Halloween whimsy!

Their booth was amazing!!! But more amazing was the wonderful people from Graphic 45! I was lucky enough to be introduced to several members of the Graphic 45 team! I brought my Bathing Beauties mini album that I recently shared on the blog to show them and they asked me if they could display it on the counter throughout the day!!!!! I was so honored and thrilled that they liked my book! And it was so cool to go by the booth and see others looking at it and taking it's picture!!!!!!

Another exciting stop was to see a few of the many amazing Tim Holtz samples using his new die cuts.

This display by Pink Paislee was breathtaking!!!

I can't wait to start playing with all my newest ideas! I feel very inspired!

I hope you enjoyed seeing these first pictures of my trip! I will continue to share more photos of my adventure this week!!

Happy Crafting, Lindsey

Bathing Beauties Mini Album

2010-07-15T22:27:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! This is a Bathing Beauties mini album I created as a sample for the Scrapbook store, The Scrap Nook where I work.

This album was created using Graphic 45's On The Boardwalk collection. I used an entire 8 x8 paper pad to create this book.

I tried Tim Holtz Film Strip ribbon for the first time when I created this album and I love it!!! It's clear film ribbon that you can glue or staple on to paper to create this cool look! After I made this book, our entire stock of film strip ribbon sold out and we still can't keep it in stock!

I also tried this great new product called, Mudd Puddles. It's a sand paste that you spread out across your project and when it dries you have this great look!

This album was so much fun to create! I used images from the paper line along with a few vintage postcard images printed from the web.

I am so addicted to Bo Bunny's dot ribbon! I use it on almost every page! Look for it at your LSS, they have a large variety of colors!

I have never been to the beach or have any beach photos to scrap, so I wasn't sure I could easily create with this line, but I loved it! So many cute patterns and the vintage feel is so fun!

Close up detail of ticket strips.

I love these old photographs! The older swimsuits looked so cute!

This album is so chunky! I love these Prima Flowers!

I had fun adding lots of little details to the book!

The film strip ribbon looks so neat that I added it without the paper.

Here's the last page of my mini album but that's not where the book ends...

Every page has a pull out on the side or at the top!

This book by Creative Imaginations came in white and I painted it blue.

Thank you for looking at this album!

Have a crafty day, Lindsey

Altered Clipboard

2010-07-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Today I wanted to share this clipboard I altered using one of my favorite lines! Thrift Shop by October Afternoon!

The hinges are grungeboard covered with Barn Door Distress Ink.

I added a crepe paper rosette to add more dimension.

Thank you for stopping by, Lindsey

Vintage Inspired Tag

2010-07-07T21:26:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

To see a tutorial for this tag and print this image visit my other blog at twocrazycrafters.blogspot.com

Lindsey

Thinking Of You!

2010-02-21T10:12:00.000-08:00

Hello friends, I wanted to share with you a card I created.

To create the chair using the Heritage cartridge on my Cricut Expression cutting machine.

Supplies:

Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee Cupid Collection paper, Basic Grey paper, Cosmo Cricket rub on, Martha Stewart Photo Corner punch, Heritage Cartridge, vintage sheet music

Have a great day, Lindsey

CPS Sketch Challenge #150

2010-01-19T19:02:00.000-08:00

I participated in CPS Sketch Challenge blog this week in hopes of winning paper from one of my favorite companies, October Afternoon!

Here is this weeks sketch #150:

Here is my interpretation of it. I turned the sketch sideways and changed the size of the center image.

The paper used on this card is by October Afternoon. The vintage image is from my own personal collection. The title comes from a beautiful Acrylic stamp set by Crafty Secrets.

I am sorry for my lack of posts on this blog but there is lots of partying going on at my other blog Two Crazy Crafters!

Products used: Cardstock: Bazzill
Patterned paper by October Afternoon
Ribbon by Bo Bunny
Stamp by Crafty Secrets

Have a great day, Lindsey

An Exciting Design Team Call!

2009-12-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

Hello friends,

I am really excited to share this news about an exciting new Challenge blog coming soon! I want you all to know that Julie of Julie's Open Window is having a Design Team call for the new blog!

DeSiGn TeAm CaLL......

There is always something new going on and
now we are looking for some new designers with a vintage edge.
Are you a vintage girl or guy?
If so, then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for designers who would like to participate
in a brand new challenge

beginning in January 2010 which
focuses on a style reflecting pre-1975.

Call it vintage...call it retro...are we calling YOU?!?

Here is all you need to do:

Send me an email with your name and blog link.

If you would like, you can send up to 3 JPEG files
of favorite projects

you have done which reflect your vintage-style.

Send a list of any online galleries you participate in
such as Splitcoast, Graphic45, The Play Date Cafe, etc.

and please let us know if you have been or are
currently on any other design teams.

We are asking a 6 month commitment to the team
contributing one project per week

with possible hosting once per month.

SEND YOUR SUBMISSIONS TO:

julieranae@hotmail.com

Deadline for design team submissions is Sunday, Dec 20th.

We welcome designers from all over the world!

Denim and Daisies Scraplift Challenge

2009-11-01T09:01:00.001-08:00

Hello, Here is the Traditional Scraplift layout challenge for Denim and Daisies!
Here is the layout that I scraplifted from!

This layout is by Katrina (cardipaws), another talented Wildflower at Denim and Daisies!
I loved how she has ripped and torn her paper around her pictures! I also loved the punched strips of patterns mixed together.

Now here is my take

I ripped out the paper to be my photo mat and added strips of punched patterned paper to look like what Katrina used.
Please go visit Cardipaws member gallery to see the rest of her beautiful layouts! Or visit her blog, Paper, Scissors and Glue.
Thanks Katrina!!
So I challenge you to try this cool torn technique! Please leave a comment with a link to your layout and you will be entered to win a sweet little giveaway!!!!!!

A Challenge for Denim and Daisies!

2009-10-31T12:10:00.000-07:00

Hello! For the Grand Opening Today for Denim and Daises Traditional and Digital scrapbooking kits I am hosting a challenge!

A challenge that I found very hard but yet quite fun!

A No Patterned Paper Challenge!

Here is my layout for the challenge!

A couple close ups.

I now challenge you to try this idea. I realized while doing this how much I truly rely on my patterns for scrapping.

This challenge gave me the opportunity to get out my Glimmer Mist and Tim Holtz Masks to give my layout some flair!

Products used:

Bazzill cardstock, Glimmer Mist, Tim Holtz Mask, Martha Stewart Punches, Prima Flowers, American Crafts rub ons, Tim Holtz ticket, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, Fiskers Apron Lace Punch, Coffee dyed tag, vintage sheet music, Making Memories black glitter flourishes.

Try this challenge and leave a comment letting me know!

Now go visit Denim and Daisies for all the Grand Opening Festivities!!!

And visit tomorrow for another Challenge and giveaway!!!!!!!!!!!

Lindsey

Witches Boot Tutorial

2009-10-26T12:31:00.000-07:00

Hello! Today I want to share with you this quick and easy little project I created for the store's Make n Take that I taught last weekend.

This witches boot would make a great element to your Halloween scrapbook page or wall collage.

Supplies:

1 sheet orange cardstock

1 sheet black cardstock

12" strip of ribbon

hole punch

glue

First print and cut out boot pattern. Then trace onto black cardstock and cut out.

Take hole punch ( I used a small sized hole punch) and cut five holes up the side of your boot.
Then take ribbon and pull it half way through the bottom hole.

Start wrapping ribbon around boot all the way up.

Here is what it looks like as you are wrapping.

Then turn the boot to the back and pull other half of ribbon up through the loops till ribbon meets up at the top and tie bow.

Now cut a 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 strip out of orange cardstock.

Cut 1 1/4 x 2 1/4 strip out of black cardstock.

Take black strips and just start separating and gluing the two strips evenly. One end of the orange cardstock should be slightly longer.

Glue the slightly longer end to the top of the top of your Witches boot and you're done!

I hope you like this little project and try making it!

Lindsey

Peeks for Elizabeth

2009-10-22T13:28:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple sneak peeks for Elizabeth to see the Halloween layout I made for her.

Happy Scrapping, Lindsey

Denim and Daisies CT Call!

2009-10-18T20:52:00.000-07:00

Denim and Daisies site

Denim and Daisies is having a CT call. CT experience is not necessary, but dedication is a must! Participation in forum, gallery and special events is required! Call is open October 16th - 31st. All positions MUST be filled before the grand opening on October 31st.

The garden is in need of some dedicated flowers to join the blooming Creative Team. No gardening experience is required! Come join this fantastic team of wildflowers. Hurry, the garden gate closes in two weeks!

Contact Heide at heide-c@cox.net

Heide's Blog: http://heidesscrapspot.blogspot.com/