Mothers Day is coming up pretty quick so what better gift could you give her than an album full of pictures of her children? Unfortunately I can’t give this one to Heather because she made half of it but take a few minutes and make one for the mother you have in your life. We had these pictures that grandma took as they played cowboy (and cowgirl) at their house. These Albums from Want2Scrap are really fun to put together and they have so many different styles to choose from. Sometimes it is nice to get a break from doing page layouts that are not the usual size, it allows you to approach it a little different than you normally do. We also used a lot of different papers but took a lot of them from Teresa Collins He Said She Said pack which includes so many different papers, embellishments, and anything else you might need to jazz up a page. Take a look:

Well mothers I hope you all a Happy mothers Day!

Recipe:

1670- Want2Scrap: Wanted for Stealing Hearts Album

HSS132- Teresa Collins: He Said She Said (He Said)

HSS172- Teresa Collins: He Said She Said (She Said)

LOV010- Authentique: Lovely Collection

MS-003-00108- DCWV:A Guilded Orchard Matstack

MS-003-00107- DCWV: A Type of Art Matstack

4500638- Graphic 45: French Country Collection

ST1030- My Minds Eye: The Sweetest thing

TIM32823-Tim Holtz: Distress Ink Gathered Twigs

Flower Embelishments

Thanks and Happy Scrappin!!

Doug and Heather

When we got the Sizzix Ballroom Slippers I thought right away that these would be perfect for decorating our daughters room. Our two year old is such a diva and has a fascination with shoes (especially high heals). We just sat down yesterday and started to play with the die set and these are what we came up with.

What we did was grabbed some of our double sided 6×6 paper pads, ran the dies through our Cuddlebug, and glued everything together; they are so simple and even give you crease lines to fold on. I really liked how the shoe turned out from the Teresa Collins Vintage Finds paper stack. We used double sided paper for most of them because the other side will be seen but they look really nice when you can see the white paper as well.  You can use really anything to finish them off: flowers, gems, or any other accessory to complete these fun filled shoes. We used on some of them Sizzix Summer Florals and Medallions which were really fun to make, Just cut out, fold along the perferations, glue the ends together, and stick something in the middle to hold it in place.

This was a really fun project and we are excited to do more of them to put around our girls room. Hope you have fun with it as well.

Resipe:

658346: Sizzix-Ballroom Slippers

658340: Sizzix-Summer Florals

658339: Sizzix-Medallions

4500628: Graphic 45-Sunflower

4500634: Graphic 45-Deja Vu

6×6201: My Minds Eye-A Mothers Love

VF1010: Teresa Collins-Vintage Finds

13417435: Bo Bunny-Serenade

2170: Want2Scrap-Orange Rhinestones

2294: Want2Scrap-Gun Metal Pearls

2228: Want2Scrap-Amber Rhinestones

2292: Want2Scrap-Coral Pearls

Ribbon

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Heather and Doug

Here is a fun Ornament ideas for your Christmas tree this year-mini book ornament using My Minds Eye Christmas paper! I know that when you think of Christmas ornaments, books aren’t the first thing that comes to mind, but they make a fun and interesting addition to the tree. You can fill them full of little pictures of your kids sitting on Santa’s lap or Christmases of years past and they are a lot of fun to look back on every year. All we did was cover some book board with a Christmas paper, glued the folded white paper on the interior, and lastly added some fun embellishments or ribbon to the front (the fun part). Give them a try and give your tree some variety this year.

Recipe:

6X6201-My Minds Eye: A Mothers Love

ST1030-My Minds Eye: The Sweetest Thing

6X6210 My Minds Eye: Play Date

MS-003-00108-DCWV: A Guilded Orchard

Ribbon

2295-Want2Scrap: Light Blue Pearls

Embellishments

White paper

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug and Heather

These Sizzix Dies work perfectly with the Homespun Paper! They are homey and adorable, just like the paper! One thing that I think is so insanely awesome about the Sizzix BigZ Dies is that you can use it with more than paper. You can use felt, fabric, vinyl, you name it! It does it all and they cut so easily! Want to put an adorable flower on your daughters shirt? Look no more! Just run your die and fabric through your machine and walah! Sew it onto your shirt and you have a cute new design for your daughters wardrobe. I don’t know about you, but I crave different crafts practically each week, so that would definitely be different (and FUN) for me to do!

For my layout, I used the Homespun 12X12 paper from Die Cuts With A View. I chose 4 sheets of coordinating paper and cut them up until I found a design that I liked. I love to layer paper! After I got done with my background, I kept it fairly simple, so that the focus would mainly be on the pictures and the sizzix dies. I embellished with the irreplaceable Want2Scrap pink pearls, little paper cut outs from the My Mind’s Eye Tangerine paper pad, and my go-to die QuicKutz Nesting Butterflies.

Products used:

PS-005-00238 – Die Cuts With A View Homespun

ST1001- My Mind’s Eye Tangerine 6X6 paper pad

657698 – Sizzix BigZ Wheelbarrow and Flowers

657697 – Sizzix BigZ Tree and Heart

657916 – Sizzix Flowers, Daisies Stamps and Dies

DC0284 – QuicKutz Nesting Butterflies

2226 – Want2Scrap Pink Pearls

Adhesive

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Halloween! I can’t wait to get into the Thanksigiving/Christmas season!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

We are all looking for the latest innovations for our scrapbooking/card making addiction, so I want to show you the latest releases for Teresa Collins and My Mind’s Eye paper! I love them both because they are great for layouts and cards a like.

First of all, let’s show you this gorgeous Teresa Collins Now & Then 12×12 Collection Pack designer paper pad.  In this line you will see the classic Teresa Collins’ touch, with pristine, sophisticated designs that are perfect for every crafter’s needs. In colors of red, taupe, green and blue, this paper is all you need for great designs. You receive 9 sheets of 12×12 double-sided cardstock paper and one 12×12 sheet of double-sided die-cut accessories. Now & Then also comes in the 6×6 size. See HERE for both sizes.

Isn’t it fabulous? Teresa’s collections are always classy!

Now let’s check out . They have 3 new designs that will knock your socks off! We’ll start with their Luck in Love 12×12 Paper and Accessories Kit. This kit includes nine sheets of 12 x 12 double sided cardstock paper and a coordinating accessory sheet in a Valentines Day theme in colors of red, aqua and pink. You can also purchase this paper in 6×6 size as well. See HERE for both sizes.

These next two we sell in 6×6 size only.  Oliver, from the Lost & Found 3 Collection, includes 24 sheets of doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different designs of floral, stripes and geometrics in shades of blue, taupe and yellow.

Ruby, from the Lost & Found 3 Collection, includes 24 sheets of doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different designs of floral, paisley and travel themes in shades of red, taupe and pink.

If you are like me,  you have already had ideas flowing faster through your head than you can ever hope to keep up with, but then, that is just the life of a paper junkie! I can ALWAYS think of ideas around beautiful paper! Sometimes though, it’s so pretty that I just don’t want to do anything with it except look at it. I know, that is pathetic, but I do know I am not the only one that does that!

You can find all of these beautiful paper pads and others from My Mind’s Eye HERE on our site!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Yikes! Halloween is only 15 days away, but we are already seeing ghosts, goblins and witches running around town,  and it is a great time to prep for those spooky photos by having pre-made Halloween scrapbook layouts ready! We have lots to choose from to help you create those pages! Check out our Halloween Category HERE.

I used a variety of supplies for my double page layout which included Spellbinders and Quickutz dies and some older My Mind’s Eye paper as well as odds and ends from my craft stash. Sometimes it is fun just to go through some of your old stuff to find treasures that have been forgotten! I don’t know about you, but I can hide things from myself so long, that it seems like a real treat when I find it again!

I had so much fun with my friend Shauna touring the witch display at Gardner Villiage that I took my daughter Stacy and my grandkids! We had so much fun and had to chuckle every time 2 year old Claire would shout “Yuck mommy, Anudder witch! (translation-”Look mommy, Another witch!”) She was not scared of the larger than life displays at all! Jared was just along for the ride and was rather glad when we took his sweaty dinosaur costume off of him so he could stretch.

Products used:

TIM19541 Tim Holtz Distress Ink Black Soot

S4-330 Spellbinders Nested Tombstones

S4-333 Spellbinders Spider Web

DC0189 Quickutz Nested Ghosts

DA0309 Quickutz Jump Rope 4×4 Alphabet

My Minds Eye halloween paper out of my old stash

Spider brads

black netting I got from the local Scrapbooking Expo. Cool stuff, but I don’t remember what its called or which vendor I got it from! (sorry!)

The broom was a piece of straw that fell out of one of my decor brooms that I tied a piece of ribbon on and frayed the end!

I frayed the edges of my matting paper by running scissor blades along the edge, then inking.

If you haven’t got in the Halloween spirit yet, all you have to do is treat yourself to some time on a seasonal layout and it should to the trick!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Welcome to our pumpkin patch using Heartfelt Creations Classic Edition Collections paper and Bo Bunnys Serenade paper. It must be the change of season because Heather always gets really crafty in the fall with all the holidays coming up. Heather has a lot of Halloween decorations but after it is all over, and we put all the decorations away the house seems really empty because we really lack in just fall decor. The paper on the front of them is great because it is fall theme not just Halloween. These pumpkins are also great because they can use up a lot of little scrap pieces that you have laying around that never seem to get used.

All you need to do is go out in the garage and find a spare 2×4 and cut them into smaller pieces, Some can be the same length but I like the one that has all different lengths. Sand the edges down a little and paint them orange. Next is the fun part, find different paper that you would want to use and Mod Podge to glue it on and the boards together. Last, just get out your embellishments and ribbon and add the finishing touches to it. Yes it is that easy!

I love this season! It certainly feels like fall is in the air and now in our home as well. Hope this helps you get excited for this fun season as well, Happy Halloween.

Recipe:

HCDP 1224-Heartfelt Creations: Classic Edition Collections Paper

13417435- Bo Bunny: Serenade 6×6 paper pad

4040- Want2Scap: Say it with Pearls, Le Creme

ST1030- My Minds Eye: The Sweetest Thing 6×6 paper pad

Paint

Mod Podge

Ribbon

Fuzzy Sticks

Eyelets

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug and Heather

I have found a passion in working with Cut, Fold and Tuck dies (See HERE), so this Spellbinders Diamond Strip and Accents baby card was a blast to make! I am quite content to sit and fold over the flaps to create a cool woven embellishment. It’s rather relaxing and I totally love the effect. I am so happy that Spellbinders came out with some new designs in the CFT line. They are SO cool!

I showed my dad how cool these were and he took one look at it and said it looked pretty complicated. HA! Little does he know!

Product Recipe

S5-137- Spellbinders Diamond Strips and Accents

6×6202- My Minds Eye Summer Splash Paper Pad

DA0312- Quickutz Parade 4×4 Alphabet

202- 1/8″ Scor-Tape

18″ jute

brads & tiny safety pins

So if you are looking for an easy card idea, try using the Diamond Strips and Accents! You will be amazed at how simple they are to use and all the fun things you can do with them!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

The My Mind’s Eye Gnome Sweet Gnome paper pad is the perfect combination of cute and fun for a bow organizer. Gnome Sweet Gnome…isn’t that what all of our homes are some days? Little rascals running around. Flowers blooming in the sun. Colorful personalities popping up out of nowhere. I think everyone has a little bit of this in their lives. That’s why I love this paper pad so much! It’s is so incredibly adorable and colorful. It has personality. It has pizzaz. And most importantly….it has mushrooms! New fact to know about me, I LOVE cartoon mushrooms. I think they are adorable. Anyway, moving on.

I had these frames lying around and I’ve wanted to do this project for weeks! So glad I did it! It’s so cute and I love organizing. I used a white frame (I previously spray painted it white when I purchased it from the thrift store. It was a horrible brown.) I got my Mod Podge out and got all wonderfully sticky. I used the Gnome Sweet Gnome paper pad because it fit with the jungle theme in my kids’ room, but there are so many My Mind’s Eye paper pads you could use to fit your style. Just cut the paper to fit your frame and Mod Podge it on. When it’s dry, Mod Podge over the paper as well. It will dry clear, so don’t panic!

Here is step one:

Next, you’re going to create your background. Remember how I am “Use what you have lying around your house, Stacy?” Well, I did just that. I used some foam board for the sturdy backing, added some batting, added my yellow fabric and ribbon. You can probable secure it with staples, but I used packaging tape because, well, it’s what I have. There’s so many layers to it, that it’s pretty wedged into the frame anyway and I probably wouldn’t have had to secure it with anything at all.

Now just add your goodies to it! Now I’ll know which bows are missing and which ones the little bow thief didn’t take down for the day! I’ve seen people do a much larger frame and use it for pictures too. Such cute ideas to accent a room!

Products used:

My Mind’s Eye Gnome Sweet Gnome 6X6 paper pad

Mod Podge

Frame

Foam board

Quilt batting

Fabric

Ribbon

Packaging Tape

I’ll see you next Monday for some fun, new HALLOWEEN ideas!!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

Hey Everybody, It’s september and that means we’re all in a School Daze! With all the hustle and bustling of getting back to school, buying books, making lunches, and the works, it’s a good idea to get your craft on and make those little students of yours a back to school card. My mom used to surprise us with a card/note and treat in our lunch boxes and I’ve been so excited to carry on that tradition!

My Mind’s Eye School Daze paper pad is P-E-R-F-E-C-T for all things school! I didn’t even have to flip through the paper to realize that I HAD to have this one! It’s one of those paper products that you really don’t need anything else to make something completely adorable! The paper does all the work for you! There are several sheets that you can use as cut-outs (which I’ve demonstrated for you) so all you have to do is cut and paste.

Products used:

6X6212 – My Mind’s Eye School Daze

QuicKutz Cookie Cutter Nesting Circles

Google Eyes (LOVE THESE!)

Rafia

Adhesive

Products used:

6X6212 – My Mind’s Eye School Daze

2054 – Want2Scrap Black Rhinestones

Green Sharpie

Adhesive

These cards were, no joke, SO EASY! If you’re one of those mom’s  (like me) who feels that they have a brilliant idea and only a few minutes to make it before the kids are off to school, then you’ll totally be able to do it! Remember that your kids will LOVE having a little “mom” in their day at school. I still like getting surprise notes from my mom! They’ll think that after all that mom/kid summer time you miss them just that much more! You can feel happy knowing that they miss you back while you’re sitting in silence, reading a book, and enjoying your ice cream! Happy back-to-school September!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Stacy

Make a wish with Spellbinders Up, Up and Away. This set includes the hot air balloon that you see here but it also has a kite, balloon, flag, and a paper airplane. I love the size of the die cuts because they work great for both cards as well as full page layouts.

I started out by cutting the balloon out but because of the pattern on the paper I couldn’t see the embossed design, so I cut out three more balloons and cut parts of them out and glued them on. This is so easy to do and creates a much more interesting final product. When I put it on the background, the balloon seemed to almost disappear so I just antiqued the edges a bit to give a distinction between the foreground and the background. This is one die cut set that will stay at the front of my collection especially with children (my son likes the paper airplane). I am looking forward to trying out some of the other shapes in the set on some scrapbooking pages.

I also can’t say enough about these little paper packs, they make your life easy because you don’t need to think about color combination because every paper uses colors that really work well together. For this card I used My Minds Eye’s Life of the Party 6×6 pack. Designing couldn’t get any easier right?

Recipe:

S5-126 Spellbinders-Up, Up and Away

6×6208 My Minds Eye-Life of the Party

Glass embellishments

Colored card stock

Black ink pad

Clear Stamps

String

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug

We are anxiously awaiting our shipment of the new releases, but I just can’t wait any longer to have you take a look at the Spellbinders Marvelous Squares! They are absolutely one of the most gorgeous dies I have ever laid my hands on!

These aren’t like most dies either. Beautiful intricate edged squares of six offer different cuts and designs. No one square is the same.The beauty of these Majestic Elements is that you can use the negative and positive pieces of these die cuts more creative options! Includes piercing holes, score lines, cutting lines and embossing. There are at least 20 different designs you can get from this one itty-bitty set! Now, I say that is an amazing deal!

I made this card in no time at all using only 3 ingredients in my product recipe!

Product recipe:

S4-383 Spellbinders Marvelous Squares

6×6 My Mind’s Eye Meadow Paper Pad

2277 Want2Scrap Smokey Brown Rhinestones

And that is all there is to it! Okay, so I did use adhesive, and my Big Shot machine to cut the dies, but those are staples and don’t count in the recipe as far as I’m concerned. They are a must have for any and all projects and ALWAYS stay on my craft table!

We are expecting our Spellbinders shipment with the new summer 2012 releases in this week, so we will begin shipping Pre-Orders as soon as  it arrives!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Every body loves a sale and we are having a huge Labor Day Sale Aug. 31- Sept. 3!  Hundreds of items have been marked down, so you won’t want to miss out! These are fantastic prices that will enable you to get those items you have been longing for!

Now, I know the men will be hitting the home improvement stores for the tools they need, so ladies, now is your chance to shop for the tools you NEED for scrapbooking and card making at reduced prices! Whoo-hoo! Let’s go shopping!

We offer slashed prices on dies, stamps, paper, bling, design cards, embossing folders and accessories from many manufacturers like:

Quickutz        Spellbinders        Heartfelt Creations         JustRite Stampers       Tim Holtz       Hero Arts     

DCWV      Making Memories     Provo Craft Cuttlebug      My Min’s Eye      Want2Scrap    Sizzix

I can’t even begin to name everything there is in the sale! You will have to check it out for yourself. Remember, you don’t have to get dressed or put on your makeup to catch our sale-BONUS! It’s come as you are and don’t wait. Some of these items are available WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Heather and I decided to do some card making with the Die Cuts With a View and My Mind’s Eye paper stacks this week. We have been invited to a lot of weddings lately so Heather wanted to make a few cards for them, so a few nights ago we put the kids to bed, threw in a movie, and made cards. Heather’s “Legacy Card” is very fancy and has a nice wedding feel to it with the ribbon, Vintage Lace Accents, and Spiral Blossom that she used. Heather loves the spiral blossom and it really makes for a nice three dimensional card. She left the interior dark and wrote a nice little congratulations note with a white ink pen. It really turned out nice don’t you think? Die Cuts With a View’s STARDUST Mat Stack was the perfect paper to use as the background because it looks very elegant with the interesting designs and gold foil they have added to it.

My “Bee Happy” card isn’t as fancy but I had a lot of fun with it. I grabbed the My Mind’s Eye HONEY paper pad and Cricut’s Just Because Cards cartridge and made my card a bee theme.  The papers in the Honey paper stack made this card a breeze, I just had to cut it out and glue it on. The most work was the “Bee Happy” words, I cut the same letters out in both a dark and light yellow and then cut the light ones into strips and glued them onto the dark yellow letters. I though after that it would have been a lot easier just to find a striped paper and cut it out with it but hey I like doing things the hard way. I added a paper from the stack to go on the inside just to finish it off.

It was a fun night of card making and hey we saved ourselves a trip to the store to buy a few cards. Being a designer is a lot of fun because if forces us to get down and get creative. It is way too easy to let life get in the way and keep putting off the things that you really enjoy doing.

Legacy Card Recipe:

ms003-00110 Die Cuts With a View: Stardust Mat Stack

s5-108 Spellbinders Shapeabilities: Vintage Lace Accents

s5-116 Spellbinders Nestablilities: 2012 Heirloom Ornaments

s4-364 Spellbinders Shapeabilities: Spiral Blossom Four

s5-144 Spellbinders Shapeabilities: Jewel Framed Sentiments

Card-stock

Ribbon

201 Scor-Tape 1/8?

Bee Happy Card Recipe:

St1030 My Mind’s Eye: Honey, 6 x 6 The Sweetest Thing Collection

Textured cardstock

2000097 Cricut: “Just Because Cards”

Floral embellishment

Gem embellishments

201 Scor-Tape 1/8?

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug and Heather

Because Heather and I are new we received a box full of products, which was very exciting, but a few of them really stuck out to me as I sifted through them all, one of them being Spellbinders Pinwheels Shapeabilities die set. As a kid I loved pin wheels and watching them whirl and spin. I wasn’t too sure how I was going to incorporate them but I just wanted to play around with them for a little while. As I started looking through our photos, there it was,my son with a pinwheel in his hand. This is our son Turner, who is now 5 years old (so we are a little behind on scrapbooking our photos) I am sure we are not the only ones with this same problem. It sure takes a lot longer to scrapbook than to snap off a bunch of photos.

To get started I just sat down with Pinwheels Shapeabilities die set and the My Mind’s Eye-Playdate Designer Pad and started seeing what some of the dies looked like after I folded them all up. I love that the paper is double sided and most had contrasting color designs to shows off that they are folded pinwheels. After I made all of the pinwheels, I grabbed some card-stock that matched and started the layout. One thing I really like about this paper stack is that it comes with a few pages of fun little embellishments to add to empty or awkward spots. Lastly I used Cricut’s Just Because Cards to cut out the “Lazy Days” saying.

I had a lot of fun with this one and it really went quite fast. Try it out, its a lot of fun.

Products used:

S5-125 Spellbinders: Shapabilities Pinwheels

6X6210 My Mind’s Eye: Playdate

EL-015 Spellbinders: Mbossabilities-Bricks and Bark

2000097 Cricut: “Just Because Cards”

Textured card stock

Multicolor Brads

Silver star brads

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Doug