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Sweetheart Stitch & Red Eyelet Lace

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All Mini Albums

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any Presents 4 me?-SNS December Kit
SNS December Ribbon Kit
Karen Foster-December ppr
MM Mistletoe ppr
Cardboard
Craft Paper
Prima gate
Gold and Green Paints
Assorted Scrap pprs
Assorted alphas
K & Company Brad

love-SNS December Kit
SNS DECEMBER RIBBON KIT
Prima paintable transparency
Alcohol inks
Prima say it in crystals
misc. scraps from MM and Bo bunny
K and Co trinket

Santa is…Great!-SNS December Kit
SNS December Ribbon Kit
Prima Paintable
Prismacolor Pencils and low odor thinner
Basic Grey pprs
Assorted Scraps
MM brads
Prima Quillon Flowers
Felt Thickers
MM tiny alphas
Misc. holly leaves and berries

Sweet Gifts-SNS December Kit
SNS December Ribbon Kit
Red Misc. Cardstock
Creative Imaginations-line paper?
MM ppr scraps
Misc. scrap papers
Assorted embellies (MM) from SH add-on Kit
Prima Say it in Crystals
Lace scrap
Fancy Pants
? Alphas
Fir branch-Silk Tree Factory

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I will spare you pictures of the whole album – you’ve seen it all here.

Here are some “in progress” pictures and the last few entries. I am very pleased with how this spur of the moment project turned out and I really want to do it again next year!

The blank front cover. I haven’t yet attached the printed cover here. And you’ll never guess what it’s made out of….

…a Captain Crunch cereal box! Heh. When I couldn’t find a 4×6 album that I loved I decided to just make the covers from cereal box chipboard and attach the pages back to back for the interior.

By Blerona

Your wedding is probably going to be the best day of your life. And when it’s over your photos are all you have to keep the memory of your beautiful wedding day alive. They tell the story of your pre-wedding jitters and preparation to the cake cutting and sometimes even the honeymoon. Instead of keeping all those memories in a box, why not make a scrapbook out of it.

Here are some easy steps to make it more enjoyable

• Remember to keep mementos from the wedding such as invitations, party favors, confetti, champagne corks and other incredible embellishments. 
• Instead of getting guests to sign in the traditional guest book, get them to write on cards about a favorite memory, kindly marital advice or congratulatory messages. Then all these handwritten cards will go into a scrapbook together with the photos.
• Write down lines of a special poem or song on different pages of your scrapbook.
• Get second copies of photos from other people, especially if their shots are better than yours. What ever you choose make sure you absolutely love the photo.
• Lay out the pages in chronological order, you can add pictures from your first date, first kiss, first vacation, then engagement, showers, wedding and honeymoon.

Tip:  For a more creative look. Use materials such satin, grosgrain, and lace ribbons, rhinestones, sew-on jewels, buttons, beads, sequins, glass sequins, cords, tassels, appilques, nailheads and/or paillettes. Anything you can think of and you can pick up these supplies in one stop at  M&J Trimming.

Tentei fotografar um passo-a-passo de como eu faço títulos com carimbos clear, mas ficou ruim e acabei desistindo.

Então, para não deixar de compartilhar a dica, linkei um vídeo da Jennifer McGuire. Achei mais fácil de entender do que as que com as fotos – mesmo para quem não fala inglês.

CUPCAKE DAY at Savvy n Sassy

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Huge Dusty Blue Ric Rac
Light Pink Satin Edge Organza
Sprinkles Ribbon Kit (matched Upsy Daisy Cupcake Papers)

Another modified Vicki Boutin kit featuring my daughter Nikki.  Vicki’s class kits are awesome, but I like to add some of my own flourishes, or change up a bit so it is more my own, but I always keep a strong part of her design.  Why mess with something good???

Here’s Nikki hanging out in the backyard with the rest of us at Easter this year!

I love this time of year. The leaves have all turned colors. The air is crisp. And pies are baking in the oven. In my family, Thanksgiving means pie season! My mom hates to make pies, so she only does it at Thanksgiving. But she makes everyone’s favorite, so we end up with about a dozen pies. What’s not to love about a dozen pies? (I think Joscelyne Cutchens agrees.)

"Homemade Pie" by Joscelyne Cutchens. Creating Keepsakes, Nov. 2009

I also love this time of year because there’s a built-in reason to be more consciously grateful for all I have in my life. I’ve made it a tradition to write down each of the things I’m grateful for as I think of them throughout this month. The list gets pretty long, and I realize how truly blessed I am and how great my year has been.

A few years ago, I decided to add to that tradition by letting the people in my life know how grateful I am that they are the people in my life. To that end, I’ve been making thank you cards and sending them to arrive the week of Thanksgiving. Inside the cards I write a little note about why I’m grateful the person is in my life. Each year the list for cards gets longer too, and I’m grateful for that. You can never have too many great people in your life.

"Thankful" card by Mandy Douglass. Creating Keepsakes, Nov. 2009

This year, I’m grateful to be at Creating Keepsakes with all the wonderful, creative and caring women who work here. They’ve made my new job a joy, and I’m grateful they are in my life. (In fact, I may even create a card for each of them based on the Mandy Douglass design above or this Becky Higgins design below.)

"So Thankful for You" card by Becky Higgins. Creating Keepsakes, Nov. 2009

And all of us at Creating Keepsakes are grateful for you. We love that we get to share your creativity and passion. We’re grateful for your support. We’re grateful you are open and honest in sharing with us what will make Creating Keepsakes a better magazine for you. Thank you for being the people in our lives who give us a reason to come to work, to create and to share our passion for scrapbooking!

Don’t forget to photograph the fabulous feast you enjoy today, like Christi Spadoni did for the layout below!

"Aunt Sheila's China" by Christi Spadoni. Creating Keepsakes, Nov. 2009

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

—Lara Penrod, Senior Editor

P.S. In the spirit of Black Friday tomorrow, we’re offering an incredible sale at our shop. The sale consists of discounts of over 60% off select products PLUS free standard shipping and handling (on U.S. orders only) on purchases of $25 or more. You’ll even find books and CDs as low as $5. The sale ends at midnight on Monday, November 30. Check out ShopScrapandPaperCorner.com for these great deals.

Chatterbox Easy Brad Maker & Refills

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One of our newest favorite stampers, Christi, posted on her “Blessings On Paper” blog a couple of fabulous recipe cards, and one using a Stampendous stamp. We think her projects are so cute that we could just eat them up! And we really can’t wait to try the recipes! Giving handstamped recipe cards is one of the cutest gift ideas we’ve seen for Christmas or any time. Here’s hoping your family has a wonderful Thanksgiving full of fun food and stamping!

Monkey Bread Recipe Card

Stampendous Products Used:

• SSC137 Changito the Monkey Perfectly Clear™ Stamp Set (to find this sticker, ask your local retailer. Find your local retailer here)
• SSH34 Medium Rectangle Acrylic Handle

Fazer scrapbook é mais do que combinar papéis e fotos, fazer colagem, criar journalings, títulos. 

Fico pensando como podemos criar coisas tão lindas, apenas com alguns papéis, uma tesoura, cola e algum material mais básico de papelaria. E fora o que é mexer com fotos que nos lembram momentos tão especiais, queridos, que temos a oportunidade de eternizar, não é mesmo?

Meu maior barato em scrap é criar (fazer mesmo, by myself) os elementos que pretendo usar. Não tem preço que pague a satisfação de olhar um trabalho e entender o quanto aquilo é pessoal, personalizado porque foi criado por você para usar especialmente naquele trabalho.

Participei de uma troca de amigo oculto no SD, e tínhamos que enviar um cartão de natal feito por nós e um mimo (ou mimos) que era opcional. Para a minha amiga secreta (que nao é de SP -  a única dica que dei!) fiz um cartão de natal e um porta bloco de anotações. Aqui ó:

Fiz um cartão em cardstock verde que na verdade eu comprei para encapar um pinheiro de natal de chipboard. E num dia enquanto fuçava nos meus (poucos) papéis olhei pra ele e logo imaginei um cartão para a minha amiga oculta, que ficou assim:

Aliás, gostei tanto desse cartão que vou publicá-lo no DSM para o concurso de cartões de natal.

Todos os elementos do cartão foram feitos por mim. Adoro desenhar e pintar, então copiei a “elfa” de um livro japonês. Colori com lápis aquarelável, usei um pincel fino umedecido com água e contornei com canetinha preta. Os bicos de papagaio deram o maior trabalho. Fiz duas tentativas com estilos diferentes e na terceira saiu este que está no cartão. Cada bico de papagaio são dois sobrepostos. Usei tinta True Colors vermelha e dourada num cardstock vermelho. Os botões, amarelo com glitter dourado, super combinaram. Os detalhes:

Pra fazer o Merry Xmas, escrevi com um canetão acid free italiano e colei sob uma carimbada com fita banana. Envelheci tudo com Tim Holtz (Glória a Deus pela vida e criativida do Tim Holtz! haha):

O mimo que eu enviei foi um porta bloquinho de anotação. Fiz em mixed media. Aliás, meu primeiro trabalho em mixed media:

Usei o KIT Canvas by Luzinha que comprei na Feira de Scrap desse ano (by the way, ainda não fiz o PAP! Mas pra quem quiser eu acho que ainda tem pra vender no SD). E Deus abençoe a Luzinha por essa ”aula” porque ele está muito bem explicado, cada detalhe de cada passo. Só fiz uma mudança de material e usei Massa Acrílica ao invés de usar Gesso. Usei tintas acrílicas na cor lilás, roxo e rosa. Usei True Colors roxo e prata. Não lembro quantas camadas eu fiz, mas até terça-feira eu tinha as cutículas roxas. HAHAHA. Estou apaixonado por esse mixed e se não fosse o amigo oculto eu juro que eu guardava na minha caixa portifólio!

Usei e abusei de coisas de elementos que eu acho legais: páginas de livro, rubons, carimbo magnólia, partituras e até selo! O cenário do prado verde e o céu, o Betto que me deu a idéia e me ajudou. Eu adorei! No meu sketch mental eu queria os ticker pretos e só para isso fui até a Pedaços pra comprar. Só tinha roxo e como já estava todo rosa, fiz mais duas camadas em roxo. Na real, eu acho que era pra esse projeto ser roxo, pq fui comprar True Colors rosa ou pink e também não tina, mas tinha roxo! Espero que minha top secret friend goste da cor… Vejam os detalhes.

Eu sempre quis fazer aquelas rosinhas que a Luzinha ensinou. Mas nunca conseguia. Teve um domingo que eu trabalhei e no momento do ócio criativo eu tentei fazer alguns e deram certo (lucky me!). Aleluia! Peguei o macete e agora essas rosinhas vão invadir uns layouts que estão no minha TO DO list. Aqui ó:

E ele aberto:

Adorei fazer este porta bloquinhos! Espero que minha amiga goste de recebê-lo tanto quanto eu gostei em elaborar e pensar em cada detalhe. E estou aqui na maior ansiedade esperando o meu cartão!