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Travel Pages - Gridded landscape technique

I had such fun trying this technique in my own travel pages that I knew my scrap club ladies would love giving it a try too.  I'm happy to say I wasn't wrong.  They had fun trying it out for themselves.  All except for Tracy who only prints beautiful photos of her two baby boys, the loves of her life and even she made great use of the layout with the photos she brought!

 
PEI has so many beautiful locations but Rustico is just a gorgeous place to spend a day!  This page returns me to the location and the feeling of Restful Rustico.

 

Laura's Chicago Sites scrap.  By the way, if you have a young family, Laura recommends Chicago as a wonderful place to spend your holidays.  There's something for everyone - adults and kids!

 

A glimps of Laura creating her page. 
 

Tracy's two handsome boys!!! Tracy takes advantage of Walmart's photo deals and always has just amazing shots of her boys to scrap. 

Hey!  I didn't get a shot of Leslie's wonderful griddded work!  Gotta catch that next time we talk about scrapping. 

Here's the Details:

Stamps & INK: The Open Sea #123032 (Stamped in Night of Navy on the  Not Quite Navy 12x12)  Paper: Nautical Expedition designer series paper #122343, Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Early Esspresso, Sahara Sand.  Other:  Baker's Twine Cherry Cobbler/White #123125, Drywall tape (from a roll I had in the basement - available at your local hardware store), 1/4 inch circle punch, crop-a-dile small hole (for the tags), Jumbo Brads 5/8" #112533 (covered in designer paper) 

Let me know if you'd like a tutorial on creating gridded photos or on covering brads with designer paper. 

Have a wonderful long weekend with your family creating memories to scrap!

Linda

Sending Springtime Smiles

The following swap cards from the Occasion Mini catalogue focus on spring occasions.  When looking at these cards I can almost believe (as we are dealing with 15 centimeters of snowfall) that spring is around the corner. lol

 

by Heather Fosbery  (Stamp set - Easter Blossoms)

 

by Anna Crossley  (stamp set - Clearly for You)

 

by Debbie Desjardins  (stamp set - Easter Blossoms)

 

by Monica Hornof (stamp set - Easter Blossoms)

 
by Nicole Carpini

I guess the thing these pretty spring cards have in common is an abundance of green or greenery.  Just what missing in our white winter landscape.  

Thanks for popping by.  Before you leave you may want to check out the wonderful stamps and products in our new Occasions Mini Catalogue so, click here and browse.

Linda
 

Vintage Nature Walks

Here are two vintage cards created using the new Stamp set "Nature Walks"!  I love this set and apprecitate how well it suits the vintage look.  What do you think?

 

Created by Trina St. Michael, this gorgeous card makes use of a new, lighter weight, double-sided designer paper called, First Edition (#121878), also a strip of Botanical Garden Designer Paper (121783), Baja Breeze Glass Glitter (#121883),  Framed Tulips embossing folder and crumb cake 1/2" seam binding (122332) All from our new Ocassions Mini catalogue. 

 

My photo doesn't do justice to this beautiful card by Kim Assaly which is stamped in classic so saffron, early esspresso and wild wabassi.  Some sponging in all three colours adds to the vintage feel.  The couple of extras on this card the tiny tag and lace are all that's needed to complete the vintage look.

Hope you enjoyed these cards created by my friends.  Thanks for popping by,

Linda

Valentine - Swap Cards 2

More samples from our new Occasions Mini Catalogue created by my fellow demonstrators.  One of the perks of being a demonstrator is you have all the fun of swapping cards with each other.  Since we're all a little compulsive about card making - it's totally rewarding our adiction! lol

Enjoy these valentines stamped with Valentine Defined.

Jacynthe Gauthier

 

Heather O'Keefe

 

Aline Martel

 Stamped with the sweet, Baby Blossoms this valentine is simply sweet. 

 

Jo-Ann Pullen

Too bad this photo doesn't show the sparkle on this greeting.  Ahh... Just beautiful!

I hope you've been inspired to try your hand at making your sweethearts valentines this year.  To check out more ideas in our new Occassions Catalogue click here.

Thanks for popping by,

Linda

 

Joyful Noise

That's what Christmas morning has always been at our house...full of joyful noise.  I wanted the title of this year's Christmas scrap page to be that but I didn't have enough room for it in this layout.  I guess I'll just have to try another so those pages will feature the noises of Christmas. 

 
The left-hand side of this layout begs for a family photo around the tree or in front of the fireplace.  Luckily this page can easily be rotated to suit a vertical or horizontal shot.The right-hand side will suit three photos: two 4x6" horizontal and one 4x4" shot.  I thought I'd use the fourth space (the one with the snowflakes) for my journalling. 

Stamps:  Bells and Boughs done in marker and blender pen on very vanilla paper.  The basic cardstock colours are crumb cake, chocolate chip and cherry cobbler.  I used some Presto Patterns Specialty paper sponged with crumb cake and cherry cobbler.  Chocolate Chip striped 1 - 1/4 inch ribbon knotted on the left hand side gives a focus to the title.  Snowflakes from the Decorative Strip Norther Frost are used in a layered fashion for the O in joy and are sprinkled on the right hand page. 

For my Scrap club I designed another version with poinsettias punched with the five petal punch, layered with 3 gold brads in the center.  One of these was used for the O in Joy and the others were sprinkled on the right-hand page.  I think this tied in better with the stamp set " Bells and Boughs" stamped image and my club agreed as that's the version they all chose to make.

NOTE:  I'm sorry about the late release of this post and my December Absence but I thought I had this post set to be sent on the 26th but ... it seems I just saved it indefinately.  (Well until I was back from the break.) 

Hope your New Year is off to a fantastic start and wishing you all the love of family, warmth of friendship, and the excitement and challenge of personal growth this year!

Linda

Holiday Stamp Camp

Sorry that this post is so late.  Life interupted.  All of it fun but busy. 

Without futher delay here are a few of the beautiful items on the share tables at the Holiday Stamp Camp last Friday night. 

Beautiful framed Christmas art.  And below...

Halloween art framed.

A Dashing card and more...

 Such a happy snowman!

Snowman soup and ...

Snowman poop!

And there was a ton of fun to be had while creating 12 lovely Christmas projects.  

  

Making a gift card holder,

a pop-up snowflake card,

a 3-D action card,

and a hot chocolate gift holder and much more!  The ladies all enjoyed the amazing projects, the food and the door prizes too!  All thanks to my friends and fellow demonstrators Trina St. Michael and Sherida Giddings!  

Thanks for popping by,

Linda
  
 
 
  

Pearlized Accent Ink

As promised this beautiful card is one I made at the Christmas Shoe-Box-Swap last week.  It was designed by my very creative friend, Jo-Ann Pullen.  I had such a great time playing with the pearlized accent ink on this card that I totally lost myself in the fun of it. 

The snowflakes were sponged in baja breeze first and then I wiped them with Illuminate Top Coat #121084 (pg. 195).   If you look a little closer at the sponged (dragged my inked dauber in a circular motion) background you'll see dots of Moonlight Pearlized Accent Ink.  This part was really fun and I think it gives the feeling of wind swirling those snowflakes around.  

I just love this card stamped with: A Cute Christmas w #120825  c #121133

Ingredients: 

Basic rhinestones #119246,  

Cardstock: Baja breeze #111352, Whisper white #100730 

Ink: Baja Breeze #111833

Thanks for popping by today.  I hope your weekend was a full of fun as mine was.  Tomorrow some more Christmas inspiration from my past weekend. 

Gone stamping,

Linda

 

Everything Nice

This little set really covers such a lot - from birthdays and weddings or anniversaries to babies!  Our wonderful new catalogue was the inspiration for today's card.  Check page 158 of and you'll see one that's very similar.  Yup, I've decided there's so much that inspires me in this catalogue that I'm pretty sure I'll be using it as a starting point more often this year.

I've changed up a few things if you're looking at page 158:  I've used our In-Colour markers to colour the stamp plus rich razzleberry.  The Instead of So Saffron and old olive paper I used Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz.  The Certainly Celery striped ribbon in the catalogue has been replaced by Chocolate Chip 1-1/4 striped ribbon and the simple linen thread has been changed to hemp and a garden green button.

To make this card you'll need these two items and some things from your stash. 

 

Everything Nice  113818
Price: $24.39

 

Designer Buttons - Brights Collection - 119747
Regular Price: $12.17 Hope you have a terrific week!  Thanks for popping by.  Linda

May Scrap Inspiration

Did you know that today, May 1st, is National Scrapbook Day?   If you've always wanted to preserve your family memories in scrapbooks then this is the month to start.  Check your local newspapers to see what crops are offered in your comunity or find a demonstrator to get you started. 

I'm spending the day at "Crop for The Cure" which is a fundraiser a fellow demonstrator is organzing to raise funds for a cancer cure.  I can't wait to spend the whole day catching up on some scrapping.  If you live in or around Canada's Capital there are still a few spots left and you can join in the fun too.  If you're interested just click Download Crop for the Cure 2010 for information on this fabulous day.

Recently I created the layout below for a group of ladies who ranged from passionate to novice scrappers.  I gave a choice of two colour pallets.  This Regal Rose, So Saffron, Old Olive and Whisper White colour combination so suits a baby girl page and I love the way Laura finished it.  

This second colour combination is Old Olive, Baja Breeze, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper White.  The designer papers are from the Sweet Pea stack.  When I planned the photos for this layout I remembered the orange rake not the bright red hat. LOL!  But I'm ok with it anyway.

It took a while for Chase to figure out how best to hold the rake but with a little help from Papa he got it.

 

 

Now, we just hope he keeps that helpful attitude for another 16 years so we can count on him when we really have a need.  

Another version of the same layout below.

 

Camping memories of Heather and her family are perfect for this colour combo! 

 

I love how Heather cut the embossing with an exacto knife and let her photo peek out through it. 

To complete this page we used the Big Shot along with the following:

Bigz Lattice Die, Textured Impressions Elegant Bouquet, Embosslits- Beautiful Wings, Go Go Boots and the scallop edge punch.  grosgrain ribbon and a jumbo eyelet.   

Hope you make some great memories this weekend and take some time to preserve them too.

Happy Scrapbooking Day!

Linda

Scrap Swap Challenge

For those of you who wish you were scrapping a lot more, here's a challenge that might just get you going.  Take a 6x6" scrap page and use it as a starting point for a 12 x12" or 8-1/2x11" page.  This little exercise kick starts my creative juices when I'm stuck.  

Below you'll find a series of 6x6" pages just perfect for a mother's day gift or for a travel scrapbook.  I love the 6x6" scrapbook size for books that tell a story from beginning to end.  (School year scrapbook, wedding gift scrapbook, A Year in the Life of ..., The story of Grandma, Trip scrapbook etc.)

Now...for your challenge: I suggest you take one of the little pages below, created by my demonstrator friends, as a starting point for a 12x12 page.  Don't know what this might look like or how to proceed? Just check my last post where you can see an example.  http://www.stamperspad.com/home/2010/04/butterfly-inspiration.html  Once you have a completed sample just email me a photo and I'll post it in May which is scrapbook month and you can inspire the rest of us! 

Created by:  JOSEE SMUCK.  (So much to love about this page.  The spring colours, punched flower - wrinkled and sponged with tempting turquoise ink and the top note die photo mount.  It may not show in this photo but the whole page was crimped before we began putting it together!)

Created by:  Sorry I didn't record your name.  If you designed this page please contact me so I can give proper credit.  After seeing this page I have to find a way to earn that "Card Games" stamp set.  I love it!

Created by:  MAGGIE PATTERSON (This page is so vibrant and warm in RL!  Love the sparkle provided by the crystal brad in the punched out flower.  Just a great combination of colours: Craft, Black, Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry and white. Stamp set is a sneak peek from our upcoming Summer Mini. )

 

Created by:  JEANNIE NIKOLIC  (Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die and the Scallop Edge punch creates the touch that just complements the "Tea Party" and "So Saffron" Designer series papers.)

 
  

Created by: ANNIE PHAM  I love the little journalling pull-out on this very pretty page.  The beautiful colour combination was inspired by the "Shades of Spring" Designer Series paper from our current Mini.  (pg 25)

Created by:  SUZANNE EASTON  (Just love the ghosting effect created with craft white stamped over the So Saffron ink.)

Created by: Sorry I'm not sure who to give credit to.  Please contact me if this is your page.  Such a pretty layout with versa mark stamping on the chocolate chip. I love how the ribbon goes through the scallop edge!  Stamp set- Vintage Vogue. 

 
Created by: NICOLE CARPINI  Pale Plum and Bashful Blue cardstock are just so soft and beautiful together.  I can just see a photo of Mother and newborn on this page!  The title was stamped in Lovely Lilac classic ink and the tiny heart was punched using our new "small heart" punch from the current mini.

Ok scrappers, grab your supplies and get started creating your 12 x 12 or 8-1/2 x 11" pages. 

Not a scrapper?  Then try making a card based on one of these pages.  I'll be posting my card inspired by Suzanne's page on Tuesday.  Drop back and check it out.  And - don't forget to snap a shot of your page or send me a link to your page and I'll share in May.

Have a great day making memories or scrapping them.

Linda