Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scrapbooking. Show all posts

Here Comes The Bride and Kitty Trouble

Another successful day of scrapbooking in the works today. I'd really like to finish my wedding album before "The Big Move" next week (I can't believe it's coming up so soon!). I'm finished with the pages that cover the ceremony portion of the day, and I'm in the process of phasing into the reception.

I thought today I'd share with you my "Here Comes the Bride" spread.


The embellishments are from Stampin Up!'s "Pretties Kit", shown here:

 
Some close-ups of each page:
 



To create the worn, "antiquey" paper look, I tore scraps of tan paper, scrunched them up into a ball and straightened them out SEVERAL TIMES, and lightly brushed some brown stamping ink over the edges and a few other areas too look like water stains.

I don't tend to do a ton of journaling in my scrapbooks, just because when I go back and read them to myself I think they sound kind of cheesy. But I thought that while the memory of our wedding was still pretty fresh in my head (we just got married this past October), I'd write down what I was thinking right before I walked down the aisle.


 
Now, I have a self-confession to make. It's a little embarassing but I can't help it.
 
I am CRAZY cat lady.

There, I said it. You all know now.

My husband and I have two adorable, lovable, kissable kittens (well, they're about 1 and a half now, but I still think of them as kittens) and they keep us entertained day in and day out. They are both orange Tabby cats, brother and sister, whom we adopted through the Humane Society last December, and we love them so so so so SOOOOOOOOOO much. However, they are INSANE.

Case in point:

The other day, our female cat, Pippi (the male's name is Cheeto), decided she wanted to sleep in the garbage can in our guest room/craft room. Which would be funny enough on its own. But to make matters worse (or better), the garbage can was FILLED TO THE BRIM with scrapbooking garbage. So what does she do? Tips the whole thing over, takes ALL of the garbage out, and then proceeds to crawl inside and sleep in it.




She's just too darn adorable to get mad at though. :-) I just let her sleep in there the rest of the afternoon.

Posted in: , on Monday, April 5, 2010 at at 3:38 PM 0 comments  

Wedding Layouts

I thought I would share a few of the layouts I've done for my wedding album. I use a number of different brands of products. My albums themselves are Creative Memories albums, and I use alot of their cutting tools, which I love. Alot of my paper, stickers and embellishments are bought from Hobby Lobby (love, love, LOVE Hobby Lobby!). I've recently been introduced to Stampin Up! products by a coworker of mine, and so far I've been very happy with quality of them. If you have any questions about a specific product or technique I used, just ask!

The Intro Page
With albums I've made in the past, I've often left this page blank and done it very last. I've always felt that the first page, being the first thing that you see when you open the album, is the most important page. It kind of "sets the tone" for the album. If you open a scrapbook and the first page is a dud, what desire do you have the look at the rest of them? With this album, I actually scrapped the intro page first, and I'm quite happy with it! It's simple and elegant, much like our beautiful wedding.



The Details Page
This spread was inpsired by this birthday layout by Crystal Jeffrey Rieger over at Memory Makers magazine. I just love her scrapbooking style and am often inspired by her blog. Please check it out!


I thought the title of this page was really fun! I found a packet of a bunch of fall-themed die cuts at Hobby Lobby that went perfect with our fall-themed wedding. I used thick adhesive stickers to create a 3D look.


The main thing I loved about Crystal's layout was how the photos looked like polaroids. I can't tell if they actually are, or if she just did what I did and backed the photos to make it look like it.



Well, I'm off to watch Michigan State lose to Butler. I don't know about you guys, but my bracket SUCKS.

Posted in: on Saturday, April 3, 2010 at at 7:22 PM 0 comments  

"Giving them space to draw and color gives them room to be creative." - Jeannie Fraise, interior designer

Every artist needs a studio, right? A couple of months ago I decided that I wanted to get back into scrapbooking, a hobby that I had in high school and hadn't revisited since. I'd been keeping all of my scrapbooking and crafting supplies in under-the-bed storage bins-- every time I considered getting them out to scrapbook, I'd dread the mess that I was going to be left with. So I transformed a section of our guest bedroom into my own personal little "creative space":



The dresser on the left: Top drawer holds scrapbooking mats and papers. Middle drawer has stationary, mailing supplies and specialized printer paper. Bottom drawer holds typical "school supplies": Binders, folders, notebooks, rulers, etc.

Storage container on the right: Top drawer has standard printer paper, 2nd drawer holds cutting supplies, 3rd drawer stamping stuff, 4th drawer bead & jewelry-making supplies, bottom drawer is a menagerie of random craft supplies (everything from random pieces of cardboard to a glue gun.)


I had a bunch of leftover mason jars from my wedding (I'd used them as vases for the bridesmaids bouquets at the reception), and I found that they were perfect for displaying pencils, markers, pens, scissors, etc. in a useful yet asthetically pleasing way. The small three-drawer storage stacker has glues, adhesives and punches in it. My ribbon is housed in an old container for Dove facial wipes, believe it or not. :-)

Although I've come a long way from dragging my supplies out from under the bed and cluttering up the kitchen table, I still find myself wishing for more space... at night when I can't sleep I dream up my new creative space in our new house...

Well, time to scrapbook! I'm working on page 7 of my wedding album. Happy scrapping!

Posted in: , on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at at 10:06 AM 0 comments  

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