Paradise Greetings to Go

I love experimenting with new shapes and folds of cards. Included in Paradise's Greetings to Go collection are these cards with open space attaching the bottom portion to the top portion with a tag of sorts. It's fun to have a little peak at the inside panel where you have the option of a greeting or additional images.

 

Club Scrap papers, tag and ribbon. Recollections feather.  

Club Scrap papers, ribbon, tag and floral sequins. 

Club Scrap stamps and paper. Gelatos and colored pencils. Impression Obsession background stamp. American Craft ribbon.

 

Don't be afraid to jump out of your comfort zone. It's fun to see what you can come up with.

Paradise ALSB Cards

I'm joining in on the ALSB challenge at Club Scrap using the six of Clubs from Card Deck Vol. II. Here I created four cards from one 12x12 and one 8.5x11 sheet of paper. I love that the Idea Decks give you cutting instructions and sketches to help get the creative juices flowing.

 

I cut according to the instructions and stamped the larger panels.

I then just started adding some fun embellishments, tags and ribbon.

So I screwed up the cutting instructions and had to wing this last one. (This explains the odd ball pink card).

 



Christmas Thyme Blog Hop

Welcome to the Club Scrap Christmas Thyme Blog Hop. I'm so excited to be sharing my project for this special holiday collection. If you've arrived here from the very talented Tina you're in the right spot. If you'd like to start from the beginning, please head over to Club Scrap to see what they have created for you.

 

  

My beloved Christmas planner has run it's course. It's well loved and lasted 11 years!  This paper was from a different Club Scrap holiday collections many years ago!

 

 

I decided to go with a different style of planner after finding these black envelopes at my local stamp store and just completing the Literature Pocket Planner.

 

 

Here's a Club Scrap video to help guide you through the process.

I was super excited to use my Tricia Morris designed Piercing Cradle purchased at Club Scrap Retreat.

 

This cradle allows for precise piercing of folded pages.

Multiples at a time. I didn't want to push my luck and did 3 at a time.

This gave me perfectly placed holes on the fold lines in half the time. 

 

 

Pierce all scored pages and envelopes according to the directions.

 

 

I added decorative ribbon to the binding prior to stitching.

 

 

Once all pages are stitched I used my grid ruler to add lines to the ivory pages. This will allow me to create lists.

 

The pockets and secured envelopes allow for stamps, address labels and receipts.

 



 

 

I love my new Christmas planner!

Thank you for joining us on this special Christmas Thyme Blog Hop!

Please continue to the amazing Roni to see what she's crafted for you.

 

 



Be a Flamingo

I love this photo of my mom and I. It was taken in Barcelona on Las Ramblas.

We were amused at the size of the sangria and enjoyed every last drop!

 

Club Scrap digital papers, frame, inked edging, tag and flowers. Gennifer Bersett sequins. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving!

I am thankful for each and everyone one of you that stops by here regularly!

Club Scrap digital papers, tag, ribbon and stamp. Patty Greif title. Laura's Digital World cluster. Katie Pertiet word strip. Joanne Brisebois overlay.

Retreat Pocket Planner

I'm totally into making small albums and journals for gifts right now. We take so many photos with our phones but no one is printing them out anymore. There is so much heartache when a phone is lost, computers crash or some other electronic catastrophe.

 

I made this pocket planner/album that came in the Literature deluxe kit for my dear friend Tracey for her 39th birthday ;-). I filled it with pictures from retreat, our short road trips throughout the week and some fun quotes. The pockets and enclosed pages will let her keep ticket stubs and small mementos from our trip.

 

 The gorgeous stitching and binding.

 

 

A glimpse inside...

 

 

Sometimes I don't want to part with these great mini albums but I get so much joy from giving them!

 

Disney Paradise

Hey...I think this is the first layout I've shared using the Paradise collection. I've been using it for projects and cards but decided the colors went great with my recent Disney photos. I was super excited to break out my coveted Disney washi tape!

Club Scrap papers. American Craft Thickers. Bo Bunny brads. Queen&Co. washi tape. Memorabilia.

 

This layout was created for the November Layout Sketch challenge.