Addicted to Stamping

Kenzie's Christmas

This was one of my scrapbook pages from last Christmas so I think the paper is retired. The colours are Ruby Red, Close to Cocoa and Very Vanilla. I used a gel pen to journal directly onto my photo. The letters were stamped with a stamp-a-ma-jig and embossed in silver. To make the lace I cut a thin strip and punched it with the eyelet strip then snipped the straight edge so it would bend to the curve.

Cute Page

I love this photo of our kittens. Too bad they don't stay that small. To make the letters I coloured them with a Bravo Burgandy marker then stamped them with versamark and embossed with gold. My journaling doesn't show up in the photo but I wrote on a clear overhead sheet with a versa marker, embossed in gold then trimmed the sheet close to the lettering. I used the same technique for the swirl. I like how you can cut the pieces apart and move them where you want.

Big Brother

Here's a scrapbook page I did of my brother and I. Weren't we cute? The page looks a little warped. I snapped a quick photo before I stuck it in the mail.

Flip Flop Album

I saw this at our local stamp store and thought it was the cutest idea. You need a pair of flip flops. I used the largest pair I could find and cut them shorter with a pair of scissors and sanded the rough edge with a sanding block (I didn't want my pages to be long and skinny). I used the daisy die to make the flower.

Trim a scrap rectangle of paper or cardstock to establish how large your scrapbook will be. Keep trimming the rectangle until it can be hidden by the sole of your flip flop. My rectangle ended up being 6" x 2.5". I used 3 pieces of 6" x 10" cardstock scored every 2.5", accordian folded the pieces and attached them to each other to make one long piece for my album. Attach it to your flip flops using sticky strip.

Explosion box & Scrapbook

This is an old project I made last year with the Loonies for Littles kit. There's 5x5 on board journal and an explosion box. One of my customers asked for the pattern for the explosion box so here's the link.
http://jackietopa.typepad.com/Loonies.pdf

Make a 12 x 12 Album in a Day

This is a project I've been working on for a while for a scrapbooking class I had. It went even better than I had hoped. Each participant used a different Simply Scrappin Kit and in 2-1/2 hours went home with a complete 12 x 12 album including photos. Some of the participants had never scrapbooked before.  Below are the 20 layouts made from the Rock-a-Bye Girl Simply Scrappin Kit. You'll also end up with one extra sheet of 12 x 12 cardstock to use for mats or for another project.

I've had a lot of requests asking me to offer this as a class by mail so I've put together the instructions for each individual kit. The instructions include photos and written directions plus photos of each page so you can quickly and easily put them in order. I've also included some basic scrapbooking tips so you can have your photographs ready to go when you start your album so you can complete it in 2-1/2 hours. 

                                                                                                                                                           

You can purchase the instructions for each kit for $5. They will be sent out via email in most cases within 24 hrs of receiving your order.

Petal PartyBest EverLove SparklesTailor MadeHoppy MemoriesSweet NothingsSunshine GardenLove StoriesRock-a-Bye Boy/Girl2 Sweet

If you live in Canada you can order the Simply Scrappin' Kit of your choice from my Stampin' Up Website and have it  shipped right to your door and I will send you the instructions for free. Linen photo albums are also available under "storage". You can complete an entire album in one afternoon without leaving your home.