Stacy's Paper Crafts

I really like sparkly things on my layouts

 

My son is getting older now. I find myself doing fewer themed layouts for him. I find myself photographing more of the everyday stuff, especially weather lately! LOL I suppose that's a good thing. The upside to that is that I can actually use my shiny, sparkly, pretty papers and embellishments on something other than cards. 

The crop I went to the other day was hosted by a Creative Memories Rep. I typically don't use a lot of CM's products, although I do have some great tools & an adorable tote from them. It's been many, many, many years since I've looked at their papers & embellishments.

They have some different products now compared to when I was first introduced to this company, but I didn't really see anything that I just had to have, except for this adorable Enchanted Epoxy Stickers, the round ones are like glittery enamel dots, so cute and sparkly :)

 

Do you have signature embellishment? I always seem to add buttons, at least one, to my cards & layouts. Not intentionally, it just seems to happen. You can never go wrong with buttons, but I'm going to challenge myself to create something without a button :)  

Thanks for looking! 

My little cherry blossom tree

A pink layout! Now that's something I don't get a chance to create very often. I went to a crop yesterday and created a whopping 3 whole layouts! LOL Well two single paged layouts, and one double. I never really notice how much time I spend crafting when I'm at home, but those 8.5hrs sure did fly by yesterday. 

 

I'm pretty obsessed with butterflies lately... I just can't seem to stay away from them! I recently purchased these larger butterfly stamps from Stampendous Jumbo Butterfly Trio, can't wait to use these in my art journal! 

I used my PTI butterfly die and text stamps, along with some buttons, scrappers floss, mini pearls & rhinestones, foam tape, a little tag from Simple Stories, a staple, and some Making Memories tiny alpha stickers I've had in my stash FOREVER to create this layout. 

If you click on the photos you can get a close view.

Thanks for looking! 

5th Grade

Next year my son will be a "Middle Schooler." I don't feel old enough to have a child who's old enough to go to middle school! LOL I'm pretty excited for him though... and a little bit nervous too. Middle School is so different from elementary school. I think he'll do fine with the transition, but I still worry. I suppose we never really truly stop worrying about our children, even after they are all grown up.  Anyway I've been working on finishing his elementary school scrapbook album. I still have a lot to but I'm getting there. 

I finally pulled out some of the Jillibean Soup Bakers Twine that I won last year sometime. I just can't ever seem to get it to tie correctly and then get it to lay flat the way I want it. I put a glue dot behind the knot and that seems to have helped, hopefully it'll stay put. I also went old school on this layout and used some 7 Gypsies gaffer tape,  some Making Memories alpha rub-ons, and added a dymo sticker label too. So that's one layout down.... 5000000 more to go :) Thanks for looking! 

Happy Double Digits

Supplies--> Paper: Bazzill CS, Simple Stories PP, Alpha stickers: American Crafts & Basic Grey, Other: PTI Double-Ended Banners

My son will be turning 11 years old in November. That just sounds sooooo crazy to me! LOL He's in 5th grade this year, his last year of elementary school. I'm still trying to wrap my mind about what it'll mean to have a middle schooler. 

These photos were from his birthday last year. He was so excited about the "double digits." Last year he was really into Bakugan & Pokemon cards but this year, not so much. Now he's really into Anime & Manga especially. Naruto is one of his favorite shows.  He loves his video games of course,  but he also loves to draw and read. It's amazing how much his interests have changed in a year. 

Anyway I just had to share a little bit about my sweet boy :) This layout features patterned paper from Simple Stories' Destination's Collection and some AC alpha stickers that I've had for a very long time. 

Thanks for looking!

It's PTI Blog Hop Time...

"We want to see your best use of scallops, of any sort, on a project! This can include scalloped borders, offset-scallops, stamped scallops, scalloped mats, scalloped frames, layered scallops, scalloped tags or anything else you can dream up! You can use dies, patterned scissors, or even circle punches in a row to achieve your special look." 

 

I've been a PaperTrey Ink fan from the very beginning but this is my first hop. If you've never participated brace yourself.... I'm sure there will be a LOT of participants sharing their PTI craftiness :) 

I decided to create a layout instead of my usual card. I'm a little sad though. I worked on this the other night and was really happy with how it turned out but when I went to scan it this morning I noticed the ink that I used dried much lighter than it actually is :( If you click to photo you can kinda see the stamping.

I stamped the Kraft cardstock using two of the little houses from the Wonderfully Whimsical stamp set. I created a card a couple of weeks ago using this same technique and stamp set B&W patterned paper It's such a cute set :)

Supplies: Paper: PTI Kraft & White cardstock & Bazzill White Cardstock, Stamps: PTI Wonderfully Whimsical, Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Other: Martha Stewart snowflake punch, mini rhinestones & pearls, rectangle scalloped Nestabilities Dies, Quickutz Alphabet dies, black ink pen. 

Don't forget to check out the blogs of the other participants, you can view all of the links on Nichole's blog  at 10a.m. EST. Thanks for looking :)

1st layout of 2011 :)

I think I figured it out... why I'm more motivated to create a card versus creating a layout. My photography skills are crappy! LOL I seriously feel like my layouts should look like the layouts of my favorite scrappers... who also happen to be amazing photographers. Ridiculous right?! Well this year I'm going to focus on learning how to use my camera in manual mode. I have a Cannon S3IS and it used to take great photos on auto mode but lately I've been having issues with it. The cards I created this week were taken on Manual mode, I have no idea what settings I used, I just fiddled around with it until the colors in the photos "looked right,"  but the picture quality turned out much better!

Wii Wars {8x8 Layout} Paper: Echo Park Basic Grey patterned papers, Bazzill cardstock, Stickers: American Crafts & Making Memories, Other: Buttons & white Scrappers Floss. 

So I'm just going to scrap my photos even if they are a little dark, or blurred, or have strange angles like the ones in this layout because the whole point of  scrapbooking is to capture & document memories, so that's just what I'm going to do! Wii wars have been going strong for about 2yrs now in our household. They get fierce! LOL Video games are one of the ways T & his Dad bond. I'm not a gamer. I like the Wii but I'd much rather play Scrabble or put together a puzzle. Video games is their thing, and I'm sure it's a memory that they'll reflect on and cherish.

Thanks for looking! Hope you're having a great weekend!

DIO Friday: Color Challenge #1

 

Hope you all had a great week! This week's challenge is to create a card, scrapbook layout, mini album, home décor item, or altered art piece using the following colors…

 

You can also use a neutral color such as black or white. I created a scrapbook layout using some photos I took of my son last year. I am not a chronological scrapper, and thank goodness for that because I'd never be caught up! LOL The paper is from TAC's Rustic Chic collection.

Supplies:

_{Paper:               TAC patterned paper& Bazzill cardstock}

_{Other:               Karen Foster & Basic Grey alpha stickers, Palette & Colorbox ink}

My layout is featured on page 61 of the 2009-2010 Angel Company catalog! I am so excited that it was chosen because I wasn't going to send it in. The designers of previous catalogs have been AMAZING and my style is very clean & simple so I just wasn't sure if it would be too simple. Apparently it wasn't 

Today is the first day we can begin placing orders from the new catty. If you need a catty let me know I'd be happy to send you one. They are $5.00 which includes shipping and a $5.00 off coupon when you place an order totalling $30 or more. 

Happy National Scrapbook Day!

We've been celebrating all week over at the Paper Wings website. If you're a TAC demonstrator and you haven't been by to check out the awesome projects & download-able tutorials you're missing out! 

I created a few pages for the occasion (and hope to complete a few more this weekend). 

This one features patterned paper from TAC's Reece & Willoughby paper collections.

This one features patterned paper from TAC's Catelynne paper collection. I love this collection... could you tell?? LOL This is my sister's kitty Ash. He's such a sweet kitty :) I also created a card to go along with this layout as a part of a card-to-crop challenge. 

Have a wonderful NSD & weekend! Thanks for looking :)

April Angel Art: Scrapbook Layouts

This month's challenge was to create a scrapbook layout using on of The Angel Company's current Hostess or Gift with Purchase stamps. The sentiment I used is from "Just for You," a level A Hostess set. I pulled out my scor-pal to add some texture to the kraft cardstock and then inked the edges of the sentiment strip. 

Supplies:

Paper:     Catelynne patterned paper collection, and scarlet, kraft, & white cardstock

Stamps:    TAC: Level A hostess set "Just for you"

Ink: Palette L'Amore Red, Versamagic Wheat

Other:    Scor-pal, Bitty Blossom, button, white scrappers floss, doodle bug decorative strip

Thanks for looking! Don't forget to check out the other Angel creations...

Maria
Jen
Angela
Laurie W
Carol

Scrapbook Challenge

Good morning all! Hope you had a wonderful weekend! I have a quick & easy scrapbook layout to share with you today. Melisa challenged a group of Angels to create a scrapbook layout using stamps. 

 

This layout measures 11x8.5 inches. I used a large Nestabilities circle to create the baseball. After embossing it I just cut it in half, drew the stitch lines using a black pen, and inked it using Versamagic Jumbo Java ink. Then I used two stamps sets to create the title. I used "base ball" from Just Boy and the Distressed Typewriter Bet alpha set to spell out "Camp." Finally I inked the edges of the layout a little bit .

Please check out the other fab & fun creations :)

Melisa

Jen

Barb

Trudy

Ellie

Carol

Laurie W

Bridget

Maria

Anna

Online Escape

So this weekend is the reveal of The Angel Company's Magalogue. Normally they would be releasing the Spring & Summer catalog but they have decided to switch back to one catalog a year. So Instead of waiting until next fall they are introducing a Magazine style catalog. 

I haven't received mine yet but there are lot's of sneak peeks poppinig up in the blog world. You can check out Jen's blog where she has a photo of the cover and a few of the new stamp sets.

Sarah also has a peek of one of the new sets on her blog 

Diana also has some great photos of some new stamps that are going to have to go on my wish list! Check 'em out here

If you're a TAC demonstrator and haven't visited PaperWings in awhile you should stop by! We're holding our own online Escape with lot's of challenges & games. Below you'll find photos of a project I created for the Limited Supply Challenge. You can find all the details under the Angel Events forum.

The ink on the title got a little smudged when I added the clouds but I was too lazy to fix it! LOL

This is a 2.5 in. x 12 in. mini album.

You can click on the photos for a larger view. 

 

It's been awhile since I've scrapped a layout

I haven't really taken very many photos this year. I guess that could be a good thing since I still have lot's of photos to scrap from 2006 & 2007. I love my camera it's Canon Powershot S3 but it's heavy! I need to make it a point to just grab it anyway and capture more everyday stuff.

Anyway these photos were from last October or November of Tim playing in the leaves at his grandparents home. He loves being there with them. He used to spend a lot of time down there, they live about 2hrs away from us. But school and the activities that come along with it makes it challenging to get down there. But we're gonna do better :) He's very lucky to have some Grandparents living so close. Anyway thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Paper: Bazzill& Ultrasmooth Ivory Cardstock & The Angel Company's Willoughby patterned paper collection

Stamps: The Angel Company's  Distressed Typewriter Bet & Mini-bet alphabet stamps

Embellies: Provo Craft deco scissors, a staple & black journaling pen

Ink: Palette Burnt Umber & Palette Noir

Made In Minutes Monday: Hanging out with Grandpa

I was asked by a client to help her create a quick gift album with scrapbook pages that can be easily duplicated. This is one I came up with which is super quick and easy and keeps the focus on the photo and/or story.

Even though this is an 8x8 layout it can easily be adapted for smaller or larger layouts. You can also adjust the measurements to create a card using the same layout.

This layout features products from one of the newest paper collection & accessory sets introduced in The Angel Company's Fall & Winter catalog. Also featured is a photo of Timothy and his grandfather. For some reason I have very few photos of the both of them. I need to take more!

Thanks for looking!

Supplies:

Willoughby Patterned paper & cardstock collection by The Angel Company

Buttons & Felt flower Hillary Embellishment Jar by Making Memories

Scrappers floss

Jumbo Java ink by Versamagic

Brown journaling pen

 

Last game of the season...

Timothy had his last game Wed. night. He was excited to receive his trophy & medal :) He did really well! He's a strong batter but hates to run...LOL He's decided that he wants to be a pitcher so we'll see. I finally got around to scrapping a layout about his first season of baseball

Sorry about the blurred faces, but I wasn't able to ask for permission to share photos of the other children in the photo. Ya have to respect other's privacy :)