May 20, 2010 | Scrapbook Pages |
Wendy is doing some spring cleaning and went through all of the WOW Scrapbook layouts that she has created. We pulled all the completed assembled pages that have been on the WOW Scrapbook Kits blog over the last year. I am adding them to the site for purchase – these are completed hand-stamped 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts. Just add your pictures and journaling. CLICK HERE to go the WOW Scrapbook Kits blog.
Below is one page of each layout posted so far – but check back because there are more coming – and these are limited quantities so don’t wait if you see something you want.
Baseball 
I Love You 
Egg Hunt 
Beach Combers 
If your are looking for scrapbooking tutorials we have a whole years worth of layouts to choose from so come take a look at our WowScrapbookKits blog.
May 19, 2010 | Big Shot, class, Scrapbook Pages |
Today I wanted to share with you one of the WOW Scrapbook layouts that I recently added pictures too. This layout was released last year in one of the WOW Scrapbook Kits – check out the blog HERE – and one that I used in my scrapbooking class last month. I added pictures to it this weekend.
The layout was perfect for these pictures of Kyle at the KSU University Scholors Awards Ceremony. He received his Outstanding Student award that day. 
The left page has photos that I took during the actual ceremony – which aren’t the best photos but you get the idea. The colors on this layout turned out to be perfect since the cord that Kyle received was red. And conveniently the school mascot is an Owl – how perfect is that!
I also wanted to let you know that on the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog we are now selling completed scrapbook pages – all hand-stamped and fully assembled with all Stampin’ Up! products. Just add your own pictures! We are selling completed pages in very limited quantities – so don’t delay if you see one that you want. I will continue to add new layouts until we run out of the completed pages. So continue to check back on the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog to see what we have available each day.
The first layout available is a Baseball layout. Wendy and I hope you will find something that you can use for your scrapbooking. Or check out the tutorials available for sale – these include step by step instructions, photos, measurements, supply lists and WOW tips.
Thanks for stopping by today!
May 16, 2010 | Big Shot, Designer Series Paper, Scrapbook Pages, SU Buttons, Summer Mini 2010 |
I completed another layout for the 52 weeks of stress free scrapbooking challenge – this one is from week 8 and it also happens to fit a Color Challenge that I found on the Inkspirations blog. The challenge is to use Basic Grey, Sage Shadow, Apricot Appeal and Whisper White – which happen to be the colors in the Stampin’ Up! Nouveau Chic Designers Series Paper. This was the paper that I used on my scrapbook page. Now this was not one of the papers that I liked but I had some and when I pulled out these pictures of my mom and dad the colors seemed to go well and so that is what I used. And I LOVE how the page turned out! Plus I used the new Bitty Buttons from the Summer Mini catalog – they were perfect. The little heart buttons match up with the smallest heart on the Heart to Heart Punch.
I cut strips of the designer paper in different lengths and widths to create the background on this layout. 
The title was cut with the Big Shot and the GoGo Boots Alphabet Sizzlits Die set. Add I added a cute little accent next to the title – first I put a punch out of the Apricot Appeal card stock behind the bitty heart shaped button – poked the holes through with my paper piercer – then put it on top of a Basic Grey Corduroy Button and thread some gray cross-stitch thread through and tied it in a knot. It turned out so cute.
I added some Basic Grey Taffeta Ribbon to the page and from the bow I hung a heart shaped tag stamped with “love” from the Tiny Tags stamp set.
On the top of the page are three more of the heart shaped bitty buttons – one has Sage Shadow behind it, one has Apricot Appeal behind it, and one had Basic Grey behind it.
I love these little Bitty Buttons. Here and there I added some faux stitching with my black journaler. And there is some real hand-stitching on the left side of the page – a few cross-stitches just because. But I don’t think you can see it in the picture and I forgot to get a close up of it.
It is National Scrapbooking Month so I should be working on scrapbook pages. I have another page that I finished this weekend too so I’ll be sharing that this coming week.
Thanks for stopping by and checking things out today – have a happy day – and be sweet to your sweet heart!
I’m a Guest Designer at Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition going on now – come join us for daily projects featuring items in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog.
May 15, 2010 | Create with Connie & Mary, Scrapbook Pages, Summer Mini 2010 |
This week on Create with Connie & Mary we have been featuring the Travel Journal Designer Series paper, the Sentimental Journey stamp set and the Pedaling Past stamp set! And to finish out the week our challenge is a color challenge (CCMC3)- Kraft, Garden Green, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, and Bashful Blue – the colors in the Travel Journal paper.
For this challenge I decided to create a scrapbook page – originally I was going to use some picture of my boys since the paper is more masculine looking but ultimately decided to scrap a picture of myself. My mom took a picture or my when we were on our Spring Break trip up in the mountains. Everyone was playing basketball at the cabin and I was sitting on the hill with our dogs – Aspen and Magnolia. For our entire stay we had two visiting dogs from another cabin nearby. We didn’t know their names but they pretty much stayed with us the whole time – took walks with us and hung out in the yard and on the front porch when we were inside. So in this picture White Dog and Brown Dog (as we called them) joined me and my dogs up on the hill.
I used the Travel Journal Designer Series paper and Pumpkin Pie Patterns Designer Series paper on this layout. I just got my new Extra-Large Cogs Double Punch and decided to use it on this page along with some die cuts. The background is Kraft card stock with stamping done in VersaMark ink using the Extreme Elements stamp set – which happens to be one of the sets that is part of the National Scrapbooking Month special – so if you order it you can get a free pack of designer brads.
Remember at the beginning of the year I was working on scrapbook pages for a challenge called 52 weeks of stress-free scrapbooking…..well I’m sort of behind – I think I got through week 6 – and I haven’t done any since – but this layout is from week 10. So I’m trying to do some catch up on those pages. I have been doing other scrapbooking just not using those 52 weeks layouts. I normally do 2-page layouts and these are single page layouts.
Let me tell you a little more about this new punch – you can see a close up in this detail picture. It is a completely new kind of punch called a double punch – so it punches a punch within a punch. It punches the cog part and then holds it in place to punch the circle out of the center. It punches both the large one and the small one at the same time. These will be lots of fun!
Check out what the other designers did with this theme challenge:
Connie Babbert – Inspired Treasures
Kerin Sylvester – Stamps, Paper, Glitter
Mary Brown – Stamper Camper Corner
Supplies:
Sets: Extreme Elements (115181), Warm Words (115108)
Inks: VersaMark ink (102283), Night of Navy classic ink (102977)
Cardstock: Kraft (107070), Garden Green ( 107096), Bashful Blue (105120), Night of Navy (106547), Pumpkin Pie(105117)
Accessories: Big Shot Die-Cut Machine (113439), SU Billboard Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die (114510), SU Hearts & Brackets die (115955), Extra-Large Cogs Double punch (118873), 1-3/4″ Circle punch (112004), My Way punch (110709), Scallop Edge punch (112091), Travel Journal Designer Series Paper (117156), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430).
Apr 27, 2010 | Create with Connie & Mary, Scrapbook Pages, Summer Mini 2010, Tutorial |
Preview Week for Create with Connie & Mary is here and I’m so excited to share my first project!
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I originally made this project about 3 years ago and used it as Mother’s Day gifts that year and for a swap at convention. It is still one of my most favorite projects and since it has been several years since I have made one I decided to revisit my Scrapbook in a Box project. This one features the new Elements of Style stamp set that will be available in the Stampin’ Up! Summer Mini Catalog that begins on May 1st.
If you follow my blog you know that right now I am doing a lot of bird watching – I currently have 4 nests in my yard – and I have been taking lots of pictures of the birds these last couple of months. So I decided that was what my scrapbook was going to feature. And I LOVE how it turned out!
I have written a tutorial on how to create this Scrapbook in a Box – so hop on over to the Create with Connie & Mary to download this tutorial for FREE. And to see what the inside of the box looks like – I just love it!
I’m so glad you stopped by today – I can’t wait to CREATE more projects for you! Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win a FREE subscription!
I’m a Guest Designer at Create with Connie & Mary: Summer Edition going on now – don’t miss out!
I’m also a princess on the Royal Blog Tour: April 30 – May 3rd – visit my blog to take the Royal Tour.
Apr 15, 2010 | Big Shot, Bleaching, class, Scrapbook Pages, Sporting, Tutorial |
The Wow Scrapbook kit will include step-by-step instructions to create each layout (three 2-page 12″ x 12″ layouts) including all measurements, color photographs, and WOW tips. Full kits ordered by the 30th of the month will include a paper & embellishment pack.
There are three 2-page 12×12 layouts – one is “Play Ball” which features the Just Basketball set but could be changed to use one of the other sets. Another is an “Easter Basket” page that features a woven basket and the last one is a “Snow Day” layout which features the bleaching technique (we had snow days this year in Georgia so we had to make one!).
We also have an ordering options for demos that don’t want the supplies – order the whole monthly kit or just individual layouts. Click here to go to the WOW Scrapbook Kits Blog.
If you have questions let me know. Happy Scrappin’
