Typical

I've got another layout to share from a new special issue from Creating Keepsakes!

This is from the "Scrapping Holidays & Celebrations" issue.

My layout is in the "Budget Tips" section.

And the tip is basically to use a die cut machine and corrugated cardboard to punch out your own embellishments.

I used my handy dandy (and almost 8 year old) Sizzix machine and some cardboard scraps to punch these stars.

Supplies: Patterned paper (Crate Paper, Little Yellow Bicycle, Studio Calico), Border stickers (KI Memories), Alphabet stickers (Basic Grey)

Want to win a copy of this new magazine??
Then head on over to (this post) over on the Creating Keepsakes blog for a chance to win one!

And happy hump day!
:)
gretchen

CK giveaway WINNER!!

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

6 

Timestamp: 2011-11-15 04:26:59 UTC

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And that means our winner is:

Melinda AKA medialady said...

I haven't tried anything with fabric on my layouts but I would love to give this a try!

November 12, 2011 10:08 PM

Yay crazy girl!!

Email me your address and I will get your magazine out to you ASAP!!

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And good night!
:)

Playing with Hudson Valley

As soon as I got my new Hudson Valley kit from Noel Mignon last

Thursday, I dug right in!

There is so much goodness in this kit and I could not wait to play with it!

So I made some stuff!
:)

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Here is a layout about a run I did last weekend with my brother.

I used a bunch of bits & pieces from the kit to create the border at the top of the page.

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And because you can never have too many "thank you" cards on hand...
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OK that's all I've got for now.
But I can guarantee there will be lots more created with this kit!

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The giveaway below is still going on.
I will pick a winner later tonight!

Happy Monday!
:)
gretchen

Creating Keepsakes GIVEAWAY!!

Have you seen the newest special issue from Creating Keepsakes??

It's called "Scrapbooking with Fabric & Notions".

And it is packed full of cool, out-of-the-box ideas for you to try!

And if you don't really want to get that crazy on your pages, it still has lots of great ideas for layout designs for
one and two-page layouts!

Guess what??!
I have an extra copy to give away!

Want it??

Just leave me a comment here and I will pick a winner Monday evening.

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Here is the layout that I have in this issue.

I cut the hearts out of fabric from a Midnight Rooster kit

and hand-stitched them to the page.
Then I also hand-stitched a primitive frame around the focal picture on the layout.

Fun!!
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Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win this magazine!
And have a great weekend!!

:)

gretchen

Cards on Thursdays

It's cards on Thursdays over on the Bella Blvd blog today!

And I have a couple up!

Here is one where I combined the striped paper from the "Christmas Wishes" line with flowers cut out of a piece of patterned paper from the "Family Dynamix" line.

And the sticker is from the new "Spring Fling and Easter Things" line.

I love how Bella stuff goes so well all together!

I used the "Spring Fling and Easter Things" line to make this next one.

I just had to do something with the fun umbrellas!
:)

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Check out the Bella blog for more great (and better) card ideas!!

:)

gretchen

Mix & Match

It was Mix & Match Monday over on the Pebbles blog yesterday.

That basically means that I got to mix different Pebbles lines to create a project.

Fun!

I knew I wanted to use a lot of pink on this page about running the Race for the Cure.

I was also anxious to use some of the super new With Love line! Basically I rummaged through my Pebbles products to find all things pink and then paired some of those things up with bits and pieces of the With Love line.

It was so easy to coordinate products from a few different lines and make them work together on this layout!

I love that!

Pebbles supplies used:

With Love Sweetheart (751204)

With Love True Love (751202)

With Love All Mine (751209)

With Love Adhesive Notes (732088)

With Love Toothpick Flags (747159)

With Love Gift Tags (747160)

With Love Ribbon (780014)

Floral Lane With Delight (751124)

Floral Lane Chips (747108)

Fresh Goods Embossed Borders Stickers (732077)

Pink ABC Stickers (732057)

OK that's all I've got!

Happy Tuesday folks!
:)

gretchen

psssssstt!!

Hey!

OK if I tell you a secret will you promise not to say anything??
I have a bit of insider info I am willing to share with you.
Here's the scoop...

There is a new challenge going up next week over at Noel Mignon.

And it is a tough-y!

But I am going to give you a head start.
It is going to be a "recipe" challenge.

That means you have certain "ingredients" you have to use to make your layout.
Wanna know the ingredients you are going to need??

I just so happen to know them!
Here they are:

2 sheets of card stock
3 sheets of patterned paper
1 ribbon
1 twine
4 stickers
2 different alphas (thickers or stickers)
A pinch of stitching
A dash of rub ons
a smidgen of fabric

And here is another secret for you.
I've already made a layout with the recipe that might help you out a little!

Here is how I used the ingredients:

2 sheets of card stock: pink & kraft matting the photos
3 sheets of patterned paper: background paper, pink paper that I punched the butterflies out of, stars cut out of a sheet of pattered paper
1 ribbon: scalloped
1 twine: pink/white
4 stickers: the pink circle stickers (i cut the largest circle in half & used it on the top & bottom of the page
2 different alphas: "Grandpa and Grandma with Thickers and "with" with My Mind's Eye tiny stickers
A pinch of stitching: around the pictures
A dash of rub ons: the "&" in the title
a smidgen of fabric: burlap

{I used the Study Hall kit to make this layout! However, everything pink I pulled from my stash of Pebbles products. The round stickers are Jenni Bowlin and the "&" is Hambly}
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Does that help at all??
OK one more secret!
I am pretty sure there is going to be a prize involved with this one!
But you did not hear it from me!

Mums the word!
:)
gretchen