Exciting News!

March 31, 2012 | cristina

I have some very exciting news to share! Mari Koegelenberg is moving to Sweet Shoppe Designs! And to celebrate, she has a very pretty freebie in her store:

Here’s a page I made with it:

At the moment her store is empty, but by next week it will be filled with gorgeous old and new kits! 🙂

There’s also a new beautiful collab by Jenn Barrette and Kristin Cronin-Barrow in the shoppe today:

I made a quick card with it last night:

The stamped letters didn’t quite turn out as I was hoping, so I added some doodling… Not sure I like it, but it is what it is! 🙂

Have a great weekend!

Project Life – Week 8, Week 9 and Week 10

March 28, 2012 | cristina

I knew I would fall behind with my Project Life album the week of my thesis proposal, and indeed it happened. After Week 7, I didn’t do any pages until last week. Week 9 was the actual week of my proposal, but I had no time to do anything the week leading to it. So I found myself with 3 weeks to catch up, plus the current week. I am happy to report I have finished three weeks (8-10) two weeks ago. I didn’t have time to share pictures before now unfortunately, since it has been a super stressful week. But here is Week 8:

The Sunday of Week 8 was the Oscars ceremony, so I used the movie theme for the whole week. I went with a black, white and red color scheme. Here’s a look at the individual pages:

I was alone for most of the week, and didn’t have much to document other than a snow storm and some crafty shopping ;), but I still found out I had plenty of photos to fit in this spread. 🙂

I didn’t want to bother covering up the journaling (sorry… seriously pressed for time here!) so there are no closeups of Week 8. But that’s OK, because it means we can move along directly to Week 9… and Week 9 is a big favorite of mine! 😉

I went with products from the March BYOC at The Lilypad, and that never disappoints! 🙂 Here’s a closer look to the pages:

At the bottom left, top right and bottom right I used postcards/business cards from a few restaurants we went to.

I also had lots of fun using my new Studio Calico stamps this week. Here are some details:

I used digi stuff, stamps, and alphas. Fun!

I stuffed all kinds of memorabilia in this pocket! It is very dimensional, and I attached everything with washi tape. Fun!

More alpha stamps and stamps mixed in with digi cards.

Gosh, these colors make me so happy! All right, let’s move on to week 10 now. I made an insert using a 6″x12″ pocket since I had some extra photos this week. Here’s what the full spread looks like, with the insert:

And here are the individual pages. Left:

I scanned a coupon from Starbucks (bottom left) since I loved how it looked. 🙂

Insert (front and back):

I used a business card from the restaurant (blocked out, sorry). I did lots of stitching this week, which was fun since I hadn’t done any for a few weeks! For the inserts, I made 3 6″x4″ cards for each side, and stitched them together.

And right:

(again, I blocked out the business cards in these photos)

In week 10 DH and I went away for 2 days (he was on a short business trip, and I went along), but it was a getaway full of drama… I tripped in my laptop’s power cord and the computer came crashing down from the bed to the floor… Ack! But I was incredibly lucky. Not only didn’t the laptop suffer significant damage (only the screen wasn’t working anymore), but my DH was able to open it up and fix it, so it is working just as before! Phew! But let me tell you, I passed several minutes of pure terror!

Here is a (somewhat complete) list of supplies used for these weeks:

Week 8
Credits:
Movie elements from Front Row Seats by Jacque Larsen
Name in Lights alpha by Kate Hadfield
White background from Frozen Treats Paper Pack by Jacque Larsen
Today Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Heart paper and pizza element from Mi Amore papers and Mi Amore elements by Valorie Wibbens
Snow much fun word strip from Snow Bunny by Jenn Barrette
Alpha stickers by Prima
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp K&C company
Washi tape from InTheClear
Week 9
Credits:
One Fine Day papers and One Fine Day elements by Kaye Winiecki
Journal It {The Blanks} by Sabrina Dupre
Check the Box Cards no. 1 by Emily Merritt
Nom Nom Gimme Some by Lauren Grier
4×6 Photo Collages no. 2
Alpha stickers by Prima and Elf Thickers by American Crafts
Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps
See and Stamp alpha stamps
Calendar freebie by Valorie Brown
Smash date stamp K&C company
Washi tape from InTheClear
Week 10
Credits:
Little Miss Personality by Jenn Barrette
4×6 Photo Collages no. 2 and 3×4 Photo Collages by Designs by Lili
Smash date stamp K&C company

Studio Calico Epic and Awesome stamps

Washi tape from InTheClear
Stamps by Recollections and Studio Calico
Dear Lizzy Thickers alpha
Washi tape

I already have half of my Week 11 done, so I hope to be able to share that somewhat soon. 🙂

Have Fun!

March 13, 2012 | cristina

Ju Kneipp has a new gorgeous collection out today! It’s made of two parts, one for boys and one for girls:

I am experiencing a serious, unexpected addiction to bright green ;), so I used the boy portion to make this fun card:

I love how it turned out! I gave it to DH yesterday as he was about to leave for a business trip.

You can buy the two kits separately in Ju’s store at Catscrap or Oscraps, but I think it’s really fun to mix and match too!

TGIF!

March 3, 2012 | cristina

Yay, I am so happy the week is over! I have big plans to scrap this weekend. 🙂 In the meantime, I realized I hadn’t posted this card yet. I made it last week for DH. We recently watched Rio and loved it, and I was inspired to make this. 😉

Credits:

Where Bluebirds Fly by Kaye Winiecki

Journaling card from Love You To The Moon elements by The Tattered Pear

Font: Strangelove

Hop, Skip, Jump!

March 1, 2012 | cristina

Wow… is it March already?? Well, it looks like this month is headed off to a good start! Jenn Barrette is guesting at The Digichick and she has a gorgeous new kit out today.

I just loooove this vintage inspired kit! I made a card:

Hello Card, Hop, Skip, Jump by Jenn Barrette

Project Life – Week 7

February 27, 2012 | cristina

I am so excited to share Week 7 of my Project Life. I am completely in love with this spread, but it’s no surprise really, since I mostly used products from the February ’12 BYOC at The Lilypad, one of my favorite collections ever! I added some of my recent purchases (Thickers alpha and the new Dear Lizzy release) to boot! Plus it was Valentine Week, and everything came together just right. I finished the spread Friday night, and took pictures Saturday morning (with good light for once!).

The biggest challenge for me this week was to fit in all the photos. I started printing out a few filler cards from the BYOC, and since I loved them all, I didn’t want to leave any out. 😉 Note to self: print out pictures out first, next time! 🙂 Here’s a closer look to the pages:

I used some pieces from my new Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection here. The strawberry paper, the pink paper, and the pink sticker alpha. I’m so happy I got it just in time to use with this week, since the colors matched so well!

And here are a few of my favorite details of this spread.

Once again, my title card borrowed heavily from a card I recently made. I just love this foam alpha, and I’m glad I overcame my hoarding tendency and used it. 🙂

These two pictures were taken with Instagram on DH’s iPhone (I just made him install it, and we’re loving it!). 😉 Here are a few of my favorite cards this week:

1. I am completely in love with the design of the Starbucks Valentine cup!
2. These wood veneers came in just this week along with my Dear Lizzy order, so I had to use them right away. 😉 I sprayed this one with a light pink mist.
3. This card is inspired by a movie we watched and loved. I think it’s so cute and in fact I turned it into a card for DH as well! (but of course the first thing DH said when he saw it was that the blue birds are not parrots as they are supposed to. Ugh!!)
4. I love the idea of recording our weight on this pretty scale! I must do it again! I also loved using the little journaling pieces on top of the cards.

Here’s what I used this week:
Polaroid frame from Vintage Vogue Elements by Sahlin Studio
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Various elements from Love+Grace collab – including “HAPPY” bingo card and LOVE tiles
Valentine’s Day tag and from Puppy Love by Jenn Barrette
Paper and embellishments Vintage Valentine collab by The Lilypad designers
Camera from Love In My Lens by CD Muckosky
Speech bubbles from Classroom Cupid Embellishments by Britt-ish Designs
Whimsy Love Filler Notecards by Gina Miller
You and I elements by Rachel Young
Lovey Dovey journal cards by Emily Merritt
Customizable Journaling Cards No. 3 and Be Mine freebie by Designs by Lili
Where Bluebirds Fly by Kaye Winiecki
Scale from Happy and Healthy for Life by Jenn Barrette
Word art and arrow from Wishes Wings by Leora Sanford and Kitty Designs
For the title card:
Ambrosia story elements by Sara Gleason; Background and map paper from Mi Amore papers by Valorie Wibbens; I love you banner from You and I elements by Rachel Young; Love You To The Moon elements and Love You To The Moon papers by The Tattered Pear
Thickers foam alpha by American Crafts
Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection
Studio Calico wood veneer asterisks
Smash date stamp K&C company
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear

Blue Skies Ahead

February 18, 2012 | cristina

Jenn Barrette has a new kit in the shop today. It’s called Blue Skies Ahead, and it’s 20% off through the weekend.

Those birdies are so cute! I was inspired to make this card:

Birds Card, Blue Skies Ahead by Jenn Barrette

I was hoping to relax and have some crafty time this weekend, but I’ve got work to do instead. :/ I really needed some time off after a stressful week, too!

Finally Friday!

February 17, 2012 | cristina

Sahlin Studio has a new collab with One Little Bird out today. It is gorgeous!

And for the next week, when you purchase the kit you get a pack of clusters for free!

I whipped up a quick mini album, and I had so much fun putting it together!

I used one of the pre-made clusters, and made more of my own. Here’s a closer look to the individual pages:

Have a good Friday! I have a ton of things scheduled, but I hope to make it safely to the weekend! I certainly need some time off!

Just My Type

February 12, 2012 | cristina

I am way behind on blogging this week! I had a very busy schedule this week, so I had quite a few scrappy projects that got pushed to the weekend. First of all, I used the gorgeous kit by Mari Koegelenberg that features a few of my latest obsessions: typewriters and gray+pink color combination.

And make sure you stop by One Story Down to read an interview to Mari and download a free add on!

I started off by making a page about my recent loves.

And I also made two cards because I couldn’t resist printing out that typewriter and using those bright happy colors. 😉

It’s two cards in one, actually. 😉 I couldn’t do just one design, so I went for two, front and back! 🙂 And… is that a DYMO label I spot on there..? Hehehe, you’ll have to check back later in the week when I post my Project Life Week 6 to read more about that. 😉 [BTW, I am way behind this week on Project Life, but I have picked out my products and I’m so excited to see how it all comes together!]

Project Life – Week 4 and 5

February 6, 2012 | cristina

I was late finishing up Week 4 of my Project Life, so I’m posting it along with Week 5. These past two weeks I have used little or no digi products, and digged into my (tiny) paper stash instead. Here’s Week 4:

I was not into PL this week. I just wanted to get it done and get on the computer to scrap with all the new BYOC releases at The Lilypad, so I tried to simplify the process and just used the Clementine kit. I don’t quite love how the spread turned out, I’m not exactly sure why.

It isn’t a photo processing error – I am that red when I finish running, and I wanted to get a picture into my album. 🙂

I included concert tickets and the business card of the pizza place we ate at in the last pocket, so I had to block it out. Here’s what I used for Week 4:
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp and polka dot tape K&C company
Heart from Today Journal Cards by Valorie Wibbens
Calendar by Erica Hernandez
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear

Let’s move on to Week 5! I still don’t love this page 100%, but I do like it better than Week 4. 🙂

I used the Clementine kit and some paper supplies this week – a 6×6 paper pad and embellishments from the Restoration collection by Crate Paper. I have been holding onto this kit for over one year without using a single thing, so it was definitely time to break it out.

I wanted to try something new this week, so I decided to use Design E – the four 6×6 page protector.

Here are a few detailed shots.

I used the back of the journaling card from last week. I find it annoying that it doesn’t fill up the pocket – it looks like it might slip out, so I will probably add some washi tape to the opening to keep it secured.

Finally breaking out these cute chipboard pieces! They were perfect to finish up my plain journaling cards.

I made a little chart to track our weight loss journey. And here come the 6×6 pages:

I consider this as the first paper page I ever scrapped. I had a hard time figuring out how to fit in the long alpha in the 6×6 size, but it worked out in the end.

I love this page! But it’s because I love this paper so much!

This was simple to put together, but I like how it turned out.

I didn’t exactly watch the SuperBowl, but I had the game on. 🙂 Here’s what I used for Week 5:
Becky Higgins Project Life Clementine kit
Smash date stamp and polka dot tape K&C company
Calendar by Erica Hernandez
Freehand alpha by Tia Bennett
Crate Paper Restoration kit
State Fair alpha by Studio Calico
Groundhog by Pamela Donnis
Number tape by Cavallini and Co.
Pen: Micron 03
Washi tape from InTheClear

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