Monthly Archives: March 2010

April Peek

Posted on March 22, 2010 by crazydaisy

To say we are excited about the April 2010 Main kit is an understatement. We love it and we are beyond thrilled to have the talented and oh so fabulous Heidi Swapp as our Guest Designer.

We think we’ve made you wait long enough. Here’s a sneak peek of the April 2010 Main Kit.


 


This kit has goodies from Webster Pages, GCD, Jenni Bowlin, Melissa Frances, My Little Yellow Bicycle, Tattered Angels, Dear Lizzy, Prima …. just to name a few.  There will also be an exclusive download from House of 3 as well. You can pre-order yours now! If you order No Expiration Kit by March 31, then we’ll throw in an extra present with your first kit. You can get your kits here.  


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I am good enough

Posted on March 22, 2010 by crazydaisy

The other day, I was listening to a podcast while I was driving to my sister’s house in New Mexico. It was her daughter’s 5th birthday, so the kiddos and I were making the relatively short trek to Rio Ranchoto celebrate with little Savannah May. The last few years our girls have been able to celebrate their birthdays together, so it’s important to me to take advantage of cousin time whenever possible.

Anyway. My point. I was listening to a podcast that mentioned how there are a lot of women in the crafting industry who feel inadequete. That they look at the industry rock stars or the various crafting magazines and then feel like they just aren’t good enough.

Guess what? You are good enough.

I’m good enough. Everything I create is is an artistic expression of me. So no one can ever tell me it’s not good enough … and I certainly shouldn’t be telling myself I’m not good enough. I am good enough.

As long as I tell my story. As long as I create things that matter to me. Then I am good enough.

I’m tired of feeling inadequate. When I stop beating myself  down, I actually create projects, things and art that I love and am so proud of … the last few weeks have been a perfect example. I’ve just been creating for the sake of creating. Creating for the joy of creating. And I have been having fun and producing projects I love.  It’s so counterproductive to me and the creative process to participate in negative self talk.

Now, look in the mirror and say it with me. “I am good enough.”

Repeat until you believe it. 

Then … get out your crafting supplies, let yourself go and have fun. Create.

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March Inspiration

Posted on March 21, 2010 by crazydaisy

Now that you’ve had your March kit for at least a week, I wanted to share some more layouts from the Crazy Daisy design team that will surely inspire you. This is a photo heavy post … their pictures do a much better job showing off the March 2010 Main kit than my words ever could!

From Katie. I love how the pinks tones really soften up these layouts:




A mini book from Amber:






I am madly in love with what Amber did with this album. It is so FRESH ….  to see more pages from the album, check out our March Design Team Gallery.


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DT: Magazine Pages

Posted on March 19, 2010 by crazydaisy

Hey ya’ll. It’s Kelly Hansen. First let me say I am so excited to be apart of this awesome design team. There are some wonderful and amazing talent here. I know with the talent that is pouring out from within us will inspire you all.

Believe it or not but as a designer I do get scrappers block to. Face it we all get it at some point. So what do I do when this happens? I find inspiration. Where do I find that inspiration?

Well, One of my favorite things to do to find inspiration is check out sketches. I have to say I’m a big fan of them. They are a great way to get the mojo going and head me in the right direction. 99% of the time when I start the sketch I head in a totally different direction with it and make it my own. How about doodling? On a scrap piece of paper (doodling) rough ideas can spur some possibilities. Sketching a layout idea, moving around shapes or even more abstract doodles can inspire you. But my favorite of all is magazines. Any magazine will work.

Check out the typography, ads and the layout for ideas. Here is an example of a layout inside a magazine.


 


Here is my take on this magazine layout:



It’s amazing how much inspiration you’ll get from a magazine. Next time your suffering from Scrapper’s Block challenge yourself. Find one of these things that inspire me and put it to the test. No one should have the Scrapper’s Blues.


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Where in the world is CD?

Posted on March 18, 2010 by crazydaisy


We packed up a March 2010 Kit.

Shipped it somewhere exotic.

And it has landed in the lap of a real world scrapper.

Where in the world is Crazy Daisy?

Starting with our March 2010 Main Kit we’ll be playing a little game we like to call, “Where in the world is Crazy Daisy?” We have found scrappers around the globe and we’ll be sending our kits to them. As we wait to see what they create with it, we’ll give you hints about where they are from. Try to guess. If you guess right, you’ll be entered to win a prize. Once the scrapper and their locale is revealed, he or she will tell us a little bit about what crafting is like in their part of the world, what inspires them and of course show us what they created with our kits!

How fun is this? If you love to craft and would like to get one of our kits (for free!) and play along with us, send me an email. We still have a few spots left for 2010.

Now … time for some hints as to where the March 2010 Kit landed.

  • Almost 43 million people live here
  • Those who live here are serious about soccer
  • The colors of this country’s flag are red, green, white, blue, yellow … with a little black to boot.
  • There was a movie, which got Oscar buzz and a few nominations, that featured this country 

Any ideas where in the world Crazy Daisy might be? Tell us where you think our March Kit is … and even if you don’t get it right, we’ll pick a winner next Friday (March 26) . The winner will get a cool bunch of goodies, including a Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher, MME papers and a Crazy Daisy Scrapbooking tote.    

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Grace’s Place

Posted on March 17, 2010 by crazydaisy

 

Sweet Baby minibook

By Grace Tolman

The gorgeous MME mini that came in the kit was indeed like the the packaging said- luscious! I definitely had a hard time adding anything to the front because I didn’t want to take away the beauty of the flocking design on it, so I opted with a simple title and a few layered pieces.

I decided to make a baby mini with it because, well, it’s been a while since I’ve made one and there’s a couple of friends of mine that are due in the near future so I’m making this for one of them. *smile*

In the inside, I decided to stick with one design and covered the bottom half of the pages with the pattern papers from the kit. Yes, there’s enough paper in the kit to finish 5 layouts AND this book. I still can’t get enough of how wonderful that is!



I used my trusty border punch to add design to the papers. Since this is a gift, I just cut out some green cardstock that will house the pictures. I also added the great journaling stickers from Crate paper on this project. Adding ready made journaling for the parents to write things down just makes sense. I did make sure I added them with pop up dots so that parts of the pictures can go underneath the journaling blocks.

After I was done, I couldn’t believe how thick it became!

So there you have it. Now go make something “luscious” with your mini book!

Signing off,
Grace

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A Yummy Mini Kit

Posted on March 16, 2010 by crazydaisy

The March Mini Kit is yummy. Seriously, I could just eat it up. It’s so cute.

I honestly can’t decide which kit I like better, the mini or the main. They are so different and so wonderful in their own way.

Wanna see just what can be done with the mini? Here’s a look at some pages Kelly created with the March 2010 Mini Kit.

Isn’t this an awesome layout? Love it. Jennifer and I have been talking about this kit a lot and going on and on about how great it is. It’s one of our favorites and it’s fun to see Kelly’s interpretation of it.




Now, how about this one? I love the new goodies Melody Ross for GCD Studios.




Kelly also created some cool cards with this mini kit.


Go to the Gallery to see some more layouts and cards Kelly created with the March 2010 Mini Kit.

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DT: Meet Kelly

Posted on March 16, 2010 by crazydaisy

Now that we have a new design team on board, we decided to have one of our team members work with our mini kit each month, since it tends to get lost with all the hoopla around the main kit. Kelly Hansen is our mini kit girl! We are so excited to have her on our team and get the chance to shine the spotlight on her talents and our very cool mini kits. I love our mini kits. They are smaller than our main kits, but they are still filled with the coolest, cutest scrapbooking goodness out there. Make sure you check back in the weeks and months to come to see what Kelly does with our mini kits!

Now, let’s talk about Kelly!



“Hey everyone, my name is Kelly Hansen. Born in Florida but in 2007 my family and I moved to Carrollton, Ga. I’m a stay at home mom of two wonderful children, and have a supportive husband of 7 years. My family is a BIG part of my life and they have become my main subject in scrapbooking!

I started scrapbooking back in high school before I knew it was really a hobby. I picked up an album, paper, stickers and a glue stick. Ever since then I have been hooked. In the past few year I have started to really step out of the box. What started as a hobby has blossomed into a passion.

I love scrapbooking because it allows me to be creative and express who I am. I think it’s important to preserve memories for my family and remember those special and everyday moments for them to look back on. My style, well once in a while you’ll find me simple and clean then on the other 364 days out of the year I get totally carried away in my layouts. What can I say, I love adding extra details. I am so excited to be apart of this design team. And can’t wait to share my love of scrapbooking.”



1. I can’t imagine my life without … … my wonderful family & friends. They mean so much to me. Without them, WHAT WOULD I SCRAP???

2. My least favorite chore is … Oh, I LOVE to clean house, but there is a least favorite chore in this house. I don’t wash clothing. My hubby does it all for me, but I do LOVE to fold!  

3. I would love to win a shopping spree to … Mall of America! Come on what more could you ask for?  Department stores galore in there. That’s every woman’s dream to have it all at her finger tips!

4. My must have treat and music when scrapbooking is … Music is a MUST. I listen to a wide range of music. Not much of a snacker while at home scrapbooking, but if I’m at the local scrapbook store it’s whatever they have on hand. Mainly OREO cookies are my favorite. I love them!

5. When scrapbooking, I love to use … pattern papers. I enjoy mixing paper lines. Love bling, flowers, and inks. I love to bring dimension to my pages & projects. And you’ll never find me scrapbooking without my Glue Glider Pro adhesive Runner – LOVE IT!

6. My favorite creative project is … I love layouts and mini albums of course, but I really enjoy altering just about anything I can get my hands on. 

7. I thought I would never … join other design teams besides the local scrapbook store DT I’m on. I’m glad I did, cause I have truly enjoyed the ride.

8. My worst habit is …  wearing pajamas most every day while I’m at home. I like to call them comfy clothes.

9. My favorite scrappy or crafty web site is ….  Two peas in a bucket, and any sketch site. I love sketches!

10. You would never guess it, but I … am a reality show junkie. I know I’m wasting my time watching these shows, but I love them.




Check out out Gallery to see all the layouts and mini books our design team creates each month.


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Fun March Projects

Posted on March 15, 2010 by crazydaisy

Everyone at my house is asleep right now. And hopefully they will stay asleep all night! While I have a few moments to myself, I wanted to share some March creations from our design team. Check out this cute layout from Katie. If I was 10 years younger, I’d want to be just like Katie!  She is beyond cool and I love her style.


A layout from Katie Turner


How about this fabulous mini book from Mara?


 


Check back tomorrow for a look at the mini book Grace created. I’ll also be posting some more layouts later in the week … also from Grace. There’s lots of crafty goodness going on right now!


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Use whatcha got

Posted on March 15, 2010 by crazydaisy

Last week I signed up for an online scrapbooking class from Shimelle. I was intrigued by the idea behind the class, “Something for Almost Nothing.” Over the course of three weeks, Shimelle will be helping her students use up their stash. You know what stash she’s referring to …all of the scrapbooking supplies you have amassed over the years, but never use. We all hang onto certain products we love. Some of us horde paper. Some horde ribbon. Some horde kits. Some horde everything! That would be me … a hoarder of all things crafty. I have more paper than anyone one woman can ever craft with. Ditto for buttons, ribbons, chipboard, paint, fabric … and the list goes on.


A layout I created as part of Shimelle's online class


In this class, Shimelle has us combing through our stash and pulling out all the things we’ve been “saving” for later. We’re creating a mini book, which is celebrating our lives, and I’m using a mini kit from last year as a foundation for this book. Also in the class, three times a week we’re given ideas for layouts and ways to use up the supplies we have. I’m loving this class. I have been taking out old Crazy Daisy kits that I never used or are half used … and am putting these awesome supplies to work. I’ve already created three 12×12 layouts, a canvas, and have a mini book started (the class started on the 10th, so I feel like I’m doing pretty well!).



The cool thing is I’m on a serious crafting and creative roll. I’ve been thinking about all things crafty nonstop and have been crafting with every spare moment I have. I love how inspired I feel. Here’s a layout I have in progress. I punched out circles in various sizes from coordinating papers. Then I ran some adhesive across the bottom of my cardstock. I started putting the circles down in no particular order. When I was finished, I sewed over the circles, just to make sure everything was secure and to added a little extra detail. I found a round chipboard journaling spot that will work perfectly for the page and I’m planning on adding some journaling (in bullet form) of all the things my little guy is doing now that he’s 11 months old! I would have never thought to do something like this, but thanks to Shimelle, I have a page that is very different than my standard pages and I used up lots of goodies in my stash.



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On an unrelated (but very cool) note … if you haven’t already heard, Heidi Swapp is our amazing guest designer for April. On her blog, she has some peeks of the projects she’s been working on using our April 2010 Main Kit. Go here to see what she’s been doing with the kit and get a little peek at what will be coming your way in April.

We’ll be posting a sneak peek of the April Kit later this week. If you don’t already subscribe, send me an email if you’d like to make sure you get an April Kit.

Hope you have a wonderful week!


Note: Please excuse my fuzzy photos. It’s late. I’m tired. We’ve all been quite sick at my house. And being lazy, I took these photos with my iPhone! I promise to do better … as soon as the RSV loosens its grip on my baby boy and we all sleep through the night again!



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