I go through these phases where I create all sorts of goodies and right now I’m all about digital scrapbooking. I love, love the flexibility it gives me. I can scrap anywhere, at any time. Love it.
Here are a few new pages I’ve created.
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To say this was a hard decision would be an understatement. Jennifer and I agonized over this decision. We have been beyond excited by the response to our design team call and feel just so blessed. All of you ladies who applied are ultra talented and we’d be lucky to have you on our team. But. Here’s the tough and sad part. We did have to narrow the entries to pick just six ladies to join our 2010 Design Team.
We are excited to announce that the following ladies will be our wonderful design team starting with our March 2o10 kit (in no particular order):
Visit Grace’s blog here.
Visit Amber’s blog here.
Visit Amy’s blog here.
Visit Kelly’s blog here.
Visit Mara’s blog here.
Visit Katie’s blog here.
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Jennifer and I are thrilled to start this great journey with these new ladies. We’re sure you’re gonna love them and what they create. Check back in the weeks to come as we spotlight each of the Crazy Daisies. And check out their blogs in the meantime … you’ll be inspired.
I’m a planner. Almost to a fault. When things aren’t planned or go differently than planned, I typically have some trouble adjusting to the situation. Jennifer on the other hand is super easy going. She can roll with anything. We are opposites in that regard, which is probably why we have been able to be friends for so long and now business partners.
One of the coolest things to come out CHA are all of our wonderful plans for the next 6 months. I love the process of making lists and planning. I like to plan dinner for a month, though my husband will tell you I rarely stick to that plan! But over the course of the last few weeks, Jennifer and I spread out catalogs and products to decide what we we’ll be putting in various kits through August. It’s been so much fun to mix and match things we both love and pick out newest and coolest products out there. I’m super excited about the April Main Kit. We’re using some Webster Pages for the very first time. The Lullaby Lane collection (picture below) fits perfectly with our “Boy Meets Girl” theme.
Isn’t this the most adorable collection you’ve ever seen? Our guest designer for April is gonna ROCK this kit. Our guest designer for April just rocks. She’s one of my creative idols. I’m so excited to get our kit and watch the magic happen! But enough about that …
I read an interesting blog post the other day. The title was “Buying is not the soultion.” It basically talks about how we attempt to make everything better by buying things instead of addressing the real problems. When we want to lose weight, then we go out and buy a bunch of stuff to help us lose weight. And the list goes on. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and how it applies to my crafting. Instead of just getting to work and crafting away. I obsesses. Then I go buy more stuff. Then I think some more. And then I buy some more stuff … all the while I could have been
Don’t forget to enter our current blog giveaway (see previous post). The comments will be open until Febraury 14th (or until I wake up on the 15th). Have a great night!
The December kits are on their way. They shipped out today and should be arriving on your doorsteps shortly. In the meantime, here are a couple of cute layouts from Miss Kim using the December Main Kit.
One of the great things about this kit is that though it is Christmas themed, it’s actually rather versatile. You’ll see that the two layouts show here aren’t holiday layouts and the papers/embellishments from the December Kit work wonderfully with them.
“The Queens” was fun with all the Christmas papers and that We R Memory Keepers Glitter lace ornaments. Added some gesso and pop-dots on those North Pole rub-ons – even used some of the packaging!”
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“The 4H Banquet layout was a quick layout using a piece of the double sided GCD paper. I liked both sides so I cut off the strip and used the reverse side to anchor the elements on the page. Added the December calendar stamp, and some of the ribbon and the flower.”
Emma, Grace and Shelby - Jen's girls and my little one - playing (they played while their Mamas worked)
It feels like time is flying by. I had a busy, busy weekend. Jennifer and I worked like mad woman to create some very exciting goodies you’ll be seeing soon. And on top of that, I have two sick kiddos. Runny noses, coughs and cranky attitudes. I can take the first two symptoms, but the crankiness just grates on me! But crankiness aside, I’m excited for a new week.
So what’s new? One of our awesome design team members, Grace Tolman, had a mini book she created using our August Main Kit accepted for publication by Scrapbooking Trends. I can’t wait to see her mini book in the pages of Scrapbooking Trends. How cool is that?
We have some cool one-time-purchase kits that will be debuting later in the week. Jennifer and I spent nearly the entire weekend culling through the best scrapbooking goodies out there. You’re going to love what we put together.
The October Add-on Kit is now sold out. Thank you so much to all of you who purchased this cute kit. We are super excited to hear what you all think of it and our other add-on kits, so please do share. Because we’ve been selling out every month, we’ve decided it’s time to expand our kit selections. In November we’ll have four kits! Yep, four kits! We’ll have our traditional main kit and add-on kit, as well as an add-on kit with a kick and a patterned paper kit. Seriously, I am so excited to show off the November kits. We’ll give you all a little sneak peek later in the week, so keep checking back.
I’m still working on my collage project. I haven’t gotten as much done as I’d like (sick kids and Crazy Daisy work slowed me down), but it’s moving along. I did a cool crackle paint technique using Elmer’s Glue and acrylic paint. I used this for the background of the collage. Next up, I’m going to use tissue paper and paint to create a little green hill and of course some cool texture to my collage. I’m having a lot of fun with this project, even if it’s taking me forever to do.
I was reading the latest issue of Scrapbooks Etc. this morning and was feeling the urge to have a power scrapping session. Later this week I’d like to create a bunch of quick and easy layouts using some of the sketches they have in the magazine. It would be so awesome to get lots (and lots) done in one night and then compare what my pages look like versus the examples in the magazine. Who else wants to power scrap with me?
And last but definitely not least … a little inspiration. There are still a few October Main kits left, so if you’re on the fence about joining the fun, here are some layouts using the kit that might inspire you to jump in.
Here’s some layout goodness from Jackie. Check back later in the week to see what Kim Whitten has been up to with her October kit.
“So Pretty”
I love the little swatch of felt that came with this months kit! I used mine to make a cute flower, I then added a pretty button for the center! All the buttons, brads and metal embellies were awesome to work with! I applied a fun rubon to my ribbon, this works really well with thick satin ribbon!I also used my white gel pen to outline the velvet pattern on my paper! This is such an easy technique, and adds so much to your layout!
100 % boy
This is a layout of my Nephew Rylin. I love the funky layered frames that came in this months kit! I separated mine and added some patterned paper on top to make a base for my title! And because every month the kit is packed with such scrappy goodness, I always have supplies left over!! So I used some fun rub ons from the September kit. Then finished the layout off by adding stickles to my title!
“Cheeky”
Okay as soon as I seen this photo of my Nephew I knew I had to scrap it! This was during a visit when he was posing for the camera…and showing his cheeky side! I love love love the chipboard alphas in this month’s kit!!! I have a weakness for chipboard and buttons…. and Kimberly and Jennifer definitely know how to pick out all the gorgeous supplies that I would pick for myself! And the decorative chipboard strips framing the patterned paper “Be yourself” is packaging from the chipboard alphas from Chatterbox! My little Nephew Harley is such a cheeky monkey.
“Tasty”
"Tasty" a layout by Jackie
“You may be wondering ‘Why is there a layout about a fridge?’ Well, I am making an ‘All About Me’ book with some friends and this was one of the subjects that I had to scrap about! I’m actually glad to scrap about this … my eating habits have changed so much the past few months! I am trying to get my family to eat healthier … so my fridge is stocked with different foods from a few short months ago! This fun, bright patterned paper paired with a funky large button in my stash were perfect for this layout!”
Looking for some ideas on just how to use the June Main Kit? Here’s a layout from Trace, along with a little bit of info on how she created it …
A layout from Trace using items from the June 2009 Main Kit
“The title of this layout is ‘Love how I feel today.’
I outlined the Thickers to make them pop more over the blue patterned paper. I rubbed an ink pad over the chipboard journaling spot, and then inked the edges before adding my journaling to it. I added a button to each scallop.
I LOVE those stitched autumn leaves rub-ons, and added a heart to the end of my title, before adding the date from the pictures.”
Check back tomorrow to see what Kim did with her June mini-book … she created a prayer book out of it.
We have some exciting news. We’ll be sponsoring this week’s sketch on 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks.
If you’ve never been to 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks, this is how it works. Each week an original sketch of a page layout is posted along with a sample layout inspired by that sketch. Then, scrappers submit layouts based off the sketch. Each week the site features different kit clubs as sponsors and someone who submits a layout will win a kit from the sponsor. Go and join the 52 Sketches, 52 Weeks community. You’ll find tons of inspiration. And at the same time, you could win one awesome kit from Crazy Daisy!
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