Scrapbooking Using 4x6 Photos

This was another of my quick layouts. One thing that makes this layout quick is that I used all 4x6 photos. I didn’t have to dig through my digital photos on my computer, then Photoshop them to the correct size and print on my printer. Sometimes that makes scrapbooking more work that I want to put into it on certain days. So I get some of my best photos printed at either Don’s Photo or Blacks Photo in 4x6 size to have to scrapbook quickly. I am always on the lookout for layout sketches too that incorporate 4x6 photos so I can do some quick layouts. I hope you like this one.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

X7137b Lucky Paper Packet

Colors are Desert Sand, Bamboo, Olive, Outdoor Denim and Sunset

Z1356 Lucky Level 2 Assortment

Z1206 Basic Buttons

C1466 Instant Memories Stamp Set

Desert Sand Ink

Garden Green Ink

Nestabilities Labels 16

 

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Laurie

The Greatest Gift Is Family

The Sonoma paper packet makes lovely layouts. I just love working with it.

This is a layout made from a design in the Magic How To Book, Disappearing Act. Using these sketches are so easy. Follow the paper cutting directions, and placement of them on your layout, then attach a few embellishments, your photos and you are done. For embellishments I used my cuttlebug and cut out the large circle and used my Smokey Plum cardstock to cut out a lacy circle for a mat. I also used some crystal flowers I got from Michaels.

All Supplies are from Close To My Heart

Magic, Disappearing Act Sketch

Sonoma Paper Packet X7143B

Colors are Bamboo, Smokey Plum, Cocoa and Olive.

Sonoma Stamp Set C1476

Pewter Mini Medley Accents Z1487

Large Circle Spellbinders

Lacy Circle Spellbinders

Crystal flowers Michaels

Glue dots

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Laurie

A Christmas layout in June!

This page was inspired by another Close To My Heart Consultant, Corrina Mitchell.


I liked the layout that she had done so I scrap lifted (copied) lots of her design and added a few things of my own to customize it for me.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Magic…Performance Sketch
Mistletoe Paper Packet X7130B
Colors are Cranberry, New England Ivy, Bamboo, White Daisy and Black
Exclusive Inks: Desert Sand Z2118
New England Ivy Z2135
Cranberry Z2116
Stamp sets: Tiny Typewriter D1222
Peace On Earth D1243
Adorn- able D1446
Mistletoe Level Two Assortment Z1330
Cranberry Brads Z1361
White daisy Brads Z1365
Nestabilities Labels Four
Flowers (unknown)

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Laurie

All Star Layout

I really like the layout of these pages. It is another sketch from the Magic How To Book, Juggling Act on page 110. These sketches make it so easy to duplicate the layouts with Cutting Diagrams, Placement diagrams, paper sizes and full color photos of a completed layout using the pattern. I cannot say enough about the How to Books from Jeanette Lynton founder of Close To My Heart.


All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Colors are White Daisy, Cranberry, Bamboo and Indian Corn Blue
Zippidee Paper X7125B
Grace paper X7117B
All Star Stamp Set D1256 (retired)
Cranberry marker
Cranberry and Indian Corn Blue Exclusive Inks
Star Nestabilities
Paper Shapers Star Punch
Big White Brads from?
Blazing Red Stazon Ink

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Laurie

Quick and Easy Layout

This is a quick and easy page today. 

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Magic Pattern…Levitate
X7138B Fanfare paper Packet
Dimensional Monograms
Foam Numbers (retired)
Nestabilities Scalloped Circles

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Laurie

Magnifique Note Folder

I made this note folder a while ago and never got around to posting it until now.  For the notepad itself, I went to the local Staples Depot and asked them if they would cut a regular notepad in half so I could make a few of these little pads.  They did charge me a small fee but I was happy just to have them cut it for me. 

All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Magnifique paper packet X7127B
Colors are Pacifica, Sky and Chocolate
Unity Stamp Set C1422
Treasure Life Stamp Set D1306
Foundry Flourishes Z1331
Nestabilities Beaded Ovals
Nestabilities Ovals
Chocolate brads
Velcro Circles

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Laurie

February Blog Hop - All About Color

Welcome to the February Blog Hop.  Today we are featuring

 "All about Color" 

If you have just come from Corina Mitchell's blog you are on the right track. 

I think this has to be my favorite Color Combination: Olive, Goldrush, Honey, Cocoa and Colonial White. When you work with 4 or 5 colors, you want to make sure your color is balanced with one or 2 main colors and the others are just accent colors.  What I mean is make one color your main color…in this case Goldrush is my main color so I want the biggest proportion that color or about 50% that color. Next is Honey…which is about 25% that color.  Next is Cocoa and Colonial White which is about 10% each and then we add in the Olive at about 5%.  What you want to avoid when working with colors is having the same proportions of each of the color, or equal amounts of all the colors.   

All Supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Goldrush, Honey, Colonial White and Cocoa Cardstock.
Olive patterned paper from the Lucky Paper Packet X7137B
Honey, Goldrush and Olive Ink
Stamp Sets: Cards Chatter – Sympathy D1476
Sofia B1379
Bitty Clear Sparkles Z1263
Medium Grit sandpaper Z1294
Olive Brads Z1364
Martha Stewart Swirling Lace Punch around the page
Nesties: Scalloped Circles, Scalloped ovals and Petite Ovals small
Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Tim Holtz Checkerboard Large Embossing folder

Now it is time to hop on over to Adeline Brill's blog here
 
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Laurie

Queen for a Day

This is a real simple card to make. I used a Martha Stewart border punch to create the desert Sand border on this card. Then I used the Nestabilities Lacey Circles and plain circles to create the mat to stamp on. I also stamped my saying from the Royal Birth Stamp set. Used my Bow easy to make the perfect bows, added a few brads and we are done.


All supplies are from Close To My heart unless otherwise noted:
Silhouette Paper Packet
White daisy, Black and desert sand Cardstock
Royal Birth Stamp set D1441
Bamboo Brads
Archival True Black Ink 4475
Martha Stewart Rings, Bubble Bath and Swirling Lace border Punches
Nestabilities Lacy Circles and plain circles
Ribbon (unknown)

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Laurie

Another Wings layout

Here is a layout I made of Close To My Heart Convention in 2008. The colors of the Wings papers went perfect with the dresses Liz and I were wearing. (Hi Liz!) I also tried a new technique for the green area inside the scalloped strips in the layout. I will be teaching this technique at my technique Class in January. The marbled look also goes great with the Wings kit.


All supplies are from Close To My heart unless otherwise noted:
Wings Paper Packet X7135B
Colors are Sweet Leaf, Vineyard Berry, Colonial White and Black
Wings Level 2 My Stickease X7135C
Tim Holts Elegant flourishes
Nestabilities standard and scalloped circles
Liquid glass
Sweet Leaf Exclusive Inks Z2153
Black Journaling Pen
Computer Font – Calibri

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Laurie

Maggie Card Kit

A while ago I participated in a Magnolia Kit swap. This is where each participant made up “kits” containing some colored cardstock, patterned papers, some embellishments and at least one stamped Magnolia Image. We made up 6 of the same kits and swapped them for 5 different ones and the hostess gets to keep one kit for the time and effort it takes to bring the swap all together…believe me it is worth more than one kit to do this…thanks Audrey Benno our hostess!

This card is made up from a kit from Elaine Atterbury. It came with way more embellishments than I placed on my card and two patterned papers that I just couldn’t make work with the card I had in mind. I will place the remaining items on other cards that I create later on.

I also used the Atyou Spica pens. These are really pretty in person. You get a very fine glitter where you put them without the thickness of glitter glue. It is about as thick as ball point pen ink. Great for very fine areas. They are a bit pricey, but well worth it for the end result in my opinion.



Copics used are:
Skin: E000, E01, E02, R20
Hair: E31, E35, E25, E27
Hair Bow: R37 and Red Spica
Dress and Socks: G40, G82
Candy Canes: R000, R29
Bow on Present: R000, R02
Present: G85 and Gold Spica
Pinafore and Shoes: W00

I also used the Petite Oval Small and Scalloped Large
Christmas Party Tilda by Magnolia is the Image.



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Laurie

Clear Christmas Cards

 

Here is the cards we made for the November Club Meeting.  We did a few differnent things with these...generation stamping, rock and roll and we also decorated a clear card. 

Clear cards are awesome to decorate. But there are a few tricks to decorating them. First off there is a protective plastic coating on BOTH sides of the clear cards that you must remove before you attach your cardstock. You can do this by scratching your fingernail along a corner until it starts to lift then just peel back along the whole card. Then repeat that for the other side.

Another thing to think about is the adhesive you will use. Liquid glue will not work. The best thing that I have found to use is the ATG gun, that I use (my all time favorite adhesive) or Liquid glass. These will work the best. Also you must think about where you place your adhesive, so it does not show on the back side. For this reason I keep my adhesive a little ways in from the edge of the cardstock I am gluing. Also I place another piece of cardstock on the back to cover the adhesive on the back side.

Now for the fun part…I place some of the smaller elements on the front of the clear card and the larger pieces on the inside of the card to give it that 3D look you are going for. The best thing is to just sit down and play with it so you can see for yourself just how fun these clear cards can be.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Mistletoe paper X7130B

Cranberry, New England Ivy and White Daisy Cardstock
Cranberry and New England Ivy Ink
Colonial White Edge Anchors
Cranberry Grosgrain Ribbon Z1103
All The Best stamp set B1357
Just for the Holidays Stamp set D1380
Christmas Melodies Stamp set D1324
Clear Scallop Circle cards Z1309
Liquid Glass Z679
Paper Shapers 1 ¼, 1 ½ circle punch
Paper Shapers 2 inch scalloped circle punch
Martha Stewart Rings border punch
Nesties Standard circles small
Nesties Standard Circles large

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Laurie

Maggie Monday Challenge

Here is a card I made for the Magnolia inspiration Challenge. It was to use pink, blue and green.


This is a really simple card.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Topstitch paper packet
Baby blue, Vineyard Berry and colonial White cardstock
Vineyard berry Ink
Opaques pearls colored with YG13 Copic Marker
Ribbon unknown
Nestabilities Ovals and Beaded Ovals
Martha Stewart Swirling Lace border Punch
Foam dots
Tilda sitting with bows by Magnolia
Inside saying from Print works collection
Copic markers (sorry I colored this girl up ages ago and cannot find the paper where I wrote down the colors I used)



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Laurie

Cards for Club Night

Once a month I host a Hostess Card Club.  These are the three cards we made for our October class.  All supplies are from Close To My heart with a few border punches from Martha Stewart and EK Success and some Nesties in there too. 

Friends 4 Ever

Colors: Twilight, Honey, Barn red and White daisy
Heart To Heart Stamp Set B1358
Double Embossed Dotted Lace EK Punch
White Brads Z1219
Large Standard Circles Nestabilities
Beaded Circles Nestabilities

Love begins with a smile:

Grace paper packet X7117B
Colors: honey, twilight, Barn Red, White daisy and Black
Topstitch WOTG Stamp Set
Scalloped Scallop EK Punch
Clear Buttons Z1155
Liquid GlassZ679
Embroidery Floss Z1095

The Present

Grace Paper Packet X7117B
Petite Oval Small Nestabilities
Petite scalloped Oval Large Nestabilities
The Present Stamp Set D1436
Arched Scallop EK Punch
Honey, Barn Red and Twilight Ink
Stipple Brush
Topstitch WOTG Stamp Set
Pewter Brad Z1217
Colonial White Ribbon Z1126


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Laurie

A Maggie Baby Card

Doesn’t Magnolia make the cutest baby stamps?  This one is called Tingla.  They are so much fun to color!  I also used my Bow easy to make the bow.  Shelley from Scrapbooking at Shelley's in Brandon MB ordered one for me. 

You can see her website here They are so easy to use. 

Here is the inside of the card. 

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:

Sorbet, Sweet Leaf and Vanilla cream cardstock.
Sorbet and Sweet Leaf Ink
Sweet Leaf ribbon
Authentic Stamp Set D1401
Gracious Greetings D1265
Inside Stamp is from Stampabilities
Nesties Labels two
Tingla #286 from magnolia
Finger Daubers
Stipple Brush

Copics:
Skin: E02, E00, E000
Hair: E35, E31, YR21
Sleeper: R22, R21, R20
Heart and Buttons: Y11 and Lemon Spica 05
Shoes: YG13, YG11, YG0000
Soother: YG13, YG11, Y11, W2
Wings: Clear Spica 00

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Laurie



Take Time to Smell the Flowers

 It is time for another edition of Maggie Mondays. 

I really liked the way this little cutie turned out.  Her hair was a little tricky to get the right shadows in it but I am really happy with the coloring on her.  I also colored her to match the Caboodle papers from Close To My Heart.  That is a great thing about the copic markers; you can match them to almost any papers.  I also used my R22 Copic to color the white pearls to match.  And I used my newest punch from Martha Stewart…the linked trim.  When I seen this one in the store I immediately knew I was going to weave a strip  paper through it. 

Here is the inside of the card. 

All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

Caboodle Paper X7121
Colors are Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Sweet Leaf and Vanilla Cream.
Beautiful Day Stamp set D1450
Opaques Pearls Z1336
Crystal Blue InkZ2117
Sorbet Ink Z2164
Sweet Leaf Ink Z2153
Finger DaubersZ726
3D Foam Tape Z1151
Martha Stewart Linked Trim Punch
Martha Stewart Frond Punch
Nesties Mega Classic Scalloped Ovals Large
Nesties Mega Ovals Large
Blue Flowers Unknown

Copics:
Skin: E01, E00, E000, R11
Hair: E55, E53, E51
Pinafore: B02, B00, B0000
Tulips and Shirt: R22, R21, R20
Leaves: YG17, YG13, YG11
Waterfall Stickles

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Laurie

Born to Shop!

 Welcome to Maggie Monday!  This Monday I have made an easel card.  These are quite fun to make and they sit nice on the shelve for display.  I used the Tilda Goes shopping stamp from Magnolia.  I also used LOTS of pearls on this card. 

Here is a close up of the bottom half of the card.  It says "little moments make life great".  I also used my Copic Air Brush system.  I have had this for ages and only used it a few times, so I thought I would use it on here to give the half circles some color. 
All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted:
Veranda Paper Packet X7119B

Ms. On the Go C1347
Life’s Framework D1447
Juniper Ink Z2165
Opaque’s Adhesive Gems Pearl Z1336
Finger Dauber with Juniper Ink
Prima Flowers and Leaves
MS Eyelet Lace Punch
Nestie Small Large Scalloped Circles
# 291 Tilda Goes Shopping by Magnolia
Copic E25 Ari Brushed on Scalloped Circles

Copic Markers:
Skin: E02, E00, E000, R20
Hair: E29, E27, E25, E21
Pants: YG95, YG93, YG91
Shirt: YR21, YR20
Parcel: BG34, BG32, C1
Parcel: R05, R02
Necklace: BG34, C1
Shoes: E33, E31, E30
Shadows: W4, W2, W00, YG91
Pearls: White Opal liquid pearls

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Laurie

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween.  I just love Halloween, I decorate my house at the beginning of September so I can enjoy them longer!  It is my favorite occasion to decorate my house in...yes I like it even better than Christmas.  LOL 
I also just these little monsters.  They are sooooo cute!  They also make me smile when I look at them.  Haha.  I like to color or paint so when I first seem this stamp set I knew I wanted to color them with my Blending pen. 
This is very easy to do but it does take a little practice ...just like anything else.  You can see the blending pen here
First off I stamp my image with Black Archival Ink.  This will not bleed when you use the blending pen with it.  If you use just regular dye based ink your ink will bleed into your coloring and you will have a mess.  So, use archival ink.  Staz On would work too.  For the color I take the Gypsy (or any other color I am working with) and squeeze the ink pad together to transfer some of the ink to the lid of the ink pad.  Then with my blending brush I pick up a small amount of ink from the lid of the ink pad and start coloring my image working from the outside towards the inside.  Then I pick up more color and continue the process until I am satisfied with the coloring.  To clean my blending brush swipe it on scrap paper until no more color comes off the tip and then you are good to use it on another color.  This will take some practice as the amount of ink you pick up will determine how dark your coloring is...if that makes sense?  So to get your shading right you will have to practice...but do not give up...it works great! 
Anyhow here is the items I used for the cards...All supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted. 

Let's Party Clear Card:
Clear Card Z1309
Hooligans Paper Packet X7129B
Party Animal Stamp Set D1437
Black Ribbon
Blending Pen #3174
Pear, Gypsy and Sunset Ink
Nesties Circle and Scalloped Circle
Corner Rounder #Z578
Black Archival Ink #4475

Party Animal:
Hooligans Paper Packet X7129B
Party Animal Stamp set D1437
Black Ribbon
My Legacy Writer Black Pen #4275
Black Archival Ink #4475
Blending Pen #3174
Pear, Gypsy and Sunset Ink
Martha Stewart Spider Web Punch

Waving Monster:
Same supplies are above but also includes the Nesties Circles and Inverted Circles 

Share The Magic

 I am a little late with these cards.  They are made with the October Stamp of the Month, Share the magic.  I thought I had already posted these.  Oh well, better late than never. 

Mistletoe Paper Packet X7130B

Desert Sand, Bamboo, Colonial White and Garden Green cardstock
Desert Sand and Cocoa Exclusive Inks
Share the Magic Stamp Set D1443
A Timber Stamp Set A1110
Clear Sparkles Z1104
Sparkles Red Assortment Z1326
Desert Sand Organdy Ribbon (retired)
Nesties Large Standard Circles




Mistletoe Paper Packet X7130B

Desert Sand, Bamboo and Colonial White Cardstock
Black and Desert Sand Exclusive Inks
Share the Magic D1443
All The Best B1357
Mocha Opaques Z1333
Cranberry Buttons Z1285
Clear Sparkles Z1104
Desert Sand Organdy Ribbon (retired)
Quickie Glue pen
Nesties Labels Four

For the hat and scarf I stamped the image onto the patterned paper and just cut out the parts I wanted and glued them onto the whole stamped image with my quickie glue pen.

TIP: When working with the opaques, it is really helpful to pick them up off the backing sheet with the tip of your paper piercer. The fine point of the paper piercer makes it easy to pick up and transfer to your artwork.

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Laurie

Another Maggie Monday!

 Yes, Christmas is coming...and it will be here before you know it.  I am trying to get some Christmas cards done early.  I colored this little one a long time ago but never made her into a card until recently. 
All Supplies are from Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted.

Colors Olive, New England ivy and Cranberry

New England Ivy patterned paper (retired)
Father Christmas D1449
Annotations D1307
Olive waxy Flax
Red ribbon,
Nesties tags 5
Martha Stewart branch punch
Flowers Unknown.
Tilda with Xmas Cracker #3021 by Magnolia

Copics:
Shirt, hat and socks: YG 96, YG93, YG91
Skin: E11, E00, E000
Hair: E55, E53, E51
Pinafore: E40, E0000
Shoes and Ball: E37, E35, E33, E31
Spica Lipstick for hat band and on ball.

 

Here is the indside of the card.  Very simple. 

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Laurie

Too Cute To Spook!

Welcome back to Maggie Mondays.  Isn't she adorable.  The more I get to play with these little girls and boys the more I love them.  They are irresistible! 
This one is Sitting Witch Tilda.  The glass flowers came from my local Michael's store.  The were in the bridal section.  I also didn't have any sunset cardstock that I wanted to use so I took my sunset ink pad and rubbed it in circles all over white cardstock to make my own custom paper.  It also has texture to is as some areas are darker than others.  A fun way to make do with what you have. 
All supplies are Close To My Heart unless otherwise noted. 
Black, White and Gypsy Cardstock
Sunset Ink, and Black Archival ink
B1360 Troublemaker stamp set
D1280 Spot On Background stamps set
Martha Stewart Iron Gate Punch around the page
prima Flowers
Glass Flowers from Michaels
Sm and Lg standard Circles from nestibilities
Nesties labels 3
Purple brads
Sitting Witch with broom magnolia
Copics

Copics used:
dress, hat and boots: N6, N4, N2, N0
hair: E37, E35, E33, E31
skin: E11, E00, E000
Shirt BV13, Bv11, Bv0000
broom Handle E37, E35, E33, E31
Bristles: E35, E33, E31, YR23

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Laurie