Scrapbook Kits…from Capture…

Our local scrapbook store has a small company called “Capture” that sells layout kits they make up. Anywhere from 1-4 page layouts.  My son has baseball training right across the street from their store so I figured it was meant to be….that I would go try out a few kits one night.  So I packed up a small amount of tools (they are all precut!) and a few photos and headed off. They have quite a few kits that range from holidays to everyday themes.  I spent $27 (one kit was on sale) and did 6 complete pages!  Would I go again…yes…but probably just to do kits on sale or something like that.  I have a plan when I scrapbook…to get stuff done!  There were other ladies there but they just chatted…for 2 hours!  I was there to work!!  So I did two kits…just random that they seem to match each other.

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Find YOU….again…

One of my new crafts is art journaling.  I took a Donna Downey class last year & it inspired me to get messy & create more freely.  NO rules!  I started on a plain paper spiral bound notebook.  But it became too bulky. So I started on a canvas book I found at Hobby Lobby (I’ll look up brand later).  It has a canvas front/back and rings instead of spirals. So I can make it nice & Fat & chunky!!  I haven’t posted the cover yet, it’s not finished.  I did a couple of pages and finished this one last night.  It’s acutally page 3.  I’ll catch up on the other too later in the week.  It’s for a challenge on youtube.  Vanessa Middleton’s youtube channel….BUTTERFLY is her channel.  I need to video tape my entry & post it. YIKES! 

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When I journal I do actually JOURNAL & record my thoughts, but don’t show those.  they’re mine…all mine

Summer Together Layout

I love my kids….and they usually love each other! I make sure to snap photos when we’re out and about with my iphone.  But rarely think about printing them.  But they’re the candid moments I want to remember the most.  So I sat down one day & printed off a bunch of the square photos from instagram and found a great layout in CTMH Layout Book. I my have gone over the top w/ embellishments & letters…but LOVED how bright and crazy it turned out, Just like my kids!

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I used too many different product lines here to even begin to tell you what!

I’m Back…..Valentines!!!

I really do enjoy blogging and crafting…so you would think the two would come so easily! But it doesn’t….I go through crafters block and then I have nothing to blog about!  I got it back this weekend I think!  Made a stack of Valentines Day Cards….Let me know what you think!

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I found a 6x6 stack of papers I loved…grey & pink & red!  Added some canvas buttons from CTMH (OLD!) and some cool grey striped washi tape (Recollections) and a little bakers twine (Martha).  Nothing too fancy…but quick & easy!

And two more….

BOO!  Love washi tape….and it’s stampable!

Two more halloween cards….

Love halloween…and used an old paper pack to make these …cut out the labels from ‘old jars’ from a piece of patterned paper!

Birthday Cards….him & her!

Can you guess…..

what cutting tool I used here? It’s an oldie…but goodie!

A few more flower cards

These flower cards are so easy to create with…do any CTMH ladies recognize the layouts  of the cards? In my effort to create fast…I took an old idea book and started copying the cards in the idea book…front to back…changing papers, stamps, etc

Halloween is just around the corner

And I have a few ‘favorite’ stamp sets….brought them out!

Flower Cards

I am a sucker for pretty much any flower stamp…especially when they are easy to cut around or even better yet….have a cricut cartridge that matches it!

Looks like my mojo is back!!

I don’t know why I get like this….I skip around from hobby to hobby and usually alienate one in the process.  Poor paper crafting & stamping has taken the brunt of my skipping!  So……I made myself sit down and create something.  Over the past couple of weeks I managed to make a few cards! Hope you enjoy!

Art Journal: page 5

"Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart" - Carl Jung

I don't have a vision lately, a focus, a goal.  Trying to find one!  I took a bunch of jewelry tags and attached them to cover the entire page.  Then used acryllic paints to show details.  I filled the heart with some recipe pages from my great grandma.  I tried to use gel medium to transfer the quote, it didn't work too well.  It was supposed to be clear. But it ended up having a white tint...so I just put more white paint/gesso down to make it more obvious.  Black outlines with India Ink.  I'd like to find inda ink in more colors...probably have to order online. 

Art Journal: page 4

This one started off using Pan Pastels (my new favorite way to color a canvas).  I thought I would do a garden type page.  But it didn't work out.  I used a stencil for the tree. Then added some red...apples?!?!?  Not sure.  Endedup covering it all with a layer of gesso and paint to make it more subtle.  The bird is from art philosopy cricut cartridge.  THe house, free hand cut.  THe flowers....who knows!?!?  My stash is so random anymore I Have no idea.  THe letters are from Heidi Swapp.  I make most things stick to the page with some gel medium. In the end, I like this one.  HOme is where the Heart is.  And where I prefer to be most days.

Art Journal: page 3

This one still isn't finished, but it may never be.  I used the cricut and CTMH art philosophy cartridge to cut some stencils....sprayed & sprayed with all different brands of mist, etc.  Used white paint to trace a few of the lines from stencil.  The page is shimmery, one of the tattered angels sprays was laced with glitter or something.  It ended up darker than I had planned.  I think I added a title to this a few days after....saying "it's all in the details"

Art Journal: page 2

This one, well...it was an angry session.  I just found out my husband lost his job.  And took it out on the paper.  I used acryllic paint, torn paper, chipboard shapes and a charcoal pencil to write on it.  Apparently there was enough anger to take up two pages...sheesh!

Art Journal: page 1

I went to a Donna Downey workshop on a whim....and while I was disappointed that I didn't leave with a competed journal....(my fault, misread class description) I left with tons of ideas on how to alter & use mix media art on a journal!  Our family is going through some major life changes right now with work, etc....so this is going to help me get through that (I hope). ON this page I used medium to attache paper towel, my great grandmas old recipes and some tags.  Stamped, painted, and used stencils with sprays to create layers of colors.  Evolve, Explore, Embrace.

IM BACK!!!!!!!!

So...Summer takes over and I tend to lose my creative time...which does NOT make sense!?!?  I should have more time with the kids home, right? NO! I take on a few more daycare kids & end up exhausted by the end of the day.  Baseball takes up the nights...and family fun the rest!

I seem to swing between a few different crafts lately...my newest obsession is mixed media art journal/crafting.  I am goint to start posting one page at a time & tell you a bit about what I have done on each page!

Happy Crafting!

Huskies baseball

The boys started practicing in October. All their hard work is paying off. They're undefeated in league and have their last league game tonight. Here's a photo from last night. Carson working third.

Do you geo?

Thought that this summer my family needed a new hobby. Stumbled upon geo caching. Started off today and found 3 sites so far! We're trying to think of a clever place and way to make our own cache!