Peaceful Snowfall

Now that Christmas is only 10 days away, I am trying to pack in all the fun and festive feelings of the season. I used a few stamps sets to create this peaceful and serene card. .

Ahora que solo falta 10 días para la Navidad estoy tratando de llenar todos los días con fiestas y actividades navideñas! Esta tarjeta usa unos sellos para crear esta escenario serena.

Card Designer: Lois Friend

Product List

Waterfront Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Bokeh Dots Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Bokeh Dots Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Star Of Light Photopolymer Bundle

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Star Of Light Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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Pacific Point 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad

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Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Coastal Cabana Classic In Color Stampin' Ink Refill

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Pool Party Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Ink Refill

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Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Rooted in Nature Birthday

Another beautiful card to share with you today. Using Rooted in Nature in soft colors colors shows how you can use you favorite colors!

Otra tarjeta bella usando el sello Rooted in Nature. Puedes ver que es tan flexible que puedes usar tus colores favoritos!



Product List

Rooted In Nature Wood-Mount Bundle

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Rooted In Nature Clear-Mount Bundle

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Special Celebrations Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Special Celebrations Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Nature's Poem Designer Series Paper

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Mint Macaron Classic Stampin' Pad

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Blackberry Bliss Classic Stampin' Pad

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Stampin' Dimensionals

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Country Home and Plaid

I don’t know about you but I love plaid! And all colors of plaid too! I was inspired by a card by Julie Pitta but I knew I had to add the plaid. I used the new Buffalo Plaid stamp with Blueberry Bushel ink and then took a ruler and the Black Stampin Write marker to add the additional line to pop up the plaid.  I took three of the images from Country Home stamp set and cut them out 1.5” square. I cut a piece of Basic Black and ran it through the Subtle impressions folder and heat embossed a sentiment with Versamark and white embossing powder. I popped the images with Stampin Dimensionals and finally a simple knot with the Braided Linen trim.

No sé sobre que pero me encanta Plaid! ¡ y todos los colores de Plaid también! Me inspiró una tarjeta de Julie Pitta pero sabía que tenía que añadir el Plaid. Usé el nuevo sello de Buffalo Plaid con tinta de Blueberry Bushel y luego tomó una regla y el Stampin Write marker en negro para añadir la línea adicional para aparecer el Plaid.  Saqué tres de las imágenes del set de sellos de Country Home y las corté 1,5" cuadrados. Corté un trozo de negro básico y corrió a través de la Subtle Impressions Embossing Folder y el calor en relieve un sentimiento con VERSAMARK y polvo de repujado blanco. Reventé las imágenes con Stampin Dimensionals y finalmente un simple nudo con el Braided Linen trim.

Hope you enjoyed today's card - Go out and share some hand made love today!

Espero que haya disfrutado de la tarjeta de hoy-salir y compartir un poco de amor hecho a mano hoy!

Blissful Blooms - Paper Pumpkin

Hope your week is going well – I know its only Tuesday but you have to be positive right?? We have had a wonderful summer – hot and not too rainy. My tomatoes and vegetable garden having been loving it! I have an easy card today – its from this month’s Paper Pumpkin called Blooming Love. It is a gorgeous kit with watercolored flowers and heartfelt sentiments. I have been a Paper Pumpkin subscriber for almost a year now (well before I became a demonstrator) and its one of my favorite Stampin Up products.  This month we were given enough supplies to make 10 cards , labels, stamp set, flirty flamingo & silver twine with silver edge envelopes – so elegant! I followed the directions (for the most part) but I always make some small adjustments along the way.

Espero que su semana va bien-sé que su único martes, pero usted tiene que ser positivo, ¿verdad? Hemos tenido un verano maravilloso – caliente y no demasiado lluvioso. Mis tomates y vegetales lo estan amando! Tengo una tarjeta fácil hoy-es de este mes de Paper Pumpkin  llamado Blissful Blooms. Es un kit magnífico con las flores acuareladas y los sentimientos sinceros. He sido un suscriptor de Paper Pumpkin por casi un año ahora (mucho antes de que me convertí en un demostrador) y es uno de mis productos favoritos de estampación.  Este mes nos dieron suficientes provisiones para hacer 10 tarjetas, etiquetas, Set de sellos, coqueta flamenco & cinta de plata con sobres de plata bordado-tan elegante! Seguí las indicaciones (en su mayor parte) pero siempre hago algunos pequeños ajustes en el camino.

All I had to do was stamp the two sentiments on the silver tags, add the vellum flowers directly to the back of the tag, add the twine and pop up the tag on stampin dimensionals which are included in the kit. In fact, everything you need to use is included in the kit – including a stamping block in your first month, a different color ink spot every month and all the adhesive and dimensionals you need for the project. There are some very versatile sentiments in this kit – including a very nice sympathy sentiment.

Todo lo que tenía que hacer era estampar los dos sentimientos en las etiquetas de plata, añadir las flores de vellum directamente a la parte posterior de la etiqueta, añadir la cinta y pop-up la etiqueta en los stampin dimensionales que se incluyen en el kit. De hecho, todo lo que necesitas para hacer la tarjeta está incluido en el kit – incluyendo un bloque de estampado en tu primer mes, un spot de tinta de color diferente cada mes y todos los adhesivos y dimensionales que necesitas para el proyecto. Hay algunos sentimientos muy versátiles en este kit – incluyendo un sentimiento de simpatía muy agradable.

I will be back with some alternate projects in the next few days but I wanted to tell you about a special offer for next month’s Paper Pumpkin for all you Halloween lovers! If you sign up for September’s kit by September 10^th, the projects will be Halloween themed and look at the awesome box…. Every month it is a surprise for everyone but we do know that there are 24 different treat packages – great for a class room gift for your kids (or co-workers!). If you are interested – sign up now because they can sell out! And there is no obligation to subscribe – so give it a try this month!

Voy a estar de vuelta con algunos proyectos alternativos en los próximos días, pero quería contarles acerca de una oferta especial para el próximo mes de Paper Pumpkin para todos los amantes de Halloween! Si te apuntas para el kit de septiembre antes del 10 de septiembre, los proyectos serán temáticas de Halloween y mira la caja tan impresionante.... Cada mes es una sorpresa para todos, pero sabemos que completa 24 paquetiticos – ideal para un regalo de la aula de clase o compañeros de trabajo!. Si estás interesado – Regístrate ahora porque pueden agotar! Y no hay obligación de suscribirse – ¡ así que pruébalo este mes!

As always if you have any questions about this project or any papercrafting, feel free to email me.  Until next time!

Como siempre si usted tiene alguna pregunta sobre este proyecto o cualquier papercrafting, no dude en enviarme un correo electrónico.  ¡ hasta la próxima!

Dashing Along - Another Holiday Catalog preview

Back today with another card - both with a new Holiday Catalog preview and a preview of a special new designer series paper.  The Dashing Deer has three Deer images and some heartfelt holiday greetings. There are matching thinlits to cut out all those deer – and you save 10% if you buy the bundle! Dashing Along DSP is a special starting September 1st – its free if you host a $250 workshop, catalog party or just shop off your wish list! The colors are traditional Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green and Whisper White – I love this color combination for all my holiday projects! These papers will make your holiday cardmaking easy and fun – and there are 4 sheets of each pattern which will make making multiples of the same card easy. Once you see the Holiday Catalog, you be ready to get your holiday card making started. If you start now, you’ll have lots of time to make your cards before the rush starts.  I usually send out a 150 Christmas cards – so I need all the time I can get!!

Vuelvo hoy con otra tarjeta-tanto con una nueva vista previa del catálogo de Navidad y una vista previa de un nuevo diseño especial de la colección de papel.  En el catalogo nuevo de Navidad los sellos de Dashing Deer tiene tres imágenes de ciervos y algunos saludos de fiesta de corazón. Hay thinlits a juego para cortar todos los ciervos-y puedes ahorrar un 10% si usted compra el paquete! Los papeles de Dashing Along de DSP es un especial que comienzo el 1 de septiembre – es gratis si usted hospeda un taller de $250, una fiesta de catálogo o simplemente compra su lista de deseos! Los colores son tradicionales Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green y Whisper White – me encanta esta combinación de colores para todos mis proyectos de Navidad! Estos documentos harán que sus tarjetas mas fácil y divertido-y hay 4 hojas de cada patrón que hará que los múltiplos de la misma tarjeta mas fácil. Una vez que vea el catálogo de Navidad, usted estará listo para comenzar sus tarjetas de Navidad – hay tantos proyectos de inspiración. Si usted comienza ahora, usted tendrá mucho tiempo para hacer sus tarjetas antes de que comience la época.  Normalmente envió más de un 150 tarjetas de Navidad-así que necesito todo el tiempo que puedo conseguir!

There are few days left to place an order for Bonus Days - spend $50, get a $5 coupon to use in September - when the Holiday Catalog comes out! As always if you have any questions about this project or any papercrafting, feel free to email me.  Until next time!

Todavia tienes la oportunidad de Bonus Days, donde si compras $50 de productos en agosto te mandan un coupon por $5 para usar en septiembre - cuando empieza el catalogo de Navidad! Como siempre si usted tiene alguna pregunta sobre este proyecto o cualquier papercrafting, no dude en enviarme un correo electrónico.  ¡ hasta la próxima!

Ink: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Pool Party
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, Garden Green, Crumb Cake, Gold Foil
Misc: Iridescent Sequins, Big Shot, Real Red Ribbon (3/8”)

Project Life App roundup

I've been doing lots of catching up on my  Project Life for 2016 in the last week since Becky Higgins had a sale on her kits in the Project Life app. Don't know about the app, here is some additional

info on Becky's website. 

The app is the handheld version of Becky's Project Life memory keeping system. You can make it as complicated or as simple as you like. Daily, weekly, monthly or event scrapping. Whatever is the most important for you to document- this system can help you- and you can include lots of pictures or stories. 

I think part of the reason I've been so inspired is that I really took a look at some of the kits again with a fresh set of eyes. When the app updates come out- I somehow convince myself that I don't need that kit ... However at $.99, they were much easier to buy even for just a few cards that I love within a kit. 

I am nearly a 100% Digi scrapper so I already use lots of tools to make using the PL App easier. I use Dropbox and lots of phone editing tools on my phone and editing tools on my laptop/ computer. I even got an Eye-Fi card recently ( I am still learning about this great tool to allow DSLR photos transferred directly on your phone or computer) to make my process easier. 

I am fortunate to be on a few CT teams so I try to use photos that I want to scrap as part of my assignments, but that still leaves me with lots of photos and gaps in my documenting. I am not sweating a weekly format, but pretty much I end up with nearly a page or 2 a week.  

So back to my new love of the app. The most recent update allows you to directly edit your photos in PicTapGo, an app by RadLab. It has been LIFE CHANGING - I know it seems an extreme statement but I love the ease of not having to move in and out of the app to edit photos. Plus my biggest pet peeve is photos that are

croocked. You can fix that in PicTapGo too!! Wow!! Now you really can complete a page while riding in a taxi or waiting at the airport. ( and even finish a blog post!)

So let me get started on sharing some of my recent goodies. 

I often look at the primary photos I want to document and I pick a page protector from that. If I have few more pictures to include I use the collage function in the PL App to create a collage for one of the pockets. Her Design A and Project 52 2016 Edition by Amber LeBau with the Project 52 overlays. 

 Here is used Design A again but with a collage in the bottom left. To document our Scrapbook Expo day! Card kit is Currently edition by One Little Bird. 

I actually went out on a limb and combined 2 kits with another Design A, ha! Inspire has the beautiful watercolors and Everyday edition by Liz Tamanaha has great black and white cards! I used Phonto to add the curved text and the title with a white background for the title. 

Went back to an oldie but goodie using Cobalt edition cards and a photo collage. I used Photo here ( but you can use Rhona Designs and several others) to add text to your photos. One trick I use when the photo is too busy for my text to stand out is to use a very transparent grey box behind the text. All done in Phonto. 

Love this page using Design U with the doors of San de Allende, a beautiful colonial town near Mexico City. I used just one card from the DIY Shop value kit and some great elements from Rhona Designs to add just the right touch to this page.  So many great photos and I was able to tell the story of our trips on other pages so this one really just needed photos!

Here to document pages from my sons graduation I used Capture Life kit and Squared Away 13 template. This kit has some great square card options which not all kits do. However one trick I learned is starting with a standard size,  say Design A for example or using a larger spot on your current template, and then you can then move a 4x6 or 3x4 card to that slot. 

I also really liked how I was able to use my panoramic photo on both photo slots on the bottom of this template. 

The newest app update has blank solid colored cards which match each kit. There are so many possibilities! You can use it to add additional journaling right in the PL App or Phonto or Rhonna Designs if you have a different font that you want to use. One of my favorite things that I have done as a scrapper is to have my handwriting turned into a font. It's a great way to document yourself in a lasting way- especially when you are a Digi scrapper!

Another great option for these blank cards is as a base for all the cool graphics and word art that are available in apps like Over and LetterGlow. I love some of the options out there. Why not take advantage of all the great designs out there by professional graphic designers to add a little sumpthing sumpthing to finish off your page. 

I'll close this post up with a few more PL app page goodies to share! Hope you all have a great weekend - take lots of pics so that you can scrap them on your Phone!