Just Us Girls and My Memories Suite

It's National Scrapbooking Day and Maria has aptly challenged us to make a layout.  She's offering a prize too so be sure and check out Just Us Girls for the details.

Check out the inspiration from the girls...

Elise
Maria
Vicki

I used My Memories Suite scrapbooking software to make this page!  I know my hometown scrapping friends are gasping but....I am slowly but surely converting to digital scrapping!  Surprise, surprise, I like it!  My Memories Suite is a super easy program you can use to scrap at your own computer.  Some of my favorite features are that I can take my scrapbooking anywhere on my laptop and work on pages without needing to have an internet connection.  This makes going to a crop a breeze!  I just need my laptop...instead of the trailer full of heavy totes I used to haul!  ;)  This program will also save your finished pages as .jpg images so you can upload your page to ANY online photobook printing service. (My favorite is Mixbook) Other great options are that My Memories gives you access to ALL of the fonts on your computer as well as any other digital papers and elements you may have regardless of which digi store you bought them from.  FYI- My Memories comes with lots of pre-loaded digital packages so you can get started right away even if you have never done digital scrapbooking before.  Check out the tutorials at My Memories for lots of easy ideas on how you make memory albums using the software.

For a $10 discount off the purchase of the My Memories Suite Scrapbook software and a $10 coupon for the MyMemories.com store - $20 value!), please help yourself to my coupon code:

STMMMS9322

Here are a few more pages in an album of Italy that I have been working on using

My Memories Suite...

I can't wait to finish this album one day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Digital Scrap Software: My Memories Suite
Digi Elements and papers: My Memories Suite and The Digichick

Just Us Girls #98..color time!

It's color week, darlings!   Just Us Girls are challenging you to an eye popping color scheme from our dear darling , Elise!  Join us won't you?

I went totally scrap-ular on this one a it was the perfect color set to get some photos that have been milling about my desk for far too long, down on paper with the memories sprinkled in between them using Word and photos from our day fishing at the family ranch...

I am powerless to the enchantment of my two girls trailing after their daddy in the outdoors.  I could snap pictures of their special relationship all day long! This particular day was a rare sunny JANUARY day just right for fishing...wait, huh!??  OK, even in California we don't expect 80 degree days or good fishing in January but lucky for us, we hit a golden day.

This is one of my favorite techniques when I have a story to tell and lots of pictures to share.  Microsoft Word does the trick interspersing your photos throughout a bunch of journaling.  If you haven't tried this before, play around with the "wrap" function when inserting photos into text.  The results are very cool I think.

I used some pretty new swirls from Want2Scrap and took advantage of the space in between the bling to offload some long hoarded microbeads.  I will be chasing these around the craft room for weeks now!

More bling and buttons and bits of goodies to finish off my page. FINALLY! These pictures can be put to bed and I feel great about that!

Check out the Just Us Girls design team for more color inspiration!

Elise Durenberger

Pam Imholz

Maria Levine

Lisa Kind

Andrea Matthews

Kathryn Berthiaume

So glad you could stop by.  Have a great one!

Paper: Papertrey and The Stack
Bling: Want2Scrap
Dies: Spellbinders and Papertrey
Chipboard: Heidi Swapp
Other craft supply: tickets, trim, buttons, acrylic paint

Altered Chipboard Album...Once Upon a {sparkly} Springtime

Looking for my Just us Girls post, scroll down one or CLICK HERE.  Thanks!


Once upon a springtime there lived



a scrapbooker turned cardmaker who one day felt a need



to put paper and paint and bling and glue to the pages of a chipboard album.



So she got out her supplies and to her surprise 

 

it was a scrapbooker's happily ever after!

Hey blog friends, I hope you'll join me over at the Want2Scrap™ blog today for an album altering journey as I went from plain chipboard to glittery album gem.  Thanks so much for stoppng by!

Want2Scrap™ Supplies:

Retro Chipboard Album

Ribbons

Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 5 - Style A

Butterfly - 2" Pink

Flower - 2" White

72 Count - Silver Rhinestones - Self Adhesive

Swirls 2010 - White Pearls - Self Adhesive. 2 sizes in each

Swirls, Finesse - White Pearls - 2 Pack - Self Adhesive

Cross Promotional Supplies:

Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime 8x8 paper pack

Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine

Spellbinders™ Long Classic Rectangles LG

Spellbinders™ Long Classic Scalloped Rectangles LG

Beacon Adhesives™ 3in1 Advanced Craft Glue

Other Supplies:

Mod Podge

Ranger Stickles

Acrylic paint (white)

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

Stampin Up! Stamps, scallop punch and Ink

Martha Stewart glitter

 

Want2Scrap celebrates National Scrapbooking Day !

Welcome to the Want2Scrap, Nestabling Blog Hop. This is Want2Scrap's first blog hop and we are hoping you will have fun, be inspired and maybe even end up with some Want2ScrapTM Goodies! There is no better way of enjoying National Scrapbook Day! We are offering a Grand Prize of:

• Chipboard Album
• Baby Bling
• 72 Count Rhinestone or Pearl Bling
• SpellbindersTM Labels 11 Die Template
• Labels 11 NestablingTM
• $25 Gift Certificate

There will also be some hidden prizes including

• Chipboard Album
• Baby Bling
• 72 Count Rhinestone or Pearl Bling

Now all you have to do is leave a comment on the Want2ScrapTM blog and each of the design team members blogs...including our guest designer Julie Tucker- Wolek. You must comment on each blog to be eligible for a prize by Monday @ 4PM EST.

Heidi Blankenship
Elise Durenberger
Dana Gustafson (you are here!)
Mimi Leinbach
Terre Fry
Julie Tucker-Wolek

The next stop on the hop list is the sweet and talented, Mimi Leinbach! So sit back, grab a cup of Java and enjoy the NestablingTM eye candy these talented ladies have to offer and remember to leave a comment on each blog. The prizes will be selected by Random.org. The winners will be posted on May 11, 2011.  Good luck!

I decided to scrap some photos of my trip to Italy last year.  These are two of my favorites from Rome...my first siting of the famous Trevi Fountain and my first vino and pizza in ROME!...seriously, it doesn't get any better this!  Doesn't the Marquis Silver Rhinestone Design - Self Adhesive bling that I colored with a light blue sharpie look just like a fountain on the crystal clear 12 x 12 Decorative Sheet Style E - acrylic?

I was able to bling up my handmade paper flowers (using vintage sheet music and gorgeous papers from Graphic45) and my Want2ScrapTM Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 5 - Style D using 72 Count - Black Rhinestones - Self Adhesive and 72 Count - Baby Blue Rhinestones - Self Adhesive.

I love layering up delicious trims and punched paper edges, don't you?

And the star of our Want2ScrapTM Blog Hop show......NestablingTM!  Here I used one of the frames from NestablingTM  Fancy Tags Two Black Rhinestones to highlight my page title that I printed with my computer and then die cut with Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two die.  I love the custom look that NestablingTM gives my die cut shapes!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog on Want2Scrap's first ever blog hop.  Good luck and I'm crossing my fingers for you!

Want2ScrapTM Supplies:
Marquis Silver Rhinestone Design - Self Adhesive
12 x 12 Decorative Sheet Style E - acrylic
 Chipboard Embellishments - Pack of 5 - Style D
72 Count - Black Rhinestones - Self Adhesive
72 Count - Baby Blue Rhinestones - Self Adhesive
NestablingTM Fancy Tags Two Black Rhinestones

Cross Promotional Supplies:
Spellbinders Fancy Tags Two die
Graphic 45 papers from Curtain Call and Le' Romantique
Beacon's™ 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue


Other:
Paper: vintage sheet music, Papertrey
Scallop die: Papertrey Ink
Glitter: Martha Stewart
Stickles: Ranger
Fonts: Engraver's MT and Freebooter Script
Craft Supply: acrylic paint, black craft feather

Want2Scrap Post...get those soccer photos scrapped with flair

Just getting around to scrapping some treasured photos of my oldest from 2 soccer seasons ago!  Check my post at Want2Scrap for the details and products used here.
Besides our beloved bling, Want2Scrap has a fabulous line of soccer themed albums and laser cuts that will make you stand up and shout "SCORE!".

This page demonstrates some great ways to get more photos on a page too!

I don't make time to scrapbook as often as I should but when I do, I just love the satisfaction of capturing memories important to our little family.

Speaking of scrapbooking, Want2Scrap is hosting a special event this saturday, May 7, for National Scrapbooking Day! You don't want to miss it...there will be projects galore, a guest designer, and generous PRIZES.  Be sure and stop by the Want2Scrap blog on saturday!


Speaking of generous....check out the gorgeous Nestabling from Want2Scrap playing ever so nicely with products supplied to the whole Want2Scrap team.  Wow!  Does that look like creative fun or what?  THANK YOU  Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker, Graphic 45,  PSA Essentials, and Beacon Adhesives for providing such glorious product to work with.  Watch for projects in the upcoming weeks using these fine products.

Thanks for coming by today.  I always love having your company!

Want2Scrap™ Supply List:

Soccer ball pair - Single large
Soccer Ball Title Strip Vertical
Royal Blue Rhinestones - Package of 72 - Self Adhesive
Nestabling™ Pennants Silver Rhinestones

Cross Promotional Products:
Nikki Sivils Alpha Stickers
Beacon Adhesives™ Zip Dry™

 

Venice, Italy ala Want2Scrap

 Hello!  Or should I say "ciao"!  I am sharing a layout over at Want2Scrap today featuring some of the newly released Nestabling line!  (I am counting down to the shipping date of April 1st with y'all!)    I hope you can spare a moment to hop on over there to say hi and tell us what you think about the new line. 

This layout showcases a special photo from my treasured trip to Italy this past October.  My sweet friend, Traci, snapped this shot of me on our first day in Venice.  Oh what a wonderful journey and discovery Italy was.  I miss it already!

Thank you for coming by my blog today.  I so appreciate your visit!

Trimming my Christmas {Daily} tree with Want2Scrap bling!

Hey everyone!  Today on the Want2Scrap blog, I am sharing my first few pages of my December Daily album inspired by Tim Holtz and Ali Edwards!

See how I personalized a class taught album by the amazing Mr. Tim Holtz with some Want2Scrap bling and a few other odds and ends on my scrap table.....

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great one!

Growing Up 4-H with Want 2 Scrap

Hi!  Just a quickie to share I have a new project up at Want 2 Scrap!

All of the details can be found HERE.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to enter your 3-D template project in the Just Us Girls challenge this week!  We have an awesome prize!