Category Archives: Scrapbooking

i like it…

Posted on September 12, 2011 | 17 comments

From some humble beginnings… a cardboard lid, comes a little mini album that is near and dear to my heart. It’s a little album about things I like, right now in 2011.

It’s messy and stampy, out-of-my-box and is all manner of things all hodge-podged together.

And do you know what?

I had the most fun creating this album than I have anything in a long time.

I love the randomness.

The imperfection.

I love it for all the ink and paint on my fingers creating it.

Today I’m super excited to be the first guest designer at the brand-new Lessology Blog. Lessology is a new challenge blog dedicated to altered things. It’s all about the beauty and artistry of using less. OK, OK, When you look at this album you don’t see “less”. I have fun putting everything and anything that appealed to me on it. But the basic album was created with upcycled cardboard and everything you see on it I had in the house. A lot of it is bits and pieces I had laying around that needed used up.

I hope you’ll stop by and join me today at Lessology for photos, all the details on this album and how to make it.

It seems like today is a busy, busy day for me. Stay tuned as I’ll be back!

 

Happy creating!

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Posted in Hero Arts, Lily Bee, Papercraft projects, Photos, Scrapbooking

i believe in you

Posted on September 9, 2011 | 3 comments

Mists, stamps and canvas are among my absolute favorite products to work with. Put them all together and I’m in creative bliss.  They are perfect for this special layout I created for my daughter. She’s away at school now and I’m missing her so much.

Join me today in the CLASSroom for the tutorial and step outs on creating a misted canvas layout.

Have a fabulous weekend!

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Posted in Ellen Hutson LLC projects, Hero Arts, Scrapbooking

an ordinary day

Posted on August 9, 2011 | 4 comments

Life is full of ordinary days. We tend to celebrate the events in our lives. Those big moments. But what about the little daily moments? If we take time to pause, we’ll realize that these are the ones that make up the fabric of our lives. Those joys of family, simple pleasures. There is joy in the ordinary if we take the time to look.

Today’s layout chronicles a simple day in the yard with my son a couple months ago. We didn’t do anything special. Just enjoyed the outdoors and each others company. But it is still worth remembering.

This layout was created for a post today on the Lily Bee Design blog. I love the This & That line as it’s perfect for using on, well, this & that. As you can see I’ve used lots of stamping on this layout. Stamping is a great and inexpensive way to layer images and add accents without adding bulk to a scrapbook page.

Check out the fun graphic style flowers. I think they are cute, whimsical and so easy to create using the banner stickers from the Lily Bee Cardstock Sticker sheets.

Quick Tip: I love using the Ranger Archival Inks on my scrapbook layouts as they are permanent and fade resistant.

Supplies: This & That patterned paper: Brooch, Pretty Fabric & Postcard, This & That stamp set, This & That Mixed Cardstock Stickers, Happily Lost Stamp Set, Lily Bee Stationery patterned paper: Butter by Lily Bee Design, Vermilion Archival Ink by Ranger, Jet Black Archival ink by Ranger, Leaf by Prima, Tiny Attacher by Advantus, wood letters by, Dymo Label maker, sewing machine, Red Vintage Style buttons by Jenni Bowlin, twine, kraft tag by Maya Road

Wishing you a day of ordinary miracles…

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Posted in Lily Bee, Scrapbooking

timeless

Posted on July 25, 2011 | 8 comments

Remember those pre-digital photography days? The ones where you thought one, twice, even three times before you took a photo. Film was expensive. My regret now is that I don’t have more photos of my first three children.

Eighteen years ago was before I started scrapbooking as well. I’m slowly going back through those precious photos and choosing my favorites to scrapbook. Those baby photos are oh so precious!

This layout was inspired by a Focus on: Yellow assignment for the Lily Bee Blog. When my babies were small I always loved soft yellow sleepers and so yellow seemed to be the perfect pairing for a sweet baby layout.

This layout is designed as a pocket to place your photos into and the bottom area of the design is many strips of yellow patterned paper from Lily Bee Design. I love the beautiful mix of soft prints and patterns.

Did you notice how easily the Lily Bee Design papers work with photos that are almost 20 years old? They are fresh and timeless, all at the same time. That makes me a happy girl.

Remember…it’s never too late to scrapbook your precious memories.

Supplies: white cardstock by bazzill, Happily Lost patterned paper: Amazing Views & Sun Soaked, Happily Lost ABC stickers, This & That patterned paper: Brooch & Teacup, Lily Bee Stationery patterned paper: Butter by Lily Bee Design, Rose Lily Innoscence Flower by Prima Marketing, Grey Parisian Anthology Flower by Pink Paislee, Vintage Black Pearl Trinket Pins by Maya Road, twine, Tiny Attacher by Advantus, Yellow Buttons by Jenni Bowlin, Heart Doily, Thickers by American Crafts, Daisy Scallop Edger Punch, Parisian Edger Punch and Large Flower Burst Edger Punch by EK Success, velvet ribbon, rick rack,

Have a day full of sunshine!

 

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Posted in Lily Bee, Scrapbooking

Introducing…Head Over Heels

Posted on July 15, 2011 | 29 comments

Over the past few months I’ve been busy working on something that I’m so excited to be able to finally share with you today.

I’ve been blessed with another opportunity to product design for Lily Bee Design and am thrilled to share Head over Heels with you today. Head over Heels is a love-themed product line that will be a mid-season release for Lily Bee and ship in October. It’s designed to be a fun and romantic line that you can use all year round. With a mix of vintage prints and fresh colors, it’s a mix of all the things I love.

Here’s a peek at all the papers in the line…

Head over Heels has six double-sided patterns, coordinating Stationary line papers, darling little ABC stickers, Mixed Cardstock Stickers, a 6×6 Tiny Tablet with 1/4 scale prints that is perfect for cardmakers, some fun new index cards…

and a stamp set I think you’ll love…

 

Today on the Lily Bee Blog, this line is being featured in it’s entirety and one lucky person will have a chance to win the entire Head over Heels line. Stop by this link to comment and say hello and good luck!

Finally, here’s a layout I designed for the catalogue…

I’m hoping you’ll fall in love with Head over Heels!

Have a fabulous weekend!

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Posted in Lily Bee, Scrapbooking

life’s a party

Posted on June 28, 2011 | 7 comments

some days… life’s a party.

other days…not so much.

i’ve had a few of those days this past week. migraine. flooded basement…again. nothing quite like standing in ankle deep water in your craft room, is there?

thankfully, everything is drying out and my head is feeling better. mostly. sorry i’ve been mia for a few days to regroup.

so back to the party theme…

at 6, life is pretty much a party all the time but no time is better than your birthday. at 6, my baby is growing up way to quickly for my liking. he had a huge list of instructions on how his birthday was to proceed. he’s quite the boy.

this morning he crawled into bed for a snuggle. it’s rare now that i get one and i just held tight trying to freeze-frame the moment. it won’t be long until he’s too big for it. sigh.

today’s layout captures a few of his birthday party moments and uses the June “Lazy Days” Up the Street Scrapbooking kit. the fun stamps were even included. it may just b e my favorite kit yet!

enjoy your day!

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Posted in Scrapbooking, Up the Street

i am 6

Posted on June 20, 2011 | 5 comments

Birthdays are those special milestones in life. A time for celebrating, a time for presents, a time for family. They are always a great  occasion to scrapbook, especially for children. They grow and learn so much each year. Journaling what is special, what they’ve accomplished and what they are thinking is a great way to document this.

This layout is another one I’ve created with June’s Up the Street Scrapbooking Kit. This particular kit is called “Lazy Days” and it’s bright summery look is so fun. This kit works for so many things but I especially love how perfect it is for boys. As I have four of them, boys that is, I’m always looking for great papers that aren’t florals but aren’t the same old blue and red color scheme.

Using a graphic style design is a great way to make a quick layout and also use up bits and pieces of special papers you have on hand.

Quick Tip: Take a fun birthday photograph by having the birthday boy or girl hold up fingers to show their age. Holding a cut out number also works great for this.

My favorite part of this layout is the journaling. The fabulous green journaling prompts is a rub-on included in the kit. You can cut it apart or use it all on one layout as I did. The black letter stickers I’ve filled in the details with is also part of the kit.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Posted in Scrapbooking, Up the Street