Welcome to the Scrapbooking Global October 2022 blog hop. This months theme is a geometric shapes. Love, love, love this theme because it really can be used for any photos! As part of the Scrapbooking Global design team we participate in a monthly blog hop and challenges but anyone can join in if they’d like. We’d love to have you…
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I’ve got a fun Ho Ho Ho Paper Pumpkin alternate project to share with you today. As fun as the cards that are intended to be created are, I just had to scrapbook with my kit! If you are new to Stampin’ Up! and wondering what Paper Pumpkin is? It is the BEST crafting subscription kit! Every month you receive…
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Today I thought I’d share a little bit about how I separate hobby from business. When you turn your hobby into a business you can quickly loose the joy that the hobby once brought you. Over the years I’ve discovered a few ways to keep that joy. I think that’s one of the reasons why I love my job so…
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Today I’m sharing a technique that will show you how to get an embossed look in any colour! I love the look of embossing. That beautiful shiny finish steps up a card to another level. But I don’t have a lot of variety in embossing powders and really don’t want to own a bunch of colours that I’ll only use…
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Today I’m sharing a fun background idea using the Fond of Autumn bundle from the 2022 July to December mini catalogue. Instead of just stamping directly onto a piece of white cardstock, try die cutting the stamped images and popping them up! It’s a fun way to add a bit more dimension to your project. Measurements: Old Olive: 5-1/2″ x…
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Today I’m sharing this celebrate everything scrapbook layout. The Celebrate Everything dsp is one of my favourites for memory keeping because of it’s generic geometric patterns and the variety in colours in the paper pack. In the Celebrate Everything paper pack you’ll find a few Christmas themed patterns, a couple that are great for Halloween, some fall patterns and even…
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Today I’m sharing a few ideas on how to create a rustic fall themed card. The words rustic and fall go together like bread and butter but these tips can be used to create a vintage look any time of the year. It’s not difficult to create a vintage look. Here are three ideas you can use alone, or all…
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For this weeks memory keeping Monday post I’m sharing this Life Crafted Hey Beautiful Layout. I created this layout for day 15 of the 30 days of sketches with Christy’s Beautiful Life. Here’s a look at the sketch I used as my inspiration. As you can see I made a few adjustments. I rotated it and then mirrored the sketch…
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Today I’m sharing a masking with embossing folders technique. This is fun technique where you emboss a piece of masking paper and then alter it a bit to create a mask for an embossed image. I’m not going to go into all the details of how to do this technique in the blog post because it’s easier to understand if…
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I’ve got some more Hello Harvest card inspiration to share with you again today. I came across this fun idea where you stamp an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock and cut it down to create 4 cards. It’s kind of like a version of a one sheet wonder but with more white space and all the pieces end up…
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I’m excited to announce the October 2022 Fond of Autumn class to go! Usually by this time of the year, I’m in full on Christmas crafting mode. However, I’ve decided this year that I’m going to extend my fall crafting a little longer and the Fond of Autumn bundle is the perfect way to do that. Because this is a…
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