Pillow Pals
By: Lisa Swift
Intermediate
My daughter does a lot of crafts and being a crafty mom, I usually enjoy them all. This one, however, really tried my patience because the t-shirt material kept getting stuck in the sewing machine foot. We persevered and got through it though and I have to say, the end result was adorable! The journaling reads:
When the Jo-Ann’s Kids Camp class listings came out, you chose to go to the t-shirt creature class. You made an adorable yellow pillow during the three-hour class. When you got home, you wanted to use your scraps to make another. I have to say it was one of the more frustrating crafts we’ve done. Working with stretchy, jersey material was not an easy task and the fabric kept getting stuck in the sewing machine. The end result is adorable though!
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Supplies:
- Cardstock: black (Die Cuts with a View)
- Chipboard: tab, "p" (Bella Blvd.); flower (Cosmo Cricket); heart (unknown)
- Die-cuts: "Friends," tag (Jillibean Soup); journaling spot (Little Yellow Bicycle); ticket (My Mind's Eye)
- Embellishments: brad (Doodlebug Design); photo turn (Creative Impressions); button
- Font (digital): Decker (from the Internet)
- Patterned paper: Pink Dots, Orange Doodle (BasicGrey); all others (Echo Park)
- Punches: (Martha Stewart)
- Rub-ons: butterfly (Heidi Grace)
- Stickers: "Date," "memories," "just the 2 of us" (October Afternoon); title (Making Memories); bird, "you & me together" (Echo Park); "It's good" (K&Company)
1. Layer patterned papers as shown.
2. Mat photo on black cardstock and add to page.
3. Add embellishments to left and right sides of page.
4. Add punched border and journaling below photo.
5. Place sticker title on photo.
Hi, I'm Lisa Swift! I'm a crafty, stay-at-home mom to Alexa who recently turned 10. In my former life (meaning before having a child, LOL!), I worked in the mental health field and at one point, owned a bakery with my mom. These days I'm a SAHM who loves volunteering in my daughter's classroom and in the school library and scrapbooking, of course! Please stop by and visit my blog at: http://lisarukinswift.blogspot.com/.
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In God We Trust
By: Jeannie DeGruccio
Intermediate
Over the summer, I was able to re-connect with my dad. I learned what he has been doing with his time since he recently retired from the United States Postal Service. He is the type of man who has a lot of energy and likes to be out doing things for people. He has hobbies that one would normally consider hobbies, such as home improvements, bicycling, etc. But one of his biggest joys in his retired years has been serving in the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. He dedicates his service and honor to these programs and loves every second of it. This is his hobby, it is his love, and I wanted to create a page that captured that for him.
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Supplies:
- Adhesives: Scotch General Purpose ATG (3M)
- Cardstock: (Stampin' Up)
- Die-cuts: (Sassafras Lass)
- Embellishments: star brads (unknown)
- Font (digital): Dream Orphans
- Fibers: button twine (Papertrey Ink)
- Patterned paper: (Sassafras Lass)
- Punches: (Martha Stewart)
- Ribbon: miscellaneous
- Stickers: (Jenni Bowlin)
- Tools: Label Maker (Dymo)
- Other/Misc: flag image and American Legion logo were captured on the internet and printed out
1) Acquire digital images and phrases needed and print.
2) Apply paper borders to decorative background paper.
3) Double mat photos and phrase.
4) Adhere photos, phrase and logo to the page as desired.
5) Take 4 flag images and attach eyelets.
6) Thread onto twine through each eyelet. Stabilize each flag with adhesive to keep the banner in place.
7) Thread ribbon through remaining flags to use as embellishments.
8) Print additional words with label maker and adhere to flag stickers to use as embellishments.
9) Add eyelets to pre-printed shape embellishments.
10) Attach all embellishments randomly
I am Jeannie DeGruccio, native California girl. I am a mom; I have 7 kids, ranging from 20 years to 4 years old. My hubby and I have survived, so far, through 22 years of marriage. I have been scrapbooking/stamping/paper crafting for at least half of my life. I started crafting as a young mom to decorate my home on a very tight budget. From there I got into scrapbooking and card making and moved onto various forms of art and crafting as the trends changed.
I am a down-to-earth person. The things I make are for real people, not meant to be on a display shelf in a museum or too thick to put in a scrapbook. I make things and show things to people to inspire them, not to scare them or show off. If I had to describe my style I would say I am a whimsical scrapper/crafter. My things tend to be bright and cheery and I love to think outside the box.
I am currently on Design Teams for different companies and manufacturers. If you would like to see more of my work, visit me on my blog, The Polka Cabana, http://polkacabana.wordpress.com.
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Discover a World of Possibilities
By: Carolyn Lontin
Advanced
My son is a great student in school, but finding books that he actually enjoys reading is a struggle. So I was thrilled when we stumbled upon The 39 Clues Series. We read the series together so we could talk about the story (and so I could make sure he was reading!). This layout was a lot of fun because I was experimenting with spray mists and templates. It was also a great way to use up smaller, leftover scraps of patterned paper!
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Supplies:
- Adhesives: ATG Tape Runner (3M)
- Alphabet/Letters: Funky Alphabet Black (Karen Foster Design)
- Cardstock: black, white (Bazzill)
- Embellishments: Loop De Loop Geo Brads, Coil Brads (Karen Foster Design); Idea-ology Sprocket Gears (Tim Holtz ); Clear Cut Shapes (Little Yellow Bicycle)
- Fibers: Scrappers Spool (Karen Foster Design)
- Ink: Black Magic Glimmer Mist (Tattered Angels)
- Patterned paper: Orange Metallic Wallpaper/Orange Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink, Black Metallic Zig Zag/Black Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink, Orange Metallic Wings/Sliver Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink (Little Yellow Bicycle)
- Pens: Slick Writer (American Crafts)
- Stencils: Idea-ology Mini Mask Compass Stencil Tool (Tim Holtz)
- Tools: File Set (BasicGrey); Tiny Attacher (Tim Holtz)
Instructions:
1. Use black cardstock for the base of your layout.
2. Trim white cardstock to 11.5x11.5. Then, using Mini Mask Compass Stencil Tool and Black Magic Glimmer Mist, create background.
3. Add strips of patterned papers: Orange Metallic Wallpaper/Orange Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink, Black Metallic Zig Zag/Black Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink, and Orange Metallic Wings/Sliver Pin Stripe with Metallic Ink.
4. Print 5x7 photo. Gently sand the edges using file set then attach to layout.
5. Add Clear Cut Shapes.
6. Add Scrappers Spool, holding it in place with Tiny Attacher (I used 5 tiny staples).
7. Add Loop De Loop Geo Brad.
8. Add Coil Brad to hold the Sprocket Gears.
9. Add title using Funky Alphabet Black.
10. Add journaling using Slick Writer.
My name is Carolyn Lontin. I am married to Rick; we have one son, Seth, and two crazy dogs! We live in gorgeous Colorado, in a suburb just south of Denver. Since 1994, I have been a Human Resource Director for a manufacturing company. I began scrapping in October 2001, to preserve my son's childhood memories and it quickly became an obsession! I love capturing my family's "real" moments in both my photos and my journaling. I have found the creative outlet of scrapping to be incredibly relaxing and quite addictive, which is shocking to the previously dominate non-artistic side of me! Over the past few years, I have had the honor of having my work published in several major publications. Drop by my blog for a visit: http://carolynlontin.blogspot.com.
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