You probably know that I am a scrap-fiend. I love finding ways to use up my scraps for projects, big or small. I am excited to share a short video which shows you how i sometimes use my scraps to make a fun embellishment that you can add to cards or layouts – the infamous photocorner!
To demonstrate the power of the fiercefully fun photocorner (what a mouthful!) i have a new layout to share, one that i secretly love to bits. I don’t normally say things like that because (1) I don’t want you all to think that i have a big head the size of China, and (2) I usually like the finished layout but not LOVE it. I guess they sometimes fall into the ‘it’ll do’ category and i am thankful that i got a chance to scrap it.
I reckon the reason i get butterflies when i look at the layout is because of the topic at hand. In case you can’t make out from the photo, it is about my daughter who would always reach out her hand when nursing, and gently touch my face. I would look down at her eyes and see them glance up at me and twinkle. Every single time it would make my heart melt.
Enjoy the video and perhaps you’ll find some inspiration from the layout too.
Here’s what the journaling says:
“One of the things i miss most about nursing you is those precious moments when you would reach your hand out to me & gently press your fingertips to my lips. You would always raise your eyes for a brief moment and smile at me. Those few precious moments said more than a thousand words.”
Did i mention how much i love these Echo Park papers? {yum}
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I picked up a typerwriter a little while back at a car book sale, and i {heart} using it to add journaling to my layouts..
…BUT…
…it didn’t always turn out the way I wanted it to. Typewriters were made to type onto thin weight paper, and when I put cardstock or scrapbook paper through the machine, it didn’t catch properly on the rollers. I thought it would be great that I could type out journaling quickly rather than spending the time on my computer writing it up and connecting it to my printer etc, but I found myself making more errors on the typewriter – so it wasn’t faster after all.
Well, that was until I put my thinking cap on!
In this video i show you a way to get around this issue so that you can achieve perfect typewritten journaling every time!
Here’s the layout, followed by some close up piccys
I finally unleashed my video editing skills again. Its been ages since i’ve shared a video, or at least it seems like that.
Today’s video is a Scrapbook layout walkthrough. This layout is about my nephew Kyle who is a football superstar. He must have gotten my sports skills as well as his own because i suck at all sporting activities. Ugh! No thanks!
I found a pack of We R Memory Keepers paper at TK MAXX (i always seem to pick up some good bargains there!) and i thought the collection was perfect for boys cards and layouts.
I sure do love flowers and hearts and other pretties, but its great to have some man-papers in your arsenal too.
The collection is called MVP, and little old me who doesn’t have a sporting bone in my body didn’t even know what that meant. Finally it struck me…Most Valued Player…..aaaaahh, the penny dropped!
Apologies in advance that my camera battery ran out a little before the end but it was just to add a few bits and pieces. If you like i can make another video on how to make the concertina rosette embellishment.
I have a scrap-crush on someone {and i’m blushing!}.
You might have heard of her, i mean, she is only one of the most awesome crafty girls in the industry (or at least i think so) – it’s Nichol Magouirk.
Her website has been in my bookmarks for ages, and now that i have jumped onto the Google Reader bandwagon, i will never miss a post again! I love her style, it’s so fresh, colourful and clean cut, which is a style which i am definitely leaning towards these days.
I always find her work so very inspiring, and i love that i can watch her ‘from start to finish’ videos which gives us viewers a fly on the craft room wall type of look into her creative scrap journey.
Not only was I feeling inspired by her style when making this layout, I thought that i would pay tribute to Nichol by playing with my video camera so that i too could share my creative scrap journey with you guys.
Enjoy the video, and please be sure to jump over to Nichol’s website so that you too can get a share of the oodles of inspiration.
Oh, and i meant to say, the photo grid is made using an awesome template from Kerri Bradford. That angel makes it so easy to do multi-photo pages. Bless her!
