Scrappin out loud

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Make your own patterned paper

Check out this site, this is awesome!!!! I cant wait to get my kids to draw me some designs, how cute would it be to scrapbook on paper designed by my own kids?

http://www.craftsassy.com/Home.html

Monday, January 12, 2009

Is it just me or does everyone seem to be in a hurry all the time? Scrapbook magazine articles abound with ideas to scrap more, use less time, get done sooner.... I dont want to get done sooner, my greatest fear is that I will run out of pictures to scrap, I will run out of ideas.... More and more, I find myself looking for ways to stretch my photo stash, so I never, ever run out of material and inpsiration. I have note books filled with enough ideas that I could probably do nothing but the inspiration from my notebook for the next 10 years, but, I cannot stop collecting. I guess I am a collector by nature. Scrapbookers, in general, are collectors, paper, scissors, rubbons, buttons, do you know of a scrapbooker who owns only one pair of scissors? Seriosuly, how much stuff do we need? Is it a crime to collect? Of course my significant other, as many of yours, I am certain would say yes! It is a crime to buy anything else even remotely scrapbook related. Long before I laid eyes on my first LSS, I collected polaroid photos and stickers and there was a great little stationery store in the mall. I have no idea what I ever planned to do with all that paper, I couldnt wait to spend my weekly allowance on, but, I had to have every fresh color and design. It didnt matter if I had one similar, or too many of that color, if it was pretty, I had to have it. Scratch and sniff stickers were all the rage back then too, I had photo albums full of stickers, cute puppies, little kittens, strawberry shortcake and her entire line of yummy scented friends, I had to have them all. I have always been a collector of pens as well.. There was nothing more exciting than a new pen, the feel of it in my hand, the way it glides across the paper, I love new pens, I usually end up chewing the top of them apart, but I still have my favorites and of course, there are pens that I wont use at all. I consider it a perk that I work in the medical field, because the drug reps and sales companies, love to plaster their logo all over shiny new pens. I dont really care if I am advertising for Viagra, if the pen feels right in my hand and glides smoothly across the paper, I will use it out of ink.. I have always been a sucker for color too, I love purple pens, and green ones, and the smelly markers my second grade teacher used to use to correct my papers, I think I once got high on a grape-scented marker in school. I swear, thats how I got so fast with school work.... I wanted to be the first one done so I could help correct the papers. As a little girl, I rushed to my stocking on Christmas because I knew inside, I would find a fantastic, brand new box of crayolas, with a new sharpener. Yeah, new crayons to use, they arent in peices yet, my brother has wripped the paper off of them yet. Anyway, I digress...... Whats the hurry ladies? Why do we want to get caught up, give ourselves permission not to scrapbook more. For me, its about the process, I want to make it last, I love digging in and getting my hands dirty, I love getting ink on my hands, I love the process of trying to put it all to a page that comes together in the end. I have never really been a fan of sketches, part of the enjoyment is the puzzle in finding a place for everything. I dont feel as satisfied by a layout that I creat using a sketch, Its the creative process I enjoy, the unknown, the self expression, the outlet. Why on earth would I want to hurry through that?

My Advent Calendar

I am on a quest to find practical things to do with my scrapbook stash. I have piles and piles of paper and remnants of stickers and other embellies that I feel like I will never use. A co-worker of mine found an advent calendar in one of my craft magazines and that gave me the idea to create this. Its made on a simple cookie sheet, from Dollar Tree and leftover scrapbooking supplies. I used decoupage medium to adhere the paper to the cookie sheet and wa la. I love the way it came out, what do you think?

Sunday, January 11, 2009

Blogs, The final frontier

Am I seriously the last scrabooker in the world to get blogging, as I review all the blogs I visit regularly, stalk or have live feeds into my email account, I cant help but notice how connected everyone is. A blog I like to follow has the name of a friend whose blog has the name of my favorite DT member at my favorite LSS. Whats a girl to do if not jump on the band wagon and start blogging her way throught scrapbooking cyperspace. How do you get ppl to read your random thoughts anyway. I suppose the same way I land at others' sites word of mouth and such.............. I guess we will give it a better whirl than the half-hearted whirl I gave it last year....

Sunday, January 4, 2009

Todays Featured Blog: Curls and Girls

clipped from katepai.blogspot.com

Sunday, June 1, 2008

I found this in one of my scrapping groups, the author is unlisted, let me know if you know its origin.

Shakers rattle, are you listenin'? In the aisle, beads are glistenin,! A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight! Walking in a scrapbook wonderland!
Gone away is my money Here to stay's my croppin' buddy! We're singing a song, as we shop along Walking in a scrapbook wonderland!
In the workroom we can build a layout Using diecuts, punches, fibers too! We'll have lots of fun making our layout And they have just the right shade of Bazzill blue!
Later on, we'll conspire As we crop by the fire To bring all our pics and our hermafix Walking in a scrapbook wonderland
In the workroom we can build a layout With our eyelets, stickers, tags and brads. We'll have lots of fun making a layout! All those patterned papers make me glad!
When we crop, ain't it thrillin', Though the shop's makin' a killin'? We'll frolic and play the Scrapbooking way Walking in a scrapbook wonderland.

Friday, May 30, 2008

My love shrine

This is my little love shrine, hanging in my scrapbook room inspiring me to create and love. The shelf , I inherited from my beloved grandmother, making it more special because it now idolizes my two favorite people; Grandmom and the love of my life...

The wooden letters were decopaged and embellished with scrapbook embellies. The little heart hanger was $1 at Michaels, the picture frame was from the clearance rack, I painted the clear plexiglass with pink alcohol ink. The frame in the background is simply a 12x12 piece of cardboard, covered in pretty papers from K&Company's Valentines collection and hearts and embellies from various companies. I am pretty fond of my little shrine.

Ribbon Storage

This is my ribbon organization system, its one of those hangers for 4 pair of pants. The ends open up easily so you can hang your ribbons on it. I thought it was a great, cheap ribbon storage solution.

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

My First Blog

Welcome to my first blog page. I intend to scrapbook out loud here on my blog, inspired by all my scrapbooking friends, my FLIKR friends and the book, living out loud.