I instantly fell in love with the colour combination of Teresa Collins' collection You Are My Happy - very very me! I also wanted to try my hand at the uber trendy Pocket Scrapbooking that everyone seems to be doing. My daughter turned 5 in March - and I have several photos from the party, but most of them turned out blurry and or poor lighting, so I decided to use the multiple photos and put together a few pocket pages. I was so excited about this project, I bought the collection package of papers and nearly all of the embellishments! So, my first task was to match up some ribbon and trim and flowers that will work with this collection. I kept everything fairly simple, and didn't junk it up too much, I used Vintage Photo distress ink on the edges.
So, Lorena, do you like Pocket Scrapbooking? I would say yes - it is a great way to scrap a heap of photos for a theme or event, it allows you to use many photos. It reminds me of card making actually, filling all the little pockets with well balanced colour co-ordinated pieces. What is the best part of working with a collection for pocket scrapbooking? That the backs are already colour co-ordinated for you to continue to build your 'flip side' scrapping!
Tell me what you think of this collection .... tell me what you think of the pocket pages - is it something you have tried? Are you thinking about trying it now that you have seen my first attempt?
So, I have been watching the She-Art trend take over the scrapbooking and mixed media world for about a year now. I have to say, I do like Christy Tomlinson's style, but I wasn't sure if I 'got' the She-Art movement. What does that have to do with An Elf On A Shelf you ask?? Well that's another really *hot* thing going on right now - this little elf that you purchase to keep an eye on your kids and report back to Santa. I'll be the first to admit, they are a little creepy looking. So, I decided I wanted to try my hand at the She-Art and in doing so I decided to do it Elf On A Shelf style. So, here is my first attempt - not exactly what I was thinking, it's not a great likeness of "Lucy" our elf, but hey I had fun with the process, and I will do it again.
Ingredients:
Patterned paper - Pink Paislee (Mistletoe & Co. - Postcards); Teresa Collins - (Noel - Tags & Borders), Graphic 45 (Fashionista - Vintage Cherries), Carta Bella (Winter Fun - Snow Crystals), Bo Bunny - (Wholigins - Whoo-ligans), Stampin Up (Newprint designer series)
Stencil - Prima Marketing
Stamps - Christy Tomlinson (tattered chicken wire), Stampendous (Merry Snowman)
Misc. - gesso, texture paste, black doodle pen, ribbon, distress ink, chalk ink
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