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SCRAPBOOK GENERATION!!

I’ve been on a roll recently and I’m currently scheduling a bunch of posts with many many more to follow.  Here’s what I’ve been up to:

– Over a couple of weeks, I dug through 4 years of photos on my laptop and selected 343 to print.

– I uploaded them to Shutterfly.

– Over another couple of weeks, I matched the photos to sketches and selected what size to print each of them.

– I ordered all 343 photos.

Now I’m just cranking through them getting caught up as fast as I can!  😉

To keep it simple, I used mostly Sketches from these books: Scrapbook Generation.

And to keep my blog posts simple (and flowing), I’m going to be a little less detailed on products I used.  I will throw in some brands here and there, but I just need to crank these posts out to share my work at all!

The winner of the
Sketches for Scrapbooking Single Page Sketches Volume 2 is:

Christy says:
April 15, 2012 at 7:33 am (Edit)

And the winner of the
Sketches for Scrapbooking Travel Themed Sketches is:

Linda says:
April 14, 2012 at 6:27 am (Edit)

Tobin just loooooves his daddy and he loves their hang out time on the weekends.  Here Tobin is burying Warren in toys.  And he took a break to show his giraffe some love.

Products used:  Papers:  Little Yellow Bicycle (most), TPC Studios (blue/green dots);  Journaling blocks: Little Yellow Bicycle, jillibean soup;  Accents: Me & My Big Ideas (animals), Crate Paper (tree);  Ribbon:  Stampin’ Up;  Letters: Glitz & Glitter (white), Making Memories;  Sketch:  Sketches for Scrapbooking

I started with this patterned paper from my baby stash.

I wanted my card to revolve around this adorable giraffe.

So I trimmed it down to 4 3/4 by 6 3/4 inches, rounded the corners on the right side and glued it onto a white card..  Then I outlined the giraffe with a brown pen to make it pop off the background more.  With some ribbon and a journaling block turned into a sentiment, voila, a baby shower card!

Products used:  Ribbon:  Stampin’ Up;  Journaling block: K&Company;  Stamps:  Close to My Heart

On Friday, I attended the Pleasanton, CA Scrapbook Expo.  It was a little chaotic and overwhelming but here are the goodies I escaped with.  😉  Most of this is from the SEI booth.  I happen to love SEI papers and they had buy 2 get 1 free paper packs and 30-50% off on the old paper lines and accessories.

I already used the papers I bought from the SEI On the Coast line but you’ll have to wait until April to see that layout on Sketch Support!

1. Cricut!

4. Folders.

Sadly, I cannot find a photo. The folders I use are available at Michael’s. They come in a few different colors individually or the clear ones come in a pack of 10.

5. Rotary Trimmer.

I love using my Making Memories self-sharpening rotary trimmer. It’s magnetic, so I can hold down papers with the magnetic ruler that comes with it and I never have to replace the blade.

The only downside to the MM trimmer is that it’s a bit bulky for travel. I have a slim Fiskars trimmer for crops.

6. Pens.

I love my complete set of ZIG pens. But for white, nothing can beat the Signo Uni Ball white pen. It is essentially white paint in pen form so it shows up crisply on any color paper.

7. Adhesives.

My new favorite tape runner is by Therm O Web – I buy them at Michael’s. I use Glue Dots for non paper items like buttons. And for attaching memorabilia, I use clear photo corners.

8. Clear Ruler.

I’m not sure that I would have bought this for myself, but having received it as a gift, I’m surprised just how handy it is. I’m sure there are other brands available, but I have the Tim Holtz ruler. It has markings for measuring and centering, and holes for paper piercing.

9. Journaling Blocks.

I prefer to add a special touch to my layouts with hand written journaling. I often use premade journaling blocks for this purpose and I also use them for layering accents on a page. Some brands I love are: jillibean soup, K&Company, Basic Grey, Making Memories, etc.

10. Letter Stickers.

Even though I use my Cricut for cutting out custom letters, there is a different look when using some of the cute letters stickers available for purchase. I tend to only buy letters made out of unique materials, like fabric, foam, cork, etc. Mostly I purchase Thickers or Making Memories. I love the small glitter alpha stickers by MM.

More pictures from my trip home in August. When on vacation in familiar cities, it’s a priority of mine to enjoy all of my favorite foods nearby. This spread covers my favorite bagels, Mexican food, and pizza. Yummmmm!

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