Scrapbooking

These are some lovely Free Vintage Images of some Flowers! These Dogwood Flowers are from an Antique Garden Catalog in my collection. I just love Dogwood Trees, this year we planted both a Pink one and a White one in our yard. I think the flowers are so pretty and I love the shape of [...]The post Free Vintage Images – Dogwood Flowers – 2 colors appeared first on The Graphics Fairy.

Hello and welcome to the Whimsy Stamps June Release Sneak Peak Blog Hop! Today the Whimsy DT and our June Special Guest, Gina, are kicking off our June release by sharing sneak peeks of some of the brand new Wee Stamps, Kenny K and Momas Collection stamps that will be available to buy from the Whimsy Stamps store TOMORROW! For those of you who are new to Whimsy Stamps, we hold a 3-day new release event each month: a Sneak Peek Blog Hop on the day before the release (today), a Release Day Blog Hop on release day (tomorrow), and finally a Review Day Blog Hop the day after the release. Each blog hop has a prize of 2 new release stamps hidden somewhere along the way and you have 24hrs to enter each prize draw! To be entered into today's blog hop prize draw, be sure to leave a comment on ALL of the DT's posts listed below by 12.00PM EST tomorrow. All winners will be announced on the Whimsy blog on Friday. To take a peek at today's fabulous new release creations, please click on the links below... Ann Vento Bev Rochester Debbie Eastman Heidy Blom Iris Wiechmann Jacque Beddingfield Mariska van der Veer Gina Landis (June Special Guest) For today's hop, I've used Wee Stamps' Sweet Sparkle, a sentiment from the Sun, Moon, and Stars set, along with the matching Sun, Moon, and Stars die set. Don’t forget to stop by the Whimsy blog again tomorrow for the full reveal of our brand new release and to take part in our New Release Blog Hop! Thanks so much for stopping by and happy hopping!

You have until Wednesday night to enter my Inspired By Challenge.For once I didn't go with the colors ;) I was inspired by the sketch on this one. I used my Kate & Co Oxford Collection by My Mind's Eye, aSRM Sticker, some Studio Calico Veneer and finally some Divine Twine.

Silverware Kitchen Art Project Before photo of Veggie Crate Today I’m sharing this great looking Silverware Kitchen Art Piece, that was submitted by Liz via my new Submission Page! Liz used the Vintage Fork Knife Spoon Image, and decoupaged them onto an old Veggie Crate that she found at the grocery store. What a great [...]The post Silverware Kitchen Art – Reader Featured Project appeared first on The Graphics Fairy.

This week the 10 Things team at Practical Scrappers is exploring fun ways to use Washi Tape. Since I've got Disney on the brain with my upcoming trip to CTMH Convention in Orlando, I created a cute Disney card using washi tape from Queen and Co. combined with my fav chevron pattern from For Always. The Mickey "balloons" are clear beads that I bought on eBay.The ruffles were really fun and interesting to make. I cut lengths of rubber band and sandwiched it between two lengths of the Washi Tape. Try to keep the rubber band stretched while sticking the washi tape together - I did this by taping one side to my table while I stretched with one hand and placed the washi with the other...a second pair of hands would've been handy! Once I'd made my five lengths of ruffles I wrapped white cardstock with the flat washi tape, then adhered the ruffles I'd made down the seam lines. Can you see the texture of the ruffles here? Love it! I actually had to pop up the chevron paper to allow for the texture of the ruffles. I based my card on this week's adorable sketch from RetroSketches. So many cute cards out there!Dont' forget to pop over and see what the rest of the team did with their washi!

I’m excited to help my friend Kaitlin Shaeffer (you might know her from Ormolu) celebrate the launch of her new line Hello Again for Carta Bella. I’ve been a longtime fan of Kaitlin’s designs at Ormolu and the successful small business she developed along the way. Here’s a peek at the collection: Introducing a hip, urban collection filled with trendy details and soft, water colored images. The “Hello Again” collection offers both vintage styling along with in-the-now prints and patterns. Perfect for projects and layouts that focus on day-to-day memories, friendships, and everything that makes you happy, this fresh collection is sure to be one of your favorites. Dress up your favorite projects with this luxe collection. Check out Kaitlin’s blog for more details. Last night as I was checking my email I came across an announcement from Get It Scrapped about a cool new self-paced workshop she’s starting called Story Coach. It looks like very cool, detailed story-writing content and a place to collect those stories in process. I included the video above where she walks you through what you’ll get in this first in a series self-paced workshop. More details and registration available here.

We are doing it again and there’s a little something for everyone! Barn Sale! A DIYers DREAM! Help us clean out our barn! IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES! Wooden chairs, tables, furniture, old windows, stamps- clear and wooden, vintage, scrapbook paper, used ink pads, Close to my Heart stamps, Stampin' Up, American Girl Doll Items, misc. household and more crafty stuff! NO EARLY SALES! Thursday June 20 9:00-4:00 pmFriday June 21, 9:00-4:00 pmSaturday June 22, 9:00- noon. Location: 4332 S. Loomis Rd. Waterford, WI 53185Located directly across from Trailside Elementary. White farm house with white picket fence. It's a circle drive- so drive in and drive out!! See you there!! Sarita

Read the full post on ScrapGirls.com digital scrapbooking blog It’s Sketch Tuesday time again! This week we have a card sketch from our very own Hybrid Team Member, Karen Webb! She shows us how to use the sketch for digital (which can be printable) and hybrid cards! Thanks so much Karen! We LOVE seeing your digitial scrapbooking layouts on Facebook – keep them coming! Check back every other Tuesday for new sketches! The first sample is a digital card that Karen made with Brandy Murry’s Petals digital kit. You could personalize this card and send it through email or print it out and send it snail mail. And here is Karen’s hybrid version using the sketch! She used Durin Eberhart’s Subtle Beauty digital kit! We would LOVE to see your cards using this sketch! Please post them on our Facebook page and you might just win a prize! In addition you can upload your layout to our Gallery here. But make sure you post it on our Facebook page first. If you have a sketch idea please send it to me at syndee@scrapgirls.com and you may just find it showcased on the blog, and a free gift coming your way! The post Card Sketch Tuesday! appeared first on Digital Scrapbooking Blog for Layouts & Printables | ScrapGirls.com.        Related StoriesCollage – Duplicating An Art TechniqueSilhouette Heat Transfer Video for Light Colored FabricPrintable Father’s Day Mini Album 

...sounds pretty deep and meaningful doesn't it? Actually, I decided to call this piece by that name because it makes me sound like an artist (well, one can always have aspirations...) I actually do just see myself as a crafter... an artist can do drawing and stuff, whereas, if I attempt to draw anything, it looks like a 5 year old has done it... well, apart from elephants, I do draw a good elephant.... Anyways... another demo piece from the other weekend... I have no other stuff to show you at the moment... basically because the Room of Stash is STILL a pit. I know, I keep saying I shall be tidying it... and I have done the sum total of nowt at all.I do have goodly excuses though... well, food needed cooking... and washing needed doing... and bins needed emptying... and shopping needed to be got... oh and then there's the small issue of the old war wound which, has again, flared up. I am calculating it it about 3 weeks between "crisis points" Which is NOT good. But, hey ho, it happens and I will get used to this degeneration and then it will be bearable for a while... and then it starts again. Anyways... I am going to "gently" do the Room of Stash today... no lifting and stretching, just removing boxes from the floor and putting away stash... and then, I may just get a chance to play with the Susan's Garden dies that Grim got me for my birthday! That is my reward ;o)) I shall away now... as ever, thanks for looking... hope you having a great day! TTFNHels x

I have something fun up on the Clear and Simple Stamps iPhone App today. Check it out if you can!!