At the end of April, we brought you our first Progressive layout. This month we did it again, only I had the opportunity to create first (muah ha ha) and send it to Alyssa! Here is what she received from me… I absolutely adore this photo. Last summer, Alyssa and her family came to visit [...]
Okay, scrappers… we all LOVE flowers. And we all love to incorporate various kinds of flowers into our projects, right? Well, I have just been waiting and waiting for someone to come out with an orchid, for our pages, cards, and altered art. However, my patience ran out a couple months back and I decided [...]
Okay. So this week’s Color Room Palette was a doozy for me. I love the color palette, but I think that I started and stopped 5 different things before I finally came up with my project below! (Phew, I love a good challenge and The Color Room has certainly provided that for me!) This week [...]
Yesterday I experienced something amazing. I taught, for the first time, a scrapbook class at Columbus, GA’s own “The Scrapbook Shoppe”. Sponsored by Couture Cardstock, I was able to really cram a few fun techniques into a two hour class! This is me and Cheryl, The Scrapbook Shoppe owner. What a wonderful, bubbly, fun, woman, [...]
Hello weekend! Hello to YOU too. ;) I just have one quick question for you today. If you take a second and give me your feedback (pretty please?) you will be entered to win a little pack of cardstock from my stash… I’ll make it worth your while. :) – What blog post (from this blog please [...]
Today I have a fun flower tutorial for you! Here is what you will need: A sheet of cardstock (I used Winter White) Assorted Mists A Brad Stencils or a die-cutting machine 1. Mist cardstock randomly. 2. Choose the area you want to use for your flower, and trace flower stencil on the back. In [...]
Yesterday, Alyssa brought you a layout with three different fonts and today I get to do the same, only with a card. It has been a little while since I made a card, so this was fun for me! Using my Cricut Expressions, I cut the first font using the “Plantin Schoolbook” cartridge. After cutting [...]
Today and tomorrow, Heidi and I are bringing you something new, different, and totally fun! It’s a font challenge. Here’s how it works. Each of us has created a project for you, and we are going to show it to you using 3 different fonts. My project is a layout, so I am going to [...]
I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be showing off the work of Sasha Halloway today. Sasha is not only incredibly talented, but a strong woman, a friend, and someone whom I admire very much!! Here is a little bit about Sasha… Given that your basic needs have been provided for, what would [...]
Ready for the Couture Cardstock take on the newest The Color Room Palette? This bright and sunny palette uses Couture colors Firelight, Crush, Lineal and New Leaf. Here is what I did with the palette: Upload your take on the palette for a chance to win a Couture Cardstock prize pack! See you there! ~Alyssa~
