Traditional + Project Life Completed Layout

One of the many things that makes me happy is spending time with my grandchildren.  Next best is completing scrapbooking layouts featuring my grandchildren.  At one of our last Scraps and Prayers, we made a Traditional + Project Life Layout and I recently completed mine, using photos of my sweet Olive Jane.  I love this layout! 

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What A Fun Class We Had!

We had a wonderful class last night and had so much fun.  We did a really fun layout design where I combined Traditional Scrapbooking with Project Life Scrapbooking.  They blended together beautifully.  I feel so blessed to be able to lead a group such as this one. 

I just love how these turned out.  I need to get out some photos and get busy finishing up this layout.

The large black photo mat is an 8 1/2" square.  I thought you could add one larger photo on it or stagger several smaller ones.  You could even do a 4-photo layout on this page inside the black square.

The plain Crushed Curry and Black CS sections are for photos. 

I still have two openings for Saturday's class:

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A Pocket Card with A Special Gold Secret

I haven't made a pocket card for a while and this one was really fun.  I had just gotten a new paper stack of Neutrals and so that started me on my color story.  I'll show you the card and then explain the gold on it.   

Did you figure out how I got the gold on it?  It's heated gold embossing powder!  How did I do it?  You won't believe how easy it is to do this!  I laid down a strip of Sticky Strip, sprinkled on the gold EP and then heat embossed it.  Yes, it was that easy! 

Actually, the Sticky Strip just retired (I had some left over.) but I think it would work just as well with our new Tear and Tape Adhesive.  You're just basically holding the EP in place while you heat it.  The tape strip gives it an automatic straight and even line, with perfect edges.

Our new Metallic Gold Thread just pulls it all together and the pearls add a subtle, elegant touch.  After you read my post, go get out some tape and try this.  You'll love it.  

By the way, the pocket is just attached with Liquid Tombow on the sides and bottom.  It's super simple.  I hope you like it.  
This card was inspired by Pootles (Sam Donald) --- http://pootles.co.uk and, if you check out her blog, you'll fall in love with her beautiful work and soft, melodious voice.  Her forte seems to be in making all shapes and sizes of wonderful boxes, but she makes some pretty nice cards, too... a very talented lady.

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Another Take on My Vintage Layout

Remember when I shared the layout I made as a tribute to my Aunt Vivian?  We made it at my Scrapbooking Your Heritage class at our library and it will be our February Scraps and Prayers project as well.  Today, I want to share another version that I made with it.  This layout is a tribute to my grandfather... my daddy's father.  He died when my father was only 12, so I only have a couple of photos of him.  Thus, I've used one of the photo mats to add my journaling.  It helps tell more of my story... my family history.

Tip:
My journaling is typed on vellum.  You cannot add adhesive behind vellum or it will show and it is NOT pretty.  Think of ways to attach it by layering objects over it, such as I did on the corners of my vellum piece.

Click here to see my Aunt Vivian's layout and compare the two.  It helps give you more ideas for planning your layouts.

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Playing with DSP, Part 2

Today, we'll continue our little series on playing with DSP as I share another card with you.  This one, features a beautiful layer of vellum, as well as embossed vellum layered flowers.  Vellum is a wonderful CS to use when you want to use a certain color but want it to be an even softer shade.  If you saw my previous post with my Swallowtail framed project, remember that I used vellum over the DSP in the center of the frame, to give a softer look to the background.  I used this same kind of technique for the main layer of my card.  I've lined the envelope to help it coordinate with my card.
By the way...
Happy Spring!  As it is still a chilly 36 degrees here in the Land of Lincoln today, my husband told me:  "Merry Spring."  Not funny!  Maybe if I keep making Spring cards, it will finally warm up.

We'll be making this card, along with cards featured in this series, at my April 7 Monday Night Stampers class.  At the class, I'll share several ways to successfully attach vellum to your projects without having the adhesive show.

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Levi Tag Card

Sometimes, the tiniest little touch of embellishment can add so much to a project.  This is the way I feel about the Levi Tag ribbon embellishment.  It is so named because of the little tag on the pocket of a pair of Levi's jeans.  It's a good use of those little ribbon scraps, too.  Today's card has several special techniques that bump up the card to a 'wow' level.  Take a look:

See how cute the Levi tag looks on the card.  A really nice thing about this tag is that it pops up to add a nice dimensional element to the card but doesn't make a problem for mailing it like bulky embellishments can sometimes do.  I save those types of cards for hand delivery.  Problem solved:)

Special features of this card:
- an extra (tone on tone) layer that is embossed
- layered vellum flower (Both layers were embossed and then colored on the back.)
- Levi tag for an embellishment
- a great color story of Sahara Sand and Crisp Cantaloupe
- a coordinating, lined envelope

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