I thought I’d show you some of the blank pages that I’ve gathered to use in my December Daily album.  I didn’t want all the pages to be the same size/shape, so I used a variety of items.  I have a basket of blank mini albums and I pulled some things from that,  grabbed some [...]

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I want to show you how I made the album that I’m going to use for December Daily.  This is an easy way to make your own album for any occasion.   These are the supplies that you will need:
1.  A hardcover book.  I made a quick trip to “Half-Price Books” and purchased one for $1 [...]

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Each month the design team works with a theme – a category that each of us use to create at least one of our layouts with the kit.  It challenges all of us to create a layout around a subject that we might not ordinarily scrap.   The November theme was “Autumn”.  Okay, that might not [...]

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It’s my week to post to the blog, and I can’t wait to share some goodies with you.  I thought I’d start the week by sharing one of my layouts created with the November Kit.  This one will allow you to create a quick layout, and customize it your way.

You can choose items from one [...]

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One of the requirements for this month’s challenge is to do some altering. I want to share with you a layout I did in the past wherein I did some altering here and there.

In this layout, I changed the look of the patterned paper that I used. The first thing I did was to spray [...]

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Here are some instructions on how I created this fall layout using this month’s kit. This is actually the first layout I did when I got my kit. It’s quick and simple and I played with the bottle of Smooch.

Firstly, I used the plain blue cardstock as base. I then cut a 6×9 piece [...]

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1. Use a Border Punch
2. Use Diecut Paper
3. Cut a curvy line
4. Tear your paper edge
5. Use decorative scissors for a unique edge
6. Add a strip of ribbon or trim
7. Use a line of buttons as a border
8. Add a line of stitching to the border
9. Add a swipe of paint
10. Use stamps to create [...]

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I wanted to share with you some of my favorite tools for adding a decorative touch to your layouts.
The Bazzill Stitching Templates, Piercing Tool and Piercing Mat.
I started with the Circle Template which includes 13 circles sizes plus a straight edge.
You can handstitch with floss as in my 1st example and I like to add [...]

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I’d like to start out this week with some directions for putting this quick and easy layout together.
First choose your background paper and 3 strips of patterned paper. You will need strips that are…
(top) 2″h X 7″w,
(middle) 2 1/4″ h X 6 1/2″ w,
(bottom) 2″h X 10 1/2″w.
Then, machine stitch a line along each edge [...]

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The colors of fall are definitely the predominant colors in this month’s kit: blue, green, brown, & orange but if you don’t feel like scrapping fall photos, don’t worry ‘coz this kit is so versatile. Here’s a layout I did using the kit but I used my daughter Julia’s birthday pictures. I just adore that [...]

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