Preschool Tutorial Video

Yesterday I mentioned that I have 2 favorite collections that I've used for my back to school projects this year; Public Library from October Afternoon and Tiny Tots from Bella Blvd. Today I have a process video to share with you using the Tiny Tots collection. Here's the project I created:

Watch how I created this project...complete with the paper straw flagpole.

Have a great Thursday! 

Back to School Photo Ideas

Let's Talk about going Back to School!!

Today is day one of  four giving you tons of ideas for getting the kids ready to go Back to School. Tuesday-Friday of this week it's all about "Back to School" Today we're talking about Back to School photos
It's that time of year again, summertime is coming to an end so it's time for the kids to get Back to School. I LOVE this time of year. I'm a sucker for school supplies. I love all the pens, paper, crayons, markers, binders, paper clips...you get the idea. Back to School photos are my favorite photos. period. I look forward to taking photos of my kiddos (and nieces and nephews) dressed in their back to school best and usually with a huge grin on their faces...at least at the beginning of the photo shoot they have a grin on their face.

Here are a few photos from previous years that are my favorites. (get ready for LOTS of photos) Did I mention Back to School Photos are my favorites?

 This year we combined our Back to School photo shoot with our family photos (gotta love the self timer feature on the camera). I did manage to get a few good shots even though I had some very unhappy kids that afternoon.

 This is my personal favorite out of all the photos I took this year:

My sister sent me THIS pin and said that it was a must have for my daughter. She knows that my little girlie always has her nose in a book.
I love it because it captures her so perfectly. I'm still laughing about it because the book I brought for her to use as a prop (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn), she fell in love with. She's read it twice since we used it as a prop for this photo. 

Before your kiddos go Back to School (or even if they've already started). Grab the camera, a few props, tell the kiddos to get their favorite Back to School outfit on and take a few photos. If you'd like a few more ideas you can check out my Back to School photo shoot Pinterest board for a few more ideas.

Happy Tuesday!

Life Paper Scrapbook Sketch and a New Company

Life Paper Scrapbook has a new Sketch Challenge up today! This sketch was so easy to work with. I did change things up a bit ;) Here's the Sketch:

and here's my take on the sketch:

There's a great prize up for grabs for those who play along with this sketch. One lucky winner will win 6 packages of flair!!

Here are all the details on this fun new company:

Studio Fourteen40 is an exciting new business who made their debut into the paper-craft scene in September this year. Owner and designer, Sandra Allan is ecstatic that her 'baby' generated so much interest and excitement within such a short time.

Sandra, who lives with her husband Matt and their three children in Melbourne, Australia has a keen eye for detail and a love of design and colour. Having worked within the industry and alongside some amazing talent, Sandra had a deep seeded dream to launch her own collection of scrapbooking embellishments and make her own mark on the industry, eventually taking the plunge and giving birth to Studio Fourteen40.

Whilst it is early days at Studio Fourteen40 and Sandra has 13 collections of tin button flairs released, there are plenty more on the drawing board. Sandra has grand dreams for her business and cannot wait to share more of her designs and release other embellishments into her line.

Visit www.facebook.com/Studiofourteen40 to keep up with the latest releases and exciting announcements and view the entire range.

www.studiofourteen40.com - Store, will be opening shortly.

 Have a great weekend! Take some time for yourself and get some scrapping done!

Designer Introductions at Bella Blvd

Hey Everybody! Happy Monday! Thanks for stopping by! I'm so glad you're here! If you made your way here from the Bella Blvd Blog or from another Designer's blog please enter your email address to the right so you'll receive updates from my blog!

 

Over the next couple of weeks on the Bella Blvd Blog you'll get to meet all the new designers and see the projects that were part of their applications. I'm excited that I get to share a couple of my projects here today.

The Snapshots line is such a fun line! I combined it with a feather and a die cut title to create this layout:

 I thought that attaching a feather under the title would be tricky but it really wasn't. I simply put a small line of liquid glue along the vein of the feather and then stapled the end of the feather with my tiny attacher. The die cut and letters stuck perfectly to the feather.

Now we're gunna shift gears and fast forward to Christmas....(just for a minute), it will be okay, I promise!

Bella has the most adorable Christmas line! I love the whimsical images and the bright colors. I think I used every piece of patterned paper in the collection to make this layout. I also may have gone a little circle crazy...maybe not...

My kids  may roll their eyes someday when they look back at this photo but it's one of my favorites!

***Just a quick note. Today is the last day you can sign up for True Scrap 5 and use the $50 coupon. Click here for more information and to read about my experience with True Scrap.***

 

Scrapbooking Classes

I love to take scrapbooking classes! I love to watch other peoples creative processes, how they use their tools, how they think about their projects, and how they go from a pile of supplies to a beautiful piece of art and a documented memory. Recently I've taken two classes at Two Peas in a Bucket and I absolutely adored both of them.
My dear friend Jen Gallacher taught the Tool School Class. I've never seen anyone that can make the most of their supplies. Jen has so many unique ways of using  the tools that most scrapbookers already have on hand. She's a natural teacher and such an amazing person! I make sure to enroll in all her classes!
The second class I enrolled in was Art Class by Wilna Furstenburg. This class is worth every penny I paid for it and MORE! Wilna has me mesmerized with every video. I'm amazed at what she can do with embellishments. I don't use a ton of embellishments on my projects so I'm always amazed with those projects that have a ton of embellishments.
Wilna's class inspired me to create this project with molding paste. I even created a video showing my process (you can see the video here).

 

The next class I want to take is Scrapbooking from the Soul by Jill Sprott.
Have you taken any scrapbooking classes recently? What is your all time favorite class? I'd love to hear from you. I'm always looking for a great class.

Tool School Mini Workshop with Jennifer Gallacher

Art Class Workshop with Wilna Furstenberg

Scrapbooking from the Soul with Jill Sprott

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