Holiday Mini Album

Yes, I know that we are approaching mid-January and I am still posting holiday projects. Better late than never, right? Frankly, I'm going to be working on my holidy projects throughout 2010 in an attempt to complete ALL of them this year!

Here's a quick mini album that I made using the Fancy Pants Bracket Book set. The finished album size is approximately 5" X 5". It's such a quick project (I made 2 of these in under an hour) so it's a perfect gift for the grandparents!


I used Folk Art Enamel paint to "ink" the edges of the album. All the patterned paper is from Scenic Route. I thought the paper was adorable, but needed just a little something extra. Stickles to the rescue! Glitter glue makes everything better.

I have just a couple of additional holiday projects that I will share over the next few days then I will focus on highlighting the newest product additions to my store: Basic Grey Origins and American Crafts Junior. Yay!

Creative Month & Origins

Eventhough I have not been scrapbooking as much as I would like this month, I have been crafting and creating almost constantly. I hosted four gingerbread house workshops with my playgroup and my boys (ages 3 & 4) made these adorable houses!



I have also completed Christmas cards orders for four customers totalling over 250 cards. Did I make my own cards this year? No. I "cheated" and ordered photo cards from Shutterfly. However, I do not feel guilty at all. Last year I never mailed cards...I only managed to address the envelopes!

New in stock is the Origins Collection from Basic Grey. I cannot wait for things to slow down a bit so that I can make something with this delicious new paper collection!

Making Memories

December is our month for making memories...not too much preserving of memories taking place at the moment. We'll be back in the swing of things soon! I am working on Ali Edwards' December Daily scrapbook, but mine is organized to cover 25 holiday memories as opposed to the specific 25 days leading up to Christmas. As I finish up the last of my custom holiday card orders (and my own holiday cards), I will share pics of my album.

New products are still be added to the online store weekly and I am very excited about some of the new lines and manufacturers that we will be carrying in 2010! January is the month each year where I try to do some serious scrapbooking catching up so I cannot wait to get my hands on some new merchandise.

I hope all of you are enjoying the holidays!

Black Friday BLOWOUT Sale!!!

Black Friday BLOWOUT Sale begins TONIGHT at Midnight!!! With a little luck, I'll be able to ship orders as early as Saturday morning!

The VERY popular Basic Grey 2010 Calendar Kit is at it's lowest price EVER!


ALL Kits are on Sale!



ALL Albums are on Sale!



Be sure to check out the Clearance section too for even more special deals!

I am IN TROUBLE!!!

Have you seen the new lines just released by Basic Grey? Oh. My. Goodness.

Here is my absolute favorite, Basic Grey Origins:



And the card kit is fabulous! I LOVE the owl card.



Sugar Rush is pretty cute too!

Chipboard Album Kit available for purchase!

The Halloween chipboard album kit pictured below is now available for purchase! Instructions with pictures included. Kit also includes: Cosmo Cricket blackboard album, 4 sheets of American Crafts double-sided cardstock, American Crafts Vinyl embellishments, ribbon, Doodlebug Paper Frills & brads.

Chipboard Album Kit on sale now for only $9.00

More Halloween Fun

Jumbo clothespins make perfect little gifts for just about any occasion. I completed a number of similar clothespins for a craft fair that was rained out last weekend. Bummer! Well, I guess I'll just be "forced" to use these to display cut Halloween photos of my own children now.


To make these, I simply paint the wood clothespins with acrylic paint. Strips of patterned paper are trimmed to small rectangles and I round the corners. Ink the edges of the paper and adhere using Tombo Mono Adhesive (my favorite!). Ribbon, flowers, brads, chipboard, vinyl, etc., all make excellent additions!

Supplies used: Patterned Paper (American Crafts: Boogieman and Howl), Chipboard (American Crafts Halloween), Paper Accents (K & Co.), Flower (Prima), Ribbon (Offray and American Crafts).

Halloween Chipboard Album

This new line from American Crafts has been calling my name since it arrived in the mail. I especially love the quirky addition of the pale blue--not often seen in Halloween paper. I am so happy that I was able to steal some time and convince my 3-year-old to join me in my craft room this afternoon.


The black chipboard album is from Cosmo Cricket and one that I have used for a number of different seasonal albums. The black chipboard is fun to play around with--I used my white gel pen for details on many of the layouts.


The coordinating vinyl A.C. embellishments were perfect for this project. I have plenty left over and I cannot wait to use them on my next altered project.



Supplies Used: Patterned Paper (American Crafts), Chipboard Album (Cosmo Cricket), Paper Frills (Doodlebug), Brads (Basic Grey), Ribbon (American Crafts, Offray)

Lovely Ribbon

Who doesn't love ribbon? A good friend of mine is not only addicted to paper crafts, but she also makes the cutest hair bows! Check out these adorable bows using American Crafts Pumpkin Ribbon Spool #2, Spool #5 and yellow ric rac.

Nutmeg from Cosmo Cricket

I need more Cosmo Cricket paper like I need a hole in my head. Do you think that will prevent me from ordering this new line once it is available? Nope!