Here is one of my favorite scrapbook pages using chipboard, rub-on’s, coluzzle cutting system, punches and computer journaling.  I knew right away that wanted to cut the photo’s in oval shapes to match the shape of the tube.  It did take me a little while to figure out how to lay out these seven photo’s.  I like how the rectangle squares frame the oval photo’s and also keep the sequential photo’s together. 

Tags: Scrapbooking

My manager, Terri, had given us four round chipboard coasters and challenged us to make something with them.  I ended up winning first place in her challenge with this project!

I was playing around with my new scallop circle die-cut and tried using a chipboard coaster through it.  It worked!  I had just gotten my son’s wedding photo’s developed and I thought how cool to cut the photo’s with the scallop circle die-cut and glue onto the coasters.  I remembered a yellow antique frame I stashed away and dragged it out.  I painted it white and then dry sponged black paint to shabby it a bit.  I taped two 12"x12" basic black cardstock pieces together and cut to fit inside the frame.  I embossed the swirl from Baroque Motifs in silver (they used this stamp for their wedding invitations) randomly on the black cardstock.  I began with four photo’s, but decided that six would look better.  I attached the coasters to the black cardstock with sticky strip.

The finishing touch on this project was to add the white "always cherish every moment with those you love" Chateau Bella rub-ons.

Tags: Wedding

One of my downline, Sandy, demo’d this project at my manager’s Stamp Share last week.  Much to my surprise, after the meeting she gave it to me!  She used a dark brown frame with riding hood red cardstock, Bella Rose designer series paper (die cut), chocolate chip cardstock and photo corners punch, chocolate chip taffeta ribbon and the pretties kit.  She used a chocolate colored Classic "S" Decor Elements on the glass.

Sandy used a hat pin and clutch, round pearls, clear round bead, spacer bead and white flower.  All these supplies are included in the pretties kit.  She colored the white flower using riding hood red ink and a blender pen.  Don’t you just love the attention to detail?  Thanks Sandy!

Tags: Decor Elements

I sure am loving the Sizzix Big Shot die-cut machine.  When scrapbooking, I discovered that the Top Note Bigz Die works great for photographs.  This is the family photo from my son’s wedding in March that I put in a shadow box frame.  I die-cut the photograph and a piece of chipboard and glued them together and mounted it on basic black cardstock using dimensionals to give it some depth.  Then I mounted that on whisper white cardstock and finally on a crimped piece of perfect plum cardstock.  I added the ribbons and charms from a bridal shower at the top.  I finished it off by putting on top of the glass "love & happiness" from the Chateau Bella rub-on’s.

Tags: Scrapbooking

I needed a new silver soap dispenser in our bathroom.  The one we have is rusting.  So off to the big box stores where they want $15-$20 for one of these.  I’ll admit it; I can be cheap about some things and this was one of them.  I’m at a garage sale this morning and spot this white soap dispenser and nabbed it at a mere 50 cents!  I decided to emboss the word ’soap’ in silver and cover it with packing tape in case soap drips on it.  Punched it out with the small oval punch and used my first piece of styled silver hodgepodge hardware.  Bent the hodgepodge to fit on the dispenser.  I attached it with both mini and pop-up glue dots.  What I love about this is no one else has a soap dispenser like mine!

Tags: Decorating