Hope & Faith's Build-A-Page Winter Mini Album

Wow, guys it's been a little while since I posted, but I'm glad you guys are still with me.  I look forward to the day when I can craft whenever I want to without thinking about having to go to work or to school.  Ahhhh yes, I look forward to a richly fulfilling retirement.  But in the meantime, it is, what it is, so I post when I can.  So, my P.I.T.A. friends insisted that I post my latest mini album, which I made right  after Christmas for  my grand-daughters Hope and Faith, who are coming to visit me in February.  The Album has no pictures yet, because we are going to work on putting the pictures in it together, and they will not all be Christmas Pictures.  The album is based on the Build-A-Page concept by Kathy Orta at Paper Phenomenon.  It was a very easy album to make.  But as I said, I was really lazy, or overly busy and it took some talking to, to get the video done.  Without further ado, here is my quick, no frills, down and dirty video.  I hope it inspires someone, somewhere, to do something....

To make the album I used Recollections Jolly Holiday Paper collections both the 12X12 and the 11 x 8 1/2, some washi tape, and  Recollections black cardstock.
So until next time, Happy Scrappin'

Matchbook Mini Albums

Ok guys, another video, and I promise this one is shorter than the last one. (Ha-Ha)  I don't know about you but I love being off from work, along with spending time with my family (essentially watching while my DH, cooked all of Christmas dinner) I have been able to scrap all day or all night and just enjoy my hobby.  I have loved making my gifts this year... this could be the start of something big.....  This is a video showing the two Matchbook Mini Albums I made as gifts,  loving them.. quick and easy, yet very pretty.  I see more birthday gifts in someone's future..

For these I used cardstock instead of paperbags along with DCWV Christmas Stacks.

Until Next Time  (and I promise to get shorter) Happy Scrappin'.

Dickson Christmas Folio

Hello everyone, don't you just love this time of year?  I do. This year I decided to make gifts for some of my close friends, so you'll be seeing several videos of the completed projects.  This is actually the second gift I have completed, the first being the Christmas Lapbook Daily.  I loved making this project, and will probably make another one, HUMM who's birthday is coming up????  Ok, on to the project.  I used the Occassion Folio Tutorial and Video by Kathy Orta to make this gift. 

List of materials used includes:
                   Washi Tape, K& Company Tim Coffee Christmas Specialty Papers, K& Company
                   Yuletide Paper, Authentique's Festive Collection and 2 MS punches - Beaded Lace
                    Edge and sorry don't have the name of the other, and of course my Crop-A-Dile
                    1/2-1/4" Corner Chomper.

The Video:       

 

Enjoy and Happy Scrappin'

                                     

Family Paperbag Mini Album

OMG, I am on a roll now guys, 2 videos in 2 days! Granted one of the projects was made a couple of months ago, I was just "busy".  You crafters know how it is "life" gets in the way of my scrappin'.  Anyway as promised here is my Family Paperbag Mini Album -  hope you enjoy it, so until next time
Happy Scrappin'.

December Mini Lapbook

Hey Scrappers, I have a new project and a video to share with you.  It's called my December Daily Lapbook.  I created this mini album, (one that doesn't seem so mini, BUT...) to give as a Christmas gift.  I did not put the numbers of the days in it because the person who receives it may want to just use it as a December mini album without the numbers.  Anyway it was fun to make, It grew, and grew, partially because I couldn't really understand which page Kathy Ortha, duh!! (who made the video) was on so I just, watched her technique and then started incorporating them on my own.  Now, that became fun.  Anyway, I used the following materials to make this project:

Paper:     K& Company - Holiday Images
                Christmas Day by Carta Bella  (chipboad Accents)
                DCWV - The Christmas Matstack on the tags
                                The chrismas writing
                                The Ultimate Christnas stack
Recollections - stickers, memorists,Giddenhingses
                         crafting tape
                        / Americn Craft Rbbons
                      K & Company/Little yellow bicycle/Colorbok

So here we go.............

Distress Ink Storage Unit

Recently on a blog that I follow, a fellow PITA, made a swivel holder for her Tim Holtz Distress Ink pads.  Following her instructions and video I completed the Ink storage unit  from Jen's Joint ---Thank you for the tutorial- This is the original Distress Ink Storage Unit link http://www.ozegran.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/distress-ink-storage-unit-finished.html if you would like to make the Distress Ink holder also.  I have a few pics of how it all came together.

Her original project did not contain the box on top.  I added it so I would have a place for my Distress ink refill bottles, basically so I can find them when I need them.  I am really enjoying my holder, it sits right on the desk beside me. Now that my inks are so handy, I seem to be using them on every project.  Below is just some of the items I used to  make this project:

DCWV - paper stack The Luxury Stack (an older stack)
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Inside the original little boxes was sprayed with Adirondack Espresso Color Wash by Ranger (I am now in love with this stuff, I bought a couple of bottles at the Ranger Warehouse sale just to play with them and now I am hooked)
A swivel base, I purchased at Home Depot for about $6.
Pearls from the Pearlescent Goodie Box from the Estate Collection
MS Trellis Loop Trim Punch
MS Beaded Lace Edge Punch
MS Lace Doily Punch

I will tell you that it does take an entire large bottle of the Scotch Quick dry to make this, and I used large clamp clips to hold the boxes together while they dried.

This was not a hard project, just time consuming waiting for glue to dry.  But I do love the outcome.
Hope you decide to make one too, if you do, share the pics.  Until then, Happy Scrappin'

 

Blessed Fall Tag

Hey Guys:  Long Time no see, a lot has been going on in my life, mainly Grad-School at Seton Hall.  It  really is taking up a lot of my crafting time.  But it's all good hopefully it will enhance my teaching career and payoff in the long run.  Anyway, this is a video I shot late, late, late one night.  I really am trying to perfect my video skills, so please bear with me as I get use to this process and learn how to use my camera and basically how to talk at the same time. I hope you enjoy it, I know I enjoyed making it,

 Happy Scrappin' till next time.