OH Sophia, Sophia, OH how I love thee.......

I know that I am totally misquoting!  BUT I DO LOVE "SOPHIA", the new paper pack from Close to my Heart's Spring/Summer 2011 Idea Book!!!  I believe it is my favorite of all the new papers that were released in February.  Love the color combo of Hollyhock, Pear, Blush and Goldrush!  So bright, so cheery, so ME!

These cards are both created using the same pattern from Wishes.  I don't know why, but I find myself liking the 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 card size lately.  Do you ever find yourself finding a card size or even a scrapbook page size that you like and can't make enough of?  That is me right now!  I also like the 3x6 size as it can be made from 1/4 of a 12x12 piece of paper.

ANYHOO......Here are the cards that I created using Sophia.  The first card uses the stamp set that comes in the Sophia Workshop on the Go kit, but the sentiment is from the set Baby Love.  The second card uses the stamp set that comes in the Mayberry Workshop on the Go kit.

Don't forget that if you want to see any detail up close, all you need to do is click on the photo and it will enlarge it to a MUCH BIGGER SIZE.  

Supplies used: 

Paper: Sophia Level 2 Paper Pack

Stamps: Sophia Workshop on the Go stamp set, Mayberry Workshop on the Go stamp set, Baby Love (happy thoughts sentiment)

Inks: Hollyhock, Goldrush, Pear

Embellishments: Pear Ribbon (mini medley) Bitty Sparkles, Red/Pink Sparkles, White Daisy Grosgrain, Buttercup Ribbon Collection, Hollyhock Brad (Pink Brad Assortment)

As always, all products can be purchased on my website or from your favorite Close to my Heart consultant.  

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hope this inspires you to get yourself some of this super sweet paper!!  You will LOVE it too!!

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!

jen

Video Tutorial Creating a Mini Purse from a Notebook

Remember the little "Purse" that I made using a mini composition notebook?  Well, I decided to make a video creating one and the flower that goes on it.  The video is a bit long......like 17 minutes......guess I got to talking and did not realize how much time I spent on the project.

I also have to apologize for the angle.  I was trying to aim for the mat only, but I ended up getting a nice shot of my boobs the whole time!  LOL  After recording, I was happy with the way it turned out in general so decided that I was just going to keep it as is.

The 17 minutes consists of the supplies that I used, cutting the notebook edges and putting together the scrunched flower on the front.  I would love ANY feedback......good OR bad!  I hope to try again and improve as I go.  So, bare with me as I enter into the world of video tutorials......

Thanks SO much for stopping by!!

I hope that this inspires you to go out and find one of these little notebooks and give this a try!

Supplies used:
Paper: Mayberry Level 2 Kit
Inks: Olive, Smoothie, Honey
Embellishments: Smoothie Brad, Smoothie Button, Smoothie Ribbon
Tools: Paper Piercer, 2" Scalloped Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, Scissors

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!!

jen

How about some unfinished scrapbook pages??

I say unfinished as they do not have any photos on them YET.  These are the pages that my scrapbook groups made yesterday.  It was SO much fun seeing the different ways that the "girls" used the papers from the "Wings" Level 2 Paper Pack!!  We all cut for the same 6 pages, but because we did not use all the papers from the kit, some "girls" used different papers or flipped them over to use the back side creating completely different looking pages.

I will be looking for pics to go on these pages this week.  I have SO fallen behind in making sure that I have photos on my pages BEFORE group night!  And I was doing SO good for SO long.  But the past several months I have been struggling to leave the house to do something other than go to the gym.  Not that I need to even leave the house to scrapbook as it is ALL here for me to work on.  Just been a GREAT FUNK and I am trying SO hard to get out of it........

ANYHOO......enough about ME!  Let's move on to the pages!  These first 2 pages are from the brochure that comes with the "Wings" Workshop on the Go kit.  The only thing that I changed on the WOTG pages was I used VersaMark and Black Embossing Powder on the stamped images.  If you click on the pages it should bring them up bigger and you can see the detail a bit better.

The second set of pages were shown in the "Inspirations" brochure that was released in January as a sneak peak into the new catalog.  Since we use the coordinating My Stickease in each of my monthly group kits, I used those on these 2 pages instead of the stamping that CTMH had on their pages.  The scalloped banner was created using the NEW 2" Scalloped Circle Punch that CTMH sells!  The scalloped border at the bottom of the pages was made using a template from the "Magic" CD that comes with the book.

The last 2 pages were all my own!  Well, not the actual LO because that is in the "Magic" book.  But I guess all else was my ideas........Not much explanation for these 2 pages.....The scalloped edge on the right side was done using a corner rounder without the guard on.

Supplies Used: 

Paper: Wings Level 2 Paper Pack

Stamps: Wings Workshop on the Go Stamp Set

Inks: Black Ink for edging, VersaMark for the Emossing

Embellishments: Wings My Stickease, Black Mini Medley, Black Folded Ribbon, Black Embossing Powder

Tools: Heat Gun, Paper Piercer

Thanks SO much for stopping by!  

I hope that I have inspired you to either start your OWN scrapbook group, OR look for a Close to my Heart consultant that holds scrapbook groups each month.  This is a GREAT way to get pages done and learn NEW techniques!  NOT all CTMH consultants create 6 pages each month, but I am sure that you will be able to find someone that suits your scrapbooking needs!!

Happy Scrapping and Stamping!!

Jen