Project Life

The topic of Project Life has been abuzz on forums everywhere! At Scrap Shotz we have several members participating in Project Life. Today I would love to share Design Team member, Rebecca Hilligas's Project Life work.

Rebecca did not begin Project LIfe until February. True, most people start at the beginning of January but do not let the starting date deter you from working on this amazing project. You can go back to January to "catch up" like Rebecca....or you can make your own year! That is the beauty of this project.

For Rebecca, she chose to complete January. Despite not having some photos she wanted from January, she decided to include flyers from her recent (and stunning) kitchen renovation, school work and even some paper piecing.

I think you will agree - this is spectacular! Thank you Rebecca for sharing! If you are working on Project Life and would like to share, please let me know...as I would love to profile you on the blog.

What's New in the Store?

From time to time, I like to draw your attention to what Sandy has in the store. This time I don't know where to start because I am in love with everything! 

Moustaches are everywhere! With a 13yr old in the house, she and her friends love moustaches so this month's kit add-on has me drooling!

I love that you can get these in felt as well as rub-ons. Aren't these just darling?

As well I am intrigued and in love with the Art Anthology products. Their colours are gorgeous! Some of my favorites are

Dimensional Glaze Fairy - if you look carefully, you can see chunks of mica and glitter. As well I love that it maintains its shape too. This is perfect with a variety of projects.

Or the Sorbet Honolulu Blue? Isn't this colour just stunning? I love the rich hue and the swirls...drool!

Of course I cannot forget the Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets.  She has some terrific designs as well as the positive and negative of the die cuts.

For your Project Life-rs, check out these wonderful goodies!

Look at these delightful envelopes from Fancy Pants - the patterns are so darn cute! I am using them to save all the little brick a brack that comes from every day!

And these cute cute cute journaling cards from Elle's Studio - they are 3x4 perfect for Project Life..

I think you will agree that the store is filled with wonderful goodies - what has caught your eye?

The Beauty of Sketches

I love love love sketches. They are a fabulous jumping off point for me especially when I am itching to create but am struggling with where to start. Most of the times when I use a sketch, I make at least 2 versions of the sketch simply by rotating the sketch or making a mirror image of the sketch or both!

Below is an interpretation of sketch by Valerie Salmon Got Sketch?

This first interpretation was almost an exact replica of the sketch. What I loved about this sketch is how easy it came together. 30 minutes and I was done!

SOURCES  Bazzill (card stock); Close to my Heart (card stock); BoBunny (pattern paper, layered chipboard); WRMK (chomper); EK Success (border punch); American Crafts (journal pen, alphas); Queen & Co (pearls)

Then I decided to make another layout by rotating the sketch. These pictures have been sitting on my desk...forever so I decided it was time to use them up! And here is the result.

SOURCES  Supplies: Bazzill (card stock); Authentique (pattern papers, alphas, die cut stickers); BasicGrey (raw chipboard); Tattered Angels (glimmer mist); Ranger Perfectly Pearls (clear shimmer mist); WRMK (chomper); Queen & Co (pearls)

So tell me, do you like using sketches?

New BoBunny!

When I saw the BoBunny line, "Family Is" a huge smile appeared on my face. I immediately started thinking of all my photos that had been saved for THE perfect paper packet...and I believe this is it!

Check out Rosie's projects!

The colours and patterns work for almost any occassion - who doesn't love the polka dotted paper??? Yum yum yum!!!

New in the Store!

Goodness the store is filled to the brim with yummy scrapping products - so much so that I don't know where to start shopping! LOL

Let me show a few items that have caught my eye! Firstly, check out Teresa Collins "Stationary Noted" - the patterns and colours of her papers are simply divine. A pop of red on any layout adds a punch of spunk and sass that screams "Beautiful."

Another Teresa Collins' line: "He Said, She Said" has me equally smitten. My head is buzzing with ideas...if only I had the hours to make everything I have envisioned!

Thank you Rosie for these beautiful projects!

So what has caught your eye lately in the store?

Project Life: Week 4

Welcome to Week 4 of Project Life; Rosie has been so wonderful to share her Project Life journey with the Scrap Shotz readers.

From Rosie ...

I think I have more 2 page spreads in the first two month of the 2013 than in all of 2012 combined. Week 4 brings another two page spread and I had a couple of photos that were taken in portrait rather than landscape that I wanted to leave full size. So I left them full size and decided to live with them being "sideways". I'd rather have them in the spread than leave them out because they didn't "fit". That's the nice thing about this project, anything goes!! 

Here is a close-up of the left side:

The days of the week die cut was cut on my Cameo machine and again this week I added captions directly to the photos in PSE and also hand journaled directly on a photo in addition to added clear epoxy sticker captions to some photos.

Here's the right side:

The filler cards and journal cards are from the Project Life Seafoam core kit and I also added part of the program from the Sunday service at our church.

I would love to see what your Project Life looks like, feel free to leave a link here so I can take a look at it!

Thank you Rosie! 

Show Some Love!!!

For me February is the month of love. In the stores, you are inundated with shades of red and pink. As a mother of 2 girls, it is fun to see all the mushy frilly decorations. This made me think about scrapbooking. How? Well, how do I scrap about love?

Do I show activities and events that my families loves to partake in? Absolutely!!!

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); Echo Park (pattern paper, die cut stickers, alphas); EK Success (border punch); BasicGrey (pearls); American Crafts (journal pen, large alphas)

Do I scrap about the moments when the girls are not egging each other on??? You betch!

Supplies:  Bazzill (cardstock); Making Memories (pattern paper, sequins, die cuts); WRMK (chomper); Kaisercraft (nylong butterfly); Authentique (mini alphas); American Crafts (large alphas); ribbon (source unknown); EK Success (border punch)

And do I show those very special moments between a Dad and his daughter? Oh yes!!!

Supplies:  Echo Park (pattern paper, alphas, die cut stickers); stitching; EK Success (circle punch); BasicGrey (pearls); Kaisercraft (nylon butterfly)

So now you see why I adore the month of love...it makes me reflect on my scrapbooking and hope my families sees how much they are loved...and how much I love this wonderful wonderful hobby! So dig out your lovey dovey papers and get scrapping!

Can you share what you love?