Hybrid Project | Thank You Card

More hybrid fun! This is a thank you card for someone that I'm pretty sure doesn't read this blog, but just in case, I'll set it to post after it's been given away!

I used a real button and ribbon in place of the digital button, and ended up leaving off the butterfly, and using a stamp pad to give the word box a subtle border instead of layering it on a contrasting paper square.

CREDITS:
Because I'm A Woman by the ScrapMatters Design Team
MiaMia by HK Designs
Fonts: Pea Smashtastic in a Hurry, Love Ya Like a Sister
Template: Created by Julie (ScrapMatters It’s In the Cards 5/27)

Scrapping BFF's | January 2009 and May 2010

If anyone is to get credit for my start in digital scrapbooking, it's Sarah. Yep, this addiction is ALL her fault! And for that, among about a million other resons, I love her like crazy.

On Sunday night we were both online,and contemplating another speed scrap, where a bunch of people chat online, somebody provides instructions for building a layout, and you use them to create a page. So, there we were, both at our computers about 1500 miles part, and chatting together about whether or not to scrap, based on the first of the instructions: "Today I want to learn something about you, so that's what I want your SS page to be about...YOU. Take some time now to pick what you want to focus on about yourself & get some journaling written."

So I had the brilliant idea that instead of scrapping about ourselves, we should each scrap a page about each other, and we should use the same photo. Sarah immediately agreed, and we started building our pages. We kept all the details secret from each other until we posted our final layouts to reveal what we'd created. What's really fun about this is that while our pages turned out very differently, many of our sentiments were the same. For both of us, it was the journaling that took the longest to get "just right."

I think this was the most fun I've ever had doing a speed scrap. A few hours of online time with my BFF, sharing a hobby we love, and celebrating ALL the wonderful things that make our friendship a mutual blessing!

MY PAGE

August 2010

Journaling reads:
You are my best friend, my BFF, the first person I call in gladness or tears. We talk about our hopes, our joys, our fears & our faith. In the next breath, it’s great sales, cute shoes & Queen of Scrap. You are my encourager & shoulder to cry on. You always listen & thoughtfully respond, affirming good decisions, & gently pointing me in the right direction when I’ve lost focus. You love me just as I am, yet always spur me on to be better. BFF, I am so VERY thankful God blessed my life with you. You make me a better person, & most importantly YOU MAKE ME SMILE.

SARAH'S PAGE

Journaling reads:
A friendship like this doesn’t come along every day. I always knew we had something special, but as each year passes I’m more and more grateful for the blessing of you in my life. We’ve shared a college apartment, a Disneyland vacation, and all those Thursday nights watching Friends and ER. We’ve lived in the very same room and on opposite sides of the country. We’ve danced our hearts out at the Bresa del Rio and at the weddings of so many we love. You’re the first one I call when I have a few spare minutes in the car to chat, the first one I email when I’m thinking of buying an outfit or pair of shoes and need a second opinion, and the first one I turn to when I need a listening ear to talk out life’s curveballs. Life has changed so much since we met thirteen years ago, and neither of us has ended up exactly where we expected. But through the highs and the lows, the boyfriends and breakups, the changes in clothing sizes and family sizes and the rest of life’s little surprises, one thing still holds true: this amazing, one-of-a-kind sisterhood of ours. Rooted in faith, bound in love, and thanks to unlimited talk time on our cell phones. You are one wonderful woman, Rebecca, and I’m so very, very thankful to call you my friend.

ABC Book

In a speed scrap last week, I earned this a cool set of alphabet templates, one for every letter of the alphabet. I'd already been thinking of making an ABC book for my nephew, and these templates made it sooooo easy!!

Here's page A - 

And another preview showing several pages with different colors. For a few pages, I used photos, but for most of them, I used scrapbooking elements for the illustrations.

The full set is over in my Picasa gallery - well, I've done through letter "R" so far, and hope to finish the rest this weekend at a Scrap night with some friends.

The template set that made this so fun is called Monogram It, and it's by Stolen Moments Designs. Definitely recommended!!!

Perpetual Calendar Project

I have some serious blog catching up to do! I've been scrapping like CRAZY for the Queen of Scrap contest over at ScrapMatters, because there are some awesome prizes on the line. :)

One of the projects I completed was 12 pages of a perpetual birthday calendar. I designed it to be used for several years, and now that I have the digital files, I can update one page at a time if there are changes. I haven't proofed these yet, so there may be some omissions or misspellings!

 

This project went together very quickly, thanks to the 3.5" x 10" Perpetual Calendar Templates from Designs by HollyAnn. The templates have a place to include a photo for each page, but I chose instead to use holiday or seasonal embellishments for each month's design. Other than that, the only notable alteration I made was to change the width of each page to 4" so 2 pages would exactly fit on an 8"x10" print, which I'll cut apart to make the calendar.

CREDITS USED IN THIS PROJECT:

Used on every page:

Templates: Perpetual Calendar Templates from Designed by HollyAnn

Handwriting 

Font: Pea Smashtastic in a Hurry

Used on some pages:

Arabian Adventure Add-On and Leave the World Behind by Britt-ish Designs

Beautiful Life, I.Love.You and Fresh Mini by Mistica Designs

Best Friends by Doreen Stolz

Euphoria by Andrea Gold

You Are My Sunshine Collab by the Go Digital Scrapbooking Design Team

Gigglerific by geniaBeana Scraps

Holiday Madness by Tallula Moon Designs

Irish Pride by Dreams Fulfilled

Merry Little Christmas by Michelle Coleman

Monthly Memories Collection by Jennifer Barrette

nitwit!blubber!oddment!tweak! from document.life.now/miss kim designs

Paper Piecing Freebie by Michelle Filo

Rhapsody by Carena’s Designs

Silverscatters by Man in the Moon Designs

A Slice of Life Collab by the ScrapMatters Design Team

Springy by Carola Okeke/FWTS

Summer Cocktail by Verena Karolyi Designs

Sweet November by Christy Skaggs

Up and Away by Dylabel Designs

TreeHouse Fun by ScrapMuss Designs

Tweet by Oscraps

Waiting for You by Majula Designs

Hybrid Project | {Smile} Card

I decided to make this card using a couple freebies I got online this week: the {smile} word art and the sunflower photo.

I printed out most items individually and glued them together. It's hard to see in the photo, but the butterfly is only glued at the center, so it's wings "pop" off the card. The green is a ribbon instead of that paper piece. Once the ink dries, I may add some Crystal Effects to the butterfly, this is a finishing liquid that will make the butterfly appear to be glossy, or acrylic-like.

CREDITS
Template: Created by Julie (ScrapMatters It’s In the Cards 5/27)
Word Art: Krisi’s Kreations
Papers: Queen of Scrap by the ScrapMatters Design Team
Euphoria by Andrea Gold
Urban Cutie by Brenna Coleman
Monthly Memories Collection (July) by Jennifer Barrette
Butterfly: Pocketful of Sunshine by Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild
Photo: Crestock.com free photo of the day

Hybrid Project | Scrapaholic Tumbler Insert

I'm pretty much inseparable from my coffee tumbler from St*rbucks, and the one I have is a "create your own" design tumbler. I've made several paper inserts, but now I'm making fun ones digitally as well. May 1 was {inter}National Scrapbook Day, and in honor of the event and the whole month of scrap-happiness, ScrapMatters has a new kit out called "Queen of Scrap." I couldn't resist - I made a new "outfit" for my mug

CREDITS
Queen of Scrap by the ScrapMatters Design Team
More Curves by Britt-ish Designs

Hybrid Project | Shirt and Tie Card

I've made my own cards for a loooooong time, but am now making some cards using digital products and templates. I use Photoshop to design the whole thing digitally, using a template to get all the papers to just the right size and shape.

Then each piece is set up to print separately, and I cut them out and assemble the card.
Now I'm all set for Father's Day... only my dad's retired and he doesn't wear ties much anymore!

Credits:
Template by wildblueeyez
Passport Required from Creations by Rachael
Happy Go Lucky by Shabby Princess