Project Life Cards

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This year I am trying to find ways to be more economical my crafting. So I recently bought some 12 x 12 pads at Michael’s on sale for $11.99 each at Michael’s.  I decided to use them to make cards for Project Life and cards for my Etsy shop. This first pad of paper is Heidi Swapp and I chose it for the colors. I definitely can make some masculine cards for my shop.

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The pad included a few 4×6 and 3×4 cards and then I cut regular sheets too. It contained two of each designs so I pulled out one sheet of each design and then began cutting 4×6 and 3×4 cards. Look how many cards I was able to create out of this pad. And then I still have over twenty-five 12×12 sheets to make cards.

projectlifecards3I am using one of the IRIS photo storage cases to store my Project Life cards. Above is the cards I cut from Heidi Swapp’s paper pack.

projectlifecards4Oh my, this second paper pack is just so pretty. It is even prettier in person. It is Recollections ‘Today, Tomorrow, Forever’ paper pack. It came with two sheets of cards too and look at the cool wood panel sheets.

projectlifecards5And here they are all cut up in the photo above.  Look at the butterflies. My friend Joan always teases me about my love of butterflies so she will know when she sees this post one of the reasons  I had to have this paper pack. The colors are so amazing.

projectlifecards6I love seeing the cards spread out on my desk but the container person I am also loves seeing them in the case after I finished cutting them.  I will then label them with the name of the paper pack and put them in my case.

If you have never done this before, wait until you see a sale on paper packs and buy one then sit down and cut out cards while watching TV and before you know it you will have a bunch of beautiful Project Life cards.

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

Project Life Haul from ACMoore

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Hello my people! I have been having a hard time finding my way back to blogland. I have somehow managed to neglect this lovely outlet the past few weeks. But I am just bursting at the seems to share my latest haul from ACMoore.   [Read more…]

Confessions of a Scrapbook Kit Hoarder…#6

Hello Everyone!

I used the September kit in my Project LIfe layout.

I used the September kit in my Project LIfe layout.

Welcome to my new blog series, “Confessions of a Scrapbook Kit Hoarder“. If you haven’t already, please read The Intervention so you can understand the inspiration for this craft project.

I hope you all had a great weekend! I had a really sweet one with family. My father-in-law’s birthday was this weekend and we hung out, watched football and played board games. Lots of fun memories.  I squeezed in a little crafting on Saturday but I always remind myself that family time comes first so in the end I had to put my supplies down and play with my boys.

This is the left side of the layout.

This is the left side of the layout.

I used letter stickers from an old kit for the title.  I used the 3×4 and 4×6 cards from the kit for my journaling.  I also added the logos from Panera and Barnes & Noble from a print out to ad more information about the locations for a few pictures.  I added an extra page protector sheet that is 6 x12 with two 6×6 pockets in between the two pages for this week’s layout for added photos and journaling.

The right side of the layout  with the insert on top.

The right side of the layout with the insert on top.

I love sticking in an unexpected element like an additional page protector. The variety in sizes keeps the scrapbook interesting.

The right side of the layout.

The right side of the layout.

I moved the insert over so you can see the full right side of the layout. I again used cards from the kit. I also used two wooden elements from my stash -the camera and the arrow. I painted them with my Jenni Bowlin paint so they would pop.

Inking up wooden camera.

Inking up wooden camera.

I also was thrilled to use some leaves I had bought at Michael’s dollar bin and Joann’s a long time ago as an embellishment on this layout.

I used dollar bin accents and Jillibean Soup sticker to make fun accent.

I used dollar bin accents and Jillibean Soup sticker to make fun accent.

So you see, I can use up my stash. I didn’t need to buy a thing. I have a few more things to complete and then I will reveal the October kit (Sorry April, not yet!).

Have a blessed day!

Belinda

 

 

 

 

Confessions of a Scrapbook Kit Hoarder…The Intervention!

Overflowing storage bins filled with kits

Overflowing storage bins filled with kits

I have a confession to make…I’m a scrapbook kit hoarder!  I have subscribed to scrapbook kit clubs for over 8 years now.  In the beginning I would get my kits in the mail and pick through and make layouts with all the coordinating papers. It was so nice to have someone else do that sort of thinking for me.  But then slowly I started looking at the kits differently. I started to say, oh this paper is so pretty oh and this embellies is so cute, I can’t possibly violate them by using them on a layout.  And one after another, the kits started coming in and I keep waiting for the “perfect” layout to use the products.

Ended up buying another bin  to fill with kits.

Ended up buying another bin to fill with kits.

Then about 3 years ago, I started making cards and abandoned the whole traditional scrapbooking process. I dabbled here and there with mini projects like ‘Week in a Life” with Ali Edwards and December Dailies but still not parting with my prized stashes of kits.  As a matter of fact,  I would buy different paper for these projects rather than finding a way to make my stash work.

This shelving contains other items but much of it is ancient kits.

This shelving contains other items but much of it is ancient kits.

This past year, I told myself that I wanted to dip my foot in the water of scrapbooking again.  So for 2013 I have been working on a Project Life album.  Which I am proud to say also after many failed attempts in years past is actually getting completed. I worked out a system that works fairly well.

Another thing I have been doing to get my scrapbooking mojo on is listening to great scrapbooking podcasts while I work in my craft room.  The one I listen too most is called Paperclippings and I went ahead and subscribed to their podcasts.  The lovely part is that the host has guest panelists that talk about different aspects of scrapbooking.

The most recent one talked about kits and I felt like I was meant to hear what they were discussing. One panelist in particular (Tracy Banks) talked about how on her blog she shows her process on how she uses her kits.  Thus using practically all before the next kit arrives. Not a new idea but presented in such a way that I have decided this was just the intervention I needed to break the hoarding cycle.

So I am going to start a new series on my blog documenting my journey to freedom. I will start with my most recent kit from Cocoa Daisy which is the September kit. So come back to see if I can stay on the right path.

If you come to visit, maybe I can inspire you to break the cycle.

Happy crafting!

Belinda

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