Still me. In my own 'evolution'...i have discovered that my process needed an adjustment- often i was faced with more photos for an event than i could fit on a 'double page spread'--and i am talking when i am telling a story, or documenting a vacation or an event etc. SO, that one story, or memory required MORE than a scrapbook page to do it justice. i found myself turning more often to mini-books, or trying to incorporate pockets or extra spots to add more content. additionally... the little creative spirit in me just loved to make 'interactive' components for my books, and pages... i have long been a fan of children's books with flaps, pockets, moving parts, pop-ups etc...and from my very earliest scrapbook pages, i have loved incorporating extra compartments for memory storage-- i describe the 'memory file' concept as a cross between a scrapbook page, and a mini-book. one of my long-time scrapbooking mantra's is: ANYTHING GOES!!
And that is definately happening inside these files! Blog « Heidi Swapp. HELLO, and happy FRIDAY! Yay!! Today’s post from Jennifer Evans is the PERFECT post to kick off your weekend! What are your creative plans? You know, sometimes you just have to PLAN it! The planning stages usually need to start with the photos… when was the last time you got pics printed? How many pictures do you have sitting on your phone? WOW! Sometimes, your kids even get a hold of your phone and start doing their first “selfies” or photographing the world through their own eyes. I used the new Hello Today products available at selective Michael’s stores. I also had fun customizing my own 3×4 cards using the new Stencil Minis. I used the journaling prompts to tell my story. I even split a 4×6 card and placed a photo in between the two so they looked like one large continuous piece of paper.
Lastly, I dry embossed a Word Stencil and then used Color Shine to color the word. So… i too am in the 2500-3000 range of photos! HELLO and welcome back! Welcome to Wednesday! Until now. OH! Hmmm. Positively Pink. How to Make and Use Natural Dyes. Quilled Snowflake Patterns. Would you believe more people search this site for snowflake patterns than anything else all year long?! I suppose it's not really too surprising... if a person is familiar with quilling, they're probably also aware of how beautifully it meshes with intricate snowflakes. I promised another snowflake pattern a while ago, so to make it up to you, I actually have three pretties to share today, thanks to two quilling friends who generously provided the photos and instructions. If you've never quilled before, you may want to refer to this Quilling 101 tutorial that shows basic techniques and tools.
There's no need to buy special paper until you see if you like making snowflakes - 1/8 inch strips of basic computer paper will work just fine. Here's a chart to guide you in making various shapes. Snowflake 1 Make: 3 inch loose coil (make 1) 2 inch heart scroll - glue coils together at top (make 6) 1 inch tight coil (make 6) 3 inch marquise/cat eye (make 12) OWH Stars and Stamps: Tuesday Tutorial - Scrappy Backgrounds! Hello, cardmakers! Did you have a fun weekend with the Rebel Card-Making Party? I know I sure did! Now after all of that crafting, I have more scraps! Have you wrangled your scraps yet following Sandy's awesome scrap-wrangling tutorial? If you have, here is a tutorial by Cara from over at Crafting Adventures. Scrappy Backgrounds by Cara One of the things I love to do with scraps is to create backgrounds that I can use with my larger images or sentiments.
Here's what you need: Strips of paper. Now, let's get to it! 1. The best tool to do this with is a small paper trimmer. 2. Here's why you need to use a tape runner for this project. 3. 4. 6. Beautiful work! (Linkup closed) *The Graphics Fairy LLC* Freebies Vintage Ornaments Kit ~ Far Far Hill. The Fozzy Book. Standard Case bound book - Popular DIY & Crafts Pins on Pinterest.