tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50879998683462013092024-03-05T00:35:32.553-05:00Carpe Memoria Seize the memory--scrapbook it.Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-29956970064348368072015-11-25T04:00:00.000-05:002015-11-25T04:00:10.124-05:00Moroccan Spice Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome, hoppers! This month we are featuring <a href="http://www.clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a>'s November 2015 collection <i>Moroccan Spice</i>, and what a great collection it is! When I received my shipment, I couldn't stop saying, "Wow, wow, wow!" as I discovered all the papers, stamps, fibers, and embellishments in my pizza box. The designers at CS really did a fabulous job when they put together this one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you are hopping along, you got here from <a href="http://annetteddigital.blogspot.com/2015/11/club-scrap-blog-hop-november-2015.html" target="_blank">Annette's blog</a>. To get back to the beginning where you will find a list of all the bloggers participating this month, hop on over to the <a href="http://clubscrap.com/1115-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Time got away from me this month, as my husband and I took a 10-day trip to Australia and New Zealand to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary. (Hoping to get pictures developed and onto scrapbook pages soon!) While we were gone, my husband lost a friend in a car accident, and his wife has been on my heart lately. She came to mind as I was looking through the kit elements for inspiration for this hop project, and I decided to make a sympathy card to send to her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I placed the <i>Moroccan Spice</i> <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5051-Moroccan-Spice-Filigree-Masking-Stencil.aspx#.VlTxRHvu7aY" target="_blank">filigree masking stencil</a> on the front of an ivory card and sprayed with the three inks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">While the card front was drying, I stamped the large background stamp from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5034-Moroccan-Spice-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VlTxmXvu7aY" target="_blank">Art Nouveau stamp sheet</a> with Club Scrap's Earth, Moss, and Topaz <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.VlT5FXvu7aY" target="_blank">hybrid inks</a>, extending the stamp a bit so it was long enough for the width of the card. I decided that this stamped strip would wrap over the top of the card, so I scored the piece to make folding easier. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">From the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5035-Moroccan-Spice-Borders-Backgrounds-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VlTxw3vu7aY" target="_blank">Borders & Backgrounds stamp sheet</a>, I chose the medallion and stamped it once with Topaz ink and again with Moss. I cut out the center of the Moss image to create a layer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just love the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5044-Moroccan-Spice-Embellishment-Pack-Colored-Sequins-and-Brads.aspx#.VlTxPnvu7aY" target="_blank">sequin and brads</a> that were included in the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5043-Moroccan-Spice-Embellishment-Pack.aspx#.VlTzynvu7aY" target="_blank"><i>Moroccan Spice</i> embellishment pack</a>. I layered a clear sequin onto three teardrop sequins and attached to the Moss medallion with a brad. The Topaz and Moss medallions were added to a square of <i>Moroccan Spice</i> <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/5022-Moroccan-Spice-8-5x11-Plain-Paper.aspx#.VlT0m3vu7aY" target="_blank">Green</a> with the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4770-Foam-Adhesive-Circles.aspx#.VlT1A3vu7aY" target="_blank">foam adhesive circles</a> that Club Scrap recently started carrying in their store. I love how these circles add just enough depth--so many brands of foam adhesive are too thick for my taste, especially for multiple layers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And that is my project. I hope you enjoyed this stop on the hop. Our next hopper is Jill. Click <a href="http://jmp1022.blogspot.com/2015/11/club-scrap-blog-hop-nov-2015.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to check out what she has created with the <i>Moroccan Spice</i> collection.</span> </div>
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-23920499995859000812015-10-28T03:30:00.000-04:002015-10-28T03:30:02.005-04:00Big Top Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to <a href="http://www.clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a>'s October 2015 blog hop featuring their latest kit, <i>Big Top</i>! If you are hopping along, you should have gotten here from <a href="http://annetteddigital.blogspot.com/2015/10/club-scrap-blog-hop-october-2015-big-top.html" target="_blank">Annette's blog</a>. To get back to the beginning where you'll find links to all the blogs in this month's hop, visit the <a href="http://clubscrap.com/1015-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've been waiting and waiting (and waiting!) for a kit with a circus theme, and the designers at CS did not disappoint! The artwork, colors, and embellishments are fun and exciting--great for creating pages, cards, and projects with joyful themes. I can see this kit being used for birthday parties, county fairs, zoos, and of course, circuses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A traveling circus comes to a park about 10 minutes from our home every September. We haven't gone in a couple years, but my youngest daughter and I were excited to go this year and invited my middle daughter and her fiance. Our cell phones were working hard taking pictures of tigers, elephants, and pooches (oh my!). As I have fallen behind in my scrapbooking big time, the theme of this kit got me moving to have the pictures printed and complete some pages! (Maybe I'll be motivated to get some more photos developed and onto some scrapbook pages.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My project for this hop uses the instructions Club Scrap develops for creating scrapbook pages using elements of the kit. I hope you are familiar with this process called "Assembly Line Scrapbooking" (ALSB). Club Scrap has <i>hundreds</i> of such documents which you can access <a href="http://clubscrap.com/how-tos/instructions/" target="_blank">HERE</a>--you'll be amazed at the variety of cutting instructions and layouts that are created--I know I am!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I decided to do something a bit different with the instructions for the <i>Big Top</i> Deluxe kit. Rather than making six different pages to document our circus adventure, I chose the first two pages (labeled Layout 1 & 2) and repeated the layouts twice but with different papers. Take a look at the three two-page spreads below. They all follow the cutting instructions and placement of elements shown on the instructions above. </span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-24525377712841345252015-08-26T00:00:00.000-04:002015-08-26T08:02:49.367-04:00Woven Strands Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to the final stop on <a href="http://clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a>'s August 2015 blog hop! If hopping along, you got here from <a href="http://artfullybalanced.blogspot.com/2015/08/club-scrap-woven-strands-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Anne Marie's blog</a>. To start at the beginning and see the list of all the blogs in this month's hop, check out the <a href="http://clubscrap.com/0815-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've been away from blogging for a few months (and papercrafting, too, for that matter), but I have rediscovered my mojo and hope that it sticks around for a while. I find I'm much happier when I'm productively creating, don't you? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next few months are going to be quite busy for me. We have our daughter's wedding in October (and all the busyness that surrounds such events) plus my wonderful husband and I will celebrate 30 years of marriage in November. We just might be taking a trip abroad! I'm determined to send out Christmas cards this year, so I'm trying to get a head start before things kind of get crazy. I decided to use <i>Woven Strands </i>to try out an idea to make some simple layered cards with a bit of texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Unmounted stamps: <a href="http://carpe-memoria.blogspot.com/2015/08/for-sale-silent-night-stamps.html" target="_blank"><i>Silent Night</i>,<i> </i></a></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4765-Woven-Strands-Collection-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VdtF_c7u7aY" target="_blank"><i>Woven Strands</i> collection </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hope you like my Christmas creations with <i>Woven Strands</i>. I plan to make some more and stock up for mailing in December. </span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-55199669081570898722015-05-27T04:30:00.000-04:002015-05-27T08:24:35.451-04:00The Blues Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Welcome, hoppers! This month we are featuring <a href="http://clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a>'s May 2015 kit, <i>The Blues</i>. If you got here from Annette's blog, <a href="http://annetteddigital.blogspot.com/2015/05/club-scrap-blog-hop-may-2015-blues.html" target="_blank">Digital Musings</a>, you are at the final blog of the hop. To return to the beginning and see the list of all the bloggers this month, go to the <a href="http://clubscrap.com/0515-blog-hop" target="_blank">Club Scrap Blog</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This month, I have a simple home decor project made with a 6x6 canvas and items from <i>The Blues</i> collection.This project only took about an hour to make. I think the longest part was trying to find some music-related stickers in my sticker stash!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This has several layers of paper and some textural elements. My favorite layer is a trio of circle collage stamps from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4580-The-Blues-Collection-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VWUCK6bu7aY" target="_blank">Collection unmounted sheet</a>. It's stamped three times on the beautiful smooth white paper--perfect for stamping!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The focal point of the piece is from a sheet of cutaparts in the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4582-The-Blues-Embellishment-Pack.aspx#.VWUE36bu7aY" target="_blank">Embellishment pack</a>. Cutaparts are wonderful pieces of artwork--they really enhance the collection! I enjoy dressing them up a bit; this time I distressed the edges and added some music note stickers from my stash to add a couple more textures.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The collection contains several sets of silver charms--<a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4579-The-Blues-Club-Stamp-Music-Note-Charms.aspx#.VWUEnabu7aY" target="_blank">music notes</a>, <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4568-The-Blues-Antique-Silver-Guitar-Charms.aspx#.VWUEl6bu7aY" target="_blank">guitars</a>, and <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4598-The-Blues-Greetings-to-Go-Silver-Treble-Clef-Charms.aspx#.VWUCQKbu7aY" target="_blank">treble clefs</a>. Attached with a brad, the charm adds another tactile element.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I wrapped the edges of the canvas with the light blue ribbon from the Embellishment pack and added a bow of navy blue satin ribbon to the top. Additional textures. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Lisa Kay</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-63587882077862621302015-03-25T04:00:00.000-04:002015-03-25T10:23:25.404-04:0050's Kitchen Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to the March 2015 <a href="http://clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a> blog hop! This month I'm humbled to be associated with a very talented group of paper artists as we feature the collection called <i>50's Kitchen</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This month's kit is a fun, colorful collection of papers and designs reminiscent of kitchen styles of the middle of the 20th century. The element that grabbed my attention is the cherry motif--I'm drawn to the natural red and green colors, and cherries are one of my favorite fruits! So, since I received my kit at the beginning of the month, I've been trying to think of a project I could make featuring the cherry stamps found on the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4410-50s-Kitchen-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx" target="_blank">Art Nouveau</a> stamp sheet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And, this, blog readers, is the card I created. I believe I got the original idea from a Technique Junkies newsletter several years ago. Not sure if I created mine the same way, but below are the steps I followed to create the grid pattern. (For a list of supplies, see the end of this post.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The last time I participated in Club Scrap's blog hop (<a href="http://carpe-memoria.blogspot.com/2015/01/constellations-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">January 2015</a>),
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I use the file organizer to hold cutting mats, scoring boards, and paper punch boards. For me, it's better than stacking them horizontally, and it can sit on my work table or even on the floor beside my chair (when the table is too cluttered--as it usually is!) where I can easily reach for the one I want. Hope you like this craft room organization idea!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Continue the hop by clicking <a href="http://crzymomstidbits.blogspot.com/2015/03/50s-kitchen-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to go to Ann's blog. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa Kay</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">From the <i>50's Kitchen</i> collection</span>:<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5 1/2 x 8 1/2 <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4400-50s-Kitchen-8-5x11-Plain-Paper.aspx#.VQ2PD2bu7aY" target="_blank">Aqua Cardstock</a> (folded to 5 1/2 x 4 1/4)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3 7/8 x 5 1/8 <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4400-50s-Kitchen-8-5x11-Plain-Paper.aspx#.VRA4eGbu7aZ" target="_blank">Red Cardstock</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3 5/8 x 4 7/8 <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4400-50s-Kitchen-8-5x11-Plain-Paper.aspx#.VRA4eGbu7aZ" target="_blank">Tan Cardstock</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4410-50s-Kitchen-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VRFd5mbu7aY" target="_blank">Art Nouveau</a> stamp sheet</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.VRFeP2bu7aY" target="_blank">Hybrid Ink Pads</a>: Ruby, Moss, Lagoon</span><br />
<a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/1079-Ink-Applicators.aspx#.VRFeSmbu7aY" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ink Applicator</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Other tools: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Paper Trimmer</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Scoring Board (I used <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/2400-Scor-Pal.aspx#.VRFetGbu7aY" target="_blank">Scor-Pal</a>) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Acrylic Mounting Blocks </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Scrap Paper (to cover work surface) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">6-inch Clear Ruler</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Black Fine-tipped Pen </span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-11163132097291706002015-01-28T03:00:00.000-05:002015-01-28T07:25:57.445-05:00Constellations Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Prelude: Can you believe the first month of 2015 is nearly over?! I guess I've been having a LOT of fun, because time has really been flying lately!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm so happy to be part of Club Scrap's blog hop featuring the January 2015 collection, <i>Constellations</i>. To start from the beginning, click <a href="http://clubscrap.com/0115-blog-hop/" target="_blank">HERE</a> for the Club Scrap blog. There you can find a list of all the bloggers showcasing their <i>Constellations</i> creations this month. If you are following the hopping order and you just came from Hetty's blog, <a href="http://craftchaos.blogspot.com/2015/01/club-scrap-blog-hop-constellations.html" target="_blank">Craft Chaos</a>, you are in the right spot!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As it is the day before the hop, my <i>Constellations</i> creations are simple. I've been needing to make some birthday cards, and the "Make a wish" UM stamp from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4224-Constellations-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VMfbyMbu4t8" target="_blank">Art Nouveau</a> sheet really caught my eye. At first, I was going to look through my <strike>collection</strike> stash of stamps for one featuring candles, but then I got a song stuck in my head. Can you guess what it was? It's from Walt Disney's <i>Pinocchio</i>, and it's called "When You Wish Upon a Star." Are you familiar with it? If not, here's a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKh6XxYbbIc" target="_blank">LINK</a> to the song sung by Jiminy Cricket. There! Now you've got the song stuck in your head, too! (You have to get <i>something</i> from reading this blog!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For Card #1, I used Spellbinders A2 Curved Matting Basics A dies--the two smallest dies. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After lining up the panels, I placed the larger die on the top panel and taped it in place. (Tip: Instead of using tape right off the roll, stick a piece to your jeans or sweater to get some lint on it--really helps when removing it from your paper!) I ran the White panel through the diecut machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Once the window was cut in the top panel, I lined up the smaller die on the bottom panel. Placed a piece of linty tape again, and ran the Black panel through the machine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My "Make a wish" greeting was stamped on the card base--I used the window in the Black panel to line it up. I sprinkled black glittery embossing powder on the greeting, heat set it, and added a star brad. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I didn't snap pics of this part, but on the White panel, I stamped a couple lines of stars in random areas, sprinkled with silver embossing powder, and heat set. Both the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4229-Constellations-Collection-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VMfiKMbu4t8" target="_blank">Collection UM Rubber</a> and the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4224-Constellations-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VMfiQ8bu4t8" target="_blank">Art Nouveau UM Rubber</a> in the <i>Constellations</i> collection have the tiny star stamps (I opted not to cut mine apart, then I laid the long stamps side-by-side on the acrylic block.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">As I mentioned, I used the same type of base for Card #2, but with a Burgundy panel. Instead of die cutting a window, I used the White die cut from Card #1 for the greeting (same stamp with the black glittery embossing powder). The star stamp is from an OWH stamp set by Hero Arts. (Silver ribbon is included in the Greetings to Go pack.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's Card #2 again. I love how the ribbon makes it look like a gift and how the metallic silver is repeated in the stars. Makes me smile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This year, I'd like to add some information about my craft room and how I organize my large amount of supplies. I have to admit, it's really too big to call it a craft "room." In our last house, I crafted in a room that was about the size of a small walk-in closet. When we built this house (the first, and hopefully last house, we've ever built), I knew I wanted a large, expansive place to get creative. I call it a craft "studio," as it is quite large!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, this month, I'll share how I organize my Club Scrap unmounted stamps. (I do have some other companies' stamps, but they haven't been organized quite yet--at least not photo and blog-worthy organization.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">My stamps are kept in binders on a counter. On the left, I have holidays and occasions, so I only have to pull out one binder if I'm working on baby or Valentine cards. I made tags out of metal tags inked with alcohol inks. I then made labels that tell me either the holiday/occasion included in the binder or the months/years inside.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The other supplies I use are Club Scrap's <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/4224-Constellations-Art-Nouveau-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.VMfiQ8bu4t8" target="_blank">Mount-It adhesive</a>, Tim Holtz scissors (mine have black duct tape on them because a puppy got hold of them a few years ago), basic sheet protectors, and white card stock. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After putting adhesive on them, I store my stamps on the outside of the page protector with the plain white card stock inside for a bit of stiffness (but not much bulk). I use the index sheets included with the stamps to print out TWO pages (at 100%). I use one under the stamps--really helps me to know if I've forgotten to put a stamp away--and another on the left side so I can read the text. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Since Club Scrap has reduced the number of sheets of stamps with each collection, I'm able to put the largest one by itself on one page, and then after that I have the Borders & Backgrounds sheet and the Art Nouveau and Greetings sheets below. Just two "pages" per collection in my binder. I'm now able to fit an entire year of stamps into a 4" binder. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">(As a bonus pic, here's one collection's 4-sheet UM stamps with Mount-It on it (I use my finger to spread it out--I feel there is less waste than using a paint or foam brush). This set is ready to cut out and place on the page protectors with the copied index sheets inside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hope you enjoyed my <i>Constellations</i>' "Make a wish" cards and the little tour of my UM collection. If you leave a comment below (and I read them all!), let me know what area of my studio you'd like me to feature next month. I promise to get it all cleaned up and organized before snapping photos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next stop on the <i>Constellations</i> blog hop is Ann's blog <a href="http://crzymomstidbits.blogspot.com/2015/01/constellation-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Crzymom's Tidbits</a>. Can't wait to see what Ann has in store for us!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until next time, hoppers!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa Kay</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-18221669005155240352014-10-29T05:52:00.000-04:002014-10-29T09:17:39.551-04:00Homestead Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Welcome to the October 2014 Club Scrap blog hop featuring the <i>Homestead</i> collection! </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you got here from <a href="http://www.tiaresmith.com/club-scrap-homestead-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Tiare's blog</a>, you are on the right path. To start at the beginning (and to see the list of bloggers), head over to the new <a href="http://clubscrap.com/homestead-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I created one little card for this month's hop. It's the only thing I've created with the gorgeous and down-to-earth <i>Homestead</i> collection, but I've got lots of ideas for more cards and projects. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For inspiration for a card to make, I checked out the amazing "please inspire me!" site, Pinterest, and searched for "ribbon" and "cards." I created a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lisakoglesby/cardmaking-ribbons/" target="_blank">board</a> with my favorite uses of ribbons on cards. And here is the card I created:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And on the reverse of the card panel, I started attaching ribbon strips. I found it best to add adhesive around the shape plus use tape to secure the ends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And this is what the front looks like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Again, here's my finished card. I will definitely be doing this technique again with other dies and my extensive stash of ribbon!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for taking a look at my blog today. The next stop on the hop is <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/10/club-scrap-blog-hop-homestead.html" target="_blank">Marya's blog</a>. If you want to see the list of bloggers, return to the <a href="http://clubscrap.com/homestead-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. Until next time, Happy Fall, Y'all!!</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-6624225816308748412014-09-24T03:30:00.000-04:002014-09-24T11:20:01.528-04:00Blueprints Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to my little part of the Club Scrap blog hop featuring the September 2014 kit <i>Blueprints</i>. If you got here from <a href="http://www.tiaresmith.com/club-scrap-blueprints-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Tiare's blog</a>, you're in the right spot. To start from the beginning or see a list of all the bloggers participating today, check out the new <a href="http://clubscrap.com/blueprints-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Club Scrap blog</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This kit is so much fun and has great potential for a variety of scrapbook pages and papercrafting projects. I can see this used for pages/projects about home building and renovations, architectural wonders, school projects featuring measuring and/or construction, even Lego creations. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I <i>really</i> wanted to use the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3825-Blueprints-Builder-s-Masking-Stencil.aspx#.VCIe4OcijeY" target="_blank">Builder's Masking Stencil</a> pictured with the kit items above. I even pulled out the white paper and some sprays and played with it. But, then I realized it was too big for my 6x6 canvas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, here's my <i>Blueprints</i> project. The photo is of our home. I took it one day several years ago when I noticed how gorgeous and ethereal the clouds were over the house. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The foundation is a 6x6 canvas inked with <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.VCIiNucijeY" target="_blank">Club Scrap's sapphire ink</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I also used white pigment ink to stamp two blue <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3824-Blueprints-12pk-Jumbo-Photo-Corners.aspx#.VCIiuecijeY" target="_blank">jumbo photo corners</a> with the large stamp from the <i>Blueprints</i> <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3816-Blueprints-Unmounted-Borders-Backgrounds.aspx#.VCIiiucijeY" target="_blank">Borders and Backgrounds sheet</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my project. Up next is Marya. Click <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/09/club-scrap-blog-hop-blueprints_24.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to see her creative project and continue along the hop. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until next time,</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-60357979073415368002014-08-27T03:30:00.000-04:002014-08-27T09:03:16.437-04:00Cinema Blog Hop!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to my stop on Club Scrap's <i>Cinema</i> blog hop! If you got here from <a href="http://www.tiaresmith.com/club-scrap-cinema-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Tiare's blog</a>, you are right on track. If you stumbled across my blog and want to go back to the beginning and/or see the listing of blogs in this hop, head over to <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/08/cinema-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Club Scrap Creates</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This month we are featuring projects made with the classy and "full of memories" <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/c/619-Cinema.aspx" target="_blank"><i>Cinema</i> collection</a>. How many of us remember "The End" (or "That's All Folks!") at the end of cartoons and movies or remember what "filmstrips" looked like? I love big and little screen creations, so this kit is one of my favorites!! The memories I have from just looking at the prints in this picture make me smile. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Creativity has been hard to find lately. You know, when you have a lot on your mind it's hard to relax and let creative juices flow. In the meantime, my papercrafting supplies are sitting in the studio wondering when I'm going to break out of this rut and play!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I missed the hop last month because of this crazy rut I'm in. I mean, for <u>me</u> to miss an opportunity to play with a <u>floral kit</u>--now THAT'S crazy!! I was not going to let it happen this month, though, and here we are on the day before the blog hop. Nothing like a deadline to force the creativity to flow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm a scrapbooker at heart, but cardmaking just screams "doable!" to me when I have little creative mojo. So, I grabbed some ink, the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3760-Cinema-Greetings-to-Go.aspx#.U_03pUgijeY" target="_blank"><i>Cinema</i> Greetings to Go pack</a>, and some basic scrapbooking tools. And here is what I came up with. Just three cards for now, but they were fun and got my creative juices flowing. (Let's just hope they keep going!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This first one uses one of the great cutaparts included in the pack. I didn't do anything special to this except mat it on a piece of <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3722-Cinema-12x12-Plain-Paper.aspx#.U_0zmkgijeY" target="_blank">Wine cardstock</a> and punch out the circles with a 1 1/4-inch circle punch. On the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3722-Cinema-12x12-Plain-Paper.aspx#.U_0zmkgijeY" target="_blank">Metallic Grey</a> panel, I stamped a row of movie reels from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3748-Cinema-Art-Nouveau-UM.aspx#.U_0zxUgijeY" target="_blank">Art Nouveau stamp sheet</a>. A simple card, but it got me going. :-)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've mentioned before that I receive a set of dies each month from <a href="http://www.paperwishes.com/" target="_blank">Paper Wishes</a>. This month's die set is a Christmas theme, and I was excited to see how I could use these dies with <i>Cinema</i> cards.</span><br />
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This card is the largest in the GTG pack. It's essentially three panels with the largest one (Aqua) folded over onto the others and then secured with brads. I die cut three wreathes and two bows for this one. The wreath looks great cut from Wine cardstock. I added glitter glue on the berries and popped the bows with a little foam tape. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br />Well, th-th-that's all folks! I hope you enjoyed my little stop on the <i>Cinema</i> blog hop. Your next stop is <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/08/club-scrap-blog-hop-cinema.html" target="_blank">Marya's blog</a>. I can't wait to see what she's created this month!</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-64996659054457981332014-07-07T18:14:00.000-04:002014-07-07T18:14:25.825-04:00OWH Thick & Thin Challenge<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finishing up the challenges at <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/vcmp-master-list/" target="_blank">OWH's virtual cardmaking party</a></span>. <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yes, I think I did all 18 challenges over the past four days . . . whew! It's been a while since I did so much papercrafting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For <a href="http://byannette.blogspot.com/2014/07/4th-of-july-vcmp.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> challenge, we were to make two similar cards, but one was to be "thick" and a card sent TO a service member and another "thin" to be donated to OWH for a military man or woman to send home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I chose buttons as my thick and thin element. We aren't supposed to use thick embellishments on cards that the troops send home, because of the additional postage required. However, they also accept cards and letters TO service men and women. Everyone needs a word of encouragement, right? So, the first card has real buttons on it. I'll write a message inside and it will be given to someone at one of the units.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This card will go in a box for a someone to choose to write home on. (I love "missing you" sentiments on cards.) The buttons are die cuts, so they are paper thin--no extra bulk or unevenness that the post office frowns on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now my studio needs a good straightening up after making all those cards. It was fun, though, and I'm glad my mojo is back!</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-22203843461256605462014-07-05T11:11:00.001-04:002014-07-05T11:11:32.313-04:00Another Paper Starburst<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Continuing my entries for <a href="http://www.operationwritehome.org/" target="_blank">Operation Write Home</a>'s virtual cardmaking challenge, this time we were to make a card for a child with a paper-pieced background. The hostess of this challenge is Kelly at <a href="http://a2zscrapbookingblog.com/2014/07/04/virtual-card-making-party-with-owh/" target="_blank">A to Z Scrapbooking</a>. </span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I just had to try the starburst technique again that Tricia shared on her <a href="http://theefficientcrafter.blogspot.com/2014/06/sunshine-card.html" target="_blank">BLOG</a>. You can find the instructions there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cake stamp is from Stampin' Up! and the sentiment from Club Scrap. The pattern papers are from a 6x6 pad I bought when Archiver's was closing their stores. I really like how the coordinated papers in 6x6 packs work well for this technique! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'll be including this card in my next box to OWH. Hope a servicemember has a daughter who would like it!</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-50781581698848654442014-07-04T17:05:00.001-04:002014-07-04T17:05:20.065-04:00Paper Starburst<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm not a big fan of pattern paper--it's just too thin for most of my projects--but the recent closings of the Archiver's stores led to a number of 6x6 paper packs making their way to my studio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I recently saw this technique on <a href="http://theefficientcrafter.blogspot.com/2014/06/sunshine-card.html" target="_blank">Tricia's blog</a>, and I just had to try it out for <a href="http://bunnyscrap.blogspot.com/2014/07/colored-background-challenge.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> Operation Write Home challenge. We were to use five background papers--I used four pattern papers and the tan card base. If you want the instructions for cutting the papers, check out Tricia's blog, <a href="http://theefficientcrafter.blogspot.com/2014/06/sunshine-card.html" target="_blank">The Efficient Crafter</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for taking a peek at my card. I hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Until next time,</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-46902253338974975652014-07-04T16:41:00.002-04:002014-07-04T16:41:45.858-04:00Challenges on the Fourth of July<br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I was happy to see that <a href="http://www.operationwritehome.org/" target="_blank">Operation Write Home</a> was having a virtual cardmaking party this weekend. I've been making a lot of cards for OWH lately, so I thought I'd join the fun. </span><br />
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Another challenge (<a href="http://loriskreations.blogspot.com/2014/07/4th-of-july-vcmp.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>) is to make a birthday card using red, white, and blue. This card uses blue and red papers from Club Scrap's Freedom collection and white from their Artifacts kit. The die is from Die-Versions.</div>
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And my last card for today goes along with <a href="http://www.wannastamp.com/2014/07/vcmptgif.html" target="_blank">THIS</a> challenge, which was to create a thank you card. As a bonus, we were to add shimmer, which I did by spraying the yellow panels with Moss Green Glimmer Mists. </div>
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And those are my creations for today. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-21545719887196381752014-07-01T22:25:00.000-04:002014-07-01T22:25:38.336-04:00Loving a Little Creative Competition<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.clubscrapcommunity.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap's online community </a>is having a member-run Summer Camp! For a number of years I helped coordinate the competitions, but this time my schedule does not allow it. Fortunately, though, I have been able to create a few cards to submit for my cabin, Karen's Fountains. </span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-1179164795639708042014-06-25T04:30:00.000-04:002014-06-25T08:21:06.488-04:00Picnic Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Greetings, hoppers! Welcome to my little part of the <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/06/this-hop-is-real-picnic.html" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a> blog hop featuring the fun and colorful <i>Picnic</i> collection. If you got here from <a href="http://dishingwithjanet.blogspot.com/2014/06/time-for-picnic-party-post.html" target="_blank">Janet's blog</a>, you're in the right spot. To see the entire list of participants go to <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/06/this-hop-is-real-picnic.html" target="_blank">Club Scrap Creates</a>. </span><br />
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this month! </span> I created this fun card that would be great for a birthday. Speaking of birthdays, today is my youngest daughter's special day, though I dare not give this card to her, as it has PINK on it! Not sure what she has against the color, but she likes every color except that one. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I absolutely love dies. I recently started getting dies monthly from <a href="http://www.paperwishes.com/" target="_blank">Hot off the Press</a>, and a month or two ago I received this fun bicycle die set. It allowed me to create this fun, summery card with some <i>Picnic</i> papers.
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explanation. I used Memories Mists to create the sky and grass, cutting out clouds from Post-It notes to adhere to the white <i>Picnic</i> cardstock before spraying. Green grass, blue sky, a bike, and some balloons--looks like summer to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">That's it for me this month. The next stop on the hop is Annette's blog, <a href="http://annetteddigital.blogspot.com/2014/06/club-scrap-blog-hop-june-2014-picnic.html" target="_blank">Digital Musings by AnnetteD</a>. Can't wait to see what digital creations she has developed this month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa Kay </span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-9354328162829369652014-05-19T08:53:00.000-04:002014-05-19T08:58:50.028-04:00Inspiration from Inspiration<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Inspiration breeds inspiration, right? The <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/05/national-scrapbooking-month-may-2014_17.html" target="_blank">second 2014 [inter]National Scrapbook Month challenge</a> at <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap Creates</a> is to be inspired by something posted on the blog to create a new piece of art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I have to tell you, the wealth of inspiration on that blog is <i>phenomenal</i>!! I did some blog surfing and found a <i>bunch</i> of techniques I hope to try, but one entry just grabbed me. <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/search?q=+karen+pinspired" target="_blank">HERE</a> is Karen's entry. She was inspired by a card she found on <a href="http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/" target="_blank">Splitcoaststampers</a>. (Sources in captions below pics.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And here are the cards I created. The "I Miss You." cards were created with Club Scrap's <i>Nature's Wonders</i> collection (now extinct). Sentiment stamp from <i>Fire & Ice</i> (November 2013). These cards will be sent to <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/" target="_blank">Operation Write Home</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I turned the design sideways to create these cards to send to my mom and mother-in-law. The mother stamps are from Close to My Heart, papers are Club Scrap's <i>English Garden</i> collection, the fiber is CS's <i>Color in Black & White,</i> and paisley stamps are CS's <i>Paisley</i> (all these CS collections are extinct).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What have you been inspired by lately? Check out the challenge at Club Scrap Creates and enter your inspired artwork! Last day to enter is May 30. Can't wait to see what YOU make!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa Kay </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Best laid plans of mice and men" . . . you know the saying. There is just not enough energy to be creative and blog about it lately. Good news, though, I've been more creative in the last week than I have in the last month!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To celebrate [inter]National Scrapbooking Month, Club Scrap is hosting some challenges. The first one (deadline is tonight!) is to create a Passport to Fun mini album. You can find the challenge and submissions <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/05/national-scrapbooking-month-may-2014.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This album is a lot of fun. It's made with envelopes for 5x7 cards, plus some cardstock mattes, two booklets, and some pages tucked into the envelopes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I pulled out my kit and assembled the mini album, which took less than an hour--my kind of project! As I'm putting it together, I realize that the primary colors will go perfectly with pictures from our trip to Disney World back in '09 (which still haven't made it into an album!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I decided to focus only on pics of my daughter with the characters we met. It was her first time to WDW, and we went to a lot of character meals. She was all smiles that week--what a blast!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I had made her an autograph booklet that she carried around. You can see it in the photo of her and Eeyore. For this album, though, I decided to pull the pages out of the autograph book and include them in the mini album with the pictures. I think having the pictures and autographs together make them all more meaningful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">No time/energy right now to complete the book, but I hope to soon. My daughter will enjoy looking through it and reliving memories of our special trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Earlier this month, I was honored to be the Guest Artist for the <i>Hydrangeas</i> Greetings to Go pack. You can check out all my cards <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/04/hydrangeas-greetings-to-go-guest-artist.html" target="_blank">here</a>. The element of the G2G pack that caught me off-guard was the 5-pack of paper doilies. I've used doilies to line cake plates, even as stencils to dust powdered sugar on top of desserts, but I've never used them on greeting cards. For inspiration, I turned to the place that holds a wealth of creative ideas--Pinterest. <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lisakoglesby/cardmaking-paper-doilies/" target="_blank">I even created a board focusing on greeting cards that feature paper doilies</a>. Check it out to find ideas on how to use <i>your</i> paper doilies!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There were some wonderful comments made about my greeting cards (thank you!!), but most of them mentioned the doily dress I made on this card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Want to create this dress yourself? I found the instructions on this site: <a href="http://www.inkingidaho.blogspot.ca/2013/01/all-dressed-up.html" target="_blank">Inking Idaho</a>. Becky is a successful Stampin' Up! demonstrator with a host of amazing and creative ideas! She shares this pictorial on how to fold the paper doily into a layered skirt. Easy!! For the bodice, I embossed a piece of white Club Scrap cardstock with a swirl embossing folder, then sketched the shape onto the back--no pencil lines to erase after cutting out the shape. You can see various types of bodices on my <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lisakoglesby/cardmaking-paper-doilies/" target="_blank">Pinterest paper doily board</a>. The ribbon hides the junction and adds a pop of color. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next time I make a doily dress, I'm going to first color the doily like I did on this card. It was incredibly easy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've seen instructions on how to color doilies by dipping them in a bowl of water colored with food coloring. Seriously??! How messy!! Just look at all the supplies needed on this <a href="http://partycraftsecrets.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/dye-paper-doilies.html" target="_blank">blog</a>. She even includes rubber gloves and a "sense of adventure"--come on, I just want to color a paper doily!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, what does the seasoned paper crafter use for this otherwise daunting task? A few sprays of Stewart Superior's Memories Mist does a fabulous job. If you want to see the many colors they offer, check out this <a href="http://www.stewartsuperior.com/html/memories_line.html" target="_blank">page</a>--go half way down to the Mists section. I just laid the doily in a CS pizza box and spritzed the Memories Mist enough to cover the doily. It didn't take long to dry and become a part of my "Thinking of you" card. Yes, doily dresses in a variety of colors will be in my future! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for stopping by. The next stop on our hop is Marya's blog: <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/04/club-scrap-blog-hop-hydrangeas.html" target="_blank">A Notebook Novel</a>. I know you will be amazed at her creativity--I always am! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This month all the bloggers are featuring projects using the March 2014 kit, <i>Trees</i>. Here's a pic of some of the kit elements. You can find more kit items <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/c/614-Trees.aspx" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ever have a bad case of crafter's block? Well, that's what I had this month. I often have at least a small idea of what I want to create with the new kit when I first open it. This time, though, nothing was coming to me. I'd looked at the kit, seen projects other CS folks have made with the products, even created a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/lisakoglesby/club-scrap-mood-board-trees/" target="_blank">mood board in Pinterest</a></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">featuring trees and the many beautiful colors in the kit. Still, nothing came to mind when the deadline was approaching for this blog post. Absolutely nothing.</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, with the deadline right around the corner, I pulled out the kit elements and spread them out on the floor. Hmmm . . . nothing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">They have text on them, which reminded me of some stamps in the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/c/111-Up-Up-Away.aspx" target="_blank"><i>Up, Up & Away!</i> collection </a>from February 2013, so I pulled those out and some of the plain <i>Trees</i> papers and CS inks and started stamping.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are the three stamped papers I created. It was getting late, so I went downstairs to read a few pages in my human resources management text book. This serves several purposes: It checks off another thing on my to-do list for the day, and it puts me to sleep (please don't tell my professor!). But most of all, it enables me to take a break from my creative venture, since at this point, I still wasn't sure what my final project was going to be. I had a start, but I what path I was taking was still a mystery.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">A new day brings a refreshed mind (isn't that great?!), and I could finally see what I was going to do for this project. The leaves and the light green paper both reminded me of pears--that's right--<i>pears</i>. And I just so happen to have a pear die! (From <a href="http://www.spellbinderspaperarts.com/products/p-1510-orchard-harvest-tags-and-accents.aspx" target="_blank">Spellbinders' Orchard Harvest Tags and Accents</a> die set.) With a new-found direction, I used the dictionary page dark green paper to die cut two pears. (I didn't use the leaf die, though it's pictured.) I also stamped the leaf trio a few time and cut out a couple leaves to add to the pear die cuts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And here (finally) is my completed card. The sentiment strip was made using the UU&A stamp and Sandstone ink. I made the row of leaves lighter by stamping first onto scratch paper. The "thank you" stamp used on the top and bottom is from the <i>Milestones</i> kit, and the "thank you" in brackets came from <i>Pure & Simple</i>. (These are both extinct wood-mounted stamps.) The sentiment strip and the pear/leaf on the left are raised with foam adhesive. The fiber is from the <i>Trees</i> embellishment pack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">There you have it. Sometimes when creativity is blocked it helps to just get out some paper, stamps, and ink and stamp away. Then, get a good night's sleep, and in the morning you'll find your mojo has returned. Mine just happened to be in the form of pears!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks for making it to the end of my blog post. Your next stop on the hop is Marya's blog: <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/03/club-scrap-blog-hop-trees.html" target="_blank">A Notebook Novel</a>. I can't wait to see what she has in store for us!</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-27811102627032017972014-02-26T04:00:00.000-05:002014-02-26T10:37:56.133-05:00It's a BIG DEAL!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to my stop on this month's <a href="http://www.clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a> blog hop featuring the February 2014 kit <i>Big Deal</i>. (See elements of the kit <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/c/613-Big-Deal.aspx" target="_blank">HERE</a>.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">If you got here from <a href="http://www.iclassygirl.com/club-scrap-big-deal-blog-hop/" target="_blank">Tiare's blog</a>, then you are hopping right along. If you get lost along the way, or you want to start back at the beginning, go to the <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/02/big-deal-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Club Scrap Creates</a> blog. There's a list of all of this month's participants there. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">When my kit arrived, I immediately noticed the gorgeous colors and unique textures of the papers. Photos can never do justice to paper textures, but you can see the beautiful colors in this picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the blog hop, I opted to do another canvas art project. You can see the one I made in December for the <i>Gnome for the Holidays</i> blog hop <a href="http://carpe-memoria.blogspot.com/2013/12/gnome-blog-hop-sans-gnomes.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Below is my <i>Big Deal</i> canvas art--perfect for Valentine's Day or year-round!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I started with a white 6x6 canvas. To distress the parts that would be visible, I first inked with <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.UwfZiF6dDeY" target="_blank">Club Scrap's Sandstone hybrid ink</a>, then I added Earth ink on top. I like the two-tone, aged effect this gives. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For my base paper, I chose the Tan Plain from the kit, cut to 5.5x5.5". It has a raised "Swiss Dot" pattern on it that is ideal for inking! After distressing the edges with my Tonic paper distressing tool, I ran the Earth ink pad over the surface and edges of the paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The focal image was made with two stamps. The card background stamp is from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3344-Big-Deal-Unmounted-Borders-Backgrounds.aspx#.UwfWyl6dDeY" target="_blank">Borders & Backgrounds sheet</a>. To keep it light, I inked with Sandstone ink.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The verse is found on the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3338-Big-Deal-Collection-Unmounted-Rubber.aspx#.UwfbJV6dDeY" target="_blank">Collection</a> sheet of rubber. I inked with Club Scrap's India Black ink and sprinkled <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/2750-Tribal-Hematite-Embossing-Powder.aspx#.UwfbLl6dDeY" target="_blank">Hematite embossing powder</a> (found in the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/c/535-Tribal.aspx" target="_blank"><i>Tribal</i> kit</a>) over the words. I love the look of heat-embossing--and it adds even more texture to my project.</span> :-)<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Another stamped and embossed element--the scroll image, also found on the Borders & Backgrounds unmounted rubber sheet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After cutting out the scrolls, I glued them on with <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/1101-Bookbinding-Padding-and-Laminating-Adhesive-8-oz.aspx" target="_blank">CS Bookbinding Glue.</a></span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Ribbon (from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3340-Big-Deal-Embellishment-Pack.aspx#.Uw0ZXF7sUy4" target="_blank"><i>Big Deal </i>embellishment pack</a>) and some brads from my stash layer on even more texture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">To add to the love theme, I stamped hearts from the Collection stamps onto the Red Pearl paper and added red brads from my stash. This canvas makes a festive home decor element for the month of February, though I might just leave it out year-round.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you enjoyed seeing my creation and are inspired by the textures in this kit. The next stop on the blog hop is Marya's blog <a href="http://www.anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/02/club-scrap-blog-hop-big-deal.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Lisa</span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-38428956634219144352014-01-29T03:30:00.000-05:002014-01-29T10:20:08.571-05:00Graffiti Greetings to Go<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Hello, blog hoppers! Thanks for stopping by as you hop along the <i>Graffiti</i> Blog Hop. I'm sure you are enjoying the fun and creativity of the various bloggers. You may have arrived here from Tiare's blog (<a href="http://www.iclassygirl.com/club-scrap-graffiti-blog-hop-and-a-challenge/" target="_blank">iClassygirl</a>). If not, go to the beginning (and see the entire list of bloggers) at <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2014/01/its-graffiti-blog-hop-time.html" target="_blank">Club Scrap Creates</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm a scrapbooker at heart, but for the past year I've really been enjoying cardmaking. I'm not sure if it's the smaller size, the fact that I can complete a card in less time than a page, or the amount of cards I can create in one crafting session, but I really like making cards. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For this blog hop, I pulled out my<i> </i><a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3279-Graffiti-Greetings-to-Go.aspx#.UugN2fYo4y4" target="_blank"><i>Graffiti</i> Greetings to Go</a> pack. Every month, the G2G pack includes enough materials to create 15 cards in three different sizes. First, I made this trio of cards. With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, the love theme is quite appropriate.</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In my attempt to use more of my older supplies this year, I pulled out some Zig Writer pens to color in the stamped Love image from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3278-Graffiti-Greeting-UM.aspx#.UugXmPYo4y4" target="_blank"><i>Graffiti </i>Greeting Unmounted stamp sheet</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The heart and string image, also from the Greeting UM sheet, makes a fun and whimsical background on the white panels. For one card, I stamped the hearts in <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.UugYsfYo4y4" target="_blank">Club Scrap Fuchsia ink</a>, coloring with three Zig writer pens. A second card was stamped using <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/941-CS-Hybrid-Ink-Pads.aspx#.UugYsfYo4y4" target="_blank">CS Onyx ink</a> (no coloring to allow the "Love" to pop). The third card background was created from the paint splatter stamp on the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3264-Graffiti-Art-Nouveau-UM.aspx#.UugYoPYo4y4" target="_blank"><i>Graffiti</i> Art Nouveau stamp sheet</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here is another card I created from the <i>Graffiti</i> Greetings to Go pack. The preprinted panel (love those!) had "Congratulations" printed on it. I actually have plenty congratulations cards in my greeting card boxes, so I stamped "Life is beautiful." onto a piece of white cardstock and trimmed it down. (That stamp is also on the Art Nouveau sheet.) I wanted to matte it with the same black as the large matte. Black papers come in so many shades that sometimes it's hard to get a perfect match. Using the exact paper fixed that problem, and I remembered a trick that Julie (<a href="http://capecodscrapper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Cape Cod Scrapper</a>)</span> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">showed us in a Club Scrap Creates post last summer. You can read her post <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2013/06/shortcuts.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">After trimming the black matte with a paper trimmer, I mounted it to the center with black foam adhesive. You can see the dimension in the photo below. Layering the orange panel onto the black, then onto the white card, no one will ever know that I took a piece from the center of the black panel. (Sneaky, but smart!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And there you have four of the cards I've made using the <i>Graffiti</i> Greetings to Go pack. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thanks so much for stopping by. Please hop along to Marya's blog: <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2014/01/club-scrap-blog-hop-graffiti.html" target="_blank">A Notebook Novel</a> to see even more <i>Graffiti</i> creations!</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-52879934640373442192014-01-18T14:04:00.001-05:002014-01-19T13:04:04.942-05:00Stripes and Hearts<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I haven't been participating in many challenges lately, but I recently acquired some new supplies and wanted to play with them. The <a href="http://operationwritehome.org/odbd-january-challenge-2/" target="_blank">January OWH* challenge</a> hosted by <a href="http://www.ourdailybreaddesigns.com/" target="_blank">Our Daily Bread Designs</a> is to use stripes, so I pulled out my new 6x6 pattern papers from <a href="http://www.shop.ginakdesigns.com/" target="_blank">Gina K. Designs</a> (newly acquired item #1) and cut 1" strips to create the striped backgrounds.(*<a href="http://operationwritehome.org/" target="_blank">Operation Write Home</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The other new item in my papercrafting studio is the Love & 5 Hearts die set from <a href="http://www.paperwishes.com/" target="_blank">Hot off the Press</a>. You can see the dies in their online store <a href="http://www.paperwishes.com/products/4105320" target="_blank">HERE</a>. I thought it was a great purchase since we are nearing Valentine's Day. And they combine very well with my new <a href="http://www.shop.ginakdesigns.com/product.sc?productId=1640&categoryId=23" target="_blank">Love Letters</a> pattern papers. :-) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The cards are simple, yet intricate, with the layered die cuts. That's my favorite thing about cutting shapes with my die cutting machine--the intricacy. And the way these hearts fit on and in the other hearts really adds some interest and complexity to the designs. The die cuts were all cut from <a href="http://www.clubscrap.com/" target="_blank">Club Scrap</a> cardstock--my very favorite paper! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'll be sending these cards in my February package to OWH. I've challenged myself to send 12 cards a month in 2014. While the Valentine card deadline has passed, since these don't say "Happy Valentine's Day," they are acceptable. After all, love is in style year-round!</span><br />
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Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-21288313728646176252013-12-27T03:30:00.000-05:002014-01-19T13:04:45.457-05:00Aspen Blog Hop<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Welcome to the <i>Aspen</i> blog hop! If you are following along, you got here from Tiare's <a href="http://www.iclassygirl.com/club-scrap-aspen-blog-hop/" target="_blank">BLOG</a>. If you have stumbled upon my blog or got here from Facebook, you can start back at the beginning to see ALL the amazing creativity from the bloggers this month <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2013/12/aspen-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> at Club Scrap Creates.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">With this being Christmas week when the creative juices sometimes flow more slowly, I opted for a simple project this month. (This is mainly because I created this project the day after Christmas, when my energy level was low from all the festivities! I'm a natural procrastinator, though I've been trying to change that for years. I'm afraid it's too late.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here's the card I created with my <i>Aspen</i> kit. I call the technique "layering with ink" because there are no paper layers. In fact, the only paper used is a 5.5x8.5 piece of Almond paper. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ink Layer 1 uses the 5.5x8.5 Almond paper folded in half, Club Scrap Hybrid Ink (Moss), and the leaf border stamp from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3173-Aspen-Unmounted-Borders-Backgrounds.aspx#.Ury52Y3agy4" target="_blank"><i>Aspen</i> Borders and Backgrounds UM sheet</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">3rd Ink Layering Technique uses the group of trees stamp (also on the <i>Aspen</i> Borders & Backgrounds sheet), the same Moss ink, and a brown marker. I stamped once, then again (without reinking the stamp) a little higher and to the right to create more trees in the distance. I wanted more trees behind those on the left, so I inked the stamp again and stamped onto a scrap paper, then stamped some background trees on the left side of the first image.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For the greeting, I used a 4th ink layering technique with Moss and Earth CS inks, Post-It notes, an ink applicator, and the Happy Birthday stamp from the <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3175-Aspen-Greeting-UM.aspx#.Ury59I3agy4" target="_blank"><i>Aspen</i> Greeting unmounted sheet</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And that is how I used inks to create layering on my <i>Aspen</i> card. I have to admit that I was very tempted to add ribbon or other embellishing, but I held back and let inks take center stage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Bonus project: For Christmas, my oldest daughter gave me a framed picture of her and her fiance from their engagement photo shoot. I'll have to ask her for another picture for the frame, because I just had to create a page! The papers, green ribbon, and buttons are from <i>Aspen</i>, while the words and alpha stickers are from <i>Bridges</i> (February 2006). Leaves are from my stash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope you have been inspired to create something with your <i>Aspen</i> kit. If you don't have a kit, you can get one <a href="http://www.clubscrapshop.com/store/p/3157-Aspen-Club-Scrap-Kit.aspx#.Ury_LI3agy4" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The next stop on the hop is Marya's blog. Click <a href="http://anotebooknovel.blogspot.com/2013/12/club-scrap-blog-hop-aspen.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. </span>Lisa Kay--Paper Artisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02543948891348875362noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5087999868346201309.post-59577781470088906472013-12-14T03:30:00.000-05:002013-12-14T18:03:29.075-05:00Gnome Blog Hop (sans gnomes)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Greetings, hoppers! Welcome to the special Club Scrap <i>Gnome for the Holidays</i> blog hop. If you found me from <a href="http://www.capecodscrapper.blogspot.com/2013/12/gnome-for-holidays-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">Julie's blog</a>, you are in the right place. If you've stumbled upon my blog and want to start at the beginning of the hop, go <a href="http://clubscrapcreates.blogspot.com/2013/12/gnome-for-holidays-blog-hop.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This hop features this year's fun Christmas stamps, <i>Gnome for the Holidays</i>. I purchased the unmounted (UM) stamps (below), and I fell in love with the holly stamps. (My first born daughter's name is Holly. She wasn't born at Christmas--named after her maternal grandmother's family, Hollingsworth.) I just smile every time I see Holly, I mean holly--well, I guess both of them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This is the project I made. It features the holly stamps (bottom right and center left of the picture), and it looks so pretty sitting on my piano. I might have a hard time putting it away after Christmas!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Here are the items I used to create my home decor project:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">6x6-inch canvas</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5.75x5.75-inch Red cardstock from <i>Comics</i> (February 2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5.5x5.5-inch Green translucent from <i>Ornamental</i> (December 2009)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">5x5-inch </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">White cardstock from <i>Comics</i> (February 2011)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">UM stamps from <i>Gnome for the Holidays</i> (2013) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">UM stamps from <i>WOW Holiday</i> (2012) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Stencil from </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><i>Gnome for the Holidays</i> (2013)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Club Scrap inks--Moss, Ruby, India Black</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Ink applicators</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Position It board (actually just the acrylic plate and small L)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Acrylic mounting blocks</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Clear ruler</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pencil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Eraser </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Die cut machine</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Scalloped circle dies</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Black photo corners</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Pop dots</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Heavy duty adhesive (I used 1-inch red-line tape)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The inspiration for my project came from a video I remembered from three years ago called Pinpoint Rotation. You can see it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASZuzkpR8S0" target="_blank">HERE</a>. Tricia used a stamp from the <i>All That Jazz </i>Jr (Lite) (November 2010) collection, and as soon as I saw the large holly stamp, I knew it could be used for that technique. If you want to recreate my project, I highly suggest you check out Tricia's step-by-step video.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I only stamped the image four times, so I only needed to draw two very light lines with my pencil forming an "x" on the 5x5-inch white cardstock.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Using India black ink, I stamped the holly onto the acrylic, then I placed the acrylic onto the white cardstock where I wanted the stamped image. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Keeping the acrylic in place, I positioned the black L tightly against it, then replaced the acrylic with the inked stamp (below).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The key is to hold everything in place to ensure the stamping is where you want it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repeating the process: Placed the stamped acrylic where I wanted the stamped image, nested the L against the acrylic, then replaced the acrylic with the inked stamp (on its acrylic block).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Repeated the process two more times.</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> This is how it looks with the four images stamped. I knew I
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To dress up the white canvas, I inked the edges, creating a green frame. I then inked the small holly border stamp and stamped three times on each side of the canvas. I really like the way that turned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I then layered my inked image onto the green and red papers, adding black photo corners. I also lightly inked the edges of the white cardstock with black ink. Stamping the sentiment onto white cardstock, I die cut it using a scalloped circle die--also die cut a red scalloped circle. The circles were added to the center using pop dots for dimension.</span></div>
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