June kit of the month is called...

"Traveller"
included in this kit is the following:-)
Kit of the Month - June
is called "Traveller"
Included in this kit s the following -
8 sheets of Patterned paper -
Daily Junque by Pink Paislee - Tabs, Map & Tickets
Sweet Threads by Basic Grey - Summer Wedges, Fashionista & Must Have
Lauderdale by  Basic Grey-Bandana
Jillibean Soup Burlap Chipboard Alphabeans,
Prima - Vintage Trinkets in Metal
1 Meter of each - Prima Ivory vintage lace & Websters pages Brown lace
1 Soiree - Metal banner
2 Fancy Pants "Pinked edge Filters"
1 package of 7Gypsies - Apothecary labels
4 sheets Bazzill Cardstock in -
Pickle, London Fog, Vintage Pink & Rain
Kit cost - $30.00 + taxes
call or email the store to reserve yours:-)

here is a layout I did with the kit last night...it is not quite done but gives you an idea of what to do with this kit:-)  I still want to add a few more photos from our "Travels" a photo of Europe, a Cruise, disney etc... Europe is on Film so I might have to dig up a negative!!! Seriously it is just crazy the way taking photos have changed!!  If you are interested in the kit, call or email the store:-)
326-6777 or thescrapbookcottage@mymts.net

I hope you feel inspired!

S

Grundgeboard Mini album

I guess I am just in a Mini Album kind of mood these days:-)  Been busy creating and having fun, this album is a take on a class I took in Feb 2010, I played with the ideas and techniques and came up with this version of the album to teach here at the store.  Now I am so sad to say that this Bracket Album, has been discontinued:-(  however I am working on another version of this album in the 6x6 square and the Timepiece line

to create something fun for the ladies in Red Lake at the Mining for Memories convention!

But in the meantime, here is the book I "played with"

 Cover - printed paper, used Tim Holtx (TH) mask for flourish, wrinkled distress technique on paper border, colored bird, flower & tag with Distress inks.

 Page 2- used a wrinkle free distress technique for the left side (this was white paper to start) Websters beautiful patterned paper is used throughout the book.

 Webster's paper, butterfly's punched with 3 different Martha Stewart punches (Double Monarch, Classic & die-cut butterfly)

 This page, just two colors of distressing inks, using the ink blending tool. Then stamped with other colors.

 More blending of distress inks, used another TH mask, stamped sentiment and then embossed with Distress embossing powder, more stamps more ink, and those little glass looking dots are Dew Drops (loving these).

Inked up a stamp with 5-7 different colors of ink, spritzed with a mini mister and stamped (produces a watercolor effect) used the flourish mask again to create some layers of color.

 

inked the whole back page with vintage photo distress ink, then used the mask again and went over the mask with Chipped Saphire, then stamped some images in Walnut Stain. The flower is the tattered Florals die cut out of Grungeboard, inked, embossed and used distress stain on the flowers to give them color and texture.

We there you go, a crash course in distressing...I  will post the Timepiece album when I am done - just waiting for that 6x6 paper pad to arrive at the store so I can get busy:-)

I hope you feel inspired!

S

Salt Air & Sandpail mini Album

Maya Road has this Awesome Chipboard album, Tattered Angels has an awesome product called Glimmer Mist & Cosmo Cricket has this amazing paper line called Salt Air -
put them together and you get a super fun, summer themed Mini Book!

and this is the cover...

so much fun to do! But it definitely took me a while, I stamped the starfish & word beach with some white paint, and then either Sprayed with Glimmer mist or distress stains. All paper & embellishments are from Cosmo Cricket, I especially love those little paper doilies:-) they just make me happy!

I hope you feel inspired!

S

100 days of Summer...

well I wish - at this point we would just be happy with a week!!

Seriously though, 100 days of summer is this AMAZING line from Simple Stories - that has paper, letter stickers and element stickers. But the colors are sooo beautiful and perfect for your summer layouts, or projects.  Now the Simple Stories line is actually made for the WeR Memory Keepers divided page protectors

so the paper is made to cut up in either 4x6, 6x12, 4x4 (you get the picture) pieces to just slide into the page protector slots. From there you just add your photos and embellish with letters & shape stickers (from the line) or you add items from your own stash.

Or you can cut the paper up and create other fun projects like with Pennant Mini Book that I made.

I am still waiting to add the photos, but I titled the book August 2010 - so I just need to grab some favorite from last summer and there we go - Memories Documented:-)
Lots of fun with this new Tim Holtz die - this was my inspiration from the book, and my Big Shot machine:-)

Happy scrappin' everyone, I hope you feel inspired!

S

my little girl...

graduated from Pre-School this week - seriously she is 4, and she speaks with so much detail and description, and she is so stubborn and so determined and soooo busy...and I have NO idea where she gets any of those characteristics from:-)
Just a few pics of "Grad"

Love milestones, love her:-)

S

oh what a night!

well after a big event I like to have a little party with my "cottage girls" - and last Sat night was the night! So food was courtesy of Nel's catering - chicken fetticine "yum!" and dessert from P.S.Cakes - double yum!!!

The evening was lowkey - we just made a Tim Holtz tag -

We played with some of the other Scrappin goodies I gave them - as well, we had a mini jewellery party:-)

and Marilyn & Shannon showed us Yoga poses.....

I am not quite sure what pose this is - but it is supposed to make you less tired.... I will take their word for it:-)

It was alot of fun - it is great that we can be silly and have fun:-)

I hope you get a chance to relax - hey maybe try a yoga pose or two!

S

Soccer time...

here is an idea for a Soccer layout just in case you are snapping away on the soccer field these days (I know I am:-)
  Using Bo-Bunny's Blast Off!  (I did a tonne of Boy pages with this line!)

I hope you feel inspired:-)

S