Digital Scrapbooking

Hi! I am so sorry that it's been awhile since I posted anything here. My husband had his second knee replacement surgery and I've been swamped. Hopefully things will let up around here soon. 

I have wanted to learn digital scrapbooking for a long time, but I'm not overly computer savvy and a lot of the scrapbooking apps I've tried in the past were too watered down. Recently I discovered My Memories Suite and have fallen in love. You can get a free trial version, and if you like it and want to buy the full version you can receive a $10 discount by using this code:

STMMMS67342

Here are a few layouts I created using the My Memories Suite App.

All three layouts were done with kits from Pavinka Designs.

Sweet September

 Spring In Bloom

Treasured Memories

I have some very exciting news coming if you are a fan of digital scrapbooking, so stay tuned.

See you soon.

Shirley

Heart Box with 3D Bow

 Valentines Day will be here before we know it. Today a made a Heart Shaped Box with a 3-D Bow. Bits of lace and some gems made the box extra special.

For my box I used PCD Heart Box With 3D Bow from My Scrap Chick.

MATERIALS

Box bottom: Cricut Corrugated Cardstock, yellow cardstock

Box top: DCWV Samantha Rose, flowered print

Bow: Colorbok Signature Paper, Modern Millinary, pink polka dot

Yellow/white gathered lace

Yellow gems

Tacky glue & hot glue

brad

Using Tacky Glue, construct the box bottom and lid. The bow gave me the most trouble.

Make a loop with the smallest piece and put the brad through the lined up holes. (I cut the bow from double sided cardstock.)

Take the shorter strips, loop them together as shown and slip them over the brad.

Do the same with the longer strips.

Finally add the large X shaped piece.

Carefully holding all the pieces together, slip the brad into the hole in the lid and secure.

Using hot glue, I attached the lace to the side of the box lid lining the edge of the lace up to the top of the lid. I went from the bottom to the top using two pieces of lace.

Finally, I added yellow gems along the edge of the lace, one row on the side and one row along the top of the lid.

Now I can hide all kinds of Valentine goodies inside my beautiful Heart Box.

Have a great day my crafty friends!

Shirley

3-D Snowflakes

We certainly have been getting a lot of snow lately. In between trips outside to shovel the snow I made some 3-D snowflake decorations.

I used Rosette Frozen Snowflake for the base of the snowflake and Snowflake Layers for the rest of the snowflake.

The base rosette layers is sized to a height of 12 inches, and is cut from white cardstock. The finished rosette is about 7.5 inches across.

The Snowflake layers are cut from glitter cardstock. I used the layer with the solid center as the bottom layer. It was cut from white glitter cardstock and is about 5.5 inches across. The other two layers were cut from two shades of blue or pink glitter cardstock and measure 4.5 inches and 3.8 inches across. I inked each snowflake with coordinating ink.

 The Snowflake Layers were stacked together with foam tape and foam dots to add dimension.

Top layer.

Middle layer. 

Bottom white layer.

A .75 inch glitter snowflake sticker was put in the center and a .25 inch gel gem sticker added to the center of the glitter snowflake.

These snowflakes make beautiful tree ornaments, but I ended up putting mine in my bow window. Try making some; they're quick and easy, and so pretty!

Happy Winter! 

Shirley

Drummer Bear Box Card

Hi! I am officially starting to make my Christmas cards. Today I made this adorable "Drummer Bear Box Card" from My Scrap Chick. 

You can find the file HERE:

MATERIALS LIST

CG-Drummer Bear Box Card file from My Scrap Chick

Red glitter cardstock from AMERICAN CRAFTS

Pearlescent Paper by COLORBOK in gold and black.

Brown, tan and white cardstock by Recollections

Black Rhinestones from Micheal's

Aleenes Tacky Glue and Zig Two Way Glue

Before you put the rest of the card together, glue the head to the inside back of the card base. I added the hat with foam tape to add dimension.

Next, make the hands, making sure to add the drumsticks to the back of the hand. Add the pieces to create the top of the drum before adding the hands to the center piece, again using foam tape.

Using Aleenes Tacky Glue, put the card base together with the glitter on the outside. I hold things together with paper clips while everything dries. Add the center piece by gluing it in the middle of the box section. 

Add the drum details. I added black rhinestones to the points of the W shaped piece on the front.

 

And here is a side view of the finished Drummer Bear Box Card. I really love him in the glitter cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Shirley

Witch Shoes

Hi! Sorry I've been MIA for awhile. My son and his family have been building a house and everything has been going wrong. Anyway, since tomorrow is Halloween, I figured it was time to make treat boxes for my granddaughters.

For my witch shoes I used CG_Witch Shoe Box from My Scrap Chick.

I enlarged the file slightly and followed the included PDF instructions on how to put the shoes together. It was very easy to do. I used the Spooky Delight stack by DCWV for my shoes. I also used scraps of orange glitter cardstock for the buttons and gold glossy cardstock for the buckle. I inked all the edges with black ink. The finished shoe measures 6.5 inches long by 5 inches tall. 

I think my granddaughters will love them. It's a quick project, so there is still plenty of time to make one or two Witch Shoe Boxes for your little witches and goblins. 

Thanks for looking. Happy Halloween!

Shirley

Michigan t-shirt

While camping last week I made this Michigan t-shirt.

I used State Designs Michigan from My Scrap Chick for my t-shirt. I used the contour feature in Design Space to remove the heart from the Lower Peninsula and the slice feature to add a heart to the UP where I live. 

I started with a 11.5 inch square of camping themed fabric and ironed Heat and Bond Lite to the back. I cut the design out, then ironed it onto my t-shirt. Using two strands of embroidery floss, I blanket stitched around the images.

Even though my stitching is far from perfect, I'm happy with the way my t-shirt turned out, and it was a lot of fun to make.

Why not try to make a t-shirt for your home state?

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Pirate Ship Boxcard

Ahoy Maties!

Hi! Today I am sharing this cute Pirate Ship Box Card from My Scrap Chick. You can find the file HERE: I also added a little pirate using the Bella and Baxtor Pirates file which you can find Here:

                                                                     

The files imported into Design Space at the correct sizes. I used the Warm & Cozy Stack from the Jen Hadfield Home Made Collection for the boat base. I used scraps from my stash for everything else. The card went together easily.

The little pirate was made 3 inches tall including his hat. I attached him to the card with a couple foam dots.

Thanks for stopping by.

Shirley