lindaalbrecht

November

It was a white frosty morning here.  The air was crisp and clear, making for a cold wait at the bus stop for Cort.  I usually sit on the front porch, open a window, and listen to the kids down on the corner as they chatter about their day,  but not this morning.   Even the cat thought better of hanging out on the porch today.  

Luckily, the night air on Halloween was a little bit warmer than today's, so my 2 favorite trick or treaters had nothing to complain about.

Louie, our grand dog, went for the cute look with his Halloween costume.  Cort went for the creepy.  A good time was had by all.  We ended the night with chili, hotdogs, and appetizers at my sister's house.  She also had a yummy hot cider drink that was delicious and spicey.  

This week I have a few projects to share with you that I made with the  November Mosh Posh kit.  I was invited to be their guest designer and was happy to see that the kit was made up with Cosmo Cricket Nutmeg papers, BasicGrey Indian Summer Woolies, BasicGrey letter stickers, a cute little chipboard pumpkin coaster book from Maya Road and some Making Memories goodies.  Some of my favorite things!

 

 

Those papers are so cute and the kit is pretty generous for the cost.  Go check out the monthly Mosh Posh Kits for a dose of inspiration and fun.  Thanks again, Mosh Posh, for letting me work with your kit.

 Hey, do you like free, cute fonts?  Then you need to go and check out Kevin and Amanda's Blog.  Scroll down and along the right side you'll find a link that says "Free Fonts!".  I've been wanting to share these with you for awhile, but kept forgetting.  Kevin and Amanda (well, I think mostly Amanda) blogs about some fun and interesting things.  She shares computer tips, recipes, and photos of their sweet little Boston Terrier's.  Oh, and if you like digital scrapping, Amanda will be drawing for some free digi kits on THIS POST !!  And they are cute ,cute, cute! 

Remember this kit?

It's up for sale right now over at The Scrappy Gourmet.  Pre orders went up on tuesday and the scalloped edge binder kit is already sold out.  If that's the one you'd like, email them and let them know and they'll get back to you about it.  Otherwise there are plenty on hand of the straight edged binder.

 
Lastly, I need to thank everyone who participated in the Little Pumpkin Head project.  Everyone that sent me images and links to their project did such a wonderful job.  I'm so impressed! 

As promised, we drew a name from the entries and AMY you win the BasicGrey prize!  Yayyy!!!!
You can view Amy's Little Pumpkin Head here:  
http://amy-justforlooks.blogspot.com/2009/10/going-to-grammys.html
Amy, please email me with your mailing address.  Thanks!

Speaking of prizes ;-)

..... who wants the "gathering" sign shown above?  The one with the wire handle.... comment and I'll draw a name next week then I can send it off so that you have it in time for Thanksgiving.  Don't you just love a give away?!!   Me too.

Happy fall wishes,
Linda

 
  
 
 

Some things just make you feel so good!

 You know, we all have those "things" and this time of the year definitely brings on warm fuzzies for me.  I love the things that we do to bring on the comforts of home, because we tend to spend more time inside now.  I love a candle burning at night...it's relaxing and cozy.  Often I even burn a candle in my den during the day when I am creating because it is such a comfort to me that it makes me relax and meditate a little bit more so that I can listen to my senses.  I think that my creativity level is much better in the cooler months.

Have I ever mentioned that I am a white color girl?  I adore every shade of white.  It soothes me and my decor reflects that.  The white and soft colors in my home make me have that "ahhhhh" feeling when I sit down and take it all in.  Bringing our passion for whatever colors or elements that we love into our homes is a such a simple thing that we all do to make us feel good.

I love to also create with products that make me feel good.  If it doesn't feel good then it doesn't spark my soul to be creative.  Not too long ago I wrote a post called Sunshine and a Little Snow and in it I shared some projects that I created with Tattered Angels  products.  Well, let me tell you (if I didn't stress it enough in that post:-) I fell in love with it all.  It has become one of those "makes me feel good" things for me.  Luckily for me, I was invited to join their design team and I am so excited!  It can be incorporated into the things that I do for my other teams and kits and that is so cool.  It's like a double benefit!

Last week I received a wonderful box of product to work with, so I just had to make something.  You know how that is... you get something fun and you just have to do something with it.  This applies to all things in life, don't you think?

 For this piece I used the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in the Golden Terracotta, Forest Green, Coffee Shop, and Candlelight colors.  I made the banner with chipboard and a piece of Graphic 45 paper from their Domestic Goddess collection.

The Glimmer Chips (chipboard leaves) are coated with the Golden Terracotta, Candlelight and a little bit of the Coffee Shop along the edges.  These mists are amazing to work with and make shading so easy.  I also sprinkled on a few Utee crystals while the Glimmer Mist was wet so that when dry I could heat emboss the Utee and make the appearance of wet drops--like when you go out in the morning and the leaves are wet with dew.  I also did this to the little picket fence piece.

The tree is stamped with one of the screens from the Blossoms Glimmer Screen set.  I stamped it with the Arctic Blue mist which appears almost black.  The owl is stamped with a pigment ink and is from the Graceful Journey clear stamp set.  I added some gold embossing powder to his eyes and a couple of black pearl gems to make them pop.  I just love his haunting look.

 
Speaking of candles(or candle holders), I went to Hobby Lobby a couple of weeks ago and found this on sale: 

Oooooooohhhhhhhhhh.......... I think that I gasped when I saw it.  I H.A.D. to have it and after all it was on sale.  I don't know there is just something about it that makes me soooooo happy.  Originally I had planned to bring it home and paint it white (imagine) but for now I like it just the way it is and it contrasts nicely with all of the other white stuff in the house.  
Ahhhh..... love.

Amongst everything else, I am working on this project for a kit at The Scrappy Gourmet.  
Lots of lovely Melissa Frances and a sweet Maya Road house album. Melissa Frances products are another one of my "just makes me feel so good" things with all of their shabby, vintagey and soft elements.  I plan to have this project done very soon and it will be up for sale at TSG with plenty of time to create before Christmas.  This would be such a nice gift for someone or for yourself  if you can't seem to part with it. ;-)  Hey, I know how you feel... if it glitters, I don't want to part with it!

The BasicGrey Nook and Pantry Recipe Keeper that you can see the start of HERE will be for sale on the site on November 1st.

I could go on and on and on about my feel good things as I have many more, but we can save some for another time.  For now, this is a reminder for all of us to bring what we have the opportunity to into our lives.  In that we can find peace and comfort.  Then throw in the blessings of family and friends and really, don't we just have it all?  

"The heart of autumn must have broken here and poured its treasure out among the leaves."  Charlotte Fiske Bates
  

  
 
 
 
 

 
 

Bring Autumn back!!!!

Holy moly, it is cold!   Feels like winter is here--but they're saying it will be a mild weekend--maybe even upper 50's.  Yeah.  Let's hope so, because I am not ready to retire my flip flops quite yet.  Maybe we will have an Indian Summer now after an inch of snow, ice, and a few hard frosts.  You have to have a hard frost to call it "Indian Summer"... that's what my husband the weather guy says anyway. 

The other night an avalanche of leaves fell from one of our Ash trees.  Have you ever heard the quote, "Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree."  by Emily Bronte?  There was no fluttering here...I think that it was more like a soft thud.  Ash trees definitely do not like a good hard freeze.

I guess that I have officially moved on in to the winter season, creativity wise.  This is one of the classes that I will be teaching at Right at Home Scrapbooking in North Attleboro, MA in November. 


 

I used a lot of Melissa Frances products (Christmas papers, Glitter Christmas pop out chipboard, silver tinsel, White bottle brush tree, and Bingo Board page.  The chipboard letters are from BasicGrey and I used a few Accucut dies too (little bird, circle and coaster).  

There a lots of ribbons and trims too.  We'll even be making some hand stitches on twill and felt.  The photo above does not show everything as there is a total of 18 pages for photos. 

I'm trying to savor Autumn a little, even if the weather and the crafty projects don't want to let me.

On the black antique wash base that sits on the back porch.  Mmmmm.... I love the colors.

A Halloween greeting on the front porch and yes, this is about as scarey as we get around here;-)

A funny little witch on top of a box of treats.  She doesn't scare me.... I still won't stay out of the candy!

Now, I just need to go outside and find autumn.  I know it's out there somewhere!  Maybe this weekend if the weather cooperates I will go to one of my favorite spots for color and take a few photos of Mother Nature. 

Thanks for stopping by..... I hope that you're enjoying autumn in your corner of the world.  If you want to see some really gorgeous autumnal images go to Flickr, type  Autumn in the search box and enjoy.

Linda (who talks a lot about the weather.....hmmmm.....)

  

Sunshine and a little snow...

It's a beautiful day here in MN.  It's so nice to see the sun... finally.  For most of September we prayed for even just a few drops of rain, then for the past 2 weeks there has been nothing but grey skies and rain showers.  Nice to know that God is listening ;-)

I said the unmentionable word "snow" (for October anyway) in my title also, but I'm talking the kind that is made with white paint, Snow Tex, and glitter.  I was honored to have been invited to be a guest designer for Tattered Angels and was sent some of their winter products.  Oh my, amazing stuff!

Here is one of my projects:

I painted a frame with white acrylic paint then used their Winter Crystals Glimmer Screens to stamp with embossing enamel onto the frame.  I then sprinkled on some white embossing powder and heat set.  Then I sprayed on the Glimmer Mists.

First I used Frost (blue) and Olive Vine to add the color then I sprayed the outer edges with Candlelight and Coffe Shop to get a glimmery distressed and aged look.  It was so fast and easy to do this entire frame.

I applied some BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses rub ons (aren't they sweet?) and Melissa Frances lace and a white resin applique and buttons.  Next I sprayed the chipboard skates and wreath from the Tattered Angels Frosty Memories Glimmer Chip set with Glimmer mist to color them up and last I added some Snow Tex to the pieces for a lovely just snowed effect.  Of course you have to add some clear glitter to the wet Snow Tex for the sparkles.

This was my favorite project of all... I made this with Tattered Angels chips, glass, letters, Bingo boards and calling cards.  What fun!!!!

A layout.....

I used some of the Candlelight Glimmer Mist again on this to get an aged effect around the edges of my BasicGrey papers.  That red stripe is no longer available, but I tend to hoard papers that I love and I thought that it was perfect for my project.  The top paper is from the new Eskimo Kisses line and is called "Rooftop".  So cute.

I also used a Glimmer Mist called "Marshmallow"(did I say used.... more like saturated my paper in it!)  It is the "frosty" effect that you see on the layout.  Love..... sigh......and check out all of the Glimmer Chips and that Bingo Board.  Too perfect.  I want more.

Then there is this.

I used the snowflakes from the Glimmer Screen "Winter Crystals" set to mask onto some patterned paper.  The paper was a pale blue so I just added more layers of blue "Frost" Glimmer Mist.

The cute little Vintage House is from Melissa Frances  and so is the cream and red "Holly Paper".

There you have it.... a little snow from me to you!  Go check out Tattered Angels for more wonderful product.  You won't be sorry.... and don't forget about BasicGrey and Melissa Frances too.  They all go together perfectly.

Oh... one more thing.  A little sneek peek of my BasiGrey Recipe Keeper can be found HERE at the Scrappy Gourmet "What's Cookin'" page.  This doesn't  even begin to show you everything, but aren't those papers so retro and fun?  Reminds me of my mom's kitchen when I was a kid.  Check back at The Scrappy Gourmet in a few weeks to see the completed project images.  I'll give you a heads up when that happens.

Enjoy your day!

   

Another Autumn project

Autumn.... there is something about it that makes me want to be creative.  I want to add touches of gold and pumpkin to my decor.  A little muted red is nice too and I love incorporating it into my art.

You can find my latest project over at the Melissa Frances blog.  There's always something happening over there... so much inspiration.

Pretty much all of the product is from Melissa's collections.  If you head over to her blog, you will find the supply list and instructions for this piece.

 

One other project that anyone can whip up quickly are these little Halloween Ornaments.

I made these for a Creative Cafe Art Bar project. If your local Scrapbook store has an Artbar, look for them to making these felt ornaments throughout October.  All but one of them were made using an AccuCut circle die and then handcutting small portions away to make the shapes.

If you don't have a Creative Cafe Artbar near you, email me and we'll work on getting some instructions to you.

Okay, I'm off to spend some time relaxing with my family.  I haven't done enough of that lately.  A little TV, a warm quilt, the cat snuggling up on my lap, and some hugs from my son sound pretty good on this cool Autumn night. 

Questions about the pumpkin project

Hi!  I'm just popping in quick this morning because I've had a few questions about the pumpkin project in my last post.

I usually respond to the commenter personally via email, but my email program isn't letting me open up some of the typepad emails.  Grrrr...... anyway, if you asked a question and you don't get a response from me, please check the comments in the "Little Pumpkin Head" post below and I will have answered your question there.

So sorry for the hassle.  We are having a glorius autumn day here and hope that you are too!

"Everyone must take some time to sit and watch the leaves turn."  Elizabeth Lawrence

Linda

Little Pumpkin head...

you know... I offered him up last week.  Him and his big cheesy grin.  So, I thought that I would start the week out right and get on to drawing a winner's name from that post. 

I want you to know that I hate having to draw ONE name.  Just hate it.  I wish that I could give one to everyone.  Hmmm... now that's a great idea!

Let's get this done first.  The winner of the Pumpkin head container is........

KAT!!!!   Kat commented on September 15 @ 12:29.  Please email me, Kat, with your mailing address and he will be off to your house for some Halloween fun.

Back to giving each of you a little pumpkin head fun.  Since I can't make each of you one, how about you make one for yourself?  Get ready.... we are going to go through each step so that you can do just that.  Then on October 30 for each person who sends me a link or an image in an email of their pumpkin head, I will enter you in a drawing to win something from the new BasicGrey Eskimo Kisses collection . 

Sound fun?!! Here we go......

First you need to choose a container.  The original container that I used is about 5x5" tall and wide and 3.5" deep.  The container that will be worked with in the following images is alot taller, but about as deep at the top.  Bascially you need something that a 4-5" pumpkin will be able to sit on top of.

 There are 2 containers shown above and I decided to use the green one as I want to be able to hang my pumpkin head container.  The other one would have worked well also.  You can even use a small box or paper mache piece as long as it is smooth on the outside.

I removed the handle on my container then spray painted the inside, handle, and top rim black.  Next I used Mod Podge to adhere the papers to the outside of the container.  I find that the paper molds to the container better if I apply the Mod Podge directly onto the back side of the paper. 

Line up your paper edge to the edge of the container then smooth from the center outward. 

Next you will need a pumpkin.  I purchased mine at Hobby Lobby in their fall craft supplies and it measures about 4.5" around.  It had a pick on the bottom for use in a floral arrangement.  You can remove the pick or leave it on.  I find that it makes a nice "handle" to use while painting or glittering.

My pumpkin needed to be painted because of the color(see the first image above.)  There were orange pumpkins available, but I chose the one that I liked the best.  Even if I had chosen an orange one, I would still have painted it as I want it to have a hand crafted look.

While the paint is drying on the pumpkin, cut a 7x7" square from patterned paper.  All of the papers that I use in this project are from the new BasicGrey Eerie collection. 

  Once your 7x7" square is cut, use a ruler at one of the corners to measure outward at 7" random points.  This will form an arch.  Cut away excess paper along arch.

Overlap the 2 straight edges and glue together (I like to start my gluing at the bottom of the hat along the arch.)  Don't worry if the hat doesn't form a perfect point at the top as you will cut off the tip a little anyway.

Cut off a small portion of the tip of the hat and adhere a pom pom or silver ball to the top. 

Thread 3 buttons with  cotton string or floss then glue them to the front of the hat. Use hot glue to adhere small pieces of silver and gold pipe cleaners around 2 of the buttons.  Be carefull!!  This is where I always burn myself :-(

Use hot glue to adhere pipe cleaner around the ball at the hat's tip if desired also.

Ignore those stars in the photo, we'll do those later! ;-)

Next, I like to glue the hat to the head so that I have a nice determined spot to paint the face.  Adhere silver trim to the edge of the hat.  (I find all of my silver balls and trims at Hobby Lobby in the miniature tree trimming supplies.  It's a good time to stock up now while the supply is fresh!)

Use white paint to apply eyes and mouth to the face.  I like to just use the flat end of a pencil for the eyes.  Dip the pencil into the paint and then apply it to the pumpkin.  You'll get a nice perfect circle.  For the mouth you'll need to make a line with a 1/4" brush that is about 1.5" long.  Don't worry that it is perfect as you will make it look better once it is lined with black.

When the white paint is dry, apply a black dot to each eye the same as you did the white.  Paint a nose with black paint.

Use a permanent black marker to line the mouth as shown and to make eyebrows.  Apply a thin layer of Mod Podge to the pumpkin head and sprinkle on a light coat of clear glitter.

Cut 3 strips from patterned paper that measure 1.5" x 12".

Accordion fold each paper strip at 1/4" intervals.

Glue the ends of the folded strips together to form a circle for the collar.

 Use hot glue to adhere the collar to the bottom of the pumpkin head.  You will need to work quickly to "gather" or make smaller the inner part of the collar.

The stars are made from paper mache.  I can find several styles.  Some are 3D on both side, some are 3D on the front and flat on the back and others are just open on the back.  It really doesn't matter which ones you use.  For my project I have one that is 3D on both sides and one that is flat on the backside.

Paint the backside of the star/stars black.  Cut five 2.5 x2.5" squares of patterned paper for each star then adhere one of the squares to the star as shown, lining up one of the edges along one of the creases in the star.

Trim the excess paper from the back side. 

You will also need to trim the excess in the front along one of the creases.  Repeat the process to finish each point of the star.

Apply a light brown ink to the creases if desired.  Apply spray adhesive to star then add fine clear glitter.  Adhere a button and black rhinestone to the center.  Use hot glue to adhere a piece of silver or gold pipe cleaner around the button.

Now it's time to glue the pumpkin and star/stars to the container.  I usually add a little "stuffing" into the container first.  I use newspaper or you can also use a styrofoam filler that you can find in the floral department at craft stores.  Newspaper is cheaper!!  If you are worried about seeing the newspaper, add a little black tissue paper in as the top layer.

Use a light brown inkpad and your finger to bend and fold your collar a bit to distress.

This time instead of applying a black chipboard tree to the front of the container, I added 2 strips of ribbon and buttons.  I also added a bundle of berries to the inside of the container.

And you're done!  As you can see, this pumpkin head looks a little different from the first.  No two  will probably ever look alike and that's what so fun about being creative.  You could make yours look a little more vintage, a little more hip, and little more "you" depending upon the papers and embellishments that you use. 

I hope that some of you are inspired to try your own little pumpkin head container, and remember to link me to your art or email me a photo and you'll be entered into my drawing.  I can't wait to see yours!!!!

 

Mid September

It is crazy to realize that we are half way through September already!  School started here on the 8th and so far, Cort seems to be having fun.  He has a great teacher though, which always helps.  Besides, isn't 6th grade just one of the best years to be a kid in school?

So, have you begun your fall decorating?  I want to sooo bad, but have been extremely busy with projects for kits.  I did manage to pick up a few small pumpkins that I use to fill my big pots in the front of the house.
 I'm just waiting for a moment to breathe so that I can get outside to pull out the impatients and ivy from the pots, then there will be tall purple grass, pumpkins and a variety of red, yellow and orange flowers in the pots.  I love a change of seasons... especially fall.

Have you been able to check out the kits that I did for Frost it Pink ?  I have a new one that I didn't share with you here.  It's a fun little 7Gypsies album.

 
 
Pretty much all 7Gypsies product.  I love their product when I want a darker, more old and used look and they have such cool metal embellishments.

I just completed 2 more kits for The Scrappy Gourmet also.  They should be up very soon.  Hopefully within the next week.
 This kit features the new Pink Paislee Amber Road collection.  Plus there are lots of ribbons, buttons, and lace.  The Scrappy Gourmet kits are always loaded with product for you to use.  There is one 12x12 layout, 1 home decor item and 3 fall cards to make in this kit and you will have a lot of extra product to make more things on your own.

Here is a link to The Scrappy Gourmet page with the above kit: Amber Road kit

  
And yes, you know it's coming... a Christmas card set.  There are instructions and step by step images for 10 unique cards.  You'll have fun working with glitter, buttons, silver trim and more.  I bet that you'll even have a few extra papers to make some doubles if you want to.  Look for these again at The Scrappy Gourmet very shortly.

Next up for kits I am making a BasicGrey Nook and Pantry Recipe Keeper.  Oh, how I love those papers and those colors.  I am just loving the process.  It will be made from a Creative Imaginations Scalloped Chipboard Binder.  So fun.  This will be available November 1st.  I'm sure that I'll come up with something else also before November.  I have a Maya Road house album that I'll be using with the Melissa Frances Christmas papers so that should be on the site in October. 

 

Just a note also, that on November 20 and 21, I will be in Massachusetts to teach for Right at Home Scrapbooking .  I will be teaching 3 or 4 creative art classes-- one on Friday night and 2 or 3 on Saturday.  So, if you live near North Attleboro, MA please come and visit me!  More details to come later on what projects we will be creating.

Okay, I am off to work.  No time to play this week at all.  Oh, and who wants this?

 I made him for CHA last summer with the BasicGrey Ambrosia papers.  Leave a comment and I'll add you into the drawing to win this project.  

Enjoy your day!

 

Where does the time go?

Summer is flying by.  It seems the older I get the shorter the days are and I wonder every night where the day went.  So today it is raining and I plan to try to catch up on some computer duties.

As promised, I drew a name from the comments in my last post to win some Halloween scrapping goodies. 

The winner is STEFANI MEYER!!!!   Congratulations, Stefani.  I'm sending you some new BasicGrey and Pink Paislee Halloween stuff so please email me with your mailing address.

I have been working on lots of projects for kits for 2 weeks.  Lots.  As I mentioned in my last post , my new kit creation went up at The Scrappy Gourmet ...  but is already sold out.  If you are still interested in it, please email them and let them know.  I'm sure that they would love to restock and sell more kits!  There is a "Contact Us" link at the bottom of their "About us/Details" page.

My next kits for The Scrappy Gourmet will be a Christmas Card set and a fun Family Recipe Keeper that will be made with the new Nook and Pantry by BasicGrey.  I really needed to make this recipe keeper because my recipes are so unorganized.  Plus, I think that it would be great to have all of the recipes that have been passed on to me from family in one book.  I think those kits will be available  mid September.  It all depends upon shipping time from the manuacturers for the kit supplies.

Until then, I made a really fun album using the Maya Road album that has a variety of pages made from felt, transparencies, and chipboard.  Follow this link  to a place called Frost it Pink.  Amy asked me to make a few kits to add to her store.  Here are a few images of the album.
   

Then here is a little peek that even Amy hasn't seen yet.... an upcoming kit project called "Love Endures".  The kit includes a Maya Road Album and box plus a layout.  This image shows a close up of the roses on the front of the album that you'll learn to make with this kit.  Look for it at Frost it Pink in a week or two.

 Beautiful Webster's Pages  papers were used throughout this project.  It was my first time using them and they were so easy to use for this project.  Making a layout with them (my style) is a little harder, I thought.  I think that they would be great though for scrappers that want to just put on a few photos and embellishments then be done, because the papers are so detailed, that is all that you need. 

One last thing..... here is a peek at an upcoming (September) Creative Cafe Happy Hour project.  If you have a scrapbook store near you that does these, look for this project and have a great time putting it together!

This Fall Photo Banner has 6 pennants to decorate.  I used the Creative Cafe Glitter papers which I love, love, love.  There's also  some stamps, rub ons, buttons, gems and trims.  Just something new to decorate your space this fall.  I know, I know...but it's right around the corner. :-)

Finally, I have a shopping tip/suggestion.  Out of necessity, I purchased this:

It's the "Crop-A-Dile II Big Bite"and let me tell you that it is worth every bit of the price even though I felt weak in the knees on the way home after I purchased it.  I just don't spend money on a lot of trendy tools (and I've never been able to find that money tree that some people seem to have growing in their backyard ;-)  Just kidding.

Anyway, no more using the  "anywhere" hole punch where you do all of that pounding and cursing as you go.  Well... I did anyway!  I love this thing and should really write We Are Memory Keepers to thank them for making my crafting life so much easier.

No kidding,  it went through 3/16" book board like nobody's business.  Plus, it has a 6" punching depth so you can basically punch into the center of your 12 x 12 papers.  My only problem with it is that it is BIG and feels a little clumsy in my hand.  Or it could just be that I am not coordinated and I suppose it has to be big in order to work so dang good.  Now... if I can only find a spot to store the monster while not in use.

Well, it's 3 hours later from when I started this post.  I've made lunch, done 2 loads of laundry, wiped up rain water from windowsills, and answered the phone too many times to count.  Except for the call from Washington DC.  Who in world was that?  Cort wondered why I wasn't answering and I told him that I didn't have time today to talk to the President. ;-)  Hmmm... no wonder I don't post very often!

Have a wonderful day!

More new product views!

Hello.  Thanks for stopping by to see some of the projects that I made with new products that are debuting at the Craft and Hobby Association tradeshow this week.  It's always such an exciting time for paper crafter's as there is always great stuff heading for the market place soon. 

I am an independent contractor for the amazing BasicGrey.  I love seeing what they come up with for each show and I am never disappointed.  Plus, they are awesome to work for.

Here is a project made with their new Christmas and winter collection called Eskimo Kisses: 
 This collection is so fun and happy.  I love the pinks and blue and that they threw in a dark plum color--so different.
 Check out those yummy little half pearls!  BasicGrey has lots of great colors too-- find them HERE !

Then there is a fun new retro looking line called Nook and Pantry.  I immediately thought of my mom's tablecloths from the 60's and 70's.  Even the solid colors have that texture that reminded me of them.  I love that these new collections are double sided too!  I sort of have a love-hate relationship with double sided paper though, as it's always so hard to choose which side to use and I always think of the fun pattern that I've just glued face down to my projects.
 I picked up this metal chicken basket at my local Hobby Lobby for pretty cheap.  It was exactly what I was looking for to use with the Nook and Pantry papers.  I kept thinking "some kind of altered chicken would be great to use for this project."  I was so lucky to find what I wanted.  That's why I love Hobby Lobby !

Next is the fall collection called Indian Summer.  Bright, vibrant, autumn colors--almost to the point of glowing.  Check out the link above to view the papers up close because they are so detailed and my project only used bits and pieces of them.
  
 
 
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Now for a little Art Warehouse by Creative Imaginations.  I had so much fun creating this little Halloween book.  The base of the pages are actually a 12x12 piece of cardstock weight paper that I cut up. 
 
 
I love the vintage look of the papers, tags, and rub ons.  Just perfect in my opinion.  
 There is so much more to share, but don't want to overload you ;-)

I would like to give you a heads up for a kit project of mine that you will be able to purchase over at The Scrappy Gourmet soon.  I don't think that it is up on the site yet, but soon.  I can pop in here to let you know when it happens.  Here is a peek at my "Time" - 2 page layout and Mini Book set:
 
 

Check back here in a few days and I will have a little something for one of you who comment.  Maybe something Halloweeny.  :-)  Hmmmm.....

Love and blessings always,
Linda