Posting Issues.

I just thought I would let everyone know that I'm having issues making up my posts.  I've been trying to post videos from my YouTube account, but it keeps saying that I have no videos under my account.  I've been doing some research and apparently this is an ongoing issue with Blogger and they are working on the problem.  As soon as it is fixed I will post the videos for the layouts I made.  Until that time, I will add the photos of the layouts.

These are my April Studio Calico Kit layouts.

 

 

Here are my May Studio Calico layouts so far

 

 

This is a layout I made for a challenge I did with one of my YouTube friends (ohsnapgonzo)

Thanks for looking.



Be Creative - NSD challenge

 

 

Here is another double duty layout that I made for NSD challenge.  This time is was for Studio Calico and Shimelle.com.

 

Studio Calico - Give mixed media a try

 

Shimelle.com - Paint it up

 

I used a background pattern paper from MME Follow Your Heart, Be Amazing.  I added some Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass to the edges.  I then used a piece of white cardstock and added some Salty Ocean and Broken China Distress Paint.  I needed another softer blue color so I mixed Picket Fence and Broken China Distress Paint together to get a softer blue.  I then added some Tim Holtz Tissue Paper and some vintage book text.  I then added some gesso paint, just to soften everything down and make the tissue and book paper mix into the background.  I then added some Tim Holtz Distress Stamps to the corners of the paper.  I then dove into my flower, metal embellishment and lace stash to add more texture to the page.  I really love the final look.  

 

 A view from the right.

A view from the left.

A view of the top right cluster.

At the Palace - NSD Challenge

So I got double duty out of this layout.  I made this layout for NSD challenges.  For both Two Peas in a Bucket and Shimelle.com it was to scraplift yourself.  I chose a layout that I made last year and I had a lot of fun scrapbooking it last time.  And it was pretty easy to get everything together this time especially since all I had to do was follow my older layout. 

This is my older layout.  I just loved the softer colors in it, but I wanted to dress it up for my updated layout.  I really like all the bright colors of my newer layout.

Thanks for looking.

Faces - NSD Challenges

Yet again another layout made for NSD.  This again was for 2 challenges.

Two Peas - make a layout based on a bookmark or Pin

Shimelle.com challenge 20 - scrapbook smaller photos.

So this is probably one of my favorite layouts from NSD.  It's so simple and yet so awesome.  I used a bookmark from Two Peas in a Bucket.  The lady that created the original is sabscreas and she posted it 03/02/13.  I really liked the black and white photos and the all of the black elements against the white background with the pop of yellow.  I knew I wanted to use this photo collage of my nephew and me making crazy faces. 

There really isn't very much for embellishment.  There is only washi tape and a lot of stamps.  The only other paper besides the background cardstock, is the cardstock I used to cut out the title and the die cut stars.

Thanks for looking.

Smile - NSD Challenge

Here again is another National Scrapbook Day Challenge layout.  I again made this layout for 2 different challenges.

Two Peas in a Bucket - The challenge was to make a layout using products that are related to photography or photos. 

Shimelle.com challenge 23 was to scrap your stash.

Well I have an abundance of paper.  So that's where I started.  I looked in my scrap basket and I actually had tons of photography related items.  The only full 12x12 paper I used was the geotag paper from Studio Calico.  The other papers were all scraps.  The yellow print has cameras on it, but it was really bright so I had a piece of vellum that was the exact same size.  So I used that to cover up the camera print and soften it down a bit.  Then I found the filmstrip die cut paper from KI memories.  It was the same size as the camera paper, so I of course was destined to use it.  I then found a Polaroid die cut frame in my stash as well.  This is also from KI memories. 

I can honestly say it felt really good to get into my scrap basket and use up some of my scraps. 

Hope you enjoy the photo.

NSD 2013 - Birthday Wishes

I made this layout for National Scrapbook Day.  I was keeping a few of the challenges in mind when I created this so I could use it for them. 

For Two Peas in a Bucket, the challenge was to use a Glitter Girl as inspiration.  I chose Wilna.  It isn't my normal style but I really love the girly flair to it.  So no better time than NSD. 

For Shimell.com, her challenge 24 was to scrapbook a milestone.  I chose my very recent 36th birthday.  There were no pictures for my 36th birthday, because I was on my way home from the hospital after having surgery.  So even though it was uneventful, I knew I wanted to document the fact that I was in the hospital and my feelings about being there on such a special day.

I hope you enjoy the pictures.

Confessions of a Scrap-a-holic

Hi, my name is Lisa, and I'm addicted to buying scrapbooking supplies.  I have found over the years that I have developed quite the stash of scrapbooking supplies and I have been more of a collector of patterned paper and sticker than I could ever get the chance to use up in a lifetime.  I guess my rock bottom hasn't really been hit yet, but I am starting to feel really guilty about spending more money on products when I haven't even opened the brand new paper pack that I bought from my last haul.  I'm starting to feel like I've spent a small fortune on these supplies and not a lot to show for it.

So while I was watching one of my favorite YouTube girls, who is NicoleJones911, she had mentioned that she joined a Facebook group.  It's called 50 Projects.  As she explained in her video, she was having the same issues as I was.  She was a buyer and not a maker.  She joined the group so she could challenge herself to use up her supplies instead of keep on buying new stuff all the time. 

I debated on this for a while.  I'm not going to lie.  I probably thought about it for 2 - 3 weeks.  It just seemed like a huge commitment to make 50 layouts before buying anything.  All I could think about was all of these new collections that are coming out this season and how pretty they are.  But then again, they always seem to come out with these new collections that are too hard to pass up.  I guess the last straw for me was when I ordered $50 of stuff just to justify buying one bottle of MR. Huey's Opaque white mist.  (Which in an afterthought, I could have made my own with white paint that I already have on hand.)  Is this what it's like for alcoholics and drug users?  Not that I'm comparing myself to a substance abuser, because one is a very serious disease and scrapbooking is a much more fun and happy problem to have.  But I could see how the addictive nature of buying scrapbooking products has taken over.  For example, I have become a Tim Holtz collector.  I have collected his products for years and every time he comes out with new products I want to jump out and buy them all.  I won't count his distress inks too much into this category though, because I do use them all the time.  OK, most of the time.  But that's the only product of his that I use on a regular basis.  I have his distress stains (almost the whole collection), his alteration dies (too many and not used enough), his ideology line (I have packages that I haven't even opened), and I've started buying his distress paint.  This madness had to end.  I needed to admit I have a problem.  So what's the next step.  I guess as anyone with an addiction they find help.  That's when I remembered the Facebook page NicoleJones911 talked about.  50 Projects.  I needed to join.  So today was that day.  I clicked on the join group and waited for the reply.  They let me join and today is the day I start to make a difference in my scrapbook supplies and save some money on my pocket book.   Here is the link to the Facebook page if you would like to take the challenge as well.  50 Projects

I do have a bit of a guilty confession though.  I do subscribe to the Studio Calico scrapbook and project life "Kit-of-the-Month."  I am going to keep those coming in, however, I was typically buying extra kits or supplies when I would buy these kits.  I decided I'm only going to get the main kits and the project life kit and nothing else.  I hate to give these up yet.   Maybe perhaps if I'm not finding I'm putting a big enough dint into my supplies then I think I'm going to put them on hold for a few months and see how that goes.  But for now I'm going to keep them coming.   

So what are your thoughts?  Do you fall into the same category as me?  Are you a buyer and not a maker?  How do you make sure you use of your supplies?  I would love to hear what you have to say.