Rachel Doan ( @rachelbujo ) has designed this stunning November cover page for her creative journal using the new Kelly Creates stamp sets. Stamps are a quick and easy way to decorate and customize a cover page for beginners, or for those who just are short on time to draw. In this tutorial, I will be showing […] Read more…
In my last blog post, I showed some burlap projects that appeared in the Fall issue of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine. Today, I have another one to share. Here is a burlap canvas photo display I created for this wonderful photo of my mom (left) and her sister Rose (who passed away in February). I snapped […] Read more…
I’m back from a warm and relaxing Spring Break vacation and am excited to get back into my studio! Today I thought I would share my “March” Place in Time Graphic 45 vintage layout and a video featuring a technique for making watercolour flowers using Distress Markers. My mother turns 85 in November, and I […] Read more…
Today I thought I’d share a few layouts I designed for my “Time Travel” article in the Spring issue of Canadian Scrapbooker magazine. Creating heritage pages and vintage designs is one of my favourite styles of scrapbooking. FabScraps was perfect to use for this layout “Farm Girls,” featuring a photo of my mom and her […] Read more…
This month I was invited to be a Guest Designer for 13 Arts and received some beautiful papers to work with! I designed 2 layouts: For her 16th birthday last month, our daughter planned a dinner out with friends at a restaurant. They dressed up and had a wonderful time…and this is the photo I […] Read more…
I am very happy to share with you today a couple of layouts I designed using the wonderful Inkido paper collections. Papercraft Scandinavia is a manufacturer that designs unique materials for scrapbooking, card making and other crafting. They design stamps, patterned paper, lace, flowers and much more in a romantic vintage style. Their products are […] Read more…
When I was planning my layout class for The Urban Scrapbook in August, I searched out some fall collections and fell in love with Bo Bunny’s Apple Cider! The fall palette is beautiful and has a unique twist of lime green. Here is my layout… Our annual fall photo, October 2008 [when they would still […] Read more…
This month’s sketch challenge at The Urban Scrapbook included the wonderful “Summer Fresh” collection by Simple Stories. These sweet papers and stickers were so much fun to use and perfectly capture the essence of summertime, with its retro primary colour palette, mixed with denim, gingham and floral patterns. When I saw this collection, I immediately […] Read more…