Layout | Sweet Childhood Memories

I've been on a scrapbooking kick lately. Once I got going, watched about a thousand youtube videos, then just jumped in patterned paper first. 

This is a picture that's been stalking me for months. It's ended up on my craft desk so many times after cleaning my space. I don't even know where this picture was stored or how it ended up on my craft desk. After my husband cleaned my scrap room for me (best husband ever!) it still was on my desk so I just had to scrap it. 

I used the August 2012 Studio Calico main kit + a few pieces from previous kits and my stash. 

This is a picture of me as a child in my first big girl bedroom. 

A little of everything in the embellishments. Doilies, sequins, and splatter.

Chipboard buttons, labels, badge (probably going to add a tiny little heart on that badge), more sequins, and twine. 

Journaling: 

I slept in the bed with my mom from early childhood until I was about 7 or 8. When I finally got my big girl bedroom I knew there were a few things I had to have: A ruffly pink comforter with matching pillows. My Mickey and Mini Mouse poster. My beloved Panda, perfectly placed on the rocking horse. And my piano (still need to learn to play). 

I'm planning to add more journaling on the back of this XL tags that I die cut with a Tim Holtz alterations die. It fits perfectly in medium/large sized glassine bags. 

Thanks for looking and Have a great weekend. 

Angela

{Puppy Love} 12 X 12 Layout - ABC

Hi Artsy Addicts.

Angela here to share a layout with you.

My dear husband (still getting use to the fact that i have one of those now....) has become a dog lover in our 7 years of courtship and our 7 months of marriage. We were all hanging out in the bed the other day and I was able to snap this picture of my first fur baby Teddy and Mr. C cuddled up together. How cute right? I love these boys.

Photo via Instagram App. 

I must have been obsessed with this picture because I'm not really a scrapbooker. I've done scrapbook pages in the past but they've always scared me and I never liked the way they've turned out.

When I did scrapbook in the past I most frequently gravitated toward 12 X 12 sizes. Not sure why though. That's about as far away from 4.25 X 5.5 as you can get....

Anywho, I was so inspired by this picture that I decided to scrapbook it and here's what I came up with.

Click on the picture to see a larger view

I love those stinking Hexagons. They took forever to place perfectly properly and didn't use up as much paper as I would have expected. I did use most of the 4 different 12X12 sized patterned papers you see here. I did save a little space by not putting hexagons beneath the picture but next time I will cover the entire background first.

I totally love this layout. I'm still intimidated by the 12 X 12 size. It's just so massively large to me, but I'm working my way through it right now as I make a full custom scrapbook for my co-worker.

Call it Scrapbook therapy.

Thanks for stopping by everyone.

Sweet Hugs,

Angela Butler-Carter
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My Mind's Eye | Fiddlestick "Story" Stamps	County Fair Kit | Studio Calico	Brooklyn Flea Kit | Studio Calico	PapertreyInk Label Basics
Basic Grey Picadilly Glazed Brads	Pink Paislee Clam Chowder PP	Crate Paper Farmer's Market Patterned Paper	Crate Paper Farmhouse Buttons
Papertreyink Classic Kraft Inkpad	Jenni Bowlin Tab Punch by Fiskars	It's Ok Stamp by Ali Edwards (Technique Tuesday)	Sizzix Bigz 1" Hexagon Die
Sizzix Bigz 3.75" Hexagon Die

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Famous Scrapbookers | How I found out about crafting.

Hi Artsy addicts.

Angela here with more of a discussion.

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Famous Scrapbookers.

Are popular scrapbookers considered famous?

I remember not that long ago I didn't live in this world of crafting, and self expression. Well not in the sense that I no live. I didn't scrapbook, I didn't make cards, I didn't know what a Cricut, Silhouette, or a GrandeMark were. I had no idea what die cutting meant let along owned a die. I didn't know what a Copic Marker was. That was my reality.

I was a work-a-holic, then I heard about something where you can go online and watch videos made by normal-unfamous people. Seemed interesting enough.

Shortly after discovering youtube I discovered a world that I never knew existed; Papercrafts. Oh my word!! I say I discovered a world because it is absolutely an alternate world where people document life, preserve memories, tell stories in colorful and creative ways, and generally are more present in LIVING life instead of just simply LIVING. I was amazed.

My first crafting video was made by Kristina Werner, and I only found her because she posted a video about french manicures.

I watched her manicure video then went to her Youtube profile and saw that she made "other" videos about card making. And ever since I've been a crafter. Never really got into doing manicures though. Ha!

She was my first introduction to "Famous/Popular" Crafters.

After that I started to seek out other crafters for more inspiration and an overall desire to learn more about this new hobby of mine and that's where I came across videos by Marion Smith. Whoooo!!! The things she did with paper, glue, and glitter. Albums, Canvases, and Tags, Oh My!

Marion really opened up a new world for me in terms of products and people. Hello....Tim Holtz anyone.

And from there I devoured anything and everything online that I could find, and it lead me to all types of new inspirations from some amazing people:

Nichol Magourik

Nichole Heady

Jennifer McGuire

Karla Dudley

Keisha Campbell

Kelly Purkey

Ali Edwards

Cathy Zielske

Becky Higgings

And so many more. You should see my google reader.

All of these people I consider to be "Famous" Crafters. They are widely know in the crafting community and represent some of the largest manufacturers in the business. They also do a great job of promoting others in the community via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other forms of social media. They've introduced me to my favorite kit club, Studio Calico, my favorite stamps, PapertreyInk, my favorite ink, Hero Arts, and so much more. I'm sure I'm just hitting the tip of the iceberg in the world of crafts but I'm constantly looking for more. I think I can find more room in my google reader.

Between fashion blogs, make-up blogs, nail blogs, crafting blogs, style blogs, and home decor blogs, I have a grand 'ole time every morning clearing out my reader. Gets me inspired first thing in the morning and throughout the day. But I'm sure there are loads of other great artists who are popular to you that I may not know about.

Who are other "Famous/Popular" Crafters that you know and love? Who do you follow that you feel SHOULD BE popular and you want to promote them here.

Link them up in the comments to win a little gift pack from me.

Sweet Hugs,

Angela B. Carter (ABC)

Artsy Addicts Kit Project: Heavens to Betsy

Hi there.

Angee Lee Carter here with a quick card for you. I was chatting with Marion yesterday and she totally inspired me to get out one of my old Artsy Addicts kits and get crafty. Here's what I came up with.

I happen to love this card just because I used so many of my supplies that I'd purchased over the past few months but hadn't even opened. Call me a stamp collector. I buy lots of stamps because they appeal to me in some way but many of them have never seen any ink. Sigh. Yes I'm that crafter. I tend to go back to the same couple of stamp sets that I've fallen in love with.

So my resolution intention for 2012 is to ink up those un-inked stamps. Are you a collector or a crafter, or a little of both? Let me know in the comments and I might just have a little something to send one of you!

Card Composition:
Card Composition:
1. Trim patterned paper to a standard card size and adhere to card base.
2. Stamp tag with PTI - Damask Design Stamp using PTI - Canyon Clay ink
3. Color a strip of PTI - Vintage Cream card stock using SU! Cherry Cobbler Ink
4. Die cut strip of card stock from step 3 using PTI - Filigree Border Die, Adhere to stamped tag and adhere to cardbase
5. Trim strip of Vintage Cream card stock and stamp with Glory Be - "Heavens to Betsy" stamp using SU! Cherry Cobbler ink
6. Stamp "You are such a dear" stamp using SU! Mellow Moss Ink
8. Stamp Double line using stamp from PTI - Label Basics stamp set using PTI - Canyon Clay ink
9. Trim strip of PTI - Canyon Clay cardstock and add a strip of 1/8" score tape along bottom edge.
10. Pour glitter onto score-tape, and adhere Canyon Clay strip to Heaven's to Betsy Cardstock Strip, use dimensional adhesive and adhere to cardbase.
11. Fussy cut butterfly image from patterned paper and adhere to sentiment strip using dimensional adhesive.

Done and Done!


Sweet Hugs.

ABC