Kelly's Craft Room

Organization: Embossing folders

While browsing my blog list a couple of weeks ago I saw this great idea for organizing and referencing embossing folders. I do not have anywhere near as many embossing folders as Karli has, but it is still a great idea and easy to maintain as my collection grows. So here is my version. This did not cost me anything!

 

First I embossed a piece of CS with each embossing folder. I liked the little tags that Karli used, but wanted to see the entire pattern so I used larger sheets. Then I numbered the embossing folders with a sharpie, and numbered the coordinating CS "sample". The sample sheet fits easily inside the front of the storage box. Now all I need to do is add a label to the box!

 

Stampin Up

My little sister is a new Stampin' Up demonstrator! Check out her blog Krafting Kreations for a link to her SU site.

Fall Helpers

Supplies: MME PP, Bazzill CS, MM Journaling page, Martha Stewart glitter,
Heidi Swapp journaling spots, misc brads

Another new layout! When I was finished with the layout I decided that it needed something else, and I wanted to add brads to the scallops. I could not find the right color brads though. I remembered a tutorial I saw online somewhere to change the color of brads with embossing powders, so I decided to give it a try!

 

 

I used my heat gun to heat up the brad, and then dipped it in the embossing powder. After heating the embossing powder I dipped the brad into the glitter. Another blast of the heat gun and the glitter was set! I added some more glitter to the PP for a final touch and then called it done!

Trouble

These pictures of my nephew were taken on the same day as the Backyard Summer Fun pictures, but they were so good I thought that he needed his own layout! The layout is inspired by one in the Page Maps book.

 

I am learning to accept imperfections. I was done with the layout, but thought that it needed something else so I added the hand-drawn line around the PP. It turned out messy, and uneven. In the past I would have redone the entire layout because it was not perfect. This time I set it down, cleaned up my mess, and when I looked at it again I decided that it was fine. It was handmade and there will be imperfections, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Supplies:
Pink Paislee PP, Bazzill CS, Heidi Swapp Alpha, Tim Holz Distress Ink, CM Corner Rounder, Maya Road Ribbon, PTI Buttons, Sharpie Pen, Misc staples and thread.

Backyard Summer Fun

I actually completed a scrapbook layout today!

I need to take a better picture of it.. but I wanted to post it!
The background is some kraft CS from my stash that I randomly stamped polka dot circles on with PTI's Vintage Cream ink. I wanted a neutral kraft background, but thought that it was too plain once I had most of the elements on. Yep, I added the polka dots AFTER most of the layout was done. I used a scrap sheet of paper to mask off the photos, and actually peeled up one of the letters to stamp behind it. Luckily I used a glue stick for the letters so they came up pretty easily.

I played with April's Cricut and cut out the title (Summer and 2009)
The "backyard" is actually Thickers, but the green was not the right color. So I just tapped my PTI New Leaf inkpad on the Thickers and they turned out perfect! I do not have a detail picture of the "fun" in the title, but I used the small polka dots in PTIs Polka Dot Basics stamp set to fill in behind the "fun" letters for a little more detail.

 

 

Supplies used:

Ink: PTI Vintage Cream & New Leaf
PP: Scenic Route
CS: PTI VIntage Cream & Misc Kraft
Stamps: PTI Borders and Corners Cirlces & Polka Dot Basics
Alphas: Scenic Route, Thickers, Cricut (Plantin SChoolbook)
Other: MM Brad (green), MM journaling page, misc brad/flower/tag

Nestie Storage

I could have sworn that I already wrote this post...but I can not find it so here it goes again.

Amanda and I made these frames for our Nestability storage. Well, the frame was her idea, but the wrapping paper to cover the magnet sheets was mine! She has a great description already written up here, so I will not repeat it all. 

Here is my Nestie storage! I will need to make a bigger one soon!

 

Christmas in July

Ok, I know that it is August.. but I made this in July! I have just been slacking on the blog and did not upload the pictures until now.

I loved Ali Edwards' December Daily mini album last year. Unfortunately I saw it too late to start. This year I followed her lead and set up my December Daily album in July! It is all ready for pictures and journaling... and a little embellishing of course!

Most of the supplies are from a limited edition Chatterbox Christmas kit that was sold in Sams Clubs last year. Our Sams Club did not have them, so I found someone on a message board who bought me one at their Sams Club. Unfortunately when I got it I did not really like the papers. Or the color scheme. When I was going through my Christmas tub (yep, I have a whole plastic tub full of Christmas stuff) I saw the box and decided that I was going to use it. I also cut up some acrylic, and a PTI stamp box to make the clear pages. There are also a couple of page protectors (Zutter?) scattered through the book. I used my Bind-it-all to put it all together.