Paper Crafters Corner Giveaway!

Check out Paper Crafters Corner for a giveaway!

http://papercrafterscorner.com/blog/papercrafting-wish-list-st-nik-giveaways-day-thirteen/#/

 

12 Days of Home for the Holidays Blog Hop

Hello Bloggers

Did you know that there is a Blog Hop
going on!  Just for taking the time to
have some fun, you could win a prize.
This prize is truly amazing.
Teresa Collins is giving away one of
her eBossers.

 

Head on over to Craftwell:

http://blog.craftwellusa.com/2013/12/teresa-collins-in-time-for-holidays-blog.html

 

It's not too late to enter this amazing Blog Hop! 

 

 



A Special Mini Book:

My husband and I went out to dinner one night
 to a wonderful restaurant that we read about
called:  BITE!  YUM..this is one of the things
we LOVE to do ...try new places to eat. 
Anyway we are regulars there now and on
this particular night we got to sit at this long
community table.  There had been a couple
that we spoke to at the bar, you know we
were just chatting, well the hostess sits this
couple next to us at the community table.
Yea...we get to talk to them some more.
Anyway we got to talking about our kids
and she was talking about her daughter and
how she was going to be graduating soon and
she was trying to decide what to do for her.  I
am a believer that some things just happen for
a reason.  I had told her that I am a scrapbooker
and how much I love it and she asked me to
do this special book for her daughter. 
I have never tried to put this many pictures in
a book before,  but I believe that it  came
together just beautifully considering the amount
of pictures that I had to squeeze in. 
I hope you like it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE END of Maggie's Book

 

 

 

 

 

I can't believe I was able to fit all these pictures in this book. 

Now this is a book that has to STAND UP.  It is just too full to

lay down.  My new friend was so very pleased and it was ready just

in time for graduation.  I was worried I wasn't going to be able to

complete the project in time...but I did.  I even did two smaller books

with the rest of the pictures.  There was NO WAY I was going to be able

to put any other pictures in this book.  I was proud of the way it turned out.

I also knew I had done a good job when my new friend cried when she

looked at it....Soooo SWEET!  I love what I do!

Teresa Collins new ebosser machine

 If you did not hear the news, the new 
Teresa Collin's  eBosser is debuting
on HSN this coming Tuesday,
September 17th! It is an amazing machine...
Check it out here:
http://www.craftwellusa.com/tclaunch



This is one special machine!  Read all about it!

Just Lovely MIni Book

I really love scrapbooking.  For many years, I have wanted to
do some special things with my family photos.  Now I finally have
the time and most important a place to work on them.  So since I
have found this love ...  I keep wanting to learn more about this
passion of mine.  So I go on the web and visit wonderful
websites of these talented people and dream of being as good as
they are.  I also buy books, and watch videos and try new things
in my scrap room.  I love taking classes too.  You can learn so
much just by being with friends and other scrappers.  I have also
been fortunate to go to CHA (Craft Hobby Association) two times.
I just love this.  You get to meet people that have been in the scrap-
booking industry, see new products, see tons of ideas, do make and
takes.  I could go on and on about this because there is so much to
see and do.  In my quest to continue to grow, I have found that I
LOVE to make mini scrapbooks.  Putting pictures in these books
that are made especially for them brings me so much joy.  My pictures
finally have a home.  This is my mission in life these days....
To give all my pictures a home.  I may have said that before,  but
I am really passionate about it.  This cute little book that I want to
share with you doesn't have pictures in it YET!  But it will.
I found this adorable feminine paper and had to have it.  I live
with three men and I am really trying to find my inner girl.  So
I bought this paper and made this little mini book.  LUV IT!

Products used with this project:
Paper:
K & Company - Serendipity
Cardstock: Pink, white, aqua, and aqua shimmer.
Sizzix Dies:  Doily, Lace Medallion #657375
                     Tag, Scallop Combo #654687
Serendipity stickers: flowers, butterflies, quotes. 
K & Company transparencies:  Botanical
Tim Holtz distress ink:  Antique Linen
StazOn Black ink
Twine
Bling
Assorted Ribbons
Chipboard
Rings
Boarder Punches
Assorted word stamps to go with theme.

Just Lovely Mini Book Photos:

This mini book turned our so feminine which is the look I wanted.
I also found working with the transparencies easy.  I used a 1" width
of cardstock (the length was the same as the transparency), folded it in
half and glued the transparency along the edge inside the paper.
 Then I punched the holes in the cardstock.  So I didn't use any glue
on the transparency that you could see.  I always worried about that.
I hope you enjoyed looking at this cute little mini.