Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

If you haven't already planned to spend the day scrapbooking away, hurry and cancel everything as today is National Scrapbooking Day! LOL  I am celebrating the day with 20+ scrapbookers at Crafty Creations Retreat in Mansfield, TX (in the Dallas-Fort Worth area)!  The day will be full of fun, goodies, and plenty of papercrafting goodness!

This is one of the goodie items made for my guests.  It is a little mini scrapbook made with the Taste of Summer paper packet and exclusive stamp set, available this month only!  (You can find more details about them by clicking here.)

The paper pack and stamp set coordinate perfectly and were fun for the front covers of these mini albums.  Inside of the mini album are Flip Flaps.  The dimensions for the front and back cover are two sheets of cardstock measuring 4 1/2" x 7 1/4".  I scored both pieces at 7/8" to create a nice seam so they can fold back easily, for inserting photos into the pages.

If you have any questions about these, please let me know.  They were super easy and fun to make.

If you are scrapbooking (or papercrafting) today, leave a message and let me know what you are creating!  I would love to hear from you!

Have an awesome day, scrapbookin' the day away!

My Crush Holiday Happenings Book

The My Crush product line is totally fun and can be used for more than just intended.  (I've seen the pages torn out and used on other papercrafting creations and the coordinating embellishments, well...their uses are limitless.)

This post is about the My Crush Holiday Happenings Book that I finished, using my favorite holiday photos from this year.

I blinged up the front of the book a bit, just for some added fun!  I have no included photos of all of the pages, just for sake of time.  I also keep going back in and adding in little goodies as I see fit.

Because of the type of binding in the book, you can open it, remove the pages and replace them in the order you choose.  We did that - a fabulous idea that came from my friends Debi and Francene.  (In fact, many of the ideas for altering/decorating this book came from the two of them.  I added the pictures and a few personal touches.)

I just added some bling and some of the stickers included in the Assortment to add to my title page.

I colored in the ornament with our ShinHan markers and added bling.

This is just a fun page where we added some Marker, mini bling sparkles, and the HoHoHo image on the right was created with paper and stickers included in the Assortment.  And YES!  This right page came as is with pockets for photos, cards or whatever you were to choose.

The pocket on the right does include some additional journaling.  I wrote in "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" with our chalk marker.

A simple matte and photo is what is on the left.  On the right, is this year's Christmas card from my parents.

I see I am missing a photo from the previous page and this one but I must go on.  ;)  Just a little marker and washi tape on the right page.

FUN mini pockets on the right page.  I cut a photo of our Christmas tree and love how it came out to fit in the small windows.

The Happy Holidays design was created by cutting out the heart out of another card.  I loved the checkered pattern so much on the right card that I didn't want to do anything to it.  The 3 x 4 pages are perfect for cutting a 4 x 6 photo - as long as you don't chop someone's head off or something like that.  LOL

Just another fun page with bling, cutting apart cards, and adding some journaling in the little folder.

I so love this creation and am very proud of it!  I had fun putting it together, somewhat gradually.  The My Crush line is perfect for doing just that and filling your mini book with many memories and lots of goodies!

Crazy stuff that January is almost over BUT...I have already scrapbooked my holiday photos from this year!  YAY me!

Technique Blog Hop - Charmed, I'm Sure!

If you are coming from Michelle's Blog, you are on the right track!  12 Close To My Heart Consultants are showcasing the "Charmed, I'm Sure!" technique highlighted in our Annual Inspirations Idea Book, found on page 133.  You can find the beginning of the hop by clicking here.  

"Jewelry isn't the only thing that can be charming.  Dazzle up your papercrafts with the shine of a few small charms from the Base & Bling line!  Tie them on, adhere them, or simply let them dangle.  Go ahead, add a little charm to all of your projects!"

I have a lot of CTMH addictions (lol) and I find myself regularly finding a new one.  One of them are these fun My Creations Mini Books that come in Black and Kraft.  They are so super easy and fun to put together and simple enough for inserting your favorite photos.  I used the Avonlea Picture My Life Cards to decorate this kraft album.  A camera charm was perfect for a nice touch on the front cover and very fitting for what potential the mini book has inside.  (I used a retired "paper clip" to adhere it.)

Some of the pages, with little touches, follow.  I didn't want to do too much to take away from the cards or to limit the recipient from their intent for this book.  (I did use it as a gift at a holiday exchange.)

Thanks for stopping by and keeping moving through the hop to see what other fun creations there are.  You'll head over to Catherine's Blog next but please consider leaving a comment before you do so.

Happy Friday eve and happy hoppin'!