Canvas Mini Albums

Back in early January when I was creating projects for CHA I decided to create a mini album for each of our kids featuring an overview of the first weeks/months after their birth.
Our kids love to look at pictures and since I've started making mini albums I've seen a bit of extra joy when they pull one off the shelf.
I wanted to create something easy enough to create in triplicate, yet still make them individual for each of our kids.



I started by creating a canvas cover for each album - each with a similar basic idea, just with a bit of difference in the stitching.
Each album is created using a combination of papers that have been cut to 6x6 or cut to 6x12 and folded in half to create a 6x6 pocket.



Each album also carries a few elements throughout, which helps pull it all together (and also made it easy to create in a timely fashion). If each page had been done with it's own theme/scheme as a traditional 12x12 page these albums would surely still be sitting in pieces.



Each album was then punched and bound using my Cinch...love that thing!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!
I'd love it if you'd leave a comment and let me know what you think.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Various Collections);
Embellishments: Maya Road; Ranger (Tim Holtz);
Mists: Ranger (Perfect Pearls Mists);
Other: Canvas; Washi Tape;
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Rotary Cutter); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Blog Hop {The Twinery & Ribbon Carousel Challenge}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Suzanne Dahlberg's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at The Twinery's blog.

The Prizes:
The Twinery is giving away a Colorful Bunch Sampler Pack ($15 retail value).


The Ribbon Carousel Challenge is giving away a $15 Shopping Spree.

The Details:
Leave a comment on each blog along the hop.

Blog comments close on Friday, March 23rd at 11:59pm (EST) and the winners will be announced on The Twinery's blog and the Ribbon Carousel Challenge blog.

The Project:

I am in the process of planning a baby shower for my cousin and I am thinking of doing an eclectic theme with different types of favor bags/boxes for the attendees.


With favor boxes in mind I created this dessert box wrapped with The Twinery's Pink Sorbet Twine and topped it with some "whipped cream" created from the lace in The Ribbon Carousel's March Club Kit and a pink "cherry" button.


The twine from The Twinery is perfect for all sorts of wrapping jobs, and the lace from The Ribbon Carousel was a perfect compliment to top it all off!

Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:

Jessica Diedrich's blog

Supplies:
Twine: The Twinery (Pink Sorbet);
Lace: Ribbon Carousel (March Club Kit);
Patterned Paper: We R Memory Keepers (Be My Valentine - Sweetness);
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors); Lifestyle Crafts (Dessert Box Die);

Silhouette Canvas

Wow! I can't believe it has been more than a week since I posted last! I've been crafting, but time to post my projects has gotten away from me.


This is a project I created for the Authentique Paper booth at CHA. I used a picture I had taken of my daughter when she was probably 2 or 3 years old and created a template from it for the silhouette image.
{I cut out the silhouette image using my Fiskars craft knife and scissors.}


I misted the canvas first with some Perfect Pearls mist, then added the silhouette cut out, then topped it off with a few trims and pins.
It was a very simple process once I created the template and I love how it turned out.


Thanks for stopping by today!


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper;
Mist: Ranger (Prefect Pearls Mist - Interference Red);
Ribbon: American Crafts (Rose Ribbon - White);
Seam Binding: Hug Snug (Chalk White);
Pins: Maya Road;
Template: Tifany DeGough (Silhouette);
Canvas: JoAnn;
Tools: Fiskars (Scissors, Craft Knife);

Paint The Town Challenge {Market Street Stamps}

It's time for another Paint the Town challenge at Market Street Stamps!

Here is the color palette:


And here is the card I created using the palette as my inspiration.
I used two Market Street Stamps background stamps (Houndstooth and Paisley) and one of the newly released sets (Home Sweet Home).


If you saw my frame project from Monday, you might notice that today's card has a similar layout. I took the basic layout from the frame and rotated it and used it for my card's front panel.

Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog today to see inspiration from the Design Team and get in on the challenge!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth, Paisley, Home Sweet Home);
Ink: Tsukineko (Thatched Straw); Ranger (Archival - Black); CTMH (Lagoon);
Other: Maya Road (Trinket Pins); Etsy (Vintage Seam Binding - Sapphire);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

God Gives Us What We Need

{As seen today on the Market Street Stamps blog}



For this project I created a little frame that sits on my nightstand - a note to remind me every morning when I wake up and when I go to bed that God gives me everything I need.


I used two Market Street Stamps background stamps for this one (Houndstooth and Paisley) and added the sentiment from Comforting Florals.


It was a quick little project, but will be a sweet little reminder to me for a long time to come.

Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (Orange Peel - Black); Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth, Paisley, Comforting Florals);
Ink: Memento (Pear Tart); Ranger (Archival - Black);
Other: (Frame);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Upper Crest Border Punch);

Tickled Pink

Today I wanted to share with you a mini album I created using Authentique Paper's Uncommon collection.


Even though in person I am not a "girly" girl...in paper crafting I love fun pinks (grounded with neutrals, of course) and beautiful florals.


The Uncommon collection is beautiful for scrapping anything - from weddings to heritage pages to ladies-only events - but it is also perfect for those sweet little ones that just leave you "Tickled Pink".
{The cover was created easily by using some of the Icons and Tabloids die cuts.}


I created this mini album to show off pictures of my "little" girl (now 8 years old) in the first year of her life.
{The interior pages were created from one 12x12 sheet of paper using a meander-type method. I adapted the meandering a bit to suit my needs.}


Each page has a slot for a tag where I can add another picture or just some journaling about that precious first year.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Uncommon);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper (Uncommon - Icons, Tabloids);
Trims: (Various ribbons, twill, and lace);
Pins: Maya Road;
Other: (Chipboard);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);

Block Party {Market Street Stamps}

The NEW February release stamp sets are now available for purchase from Market Street Stamps!
{And even more exciting...they are debuting at 15-25% off!}


The shipping is super speedy...but while you wait - be sure to join in on the Block Party!
{Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to get all the details about how you can join in on the Block Party...where you can win some fabulous free stamps and have a shot at being a Guest Designer for Market Street Stamps!}

You can create ANYTHING for this challenge...no color requirements, no specific project types...just have fun.


Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White); Bazzill (Blackbird); Discount Cardstock (Orange);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Riding By, Believing Butterfly, Blast Off);
Ink: Memento (Tuxedo Black, Tangelo, Rose Bud);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);

Houndstooth {Market Street Stamps}

It's time again for the new release sneak peeks from Market Street Stamps and today I am very excited to share with you the newest background stamp in the Market Street Stamps line...

Houndstooth!

Houndstooth is one of the first suggestions I had for a Market Street Stamps background and I am SO excited that it is finally here! I created some fun refrigerator magnets to show it off.
{I love that it is a nice, small size houndstooth - perfect for creating your own embellishments.}

The background was stamped onto plain white cardstock using Grape Jelly and Lulu Lavender Memento inks.


After I stamped the background I just did a little die-cutting and added a few pearls and now we have some great new magnets for the fridge.
{Tip: Add a little removable adhesive to the back of these and they can do double duty as a card embellishment which will then turn into a fun gift for the recipient.}

Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to see what the other designers have created!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Houndstooth);
Ink: Memento (Grape Jelly, Lulu Lavender);
Dies: Spellbinders (Wonderful Wings);
Embellishments: Prima (E Line Pearls - #300647); Queen & Co. (Pearls - Grass Green, Yellow Sunshine, Snowflake);
Other: (Business Card Magnets);

WINNERS!

Thanks to all who entered my recent giveaways...and a very special thanks to each of you who are followers of this blog.


I've got FOUR winners today...
Winner of the 500 Follower Prize Pack:
Tammy B who said: well congratulations to you tifany! i've been a follower for a while now and am happy to be part of your 500!

Winner of The Twinery's "I Dream In Twine" Sampler Pack:
Mary-Anne V who said: congrats on reaching 500+ followers..just became one too! Love your work. thanks for the chance to win.

Winner of the WCMD Winner Blog Hop Prize Pack:
Ronnie Bear who said: That's a very cool inking technique and a very nice coordinating gift idea...Thank you!
Congratulations on the win and you bet I'll be watching your blog when I get a chance. You know what they say about "following" successful people!! Keep up the great work !!

Winner of the March/April 2012 issue from Paper Crafts Magazine:
Ashley who said: This is beautiful and I love the bookmark :)

Congratulations to you all!

Winners: please send me an e-mail with your US mailing address so I can get your prize package out to you.
{You can find my e-mail address in my blog header or on my Blogger profile.}

{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}


And if you want to check the full line-up again to see if you've won elsewhere, here it is:
Paper Crafts
Alyssa Scritchfield
Amber Daigre
Becky Olsen
Carol Bloomberg
Julie Day
Kelley Eubanks
Kelly Rasmussen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Petrella
Patricia Folchert
Savannah O'Gwynn
Sharon Dunn
Stephanie Washburn
Terri Davenport
Tifany DeGough <-- That's me!
Trinh Arrieta
Vanessa Menhorn
Veronica Zalis
Wendy Frederick

WCMD Winner Blog Hop {& Giveaway!}

{Have you stopped by to check out my giveaway celebrating 500 followers? Click here.}



The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Terri Davenport's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Paper Crafts blog.

Here's the full blog line-up:
Paper Crafts
Alyssa Scritchfield
Amber Daigre
Becky Olsen
Carol Bloomberg
Julie Day
Kelley Eubanks
Kelly Rasmussen
Laurie Willison
Lisa Petrella
Patricia Folchert
Savannah O'Gwynn
Sharon Dunn
Stephanie Washburn
Terri Davenport
Tifany DeGough <-- That's me!
Trinh Arrieta
Vanessa Menhorn
Veronica Zalis
Wendy Frederick

I hope you're not just here for the giveaway (but I won't blame you if you are!)...


...we'll get to that in a second.
For now, let's take a peek at today's card.

The Project:
If you've looked at the March/April issue of Paper Crafts, you may have already seen my winning card on page 82.

For today's card I decided to take the basic idea from my winning card and create a new one with a few small changes. This one goes a bit more toward the trendy navy color, but still uses fabulous papers from Authentique Paper (these are from the Free Bird Series) and that wonderful Itty Bitty from Unity Stamp company.


I did one of my favorite inking techniques to get a fun gradient on the stamped image. I love this look! It is a fabulous way to give your stamped image a little bit of spunk!

I was having fun stamping while I created this card, so I decided to create a coordinating bookmark:


Bookmarks are a great way to use up those scraps you've trimmed from your papers to create your card. It makes for a quick coordinating gift set.

Okay...now here's what you probably came by for...

The Prizes:
I've decided to share a little bit of what came in my WCMD prize package with one lucky winner.
Here's what you can win:

Giveaway includes:
PSA Essentials: Stamper, Alignment Tool, Black Ink, Vintage Snowman Peel & Stick Stamps, and Haunted Shack Peel & Stick Stamps
Clear & Simple Stamps: Circus Fun Stamp Set
American Crafts: Party Animal Stamp Set

But that's not all!
Paper Crafts has offered to send a copy of the March/April 2012 issue to another lucky winner!


{You can see my winning card on page 82.}

The Details:

To enter:
Leave a comment (only one, please!) on this blog post. That's it!

One comment will enter you for both giveaways.

{I would love it if you became a follower of this blog, but it is not necessary to win.}

Blog comments close (for the giveaways) Monday, February 20th @ 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, February 22nd here on my blog.
Please remember to check back to see if you've won.
{Each winner will have 48 hours to contact me with their information. If they have not contacted me by that time, a new winner will be chosen.}

{Due to shipping costs, giveaways are available to US mailing addresses only.}

Thanks for stopping by today...and while you are here...please take a little peek at some of my crafty items (stamps, punches, and even a KNK Zing) I have for sale.
Unfortunately I don't have enough space to keep it all...but my loss is your gain!

And please check out my current giveaway celebrating 500 followers. You could win even MORE crafty goodness!


Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:
Trinh Arrieta's blog


Supplies:
Cardstock: Bazzill (White);
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Free Bird Series);
Stamps: Unity Stamp Company (Born An Original - Authentique Itty Bitty);
Ink: Tsukineko (Midnight Black, Night Sky, Ocean Depth, Aegean Blue, Oasis Green, Tea Leaves);
Ribbon: American Crafts (Ruffle Ribbon - Green);
Other: (Pearl);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors); Scor-Pal (Scoring Board);