The Scrapbook Tree blog: March 2009

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Journaling tips

Check out these great journaling tips from the blog yeah write .

Thursday, March 19, 2009

10 Minute Layout

Here is a simple layout that only took about 10 minutes. It is hard to read the title in this photo, but I wanted to be able to show the shimmer on the paper.

1. I started with a sheet of Bazzill Kraft paper. Then I sprayed diagonally across the paper using Pink Grapefruit Mist from Lumin Arte (any shimmer mist brand will work).

2. Then I cut out two swirl designs using a Cricut machine and masked off the upper right corner using repositionable adhesive.

3. Along the top right corner of my paper I used Sky Blue Mist from Lumin Arte across the masked area. After I was done spraying I removed the masks.

4. I set my paper aside and selected a butterfly from my Grungeboard set and used the Pink Grapefruit Mist on it also. I sprayed several coats then used a paper towel to absorb the extra that puddled on top.

5. Then I used Shimmerz Bubble Gum paint to enhance the edges, but you can use ink or markers also.

6. I selected a pale pink cardstock to mat both of my photos. My main focus photo was 7x5 and my accent photo was 3x4. I rounded the corners on my pictures and mats.

7. After I positioned the large photo on my page I ran a strip of Maya Road Cream Vintage Sequin Edging across the bottom of it. Then overlapped my smaller photo on the lower right corner and my butterfly on the lower left corner.

(Here is a closer look at the Cream Vintage Sequin Edging.)

8. I used the Cricut to cut my title out of the same pink color I used to mat my photos.. Then I traced a line down the center of each letter using dark pink ink to enhance them.

Friday, March 13, 2009

Crop night

Join us for one of our evening crops we hold twice a month. Have fun with a group of croppers and get a few pages done along the way. Since these evenings are a great opportunity to get get more pages completed, we thought that for a change we might show some of the pages that were created at one of our regular crops.

Elizabeth H.

Mary H.

Shelly W.

Theresa N.

Nichole M.

Shelly W.

Nichole M.

Mary H.

Gina G

Theresa N.

Shelly W.

Nichole M.

Mary H.

Shelly W.

Nichole M.

Mary H.

Melanie H.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Great Impressions Stamp of the Month card class

The Great Impressions Stamp of the Month card class is offered twice each month. Each participant makes 2 different cards for just $5, plus they receive 50% off the stamp of the month and 20% off all other stamps and supplies used in the class. They also take home the photo of the 6-card display board with instructions for making those 6 cards as well as instructions for the 2 cards made in class.

Below are the cards that we made this month.