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Paperclipping 109 – A Use For Old Tags

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

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We have another free episode today. If you have an over-abundance of tags in your scrap stash, this week’s episode will give you a fun idea for using them.

You can download the video here.

Here are pictures of the layouts I featured in the video, along with journaling and supply information…

Hyman Tribe

12×12 layout
Hyman Tribe
The colors got funky on this one…my apologies!

Journaling reads: Blake’s been singing this humorous jingle from the comedy, “Nacho Libre.” [the song: "I eat some bugs. I eat some grass. I use my hand to wipe my...tears."] The kids giggle so much at this song and Israel and I couldn’t tell if they knew what word the song actually implied. Israel finally asked Blake, “Do you know why that song is so funny? Blake, with a suspicious look on his face said, “Because he ate bugs and grass and that makes him cry.” We agreed verbally with Blake and left the kids to their innocence.

Supplies: patterned paper (Creative Imaginations) * tags + wire (Stampin’ Up) * journal spot peeking out above left journal block + acrylic heart (Heidi Swapp) * chipboard (Thickers for American Crafts) * rub-on’s (My Mind’s Eye) * plastic flower (Prima) * button and ribbon from unknown source.

Beautiful You @ 8 Yrs

12×12 layout
Beautiful You
Journaling to Trinity reads: You are one of those rare people who are naturally beautiful both inside and out. You have so much empathy and it drives you to take care of others. But you do do it at your own expense or when it compromises your integrity. You’re also unbelievably responsible, always remembering everything and giving the rest of us desperately needed reminders since, unlike you, we forget everything (we don’t know about Aiden yet).

You are a loyal friend. People love you and it’s easy to see why…You’re a fun and very lovable girl.

I love doing layouts with lots of scraps like this one because while I’m scrapbooking I get to enjoy happy memories of past scrapbooking times.

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill) * patterned paper (Basic Grey, s.e.i., Creative Imaginations, green paper-unknown) * lace paper ribbon (Creative Imaginations) * tags + wire (Stampin’ Up) * rub-on’s (My Mind’s Eye) * vintage key.

Details

Tag Layouts Closeups
I love these old keys (left) with interesting shapes to them. The shape is sort of flowery. On the right is a 3-dimensional plastic flower sitting on top of a button (thank-you glue dots), sitting on top of an acrylic heart outlined in brown ink.
Hyman Tribe Closeup
That green butterfly is a rub-on, but because I wanted it’s wings to hang off a raised tag, I didn’t actually rub it on. I glued it with its plastic to the tag with Diamond Glaze instead.

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Paperclipping 107 – Make Your Vacation Album More Meaningful

Thursday, June 4th, 2009
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While there is nothing wrong with a vacation album or minibook that simply highlights the trip’s activities, there are some trips that add up to more than just that list. Some vacations impact you at a deeper level than the exciting agenda can show.

For today’s free episode, I’ll share a vacation minibook I made for a trip like that. I’ll share how I found connections among my memories of the trip that led to a theme which I carried through the entire book. Many of us will have family vacations to document this summer, and I hope this episode gives you a new way to think about how you can approach your album or mini.

You can download the video here.

Below are a couple photos of the book I featured in the video. You can see the rest of the book in a set on my flickr page by clicking here.

The Two Of Us (In Sedona)
The Two Of Us Minibook

Two of us last page
Supplies for these pages: Spiral minibook (7 Gypsies) * Patterned paper and title (My Mind’s Eye, background paper of second pic unknown) * Scroll sticker (Creative Imaginations) * Letter stickers (Creating Memories).

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Show notes for this episode are here.

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Paperclipping 100 – A Collage Formula

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Paperclipping 100 - A Collage Formula
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Today’s episode is for our Members. If you’ve ever struggled to make a rectangular collage using different-sized photos, you’ll appreciate this one. I’ve come up with a very simple formula to make that often frustrating task very easy! If you’d like to watch today’s episode, as well as the other 99 waiting for you in the archives, but don’t have a Membership, please visit the Membership Information Page.

Below are the layouts I shared in the episode…

Easter 08

Easter 08
You see that pink egg over on the far right? That was a tag from one of the goodies I bought the kids last year. I got a kick out of the fact that last year’s Easter came so early, the product manufacturers posted the date on all the tags…I guess to make sure we were ready!

Journaling on layout reads: We’ve been adjusting our Easter tradition a bit over the last few years. We moved the early morning hunt and breakfast outdoors last year. This year we hid plastic eggs instead of our colored eggs (we still color eggs, though). Blake has played Easter Bunny with Dad and I before waking up the kids for the last few years. And this year they got more stuff and less candy. One thing remains the same, though…total fun and the enjoyment of Spring.
Easter_08_Selections
The circular tag and title arch are the Memory Makers Noteworthy Glitter Die Cuts. The swirly flourish is from Bazzill.

Wonderful Beautiful Amazing

Wonderful Beautiful Amazing
The overall up-and-down placement of the 2 large photo blocks, as well as the shape and placement of the two paper journaling blocks were inspired by a layout by Ali Edwards that appeared in Creating Keepsakes Magazine a year or two ago.

Journaling reads: We’ve been taking day-trips through the canyons near Superstition Mountain and Canyon Lake a lot lately. It’s only minutes from our home–one of the reasons I am so happy with where we live. We all love the scenic drive, looking at the cacti, cliffs, and joking about how Blake convinced Aiden that the winter moss on the rock walls is called, “souvenir” because Aiden wanted to collect some to bring home during this particular trip.

Today–Jan. 4, 2009–we took advantage of the rare overcast weather for great lighting and color saturation. Israel and I each brought our cameras and tripods and caught some fun memories while you kids climbed and played. I love this.

Typed journaling on photo: Trinity was having a hard time getting through the thorny path to join you on the butte. You went down and carefully led her, just like a gentleman. Later I thanked you and you said, “That’s okay. I enjoyed it.” What a cool dude…you make your mama so proud.

Wonderful_Selections
The digital text that I layered onto my photos (except for the journaling) are all from Ali Edwards’s Loving Life Word Art and her 12×12 Life text frames. I will demonstrate how to do this in Photoshop Elements in a future episode.

The butterflies and folliage rub-on’s are new from My Mind’s Eye. The more subtle rub-ons that add texture to the page are older ones from Chatterbox.

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Paperclipping 83 – Scrapbooking Denim

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Paperclipping 83 - Scrapbooking Denim
We’ve released today’s Member’s Only episode. As someone who loved creating art on my jeans as a teen, it was extra fun for me to create art with my jeans on my scrapbook pages last week. Fortunately, this is a material that will never be discontinued!

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Below are the layouts from today’s episode…

Forever In Blue Jeans

Printed text is from Neil Diamond’s song: “Money talks. But it don’t sing and dance and it don’t walk. ‘Long as I can have you here with me I’d much rather be forever in blue jeans.”

Journaling, written to my husband, Izzy, reads: In October you walked away from The Man. The suit and tie disappeared and the jeans came out. Our lives stopped revolving around a corporate and materialistic America. Instead we depend on our creativity and drive. We gave up a lot of monetary luxuries. And we are happier. Life is more fun than ever before. The past three months have been a honeymoon for us. Life is so very, very good. Love you.

(note: In my journaling, I did not mean to call America, as a whole, “materialistic.” I was only referring to one aspect of modern American culture. There is a greater good in America that has given us the ability to do what we’re doing, for which I’m so grateful).

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill, Stampin’ Up) * Patterned paper (Cosmo Cricket) * Other: charm, denim.

A Year Of Changes

Just as many of us begin each year with a word we want to characterize the next 12 months, you can use that word in a year-in-review layout. I actually started my year with the word, “Build.” But as I looked back to last January, I realized that that focus resulted in a year of lots of change. Change became the key-word for my layout below…

Journaling reads as a list and corresponds with the photos at the top (except the first one) from right to left, top to bottom:
1) We gave up meat and most animal by-products. I became vegan and learned a whole new way of cooking/baking. It was quite a lifestyle change as most everything we eat is what I make from scratch.

2) We rescued a puppy from the pound.

3) We got all 3 kids in school full-time.

4) We got rid of T.V. The few shows we watch we get free online. The kids forgot t.v. within a couple weeks and became more active.

5) Israel resigned from his job and we became full-time hosts and producers.

6) We simplified our materialism.

(note: I ran out of room here and #6 may be confusing. I intend on making another layout about this subject, so I didn’t worry that it’s unclear, but you might be confused by it. I meant to say that we got rid of a lot of material excess that we’d been used to having).

After you watch the episode, I’d love to hear which of your own stories came to mind and why denim would make a great visual symbol for them.

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I’ve announced the winner of the November Paperclipping Challenge and highlighted her on my blog at The Crop Circle. It was a hard choice as the entries were top notch. Take a look by following this link so you can see why we chose Kim Strother as the winner of the November Paperclipping challenge. Congratulations, Kim!

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Paperclipping 73 – Flexible Templates

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

We’re entering the busiest time of the year, so I thought a free episode on an idea for some faster scrapbooking was in order for today’s episode of Paperclipping.

You can watch the video here.

For a closer look at the layouts from the tutorial, I’ve posted them below…

Love Us Together

8.5×11 Layout
Album: People We Love album (in the “Keim Time” section)

Journaling reads: I love the stories * the tangents * the tangents * the high’s and the low’s * the many changes * the raw honest * the hysterical moments * the exploration * the differences * the sameness * the loyalty * the admiration * the joking * the memories * the freedom * the time together.

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper) * Patterned paper (Basic Grey, Daisy D’s, 7 Gypsies, other unknown) * Wordstrips (7 Gypsies) * Word + Letter stickers (7 Gypsies, Foof*A*La) * Ribbon (Basic Grey) * Transparency (My Mind’s Eye).

Favorite Things From Thanksgiving 2006

8.5×11 Layout
Album: Things We Do
(in the holiday section with the Thanksgiving layouts, which will hopefully become its own album).

Journaling written to my kids reads: Handmade turkeys on the fridge/lists of gratitudes * Running + walking around the school over and over with you-Trin + Blake * Racing and being loud, young, and active.

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper) * Patterned paper (Basic Grey, My Mind’s Eye, s.e.i.) * Stickers (Paper Salon, 7 Gypsies) * Letter stickers (Creative Memories) * Chipboard letters (American Crafts) * Journal strip (Creative Cafe with Creative Imaginations).

Remember

8.5×11 Layout
Album: This Is Us, Together

Journaling to my kids reads: I don’t know when it changed, but your interactions with each other have somehow matured. They’re different now and I’m always noticing it. Like this day–your last day of school. As soon as you got home you sat down with the new yearbook and looked through it page by page, laughing and pointing things out, and reminiscing together. There is a maturity about the way you two do this now that surprises me. I just love that you’re growing up to be good friends.

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill Basics Paper) * Apoxy sticker (Creative Cafe for Creative Imaginations) * Rub-on’s (Art Warehouse) * Ink (Stampin’ Up) * Other sources unknown (button, ribbon).

I hope this template idea helps you to continue scrapbooking during the busy holidays. If you use the template, please post it to our flickr page and let me know!

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Paperclipping 71 Working With Newsprint

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Paperclipping 71-Working With Newsprint
After years of trying to find a good way to adhere newspaper articles (and believe me, the obvious ways don’t look so hot), I’ve finally found one I love. In fact, I’d say it’s probably the best way. Today’s episode for Paperclipping Members shows you step-by-step how to do it, and what pitfalls to avoid.

Below are the layouts from today’s episode…

On The Table
12×12 Layout

Historic Win
Two-page 12×12 Layout

Historic Win–In the album
with journal card and 8.5×11 insert

On the journal card I placed an article that demonstrates the changes in American perceptions over time.

I printed up the inspiring acceptance speech by President Elect Obama from election night on this 8.5×11 page.

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Paperclipping 70 QT – Gratitude Card Container

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Paperclipping 70 Gratitude Card Container
Want to collect the things that your family feels grateful for this month? Today’s Quick Tip is a project that will help you do that–and it works with the Reflections & Gratitude MiniBook I shared in last week’s episode.

Now, I know you are wishing you could watch today’s Quick Tip. =)

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Here is a picture of today’s project…

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Paperclipping 69 – Thanksgiving MiniBook

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

Paperclipping 69 - Thanksgiving Minibook

This episode of Paperclipping is for a project based on my personal take on the holiday season–I see the holidays from Halloween to New Year’s Eve as all being related, not as a bunch of individual celebrations. As a result, today’s project is not only a Thanksgiving one, but also precursor to New Year’s Eve. So even if you’re not an American and don’t celebrate an American Thanksgiving, you might benefit from a book like this, too.

This tutorial is for members only.

We also have show-notes for those who like them. Below are a few pictures of the project:

Reflections & Gratitude
6×6 MiniBook

You can see the rest of the pages in this book here.

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Supplies: Hambly Transparencies, 7 Gypsies, Basic Grey, s.e.i., Ali Edwards for KOTM, My Mind’s Eye, Creative Imaginations, Creative Cafe, Illustrating Stories Digital Kit.

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Paperclipping 64 – A Digital Journaling Tip

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Today’s free Quick Tip features a journaling idea that I used on a digital product by Ali Edwards. In the next Paperclipping episode, I’ll actually show you how to use and adjust that product, so make sure you come back soon.

You can watch the video here.

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Paperclipping 62 – Make Your Items Work Together

Monday, October 20th, 2008

Paperclipping 62 - Make Items Work Together
This episode, for the Premium Subscribers, ends the series on color and will give you some ideas on how you can make unlikely items work together for you. Below is the final layout from the episode…

Somebody Come & Play
12×12 layout

The journaling reads:

A regular day-to-day activity for Erin and I growing up was to write and perform our own plays. She was the dominant writer, I was the dominant dancer. We were both singers and actors. She was usually the director and I was often the star.

This photo is from a show she wrote called, Somebody Come and Play.” We gathered neighborhood friends to take some parts. I played the lead and sang a song from Sesame Street with the same title as our show. We invited neighborhood parents and charged for tickets. Erin dressed up in her most directorly attire. The House For Sale sign was a prop that she made.

These childhood games were formative in my love for theatre, which dominated my spare time and passions through high school and into college.

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