We had to leave the photo albums HOME when we evacuated two days ago! We took three cars (the van, Laura's and Julie's), but were still afraid of putting too much weight in the trunks. I absolutely refused to leave without my scrapbooks, baby books, wedding album and one-of-a-kind pics. We decided to take all of the negatives (20+ years worth) instead of the actual albums. I felt terrible leaving the photo albums, but there were just too many, so I put them in plastic bins and off the floor in an interior room, hoping for the best.
It's funny how priorities are different! My neice packed 2 suitcases full of clothes. I brought 2 changes! LOL!
Friday, September 17, 2004
Monday, February 16, 2004
Faux Leather
{LM Archive)
When I first saw this technique, billed as Faux Leather on HDTV, I was intrigued. Supplies were minimal, all things I already had, and the results were beautifully aged cardstock pieces, things I would love to have grace my scrapbook pages. By varying the color of cardstock, chalks, inks, etc., you can achieve the look of leather, antiqued tin, verdigris pieces and more.
Supplies:
1) Cardstock
2) Bowl of warm water
3) Paper towels
4) Rolling pin
5) Rubber Stamps (Read below for notes on choosing stamps.)
6) Thin plastic
7) Chalks, Metallic Rub-ons and/or Inks
Step 1:
Soak cardstock in warm water for at least 15 minutes. To completely submerge you may have to cut into pieces and place a glass on top.
Step 2:
Crumple cardstock, squeezing out water. This is when you make your wrinkles, so be generous when crumpling, but take care not to tear the paper. Gently unfold and smooth out the cardstock on a hard, flat surface. Use a rolling pin, or glass on its side, to flatten and further remove excess water, blotting with a paper towel.
Step 3:
Place cardstock between plastic and the rubber stamp. On carpet or other well-cushioned surface, step on the stamp to impress the paper. More force is needed than simply pushing down with your hand. As an extra step of assurance, I carefully turned the entire “sandwich” over, removed the plastic, and pressed with my fingers to be sure all areas had an impression.
Step 4:
Allow the cardstock to dry completely. It doesn’t take very long, since most of the water has been removed. But, you could use a hairdryer or place in the oven on its lowest setting to speed up the process.
Step 5: The Fun Part!
Depending on the look you’d like to achieve, you can rub an inkpad over the raised surface of your cardstock, apply metallic rub-ons to the raised areas, or do a combination.
Here, I first applied a darker shade of chalk, followed by an application of metallic rub-ons.
The accent pieces (heart tag and photo corners) on the layout, Valentine, Be Mine, were created by using red cardstock, black chalk, and silver metallic rub-ons.These pieces were made using rust (frame) and brown (photo corner and letter stamp) cardstock, chalking lightly with brown/black then applying copper metallic rub-ons.
Notes on Choosing Stamps:
*Stamps with an overall design are great for making textured backgrounds. Stamp again and again, filling all areas of your cardstock. Use textured paper to cover journals or altered books. Or cut to make cowboy boots, vintage shoes and purses, etc.
*Use frame stamps to make frames, corner stamps to make photo corners, snowflake stamps for snowflakes, etc.
*Try alphabet stamps for raised letters.
*Experiment with different stamps. Some designs may be too fine for clear impressions. Try another one!
Come on and experiment. Pick a stamp! Pick a cardstock! Then have fun with your chalks, inks and rub-ons! Please show us what you create by posting in the gallery…and note it here too so that others can be inspired. Thanks!
When I first saw this technique, billed as Faux Leather on HDTV, I was intrigued. Supplies were minimal, all things I already had, and the results were beautifully aged cardstock pieces, things I would love to have grace my scrapbook pages. By varying the color of cardstock, chalks, inks, etc., you can achieve the look of leather, antiqued tin, verdigris pieces and more.
Supplies:
1) Cardstock
2) Bowl of warm water
3) Paper towels
4) Rolling pin
5) Rubber Stamps (Read below for notes on choosing stamps.)
6) Thin plastic
7) Chalks, Metallic Rub-ons and/or Inks
Step 1:
Soak cardstock in warm water for at least 15 minutes. To completely submerge you may have to cut into pieces and place a glass on top.
Step 2:
Crumple cardstock, squeezing out water. This is when you make your wrinkles, so be generous when crumpling, but take care not to tear the paper. Gently unfold and smooth out the cardstock on a hard, flat surface. Use a rolling pin, or glass on its side, to flatten and further remove excess water, blotting with a paper towel.
Step 3:
Place cardstock between plastic and the rubber stamp. On carpet or other well-cushioned surface, step on the stamp to impress the paper. More force is needed than simply pushing down with your hand. As an extra step of assurance, I carefully turned the entire “sandwich” over, removed the plastic, and pressed with my fingers to be sure all areas had an impression.
Step 4:
Allow the cardstock to dry completely. It doesn’t take very long, since most of the water has been removed. But, you could use a hairdryer or place in the oven on its lowest setting to speed up the process.
Step 5: The Fun Part!
Depending on the look you’d like to achieve, you can rub an inkpad over the raised surface of your cardstock, apply metallic rub-ons to the raised areas, or do a combination.
Here, I first applied a darker shade of chalk, followed by an application of metallic rub-ons.
The accent pieces (heart tag and photo corners) on the layout, Valentine, Be Mine, were created by using red cardstock, black chalk, and silver metallic rub-ons.These pieces were made using rust (frame) and brown (photo corner and letter stamp) cardstock, chalking lightly with brown/black then applying copper metallic rub-ons.
Notes on Choosing Stamps:
*Stamps with an overall design are great for making textured backgrounds. Stamp again and again, filling all areas of your cardstock. Use textured paper to cover journals or altered books. Or cut to make cowboy boots, vintage shoes and purses, etc.
*Use frame stamps to make frames, corner stamps to make photo corners, snowflake stamps for snowflakes, etc.
*Try alphabet stamps for raised letters.
*Experiment with different stamps. Some designs may be too fine for clear impressions. Try another one!
Come on and experiment. Pick a stamp! Pick a cardstock! Then have fun with your chalks, inks and rub-ons! Please show us what you create by posting in the gallery…and note it here too so that others can be inspired. Thanks!
Sunday, January 4, 2004
I Organized!
(LM Archive)
My scrap area is quite small, but still had the propensity for becoming quite a mess! I took the challenge, reorganized everything and here are the results:
AREA:
SHELF:
FLOOR:
My scrap area is quite small, but still had the propensity for becoming quite a mess! I took the challenge, reorganized everything and here are the results:
AREA:
SHELF:
FLOOR:
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
New Governor
Bobby Jindal losses to Kathleen Blanco.
I read the papers, keep up with current events, watch political debates, etc. and go to the polls. Now that the results are in, I am so disgusted! Same ole, same ole for Louisiana! We pay our taxes, yet the schools are so pitiful we have to send our kids to private schools for a decent education. Next year, the tuition bill for 5 kids (with the oldest 2 paying part of their way) will be over $20,000!!! And the state remains in the dark ages!
There's this joke..."The fellow is leaving the football stadium, where LSU just whooped Alabama, and he stops to ask for directions back to Louisiana. The guy at the gas station tells me, 'Just go ahead to the next intersection, take a right, hop on the interstate, and when you reach the Mississippi/Louisiana border turn back the clock 12 years. Then you're there!' " LOL! Sounds about right.
I read the papers, keep up with current events, watch political debates, etc. and go to the polls. Now that the results are in, I am so disgusted! Same ole, same ole for Louisiana! We pay our taxes, yet the schools are so pitiful we have to send our kids to private schools for a decent education. Next year, the tuition bill for 5 kids (with the oldest 2 paying part of their way) will be over $20,000!!! And the state remains in the dark ages!
There's this joke..."The fellow is leaving the football stadium, where LSU just whooped Alabama, and he stops to ask for directions back to Louisiana. The guy at the gas station tells me, 'Just go ahead to the next intersection, take a right, hop on the interstate, and when you reach the Mississippi/Louisiana border turn back the clock 12 years. Then you're there!' " LOL! Sounds about right.
Thursday, October 9, 2003
Be Our Guest (LM DT)
LM Archives
This was my first design team assignment for Lifetime Moments!
This was my first design team assignment for Lifetime Moments!
"Felix's Journal":
This page, featuring an old WWI diary of my husband's grandfather, uses scans of its cover and first page in place of photographs. By keeping to a monochromatic color scheme, closely duplicating the color of the journal and its pages, I've lent an air of authenticity even to those accents which were not original ephemera. Papers, cardstock, print color, fiber and even the postage stamps were chosen with this in mind. Generous use of metallic rub-ons also helped to achieve this effect!
This page, featuring an old WWI diary of my husband's grandfather, uses scans of its cover and first page in place of photographs. By keeping to a monochromatic color scheme, closely duplicating the color of the journal and its pages, I've lent an air of authenticity even to those accents which were not original ephemera. Papers, cardstock, print color, fiber and even the postage stamps were chosen with this in mind. Generous use of metallic rub-ons also helped to achieve this effect!
"Egg Hunt":
These coordinated papers from KI Memories made designing this layout a breeze. The subtlest pattern was used as a background sheet, while two different designs within the same color group made quick and easy title and journal blocks. The title block was created by cutting squares with my Exacto knife before matting. Then the lettering was stamped through the openings and embossed in white. The color scheme was enhanced by the addition of blue and white buttons along the bottom and the bunny paper piecing at the top.
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Dad's Altered Book
(LM Archive)
Last night while visiting my parents, my mom told my sisters and I that she had found some of our Girl Scout troop scrapbooks (1960s!). Digging through the albums in the bookcase we came upon a book of my Dad's...and it was an altered book! Back in his college days, he had taken an old textbook and used the pages to adhere newspaper clippings, pictures, napkins, postcards, etc. It was SO COOL! We found 1940s stuff from the Rex ball, several years worth of ticket stubs (Sugar Bowl, LSU, Tulane, etc.) and hundreds of pictures of co-eds. WTG Dad!
Last night while visiting my parents, my mom told my sisters and I that she had found some of our Girl Scout troop scrapbooks (1960s!). Digging through the albums in the bookcase we came upon a book of my Dad's...and it was an altered book! Back in his college days, he had taken an old textbook and used the pages to adhere newspaper clippings, pictures, napkins, postcards, etc. It was SO COOL! We found 1940s stuff from the Rex ball, several years worth of ticket stubs (Sugar Bowl, LSU, Tulane, etc.) and hundreds of pictures of co-eds. WTG Dad!
Friday, June 27, 2003
PLEASE (Re: dragonfly tags)
(LM Archive)
I PIFed a few of my bleach technique dragonfly tags and don't remember all of those to whom they have gone! I used a set on a layout and just got a call from CK. :shock: Completely forgetting about all the tags I PIFed I assured her that the layout had never been posted or published SO...I'm asking everyone who has these tags to PLEASE not post any layouts with them until the piece is published (in November). Thanks for understanding! I am so excited and would hate to mess up this opportunity!
I PIFed a few of my bleach technique dragonfly tags and don't remember all of those to whom they have gone! I used a set on a layout and just got a call from CK. :shock: Completely forgetting about all the tags I PIFed I assured her that the layout had never been posted or published SO...I'm asking everyone who has these tags to PLEASE not post any layouts with them until the piece is published (in November). Thanks for understanding! I am so excited and would hate to mess up this opportunity!
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