How I spend my TIME
This weekend is one of my favorite weekends of the year. Daylight Savings!! Spring Forward! With the change up- I always feel like my daily schedule can’t handle the confusion! I made up this layout last week- just trying to remind myself that I may be busy but it all adds up to a lot of great moments! The circular transparency is from Heidi Swapp and I used MONO Vellum Adhesive on all pictures. Enjoy your weekend and don’t forget to set your clocks back!
Next week! St. Patrick’s Day is next week! I’m not Irish but, I I’m the kinda girl that just looks for any reason to celebrate. So bring it on St. Patty! (Not only that, but my kids seem to be thrilled with any excuse to decorate and have some out-of-the-ordinary fun.) So we made up this simple and WAY cute (if I do say so myself) garland using my green scraps, some black plaid ribbon, a sewing machine and my Tombow MONO permanent Adhesive runner. To make this… Continue Reading
I’ve never been one of those scrapbookers that scrapbooks something that happened *anytime* recently. I post layouts from 2007 (or earlier!) up here because *gasp* I’m just getting to it now! Part of me is okay with this because I also blog. So much of my current life is documented in my blog and every year when that is printed out, it’s saved much like if I had scrapbooked it. But another piece of me feels like I am missing out on the NOW. My life is good, NOW and I have memories and stories that need to be shared NOW- not just two years ago. So of course when I heard about Becky Higgins new concept; Project Life, I was intrigued. I ordered mine the first week in January and I’m already hooked! I love the concept! I love documenting the NOW. I love saving things like hotel keys and children’s notes. I’ve never done that before because I knew I’d loose it by the time I got to scrapbook it! If you haven’t heard of it before it’s a scrapbook kit that makes it easy to add to week-by-week. I’m actually not just using the products included in the album, it’s the concept I’m embracing.
Marie’s fun chick-a-dee containers were so cute last week I thought it’d make the perfect St. Patty’s handout’s for my son’s kindergarten class. I was worried they might be too complicated for him but boy was I wrong! They are SOO ADORABLE but just as easy to create as they are cute!
Supplies;
Sheet Protectors, Clear Paper or Vellum (I used leftover Sheet protectors from an odd sized album I gave away.)
Green Patterned Paper (again, I used whatever was in my scraps drawer)
TOMBOW MONO Vellum Adhesive (this is the white roller)
Scissors
Paper Clips
Ribbon
Candy, Notes, Small Toys to fill.
Follow Marie’s easy step by step directions with your kids… they’ll love making their own tiny little candy pockets! Happy Tuesday!
I think my favorite part of writing this blog is you guys! I love your comments and submissions. I loved getting a peak into your creative minds last January and since Spring is on it’s way I thought we could all inspire each other. We’re holding our funnest contest yet! Just think, you could win a package of each of our adhesives or a 10 pack of Dual Brush Markers! To enter just post a picture any of your Spring Themed Card, Layouts or Craft Projects using Tombow product over on our Facebook Account. (under Fan Photos) or on your blog within the next 30 days. You can enter as many projects you want just be sure to comment below or on our Facebook wall so that we know to check it out! I’ll chose 4 winners over the next month so be on the look out, now what are you waiting for— get crafty!
While we were coming up with the Design Team, we tried to get a variety of styles and talents. Marie’s is our artist and ‘pen professional’, Sarah is our modern, classic and clean girl. Debbie does the altered and unexpected. Then there is April. April Stanfield is very detailed and technical. Her work is always top-knotch and always inspiring sometimes it’s her journaling that will make your cry just reading it, or she’ll have some crazy technique that will be simple enough and work perfectly, leaving you scratching your head thinking “why didn’t I think of that”. April uses details and embellishment unexpectedly and her mad photography/photoshop skills are something I will always be jealous of. She’s taught every class you can imagine over the last 5 years and she still loves it! April lives in a houseful of boys in Washington State. Welcome to the Tombow Team Girl!
Today’s daily does of inspiration is from Marie. She created these great vellum containers for CHA this year
I’ve known Sarah Little for six years now and I am continually amazed at her talent. Sarah Little’s style is simple yet really fun. She uses color so creatively and she incorporates great pictures and journaling. She is always coming up with way fun mini projects. Sarah has been in the industry in some for for over 7 years. She has taught at multiple stores and multiple conventions, she’s been with Tombow as a CHA demonstrator for 4+ years, she’s been published and she’s never stopped creating. If you’ve never been in one of her classes you are missing out, she’s full of information and she makes learning it so much fun! Sarah’s most used adhesive is the MONO Adhesive DOTS, seriously this girl is addicted to that stuff! Obviously, you can see why I’m excited she’s on this year’s Design Team. So, welcome to the team, Sarah!
Whew! A few web problems here, sorry I’m late in posting this one! Let’s just cross our fingers that these cute pictures load properly. This tot project was brought on solely by one little girls need to send her cousin a card. That combined with some new product sitting on my desk that she was just itching to see. (It was sparkly, can you blame her?) It’s all good though, I know just how she feels, don’t you? The product was Sparkle Flock…. if you haven’t tried this stuff run out and get some. It’s so much fun to play with! We just dipped Star brads into MONO AQUA Liquid Glue and then directly into the flock jar and …..oh the fuzzy happiness! Then it was onto a special card for a special cousin. Of course I had to make my own version while she made her’s on mine. Inspired by her patterned paper, I used a few different stars and the MONO AQUA Liquid Glue (for the thicker lines) and MONO Glue Pen making some buttery embossing goodness. Oh the effect is so perfect. This is definitely one I wish you could see in real life. The texture, the color and even the dimension… and it was so fun to just sit down and create with my kids. After all this is what it’s all about, right? Creating special moments with your kids, instilling in them confidence and creativity at the same time. Multi-Tasking in the best way! Happy Tuesday!!
The 4 women I get to work with on the Design Team this year all have amazing talent and so much to offer. Everyone has their own style and niche’ and I can’t wait to share with you everything that they can do. Some ladies you’ve seen before or might have heard of and others you will be energized by their styles and techniques. Please join me in welcoming Sarah Little, Debbie Fisher, Marie Browning and April Stanfield to the Tombow Design Team!! Throughout the week I’ll post individual bios and projects from each and trust me, you will be inspired!
Today’s inspiration comes from Debbie Fisher-
I LOVE altering things and coasters are one of my favorite to play with. I have had this project in my mind for a long time and decided that this is what I wanted to start my DT out with. I used MONO Aqua liquid glue and permanent mono-adhesive. This project shows a few of my favorite things: family, button, vintage rick rack, brads, alphabet (cut 3 times with cardstock and once with patterned paper layered to give the look of chipboard-which is my favorite technique), ribbon, dew drops, coasters, using my Cricut, crocheted flowers (I made), pretty papers and jump rings.
