Crafty Weekend

As I mentioned last week there were a lot of cool new digital kits released at Two Peas in a Bucket so I had a lot of fun this weekend playing with them! For you that means some crafty projects to enjoy!

Do you know anyone with a birthday this month? Next month? If you're in need of a birthday card idea, here's one I created.

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I adore this Mod Moths digital kit by Holly Brooke Jones! These colors are so spring like and cheerful, perfect for a birthday card! I can imagine some pretty great springtime scrapbook pages using these papers too!

Or maybe you need to make a thank you card for your child's teacher? Pretty soon we'll be celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week at my son's school so I made this hybrid card for the occasion.

Jen Martakis of Two Peas created an awesome new digital kit called Notebook Basics that includes a variety of lined and graph papers. I use these types of papers for so many projects!

Not only did I make a few cards this weekend, but I also created a scrapbook page. I'm keeping my New Year's goal in mind; to not forget the family memory album!

This hybrid page was created with a fun and hip new digital kit called txt me by Stacy Marks of Two Peas in a Bucket. I really enjoyed playing with this kit! The papers and accents are too fun. I printed everything out on Kraft paper and love the look. I usually scrap 12x12 pages, but I have an album just for me called 'pieces of me' that this page will go in.

I hope you're enjoying my crafty shares because I have one more to show you. Did you forget that it's a 2 Sketches 4 You Monday? I love designing for 2S4Y! It's always so fun to create cards from the sketches Kazan and Laura come out with each week. And then I get to browse your creations all week! So, here's a another fabulous Sketch. This week's awesome design is from Laura.

And here's what I did with Laura's sketch.

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Isn't the stamped image darling? It's from Infinimentscrap. It had heart shaped leaves on the tree and I replaced them with mini heart shape punches from my Fiskars hand punch.

Whew, four crafty shares is a long post! Thanks for joining me today and taking a look at all my projects! I'll have some more for you on Wednesday.

Supplies

Birthday Girl

Card Stock:  Bazill Basics

Patterned Paper: Mod Moths
Corner Rounder:  Ek Success

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Markers:  Copic

Sewing Thread:  Coats

A+ Teacher

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  Creative Imaginations

Lined Paper:  Notebook Basics
by Jen Martakis of Two Peas in a Bucket

Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette

Courner Rounder:  Ek Success

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

txt me

Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics

Patterned Paper:  txt me 

Circle Punches:  Ek Success

Corner Rounder:  Ek Success

Border Punch:  Fiskars

Jute:  Craft Store

Stamp Ink:  Colobox

Sewing Thread:  Coats

Sending Hugs

Card Stock:  Bazill Basics

Patterned Paper:  American Crafts

Stamp: Infinimentscrap

Border Bunch:  Fiskars

Heart Hand Punch:  Fiskars

Markers:  Copic

Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy

Sewing Thread:  Coats

Happy Valentine's Day!

I know, Valentine's Day isn't until Sunday, but I'm going to wish you all a lovely Valentine's Day today! And share some love themed projects for the occasion.

My first share is some Valentine treats I sent my son to school with today. These were made for his teacher and a few staff members at school. Wish I could give all of you who stop by a Hershey's chocolate kiss!

For these treat packages, I used a very cool digital kit called 'Funny Valentine' by Erica Hernandez of Two Peas in a Bucket. The two images used for this project is only a sampling! You should see this kit, it contains lots of love themed images perfect for any time you want to say, "I love you!"

This next project is a hybrid page of my darling son on his birthday last year. He was still infatuated with WALL-E so we got him a cake with this adorable little WALL-E toy on top.

This page was created using another fabulous digital kit called 'Love One Another' by Jen Martakis also from Two Peas in a Bucket. I'm love digital kits these days because they are helping me to cut down on the amount of products I buy. My office is a lot less cluttered and I only print out what I use. It's awesome! I always thought digital crafting would take me away from the physical and dimensional projects that I love so much, but that has not been the case!

Here's another hybrid project I made from the Love One Another kit.  These actually are some additional patterned papers that match the kit.

One more project for you today, a wedding card.

CARDS magazine just had a call for wedding cards so I made this one. I couldn't resist the adorable wedding dress and dress form die cuts from Silhouette. I added glitter to the wedding dress and outlined some of my die cuts with Copic markers. Let's hope CARDS wants to publish it!

So this is my Valentine's Day post. I hope you've enjoyed my love themed projects and can come back Monday for some more crafty projects. I'll have some spring and Easter crafts to share along with a brand new 2 Sketches 4 You card!

Supplies

I've Got a Crush on You
Card Stock:  Red-Bazzill Basics, White-Stampin' Up
Digital Images:  Funny Valentine by Erica Hernandez of Two Peas in a Bucket
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Chocolate Kisses:  Hershey's

Love WALL-E
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  Love One Another by Jen Martakis of Two Peas in a Bucket
Die Cut Letters:  Silhouette
Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts
Baker's Twine:  Martha Stewart
Mini Heart Punch:  Ek Success
Stamp Ink:  Colorbox
Sewing Thread:  Coats

Love
Card Stock:  Neenah Paper, Stampin' Up
Patterned Paper:  Love One Another-Add On Papers by Jen Martakis of Two Peas in a Bucket
Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy
Sewing Thread:  Coats
Button:  Karen Foster

Congratulations
Card Stock:  Pink-Bazzill Basics, White-Neenah Paper, Gray-Doodlebug Designs
Patterned Paper:  Melissa Frances
Die Cuts:  Silhouette
Markers:  Copic
Corner Punch:  Ek Success
Ribbon:  Ampelco
Glitter:  Martha Stewart Crafts

Traditional, Digital or Hybrid?

What kind of scrapbooker are you? Have you caught the digital bug or do you like to roll up your sleeves and jump right into your paper, stamps and various accents and tools? Since I stared scrapbooking in 2003, I've dabbled in digital not really knowing it or thinking much about it. My very first page was of my three year old son painting. I took his painted hand and made an imprint on paper. When it was dry I scanned it and then imported it into Print Master so I could crop it  and copy it over and over to make patterned paper for my page. So you could say I've always been a hybrid scrapbooker.

I don't think I could ever completely leave behind the buttons, ribbon, chipboard and oodles of other embellishments that are so fun to play with. However, in recent times, I've incorporated more digital elements for my paper crafting to become a  more eco-friendly scrapper. If I can reduce the amount of stuff I have on my pages, the better for the environment. For example, lately I've been interested in doing more stamping on my greeting cards, but that would require a lot more product with all the stamps, inks, etc. Stamping is one area I can really see myself creating digitally.

Anyway, I thought I'd share a couple hybrid cards with you today. This first card I created using a fabulous digital kit called 'February' by Jen Martakis of Two Peas in a Bucket.

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Isn't this loopy heart pattern adorable?!?! I love it! The little tag I attached with pop dots to give the card texture is a also from the kit and has a loopy frame. If you click on the picture you will get a larger image and can see these details better.

This next hybrid card is from a digital kit called 'This Year' also by Jen Martakis. She's oh so talented! Anyway, I really love the bright and happy colors of this kit. Makes it so you can use it for just about any project you can dream up!

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This kit includes some colorful journaling blocks that I used as a frames for each letter of my sentiment. The alphabets are included too and I really like the subtle graph paper pattern they have.

Supplies

Be Mine
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  February by Jen Martakis
Tag:  February by Jen Martakis
Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy
Rub-On:  American Crafts

Love
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  February by Jen Martakis
Journaling Blocks:  February by Jen Martakis
Alphas:  February by Jen Martakis
Ribbon:  May Arts - Buy

Well, that's a wrap for this post. Leave me a comment and let me know what kind of scrapper you are and I'll visit your blog to see your creations. Thanks for dropping by! :) Kathy

Scraping the Good Things

I'm sticking to my New Year's goal to make more scrapbook pages! I had been making too many cards and home decor projects during the holidays and ignored my family memories! Well, not anymore! Here's a couple pages I'd like to share.

This is a hybrid page using an awesome digital kit from Jen Martakis called February. You can find it at Two Peas in a Bucket. I love this kit because you can make some awesome Valentine's Day pages and cards and it has a template for a two-page layout for all your February photos. However, it's versatile enough to use all year long as you can see from this page about my son leaving cranberries for the squirrels on Thanksgiving.

This next page shows my son playing with Mr. Potato Head at one of his favorite places to go, Marbles Kids Museum.

Silly should be Christopher's middle name since he loves to create silliness any chance he gets. The photographed Mr. Potato Head in this page is rather straight forward for him. He usually puts arms where the eyes should be and a nose for his feet. I think he was just warming up on this one, checking out all the different pieces available!

The little red stars on this page are from an ancient scrapbooking tool we all probably have laying around in our scrap rooms. It's one of those colorful little Paper Shaper punches. It's exciting to rediscover some of the tools that used to be so popular years ago!

Supplies

Thanksgiving Treat
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Digital Papers:  February by Jen Martakis
Border Punch:  Ek Success
Die Cut Machine:  Silhouette
Chipboard Letters:  Basic Grey
Digital Journaling Spot:  February by Jen Martakis

Mr. Potato Head
Card Stock:  Bazzill Basics
Patterned Paper:  Jenni Bowlin & Little Yellow Bicycle
Border Punch:  Fiskars
Chipboard Letters:  American Crafts
Rub Ons:  American Crafts & Reminisce
Rubber Buttons:  Imaginisce
Circle Punches:  Ek Success
Star Punch:  Ek Success

So, we are expecting quite a snowstorm this evening and should be snowed in this weekend. Looks like another scrappy weekend! In between throwing a few snowballs and drinking a couple cups of hot cocoa. That means it's quite possible that I will create another blog post before Monday! :) Thanks for dropping by and spending some time with me!