AccuCut Showcase – May Flowers

I was so inspired by one of the cards we made in our May Flowers card class the other night that I had to try one of the techniques on a layout. 

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Don’t you love the embossed photo? I scrap-lifted that idea from Pam Whelan at our Scrapbook Retreat last weekend. 

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I made a heart shaped mask with one of our AccuCut Heart die-cuts and then stamped the Hero Arts Poppy Background stamp inside the masked off heart on the teal paper. I also die-cut a second heart with a scrap of the background paper and stamped that as well, popping it up with foam tape and overlapping the masked heart for dimension. The flower (Hero Arts Small Sweet Petals) is stamped on the script pattern paper and coloured with Distress inks, cut out and popped up.

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These letters were die-cut from the AccuCut Jill’s Chunky Uppercase Alphabet in chipboard and a grid pattern paper. I stamped the Daisy Reverse Pattern Background stamp over the grid with Fired Brick Distress Ink before die-cutting, then affixed the paper to the chipboard and inked the edges with Pumice Stone. Love those cute little tiny Carolee’s Creations alphabet letters – they come in a huge variety of colours and we have tons in stock.

That’s it for today – check our Facebook page later for a peek at the fours cards we made in our May Flowers Card Class. Hope you all have a great long weekend!

August 2010 Spotlight Week 1

The Blog is back from summer vacation and we have our first August Spotlight to share with you, featuring the talents of Stephanie Roberts. We spotted Stephanie’s talent when she submitted some cards to our Facebook Mojo Monday Gallery and we thought it was high-time we featured a card maker for our Monthly Spotlight. 

Check out this beautiful card that immediately caught our eye, it’s never too early to start planning your holiday cards… 

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Stephanie created this showstopper with her Ranger ink blending tool, using Faded Jeans Ink for the sky line and Antique Linen with a touch of Vintage photo for the Sand. Because of the way Stephanie applied her ink, the Bethlehem image from A Muse looks like it’s aglow – a perfect card to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. 

We’ll be back on Monday with our monthly challenge, kicking off August with a Prize Giveaway so be sure to pop back to find out how to enter! 

June 2010 Spotlight – Week 2

This Friday we have another great layout to show you, made by Natasha Connolly – the talented lady we’re featuring during our June Spotlight here on The Paperie Blog.

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One thing I really liked about this layout was that the circle was adhered to the background paper on a bit of a slant – it adds interest to the page and the colours help the photo to stand out. Thanks for sharing another sweet layout with us Tash – can’t wait to see what you send us next week!

Hope you’re all having a great day on this beautiful Friday afternoon – have a wonderful weekend!

June 2010 Spotlight – Week 1

This month we have another talented scrapbooker to feature for our June Spotlight, Natasha Connolly of Marystown. We were admiring Natasha’s layouts at our Spring Retreat last month and were impressed by her clean designs. Check out this adorable layout of her son eating every little kids favourite veggie…

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Sometimes all you need to make the perfect layout is the right paper and a good title. The pictures look great sanded and the focal picture is matted and embellished with the ideal sticker for emphasis.

Stay tuned to The Paperie Blog, we’re aiming to get back on track with our Blog posts for June, so keep checking in on Mondays, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s for our Mojo Monday Challenge, our AccuCut Showcase, and the weekly June Spotlight featuring Natasha Connolly!

Have a great weekend everyone!

-Meghan

April 2010 Spotlight – Week 4

Welcome back for another spotlight on The Paperie Blog, featuring the talents of Karen Young from Marystown. Have a peek at another sweet baby layout starring little Lauren…

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Love Karen’s use of the number doily at the bottom of the page – the soft colours work well with the title and compliment Lauren’s outfit as well. I love Karen’s layouts because they translate easily to any size – I typically work with 8×8 and I can easily alter this sketch to suit that size. Throughout Karen’s Spotlight this month I’ve noticed that she uses white space exceptionally well and I love that she doesn’t cover every square inch of her layouts in “stuff”. When in doubt, less is more!

April Spotlight – Week 2

It’s the third Friday in April and you know what that means – time for Karen Young’s third week in The Paperie Blog Spotlight! In case you missed our last post, Karen performed double duty on our Blog this week helping us out with our AccuCut Showcase on Wednesday as well. Feast your eyes on another beautiful layout that captures one of the most important days in Karen’s life…

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What’s not to love about this darling layout? The use of pink paper draws your eyes right to that precious little pink bundle of brand new joy. The peek of journaling is just the right touch, and Karen used a calendar stamp to highlight the date of Lauren’s birth.

Friday’s Features – Make’n'Takes

A day late, but better late than never… here are the three cards that we made in our Make’n'Takes this week. All cards were designed by Jennifer McGuire. This first card is my personal favourite – I am loving that Silhouette Grass. The deadline for Hero Arts Stamp Pre-Orders is this Sunday afternoon at 5pm. Email us with the name and item number of any stamps you’d like to pre-order from the Hero Arts Catalogs and you will receive a tax free discount when they arrive! (Members get 20% OFF!)

Thursday's Make'n'Take

Friday's Make'n'Take

Saturday's Make'n'Take

And as a special bonus, we have one more card to share with you that Janna made… LOVE the way she used the Birds back from THIS SET to create the hill for her giraffe – a perfect example of thinking outside the box!

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A-Deal-A-Day: Pixee Stix

We’re here again today with another discount to announce as part of our A-Deal-A-Day Countdown to Christmas. Today’s discount is…

PIXEE STIX GLITTER: Buy 1 Get 1 FREE

This glitter by Pink Paislee comes in sweet little test tubes.

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Pink Paislee Pixee Stix come in nine colours:

Coconut (white)
Bubblegum (pink)
Raspberry (dark pink)
Strawberry (red)
Chocolate (brown)
Cream Soda (platinum)
Silver Berry (silver)
Lemonade (yellow)
Blueberry (blue)

 

 FRIDAY’S FEATURE

We have skipped the Christmas Card ideas for today in favour of a SNEAK PEEK at some NEW 2010 Hero Arts images, used on a card by Hero Artist Jennifer McGuire. We are still waiting on our kits from Hero Arts so we will be hosting our Hero Arts 2010 Make’n'Takes at The Paperie in January when we re-open after Christmas. 

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This image above is one of the stamps we’ll be featuring in a Make’n'Take in January, sign-ups will not be taken until the official dates are announced so be sure to keep your eye on our Blog as space will be limited.

Did you participate in the Hero Arts Blog Hop today? There’s still time! Start on their Blog and you will follow a trail to over 30 different Bloggers who have all created cards and projects with a selection of stamps from the 2010 releases. The new Butterflies are to die for, and I predict that you’ll all be wanting the Silhouette Grass stamp, especially after you watch Jennifer McGuire’s video… (I know I do).

And don’t forget about our GIVEAWAY this week – see Monday’s Blog post for more details!

Giveaway Day 5!

Today we’re giving away ANOTHER set of 2008 and 2009 Hero Arts Catalogs!

For the final three giveaways this weekend we are going to put EVERYONE’S name in a hat and draw the Winner’s name each morning.

People who commented on more than one post will only go in the draw once, and those who have already won are inelligible to win again. If you haven’t commented yet, NOW is the time to do it!

All you have to do to win these prizes daily is comment on any post this week telling us your favourite Hero Arts stamp!

One of my FAVOURITE stamps that Hero Arts retired awhile back is their Tiny Reindeer. Look how CUTE he looks paired with this notecard and sentiment from A Muse! With their recent Digital Releases we’ve seen a few old Hero Arts favourites resurface – maybe there’s hope for this Tiny Reindeer yet!

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The Winner of yesterday’s Catalog Giveaway is…

Comment #1: VALERIE!

I like the christmas mouse stamp

By: Valerie on December 10, 2009
at 5:08 pm

Friday’s Feature – Christmas Cards

This month we will not be doing a weekly Spotlight on a featured customer as it’s such a busy time of year, not to mention the fact that the Blog will be on hiatus from December 24th – January 3rd. However, to keep you inspired leading up to Christmas we will continue to post quick and simple Christmas Card ideas leading up to the big holiday! And don’t forget: we’re doing Holiday Giveaways EVERY week on our Blog so don’t forget to comment for your chance to win fun prizes! 

Speaking of Giveaways, our quick and simple holiday card idea for this week’s Friday Feature is the very same card you’ll win (x8) in this week’s Holiday Giveaway! Check it out: 

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To make this card I first stamped the Cardinal Silhouette on the front of 8 kraft cards with Brown Memories Dye ink and then stamped 8 cardinals on ivory linen paper with Ruby Colorbox pigment ink. After letting both cardinals dry I cut out the red cardinal and used dimensional foam tape to pop it up over the brown cardinal on the card. A few dots over the berries with my White Uni-ball pen, some faux stitching with a brown Zig Writer, and the sentiment in matching brown ink finished off this card. 

For your chance to WIN the Cardinal Silhouette stamp from A Muse and this Gift Set of 8 cards in a matching portfolio (see below), comment on Monday’s Blog post with the answer to this question: 

Tell us your favourite handmade gift item that you have made or received! 

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Hope December is treating you well! Check back on Monday to see who the lucky winner is for this week’s Giveaway and we will announce another Giveaway for the coming week! 

Did you receive our Monthly Newsletter today? If not, give us a call or email us and we’ll forward it on – it is full of TONS of exciting news and information!

November Spotlight – Week 2

Welcome back for another day celebrating the scrapbooking talents of Jeni Glover. Feast your eyes on this beautiful layout she created – love the title in those big chipboard letters!

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Jeni has such a knack for multi-photo layouts - with careful cropping, a few sweet accents and a bold title, her photos really get a chance to shine. On this particular layout the only accessories Jeni used, with the exception of her chipboard title, were some brads and a few die-cut accents. Don’t you love the way she folded down the corners of the double-sided patterned paper to reveal the peek of blue on the other side? Cute! We’ll be back next Friday with another great multi-photo layout from Jeni.

We were busy beavers today packing and preparing for our big weekend – this is our TENTH Retreat at the Wilds, and we’re thrilled to announce that this is our most popular Retreat yet (with a record attendance of 66 participants)! We’re celebrating with a special giveaway, make’n'takes, demos and more – be sure to check out the Blog on Monday for our weekly Mojo Monday challenge and some pictures from the Retreat.

If you want to get creative at home this weekend, why not make some cards? A Muse is hosting a Virtual Stamp Night on the A Muse lounge – see their blog for more details: http://amusenews.typepad.com/a_muse_news/2009/11/save-the-date-vsn.htm

Have a great weekend! Don’t forget we’re taking Stamp Pre-Orders for Hero Arts, A Muse and House Mouse Stamps – deadline is Tuesday at 1pm!

November Spotlight – Week One

We are happy to announce our featured scrapbooker for the month of November…

JENI (YETMAN) GLOVER

Jeni’s distinct style is apparent throughout her album, she creates beautiful double page layouts that truly capture the photographs and events she is scrapbooking. Check out this beautiful layout Jeni made to remember her daughter’s first day of school…

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Don’t you just love those borders of die-cut alphabets? Jeni says the one thing she uses on almost every page is her fluid Chalk inks from Colorbox. Here Jeni has used these inks to distress the edges of the papers and every single letter in those alphabet borders – we love the finished look it gives.

 

October Spotlight Week #5

Welcome back for our October Spotlight Grand Finale, featuring the talented Kennell family! Today we have a project to show you by each crafty member of this talented family…

First up we have a layout by Taylor…

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Taylor echoed the colour scheme of her picture with her layout, using black Bazzill Bling Cardstock and pops of yellow. She used Print Shop Pro to add some of her journaling to the photo itself. Norine admits that her daughter is leaps and bounds ahead of her when it comes to Hybrid Scrapbooking (using Digital elements combined with paper elements).

Next up we have another layout by Norine….

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Norine used some of last year’s Making Memories Halloween paper and coordinating elements to make this SPoOoKy layout of her and Taylor at the pumpkin patch in 2006. Love that big 8×10 picture cropped down to fit the page – it’s a great way to showcase a photo that you really love and makes a bold statement.

And finally we have another layout by Tyler…

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Scrapbooking your favourite video games, cartoons, or hobbies is a great way to represent yourself in your scrapbook album. We often get caught up scrapbooking other people (our friends, kids, families, etc.) and don’t focus enough on ourselves. When it’s all said and done, what is your Scrapbook Album going to say about YOU? In ten years, are you going to remember what your favourite show was in 2009? Your favourite place to eat? Where you bought that sweater you’re wearing in every picture and why you love it so much? Document everything, you’ll be glad you did!

 

Thursday Catch-up

Today we have a few October Spotlight projects to share with you, featuring Norine Kennell and her daughter Taylor.

First up we have a layout by Taylor commemorating her family’s visit to the Insectarium in Deer Lake a few years ago. The AccuCut Jill’s Chunky Alphabet was used for the title here.

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Clever Taylor took the original photo (seen below) and used Print Shop Pro to remove the various other people in the photograph. Just look at the original photo…

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Next we have another layout of the family trip to Discovery Cove, made by Norine. How many people can say they have swam with the dolphins? Norine, Tyler and Taylor can!

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Norine’s colour scheme and use of the AccuCut Typewriter for the title is just perfect for this layout. We love how Norine’s double page layouts often flow seamlessly together to make a page with real impact. Love the blue foil on the strips of Scor-tape and the brown metal brads add a masculine touch.

Check back tomorrow for our last October Spotlight featuring Norine and her kids – we’ll have projects from all three of them to finish off the month!

October Spotlight Week 2

Welcome back to the second week in our October Spotlight – on this particular day we have  projects to share by Norine Kennell and both of her children, Taylor and Tyler.

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Just look at this beautiful layout Norine created to capture one of the more humourous memories from their visit to Discovery Cove. The colours and accents are perfect – love the Dew Drops used as accents on the lace cardstock and the AccuCut Typewriter font makes a beautiful title. The journaling reads: “What a great time we had with the birds. This little one found a comfy spot on Taylor’s head and stayed there about 15 minutes until… it pooped! We didn’t catch her look in a photo, but it will be etched in my memory forever”.  Don’t worry Taylor, apparently that is supposed to be a good omen!

Next up we have a Christmas card made by the talented Taylor Kennell, using Gel-a-tins Holiday Cheer ornaments. At just 14 years of age, this girl has been joining her mother at Paperie classes and crops for the last three years and I have literally watched her grow (she’s taller than me now, and I’m 5’7″!).

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And last but definitely not least, look at the sweet layout of the family pooch by Tyler Kennell. After dabbling in Scrapbooking at home with the family, Tyler took a scrapbooking class at his high school and a few classes at The Paperie and was hooked.  

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Yes, that’s right folks – scrapbooking is NOT just for the female population. We’ve had a number of guys come to the store to make scrapbooks of their friends, family, and travels - one precious soul joined up as a Paperie Member to take advantage of the workshop while he was making a scrapbook for his girlfriend – on the last page of his completed album was a marriage proposal! She said YES, of course!

Our Mojo Monday challenge will be going ahead as scheduled on Monday, even though the store will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. Stay tuned to the Paperie Blog on Monday!