Scrap Fiend

Getting Things Together

Finally things are coming together.  I picked up more papers the other day at Grant’s for another recipe book.  I also got some new paper holders and accessories to keep things together in my scrap room.  Matt added more shelving for me.  I told him I could use a whole bedroom for my things and he agreed.  It just keeps growing!  Here’s an updated picture of the scrap room.  Pretty soon there won’t be any room left for me!

Organizing!

I haven’t had much to blog about these past few days.  After Easter things calmed down just a little and I was able to get a cork board made for my scrap room.  Thanks Matt!  I wanted the board to post random thoughts and ideas on so that I don’t forget.  I have a bad habit of that!  If I don’t write it down, I forget and then later kick myself because – “ohh what was that thing I wanted to do.. oh it would have been so cute.. CRUD!  I FORGOT!”  Yeah, I hate that.  So, this board should help me.  I also got a new picture printer for the scrap room and picked up a new picture/paper cutter at Grant’s.  It’s a Marvy by Uchida and so far I’m impressed.  I had been using the Provo Craft/Cricut personal cutter and even with new blades and cleaning the unit, it was still fraying the edges of my pictures and card stock.  Also new in the scrap room is a mini Kenmore sewing machine and what a hoot this little guy is!  It’s a beginner machine and Matt picked it up for me at K Mart for around $70.  It does a straight or zig zag stitch at different lengths and works fabulously on the papers.  I never thought I’d see the day where I was sewing paper, but this little machine is so handy for adding something extra to my pages.  I love it!

So, all of these new additions left me with quite an organizational mess in my room and it’s taken a few days to get everything where I think I want it.  I’ve realized I need more shelves for sure and have informed my live-in contractor.  What would I do without him?    New pictures coming soon!

Easter Bucket Completed

It was a huge hit!  Beth loves this bucket.  She hauled in a lot of Easter eggs yesterday and the bucket and the eggs have been played with almost non stop since!

Easter Bucket

What was I thinking and where has my mind been?  How could I forget to make an Easter bucket for my little girl?  I’ve been eyeballing these cute little things in Grant’s for quite a while now and I’ve always meant to get one done.  Nothing like waiting til the last minute huh?  Here’s a picture of my supplies – now I’m off to work.  I’ll update as soon as I’m finished!

Oh My Gosh, You Froo-Froo’d The Mailbox!

What can I say?  It sat still too long.

Thanks to some vinyl and my Cricut – viola.  Easy froo.  The hibiscus and branches were cut using the new Storybook cartridge.  Letters and numbers were cut using Base Camp.

…and yet another!

These little recipe books are popular!  This one I’m making for my friend Stacey.  When her husband asked what she was going to be putting in the book, Stacey of course replied “recipes”.   Her husband laughed.  I have faith though – Stacey is really getting into cooking now with her new cookbooks.  This should help her archive some favorites.  There’s a small hint to one of her true loves in this book too.  Think you can figure it out?

These are work in progress pictures.  I still have a few pages yet to complete. 

All these gorgeous papers and coordinating stickers came from Grant’s Pass.  You can find a link to Diane’s blog in my blog roll on the main page. 

Happy scrapping!

Coaster Flip Books

These are little flip books made out of cardboard/chipboard drink coasters.  I think most scrappers have at least one of these adorables lying around.  They’re a lot of fun to make – like mini pages!  I plan to use round coasters for a Christmas themed book this year.  Dress each coaster up like an ornament. 

Lunch Sack Books

I heard about the lunch sack books a couple of months ago and thought “now there’s something I HAVE to try”.  Once I finished my mother in law’s family album, I dove right in and made a recipe book.  It started out looking so homely but the longer I worked on and and added to it, the more it came to life.  It’s an adorable book and now proudly sits atop a shelf in my kitchen for display.   There’s not anything difficult about the lunch sack books, just a lot of time.  It all depends on how much you want to add to it.  There’s a ton of space in one of these books for your recipes, ideas, tips, hints – anything you want to keep. 

My book was featured on my supplier’s blog.  You can see it here: http://www.grantspasspapercraft.blogspot.com/

After I finished the recipe book, I started working my brain to figure out how to make an address book with the same concept.  I knew that having a page for each letter would make the book entirely too large, so while in the shower (haha) it hit me.  The open ends can be divided!  So, using only 5 sacks, I was able to give ample room for all the letters of an address book.  It’s chock full of over 50 tags to log names and address – and it’s so girly!  This one I believe will be hitting the auction at eBay.

I think I’ll offer a die cut personalization for this book – add a name to the cover!