New Product & Card!

Here is sympathy card that I made using a new product called Flower Soft. It is a fuzzy type sprinkly product that helps make a three dimensional look to a stamped image.



Close Up of Flower Soft



This particular Flower Soft color is Heather. It is multi colored and I also think this helps with the dimensional look. It is fairly easy to use with just pvc glue.

Hopefully, I will have more samples coming up. Dina

Life is sooo busy sometimes!

Today is Monday and a day of rest! I had to work all weekend and I had to take a break today. I did pay bills and get the finances caught up which was a good thing. It always takes a load off for me.

Yesterday was our monthly scrap crop for my work. Most of these ladies are novices but I am sooo proud of them. One lady yesterdy completed 15 pages. And they were beautiful! They are all really coming along and their love for scrapbooking is growing.

Just a note that if all those that have responded about wanting to come to my first scrapbooking retreat send in their money by November 15th, I will only have 5 spots available. So please let me know today if you want me to save your spot. The dates again are June 11-13, 2010. Deposit is only $45 with the total cost only $135 for all weekend and all meals and goodies included. I am already buying and planning and it is going to be a great time!

Happy scrappin, Dina

Sunset on the Beach and a Technique!

Here is another 2 page layout from our beach vacation. I loved the way these sunset pictures turned out and our Moondoggie paper was the perfect paper.

The picture below is showing a special technique called crosshatching.



To do this technique, find a scrap piece of card stock, about 2 inches long and at least 2 inches thick (so it is easy to hold in your hand). Then take your stamp pad and run the edge of the card stock piece across the stamp pad. (please note that you can use the same color ink as the paper you are applying this technique or as I did above a coordinating coloring) Next you will take the card stock piece with the ink on its edge and use chopping type strokes on the edge of whatever you want to use this technique on. Change direction with your chopping strokes. First up and down and then to the right and then to the left. It will make an "x" or cross type lines on the edge of your paper. You will need to "re-ink" your card stock piece several times during this whole process and do as much or as little "cross hatching" as you wish. It is always best to start off with less and then you can always add more.

If you would like to know more details on how to this technique as well as other stamping techniques, please email me and I would love to "show you how" at your own gathering or workshop. And you can earn FREE product as well. Just email me at dinaloves2scrap@bellsouth.net.

Yes, A Layout and not a card!

I do love making pages but not trying to photo the pages! I want the pics to look as good (I hope) as the layouts in person.

Here is my Anna Boo! This is from our vacation album that I am working on for our summer 09. I just love this picture of her! So therefore, she is center stage. I also included some others of her and they frankly looked liked she was "water dancing"!

I wanted you to see some of the details which included the popped up lettering(using my cricut) and how I distressed the edges of the letters as well. Some details like this can really add to your pages.

If you can see - there are a couple of hula girls on page 2. Once again, the cricut and I thought a nice touch to go with her dancing pictures.

Remember, that I can always "Show you How" to do all kinds of layouts and techniques, so email today and let's set up a party or workshop. The first one that emails and references this blog, will receive a special gift from me!

Happy scrappin'
dinaloves2scrap@bellsouth.net