Design Principles - Proportion tutorial at ACOT

My latest tutorial over at A Cherry On Top is up. This month I discuss using the design principle of proportion effectively in your scrapbook pages. This is a follow-up to the class on Balance.

These are part of a 5 part series on using the main principles of design in your scrapbooking. However, next month I will be taking a break from the series to do something a little different.

Anyway, back to the current class. You can see the whole thing on the A Cherry on Top blog,

Here is one of the pages that I made for this reveal. I used Lily Bee's new Head Over Heels line. This page illustrates the proportion of color and the smaller embellishments paired with smaller photos.

You can see the article here.

You're the Sweetest Card

This card is for the Moxie Fab World Pay it forward challenge. I used an SRM sentiment and delicious chocolate dipped strawberry sticker, along with some Jillibean soup and a Doodlebug card. I just love how bright and cheery this card is!

ACOT Challenges!

The monthly challenges are up at A Cherry On Top! They are full of inspiration and the possibility of some prizes (ACOT points). This is my first month being in charge of writing the article. I made a little mistake but nothing catastrophic. So check it out here!

and here is my challenge Trends and Techniques, that I just realized I have been hosting since.... September of 2009!! Can you believe that? I can't.

Anyway, this month I challenge you to use fabric on your layouts. Here is my example layout - which features Clearsnap, Pink Paislee and Fancy Pants along with a bunch of fun techniques. Usually I try to make a new layout for my challenge example, but this month with all the craziness of the holidays, I decided to use one that I already had. This is from my guest designer work for Clearsnap and you can read more about it on my original blog post.

The Nook Advent Calendar Giveaway

I'm so excited to share with you the Advent Calendar at My Scrapbook NookMyself and 24 other Nook friends are hosting a giveaway during the count down to Christmas. Every day untill Christmas one Nook girl will host a giveaway, so make sure you stop by and check out the Nook blog daily to see who is hosting a giveaway. And today is my day!

Here is a little bit of advent calendar inspiration for you. This is an advent calendar I created this year featuring Imaginisce Santa's Little Helper, SRM stickers, Twinery twine and a lot of felt and fabric glue.

Just a quick note about making this: it looks sewn together, but it's NOT! I sewed a border around the outside of the backing, just for some definition. I also stitched around the squares of patterned paper, but I adhered them to the squares of felt with fabric glue. The felt squares are also stuck to the backing with fabric glue. So, yes I can sew, but it was SO much easier to glue it together!

I die cut the scalloped circles, and used my cricut for the circles. I probably should have used the cricut for both - that would have saved time. Set it and forget it! I made the rosettes while I was watching tv.

Ok, now onto the part you are waiting for. Here is what I am giving away - 3 15yd bundles of Twinery twine, one Bo Bunny stamp pack, one WRMK stamp and one Imaginisce stamp. I reserve the right to throw a few more random things in there when I actually find an envelope and get it ready to mail. :)

For a chance to win this, simply leave a comment here before December 10th at midnight EST. I'll do a drawing and announce the winner next week. Make sure you also hop on over to Leah Killian's blog and get entered for the grand prize sometime between now and Christmas Morning. You could win a free subscription to the always inspiring Nook kits!

Season to be jolly card

I have been thinking up cards for the Moxie Fab medallion challenge for a while now, and procrastinating. I guess it's lucky that I did, because I saw the new sketch challenge from My Mind's Eye and it was perfect!

Here is the card:

and here is the sketch.

I used the Holly Jolly papers from My Mind's Eye, some Twinery twine, an SRM sticker, American Crafts Cardstock and some favorite findings buttons. My camera has been acting up, so this picture isn't the greatest. Unfortunately I think I am going to have to take it into the shop tomorrow. Eek! hope that doesn't cost a small fortune. Anyway, the card is embossed with a sizzix embossing folder.

I haven't done this in a while, but I actually let myself have fun and play this weekend, so I indulged in a little old fashioned challenge combining...

This is also for the the CRAFT Christmas challenge, the simon says anything goes challenge, the ABC E is for embossing challenge, the pink elephant color inspiration challenge, the fussy and fancy image inspiration challenge, the color create red white and green challenge and the do you stack up anything tie-able challenge.

Shed Sweet Light is up at Scrapbooking.com

my latest Scrapbooking.com article is up featuring a double page Hanukkah layout that I created last year.

Check it out HERE where you can see the full page in much better quality.

here is a little preview though - I just LOVE this photo!

Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar Giveaway

I'm so excited to share with you the Advent Calendar at My Scrapbook Nook. 24 Nook friends and I are hosting a giveaway during the count down to Christmas. Every day untill Christmas (starting today!!) 1 Nook girl will host a giveaway, so make sure you will check out the Nook blog daily to see who is hosting a giveaway. So have fun playing along! ps little hint: check back here on Dec 6 ;)

and here is a quick Christmas card for you. It's simple, but for some reason I just like it. This was one of the cards that I created in this year's ACOT crop Christmas card class. (Which I seem to be making a yearly thing of) It features some Prima North Country, and a SRM sticker.