Baby its cold outside!

Mmmmm its cold out!! I love to look at the snow but I can't say I enjoy going out in it. Anyways... I whipped up this layout with photos from last year at Ski Liberty. Everyone went tubing but me... I just watched and drank coffee.



I used the new Bo Bunny papers.... they are a MUST have! I hand cut the snowman from a pattern I have. I also used the Bo Bunny cardstock sticker pack. I added a tag with journaling on it... its hidden because I do not like my hand writing. But since I dont scrap much for myself, I would forget when and where if I didnt.
I hope you enjoy it!
Chrissy
Ps... I will have them in the store sometime this week!

A few cards

A little bit of the Polar White flower soft used here. This stuff is so easy to use... if you haven't bought any yet it is a Must! I really love the white. The Merry Christmas stamp was a dollar stamp and I wanna say the tree was Memory box but don't quote me on it! :) (I would know but I'm in bed right now) I'll check on that in the morning.



Another card.. pretty simple too. The ornaments were hand cut and glued on acetate. I used a bit of thin wire to make it look like they have hooks.



Chrissy

Gift card holder

Some of you peeked at this one last Demo Days. I thought I'd add it in here since it was made with the same papers. Its a cute way to give a gift card this year and is very easy to make.
I used my Cuttlebug and I believe one of the labels from Spellbinders. The stamp was a dollar stamp sold at photo scraps a while back.
Chrissy

Photo Scraps Closing Early 12-5-09

Hi Everyone,

Due to the snowstorm, we will be closing the store today at 5:00 PM. Sorry for any inconvenience. We will be opening on Sunday at Noon. Please leave a message on the answering machine if you need us to give you a call back about a class or an order.

There are still spaces available for Sunday's Snowy Serenade album class from 2-4 PM. Fee $29


We had a couple of changes on the calendar. Here is the new official calendar.


Click here for a link to the printable calendar.

Cuttlebug Technique Class Preview

These cards are not in the store yet (but will be on Saturday). Here is a little preview of the class I will be teaching on December 12th. While we will be making 4 cards, this focus of this class is techniques you can do with your Cuttlebug. Come join me and learn how to do 2 different methods of double embossing, a twist on crayon resist, and a super easy but beautiful ink technique. This class is going to be messy but loads of fun! If you have your own 'bug, bring it along with you. If you don't own one, rest assured that I'm always happy to share :)

Cindy

Joy and Peace

I had a little time today to whip up a few more cards using Snowy Serenade.

The "joy" card uses 2 papers in the line plus an old Wordsworth stamp and a flower that I colored with my Copics. The "joy" stamp was inked in Adirondack Eggplant ink then I Stickled over it with Crystal Stickles so it would match the sparkly paper.

I wanted the "peace" card to have an antique feel so I did a lot of inking of the edges in Rich Cocoa Memento ink. This card uses different sections of the same paper plus a die cut snowflake and a gold Dew Drop.

Cindy

Another layout from Lisa

Fall in Maryland...don't you just love it?? These pictures were waiting to be scrapped since last October and I just LOVE how the layout turned out. The colors are so vibrant in the photos and the papers (I used several Karen Foster papers and a really awesome dimensional title from Karen Foster also). Of course I am biased, but aren't those hounds (Myrtle and Daisy) adorable?? Oh, and my kids are pretty cute also!! hee hee. Yes, I am one of those crazy dog-people...sorry!!
I am working on a couple July 4th layouts now...I will post when I am through with them. Hope to see you at the store soon. Off to veg in front of the TV......Lisa H.

It's December...already!!

Hi Everyone! I hope you all had a marvelous Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. I know I did. I had some time during the Turkey week to scrap a bit and did several layouts. I am quite happy with how they turned out. This layout uses a summer line from Kaiser that I found awesome--I loved all the shades of blue in the papers and found that they worked great for some pictures of a family get-together this summer in Ohio. Hope you like it. Lisa H.

Let It Snow!

Happy December, everyone! With the first frost today (in Howard County at least) it finally felt to me like winter might be coming. It is hard to think of it being 60 degrees in December. December to me means cold temps, biting winds and snow. What a perfect theme for this month then to be Bo Bunny's Snowy Serenade paper. As Sandy showed off in a previous post, Snowy Serenade is gorgeous and glittery, and is in shades of purples, blues and mauves. Being that purple is my favorite color, I am so excited to be creating with this line.

My first creation, while not in purple, is of snow, which I also love. I used a die cut snowflake and an old My Sentiments Exactly stamp to create this card along with the Snowy Serenade paper.

Keep visiting the our DT blog to see more creations, and definitely visit the store to see them in person!

Cindy

December's New Design Team Challenge

Hi Everyone!

What Photoscraps has a new employee? Yes! My name is Sandy Biddinger and I am the newest employee at Photoscraps. You probably will not see me out front at the counter. I have been hired to update the store's blog and create custom diecuts using the pazzle. I am often found in the computer room in the back using my creative talents to design new and exciting diecuts. Please do not hesitate to make a request. It may just show up on the racks. We will also take your specific custom orders for titles and shapes. (Please allow 1 week for delivery) Just see the person at the front counter to fill out your request.


Capture the magic of your frosty winter days. Layer your favorite photos on the soft winter palette of the Snowy Serenade glitter papers and the beautiful lines of our BoBunny Edgy albums. Add a touch of journaling and create a cherished family album.

acrylic and eskimo kisses

Better late than never from Gina P. Sorry girls it took me so long to write, this is not my favorite part of the design team. I'm actually trying to get this done before I get a reminder from Cindy! With that said, let me talk about the good stuff: eskimo kisses. I have been wanting to make an acrylic album, but I didn't want to think too hard when hiding my adhesive. This album altenates clear and chipboard pages so it could not have been easier! I also decided to use the front and back acrylic pages as just clear covers of my next chipboard pages and add stamped images on them for added embelishment without having to add paper. This way they act as a clear overlay of the next pages, but are not totally plain. The stamps I used are actually part of the Basic Grey eskimo kisses line. When I saw them I knew I had to use them for the front and back covers. I also used several other embellishments from the BG line throughout the book to make it easy to pull it all together. I added some white gel pen, white rings, and white inking to complete the look, but I did go a little crazy with the stickles! I colored anything that wasn't already sparkling with some star dust Stickles (my fav) and Christmas red Sticles (on snowflake centers stamped on front and back). Here is one area I don't believe less is more, when it comes to Stickles, the more the merrier!




We have this album on display so you can take a closer look!

Christmas Tree Boxes

Hi Everyone,

Jill has been very sick with the flu so I'm doing her post for her. Before she got sick, she made these adorable Christmas trees from Eskimo Kisses. Jill had purchased some great templates from Inky Antics and used one for the tree boxes. I love how she decorated the trees with ribbons, dew drops and buttons. Hopefully, she will be healthy again soon so she can make us more fun samples!

Adornit Blog Hop

Thanks for visiting Photo Scraps Design Team blog on Adornit's Blog hop weekend.


Every year there is so many great products to choose from for Christmas cards and layouts. We are happy to carry Adornit products at Photo Scraps. Since I had already created this layout using a different product, I thought I would share it.

The layout on the left was made with Eskimo kisses from Basic Grey. The fun part of the layout was using the new Smooch Spritz for the first time. I have been a big fan of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists but I have to say I may like these better. shhhh, don't tell. The glimmer in these sprays are more concentrated and just one spritz in an area gives you tons of shimmer. The great part is that since you only need to spray one, the paper doesn't need to get as wet as with the Glimmer Mist. Since the paper doesn't need to get as wet, it doesn't get as wrinkled.

My second layout is using the fun paper line from Bella Blvd and Technique Tuesday Technique Tiles for the frame. I love the tiles because they are so versitle. You spray, ink, stamp or cover with paper. The inks dry very fast and don't smear on the tiles. I also Smooch Spritzed this layout. It is so hard to capture that online.

Thanks for looking at our blog.
Please continue on to the next creative blog by Robyn Long

http://www.robyns-page.blogspot.com/

Sunday Class

Its Sunday!!! Its gonna be a beautiful day out!!! But don't forget this great class. I have 5 great cards that flip or fold with complete directions and pictures!
Also a Bonus card!!! I had some scraps left over so I made an extra card for you to put together!!! :)
Can't make it??? Sign up for a kit!
The kit come completely cut and scored and stamped and ready for you to put together!!
Its easy!!
Date: Sunday November 8th
Time: 2-4pm
Fee: $ 22.00



Bonus card! (ribbon may vary)

Happy Chanukah!

Who sees Chanukah in Christmas paper? I do, that's who! This pattern in Eskimo Kisses just called out Chanukah to me and I had to go for it. We just got this wonderful Chanukah stamp set in the store about 2 weeks ago. It is a clear set made by The Cat's Pajamas. Along with the menorah there is a Star of David, several sayings, a bird, a dreidel, and some swirls. Finding nice Chanukah stamps, let alone any Chanukah stamps, is difficult, and you have to grab them while you can. This is one nice set!

Cindy