Sawyer's card

In June, my family adopted a dog from a wonderful Baltimore-based rescue called Dogs XL. Their mission is to rescue large dogs from high-kill shelters and place them in forever homes (check them out at http://www.dogsxlrescue.com/). My oldest son fell in love with Sawyer the first time we met him. After 3 more meetings to make sure he was the right guy for us, we brought him home. Sawyer has now been with us for about 2 1/2 months. He is super cute (he's a Golden Retriever/Chow Chow/Couch Potato mix) and very sweet and has an adorable purple Chow tongue which is really hard to catch on camera because he is quite camera-shy. This photo is from the other day with Sawyer chilling in my stamp room/office.

Sawyer's card is made with 2 patterns from the Friends Furever line by We R Memory Keepers, a Cloud 9 stamp, some pearls, and some raffia.

Cindy

Repeat class: Butterfly Bonanza

For those who were not able to make it a few weeks ago, I will be teaching my Butterfly Bonanza class again on Saturday August 27th from 12 - 3 pm. We will be making 6 beautiful butterfly themed cards using products from a variety of manufacturers. Some butterflies do need to be cut out, so make sure to bring sharp scissors with you!

Cindy

Friends FURever!!

Anyone who has been following this blog knows what a FREAK I am about my dogs, not ashamed of that fact one bit! These two hounds have added so much to our family, most obviously love, affection, and humor!! Myrtle and Daisy make us laugh so much;it's almost on a daily basis that someone in the family is grabbing the camera to capture some ridiculous moment. The line used for Design Team this month couldn't have been a better choice for me, and the papers and colors did not disappoint! I always buy the 12x12 cardstock pad every month that coordinates with the We R Memory Keepers line--I love the quality of their cardstock, the colors perfectly coordinate with the line (duh!!) and it is quite a bargain to boot! I used several stamps this month also--love the "paw" stamp (and yes, it is $1!!) and the phrase & "woof" stamps add a nice touch also. Look for this line at the store and stay tuned to the emails because the new CHA stuff is starting to arrive! See you soon, Lisa H.,aka: Tall Lisa

Puppy Love

Do you think it's a coincidence that we got a new puppy and We R Memory Keepers came out with an adorable new pet line?? I don't know . . . but I do know that I LOVE this line!!! The beautiful prints and colors perfectly compliment our puppy Brody and the photos of the day we brought him home for the first time. I used the card paper from the line to create a fun little mini book on my page to house a few more photos (Yes, I got 12 photos on this layout!!!) Stamping. I always say I want to incorporate more stamps on my scrapbook pages and today I did it. The sentiment on my first page came from a Heidi Swapp/Cloud 9 set filled with loving quotes about this special member of our family. The paw prints, "Puppy Love" title, and the bling dog bone came from Queen & Co. Don't have a dog? We R Memory Keepers collection also has goodies for the cat lover!

My 2nd Demo Day card

Here is the 2nd card we will be making at my table on Demo Day, Saturday 8/20. I have a butterfly thing going on this month. This card was inspired by my good friend Emily. She always has beautiful cards and fabulous ideas to share!

Cindy

Oliver's card

Having a lot of pets, I decided that I would challenge myself this month for Design Team by making a card that represents each one of my pets using our DT line for August, We R Memory Keepers "Friends Furever". My card today represents my oldest cat, Oliver.

Oliver is a strikingly handsome, super furry, gigantic (24 pounds!!), long-haired orange tabby. We took Oliver in when he was just about 6 weeks old, having found him in a neighbor's backyard. Oliver thinks his purpose in life is to lay in your lap and get fur on your clothes. He is also the "talker" in the family, constantly meowing and speaking to you whether you want to converse or not.

For my Oliver card, I used the orange paw print paper from We R along with some cream colored paper to represent Oliver's stripes. I stamped the paw print and meow (perfect for the talking cat!) in Rusty Hinge Distress ink and added some twine and bling. A quick card but I think it represents Oliver perfectly.

1 pet down, 4 more to go...

Cindy

My {first} Demo Day card

I love butterflies and purple, so I thought I would marry the 2 together for Demo Day. Want to know how much I love purple? The color of this ribbon is the exact same color of the carpet in my stamp room/office. Wait till you see it IRL. It's delicious!

This card uses a gorgeous butterfly from a clear Stampendous stamp set called Butterfly Beauties. It happens to be one of the butterfly sets I am using in class this weekend (come join me...we will be making 6 butterfly themed cards). Call the store to order your stamp set today!

I am pleased to say that I will be providing you with 2 projects for August's Demo Day on Saturday the 20th. The 2nd card will be posted here on the Design Team blog over the weekend.

I look forward to seeing you soon...

Cindy

All New Design Team Project

Hey Creative Peeps,

Lisa Hetrick here. I hope you are all having a wildly creative and fun summer. So, this months design team is showcasing the We R Memory Keepers line FRIENDS FUREVER.

Super cute paper line for papercrafting all your furry friend projects. So... What if you don't have a furry friend? No worries. This paper line has some super cute patterns and designs that make it easy to paper craft just about anything.

So, I just picked up this new LOVELY from the store from My Favorite Things. How cute is that pinwheel DIE?

And... I thought it would be perfect to use with the new Friends FUREVER line. Check out this little visual tutorial.

I started out by die cutting the Friend FUREVER paper with the new pinwheel die.

This die is so super easy to use in your favorite die cutting system. I used the Big Shot.

What do you think for someone who doesn't own a pet. HA! Papercrafting with patterned papers is fun. Go visit this project and the entire line at the store.

The dog (and cat) days of August

Will this heat ever go away? Can you believe August is here already? Where did the summer go?

We have all heard the saying "the dog days of summer" but this month we are calling it "the dog and cat days of August" to go along with the Design Team's August products, Friends Furever by We R Memory Keepers. This line is so adorable with lots of paw prints on the papers and papers just for cats and just for dogs. The embellishments are adorable (charms, chipboard, etc) and they have stamps in the line too!

Almost everyone here at Photo Scraps has a pet (or in my case 5!) so be on the lookout this month for not only fabulous creations using the We R line, but our pets as well.

Cindy

You and Me by MME

Some of my favorite photos of last summer are of my husband and I with our girls posing in our backyard before a friend's party. I love that my girls' personalities and their special relationship shine through in these photos. My Mind's Eye's Lime Twist line had the perfect colors to showcase my photos. Diecut papers are a favorite of mine and I began this layout trimming the circle paper to create a fun accent in the center of the layout. From there I built the layout adding many different pattern papers in a color-blocking fashion. I created other borders with Kaisercraft's Self Adhesive Rhinestone Strips and a Bazzill Just the Edge border. The Bazzill border was a plain white so I grabbed a bottle of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist to change the color to a complementary blue. The "Happy Go Lucky" accessories sheet from the MME line had the perfect sentiment stickers. I created the title from this sticker sheet by punching holes in the banners, stringing them with the ever-popular baker's twine in purple, and pop-dotting the banners. Lastly, I layered the butterfly stickers and added rhinestones. Happy Go Lucky is just how I felt when I finished this layout . . .

Butterfly Bonanza class samples

As many of you know, butterflies are some of my favorite images to create with and I collect them in all shapes and sizes. Join me Saturday 8/6 from 12 - 3 pm for my all new Butterfly Bonanza card class. We will be making 6 butterfly themed cards using lots of different butterflies from quite a few different companies. We will be doing some Copic coloring, a technique with Distress inks, and some cutting. Make sure to bring your sharp scissors with you because they are a must for this class!

If you are unable to attend but would still like to make the cards, please call the store and register for the class but let them know you need a kit. Please keep in mind that coloring is not done for you in the kits.

Here is a small list of other supplies you can bring in case you prefer to use your own:

Distress ink: Spun Sugar (and a sponge dauber)

Copic markers: Y19, YR18, YR04
Spica pen in Black

I look forward to seeing you on the 6th!

Cindy

NEW CLASS: Butterfly Bonanza!

Join me Saturday 8/6 from 12 - 3 pm for an all new class...Butterfly Bonanza. We will be making cards with butterflies as our theme. The other cards are not ready to photograph yet, but here is the sample of one of the cards we will be making in class. More to come soon!

Cindy

MME, MFT and a little Memory Box too

As promised, here are some more cards uisng the fabulous Lime Twist from My Mind's Eye, one of them featuring Flopsey from MFT.

Of all the cute images out there in stamping world, Flopsey is my absolute favorite. There is just something about her; her giant ears, how fun she is to color, how many different things Flopsey can be used to represent based on all her available images. You will be seeing more Flopsey from me, but for this Flopsey card I used that great cloud paper and colored in my image using Copics. I used MFT's cloud die and scallop border die as well as Martha Stewart's grass punch to complete my card. The sentiment comes in the Flopsey set and I stamped it on a scrap of white paper then cut the edges with scissors to give it flag ends.

Here is the gorgeous Ranger Adirondack Wild Plum ink again and 2 patterns from Lime Twist with a sentiment from Impression Obsession. Loving the magenta! This is a super layout that will appear in an upcoming class. Love all the layers! A little ribbon and bling finishes the card.

My final card uses Memory Box stamps, the gorgeous butterfly and the round script stamp. I colored the butterfly with Copics and cut it out by hand. I really like the way the butterfly ended up matching with the orange polka dot paper from Lime Twist. Again, a little ribbon and bling embellish the card.

Some of these cards may even show up at a future Wacky Wednesday. Would you like that?

See you soon!

Cindy

A couple of Design Team cards

Wow, how lucky are we to be able to play with My Mind's Eye Lime Twist for July! MME has always been one of my favorite paper companies because their papers are always so thick and sturdy and the patterns are always fun and pleasing. Lime Twist is just delicious! Full of great designs and fabulous colors.

My first card uses some Hero Arts stamps, ribbon and bling, and 2 of Lime Twist's patterns with mouthwatering colors. And while you can't tell from my photo, the little butterfly is popped with foam tape and covered in Rock Candy Distress Stickles. I am really digging the magenta and orange! This was a quick card, and as usual, you could change up the sentiment and the papers to suit whatever occassion you need a card for. Check out the fabulous ink color...that's Ranger's Adirondack ink in Wild Plum. It matches perfectly with the magenta stripes in the Lime Twist paper.

My second card uses the fabulous cloud paper from Lime Twist. I think this is my favorite pattern so far. These are just the best clouds! The stamps from my card are from the awesome stamp company My Favorite Things and the set is called Up, Up & Away. I am soooo happy we are carrying MFT in the store now! I colored my hot air balloons with Copics, cut them out and popped one of them for dimension. I used a Martha Stewart border punch for the grass and made 2 layers with it, popping the outer layer with foam tape, again to give dimension. When my card was all put together I used Stickles in Yellow over my yellow Copic areas to give some sparkle.

Be prepared to see more Lime Twist and MFT from me in the next couple of days, maybe even tonight :) And remember, visit our Design Team creations when you are shopping in the store so you can see for yourself all the little things that make good projects great.

I look forward to seeing you soon!
Cindy

Saturday's class supply list

There are still a few spots left in my All Occassion Cards class this Saturday. We will be making a total of 8 cards (2 of each of the 4 designs). Here is a small list of supplies in case you want to bring and use your own so that you do not have to wait during the sharing of supplies. And don't forget your sharp scissors as one of the cards has cutting!

Copic markers: V06, V25, YG17, YG67

Distress inks: Antique Linen, Tattered Rose, Scattered Straw, Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade

Sponge daubers for the above Distress inks

I look forward to seeing you Saturday!
Cindy