Damask Divas Valentine's Blog Hop

Welcome to another fabulous Damask Divas Blog Hop! I'm super excited to share with you another great paper pack from Close To My Heart. If you have hopped over from Jamie's Blog then you are definitely in the right place. If this is your first stop, be sure to continue the hop and check out the rest of the fabulous blog posts. You can find the complete list of Blogs at the Damask Divas Blog.

I'm so excited to share the beginnings of my fun Mini Album using the Heartstrings Picture My Life Journal Cards. CTMH has made not only the Heartstrings paper pack, but a corresponding PML set. These can be used together or separately. I actually only had the journal cards on hand but they worked so great for this mini album. I decided to make it a 4 x 6 sized album, which is the size of the biggest journal cards. I picked two of the big cards as a front and back cover.  I decided I wanted to make it a romantic album, I hope to use it as a surprise for my Husband. So Shhhh, don't tell him. He actually was sitting with me when I was working on it, but I think he'll be surprised anyway.

Since I didn't have the actual paper pack, I looked up in the Seasonal to see what plain cardstock colors were included and used those colors that I had on hand. I also added in some extra patterned paper to give it more contrast. I made all the bases 4 x 6 and added the smaller 3 x 4 cards on top of them to create spots for journaling, as well as pockets for additional journal cards. I added some extra embellishments and have the beginnings of a fabulous mini album. It was super easy to do and you can make it as big or as little as you want. It can have only 4 or 5 pages, but can hold even more than that. Giving you the options for whatever you need it to be.

Journal cards can be used for so much more. They can be used to create cards, regular journal scrapbooking, they can even be used on regular 12 x 12 scrapbook pages. The options are endless, so don't feel like you have to use them in a very cookie cutter fashion. Step out of the cookie cutter and find the perfect fit project for you!

I had a lot of fun working on this. I won't lie though I'm not quite done with it, but I should finish it over the next couple of days. So make sure you stop back by to see the finished product. I hope that this has inspired you to work on a new project or even an unfinished one. Remember to Get Crafty!

Your next stop on this fabulous Blog Hop is over at Fromm the Heart with Melissa!

Items Used

PML Heartstrings Journal Cards

Lagoon Cardstock

Cranberry Cardstock

Slate Cardstock

Blue Shimmer Trim

You can order these items for yourself, head over to my Shop and place an order today!

Artbooking Made Easy: Capturing Snapshots

I love using my cut-outs and negative spaces as templates for unique looks for backgrounds. This mini album is super cute and I love how they talk about the technique of getting that graduated look with the background colors! You could have so much fun with this idea and use it for whatever strikes your fancy! I love how one idea or technique can spawn so many other great ideas. I hope you feel inspired today! Get Crafty!

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I absolutely love this month's Stamp of the Month! You can purchase this set for just $5 when you spend $50 or more. You can also purchase the set alone for $17.95. Its such a great deal and you don't want to miss it. Hurry because after the 31st of August, it will no longer be available!

The Daddy Files

Hey Everyone! I hope you are all having a great day and enjoying what's left of summer! I can hardly believe that school starts in just over a week for us here. I will have two kids in school and my Hubby & I are headed back to school ourselves. I'm feeling a little unprepared for this big change for us, but totally excited at the same time!

Well I know that this is kind of off for the timing, especially since Father's Day was back in June. I had to wait to share this awesome mini album I made using the Artbooking Cartridge for a customer until she had given it to her honey! Now when I started this little project adventure, I had never made a mini album and so I was pretty nervous. (See even I get nervous sometimes, especially when working on something for a customer!) But it turned out to be pretty easy to do.

I used most of the images on the Top Secret key from the cartridge and just sized each of the pages so that they matched. Sized the cute images to work with the size mini album and then I went to work cutting. Of course gluing too! I was pleased with the turn out! I obviously could have gone with more embellishments but I decided that if my customer wanted more to it, then she could add what she felt it needed to complete the gift. I liked the simplicity especially since it was meant to look like top secret files! I think in the end the hardest part was punching holes in all those pages for the cute Baker's Twine I used to hold it all together. I actually broke the hole punch my hubby bought for me and I had to go pick up a crafting one, so it could handle all the layers.

I hope this gives you fun ideas of great gifts and projects that are so simple to do! Don't forget Get Crafty!

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Items Used

Artbooking Cartridge

Cashmere Cardstock

Outdoor Denim Cardstock

Slate Cardstock

Olive Cardstock

Buttercup Cardstock

Crystal Blue Cardstock

Black Cardstock

Some various decorated cardstock

Chocolate Ink

Cocoa Ink

August's Stamp of the Month is this super cute 'Owl'oween set! I absolutely adore this set! Spend $50 or more and get this set for only $5, or order it at its regular price of $17.95. Remember not to let this cute set pass you by, because starting September 1st it will no longer be available

Artbooking Made Easy: Love, Love, Love

Good Evening Friends, I hope you enjoyed my post from yesterday and got cute ideas for making your own fun Dress Cards for Mother's Day or for whatever event or occasion you think they will be perfect for. I'll be sharing a sneak peak later tonight on FB and will post my latest project tomorrow sometime. For now I hope you'll enjoy this video from CTMH and perhaps find a way to work this super cute idea for Mother's Day or even for Father's Day! The ideas certainly can carry over to whatever project you are currently working on and you should take the time to experiment and learn the new techniques, cause even if you mess up, you'll have learned something new! Don't forget to Get Crafty!

Artbooking Made Easy (S01E05): Halloween Mini Albums

Such a super cute idea! I will be offering cute Mini Albums for sale in the next week or so! Contact me to order yours today!