Halloween Acrylic Album

made this acrylic album out of clear plexi and acetate sheets. It is bound together with the new Tim Holtz Grunge board shapes as hinges. Other products used: making Memories, Lil Davis, and Ki Memories.

Figgy Pudding

My holiday card was chosen to for the Basic Grey website gallery.

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California...Time's up!

I created this layout as the last page for our California Vacation album. I hand colored the flowers on the background paper with colored pencils. Supplies: Rusty Pickle paper, Love Elsie paper, Autumn Leaves stamp, Fiskars circle punch.

Long Beach Sunset

I created this layout using Sassafras Lass "High Seas" paper, along with some Basic Grey Periphery, and EK Success Overton House paper. 7 Gypsies black Tab.Craft supply: silk flowers, buttons, twill ribbon, foam stickers.

School Days Pocket Book

This school days pocket book is available for purchase on my Etsy shop.
Contains a library pocket & card for each grade K-6. (Attach a wallet size school photo).

Long Beach Harbor Cruise

I made this layout for my California trip album. I used Basic Grey's Obscure papers, and a few recycled tags from some clothing. I printed my journaling on some yellow patterned paper, and used my Fiskars 2" circle punch to create the journaling spots.

Basic Grey Challenge #11

"First Day of School"
I made this layout for my son's first day of school:first grade. He was showing off his toothless grin! I used Basic Grey Recess papers, a 7 Gypsies Tab, and Autumn Leaves & Inkadinkado Stamps.

Birthday Penguin

This is a birthday party invitation I made for my son's 7th birthday party. I used Scenic Route Papers, Quickutz penguin die, vellum (printed party info on printer), sand & water paper from JoAnn's , lemonade glass brads, and staples to attach vellum. I cut the umbrella shape out by hand, and used 2 different pattern papers to give it dimension.

CD Tin Accordion Album

I created this CD Tin album using a EK Success album tin set and Basic Grey "Perhaps" papers. Embellished with silk flowers, buttons, hatpin, ribbon, and stamps.
This album is available for purchase on my Etsy site. Link on the right.

Maya Road Design Team Blog

My school days project is featured on the Maya Road Design Team's blog!
Maya Road Blog

Basic Grey Challenge: Recess

Chipboard Maya Road book, covered with Basic Grey Recess papers.

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Too Much Honey!

I made this LO for a California Vacation album, and a trip to Disneyland. I used KI Memories Love Elsie Roxie and Imaginisce PP, KI Memories Love Elsie Riley clear stamps, Technique Tuesday chipboard, MSE stamps, Sandylion rub-ons, and craft supply trim. The chipboard circles were stamped with the Riley clear stamps using StazOn. I colored in the stamps with colored pencils, then I tinted the whole thing with a green watercolor wash. Click photo for larger view.

Furniture Find

I found this chest of drawers at Hobby Lobby today. Regular price was $179, and I got it on clearance for $35!
It's about 40 inches tall, and 18 inches wide. Each of the smaller drawers is 5.75" wide, so I can store 4 x 6 photos in the drawer on a slight angle. I am going to make divider cards for the photos to keep them organized.
The bottom door opens up to a nice space, where 12 x 12 albums will stand up in side.

Summer Flip Album

Base: Finlar acrylic photo holder from Ikea. Pages: Creative Imaginations papers and transparencies. Deluxe Designs chipboard, Fancy Pants stamps, Prima Flowers, Quickutz dies, basic grey chipboard, my minds eye embossed chipboard, MSE stamps, Autumn Leaves stamps, staz-on ink, Fiber scraps e-z walnut inks, craft supply ribbons.
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Detroit Zoo Album

I made this album about a trip to the Detroit Zoo. I used Creative Imaginations box purse, and made a chipboard album to fit inside. Products used: papers;basic grey infuse, A2Z asiana, fancy pants fancy free collection. American Crafts ribbons, Quickuts dies, 7 Gypsies stamp, Karen Foster snap-a-stamps, Fancy Pants stamps, studio G ($1 M's stamps), Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber, Staz-on ink, 3-D flowers (Wal-mart). craft supplies:button, staples, twine, chipboard tag from clothing line, chipboard sheets (cut for album pages), book rings.
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Basic Grey Challenge #6

I made this "purse" with a 7 Gypsies purse & accordion album kit, covered with Basic Grey's Urban Couture paper line. I used actual jean buttons (the kind that are held on like a grommet) for the closure, with a ribbon tied onto one side, to wrap around the other. I haven't made the accordion album for the inside yet....maybe someday!

Ribbon Storage Bag

I made this today after reading a post about a new Ribbon Storage bag called Pull-Ez. http://yourpicturedmemories.blogspot.com/
I purchased a smaller makeup bag from Walmart for $4.97. It came with a cute pouch and 2 little containers that I'm sure I will use for something crafty!I used my Silent Setter to punch holes all over the bag. I ended up with 50 holes. I filled up one side by emptying my "floss box" and still have the other side to use. I have to put it to the test to see if they get tangled up! *Update* After one week, still working fine, no tangles!

Basic Grey Challenge #5

"California Rolls in California!"
This is a layout I created for our California Trip album. I used Basic Grey "Pheobe" line of papers, cutting out a large flower from one of the papers. I included a menu from the sushi restaurant, and a tag that I had filled out while on our trip.

File Book

Posted this on 2Peas. Details here.

Birthday Card

I created this birthday card for my boyfriend using A2Z patterned paper Asiana: Feng Shui and Gung Ho. I also stamped "happy birthday" with Karen Foster Snap-a-Stamps on cream twill ribbon, and added 3 gold brads at the top.

My Etsy Store

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade tsahdesigns.etsy.com

Ikea Wall System

This is my new Ikea Bygel storage system. I love the new "scrapbooking" wall systems out there, but I wasn't going to pay the "scrapbooking" price!
So for $15...I got 2 wall rails ($1.99 ea), 3 plastic storage cups ($.99 ea), 2 wire baskets ($2.99 ea) and a set of screws. I also used a book ring to hang my ruler up!

Acrylic Album

I made this acrylic clear album for a recent Chicago Trip. I used thin sheets of acrylic (8.5 x 11) cut in half for the front and back cover. The inside sheets are cut from a large sheet of Canson clear acetate. I used Basic Grey Scarlet Letter paper, Fancy Pants stamps, Autumn Leaves stamps, staz-on ink, and various flowers, and glue dots and eyelets.
Link to more photos: 2Peas

Basic Grey Challenge #2

I created this card last Christmas using Basic Grey's Fruitcake line of paper. Also used: Savvy Stamp 's snowman, and Bazzill library pockets. I attached a photo of my son on the "tag", and created the inside greeting with my computer & printer.

Basic Grey Challenge #1

Aged & Confused: Sublime Collection
I used various squares and strips of paper, with inked edges, and used mod podge to glue them to this old trunk I had.

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Ladybug Card

I just finished this card for my nieces birthday. I used a bottle cap for the ladybug body, and cardstock circles for the wings and head. I attached the lady bug to a shipping tag with 3D foam squares. Tag was stamped with Fancy Pants Stamp from the Bella Brush set. Card is Scenic Route paper, and lettering is Karen Foster Snap-Stamps.

Wide open spaces!

I got a new super wide angle lens for my camera the other day. I took this at the widest my lens would go. I can zoom in a bit to eliminate the black edges, but I kinda like them.. makes for a more dramatic photo. I plan on taking a bunch of photos with it when we go to Chicago in two weeks.
* The lens is a 0.42x Super wide angle converter lens. It screws on to the front of your existing lens. I attached mine to my 18-55mm Canon EFS Lens, on my Digital Rebel XT.

Altered Canvas

This is a 12x12 altered canvas project that I made recently. I stained the canvas first with a brown paint, then glued on my torn paper pieces and flower(Basic Grey). I freehand painted the swirls with pink,brown, and black acrylic, accented with black sharpie marker, and added dry brushing with pink and brown. After that was all dry, I added a layer of thick gel medium over the flower, and brush strokes to give it a dimensional painted look.

Ikea Storage

My Ikea storage scrap area! I bought these storage drawers at Ikea. They are the ones that are pre-built for $16 (for 2 drawers). They won't hold 12x12, but are perfect for holding all of my clear stamps, rub-ons, adhesives, and embellishments.
I also got the glass jars at Ikea, around $3 for a set of 4. I don't have a scrap room, but I have these set up on my kitchen island. Maybe one day I'll decorate them with my stamps and decoupage!

Summer thoughts

This felt like summer to us... our trip to Cali in April. We spent a week in Long Beach, and did Disneyland, and Hollywood.

I guess summer has officially started here with my son playing T ball twice a week!

Teacher Gift

This is a Teacher's Gift I have been working on,still one bottle to go.... ut oh! school ends next week! I better get drinking that Frappucino!

Quickuts

This is a card I made for valentines day, using my Quickutz envelope die and Khaki alpha dies.
*So far the only scan I have... I promise to do more soon!

A fresh start, thats what everyone needs once in a while! So here's mine.....

My addiction lately has been scrap booking.
This week I was busy with assignments and my son, so I didn't do any scrapping! *shock*
I did manage to go to Hobby Lobby and stock up on tape runners tho!

I'm still working on our California Vacation album, in the middle of the Disney pages right now. I'm trying not to make it too "cutesy" with all of the EK Disney embellishments that are out there, but some are too hard to pass up!
I'll post a pic soon!