Simply Fundamental Srapbooking

This month there is a very special opportunity.  Close To My Heart has 4 pallets of colors: Basic, Adventure, Enchantment and Whimsy.  The Fundamental papers follow this family.  The paper has a glossy pattern of the same color on one side and white and color on the other.  This month for $71.80, you can get this bundle with the memory protectors free :

• Album of your choice (D-ring or Post-bound)
• Paper Fundamentals Enchantment (1 pack)
• Fundamental Stickers Enchantment Pack (1 pack)
• Fundamental Assortment Peacock (1 pack)
• White Daisy Cardstock (3 sheets)
• Memory Protectors™ Value Pack (1 pack Side Load or 1 pack Top Load)

There is a special 5 - double page layout you can do.  I have a granddaughter in Kindergarten and for Christmas my daughter asked if I could make an album she can put the school photos each year so that at her high school graduation party she wouldn't be running around trying to get things together.  I have done a front and back page and preschool, kindergarten, grade 1 - 12 layout.  Each page has a 6x6 flip flap.  One the back are the highlights of that year.  There are 2 - 4x6 flip flaps on each page.  To do this project you would need:
26 - 4x6 flip flaps, 16 - 6x6 flip flaps, 4-4x4 flip flaps and 2 - 2x2 flip flaps, 30 Daisy White pages for base pages and I would suggest a cardstock combo of the same family for other things which would be an additional  $55.25.  Let me know if you want either special.

Overlays and flip flaps

One of the great thing from the Close to My Heart cartridges are the Overlays.  Arbooking has some that I was playing with along with the White Pines paper.  I am working on getting layouts ready for Christmas photos.

This overlay is from page 75 in Artbooking.  There is a full page and a half page.  I fell in love with the overlay but found that I lost all the details when I started laying photo mats on top of it.  When you hit the "Real Dail Size" you can have fun creating different sizes.  Close to My Heart has "flip flaps" of different sizes.  I chose the 6x6 one (Z1726) and cut this overlay in the Real Dial Size 6 ".  You can then put the flip flap on top of the page protector.  You then have a place to put photos underneath the flap as well as on the page.  You can have a portrait one or landscape.

I decided to go back to a size of flip flap I hadn't tried for a while.  There are an assortment of f8 protectors (Z1325).  There are 4- 6x12, 2 - 4x12 and 2 - 8x12.  I used to use 2 6x12 on one page and one 4x12 and one 8x12 on a page or all 4 on a page.  This time I used each one on a separate page.  The following set of photos will show the flaps down and then open.  I am still going to "bling" up the ornaments on the page.

There are many overlays.  Some lend themselves to having photos over them and some not so much.  Use scrap paper to try out the design and see how it works.

 8x12 flap on left closed

 8x12 flap open

 4x12 flap on right closed  6x6 flap upper left with overlay

 flaps open

 6x12 flap on left (half page overlay) closed

 flap open

 6x12 flap on right closed

flap open

The ornaments are from the Artiste cartridge and the Gold foil (Z3129) is the "string" for the ornaments. 

November's card buffet

I am starting to put together some Thanksgiving cards and other cards to have added to the Christmas cards in the next month's Card Buffett.  Each month I will add some and take some away.  I have a few more cards planned for this grouping but will add them later.

Christmas Card Buffett

17 Cards are in this $15 buffet.

Sign up for a 2 hours session.  You can make 1 or 2 cards of the 17 offered.  You will probably make from 6 - 12 cards during that time.  We will start on time and you can't start making a new card 5 minutes before ending.  You can make what you can in 2 hours.  10 people can come at one time.  I timed it and most of the cards will take between 10 - 15 minutes. The cards that use markers may take longer depending on how long you take to color the image.

You will work as an individual at your own speed.  You will pick up a packet which has the pieces cut out. There will be a sample and instructions. You will share the inks, blocks and markers at the table.  You need to stamp and sometimes cut and then put the card together.  This is the first time I have tried this.   I have cut 5 of each of the cards.  Once the cards are gone they are probably gone unless I still have some paper left to cut new cards of that style. This will be a first come first serve basis.

The dates I have open are: October 5,6,7,8,14,15,19,28 and November 4,5,6,10,11,18.  Groups of 3 - 10 can come during the day or at night.  If you place an order over $20, I will waive the $15 for the workshop. Email me if you are interested. 

These are the 17 cards: