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Scrappin' on the Road with Kiwi Lane!!!

One good adventure deserves another!!!!  The very first Kiwi Lane monthly Kit club arrived just day before we departed!  Perfect time to test my skills at Scrappin' on the Road with my Kiwi Lane!!!  Theme for this first kit was Adventure...how convenient for a trip west!!!! 

I limited myself to a small zip pouch for tools and a small thin 12 x 12 project case with preselected papers, photos and cardstock.  I stored templates in this case as well.   Certainly NOT the perfect conditions but...this was the set up for 3 nights and it worked pretty well!    Moral to the story....Crafting with Kiwi Lane on the Road is AWESOME!!!!   It was great to unwind at the end of the day with a little creating and super nice to have everything fit into a small space.  Bonus:  I've used the Adventure themed templates to create pages outside of the Adventure/Camping/Hiking/Fishing/Hunting theme too!!!  September Kiwi Club kits begin shipping August 15th!  Order yours today...create.kiwilane.com/stacishuck

It's Fair Time!!!!

It's Fair Time and we love to participate, support and serve The Huntingdon County Fair!!! So much fun to exhibit baked goods, garden harvest and of course some handmade goodness too. This is my 45th year to participate. In those 45 years I've been honored to earn 2 "Big Ribbons"! That all changed during judging on Sunday. When I learned I received 3 - yes, three of those BIG, beautiful rosette ribbons!!! I never imagined it could or would happen. So honored, thrilled and just plain excited. First place and Best of Show in Apiary for my Honey Orange Yeast Bread, First place and Best of Show in Scrapbooking for my Friends layout and First place and Best of Show in Maple Products for my Maple/Hickory/Pecan Chiffon Cake. So excited to be in the company of childhood friends and neighbors!  


Moral to the story:  Participate in your local fair!  You'll be surprised with the outcome and it may just put a smile on your face.  We enter with no expectations and certainly know that there are others out there far more talented.  It's all about family tradition and family fun!

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File Folder Happiness

 

Here are a few finished samples! See the folding tutorial posted earlier this week. Note the different sizes made with different size folders!

Have a Happy Friday!

Sketchin' Tags

Still using that Sketch and the odds and ends of scraps leftover from other projects.  Those little pieces are great for smaller projects using manila tags!  To say that I enjoy using tags would be the understatement of the day.  I use them, all sizes, as journaling pieces, cards and my most favorite...mini album pages.  I've started a "tag ring" mini album and these are additions to it.    These happen to be the large 4" x 8" manila and white tags (available at Grove's) but I have all sizes on the  3" binder ring.  These albums are going to be FULL of tag page layouts! I can't wait to see everyone's faces when they open them and begin to browse through the tags full of memories! Hope the kiddo's aren't reading the blog today... it might spoil the surprise! 


My kids are such great sports letting me post their childhood moments for all to see!

Hope you enjoy!  I'm counting these as layouts too...total is now 105!!!

Happy Scrapping!

Staci

Thanksgiving with the Sketch

Focused on Sketchin'...with Thanksgiving 2010 photo's.  Here you go.... I flipped the sketch and used it like this.... added Dylusions bright yellow mist to the bottom corner of the base paper....
Added zipper trim atop of the photo for my "scalloped edge border strip"...
A 2nd photo below the title that "could" serve as one of those circular elements...(or not) in addition to the 2 popped elements next to the journaling added right to the background paper.
Simple title, unmatted...and short and sweet...
Notice I "made the sketch my own" and used it just as a guide.  Most of the same basic elements with some changes, got the page done, a memory recorded and used up some stash!  Page #101 complete!

Happy Saturday!

Staci

Season Change

I was having so much fun that I missed August passing me by!  Hope you are enjoying the last days of summer tending to garden and enjoying some sunshine.  The change of season is definitely in the air in Central Pennsylvania so it's a great time to do a little changing around here too. 

Yep, MORE change!  Let's start with a little Friday Fun! 

I am HOOKED on sketches!  Like you didn't know that already!  While prepping for my Sketch Class over at The Art Studio@SNR I realized just how much more I was getting done because of using Sketches.  It's hard to really explain, only if you have as much STUFF as I do, would you realize that the piles were shrinking, bit by bit, as I worked to complete samples for class.  This is a very good thing for me and those of you who have seen my STASH...know what I mean.  So I figure if it works for me...it might just work for you!  It also fits right in with the "change" theme that has been going on around here for the last year.  So here we go...I think I've actually shared this one before, but it has become a favorite so I'm sharing again...from Sketchy Thursday's...another "old" favorite that's no longer publishing but has left the site up and running to share their sketches and provide us "sketcher's" with LOADS of inspiration. 

And a few of my interpretations of the sketch.  First a 6" x 6" layout.  Love the "short and sweet" of working in the smaller scale and it's a great way to use up some of those single photo's and single letters, flowers, brads, buttons and stickers left on packages!
My goals... to reduce my stash, complete ALOT of layouts and projects, use my tools and photo's, have fun and create a few gifts while I'm at it.  Soooo...my challenge for the weekend, week, month...whatever works for you (I'm doing at least a week)....USE THE SKETCH...to create whatever you want...even a canvas or two.  Since June I've finished over 100 layouts in all sizes...I'm still on the mission and going to get work for 100 more....fingers crossed that happens before the end of this month!!!

What are you waiting for?  It's Friday!  Have some Fun and Get Sketchin!!!!

Staci

Calling all Copic User's!!!

Watercoloring With Copics class begins today at The Art Studio@ Scrapbook News and Review!!!  Best part is ...you still have time to register and once you do...you'll have access to all the lessons all at once!!!  So you can start and finish class all in the same day if you like!

If you'd like to learn an entirely different use of Copic markers, blender solution and Ink refills...this is the class for you!  No rules and lots of color fun!  Check these projects out...

Just a few sneak peeks!  So what are you waiting for...go TAS@SNR and register now!!!! 

Hugs!

Staci

We Are LIVE!!!!

The change is reality!  I'm so excited to finally share all the details of this new adventure!  Excited just doesn't really cover it!  Gitty, anxious, blessed...jumbled all into one!  

Register and learn more about my classes by clicking the Class Titles!

Sketch Your Stash

Watercoloring With Copics

Manila Magic

Metal Patchwork

Look forward to seeing you in the classroom!!!!!

Assemblage

Never thought I would enjoy it but...never say never!!!  I absolutely LOVED working with these bits and pieces, bobbles and bubbles, bottle caps, stickers, inks and jump rings.....
to create this...
a charming necklace that is definitely not what I usually wear but... I will definitely wear this one!   Each and every one of those charms is a technique all by itself!  They are tiny for the most part, some are old and some new but they blend together completely.  I learned many new techniques and was reminded of some I had forgotten. I'll now be using those techniques on more future projects! Thank you Mr. Tim Holtz for teaching us wonderful techniques with wonderful products!  Love it!
Next time there will be more friends coming along for the trip!  You know who you are!!!!

Stay tuned!

Staci

Adventures!

In between all the preparations and changes and more preparations for the BIG change...I managed to squeeze in a adventure with the girls...for some distressing, assembling, cardmaking, felting, stitching and knitting goodness.  The Tim Holtz classes and walking through Boston weren't to bad either!  I really had way to much to do to take a weekend off but just couldn't resist.  It was a super nice Spring getaway...shared with not only the girls but  Duke...
He was so excited to see us but definitely more excited about his rawhide bone!!!  Duke can most certainly communicate his feelings, expecially when he hears a camera turn on and he sees the red eye light flashing.  I'm pretty sure if he could speak, is exact words would have been something like this......."Put that camera away!  I do NOT want my picture taken right now, it's rawhide time!"  It was way to funny.  At least I got a picture though, the minute Kim grabbed her camera Duke gave her the evil eye!!!  What a pup!   He did finally pose and pause for this pic on the porch...
as we were getting ready to leave.  as if to say..."ah, okay, since you're leaving, go ahead..I'm ready now, take the picture"!  Such personality!   Enjoyed it immensely!  More on this adventure to come!  Thanks girls...can't wait for the next one! 

Stay tuned!  It's getting exciting around here!

Have a Creative weekend!

Staci