June 2017 Scrapbooking Workshop – No Worries

Here’s the “No Worries” workshop for June.  I love this paper so much!   It was easy to get five 2-page layouts using the paper packet, the coordinating cardstock, and the Complements.  I used lots of flip flaps (even more than normal) – such a great way to add more photos to hide journaling.  I used them in a traditional way on some of the pages and in a “waterfall” way on a couple of the pages – once vertically and once horizontally.   

Thanks to flip flaps, there are 11 photos in the horizontal "waterfall" style photo bundle on the left side below (see the photos of us on the beach)!

And thanks to flip flaps, there are 21 photos in the vertical "waterfall" style photo bundle on the left side below!!

I had so many Hawaii photos, on the “Get Away” page, I decided to add two Pocket Plus Memory Protectors for my photos (not part of the regular kit).  Following are photos to show how the pages look adding the Pocket Plus Protectors.  It is so easy to include additional photos with our Pocket Plus Protectors!

Let me know if you are interested in joining our workshops. We typically meet every other month. The next workshop will probably be in August or September (to be voted on when we meet in June), and we will be using the “Jack” paper suite from the new Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog that went live May 1st.

  

May 2017 Scrapbooking Workshop – Dreamin' Big

Dreamin' Big is full of bugs and flowers and lots of fun colors.  The bug paper's flip side is flowers so if you don't like bugs, you can choose the beautiful flowers.  I had the perfect photos for the bug side and the flower side.  

Back in 2011, we were at Holly and David's house and the cousins started playing an impromptu "baseball game" in the vegetable garden (just an FYI -- believe it or not, no vegetables were harmed during these activities)!  Talk about a perfect Kodak moment!  The fine dirt was flying and I don't know who had more fun -- the cousins rolling around in the dirt, or the adults watching and taking photos.

I also used a fair number of 4x6 flip flaps (as always) -- a great way to add extra photos to a layout and to hide journaling.

The center of the large circle on the left page actually spins to reveal different photos as it turns -- how fun is that!  I attached the gold "spinner" to the page protector with a brad in the center so that it easily turns.

I also really liked the flower side of the main paper and thought it would be perfect to scrapbook some old photos I had of a weekend we spent at the river with Patti and Jimmie Durbin.  She always has flowers on her porch and deck, and this paper just reminded me of their beautiful place at the river.

Let me know if you are interested in joining our workshops. We typically meet every other month. The next workshop will be in June, and we will be using one of the new paper suites from the new Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog which goes live May 1st.

September 2015 Scrapbooking Workshop -- Zoe

For our scrapbooking workshop this month, we are using the brand new Zoe paper line.  Love, love, love this paper!  The colors are great and the designs for the papers are really fun.  My niece got married in July of this year in Avon, NC, and we spent a week there -- our first trip to Avon.  We had a wonderful time, and the wedding was just perfect.  I think the "funness" (I'm sure that's not a word) of these pages was just perfect for such special pictures.

Believe it or not, I scrapbooked 59 pictures on these 4 layouts, and all but 2 are 4x6 photos!!  That's all thanks to our wonderful Flip Flaps.  I can't tell you how much I love using Flip Flaps -- rarely, do I scrapbook without them!!

Let me know if you are interested in joining our workshops.  We typically meet every other month.  Our next workshop will be November 16th and 17th.  We'll be using either the Urban paper line from our brand new Annual Inspirations catalog which went live September 1st, or the White Pines paper line (think Christmas) from the new Holiday Expressions mini-catalog which also went live on September 1st.

 

August 2015 Scrapbooking Workshop -- Blossom

Wow, we took a long break from workshops -- 3 months!  But we got back together this week and had a great time working on pages using the Blossom paper line.  This paper really fooled me -- it's really much more versatile than I thought when I first saw it.  I used it for several different groups of photos, and I can easily see beach/river/pool pictures looking adorable on it, too!

Let me know if you are interested in joining our workshops.  We typically meeting every other month.  Our next workshop will be August 14th and 15th.  We'll be using the Zoe paper line from our brand new Annual Inspirations catalog which goes live September 1st!  BTW, love, love, love the new catalog and Holiday Expressions! 

 

March 2015 Scrapbooking Workshop -- Yuletide Carol

Get those Christmas pictures printed and in your scrapbooks!  We are scrapping with the beautiful Yuletide Carol paper at our March workshop.  I really love this Christmas paper -- the colors are so rich, and I love the nostalgic feel of the paper and embellishments.  We tried something new this month and are incorporating the My Crush Assortments.  These little packs are chocked full of fun embellishments and are designed to go in the My Crush books, but they are perfect for regular scrapbooks as well!  And the Holiday Happenings Assortment coordinates perfectly the Yuletide Carol paper.

Let me know if you are interested in joining our workshops.  We typically meet every other month.  The next workshop will be May 11th and 12th.  We'll be voting at the March workshop for the paper that we will be using in May and July.

And by the way, the new Seasonal Expressions 2 is here!!  That means two more paper lines!!  Fun!!