November Technique Class: Mosaics & Masking

This month's focus is on Mosaic & Masking techniques. The first card is a Mosaic card that was made by cutting the graphic image up into pieces and then reassembling like a puzzle leaving some spaces between the pieces. As I reassembled the pieces, I did need to do some trimming to get them to line up squarely on the black cardstock. The stamped images are on Shimmery white cardstock and then I added some extra sparkle highlights with my Stardust pen (see an example of this in the image below).

Stamps: Doodle This, Wonderful Words
Inks: Basic Black, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Papers: Shimmery White, Basic Black, Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Black grosgrain ribbon, Gelly Roll Stardust gel pen

This month I couldn't hold myself back from making 2 Holiday cards. This one uses a masking technique that I think is sometimes referred to as Faux tearing. I started with Very Vanilla cardstock and covered part of it with a torn piece of scrap paper. I then sponged red ink over the uncovered portion and also stamped some snow flakes. It gives the appearance of 2 sheets of paper all on one sheet.

Stamps: Sincere Salutations, Winter Post
Inks: Ridinghood Red, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Ridinghood Red, Kraft
Accessories: Scallop Circle punch, Alpine Ribbon Originals

This last Christmas card is both a mosaic card and a masking card. I created a window template using some cardstock and a square punch. I layed this over my white cardstock before sponging and stamping my design. When the template was removed, this cute mosaic remains.

Stamps: Season of Joy
Inks: Rose Red, Kiwi Kiss, Basic Black
Papers: Natural White, Basic Black Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Black Grosgrain, Black Brad, Little Felt Flurry

My New Etsy Store!

I'm excited to announce that I've created an Etsy store to sell some of my handmade creations! This store will provide premade scrapbook pages and albums to make your scrapbooking projects quick and easy. I only have a few items for sale in the store now, but I expect my inventory to grow each week. Check out my store and spread the word to anyone you know that would appreciate some premade scrapbooking products.

My store is called "scrappymamastore" on Etsy which is an online store exclusively for handmade items and supplies for making handmade items.

Click here to get a peek at my store!

Ribbon Addict: Holiday Treats Ribbons

As many of you may know Ribbons are also an addiction of mine, and like the patterned paper it's easy to find myself wanting all of them. So, to compliment the beautiful patterned papers in the Paper Addict Holiday Treats Collection, I've selected some coordinating ribbons that can be used to create some beautiful projects. In this sampler ribbon kit, you will receive 2 yards of each kind of ribbon. This Holiday Treats Ribbon Collection includes:

• Chocolate Chip 1/4-inch grosgrain
• Bashful Blue 1/4-inch grosgrain
• Old Olive 1/4-inch grosgrain
• Ridinghood Red Taffeta Ribbon
• Kiwi Kiss Satin Ribbon
• Tangerine Tango 5/8-inch striped grosgrain
• Pink Pirouette 1 1/4-inch grosgrain
• Baja Breeze 1-inch double stitched grosgrain
• 5/8" Real Red grosgrain

Cost for this beautiful collection of ribbons is $14.95 for those customers that can pick up from me, or $19.95 for those who want the ribbons delivered to their door. Shipping within the United States only, please. Please email me with any questions that you have.

Delivery Option

Pick Up $14.95Ship $19.95

Be sure to check out the Paper Addict: Holiday Treats Collection which coordinates perfectly with these ribbons.

Paper Addict Collection: Holiday Treats

Are you addicted to patterned papers like I am? Do you want to have all the Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers but don't want to spend a fortune? I feel your pain! That's why I'm offering a new product called "Paper Addict Collections". Each Collection includes 24- 6" x 12" sheets of Designer series paper from 4 different Stampin' Up! Designer Series Paper Packs. And since these papers are double sided, you'll be getting 48 unique designs. The cost for this collection is $12.95 for my customers that will be able to pick up their collection from me at an event, or $16.95 to have it shipped right to your door. Shipping within the United States only, please.

This month I've chosen 4 Paper Themes that can be used for Holiday & Winter themed projects. In this Holiday Treats Paper Addicts Collection, you'll receive 6 - 6"x12" papers from the following Stampin' Up Paper Packs:

• Ski Slope (from the Holiday Mini Catalog - page 12)



• Frosty Day (from the Holiday Mini Catalog - page 21)


• Bella Rose (Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book -page 168)


• Holiday Treasures (Fall-Winter 2008 Idea Book -page 170)

Please note that many of these papers can be used for non-holiday/winter themed projects. They just have colors that lend themselves well to these kinds of projects.

Since this collection is time sensitive, all orders have to be in by November 10th in hopes to get these papers to you by Thanksgiving. If I have enough orders before the 10th, I'll order the papers earlier to get them to you sooner. Please email me with any questions that you have.

Delivery Option

Pick Up $12.95Ship $16.95

Also don't forget to check out my Ribbon Addict collection that coordinates with these Holiday Treats Papers

October Scrapbooking

I had fun creating this month's scrapbook pages for my monthly class. It's always a treat to pull out the halloween papers and autumn colors for a change. This month's themes included Halloween, Fall, and a generic layout (which actually uses some Fall colors as well). I really can't explain what goes through my head when I'm designing these pages. The creative process is still quite mysterious. But you've probably noticed that my layouts have become very "square" in nature and this month I used very little stamping, probably because I don't currently have a lot of Halloween and Fall themed stamp sets. Therefore, all of these pages highlight some of the beautiful patterned papers that I've acquired over the past few months.

Papers: Basic Black, Ghostly Greetings DSP, Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie
Accessories: Black Grosgrain ribbon, Paperdolls Cricut Cartridge (bat)

Stamps: Rough Edges Alphabets, All Through the Year
Ink: Chocolate Chip
Papers: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow, Really Rust, More Mustard, Whisper White, Autumn Vine DSP
Accessories: Wide & Narrow Chocolate Chip Grosgrain, Doodle Charms Cricut Cartridge, Buttons, linen thread
Stamps: Fabulous Flowers
Inks: So Saffron, Pumpkin Pie
Papers: Ridinghood Red, So Saffron, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Washington Apple
Accessories: Slit Punch, Cropodile hole punch, Vanilla grosgrain ribbon, Flower Brad, Silver brads