These are some of the new papers from the Fall / Winter 2011 CTMH catalog. I have not finished the journaling but it took a while for me to wrap my brain around the design so I will wait on the journaling part until I start working on these vacation pictures. Until then I have placed these layouts in my Family 2011 album so they will not get misplaced.
Friday, August 12, 2011
Well Crap!
I need a proof reader! Can you see what I spelled wrong?
I even looked it up in the dictionary!
Almost finished with Palo Duro Canyon
It seem like I have been working on my Palo Duro Canyon Album forever but since I took about a month off on creating this album maybe it really has not been long at all. 
The “Little Bear” Embellishments that are on the Zoo pages are taken from the CTMH Summer 2009 catalog page 18. It was featured in the Lets Go Camping stamp set artwork. I added some shimmer by using Stickles Copper applied with a kids paintbrush and let them dry. You can not see the shimmer on the blog but it looks really good.
I am using my Passages and Back Country papers to make all of the layouts in the Palo Duro Album. Some of this paper I saved just to do this album.
Note: The photos of the layouts were taken by Kaela, she is just learning about my camera so if the photos look like they are leaning… it is the angle she shot the photo.
The pictures below you have seen before. I used the same photos in Kaela’s 7th grade album but using the Hooligans paper. This is great example of how just changing the paper changes the whole look of the photos.
Back to work for me… Happy Scrappin!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Re-Thinking Color
After going to the CTMH Convention last month I learned the new color organization that CTMH will be using. They still have the color families that we are used to but they are also starting “Color Shades”.
I was wondering if they were going to be moving to this type of thinking because our packaging for embellishments have changed but I was dragging my feet. I had my organization just the way I wanted it and I was not going to change!
What is that saying … Make plans and watch God laugh…
He must have had some good belly laughs then watching me since coming home from convention.
Yes, I changed my color organization… want to see?
This is my card stock now that I have stopped using color families and moved to shades. I tired to keep it lightest to darkest but some of my racks are wonky and so sometimes I had to put the paper where it would fit vs where it is in the color wheel.
This is my button storage. I found it at Home Depot in where the screws are bolts are and it works perfect for storing all of my buttons.
Can you tell that I LOVE my buttons?
A place for all of my embellishments. My original case was the accessories case from CTMH but mine was starting to fall part after 6 years of use and they have been discontinued so I guess it was good timing to change the storage container. Embellishments was the hardest one for me to change but now that I have I love it! Below is a picture of the inside of the drawers.
The one item that I am not changing is my re-inkers. I think it would cause my brain to explode to change these.
So what have I learned… sometimes change is good. (maybe)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
August 2011 Stamp Of The Month
Wicked
Available August 1–31, 2011 only.
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Set of 9
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