4x4 Mini Tri-Fold Album Tutorial

I came across this tutorial from Stamping Inspirations by Maria and felt inspired to get working on my mini-albums. Those of you that know me well, know that I am addicted to mini-albums. I like the fact that I can actually finish an entire album in just a short amount of time. I think that these albums are a great way to present gifts to people without having to spend too much money.

Here is the tutorial:


Enjoy!!

"Lead me to the rock that is higher than I, for you have been my refuge, a strong tower against the enemy." (Psalm 61:2b-3)

Punch Art Flowers

I know that it has been a very long time since I post anything at all on my blog. I am not sure if anyone is interested in the reasons why it has been so long, but here they are in a nutshell. I am pregnant again! :) As a consequence I am EXTREMELY EXHAUSTED!!! LOL I finally got a lot of rest last night and had enough energy today to come around to post a tutorial.

I came across this wonderful tutorial on how to create beautiful flowers with a punch. Here is the tutorial by Scrappingbydesign.com:


I hope you all enjoy it!

"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28)

Miami Scrapaholix Club

I am so excited to announce that the Scrapaholix Club has been established in Miami and I have the honor to be the moderator! I cannot wait for August 26th to roll around and we have our first meeting. It will be held at A Womb's View (15659 N. Kendall Drive
Miami FL 33196) from 6PM to 8PM. I am in the works of trying to find someone to help me take care of children. If I am successful, I will be able to provide childcare. :o) For more information please visit Scrapaholix.

I was Published!!

I cannot believe that I was published in the July edition of the e-zine www.scrapbooking.com! I sent in a layout I did for one of my design team colleagues and I was asked to write an article along with it. I went ahead and wrote the article about paper-piecing and sent examples of the embellishments I have made. I also sent a pattern for the readers to follow and try their own version of one of the embellishments, but the editor chose not to include it. So, here is the pattern. The instructions to complete it are in the article Piecing the Pieces.

I would love to see the creations you guys are able to make using this technique. I guess this will be this week's tutorial. Not that I have been faithful with these tutorials, but I am trying... LOL!!

ENJOY!!

Be blessed!

"How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. " (Psalm 1:1-2)

Letters and More Letters

I am soooo excited! Today I was able to finally give my friend Deborah the letters she had asked me to make for her newborn daughter. For her baby shower I had made this card and as an inspiration of that she requested the letters. I was not sure how I was going to accomplish this task, but I took it as a challenge and failed in my first attempt. I went out of my way to buy the wooden letters but found myself fighting with the adhesive I chose. After about seven long and tedious days of work, the final product was a disaster! :( I basically gave up but had not the guts to tell her about it. Yesterday rolled around and she was under the impression that the letters were already made. She called me and told me that she was going to come to visit me and the baby, while at the same time she intended to get her letters. YIKES!!! I had NOTHING!! Immediately the challenge became even harder because now I had a time-frame to adhere to. I prayed and got to work. I am very pleased with the final product, and my friend loved them!

I made the letters out of chipboard and decorated them with patterned paper, stickers, and ribbons. Here is the final product:

I am even thinking of including these as part of the services Younique Reflections will provide. It will be a beautiful inexpensive alternative to the very expensive letters I see out there. What do you guys think? If you guys want to see a closer look of any of these letters, please e-mail me and I will gladly send you a picture of them :) Be blessed!!!

"This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life." (1 John 2:25)

Father's Day Survival Kit

For Father's Day I decided to alter my very first item: a formula can. :) I thought it would be a good container for the mini-album I made for my husband. I liked the idea of being able to treasure the container that we used to feed the baby as we celebrated the greatness of my husband's first Father's Day as a father. I found a list of things that could be added to the can in order to make it a genuine survival kit at the link labeled Inexpensive and Cute Ideas under the Scrappy Resources of this blog. It goes as follows:

Father’s Day Survival Kit

· Rubberband: Be flexible; things might not always go the way you want.

· Band-Aid: To heal hurt feelings, either yours or someone else's.

· Eraser: To erase the mistakes you will make along the way.

· Hershey's Kisses: for when you've given all of yours away and you need some back.

· Toothpick: Pick your battles; not every battle is worth fighting.

Mini-Album: To remind you of all the special moments we have shared

My husband thought it was a great gift and I had a blast making it. :) I also had the opportunity of teaching a class on this project on June 14, 2008 at A Womb's View. All the ladies were able to walk out with a beautiful gift to give to the father's in their life, along with the knowledge of creating something easy and fun that they can apply to any other project. I am excited to say that the class was just the first of many that will be starting next month. I will keep you all updated as to what we do together and I will be posting the pictures of this first class soon. Maybe you can all join me for the next one.

"If you make the Most High your dwelling— even the LORD, who is my refuge- then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent." (Psalm 91: 9-10)

June Challenge

It was my turn at the beginning of June to come up with a challenge for EBB. After thinking hard about the experiences and the things that I have recently gone through, and considering the things that truly would be a challenge to me, this is what I came up with:

Since Noelani was born on 5/7/08 at 3:07 I decided to use these numbers to establish the parameters for the challenge. You are only to use the following materials while creating a layout. It can be a single or a double layout, but you must adhere to the limits.
5- pieces of scrap paper
7- rub-ons
0- buttons
8- letters in your title (I am flexible with this one)
3- pictures
0- ribbons
7- of anything else you want to add

Have fun!

For those of you that are overwhelmed with what I ask for, I have a different challenge. Come up with a sketch that would accommodate these elements and post it here so that you can help inspire those that are going to try the challenge. (Like me lol)

I did not think I could do this, since every LO that I ever create has to have ribbon and buttons, but I was able to accomplish it. It was a challenge indeed, but here is the outcome:

5 -pieces of scrap (It looks like more because I grabbed one of the pieces and cut it.. )LOL
7 -rub-ons (K&Co)
0 -buttons
8 -letters in the title
3 -pictures
0- ribbon
7 -butterflies

(The orange part is missing the journaling, which I am working on. I wanted you all to see the page though, so that you hopefully could be inspired)

I can't believe I was able to pull it off... I can't wait to see what the rest of you are creating!

So far, only one other person took this challenge. Her screenname at EBB is born2scrap and here is her creation:


I will be posting any other pictures of those that have taken the challenge. It truly was a lot of fun to challenge myself beyond what I am used to doing. Maybe this is something that I can continue to do on a monthly basis. Who knows? :)

"He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge, his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart." (Psalm 91:4)