Project Life Title Page Part 1

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I have included an extra Christmas card in the top right corner. The picture for the Christmas card as well as the bikes and the converse picture are all from our family photo shoot with the fabulous Marina Miller of Red Heart Photography (used with permission). I cut the flags on my silhouette (new blades are #1) and used Paper Trey Ink Kraft Cardstock. Studio Calico wooden houses (two stacked) and circle graph paper and brown arrow sticky notes.  The red numbers are some I scored from a snack bar menu board (and i have a ton!) I trimmed the top off one everyday life journaling card and cut the edges to match my other flags. Red and blue washi tapes from Hambly. American Crafts Thickers (blue glitter). I used my sewing machine to stitch with black thread and my typewriter to type on some flags. some close ups, click any for a larger view:  

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Week One January 1-7 (left)

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The circle numbers and little days are stickers from the Clementine kit.  I am pretty impressed with the white stickers, they seem to disappear enough that they look like they were added before printing the pictures.

some close ups, click any for a larger view:

Week One January 1-7 (right)

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because I had several portrait oriented photos (read * i didn’t plan well when I ordered prints at Target*) I added this page protector for the right side of week 1.  I used the bottom half of the Red everyday life journaling card to form a sort of pocket for the take out menu. I also added a strip of zigzag stitching for interest. Red Speech bubble sticky note is from Studio Calico. White 3 is vinyl thickers (really old) I added journaling on these grid cards from my Clementine Kit because they were the only landscape oriented journaling cards. I copied and pasted information on the photos from my blog and printed using this template from Paislee Press. You should get these templates too. FREE! I added a number sticker to each card and date stamped each card as well.  I also had extra spaces so I added some other photos. close ups, click to view larger:

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Week Two (left)

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I have to tell you, my ocd brain was not happy that I had to use this shape of page protector at the beginning of this week because chronologically my first picture was landscape AND it was already printed at full size. but I’m getting over it.  I had extra spaces for ephemera (fancy word for crap  memorabilia I hoarded in the name of this project) and truthfully, the kfc bag was actually from the first week, but you know what? I’m okay with that. AND it felt good to be guilt free in throwing out the other receipts that I had saved but ended up not using. win-win. When I was ready to add journaling, I figured that since I hadn’t added anything bulky to the grid journaling cards, I was able to run them through the printer again and use both sides. even more win. I use a strip of washi tape to hold the cards in place, it peels off nicely. If you don’t want to use washi tape, you can also use blue painters tape.

January 12 on 12

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these pages were printed on 6 x 12 and placed in a 6 x 12 page protector in the middle of week 2 spread.  This picture is obviously a composite picture of the front and back of the page.

Week Two (right)

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I stitched a little napkin roll paper from CPK onto my journaling card. I also stitched the number from the barber shop right on top of the picture. I added date stamps on everything. For the bottom right side I printed the journaling onto one card with a space in the middle so I could cut and paste appropriately. I also had a little space fora few extra photos and i just used my mini stapler from tim holtz for that.

whew! and that’s it for my first two weeks.  I have to tell you, I picked up some photo paper in both 4×6 and 8.5 x 11 to print at home.  I have an HP Photosmart printer. It’s not the best ever, but it’s good enough for me.  I realized that I have to think about what sizes I want to layout in my book before I make prints to minimize waste.  I am pretty happy with the results so far.  If you’re on the fence, I am glad I have started it.  I think I should have just ordered grid cards, page protectors in A and D and 6×12. I do like the number and day of the week stickers and the papers/journaling cards are cute.

Please feel free to leave any questions in the comments and I’ll get to them as I can.  I also plan to space out the future project life posts once a week or so.
Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love and Blog you Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy :)

Mixed Media Sampler Sets in Red, Yellow, Blue and Green encourage you to spread your creative wings and experiment with mixing mediums! Each set includes a Stamper’s Big Brush, Gelato Metallic Stick, Pastel Pencil and Art GRIP Aquarelle Watercolor pencil. Experiment with mixing colors and mediums or layer different mediums to create depth and details. Or try using your rubber stamps with the different mediums to see which effects you like the most.

Color Gelatos are creamy sticks infused with brilliant color. The color slides easily onto papers and can then be dissolved with water to create watercolor effects, or left to dry for vibrant bursts of color. Try stamping with the Color Gelatos, or apply a field of color and use a stamp to remove the color. Color Gelatos work wonderfully on flocked papers and embellishments too! Color Gelatos are acid-free and odorless.

I am excited to share my projects that I made using these products. I received a mixed media sampler and color gelatos in the red family. Because the Gelatos are water soluble and Glimmer Mist are water based, I decided to try my hand and using them like water colors.  I put a little gelato color on my acrylic stamp block and used my Glimmer Mist with a brush to mix up some pretty shimmery color. I stamped up some images from Hero Arts, some from Paper Trey Ink, and some from Maya Road with black versafine ink and then the best part, I just played with it. Colored more images than I needed, just to see how I liked the different color combinations.

• coloring directly on the paper and then adding water or glimmer mist with a brush
• misting the paper and then adding the gelato directly to the wet paper
• applying gelato to the block and spraying the block and using like water color
• wetting the brush and then putting the brush on the gelato and then painting
• used water too for no glimmer

I put a stripe of metallic gelato on this dictionary page

added some water with a brush

repeat with more colors

• metalic gelato on this doily and used a wet brush to get the color wash all over
• add washi tape strips
• add thickers cool
• stamp are so with versafine black
• add thickers u

• add stitches
• adhere to patterned paper
• adhere stamped cut out image with foam adhesive

What I liked:

• versatility of the gelatos, I love water color so this was a fun thing to play with.
• shape of the aquarelle pencils and the paint brush- they were very comfortable in my hand.

What I didn’t like:

• I wanted more colors. but I guess that means I really liked it, huh? I think I need that blue set too. ;)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my projects and are intrigued and want to try these goodies because I have 2 sets to give away!  If you want to play, please leave me a comment. I will draw for a winner in one week, Thursday July 7, 2011.

Two (2) winners from OHScrap! will receive

• Mix & Match Mixed Media Sampler
• Color Gelatos & Clear Stamp kit

Prizing courtesy of Faber-Castell

Open to US & Canadian mailing address only

http://www.designmemorycraft.com

@DesignMemCraft

There is a twitter party today, if you’d like to hear more about these products and chat with Claudine Helmuth  and extra chances to win more goodies, more info here.

If you’d like to add my feed to your reader, follow me on twitter, be my friend on facebook, you can do so with these links.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love and Blog you Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy :)

Peppermint Creative

milk carton: Milk Carton Template, Hoppy Easter Papers, Hoppy Easter Elements

card: Miss Mint’s seabreeze limeade papers, color coded papers solids, Valentine’s Envelope Album, American Crafts Scalloped velvet trim, Paper Trey Ink Label stamp & Die, Kraft Cardstock, My Little Shoe Box Mini Alphas, Lemon Divine Twine, buttons, Creative Charms Gradient Brads- orange

pop corn box: Miss Mint’s school zone papers , school zone elements , pop corn box template

Tutorials: Mini MnM tubes,, Egg Hunt Invite.

Did you know there are photography tutorials and challenges at Peppermint Creative?  I entered the silhouette and gadget challenges earlier this month.  The current Click a Pic challenges can be found here.

Design House Digital

I created this layout of Jordan and his agent pig using Gen Bursett’s Sweet Child of Mine collection and her Blueprint #1.  Journaling: We have been playing angry birds on the iTouch for a while now.  While out shopping the other day we found these angry birds and a pig.  When we were about to build a fort and throw the birds, you said NO! You told me that this pig was a good pig and an agent for the birds.

I have a tutorial: how to use words strips to make hybrid cards. There are several more cards in the tutorial, check it out :)

Creative Charms

My time with Creative Charms comes to an end this month. To say farewell to all the outgoing design team, we’re having a blog hop with giveaways on April 29.

Two Peas in a Bucket

hi card: I used Laina Lamb’s spiral flowers trio, October Afternoon Thrift Shop Papers, Silhouette, manila tags, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Turquoise and Peach Delight, foam Thickers, foam adhesive, mix tape by American Crafts, Mini Attacher by Tim Holtz, Kraft Cardstock by Paper Trey Ink
congrats card: Laina Lamb’s folded flowers 2, October Afternoon Thrift Shop Papers , Silhouette, Gradient Gem Brad by Creative Charms, foam Thickers, foam adhesive by American Crafts, Washi Tape, Kraft Cardstock by Paper Trey Ink
homegrown: Take Note Page kit by Michelle Underwood, Joy Solids paper pack by Michelle Underwood , Transformers v.1 by Lauren Reid
malasadas: Leave Room For Sweet Bundle by Edeline Marta Hip Chick page kit by Michelle Underwood

Scrapbooks, Etc.

I got a request for a digital layout that will be in the February 2012 issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. This is my second publication with them, and of course, I’m over the moon excited! :)

Thanks for stopping by and thanks for reading all the way through!

Love Love and Blog you again real soon,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

swim time digital layout

Journaling:   We finally had a day where it was sunny and we were all healthy so we headed down to the community pool.  We had a fun time splashing around.  4 July 2010.

I slightly modified Jen’s template and recolored Wilna’s alphas.  Gotta love scrapping cell phone pics.  Until I can get a waterproof camera solution, this is the best it’s going to get… ;)

• WhiteSpace No. 7 by Jen Martakis
• Notebook Basics Grunge by Jen Martakis
• Watercolors SUNday News by Jen Martakis
• RAIN – Alphabet by Wilna Furstenberg

Happy Birthday Card

• Party Monkey Mini Digital Kit by Holly Brooke Jones
• Cardstock- Stampin’ Up!
• Spellbinders Petite Scalloped Circles

Monkey Card

• Party Monkey Mini Digital Kit by Holly Brooke Jones
• Cardstock- Stampin’ Up!
• All Occasion Messages 4×6 Clear Design Stamp Set by Hero Arts
• Versafine Ink Sepia
• White Sharpie Pen
• Baker’s Twine

Just Saying Hello Card

• Rochambeau Paper Kit by Erica Hernandez
• Wonky Photo Mask II by Erica Hernandez
• All Occasion Messages 4×6 Clear Design Stamp Set by Hero Arts
• Versafine Ink Smokey Gray
• Making Memories Felt Flower
• Corduroy Brad Stampin’ Up!
• Cardstock- Paper Trey Ink.

Hi Ho Cherry-O hybrid layout

• Game Night by Laina Lamb
• Patterned Paper- Debate Team- American Crafts
• Precision Pen .01 American Crafts
• Flocked Thickers American Crafts
• Smooch Ink
• Glue Dots
• Pop Dots
• Scalloped scissors
• Silhouette
• Paper Trey Inc Cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate your visits!  Love Love and Blog You LATER!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

mystery plant:

Journaling:  Jordan’s class planted some seeds at school the other day.  His teacher did not tell us what kind of plant it is.  Our only instructions were to remind our preschoolers that it is their kuleana *responsibility* to take card of this plant.  We have to take it back to school in a few weeks.  We are enjoying watching it grow!

RAIN – Alphabet RAIN by Wilna Furstenberg

I used Laina’s flower digital cutter files and my silhouette to cut up some October Afternoon paper to whip up this hybrid card :) I added a Making Memories flower, a Prima Flower, a button and divine twine. :)Basic Shapes – Flower #2 by Laina Lamb

another hybrid card from me, this time using Vinnie’s Bracket masks with my silhouette. Patterned Paper, American Crafts, Butterfly die Sizzix, Stampin Up! Kraft cardstock, stamp, small oval punch, memento ink, silhouette, pop dots, glue dots :) Bracket Masks by Vinnie Pearce

I love these bracket masks by Vinnie Pearce! You can use them for digital clipping masks, or import them into the silhouette software like I did and cut the shapes. just a little layout to document how I am ALWAYS early to pick up the boys from school. Patterned Paper, Thickers by American Crafts, Stampin’ Up! Kraft Paper, Pop Dots.  Divine Twine in Aqua. :) Bracket Masks by Vinnie Pearce

Journaling:  I am always nervous about being late for pickups at school, so I always plan to arrive atleast 15 minutes before dismissal.  I figure I can spend those last few minutes reading on my kindle app for the iTouch.  It makes me happy to know that YOU know, I will be there at the end of your day.

I was both inspired by a tone on tone white card or layout I saw a month or more ago in the gallery @twopeas (http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1595385)and by Laina’s super cute die cut frame shapes. I cut one set of labels in the same white textured cardstock that I made the mini book out of. I lOVE how it came out. I printed a few family shots in b/w and added the title in white vinyl thickers. sewed up with some divine twine. will be sending this overseas to Troy :) Favorite Frames 2 by Laina Lamb

So it’s official! I’m a hybrid decorator over at Design House Digital ;)  and my first blog tutorial/project is up on the dhd blog.  Check it out!

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Personal notes.  This Sunday was Jalen’s first time to be an acolyte in our Church Service.  He has been waiting for a while to be old enough to volunteer and this Sunday was finally it.  We woke up early and got dressed, made breakfast, and finished up our routine.  We were so early, the boys sat down to play and I sat down at the computer to work on some digi stuff.  before you know it, it was 9 am, perfect time to leave and make it with time to spare. I was happy, especially after the last two weeks of running in almost late!  so the boys got in the car and I scrambled to grab my camera, put it into a big bag, although not my usual camera bag. Grabbed a snack for Jordan and a bottle of water *that was prepacked, just had to get it in the bag. then transferring my wallet, Touch and looking for my cell phone. oh and lip gloss. and grabbing my coffee cup. where is that dang cell phone?  Jalen walks back into the house, Mom, are you looking for your cell phone? Jordan has it. ugh! i glance at the clock and it is now 9:20. <sarcasm> GREAT!</sarcasm> there went our lead time. we’re supposed to be at the church already!  so I get in the car, and we jet to the church. Jalen runs in and gets the robes on and Jordan and I are getting into our regular seats… and here they come.  Now let me say, in my mind, the past acolytes have been kids.  I’m thinking Jalen’s going to be looking like a big boy.  I hope he’s not nervous… and they walk in.  The two in the front are a brother and sister and they are highschoolers carrying the candle things… and Jalen carrying the bible, just looks tiny. like a little kid. and the Big BOOK, put up a little struggle with Jalen, but thankfully he did NOT lose his grip… and he takes his seat in the front row and now Jordan notices, hey Mom, why is Jalen helping out up there!  :)  I’m happy to further report that Jordan went to Sunday school with no incident and Jalen performed his other acolyte duties without any troubles.   He gets to do it again one time next month, and I couldn’t be prouder!

I am going to document my week along with every other scrapbooker on the planet… hee hee!  I really enjoyed the last time with Ali, so I figured why not?

Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate you!
Love Love and BLog you Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

There are so so many more goodies that I haven’t even gotten a chance to work with yet, but I wanted to share these two cards.

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I so love Jen Martakis’ April kit, especially the scratchy looking papers in yellow and gray. I used Laina’s Borderlines 5 to cut the bracket edge on Jen’s papers in my silhouette. Hybrids are so easy in 8.5×11, I printed my journaling right on my background paper.  The alphas are thickers, the corduroy brad is from stampin’ up!  and those little legos are stuck on with mini glue dots ;)

and in other exciting news, today my layout was featured over at the clubcreatingkeepsakes.com blog in the gallery :)

I picked up a few cute digital cutter files from Laina Lamb again this week, so I’ll be working with those…

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more exciting news: I’ve been invited to join the designhousedigital.com Hybrid Creative team.  I’ll be making a few hybrid projects a month and posting them over there and here.  I’m super excited to be working with those lovely creative peeps over there!  I’ll let you know when my first project(s) are up!

and a few last bits on the personal front.  I have been wanting to get my hair cut for quite a while now.  It’s been long and quite a hassle. I swear it would take me atleast 20 minutes to wash, condition and rinse all that hair. Not to mention all the hair I have to vacuum up around here.  I was also inspired by Megan to just get it done and donate it to Locks of Love.  You’ve probably heard of the organization, they accept donations of hair to make hair pieces for children who have lost their hair whether through alopecia or cancer or whatever situation.  I took the boys to the Navy Exchange to get their hair cut today and I thought I’d stop by and make an appointment to get my hair cut tomorrow while they are at school.  When I walked into the salon, they had an appointment, so i let the boys watch Veggie Tales Jonah on the touch while I got my hair cut.  Who knew I could take them with me?! Atleast now I know I’ll be able to get my hair cut during the summer (no school usually means no appointments for me).  So the girl that cut my hair was super super sweet and she measured the hair to make sure it was long enough… and it was. She cut off 12″ and then proceeded to give me a new look.

Thanks for stopping by! Come back again next time when I’ll have more scrap to share and some pictures from the preschool fieldtrip series ;)

Love Love and Blog You Later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

The first challenge was to use Jen Martakis’ FREE digi template.  For the digi scrappers, use the template and for paper scrappers, use the template as a sketch.  Here is the layout I created:

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The second challenge was to use a digi stamp or regular stamp on a card or layout (as a background). Not surprisingly, I reached for my Hero Arts Cloud Background stamp. I love this stamp and the memento blue ink. so so pretty.  I added a banner (yet another expected element) with bakers twine and washi tape flags.

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The next challenge was to create a layout inspired by a tweet, a fb status update or blog post or email.  I went with a recent tweet.

all these items are from peppermintcreative.  {credits}

then a challenge to use a digi die cut.  I used this awesome dressform shape from my pal, Chris(pea) to make a card.

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and the last little mini challenge was to create a tag based on your emotions.  and does this tag say happy to you? it does to me.  This is a heidi swapp tag for Tattered Angels. It’s a gorgeous cream color with clear pearl embossed cursive and gold foil elements. it is gorgeous.  I just misted it with sunflower and added some yellow vinyl thickers and a bit of ribbon. :)

This morning I checked in at two peas and I was so excited to see that I won a prize for chatting at the crop, woo hoo! :)  Next time I will remind you ahead of time, it’s a lot of fun.

Thanks for stopping by!

Love Love and Blog you later,

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

We are big drinkers

journaling: of diet coke and coffee! In our beautiful state of Hawaii, we have a bottle deposit. That means with every can or bottle of soda there is a
5 cent charge at the store when you purchase (sometimes there is a 6 cent charge) and there is only a 5 cent refund when you bring it back. The bottles must be clean, empty and still have the label attached and you have to take it to a redemption center. When the law first started up, I stopped buying 12 packs of diet coke and switched to two liter bottles. It just seemed silly to pay for all those bottle deposits because at the time 2 liters were exempt from the deposit… so we simply made the switch to two liter bottles. We would still recycle the 2 liter bottles and any of the few other bottles or cans that we had. The 2 liter bottles are now a part of the deposit system and Saturday was the day we finally packed all those plastic bags into the van and down to the recycling truck.  The truck has “reverse vending” machines where you put a bottle or can in and it gives you a ticket worth money. Our redemption center gives tickets for the Navy Exchange.

blue bin recycling

journaling: the city dropped off our blue recycling bins today.  We can now recycle #1 + #2 plastics, cardboard, and aluminum cans curbside.  I am so thrilled to do our part to help reduce waste!

sh, it’s a surprise party!

love love love the bingo cards.  Fiskars and Martha Stewart border punches on birthday boogie papers, some thickers, letter stickers, other punches and glimmer mist in Iridescent Gold.

birthday bingo cards, Miss Mint’s Birthday Boogie Papers

and I as I was making this card, I couldn’t help but think, hmmm maybe I should have bought the orange bakers twine too… ha.

birthday bingo cards, Miss Mint’s Birthday Boogie Papers

Thanks for stopping by!  I’ll have more digi/hybrid goodies to share soon!

Love lOve and Blog You Later!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

For Jen Martakis’ challenge I scrapped about love.  Have you heard that song by Jason Mraz and Colbie Callait?  I swear, the first time I heard it, it was like it was written for my hubbs and me.

(click on the layout to see it in the twopeas gallery)

Jen Martakis’ DigiKit – Simple Starts No. 10 , DigiKit – February , DigiKit – February Cardstocks , DigiKit – January , Kate Teague’s DigiKit – Labels Everywhere,  MaryAnn Wise’s DigiKit – Grungy Edges2 Water Stained,  Jen Allyson’s DigiKit – Study Hall – full kit

I also whipped up a hybrid layout for Jen Jockish’s Challenge: include cardboard, paint, bling and lots of pictures.

(click the layout to see in the twopeas gallery)

Stampin’ Up! Textured cardstock, American Crafts vinyl thickers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Meadow Green and Irridescent Gold, Glimmer Screen Regal, Japanese Washi Tape, Sizzix Butterfly die, Whisper Graphics Bakers twine.

and here’s a little layout i made with my two peas kits:

(click the layout to see in the twopeas gallery)

DigiKit – Beautifully Grungy Frame by Chelsea Parsons, DigiKit – WhiteSpace No. 4 by Jen Martakis, DigiKit – Spring Fling by Shelley Castillo, DigiKit – Itty Bitty Alphabet by Erica Hernandez.

Thanks for stopping by! Check back again when you’ll see my newest minty projects and pictures of the day.

Love Love and Blog you later!

Joscie, rhymes with bossy

Here are a few of my recent favorites:

I also wanted to share the latest three layouts from the June/August issue of Memory Makers

Thanks for stopping by! I have so many things to do in the next few days! If I don’t get back before then, please have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Love Love and Blog you later!
Joscie, rhymes with bossy