Up the Street September Kits!

I just wanted to share two layouts made so far with the SEPTEMBER 2012 kit from Up the Street Scrapbooking!

I worked with Kit #2 Sweet Sunshine - so many beautiful colours in here, made my layouts easy to put together.  A little Mustard Seed Distress Ink helped add some colour to the first layout, and I used some new Spellbinders die templates from their CHA Summer Release.

BLUE

Up the Street Kit #2 Sweet Sunshine

Spellbinders™ Dies: 

LF-015 Grand Decorative Circles One

S4-360 Potpourri

S5-127 Labels Twenty-Eight

TAKING A BREAK

Up the Street Kit #2 Sweet Sunshine

Spellbinders™ Dies: 

S4-360 Potpourri

S5-108 Vintage Lace Accents

Check out the complete kit supplies HERE:

UP THE STREET SCRAPBOOKING

Have a great day.

UnityTV Videos by Me!

I just wanted to update my blog with my latest UnityTV videos.

Here they are!!

UnityTV Episode #52

UnityTV Episode #60 

UnityTV Episode #64

UnityTV Episode #68

UnityTV Episode #71

UnityTV Episode #74

Hope you enjoyed watching!

There are more videos by the other gals on the You Tube channel HERE:

***UnityTV***

Up the Street July Kits!

I just wanted to share my JULY 2012 kit work from Up the Street Scrapbooking!

As an aside, I was able to visit Up the Street Scrapbooking store in Strathroy, Ontario and it is a PHENOMENAL store.  Tara has filled it with an amazing amount of product, and she hand picked some really cool and unique supplies.  Coupled with the antiques and cool "finds" she has placed throughout the store, it is worth the drive to Strathroy.  She also has an amazing crop space in the back, where she has card classes, mixed media classes, etc.  I am definitely going back.  Before we left, we talked about a Christmas card day where we could just hammer out 50 cards in one day.  I hope that day happens!

For July, I worked with Kit #2 Hit the Beach - perfect to capture my July vacation memories right away, and I also worked with the JULY MINI ALBUM KIT (STILL SOME LEFT).  I scrapped my July vacation in the mini album and managed to get 37 photos in there!

The kits are sold out by now, and I have in my hands the September kit (upcoming) and it is beautiful.  If you want one, you might have to make sure you order on or around September 1st, because they are selling out!

SUNRISE COVE

Up the Street July Mini Album Kit

Spellbinders™ Dies: Splendid Circles

Unity Stamps: Create Your Day

PLASTIC ISLAND

Up the Street Kit #2 Hit the Beach

Spellbinders™ Dies: Splendid Circles, ES-007 Sea Beauty (M-Bossabilities)

FUN in the SUN

Up the Street Kit #2 Hit the Beach

Unity Stamps: ADVENT (Numbers)

Check out the complete kit supplies HERE:

UP THE STREET SCRAPBOOKING

Have a great day.

Peacock Feathers on a Card!

For my first project with the Julianna Hudgins design team, I had fun using a set from Julianna's line of Spellbinders dies, called Jewel Fantasies.  

Here is a sneak of this EASY project....

If you would like to see the how to, or see the whole project, please visit Julianna Hudgins's blog.

Thanks so much and have a wonderful day!

Lesley

UP THE STREET SCRAPBOOKING June Kit

The JUNE 2012 kits from Up the Street Scrapbooking are now available!

I worked with Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE which has a wonderful and rich colour palette, yet you can make a layout that is cream on cream with only small pops of colour.  It is a great kit with a lot of options for embellishing.

DISCOVERY

Up the Street Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE

Spellbinders™ Dies: Tags and Flags

Unity Stamps: ADORE Words

@ HOME

Up the Street Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE

Spellbinders™ Dies: Classic Hearts, Classic Scalloped Hearts

Unity Stamps: ADORE Words

CELEBRATE

Up the Street Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE

Spellbinders™ Dies: Classic Hearts, Classic Scalloped Hearts

Unity Stamps: ADORE Words

SUNSHINE CARD

Up the Street Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE

Spellbinders™ Dies: Tags and Flags

Up the Street Kit #1 SUMMER DAZE

Check out the complete kit supplies HERE:

UP THE STREET SCRAPBOOKING

Have a great day.

I'm on the Creating Keepsakes Blog!

I have some exciting news!  Today, I am being featured as a Guest Blogger on the CK blog, showcasing a layout using some of my favorite Spellbinders products!

Here is a link to the post:

CreatingKeepsakesBlog.com

And here is a snapshot of what is on there going live at NOON (EST), along with a one hour challenge being presented by Spellbinders, and if you participate, you can win an amazing prize package from  Spellbinders  (all the dies I used on my layout).  WOW. Play along if you can, you may just be a winner.

Have a wonderful Thursday!

Want2Scrap and GlueArts Hop!

Welcome to Day 3 of the GlueArts and Want2Scrap Spring into Summer Blog Hop!  Day three is full of creative fun from:

AND

GlueArts provides a wide range of adhesive from their Glue Glider Pro+, Adhesive Squares, to Embellishment Adhesive.  They have just what you need for your next scrappy or crafting project.

Want2Scrap specializes in bling, chipboard albums, laser designs, iPhone 4 cases and ribbons!

***PRIZE ALERT***

To be eligible for the blog hop prizes remember to leave a comment on the Want2Scrap AND the GlueArts Blogs.

Here is my project for the hop using the chipboard album and bling from Want2Scrap and the adhesives from GlueArts!:

Supplies:

GlueArts Glue Glider Pro+ (High Tac Adhesive)

GlueArts U-Cut-It Foam

Want2Scrap Grand Chipboard Album (Grand Labels Twenty-Three)

Want2Scrap Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy That! by Nina Brackett

Spellbinders (LF-347 Grand Labels Twenty-Three)

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine

Graphic 45 Patterned Paper (Little Darlings)

Melissa Frances (Die Cuts, Chipboard)

Creating Impressions Ribbons

Clearsnap Ink

Gesso Paint 

Paint Brush

Shipping Tag

Instructions:

1. Cut 10 Spellbinders Grand Labels Twenty-Three from patterned paper to cover each page (front and back) of the Want2Scrap Grand Chipboard Album.

2. Adhere die cuts to chipboard pages with GlueArts High Tac Adhesive.

3. Ink edges with ink.

4. On front and back cover, apply a layer of gesso paint to soften the patterned paper.

5. Adhere embellishments (banner, chipboard, die cuts) with GlueArts High Tac Adhesive and also using GlueArts U-Cut-It Foam.

6. Adhere Want2Scrap Beautiful Bling Borders-Fancy That! by Nina Brackett to the top of the banner, by cutting it into sections and adhering it.

7. Make tags for the inside by applying gesso paint to a shipping tag, and making a banner (same process as for cover). Adhere ribbons.

Butterfly Tags with Glue Arts and Lily Bee

Glue Arts has partnered with Lily Bee and Epiphany Crafts this week and you can go back and look at all the projects made with these 3 companies put together.  Just fabulous!

Glue Arts Blog

Lily Bee Blog

Epiphany Crafts Blog

Here is my project made for the Glue Arts Blog, 3 Butterfly Tags:

Supplies:

GlueArts U-Cut-It Foam

GlueArts Extreme Adhesive Squares

Lily Bee Pattered Papers, Die Cuts

Epiphany Crafts (Felt Flower)

Spellbinders S4-329 Butterfly Circles

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Die Cut Machine

Creative Impressions Ribbons

Want2Scrap Gem

Happy long weekend!!!

Julianna C. Hudgins Design Team!!

Julianna Hudgins

This amazing woman is so full of creativity and spunk, and is so magnetic, that I just wish I had an ounce of energy that she has!  Julianna is a brand all to herself, she has vision and she has a big voice in the crafting industry.  She is known for many things, one being the introduction of Artistic Wire to the crafting industry.  

She is also an International Spokesperson, TV personality, Author and Jewelry Designer.

She appears on the Jewelry Television Network and has appeared on shows that we love like TNN’s Aleene’s Creative Living, HGTV’s Carol Duvall Show, PBS Scrapbook Memories (now Scrapbook Soup), DIY Scrapbooking, Shop at Home TV, Home Shopping Network and QVC.

Julianna was elected by the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) to present the latest trends and wire working techniques at the Japan Hobby show in Tokyo, has penned four wonderful books on beading and wire working and was Owner of JewelCraft (an importing company of beads, crystals and jewelry findings).

With all that said, Julianna has decided to put together a design team to help her bring her vision for crafting to life.  I am lucky enough to be included in her team, and could not turn down the chance to work with such a dynamic woman.  Thank you Jewels!!

I first met Julianna at the 2011 Spellbinders Retreat, and again in 2012, as she is currently working with Spellbinders on building a designer line of dies, and they can be seen HERE. 

This is one of my favourite die templates from Julianna:

Jewel Fantasies

Julianna has also asked the following designers to be a part of her team (WHAT A TEAM!!!):

Holly Simoni

Kazan Clark

Heidi Blankenship

Judy Hayes

Tina McDonald

Savannah Starr

Jeremy Bright

Have a wonderful weekend!