SpiegelMom Scraps - Scraplifting Kelly Barron!

Hi friends! I'm over at the SpiegelMom Scraps blog today sharing a layout that I scraplifted from the sweet, talented Kelly Barron! She's been Guest Designing on the SMS blog all month, and this is the week we all get to use the inspirational pages she's created for our own projects. I've been really trying to do more of Erica's baby pics, and when I came across these cute ones I knew they'd be perfect!

Supplies:

Lisa's Starry Night and Morning Glow SpiegelMom Scraps sequin mixes

Gold Burlap String - SMS Store

7gypsies Architextures Mason Jar Trinket Stickers

7gypsies Architextures Vintage Pot Holder Stickers (available at Michaels)

Echo Park Made From Scratch Collection

Be sure to check out the SpiegelMom Scraps blog for all the details, closeups and a look at Kelly's page - and don't forget to use the code KARLA15 to save 15% off all your purchases at the SpiegelMom Scraps store!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful week and weekend ahead!

My First Pocket Letter!

I'm back today with a very fun Pocket Letter feature for the Scrapendipity Way Of Life Blog! This is the very first Pocket Letter I have ever done, and it was so fun!!

Have you heard of Pocket Letters? Do you remember when ATC's (Artist Trading Cards) were big? Well, I still have all mine stored in a binder in baseball trading card sleeves! These Pocket Letters remind me of them - they are little 2.5" x 3.5" cards, usually following a theme, tucked into these sleeves and then folded into 3 parts so they fit into an A10 size envelope - ready to mail off to a friend! Often people tuck some paper crafting goodies into the back and enclose a letter for the recipient. There are websites, YouTube videos and Facebook pages dedicated to these crafty projects!

I decided to make my letter with a food theme and used papers from the Echo Park Made From Scratch collection as well as a food themed Smash kit and diecuts from a Ruby Rocket Pack. I used some BoBunny background stamps to add stamping and embossed details to my cards before layering my papers on and added some fun foodie washi tape!

On the back of my Pocket Letter I added some goodies my friend could remove and use in her own crafting - some baker's twine, diecuts, stickers, washi paperclips, extra papers, tea and ribbon. I tucked a letter I wrote into one of the pockets with a 'pull' tab and put my paperclips into a fun paper pocket.

Here's a few close ups of some of the pockets:

Background stamping and fun food diecuts-

Tim Holtz mini blueprint coffee stamps-

Twine wrapped around a mason jar diecut-

Cheese and Bread diecuts from the France Cricut Cartridge-

I added a recipe for Tea Biscuits that I've used for the last 20 years, handwritten on a recipe card I had - here it is if you want to try it out! 

This is my pocket letter folded into 3 and wrapped up with a doily and some rickrack! I can see this will not be my last pocket letter!!

Thanks so much for joining me today! I hope you are inspired to try something new today or maybe even send a Pocket Letter to someone you know. Don't forget to stop over to the Scrapendipity Online Store for some Canadian Shopping and have an awesome week!

Exciting News and Coffee Card Set!

CLICK HERE for the current ScrapbookerPhD challenge
CLICK HERE for the current FCCB challenge

I am sooooo excited to announce that I am now designing for my friend, Selena who runs the Scrapmobile here in Calgary, Alberta and has an online store you can shop from!! Her blog is Scrapendipity Way Of Life  and you can also follow her on Facebook at the Scrapendipity page to find out all the new and exciting things that are going on!! You can find me posting here and there every Tuesday!

This week I wanted to share a card set I made featuring the Tim Holtz coffee blueprint stamps. I coloured them with Prismacolor Markers, which are alcohcol based, and gel pens. After colouring my images I cut them out with Spellbinders Nestabililities dies and my Cuttlebug and then layered them on some papers from the Echo Park Made From Scratch Collection and some Gorjuss Girl paper.

I wanted to make a coordinated set of greeting cards that my daughter could give as part of a teacher gift at the end of the school year. Holy cow, that's coming up soon!

Inside and Envelope - 

I stamped a Tim Holtz sentiment stamp inside using Faded Jeans Distress Ink and then used a CTMH coffee stain stamp to add details. The sentiment on the envelope is from the same CTMH set. I still wanted to keep the inside and envelope fairly clean and simple, but wanted to tie it together with the 'coffee' theme. And, of course, I had to add a little Distress Ink ;)

Thank you so much for joining me and sharing this exciting news!! Please sign up to be a follower in the sidebar, and you can also find me on Facebook - I'll be having a giveaway at 100 likes and I'm almost there! You can check out the Scrapendipity Way Of Life Blog too so you are sure to not miss out on any exciting news!!

Have an awesome week and be crafty!

Linked to:
Deconstructing Jen- Sketch #200

Sister Act Card Challenge - AG cards

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge Blog - Use a Sentiment

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge - AG w/ patterned paper

Scribble and Scrap Crafts - AG

613 Avenue Create - AG