Summer Blog Hop with Lori Whitlock

Hello friends!  

Hope you are joining us for some summer fun!  Lori Whitlock is having a blog hop today so if you've just arrived from Mendi's  blog...welcome!  You're in the right place!

If you don't know about the hop and want to join us, fantastic!  You'll want to hop over to Lori Whitlock's site to get started!

This hop is all about summer inspiration!  For many of us, summer means travel, and what would travel be without a camera to capture all those wonderful memories?  Well, this adorable camera may not take any pictures, but it certainly is a fun little keepsake for storing those vacation shots.

For this project, I used Lori's new camera mini album.  I enlarged it 130% so that I could tuck in some 4x6 photos.  The paper is Here and Now by Echo Park, another awesome collection designed by Lori! I love the bright summery colors!  

I wanted to keep the album pages simple to focus on the photos, but I did add some element stickers to a few of the photos -- so easy and so cute!

For the camera strap, I punched a hole in the side of my camera after I put it together.  I added a small grommet over the hole and hooked in a little 7 Gypsies chain.  The ribbon is a scrap from an old Basic Grey collection that I found in my stash -- I love that it looks like a real vintage camera strap :) !

Thanks so much for stopping (hopping) by today -- to show my appreciation, I am giving away 

a scrappy surprise to one lucky winner!

To qualify for my prize, you must leave a comment here on my blog, and "Like" Artsy Albums on Facebook (not on Facebook? become a follower here at Artsy Albums instead)

Here is the Blog Hop Order:

Brigit Mann 

Christine Ousley 

Corri Garza 

Mendi Yoshikawa 

Traci Penrod -- You are here :)

• Chrissy Guido
  Haley Ney
  Kim Lund
  Lisa Bell 
  
  The next stop on your hop is Chrissy's site!  Have fun!

Thank you AccuCut!

Okay, so all of my followers know how much I love to create mini albums and fun kits.  Thanks to AccuCut, I am able to cut lots of fun shaped pages for my kits.  A few months back, Little Yellow Bicycle asked me to create a mini using their Makin' The Grade school collection.  I immediately knew that the Locker Album die from AccuCut (designed by Bona Rivera-Tran) would be perfect for a school album.  I loved the finished project, so I entered the album into the AccuCut 2013 GrandeMARK challenge.

Today I learned that AccuCut selected this album to win their grand prize!!.  The GrandeMARK die-cut machine was one of my first purchases when I started Artsy Albums.  I knew I wanted to offer my customers something different -- chipboard albums and kits that they couldn't get everywhere.

Thank you AccuCut!! Now I will be able to offer even more fun options to my Artsy Albums customers!

If ya'll want/need a fabulous die-cut machine -- visit AccuCutCraft.com!

Additional Photos can be seen here.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

So Dog Gone Cute! Imaginese Good Dog Album

A brand new mini album was added to the shop this morning friends....and it might be one of my new favorites!  Who doesn't love taking pictures of their precious pup??  Save those sweet photos in this adorable new mini album -- available pre-made, or as a DIY kit!

This album is available as a DIY kit ($39.99) or pre-made ($44.99) and will make a wonderful keepsake for photos of your precious pup!

Rich, vibrant colors, fun titles, shaped pages, and 3-D embellishments -- these are just a few of the things that adorn the 12 pages of this beautiful album. The cover is covered with adorable paper and embellishments from Imaginese. The pages include wonderful pockets, bone and paw shaped pages, tags, and a fold-out so that at least 22 photos can be added throughout the book. I always create my albums so that photos can easily tuck under embellishments, and I always use only acid-free, photo-safe supplies. The title on the cover says "Paw Prints on My Heart" and other pages say "I love dogs", "Pampered Pets" and "Man's Best Friend". This album would make a wonderful gift for a friend, or just to keep all your "Fur-Ever Friend's" pictures! At 6x6 inches, the album is just the right size for a purse, to carry and share wonderful moments with friends and family, or to display on a shelf or coffee table!

Pre-made:
If you order the album pre-made, it will be shipped completely assembled and ready for photos or gift-giving. The album measures slightly larger than 6 x 6 inches, and the inside pages are 6 x 6. 

Do-It-Yourself Kit:
You can also order this album as a do-it-yourself kit!
The pre-cut scrapbook kit includes all of the materials and instructions to make this adorable 6x6 inch mini album! 

Included in the Kit:
6x6 Binder mini album by Bo Bunny
Precut pattern paper (by Imaginese) 
Pre cut photo mats
14 pages (7 front and back)
Coordinating Chipboard Shapes 
Coordinating stickers
Twine 
Full Color instructions 

Tools & supplies you will need to complete this project:
Paper trimmer and/or scissors
Adhesive -- wet and dry
Pop Dots or other dimensional adhesive
1/4" standard hole punch

Purchase "Paw Prints on My Heart" here!

A New Frosted Designs Challenge!

Happy Friday friends!
It's all about "Things with Wings" this week at Frosted Designs so I hope you will fly on over (I know, I'm so corny) and join us for a fun new challenge! As always, we have a prize for you if you link up your project and win!

For my take on the challenge, I decided to scrap some older photos of my nieces when they were fairies for halloween.  My sister is a fabulous seamstress and she made their costumes every year when they were little. This was probably my favorite year -- absolutely beautiful costumes.

So, here are our little fairies with the perfect paper for this layout, Little Yellow Bicycle's Fern & Forest Girl:

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you'll pop into my shop and see if there are any kits or supplies you can't live without :)  and don't forget...Father's Day is right around the corner and my Father's Day kit or pre made album are both on sale!

All the best to you!

Frosted Designs Blog Hop Winner!!

We have a winner!!  Thanks so much to everyone who played along in the Frosted Designs blog hop!  Make sure you check back in June and July because we are going to be hopping all summer!

I promised a prize to one lucky blog hopper who stopped by to say hi and liked Artsy Albums on Facebook and I'd like to congratulate

Debbie Bakk

You've won your choice of one of the following Artsy Albums mini album kits!  Send me an email letting me know which one you want, along with an address for shipping, and I will get it send out to you!  You have 7 days to claim your prize.

This one comes with two titles, so you can pick "My Sister" or "My Friend"

Thanks for playing along everyone!  

A Squash Album with Lori Whitlock

If you are looking for the Frosted Designs Blog Hop, 

please scroll down or hop to:  BLOG HOP

I'm having fun with the Frosted Designs Blog Hop this week (I hope you'll check out the link above and join us for some fun sketch inspiration!

I also want to share another new project with you today!  As you know, I'm a huge fan of Lori Whitlock and all of her fabulous cutting files over at Silhouette.  When I received her wonderful new paper line in the mail recently (Echo Park Here & Now) I knew it would be perfect for a mini album I have been wanting to create with a few special photos from my Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk for breast cancer.

This is Lori's Squash Album, a cute little pop up album that is super fun to create.  Check out the details and lots of wonderful die-cutting files over at Lori Whitlock's blog.

Blog Hop with Frosted Designs

Welcome to the Frosted Designs Blog Hop!  The hop started at the Frosted Designs site, so if you didn't start there, please head over there to get started!

Since you are here, you must have come from Channa's blog.  Wonderful inspiration right? Her layout is beautiful! Well, here is my take on our hop sketch.  

For my techniques, I incorporated misting, die-cutting, and computer journaling on a tag.

I also incorporated a little twine around the entire edge of my layout.  Twine might be my new favorite scrappy product :)

For the misting, I wanted it to look like water spray from the pool. I held my paper flat out in front of me and sprayed across the top, rather than down on it.  

We have some wonderful sponsors (Molossi and Graphic 45) for this hop, so please stop by their sites and show them some love!

I am offering a prize here at my site too! To qualify for the Artsy Albums prize, you must leave a comment below and like Artsy Albums on Facebook (not on Facebook? become a follower here at Artsy Albums instead)

The winner of the Artsy Albums prize will win an Artsy Albums mini album kit! (Check out the current kit collection on the tabs above this post.)

Thanks for stopping by today!  

The next stop on your hop is 
Sandra's blog!  
Have fun !

Punch Challenge with Frosted Designs

It's challenge day over at Frosted Designs and I am loving this one!  The challenge is to create a project using punches.  So before you head over there to check out all the fun inspiration and link up your own punchy project...I have a tip for you :)

I love my punches but I often don't want to mess up an entire sheet of 12x12 paper to punch out one little butterfly or banner.  Yes, I do save and use my scraps....but I have also started saving the packaging that comes with my paper packs.  The colors match exactly, and the images are usually just smaller versions of the actual 12x12 sheets.  

Here's an example of how I used the packaging sheet from my Bo Bunny Surprise pack:

I used two different punches in various areas of the paper so that I could get different patterns that matched my layout.  I used some for the banners, and I used others to "fill-in" the rectangles on my film strip.  Fun, easy, and it saved me from punching up all of my 12x12 sheets!  Here is my finished layout:

I used three punches on this page:

EK "film strip", Stampin Up "Pennants", and Fiskars "in stitches".

I was going to add a banner to the bottom of my page using these cute triangle punches, but when I started playing with the design, I wanted a round element at the bottom of the page.  I like the way this turned out...kind-of reminds me of birthday cake slices! ... and oh my goodness, how cute are Rian's dimples?   :)

So visit Frosted Designs and check out other design team members' projects.  Then pull out your own punches and get busy! You might win a fun prize if you link up your creation with us!

Silhouette Portrait Giveaway!

Lori Whitlock is giving away a Silhouette portrait today!!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Father's Day is June 16!

Father's Day (Grandpa too!) is just 3 weeks away!  If you are like me, I have the hardest time buying my sweet dad something new and different every year.  But every parent loves photos -- of their kids, their grandkids, their hobby....

Consider giving Dad a memorable gift this year!  Make (or give) him an album full of photos that he can keep and share for years to come.   Available pre-made, or as a do-it-yourself kit.  It's unique, it's different...and Dad will love the memories!

Purchase this pre-made or DIY gift album here:  Hats Off To You Dad Album