Artsy Albums Scrapbooking Kits and Custom Designed Scrapbook Albums by Traci Penrod: 01/01/2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Disney Memories

I have so many great memories of Disney World. I grew up in south Florida, so going to Disney was a common 3-hour trip for me. I remember my first visit to see Mickey was with my cousins, the next one was with my junior high-school class, then my senior class, then several college trips with friends, and then, of course, taking my boys.

As a teenager, the rides were the best part...but after having my boys, the best part was watching their faces light up when they saw the characters. I would have the camera ready, and Jack would walk Jordy and Rian up to meet Mickey, Donald or Pluto...autograph book in hand. The boys would smile and hold out their book. Getting those Disney friends to sign their book was so exciting for the boys when they were little.

These memories prompted me to create a scrapbook that combined autograph cards with photos that are taken when getting the signatures. I first created this design when I worked for Archivers. So if those of you who know me from the store think this design looks a little familiar, it is. My philosophy? Why mess with success? I loved the idea of combining autographs and photos in one album so I decided to recreate my original design for Artsy Albums.

I will also do "Disney Princess" albums or other character albums (Winnie the Pooh, Nemo, Cars, etc.) for anyone who wants a custom design.

I miss our trips to Disney...may have to plan a trip for this year....

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Vintage is new again...

What do you think of when something is described as vintage? Do you think of a certain decor, rotary-dial phones, or the Campbell's Soup kids? Maybe you think of a style of clothing...granny-chic is becoming very popular these days. If you are like my father, you think of a wine made from grapes that were grown and harvested in a single specified year.

For me, when I hear the term vintage, I think about old classic movies and yellowed postcards from days when everyone's handwriting seemed to look the same. I also think of tools like old-fashioned sewing machines and typewriters. Regardless of your vision, what is old always seems to be new again to someone -- probably the reason my sister and I love to shop antique stores for old vintage items that we can repurpose into something new.

And this is probably why when I saw the vintage inspired paper lines from Bo Bunny and Prima, I knew I wanted to make an album with them. Images of post marks, old clocks, railroad tickets, and brittle yellow newspaper remind me of slower, quieter times when handmade items were the way it was done. I would love to see someone's vintage photos preserved in this little album ....

As always, thank you for visiting Artsy Albums. To purchase this album, or anything else handmade by me, please visit my shop at: www.artsyalbums.etsy.com

Saturday, February 11, 2012

"A Little Bird Told Me..." about a new Artsy Album

Hi friends!
There is a cute new album in my shop that I wanted to share with all of you this morning. It is titled "A Little Bird Told Me..." and inside the says "...you are sweet, you are kind, you are funny, you are smart, and you are loved" embellish each layout. Now that I am reading that, it kind of reminds me of the lines from "The Help", although that was not intentional :) Hope everyone has a "tweet" day and checks back at Artsy Albums often!!

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The perfect album to organize your cards!

Good morning everyone. Today I am posting photos of a card organizer that I added to the shop. I actually designed my first card organizer when I was working for Archivers. You can see the link to the Archivers blog post about that album here.

Since that first organizer, I have made lots of these for great gifts and I am thrilled that I finally got one added to Artsy Albums.

There are 12 pocket pages and 12 birthday reminder lists in the album. The fun citrus pinks, oranges and yellows, just make me want to set it on a shelf so I can see the happy colors everyday.

Enjoy! And don't forget, Artsy Albums takes custom orders for scrapbooks, gifts, single scrapbook pages, and card organizers. Contact me anytime to learn more! traci@artsyalbums.com

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

It's All About A Boy!

Thanks for checking in with Artsy! Today I am posting some pics of the latest album that I added to my etsy shop. It's a 9x9 chipboard album entitled About A Boy and it includes products from 3 of my favorite scrappy companies -- Bo Bunny (the album), Echo Park (the paper collection) and Crate Paper (the chipboard embellishments).

Thanks for stopping by my blog! Please help my little business grow by "following via email", "liking Artsy Albums" on Facebook, and telling your friends and family where they can get great albums and support a small business! Stay tuned...card organizers are coming tomorrow!!!!
Traci

Friday, January 27, 2012

20% off Everything at Artsy Albums

Good morning friends!
I am having a 20% off sale at Artsy Albums! This weekend only (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) all pre- made albums and scrapbook kits in the shop will be 20% off. I am celebrating the Craft and Hobby Association's national conference this weekend, hence the coupon code CHA20.

So check out all of the fun albums in the shop!

Think about gifts you may need for Valentine's Day, Easter or Mother's Day!
Do you have a scrapbook retreat or girl's cropping day coming up? Scrapbook kits at Artsy Albums make packing for these events fun and easy!
Even the newest kit will be on sale -- the "Purse-onality Plus" Album -- there are only 4 left!

You can see photos of all current kits and albums below. Click on the album name link to go to my Etsy shop and enter coupon code CHA20 to get the special price! Limited quantities available! (If you are local and do not require shipping, I will refund the shipping charge that Etsy applies to your order!)