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I've Moved....Hello to Life. Paper & Soul.

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:24:00 +0000

ScrapNspire Peeps!

It's a NEW day...

today is THE day...

BIG REVEAL of my new blog....

Life. Paper & Soul.

I’ve switched over to a Wordpress format.

If you wouldn’t mind, please go there

and you can add the new page to your blog reader,

or you can subscribe to my blog

via email in the sidebar.

I'm still tweaking the RSS, so it might not

function just yet...just bare with me. :)

I'm super EXCITED for the change!

ps - I'll keep this blog here, ScrapNspire,

up for about a month and then de-activate.
(ok, that sounded a little Star Trek-ish)

MANY THANKS ALL & HOPE YOU LOVE THE NEW LOOK!

XO Wendy :)

Elle's Studio // Give.a.way over on Ali's Blog: NEW Monthly Tag Kit - May 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:03:00 +0000

Hop over to Ali Edward's blog

for an awesome give.a.way

of the new Elle's Studio

monthly tag kit for May!

5 lucky peeps can win up this kit!
(ps...I already have it

in my hot little hands and it's AWE.SOME.) :D

Deadline: Comments will be closed

at 8pm Pacific TONITE.

Toot Toot // Scrapbook Trends: Create Mini Albums (Summer 2013)

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:17:00 +0000

Scrapbook Trends Summer 2013 issue

is NOW available in digital & coming soon

in printed copy to your fav bookstore spots...

B&N, Hobby Lobby, BAM...

Be sure to check out my FIVE mini albums

published in this issue!!!

You can find them in the sections

for Daily Life, Canvas Albums,

My Favorite Album, and Travel.

ALWAYS an honor!

Elle's Studio // Sketch {Thursday} 5.9.13

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:21:00 +0000

Sharing up Elle's Studio

"Sketch Thursday" on a Friday!

Circles, circles, circles!

Make it happen!

Work it &

link us up to your take on the sketch here

A randomly selected winner

will receive a $10 gift certificate

to the Elle's Studio Shop!

Elle's Studio // Hello to the Monthly May Tag Kit!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Fri, 10 May 2013 23:17:00 +0000

Elle's Studio

LIMITED EDITION May Kit

is NOW available!

Exclusive monthly kit is here

and on special for one day only to celebrate launch day!

Includes over 24 tags perfect

for Project Life, Minis',

Cards & Layouts!!

Grab it up here!

I already have the May kit

AND

(might I add the June kit too)

in my hot little hands (shhhh...)

to create it up

with design team projects!

(wink wink)

Elle's Studio // Hello Monthly Tag Kits!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Tue, 07 May 2013 05:10:00 +0000

Something pretty fab has hit

it up over at Elle's Studio blog today!!!

Hello to MONTHLY tag kits

from Elle's Studio!

We on the design team

are just a weeeee bit excited! :)

First kit goes live this Friday, May 10th!

Get ready!!

Catch all the details here.

Coming soon....Meet "Life. Paper & Soul."

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Mon, 06 May 2013 00:53:00 +0000

NEW blog name, NEW look, NEW platform,

and

NEW blog features.

Meet

"Life. Paper & Soul".
(all in the details. inspiration delivered.)

Full reveal coming soon.... :)

Simple Stories + PageMaps // Happy 7 Year Anniversary!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 05 May 2013 16:19:00 +0000

Becky Fleck's PageMaps

is celebrating

their 7 year anniversary on May 15th.
A few of us on the Simple Stories design team

have been requested to pair up

with a pretty cool video challenge called "On The Border."

This challenge will be

posted Wednesday, May 15th.

Stay tuned...can't wait to share up my project!

Watercolor Fun // Keep Calm & Recharge

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:46:00 +0000

Card fun with watercolors

& stamps

(of course, ha!) :)

Just for the fun...

The "keep calm and recharge" stamp

is from Teri Anderson designed for

Technique Tuesday.

Some leftover stamps from my

Technique Tuesday Guest Designer

gig awhile back. :)

Their stamps are ALWAYS fab!

Simple Stories // NSD: Free Printables!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 05 May 2013 02:19:00 +0000

Free downloadable printables
from Simple Stories!

Perfect for Project Life, minis'
and 4x6 page protectors too! :)

Grab them up here!

Elle's Studio // Happy NSD: Stamp Sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 05 May 2013 01:10:00 +0000

For this weekend only, you can take 25% off

all our stamps with the coupon code:

STAMPSALE

Some stamps are close to being sold out

so this sale is only while supplies last.

Sale ends Sunday, May 5th at midnight.

Shop it up here.

Simple Stories + Cocoa Daisy // May Kit Reveal: Record Label

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Fri, 03 May 2013 03:05:00 +0000

May Cocoa Daisy kit - Record Album.

Don't you just love the cassette tape paper?!

Brings back fond memories...Ha!

Simple Stories has EXCLUSIVE papers

designed each month for the Cocoa Daisy kits!

Grab it up here.

Elle's Studio // May Design Team Gallery: Full Reveal

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:29:00 +0000

Check out the Elle's Studio

May design team gallery

live & full of inspiration!

Be sure to leave some love

for us over in the gallery too :)

We love that kinda' thing, ya' know.

Ha!

Here's my projects....

#thisgirl

...And She Said Yes!

You+Me=Love

You'll Always Have My Heart

Be sure to check out closer detail pics

and supply lists over in the gallery!

Elle's Studio // May Design Team Gallery: Sneak Peeks

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:26:00 +0000

Sneak Peek Time... :)

I can't believe it's almost May

and another month flown by!

Elle's Studio May Design Team projects
FULL reveal coming up May 1st
over in the Elle's Studio gallery.

Let 'em roll...

Seriously, Elle's Studio product

is BEYOND awesome. :)

(and be sure to check out those new

collections revealed earlier this month!)

Simple Stories // Hello "I {Heart} Summer}...Coming May 2013

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Warm blissful days, lazy afternoons

and fabulous starry nights.

Simple Stories is thrilled

to introduce "I {Heart Summer}"

the brand new, colorful, carefree,

whimsical and fun in the sun collection!

Coming in May...♥

(click on image for larger view)

Simple Stories // I {Heart} Summer Collection

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:10:00 +0000

Simple Stories Fans -

be sure to tune into the blog

later this morning for the reveal of

the brand new summer mid release...

I {Heart} Summer.

Trust me, it's SO worth the wait.

I've already seen it

and you will LOVE

(and maybe wanna glass of lemonade).

Ha!

Here's to the Sunday...

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:20:00 +0000

Long Skype chat with the love

yesterday evening

thinking he's better

at this stuff than me (seriously),

discussed location (eeekkk...

and we both had a tear or two... ;-))....

now the ideas are rolling more...

and a good Sunday kick

of "The Knot" mag before hitting the gym.

Here's to the Sunday...♥

Elle's Studio // Sketch Thursday 4.25.13

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 04:07:00 +0000

Oops..."Sketch Thursday" on a (Friday)

sharing up for ya over
on the Elle's Studio blog!
These sketches are pretty amazing
for jump starting your inspo!

I'll be working on Elle's Studio
May design team projects this weekend

and
just might have to work up this sketch! :)

Play along with this sketch
& link us up to your loveliness here.

A lucky peep will win a
$10 gift card to the Elle's Studio store!

Simple Stories + Petaloo // 4 Days Left!

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 03:55:00 +0000

4 DAYS LEFT to enter

and WIN $150.00 of goodies

from Simple Stories and Petaloo!

It's the perfect Mother's Day PRIZE...

flowers, vintage metals, vintage lace, trims, pins,

"Vintage Bliss" paper, stickers, and chipboard!!

Details here.

Simple Stories // Simple Stories & Petaloo Blog Hop: Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:00:00 +0000

Welcome to Day 3 of the Simple Stories & Petaloo Blog Hop! We’re so excited to team up with Petaloo to share some inspiring projects with you this week.

We’ll be giving away a great Simple Stories prize package at the end of the week, so be sure to play along and check back on Sunday to see if you’re the lucky winner! Just head over to the Simple Stories blog here to find out how to WIN IT UP BIG!!

Petaloo is also posting projects and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out their blog and Facebook page, too!

Today I'm sharing up my project using those sweet flowers from Petaloo + Simple Stories Vintage Bliss. They held hands and flowed in a beautiful union in this project. I'll confess I don't normally use florals on my projects but this project has turned into my FAV for the year. Yep, I just might be converted. Ha!

Mother's Day is just around the corner! So, my source of inspo is my mother for this project. These photos are some of my favs from her early days. She is 73 now and just as rockin' sassy, sweet, and independent but always classy and holding her on as a lady. Love her.

Now on the creative tidbits & pics for my project, "I Just Call Her Mamma"....

I used LOTS of layers, alchohol inks to distress, powders, glitters, sandpaper, Gesso, mists, watercolors, and stamping to re-live the mood of the photos. I even used a hammer on a few pieces. This project is not for those not wanting messy hands but fun was had and mission accomplished.

My project started as a blank 12x12 handmade paper in white as my "canvas" to unfold this story. I wanted to portray my mother's elegance, loves, and just timeless beauty. She is always so lighthearted, positive, and resilient and I captured this in the embellishment details and light mood of the watercolors.

I confess the antiquing of almost each item that was rather "shiny" took time to sand, age, and distress but I'm in love with the overall effect. I thought well on my color palette of the Petaloo flowers along with the soft tones of the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection.

I've always loved cameos and vintage typewriters. So, I played these into the mood along with the theme, "I Just Call Her Mamma". Truth. She is a lady of many talents along with sewing quilts by hand and sewing clothes. I incorporated the safety pin, threads, and buttons for these attributes of her.

My mother is such an amazing green thumb! On her 5 acres at home, there is just a wealth of flowers. I always remember beautiful flower beds when living at home and to this day, she is still devoted to maintaining immaculate flower beds. So, rightly, I brought in some flowers from Petaloo in these soft tones to play on this attribute.

This project would not be complete without a tribute to my mother's A.MA.ZING soul food cooking. Everything she cooks is phenomenal. So, rightly, I incorporated this into my project.

I know there many details in this project but each represents lots of depth and meaning. The mini light bulbs I distressed with alcohol inks and powders. In our family of four, these reflect how my mother has always shined with beautiful light to me in faith, devotion, honesty, love, and just her glowing presence loved to all. She was a devoted wife to my father for 49 years of marriage (upon his passing from cancer in 2005).

Last but now least, love the label accents in the Simple Stories Vintage Bliss collection that are perfect for adding those special touches of journaling in just the right spots. You'll also see many of the new additions to the Simple Stories collection, the lovely brads, throughout this project.

I hope you enjoyed my project!

Supplies Used:

Simple Stories:

Vintage Bliss Collection -

6x6 Paper Pad

Expressions Cardstock Stickers #3003

Fundamentals Cardstock Stickers #3002

Decorative Brads #3026

Sn@p Stamps - Snapshots #4023

Petaloo:

Spring Darjeeling Collection -

Dahlias Teal/Aqua #1467-405

Mini Daisies Red/Fuschias #1466-404

Mini Daisies Teal/Aqua #1466-405

Other Product Used:

Handmade Paper: Recollections

Paper: 7 Gypsies

Ink: Ranger - Distress Ink (Worn Lipstick, Broken China), Clearsnap Colorbox - Donna Salazar Designs - Mix'd Media Inx (Chiffon, Peridot), Alcohol Ink - Ranger - Adirondack (Latte)

Watercolors: Milan

Mini Thread Spools: Maya Road

Wooden Thread Label Cap: Prima

Label Holders, Mini Light Bulbs, Safety Pin, Keyhole Plates: Advantus - Tim Holtz

Gesso: Martha Stewart Crafts

Glossy Accents: Ranger

Glue Gloss: Clearsnap

Glue Dots: Thermoweb

Smooch Spritz: Clearsnap (Vanilla Shimmer)

Mist: Studio Calico (Bonny Blue, Piglet)

Clear Acrylic Flower: Bead Design - In Bloom

Vintage Lace Frames: Recollections

Floral Button: Bella Blvd - Button Market - Pink Flora #283

Cameos: Webster's Pages, Bead Landing

Journaling Pen: Faber Castell - Pitt Artist Pen (S) - Black

Rubons: GCD Studios - Kathy Davis - Journeys Colleciton #1915

Thread: DMC (white), Martha Stewart (green & white)

"Heart" Wood Frame: Red Lead

Number Brad: Basic Grey

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co - Christy Tomlinson - She Art Print Texture, Technique Tuesday

Mini Keys: Source Unknown

Bead Letter Stickers ("J"): Source Unknown

Vintage Typewriter: Smith Corona

Metal Frames: Industrial Chic - Susan Lenart Kazmer

Fairy Dust Glitter: Donna Salazar Designs - Mixed Berries, Sugar Shimmer

Transparency Text Tape: Etsy

Clear Page Pebbles: Epiphany Crafts

Bling: ZVA, Kaisercraft, Advantus

Pearls: Kaisercraft, Pebbles, Doodlebug Designs

Mini Cookie Cutters: Source Unknown

Metal Kitchen Accents: Karen Foster

Elle's Studio // Hello to "Cameron" & "Saltwater"

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:38:00 +0000

IN LOVE with the new mid-releases

revealed up in FULL today

over at the Elle's Studio blog!

I must confess, the stamps are a FAV

from BOTH collection...

I call dibs on the "Saltwater" collection! ♥

I CAN'T WAIT to get those

to design up design team projects!

Check out the full release

over at the blog

4 ways to win a crazy GIVE.A.AWAY!

Simple Stories // Simple Stories + Petaloo: Team Up Project Sneaky Peeks

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:07:00 +0000

Here's a couple of sneaky peeks

of my upcoming project

for the

Simple Stories & Petaloo Team Up

this week!

FULL reveal of my project happening

on the Simple Stories blog, Wed, 4/24!

My mom inspires me.

Classy, sassy, clever,

but always a sophisticated lady. <3

(and I won't lie,

this project took "some" hours)

Sneaks.

On the Saturday.

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:01:00 +0000

Having lots of joy joy joy.

A peek at my art desk

and

project in the works for the

Simple Stories & Petaloo

and

word on the street has it

that Petaloo already has a

sneak or two....over on their blog here.

Simple Stories // Simple Stories + Petaloo Team Up Week of 4/22

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:42:00 +0000

Coming up next week....
We on the design team for Simple Stories

are teaming up for LOADS of creative inspo

with the fab souls over at Petaloo!
(they have some pretty awesome

flowers, ribbons...you get my drift) :)

My project will be revealed on Wed, 4/24 :)

Sneaks coming up later this weekend.

Elle's Studio // Sketch Thursday: Live Happy

noreply@blogger.com (Wendy) — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 03:51:00 +0000

You know the drill for the Thursday!

Yep, there's a new sketch up

over at the Elle's Studio blog

for "Sketch Thursday"!

Pretty sweet to play along with

my take on this sketch....

Close ups & some deets...

The wide variety of tabbed cards and inserts in the Elle’s Studio collections are perfect for layering behind photos.

I really love the triangle graphics in the sketch and played on this with a triangle template mask and spray misting.

Layering banners, circle, and flags onto pop dots adds dimension and interest to your project.

At the top of the sketch for the dotted paper graphic, I instantly knew I wanted to use the beautiful exclusive edition vellum from Elle’s Studio.

Now it's your turn!

Create a layout inspired by this sketch,

post it to our member's gallery

and post your link here for a chance

to win a $10 gift certificate

to the Elle's Studio Shop.

Deadline: Wednesday, 4/24

Supply List:

Elle's Studio

Limited Edition Serendipity Vellum And Tags

Serendipity Tidbits

Serendipity Lil' Snippets - Labels

Day To Day Tabs

Day to Day Paper Collection Pack

Day To Day - Happy Moments Stamp

You and Me Tabs

Other

Kraft Letter Stickers: Momenta #4601

Stamps: Technique Tuesday (Just Awesome Tabs)

Pop Dots: American Crafts

Journaling Pen: Faber Castell - Pitt Artist Pen - Black (S)

Mistable Stars: Pink Paislee (Heidi Swapp) #HS00817

Mist: Studio Calico (Taxi, Bonny Blue), Maya Road (Charcoal)

12x12 Triangle Mosaic Mask Template: The Crafter's Workshop - Balzer Designs #TCW222

Triangle Shapes Flair Badge: Marcy Penner

Ink: Ranger - Archival Ink (Jet Black)

Acrylic Star: Advantus

Sequins: Tree House Studio (Silver)

Pearls & Bling: Kaisercraft