We R Instagram Album in a New Way

Hello!

I wanted to show you how I'm using one of my adorable Instagram Albums from We R Memory Keepers.  

I like to have my inks already stamped on scraps of paper so I can really see how they might look with other papers. That way I can get the perfect coordination between paper, ink, and embellishments.  At one point I had stamped a bunch of tags with all my ink colors and then put the tags on a binder ring.  I liked to see it hanging in my craft room but I never used it.  It was a pain trying to leaf through all the tags to see exactly what I had and to try to come up with color combos so I've been searching for a different solution.

I think it was Jennifer McGuire who I saw organize her swatches in pocketed page protectors.  I loved that idea so I ran with it.  I decided to take the 2x2 divided We R page protectors to house my swatches.

Since I don't have an awful lot of colors, this little album is the perfect size.  I stamped my color on white card stock, punched it out with a 2" square punch, wrote the company and color name at the top and then just slid each swatch into one of the 2x2 pockets.  Like this.

You might wonder why I have a different stamp image up top.  It's simply because I don't have that heart stamp set anymore and I just used a different stamp set with the new colors I got.  I love that Pale Tomato color from Hero Arts!  

I'm not in love with my handwriting, but I don't have a labeler yet so I'm just going to deal with it this way for awhile.

And here she is sitting pretty on my punch storage unit right next to a picture my son drew of himself when he was 8.  He's almost 24 now so I've had that treasure a long time and it still makes me smile.  In case you're wondering, the album color is called Mint.  It's just the perfect light aqua and matches my craft room decor to a T!

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You're so very strong

Hello!

Just popping in real quick to share a card using the Inked Rose collection from We R Memory Keepers.

My mom's Dr. put her on a Chemo pill and while that means she isn't tied up to an IV for hours at a time, there are still side effects that aren't very nice.

My mom has been a great example of "keep on keepin' on" even if you don't feel well these last few months so I wanted to tell her how much I admire her.

I love the Frame patterned paper and how could you not be tempted to use one of those gorgeous frames to house your sentiment?

I used the new Triangle embossing folder to add some coordinating texture to the card base.

Then I just added some We R enamel dots and shapes plus some of my leftover Sheer Metallic clouds and a flower sticker from the collection.

A bright, cheery, beautiful card to tell my mom how much I love her!

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National Scrapbook Day!

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This past Saturday was National Scrapbook Day.  Did you celebrate?  It was a super busy day for me but I couldn't let the day go by without creating at least one layout.  I pulled out the Inked Rose and Sheer Metallic collections from We R Memory Keepers and created this fun layout of my son and his girlfriend going to Senior Prom.

I can't believe I am on my third child to graduate from high school!  Just one more to go.  Sniff.  Anyway. ;)

The clouds are punched out of text vellum from the Sheer Metallic collection and the rest is from Inked Rose.  I thought Chalkboard was my favorite We R collection so far, but I love Inked Rose too!  We R papers and collections just keep getting better and better!

The silver "dots" are just extra punctuation from the glitter alpha sheet that are in the Inked Rose collection. And the enamel dots are from We R as well.  To finish it off, I did a little stamping (I used two different date stamp wheels from Stampin' Up! which you can order through me.) and then a tiny bit of writing.  I'll do another page later about their relationship and how his Dad and I got to chaperone Senior Prom ;).  But this one I just wanted to keep basic.

I hope you had a fun National Scrapbook Day and keep scrapbooking.  May is National Scrapbooking month!

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SUPPLIES USED (All supplies We R unless specified):

PAPER:         White card stock 

                        Inked Rose Patterned Paper

                        Sheer Metallic Silver Text Vellum

STAMPS:      Make Note This and That Rotary Stamp – Stampin’ Up!

                        Remember This and That Rotary Stamp - Stampin' Up!

INK:               Basic Black – Stampin’ Up!

OTHER:        Inked Rose butterfly, flowers and hello stickers

                        Silver Glitter Alphas

                        Warm Enamel Dots

                        Cloud punch - Fiskars 

                        Sewing Machine, white thread

New Stampin' Up! Catalog

Hello!

I was able to attend the Stampin' Up! Catalog Premier party a few days ago and got my hands on this pretty little thing.  Isn't that such a fun cover?

At the Premier Party, we were shown lots of pages inside and projects from the upcoming catalog that will be live June 1.  It was so fun to get a sneak peek!  You probably can't really see from the photo, but my copy is already starting to look a little hammered!  I take that thing everywhere with me so whenever I have a down minute, I can take a look and drool over all the new stamps and accessories.  And if you like ribbon....well let's just say you're going to be very happy. 

Anyway, I decided to make a simple card with the new stamp set we received for free that night -  Work of Art.  It will be available for purchase on June 1, which is just one month from today!  

This is a HUGE stamp set and the combinations are endless with the different paint stroke stamps.  There are also 3 sentiments in this set.

And not to make you jealous or anything, but I get to pre-order a few things from the new catalog..... tomorrow!!  Just one of the perks of being a Demonstrator. ;)

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SUPPLIES USED (all Stampin' Up!):

PAPER:         Whisper White Card Stock

                        

STAMPS:      Work of Art stamp set (available for purchase June 1)

INK:               Daffodil Delight, Strawberry Slush, Coastal Cabana, Old Olive, Basic Black 

OTHER:        Decorative Dots embossing folder 

                        Stampin' Dimensionals