Archive for September, 2006
Holy Bok Bok, Batman! Recipe Cards!
I’ve fleshed out a recipe card concept, and am moving full steam ahead in production. I’ll be offering at least 3 sets of recipe card with 5 recipes each, packaged for holiday gift giving goodness. One set will definitely be vegetarian. All will be delicious. Complete sets, packages and ready for shipping will be ready around October 1st. You’ll be able to buy them at http://www.scrapbooklab.etsy.com. They will also be available during the 3WA Craft Fair in late October/early November.
Add comment September 21, 2006
Black is the New Black
With all of the doodling, handwriting, and inking going on in the scrapbook world right now, I’m happy to report that Black is the New Black! I have found myself jumping aboard, and embracing the style with much enthusiasm. When my grandchildren look back at my 2006 scrapbook, they’ll refer to it as “Grandamme’s Dark Ages”.
Last year, I went through my “Pink Period”, and perhaps next year will be “The Year of the Earth Tone”. But for now, I’m cranking up the AC/DC and freestylin’ with the Sharpie. I outlined every single damn element in the K & Company mini book in black, and today as I was working on my new upcoming collections for autumn, I found myself tuning the Lightness on my Hue/Saturation dial down to nearly nothing.
If these layouts get any darker, we’ll have to bust out the black light, and call it a party!
How have you been using black in your layouts or designs these days?
1 comment September 9, 2006
Now Taking Holiday Orders- Custom Scrapbooks
I am currently taking orders for custom scrapbooks for the Christmas season. Give your friends and family a completely unique gift this holiday season! All you have to do is send over digital photos, and I will create a completley unique scrapbook, complete with journaling!
Click here to see samples of my scrapbook layouts!
As your project is being built, you will be able to view the progress of your pages, make comments, give feedback, and watch as your completely custom scrapbook is put together. Your complete scrapbook will be shipped to your door within 2-4 weeks of your order.
A 25% deposit is required upfront, and the remainder will be collected upon your final approval, and before shipping. Shipping costs will be added to the final billing. PayPal only, please. If you cannot pay via PayPal, please e-mail me to arrange a money order payment.
ORDER NOW! Since each scrapbook is completely custom, I will stop taking orders sometime in October.
The following packages are currently available for Christmas 2006:
12 x 12 Complete Custom Scrapbook – Includes hard cover top loading scrapbook, 10 custom designed scrapbook layouts, and professional studio quality photo prints of your 10 pages. This is a full sized scrapbook, and would make the ultimate new mom or grandparent’s Christmas gift. The entire scrapbook will be shipped to you, fully assembled and ready to give as a gift or to proudly display in your home.
The Buy Now button below will charge you $75 for the deposit, and place your order.
Price: $300 + shipping.
Additional Copies of Scrapbook: $70 + shipping
8 x 8 Complete Custom Scrapbook- Includes a hard cover top loading scrapbook (size 8″ x 8″), 10 custom designed scrapbook layouts, and professional studio quality photo prints of your 10 pages. This is a smaller sized scrapbook, around the size of an oversized mousepad, and is just as charming as the full size option. The entire scrapbook will be shipped to you, fully assembled and ready to go!
The Buy Now button will charge you $50 for the deposit, and place your order.
Price: $200 + shipping.
Additional Copies of Scrapbook: $50 + shipping
Custom Mini Book- The charming mini book is a paper scrapbook, which uses 6-8 photos, and usually revolves around a theme or event. It is a perfect and affordable gift! Give one to your best friend with photos of your life together. Give one to your lover as a way to say, “I love you.” Make one to have as a keepsake of your baby’s first birthday. The possibilities are endless. The mini book includes a small 5 x 5 ish scrapbook, all paper elements, stickers, ribbons, embellishments, etc, and prints of your photos for use in the book. This is my only paper scrapbook option! Pick this one if you’ve just GOT to have that handmade look! See example mini book here.
Price: $85* + shipping.
*Price may vary, depending on the materials you choose. But this is a very close estimate.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss your project with me personally, please e-mail beth at this domain, or login to chat with me via Instant Messenger screenname bedaberry. Thanks! And I look forward to working with you!
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!
Add comment September 6, 2006
K & Company Mini Book Finale
Total time to complete the Mini Book: Right around 4 hours. Keep in mind that I am primarily a digital scrapper, so a well seasoned paper scrapper might be able to do it in less time.
The mini book is complete, and has been wrapped with an orange ribbon, and is ready to be delivered to my best friend, Evita. I spent a total of around 4 hours, and less than $20 to create this little book, Advice For Lovers.
Here are the final two layouts, and a photo of the finished cover.
Be Silly. Be Happy. Click to enlarge.
And share your secret with fools like us. Click to enlarge
I really only ran into one snag in the Mini Book & The 25 cent glitter glue pen project. The front and back covers of the book (including the inside) is slick coated, so the beautiful glue pen I had done on the inside cover wound up flaking off into perfect little circles on my desk the first time I opened the book up to give it a final inspection.
The glitter glue pen likes good old cardstock or non-slick paper. Note to self.
Technique: I also decided that the elements in general looked flat and didn’t POP as much as I wanted them to, so I used a regular felt tip pen, and outlined almost everything in the mini book. And I created some handwritten doodles to give it a more personal touch, and to fill in some of the blank spaces in the layout.
Overall, I would give the products I used in this mini book 4 Stars- Loved it! I especially liked the 3D tags that were created to fit neatly on the tabs of the book. And the cool Brenda Walton 3D flower and butterfly embellishments wound up being my favorite pieces in the whole project to work with.
Products Used:
K & Company Mini Book- Meadow
Sharon Soneff Alpha Stickers- Sonnet
Kelly Panacci- Cardstock Flowered Sticker Alphas
Brenda Walton- Emma Collection Flower and Butterfly Stickers.
Add comment September 1, 2006
