A Year in Review - 2010 Scrapbook!

This past holiday season I made a 2010 scrapbook for gifts. It was a huge hit, and everyone told me I should do the book as a class. However, the thought of doing the whole book in one sitting was way too overwhelming for me, so I will be doing it over a course of 4 months, starting in February. Keep reading for all the details...


This is the outer cover. You will have your choice of 4 different book colors, plus you can do it in 8.5x11 or 12x12. Here is the title page:

And now for a sneak peek of some of the double-page spreads...

Here's how it will work:

From February thru May, running during Stamp and Scrap Day, you can create the entire scrapbook! Each month you will do the pages for 3 months, and by the end of May, your book wil be done. All you will have to do then is just add photos. How easy is that!

Here's how it will work:
Our tentative Stamp and Scrap Days are Thursday, Feb. 18, Thursday, March 18, Thursday, April 22, and Wednesday, May 19. You can come to either session of Stamp & Scrap Day at 1:00 or 7:30 (you won't pay to attend that event, since you will be attending the scrapbook class.) In February, you will pay the initial start up fee of $45 for an 8.5x11 book, or $55 for a 12x12 book. That will include your scrapbook in the size of your choice, the embellishments for the outside of your book, your title and final page (which I will create ahead of time for you), plus double-page spreads for January, February, and March. For the following 3 months, your cost will be $15 a month (8.5x11), or $20 a month (12x12). You will need to pay one month ahead, so sign-up and the February payment are due now. Each month you will do 3 double-page spreads, and by the end of May, you will have all 12 months finished!

Class size will be limited due to space, so if you are interested in this, please sign up ASAP! You can email me at Sue@WeLoveToStamp.com or call at 703-689-4818 to sign up or if you have any questions.

Oh So Much!

I have been in the process of cleaning out and organizing my stamp room, (not a small job!), and it's amazing what you find when you do that! I came across some samples that I had made at a Stampin' Up! Regional Seminar back in September. We used a set called "So Much", and when I first saw the set, I wasn't sure what you could do with it. However, it makes a great scrapbooking set, mostly because the images are so large. Here is a fantastic sample of a scrapbook page - I love how it says "I Love You" and then if you look closely at the bottom of the page, it adds in "So Much!". Now that I've found this page, I definitely plan to use it in one of my personal scrapbooks!


Because the images are large, I think the biggest challenge is using them on a card. At the seminar we made 2 card samples, and they are great! The one below looks like an ordinary card, but the little embellishments really make it. I like the tab with the ribbon at the top, and the scalloped edge. But keep looking....

The card opens just a little bit differently, and there's that "So Much" again! Too cute!

And one more sample - a square card. My favorite part is the jumbo eyelet in the center of the flower. If you look closely, you can also see the random piercing around the circles. This card is easy, and so adorable!

So now don't you have a new appreciation for the "So Much" set? I sure do! It is on the Retired List, so you only have until August 10 to get it for yourself! I won't be selling my set, it has way too much scrapbooking use in its future!

Quick and Easy Scrapboooking

Once again, I am way behind in my blogging! With the school year coming to an end, things have been busy! Not to mention spending hours at the soccer field for a tournament this weekend - it all cuts into your stamping time! And....I am really trying to concentrate on my scrapbooking. So with that thought, I figured I'd post a scrapbook layout. We did this one at Scrap Camp this month. It was QUICK AND EASY! I used Green Galore as my background color, then cut down the Whisper White card stock by one inch on two sides. I wheeled around the edges with the Classic Stars jumbo wheel in Only Orange. My title was stamped with the Taffy Alphabet. And the accent stars were made with the large and small star punches, and then layered. So easy! And this design could be used for lots of different kinds of pages, not just birthday. Okay, it's not my most incredible page, but sometimes you just want to make a layout to highlight the event, and not worry too much about the embellishments! (I know this picture is a little small, but you can click on it for a larger view.) Anyway, I hope to be sharing more scrapbooking with you. I was a scrapbooker before I was a stamper, and I'm really hoping to get back to it more often over the summer!