Craft and Run with Amy Tangerine

The most important thing I needed to get done today, beside leaving plenty of food and water for the cat, was birthday cards for the 3 family birthdays I'm celebrating this weekend in San Francisco! Thankfully the brand new Amy Tangerine collection from American Crafts really got the juices flowing. No pun intended =)

"You are Delightful" is for my mom who celebrates her birthday today. I used paper from the Amy Tangerine collection as the base and made the accordion flower from a strip of the fabric paper. And I'm so excited to use Glubers from Cosmo Cricket for the first time. Other accents on the card are fabric stickers from Amy Tangerine and Tiny Type from Cosmo Cricket.

"Wishing You a Slice of the Good Life" is for my bother-in-law who also celebrates his birthday today. I layered two Amy Tangerine pages as the base as well as a block of her self adhesive fabric paper. The fabric sticker sentiment is pop off of the card with foam tape. And since I tend to scrapbook backwards, the jumbo brads, also from American Crafts were an afterthought. So I snipped off the metal prongs with a junk pair of scissors (never, ever use your good scissors for this) and glued them on. Another fabric sticker accents one of the brads. And again, Tiny Type from Cosmo.

And "Smiles All Around" is for my sister who's birthday is next week. I layered a stitched paper from Amy's collection with another page and cut out the accent from the fabric paper. I used a leftover strip from the fabric paper to make a mini accordion flower and a jumbo brad for the center. The fabric sticker sentiment is also layered with the foam tape.

Have fun in the heat wave. Mom reminded me to pack a sweater...San Fran's natural AC is at work!

All Over The Map...

My creativity has been all over the map this week....

First, I was so pleased to learn I can Glimmer Mist those wonderful resin appliques from Melissa Frances. It took a few coats, and a sponge brush to work it into the detail work but it looks great. I'm sure the new Tattered Angels Glam & Glaze will do the trick nicely, too. Incidentally, the mini book case from Kaisercraft is also Glimmered. I put together a fun display for the My Mini Memories books....they fit perfectly!

I kept playing with Quite Contrary from My Mind's Eye...such a fun collection and so versatile. The first features a gathered paper boarder that's stapled together. I also layered the sticker embellishments in the lower right corner. LOVE that MME added stickers to their collection!

I scraplifted this layout from the MME idea vault from MME designer Tiffani Smith. The only difference is I used the micro letters from My Little Shoe Box instead of printing them out. That's Jennifer W.'s son...stinkin' cute!

Then I moved on and played with two collections that arrived in the fall, but I never created anything with them. The first is from Glitz's Detour Collection which is just perfect for boys! I added doodle border rub ons from Glitz and layered journaling stickers for a fun collage.

This month's issue of Card Trends had several cut cards from Cosmo Cricket's collection The Boyfriend. I didn't make cards, but did put together this fun layout. I just love everything about this collection and it's so versatile....school, boys, college hangouts, vintage stuff...you know like way back in the 80s....anyhow, super fun to play with.

Hope you have a super crafty weekend!

Sonja

You'll Fall for these Ideas...

So a TON of new stuff arrived & I've been really busy stocking all the new products, creating samples and planning for classes. Here's a glimpse of it.

Back to School Photo Clip Board

Featuring Cosmo Cricket's Boy Friend Collection.

Join us for this class on September 22nd, any time all day for $15.

Please call for reservations so I can have a kit ready for you!

This page sample features the new collection from Glitz Design called Olivia. I paired it with an overlay from Hambly Studio. I practiced the destinctive Glitz technique of layering stickers...and finished it all off with a tulle accent.

I love, love, love the colors in the new Basic Grey Indian Summer. Here's a detailed look at this double page spread. I layered cardstock stickers and brads for extra dimension.

BG's Indian Summer is also feaured in the September Page of the Month. Stop by and make this layout on Sunday September 20th or Thursday September 24th, anytime, all day for $25. Please call to reserve your kits because they are limited editions!

And finally, I put together the Coffin Box Book with the Boo to You collection from My Mind's Eye. Join us for this class on October 8th, anytime, all day for $25. Again, please call to reserve your spot.

I'll play more this weekend!

Sample Sneak Peaks

I got to play yesterday and my creativity was reinspired! Yay! So here are some samples, not only of my work, but goodies that are coming in!

Tattered Angels

As always Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels is one of my all time faves. I know you won't believe me when I say I did the sample in 15 minutes, but I did....I promise! And you can, too! Tattered Angels is releasing some really cool products designed especially for 12x12 formats, perfect scrapbookers. I have all of the new stencils, stamps and colors coming in as well as a few other things!

Cosmo Cricket

This is a snap shot of one of the cards I made from the new line called "The Boyfriend". I don't have to have one of those to know that this line ROCKS! Not only is it geared for the men in your life but it's also a great twist on a school them. Notice the old school SAT paper? Anyhow, you'll love it and I have it on order!

Melissa Frances

This is an altered art mixed media goody that features lots of great vintage inspired products, all of which are on order. I loved learning how to use Mica flakes and can't wait for you to try it, too! Also coming in vintage tinsel, crepe paper, bottle brush trees and a fabulous paper collection called French Twist. It has Sonja's Scrapbook Spot written all over it!

Graphic 45
Close your eyes, think vintage Christmas and the images you see you'll find in the Graphic 45 collection. It's stunning. I couldn't resist ordering it. And, I have the pattern for this project, so you know we'll be making it at the shop. Also, I bought some of the papers from their Renaissance collection.



Also on it's way...new flowers and dazzlers from Petaloo, new felt borders from Queen & Co and the niftiest die cut chipboard embellishments you've ever seen.

Ok...off to meet with my American Crafts sales rep and see what they have!

4 on the 4th

I had a fun time today at the shop, creating 4 summer layouts for you. So I hope you're taking lots of pictures on your holiday weekend so you have plenty to scrapbook.

This is perfect for a picnic! The layout features Evelyn's Collection from Scribble Scrabble. When I saw the paper in January I new it would be perfect for the summer. I accented the layout with an acetate butterfly that I cut out of a transparency from Hambly Studios. Super easy!

Rah rah! This 4th of July Layout features paper from Best Creations. I made paper pinwheels as embellishments and anchored them to the page with brads from American Crafts. They really spin! The double sided paper is so versatile.

I took paper from SEI's Mimosa collection and turned it into a tropical paradise layout. The flowers on the bottom right corner were really easy to cut out...I promise! I also accented the layout with lace cardstock from KI Memories. The "back" side of the papers are about as beautiful as the front, as shown in the strip on the far left side of the layout.


And finally, my homage to all the 'lil fish out there, waterbabies who can't get enough of the pool. This layout features paper from Cosmo Cricket's Snorkle collection which I just recieved. I created a fishbowl effect with a vellum overlay. The sand in the bottom of the bowl is ultra fine glitter my Pink Paislee's Pixee Sticks, and the seaweed is torn mulberry. You can't tell but I added water bubbles with Kaisercraft's Epoxy Dots. And finally a title featuring Thickers from American Crafts.

Happy Summer!