It's here!

The Hudson Valley kit started shipping on Monday! Mine is on it's way and should be here any day now. I can't wait! Have you ordered your kit yet? Did you know the new October Afternoon papers are in this kit? Take a look at all the goodies jam packed in this kit! Do you see the woodgrain paper in there? Swoon! I love it! It will be there first thing I play with!

Keep a look out on the boards and here at the blog for inspiration from the design team. I can't wait to dive into my kit once it gets here!

Mini Madness is Getting Closer!!

That's right friends!!

Noel and I have decided to push the class back one week so that we all have more time to get that suuuuper adorable Hudson Valley kit in our hands before we get to work on all of our class projects. And I for one am so excited to be using it for the class! I have a stack of seven mini albums/journals/notebooks that we'll be making together in the class, and this extra week just gives me some extra time to make another project to add to the class! So we'll have at least eight projects to make together and I'll be showing TONS of others and explaining how to make them all yourselves. It's gonna be so fun!

It is at this point that I am channeling Agnes in the video below about how much I LOVE what we've got going on here!

We are going to have so much fun learning all kinds of different techniques to make your own mini albums - bindings, materials, long-term and event-focused, project types, and just general awesomeness!!

I am going to be using lots of different materials - many from the upcoming Hudson Valley kit that begins shipping tomorrow, and believe me, you're not going to want to miss it!!

There's nothing I find more satisfying to make than minis, whether they are completely made by hand or start with a pre-fab book. I'll be covering both types, but of course, you will always put your unique spin on it. We'll be doing a little mixed-media, a little stitching, a little padding, a little of everything!!

This will be a great opportunity to make some fun albums for yourself or gifts for friends and family.

I'll be giving out some awesome printables for not only theme albums, but also to-do lists and calendars - you won't want to miss it!!

To register, just email me at brittnykvilhaug@yahoo.com and I'll get you all set up with access to our own private classroom at the NoelMignon.com message boards. OR you can just pay me directly through Pay Pal at brittnykvilhaug@yahoo.com and once I have that, I'll just send you a welcome emial with all the info you need. Once you're in the classroom you will find everything you need to get started - a shopping list, printables, and prep info, so you will be ready to go on November 14th!!

Class fee is only $15

aaaaaannnnndddd

Noel will be giving away a $10 shop credit to one lucky student!

Be sure to sign up soon, and order your Hudson Valley kit as soon as possible - go to the message board to see sneaks you won't want to miss!!

Any questions - just drop me an email at brittnykvilhaug@yahoo.com or PM me at the message boards. 

psssstt!!

Hey!

OK if I tell you a secret will you promise not to say anything??
I have a bit of insider info I am willing to share with you.
Here's the scoop...

There is a new challenge going up next week.

And it is a tough-y!

But I am going to give you a head start.
It is going to be a "recipe" challenge.

That means you have certain "ingredients" you have to use to make your layout.
Wanna know the ingredients you are going to need??

I just so happen to know them!
Here they are:

2 sheets of card stock
3 sheets of patterned paper
1 ribbon
1 twine
4 stickers
2 different alphas (thickers or stickers)
A pinch of stitching
A dash of rub ons
a smidgen of fabric

And here is another secret for you.
I've already made a layout with the recipe that might help you out a little!

Here is how I used the ingredients:

2 sheets of card stock: pink & kraft matting the photos
3 sheets of patterned paper: background paper, pink paper that I punched the butterflies out of, stars cut out of a sheet of pattered paper
1 ribbon: scalloped
1 twine: pink/white
4 stickers: the pink circle stickers (i cut the largest circle in half & used it on the top & bottom of the page
2 different alphas: "Grandpa and Grandma with Thickers and "with" with My Mind's Eye tiny stickers
A pinch of stitching: around the pictures
A dash of rub ons: the "&" in the title
a smidgen of fabric: burlap

{Iused the Study Hall kit to make this layout! However, everything pink I pulled from my stash of Pebbles products. The round stickers are Jenni Bowlin and the "&" is Hambly}
*****

Does that help at all??
OK one more secret!
I am pretty sure there is going to be a prize involved with this one!
But you did not hear it from me!

Mums the word!
:)
gretchen

Finishing Up Something Wicked

I am not a chronological scrapper. I'm rather haphazard in both my style and my perspective in scrapping. I sit down and work on what's fresh on my mind, whether it's something we are celebrating in life, worrying about with a particular child, a routine we've picked up, or a holiday we are in the middle of. I've still got Halloween on the brain (I need to take down my decorations!!!), so I wanted to see if I could use up the Something Wicked kit (7 left!) on some of our pictures from last weekend.

I was inspired on this layout by a layout I'd pinned on Pinterest by Wendy Sue Anderson. I loved her quick and easy banner and created my own. I think I have all the papers in the kit represented in this banner!

The next layout is just a costume layout of my youngest, in her "ghostie" costume. I loved the shades of blue and of course, the fun ghost elements in the kit. 

The last layout I made was this one of our group of friends that we trick-or-treated with. I have pictures from my childhood like this and I love looking back at them! I hope my kids have good memories of Halloween that these pictures trigger. :)

 I've created 6 layouts, one home decor piece, one card, and one tag from this kit so far. And I still have PLENTY to finish up my Halloween pics with. I. love. it! Get yours now!

Cards with Study Hall!

I've barely begun to delve into my "Study Hall" kit from September so this week I thought I should make a few cards to show the versatility in this kit. I chose a common design element - stars - and made two different cards.

 

For the "Joy" card, I started punching out stars and embellishing them and putting the whole card together. I knew I wanted the sentiment to go on the blue star but I wasn't sure what it was going to be until the entire card was finished. I decided the colors looked decidedly "Christmas" so the card quickly became just that.

I knew going in that this would be a "Happy Birthday" card and used the tiny My Mind's Eye stickers to put the sentiment on a chalkboard label sticker by Fancy Pants.

I added a little machine stitching for texture to both cards and that was it! Quick and easy!

See you next week!
Jill

Just One More

Halloween may be over but I am still in the mood to scrap Halloween layouts. I just can't seem to get enough of the Something Wicked kit! There are still a few left. I highly advise you to add this awesome kit to your stash! Here is a layout of my youngest as little red riding hood. I can now say that I am officially done with my 2010 Halloween pictures and I can start on the 2011 ones.

I hope everyone had a fun and safe Halloween filled with an abundance of sweet treats for your little ones!

Happy creating!
-Diana

Gettin' Some Inspiration!

Hey all!

I hope you had a great Halloween! This year I made the trip down to my Mamala's house and we spent a laaaaazy day around the house and then handed out candy to the kidlets. Can I just say for a second though, that it's just ridiculous how many uncostumed teenagers came begging for candy. One guy was even talking on his cell phone! UGH! But we also got quite a few ADORABLE little ones with great costumes and that totally made up for it.

So now that Halloween's officially over, I'm on to Thanksgiving. I LOVE this time of year and all the warm and cozy smells and foods and all the family and candles burning and the smell after it rains. YUM. So I'm in a totally nesting mode. I spent four days cleaning out my studio and purged a TON of stuff! I am exhausted from it, but it just feels so much better to have things all nice and tidy again, and I've got a three foot tall stack of paper and several big boxes full of crafty stuff to show for it. And now that my space is clean, my mind is cleared to gear up for new projects.

I've got my Mini Madness class coming up to prepare for and I can't wait! The projects are looking awesome, and I can't wait to get my hands on my Hudson Valley kit (hurry, only 11 left!!) to finish them all up!!

But now is also the time of year that I get into planning mode for the year to come. I start to think of all those things I want to do and being collecting new products and ideas and there's nothing I love more than surfing around the web to find inspiration. 

So I thought I'd share a little bit with you:

The Official Color Palette

I think this is going to have to become a framed piece on my entry table.

Salt Tags. SO EASY and what a great way to make gift tags or ornaments!!

Seriously ADORABLE idea for party favor!!

If I start now, I could probably get about three of these done in time for Christmas!! ;)

Clever. I want to put a hundred of these on my table for thanksgiving.

So simple and sweet. Perfect for a long centerpiece.

Love the thriftyness of these projects. And perfectly vintage, too.

Well, that's all for today. I hope you got a little inspiration to get you going on all of those Fall projects you've been wanting to do. I know I can't wait to get back home and get mine knocked out!

Oh, and in case you haven't registered for my Mini Madness class yet, there's still time! Class doesn't start till next Monday, but I've been busy getting all those posts ready to go. I'm finishing up a few projects now, and will post a sneak of the projects for you to see on my blog on Friday! LOTS of projects and inspiration to be had and I hope to see you there!

Happy Scrappin'!

xoxo

Britt