Introducing Collageables Pack 2

Yes, Virginia, there is another Collageables - Pack 2 to be exact! Crafty Button Design has a second edition to the Collageables series. This pack includes a variety of collage backgrounds that you can use digitally or print out and cut up for hybrid creations.

Collageables Pack 2 by Crafty Button Design

The Crafty Button girls also have a few ideas on how you can use these (some creations may include product from other Crafty Button Design collections):

By thimbleberrie for Crafty Button Design

By Skinospot for Crafty Button Design

If you'd like to see some samples from Collageables Pack 1, see my previous blog post. 

Finally, in honor of DSD (Digital Scrapbooking Day), Crafty Button Design will have a 40% off sale (some exclusions)!

Don't miss out on all the fun! And Happy Digital Scrapbooking Day!

Collageables - Pack 1

This week, a new collection from Crafty Button Design! Old photos, grade school books, artsy images and mixed backgrounds meld together in Collageables Pack 1. This pack consists of five 8.5x11 sheets are ready to be used in your digital or print creations in a snap. 

Collageables - Pack 1 by Crafty Button Design

The Crafty Button girls created some unique works of art using this collage pack:

by Audrey for Crafty Button Design

by Erin for Crafty Button Design

by Skinospot for Crafty Button Design

by Susan for Crafty Button Design

Hybrid or digital, you'll find versatile ways to use these collage sheets! Save 20% on Collageables - Pack 1 while the new release sale is on!

November Thoughts

Thanksgiving will be here in less than 3 weeks! How did that happen??? It always seems like the fall holidays just pass so quickly, then before you know it, it's the start of a new year - AAACCKKK!

Anyway, I've been thinking ahead (for once!) about Thanksgiving and created a project for the Basically Bare blog - a canvas to remind me to be thankful for the things in my life. (The details are all on the BB blog.)

Thankful by cyranoscrap

I guess I should also be thinking about Christmas, such as cards. Before I know it, Thanksgiving will be done and gone...yikes!

Hope you are having a great weekend! Be sure to catch the fall colors if you can. A little bit of rain has made it difficult to catch the changing leaves on the trees here.  ;)

Happy Halloween!

Raven card by cyranoscrap

I can't believe how fast this month has flown! Here it is, the last day of October - I have no idea what I've done this month, lol! But, I do have a couple of Halloween projects to share.

First up is a Halloween card created for the Basically Bare blog. I kept looking at the bird forms and thinking about Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven. Finally, I just looked up the poem and chose a particular passage I thought was appropriate for the card. I really like how the bird turned out. My favorite part of it - the eye I created using a dot of Stickles. It looks very cool in real life, trust me!

My Lil Punkin by cyranoscrap

The second project is a layout from a Halloween photo taken last year. The little guy was still in the hospital at the time, so there wasn't really any Halloween celebration for him. However, the nurses in the hospital were so nice. When I walked in that morning, there was a little Halloween tag hanging on his "bed."

Since I couldn't put a costume on him, the pumpkin hat given to me by a friend was perfect.

Enjoy your Halloween today and stay safe!  :)

New Card Projects

I haven't made cards in awhile, but for today's Basically Bare blog post, you'll find a couple of cards that aren't quite my usual style. Get the details on the BB blog!

Hello card by cyranoscrap

Tweet card by cyranoscrap

You & Me = Family

I finally used one of my favorite photos of me and the little guy in a layout for my Basically Bare blog post! We took the photo back in May, but I've been at odds on how to scrapbook it. Leave it to a deadline to bring out a little creativity, LOL. I always work better under deadline...

I went a little out-of-the-box (for me!) since I'm not used to clustering lots of little embellishments. But, I forged ahead, and I think I did okay on this one.  ;)

You & Me = Family by cyranoscrap

Along with the Basically Bare products, I also used cardstock stickers from the Life Documented collection from Simple Stories. The borders along the layout are from Garage Sale by Recollections. I just cut up the paper so I could use various pieces.

One of the biggest challenges was trying to figure out what paper to use with this photo. The photo background has shades of orange in it, which match what we're wearing, but it made for a very interesting selection as far as paper. Do you realize how many papers out there have orange and navy blue together? Not many! In fact, the patterned paper that is behind the acrylic hearts is from K & Company. I didn't even know I owned that piece of paper, but it was stashed away with the Garage Sale piece - score one for me for being even slightly organized for once, LOL!

Anyway, I actually had fun with this layout and managed to get it done in less than an hour - another amazing feat for me!

Before I forget - one fun project that I found at Archiver's: the Daily Junque Kit. I am a kit-a-holic, as known by my fetish for kit clubs and anything kit-tish, lol. They also have the Authentique Splendid Ready To Make Album. Love this mini album kit - may have to make my own version sometime soon. Must...stop...shopping...online...  ;)

Have a great weekend!

Paris Art - Defaced!

Defacing Paris mini album by cyranoscrap

For my new project on the Basically Bare blog, I decided to have a little bit of fun. I hadn't tried the Bare Basics Fleur De Lis or the Bare Basics Wings, so I used both with some pictures from Jen's trip to Paris last year. Introducing... the Paris pic folio! (The pic folio was created out of a paper CD holder that I used on a work project.) I just covered it with black cardstock on the outside and white cardstock on the inside.

I haven't used my stamps much in the last year, so I pulled out the never-used stamps I've been hoarding, along with my ink pads and started stamping up a storm. First, I decided to stamp the black background with a diamond pattern using white ink. The ink wasn't evenly distributed and the pattern is a bit crooked when you look at it carefully, but I think it just adds to the charm of the project.

Defacing Paris mini album by cyranoscrap

Next, I moved on to the inside of the pic folio. The background has a variety of artsy stamps, with one very obvious word - ARTIST - on the left page. Then, Venus di Milo and Mona Lisa got makeovers by receiving Bare Basics wings.

To make the wings look a bit more realistic (as realistic as you can be with wings, lol!), I carefully cut slits around the shoulders in the famed works of art so I could insert the wings behind them. Adhesive was placed on the back of the photo to secure the wings - I wanted them to be loose on the front so they had dimension, which is a bit hard to see in the photo.

I was trying to have fun and spread my wings (ha!) a little by going out of the box. I haven't experimented a lot with the grunge look, but this was the perfect project to do so. And, I have to admit it is so much more fun not being so precise on everything, such as the diamonds on the cover. The stamping isn't straight, but I like the effect. All in all, it worked for me!  :)

I also created a card, but I'll be saving that for a future blog post. Even though it was only a card, it took me longer to create since I really didn't have any idea what I was going to create. I've noticed that without some thought on a project, it takes me twice as long to create. Note to self: try to plan projects a little better, lol!

And to Amy: thank you for putting up with my erratic creative process. I appreciate you providing feedback and support, especially when I have no idea where I'm going!  :)

Basically Bare Goes Live!

A terrific new company called Basically Bare is open! They have cool, alterable items to use in scrapbooking or any sort of art creation. I got a chance to try out their products and created this canvas project with a picture of my grandmother:

Princess by cyranoscrap

The dress form and bird are from Basically Bare. I have other products of theirs to try out and can't wait to get scrapping with them - if the little guy will just sleep!  :)

FYI, Basically Bare is also on Facebook, so give them a "Like"!

Canvas Finally Done!

I finally finished the canvas I started a week ago. I got almost all of it put together in a few hours, but I spent a week trying to decide on the finishing touch - the hearts. 

I Am a Mother by cyranoscrap

The sayings are rub-ons from Daisy D - I've loved them, but never had a chance to use them. I'm happy about how it turned out - so much better than what I was thinking, lol!