September ATC Class

Happy Saturday everyone!!!  Sorry I've been gone for so long, lots been going on :)  I have September's ATC Class to share with you today.  We will be making 9 vintage style ATC's Saturday, September 21st from 10am to 1pm.  If you would like to reserve a seat please call The Scrapbooking Studio-Bloomington at 309-585-0409, if you can't make it to class, call and reserve a kit!  Lots of fun stamping :)

Simple Stories Vintage Bliss

Hello everyone, Bobbi here!!  Today, I'm sharing a layout I did using Simple Stories Vintage Bliss Collection for The Scrapbooking Studio.  It makes me so happy when I get the opportunity to work with a collection I might not have  choose myself.  It helps me get outside my comfort zone and have fun with it.  If you have been to my blog much, by now you probably have seen that I really like the distressed, vintage, grunged up look, using a darker color palate.  This collection is more of a pastel floral and so pretty, I would encourage you to step outside your comfort zone and see what happens :)  I had a great time!

For this layout I cut the flower here and the hello here, using my Cameo Silhouette.  The banners I cut by hand.

I made great use of the sticker sheet that comes in the collection pack and then added a few Studio Calico wood veneers.

To finish it off I added a few of the dimensional stickers from the collection.  Then I took some Mr. Huey & October Afternoon Sprinkler Sprays and flicked some color on the page.  The colors that I used were MH-Splash, First Kiss, Opaque White & OAS-Token.  Thanks for looking, I hope you give it a try!

Graphic 45 French Country Mini Album

Happy Monday everyone!  Today, I'm giving you a peek into the Graphic 45 French Country Mini Album Class coming up Saturday, July 27th.  We will be working with every single paper in the collection!  It's a good sized mini album measuring at 9x8, lots of opportunities for pictures and journaling.  Give us a call at The Scrapbooking Studio - Bloomington 309-585-0409, to reserve your seat, space is limited.  If you can't make it to class, reserve a kit.

Thanks for looking, hope to see you there!

July ATC's

Hi there, today I am sharing my current ATC class for July with you.  It's really a light and fun collection, I had a great time working with it!  You can transform these cards into just about anything, Birthday, Thank You or Everyday greeting cards.  You could even incorporate them into your photo album...I'm even thinking Project Life!  Class will be Saturday, July 20th from 10 am - 1 pm at The Scrapbooking Studio - Bloomington give us a call at 309-585-0409 to reserve a seat, if you can't make it reserve a kit. 

 I hope to see you there.

Birthday Card

Today, I would like to share a birthday card I recently made for my Dad.  You know all those fun ATC classes I hold, well this is what I do with a lot of them.  I turn my ATC's into greeting cards.  All of the stamped images are Tim Holtz stamps.  I used a kraft cardstock base for my card.  I used a combination of Bazzill Kraft and Tim Holtz Kraft Core cardstock for the rest of my card.  To get that worn distressed look on the Kraft Core, just use a Sanding Grip on the color side of the paper.  It exposes some of the kraft base and remove some of the color and you get a really cool distressed look.  I shaded all the edges of my paper pieces and distressed with a bone folder.  The arrow is a Studio Calico Wood Veneer (you can never have too many wood veneers, lol)

Thanks for looking :)

Trinket Box

I hope everyone had a great Father's Day!  Up today, I have the last of my projects using Crate Paper's DIY Shop Collection.  I used 2 Sizzix dies and chipboard to form my box & stand.  The first  Cupcake Stand & Pennant die 657728 made a great base and the second is Square Box die 658058, it is really quite large once assembled.  You can used both of these dies alone or use as I did and stack them for a totally different look.  I used the chipboard, ephemera and paper from the collection.  Then I added some Tim Holtz pieces and a few Studio Calico wood veneers.

I shaded all paper pieces with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Ink and a blending tool.  Then distressed the edges with a bone folder.

You can find everything used to create this fun trinket box at The Scrapbooking Studio.  Thanks for looking, give it a try :)

DIY Shop Tag

Hello, Hello :)  Today I have a vintage tag I made for The Scrapbooking Studio.  I used Crate Paper - DIY Shop ephemera pieces and chipboard.  I also used a manila tag that I colored with Tim Holtz Stains (Wild Honey & Scattered Straw).  I shaded the edges with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Ink and a blending tool with foam.  To finish it off I added a Tim Holtz Custom Fastener & Mini Paper Clip, also a Studio Calico wood veneer with bling.