A Scrapping Roll

I've been so into stamping lately, that I've not scrapped any pages for some time. I am a digital scrapper. I used to scrap with paper, until my second son came along and we moved to an apartment that was just too small to get all my stuff out. It was then, about four years ago now, that I discovered digital scrapping! If you haven't tried it, I'd highly recommend giving it a shot. It is so nice to have no mess, to be able to resize photos and elements at will, and I can work at my own pace without worrying about cleaning up for dinner. One of my favorite designers is Genevieve Sass of Sweet Genevieve Designs! She sells over at Oscraps. I've "known" Genevieve since she first started designing and what a talented designer she is. I've also had the privilege to to be on her creative team now for several years too. She is definitely one of my go-to designers. Here are a couple of pages I did today with her designs.
I'm horrible at desgining my own pages, and love the use of templates. Both these pages utilized templates and made them that much faster to complete!

Hello and Welcome

I've decided to go back to my roots and start stamping and paper crafting again. In just the past couple of days I have done so much and what fun! This weekend I am making teacher appreciation gifts for my kids' teachers. I knew I'd be covering a candy bar and wanted to do something creative with a microwave popcorn bag. After browsing ideas a Splitcoast Stampers, I found this and knew just what I wanted to do! Using some new items from Genevieve Sass, I created a coordinating gift of chocolate and popcorn. (Yes, this from her grab bag!)

Creating this cute and inexpensive gift was not difficult at all. Digitally, I created a new file 7.5 x 10.5 inches and created my main design. I print on HP Everyday Matte Photopaper. This works very well and isn't as stiff as regular photo paper. Using my Xyron, I applied adhesive to my digital paper, then mounted that on to some light-weight pink cardstock to add some stability. I cut my cardstock a little wider than my digital paper, so that I could add a cute decorative border. This idea came from Paper Jewels, a fellow TAC demo. This was one of those "duh" moments in that, why didn't I think of that? I have so many punches and decorative scissors it's not even funny! Once your design is complete, you need to score the papers at 1/2 inch and again at 5.5. Seal using your favorite double stick tape. I prefer wonder tape since it's one of the strongest out there! I finally added some decorative ribbon and paper flowers.

Enjoy, and I hope all your childrens' teachers have a great week!