True Scrap Pocket Pages Class & Giveaway

(Keep reading because I’m giving away a spot in this class at the end of the post)

We are SO excited to share with you this amazing class! You all know I’ve been involved with Project Life. I’ve designed several editions and worked with Becky over the years. I also have designed several cutting files and digital  products to support pocket scrapbooking. Pocket scrapbooking is a hot trend right now and it’s something I believe is really helping people get their photos in albums and quit feeling guilty.

True Scrap Pocket Pages is THE event for Project Life/pocket scrapbookers! Whether you’re new to the concept, or you’ve been a PL’er from way back, we’ve got six incredible classes to inspire and educate you. And the best part? It’s online – LIVE! Yup, on January 25, you’ll log in to a state-of-the-art web room where teachers like Marcy Penner, Layle Koncar, and Lilith Eeckels will treat attendees to hour-long classes on these topics:

• Hybrid Hints for Paper People from Traci Reed

• Pocket Scrapping 101: Back to Basics from Layle Koncar

• Do You Hear What I Hear? Including Your Family’s Perspectives in Your Pocket Spreads from Marcy Penner

• KISS: Keep It Simple, Scrappy! Simplifying the Pocket Page Process from Monica McNeil

• Playing Big: Adding 12×12 photos and layouts to your Pocket Pages Albums from Lilith Eeckels

• Outside the Lines: Creative Approaches to Adding Journaling to Your Pocket Pages from Stephanie Bryan

You’ll have plenty of time to interact with the instructors live, asking them all your burning pocket scrapbooking questions. And with sponsors including Simon Says Stamp, Gossamer Blue, Project Life, Studio Calico, and Simple Stories, it’s going to be an incredibly colorful, creative, and community-filled day. Oh, and everything is recorded so you can go back to watch the replays again and again.

True Scrap Pocket Pages is produced by scrapbook superhero Lain Ehmann, founder of the True Scrap events. To date, she’s produced dozens of online virtual events, helping thousands of women find simplicity, inspiration, and fun in their scrapbooking.

I am SO excited for these classes and wanted to let you know about this great opportunity to strengthen your skills.

SPECIAL OFFER: Save $99 on your True Scrap Pocket Pages registration by using coupon code 99OFF at checkout here: http://www.truescrap.com/pocket. You’ll get all six classes, plus replays, plus discounts for only $50! AND if you register before January 10, you’ll receive a special bonus – an exclusive video class from former Project Life creative team member Jennifer Woodbury on “Project Life, Step-by-Step,” a $17.95 value, FREE!

I am GIVING AWAY a spot in this class to one lucky winner!! All you have to do is leave a blog post comment with your first name, last initial, and your state. Enter by midnight on Monday, January 13.  I’ll choose a winner when I return from CHA on Tuesday, January, 14. Good luck!!

 

Tuesday Freebie + New in SVG Shop

TODAY ONLY, this SNOW BANNER SVG file is FREE with purchase.

With your $5.00 purchase this $1.99 file will be yours free. Just enter coupon code LOVESNOW at checkout and the price will be deducted from your purchase. This freebie is good until midnight tonight!

We have many requests for the PDF file for hand cutting, class room projects etc, now many of new shapes will also include a line art PDF as well. Check the description on each shape before making your purchase, if you desire the PDF on an older shape that does not include a PDF let us know. Remember ALL new shapes from Lori and Kolette are on sale for 25% off until Monday of next week.

Only a purchase in Lori’s SVG shop will qualify for the free cutting file.

Check out the new files in the shop this week. They will be on sale at 25% off through Sunday.

Valentines Day Projects with Mendi

t’s Mendi here and I’m super excited to be sharing some Valentine’s Day projects with you today!  

I thought it would be fun to make some treat boxes for my daughter’s Valentine’s Day gifts that I “surprise” them with each year.  Lori has so many (MANY) clever cutting files in this department that it was hard to narrow it down to just two!


For my first one I used her Heart Window Purse cutting file, using a leftover piece of acetate for the window.  

To create a border along the bottom that followed the curve of the folded box, I duplicated the shape and used my knife tool to cut away the top portion approximately 1/2″ from the bottom.  Afterwards I just created an offset of approximately .02 so that it would have a little extra room to go over the thickness of the original box.  It worked surprisingly well and was so much easier than trying to maneuver my paper around the angled shape later.  


For my second treat box I used Lori’s adorable Heart Lid Box.  I kept this one pretty straightforward and had fun embellishing it with rhinestones and ribbon.  


Make sure to take a look at all the amazing 3D Boxes and Valentine’s Day shapes Lori has to offer.  They will have your mind spinning with all sorts of ideas!  🙂

Silhouette Tutorial: Silhouette Basics Class by Lori

Today I’m so excited to finally be sharing a handful of my finished December Daily album pages that I created as a part of Lori’s Silhouette Basics Class over at Jessica Sprague!    


In the class, Lori walks students through creating a darling 31-page album full of all sort of pockets, tags and different shaped pages held together by big binder rings.  Knowing a “December Daily” type album might take a bit of a beating with repeated viewings over the years, I decided to alter her designs to fit a 6×6 We R Memory Keepers album.
 
I tried my best to stay true to Lori’s designs and retain all the fun pockets & shapes that Lori’s original album features.


I created my album using papers from My Mind’s Eye’s “12 Days of Christmas” collection from a couple years ago.  I had acquired doubles of many of these papers and this album made a wonderful dent in my stash.  


I kept my embellishments to a minimum, partially out of lack of space and also in an effort to keep my album as flat as possible.  My little book was already quite fat before adding photos and I was determined to have it sit flat on a bookcase shelf.  I added some of the collection’s cardstock cutouts sprinkled throughout the album to add a little interest, but I think Lori’s design are so cute on their own.  😉


Over the past couple of years I have collected a fun collection of December themed stamps from Technique Tuesday so I was thrilled to finally have so many opportunities to use them!  Stamps are a great way to add a little interest to a project without adding extra bulk.


In the class Lori provides a Polaroid frame and one of her fonts to make lots of cute combinations.  I thought they were perfect for showcasing our tradition of buying a new ornament for each of my kids (and myself) every year.  My kids will take these ornaments with them when they leave home and they get such a thrill selecting one that best represents their interests each year.


Since I pre-made my pages in late November, I wasn’t able to journal on the background pages like I might with one of my 12×12 layouts.  I solved this by using lots of journaling strips, journaling on tags, a few pennants here and there and even some vellum.


I’m still playing catch up on getting my photos printed from Christmas so that’s all I have for now, but I hope I’ve inspired you to try a December Daily album or finish one you’ve started.  I know it will be a treasured keepsake for our family to remember a typical December with all of our favorite traditions for years to come!