Right at Home Scrapbooking

Fall, Fun and Fabric !!

I was soooo excited to have the opportunity to use Basic Grey's EERIE collection for my projects this month !!! The collection is AWESOME for fun Halloween layouts and can also be used for fall projects !! On my first layout I used some silly pictures I took of Scarecrows at Phantom Farms, Cumberland R.I. I really enjoy using Fabric on my layouts lately and here's a few fun ways to incorporate fabirc into your layouts.

 

I used a piece of fabric as an accent behind the photo. I frayed the edges to give it a "ragged" feel to go along with the scarecrow !! For the next layout I went with a fun Halloween photo. These papers are screaming for ghost, goblins and our little trick or treaters !!

 

The fabric on this page was frayed to go along with the distressed look. I also used the fabric as a place for my journaling. Fabric is a fun way to add texture so give it a try on your next layout !!

The next layout was just for fun ... 

 

 
 

 I added a little silvery glimmer mist on the dark cardstock to make it look more like nighttime !! So check out the EERIE collection and loads of other fun Halloween products at Right At Home !! Lynn :)

Incorporating Stamps into your layouts

When you think of stamping.. you generally think of creating cards like the card I made here. Stamping is a fun and easy way to add embellishment to any project, including altered projects or layouts.

I wanted to share with you today how I incorporated this amazing acrylic stamp set from Pink Paislee AMber Road collection into the layout shown here

First, I usually create the layout... and then add my stamping afterwards on the top most layer. Since these acrylic stamps are clear... you can pull them off, stick them onto a clear mount and be able to see exactly where you are stamping!! It makes it nice and easy to add to a page that needs just a little something extra!!

I chose a chocolate brown ink by colorbox (you can get many other assorted colors at Right at HOme) to create a more subtle embellishing...

Here are some close ups of the finished stamped images
  stamp right onto a photo.. just be careful not to rock the stamp as photos tend to be more glossy and wet and you don't want to smear the ink

this tag looked just a bit lonely so I added the word Fall to the bottom of it... the F stamped too dark.. but that is the charm of hand stamping... don't fret if the image isn't crystal clear..

for most of us  stampers, the imperfection is part of the charm In this example, I stamped along the bottom of the journaling tag with a fun border from the stamp set... pulls it together nicely!Pink Paislee also makes the stamp sets for their upcoming holiday lines and Halloween as well as the stamp set I used from Amber Road...RIght at Home also has many other fun stamps to add to your projects, cards and layouts!!

Happy Stamping!

Teresa Collins Friendship Line

Hello Everyone! This is my first post as a member of the Design Team here at Right at Home Scrapbooking! I have been so excited about this opportunity to work with all these talented ladies! When Lisa gave me my 'first' bag of goodies to work with I was SO excited to see that it was the latest line from Teresa Collins. I love every single one of her lines. Something about the almost simple lines and use of color has always drawn me right to them. Not only was excited that I got to work with this paper, but it was also about Friendship - something that is so very important to me. My friends play a pivotal role in my life and to be able to put together a book honoring them was great fun. Along with the book I also did a lay-out featuring my sister-in-law, who will always have a huge part in my life, and my new niece. These papers are based around a beautiful light blue color with accents of black, white and cream. My first instinct was to get some black & white photos to work with. This would allow me to work with the papers and bring some sort of accent. I decided that accent should be red. I love red along with an aqua bluish color and black. What I decided to do was go through my stash of Teresa Collins papers and see what else I could use - sure enough her recent papers had red with black and cream or white! You will see those papers and accents integrated into these projects.

First is my lay-out... The minute I saw this actual sheet of paper, I knew that I wanted to use it for this picture I had had printed of my sister-in-law and niece just days after she was born. I really didn't have to add much to it b/c that black border is already on the paper. I accented the side of the photo, double-matted the photo, added some flowers for a feminine touch and just a few extra embellishments. 

Next I got to work on the album. My kit had come with the latest 7 x 13 covers for the Bind-It-All machine. Teresa Collins has designed her last few lines around these covers so it was really fun for me to work with. She includes some beautiful quotes that require just your simple touch - or you can leave them plain and include them in your story. For the cover I picked out one of the papers that I thought defined friendships as see it. I glued that to the cover (I put the front tab at the bottom) and added some of the ribbon that was in my kit. Another item in my kit was a favorite embellishment - the Kaiser gems! These papers have lots of great things to cut out and I chose 3 bigger words to put on my tabs to sort of define my book as a whole. 

These tabbed covers would be great as a little (I guess not so little) book by themselves, or Teresa has also put out page protectors that are designed to fit the 6 x 12 papers. I included a few of these to make different parts of my book. On each tab I used one of the bigger quotes on one side and then on the other side I used some of the smaller elements to include some journaling and to leave room for some more embellishments. As you go through the pages, I told a little story about friends that come from different parts of my life and play a big role. One of the most important parts is my scrapbooking - I have met some of my best friends through this wonderful hobby. I pretty much kept to using the papers, the extra elements in the papers, adding stickles, gems and titles.  
 

I hope you enjoy these projects as much as I enjoyed doing them!  Ashley

Getting Shabby

I have had many people stop and ask me "just how much to distress" their pages to get that shabby, aged and old fashioned look.
 Today,I am going to take you through my process for creating shabby.

1.There are many tools on the market today to give your pages a torn, weathered look.

My favorites are here... the edging/blade tool by Making Memories, the distressing tool from Around the Block is cool.. its a sandpaper grid on one end and a inked pad on the other... and my favorite is the distress inks and blending sponge tool from Ranger/Tim Holtz... There are many other brands and types out there.. play around and see what you like best..

 2. Begin to design your page...
Once I know what papers I want to use... I start edging the papers to give it a frayed look... Then I ink the edges using inks and the blending tool... (you can also just add ink directly to the edge for a deeper, more bold look of distress!)

 

Then I start adhering my papers and bringing my design together...
Shabby styles look great with lots of layers so I begin stacking my papers and adding layers

   you can also roll up the edges with your fingers to give the page dimension

Then I begin to add layers of my embellishments  
 

adding things such as rub ons, laces and punched borders or any other vintage items from your stash such as book pages or buttons which add to the texture of the page for a finishing touch.

Then the title and journaling in a whimsical or elegant font to finish off...

Here is my finished page

and of course, I created a shabby card to go with it!  FOr this card (and my layout) I used PInk Paislee Amber Road products. They have pattern papers, rub ons, brads, and some very cool fabric patches...

I frayed the fabric edges a bit more to give it a more autumn weathered feel.

  
 

Hope you all find something fun to make shabby!!!

Basic Grey + Maya Road = YUMMY

Yes, that's right, mix some Indian Summer papers from Basic Grey with a Maya Road mini album and you will LOVE the results!

As I said in my previous post these are the perfect papers for some photo's from a Fall Festival or a Harvest Fair.  Every year we go to a Harvest Fair with some family and this year I decided to document the entire day!  

For the cover I used a few different pieces of the paper to add some fun color.
I covered the ring with some velvet ribbon to add some fun texture!

Using my Slice (Noteworthy) I made some journaling tags with some graph notebook paper to use throughout the album.

Some pop dots on Basic Grey chipboard circles was the perfect embellishment.

Using mini wallet photo's is the perfect way to fit lots of pictures in a mini album.

Enjoy your Fall, take lots of photo's and stop in at Right At Home and pick up some Indian Summer!

Yo-Yos Tutorial

As promised in my last post, here is my tutorial for making those fun fabric yo-yos to embellish you pages.  They are easy to make, and really add dimension to your pages!

You’ll need some fabric (cotton is best), circles to trace, scissors, thread and a needle.

On the wrong side of your fabric, trace around your circle pattern. Use a water-soluble pen or chalk. Following your traced line cut out a circle of fabric. Your yo-yo pattern needs to be twice as wide as your intended yo-yo, plus about 1/2" for seam allowances. Fold under a scant 1/4" along the edge of your circle, as you stitch close to the folded edge. Use strong thread and make sure it's long enough to go around the full circumference of the circle, with some to spare.

Note: Shorter stitches create a larger, more open center on your yo-yo, longer stitches make for a tighter yo-yo center.

 
 Once you've stitched around the entire perimeter of the fabric circle, gently pull your stitching thread until the edges gather to the center. Make a couple of stitches to secure your gathers, then knot and trim your thread. Squash your yo-yo flat, with the gathers centered on the top of the yo-yo. That's it!

 

All that is left is to add a button for a flower center and place them on your page using pop-dots.

I used these yo-yos to create the layout below.  I thought the flowers worked well with the theme of “growing”.  The picture shows my daughter and friends walking to school on her first day of middle school.  The grass and leaves are hand stitched.  The background paper is Henry’s Brilliance, “writing 101” from Nikki Sivil’s paper line which is available at Right at Home.

 

I'd love to see any pages you create using yo-yos.  Make sure to post them in the gallery.  Happy Scrapping! Kathy

Caution: Rough Stuff Ahead

Hi again Scrappers!  I'm back with three more layouts from Fancy Pants's fun and fabulous "Rough and Tough" line.  Beware...all these masculine colors, grungy accents, and boy photos might cause a surge of testosterone.  LOL!

New Wheels:  I really played up the grunge on this one.  I tore some paper, added some staples, scrunched up some ribbon, scratched up the glitter letters, and outlined all the doodling on the green paper.  To make the stars, I drew them freehand on the back of the paper, cut them out, outlined them with a black Zig pen, and added some threaded buttons.

Not Giving It Up:  As soon as I saw this lightning paper, I knew I'd be scrapping this photo of my pouting two-year-old.  I had told him he had to give up his paci.  LOL!  I really wanted to use the stars glitter cut, so I put down some cardstock to make it show up.  The adhesive is hidden behind the other strips of paper.  And I chopped it up, so I could use it in more than one place.  I love to cut up the stickers and such to make them go farther.

2nd Season:  I experimented a bit with brads and embroidery floss on this one.  I LOVE stars, so anytime I can add them a little differently is a good thing.  To make the large number 2, I traced a sticker onto some black cardstock. 

 

So, are you feeling a little manly after seeing all these "rough and tough" layouts?  Yeah?  Ok, well go take it out on your layout.  Tear some paper...scuff up some chipboard...doodle, distress.....And then show us your stuff in the gallery!

Be back soon with some Fall layouts.  Aphra
 

Rough and Tough

Another new line from Fancy Pants is on the shelves...just perfect for those boys in your life, sports photos and more...Rough and Tough.  This line includes glitter diecuts, transparencies, a journal book, ribbons, stickers, rubons, buttons and lots of double sided patterned papers.  Here's a few samples of the paper, and some inspiration coming in a post soon from Aphra.

Autumn Splendor Card Class

Join us on Sunday if you can...

Just Rite Stampers
Autumn Splendor
October 18th, 12-2pm

4 cards & treat box

Come and create these absolutely scrumptious greeting cards and treat box with the Just Rite Stamps. To begin, you will learn about the Just Rite stamp system and how it works. The endless possibilities make this stamp system so intriguing! Also, we will create 4 greeting cards and learn how to create an adorable treat box using the Scor-pal. These cards are all "blinged" up with Spica glittered pens, ribbons, and some other special do-dads. If you would like you can pre-order the stamp set we use so you can take it home with you after the class.

Just Rite Stampers Autumn Abundance...$25.00.

Fancy Pants Trick or Treat

In stock and ready for your upcoming Halloween photos...Fancy Pants Trick or Treat Collection.  This collection is loaded with goodies, six glitter diecut shapes, journaling books, two transparencies, cardstock stickers, buttons, and lots of double sided patterned papers.  Here's a few samples from Fancy Pants...