2 Valentine Mini Album Kits in my boutique

My First Post of the new year!

It has been for-ev-er since I actually made a post on this blog! I have been soooo bizzy with my other blog and creating mini albums, and kitz, and doing classes, and tutorials that I have just not had the time for this blog! So! I will be doing a whole lot of transitioning throughout this new year. I hope to move all of my handmade creations over here from The Scraps of My Life by Julie so they can pretty much be in one place. And I have many other changes going on in my brain but I won't take the time to share those with you right now.
Don't get me wrong, The Scraps of My Life will remain my main blog but I just want to include the creative parts of it over here as well!

As I was surfing the web this morning just LOOK at what I came across! How ???  Can't find just one word! LOL! Oh Yes!  SASSY!
Thanks so much for stopping in!
Julie

The Scraps of My Life by Julie: Join Me tonight for Part 2 of the File Folder Scho...

The Scraps of My Life by Julie: Join Me tonight for Part 2 of the File Folder Scho...: "Join Me tonight on U-stream for Part 2 of the File Folder School Mini Album Class! We will be sharing some more techniques as we work on and..."

A Gatefold Mini Album I made for Tbearboyce on YT

U-Stream Class! & Kits Available!

Don't miss my first U-Stream Class of the new year! This Saturday, Jan 15th at 11:00 am EST. http://www.ustream.tv/user/thescrapsofmylife
I have 2 kits available and more information on my blog at http://thescrapsofmylifebyjulie.blogspot.com
See you there!
Julie

On the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th days of Christmas....

.... I've been working on this Christmas Memories Album... and I just wanted to share a bit of it with you all. Happy Scrappin' Everybody! Stay Safe. Julie

I just want to share some things...

This is my 8x8 journal album I made for 2010. It turned out so pretty.
This  is one of my favorite album's I've made so far.
Thanks for lookin'!  Julie


This is a mini I made from the "2009 Sprinkled With Love" mini album kit that I had for sale. All of my kitz are available on my new blog: TheScrapsofMyLifebyJulie.blogspot.com...

Come On Over Everyone!! You are Invited!!!

Hi all you scrap happy scrappers!! I just wanted to invite all of you who are presently subscribed to this blog, "Doodles and Lines," to come over to the New addition to my life @ "The Scraps of My Life!!!"  I have actually created my very first completed mini album!! You have just got to see it!! right?! Also... I have some brand new Kitz up for sale on the blog: *Spring Rain and "My Tweets!" and even more coming really soon!! So come on over and subscribe to my other blog to keep up with all that is happening in my life!
Thanks so much for subscribing to my blog(s). I wish for you all a blessed and joyous day to scrap happy!
Julie

Envie Cookbook

What to do... what to do...???

I have been working on this gatefold album that I have made, and yesterday I came across this really cute pinwheel card. I just had to make it!! But now I can't resolve how to fit it onto a page. Heeellllppppppp.....   any ideas?? :) Here are some pics...

"Lovely Blog Award Update......"

If you received a blog award from me, please scroll down to the updated original post.
Congratulations! and thanks for visiting my blog :)

Some things I have been... & am still working on :)

Haven't been posting much lately :( While out of town at my Mom's for the weekend,
my family got me hooked on playin' a virtual game called "Farm Town". Do not... I repeat, Do not get started on this game. Takes tons more time than you realize, but it is a cute game. Any hooo...
Wanted to come on to post some pics of a couple projects I have been working on while playing Farm Town. One is a paper bag album about some of my favorite things from my child hood. The other is a gate fold album I created from scratch. Luv working on albums:) What a scattered mess working on more than one project at a time can make!
Hope everyone will have a great week!
Until next time.....

***Update*** Lovely Blog Award

...and the next award goes to,
*Deneen over @ "A Path of Paper". I was hooked at the first look! Wow!! The kind of blog I like to visit!! Really neat and cute blog. Go see 4 yourself! :)
*Chris over @ "Chris's Creative Corner"! Go say hello!
*Amy over @ "I Like to Make Stuff!" Really nice LO's!! Go see!!
*Jena @ "Live, Love, Scrapbook!" Just what the title says. Hard to not scrapbook without including the family. The two go hand in hand :) It's all about the balance:)
* Kathy, creator of "Chocolate Chips and Coffee!"
Go show her some luv :)
Okie doke! Will be adding more great blogs later :) Until then...

Congratulations Kat!! over @ "Getting A Life" (ramblings about a 'mid-life crisis' and what I'm doing to get a great life).

I absolutely enjoyed her blog. Sooooo many things, and way too many things I could relate to. Her blog is exactly that, "Life." will definitely be keeping an eye on Kat's blog!

The rules for accepting this award are:
1) Accept the award. (that means right click, save it to your computer, then up-load it to your blog.)

2) Post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link.

3) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered.

***Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

Of course there will be more bloggers announced soon!!!

"This is My FIRST!!!" Thanks Dawn!!

Dawn over @ "Dawns Craft Place" has awarded me with my very "first" Blog Award!! I am utterly estatic!! Thank you so much Dawn! I will in turn be listing the Blogs here that I will be passing this award on to. So, check back to see where it goes!
Again, Thank You Dawn!

Gettin' Ahead of Myself??!

I was browsing you tube for cool paper crafting ideas when I came across these two characters! They were soooo cute I just had to stop and take time to make them! They are made to wrap around the snack size Kit Kat or Hershey chocolate bars. I thought I'd try my hand at writing the tutorials to make these cuties here on my blog. Sooo here it goes!! This tutorial is for "Mr. Mummie".

*All cardstock and ink pad are "Close To My Heart." If you need supplies contact me via my email addy on my CTMH Biz web site.

The supplies you will need for Mr. Mummie are:

You really just need scraps of the following cardstock.
Black Cardstock #1386
Desert Sand Cardstock #1273
Bamboo Cardstock #1301
White Daisy cardstock #1385
Chocolate Stamp Pad #Z211
Paper Trimmer #Z338
Cosmetic Sponge
5/8 Circle punch
1/4 Circle or Hand Punch
Craft Tweezers (opt.) but I can't live without 'em!
Glue Pen and/or snail adhesive -Glue Pen #Z553-Snail #1514
or Glue of your choice
Kit Kat or Hershey snack size candy bar
**
For the candy wrapper:
Using the Desert Sand cardstock,
Cut one 3x31/2 inch piece.
On the 3 1/2 inch side
Score at 1 1/8 & 3/4 on each side.
I did not crease the folds until later.
For the Mummy Body:
From the Bamboo card stock cut
2 pieces at 3x1 1/8
Across the 1 1/8 side, tear one piece of the Bamboo card stock in smallish strips.
Using the cosmetic sponge, start sponging the chocolate ink onto the edges of the torn strips.
Do a test on a scrap to determine how heavy to apply the ink.
For the Eyes:
Punch two 5/8 circles from the White Daisy cardstock.
Punch two 1/4 circles from the Black cardstock.

There's those trusty tweezers!!

Adhere the black 1/4 circles to the white ones, testing for placement before applying glue.
Finishing the mummy:
Before applying my torn strips and eyes to the second strip, I laid them out dry for placement.
Cover the second strip with glue or snail adhesive. Begin applying the torn strips to the solid strip. Add the eyes at the position you would like them. (Be sure to cover portions of the eyes with the torn strips.)

Apply adhesive to the back of your mummy and center him onto the scored 3x3 1/2 wrapper.
If you had not already you can burnish the score lines now.
Apply a narrow strip of adhesive to the right side of one of the back flaps.
Place remaing flap over the adhesive and finger press closed.
Congrats!! You have made your very own Mummie!!

Leave me a link in the comments box so I can see your creations!

Cutest Little Card...

 

This is just the absolute cutest little gift card and it is so versatile. The little pocket on the front can hold anything from a tag to a tea bag! I luv this little card! At the present I cannot find the video I watched to make this little card, but I am steadily looking! When I find it I will post it here. have a super great day!!

The recipe for this card:

*Most supplies, "Close To My Heart"

 # X7094B My Reflections paper Packet "Paper Garden"- Petal cardstock 

# X7094C My Stickease "Paper Garden"

Misc. ribbon and brads.

Cute Lady!!!

A couple of cute cards I made today, saw them on You Tube. The one on the left is for my sweet niece Erica. Her birthday is right around the corner. I used my new Spellbinders Nestabilities die to cut out the body for my lady bug. I loooove these dies! Soooo easy to use! I am really lovin' the border punch I bought from the Martha Stewart line as well. I use it a lot! It adds just the right touch to an other wise plain card. The recipe:

Close to My Heart Items: Cranberry, Colonial White, and Black cardstock. Black stamp pad. Purchased ribbon. Tools: 1/4 inch hand punch, 1" circle punch, Spellbinders Classic scalloped circles large, Martha Stewart eyelet border punch.

It has been a while since I have posted.... just life I suppose. Hope you all are well and are enjoying the beginning of Summer!

Until next time!

Isn't this card absolutely adorable?!?! I saw several versions of it while surfing the web, so when I saw it of course, I haaadd to make it! Well, of course I did not have the paticular dies or stamps I had seen used to make the flowers with; soooo after trying a flower stamp that I did have and cutting then all out, they really looked "flat"! So during my trip up to Va. the other day, (the closest place that has a Michael's, AC Moore, etc.) I found the most perfect flower die by Sizzix. It has three different flowers on the one die. So, that is what I used to create my flowers for this cute card with! Only the solid brown paper is by Close To My Heart, but I have not received my order as of yet. This card has an insert tag that the flowers are attatched to the top of that you can stamp or write a message on. I think it is the cutest thing. I am making one for my two sisters asap. :) The pic below is of the insert removed from the card.

Here is another card I recently made as well. It is a pop up card. When you pull on the sides of the card your message, or whatever you put on the pop out pops up!

Cute huh?? Okie dokie! Just wanted to share these toadally cute cards with ya!
Have a super day!

Whoa... what a past couple of weeks! Between everybody being sick, a family situation, Gage's 5th birthday party, and Mother's Day, I am finally making a new post.

I saw this cute pop-up card on you tube and thought I'd make it for my mom for Mother's Day.

So, here is how it turned out. Of course I used Close To My Heart papers and Stickease from the Unforgettable set. Hopefully I will be able to send in a order soon so I can get some new paper to play with.

This is a little card I made to go along with it so I could write a little message inside of it to my mom. I cut the little butterfly and the word Mother out with my Cricut.

Hope everyone had a blessed and happy Mother's Day! TTFN!

That was Toadally Awesome Fun!!!

My oldest grandson's birthday is next week, so I made him this really, really cute card! I found the instructional video by Stampin' Hands on you tube. This card was a little un-nerving to do for the first time but I bet, my soon to be next one, won't be! I just love the element of surprise this card gives to it's recipient. I used DCWV cardstock as well as paper from the Use 'Em for Anything paper stack from HOTP. The balloons and gators were from a sheet of stickers I had picked up some time ago from the Dollar Tree they turned out super great for this card, don't ya think?! I am ready right now to make another one!

This next card is one that I made for my oldest grandaughter, Banna Girl that is what I call her.

Her card is a called a spinner card because two pennies put together under the butterfly makes the butterfly spin and turn along the open path it is on.

Okie Dokie! If ya have questions you can post them over there in that little box, or you can leave them in the comment place right under this post. Maybe I will be getting a vid camera for "my" birthday later this month. Then I can make vids and post 'em here for you to follow.

Until next time, have a wonderful day!