The Scrapping Spot November Newsletter

Supplies Needed:

-an inexpensive Cookie Sheet, with or without holes at the top
-spray paint
-strong adhesives (I used my Xyron and spray adhesive)
-strong circular magnets
-binder clips
-a variety of coordinating Christmas patterned papers
-tags and other Christmas related die(s) or die cuts
-chipboard
-embellishments
-ribbon
-hot glue gun

Step One: Spray paint cookie sheet. (You may need to rough up the sheet by removing the shine with a piece of sandpaper.) Let dry overnight or for several hours.

Step Two: Create a tag for each day until Christmas. Make sure each tag has a number on it between 1 and 25. (I die cut two of each shape: one chipboard and one patterned paper and adhered them together with my Xyron to give the tags weight and durability.) When choosing your tags and/or shapes, make sure they will all fit on your cookie sheet when they are completed. You may also choose to add a Christmas related quote of bible verse to each tag.

Step Three: Hot glue a magnet to the back of each tag.

Step Four: Once all of your tags are created, create a simple background on your cookie sheet. I found spray adhesive to work very well when adhering patterned paper to the metal. You may choose to leave the cookie sheet unadorned, or create a calendar-like background. Now is also the time to decide whether or not you want to add a title.

Step Five: My cookie sheet only had one hole, so I decided to adhere binder clips to the top with my hot glue gun. I then strung some wide ribbon through the clips so I could hang it on the wall. You could also set your cookie sheet on an easel.

Step Six: Put all 25 of your magnets on your cookie sheet and enjoy until Christmas! (You can remove one magnet a day, or add a magnet each day.) I hope you enjoyed creating your calendar! I can’t wait to see your creations!

We will normally have sneak peeks available on the website on the 15th, a full reveal on the 20th, offered to the MB members on the 25th, offered to the public on the 1st. It will ship out within 3 days of the payment clearing.
Anyone else, if they happen along our site, then they can get it early, too. Otherwise, it will be available to the general public on the first of each month. Once you have ordered, you will receive it as soon as I can get it packed up and shipped out to you. Smile


News from The Spot! November 2007/Issue #3
IN THIS ISSUE Scrap Your Spouse by Cathy "THANKS" Word Book by Vera Decorate Those Buttons! by Ari Super Size It! Scrapbooking with Enlargements by Tara Paper Flowers from Scraps! by Juliann Thanksgiving Place Cards by Deanna Advent Calendar by Sarah Stash Blending by Ari November Sketches by Jill November Kits! November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month Kit Information
"THANKS" Word Book by Vera Blaz I'm sure you've seen those word books... I know Bo Bunny carries a line of them. Being cheap and having a whole linen closet turned scrap closet full of supplies, I decided to put some brain cells together and figure out how to make one of my own word books. Thanksgiving is just around the corner so I chose the word "thanks" to make my book. It took less than an hour to complete and that included diecutting the chipboard and paper letters and an interruption in the form of a mother and the phone! "THANKS" Word Book Supplies: 1-12x12 sheet of double-sided patterned paper Scrap chipboard for die cutting letters or chipboard letters of your choice Scrap piece of patterned paper to match your 12x12 piece (if die cutting letters) 12 inches hemp twine liquid glue paper creaser ruler What to do: Cut the 12x12 sheet of paper into three 4x12 pieces. Score one at 3.5 inches, one at 4.5 inches, and one at 5.5 inches. When folded you will have 6 pages. Black cardstock and writing used only for demonstration purposes. You do not need to draw the lines. Lightly draw a pencil line about 1.25 inches from the bottom. This will be your guide in placing the chipboard letters. Put a light coating of liquid glue on one half of the chipboard alpha. Align it with the edge of your page so that the half with glue is on the page and the other half hangs off. You can bind your book any way you choose...staples, ribbon.... I punched four holes on the spine of my book and wove hemp twine through the holes. You can adapt this to fit any word and make it any size. For this project, I used Cosmo Cricket Halfway Cafe patterned paper (one 12x12 sheet and a 4x5 scrap), Sizzix Lollipop Uppercase dies (which are a oout 1.25 inches tall), hemp twine from the craft store, and Cat's Eye fluid chalk ink in charcoal to ink my chipboard letters.
Decorate Those Buttons! by Ari Macias Use a Slick Writer or Sharpie marker to decorate your own buttons. Great way to use up that HUGE buttons stash AND have your own unique embellishments! See the example for what YOU can do!
Super Size It! Scrapbooking with Enlargements by Tara Van Moorsel For the most part, the 4x6 makes up the bulk of our scrapbooks. It’s definitely the most cost effective size to have printed, you can fit multiple photos on one layout and it just seems more comfortable somehow. But for the photo that you just LOVE, why not enlarge it to showcase it. You can see so much more detail on a larger photo and it gives such an impact. I’m not talking about 5x7. I want you to use the occasional 8x10 and one of my new favorites … 8x12. Go big or go home! The only problem with using enlargements, for me anyway, is that there doesn’t seem to be much space left on the page for beautiful papers and embellishments. One way around this is to choose photos that have some dead space in which you can add your title, a journaling block or even another photo. If you like your handwriting, why not journal directly on the photo? Another way I’ve used an enlargement is to use it as the background for a layout. In “Missing Jake”, I was driving down the road (side road so no traffic!) with my window open, my hand and camera hanging out to take a photo of the clouds. A conversation took place between my son and myself about our dog that had passed away and I wanted to record it. I printed the photo on matte heavyweight cardstock so that it would have a more patterned paper look. And I love how it turned out. You could also print a more graffic image on transparency for an interesting background. But sometimes just a few embellishments is all you need. If your purpose is just to enjoy the photo itself, don’t muss it up with too much clutter. I’ve uploaded several layouts to my gallery that feature the 8x10 and 8x12 sizes. Gallery. If you have time, check them out and see if there is anything you might like to try on your next layout using an enlargement.
Scrap Your Spouse by Cathy Thomas After reading one of Ali Edwards’ recent newsletters I realized that I don’t scrap enough about my husband. My kids’ lives are chronicled all over my albums, but what about my life or even my husband’s? Sure, some of us have attempted a Book of Me album, but have you done a Book of My Love or even a Book of My Parents? If you’re like me, the answer is an overwhelming NO! In 2008, why not make a New Year’s resolution to start a Book of My Love. Need some help coming up with topics? Send a camera with your sweetheart for the day to document his day. You’ll get his perspective on his life instead of yours. Hand the camera to your kids on your next outing with an assignment to catch Dad doing something funny. Need some journaling help? Try asking him questions like: · If you could change three things about your past, what would they be? · Who would you trade places with for a day and why? If your hubby is like mine, he’s not one to share much about his childhood. Call his mom and ask her about his childhood (you know she’s dying to tell you). Maybe she even has some of his belongings from growing up that you could get pictures of. Try these questions to get him reflecting on his childhood: Tell me three things you’ll always remember about your grandparents. What were your favorite things to do growing up? Did you have a favorite toy? Don’t let another year go by without getting those precious memories saved. I know I’ll be putting this at the top of my list of scrapping things to do.
Paper FLower from Scraps! by Juliann Marchant 4 x 1/2" strips of paper 7" long Other paper scrap (for center of flower) Circle cutter or punch Button or brad Ink Adhesive Cut 1" circle crinkle and ink Ink Paper Strips front and back. Then cut in half (they do not have to be exact it gives it character): Assemble flower by putting a dab of adhesive in the center and fanning the strips out. Curl paper strips. Some up and some down, that is why we inked paper front and back. I attached the brad to the center then used a glue dot to attach it to the center of the flower. Add to card as a unique embellishment.
Thanksgiving Place Cards by Deanna Koontz So, November.... Thanksgiving.... I'm thinking why not use your scrap supplies for place cards for your Thanksgiving dinner? Plus they can do double duty.... watch and see. First, cut a 4" square from patterned paper. Score and fold in half. Next I used a rubber stamp to place lines inside of the place card as shown. Use your pens to write on the top lines "I am thankful for" and leave the bottom lines blank. Choose some embellishments for the front of the place card. I used a prima flower, 2 prima leaves and some bling. Next I tore a piece of ledger paper, wrote my name and inked the edges. Then I adhered it to the front of the place card. For an elegant touch I used a krylon gold leaf pen along all the edges. Add a bit of ribbon if desired and there you have the finished card. This was quick and easy and if you do assembly line style, you could make several in an hours time. The double duty is that if you have your guests each fill one out, you now have a great embellishment/journaling for your Thanksgiving layout. Be sure to get a photo of the event to use as well. Then use your place cards and photo for a great Thanksgiving Layout to remember your day.
Advent Calendar by Sarah Fecteau Supplies Needed: -an inexpensive Cookie Sheet, with or without holes at the top -spray paint -strong adhesives (I used my Xyron and spray adhesive) -strong circular magnets -binder clips -a variety of coordinating Christmas patterned papers -tags and other Christmas related die(s) or die cuts -chipboard -embellishments -ribbon -hot glue gun Step One: Spray paint cookie sheet. (You may need to rough up the sheet by removing the shine with a piece of sandpaper.) Let dry overnight or for several hours. Step Two: Create a tag for each day until Christmas. Make sure each tag has a number on it between 1 and 25. (I die cut two of each shape: one chipboard and one patterned paper and adhered them together with my Xyron to give the tags weight and durability.) When choosing your tags and/or shapes, make sure they will all fit on your cookie sheet when they are completed. You may also choose to add a Christmas related quote of bible verse to each tag. Step Three: Hot glue a magnet to the back of each tag. Step Four: Once all of your tags are created, create a simple background on your cookie sheet. I found spray adhesive to work very well when adhering patterned paper to the metal. You may choose to leave the cookie sheet unadorned, or create a calendar-like background. Now is also the time to decide whether or not you want to add a title. Step Five: My cookie sheet only had one hole, so I decided to adhere binder clips to the top with my hot glue gun. I then strung some wide ribbon through the clips so I could hang it on the wall. You could also set your cookie sheet on an easel. Step Six: Put all 25 of your magnets on your cookie sheet and enjoy until Christmas! (You can remove one magnet a day, or add a magnet each day.) I hope you enjoyed creating your calendar! I can’t wait to see your creations!
Stash Blending:) by Ari Macias Ok...so you know how you get a kit and you rip into it? and then all of sudden you are left with a bunch of scraps and you REALLY dont want to make cards or altered things because you just want to slap some pics on a page? Welcome to my world! Each and every month i am faced with this challenge. After the fourth or fifth page, a kit starts to wind down and the scraps get smaller and smaller....so what do you do? You STASH BLEND! Yup....you look thru that pile of stuff that is gathering dust and you find things that match those scraps. You never ever know what you are going to wind up with either! For September's Subtle Sophistication kit I was able to find the following matching (or mismatching) things to STRETCH my kit out. I still had the Dia and Verde full sheets, half a sheet of the rubon's and a yellow brad. i added some papers from Scenic Route: SR187 ChestNut Plaid, that had a dot pattern on the other side. SR153 Yellow Stripes on Worn. SR148 Olive Notebook. i also pulled some 8.5 cardstock to coordiante, some buttons and a few mismatched letters also:) These are some of the pages i did with JUST the kit supplies: and a few with my newly blended kit: So the moral of the story is: look into that stash...pull out some old supplies and make them FRESH again!
November Sketches by Jill Penske Felker CARDS:
November Kits Grandma's Tea Grandma's Tea Add-On Sunset Harvest
November is National Alzheimer's Awareness Month Alzheimer's Facts and Figures There are now more than 5 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer’s. Every 72 seconds, someone develops Alzheimer’s. The direct and indirect costs of Alzheimer’s and other dementias amount to more than $148 billion annually. These are just a few of the facts in the new report, Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. The report is a comprehensive statistical abstract of U.S. data on Alzheimer’s disease that includes: • prevalence nationwide and state-by-state • mortality • the costs of Alzheimer care for Medicare and Medicaid • the costs of care for individuals, families and business • the use of services, including residential care and adult day care • a special report on caregiving in America There are Memory Walks nationwide--find one near you: http://www.alz.org/memorywalk/overview.asp Information provided by: Alzheimer’s Association and they can be reached at their 24/7 Helpline number 1.800.272.3900 and http://www.alz.org.
Kit Information We will normally have sneak peeks available on the website on the 15th, a full reveal on the 20th, offered to the MB members on the 25th, offered to the public on the 1st. It will ship out within 3 days of the payment clearing. Anyone else, if they happen along our site, then they can get it early, too. Otherwise, it will be available to the general public on the first of each month. Once you have ordered, you will receive it as soon as I can get it packed up and shipped out to you.
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