Baby Girl Scrapbook Page

I've been gone for a while, but rest assured, I have been crafting/scrapping. I've been working on mini albums and scrapbook pages lately and haven't created too many cards. I want to share a page I made of my oldest daughter. She's now in college, so that tells you how far behind I am. Luckily, I'm not a chronological scrapper. I scrap photos I love and then put them in order later.

Unfortunately, I can't remember the paper manufacturer, but everything is from my latest LittleRedScrapbook.com kit.

The background paper has stitched flowers and a sequined and ruffled border at the bottom. Just beautiful. I used my Gypsy and Cricut to cut the title.

This big pink flower is from Prima. The other flowers were part of a LittleRedScrapbook.com kit.

The teddy bear charm was made with a Stampin' Up stamp, copic markers and shrink plastic. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up as well. The doilie image was embossed on yellow paper. I made quite a few of these, cut them in half, and placed them all over my page.

I have several mini albums to share, but that's not an easy thing to do with still pictures. I've been thinking about posting videos on youtube.com of my more complex projects. The only camera we have is my daughters Flip. I'm not sure the quality will be good enough. I love watching videos and think it would be fun to share my projects on youtube.com.

Thanks for stopping by,

Dana Desmond

Sometimes It Pays to Take A Second Look

When I started this post, I thought it was going to be just another Little Red Scrapbook kit page, but I soon realized it's more about stepping back from your pages and taking another look.

This is the original picture of this page I planned to use in this post, but the more I looked at it, I realized it was missing one of the key elements of a good page, the title. As I was trying to decided what to title it and where to put the title, something just didn't feel right. So, I went back to my craft area and started playing. 

The page was too boring. Don't get me wrong, the papers are great, the colors work very well with these pictures, but there wasn't enought texture or elements. This is what I came up with.

I added a bit of crochet time and brown cardstock around the stripped paper at the bottom of the page. Then I used some brown glitter chipboard letters for the title. I decided I needed to pull the brown up to the top, so I added a 1/4" strip at the top.

It still isn't perfect. I'm not too happy with how I put the date on the page, but I can't decide what I want to do with that area. It's better, but obviously, not finished. So, the lesson learned, even though you think you're finished with a page, take another look and you might be surprised at what you see.

The materials used on this page are from iilybeedesigns Catching Fall Flannel Sheets collection.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,
Dana ;-)

Christmas Scrapbook Page

When I decided to start scrapbooking again, I felt a little lost. So I went online to see if I could find scapbook kits that would get me started. I ran across littleredscrapbook.com. They are a monthly kit club, which I didn't realize existed. I wasn't sure about letting someone else pick my supplies, but I decided it would be a good way to get me to experience products and techniques I normally wouldn't have chosen for myself. The price was pretty reasonable, so I signed up for a 3 month trial.

My first package arrived in November and I knew immediately what pictures I wanted to use. It took me a while to dig through my photo stash, but finally I found Christmas pictures I had taken of my daughters. I love the black background.

Everything I used came from the Little Red Scrapbook's November Kit. The paper and embellishments are from Pink Paislee's Father Christmas collection. I usually have a hard time using papers that have some type of border or pictures, but this wasn't too bad. I really like the old vintage feel of the Santas. I matted the photos using Bazzill textured cardstock from the kit.

The brown vinyl Thicker, by American Craft, are also from the kit. When I first saw them I wasn't sure if I liked them, until I started putting them on the page. I think they look great.

I haven't been disappointed with my decision to join the Little Red Scrapbooks kit club. I have to admit that sometimes when the packages arrive, there's always something that makes me ask myself, "What am I going to do with that?" Then when I find a cool use for it, I'm totally amazed. I love the challenge it gives me to step outside of my comfort zone. If you are looking for a scrapbook kit club, I would highly recommend littleredscrapbook.com. The prices are reasonable and the kits are beautiful.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by,
Dana ;-)