Monday, March 31, 2014

NEW VIDEO: Mrs. Knott's, 12"x12" Layout

Happy Monday, friends! Today I am going to be reorganizing the shipping and inventory area. Sound like fun? Want to come over and help? No? Really? I'll let you know how it goes. I'll probably be posting/whining about it on Facebook. :)

Over the weekend, I printed some more photos and got to enjoy a little bit of play time with my Basic Grey March Layout Kit. I made three layouts with it that I'll be posting throughout the week - one double page layout and two single page layouts.

Click HERE for more information about the Basic Grey monthly kits. 


We have been getting so many awesome responses to our Crop Out Cancer event! I have loved seeing all your cards for the Seton Breast Care Center and we have already surpassed our goal for the American Cancer Society!

There is still time to donate and get your complimentary copy of the Layers of Love manual!
 

 
 
 
 
 

Dinner at Mrs. Knott's

I used my March Basic Grey layout kit to scrap photos of our recent dinner at Mrs. Knott's. Having dinner at Mrs. Knott's always makes me think of two things: 1. my childhood in California and 2. Mildred Pierce (I think I said Mrs. Miniver on the video, which is wrong).

Basic Grey March Kit: http://goo.gl/AlNSYp


This embellishment cluster didn't turn out at all the way I planned, but I love the look of it. Those metal pieces are amazing, and I love the dark sticker layered over the busy chevron.

Basic Grey Spice Market collection: http://goo.gl/XQwf0N


Layering chipboard over stickers and more chipboard gives this embellishment cluster a ton of dimension and makes a wonderful frame for some journaling!

This one was a bit of a salvage job - that's why the journaling is a little wrinkly!


 

 Watch it Come Together

I filmed a video of this layout coming together, which you can watch below or click here to watch on my YouTube channel: Dinner at Mrs. Knott's.
 
 
 
Thanks so much for watching and have a GREAT week!
 
Kathryn :D

Thursday, March 13, 2014

NEW MINI ALBUM: "Layers of Love"

 
 
Happy Thursday! I have been hard at work with Liz, the Underpaid Intern, on organizing our April "Crop Out Cancer" live event and charity crop to benefit the American Cancer Society and the National Kidney Foundation!
 
We have lots of exciting events and giveaways planned for you, as well as more than one way to give charitably during the event. We'll be posting more details about how you contribute and participate as we get closer.
 
The event is open to all and will be on Saturday, April 12, 2014, so mark your calendars!
 
 
 

Layers of Love

I will be giving a complimentary copy of my new manual to each person who donates money to the American Cancer Society or the National Kidney Foundation during the "Crop Out Cancer" event. These charities will be setting up special websites for you to donate through so that I know who to send manuals to. We will also have opportunities for you to donate supplies and cards to benefit Children's Hospital and the Seton Breast Care Center.
 
The "Layers of Love" album was designed especially for this event, and I will be creating one from start to finish live on the air during the crop.
 
This paper bag album's hard cover and sturdy spine protect it from wear and tear while making it look beautifully and professionally hand crafted! Holding over 42 4"x6" photos, this album makes a wonderful gift or showcase for a special event.
 
This 42-page manual contains a supply list, cutting guide, detailed measurements and step-by-step instructions with over 150 color photos for completing this project.
 
Paper shown: Recollections Bonjour Boutique.

This album holds both 4"x6" photos and 3"x4" photos.

All the flaps and tags make it fun and interactive!



Honoring Our Loved Ones

Our American Cancer Society event website will include a mosaic of photos of anyone we'd like to honor during the event. I know that many of us have known someone affected by cancer or been affected by cancer ourselves. We would love to include photos of you or your loved ones on our mosaic wall.
 
Please send any photos you'd like included in the mosaic to info@kathrynscraps.com on or before April 1, 2014.
 
Mildred Kingston Krieger: Breast Cancer, 1983

C. V. Krieger: Prostate Cancer, 2004
 

Ernestine Swafford Leek: Uterine Cancer, 1999

  
Ross Hollis Leek: Colon Cancer, 1991
 

C. R. R. Krieger: Colon Cancer


Linda aka Oz: Ovarian Cancer
 
We'd love to add your loved ones to the website, too, so please send us your photos on or before April 1, 2014. Please email any photos you'd like included to info@kathrynscraps.com.
 
 
 

School Memories

 
I used the Prima "School Memories" collection to start the academic version of the "Locker Room" album in last week's class. This is a good-sized album at 5 1/2"x8" so it can easily hold plenty of 4"x6" photos, if desired.
 
Here's a peek at the front cover:
 

How cute is that composition book!?!!! I can't stand it!!!

We'll continue with the "School Memories" version of the album in class today. It's time to decorate those cute looseleaf folders we made last week!


 
 

Album and Kits 

This album is available for a limited time as a both a kit and a chipboard album. There are TWO versions of the kit available - this one and an athletic version called "All Star".

Get yours before they sell out!





The All Star version of the Locker Room kit comes with a pre-recorded video of the entire album coming together step-by-step.

The School Memories version will be taught live in the classroom starting today. Classroom members will be able to see this version come together live. Non-classroom members will have access to the recordings after the class has concluded.


 

March Classroom Schedule

 Thursday, March 13, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 3
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 4


Thursday, March 20, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 5
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 6

 
Thursday, March 27, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
TBD / Viewer Request
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
TBD / Viewer Request
 

 

Kathryn's Classroom

I broadcast eight live paper crafting classes a month from my online classroom at www.kathrynscraps.com!
 
Classroom membership includes commercial-free live broadcasting, high quality videos and access to my video archives.
 
 

 

See You Later!

Kathryn :D

Thursday, March 6, 2014

NEW VIDEO: Locker Room Album!

 
 
Happy Thursday, cutie pies! With March Madness almost upon us, I was inspired to create a sport themed album. This is the first sport album I have ever done and I am super excited by how it turned out!
 
 
 

All Star

 
I used the Prima "All Star" collection to create the athletic version of the "Locker Room" album (there's also an academic version - more on that later). This is a good-sized album at 5 1/2"x8" so it can easily hold plenty of 4"x6" photos, if desired.
 
Here are the photos of the finished project. There's also a video with a flip through of the entire book at the end of this post.
 
My inspiration for the front cover was my high school locker - lots of bits and pieces of ephemera.


My inspiration for the inside pages was a vintage athletics office - messy and lots of papers!
 
 

I loved adding little phrases and subtitles throughout the album with these word tiles.
 

I left room for journaling in the upper right corner - the paper has a grid that makes hand journaling easy!


These wood embellishments are endlessly customizable - I love how they look with gold stickles!


I used chalkboard paper and a chalk marker to make my own playbook in the upper right corner!


These layers of paper and chipboard on the custom file folders have such a cool look!


The always popular waterfall flip book makes an appearance! Lots of room for photos.


I used a lot of circle elements in this album to reinforce the sports theme.


More chalkboard art - this was so fun and easy to do!


Love how this folder looks sitting on the pile of tickets.

 
 

  New Video

I filmed a video of this album, so you could see how all the pages move and function. You can watch it below or click here to watch on my YouTube channel: "Locker Room" Video.




 

Album and Kits 

This album is available for a limited time as a both a kit and a chipboard album. There are TWO versions of the kit available - this one and an academic version called "School Memories". Get yours before they sell out!

Click HERE for the chipboard album!

Click HERE for the ALL STAR kit!

Click HERE for the SCHOOL MEMORIES kit!


The All Star version of the Locker Room kit comes with a pre-recorded video of the entire album coming together step-by-step.

The School Memories version will be taught live in the classroom starting today. Classroom members will be able to see this version come together live.


 

March Classroom Schedule

 Thursday, March 6, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 1
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 2

 
 Thursday, March 13, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 3
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 4


Thursday, March 20, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 5
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
Locker Room Album
School Memories Version, Part 6

 
Thursday, March 27, 2014:
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern USA
TBD / Viewer Request
 
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern USA
TBD / Viewer Request
 

 

Kathryn's Classroom

I broadcast eight live paper crafting classes a month from my online classroom at www.kathrynscraps.com!
 
Classroom membership includes commercial-free live broadcasting, high quality videos and access to my video archives.
 

 

See You Later!

Kathryn :D

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Easier DIY Chalkboard Art!

 
 
Hello, lovelies! I am still on a Spring kick, so I was bopping around Pinterest looking for some Spring printables. I actually came across this awesome chalkboard art from Ella Claire:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Easier Chalk Art

 
Exploring Ella Claire's lovely site led me to an awesome tutorial on easier chalkboard art.
 
 
 
 
This tutorial is designed for taking smaller chalkboard art and blowing it up for your wall, but this is easily adaptable for us crafters!
 
We can use it to make chalkboard art for our pages and cards by shrinking the grids and using our chalkboard papers and markers. You could use any font or title you like, as well! Just arrange it in your Word Processing program or Photoshop.
 
 
 

Chalkboard Fonts

 
Here's an awesome round up of chalkboard fonts from Yellow Bliss Road to get you started:
 
 
 
 
 
 

Have a GREAT Day!

 
Kathryn :D

Monday, March 3, 2014

FREE Vintage Music Paper Downloads!

Happy Monday, friends! I hope you have a wonderful week planned for yourselves. Can you believe it is already March? Because I certainly can't. This year is really rocketing along.
Last Thursday evening, I made this lovely card during class:


Printable Music Paper

The background is music paper that I adhered to a card front, sealed with gel medium, lightly painted with gesso and then colored with Gelatos (any water based medium would work - even watered down acrylic paint).
I decided to bop around Pinterest looking for some free music paper downloads (for those of you who don't have a stash of vintage papers) and found these gorgeous papers from Far, Far Hill.

Far, Far Hill

The more I looked around the site, the more impressed I was! There are a ton of free printables, as well as larger kits for sale.
Take a look at these Easter Egg printables - how awesome would they look decorated a little and hanging from a tree with ribbons? It would make a fabulous project and decoration for the Spring.
Be sure to visit Far, Far Hill for more fabulous freebies and papers!

Thank You!

Kathryn :D