Tag: Brand New Ending

Hi, everyone! I wanted to quickly share with you a simple tag I finished last night. I started it during my afternoon UStream, but I finished it during a late night crafting session. It's totally grungy, which is kind of a first for me. I like distressing but have kind of steered clear of the grungy look.



I used the Tim Holtz "Lost & Found" paper stack for the background paper. I adhered it to a 3"x6" piece of chipboard for extra weight. Then I used my "Stub" Corner Chomper to punch the top two corners & inked the edges in "Black Soot" Distress Ink.

After I prepared my background, I stamped the sentiment in Versamark Watermark Ink Pad on vanilla cardstock and embossed it in black. I tore around the edges of the sentiment and used "Vintage Photo", "Antique Linen" and "Black Soot" distress inks to grunge it up even more. Then I stuck it down with dimensional adhesive.

The black lace is from my stash {Prima? Maybe?} and I wrapped it all the way around the bottom of the tag with sticky tape. I added black and gold fibers from my stash & the black rose is hanging from a Making Memories garment pin.

I hope you enjoy it! It was a little outside my box, but I still have fun with it!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

P.S. For those of you who were waiting for a tutorial on how to assemble paper lunch sacks for an album like my two Prima "Pastiche" paper bag albums, I posted a quick tutorial on YouTube last night with the basic construction. You can check it out here: Paper Bag Album Assembly.

Olga Opens a RAK from Rina

Hi, everyone!

Just a quick video share for you today. I hung out with Olga and Marlene on last Friday and filmed a video of Olga opening a box from Rina. Here's the vid: Olga + Rina.



The obnoxious comments are courtesy of me. You get a chance to hear my "normal" talking voice and not my "classy YouTube narration" voice. I hope you enjoy it!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

New Video: "Let's Do Coffee!"

Hi, everyone! I was up late last night/early this morning finishing my cards for Jade's card fundraiser for Claudia. For those of you who don't know, Claudia is one of our online scrapping friends who has lost her husband suddenly from pneumonia. She is left to raise six children on her own.

Jade organized a card swap fundraiser through her YouTube channel with proceeds to benefit Claudia and her family. You can check out the video about how this works here: Card Swap Fundraiser for Claudia.

I just finished uploading the video of the card I made over on my YouTube Channel. I wanted to do a fun card, so I broke out the Cosmo Cricket and went to town. You can view the card coming together below, or watch it on YouTube here: Let's Do Coffee!



Thanks so much for watching! I hope you enjoyed it!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

Help for Claudia

Hi, everyone! Lately, I have been getting questions from readers asking about what they can do to help Claudia D'Alessandro & I have some information and suggestions for you below.

For those of you who don't know, Claudia is one of our YouTube friends who has lost her husband suddenly from pneumonia. She is left to raise six children on her own.

Claudia is currently selling all of her scrapbook supplies to raise money for her family. One of the ways that you can help is by going to Claudia's YouTube Channel, viewing some of the videos she has made with products for sale & purchasing anything that you would like in your own scraproom.

Jade {JadedStudios on YouTube} is also organizing a card swap fundraiser through her channel with proceeds to benefit Claudia and her family. You can check out the video about how this will work here: Card Swap Fundraiser for Claudia.

For those of you who are members of The Beach, I also have Claudia's mailing address posted in the "Non-Scrapbook Related" section of the forum for those of you who would like to send her a sympathy/condolence card. I am sure the sentiment will be greatly appreciated.

That's all the info I have, guys! I hope that helps those of you who were asking me for more info! It's awesome how many of you wanted to support Claudia & I am glad I finally have more info for you!

~Kathryn

Winner + New Video: "World of Wonder, Part Six"

Hi, everyone! I am back with another video in the "World of Wonder" mini album video series! {Raise your hand if you thought I forgot about that album!} I also have the winner of the Seventh Month of Christmas giveaway!

First, the video: World of Wonder, Part Six



Thanks so much for watching! :D I hope you enjoy it!

I also have the winner of the Seventh Month of Christmas Giveaway, chosen for me by Random.org!

::drumroll, please::

The winner of the "Life's a Beach" Fancy Pants Designs mini album is Comment #30:

Pretty Little Things said...
Super cute mini and fun giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 10:19:00 PM

CONGRATULATIONS, Jolaine!!! :D :D :D Please contact me at thescrapbeach@gmail.com before Friday, July 23, 2010 with the address where you'd like me to send the mini. If you do not contact me before Friday, July 23, 2010, the mini will go to another entrant.

If you didn't win this time around, there are still five months of Christmas left to go! See you the first Monday in August for the Eighth Month of Christmas!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

Cleaning, Cleaning, Cleaning ...

Hi, everyone! Welcome back to Life on the {Scrap}Beach!

It's time for the second of my twice annual scrap purges. ::insert giant dramatic sigh here:: I tend to go through my scrap stuff twice a year. There are a couple reasons why I do this. The first, and most important reason, is that I am making room for new stuff from the trade shows {I normally go through the room in January and July right around CHA}. I know I will want to shop when I see all the new goodies hitting the stores, and I don't want my scrap stash to just increase exponentially through the years until it buries me in a paper avalanche.

I hate paper avalanches. So many paper cuts.

The second reason why I like to go through everything is to optimize my storage and think about what I have, what I forgot I have, and all those sorts of things. This can help me make better decisions in what to purchase throughout the coming months. It also helps me scrap faster because I spend less time looking for things as I have reminded myself of what I have and where it is. And I can also take things I know I am not going to use and hopefully find them a new home with someone who will use them.

So, that's what I'm doing today! Should be fun ... yeah, fun ... :D How many of you get bitten by the organizing bug a couple times a year? I actually like purging my supplies. Well, I don't like purging my supplies, but I like the way the room looks and functions AFTER I do it.

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapboook it.

On the Seventh Month of Christmas ...

Hi, everyone! Welcome to the seventh of my "12 Months of Christmas" giveaways!

This month's giveaway is inspired by the hot July weather. The heat has been brutal the last month & I know I'd like to cool off at the beach. This thinking inspired a "Summer Fun" mini album with the Faancy Pants Designs "Rusted Sun" collection. I used a Cosmo Crickt "Blackboard" album as the base.

Front Cover:




First Layout:




Page One:




Page Two:




Second Layout:




Page Three:




Page Four:




Third Layout:




Page Five:




Page Six:




Fourth Layout:




Page Seven:




Page Eight:




Fifth Layout:




Page Nine:




Page Ten:




Back Cover:




The winner will receive the completed mini to do with as they please. To be entered to win the "Summer Fun" mini, simply leave a comment on this post before 11:59 p.m. Miami, FL USA time {GMT/UTC-4} on Thursday, July 15th. I will post the winner first thing on Friday morning! The winner must check back here to claim the prize.

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

July 2010 Virtual Crop Challenge #6!

July 2010 Crop Challenge #6: All My Memories

The prize for this challenge is the All My Memories Tote-Ally Cool Tote.

The sixth challenge is simply to go through your photos, choose one {or more} that triggers a memory and makes you smile, and put them on a layout! Scrapbooking is about preserving all our memories, so just go for it!

To participate, create a layout or project using photos that brings back happy memories. The layout may be any size {12"x12", 8.5"x11", 8"x8", 6"x12", etc.} and can be either a one-page or two-page layout.

Enter the challenge by posting a link to your submission BELOW THIS POST by 9:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010. The link can either be to a photo of your entry in the gallery here, or to a video on YouTube or to your personal blog ~ wherever!

Remember that you have until 9:00 p.m. on Monday {that's Miami, FL USA time which is GMT/UTC-4} so you have until then to submit an entry for each challenge. Prize winners will be announced Monday and posted on a new "July 2010 Crop Prize Winners" thread in the forum.

You will get one entry for each challenge you participate in, so get ready to scrap! This is the last challenge of the night, so have fun and good luck!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

July 2010 Virtual Crop Challenge #5!

July 2010 Crop Challenge #5: Raise Your Glass!

The prize for this challenge is the Tonic Studios Glass Mat.

The fifth challenge is to make a layout using some kind of clear dimensional glaze such as Diamond Glaze, Glossy Accents or Triple Thick.

To participate, create a layout or project using a clear dimensional glaze. The layout may be any size {12"x12", 8.5"x11", 8"x8", 6"x12", etc.} and can be either a one-page or two-page layout. This challenge also lends itself to tags, cards, ATCs and other projects.

Enter the challenge by posting a link to your submission BELOW THIS POST by 9:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010. The link can either be to a photo of your entry in the gallery here, or to a video on YouTube or to your personal blog ~ wherever!

Remember that you have until 9:00 p.m. on Monday {that's Miami, FL USA time which is GMT/UTC-4} so you have until then to submit an entry for each challenge. Prize winners will be announced Monday and posted on a new "July 2010 Crop Prize Winners" thread in the forum.

You will get one entry for each challenge you participate in, so get ready to scrap! The next challenge will be posted at 2:00 a.m. Miami time!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.

July 2010 Virtual Crop Challenge #4!

July 2010 Crop Challenge #4: The First Cut is the Deepest

The prize for this challenge is the Martha Stewart Crafts Craft Knife.

The fourth challenge is to make a layout with a sheet of patterned paper that you've been saving for the "perfect" layout.

To participate, create a layout by cutting into one of you "too good to use" pieces of patterned paper. The layout may be any size {12"x12", 8.5"x11", 8"x8", 6"x12", etc.} and can be either a one-page or two-page layout.

Enter the challenge by posting a link to your submission BELOW THIS POST by 9:00 p.m. on Monday, July 12, 2010. The link can either be to a photo of your entry in the gallery here, or to a video on YouTube or to your personal blog ~ wherever!

Remember that you have until 9:00 p.m. on Monday {that's Miami, FL USA time which is GMT/UTC-4} so you have until then to submit an entry for each challenge. Prize winners will be announced Monday and posted on a new "July 2010 Crop Prize Winners" thread in the forum.

You will get one entry for each challenge you participate in, so get ready to scrap! The next challenge will be posted at 1:00 a.m. Miami time!

~Kathryn
Life's a beach. Scrapbook it.