by Christy Strickler | Feb 11, 2016 | Articles, Be My Valentine, Color Formulas, Resources, Seasons and Holidays, The Color Palette Process |
What is color love? For some, it might be a favorite color or set of colors they want to craft with. For others,color love is brief and fleeting, lasting only as long as you have that color in your kit. Sometimes t’s finding that one piece of...
by Christy Strickler | Nov 23, 2015 | Articles, Budget Scrapbooking, December Details, Seasons and Holidays, The Scientific Method |
Every time I open my email box, I find that it is stuffed full with sales and specials. There are the “pre” Black Friday scrapbook sales mixed in with the sneak peeks of upcoming offers. Coupons. Reminders to shop. Earlier this year, I pared down my email...
by Christy Strickler | Oct 31, 2015 | Articles, Autumn Awesome, By the Holiday, Color Formulas, Everyday is Halloween, Resources, Seasons and Holidays, The Color Palette Process |
Every Halloween, the same motifs and colors tend to make their way into decorations and eventually onto scrapbook layouts. We see traditional Halloween color palettes such as green, orange, black and purple. Black cats and spiders appear though usually in silhouette....
by Christy Strickler | Mar 20, 2015 | Articles, By Season, Color Formulas, In the Summer Sunshine, Resources, Seasons and Holidays, Tips and Tutorials |
Vintage ephemera isn’t always easy to work with. Many of the labels are quite large and it can be difficult to incorporate them into your layout without losing some of the key details of the label. Sometimes, you get lucky and the label can be just the right...
by Christy Strickler | Mar 16, 2015 | Articles, Resources, Seasons and Holidays, Spring Inspiration in Bloom, The Color Palette Process |
I have gotten away from making my own kits and more often find myself reaching for one that is ready made. I subscribe to Cocoa Daisy and I have many kits left over from working with JBS Mercantile.There is nothing wrong with using those kits. It does feel good...
by Christy Strickler | Feb 24, 2015 | Articles, Be My Valentine, Seasons and Holidays, Tips and Tutorials |
Valentine’s day is over and it’s time to get those memories documented. Sometimes, though, those papers and embellishments full of frilly lace and lots of pink just aren’t the right supplies for the job. What should you do? Go the route...