July Scrap Club Layouts

Layout #1 - Fanfare papers - Colors are Sky, Pacifica, Black, Sunny Yellow and Cranberry.  Stamp sets are My Game, Token Alphabet and Paper Lantern.  Accessories are white brads.  Stamping technique is masking

Layout #2 - Fanfare papers - Colors are Sky, Pacifica, Black and Cranberry.  Stamp sets are Paper Lantern and Fanfare.  Accessories are Black grosgrain ribbon and red sparkles.  Stamping technique is first/second generation stamping. 

June Scrap Club Layouts

June 2011 Scrap Club Layout #1 - Mayberry Paper Pack.  Colors:  Smoothie, Olive, Cocoa, Honey and Colonial White.  Stamp Sets:  You and Me and Happy Moments.  Accessories:  Green Buttons and Colonial White Ric Rac.  Stamping Technique:  heat embossing with sponged ink.

June 2011 Scrap Club Layout #2 - Mayberry Paper Pack.  Colors:  Smoothie, Olive, Cocoa, Honey and Colonial White.  Stamp Sets:  You and Me, Cocktail E-size Alphabet, Tiny Typewriter Alphabet and Mayberry WOTG stamp set.  Accessories:  Colonial White Ric Rac, Cocoa Bigger Brads, Mocha Opaques, You and Me Dimensional Elements and retired Dimensional Element bracket.  Flowers are made using scalloped circle punch and folded in 1/4's.

May Scrapbooking Club Layouts

May 2011 scrapbook club layouts using Sophia papers. Colors are Pear, Hollyhock, Blush, Goldrush and White Daisy. Stamps are Sophia WOTG, Pennant E-sized Alphabet, Bohemian E-sized Alphabet and Aspire. White Waxy Flax, Green buttons and White Daisy brads along with Hollyhock stitched ribbon.

April Scrap Club Layouts

April scrapbook club layouts using Miracle papers.  Colors are Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, Colonial White, Desert Sand, Heavenly Blue and Bamboo.  Stamps are Miracle WOTG set, Fill in the Blank and Moments in Time.  Accessories are Colonial White brads and bigger brads and Kraft color-ready borders.

March Scrap Club Layouts - Lucky

Here are the layouts for my March Scrap Club.  I used the Lucky kit which features Outdoor Denim, Olive, Sunset, Desert Sand and Colonial White.  Both titles were cut using the Cricut machine.  I used the Lucky WOTG, Felicity, Simple Stitches and Card Chatter-Birthday stamp sets.  I used the brand new wooden buttons, Colonial White waxy flax and Antiqued Copper bigger brads for embellishments.

February 2011 Scrap Club Layouts

I've finished my layouts for February Scrap Club.  I loved working with this beautiful new kit.  Sweetheart features Tulip, Cotton Candy, Baby Pink, Black and White Daisy for it's colors.  Both layouts are from the new Magic layout book - I'm loving choosing new layouts from this gorgeous book.  On the first layout, I used the Sweetheart WOTG stamp set, along with Card Chatter - Love, one of my new favorites.  I stamped the title with the Felicity Alphabet.  I also used Pink Sparkles, the new Pink Buttons, Black ribbon, White Daisy Ric Rac, Watermelon Waxy Flax (retired), Dimensional Elements Hearts covered in Sweetheart papers and the corner rounder punch for the scalloped border.

For the second layout, I stamped using the Bohemian Alphabet stamp set - another of my new favorites.  For the flowers, I got this idea from a GORGEOUS card I received in a swap from the talented CTMH consultant Wendy Coffman.  Check out her blog here.  I used the brand new, super cool CTMH Scalloped Circle Punch to make the layers for the flowers, scrunched them up and pinned them together using a Black Bigger Brad in the center.  I love the texture and interest they add to the layout, especially with the tiny flower background & texture paper from this kit.

January Scrap Club Layouts - Wings

Here are my club layouts for January - I used the Wings paper packet (LOVE THIS) and the January SOTM (Find Your Style), Bohemian Alphabet and Dreams Come True stamp set.  I used the rock and roll stamping technique on the butterflies and heat embossing on the title on the second layout.  Embellishments include black button brads, juniper brads, colonial white grosgrain ribbon and black brads.  Click here to get more info on my scrap clubs - they are a great way to get your scrapbooking done, have fun with friends and get lots of free product!  Keizer clubs are on the third Tuesday and Thursday evening of the month and Rainier club is on the fourth Sunday of the month.  Call or e-mail me with questions!

December Scrap Club Layouts

These are my scrap club layouts for December.  Using the festive Mistletoe kit was so much fun!  On the Merry and Bright layout, I was inspired by a tree layout in my Scrapbooks Etc. magazine for the right page, and finished it off with a Reflections layout for the left side.  The second layout is from the Magic book.  Both layouts use papers from the Mistletoe Level 2 paper and Creative Basics which features Garden Green, New England Ivy, Cranberry and Colonial White.  I used the Snow Days, Serendipity, A Timber and Card Chatter - Christmas stamp sets.  To add that finishing touch, I used Gold satin ribbon, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon, Green sparkles. Colonial White brads, Cranberry brads and Holiday buttons.  Click here to learn more about my scrapbooking clubs!

November Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my November Scrap Club layouts.  For these, I used the beautiful fall/botanical kit Olivia.  Colors are Sunset, Barn Red, Bamboo, Cocoa and Colonial White.  I used The Present and Serendipity stamp sets, along with Mocha opaques, Cocoa grosgrain ribbon, Bamboo brads and some natural hemp for accents.  These layouts come straight from the brand new how-to book, Magic - love it!!

Here's more info about my monthly scrapbooking club - I'd love to have you join us!

- Would you like to have a designated time, once a month for you to get caught up on your scrapbooking? - Have you ever wanted to start scrapbooking but feel a bit overwhelmed? - Do you feel like you are just too far behind to even get started? - Do you currently love to scrapbook and want to expand your knowledge in techniques & layout design? - Do you like to scrapbook but never seem to find the time and have pictures piling up? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then THIS is the class for you.  Come and learn how fun, creative and quick scrapbooking can be.  I will teach you several different techniques and tips and you will go home each month with 2-4 ready to go TWO-PAGE scrapbook layouts! When:  3rd Tuesday evening of the month at my house in Keizer  – 6:30-8:30pm -      OR- 4th Sunday afternoon of the month in Rainier – 2:00-5:00pm What:  Come and experience HANDS-ON how easy scrapbooking really is.  You’ll receive a packet of pre-cut paper and embellishments you need to complete your layouts, and have access to my stamps and ink pads.  All you have to do is bring your adhesive and your photos if you’d like. You will have your choice to do the featured layout that I’ve made, or your choice of themes and colors to be sure that you are making pages you can use with your pictures. I will have those choices available to you the month before the class. Cost:  The class is actually free! The commitment however is to a $25 purchase of Close To My Heart products each month (before S&H).  The fun part is that you are guaranteed to be the “hostess” one of the months that we meet.  On that month, you will receive $25 in FREE product of YOUR CHOICE.  If you’d like to complete an additional 2-page layout above the one included, you can add one additional 2-page layout for only $2.00.   Commitment:  The commitment is for a full 6-months.   You can join the class during any month!  If, for some reason, you are unable to attend one of the classes, all you need to do is give me a call with your class order. I will save your packet and you can do it the following month or attend one of my make up classes. Call me at (503) 312-5454 or e-mail me at allisong@myctmh.com to join! Allison Grice www.allisong.myctmh.com

October Scrap Club Layouts

When I saw this new Hooligans kit from CTMH, at first I thought it was a cute kids Halloween kit, but I had trouble figuring out what else it could be used for.  Then an idea came to me - the colors would go perfectly with my son's first hip hop costume!  Alex has taken tap dance for two years and this past school year, he was so excited to be old enough to take hip hop class.  The photos on the top two layouts were taken by Diane Inskeep http://www.dianesphotos.com/ and I took the photos on the bottom two layouts at home.  I wanted to feature these awesome photos and fun story of Alex taking hip hop using the Hooligans paper without the cute monster theme that is shown in the idea book. 

For the top two layouts, I used the Star Power stamp set, Dimensional Elements Borders, and White Daisy Brads, along with two of the non-monster themed background and texture papers from the Hooligans kit.  I stamped the title using Building Block Alphabet.  I love the look of these pages - they are clean, simple layouts with stunning colors that highlight the photos - just what I wanted.

For the lower two layouts, I used the Troublemaker and Field Trip Alphabet stamp sets along with Star Power.  I added some clear buttons which I backed with small scraps of Hooligans background and texture papers using Liquid Glass and tied the button holes with Black Waxy Flax.  I used some White Daisy and Black brads and Dimensional Elements from the Booksmart and Fresh Shapes collections.  I heat embossed the title "Hip Hop" on page 4 using White Daisy embossing powder and the heat tool.  Both layouts are from the brand new Magic how-to scrapbooking book. 

For more information on how to join the fun at my scrap club, click here.

September Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my Scrap Club Layouts for September - LOVE how these turned out.  They were so fun to make.  This is definitely my most favorite kit from the new Autumn/Winter 2010 idea book - I love the rich new blue hues paired with Chocolate and Colonial White.  It features three new colors from our summer palette - Sky, Pacifica and Lagoon.  As soon as I saw this kit, I knew it would be perfect for some of the family photos we had taken in the spring.  (All photos are taken by Steph Barcenas http://www.abellav.com/ )

I really went all out for these layouts using lots of techniques and products to create stunning detail and fun effects, including an interactive way to add more photos - a 4x6 flip flap shown in the photo above.  Here's a list of all of the products I used to create these:  Magnifique paper packet, Circle of Love, A Tweet, and Heart to Heart stamp sets, Love Letters Rub-ons, Chocolate Grosgrain Ribbon, Colonial White Edge Anchors, Mocha Opaques, Blue/Green Sparkles, Colonial White Bigger Brads, Dimensional Elements chipboard letters, Sponge Daubers, Irresistibles Pizazz chipboard and the Blending Pen.

To get more info on my Scrap Club and see how easy it is for you to join in, click here.

August Scrap Club Layouts

 

 For my August Scrap Club layouts, I used the Passages kit.  I love the rich, timeless feel of these papers - they are just gorgeous!  Colors in this kit are Garden Green, Brown Bag, Cocoa, Barn Red and Colonial White.  I used the Happy Journey and State of Mind stamp sets.  Embellishments are from the Antiqued Copper Mini Medley collection and some Antiqued Copper brads. 

July Scrap Club Layouts

Scrap Club layouts for July are ready to go!  These layouts feature the energetic and colorful papers from the Zippidee kit - perfect for summer photos!  Zippidee colors are Cranberry, Desert Sand, Indian Corn Blue, Colonial White and a touch of Honey.  I used the Thrill Ride stamp set with colored ink pads and clear embossing powder over the top of the images on the first layout to give it that pop and texture.  I also used Cherish The Moment and State Of Mind stamp sets.  For the finishing touches I used clear buttons, Cranberry grosgrain ribbon and waxy flax and some Colonial White bitty brads.  Hope you're having a fun and festive summer so far!

June Scrap Club Layouts

Here are my layouts for Scrap Club for the month of June!   They are summery and full of color and energy.  I used the Splendor paper packet which features the following colors:  Topiary, Moonstruck, Heavenly Blue, Goldrush and Colonial White. 

For the first layout, I stamped a title using both the large and small Friendship Alphabets, and used the new Pizazz Irresistibles chipboard for some of my accents.  I love these!  I've raved about them in past posts on here - they come totally white, and when you add your favorite ink color with a sponge dauber, they have a white pattern unique to each piece that resists the ink and shows up as a cute white design in the middle of your inked color!  I used a bracket and three little flowers on this layout.   I also used some Colonial White brads to finish it off.

For the second layout, I used the A sized stamp set A Flitter.  These newly price-adjusted A sized stamp sets are such an amazing value.  Only $7.95 for a cute little stamp set, and I didn't even use every single image on this layout!  I just loved the butterfly and dragonfly images and thought they would go well with these papers. 

To get more info on my Scrap Club, click here to find out all the details.  Happy Summer!

May Scrap Club Layouts

These are the layouts for my May Scrapbooking Club - they were SO fun to make!  I used the papers from the new My Reflections kit Cherry-O.  This kit features Tulip, Sweet Leaf, Crystal Blue, Colonial White and Chocolate.  I stamped titles, images and trim detail using the following stamp sets:  You're Sweet, Field Trip Alphabet, Headline Alphabet, Boutique Borders and Simple Stitches.  I also used some Colonial White Bigger Brads for a finishing touch. 


My scrapbooking club members get to make gorgeous layouts each month with the latest new products from the CTMH idea book.  Here are details on this fabulous club.  I started my business with this club five years ago and it's still going strong!  I'd love to have you join us....

CTMH Scrapbooking Club
- Would you like to have a designated time, once a month for you to get caught up on your scrapbooking?
- Have you ever wanted to start scrapbooking but feel a bit overwhelmed?
- Do you feel like you are just too far behind to even get started?
- Do you currently love to scrapbook and want to expand your knowledge in techniques & layout design?
- Do you like to scrapbook but never seem to find the time and have pictures piling up?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then THIS is the class for you. Come and learn how fun, creative and quick scrapbooking can be. I will teach you several different page concepts and you will go home each month with 2-4 ready to go TWO-PAGE scrapbook layouts!
What: Come and experience HANDS-ON how easy scrapbooking really is. Each month you will learn new concepts for your pages and go home with a finished 2-page layout. You’ll receive a packet of pre-cut paper and embellishments you need to complete your layouts, and have access to my stamps and ink pads. All you have to do is bring your adhesive and your photos if you’d like. You will have your choice of themes and colors to be sure that you are making pages you can use with your pictures. I will have those choices available to you the month before the class.
***If you need to miss a class, you can make it up!***
Cost: The class is actually free! The commitment however is to a $25 purchase of Close To My Heart products each month (before S&H). The fun part is that you are guaranteed to be the “hostess” one of the months that we meet. On that month, you will receive $25 in FREE product of YOUR CHOICE. If you’d like to complete additional layouts above the one included, you can add on each additional 2-page layout for only $2.00.
Commitment: The commitment is for a full 6-months. You can join the class during any month! If, for some reason, you are unable to attend one of the classes, all you need to do is give me a call with your class order. I will save your packet and you can do it the following month or attend one of my make up classes.
Call me at (503) 393-9146 or e-mail me at allisong@myctmh.com to join!
Allison Grice
www.allisong.myctmh.com

April Scrap Club Layouts

 

These layouts are for my April Scrap Club.  They are using the new Caboodle kit, featuring Sorbet, Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, Buttercup and Vanilla Cream.  I used the new stamp set Springtime and some extra patterned paper from the kit to make the little boots and umbrellas!  I also used some Winter buttons, the new Tiny Tabs and, Pewter brads and Sweet Leaf ribbon.

March Scrap Club Layouts

 

These layouts are for my March Scrap Club.  They are using the new You Rock paper kit which features Outdoor Denim, Goldrush, Olive and Indian Corn Blue.  I used the Star Power stamp set, along with Autumn Buttons.

February 2010 Scrap Club Layouts

 

These layouts are for my February Scrap Club which will be Monday, February 1st from 6:30-8:30pm.  I used the new Topstitch kit with the You're A Hoot stamp set.  Colors in this kit are Heavenly Blue, Baby Pink, Chocolate and Vineyard Berry.  

January Scrap Club Layouts

 

Here are my layouts for January Scrap Club.  We used paper from the new Veranda paper packet and Creative Basics from the brand new Spring 2010 Idea Book.  This kit has Cocoa, Juniper, Garden Green, Creme Brulee and Vanilla Cream.  I used stamps from the Treasures and Felicity sets, along with Cocoa grosgrain ribbon, Antiqued Copper brads and flowers and butterflies are from the new Just Blooms Spring Blossom Collection.

December Scrap Club Layouts

 

 

Here are my layouts for December Scrap Club - they were so fun to make!  I just love these new Jingle papers.  Honestly, I am usually a very traditional Christmas person, but I really love how CTMH made this new kit both whimsical but also with a touch of tradition in there. 

For the first layout, I used papers from the Jingle kit, along with White Daisy and Tulip cardstock.  I used the new Twinkle Brads in Jolly, and stamped using the Holiday Trinkets stamp set.  I used Olive, Juniper, Tulip and White Daisy inks.

For the second layout, I used papers from the Jingle Creative Basics kit - love the candy cane diagonal striped paper from that one!  I also used White Daisy and Tulip cardstock in this layout, along with the Twinkle Brads in Jolly again.  I backed some of our clear buttons with Tulip cardstock using Liquid Glass as my adhesive, and tied on a Clear Slide (retired) with some White Daisy Ric Rac.  I used the Holiday Trinkets stamp set again for my stamped accents with Tulip and Juniper inks.