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The Earth Laughs in Flowers – with Chameleon pens and FabScraps paper

November 25, 2016 No Comments

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a bright and summery scrapbook layout to lift our spirits during the dark days of November. This last week or two has been cloudy, dark and gloomy, not typical for the Canadian prairies where I live. Scrapbooking with bright colours and summer pictures helps keep my mood up. Can’t you just smell those roses? I started with a few pieces of FabScraps patterned paper. This Country Kitchen line is so pretty – I especially love the papers with sunflowers and gold finches. The papers are two sided so I used both sides of the two papers pictured below, Sunflowers and Tea Lovers. I moistened and then curled the edges of the photo mat to create some extra emphasis and stitched around the main part of the page with dark green thread. I fussy cut a few extra sunflowers and mounted them with dimensional foam…

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Wedding Layout with FabScraps and the May Sketch

June 17, 2016 No Comments

Hello, Connie Nichol here today with a heritage wedding layout featuring FabScraps papers and embellishments, a beautiful Remember word and stitched circle dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs and a romantic stamp from Quietfire Designs. I found this photograph of my grandparents wedding in a shoe box. Both of my grandparents passed away quite some time ago and I think it is important to capture the who, what, when before all the details are forgotten. Actually, if the date of the wedding was not written on the back of the photo, I would have had no idea when they got married. I was totally inspired by the May Sketch by Kelly Klapstein in the Creative Scrapbooker Magazine’s sketchy challenge. Sketches are such a fast way to get started on a new layout. I flipped this one and used a paper doily from the dollar store for the circular element. This sketch…

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Why Not Win Wednesday with FabScraps

April 13, 2016 No Comments

WINNER UPDATE – Congratulations to Jean Marmo – this weeks lucky winner! It is Wednesday and we love giving stuff away EVERY SINGLE WEDNESDAY!!!!! This week we are giving away a fabulous collection of patterned paper, stickers, die cuts, chipboard and stencils from the wonderful people at FabScraps! This prize could be yours! Why not eh???? To enter to win 1. Visit FabScraps on facebook – CLICK HERE – Tell them CS sent you! 2. Leave a comment right here under this blog post. You have until Friday, April 15th at midnight to enter! Good luck everyone! SUBSCRIBE TODAY to our quarterly publication – delivered right to your door!

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A Quietfire Design Thanksgiving Card

September 28, 2015 No Comments

In September, Kelly Klapstein has been Guest Designer over at the Quietfire Design blog. On Friday she shared her second project, a gorgeous Thanksgiving card. SUPPLIES: Quietfire Design stamps and die; Core’dinations ColorCore Cardstock; FabScraps patterned paper; Clearsnap Ink; Brother ScanNCut; May Arts Ribbon twine. Kelly used a beautiful Quietfire Design stamp set called “To Give Thanks” along with a “Thanks” die. Click HERE to visit the Quietfire Design blog to learn more about how this card was made. The 3D easel card base and pumpkin were designed using the Brother ScanNCut machine. Here is Kelly’s video tutorial on how she created these with the ScanNCut.

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Life With Boys is Awesome

August 24, 2015 No Comments

Here is one of my favourite layouts that was featured in the Spring 2015 issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine CLICK HERE – to subscribe today 🙂 SUPPLIES: Bazzill Basics Paper cardstock, FabScraps patterned paper, chipboard and Art Screens, May Arts twine, Heartfelt Creations stamps, Clearsnap ink and Izinks, DCWV burlap, Viva Decor Inka Gold , Studio Calico chipboard alphabet, Adornit Carolee’s Creations mini alphabet stickes, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L, Be Creative Sookwang double sided tape. This layout includes products from some our Great Canadian Scrapbook Carnival Sponsors! The patterned paper and chipboard are from FabScraps The twine is from May Arts ribbon The stamps are from Heartfelt Creations – Celebrate the Journey The ink is from Clearsnap – Aladine Izinks collection The burlap is by DCWV The paint is from Viva Décor – its called Inka Gold A BIG THANK YOU to for being ……. …

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Why Not Win Wednesday with FabScraps

May 20, 2015 No Comments

WINNER UPDATE – congratulations to Susan G – This weeks lucky winner t is Wednesday and we love giving stuff away EVERY SINGLE WEDNESDAY!!!!! This week we are giving away a fabulous collection of patterned paper, die cuts, chipboard and stencil from the wonderful people at FabScraps! This prize could be yours! Why not eh???? To enter to win 1. Visit FabScraps on facebook – CLICK HERE – Tell them CS sent you! 2. Leave a comment right here under this blog post. You have until Friday, May 22nd at midnight to enter! Good luck everyone!

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Web Show #65 – Customizing Ribbon

March 26, 2015 No Comments

Altering ribbon is fun, fast and frugal!!!!! Kelly Klapstein altered the black ribbon on this layout and then created a ribbon frame for her photo! She created this layout using The Oh Sew Beautiful collection from FabScraps Along with FabScraps chipboard and pearls To create the ribbon Kelly used May Arts Ribbon Clearsnap pigment ink Impression Obsession stamps Kelly stuck all the elements on her layout down using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Watch these products in action in our latest web show! https://youtu.be/XBjrICrzAAI?list=UUmuMGQnmXpsQs2hVMbe0E_A Here is another take on altering ribbon Kelly created for this birthday card. Happy Scrapping

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Xyron – FabScraps – Sizzix and a visit to Middleton with Kim Gowdy

October 7, 2014 No Comments

One of my favourite things is truly a scrapbook layout about anything CANADIAN! I sincerely have a soft spot for this beautiful country I call home. Over the next few weeks I will be highlighting some layouts our design team created about their hometowns! I LOVE THEM ALL (Yep the layouts and the wonderful girls on my team)! Meet Kim Gowdy Kim has been apart of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine almost since the beginning! She was most definitely our biggest cheerleader from day 1 and over the years has become an important part of our online presence, design team and editorial planning. THANK YOU Kim! Here is Kim’s take on our page call “My Hometown” SUPPLIES: Bazzill Basics Paper cardstock, FabScraps patterned paper, Sizzix dies and Big Shot die Cutting machine, Stampin’ Up! buttons, Clearsnap ink, May Arts twine, Xyron Create-A-Sticker adhesive. To create this layout Kim used some gorgeous barnwood like paper from FabScraps Beachcomber Collection.…

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CHA Review: FabScraps

January 16, 2014 No Comments

All the way from South Africa, FabScraps always delivers a gorgeous shabby chic display at CHA. This show was no exception. Wow. Their paper crafted dresses on mannequins are simply amazing and showcase their new collections. Just look at the incredible details… Up close… The metal embellishments and zipper edges you see on this particular dress above are from their new line of products, aptly titled “Addictive Scrapping Goodies” Four new collections were debuted at the show, and each set of papers has matching chipboard die cuts. Here is Retro Twist, with a vibrant purple colour palette and fun geometric patterns… Then there is Beachcomber, a nautical theme… Country Living has beautiful feminine floral patterns, along with vintage images of table settings… The French Heritage collection includes some lovely peacock colours and graphics… And of course, there…

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Playing with FabScraps

January 27, 2013 No Comments

Are you familiar with FabScraps? They are a company from Africa and they have a ton of gorgeous shabby chic products including patterned paper, chipboard, embellishments, journaling cards and so much more. Here is a little project that Jennifer Hottinger-Sloan created for her sister-in-law. SUPPLIES: FabScraps patterned paper and chipboard, Clearsnap ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink and Donna Salazar Mixed Media ink, Clearsnap Smooch ink, EK Success punch, Prima Marketing flowers, Dee’s Distinctively Dies, Target frame, unknown bling and vellum. Jennifer used the Heritage collection from FabScraps to create this project. CLICK HERE to see it up close and personal Have a wonderful Sunday everyone.