Welcome to Part 9 of a 10-part series called Where We Scrap, where our bloggers share their scrap space with you. This week, Kim Gowdy is sharing her space. Welcome to my scrap room or as I like to call it…MY HAPPY PLACE! First off I apologize in advance for the sense of disarray! I have been asked to share my “space” at a point where I need to get in and do some spring cleaning. I have recently brought in a few more organizational aids but have not yet got them organized! I promise it will happen! Don’t get me wrong…I am not saying my room is always tidy, it’s just at a crossroad where I need to purge some old “stash”. So…..enter! My craft room started out as my sewing room! I have always had a space to sew or craft, a place where I could start a project…
I love submission calls! Often when I am out of creative ideas, a page call is just the thing to spark ideas! For the Spring issue of Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine (PICK YOURS UP TODAY) there is a fun loving article for Tye Dye you won’t want to miss! For the TIE DYE page call, my first thought was how to create the look using products I have. The more I thought of it the more I realized that TIE DYE was more than just a technique, it evoked a feeling. A feeling of free spirit, happy times, freedom and just “chilling” with your friends! So these cards evolved… For the TIE DYE technique I used Ranger Distress Ink Refills and Perfect Pearl Mists. I chose these inks because they are very reactive with water or water based products such as the Pearl Mists, which allow them to flow, move and…
Do you love creating double page layouts????? We sure do! Check out these two layouts Christy Riopel and Kim Gowdy created for our Winter 2012 Double the Fun Challenge. Designed by Christy Riopel. SUPPLIES: DCWV patterned paper and cardstock, Clearsnap ink, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L. Designed by Kim Gowdy. SUPPLIES: Bazzill and Core’dinations ColorCore cardstock, Heidi Swapp patterned paper, Stampin’ Up! ribbon and stamps, Ranger Industries distress ink, Pebbles Inc. alphabet, October Afternoon rub-ons, Magenta stamps, unknown brads. Each issue Kelly Klapstein designs a sketch for a double page spread. This is the current sketch. Create a double page spread based on this sketch and submit it to us at submissions@canadianscrapbooker.ca or CLICK HERE for more submission details and to see Kelly’s take on this sketch to inspire you! Your layout could be published in the Summer 2013 issue of CS!!!! YAHOOOO!!! we wanna publish YOU! Good luck everyone
