Guess what I am working on? Seek Peek #3

What could possibly be even better than cool vintage finds and a Maya Road canvas album? October Afternoon's new "Thrift Shop" line. It's vintage, it's sewing-related, it must be perfect for my project, and BONUS! my LSS just got it in. So I quickly snatched up some OA goodness and brought it home. Because well, secretly (or not so secretly anymore) I'm totally jonesing to be an OA or Maya Roads designer :)

Here's my pile of creative potential just waiting to become a super cool mini book.

Find our more about the OA Thrift Shop line here.

Guess what I'm working on? Sneek Peek #2

Which reminded me that I had been hoarding this great canvas album from Maya Road. And it occurs to me that dress patterns are fabric related, and canvas albums are fabric...perhaps the two should be joined to become one super-fabulous project. What do you think? I think, YES!

Maya Road Square Canvas Album

I am in need of a clear stamp storage system.

I have lots of those little $1.00/$1.99 stamps that need a better home. Currently everything is stored in its original packaging (because I have issues removing things from its packaging, at least until it's been used) and divided by tabs in a drawer. This is nice, however several of the stamps aren't limited to only that theme within the overall package, but I'm thinking if like items were grouped (say all Birthday stamps together) I think I would get much more use from my stamps. Please discuss....

Guess what I'm working on? Sneak peek #1

I often post completed projects that "voila" just appear as though they've been effortlessly created out of thin air. So this time around, I thought I'd post "sneak peeks" of found objects and decisions made as I work on my latest creative adventure.

Here's the first "peek"...

It all started with a trip to a (now favorite) junk store, JB Knacker,

where I found these fun vintage patterns and buttons.

Salvage Crafting

Last January my parents purchased a few display model kitchens from a some home improvement stores. One of the things they purchased was a sales center that included 48 cabinet door samples in a variety of colors and styles. The store has finally uninstalled the displaye so Lance and I spent yesterday and today helping my parents collect and load their assorted cabinetry pieces.

I have become the lucky recipient of the door samples. Much to Lance's dismay I am the proud new owner of 96 assorted cabinet doors. Some of them are really quite cool, and while I've got some ideas for them already swirling around in my head, I'm interested to hear yours. So leave a post and let me know what fun ideas you have to save these from a dumpster and turn them into art!

Ut-oh, the card supply is low...

In my house my husband is the one who remembers birthdays and anniversaries. He's also wonderfully dilligent about sending cards for said occassions. If you've been to a Hallmark store lately, you've probably been just as shocked as I at the price of cards, $3-$4-$5 each! Whoa! When did it get so expensive to share a greeting or best wishes? So, after a few too many raised eyebrows from me about his card "budget" I found myself on the hook to keep a supply of cards at the ready. (I did try to get him to make his own cards, but after last year's birthday card embarrassment, I won't be making that mistake again!)

Well, today we had a little problem... the card well was running a little dry and we had a wedding to go to. We were running a little behind (as usual) and Lance came upstairs with a series of card headlines to choose from, none of which were wedding appropriate (sorry Tim & Tarica!). So today, instead of doing layouts, it looks like I'll be restocking the card supply. In case you are finding yourself in a similar bind, here's a card to get your creative juices flowing:

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

Hello fellow scrappers! Are you celebrating NSD with some creative fun today? Post a link back and share your scrappy goodness!