These photos are from late October of Hannah and our new puppy Mac!
These Digital Mask Kits are being released in Samantha's JessicaSprague.com store today with a few others. Be sure to stop by today to get them 25% off!
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Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!
To enter, just leave a comment on my blog during April 11th and April 15th. Winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on Monday April 16th.
For additional entries:
1. Receive an additional entry for commenting on each of the other blogs in the blog hop.
4. Sign up for an e-mail subscription to Samantha's blog and you will automatically receive a link to a
free SVG &/or Silhouette Studio cutting file that you can download and use on your personal electronic cutter. Link will be e-mailed early next week!
To receive the additional entries, and get the link to the free file, mention in your comment on Samantha's blog (www.samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com) that you have done so!
WOW, that is 13 chances to win! How awesome is that!?
Now on with my project!
Supplies:
Burger Box Tutorial:
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1. Cut out the Burger Box using your Silhouette.
2. Fold the box on all the score lines.
3. Tuck in the four tabs on the top portion of the Burger Box as shown.
4. Tuck in the bottom four tabs, creasing the back score marks sharply.
5. Fold out the small flap along the bottom edge and bring down the top portion of the box, tucking the rounded edge in and leaving the front pieces under the small flap.
6. This is the finished box! |
Supplies:
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Click on the image below to head over to Karen's Blog!
Happy Hopping!
Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!
To enter, just leave a comment on my blog during March 14th and March 18th. Winner will be announced on Samantha's Facebook page on Monday March 19th.
For additional entries:
1. Receive an additional entry for commenting on each of the other blogs in the blog hop.
4. Sign up for an e-mail subscription to Samantha's blog and you will automatically receive a link to a free SVG cutting file that you can download and use on your personal electronic cutter. Link will be e-mailed early next week!
To receive the additional entries, and get the link to the free SVG file, mention in your comment on Samantha's blog (www.samanthaleewalker.blogspot.com) that you have done so!
WOW, that is 13 chances to win! How awesome is that!?
Now on with my project!
Supplies:
Gem: Clear (Creative Charms)
Thanks so much for stopping by! Click on the image below to head over to Karen's Blog!
Happy Hopping!
Hi! I am back today with another digital layout this one using
This paper pack has 18 different papers and is perfect for documenting the ordinary events in our lives. This kit includes ledger papers, calendar paper, leafy prints, florals, and two plain canvases--which are a perfect foundation for these bold prints. Be sure to head over to JessicaSprague.com to see more!
Welcome to the Samantha Walker Creative Crafters Team Blog Hop!
Aren't those papers just delightful? I just love them!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy Hopping...
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| Karen Maldonado |
If your monkey's are anything like mine, you know how impossible "thank you's" can be when it comes time to write them out! It seems the older they get, the more difficult the task becomes!
This year, I planned ahead! I knew I wanted to get a group photo of the gang so that I could include it on the Thank You note. It takes up space so Hannah doesn't have to write a long paragraph and what kid wouldn't want a photo of themselves and their friends!? :)
I created our Thank You notes digitally using Creative Memories Storybook Creator 4 and the Creative Memories Cheerful Birthday Digital Additions! I made the Thank You notes a little smaller than a 4" x 6" so that they would fit into smaller envelopes that I already had on hand :) and left space for the wallet size photo that I printed at home! I had Hannah come up with a couple short sentences and I changed up the font so that it would be closer to her handwriting and then we printed them all out (getting two to a page) on white cardstock. We had the Thank You notes and photos printed within 10 minutes and assembled and ready to go out is less than that! Easy, cute, and no fighting what-so-ever!
I love digital for these uses especially!
Creative Memories recently release Storybook Creator 4.0 software! If you have not ever tried the software, you really should! They have a free trial download that they offer on their site which you can find HERE. I have played with many programs and this by far is my favorite...it is easy to use, has lots and lots of built in features, and CM offers a lot of tutorials on their digi site! You can purchase CM digital content or import other kits! I use the program not only for digital layout and hybrid projects, but for creating word art, photo collages, and tutorials for my blog! This is one product that I can not function without - really, I love it that much!
The layout above was created using SBC 4.0 and the CM Serene Digital Kit which was included in my 4.0 upgrade!
If you follow me on Facebook, you already know that Samantha Walker has released more digital kits in her store at Jessica Sprague! The newest release is Cuckoo 4 U and it comes in three color schemes; Strawberry Love, Chocolate, and True Blue! It is really beautiful and I can see myself using these kits for many projects...including the layout below!
That is my niece Rylan and the sentiment couldn't be more true...she totally makes me smile! I don't know if it is because she is the baby of our little family or if it is because she is 1,000 miles away, or because she is just so stinkin' adorable, but she has me wrapped around her every finger! And...to be honest, I am quite okay with that! Every princess needs a few fans, right!? :)
You can click HERE to see all of Samantha's digital collections!
We had so much fun last night and ended up with loads of candy...well the kids did, I actually ran out of candy this year which is a first for us! We had around 150 kids come through our court and I ended up having to get out our slim jim's and fruit snacks to supplement our candy bar stash!
This was the first year that the kids got to go through the sub on their own as well! And...as nervous as I was the 'entire' night, they both survived and I had them back before 7:30p! This letting go thing is much harder than it seems! :)
This was Hannah's group of friends she adventured out with. That little skeleton isn't Gannon, it is one of her girlfriends - she and Gannon had identical costumes!
And here is bubby - being his normal, goofy self...posing for the camera!
How was the trick-or-treating in your area? Did you have more kids than last year? Did your monsters end up with piles of candy!?
I am just say'n it is a strong possibility...I may be addicted to digital scrapbooking. I go through phases - I love getting my hands dirty and making a mess with paper and glue, but there are days where I am just sucked into this laptop and digital is so convenient and quick! I know I will never give "traditional" crafting up, but I do enjoy digital more and more every day!
These layouts are more from the Samantha Walker A to Z collection. Have you gotten yours yet!? Be sure to head over to JessicaSprague.com to check them out!
This is all from the A to Z collection - would you have ever guessed this was a school themed pack? I just love the versatility of this collection...so many pretty papers!
And, my favorite layout I have done so far with the A to Z collection -
Gannon's art work is really what makes this one so special. Isn't it just great!? The kids create art at school and I am just so tickled when they bring it home...what better surprise is there!? Once a year they make their art available to print - we can get shirts, mugs, etc., but I always order a magnet and I keep them all in my art room. They are so much fun to look at and see how much their skills change from year to year!
Yep...love this one!
Have you checked out the Samantha Walker digital store on JessicaSprague.com yet? I am still playing with my A to Z collection from Samantha's store and I am still loving it!
This is Hannah's Top Ten Friend list for this year...she had a hard time narrowing it down to ten, but we got there :) she has turned into such a social butterfly this year! She loves the layout and I am anxious to see if the list changes by the end of the year...we may have to do an end of the year layout just for comparisons! :)
And of course I can never have enough "thank you" cards for our teachers! They play such an amazing role in our kids' life...they deserve all the thank you's I can produce and with digital art work, it is so easy and I can use the card year after year! LOVE THAT!
I'll be back tomorrow with more from this collection! :)
If this is your first stop, you will want to head over to the Samantha Walker Blog to start from the beginning!
Today I am sharing Samantha's A to Z digital collection. Yes, you read that right...Samantha Walker Designs is now offered in digital through JessicaSprague.com! Talk about a great team-up!
And you are going to love this collection! It is perfect for school themes and much, much more! Just take a look...
Such fun papers and embellishments, right!? I will have more creations to share later this week, so be sure to check back! But for now, your off to visit the wonderful Jennifer (Jingle)!
Have fun hopping! :)
These would be great for grandparents or even teacher gifts!
JessicaSprague.com offers "One Buck Wednesday" where you can get select digital packages for a $1.00! This week I picked up the Echo Park's Life Is Good Paper Pack 1 and Life is Good Elements Pack! I have been wanting to try the Echo Park papers, so I thought that this was a great opportunity to do so :) 
Supplies:
Software: StoryBook Creator Plus 3.0 (Creative Memories)
Digital Paper: Life Is Good Paper Pack 1 (Echo Park)
Digital Elements: Life is Good Elements Pack (Echo Park)
Font: 2Peas Barefoot Professor (Autumn Leaves Font CD)
