Winner of SOC Blog Hop

I just wanted to thank everyone who participated and make this blog hop. I especially wanted to thank everyone who left such great words of encouragement. Now for the winner. I used Random.org to generate my winner. The winner is:

Generator Min: Max: Result: 3

AJ Scrapbooking and Cards said...

Wow Love all your altered notebooks. I love the notebook in your video. The soft green and brown!

AJ please contact me so that I can mail out your prize.

Thank you all again, and please stop by again.

Margaret

Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop

I want to welcome you all the the SOC 7th Anniversary Blog Hop. In honor of Scraps of Color's 7th Anniversary, myself along with some talented papercrafters, have teamed up to honor and celebrate sistahood and the wonderful women in our lives who make us laugh, cry, shout, scream, play, live. We honor through our creativity and sharing our stories during this blog hop. Each sistah blogger will inspire you with her creativity and will also be offering up some blog candy! What is blog candy you ask? It's a giveaway! So sit back and get ready to be inspired with the Celebrate Sistahood Blog Hop. Be sure to visit each blog between Friday, October 21 and Sunday, October 23 for more inspiration and chances to win. This hop closes on October 23, 2011 11:59pm est. Winners will be posted on each blog on or before October 28, 2011. So be sure to check back!

Tiare: http://www.iclassygirl.com

Treva: www.scrappint.blogspot.com

Patricia: www.triciatreasure.blogspot.com

Da Shawnna: http://creativedaze.dashawnna.com

LaShawnda: http://lashawndawrice.wordpress.com

Margaret: http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.com "You are Here"

Tina: http://www.parablesproductions.blogspot.com/

Cyndi: http://nashvillesscrappinsisters.blogspot.com/

Teniera: www.giftsgalorebyteniera.wordpress.com

Karen: http://www.in-the-spirit.blogspot.com/

Kate: http://www.kateblue.blogspot.com/

Yvonne: http://www.grantinfavors.blogspot.com/

Margaret

SOC 7th Anniversary Blog Hop

The theme of this blog hop is "Sisterhood". As some of you may already know from previous posts every year my sisters, adult nieces and myself go away for a "Girls Night Out". This year it will be in Columbus, Ohio. As a gift I made journals for everyone. What I want is for everyone to write a little note of love and encouragement on the inside panels. These are altered composition notebooks. I will also be giving away as my blog candy a Cricut cartridge "Once Upon a Princess". To be eligible to win you have to be a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this posting with a way of contacting you should you win. Remember to visit each blog for more chances to win other gifts.





Margaret

Baby Girl Paper Bag Album

This is a newly completed paper bag album. This one was made with pink bags that I purchased at WalMarts. The binding is made from craft foam sheets.

These are the inner pages. The baby bottles and pacifier were cut from Sizzix dies using the Cuttlebug.




This is the back page of the album along with a white tag. There are 4 of the larger pink tags that I used the Tim Holtz "On The Edge" die to accent the edges.

Margaret

How to: Paper Bag Album

I have been having so much fun making these paper bag albums and wanted to share a few of the steps with you. There are so many ways to make them, but found this way the easiest one for me.



Margaret

My Copic Storage

After seeing the new Copic Marker Storage Bag I wanted to reshow my bag that I put together September 2010. It is a cooler that I removed the plastic insert from. It was purchased from WalMarts for around $9.00. I'm not into football but It was the right size and price. It is very portable but mainly sits on my desk. Right now it holds 181 markers, 14 Spica markers, 16 refills and my color booklet. They are divided by color. I love the fact that it zips closed and has a nice shoulder strap.

This is the outside of the cooler. It rests on its side for easy access.

This is the front pocket that holds the refills, some hand sanitizer, baby wipes, and a jump drive that I store a backup of my digital images.

This is the main compartment for my markers. I have an assortment of holders to fit. I have dividers between the colors.

This is one of the side pockets. It holds my Copic booklet with my colors and notes. In the other pocket I have a photo organizer to hold stamped images.
Here is the previous post of my holder: http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.com/2010/09/this-is-way-i-now-store-my-copic.html

Margaret

World Cardmaking Day

This is a card that I made for World Cardmaking Day 2011. It is a "Get Well Card" using a Mo's digital image called "Nurse" and colored with Copic Markers. The stamps used are by Stampabilities called "Everyday Expression". In this video I also share how I now store my stamped and colored images.


The Copic markers used were: B91, 93,97. C1, 3. R24, 27, 29. E01, 11, 13, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 47, 49.



Margaret