Skylark – Show Me Scrapping

Posted on August 20, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

Skylark Picture My Life Greeting Cards

Last Friday, I posted a video (LINK) showing some creative non-scrapbooking uses for the Picture My Life cards including using them for greeting cards.

I was inspired to give it a try and made these two cards.

Both of these use cards from the Skylark Picture My Life Program. Each one uses one 4×6 card cut down to make the background for the greeting card. Then I cut up additional Picture My Life cards to add sentiments and embellishments. So quick!

Don’t forget that in August, when you buy a Picture My Life program, you can purchase a 10 pack of memory protectors for just $3! Click HERE to learn more>>

I hope these projects have inspired you to look at your paper products differently. Sometimes it is good to forget what original purpose is and think outside the box to find a new way to use them.

Keep creating!

Rebecca

Posted on July 21, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

Skylark Card Kit Details

On Friday, I posted about the new Skylark card kit. Today, I wanted to show you a few details about the cards in the kit.

Edge treatments always make a project come together. For these cards, a little sanding on the solid cardstock brings out the white core. In addition, sponging with Chocolate ink softens the white and B&T paper edges.

A little foam tape on card 3 & 4 under trimmed bird and blooms adds dimension.

This butterfly on this card was stamped twice. Once on the underlying White cardstock piece and once on a scrap of lagoon paper. The lagoon butterfly was trimmed and the wings folded up. It is attached to the card with a little Liquid Glass at the body only so that the wings are above the paper. The stamping on the white cardstock creates a shadowed look.

Here are close up pictures of each of the cards:

Skylark Card 1

Skylark Card 2

Skylark Card 3

Skylark Card 4

Skylark Card 5

I only have 5 of these kits left. Ready to order? Click this link!

Be sure to review the list of additional items needed to complete the cards. These products can be purchased on my CTMH sales website (www.rebeccabrown.ctmh.com). The stamps, inks and tools will also be available for your use at my August workshops.

Don’t forget to post pictures of your Skylark projects to win a size M stamp set of your choice. Details of this contest are in this post –>LINK

Keep Creating!

Rebecca

Posted on July 19, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

New Kit – Skylark Kraft Tri-fold Cards!

This new kit is for 10 Kraft trifold cards and envelopes. You will make two each of the five designs shown above.

Each kit includes:

10 Kraft 6″ x 6″ Cards and Envelopes
2 Sheets Skylark B&T and 3 sheets of solid cardstock (White, Lagoon, and Chocolate)
Embellishments
Full color instructon sheets

Order now>>

Be sure to review the list of items needed to complete the cards. These products can be purchased on my CTMH sales website (www.rebeccabrown.ctmh.com). The stamps, inks and other tools will also be available for your use at my August workshops.

I’d love to have you join us,

Rebecca

Posted on July 17, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

Skylark Hello Blooms Layout

When my sister sent me these precious pictures of her family and I thought the soft Skylark papers were the perfect way to say “Hello” to my new nephew, Moses. I finally had a chance to get the put the layout together and I’m quite happy with how it turned out. The layout pattern is “Classic Look” from Imagine by Jeanette Lynton.

This layout uses the same stamp set (Hello Blooms) as the card I posted a couple days ago. I love stamps that are versatile to work with both cards and layouts. You may notice that the flower and leaf cluster in the bottom right is a replica of the flower on the card.

For the layout, I cut out a couple more flowers and leaves, but picked a different flower shape to add variety. Also, I made centers for these flowers by stamping 1/2″ circles and attached them with foam tape.

I love the zipstrips and use them for ribbons, borders, banners or arrows. They are the most economical embellishment since they come with the paper and, of course, they always coordinate perfectly.

Here are close ups of the two pages in the layout.

Skylark – July Collection of the Month

All month, I’m posting pictures of projects made with Skylark, my collection of the month. When you order products from this collection and show them off, you are eligible to win a size M stamp set of your choice.

There are three steps to be entered into the drawing:

1. Place an order of $25 or more that includes a product from the Skylark collection* on my website (www.rebeccabrown.ctmh.com)

2. Create a project that includes something from at least one of the products listed above.

3. Post a picture of your completed project on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #showmeskylark.

Enter as many unique projects on separate posts as you want. One winner will be chosen randomly from all qualifying projects posted as of August 31.

Keep creating!

Rebecca

Posted on July 15, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

A Happy Bloom Skylark Card

Today, I have another Skylark project to share. I love this paper and am so sad that it will retire at the end of the month!

This card is based on the pattern Sweet & Simple from Originals Card Confidence Program by Jeanette Lynton. The Close To My Heart How To books are my go to when I need some inspiration. They are a must on any paper-crafter’s bookshelf.

The leaf and flower were cut on the Cricut using the Artiste cartridge (p. 32 of the handbook). All of the stamping is from the Hello Bloom Acrylix stamp set.

To make the card nice and dimensional, I popped the flower & leaves up with 3D Foam Tape. The flower center is from the Skylark Assortment. So pretty!

Skylark – July Collection of the Month

There are three steps to be entered into the drawing:

1. Place an order of $25 or more that includes a product from the Skylark collection* on my website (www.rebeccabrown.ctmh.com)

2. Create a project that includes something from at least one of the products listed above.

3. Post a picture of your completed project on Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #showmeskylark.

Enter as many unique projects on separate posts as you want. One winner will be chosen randomly from all qualifying projects posted as of August 31.

Have fun creating!

Rebecca

Posted on July 8, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

Skylark – July Collection of the Month! Post Your Project and Win!

Announcing the July 2014 Collection of the Month: Skylark!

Each month, I feature a different product collection from Close To My Heart by posting information about kits for purchase and other project ideas on this blog, Facebook page and displays at events.

When you include products from the Skylark collection on a qualifying July order, you are invited to complete your projects at one of my club workshops for free in August. In addition, I encourage you to show off these creations on Facebook to be entered to win a size M stamp set of your choice!

To be entered into the drawing, please complete these three steps:

1. Place an order of $25 or more in July that includes at least one product from the Skylark collection: Skylark Paper Pack (X7177B), Skylark Complements (X7177C), Skylark Assortment (Z3000), Skylark Scrapbooking Workshop on the Go (G1072) or Skylark Textiles (Z1970). You can order directly from me or place an order on my website. Be sure to join the current “club” gathering before finalizing your order.

2. Create a project that includes something from at least one of the products listed above.

3. Post a picture of your completed project to your Facebook, Instagram & Twitter accounts with the hashtag #showmeskylark. (Because Facebook hashtags expire in about a week, please also share your post on Show Me Scrapping’s facebook page to make sure I see it.)

Enter as many unique projects on separate posts as you want. One winner will be chosen at random from the qualifying projects posted as of August 31.

Your project does not need to be original. Completed layouts or cards from workshop kits are completely acceptable for this contest. Feel free to find inspiration on pages 18 – 23 of the Spring/Summer 2014 Idea Book, my blog, Pinterest, or Google.

I can’t wait to see what you create!

Happy Creating,

Rebecca

Posted on June 30, 2014August 23, 2020 by rebeccabrown

Happy Day Sklark Artiste Mini-Album

I hope you are not tired of my mini-albums. I just LOVE them. It is a great way to document an time, event, person, etc. without having to conform to normal scrapbooking standards. They can be made any size with any number of pages using a variety of materials.

The base for today’s Skylark album is a chipboard sheet that comes with the Artbooking Cricut Collection.

This sheet includes six pages that coorespond to shapes on the cartridge (p. 60 of the handbook). This allows you to cut papers to fit the chipboard exactly making album creation quick and easy.

The first thing you need to do to create this album is to cut two of each page (front and back). Before you cut, you may want to think about what order you will put your pages and what papers would look best facing. If you are using coordinating papers, you can almost just randomly cut the pages from the solids and patterns in the pack.

If you are going to do any stamping directly on the pages, you will get the best transfer of ink before attaching the papers to the chipboard. I like to use the Bonding Memories glue to attach the papers to the chipboard because you can get it all the way to the edges. This leaves no loose paper to curl up and bend or tear.

Here’s a peak at the inside of my album: