Phew! Where do I begin?? First of all I can apologize for the images in this blog. I am so not computer savvy and even though they look fine in my draft they are distorted on the blog post. I am so sorry for that!
I had a nice relaxing break from The Button Farm over Christmas and spent my free time in January working on Button Farm inventory. I think that I have finally almost finished that. The bad news for me is that I overordered on many things last year, but it will be good news for those of you that are attending the Kiss Scrapbook Convention in Manchester New Hampshire as I will have a yard sale table (as well as a booth) at this show. As I was working through inventory I was sorting extras in boxes marked .50, $1, $2, $3 and so on and almost all of those boxes are full and I am not even done sorting. You will find some great buys at this show, remember that the Yard Sale Alley is only open on Saturday! Please visit www.kiss-scrapbookevents.com for more information on this fun show. I will also be teaching two classes at this show and would love to see you there!
Remember that registration is open for ESE Spring! A big thank you to those who have already signed up for the event, having NO CLUE what we are making. I can only promise the high quality projects that you expect from me! I have started the planning phase and I am excited to tell you all what I picked out at CHA for the projects for this event below!
For each ESE I try to make sure that all of the projects are very different, allowing for a large pallet of tastes. I think that you will find something for everyone in the fun projects below:
Project 1: I was pretty surprized with the outcome of my product choices this time around. I usually purchase from similar companies each time around, but this time I only repeated 7 Gypsies. As always I find this companies products irresistable. For this project I chose the new envelope book from 7 Gypsies as well as the new line of Gypsy papers. These rich papers are in shades of maroon, greens, black and golds. They are sophisicated and we will pair them with 7 Gypsy ephemera pieces, clear tranparencies, journal cards and will embellish the cover with a red door knob and coordinating 'dangle' clips for the binding. This albums pages are created from envelopes and we will fill those pockets with many fun items. This album can be used for old photos and memorablia, or convert todays memories into black and white photos and highlight them in this album. The possiblities are endless!
Project 2: Well, I am consistantly WOWED by Pink Paislee! Not only did I like one of their four released but loved them all. It took me a considerable amount of time to choose my favorite. We will be creating a fun accordion album composed of several different shapes from 7 Gypsies. We will be decorating this project with the 'Captivating ' collection from Pink Paislee, utilizing the coordinating chipboard shapes and stickers.
Project 3: I am also a fan of clear albums, but decided to mix it up a little. Maya Road has a new album out with chipboard pages and clear covers. This album will be decorated with bright beautiful papers, tranparencies, rub-ons, and ribbons from the Summer Soiree line from Fancy Pants. These bright bold colors will highlight your summer memories beautifully! Ribbon with pom poms were very popular at this show too and I picked up the coordintating red to use on this album!
Project 4: Sassafrass Lass = whimsical and we will be creating an exciting mixed 'media' album with the "fawnd of you' line. We will begin with the gorgeous mixed media album from Fancy Pants. This album has transparency pages, felt pages and chipboard pages and is so darn cute! Spring will be on our doorstep and this album will be in your hands just in time to record the long awaited season!
Project 5: Well we are all trying to be more 'green' and who knew that I would fall in love with the green line from DCWV? These papers are made from 70% recyled materials, but what is even more wonderful is the quality and designs of these papers. The pictures will not do it justice, but they are so cute. To be honest, I have not been crazy about all of the owls out there on the designs of papers and embellishments, but how cute is the one on this paper?? Great for summer or camping pics, this album will be created with a brown album from Bo-Bunny. We will be adding embellishments and chipboard letters from the coordinating embellishement box that comes with this kit!
I have also picked out many of the items for our make and takes. We will be creating a small notebook, Artist Trading Card box and tag album. We will be utilizing products from 7 Gypsies, My Minds Eye and more!
I hope that you have enjoyed this little ESE preview and I will be in touch again with more pictures of the products and projects as they are being created!
Angela
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