Feeling Creative!

I don't know what it is about the Holidays that makes my creativity go crazy! It has to be one of my favorite times of year for making fun projects and trying things that I think are a little more challenging! I thought for sure this little basket of paper poinsettas was going to take me days to complete but once I got everything cut out it went really fast! I'm going to make a tutorial for this and I'm sure that will take longer than the project itself!! Be sure to check back in the next couple of weeks for the tutorial!!




So how many of you went to see Twilight this weekend? I wanted to but I thought I'd give it a chance to calm down a bit. So to get my Twilight fix this weekend I did this layout.



Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!! Enjoy your time with your families and friends!!!

Talk to you soon!!

December At Dreamer!!!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Scrapbook Dreamer! The three wise kings bring gifts to the baby Jesus, while the little drummer boy plays and the angels sing on high while the shepherds watch their flock. Frosty is roasting chestnuts on the open fire while the sleighs go by playing their Jingle Bells. We deck our halls with silver and gold while Santa is coming to town in this winter wonderland!

Won't you come and play with Jolly Old Saint Nicholas we promise you will have a Holly Jolly Christmas even Mr. Grinch! All the rockin around the Christmas Tree begins on December 1st so Put One Foot In Front Of The Other and join Rudolph and your dream girls for a White Christmas.


Hope to see you all there, we have some great things planned for you!!

Debbie

Coffee Filter Flower Tutorial

This flower can be made with paper bags also, hope you give it a try!!!

Coffee Filter Flower Tutorial
Supplies
2-3 coffee filters (I prefer the cone shaped)
Scissors
Leaf shaped templates or dies
Paper glaze of your choice
Glimmer mists your choice of colors
Adhesive
Something for center of flower – brad, button or another flower.

Cut leaf shapes using templates or free hand..


Spray leaf shapes with glimmer mist starting with lightest colors first.


Continue with additional colors.

Dry with heat gun until almost completely dry. Leave a little damp so the leaves can be twisted and shaped easily.

Begin twisting leaves to create dimension.

Adhere leaves together at center point overlapping and working in a circle.


Continue until you have a completed circle.

Add a second layer of petals to top of flower.

Add brad and flower to center.


Spray again with golden colored glimmer mist and dry with heat gun..reshape leaves if necessary. Add Paper glaze in droplets giving your flower a wet look.

Finished flower. Adhere to your project.




Hope you enjoyed this! I'm addicted!

Debbie

Time flies!!!

When you're having fun! It's true! I had so much fun over the weekend I think I had a scrappin hangover!! I hooked up with the awesome Colorado scrappers at the Treasure Box (my favorite store ever!) and we had blast! Out hostess Amanda began by handing out these cool glass ornaments to decorate and a bling ring, which made me feel like a million bucks!! I also met a few new scrappin friends, Liz Qualman and Liz Hicks. What great gals and so inspiring!! I didn't get a lot of scrapping done but I did get some shopping and laughing done!! Had to finish these when I got home. I fell into the glimmer mist once again!! I have been wanting to try these coffee filter flowers for a while now. They are so fun and easy to make. I'll get a tutorial together in the next couple of days for you and post it.







I also hooked up with Alice of Cookbookin and she is just the sweetest gal!!! I finished up some design team work with her fabulous products yesterday but I can't share until tomorrow.

Anyway...my weekend went too fast!!!

Have a great week!!!

I'm so excited for Saturday!!!

I get to hook up with my scrappin girlfriends at the best scrapbook store ever!! The Treasure Box holds true to its name and is truly a treasure trove of scrappin goodies!! I can get lost in there for hours!! Anyhow tomorrow is the day for shoppin, croppin, chattin and lunchin!! Can't wait!


I have a little acrylic album I want to share with you today. I had Wednesday off to observe Veterans Day and I put this little album together. I had a blast with it. It's been awhile since I played with acrylic and it reminded me how much I love this medium. I used a kit from Cookbookin called Mom's Diner. It's loaded with Retro papers and colors that are so much fun!!!

I also want to say thank you to all the military and veterans who have fought for our country and freedom.






Today I'm Thankful for my job! I have been at the same company for 28 years and I'm so thankful that my employer feels that I'm an ideal employee. There are so many people out of work right now and I'm very fortunate to be working!

What are you thankful for today???

Hope your weekend is fabulous!!

Debbie

A Thankful Thanksgiving

I have been feeling pretty nostalgic lately. As the holiday season fastly approaches us I start thinking about how blessed I am. I miss my family more when the holidays are here and wish for a holiday when we could all be together. My family is spread out all over the country and I really miss not having them around. Recently my son moved to town for work and has had to leave his family behind while they get through the school year and other issues that come along with having a home and children. I'd love for them to move here so I can watch them grow up..for now that's in the future. I'm thankful for so many things and can't begin to tell you how lucky I am. With the hustle and bustle of everyday life it's easy to take life for granted. Here's a few ways to find the positive in your life and to be thankful everyday.

Saying “Thank You” to your partner allows both of you to feel valued. Creative thank you’s are the most powerful kind. It’s easy to create a something special for someone you care about. Being a scrapbooker/cardmaker will make this small gesture easy!

Change your focus from the negative to the positive. You will feel happier inside and soon you will find yourself always looking for the good in people and situations.
Others will feel the energy you give and it will bleed over onto them.

Start counting what you already have that you cherish. Consider beginning a gratitude journal, and writing down all the positive things, beloved possessions, and tender moments you experience. This holiday season start a gratitude jar, write down on scraps of paper all the positive things, beloved friends, favorite possessions, and tender moments you experience in your own life and store them in the jar. When you're feeling down...read them.

Finding the blessings in every day will remind you of how lucky you are, and increase the luck that comes your way.

Take some time each day to be thankful!

Today I want to say thank you to all of the friends I've made through scrapbooking! I appreciate you all and really feel blessed to have met so many of you even if it's just through my computer!!! Thank you for being my friend!!

I'll leave you with that and a couple of layouts I created over the weekend. The first one is for Scrapbook Dreamer Novermber release!! Love this paper!!!



Just for fun!!!






Have a great week!!!

Debbie

Gosh the weekends sure fly by!

Can you believe we are in November and headed for the holiday season already??? I must be working too hard for time to fly by that fast! I am on the downhill side of a major road construction project at work and will be so pleased when it is finished and ready to be constructed over the summer. I've been working on it for almost 2 years and it's time to start a fresh new project!! Don't get me wrong I've been enjoying some scrap time too!!! I finished up a few layouts for Scrapbook Dreamer one of which I can show you today, a layout for Harlee-Quinnz Designs that was just too fun and also finished up some projects for Cookbookin!

My first project was done with some Bo Bunny products that are so cute and they went perfectly with the photo I have of my sweet grand daughter Amberly.

Scrapbook Dreamer


Harlee-Quinnz Designs - My first born grand daughter Adria makes a perfect Princess!!


Last but not least these cute projects for Cookbookin
Every year my grandkids make gingerbread houses, a tradition they are becoming accustomed to. I love their creations!! This layout is of their finished product and I've included a recipe for Gingerbread as the journaling.


This next project is a tradition that I have adopted with some of my friends. Every year we do cookie exchange and I thought this oven mit would make a great little invitation!!


I'll have more to show you as we enter the holiday season. Also check out the Creative Cookbooking blog for a great contest! You could find some Gaphic 45 along with some other fun goodies waiting on your front step if you happen to win this fun contest!!!

That's all for now!!!

Debbie