Day 6 – Finding Inspiration.

Posted on September 5, 2013 by daydesigns

Hello again my crafting friends. Are you having fun yet? Have you entered either of the TWO giveaways yet? THIS ONE is open til midnight PST on September 29th but THIS ONE closes at midnight PST tonight! Get your comments in today!

Today I thought I’d talk about inspiration. More specifically, where to find it. If can be an illusive beast some times so here are my Top 5 Places to Find Inspiration.

1. Pinterest.

I’ve done several posts on finding inspiration on Pinterest so if you’ve been following me for awhile it will come as no surprise to you that this is my number one choice. For those of you who haven’t heard of Pinterest, it is a website where you can create, collate and share virtual pin boards full of on line inspiration. Here is the link to my own Pinterest page. I invite you to look around it, repin images you like to your own boards, leave me comments, follow my boards … generally have fun and get social.

Here are some of the projects that were specifically inspired by Pinterest. If you’re interested in reading more about them, please click on the photos to be taken to the posts.

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Day 5 – Free Back To School Printables!

Posted on September 4, 2013 by daydesigns

Welcome to Day 5 everyone! I’m afraid I had a bit of a rough night last night (bad co-worker issues) so am not feeling particularly festive today. I’m sure a second (or third) cup of coffee and a piece of chocolate will help though! Chocolate cures everything, doesn’t it?

But enough whingeing …

Today I have another FREE DOWNLOAD for my email subscribers. The wonderfully talented Amanda Robinson kindly created some Back To School printables just for me! I would love for you to pop over to her site or her Facebook page and say thank you! If you’d like these printables, then all you have to do is sign up HERE for my mailing list and you’ll get the password for our super secret download page emailed to you.

I’ve got two examples to show you today of ways to use these images.

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Day 4 – Using Fabric on Cards and Layouts

Posted on September 3, 2013 by daydesigns

Welcome back everyone! Are you one of those Happy Moms who is sending their little ones off to school today after a long summer? My two eldest are heading off to Grade 4 and 2. With only one left at home, life will get a whole lot quieter!! Looking forward to getting into my scrap room for a bit.

Today I thought I’d share an older post (from last year) where I talk about using fabric on your projects. It’s not something I often remember to do but looking at this post again I’m inspired to pull some out! If you’re inspired after seeing this, then make sure you read all the way to the bottom. There’s a small giveaway today that you may be interested in.

The worlds of paper crafting and sewing have been linked for the past few years – think sewing on layouts. Using fabric in the form of ribbon or lace is a common practice and has been around almost as long as the art of creating scrapbooks. Papers with images of crocheted doilies are among my favourite to use and you can also find papers that look like quilts or papers with images of stitches on them. You can even find fabric paper – either self adhesive or not. Today though I want to show you that you can also use actual fabric on your projects for a unique look. Continue reading →

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LGS September Week1 – Celebrating 70.

Posted on September 2, 2013 by daydesigns

Even though there’s a party going on around here, I’ve still got my regular commitments to honour.

Today is Monday which means there is a new sketch up over at Let’s Get Sketchy. And since it’s also the first Monday in September, it’s Team A’s turn to share our layouts with you . Here’s mine.

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Day 3 – Tips for Layering

Posted on September 2, 2013 by daydesigns

** Edited September 2, 2016 to update links. Any new content is in hot pink text. **

Welcome back to the party! T-minus 28 days to the big 4-0!

You know, a lot of people really dread hitting milestones like this one, but I think throwing this party with you lot is really changing my view on the whole thing. Not that I’ve been overly dreading it. Turning 39 was worse! With 39 there was the spectre of 40 on the horizon! Now that horizon is within touching distance and it’s not so scary.

Today I have decided to start addressing some of the fantastic questions you’ve been asking. One theme seems to be how to add layers, create with layers and use those scraps from your stash. I’m definitely a stash user myself and like to layer. A lot. (Perhaps you think I do it well – humble thanks.)  But I didn’t learn how to layer on my own. I turned to better scrapbookers for help.

Today I’m directing you to a few of the greats. Continue reading →

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Day 2 – Free Cut Files for Subscribers

Posted on September 1, 2013 by daydesigns

Happy Sunday and welcome to September!

I have a rare day off work today so will be spending it like any good Mom … in my scrap room! 🙂 I’ve been totally inspired by all the great questions I got on yesterday’s post so need to get in there and create some awesome content for you!

Today we are continuing the giveaways with a free cut file. This is for email subscribers only so if you’re not on my list you need to go HERE to sign up! Only once you are all signed up will you be given the super secret password and location of ALL my free downloads.

I used the cut file to create this …

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Let’s Get This Party Started!

Posted on August 31, 2013 by daydesigns

Welcome!

I am SO excited to get this month long party going. I’ve been working hard since coming up with this idea (2 weeks ago!) and have managed to organize some pretty awesome giveaways and special guests. My online friends have been so generous! I’d like to take a moment give them a shout out! You’ll be hearing more about these people over the next month but for now, please put your hands together for …

Lain Ehman of Layout A Day

Amanda Robinson of Amanda Robinson Studios

Heather Dubarry of No Excuse Scrapbooking

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