stamping on a layout - We R Memory Keepers Precision Press Advanced

Its a layout! Shocking I know! But, I did stamp on the layout, so that totally makes sense! In all seriousness, I really do love to scrapbook, so its nice when my assignments get me to do something different!

I used the newest tool from We R Memory Keepers called the Precision Press Advanced. Its a really great stamping tool! I paired it up with some mixed media products from Vicki Boutin and had a blast creating!

The Precision Press Advanced comes in two parts. The bottom is magnetic, has a grid, and has a surface with some grip. All along the bottom are pegs that will work in conjunction with the top piece. The top piece is clear and has holes along the edges. The top also has these fantastic soft and rubbery feet on the bottom. Allowing you to use only the top for great stamping results! 

By lining up the pegs on the bottom and the openings on the top, you can get a perfectly lined up stamped image every time. Not to mention when you don't get the image inked up all the way, you can re-stamp without double lines! 

On my layout, I painted lines and stripes onto mixed media paper. When you use paint, the paper can curl a bit. But, by placing the paper in the Precision Press Advanced, with the included magnets, the paper lays flat. Making your mixed media techniques work even better!

Visit the We R Memory Keepers blog today for all the details about this layout. Plus, I have some FABULOUS tips that you won't want to miss! I impressed myself with that little gem! :D

Sincerely Yours,

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stamping on layouts: WRMK new Precision Press Advanced

Ok, so I know it is past the 4th of July, buuuuuut, I was hoping that maybe you had some amazing pictures from the holiday that you would want to scrapbook right away. And if you weren't planning on it right away, I hope the newest tool from We R Memory Keepers will inspire you to start!

My assignment for the design team last week was to create a patriotic layout. Easy enough with all the photos I have because the 4th of July is a huge deal in my hometown and we try to never miss it! Frankly, what is cuter than my son and my nephew in their matching shirts?! But what I didn't have was any 4th of July themed products at home. Time to get creative. Which is my favorite!

To create a custom piece of paper for my layout, I used a background stamp and the new Precision Press Advanced. This updated version is very cool and I love the feature I am showing you here-the ability to use the top lid separately. The top lid has 4 soft feet that allow you to place your stamp anywhere! After applying paint to my stamp, I pressed it into my blue cardstock. Perfect!

P.S. You can purchase the top separately and use it like a stamp press, without the rest of the tool!

To read more about how I made the rest of the layout, and to read much more about the Precision Press Advanced, head to the We R Memory Keepers Blog.

Sincerely Yours,

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Palm Beach layout

Whoa. A layout. From me. Its shocking, I know. But I had some great photos from our trip to Palm Beach, FL, great tools from We R Memory Keepers, and some perfect papers from DCWV. I love when my design team assignments line up with my own crafty plans!

Head over to the We R Memory Keepers blog to see the tools I used on this layout. Honestly, they made this layout so easy to create. Essential tools, for sure!

Sincerely Yours,

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Halloween projects galore!

Its getting to be that spoooky time of year again! I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite Halloween projects from the past. Some fun inspiration for your card mailing! I will link to the original blog post. Simply click the name of the project. Once there, you will be able to find links to the products I used.

Graveyard Giggles

This first card is made with stamps and dies from MFT Stamps. I love the inked background and with the new Distress Oxide inks, the blending will be even smoother!

Halloween Luminaries

One of my favorite Halloween projects, ever. I have kept these and put them out every year! While the dies are no longer available from MFT Stamps, these luminaries can easily be created with any Halloween images from dies or even from a Silhouette. The original post includes a video tutorial.

Batty For You

Nothing is cuter than the images from Reverse Confetti! This card still makes me smile. Simple and perfectly seasonal. The stamp set Spooky Sentiments is still available!

October 31 Halloween

You knew I would sneak a layout in of my little man. Who is not so little anymore! The adorable images from Reverse Confetti made one cute layout! 

Halloween Embossed Treat Bags

File this one under the easiest treat bags you will ever make! Simply put small treat bags in an embossing folder and run them through your manual die cutting machine! Add a tag or stickers! Done!

Glow-in-the-Dark Halloween Card

Yes, this card glows in the dark! Its true! Check out the original post, with a full video tutorial. And stay tuned, I have a few more glow-in-the-dark projects to share!

Sincerely Yours,

sewn with love; MFT Release Rewind

One last look at the fantastic November Release from My Favorite Things! The design team is showing off a last few projects to inspire you while you wait for your order, or maybe just convince you to pick up that one last item! 

Where my real excitement came from with this month's release products from MFT was in all the sewing elements. My mother is a seamstress. An amazing one. She used to make all our clothes, jammies, even swimsuits! She is also a quilter. A couple of weekends ago, when they were here for a visit, my mom brought me a quilt. She made it for me. I picked out the fabrics and then she created this masterpiece. This is such a treasure. Its so beautiful. I am so thankful to have this amazing piece of artwork made with love from her hands and her creative mind!

Imagine my excitement when I knew that I would have the perfect images to be able to scrapbook and document all the details about this, about my, quilt. I have just started with this first page, but I want to be sure and get all the details from her about how she created it.

My first pocket-page card started with a Sweet Tooth cardstock base. I stamped it with Swiss Dots Background with new (and totally fantastic) Sno Cone Pigment Ink! Then another white panel was cut with Die-namics Blueprints 20, the rectangle with the stitched detail on the edge. I stamped it with Fine Check Background to add a country feel. And check out the Lemon Drop Pigment ink! 

Various colors of cardstock were cut with the quilt image from Die-namics Blueprints 20. Man, having the shapes all together makes that sooo easy! I pieced together all the heart images.

I stamped a stitching image from Stitched With Love, along with a Steel Grey cardstock cut needle from Die-namics Stitched with Love.

The other photo-pocket card has some journaling. Its not quite what I want to say, so I may re-do it, but the dies make it so easy to fix!

The letters are Die-namics Little Lower Case Letters in Nightshift Blue. (My color palette came directly from the quilt.)

I used one of the hearts from Die-namics Blueprints 20 to make the "o" a heart. And the spool is from 

Die-namics Stitched with Love. I love how perfectly the thread image from Stitched with Love fits!

What an amazing release! I oohed and aahed over everything the team made this month! Be sure and visit the MFT Blog to check all of those fantastic projects out!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

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