AMY ALBARRÁN

Thanks Technology

10 November 2014

Supply List:

Karla Dudley: Framed (templates with shadows) - Pixels and Company

Digital Design Essentials: Grateful Heart Pattern Paper, Hello from Wood Veneer Happy, Thumbs Up from Birch Badges

Mommyish Drop Shadow Styles

The-Lilypad Font: The Velvet Vixen

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I am thankful to have Adobe Photoshop AND Illustrator on my computer. I tried out Illustrator for the first time today to create part of my Mini Album title page. I followed Deena Rutter's tutorial on Manipulating Text in Illustrator and created the sticker. I am happy the way the image turned out but I'm second guessing the 2014 stamp. I may go back and replace with veneer alphas to match "Book of". I love printing out my digi layouts myself. I love how the layouts print on Canon Matte Photo Paper using my Canon printer. I am still getting used to seeing a page with depth printing flat. Blows-my-mind!

I am not too happy the way the image uploaded. I tried so many ways and it still turned out blurry. Grrrrr. Hopefully it is just showing blurry on my computer. On my phone it seems it displays clearly.

I am excited to go through this year's pictures to reflect on the year to give thanks for so many blessings in my life. It's been a tough year. I am happy to have such great friends and family as my support system. I cannot wait to add them to my book.

Supply list

Digital Design Essentials: Colors and Wood paper from Grateful Heart Paper Pack (from bundle), Wood Veneer Alpha, Twenty Five (Stamped) Alpha

Font: Bira

Drop Shadow Styles: Mommyish Shadow Styles 93 & Gennifer Bursett Shadow Styles

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Book of Thanks 2014

09 November 2014

I've seen a lot of people doing the 30 days of Thanks, or 30 Days of Thankful, using cute 4x4 albums. The concept is really cute but I have never been one to make a daily commitment to projects (like my many failed attempts at Project Life). Cathy Zielske even has a great product to print and help with the project. Cathy also has a FaceBook group you can join to get inspiration from others doing the project and support one another.

I'm starting a little later than most. I was worried about being behind on the 30 day project. Then I thought, why limit it to just 30 days? I decided to do my own take on the project using the same album many other people are using. I'm going to use the album to reflect on the past year and highlight all the things for which I am thankful.I recently purchased a kit from Digital Design Essentials that will work for this project.

Post a comment if you are interested in a tutorial for the prize ribbon technique I used for the rosette.

Supplies List:

Container Store: Lemon Herringbone Ribbon

Martha Stewart cork shelf liner

Stampin' Up: Night of Navy Cardstock

Little Yellow Bicycle: Wood Family Word Embellishments

American Crafts: Zing! Opaque White Embossing Powder

Studio Calico: Darling Dear, Wood Veneer, Alpha

EK Success: Starburst punch

We R Memory Keepers: 4x4 Mini Ring Album, Greige

Stampin' Up: Sizzix Bigz Die, Scallop Circle

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Crafty Comeback

02 October 2014

I forgot how much I love to craft. Paper crafts have been my favorite since I was a kid. Some of my earliest memories are the smell and excitement of white Elmers paste and construction paper. It's been a long time, too long, since my last craft project. So I decided I needed a Carfty Comeback!

This month I'll be joining my girlfriends at our first friday get-togethers at our friend's house. Our friend is also our ~~crack dealer~~ Stampin' Up! demonstrator. Every month we have project and card swaps. October is the most fun because we do our version of trick or treating with decorated candy. I am looking forward to it very much.

Lately my love has been paper medallions and boxes. I found a box tutorial on Pinterest for a very cute box. The pin lead me to ,a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in the UK, Pootles' blog. She has a box tutorial for a box her sons designed. I took that box and added a paper medallion to it. I was inspired by the American Crafts pointed medallions used to make the Witches Vitamins treat jars on the Nest of Posies blog.

I love how they turned out and cannot wait to hand these out tomorrow night.

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