Winter 2009 Scrapbooking & Beyond

The Winter issue of Scrapbooking & Beyond is in the stores now!

I'm a little slow at getting this posted since we've been out of town. When I opened my box from the publisher, I was so delighted to see that my dear friend Liz Qualman was featured on the magazine cover!



This is the final installment of A Flourish for Every Season. The series was created using one major embellishment to represent each season. Flourishes of crystals, stitching, rub-ons and now paper. This is the layout I created for the winter edition using Basic Grey's Wassail collection.

My flourish was cut from Bazzill cardstock using my favorite Limited Edition QK die.

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist on the journaling tag and Prima flower gives an aged appearance.

I painted naked chipboard alphabets with white paint, sanded the edges and coated with Glossy Accents. The ghost snowflakes I coated with Stickles for some sparkle and added tiny pearls to the centers.
It was such an honor to be part of this series. And I was privileged to share this honor with my very talented friends Gabrielle Pollacco, Liz Qualman, & Robbie Herring.

Merry Merry Christmas!!

Scrapbooking & Beyond

The summer edition of Scrapbooking & Beyond was recently released!! I'm so exited to have another layout in there! This is my second layout for the series, 'A Flourish For Every Season'. This series was the brainchild of the uber talented Liz Qualman . The amazing talents of Gabrielle Pollacco & Robbie Herring are also contributing their beautiful creations to this project! Look for Scrapbooking & Beyond at a store near you! The magazine really is fabulous! It offers unique projects and informative articles, plus there is also an exclusive free pattern included this month!!



The summer edition focused on stitched flourishes. For mine I did a simple straight stitch combined with added French knots.

Scrapbooking and Beyond Spring 2009

I am SO excited!! Well actually, I'm STOKED!!! I have a layout in the latest edition of Scrapbooking & Beyond!! Yeah, me!!! This is my first 'official' layout in a real life bonafide paper publication!!!

Scrapbooking & Beyond is doing a series titled 'A Flourish for Every Season'. Each issue will focus on a different flourish technique. This is the first layout in a series of 4. The Spring issue focuses on using crystal flourishes.

I am privileged to share in this wonderful opportunity with my super talented friends Liz Qualman, Gabrielle Pollacco, and Robbie Herring!! Liz is also the project coordinator!

Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine is an amazingly beautiful quarterly publication. Look for it at a store new you!

Here's the layout I created for the Spring edition.



We live in the country and every year we get to witness the miracle of Spring. This newborn fawn is only several hours old!
To create my flourishes I used a combination of colored rhinestones & pearls. I stamped my image onto a transparency to use as my placement guide. This technique is easy and assures perfect results every time.