Front Porch Kit Friday Blog Hop

Scrapbooking "Simple Stories" Style

 

There is an increasing number of companies designing papers to use in conjunction with the divided sheet protectors. There are also many different combinations of divided protectors.

 

I love designing 12 X 12 scrapbook pages, but sometimes I have literally 100's of photos of one event, trip, or photo shoot. That is when I use " Simple Stories" style of scrapbooking.

 

I start in one of two ways:

 

(1). If I have tons of pictures and have not determined a paper line yet, I get out all of my divided sheet protectors and get busy. I pick the creme of the crop pictures and slide them into a 12 X 12 sheet protector. This will become my whole page layouts. Sometimes it is very hard to choose. I then start sorting the photos according to date, place, or outfit. I further divide into horizontal or vertical photos. Next I start filling the dividers. Intentionally, I leave some blank to plug in titles, printed papers, and embellishments. Because the divided pages are front / back and if  you want to incorporate a double page layout, you have to keep in mind that you will need to design a single page layout to maintain the order of sucession of the front / back order. When I use this method, I might set aside until the right paper comes along or start using a particular paper line not even designed for this method of scrapbooking.

 

(2). I have purchased a paper line that has been designed especially for the divided sheet protectors so I cut apart the 4 X 6's, 3 X 4's, 2 X 12's,4 X 4's, 6 X 12's, etc. Do you see a pattern here. These papers were designed specifically to fit into the many divisions of the divided sheet protectors. At this point, I might make a list of contents for the pages. I rely on date, place or outfit for this or the paper design.For example: Christmas:

Decorating the Tree or House

A visit to Santa

Christmas Eve

Christmas Day

Then some of these can be divided further. Christmas Day - opening presents, family, a meal, etc.

I divide paper and photos to fit into these categories. I fill all of the protectors, even it is just with cardstock. Most of these papers are two sided. Work on one side and turn the protector over. If one of the papers is not working with your theme, then cut a paper or picture that size and insert it instead. I go back and start embellishing by adding titles,decorations buttons, trims, etc.

 

                                                           
For Front Porch Kits newest release, "Say Cheese", I chose the second method. I had the papers I needed (wanted) to use, so I began cutting the papers. I had studied the photos I had, so the planning process began. I divided my photos by date and then event. My grandsons had been to Disney so I had decided with all of the bright colors and fun patterns , this kit would be perfect.  This is what I designed:

I still have many photos to scrapbook. Each month when I receive the Page Builder Blueprints available at The Little Blue House, I prepare 6 layouts of each design. One for each grandchild, 1 Disney, and 1 Heritage. So I will add these pages to my divided page layouts. I also have purchased another patterned paper and cardstock add-on kit so I can duplicate some of the other designer's layouts from The Front Porch Kits "Say Cheese" kit..

Get your Front Porch Kit, "Say Cheese" from The Little Blue House
                                                                          118 West Olive Street
                                                                          Keller, Texas 76248
                                                                          (817)431-7930
Or online : thelittlebluehouseonline.com
Hope you enjoy blog hopping today, Lynette



Say Cheese !!!!!

PRESENTS:

Today is the day to view all of the projects made from " Say Cheese " You are able to order online at www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com or call or visit The Little Blue House
                                                                                 118 West Olive Street
                                                                                  Keller, Texas 76248
                                                                                  (817) 431-7930
It is my pleasure to reveal all of the photos of the projects I created with " Say Cheese ". The surface this kit are 3 expandable folders which I made into a camera book It actually has a small accordian book on top of the camera book.

Out of chipboard I made a box to hold photos.

Because many of the papers lended themselves to "Simple Stories" format of scrapbooking with divided page protectors, I made 4 front and back pages using the many papers and embellishments in the kit. Of the 4 there is 1 front and back 12 X 12 page. The papers spoke " Disney " to me, so those are the pictures I chose. This format is an easy way to get a great number of photos on one page.

Be sure to to go online to view the entire gallery.

 

 

Say Cheese Reveal Tuesday

This is my final sneak before revealing the kit and projects on Tuesday. Can't wait for you all to see the gallery, blueprint projects and Say Cheese contents. I am anxious to see the other designers projects. You can order now online at www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com. Or call or stop by on Tuesday to see the projects and pick up your kit at The Little Blue House
                                                                                  118 West Olive St.
                                                                                   Keller, Texas 76248
                                                                                   (817)431-7930

My final sneak:

Until Tuesday!!!!

Sneak 2

All of the local designers at The Little Blue House met this morning for our reveal to each other. I am always totally amazed at what everyone designs. How they can take the same kit and interpret it so differently is awesome! We also passed  everything off to Tracy for her to do her magic and get ready for the big reveal on March 5. I can't wait for you all to see the kit in its entirety and the gallery of projects.
Trust me, you don't want to miss this one. It is packed full of FUN stuff!!!! You can preorder your kit by going online at: www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com or by going to or calling;
The Little Blue House
118 West Olive Street
Keller, Texas 76248
(817)431-7930
Be sure to visit the blog to view more sneaks; www.thelittlebluehouseblog.blogspot.com.
Here is another teaser:

It is time for a new Front Porch Kit from The Little Blue House and it has been fun designing with the contents of this kit.

Sneaks start today and the full reveal will be March 5. You may order online at: www.thelittlebluehouseonline.com or call or visit The Little Blue House
118 West Olive Street
Keller, Texas 76248
(817) 431-7930
Be sure to follow all of The Front Porch Kit Designer's blogs as well as www.thelittlebluehouseblog.blogspot.com

Just "Say Cheese" !!!!!!!

The Little Blue House 12 Days of Ornaments #4

Welcome ! This is Lynette bringing you Day # 4 of the LBH 12 Days of Ornaments. Introducing my Rusty Pinecone Ornament!

Looking at Facebook one day, I saw a post, from a friend from High School,Cindy Ripley, that lives in Venice Beach, California. She operates a ceramic studio, Luna Garcia. Her work is amazing. She posted a picture of a pinecone sculpture, made from rusty shovels.The artist of this sculpture is Patrick Plourde.

I just love the sculpture. Not only could I not afford it, I would have no place for it. I started thinking about how this could be made on a small scale. Plastic spoons look like shovels, right? I decided they would need to be attached to a base, so a styrfoam egg came to mind. The first attempt looked more like an artichoke than a pinecone, so heating and shaping the spoons would be my next try. It worked.

Supplies needed:
4" styrofoam egg

approx. 40 lightweight plastic spoons

hot glue & heat gun

brown acrylic paint

*Verday paint ( iron, bronze, and copper ) available at LBH

Verday spray activator

foam brush & small bristle brush

9" pice of jute

1/2 yard ribbon

2 small jingle bells

2 die cut pine sprigs (Tim Holtz)

awl or pick

To get started, set aside 4 plastic spoons.Using a heat gun heat the remaining plastic spoons. You can see the plastic start to soften. Press the spoon against the edge of the table, bending back the tip.

After you have melted and shaped all of the spoons, cut away the handle using heavy duty scissors.

Attach four unbent spoons using a hot glue gun to the styrfoam egg. Put glue on the inside bottom and up the sides and attach opposite each other.

Points should meet in the center.Next, start another row alternating and placing 4 more bent spoons on the egg.

You should be starting this row on the center of egg. alternate and attach four more bent spoons. On the same level, but alternating, add 4 more.

Divide the space that is left and start another row. This time glue 9 in a row. Repeat this step, one more time.

Next, close to center add 6 spoons in a row.

If any of the spoons are sticking out too much, heat and conform them to egg shape. Silicone finger tips would work for this step.

As you heat and conform , you might need to add a few spoons to the top. To finish, heat one spoon and while it is hot, stick an awl in the center to make a hole for the hanger. Tie a knot in the center of the jute and pull the two ends through the hole. Hot glue to top.

Paint the entire egg with brown acrylic pain, using a foam brush. . Let dry , then holding the pinecone looking from tip down, paint in crevices with a small bristle brush.

Paint the entire " pinecone " with Iron Verday paint. Spray with activator. After this has dried dab on areas with the bronze and copper Verday paint. Re-spray with the activator. Let set. The Verday paint will start to patina right before your eyes. It's magic!

If you have not taken a Verday class at The Little Blue House, you should consider it...You will love the techniques we can share with you!

It will take a bit of time for the patina's to become more evident...be patient...it's worth the wait!

Tie a figure eight bow.Tie a knot in the center of a length of ribbon. Place knot in the center of the figure eight bow and tie. Tie this bow onto the jute hanger.String two jingle bells onto baker's twine and tie around bow.

Hope you will try making one of these ornanments. You could leave the hanger off and place a number of these in a bowl, on a wreath, or arrangement.

Be sure to post a comment and you may be the lucky winner of this Rusty Pine Cone Ornament...and stay tuned for the next ornament tutorial.

Merry Christmas,

Lynette Chiles

The WINNER for Day #3's Glitzy Washi Tape Ornament is...

CASEY ADAMS

Congratulations Casey! Please stop by or call the LBH to claim your ornament.