Life is Sweet

Nothing like starting a New Year.  Fresh starts.  Re energize your mind, body and soul.  That's what I love about the New Year.  All the excitement on Instagram of everyones new starts and talk about documenting their everyday just makes me happy.  My goal is to document more of my everyday.  So I created an album that will help me organize my daily happenings.  I used Heidi Swapp's  Memory File chipboards in the mini file folder , cut it in half. Painted the cover with chipboard and adhered the inside with Heidi's Vintage Chic Beautiful Song paper.   More details on Heidi Swapp's blog.

I just love using Color Shine to customize these colors for my project.  I used Black Velvet to spray onto the Chipboard Alphas Resist.  I love, love these letters!  I also distressed ink the Color Magic Letterbox Alphas.  AWESOME!

Cuts using my Silhouette and misted with Color Shine.  So addicting I tell ya!  The best investment ever!

I printed these calendars from the silhouette because it was easier to size it to what I wanted which was 5x7 and dragged it all the way to the bottom.  This way when I printed it I could trim then fold to create a pocket like so to put the photos in.  Keep in mind to not glue one side so that you create an opening.  That way when I'm ready to scrap I have the photos I want to use.

I decorated the calendar in photoshop using different digi elements from Heidi Swapp's Digi shop.

I just love these Vintage Chic Notes.  You can add photos or journal.  I decorated mine ahead so that I have some ready when I need them. 

More photos on Heidi Swapp's blog. Thanks for looking and I hope I've inspired you to start documenting your everyday.

DIY Photo Coasters

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!  I'm so excited to see what brings in the new year.  What's fun is all the posts on PROJECT LIFE and Sneaks for CHA Winter.  So exciting!! I'm inspired already.  How about you?  This year I decided I wanted to create a special gift for my parents.. photo coasters.  I've created these long ago but totally forgot about them.  All the supplies you need are tiles & felt pads from your local hardware store, foam or paintbrush, Claudine Hellmuth's Studio multi medium in matte and 4x4 photos.

Print your favorite photos into 4x4s.  Trim to fit over the tiles.

Apply a coat of the multi medium over the tile.  

Place the photo on top to adhere to the tile.

Apply a coat or two to layer over the photo.  Let dry.  What's great about this medium is that it acts as a sealer too.

Once dried you then add the self adhesive felt pads to the back of the tiles to give it some cushion.

Voila!  Easy peasy.  By the way, my mom loved them.  As well as my Aunts. I think I'll make some for myself too.
(A few photos by me, Super Kimagery Photography and Red Heart Phtography)