Spring Blog Hop

Welcome to Creative Life Scrapbooking's (CLS)  Spring Blog Hop!

At CLS, we are a circle of photo lovers, memory keepers, scrapbooking and paper crafting enthusiasts, and bloggers. Our mission is to provide inspiration and education that will encourage people everywhere to celebrate their memories, exercise their crafty talents, and engage in a truly Creative Life!
Be sure to “Like” and follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CreativeLifeScrapbooking/ for information about upcoming blog hops and more.

If you’re hopping in order, you’ve arrived from Karyn’s blog.  At the end of my post I’ll send you on your way to Diana’s blog. Be sure to visit each stop – there are lots of  wonderful ideas being shared!  (More info, including the complete list of Blog Hop stops, is at the bottom of this post.)

Today I’m sharing some fun Punch Art Pals for your spring pages. 

For the project I created for this Blog Hop I used products from 3 of my favorite companies; Creative Memories, Fun Stampers Journey and Kiwi Lane.  Most of the papers I used are from CM’s Woodland Whimsy Girl Collection.

Here’s how I made the fun Punch Art Pals
Bunny
~Body  Punch out a circle using the CM Shape Maker System with the Circle Cartridge from white cardstock
~Ears and Feet 
Using your Custom Cutting System and Oval Patterns Make the following cuts:
White cardstock - 4IG x4
Pink Plaid paper from CMs Woodland Whimsy Girl Paper Pack - 4IB x2 for the inside of the ears 
(If you are not familiar with the system used to label the CCS see this post.)
~Punch the following shapes using CMs Border Maker System:
~Lace Flower Chain Cartridge punch one flower from white cardstock and use for tail.
~Heart Chain Cartridge – punch once from the pink plaid paper from CM’s Woodland Whimsy Girl paper pack, saving the “leftover” hearts.  Use these hearts on the paws and for the nose.
~Using the Bubble Maker Cartridge punch several times out of black and white cardstock.  Use “leftovers” to make eyes. 
~Using the Bubble Maker Cartridge punch several times out of the pink plaid paper and use the “leftovers” on the top of the feet.
~Add detail with the fine tip end of CMs Black Dual Tip Pen.
~Assemble as shown below using your CM Tape Runner and the Repositionable Refill for intricate parts.

Chick

~Body  Punch out a circle using the CM Shape Maker System with the Circle Cartridge from yellow cardstock (I used the yellow plaid from CM’s Hello Baby Girl paper pack in the layout shown below).
~Wings Use CMs Blossom Place N Punch to punch out one blossom from the same yellow used for the body.  Cut this in half and round of the pointy edges.
Punch the following shapes using CMs Border Maker System
~Feet Using the Lace Scallop Cartridge, punch once from orange paper (I used the orange striped paper from the WSL Year to Remember Part 2 paper pack by CM in the layout shown below).
~Comb Use the Blossom Place N Punch to punch one shape out of the orange paper. Trim this to make the shape shown.
Eyes Using the Bubble Maker Cartridge punch several times out of black and white cardstock.  Use “leftovers” to make eyes. 
~Beak From the leftover piece from the orange blossom, trim a small pointy piece from between two petals. 
~Assemble as shown below using your CM Tape Runner and the Repositionable Refill for intricate parts.

Sheep

~Using the CM Shape Maker System and the 2” Scalloped Circle Punch from Fun Stampers Journey, Punch out one shape from white cardstock
(FSJ punches really do work in the CM Shape Maker System! Check out this blog post for more info!!)

~Using the CM Cherry Blossom Punch and black cardstock, punch one shape.  Place it as shown in the CM Shape Maker System with the Circle Cartridge and punch to get the sheep's face/ears.
Punch the following shapes using CMs Border Maker System:
~Legs Using the Filmstrip cartridge, punch once from white cardstock.  Cut one of the leftover rectangles in half and use for the legs.
~Eyes Using the Bubble Cartridge punch several times out of black and white cardstock.  Use “leftovers” to make eyes. 
~Using the Medallion Frame Chain Cartridge punch once out of white and black cardstock.  Cut in half one of the leftover black shapes to use for the hooves and use 3 of the white shapes for hair.

~Assemble as shown below using your CM Tape Runner and the Repositionable Refill for intricate parts.

Kiwi Lane Templates
Kiwi Lane Designs (KLD) has a scrapbooking system that is simple, inspirational, and fun called Play-to-Create.

I use this system and Kiwi Lane Designer Templates often to plan out my pages, including the one shown below.  You are able to see through the templates so I was able to choose templates and place them so they cover up the deer design on the paper – it’s cute but I didn’t want it to show in this layout.  Once I was satisfied with the layout I traced these shapes on to my paper, cut them out and then inked the edges before assembling.
You can learn more about the “Play-to-Create” system here.
I used KLD Designer Templates from the following sets:
Tiny Brackets, Scallops, Large Bracket, Photo Mats and Mini Photo Set.

Here is the finished layout!

 I love the way inking the edges brings the elements on the page together and adds just a little extra touch.
Thanks for stopping by!
I hope these ideas have inspired you and I can’t wait to see your take on them! Please feel free to share what you’ve created in my Lisa’s Workshop Facebook group.

Here is the complete line up for today’s
Creative Life Scrapbooking’s Spring Blog Hop:

• Stefani Jones at Crop With Stef
• Fran Smitherman at Celebrating Your Beautiful Life
• Noreen Smith at Organized and Creative Mom
• Candace Bouldin at Scrappin’ JPEGs 
• Karyn McDermaid-Rolfe at Karyn Crops
• Lisa Graham at Lisa’s Workshop <---You are here!
• Diana Brinsley at D. Brinsley’s Memory Keeping Blog
  

You can find more information about the products I used in this project from CM, FSJ and KLD on my affiliate websites. I love the products these companies offer so much, and how they all work together so well, that I decided to sell and promote them!  Find more information about the products I’ve used and more on the following sites:
Creative Memories:
http://www.creativememories.com/user/lisagraham
Fun Stampers Journey: http://www.funstampersjourney.com/LisaGraham Kiwi Lane Designs: https://lisagraham.kiwilaneinstructor.com/

 You’re also welcome to contact me directly by clicking on the “Email me” link at the top of this page.

Happy Spring!

Changes Coming for Panstoria Affiliates

If you're a Panstoria Print Shop Affiliate - check your email for an update regarding the new program with Forever. The email came from Anna Broome using the email address of hello@forever.com.  My computer thought it was spam & put it in my junk folder.  For whatever reason they are not sending info to Panstoria Affiliates until October. I think this is something every Panstoria affiliate needs to know, especially since Forever will start charging to be an affiliate in October so I’ll post the information below. From what I can gather, if you would like to continue your affiliate (or ambassador – as they’re called by Forever) relationship you will need a permanent Forever membership beginning in October and those start at $5 per month.

Here is the info sent out to Print Shop Affiliates:

Hello XXX,

Last year, we announced that Panstoria had joined forces with Forever to offer our memory keepers one place to preserve, organize, print and share their photos, and soon videos and documents! Together, we are creating a unique opportunity for end-to-end story creation. You now have expanded opportunities to increase your income by selling additional offerings beyond print projects from Artisan and Historian.
For a limited time, we are excited to give you access to our Forever Ambassador Program FREE!
• Free introductory photo storage account
• Earn sales commissions at a rate of 15% or more
• Founder’s Club reward trips
• Training and education
• Advanced career opportunities

Link to sign up
Link to an email form to request more info

We thank you for your partnership and look forward to working together with you in the future.

For Panstoria customers, according to the Panstoria/Forever FAQs, the software will continue to be supported.  I do know that a new version of Historian (Memory Manager) is in the works. From all I’ve read this will most likely be a paid upgrade. 

I’ll update when I learn more.

 

Shutterfly Deals–100 Free Prints & More!!

100 free 4x6 prints with code PERFECTSCORE – expires 6/8/15
New customers enjoy 50% off list price on all hard cover photo books with promo code 50BOOKS at checkout – expires 6/10/15
All customers enjoy 25% off total order with promo code FABDAD at checkout – expires 6/10/15
All customers enjoy $10 off one qualifying hard cover photo book order of $10 or more with promo code BOOK4ME at checkout – expires 6/11/15
Save 25% off orders of $75 or more and enjoy free Standard or USPS Shipping for save the date orders using the code JUNSAVE25 at checkout – expires 6/9/15
LOTS of great deals – click on the banner below to view them all.
Free Father’s Day templates for Artisan users.


The links in this post are all affiliate links to Shutterfly.com and Panstoria.  I love sharing info about  products & services I love and as an affiliate I will earn a % of sales placed via my affiliate links (thank you!)
Click to learn more about becoming an affiliate with Shutterfly and/or Panstoria.


P.S. CM Advisors do NOT have a non-compete clause in their agreement with CM!  I <3 the new CM!!