As promised here is a roundup of all the craftiness that happened this weekend......
Just a warning, it is a long posts full of pictures, so if I loose you please come back later to finish.
First off on last Monday night my roomate informs me that she has a baby shower for a friend on Saturday and needs help with a gift. I said sure I can help but we would have to get it done by Thursday night as I would be at the CCL crop all weekend.
She shows me a picture of what the mother(her friend) found online. You see she is decorating the baby's nursery in "Sock Monkeys", I mean how cute is that. She found this picture of a bulletin board:
Being the creative person that I am, I told her to meet me at Hobby Lobby on Tuesday after work. I was pretty sure we could just find a frame with knobs in the home decor section and just add cork, fabric and the letters. Well I was wrong.... We went aisle to aisle finding nothing that even resembled the picture. Then we though we would just frame a piece of cork and add our own knobs. All framing at hobby lobby was on sale. Unfortunately none of the frames we found were made of wood and could be drilled through without cracking the frame. We them moved onto finding the cork and fabric. Found the perfect gingham plaid! The cork came in rolls or a pack of 4 12x12. I told my roomate that in the unfinished wood section they have 12x12 frames that I have used before the frame my scrapbooking layouts. We ventured over to the wood area and decided to buy two because one just wasn't big enough. We went to the knob section and found the cutest red porcelain knobs but decided they wouldn't work because the frame was not thick enough and would not sit flush against the wall. Back to the unfinished wood section. We found knobs there and decided to just paint and use wood glue to adhere them on the frames. Off to the house we go. On Thursday we started assembling our project. Simply put we painted the two frames black and the knobs red. Had to give it a couple of coats because the wood was just absorbing the paint. I then hand painted the letters in an off white and outlined in the same red. My roomate cut 12x12 pieces of the fabric and adhered using hot glue to the cork. We them framed the cork and was done. The frames came out so cute and project costs less than $30 for all supplies (granted we had each a 40% coupon for the frames)
No on to the rest of my weekend....
A couple of months ago I blogged about signing up for Memory Mania's CCL (Camp Crop A-Lot) Weekend Retreat. I have been so excited about attending my first ever crop. I spent every spare minute I had (and one's I didn't) preparing for this. I made sure all my pictures were printed and categorized, cleaned up my studio calico kits and started packing. I managed to only end up bringing to file crates plus and organizer tote caddy and a bag tote full of supplies. I brought nothing compared to what the other ladies did. One even showed up with a double size wagon on wheels full of stuff. Most had drawers and drawers of paper, boxes full of stickles (glitter) and I can't even count the displays of ribbon. And to top it all off Memory Mania had there store relocated to the crop room. So if you didn't bring it, it could be bought at the store.
The retreat started at 9:00 am on Friday morning and believe me I was as the hotel at 8:30 and there was already a line forming. We filed into the registration area and were given a 12x12 gift box to hold completed layouts, our badge, and any t-shirts or page kits purchased. I did purchase a t-shirt and one page kit with the theme of the retreat .... "Scrappin' Vegas Style". It had speciality papers with the weekend's theme so I could scrap my first ever crop.
I then found my assigned table ( B10) and was quite surprised it was located next the wall. Even better, I had access to power and a garbage can. I quickly ventured backed to my car and unloaded my supplies. Thanks to my aunt, I had a old luggage cart on wheels that held both of the crates.
The process of organizing began. It took me nearly an hour to unload and set up my work station. With only a four foot table space, I had to be creative on the way I set things up. Since I had two crates, one held nothing but my studio calico and american craft kits. This was perfect cause it kept everything contained and organized. The other crate held various supplies and all my thickers and remarks. I re-arranged the supplies leaving just the thickers and remarks in the crate. On my four foot area, I had my martha stewart craft matt, my tool caddy, the box of pictures(all organized, so proud of myself), and the 12x12 gift box. In my tool caddy was numerous, rub-ons, letter sheets, bits and pieces. I removed those and organized them into the 12x12 box. The table behind me was empty so my group used that area to dry and stack our finished layouts. Here is the picture of my space at the end of the first day.
I completed 21 total, 20 single page and 1 double page. Wow that is record for me! Normally I get 3 or so done each month.
In preparation for the crop, I went in with a list of layouts I wanted to tackle. Granted the list had around 40 items. Most importantly I had to Taliyah's and Taitannia's big buddy albums up to date before the traditional match ceremony. Their layouts were top priority and that is what i completed first.
Album: Taliyah's Big Buddy
Supplies: My Mind's Eye - So Sophie Paper "Family Ties" (SS1047), American Crafts Thickers - Nikki Rikki (53038), Ki Memories - Hip Chip White Graph (4939)
Album: Taliyah's Big Buddy
Supplies: American Crafts - Abode Paper - "Skyline Drive" (35078), My Mind's Eye Paper - Lush Brown Houndstooth (LV1012), Studio Calico Paper - "Air Show" (SCPP0040), Pebbles Paper - Treehouse "Sunset" (751029), Buzz and Bloom - "On Cloud Nine" Azure (009112), American Crafts Thickers - Apartment Glossy (53013/53014)
Kit: Studio Calico "Partly Sunny"
Album: Taliyah's Big Buddy
Supplies: Making Memories rub-ons - Alpha "Misunderstood" navy (25829), Basic Grey Marjolaine Expresson "Souffle'" (MRJ-2917), Blommers Majolaine (MRJ-2952), American Crafts Elements - Pearl Metallic (85319), Mixed Tape, Glitz Teeny Alpha Brown Round (C-2792), Cosmo Cricket TinyType - (TT570)
Album: Taliyah's Big Buddy
Supplies: American Crafts Teen paper - "Honor Roll" (34632), Remarks-MOMA CS3 (42492), Thickers - Root Beer Float (42731)
Album: Tatianna's Big Buddy
Supplies: American Crafts - Abode Paper - "Skyline Drive" (35078), My Mind's Eye Paper - Lush Brown Houndstooth (LV1012), Studio Calico Paper - "Air Show" (SCPP0040), Pebbles Paper - Treehouse "Sunset" (751029), Buzz and Bloom - "On Cloud Nine" Azure (009112), American Crafts Thickers - Apartment Glossy (53013/53014)
Kit: Studio Calico "Partly Sunny"
Album: Tatianna's Big Buddy
Supplies: Making Memories rub-ons - Alpha "Misunderstood" navy (25829), Basic Grey Marjolaine Expresson "Souffle'" (MRJ-2917), Blommers Majolaine (MRJ-2952), American Crafts Elements - Pearl Metallic (85319), Mixed Tape, Glitz Teeny Alpha Brown Round (C-2792), Cosmo Cricket TinyType - (TT570)
Album: Tatianna's Big Buddy
Supplies: American Crafts Teen paper - "Honor Roll" (34632), Remarks-MOMA CS3 (42492), Thickers - Root Beer Float (42731)
Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Schoolhouse "Workbook" (PP-560), American Crafts Thickers - Bones (53097), Mixed Tape, Remarks - Flurry Dim (42140), Making Memories - Paper Reverie Noir
(35800), Noel Ledger Envelopes (35599)
Kit: Studio Calico - Metro/Mas Transit
Supplies: American Crafts Paper - Merrymint "Divinity", Remarks - JFK Neutral 1 (42482), Flurry Dim (42140), Minimarks - Yummy Phrases & Accents (43358), Little Yellow Bicycle - Felt Snowflake garland (25D-218)
Supplies: Basic Grey Paper - Ouvia (2642), Cabochons Pearls - Lit Pink (5668), My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found Madison Ave "Happily Ever After" Trims (LF1058), American Crafts Thickers - Heart (53093)
Supplies: Ameircan Crafts Thickers - Patchwork Blk Fabric (42975), Minimarks - Calendar Ned Jr (43181)
Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Seaside Harbor (PP-531), Boardwalk (PP-525), Seashells (PP-530), American Crafts Thickers - Giggles Foam (42796)
Supplies: American Craft "Dear Lizzy" Enchanted Paper - Fashionable Peony (35266), Thickers - Rockabye Leaf (42956), Basic Grey - Stitched Brads (MET-3044)
Supplies: Basic Grey Paper - Wander Metropolis (WAN-2974), Paper Studio - Alpha Rub-ons Kids Play (532481), American Crafts Thickers - Nikki Rikki Glitter (53038), Apartment Glossy (53013)
Supplies: Studio Calico Paper - Geographic (SCPP0042), Girl's Paperie - On Holiday travel text (GP65035), Paper Cuts (GP65037), American Crafts Elements - Glitter Brads Primaries (85345)
Kit: Studio Calico Contiental
Supplies: American Crafts Teen Paper, Thickers - Rootbeer Float Foam blk (42731), Tiara Glitter Taffy (42948), Details - Fierce (78012), Remarks - Texting Journaling (42533), Awesome Clr (43318), Minimarks - Diva Accents (43318), Flair - Blah Blah Blah (70015)
Supplies: Studio Calico Paper - "Basketfull" (SCPP0054), Pink Paislee - Pretty Lace (00380),My Mind's Eye - Lost and Found "Happily Ever After" Trims (LF1058)
Supplies: Sassafras Paper - Indi Girl Pocahontas & Me (11413), American Crafts Elements - City Park Assort Brads (85517), Remarks - Dear Lizzy Enchanted Phrases (42181)
Supplies: October Afternoon Paper - Camp Fire Animal Tracks (PP-545), American Crafts Thickers - Flat Chipboard (53017), Mixed Tape
Supplies: Cosmo Cricket Paper - Ginger (CSP774), American Crafts Thickers - Sprinkles Glitter (42889)
Album: All About Me
Supplies: My Mind's Eye - Alphabet Soup Sunny Stripes (AS1016), Jenni Bowlin - Brown Label strip stickers (SK365)
I hope you enjoyed the wrap up of my weekend. As you can see it was very productive. If you are from the Louisiana area or don't mind traveling, I would defintely recommend Memory Mania's Camp Crop Alot. There is one coming up in July, registration should open in April. If you sign up, let them know you got the info from me. Also I will attending their friday night crops at least once a month. Hope to see many of ya'll there.
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