March updates

Hey There!

Please forgive the changes to the blog. More changes are coming but the green will stay for a little bit while I sort everything out. Plus, it's festive for March, don'tcha think?!

So, what's new? Well, we have a new monthly sale. Selected albums are 50% off. (pictures will come)

Plus, Lisa is returning to teach an Easter card class on Saturday, March 21. Call to reserve your spot.

page idea....

I was going to post this yesterday for Work It Wednesday but blinked and Wednesday disappeared. So, forgive my lateness....

Here's a quick idea. If you have a lot of page protectors laying around and you are looking for something new to try in your albums, you can actually turn your page protector into your layout.

I don't have step-by-steps to show you but basically what I did was determine where I wanted to place the photo and then did some hand stitching to make a little floating pocket. From there I placed my other elements as needed and viola! Done.

The thing I like about this is that it gives my layout a look like it was done on a transparency or acrylic piece but all the major parts are under the sleeve and still protected in my album.

Give it a try.
Amy

Pretty things...

Every once in a while we like to show you some of the smaller. less expected things at Judy's.

Did you know we have a lovely little section for hair accessories? Judy's can't compete with Claire's but if you are looking for some unique, hand crafted, maine made hair accessories, come check out what we have. Lot's of options and styles to choose from, plus, buying maine-made and local is always a good thing.

And, speaking of pretty accessories, don't forget that all Jewelry by Rose is still on sale for 50% off. This is the last week of the sale so take advantage of the savings while you can.

Smiles,
Amy

New Papers

Here's some lovely visuals for you. We just received some awesome double-sided papers and I thought I'd share. The birthday papers would be great for cards. And, these .....

I LOVE these! I can't wait to get my hands on them.
Enjoy!
Amy

Work It Wednesday - Feb 18th

It's Wednesday. Which really is a bummer because I've been thinking it was Thursday all day. It's not. It's just Wednesday which means I should share a quick Work It Wednesday idea. Today's idea is not a new idea but it's one I love and was reminded about recently when I was compiling some of my favorite layouts together.

The idea is to use hinges to hide your journaling, make more space on your layout, and to add interest to your design. Hinges were big a few years ago. You can get them in pretty much any shape, size, and finish you want but for me the smaller the better. I've never been big on bulk and so small hinges mean flat, and I like flat.

Here's a few up close shots of what it looks like and how it works:


The easiest way to add a hinge is to adhere your paper with hidden journaling (white paper in photo) to the inside of the back plate. I just used a double sided adhesive to do so. Then attach the front paper (pink in photo) with brads to the front plate. It really is that simple!

Now, I know what you are thinking. How will the journaling be read if it's in a page protector? Well, I don't really worry about that. Those that want to read it will pull it out and do so, others will see what's on front and move on. If that doesn't work for you, you could cut a slit in your page protector to allow the hidden journaling to be seen.

And, don't think you can only use hinges on layouts. They work great on cards too!

Enjoy!
Amy

P.S. Great News!!! Lisa is going to be teaching card classes again. She's all set to teach an Easter Card class on March 21st. Space is limited so call in right away to reserve your spot!

School Sports

Judy has been busy. She has put together a little area that has several different basic layouts for different sports. The idea is that you can find your school/team, grab the paper, and the titles and then whatever else you want to go on it. She has made up several different basic pages. I say basic because they are just a starting point so to speak - you can take the foundations that she's created and then make them be whatever you want them to be. You can see she has most of the local high schools, the University of Maine and of course, the Red Sox.

If you don't like creating your own titles with the letters she has collected, you can just buy pre-printed sports papers as well, like these....

Stop in and check it out. It just might inspire you to scrapbook your favorite sports team.

Blog Love

2.5 of my 3 kids are sick. It's bad for them but it's kind of nice for me as it allows me to slow down, cancel commitments, stay home and play catch up on things while they rest. I've got lots to show you this week but to kick things off I wanted to share this....


These are a few of our loyal blog readers, Patti, Melissa, and Debbie, showing off the roses they made. They liked the idea we shared on the blog last week and set off to work. You can see from the photo on the right that they made quite a few. Thanks guys for taking the time to email me your photos and show me what you guys made.

And, in other news, I haven't been scrapping lately but Judy has. She's made up some great sample pages for the Basketball tournaments that are happening this week. Check back to tomorrow to see her ideas.

Have a great Sunday!
Amy