Sparkle

Hi Everyone,
I can't believe it's actually the end of August! I hope all my friends along the East Coast of the US and Canada survived hurricane Irene safe and sound! We were lucky, never lost power but our town was hit pretty hard... lots of roads closed and school was cancelled! (that never happens) I decided to ride out the storm by scrapping my last project with My Mind's Eye's Hip Hooray Girl Collection. Since my last two layouts were birthday themed, I tried to create a layout with a different theme... I succeeded, almost! This picture is of my daughter at a friend's birthday party. It was on the third of July, so part of the fun was the lighting of sparklers. I just love her face in this picture!



To keep with the "sparkle" theme, I spritzed the background paper with some Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Party pink, and I also colored the Jillibean corrugated shapes with some sparkly mists. I added Stickles to the letters to make them sparkle as well!

That's all for now, I'll be back later this week with a fun project using Echo Park's Dots and Stripes collection. Until then, make sure to stop by the LCOM store regularly... all sorts of new goodies coming in!
Supplies Used:
PPs: My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray Girl: Confetti, Jubilant, Make a Wish, Party Time, Happy Day and Accessory sheet
Cardstock: Bazzill Kraft
Jillibean Soup Corrugated Shapes: Butterflies, Hearts
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist: Party Pink, Chalkboard Peacock
Maya Mist: Metallic Salmon
Alphas: Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Handwritten; Bella Blvd Making the Team Alpha+Bits
Stickles: Stardust

Display Your Memories the Tim Holtz Way

Tim Holtz Configurations Tray
by Krissy Clark McKee

If you want a fantastic, creative way to showcase your photographs and you are looking for something a little different than the usual scrapbook page, perhaps you should give the Tim Holtz Configurations Tray a try! Not only do you have the freedom to add as many or few photos as you want, but the moveable boxes really allow you to create wonderful 3-D displays of treasured mementos or pieces of ephemera.

The small boxes come in a plain beige color which are suitable for inking, painting or covering in paper as I have done. You can also move the individual boxes around to help achieve just the right look for you!

I was initially going to use more photographs and only my most recently purchased Tim Holtz products for my Configurations Tray; however, the more I played with it, the more I began pulling out stickers, charms, buttons, ribbons - basically all the things sitting in my scrapbook stash that I was going to finish using "some day" - much of it purchased over the past year from the STORE!

I used pop dots to add dimension to some of my ephemera, and each object was glued down so it wouldn't move (or fall off). After I glued my Tim Holtz papers onto each box, I covered everything in a gel medium. And, of course, because I was doing my best to channel Mr. Holtz I ripped, distressed, inked, crumpled, misted, crackle-painted and grunged just about everything I touched!

Would you like a closer look? Here you go:

Hope my month of Tim Holtz has inspired you to go check out his products and all the other fabulous fall shipments that have arrived at the STORE!

Products Used:

Tim Holtz Configurations Tray
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Newsprint Alphas, Chain Tassels, Plaquettes,Crowded Attic Paper, Crowded Attic Stickers
Other Tim Holtz Products: Keys, Clocks, Ribbon, Frames, Art Tags, Gears,Safety Pins, Distress Ink Tea Dye
Glitz Laced with Grace Journaling Stickers and Title Stickers
My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Union Square Tags
Buttons
Flower
Burlap
Scrabble-Type Tiles
Charms
Ranger Crackle Paint and Glossy Accents
Acrylic Gel Medium

A few last Echo Park projects

Beach Girl

by Nicole Nowosad

I wanted to share with you a few projects that I did using Echo Park Splash. First up, we have a quick beachy page - that this line is just perfect for!

Supplies used:

Echo Park - Splash

Shabby Chic Crafts - Month labels

The Twinery - Cappucino brown

Pink Paislee - Hometown Summer Baubles

Echo Park - Little Girl Element Stickers

Cosmo Cricket - Salt Air Bling

Again, I mixed in some extras from Echo Park`s Little Girl line to embellish the page. I added some of the element stickers, a little twine and the Pink Paislee Baubles are a fun touch too! I love that they are self-adhesive and are SUPER sticky!

I also made a few fun cards, using only my Echo Park Splash scraps, some white cardstock, my Cuttlebug embossing folders, a few punches .. and more of the Echo Park Element stickers - this time from

Echo Park`s Dots & Stripes collection.

Each of the cards have a sentiment on them from the sticker sheet ! I added a few stickles to a couple of the embossed circles for fun.

To this card, I added a punched star from some glitter cardstock to add some sparkle.



I hope you are enjoying all the mini reveals that the Marketing Team has been sharing with you all month long - and it is almost the end of August already!! That means that summer is winding down, school is restarting, and ... the Marketing Team has more inspiration coming for you!

Summer

Summer Brittney Aldous

It's time for my last project using the Simple Stories "100 Days of Summer" collection. I had a blast with this line because there are so many journaling cards and their sticker sheet is awesome! So, for this layout I wanted to incorporate those two things, because they're so much fun!



The "summer" banner was cut out of one of adorable patterned papers, I then threaded twine through a hole I created on the top two corners and then I used brads to tie the twine on to so it looked a bit more like the banner was hanging.



Supplies

Papers
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - 100% Summer Fun
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Flash Cards
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Page Elements
Bo Bunny cardstock

Other
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Element Stickers
American Crafts brads
My Mind's Eye twine


I had such a great time creating this fun little project, and I hoped I've inspired you!

Everyday Tim Holtz

By Krissy Clark McKee

When you think of Tim Holtz, the words "distressed" and "grunge" and maybe even "ephemera" come to mind. Projects made with Tim Holtz supplies always seem to use lots of ink, layers of paper, trinkets, gears and such. However, you can just as easily use Tim Holtz supplies to make simple everyday cards that take only a short amount of time to create yet make a big statement!

One reason my cards came together so quickly is because I used the Tim Holtz Crowded Attic paper pack. This collection of paper has everything from sheets with just one pattern to sheets covered in small squares and borders and everything in between.

And if you want to dress things up a little more, you can simply use Tim Holtz Ribbon like I did with my "Joy" card, or you can add small trinkets, buttons or items like his wonderful tiny metal hangers such as I did with this card:

Products Used:
Tim Holtz Crowded Attic Paper Pack
Tim Holtz Crowded Attic Stickers
Tim Holtz Ideology Ribbon
Tim Holtz Ideaology Hangers
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Antique Linen)
Tim Holtz Crackle Paint
Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Alphas (Black and Brown)
Small Burlap Square
Border Punch

Address Book

An address mini by Brittney Aldous

I've been wanting to create an address book for quite some time, but I haven't found the right collection to play with. That all changed when I received the Simple Stories "100 Days of Summer" collection in the mail. The papers are gorgeous and there is a cute house that's perfect for the cover! I actually cut out one of the houses from a journaling card, framed it, and then added the house sticker from the sticker sheet on top for some dimension. It kind of looks like the trees are in the background!



I created the pages for the address book in MS Word - now I just need to start filling them out!



This chipboard mini album by Maya Road came with envelopes and I knew that one would be perfect for holding stamps. I may also put my return address labels in another one! If you're using an album that didn't come with envelopes, you can always adhere one to one of the inside covers.



Supplies

Papers
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - 100% Summer Fun
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Page Elements
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Journaling Elements #2

Other
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Alpha Stickers
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Element Stickers
Maya Road chipboard album
The Twinery / Twine Bundle - Caribbean Teal

I had such a great time creating this fun little project, and I hoped I've inspired you!

Our MT Team Search

Let's Capture Our Memories Marketing Team Search

What are we looking for?
We are looking for a few ladies who are willing to promote LCOM
and work with scrapbooking products of their choice for the next few months

What Is Expected:
* Create Layouts, Cards or Altered Items using supplies from our Store
(3 projects per month)
* Posting your projects on the store blog 3 times per month

* Some Participation in our LCOM Forum would be requested

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This Call is open to Canadian & US Residents
This is a term position- Nov 1 to Mar 31 2012

Deadline for submission is September 15 2011
New team will be announced on our blog October 1st 2011

Please Send Us...
Name / Address
E-mail Address
Link to your Blog and Online Gallery
LCOM User Name

List of current Design/Creative Team positions

Send 3 projects that best reflect your scrapbook style

-You will be given a store credit on a monthly basis
to purchase the products you'd like to showcase and design with
-You will receive an additional Store Discount
- se the LCOM Badge for blogs and signatures
-Use our private thread in the LCOM Forum for MT details and posting duties

Any questions and to submit your application

email subject line LCOM MT
to MT@LetsCaptureOurMemories.com

Good Luck!
Kristine

Sassafras Canvas

She was happy just where she was
by
Zoe Nemburt

 Hello wonderful people.....I hope you are all enjoying the AMAZING SALE event Tanya has put on for us at LCOM.....fill your carts :)

 Sooooo I know alot of us are now using our favourite scrappy supplies in various mixed media projects, art journals, canvas, altered projects.......seriously the possibilities are endless.

LCOM is now catering for us mixed media artists as well as scrapbookers and card makers, so there really isnt much need to shop anywhere else.

On my canvas I used some of the papers that I had left over from creating my other work with the Sunshine Broadcast line from Sassafras Lass, but I also used some fun paints and pens by Faber Castell available in the store and this weekend you can get them for 20% off!!!!

Happy Creating Ladies.

SALE!!

Are you READY!?!?!?!

It is time to clear things out!! Everything must go! LCOM wants YOU to get some great deals! We love our customers and appreciate your business!!

The sale will start Saturday, August 20th at 9am!! The site will be down for a bit as we prepare for the sale!! SOOO.... grab a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, sit in your jammies and shop!!!

If you are in Fredericton and would like to shop you can email me at rntmunn@rogers.com or call 442-2695.

***Please note during this sale, no additional discounts will be applied, free shipping does not apply. All ordes will be packed and shipped by Tuesday, August 23 and orders to be picked up are asked to be paid for and picked up by Thursday, August 25th. Thank you! ***

ALSO!!!!!! Echo Park, Happy Days JUST came through the door!!! It will be available for purchase at 9am tomorrow morning as well and we will be giving a discount on that too! Quantities are limited so don't miss out!

The sun is out!!!!!!!! Enjoy your weekend!!

JUST IN!

Have you had a chance to check out our new magazines? They are jam packed full of inspiration! You wont be able to put it down!

We received issue 41... darrool!!

You can purchase this fabulous inspiration here!!

Birthday French Toast

Hi Everyone, I'm back with some more My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray -Girl. This has been such a fun line to work with... the colors are so bright and cheery! They coordinated perfectly with this picture of my daughter enjoying the Cinnamon Swirl French Toast I made for her birthday breakfast last year!
I had fun with clustering embellies again... it's a new favorite thing of mine...I painted some Jillibean corrugated shapes and also created a flower using a Gluber and some Maya Road pleated ribbon. I just fell in love with that owl!

I also spritzed the background paper with some Glimmer Mist for texture. A few buttons and some twine from the Twinery and voila!

I'll be back at the very end of the month with one more project using Hip Hooray. In the meantime, make sure to stop by the store at LCOM... new goodies are coming in every day from CHA!!




Supplies used:
Card stock: Core'dinations Tim Holtz Pool
PPs: My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray-Girl Confetti, Happy Day, Party Time, Accessory Sheet; Scenic Route Graph paper
Chipboard: Jillibean Corrugated Shapes Hearts, Bazzill Chips Garden Flowers
Fibers: Maya Road Pleated Ribbon; The Twinery Blossom Light Pink, Caribbean Teal, Honeydew Chartreuse
Paints: Adirondack Pearl Metallic, Hazelnut, Shell Pink, Citrus; Jenni Bowlin for Ranger Chicken Feed, Malted Milk, Brown Sugar, Cough Syrup
Buttons and Pins: My Little Bit of Whimsy
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Turquoise; Maya Mist Lime Metallic
Tiny Type Handwriting
Gluber

What I love about you

What I love about you

by Nicole Nowosad

 Supplies used:

Echo Park Splash

Echo Park Little Girl

Echo Park Dots & Stripes - Element Stickers

Bazzill cardstock- black

KI Memories - Puffies

The Twinery - Blossom Light Pink

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I am back again to share with you another project using more Echo Park - Splash!

Remember a few months back when I had Echo Park - Little Girl to use? Well, I had a few things left over... so I added them together with some punched circles from the Echo Park - Splash! line! The colours go really well together - they are so bright and fun!

All I did was punch a few 2" circles from the Splash paper, pop dotted a few of them and scattered them throughout my page. I added some larger black cardstock circles to some of the circles, and stitched around a few of the other circles.

I printed off a few things on my printer onto some white cardstock and adhered them to each of the circles.

Just a simple fun page !

Check out the new stuff coming from CHA already to the Let's Capture Our Memories store!

CLICK HERE to see what has been listed this week!

This Weekend!

LetsCaptureOurMemories.com/shop

You are the Prettiest Puppy

You are the Prettiest Puppy
by
Zoe Nemburt

Hi lovely scrappy peeps, Today I'm back with another installment of Sassafras Sunshine Broadcast :)

I really love the cut off strips from bottom of each sheet, an excellent way to use them up is to layer them...now if you want to add more dimension add some lace or some ribbon inbetween for a really cool effect.

We have tons upon tons of new stuff arriving in the store every day!!! Dont forget to check it out HERE!!

Love Affair

Boardwalk
By Krissy Clark McKee

Guess what? I am having an intense, serious love affair...with Tim Holtz. No, not the living, breathing Tim Holtz but with all of his scrapbooking products! Why? Because Tim Holtz stuff is so cool and fun and a little bit funky. His CROWDED ATTIC paper pack has a fantastic combination of neutral and richly colored papers, filled with various-sized images that would make anyone want to fussy cut. And I don't know how, but the more you crumple, tear, ink and otherwise distress Tim Holtz paper, the BETTER it looks!

I wanted my layout to have a vintage theme and look like something you might find in an old trunk in an attic so I edited some recent staycation photos to give them a sepia tint. My faux ruler at the bottom of the photos and the journaling tag hidden behind the left photo, which looks like the cover to an old stamp pad, are both from the Crowded Attic paper pack.

And those pretty Tim Holtz papers make gorgeous embellishments when combined with items like his CHAIN TASSELS and buttons. See?

Finally, I think the Tim Holtz Alpha-Parts Ransom Letters look so cool - almost as if I had taken apart a small printing press and used the keys from it!

I have so enjoyed creating this layout and I strongly urge you to go get some Tim Holtz for yourself at the STORE, get your hands dirty, and have some fun!

PRODUCTS USED:
Tim Holtz: Crowded Attic Papers, Alpha-Parts Ransom Letters, Tassels
Other Tim Holtz Products: Ideology Trimmings, Wander Tag, Clock Hand, Distress Ink (Walnut Stain, Tea Dye)
3 Buttons
2 Number Tabs
3 Rub-Ons
2 Border Punches
Flower Punch
Glimmer Mist

Sun Kissed

Sun Kissed by Brittney Aldous

One thing I love about Let's Capture Our Memories is their great selection! I've worked with so many lovely manufacturers and I've even been able to play with some companies that are new to me, including this months Simple Stories. If you like Echo Park, I guarantee you'll love Simple Stories - 100 Days of Summer. This collection has a bit of a distressed look (which I love) and tons of tags and journaling cards - perfect for someone that enjoys fussy cutting as much as I do!



Yup, you guessed it - I cut out the sun and bathing suits from a journaling tag. But, if fussy cutting makes you a little nervous, there are element stickers in this collection that have these, too!


Supplies

Papers
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - 100% Summer Fun
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Element Stickers
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Page Elements
Simple Stories / 100 Days of Summer - Flash Cards

Other
Shabby Chic Soak Up Icons
4 Heures 37 Clouds
Maya Road / Vintage Black stick pins
American Crafts Thickers
American Crafts Buttons

I have a fun project to share with you next time, so make sure to check back!

Man's Best Friend

Man`s Best Friend
By
Zoe Nemburt

Hi Ladies Zoe here today with some Sunshine Broadcast!!!

Supplies Used: Sassafrass Lass Sunshine Broadcast Enlighten, Journal Tag, Sweet Treats, More papers and alpha from the Sunshine Broadcast Collection kit. My Little Bit of Whimsy Buttons, Kaisercraft Flowers, Prima Flowers, Maya road Doily, American Crafts Thickers, Black Cardstock AC, Maya Road Envelope, The Twinery Bakers Twine.

 This has got to be my most favourite Sassafras Lass collection to date the colours mix together so so well

Want to make you punched borders stand out more? All I did here was punched out my strip and layered it in top of black cardstock and just trimmed around the edges, gives a pretty cool look doesnt it!

Thanks for stopping by today.........PSST we have TONS of the new CHA Summer collections hitting the STORE in the next few weeks!!! be on your toes as it will sell fast :)

Make a Wish

Hi Everyone, I'm back with some really fun papers from My Mind's Eye... Hip Hooray Girl! My daughter has a summer birthday, so I figured these papers would be perfect for me to scrap with... of course I'm only scrapping last year's birthday, not that caught up! Well.. someday maybe!
I loved the cupcake theme since that's what we made instead of a big cake.
I added some fun corrugated shapes from Jillibean that I painted to match the colors of the Hip Hooray collection, some twine and of course, there are a few Whimsies from my stash.

I'll be back later this month with some more Hip Hooray! Enjoy the last weeks of summer!




Products Used:
Patterned Papers: My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray Girl Jubilant, Make a Wish, Happy Day; My Mind's Eye Lush 2 Turquoise Polka dot
Card stock Die Cuts: My Mind's Eye Hip Hooray Girl Accessories
Alphabets: Jillibean Soup Corrugated Kraft Alphas, Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Handwritten
Die Cuts: Jillibean Soup Corrugated shapes Butterflies and Hearts
Twine: The Twinery Caribbean Teal, Honeydew Chartreuse, Mandarin Orange, Pink Sorbet
Buttons and Pins: My Little Bit of Whimsy
Paints: Adirondack Pool, Citrus, Shell Pink
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Turquoise Blue